Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My grandfather was probably the toughest man I’ve ever known. _____ , as a child I didn’t realize it. To me, he was just a(n)   _____ grandfather. But his _____ changed the way I thought about him and it is the event that has had the most _____ effect on me in my life.

He died on Thanksgiving Day. At his funeral, his brothers began to _____ stories about their lives. They recalled their childhood, when they were poor and   _____ in the countryside, their hunting adventures in the woods and their happy family get-togethers _____ festivals. In their eyes, my grandfather was understanding and kind-hearted. He was always there,   _____happiness to the family. They drank and continued telling stories, and then I noticed the _____ ; not polite smiles, but loud laughter.

_____ laughed. The louder their laughter was, the more _____ I felt. I pulled my mother aside.

“Grandfather is dead. How can they laugh?” I said in _____ .

“What is the most important thing you _____ about your grandfather?” my mother asked. “ He wouldn’t want us to be _____. That’s not how he would want to be remembered. He would have wanted _____ this kind of party.”

I _____  . Out of all the things I remember about him, the most _____  thing is his laughter. He _____ all the ups and downs in his life. No matter how hard something was in his life, he always _____ it with laughter.

I don’t know what   _____  looks like, but I believe it is filled with his laughter.

1.A. NeverthelessB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Besides

2.A. optimisticB. ordinaryC. humorousD. young

3.A. lifeB. deathC. mindD. story

4.A. successfulB. meaningfulC. wonderfulD. respectful

5.A. gatherB. arrangeC. readD. tell

6.A. stayedB. livedC. traveledD. stood

7.A. duringB. betweenC. beyondD. through

8.A. carryingB. comparingC. referringD. bringing

9.A. moodB. sorrowC. laughterD. tears

10.A. EverybodyB. NobodyC. OneD. Both

11.A. interestedB. embarrassedC. uncomfortableD. discouraged

12.A. delightB. reliefC. regretD. anger

13.A. complainB. discussC. mentionD. remember

14.A. sadB. gladC. annoyedD. pleased

15.A. scarcelyB. hardlyC. exactlyD. slightly

16.A. explainedB. understoodC. answeredD. murmured

17.A. acceptableB. tolerableC. impressiveD. expensive

18.A. knocked offB. left offC. laughed offD. showed off

19.A. treatedB. forgotC. forgaveD. cherished

20.A. heavenB. prisonC. spaceD. universe

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了爷爷生前爱笑，不管遇到多大的困难，总是笑着面对，即使是在自己的葬礼上，也希望大家能笑。

1.C考察连词辨析。A. Nevertheless不管；B. Therefore因此；C. However然而；D. Besides 除此之外；根据文意作为一个孩子我并没有意识到这些，所以答案是C。

2.B考察形容词辨析。A. optimistic乐观的；B. ordinary 普通的； C. humorous幽默的； D. young年轻的；根据文意对于我来说，他只是一位普通的祖父，所以答案是B。

3.B考察名词辨析。A. life 生活；B. death 死亡；C. mind头脑；D. story故事；根据文意他的离世改变了我的想法，所以答案是B。

4.B考察形容词辨析。A. successful成功的；B. meaningful 有意义的；C. wonderful极好的； D. respectful受尊敬的；根据文意他对我的影响意义重大，所以答案是B

5.D考察动词辨析。A. gather集合；B. arrange 安排；C. read读；D. tell说；根据文意在他的葬礼上，他的兄弟开始讲述他的故事，所以答案是D。

6.B考察动词辨析。A. stayed呆着； B. lived生活； C. traveled 旅行； D. stood站立；根据文意他们回忆他们的童年，那是他们住在乡村，很贫穷，所以答案是B。

7.A考察连词辨析。A. during在…期间；B. between在…之间；C. beyond超出； D. through通过；根据文意过节的时候他们会聚集在一起，所以答案是D

8.D考察动名词辨析。A. carrying携带；B. comparing 比较； C. referring涉及到；D. bringing带来；根据文意他总是在那里，给家庭带来欢乐，所以答案是D。

9.C考察名词辨析。A. mood心境；B. sorrow痛苦；C. laughter笑话； D. tears眼泪；根据文意我注意到那些大笑得人，所以答案是C。

10.A考察代词。A. Everybody 每个人；B. Nobody没人；C. One 一人；D. Both两者都；根据文意每个人都笑了，所以答案是A。

11.C考察形容词辨析。A. interested有意思的；B. embarrassed 尴尬的； C. uncomfortable 不舒服的；D. discouraged泄气的；根据文意他们的笑声越大，我越不舒服，所以答案是C。

12.D考察形容词辨析。A. delight高兴的；B. relief 释放；C. regret 后悔的； D. anger生气的；根据文意我生气的说爷爷去世，你们怎么还笑得出来，所以答案是D。

13.D考察动词辨析。A. complain抱怨；B. discuss讨论；C. mention提及； D. remember记着；根据文意妈妈问我，你记着爷爷最重要的是事情是什么，所以答案是D。

14.A考察形容词辨析。A. sad 悲伤的；B. glad 高兴的；C. annoyed 恼怒的；D. pleased愉快的；根据文意他不想让我们悲伤，所以答案是A。

15.C考察副词辨析。A. scarcely 稀有的；B. hardly几乎不；C. exactly恰恰； D. slightly 轻微的；根据文意他想要的正是这种聚会，所以答案是C。

16.B考察动词辨析。A. explained 解释；B. understood 理解； C. answered回答； D. murmured低语；根据文意我明白了，所以答案是B。

17.C考察形容词辨析。A. acceptable可接受的；B. tolerable容忍的； C. impressive印象深刻的； D. expensive昂贵的；根据文意印象最深的是他的笑声，所以答案是C

18.C考察词组辨析。A. knocked off敲击；B. left off 离开；C. laughed off开怀大笑； D. showed off展示；根据文意他的一生都在笑，所以答案是C。

19.A考察动词辨析。A. treated对待；B. forgot忘记；C. forgave原谅； D. cherished珍藏；根据文意不管生活中遇到什么艰难，他总是一笑而过，所以答案是A。

20.

考点：故事类短文