C．needed D．helped
解析：对于当年Jim的善良，那些年轻人是非常“感激的(appreciate)”。 答案：A
18．A.debt B．wealth C．hope D．health
解析：由下文的语境可知“我们从未有很多财富(wealth)”。 答案：B
19．A.tallest B．dearest C．richest D．toughest
解析：由上下文语境可知Jim可能认为自己现在是“是富有的(richest)”人。 答案：C
20．A.Rolling B．Fading C．Hanging D．Resting
解析：手下是三个闪亮的红弹珠。rest在此意为“躺，置于”。 答案：D
二、语法填空
When I was a child, I didn't have hair on my head. I liked to watch my friends play. I would join them now and then, but I preferred watching. Every day, we would see an old man __1__(walk) by our playground, carrying__2__umbrella. He had big ears and a bald head. The moment my friends saw him pass by, they would shout, “Hey, deaf and dumb, what's the time？” They told me that he could__3__hear nor speak, It was early evening. I__4__(stand) at the gate of my house when I saw the old man coming. I was __5__. There were no friends around to shout the usual words of “greeting”.
But how could I let man walk by __6__saying anything? So for the first time, I asked in a soft__7__， “Hey, deaf and dumb, what's the time？”
The old man looked at me. Then he looked at his__8__and replied，“It's five thirty.”
I ran inside the house and__9__shouted at the old man after that day. I was__10__ (shame) of what I did at that moment forever.
【文章大意】 本文主要介绍了作者的朋友们经常取笑一位他们认为是又聋又哑的老人，有一次作者也这样做，但是老人回答了他的问题作者感到很惭愧。
1．解析：所填的词作前面see的宾语补足语，因此这里填walking的形式。 答案：walking
2．解析：从后面的umbrella可知是一个元音音素开头的单词，需要填上an。 答案：an
3．解析：根据后面的nor speak可知这里是一个固定的结构neither...or的形式。 答案：neither 4．解析：standing这里是一个“过去进行时＋when”的结构，表示“正在??的时候；突然?” 。
答案：was standing
5．解析：从后面的there were no friends可知“我”没有朋友，“我”是一个人。 答案：alone
6．解析：这里指我怎么可以让他一个人走开，而一句话不说呢？所以填 without。
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答案：without
7．解析：结合后面的话，可知是以一种柔和的声音说道，这里指说话的声音。 答案：voice
8．解析：从后面的回答可知，这里表示看了看手表。 答案：watch
9．解析：因为听到了这个一直被认为又聋哑的人说话，所以“我”跑进屋子里，再也没有冲着老人大声嚷过。指作者再也不做这事了。
答案：never
10．解析：指“我”为自己的行为感到羞耻，be ashamed of为??感到羞愧。 答案：ashamed
英语知识运用 4
一、 完形填空
(2015·北京西城区高三二模)
Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree.
“Dad，can we __1__when you trim (修剪) the tree？” My eldest son, Dan, nine, and his seven-year-old brother John, asked.
“I won't be cutting this year，” my husband Bob said. “Dan, you and John are__2__enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can __3__it？”
Dan and John were very proud. “We can handle it，” Dan __4__. “We won't let you down.”
A few days before Christmas, Dan and John __5__in after school. They gathered the __6__they'd need and brought them out to the yard，__7__the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the__8__sounds as the boys carried the tree into the living room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is__9__ ：dead silence. I hurried out to them only to find the tree was cut too__10__ . John crossed his arms__11__across his chest and his eyes filled with tears.
I felt worried. The tree was__12__to our holiday. I didn't want the boys to feel__13__every time they looked at it. I couldn't lower the ceiling, and I couldn't__14__ the floor either. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the__15__into the solution.
“We can't make the tree taller，” I said. “But we can put it on a__16__position.”
Dan__17__his head. “We could put it on the coffee table. It just might__18__！ Let's try it！”
When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their__19__．
“What a good idea！” he declared. “Why didn't I ever__20__such a thing？” John broke into a grin (露齿笑). Dan's chest swelled with pride. 【文章大意】 这是一篇记叙文。圣诞树在每年的圣诞节中对于作者家人来说是非常重要的，作者的两个儿子今年分别九岁和七岁，孩子的父亲觉得他们大了，今年可以让孩子们
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修剪圣诞树了，但孩子们将圣诞树修剪得太矮了，最后在妈妈的帮助下他们想到解决的办法：他们将圣诞树放在咖啡桌的上面。
1．A.see B．look C．watch D．find
解析：你修剪圣诞树的时候我们可以“观看(watch)”吗？see是“看见”，强调看的结果；look是“看”，强调看的树动作；find是“发现”的意思。
答案：C
2．A.clever B．tall C．old D．strong 解析：由上下文的语境可看出父亲认为两个孩子“大了(old)”，可以自己处理事务了。 答案：C
3．A.handle B．measure C．old D．strong
解析：由下文“We can handle it”可知答案。 答案：A
4．A.thought B．promised C．permitted D．accepted
解析：由下句可知Dan是在“承诺(promised)”不会让父亲失望的。 答案：B
5．A.slipped B．rushed C．wandered D．looked
解析：他们俩放学后“跑进家(rushed in)”。 答案：B
6．A.trees B．gifts C．lights D．tools 解析：由下文可知两个孩子将修剪圣诞树，所以此处他们应该是准备修剪所需的“工具(tools)”。
答案：D
7．A.which B．where C．when D．how
解析：where 引导定语从句。 答案：B
8．A.happy B．loud C．terrible D．violent
解析：孩子们将圣诞树搬到起居室的时候他们应该是开心的，所以选A项。 答案：A
9．A.pleasure B．excitement C．trouble D．chance
解析：由空格后“dead silence”可知孩子们是遇到“麻烦 (trouble)”了。 答案：C
10．A.short B．ugly C．long D．pretty
解析：由下文中“We can't make the tree taller”可知孩子们将圣诞树剪得太矮了。 答案：A
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11．A.fast B．high C．hard D．tight
解析：John双手在胸前“紧紧地(tight)”抱在一起。 答案：D
12．A.useful B．close C．proper D．important
解析：由文章的第一句可知圣诞树在圣诞节是很“重要的(important)”。 答案：D
13．A.angry B．puzzled C．ashamed D．proud 解析：由下文作者帮助孩子们想办法可知她不想孩子们感到“难受、惭愧(ashamed)”。 答案：D
14．A.lower B．sweep C．raise D．clean
解析：由前半句“I couldn't lower the ceiling”可知也不能“提升(raise)”地板。 答案：C
15．A.tree B．problem C．situation D．concept
解析：突然作者想到解决“问题(problem)”的办法。 答案：B
16．A.safer B．larger C．stronger D．higher
解析：由上下文的语境可知圣诞树被剪矮了，虽然不能让圣诞树增长，但可以把圣诞树放在“更高的(higher)”位置上。
答案：D
17．A.nodded B．dropped C．shook D．patted
解析：由下文可知孩子们同意这种办法，所以“点头(nodded)”。 答案：A
18．A.make B．fail C．work D．enjoy
解析：work在此意为“起作用”的意思。 答案：C
19．A.breath B．hand C．tool D．clothes 解析：孩子们不知道父亲是赞成这种办法，所以当父亲回家时他们“屏住气(hold one's breath)”。
答案：A
20．A.think about B．think over C．think aloud D．think of
解析：由前句“What a good idea”可知父亲称赞孩子们的办法好，为什么他没有“想到(think of)”呢？
答案：D
二、 语法填空
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Tablet computers (平板电脑) are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them, __1__makes some parents and health experts worried.
Since__2__(operate) a tablet generally doesn't require the ability to type or read, children as young as toddlers (学步的孩子) can quickly learn how to watch movies or play simple games.
That ease-of-use makes tablets and smart phones popular with busy parents who use them __3__(comfort) their kids during car rides, restaurant outings or __4__they're at home trying to get dinner on the table. And many don't feel guilty about it because they think playing with computers is beneficial __5__their children.
The devices (设备) __6__(expect) to rank among the top holiday gifts for children this year. Makers such as Samsung have introduced tablets __7__(specific) designed for kids and many manufacturers of adult tablets now include parental controls.
But some experts note there's no evidence__8__screen time—whether from a TV or tablet—provides and educational or developmental benefits for babies and toddlers. Yet it reduces activities that do promote brain__9__(develop), such as non-electronic toys and adult interaction.__10__also say that too much screen time has been linked to behavior problems and delayed(延迟的) social development in older children.
1．解析：考查连词。空格处引导非限制性定语从句， 且从句中缺少主语，故填which。 答案：which
2．解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，____a tablet 作从句的主语，且表示一般性的动作，故用动词-ing形式。
答案：operating
3．解析：考查非谓语动词。此处表示目的，故用动词不定式。 答案：to comfort
4．解析：考查连词。空格处引导时间状语从句，表示“在??期间，当??时候”，故填while/when。
答案：while/when
5．解析：考查介词。be beneficial to...意为“对??是有益的”。 答案：to
6．解析：考查时态和语态。根据关键词 this year和devices与expect之间存在的被动关系可知，这里应用一般现在时的被动语态。
答案：are expected
7．解析：考查副词。空格处作状语修饰动词designed，应用副词specifically(专门地)。
答案：specifically
8．解析：考查连词。空格后是名词evidence的具体内容，且意义完整，故用that引导同位语从句。
答案：that
9．解析：考查名词。空格处作动词 promote的宾语，所以用名词development作动词promote的宾语，所以用名词development。
答案：development
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