Question

Father and son

     The other day, I was sitting in the study and working on my website, a cup of tea on the table and old songs from my computer. It was a special pleasure to have such a _________ day after weeks of hiking, snowboarding and going crazy.

“Hi dad! Want some orange juice, graybeard?” Coyote yelled (叫喊) to me much louder than_________“No, just bring me some chips!” I shouted back.

One time, when I misheard what he said three times in a row, he ___________that I had become too old and started to hear worse. Since then, yelling at me has become a kind of family joke.

Pushing everything to the limit was the basis of Coyote's character. On one hand, it helped him to achieve tasks he had to do on his own, and he did great, making me proud of him. On the other hand, this brought him___________, as he did not know when to stop. At such moments, I would behave super⁃fatherly, and give him advice and warnings that he usually ignored (忽视). When he wore a green haircut, I would try to convince (说服) him to paint it black. When he got a tattoo (纹身), we had a / an _________ . All these surely drove me mad, and the big fights started. It is strange but when I was a teenager, my father would act exactly the same and it took me a long time to understand him.

“Dad, let me show you something,” Coyote said as he was getting back. “Don't get too _________ , okay?” I sighed (叹气), because I was almost sure of what I was about to see.

When he ___________his T-shirt, I saw a new tattoo: some Buddhist symbol, I guess.Coyote has been interested in Asian culture for a long time.

“Control yourself, graybeard,” I said to myself, trying not to yell something like,“Why the hell would you need another tattoo after you already made that huge first one?”

The next moment I realized that my yelling would not _________ anything; the tattoo was already on Coyote's skin.

And then I thought: “Hey, what if I get a tattoo myself?”

1.A. busy B. blue C. strange D. peaceful

2.A. needed B. expected C. accepted D. imagined

3.A. complained B. realized C. joked D. shouted

4.A. tiredness B. honors C. happiness D. troubles

5.A. agreement B. argument C. decision D. discussion

6.A. mad B. curious C. excited D. nervous

7.A. hid B. showed C. lifted D. hung

8.A. interrupt B. change C. test D. cost

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

【解析】

本文介绍了父子俩的故事。父亲在经过数周的徒步旅行、滑雪和疯狂旅行，能有如此平静的一天，感到特别高兴。这是Coyote对他大喊，比需要的声音大得多。父亲连续三次听错儿子说的话时，他开玩笑说父亲太老了。当父亲看见儿子身上的纹身，他们争论了一次。这些不会改变任何东西；因为纹身已经在Coyote的皮肤上了。

1.句意：经过数周的徒步旅行、滑雪和疯狂旅行，能有如此平静的一天，我感到特别高兴。A. busy忙碌的；B. blue蓝色的；C. strange奇怪的；D. peaceful平静的。根据上文的叙述Father and son The other day, I was sitting in the study and working on my website, a cup of tea on the table and old songs from my computer. 有一天，我坐在书房里，在我的网站上工作，桌上放了一杯茶，电脑里放着老歌。可知，这是如此平静的一天。因此选择peaceful平静的。故选D。

2.句意：Coyote对我大喊到，比需要的声音大得多。A. needed需要；B. expected期望；C. accepted接受；D. imagined想象。根据后面的句子One time, when I misheard what he said three times in a row, he joked that I had become too old and started to hear worse. 有一次，当我连续三次听错他说的话时，他开玩笑说我太老了，开始听到更糟的话。可知，Coyote用更大的声音喊我。因此选择needed需要；故选A。

3.句意：有一次，当我连续三次听错他说的话时，他开玩笑说我太老了，开始听到更糟的话。A. complained抱怨；B. realized意识到；C. joked开玩笑；D. shouted喊道。根据句子when I misheard what he said three times in a row, 当我连续三次听错他说的话时。可知，儿子是开玩笑说我太老了。因此选择joked开玩笑；故选C。

4.句意：另一方面，这给他带来了麻烦，因为他不知道什么时候停止。A. tiredness疲劳；B. honors荣誉；C. happiness幸福；D. troubles烦恼。根据When he wore a green haircut, I would try to convince (说服) him to paint it black. When he got a tattoo (纹身), we had a / an ____5____ .可知，这些都是他带来的麻烦，因此选择troubles烦恼。故选D。

5.句意：他身上有纹身时，我们争论一次。A. agreement协议；B. argument争论；C. decision决定；D. discussion商讨。根据下文的句子All these surely drove me mad, and the big fights started. 所有这些都让我发疯了，大吵起来了。可知，因为他身上的纹身，我们争论一次。故选B。

6.句意：“爸爸，让我给你看点东西，”Coyote回来时说。“别生气，好吗？”A. mad疯狂的；B. curious好奇的；C. excited兴奋的；D. nervous紧张的。根据上文的句子All these surely drove me mad, and the big fights started. 所有这些都让我发疯了，大吵起来了。可知，Coyote回来时说的是。“别生气，好吗？”故选A。

7.句意：当他提起他的T恤时，我看到了一个新的纹身：我猜是佛教的象征。A. hid 隐藏；B. showed显示；C. lifted提升；D. hung悬挂；根据I saw a new tattoo: some Buddhist symbol, I guess. 我看到了一个新的纹身：我猜是佛教的象征。应该是当他提起他的T恤时，我才看见的。故选C。

8.句意：下一刻我意识到我的叫喊不会改变任何东西；纹身已经在Coyote的皮肤上了。A. interrupt使中断；B. change改变；C. test测试；D. cost成本。由句子the tattoo was already on Coyote's skin. 纹身已经在Coyote的皮肤上了。可知，我的叫喊不会改变任何东西。故选B。