Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)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。

“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I , picking them up. later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I , “Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silently floating from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.

“Stop making a mess.’’ “It’s not a mess. They’re .” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.

He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and answers a question, especially when he’s attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked, around. Every time Paul five or more words together, my heart says a of thanks. But lately he seems to that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are of the effort.

Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to them from the garbage, them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.

That day Paul me to look up at instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces do I miss because I’m too caught up in my to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s we look at it. Now, I look up.

1.A. laughed B. sighed C. amazed D. shouted

2.A. Days B. Years C. Moments D. Weeks

3.A. called out B. turned up C. got in D. added to

4.A. up B. down C. away D. off

5.A. planes B. papers C. leaves D. butterflies

6.A. rarely B. frequently C. willingly D. eagerly

7.A. devoted B. depended C. focused D. addicted

8.A. showing B. looking C. playing D. drawing

9.A. spells B. puts C. pushes D. accumulates

10.A. sound B. remark C. report D. prayer

11.A. refuse B. hear C. mind D. realize

12.A. worthy B. aware C. fond D. typical

13.A. hide B. destroy C. rescue D. remove

14.A. tore B. dusted C. cut D. seized

15.A. throw B. flow C. land D. fly

16.A. masterpieces B. schoolwork C. inventions D. imagination

17.A. reminded B. forced C. intended D. permitted

18.A. mistakes B. weaknesses C. beauty D. scenery

19.A. amusement B. housework C. communication D. homework

20.A. when B. whether C. where D. how

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：我七岁的儿子Paul患有自闭症，但是他却把飘着的纸看作是蝴蝶在飞。而我看到的只是地上的一堆垃圾。生活亦如此。不是我们发生了什么，而是我们如何看待它。

1.动词辨析。A. laughed笑;B. sighed 叹了口气;C. amazed使惊奇;D. shouted 大喊。句意：我叹口气，把掉在地上的几张废纸捡起来，后面有No quiet sighing this time.提示一开始只是慢慢地叹息。故选B。

2.数日；B. Years数年；C. Moments片刻；D. Weeks数周。语境提示是一开始只是几张，边走边拾，同时发现更多的废纸。所以时间应该很短。故选C。

3.动词短语词义辨析。A. called out大声叫喊；B. turned up出现；C. got in进入；D. added to 添加到。前面说不再静静地叹息，所以这里应该是大声喊：是谁在扔垃圾？故选A。

4.副词辨析。A. up向上；B. down向下；C. away离开；D. off切断、走开。根据from upstairs可知，纸是从楼上飘下来的。下文有He ran back upstairs to float his down again.提示。故选B。

“Stop making a mess.’’ “It’s not a mess. They’re .” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.

5.考查名词辨析。 A. planes飞机；B. papers纸；C. leaves树叶；D. butterflies蝴蝶。根据下文的Where are my other butterflies?可知，他的7岁的儿子认为是蝴蝶。故选D。

6.考查副词辨析。 A. rarely很少；B. frequently经常；C. willingly愿意；D. eagerly渴望地。根据介绍说儿子有自闭症，不回答问题可知，他很少回答问题。故选A。

7.考查动词辨析。A. devoted献身于，跟to搭配；B. depended依靠，与on连用；C. focused专注，与on连用；D. addicted上瘾，与to连用。当他专注于别的事情时，他就很少回答问题。故选C。

8.考查动词-ing词义辨析。A. show around 四处参观；B. look around环顾四周；C. play around 玩耍，鬼混；D. draw around围在四周。他一边问一边四处看。故选B。

9.考查动词辨析。A. spells拼写；B. puts放；C. pushes推；D. accumulates积累。每当Paul把5个以上的词放在一起时，因为孩子的病的原因，我应该很激动。故选B。

10.考查名词辨析。A. sound声音；B. remark注意、评论；C. report报告；D. prayer祈祷。孩子能说更多的话，我就会发出感谢的祈祷。故选D。

11.考查动词辨析。A. refuse拒绝；B. hear听到；C. mind在意；D. realize认识到。最近他似乎认识到交流时说完整的句子的好处，所以上问出现了他的问题：Where are my other butterflies?故选D。

12.考查形容词辨析。A. worthy值得；B. aware知道；C. fond喜欢；D. typical典型的，都与of连用。这个好处值得努力。故选A。

13.考查动词辨析。A. hide躲藏；B. destroy毁坏；C. rescue拯救；D. remove删除。我跑过去吧它们从垃圾堆里救出来。故选C。

14.考查动词辨析。A. tore撕开；B. dusted除去灰尘；C. cut切；D. seized抓住。垃圾里应该是很脏，所以应该是去掉灰尘合理。故选B。

15.考查动词辨析。A. throw扔；B. flow流动；C. land着陆；D. fly飞。从后面看这里Paul 在问：还想看它们飞吗？故选D。

16.考查名词辨析。 A. masterpieces杰作；B. schoolwork功课；C. inventions发明；D. imagination想象。既然说很漂亮，所以应该是跑回去再让它们从楼上飘下来。这里家长和孩子都认为是儿子的杰作。下文有How many other masterpieces do I miss…提示。故选A。

17.考查动词辨析。A. reminded提醒；B. forced强迫；C. intended打算；D. permitted准许。根据孩子的提醒是我看到，飘着的纸的确看起来像美丽的蝴蝶。那一天，Paul提醒了我抬头看美的东西而不是低头看垃圾。故选A。

18.考查名词辨析。A. mistakes错误；B. weaknesses弱点；C. beauty美；D. scenery风景。我抬起头看到了美。instead of down at garbage和前面对比提示，故选C。

19.考查名词辨析。A. amusement娱乐；B. housework家务；C. communication交流；D. homework作业。我太忙于家务活而没有时间去欣赏眼前的东西。根据前面的叙述说我拾起地上的废纸可知，我总是做家务活让家干净而没有考虑其他。故选B。

20.考查连词辨析。A. when当……的时候；B. whether是否；C. where哪里；D. how如何。生活不是我们发生了什么，而是我们如何看待它。故选D。

考点：生活哲理类短文阅读。