Question

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son 　1　 a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some 2 intestinal(腸道) disorder, neither I nor his wife took the condition very 3 . But the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death 　4 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. 5 his wife left him a short time later, leaving him 　6 with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were 　7 Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol for help. 8 Al became an alcoholic.

As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose 9 he possessed--his land, house, etc. Finally Al 　 11　 alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a totally 11 life! What a complete failure!”

As time　 12 , I began to re-value my earlier rough 　 13　 . I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, 　 14　 and most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from　 15　 .

I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father .One day, I　 16　 my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done　 17　 he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, AI came into my room every night, gave me 　 18 and said, ‘I love you, son.’ ”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what　 19　 I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any 　20 behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

1. A. produced　　 B. developed　　　 C. discovered　　　　　　 D. explored

2. A. common　　　 B. strange　　　　 C. unusual　　　　　　　 D. unknown

3. A. for granted　　 B. regularly　　　 C. particularly　　　　　　 D. seriously

4. A. could have been prevented　　　　 B. should have taken place

　 C. must have been stopped　　　　　　 D. would be avoided

5. A. To tell the truth B. To begin with　 C. To make matters worse　 D. To be exact

6. A. along　　　　 B. alone　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　　　　 D. single

7. A. rather　　　　 B. other than　　　 C. more than　　　　　　 D. less than

8. A. For a time　　　 B. In time　　　　 C. By the time　　　　　 D. In no time

9. A. something　　　 B. nothing　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　 D. some thing

10. A. got drunk　　　 B. gave up drinking　 C. regretted his drinking　 D. died

11. A. honored　　　 B. disappointed　　　 C. suffered　　　　　　 D. wasted

12. A. went on 　　　　B. went by　　　　 C. went away　　　　　 D. went down

13. A. idea　　　　　 B. opinion　　　　 C. thinking　　　　　　 D. judgment

14. A. most clever　　 B. most caring　　　 C. very fine　　　　　　 D. most special

15. A. somewhere　　 B. everywhere　　　 C. anywhere　　　　　 D. nowhere

16. A. held up　　　　 B. broke up　　　　 C. worked up　　　　　 D. joined up

17. A. in order that　　 B. so that　　　　　 C. now that　　　　 D. on condition that

18. A. a kiss　　　　　 B. a gift　 　　　　 C. a story　　　　　　　 D. a suggestion

19. A. a cheat　　　　 B. a wise man　　　 C. a lie teller　　　　　 D. a fool

20. A. spiritual wealth　 B. material possessions C. debts　　　　　　　 D. good things

 

Answer 1

1. B develop “患病，出問題”之意，produce為“生產(chǎn)、出產(chǎn)、制造”等意思，本文指孩子得了嚴重的腸炎，應(yīng)該用develop。

2. A 從上下文可知，我們把孩子的嚴重（severe）腸炎當成了一般的（common）腸道疾病，所以就沒有把它當回事，才有下文孩子的死和父母的后悔。

3. D

4. A 本句為Al對孩子的馬虎而造成的不可挽回的損失的后悔，是對過去的虛擬與假設(shè)，“如果當時認識到事態(tài)的嚴重性，孩子的死是可以避免的。”

5. C “更糟糕的是，他妻子也離他而去，只留下六歲的小兒子與他相依為命”，“to make matters worse”相當于“what’s worse”,更糟糕的是；“to tell the truth”說實話；“to be exact”準確的說。

6. B

7. C Al的大兒子與妻子的去世這兩件事帶來的痛苦與傷害超乎了Al的承受（能力），所以用比較結(jié)構(gòu)。

8. B in time 意思是”sooner or later; in the end ”; for a time “短時間內(nèi)，暫時”； in no time 意思是“very quickly, at once, right away”.

9. C 從上下文看，酗酒要錢，Al失去了他所有的家產(chǎn)，而不是一些東西（something）或某件東西（some thing）.

10. D 從上下文可知。

11. D 從下一句可知，我認為Al的一生是失敗的，白活了。C選項雖然是事實，但我此時對Al并沒有同情之意。

12. B 時間的過去可用“go by”或“pass”等。而go on 指時間的推進。

13. D 上文是我對Al的一生的“斷定”，從文章最后一段第一句話，也可以推斷出。

14. B 從下一句的kindness和caring可以推斷出此空的最佳選項。D選項是對具有所有好品質(zhì)的Ernie的籠統(tǒng)說法，A選項的聰明是天生的，且不屬于品質(zhì)范疇。

15. A 我認為Ernie的這些好的品質(zhì)一定來自于某處。

16. C “work sth. up”意思是“increase sth in number or strength”,此處為“鼓足勇氣”；“hold sth. /sb. up”意思是“put sth./sb. As an example; delay sth. /sb .；rob sb. By force”等。

17. B “so that”此處引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句，“now that”相當于“in that”；since ；because；”on condition that”相當于 “if”,引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句。

18. A 從上下文可知，此時父親要給Ernie以愛，所以愛的表示用語言（love you）和行動（kiss），正是這種愛影響了Ernie，這也是父親偉大之處。

19. D 我徹底清醒了，改變了以前對Al做出的rough judgment,所以認為以前自己好傻（a fool）。

20. B 從前文看，Al失去了所有的家產(chǎn)（lose everything），剩下的只有精神財富――對孩子的愛的培育出一個有愛心的兒子。