Question

Valuable Gifts

When my mother told my father she was pregnant (怀孕), the first thing he did was to buy a TV. It was 1957 and TVs were new technology. He thought that with a baby, they would go out less and he would need to find entertainment at home.

That was the first _______ he gave me.

But when I think of other gifts my father has given me, the first would be a love of _______. He is always found reading in our study. He has been totally deaf in one ear since he was two, so we rarely listened to music. In my childhood, storybooks were king, not songs.

The second is _______ all. He treats everyone the same—CEO or cleaner, child or adult. Even when I was little, the conversation around the dinner table was noisy but adult-level. He always said my age didn't matter. If I voiced an opinion, I had to argue the case and give evidence (证据).

The greatest gift to me, however, was that he took interest in my _______ and never my looks. Most successful women had fathers who_______ their intelligence. My father said that my mother was the most intelligent person he had ever met. He still says that.

They met at a dance in the early 50s when she was a teacher. Wanting to show off, he told her she reminded him of Jane Austen's Emma, then misquoted (错误地引用) the book. My mother _______ corrected him and he was in love from that moment.

Over the years, my father taught me never to stand _______ and never to accept the way things are; I should find for change. I will continue to follow his _______.

1.A.book B.toy C.doll D.gift

2.A.writing B.reading C.singing D.dancing

3.A.respecting B.choosing C.changing D.facing

4.A.hope B.hobbies C.success D.brains

5.A.required B.accepted C.valued D.dreamed

6.A.hopefully B.nervously C.politely D.proudly

7.A.still B.quiet C.silent D.calm

8.A.idea B.lead C.plan D.advice

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

【解析】

本文讲述了父亲给作者的三份礼物：第一个是读书；第二个是尊重；第三个是父亲对作者才能的重视。

1.

句意：那是他给我的第一份礼物。

book书；toy玩具；doll布娃娃；gift礼物。根据But when I think of other gifts my father has given me，可知，此处指父亲给作者的第一份礼物就是电视机，故选D。

2.

句意：但是当我想起父亲给我的其他礼物时，第一个是对阅读的热爱。

writing写作；reading阅读；singing唱歌；dancing跳舞。根据He is always found reading in our study，可知，父亲很热衷阅读，故选B。

3.

句意：第二个是尊重所有人。

respecting尊重；choosing选择；changing改变；facing 面对。根据He treats everyone the same，可知，他尊重所有人，对每个人都一样，故选A。

4.

句意：然而，给我的最好的礼物，是他对我的头脑感兴趣，从不对我的长相感兴趣。

hope希望；hobbies爱好；success成功；brains 大脑。根据Most successful women had fathers who valued their intelligence“大部分成功的女性都有重视他们才智的父亲”，可知，此处作者表述的是父亲只关注她的才智，而不关注她的长相，才智与大脑有关，所以空格处填brains。故选D。

5.

句意：大部分成功的女性都有重视她们智力的父亲。

required需要；accepted接受；valued重视；dreamed梦想。根据however, was that he took interest in my brains，可知，作者通过父亲对自己才智的关注度，来表述大部分成功女性的父亲都重视他们的才智，所以空格处填valued。故选C。

6.

句意：我母亲礼貌地纠正了他，从那一刻他就爱上了母亲。

hopefully有希望地；nervously紧张不安地；politely礼貌地；proudly傲慢地。根据They met at a dance in the early 50s when she was a teacher，可知，那是父亲和母亲第一次见面，所以应该是母亲礼貌地纠正他的错误，故空格处填politely。故选C。

7.

句意：这么多年，父亲教育我永远不要固步自封和永远不要接受现状。

still静止的；quiet安静的；silent沉默的；calm冷静的。 根据I should fight for change，可知，父亲告诉作者应该为了改变而奋斗，而不要安于现状，所以空格处填still。故选A。

8.

句意：我会继续跟随他的引导。

idea主意；lead引导；plan计划；advice建议。根据my father taught me never to stand still and never to accept the way things are，可知，父亲教导作者不要固步自封，要勇于改变，作者会继续追随父亲的引导，所以空格处填lead。故选B。