Question

I knew my father loved me and his love was deep although he was an ill-humored man. He just didn’t know how to    it.

One evening we went out for a night on the town. We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively    . When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to    my father for a dance. “Dad, you know I’ve never     with you before. I begged you but you     wanted to. How about right now?” I waited for the     refusal. But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll    you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.” My father took me in his    and I felt overcome by emotion. As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he    my eyes. “Dad,” I finally    , tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face. “    I love you so much.” he whispered back. I was struck dumb by his    . It wasn’t what I had thought. But it was of course exactly what I needed to    . I had always known that he loved me. I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had    him and made him silent. “I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly. He stumbled（结结巴巴地说) over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open. It’s    for me, but just remember how much I love you.” When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence    changed. When I came back, Dad sat in his chair    his body leaning forward, very pale. Everything was really too late. He was    .

That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face. But it’s a totally different scene that I     now. I remember his saying “I love you” and my saying it back. The three words    on forever long after we are gone.

1.A. answer       B. express      C. mention      D. understand

2.A. band         B. hall       C. sofa          D. bar

3.A. invite         B. teach       C. help        D. show

4.A. chatted        B. sang      C. danced     D. stayed

5.A. still            B. even       C. also      D. never

6.A. final       B. normal      C. rough      D. usual

7.A. tell            B. show      C. ask          D. explain

8.A. arms        B. hands      C. heart        D. mind

9.A. noticed        B. ignored      C. avoided  D. greeted

10.A. complained    B. whispered  C. explained  D. shouted

11.A. Because     B. Though  C. If          D. While

12.A. response     B. advise      C. promise      D. excuse

13.A. find          B. know       C. hear         D. think

14.A. surprised     B. pleased  C. inspired      D. frightened

15.A. clear         B. important  C. impossible   D. hard

16.A. everything     B. something  C. nothing     D. anything

17.A. for        B. with      C. on           D. from

18.A. moved        B. tired      C. lost      D. gone

19.A. discover    B. remember  C. remind       D. consider

20.A. depend        B. carry      C. live      D. take

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：作者深信父亲是爱自己的，父亲的爱是深沉的，他只是不善于表达自己。一天晚上，作者邀请父亲跳一支舞，让作者感到意外的是，父亲这次欣然接受了。在跳舞的过程中，他们有一些交流，父亲表达了他对女儿的爱，作者予以回应。但这一切似乎都来不及了，跳完舞后，父亲永远地离开了，但是，父亲对作者的爱将会一直伴随作者左右。

1.I knew my father loved me and his love was deep”可知，父亲的爱是深沉的，他不知道怎样表达(爱)，故选B。

2.When it played a familiar waltz tune”可知，那家餐厅里有一个乐队在演奏，故选A。

3.As we danced”可知，作者邀请父亲跳舞，故选A。

4.Dad, you know I’ve never with you before”可知，作者从未跟父亲跳过舞，故选C。

5.I waited for the refusal.”可知，父亲一直都是拒绝作者的邀请，故选D。

6.But instead,”可知，但是这次父亲同意了，故选D。

7.I’ll you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make我会向你展示像我这样的老家伙跳舞跳得怎样，父亲想让作者一睹老年人的风采，故选B。

8.and I felt overcome by emotion”可知，父亲把作者搂在怀里开始跳舞，作者感觉被这种气氛征服了，took mi in his arms把我搂在怀里，只有A项符合句意，故选A。

9.Why is it so hard for you to look at me?”可知，父亲没有直视作者的眼睛，故选C。

10.“Dad,” I finally , “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?”这是作者在轻声地说话，根据后文“he whispered back”可知答案，故选B。

11. I love you so much.因为我是那么的爱你，根据上面的“Why is it so hard for you to look at me?”可知，这里是父亲的回答，故选A。

12.I was struck dumb by his . 作者被父亲的回答吓住了，故选A。

13.But it was of course exactly what I needed to .作者不是被自己的想法而是被自己听到的话吓住的，这正是作者想要听到的话，故选C。

14.I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had him and made him silent.作者不理解父亲深藏不露的感情为什么会吓到自己并让自己变得安静，根据上文“I was struck dumb...”可知，作者被父亲的回答吓到了，故选D。

15.He stumbled...I’m sorry that I’m not open.”可知，作者的父亲不善言辞，表达对作者的爱对他来说是困难的，故选D。

16.Everything was really too late.”可知，作者离开去洗手间的时候，一切都变了，故选A。

17.Dad sat in his chair his body leaning forward父亲坐在椅子上，身体往前倾着，with+名词+doing/done/to do/形容词等作宾补，故选B。

18.his body leaning forward, very pale...Everything was really too late.”可知，父亲身体前倾，脸色苍白，作者永远地失去了亲爱的父亲，根据最后一句“The three words on forever long after we are gone.”可知答案，故选D。

19. I remember his saying “I love you””可知，作者现在记得的是不同的场景，父亲对作者表达了他的爱，作者予以回应，故选B。

20.The three words on forever long after we are gone.“我爱你”这三个字一直活在作者心中，故选C。

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