Question

【题目】 “John, you have no school today. Let’s do some cleaning in the house.” John’s mom_______that morning.

Then they began to clean the house. They didn’t stop___________everything was tidy. Suddenly, John’s mom pointed to Grandpa’s chair and said, “That old chair has got to go. We’ll buy Grandpa a new one.” It was___________. The chair was ugly. So John agreed.

As they were trying to move the chair, Grandpa came in. He ___________their way. “Oh, no! You can’t take my chair away.” “Dad, we’ll buy you a new one.” John’s mom said. “No, I don’t want a new one”. Grandpa tried to push his chair back into _____________. John’s mom had to give up. Grandpa sat into his chair and closed his eyes.

“Grandpa, why don’t you let us throw away the chair?” John asked.

“You don’t understand, John. I sat in this chair with your grandma when I asked her to___________me. It was so long ago. But when I sit in this chair and close my eyes, I feel she is near.” “It’s_______________. How could grandpa remember such a thing many years ago. In fact, he forgot almost_______.” John thought.

“And the night you father was born, they placed the___________ baby into my arms. I sat in this chair for hours, and I had never been____________ ”. A smile now ______________across his old face.

“I think I’m going to understand.” John said.

“Many years later,” Grandpa’s voice________, “the doctor called and told me your grandma was about to depart with this world, and I was lost without her in the following year. But this chair gave me__________and warmth.”

“I’m sorry, Grandpa. ”John looked at Grandpa and said,

“This is not just an old chair. You’ve______________ a lot together.” That night, John told his mom all about the chair. They realized how much the chair meant to grandpa.

When they look at the chair the next day, they found the room would be very__________without the old chair.

【1】A.orderedB.suggestedC.requestedD.mentioned

【2】A.whenB.beforeC.unlessD.until

【3】A.trueB.realC.commonD.special

【4】A.discoverB.blockedC.linedD.covered

【5】A.spaceB.roomC.placeD.seat

【6】A.marryB.greetC.chooseD.prefer

【7】A.movingB.amazingC.unexpectedD.believable

【8】A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing

【9】A.lowB.heavyC.hugeD.tiny

【10】A.happierB.sadderC.strongerD.healthier

【11】A.wentB.cameC.ranD.spread

【12】A.appearedB.brokeC.returnedD.raised

【13】A.safetyB.heatC.comfortD.treat

【14】A.looked back toB.looked throughC.gone back toD.gone through

【15】A.fascinatingB.wonderfulC.darkD.crowded

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【11】D

【12】B

【13】C

【14】D

【15】C

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文，约翰和妈妈在打扫卫生的时候，准备把爷爷的旧椅子扔掉换一把新的，爷爷出现及时阻止了他们。因为这把椅子对于爷爷来说不仅仅是一把旧椅子，而是以前生活的一种纪念。

【1】

句意：“约翰，你今天不上学，让我们大扫除吧”，那天早上约翰的妈妈建议。

ordered命令；suggested建议；requested要求；mentioned提到。根据“Let’s do some cleaning”，让我们做些事情，可知，语气为建议的语气，故选B。

【2】

句意：他们直到一切都整洁了，才停下来。

when当……时候；before在……之前；unless除非；until直到。根据“直到……才not…until”，故选D。

【3】

句意：是正确的，这把椅子很丑，所以约翰同意了。

true正确的；real真正的；common普通的；special特殊的。根据“So John agreed”可知，妈妈说的话是对的，故选A。

【4】

句意：他挡住了他们的路。

discover发现；blocked挡住；lined排队；covered覆盖。根据下文“Oh, no! You can’t take my chair away.”可知，爷爷不同意这样做，所以挡住他们，故选B。

【5】

句意：爷爷试图把他的椅子推回房间。

space空间；room房间；place地方；seat座位。根据文章内容“When they look at the chair the next day, they found the room…”可知，椅子是要放回房间去，故选B。

【6】

句意：我和你奶奶坐在这把椅子上当我让她嫁给我的时候。

marry嫁娶；greet问候；choose选择；prefer更喜欢。根据下文“How could grandpa remember such a thing many years ago.”可知，爷爷记住了很重要的事情，即向奶奶求婚，故选A。

【7】

句意：真令人吃惊，爷爷竟会记住那么多年前的事。

moving令人感动；amazing令人吃惊；unexpected出乎预料；believable可信的。根据“How could grandpa remember such a thing many years ago. In fact, he forgot almost___8___.”可知，爷爷几乎忘记了一切，但是能记住那么早的事情，是令人吃惊的，故选B。

【8】

句意：事实上，他几乎忘了所有的事情。

something一些事；anything任何事；everything一切；nothing没有事。根据almost，可知，他几乎忘了一切，故选C。

【9】

句意：在你爸爸出生的那一晚，他们把小宝宝放进我的臂弯。

low低的；heavy重的；huge巨大的；tiny小的。空格处形容词修饰名词baby，故选D。

【10】

句意：我坐在这个椅子里几个小时，我从未如此开心过。

happier开心；sadder伤心；stronger强壮；healthier健康。根据上文“you father was born”可知，这是令人开心的时候，故选A。

【11】

句意：一个微笑在老人脸上绽放。

went走，go across经过；came来，come across偶遇；ran跑，run across跑过；spread传播，spread across散开。空格处表示脸上绽放微笑，故选D。

【12】

句意：“许多年以后，”爷爷的声音变了，“医生打电话告诉我你奶奶将要离开这个世界……”

appeared出现；broke（嗓音）因激动而变调；returned回来；raised升起。根据下文他回忆奶奶要去世，这令人伤心，所以嗓音变调，故选B。

【13】

句意：但是这把椅子给了我慰藉和温暖。

safety安全；heat热；comfort慰藉；treat款待。根据上文“I was lost without her”，可知，在失去挚爱之后，这把椅子给他温暖和慰藉，故选C。

【14】

句意：这不仅是一把旧椅子，你和它经历了很多。

looked back to回首；looked through看穿；gone back to回到；gone through经历。根据上文爷爷对以前的回忆，可知，这把椅子和他经历了很多，故选D。

【15】

句意：当他们第二天看这把椅子的时候，他们发现，房间会非常暗如果没有这把椅子。

fascinating迷人的；wonderful极棒的；dark黑暗的；crowded拥挤的。根据上文爷爷和椅子经历的事情，说明这把椅子非常珍贵，如果没有这把椅子，房间也会黯然失色，故选C。