Question

    An old man was sitting on a train with his son who was about 20 years old. As the train started, the young man was filled with ____ and curiosity.  He was seated by the window and shouted,   “Dad! Look! All the trees are going behind!” The old man____.

There was a couple beside the young man. They were just sitting and listening to the___ between the father and the son. Suddenly the young man shouted again, “Dad! Look at the____! Clouds are moving with the train!”

The couple watched the young man. They thought it was rather___ that the young man was behaving like a small child.

Now it started raining and some water drops ___ the young man's hand. He was even more__ and he closed his eyes. He shouted again, “Dad! It's raining! Water is  touching  me! Dad! Look!”

The couple couldn't___ themselves any longer and asked the old man, “Why don't you take your son to a___ ?”

The old man said, “Yes，we were just coming from the hospital. Today my son got___ first time in his life.”

1.A.joy B.panic C.humour D.confidence

2.A.shouted B.cried C.left D.smiled

3.A.argument B.story C.quarrel D.conversation

4.A.sky B.field C.lake D.mountain

5.A.frightening B.amazing C.strange D.informal

6.A.cleaned B.touched C.filled D.covered

7.A.shocked B.satisfied C.excited D.inspired

8.A.help B.protect C.forgive D.understand

9.A.teacher B.scientist C.lawyer D.doctor

10.A.eyesight B.strength C.images D.gifts

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个老人和儿子乘火车，儿子对看到的一切都显得很激动，表现得像个孩子，原来这是儿子有生以来第一次看见东西。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：火车开动时，年轻人充满了喜悦和好奇。A. joy快乐； B. panic恐慌；C. humour幽默；D. confidence自信。根据空后的“He was seated by the window and shouted, “Dad! Look! All the trees are going behind!””可知，年轻人坐在窗边喊道：“爸爸!看！所有的树都在后退！”，这表明年轻人充满了喜悦和好奇，故A项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：老人微微一笑。A. shouted大喊；B. cried哭泣；C. left离开；D. smiled微笑。空前说年轻人喊道：“爸爸!看！所有的树都在后退！”，看到儿子这么兴奋，老人笑了笑，而且后文说这是儿子第一次看见东西，老人自然是高兴地微笑，故D项正确。

3.争论；B. story故事；C. quarrel吵架；D. conversation交谈、会话。根据上文中的“He was seated by the window and shouted, “Dad! Look! All the trees are going behind!””可知，这对父子在交谈，故D项正确。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然，年轻人又喊道：“爸爸！看天上！云彩随火车移动！”A. sky天空；B. field田地；C. lake湖；D. mountain山。根据空后的“Clouds”可知此处指“天空”，故A项正确。

5.吓人的；B. amazing不可思议的；C. strange奇怪的；D. informal非正式的。根据空后的“the young man was behaving like a small child.”可知，这个年轻人的行为举止像个小孩子，那对夫妇觉得很奇怪，故C项正确。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：开始下雨了，一些雨点落在年轻人的手上。A. cleaned打扫；B. touched触动；C. filled填满；D. covered覆盖。根据空后的“Water is touching me!”可知，一些雨点落在年轻人的手上，故B项正确。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他更激动了，闭上了眼睛。A. shocked震惊的；B. satisfied满意的；C. excited兴奋的；D. inspired受鼓舞的。根据空后的“He shouted again, “Dad! It's raining! Water is touching me! Dad! Look!””可知，年轻人又喊道：“爸爸！下雨了！雨点落在我手上了！爸爸！看！”，这表明年轻人更激动（兴奋）了，故C项正确。

8.帮助、忍住；B. protect保护；C. forgive原谅；D. understand理解。can't help oneself表示“不由自主、忍不住”，根据上文中的“They were just sitting and listening to the___3___ between the father and the son.”及空后的“asked the old man, “Why don't you take your son to a___9___ ?””可知，这对夫妇一开始只是坐在那听父子俩的谈话，看到儿子一系列的怪异举止后，她俩终于忍不住问老人：“你为什么不带你儿子去看医生呢？”，故A项正确。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. teacher老师；B. scientist科学家；C. lawyer律师；D. doctor医生。根据空后的“Yes，we were just coming from the hospital.”可知，老人回答说他们刚从医院回来，因此这对夫妇问老人为什么不带他儿子去看医生，故D项正确。

10.视力；B. strength力量；C. images 图像；D. gifts礼物。根据上文“He was seated by the window and shouted, “Dad! Look! All the trees are going behind!””、“Suddenly the young man shouted again, “Dad! Look at the___4___! Clouds are moving with the train!””及“He shouted again, “Dad! It's raining! Water is touching me! Dad! Look!””等一系列的细节描写可知，年轻人对看到的一切都很激动，表现得像个孩子，这表明他有生以来第一次看见东西，因此此处指“视力”，故A项正确。