Baseball was always where my heart lay. However, my father did not care for baseball. Two recreational activities he enjoyed were golfing and fishing, neither of which I considered a real sport. He didn’t talk much and he wasn’t good at expressing himself. Frankly, I wasn’t entirely certain he cared about me. In a way, my father was like a familiar stranger I saw every day.

One day, watching the play on television made me want a glove of my own. To my surprise, my father said he wanted one, too. He was on the portly side, but then again, one of the famous pitchers (投手) on the Mets was even fatter. So I thought, why not?

We bought two gloves, and that evening, he suggested we go out to the courtyard and toss (掷) the ball around. I’d already practiced catching and throwing at school, but I could tell this was the first time for my father, because every time he caught the ball, it landed directly in his palm. If you’ve ever caught a ball with a baseball glove, you know how much this hurts.

But my father caught ball after ball this way. Slap! Slap! He winced (龇牙咧嘴). After about five minutes, I told him I’d had enough. It wasn’t out of mercy, but for my own self-interest. Neighborhood kids were watching and would no doubt tease me later for having an old man who didn’t know how to properly catch a baseball do that. When my father took the glove off, his palm was red and swollen.

Dad, who passed away 11 years ago, never told me he loved me. But that sound of the baseball landing in the soft flesh of his hand, over and over again—it spoke its own tender language, though at the time, all I felt was shame.

1.What does the underlined word “portly” mean in Paragraph 2?

A. Experienced. B. Cool.

C. Famous. D. Fat.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The father didn’t feel hurt when catching the ball.

B. The father didn’t understand his child at all.

C. The author didn’t realize his father’s love for him back then.

D. The author criticized his father when playing baseball together.

3.What could be the best title for the passage?

A. A Crying Shame for Baseball

B. Saying “I Love You” with Baseball

C. A Loving Father and His Son

D. Living a Happy Life with Baseball

I awoke in the night to find my husband gently rocking our baby son,Noah.

I felt in my heart that something was _______ wrong with Noah.This was one of several nights Noah had been _______,burning with a high fever.

Tears filled my eyes as I watched my husband move Noah’s little cheek up _______ his own chests,so that Noah could _______ the vibrations(振动) of his voice.Noah is deaf.

We had taken Noah to doctor more times than I can _______.It had been a week and a half and Noah’s _______ remained very high.I knew in my soul that Noah was in _______.

I gently touched my husband’s shoulder and we looked into each other’s eyes with the same _______.

When morning finally came,we called the doctor and were told to _______ him in again.Our hearts ________with fear.The doctor looked Noah over and told us the news we ________.Noah had to be admitted to the hospital.

I couldn’t focus on anything,and I couldn’t stop ________.I felt as if I were shattering(垮掉)from the inside out.My husband ________ me that he felt in his heart that Noah would be OK.He never gave up.

A short time later,the doctor told us that Noah’s first ________ were back,and that he had Influenza A(流感).Noah would ________ and soon be back to his little self.

Marty and I grinned(露齿而笑) at each other through our tears.________,in the middle of the night,we were told that it was ________ to take Noah home!

A few days later,I was cooking dinner.I peeked into the living room,seeing my husband playing and laughing with Noah.They both looked up and ________ me watching them,and my husband and I signed “I love you” to each other,then to Noah.And then Noah put his little arm up,________ to sign his own “I love you” to his daddy.I watched with tears as my husband ________ helped Noah form his tiny fingers into the sign I love you.

1.A. slightly B. seriously C. partly D. suddenly

2.A. away B. down C. up D. out

3.A. from B. behind C. with D. against

4.A. feel B. touch C. see D. know

5.A. describe B. choose C. remember D. understand

6.A. fever B. voice C. weight D. spirits

7.A. peace B. trouble C. anxiety D. shock

8.A. pity B. faith C. regret D. fear

9.A. bring B. send C. turn D. call

10.A. met B. covered C. filled D. presented

11.A. received B. expected C. suggested D. requested

12.A. crying B. talking C. writing D. thinking

13.A. warned B. reminded C. believed D. comforted

14.A. notices B. messages C. results D. samples

15.A. rest B. recover C. relax D. change

16.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Finally

17.A. fine B. unusual C. impossible D. necessary

18.A. understood B. accepted C. caught D. noticed

19.A. meaning B. trying C. managing D. pretending

20.A. hurriedly B. nervously C. curiously D. carefully

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