Question

第二部分 完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out   36   he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would   37   me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing   38  . Older than it was, that truck, out of   39   , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to   40  . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and   41  . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be   42  . It was so   43   for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would   44   me good-bye!

I remember   45  I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his   46   big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my   47   up and said, “No, Dad.”

It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this   48   look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When   49   came into his eyes, he turned and   50   . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy….  51  . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when   52   of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.

You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to   53   the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I   54   I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too   55   for a goodbye kiss.”

36. A. since            B. when             C. until                        D. before

37. A. take            B. drive             C. watch                D. rush

38. A. business             B. career                      C. project                      D. journey

39. A. preparation         B. control                            C. distance                    D. condition

40. A. repair                 B. scream                      C. complaint                 D. disappear

41. A. laughing             B. watching                  C. performing             D. playing

42. A. a cute son      B. a honest fisherman  C. a good boy           D. a quiet passenger

43. A. amazing              B. surprising         C. disappointing         D. embarrassing

44. A. kiss                 B. say                    C. hug                 D. send

45. A. the day               B. the way           C. the order             D. the action

46. A. usual          B. common          C. daily                 D. sweet

47. A. head                   B. hand             C. cheek                     D. mouth

48. A. excited            B. pleased           C. terrified             D. bored

49. A. lights            B. apologies          C. tears                      D. sorry

50. A. looked out          B. looked up         C. looked around        D. look on

51. A. a partner        B. a student            C. a kid                      D. a man

52. A. all            B. most             C. some               D. none

53. A. notice         B. smell              C. sense                D. feel

54. A. realize          B. regret              C. wish               D. hope

55. A. young                 B. old                 C. shy                          D. late

Answer 1

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