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

When Daniel was six years old, the best doctors in the town examined (检查) him ______ , 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 to speak some day.”

“It’s certainly very ______ ,” another doctor said. “Perhaps he will be able to speak some day.”

______ passed. Daniel went to university. But he didn’t speak a single word.

Then one day Daniel 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 ______ . But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes.”

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

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

3.A. angrily     B. slowly        C. carefully    D. quickly

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

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

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

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

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

9.A. slept        B. walked        C. missed        D. waited

10.A. wrong       B. easy          C. perfect       D. new

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述一个男孩，他的父母照顾的非常周到，不给他说话的机会。他的父母以为他是哑巴，到处求医，也没检查出问题。知道上大学时，他的妈妈做饭忘了放盐，他才开口说话。

1.C考查连词语境理解题。句意：除了似乎是哑巴，他出生时在其他方面正常。A. because因为；B. when当……时候；什么时间；C. but 但是，除了……以外；D. before在……以前。结合句意可知选C。

2.A考查动词语境理解题。句意：格林先生和夫人试用一切办法让他说话，但是没有成功。A. speak说话；B. walk走；C. play玩；D. laugh大笑。根据上句seemed to be dumb (哑的).可知选A。

3.C考查副词语境理解题。句意：丹尼尔六岁的时候，镇上最好的医生给他做仔细的检查。A. angrily生气地；B. slowly慢慢地；C. carefully仔细地；D. quickly迅速地。结合语境可知选C。

4.A考查副词语境理解题。句意：他似乎是聪明。只是，他从不说话。A. never从来；B. often经常；C. usually通常；D. always总是。结合句意可知选A。

5.D考查名词语境理解题。句意：他的智力上可能有毛病。A. back背；B. hair头发；C. face脸；D. mind智力，精神。根据下文he doesn’t know he’s able to speak结合句意可知选D。

6.B考查形容词语境理解题。句意：这当然是非常奇怪的。A. exciting兴奋的；B. strange奇怪的，陌生的；C. noisy嘈杂的；喧闹的；聒噪的；D. quiet安静的；安定的；不动的；温顺的。根据上文“But he can read and write,” said Mr Green, “We’ve written him notes, telling him to speak some day.”结合语境及句意可知选B。

7.D考查名词语境理解题。句意：数年过去了。A. 数Hours小时；B. Weeks数周；C. Months数月；D. Years数年。根据下文Daniel went to university.结合语境可知过了数年了，选D。

8.B考查名词语境理解题。句意：没有任何提醒,他从饭那儿抬起头，说：“请把盐递给我。”A. chair椅子；B. meal饭；C. hands手；D. books书。根据上文Then one day Daniel was having a meal with his parents.可知选B。

9.D考查动词语境理解题。句意：你为什么等这么久才说话?A. slept睡；B. walked走；C. missed想念，错过；D. waited 等。结合句意及语境可知选D。

10.，一切都很完美。A. wrong错误；B. easy容易；C. perfect完美；D. new新的。根据对最后一段 “I didn’t have anything to say,” he said. “Until now everything was 25 . But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes.”理解结合选项可知选C。

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