Question

Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的)   51 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 52 , but with no success.

     When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 54 spoke.

     "There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.

     "But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."

     "It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."

      57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.

     Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."

     Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you   60 so long to speak?"

     "I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."

1.A. because       B. when             C. though             D. before

2.A. speak         B. walk               C. play               D. laugh

3.A. taught         B. found             C. examined          D. asked

4.A. never         B. often               C. usually             D. always

5.A. back          B. hair               C. face               D. mind

6.A. unfair        B. strange            C. noisy             D. quiet

7.A. Hours       B. Weeks            C. Months            D. Years

8.A. good        B. right               C. single              D. new

9.A. chair        B. meal               C. hands              D. books

10.A. slept        B. walked             C. served             D. waited

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】这篇短文主要记述了里奥从很小的时候就一句话也没有说过，为此他的父母想尽了办法。直到有一天吃饭时，菜里面没有放盐，里奥才开始说第一句话。

1.连词辨析。A. 因为；B.既然，当……时；C.虽然，尽管；D.在……之前；联系上下文，可知此处指的是尽管他在其他方面正常，但是他好像是哑的。故选C。

2.联系前文He seemed to be dumb (哑的) 描述，可知格林夫妇想尽各种办法来让他说话。故选A，说话。

3.动词辨析。A.教育；B. 发现；C.检查；D. 问，要求。结合语境可知此处指的是医生认真地给他做了检查。故选C。

4.联系前文描述，可知此处指的是，就是他从来不说话。故选A，从来不。

5.名词辨析。A.背部；B. 头发；C.脸；D. 头脑，智力。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，可能他的头脑有问题。故选D。

6.联系上文描述，可知此处意思是，这真的很奇怪。故选B，奇怪的。

7.联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是很多年过去了，故选D，多年。

8.结合语境可知此处指的是他没有说过一句话。故选C，单一的。

9.联系前文Leo was having a meal with his parents 描述，可知此处指的是他从他的饭食上抬起头来，故选B，一顿饭，膳食。

10.动词辨析。A.睡觉；B. 走，步行；C. 服务，招待；D. 等待。结合语境可知此处指的是，你为什么等了这么久才说话？故选D，等待。