Question

    "Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any _______.  Can I, please?" Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.  Dad was _______next to her, resting his head on his arms.  Mum could _______that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

"I'm so sorry, James," she said.

"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?" James asked sadly, almost in _______.

"I know it's _______for you," Mum said softly.  "But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little. . .  strange.  And then they would make fun of you. "

"No, they wouldn't, Mum," James protested.  "We're not _______at all.  We're just ordinary people. "

Mum sighed heavily.  "To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy _______.  And your poor father — he doesn't feel _______.  He really needs a rest. "

"I can help, Mum!" James said.  " _______I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?"

"Well. . . " Mum began.

"Great! Thanks, Mum!" James almost shouted.  "Just sit there, don't move. " He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and ________what he needed — two spanners(扳手).  "Hang on, Mum," he said.  "This won't take a second. " After some ________, James was finished.  With a smile of ________on his face he said, "There! How does that feel?" "Oh, James," Mum said.  "That's much better! How did you do it?"

"Easy," James said ________.  "Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much! I just________them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school. "

"What about your father? Can you ________him?" asked Mum.

"I'll try," James replied.  He ________up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.  Then he turned the ________on.  Dad opened his eyes and ________immediately.  "He just let his ________run too low, that's all," James said.  "Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?"

"I guess so," replied Mum.  "Your friends will just have to ________that we are a very unusual family.  Thanks, son!"

1.A.chance B.message C.homework D.difficulty

2.A.asleep B.reading C.alone D.standing

3.A.explain B.see C.agree D.doubt

4.A.terror B.tears C.surprise D.silence

5.A.fair B.easy C.good D.hard

6.A.strange B.normal C.popular D.anxious

7.A.headache B.loss C.task D.day

8.A.ill B.funny C.sorry D.well

9.A.As B.If C.Since D.Before

10.A.kept B.controlled C.found D.returned

11.A.requests B.thoughts C.repairs D.instructions

12.A.sympathy B.satisfaction C.bitterness D.politeness

13.A.embarrassedly B.gratefully C.impatiently D.proudly

14.A.adjusted B.collected C.produced D.covered

15.A.greet B.accompany C.help D.ask

16.A.lifted B.caught C.gave D.filled

17.A.television B.power C.light D.gas

18.A.grew up B.lay down C.broke down D.sat up

19.A.food B.temperature C.battery D.blood

20.A.prove B.expect C.suspect D.accept

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。詹姆斯恳求他妈妈让他的朋友Brett周六到他们家玩。妈妈说他们的家与别人的不同,爸妈是机器人并且身体都不好。为了能够获得妈妈的同意,詹姆斯运用在学校里学到的机器人知识对他的爸妈进行了“修理”。最终,詹姆斯得到了妈妈的同意。

1.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：今天是星期五，我们没有任何家庭作业。 A.chance机会；B.message信息；C. homework家庭作业；D. difficulty困难。根据It’s Friday今天是周五，没有家庭作业，所以选C。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：爸爸正在头枕在他的手臂上睡觉 A.asleep入睡；B.reading读；C.alone独自；D.standing忍受。根据resting his head on his arms可知爸爸正在头枕在他的手臂上睡觉，所以爸爸正在睡觉，所以选A。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈可以看出詹姆斯很迫切想让他的朋友过来。 A.explain解释；B.see看；C . agree同意；D .doubt怀疑。根据上文詹姆斯的Can I,please?的语气,妈妈可以看出詹姆斯很迫切想让他的朋友过来，所以选B。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他很伤心,几乎都哭了。 A.terror害怕；B.tears眼泪；C.surprise惊喜；D. silence沉默。根据上文I’m so sorry,James妈妈拒绝了詹姆斯的请求,所以他很伤心,几乎都哭了，所以选B。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这对你来说比较难。A.fair公平的；B.easy容易的；C.good好的；D.hard艰难的。妈妈拒绝了詹姆斯的请求，所以对于詹姆斯来说很难做出决定。所以选D。

6.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们根本不奇怪。 A.strange奇怪的；B.normal正常的；C. popular流行的；D. anxious焦急的。根据上文But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little... strange.可知，詹姆斯说他们根本不奇怪。选A。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：说实话，詹姆斯，我的脖子疼得厉害，导致头也疼的厉害。A. headache头痛；B.loss失去；C.task任务；D.day天。根据my neck has been so painful可知妈妈的脖子疼以至于引发了头疼，所以选A。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爸爸也不舒服，他真的需要休息了。A. ill生病的；B.funny有趣的；C.sorry抱歉的；D.well好的。根据下文詹姆斯对他爸爸也进行了“修理”可知爸爸也感觉不舒服，所以选D。

9.

考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果我能让你和爸爸感觉好点,能让Brett来吗? A.as因为；B.if如果；C.since自从；D.before之前。分析句意可知，本句为if引导的条件状语从句。所以选B。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他冲进了厨房找到了他需要的东西——两把扳手。 A .kept保持；B .controlled控制；C. found找到；D.returned回来。根据what he needed—two spanners(扳手)可知他冲进了厨房找到了他需要的东西——两把扳手，所以选C。

11.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一番修理以后，詹姆斯结束了，根据下文可知,詹姆斯对妈妈进行了“修理”。 A.requests需要；B.thoughts想法；C.repairs修理；D.instructions说明。根据James was finished在一番修理以后，詹姆斯结束了。所以选C。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：干完了活,詹姆斯带有满意的表情，感觉怎么样？ A.sympathy同情；B.satisfaction满意；C.bitterness 苦涩；D.politeness礼貌。根据How does that feel?”干完了活,詹姆斯带有满意的表情，感觉怎么样？所以选B。

13.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：妈妈感觉好多了,对詹姆斯进行了夸奖,他当然感到很自豪。A.embarrassedly尴尬地；B. gratefully感激地；C. impatiently不耐心地；D.proudly骄傲地。根据 “Oh, James,”Mum said.“That’s much better! How did you do it?”妈妈感觉好多了,对詹姆斯进行了夸奖,他当然感到很自豪，所以选D。

14.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：螺栓太紧了,我只是轻轻的调节了它们！ A.adjusted调节；B.collected收集；C.produced产生；D.covered覆盖。根据Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓)too much!可知，螺栓太紧了,我只是轻轻的调节了它们！所以选A。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：你爸爸呢，能帮一下他吗？ A.greet打招呼；B.accompany陪伴；C.help帮忙；D.ask要求。根据What about your father?妈妈让詹姆斯帮助一下爸爸？故选C。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：詹姆斯掀起爸爸后脑勺的头发,把电线插入爸爸的脑中。 A.lifted举起；B .caught抓住；C.gave给；D.filled填满。根据plugged the electric wire into Dad's head可知，詹姆斯掀起爸爸后脑勺的头发,把电线插入爸爸的脑中，lift up固定搭配，意思是举起拿起，所以选A。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后打开电源。 A.television电视；B .power电源；C.light灯；D.gas气。根据上句的电线可知，本句是打开电源，所以选择B。

18.

考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：爸爸睁开眼睛，坐了起来。 A. grew up长大；B.lay down躺下；C.broke down倒下；D. sat up坐起来。根据前文可知，可知，刚才爸爸在睡觉,现在他坐起来了，所以选D。

19.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：爸爸电池的电量太低了。A.food食物；B.temperature温度；C.battery电池；D.blood血液。根据 too low可知，爸爸电池的电量太低了，所以选C。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：你的朋友们要接受我们这个不同寻常的家庭。A.prove证明；B.expect期望；C. suspect怀疑；D.accept接受。根据we are a very unusual family.詹姆斯的朋友们接受这个不同寻常的家庭。因为这家人是机器人。所以选D。