Mike and his father hadn’t talked for ten years.Ten years ago,Mike’s mother ___.He thought it was his father who caused his mother’s death.He hated his father.

Now they were sitting in a nice ___.Suddenly his father asked the waiter to put some salt in his coffee.Mike was ___.His father smiled and said,“Before you were born,your mother and I often had fun ___ in the sea.We could taste the sea,just like the taste of the salty coffee.Every time I have salty coffee,I always ___ your mother.I miss her so much.”

Mike was deeply moved.He never knew his father had such ___ love for his mother.One month later,he moved to live with his father.Whenever he made coffee for his father,he would put some ___ in it.

Ten years later,his father died.Mike ___ a letter saying “Dear Mike,please forgive me for my ___—the salty coffee.Now let me tell you the truth.I don’t like salty coffee actually,but I drank salty coffee for 10 years!Being with you was the biggest ___ of my whole life.”

1.A. hurt B. disappeared C. died D. missed

2.A. mall B. restaurant C. house D. garden

3.A. surprised B. upset C. strange D. disappointed

4.A. drinking B. eating C. working D. playing

5.A. think up B. think over C. think of D. think about

6.A. wide B. deep C. high D. big

7.A. sugar B. milk C. honey D. salt

8.A. wrote B. received C. accepted D. refused

9.A. lie B. secret C. regret D. mistake

10.A. shyness B. kindness C. happiness D. sadness

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.C 【解析】試題分析：這篇短文講述的是一位因母親的死亡而對自己父親有誤解的孩子，十年后當他們在一家咖啡店喝咖啡時，他的父親讓服務員在咖啡里放一些鹽，利奧感到很驚訝。他父親說：以前他和他的母親在海邊玩的很開心,咖啡里放鹽的味道就像大海的味道。利奧被深深地感動。知道...

One day,a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe(馬蹄鐵)on the ground.The father said to his son,“Look at the horseshoe on the ground.Go and __ the horseshoe and put it in your bag,my son.” But Thomas said,“If I do so,it will waste my time.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself.When they __ a nearby town,they had a rest.There the farmer sold the horseshoe and __ some strawberries with the money.

The father and the son went on walking.The sun was well up in the __.They soon drank up all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest.Thomas felt __ thirsty to walk on.At this time,his father gave him a strawberry and he quickly ate it.After a while,his father gave him __ strawberry and once again,his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.

And so they __.The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them.When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries,his father said to him,“My dear son,__ you picked up that horseshoe,you would have your own __ to eat.Always remember the lesson:if you don’t worry about the little things,you will find it difficult to ___ the great things.

1.A. give up B. put up C. pick up D. take up

2.A. got on B. got to C. got off D. got down

3.A. threw B. bought C. sold D. found

4.A. sky B. sea C. river D. ground

5.A. so B. very C. quite D. too

6.A. another B. other C. else D. the other

7.A. carried on B. turned on C. went on D. worked on

8.A. or B. if C. unless D. until

9.A. water B. money C. horseshoe D. strawberries

10.A. do B. use C. eat D. drink

1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.D 10.A 【解析】試題分析：本文通過懶惰的托馬斯不聽父親勸告不去撿馬蹄鐵而不能換得自己的草莓的故事，告訴我們一個道理：如果不在意一些小事情，就很難做到那些大事情。 1.句意：去把馬蹄鐵撿起來放進你的包里�？疾閯釉~短語辨析題。A. give up放棄；B. put...

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season.We had not seen __ in almost a month.The crops were dying.If we didn’t see some rain soon,we would lose everything.

I was in the kitchen that day when I saw my son,Billy,walking toward the ___.Trying to be as still as possible,he was obviously walking with great ___.Minutes after he disappeared into the woods,he came running out again,toward the house.Moments later,however,he was once again walking in that __ way toward the woods.I couldn’t take it any longer and I __ him.

He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked,being very___ not to spill(溢出)the water he carried.

As I came closer,I saw the most surprising sight.Several large deer stood in front of him.Billy walked right up to them.But the deer did not hurt him nor __ move as Billy knelt down.And then I saw a baby deer lying on the ground,obviously thirsty,lift its head to lap up the water in my boy’s hands.When the water was gone,Billy jumped up to run back to the house.I followed him back to a spigot(水龍頭).Billy opened it and let the drip slowly __ up his “cup”.

When he stood up and began to turn back,I was there in front of him.His little eyes were filled with tears.

“I’m not __,” was all he said.The week before,he had made the same trouble with our horses,which caused him a lecture from his father about the importance of not wasting water.

This time,I ___ him,with a small pot of water from the kitchen.I let him take care of the baby deer alone for it was his job.As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground,they were suddenly joined by other drops... more drops... and more.I looked up at the sky.All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm,just like the actions of one little boy saved another.

1.A. wind B. snow C. rain D. cloud

2.A. woods B. school C. house D. rivers

3.A. surprise B. effort C. doubt D. notice

4.A. natural B. obvious C. popular D. unusual

5.A. stopped B. followed C. accepted D. controlled

6.A. careful B. noisy C. comfortable D. polite

7.A. ever B. yet C. even D. never

8.A. set B. fill C. put D. place

9.A. interrupting B. joking C. complaining D. wasting

10.A. received B. believed C. joined D. pushed

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.C 【解析】試題分析：本文敘述了在特別干旱炎熱的時候，我的兒子救了小鹿的故事。從而說明了每個人都應當保持一顆善良的心。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 句意：我跟著他回到水龍頭（水龍頭）。比利...

My coat is made _____ cool and silk.

A. to B. for C. from D. of

C 【解析】句意：我的外套是用冰絲做的。A. to到；B. for為了；C. from來自于；D. of……的。be made of能直接看出原材料，be made from和be made of都可以表示物體由什么材料制成，前者看不出原材料，后者能夠看出原材料，本句中的原材料能夠看見，故答案為C。

Our teacher was seen ______ to the office a moment ago.

A. go B. to go C. going D. goes

B 【解析】句意：我們的老師剛才被看見去辦公室了。see sb. do sth.看見某人做過某事；see sb. doing sth.看見某人正在做某事，強調(diào)動詞正在進行，根據(jù)a moment ago判斷，強調(diào)發(fā)生在過去的一件事情，使用see sb. do sth.，不定式要省略to；但當變?yōu)楸粍诱Z態(tài)時，to則不能省略。此句是一般過去時態(tài)的被動語態(tài)，故答案為B。

The Oxford Castle _____ by Henry (1154-1189). It is in very good condition now.

A. built B. was built C. has been built D. is built

B 【解析】句意：牛津城堡是由亨利（1154-1189）建造的�，F(xiàn)在狀況很好。主語The Oxford Castle與動詞build之間是被動的關系，動作發(fā)生在1154-1189之間，故句子為一般過去時態(tài)的被動語態(tài)，答案為B。

Ice can be _____ water.

A. turn into B. turn to C. turned into D. turned to

A 【解析】句意：冰可以轉(zhuǎn)變成水。turn into轉(zhuǎn)變成，turn to轉(zhuǎn)向。結合句意可知，此句是含有情態(tài)動詞的被動語態(tài)，故答案為A。

Keys are used for _____ doors.

A. lock B. locked C. locking D. locks

C 【解析】句意：鑰匙是用來鎖門的。be used for doing sth.被用來做某事，故答案為C。

—When _____ the PRC _____?

—On October 1st.

A. was, found B. was, founded C. is, found D. were, founded

B 【解析】句意：——中華人民共和國是什么時候成立的？——10月1日。find當“發(fā)現(xiàn)”講，是動詞原形，過去式和過去分詞為found；found當“成立”講是動詞原形，過去式和過去分詞為founded，此句是一般過去時態(tài)的被動語態(tài)，結合句意可知，答案為B。

Sorry, all the vegetables ______. Please come tomorrow.

A. sells well B. have sold out C. have been sold out D. are selling

C 【解析】句意：對不起，所有的蔬菜都賣完了，請明天再來�！笆卟恕迸c“賣”之間是被動的關系，蔬菜已經(jīng)賣完要用現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)來表達，綜合起來，此句是現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài)的被動語態(tài)，故答案為C。