Question

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they _    after having dinner together. They discussed the __    they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a _    house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a _    to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful _    for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know _    Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t _    very well. I met a _      who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to _    it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, _    it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were_      by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother  _    her thank-you notes, which read: “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to  _      the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to  _    . I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll  _      use the car. The_    was good, although not practical. Thanks.”

“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to_    plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost _    my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Dearest Melvin, you were the_    son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so _    . I liked it very much. Thank you.”

1.A. fought           B. talked          C. studied           D. slept

2.A. gifts           B. chances       C. wishes            D. challenges

3.A. warm          B. big            C. safe            D. lonely

4.A. book           B. bike           C. car              D. bag

5.A. station         B. museum      C. library           D. theater

6.A. what           B. how            C. why             D. when

7.A. listen            B. feel            C. see               D. walk

8.A. nurse           B. writer         C. businessman       D. lawyer

9.A. protect          B. beat          C. raise            D. teach

10.A. but             B. so             C. unless           D. although

11.A. treated          B. impressed       C. threatened        D. hurt

12.A. sent out         B. put up       C. took out           D. picked up

13.A. sell            B. borrow         C. clean            D. visit

14.A. learn           B. work           C. exercise           D. travel

15.A. never          B. often          C. regularly         D. sometimes

16.A. future          B. hobby          C. idea             D. program

17.A. create          B. enjoy          C. bring            D. record

18.A. lost             B. admired        C. remained         D. discovered

19.A. same            B. last            C. next              D. only

20.A. strange         B. unpleasant       C. bitter       D. delicious

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇小短文讲述了一个拥有4个儿子的母亲，在儿子都长大成人，非常成功之后，用不同的方式报答她的故事。第一个儿子给她修建了一栋大房子，第二个儿子给她买了一辆车，第三个儿子给她修了一座剧院，第四个儿子花高价租了一只会念诗的鹦鹉。然而，这位母亲对前三个儿子的礼物都不够满意，却很喜欢第四个儿子的礼物，但是她把鹦鹉当做一只鸡吃掉了。文章揭示出母亲需要的不是昂贵礼物的回报，只是小小的关心。

1.考查动词辨析。A 打架；B 谈话；C 学习；D 睡觉。由句意可判断出兄弟四人是聚在一起谈话聊天，故选B。

2.考查名词辨析。A 礼物；B 机会；C 愿望；D 挑战。根据下文四人给母亲的不同东西可判断是在商量各自的礼物，故选A。

3.考查形容词辨析。A 温暖的；B 大的；C 安全的；D 独自一人的。联系下文中“Milton, the house you built is so huge”可知是一所大的房子，故选B。

4.考查名词辨析。A 书；B 自行车；C 轿车；D 包。联系下文中“I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll _ use the car.”可知二儿子送给母亲的是一辆轿车，故选C。

5.考查名词辨析。A 车站；B 博物馆；C 图书馆；D 剧院。联系下文中“you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to _ plays or watch movies in it”可以推断出三儿子送的是一座剧院，故选D。

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7.考查动词辨析。A 听；B 感觉；C 看；D 走路。根据下文I met a_ who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems，儿子想让鹦鹉读诗给母亲听，说明母亲听力没有问题，阅读诗歌存在的问题是眼睛看不清，所以应该选C。

8.考查名词辨析。A 护士；B 作家；C 商人；D 律师。根据句意It took him 12 years to _ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out.可知养鹦鹉的人通过出租鹦鹉来谋生，他应该是个商人，故选C。

9.考查动词辨析。A 保护；B 击打、控制；C 饲养；D 训练。联系上下文可知这个商人通过培养这只鹦鹉读的能力来出租鹦鹉赚钱，故选D。

10.考查连词辨析。I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, _ it is worth it.句意：租用20年，我每年需要支付100000美金（可见租金十分昂贵），但是这是很值得的。可判断选A。

11.考查动词辨析。A 请客、款待；B 使感动；C 受到威胁；D 受到伤害。由下文母亲的反应可知，第四个儿子的做法最好，不仅价格昂贵而且很有心意，另外三个人受到了感动，故选B。

12.考查词组辨析。A 发出；B 张贴；C 拿出；D 捡起。根据After the holidays their mother _ her thank-you notes, which read:这句话及后文可知，母亲和四个儿子不住在一起，这些便笺应该是寄出去的，故选A。

13.考查动词辨析。A 卖；B 借；C 清扫；D 参观。根据上下文可知，母亲只住在一间房，但因为房子大而很累，推断出母亲是要清扫整个房子而累，故选C。

14.考查动词辨析。A 学习；B 工作；C 练习；D旅游。下句中母亲说“I stay home and have my foods dlivered”，可知母亲通常都呆在家里，而不用出门，故选D。

15.考查副词辨析。联系前后文可知母亲因为年纪大了都呆在家里，用不到汽车出门，所以从来不用汽车，故选A。

16.考查名词辨析。A 未来；B 习惯；C 想法；D 项目。根据语境可知，母亲是说儿子的想法很好，故选C。

17.考查动词辨析。A 创造；B 享受；C 带来；D 记录。you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to_ plays or watch movies in it根据句意判断可知儿子是想让母亲观赏电影，和朋友一起享受，故选B。

18.考查动词辨析。A 失去；B 赞赏；C 被留下；D 发现。I’ve almost _ my hearing and I’m nearly blind，根据句意可知母亲母亲已经近乎看不见也听不见了，所以选A。

19.考查形容词辨析。根据母亲给四个儿子的回信可知，母亲对前三个儿子的礼物都不够满意，只对第四个儿子的想法很赞同，所以是唯一的，应该选D。

20.考查形容词辨析。A 奇怪的；B 不愉快的；C 苦的；D 美味的。根据文意可知母亲把鹦鹉当做鸡吃掉了并且很喜欢，所以这里应该选美味的，D。

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