《2025年同步测控优化设计九年级英语全一册人教版精编版》

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阅读下面短文,从所给的A～E五个选项中,选出正确的选项填空,使短文通顺、内容完整。
He used to cause (引起) a lot of trouble
Martin Murray is a fifteen - year - old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life.
He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. However, after his father’s death a few years ago, 46. ______ His mother couldn’t afford to pay (不能负担) her child’s education. To do this, she had to work, and so she was not often at home.
His mother looked after him as well as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for himself and his family. He was not interested in studying and he often got into trouble with (与……冲突) the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient (有耐心的) 47. ______
In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school. Martin hated it and caused a lot of trouble. One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. 48. ______
But the head teacher (校长) said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me and would always take pride in everything good I do. 49. ______ I realize that since my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”
Now Martin has really changed a great deal. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. 50. ______ His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself, and as Martin himself says, “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
A. How was he able to change?
B. and she didn’t give up trying to help him.
C. That’s when I decided to change.
D. Martin’s life became much more difficult.
E. His teacher agreed and thought Martin was wasting his time (浪费时间).
46.D 47.B 48.E 49.C 50.A

答案： 46.D 47.B 48.E 49.C 50.A