Question

I was ten years old when we had to move to a place far away. I was ________ to leave because I spent all those years in that house. When the day came, I ran to a corner and sat by myself. I thought and thought and began to ________. Suddenly I felt a hand on my head, I ________. It was my grandpa. I knew he was sorry, too. He sat beside me and said, ＂It isn’t easy, is it, Tommy?＂ Before I could find any ________, he went on to say, ＂Goodbye is a cold word, it is so cold that we couldn’t use it.＂

Then we walked in the garden, hand in hand. We stopped in front of ________. ＂It’s so beautiful here,＂ I said. ＂Yes, you think it is beautiful only because it is a ________ place in your heart,＂ said my grandpa.

After a moment he said, ＂I planted those flowers a long time ago, when your ________ was born. Then the ________ came, and like many other young people, he went to fight. Ten months later, news came that your father had died. That afternoon, I picked some flowers from here, put them in front of his picture and said ________ to him.＂

With tears in his eyes, grandpa held me in his arms and said, ＂We are going to ________ but we won’t say goodbye to our old house, never, never…＂

1.A.happy B.angry C.surprised D.sorry

2.A.cry B.guess C.laugh D.write

3.A.watched B.saw C.looked up D.turned back

4.A.places B.ideas C.pictures D.words

5.A.a tree B.a river C.some houses D.some flowers

6.A.special B.quiet C.big D.new

7.A.uncle B.brother C.father D.mother

8.A.day B.war C.news D.rain

9.A.thanks B.goodbye C.hello D.good morning

10.A.stay B.build C.move D.keep

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本文介绍了作者在十岁的时候搬到了很远的地方。文章描述了作者对老地方的留恋，再与爷爷交谈的过程中，知道了父亲的事情。爷爷告诉作者虽然搬家了，但是老房子仍然在我们心中。

1.句意：我很抱歉离开，因为我在那房子里呆了这么多年。A. happy“高兴”；B. angry“生气”；C. surprised“惊奇的”；D. sorry“抱歉”。根据句意可知D正确。

2.句意：我想了想，哭了起来。A. cry“哭”；B. guess“猜”；C. laugh“笑”；D. write“写”。由上文的句子“When the day came, I ran to a corner and sat by myself.” 这天到了，我跑到一个角落里独自坐着。可知笔者很难过，因此哭了起来。故选A。

3.句意：突然，我感觉到有一只手抚摸我的头，我抬起头来。A. watched“观看”；B. saw“看见”；C. looked up“抬头看”；D. turned back“转身”。根据句意可知C正确。

4.句意：我还没来得及接话，他接着说。A. places“地方”；B. ideas“主意”；C. pictures“图画”；D. words“话，语言”。故选D。

5.句意：我们在一些花前停了下来。A. a tree“一棵树”；B. a river“一条河”；C. some houses“一些房子”；D. some flowers“一些花”。 由下文的句子“I planted those flowers a long time ago” 很久以前我种了那些花。可知笔者和爷爷是在花前停了下来。故选D。

6.句意：你认为它是美丽的，只是因为它在你心中是一个特别的地方。A. special“特殊的”； B. quiet“安静的”；C. big“大的”；D. new“新的”。根据句意可知笔者在心里把这个地方认为是特殊的地方。故选A。

7.句意：很久以前，你父亲出生的时候，我就种下了这些花。A. uncle“叔叔”；B. brother“弟弟”；C. father“父亲”；D. mother“母亲”。由下文的句子“news came that your father had died” 你父亲去世的消息传来了。可知爷爷是在父亲出生的时候，种下的这些花。故选C。

8.句意：战争爆发了，像其他年轻人一样，他去打仗了。A. day“天”；B. war“战争”；C. news“消息”；D. rain“雨”。 由句子“he went to fight” 他去打仗了。可知是战争爆发。故选B。

9.句意：那天下午，我从这里摘了些花，放在他面前，跟他说再见。A. thanks“谢谢”；B. goodbye“再见”；C. hello“喂”；D. good morning“早上好”。根据句意可知，爷爷摘花去给父亲告别的。故选B。

10.句意：我们要搬家了，但我们不会向我们的老房子告别。A. stay“停留”；B. build“建”； C. move“移动，搬”；D. keep“保持”。根据句意可知C正确。