Question

An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands , his eyesight was not clear, and his unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth. “We must do something about grandfather,” said the husband.

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. grandfather had already broken a dish or two, his food was served in a bowl. Sometimes, when the family grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. , the only words the couple had for him were sharp when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this .

One evening before supper, the father his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly: “What are you making?” Just as , the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to on it.

The words the parents so much that they were . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and led him back to the family table.

1.A. wounded B. moved C. trembledD. dragged

2.A. step B. feetC. speech D. body

3.A. awayB. togetherC. asleep D. apart

4.A. losingB. failing C. disappearingD. rising

5.A. foodB. panC. milkD. dinner

6.A. aloneB. casuallyC. steadilyD. bitterly

7.A. AfterB. SinceC. While D. When

8.A. smallB. safeC. bigD. wooden

9.A. glanced atB. stared atC. looked throughD. looked after

10.A. HoweverB. OtherwiseC. StillD. Rather

11.A. commentsB. quarrelsC. warningsD. remark

12.A. in silenceB. in advanceC. in dangerD. in charge

13.A. researchedB. noticedC. searchedD. explored

14.A. firmlyB. suddenlyC. cruelly D. sweetly

15.A. bowlB. cupC. spoon D. pan

16.A. worshipB. workC. whisperD. weave

17.A. impressedB. touchedC. confusedD. struck

18.A. speechlessB. homelessC. fearlessD. hopeless

19.A. OnceB. WhetherC. ThoughD. Unless

20.A. gentlyB. happilyC. fluentlyD. fortunately

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述的是一个关爱老人的故事。老人年纪大了，手脚开始变得不听使唤。家人嫌弃手脚不便的老人，让老人单独吃饭，还经常批评老人打破餐具。这些场景都被四岁的孙子看到了，小男孩也学着爸爸妈妈的做法，给爸爸妈妈做木碗，等长大了让爸爸妈妈也用木碗吃饭。通过这件事，夫妇两人认识到了他们的错误。

1.the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands可知，老人有手颤的毛病，故选C。

2.名词辨析。A脚步，步子；B脚；C演讲；D身体。The old man’s hands , his eyesight was not clear, and his unsteady（不稳定的）. 老人手颤，视力不好，走起路来也不稳。根据句意可知，这里描述的是老人的肢体状况，故选A。

3.Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.可知，一家人每晚聚在一起吃晚饭，故选B。

4.

5.When he grasped the glass, would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth.当他握住玻璃杯时，牛奶总是洒到桌布上。根据句意可知，被子里装的是液体，故选C。

6.while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table可知，老人独自一人在角落里用餐，故选A。

7.his food was served in a bowl可知，老人用的是木制的碗，防止老人吃饭时把碗打破。句子前后是因果关系，故选B。

8.grandfather had already broken a dish or two可知，老人已经打破了一两个碗，家人给老人换了木制的碗，不容易摔烂，故选D。

9.Sometimes, when the family grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone.有时，当家人瞥见老人时，老人眼里含着泪，故选A。

10.

11.sharp when he dropped a fork or spilled food当老人弄掉叉子或洒出食物时，夫妇两人总是说一些尖锐的话语警告老人，故选C。

12.The 4-year-old boy watched all this 4岁的小男孩静静地看着这些事情，不敢吱声，故选A。

13.the father his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor.父亲注意到儿子在玩一块木头，故选B。

14.He asked the child sweetly可知，儿子用同样甜美的声音回答，故选D。

15.to eat your food from可知，儿子在为爸爸妈妈做一个木碗，故选A。

16.went back to on it男孩说完后继续做木碗，work on继续工作，致力于，故选B。

17.The words the parents so much男孩的话语让父母吓得目瞪口呆，struck使感到（惊讶），故选D。

18.The words the parents so much that they were .儿子说的话让父母吓了一跳，变得一时无话可说。故选A。

19. no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do.尽管夫妇俩什么也没说，但两人都知道该怎么做了。前后表示转折关系，故选C。

20.the husband took grandfather’s hand and led him back to the family table.男子握住老人的手，温和地把他带回到餐桌前。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读