Question

    I was on my cellphone sharing my excitement about the stories we received for a new book about resolutions (决心). When I _______ my call, my 11-year-old son Bailey asked if he could write a story. I was surprised by his _______ and asked if he had “resolved”to do something _______ in his life. His reply _______ me. He said,“I have resolved to be nicer to younger children.”

Bailey has always been generous with older kids. _______, when it comes to younger kids, he falls _______. He gets angry when they touch his Lego creations or _______ to understand how to play his video games.

My husband and I have many friends with younger children who _______ regularly. Each time before they arrive, we tell Bailey how we would _______ it if he were more patient with the younger kids. He starts out great, but as the night wears on, his patience ________. I found it interesting that he was ________ making a change.

Later, I ________ our conversation and realized that Bailey had actually taken action. The last time our friend’s son, Brayden, ________, Bailey invited him to play with his Legos. Instead of getting angry that Brayden was not ________ correctly, according to Bailey’s ________, he allowed him to create his own version of an airplane. When playing video games, instead of telling Brayden he was too ________ to understand the concept, he gave him an unplugged (没插电的) ________ and let Brayden believe he was fighting alongside Bailey.

As parents, we often feel as if our ________ fall on deaf ears, but now I realize that my son has been listening all along. He is ________ to be a better person and I am ________ of him.

1.A.expected B.ended C.returned D.answered

2.A.concern B.talent C.request D.belief

3.A.different B.adventurous C.scientific D.enjoyable

4.A.puzzled B.embarrassed C.annoyed D.surprised

5.A.Therefore B.Instead C.However D.Besides

6.A.asleep B.sick C.impatient D.silent

7.A.agree B.fail C.tend D.manage

8.A.visit B.practice C.perform D.debate

9.A.handle B.appreciate C.recognize D.replace

10.A.pays off B.takes over C.reaches out D.wears out

11.A.casually B.normally C.innocently D.voluntarily

12.A.concentrated B.recalled C.counted D.commented

13.A.came over B.gave up C.showed off D.ran away

14.A.writing B.reading C.building D.sitting

15.A.standards B.situations C.memories D.experiments

16.A.weak B.nervous C.busy D.young

17.A.controller B.freezer C.computer D.lamp

18.A.assessments B.achievements C.instructions D.imaginations

19.A.pretending B.refusing C.training D.attempting

20.A.aware B.proud C.tired D.afraid

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文作者讲述了自己儿子Bailey的变化。Bailey以前对大孩子很慷慨，但是对小孩子就不这样了。作者经常教育Bailey要对小孩子耐心些。Bailey也确实采取了行动，改变对小孩子的态度，这让作者很欣慰和骄傲。

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我结束通话时，我11岁的儿子Bailey问我是否可以写一个故事。A. expected期待；B. ended结束；C. returned返回；D. answered回答。根据上文I was on my cellphone可知作者本来在讲电话，故此处指结束了通话后，儿子问作者他是否能写一个故事。故选B。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对他的请求感到惊讶，并问他是否“决心”要在他的生活中做一些不同的事情。A. concern关心；B. talent才能；C. request请求；D. belief信念。根据上文Bailey asked if he could write a story.可知前面一句讲到她的儿子问他是否能写这个故事，这是他儿子的一个请求，故选C。

3.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对他的要求感到惊讶，并问他是否“决心”要在他的生活中做一些不同的事情。A. different不同的；B. adventurous冒险的；C. scientific科学的；D. enjoyable快乐的。根据上文I was surprised by his可知作者对儿子的请求感到惊讶，说明自己写故事这件事对儿子来说是一件不同的有难度的事情。故选A。

4.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的回答使我吃惊。A. puzzled困惑的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. surprised惊讶的。结合后文He said, “I have resolved to be nicer to younger children.”可知儿子回答作者自己要对年幼的孩子好一些，没有人要求他这么做，所以他这个回答让作者感到惊讶。故选D。

5.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，一碰到小孩子，他就不耐烦了。A. Therefore因此；B. Instead相反；C. However然而；D. Besides而且。结合上下文语境可知为转折关系，故应用however。故选C。

6.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，一碰到小孩子，他就不耐烦了。A. asleep睡着的；B. sick生病的；C. impatient不耐心的；D. silent沉默的。根据第三段中he were more patient with the younger kids可知Bailey对小孩子不耐烦。故选C。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他们触摸他的乐高作品或没能理解如何玩他的电子游戏时，他会生气。A. agree同意；B. fail失败；C. tend照料；D. manage管理。根据后文to understand how to play his video games.可知是指小孩子不理解如何玩Bailey的电子游戏时，Bailey会生气。短语fail to do sth.“没能做某事”。故选B。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我丈夫和我有很多朋友，他们的孩子比我小，经常来看望我。A. visit拜访；B. practice练习；C. perform表演；D. debate辩论。根据后文Each time before they arrive可知作者和丈夫的孩子经常来拜访和看望作者他们。故选A。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次在孩子们到来之前，我们都会告诉Bailey，如果他能对年幼的孩子们更有耐心一些，我们将不胜感激。A. handle处理；B. appreciate欣赏；C. recognize识别；D. replace取代。前文讲到作者的丈夫和她有很多有小孩子的朋友，会定期来访。所以可知他们希望Bailey对小孩子更有耐心些，作者和丈夫将很感激。故选B。

10.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：他开始时很伟大，但随着夜幕的降临，他的耐心渐渐耗尽。A. pays off有回报；B. takes over接管；C. reaches out伸出；D. wears out耗尽，磨损。前面讲到“他开始表现很好”，然后以but（但是）转折，可知后面他的耐心耗尽了，故选D。

11.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：我觉得有趣的是，他是自愿做出改变的。A. casually随意地；B. normally正常地；C. innocently无辜地；D. voluntarily自愿地。根据下一段中Bailey had actually taken action.可知Bailey是志愿采取行动对小孩子耐心的。故选D。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我回想起我们的谈话，意识到Bailey实际上已经采取了行动。A. concentrated集中；B. recalled回想起；C. counted计算；D. commented评论。根据后文our conversation and realized that Bailey had actually taken action可知作者后来回想自己和儿子的对话，才意识到Bailey实际上已经采取了行动。故选B。

13.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：上次我们朋友的儿子Brayden来我家时，Bailey邀请他去玩他的乐高玩具。A. came over顺便来访；B. gave up放弃；C. showed off炫耀；D. ran away逃跑。结合后文Bailey invited him to play with his Legos.可推知作者朋友的儿子Brayden是来拜访作者他们的。故选A。

14.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：按照Bailey的标准，他没有因为Brayden造错了飞机而生气，而是允许Brayden创造自己版本的飞机。A. writing写；B. reading阅读；C. building修建；D. sitting坐下。前面讲到Bailey邀请他玩乐高，由常识可知，乐高是需要搭建的，故选C。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：按照Bailey的标准，他没有因为Brayden造错了飞机而生气，而是允许Brayden创造自己版本的飞机。A. standards标准；B. situations情况；C. memories记忆；D. experiments实验。根据后文he allowed him to create his own version of an airplane.可知Bailey没有要求对方按照自己的标准来搭建飞机，而是允许Brayden创造自己版本的飞机。故选A。

16.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在玩电子游戏时，他没有告诉Brayden他太小不懂游戏的概念，而是给了他一个不插电源的控制器，让Brayden以为自己是在和Bailey并肩作战。A. weak虚弱的；B. nervous紧张的；C. busy忙碌的；D. young年轻的。根据第一段中He said, “I have resolved to be nicer to younger children.”可知Bailey对比自己小的孩子容易没有耐心，由此可推知，此处指他没有告诉Brayden他太小不懂游戏的概念。too…to…表示“太……以至于不能……”。故选D。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在玩电子游戏时，他没有告诉Brayden他太小不懂游戏的概念，而是给了他一个不插电源的控制器，让Brayden以为自己是在和Bailey并肩作战。A. controller手柄，控制器；B. freezer冰箱；C. computer计算机；D. lamp灯。结合后文let Brayden believe he was fighting alongside Bailey.可推知Bailey给了Brayden一个不插电源的控制器，让Brayden以为自己是在和Bailey并肩作战。故选A。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为父母，我们经常觉得我们的指示被置若罔闻，但现在我意识到我的儿子一直在听。A. assessments评价；B. achievements成就；C. instructions指示，指令；D. imaginations想象力。根据后文fall on deaf ears, but now I realize that my son has been listening all along可知作者经历了这件事意识到儿子并没有对自己的指示（instructions）置若罔闻，而是一直在倾听。故选C。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他正在努力成为一个更好的人，我为他感到骄傲。A. pretending假装；B. refusing拒绝；C. training训练；D. attempting企图。根据后文to be a better person可知Bailey一直在试图成为一个更好的人，attempt to do sth.“尝试去做某事”。故选D。

20.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他正在努力成为一个更好的人，我为他感到骄傲。A. aware意识到；B. proud自豪的；C. tired疲惫的；D. afraid害怕的。儿子想要成为一个更好的人，所以作者对儿子感到骄傲，短语be proud of“以……为荣”。故选B。