【中考精英】2015中考英语（人教内蒙古包头）总复习中考题型4任务型阅读

二、阅读理解。

A（2014，鄂州）

Brave

Type：3DcartoonComedy

Runningtime：95minutes

Merida，aprincess，refusedtomarryapersonthatshedislikes.Thiscausestroubleforherfamily

andthewholecountry.Meridaturnstoawitch（女巫）forhelp.Indoingso，herfamilyandthe

countryareindanger.Meridamustsaveherfamilyandthecountrybeforeitistoolate.

TheGrey

Type：Action

Runningtime：117minutes

TheGreyisbasedontheshortstory“GhostWalker*171819writtenbyIanMackenzieJeffers.It'sabout

anumberofoilmenwhoareintroubleinAlaskaafteraplanecrash（空难）.Theyhavetofight

againstgreywolvesthatthreatentheirlives.

MirrorMirror

Type：Comedy

Runningtime：106minutes

YoumustknowthestoryofSnowW〃〃e.Wouldyouliketoseethisstoryagain?Cometosee

MirrorMirror.I^sacomedyaboutSnowWhite.LiiyCollinsandJuliaRobertsarethemain

actressesinthisinterestingmovie.

Chimpanzee

Type：Documentary

Runningtime：78minutes

ThismovieisdirectedbyAlastairFothergillandMarkLinfield.Ifsa2012naturedocumentary

filmaboutayoungchimpanzeenamedOscar.HeisaloneintheAfricanforestsuntilheisraised

byanotherchimpanzee.ThechimpanzeetakescareofOscarlikehisownchild.

16.Whichmovielaststhelongesttime?B

A•Brave.B.TheGrey.

C•Chimpanzee.D.MirrorMirror.

17•Whichstatementaboutthemoviesistrue?D

A•MirrorMirrorisdirectedbyLilyCollinsandJuliaRoberts.

B•TheGreydirectedbyIanMackenzieJeffersisbasedonashortstory.

C•Youcan*tseemanybeautifulnaturesightsinChimpanzee.

D-Braveisaboutaprincesswhoobeysherheart.

18-Whostarred（主演）inoneofthemovies?A

A•LilyCollinsandJuliaRoberts.

B•AlastairFothergillandMarkLinfield.

C•IanMackenzieJeffers.

D♦Merida.

19•Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?C

A-Inanaturemagazine.

B-Inastorybook.

C•Inanentertainmentnewspaper.

D-Inasciencebook.

B（2014，临沂）

Itisacoldanddrywintermorning.Whenyouwakeup，youfeelthatyourthroathurts.You

begintosneezeandlateryoumaycough.Youmusthaveacold!Waitamoment.Coulditjustbea

commoncoldortheflu（流感）that'sbeengoingaround?

Acoldgivesyouarunnynoseandcough.Butit*susuallyeasytodealwith.Sometake

medicinewhileothersdrinkherbalteaorchickensoup.Usuallyyoufeelbetterafteraweek.

Ontheotherhand»theflucanbemuchmoredangerous.ltusuallygivesyoufever.Sometimes

itcancausedeath.AccordingtoanAmericanmagazine»theworstflukilledabout50million

peoplefrom1918to1919.

Don*tworry.Ifyougetafluvaccine（疫苗），itcanstopyoufromgettingthevirus（病毒）.Flu

vaccinesworkbygivingthebodyasmallamountoffluviruses.Thiscausesyourbodytodevelop

antibodies（抗体）.Sonexttimeyougettheflu，theantibodiesshouldhelpyou.

Thefluviruschangeseveryfewyears.Therefore，therearesomanytypesofflu»suchas

H1N1andH5Nl.Theantibodiesforonetypeofflucan'thelpusagainstalltypesofflu.That'swhy

weneedtogetthevaccineeveryyear.

However，goodhealthhabitsmayalsohelpstopyoudevelopingacoldorflu.Washingyour

handsoftenhelpsstopyoufromgettingviruses.ltisalsoimportanttogetregularexerciseandeat

healthyfood.Allthesecanhelpyoustrengthenyourimmunesystem（增强免疫系统）.

20-Accordingtothepassage，whichisTRUEoftheflu?D

A-Itfirsthappenedin1919.

B•Itusuallydoesn'tgiveyoufever.

C-Itiseasytodealwith.

D-Itcankillpeoplesometimes.

21-Ifyougetafluvaccine，C.

A•itcan*tstopyoufromgettingthefluvirus

B•itwon'tcauseyourbodytodevelopantibodies

C•yourbodywilldevelopantibodies

D•yourbodywillgetalargeamountoffluviruses

22•WeneedtogetafluvaccineeveryyearbecauseB.

A•weprobablyhaveacoldinwinter

B•thefluviruschangeseveryfewyears

C•thefluisverydangerous

D•youdon'tneedtotakeanymedicineafterthat

23-ThefollowingwayscanhelpstopthefluEXCEPTA.

A•stayingindoors

B•gettingregularexercise

C•eatinghealthyfood

D•washingyourhandsoften

C（2014，襄阳）

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?Trysomeofthese

places：

Visitartmuseums.Theyofferdifferentkindsofactivitiestoexciteyourkids*interest.Many

offerworkshopsformakingland-madepieces»travelingexhibitions，booksigningsbychildren's

favoritewriter»andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.

Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfrom

dinosaur（恐龙）modelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also，askwhatkindof

workshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialthingsthatarecoming

up.

GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildrenandfamily

visitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconducted（开1殳）byareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscan

discoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）makingandstagemake-up（舞台化妆）are

justtwospecialofferingsyoumightfind.

Tryhands・onscience•Visitoneofthehands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.These

scienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandadultsalike.They'llkeepyourchildactivethewhole

daywhilepushingbuttons（按钮）experimentingandbuilding.Wheneveryoneistiredenjoyafun

familyscienceshow»commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.

24­Ifachildisinterestedinanimalsandplants，hewillprobablyvisitC.

A•aYoutheater

B•anartmuseum

C•anaturalhistorymuseum

D•ahands-onsciencemuseum

25,KidscanCataYoutheater.

A•lookatrockcollections

B•seedinosaurmodels

C•watchpuppetmaking

D-giveperformances

26-Theunderlinedphrase“hands-onscience“inthelastparagraphmeansA.

A•learningsciencebydoingthings

B•sciencegamesdesignedbykids

C•ashowofkids*sciencework

D•readingsciencebook

27•ThispassageprobablycomesfromB.

A•asciencetextbookB.amuseumguide

C•atouristmapD.anewsreport

D（2014，南京）

Asastudent，Iwasmostafraidtoanswerquestionsinclass»andIfoundthatthestudents

aroundwerejustlikeme.Atthebeginningofeachclass»whentheteacheraskedaquestion»I

alwaysloweredmyheadbecauseIwasafraidthattheteachersawme.

Oneday，inaforeignlanguageclass»Mr.Blackgaveusalesson.Hewantedustobeactivein

classsoheaskedussomequestionsbutnooneanswered/'Letmetellyouastoryfirsthesaid.

“WhenIcametotheUnitedStatestostudy»theuniversityofteninvitedfamouspeopleto

makespeeches.Beforethebeginningofeveryspeech，Ifoundaninterestingthing.Thestudents

aroundmealwaystookacardboardfblded（*斤叠的）inhalf，wrotetheirnamesinboldwiththe

mosteye-catchingcolor，andthenplacedthecardboardontheseat.Sowhenthespeakerneeded

theanswersfromthestudents，hecouldseeandcallalistener'snamedirectly.

“Icouldn'tunderstandthat.Myclassmatetoldmethespeakerswerealltoppeople，who

meantchances.Whenyouranswerwastohissurprise»itmeanthemightgiveyoumorechances.In

fact，Ireallysawafewstudentsgotgreatchancesbecauseofthat.”

Afterlisteningtothestory»Iunderstoodthatthechancewillnotfindyouitself.Youmust

showyourselfailthetimesothatyoucanfindachanceonthecard.

28-WhatdidMr.Blackwantthestudentstodoinhisclass?C

A•Readloudly.

B•Takenotescarefully.

C•Beactive.

D•Listentohimquietly.

29•Howdidthewriter'sclassmatesbehavewhentheywereaskedquestions?D

A•Theyraisedtheirhands.

B•Theyshooktheirheads.

C•Theyclosedtheireyes.

D•Theyloweredtheirheads.

30­Howdidthespeakergettoknowthestudents*names?B

A•Hegotthemfromthecomputer.

B•Hesawthecardboardsontheseats.

C•Heaskedthestudentsfortheirnames.

D-Hegotthemfromthenamelistontheteacher'sdesk.

31•Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?D

A•Doingasothersdoisnecessary.

B•Answeringquestionsbravelyiseasy.

C•Attractingothers*attentionisinteresting.

D•Showingyourselfbravelycanwinchances.

E（2014，泰州）

Whatdoyoudoinasituationlikethis?YouYecallingdinnerwithfriendsatanice

restaurant.You'rehavingagreattimewhenaphoneringsatthetablenexttoyou.Amantakesout

hisphoneandstartstalkingloudlyaboutproblemshe'shavingwithhisgirlfriend.Hetalksfor

almosttenminutes!Thishappensallthetime—onbuses，inrestaurants»everywhere!

Manypeoplefindcellphonesusefulintheirdailylives.Butwe'veallsatnexttosomeone

talkingtooloudlyonacellphone.Youmaywanttotelltheloudmouthtoendtheconversation，but

letthemanagementtakecareofthosenoisycustomers.Youcanonlycontrolyourown

behavior.Hereareafewrules：

Offmeansoff!Followtherulesofrestaurantsandotherpublicplaces.Ifasignsays“turnoff

cellphones"，don'tuseyourphone.Ifyouareallowed，speaksoftlyandforashorttimeandtryto

moveawayformotherpeople.

Lightsoff，phoneoff!Nevermakecallsinatheateroratthemovies.

Payattention!Talkingonacellphonewhiledrivingisdangerous.Andwatchwhereyou're

goingwhenyou'rewalkingdownthestreetsandtalkingonthephone.

Asmorepeopleusecellphones，thingsareonlygoingtogetworse.So‘thenextlimeyou're

gettingreadytomakeacall，stopandconsiderthepeoplearoundyou.

32•ThemantalkingonthecellphoneloudlyintherestaurantwillC.

A•talkforhalfanhour

B•paymoreforhismeal

C•makeothercustomersangry

D•bedrivenoutbytheboss

33,SomepeopleusecellphonesinarudewaybecauseA.

A•theydon*tconsiderthepeoplearoundthem

B•somepublicplacesallowthemtodoso

C•theyareproudofhavingcellphones

D•cellphonesarecommonandavailableeverywhere

34•Accordingtothepassage，weshouldn'tmakecallsC.

A•inrestaurantsB.onbuses

C・atthemoviesD.onthestreet

35-Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推断）thatB.

A•cellphoneshavebecomethemostusefultoolinourlife

B•publicmannersplayanimportantroleinourlife

C•cellphonesleadtopeople'sbadrelationship

D•peopleoughttotumcellphonesoffinapublicplaces

组合训练（三）

一、完形填空。（2014，随州）

InAugustof2001»AppleComputerbecamethemostpopularcompanyinthe

world.HoweverSteveJobsdidnotgeltoenjoythe1becausehewasinbadhealthbecauseof

cancers.Ofcourse，anyotherpersoncouldn't2thebestmedicalcarethathehadgot»

includingalivertransplant（肝脏移植）.

IthinkStevewasagreat3leader.Afterlearningabouthisdeath，Idecidedtofindout

moreaboutSteveandsharewhatIhave4.

Insomeways，hewasnotmuchdifferentfromyouand5.Hewasraised§a

workingclassparents.Growinguphewasenergetictoolandfun-loving.However，hewas7.

Hewasveryclever.Likeanyothersinglechild，hewas8withfewfriends，anddidnot

knowhowtosharehappiness.Hecouldn'tgetonwellwith9.Hedidn*tknowhowtomake

friends.Butluckily，hiswifewasstrongenoughto10him.HeinventedApple»hadachildand

finallybecame11andfamous.

HebecametheCEOofAppleagainin1997whenthebusinesswasbad.Heandhisteam

workeddayandnighttoturnthisaround.Sometimeshewould12someoneinthemiddleof

thenightaboutagreatideahe13.Hewasahard-workingworker.In2004hehadbeeninbad

health.In2009hehadalivertransplant.OnOctober5th»2011,he14.

Moneydoesnotmeanmuchifyoudonothavegood15.Healthismoreimportantthan

materialsuccess.

1•A.successB.sadnessC.decisionD.work

2•A.giveB.affordC.takeD.offer

3•A.schoolB.shop

C-businessD.factory

4•A.heardB.read

C•talkedD.learned

5•A.IB.myC.myselfD.me

6•A.inB.byC.fromD.with

7•A.thesameB.stupid

C•differentD.outgoing

8•A.quietB.happyC.cuteD.cool

9­A.anotherB.othersC.theothersD.other

10•A.sitB.hateC.standD.love

11♦A.richB.poor

C-strongD.friendly

12•A.sayB.callC.watchD.hear

13•A.cameoutB.cameupwith

C•caughtupD.pickedup

14•A.gotwellB.arrivedin

C-passedawayD.camein

15•A.timeB.life

C-familyD.health

二、阅读理解。

A（2014,南京）

MyfavouritebookisAFriendLikeHenryksabouthowafamilydoghelpsaboydeal

withhisautism（自1引症）.WhenIfeltsad»mybestfriendgavemethebook.Ittookme

LiMei

throughdepression（压抑），heartbreakandjoy.ltmademebecomestrong.It*sworth

reading.!hopeyoucanreadit.

Readingintheholidayisaninterestingthing.TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea

Tonyismyfavouritebook.It'saboutacaptain'stravelunderthesea.Thestoryisvery

interestingandthepicturesarefantastic.Thisbookcanmakeyourelaxed.

IlikereadingtheFourGreatClassicalNovelsofChinaalthoughFmaforeignerfrom

Sydney.Ican*twaittointroduceTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomstoyou.Ittaught

Mary

mealotaboutthethreekingdomsofWei，ShuandWu.Ifyouareinterestedinhistory，

don'tmissit.

MyparentsoftensendmemanybooksbecauseI'mstudyinginEngland

now.Inmyopinion，TheLittlePrinceisthebestone.Inthisbook，ayoung

Mo

princefallstoEarthfromasmallplanetandexperiencesalot.It'snotjusta

Xiaotian

fictionstory，buttellsusaboutthecorrectvalues.IfyoureadtheEnglish

version»youcanalsolearnsomebeautifulsentences.

16,LiMeigotthebookfromC.

A•herteacherB.herparents

C•herfriendD.herclassmate

17­ThebookAFriendLikeHenrymadeLiMeibecomeA.

A-strongB.depressed

C•heartbrokenD.sad

18-WhichbookcanyouchooseifyouwanttolearnaboutChinesehistory?B

A•AFriendLikeHenry.

B•TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.

C•TheLittlePrince.

D♦TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.

19•Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?D

A-MyFriendsB.LifeAbroad

C•BooksICollectD.MyFavouriteBook

B（2014,丹东）

ConfuciusisthegreatestteacherinChinesehistory.HewasbomonSeptember28，

55IBC（公元前）intheKingdomofLunntoday'sShandongProvince.Whenhewasyoung，heand

hismotherhadahardlife.Attheageoffifteen，hebegantolearnmusic»andhedidwellinit.Then

hewentonlearningothersubjects.Whenhewasthirty，hebecameateacher.Hestartedhisown

school.Hebelievedeveryoneshouldhaveachancetogeteducationwhethertheywererichor

poor.Hehadabout3，000studentsandmanyofthembecamefamous.

ChineseseeConfuciusasthegreatestthinkerandalsothegreatestteacher.Hismostimportant

ideasarekindnessandgoodmanners.Hesaidyoungpeopleshouldtakecareoftheold.People

shouldstopthinkingofthemselvesandworkforothers.Hisideasarearoundinpeople'severyday

life.Todaypeoplecanstillhearthem，andtheygofarintoeastandsouthAsia.

20-ConfuciuswasbornC.

A•inSichuanProvince

B.onAugust28

C.intheKingdomofLu

D.about1500yearsago

21.ConfuciuswasgoodatAwhenhewasfifteen.

A•musicB.Chinese

C•mathD.othersubjects

22-Asateacher，ConfuciusthoughtthatCcouldgeteducation.

A•onlytherich

B.onlythepoor

C.notonlythe

richbutalsothepoor

D.neithertherichnorthepoor

23•Whichofthefollowingisn'tConfucius*idea?D

A•Beingkind.

B•Lookingaftertheold.

C•Workingforothers.

D.Thinkingofourselves.

C（2014，武汉）

Almostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsome

way.Dilferentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentways»andatdifferent

timesonthecalendar.

InWesterncountries，peopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonDecember31st—

January1st.Peoplemaygotoparties»sometimesdressedinformal（正式的）clothes，andtheymay

drinkchampagne（香槟）atmidnight.Duringthefirstminutesofthenewyear，peoplecheerand

wisheachotherhappinessfortheyearahead.Butsomeculturesprefertocelebratethenewyearby

wakingupearlytowatchthesunrise.Theywelcomethenewyearwiththefirstlightofthe

sunrise.

Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridof（摆脱）badluckatthebeginningofanew

year.Forexample»inEcuador»familiesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedollisfilledwithold

newspapersandfirecrackers.Atmidnight»thesedollsareburnedtoshowthebadthingsfromthe

pastyeararegoneandthenewyearcanstartafresh（重新）.Othercommontraditionstokeepaway

badluckinanewyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheocean，orsayingspecialthingson

thefirstdayofthenewyear.

OtherNewYeartraditionsarefollowedtobringgoodluckinthenewyear.Onewidespread

SpanishtraditionforgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear'sDay.Themoregrapesapersoneats»

themoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveintheyear.InFrance，peopleeatpancakesforgoodluck

atNewYear.IntheUnitedStates»somepeopleeatblack-eyedpeasforgoodluck—buttogetgood

luckforawholeyearyouhavetoeat365ofthem!

24•ThereadingismainlyaboutB.

A-themeaningof"HappyNewYear!”

B•severaldifferentNewYeartraditions

C•whattoeatonNewYear'sDay

D•whypeopledressupnicelyonNewYear'sDay

25•It'sclearthatA.

A-someculturescelebrateNewYearinthemorning

B•theWesternpeoplecelebrateNewYearonlyonNewYear'sDay

C•peopleinEcuadorgotopartiesonDecember31st-January1st

D•noculturesdospecialthingstocelebrateNewYear

26­TohaveahappynewyearC.

A•friendstalktoeachotherinspecialways

B•familiesmakebigdollsfilledwitholdclothes

C•somepeoplegetupearlytowatchthesunrise

D•Europeanseat365grapesonNewYear'sDay

27•Wheneatingblack-eyedpeasonNewYear'sDay，peoplethinkA.

A•onepeabringsonedayofluck

B•black-eyedpeasarethebestmedicine

C•thepeasaretooblackandtastebad

D•thepeasarehelpfultocountnumbers

D（2014，德州）

MinSunwithanothernameofZiqianwasafamousmaninthestateofLuduringtheSpring

andAutumnPeriod.HewasastudentofConfucius.AmongallstudentsofConfucius，hewas

comparedwithYanYuan.MinSun'smotherdiedveryearly.Laterhisfathertookanotherwife，who

gavebirthtwosons.ThestepmothermistreatedMinSuninwinter'whiletwoyoungerbrothers

worewarmclothesmadeofcotton.MinSunonlyworeclothesmadeofreedcatkins（芦花）.

Oneday,hefollowedhisfathertogoout.Whenpullingthechariot（马车）‘MinSunfeltso

coldthathedroppedtheropeontotheground.Thenhisfatherbeathim.Justthenthereedcatkins

flewoutfromthebrokenclothesandhisfatherknewthatMinSunwasmistreated.Hewasvery

angry.

Afterthefatherreturnedhome，hewantedtodivorce（休掉）hiswife.MinSunfellonhis

kneesandbeggedhisfathertoforgivehisstepmother.Hesaid，”IfMotherstaysathome，onlyI

myselfhavetostandcold.ButifyoudivorceMother，allthreechildrenhavetosufferfromcold.”

HisfatherwasdeeplymovedandtookMinSun'sadvice.Thestepmotherheardofthis、felt

sorryandknewhermistakes.Fromthenon，shetreatedMinSunasherownson.

28•HowmanychildrenwerethereinMinSun'sfamily?C

A•One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

29•Theunderlinedword^mistreated^inthepassagemeans"C

A­对待B.款待C.虐待D.善待

30-WhywasMinSun'sfatherstillangryafterbeatinghim?D

A•BecauseMinSunwentoutwithhim.

B•BecauseMinSunfeltverycold.

C•BecauseMinSundroppedtherope.

D-BecauseMinSunwasmistreated.

31•Whichofthefollowingisright?B

A•MinSunwasnotasexcellentasYanYuan.

B•MinSun'sfatherforgavehiswife.

C•MinSun'sfatherdivorcedhiswife.

D•MinSun'sstepmotherwasalwayskind.

E（2014，滨州）

Whatdoyothinkofautalkingkitchen”？AFrenchDigitalKitchenhasbeendevelopedat

NewcastleUniversityintheUK.ItteachesstudentshowtocookFrenchfoodandspeakFrenchat

thesametime.Forthefirsttime»studentscanlearnthelanguagebythefollowingcookingsteps.

Allgrammarandvocabularyhavebeencarefullychosentomakesuretheuserscan

understandFrenchwell.Afterlearningforsometimetheuserscantestthemselvesbydoingashort

testonthecomputer.

ThekitchenprojectwasstartedbyprofessorPaulSeedhouse.Hebecameinterestedintheidea

afterhevisitedanotherkindoftalkingkitchen.Hesaid「'ThepurposeoftheFrenchDigital

Kitchenistomakelearningalanguagemoreinterestingandmoreeducational.,,

Howdoesthekitchenwork?Thereisacomputerinthekitchen.Withthiscomputer，theusers

canfirstchooseaFrenchrecipethattheywanttofollow.Usinginformationinthecomputer»the

kitchenstarttoguidetheusershowtomakeaFrenchdish.Ifyoufollowtheinstructionsonthe

computer，itmovesontothenext.Ifyougowrong，theprogramgoesbackandrepeatstherecipe

orinformation.Atanytime»theuserscanaskthekitchentorepeattherecipeoranyinformation.

Thenewkitchencanbeusedinschools，universitiesandevenpeople'shomes.The

researcherscanalsobedevelopingtheEuropeanDigitalKitchen，forthenextthreeyears.

32•Afterreadingthepassage，weknowthedigitalkitchenB.

A-isautalkingkitchen”

B•teachesstudentsFrench

C•wasdevelopedinFrance

D•cooksallfoodforpeople

33-Paragraph3ismainlytellsusaboutD.

A•howthekitchenworks

B•wherethekitchencanbeused

C•whenthekitchencanbebought

D•whythekitchenprojectwasstarted

34•Iftheuserdon'tfollowtheinstructiononthecomputer，thekitchenC.

A•chooseanotherrecipe

B•goestothenextstep

C•repeatstherecipeorinformation

D•stopsworkingatonce

35-ThepassageiswrittentoB.

A-showyouhowcomputerworks

B•introduceaFrenchKitchen

C•teachyouhowtocookFrenchfood

D•tellyoutheimportanceoflanguagelearning

组合训练（四）

一、完形填空。

Martinisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobeauproblemchild"，butarecent1withhis

motherchangedhislife.Hedidn'tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.2，afterhisfather's

deathafewyearsago»Martin'slifebecame3moredifficult.Hismothercouldn'taffordtopay

forherchild'seducation.Todothis»she4work，andshewasoftennotathome.

Hismotherlookedafterhimas5asshecould.Unfortunately，Martinstillcaused

problems.Hewasnot6instudyingandheoftengotintotrouble.Luckily，hismotherwas

very7anddidn'tgiveuptryingtohelphim.Intheend»she8adifficultdecision:tosend

himtoaboys'boardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.

Oneday，hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.Theteachersaiditwasnecessary

forMartinto9withhismother.Martincalledhismother，buttohis10，thisphonecall

changedhislife."Itwasexactly11Ineededhesaid."Mymotherhelpedmetounderstand

howmuchshehadgivenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfatherwasnolongerwithus，

hewas12meandwouldalwaystakeprideineverythinggoodIdo.ThafswhyIdecidedto

change.Irealizethat13myfatherdied，Ihavebeenafraidofbeingalone，andhavetriedto

makemymotherpaymoreattentiontome.,,

NowMartinhas14changed.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebest

studentsinhisclass.Howwasheabletochange?Hismothers15helpedhimtofeelgood

abouthimself.

1•A.conversationB.report

C•surveyD.speech

2•A.SoB.But

C•ThereforeD.However

3•A.veryB.manyC.muchD.too

4-A.couldB.hadto

C•shouldD.would

5-A.soonB.quicklyC.wellD.good

6­A.pleasedB.tired

C•boredD.interested

7•A.worriedB.patient

C•carefulD.serious

8­A.madeB.took

C•gotD.thought

9­A.argueB.sayC.discussD.talk

10•A.surprisedB.surprising

C-surpriseD.surprises

11•A.whichB.whatC.thatD.how

12•A.seeingB.noticing

C•helpingD.watching

13•A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when

14•A.alwaysB.hardlyC.reallyD.just

15•A