Question

    When I was young, my father died. I became naughtier. My mother tried her best to teach me. But it didn't make 1. difference.

When my school report arrived a2. the end of the term, it said I had failed in six subjects for this year. My mother once even begged me to study hard, but I didn't listen to her. Nothing worked.

One night, I wanted to play a j3. on my mother. 4. I made a call to her and pretended(假装) to be the headmaster. When 5. (hear)my introduction, my mother's sadness came to me. She said，“I love 6.(I)son. I've tried everything to let 7. (he)study hard but nothing has changed.”

After hearing these words, I knew I should make a change. In the following 8. (day), I put my heart into  study. In my 9.(nine)grade parent­teacher meeting, my teacher praised me for my progress. From the smile on my 10. (mother)face, I knew she was proud of me.

Answer

1.a

2.at

3.joke

4.So

5.hearing

6.my

7.him

8.days

9.ninth

10.mother’s

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和母亲之间的故事。在父亲去世后，作者变得不听从管教，学业也荒废了。直到有一天在电话中听到母亲的话后，他才意识到自己对母亲的伤害有多么深，从此以后积极改正，在学业上取得了巨大的进步。

36.句意为：但是它并没有起作用。此处考查make a difference产生影响，起作用，为固定搭配。故填a。

37.句意为：当我的学业报告在学期末到了时，上面写着我这一年六门科目都没有及格。此处考查at the end of…在……末尾，为固定搭配。故填at。

38.句意为：一天晚上，我想和妈妈开个________。根据后句中“...I made a call to her and pretended(假装) to be the headmaster.”可知此处表示开个玩笑，此处考查play a joke on sb.开某人的玩笑，为固定搭配，故填joke。

39.句意为：________我打电话给她并且假装是校长。根据语境可知空格前后为因果关系，故填So。注意句首单词首字母应大写。

40.句意为：当听到我的介绍后，我妈妈的悲伤席卷而来。在when引导的时间状语从句中，主句和从句的主语一致时，可省略主语，用现在分词形式表主动，故填hearing。

41.句意为：……我爱我的儿子。此处应用形容词性物主代词作定语修饰名词，故填my。

42.句意为：我已经做过所有的尝试来让他努力学习，但是什么也没有改变。动词后应用人称代词的宾格形式，故填him。

43.句意为：在接下来的日子里，我用心学习。根据常识可知此处不止一天，应用可数名词的复数形式，故填days。

44.句意为：在我九年级的家长会上，老师因为我的进步表扬了我。表示几年级时应用序数词形式，故填ninth。

45.句意为：从我妈妈脸上的笑容，我可以知道她为我骄傲。分析句子成分可知此处应用名词的所有格形式修饰名词，表示妈妈的脸上，故填mother's。