Question

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的（A、B、C、D） 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I returned from a trip abroad, I felt that something was wrong between Keith （one of our twin sons） and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really       your feelings?”

Instantly, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised me a special       that I really wanted and you       gave it to me.”

The       is that I’d completely forgotten about it. I       , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but I have never asked for your forgiveness?”

Again, his       was immediate, “Remember when Mom said you had to go to the       because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and       hurriedly. Remember?” I did.

“Well, you left in a hurry and       the suitcase with all the things.” I couldn’t believe all the       he remembered! “After you left Mom at the hospital, you came back and you were       . When you got here, the suitcase had been opened and       was thrown all over the place. And you      me.”

“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.

“No.”

My heart       . I felt terrible. I hugged Keith and asked him to       me. His honesty made me think of our other twin son, Kevin. Perhaps I’d hurt him, too. I went to ask him the       question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his       had been, “Last Christmas you       us a special toy and you never bought it for us.”

   the Christmas was past, I still took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The       thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise all too lightly and didn’t keep it as their father.

1.A．showed        B．hurt       C．hid       D．expressed

2.A．sweet       B．book       C．picture  D．toy

3.A．never       B．often     C．always    D．ever

4.A．warning       B．message     C．news     D．fact

5.A．complained    B．apologized C．continued      D．explained

6.A．suggestion     B．answer       C．action   D．blame

7.A．hospital        B．church       C．school        D．garden

8.A．set off    B．set up  C．went up      D．went down

9.A．took       B．forgot  C．brought       D．opened

10.A．excuses     B．plans       C．ideas        D．details

11.A．angry         B．moved     C．happy     D．satisfied

12.A．nothing     B．somebody   C．everything   D．nobody

13.A．praised       B．punished   C．helped    D．saw

14.A．sank        B．lied       C．warmed   D．stopped

15.A．tell     B．leave     C．forgive   D．support

16.A．easy        B．hard       C．same      D．funny

17.A．mother’s       B．brother’s       C．sister’s  D．father’s

18.A．bought      B．borrowed     C．left       D．promised

19.A．Until       B．Before    C．Since       D．Though

20.A．strange       B．interesting      C．important       D．difficult

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一位忽略了自己儿子的父亲。他承诺给孩子买玩具，却因为种种原因未能兑现，造成了孩子和他之间的隔阂，父亲最终用实际行动弥补了自己的缺憾。

1.Is there anything else I’ve done wrong…”可知，父亲和孩子之间发生了不愉快，父亲问是否有啥事情伤害到儿子了。故选B。

2.根据下文“a special toy”可知，父亲当初承诺给孩子一个特别的玩具。故选D. toy玩具。

3.根据下文“that I’d completely forgotten about it。”可知父亲一直也没有把玩具给他。故选A. never从来没有。

4.The fact is that…“事实是……”，父亲事实上完全忘记给这件事情了。

5.Is there anything else I’ve done wrong。”可知，父亲应该是继续问道，是不是还有其它别的事情做得不对。故选C。

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7.根据下文“because Stephen was going to be born。”以及下一小节的“After you left Mom at the hospital。”可知，当时父亲是要去医院。故选A。

8.A. set off出发，动身；B. set up建立；C. went up增长，上升；D. went down下降。当时父亲把“我们”扔在家里，自己就匆忙地动身出发了。

9.根据前面“you left in a hurry.”可知，父亲走得很匆忙所以忘记了带走手提箱了。故选B forget忘记。

10. 父亲对于所发生的一切事情都记不得了，所以无法相信他所描述的很细节的东西。故选D。

11. 根据下文可知，手提箱里的东西都洒落一地，所以父亲回来的时候看见这样的场景，肯定很生气。故选A。

12.手提箱里的一切都被扔得到处都是。everything一切。

13. A. praised表扬；B. punished惩罚；C. helped帮助；D. saw看见。父亲看见箱子被翻得一片狼藉，所以以为是孩子干的，就惩罚了孩子。

14.A. sank下沉；B. lied撒谎；C. warmed温暖；D. stopped停止。当父亲问及此事是否确是孩子干的时候，孩子回答没有，所以父亲的心一沉，感觉很不好，知道自己原来一直都错怪孩子了。故选A。

15.父亲感觉自己太亏欠孩子了，所以拥抱着Keith请求他的原谅。故选C。

16. Keith的诚实让“我”想到自己的另一个双胞胎儿子，也许我也有伤害他的地方，所以我去问他一样的问题，是否哪里伤害到他了。故选C same一样的。

17.Kevin的回答和他的双胞胎哥哥一样。所以选B。

18. sb. sth承诺给某人一个东西。根据上文“promised me a special ”可知选D。

19. 虽然。

20.经历了这件事情后，父亲意识到，重要的东西不是玩具，而是，当初自己对儿子的承诺没能履行，后悔自己没能做个好父亲。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。