Question

Xinxin, a 12-year-old student from Beijing, enjoyed his winter vacation with his father in Singapore. During their visit, he even had the chance to       some of Singapore's sights by himself       his father was busy with other things.

 Xinxin’s first adventure       in Singapore was at a water park near their hotel. He enjoyed swimming and       into the water by himself, and then returned to the hotel before a time in the evening that was       by his father.

 The boy also made a trip to Universal Studios Singapore       a guardian. He had already been to the park with his father two times during the trip. Xinxin volunteered to make his       trip by himself. His father gave him some pocket money to buy lunch, and then Xinxin rode the shuttle from their hotel to the studios. He spent a whole day there and had a       time.

In an interview with Beijing Evening News, Xinxin’s father said that       he was too busy to spend all his time with his son, he decided to give him the opportunity to develop a sense of      . Had Xinxin’s mother been there, she would not have let Xinxin out of her sight, the father commented.

1.A. study                      B. explore                            C. test                    D. measure

2.A. while                 B. until                               C. before                            D. unless

3.A. along                       B. alive                        C. alone                  D. lonely

4.A. floating              B. surfing             C. driving                            D. diving

5.A. made                            B. set                      C. decided            D. asked

6.A. under                    B. behind              C. with                      D. without

7.A. first                       B. second                             C. third                   D. fourth

8.A.terrible              B.miserable             C. fantastic                          D. flexible

9.A. though               B. since                      C. if                                      D. when

10.A. independence         B. daring                     C. pride                     D. diligence

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍男孩xinxin和爸爸去新加坡度过寒假，因为爸爸很忙，所以有的时候，他是一个人外出游玩，爸爸认为这可以培养他的独立性。

1.考查动词辨析：A. study 学习，B. explore探索，C. test考验，D. measure衡量，他甚至有机会自己探索新加坡的风景。选B

2.考查连词辨析：A. while当…时候，虽然，然而，B. until直到，C. before在…前面，D. unless除非，而他爸爸忙着其他的事情，这里表示对比，选A

3.考查形容词辨析：A. along一起，B. alive活着的，C. alone单独的，D. lonely孤单的，从上文的by himself可知他第一个单独冒险是在一个水上公园。选C

4.考查动词辨析：A. floating漂浮，B. surfing搜索，C. driving驾驶，开车，D. diving跳水，他喜欢游泳好一个人跳入水中，选D

5.考查动词辨析：A. made制作，使得，B. set 确定，设置，C. decided决定，D. asked问，然后在爸爸设定的回旅店的时间之前回来了。选B

6.考查介词辨析：A. under在…下面，B. behind 在…后面，C. with和…一起，D. without没有，这个男孩也在没有导游的情况下到新加坡环球影城游玩。选D

7.考查序数词辨析：A. first第一，B. second第二，C. third第三，D. fourth第四，从上文的：He had already been to the park with his father two times during the trip.可知这是第三次去那里，选 C

8.考查形容词辨析： A.terrible可怕的，B.miserable痛苦的，C. Fantastic美妙的，D. Flexible灵活的，他子那里度过一天，玩得非常愉快，选C

9.考查连词辨析：A. though虽然，B. since自从，既然，C. if如果，D. when当…时候，因为他太忙了没有时间陪儿子，所以给他机会培养独立感。选B

10.考查名词辨析：A. independence独立，B. daring勇敢；勇气，C. pride骄傲，D. diligence勤勉，勤奋，从上文介绍xinxin一个人去游玩的经历，所以是培养独立性，选A

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