Question

"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the  36  things or did something foolish．

Dad  37  drinking exactly one year before I was born．He  38   a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I  39  the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more  40   to him than I was．But with my  41   coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you  42   it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He  43  , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling  44   for myself．Dad started to leave, then  45   and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are  46  ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week   47  so much。

After we arrived, Dad announced the  48  of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm  49   seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most  50   gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has  51   seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．

Later, a man called Dave also told his  52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and  54  with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so  55   of him．

1.                A．wrong          B．kind           C．careful   D．serious

2.                A．considered      B．enjoyed        C．quitted   D．practiced

3.                A．encouraged     B．joined          C．respected D．mentioned

4.                A．forgot          B．explored        C．regretted D．hated

5.                A．important       B．funny          C．successful D．helpful

6.                A．exam          B．chance         C．fortune   D．birthday

7.                A．change         B．replace         C．miss D．finish

8.                A．declared        B．promised       C．continued D．refused

9.                A．sorry          B．ready          C．good     D．guilty

10.               A．parked         B．paused         C．doubted   D．wondered

11.               A．surprised       B．prepared       C．welcome  D．excited

12.               A．benefited       B．required        C．offered   D．mattered

13.               A．theme         B．result          C．origin D．secret

14.               A．facing          B．performing      C．celebrating D．suffering

15.               A．precious        B．expensive       C．generous  D．attractive

16.               A．Ever           B．never          C．nearly D．seldom

17.               A．joke           B．puzzle          C．response  D．story

18.               A．value          B．result          C．purpose   D．reason

19.               A．living          B．meeting        C．arguing    D．moving

20.               A．tired           B．proud          C．fond  D．ashamed

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.D

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者一开始不理解为什么爸爸每周参加聚会，甚至自己的生日都不例外，和父亲参加聚会后，作者知道爸爸参加聚会的意义。

1.考查形容词：A．wrong错误的B．kind好心的C．careful仔细的D．serious严肃的，从后面的did something foolish．可知是说错话。选A

2.考查动词：A．considered   考虑B．enjoyed享受C．quitted放弃D．practiced练习，爸爸在我出生前一年戒酒的。后面的who had also stopped drinking．也是暗示。选C

3.考查动词：A．encouraged鼓励B．joined参加C．respected尊敬D．mentioned提到，爸爸加入一群戒酒的人中。选B

4.考查动词：A．forgot   忘记B．explored探索C．regretted后悔D．hated讨厌吗，从前面的I loved my dad but 可知是即喜欢爸爸也讨厌他经常和别人聚会离开我，选D

5.考查形容词：A．important重要的B．funny   滑稽的C．successful成功的D．helpful有帮助的，似乎他们对他比我还重要。选A

6.考查名词：A．exam考试B．chance计划C．fortune运气，财产，D．birthday生日，从下文的Saturday is my birthday! 可知作者的生日就要到了。选D

7.考查动词：A．change改变B．replace代替C．miss错过D．finish完成，句意：这次你就不能不去吗？周六是我的生日。选C

8.考查动词：A．declared宣布B．promised答应C．continued继续D．refused拒绝，从爸爸的回答："I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"可知是拒绝了。选D

9.考查形容词：A．sorry对不起，难过，B．ready准备好的C．good 好的D．guilty内疚的，有罪的，句意：我坐在床上，为自己感到难过。选A

10.考查动词：A．parked停车B．paused暂停，停顿C．doubted怀疑 D．wondered想知道，句意：爸爸开始走了，然后停下来，说…,选B

11.考查形容词：A．surprised惊讶的B．prepared准备好的C．welcome受欢迎的D．excited兴奋的，从前面的It' s an open meeting．可知什么都是受欢迎的。选C

12.考查动词：A. benefited受益B. required要求C. offered提供D. mattered重要，句意：可能我要看看为什么爸爸每周做的事情这么重要。选D

13.考查名词：A. theme   主题B. result  结果C. origin起源D. secret秘密，爸爸宣布会议的主题是“感激”，选A

14.考查动词：A. facing  面对B. performing  表演C. celebrating庆祝D. suffering遭受，句意：今天我要庆祝戒酒17年。选C

15.考查形容词：A. precious宝贵的B. expensive昂贵的C. generous慷慨的D. attractive有吸引力的，句意：在戒酒一年后我得到一生中最宝贵的礼物。选A

16.考查副词：A. Ever曾经B. never从不C. nearly几乎D. seldom很少，我很感激她从没看见我喝醉过。选B

17.考查名词：A. joke玩笑B. puzzle迷C. response回答D. story故事，一个叫Dave的人也分享了他的故事。选D

18.考查名词：A. value   价值B. result结果C. purpose目的D. reason原因，爸爸四他参加这个会议的原因。选D

19.考查动词：A. living生活B. meeting见面C. arguing争论D. moving移动，每周都来和人们见面。选B

20.考查形容词：A. tired疲劳的B. proud骄傲的C. fond喜欢的D. ashamed羞愧的，我为爸爸感到自豪。选B

考点：考查故事类短文