Question

完形填空

    My father was sick．I wished I________as close to him as my brothers and sisters．They often helped him cook his meals and clean the house．He was sick badly，so he needed a lot of help________the everyday things．

    Dad was sitting in his old armchair and listening to the radio when I arrived．He turned and smiled．

    “What’s new，Jim?”he said，________I sat down on the sofa．

    I wanted________him all about my problems at work，but I couldn’t seem to find the words．________he think that I was a failure，out of work at 58?“Nothing much，”I said，finally．He told me lots of family news．He was in good spirits．Then it was time for Dad________his medicine．

    “I’ll get it，”I said．I went into the kitchen and poured a glass of water from the refrigerator．I found a red apple in the kitchen．I cut it________small slices，put them on a plate，and then I carried the snack to Dad．He was very surprised．For a second，I thought I’d done something________．He looked as if he were going to cry．

    “Dad?What’s the________?”I asked．

    “Nobody’s cut me an apple like________since my wife died，”he said．“It’s just like what she used to do．”I shut and opened my eyes quickly to bring back the tears．I couldn’t let myself cry in front of him．

1.

A．may

B．should

C．must

D．could be

2.

A．did

B．do

C．doing

D．to do

3.

A．and

B．as

C．but

D．so

4.

A．speak

B．to say

C．told

D．to tell

5.

A．Will

B．Can

C．Would

D．Could

6.

A．to take

B．to have

C．taking

D．to eat

7.

A．up

B．into

C．on

D．with

8.

A．interesting

B．wonderful

C．right

D．wrong

9.

A．matter

B．problem

C．wrong

D．things

10.

A．this

B．that

C．those

D．these

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】

1.作者希望自己能像自己的兄弟姐妹一样和父亲亲近。

2.动词不定式作目的状语。

3.as引导时间状语从句。

4.want to do sth．想要做某事，此处指“想告诉父亲我工作中的问题”。

5.could表示推测。

6.it’s time for sb．to do sth．是某人做某事的时间了。“吃药”应用“take one’s medicine”表示。

7.cut…into…把……切成……。

8.从下文父亲看起来好像快哭了可知，我以为自己可能做错了什么事。

9.What’s the matter?意为“怎么了?”。

10.that代替上文“我”切苹果这件事。