Question

My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body. Through the years I would believe       I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought       was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy”. She said, “No. Many people are     . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon,”

Several years passed       she asked me again. For I had often thought of the correct answer, so this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it       be our eyes”. She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more     and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting     every year, my child.” Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was crying when it was our       to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. Mom asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

I was       when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a     between her and me. She saw the puzzlement (疑惑)on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It        that you have really lived your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your     ”. I asked, “Is it because it     your head?” She replied, “No, it is because a crying friend or loved one can rest his head on it. I only hope that you have enough friends that you will have a shoulder to cry     when you need it.” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish (自私的）one. It is sympathetic (同情）to the pain of     .

1.A. howB. whenC. whatD. why

2.A. loveB. healthC. soundD. sight

3.A. deafB. blindC. lameD. foolish

4.A. whileB. onceC. afterD. before

5.A. mayB. mustC. can’tD. mustn’t

6.A. waysB. thingsC. hoursD. times

7.A. smarterB. tallerC. strongerD. nicer

8.A. dutyB. turnC. pityD. way

9.A. shockedB. disappointedC. interestedD. excited

10.A. matchB. testC. gameD. job

11.A. keepsB. showsC. remainsD. realizes

12.A. hairB. footC. handD. shoulder

13.A. makes upB. holds upC. shows upD. fixes up

14.A. byB. forC. aboveD. on

15.A. othersB. the otherC. otherD. the others

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：我的母亲经常问我，身体最重要的部分是什么。我多次作出回答，但妈妈都说不对。我一直以为这是我和她之间的一个游戏。她看我一脸困惑告诉我，这个问题很重要。它表明你有真实的生活。然后我知道了身体最重要的部分不是自私的。这是同情他人的痛苦。

1.疑问词及语境理解.句意：多年后我会猜到正确的答案是什么。 how怎么；when 何时；what什么；why为什么。所以选C。

2.我年轻的时候，我认为声音对我们人类是非常重要的。love爱；health健康；sound声音；sight视线。 根据下文中“My ears”可知该选 C。

3.形容词及语境理解.句意：“不，有许多人是聋子。但是你要继续想，不久我会再问你。” deaf聋的；blind瞎的； lame跛的；foolish傻的。 根据上文中“My ears”，结合妈妈的答语“No”可知该选 A。

4.连词及语境理解.句意：几年过去了，她又问了我。 while当……的时候；once曾经； after在……之后； before在……之前。很明显该选D。

5.情态动词及语境理解.句意：那一定是我们的眼睛。 may可以；must必须；can’t不能，不可能；mustn’t禁止，不允许。表示肯定的推测常用情态动词must，结合sight is very important to everybody可知该选B。

6.在过去的几年里，她又问了我几次。ways方式；things事；hours小时； times次数。根据前文描述妈妈好几次问这样的问题，所以选D。

7.形容词及语境理解.句意：不，但是每一年你都越来越聪明，我的孩子。 smarter较聪明； taller较高；stronger较强壮；nicer较好。根据语境可知该选A。

8.当轮到我们和爷爷告别时，我们都哭了。 duty职责；turn轮流； pity怜悯; 同情；way方式。 It’s one’s turn to do sth。轮到某人做某事，是一个常用句型。所以选B。

9.形容词及语境理解.句意：我为她现在问我这个感到震惊。 shocked震惊的；disappointed失望的； interested有趣的；excited兴奋的。 几年前妈妈就问这个问题，现在还问，当然感到震惊，所以选A。

10.我一直以为这是我和她之间的一个游戏。 match比赛； test测验；game游戏，比赛；job工作。根据句意可知该选C。

11.动词词及语境理解.句意：这个问题很重要。它表明你有真实的生活。 keeps保持；shows表明，展示；remains留下，保持； realizes 意识到。所以选B。

12.亲爱的，你身体最重要的部位是你的肩膀。 hair头发；foot脚；hand手；shoulder肩膀。根据下文“Is it because it your head?”可推知该选D。

13.动词短语及语境理解.句意：是因为他们举起你的头？ makes up组成; 补足; 化妆; 编造; holds up举起；shows up出现；fixes up混合。根据常识可知故选B。

14.介词及语境理解.句意：我只是希望你有足够的爱和朋友，当你需要，你将有一个肩膀可在上面哭。 by通过；for为；above以上； on在……上。在肩膀上on the shoulder，所以选D。

15.形容词及语境理解.句意：这是同情他人的痛苦。 others其他的；the other另一，其余； other其他的；the others剩余的。泛指他人高勇others，故选A。

考点：人生百味类短文。