Question

【题目】Frank was a very talkative boy.He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of questions about it.His mother was very kind and ____.When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so.

The first time Frank saw an hourglass, he was very much ___, but he did not know what it was.His mother___, “An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure ‘8’.The sand is put in one end， and ___ a small hole in the middle.The sand put into the glass will go through____an hour.”

Frank watched the little stream of sand.He was impatient,because it would not run faster.“Let me___ it,mother,” said he, “It is lazy,and will never get through.”

“Oh yes,it will,my son,” said his mother, “The sand moves by____,but it moves all the time.When you look at the clock,you will find the same.____you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the hands of the__are moving, second by second.At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times.The hour hand of the clock has moved all around____great face.This is because they keep at work every____.They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and____it will take them to do it.”

Now, Frank's mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said, “Mum， I____.” His mother said， “Study all the time.____care about the time it will take.You will be able to say it very soon.”

Frank followed his mother's ____.He studied line after line, and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.

【1】A. strict B. patient C. nervous D. polite

【2】A. pleased B. relaxed C. interested D. bored

【3】A. explained B. repeated C. thought D. added

【4】A. runs through B. runs along C. goes over D. goes across

【5】A. before B. for C. after D. in

【6】A. shake B. get C. take D. carry

【7】A. carefully B. quickly C. heavily D. slowly

【8】A. Since B. Unless C. Before D. While

【9】A. boy B. mother C. clock D. hourglass

【10】A. his B. her C. its D. their

【11】A. year B. month C. week D. minute

【12】A. how far B. how long C. how much D. how soon

【13】A. can B. can't C. could D. couldn't

【14】A. Often B. Never C. Always D. Sometimes

【15】A. rule B. step C. advice D. decision

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【7】D

【8】D

【9】C

【10】C

【11】D

【12】B

【13】B

【14】B

【15】C

【解析】

弗兰克是一个爱问问题的孩子。有一次，他看见沙漏，很感兴趣，但是觉得沙子漏得太慢了，通过妈妈的解释，他明白了很多事情无论做起来要花多长时间，只要坚持一直做下去就能获取成功。

【1】句意：他的母亲非常善良有耐心。A. strict严格的；B. patient耐心的；C. nervous紧张的；D. polite礼貌的。根据下文When it was proper to answer his questions，she would do so只要能够回答他的问题，她都会回答，可知妈妈和蔼且有耐心，故答案选B。

【2】句意：他很感兴趣，但他不知道那是什么。A. pleased高兴的； B. relaxed放松的； C. interested感兴趣的；D. bored 无聊的。根据后文but he did not know what it was但是他不知道是什么，结合前文说到是第一次见到，因此判断他对此很感兴趣，故答案选C。

【3】句意：她的妈妈解释道。A. explained解释；B. repeated重复；C. thought 认为；D．added 增加。根据后面妈妈的语言，可知是在解释，故答案选A。

【4】句意：沙子被放在一端，穿过中间的一个小孔。A. runs through跑着穿过；B. runs along沿着…跑；C. goes over复习；D. goes across 穿过。根据句意要用“穿过，越过”，但是，run through是从中间穿过，go across是从表面穿过，故用 run through。故选A。

【5】句意：放入玻璃杯的沙子就会在一个小时流过。A. before在……前面；B．for为了；C. after在…后面；D. in在里面。联系上下文以及句意，尤其是将来时标志will，显然是用“in+一段时间”表达将来，故答案选D。

【6】句意：让我帮助它摇一摇吧。A. shake摇晃；B. get得到；C. take带走；D. carry 搬运。根据下文it is lazy, and will never get through. 流得这么慢了，没有时间流完了，推测此处的句意为“我来摇动（目的是让它通过得快点）”。故选A。

【7】句意：这沙子虽然流动得很慢，却没有停止流动。A. carefully仔细地；B. quickly快速地；C. heavily沉重地；D. slowly慢地。根据前文it would not run faster它漏的不快，可知他嫌沙漏得慢，推测这里是妈妈告诉他“虽然慢，但是一直在动”故答案选D。

【8】句意：当你玩耍的时候，沙子依然在一粒粒流动。A. Since自从；B. Unless除非；C. Before在……之前；D. While 当……时。根据前后两个分句都是进行时态，可知用while表 示两个动作同时对比进行，故答案选D。

【9】句意：钟表指针在一秒接一秒地移动。A. boy男孩；B. mother母亲；C. clock时钟； D. hourglass沙漏。根据文章前句“When you look at the clock, you will find the same.”当你看着时钟时，你会发现是一样的，可知这里说的是时钟的指针一秒一秒地走，和沙漏一粒一粒的漏一样，选项C符合题意，故选C。

【10】句意：时钟上的时针将旋转整个一圈。A. his他的；B. her她的；C. its它的；D. their他们的。根据上句的“At night, the sand in the hourglass, has run though twelve times.”一夜的时间沙漏里的沙子重复漏了12 遍，同样道理可推断此处表示钟表的时针走了整整一圈，故答案选C。

【11】句意：这是因为它们每一分钟都在工作。A. year年；B. month月；C. week周；D. minute分钟。根据上文说的沙漏一夜不停地漏，可知这里是“每时每刻都在工作”，every minute每分钟，故答案选 D。

【12】句意：它们要花多长时间来做这件事。A. how far多远；B. how long多长；C. how much多少；D. how soon多久以后。根据句意可知需要填“多久，多长时间”，但是how soon是“从现在往后再过多久”，这里是单纯指花费“多长时间”，故用how long，答案选B。

【13】句意：妈妈，我不能。A. can能；B. can't不能；C. could可以；D. couldn't不可以。根据连词but可知，前后意思转折，因此需要否定形式，这里又是引号中原话，故不用过去时，选项B符合题意，故选B。

【14】句意：一直坚持学习，不要在意花费多长时间。A. Often经常；B. Never从不；C. Always总是；D. Sometimes有时。根据上文妈妈让他学诗，他不愿意学，以及后文的“You will be able to say it very soon”你很快就会讲那首诗了。推测意思是“只要一直坚持学习，不要在乎需要多长时间，自然就能学会”。故用never表否定，答案选B。

【15】句意：弗兰克听从了母亲的劝告。A. rule尺子；B. steps台阶；C. advice建议；D. decision决定。联系上下文，可知是他遵循了妈妈的建议，慢慢学会了那首诗，选项C符合题意。