Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a big grandfather’s clock. The table was always ________ with wonderful food and ________ as the main part. And always that grandfather’s clock stood like a trusted old family ________, sharing our happiness.

As I was a child, the old clock ________ me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I________how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful voice，and even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He never let that clock wind down and ________. He even showed us how to use the key to wind(上发条) the clock. Year after year, the clock became a part of my ________, a part of my heart. The clock stayed with my grandfather until he passed away.

Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing________. My grandmother gave me the clock and the key. I opened the clock door with my ________ hand. Then slowly, gently, I entered the key and wound the clock. It began with tick – tock, tick – tock ,________ of the clock was breathed into the dining room, into house and into my ________. In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather ________ again.

【1】A. cooked B. spread C. cleared D. left

【2】A. stress B. surprise C. worry D. love

【3】A. friend B. guard C. doctor D. lawyer

【4】A. excited B. encouraged C. interested D. comforted

【5】A. questioned B. remembered C. doubted D. wondered

【6】A. break B. fall C. move D. stop

【7】A. studies B. opinions C. memories D. brains

【8】A. politely B. gently C. difficultly D. freely

【9】A. shaking B. calming C. cheering D. feeling

【10】A. life B. style C. information D. color

【11】A. study B. bedroom C. heart D. mind

【12】A. died B. lived C. smiled D. sang

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】D

【7】C

【8】D

【9】A

【10】A

【11】C

【12】B

【解析】本文的主要内容是：通过对祖父的钟的描述，表达了作者对祖父的敬爱与思念。

【1】考查动词及语境的理解。A. cooked做饭； B. spread铺开； C. cleared清楚； D. left离开。句意：餐桌上摆放的食物和爱作为主要的部分。短语be spread with铺开。故选B。

【2】考查名词及语境的理解。A. stress压力； B. surprise吃惊； C. worry担心； D. love爱。句意：餐桌上摆放的食物和爱作为主要的部分。根据sharing our happiness.可知，这里充满了快乐和爱。故选D。

【3】考查名词及语境的理解。A. friend朋友； B. guard士兵； C. doctor 医生； D. lawyer律师。句意：那座落地大摆钟像一个忠诚的家族朋友：分享我们的欢乐。根据sharing our happiness.可知，根据常识可知快乐是和朋友分享的。故选A。

【4】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. excited使兴奋； B. encouraged鼓励； C. interested使感兴趣； D. comforted安慰。句意：小时候我对这个老式钟非常感兴趣。根据I watched and listened to it during meals.可知，作者对于钟很感兴趣。 故选C。

【5】考查动词及语境的理解。A. questioned提问题； B. remembered记住； C. doubted怀疑； D. wondered纳闷。句意：我想知道那个钟是怎样敲出美妙的声音的。根据how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderfulvoice可知，这里指的是作者想要知道怎么回事。故选D。

【6】考查动词及语境的理解。A. break打破； B. fall 下降； C. move 移动； D. stop停止。句意：他从不让钟慢下来或停下来。根据He never let that clock wind down可知，他不让钟慢下来，更不会让钟停下来。 故选D。

【7】考查名词及语境的理解。A. studies学习； B. opinions意见； C. memories 记忆； D. brains头脑。句意：一年又一年的过去了，钟声已经成了我记忆的一部分，它是我心中的一丝牵挂。根据Year after year一年又一年,钟成了记忆的一部分。故选C。

【8】考查副词及语境的理解。A. politely礼貌地； B. gently轻轻地； C. dfficultly苦难地； D. freely自由地。句意：在祖父去世后的几天，当我进入餐厅后，眼泪情不自禁地流下。根据Several days after my grandfather died可知，祖父去世了当然伤心。故选D。

【9】考查动词及语境的理解。A. shaking 颤抖； B. calming 平静； C. cheering欢呼； D. feeling感觉。句意：我用颤抖的手打开了钟表的门。根据with tears flowing____8____可知，作者很伤心地哭了，所以应该 是颤抖的手。故选A。

【10】考查名词及语境的理解。A. life 生命； B. style 方式； C.information消息； D.color颜色；

句意：钟的生命和鸣响声从餐厅中散发开来。根据In the movement of the hands of the clock可知，这里指的钟的生命的运动。故选A。

【11】考查名词及语境的理解。A. study学习； B. bedroom卧室； C. heart 心脏； D. mind精神。句意：钟的生命和鸣响声从餐厅中散发开来,进入我的房间、进入我的心里。根据上文a part of my heart,故选C。

【12】考查动词及语境的理解。A. died 死； B. lived 活，居住；C. smiled 微笑； D. sang唱。句意：钟表的表针走动，好像我的祖父又活了。根据Several days after my grandfather died可知，前文提到祖父去世了，所以表针的走动感觉好像祖父又活了，表针像他活着的时候一样走动了，故选B。