Question

      Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She   26   John very much. In her   27   he couldn't do anything   28  . Every morning she would give him breakfast   29   bed and bring him the papers to   30  . It isn't really true that he was too   31   to work-in fact he had tried a few   32  . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to   33   at least six windows. Then he   34   a bus conductor and on his second 35   a passenger stole his bag with all the fare (车费) collected. He   36   lost his job as a postman   37   he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was   38    suitable work for him. So he    39   to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so   40   about this that she told the   41   to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said， “He is going to be the best soldier there   42   was, I can tell you!”

     Then the great day came   43   he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His   44   mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good   45   in the crowd.

     The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his   46   came in sight some of the people watching   47   laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along.

     But Ella Fant , who was filled with    48   , shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at   49  ! They're all out of   50   except my John! Isn't he the best!”

26. A. depended on       B. waited on                C. trusted              D. loved

27. A. hope                         B. eyes                                C. head                 D. beliefs

28. A. wrong                       B. great                              C. good                      D. strange

29. A. to                             B. at                                   C. in                           D. by

30. A. check                 B. read                               C. keep               D. sign

31. A. lazy                          B. young                            C. weak              D. shy

32. A. ones                         B. years                              C. tasks               D. jobs

33. A. rub                           B. drop                              C. break                      D. clean

34. A. followed            B. met                                  C. became                  D. found

35. A. day                           B. try                                  C. route                      D. chance

36. A. thus                           B. even                               C. once                D. only

37. A. even if               B. so that                            C. because             D. though

38. A. some                        B. such                               C. less                         D. no

39. A. began                       B. promised                        C. managed           D. decided

40. A. excited                      B. worried                          C. anxious                   D. curious

41. A. incident                     B. change                           C. news                       D. matter

42. A. yet                            B. ever                                C. never                      D. just

43. A. where                       B. since                              C. when               D. till

44. A. proud                       B. kind                               C. strict                       D. lucky

45. A. time                         B. position                          C. experience        D. impression

46. A. neighbours          B. army officer               C. mother                  D. fellow soldiers

47. A. couldn't help              B. shouldn't burst out   C. stopped           D. kept

48. A. sadness               B. happiness                       C. surprise                   D. regret

49. A. them                         B. those                              C. that                         D. him

50. A. sight                          B. order                              C. mind                       D. step

Answer 1

26---50   DBACB   ADCCA   BCDDA   CBCAB   DABAD  

解析:

26．答案：D。解析：纵观全文，Ella Fant非常爱自己相依为命的独生子John。

27．答案：B。解析：in one's eyes或in the eyes of sb. 意为“在某人的心目中；在某人看来”。

28．答案：A。解析：她对儿子过于偏爱，认为他不会做任何错事。

29．答案：C。解析：in bed意为“在床上；卧床”。

30．答案：B。解析：Fant过分溺爱儿子，总是把早饭端到儿子的床头，把报纸拿给儿子看。

31．答案：A。解析：从上句来看，John过着懒惰的生活，但并不是懒得什么都不干。

32．答案：D。解析：下文中表示职业的名词暗示“他曾尝试过几种工作”。

33．答案：C。解析：他打破了六扇窗户，结果被辞退，才去当售票员。

34．答案：C。解析：这句话意思是“他成为一名公共汽车售票员”。

35．答案：A。解析：当售票员的第二天，收款包就被偷了。

36．答案：B。解析：John连续失去了两份工作，“甚至”连邮递员这样的工作也丢了。

37．答案：C。解析：原因是他把本该送到人们家里的信都寄出去了。

38．答案：D。解析：看来没有适合他干的工作了。

39．答案：D。解析：工作干不成了，他才“决定”参军。

40．答案：A。解析：从上下文可知，她心情十分激动。

41．答案：C。解析：Fant把独生子参军的消息告诉所有的邻居，可见她对此很激动。

42．答案：B。解析：她认为儿子会成为未曾有过的最好士兵。

43．答案：C。解析：when引导一个定语从句，修饰先行词day。

44．答案：A。解析：儿子当兵要接受检阅了，Fant为此感到自豪。

45．答案：B。解析：为一睹儿子的风采，Fant一大早就来到城里，以确保能在人群中占一个好位置。

46．答案：D。解析：在队伍中行进接受检阅的应是John和他的战友。

47．答案：A。解析：当John和他的战友们出现时，街道两旁观看的一些人看到队列中一个人（John）不能和别的战士保持步调一致时，禁不住大笑起来。can't help doing sth.是固定搭配。

48．答案：B。解析：别人在嘲笑John，可Fant还以为在嘲笑其他战士呢。从下文可以看出，她是满心欢喜的。

49．答案：A。解析：them与下句中的They相对应。

50．答案：D。解析：“除了我的John，他们都步调不一致。“out of step意为“步调不一致”；out of sight意为“看不见”；out of order意为“不整齐；出故障”；out of mind意为“不想”。分明是自己的儿子和其战士步调不一致，Fant却认为是别的战士不对。这充分体现了Fant对儿子的偏爱。