Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A. B. C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项。

“Mum，can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night，please？It’s Friday，and we don’t have any       .Can I，please？”Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.Dad was       next to her，resting his head on his arms.Mum could         that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

“I’m so sorry，James，” she said.

“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house？Why，Mum？” James asked sadly，almost in       .

“I know it’s      for you，” Mum said softly.“But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little...strange.And then they would make fun of you.”

“No，they wouldn’t，Mum，” James protested.“We’re not       at all.We’re just ordinary people.”

Mum sighed heavily.“To tell you the truth，James，my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy         .And your poor father—he doesn’t feel       .He really needs a rest.”

“I can help，Mum！” James said.“         I can make you and Dad feel better，can Brett come over？Please？”

“Well...” Mum began.

“Great！Thanks，Mum！” James almost shouted.“Just sit there，don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and           what he needed—two spanners(扳手)．“Hang on，Mum，” he said.“This won’t take a second.” After some       ，James was finished.With a smile of         on his face he said，“There！How does that feel？” “Oh，James，” Mum said.“That’s much better！How did you do it？”

“Easy，” James said         .“Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much！I just       them slightly！I learned that in robotic science at school.”

“What about your father？Can you           him？” asked Mum.

“I’ll try，” James replied.He       up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck，and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head.Then he turned the         on.Dad opened his eyes and       immediately.“He just let his         run too low，that’s all，” James said.“Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？”

“I guess so，” replied Mum.“Your friends will just have to       that we are a very unusual family.Thanks，son！”

1.A． chance          B． message       C． homework      D． difficulty

2.A． asleep          B． reading         C． alone                D． standing

3.A． explain         B． see               C． agree                D． doubt

4.A． terror             B． tears             C． surprise           D． silence

5.A． fair                B． easy             C． good                D． hard

6.A． strange         B． normal         C． popular            D． anxious

7.A． headache      B． loss                C． task                 D． day

8.A． ill                  B． funny            C． sorry                D． well

9.A． As                 B． If                  C． Since                D． Before

10.A． kept             B． controlled     C． found              D． returned

11.A． requests       B． thoughts       C． repairs             D． instructions

12.A． sympathy    B． satisfaction     C． bitterness        D． politeness

13.A． embarrassedly  B． gratefully    C． impatiently    D． proudly

14.A． adjusted       B． collected          C． produced       D． covered

15.A． greet            B． accompany     C． help                D． ask

16.A． lifted           B． caught            C． gave                D． filled

17.A． television     B． power             C． light                D． gas

18.A． grew up        B． lay down         C． broke down    D． sat up

19.A． food             B． temperature  C． battery           D． blood

20.A． prove            B． expect             C． suspect          D． accept

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】

1.1】联系首句可知James为学生，根据文意可判断此处是说周五没有家庭作业(homework)。chance机会；message信息；difficulty困难。

2.2】联系空格后的“resting his head on his arms”，下文中的“He really needs a rest.”以及“Dad opened his eyes”可知，此处指爸爸睡着了。

3.3】联系前后文可知，妈妈应该是明白(see) James非常想让他的朋友过来。explain解释；agree同意；doubt怀疑。

4.4】联系前文内容可知，James被妈妈拒绝了，感到伤心，故可推测应是含着泪(in tears)。terror恐怖；surprise吃惊；silence安静。

5.联系前文的“sadly”可知，妈妈明白James的难处，故此处hard符合题意。fair公平的；easy容易的；good好的。

6.前一段中妈妈说别人可能会认为他们有一点儿奇怪(strange)，而此处表达否定意义，即James认为他们根本不奇怪。

7.由本句中脖子疼痛(painful)可推知与之有关的应是头痛(headache)。

8.联系下一句中的“He really needs a rest.”可知，爸爸感觉身体不舒服，故用well。

9.联系前后文可知，空格处的句子为后一句的条件，故选B项。如果我能让你和爸爸感觉好起来，请问Brett能过来吗？

10.联系后文的“two spanners”可知，他应该是去厨房找到(find)他所需要的东西，即两把扳手。keep保存，保持；control控制；return归还。

11.11】联系前文他去找扳手可推知，他应该是用扳手修理(repair)东西，故此处选择名词repairs。

12.12】联系前后文可知，修好之后，他应该是带着满意(satisfaction)的微笑。sympathy同情；bitterness痛苦；politeness礼貌。

13.13】联系前后文以及空格前的“Easy”可知，他应该是自豪地(proudly)说。embarrassedly尴尬地；gratefully感激地；impatiently不耐烦地。

14.14】联系前一句“Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much！”可知，此处应该是稍微调整(adjust)了一下这些螺栓。

15.15】联系后文可知，妈妈让James帮助(help)爸爸。

16.16】由常识可知，他把爸爸脖子后面的头发撩起来(lift up)。catch up追上；give up放弃；fill up装满。

17.17】联系前文的“electric wire(电线)”可知，此处应该是帮助爸爸打开电源(power)。

18.18】联系第一段中的“resting his head on his arms”以及本句中“Dad opened his eyes”可知，此时的爸爸应该是端坐(sit up)起来了。grow up成长；lie down躺下；break down损坏。

19.19】根据语境可知，由于他们是机器人，所以此处指的应该是电池(battery)。

20.联系本句中的“will just have to”以及前文提到的“strange”可知，妈妈还是提醒James他的朋友将不得不接受(accept)他们家是一个不寻常的家庭的事实。