“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any ___.Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was ___next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could ___that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in ___.
“I know it’s ___ for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not ___ at all. We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy ___. And your poor father –he doesn’t feel ___. He really needs a rest.”
“I can help, Mum!” James said. “___ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”
“Well…”Mum began.
“Great! Thanks Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and ___ what he needed –two spanners. “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This won’t take a second.” After some ___, James was finished. With a smile of ___ on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “That’s a much better! How did you do it?”
“Easy,” James said ___.” Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just___ them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about you father? Can you ___ him?” asked Mum.
“I’ll try,” James replied. He ___ up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck. and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the ___on. Dad opened his eyes and ___ immediately. “He just let his ___run too low, that’s all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”
“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to ___ that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”

【小題1】
A.chance B.message C.homework D.difficulty
【小題2】
A.a(chǎn)sleep B.reading C.a(chǎn)lone D.standing
【小題3】
A.explain B.see C.a(chǎn)gree D.doubt
【小題4】
A.terror B.tears C.surprise D.silence
【小題5】
A.fair B.easy C.good D.hard
【小題6】
A.strange B.normal C.popular D.a(chǎn)nxious
【小題7】
A.headache B.loss C.task D.day
【小題8】
A.ill B.funny C.sorry D.well
【小題9】
A.As B.If C.Since D.Before
【小題10】
A.kept B.controlled C.found D.returned
【小題11】
A.requests B.thoughts C.repairs D.instructions
【小題12】
A.sympathy B.satisfaction C.bitterness D.politeness
【小題13】
A.embarrassedly B.gratefully C.impatiently D.proudly
【小題14】
A.a(chǎn)djusted B.collected C.produced D.covered
【小題15】
A.greet B.a(chǎn)ccompany C.help D.a(chǎn)sk
【小題16】
A.lifted B.caught C.gave D.filled
【小題17】
A.television B.power C.light D.gas
【小題18】
A.grew up B.lay down C.broke down D.sat up
【小題19】
A.food B.temperature C.battery D.blood
【小題20】
A.prove B.expect C.suspect D.a(chǎn)ccept


【小題1】C 
【小題2】A.
【小題3】B
【小題4】B
【小題5】D 
【小題6】A
【小題7】A
【小題8】D
【小題9】B 
【小題10】C 
【小題11】C
【小題12】B 
【小題13】D
【小題14】A 
【小題15】C
【小題16】A
【小題17】B 
【小題18】D
【小題19】C
【小題20】D

解析【文章大意】本文是一篇科幻短篇小說。James今天沒作業(yè),他想邀請同學到家里玩,去征求母親的同意。母親拒絕,因為母親的頭痛以及父親的殘疾,令母親覺得James的同學會認為家里挺怪異的,由此James會遭受嘲笑。但聰明的James靈活運用了課堂上學到的機器人科學知識,使父母親兩人都改變了不舒服的境況。因此獲得了邀請同學到家玩的許可。
【小題1】C 考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。星期五,沒作業(yè),因此邀請同學到家玩。 chance 機會;message 信息 ;homework 作業(yè);difficulty 困難。
【小題2】 A. 考查形容詞,動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。下文說父親殘疾,需要休息;而在這段描繪了父親頭伏在胳膊上(resting his head on his arms),可以想象出父親感覺不舒服,正在睡(下文說接通電源后父親就張開了眼睛)。asleep 熟睡; reading 閱讀;alone 孤身一人;standing 站立。B,D選項不符合上下文語境;父親明顯在母親身邊,并不是一個人,所以C選項錯誤。
【小題3】B 考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。從James的請求及其語氣,母親顯然看出他急切想讓同學到家玩。see 看出,明白;explain 解釋;agree 同意;doubt 懷疑。
【小題4】 B考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。 當遭到母親的不允許后,他傷心地問(James asked sadly)為什么,很可能幾乎含著眼淚。 terror 恐懼;  tears 眼淚; surprise 驚奇; silence 沉默。
【小題5】D 考查形容詞詞義辨析及語境理解。fair 公平;easy 容易; good 良好; hard 艱難。James從來沒邀請過同學來家玩。而現(xiàn)在遭到母親的不許可,對于他來說,星期五沒有同學來是很傷心,很難熬的一天。應當說是不公平的一件事,所以A選項錯誤。
【小題6】A考查形容詞詞義辨析及語境理解。上文介紹過母親不同意James的要求是因為擔心他同學會認為家里異常而嘲笑他(But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange.)。這里James反駁說,他認為家里很尋常(We’re just ordinary people。),一點不古怪。 Strange 奇怪;normal 正常;popular 流行;anxious 焦急。
【小題7】A考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。母親的感受,脖子疼導致頭痛得很厲害。Headache 頭痛;; loss失去,損失;task任務;day天,日子
【小題8】D考查形容詞詞義辨析及語境理解。可憐的父親需要休息(He really needs a rest.),很可能身體感覺不舒服。ill 生病的;funny滑稽的;C. sorry難過的;well健康的(形容詞)。A選項與D選項意思正好相反。
【小題9】B考查連詞詞義辨析及語境理解。James 問話的意思是,要是他能使父母親舒服點,他的請求是否可以滿足。該句逗號前后存在邏輯上的條件關系(“_44__ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please。)As隨著; If 如果;Since自從;Before在…之前。 
【小題10】C 考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。James跑向廚房,拉開抽屜,找到他所需要的東西。 kept保持;controlled控制;found找到;returned 歸還。感覺下文可知他用找到的扳手來修理父母親身上的故障。
【小題11】C考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。James 找到扳子后,做些修繕和調(diào)整,讓母親更舒服點。requests請求;thoughts想法;repairs維修;Instructions 指示,說明,James不僅說了,而且做了,所以此詞不符合文意。
【小題12】B 考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。不花幾秒鐘,James就調(diào)整好母親脖子上的繃帶,因此露出了滿意的微笑。 sympathy同情心;satisfaction滿意; bitterness難過,苦澀; politeness 禮貌。
【小題13】D考查副詞詞義辨析及語境理解。母親感覺好多了,并問他是如何做到的。James顯然是自豪地回答,那簡單!句中的形容詞easy說明他很自豪。embarrassedly尷尬地;gratefully感激地;impatiently不耐煩地;proudly 自豪地;
【小題14】A 考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。James找到了母親不舒服的原因是父親把螺栓扭得太緊(Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much!),他只不過調(diào)松些。adjusted調(diào)整;collected收集,整理;produced生成;covered 覆蓋,采訪。
【小題15】C考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。由上文可知爸爸的身體也不好,所以媽媽請求James也幫爸爸。greet問候;accompany陪伴;help幫助;ask 請求。
【小題16】A考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。把父親脖子后的頭發(fā)攏起,要插入了一根電線。lifted提高,舉起;caught抓;gave給予;filled 充滿。
【小題17】B 考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。television電視; power權(quán)力,電;light光線,燈;gas汽油; 把電線插入父親的腦袋里(plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. ),然后接通的是電源。James想給爸爸充電了。C選項是電燈的意思,不符合語境。
【小題18】D考查動詞短語詞義辨析及語境理解。 grew up成長;長大;lay down放下; broke down出故障,身體垮掉;sat up 坐起來。父親原先是伏在胳膊上睡,一接通電源,他張開了眼睛,立即坐了起來,說明爸爸的問題好了。
【小題19】C考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。food食物;temperature溫度;battery電池; blood 血。接通電源,父親就沒睡意,更舒服了。說明爸爸身體不好可能是因為體內(nèi)的電池電量不足。
【小題20】D 考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。 James運用自己的聰明才智使得父母親都感覺舒服了,他的朋友但會接受這確實是不尋常的一家。prove證明;expect期待;suspect懷疑; accept接受。
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C.keep away D.bring in
【小題4】
A.habit B.custom
C.symbol D.style
【小題5】
A.Naturally B.Luckily
C.Indeed D.Suddenly
【小題6】
A.rushed towards B.jumped upon
C.pushed into D.walked past
【小題7】
A.man B.human
C.fellow D.hero
【小題8】
A.give up B.lie down
C.wait for D.sit still
【小題9】
A.seats B.beds
C.space D.corners
【小題10】
A.ever B.yet
C.still D.even
【小題11】
A.information B.support
C.confidence D.force
【小題12】
A.moved B.refused
C.a(chǎn)ccepted D.a(chǎn)dmitted
【小題13】
A.body B.eyelids
C.a(chǎn)rms D.legs
【小題14】
A.to B.on
C.with D.from
【小題15】
A.remained B.turned
C.stuck D.continued
【小題16】
A.it B.him
C.one D.myself
【小題17】
A.sick B.wrong
C.healthy D.small
【小題18】
A.a(chǎn)t B.over C.to D.from
【小題19】
A.everything B.something
C.nothing D.a(chǎn)nything
【小題20】
A.neighbour B.friend
C.colleague D.partner

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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空

It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a        part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is        ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually      to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening      .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely    . I looked around but not       table was free. One of the waiters      me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly      .
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to      , ” he said, “Just hold on and you’ll      a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people       the corner table paid their       , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
      our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter       sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters,       the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very      with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our      
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had     for us.       a little sorry, he told us that there was      left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”

【小題1】
A.quiet B.calm C.busy D.silent
【小題2】
A.hard B.often C.hardly D.a(chǎn)lways
【小題3】
A.necessary B.possible C.important D.certain
【小題4】
A.a(chǎn)s before B.a(chǎn)s a matter of fact C.a(chǎn)s usual D.a(chǎn)s is known to all
【小題5】
A.empty B.full C.free D.quiet
【小題6】
A.a(chǎn)ll B.every C.a(chǎn) single D.a(chǎn) double
【小題7】
A.realized B.recognized C.comforted D.settled
【小題8】
A.watch B.care C.try D.manage
【小題9】
A.start B.leave C.end D.pay
【小題10】
A.find B.find out C.wait D.see
【小題11】
A.by B.beside C.a(chǎn)t D.near
【小題12】
A.money B.bill C.food D.drinks
【小題13】
A.Luckily B.Fortunately C.Generally D.Unluckily
【小題14】
A.whom B.which C.he D.who
【小題15】
A.were kept busy B.was busy with C.kept busy with D.were busy with
【小題16】
A.exciting B.tired C.pleased D.disappointed
【小題17】
A.dishes B.food C.order D.menu
【小題18】
A.good presents B.good news C.bad news D.bad presents
【小題19】
A.Looking B.Seeing C.Looked D.Found
【小題20】
A.no meat or fish B.no meat and fish C.meat and fish D.not meat or fish

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-- With fast economic development, more and more people can afford a   vacation abroad.
--- ________. I intend to go to Europe next year.

A.That sounds fine B.That goes without saying
C.That all depends D.No one knows for sure

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