Question

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up. they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of with his other subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.

Bill him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You my life.’

1.A. After B. Since C. Although D. Until

2.A. also B. still C. always D. almost

3.A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt

4.A. from B. with C. to D. for

5.A. quickly B. proudly C. freely D. pleasantly

6.A. continued B. hoped C. preferred D. offered

7.A. all B. both C. every D. none

8.A. removed B. reminded C. asked D. described

9.A. ever B. soon C. even D. never

10.A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put

11.A. run away B. take away C. put away D. pass away

12.A. reading B. playing C. talking D. watching

13.A. before B. if C. while D. as

14.A. forgotten B. made C. became D. lost

15.A. helped B. saved C. changed D. improved

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.B

【解析】

試題分析：邁克在回家的路上遇到了一位想輟學的學生比爾，就把他送回家并且和他談心、玩耍，結果成了好朋友。朋友的熱情點燃了比爾的生命火花，正是這個動力使比爾重新走進了學校的大門，然后堅持到畢業。

1.連詞及語境的理解。由于他們走同一條路，他就幫著小男孩拿著這些書。A. After 在……之后；B. Since因為；C. Although雖然；D. Until直到……，故選B.

2.副詞及語境的理解。根據文意：邁克不但知道小男孩的名字，還進一步知道他喜歡的科目。A. also也； B. still仍然； C. always總是；D. almost幾乎。表示意思遞進一層。故選A。

3.名詞及語境的理解。與此同時，邁克還了解到對于其他的學科，比爾感到有些困難。A. questions問題；B. ideas主意；C. trouble 麻煩；D. doubt懷疑。故選C。

4.介詞及語境的理解。他們到達比爾的家后，招待邁克喝可樂，看電視。A. from來自；B. with和；C. to 到， D. for為。表示目的用for。故選D。

5.副詞及語境的理解。由于談笑風生，因此那天下午在愉快的氛圍中度過。A. quickly快速地；B. proudly驕傲地；C. freely自由地；D. pleasantly愉快地。根據句意，故選D。

6.動詞及語境的理解。他們繼續彼此見面，在一起吃了一兩次午飯。A. continued繼續；B. hoped希望； C. preferred更喜歡；D. offered。提供。根據句意，故選A。

7.代詞及語境的理解。因為故事中只有兩個人，因此用both。A. all表示三個或三個以上都；B. both兩者都； C. every每一個； D. none三者或三者以上都不。因為故事中只有兩個人，因此用both。故選B

8.動詞及語境的理解�？疾楣潭ㄔ~組。Remind of意思是“使某人想起……”。 A. removed移動； B. reminded使……記起； C. asked詢問；D. described描述。Remind of意思是“使某人想起……”。故選B。

9.副詞及語境的理解。根據句意：你是否曾經想知道那天我為什么帶著那么多的東西回家？A. ever曾經；B. soon很快；C. even甚至；D. never絕不。故選A。

10.我帶走我的物品是因為我不想給其他人留下一團糟。A. checked檢查；B. took帶走；C. cleaned打掃；D. put放。故選B。

11.動詞及語境的理解。A. run away逃跑；B. take away帶走； C. put away收起來；D. pass away停止。 run away我曾經想離家出走，run away是跑開的意思。根據句意，故選A。

12.動詞及語境的理解。A. reading看； B. playing 玩； C. talking 交談；D. watching 觀看。taking動詞的用法，spend doing sth。故選C

13.連詞及語境的理解�，F在我意識到：如果那樣做了，我就會丟失一位新朋友。A. before在……以前；B. if 如果；C. while當…時；D. as作為。故選B。

14.動詞及語境的理解�，F在我意識到：如果那樣做了，我就會丟失一位新朋友。A. forgotten 忘記；B. made做； C. became變成；D. lost丟失。故選D。

15.你挽救了我的生命。A. helped幫助；B. saved拯救； C. changed改變；D. improved提高。故選B。

考點：故事類短文。