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20．On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron（围裙）-the one with the race cars all over it．The ritual （老规矩） began）．（36）Dbreakfast when Dad always announced，"Go ahead everyone．I'll（37）Bthe dishes!"For the next hour Dad did the dishes，singing ballads （歌谣） like"I Had a Hat When I Came in．"and"Who Put the Chow in Mrs．Marphy's Chowder？"I suppose it was（38）Cfor a boy's father to wear an apron-even one with race cars-（39）AI never thought much of it until the day that Dad broke with tradition．It was the last Sunday in August．As we（40）Chome slowly from church together，my father seemed very（41）A．"Tommy，"he said letting my name roll off his（42）B．"There comes a time in every boy's（43）Dwhen he must take on responsibilities．It's time you（44）Ba greater role in the family．From now on，I want you to（45）Athe dishes on Sunday morning，so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle （纵横字谜） together．"
"The dishes!？"I（46）Din surprise．
"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes，son？"father said．
I started to say something about a man's（47）Cor woman's work，but I knew immediately that my protests （抗议） would be（48）A．
I didn't taste a bit of（49）Athat morning．Dad seemed joyful as he described an American game
At the end of the meal，my father（50）B，"Let's go to read the paper，honey．""Aren't you doing the dishes？"my（51）Casked surprisedly．Father smiled and said，"your oldest son has （52）Dto fill the position．"
"I want you to have this apron on，Tommy．It'll keep your clothes from getting（53）D．"And before I could go against it，he had put the thing on me．"Thanks，Son．Your mother and I（54）Cthis．"
With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper．I looked（55）Bat the dishes．I could see my dad reaching for the dishes．He was always happy to help the family．My anger soon flew off and I began to sing．
| 36．A．Until | B．During | C．Before | D．After |
| 37．A．keep up | B．take care of | C．look for | D．turn over |
| 38．A．important | B．natural | C．strange | D．exciting |
| 39．A．but | B．so | C．because | D．when |
| 40．A．rushed | B．hurried | C．walked | D．danced |
| 41．A．happy | B．angry | C．sad | D．mad |
| 42．A．eyes | B．tongue | C．ears | D．hands |
| 43．A．death | B．school | C．work | D．life |
| 44．A．made | B．played | C．did | D．carried |
| 45．A．do | B．buy | C．break | D．set |
| 46．A．smiled | B．laughed | C．whispered | D．screamed |
| 47．A．game | B．joy | C．job | D．feeling |
| 48．A．turned down | B．turned to | C．turned up | D．turned off |
| 49．A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．supper | D．juice |
| 50．A．ordered | B．announced | C．demanded | D．chatted |
| 51．A．brother | B．sister | C．mother | D．friend |
| 52．A．started | B．gone | C．managed | D．offered |
| 53．A．cold | B．warm | C．dry | D．wet |
| 54．A．hate | B．scold | C．appreciate | D．require |
| 55．A．up | B．down | C．out | D．on |
分析 本文主要叙述了一位父亲如何让自己的男孩学会承担责任的故事．从让孩子开始洗碗开始，父亲在教育孩子落实到日常生活中．
解答 DBCAC ABDBA DCAAB CDDCB
36．D．介词辨析．A直到…才；B在…期间；C在…之前；D在…之后．根据后文的"did the dishes洗餐具"可知应选D．
37．B 动词短语辨析．A坚持；B照顾，对付，处理；C寻找；D反过来．根据词义辨析和第1题和后面的did the dishes洗餐具可判断答案；故选B．
38．C 形容词辨析．根据后文的never thought判断答案．important重要的；natural自然的；strange奇怪的；exciting激动的，兴奋的；故选C．
39．A 上下文串联．这里是前后句子之间存在转折关系．故选A
40．C 动词辨析．A冲；B匆忙；C步行；D跳舞．根据下文的slowly可判断答案；故选C．
41．A 上下文串联．根据文章第一段父亲洗碗的过程都在唱着歌，所以此处应该是父亲看起来很高兴，自己的儿子长大了．故选A
42..B 短语辨析．he said letting myname roll off his tongue他卷着舌头叫我的名字；故选B．
43．D 名词辨析．句意："每个男孩子的一生中都需要承担责任，"in one's life在某人的一生中；故选D．
44．B 固定短语．句意：现在到了你承担更多家务的时候了．Itis time （that）从句用一般过去时，playa great role in在…起重要作用；故选B．
45..A 动词辨析．根据第一段中For the nexthour Dad did the dishes判断选A．
46..D 上下文串联和调查动词辨析．根据空后的insurprise可判断选scream尖叫．whisper小声说；laugh嘲笑；smile微笑；故选D．
47..C 名词辨析．A比赛；B快乐；C工作；D感情．此处是男士的"job"与女士的"work"相对比；故选C．
48..A 动词词组辨析．be turned down被拒绝；turn to转向；turn up开大；turn off关上．句意：我立即就知道我的抗议将会被拒绝．故选A．
49．A 名词辨析．A早餐；B午餐；C晚餐；D果汁．根据空后的that morning判断选A．
50..B 动词辨析．A命令，订购；B宣布，叙说，说道；C强烈要求；D聊天．"Let's go to read thepaper，honey．"是作者父亲所说的话，故选B．
51．C 上下文串联．根据空前的父亲称呼为"honey"判断，此处肯定是作者的母亲；故选C．
52．D 动词辨析．A开始；B去；C设法做某事；D（主动）提出．offer to do sth主动提出做某事，此处父亲是在给作者以"尊严"；故选D．
53．D 上下文串联．apron围裙，穿上它当然是为了不弄"湿"衣服．"它不会使你的衣服变湿"；故选D．
54．C 动词辨析．A讨厌；B责备；C欣赏，感激；D需要．句意：你母亲和我都对此很感激；故选C．
55．B 副词辨析．此处是作者向"下"看自己面前的盘子，look down向下看；look up向上看；look out注意，当心，向外看．；故选B
点评 做完形填空首先要通读全文，了解大意，一篇完形填空的文章会有许多空格，所以，必须先通读一遍，才能大概了解文章内容，千万不要看一句，做一句．其次要逐句分析，前后一致，选择答案时，要考虑整个句子的内容，包括搭配、时态、语法等．这篇完型要多注意：填空时多联系上下文，注意固定搭配，答案全部填完后，再通读一遍文章，检查是否通顺流畅了，用词得当，意思正确．
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The son returned，"They can deliver the ducks tomorrow．"
The father asked the older brother to（51）Band watch．The father then said to the younger brother，"Go to the Davidson's farm and see if they have any ducks（52）C．"
The younger brother soon returned with the（53）A，"Yes，they have five ducks for￡10 each，（54）Dten ducks for￡8 each，and they can（55）Bthem tomorrow-I ordered five ducks and asked them to deliver them（56）CI told them not to in the next hour．We agreed that if I wanted the（57）Afive ducks，I could buy them at￡6 each．"
The father（58）A the older son，who nodded his head．He finally（59）Dwhy his younger brother was given more work．His younger brother was actually（60）B at it than he was．
| 41．A．taller | B．younger | C．cleverer | D．bigger |
| 42．A．land | B．money | C．work | D．time |
| 43．A．agree | B．guess | C．notice | D．understand |
| 44．A．reason | B．result | C．information | D．fact |
| 45．A．office | B．shop | C．factory | D．farm |
| 46．A．pigs | B．ducks | C．chickens | D．cows |
| 47．A．appeared | B．arrived | C．brought | D．returned |
| 48．A．send | B．lend | C．sell | D．give |
| 49．A．number | B．size | C．price | D．weight |
| 50．A．When | B．Why | C．How | D．Where |
| 51．A．research | B．wait | C．teach | D．examine |
| 52．A．at once | B．on purpose | C．in time | D．for sale |
| 53．A．answer | B．work | C．idea | D．choice |
| 54．A．nor | B．as | C．if | D．or |
| 55．A．order | B．deliver | C．prepare | D．provide |
| 56．A．after | B．until | C．unless | D．while |
| 57．A．extra | B．normal | C．last | D．usual |
| 58．A．laughed at | B．listened to | C．looked at | D．wrote to |
| 59．A．wondered | B．noticed | C．promised | D．knew |
| 60．A．worse | B．better | C．younger | D．kinder |
9．For most people，graduation is an exciting day，but my graduation day was not．
I remember that weekend two years ago．Family and friends had flown in from across the country to（36）A the celebration．But just like everyone else in my class，I had watched the （37）B turn from bad to worse in my senior year．Almost all of us graduates had degrees，but very uncertain （38）D
The weeks ahead weren't （39）C．I knew my small university town couldn't offer me any opportunities，（40）A I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work．But what I thought would take a（41）B dragged into two，and then four，and 100job applications later，I found myself in the exact same（42）C as I was before．
You know that feeling when you wake up in（43）B？That feeling became a constant in my life．Days felt like weeks，weeks like months，and those many months felt like everlasting（44）D And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried，I just couldn't seem to make any （45）B．
So what did I do to keep my good sense？I decided to（46）CSomething about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer-a little brighter．Something about writing gave me（47）A．And if you want something badly enough，sometimes a little hope is all you（48）D!
I put my （49）C into a children's book．Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero，a little fish，who（50）A to give up his dream．
And then one day，without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world-just a lot of hard work and determination-I was offered a（51）C contract （合同） for my first book!After that，things slowly began to fall into（52）B I was offered a second book deal．Then，a few months later，I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was（53）D shortly after．
Don't give up．Even if things look（54）D now，don't give up．If you work hard，things will always get better．Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream…all we need is the（55）A to push beyond the river．
I remember that weekend two years ago．Family and friends had flown in from across the country to（36）A the celebration．But just like everyone else in my class，I had watched the （37）B turn from bad to worse in my senior year．Almost all of us graduates had degrees，but very uncertain （38）D
The weeks ahead weren't （39）C．I knew my small university town couldn't offer me any opportunities，（40）A I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work．But what I thought would take a（41）B dragged into two，and then four，and 100job applications later，I found myself in the exact same（42）C as I was before．
You know that feeling when you wake up in（43）B？That feeling became a constant in my life．Days felt like weeks，weeks like months，and those many months felt like everlasting（44）D And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried，I just couldn't seem to make any （45）B．
So what did I do to keep my good sense？I decided to（46）CSomething about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer-a little brighter．Something about writing gave me（47）A．And if you want something badly enough，sometimes a little hope is all you（48）D!
I put my （49）C into a children's book．Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero，a little fish，who（50）A to give up his dream．
And then one day，without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world-just a lot of hard work and determination-I was offered a（51）C contract （合同） for my first book!After that，things slowly began to fall into（52）B I was offered a second book deal．Then，a few months later，I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was（53）D shortly after．
Don't give up．Even if things look（54）D now，don't give up．If you work hard，things will always get better．Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream…all we need is the（55）A to push beyond the river．
| 36．A．attend | B．hold | C．prepare | D．enjoy |
| 37．A．environment | B．economy | C．opportunity | D．climate |
| 38．A．choice | B．danger | C．desire | D．future |
| 39．A．quiet | B．busy | C．easy | D．long |
| 40．A．so | B．but | C．for | D．or |
| 41．A．day | B．week | C．month | D．year |
| 42．A．town | B．direction | C．situation | D．habit |
| 43．A．surprise | B．fear | C．delight | D．peace |
| 44．A．glory | B．complaint | C．love | D．pain |
| 45．A．appointment | B．progress | C．commitment | D．decision |
| 46．A．read | B．think | C．write | D．paint |
| 47．A．hope | B．wisdom | C．pleasure | D．inspiration |
| 48．A．lack | B．find | C．bury | D．need |
| 49．A．disapproval | B．disagreement | C．dissatisfaction | D．disadvantage |
| 50．A．refused | B．managed | C．failed | D．decided |
| 52．A．ruin | B．place | C．pieces | D．despair |
| 53．A．rewarded | B．paid | C．fired | D．hired |
| 54．A．different | B．unimportant | C．strange | D．tough |
| 55．A．courage | B．chance | C．time | D．dream |