Question

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给出的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I still remember I talked to an English-speaking stranger for the first time in my life. I came from Thailand to the United States because l wanted to study English and take ____ of my mother. My parents had got divorced(离婚）,so my mom had come to the US ____ ．

Before my arrival, my mother had told me to go to my cousin’s house first and then she would ____ me up from there. I waited for more than two hours to fit my cousin's place. I felt ____ .

Suddenly, I heard the ____ ring. At that moment I felt a little ____ because I thought it would be my mother. When I opened the door, I was filled with surprise and puzzle. There was a(n) ____ man standing in front of me. When he started to ____ at me, my bad feelings were gone. I got a ____ feeling instead of being afraid. My mother ____ behind him, and explained he could understand Thai and speak a little. Then my aunt invited both of ____ into the house. My mother introduced the man to me. I wondered ____ he could understand and speak Thai. Later, he told me that he had been working with Thai people for five years.

After that, we started to get to know each other and he tried to talk ____  and clearly. Sometimes we used our ____ and other body languages.

With his help, I started to speak English more and more ____ being afraid. I will always remember this man who was the first person to speak English For to me in America.

1.A. notice    B. care    C. note    D. hold

2.A. happily    B. along    C. simply    D. alone

3.A. pick    B. put    C. take    D. bring

4.A. bored    B. pleased    C. excited    D. relaxed

5.A. telephone    B. doorbell    C. recorder    D. clock

6.A. tired    B. worse    C. better    D. worried

7.A. ordinary    B. unknown    C. handsome    D. strong

8.A. look    B. shout    C. laugh    D. smile

9.A. friendly    B. strange    C. common    D. unexpected

10.A. appeared    B. disappeared    C. stepped    D. joined

11.A. us    B. them    C. they    D. you

12.A. when    B. whether    C. where    D. why

13.A. slowly    B. quickly    C. rapidly    D. suddenly

14.A. hands    B. books    C. computers    D. pens

15.A. with    B. without    C. by    D. about

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.B

【解析】文章介绍了作者刚到美国时和第一个说英语的人谈话的事情。

1.句意：因为我想学英语和照顾我的母亲。take care of照顾；故选B

2.句意：因此我的妈妈独自去美国。A. happily高兴地； B. along沿着； C. simply 简单地； D. alone独自；根据My parents had got divorced(离婚），可知是独自；故选D

3.句意：然后她从那儿接着我。pick up 捡起，捎带，pick me up接着我；故选A

4.句意：我感到很无聊。A. bored 无聊的； B. pleased 高兴的； C. excited 激动的； D. relaxed放松的；根据I waited for more than two hours to fit my cousin's place可以推测是无聊的；故选A

5.句意：突然，我听到门铃响了。A. telephone电话； B. doorbell 门铃； C. recorder 录音机； D. clock钟表；根据When I opened the door, 可知是门铃；故选B

6.句意：在那一刻我感觉比较好一点了。A. tired 累的； B. worse 更坏的； C. better 更好； D. worried担心的；根据上文等了2个小时，很无聊，突然有人来，认为是妈妈，所以感觉比较好；故选C

7.句意：有一个不认识的男人站在我前面。A. ordinary 普通的； B. unknown 不认识的； C. handsome 英俊的； D. strong强壮的；根据I was filled with surprise and puzzle.可以推测是不认识；故选B

8.句意：他开始对我微笑。A. look 看； B. shout 喊； C. laugh大笑； D. smile微笑；根据my bad feelings were gone.可以推测是微笑；故选D

9.句意：我有一个友好的感觉而不是害怕。A. friendly 友好的； B. strange 奇怪的； C. common 正常的； D. unexpected不希望的；根据上文对我微笑可知是友好的；故选A

10.句意：我的母亲出现在他后面。A. appeared 出现； B. disappeared 消失； C. stepped 步骤； D. joined参加；根据explained he could understand Thai and speak a little.可知是出现；故选A

11.句意：我阿姨邀请他们两个进屋。根据上文妈妈和一个男人出现在门口，应是邀请他们，动词后面做宾语，所以用宾格；故选B

12.句意：我想知道他为什么能懂还会说泰国话。根据 Later, he told me that he had been working with Thai people for five years.可知是为什么；故选D

13.句意：他尽量说的慢，清楚。A. slowly 慢的； B. quickly 快的； C. rapidly 快的； D. suddenly突然地；根据句意应是慢慢地说；故选A

14.句意：有时我们用手。A. hands 手； B. books 书； C. computers 电脑； D. pens钢笔；根据other body languages.可知是用手势；故选A

15.句意：在他的帮助下，我开始说越来越多的英语，不再害怕。A. with 有； B. without 没有； C. by 通过； D. about关于；根据句意应是不害怕；故选B