Question

【题目】One year my children came home from school asking where we were going on your summer vacation. It seemed that all the other kids were______ where they were spending the summer. I couldn’t ______to take them anywhere but I didn’t want to tell them that so I just said, “It’s a surprise!” They were_______ That bought me a little more ________.

I called several amusement ______to see if there was a half-price event during the summer but no such _____ . I tried everything, with no success, so I called some of the other moms to find that most were in the same______that I was. We decided to ______something fun for our kids to do. We had a meeting, all five of us, and_____ what is now called a “playcation”.

One mother was a _____ , so on Mondays the kids would all go to her house. They would play games using plants and ______. They also planted vegetables and_______them grow over the summer.

Another mother had Bible_______on Tuesdays. She asked some questions about Bible. The kid who answered ______got a penny, which they all turned in at the end to buy their goodie bags(礼品袋).

At our house on Wednesdays, I made an outdoor ______training with my spare tires. The kids also walked a balance beam and raced through large cardboard boxes taped together.

On _____they had arts and crafts across the street. Fridays were______by a wonderful single dad with a metal detector(金属探测器)who took everyone out treasure_____ .

The summer was a big ______ . Okay, it wasn’t Disney World,_______the kids didn’t miss anything. My son actually asked me, “Can we do this again next year?”

【1】A. rejecting B. discussing C. learning D. reporting

【2】A. sacrifice B. offer C. select D. afford

【3】A. disappointed B. satisfied C. shocked D. delighted

【4】A. time B. money C. confidence D. patience

【5】A. schools B. shops C. parks D. libraries

【6】A. hope B. luck C. attitude D. hobby

【7】A. situation B. gap C. direction D. process

【8】A. come up with B. face up to C. look forward to D. step away from

【9】A. discovered B. enjoyed C. created D. controlled

【10】A. teacher B. doctor C. gardener D. grocer

【11】A. books B. vegetables C. sweets D. toys

【12】A. guessed B. watched C. affected D. felt

【13】A. debates B. readings C. explanations D. contests

【14】A. easily B. patiently C. correctly D. hurriedly

【15】A. computer B. obstacle C. painting D. speech

【16】A. Thursdays B. Saturdays C. Sundays D. Mondays

【17】A. hosted B. forced C. avoided D. forbidden

【18】A. hiding B. making C. hunting D. donating

【19】A. failure B. challenge C. business D. success

【20】A. and B. so C. or D. but

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】A

【9】C

【10】C

【11】B

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】B

【16】A

【17】A

【18】C

【19】D

【20】D

【解析】本文主要讲了作者和几个朋友生活很拮据，暑假无法带孩子们出去玩，但是她们通过自己的努力，给了孩子们一个别样的暑假，这个暑假活动安排非常成功且有意义。

【1】B考查动词。看起来其他的孩子们都在讨论他们将去哪里度过暑假这个问题。rejecting 拒绝， discussing讨论，learning学习，reporting报告。

【2】D 考查动词。由下文内容I called several amusement ___5___to see if there was a half-price event during the summer可以判断出作者生活很拮据，所以这里意思是我负担不起带他们去任何地方玩儿。sacrifice 牺牲，offer提供，select 挑选，afford负担得起。

【3】D 考查形容词。but I didn’t want to tell them that so I just said, “It’s a surprise!” 孩子们听到暑假会有惊喜，自然很开心。disappointed 失望的， satisfied满意的，shocked 震惊的，delighted高兴的。

【4】A 考查名词。由下文内容I tried everything, with no success, so I called some of the other moms to find that most were in the same___7___that I was.可知作者想要实现给孩子们的这个惊喜，颇费周折，花了挺多时间。time 时间， money金钱，confidence信心，patience耐心。

【5】C 考查名词。由if there was a half-price event during the summer可判断出作者是给游乐公园打电话询问优惠事宜。Schools学校， shops商店，parks公园， libraries图书馆。

【6】B 考查名词。I tried everything, with no success我尽力了，但是没有成功 ，所以判断出作者运气不好。hope希望，luck运气， attitude态度，hobby业余爱好。

【7】A 考查名词。由We decided to ___8___something fun for our kids to do. 可判断出我给其他几位母亲打电话，发现我们处境相同。Situation情况，gap差距， direction 方向， process过程。

【8】A 考查动词短语。我们决定为我们的孩子想出一些有趣的事情去做。come up with 想出，face up to勇敢地面对， look forward to期待，step away from远离。

【9】C 考查动词。我们创造了一个被称为“playcation” 的活动。discovered 发现， enjoyed 享受， created 创造，controlled控制。

【10】C 考查名词。由They would play games using plants and ___11___. They also planted vegetables and___12___them grow over the summer. 可推断出这位母亲是一位园丁。

teacher 教师，doctor 医生， gardener园丁， grocer食品商。

【11】B 考查名词。由They also planted vegetables and___12___them grow over the summer.可知他们也用植物花卉和蔬菜作游戏。books 书，vegetables 蔬菜，sweets 糖果，toys玩具。

【12】B 考查动词。他们也种植蔬菜，并且在整个夏天观察它们的生长。guessed 猜测， watched 观察， affected影响，felt感觉。

【13】D 考查名词。由She asked some questions about Bible. The kid who answered ___14___got a penny, which they all turned in at the end to buy their goodie bags(礼品袋).可知另外一位母亲在星期二举办圣经竞赛。debates 争论，readings阅读材料， explanations 解释，contests竞赛。

【14】C 考查副词。由got a penny 可知答对的小孩会获得一美分的奖励。easily 容易地， patiently 耐心地，correctly正确地， hurriedly匆忙地。

【15】B 考查名词。由The kids also walked a balance beam and raced through large cardboard boxes taped together.可推断出作者用备用轮胎对孩子们进行了户外障碍物训练。computer电脑，obstacle障碍物， painting 绘画， speech演讲。

【16】A 考查副词。上文依次介绍了星期一，星期二，星期三，孩子们的活动安排，所以接下来会介绍星期四孩子们的活动。Thursdays 每星期四，Saturdays每星期六， Sundays 每星期日，Mondays每星期一。

【17】A考查动词。每周星期五由一位单身父亲举办这次活动。 hosted 主持， forced 强迫， avoided 避免， frbidden禁止。

【18】C 考查动词。这位单身父亲用一个金属探测器，带着孩子们外出去寻找宝物。hiding 隐藏，making 制作， hunting寻找，donating捐赠。

【19】D 考查名词。由Okay, it wasn’t Disney World,___20___the kids didn’t miss anything. My son actually asked me, “Can we do this again next year?”可推断出这个暑假非常成功。failure 失败， challenge挑战，business 生意， success成功。

【20】D 考查连词。它不是迪士尼世界，但是孩子们没有错过任何东西。and 而且，so所以，or 或者， but但是。

1.上下文对照，捕捉关键词。

解完型填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。

2.结合生活，利用常识解题。

目的考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。