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,Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face first 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 moresince she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a danger 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 about 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 cane is becoming well accepted.

小题1:

A．Where

B．while

C．when

D．then小题2:

A．fell

B．touched

C．lay

D．dropped小题3:

A．stood by

B．rushed to

C．looked at

D．ran around小题4:

A．Firmly

B．Easily

C．Quickly

D．Shakily小题5:

A．slowly

B．frequently

C．freely

D．heavily小题6:

A．hiding

B．certainly

C．possible

D．waiting小题7:

A．method

B．disease

C．trouble

D．hope小题8:

A．few

B．little

C．much

D．more小题9:

A．useful

B．strange

C．common

D．special小题10:

A．appearance

B．invention

C．experience

D．experiment小题11:

A．reminded

B．encouraged

C．occurred

D．hit小题12:

A．fastened

B．stuck

C．fixed

D．tied小题13:

A．So

B．And

C．For

D．But小题14:

A．might

B．would

C．did

D．need小题15:

A．pen

B．hand

C．cane

D．nail小题16:

A．watched

B．supported

C．noticed

D．helped小题17:

A．street

B．ice

C．yard

D．square小题18:

A．works

B．operates

C．succeeds

D．helps小题19:

A．declared

B．received

C．won

D．praised小题20:

A．more slowly

B．more carefully

C．more clearly

D．faster

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:D

小题5:B

小题6:C

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:D

小题12:C

小题13:D

小题14:B

小题15:D

小题16:A

小题17:B

小题18:A

小题19:A

小题20:C

答案解析：

本文讲述了大卫在完成老师留的让孩子想一个发明的家庭作业时，想起妈妈在冰上行走容易摔跤的事情，就发明出一种类似圆珠笔原理的手杖。最终他凭借此项发明成为“发明美国”赢家的故事。

小题1:考查连词。 Where在哪；while当...什么时候；when当...什么时候；then然后。此处引导时间状语从句，因此排除A、D两项，while和when都能引导时间状语从句，但while从句须用延续性动词，且从句动作与主句动作同时发生，而when 从句谓语动词可为延续性动词或非延续性动词，此处“滑倒”是非延续性动词。故选C。

小题2:考查动词。Fell落到；touched接触；lay躺；dropped下降。根据句意：她的脸第一次摔进泥里。故选A。

小题3:考查词组。stood by站在旁边；rushed to火速赶往...；looked at看；ran around与异性交往。根据句意：大卫冲到她身边。故选B。

小题4:考查副词。Firmly坚定地；Easily容易地；Quickly迅速地；Shakily颤抖地。 根据常识可知摔倒后很疼，颤颤巍巍地站起来。故选D。

小题5:考查副词。Slowly慢慢地；frequently频繁地；freely自由地；heavily沉重地。根据句意：自从她走路困难后，苏珊更频繁地摔跤了。故选B。

小题6:考查形容词。Hiding隐藏的；certainly当然；possible可能的；waiting等待的。根据句意：每一寸的冰是一个可能的危险。certainly是副词，可排除。其余两个不符合语境。故选C。

小题7:考查名词。Method方法；disease弊病；trouble麻烦；hope希望。根据下文可知小男孩在讲话上有问题，因此他自己也有麻烦。故选C。

小题8:考查副词。 Few几乎没有；little很少；much非常；more更多。根据上文可知小男孩在讲话上有问题，因此他在学校不怎么说话，一次C、D两项排除。Few后面跟附属可数名词，是形容词，此处用副词。故选B。

小题9:考查形容词。Useful有用的；strange奇怪的；common普通的；special特殊的。根据句意：一天,大卫的老师宣布了一项特殊的作业。下文提到“美国发明”，一项鼓励孩子发明创造的比赛，这是件特殊事情。故选D。

小题10:考查名词。Appearance外貌；invention发明；experience经验；experiment实验。根据下文提到“发明美国”，一项鼓励孩子发明创造的比赛，因此这里是让孩子们想出个发明来。故选B。

小题11:考查动词。 Reminded提醒；encouraged鼓励；occurred发生；hit被...想起。根据句意：一天晚上他有了个想法。故选D。

小题12:考查动词。Fastened固定；stuck刺；fixed安装；tied系。根据句意：如果我把钉子安装在你的手杖底部会怎么样。固定搭配Fix to 意思是把...安装到...上。故选C。

小题13:考查连词。So所以；And并且；For因为；But但是。根据后面句意说会把地板划坏的，可知虽然不会摔倒了，但会损坏地板，前后意思是相反的。故选D。

小题14:考查助动词。 Might可能；would将会；did助动词（构成疑问句和否定句）；need需要。根据句意：不,妈妈,我将使它像一个圆珠笔。故选B。

小题15:考查名词。Pen钢笔；hand手；cane手杖；nail钉子。根据上文提到的要把钉子安装到手杖底部，因此指是钉子。故选D。

小题16:考查动词。Watched看；supported支持；noticed注意；helped帮助。根据句意：大卫和他的父亲看着苏珊用它来走50英尺的冰。故选A。

小题17:考查名词。Street街道；ice冰；yard院子；square广场。根据上文可知大卫是为了防止妈妈在冰上摔倒才有了这个发明，因此他看妈妈在冰上试着行走。故选B。

小题18:考查动词。Works起作用了；operates操作；succeeds成功；helps帮助。根据上文提到苏珊在冰上走没有摔倒，可知这项发明起作用了。故选A。

小题19:考查动词。declared宣布；received收到；won赢；praised表扬。根据句意：

1999年7月,大卫被宣布是“发明美国”的胜利者。故选A。

小题20:考查副词比较级。more slowly更慢地；more carefully更小心地；more clearly更清晰地；faster更快。根据常识可知与人交流要求吐字要清楚，别人才能听懂你在说什么。故选C。

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。