Question

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（2013安徽）

  Mr.and Mrs.Green were very worried about their son，Leo．He seemed to be dumb（哑的）____1.____he was normal in every other way．Mr.and Mrs.Green tried everything to get him to____2.____，but with no success．

  When Leo was six years old，the best doctors in the town_____3._____him carefully，but could find nothing wrong．And he seemed to be smart．It was just that he_____4._____spoke．

  “There might be something wrong with his_____5._____，and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak．”one doctor said．

  “But he can read and write．”said Mr.Green．“We’ve written him notes，telling him that he can speak．”

  “It’s certainly very_____6.________．”another doctor said．“Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day．”

  _____7.____ passed．Leo went to university．But he did not speak a_____8.____word．

  Then one day，Leo was having a meal with his parents．Without any warning，he looked up from his____9.____and said，“Pass me the salt，please．”

  Mr.and Mrs.Green were excited．“You spoke！You spoke！”they cried，“Why have you_____10._____so long to speak？”

  “I didn’t have anything to say．”he said．“Until now everything was perfect．But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes．”

11.A．because  B．when  C．though  D．before

12.A．speak  B．walk  C．play   D．laugh

13.A．taught  B．found  C．examined   D．asked

14.A．never   B．often  C．usually   D．always

15.A．back    B．hair   C．face   D．mind

16.A．unfair   B．strange   C．noisy   D．quiet

17.A．Hours  B．Weeks  C．Months   D．Years

18.A．good  B．right   C．single  D．new

19.A．chair  B．meal  C．hands  D．books

20.A．slept  B．walked   C．served    D．waited

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

1.Leo好像是哑巴，尽管他在其他方面很正常，故though符合题意。

2.speak可知，Green夫妇试了所有的办法，想要他开口说话，故speak符合题意。

3.the best doctors“最好的医生”，医生仔细为他做了检查，故examined符合题意。

4.Leo好像很聪明，但就是“从不”说话，故never符合题意。

5.Leo的“心智”出了问题。故mind符合题意。

6.strange符合题意。

7.When Leo was six years old…”以及其后的“Leo went to university．”可推断，几年过去了。故years符合题意。

8.single符合题意。

9.Leo was having a meal…”可知答案为B。

10.Green夫妇问的是“你为什么等了这么长时间才说话”，故waited符合题意。