Question

    My teenage son Sam became quiet and lonely after his father died. As a single parent, I tried my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the worse he became. When his report card arrived during his first junior year, it said that he had been ___________ 95 times from classes and had failed six exams for the year._____________this way, he would never graduate（毕业）.

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's problem."_____________he could say another word, I started crying and all my sadness over Kari came pouring out into the ears of this _____________."I love my son, but I just don't know ______________to do. I have tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has_____________.It's out of my hands." For a moment, there was_____________on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said. "Thank you for your time", and hung up.

Karl's next report card showed a great improvement in his grades. Finally, he was ______________on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended（出席）a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that _______teachers were surprised at the way he had changed himself. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I decided to make you ____________."

1.A.silent B.absent C.dependent

2.A.In B.On C.For

3.A.When B.Before C.After

4.A.stranger B.relative C.friend

5.A.how B.why C.what

6.A.failed B.worked C.required

7.A.difference B.influence C.silence

8.A.even B.still C.never

9.A.her B.his C.my

10.A.patient B.active C.proud

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者的儿子在父亲去世后变得孤僻起来，作者想了一切办法也没有帮助。终于有一次，儿子借校长的名义跟妈妈打电话想开个玩笑，结果听到了她的心声，从此儿子振作了起来。

1.句意：当他的成绩单在他三年级的第一学年寄来时，上面写着他已经逃课了95次，并且一年中有6次考试不及格。

silent沉默的；absent缺席的；dependent依靠的。根据前文说寄的是成绩单，可知此处是缺课次数，故选B。

2.句意：这样下去，他将无法毕业。

In用……；On在……上；For为了。根据介词短语in this way为固定搭配，意为“用这种方式，这样”，故选A。

3.句意：他还没来得及再说一句话，我就哭了起来，我对卡尔的所有悲伤都涌到了这个陌生人的耳朵里。

When当……时；Before在……之前；After在……之后。根据句意，可知此处表示在对方说话之前，故选B。

4.句意：他还没来得及再说一句话，我就哭了起来，我对卡尔的所有悲伤都涌到了这个陌生人的耳朵里。

stranger陌生人；relative亲戚；friend朋友。根据前文，可知打电话来的是“校长”，应该是一个陌生人，故选A。

5.句意：我爱我的儿子，但是我不知道该做什么。

how怎样；why为什么；what什么。此处作do的宾语，应该用what，故选C。

6.句意：我想尽一切办法让卡尔回学校，但都没用。

failed失败；worked奏效；required要求。根据but，可知是都没奏效，故选B。

7.句意：有一小会儿，电话的那端沉默了。

difference不同；influence影响；silence沉默。根据句意，可知对面沉默了一小会儿，故选C。

8.句意：最后，他甚至出现在了学校最好的学生名单中。

even甚至；still仍然；never从不。根据前文“Karl's next report card showed a great improvement in his grades”，可知此处表示儿子的良好表现更进一步，故选A。

9.句意：我注意到他的老师们对他的改变感到惊讶。

her她的；his他的；my我的。此处指的是儿子的老师，故选B。

10.句意：就是那时我决定要让你感到骄傲。

patient耐心的；active积极的；proud骄傲的。根据句意，可知此处表示让母亲骄傲，故选C。