Question

首字母填空（本大题共6分，每小题0.5分）

A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at a 1. the same time and looked quite alike. But in one important way, they were very d 2. .One of them was an optimist(乐观主义者), while the o 3. was a pessimist(悲观主义者). The man was w 4. about his sons. He didn’t want his sons to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He told his best friend Johnson about this p 5. . Johnson was a man of many i 6. . Then he asked, “W 7. is their next birthday?” The father replied, “It’s on Wednesday. They will be twelve years old.” “Good,” Johnson said. “Here’s what you should do. Give your pessimistic son a really n 8. present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That will work!”

The father did as his friend t 9. him. On Wednesday morning, the two boys got their birthday p 10. . The pessimist looked at his first. It was a very e 11. old watch, but he was not pleased with it. He said, “I don’t like this very much. I am sure it won’t keep good time. It will always be fast or s 12. , and it will probably break easily. Then I have to spend lots of money repairing it.” Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased “Look! Dad has given me shoelaces(鞋带),” he said. He held up the shoelaces and said, “I can use it when I have new shoes.”

 

Answer 1

1.almost

2.different

3.other

4.worried

5.pair

6.ideas

7.when

8.nice

9.told

10.presents

11.expensive

12.slow

【解析】

试题分析：一个人有两个儿子。他们是双胞胎。他们几乎是同时出生，看起来十分相像。但是，重要的一点，他们是不同的。一个是乐观主义者，然而另一个是悲观主义者。这个人很担心他儿子们。他不想他的儿子们太悲观和乐观。

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3. 联系上文：但是，重要的一点，他们是不同的。一个是乐观主义者，然而另一个是悲观主义者。分析：两者之中的另一个，用代词other.故填other

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7. 联系上文：他告诉他的朋友关于这对双胞胎的事情。约翰逊是很有想法的人。他问：“他们什么时候过生日？”这个男人回答了。分析：对生日的时间进行提问，因此运用疑问词when.故填when

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考点：故事类短文阅读。