Question

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others have their own ways of showing care.

What I ______ most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ______ ate our meal．With so little conversation I was quick to regard his family as ____．When we got into the car to go home, his father suddenly appeared．_____, he began to wash his son’s windscreen．I could feel he is a ____man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about ______a few years later．My father often ____ me early in the morning．“Buy Xerox．It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone．No pleasant _____ or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his angered  me and we often ____．But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his______for my financial security lay behind his short morning calls．The next time he called and told me to buy a stock，I______him．

When my social style has ______with that of my friends, I’ve often felt disappointed．For example, I always return phone calls _____ and regularly contact my friends．I expect the same from them．I had one friend who ______called, answering my messages with short e-mails．I rushed to the ______: She wasn’t a good friend! My anger grew as the holidays approached．But then she came to a gathering I _____ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month．I was shocked at her thoughtfulness, and ____ for how I’d considered her to be uncaring．Clearly I needed to ____ my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their ____ expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my way .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to ____ other persons’ love signs.

1.A. admire    B. enjoy    C. remember    D. forget

2.A. excitedly    B. silently    C. nervously    D. instantly

3.A. cold    B. friendly    C. attractive    D. polite

4.A. Proudly    B. Secretly    C. Carefully    D. Violently

5.A. boring    B. caring    C. funny    D. stubborn

6.A. value    B. respect    C. love    D. courage

7.A. warned    B. telephoned    C. visited    D. interrupted

8.A. excuse    B. meeting    C. apology    D. greetings

9.A. fought    B. encouraged    C. quarreled    D. laughed

10.A. concern    B. blame    C. regret    D. pride

11.A. thanked    B. ignored    C. held    D. praised

12.A. associated    B. conflicted    C. agreed    D. linked

13.A. in order    B. in turn    C. without delay    D. without doubt

14.A. rarely    B. regularly    C. usually    D. normally

15.A. judgment    B. suggestion    C. decision    D. condition

16.A. opened    B. refused    C. hosted    D. invited

17.A. depressed    B. regretful    C. fascinated    D. pitiful

18.A. develop    B. own    C. find    D. change

19.A. pleasant    B. common    C. unique    D. familiar

20.A. give    B. read    C. write    D. send

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】作者对如何表达爱，一直都有着自己的很强烈的观点。但是，生活中的事情逐渐让作者认识到，每个人都有着不同的表达爱的方式，不能武断而失去很好的朋友。

1.句意：作者去看望男朋友的父母时，记得（remember）最多的就是餐厅中钟表大声的滴答声，而作者他们却在静静地（silently）吃饭。admire 钦佩， enjoy 享受， remember 记得， forget忘记。所以选C。

2.与loud形成对比，作者他们在静静地吃饭。excitedly 兴奋地， silently 默默地，nervously 提心吊胆地， instantly立即地。所以选B。

3.根据With so little conversation可知因为交流如此少，作者很快被他家人看作（regard）是冷酷的。cold 冷酷的， friendly 友好的， attractive 吸引人的，polite礼貌的。所以选A。

4.句意：父亲开始仔细地清洗儿子汽车的挡风玻璃。Proudly 骄傲地， Secretly 秘密地，Carefully 小心地， Violently猛烈地。所以选C。

5.根据he began to wash his son’s windscreen．可知作者能感觉到他是一个有爱心的人。boring 无聊的，caring 有爱心的，funny 有趣的，stubborn顽固的。所以选B。

6.根据I could feel he is a ___5___man through the glass. 可知这里意思是几年以后，我又学到关于爱的一课。value 价值， respect 尊重， love 爱， courage勇气。所以选C。

7.根据when I answered the phone．可知我的父亲经常在早上给我打电话。warned 警告， telephoned 打电话，visited 拜访，interrupted打断。所以选B。

8.根据下文的：or inquiry about my life，inquiry（询问）暗示用greeting，从来没有问候过作者的生活情况。excuse 借口， meeting 会议， apology 道歉，greetings问候，所以选D。

9.根据This manner of his angered me 可知生气了之后就会争吵。fought 打架，encouraged 鼓励，quarreled 吵架， laughed笑。所以选C。

10.句意：但是有一天，我考虑到父亲生意上的成功，并且意识到，父亲早晨简短的电话背后隐藏着他对我财政的关心。concern 关心，blame 责备， regret 后悔，pride骄傲。所以选A。

11.句意：下次父亲再让我购买股票时，我感谢了父亲。thanked 感谢， ignored 忽视，held 帮助，praised 表扬。所以选A。

12.句意：当社交风格和朋友的相冲突时，作者常常会感到失望。associated 联系，conflicted 冲突， agreed 同意， linked连接， 所以选B。

13.句意：当作者与朋友发生冲突，作者总是及时回电话并保持联系。in order 秩序井然，in turn 轮流，without delay 立即， without doubt无疑。

所以选C。

14.根据answering my messages with short e-mails．可知这里意思是作者有一个很少打电话的朋友，她用简短的信息回复作者。rarely 很少地，regularly 定期地， usually 经常， normally正常地， 所以选A。

15.根据She wasn’t a good friend! 可知我做出了判断。judgment 判断， suggestion 建议， decision 决定， condition情况，所以选A。

16.句意：随着假期的来临，作者的愤怒增加了（grew）。后来，她来参加作者举办（hosted）的一个聚会。opened 打开，refused 拒绝，hosted 举办， invited邀请，所以选C。

17.句意：随着假期的来临，作者的愤怒增加了。后来，她来参加作者举办的一个聚会，送给作者一件漂亮衣服，是上个月她们一块逛街时，作者喜欢上的一件裙子。对于她周到的做法，作者非常震惊，作者过去一直认为她不关心人，此时作者深感惭愧。depressed 沮丧， regretful 后悔，fascinated 着迷， pitiful可怜，所以选B。

18.根据and ___17___ for how I’d considered her to be uncaring．可知这里意思是显然，作者需要改变对朋友的期望。develop 发展， own 拥有，find 找到， change改变，所以选D。

19.句意：通常，我会忽略她们独特的表情，急切地期望她们用我的方法处理事情。 pleasant 令人愉快的，common 普通的，unique 独特的， familiar熟悉的。

所以选C。

20.句意：作者经过多年的生活经历，已经学会读懂他人表达爱的信号。give 给予， read 读，write 写， send发送， 所以选B。