Question

Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb(啞的) he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to , but with no success.

When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he spoke.

“There might be something wrong with his , and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak,” One doctor said.

"But he can read and write.” said Mr. Green. “We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak.”

“ It's certainly very ,” another doctor said. “Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day.”

passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a word.

Then one day Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his and said. 'Pass me the salt. please.”

Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!' they cried. "Why have you so long to speak?”

“I didn’t have anything to say,” he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forget to put salt in these potatoes.”

1.A. because B. when C. though（雖然）D. before

2.A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh

3.A. taught. B. found C. examined D. asked

4.A. never B. often C. usually D. always

5.A. back B. hair C. face D. mind

6.A. unfair B. strange C. noisy D. quiet

7.A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. years

8.A. good B. right C. single(單一的) D. new

9.A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books

10.A. slept B. walks C. served D. waited

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要記述了里奧從很小的時(shí)候就一句話也沒有說過，為此他的父母想盡了辦法。直到有一天吃飯時(shí)，菜里面沒有放鹽，里奧才開始說第一句話。

1.考查連詞及語境理解。句意：盡管他在其他方面正常，但是他好像是啞的。 because因?yàn)�；when既然，當(dāng)……時(shí)； though雖然，盡管； before在……之前；聯(lián)系上下文，可知此處指的是盡管他在其他方面正常，但是他好像是啞的。故選C。

2.考查動詞及語境理解。句意：格林先生和太太想盡辦法讓他說話，但沒有成功。 speak 說，講； walk走； play 玩； laugh笑。聯(lián)系前文He seemed to be dumb (啞的) 描述，可知格林夫婦想盡各種辦法來讓他說話。故選A，說話。

3.考查動詞及語境理解。句意：該鎮(zhèn)最好的醫(yī)生給他做了仔細(xì)的檢查，但沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)什么毛病。 taught. 教； found發(fā)現(xiàn)；examined檢查；asked問，要求。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是醫(yī)生認(rèn)真地給他做了檢查。故選C。

4.考查副詞及語境理解。句意：他從來不說話。 never從不； often 經(jīng)常；usually通常；always總是。聯(lián)系前文描述，可知此處指的是，就是他從來不說話。故選A，從來不。

5.考查名詞及語境理解。句意：可能他的頭腦有問題。 back背部； hair頭發(fā)；face臉； mind頭腦，智力。聯(lián)系后一句描述，可知此處指的是，可能他的頭腦有問題。故選D。

6.考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：這真的很奇怪。 unfair 不公平的； strange奇怪的；noisy吵鬧的；quiet安靜的。聯(lián)系上文描述，可知此處意思是，這真的很奇怪。故選B，奇怪的。

7.考查名詞及語境理解。句意：很多年過去了。 Hours小時(shí)；Weeks 周； Months 月；years年。聯(lián)系后一句描述，可知此處指的是很多年過去了，故選D，多年。

8.考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：他沒有說過一句話。 good 好的； right 正確的； single單一的； new新的。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是他沒有說過一句話。故選C，單一的。

9.考查名詞及語境理解。句意：他看著他的飯說�！卑邀}遞給我。請�！眂hair椅子； meal一頓飯； hands手；books書。聯(lián)系前文Leo was having a meal with his parents 描述，可知此處指的是他從他的飯食上抬起頭來，故選B，一頓飯，膳食。

10.考查動詞及語境理解。句意：你為什么等了這么久才說話？ slept睡覺walks走，步行；served服務(wù)，招待； waited等待。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是，你為什么等了這么久才說話？故選D，等待。

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文。