Question

Ronny’s Book

Ronny looked like every other kid in the first-grade classroom where I volunteered as the Reading Mom. However, Ronny was different from his classmates in other ways. He had a speech problem so he couldn’t _______ like other kids in his grade.

I worked with all the students in Ronny’s class one by one to improve their reading skills. On the days when it was Ronny’s _______, I’d give him a silent smile, and he’d fly out of his chair. He sat very close to me and opened the book as if he was opening a treasure nobody had ever seen.

I watched his _____move slowly under each letter as he struggled (努力) to read out. Every time he ___ to read a word with a strange pronunciation, the biggest smile would spread across his face and his eyes would shine with _______. It broke my heart each and every time.

A few weeks _______ the school year ended, I held an awards ceremony (颁奖典礼). I_______ Ronny with a book — one of those Little Golden Books that only cost $5. Tears ran down his face as he held the book close to him and went _______ to his seat. I stayed with the class for the rest of the day. Ronny never let go of (放开) the _____, not once. It never left his hands.

A few days later, I returned to the school to visit. I _______ Ronny on a chair near the playground, the book open in his lap. His teacher said, “He hasn’t put that book down since you gave it to him. Do you know that’s his _______ book he’s ever actually owned?”

Keeping back my tears, I walked towards Ronny, placed my hand on his shoulder and asked, “Will you read me your book, Ronny?” And then, for the next few minutes, he read to me more_______ than I’d ever thought possible from him. The pages were already dog-eared (卷角的), like the book had been read thousands of ___ already. When he finished reading, Ronny closed his book and said with great satisfaction(满意), “_______ book!”

What a powerful contribution the writer of that Little Golden Book had made in the life of a disadvantaged child. At that moment, I knew I would become _______ about my own writing and do what that writer had done, and probably still does — care enough to write a story that changes a child’s life, care enough to make a difference.

1.A. read    B. copy    C. write    D. listen

2.A. team    B. term    C. turn    D. tour

3.A. fingers    B. arms    C. legs    D. ears

4.A. forgot    B. decided    C. refused    D. managed

5.A. fear    B. pride    C. promise    D. silence

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

7.A. covered    B. shared    C. presented    D. compared

8.A. out    B. up    C. away    D. back

9.A. hand    B. class    C. book    D. chair

10.A. followed    B. noticed    C. heard    D. realized

11.A. first    B. second    C. third    D. fourth

12.A. coldly    B. slowly    C. clearly    D. quietly

13.A. mistakes    B. sales    C. chances    D. times

14.A. Small    B. Good    C. New    D. Old

15.A. serious    B. nervous    C. worried    D. surprised

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

【解析】本文讲述作者通过帮助一个说话有困难的孩子，提高阅读能力的故事，深刻认识到自己写的内容会对别人有很大的影响，因此他要认真对待自己的写作。

1.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. read 阅读； B. copy 复制； C. write 写； D. listen听；句意：他有演讲方面的问题，所以他不能他年级的其他孩子一样阅读。根据He had a speech problem可知此处表示有演讲问题，因此不能很好的阅读，故选A。

2.C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. team 团队；B. term 学期； C. turn 词序； D. tour旅行；句意：在轮到Ronny的时候，我会给他一个沉默的微笑。根据前文的I worked with all the students in Ronny’s class one by one to improve their reading skills.可知此处表示一个一个的学生来读，因此表示轮流，in one’s turn“轮到某人”，故选C。

3.A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. fingers 手指； B. arms 胳膊； C. legs 腿； D. ears耳朵；句意：我看见她努力读出来的时候，他的手指慢慢地在每个字母下移动。此处表示他努力的阅读，应是用手指在每个字母下移动，故选A。

4.D

考查动词及语境的理解。A. forgot 忘记； B. decided 决定； C. refused 拒绝； D. managed管理；句意：每次他设法用奇怪的发音读出一个单词，最灿烂的微笑在他的脸上传播开来，他的眼睛将会自豪发光。根据the biggest smile would spread across his face可知他脸上有灿烂的笑容，可以推断他设法读出了那个单词，manage to do sth设法做某事，故选D。

5.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. fear 害怕； B. pride 骄傲，自豪；C. promise 诺言； D. silence寂寞；句意：每次他设法用奇怪的发音读出一个单词，最灿烂的微笑在他的脸上传播开来，他的眼睛将会自豪地发光。根据前半句Every time he ___4___ to read a word with a strange pronunciation,可知他设法读出了那个单词，因此感到自豪，故选B。

6.B

考查连词及语境的理解。A. after 在……之后； B. before 在……之前； C. since 自从； D. when当……时候；句意：在这学年结束之前，我举行了一个颁奖典礼。根据后文的A few days later, I returned to the school to visit. I ___10___ Ronny on a chair near the playground,可知几天后，我回到学校，还看见Ronny在读书，故推断这是学年结束之前举行的颁奖典礼，故选B。

7.C

考查动词及语境的理解。A. covered 覆盖； B. shared 分享； C. presented 呈现； D. compared比较；句意：我赠送给Ronny一本书。present sb with sth赠送某人某物。故选C。

8.D

考查副词及语境的理解。A. out 出来； B. up 向上； C. away 离开； D. back向后；句意：他紧紧的握着这本书，脸上留下了眼泪，然后回到他的座位上。go back to回到，故选D。

9.C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. hand 手；B. class 班；C. book 书；D. chair椅子；句意：Ronny从没有放开那本书，一次也没有。根据后文的He hasn’t put that book down since you gave it to him.可知他没有放开那本书，故选C。

10.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. followed 跟踪； B. noticed 注意； C. heard 听见； D. realized意识到；句意：我注意到Ronny坐在操场附近的椅子张，那本书在大腿上打开。此处表示看见Ronny坐在椅子上，故选B。

11.A

考查数词及语境的理解。A. first 第一； B. second 第二； C. third 第三； D. fourth第四；句意：你知道吗，那是他真正拥有的第一本。根据前文的He hasn’t put that book down since you gave it to him.可知他特别珍惜这本书，故推断这应是他真正拥有的第一本书，故选A。

12.C

考查副词及语境的理解。A. coldly 冷漠地； B. slowly 缓慢地； C. clearly 清楚地；D. quietly安静地；句意：他对我读得比我认为的可能更清楚。根据后文的like the book had been read thousands of ___13___ already.可知Ronny已经阅读了很多遍，因此读得更清楚。故选C。

13.D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. mistakes 错误；B. sales 销售； C. chances 机会； D. times次数，倍数；句意：好像这本书已经被读过上千次。根据The pages were already dog-eared (卷角的),可知这本书的纸都已经卷角了，故推断被读过很多次，故选D。

14.B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. Small 小的； B. Good 好的； C. New 新的； D. Old旧的，老的。句意：当他读完了，Ronny合上了他的书，满意地说，“多么好的书!”根据 Ronny closed his book and said with great satisfaction(满意),可知Ronny很满意他的书，故认为这本书是好的，故选B。

15.A

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. serious 严肃的，认真的； B. nervous 紧张的； C. worried 担心的； D. surprised惊讶的；句意：在那时，我知道我要认为对待我自己的写作，做作家做的事，可能仍足够认真去写一个改变一个孩子人生的故事，足够认真地去有很大的影响。根据后文的and probably still does — care enough to write a story that changes a child’s life, care enough to make a difference.可知自己写的文章可能会改变一个孩子的人生，有很大影响，因此要认真地对待自己的写作。故选A。

点睛：根据前后文的语境，结合句意，词义辨析，短语，句型，词性，选出正确选项。例如小题9，先辨析选项词义：A. hand 手；B. class 班；C. book 书；D. chair椅子；结合句意：Ronny从没有放开那本书，一次也没有。根据后文的He hasn’t put that book down since you gave it to him.语境可知他没有放开那本书，故选C。