Question

When I was young, my father invited my grandmother to come from Ecuador and live with us. When I first saw her, I thought she wasn’t the person I had _______ for. For the first few days we didn’t speak much, beyond her _______ me that I played too many video games. I never _______attention. Then one day, she showed me a 2’s multiplication table (乘法表) _______ I was playing my beloved games and told me that I couldn’t play any more games until I memorized it. I was  _______ but had to try to understand the pattern that all these numbers followed. That was when she approached me and explained the _______ to me. Within an hour I had _______ multiplication by twos, and was about to make a break for my video games when she _______ me and told me to learn my 3’s table next._______and sad, I sat back down at the kitchen table. Again, she came to the rescue, but this time we didn’t stop after three; we kept going. She ________ was old and boring. I thought she was a genius （天才）who ________ everything.

From then on she taught me a lot. Even when we walked around the streets, she would quiz me on ________ . All of our conversation included education, but in such a(n) ________ way. I began to________learning about math and the world. Over time, we developed a close relationship ________ our lesson. We shared stories with each other every day.

________ , after only a year, she moved back to Ecuador. We didn’t spend as much time together as we had ________ , but she often sent me letters.

My grandmother recently passed away. She always wanted me to attend college, and I’ve made that ________ a reality. I owe my love of math to her ________ , because she showed me that there was a ________ beyond video games, and that education was both fun and interesting. She changed my life.

1.A. cared    B. hoped    C. stood    D. applied

2.A. requiring    B. presenting    C. telling    D. feeling

3.A. paid    B. attracted    C. received    D. needed

4.A. if    B. as    C. unless    D. though

5.A. doubtful    B. excited    C. proud    D. upset

6.A. idea    B. law    C. standard    D. pattern

7.A. seen    B. realized    C. learned    D. forgotten

8.A. remembered    B. accepted    C. stopped    D. chose

9.A. Angry    B. Calm    C. Embarrassed    D. Puzzled

10.A. so far    B. no longer    C. already    D. neither

11.A. controlled    B. proved    C. knew    D. possessed

12.A. English    B. math    C. biology    D. history

13.A. formal    B. old    C. similar    D. interesting

14.A. love    B. suggest    C. avoid    D. delay

15.A. without    B. beyond    C. of    D. about

16.A. Especially    B. Surprisingly    C. Unfortunately    D. Generally

17.A. after    B. before    C. never    D. once

18.A. plan    B. preparation    C. purpose    D. dream

19.A. influence    B. success    C. opinion    D. management

20.A. form    B. cause    C. world    D. way

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。当我年轻的时候，我的父亲邀请我的祖母从厄瓜多尔来和我们一起生活。我们所有的谈话都包括教育，但都是以一种非常有趣的方式。我对数学的热爱归功于她的影响，因为她向我展示了电子游戏之外的世界，教育既有趣又有趣。

1.考查动词。A. cared关心；B. hoped希望；C. stood站立；D. applied应用。根据When I first saw her, I thought she wasn’t the person I had ___1___ for.可知，当我第一次见到她时，我以为她不是我所希望的那种人。故选B。

2.考查动词。A. requiring需要；B. presenting 赠送；C. telling告诉；D. feeling感觉。根据For the first few days we didn’t speak much, beyond her ___2___ me that I played too many video games.可知，刚开始的几天，除了她告诉我我玩了太多的电子游戏外，我们没有说太多的话。故选C。

3.考查动词。A. paid支付；B. attracted吸引；C. received收到；D. needed需要。根据I never ___3___可知，我从来没有支付。故选A。

4.考查连词。A. if 如果；B. as当---时候；C. unless除非；D. though尽管。根据Then one day, she showed me a 2’s multiplication table (乘法表) ___4___ I was playing my beloved games and told me that I couldn’t play any more games until I memorized it.可知，有一天，她给我看了一张2的乘法口诀表，当时我正在玩我心爱的游戏，她告诉我，在我记住它之前，我不能再玩任何游戏了。故选B。

5.考查形容词。 A. doubtful可疑的；B. excited 感到兴奋的； C. proud自豪的；D. upset烦恼的。根据I was ___5___ but had to try to understand the pattern that all these numbers followed.可知，我很沮丧，但我必须试着去理解所有这些数字所遵循的模式。故选D。

6.考查名词。A. idea主意，想法；B. law法律；C. standard标准；D. pattern模式。根据That was when she approached me and explained the ___6___ to me.可知，就在那时，她走近我，向我解释了这个图案。故选D。

7.考查动词。A. seen看见；B. realized意识到；C. learned学习；D. forgotten忘记。根据Within an hour I had ___7___ multiplication by twos, and was about to make a break for my video games when she ___8___ me and told me to learn my 3’s table next.可知，不到一个小时，我就学会了乘法运算，就在我准备休息一下玩电子游戏的时候，她拦住了我，让我接着学3的表。故选C。

8.考查动词。A. remembered 记得；B. accepted接受；C. stopped 停止；D. chose选择。根据Within an hour I had ___7___ multiplication by twos, and was about to make a break for my video games when she ___8___ me and told me to learn my 3’s table next.可知，不到一个小时，我就学会了乘法运算，就在我准备休息一下玩电子游戏的时候，她拦住了我，让我接着学3的表。故选C。

9.考查形容词。A. Angry生气的； B. Calm冷静的；C. Embarrassed尴尬的； D. Puzzled困惑的。根据___9___and sad, I sat back down at the kitchen table.可知，我又生气又难过，在厨房的桌子旁坐了下来。故选A。

10.考查词组。A. so far到目前为止；B. no longer不再；C. already已经； D. neither 两个都不。根据She ___10___ was old and boring.可知，她不再是一个又老又无趣的人了。故选B。

11.考查动词。A. controlled控制；B. proved 证明；C. knew知道； D. possessed拥有。根据I thought she was a genius （天才）who ___11___ everything.可知，我认为她是个什么都懂的天才。故选C。

12.考查名词。 A. English英语；B. math 数学；C. biology生物；D. history历史。根据Even when we walked around the streets, she would quiz me on ___12___ .可知，即使我们走在街上，她也会问我数学问题。故选B。

13.考查形容词。A. formal正式的；B. old旧的；C. similar 相似的；D. interesting有趣的。根据All of our conversation included education, but in such a(n) ___13___ way.可知，我们所有的谈话都包括教育，但都是以一种非常有趣的方式。故选D。

14.考查动词。A. love爱；B. suggest建议；C. avoid避开；D. delay拖延。根据I began to___14___learning about math and the world.可知，我开始喜欢学习数学和世界。故选A。

15.考查介词。根据Over time, we developed a close relationship ___15___ our lesson. 可知，随着时间的推移，我们建立了一种亲密的关系。故选B。

16.考查副词。A. Especially特别地；B. Surprisingly令人惊讶地；C. Unfortunately遗憾地；D. Generally一般地。根据___16___ , after only a year, she moved back to Ecuador.可知，不幸的是，仅仅一年之后，她就搬回了厄瓜多尔。故选C。

17.考查副词。A. after在---之后；B. before以前；C. never从来没有；D. once曾经。根据We didn’t spend as much time together as we had ___17___ , but she often sent me letters.可知，我们在一起的时间没有以前多，但她经常给我写信。故选B.

18.考查名词。A. plan计划；B. preparation准备；C. purpose目的；D. dream梦想。根据She always wanted me to attend college, and I’ve made that ___18___ a reality.可知，她一直想让我上大学，我也实现了这个梦想。故选D。

19.考查名词。A. influence影响； B. success成功；C. opinion 建议；D. management管理。根据I owe my love of math to her ___19___ , because she showed me that there was a ___20___ beyond video games, and that education was both fun and interesting.可知，我对数学的热爱归功于她的影响，因为她向我展示了电子游戏之外的世界，教育既有趣又有趣。故选A。

20.考查名词。A. form形式；B. cause起因；C. world世界；D. way方法。根据I owe my love of math to her ___19___ , because she showed me that there was a ___20___ beyond video games, and that education was both fun and interesting.可知，我对数学的热爱归功于她的影响，因为她向我展示了电子游戏之外的世界，教育既有趣又有趣。故选C。