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Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent   1  with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems.   2  , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became   3   more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she   4   work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as   5   as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not  6   in studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very  7  and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she   8   a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding 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 it was necessary for Martin to   9   with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his   10  , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly   11   I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was  12  me and would always take pride in everything good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that   13   my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”

Now Martin has   14   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   15   helped him to feel good about himself.

1. A. conversation          B. report                       C. survey                   D. speech

2. A. So                        B. But                          C. Therefore               D. However

3. A. very                      B. many                        C. much                     D. too

4. A. could                    B. had to                       C. should                    D. would

5. A. soon                     B. quickly                     C. well                       D. good

6. A. pleased                  B. tired                         C. bored                     D. interested

7. A. worried                 B. patient                      C. careful                   D. serious

8. A. made                    B. took                         C. got                        D. thought

9. A. argue                    B. say                           C. discuss                  D. talk

10. A. surprised             B. surprising                  C. surprise                  D. surprises

11. A. which                  B. what                         C. that                        D. how

12. A. seeing                 B. noticing                    C. helping                   D. watching

13. A. since                   B. before                       C. after                      D. when

14. A. always                B. hardly                       C. really                     D. just

15. A. advice                 B. love                          C. idea                       D. decision

【回答】

1. A  conversation意为“交谈，谈话”；report意为“报告”；survey意为“调查”；speech意为“演讲”。由文章第三段第三句中的this phone call changed his life(这次通话改变了他的人生)可知，此处应选A项，表示“但最近和他妈妈的一次谈话改变了他的人生”。

2. D  so意为“所以”；but意为“但是”；therefore意为“所以”；however意为“然而”，用于句首时，与句子其他部分要用逗号隔开。由前句句意“他过去不常给他妈妈添麻烦”和空格后面的叙述，特别是第二段第二句Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems.可知，此处应表转折关系。再由空格后的逗号可知，应选D项。

3. C  空格后的more difficult是形容词的比较级，而选项A和D用于修饰形容词或副词原级；选项B是形容词，修饰名词复数；much可修饰比较级，表示程度，故选C。

4. B  由上文His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education.(他的妈妈不能支付她孩子的教育费用)可知，此处句意应为“为了做到这一点，她不得不工作，所以经常不在家”。have to意为“不得不”，表示由客观原因决定必须做某事，故选B。

5. C  look after意为“照看，照顾”，是动词短语，应用副词修饰，故排除D项。而A、B两项意思不符合语境。well是副词，意为“好，好地”，符合语境要求。句意：他的妈妈尽可能好地照顾他。

6. D  由上句句意“不幸的是，马丁仍然闯了不少的祸”和后半句句意“他经常麻烦缠身”可知，此处句意应为“他对学习不感兴趣”。短语be interested in doing sth.意为“对做某事感兴趣”，故选D。

7. B   worried意为“担心的”；patient意为“有耐心的”；careful意为“仔细的”；serious意为“严肃的”。由马丁四处闯祸可知，此处句意应为“幸运的是，他的妈妈非常有耐心，而且她从未放弃过尽力帮助他”，故选B。

8. A  make a decision是固定搭配，意为“下决心”。故选A。

9. D  argue with意为“与……争吵”；say不与with搭配；discuss的搭配为discuss sth. with sb.；talk with意为“与……谈话”。由后面的with可知，B、C两项首先排除；而A项在此不符合语境，故应选D项。句意：老师说马丁有必要跟他妈妈谈一下。

10. C  to one’s surprise是固定搭配，意为“令某人惊讶的是”，此处surprise用作名词，意为“惊讶，惊奇”。

11. B  分析该句结构可知，空格处在此引导一个表语从句，且在从句中作needed的宾语，what有此双重功能，故选B。

12. D  see意为“看见”，强调看见的结果；notice意为“注意”，指注意到某事或某物，强调动作；help意为“帮助”；watch意为“注视”，强调状态。分析上下文可知，此处表示“……爸爸虽然不再与我们在一起了，但他一直在注视着我……”，强调的是一种持续的状态，故选D。

13. A  since意为“自从”；before意为“在……之前”；after意为“在……之后”；when意为“当……的时候”。由后面my father died, I have been afraid of being alone...可知，此处符合“since+一般过去时态的从句，主句用完成时态”这一句型特点，所以选A。

14. C  always意为“总是，一直”；hardly意为“几乎不”；really意为“确实”；just意为“仅仅”。由下文的He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class.(他一直努力学习，并且现在是班上最好的学生之一)可知马丁发生了很大的变化，故正确*为C，表示“现在马丁确实变了”。

15. B  advice意为“建议”；love意为“爱”；idea意为“主意”；decision意为“决定”。通读全文可知，是妈妈的爱使他改变了，故选B。

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