Question

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A teacher teaching maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”

Within a few seconds, Laiq      confidently, “Four!”

The confused teacher was expecting a(n)       correct answer, three. She was disappointed. “Maybe the child did not listen      ” she thought. She     “Laiq, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”

 Laiq had seen the      on his teacher’s face. He     again on his fingers. But within him he was also      the answer that would make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four.”

The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. Suddenly she    that Laiq liked strawberries. She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question. This time with an excitement in her     she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?”

Seeing the teacher   , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him. But a little on the teacher. She wanted her new    to succeed.    a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, “Three?”

The teacher now had a      smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to      herself. But one last thing remained.      she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?”

Confidently Laiq answered, “Four!” The teacher was     , “How Laiq, how?” she demanded in a little impatient voice.

In a voice that was      and hesitating young Laiq replied, “Because I already have one      in my bag.”

The story tells us:      someone gives you an answer that is      from what you expect, don’t think they are wrong. There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet.

1.A. told            B. added C. replied D. wrote

2.A. worthless   B. effortless       C. careless         D. selfless

3.A. possibly         B. actively       C. attentively     D. strictly

4.A. repeated         B. ordered   C. whispered     D. complained

5.A. satisfaction       B. disappointment          C. punishment  D. determination

6.A. recognized       B. discovered        C. calculated     D. insisted

7.A. searching for     B. waiting for          C. arguing about        D. talking about

8.A. decided         B. noticed           C. expressed        D. remembered

9.A. eyes            B. hands            C. mouth       D. nose

10.A. sad            B. happy          C. pitiful    D. lovely

11.A. invention       B. system       C. reform             D. approach

12.A. On             B. In               C. With              D. By

13.A. victorious       B. precious   C. lasting            D. appealing

14.A. thank           B. congratulate     C. help              D. enjoy

15.A. Above all        B. In vain           C. On purpose        D. Once again

16.A. annoyed         B. concerned         C. amused           D. relaxed

17.A. high            B. low               C. easy             D. clear

18.A. strawberry       B. apple       C. coin       D. box

19.A. Before          B. After             C. Until        D. When

20.A. absent           B. free             C. different         D. safe

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：当你听到一个不一样的答案时，你的反应是什么？答案回答错误，是吗？看了下面的故事。也许你的想法会不同。也许你遇到的是一个天使而不是笨蛋。

1. 考查动词辨析。老师问问题，学生应该回答。told 告诉；added增加；replied回答；wrote写。下文也有answered和replied给提示。选C。

2. 考查形容词辨析。困惑的老师本希望得到一个不费事就能答对的答案：3。worthless不值得；effortless 不费事的；careless粗心的；selfless无私的。选B。

3. 考查副词辨析。也许这个孩子没注意听。possibly很可能；actively积极地；attentively注意地； strictly严格地。选C。

4.考查动词辨析。老师重复了刚才的话。repeated反复；ordered命令；whispered耳语；complained抱怨。选A。

5.考查名词辨析。Laiq 没按照老师的想法回答问题，老师应该是很失望。下文有disappointment出现。satisfaction 满意；disappointment失望；punishment惩罚；determination决心。选B。

6.考查动词辨析。他用手指计算。recognized认可；discovered发现；calculated计算；insisted坚持。后文也出现了calculated一词。选C。

7.考查动词短语辨析。但是在他心里还是想寻找那个会让老师高兴的答案。searching for搜寻；waiting for等待；arguing about争论；talking about谈论。选A。

8.考查动词辨析。老师突然想起Laiq 喜欢草莓。decided决心；noticed注意；expressed表达；remembered记得。选D。

9.考查名词辨析。这一次老师眼里带着激动地问。eyes眼睛；hands手；mouth嘴；nose鼻子。选A。

10.考查形容词辨析。看到老师很高兴，孩子就又数了数手指头。sad伤心；happy快乐；pitiful可怜的；lovely可爱的。选B。

11.考查名词辨析。老师想要 她的新方法成功。invention发明；system系统； reform改革；approach方法。后问出现了approach一词。选D。

12.考查介词辨析。脸上带着迟疑的微笑，小Laiq 回答：3个。前文说老师的表情时有提示。On在……上。关于；In 在……内；With用； By通过。选C。

13.考查形容词辨析。老师现在带着胜利的微笑。victorious 胜利的；precious宝贵的； lasting持续的； appealing有感染力的。选A。

14.考查动词辨析。她想祝贺自己的成功。thank感谢；congratulate祝贺；help帮助；enjoy喜欢。选B。

15.考查短语辨析。想起上一个问题。老师想再试一次。Above all 最终要的是；In vain徒劳，白费事；On purpose故意；Once again再、又。选D。

16.考查动词辨析。孩子回答错了。老师很生气。annoyed烦恼、生气；concerned关心；amused逗…笑；relaxed放松。选A。

17.考查形容词辨析。语境判断，孩子应该是用低低的迟疑的声音回答。high高的；low低的；easy容易的；clear清楚的。选B。

18.考查名词辨析。结合上下文应该理解为：因为我包里已经有了一个苹果。strawberry草莓；apple苹果；coin硬币；box盒子。选B。

19.考查连词辨析。结合语境理解为：当有人给了你一个不同的答案时。Before在……之前；After在……之后；Until直到……才；When当……的时候。选D。

20.考查动词辨析。结合语境理解为：当有人给了你一个不同的答案时，不要认为他们不对。absent缺席；free免费的；different不同的safe安全的。选C。

考点：故事类短文。