题目内容
My 23-year-old son Dan stood in the doorway, ready to say goodbye to his home.In a couple of hours he was going to fly out to France.He was going to be away for at least a year to learn a foreign language and __1__ life in a foreign country.
It was a milestone in Dan’s life, a change from school days to 2 .When we were to say goodbye, I 3 closely at his face.I would like to provide him with good 4_ that would last longer than here and now.
But not a sound came over my lips.I 5 motionless and silent, looking 6__my son’s green eyes.
I knew that this wasn’t the first time I 7 such an opportunity pass me by.When Daniel was a little boy, I followed him to the bus on his first day in preschool.I 8 the excitement in his hand that held mine when the bus came round the corner.He looked at me —just _ 9 he did now.And then he boarded the bus and 10 .The bus drove away.And I hadn’t 11 a word.
Some ten years later, a similar experience 12 .His mother and I drove him to the university where he was going to 13 .Dan was ill in bed when I wanted to say goodbye. __14 the words let me down.I only murmured something like “I hope you are 15 , Dan.” Then I turned around and left.
Now I stood in front of him and recalled all the 16 when I hadn’t make use of those opportunities.Why does it have to be so 17 to tell your son what you feel? My mouth was 18 , and I knew I would only say a few words.
“Dan,” I 19 stammered out(结结巴巴地说), “if I had the choice myself, I would have 20 you.” That was all I could say.It was nothing, and yet it was everything.
1.A.experiment B.experience C.business D.knowledge
2.A.neighborhood B.childhood C.adulthood D.brotherhood
3.A.looked B.fixed C.glared D.stared
4.A.gift B.support C.skill D.advice
5.A.walked B.stood C.sat D.wondered
6.A.like B.for C.at D.into
7.A.made B.had C.let D.got
8.A.felt B.knew C.found D.realized
9.A.when B.as C.since D.once
10.A.enjoyed B.ran C.left D.disappeared
11.A.heard B.said C.gave D.left
12.A.took place B.took on C.turned out D.turned up
13.A.play B.visit C.study D.search
14.A.Luckily B.Once C.Again D.Therefore
15.A.stronger B.happier C.greater D.better
16.A.times B.places C.days D.ways
17.A.eager B.important C.difficult D.lovely
18.A.wet B.dry C.anxious D.painful
19.A.directly B.finally C.kindly D.nervously
20.A.loved B.praised C.supported D.chosen
1—5.BCADB 6—10.DCABD 11—15.BACCD 16—20.ACBBD
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各小题所给的四个选项(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 1.______a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的)time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 2.______him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 3.______time I had let such moment 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 4.______ the steps of the bus and disappeared ii\side. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar .5.______ played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 6. ______and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 7. me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 8. ______opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 9.______ ? I don't ^nd a quiet moment to tell him what they have 10. ______to me, or, in the years ahead what he might 11. ______to face. 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?
12.______ as I stood before-Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 13.______ never in all my life hearing him put his feelings into 14.______ . Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tightien. Why was it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and 1 knew I would he able to get______15. only a few words clearly. "Daniel,‘' I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked von." That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the
world 16.______ , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, hut tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All 1 was______17.of was the stubble (短须)on his chin as his 18. ______pressed against mine. What I had said to Daniel was 19.______ . It was nothing. And yet, it. was everything.
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20. |
A. experience |
B. exj>ress |
C.spend |
D. shape |
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21. |
A.show |
B. say |
C. leave |
D. talk |
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22. |
A. last |
B. first |
C. second |
D. next |
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23. |
A. away |
B. into |
C. down |
D. up |
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24. |
A, sign |
B.scene |
C. scenery |
D. sight |
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25. |
A. interest |
B. instruction |
C. courage |
D. direction |
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26. |
A. failed |
B. discouraged |
C. struck |
D. troubled |
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27. |
A. missed |
B. embarrassed |
C. gone |
D. lost |
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28. |
A. last |
B. pass |
C. stay |
D. remain |
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29. |
A. counted |
B. meant |
C. valued |
D. earned |
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30. |
A. think |
B. want |
C. expect |
D. wish |
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31. |
A.But |
B. And |
C. Instead |
D. So |
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32. |
A. wondered |
B. regretted |
C. minded |
D. tried |
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33. |
A. arguments |
B. attitudes |
C. words |
D. works |
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34. |
A. important |
B. essential |
C. hard |
D. complex |
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35. |
A. in |
B. down |
C. back |
D. out |
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36. |
A. disappeared |
B. changed |
C. progressed |
D. advanced |
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37. |
A. sensitive |
B. convinced |
C. aware |
D. tired |
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38. |
A. eye |
B. face |
C. nose |
D. forehead |
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39. |
A. clumsy |
B. gentle |
C. ridiculous |
D. fluent |