Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。

I went to a dinner party at a friend’s home last weekend and met her five-year-old daughter for the first time. Little Maya was all curly brown hair, dark eyes, and lovely _________ her shiny pink nightgown ( 睡裙) .I wanted to say, “Maya, you’re so _________!

Turn around and model that pretty gown for me. You’re beautiful!” But I didn’t.

“Maya,” I said, _________ into her eyes, “it’s very nice to meet you.”

“ Nice to meet you, too.” She said, in that _________ , talking-to-adults, good girl voice.

“Hey, what are you reading?” I asked. Her eyes got bigger, and the practiced, polite facial _________ gave way to real excitement over this _________ . But she seemed too _________ to answer me.

“I love books,” I said. “Do you?”

Most _________ do.

“Yes,” she said. “And I can _________ them all by myself now!”

“Wow, _________ !” I said. And it is, for a five-year-old.

“What’s your favourite book?” I asked.

“I’ll go and get it! Can I read it to you?”

Purplicious was Maya’s _________ , and a new one to me, as she sat next to me and _________ read aloud every word. Then I told her that I’d just _________ a book, and that I hoped she’d write one, too, one day. She was crazy _________ that idea. We were both sad when Maya had to go to bed, _________ I told her next time to choose another book and we’d read it.

Try this the next time you meet a little girl. She may be _________ and unsure at first, because few people ask her about her _________ , but be patient and stick with it. Ask her what she’s reading. What does she like and dislike, and why? You’re just _________ an intelligent (明智的) conversation that respects her brain. Tell her about your _________ and accomplishments, and your favourite books. Set a good example for her of what a _________ woman says and does.

1.A. on B. in C. at D. with

2.A. clever B. honest C. cute D. brave

3.A. turning B. getting C. looking D. putting

4.A. strange B. polite C. different D. frequent

5.A. expression B. attention C. devotion D. decision

6.A. outline B. title C. topic D. headline

7.A. shy B. difficult C. confident D. easy-going

8.A. books B. adults C. women D. children

9.A. recognize B. study C. read D. understand

10.A. amazing B. amusing C. frightening D. pleasing

11.A. friend B. dislike C. pick D. question

12.A. surprisingly B. sadly C. entirely D. proudly

13.A. bought B. written C. sold D. started

14.A. over B. for C. about D. to

15.A. but B. though C. since D. because

16.A. worried B. surprised C. exhausted D. uninterested

17.A. mood B. face C. mind D. head

18.A. producing B. accepting C. educating D. escaping

19.A. events B. disadvantages C. ideas D. sufferings

20.A. speaking B. thinking C. confusing D. living

Answer 1