Question

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   31   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows    32  

I do not   33   hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.   34  , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   35  said those words to him either.

One day, I decided to _36_ the ice and make the first   37_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 38   and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a   39   at the other end and he awkwardly   40 _, “Well, same back at you!”

I was unexpectedly   41   and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   42   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad   43   our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__44  ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this   45   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   46  .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   47   death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times   __48  , I have   49   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   50   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

1.A. works out      B. breaks out           C. turns out            D. comes out

2.A. wiser          B. busier               C. older                D. weaker

3.A. enjoy          B. remember             C. mind                 D. regret

4.A. Fortunately      B. Truthfully         C. Naturally            D. Obviously

5.D A. only             B. never                C. last                D. first

6.D A. melt             B. build                C. strike               D. break

7.A A. complaint        B. promise              C. impression           D. move

8.B  A. words           B. ideas                C. strength             D. attention

9.A. sigh               B. cry                  C. voice                D. silence

10.A. refused           B. shouted             C. explained            D. replied

11.A. frightened        B. touched              C. shocked              D. annoyed

12.A. excitedly     B. sadly                C. willingly            D. nervously

13.A. continued     B. checked             C. interrupted          D. ended

14.A. accepted          B. expected             C. learned              D. heard

15.A. quiet         B. difficult           C. special              D. different

16.A. level         B. idea                C. world                D. end

17.A. managed           B. escaped             C. avoided              D. faced

18.A. then              B. ago                 C. before               D. since

19.A. realized          B. found                C. doubted              D. wondered

20.A. challenged        B. experienced         C. survived             D. received

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：多年来父子二人从未用语言表达过心中的爱。最终，作者鼓足勇气，在电话中向父亲倾述了自己的心声。父亲同样道出了内心深处的爱。作者听后潸然泪下。

1.turn out结果是，意思是想让父亲说出“我爱你”将更加困难其余三项分别是：“计算出”“爆发”“出版”，都不符合。选C

2.此处于前面的when you are a child 相呼应，表示父亲年龄的增加，选C

3.句意是：我不记得成长过程中听到父亲说过这样的话。选B

4.考查副词辨析：A. Fortunately幸运的，B. Truthfully说实话，C. Naturally    自然的，D. Obviously 明显的，句意是：说实话，我也没向父亲表白过。选B

5.这里表示我也不记得最后一次和父亲说“我爱你”选C

6.考查词组：break the ice“打破沉默，打破僵局”选D

7.从本段第二句话可知，作者和父亲都没说过“我爱你”，作者打算先采取行动。Make the firstmove。选D

8.前文说作者要先向父亲表白，这是需要鼓足勇气的。选C

9.作者的父亲没有和孩子说过“我爱你”现在孩子和他说了，他的反映是沉默，选D

10.作者是在电话中和父亲说话的，父亲这里是回答。选D

11.父亲说“Well, same back at you!”作者很感动。选B

12.根据本句后半部分引号中的内容可知作者的母亲担心发生了什么事情，所以“紧张地”询问。D

13.在几周以后的电话交谈中，作者的父亲对作者说出“我爱你”后“结束”了交谈。end．．．with…意为“以……结束……”。 选D

14.作者终于在电话中”听“到了父亲对自己的爱，无比感动，泪水滚滚滑落。文章最后一句也是线索提示。D

15.多年来父子之间从未向对方表露过爱意，如今埋在心底多年的话终于得以表达，对作者而言，显然是“特殊”的时刻。C

16.在彼此表达过心中的爱后，父子之间的关系上升到了一个新的“水平”。选A

17.此后不久，作者的父亲在做了心脏手术后九死一生，“摆脱”了死神的魔掌。 选B

18.本句的时态是现在完成时，由此可判断用since，意思是“自从”那以后，作者很多次思绪翻腾。选D

19.从那以后，作者不止一次地“琢磨”，如果自己当时不主动表达感情，并且父亲没有从手术中活下来，自己将永远无法听到父亲的爱。前两项的意思基本相同，可排除。doubt用于肯定句时，与if／whether连用表示对后面的内容的怀疑，显然不符合所给语境。选D

20.上一句提到作者的父亲在心脏手术中幸存下来。此句是虚拟语气，意思是假如当时他没有在手术中“幸存”下来，作者将永远听不到父亲的爱。选C

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