One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sh

题目内容：

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her facefirst into the mud. David her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom？” , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 40danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked .

One day, David's teacher announced a homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

An idea David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

“ the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.

“No, Mom, I make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father as Susan used it to walk 50 feet above the . Happily Susan cried out, “It !”

In July 1999, David wasnational winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his is becoming well accepted.

小题1:

A．dropped

B．touched

C．lay

D．fell小题2:

A．rushed to

B．stood by

C．looked at

D．ran around小题3:

A．Firmly

B．Easily

C．Shakily

D．Quickly小题4:

A．frequently

B．slowly

C．freely

D．heavily小题5:

A．hiding

B．possible

C．certainly

D．waiting小题6:

A．method

B．trouble

C．disease

D．hope小题7:

A．little

B．few

C．much

D．more小题8:

A．useful

B．strange

C．special

D．common小题9:

A．invention

B．appearance

C．experience

D．experiment小题10:

A．reminded

B．encouraged

C．hit

D．occurred小题11:

A．fastened

B．fixed

C．stuck

D．tied小题12:

A．So

B．And

C．But

D．For小题13:

A．would

B．might

C．did

D．need小题14:

A．pen

B．hand

C．nail

D．cane小题15:

A．helped

B．supported

C．noticed

D．watched小题16:

A．ice

B．street

C．yard

D．square小题17:

A．helps

B．operates

C．succeeds

D．works小题18:

A．praised

B．received

C．won

D．declared小题19:

A．more slowly

B．more clearly

C．more carefully

D．faster小题20:

A．cane

B．speech

C．mother

D．story

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:A

小题5:B

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:C

小题9:A

小题10:C

小题11:B

小题12:C

小题13:A

小题14:C

小题15:D

小题16:A

小题17:D

小题18:D

小题19:B

小题20:A

答案解析：

本文讲述的是David和妈妈在冰上行走的时候，妈妈因为地滑而摔倒。后来老师布置了一下家庭作业，让所有人都想一个小发明。David就想起了这个事情，发明出了防滑手杖。

小题1:D 动词辨析。A跌落；下降B触摸，打动C放置，下蛋，铺D摔倒，跌倒。他和母亲在冰面上行走，很容易摔倒。根据下文Susan pulled herself up也可知道妈妈摔倒了。故D正确。

小题2:A 短语辨析。A冲向B站在一边C看D四处跑；妈妈摔倒在冰面上，他赶紧走过去帮助妈妈站起来。A项最能表示他对妈妈的关心之情，与下文的发明创造联系在一起。

小题3:C 副词辨析。A坚定地B容易地C摇晃地D迅速地；Susan摔倒在冰面之上，站起来的时候，摇摇晃晃地。说明她摔得很重。

小题4:A 副词辨析。A频繁地B缓慢地C自由地D重地；根据since she had trouble walking.可知她在冰面上行走有可能，摔倒的次数越来越多，故使用A项。

小题5:B 词义辨析。A躲藏的B可能C当然（副词）D等待的；对Susan来说没一寸冰面都是一份危险的存在。

小题6:B 上下文串联。根据上文she had trouble walking和David, too,可知孩子自己在冰上行走也很困难。故B正确。

小题7:A 词义辨析。Little可以作为副词adv.不多，略微；少许，一点；短时间地；本句中只说话很少。

小题8:C 形容词辨析。A有用的B奇怪的C特殊的D普通的；由下文描述可知老师让学生每个人想出一个新的发明，这是一项很特殊的家庭作业，和平时的很不一样。故C项符合。

小题9:A 上下文串联。根据下文"INVENT AMERICA”可知这是一项与发明有关的作业。故A正确。

小题10:C 固定句式。Sth hit sb某人突然想起某事；这里的hit相当于strike，occur to。这个孩子突然想起了一个主意。

小题11:B 动词辨析。A系劳B安装C黏在D系；这里是只把一个突出在外面的钉子安装在手杖的底端。

小题12:C 上下文串联。根据下句父母担心钉子会把地板弄坏。说明上下文存在着转折关系，故使用but。

小题13:A 动词词义辨析。A会B也许C做D需要；男孩告诉父母他会把钉子弄得像圆珠笔一样，不会伤害到地板。

小题14:C 上下文串联。根据上文叙述可知本句是男孩处理突出的钉子的方法，按住按钮，钉子就会缩进去。

小题15:D 动词辨析。A帮助B支持C注意到D看（长时间）；Susan用这样的手杖走了很远，David和他的父亲一直都在看，看手杖是否起作用。

小题16:A 上下文串联。本文一直讲述的就是在冰面上使用手杖的话题，Susan用这样的手杖在冰面上行走。

小题17:D 动词辨析。A帮助B操作C成功D起作用，工作；Susan高兴地宣布，这个手杖很有作用。

小题18:D 动词辨析。A表扬B接受C赢得D宣布；David被宣布赢得了"INVENT AMERICA"。D项符合语境。

小题19:B 上下文串联。根据41空前The boy had a speech problem,可知他有讲话方面的问题，现在他需要说得更清楚，要和别人更为自如地交流。

小题20:A 上下文串联。本文一直都在讲述的是David发明实用的在冰上行走的手杖的话题。故A符合上下文。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。