Question

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things       all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped       would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn’t        . But her mother’s mind was made up.

Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I’m       .” Carmen said. Her mother       and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before”, she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.

The next day, Carmen kept the       in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling       . Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What’s the       ?” she asked.

“My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very       and I can’t lose it.”

Carmen and her friends began to       the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better       she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so       ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her eyes. It was the      .

“Here it is,” she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.

“Thanks, Carmen,” she said. “I       thought we’d find it.” she paused (停顿). “Hey, I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”

Carmen had       that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.

“Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all.” Carmen thought. 

1.A. clearly     B. carefully    C. freely                                 D. quickly

2.A. everybody        B. anybody                  C. somebody                 D. nobody

3.A. explain            B. mind                                          C. agree                                 D. understand

4.A. cool    B. sillyC. proudD. pretty

5.A. relaxed        B. cheered   C. smiled                        D. shouted

6.A. watch        B. keys                                     C. gift                                  D. glasses

7.A. tired     B. unhappy    C. angry                                 D. nervous

8.A. matter     B. reason    C. question                               D. secret

9.A. special     B. common                                      C. cheap                                 D. heavy

10.A. ask for    B. wait for    C. look for                               D. pay for

11.A. though        B. if                                 C. because                         D. until

12.A. natural    B. new     C. interesting                   D. different

13.A. ball   B. ringC. presentD. glass

14.A. still     B. ever     C. never                                D. often

15.A. heard     B. found    C. imagined D. forgotten

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了一个叫Carmen的女孩在九年级时视力下降，医生给她配了眼镜，她认为戴眼镜不是很好，但在她帮助同学找到戒指后听到同学的评价，她开始觉得戴眼镜也不是很糟糕的事情。

1.考查副词与语境理解。A. clearly清楚的；B. carefully仔细的；C. freely自由的；D. quickly迅速的，句意：Carmen发现总是看不清东西，根据句意“清楚地” 是clearly，故选A。

2.考查不定代词与语境理解。A. everybody每个人；B. anybody任何人；C. somebody一些人；D. nobody没有人，句意：但是她希望 没有人知道这件事情，根据句意此题选D。

3.考查动词与语境理解。A. explain解释；B. mind介意；C. agree同意；D. understand明白，句意：当她妈妈让她去看眼科医生时，她没有同意。根据句意及所给选项此题选 C。

4.考查形容词与语境理解。A. cool凉爽的；B. silly愚蠢的；C. proud骄傲的；D. pretty 漂亮的，句意：所有的伙伴们会认为我很愚蠢。根据句意及所给选项此题选B。

5.考查动词与语境理解。A. relaxed 放松；B. cheered欢呼； C. smiled微笑；shouted大喊，句意：她妈妈微笑着摇摇头说：“你看起来和以前一样漂亮”，根据句意及所给选项此题选 C。

6.考查名词与语境理解。A. watch手表；B. keys钥匙；C. gift 礼物；D. glasses眼镜，句意：第二天Carmen走进校园时把眼镜放在兜里。根据句意及所给选项此题选 D。

7.考查形容词与语境理解。A. tired 疲倦的；B. unhappy不高兴；C. angry生气的；D. nervous 紧张的，句意：她离朋友们很远单独站着，觉得不很高兴。根据句意及所给选项此题选B。

8.考查名词与语境理解。A. matter事情；B. reason原因；C. question问题；D. secret 秘密，句意：“怎么了？”她问。根据句意“怎么了？”是What’s the matter?故选A。

9.形容词与语境理解。A. special特殊的；B. common普通的；C. cheap便宜的；D. heavy重的，句意：它非常特殊，我不能丢了它，根据语境及所给选项此题选A。

10.词组与语境理解。A. ask for 向……要；B. wait for等候； C. look for寻找；D. pay for付钱，句意：Carmen和朋友们开始在操场的草地上寻找戒指。根据句意及所给选项此题选C。

11.连词与语境理解。A. though 虽然；B. if 如果；C. because 因为；D. until 直到，句意：Carmen意识到如果她看的好一些她就能做得更好，根据句意及所给选项此题选B。

12.形容词与语境理解。A. natural自然的； B. new新的； C. interesting有趣的； D. different不同的，句意：每件事情看起来如此不同，如此清晰。根据句意及所给选项此题选D。

13.名词与语境理解。A. ball球；B. ring戒指；C. present礼物；D. glass玻璃杯，句意：这就是那个戒指，所以此题选B。

14.副词与语境理解。A. still 仍然；B. ever曾经；C. never从来不；D. often经常，句意：我从来没有想到我们会找到它，根据句意及所给选项此题选C。

15.动词与语境理解。A. heard听到；B. found发现；C. imagined想象；D. forgotten忘记，句意：Carmen已经忘记了她正戴着眼镜，根据句意及所给选项此题选D。

考点：日常生活类