Question

(2013·高考天津卷)As I held my father’s hands one night，I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧)and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a ____，including all his struggles.

One summer，I remember，a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario，turning it into a ____ desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____ from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed，which ___ took twenty minutes.That morning，however，the process didn’t ___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field，we ____needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ___.Dropping the basket heavily，I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen，they can pick it themselves！”Dad ____，“Just think，my little girl，only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ____.” Such is Dad－whatever problem he ____，he never gives up.

____，the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone，____ Dad remained optimistic.He ____ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to ___ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.

Dad is also a living example of real ____.From dawn to dusk，he works countless hours to___ our family.He always puts our happiness ____ his own，and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games ___ his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and ____，putting others first.

Dad，the life ____ I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father，teacher，friend and，most importantly，my hero.

1.A.teacher  B．gardener

C．farmer  D．grocer

2.A.stormy  B．lively

C．disappearing  D．burning

3.A.order  B．form

C．gap  D．position

4.A.repeatedly  B．normally

C．finally  D．really

5.A.go    B．begin

C．occur    D．change

6.A.yet  B．still

C．even    D．nearly

7.A.surprised  B．nervous

C．angry   D．frightened

8.A.apologized  B．cried

C．complained  D．laughed

9.A.lost  B．done

C．gone  D．touched

10.A.meets with  B．brings up

C．works out   D．thinks about

11.A.Thankfully  B．Hopefully

C．Unfortunately  D．Strangely

12.A.or  B．for

C．so    D．but

13.A.happened  B．seemed

C．continued  D．aimed

14.A.face  B．appreciate

C．examine  D．question

15.A.love  B．pride

C．friendship  D．honesty

16.A.support  B．settle

C．start  D．impress

17.A.after  B．before

C．beside  D．under

18.A.in spite of  B．in terms of

C．in control of  D．in place of

19.A.careful  B．regretful

C．considerate  D．humorous

20.A.history  B．motto

C．patterns  D．lessons

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章以第一人称的方式进行记叙和议论，主要讲述了在作者和父亲为杂货店所接甜玉米订单配货的过程中，作者中途想放弃，但是父亲鼓励她要坚持下去。文中还讲述父亲在遇到困难时，总是以积极、乐观的态度面对生活，这让作者受益终生。

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2.2】解析：选D。根据上文“a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario，turning...”和17空后的“On one of those hot mornings...”可以推断出干旱将安大略变成了一个滚烫的沙漠。stormy暴风雨的；lively活泼的，生动的；disappearing消失的；burning燃烧的，滚烫的。所以D项符合句意。

3.3】解析：选A。根据此句中fill the last________from the grocery store(杂货店)和22空后的“If the store wants its last twenty dozen...”可以推断出空格处填“订单”。order订购，订单，订货，fill the last order为最后一个订单配货；form表格，形式，形状；形态；gap间隙，缺口，空白；position位置，职位。所以A项符合句意。

4.4】解析：选B。根据下文“That morning，however，the process didn’t________quickly.After forty minutes of...”可以推断出这一过程(花费了40分钟)正常情况下只需20分钟。repeatedly反复地，再三地；normally正常地，通常地；finally最后，终于；really实际上，事实上。所以B项符合句意。

5.5】解析：选A。根据上下文可推测空格处所在句的句意：然而，那个早上，过程________不快。go进行，进展；begin开始；occur发生；change变化；零钱。所以A项符合句意。

6.6】解析：选B。根据上文“Fifty dozen was all we needed”和下文“If the store wants its last twenty dozen，they can pick it themselves！”可以推断21空所在句的句意为“漫无目的地在田地里走了40分钟后，我们仍需要摘20打”。yet然而，可是；still仍然，还；even甚至；nearly几乎，差不多。所以B项符合句意。

7.7】解析：选C。根据关键词frustrated和下文“Dropping the basket heavily...”可以推断出作者生气了。surprised感到吃惊的；nervous紧张的；angry生气的；frightened感到害怕的。所以C项符合句意。

8.8】解析：选D。根据下文“whatever problem he________，he never gives up”可以推断出作者的父亲对待生活的态度是非常积极、乐观的，故此处选D项，laugh“笑”。apologize道歉；cry哭，哭泣；complain抱怨，均与语境不符。

9.9】解析：选B。空格处所在句的句意为“……我们每个人就只剩下10打了，然后我们就完成了”。lost迷路的；done已完成的；gone过去的，用完了的；touched感动的。所以B项符合句意。

10.0】解析：选A。meet with碰到，遇见；bring up养育，提出，谈到，呕吐；work out计算出，弄明白；think about考虑，思考。根据上下文可推测空格处所在句的句意为“这就是父亲——无论遇到什么问题，他从不放弃”。所以A项符合句意。

11.1】解析：选C。根据下文the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country“干旱所带来的灾难性影响席卷全国”可以推断出本空填的词应意为“不幸的是”。thankfully高兴地，感激地；hopefully有希望地，有前途地；unfortunately不幸的是；strangely奇怪的是。所以C项与语境相符。

12.2】解析：选D。根据上文“It was a challenging time for everyone...”和下文的关键词optimistic可以推断出前后两句具有转折关系。or或者，否则；for为了；so因此；but但是。所以D项符合题目要求的转折关系。

13.3】解析：选C。happen to...碰巧/恰巧……；seem to...好像/似乎……；continue to...继续……；aim to...打算……上文提到干旱所带来的灾难性影响席卷全国，但父亲仍然保持着乐观的态度。所以可推测本空所在句的意思是“他一如既往地感激其他事情，如健康的身体和我们盘中的食物”。故C项符合句意。

14.4】解析：选B。根据上下文可推测空格处所在句的句意为“直到那时我才真正地开始欣赏父亲以及父亲引导我们度过困难时期的信念”。face面对；appreciate欣赏，感激；examine检查，测验；question质疑，问问题。所以B项符合句意。

15.5】解析：选A。根据下文“His loving and selfless nature has inspired...”可以推断出父亲也是一个能够付出真爱的活生生的例子。love爱；pride自豪，骄傲；friendship友谊；honesty诚实。所以A项符合句意。

16.6】解析：选A。support支持，维持，供养，资助；settle定居，安定；start开始；impress给……留下印象。根据上下文可推测空格处所在句的句意为“他从早到晚工作了无数个小时是为了养活我们一家人”。所以A项符合句意。

17.7】解析：选B。根据下文“His loving and selfless nature...putting others first.”可以推断出父亲总是把别人放在第一位，也就是说总是把我们的幸福放在他自己的幸福的前面。after在……之后；before在……之前；beside在……旁边；under在……下面。所以B项符合语境。

18.8】解析：选A。in spite of尽管；in terms of在……方面，依据，按照；in control of控制，管理，掌握；in place of代替，取代。根据上下文可推测空格处所在句的句意为“他总是把我们的幸福放在他自己幸福的前面，即使……精疲力竭，父亲也从未忘记在体育比赛中为我加油鼓劲”。所以A项符合句意。

19.9】解析：选C。根据下文“putting others first”可以推断出“父亲是具有同情心的、体贴他人的”。careful仔细的，细心的；regretful遗憾的，后悔的；considerate考虑周到的，体贴的；humorous幽默的。所以C项considerate符合语境。

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