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Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的)          he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to         , but with no success.

When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town          him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he         spoke.

"There might be something wrong with his         , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.

"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."

"It's certainly very          ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."

passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a          word.

Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his          and said, "Pass me the salt, please."

Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you           so long to speak?"

"I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."

1.A. because       B. when           C. though           D. before

2.A. speak         B. walk            C. play             D. laugh

3.A. taught        B. found           C. examined          D. asked

4.A. never         B. often           C. usually         D. always

5.A. back          B. hair           C. face              D. mind

6.A. unfair        B. strange        C. noisy             D. quiet

7.A. Hours        B. Weeks           C. Months           D. Years

8.A. good         B. right           C. single            D. new

9.A. chair       B. meal           C. hands             D. books

10.A. slept        B. walked         C. served           D. waited

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该篇短文主要记述了里奥从很小的时候就一句话也没有说过，为此他的父母想尽了办法。直到有一天吃饭时，菜里面没有放盐，里奥才开始说第一句话。

1.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：尽管他在其他方面正常，但是他好像是哑的。because 因为； when 既然，当……时；though 虽然，尽管； before在……之前。空白前后句之间是转折关系，故选C。

2.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：格林夫妇想尽各种办法来让他说话但都不成功。speak说；walk步行；play玩；laugh笑。联系前文He seemed to be dumb (哑的)的 描述可知该选A。

3.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：镇上最好的医生认真地给他做了检查。taught教；found找到，发现；examined 检查；asked问，要求。结合语境可知此处指的是故选C。

4.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：他从来不说话。never从不；often常常； usually通常；always总是。联系前文描述可知此处指的是他从来不说话。故选A。

5.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：可能他的头脑有问题。back背；hair 头发；face脸；mind头脑，智力。联系后一句描述可知此处指的是可能他的头脑有问题，故选D。

6.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这真的很奇怪。unfair不公平的；strange奇怪的；noisy 吵闹的；quiet安静的。联系上文描述可知此处意思是这真的很奇怪，故选B。

7.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：很多年过去了。Hours 小时；Weeks 周；Months月；Years年。联系后一句描述可知此处指的是是多年过去了，故选D。

8.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他没有说过一句简单的话。good 好的；right 对的；single 单一的；new新的。结合语境可知此处指的是他没有说过一句简单的话，故选C。

9.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：他从他的饭食上抬起头来。Chair椅子；meal 一顿饭，膳食；hands 手；books书。联系前文Leo was having a meal with his parents 的描述可知此处该选B。

10.动词及语境理解。句意：你为什么等了这么久才说话？slept 睡觉；walked 走，步行； served 服务，招待； waited 等待。结合语境可知此处指的是等待，故选D。

考点：故事类短文。