Question

Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more       . His mother didn’t have enough money to       for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.

His mother looked after him as       as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in     and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin       it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the     . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his       , so Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.

“      was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father was watching me,      he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was     to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”

Martin has really changed, and he is now a      student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped       to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.

1.A. careful      B. beautiful  C. difficult  D. wonderful

2.A. pay       B. ask   C. look   D. wait

3.A. fast       B. well   C. soon   D. good

4.A. eating      B. playing  C. fighting  D. studying

5.A. had       B. liked   C. hated   D. took

6.A. room      B. library   C. street   D. school

7.A. mother      B. father   C. teacher  D. head teacher

8.A. I       B. It    C. He   D. One

9.A. if       B. than   C. although  D. because

10.A. nice      B. glad   C. afraid   D. careful

11.A. bad          B. good   C. healthy  D. lazy

12.A. it       B. me   C. her   D. him

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.D

【解析】

试题分析：试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了马丁的父亲死后，马丁的生活变得更艰难了，他对学习不感兴趣也经常招致警察的麻烦。回来和妈妈的一通电话改变了他的生活，帮他找到了自信。

1. careful小心的，B.beautiful美丽的；C. difficult困难的；D. wonderful极好的。结合上下文，故选. C

2. pay支付；B. ask问；C. look看；D. wait等候。 结合上文，故选A。

3. fast快的；B. well好地；C. soon快的；D. good 好的。尽可能好的修饰照顾。 副词修饰动词，故选B。

4. eating吃； B. playing玩；C. fighting打假；D. studying学习。根据上下文，故选D。

5. had有；B. liked 喜欢；C. hated讨厌；D. took 带走。结合语境，故选C。

6. 一天，他告诉校长他想要离开学校。A. room房间；B. library图书馆；C. street大街；D. school学校。根据句意，故选D。

7. mother妈妈；B. father 父亲；C.teacher教师；D. head teacher校长。结合句意，故选A。

8. I我；B. It代替单数的事；C. He他；D. One代替单数名词。结合句意，故选B。

9. if如果B. than比；C. although虽然；D. because因为。结合句意及上下文，故选C。

10. nice好看的；B. glad高兴的；C. afraid 害怕的；D. careful小心的。结合句意， 故选C。

11. bad坏的；B. good好的；C. healthy健康的；D. lazy懒惰的。根据句意，故选B

12.考查动词及语境的理解。A. it它；B. me我；C. her她；D. him他。他妈妈帮他找到自信。根据句意，故选D。

考点：情感故事类短文。