Question

完形填空，通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very ______ trying to make money in order to ______ the high tuition(学费)for my brother and me. I never hear them say “ I love you”, or see them send birthday ______ to each other. My father has a bad temper(脾气). When he’s very tired from work, it is ______ for him to lose his temper.

One day, my mother was preparing dinner. I sat down ______ her.

“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.

“What?” she replied, ______ doing her work.

“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low ______.

My mother stopped her work and ______ her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer and  went on cooking.

I was very worried ______ I thought I had hurt her. I didn’t know what I should do. A few days later, my father suddenly got sick ______.My mother had to stay with him in the ______ for a month. After  they were back, every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏), my mother helped my father walk slowly on the countr road. My father had never been so ______. It seemed they were the most harmonious(和谐的) ______.

“Dad, how are you ______ now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t worry about me. To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.  I ______ this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

1.A. busy            B. alone           C. early             D. fast

2.A. give            B. receive          C. cost             D. pay

3.A. show          B. presents         C. fruit             D. jokes

4.A. active          B. painful         C. easy            D. funny

5.A. among          B. across           C. above            D. beside

6.A. hardly          B. really          C. still            D. already

7.A. direction      B. voice            C. condition         D. sound

8.A. raised          B. fell            C. shook            D. nodded

9.A. because       B. though          C. while           D. unless

10.A. sadly        B. shortly          C. quickly           D. seriously

11.A. home          B. hospital        C. trouble           D. holiday

12.A. smart         B. happy            C. strong            D. brave

13.A. visitor        B. farmer           C. couple            D. friend

14.A. travelling     B. living           C. resting           D. feeling

15.A. enjoy         B. remember         C. wait              D. regret

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是有时作者真怀疑父母之间是否有真爱。他们每天都忙着为了支付作者和哥哥的教育费用而赚钱。对他们来说，“我爱你”是很难说。甚至几乎没见过在一些特别的日子互相送花。作者曾经认为爱情就是鲜花，礼物和甜蜜的吻。但是从这次经历中，作者明白了，爱情就像是生活中被子里的一根线。爱情就在里面，使生活变得坚固而温暖。

1. busy doing sth 忙于干某事。根据语意和语境空格处填A。

2. 花费；D.pay付报酬。语意：他们天天忙于赚钱，为我和弟弟支付学费。Pay...for...为……付报酬。根据语意和语境，答案故选D。

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4. 积极的；B.painful疼的；C.easy容易的；D.funny有趣的。语意：经过一天的劳累之后，他经常会发脾气。根据语意和语境，答案故选C。

5. 穿过；C.above在…….之上；D.beside在……旁边。语意：我在她旁边坐下。根据语意和语境，答案故选D。

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7. 嗓音；C.condition条件；D.sound声音。语意：我低声地问道：”你和爸爸之间有没有爱情啊?”根据语意和语境，答案选B。

8. 举起，抬起；B.fell摔倒；C.shook挥动；D.nodded点头。语意：母亲突然停下了手中的活，满眼诧异地抬起头。根据语意和语境，答案选A。

9. 因为；B.though 虽然；C.while然而；D.unless除非。语意：我担心认为我伤害了她。根据语意和语境，答案选A。

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12. 强壮的；D.brave勇敢的。语意：父亲从未如此快乐过。根据语意和语境，答案选B。

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14. 旅行；B.living居住；C.resting 休息；D.feeling感觉。语意：有一天，我问他：“爸爸，你感觉怎么样?”根据语意和语境，答案故选C。

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考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。