Question

    Marty would turn ten in three days. His mom asked him what he wanted as a gift. He thought maybe a bicycle, a _________ or a telescope (望远镜). He told his mom his choices and said any of these gifts would be great. In fact, he hoped for the telescope. He _________ learning about the planets.

Marty’s parents _________ the gifts one night after Marty went to sleep.

“Marty will just get tired of the basketball,” said Dad.

“We _________ bought him a bicycle last year. It’s new,” said Mom.

“We should get Marty a telescope,” said Dad. “He’s so interested in space and the planets; he will like _________.”

“Sounds good,” said Mom.

Dad stopped by the _________ the next day after work and bought a telescope. He put it in his car. He _________ until Marty was asleep and brought it into the house.

“This is _________,” said Marty’s mom after she saw it. “He would love it.” Dad put it in the attic (阁楼).

Marty’s birthday came and he was excited. He ran into the kitchen. His gift was usually there, _________ he didn’t see anything. Dad came into the kitchen and saw Marty was looking for a gift. He asked Marty to __________ him to the attic.

“This is fantastic!” said Marty. “Thanks so much.” That night, Marty saw many beautiful stars and planets.

1.A.volleyball B.basketball C.soccer ball

2.A.enjoyed B.remembered C.risked

3.A.gave away B.talked about C.heard of

4.A.also B.even C.just

5.A.it B.you C.him

6.A.hospital B.store C.bank

7.A.worked B.waited C.imagined

8.A.wonderful B.personal C.common

9.A.so B.but C.or

10.A.invite B.send C.follow

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本文作者主要讲述Marty父母为Marty准备生日礼物的过程。Marty非常喜欢父母准备的礼物。

1.

句意：他想也许是自行车、篮球或望远镜。

考查名词辨析。volleyball排球；basketball篮球；soccer ball足球。结合下文“Marty will just get tired of the basketball,”Marty只会对篮球感到厌倦。可知Marty的选择中有篮球。故选B。

2.

句意：他喜欢了解行星。

考查动词辨析。enjoyed享受，喜欢；remembered记得；risked冒……的风险。根据“In fact, he hoped for the telescope.”事实上，他希望有望远镜。可知，此处表示他喜欢学习关于星球的知识。故选A。

3.

句意：一天晚上，Marty去睡觉之后，Marty的父母谈论起这些礼物。

考查动词短语。gave away赠送；talked about谈论；heard of听说。根据下文的描述可知，是Marty去睡觉之后，Marty的父母谈论起这些礼物来。故选B。

4.

句意：“我们去年刚给他买了辆自行车。还是新的呢。”妈妈说。

考查副词。also同样；even甚至；just刚才，只。根据“It’s new,”可知，此处强调买自行车的时间点，因此选择just符合语境。故选C。

5.

句意：他会喜欢的。

考查代词。it它；you你；him他。根据“‘We should get Marty a telescope,’ said Dad.”“我们应该给马蒂买个望远镜，”爸爸说。可知，此处用it指代文中的telescope。故选A。

6.

句意：第二天下班后，爸爸去商店买了一架望远镜。

考查名词辨析。hospital医院；store商店；bank银行。结合后半句bought a telescope（买了一个望远镜），可知爸爸第二天下班后在一家商店前停了下来。故选B。

7.

句意：他一直等到马蒂睡着了才把它带到屋里。

考查动词辨析。worked劳动；waited等候；imagined想象。根据“brought it into the house.”才把望远镜带到屋里。可知，此处应该是指等到马蒂睡着了，才把望远镜带到屋里。故选B。

8.

句意：“太棒了，”马蒂的妈妈看到后说。

考查形容词辨析。wonderful精彩的，绝妙的；personal个人的；common通常的。结合后文“He would love it.”他会喜欢它的。可知这个望远镜是绝妙的。故选A。

9.

句意：他的礼物通常在那里，但他什么也没看到。

考查连词。so因此；but但是；or或者。句子“His gift was usually there,”与句子“he didn’t see anything.”之间存在着转折关系，因此选择but但是；故选B。

10.

句意：他让马蒂跟着他到阁楼去。

考查动词辨析。invite邀请；send发送；follow跟随。根据“'This is fantastic!' said Marty. 'Thanks so much.' That night, Marty saw many beautiful stars and planets.”“太棒了！”马蒂说。“非常感谢。”那天晚上，马蒂看到了许多美丽的星星和行星。可知，这是Marty在阁楼看到了他的礼物。因此爸爸要求Marty跟从他去阁楼。故选C。