Question

The Vietnam(越南) War broke out. The young husband ______ the army and died in the war. His wife and son began to have a _______ life after that. Even though their life was very hard and sometimes they didn’t have enough food to eat, the ______ still decided to raise her son by herself.

Several years later her son immigrated(移民) to America _______ finally become an engineer. He often sent letters to his mother with much money. However, with many excuses, the son  ________ to come back home to visit his mother.

_________ his mother died, the son returned. But he didn’t cry. His mother left a box behind. During the funeral(葬礼)，the son opened the box and ________ cried and shouted, “Mom! Mom!” _______ looked at each other and then looked at the box. It was full of $ 100 bill and a piece of paper.

It read, “Son, I don’t spend too much money. I miss you a lot. Every time I heard a motorcycle ________. I ran out of the door but it wasn’t you. I stayed money _______ you in case (以防) you get sick.”

1.A. joined       B. moved     C. found        D. sent

2.A. comfortable  B. easy      C. hard         D. happy

3.A. son         B. father     C. husband      D. wife

4.A. but         B. and        C. so           D. or

5.A. refused    B. agreed      C. asked        D. offered

6.A. Before     B. When        C. While        D. As

7.A. slowly    B. hardly       C. quickly       D. suddenly

8.A. Nobody     B. Anyone      C. Everyone     D. Somebody

9.A. passing by B. going away C. showing up   D. running of

10.A. with      B. on         C. to            D. for

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一位伟大的母亲。丈夫在战争中牺牲，从此她和儿子就过上了艰难的生活，但她仍然坚持自己把孩子抚养成人。后来儿子移民去了美国成为一名工程师。儿子常常给她寄钱但出于各种理由他拒绝回去看望母亲。直到母亲去世，他才回来。

1.。A. joined加入，参加；B. moved移动，感动；C. found（原形find）找到，发现；D. sent寄出，送。句意：年轻的丈夫参军并死在了战场上。根据句意可知选A。

2.。A. comfortable舒服的；B. easy容易的；C. hard困难的；D. happy 快乐的。句意：从那以后他的妻儿开始了困难的生活。根据上一句“丈夫死了”，可知他们的生活将会很困难，故答案选C。

3.。A. son儿子；B. father 父亲；C. husband丈夫；D. wife妻子。句意：妻子仍然决定靠自己来抚养她的儿子。根据上文可知她丈夫死了，所以只能妻子来抚养，故选D。

4.。A. but但是；B. and和，而且；C. so因此；D. or或者。句意：几年后她的儿子移民去了美国并且最终成为了一名工程师。此处是一种顺承关系，所以选B。

5.。A. refused拒绝；B. agreed同意；C. asked问；D. offered提供。句意：然而出于许多理由，他的儿子拒绝回去看望母亲。根据前面讲述他寄钱给妈妈和这句话的转折关系，可知他拒绝看望母亲，故选A。

6.连词及语境的理解。 A. Before在……之前；B. When当……时候（所引导的时间状语从句中的动词可以是延续性动词也可以是瞬间性动词）；C. While当……时候（所引导的时间状语从句中的动词必须是延续性动词）；D. As因为，随着，当……时。句意：当他妈妈死的时候，儿子回来了。根据句意可知选B。

7.副词及语境的理解。A. slowly慢慢地；B. hardly几乎不；C. quickly快速地；D. suddenly突然。句意：在葬礼上，儿子打开盒子突然哭起来并大喊“妈妈！妈妈！”根据前面讲他没有哭，可知这里是突然哭起来，故选D。

8.代词及语境的理解。A. Nobody没有人；B. Anyone任何人；C. Everyone 每个人；D. Somebody某人。句意：每个人都互视对方然后去看盒子。根据句意可知选C。

9.。A. passing by路过；B. going away停止，离开；C. showing up露面，揭露；D. running of运行。句意：每次我听见摩托车路过。根据句意可知选A。

10.介词及语境的理解。A. with和，用，随着；B. on在……上面；C.to向；D. for为了。句意：我把钱留给你以防你有疾病。根据句意可知选D。

考点：故事类短文。