"Mum，canIinvitemyclassmateBrettovertostaytomorrownight，please？It'sFriday，andwedon'thaveany（36）．CanI，please？"Mumwassittingatthekitchentable．Dadwas（37）nexttoher，restinghisheadonhis

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"Mum，can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night，please？It's Friday，and we don't have any（36）___．Can I，please？"Mum was sitting at the kitchen table．Dad was（37）___next to her，resting his head on his arms．Mum could（38）___that James wanted so badly to have his friend over．
"I'm so sorry，James，"she said．
"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house？Why，Mum？"James asked sadly，almost in（39）___．
"I know it's（40）___for you，"Mum said softly．"But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little…strange．And then they would make fun of you．"
"No，they wouldn't，Mum，"James protested．"We're not（41）___at all．We're just ordinary people．"
Mum sighed heavily．"To tell you the truth，James，my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy （42）___．And your poor father---he doesn't feel（43）___．He really needs a rest．"
"I can help，Mum!"James said．"（44）___I can make you and Dad feel better，can Brett come over？Please？"
"Well…"Mum began．
"Great!Thanks，Mum!"James almost shouted．"Just sit there，don't move．"He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and（45）___what he needed---two spanners（扳手）．"Hang on，Mum，"he said．"This won't take a second．"After some（46）___，James was finished．With a smile of（47）___on his face he said，"There!How does that feel？""Oh，James，"Mum said．"That's a much better!How did you do it？"
"Easy，"James said （48）___．"Dad had tightened your neck bolts （螺栓） too much!I just（49）___them slightly!I learned that in robotic science at school．"
"What about you father？Can you（50）___ him？"asked Mum．
"I'll try，"James replied．He（51）___up Dad's hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head．Then he turned the（52）___on．Dad opened his eyes and（53）___immediately．"He just let his（54）___run too low，that's all，"James said，"Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？"
"I guess so，"replied Mum．"Your friends will just have to（55）___that we are a very unusual family．Thanks，son!"

36．A．chance	B．message	C．difficulty	D．homework
37．A．reading	B．alone	C．asleep	D．standing
38．A．see	B．explain	C．agree	D．doubt
39．A．terror	B．surprise	C．silence	D．tears
40．A．hard	B．fair	C．easy	D．good
41．A．normal	B．popular	C．strange	D．anxious
42．A．loss	B．headache	C．task	D．day
43．A．ill	B．well	C．funny	D．sorry
44．A．As	B．Since	C．Before	D．If
45．A．found	B．kept	C．controlled	D．returned
46．A．requests	B．repairs	C．thoughts	D．instructions
47．A．sympathy	B．bitterness	C．politeness	D．satisfaction
48．A．embarrassedly	B．proudly	C．gratefully	D．impatiently
49．A．collected	B．produced	C．adjusted	D．covered
50．A．greet	B．accompany	C．help	D．ask
51．A．caught	B．lifted	C．gave	D．filled
52．A．television	B．light	C．gas	D．power
53．A．grew up	B．lay down	C．sat up	D．broke down
54．A．battery	B．food	C．temperature	D．blood
55．A．prove	B．expect	C．accept	D．suspect

Answer 1

36-40 DCADB  41-45 CBBDA  46-50 BDBCC 51-55 BDCAC
36 D．考查名词的辨析．句意是：：妈妈，我可以邀请Brett来我家吗？这是星期五，我们没有家庭作业．根据Friday，可知这是周末，所以没有家庭作业是正常的事情． 故选D．
37 C．考查形容词的辨析．下文说父亲残疾，需要休息；而在这段描绘了父亲头伏在胳膊上（resting his head on his arms），可以想象出父亲感觉不舒服，正在睡（下文说接通电源后父亲就张开了眼睛）．故选C．
38 A．考查动词的辨析．从James的请求及其语气，母亲显然看出他急切想让同学到家玩．故选A．
39 D．考查名词的辨析．当遭到母亲的不允许后，他伤心地问（James asked sadly）为什么，很可能几乎含着眼泪．故选D．
40 B．考查形容词的辨析．James从来没邀请过同学来家玩．而现在遭到母亲的不许可，对于他来说，星期五没有同学来是很伤心，很难熬的一天．应当说是不公平的一件事．故选B．
41 C．考查形容词的辨析．文介绍过母亲不同意James的要求是因为担心他同学会认为家里异常而嘲笑他（But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little…strange．）．这里James反驳说，他认为家里很寻常（We're just ordinary people．），一点不古怪．故选C．
42 B．考查名词的辨析．母亲的感受，脖子疼导致头痛得很厉害．故选B．
43 B．考查形容词的辨析．可怜的父亲需要休息（He really needs a rest．），很可能身体感觉不舒服．故选B．
44 D．考查连词的辨析．James 问话的意思是，要是他能使父母亲舒服点，他的请求是否可以满足．该句逗号前后存在逻辑上的条件关系．故选D．
45 A．考查动词的辨析．James跑向厨房，拉开抽屉，找到他所需要的东西．故选A．
46 B．考查动词的辨析．James 找到扳子后，做些修缮和调整，让母亲更舒服点．故选B．
47 D．考查名词的辨析．不花几秒钟，James就调整好母亲脖子上的绷带，因此露出了满意的微笑． 故选D．
48 B．考查副词的辨析．母亲感觉好多了，并问他是如何做到的．James显然是自豪地回答，那简单！句中的形容词easy说明他很自豪．故选B．
49 C．考查动词的辨析．James找到了母亲不舒服的原因是父亲把螺栓扭得太紧（Dad had tightened your neck bolts （螺栓） too much!），他只不过调松些．故选C．
50 C．考查动词的辨析．由上文可知爸爸的身体也不好，所以妈妈请求James也帮爸爸．故选C．
51 B．考查动词的辨析．把父亲脖子后的头发拢起，要插入了一根电线．故选B．
52 D．考查名词的辨析．把电线插入父亲的脑袋里（plugged the electric wire into Dad's head．），然后接通的是电源．James想给爸爸充电了．故选D．
53 C．考查动词短语．父亲原先是伏在胳膊上睡，一接通电源，他张开了眼睛，立即坐了起来，说明爸爸的问题好了．故选C．
54 A．考查名词的辨析．接通电源，父亲就没睡意，更舒服了．说明爸爸身体不好可能是因为体内的电池电量不足．故选A．
55 C．考查动词的辨析． James运用自己的聪明才智使得父母亲都感觉舒服了，他的朋友但会接受这确实是不寻常的一家．故选C．