Question

    Two and a half years ago, my son started to cry because of his bad grades at school. He was only nine years old at the time and had always been one of the ______ students in his class. So he sat there at the table, so sad.

He said that he wished that he were a strong student and were able to ______ "Gymnasium", a very good school for the strongest students, starting at the age of 12 or 13. I didn't really want to weaken (动摇) him _______telling that, "You may not be strong enough for this school." With Bob Proctor's words in my eyes "Make your kids see A grades", I said, "Yes, you ______, if you really wish to."

I was sitting in front of him and then we started. And I taught him how to become a strong pupil. And his grades began to improve ______.

After a year, he had improved to be an average student already, so we ______. He entered for a course preparing for the big exam for Gymnasium.

To my surprise, he ______ the exam! His dream came true. For me, it's a miracle (奇迹). If I had told him at that time that he was ______ weak to be able to pass this test, he would have just stayed a weak student.

I want to ______ all the parents in the world to teach the secret to your children. Build them strong wings! You will also develop strong wings ______ flying with your child! Come on!

1.A.laziest B.strongest C.weakest D.fastest

2.A.visit B.attend C.realize D.find

3.A.by B.in C.for D.on

4.A.can't B.must C.need D.can

5.A.gradually B.suddenly C.recently D.seriously

6.A.gave up B.went on C.tried out D.fell over

7.A.finished B.made C.failed D.passed

8.A.very B.so C.too D.quite

9.A.encourage B.protect C.introduce D.choose

10.A.unless B.after C.while D.though

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者的儿子曾经是班上最差的学生之一，但作者并没有说消极的话来打击儿子，而是用积极的语言鼓励他，并帮助他成为一名好学生，最终她的儿子做到了。

1.句意：当时他只有九岁，一直是班上最弱的学生之一。

考查形容词。laziest最懒；strongest最强壮；weakest最虚弱；fastest最快速；根据“He said that he wished that he were a strong student…”他说他希望自己是个强壮的学生……，可以推断出作者的儿子是班级上最弱的学生，所以他希望自己变得强壮。故选C。

2.句意：他说，他希望自己是一个强壮的学生，能够加入Gymnasium学校，一所针对年龄从12岁或13岁开始，且只面向最好学生的一所很好的学校。

考查动词。visit参观；attend加入；realize 认识到；find发现。根据后文可知，Gymnasium是一所学校，作者的儿子通过努力通过了考试，加入了这所学校。故此处表示“加入”，故选B。

3.句意：我真不想通过告诉他“对于这所学校来说你可能不足够强大。”来动摇他。

考查介词。by通过……；in在……里边；for为了；on在……上面。根据句意及本句中weak him使他虚弱，可推测此处表示“通过……方式或方法”，后边跟telling动名词形式。by符合题意，故选A。

4.句意：鲍勃·普洛克特的话就在我眼前“让你的孩子看到成绩A”，我说，“是的，你可以，如果你希望的话。”

考查情态动词。can't不能；must必须；need需要；can能。根据“if you really wish to.”如果你真的希望的话。可知此处是对儿子鼓励的话，表示“如果你真的希望，你就能做到。”故此处表示“能够”，故选D。

5.句意：他的成绩开始逐渐提高。

考查副词。gradually逐步地；suddenly突然地；recently最近地；seriously严重地。根据“After a year, he had improved to be an average student already,”一年后，他已经进步为一名成绩平均的学生。故可以推断作者让儿子花费了一年的时间成长为普通的学生，所以儿子是逐步地进步着。故选A。

6.句意：一年后，他已经进步到一个普通的学生，所以我们继续努力。

考查动词短语。gave up放弃；went on继续；tried out试验，考验；fell over跌倒。根据本句“he had improved to be an average student already”他已经进步成为一个成绩平均的学生了，可知作者和儿子继续努力。went on符合题意，故选B。

7.句意：令我惊讶的是，他通过了考试!

考查动词。finished完成；made制造，使得；failed失败；passed通过。根据下文“His dream came true.”可知作者的儿子应该是通过了考试。pass the exam表示“通过考试”，故选D。

8.句意：如果我那时告诉他，他太弱了，不能通过这次考试，他就会一直是一个弱学生。

考查副词。very非常；so因此，多么；too太；quite很，相当。根据“…weak to be able to pass this test”可知此处有固定结构too…to…，表示“太……不能……”。故选C。

9.句意：我想鼓励世界上所有的父母把这个秘密教给你的孩子。

考查动词。encourage鼓励；protect保护；introduce介绍；choose选择。根据后一句“Build them strong wings!”给他们建造一对强壮的翅膀! 可推断此处表示作者鼓励所有的父母。encourage符合题意。故选A。

10.句意：当你和你的孩子一起飞行的时候，你也会长出强壮的翅膀!

考查连词。unless如果不，可引导条件状语从句；after在……之后，引导时间状语从句；while然而，与此同时，可引导时间状语从句；though虽然，尽管，引导让步状语从句。根据句意可知，此处表示“当你和你的孩子一起飞行的时候”是时间状语从句，且表示两者同时进行，故用while引导。故填C。