Question

【题目】A frail old man went to live with his______, daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. ______the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather_____. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, often milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became_____the mess. So the husband and wife______a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate_____while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a_____bowl.

Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather's______, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for______were sharp warnings when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old son watched it all______.

One evening_____supper, the father noticed his son playing ______ wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child______, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The words struck the parents so hard______they were speechless. Then______started to stream down their cheeks. ______no word was spoken, both knew_____must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.

For the rest of his days he______every meal with the family. And for some reason, ______ husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. The wise parent______that every day is being laid for the child's future.

【1】A. wife B. brother C. son D. sister

【2】A. And B. So C. Or D. But

【3】A. easy B. difficult C. interesting D. happy

【4】A. angry with B. satisfied with C. concerned about D. tired of

【5】A. built B. bought C. set D. gave

【6】A. lonely B. tiredly C. alone D. happily

【7】A. woolen B. wooden C. golden D. plastic

【8】A. action B. direction C. attraction D. attention

【9】A. him B. her C. me D. you

【10】A. in need B. in case C. in silence D. in all

【11】A. after B. when C. while D. before

【12】A. with B. in C. for D. on

【13】A. strictly B. loudly C. sweetly D. sadly

【14】A. that B. what C. which D. who

【15】A. sweat B. rain C. tears D. water

【16】A. Because B. When C. Until D. Though

【17】A. which B. how C. that D. what

【18】A. cooked B. ate C. prepared D. drank

【19】A. both B. neither C. either D. all

【20】A. recognized B. thought C. realized D. agreed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【6】C

【7】B

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【11】D

【12】A

【13】C

【14】A

【15】D

【16】D

【17】D

【18】B

【19】B

【20】C

【解析】

试题分析：一位老人和儿子、儿媳还有他四岁的孙子生活在一起。老人颤抖的双手和昏花的眼睛使吃饭成了一件很困难的事情。为了防止老人打碎碗，儿子他们把老人的碗换成了木碗。老人的孙子看到爷爷使用木碗吃饭，他也想为爸爸妈妈做木碗。

【1】考查名词辨析。A妻子；B兄弟；C儿子；D姐妹。根据第二段“The son and daughter-in-law became...”可知，老人是和儿子一家人一起生活，故选C。

【2】考查并列连词。 A和；B所以；C或者；D但是。一家人围着饭桌吃晚饭，颤抖的双手和下降的视力使老人吃饭变得很困难，前后句子是转折关系，故选D。

【3】考查形容词辨析。A容易的；B困难的；C有趣的；D开心的。根据“the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight”可知，老人的双手颤抖，视力也在下降，说明老人吃饭很困难，且根据下句“Peas rolled off his spoon...”可知答案，故选B。

【4】考查短语辨析。A生气；B对......满意；C关心；D厌烦。根据“a small table in the corner”可知，老人的儿子和儿媳对老人的行为感到生气，他们给老人在角落里摆放了一张桌子，故选A。

【5】考查动词辨析。A建造；B买；C摆放；D给。So the husband and wife_______a small table...老人的儿子和儿媳在角落里给老人摆放了一张桌子，故选C。

【6】考查副词辨析。A孤独地；B疲劳地，厌烦地；C单独；D开心地。根据“while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table”可知，儿子一家人在餐桌上吃饭，老人单独在角落里吃晚饭，根据下段“as he ate alone”可知答案，故选C。

【7】考查形容词辨析。A羊毛的；B木制的；C金质的；D塑料的。根据下文“his son playing_____wood scraps...I am making a little bowl”可知，老人的孙子在用木片做木碗，说明老人的儿子为了防止老人把碗打碎，于是用木制的碗给老人盛饭，故选B。

【8】考查名词辨析。A行动；B方向；C吸引；D注意。the family glanced in grandfather's______,老人的儿子一家人朝老人那个方向看时，他们看到老人眼中含着泪水在吃饭，故选B。

【9】考查人称代词。A他；B她；C我；D你。根据“when he dropped a fork or spilled food”可知，这里指当老人把叉子弄掉或把食物弄洒时，儿子和儿媳就会严厉斥责老人，故选A。

【10】考查介词短语。A需要；B以防；C静静地；D总共。The four-year-old son watched it all_____.老人四岁的孙子默不作声地看着发生的一切，故选C。

【11】考查连词辨析。A在......之后；B当；C在......期间；D在......之前。根据本段最后“That evening the husband took grandfather's...to the family table.”可知，老人四岁的孙子做木碗的事情发生在吃晚饭之前，故选D。

【12】考查介词辨析。A和；B在......里；C为，给；D在......上。his son playing _____ wood scraps孩子在地上摆弄木头的碎片，play with摆弄，玩弄，故选A。

【13】考查副词辨析。A严格地；B大声地；C甜甜地；D悲伤地。“Just as sweetly”后省略了as his father did，由此可知，孩子的父亲是甜甜地问他在干什么，故选C。

【14】考查状语从句。so...that...如此......以至于......，孩子的话让她的父母无言以对，故选A。

【15】考查名词辨析。A汗水；B雨水；C泪水；D水。Then______started to stream down their cheeks.儿子和儿媳认识到了他们犯的错误，泪水顺着脸颊流了下来，故选D。

【16】考查状语从句的连接词。此处意为：尽管他们无话可说，但他们知道必须做什么。Because因为；When 当……的时候； Until直到；Though尽管。

【17】考查宾语从句。knew后跟宾语从句，done后缺少宾语，故选D。

【18】考查动词辨析。A做饭；B吃；C准备；D喝。根据“______ husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped”可知，当叉子掉到地上时，儿子和儿媳不再责备老人，说明老人在剩下的时间里一直和儿子一家一起吃饭，故选B。

【19】考查不定代词。A两者都；B两者都不；C两者之一；D三者以上人或物都。“______ husband nor wife”指的是两个人，且neither与nor连用，故选B。

【20】考查动词辨析。A认出，承认；B认为；C意识到，了解；D同意。The wise parent_____that every day is being laid for the child's future.老人的儿子和儿媳不再责备老人，明智的家长都知道生活中的每一天都是在为孩子打基础，故选C。