Question

    Sam was very nervous. It was his first day in new _______, and lunch was only thirty minutes away. For most students, lunch is the _______ part of the school day. It is time when you talk with your friends, get to know what interesting things everyone is doing, and, of course, _______. Sam, however, didn’t know anyone or anything, like where to sit or with whom to sit at lunch.

Sam’s _______ was in the army. so his family moved a lot. He had really liked his old school and _______ leaving his two best friends. They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails, _______ he couldn’t see them every day. He wondered if their _______ would continue. He didn’t want to lose them, but he knew it would be _______ for them to stay close.

“I know this is hard on you,” his mother said as he got ready for school this morning, “and I’m really _______ you have to keep changing schools.” Sam could see regret in her eyes, but he didn’t want her to feel that way. ________ had always been ready to defend(保卫) not only the family but also the country. Sam loved her so much. He gave her a smile and told her not to __________. He had wanted to mean it, but there was still always worry in him when they moved.

The ________ time came quickly. As Sam was walking to the dining room, a voice behind him said. “Excuse me.” Sam ________ and saw five friendly faces.

“Would you like to join us?” asked one of them.

This ________ invitation was exactly what he needed. Sam nodded yes ________ and joined them. He was sure about his future school life now.

1.A.company B.family C.factory D.school

2.A.best B.longest C.shortest D.worst

3.A.eat B.learn C.run D.sleep

4.A.brother B.father C.mother D.sister

5.A.hated B.imagined C.tried D.suggested

6.A.so B.or C.but D.if

7.A.discussion B.dream C.business D.friendship

8.A.safe B.hard C.natural D.terrible

9.A.proud B.sorry C.excited D.surprised

10.A.He B.I C.She D.We

11.A.forget B.move C.return D.worry

12.A.breakfast B.lunch C.tea D.dinner

13.A.sat down B.got up C.ran away D.turned around

14.A.unexpected B.creative C.funny D.popular

15.A.bravely B.happily C.nervously D.patiently

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了山姆在新学校的第一天，虽然对新生活有担忧，但是为了让母亲放心，他还是勇敢地去面对，最后他意外地在第一天就收获了他人的友善邀约。

1.

句意：这是他在新学校的第一天。

考查名词。A. company公司；B. family家庭；C. factory工厂；D. school学校。根据下文For most students, lunch is the best part of the school day可知，此处指的是山姆在学校的第一天。D选项符合句意，故选D。

2.

句意：午餐是学校一天中最好的部分。

考查形容词最高级。A. best最好的；B. longest最长的；C. shortest最短的；D. worst最糟糕的。根据下文It is time when you talk with your friends, get to know what interesting things everyone is doing, and, of course, eat可知，此处指的是午餐是学校一天中最好的部分。A选项符合句意，故选A。

3.

句意：午餐时可以和你的朋友聊天，了解每个人都在做什么有趣的事情，当然，还有吃饭。

考查动词。A. eat吃；B. learn学习；C. run跑；D. sleep睡。根据上文lunch is the best part of the school day可知，午餐时可以和你的朋友聊天，了解每个人都在做什么有趣的事情，当然，还有吃饭。A选项符合句意，故选A。

4.

句意：山姆的母亲在部队服役。

考查名词。A. brother哥哥；B. father父亲；C. mother母亲；D. sister姐姐。根据下文She had always been ready to defend(保卫) not only the family but also the country可知，山姆的母亲在部队服役。C选项符合句意，故选C。

5.

句意：他真的很喜欢他的老学校，讨厌离开他的两个最好的朋友。

考查动词。A. hated讨厌；B. imagined想象；C. tried尝试；D. suggested建议。根据下文He wondered if their friendship would continue. He didn’t want to lose them, but he knew it would be hard for them to stay close可知，他很讨厌离开自己最好的朋友。A选项符合句意，故选A。

6.

句意：他们仍然通过电话和电子邮件互相交谈，但山姆不能每天都见到他们。

考查连词。A. so因此；B. or或者；C. but但是；D. if是否。根据前后句句意可知，空格处应填入表转折的连词，C选项符合句意，故选C。

7.

句意：他怀疑他们的友谊能否继续下去。

考查名词。A. discussion讨论；B. dream梦想；C. business生意；D. friendship友谊。根据下文He didn’t want to lose them, but he knew it would be hard for them to stay close可知，山姆不想失去两个最好的朋友，但他怀疑他们能否继续保持亲密，此处指的是他怀疑他们的友谊能否继续下去。D选项符合句意，故选D。

8.

句意：他不想失去他们，但他知道他们很难保持近距离。

考查形容词。A. safe安全的；B. hard困难的；C. natural自然的；D. terrible可怕的。根据上文They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails, but he couldn’t see them every day可知，他们只能通过电话和电子邮件保持联系，所以要维持近亲密无间的友谊很难。B选项符合句意，故选B。

9.

句意：我真的很抱歉你不得不频繁地换学校。

考查形容词。A. proud骄傲的；B. sorry歉疚；C. excited兴奋的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据下文Sam could see regret in her eyes可知，母亲感到很愧疚，故此处指的是“我”真的很抱歉你不得不频繁地换学校。B选项符合句意，故选B。

10.

句意：她时刻准备着保家卫国。

考查代词。A. He他；B. I我；C. She她；D. We我们。根据上文Sam’s mother was in the army可知，山姆的母亲是军人，故此处指的是她时刻准备着保家卫国。C选项符合句意，故选C。

11.

句意：他给了她一个微笑，告诉她不要担心。

考查动词。A. forget忘记；B. move移动；C. return返回；D. worry担心。根据上文I know this is hard on you可知，母亲对山姆不停地换学校还是有点抱歉和担心的，故此处指的是他给了她一个微笑，告诉她不要担心。D选项符合句意，故选D。

12.

句意：午餐时间很快就到了。

考查名词。A. breakfast早餐；B. lunch午餐；C. tea茶；D. dinner晚餐。根据上文lunch was only thirty minutes away可知，此处指的是午餐时间很快就到了。B选项符合句意，故选B。

13.

句意：山姆转过身，看到五张友好的面孔。

考查动词短语。A. sat down坐下；B. got up起床；C. ran away逃跑；D. turned around转身。根据上文a voice behind him said可知，身后传来了声音，于是山姆转过了身。D选项符合句意，故选D。

14.

句意：这一令人意外的邀请正是他所需要的。

考查形容词。A. unexpected出乎意料的；B. creative有创造力的；C. funny好笑的；D. popular受欢迎的。根据上文Sam, however, didn’t know anyone or anything, like where to sit or with whom to sit at lunch可知，今天是山姆在新学校的第一天，所以他不知道和谁去吃午饭，故此处指的是这一令人意外的邀请正是他所需要的。A选项符合句意，故选A。

15.

句意：山姆高兴地点头同意，加入了他们的行列。

考查副词。A. bravely勇敢地；B. happily快乐地；C. nervously紧张地；D. patiently耐心地。根据上文This unexpected invitation was exactly what he needed可知，这一令人意外的邀请正是他所需要的，所以他很愉快地接受了这一邀请。B选项符合句意，故选B。