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【题目】There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t _______ him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seemed to me his only purpose in life was to say “_______” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a ______. Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. ________ my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that was what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and _______ every penny I could. And when I had enough to buy my car, I _______! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to show it _______ to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only _______ you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

“I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a ________ to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house , ________it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) ________ day. As I dropped my dad off, I ________ him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his ________ from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were ________ lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad worked for the family. My father was a cement finisher(水泥修整工).

In that instant, it ________ to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this ________, no matter how hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him _______ about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to ________ me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s ________ me. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”

His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he cleared his ________ and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

【1】 A. like B. remember C. forget D. care

【2】 A. Sorry B. Yes C. No D. Good

【3】 A. car B. friend C. job D. bus

【4】 A. So B. As C. Not D. Even

【5】 A. spent B. earned C. kept D. saved

【6】A. did B. changed C. stopped D. was

【7】A. out B. in C. up D. off

【8】 A. pay B. charge C. offer D. accept

【9】A. ride B. leave C. trip D. hurry

【10】 A. as B. although C. but D. since

【11】 A. ordinary B. hot C. unusual D. special

【12】 A. helped B. followed C. left D. watched

【13】 A. tools B. clothes C. luggage D. bag

【14】A. fewer B. more C. longer D. less

【15】A. happened B. seemed C. occurred D. appeared

【16】 A. now and then B. day and night C. all the time D.day in and day out

【17】 A. talk B. complain C. ask D. speak

【18】 A. hand B. pass C. lend D. take

【19】 A. for B. at C. on D. in

【20】 A. hands B. eyes C. throat D. clothes

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【7】D

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【11】B

【12】D

【13】A

【14】B

【15】C

【16】D

【17】B

【18】A

【19】C

【20】C

【解析】【1】根据第一句作者认为自己的父亲不知道怎样当一位好父亲判断，此处表达的意思是从来不“记得”父亲曾经说过“我爱你”这句话。

【2】此处表示父亲总是拒绝作者的要求，因此更加深了作者对父亲的误解。say”no”to对……说“不”；say”sorry”to对……说“对不起”；say”yes”to对……说“是” 。

【3】下句提到了买车的事情。

【4】此处是说有些父母在孩子取得驾照后总是主动给孩子买车，但自己的父亲没有这样做。此处表示否定概念，故用not表示作者的父亲不会给自己买车，由否定概念可排除其它选项。

【5】既然父亲不给买车，作者只好“节省（saved）”每一个便士来自己买车。

【6】作者最终攒够了钱，买了车。I did是替代性用法，相当于I bought my car。

【7】show sth. Off是固定短语，意为“炫耀”。

【8】charge用作动词，意为“收钱，收费”，此处作者半开玩笑地向父亲收搭车费。由具体的语境可知，此处不表示“付钱（pay）”、“出钱（offer）”等。

【9】因为父亲的车坏了，所以需要“搭车”上班。ride意为“搭车”。由父亲要去上班这一语境可知其它选项不符合题意。

【10】太阳还没有升起来了，但天已经热起来了。前后文是转折关系，所以应选C项。

【11】这将是一个“炎热的”天。作者想用炎热的天气来衬托父亲工作的艰辛。

【12】从下文可以看出作者是在观察父亲，因此用watched表示“注视”。

【13】从下文看出作者的父亲是一个干粗活、重活的工人，因此此处父亲应是从车尾箱里拿出“工具（tools）”。

【14】此处作者强调的是父亲年龄的增长，而且由于年复一年的辛劳，当然脸上的皱纹比以前“更多（more）”了。根据常识可知作者不可能说父亲脸上的皱纹更“长（longer）”le .

【15】看到父亲脸上的皱纹，作者才联想起父亲的辛苦。it occurred to sb. that表示“某人突然想起了某事”，it是形式主语，that引导主语从句。it happened to sh. that意为“恰巧……”，it appeared to sb.that意为“在某人看来……”，都不符合题意。

【16】此处作者强调父亲工作的辛劳，当然是用“日复一日（day in and day out）”来形容他工作时间之长。day and night意为“日日夜夜”，显然人不可能日日夜夜地工作。

【17】根据句意判断应选B项，表示父亲任劳任怨，从不抱怨。此处关键是要明白作者的用意是赞扬父亲。

【18】hand sb.sth.意为“递给某人某物”,此处表示父亲下车后“递给”我搭车钱。pass sb.sth.意为“把某物传递给某人”。

【19】It’s on me.为固定用法，意为“我请客”。

【20】父亲非常激动，清了清“喉咙（throat）”才说了下面的话：我也爱你。明白了作者父亲此时激动的心情，再结合常识可排除其它选项。