Question

完形填空 　　Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house．She 　　1　　 John very much．In her eyes, he couldn’t do anything 　　2　　．Everything morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to 　　3　　．It isn’t really true that he was too 　　4　　 to work．In fact, he had tried a few 　　5　　．First of all, he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 　　6　　 at least six windows．Then he 　　7　　 a bus conductor and on his second 　　8　　, a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected．He 　　9　　 lost his job as a postman 　　10　　 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses．It seemed that there was no suitable work for him．So he 　　11　　 to join the army．Mrs Fant was so 　　12　　 about this that she told the 　　13　　 to all her neighbors．“My John is good to be a soldier, ” she said．“He is going to be the best soldier there 　　14　　 was, I can tell you!” 　　Then the great day came 　　15　　 he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍)．His 　　16　　 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 　　17　　 in the crowd． 　　The parade was full of sound and color．But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight, some of the people watching 　　18　　 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along． 　　But Ella Fant, who was filled with 　　19　　, shouted at the top of her voice：“Look at them, they are all out of 　　20　　 except my John! Isn’t he the best!” (1) [　　] A． depended on B． waited on C． trusted D． loved (2) [　　] A． wrong B． great C． good D． strange (3) [　　] A． check B． read C． keep D． sign (4) [　　] A． lazy B． young C． weak D． shy (5) [　　] A． ones B． years C． tasks D． jobs (6) [　　] A． rub B． drop C． break D． clean (7) [　　] A． followed B． net C． became D． found (8) [　　] A． day B． try C． rout D． chance (9) [　　] A． thus B． even C． once D． only (10) [　　] A． even if B． so that C． because D． though (11) [　　] A． began B． promised C． managed D． decided (12) [　　] A． excited B． worried C． anxious D． curious (13) [　　] A． incident B． change C． news D． matter (14) [　　] A． yet B． ever C． never D． just (15) [　　] A． where B． since C． when D． till (16) [　　] A． proud B． kind C． strict D． lucky (17) [　　] A． time B． position C． experience D． impression (18) [　　] A． couldn’t help B． shouldn’t burst C． stopped D． kept (19) [　　] A． sadness B． happiness C． surprise D． regret (20) [　　] A． sight B． order C． mind D． step

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．B;4．A;5．D;6．C;7．C;8．A;9．B;10．C;11．D;12．A;13．C;14．B;15．C;16．A;17．B;18．A;19．B;20．D;
解析：

(1)	母亲爱儿子。故选loved。
(2)	在母亲的眼里，儿子干什么事情也都是正确的。
(3)	儿子不起床，在床上吃早餐，读报纸。
(4)	从下文的儿子曾经干过几个工作可知，并不是因为他太懒惰而不能劳动，而是因为他什么都干不好。
(5)	他试过几个工作。
(6)	因为他打碎了玻璃而不得不更换工作。故应用break。
(7)	接着，他又当了汽车售票员。become“变成”。
(8)	在他当售票员第二天的时候，又把钱弄丢了。
(9)	他甚至也丢了邮递员的工作。故选even“甚至”，而thus是“因此”的意思，once“曾经”，only“仅仅，只有”。
(10)	丢了作为邮递员的工作是因为……
(11)	在这些失败的工作经历之后，他决定参军。
(12)	从后文的描写可知，母亲对此很高兴。故应是激动。
(13)	母亲把这一消息告诉了邻居。
(14)	母亲骄傲的对人们说，她的儿子会成为从来没有过的最优秀的士兵。
(15)	以when引导的定语从句修饰the great day。
(16)	母亲为儿子感到骄傲。
(17)	母亲早早地赶到了那里，为了找到一个好的能观看阅兵仪式的位置。
(18)	别人都情不自禁地笑了起来。cannot help doing意为“情不自禁地做(某事)”。
(19)	母亲却很高兴，她不认为是儿子的动作做得不好，而是别人都做错了。
(20)	out of step“不合节拍”。