Question

【题目】

A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, has been watched several million times on Facebook after being ________________by local police.

Staff at the Moche police station first ________________Victor Martin late last month, while checking security cameras (监控摄像). They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by ________________at night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they realized he was ________________writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. Moved by the boy's ________________, the police shared the video on Facebook.

At the time of this writing, Victor's heartwarming and ________________heartbreaking story has spread all around the world. Local TV station ________________to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home.

It turns out that the 12-year-old's family is so ________________that they couldn't pay for electricity (电), so they just depended on a ________________during the night. Unluckily, Victor Martin could _________________finish his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn't _________________the weak candlelight any more.

"One day, my son said _________________I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework, "Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV. She _________________that Victor's neck would often become hard to move because of tilting (倾斜) his head to let the candlelight through.

Victor's mother said that although he _________________housework and takes care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader takes _________________very seriously and gets good grades.

【1】A. sharedB. takenC. discussedD. praised

【2】A. metB. interviewedC. noticedD. caught

【3】A. itselfB. yourselfC. myselfD. himself

【4】A. shylyB. actuallyC. carelesslyD. certainly

【5】A. wishB. planC. spiritD. hobby

【6】A. by the wayB. at leastC. at the same timeD. in the end

【7】A. managedB. stoppedC. promisedD. refused

【8】A. traditionalB. popularC. specialD. poor

【9】A. flashB. candleC. cameraD. fire

【10】A. seldomB. evenC. onlyD. still

【11】A. changeB. standC. enjoyD. protect

【12】A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. IfD. Until

【13】A. addedB. warnedC. hopedD. lied

【14】A. puts offB. worries aboutC. gives upD. helps with

【15】A. healthB. schoolC. friendshipD. safety

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【11】B

【12】C

【13】A

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文通过一段视频来介绍一个来自秘鲁莫切的名叫维克多马丁的12岁男孩在街灯下的人行道上做作业，在当地警方分享后，在脸谱网上被观看了数百万次。从而他的感人和心碎的故事同时也传遍了全世界。

【1】句意：一个来自秘鲁莫切的12岁男孩在街灯下的人行道上做作业，在当地警方分享后，在脸谱网上被观看了数百万次。

A. shared分享；B. taken 拿走；C. discussed讨论；D. praised表扬。根据上文 A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, 可知只有被分享后才会在Facebook上被观看。故选A。

【2】句意：莫切警察局的工作人员在检查安全摄像头时，第一次注意到维克多马丁。

A. met 见到；B. interviewed面试，采访； C. noticed注意到 D. caught抓住。根据下文while checking security cameras可知只有在检查摄像头时才会注意到，故选C。

【3】句意：他们发现一个小男孩晚上独自坐在人行道上。

A. itself 它自己；B. yourself你自己； C. myself 我自己；D. himself他自己。根据by oneself ，单独地，此处指a young boy，反身代词要用himself，故选D。

【4】句意：起初，他们认为他在做坏事，但后来他们意识到他实际上是在用头顶上的路灯在笔记本上写东西。

A. shyly害羞地；B. actually实际上；C. carelessly粗心地；D. certainly当然。根据下文writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. 可知事实上在利用头顶上的路灯光写东西，故选B。

【5】句意：警察被这个男孩的精神所感动，在脸谱网上分享了这段视频。

A. wish希望；B. plan计划；C. spirit精神；D. hobby习惯。根据下文the police shared the video on Facebook.可以推知分享的原因是被男孩的精神所感动，故选C。

【6】句意：维克多的感人和心碎的故事同时也传遍了全世界。

A. by the way顺便问一下；B. at least 至少；C. at the same time同时；D. in the end最后，终于。由Victor's heartwarming and 6 heartbreaking story.可知感人和心碎是同时发生的，故选C。

【7】句意：当地电视台设法找到了这个男孩，并和他母亲坐下来，了解他为什么在街上而不是在家里做家庭作业。

A. managed设法，管理；B. stopped停止；C. promised承诺；D. refused拒绝。根据下文 ...find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home. 想了解他为什么在街上而不是在家里做家庭作业。才会有电视台设法找到，manage to do sth.设法做某事，固定搭配。故选A。

【8】句意：结果发现，12岁的孩子家里太穷了，连电费都付不起。

A. traditional传统的；B. popular流行的，受欢迎的；C：special特殊的；D：poor贫穷的。根据下文 they couldn't pay for electricity (电),可知因为付不起电费才会在路灯下写作业，故选D。

【9】句意：他们付不起电费，所以他们晚上只能靠蜡烛过夜。

A. flash动画；B. candle蜡烛；C. camera相机；D. fire火。根据上文they couldn't pay for electricity可知在夜里只能靠蜡烛照明，故选B。

【10】句意：不幸的是，维克多马丁很少能在太阳下山之前完成作业。

A. seldom 很少；B. even甚至；C. only 仅仅；D. still还。根据 Unluckily，可知很少能在太阳落山时完成作业，故选A。

【11】句意：最近他再也受不了微弱的烛光了。

A. change改变；B. stand忍受；C. enjoy 喜欢；D. protect保护。根据下文... I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! 可知他再也不能忍受微弱的烛光了，故选B。

【12】句意：有一天，我儿子说如果我继续用蜡烛，我会疯的！

A. Although尽管；B. Because因为；C：If 如果；D. Until直到……为止。根据前后句的意思可知前句是后句所发生的条件，主句用一般将来时，从句用的是一般现在时。要用连词if，故选C。

【13】句意：她补充说，维克多的脖子经常会因为倾斜头部让烛光穿过而变得难以移动。

A. added加，补充；B. warned 警告；C. hoped希望；D. lied撒谎。根据上文 "One day, my son said 12I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework, " 可知这只是说明不用蜡烛的原因，另外又说明下儿子的脖子经常会因为倾斜头部让烛光穿过而变得难以移动。这是个补充说明，要用added，故选A。

【14】句意：维克多的母亲说，尽管他每天帮忙做家务，照顾家里的羊。

A. puts off推迟；B. worries about 为……担心；C. gives up 放弃；D. helps with帮助。根据下文...takes care of the family sheep every day.可知他也会帮助做家务，故选D。

【15】句意：但六年级的孩子对学习非常认真，成绩也很好。

A. health健康；B. school 学习；C. friendship友谊；D. safety安全。根据句末gets good grades.可知对学习一定非常认真才会有好的成绩，故选B。

短文是一篇记叙文，讲述的是12岁男孩维克多马丁因家境贫穷，付不起电费而在在街灯下的人行道上做作业的故事。这个故事感动了许多人，内容贴近学生们的日常生活。文章的篇幅较长，设计了15个小题。学生做题时一定要有耐心，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据上下文的语境做题，注意空前后的固定搭配，并仔细辨析选项中四个单词的意思和用法；最后将答案代入原文，再读一遍，检查答案是否正确。例如第3小题，是考查反身代词，此处指a young boy独自一人，反身代词要用himself，故选D。再如第12小题，考查的是连词辨析，A. Although尽管，引导的是让步状语从句；B. Because因为，引导的是原因状语从句；C：If 如果，引导的是条件状语从句；D. Until直到……为止，引导的是时间状语从句。根据前后句的意思可知前句是后所发生的条件，主句用一般将来时，从句用的是一般现在时。符合if引导的条件状语从句遵循的原则“主将从现”，故答案选C。