Question

"I've been writing a book，John.  Do you think anyone would be interested in _____ it?" said the old lady.

John took over the papers from her shaking hand and let her sit in a chair.  He remembered her rich _____ in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. "It's good，Grandma，" he said gently.  Then realizing that she ______ hear him，he shouted into her ears，"I think it's very good. I'll send it to a publisher(出版商). "

Ten days later，he reported that the publisher had read a few _____ . He agreed to publish it, and he had paid $ 100 for the copyright(版权). _____ money would be given as an advance(预付款).Every month, John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.

One morning，three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that she couldn't _____ more than a few days. She was ready to go，but she first wanted her book to be in print.  John promised that she could get it very soon.

Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands.  She proudly touched her book with her fingers，tears in her eyes.  Two hours later，she died peacefully, _____ holding her book.

Her granddaughter took the book and _____ it.  "Why, it's just blank (空白的)pages!" She cried in surprise. John's face turned _____ . Then the girl understood.  There never was a book. It was John ______ ，who couldn't take away his grandmother's only hope，had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

1.A. borrowing    B. publishing    C. reading    D. lending

2.A. advice    B. experiences    C. thoughts    D. family

3.A. couldn't    B. needn't    C. mustn't    D. wouldn't

4.A. words    B. letters    C. pages    D. books

5.A. Some    B. Much    C. Enough    D. More

6.A. die    B. stop    C. last    D. stay

7.A. still    B. yet    C. always    D. then

8.A. closed    B. opened    C. turned on    D. turned off

9.A. white    B. red    C. grey    D. yellow

10.A. herself    B. himself    C. him    D. her

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.B

【解析】试题分析：这是一篇感人的孝心故事，约翰为了完成奶奶最后的心愿——出版自己的书，他自己代替出版商写了回信，卖掉了汽车来支付书的预付款，并奶奶临终前拿到了书而平静地死去，表现了约翰的感恩和孝心。

1.句意：你认为有人会对出版它感兴趣吗？考查动词辨析题。四个选项都是动名词形式，A. borrowing借入；B. publishing出版；C. reading读；D. lending借出。根据下文I think it's very good. I'll send it to a publisher.，结合句意和语境，可知她是想出版自己的书，故选B。

2.句意：他记得她在旧西部早期的丰富经历。考查名词辨析题。A. advice建议；B. experiences经历；C. thoughts思想；D. family家庭。rich 富有的/丰富的，指钱财、经历等。根据句意和语境，可知选B。

3.句意：他意识到她听不见他的声音，就大声喊叫起来。考查情态动词辨析题。A. couldn't不可能，表判断；B. needn't不需要；C. mustn't一定不，表禁止；D. wouldn't用于委婉说法，表邀请或建议。根据下文he shouted into her ears，结合句意和语境，可知选A。

4.句意：十天后，他报告说出版商已经读了几封信。考查名词辨析题。A. words词语（话）；B. letters书信；C. pages页码；D. books书。read读；根据句意，结合前文内容，可知选ABD三项意思都与句意不合，故C。

5.句意：每个月都会有更多的钱。考查形容词比较级。A. Some一些；B. Much很多，后接不可数名词；C. Enough足够的；D. More许多的，用作much、a lot of和many的比较级。much money许多钱；根据句意和语境，可知需用much的比较级，故选D。

6.句意：医生告诉她不会超过几天。考查动词辨析题。A. die死；B. stop停止；C. last持续；D. stay停留。more than超过；根据句意和语境，可知ABD三个选项意思都与句意不符，故选C。

7.句意：两个小时后，她平静地死去，手里还拿着她的书。考查副词辨析题。A. still仍然，表递进；B. yet还，多用于否定句，表转折；C. always一直；D. then然后。本句前后是递进关系，需用still；根据句意和语境，可知选A。

8.句意：她的孙女拿了书并打开它。考查动词辨析题。A. closed合上；B. opened打开；C. turned on打开（开关等）；D. turned off关闭（电源等）。turn on/off多用于电器、电源；close与句意不合；根据句意和语境，可知选B。

9.句意：约翰的脸变红了。考查名词辨析题。A. white白色；B. red红色；C. grey灰色；D. yellow黄色。根据句意和语境，可知ACD三项意思都与句意不合，故选B。

10.句意：是约翰自己，他写了信，卖掉了汽车来支付预付款。考查反身代词辨析。A. herself她自己；B. himself他自己；C. him他；D. her她。John人名，不可用物主代词修饰，可用反身代词做同位语；根据句意，可知选B。