Question

The Sweetest Sight

I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.

It was an amazing week for my husband and me –the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I expressed my    to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to     our two children and started off.

During the week’s time,     visited London and Paris –as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.

On our last night in Paris,    we enjoyed the night view(夜景) of the Eiffel Tower, my husband called home. His mother    the phone. In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something     happened.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

He didn’t answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later, he said     to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and     his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.

At that moment, Paris suddenly lost its charm(魅力).

“I don’t want to be here! I shouldn’t be here! I should be home     my kids!”

We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport …

Finally, we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no     sight(风景)in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.

1.A. question  B. wish      C. step     D. place

2.A. look after  B. talk with C. find out D. wake up

3.A. he          B. she      C. we       D. they

4.A. after      B. since     C. though   D. because

5.A. shouted     B. finished C. wrote   D. answered

6.A. ugly        B. useful   C. right    D. bad

7.A. hardly     B. clearly  C. sadly   D. truly

8.A. danced      B. broken    C. thrown  D. opened

9.A. toward      B.with       C. under    D. from

10.A. quieter  B.richer     C. sweeter D. wider

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是作者利用丈夫去伦敦开会的机会和丈夫一起去欧洲旅行，把两个孩子留在了家里。作者在外面玩得很开心，但是在电话中得知自己的儿子受了伤，她和丈夫赶紧回到了家里。通过这件事作者明白了世界没有什么风景比孩子的笑脸更甜美的。

1.B考查名词及语境的理解。句意：几个月前，我的丈夫告诉我他将要去伦敦开会，我表达了我的希望，就是和他一起去欧洲。question 问题；wish 希望；step 步骤，步；place地方。根据文意可知，作者希望和丈夫一起去伦敦，故应选B。

2.A考查动词短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：然后我们让他的妈妈帮忙照顾两个孩子，我们就出发了。look after 照顾，照看；talk with 和某人谈话；find out 查明；wake up喊醒。根据文意可知，作者想和丈夫一起去欧洲，所以让丈夫的妈妈照顾孩子，故应选A。

3.C考查人称代词及语境的理解。句意：在这一周的时间里，我们参观了伦敦和巴黎，尽可能多看几个地方，大本钟、卢浮宫等。he 他；she 她；we 我们；they他们。根据文意可知，这里说的是我和我的丈夫，故应选C。

4.A考查连词及语境的理解。句意：我们在巴黎的最后一个晚上，在我们欣赏了埃菲尔铁塔的夜景之后，我的丈夫给家里打电话。after 在……之后；since 自从；though 虽然，尽管；because因为。根据句意可知，是欣赏完了夜景之后，给家里打电话，故应选A。

5.D考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他的妈妈接的电话。shouted 喊，叫；finished 完成；wrote 写；answered回答。answer the phone接电话，固定短语。根据文意可知选D。

6.D考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：一秒之后，我丈夫的脸沉了下来，看起来非常的担心，我能感觉到一些坏事发生了。ugly 丑陋的；useful 有用的；right 对的；bad 糟糕的，坏的。根据上句话In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked worried可知，作者从丈夫的表情上感觉出发生了不好的事情，故应选D。

7.C考查副词及语境的理解。句意：几分钟之后，他伤心地对我说，我们7岁的儿子，Tony从自行车上摔下来，摔断了腿，必须马上送到医院。hardly 几乎不；clearly 清楚地；sadly 伤心地；truly真实地，真正地。根据下文Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike…可知，丈夫听到这个消息感到非常的伤心，故选C。

8.B考查动词及语境的理解。句意：几分钟之后，他伤心地对我说，我们7岁的儿子，Tony从自行车上摔下来，摔断了腿，必须马上送到医院。danced 跳舞；broken 摔断，打破；thrown 扔掉；opened打开。根据下句话He must be sent to hospital at once可知，作者的儿子摔断了腿，故应选B。

9.B考查介词及语境的理解。句意：“我不想在这里，我不应该在这里，我应该跟孩子们在一起”。toward 朝，向；with 和…一起；under 在……下面；from从，来自。根据文意可知，当作者知道孩子受伤的消息后，感到很后悔，她觉得自己应该和孩子们一起呆在家里，而不应该出来玩。故应选B。

10.形容词及语境的理解。句意：看到我们的两个孩子，我突然意识到：世界上没有什么风景会比孩子们问候你的笑脸更甜美的。quieter 更安静；richer 更富有；sweeter 更甜美；wider更宽广。根据文意可知，作者通过这次经历知道孩子比世界上任何一个地方的美丽风景都更重要，根据短文的题目The Sweet Sight可知选C。

【考点定位】：日常生活类短文。