Question

10．Education from My Father
My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life．But there are（36）Cthat I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of（37）A．
When I was small I was somewhat（38）B of lightning and thunder．My father explained it．The explanation was in（39）D that a child could understand but was basically correct．I gained a better （40）Alater，but I didn't have to unlearn anything．
What he said was that there was electricity in the cloud（41）Bit traveled to the ground like a spark．When it traveled（42）Dthe air it made the air so hot that it（43）B．Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to（44）A the space．He clapped his hands together very loud，（45）Dto be the air rushing in，and said that makes the thunder．When I hear thunder，I can still hear that （46）A．
He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was（47）C．It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars：no moon，no town lights．But there were more stars than you could （48）Cand they had color too．He said that if there were no clouds，we had no blankets and were（49）B to the universe．Our warmth was going to （50）Athe whole universe．When there were clouds，they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe．I （51）D feel on the edge of space on a very clear night．
I am sure there were many other lessons that I（52）C  but no longer remember．What I did（53）D，in general，was that there were explanations and that the more I understood the m，the more    comfortable the world was to live in．I was not taught that there were （54）Cbut that there was understanding if you looked for it．This may be why I have always been（55）B in science．

36．A．others	B．few	C．some	D．all
37．A．science	B．nature	C．weather	D．universe
38．A．sure	B．fond	C．tired	D．afraid
39．A．depth	B．words	C．gestures	D．data
40．A．understanding	B．knowledge	C．command	D．confidence
41．A．but	B．and	C．for	D．or
42．A．above	B．to	C．along	D．through
43．A．shone	B．burned	C．expanded	D．broke
44．A．fill	B．make	C．avoid	D．break
45．A．trying	B．proving	C．hoping	D．pretending
46．A．clap	B．remark	C．voice	D．crash
47．A．cold	B．bright	C．clear	D．foggy
48．A．explore	B．foresee	C．imagine	D．identify
49．A．committed	B．exposed	C．related	D．led
50．A．heat	B．protect	C．extend	D．light
51．A．ever	B．also	C．even	D．still
52．A．selected	B．arranged	C．absorbed	D．delivered
53．A．consider	B．promise	C．explain	D．learn
54．A．memories	B．blankets	C．mysteries	D．thunders
55．A．engaged	B．interested	C．successful	D．skillful

Answer 1

分析 文章讲述的是作者小的时候有了父亲给的关于一些自然想象的解释，从而产生了对科学的喜爱，影响了作者一生．

解答 CADBA  BDBAD  ACCBA  DCDCB
36．C．考查名词辨析．此处代指前面的memories，句意为但是有一些记忆让我常常想起；故选C．
37．A．考查名词辨析．根据作者回忆的内容和This may be why I have always been   51  in science可知，父亲使作者爱上了科学；故选A．   
38．D．考查动词辨析，作者小时候对雷电感到害怕；故选D．
39．B．考查名词辨析．父亲的口头解释孩子可以听懂，但是基本上是正确的；故选B．
40．A．考查名词辨析．小时候父亲为了让他能听懂，解释上肯定不够科学，完善，所以此处讲的是作者后来对此增进了了解/知识．Gain a better understanding 增进对…的了解/知识；故选A
41．B．考查连词辨析．他说的是，云层里有电，电像闪光一样传递到地面上．并列关系；故选B．
42．D．t考查介词辨析．hrough穿过 当电穿过空气的时候，它让空气变得很热，以致于空气都燃烧了起来．根据后面的Then there was nothing where the air had been可知，空气燃烧掉了；故选D．
43．B．考查动词辨析，根据后面的Then there was nothing where the air had been可知，空气燃烧掉了；故选B．
44．A．考查动词辨析，空气被燃烧掉后，别处的空气要填补进来，即fill；故选A，
45．D．考查动词辨析，父亲拍手，模拟空气快速填补进来；故选D．
46．A．考查动词辨析，每当我听到雷声，我还能回想到当时父亲拍手的声音；故选A．
47．C．考查形容词辨析．此处与前面的cloudy相反，即clear晴天，根据后面的It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars：no moon，no town lights也可以知道；故选C
48．C．考查动词辨析，其实有比你想象的多得多的星星，他们还有颜色．Explore探索    foresee 预测 identify 识别；故选C，
49．B．考查词组辨析，be exposed to 暴露于 be committed to致力于 be related to 与…有关 lead to导致 句意为，没有云的时候，我们完全暴露于整个宇宙之中，没有什么遮盖；故选B．
50．A．考查动词辨析，根据warmth可知，温暖可以给整个宇宙加热；故选A，
51．D．考查句意理解，在晴朗的夜晚，我仍然能够感受到（像父亲说的那样）好像站在太空的边缘；故选D．
52．C．考查动词辨析，Absorb吸收，理解．句意为我肯定还有其他很多知识我理解了，但是现在不记得了；故选C．
53．D．考查动词辨析，但是我真正学到的是，一切都有相应的解释，我理解的越多，我就会生活的越舒适；故选D．
54．C．考查名词辨析．父亲教会了我世界上没有什么是解不开的迷，只要我们去寻找，就可以理解，弄明白．也许这就是我对科学感兴趣的原因；故选C．
55．B．考查固定搭配．be interested in对…感兴趣，与第一段最后一句中的my love of science相呼应．父亲教会了我世界上没有什么是解不开的迷，只要我们去寻找，就可以理解，弄明白．也许这就是我对科学感兴趣的原因；故选B

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