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 themselves1”. 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 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 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. farmer    C. gardener    D. grocer

2.A. burning    B. lively    C. disappearing    D. stormy

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

4.A. repeatedly    B. finally    C. normally    D. really

5.A. begin    B. go    C. occur    D. change

6.A. yet    B. even    C. still    D. nearly

7.A. surprised    B. nervous    C. frightened    D. angry

8.A. apologized    B. laughed    C. complained    D. cried

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

10.A. meets with    B. brings up    C. works out    D. thinks about

11.A. Thankfully    B. Hopefully    C. Strangely    D. Unfortunately

12.A. or    B. for    C. but    D. so

13.A. continued    B. seemed    C. happened    D. aimed

14.A. face    B. examine    C. appreciate    D. question

15.A. honesty    B. pride    C. friendship    D. love

16.A. settle    B. support    C. start    D. impress

17.A. after    B. before    C. beside    D. under

18.A. in control of    B. in terms of    C. in spite of    D. in place of

19.A. careful    B. considerate    C. regretful    D. humorous

20.A. history    B. motto    C. lessons    D. patterns

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.C

【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。作者在文中以具体的事例向读者介绍了父亲的乐观，对家人无私的爱。作者从父亲身上受益匪浅。

1.考查名词词义辨析。teacher教师；farmer农民；gardener园丁；grocer杂货商。由下文作者和父亲摘甜玉米来完成杂货店的订单可知，父亲是一个农民。B选项切题。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。burning灼热的，炙热的；lively生动的，活泼的；disappearing消失不见的；stormy有暴风雨的。由上文的drought和下一句中的“those hot mornings”可知，旱灾将Ontario变成了炙热的沙漠。故A选项切题。

3.考查名词词义辨析。order订单，命令，顺序；form形式；gap差距，隔阂；position位置，职位。作者和父亲摘甜玉米来完成杂货店的订单。A选项切题。

4.考查副词词义辨析。repeatedly反复地；finally最后；normally正常地；really真地，真正地。正常情况下，我们需要20分钟摘完这些甜玉米。C选项切题。

5.考查动词词义辨析。begin开始；go进展，进行，去；occur发生；change改变。那天早晨，摘玉米这件事进展得不快。B选项切题。

6.考查副词词义辨析。yet但是；even甚至；still仍然；nearly几乎。由上文的“Fifty dozen was all we needed”可知，作者他们一共需要50打玉米，在田野里漫无目的地走了40分钟后，仍然需要20打。C选项切题。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。surprised惊讶的；nervous紧张的；frightened害怕的；angry生气的。由下文中的“Dropping the basket heavily”可知，作者因为完不成任务而感到沮丧、生气，把篮子重重地扔到了地上。D选项切题。

8.考查动词词义辨析。apologize道歉；laugh大笑；complain抱怨；cry哭，喊。由下文父亲所说的话可知，作者的父亲并没有生气，他笑着对作者说：“我们每个人只剩下10打就完成了”。体现了父亲的乐观态度。B选项切题。

9.考查动词词义辨析。lose失去；go去；do做；touch触摸，触动。be done意为“完毕，完成”。作者和父亲每人只需再摘10打就完成了任务。C选项切题。be lost意为“迷路了，丢失了”；be gone意为“不在了，没有了”。

10.考查动词短语辨析。meet with遇见；bring up把……抚养长大；work out计算出，锻炼；think about 考虑。不管父亲遇见什么问题，他都不会放弃。A选项切题。

11.考查副词词义辨析。thankfully感激地；hopefully有希望地；strangely奇怪地；unfortunately不幸地。第二段提到，旱灾影响到了Ontario。该句说到旱灾影响到了全国，故这是一件“不幸的”事情。故D选项切题。

12.考查连词词义辨析。or或者；for因为；but但是；so因此。对于所有人来说，这是非常有挑战性的一个时期，但是，父亲仍然非常乐观。C选项切题。

13.考查动词词义辨析。continue继续；seem似乎，好像；happen发生；aim瞄准。由上一句中的“remain optimistic”可知，父亲仍像以前一样，继续对健康、食物等东西持感激态度。A选项切题。

14.考查动词词义辨析。face面对；examine检查；appreciate感激；question质疑。由下文中的“Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times”可知，父亲和他的信念带领作者一家度过了艰难时期。故可推知，作者对父亲以及父亲的信念持感激态度。故C选项切题。

15.考查名词词义辨析。honesty诚实；pride骄傲；friendship友谊；love爱。由下文中的“His loving and selfless nature”可知，该段介绍的是父亲对家人的爱。故D选项切题。

16.考查动词词义辨析。settle解决；support支持，支撑；start开始；impress使……铭记。父亲每天长时间的干活来支撑家庭。B选项切题。

17.考查介词词义辨析。after在……之后；before在……之前；beside在……旁边；under在……下面。由下文中的“selfless nature”可知，父亲将家人的幸福置于自己的幸福之前，对家人付出了无私的爱。故B选项切题。

18.考查介词短语辨析。in control of控制……；in terms of就……而言；in spite of尽管；in place of取代。尽管父亲很疲惫，但是他仍然会去运动会上为作者去加油鼓劲。C选项切题。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。careful认真的，仔细的；considerate考虑周全的；regretful后悔的，遗憾的；humorous幽默的。父亲对家人的爱和无私的品质激励着作者更加同情他人，更加体贴他人。该句体现了父亲对作者积极的影响。故B选项切题。

20.考查名词词义辨析。history历史；motto座右铭；lesson道理，课；pattern模式，方式。作者从父亲身上学到了很多人生道理。这些道理将伴随作者终生。故C选项切题。