美丽的母亲(原创完形填空)

The baby had been born without ears. Time proved that the baby’s1was perfect. It was2his appearance that was spoiled. When he rushed home from school one day and3himself into his mother’s arms,crying that some big boy laughed at him. She4 ,knowing that his life was to be a series of heartbreaks.

The boy’s father had a talk with the family5 ... “Could nothing be done?” “I believe I could graft on a pair of outer6 ,if they could be got. ” the doctor decided,so the7began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man.

Two years went8 . One day,his father said to the son,“You’re going to the9 ,son. Mother and I have found someone who will10the ears you need. But it’s a11about the person.” said the father. The operation was a brilliant12 ,and a new person emerged. Later he came to prove he was a genus.

One day,he asked his father,“Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough13him or her. ” “I do not believe you could,” said the father,“but the agreement was that you are not to14 ... not yet. ” The years kept their profound secret, 15the day did come. He stood with his father over his16casket(棺材). Slowly,tenderly,the father put forth a hand and raised the thick,reddish-brown17to reveal the mother had no18ears. “Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be19 ,” his father whispered gently,“and nobody ever thought mother20beautiful,did they?”

1. A looking B. smelling C. hearing D. sighting

2. A. why B. thus C. hen D. only

3. A. ran B. walked C. went D. came

4. A. smiled B. sighed C. laughed D. said

5. A. doctor B. friend C. helper D. maid

6. A. fingers B. toes C. ears D. eyes

7. A. play B. show C. game D. search

8. A. along B. by C. beside D. on

9. A. theater B. school C. hospital D. bedroom

10. A. send B. lend C. post D. give

11. A. joke B. secret C. picture D. word

12. A. success B. fault C. advance D. failure

13. A. back B. for C. to D. by

14. A. know B. remember C. realize D. forget

15. A. as B. so C. but D. for

16. A. aunt’s B. mother’s C. sister’s D. teacher’s

17. A. fur B. dress C. coat D. hair

18. A. outer B. pretty C. useful D. inner

19. A. curled B. sold C. rested D. cut

20. A. more B. same C. less D. most

【答案与解析】

儿子生下来没有长出耳朵,有一天一个陌生人愿意把耳朵捐给他,自此以后母亲再也没有剪过头发。直到母亲死了,父亲才告诉儿子,那个陌生人就是他母亲。

1. C。文章开头提到the baby一出生就没有耳朵,在四个选项中,hearing“听觉”与上下文联系最为紧密,所以选C。

2. D。根据前一句话可知,the baby没有耳朵但听觉未受损,紧接着补充了“他的长相受损了”,所以意为“只是,只有”的only符合语境。

3. A。这句话中的rushed和crying等词都提示了小男孩在学校受了委屈,急切跑回家向妈妈求助的心情,因此选项中ran最符合语境。

4. B。根据knowing that his life was to be a series of heartbreaks可知,此时男孩母亲的心情是沉重的,选项中sighed(叹息)比较符合这一情景。

5. A。根据下文的谈话内容可知,此人是一个医生,选doctor。

6. C。整篇文章都是围绕男孩的耳朵,由此语境可以得出答案为ears。

7. D。根据Mother and I have found someone...可知,这里大意为寻找一个可以捐赠外耳的人,因此search(寻找)最符合语境。

8. B。习惯搭配,时间流逝,动词常常与by搭配。

9. C。下文提到The operation was a brilliant...,由此可知小男孩的父母要他去医院,答案为hospital。

10. D。此题可用排除法,四个选项中与ears搭配最合适的动词并且最符合语境的是give,“赠给”;post意为“邮寄”。

11. B。最后说到男孩追问父亲捐赠者是谁,父亲没告诉他,并且从句子The years kept their profound secret也可知道,男孩不知道谁给了他耳朵,是个秘密,答案选B。

12. A。由brilliant(意为“非凡的”,常用来修饰肯定的词)和a new person emerged可以判断出这次手术成功了,故答案选success。

13. B。表示“为了某人”,用介词for。

14. A。根据上文,the agreement指的是“男孩接受捐赠的耳朵,但不能知道捐赠人是谁”,所以答案为A。

15. C。这句话的意思是“秘密被保守了好多年了,但那一天终究到了”,两分句之间是转折关系,选择but。

16. B。根据下文的to reveal the mother...可知棺材里躺的是男孩的母亲,因此答案为B。

17. D。根据常识,遮住耳朵的一般是头发,下文...she never let her hair...也提示了此处答案为hair。

18. A。文章开头在男孩父亲和医生的谈话中可知,捐赠的是外耳,即outer ears,所以答案为A。

19. D。母亲头发遮住了没有外耳的耳朵,儿子一直没发现。根据语境,母亲的头发一直没剪,选cut最符合上下文。

20. C。这是一个反义疑问句,nobody和less构成双重否定,因此这句话的意思为:没有人认为她没以前漂亮,不是吗?