Question

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给出的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. _________ I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself.

Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity（机会）. Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with _________ to do. My _________ brought me a Japanese book. “Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than _________ computer games all day.” I promised to do 2,000 words each day, but soon I found _________ was hard to keep the promise.

One day in May, the_________ was beautiful. But I couldn’t go out. Those 2,000 words were still _________ me. After translating only three pages, I already lost _________ in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. I wished I could just go outside and _________ football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting __________ my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard, and you’ll do well!” But then __________ said, “Go and play! It will be more fun than translating. Do your work tomorrow.”

I stood up and was about to __________ the computer. But then I remember __________ my parents had told me，“ Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway.” I took a breath and sat down again. Once I started, it wasn’t so __________.

__________, when I heard that my book was published（出版）, I cried. Not because I was sad, but because I had done something great and known “don’t stop halfway”.

1.A.Because B.Until C.Since D.When

2.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything

3.A.grandpa B.father C.friend D.brother

4.A.playing B.programming C.operating D.producing

5.A.one B.this C.it D.that

6.A.clouds B.weather C.air D.flowers

7.A.talking to B.looking at C.smiling at D.waiting for

8.A.interest B.speed C.smell D.relief

9.A.buy B.give C.play D.watch

10.A.in B.with C.about D.for

11.A.the other one B.the other ones C.the others D.one another

12.A.turn on B.turn off C.open D.close

13.A.how B.where C.which D.what

14.A.easy B.important C.hard D.dangerous

15.A.Later B.Before C.After D.However

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述作者给一本日语书做翻译，计划每天翻译两千字；有一天想出去和朋友玩，不想遵守承诺翻译当天的两千字；后来想到父母的教诲“不管做什么，不能半途而废”，又继续翻译；最后书被出版自己感到做了很伟大的事情知道自己没有中途放弃的故事。

1.

句意：当我回来的时候，我的日语很棒。

because因为；until直到；since自从；when当。此处表达“当我回来时”用连词when。故选D。

2.

句意：每个人都害怕SARS，因此我待在家没什么事做。

nothing没有什么；something一些什么东西；everything每一样东西；anything任何事物。根据“Everyone was afraid of SARS”可知此处用不定代词nothing表示“没有什么事情可做”。故选A。

3.

句意：我父亲拿给我一本日语书。

grandpa爷爷；father父亲；friend朋友；brother兄弟。根据“Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than … computer games all day”此处责备他整天玩电脑游戏，给一本书让他翻译，可知父亲用在此出较恰当。故选B。

4.

句意：比整天玩电脑游戏要更好。

playing玩；programming编程序；operating手术；producing生产。根据“computer games”可知此处用动词playing。故选A。

5.

句意：我承诺每天翻译两千字，但是不久我发现遵守承诺太难了。

one一个；this这个；it它；that那个。此处found的宾语是动词不定式to keep the promise，用it做形式宾语。故选C。

6.

句意：五月的一天，天气很好。

clouds云；weather天气；air空气；flowers花。此处指的是天气状况，主语用名词weather。故选B。

7.

句意：那两千个字还在等着我翻译。

talking to谈话；looking at看一看；smiling at微笑；waiting for等待。此处用动词短语waiting for表示“等着我翻译”。故选D。

8.

句意：仅仅翻译了三页之后，我已经对书失去了兴趣。

interest兴趣；speed速度；smell味道；relief解脱。根据“I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. I wished I could just go outside”可知此处表示“对书失去了兴趣”，用动词lost。故选A。

9.

句意：我希望我只是能够出去和我的朋友踢足球。

buy买；give给；play玩；watch观看。根据“ football with my friends”可知此处用动词play表示“踢足球”。故选C。

10.

句意：我感觉好像有两个人在我的心里打架。

in在……里面；with和，有；about关于；for为了。根据my mind可知此处用介词in,表示“在我的心里”。故选A。

11.

句意：但是另一个说：“出去玩，比翻译更有趣，明天再做。”

the other one另一个；the other ones其他的所有；the others另一些；one another互相。根据“two people”以及“ One said”可知此处有两个人，表示“一个……另一个……”，用the other one。故选A。

12.

句意：我站起来正要关掉我的电脑。

turn on打开；turn off关闭；open打开；close关闭。根据the computer可知此处表示的关掉电器，用turn off。故选B。

13.

句意：但是然后我记得我父母告诉我的话，“不管你做什么，不要半途而废。”

how怎样；where哪儿；which哪一个；what什么。根据“Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway”可知此处表示的是父母告诉我的具体的话，用what。故选D。

14.

句意：一旦我开始，翻译就不是那么的难了。

easy容易的；important重要的；hard难的；dangerous危险的。此处表达“一旦开始翻译，翻译起来就不是那么困难”，用形容词hard。故选C。

15.

句意：后来，当我听到我的书被出版，我大哭。

later后来；before在……之前；after在……之后；however然而。此处表达后来发生的事情，用副词later。故选A。