
While I was growing up, I spent each summer with my grandma. Grandma loved to cook. Every morning, I would jump out of bed, get ____1____, and hurry downstairs. Grandma was always in the ____2____.
But her special gift was hospitality (好客). Often, the neighbor ladies would stop in to visit, and Grandma was ____3____ too busy to sit and talk with them. Grandma always had homemade cookies. We all ____4____ Grandma’s sweet spirit.
For holiday meals, the dining table, with Grandma’s white lace (蕾丝) tablecloth, was ____5____ with home-cooked foods. I felt so ____6____ being a dinner guest and eating on that pretty tablecloth.
Grandma ____7____ the lace tablecloth for me when she passed away. At first I ____8____ to keep it safe. But when I thought about Grandma, I could almost hear her say, “____9____ it! Enjoy it!” So, I started bringing it out ____10____ special family and holiday meals.
I brought it along ____11____ our neighbor moved into their new apartment. I ____12____ it over their table and served vegetable soup and homemade bread. Another time, after three new families moved onto our street, I ____13____ them to my home one evening. On my dining table was Grandma’s lace tablecloth, and plates of ____14____ cookies.
These days, that old lace tablecloth gets plenty of use, and I ____15____ many more years of enjoying family and friends around it.
1.1.
A lost
B hurt
C locked
D dressed
解析:选D。形容词辨析。解析:jump out of bed(跳下床)之后的动作是 get dressed “穿好衣服”,然后下楼。get lost 迷路,get hurt 受伤,get locked 被锁住均不符合早晨起床的语境。
2.2.
A yard
B study
C kitchen
D bedroom
解析:选C。名词辨析。解析:前文 “Grandma loved to cook.” 奶奶爱做饭,所以她总在 kitchen 厨房。yard 院子,study 书房,bedroom 卧室和做饭无关。
3.3.
A never
B sometimes
C often
D always
解析:选A。副词辨析。解析:体现奶奶好客,邻居来访,她从不忙到不能坐下来聊天。never 从不;sometimes 有时,often 经常,always 总是与 “好客” 的句意冲突。
4.4.
A refused
B forgot
C enjoyed
D taught
解析:选C。动词辨析。解析:大家都很喜爱奶奶温暖和善的品性。enjoyed 欣赏、喜爱;refused 拒绝,forgot 忘记,taught 教授语义不通。
5.5.
A fixed
B covered
C compared
D painted
解析:选B。动词辨析。解析:固定搭配 be covered with,意为 “被…… 覆盖;摆满”,餐桌上摆满家常菜。fix 修理,compare 对比,paint 绘画不符合聚餐场景。
6.6.
A sleepy
B lonely
C special
D afraid
解析:选C。形容词辨析。解析:在精致漂亮的蕾丝桌布上吃饭,内心感觉 special 特别的。sleepy 困倦,lonely 孤独,afraid 害怕,与美好体验不符。
7.7.
A left
B designed
C bought
D repaired
解析:选A。动词辨析。解析:pass away 去世,奶奶去世,把桌布留给我。leave sth for sb “把某物留给某人”;design 设计,buy 购买,repair 修理,不符合离世后的遗物语境。
8.8.
A showed it off
B put it away
C picked it up
D handed it in
解析:选B。动词短语辨析。解析:一开始我为了保护它,把桌布收起来。put it away 收好、收纳;show off 炫耀;pick up 捡起;hand in 上交,不符合 “妥善保存”。
9.9.
A Hide
B Drop
C Wear
D Use
解析:选D。动词辨析。解析:奶奶仿佛在说:使用它,享受它。和前文 “收起来珍藏” 形成转折。hide 藏,drop 丢下,wear 穿戴(不能搭配桌布),选 use。
10.10.
A of
B for
C from
D between
解析:选B。介词辨析。解析:for special family and holiday meals 表示 “为了家庭特殊聚餐、节日宴席”,for 表目的。
11.11.
A when
B until
C before
D though
解析:选A。连词辨析。解析:when“当…… 时”,当邻居搬进新公寓的时候,我带上这块桌布。until 直到;before 在之前;though 虽然逻辑不匹配。
12.12.
A cut
B spread
C burnt
D sold
解析:选B。动词辨析。解析:spread 意为铺开、摊开,把桌布铺在餐桌上。cut 切;burn 烧毁;sell 售卖,语义错误。
13.13.
A invited
B allowed
C advised
D ordered
解析:选A。动词辨析。解析:新邻居搬来,我邀请他们来家里。invited 邀请;allow 允许;advise 建议;order 命令,invite 符合邻里友好交往。
14.14.
A cheap
B strange
C homemade
D long-lost
解析:选C。形容词辨析。解析:呼应前文奶奶常做 homemade cookies 自制饼干,这里延续这个细节。cheap 便宜,strange 奇怪,long-lost 遗失已久均不匹配。
15.15.
A prevent
B change
C escape
D expect
解析:选D。动词辨析。解析:我期盼未来许多年,家人朋友仍围坐在桌布旁相聚。expect 期盼;prevent 阻止;change 改变;escape 逃离,选 expect。