【题文】OneafternooninJanuaryin1998,SusanSharp,43,andher8-year-oldsonDavid,werewalkingacrossanicysquare,whenSusan'scane(手杖)slippedontheice.Herface36firstintothemud.David37hermother'sside,“Areyouallright,Mom”38,Susanpulledherselfup,“I'mokay,Honey,”shesaid.Susanwasfallingmore39sinceshehadtroublewalking.Everyinchoficewasa40dangerforher.“IwishIcoulddosomething,”theboythought.David,too,washaving41ofhisown.Theboyhadaspeechproblem,soatschoolhetalked42.Oneday,David'steacherannounceda43homework."Eachofyouisgoingtocomeupwithan44,"shesaid.Thiswasfor"INVENTAMERICA",anationalcompetitiontoencouragecreativityinchildren.Anidea45Davidoneevening.Ifonlyhismother'scanedidn'tslipontheice.“WhatifI46yourcanetoanailcomingoutofthebottom”heaskedhismother.“47thesharpendwouldscratch(划破)floors,”Susansaid.“No,Mom,I48makeitlikeaball-pointpen.Youtakeyourhandoffthebuttonandthe49returnsbackup.”Hourslaterthecanewasfinished.Davidandhisfather50asSusanusedittowalk50feetaboutthe51.HappilySusancriedout,“It52!”InJuly1999,Davidwas53nationalwinnerforthe"INVENTAMERICA".Davidbegantomakepublicappearance.Thushewasforcedtocommunicate54.Today,Davidisnearlyfreeofhisspeechproblem,andhis55isbecomingwellaccepted.1.A.fellB.touchedC.layD.dropped2.A.stoodbyB.rushedtoC.lookedatD.ranaround3.A.FirmlyB.EasilyC.QuicklyD.Shakily4.A.slowlyB.frequentlyC.freelyD.heavily5.A.hidingB.certainlyC.possibleD.waiting6.A.methodB.diseaseC.troubleD.hope7.A.fewB.littleC.muchD.more8.A.usefulB.strangeC.commonD.special9.A.appearanceB.inventionC.experienceD.experiment10.A.remindedB.encouragedC.occurredD.hit11.A.fastenedB.stuckC.fixedD.tied12.A.SoB.AndC.ForD.But13.A.mightB.wouldC.didD.need14.A.penB.handC.caneD.nail15.A.watchedB.supportedC.noticedD.helped16.A.streetB.iceC.yardD.square17.A.worksB.operatesC.succeedsD.helps18.A.declaredB.receivedC.wonD.praised19.A.moreslowlyB.morecarefullyC.moreclearlyD.faster20.A.caneB.motherC.speechD.story【答案】【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】D【小题1】B【小题1】C【小题1】C【小题1】B【小题1】D【小题1】B【小题1】D【小题1】C【小题1】D【小题1】B【小题1】D【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】A【小题1】A【小题1】C【小题1】C【解析】【小题1】Afall“摔倒”,过去式fell。【小题1】B看到妈妈摔倒,儿子“冲到”妈妈的身边。【小题1】DShakily“颤抖地”,儿子着急和担心妈妈。【小题1】B因为走路有困难,摔倒得更“频繁”了。【小题1】C每走一步都有摔倒的可能,每块儿冰都是可能的危险。【小题1】C有他自己的困难,根据句意,选C。【小题1】BDavid有语言问题,故在学校说话“很少”。【小题1】D根据文意,为"INVENTAMERICA"而做的发明创造,故,老师布置的应该是一项特殊的作业。【小题1】B每人想一项发明,参加比赛。【小题1】Doccurtosb.译为“……浮现在某人脑海里”,hit“击中”,在此意为“使想起”。【小题1】Cfix“固定”,“把……固定到……上”fix…to…【小题1】D妈妈比赛了担心“锋利的末段会划破地板”,是转折,用but。【小题1】Bwould是情态动词,表示将要。【小题1】D根据上文“toanailcomingoutofthebottom”可知,选D.nail。【小题1】A父子俩看着她走,watched表示较长时间的“观看,观察”。【小题1】Bwalkabout“来回走动”,新发明的拐杖被拿来在冰上试验。【小题1】A固定用法,work常被用作“起作用”之意。【小题1】Adeclare“宣布,声明”,一般指公开性的宣布。【小题1】C成为公众人物后,作者不得不改善自己的语言,要使演讲更“清晰”一些。【小题1】C克服语言障碍后,他的演讲变得很精彩。【结束】