Question

I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends who were 36 waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.

There was a young boy sitting quietly in the__37__.He held a small box of__38__in one hand and a tablet( 写字板)in the other. Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost__39__.And there was a strange silence.

“Daddy，when is Mommy going home？”the young boy asked，breaking the__40__.

“Tomorrow，”his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons and__41__something on the tablet.

I _42__him as he moved his feet back and forth，looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine－filled window.“When's__43__，Daddy？”he asked. His father__44__him over to sit by him. “Come，_45__here next to me，”he said with a gentle tone in his voice.

__46__his things，the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner.

The man_47__out and held his son by his shoulders.

“There are three days in life. Yesterday，today and tomorrow. One is over and done，one we live in，the other we__48__.We can't live in yesterday，but if we are happy enough today，we will be even happier tomorrow，”he said in an attempt to__49__the boy.

The little boy looked at him for a moment and said，“If Mommy is going home tomorrow，I'll be__50__. So，I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy.”

Now hanging on every word of this__51__，I leaned forward to hear his response. It was__52__.

“Son，the one great thing about today is once it__53__，it is already almost tomorrow.”

I thought about how__54__it was. Even in my adult life. I still live waiting for what tomorrow may__55__.Now I know that it is already “almost tomorrow.”

1.	A．eagerly B．patiently C．happily D．curiously

2.	A．chair B．corner C．distance D．shadow

3.	A．gifts B．toys C．chalks D．crayons

4.	A．dark B．full C．empty D．clean

5.	A．promise B．rule C．record D．silence

6.	A．wrote B．drew C．printed D．carved

7.	A．followed B．found C．watched D．caught

8.	A．today B．yesterday C．future D．tomorrow

9.	A．knocked B．ordered C．called D．pulled

10.	A．stand B．sit C．lie D．sleep

11.	A．Gathering B．Forgetting C．Saving D．Choosing

12.	A．got B．took C．set D．reached

13.	A．spend B．waste C．kill D．expect

14.	A．frighten B．satisfy C．persuade D．warn

15.	A．happier B．calmer C．smarter D．sadder

16.	A．story B．argument C．conversation D．discussion

17.	A．humorous B．silly C．positive D．perfect

18.	A．ends B．starts C．passes D．lasts

19.	A．meaningful B．important C．interesting D．fantastic

20.	A．happen B．come C．bring D．need

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】文章通过一对父子的对话告诉我们不要等待明天，要积极的面对未来。

1.形容词辨析。根据上下文可知是在医院的手术室外面。所以人们应该是在焦急地等待亲人的消息。

2.名词辨析。A椅子；B角落；C距离；D阴影。由句意可知那个孩子是在角落里。

3.名词辨析。根据下文的41空前面可知D正确。

4.上下文串联根据上文的As the hours passed可知很长时间过去了，那么应该是很多人都走了，房间空了也安静下来了。

5.名词辨析。解析同上。

6.上下文串联。拿起来蜡笔，自然就应该是在画板上画了什么内容。

7.动词辨析。根据上下文可知我观察这这个孩子。

8.上下文串联。根据下文父亲的解释可知孩子是问父亲明天在那里。

9. 固定词组。Call sb over让某人走过来；可知父亲是让儿子和他坐在一起。

10.动词辨析。解析同上。

11.动词辨析。A整理；B忘记；C存，节省；D选择。根据句意课男孩整理好东西朝父亲走了过去。

12.固定短语。Reach out伸出手去；

13.上下文串联。父亲在这里解释昨天，今天和明天。昨天是已经过去的，今天是我们所生活的。明天是我们所期待的。

14.动词辨析。根据上下文可知他是想满足孩子的求知欲。

15.上下文串联。由句意可知：如果妈妈明天能回家，我会更加高兴。

16.上下文辨析。由上文可知我听见的是这对父子的对话。

17.形容词辨析。A幽默的；B愚蠢的；C积极的；D完美的。根据上下文可知我认为他们的对话很完美。

18.动词辨析。根据句意可知父亲告诉孩子：一旦开始了，今天就变成了明天，就无法回到以前了。

19.形容词辨析。根据下文可知我认为父亲的话非常有意义。

20.上下文串联。根据句意可知：即使是我，很多时候也在等待着明天给我带来的东西。