Question

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 (灾难性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county. 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 (同情心的) 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. gardenerC. farmer        D. grocer

2.A. stormy    B. lively    C. disappearingD. burning

3.A. order    B. form    C. gap        D. position

4.A. repeatedlyB. normallyC. 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. nervousC. angry        D. frightened

8.A. apologizedB. cried    C. complained    D. laughed

9.A. lost        B. done    C. gone        D. touched

10.A. meets withB. brings upC. works out    D. thinks about

11.A. ThankfullyB. HopefullyC. UnfortunatelyD. Strangely

12.A. or        B. for    C. so        D. but

13.A. happenedB. seemedC. continued    D. aimed

14.A. face    B. appreciateC. 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 ofB. in terms ofC. in control ofD. in place of

19.A. careful    B. regretfulC. 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】

试题分析：在文中作者通过回忆往事，讲述了父亲的对他的影响。无论面对什么困难，父亲都一贯保持着乐观的态度，用自己的爱心和勤劳为家人支撑起一片天空。因此作者也变得更富有同情心，也知道去关心体贴他人了。

1.A.教师；B. 园丁；C.农民；D. 杂货商。从下文After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field,可以判断父亲是个农民，所以C选项正确。

2.A. 暴风雨的B. 生动的C. 消失的D. 灼热的。根据On one of those hot mornings和下文的干旱可以判断D为正确选项。

3. 名词辨析。A.订单；. 形式，表格；C.代沟；D. 位置。下文作者说 “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.”由此可以判断商店向父亲订购的甜玉米，所以A选项正确。

4.A. 重复地；B.正常地；C. 最后；D.真正地。根据上下文语境可知摘五十打玉米一般情况下需要20分钟，所以选B。

5.A.进展；B. 开始；C.发生；D.改变。由下文可知那天用了40分钟还没摘够玉米，所以事情进展不是很快。故A选项正确。

6.A. 然而；B. 仍然；C.甚至；D. 几乎。从上下文可知摘了40分钟后，还差10打，所以应该用“仍然”表示没有完成任务。所以B选项正确。

7.A.惊讶的；B.紧张的；C. 生气的；D害怕的。根据下文作者的动作和语言Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.”可以推断作者感觉很生气，故C选项正确。

8. 动词辨析。A. 道歉；B.哭喊；C. 抱怨；D.笑。从下文对父亲乐观性格的描述可以推测父亲当时的表现应该也是很乐观，应该是笑着对作者说话，所以D选项正确。

9.A.丢失的；B.结束了的；C. 离去的；D. 受触动的。根据上文作者的讲述可知这是最后的20打玉米，所以摘完这些工作就做完了，故选B。

10.A. 遇到；B. 抚养长大；C.制定出；D.考虑。从上下文的语境可知作者的父亲不论碰到什么困难，都表现的很乐观，故此处用meet with，正确选项为A。

11. 副词辨析。A. 感激地；B.满怀希望地；C. 不幸地；D.奇怪地。从后句the disastrous (灾难性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county.可知全国性的大灾难对每个人都是不幸地，所以选C。

12.A或者；B. 因为；C所以；D. 但是。从语境可知在面对艰难困苦时，父亲保持乐观的态度，前后句是转折关系，所以D选项正确。

13.A.发生；B. 似乎；C. 继续；D.旨在。根据作者讲述的故事和前句Dad remained optimistic.可以判断C选项正确。面对困难，父亲没有抱怨，仍然对其他像健康等这样的东西心怀感激。

14.A.面对；B.感激，欣赏；C. 检查；D. 询问。从上下文可以判断作者经历过这些事情后对父亲的乐观和战胜困难的信念特别的欣赏，纵观选项，只有B项符合语境。

15. 名词辨析.A.爱;B骄傲;C. 友谊;D. 诚实。从下文作者的讲述和His loving and selfless nature可以判断父亲做这一切都是出于对家人的爱，所以A选项正确。

16. 动词辨析。A. 支持；B. 解决；C.开始；D.给…印象。从情理可知父亲辛苦的劳作是为了养家糊口，support the family“养家糊口”，所以选A。

17.A.在。。之后；B. 在…之前；C. 在….旁边；D. 在…下面。根据情理推断心怀爱心的人应该总是把别人的快乐放在首位，所以父亲也是这样，总是把我们的快乐放在他自己的快乐前面。故B选项正确。

18.A尽管；B. 就…而言；C.控制；D取代。前句讲父亲never fails to cheer me on at my sports games和后面his exhaustion after long days.应该是一种让步关系，意思为不顾一天后的疲劳，他总是会出现在我的运动会上为我鼓劲加油。

19.A. 仔细的B.后悔的；C. 体贴的；D. 幽默的。从语境推测父亲的行为影响了我 ，而且句中sympathetic 和putting others first也提示后面应该是表示相同意思的褒义词，所以C选项正确。句意：他的爱心和无私的性格也激励了我， 使我也变得富有同情心和为他人着想了。

20.A. 历史；B.箴言；C.模式；D.课；教训。从作者的讲述可知父亲的一言一行对我产生的影响也就是给我上的人生课，所以D为正确选项。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。