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


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

解析試題分析:本文是一篇科幻短篇小說。James今天沒作業(yè),他想邀請(qǐng)同學(xué)到家里玩,去征求母親的同意。母親拒絕,因?yàn)槟赣H的頭痛以及父親的殘疾,令母親覺得James的同學(xué)會(huì)認(rèn)為家里挺怪異的,由此James會(huì)遭受嘲笑。但聰明的James靈活運(yùn)用了課堂上學(xué)到的機(jī)器人科學(xué)知識(shí),使父母親兩人都改變了不舒服的境況。因此獲得了邀請(qǐng)同學(xué)到家玩的許可。
【小題1】考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。星期五,沒作業(yè),因此邀請(qǐng)同學(xué)到家玩。 A. chance機(jī)會(huì),B. message信息,C. difficulty困難,D. homework作業(yè),所以選D。
【小題2】考查形容詞,動(dòng)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)。A. reading閱讀,B. alone單獨(dú)的,C. asleep睡著的,D. standing站,所以選C。
【小題3】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析及語境理解。從James的請(qǐng)求及其語氣,母親顯然看出他急切想讓同學(xué)到家玩。A. see看出,B. explain解釋,C. agree同意,D. doubt懷疑,所以選A。
【小題4】考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。 當(dāng)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。 A. terror恐懼,B. surprise 驚訝,C. silence沉默,D. tears淚水,所以選D。
【小題5】考查形容詞詞義辨析及語境理解。James從來沒邀請(qǐng)過同學(xué)來家玩。而現(xiàn)在遭到母親的不許可,對(duì)于他來說,星期五沒有同學(xué)來是很傷心,很難熬的一天。A. hard困難,B. fair公平的,C. easy容易的,D. good好的,所以A
【小題6】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?yàn)閾?dān)心他同學(xué)會(huì)認(rèn)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(rèn)為家里很尋常(We’re just ordinary people。),一點(diǎn)不古怪。A. normal正常的,B. popular流行的, C. strange奇怪的,D. anxious焦慮的,所以選C。
【小題7】考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。母親的感受,脖子疼導(dǎo)致頭痛得很厲害。A. loss損失,B. headache頭疼,C. task任務(wù),D. day日子,所以選B。
【小題8】考查形容詞詞義辨析及語境理解?蓱z的父親需要休息(He really needs a rest.),很可能身體感覺不舒服。A. ill 生病的,B. well 好的,C. funny有趣的,滑稽的,D. sorry難過的,所以選B。
【小題9】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(diǎn),他的請(qǐng)求是否可以滿足。該句逗號(hào)前后存在邏輯上的條件關(guān)系(“_44__ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please。)A. As當(dāng)…時(shí)候,B. Since自從,C. Before在…前面,D. If如果,所以選D。
【小題10】考查動(dòng)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。A. found發(fā)現(xiàn), B. kept 保持,C. controlled控制,D. returned 歸還,根據(jù)下文可知他用找到的扳手來修理父母親身上的故障。所以選A。
【小題11】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(diǎn)。A. requests要求, B. repairs修理,C. thoughts想法,D. instructions指導(dǎo),所以選B。
【小題12】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。 A. sympathy同情,B. bitterness痛苦,C. politeness禮貌,D. satisfaction滿意,所以選D。
【小題13】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(jiǎn)單!句中的形容詞easy說明他很自豪。A. embarrassedly尷尬地,B. proudly 自豪地,C. gratefully感激地, D. impatiently不耐煩地,所以選B。
【小題14】考查動(dòng)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。A. collected 收集,B. produced制造,  C. adjusted調(diào)整,D. covered覆蓋,所以選C。
【小題15】考查動(dòng)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(qǐng)求James也幫爸爸。A. greet問候,B. accompany陪伴,C. help幫助,D. ask問,所以選C。
【小題16】考查動(dòng)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。A. caught抓住, B. lifted舉起,C. gave給,D. filled填滿,所以選B。
【小題17】考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。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。A. television電視; B. light光線,燈; C. gas汽油;   D. power權(quán)力,電;所以選D。
【小題18】考查動(dòng)詞短語詞義辨析及語境理解。A. grew up成長;長大; B. lay down放下; C. sat up坐起來。D. broke down出故障,身體垮掉;所以選C。
【小題19】考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。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。A. battery電池,B. food食物,C. temperature溫度,D. blood血液,所以選A。
【小題20】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析及語境理解。 James運(yùn)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(huì)接受這確實(shí)是不尋常的一家。A. prove證明,B. expect期待,C. accept接受,D. suspect懷疑,所以選C。
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“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged (急降). I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to ________. My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to ______ in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart.
Now that my mom is a ________ parent, I do my own laundry, make dinner and do extra chores around the house. _______ it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive ________ that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these _______ and duties so that I would learn to become self-disciplined (自律的) and trustworthy.
I strive to show these ______ in my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my ______ told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to ________ themselves. We _________the championship, but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together.
I am always determined to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is ________. I am, for example, extremely _______ of my decision not to drink alcohol. Personally, I don’t feel the need to drink to have fun, and I stand by my decision even when others try to ________ me.
My mom and dad both found new _______ and happily remarried. I am ______ close to my father, even though he lives 4,800 km away. I thought my parents’ divorce was going to be the worst thing that _______ happened to me. Ironically (諷刺的是), it turned out to be the ______. I wasn’t willing to let it _______ my life without putting up a fight, and neither was my family.
At age 9, I fought with the confusion and ________ of divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that _______ can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-discipline can turn your worst time into your best time.

【小題1】
A.fall apartB.stand outC.carry onD.come true
【小題2】
A.fightB.remainC.a(chǎn)ccompanyD.practice
【小題3】
A.carelessB.cruelC.niceD.single
【小題4】
A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.IfD.Since
【小題5】
A.a(chǎn)ttitudeB.experienceC.effectD.situation
【小題6】
A.a(chǎn)chievements B.a(chǎn)bilitiesC.choresD.disadvantages
【小題7】
A.choresB.difficultiesC.feelingsD.qualities
【小題8】
A.fatherB.headmasterC.brotherD.coach
【小題9】
A.enjoyB.teachC.helpD.push
【小題10】
A.wonB.lostC.had D.a(chǎn)chieved
【小題11】
A.wrongB.a(chǎn)bnormalC.dynamic D.violent
【小題12】
A.a(chǎn)fraid B.tiredC.proudD.fond
【小題13】
A.cheatB.persuadeC.pleaseD.cheat
【小題14】
A.familiesB.jobsC.kidsD.partners
【小題15】
A.stillB.notC.rarelyD.less
【小題16】
A.neverB.evenC.everD.a(chǎn)lmost
【小題17】
A.bestB.worst C.busiestD.first
【小題18】
A.challenge B.protectC.beatD.ruin
【小題19】
A.painB.memoryC.importanceD.celebration
【小題20】
A.obstaclesB.familiesC.parentsD.divorce

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To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We ____ hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our ____ came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(帶子) got ____ on a chair and the tray(托盤) that I was holding slipped ___ my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, ____ on a man who was just about to ____ a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly ____, as the drinks soaked(浸濕) his white shirt.
Then I ____ my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of ____. Instead, he said “It's OK” to ____ me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure ____ to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look ____. A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and ____ our table. My heart almost stopped ____. I thought he was going to ask for my father's ____ and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “____ yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked ____ without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, ____ he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still ____ in this world. I'll never ____ his actions.

【小題1】
A.ordered B.made C.a(chǎn)rranged D.demanded
【小題2】
A.food B.turn C.bill D.menu
【小題3】
A.fixed B.caught C.cut D.tied
【小題4】
A.by B.in C.from D.out
【小題5】
A.knocked B.fell C.stood D.hung
【小題6】
A.take B.taste C.swallow D.chew
【小題7】
A.discouraged B.disappointed
C.shocked D.a(chǎn)nnoyed
【小題8】
A.rolled B.rubbed C.narrowed D.closed
【小題9】
A.bitterness B.a(chǎn)nxiety C.a(chǎn)nger D.sorrow
【小題10】
A.satisfy B.comfort C.encourage D.praise
【小題11】
A.how B.who C.what D.which
【小題12】
A.mild B.honest C.calm D.modest
【小題13】
A.pushed B.a(chǎn)pproached C.drew D.laid
【小題14】
A.beating B.breaking C.sinking D.trembling
【小題15】
A.help B.position C.number D.job
【小題16】
A.Prepare B.Buy C.Find D.Cook
【小題17】
A.on B.a(chǎn)round C.up D.a(chǎn)way
【小題18】
A.so B.since C.a(chǎn)lthough D.but
【小題19】
A.kindness B.happiness
C.politeness D.brightness
【小題20】
A.forget B.refuse C.oppose D.ignore

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