Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time, a boy was always wondering why his deskmate could rank 1st in the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.

At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more ________  than others? I feel I am as obedient and as careful as him, but ________ I always fall behind? ” Hearing the words, Mom was aware that her son began to   ________ the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system. ________ at him, she went wordless, not knowing   ________  to explain.

In another test, the son ranked 17th, while his deskmate remained 1st. Back home, he ________ the same question. Mom really wanted to inform her son that   ________ differs, which means that students ranking 1st are supposed to be cleverer than normal ones.   ________  , was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly ________ about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.

How to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to say, “You are too lazy. You are not as hard-working as others…” but she stopped ________ imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it ________ to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.

Time passing fast, the son ________  primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he still failed to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to ________ him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give out an answer.

Now, the son no longer worries about his ________ , and there are no boring guys who would inquire his grades in primary school, because,   ________  the 1st ranking, he is admitted to Tsinghua University. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to   ________ the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “…When my mother and I were lying on the ________  , she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the seabirds struggling for food over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise   ________   while awkward seagulls would take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly ________  the endless ocean are none other than awkward seagulls? ’ The speech   ________ many mothers present , including his mother.

1.A. thoughtful      B. foolish       C. careless      D. wise

2.A. what if          B. what for      C.what about     D. how come

3.A. lose            B. win           C. have          D. beat

4.A. Shouting        B. Staring      C. Glaring       D. Pointing

5.A. which           B. why          C. how          D. when

6.A. put off         B. put forward   C. put down      D. put out

7.A. knowledge        B. right         C. brain        D. energy

8.A. Therefore       B. But          C. Thus         D. However

9.A. curious         B.cautious      C. crazy        D. clear

10.A. if              B. when          C. unless        D.before

11.A. cruel          B. important    C. disappointing D. necessary

12.A. attended      B. left         C. graduated     D. entered

13.A. take           B. guide         C. bring         D. push

14.A. homework       B. belongings  C. rankings      D.health

15.A. in              B. by           C. with          D. on

16.A. address         B. deliver       C. make         D. press

17.A. floor          B. beach        C. bank          D. road

18.A. slowly        B. swiftly       C. suddenly      D. sharply

19.A. through         B.into           C. across        D. throughout

20.A. made           B. impressed    C.touched        D. inspired

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个因自己排名落后于同桌而苦恼的男孩儿在母亲的鼓励下最终获得了成功的故事。

1.B考查形容词辨析A. thoughtful体贴的；B. foolish笨的；C. careless 粗心的；D. wise聪明的；根据上文“他的同桌排第一名, 而他仅排21名”可知他怀疑自己比其他人笨，故选B项。

2.2】D考查连词；A. what if倘若；B. what for为什么；C.what about 以为如何；D. how come怎么会；小男孩儿问妈妈：“……但是, 我怎么总是落后？”，故选D项。

3.3】C考查动词辨析A. lose失去；B. win赢得；C. have有；D. beat打败；母亲意识到儿子开始有了自尊感，故选C项。

4.4】B考查动词辨析A. Shouting叫喊；B. Staring 盯着；C. Glaring 怒视；D. Pointing指出；凝视着儿子, 她无言以对，stare at“凝视”；shout at“对……大声喊”；glare at“用愤怒的目光注视”；point at“指向”。故B项符合语境。

5.5】C考查上下文理解 句意：母亲无言以对, 不知该如何解释这件事，根据句意可知选C项。

6.6】B考查动词短语辨析A. put off 脱去；B. put forward提出；C. put down放下；D. put out扑灭；在另一次考试之后, 儿子提出了相同的问题，故选B项。

7.7】C考查名词辨析A. knowledge 知识；B. right权利；C. brain大脑；D. energy精力；从该空后的“be cleverer than normal ones”可知, 妈妈想告诉儿子这是智力上的不同造成的，故选C项。

8.8】D考查副词辨析A. Therefore因此；B. But 但是；C. Thus因此；D. However然而；由此处的疑问句可知, 母亲在犹豫要不要告诉孩子这个令人丧气的答案, 因此此处和上文是转折关系，故用however

9.9】A考查形容词辨析A. curious好奇的；B.cautious小心的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. clear清楚的；：难道这个令人失望的回答就是儿子一直想知道的问题的答案吗，故选A项。

10.0】B考查连词辨析A. if如果；B. when当。。时候；C. unless 除非；D.before之前；想到儿子因不理想的成绩和排名所遭受的痛苦时, 她没有这样说，故选B项。

11.1】A考查形容词辨析A. cruel残酷的；B. important 重要的；C. disappointing令人失望的；D. necessary必要的；她认为把任何额外的负担加到儿子身上都是残忍的。根据语境可知选A项。

12.2】B考查动词辨析A. attended参加；B. left离开；C. graduated毕业；D. entered进入；根据文中的“Time passing swiftly”可知他读完了小学，故选B项。

13.3】A考查动词辨析A. take 带走；B. guide指导；C. bring带来；D. push推；母亲带着儿子去海边。take somebody to someplace“带某人到某地去”，故选A项。

14.4】C考查名词辨析A. homework作业；B. belongings归属物；C. rankings社会地位； D.health健康；：由上文可知他很担心自己的排名, 所以以第一名的成绩被清华大学录取后, 他不再担心自己的排名了，故选C项。

15.5】C考查介词辨析 句意：他以第一名的成绩被清华大学录取了。with表示“用, 以 ”，故选C项。

16.6】A考查动词辨析A. address对。说话；B. deliver 递送；C. make制作；D. press压力；他被邀请到高中时的母校给学生和家长们做演讲。address“对……说话”, 符合语境

17.7】B考查名词辨析A. floor 地板；B. beach 海滩；C. bank岸边；D. road 道路；根据上文中说到的母子到海边的事情, 可知这里指海滩

18.8】B考查副词辨析A. slowly慢慢地；B. swiftly快速地；C. suddenly 突然；D. sharply急剧地；根据该空后的“take more time to complete the process”可知, 此处表示“当海浪逼近时, 小鸟迅速地飞起”，故选B项。

19.9】C考查介词辨析 句意：居然是海鸥最终飞越了无边无际的海洋。fly across“飞越”, 符合语境

20.20】C考查动词辨析A. made使；B. impressed留下印象；C.touched接触；D. inspired鼓励；他的演讲让在场的很多母亲, 包括他自己的母亲都感动得流下了眼泪。Touch sb.to tears表示“让某人感动得流下了眼泪”, 是固定用法, 故选C

考点：故事类短文