Question

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems.        , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became      more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she     work, and so was often not at home. 
His mother looked after him as       as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not        studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very       and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she       a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’  boarding(寄宿) 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      was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his        ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has        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 love helped him to feel good about himself.

小題1:	A．So B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However

小題2:	A．very B．many C．much D．too

小題3:	A．could B．had to C．should D．would

小題4:	A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good

小題5:	A．angry with B．tired of C．crazy about D．interested in

小題6:	A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious

小題7:	A．made B．took C．got D．thought

小題8:	A．that B．this C．he D．it

小題9:	A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises

小題10:

A．always B．hardly C．really D．just

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:C

試題分析：馬丁是一個15歲的男孩。他過去是一個問題兒童，但最近與母親的談話改變了他的生活。然而，幾年前他的父親去世后，馬丁的生活變得更加困難。他媽媽無法支付她的孩子的教育，要做到這一點，她不得不工作，所以經常不在家。他的母親盡可能照顧他。不幸的是,馬丁仍然為自己和家人帶來麻煩。他對學習不感興趣,他經常陷入困境。幸運的是,他的媽媽非常有耐心，沒有放棄他。最后,她做了一個艱難的決定。送他去一個男孩寄宿學校。馬丁討厭它，引起很多麻煩。有一天，他告訴他的老師他甚至想離開學校。老師認為馬丁是在浪費自己的時間。經過與母親的談話之后。現在馬丁真的改變了。他一直努力工作，現在是班上最好的學生之一。他能夠改變這樣?他媽媽的愛幫助他。
小題1:考查語境的理解。A. So如此; B. Otherwise 否則；C. Therefore因此;D. However但是，然而。分析上文，過去馬丁給他母親帶來許多問題，下文的事情發生了轉折，說明前與后他發生了轉變，因此用however來引導。故選：D。
小題2:考查語境的理解。A. very 非常; B. many許多(修飾可數名詞);C. much許多（修飾不可數名詞）；D. too也。原句：Martin’s life became much more difficult.句意：馬丁的生活變得更加困難。句子體現為比較級，修飾比較級用much,故選：C。
小題3:考查情態動詞及語境的理解。A. could能; B. had to不得不; C. should應該；D. would將要。由于家境的困難，她不得不去工作。因此選擇不得不，故選：B。
小題4:考查語境的理解。A. soon不久; B. quickly很快；C. well好地；D. good好的。分析句意：他的母親盡可能將他照顧的好，前面的look after是動詞，因此用副詞來修飾，故選：C。
小題5:考查介詞及語境的理解。A. angry with與……生氣；B. tired of 累；C. crazy about 對……著迷；D. interested in感興趣。Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in studying and he often got into trouble. 句意：很不幸，馬丁仍然有的問題。他對學習不感興趣，他經常陷入麻煩。考查固定短語be interested in 對……感興趣。故選：D。
小題6:考查疑問詞及語境的理解。A. Worried擔心的；B. Patient耐心的；C. Careful認真的；D. Serious嚴重的。聯系下文他的母親沒有放棄他，表明面對這樣的狀況，母親很有耐心的來對待。故選：B
小題7:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. Made使（make的過去式）；B. took 帶走（take的過去式）；C. Got得到（get的過去式）；D. Thought想/認為（think的過去式）。考查固定短語：Make a decision做一個決定。
故選：A。
小題8:考查代詞及語境的理解。A. that那個；B. this這個；C. he 他；D. it它。考查固定句型：It is +形容詞+to do sth. 故選：D。
小題9:考查動詞形式及語境的理解。A. Surprised驚嚇（過去式）；B. surprising 驚嚇（現在分詞）；C. surprise驚嚇（原形）；D. surprises驚嚇（動詞單數形式）；考查固定短語中：to one’s surprise使某人驚嚇的。故選：C。
小題10:考查副詞及語境的理解。A. always一直；B. hardly幾乎不；C. really真地；D. just剛剛。聯系前文他不好的一面，又從下文中發現他的改變，從中得知表述的是他真的變了。故選：C。