Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any ___.Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was ___next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could ___that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.

“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in __.

“I know it’s ___ for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”

“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not ___ at all. We’re just ordinary people.”

Mum sighed heavily. “ To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy ___. And your poor father –he doesn’t feel ___. He really needs a rest.”

“I can help, Mum!” James said. “___ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”

“Well…”Mum began.

“Great ! Thanks ,Mum!” James almost shouted. “ Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and __ what he needed –two spanners. “ Hang on, Mum,” he said. “ This won’t take a second.” After some ___, James was finished. With a smile of ___ on his face he said, “ There! How does that feel?” “ Oh, James,” Mum said. “ That’s much better! How did you do it?”

“Easy,” James said ___.” Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just___ them slightly ! I learned that in robotic science at school.”

“What about you father? Can you ___ him?” asked Mum.

“I’ll try,” James replied. He ___ up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck. and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the ___on.. Dad opened his eyes and ___ immediately .

“ He just let his ___run too low, that’s all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”

“I guess so,” replied Mum. “ Your friends will just have to _that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son !”

1.A．chance B．message C．difficulty D．homework

2.A．reading B．alone C．asleep D．standing

3.A．see B．explain C．agree D．doubt

4.A．terror B．surprise C．silence D．tears

5.A．hard B．fair C．easy D．good

6.A．normal B．popular C．strange D．anxious

7.A．loss B．headache C．task D．day

8.A．ill B．well C．funny D．sorry

9.A．As B．Since C．Before D．If

10.A．found B．kept C．controlled D．returned

11.A．requests B．repairs C．thoughts D．instructions

12.A．sympathy B．bitterness C．politeness D．satisfaction

13.A.embarrassedly B．proudly C．gratefully D．impatiently

14.A．collected B．produced C．adjusted D．covered

15.A．greet B．accompany C．help D．ask

16.A．caught B．lifted C．gave D．filled

17.A．television B．light C．gas D．power

18.A．grew up B．lay down C．sat up D．broke down

19.A．battery B．food C．temperature D．blood

20.A．prove B．expect C．accept D．suspect

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇科幻短篇小说。James今天没作业，他想邀请同学到家里玩，去征求母亲的同意。母亲拒绝，因为母亲的头痛以及父亲的残疾，令母亲觉得James的同学会认为家里挺怪异的，由此James会遭受嘲笑。但聪明的James灵活运用了课堂上学到的机器人科学知识，使父母亲两人都改变了不舒服的境况。因此获得了邀请同学到家玩的许可。

1.A. chance机会，B. message信息，C. difficulty困难，D. homework作业，星期五，没作业，因此邀请同学到家玩，所以选D。

2.A. reading阅读，B. alone单独的，C. asleep睡着的，D. standing站，下文说父亲残疾，需要休息；而在这段描绘了父亲头伏在胳膊上（resting his head on his arms），可以想象出父亲感觉不舒服，正在睡（下文说接通电源后父亲就张开了眼睛），所以选C。

3.A. see看出，B. explain解释，C. agree同意，D. doubt怀疑，从James的请求及其语气，母亲显然看出他急切想让同学到家玩，所以选A。

4.A. terror恐惧，B. surprise 惊讶，C. silence沉默，D. tears泪水，当遭到母亲的不允许后，他伤心地问（James asked sadly）为什么，很可能几乎含着眼泪，所以选D。

5.A. hard困难，B. fair公平的，C. easy容易的，D. good好的，James从来没邀请过同学来家玩。而现在遭到母亲的不许可，对于他来说，星期五没有同学来是很伤心，很难熬的一天，所以A

6.A. normal正常的，B. popular流行的， C. strange奇怪的，D. anxious焦虑的，上文介绍过母亲不同意James的要求是因为担心他同学会认为家里异常而嘲笑他（But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange.）。这里James反驳说，他认为家里很寻常（We’re just ordinary people。），一点不古怪，所以选C。

7.A. loss损失，B. headache头疼，C. task任务，D. day日子，母亲的感受，脖子疼导致头痛得很厉害，所以选B。

8.A. ill 生病的，B. well 好的，C. funny有趣的，滑稽的，D. sorry难过的，可怜的父亲需要休息（He really needs a rest.），很可能身体感觉不舒服，所以选B。

9.A. As当…时候，B. Since自从，C. Before在…前面，D. If如果，James 问话的意思是，要是他能使父母亲舒服点，他的请求是否可以满足。该句逗号前后存在逻辑上的条件关系（“___ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please。）所以选D。

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11.A. requests要求， B. repairs修理，C. thoughts想法，D. instructions指导，James 找到扳子后，做些修缮和调整，让母亲更舒服点，所以选B。

12.A. sympathy同情，B. bitterness痛苦，C. politeness礼貌，D. satisfaction满意，不花几秒钟，James就调整好母亲脖子上的绷带，因此露出了满意的微笑，所以选D。

13.A. embarrassedly尴尬地，B. proudly 自豪地，C. gratefully感激地， D. impatiently不耐烦地，母亲感觉好多了，并问他是如何做到的。James显然是自豪地回答，那简单！句中的形容词easy说明他很自豪，所以选B。

14.A. collected 收集，B. produced制造， C. adjusted调整，D. covered覆盖，James找到了母亲不舒服的原因是父亲把螺栓扭得太紧（Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much!），他只不过调松些，所以选C。

15.A. greet问候，B. accompany陪伴，C. help帮助，D. ask问，由上文可知爸爸的身体也不好，所以妈妈请求James也帮爸爸，所以选C。

16.A. caught抓住， B. lifted举起，C. gave给，D. filled填满，把父亲脖子后的头发拢起，要插入了一根电线，所以选B。

17.A. television电视； B. light光线，灯； C. gas汽油； D. power权力，电；把电线插入父亲的脑袋里（plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. ），然后接通的是电源。James想给爸爸充电了，所以选D。

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19.A. battery电池，B. food食物，C. temperature温度，D. blood血液，父亲原先是伏在胳膊上睡，一接通电源，他张开了眼睛，立即坐了起来，说明爸爸的问题好了。所以选A。

20. prove证明，B. expect期待，C. accept接受，D. suspect怀疑， James运用自己的聪明才智使得父母亲都感觉舒服了，他的朋友但会接受这确实是不寻常的一家，故选C项。

考点：故事类短文