Question

This morning I got an e-mail from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University.

The    made me think of the first day when we moved into this house.

Little Roy ran around the new house with great excitement and tried to move his own things into the house such as his toys, books and clothes,     , his little hand knocked over（打翻）a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess（一团糟）. “Oh, my God!” My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with     .

I   and held his hand, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look  .” I took out a     . “You see, Dad is a magician（魔术师）, I can change it into a big tree.”

His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall.

We spent the whole afternoon     and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something      happened.

The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me if I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint. “Since then I’ve    worried about making mistakes,” he continued, “I believe I can always     ways to solve the problems.”

1.A. call B. e-mail C. card

2.A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Gladly

3.A. happiness B. hope     C. fear

4.A. cried B. smiled C. shouted

5.A. nice B. bad C. wrong

6.A. drum B. brush     C. clock

7.A. washing B. cooking C. painting

8.A. dangerous B. boring C. special

9.A. never B. always C. sometimes

10.A.put outB. hand out C. find out

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意:这篇短文中作者主要介绍了发生在自己儿子身上的一件事,在儿子不小心打翻油漆后，作者并没有严厉批评，而是想办法把坏事变成好事，让儿子从中受到教育。

1.call电话； e-mail电子邮件；Card卡片。联系前文This morning I got an e-mail from Roy.可知此处指的是这封电子邮件。故选B。

2.Suddenly突然地；Luckily幸运地；Gladly高兴地。联系后半句可知此处指的是，突然，他的小手打翻了书架上的一瓶油漆，故选A。

3.happiness幸福；hope希望；Fear恐惧。联系前一句描述，可知他的小脸上充满了恐惧。故选C。

4.cried哭泣；smiled微笑；Shouted喊，叫。根据下文我说的话，可我微笑着握住了他的手。故选B。

5.nice好的，不错的；bad坏的，糟糕的；Wrong错误的。结合语境可知此处指的是采取措施让底面和墙面看起来好一些，故选A。

6.drum鼓；brush刷子；Clock钟表。根据后两句描述，可知我拿出了一把刷子刷墙。故选B。

7.washing洗；cooking烹饪，做饭；Painting粉刷。联系前两句描述，可知此处指的是刷墙，故选C。

8.dangerous危险的；boring无聊的，烦人的；Special特殊的。结合语境可知此处指的是发生了一些特殊的事情。故选C。

9.never从来不，永远不； always一直，总是；Sometimes有时，偶尔。句意：自从那时起，我从来不担心犯错误。故选A。

10.put out伸出，出版；hand out分发，施舍；find out找出，查明。句意：我相信我总能找出办法解决问题。故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文