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For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile from the house to the fence which the beginning of the dirty driveway.

One day, I was busy with my business and was for about an hour, completely forgetting about the little boy down the road who might be for his daddy.

On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ten feet in front of me. All I could was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

, I caught sight of my little boy, who was an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the of a little boy.

As I stopped the car and the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and with cold, but he never the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

Last year, we to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that has occurred in my mind. all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

1.A. bagB. dogC. umbrellaD. toy

2.A. journeyB. flightC. effortD. ride

3.A. discoveredB. explainedC. markedD. described

4.A. controlledB. trainedC. delayedD. bothered

5.A. hopefulB. gratefulC. carefulD. faithful

6.A. waitingB. sendingC. searchingD. calling

7.A. driveB. seeC. feelD. hear

8.A. stick toB. think ofC. pick upD. hold on

9.A. In factB. In surpriseC. At once D. At last

10.A. momentB. cornerC. streetD. way

11.A. All of a suddenB. Believe it or notC. To my pleasureD. For seconds

12.A. holdingB. takingC. foldingD. carrying

13.A. bodyB. headC. faceD. hand

14.A. closedB. lockedC. knockedD. opened

15.A. worryingB. nervousC. tremblingD. anxious

16.A. noticedB. doubtedC. judgedD. mentioned

17.A. movedB. turnedC. returnedD. traveled

18.A. ThereforeB. BesidesC. OtherwiseD. However

19.A. timeB. sceneC. actD. sight

20.A. WithB. ForC. LikeD. Among

 

1.B

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3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

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试题分析:文章讲述作者的小儿子每天都在路口等作者回来,甚至一个大雨的傍晚,孩子依然忠诚的等待在路口,那个场景让作者时常想起,一生珍惜。

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