题目内容
完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
My parents were a team, as if they were one person. Sure, they ___ __, but undoubtedly any ___ ___ would be solved. They began their married life ___ ___, but they worked hard and, ___ ___ the years built a very successful business .They had strengths and weaknesses, but so ___ ___ as they worked together, you never saw weaknesses, just strengths.
The biggest __ ___about love and marriage my parents taught us kids was how to talk “about” your partner. Have you ever heard husbands and wives make __ ___ remarks(评论) about their partners? It’s one those things people just seem to do. Sure, they are “only kidding” or maybe they are not. But words ___ ___. And words teach, whether positively or negatively. Dad always speaks of mom in positive words, ___ __ does she of him.
One day we were getting carpet fixed. The crew boss said, “Women will really spend your money, won’t they?” Dad __ ___, “Well, they were right there with you before you had any money, it’s a ___ __ to do anything for them you possibly can.” This wasn’t the answer the boss expected to hear. The crew boss __ ___ one more time, “And they’ll take that as far as they can, huh?” Dad responded again, “She’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. I’ll do anything to make her happy.”
I tried not to ___ __. I knew he wanted Dad to ___ __ just a little bit and say, “Yeah, I guess that’s true.” But it wouldn’t happen... not in a million years!
My parents are retired and still enjoying their life together, just __ __ out, reading, shopping. Throughout the years, __ ___ Mom would remind me I should be __ __ for someone to get married to, I’d say, “Ma, I have plenty of time.” She’d ___ ___ reply “I don’t have ‘that’ much time”. Dad would then look at me and say, “Hey, you ___ ___ all the time you need. If you marry someone just __ ___ the woman your mother is, you’ll have a great life.”
1.A. foughtB. arguedC. shoutedD. agreed
2.A. opinionsB. worriesC. disagreementsD. ways
3.A. poorB. richC. happyD. young
4.A. afterB. forC. duringD. over
5.A. longB. farC. goodD. well
6.A. lessonB. experienceC. memoryD. impression
7.A. unnecessaryB. unkindC. unlikelyD. unsuitable
8.A. helpB. treatC. matterD. work
9.A. soB. itC. suchD. as
10.A. talkedB. listenedC. liedD. responded
11.A. pityB. shameC. pleasureD. chance
12.A. saidB. triedC. askedD. questioned
13.A. shoutB. cryC. forgetD. laugh
14.A. give upB. give awayC. give inD. give out
15.A. stayingB. hangingC. settingD. running
16.A. ifB. thoughC. wheneverD. however
17.A. thinkingB. desiringC. designingD. looking
18.A. seriouslyB. jokinglyC. angrilyD. happily
19.A. takeB. haveC. spendD. waste
20.A. whatB. likeC. neverD. half
