Question

Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more . His mother didn’t have enough money to for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.

His mother looked after him as as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school (寄宿學校). But Martin it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his , so Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.

“ was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father was watching me, he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”

Martin has really changed, and he is now a student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.

1.A. careful B. beautiful C. difficult D. wonderful

2.A. pay B. ask C. look D. wait

3.A. fast B. well C. soon D. good

4.A. eating B. playing C. fighting D. studying

5.A. had B. liked C. hated D. took

6.A. room B. library C. street D. school

7.A. mother B. father C. teacher D. head teacher

8.A. I B. It C. He D. One

9.A. if B. than C. although D. because

10.A. nice B. glad C. afraid D. careful

11.A. bad B. good C. healthy D. lazy

12.A. it B. me C. her D. him

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.D

【解析】

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1. careful小心的，B.beautiful美麗的；C. difficult困難的；D. wonderful極好的。結合上下文，故選. C

2. pay支付；B. ask問；C. look看；D. wait等候。 結合上文，故選A。

3. fast快的；B. well好地；C. soon快的；D. good 好的。盡可能好的修飾照顧。 副詞修飾動詞，故選B。

4. eating吃； B. playing玩；C. fighting打假；D. studying學習。根據上下文，故選D。

5. had有；B. liked 喜歡；C. hated討厭；D. took 帶走。結合語境，故選C。

6. 一天，他告訴校長他想要離開學校。A. room房間；B. library圖書館；C. street大街；D. school學校。根據句意，故選D。

7. mother媽媽；B. father 父親；C.teacher教師；D. head teacher校長。結合句意，故選A。

8. I我；B. It代替單數的事；C. He他；D. One代替單數名詞。結合句意，故選B。

9. if如果B. than比；C. although雖然；D. because因為。結合句意及上下文，故選C。

10. nice好看的；B. glad高興的；C. afraid 害怕的；D. careful小心的。結合句意， 故選C。

11. bad壞的；B. good好的；C. healthy健康的；D. lazy懶惰的。根據句意，故選B

12.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. it它；B. me我；C. her她；D. him他。他媽媽幫他找到自信。根據句意，故選D。

考點：情感故事類短文。