完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Lianne Harper is a 39-year-old woman from Stockport. She is a of four children. She thought it was a(n)________thing for her children’s language development(发展) unti(直到……)she found she was wrong. Lianne Harper’s first daughter, Jenny, is 15 now. She had a large ____ when she was two. But Lianne Harper’s first son, Tom, is 10 now. When he was six, it was ____ for him to speak. He didn’t like to speak to others. When Lianne Harper’s second son, Ashley, showed adelay(延迟), she took Ashley to a school for two days a week. She hoped her son could learn words the other children. Lianne spent more time speaking to him at home so his speech(口语). When Lianne Harper’s second daughter, Bethany, was 2, sheto talk to her more. She could speak more words before she was two.she’s a real chatterbox(话多的人). Lianne Harper realized(意识到) that parents can’t just depend on(依靠) children to learn words from others. They need others to speak to them and listen to them.
试题分析：短文大意：莉安哈珀是一个来自斯托克波特的39岁的女人。她是一位有四个孩子的母亲。她认为孩子的语言发展是自然的事，然而后来她发现她错了。 【小题1】考查名词及语境理解。句意：她是一位有四个孩子的母亲。 mother母亲；father父亲；son儿子； daughter女儿。根据人称代词she以及空白后的介词短语of four children 可推知该选A。 【小题2】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：她认为孩子的语言发展是自然的事。important 重要的；perfect 完美的； natural 自然的； excellent优秀的。根据句意可知该选C。 【小题3】考查名词及语境理解。句意：她两岁的时候就有大量的词汇。grammar语法；vocabulary词汇；spelling拼写； translation翻译。联系下句But Lianne Harper’s first son, Tom, is 10 now. When he was six, it was __ for him to speak可推知该选.B。 【小题4】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他六岁时说话很困难。difficult困难的；quick迅速的；slow慢的；easy容易的。联系下句He didn’t like to speak to others. 可知他说话困难，所以选A。 【小题5】考查名词及语境理解。句意：当李安哈珀的第二个儿子，艾希礼，显示出语言延迟，她把艾希礼一周带到学校两天。education教育；idea主意； language语言；information信息。联系下句She hoped her son could learn words the other children.可推知该选C。 【小题6】考查介词及语境理解。句意：她希望她的儿子能向其他孩子学习说话。from 从； in在……里；on在……上；to到。Learn from向……学习，所以选A。 【小题7】考查动词及语境理解。句意：李安花更多的时间跟他在家里说话，所以他的口语改善了。started 开始；finished完成；began开始； improved提高。联系上句Lianne spent more time speaking to him at home 可知该选D。 【小题8】考查动词及语境理解。句意：当李安哈珀的二女儿伯大尼两岁时，她努力跟她讲更多的话。tried 努力，设法；sent发送； hoped 希望； wished希望。Try to do sth努力做某事，设法做某事，所以选A。 【小题9】考查副词及语境理解。句意：现在她真是个话匣子。First 首先； Finally最后； Now 现在； Then那时。联系上句She could speak more words before she was two 可知该选C。 【小题10】考查物主代词及语境理解。句意：李安哈珀意识到父母不能仅仅依靠孩子向其他人学习说话。his他的； her她的；our 我们的； their他们的。根据主语parents 可推知该选D。 考点：故事类短文。