Question

When I was young, my mother always spent lots of time       behind a sewing machine（缝纫机）with a happy look on her face. For all three children in our family, she made all the       .

My mom made it look so       . But the first time I tried to make something. I just couldn’t do it. I worked too quickly, and when I finished, it looked bad. Soon I just gave up.

This summer, I really wanted to       a dress to wear at a party. I picked out some nice cloth, and I found a nice style in a book. I got so       about sewing that I couldn’t even sleep. I couldn’t wait to       .

I started early the next morning. My mom was having a meeting, so if I had questions, there could be       to ask.

I started sewing slowly and carefully, and I tried to do everything       . When I was sewing the top, I made the neck too small. But the rest was fine.

“I finally made it!” I shouted two hours later. And it fit! For the first time, I could wear something I had made with my own       .

If you want to learn something, my advice is: never       when you can’t do it well.

1.A. standing      B. sitting       C. walking        D. playing

2.A. meals        B. shoes        C. clothes        D. money

3.A. easy         B. hard         C. tiring          D. boring

4.A. buy          B. borrow       C. make         D. bring

5.A. angry        B. tired         C. sad           D. excited

6.A. sleep        B. stop         C. start           D. leave

7.A. no one       B. someone     C. someone else    D. others

8.A. different      B. wrong       C. right           D. interesting

9.A. eyes         B. hands        C. head          D. arms

10.A. start to learn  B. ask for help    C. do it yourself     D. stop trying

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者通过自己的不断努力和尝试第一次亲自做成了自己的衣服。作者想通过这件事情告诉我们：当你没能做好某事时，不要停止尝试。

1.名词及语境的理解。A. standing站立；B. sitting 坐；C. walking 走；D. playing玩。根据后文妈妈做衣服可知妈妈总是花费许多的时间坐在缝纫机后，故选B。

2.名词及语境的理解。A. meals 饭；B. shoes 鞋；C. clothes衣服；D. money钱。根据上下文可知她为家里的三个孩子做所有的衣服，故选C。

3.A. easy容易的；B. hard 困难的；C. tiring 令人疲惫的；D. boring令人厌烦的。根据后文的转折可知妈妈使做衣服这件事看起来那么的容易。故选A。

4.动词及语境的理解。A. buy 买；B. borrow 借，C. make 制作；D. bring带来。根据后文选布料可知是想制作一件裙子，故选C。

5.形容词及语境的理解。A. angry 生气的；B. tired 疲惫的； C. sad 悲伤的；D. excited感到兴奋的。根据上文选了好料子，找到了好款式，可知作者因为缝纫而变得兴奋以至睡不着。故选D。

6.动词及语境的理解。A. sleep 睡觉；B. stop 停止；C. start 开始；D. leave离开。根据上文作者的兴奋心情可知她迫不及待的想开始，故选C。

7.代词及语境的理解。A. no one 没有人；B. someone某人；C. someone else 某个其他的人；D. others其他的。根据上文妈妈在开会可知没有人可问，故选A。

8.形容词及语境的理解。A. different不同的；B. wrong错误的；C. right 正确的；D. interesting有趣的。根据上文可知作者设法做所有正确的事情。故选C.

9.名词及语境的理解。A. eyes 眼睛；B. hands 手；C. head 头；D. arms胳膊。根据句意可知这是第一次我穿上自己亲手制作的东西。根据句意，故选B。

10. start to learn 开始学；B. ask for help请求帮助；C. do it yourself 自己做；D. stop trying停止尝试。根据文章描述的作者通过自己的努力做成了自己的衣服可知她的结论是当你没能做好时，不要停止尝试，故选D。

考点：生活故事类短文。