Question

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We've had to make a _______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."

    Marc looked ________, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving. " It's surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can't leave my _______. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"

   The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more ________ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to __________ his belongings.

    _______ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so ________.

   What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons' attic(阁楼) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the _______ landscape of his neighbourhood _________ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't take the _____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, ______ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.

1.A. different         B. quick           C. wise              D. final

2.A. known          B. recognized       C. concluded          D. insisted

3.A. shocked           B. puzzled         C. disappointed        D. excited

4.A. classmates       B. friends          C. neighbours         D. parents

5.A. delighted at      B. pleased with      C. accustomed to      D. worried about

6.A. pack            B. abandon         C. tie               D. pile

7.A. Before          B. In              C. On               D. During 

8.A. rudely          B. irregularly        C. irresponsibly       D. naughtily

9.A. beautiful        B. familiar          C. splendid           D. modern

10.A. recalled         B. convinced        C. warned            D. reminded

11.A. time            B. courage          C. strength          D. patience

12.A. looking         B. wondering        C. asking            D. expecting

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了邦德一家因为邦德太太工作的变迁而要搬去芝加哥去的故事。孩子们一听要搬到芝加哥去都很惊讶。但是，Marc 不想走，因为他舍不得他的朋友。在大家动身的这天早上，Marc 不见了。原来他想躲到朋友家的阁楼上。当他看到周围的风景时，他想起了和家人一起度过的时光，觉得家人是最重要的。于是，他决定收拾东西和家人一起离开。

1.考查形容词和上下文的呼应。A. different  不同的； B. quick  快的，迅速的； C. wise  聪明的，明智的；  D. final最终的。根据后文的After thinking long and hard about it,可知经过长时间的反复思考做出的决定，应是最终的决定。句意：我们不得不做出最后的决定。故选 D。

2.考查动词和上下文的呼应。A. known  知道，     B. recognized    认出； C. concluded   做总结；   D. insisted 坚持认为。根据前文的After thinking long and hard about it,可知此处是讨论思考后的结论。句意：我们已做出总结，正确的决定是去芝加哥。故选C。

3.考查形容词和上下文的呼应。A. shocked  吃惊的；   B. puzzled 困惑的；  C. disappointed 失望的； D. excited 激动地。根据后文的It's surprising but exciting!" she said. 可知Marc感到吃惊。句意：Marc看起来惊讶。故选A。

4.考查名词和上下文的呼应。A. classmates 同学；B. friends  朋友； C. neighbours 邻居；  D. parents父母。根据后文的I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons可知Marc不愿意搬走，宁愿和Tommy Lyons生活在这儿，可见Tommy Lyons是他的好朋友。句意：我不能离开我的朋友。故选B。

5.考查形容词短语和上下文的呼应。A.  be delighted at 对......感到高兴；   B. be pleased with  对......感到满意；  C. be accustomed to  习惯于； D. be worried about 对......感到担忧。根据后文的However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision,可知此处转折表示他们原来以为Marc会去伦敦，会习惯那儿的，句意：他会更习惯离开这里的想法。故选C。

6.考查动词和上下文的呼应。A. pack  包装；    B. abandon   遗弃，放弃；  C. tie  系，打结；  D. pile堆积，累积。根据前文的we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago.可知要搬家，因此此处应是收拾东西，打包行李。句意：拒绝打包他的东西。故选 A。

7.考查介词和上下文的呼应。A. Before  在......之前；      B. In    在......里面；     C. On  在......上面；     D. During 在......期间。根据后文的the morning of their move,可知具体的某一天早上，要用介词on。 句意：在他们动身的那一天早上。故选C。

8.考查副词和上下文的呼应。A. rudely  粗鲁地；B. irregularly  不规则地；C. irresponsibly 不负责任地；   D. naughtily顽皮地。根据前文的her husband felt angry with their son可知她的丈夫对她的儿子感到生气，说明他的儿子行为不好，句意：她的丈夫对她不负责儿子行为感到生气。故选 C。

9.考查形容词和上下文的呼应。A. beautiful  漂亮的；  B. familiar   熟悉的；C. splendid   辉煌的；  D. modern 现代的。根据后文的 the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted;可知这里是他和家人经常来的地方，因此是熟悉的。句意：周围所有熟悉的风景。故选B。

10.考查动词和上下文的呼应。A. recalled 回想起；     B. convinced   说服；   C. warned   警告； D. reminded 提醒。根据后文的the things he and his family had done together: 可知此处他想起了和家人在这里一起度过的时光。remind sb. of sth.使某人想起某事，句意：周围所有的熟悉的风景使他想起了和家人在这里一起做过的事情。故选D。

11.考查名词和上下文的呼应。A. time   时间；     B. courage    勇气；  C. strength   力量；    D. patience 耐心。根据后文的he hurried back to his house,可知他匆忙跑回家，此处是他不再花费时间在这里想。句意：Marc没有花时间回答这个问题。故选A。

12.考查动词和上下文的呼应。A. looking  看；    B. wondering 想知道；     C. asking  问；       D. expecting 期望。根据后文 if there were any boxes the right size可知Marc在找合适的盒子，此处他不知道有没有合适的盒子，因此用 wondering 想知道。句意：他想知道是否有合适的盒子来装他的录音集。故选B。

考点：故事类短文。