Question

I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that’s a    ______thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to admit it. The trouble ___when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I  ____took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and pretending to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and beg her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t    ______and get hurt. After that happened, I   __there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing. Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. ___ordering our hamburgers well­done, she told the person behind the counter “They’ll have two Whoppers(巨无霸) well­to­do.” Jill burst out laughing，but I almost   ___.

After a while, I started wishing I could ___Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel  ____in our home. Then last Wednesday, something happened that ___everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and  ____them about their  ____for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently. “ Volunteer your grandmother ，” she whispered.“She’s interesting and rich in experience.” That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on interviewing today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly(集合)．All my friends and teachers were listening to her    ______she was a great heroine. I was    ______of my grandma and hoped she would  ______know that I had been ashamed of her.

1.A. worse    B. common    C. terrible.    D. funny

2.A. started.    B. existed.    C. showed    D. counted

3.A. already    B. hardly    C. simply.    D. always

4.A. mind.    B. hear    C. see    D. feel

5.A. expected    B. decided    C. realized    D. doubted

6.A. Because of.    B. Except for    C. Instead of    D. In spite of

7.A. died    B. cheered    C. disappeared.    D. suffered

8.A. meet.    B. hide    C. arrange    D. avoid

9.A. independent.    B. inconvenient    C. unfamiliar    D. unwelcome

10.A. made    B. finished    C. changed    D. stopped

11.A. think of    B. talk with.    C. call on    D. dream of

12.A. news    B. lives    C. advantages    D. achievements

13.A. so far as.    B. even if    C. in case.    D. as if

14.A. tired.    B. fond    C. ashamed    D. proud

15.A. forever    B. even    C. never.    D. once

Answer

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. B

5. C

6. C

7. A

8. B

9. D

10. C

11. B

12. B

13. D

14. D

15. C

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述作者过去曾因为年迈的奶奶言行举止有些怪异而感到耻辱，后来奶奶有机会站在学校舞台讲述自己的经历并深受欢迎，从而作者对奶奶的看法发生了根本性的改变。

1.句意：我知道这样说是一件很糟糕的事情。考查形容词及语境理解。A. worse更坏的；B. common常见的；C. terrible糟糕的；D. funny有趣的。根据上文I used to be ashamed of my grandma.以及后文可知，作者过去对奶奶错误的看法或态度是一件很糟糕的事情，故答案选C。

2.句意：麻烦开始于我的朋友凯蒂发现奶奶的假牙漂浮在浴室水池上的玻璃杯里。考查动词及语境理解。A. started.开始；B. existed.生存；C. showed显示；D. counted认为。根据The trouble __2__when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink.可知句意为“麻烦开始于我的朋友凯蒂发现奶奶的假牙漂浮在浴室水池上的玻璃杯里”，故答案选A。

3.句意：我已经看惯了它们，所以几乎没有注意到它们。考查副词及语境理解。A. already已经；B. hardly几乎不；C. simply.简单地；D. always总是。根据上文I was so used to seeing them的句意及下文but转折可知此处应为否定的语气，故答案选B。

4.句意：我只好恳求她闭嘴，这样奶奶就不会听见了，也不会受伤了。考查动词及语境理解。A. mind.介意；B. hear听见；C. see看见；D. feel感觉。根据前面句中的shut up（闭嘴）一词可以得知作者不想让奶奶听到嘲笑而受到伤害，故答案选B。

5.句意：在那之后，我意识到奶奶有很多让我尴尬的事情。考查动词及语境理解。A. expected期望；B. decided决定；C. realized认识到；D. doubted怀疑。联系上下文语境可知，作者意识到奶奶会引起很多让自己尴尬的事情，故答案选C。

6.句意：而不是点已经做好的汉堡。A. Because of.因为；B. Except for除了；C. Instead of代替，而不是；D. In spite of虽然。根据常识可知，买汉堡包应该买已经做好的，而奶奶却让他们做一个"巨无霸"汉堡包，故答案选C。

7.句意：吉尔大笑起来，而我几乎快要死了。考查动词及语境理解。A. died死亡；B. cheered使欢呼；C. disappeared消失；D. suffered受苦、遭受。根据前面的but可知，作者的态度应与弟弟的态度相反，再结合作者对奶奶的态度可知，此处用die表示作者十分生气失望的心情，故答案选A。

8.句意：我开始希望把奶奶藏在一个壁橱里。考查动词及语境理解。A. meet.遇见；B. hide隐藏、躲藏；C. arrange安排；D. avoid避免。根据后面的in a closet可知，作者希望把奶奶藏起来，不让奶奶出来引起麻烦，故答案选B。

9.句意：我的父母都说我必须小心，不要让奶奶觉得在我们家不受欢迎。考查形容词及语境理解。A. independent.独立的；B. inconvenient不方便的；C. unfamiliar不熟悉的；D. unwelcome不受欢迎的。结合语意可知作者的父母不希望让奶奶感到在家里不受欢迎，故答案选D。

10.句意：上周三，发生了一件事情，彻底改变了一切。考查动词及语境理解。A. made使、让；B. finished完成、结束；C. changed改变；D. stopped停止。此处为本文的转折点，联系下文可知，作者对奶奶的看法发生了根本性的改变，故答案选C。

11.句意：为了一个大型的口述历史项目，我的老师告诉我们去帮助寻找有趣的老人，并让他们谈一谈他们的生活。考查动词短语及语境理解。A. think of想起；B. talk with交谈；C. call on访问；D. dream of梦想。根据下文This is how I ended up on interviewing today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly．可知，此处表示的是让他们谈一谈他们的生活，故答案选B。

12.句意：为了一个大型的口述历史项目，我的老师告诉我们去帮助寻找有趣的老人，并让他们谈一谈他们的生活。考查名词及语境理解。A. news新闻、消息；B. lives生活、经历；C. advantages优势；D. achievements业绩。根据下文“She’s interesting and rich in experience.”可知，此处应为lives“生活、经历”，故答案选B。

13.句意：我所有的朋友和老师都在听她说话，好像她是一个伟大的女英雄。考查连词及语境理解。A. so far as只要，就...而言；B. even if即使；C. in case.假使；D. as if好像。根据后面she was a great heroine.说奶奶是一个伟大的女英雄，但实际上并不是真正意义上的女英雄，故用as if好像，用以突出奶奶讲述自己的经历时大家都认真听的情形，故答案选D。

14.句意：我为我的奶奶感到骄傲。考查形容词及语境理解。A. tired.疲倦的；B. fond喜欢的；C. ashamed惭愧的；D. proud骄傲的、自豪的。联系上文语境可知，作者对奶奶的看法已经转变，所以应是为奶奶感到骄傲和自豪，故答案选D。

15.句意：希望她永远不知道我曾经为她感到羞耻。考查副词及语境理解。A. forever永远；B. even甚至；C. never从不、永不；D. once曾经。根据语境可知，作者希望奶奶永远不会知道自己原来对她的看法，不让她因此受到伤害，故答案选C。