When I was eight, I wrote my first poem．My mother read and cried, "Buddy, you didn't really write this beautiful poem!"

Shyly, but ,I said yes．She poured out her ．"It was nothing short of talent!"

”What time will Father be home?" I asked．I could hardly wait to my work to him．I spent quite some time for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish（花體字）’drew a fancy border around it and I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table． My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．1 was sure he would be able to my poem．

At almost 7 o'clock my father burst in．He seemed ．He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees．

Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this?" He was reaching for my poem．

¨Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began． "And it's beautiful, absolutely amaz…”

“If you don't mind, I'd like to decide for myself．" Father said．

I my head as he read that poem． It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table． Now came the moment of ．

“I think it's terrible," he said．

I couldn't look up． My eyes were getting ．

“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he's ever written," my mother was saying． "He needs ，”

“I don't know why．" My father held his ground． "Isn't there enough poetry in the world already? "

I couldn't it another second． I ran from the dining room crying． Up in my room I myself on the bed and cried the worst of the out of me．

That may have been the end of the story, but not of its for me． I realized how fortunate I had been． I had a mother who said, "I think it's wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it's awful．"

Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete． It needs the balance of the force that ,"Watch． Listen． Review． Improve．"

Those voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me． Between the two poles of and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course．

1.A． proudly B． slowly C． anxiously D． honestly

2.A． praise B． surprise C． criticism D． belief

3.A． recite B． show C． describe D．introduce

4.A． waiting B． planning C． praying D． preparing

5.A． quickly B． confidently C． nervously D． casually

6.A． read B． revise C． appreciate D． polish

7.A．upset B．calm C．tired D． relaxed

8.A． shook B． raised C．lowered D． turned

9.A． truth B． struggle C． decision D． discussion

10.A．wet B．wide C．dark D． bright

11.A．practice B． judgment C． instruction D． encouragement

12.A．a(chǎn)wful B． elegant C． fluent D． controversial

13.A．hold B． see C． stand D． control

14.A．seated B．threw C．left D． kept

15.A．confusion B． pressure C． tiredness D． disappointment

16.A．significance B． development C． difficulty D． challenge

17.A．failure B． honor C． creation D． improvement

18.A．orders B． persuades C． cautions D． declares

19.A．conflicting B． warning C． disturbing D． inspiring

20.A．confidence B． confirmation C． distrust D． disapproval

 

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者在八歲的時候?qū)懥艘皇自�，母親看了之后夸獎道“精彩極了”。而父親卻毫不留情地批評道“糟糕透了”，可正是這兩股力量促使我不斷地努力提升。

1.A．Proudly自豪地B．Slowly緩慢地C．Anxiously緊張地D．Honestly老實(shí)地。根據(jù)句意，受到母親的夸獎后，作者是害羞并自豪的。故選A。

2.A．Praise夸獎B．Surprise驚奇C．Criticism批評D．Belief信念。她夸獎道：真是有天賦啊！故選A。

3.A．Recite背誦B．Show展示C．Describe描述D．Introduce介紹。“爸爸什么時候回家呢？”我迫不及待要讓父親看到我的詩。Show sth. to sb.：向某人展示某事物。故選B。

4.A．Waiting等待B．Planning計劃C．Praying祈禱D．Preparing準(zhǔn)備。我花了相當(dāng)一些時間準(zhǔn)備父親的回來。故選D。

5.A．Quickly快速地B．Confidently自信地C．Nervously緊張地D．Casually隨意地。我用我最拿手的花體字把詩謄寫了一遍，并在旁邊畫了漂亮的花邊。我自信滿滿地把紙放在餐桌父親常坐的位置上。

6.A．Read閱讀B．Revise修訂C．Appreciate欣賞，鑒賞D．Polish修改，潤色。我相信他能夠鑒賞我的詩。故選C。

7.A．Upset心煩意亂的B．Calm冷靜的 C．tired勞累的 D．Relaxed放松的。晚上七點(diǎn)的時候父親回來了。他看起來心煩意亂的，他繞著餐桌邊走邊抱怨他的員工。工作一天回來不可能是放松的或者冷靜的，故排除B,D。根據(jù)文中父親一直在走來走去地抱怨，說明心情是“心煩意亂的”。故選A。

8.A．Shook搖晃B．Raised舉起C．Lowered低下D．Turned翻開，轉(zhuǎn)向。當(dāng)父親在讀詩的時候，我低著頭。故選C。

9.A．Truth事實(shí)，真相B．Struggle掙扎C．Decision決定D．Discussion討論。我聽到父親把紙放在桌子上，到了發(fā)表決定的時候了。故選C。

10.A. Wet潮濕的B. Wide寬的C. Dark黑暗的D．Bright明亮的。聽到父親的評價，我抬不起頭來，我的眼睛開始濕潤了。作者本來信心滿滿，結(jié)果父親卻評價“糟糕透了”，所以作者感到很難受。故選A。

11.A．Practice練習(xí)B．Judgment判斷C．Instruction授課，教誨D．Encouragement鼓勵�！斑@是他第一次寫詩，”母親說，“他需要鼓勵�！惫蔬xD。

12.A．Awful糟糕的B．Elegant優(yōu)雅的C．Fluent流暢的D．Controversial有爭議的。父親提高聲音說：難道世界上糟糕的詩還不夠多嗎？故選A。

13.A．Hold 抓住，控制B．See看見C．Stand忍受D．Control控制。聽到這樣的評價，我再也忍受不了。故選C。

14.A．Seated坐B．Threw扔C．Left離開，留下D． Kept保持。一到房間，我就撲到床上失望地哭了起來。Threw oneself on the bed: 把自己扔到床上，撲到床上。故選B。

15.A． Confusion困惑B． Pressure壓力C． Tiredness疲勞D． Disappointment失望。根據(jù)上文的解析，作者哭泣的原因是受到這樣的評價，感覺是“失望的”。故選D。

16.6】A。名詞辨析。A．Significance意義，重要性B．Development發(fā)展C． Difficulty困難D． Challenge挑戰(zhàn)。那也許是這個故事的結(jié)尾，但它的意義卻一直留在我的心里。我意識到經(jīng)歷了這些是多么幸運(yùn)。故選A。

17.A． Failure失敗B． Honor榮譽(yù)C． Creation創(chuàng)造D． Improvement提高。我們每個人都需要來自母親的鼓勵，從中我們可以獲得創(chuàng)造力。故選C。

18.A．Orders命令B．Persuades勸說C．Cautions警告，提醒D．Declares宣布。然而，只有母親的鼓勵是不完全的，還需要提醒的力量來使之平衡。故選C。

19.A． Conflicting相矛盾的，沖突的B． Warning警告的C． Disturbing煩擾的，令人不安的D． Inspiring鼓舞人心的；啟發(fā)靈感的。童年里的這兩種相矛盾的聲音這些年一直在我耳邊縈繞，像兩股相反的風(fēng)吹著我。文中父親和母親的評價截然相反，所以是“相矛盾的，相沖突的”。故選A。

20.A．Confidence自信B．Confirmation認(rèn)可，證明C．Distrust不信任，懷疑D． Disapproval不贊同，反對。在以愛為名的認(rèn)同和懷疑之間，我努力追尋真正屬于我自己的道路。故選B。

考點(diǎn)：考查故事類短文閱讀。

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