Question

My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship. It's not that we didn't love each other. It's just that we used to have _____ opinions. My dad is one of the most hard­working men I know, but I was a _____. I played sports as a kid, but _____ when I was making progress. Then I showed an _____ in music. My father got excited and _____ me a guitar when I was about eight. But I didn't like it until I was a teenager. During those teen years, I took up my guitar and _____ playing along.

Then I went to college. My father thought I should focus more on my _____ while I should have more fun playing music. I dreamed to be a musician. When I grew into a young man, I suddenly fell _____ ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney disease. I had to accept treatments all my life, or get a transplant.

I felt like there was a heavy _____ on my shoulders. Life became hard for me. But I was lucky enough because of my loving parents who _____ me and took care of me. While trying to _____ just what to do with my life, my father got tested to see _____ he was the right man to give me his kidney. I tried to refuse, but he'd hear _____ of it. He saved my life at last.

Two years ago, I made _____a band. He had always wanted to play in a band, but _____ got the chance when he was young. It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him.

1.A.special B.different C.private D.necessary

2.A.musician B.coach C.actor D.dreamer

3.A.gave up B.gave out C.gave off D.gave away

4.A.introduction B.influence C.increase D.interest

5.A.expected B.threw C.bought D.praised

6.A.began B.regretted C.finished D.meant

7.A.hobbies B.studies C.skills D.choices

8.A.similarly B.hardly C.seriously D.harmfully

9.A.weight B.disadvantage C.disagreement D.body

10.A.provided B.encouraged C.afforded D.managed

11.A.decide B.behave C.build D.doubt

12.A.how B.whether C.why D.what

13.A.each B.all C.much D.none

14.A.in B.of C.from D.up

15.A.almost B.seldom C.never D.always

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.C

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了儿子小时候喜欢音乐，后来上了大学想成为一名音乐家，但一场厄运降临到他的头上——患上肾病。他需要长时间的治疗，还需要换肾。多亏了爸爸的照顾和关爱，并给儿子捐了自己的一个肾，治好了儿子的病。最后儿子组建了一个自己的乐队，也圆了爸爸的一个梦想。
1.考查形容词词义辨析。special特别的；different不同的；private 私人的，私密的；necessary必需的，必要的。根据第一句两人之间的关系有一些问题可知，"他们的观点不同"。故选B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。musician音乐家；coach教练；actor演员；dreamer梦想家。but表示转折，与父亲形成对比，父亲努力工作，而"我是一个梦想家"。故选D。
3.考查动词短语辨析。gave up放弃；gave out分发，散发；gave off发出；gave away赠送。根据下一句开始描述对音乐的热爱，结合句中的but可知表示转折，所以是作者放弃了运动。故选A。
4.考查名词词义辨析。introduction介绍；influence影响；increase增加；interest兴趣。固定搭配show an interest in "显示对……的兴趣"。故选D。
5.考查动词词义辨析。expected期待；threw扔掉；bought买；praised赞扬，表扬。根据上一句我喜欢音乐可知，"爸爸给我买了一把吉他"。故选C。
6.考查动词词义辨析。began开始；regretted后悔；finished完成；meant意味着。根据句意可知，"我又开始弹吉他"。故选A。
7.考查名词词义辨析。hobbies爱好；studies学习；skills技能；choices选择。while表示对比，根据句意可知，"爸爸认为在大学我应该把心思放在学习上，而我认为玩音乐更有乐趣"。故选B。
8.考查副词词义辨析。similarly类似地；hardly几乎不；seriously严重地；harmfully有害地。根据后半句"...I had a terrible kidney disease."，可推测出，"我患上严重的疾病"。故选C。
9.考查名词词义辨析。weight重担，重量；disadvantage缺点；disagreement不一致；body身体。根据上文"我患上重病"可知，肩上有一个重担。故选A。
10.考查动词词义辨析。provided提供；encouraged鼓励；afforded负担得起；managed设法成功。根据"...and took care of me."可知我生病了，父母一直在鼓励我、照顾我。故选B。
11.考查动词词义辨析。decide决定；behave表现；build建立；doubt怀疑。根据句意可知，我患上疾病后，需要决定以后怎样应对人生。故选A。
12.考查宾语从句引导词。 根据句意可知，应用whether引导。故选B。
13.考查不定代词词义辨析。each每一个；all全部；much许多；none没有一个。 由下句"He saved my life at last."可知"我拒绝接受他给我换肾，但是他完全不听我的话"。故选D。
14.考查介词的固定搭配。made in在……地方制造；made of由……制造(能看见原材料)；made from由……制造(不能看见原材料)；made up组建；形成。根据下文可知，"我组建了一个乐团"。故选D。
15.考查副词词义辨析。almost几乎；seldom很少；never从不；always总是。根据上下文可知，"父亲一直想参加乐团，但是年轻时从没有这个机会"。故选C。