Question

第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每题1分，共20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to     41    a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to     42     him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the     43     time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     44     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar     45      played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him     46     and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words     47     me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those     48    opportunities. How many times have I let such moments     49    ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have     50     to me. Or what he might     51     to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?     52     as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always     53    never hearing him put his    54     into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so     55    to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world    56    , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was    57     of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed    58    mine. What I had said to Daniel was    59   . It was nothing. And yet, it was   60     .

41. A. experience              B. spend               C. enjoy               D. shape

42. A. show                B. give                C. leave               D. instruct

43. A. last                  B. first                C. very               D. next

44. A. upward              B. into                C. down              D. up

45. A. sign                         B. scene               C. scenery              D. sight

46. A. interest                   B. instruction           C. courage            D. direction

47. A. failed                B. discouraged          C. struck              D. troubled

48. A. future                B. embarrassing         C. obvious            D. lost

49. A. last                  B. pass                C. fly                D. remain

50. A. counted              B. meant               C. valued             D. eared

51. A. think                B. want                C. expect              D. wish

52. A. But                 B. And                 C. Instead             D. So

53. A. wondered             B. regretted                  C. minded           D. tried

54. A. views               B. actions              C. feelings             D. attitudes

55. A. important             B. essential             C. hard                D. complex

56. A. disappeared           B. changed             C. progressed           D. advanced

57. A. sensitive              B. convinced           C. aware              D. tired

58. A. by                  B. against              C. on                 D. with

59. A. clumsy              B. gentle              C. absurd              D. moving

60. A. none                B. all                 C. anything            D. everything

Answer 1

41--60   ACBDB   CADBB   CABCC   ACBAD