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Unit 2 Poemsa
Ⅰ.完形填空
[2018·湖北七市 (州)联考]I have written a poem called Flying Kites, in which a man __1__ his son to fly a kite. After a few minutes, the child __2__ drops the string and lets the kite soar (高飞). With joy in his eyes, he watches it climb until it disappears __3__. The father realizes that __4__ he'll have to loosen the tie that binds (绑) him to his son. And he __5__， “Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？”
Many years later my son, Gary, __6__ he wouldn't finish his college career. I tried to talk him out of it. But none of my reasoning made any __7__. At the end of the semester Gary moved back home.
Gary managed to find a __8__ at a nursery and went at it with usual enthusiasm. I, __9__， was deeply disappointed. What was a college professor's __10__ doing a job that any high school dropout could perform? Then I tried to __11__ him. “Look，” I said，“in a few years you'll be at your high school reunion with __12__ classmates who become doctors, lawyers, and engineers. Do you think you'll be able to __13__ that？”
“Yes, Dad，” he replied without __14__. Then he fixed his eyes on mine and said, “But the real question is: Can you？”
Shame suddenly __15__ me. I wasn't thinking about my son; I was thinking about myself and what my friends would think. The problem wasn't Gary's pride. It was mine. All at once I remembered my __16__ and the question it asked “Will I release the __17__ as unselfishly as that？” At that moment I knew I had to let go. Gary was __18__ enough to make his own choices.
Today Gary has a successful career working for the city. I am very __19__ of who he has become. __20__ I let go of my pride, I've been able to sit back and enjoy watching him soar.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者曾经写过一首诗，诗中的父亲反思自己是否应该松开捆绑儿子的绳索，任其自由发展。作者是一位大学教授，当自己的儿子决定放弃大学的学业在幼儿园工作的时候，作者感到非常失望，但是儿子的话让作者羞愧，于是决定任其自由发展，后来儿子的成就让作者意识到他的选择是正确的。
1．A.orders C．advises
B．instructs D．allows
答案：B 根据下一句中的“drops the string and lets the kite soar (高飞)”可知，作者写的诗中，描绘了一个父亲在教自己的孩子如何放风筝。instruct意为“指导”，符合语境。 小学+初中+高中
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2．A.suddenly C．properly
B．actually D．sadly
答案：A 根据设空后的“lets the kite soar (高飞)”及“until it disappears”可知，此处指儿子突然放开了绳子，然后风筝飞上了天。suddenly意为“突然”，强调出其不意，符合语境。
3．A.in a row C．in no time
B．in a way D．in the distance
答案：D 根据本句中的“until it disappears”和下文的“he'll have to loosen the tie that binds (绑) him to his son”可知，风筝最后消失在远处。in the distance意为“在远方”，符合语境。
4．A.abruptly C．absolutely
B．eventually D．apparently
答案：B 孩子望着风筝越飞越高，眼中充满了欢乐。父亲意识到他自己最终也得松开捆绑儿子的绳子，于是自忖：“我也会一样无私地松开绳子吗？”eventually意为“最终”，符合语境。
5．A.responds C．wonders
B．guesses D．hesitates
答案：C 根据本句引号中的“Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？”可知，这是父亲的疑惑，他自己也想知道，作为父亲，自己是否也会无私地松开绳子，让自己的孩子自由发展。wonder意为“疑惑；想知道”，符合语境。
6．A.believed C．regretted
B．explained D．announced
答案：D 根据本句中的“he wouldn't finish his college career”可知，作者的儿子宣布说，他决定放弃大学的学业，这是非常重大的决定，所以他要正式地告知大家，故用announced表示正式宣告。
7．A.progress C．effort
B．decision D．difference
答案：D 根据上一句中的“tried to talk him out of it”可知，作者尽力说服儿子不要这样做，结合下一句中的“Gary moved back home”可知，儿子还是下定决心回到家中。这说明家人的劝说没有起作用。make a difference意为“有影响；起作用”，符合语境。
8．A.ball C．kite
B．job D．toy
答案：B 根据句中的“at a nursery”及下文中的“doing a job that any high school dropout could perform”可知，儿子回到家后，在一个幼儿园找到了一份工作(job)。
9．A.therefore C．however
B．besides D．otherwise
答案：C 根据上一句中的“with usual enthusiasm”和本句中的“was deeply disappointed”可知，儿子对这份工作充满了热情，但作者却对他的选择感到非常失望，前后之间是转折关系。故选however。 小学+初中+高中
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10．A.daughter C．son
B．nephew D．cousin
答案：C 由本句中的“college professor's”可知，作者是大学教授，而作者的儿子是在幼儿园工作。根据第二段第一句中的“Many years later my son, Gary ... ”可知，此处指作者的儿子。
11．A.support C．control
B．accept D．persuade
答案：D 根据下文“‘Look，’ I said，‘in a few years you'll be at your high school reunion with ...’”可知，作者是在说服儿子，他希望儿子能够放弃自己的想法。try to persuade sb.意为“尽力说服某人”，符合语境。
12．A.honest C．latter
B．ordinary D．former
答案：D 根据上文可知，作者的儿子是在中途退学之后回到家中找了一份工作，所以作者是在就儿子和他之前的那些同学进行比较。former意为“之前的”，符合语境。
13．A.prevent C．handle
B．forget D．admit
答案：C 根据上文的“become doctors, lawyers，and engineers”可知，作者希望自己的儿子能像其他的孩子一样，拥有一份体面的职业，所以他就质问自己的儿子是否能够应付这样的现实。handle意为“处理(难题)；应付(局面)”，符合语境。
14．A.hesitation C．permission
B．commitment D．comment
答案：A 根据设空前的“Yes, Dad，”可知，儿子对父亲的疑问毫不犹豫地给出了回答。without hesitation意为“毫不犹豫”，符合语境。
15．A.deserted C．ignored
B．silenced D．angered
答案：B 正是儿子的反问让作者无言以对。在那一刹那，作者突然感到羞愧，这种羞愧感让作者安静下来不再说话。silence意为“使安静”，符合语境。
16．A.essay C．poem
B．article D．passage
答案：C 根据第一段第一句中的“I have written a poem called Flying Kites”可知，儿子的经历和话语让作者想起了那首诗。poem意为“诗”，符合语境。
17．A.secret C．dog
B．string D．news
答案：B 根据第一段最后一句中的“Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？”可知，这里是原词复现。作为父亲，作者在反思自己是否会无私地释放手中的风筝线。string意为“绳索”，符合语境。
18．A.old C．lucky
B．honest D．cute
答案：A 根据下文“enough to make his own choices”可知，儿子可以作出自己的选小学+初中+高中