1、语言朋友(44)完形填空As I held my fathers hands one night,I couldnt help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a_1_, including all his struggles.One summer,I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a _2_ desert.On one of those hot mornings I was pi
2、cking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last_3_ from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed, which_4_took twenty minutes.That morning,however, the process didnt_5_ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field,we_6_needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and_7_.Drop
3、ping the basket heavily, I declared,“If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves! ” Dad_8_, “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then weve_9_” Such is Dad whatever problem he_10_, he never gives up._11_, the disastrous effects of the drought w
4、ere felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone, but Dad remained _12_ .He_13_to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to_14_Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.Dad is also a living example of real _1
5、5_.From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to_16_ our family.He always puts our happiness _17_ his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games _18_ his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and_19_, putting others first.Da
6、d, the life_20_ I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.解题导语:文章讲述了作者父亲的开朗、乐观、勤劳和对子女无私的爱。1A.teacher Bgardener Cfarmer Dgrocer解析:根据上下文中的calluses,roughness,drought,sweet corn等可知父亲是一个农民。答案:C2A.stormy BlivelyCdisappearing Dburnin
7、g解析:根据上文出现旱灾可知,此处选burning形容旱灾严重的程度。答案:D3A.order BformCgap Dposition解析:根据下文的“from the grocery store”可知选order。fill an order“按订单供给,交付订货”。答案:A4A.repeatedly Bnormally Cfinally Dreally解析:根据下文采集过程的时间长可知,此处指正常情况下只需要20分钟。答案:B5A.go Bbegin Coccur Dchange解析:此处选go表示“进展,进程”。答案:A6A.yet BstillCeven Dnearly解析:句意:在田里
8、漫无目的地走了40分钟后,我们还有20打的任务没完成。答案:B7A.surprised BnervousCangry Dfrightened解析:根据下文的“Dropping the basket heavily”可知选C。答案:C8A.apologized BcriedCcomplained Dlaughed解析:根据上下文可知父亲是一个开朗乐观的人,故此时父亲可能会笑。答案:D9A.lost BdoneCgone Dtouched解析:be done“完成”。此处是父亲的安慰鼓励之语。答案:B10A.meets with Bbrings upCworks out Dthinks about
9、解析:meet with“面临”。句意:无论面临什么问题,他从不放弃。答案:A11A.Thankfully BHopefully CUnfortunately DStrangely解析:根据本段内容可知旱灾造成灾难性的影响,整个国家都能感觉到,由此可知选C。答案:C12A.happy Bupset Cdisappointed Doptimistic 解析:灾害严重,全国都受到影响,但父亲仍然“be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates”,所以父亲很乐观。故选D。答案:D13A.happened Bse
10、emed Ccontinued Daimed解析:continue to do“继续做”。答案:C14A.face Bappreciate Cexamine Dquestion解析:句意:直到那时我才真正开始欣赏父亲和他的信念。答案:B15A.love BprideCfriendship Dhonesty解析:本段主要描述了父亲是一个心中充满真爱的人,所以此处应选A。答案:A16A.support Bsettle Cstart Dimpress解析:为了表达本段主题(父亲的爱心),作者介绍从早到晚父亲无休止地工作就是为了养家。support“供养”。答案:A17A.after BbeforeC
11、beside Dunder解析:父亲无私地关爱我们,总是把我们的快乐置于他的之前。故选B。答案:B18A.in spite of Bin terms of Cin control of Din place of解析:根据语意,前后应为转折关系,故选A。in spite of“尽管”。答案:A19A.careful Bregretful Cconsiderate Dhumorous解析:根据后面的“putting others first”可知,considerate“善解人意的”。答案:C20.A.history BmottoCpatterns Dlessons解析:句意:我从父亲身上学到的生
12、活经验将永远留在心里。lesson “经验,教训”。答案:D七选五Trust has been considered as the basis of any relationship, including friendship.No relationship can last long with a lack of trust.Not many of your friends will have real faith in you as you would like to believe._21_.Sometimes, it takes years, even a complete lifet
13、ime, to trust someone.However, how do we know if our friends have faith in us?_22_.With whom will you share things that you dont want everyone to know? It would be with a close friend, whom you trust as much as you trust yourself.While a few of your friends may be fiercely protective of their privac
14、y and may not tell their secrets to anyone, those who do, surely find you trustworthy and reliable.Whom do you look up to for advice when you need it the most? It has to be either your parents or your friends._23_.This is a shining example of trust.You only seek advice from people you hold in high r
15、egard and find dependable.The friends who trust you will never forget to include you in the important decisions of their life.Arguments and heated discussions are a part of every relationship, and this is also true for friendship._24_.While some people find it difficult to forgive and forget, your f
16、riends will never have problems moving on.It is because they trust you and believe that you will never cause any pain to them on purpose.There are times in life when you find yourself a lonely soldier._25_.Your friends will never let you down and will strongly stand for you when you need encourageme
17、nt.You can determine that they trust you and believe in your beliefs, if they side with you when you need them the most.APeople can be extraordinarily jealous sometimesBYou know they will never pass on a wrong suggestionCIn fact, winning trust is, by far, the most challenging aspect of relationships
18、DTwo people cannot have identical reactions to a situation and different opinions do existENo matter how close you are to your friends, you cannot take that comfort level for grantedFIf your friends share their secrets, theres a good possibility that they have much faith in youGHowever, people who are fortunate to have been blessed with true friends are never alone in any battle 答案:2125CFBDG