Question

I had said goodbye to my husband, Joe, so often, but this time was ____.

We now had our first child. After nights of talks, we made the difficult ____ that Joe would go by himself to Alabama for the six-month training course, and I would stay behind with our new son. It was important that I ____ my teaching position near our home at Fort Hood. Also we were part of a strong network of friends ____ I could turn to for help.

On Joe's ____ evening at home, I bathed little Joey, got him into his sleeper and was heading to the bedroom when Joe gently touched ____ on the shoulder. Lifting the baby from my arms, he said he wanted to put Joey to bed tonight.

They headed down the hall, and I busied myself with meaningless tasks, ____ Joe to turn up from the bedroom within a few minutes. A half hour went by, and ____ he had not come back. Thinking he was having ____ getting our son to fall asleep, I walked quietly to the baby's room and ____ into the dimly-lit（灯光暗淡的）room.

Sitting in the rocking chair, moving slowly back and forth, was my husband with ____ in his eyes. He was holding our baby in his arms ____ he had fallen asleep long before. When his pained eyes met mine, he said, "I just can't put him down."

That night we stood over Joey's bed, holding each other and saying over and over that we would make it through this leaving and be ____ again soon.

Joey is six now, and he has a four-year-old brother named Jack. There have been many goodbyes ____ that night, yet my soldier still fights back tears when it's time to ____ once again in service to his country and give his boys that last, long hug goodbye.

1.A. dangerous                   B. different                C. impossible    D. terrible

2.A. promise                  B. wish                         C. suggestion             D. decision

3.A. miss                     B. keep                       C. get                          D. accept

4.A. whom                     B. whose            C. which            D. what

5.A. first                     B. next                        C. other                      D. last

6.A. us                            B. them                        C. me                          D. her

7.A. expecting                    B. remembering       C. agreeing                D. allowing

8.A. again                            B. still                          C. then                        D. ever

9.A. excuse                    B. fun                           C. trouble                   D. chance

10.A. moved                  B. talked             C. turned                    D. looked

11.A. colors                   B. tears                        C. joys                         D. fears

12.A. even though       B. as if                          C. so that                    D. now that

13.A. sure                           B. proud            C. alone                     D. together

14.A. on                         B. for                            C. since                       D. through

15.A. visit                             B. sleep                      C. leave                      D. play

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了丈夫要独自去阿拉巴马州进行为期6个月的培训课，留下我与儿子呆在家里。在离开时，他舍不得儿子，忍不住掉下眼泪。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. dangerous 危险的；B. different 不同的；C. impossible 不可能的；D. terrible可怕的。but前后表示转折，前面是经常说再见，故此处与以前不同。句意：但是，这次不同。故选B。

2.考查名词及语境的理解。A. promise 诺言；        B. wish 希望； C. suggestion建议；        D. decision决定。结合句意，丈夫去培训，自己陪着儿子，这是一个艰难的决定。句意：经过几夜的讨论，我们做出了困难的决定，乔独自去阿拉巴马州进行为期6个月的培训课。故选D。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。A. miss 错过；      B. keep保留，继续；     C. get 得到；   D. accept接受。根据句意丈夫去培训，我没有换工作，仍继续教学。句意：重要的是我在Fort Hood我家附近继续我的教学工作。故选B。

4.考查疑问代词及语境的理解。A. whom        谁， B. whose 谁的；      C. which   哪一个；D. what什么。先行词friends后的定语从句中turn to后缺少宾语，故用关系代词whom。句意：我也有一个强大的可以求助的朋友网。故选A。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. first 第一的；       B. next 其次的；      C. other其他的；    D. last最后的。根据make it through this leaving and be __43__ again soon.可知此处是指丈夫离开前的最后一个晚上。句意：乔在家的最后一个晚上。故选D。

6.考查代词及语境的理解。A. us 我们；         B. them他们；         C. me我； D. her她。根据he said he wanted to put Joey to bed tonight.可知此处是乔拍了拍我的肩膀。句意：这时，乔轻轻的拍了拍我的肩膀。故选C。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。A. expecting预料； B. remembering 记住；C. agreeing 同意；D. allowing允许。根据he had not come back可知此处指作者预料丈夫会很快从卧室出来.句意：我忙于一些任务，预料乔会几分钟后会从卧室出来。故选A。

8.考查副词及语境的理解。A. again 再，又；         B. still 仍然；   C. then     然后；D. ever曾经。根据A half hour went by,可知此处的句意为半个小时过去了，丈夫仍然没有出来。故选B。

9.考查名词及语境的理解。A. excuse 借口； B. fun       乐趣；C. trouble 麻烦；D. chance机会。have trouble (in) doing sth.做某事有困难。句意：认为很难让儿子入睡。故选C。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。A. moved 移动；        B. talked 交谈；       C. turned 使变成，转动； D. looked看。根据I walked quietly to the baby's room可知我先走向房间，然后再向里面看。句意：我静静的走进孩子的房间，向灯光暗淡的房间里看。look into向……里看。故选D。

11.考查名词及语境的理解。A. colors     颜色；B. tears 眼泪；     C. joys 欢乐；  D. fears恐惧。根据When his pained eyes met mine,可知此处他悲痛的眼睛，因此眼中有泪水。句意：坐在摇摆椅子里。来回摇摆的是眼中含有来泪水的丈夫。故选B。

12.考查连词及语境的理解。A. even though 即使；       B. as if      仿佛，似乎；C. so that以便于； D. now that由于。根据He was holding our baby in his arms可知孩子都睡了，他还抱着孩子，前后表示让步关系。句意：即使孩子都睡了，他还抱着孩子。故选A。

13.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sure 确信的；    B. proud 骄傲的； C. alone     独自的；         D. together一起的。根据we would make it through this leaving。可知我们会度过他离开的这段日子，不久会再在一起。故选D。

14.考查介词及语境的理解。A. on 在......之上；     B. for 为了；   C. since自从；         D. through通过。根据have been many goodbyes此处是现在完成时，since+时间短语，做时间状语时，与现在完成时连用。句意：自从那晚以后，我们有很多次再见。故选C。

15.考查动词及语境的理解。A. visit 访问，参观；          B. sleep 睡觉；        C. leave 离开；        D. play游戏，演奏。根据give his boys that last, long hug goodbye.可知此处是要离开。句意：当丈夫再次离开时，他仍然忍不住掉下眼泪。故选C。

考点：故事类短文。