Question

   Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”，but a recent 1 with his mother changed his life. He didn't use to give his mother many problems. 2 ，after his father's death a few years ago,Martin's life became 3 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child's education. To do this,she 4 work,and so was often not at home. His mother looked after him as 5 as she could. Unfortunately,Martin still caused problems. He was not 6 in studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily,his mother was very 7 and didn't give up trying to help him. In the end,she 8 a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble. One day,he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 9 with his mother. Martin called his mother,but to his 10 ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 11 I needed ,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us,he was 12 me and would always take pride in everything good I do. That's when I decided to change. I realize that 13 my father died,I have been afraid of being alone,and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.

   Now Martin has 14 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother's 15 helped him to feel good about himself.[2013 湖北黄冈]

() 1. A. conversation   B. report   C. survey   D. speech

() 2. A. So   B. But   C. Therefore   D. However

() 3. A. very   B. many   C. much   D. too

() 4. A. could   B. had to   C. should   D. would

() 5. A. soon   B. quickly   C. well   D. good

() 6. A. pleased   B. tired   C. bored   D. interested

() 7. A. worried   B. patient   C. careful   D. serious

() 8. A. made   B. took   C. got   D. thought

() 9. A. argue   B. say   C. discuss   D. talk

() 10. A. surprised   B. surprising   C. surprise   D. surprises

() 11. A. which   B. what   C. that   D. how

() 12. A. seeing   B. noticing   C. helping   D. watching

() 13. A. since   B. before   C. after   D. when

() 14. A. always   B. hardly   C. really   D. just

() 15. A. advice   B. love   C. idea   D. decision

Answer 1

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B

阅读提示：本文介绍了一个问题孩子在母亲的爱和坚持不懈的帮助下，终于在一次长谈后，幡然醒悟，痛改前非，奋发学习，成为最好的学生之一，说明了母爱的伟大。

1. A从下文可知是与母亲一次谈话改变了他的生活，故选A.

2. D “他父亲死后，他的生活变得困难多了”与上一句“他过去并没 有给她母亲带来很多麻烦”是转折关系，而but不能用于这种带逗 号的独立结构。故选D.

3. C more difficult是比较级，四个词中只有much可以修饰比较级， 意为：困难得多。故选C.

4. B为了做到这一点,她必须去工作，故选   B. had to,必须、不得不。

5. C他妈妈尽可能地照顾好他。该词修饰动词look after ,故用副 词well。

soon,很快，quickly,迅速地，意思都不合适。

6. D他对学习不感兴趣，be interested in ,对 感兴趣。

7. B幸运的是，他母亲很有耐心，没有放弃对他的帮助。

8. A make a decision,固定搭配，做决定。

9. D老师说马丁有必要与他母亲谈谈，talk with,与……谈谈。

10. C to one's surprise,固定搭配，令某人吃惊的是。

11. B这正是我所需要的。What I needed是表语从句。

12. D父亲虽然不与他们在一起了，但他还在关注着他，并为他做的 每一件好事而自豪，watch观察、关注。see看见;notice注意到; help帮助，意思都不合适。

13. A其后的主句用的是现在完成时，因此用since ,自从……以来。

14. C现在马丁确实改变了,really真地、确实。

15. B他母亲的爱使他对自己感觉良好,love爱。