Question

Nadya Vessey, of Auckland, New Zealand, was born with an illness. So at the age of 16, of her legs below the knees were cut off. One day when a little boy was watching _ take off  her prosthetic假体的legs, he asked her     she didn't have any legs.  Thinking quickly she asked him whether he had read The Little Mermaid美人鱼.He said“_     .”So Nadya told him that she was a mermaid. The Little boy was         and said,"Wow! That's so cool!” And then he ran off to tell his Dad.

The        of becoming a mermaid became clearer and clearer in Nadya's mind. After      it over, she wrote to Weta Workshop in Wellington to ask if they could      her. She never believed they actually would, so she was excited when she knew they_     _. Weta workshop's manager, Richard Taylor, was very pleased to make it true, and wanted Nadya to be _     .

It took Weta Workshop two years to make a special      for Nadya. "A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable      it and you have to make it part of       ". After practicing in the      , Nadya went to the open sea to try on her mermaid suit. It was        amazing and great to watch Nadya swim, and to see her dream come true.

Nadya Vessey herself has written the story of a real mermaid.

1.A. either        B. both         C. neither          D. none

2.A. me          B. you          C. him            D. her

3.A. why         B. how          C. when           D. where

4.A. No          B. Yes          C. Sorry           D. Goodbye

5.A. sad          B. afraid        C. surprised        D. fortunate

6.A. news         B. idea         C. story           D. history

7.A. going         B. taking        C. turning         D. thinking

8.A. save         B. pick          C. treat           D. help

9.A. agreed       B. checked       C. refused         D. received

10.A. ugly          B. beautiful      C. friendly         D. relaxed

11.A. hat           B. jacket        C. sweater         D. suit

12.A. with          B. about         C. from          D. of

13.A. myself        B. ourselves      C. yourself        D. yourselves

14.A. dining hall     B. waiting room  C. living room      D. swimming pool

15.A. too           B. really        C. well            D. enough

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了因病被截肢的女孩娜迦，偶然突发灵感，想要成为一条美人鱼。后来在维塔工作室的帮助下，真的实现了自己的梦想。

1.考查语境理解及不定代词. Either两者中任何一个都;both两者都;neither两者都不;none 一个也没有.结合语境可知此处指的是,双膝以下的双腿都被截肢了.故选B。

2.考查语境理解及代词。Me我；you你，你们；him 他；her她.联系前一句描述,可知此处人称代词指的是,这个被截肢的女孩.故选D.

3.考查语境理解及疑问词. Why为什么；how如何，怎样；when什么时候；where在哪儿。结合语境可知此处指的是，他问她为什么她没有腿。故选A。

4.考查语境理解及交际用语。No不；Yes是的；Sorry抱歉；Goodbye再见。联系后一句描述，可知这个小男孩是否定回答。故选A。

5.考查语境理解及形容词。Sad伤心的；afraid害怕的；surprised吃惊的，惊讶的；fortunate幸运的，侥幸的。联系后一句描述，可知这个小男孩很惊讶。故选C。

6.考查语境理解及名词。News新闻；idea主意，想法；story故事；history历史。结合语境可知此处指的是，成为一条美人鱼的想法。故选B。

7.考查语境理解及动词。Going去；taking拿，采取； turning改变，转向；thinking 思考，考虑。结合语境可知此处指的是，在经过仔细思考之后。故选D。

8.考查语境理解及动词。Save拯救，节省；pick捡起，学会；treat协商，款待；help帮助。结合语境可知他问他们是否能够帮助她。故选D。

9.考查语境理解及动词。Agreed同意；checked检查；refused拒绝；received收到。结合语境可知此处指的是，当她知道他们同意了时，他非常兴奋。故选A。

10.考查语境理解及形容词。Ugly丑陋的；beautiful漂亮的，美丽的；friendly友好的；relaxed放松的。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，他想要娜迦看起来漂亮一些。故选B。

11.考查语境理解及名词。Hat帽子；jacket夹克；sweater毛衣；suit西装，套装。联系后一句描述，可知维塔工作室用了两年的时间为她做了一套套装。故选D。

12.考查语境理解及介词。With带有，伴随，和；about 关于，大约；from从，来自；of 关于，……的。结合语境可知此处指的是，穿着它的时候，你的身体会感到舒服一些。故选A。

13.考查语境理解及反身代词。Myself我自己；ourselves我们自己；yourself你自己；yourselves你自己。结合语境可知此处指的是，你必须让它成为你自己身体的一部分。故选C。

14.考查语境理解及名词。dining hall餐厅；waiting room等候室，候诊室；living room起居室，客厅；swimming pool[游泳池。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，在经过在游泳池内的训练之后。故选D。

15.考查语境理解及副词。Too太，也；really实际上，真正地；well很好地，充分地；enough足够地。结合语境可知此处指的是，看到娜迦游泳，真地很令人吃惊。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文