阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   21   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows   22 

I do not 23  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.  24  , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   25  said those words to him either.

One day, I decided to  26  the ice and make the first   27 .So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my   28   and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a   29 at the other end and he awkwardly  30  , “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly   31 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   32   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad   33  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 34  ” the love.As I sat there in tears I realized that this   35   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   36 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly  37  death following heart surgery(外科手术).Many times   38 , I have   39   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   40   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

21.A.works out B.breaks out      C.comes out       D.turns out

22.A.wiser    B.busier     C.weaker    D.older

23.A.remember      B.enjoy    C.mind D.regret

24.A.Truthfully B.Fortunately      C.Naturally  D.Obviously

25.A.only  B.last    C.once  D.first

26.A.melt  B.break C.strike D.build

27.A.complaint B.promise    C.move D.impression

28.A.strength    B.ideas C.words       D.attention

29.A.sigh  B.silence      C.voice D.cry

30.A.refused     B.shouted     C.replied      D.explained

31.A.touched    B.frightened C.shocked    D.annoyed

32.A.excitedly  B.nervously  C.willingly   D.sadly

33.A.continued B.checked    C.concluded D.interrupted

34.A.accepted   B.expected   C.learned     D.heard

35.A.quiet B.difficult    C.special      D.different

36.A.level B.idea   C.world       D.end

37.A.managed   B.escaped     C.avoided    D.faced

38.A.then  B.ago   C.before      D.since

39.A.realized    B.found       C.doubted    D.wondered

40.A.challenged       B.experienced      C.survived   D.received

My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.

It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.

I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.

When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.

The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.

The writer’s first job was _______.

A. to stand down the fairway at a golf course

B. to watch over the sugar-cane plantation

C. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields

D. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them

The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.

A. difficult            B. boring        C. interesting  D. unusual

The writer learned that_______ from his first job.

A. he should work for those who he liked most

B. he should work longer than what he was expected

C. he should never fail to say hello to his owner

D. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for

_______ gave the writer serf-esteem.

A. Having a family of eight people

B. Owning his own golf course

C. Bringing money back home to help the family

D. Helping his father with the work on the plantation

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. He wanted to be a successful golfer.

B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.

C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.

D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.

An old man once had an argument with his only son. He tried to __16__ many times, but the young man would not __17__. The father never__18__ because he loved his son with all his heart, but the son would not give in, __19__ he was too blinded by his pride.
Years passed and as the man lay in his deathbed, he made a __20__ attempt to reconcile (和解) with his son, but __21__ he would not listen and so the father died with a heart full of __22__.
During this time the son too had a child who had now __23__ into a young adult. To this child he never __24__ his father and when the young man asked about his grandfather he __25__   tell him never to mention him again.
One day, they two were involved in a hot __26__ and his son fled away as he did many years ago. This made the man extremely__27__ and this time he had no __28__, but felt completely isolated. (孤立的)
He was afraid that he would__29__ his son forever and for the first time after many years he realized how his father must have__30__ many years back.
He remembered how he had __31__ his old man and only at that point he realized the extent of the hurt he had caused. The __32__ he thought the more he understood how unjust he was with his old father, the man who gave him everything __33__ his life.
With these sad thoughts he felt __34__ on the couch. The next morning when he opened his eyes he found __35__ lying in his bed and in front of him stood his son. The man could not believe his eyes, and the two hugged each other while they cried together.

【小题1】
A.bendB.predictC.apologizeD.seek
【小题2】
A.stopB.listenC.choseD.come
【小题3】
A.brought aboutB.gave upC.got inD.made up
【小题4】
A.ifB.whenC.thoughtD.because
【小题5】
A.finalB.bigC.latestD.useless
【小题6】
A.stillB.everC.onceD.just
【小题7】
A.angerB.curiosityC.sorrowD.gratitude
【小题8】
A.left outB.grown upC.put asideD.turned up
【小题9】
A.mentionedB.hidC.praisedD.forgave
【小题10】
A.wouldB.needC.mustD.might
【小题11】
A.imaginationB.roomC.argumentD.discussion
【小题12】
A.sad B.confusedC.annoyedD.afraid
【小题13】
A.thoughtB.prideC.laughD.guess
【小题14】
A.throwB.changeC.returnD.lose
【小题15】
A.feltB.doneC.watchedD.regretted
【小题16】
A.hurtB.abandonedC.disappointedD.scolded
【小题17】
A.betterB.higherC.moreD.older
【小题18】
A.beforeB.throughoutC.intoD.against
【小题19】
A.painfulB.frightenedC.relaxedD.asleep
【小题20】
A.his fatherB.his sonC.someoneD.himself

It was a Sunday morning and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in and said, “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck?”

“No ! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

My friends invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and went. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it.    “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital.”

When I reached the hospital,my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911,thank God! If he had moved Daddy,there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib(肋骨)might have pieced(穿透)a lung…” My mother might have said more, but I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: leave me alone.

It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him. “Daddy…I am so sorry…” “It’s okay, sweetheart.” “No,”I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day.”

My father never tells lies but he looked at me and said, “I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” I regretted for my thoughtless words.

My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words.

1.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A. Because he was rude to his father that morning.

B. Because he didn’t go along with his father.

C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital

2. The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that________.       .

    A. he had a poor memory                  B. he just wanted to comfort his son

    C. he didn’t wanted to comfort his son        D. he lost his memory after the accident

3.We know from the passage that when the accident happened,_______________.

A. the author’s father called the hospital immediately.

B. the author’s father was on his way to the mall.

C. the author was watching a film with two of his friends.

D. the author’s father told the driver not to move him.

4. What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

    A. Don’t treat your parents badly.          B. Don’t hurt others with rude words

    C. Don’t move the injured in an accident.    D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

 

 

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