Question

The moment I stepped off the plane after a writer’s conference, my youngest son Jeremy greeted me and cried out, “Poster paper, Mama! I need poster paper. We’re having a at school.”

Being a housewife and writer, I felt like no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my . Back at home, Jeremy kept reminding me of the poster paper, but I just couldn’t a minute for it. Gradually though, he began to speak more , almost he were talking to himself. Maybe he’ll just forget it, I thought hopefully. So I put Jeremy’s request at the of my long list of things to do.

My third day home I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article when a small fell across my paper. I knew who it would be before I . Jeremy stood quietly watching me. Oh, Lord, please don’t let him say it again. I knew what he wanted but I needed to . I smiled at Jeremy and kept typing. He for a few more minutes, then turned and walked away. I almost didn’t hear his . “Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.” The small figure walking out of my room, a silent voice spoke urgently to my heart, “Get him that paper-now!”

“Let’s go to get the paper, Jeremy.” He stopped, and looked at me in “You’re going to the store just for me?” I . Suddenly, a look of shot across his face, erasing the disbelief. I don’t think I’ll ever that moment. Later that day, he worked silently on the all afternoon. And a few weeks later, a large yellow envelope came. Inside it was the Certificate of Award. So was I that I didn’t turned away from his to get him some poster paper.

1.A. race B. class C. ceremony D. competition

2.A. colleagues B. family C. neighbors D. relatives

3.A. spare B. wait C. spend D. lose

4.A. slowly B. softly C. confidently D. loudly

5.A. as soon as B. as long as C. as though D. even if

6.A. bottom B. top C. beginning D. corner

7.A. letter B. foot C. image D. shadow

8.A. woke up B. stood up C. got up D. looked up

9.A. rest B. type C. learn D. exercise

10.A. widely B. happily C. weakly D. politely

11.A. watched B. searched C. hesitated D. complained

12.A. comment B. footsteps C. warning D. advice

13.A. fell over B. sat down C. turned around D. walked away

14.A. peace B. astonishment C. relief D. silence

15.A. doubted B. argued C. apologized D. nodded

16.A. surprise B. sadness C. disappointment D. excitement

17.A. enjoy B. remember C. forget D. value

18.A. story B. question C. poster D. composition

19.A. grateful B. generous C. forgetful D. selfless

20.A. opinion B. request C. promise D. gift

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.D

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者是一個家庭主婦兼作家，作者發現自己無論多么努力，都無法滿足家人的不同需要。作者的小兒子想要一些招貼紙以參加學校的比賽，但是作者沒有把這件事放在心上，在離比賽截止日期還有一天時間的時候，作者給兒子買了招貼紙。看到兒子的作品獲獎了，作者內心充滿了感激。

1.Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.”可知，作者的小兒子問作者要招貼紙是為了參加比賽，故選D。

2.Being a housewife and writer...I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my .作為一個家庭主婦兼作家，無論作者怎樣努力，她似乎都無法滿足家人的需要。作者沒有足夠重視小兒子的需要，根據“Being a housewife”可知，這里說的是作者的家人，故選B。

3. A抽出，撥出，使免遭；B等待；C花費，度過；D丟失，失去。but I just couldn’t a minute for it作者的小兒子一直不停地跟作者提買招貼紙的事，但是作者就是無法抽出哪怕一分鐘的時間來處理此事，故選A。

4.he were talking to himself”可知，Jeremy幾乎是在自言自語了，說明他說話的語氣更加緩和了，故選B。

5.almost he were talking to himself作者小兒子說話更緩和了，就像是在自言自語一樣，故選C。

6. A底部；B頂部；C開始，開端，早期；D角落，拐角。根據“I just couldn’t a minute for it...Maybe he’ll just forget it, I thought hopefully.”可知，作者沒時間管Jeremy的事，她認為Jeremy會把買招貼紙一事忘掉，因此，作者就把Jeremy的事情放在了清單的最后，把故選A。

7.I knew who it would be”可知，有人進來了，他的影子落到了作者的文件上，故選D。

8.I knew who it would be before I .因為有影子落到文件上，說明作者當時是坐著的，她需要抬頭看是誰進入了房間，故選D。

9.I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article”可知，作者當時需要打字，故選B。

10.and kept typing”可知，作者勉強對Jeremy笑了一下，又繼續打起字來，故選C。

11.Jeremy stood quietly watching me...He for a few more minutes”可知，Jeremy站在一旁觀察著作者，又過了幾分鐘之后，Jeremy轉身離開，故選A。

12.“Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.””是Jeremy在離開房間的時候說的話，排除B；“不管怎樣，比賽明天就結束了”這句話表達了Jeremy的想法，而非警告或建議，故選A。

13.He stopped, and looked at me作者的兒子轉過身來看著作者，根據“then turned and walked away”可知，Jeremy轉身離開時，作者的話讓他停下了腳步，故選C。

14.“You’re going to the store just for me?””可知，Jeremy不相信作者會為了他跑一趟商店，in surprise驚訝地，故選B。

15.I .作者點頭示意，即作者同意帶Jeremy去買招貼紙，故選D。

16.a look of shot across his face作者小兒子Jeremy的臉上頓時洋溢著興奮，故選D。

17.I don’t think I’ll ever that moment.看到Jeremy開心的樣子，祖宗認為她將不會忘記那一刻，故選C。

18.Later that day, he worked silently on the all afternoon.后來，Jeremy整個下午都在招貼紙上寫寫畫畫，故選C。

19.Inside it was the Certificate of Award.”可知，信封里裝著獲獎證書，作者感激自己沒有拒絕兒子的請求，否則就不會有機會看到兒子獲獎了，故選A。

20.his to get him some poster paper這里指Jeremy請求作者給他買招貼紙，故選B。

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