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单选题
  • A. helpless
  • B. lazy
  • C. anxious
  • D. tired
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项均为形容问,都可填在句中作表语,但上下文给出的信息表明,应填tired。
单选题
  • A. took
  • B. minded
  • C. missed
  • D. picked
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 空白后的并列谓语fell已暗示出,父亲上楼时失足了,动词短语miss a step是“失足,踩滑”的意思。
单选题
  • A. rolling
  • B. passing
  • C. dropping
  • D. turning
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 父亲跌倒后失手使箱子滚下楼梯。send sth. doing表示“使得某物行动起来”,其中用现在分词作宾语补足语表示正在进行的动作。
单选题
  • A. go ahead
  • B. look out
  • C. hold on
  • D. give up
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上文I knew trouble was ahead的语境可以推断出,此空应填look out。
单选题
  • A. lead
  • B. help
  • C. encourage
  • D. get
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] get sb. to do sth. 表示“使某人做某事”。
单选题
  • A. after
  • B. without
  • C. while
  • D. besides
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 上文叙述了父亲上楼失足后发出了尖叫声,再根据空白前疑问的语境以及下文可以判断出,作者不希望父亲卸车时尖叫和吵闹。
单选题
  • A. best
  • B. beginning
  • C. end
  • D. rest
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 上文叙述了作者的父亲送女儿上大学,作者在学校里自然要和其他的女同学一起度过一年中其余的时间,故此空应填名词rest,意为“其余”。
单选题 A. with difficulty B. in a hurry C. with firm stepsD. in wonder
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的介词短语所表达的意思不同:with difficulty困难地;in a hurry匆忙;with firm steps迈着坚定的步伐;in wonder惊奇地。联系上下文就能判断出正确答案了。
单选题
  • A. Search
  • B. Find
  • C. Enter
  • D. Book
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 作者的想法Get him into a chair and to calm down. 表明,作者想尽快找到自己的房间,以便让父亲坐在椅子上安静下来。find意为“找到”。
单选题
  • A. in fact
  • B. by chance
  • C. once more
  • D. then again
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 从空白前“But”所表示的转折意义判断,作者对自己要住的房间究竟有什么设备,取边是否有椅子或根本就是一个空房间,心里全然没数,故此空应填then again,意为“另外,再者”,表现了作者思考问题的递进性。
单选题
  • A. Sooner or later later
  • B. Meanwhile
  • C. Finally
  • D. At the moment
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 经历了一系列的事情之后,作者终于找到了自己的房间,开锁推门进去。故此空应填Finally,意思是“终于,最后”,符合文意。
单选题
  • A. knocked
  • B. forced
  • C. pushed
  • D. tried
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上一句,是先用钥匙开锁,然后把门推开,故此空应填pushed,在句中作与turned并列的谓语。
单选题
  • A. yet
  • B. only
  • C. even
  • D. still
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] complaining是现在分词作宾语补足语,表示一个持续进行的动作。此空应填副词still,作“仍然,还”解。
单选题 A. regret B. disappointmentC. surprise D. knowledge
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此空应填surprise。“to one's+名词”,意为“使人……的是”,在句中作状语表示结果,而句中的主谓部分则是产生这种结果的原因。联系上下文可推知作者此时应是“惊讶”。
单选题 A. turned on B. turned downC. played D. enjoyed
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据空白后并列的谓语looked over at Dad 可判断出她正在打量父亲,一般情况会是关小音乐。
单选题
  • A. Dad
  • B. me
  • C. played
  • D. enjoyed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据埃米说的话And of course,you're Mr. Faber,可以推测出Amy说话时在打量作者的父亲。
单选题
  • A. questioning
  • B. wondering
  • C. smiling
  • D. guessing
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上下文的语境,埃米和同室同学的父亲谈话时应是面带笑容的,smiling是现在分词表示伴随动作。
单选题
  • A. red
  • B. less pale
  • C. less red
  • D. pale
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 联系上下文可推断,此时作者父亲的心情已经轻松多了。此处填less red表示父亲不快的心情正在逐渐好转。
单选题
  • A. soon
  • B. there
  • C. later
  • D. then
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 作者进入自己的房间后,遇到了同室居住的新同学埃米,初次见面埃米给作者留下了美好的印象。此空应填then,意为“当时”。
单选题
  • A. sisters
  • B. friends
  • C. students
  • D. fellows
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 由上文埃米对作者父女的友好态度,可以确定,此空应填friends,即作者和埃米将成为朋友。