Question

完形填空。通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent 1. with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. 2., after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became 3.more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she 4.work, and so she was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as 5.as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not 6. in studying and he often got in to trouble. His mother was very 7. but she didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she 8. a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to

9. with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his 10. , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 11.I needed, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was 12. me and would always take pride in everything good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that 13.my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

Now Martin has 14.changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s 15.helped him to feel good about himself.

16.A. conversation    B. report       C. survey         D. speech

17.A. So              B. But       C. Therefore      D. However

18.A. very           B. many         C. much           D. too

19.A. could          B. had to       C. should         D. would

20.A. soon           B. quickly     C. well          D. good

21.A. pleased         B. tired        C. bored          D. interested

22.A. worried         B. kind         C. careful        D. serious

23.A. made            B. took         C. got          D. thought

24.A. argue        B. say         C. speak        D. talk

25.A. surprised    B. surprising   C. surprise       D. surprises

26.A. which         B. what       C. that           D. how

27.A. seeing      B. noticing     C. helping        D. watching

28.A. since       B. before       C. after          D. when

29.A. always      B. hardly       C. really         D. just

30.A. advice      B. love         C. idea           D. decision

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是： 因为马丁爸爸去世了，他害怕孤独设法让他的妈妈更多注意他，所以马丁老是出问题。在妈妈的帮助下，马丁意识到爸爸爱他总是以他做的每件好事而骄傲。马丁变得好起来。

1. conversation谈话， B. report报告，C. survey调查， D. speech演讲。故选A。

2. So所以，B. But但是， C. Therefore因此，D. However然而。据句意， 故选D。

3. much后跟比较级，much more difficult更困难的多。据句意，故选C。

4. could能，B. had to必须，C. should应该， D. would会，将。据句意，故选B。

5. soon很快，B. quickly迅速地， C. well好地，D. good好的。well是副词，修饰动词短语look after. as well as she could尽其所能好地.据句意，故选C。

6. interested in是固定短语，对……感兴趣。据句意，故选D。

7. worried 担心，B. kind善良的，C. careful细心的，D. serious严重的.据句意，故选A。

8. make a decision 是固定短语，做决定。据句意，故选A。

9. with somebody是固定短语，和……交谈。据句意，故选D。

10. one’s surprise, 是固定短语，使……惊奇的是。据句意，故选C。

11. A. which哪一个，B. what所……的， C. that那个，D. how怎样。据句意，故选B。

12. seeing看到， B. noticing注意到， C. helping帮助，D. watching注视。据句意，故选D。

13. since因为，B. before在……之前，C. after……之后，D. when当……的时候。据句意，故选A。

14. always总是，B. hardly几乎不， C. really真地，D. just只。据句意，故选C。

15. advice建议， B. love爱，C. idea主意，D. decision决定。据句意，故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文。