Question

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Green  were  very  worried  about  their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb( 哑的）    he  was  normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green  tried  everything to get him to     ,but with no success.When Leo was six years old, the best  doctors in the town     him carefully, but could find nothing wrong.

And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he  _      spoke.

“There might be something wrong with his     ，and he doesn’t know he's able to speak，’，one doctor said.“But he can read and write，，，said  Mr. Green. “We’ve written him notes, telling him that he can speak. ”“It’s certainly very       ，” another doctor said.  Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day. ”    passed. Leo went to university. But he did not say a     word. Then one day,Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up  from  his       and said，“Pass me the salt,please. ”

Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You  spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “ Why have you       so long to speak?” “I didn’t have anything to  say，，，he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in potatoes. ”

1.A. because    B. when     C. though     D. before

2.A. speak       B. walk     C. play       D. laugh

3.A. taught      B. found        C. examined    D. asked

4.A. never       B. often        C. usually       D. always

5.A. back        B. hair         C. face        D. mind

6.A. unfair      B. strange       C. noisy       D.quiet

7.A. Hours      B. Weeks       C. Months     D. Years

8.A. good       B. right         C. single       D. new

9.A. chair       B. meal        C. hands       D. books

10.A. slept       B. walked       C. served       D. waited

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了格林夫妇有一个孩子，能读能写，就是不会说话。他们很着急也看了许多医生，但都没起效。直到有一天菜里没放盐，孩子才开口说话。当问孩子为什么时孩子说一切都是完美的，我都不知说什么。只有这次菜里没放盐。

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考点：故事类短文