Question

【题目】 In our kitchen, there's a wooden table and three chairs. The chair for my dad is always ____.Thanksgiving Day is coming. How can I be thankful without my dad? Every night I go to sleep, whispering, "Maybe tomorrow, maybe tomorrow."

That morning, the smell of coffee__________ me. I run into the kitchen. There he is. Dad lifts me onto his shoulders. "How's my boy? You've got so big that I can _____ lift you up anymore."

Mum says she's going to make an apple pie for dad's homecoming dinner. "Go to the shelf and get that jar of apples for me, please, Jimmy." That's the ___ jar of apples on shelf.

Every time I passed the shelf, I looked at the jar, ______for dad to come home earlier. My mouth waters just at the word apple.

I take the jar from the shelf and run to my dad and mum, so _____ to be with them. But then I stumble and _______. When I put out my hand to steady(稳住)myself, the jar drops through my ______. It is broken, and bits of apple fly everywhere.

Then I hear my mum's steps and _____ "Are you hurt?" She checks me for cuts. That's the last jar we've been saving to welcome dad home with weeks of no dessert. I want her to shout at me, but all she said was "Don't worry. I am going to make my Mama Sugar Pie _____ apple."

【1】A.brokenB.emptyC.seatedD.big

【2】A.wakesB.supportsC.killsD.drives

【3】A.easilyB.seldomC.alwaysD.hardly

【4】A.firstB.lastC.bestD.biggest

【5】A.lookingB.thankingC.hopingD.planning

【6】A.boredB.surprisedC.excitedD.tired

【7】A.fall overB.run awayC.jump upD.set off

【8】A.fingersB.shouldersC.chairsD.shelves

【9】A.theoryB.opinionC.voiceD.answer

【10】A.withB.aroundC.besidesD.without

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】A

【9】C

【10】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了在感恩节时作者一直盼望的爸爸回家了，妈妈让作者取出他们最后一罐苹果为欢迎爸爸回家制作苹果派，作者因为激动而失手打碎了罐子，妈妈不仅没有责怪作者反而安慰他。

【1】句意：为我的爸爸准备的椅子总是空的。

A. broken破碎的，坏的；B. empty空的；C. seated就坐；D. big大的。根据后文How can I be thankful without my dad?故选B。

【2】句意：那天上午咖啡的气味使我醒来。

A. wakes醒来；B. supports支持；C. kills杀死；D. drives驾驶。根据时间that morning及后文I run into the kitchen，故选A。

【3】句意：你长这么大了以致于我几乎举不起你了。

A. easily简单地；B. seldom很少；C. always总是；D. hardly几乎不。根据There he is. Dad lifts me onto his shoulders.及You've got so big可知父亲几乎举不起作者，故选D。

【4】句意：那是架子上的最后一罐苹果。

A. first首先；B. last 最后；C. best最好；D. biggest最大。根据后文That's the last jar we've been saving to welcome dad home with weeks of no dessert.故选B。

【5】句意：希望父亲早点儿回家。

A. looking看；B. thanking感谢；C. hoping希望；D. planning计划。根据后文My mouth waters just at the word apple可知作者希望父亲早点儿回家，故选C。

【6】句意：我从架子上拿下罐子，跑向爸爸妈妈，和他们在一起是那么兴奋。

A. bored感到无聊的；B. surprised感到吃惊的；C. excited感到兴奋的；D. tired疲惫的。根据上文及run to my dad and mum可知作者 和父母在一起的感受是兴奋的，激动的，故选C。

【7】句意：然后我就绊了一下并跌倒了。

A. fall over跌倒；B. run away逃跑；C. jump up跳起来；D. set off出发。根据后文When I put out my hand to steady(住) myself, the jar drops through my ___8___ .可知作者摔倒了，故选A。

【8】句意： 当我伸出手来稳住自己时，罐子从我的手里掉了下来。

A. fingers手指；B. shoulders肩膀；C. chairs椅子；D. shelves隔板，架子。根据It is broken, and bits of apple fly everywhere.可知罐子从手里掉了下来，故选A。

【9】句意：当我听到我的妈妈的脚步声和声音。

A. theory理论；B. opinion观点；C. voice嗓音；D. answer回答。根据后文"Are you hurt?"可知听到了妈妈的脚步声和说话声，故选C。

【10】句意：我要做我妈妈的没有苹果的糖饼。

A. with和；带有；B. around在……周围；C. besides在……旁边；D. without没有。根据上文作者摔碎了最后一罐苹果，可知这里指没有苹果的糖饼。故选D。

在做完形填空试题时，要通览全文，瞻前顾后，仔细推敲。一定要把上下文联系在一起，才能确定选项。如：小题9，根据后文的"Are you hurt?"可知作者听到不仅有妈妈的脚步声而且有妈妈的说话声，voice嗓音，指的是说话声，故选C。