Question

    In my earliest memories, I used to wait for my dad back home from work every night. After putting his wallet and car keys away on the table, he'd smile,_________________me his comb (木梳) and say, "Be a good girl and clean it, OK?"

I was happy to do it. I'd clean the comb as well as I could._________________that I'd done a good  job，I'd return the comb to Dad. He would_________________at me, and put the comb on top of his_________________.

Two years later, dad left his job and started his own business. That was when things started to change. Dad's business wasn't doing so well,_________________he didn't come home as much as he used to. It was always_________________when he got home. Over the years, I stopped_________________for him to come home and we seldom had a talk together.

Years later, Dad's business started to do well. However, the uncomfortable_________________between Dad and me continued.

Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. As usual, I helped him to carry his bags into his study._________________I turned to leave, he said "Hey，would you like to help me clean my comb?" I__________________him for a while, then took the comb and walked to the toilet.

I__________________then, as a child, helping my dad clean his comb meant that he was home early to spend the evening with Mom and me. It meant a happy and loving__________________.

When I passed the comb back to Dad, I noticed something__________________, my dad had wrinkles(皱纹) when he smiled, yet his smile was still as sweet as before.

Dad still__________________puts his comb on top of his wallet when he gets home. I guess some things__________________change. And for that, I'm glad.

1.A.hand B.send C.hold D.lend

2.A.Worried B.Disappointed C.Surprised D.Satisfied

3.A.point B.shout C.smile D.laugh

4.A.wallet B.bag C.bed D.chair

5.A.but B.and C.nor D.or

6.A.rapid B.scary C.late D.early

7.A.calling B.guessing C.waiting D.answering

8.A.praise B.competition C.difference D.silence

9.A.After B.When C.Until D.Since

10.A.listened to B.looked at C.discussed with D.played with

11.A.decided B.realized C.promised D.doubted

12.A.family B.journey C.business D.word

13.A.impossible B.enjoyable C.similar D.different

14.A.hurriedly B.hopefully C.carefully D.tiredly

15.A.never B.always C.still D.already

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

【解析】

本文讲述了在我的记忆中，爸爸下班回家让我把梳子打扫干净，然后他把梳子放在钱包上面。后来爸爸的生意从不太好到生意兴隆，我和爸爸之间的沉默还继续着，直到去年生日前爸爸又让我给他清洗梳子，他仍然小心地把他的梳子放在钱包上面。我想有些事情永远不会改变。为此，我很高兴。

1.

句意：他会微笑着把梳子递给我，说:“做个好孩子，把它打扫干净，好吗?”

A. hand传递，B. send发送，C. hold举行，D. lend借。结合句意可知是把梳子递给我，故选A。

2.

句意：我很满意自己做得很好，就把梳子还给爸爸。

A. Worried担心的，B. Disappointed失望的，C. Surprised惊奇的，D. Satisfied满意的。根据 I'd done a good job可知是满意的，故选D。

3.

句意：他会对我微笑，然后把梳子放在他的钱包上面。

A. point指向，B. shout大喊，C. smile微笑，D. laugh大笑。根据上文 he'd smile可知这里是爸爸对我微笑，故选C。

4.

句意：他会对我微笑，然后把梳子放在他的钱包上面。

A. wallet钱包，B. bag书包，C. bed床，D. chair椅子。根据短文最后一段中的句子Dad still14puts his comb on top of his wallet可知这里是放在钱包上，故选A。

5.

句意：爸爸的生意不太好，他不像以前那样经常回家。

A. but但是，B. and而且，C. nor也不，D. or或者。根据句意可知这里是并列关系，故选B。

6.

句意：他到家时总是很晚。

A. rapid迅速的，B. scary吓人的，C. late晚的，D. early早的。根据上文句子 he didn't come home as much as he used to. 和句意可知是回家晚，故选C。

7.

句意：这些年来，我不再等他回家，我们也很少在一起交谈。

A. calling大喊，B. guessing猜测，C. waiting等待，D. answering回答。根据语境和固定搭配wait for sb to do sth可知这里是等，故选C。

8.

句意：然而，不舒服的沉默在爸爸和我之间继续着。

A. praise表扬，B. competition比赛，C. difference区别，D. silence沉默。根据上文句子 we seldom had a talk together. 可知这里是沉默，故选D。

9.

句意：当我转身离开时，他说:“嘿，你愿意帮我清理梳子吗?”

A. After在……之后，B. When当……时候，C. Until直到，D. Since自从。根据句意和语境可知这里是当……时候，故选B。

10.

句意：我看了他一会儿，然后拿起梳子，走向厕所。

A. listened to听，B. looked at看，C. discussed with和……讨论，D. played with和……玩。根据句意和语境可知是我看了看爸爸，故选B。

11.

句意：当我还是个孩子的时候，我就意识到，帮爸爸清理梳子意味着他可以提前回家和我和妈妈共度夜晚。

A. decided决定，B. realized意识到，C. promised答应，D. doubted怀疑。根据下文that he was home early to spend the evening with Mom and me可知是我意识到，故选B。

12.

句意：这意味着一个幸福和充满爱的家庭。

A. family家庭，B. journey旅行，C. business商业，D. word单词。根据上文爸爸和我跟妈妈共度夜晚可知是有爱的家庭，故选A。

13.

句意：当我把梳子递给爸爸的时候，我发现有些不同，爸爸笑的时候脸上有了皱纹。

A. impossible不可能，B. enjoyable令人愉快的，C. similar相似的，D. different不同的。根据下文句子my dad had wrinkles(皱纹) when he smiled, yet his smile was still as sweet as before. 可知是不同的，故选D。

14.

句意：当爸爸回到家时，他仍然小心地把他的梳子放在钱包上面。

A. hurriedly匆忙地，B. hopefully有希望地，C. carefully小心地，D. tiredly疲劳地。由句意可知这里是小心地，故选C。

15.

句意：我想有些事情永远不会改变。

A. never从不，B. always总是，C. still仍然，D. already 已 经 。根据短文前后的照应可知作者认为事情没有改变，故选A。