Question

Martin Murray is a _____boy．He used to be a “problem child”, but a ______ conversation with his mother changed his life．He _______ give his mother many problems．However, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ______ difficult．His mother _______ to pay for her child’s education．To do this, she had to work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him _______ she could．Unfortunately Martin still caused problems for himself and his family．He was not interested in studying and he often got into trouble ______ 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 _______ boarding school, Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble．One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school．Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time.

The head teacher said ______ was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother．Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life．“ It was exactly what I needed,” he said., “ my mother helped me to understand _______ she had given me．She also told me that even though my father ______ with us, he was watching me and would always _______ everything good I do．That’s when I decided to change．I realize that since my father ______, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.

Now Martin has really changed．He has been working hard and is now one of the _______ students in his class．How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself, and ______ Martin himself says, “ It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”

1.A．fifteen year old   B．fifteen years old  C．fifteen-years-old D．fifteen-year-old

2.A．moved    B．exciting     C．recent     D．recently

3.A．used to   B．didn’t use to    C．was used to   D．didn’t used to

4.A．much more    B．more much    C．very much   D．much even

5.A．can’t afford   B．had no money   C．had enough money  D．can afford

6.A．so well as    B．as good as    C．as well as    D．so good as

7.A．for     B．about     C．with     D．of

8.A．a boy’s    B．a boy     C．a boys     D．a boys’

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

10.A．how much   B．how many    C．a lot     D．too many

11.A．is no longer   B．isn’t any longer    C．was no longer   D．wasn’t no longer

12.A．take pride of   B．take proud of       C．be proud of       D．be proud in

13.A．died     B．die      C．dead     D．death

14.A．good     B．better     C．best     D．great

15.A．like     B．as      C．for      D．as for

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个问题孩子在母亲的爱和坚持不懈的帮助下，终于在一次长谈后，幡然醒悟，痛改前非，奋发学习，成为最好的学生之一。本文展示了母爱的伟大。

1. Murray是个十五岁的男孩。数字+名词单数构成复合形容词，十五岁的，fifteen-year-old.故选D。

2. 感动的B．exciting 令人兴奋的；C．recent 最近的；D．recently最近地。根据下文可知是与母亲最近的一次谈话改变了他的生活，故选C。

3. to过去常常；B．didn’t use to 过去不做······；C．was used to习惯于；D．didn’t used to该结构错误。根据后文的转折，可知他一前并不给妈妈找麻烦，故选B。

4. difficult 更困难的，much修饰比较级，故选A。

5. afford 付不起；B．had no money 没有钱 C．had enough money 有足够的钱；D．can afford能付得起。根据后文她必须去工作可知他的妈妈支付不起他的教育费用，结合本文的时态，可知用过去时态，故选B。

6. one can尽可能的······，他妈妈尽可能的照顾好他。该词修饰动词look after，故用副词well。故选C。

7.他对学习不感兴趣经常给警察找麻烦。Get into trouble with sb 和某人陷入麻烦，故选C。

8. 故选D。

9. 那个；B．this 这个；C．it 它；D．he 他。校长说，和他的妈妈谈谈对于马丁是有必要的。It 代替动词不定式做形式主语，故选C。

10. much 多少，提问不可数名词；B．how many 多少，提问可数名词的数量；C．a lot 许多，副词；D．too many 太多，修饰可数名词复数。我的妈妈让我理解了给予了我有多少。Much 代替不可数名词的数量。故选A。

11. longer,放在系动词助动词之后；not …any longer,不再，any longer 放在句末，该文描述的是过去的事情，所以系动词用过去式，结合句意及结构，故选C。

12. pride in=be proud of 以······为骄傲。他以我所做的每一件好事为骄傲。结合句意，故选C

13. 动词过去式，死；B．die 死，动词原形；C．dead 死的；D．death死亡，名词。我意识到自从我的父亲死后，我一直害怕单独一个人。Since 后加过去时态的句子，故选A。

14. 好； B．better 较好；C．best 最好；D．great 伟大的。马丁一直努力学习，现在是他们班里最好的学生之一。One of the+最高级+名词复数，最······之一。结合句意及结构，故选C。

15. 像，介词；B．as 像，连词；C．for 为了； D．as for 至于，对于。正如马丁自己所说，对于父母来说和孩子在一起是重要的。故选B。

考点：情感故事类短文。