Question

完形填空，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I'm not a bad person； I have a _______  time learning when to keep my mouth closed.

My mom has told me again and again, "Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you _______  to be this rude, you will get into big trouble."

It's been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn't want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty(职责) to   _______   myself.

One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate_______  behind me. It was Nathaniel, who liked doing that as usual.

At first, I said very  _______ , "Nathaniel, would you please be quiet?"

However, Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly _______    "Nathaniel, shut up(闭嘴)!"

For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful(伤感情的) words back and forth at each other.

"At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I shouted.

I knew this would make him _______   . It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

What I said filled him with anger. He tried to   _______ over my seat and catch me as he shouted, "That's it! That's it!"

_______  at his reaction(反应), I sat back in my seat. I had never seen Nathaniel act like this before.

Later on, we were taken to the principal's office. There, Mr. Black, our English teacher, told us to _______  the matter. It wasn't until then that I finally found that _______ I hurt someone physically(身体上), the wounds eventually heal(愈合). But when I hurt them with my _______  , sometimes the pain (痛苦) never goes away.

At the end of the discussion, I said  _______  to Nathaniel.

When I went back to my room, I spent some time praying(祈祷). I began to _______  how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, he'll tell me when to keep my_______  closed.

1.A. busy          B. hard       C. happy      D. fantastic

2.A. decide       B. like       C. continue    D. try

3.A. support       B. separate   C. smell      D. spend

4.A. singing       B. reading    C. beating   D. talking

5.A. clearly       B. nicely     C. carelessly D. angrily

6.A. repeated   B. expressed   C. replied   D. shouted

7.A. nervous      B. afraid      C. sad        D. bored

8.A. fall          B. look       C. hand       D. reach

9.A. Angry        B. Surprised   C. Nervous    D. Happy

10.A. discuss     B. solve      C. explain    D. report

11.A. while      B. after      C. when       D. where

12.A. words      B. action     C. ideas      D. experience

13.A. goodbye      B. thanks      C. sorry      D. okay

14.A. talk about   B. hear about C. complain about  D. think about

15.A. eyes         B. mouth       C. windows     D. door

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文通过作者小时候的故事告诉人们恶语伤人比使他人身体受伤有时更可怕。我们应该学会在什么场合要闭嘴。

1.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我很难学会保持闭嘴。busy繁忙的；hard困难的；happy 愉快的；fantastic极好的。 根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

2.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：如果你继续这样粗鲁，你会陷入大麻烦。decide决定；like 喜欢；continue继续；try尝试。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

3.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：我觉得支持我自己是我的责任。support 支持；separate分离；smell 闻；spend花费。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

4.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：有一天，在英语课上，我开始写作业，直到我听到一个同学在我的后面说话。singing 唱；reading 读；beating 打败；talking谈话。 联系后文中At first, I said very , "Nathaniel, would you please be quiet?可知该选D。

5.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：起初，我友好地说，“纳撒尼尔，请你安静一点好吗？”clearly 清晰地；nicely很好；carelessly马虎地；angrily生气地。根据"Nathaniel, would you please be quiet?"可知该选B。

6.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：我很快就喊叫“纳撒尼尔，闭嘴！” repeated重复；expressed表达；replied 回答；shouted喊。 根据"Nathaniel, shut up(闭嘴)!"结合语境可知该选D。

7.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我知道这会使他难过。nervous 紧张的；afraid 害怕的；sad悲伤的；bored无聊的。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

8.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：他试图要到达我的座位上，抓住我。fall落下；look 看；hand传递；reach到达。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

9.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：惊奇地看到他的反应，我坐回了我的座位。Angry生气的； Surprised惊奇的；Nervous紧张的；Happy愉快的；根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

10.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：我们的英语老师告诉我们讨论这件事。discuss 讨论；solve 解决；explain 解释；report报告。联系后文中At the end of the discussion, I said to Nathaniel.可知该选A。

11.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：我终于发现我伤害了别人的身体的时候，伤口最终愈合。 while当……的时候；after在……之后；when何时；where哪里。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

12.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：但当我用话语伤害了他们，有时疼痛永远不会消失。words话语；action行动；ideas主意；experience经验。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

13.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：讨论结束时，我对纳撒尼尔说“对不起”。goodbye 再见；thanks 感谢；sorry 抱歉的；okay好的。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

14.D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：我开始考虑我说的话是多久伤害别人talk about谈论；hear about听说；complain about抱怨；think about考虑。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

15.考查名词及语境理解。句意：他会告诉我什么时候保持闭嘴。 eyes 眼睛；mouth 嘴； windows 窗户；door门。 联系前文中I have a time learning when to keep my mouth closed.可知该选B。

考点：考查故事类短文。