Question

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems.        , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became      more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she     work, and so was often not at home. 
His mother looked after him as       as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not        studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very       and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she       a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’  boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said      was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his        ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has        changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.

【小题1】

A．So B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However

【小题2】

A．very B．many C．much D．too

【小题3】

A．could B．had to C．should D．would

【小题4】

A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good

【小题5】

A．angry with B．tired of C．crazy about D．interested in

【小题6】

A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious

【小题7】

A．made B．took C．got D．thought

【小题8】

A．that B．this C．he D．it

【小题9】

A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises

【小题10】

A．always B．hardly C．really D．just

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】D
【小题6】B
【小题7】A
【小题8】D
【小题9】C
【小题10】C

解析试题分析：马丁是一个15岁的男孩。他过去是一个问题儿童，但最近与母亲的谈话改变了他的生活。然而，几年前他的父亲去世后，马丁的生活变得更加困难。他妈妈无法支付她的孩子的教育，要做到这一点，她不得不工作，所以经常不在家。他的母亲尽可能照顾他。不幸的是,马丁仍然为自己和家人带来麻烦。他对学习不感兴趣,他经常陷入困境。幸运的是,他的妈妈非常有耐心，没有放弃他。最后,她做了一个艰难的决定。送他去一个男孩寄宿学校。马丁讨厌它，引起很多麻烦。有一天，他告诉他的老师他甚至想离开学校。老师认为马丁是在浪费自己的时间。经过与母亲的谈话之后。现在马丁真的改变了。他一直努力工作，现在是班上最好的学生之一。他能够改变这样?他妈妈的爱帮助他。
【小题1】考查语境的理解。A. So如此; B. Otherwise 否则；C. Therefore因此;D. However但是，然而。分析上文，过去马丁给他母亲带来许多问题，下文的事情发生了转折，说明前与后他发生了转变，因此用however来引导。故选：D。
【小题2】考查语境的理解。A. very 非常; B. many许多(修饰可数名词);C. much许多（修饰不可数名词）；D. too也。原句：Martin’s life became much more difficult.句意：马丁的生活变得更加困难。句子体现为比较级，修饰比较级用much,故选：C。
【小题3】考查情态动词及语境的理解。A. could能; B. had to不得不; C. should应该；D. would将要。由于家境的困难，她不得不去工作。因此选择不得不，故选：B。
【小题4】考查语境的理解。A. soon不久; B. quickly很快；C. well好地；D. good好的。分析句意：他的母亲尽可能将他照顾的好，前面的look after是动词，因此用副词来修饰，故选：C。
【小题5】考查介词及语境的理解。A. angry with与……生气；B. tired of 累；C. crazy about 对……着迷；D. interested in感兴趣。Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in studying and he often got into trouble. 句意：很不幸，马丁仍然有的问题。他对学习不感兴趣，他经常陷入麻烦。考查固定短语be interested in 对……感兴趣。故选：D。
【小题6】考查疑问词及语境的理解。A. Worried担心的；B. Patient耐心的；C. Careful认真的；D. Serious严重的。联系下文他的母亲没有放弃他，表明面对这样的状况，母亲很有耐心的来对待。故选：B
【小题7】考查动词及语境的理解。A. Made使（make的过去式）；B. took 带走（take的过去式）；C. Got得到（get的过去式）；D. Thought想/认为（think的过去式）。考查固定短语：Make a decision做一个决定。
故选：A。
【小题8】考查代词及语境的理解。A. that那个；B. this这个；C. he 他；D. it它。考查固定句型：It is +形容词+to do sth. 故选：D。
【小题9】考查动词形式及语境的理解。A. Surprised惊吓（过去式）；B. surprising 惊吓（现在分词）；C. surprise惊吓（原形）；D. surprises惊吓（动词单数形式）；考查固定短语中：to one’s surprise使某人惊吓的。故选：C。
【小题10】考查副词及语境的理解。A. always一直；B. hardly几乎不；C. really真地；D. just刚刚。联系前文他不好的一面，又从下文中发现他的改变，从中得知表述的是他真的变了。故选：C。
考点：社会现象类阅读。