Question

There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the    26   student in his class. He was at the top in every    27  . He was a champion.

But the boy    28   after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His    29   started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was    30   all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like    31   himself. All of this because he felt    32   and that no one loved him.

His    33   started worrying about the boy. But    34   they did not know what was wrong with him.    35   his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.

They sat    36   the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him    37   questions about his classes, teachers and    38  . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son,   39   I am here today?”

The boy    40  , “to check my grades?”

“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about    41  . I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY   42  .”

These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He    43   his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this    44   who cared for him deeply. He    45   the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

1.	A．richest B．prettiest C．laziest D．brightest

2.	A．game B．school C．competition D．group

3.	A．changed B．died C．arrived D．regretted

4.	A．hair B．tears C．love D．grades

5.	A．worried B．careless C．lonely D．busy

6.	A．teaching B．killing C．helping D．enjoying

7.	A．cold B．worthless C．well D．sick

8.	A．parents B．classmates C．teachers D．companions

9.	A．even B．now C．yet D．then

10.	A．And B．But C．Or D．So

11.	A．toward B．along C．opposite D．on

12.	A．serious B．casual C．personal D．difficult

13.	A．work B．study C．sports D．education

14.	A．when B．where C．how D．why

15.	A．turned away B．answered back C．whispered anxiously D．cried out

16.	A．it B．you C．myself D．us

17.	A．LIFE B．ANXIETY C．CARE D．NEED

18.	A．forgave B．hit C．hugged D．begged

19.	A．side B．earth C．trip D．day

20.	A．meant B．owed C．moved D．left

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

1.考查形容词。从下文He was at the top可推知这个男孩在被送到寄宿学校“前”，是班上最“聪明的(brightest)”学生。

2.考查名词。根据后句话He was a champion可只是在比赛competition中。

3.考查动词。根据语境可知这个男孩在离开家上了寄宿学校之后改变了。

4.考查名词。他的成绩开始下滑。grade分数。从下文的叙述中可知，男孩在新的环境中经历了情绪上的波动，一度甚至想要自杀，故知他的成绩是下降了。

5.考查形容词。从后文所述“他不喜欢在一个集体”里“可推知他很孤独” 。

6.考查动词。句意为：有一段尤其黑暗的时光，那时他意欲自杀。与前面的dark times 相呼应，此处应填贬义词。

7.考查形容词。从本句中“and no one loved him”可知此空应填worthless (无用的)。

8.考查名词。他的变化太大，父母开始担心他。结合his dad decided to可知。

9.考查副词。但是他们甚至不知道孩子怎么了。even用来加强语气。

10.考查连词。他们甚至不知道孩子怎么了，因此父亲去学校和儿子进行一次谈话。

11.考查介词。 on the bank of在……边上。

12.考查形容词。根据下文“to check my grades?（来‘检查’我的成绩吗？）”可知在此处dad并没有问他学习、分数这些严肃的话题，而是问了一些随意的问题。

13.考查名词。结合37解析：与学习无关。

14.考查疑问词。根据下文“to check my grades?（来‘检查’我的成绩吗？）”可知在此处dad问儿子“你知道来的原因吗”。

15.考查动词短语。 answer back顶嘴。

16.考查代词。从下文父亲说的话可推知，他认为孩子对他来说才是最重要的，他只在乎孩子的快乐，而不是他的学习和分数。

17.考查名词。从父亲说的话可推知，孩子对他来说才是最重要的，孩子就是他的生命。

18.考查动词。从文章所描述的情节中可看出，男孩听了他父亲的一番话后，眼里充满了泪水，这是幸福和感动的泪水，因此他“拥抱”了他的父亲。

19.考查名词。this earth 与下面的the world相呼应。

20.考查动词。结合YOU ARE MY   42   .”可知男孩对他父亲来说就是整个世界。mean意味着；即是。