Question

      Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She   26   John very much. In her   27   he couldn't do anything   28  . Every morning she would give him breakfast   29   bed and bring him the papers to   30  . It isn't really true that he was too   31   to work-in fact he had tried a few   32  . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to   33   at least six windows. Then he   34   a bus conductor and on his second 35   a passenger stole his bag with all the fare (車費) collected. He   36   lost his job as a postman   37   he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was   38    suitable work for him. So he    39   to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so   40   about this that she told the   41   to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said， “He is going to be the best soldier there   42   was, I can tell you!”

     Then the great day came   43   he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受檢閱的隊伍). His   44   mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good   45   in the crowd.

     The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his   46   came in sight some of the people watching   47   laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along.

     But Ella Fant , who was filled with    48   , shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at   49  ! They're all out of   50   except my John! Isn't he the best!”

26. A. depended on       B. waited on                C. trusted              D. loved

27. A. hope                         B. eyes                                C. head                 D. beliefs

28. A. wrong                       B. great                              C. good                      D. strange

29. A. to                             B. at                                   C. in                           D. by

30. A. check                 B. read                               C. keep               D. sign

31. A. lazy                          B. young                            C. weak              D. shy

32. A. ones                         B. years                              C. tasks               D. jobs

33. A. rub                           B. drop                              C. break                      D. clean

34. A. followed            B. met                                  C. became                  D. found

35. A. day                           B. try                                  C. route                      D. chance

36. A. thus                           B. even                               C. once                D. only

37. A. even if               B. so that                            C. because             D. though

38. A. some                        B. such                               C. less                         D. no

39. A. began                       B. promised                        C. managed           D. decided

40. A. excited                      B. worried                          C. anxious                   D. curious

41. A. incident                     B. change                           C. news                       D. matter

42. A. yet                            B. ever                                C. never                      D. just

43. A. where                       B. since                              C. when               D. till

44. A. proud                       B. kind                               C. strict                       D. lucky

45. A. time                         B. position                          C. experience        D. impression

46. A. neighbours          B. army officer               C. mother                  D. fellow soldiers

47. A. couldn't help              B. shouldn't burst out   C. stopped           D. kept

48. A. sadness               B. happiness                       C. surprise                   D. regret

49. A. them                         B. those                              C. that                         D. him

50. A. sight                          B. order                              C. mind                       D. step

Answer 1

26---50   DBACB   ADCCA   BCDDA   CBCAB   DABAD  

解析:

26．答案：D。解析：縱觀全文，Ella Fant非常愛自己相依為命的獨生子John。

27．答案：B。解析：in one's eyes或in the eyes of sb. 意為“在某人的心目中；在某人看來”。

28．答案：A。解析：她對兒子過于偏愛，認為他不會做任何錯事。

29．答案：C。解析：in bed意為“在床上；臥床”。

30．答案：B。解析：Fant過分溺愛兒子，總是把早飯端到兒子的床頭，把報紙拿給兒子看。

31．答案：A。解析：從上句來看，John過著懶惰的生活，但并不是懶得什么都不干。

32．答案：D。解析：下文中表示職業的名詞暗示“他曾嘗試過幾種工作”。

33．答案：C。解析：他打破了六扇窗戶，結果被辭退，才去當售票員。

34．答案：C。解析：這句話意思是“他成為一名公共汽車售票員”。

35．答案：A。解析：當售票員的第二天，收款包就被偷了。

36．答案：B。解析：John連續失去了兩份工作，“甚至”連郵遞員這樣的工作也丟了。

37．答案：C。解析：原因是他把本該送到人們家里的信都寄出去了。

38．答案：D。解析：看來沒有適合他干的工作了。

39．答案：D。解析：工作干不成了，他才“決定”參軍。

40．答案：A。解析：從上下文可知，她心情十分激動。

41．答案：C。解析：Fant把獨生子參軍的消息告訴所有的鄰居，可見她對此很激動。

42．答案：B。解析：她認為兒子會成為未曾有過的最好士兵。

43．答案：C。解析：when引導一個定語從句，修飾先行詞day。

44．答案：A。解析：兒子當兵要接受檢閱了，Fant為此感到自豪。

45．答案：B。解析：為一睹兒子的風采，Fant一大早就來到城里，以確保能在人群中占一個好位置。

46．答案：D。解析：在隊伍中行進接受檢閱的應是John和他的戰友。

47．答案：A。解析：當John和他的戰友們出現時，街道兩旁觀看的一些人看到隊列中一個人（John）不能和別的戰士保持步調一致時，禁不住大笑起來。can't help doing sth.是固定搭配。

48．答案：B。解析：別人在嘲笑John，可Fant還以為在嘲笑其他戰士呢。從下文可以看出，她是滿心歡喜的。

49．答案：A。解析：them與下句中的They相對應。

50．答案：D。解析：“除了我的John，他們都步調不一致。“out of step意為“步調不一致”；out of sight意為“看不見”；out of order意為“不整齊；出故障”；out of mind意為“不想”。分明是自己的兒子和其戰士步調不一致，Fant卻認為是別的戰士不對。這充分體現了Fant對兒子的偏愛。