Question

In the doorway of my home，I looked closely at my 23?year?old son，Daniel.In a few hours he would be flying to France to __1__ a different life.It was a transitional (過渡的) time in Daniel’s life.I wanted to __2__ him some words of significance.But nothing came from my lips，and this was not the __3__ time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five，I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He asked，“What is it going to be like，Dad？Can I do it？” Then he walked __4__ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside.The bus drove away and I said nothing.A decade later，a similar __5__ played itself out.

I drove him to college.As I started to leave，I tried to think of something to say to give him __6__ and confidence as he started this new stage of life.Again，words __7__ me.

Now，as I stood before him，I thought of those __8__ opportunities.How many times have I let such moments __9__？I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what he has __10__ to me.Or what he might __11__ to face in the years ahead.Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？__12__ as I stood before Daniel，I knew that it did matter.My father and I loved each other.Yet I always __13__ never hearing him put his __14__ into words.Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten.Why is it so __15__ to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry，and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.“Daniel，”I said，“if I could have picked，I would have picked you.” That’s all I could say.He hugged me.For a moment，the world __16__，and there were just Daniel and me.He was saying something，but tears misted my eyes，and I couldn’t understand what he was saying.All I was __17__ of was the stubble (短須) on his chin as his face pressed __18__ mine.What I had said to Daniel was __19__.It was nothing.And yet，it was __20__.

1.A.experience　　 　　 B．spend

C．enjoy　　　　 　 D．shape

2．A.show　　　　 　 B．give

C．make 　　　　　　 D．instruct

3．A.last 　　　　　　　 B．first

C．very 　　　　　　 D．next

4．A.upward 　　　　 B．into

C．down 　　　　　　 D．up

5．A.sign 　　　　　 B．scene

C．scenery 　　　　 D．sight

6．A.interest　　　 　　 B．instruction

C．courage　　　 　 D．direction

7．A.failed　 　　　　　 B．discouraged

C．struck　　　　 　 D．troubled

8.A.future　　　 　 B．embarrassing

C．obvious　　 　　　　 D．lost

9．A.last　　　 　　　 B．pass

C．fly 　　　　　　　　 D．remain

10．A.counted　 　　　　 B．meant

C．valued　　　 　　　　 D．cared

11．A.think 　　　　　　 B．want

C．expect 　　　　　 　 D．wish

12．A.But 　　　　　　　 B．And

C．Instead 　　　　 D．So

13．A.wondered 　　　　 B．regretted

C．minded 　　　　　 D．tried

14．A.views 　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)ctions

C．feelings 　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)ttitudes

15．A.important 　　　 B．essential

C．hard 　　　　　　 D．complex

16．A.disappeared 　　 B．changed

C．progressed　　 　　 D．a(chǎn)dvanced

17．A.sensitive　　 　　 B．convinced

C．a(chǎn)ware　　　　 　 D．tired

18．A.by 　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)gainst

C．on 　　　　　　　 D．with

19．A.clumsy 　　　 B．gentle

C．a(chǎn)bsurd 　　　　　 D．moving

20．A.none　　　 　 B．a(chǎn)ll

C．a(chǎn)nything　　　 　 D．everything

 

Answer 1

【語篇解讀】　父愛無語。離別時作為父親的“我”該向兒子說些什么呢？簡短而又略顯不得體的話“假如讓我選擇的話，我會選擇你”讓兒子深深地懂得了父子情深。

1．A　體驗一種不同的生活。experience有“經(jīng)歷、體驗”的意思。enjoy意為“享受”，不符合語境。

2．B　“我想給他一些有重要意義的話語�！惫视胓ive。其他選項不符合語境。

3．B　根據(jù)下文判斷這不是“我”第一次讓這種時刻溜走。

4．D　根據(jù)情景判斷，表示“上車”，所以用up。

5．B　a similar scene類似的一幕 (情景)。

6．C　根據(jù)所填詞的并列項confidence及下文as引導(dǎo)的句子可以判斷，此處作者想說點什么以給兒子勇氣和信心。故C項符合語境。

7．A　Words failed me相當(dāng)于“I couldn’t express how I felt.”，意為“我說不出話來”。

8．D　根據(jù)上下文可知，作者在回憶那些已經(jīng)失去了的機(jī)會。

9．B　根據(jù)第一段最后一句可知答案。pass在此處指 (時間)流逝。

10．B　mean意味著。本句的意思為“我無法找到一個安靜的時候來告訴他他對我來說意味著什么”。

11．C　expect預(yù)料，預(yù)計。think后面不能接動詞不定式；want和wish表示主觀上的意愿或希望。

12．A　上文的言下之意是這件事情不重要，這樣本句和上文構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以用But。

13．B　作者對沒有聽到父親對他表達(dá)愛的話而感到遺憾，所以用regret。

14．C　把情感 (feelings)通過語言 (words)的形式表達(dá)出來。

15．C　根據(jù)上文判斷，作者不知道為什么向兒子說一些肺腑之言如此困難。hard困難的，符合語境。essential必不可少的；complex復(fù)雜的。

16．A　根據(jù)下文的there were just Daniel and me判斷本句表示世界消失 (disappear)了。

17．C　“我”能感覺到的是……be aware of感覺到，意識到；be convinced of相信，確信；be tired of對……厭倦。sensitive敏感的，常用be sensitive to意為“對……敏感”。根據(jù)語境可知C項正確。

18．B　根據(jù)語境“他的臉貼著我的臉”可知，press against“使貼著”符合語境。

19．A　根據(jù)下文It was nothing可知答案。clumsy笨拙的；gentle溫柔的；absurd荒唐的；moving感動人的。

20．D　本句和上句構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系 (and yet相當(dāng)于however)，所以填everything和nothing相對應(yīng)。