Question

   Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”，but a recent 1 with his mother changed his life. He didn't use to give his mother many problems. 2 ，after his father's death a few years ago,Martin's life became 3 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child's education. To do this,she 4 work,and so was often not at home. His mother looked after him as 5 as she could. Unfortunately,Martin still caused problems. He was not 6 in studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily,his mother was very 7 and didn't give up trying to help him. In the end,she 8 a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble. One day,he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 9 with his mother. Martin called his mother,but to his 10 ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 11 I needed ,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us,he was 12 me and would always take pride in everything good I do. That's when I decided to change. I realize that 13 my father died,I have been afraid of being alone,and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.

   Now Martin has 14 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother's 15 helped him to feel good about himself.[2013 湖北黃岡]

() 1. A. conversation   B. report   C. survey   D. speech

() 2. A. So   B. But   C. Therefore   D. However

() 3. A. very   B. many   C. much   D. too

() 4. A. could   B. had to   C. should   D. would

() 5. A. soon   B. quickly   C. well   D. good

() 6. A. pleased   B. tired   C. bored   D. interested

() 7. A. worried   B. patient   C. careful   D. serious

() 8. A. made   B. took   C. got   D. thought

() 9. A. argue   B. say   C. discuss   D. talk

() 10. A. surprised   B. surprising   C. surprise   D. surprises

() 11. A. which   B. what   C. that   D. how

() 12. A. seeing   B. noticing   C. helping   D. watching

() 13. A. since   B. before   C. after   D. when

() 14. A. always   B. hardly   C. really   D. just

() 15. A. advice   B. love   C. idea   D. decision

Answer 1

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B

閱讀提示：本文介紹了一個問題孩子在母親的愛和堅持不懈的幫助下，終于在一次長談后，幡然醒悟，痛改前非，奮發(fā)學習，成為最好的學生之一，說明了母愛的偉大。

1. A從下文可知是與母親一次談話改變了他的生活，故選A.

2. D “他父親死后，他的生活變得困難多了”與上一句“他過去并沒 有給她母親帶來很多麻煩”是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，而but不能用于這種帶逗 號的獨立結(jié)構(gòu)。故選D.

3. C more difficult是比較級，四個詞中只有much可以修飾比較級， 意為：困難得多。故選C.

4. B為了做到這一點,她必須去工作，故選   B. had to,必須、不得不。

5. C他媽媽盡可能地照顧好他。該詞修飾動詞look after ,故用副 詞well。

soon,很快，quickly,迅速地，意思都不合適。

6. D他對學習不感興趣，be interested in ,對 感興趣。

7. B幸運的是，他母親很有耐心，沒有放棄對他的幫助。

8. A make a decision,固定搭配，做決定。

9. D老師說馬丁有必要與他母親談?wù)�，talk with,與……談?wù)劇?/p>

10. C to one's surprise,固定搭配，令某人吃驚的是。

11. B這正是我所需要的。What I needed是表語從句。

12. D父親雖然不與他們在一起了，但他還在關(guān)注著他，并為他做的 每一件好事而自豪，watch觀察、關(guān)注。see看見;notice注意到; help幫助，意思都不合適。

13. A其后的主句用的是現(xiàn)在完成時，因此用since ,自從……以來。

14. C現(xiàn)在馬丁確實改變了,really真地、確實。

15. B他母親的愛使他對自己感覺良好,love愛。