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8．As a young man，Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night，his  oldest son developed a severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some（36）Bintestinal （腸內的）disorder，neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy（37）Bsuddenly that night．
         Knowing the death could have been（38）Bif he had only realized the seriousness of the situation，Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his（39）CTo make matters worse his wile（40）Ahim a short time later，leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two（41）Dwere more than Al could handle，and he（42）Cto alcohol．In time Al became an alcoholic．（43）A the alcoholism progressed，Al began to lose everything he（44）D-his home，his land，his art objects，everything．（45）AAl died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
         When I heard of Al's death，I thought that Al's life was a complete（46）C．
         As time went by，I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now（47）Bson，Ernie．He is one of the kindest，most caring，most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free（48）Dof love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
         I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his（49）C．One day I worked（50）my courage to ask him．"I'm really（51）Bby something，"I said．"I know your father was（52）Bthe only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person？"
         Ernie sat quietly and（53）Dfor a few moments．Then he said，"From my earliest（54）Das a child until I left home at 18，Al came into my room every night，gave me a kiss and said，'I love you，son．'"
         Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to（55）CAl as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father，and he left behind one of the finest，most giving men I have ever known．

36．A．certain	B．common	C．rare	D．basic
37．A．died	B．choked	C．starved	D．worsened
38．A．cured	B．prevented	C．forbidden	D．saved
39．A．disease	B．debt	C．guilt	D．duty
40．A．left	B．scolded	C．quarreled	D．forgave
41．A．disasters	B．a(chǎn)dventures	C．conflicts	D．situations
42．A．got	B．drank	C．turned	D．sank
43．A．As	B．Though	C．Because	D．If
44．A．needed	B．shared	C．benefited	D．possessed
45．A．Eventually	B．Gradually	C．Therefore	D．Meanwhile
46．A．trouble	B．hardship	C．failure	D．waste
47．A．teen	B．a(chǎn)duh	C．a(chǎn)ged	D．a(chǎn)dolescent
48．A．win	B．fall	C．space	D．flow
49．A．mother	B．brother	C．father	D．child
50．A．up	B．with	C．on	D．through
51．A．worried	B．puzzled	C．interested	D．a(chǎn)ttracted
52．A．especially	B．basically	C．merely	D．specially
53．A．a(chǎn)rgued	B．searched	C．a(chǎn)nalyzed	D．reflected
54．A．thoughts	B．ideas	C．minds	D．memories
55．A．treat	B．call	C．judge	D．feel

Answer 1

分析 愛的遺產(chǎn)．指一位父親給他的兒子留下了最珍貴的遺產(chǎn)．

解答 36：B 形容詞辨析．這里是指他喝妻子認為只是常見的腸胃不適．
37：B 詞義辨析．Pass away去世；事實上男孩患的是急性闌尾炎，當晚便突然夭折了．
38：B 動詞辨析．根據(jù)句意：如果當時意識到病情的嚴重性，兒子的死就能夠避免．
39：C 名詞辨析．A疾��；B債務；C內疚；D責任；沉重的負罪感使阿爾的精神狀況急劇下降．
40：A 動詞辨析．更糟糕的是，不久妻子也離開了他．
41：D名詞辨析．這兩件情景帶來的傷痛，讓阿爾無法承受．
42：C 動詞辨析．于是他選擇了借酒澆愁．不久，阿爾就成了一個酒鬼
43：A 連詞辨析．As隨著；隨著酒癮越來越大，阿爾開始失去他擁有的一切--家、土地、藝術品、一切．
44：D 動詞辨析，解析同上．
45：A 副詞辨析．最終，阿爾孤獨地死在了舊金山的一家汽車旅館里．
46：C 名詞辨析．聽說了阿爾的死訊，我的反應像世人對未能留下遺產(chǎn)的人的蔑視一樣．"多么失敗的人�。�
47：B 詞義辨析．Adult成年的．你不知道，我現(xiàn)在認識了阿爾那個已成年的小兒子，厄尼．
48：D 動詞辨析．Flow流動．看著厄尼和他的孩子，我看到了他們之間所流露出的那種關愛．
49：C 上下文串聯(lián)．我不曾聽到厄尼對父親有太多的談論．
50：A 動詞短語．Work up my courage鼓足勇氣．
51：B 形容詞辨析．這里是指：有些事我一直感到很疑惑．
52：B 副詞辨析．句意：你幾乎是由你父親獨自帶大的．他到底是如何教育你的，竟讓你變得如此特別？
53：D 動詞辨析．根據(jù)句意：厄尼靜靜地坐著，思考了一會兒．
54：D 名詞辨析．這里是指：從我記事起，從我有記憶起…
55：C 動詞辨析．這里是指：我竟然說他是一個失敗者！

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