Question

My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body. Through the years I would believe I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy”. She said, “No. Many people are . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon,”

Several years passed she asked me again. For I had often thought of the correct answer, so this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it be our eyes”. She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting every year, my child.” Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was crying when it was our to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. Mom asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

I was when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a between her and me. She saw the puzzlement (疑惑)on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It that you have really lived your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your ”. I asked, “Is it because it your head?” She replied, “No, it is because a crying friend or loved one can rest his head on it. I only hope that you have enough friends that you will have a shoulder to cry when you need it.” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish (自私的）one. It is sympathetic (同情）to the pain of .

1.A. howB. whenC. whatD. why

2.A. loveB. healthC. soundD. sight

3.A. deafB. blindC. lameD. foolish

4.A. whileB. onceC. afterD. before

5.A. mayB. mustC. can’tD. mustn’t

6.A. waysB. thingsC. hoursD. times

7.A. smarterB. tallerC. strongerD. nicer

8.A. dutyB. turnC. pityD. way

9.A. shockedB. disappointedC. interestedD. excited

10.A. matchB. testC. gameD. job

11.A. keepsB. showsC. remainsD. realizes

12.A. hairB. footC. handD. shoulder

13.A. makes upB. holds upC. shows upD. fixes up

14.A. byB. forC. aboveD. on

15.A. othersB. the otherC. otherD. the others

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：我的母親經常問我，身體最重要的部分是什么。我多次作出回答，但媽媽都說不對。我一直以為這是我和她之間的一個游戲。她看我一臉困惑告訴我，這個問題很重要。它表明你有真實的生活。然后我知道了身體最重要的部分不是自私的。這是同情他人的痛苦。

1.疑問詞及語境理解.句意：多年后我會猜到正確的答案是什么。 how怎么；when 何時；what什么；why為什么。所以選C。

2.我年輕的時候，我認為聲音對我們人類是非常重要的。love愛；health健康；sound聲音；sight視線。 根據下文中“My ears”可知該選 C。

3.形容詞及語境理解.句意：“不，有許多人是聾子。但是你要繼續想，不久我會再問你。” deaf聾的；blind瞎的； lame跛的；foolish傻的。 根據上文中“My ears”，結合媽媽的答語“No”可知該選 A。

4.連詞及語境理解.句意：幾年過去了，她又問了我。 while當……的時候；once曾經； after在……之后； before在……之前。很明顯該選D。

5.情態動詞及語境理解.句意：那一定是我們的眼睛。 may可以；must必須；can’t不能，不可能；mustn’t禁止，不允許。表示肯定的推測常用情態動詞must，結合sight is very important to everybody可知該選B。

6.在過去的幾年里，她又問了我幾次。ways方式；things事；hours小時； times次數。根據前文描述媽媽好幾次問這樣的問題，所以選D。

7.形容詞及語境理解.句意：不，但是每一年你都越來越聰明，我的孩子。 smarter較聰明； taller較高；stronger較強壯；nicer較好。根據語境可知該選A。

8.當輪到我們和爺爺告別時，我們都哭了。 duty職責；turn輪流； pity憐憫; 同情；way方式。 It’s one’s turn to do sth。輪到某人做某事，是一個常用句型。所以選B。

9.形容詞及語境理解.句意：我為她現在問我這個感到震驚。 shocked震驚的；disappointed失望的； interested有趣的；excited興奮的。 幾年前媽媽就問這個問題，現在還問，當然感到震驚，所以選A。

10.我一直以為這是我和她之間的一個游戲。 match比賽； test測驗；game游戲，比賽；job工作。根據句意可知該選C。

11.動詞詞及語境理解.句意：這個問題很重要。它表明你有真實的生活。 keeps保持；shows表明，展示；remains留下，保持； realizes 意識到。所以選B。

12.親愛的，你身體最重要的部位是你的肩膀。 hair頭發；foot腳；hand手；shoulder肩膀。根據下文“Is it because it your head?”可推知該選D。

13.動詞短語及語境理解.句意：是因為他們舉起你的頭？ makes up組成; 補足; 化妝; 編造; holds up舉起；shows up出現；fixes up混合。根據常識可知故選B。

14.介詞及語境理解.句意：我只是希望你有足夠的愛和朋友，當你需要，你將有一個肩膀可在上面哭。 by通過；for為；above以上； on在……上。在肩膀上on the shoulder，所以選D。

15.形容詞及語境理解.句意：這是同情他人的痛苦。 others其他的；the other另一，其余； other其他的；the others剩余的。泛指他人高勇others，故選A。

考點：人生百味類短文。