Question

I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally _ __ that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile. “I’m leaving tomorrow,” he said.

“I know.” My voice was almost a whisper. I was _____ with myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.

“My _____ is early, so there is still enough time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the sad look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”

I tried to say something, but didn’t. It’s always ____ to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to _____.

I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. _____ I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from _____. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.

His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say ______ to the person who taught me everything?

The next morning I ______ , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left ____ ago. We never even said goodbye.

Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.

1.A. forgetting      B. realizing     C. watching       D. learning

2.A. glad          B. moved       C. angry         D. pleased

3.A. ship          B. flight         C. train          D. bus

4.A. stranger       B. better         C. worse         D. easier

5.A. tears          B. smiles       C. words          D. sadness

6. A. At last        B. Since         C. At first         D. So far

7.A. riding        B. running        C. walking        D. falling

8.A. goodbye      B. hello          C. yes           D. sorry

9.A. gave up       B. stood up      C. looked up       D. woke up

10.A. minutes       B. hours        C. days          D. weeks

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了作者与哥哥离别前所发生的一段感人的故事，表达了兄弟之间的纯真的感情。来源:Z

1.B考查分词及语境理解。句意：最后意识到我在那里，洛奇带着悲伤的微笑向我转过身。A. forgetting 忘记；B. realizing意识到；C. watching 观看；D. learning学习。结合上文中出现的句子“I coughed uneasily.”，哥哥意识到我站在门口，答案为B。

2.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我对自己如此虚弱感到生气。A. glad高兴的；B. moved 感动的；C. angry 生气的；D. pleased高兴的。be angry with生某人的气，根据前文中的句子“My voice was almost a whisper.”可知，作者生自己的气，答案为C。

3.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：我的航班还早，所以仍有足够的时间来到机场。A. ship轮船；B. flight 航班；C. train 火车；D. bus公共汽车。从此句中的airport可知，作者哥哥乘坐的是飞机，答案为B。

4.B考查比较级及语境理解。句意：如果你要哭的话，保持沉默总是更好些。A. stranger更奇怪的；B. better更好的；C. worse 更糟糕的；D. easier更容易的。结合语境可知，保持沉默能抑制悲伤的情绪，答案为B。

5.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：“你答应过你不会哭的”他对我说，想着我快哭出来了。A. tears眼泪；B. smiles微笑；C. words 单词；D. sadness悲伤。从前面的cry可知是用tears。答案为A。

6.C考查副词词组及语境理解。句意：起初我以为他总是在我身后。A. At last 最后；B. Since自从；C. At first最初；D. So far到目前为止。at first一开始。此处是指作者刚开始骑自行车的时候，答案为C。

7.D考查动名词及语境理解。句意：扶着座位不让我跌倒。A. riding 骑； B. running跑；C. walking步行；D. falling落下。keep sb. from doing 阻止某人做某事。抓住座位以防我摔倒。结合句意，答案为D。

8.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：我怎么能对教我一切的人说再见呢？A. goodbye再见； B. hello喂；C. yes是的；D. sorry对不起。say goodbye to sb.向某人道别。表达了作者依依不舍之情，答案为A。

9.D考查动词词组及语境理解。句意：第二天早上我醒来时。A. gave up放弃；B. stood up站起来；C. looked up查字典；D. woke up醒来。结合语境可知，当作者早晨醒来，哥哥已经离开几个小时了，答案为D。

10.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：看着我的闹钟，意识到他几个小时前就离开了。A. minutes 分钟；B. hours小时；C. days 天；D. weeks星期，周。结合句意可知，几个小时更合理，答案为B。

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