Question

A man had a little daughter-an only and much-loved child. He lived for her--she was his___   .But one day, the girl was ill. He      his best to save her, but his daughter died.

The father became a recluse(隐居者), getting himself      from his friends and not___   part in any activity, but one night he had a     .

He saw a lot of little girls. Every girl carried a candle. He found that one girl's candle was not lit(点燃).Then he saw that the girl      the dark candle was his own little daughter. He ran to her and asked, "How is it, darling,that your candle alone is not      ?""Daddy, they often Light it, but your tears(眼泪) always put it out."

Just then he woke up from his dream. From that moment on, he      being a recluse. He      to his friends and took part in all kinds of activities. His daughter's candle would      be put out.

1.A. friend    B. familyC. life    D. light

2.A. has done B. does    C. has tried  D. tried

3.A. down    B. over    C. up    D. away

4.A. to take    B. took    C. taking    D. taken

5.A. dream    B. child    C. wish    D. story

6.A. for    B. with    C. in    D. on

7.A. lit    B. held    C. lifted    D. taken

8.A. stopped  B. changedC. began    D. continued

9.A. went over B. went backC. looked backD. looked up

10.A. not until B. no longerC. no sooner D. not at all

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一个疼爱女儿的父亲在女儿的一场病中失去了女儿，而后伤心欲绝。但是却在一天的梦中见到了自己的女儿，梦中女儿的蜡烛被爸爸的泪水熄灭。而后爸爸便振作了起来。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他为她而活，她是她的生命。A. friend“朋友”；B. family“家人”；C. life“生命”；D. light“灯光”。上文叙述这个女孩对于爸爸非常重要，因此爸爸把女儿看成是自己的生命。故选C。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他尽全力去救女儿，但是他的女儿还是死了。Try one’s best to do sth=do one’s best to do sth“尽某人最大的努力做某事”，本文叙述的是过去的事情，要用一般过去时。故选D。

3.考查介词及语境的理解。句意：这位爸爸成为了一位隐居者，远离他的朋友也不参加任何的活动，但是一天晚上他做了一个梦。A. down“在……下面”；B. over“在……之上”；C. up“向上”；D. away“离开”。Away from“远离……”，故选D。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：这位爸爸成为了一位隐居者，远离他的朋友也不参加任何的活动，但是一天晚上他做了一个梦。Take part in“参加”，and连接并列成分要保持一致，前面getting是动名词形式，故选C。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：这位爸爸成为了一位隐居者，远离他的朋友也不参加任何的活动，但是一天晚上他做了一个梦。A. dream“梦想”；B. child“孩子”；C. wish“希望”；D. story“故事”。Have a dream“做梦”，故选A。

6.考查介词及语境的理解。句意：然后他看见拿着熄灭的蜡烛的女孩是他的女儿。A. for“为，给”；B. with“拿着，和”；C. in“在……里面”；D. on“在……上面”。结合句意，故选B。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：怎么了，宝贝，唯独你的蜡烛怎么没有点燃呢？A. lit“light的过去式，点燃”；B. held“hold的过去式，举起”；C. lifted“lift的过去式，举起，提升”；D. taken“take的过去式，拿走”。结合句意，蜡烛应该是被点燃，故选A。

8.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：从那刻起，他停止成为一名隐居者了。A. stopped“停止”；B. changed“改变”；C. began“开始”；D. continued“继续”。Stop doing sth“停止做某事”，结合句意，故选A。

9.考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：他回到朋友的身边并开始参加各种各样的活动。A. went over“检查，复习”；B. went back“回来”；C. looked back“回顾”；D. looked up“查找，查阅”。结合句意，故选B。

10.考查短语及语境的理解。句意：他女儿的蜡烛不会再熄灭了。A. not until“直到……才”；B.no longer“不再”；C.no sooner“一……就……”；D. not at all“根本不，一点也不”。结合句意，故选B。

考点：故事类短文。