Question

A daughter was born sick. The doctor told the girl’s father that the     was that she couldn’t run over 400 metres at a time, or a terrible problem might happen to her. The father felt really sad about it. He asked the doctor if there were any     to cure it. The doctor shook his head. How blue the father felt! But the man still didn’t give up his     .

He began to pay attention to any news from about the girl’s health. One day, a piece of news from a newspaper     him, which said if you keep saying the same words to a person every night when he or she is     , it will have a magical power. From that day on, every night, when the girl fell asleep, the father would say to her, “you will be beautiful and healthy in the future. No matter (无论) what you will be I will always love you.” The father kept on doing the same thing every night for over 16 years. Year after year, magic     . As the girl grew up, she became healthier and healthier. Later she     took part in a 3000-metre cross-country race and won a prize. In 2014, the parents took the girl to the doctor again. The doctor could       believe his eyes when he saw the report. He said it was a(n)     that he had never met before.

Later, the girl said—Whenever I thought of my father’s     , I was deeply moved. I’ll spend all the rest of my life to give my father a happy life. My dear father, love you forever.

1.A. best           B. worst          C. least          D. latest

2.A. needs         B. time           C. methods       D. thoughts

3.A. doubt         B. pity          C. hope         D. plan

4.A. discovered     B. met           C. arrested        D. attracted

5.A. sleeping       B. watching       C. reading        D. hearing

6.A. failed         B. worked        C. went           D. died

7.A. ever          B. almost         C. never          D. even

8.A. probably      B. highly         C. hardly          D. always

9.A. wonder        B. waste          C. accident        D. problem

10.A. face          B. words          C. cry            D. shouts

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：一个女孩生来就有病，医生说最糟糕的是她一次不能跑超过400米，但爸爸没有放弃她。当她睡着时，爸爸每晚不停地对她说同样的话。奇迹发生了，女孩长大了并且很健康。

1.B考查形容词最高级。A. best最好的； B. worst最糟糕的；C. least最少的；D. latest最近的。据or a terrible problem might happen to her. The father felt really sad about it.可知，该句句意应为：最糟糕的是她一次不能跑超过400米，故该题正确答案为B.

2.C考查名词辨析。 A. needs需要；B. time时间；C. methods方法；D. thoughts想法。据The doctor shook his head.和上下文，所以此句的句意是：他问医生是否有法子治愈它。故该题正确答案为C.

3.C考查名词辨析。A. doubt怀疑；B. pity遗憾；C. hope希望；D. plan计划。根据But和上下文可知，句意是：这位爸爸仍然没有放弃希望。故该题正确答案为C.

4.D考查动词辨析。A. discovered发现；B. met遇到；C. arrested抓捕；D. attracted吸引。据He began to pay attention to any news from about the girl’s health.和上下文，因此此句句意是：一天报纸上的一条消息吸引了他。 故该处应选D.

5.A考查动词辨析。A. sleeping睡着；B. watching观看；C. reading 阅读；D. hearing听,据every night, when the girl fell asleep, the father would say to her, “you will be beautiful and healthy in the future.可知该句句意应为：当她睡着时，父亲每天给她“以后你是又漂亮又健康的”。故该题正对确答案为A.

6.B考查动词辨析。A. failed失败；B. worked起作用；C. went去；D. died死亡。根据As the girl grew up, she became healthier and healthier.和上下文可知，该句句意应为：一年又一年魔力起作用了。故该题正确答案为B.

7.D考查副词辨析。A. ever曾经；B. almost几乎；C. never从不；D. even甚至。根据As the girl grew up, she became healthier and healthier.和上下文可知，该处语意应为：后来她甚至参加了3000米越野赛。故该题正确答案为D.

8.C考查副词辨析。A. probably可能；B. highly 高地；C. hardly几乎不；D. always总是。根据He said it was a(n) that he had never met before.和上下文可知该句句意应为：医生几乎不能相信他的眼睛，故该题正确答案为C.

9.A考查名词辨析。 A. wonder奇迹；B. waste浪费；C. accident意外；D. problem问题。据The doctor could believe his eyes when he saw the report.和上下文可知，该句句意：他说它是他以前从没遇到过的一个奇迹。故正确答案为A.

10.名词辨析。A. face脸；B. words话；C. cry哭；D. shouts喊，根据when the girl fell asleep, the father would say to her, “you will be beautiful and healthy in the future. No matter (无论) what you will be I will always love you.”可知，该句句意应为：无论何时我想起父亲的话，我都被深深感动着，故该题正确答案为B.

考点：日常生活类短文。