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【題目】完形填空
As a young man, Al was a famous artist with his wife and two fine sons. One night, his elder son had a bad stomachache. Thinking it was only some1trouble, neither Al and his wife took the condition very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the child could have been2if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty (負(fù)罪感). To make matters worse, his wife 3him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and 4of the two situations were more than Al could stand, and he was used to drinking alcohol (酒精) for 5. In time Al became an alcoholic.
Drinking too much alcohol, Al began to lose 6he owned---his land, house, money, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al's7, I thought, “What a wasted life! What a complete failure!”
As time went by, I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the8, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the9between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day, I tried to ask him what his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “ As a 10until I left home at eighteen, my father came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.'”
（1）A.unusual B.usual C.special D.serious
（2）A.saved B.taken C.killed D.brought
（3）A.helped B.asked C.loved D.left
（4）A.happiness B.luckiness C.pain D.fun
（5）A.help B.interest C.fun D.work
（6）A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
（7）A.life B.death C.health D.life
（8）A.busiest B.richest C.kindest D.smartest
（9）A.love B.hate C.help D.work
（10）A.brother B.father C.man D.child

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、B
（2）、A
（3）、D
（4）、C
（5）、A
（6）、D
（7）、B
（8）、C
（9）、A
（10）、D

【解析】文章大意：本文講述了Al是一位有兩個(gè)兒子的藝術(shù)家，由于大意，他的長(zhǎng)子病死了。正在Al悲傷難過時(shí)，她的妻子也離開了他，Al悲傷絕望，酗酒度日。幾個(gè)月后他死在了一個(gè)小酒吧里。我認(rèn)為Al是一個(gè)徹底的失敗者。但是后來我從Al的兒子身上找到了Al曾經(jīng)給兒子的愛和教育，并改變了我對(duì)他的看法。
(1)考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. unusual 不同尋常的； B. usual 平常的； C. special 特殊的；D. serious嚴(yán)肅的；句意：Al和他的妻子認(rèn)為這只是常見的疾病，都沒有認(rèn)真對(duì)待這種情況。根據(jù)neither Al and his wife took the condition very seriously.可知他們都沒有認(rèn)真對(duì)待這個(gè)，因此認(rèn)為是常見的疾病，故選B。
(2)考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. saved 挽救； B. taken 拿走； C. killed 殺死； D. brought帶來；句意：他知道如果他只要意識(shí)到情況的嚴(yán)重性，那個(gè)孩子可能被挽救，他總是感到他是負(fù)罪的。此處表示假設(shè)，如果他認(rèn)真對(duì)待，那個(gè)孩子就不會(huì)死去，就會(huì)被挽救，故選A。
(3)考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. helped 幫助； B. asked 詢問； C. loved 愛；D. left離開；句意：情況更糟糕的是，他的妻子很短時(shí)間之后離開了他。根據(jù)后文的leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son.可知只剩下他和他的小兒子，故表示他的妻子離開了他。故選D。
(4)考查名詞及語境的理解。A. happiness 幸福； B. luckiness 幸運(yùn)； C. pain 疼痛； D. fun樂趣；句意：這兩件情景帶來的傷痛，讓Al無法承受。此處與hurt相并列，應(yīng)表示疼痛。故選C。
(5)考查名詞及語境的理解。A. help 幫助； B. interest 興趣； C. fun 樂趣；D. work工作；句意：他習(xí)慣喝酒來幫助。根據(jù)前半句的The hurt and ___4___ of the two situations were more than Al could stand,可知他受不了失去妻子和兒子的雙重傷痛，于是選擇借酒澆愁，來幫助自己忘記痛苦，故選A。
(6)考查代詞及語境的理解。A. something 某物； B. anything 任何事； C. nothing 沒什么； D. everything一切；句意：因?yàn)锳l喝太多的酒，他開始失去他擁有的一切——他的土地，房子，錢，等等。根據(jù)后半句的his land, house, money, etc.可知他的土地，房子和金錢等等，這些是他擁有的一切東西，故選D。
(7)考查名詞及語境的理解。A. life 生活； B. death 死亡； C. health 健康； D. life生活；句意：聽到Al的死亡，我想：“多么浪費(fèi)生命！多么失敗的人！” 根據(jù)前文的Finally Al died alone in a small bar.可知此處表示Al的死亡，故選B。
(8)考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. busiest 最忙的； B. richest 最富有的； C. kindest 最善良的； D. smartest最聰明的；句意：他是我曾經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)的最善良，最認(rèn)真的，最有愛心的男人之一。此處與most caring and most loving相并列，應(yīng)表示最善良的，故選C。
(9)考查名詞及語境的理解。A. love 愛； B. hate 憎恨； C. help 幫助； D. work工作；句意：我看到Ernie和他的孩子之間的愛，我想他的善良和愛心一定來自某處。根據(jù)后半句的that kindness and caring可知此處表示他的愛，故選A。
(10)考查名詞及語境的理解。A. brother 兄弟； B. father 父親； C. man 男人； D. child孩子；句意：我小時(shí)候，直到18歲離開家，父親每天晚上都會(huì)來我的房間，給我一個(gè)吻，而且說“兒子，愛你”。根據(jù)until I left home at 18可知此處表示18歲前，應(yīng)是孩子時(shí)，故選D。