Question

【题目】

Mike was the despair(绝望) of his parents. In many ways, he was a model child. He was well-behaved and polite. He did well in math and science. However, the reason for his parents’ despair was that Mike would not ____ , not even a magazine. His parents had asked his teacher for advice on how to make Mike read. They had taken him to the local library and shown him all the different types of books. For his birthday, they bought him books with bright covers. He took no ______ of them. His favorite aunt presented him with an exciting video as his birthday present. The video was based on a well- known _____. Mike would watch the video and talk about it for days. But when his aunt suggested that he might like to read the book, Mike would lose all his ___ . Whenever Mike got facts wrong, the rest of the family laughed at him, “Oh, Mike! You know nothing! All because you won’t read books.”

But there came one momentous(重要的) day when Mike returned home with a book. He ___it under his shirt trying to take it into the house secretly. His keen-eyed sister noticed it. It was she who discovered how Mike had come to take an interest in reading. Unknown to the family, Mike had often made _____ trips to the library. There, he had taken part in some activities. At one meeting, Mike listened to a speaker talk about the excitement of reading science fiction. The talk_____ Mike’s life. From that moment on, his head was always buried in a book. When books were opened, Mike discovered that he had wings. Science fiction at first, but, as his ___ broadened, he read widely. His parents were amazed at the change in Mike and wondered what had persuaded him to read.

【1】A. listenB. speakC. writeD. read

【2】A. photosB. noticeC. chanceD. notes

【3】A. bookB. movieC. personD. program

【4】A. wayB. faceC. breathD. interest

【5】A. hidB. leftC. feltD. found

【6】A. shortB. braveC. secretD. different

【7】A. decidedB. changedC. startedD. made

【8】A. planB. roleC. tasteD. promise

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【解析】

本文讲述了迈克不喜欢读书。自从他听了一个演讲者的关于阅读科幻小说的兴奋后，他开始埋头读书。随着他的品味的扩大，他涉猎甚广。

【1】D

考查动词及语境的理解。A. listen 听， B. speak说，C. write 写， D. read读。句意：然而，他父母绝望的原因是迈克不读书，甚至连杂志都不读。根据后文的His parents had asked his teacher for advice on how to make Mike read.可知此处表示迈克不读书，故选D。

【2】B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. photos 照片，B. notice 注意， C. chance 机会，D. notes笔记。句意：他没有注意它们。take notice of注意，留意。故选B。

【3】A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. book 书，B. movie 电影，C. person 人，D. program节目。句意：那个视频是根据一本非常出名的书写的。根据后文的But when his aunt suggested that he might like to read the book可知此处指的是一本书，故选A。

【4】D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. way方法， B. face脸， C. breath 呼吸， D. interest兴趣。句意：但是，当他姑姑建议他读这本书时，迈克就失去了所有的兴趣。连词but前后表示转折关系，but引导的从句表示他姑姑建议他去读那本书，因此主句表示他不愿意读那本书，因此失去了兴趣，故选D。

【5】A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. hid 躲藏， B. left 离开， C. felt感觉，D. found找到。句意：他把它藏在衬衫里，想偷偷地进屋去。根据under his shirt trying to take it into the house secretly.可知偷偷地拿进屋里，应是把书藏在衬衫下面，故选A。

【6】C

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. short 短的，B. brave勇敢的， C. secret 秘密的， D. different不同的。句意：不为家人所知的是，迈克经常秘密地去图书馆。根据Unknown to the family,可知家人不知道，因此他是秘密的去图书馆的，故选C。

【7】B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. decided 决定， B. changed 改变， C. started开始， D. made制作。句意：这次谈话改变了迈克的生活。根据后文的From that moment on, his head was always buried in a book.可知他从那时起，才埋头读书，他以前不喜欢读书，因此这是改变了他的生活，故选B。

【8】C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. plan 计划， B. role 角色， C. taste 味道，品味；D. promise诺言。句意：起初他读科幻小说，但随着品味的扩大，他的涉猎甚广。根据he read widely可知他涉猎广泛，因此他的品味在扩大，故选C。

根据前后文的语境，认真辨析选项里的单词或短语的词义，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题5，句意：他把它藏在衬衫里，想偷偷地进屋去。根据under his shirt trying to take it into the house secretly.可知偷偷地拿进屋里，应是把书藏在衬衫下面，故选A。