Question

完形填空 閱讀短文，從每題所給選項中選出最佳選項（共15分；每空1分）

Who Is Cleverer, the Son or the Father?

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He enjoys to the radio every morning and reading after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too to understand him and chooses（挑選） the easiest ones . Of course the boy is not happy with it.

One day Mike reads about the electric lights (電燈) and is in it. When his father tells him to do some housework, he is thinking of it. He asks him questions, and his father answers all. Then his father says proudly (自豪地), “Fathers always know more than sons!” The boy thinks a while (一會兒) and says,“ !”

“Oh? Why?”

Mike doesn’t answer asks instead (反而), “Who invents（發(fā)明） the electric lights?”

“ ”answers Mr Clarke.

“Why doesn’t his father invent them, then?”

Looking at his son, Mr Clarke doesn’t know to answer!

1.A. finds B. sells C. buys D. borrows

2.A. watching B. listening C. going D. coming

3.A. newspapers B. letters C. stories D. books

4.A. teachers B. parents C. students D. classmates

5.A. also B. never C. ever D. only

6.A. old B. young C. clever D. able

7.A. answer B. answering C. answered D. to answer

8.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything

9.A. popular B. interested C. afraid D. worried

10.A. few B. little C. a few D. a little

11.A. of B. about C. for D. at

12.A. I don’t think so B. Me, too C. You aren’t right D. I think so

13.A. but B. and C. then D. or

14.A. Thomas Brown B. Allan Smith C. Thomas Edison D. Ron Jenkins

15.A. when B. what C. where D. why

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了父子之間的一段故事，父親在回答完兒子的問題后，自夸自己比兒子聰明。結(jié)果兒子拿出愛迪生發(fā)明的例子反問父親，讓父親不知該怎么回答了。

1.考查語境理解及動詞辨析。Finds發(fā)現(xiàn)；sells銷售；buys買； borrows借。聯(lián)系下文from the library 可知此處指的是從圖書館借書，故選D。

2.Watching觀察，觀看；listening聽；going去；coming 來。根據(jù)下文to the radio 可知他喜歡聽收音機，故選B。

3.Newspapers報紙；letters書信；stories故事；books 書籍。聯(lián)系前文他從圖書館借書，可知他在飯后讀書，故選D。

4.Teachers教師；parents父母；students學(xué)生；classmates同學(xué)。聯(lián)系前一句So he knows much and teaches well. 可知此處指的是，他的學(xué)生很崇拜他。故選C。

5.Also也；never從來不；ever曾經(jīng)，一旦；only僅僅。前文講述了克拉克先生喜歡讀書，可知此處指的是他的兒子也喜歡讀書，故選A。

6.Old舊的，老的；young年輕的；clever聰明的；able 有能力的。聯(lián)系后半句描述，可知克拉克先生認(rèn)為兒子太小不能明白他。故選B。

7.

8.Nothing沒有東西，用于肯定句表示否定含義；everything每件東西。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是關(guān)于點燈的一些東西。故選C。

9.Popular流行的，受歡迎的；interested感興趣的；afraid害怕的；worried擔(dān)心的。聯(lián)系后一句描述，可知麥克對這個問題很感興趣。故選B。

10. few幾個，表達(dá)肯定含義，修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)；little很少，表達(dá)否定含義，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；a little一點，表達(dá)肯定含義，修飾不可數(shù)名詞。聯(lián)系后半句可知麥克問了父親幾個問題，故選C。

11.of 關(guān)于，……的；about 關(guān)于，大約；for為了，對于；at 在時間，空間的一點。結(jié)合語境可知這個男孩想了一會兒，for后面接一段時間表示持續(xù)多久，故選C。

12.I don’t think so我不這么認(rèn)為；Me, too我也是；You aren’t right 你說的不對；think so 我這么認(rèn)為。聯(lián)系下文“Oh? Why?”可知麥克說的是，我不這么認(rèn)為。故選A。

13.But但是，可是；and和，并且；then那么，然后；or或則，否則。聯(lián)系上下文可知前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選A，麥克沒有回答，而是問道……。

14.Thomas Brown托馬斯布朗；Allan Smith艾倫史密斯；Thomas Edison托馬斯愛迪生；Ron Jenkins 羅恩金斯。結(jié)合常識可知，電燈是愛迪生發(fā)明的，故選C。

15.When當(dāng)……時；what什么；where在哪兒；why 為什么。結(jié)合語境可知克拉克先生不知道該說些什么。故選B。

考點：考查故事類短文