“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any .Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in .
“I know it’s for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not at all. We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy . And your poor father ---he doesn’t feel . He really needs a rest.”
“I can help, Mum!” James said. “ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”
“Well…”Mum began.
“Great! Thanks, Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and what he needed ---two spanners(扳手). “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This won’t take a second.” After some , James was finished. With a smile of on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “That’s a much better! How did you do it?”
“Easy,” James said .” Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about you father? Can you him?” asked Mum.
“I’ll try,” James replied. He up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the on. Dad opened his eyes and immediately. “He just let his run too low, that’s all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”
“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”
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解析试题分析：本文是一篇科幻短篇小说。James今天没作业，他想邀请同学到家里玩，去征求母亲的同意。母亲拒绝，因为母亲的头痛以及父亲的残疾，令母亲觉得James的同学会认为家里挺怪异的，由此James会遭受嘲笑。但聪明的James灵活运用了课堂上学到的机器人科学知识，使父母亲两人都改变了不舒服的境况。因此获得了邀请同学到家玩的许可。
【小题1】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。星期五，没作业，因此邀请同学到家玩。 A. chance机会，B. message信息，C. difficulty困难，D. homework作业，所以选D。
【小题2】考查形容词，动词词义辨析及语境理解。下文说父亲残疾，需要休息；而在这段描绘了父亲头伏在胳膊上（resting his head on his arms），可以想象出父亲感觉不舒服，正在睡（下文说接通电源后父亲就张开了眼睛）。A. reading阅读，B. alone单独的，C. asleep睡着的，D. standing站，所以选C。
【小题3】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。从James的请求及其语气，母亲显然看出他急切想让同学到家玩。A. see看出，B. explain解释，C. agree同意，D. doubt怀疑，所以选A。
【小题4】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。 当遭到母亲的不允许后，他伤心地问（James asked sadly）为什么，很可能几乎含着眼泪。 A. terror恐惧，B. surprise 惊讶，C. silence沉默，D. tears泪水，所以选D。
【小题5】考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。James从来没邀请过同学来家玩。而现在遭到母亲的不许可，对于他来说，星期五没有同学来是很伤心，很难熬的一天。A. hard困难，B. fair公平的，C. easy容易的，D. good好的，所以A
【小题6】考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。上文介绍过母亲不同意James的要求是因为担心他同学会认为家里异常而嘲笑他（But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange.）。这里James反驳说，他认为家里很寻常（We’re just ordinary people。），一点不古怪。A. normal正常的，B. popular流行的， C. strange奇怪的，D. anxious焦虑的，所以选C。
【小题7】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。母亲的感受，脖子疼导致头痛得很厉害。A. loss损失，B. headache头疼，C. task任务，D. day日子，所以选B。
【小题8】考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。可怜的父亲需要休息（He really needs a rest.），很可能身体感觉不舒服。A. ill 生病的，B. well 好的，C. funny有趣的，滑稽的，D. sorry难过的，所以选B。
【小题9】考查连词词义辨析及语境理解。James 问话的意思是，要是他能使父母亲舒服点，他的请求是否可以满足。该句逗号前后存在逻辑上的条件关系（“_44__ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please。）A. As当…时候，B. Since自从，C. Before在…前面，D. If如果，所以选D。
【小题10】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。James跑向厨房，拉开抽屉，找到他所需要的东西。A. found发现， B. kept 保持，C. controlled控制，D. returned 归还，根据下文可知他用找到的扳手来修理父母亲身上的故障。所以选A。
【小题11】查名词词义辨析及语境理解。James 找到扳子后，做些修缮和调整，让母亲更舒服点。A. requests要求， B. repairs修理，C. thoughts想法，D. instructions指导，所以选B。
【小题12】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。不花几秒钟，James就调整好母亲脖子上的绷带，因此露出了满意的微笑。 A. sympathy同情，B. bitterness痛苦，C. politeness礼貌，D. satisfaction满意，所以选D。
【小题13】考查副词词义辨析及语境理解。母亲感觉好多了，并问他是如何做到的。James显然是自豪地回答，那简单！句中的形容词easy说明他很自豪。A. embarrassedly尴尬地，B. proudly 自豪地，C. gratefully感激地， D. impatiently不耐烦地，所以选B。
【小题14】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。James找到了母亲不舒服的原因是父亲把螺栓扭得太紧（Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much!），他只不过调松些。A. collected 收集，B. produced制造， C. adjusted调整，D. covered覆盖，所以选C。
【小题15】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。由上文可知爸爸的身体也不好，所以妈妈请求James也帮爸爸。A. greet问候，B. accompany陪伴，C. help帮助，D. ask问，所以选C。
【小题16】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。把父亲脖子后的头发拢起，要插入了一根电线。A. caught抓住， B. lifted举起，C. gave给，D. filled填满，所以选B。
【小题17】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。把电线插入父亲的脑袋里（plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. ），然后接通的是电源。James想给爸爸充电了。A. television电视； B. light光线，灯； C. gas汽油； D. power权力，电；所以选D。
【小题18】考查动词短语词义辨析及语境理解。A. grew up成长；长大； B. lay down放下； C. sat up坐起来。D. broke down出故障，身体垮掉；所以选C。
【小题19】考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。父亲原先是伏在胳膊上睡，一接通电源，他张开了眼睛，立即坐了起来，说明爸爸的问题好了。A. battery电池，B. food食物，C. temperature温度，D. blood血液，所以选A。
【小题20】考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。 James运用自己的聪明才智使得父母亲都感觉舒服了，他的朋友但会接受这确实是不寻常的一家。A. prove证明，B. expect期待，C. accept接受，D. suspect怀疑，所以选C。
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My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very . He began to show me these, not through , but through his actions. He would not a job until it was done. He put his all into everything he did. However, he showed me this not just in working, but in everything. Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not to play the rest of the games.
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To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We ____ hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our ____ came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(带子) got ____ on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped ___ my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, ____ on a man who was just about to ____ a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly ____， as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.
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