Question

Special Talent

Tom sat at his desk, looking out of the window for a long time. His class project had to be done tomorrow, which was that everyone in his class had to write about their own special talent.

His friends had already _______ theirs, but Tom still had a problem with what to write about.

Earlier in the week, Tom had been helping his friends with their _______. Betty came over for help and to enjoy Tom's amazing milkshakes. Tom suggested that she should write about drawing because Betty drew wonderful pictures. Betty was pretty pleased and went home _______. Tom washed the milkshake glasses.

Tom sighed (叹气). He thought about the time he had with Scott at the library a couple of days ago. Scott was worried about his project. Tom _______ him to write about swimming because he was a very good swimmer. Scott hurried home to work on his project.

Tom still couldn't _______ out what his special talent was. He thought about his friend.

Ellie, who he walked to school with last week. Ellie tap-danced (跳踢踏舞) along beside him. Suddenly, Ellie stopped because she was upset about her project. Tom told her to write about dancing. Ellie was so happy that she leaped(跳) into the air and danced the rest of the _______ .

However, Tom still couldn't decide on his special talent. Finally, he had an idea.

The next day, everyone _______ their projects, and so did Tom.

"It took me so long to decide that I started to think I didn't have one. "

"But. . . I do have a special talent. "

'I'm good at helping my friends," he said. "All of the things I do are much more fun because I do them with my friends."

The whole class clapped (鼓掌). His friends clapped louder than everyone else.

"You forgot something _______, Tom," said Betty. "You make the best milkshakes."

Scott and Ellie nodded.

"Thank you," said Tom.

1.A.finished B.produced C.caught D.forgotten

2.A.experiments B.projects C.practice D.business

3.A.angrily B.quietly C.sadly D.happily

4.A.allowed B.invited C.advised D.required

5.A.point B.find C.carry D.take

6.A.term B.class C.talk D.way

7.A.recorded B.discussed C.presented D.repeated

8.A.important B.terrible C.serious D.useful

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

【解析】

本文讲述了汤姆一直想不出自己的作业该怎么写，但是他却提供了很多建议给身边的朋友，后来他想到了他特殊的才能就是帮助别人。

1.

句意：他的朋友已经完成了他们的作业，但是汤姆还是不知道该写什么。

finished完成；produced制造；caught抓住；forgotten忘记。but表转折关系连词，根据but Tom still had a problem with what to write about，可知，汤姆的朋友已经完成了他们的作业，但是汤姆还不知道该写什么，句中是过去完成时had done的结构，所以空格处填过去分词finished。故选A。

2.

句意：本周早些时候，汤姆一直帮朋友们去做这个作业。

experiments实验；projects项目；practice练习；business生意。根据His class project had to be done tomorrow及His friends had already finished theirs, but Tom still had a problem with what to write about，可知，汤姆和朋友明天都要交这个作业，而汤姆一直帮助朋友去做这个作业，还不知道自己该写什么，所以空格处填projects。故选B。

3.

句意：贝蒂很高兴，开心地回家了。

angrily生气地；quietly安静地；sadly悲伤地；happily开心地。and表并列关系连词，根据Betty was pretty pleased，可知，贝蒂开心地回家了，所以空格处填happily。故选D。

4.

句意：汤姆建议他写关于游泳的事情，因为他是一名优秀的游泳健儿。

allowed允许；invited邀请；advised建议；required要求。根据Scott was worried about his project及Scott hurried home to work on his project，可知，斯科特刚开始担心他的作业，听完了汤姆给的建议后，斯科特急忙地回家继续他的作业，固定搭配advise sb to do sth“建议某人做某事”，所以空格处填advised。故选C。

5.

句意：汤姆仍然找不出他的特殊才能是什么。

point指向；find找；carry搬运；take带走。根据前文but Tom still had a problem with what to write about，可知，汤姆一直找不出自己的特殊才能是什么，所以他不知道该怎么写，固定搭配find out表示“找出”，所以空格处填find。故选B。

6.

句意：埃莉如此高兴，以至于她跳向空中，剩下的路上一直在跳舞。

term学期；class班级；talk谈论；way路。根据Ellie,who he walked to school with last week. Tom told her to write about dancing，可知，上周跟埃莉去学校的路上，汤姆告诉埃莉写关于跳舞的事情，埃莉很高兴，在剩下的路上一直跳舞，所以空格处填way。故选D。

7.

句意：第二天，每个人都交了作业，汤姆也交了。

recorded记录；discussed讨论；presented提交；repeated重复。根据His class project had to be done tomorrow，可知，第二天所有人要上交班级作业，所以空格处填presented。故选C。

8.

句意：贝蒂说：“汤姆，你忘了重要的一些事”。

important重要的；terrible糟糕的；serious严重的；useful有用的。根据You make the best milkshakes，可知，在贝蒂看来，汤姆能做最好的奶昔这是一件很重要的事，所以空格处填important。故选A。