Question

Nick is a twelve-year-old student. He gets out of school at three o’clock in the afternoon every day. His parents usually work until dinner time and gets home very ______, so Nick goes to his grandma’s house after school.

One afternoon Nick walks to his grandma’s house as usual. When he ______ the door, he finds he can’t find his key. “Oh, I lost my key,” he says to himself.

Nick rings the doorbell, but ______ answers. He walks around the house and looks in through every window. Usually, his grandma is in the living room ______ him. Today she isn’t there, so Nick feels very ______. Then he finds the window in the kitchen is open, so he climbs in.

Nick finds his grandma in her bedroom, she falls ______ and hurts her leg. Nick makes a telephone call to his dad at once. Soon his dad comes and takes his grandma to the ______.

His grandma gets home safely ______ a few hours. Nick tells her about his lost key. His grandma feels happy that he finds a (n)______ to help her. She smiles and tells him she has two things for him. First, she gives him a new key. Then, she gives him a hug (拥抱) and tells him how much she ______ him. Nick thinks, “ This may be how a hero feels.”

1.A. fast    B. slowly    C. early    D. late

2.A. leaves    B. reaches    C. closes    D. opens

3.A. nobody    B. anybody    C. everybody    D. somebody

4.A. looking for    B. asking for    C. waiting for    D. working for

5.A. comfortable    B. worried    C. angry    D. happy

6.A. away    B. out    C. down    D. up

7.A. hospital    B. restaurant    C. school    D. hotel

8.A. for    B. when    C. before    D. after

9.A. plan    B. book    C. way    D. computer

10.A. hates    B. loves    C. helps    D. knows

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. A

4. C

5. B

6. C

7. A

8. D

9. C

10. B

【解析】

本文讲述了尼克怎样救助他奶奶的故事。尼克放学回家，按了门铃，但是没有人应答。他绕着房子走，从每个窗户往里看。通常，他奶奶在客厅等他。今天她不在，所以尼克很担心。然后他发现厨房的窗户是开着的，所以他爬了进去。尼克发现他奶奶在卧室里，她摔倒了，伤了腿。尼克立刻给他爸爸打电话。不久，他爸爸来把他的奶奶送到医院。他奶奶很高兴，因为尼克找到一个办法帮助了他。

1.句意：他的父母通常一直工作到晚饭时间，而且回家很晚，所以尼克放学后去他奶奶家。考查形容词辨析。A. fast快地（的）；B. slowly慢慢地；C. early早地（的）；D. late晚、迟。根据上文“他的父母通常一直工作到晚饭时间”可知“回家很晚”，可知选D。

2.句意：当他到达门口时，他发现找不到钥匙。考查动词辨析。A. leaves离开，出发；B. reaches到达，伸手；C. closes关；D. opens开。根据下文“he finds he can’t find his key.他发现找不到钥匙。”可知是“到达门口时”；选B。

3.句意：尼克按了门铃，但是没有人应答。考查不定代词。A. nobody没有人；B. anybody任何人；C. everybody每一个，所有人；D. somebody某人，有人。根据下文He walks around the house and looks in through every window.（他在房子里走来走去，从每个窗户往里看。）可知“没有人应答”，选A。

4.句意：通常，他奶奶在客厅等他。考查动词短语。A. looking for寻找；B. asking for要求，请求；C. waiting for等待；D. working for为 ... 效力。结合句意可知选C。

5.句意：今天她不在，所以尼克很担心。考查形容词辨析。A. comfortable舒适的；B. worried着急的，担心的，焦虑的；C. angry生气的，愤怒的；D. happy开心的，幸福的。根据上文“通常，他奶奶在客厅等他。今天她不在”可知“尼克很担心”；可知选C。

6.句意：尼克发现他奶奶在卧室里，她摔倒了，伤了腿。考查副词辨析。A. away消失， 离开，遥远的；B. out在外，在外部；C. down向下；D. up向上。短语fall down：摔倒，落下。结合句意和选项可知选C。

7.句意：考查名词辨析。A. hospital医院；B. restaurant餐馆，饭店；C. school学校；D. hotel旅馆。根据上文Nick finds his grandma in her bedroom, she falls ___6___ and hurts her leg.（尼克发现他奶奶在卧室里，她摔倒了，伤了腿。）可知“他爸爸来把他的奶奶送到医院。”选A。

8.句意：他奶奶几个小时后安全回家。考查介词辨析。A. for+时间段：表示做某事做了多长时间；B. when当…时候；C. before在…以前；D. after在…以后。根据上文“Soon his dad comes and takes his grandma to the ___7___.不久，他爸爸来把他的奶奶送到医院。”可知“他奶奶几个小时后安全回家。”after a few hours：几个小时后；选D。

9.句意：他的奶奶感到很高兴，他找到了一个办法帮助她。考查名词辨析。A. plan计划；B. book书；C. way方法，办法；D. computer计算机，电脑。根据上文“尼克爬进屋里，给他爸爸打电话，他爸爸把他奶奶送到了医院”可知“尼克找到了一个办法帮助他奶奶”，故选C。

10.句意：然后，她给了他一个拥抱，告诉他她有多爱他。考查动词辨析。A. hates恨，讨厌，憎恶；B. loves爱；C. helps帮助；D. knows知道，了解。结合句意可知选B。