Question

    Taking out a billboard for Dad’s birthday

A father has accepted a very singular birthday gift from his two adult sons. Since Chris and Mike both live in Florida, they were sad that they could not _______ with their father in Linwood, New Jersey for his special day.

As kids, they would always celebrate their dad’s birthday by _______ out and telling the restaurant workers about the special time so they would make a _______ on their behalf（代表某人）. They could not continue their special_______, however, they decided to ask for some outside help.

Their father, Christopher Ferry, didn’t know about their plans, _______last week when he woke up to a text message from a phone number he did not recognize（认出）.

“On Thursday morning, I got a text that said ‘Happy Birthday’, and I said, ‘_______is this?’” Ferry told reporters . “‘Nick, ' ‘Nick who?’ ‘Ho, you don’t _______ me.’ ‘How do you know it’s my birthday?’ ‘I read it on a billboard（广告牌）.’”

Sure enough, Mike and Chris had taken out a full billboard reading “Wish My  _______ a Happy Birthday Love, Your sons”. The billboard also _______Ferry’s name, face, and phone number.

At first, they________ expected their father to receive birthday wishes from his friends and family members who recognized his face, ________ with the billboard hanging at the entrance of the highway, their dad’s phone was ________ filled with messages and voicemail from strangers wishing him a happy birthday.

The billboard joke has made Ferry a local__________person, too. Ferry said, “The waitress knew me. She said, ‘Oh, you’re the billboard‘s dad’ — so that’s my new title（标题）. I’m the billboard’s dad. I love it. It’s really ________”.

It seems right to say that Chris and Mike have made up for their absence （缺席）on Ferry’s birthday, which is on March 16^th. “We’re very excited to see my dad’s________ because he really deserves（值得） it,” said the brothers.

1.A.play B.travel C.stay D.meet

2.A.working B.throwing C.running D.eating

3.A.surprise B.mistake C.friend D.decision

4.A.sport B.tradition C.dream D.test

5.A.since B.after C.until D.when

6.A.Who B.What C.Which D.Where

7.A.help B.wonder C.know D.like

8.A.Brother B.Sister C.Mom D.Dad

9.A.showed B.told C.called D.asked

10.A.even B.also C.only D.almost

11.A.and B.but C.or D.so

12.A.quickly B.carefully C.happily D.clearly

13.A.kind B.famous C.rich D.serious

14.A.scary B.boring C.cold D.cool

15.A.speak B.smile C.about D.cry

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.B

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的是两兄弟给父亲过了一个特别的生日。

1.句意：他们很伤心，因为他们不能和父亲一起在新泽西州的林伍德度过他特殊的一天。

play玩；travel旅行；stay待着；meet见面，根据所给空后面的“with their father in Linwood, New Jersey for his special day”可知，应该是和父亲待在一起过他特殊的一天，故选C。

2.句意：当他们还是孩子的时候，他们总是在外面吃饭，告诉餐馆工作人员这个特殊的时间来庆祝他们父亲的生日。

working工作；throwing扔；running跑；eating吃。根据“telling the restaurant workers”“告诉餐厅的工作人员”可知，应该是出去吃，故选D。

3.句意：所以他们会代表某人制造一个惊喜。

surprise惊喜；mistake错误；friend朋友；decision决定。根据前文的“telling the restaurant workers about the special time”可知，应该是代表某人制造一个惊喜，故选A。

4.句意：他们不能继续他们的特殊传统。

sport运动；tradition传统；dream梦想；test测验。根据前文的“As kids, they would always celebrate their dad’s birthday”“当他们是孩子的时候，他们总是庆祝父亲的生日”可知，应该是他们不能继续他们的特殊传统，故选B。

5.句意：他们的爸爸不知道他们的计划，直到上周他醒来发现一条他不认识的电话号码发来的短信。

since自从；after在……之后；until直到；when当……时。根据前面的“didn’t know about their plans”“不知道他们的计划”和后面的“last week when he woke up to a text message from a phone number he did not recognize”“上周他醒来发现一条他不认识的电话号码发来的短信”以及固定搭配not……until意为“直到……才……”，故选C。

6.句意：你是谁？

Who谁；What什么；Which哪一个；Where在哪里。根据前文的“a phone number he did not recognize”“一个他不认识的电话号码”可知，应该问的是他是谁，故选A。

7.句意：你不认识我。

help帮助；wonder想知道；know知道，认识；like喜欢。根据前面的“Nick who”“Nick是谁”可知，应该是你不认识我，故选C。

8.句意：祝我的爸爸生日快乐。

Brother兄弟；Sister姐妹；Mom妈妈；Dad爸爸。根据“Your sons”“你的儿子们”以及前文可知，应该是爸爸，故选D。

9.句意：广告牌上还显示了费里的名字、脸和电话号码。

showed展示，显示；told告诉；called叫；asked问，根据“The billboard”“广告牌”和后面的“Ferry’s name, face, and phone number”“费里的名字、脸和电话号码”可知，应该是显示，故选A。

10.句意：起初，他们只希望父亲能收到认识他的朋友和家人的生日祝福。

even甚至；also也；only只是，仅仅；almost几乎，根据后文的“receive birthday wishes from his friends and family members who recognized his face”“收到认识他的朋友和家人的生日祝福”可知，应该是只是，故选C。

11.句意：但由于高速公路入口处挂着广告牌，他们父亲的电话里很快就塞满了陌生人的留言和语音信箱，祝他生日快乐。

and和；but但是；or或者；so所以，根据后文的“their dad’s phone was ___12___ filled with messages and voicemail from strangers wishing him a happy birthday”“他们父亲的电话里很快就塞满了陌生人的留言和语音信箱，祝他生日快乐”可知，应该是表转折，故选B。

12.句意：但由于高速公路入口处挂着广告牌，他们父亲的电话里很快就塞满了陌生人的留言和语音信箱，祝他生日快乐。

quickly快速地；carefully认真地；happily开心地；clearly清楚地，根据前文的“with the billboard hanging at the entrance of the highway”“高速公路入口处挂着广告牌”可知，他们父亲的电话里很快就塞满了陌生人的留言和语言信箱，故选A。

13.句意：广告牌上的笑话也让费里成了当地的名人。

kind善良的；famous著名的；rich富有的；serious严肃的，根据后文的“Ferry said, “The waitress knew me”“服务员都认识我”可知，应该是出名的，故选B。

14.句意：它真的很酷。

scary害怕的；boring无聊的；cold冷的；cool酷的，根据前文的“I’m the billboard’s dad. I love it”“我是广告板的爸爸，我爱它”可知，应该是说它真地很酷，故选D。

15.句意：看到我爸爸的笑容我们很兴奋。

speak说；smile微笑，笑容；about大约；cry哭，根据前文的“We’re very excited to see my dad‘s”“看到我爸爸的___我们很兴奋”可知，应该是笑容，故选B。