题目内容

My Forever Valentine 我永远的“情人”

Valentine’s Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the special people in his life. Over the years I fondly (天真的) thought   1   him as my “Valentine man”.

My first recollection of the   2   he could bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six. That morning at the breakfast table I found a card and a gift-wrapped package at my chair. The card was   3   “Love, Dad” and the gift was a ring with a small piece of red glass to   4   my birthstone, a ruby (红宝石). There is   5   difference between red glass and rubies to a child of six, and I remember   6   that ring with pride that all the cards in the world   7   not surpass (超越).

  8   I grew older, the gifts gave   9   to heart-shaped boxes filled with my   10__   chocolate and always included a   11   card signed “Love, Dad”. In those years my thank-you became   12   of a perfunctory (敷衍) response. The cards seemed less   13  , and I took for granted that the Valentine would   14   be there. I had   15   my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from “significant others” and “Love Dad” just didn’t seem quite   16  .

His final card remains on my desk today. It’s a   17   of how special fathers can be and how important it has been to me over the years to know that I had a father who continued a   18_        of love with simple acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.

Those things never   19  , nor does the memory of a man who never   20   being my Valentine.

A. of    B. about        C. up      D. over

A. memory    B. magic    C. puzzle D. presents

A. read B. written       C. shown D. signed

A. recover    B. resemble    C. represent    D. replace

A. much      B. little   C. great   D. less

A. having     B. owning      C. wearing      D. watching

A. could      B. did     C. must   D. should

A. Because    B. Since     C. When  D. As

A. room       B. way    C. honour       D. seat

A. favorite   B. lovely    C. dear    D. precious

A. usual     B. common     C. strange       D. special

A. less       B. little   C. more   D. much

A. important    B. beautiful   C. familiar      D. standard

A. surely     B. always  C. regularly    D. often

A. let  B. kept    C. placed D. remembered

A. suitable    B. enough C. effective    D. sacred

A. signal    B. certificate   C. consequence      D. reminder

A. tradition    B. hobby C. habit       D. custom

A. lose       B. die      C. miss    D. appear

A. thought     B. wanted       C. tried     D. stopped

【小题1】A

【小题2】B

【小题3】D

【小题4】C

【小题5】B

【小题6】C

【小题7】A

【小题8】D

【小题9】B

【小题10】A

【小题11】D

【小题12】C

【小题13】A

【小题14】B

【小题15】C

【小题16】B

【小题17】D

【小题18】A

【小题19】B

【小题20】D


解析:

提到情人节,人们可能马上联想到鲜花、巧克力以及年轻的恋人们。情人其实是一个古老而广泛的概念,包括所有我们深爱的人以及深爱着我们的人,比如我们的父母。

【小题1】think of … as …是固定短语,意为“把……视为/看作……”。

【小题2】该句大意为“我对情人节的记忆最早是从我六岁那年开始的。”

【小题3】卡片上有父亲的签名。该选项从下文也可得到提示。

【小题4】戒指上红玻璃象征/代表着我的诞生石——红宝石。

【小题5】对一个六岁的孩子而言,红玻璃和红宝石没有什么不同。  

【小题6】表示佩戴首饰只能用wear。

【小题7】世界上所有的卡片都不能超过它。

【小题8】as在此处引导时间状语从句,意为“随着”。

【小题9】give way to是固定短语,意为“为……所代替”。

【小题10】该题可采用排除法,修饰巧克力不能用“可爱的;亲爱的;宝贵的”但可以用“最喜爱的”。  

【小题11】父亲的卡片是特殊的。

【小题12】该句句意为“而我的感谢越来越成为一种敷衍的回应。”从上下文可知,此处是与以前相对比。

【小题13】这些卡片看起来已经不是那么重要。

【小题14】我想当然地认为情人节年年都有。

【小题15】我把梦想和希望放在收到那些来自“重要的其他人”的卡片和礼物上。

【小题16】来自父亲的贺卡似乎远远不能够(满足女儿的需要)。

【小题17】父亲送我的最后一张卡片在提醒着我:父亲对子女的爱是多么特别又是多么重要。

【小题18】父亲表达的是一种传统的爱。

【小题19】该句句意为“这些事情永远不会消逝,就如同我对一位男子的记忆,他永远是我的情人。”这句话表达了女儿对父亲永远的怀念。

【小题20】根据该句句意,stop doing sth.符合语境。

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Valentine’s Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the special people in his life. Over the years I fondly (天真的) thought   1   him as my “Valentine man”.

My first recollection of the   2   he could bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six. That morning at the breakfast table I found a card and a gift-wrapped package at my chair. The card was   3   “Love, Dad” and the gift was a ring with a small piece of red glass to   4   my birthstone, a ruby (红宝石). There is   5   difference between red glass and rubies to a child of six, and I remember   6   that ring with pride that all the cards in the world   7   not surpass (超越).

  8   I grew older, the gifts gave   9   to heart-shaped boxes filled with my   10__   chocolate and always included a   11   card signed “Love, Dad”. In those years my thank-you became   12   of a perfunctory (敷衍) response. The cards seemed less   13  , and I took for granted that the Valentine would   14   be there. I had   15   my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from “significant others” and “Love Dad” just didn’t seem quite   16  .

His final card remains on my desk today. It’s a   17   of how special fathers can be and how important it has been to me over the years to know that I had a father who continued a   18_        of love with simple acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.

Those things never   19  , nor does the memory of a man who never   20   being my Valentine.

1. A. of           B. about             C. up            D. over

2. A. memory     B. magic      C. puzzle         D. presents

3. A. read               B. Written      C. shown         D. signed

4. A. recover       B. resemble    C. represent     D. replace

5. A. much         B. little        C. great        D. less

6. A. having        B. owning      C. wearing       D. watching

7. A. could         B. did          C. must        D. should

8. A. Because      B. Since       C. When              D. As

9. A. room          B. way         C. honour        D. seat

10. A. favorite           B. lovely      C. dear         D. precious

11. A. usual        B. common     C. strange        D. special

12. A. less          B. little        C. more        D. much

13. A. important     B. beautiful    C. familiar       D. standard

14. A. surely       B. always            C. regularly     D. often

15. A. let         B. kept         C. placed         D. remembered

16. A. suitable     B. enough       C. effective      D. sacred

17. A. signal       B. certificate   C. Consequence D. reminder

18. A. tradition          B. hobby      C. habit        D. custom

19. A. lose          B. die           C. miss         D. appear

20. A. thought     B. wanted       C. tried         D. Stopped

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Every commuter train that departs from New York City — about 900 a day — leaves a minute later than scheduled. If the timetable says 8:14, the train will actually leave at 8:15. In other words, if you think you have only a minute to get that train — well, relax. You have two.
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【小题2】 The underlined part “Don’t blow our cover” in Para. 4 probably means “_____”.
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My Forever Valentine我永远的“情人”
Valentine’s Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the special people in his life. Over the years I fondly (天真的) thought1him as my “Valentine man”.
My first recollection of the2he could bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six. That morning at the breakfast table I found a card and a gift-wrapped package at my chair. The card was3“Love, Dad” and the gift was a ring with a small piece of red glass to4my birthstone, a ruby (红宝石). There is5difference between red glass and rubies to a child of six, and I remember6that ring with pride that all the cards in the world7not surpass (超越).
8I grew older, the gifts gave9to heart-shaped boxes filled with my10chocolate and always included a11card signed “Love, Dad”. In those years my thank-you became12of a perfunctory (敷衍) response. The cards seemed less13, and I took for granted that the Valentine would14be there. I had15my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from “significant others” and “Love Dad” just didn’t seem quite16.
His final card remains on my desk today. It’s a17of how special fathers can be and how important it has been to me over the years to know that I had a father who continued a18of love with simple acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.
Those things never19, nor does the memory of a man who never20being my Valentine.

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  3. 3.
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      resemble
    3. C.
      represent
    4. D.
      replace
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      much
    2. B.
      little
    3. C.
      great
    4. D.
      less
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      having
    2. B.
      owning
    3. C.
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    4. D.
      watching
  7. 7.
    1. A.
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    3. C.
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  8. 8.
    1. A.
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  9. 9.
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      room
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  10. 10.
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  11. 11.
    1. A.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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  12. 12.
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  13. 13.
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