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 

2.A. speak B. walk  C. play   

3.A. taughtB. examined   C. found

4.A. never B. often  C. usually

5.A. back  B. face   C. mind

6.A. unfair B. strangeC. noisy  

7.A. WeeksB. MonthsC. Years

8.A. singleB. right   C. good

9.A. chairB. meal    C. hands  

10.A. sleptB. walked  C. waited

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

【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。

1.C考查连词辨析及语境理解。A. 因为；B.当……时；C.虽然，尽管；联系上下文，可知此处指的是尽管他在其他方面正常，但是他好像是哑的。故选C。

2.A 考查动词及语境理解。A. speak说； B. walk 走； C. play玩。联系前文He seemed to be dumb (哑的) 描述，可知格林夫妇想尽各种办法来让他说话。故选A，说话。

3.B考查动词辨析及语境理解。A.教；B..检查；C找到。结合语境可知此处指的是医生认真地给他做了检查。故选B。

4.A考查频率副词及语境理解。联系前文描述，可知此处指的是，就是他从来不说话。故选A，从来不。

5.C考查名词辨析及语境理解。A.背部；B.脸；C. 头脑，智力。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，可能他的头脑有问题。故选C。

6.B考查形容词及语境理解。A. unfair不公平的；B. strange奇怪的；C. noisy嘈杂的。联系上文描述，可知此处意思是，这真的很奇怪。故选B，奇怪的。

7.C考查名词及语境理解。A. Weeks 周；B. Months 月；C. Years年。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是很多年过去了，故选C，多年。

8.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. single 单一的；B. right正确的；C. good好的。结合语境可知此处指的是他没有说过一句话。故选A，单一的。

9.B考查名词及语境的理解。联系前文Leo was having a meal with his parents 描述，可知此处指的是他从他的饭食上抬起头来，故选B，一顿饭，膳食。

10.

考点：考查故事类短文。