Question

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they _ after having dinner together. They discussed the __ they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a _ house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（經(jīng)銷商）send a _ to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful _ for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know _ Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t _ very well. I met a _ who had a parrot（鸚鵡）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to _ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, _ it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were_ by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother _ her thank-you notes, which read: “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to _ the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to _ . I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll _ use the car. The_ was good, although not practical. Thanks.”

“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to_ plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost _ my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Dearest Melvin, you were the_ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so _ . I liked it very much. Thank you.”

1.A. fought B. talked C. studied D. slept

2.A. gifts B. chances C. wishes D. challenges

3.A. warm B. big C. safe D. lonely

4.A. book B. bike C. car D. bag

5.A. station B. museum C. library D. theater

6.A. what B. how C. why D. when

7.A. listen B. feel C. see D. walk

8.A. nurse B. writer C. businessman D. lawyer

9.A. protect B. beat C. raise D. teach

10.A. but B. so C. unless D. although

11.A. treated B. impressed C. threatened D. hurt

12.A. sent out B. put up C. took out D. picked up

13.A. sell B. borrow C. clean D. visit

14.A. learn B. work C. exercise D. travel

15.A. never B. often C. regularly D. sometimes

16.A. future B. hobby C. idea D. program

17.A. create B. enjoy C. bring D. record

18.A. lost B. admired C. remained D. discovered

19.A. same B. last C. next D. only

20.A. strange B. unpleasant C. bitter D. delicious

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇小短文講述了一個擁有4個兒子的母親，在兒子都長大成人，非常成功之后，用不同的方式報答她的故事。第一個兒子給她修建了一棟大房子，第二個兒子給她買了一輛車，第三個兒子給她修了一座劇院，第四個兒子花高價租了一只會念詩的鸚鵡。然而，這位母親對前三個兒子的禮物都不夠滿意，卻很喜歡第四個兒子的禮物，但是她把鸚鵡當做一只雞吃掉了。文章揭示出母親需要的不是昂貴禮物的回報，只是小小的關(guān)心。

1.考查動詞辨析。A 打架；B 談話；C 學習；D 睡覺。由句意可判斷出兄弟四人是聚在一起談話聊天，故選B。

2.考查名詞辨析。A 禮物；B 機會；C 愿望；D 挑戰(zhàn)。根據(jù)下文四人給母親的不同東西可判斷是在商量各自的禮物，故選A。

3.考查形容詞辨析。A 溫暖的；B 大的；C 安全的；D 獨自一人的。聯(lián)系下文中“Milton, the house you built is so huge”可知是一所大的房子，故選B。

4.考查名詞辨析。A 書；B 自行車；C 轎車；D 包。聯(lián)系下文中“I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll _ use the car.”可知二兒子送給母親的是一輛轎車，故選C。

5.考查名詞辨析。A 車站；B 博物館；C 圖書館；D 劇院。聯(lián)系下文中“you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to _ plays or watch movies in it”可以推斷出三兒子送的是一座劇院，故選D。

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7.考查動詞辨析。A 聽；B 感覺；C 看；D 走路。根據(jù)下文I met a_ who had a parrot（鸚鵡）that can recite many poems，兒子想讓鸚鵡讀詩給母親聽，說明母親聽力沒有問題，閱讀詩歌存在的問題是眼睛看不清，所以應該選C。

8.考查名詞辨析。A 護士；B 作家；C 商人；D 律師。根據(jù)句意It took him 12 years to _ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out.可知養(yǎng)鸚鵡的人通過出租鸚鵡來謀生，他應該是個商人，故選C。

9.考查動詞辨析。A 保護；B 擊打、控制；C 飼養(yǎng)；D 訓練。聯(lián)系上下文可知這個商人通過培養(yǎng)這只鸚鵡讀的能力來出租鸚鵡賺錢，故選D。

10.考查連詞辨析。I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, _ it is worth it.句意：租用20年，我每年需要支付100000美金（可見租金十分昂貴），但是這是很值得的�？膳袛噙xA。

11.考查動詞辨析。A 請客、款待；B 使感動；C 受到威脅；D 受到傷害。由下文母親的反應可知，第四個兒子的做法最好，不僅價格昂貴而且很有心意，另外三個人受到了感動，故選B。

12.考查詞組辨析。A 發(fā)出；B 張貼；C 拿出；D 撿起。根據(jù)After the holidays their mother _ her thank-you notes, which read:這句話及后文可知，母親和四個兒子不住在一起，這些便箋應該是寄出去的，故選A。

13.考查動詞辨析。A 賣；B 借；C 清掃；D 參觀。根據(jù)上下文可知，母親只住在一間房，但因為房子大而很累，推斷出母親是要清掃整個房子而累，故選C。

14.考查動詞辨析。A 學習；B 工作；C 練習；D旅游。下句中母親說“I stay home and have my foods dlivered”，可知母親通常都呆在家里，而不用出門，故選D。

15.考查副詞辨析。聯(lián)系前后文可知母親因為年紀大了都呆在家里，用不到汽車出門，所以從來不用汽車，故選A。

16.考查名詞辨析。A 未來；B 習慣；C 想法；D 項目。根據(jù)語境可知，母親是說兒子的想法很好，故選C。

17.考查動詞辨析。A 創(chuàng)造；B 享受；C 帶來；D 記錄。you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to_ plays or watch movies in it根據(jù)句意判斷可知兒子是想讓母親觀賞電影，和朋友一起享受，故選B。

18.考查動詞辨析。A 失去；B 贊賞；C 被留下；D 發(fā)現(xiàn)。I’ve almost _ my hearing and I’m nearly blind，根據(jù)句意可知母親母親已經(jīng)近乎看不見也聽不見了，所以選A。

19.考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)母親給四個兒子的回信可知，母親對前三個兒子的禮物都不夠滿意，只對第四個兒子的想法很贊同，所以是唯一的，應該選D。

20.考查形容詞辨析。A 奇怪的；B 不愉快的；C 苦的；D 美味的。根據(jù)文意可知母親把鸚鵡當做雞吃掉了并且很喜歡，所以這里應該選美味的，D。

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