Question

   It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things           all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped       would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't      . But her mother's mind was made up.

Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I'm silly.” Carmen said. Her mother     and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before,” she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.

The next day, Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling      . Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What's the matter?” she asked. “My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It's very         and I can 't lose it.”

Carmen and her friends began to        the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better if she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so     ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her     . It was the ring.

"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa. "Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I     thought we'd find it." She paused. “Hey, 1 didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”

Carmen had forgotten that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.

"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.

1.A. clearlyB. carefullyC. freelyD. quickly

2.A. everybodyB. nobodyC. somebodyD. anybody

3.A. explainB. areC. understandD. agree

4.A. relaxedB. cheeredC. smiled    D. jumped

5.A. tiredB. unhappyC. afraidD. serious

6.A. specialB. commonC. cheapD. heavy

7.A. ask forB. wait forC. look forD. pay for

8.A. newB. dirtyC. strangeD. different

9.A. earsB. eyesC. feetD. hands

10.A. stillB. everC. neverD. often

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一个叫做Carmen的小女孩从小就近视，却不愿被人发现，也不愿意治疗。在妈妈的坚持下，Carmen佩戴了眼镜。但她仍然不愿意戴上它，一天在帮同学找耳环时戴上了眼镜并被她的好朋友称赞，Carmen才发现戴眼镜并不是什么坏事。

1.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：Carmen发现她一直不能看清东西。A. clearly“清楚地”；B. carefully“仔细地”；C. freely“自由地”；D. quickly“快地”。结合句意，故选A。

2.考查不定代词及语境的理解。句意：她变得非常担心，但是她希望不要有人知道这件事。A. everybody“每个人，大家”；B. nobody“没有人”；C. somebody“某人”；D. anybody“任何人”。结合语境，故选B。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：当她的妈妈让她去看眼科医生时，她没有同意。A. explain“解释”；B. are“是”；C. understand“了解”；D. agree“同意”。根据下文But her mother's mind was made up.可知答案为D。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：她的妈妈微笑并摇头。A. relaxed“放松”；B. cheered“欢呼”；C. smiled“微笑”；D. jumped“跳”。结合语境，故选C。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：她站在离朋友很远的地方，感到很难过。A. tired“劳累的”；B. unhappy“不高兴的，难过的”；C. afraid“害怕的”；D. serious“严重的”。上文提到Carmen把眼睛放在口袋里，说明她不愿意戴眼镜。又离朋友很远，说明她很难过。故选B。

6.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意它很特别，我不能丢失。A. special“特殊的”；B. common“共同的，普通的”；C. cheap“便宜的”；D. heavy“重的”。根据上文My sister sent it to me from California.可知答案，故选A。

7.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：Carmen和她的朋友们开始在操场的草地上寻找耳环。A. ask for“请求，要求”；B. wait for“等待”；C. look for“寻找”；D. pay for“为…而付钱”。结合句意，故选C。

8.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：一切看起来都如此的不同！A. new“新的”；B. dirty“脏的”；C. strange“陌生的，奇怪的”；D. different“不同的”。结合句意，戴上眼镜的世界更加清晰和不同，故选D。

9.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：她向地上看，一道亮光吸引了她的眼睛。A. ears“耳朵”；B. eyes“眼镜”；C. feet“脚”；D. hands“手”。结合句意，故选B。

10.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：我从来没想过我们能找到它。A. still“仍然，还是”；B. ever“曾经”；C. never“从不”；D. often“经常”。结合语境，故选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。