When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, every time he asked me to ______16______ the hammer, just so we would have a time for a ______17______ with each other. I ______18______ saw my dad drinking or taking a night out with the boys, all he did after ______19______ was taking care of his family.
I ______20______ and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. And when several ______21______ later I bought a house, my dad was ______22______ it by himself for three days in the 80°F summer heat. All he ______23______ was to hold his paint brush and talk to him. But I was too _____24_____ in those days, I did not find any time for a conversation with my dad.
One Sunday ______25______ we had a telephone talk as usual, I noticed that my dad had ______26______ some things that we discussed ______27______. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was ______28______. Few hours later that day came a call. My father was in a hospital with an aneurysm(动脉瘤). ______29______ I bought a ticket for a flight and ______30______ I was thinking about all ______31______ occasions(场合) to have a talk with my dad.
By the time I ______32______ at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have ______33______ for a conversation with me. After his death I ______34______ much more about him, and even more about myself. All he ever asked me was my time. And now he has all my ______35______ every single day. 16. A. find B. hold C. pack D. select
17. A. conversation B. opinion C. debate D. bargain 18. A. ever B. just C. even D. never
19. A. work B. midnight C. school D. disaster 20. A. fell ill B. broke up C. grew up D. brought up 21. A. weeks B. years C. hours D. days
22. A. building B. making C. fixing D. painting 23. A. shouted B. disliked C. asked D. solved 24. A. busy B. lazy C. selfless D. lonely
25. A. morning B. evening C. afternoon D. midnight 26. A. recognized B. buried C. explored D. forgotten 27. A. soon B. lately C. personally D. briefly 28. A. short B. boring C. unbelievable D. sad 29. A. Exactly B. Gradually C. Immediately D. Finally 30. A. in a way B. on my way C. by the way D. in my way 31. A. missed B. impressed C. suffering D. painful 32. A. pointed B. stared C. arrived D. called 33. A. words B. time C. permission D. benefit 34. A. worried B. concerned C. cared D. learned
35. A. sorrow B. happiness C. determination D. attention
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. D 【解析】
本文属于记叙文，讲述自己的父亲操劳一生，为子女，为家庭兢兢业业，不辞辛劳，但是作者却以太忙为理由没有花足够的时间与父亲聊天，父亲的去世给作者留下很大的遗憾。 【16题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我还很小的时候，每次当父亲修理东西时，总是叫我拿着锤子，因此我们有了一个交流的时间。A. find找到；B. hold持有；C. pack打包；D. select选择。根据前文可知，作者当时很小，只能在旁边辅助父亲，因而选B。 【17题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我还很小的时候，每次当父亲修理东西时，总是叫我拿着锤子，因此我们有了一个交流的时间。A. conversation对话；B. opinion观点；C. debate讨论；D. bargain讨价还价，便宜货。根据后文可知，作者很少与其父亲聊天，而这一次是个例外，故选A。 【18题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我从来没见过我父亲出去喝酒或者夜晚出去，下班之后做的事情就是照顾家庭。A. ever曾经；B. just仅仅；C. even甚至；D. never从未。根据后文all he did was taking care of his family可知，父亲下班之后就没出去喝过酒，故选D。
【19题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我从来没见过我父亲出去喝酒或者夜晚出去，下班之后做的事情就是照顾家庭。A. work工作；B. midnight半夜；C. school学校；D. disaster灾难。根据文章可知，作者父亲很负责，因此下班之后就是照顾家人，故选A。 【20题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我长大了去读大学，父亲会在每周日的早上打电话给我，雷都打不动。A. fell ill生病；B. broke up分裂；C. grew up 长大；D. brought up抚养。根据本句left for college可知，作者长大了，故选C。 【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：几年之后我买了房子，父亲一个人在80华氏摄氏度的高温下花了三天时间粉刷墙面。A. weeks周；B. years年；C. hours小时；D. days天。根据文章可知，作者大学毕业，工作之后买了房子，因而选B。 【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年之后我买了房子，父亲一个人在80华氏摄氏度的高温下花了三天时间粉刷墙面。A. building修建；B. making制作；C. fixing固定；D. painting涂。根据后文to hold his paint brush可知，父亲刷墙，作者打下手，故选D. 【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他要求我做的就是拿着刷子以及和他聊天。A. shouted大声叫喊；B. disliked不喜欢；C. asked要求；D. solved解决。根据上文by himself可知，作者父亲独自一个人刷墙，故选C。 【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是那些时间我太忙了，没有时间和父亲聊天。A. busy 繁忙的；B. lazy懒惰的；C. selfless自私的；D. lonely孤独的。根据后文I did not find any time for a conversation with my dad可知，作者没时间和父亲聊天，故选A。 【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个周日早上，我们像往常一样通电话，我注意到我父亲忘记了我们最近才讨论过的事情。A. morning早上；B. evening夜晚；C. afternoon下午；D. midnight半夜。根据本句中as usual可知，他们还是在周日早上通话，故选A。 【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个周日早上，我们像往常一样通电话，我注意到我父亲忘记了
我们最近讨论过的事情。A. recognized认出；B. buried埋葬；C. explored探索；D. forgotten忘记。根据本句的notice以及后文可知，作者注意到父亲的反常，结合选项，故选D。 【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：一个周日早上，我们像往常一样通电话，我注意到我父亲忘记了我们最近讨论过的事情。A. soon早，快；B. lately不久以前；C. personally个人地；D. briefly简洁地。根据本句的notice以及后文可知，作者注意到父亲的反常，结合选项，故选B。 【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那天我很忙，因而聊天时间很短。A. short短的；B. boring无聊的；C. unbelievable难以置信的；D. sad悲伤的。根据本句in a hurry可知，那天通话时间很短，故选A。 【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我立刻买了一张飞机票，在路上，我一直在思考那些没能和父亲聊天的情景。A. Exactly确切地；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Immediately立刻；D. Finally最后。根据前文可知，作者父亲生病住院，因此立刻回去看父亲，故选C。 【30题详解】
考查介词短语。句意：我立刻买了一张飞机票，在路上，我一直在思考那些没能和父亲聊天的情景。A. in a way在某种程度上；B. on my way在路上；C. by the way顺便说一下；D. in my way挡道。根据本句可知，作者购买了回家的机票，因此在回家路上回忆以往遗憾的场景，故选B。 【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我立刻买了一张飞机票，在路上，我一直在思考那些没能和父亲聊天的情景。A. missed错过的；B. impressed印象深刻的；C. suffering折磨人的；D. painful痛苦的。。根据本句可知，作者购买了回家的机票，因此在回家路上回忆以往遗憾的场景，表达对父亲的愧疚，故选A。 【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我到达医院的时候，我父亲已经去世了。A. pointed指；B. stared盯；C. arrived到达；D. called叫。根据前文可知，作者是乘坐飞机往家赶的，故选C。 【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在是我父亲没有时间和我聊天了。A. words话语；B. time时间；C. permission 允许；D. benefit利益。根据前文可知，作者以前总是以很忙为理由，
没能跟父亲多聊天，现在父亲去世，因而是父亲没有时间了，故选B。 【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他走之后，我了解他更多了，甚至超过我自己。A. worried担忧；B. concerned担心；C. cared关心；D. learned了解。根据本句可知，作者父亲以及去世，不可能再关心，因而只能是更多了解，故选D。 【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我父亲已经获得了我全部的注意力了。A. sorrow忧伤；B. happiness快乐；C. determination决心；D. attention注意。根据前文可知，作者以前总是以很忙为理由，没能跟父亲多聊天，现在父亲去世了，作者花更多的时间了解她父亲，故选D。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In your daily life, there are many examples where your parents control hundreds _______36_______ things for you when you are a kid, such as the clothes you wear, the food you eat, where you go and how you get there. It is a good thing. Kids need this kind of_______37_______ (protect) and help because they are not old enough to take care of ______38______ and make decisions_______39_______ (correct). But with you growing_______40_______(old), the part of being a teen is developing your own identity—one that _______41_______(separate) from your parents’. Different attitudes towards events like partying may lead to arguments, because your parents will always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are. As _______42_______ result, your parents feel it hard to get used to the new situation with_______43_______ (increase) anxiety. What kids should keep in mind is _______44_______ in most cases, your parents can relate to what you’re going through because they _______45_______ (be) teens once. 【答案】36. of 37. protection 38. themselves 39. correctly
40. older 41. is separated