“I know it's __5__ for you，” Mum said softly. “But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little...strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn't, Mum，” James protested. “We're not __6__ at all. We're just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy __7__. And your poor father—he doesn't feel __8__. He really needs a rest.”
“I can help, Mum！” James said. “__9__ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please？”
“Well...” Mum began.
“Great! Thanks, Mum！” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don't move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and __10__ what he needed—two spanners(扳手). “Hang on, Mum，” he said. “This won't take a second.” After some __11__， James was finished. With a smile of __12__ on his face he said, “There! How does that feel？” “Oh, James，” Mum said. “That's much better! How did you do it？”
“Easy，” James said __13__. “Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just __14__ them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about your father? Can you __15__ him？” asked Mum.
“I'll try，” James replied. He __16__ up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head. Then he turned the __17__ on. Dad opened his eyes and __18__ immediately. “He just let his __19__ run too low, that's all，” James said. “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？”
“I guess so，” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to __20__ that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son！”
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，记述了儿子与母亲之间的对话。为了邀请同学到家里来玩，儿子苦苦请求母亲，母亲告知了拒绝的原因后，儿子聪明的解决了问题。这家的母亲和父亲是机器人！
1．A.chance C．homework
B．message D．difficulty
答案：C 由上文可知儿子想要邀请同学来家里玩，所以陈述理由，应该是：今天是星期五，学生没作业。故选C项，其它皆不合题意。
2．A.asleep C．alone
B．reading D．standing
答案：A 由下文的resting his head on his arms可以看出是睡觉的姿势，因此是“父亲在她的旁边睡觉”，故选A项。
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3．A.explain C．agree
B．see D．doubt
答案：B 由上文儿子请求的语气，母亲能够看出儿子非常想要邀请朋友来。see看见，看出，理解，领会，符合题意。explain解释；agree同意；doubt怀疑，皆不合题意。
4．A.terror C．surprise
B．tears D．silence
答案：B 由上文 James asked sadly可知，与“伤心”一致的应该是in tears落泪，故选B项。
5．A.fair C．good
B．easy D．hard
答案：D it指代上文“不能邀请朋友到家来”这件事，“这事对你来说很难(接受)”，故选D项，fair意为“公平的”，不合题意。
6．A.strange C．popular
B．normal D．anxious
答案：A 由上文母亲的话other people might think we're a little... strange，及下文儿子说We're just ordinary people.可知儿子的意思是：我们一点也不奇怪。故选A项。
7．A.headache C．task
B．loss D．day
答案：A 由上文my neck has been so painful可知脖子痛，与“脖子痛”相关的结果是“头疼”，故选A项。
8．A.ill C．sorry
B．funny D．well
答案：D 由下文He really needs a rest.可知父亲感觉身体不好，应选D项，因有doesn't，所以排除A项ill。
9．A.As C．Since
B．If D．Before
答案：B “如果我能让你和父亲感觉好多了，我的朋友能来吗？”邀请朋友来的条件是让父母感觉舒服，用if引导条件状语从句。
10．A.kept C．found
B．controlled D．returned
答案：C 儿子冲向厨房，目的是找到所需要的东西，故选C项，find“发现，找到”。 11．A.requests C．repairs
B．thoughts D．instructions
答案：C 由上文找到扳手，可知是要搞维修，所以选C项，repairs修理，其它不合题意。
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12．A.sympathy C．bitterness
B．satisfaction D．politeness
答案：B 由上下文可知，完成工作后儿子脸上带着满意的笑容，故选B项，satisfaction满足，满意。sympathy同情，怜悯；bitterness苦涩，辛苦；politeness礼貌，皆与事实不符。
13．A.embarrassedly C．impatiently
B．gratefully D．proudly
答案：D 由上文儿子修好了妈妈，及下文，可知儿子的回答是“骄傲的”，故选D项。 14．A.adjusted C．produced
B．collected D．covered
答案：A 由上文Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much！父亲把你脖子上的螺栓拧得太紧了，所以应该是“我把它调松了”，故选A项，adjust调整。
15．A.greet C．help
B．accompany D．ask
答案：C 你父亲怎么办？你能帮助他(恢复健康)吗？help帮助，故选C项。 16．A.lifted C．gave
B．caught D．filled
答案：A 由下文plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.把电线插进父亲的头，可知要掀起脖子后面的头发。故选A项，lift up抬起，掀起，举起，符合题意。
17．A.television C．light
B．power D．gas
答案：B 由上文将电线插进头部，下一步应该是打开电源，充电，故选B项。其它，跟父亲恢复健康没关系，到此，可以看出父亲、母亲是机器人。
18．A.grew up C．broke down
B．lay down D．sat up
答案：D 由第一段resting his head on his arms.可以看出父亲不舒服时是在睡觉，修好后，睁开眼，下一步应该就是坐起来，故选D项。grew up长大；lay down躺下；broke down抛锚，坏掉，皆不合题意。
19．A.food C．battery
B．temperature D．blood
答案：C 由上文打开电源充电，可以看出是与电有关系，故选C项；A、B、D项与事实不符。
20．A.prove C．suspect
B．expect D．accept
答案：D 由上文父母的异常情况可以看出，你的朋友将不得不接受我们是个不寻常的家
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庭这个事实。accept承认，接受，符合题意。prove证明；expect期望，期待；suspect怀疑；皆不合题意。
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(2014·江苏卷)(记叙文)
Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first __1__ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an __2__， he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the __3__ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done __4__ his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities __5__ he didn't have the time or the __6__. He had only one good suit. He tried __7__ the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too __8__. During this period Dale was slowly __9__ an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could __10__ him from achieving his real potential. She __11__ that Dale join the debating team, believing that __12__ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts __13__ made it. This proved to be a __14__ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the __15__ he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in __16__. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, __17__， were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to __18__ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to __19__ an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, __20__ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do-and so could others.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了来自密苏里农场籍籍无名的戴尔·卡耐基如何克服困难，获得信心，最终成为一位国际名人。
1．A.admitted C．supplied
B．filled D．recognized
答案：D 由上文提到他找到了一种满足全世界的人的需要的办法，因此，首先应该意识到需要。故选D项，recognize认出，意识到。“早在1906年他上初中时，他第一次意识到那是一种需要”。而admit承认，fill填满，满足，supply供应，皆不合题意。
2．A.assignment C．advantage
B．education D．instruction
答案：B 有下文可知，他努力克服困难受教育，故选B项。assignment作业，任务，advantage长处，好处，instruction指导，指示，教导，皆不合题意。
3．A.training C．teaching
B．board D．equipment
答案：B 由下文“戴尔不得不骑马12公里去上课”，可知是父亲支付不起大学的膳食
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