Question

"How did you do it, Dad? How have you to not take a drink for almost 20 years?" It took me almost 20 years to have the to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he a situation that, in the past, would have him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up the drinking would begin again.

"I had this little poem that I recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's reply to my 18-year-old question. "The words were an instant relief and constant to me that things were never so that I could not handle them," Dad said. And then he the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound words immediately became part of my daily as well.

About a month after this talk with my father, I a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily affirmations （誓词）with one affirmation for each day of the year.

It has been my experience that when you get with days of the year on it, you automatically turn to the that lists your own birthday.

I opened the book to November 10 to what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I did a double-take and tears of and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity （安详）Prayer:

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.

1.A. prepared B. promised C. managed D. performed

2.A. courage B. opportunity C. inspiration D. reason

3.A. began B. avoided C. permitted D. quit

4.A. got away with B. got into C. got down to D. got through

5.A. forbade B. started C. attracted D. caused

6.A. for fear B. for sure C. so that D. otherwise

7.A. should B. might C. would D. had to

8.A. unanswered B. unasked C. unexpected D. unwelcome

9.A. prayer B. performer C. inspector D. reminder

10.A. rough B. severe C. tough D. urgent

11.A. created B. explained C. spared D. shared

12.A. schedule B. routine C. habits D. customs

13.A. mistook B. posted C. accepted D. received

14.A. copied B. presented C. listed D. printed

15.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

16.A. date B. page C. matters D. problems

17.A. doubtedly B. eventually C. patiently D. hurriedly

18.A. see B. recite C. repeat D. forecast

19.A. sadness B. loneliness C. disbelief D. belief

20.A. exact B. correct C. almost D. much

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：是接受现实，还是尝试改变？上帝，给我们平静之心来接受不能改变之事，给我们勇气去改变我们所能改变之事，给我们智慧以了解其差异。这是一首激励着父亲的诗，同时也使我明白：看清自己，努力尝试，便无悔此生。

1.】考查动词和语境理解。A. prepared 准备，B. promised答应，C. managed设法做， D. performed表演。由下文可知父亲已经设法戒掉了酒，故应用manage，表示“成功做到……”，问父亲如何做到20年不喝酒。选C。

2.】考查名词和语境理解。A. courage勇气，B. opportunity机会，C. inspiration激发，D. reason理由。句意“我”花了近20年的时间才有勇气去问父亲这个个人问题。第二段最后解释说，“我”一直害怕勾起他再次饮酒的欲望，故不敢提及该问题。选A。

3.】考查动词和语境理解。 A. began 开始，B. avoided避免，C. permitted允许， D. quit退出，放弃。这里是在描述父亲最初戒酒时我们的反应,大家都如坐针毡似的。选D。

4.】考查动词短语和语境理解。A. got away with摆脱，B. got into走进，C. got down to开始， D. got through通过。每次当他遇到一种可能会让他再次饮酒的场合时，大家都如坐针毡似的（be on pins and needles）。get into a situation陷入一种处境。选B。

5.】考查动词和语境理解。A. forbade 禁止，B. started开始，C. attracted吸引，D. caused引起。每当父亲可能继续开始酗酒时，大家都如坐针毡似的.选B。

6.】考查连词和语境理解。A. for fear 唯恐，B. for sure肯定，C. so that为了， D. otherwise否则。担心(父亲)再次开始饮酒，故数年来我们一直不敢提及这件事。选A。

7.】考查情态动词和语境理解。A. should 应该，B. might可能，C. would将要；总会， D. had to不得不。从下文可知，父亲喜爱这首诗，每天总会至少背诵四到五遍。选C。

8.】考查动词和语境理解。 A. unanswered 未回答，B. unasked没有问及，C. unexpected出乎意料， D. unwelcome不受欢迎。根据空后内容可知，这是父亲对文章开头“我”未提出的问题的回答。选B。

9.】考查名词和语境理解。 A. prayer 祈祷者，B. performer表演者，C. inspector视察者， D. reminder提醒的人或物。原来，父亲戒酒成功的秘诀在于每天反复背诵这首诗来提醒自己。选D。

10.】考查形容词和语境理解。 A. rough崎岖的，B. severe严峻的， C. tough艰苦的；棘手的，D. urgent紧急的。这些话不断提醒我：事情从来不会困难到无法处理。选C。

11.】考查动词和语境理解。 A. created 创造，B. explained解释， C. spared抽出，D. shared分享。share sth with sb.与某人分享……。本题易误选read，但其后介词应用to，即read sth．to sb．。父亲和我分享了这首诗。选D。

12.】考查名词和语境理解。 A. schedule 安排表，B. routine常规，C. habits习惯，D. customs风俗。“我”对该诗一见倾心，颇受其影响，这些语言浅显（simple）但寓意深刻，发人深省的话语立即成为“我”日常生活的一部分。选B。

13.】考查动词和语境理解。A. mistook弄错， B. posted 张贴，C. accepted 接受，D. received收到。由空格后的a gift in the mail及birthday可知，此处说“我”收到一份礼物。选D。

14.考查动词和语境理解。. A. copied 复制，B. presented呈递，C. listed 列举，D. printed印刷。这份礼物是关于名言警句的一本书。这本书为一年中的每一天都列出了（listed）警言。选C。

15.考查代词和语境理解。. A. something 某事，B. anything任何事，C. everything一切，D. nothing没事。在我的经验中，每当你收到一件东西上面记有每日发生的事情的时候。选A。

16.】考查名词和语境理解。A. date日期，B. page页数，C. matters 事情，D. problems问题。你就会自动的先翻到自己生日的那一页看看。选B。

17.考查副词和语境理解。A. doubtedly 怀疑，B. eventually 最后，C. patiently耐心地，D. hurriedly匆忙。hurriedly（匆忙地）一词能够恰如其分地描绘出作者当时的心情，“我”赶忙翻到11月10日那一页。选D。

18.】考查动词和语境理解。A. see看见，B. recite背诵，C. repeat重复，D. forecast预测。我急于知道什么样的生日提醒在等待着我。选A。

19.】考查名词和语境理解。A. sadness 悲伤，B. loneliness孤独，C. disbelief不相信，D. belief信念。我翻到11月10日那一页时，首先是非常惊奇（astonished），然后不相信和感激的泪水夺眶而出。选C。

20.】考查形容词和语境理解。A. exact 准确的，B. correct正确的，C. almost几乎，D. much许多。我”生日那一页上的警言正是曾经帮助父亲戒酒的那首诗。同样的一首诗也注定要使我受益匪浅。选A。

考点：人生感悟类文章