题目列表(包括答案和解析)
8.The high cost of materials _________ (保持,维持) prices.
答案:keeps up
7.The principle of diligence and frugality_________ (应用,适用于) all undertakings.
答案:applies to
6.The sea is_________ (浅的) here,so many people come here to take a dip.
答案:shallow
5.We were married on 2 October,2000,so every year we have a party on our_______(周年纪念日).
答案:anniversary
4.The prisoners became _________ (绝望的,拼命的) in their attempts to escape.
答案:desperate
3.He could not carry the_________ (负担) of the whole family alone.
答案:burden
2.The woman’s_________ (幸存) was surprising,as the doctors thought she would die.
答案:survival
1.He has not _________(放弃,停止) smoking,but is holding down to five cigarettes a day.
答案:quit
I used to be ashamed of my grandma.I know that’s a 1 thing to say,but it was true until today,so I have to 2 it.
The 3 started when my friend Katy found grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink.I was so used to seeing them that I 4 took notice of them.But Katy shouted,laughing and 5 to talk to them.I had to get down on my knees and 6 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t 7 and get hurt.
After that happened,I 8 there were a million things about grandma that were embarrassing(令人窘迫的).
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 9 ordering our hamburgers well-done,she told the person behind the counter,“They’ll have two Whoppers(巨无霸)well-to-do.”Jill burst out laughing,but I almost 10 .
After a while,I started wishing I could 11 grandma in a closet.I even complained to my parents.Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make grandma feel 12 in our home.
Then last Wednesday,something happened that 13 everything completely.My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 14 them about their 15 for a big Oral History project.I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
“Volunteer your grandmother,” she whispered.“She’s 16 and rich in experience.”
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 17 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly(集合).All my friends and teachers were listening to her 18 she was a great heroine.I was 19 of my grandma and hoped she would 20 know that I had been ashamed of her.
1.A.funny on C.terrible D.clear
答案:C
提示:作者以grandma为“耻”,说出来自然是一件“极坏的事情”,A、B、D三项意思不符。
2.A.admit B.receive C.refuse D.show
答案:A
提示:作者怀着一种悔恨的心情袒露自己的思想,“承认”这种事实。
3.A.quarrel B.accident C.trouble D.adventure
答案:C
提示:对作者来说,朋友Katy发现grandma的假牙套漂在杯子里是一件尴尬和难过的事,麻烦自此而生。A“吵架”,B“事故”,D“冒险”,均不符合题意。
4.A.already B.always C.simply D.hardly
答案:D
提示:由上下文可知,“我”过去常看到假牙,但几乎从未注意过。
5.A.enjoying B.pretending C.imagining tinuing
答案:B
提示:pretend to do sth.“假装做某事”;enjoy,imagine后跟-ing形式。
6.A.warn B.demand C.advise D.beg
答案:D
提示:beg sb.to do sth.“乞求某人做某事”,与前文“get down on my knees”对应。
7.A.mind B.hear C.see D.fall
答案:B
提示:“我”跪下来请Katy闭嘴以防grandma听到受到伤害。
8.A.expected B.declared C.realized D.doubted
答案:C
提示:expect“期望”;declare“声称,宣布”;realize“意识到”;doubt“怀疑”。显然作者是在那件事之后才“意识到”grandma的许多令人窘迫的事。
9.A.Because of B.Except for C.Such as D.Instead of
答案:D
提示:instead of “而不是……”。
10.A.died B.cheered C.disappeared D.suffered
答案:A
提示:听到奶奶的话“我”窘得要死,故选A。
11.A.meet B.avoid C.arrange D.hide
答案:D
提示:不想看到grandma,所以希望她从眼前消失,因而有“hide her in a closet”的想法。
12.A.independent B.inconvenient C.unwelcome D.unfamiliar
答案:C
提示:independent“独立”;inconvenient“不方便”;unwelcome“不受欢迎”; unfamiliar“不熟悉”。显然,my parents是告诉“我不能让grandma在家里感到unwelcome,作者也正有这种思想。
ged B.finished C.stopped D.prepared
答案:A
提示:根据上下文特别是文章最后两句的意思得出答案。本句意为“上个星期三发生的事情完全改变了一切”。
14.A.interview B.report C.tell D.write
答案:A
提示:interview“采访”,显然是就一些话题进行“采访”,与后文“interviewing my own grandmother”相对应。
15.A.news B.lives C.advantages D.achievements
答案:B
提示:news“新闻”;lives“生活”;advantages“利益,好处”;achievement“成就”。由上下文可知是对有趣的老人进行采访。
16.A.free B.popular C.interesting D.embarrassing
答案:C
提示:与前文“find interesting old people”相呼应,其他项均不合适。
17.A.show B.stage C.duty D.time
答案:B
提示:on stage “在台上”。
18.A.and then B.even if C.so that D.as if
答案:D
提示:as if“好像”。作者写大家在听grandmother讲话,好像她是一个heroine。
19.A.sure B.proud C.ashamed D.afraid
答案:B
提示:be proud of “自豪”;be sure of “确信”;be ashamed of “以……为耻辱”;be afraid “害怕”。根据文意,作者从对grandma这次采访中,认识到了自己的错误,知道奶奶是应该值得自豪的。
20.A.never B.even C.still D.once
答案:A
提示:作者希望grandma永远不知道自己的那些想法。
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