Question

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed，but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I ___ most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ____ ate our meal.With so little conversation I was quick to ____ his family as cold.When we got into the ____ to go home，his father suddenly appeared.___，he began to wash his son’s windscreen.I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later.My father often ____ me early in the morning.“Buy Xerox.It’s a good sharp price，” he might say when I answered the phone.No pleasant ___ or inquiry about my life，just financial instructions.This manner of his ___ me and we often quarreled.But one day，I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his ____ morning calls.The next time he called and told me to buy a stock，I ____ him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends，I’ve often felt ___.For example，I always return phone calls ____ and regularly contact my friends.I expect the same from them.I had one friend who rarely called，answering my messages with short e­mails.I rushed to the ____：She wasn’t a good friend！My anger ____ as the holidays approached.But then she came to a gathering I ____ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window­shopping the previous month.I was ____ at her thoughtfulness，and regretful for how I’d considered her to be ____.Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often，I ignored their ____ expressions，eagerly expecting them to do things in my ____.Over the years，however，I’ve learned to ____ other persons’ love signs.

1.A.remember  B．enjoy

C．value  D．admire

2.A.excitedly  B．nervously

C．silently  D．instantly

3.A.regard  B．treat

C．find  D．think

4.A.bus  B．train

C．car  D．plane

5.A.Punctually  B．Carefully

C．Proudly  D．Coldly

6.A.visited  B．interrupted

C．warned  D．telephoned

7.A.greeting  B．meeting

C．apology  D．explanation

8.A.interested B．angered

C．encouraged  D．surprised

9.A.long  B．short

C．warm  D．polite

10.A.praised  B．remembered

C．blamed  D．thanked

11.．A.content  B．guilty

C．curious  D．disappointed

12.A.in order  B．in turn

C．without delay  D．without difficulty

13.A.feeling  B．suggestion

C．judgment  D．belief

14.A.disappeared  B．grew

C．helped D．declined

15.A.opened  B．refused

C．hosted  D．invited

16.A.depressed B．upset

C．fascinated  D．shocked

17.A.uncaring  B．dishonest

C．unhappy  D．discouraged

18.A.unique B．common

C．pleasant  D．familiar

19.A.opinion  B．way

C．mind  D．life

20.A.send  B．read

C．give  D．express

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.A

19.B

20.B

【解析】

1.

解析 根据上下文得知作者起初以自己的方式评价别人的爱，以为别人的方式都不正确、不合理，包括男朋友父母的、自己父亲的和朋友的，因此此处提到男朋友父母的表达方式起初应为作者不欣赏和不喜欢的，故排除B、C、D三项。句意为：对于拜访我男朋友的父母，我记忆(remember)最多的是餐厅闹钟的滴答声。

2.2】 C

解析 由后面的With so little conversation可知，作者与男朋友一家人吃饭时他们很少说话，故用silently。

3.3】 A

解析 regard...as...意为“把……看作/当作．..”。由于表达爱的方式不一样，作者把男朋友家人用餐时的少言寡语当成冷漠。

4.4】 C

解析 由下文父亲为儿子“wash windscreen”可知作者和男朋友是开车回去的。

5.5】 B

解析 作者原来以为男朋友的父亲很冷漠，而现在却“...feel he is a caring man through the glass.”能够改变其看法的应该是细心地(carefully)擦车这一动作。punctually准时地；proudly自豪地；coldly冷漠地。

6.6】 D

解析 根据下文“...when I answered the phone.”可知，D项符合语境。

7.7】 A

解析 父亲在电话中指导作者如何买东西而没有给她令人愉悦的问候(greeting)，曾经这也是作者对父亲的误解原因。meeting会议；apology道歉；explanation解释，说明。

8.8】 B

解析 根据下文“...we often quarreled.”可知，他的方式惹恼了作者。

9.9】 B

解析 上文父亲电话的内容可看出父亲的电话很简短，并没有让作者感到温暖，也没体现出礼貌来。

10.0】 D

解析 根据上句“But one day，I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his ____ morning calls.”可知，父亲下次让作者买股票时，自然要感谢他了。

11.1】 D

解析 根据前半句“When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends...”可知，作者因自己的社交方式和朋友不同而失望。

12.2】 C

解析 作者的朋友表达关爱的方式与作者不一样，因此，对比其朋友，作者的方式应该是及时地(without delay)回电话。

13.3】 C

解析 “She wasn’t a good friend！”是作者对朋友作出的评价，而不是对朋友的感情、提议或信念。

14.4】 B

解析 “My anger ____ as the holidays approached.”与“But then...”构成转折关系。“But then...”所在的一句及下文说明作者改变了对朋友的看法，故前面作者的观点依然是否定的。故选B项。

15.5】 C

解析 朋友通过参加作者举办的聚会一事改变了作者的看法。host做东，作为主人组织(聚会)，符合句意。

16.6】 D

解析 作者的朋友通过自己的方式表现出了其独特的关爱，让作者感到吃惊(shocked)，从而改变了她的看法。

17.7】 A

解析 一旦改变了看法，作者便对自己以前认为朋友是没爱心的(uncaring)感到后悔和愧疚了。

18.8】 A

解析 概括上文，作者回忆自己以前没有注意到人人都有独特的(unique)关爱方式。

19.9】 B

解析 由句意可知，作者总是忽视他们独特的表达方式，期望他们按照她自己的方式做事，故选way。

20.20】 B

解析 此处表现作者由起初的误解他人到最后懂得领会(read)人们传达爱的方式，照应文章的开头。