Question

    "Look at the moon," my son shouts excitedly. Our son's best friend joins in the celebration, and soon the whole room is looking out of the window, enjoying this simple sight.

It's not the first time we've _______ our love of the moon as a family. Last time we celebrated as we sat in a taxi after a meaningful day trip. Both our son and little daughter were jumping around with _______ in the back of the cab at the sight of the big golden October harvest moon. The driver couldn't help but join in the simple joy.

In order not to _______ the moon whenever it appears, we even _______ our bedroom to the back of the house. So our son has a _______ from Bath in the East to the Forest in the West. It has paid off as he often now shouts down to us about sunrises, sunsets, rainbows or a storm.

I'm not sure if he knows just _______ this pleases me. At seven, it feels like he is starting to understand more about the rhythm of life, the passing of time, and how it _______ us humans. He knows that the sun doesn't _______ rise in one place, that it travels _______ the sky. He knows that clouds will gather near hills or mountains and a rainbow often ________ rain. It feels like he is developing a ________ connection with the earth through the ________ he spends sitting on his windowsill.

He then understands what he is enjoying is temporary (短暂的). The ________ doesn't stay full for long and rainbows disappear quickly. ________, he's catching those moments with both ________ and holding them in his arms. And what I love about this the most is that his first thoughts are always to share this joy with those whom he loves.

1.A.shared B.developed C.wanted D.accepted

2.A.hope B.joy C.courage D.peace

3.A.see B.welcome C.lose D.miss

4.A.decorated B.changed C.prepared D.bought

5.A.view B.trip C.dream D.memory

6.A.how long B.how often C.how much D.how

7.A.influences B.tells C.worries D.warns

8.A.really B.even C.just D.ever

9.A.through B.above C.across D.under

10.A.appears B.follows C.invites D.brings

11.A.softer B.harder C.lighter D.deeper

12.A.thoughts B.moments C.efforts D.money

13.A.clouds B.rainbows C.sun D.moon

14.A.Moreover B.Otherwise C.Suddenly D.However

15.A.hands B.eyes C.ears D.feet

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.A

【解析】

作者一家十分喜欢月亮，为了帮助孩子们更好地观察月亮，作者甚至改变了卧室位置。随着孩子长大，他逐渐有了自己的想法，但是他始终记得要将欢乐和喜欢的人分享。

1.

句意：这已经不是我们第一次作为一家人分享对月亮的爱了。

A. shared分享，B. developed发展，C. wanted想要，D. accepted接受。根据前文的“soon the whole room is looking out of the window, enjoying this simple sight.”可知，大家一起看月亮，因此是在分享对月亮的爱，故选A。

2.

句意：我们的儿子和小女儿看到十月丰收的金色大月亮，在出租车的后面高兴地跳来跳去。

A. hope希望，B. joy欢乐，C. courage勇气，D. peace和平。根据后文的“The driver couldn't help but join in the simple joy.”可知，此处指他们很高兴。故选B。

3.

句意：为了不错过月亮，我们甚至把卧室搬到了房子的后面。

A. see看见，B. welcome欢迎，C. lose失去，D. miss错过。根据后文的“So our son has a ___5___ from Bath in the East to the Forest in the West.”可知，此处表示不错过月亮。故选D。

4.

句意：为了不错过月亮，我们甚至把卧室搬到了房子的后面。

A. decorated装饰，B. changed改变，C. prepared准备，D. bought买。change …to…“更改为”，故选B。

5.

句意：所以我们的儿子可以从东边的巴斯看到西边的森林。

A. view风景，B. trip旅行，C. dream梦想，D. memory记忆。根据前文的“In order not to ___3___ the moon whenever it appears,”可知，此处表示看到月亮，have a view “看到”，故选A。

6.

句意：我不确定他是否知道这让我有多高兴。

A. how long多长时间，B. how often多久一次，C. how much多少，D. how如何。根据前文的“It has paid off as he often now shouts down to us about sunrises, sunsets, rainbows or a storm.”可知，此处这会让我有多高兴，故选C。

7.

句意：7岁时，他似乎开始更多地了解生活的节奏、时间的流逝以及它是如何影响我们人类的。

A. influences影响，B. tells告诉，C. worries担心，D. warns警告。根据后文的“He knows that the sun doesn't ___8___ rise in one place, that it travels ___9___ the sky.”可知，此处表示它对人的影响。故选A。

8.

句意：他知道太阳不只是从一个地方升起，而是在天空中穿行。

A. really真正地，B. even甚至，C. just仅仅，D. ever曾经。not just “不仅仅”，故选C。

9.

句意：他知道太阳不是从一个地方升起，而是在天空中穿行。

A. through通过，B. above在…...上面，C. across穿过，D. under在……下面。根据“the sun doesn't ___8___ rise in one place”可知，太阳不只是从一个地方升起来，因此在空中穿行。故选C。

10.

句意：他知道云会聚集在山丘或山脉附近，雨后常有彩虹。

A. appears出现，B. follows跟随，在……后发生，C. invites邀请，D. brings带来。根据常识，彩虹是在雨后，故选B。

11.

句意：当他坐在窗台上的那一刻，他感觉自己正在与大地建立更深的联系。

A. softer更软的，B. harder更努力的，C. lighter更轻的，D. deeper更深的。根据后文的“he's catching those moments with both ___15___ and holding them in his arms.”可知，此处表示要与大地建立更深的联系。故选D。

12.

句意：当他坐在窗台上的那一刻，他感觉自己正在与大地建立更深的联系。

A. thoughts思想，B. moments时刻，C. efforts努力，D. money金钱。根据后文的“He then understands what he is enjoying is temporary (短暂的).”可知，此处指的是看月亮的时刻，故选B。

13.

句意：月亮不会圆很长时间，彩虹也会很快消失。

A. clouds云，B. rainbows彩虹，C. sun太阳，D. moon月亮。根据“doesn't stay full for long”可知，月亮不会一直是圆的。故选D。

14.

句意：然而，他却用双手抓住了这些瞬间，并将它们紧紧地抱在怀里。

A. Moreover而且，B. Otherwise否则，C. Suddenly突然，D. However然而。前半句表示月亮不会圆太久，彩虹会很快消失，后半句表示他会抓住那些时刻，前后表示转折关系，故选D。

15.

句意：然而，他却用双手抓住了这些瞬间，并将它们紧紧地抱在怀里。

A. hands手，B. eyes眼睛，C. ears耳朵，D. feet脚。根据“holding them in his arms.”可知，要把它们紧紧抱在怀里，应是先用双手抓住它们。故选A。