题目内容
9.A phone call reached me one cold winter day.I was(36)Cthat my father was seriously ill.I had not seen my father since his divorce from my mom,and he had lived alone in a small trailer (拖车式活动房)in California,500miles away from me.The real(37)D between us seemed much greater.I was in no hurry to change that,but (38)A I promised to be there the next day.The whole drive down,(39)Bflashed through my mind.I remembered my father,the proud Marine (海军陆战队队员).He snatched off the Christmas tree all the decorations the rest of us had put up and rehung them so there was (40)Athe same spacing between them.But we needn't (41)Dthose military orders.I remembered clearly the battles he had with my mother.I remembered(42)Bto hear my father say just once,"I love you,Patty",only to have him (43)Dat me,"You can't do anything right!"
Standing outside his trailer,I tried to(44)Cmy courage to face him one more time.Slowly,I took a few steps inside,my hand and my whole body shaking,too(45)A to believe my eyes.Sitting on the sofa,my father looked confused and frustrated.This wasn't the angry and(46)C man I had known growing up.This man was(47)A and seemed broken.Part of me felt sorry for him,but another part of me was thinking this was exactly the fate he(48)B.
"God,what am I supposed to do now?"I wondered.But as soon as the words (49)C me,a sense of sorrow(50)Dme,and I knew that I had to take him to my home.
It was the(51)Bpart I struggled with.The days of looking after my father turned into weeks,then months.All the pain,the conflicted feelings I'd been(52)Cover the years came rushing out.One night,I sat there,talking to God,begging him to help me let go of the ugly feelings I had toward my father.When I was finished,I felt an incredible peace,as if every (53)D had been lifted from me.(54)A had cleaned all that from me and I felt free to start living the joyful life God wanted me to live.
It has been eight years since father died.Now when I think of him,those are the moments I remember,which are,as I put on Dad's headstone,God's amazing (55)B.
| 36.A.reminded | B.confirmed | C.informed | D.warned |
| 37.A.difficulty | B.challenge | C.pain | D.distance |
| 38.A.somehow | B.therefore | C.otherwise | D.somewhat |
| 39.A.messages | B.memories | C.thoughts | D.images |
| 40.A.exactly | B.vaguely | C.generally | D.roughly |
| 41.A.admit | B.recite | C.master | D.observe |
| 42.A.attempting | B.longing | C.promising | D.hesitating |
| 43.A.stare | B.aim | C.laugh | D.yell |
| 44.A.strengthen | B.support | C.gather | D.distribute |
| 45.A.shocked | B.puzzled | C.worried | D.disappointed |
| 46.A.selfish | B.sensitive | C.controlling | D.fascinating |
| 47.A.Fragile | B.Awkward | C.Cautious | D.stubborn |
| 48.A.grasped | B.deserved. | C.determined | D.expected |
| 49.A.inspired | B.failed | C.escaped | D.followed |
| 50.A.absorbed | B.defeated | C.ruined | D.overtook |
| 51.A.physical | B.emotional | C.religious | D.material |
| 52.A.keeping up | B.looking back | C.holding back | D.picking up |
| 53.A.interference | B.crime | C.disaster | D.burden |
| 54.A.Forgiveness | B.Sadness | C.Kindness | D.Awareness |
| 55.A.virtue | B.grace | C.appreciation | D.conscience. |
分析 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章.作者非常痛恨父亲,但依然陪伴父亲度过了他的最后岁月.作者通过对往事的回忆表达"感恩上帝"之情.
解答 36.C 考查动词辨析和上下文串联.A.reminded提醒;B.confirmed确信,确保;C.informed通知;D.warned提醒.根据下文"had not seen my father",可知此处为我被通知,即有人告诉我.故选C.
37.D 考查名词辨析和上下文串联.A.difficulty困难;B.challenge挑战;C.pain痛苦;D.distance距离.此处说的是作者住处和父亲住处之间的距离.故选D.
38.A 考查副词辨析.A.somehow不知道怎么样;B.therefore因此,所以;C.otherwise否则;D.somewhat稍微,有点像.根据前文,我不急于改变现状,但我不知道怎么样就答应了第二天去那里.故选A.
39.B 考查名词辨析和上下文串联.A.messages口信,信息;B.memories记忆;C.thoughts想法;D.images影像.根据下文的"remember",判断应填B.
40.A 考查副词辨析和上下文串联.A.exactly精确地;B.vaguely模糊地;C.generally大体上;D.roughly粗糙地.与下文的the same对应.故选A.
41.D 考查动词辨析和上下文串联.A.admit承认;B.recite背诵;C.master掌握;D.observe观察,遵守.根据下文的orders判断.故选D.
42.B 考查动词辨析.A.attempting尝试;B.longing渴望;C.promising许诺;D.hesitating犹豫.long to do sth渴望做某事.故选B.
43.D 考查动词辨析.A.stare盯着;B.aim瞄准;C.laugh大笑;D.yell叫喊.根据空后的"Youcan't do anything right!",这时作者期待父亲能够大叫.yell at对…叫喊着说.故选D.
44.C 考查动词辨析.A.strengthen加强;B.support支持,拥护;C.gather聚集;D.distribute分散.站在他的拖车旁,我积聚勇气再一次面对他.故选C.
45.A 考查形容词辨析.A.shocked感到震惊的;B.puzzled感到迷惑不解的;C.worried焦虑的;D.disappointed感到失望的.根据下文,作者看到父亲的这一切感到非常震惊.故选A.
46.C 考查形容词辨析和上下文串联.A.selfish自私的;B.sensitive敏感的;C.controlling有控制力的;D.fascinating迷人的.根据前文作者的回忆,父亲曾是海军陆战队队员,应为有控制力的.故选C.
47.A 考查形容词辨析和上下文串联.A.fragile易碎的;B.awkward难对付的;C.cautious谨慎的;D.stubborn固执的.根据下文的"broken"判断选A.
48.B 考查动词辨析和上下文串联.A.grasped 抓住,精通;B.deserved值得;C.determined决定;D.expected期待.根据前文的"exactly"判断,以及前文"父亲和母亲的争吵",可知本处意为"这是他应得的命运.故选"B.
49.C 考查动词辨析和上下文串联.A.inspired激励,鼓舞;B.failed失败;C.escaped逃脱;D.followed跟随.根据前文"这是他应得的命运",和下文中的"a sense of sorrow",应是我想不起来这些话.Words escape sb意为"想不起…".故选C.
50.D 考查动词辨析.A.absorbed吸收;B.defeated击败;C.ruined摧毁;D.overtook压倒.根据语境,一种悲伤感几乎压垮了我.故选D.
51.B 考查形容词辨析和上下文串联.A.physical身体的;B.emotional感情的;C.religious宗教的;D.material物质上的.根据下文的"feeling"判断选B.
52.C 考查动词短语辨析.A.keeping up跟上,保持;B.looking back回想;C.holding back阻止;D.picking up捡起.根据语境,多年来控制的复杂感情在这一刻喷涌而出.故选C.
53.D 考查名词辨析和上下文串联.A.interference干扰,干涉;B.crime罪行;C.disaster灾难;D.burden负担.根据下文的"lift from"判断,本处应是负担.故选 D.
54.A 考查名词辨析和上下文串联.A.Forgiveness宽恕;B.Sadness悲伤;C.Kindness好意;D.Awareness意识,清醒.根据前文卸下了重担,可知本处意为宽恕清除了我所有的忧愁.故选 A.
55.B 考查名词辨析和上下文串联.A.virtue美德;B.grace恩泽,慈悲;C.appreciation欣赏,感激;D.conscience后果.根据前文作者的祈祷,此处应是上帝的慈悲.故选B.
点评 完形填空的做题步骤是:根据首句提供的信息,快速阅读文章,从整体感知全文,掌握大意.这是第一遍阅读,读时要跳过空格,不看选项,困难肯定是有的,不懂之处不要停留,力求把注意力集中在文章的主线上.要注意文中的暗示,努力找出关键词.如果是故事性文章,关键词就是时间、地点和人物.抓住了关键词就抓住了故事的线索,进而理解全文.然后根据文章的大意进行第二遍阅读,此时可边阅读边粗选答案,这是为了尽量减少空格,帮助更透彻地理解全文.
My (36)B experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the (37)D of water.As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light,I felt cold muddy water at my (38)C.I then realized that the power was (39)A.This probably happened due to the heavy (40)A and strong wind that were brought by a hurricane during the (41)D.
As the rains stopped,I decided to do my flood damage cleanup (42)C.Because I had only moved in the house and had only (43)B a few belongings,the amount of damage was (44)C.It involved only washing shoes and bags (45)A soap and water.
It was a good thing that most of my things were (46)D inside plastic buckets and most of the furniture that I bought was made of (47)B and plastic.This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier.My cleanup work only (48)C the removal of mud from the apartment floors.It was also a good thing that the (49)D had hardwood floors.Had the apartment been covered with carpet,I would have had to (50)A a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.
| 31.A.drowned | B.washed | C.affected | D.removed |
| 32.A.citizens | B.householders | C.owners | D.residents |
| 33.A.sorry | B.worried | C.excited | D.glad |
| 34.A.feeling | B.doing | C.speaking | D.thinking |
| 35.A.view | B.hand | C.thought | D.sight |
| 36.A.cleanup | B.flooding | C.earthquake | D.landslide |
| 37.A.smell | B.shape | C.taste | D.sound |
| 38.A.head | B.neck | C.feet | D.breast |
| 39.A.out | B.in | C.on | D.down |
| 40.A.rain | B.snow | C.frost | D.fog |
| 41.A.morning | B.afternoon | C.evening | D.night |
| 42.A.slowly | B.gradually | C.quickly | D.frequently |
| 43.A.unfolded | B.unpacked | C.uncovered | D.unloaded |
| 44.A.great | B.big | C.small | D.tiny |
| 45.A.with | B.by | C.through | D.in |
| 46.A.thrown | B.dipped | C.displayed | D.stored |
| 47.A.wood | B.metal | C.paper | D.leather |
| 48.A.undertook | B.began | C.involved | D.engaged |
| 49.A.bedroom | B.kitchen | C.building | D.apartment |
| 50.A.spend | B.cost | C.pay | D.take. |
-As far as I know,he is ___________ to study abroad,perhaps China.( )
| A. | possible | B. | likely | C. | impossible | D. | unlikely |
-The trees ____ well,but I didn't water them.( )
| A. | might grow | B. | needn't have grown | ||
| C. | would have grown | D. | would grow |