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【題目】完形填空 先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從下面四個答案中選擇可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。

“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in ________ _ it?” said the old lady.

John took over the papers from her shaking hand and let her sit in a chair. He remembered her rich _________ in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she _________ hear him, he shouted into her ears. “I think it’s very good. I’ll send it to a publisher (出版商).”

Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had read a few ________ _ . He agreed to publish it, and he had paid $100 for the copyright (版權(quán)). ________ money would be given as an advance (預(yù)付款). Every month, John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.

One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t _________ more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.

Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands. She proudly touched her book with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, ________ holding her book.

Her granddaughter took the book and ________ _ it. “Why, it’s just blank (空白) pages!” She cried in surprise. John’s face turned ________. Then the girl understood. Therenever was a book. It was John ________, who couldn’t take away his grandmother’s only hope, had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

【1】A. borrowing B. publishing C. reading D. lending

【2】A. advice B. experiences C. thoughts D. family

【3】A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. wouldn’t

【4】A. words B. letters C. pages D. books

【5】A. Some B. Much C. Enough D. More

【6】A. die B. stop C. last D. remain

【7】A. still B. yet C. always D. then

【8】A. closed B. opened C. turned on D. turned off

【9】A. white B. red C. grey D. yellow

【10】A. herself B. himself C. him D. her

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】B

【10】B

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：老太太正在寫一本書，她問約翰是否會有人對出版此書有興趣。約翰從老太太顫抖的手中接過手稿。翰說他將把書稿送給出版商看。約翰沒有把實(shí)情告訴老太太，因?yàn)樗�不想把她惟一的希望帶走�?/span>

【1】B考查動詞及語境理解。句意：你認(rèn)為有人會對出版它感興趣嗎？borrowing 借入；publishing 出版；reading讀；lending借出。根據(jù)句意老太太一直在寫一本書，她想知道是否有人有興趣出版它可知該選B。

【2】B考查名詞及語境理解。句意：他記得她有豐富的經(jīng)歷。advice建議；experiences經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)驗(yàn)；thoughts想法；family家庭。rich experiences 意為“豐富的經(jīng)歷”。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選B。

【3】A考查情態(tài)動詞及語境理解。句意：然后意識到她不能聽到他，他對著她的耳朵大叫。couldn’t不能；needn’t不必；mustn’t 禁止；wouldn’t 不愿意。根據(jù)he shouted into her ears可推知該選A。。

【4】C考查名詞及語境理解。句意：十天后，他報(bào)告說，出版商讀了幾頁。words 單詞；letters字母；pages頁；books書。根據(jù)前句“I think it’s very good. I’ll send it to a publisher (出版商).”可知這里是說出版商“只讀了幾頁”，所以選C。

【5】D考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：更多的錢將被作為預(yù)付款。 Some一些； Much許多；Enough 足夠的；More更多的。聯(lián)系下句Every month, John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.可知該選D。

【6】C考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：醫(yī)生告訴她活不了幾天了。die死；stop 停止；last持續(xù)； remain保持。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選C。

【7】A考查副詞及語境理解。句意：兩個小時后，她平靜地死去，仍然抱著她的書。still 仍然；yet 還；always 總是；then那么。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選A。

【8】B考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：她的孫女拿著書，打開它。closed 關(guān)；opened開；turned on 打開；turned off關(guān)閉。聯(lián)系下句“Why, it’s just blank (空白) pages!”可知該選B。

【9】B考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：約翰的臉變紅了。white白的；red 紅的；grey灰的；yellow黃的。turn red變紅。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語境可知該選B。

【10】B考查反身代詞及語境理解。句意：這是他自己，誰也無法帶走他的祖母的唯一希望，寫了信，并出售他的車，以支付預(yù)付。herself她自己；himself 他自己；him他；her她。根據(jù)John可知該選B。