Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a, because his parents were going to teach in Africa. He and his family lived on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. However, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my. He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone tohim. He looked a little scared(害怕的) to meet us, but started to smile shyly after my mom hugged(拥抱) him. When we got back home and Douglas startedhis things, I could not believe it. All of his40 were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. “How can youonly one kind of clothes?” I asked him. “That’s the way my school has always been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.” “I would hate having to wear thething every day.” “I don’t mind,” Douglas said. “Ittime. I don’t have to think about what I am going to wear.” “Well we don’t wear uniforms at our. You’re going to look pretty funny if you come to school in a jacket and tie(领带). Douglas looked worried., I felt bad. I had not meant(打算) to hurt him. After all, it was not easy to come to live with somefamily for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going tomy cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.”
试题分析：作者表弟的父母要去非洲支教一年，于是他就暂时住到了作者家里。表弟一到作者家里就开始忙着整理衣物，他带的衣服和身上穿的一样，都是白衬衫和深蓝色短裤。表弟习惯一种衣服，但是作者却不喜欢。意识到表弟可能会不习惯住在作者家里，作者决定好好照顾表弟。 【小题1】考查名词辨析。A一天；B一周；C一月；D一年。根据最后一段“live with somefamily for a year.”可知，表弟来作者家里住一年，故选D。 【小题2】考查名词辨析。A父(母)亲；B表兄弟姐妹；C叔叔；D朋友。根据第一段“Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family”可知，作者一眼就认出了表弟Douglas，故选B。 【小题3】考查动词辨析。A遇到，接(人、火车等)；B教，教会；C帮助；D询问，要求。looking around for someone tohim他一个人站在那里向四周张望着，寻找来接他的人，故选A。 【小题4】考查动词短语。A收拾，整理；B嘲笑；C和......玩；D谈论。When we got back home and Douglas startedhis things一到家，Douglas就开始整理他的东西，故选A。 【小题5】考查名词辨析。A袋子，包；B图片；C书；D衣服。根据“all white shirts and dark blue shorts”可知，这里指的是Douglas的衣服，故选D。 【小题6】考查动词辨析。A做，制定，使；B讨厌；C穿，戴；D卖，出售。How can youonly one kind of clothes?你怎么能只穿一种衣服呢？故选C。 【小题7】 考查形容词辨析。 A正确的；B一样的；C唯一的；D年老的。I would hate having to wear thething every day.作者说他讨厌天天穿同样的衣服，故选B。 【小题8】考查动词辨析。A浪费；B节省；C花费，度过；D有。根据“I don’t have to think about what I am going to wear.”可知，穿一样的衣服可以节省时间，不用在穿着上花心思，故选B。 【小题9】考查名词辨析。A学校；B国家；C家；D飞机场。we don’t wear uniforms at our.我们学校不用穿校服，故选A。 【小题10】考查副词辨析。A确实；B幸运的是；C突然；D秘密地。根据“Douglas looked worried. ...I had not meant(打算) to hurt him.”可知，Douglas变得担忧起来，作者忽然意识到自己的话可能伤到了表弟，故选C。 【小题11】考查形容词辨析。A困难的；B特殊的；C大的；D奇怪的，陌生的。After all, it was not easy to come to live with somefamily for a year.毕竟，跟一些陌生的人住一年不是件容易的事，从上文可知，作者看不惯表弟的穿衣风格，说明他们的生活习惯可能差别很大，故选D。 【小题12】考查动词短语。A看；B寻找；C照顾；D向上看，查找。根据“try to make this as good a year as possible for him”可知，作者打算照顾表弟，让他在作者家里住得舒服、自在，故选C。 考点：故事类短文阅读