Question

完形填空  阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出最佳选项（共15分；每空1分）

Who Is Cleverer, the Son or the Father?

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often      some books from the library. He enjoys      to the radio every morning and reading       after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His       worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He      likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too      to understand him and chooses（挑选） the easiest ones      . Of course the boy is not happy with it.

One day Mike reads       about the electric lights (电灯) and is       in it. When his father tells him to do some housework, he is thinking of it. He asks him       questions, and his father answers all. Then his father says proudly (自豪地), “Fathers always know more than sons!” The boy thinks       a while (一会儿) and says,“       !”

“Oh? Why?”

Mike doesn’t answer       asks instead (反而), “Who invents（发明） the electric lights?”

“       ”answers Mr Clarke.

“Why doesn’t his father invent them, then?”

Looking at his son, Mr Clarke doesn’t know       to answer!

1.A. finds            B. sells            C. buys            D. borrows

2.A. watching         B. listening         C. going           D. coming

3.A. newspapers       B. letters           C. stories          D. books

4.A. teachers          B. parents          C. students         D. classmates

5.A. also             B. never            C. ever            D. only

6.A. old              B. young           C. clever         D. able

7.A. answer           B. answering        C. answered      D. to answer

8.A. everything        B. nothing        C. something      D. anything

9.A. popular      B. interested        C. afraid           D. worried

10.A. few             B. little            C. a few            D. a little

11.A. of            B. about            C. for              D. at

12.A. I don’t think so B. Me, too C. You aren’t right D. I think so

13.A. but              B. and              C. then             D. or

14.A. Thomas Brown   B. Allan Smith       C. Thomas Edison     D. Ron Jenkins

15.A. when            B. what             C. where            D. why

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了父子之间的一段故事，父亲在回答完儿子的问题后，自夸自己比儿子聪明。结果儿子拿出爱迪生发明的例子反问父亲，让父亲不知该怎么回答了。

1.考查语境理解及动词辨析。Finds发现；sells销售；buys买； borrows借。联系下文from the library 可知此处指的是从图书馆借书，故选D。

2.Watching观察，观看；listening听；going去；coming 来。根据下文to the radio 可知他喜欢听收音机，故选B。

3.Newspapers报纸；letters书信；stories故事；books 书籍。联系前文他从图书馆借书，可知他在饭后读书，故选D。

4.Teachers教师；parents父母；students学生；classmates同学。联系前一句So he knows much and teaches well. 可知此处指的是，他的学生很崇拜他。故选C。

5.Also也；never从来不；ever曾经，一旦；only仅仅。前文讲述了克拉克先生喜欢读书，可知此处指的是他的儿子也喜欢读书，故选A。

6.Old旧的，老的；young年轻的；clever聪明的；able 有能力的。联系后半句描述，可知克拉克先生认为儿子太小不能明白他。故选B。

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8.Nothing没有东西，用于肯定句表示否定含义；everything每件东西。结合语境可知此处指的是关于点灯的一些东西。故选C。

9.Popular流行的，受欢迎的；interested感兴趣的；afraid害怕的；worried担心的。联系后一句描述，可知麦克对这个问题很感兴趣。故选B。

10. few几个，表达肯定含义，修饰可数名词复数；little很少，表达否定含义，修饰不可数名词；a little一点，表达肯定含义，修饰不可数名词。联系后半句可知麦克问了父亲几个问题，故选C。

11.of 关于，……的；about 关于，大约；for为了，对于；at 在时间，空间的一点。结合语境可知这个男孩想了一会儿，for后面接一段时间表示持续多久，故选C。

12.I don’t think so我不这么认为；Me, too我也是；You aren’t right 你说的不对；think so 我这么认为。联系下文“Oh? Why?”可知麦克说的是，我不这么认为。故选A。

13.But但是，可是；and和，并且；then那么，然后；or或则，否则。联系上下文可知前后是转折关系，故选A，麦克没有回答，而是问道……。

14.Thomas Brown托马斯布朗；Allan Smith艾伦史密斯；Thomas Edison托马斯爱迪生；Ron Jenkins 罗恩金斯。结合常识可知，电灯是爱迪生发明的，故选C。

15.When当……时；what什么；where在哪儿；why 为什么。结合语境可知克拉克先生不知道该说些什么。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文