Question

【題目】One year my children came home from school asking where we were going on your summer vacation. It seemed that all the other kids were______ where they were spending the summer. I couldn’t ______to take them anywhere but I didn’t want to tell them that so I just said, “It’s a surprise!” They were_______ That bought me a little more ________.

I called several amusement ______to see if there was a half-price event during the summer but no such _____ . I tried everything, with no success, so I called some of the other moms to find that most were in the same______that I was. We decided to ______something fun for our kids to do. We had a meeting, all five of us, and_____ what is now called a “playcation”.

One mother was a _____ , so on Mondays the kids would all go to her house. They would play games using plants and ______. They also planted vegetables and_______them grow over the summer.

Another mother had Bible_______on Tuesdays. She asked some questions about Bible. The kid who answered ______got a penny, which they all turned in at the end to buy their goodie bags(禮品袋).

At our house on Wednesdays, I made an outdoor ______training with my spare tires. The kids also walked a balance beam and raced through large cardboard boxes taped together.

On _____they had arts and crafts across the street. Fridays were______by a wonderful single dad with a metal detector(金屬探測器)who took everyone out treasure_____ .

The summer was a big ______ . Okay, it wasn’t Disney World,_______the kids didn’t miss anything. My son actually asked me, “Can we do this again next year?”

【1】A. rejecting B. discussing C. learning D. reporting

【2】A. sacrifice B. offer C. select D. afford

【3】A. disappointed B. satisfied C. shocked D. delighted

【4】A. time B. money C. confidence D. patience

【5】A. schools B. shops C. parks D. libraries

【6】A. hope B. luck C. attitude D. hobby

【7】A. situation B. gap C. direction D. process

【8】A. come up with B. face up to C. look forward to D. step away from

【9】A. discovered B. enjoyed C. created D. controlled

【10】A. teacher B. doctor C. gardener D. grocer

【11】A. books B. vegetables C. sweets D. toys

【12】A. guessed B. watched C. affected D. felt

【13】A. debates B. readings C. explanations D. contests

【14】A. easily B. patiently C. correctly D. hurriedly

【15】A. computer B. obstacle C. painting D. speech

【16】A. Thursdays B. Saturdays C. Sundays D. Mondays

【17】A. hosted B. forced C. avoided D. forbidden

【18】A. hiding B. making C. hunting D. donating

【19】A. failure B. challenge C. business D. success

【20】A. and B. so C. or D. but

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】A

【9】C

【10】C

【11】B

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】B

【16】A

【17】A

【18】C

【19】D

【20】D

【解析】本文主要講了作者和幾個朋友生活很拮據(jù)，暑假無法帶孩子們出去玩，但是她們通過自己的努力，給了孩子們一個別樣的暑假，這個暑假活動安排非常成功且有意義。

【1】B考查動詞�？雌饋砥渌�的孩子們都在討論他們將去哪里度過暑假這個問題。rejecting 拒絕， discussing討論，learning學習，reporting報告。

【2】D 考查動詞。由下文內(nèi)容I called several amusement ___5___to see if there was a half-price event during the summer可以判斷出作者生活很拮據(jù)，所以這里意思是我負擔不起帶他們?nèi)ト魏蔚胤酵鎯骸?/span>sacrifice 犧牲，offer提供，select 挑選，afford負擔得起。

【3】D 考查形容詞。but I didn’t want to tell them that so I just said, “It’s a surprise!” 孩子們聽到暑假會有驚喜，自然很開心。disappointed 失望的， satisfied滿意的，shocked 震驚的，delighted高興的。

【4】A 考查名詞。由下文內(nèi)容I tried everything, with no success, so I called some of the other moms to find that most were in the same___7___that I was.可知作者想要實現(xiàn)給孩子們的這個驚喜，頗費周折，花了挺多時間。time 時間， money金錢，confidence信心，patience耐心。

【5】C 考查名詞。由if there was a half-price event during the summer可判斷出作者是給游樂公園打電話詢問優(yōu)惠事宜。Schools學校， shops商店，parks公園， libraries圖書館。

【6】B 考查名詞。I tried everything, with no success我盡力了，但是沒有成功 ，所以判斷出作者運氣不好。hope希望，luck運氣， attitude態(tài)度，hobby業(yè)余愛好。

【7】A 考查名詞。由We decided to ___8___something fun for our kids to do. 可判斷出我給其他幾位母親打電話，發(fā)現(xiàn)我們處境相同。Situation情況，gap差距， direction 方向， process過程。

【8】A 考查動詞短語。我們決定為我們的孩子想出一些有趣的事情去做。come up with 想出，face up to勇敢地面對， look forward to期待，step away from遠離。

【9】C 考查動詞。我們創(chuàng)造了一個被稱為“playcation” 的活動。discovered 發(fā)現(xiàn)， enjoyed 享受， created 創(chuàng)造，controlled控制。

【10】C 考查名詞。由They would play games using plants and ___11___. They also planted vegetables and___12___them grow over the summer. 可推斷出這位母親是一位園丁。

teacher 教師，doctor 醫(yī)生， gardener園丁， grocer食品商。

【11】B 考查名詞。由They also planted vegetables and___12___them grow over the summer.可知他們也用植物花卉和蔬菜作游戲。books 書，vegetables 蔬菜，sweets 糖果，toys玩具。

【12】B 考查動詞。他們也種植蔬菜，并且在整個夏天觀察它們的生長。guessed 猜測， watched 觀察， affected影響，felt感覺。

【13】D 考查名詞。由She asked some questions about Bible. The kid who answered ___14___got a penny, which they all turned in at the end to buy their goodie bags(禮品袋).可知另外一位母親在星期二舉辦圣經(jīng)競賽。debates 爭論，readings閱讀材料， explanations 解釋，contests競賽。

【14】C 考查副詞。由got a penny 可知答對的小孩會獲得一美分的獎勵。easily 容易地， patiently 耐心地，correctly正確地， hurriedly匆忙地。

【15】B 考查名詞。由The kids also walked a balance beam and raced through large cardboard boxes taped together.可推斷出作者用備用輪胎對孩子們進行了戶外障礙物訓練。computer電腦，obstacle障礙物， painting 繪畫， speech演講。

【16】A 考查副詞。上文依次介紹了星期一，星期二，星期三，孩子們的活動安排，所以接下來會介紹星期四孩子們的活動。Thursdays 每星期四，Saturdays每星期六， Sundays 每星期日，Mondays每星期一。

【17】A考查動詞。每周星期五由一位單身父親舉辦這次活動。 hosted 主持， forced 強迫， avoided 避免， frbidden禁止。

【18】C 考查動詞。這位單身父親用一個金屬探測器，帶著孩子們外出去尋找寶物。hiding 隱藏，making 制作， hunting尋找，donating捐贈。

【19】D 考查名詞。由Okay, it wasn’t Disney World,___20___the kids didn’t miss anything. My son actually asked me, “Can we do this again next year?”可推斷出這個暑假非常成功。failure 失敗， challenge挑戰(zhàn)，business 生意， success成功。

【20】D 考查連詞。它不是迪士尼世界，但是孩子們沒有錯過任何東西。and 而且，so所以，or 或者， but但是。

1.上下文對照，捕捉關(guān)鍵詞。

解完型填空題時，單獨看一句話是找不到正確答案的，需要閱讀下句或者若干句才能明白。所謂上下對照，即在上文和下文中找到與正確答案相同的關(guān)鍵詞。因此，在做題時要邊讀邊在大腦中儲存上下文信息的能力，捕捉關(guān)鍵詞。

2.結(jié)合生活，利用常識解題。

目的考查學生的生活常識，看看學生是否善于觀察生活，積累生活常識，能否利用常識去做恰當?shù)倪x擇。