题目内容
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some 36 intestinal (肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously.But the boy 37 suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been 38 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his 39 To make matters worse his wile 40 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son.The hurt and pain of the two 41 were more than Al could handle, and he 42 to alcohol.In time Al became an alcoholic.
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 44 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 45 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 46 .
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now 47 son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known.I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 48 of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 49__.One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him."I'm really _51__ by something," I said."I know your father was 52 _ the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments.Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure.He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
36.A.certain B.common C.rare D.basic
37.A.died B.choked C.starved D.worsened
38.A.cured B.prevented C.forbidden D.saved
39.A.disease B.debt C.guilt D.duty
40.A.left B.scolded C.quarreled D.forgave
41.A.disasters B.adventures C.conflicts D.situations
42.A.got B.drank C.turned D.sank
43.A.As B.Though C.Because D.If
44.A.needed B.shared C.benefited D.possessed
45.A.Eventually B.Gradually C.Therefore D.Meanwhile
46.A.trouble B.hardship C.failure D.waste
47.A.teen B.aduh C.aged D.adolescent
48.A.win B.fall C.space D.flow
49.A.mother B.brother C.father D.child
50.A.up B.with C.on D.through
51.A.worried B.puzzled C.interested D.attracted
52.A.especially B.basically C.merely D.specially
53.A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.reflected
54.A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories
55.A.treat B.call C.judge D.Feel
36---55 BABCA DCADA CBDCA BBDDC
解析
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 16 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 17 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 18 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 19 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 20 at a small tree, touching tips of the 21 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 22 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 23 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 24 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 25 of me. I asked him, who 26 me to the car, “Before we went in, 27 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 28 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 29 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 30 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 31 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 32 for work.”
“ 33 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 34 as I remember 35 up the night before.”
16.A.broken B.terrible C.flat D.fantastic
17.A.quit B.deleted C.declined D.reduced
18.A.ride B.increase C.perform D.start
19.A.Before B.On C.Immediately D.Directly
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20.A.shortly B.briefly C.quietly D.straight
21.A.trucks B.leaves C.branches D.shoots
22.A.went by B.went over C.went off D.went through
23.A.smiles B.sorrow C.confidence D.doubts
24.A.happy B.large C.complex D.modern
25.A.worse B.better C.more D.less
26.A.drove B.sent C.instructed D.walked
27.A.how B.who C.why D.where
28.A.matters B.troubles C.questions D.worries
29.A.belong B.insert C.include D.provide
30.A.instance B.ages C.purpose D.sure
31.A.when B.since C.because D.if
32.A.ask B.come C.leave D.look
33.A.Frightful B.Funny C.Strange D.Accessible
34.A.much B.few C.little D.many
35.A.picking B.holding C.hanging D.giving