Question

    Right after lunch, Mother found she had got a cold. She did need a _____ in bed. But first she had a few things to do. Prepare the meat for _____. Leave a note for the cleaners…

At last, she fell into bed, soon asleep…

Then the door banged open as the _____ came home from school. "Mom! Mom!_____ are you?" "Didn't you even get up yet?" "What about dinner?"

"I'm sick. And I can't do anything. I'll have to leave all to _____. Cook the potatoes. Take care of the baby. Put plates, spoons and forks on the table."

"Wonderful!" "No problem!" The children ran off in _____. Mother was left in her quiet room. She felt terrible! _____ everyone else seemed great. In fact, there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs _____ the children.

There was a sudden crash. Then a voice shouted, "Get the baby out of the way _____ he cuts himself! Don't break Mom's rest！"

Another crash came! The younger girl rushed in with the news. "They _____ your plate and the dog ate all your dinner."

The girl _____. There was more noise until, finally, the children appeared, _____. They were proud of what they brought. There _____ a glass of water, three beans, a cold boiled potato and a small piece of burned meat.

Suddenly, Mother felt _____. As the children watched carefully, she ate her cold dinner. "Everything _____ so good," Mom smiled. "Thank you, my kids. I feel better now."

1.A.rest B.drink C.book D.gift

2.A.tea B.breakfast C.lunch D.dinner

3.A.father B.cleaners C.children D.dog

4.A.Why B.Where C.What D.When

5.A.you B.me C.her D.him

6.A.excitement B.excited C.excite D.exciting

7.A.And B.So C.But D.Or

8.A.in B.with C.from D.under

9.A.after B.before C.since D.until

10.A.drop B.dropped C.have dropped D.are dropping

11.A.ran off B.gave in C.fell behind D.grew up

12.A.crying B.smiling C.cooking D.sleeping

13.A.was B.were C.is D.are

14.A.tired B.afraid C.weak D.great

15.A.tastes B.looks C.smells D.sounds

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.A

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了母亲由于身体不适，把做晚饭的任务留给了孩子们。孩子们在做饭过程中手忙脚乱，打碎了盘子，被狗叼走了食物。但是当孩子们把一杯水，三根豆角，一块冰凉的煮土豆和一小块烤糊的肉送到母亲面前时，她还是感觉孩子们做得很棒。
1. 考查名词词义辨析。rest休息；drink饮料；book书；gift礼物。根据上下文语境可知母亲累了需要休息。故选A。
2. 考查名词词义辨析。tea茶；breakfast早饭；lunch午饭；dinner晚饭。联系上文"Right after lunch"和下文"What about dinner？"可知，此处指"为晚饭准备肉"。故选D。
3. 考查名词词义辨析。father父亲；cleaners清洁工；children孩子们；dog狗。联系下文"came home from school"可知，此处指的是"孩子们"。故选C。
4. 考查特殊疑问词辨析。Why为什么；Where在哪里；What什么；When什么时候。根据语境可知是问在哪里。故选B。
5. 考查代词词义辨析。分析语境可知，这句话是母亲对孩子们说的，因此此处指"我不得不把所有事情留给你们(做)了"。故选A。
6. 考查同根词辨析。excitement名词，兴奋；excited形容词，激动的；excite动词，使激动；exciting形容词，令人兴奋的。根据前文"Wonderful" "No problem!" 可知，孩子们兴奋地跑开了，in excitement 兴奋地，为固定搭配。故选A。
7. 考查连词词义辨析。And和；So所以；But但是；Or或者。根据语境可知此处表示转折。故选C。
8. 考查介词词义辨析。in在……里面；with带有，伴随；from从，来自；under在……下面。分析语境可知，此处指"来自孩子们的笑声"。故选C。
9. 考查连词词义辨析。after在……之后；before在……之前；since自从；until直到。联系上文"There was a sudden crash."可知，孩子们打碎了什么东西。因此此处指"在这个孩子割伤自己之前把他抱走"。故选B。
10. 考查动词的时态。根据后面的"ate"可知此处应用一般过去时。故选B。
11. 考查动词短语辨析。ran off跑走；gave in屈服；fell behind落后；grew up长大。根据语境可知女孩跑出去了。故选A。
12. 考查动词词义辨析。crying哭泣；smiling微笑；cooking烹饪，做饭；sleeping睡觉。联系后一句可知，此处指"孩子们笑着现身了"。故选B。
13. 考查there be句型及句子时态。根据语境可知此处为一般过去时。根据空后a glass of water可知此处要用was。故选A。
14. 考查形容词词义辨析。tired累的；afraid害怕的；weak虚弱的；great好极了。联系下文妈妈的表现和说的话可知，此处指"母亲感到好极了"。故选D。
15. 考查动词词义辨析。tastes尝起来；looks看起来；smells闻起来；sounds听起来。联系前一句中关键词"ate"可知，此处指"尝起来"。故选A。