Question

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in   ________ _ it?” said the old lady.

John took over the papers from her shaking hand and let her sit in a chair. He remembered her rich   _________ in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she    _________ hear him, he shouted into her ears. “I think it’s very good. I’ll send it to a publisher (出版商).”

Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had read a few   ________ _ . He agreed to publish it, and he had paid $100 for the copyright (版权).   ________ money would be given as an advance (预付款). Every month, John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.

One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t   _________ more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.

Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands. She proudly touched her book with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully,   ________ holding her book.

Her granddaughter took the book and   ________ _ it. “Why, it’s just blank (空白) pages!” She cried in surprise. John’s face turned   ________. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. It was John   ________, who couldn’t take away his grandmother’s only hope, had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

1.A. borrowing     B. publishing       C. reading         D. lending

2.A. advice         B. experiences      C. thoughts        D. family

3.A. couldn’t      B. needn’t         C. mustn’t        D. wouldn’t

4.A. words          B. letters          C. pages           D. books

5.A. Some         B. Much             C. Enough         D. More

6.A. die           B. stop           C. last            D. remain

7.A. still        B. yet              C. always          D. then

8.A. closed        B. opened          C. turned on       D. turned off

9.A. white          B. red             C. grey            D. yellow

10.A. herself     B. himself          C. him            D. her

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：老太太正在写一本书，她问约翰是否会有人对出版此书有兴趣。约翰从老太太颤抖的手中接过手稿。翰说他将把书稿送给出版商看。约翰没有把实情告诉老太太，因为他不想把她惟一的希望带走。

1.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：你认为有人会对出版它感兴趣吗？borrowing 借入；publishing 出版；reading读；lending借出。根据句意老太太一直在写一本书，她想知道是否有人有兴趣出版它可知该选B。

2.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：他记得她有丰富的经历。advice建议；experiences经历，经验；thoughts想法；family家庭。rich experiences 意为“丰富的经历”。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

3.A考查情态动词及语境理解。句意：然后意识到她不能听到他，他对着她的耳朵大叫。couldn’t不能；needn’t不必；mustn’t 禁止；wouldn’t 不愿意。根据he shouted into her ears可推知该选A。。

4.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：十天后，他报告说，出版商读了几页。words 单词；letters字母；pages页；books书。根据前句“I think it’s very good. I’ll send it to a publisher (出版商).”可知这里是说出版商“只读了几页”，所以选C。

5.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：更多的钱将被作为预付款。 Some一些； Much许多；Enough 足够的；More更多的。联系下句Every month, John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.可知该选D。

6.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：医生告诉她活不了几天了。die死；stop 停止；last持续； remain保持。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

7.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：两个小时后，她平静地死去，仍然抱着她的书。still 仍然；yet 还；always 总是；then那么。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

8.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：她的孙女拿着书，打开它。closed 关；opened开；turned on 打开；turned off关闭。联系下句“Why, it’s just blank (空白) pages!”可知该选B。

9.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：约翰的脸变红了。white白的；red 红的；grey灰的；yellow黄的。turn red变红。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

10.这是他自己，谁也无法带走他的祖母的唯一希望，写了信，并出售他的车，以支付预付。herself她自己；himself 他自己；him他；her她。根据John可知该选B。

考点：故事类短文。