Question

    David sat on the hard ground, scratching(乱划) his name with a stick. As he finished the last letter “d”, he noticed a rosy old ______ shone in the dirt.

“David!” his mother called. David looked ______, glared at the yellow farmhouse that was now supposed to be his home, put the key in his ______ and walked down the hill.

Grandpa had ______ away last year, leaving the house and farm to David’s mother. She had chosen to ______ her job and move to the farm. David had been very unhappy about leaving his friends.

In the city, dinnertime had always been an opportunity for ______ between David and his mother. Here, ______, he had nothing to say. He knew his silence ______ his mother, but surely it was better than the angry stream of ______ that lay in wait behind it. After swallowing up a plateful of spaghetti(面条), he ______ said, “Thanks,” and went to his room.

Later, he went out to look for something to read. In the deep silence, he saw his mother sat alone. On her lap lay a ______ album. Looking up, she smiled ______, “See what I found, David? Here’s your great-grandfather. He’s about your age in this picture. Do you think you look like him?”

David stuck his hands into his pockets and shrugged(耸肩). He ______ the old key.

“Here it’s his wedding day. Next to him is his bride.” his mother continued David moved ______ and glanced down at the photograph. Then something else caught his ______. “What’s that?” he asked, pointing to a painted wooden box in front of her.

“It’s a ______ music box,” she put down the album and took the box gently with both hands. “Years ago, my brother dropped the key out there ______. We searched and searched but never ______  it.”

David opened his hand. His mother’s eyes sparkled(闪烁). “That’s it! How did you…?”

With trembling hands, she fit the key into the hole and ______ up the music box. As its sweet music played, mother and son listened together.

“It has been silent for a long, long time,” the mother said.

“It’s so clear!” said David. “It sounds as good as new.” The ______ had been broken.

1.A.key B.stick C.coin D.ring

2.A.out B.up C.over D.away

3.A.bag B.hand C.box D.pocket

4.A.passed B.went C.stayed D.moved

5.A.lose B.change C.quit D.handle

6.A.meeting B.drinking C.relaxation D.conversation

7.A.therefore B.instead C.however D.besides

8.A.hurt B.reached C.followed D.saved

9.A.calls B.words C.books D.questions

10.A.quickly B.loudly C.happily D.delightedly

11.A.music B.stamp C.record D.photo

12.A.weakly B.coldly C.hopefully D.angrily

13.A.kept B.felt C.hid D.put

14.A.closer B.faster C.lower D.straighter

15.A.arm B.name C.eye D.breath

16.A.small B.smelly C.lovely D.silent

17.A.nowhere B.somewhere C.anywhere D.everywhere

18.A.learned B.returned C.caught D.found

19.A.brought B.picked C.wound D.gave

20.A.promise B.silence C.peace D.agreement

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者和母亲搬到农场去居住，作者不开心，和母亲保持沉默，后来一个旧的音乐盒打破了母子之间沉默的故事。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他写完最后一个字母“d”时，他注意到一把玫瑰色的旧钥匙在泥土中闪闪发光。A. key钥匙；B. stick棒；C. coin硬币；D. ring戒指。根据下文put the key in his ___3___ and walked down the hill. 可知泥土中是钥匙。故选A。

2.考查动词词组辨析。句意：David抬起头来，怒视着那间黄色的农舍，它现在应该是他的家了，他把钥匙放进口袋，走下山去。look out小心；look up抬头看；look over检查；look away离开，转移目光。根据语境上文说David坐在地上，所以听到妈妈叫他应该是抬起头来。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：David抬起头来，怒视着那间黄色的农舍，它现在应该是他的家了，他把钥匙放进口袋，走下山去。A. bag书包；B. hand手；C. box盒子；D. pocket衣袋。根据下文David stuck his hands into his pockets and shrugged(耸肩). He ___13___ the old key. 我们可知David把钥匙放在了衣袋里。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：外祖父去年去世了，把房子和农场留给了大卫的母亲。A. passed通过；B. went走；C. stayed留；D. moved移动。根据下文leaving the house and farm to David’s mother以及下文David母亲回忆，可知David的外祖父去世了，pass away意为去世。故选A。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她决定辞掉工作，搬到农场去。A. lose失去；B. change改；C. quit放弃；D. handle处理。根据下文搬到农场去，可知David的母亲辞去工作。故选C。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在城里，晚饭时间一直是大卫和他母亲交谈的机会。A. meeting会面；B. drinking喝酒；C. relaxation放松；D. conversation交谈。根据下文Here, ___7___, he had nothing to say.可知在城里，晚饭是David和母亲交谈的机会，而在农场他没有要说的。故选D。

7.考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而在这里，他却无话可说。A. therefore因此；B. instead相反；C. however然而；D. besides除此之外，还有。同上文形成对比，并且构成的是转折关系。故选C。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他知道他的沉默伤害了他的母亲，但这总比背后愤怒的话语来得好。A. hurt伤害；B. reached到达；C. followed遵循；D. saved节约。根据上文说晚饭时间为David和他母亲交谈的机会，然而在这里他却无话可说，可知他的沉默会伤害到他的母亲。故选A。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他知道他的沉默伤害了他的母亲，但这总比背后愤怒的话语来得好。A. calls呼声；B. words话语；C. books书；D. questions问题。根据上文一直在说David和母亲的在城里晚餐是谈话的机会，而在这里无话可说。故选B。

10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：吞下一盘意大利面后，他很快地说，“谢谢,” 回到他的房间。A. quickly快速地；B. loudly大声地；C. happily高兴地；D. delightedly兴高采烈地。根据上文David和母亲之间的沉默，可知David很想快点吃完饭回到自己的房间。故选A。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的膝上放着一本相册。A. music音乐；B. stamp邮票；C. record唱片；D. photo相片。根据下文He’s about your age in this picture，可知是一本相册。故选D。

12.考查副词词义辨析。句意：她抬起头，满怀希望地笑了，“看到我找到什么了吗，大卫?这是你的曾祖父。这张照片里他和你差不多大。你觉得你长得像他吗?”。A. weakly虚弱地；B. coldly冷漠地；C. hopefully有希望地；D. angrily生气地。根据上文David和母亲之间的沉默到母亲找到话题，所以应该是满怀希望地笑。故选C。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他摸到了那把旧钥匙。A. kept保持；B. felt摸到；C. hid藏；D. put放。根据上文David stuck his hands into his pockets and shrugged(耸肩)，可知David把手伸进衣袋，所以应该是摸到了那把钥匙。故选B。

14.考查副词词义辨析。句意：大卫走近一些，低头看了看照片。A. closer更近地；B. faster更快地；C. lower更低地；D. straighter更直地。根据下文低头看了看照片，可知David走的更近一些。故选A。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：接着，另一件事引起了他的注意。A. arm胳膊；B. name名字；C. eye眼睛；D. breath气息。根据下文David的问题“What’s that?”，可知应该是什么吸引了他，catch one’s eye为引起……的注意。故选C。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“这是一个无声的音乐盒，”她放下相册，用双手轻轻地拿起盒子。A. small小的；B. smelly难闻的；C. lovely可爱的；D. silent无声的。根据下文可知几年前音乐盒的钥匙被弄丢了，所以音乐盒一直没有响起，可知这里应用无声的形容这个音乐盒。故选D。

17.考查副词词义辨析。句意：“几年前，我哥哥把钥匙掉在某个地方了。我们找了又找，但从未找到。”A. nowhere无处；B. somewhere某个地方；C. anywhere任何地方；D. everywhere到处。根据下文找钥匙，可知钥匙不知道被掉到哪个地方了。故选B。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“几年前，我哥哥把钥匙掉在某个地方了。我们找了又找，但从未找到。” A. learned了解；B. returned归还；C. caught抓住；D. found找到。根据上文丢钥匙找钥匙，可知这里应为找到。故选D。

19.考查动词词义辨析和固定搭配。句意：她用颤抖的手把钥匙插进洞里，给音乐盒上了发条。A. brought带来；B. picked捡起；C. wound卷紧；D. gave给。根据常识可知是要给音乐盒上发条，wind up意为给钟等上发条。故选C。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：沉默被打破了。A. promise答应；B. silence沉默；C. peace平静；D. agreement一致。根据上下文可知不只是音乐盒的沉默被打破了还要母亲和儿子之间的沉默也被打破了。故选B。