55. A. deserved B.
benefited C.
achieved D. learned
答案：36-40
DACBB 41-45 ACDBA 46-50 CCDAB 51-55 BDADC
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福建省厦门市同安一中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试
When I was younger, I thought that boys and
grown men shouldn’t cry. Tears were a sign of being weak, which a man
isn’t (36) to be.
However, just last June, I (37) that courage isn’t all about trying to
keep all the pain inside and trying to hide the (38) .
My 18–year–old sister had eloped (私奔) and then I saw how (39) my father’s heart was. We were used to
seeing him as a (an) (40) father.
For three days he wouldn’t talk. He would
just sit quietly outside our house in the
(41) . On the fourth night,
I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about (42) .
It had been years since I laid my hand on
my father’s shoulder as we have drifted (疏远) further and further apart while I was (43) . That night though, I sensed my father
trying to (44) his pain and I wanted him to be
able to let it out. We had all cried over what happened except him.
The simple (45) and my words, “Dad, it’s not your
fault.” broke my father’s (46) . In the darkness, he began to cry.
I (47) his shoulders shaking as he
whispered, “ (48) did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was
for my children to grow up
(49) . Why couldn’t your
sister wait?”
I understood then why he (50) to be in the dark, (51) being there, he had hoped not to
spare his (52) a father’s pain. His tears, (53) we hadn’t seen them before that
night, were there all the same.
I saw his (54) , that night when my father cried with
my hand on his shoulder, and
(55) his pain.
