Question

A few days ago, I got a call from an old friend of mine. We ________ our school and the good old days. Then, he started talking about his father.

His father was badly ill in hospital. He ________ sleep at night and often talked to himself. My friend was ________ about this and shouted at his father to stop talking. But after stopping

________, his father fell unconscious(不省人事的). My friend was very sad. He thought it was his fault(过错). My friend was so sad that he _________ like a baby on the telephone. He said he would do ________ if his father could wake up.

Some kids often feel unhappy when they have to take care of their ________. But do you know that our parents take care of us ________ stay with us for our lifetime?

My dear friends, from now on, ________ say a bad word to your parents. Take care of them and stay with them. Even if it only ________ you a second, you parents will be happy to be with you! Do you agree with me?

1.A. talked about    B. thought of    C. cared about    D. showed around

2.A. can’t    B. mustn’t    C. couldn’t    D. shouldn’t

3.A. afraid    B. angry    C. tired    D. worried

4.A. speaking    B. saying    C. telling    D. talking

5.A. shouted    B. smiled    C. cried    D. said

6.A. anything    B. something    C. nothing    D. none

7.A. brothers    B. sisters    C. parents    D. friends

8.A. but    B. and    C. or    D. so

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

10.A. takes    B. pays    C. spends    D. has

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】这篇文章介绍了作者一个朋友的爸爸生病住院了，但是他的爸爸老是自言自语，他的朋友因此睡不好，所以很烦他的爸爸，之后他的爸爸昏迷不醒了，朋友很是懊悔，每天祈祷爸爸早日清醒过来，他一定好好对他的爸爸。通过这件事，作者告诉我们趁现在还有机会一定要好好孝敬父母。

1.句意：我们谈论了我们的学校和美好的过去时光。A. talked about谈论； B. thought of 思考，认为；C. cared about关心；D. showed around带领……参观。根据后面的句子“Then, he started talking about his father.”判断，以上所说的都是电话交流的内容，故答案选A。

2.句意：他在晚上睡不着觉，经常自言自语。A. can’t 不能，B. mustn’t禁止；C. couldn’t 不能，can’t的过去式；D. shouldn’t不应该。结合语境可知，朋友的爸爸由于生病，晚上无法入眠，前后句为一般过去时态，故答案选C。

3.句意：我的朋友对此很生气，大声叫他爸爸停止说话。A. afraid害怕的；B. angry生气的；C. tired疲劳的；D. worried担忧的。结合句子“and shouted at his father to stop talking.”，通过向他的爸爸大喊大叫可以判断，作者的朋友很生气，答案为B。

4.句意：但在停止谈话后，他的父亲不省人事。A. speaking说某种语言；B. saying注重说话的内容；C. telling告诉；D. talking谈论。根据前文中的句子“and often talked to himself.”可知，答案为D。

5.句意：我的朋友很伤心，他在电话里哭得像个婴儿。A. shouted大叫；B. smiled微笑；C. cried哭；D. said说。根据前文中的句子“My friend was very sad. He thought it was his fault(过错).”可知，作者这段朋友对自己的行为很内疚，忏悔自己的过错，故答案选C。

6.句意：他说如果他父亲能醒过来，他会做任何事。A. anything 任何事；B. something某事；C. nothing 没有什么事；D. none三者或三者以上不。此句描述了作者朋友当时的心情，只要父亲能好转过来，他愿意付出一切，故答案为A。

7.句意：有些孩子在照顾父母时常常感到不高兴。A. brothers兄弟；B. sisters姐妹； C. parents父母；D. friends朋友。根据下文中的句子“But do you know that our parents take care of us”理解，父母对我们照顾的无微不至，但我们却不能很好地照顾他们，答案为C。

8.句意：但是你知道我们的父母照顾我们一起度过我们的一生吗？A. but但是，表示转折关系； B. and而且，表示并列关系；C. or或者，表示选择关系；D. so因此，表示因果关系。take care of us 与stay with us是并列关系，故答案选B。

9.句意：亲爱的朋友们，从现在起，永远不要对父母说坏话。A. always总是；B. usually通常； C. often经常；D. never从不。此处是号召大家要善待自己的父母，不要对他们说些粗鲁的话，故答案为D。

10.句意：即使只花费你一秒钟的时间，你的父母也会很高兴和你在一起！A. takes花费； B. pays付款；C. spends 花费；D. has有。此句的主语为it，只能用takes，故答案选A。