Question

    “Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen_________, waiting for my  reaction (反应).

I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing________ about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure (珍爱) it.

I had made the decision to be a writer. I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my fear when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if nobody likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did________ what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your________ great and everyone will love you.”

Tears filled my eyes. Refusal ( 拒 绝 ) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem anymore. Even if I never________ the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt lucky already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.

In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky__________. He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator ( 强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn’t give up. In the end, he ___________  his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy — his most important things, for that pen. Just to make me feel better.

I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling sorry, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really________ in my life.

1.A.easily B.carefully C.proudly D.naturally

2.A.strange B.special C.important D.interesting

3.A.hear B.accept C.expect D.believe

4.A.life B.dream C.stories D.choices

5.A.returned B.sold C.cared D.chose

6.A.pen B.toy C.dog D.gift

7.A.found B.kept C.threw D.changed

8.A.respect B.praise C.serve D.treasure

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.D

【解析】

这篇短文讲的是作者想当一名作家，但有些担心投稿被拒绝，她儿子给了她一支钢笔鼓励了她，在她从事写作的道路上给了她很大的勇气。

1.

句意：他自豪的递给我那支钢笔，等着我的回答。

考查副词与语境理解。easily容易地；carefully仔细地；proudly骄傲地，自豪地；naturally自然地，根据空前“It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen! 这是支钢笔。但不是任何笔。这是一支幸运笔！”结合句意及语境可知，此题是他“自豪地”递给我钢笔。故选C。

2.

句意：它没有什么特别之处。

考查形容词与语境理解。strange奇怪的；special特别的；important重要的；interesting有趣的。根据空后的“It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. 它看起来和其他圆珠笔一样”，结合选项可知，空处是说这枝笔与其它笔没有什么“特别”之处。故选B。

3.

句意：但Cody确实听到我所说的话。

考查动词与语境理解。hear听到；accept接受；expect期待；believe相信，根据空后句子“You don’t have to be afraid now你现在不用害怕了”，结合前后句语境可知，空处是说他“听到了”我说的话。故选A。

4.

句意：这支钢笔会使你的故事精彩，每个人会喜欢它们的。

考查名词与语境理解。life生活；dream 梦想；stories故事；choices选择。根据本段首句“I had made the decision to be a writer.我已经决定要成为一个作家”及后面“What if nobody likes my writing and I fail? 如果没有人喜欢我的写作而我失败了呢”，结合语境可知，此处指作者写的故事。故选C。

5.

句意：即使我从没有卖出一本书，我也拥有了我需要的一切。

考查动词与语境理解。returned归还；sold卖；cared关心；chose选择，根据后面“I knew that pen would bring me luck, though.”结合语境可知，此处是说即使我从没有“卖出”一本书。故选B。

6.

句意：在餐厅里，科迪听到一个大男孩正在谈论有一支幸运笔。

考查名词与语境理解。pen钢笔；toy玩具；dog狗；gift礼物。根据本段最后“…his most important things, for that pen.”可知，此处是说的幸运“钢笔”。故选A。

7.

句意：最后，为了那支钢笔，他交换了他最喜欢的火柴盒车，他哥哥送给他的两个军人，一支蜡笔和一片糖果——他最重要的东西。

考查动词与语境理解。found找到，kept保存；threw扔；changed交换。根据前文说他决定帮我拿回来，虽然这个男孩是个强硬的谈判者，但科迪没有放弃，结合后面的“for that pen. Just to make me feel better.”可知，为了让我感觉好一些，他“交换了”他的重要的东西来拿回钢笔。故选D。

8.

句意：科迪是我生命中真正珍惜的人。

考查动词与语境理解。respect尊重；praise表扬；serve提供，招待；treasure重视,珍惜。根据前面“For while I value that pen”结合全文，主要讲了她儿子给了她一支钢笔鼓励了她，在她从事写作的道路上给了她很大的勇气，所以科迪是作者生命中真正“珍惜”的人。故选D。