I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a 16 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 17 it.
The 18 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 19 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 20 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and 21 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't 22 and get hurt.
After that happened, I 23 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 24 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-doJill burst out laughing, but I almost 25 .
After a while, I started wishing I could 26 Grandma in a closet. I even plained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel 27 in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 28 everything pletely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 29 them about their 30 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
Volunteer your grandmother, she whispered. She's 31 and rich in experience.
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 32 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 33 she was a great heroine. I was 34 of my grandma and hoped she would 35 know that I had been ashamed of her.
【小题1】A．funnyB．monC．terribleD．clear【小题2】A．admitB．receive C．refuseD．show【小题3】A．quarrel B．accidentC．trouble D．adventure【小题4】A．already B．alwaysC．simplyD．hardly【小题5】A．enjoyingB．pretendingC．imaginingD．continuing【小题6】A．warnB．demandC．advise D．beg【小题7】A．mindB．hearC．seeD．fall【小题8】A．expectedB．declaredC．realizedD．doubted【小题9】A．Because ofB．Except for C．Such asD．Instead of【小题10】A．died B．cheeredC．disappearedD．suffered【小题11】A．meetB．avoidC．arrangeD．hide【小题12】A．independent B．inconvenientC．unweleD．unfamiliar【小题13】A．changedB．finishedC．stoppedD．Prepared【小题14】A．interviewB．report C．tellD．write【小题15】A．newsB．lives C．advantages D．achievements【小题16】A．freeB．popularC．interesting D．embarrassing【小题17】A．showB．stage C．dutyD．time【小题18】A．and then B．even if C．so thatD．as if【小题19】A．sureB．proudC．ashamedD．afraid【小题20】A．never B．evenC．stillD．onceC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述作者过去曾因为年迈的奶奶言行举止有些怪异而感到耻辱，后来奶奶有机会站在学校舞台讲述自己的经历并深受欢迎，从而作者对奶奶的看法发生了根本性的改变。
【小题1】C根据第一句I used to be ashamed of my grandma 以及后文可知，作者过去对奶奶错误的看法或态度是一件很糟糕的事情。funny滑稽可笑的；terrible可怕的，糟糕的；mon常见的；clear清晰的。
【小题2】A虽然这种事情说出来不好，但却是一个事实，作者不得不承认。admit承认； receive收到，接收；refuse拒绝；show展示。
【小题3】C后文所列举的例子，是作者认为由奶奶引起的麻烦事。另外后文没有出现作者与Katy争吵，故排除A；quarrel吵架,accident事故；trouble麻烦；adventure冒险。
【小题4】D 根据上文I was so used to seeing them的句意及下文but转折可知此处应为否定的语气。already已经；always总是；simply简单地，只是；hardly几乎不。故选D
【小题5】B根据动词的用法可排除A、C；再根据后文作者担心奶奶会听见受到伤害可以推断出Katy只是假装要宣扬这件事。enjoying喜欢，享受；pretending假装；imagining享受；continuing继续。
【小题6】D 上下文串联。从上文get down on my knees（双膝跪下），可以推断作者是恳求语气，beg sb to do sth乞求某人做某事。其他三项Warn警告；demand；要求advise建议均不符合题意。
【小题7】B上下文串联。从上句中shut up(闭嘴)一词可以得知作者不想让奶奶听到嘲笑而受到伤害。 mind介意;hear听到，听见see看见fall落下，掉下。故选hear。
【小题8】C 联系上下文可知，作者意识到奶奶会引起很多不愉快的事情。expect盼望,期待；declare宣告，宣称；realize意识到；doubt怀疑.
【小题9】D根据常识可知，买汉堡包应该买已经做好的，而奶奶却让他们做一个“巨无霸”汉堡包。. Because of因为；Except for 除了；Such as比如说；Instead of代替，而不是。
【小题10】A 根据前文but 可知，作者的态度应与弟弟的态度相反，再结合作者对奶奶的态度可排除B项cheer使振奋，使欢呼；disappear 消失，不符语意， suffer受苦，遭受；此处用die表示作者十分生气失望的心情。
【小题11】D作者希望把奶奶藏起来，不让奶奶出来引起麻烦。 meet遇见；avoid避免；arrange安排； hide躲藏，故选D
【小题12】C inconvenient 不便利的，不方便的，主语不能为人，故排除；结合语意可知父母不希望让奶奶感到在家里不受欢迎。Independent独立的；inconvenient不方便的；unwele不受欢迎的；unfamiliar不熟悉的。
【小题13】A此处为本文的转折点，根据下文可知，作者对奶奶的看法发生了根本性的改变。finish结束；stop停止； prepare准备；changed改变。
【小题14】A原词复现。根据52个空后面的interview 可知答案。. Interview面试，采访；report 报道； tell告诉；write写。
【小题15】B根据下文51空后面的rich in experience 可知此处lives 为生活、经历。news 消息； lives生命advantages优点，长处 achievements成就。
【小题16】C 根据49个空前面My teacher told us to help find interesting old people… 的可知此处应选C。Free自由的；popular受欢迎的； interesting有趣的；embarrassing令人尴尬的。
【小题17】B作者在全体师生面前采访奶奶，让她讲述自己的经历，应在舞台上。on show在展览；on stage在舞台上；on duty 在上班；on time按时。
【小题18】D空后说奶奶是个伟大的英雄，但实际上并不是真正意义上的英雄，故用as if好像，用以突出奶奶讲述自己的经历时大家都认真听的情形。and then然后 even if即使 so that为了，以便。
【小题19】B联系上文可知，作者对奶奶的看法已经转变。be proud of 对……感到自豪, be sure of 确信，be afraid of 害怕……。Be ashamed of 以。。。为羞耻
【小题20】A作者希望奶奶永远不会知道自己原来对她的看法，不让她因此受到伤害。never从不，永不 even曾经；still仍然，还 once曾经，一度。