Question

完形填空，阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

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 _________he wore a patch over one eye. She felt _________ 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 _________ 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)!” Then he returned to his _________ .

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 _________ 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. _________she stood firmly (稳固地). She smiled into a storm.

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

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

A few minutes later, the nurse called her. As she _________ 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 _________ , 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. pirate

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：故事发生在医生的候诊室里。史密斯夫人的腿在一次车祸中受伤了，她去医院接受治疗，在候诊室里，遇见了一个带着眼罩的海盗男孩。男孩的精神深深的打动了史密斯夫人，让她重新鼓起了生活的勇气。

1.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：这个小男孩引起了史密斯太太的注意，因为他的一只眼睛上戴着眼罩。A. however不过，可是；B. because因为；C. so 因此；D. although尽管。 结合语境理解，上下句是因果关系，故答案为B。

2.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：让史密斯太太感到惊奇的是，这个小男孩似乎并没有因为失去一只眼睛而受到什么影响。A. bored 无聊的；B. angry生气的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. tired 疲劳的。be surprise at sth.对某事感到吃惊，be也可以换成feel,此处是过去时，史密斯夫人吃惊于小男孩的坦然。故答案为C。

3.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：小男孩想了好一会儿，才抬起头，掀起眼罩。A. answered回答；B. described描述；C. explained解释；D. considered 考虑，思考。下文中出现的replied，按照常理是在深思熟虑后的回答，故答案为D。

4.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：答道：“我的眼睛没什么啊！我是一个海盗！”说完，又低下头接着玩他的游戏去了。A. game游戏；B. choice选择；C. action行动；D. course 科目，课程。上文中曾提到he played with his toy soldiers.小男孩在回答完问题后，应该是重新回到游戏中，答案为A。

5.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：现在，她此行的目的是让医生给她做检查，看看伤口是否痊愈，以便装上假肢。A. dream 梦想；B. direction方向；C. trip 旅行；D. prediction 预言。上文已经交代了史密斯夫人来医院治疗自己受伤的腿。故答案为C。

6.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这次损失对她简直太可怕了。A. terrible可怕的；B. lucky幸运的；C. normal 正常的;D. natural自然的。 根据下文中的句子“she could not get out of the fear and sadness.”可知，截肢给她带来的打击简直太可怕了。答案为A。

7.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：她仍然稳稳地屹立在船头，微笑着面对狂风暴雨的洗礼。A. Hardly几乎不；B. Still仍然；C. Ever 曾经；D. Never 从不。结合上下句句意理解，前后表示转折关系，故选B。

8.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：就在那一刻，她脑海中原先那个残废的形象顿时消失得无影无踪了，她又重新鼓起了勇气。A. developed发展； B. broke 打碎；C. lost 丢失；D. returned返回，归还。上文提到她无法摆脱恐惧和悲伤。此刻她受到了小男孩的鼓舞，重新鼓起了勇气，故答案选D。

9.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：当她拄着拐杖站起身来的时候。A. balanced平衡；B. fell掉下，摔倒；C. fixed 修理；D. knocked敲打。结合语境理解，用拐杖保持平衡，符合文意，答案为A。

10.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：“没什么啊，我也是一个海盗！” A. solider 士兵；B. doctor医生；C. mother妈妈；D. pirate海盗。结合前文小男孩的回答“There’s nothing wrong with my eye. I’m a pirate (海盗)!”可知，答案为D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。