题目内容
【题目】When I was growing up I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father.When your father____says them to you when you are a child,it gets tougher and tougher for him to say those words as he gets____.To tell the truth,I could not honestly remember___I had last said those words to him either.I decided to____my ego (自尊) and make the first move.After some____,in our next phone conversation I____the words,“Dad ...I love you!”
There was a____at the other end and he awkwardly (笨拙地)____,“Well,same back at you!”
I chuckled and said,“Dad,I know you____me,and when you are ready,I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my____called and nervously asked,“Paul,is everything____?” I explained to her perfectly.
A few weeks later,Dad____our phone conversation with the words,“Paul,I love you.” I was at work during this____and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally“____”the love.As I sat there in tears,I____that this special moment had taken our fatherson____to a new level.
A short while____this moment,my father narrowly____death following heart surgery.Many times since,I have pondered (沉思) the thought,____I did not take the first step and Dad did not____the surgery,I would have never “heard” the love.
【1】A.ever B.sometimes C.never D.often
【2】A.stronger B.older C.slower D.taller
【3】A.when B.how C.why D.where
【4】A.get over B.figure out C.take up D.set aside
【5】A.research B.hesitation C.struggle D.wonder
【6】A.burst out B.worked on C.made up D.looked for
【7】A.cry B.cough C.laughterD.silence
【8】A.replied B.apologized C.shouted D.asked
【9】A.respect B.love C.like D.miss
【10】A.father B.mother C.wife D.brother
【11】A.happy B.over C.OK D.crazy
【12】A.concluded B.introduced C.attracted D.interrupted
【13】A.meeting B.program C.conversation D.trip
【14】A.felt B.heard C.received D.touched
【15】A.realized B.noticed C.understood D.observed
【16】A.communication B.distance C.connection D.relationship
【17】A.since B.at C.after D.of
【18】A.avoided B.escaped C.reduced D.refused
【19】A.because B.as C.if D.though
【20】A.survive B.require C.perform D.accept
【答案】【1】 C
【2】 B
【3】 A
【4】 D
【5】 B
【6】 A
【7】 D
【8】 A
【9】 B
【10】 B
【11】 C
【12】 A
【13】 C
【14】 B
【15】 A
【16】 D
【17】 C
【18】 B
【19】 C
【20】 A
【解析】【1】根据下一句...it gets tougher and tougher for him to say those words...可知,当你还是孩子的时候都说不出口,当他……的时候就越来越难了。
【2】根据上句语境可知,随着他年龄越来越大。
【3】根据语境,作者也不记得最后一次跟父亲说“我爱你”是什么时候的事情了。
【4】set aside把……放置在一边,符合语境。
【5】经过一番犹豫后,作者在电话中说出了“我爱你”。struggle表示内心的挣扎,而此时作者已经决定要先行动了,所以应是“犹豫”。
【6】burst out脱口而出;work on从事于;make up编造;look for寻找。根据引号中的内容可知,作者脱口而出对父亲说“我爱你”。
【7】根据下文父亲笨拙地回答说“也爱你!”可知父亲是没有思想准备的,所以此时电话那头应该是片刻的沉默。
【8】根据引号里的内容可知,父亲很笨拙地回答儿子的话,故replied符合语境。
【9】结合本文主题父爱不容易说出口,可知作者在说他知道父亲也爱他。
【10】根据下文I explained to her perfectly.可知,是作者的母亲打电话询问。
【11】询问“一切还好吗?”,根据下文I explained to her perfectly.也可知,OK符合语境。
【12】由下文可知,父亲用“保罗,我爱你!”结束了这次通话,conclude结束,符合语境。
【13】根据上文Dad__12__our phone conversation with the words...可知,作者接电话时正在工作。
【14】父亲在电话里说出了这句话,所以作者应该是“听到了”才符合语境。
【15】由上文父亲对作者说“我爱你”,作者才意识到这一特殊的时刻已经使得他们的父子……上升到了一个新水平。
【16】四个选项中,relationship最符合语境,意为:……使得我们父子关系上升到了一个新水平。
【17】由下文可知,在这之后不久,父亲做了次手术,after符合语境。
【18】父亲手术后九死一生。narrowly escape death险些死亡,符合语境。
【19】要是作者没有迈出第一步,父亲也没有从手术中幸存下来,作者永远不会再听到“爱”。
【20】根据语境可知,作者的父亲从手术中幸存下来了,故选survive。