Question

完形填空

先通讀下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項徐黑。

It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (嘆氣). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing __________ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t.

The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m ____________ , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?....”

Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so busy. He threw ___________ into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.

The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and _____________ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework. You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”

Paul just sat there____________ . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”

As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s ____________ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice.

When Paul got home, he _____________ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail. Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you ____________ our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my ____________ sometime. Dad, I love you.”

As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself ____________ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.

1.A. baseball B. cards C. chess D. toys

2.A. lucky B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased

3.A. it B. them C. him D. himself

4.A. made B. missed C. failed D. chose

5.A. cheerfully B. angrily C. hopefully D. quietly

6.A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust

7.A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted

8.A. make B. break C. follow D. forget

9.A. choice B. homework C. speech D. decision

10.A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed

Answer 1