20. A. Without　 B. Instead of　 C. While　　　　 D. Besides

答案：D　 指导：besides介词，表示“除……之外，还……”。本句是说她不仅出版了畅销书，而且还实现了自己当体育编辑的梦想。此处说明的是另一方面的情况，由此可排除其他选项。

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There was a time when I thought my dad didn't know a thing about being a good father. I couldn't 　1　 him ever say. lng the words "I love you". It seemed to me his only purpose in life was to say"　 2　 "to anywhere I wanted to go and any thing I wanted to do, including getting a　 3　 　Some parents ght their kids cars when they got their driver's licenses.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_4_my­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ dad--he said that I'd have to get a job and buy ay own.

　　 So that's what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant　 and 　5_ 　every penny I could. And when I had enough to buy my car, I 　6　 　! The day I brought that car home, my dad　 was the first one I wanted to show it　 　7_　 to. "Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I'll only　 　8　 　you five　 dollars." I offered with a smile.

　　　 "I see," was all he said.

　　　 One day, there was something wrong with my father's　 truck So he needed a 　9　 　to work. The sun wasn't even up

　 when we left the house,　 　10 　it was already getting warm　 out. It was going to be a 　11　 　day. As I dropped my dad

　off, I 　12　 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his　 　　13　 from the trunk (尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-

　weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were　 　14　 　lines than 1 ever remembered being there before. I real ized how hard my dad works for his family. My father is a cement filnisher (水泥修整工).

　　　 In that instant, it 　15　 to me that he actually got down　 on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this 　16　 , no matter how　 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him　 17　 　about it. To him we were "worth" it. And never once did he "charge" us　 for it.

　　　 When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he　 walked over to my window to　 18　 　me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said "Coo&bye, dad.　 Keep your five　 'dollars. It's 　19　 　me. Don't work too hard. I love you."

　　　 His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of　 his waiting tools, he cleared his 　20 　and said, "Oh, and...

　me, too."

19. A. made　　　 B. pushed　　　 C. improved　　 D. helped

答案：A　 指导：make it是习语，意为“成功，干成”。此处指她的书上了最畅销书的排行榜。

18. A. hoped　　 B. agreed　　　 C. refused　　　 D. considered

答案：B　 指导：从前面的Finally看，此处指出版商最终“同意”给她出版。refuse，hope不合题意；considerdoing表示“考虑干……”，因此consider不合搭配。

17. A. excellent B. successful　 C. fun　　　　　 D. true

答案：C　 指导：fun此处当“有趣、有意义”讲。“优秀的，好极了 的”“成功的”“真的”都不是作者强调的中心。

16. A. often　　 B. just　　　　 C. also　　　　 D. always

答案：B　 指导：此处强调日记的作用“仅仅”是提醒人们他们所做的事情有意义。此处强调日记的作用或目的就“一个”，由此可排除其他选项。

15. A. made　　　 B. going　　　 C. advised　　　 D. supposed

答案：D　 指导：be supposed to do可表示推测，意为“预计会……”，或命令，意为“应该”。此处表示命令。Bemade to do意为“被迫……”；beadvisedto意为“被建议……”。

13. A. find out　 B. pick up　　 C. think of　　 D. give up

答案：B　 指导：pick叩当“重新干……”，从前面她一度停止写作，可得出此答案。find OUt"弄清事情的真相”；think of“想出，想起”；giveup"放弃”都不符合题意。

I4. A. in generalB. at first　　 C. in particularD. at last

答案：C　 指导：inparticular"特殊的”，一般的后置定语或状语。此处指她专门为一家公司写作。in general",总的说来”，用于对事物的评价；at first"起初”，含有后来不这样做的意思；atlast"最后”，说明的是最终的结果。

12. A. cool　　　 B. important　 C. difficult　　 D. funny

答案：A　 指导：cool"酷的”，此处是文章的转折，后文叙述的是她最终获得了成功。此处作者强调的不是“重要”，不能说前面的部分不重要，后面的部分重要。其他两个选项不合题意。

11. A. continued B. stopped　　 C. enjoyed　　　 D. hated

答案：B　 指导：从前面她感到羞愧以及连词and可知，她“停止”了写作。从连接词and所表示的关系，可排除其他选项。

10. A. then　　　 B. naturally　 C. further　　　 D. instead

答案：D　 指导：从后面她又受到同学的嘲笑看，此处应是转折关系，表示“没有怎么样，而……”。此处表示转折关系，其他不合逻辑。