Question

    My grandfather was a serious man. A quick look from him was enough to keep my sisters and me in line. ______ every summer I looked forward to seeing Grandpa in his farm. We enjoyed every moment of feeding and washing the animals. 

Grandpa was a man who didn’t show his ______easily. There were times he caught us touching some of his personal things or exploring places that we weren’t ______ to. His quiet scolding(责备) left us ______ for the rest of our stay. 

One morning I heard “clickety-clack, clickety-clack, ping”. I stopped and found where the sound ______: Grandpa in his study, typing a letter. I leaned ________ to see better when I fell through the door. For a while I ______ on the floor of the study. I stood up and went red in the face, hoping the scolding would be short.

Grandpa’s eyes shone. He called me over. I went to him _______ with my eyes looking at the floor. He asked what I was doing, and I told him that I was drawn by the ______ of the typewriter. I only wanted to get a better _____. I wasn’t going to touch anything, I _____.

The rest of the summer I stood near his elbow watching him type. How I wished to _____ the beautiful yellow keys with steel rims.

After going home, I spent the year writing poems, letters, and stories in my notebooks and ________ myself to use Grandpa’s typewriter to write novels.________, I planned to be a writer, and writers used typewriters. 

The next summer, I’d hear the sounds of typewriter keys and walk toward them, admiring the ________ of the words forming on the page. I wished he would offer me a chance to try it. But he never did.

On returning home that year, I got a parcel. I found the typewriter in the box! My serious grandfather！

1.A.So B.Otherwise C.Then D.Yet

2.A.spirits B.feelings C.courage D.strength

3.A.afforded B.regarded C.supposed D.known

4.A.well-dressed B.well-organized C.well-behaved D.well-balanced

5.A.came across B.came over C.came out D.came from

6.A.farther B.longer C.higher D.lower

7.A.lie B.lied C.lay D.laid

8.A.excitedly B.slowly C.quickly D.proudly

9.A.appearance B.movement C.voice D.sound

10.A.expression B.impression C.photo D.look

11.A.accepted B.promised C.agreed D.wished

12.A.touch B.fall C.move D.attack

13.A.imagining B.remembering C.reminding D.mentioning

14.A.After all B.As usual C.At last D.Above all

15.A.advantage B.wonder C.memory D.step

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.A

15.B

【解析】

本篇作者讲述一向严肃不善表达的爷爷，看到作者非常喜欢打字，努力练习写诗、写信和写故事，为了能用爷爷的打字机写小说；爷爷不露声色在第二年夏天送他打字机的故事。

1.

句意：但每年夏天我都盼望着能在爷爷的农场里见到他。

So所以；Otherwise否则；then 然后；Yet然而、但是；上文“My grandfather was a serious man. A quick look from him was enough to keep my sisters and me in line.”可知爷爷是个非常严肃的人，但我还是盼望着能在爷爷的农场里见到他，上下文之间有转折含义，故选D。

2.

句意：爷爷是个不轻易流露感情的人。

spirits精神；feelings感情；courage勇气；strength力量；根据“My grandfather was a serious man. A quick look from him was enough to keep my sisters and me in line. …His quiet scoldingleft us well-behaved for the rest of our stay”可知做了不该做的事情让爷爷发现，爷爷的眼神就能让我们规规矩矩就范，由此推断爷爷是个不轻易流露感情的人。故选B。

3.

句意：有几次他抓到我们摸他的一些私人物品，或是在我们不应该去的地方探险。

afforded 付得起；regarded认为；supposed推断，料想；known知道、了解；从文字的表层意思推断空格指去了不应该去的地方；be supposed to do sth应该做某事；故选C。

4.

句意：他沉默的责骂使我们在剩下的时间里表现规矩。

well-dressed衣着考究；well-organized有条理；well-behaved.行为端正；well-balanced平衡良好；根据上文“A quick look from him was enough to keep my sisters and me in line”他一眼就足以让我和妹妹们就范，由此推断空格指爷爷沉默的责骂使我们在剩下的时间里表现规矩；故选C。

5.

句意：我停下来，发现声音是从哪里传来的：爷爷在书房里，打字。

came across遇到；came over越过；came out出来；came from来自；从文字表层的意思推断空格指作者发现声音的来自爷爷的书房，他在打字；故选D。

6.

句意：我靠着比较远的地方以便看得更清楚，就在这时当我从门摔了进来。

farther更远的；longer更长的；higher更高的；lower更低的；从文字的表层意思推断空格指靠着比较远的地方以便看得更清楚；故选A。

7.

句意：我在书房的地板上躺了一会儿。

lie—lied（过去式）--lied 撒谎（过去分词）；lie--lay--lain躺，放置；lay--laid--laid 产卵；由上文可知作者摔倒了，由此推断空格指作者躺在地上，本篇是叙述发生过的事情，用一般过去时；故选C。

8.

句意：我慢慢地走向他，眼睛看着地板。

excitedly兴奋地；slowly慢慢地；quickly迅速地；proudly骄傲地；根据上文“I stood up and went red in the face, hoping the scolding would be short.”可知作者害怕挨爷爷骂，推断作者是慢慢走向爷爷；故选B。

9.

句意：他问我在干什么，我告诉他我被打字机的声音吸引住了。

appearance外观；movement动作；voice声音，用于人时，指说话、歌唱或发笑的声音或含悦耳之声，如鸟鸣声，乐器声音等；sound声音，泛指任何声音，不论其高低、是否悦耳等。从文字的表层意思可知此处指打字的声音；故选D。

10.

句意：我保证我只想看得更清楚，我不是要碰任何东西的。

expression表情；impression印象；photo照片；look看；根据上文“I leaned farhter to see better when I fell through the door”可知空格指作者想要看得清楚些；故选D。

11.

句意：我保证我只想看得更清楚，我不是要碰任何东西的。

accepted接受；promised承诺；agreed同意；wished希望；由上文可知当作者做了不该做的事情会受到爷爷的批评，由此推断空格指作者害怕挨批，急于向爷爷保证不是要碰任何东西的；故选B。

12.

句意：我多么希望用钢圈触碰那漂亮的黄色键盘。

touch触碰；fall摔倒；move.移动；attack攻击；上文“The rest of the summer I stood near his elbow watching him type.”整个夏天剩下的时间里，我都站在他手肘旁看着他打字；由此推断空格指作者期望自己也能尝试打字；故选A。

13.

句意：回家后，我花了一年的时间在笔记本上写诗、写信和写故事，想象自己能用爷爷的打字机写小说。

imagining想象；remembering记住；reminding提醒；mentioning提及；根据下文“I planned to be a writer, and writers used typewriters”可知作者认为只有作家才能使用打字机，由此推断空格作者努力写诗写信和写故事，想象自己能用爷爷的打字机写小说；故选A。

14.

句意：终究，我计划成为一名作家，而作家使用打字机。

After all终究，还是；As usual像往常一样；At last最后；Above all最重要的；上文“I spent the year writing poems, letters, and stories in my notebooks and imagining myself to use Grandpa’s typewriter to write novels.”作者努力写诗写信和写故事，想象自己能用爷爷的打字机写小说；根据文句表达的逻辑关系，推断作者最终的心愿还是要当作家，只有当作家才能使用打字机；故选A。

15.

句意：第二年夏天，我听到打字机按键的声音，朝它们走去，欣赏页面上形成的单词的奇妙。

advantage优势；wonder奇迹；memory记忆；step.步骤；从文字的表层意思推断空格作者非常欣赏打字机在页面上打字的奇妙；故选B。