Question

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, he didn’t give his mother many problems.     , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became   more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she    work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as   as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not   studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very   and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she   a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’  boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said     was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his      ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.

Now Martin has     changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. So             B. Otherwise     C. Therefore   D. However

2.A. very          B. many       C. much        D. too

3.A. could          B. had to     C. should      D. would

4.A. soon          B. quickly    C. well        D. good

5.A. angry with      B. tired of       C. crazy about   D. interested in

6.A. worried        B. patient    C. careful     D. serious

7.A. made          B. took       C. got         D. thought

8.A. that           B. this        C. he         D. it

9.A. surprised      B. surprising C. surprise    D. surprises

10.A. always        B. hardly     C. really      D. just

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是一个叫马丁的孩子曾经是一个“问题少年”，但在妈妈的关爱下得到改变，成为班上最好的学生之一。

1.考查连词与语境理解。A. So因此；B. Otherwise否则；C. Therefore 所以；D. However然而，句意：在过去他没有给妈妈带来太多问题，然而在几年前他父亲去世后，马丁的生活变得困难得多。根据句意此处指转折，所以选D。

2.考查副词与语境理解。A. very非常；B. many许多；C. much许多；D. too也，句意：在过去他没有给妈妈带来太多问题，然而在几年前他父亲去世后，马丁的生活变得困难得多。从题干分析此空修饰比较级more difficult，所给选项中只有much能修饰比较级，故选C。

3.考查情态动词与语境理解。A. could能够；B. had to不得不；C. should应该； D. would会，句意：为了这一点，她不得不工作，因此不经常在家。根据句意是指马丁的妈妈“不得不”工作，所以选B。

4.考查副词与语境理解。A. soon很快； B. quickly迅速地； C. well好地； D. good好的，句意：他妈妈尽可能好的照顾他。根据语境是指“尽可能好地”，此空修饰look after，故用副词well，所以选C。

5.考查词组与语境理解。A. angry with生气；B. tired of厌倦；C. crazy about疯狂；D. interested in有趣，句意：他对学习不感兴趣并且经常惹麻烦。根据句意是马丁对学习不感兴趣，所以选D。

6.考查形容词与语境理解。A. worried担心；B. patient耐心；C. careful细心；D. serious 严重，句意：辛运地是他妈妈对他非常有耐心并且没有放弃尽力帮助他。根据句意及语境 此题应选B。

7.考查动词与语境理解。A. made做出；B. took带走；C. got 得到；D. thought认为，句意：最后她做出了一个艰难的决定—把他送到一个男孩寄宿制学校。“作出决定”应是make a decision。故选A。

8.考查代词与语境理解。A. that那个；B. this这个；C. he他；D. it 它，句意：老师说马丁有必要和妈妈谈谈。根据题干分析此空是it作形式主语代替后面的不定式，因此选D。

9.考查词法与语境理解。A. surprised惊讶的；B. surprising 惊讶的；C. surprise惊讶；D. surprises惊讶，句意：但使他惊讶的是这个电话改变了他的生活。“使某人惊讶的是”根据题干分析是to one’s surprise,此处surprise是不可数名词，故选C。

10.考查副词与语境理解。A. always总是；B. hardly几乎不；C. really真正的；D. just仅仅，句意：现在马丁已经确实改变了。根据下文马丁确实变得很好了，所以此题选C。

考点：故事类短文