题目内容
My earliest memory of dad is grabbing his hand while we walked together. As I _1_ older, I remember my father and I listening to a basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep _2_ the game was over. When I woke up in the morning the score sheet with _3_ score on it would be lying _4_ me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck _5_ he delivered the bread to the stores. The _6_ and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would _7_ all my games. One night before an important game my father told me 8_ that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour 9_ from his route(路线). The next day as the game time approached I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and _10_ saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to _11_ the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I had become a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been _12_ in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart _13_ in my ears. I _14_ the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really _15_ to me. I still taught in school _16_ I couldn’t focus on my teaching. One day I was on the playground _17_ a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two _18_. At that moment I found my _19_ in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those _20_ as he did. From that day on I started. I’ll always remember that!
1.A.seemed B. grew C. turned D. changed
2.A.when B. although C. because D. before
3.A.fresh B. final C. official D. opposite
4.A.across from B. in place of C. next to D. ahead of
5.A.as B. so C. until D. unless
6.A.smell B. color C. taste D. shape
7.A.react B. confirm C. serve D. attend
8.A.exactly B .sadly C. slowly D. simply
9.A.drive B.walk C.length D.ride
10.A.immediately B. hopefully C. surprisingly D. unusually
11.A.make B. keep C. take D. win
12.A.killed B. injured C. trapped D. saved
13.A.strike B. knock C. beat D. hit
14.A.held up B. held back C. hung on D. hung up
15.A.cared B. mattered C. troubled D. meant
16.A.if B. once C .and D. but
17.A.while B. after C. when D. before
18.A.shoulders B. fingers C. arms D legs
19.A.purpose B. pleasure C. position D. progress
20.A.lessons B. prizes C. gifts D. subjects
1-5 BDBCA 6-10 ADBAC 11-15 AACDB 16-20 DCBAC
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his now place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult(成年人)I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boy friends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
【小题1】Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
| A.He was silent most of the time | B.He was too proud of himself |
| C.He did not love his children | D.He expected too much of her |
| A.nervous | B.sorry | C.tired | D.safe |
| A.More critical | B.More talkative |
| C.Gentle and friendly | D.Strict and hard-working |
| A.the author’s son | B.the author’s father |
| C.the friend of the author’s father | D.the cafe owner |