Question

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II. His family never     a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not    trips to the laundry (洗衣店) several miles away. Keeping clothes    became  a problem for young John’s household.

A family friend joined the army, and his wife     to go with him. John’s family     to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s     , the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they     the washer.

Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he     a love for the old, green Bendix. But      the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly     .  His mother     him and said. “You must remember, that machine     belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken     , let’s use this     to be grateful that we had it at all.”

The lesson turned out     . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病). Though he     for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the     until he remembered the old Bendix.

His daughter was a     . When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to     for a time. He felt     . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.

1.A. required       B. owned         C. repaired        D. saw

2.A. take            B. have          C. afford          D. ride

3.A. clean           B. warm    C. nice    D. good

4.A. agreed         B. managed      C. desired         D. prepared

5.A. offered         B. decided         C. expected        D. promised

6.A. disappointed      B. astonishment     C. sadness         D. regret

7.A. bought          B. got             C. borrowed       D. used

8.A. achieved         B. produced        C. developed       D. reduced

9.A. finally           B. obviously      C. immediately      D. peacefully

10.A. frightened        B. upset           C. hopeless        D. confused

11.A. explained        B. encouraged      C. comforted       D. taught

12.A. once          B. already        C. hardly          D. never

13.A. out             B. down           C. away           D. up

14.A. chance         B. success         C. event           D. treasure

15.A.important       B. necessary       C. reasonable      D. invaluable

16.A. thought        B. missed        C. struggled        D. forgot

17.A. lesson          B. loss           C. illness         D. difficulty

18.A. death          B. washer          C. gift            D. loser

19.A. share          B. spend           C. live           D. earn

20.A. grateful        B. energetic        C. relaxed        D. happy

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述小约翰小时因为拥有过洗衣机而变得感恩，以至于后来当他失去生病的小女儿时，回想起拥有洗衣机的事情，走出了悲痛；

1.B考查动词辨析A. required要求；B. owned拥有；C. repaired修理；D. saw看到；句意：他家从来没有过洗衣机，根据John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy约翰的父母当他小时需要洗衣机，故可知没有，故选B项。

2.2】C考查动词辨析A. take带走；B. have有；C. afford买得起；D. ride骑车；句意：因为汽油非常贵，他们不能支付得起去洗衣店的费用。Could not afford 买不起，故选C项。

3.3】A考查形容词辨析A. clean干净的；B. warm 温暖的；C. nice好的；D. good好的；句意：洗衣服就成了约翰的家务活。根据语境可知没有洗衣机，又没钱支付去洗衣店的费用，故选A项。

4.4】D考查动词辨析A. agreed同意立 B. managed管理；C. desired 渴望；D. prepared准备；句意：一个朋友去当兵，他的妻子准备跟他一块去。Prepare to do 准备做某事，故选D项。

5.5】A考查动词辨析A. offered提供；B. decided决定；C. expected期望；D. promised承诺；句意：约翰一家帮忙照看家具当他们离开时；offer表示主动提供帮助，故选A项。

6.6】B考查名词辨析A. disappointed失望的；B. astonishment惊奇；C. sadness 悲伤；D. regret后悔；句意：使家人感到吃惊的是，朋友建议他们用他们的洗衣机。To one’s astonishment 使某人感到吃惊的是，故选B项。

7.7】B考查动词辨析A. bought带来；B. got 得到；C. borrowed 借；D. used用；句意：因此这是他们如何得到洗衣机的。根据语境可知选B项。

8.8】C考查动词辨析A. achieved 实现；B. produced产生；C. developed发展；D. reduced减少；句意：小约翰用洗衣机帮忙，这些年，他喜欢上了这老的绿色的洗衣机。Develop a love for 爱上。。，故选C项。

9.9】A考查副词辨析A. finally 最后地；B. obviously显然地；C. immediately立刻；D. peacefully和平地；句意：但最后战争结束了。根据战争结束可知选A项。

10.0】B考查形容词辨析A. frightened害怕的；B. upset 不安的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. confused困惑的；句意：当他的朋友取回洗衣机，约翰有点不安。根据上文提到他喜欢上这个洗衣机，可知拿走，有点不安，故选B项。

11.1】C考查动词辨析A. explained解释；B. encouraged鼓励；C. comforted安慰； D. taught教；句意：他的妈妈安慰他说，你要记得，这个东西根本就不属于我们。根据语境可知选C项。

12.2】D考查副词辨析A once 曾经；B. already已经；C. hardly几乎不；D. never从不；句意：他的妈妈安慰他说，你要记得，这个东西根本就不属于我们。根据语境可知选D项。

13.3】C考查副词辨析A. out出去；B. down向下；C. away远离；D. up 向上；句意：因此，而不是因为远离而抓狂，让我们用这次机会来表示感恩，感恩我们拥有过。Take away带走，故选C项。

14.4】A考查名词辨析A. chance机会；B. success 成功；C. event事件；D. treasure财富；句意：因此，而不是因为远离而抓狂，让我们用这次机会来表示感恩，感恩我们拥有过。根据句意选A项。

15.5】D考查形容词辨析A important重要的；B. necessary必要的；C. reasonable合理的；D. invaluable非常有价值的；句意：这次教训变得更有价值。根据语境可知选D项。

16.6】C考查动词辨析A. thought认为；B. missed 错过；C. struggled挣扎；D. forgot忘记；句意：虽然他因为她的死亡而挣扎了数月，约翰直到想到了老的洗衣机才从悲伤中恢复过来。根据上文提到女儿死了，可知选C项。

17.7】B考查名词辨析A. lesson 教训；B. loss损失；C. illness生病；D. difficulty困难；句意：虽然他因为她的死亡而挣扎了数月，约翰直到想到了老的洗衣机才从悲伤中恢复过来。Get over from 从。。恢复过来，故选B项。

18.8】C考查名词辨析A. death死；B. washer洗衣机；C. gift礼物；D. loser失败者；句意：她的女儿是个一份礼物。根据下方提到He started to see her as a marvelous gift可知选C项。

19.9】A考查动词辨析A. share分享；B. spend花费；C. live住；D. earn挣；句意：他开始把她看作一份非凡的礼物，他十分幸运能够分享她一段时间。根据语境可知选A项。

20.20】A考查形容词辨析A. grateful 感激的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. relaxed放松的；D. happy高兴的；句意：他感到感恩。根据上文提到So, instead of being mad at it being taken , let’s use this to be grateful that we had it at all.”可知选A项。