语言朋友(74)__1__ a jungle(丛林)with weeds growing wildly.I need to mow it at once.After several false __2____3__.I was mowing and trying hard to push the machine uphill, which was really a hard job, for the machine was too old to work well.I was so__4__that I complained under my breath, so I decided to take a short break.
At the top of a rise, I__5__to see my 12yearold John Thomas standing there, with a smile on his face and a glass of __6__ in his hand.揌ere, Mom, 攈e said, 揾ave a drink, Want me to help you?is
Dad__7__ me work on the flat places.?I ,__8__ the ice water and went to sit in the__9__ of a tall tree.As I took my drink, I __10__my son.To my surprise, he didn't seem to be__11__ the normal mowing pattern.And he kept __12__ at me as he worked.I wondered what made him so __13__？ I thought to myself.After a while, __14__ mowing and looked in my direction.“Hey, Mom.Could you__15__ here？” “He's always naughty like this, ？” I said to myself__16__ds gradually became __17__， for the spot I thought he'd missed had been__18__ mowed into the shape of a(an) __19__， suddenly I felt something warm and gentle rising from inside.
“Like it, Mom? It's mine and it's for you.” he asked with a big __20__ .“Now I'll finish the job.”
解题导语：作者跟我们分享了她儿子向她表达爱意的一个故事。turn into“变成”。句意：野草疯长草坪可能变成丛林。B
2．A.starts
B．words
C．ends
D．behavior
解析：根据下文的“I had to examine it...”可知选C。several false starts“失败的开端”。A
3．A.work
B．move
C．going
D．flying
解析：此处选going表示“运转”。句意： 让我们的旧的割草机运转起来。C
4．A.cheerful
B．tired根据下文“so I decided to take a short break ”B
5．A.looked through
B．looked over
C．looked after
D．looked up
解析：因为约翰“At the top of a rise”所以“我”得向上看。故选looked up。D
6．A.hot tea
B．chocolate
C．milk
D．ice water
解析：根据下文的“the ice water”可知选D。D
7．A.asks
B．allows
C．lets
D．agrees
解析：let sb. do sth.，其do 搭配。C
8．A.drank
B．heated句意：我接过冰水走到树荫下坐下来。C
9．A.shade
B．leaves
C．root
D．top
解析：参见第8题解析。A
10．A.saw
B．watched
C．observed
D．noticed
解析：watch 有“注视”的意思。B
11．A.feeling
B．finding
C．following
D．feeding
解析：follow the normal pattern“遵循正常的模式”。C
12．A.shouting
B．crying
C．speaking
D．smiling根据上下文多次出现的“smile”可知选D。D
13．A.happy
B．tired
C．upset
D．disappointed
解析：句意：我真不知道是什么让儿子这么高兴。A
14．A.continued
B．went on
C．stopped
D．finished
解析：句意： 他停止割草朝我看C
15．A.go over
B．turn over
C．driver over
D．come over
解析：come over“过来”。D
16．A.happily
B．angrily
C．eagerly
D．anxiously根据作者使用的词语“naughty” 以及下文的“my angry word”可知选B。B
17．A.heavier
B．thicker
C．louder
D．quieter
解析：根据下文作者被感动可知她生气的话逐渐变得没声音了。故quieter。D
18．A.carefully
B．carelessly
C．casually
D．comfortably
解析：句意：儿子很用心地用割草机割出了一个“心”的形状。A
19．A.heart
B．apple
C．hand
D．foot
解析：参见第18题解析。A
20．A.sign
B．smile
C．surprise
D．sigh
解析：根据上文的“kept smiling”可知是很开心地笑着说。B
七选五
Taking a math test can be pretty stressful.Even if you know the material, you can still get the problem wrong.Knowing how to go through your math test and check your work can save you from handing in a test full of mistakes that can be avoided.__21__
Write it out
You can also check a math problem by writing everything out on paper.__22__Writing out math problems reduces your chances of missing anything to the lowest possible level, which is a common cause of incorrect answers.
__23__
Make sure your answers work by doing the opposite procedure of what your problem calls for, including the answer you got the first time around.In other words, you would use the opposite of this addition problemsubtraction (减法) to Plugging in
You may find that a variable isn't good enough or have a problem where you have to solve for a variable (变量)．__24__ the only real way to assure yourself that the answer you've found is correct.
Check for a reasonable answer
__25__ For example, if you get an answer in the millions and you know it should be in the thousands, you've likely misplaced a point.Go back through the work on your paper to make sure all of your formulas and calculations are correct.If everything looks okay, do the problem again and compare the result of the second try to what you've got on the first try.
A．Do the opposite.
B．Correct the answers.
C．Plug the variable in the equation (方程) to check it out.d the test.
F．If the result of a problem seems to make no sense, it indicates that the answer is incorrect.
G．This helps you to know what information you have and what information you need to solve.
答案：21～25 DGACF