Question

  One day Mrs. Smith was sitting in her doctor‟s waiting room when a young boy and his mother entered the office. The young boy caught Mrs. Smith‟s attention 31 he wore a patch over one eye. She felt 32 at how natural he seemed to be even though he lost one of his eyes.

The doctor‟s office was very busy that day, so Mrs. Smith had an opportunity to have a chat with the boy‟s mother while he played with his toy soldiers.

In the end, Mrs. Smith took the chance to ask the little boy what had happened to his eye. He 33 her question for a long moment, and then replied, lifting the patch, “There‟s nothing wrong with my eye. I‟m a pirate (海盗)!” The n he returned to his 34 .

Mrs. Smith was there because she had lost her leg from the knee down in a car accident. Her 35 today was to check whether it had been OK enough to be fitted with a prosthetic (假肢). The loss had been 36 to her. Try as she would to be brave, she felt like a disabled fool. She knew that this loss should not have a bad effect on her life, but emotionally, she could not get out of the fear and sadness.

The word “pirate” changed her life. Immediately, she saw herself dressed as Long John Silver, a famous pirate, standing aboard a pirate ship. She stood with her legs planted wide apart. The ship rocked under the storm‟s force. 37 she stood firmly (稳固地). She smiled into a storm.

At that moment, the disabled image was replaced and her courage 38 .

She regarded the young boy with respect, who was just busy with his soldiers.

A few minutes later, the nurse called her. As she 39 on her crutches, the

boy noticed her leg. “Hey lady,” he called, “What‟s wrong with your leg?” the young boy‟s mother felt very sorry for her son‟s question.

Mrs. Smith looked down at her shortened leg for a moment. Then she replied with a smile, “Nothing. I‟m a 40 , too.”

1.A. however     B. because     C. so             D. although

2.A. bored       B. angry       C. surprised     D. tired

3.A. answered    B. described    C. explained     D. considered

4.A. game        B. choice      C. action         D. course

5.A. dream       B. direction    C. trip           D. prediction

6.A. terrible    B. lucky        C. normal         D. natural

7.A. Hardly      B. Still       C. Ever           D. Never

8.A. developed   B. broke       C. lost           D. returned

9.A. balanced    B. fell        C. fixed          D. knocked

10.A. solider    B. doctor       C. mother         D. pir ate

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是史密斯夫人去看她车祸伤的腿，在等候室遇见了海盗男孩，男孩的精神打动了史密斯夫人，让她重新找回生活的勇气的故事。

1.细节理解题 前后两句话是因果关系，故用because连接。故选B。

2.细节理解题 be surprised at 吃惊于什么事，be 也可换成feel .。这里是过去时，就用felt.。故选C。

3.细节理解题 ask 的对应词replied在下文已经出现，这里肯定不是A，根据常理应是想或者考虑了很长时间。故选D。

4.细节理解题 他回答完问题，回到哪里，原来他是he played with his toy soldiers.这种状态。所以现在应是回到游戏中。故选A。

5.细节理解题 A. dream 梦想 B. direction 方向 趋势C. trip 旅行出行 D. prediction预测 根据上下文意思及答案意思。C较符合文意。故选C。

6.细节理解题 根据答案意思BCD都不符合文意，这次损失对她来说不能是幸运的、正常的、自然的。只能是可怕的。才能与下文she could not get out of the fear and sadness. 想吻合。故选A。

7.细节理解题 The ship rocked under the storm‟s force. 37 she stood firmly (稳固地).这两句话是转折关系，这里应是转折连词。故选B。

8.细节理解题 she could not get out of the fear and sadness. 上文是摆脱不了恐惧和悲伤，那么现在的勇气是回来的勇气。故选D.

9.细节理解题 . A. balanced 使平衡 B. fell 摔倒 C. fixed 固定 D. knocked敲击 根据答案意思及上下文意思，用拐杖保持平衡，符合文意。故选A。

10.细节理解题 “There‟s nothing wrong with my eye. I‟m a pirate (海盗)!”根据男孩上文回答，现在史密斯夫人回答的也是什么。推测应是海盗。故选D。

考点：人物传记／故事阅读类