Question

 

one	I	without	learn	old	with
ask	wife	young	save	family	afraid

It was June 15 , and in two days I would be turning 30. I was1. that my best years were now behind me. So I2. my neighbor Nicholas, a 79-year-old man, "What was the best time of your life? "

3. hesitation(犹豫) , Nicholas said, " Well, Joe, this is my philosophical(哲学的) answer to your philosophical question. "

" When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me by4. parents, that was the best time of my life. "

"When I was going to school and5. the things I know today, that was the best time of my life. "

"When I got my6. job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life. "

" When I met my7. and fell in love, that was the best time of my life. "

"When World War II came, my wife and I had to go to Austria to8. our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship to North America, that was the best time of my life. "

" When we came to Canada and started a9. , that was the best time of my life. "

" When I was a10. father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life. "

" And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life. "

 

Answer 1

1.afraid

2.asked

3.Without

4.my

5.learning

6.first

7.wife

8.save

9.family

10.young

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要通过尼古拉斯对何时是一生中最美好的时光的诠释，告诉人们，把我现在，就是最美好的时光。

1.再过两天作者就要30岁了，因此担心自己最美好的岁月的远去。结合所给词汇可知应填afraid。

2.尼古拉斯“你一生中最美好的时光是在什么时候？”，由于是叙述过去的事情，故填asked。

3.尼古拉斯毫不迟疑地回答。结合所给词汇可知应填without。

4.并结合所给词汇可知，这里是指在“我”父母的抚育下一切都被照顾得很好。故填my。

5.并结合所给词汇可知句意为：上学的时候我学着至今都不忘记的知识。因为这里是并列动词，时态一致。故应填learning。

6.并结合所给词汇可知句意为：当我找到第一份工作的时候。故填first。

7.“fell in love”的描述并结合所给词汇可知，这里是作者遇到他的妻子并坠入爱河时。故填wife。

8.根据语境并结合所给词汇可知句意为：二次大战来临，妻子和我为活命不得不逃往奥地利。故填save。

9.根据语境并结合所给词汇可知句意为：当我们来到加拿大建立了家庭时。故填family。

10.并结合所给词汇可知句意为：当我成了一位年轻的父亲。故应填young。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。