Question

    My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years, I believed what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought __________ was very important to us, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf but still live a __________ life. Keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”

Several years _________ before she asked me again. I had contemplated (仔细考虑) the correct answer. So this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it __________ be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.” Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting __________ every year, my child.”

Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our __________ to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was __________ when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game __________ her and me. She saw the confusion (迷惑) on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” I asked, “Is it because it holds up my head?” She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when he or she __________. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will __________ have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is care to the pain of others.

1.A.report B.sound C.noise D.voice

2.A.happy B.hard C.silent D.awful

3.A.came B.left C.passed D.walked

4.A.can B.may C.must D.would

5.A.stronger B.smarter C.taller D.nicer

6.A.duty B.turn C.way D.task

7.A.shocked B.interested C.excited D.bored

8.A.among B.above C.from D.between

9.A.laughs B.smiles C.shouts D.cries

10.A.never B.hardly C.sometimes D.always

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.D

【解析】

本文介绍了作者的母亲问他身体最重要的部分是什么，作者先说是耳朵，后说是眼睛，他母亲说都不对。她告诉作者是肩膀。因为当朋友或所爱的人哭泣时，它能给他们依靠。

1.句意：当更小的时候，我认为声音对我们来说是非常重要的。

A. report报道，B. sound声音，C. noise噪音，D. voice嗓音。根据“My ears, Mommy.”可知，作者认为我的耳朵是身体最重要的一部分，因此觉得声音非常重要，故选B。

2.句意：不。许多人虽然聋了，但是仍然过着幸福的生活。

A. happy 高兴的，B. hard辛苦的，C. silent沉默的，D. awful可怕的。根据but前后表示转折关系，but前表示许多人是聋的，but后，表示过着很好的生活，故选A。

3.句意：过了几年她又问我了。

A. came来，B. left离开，C. passed通过，D. walked散步。根据主语Several years可知，此处表示几年过去了，故选C。

4.句意：妈妈，视力对每个人都很重要，所以一定是我们的眼睛。

A. can能，B. may 可能，C. must一定，D. would愿意。根据sight is very important to everybody可知，视力对每个人都很重要，因此有把握推测，眼睛一定是身体上最重要的部分，故选C。

5.句意：我的孩子，但是你每年变得更聪明了。

A. stronger更强壮的，B. smarter 更聪明的，C. taller更高的，D. nicer更漂亮的。根据前文的“You are learning fast,”可知，你学习的非常快，因此变得更聪明了，故选B。

6.句意：当轮到我最后对祖父说再见时，我妈妈看着我。

A. duty职责，B. turn转弯，C. way方法，D. task任务。It’s one’s turn to do sth轮到某人做某事，故选B。

7.句意：当她现在问我这个的时候，我感到惊讶。

A. shocked感到惊讶的，B. interested 感到有趣的，C. excited兴奋的，D. bored厌烦的。根据后文的“I always thought this was a game _____8_____ her and me.”可知，我原以为这是一个游戏，但是他妈妈在他祖父去世时，还在问这个问题，因此感到惊讶，故选A。

8.句意：我总是以为这是我和她之间的游戏。

A. among 在三者或三者以上之间，B. above在……上面，C. from来自，D. between在两者之间。根据her and me此处表示在她和我两者之间，因此用between，故选D。

9.句意：因为当朋友或所爱的人哭泣时，它能给他们依靠。

A. laughs 大笑，B. smiles微笑，C. shouts 大喊，D. cries哭。根据后文的“Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life,”可知，此处指的是哭的时候，故选D。

10.句意：我只希望你有足够的爱和朋友，在你需要的时候，总有一个肩膀给你依靠。

A. never 从不，B. hardly几乎不，C. sometimes有时，D. always总是。根据“when you need it.”可知，需要肩膀时，总是有一个肩膀给你靠，故选D。