Question

    Sometimes You Just Have to Cry

There are a lot of things about parenthood that could make one cry: sleepless nights, or diaper（尿布） messes and so on. _________, for me the worst had to be — immunization shots（防疫针）.

At about two months into _______, I learned the true meaning of the word "heartbreak". There could not have been anything worse than _______ helplessly as he receives his first round of immunization shots. I would rather have been run over by a truck than have to watch him _______ through that. I kept thinking that surely medical science could have come up with a better way of doing this by now while listening to his _______. As for comfort from the doctor, all he could say was, "Ah, look at those healthy tears." As we left the office, I whispered into my son’s ear, "It’s okay, Sam. Sometimes you just_______to cry."

In a way I guess it was only a matter of time before Sam was introduced to _______ in his life. I remembered losing my _________ to a sudden car accident a number of years ago. I tried to remain _______ through it all. One day, when a song came on the radio that ________ me of my father. It was the first time since the funeral that I just let go and cried. It felt ________ to not hold back any more.

The earliest ________ I have of my father is one of me as a young boy holding his hand by his two last ________ as we walked together. His hands seemed so ________ that his fingers were all I could actually grip. He always took me with him to basketball games even at my young age. I will never ________ that.

1.A. Anyway B. Instead C. Moreover D. However

2.A. parenthood B. childhood C. neighborhood D. adulthood

3.A. standing B. watching C. sitting D. complaining

4.A. look B. pull C. go D. walk

5.A. screams B. words C. songs D. whispers

6.A. have B. prefer C. refuse D. remember

7.A. pleasure B. pain C. society D. hospital

8.A. mother B. grandpa C. grandma D. father

9.A. active B. clever C. strong D. patient

10.A. cured B. reminded C. warned D. recalled

11.A. unusual B. terrible C. frightening D. good

12.A. idea B. effect C. picture D. memory

13.A. arms B. legs C. fingers D. hands

14.A. large B. small C. dirty D. clean

15.A. mind B. forget C. do D. accept

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

本文主要讲述的是，为人父母总会有很多事情让你哭。通过孩子打预防针啼哭这件事，说明人生中难免遇到痛苦，一定程度的宣泄是可以的。作者还回忆起了有关父亲的记忆。

1.句意：为人父母，有很多事情会让你哭：熬夜、换尿布等。然而，对我来说最糟糕的是打防疫针。本题主要考查副词词义辨析及上下文语境理解。A. Anyway不管怎样；B. Instead相反（而不是）；C. Moreover而且；D. However然而。根据句意对我而言，最痛苦的事情是打防疫针。可知这里用表转折的副词。故选D。

2.句意：在为人（父）母大约两个月后，我理解了“心碎”这个词的真正意义。本题主要考查名词词义辨析及上下文语境理解。A. parenthood为人（父）母（的职责）；B. childhood儿童时代；C. neighborhood邻居；D. adulthood成年。根据下文可知作者带着孩子去打预防针，这里指自己已经做了两个多月的父母。故选A。

3.句意：当他接受第一轮防疫注射时，你只能无助地看着，没有什么比这更糟糕的事情。本题主要考查动名词词义辨析。A. standing站立；B. watching观看；C. sitting坐；D. complaining抱怨。根据语境，小朋友在打防疫针的时候，只能无助地看着，故选B。

4.句意：我宁愿被卡车碾压也不愿意看着他经受它（注射）。考查动词词义辨析。A. look看；B. pull拉；C. go去（离开）；D. walk走。根据语境可知go through经受（考验）。故选C。

5.句意：当我听着他的尖叫声时，我一直在想，想必目前医学已经想出了一个更好的办法来做这件事。本题主要考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。A. screams尖叫声；B. words词汇；C. songs歌曲；D. whispers耳语，根据句意可知，小朋友在打针的时候一般喜欢哭闹尖叫，故选A。

6.句意：有时你不得不哭喊。本题主要考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。A. have有，这里加to，表示“不得不”；B. prefer宁愿；C. refuse拒绝；D. remember记得。根据题目和语境可知，有时你不得不哭喊。故选A。

7.句意：在某种意义上，我想萨姆的生活中要接受痛苦仅仅是个时间问题。本题主要考查名词词义辨析及上下文语境理解。A. pleasure快乐；B. pain疼痛；C. society社会；D. hospital医院。根据上文“Sometimes you just have to cry”可知，有时你不得不哭喊，在某种意义上，我想萨姆的生活中要接受痛苦仅仅是个时间问题。故选B。

8.句意：我记得几年前在一次交通事故中失去父亲。本题主要考查名词词义辨析及上下文语境理解。A. mother母亲；B. grandpa祖父；C. grandma祖母；D. father父亲。根据下文“One day, when a song came on the radio that 10 me of my father”可知，我记得几年前在一次交通事故中失去父亲。一天，收音机中的一首歌使我想到父亲。故选D。

9.句意：我尽力保持内心坚强。本题主要考查形容词词义辨析及上下文语境理解。A. active积极的；B. clever聪明的；C. strong坚强的；D. patient耐心的。根据上文“I remembered losing my father to a sudden car accident a number of years ago”可知，我记得几年前在一次交通事故中失去父亲，每当想起这件事，都要保持内心坚强。故选C。

10.句意：一天，收音机中的一首歌使我想到父亲。本题主要考查动词词义辨析。A. cured治愈；B. reminded提醒；C. warned警告；D. recalled回忆。根据句意可知选remind。remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事，故选B。

11.句意：这是葬礼后我第一次放声大哭，不再压抑自己让人觉得很好。本题主要考查形容词词义辨析。A. unusual不寻常的；B. terrible可怕的；C. frightening吓人的；D. good好的。根据上文“It was the first time since the funeral that I just let go and cried”可知，这是葬礼后我第一次放声大哭，不再压抑自己让人觉得很好，故选D。

12.句意：我对于父亲最后的记忆是当我小时候拉着他的手，拽着他的两个手指。本题主要考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。A. idea主意；B. effect效果；C. picture图片；D. memory记忆，根据语境可知，我对于父亲最后的记忆是当我小时候拉着他的手，拽着他的两个手指。故选D。

13.句意：我对于父亲最后的记忆是当我小时候拉着他的手指一起走。本题主要考查名词词义辨析及上下文语境理解。A. arms胳膊；B. legs腿；C. fingers手指；D. hands手。根据下文“His hands seemed so 14 that his fingers were all I could actually grip”可知，我对于父亲最后的记忆是当我小时候拉着他的手，拽着他的两个小手指。他的手看起来很大，所以我实际上只能握着他的手指。故选C。

14.句意：他的手看起来很大，所以我实际上只能握着他的手指。本题主要考查形容词词义辨析及上下文语境理解。A. large大的；B. small小的；C. dirty肮脏的；D. clean清楚的。根据下文只能握着他的手指可知，他的手看起来很大。故选A。

15.句意：即使在我小的时候他也总是带我去打篮球，我永远也忘不了这件事。本题主要考查动词词义辨析及上下文语境理解。A. mind介意；B. forget忘记；C. do做；D. accept接受。根据上文“He always took me with him to basketball games even at my young age”可知，即使在我小的时候他也总是带我去打篮球，我永远也忘不了这件事。故选B。