Question

On a foggy evening, Steven took his old father to a restaurant for dinner. His father was very old and weak. While eating, he_____dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Other_____ watched him in disgust while his son was ______.

The whole restaurant fell_ ____. All the diners turned away from the father and son one after another while Steven _______ his father in a soft voice of a man, “Eat as ______ as you can, father. It will be weeks before I______back from my business trip.” At that moment, the old father nodded with ______ , tears full of his eyes. After he finished eating, Steven, his son, who was not at all______, quietly took him to the wash room,______the food particles(饭粒), removed the stains, combed his hair and______his glasses firmly.

When they came out, the entire restaurant was______them in dead silence, not able to understand ______ someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son______ the bill and started walking out with his father. At that time, an old man among the diners called out to the ______and asked him, “Don’t you think you have_______ something behind?”.

The son replied, “No sir, I haven't.”

The old man insisted, “Yes, you have! You left a(n) ______for every son and hope for every______.” The restaurant went silent. All behind looked at Steven with regret and then, with great respect at both father and son, who were ______ into the fog.

To care for those who once cared for us is one of the ______ honors. We all know how our parents cared for us for every little thing. Love them, respect them, and care for them.

1.A. freely    B. silently    C. regularly    D. constantly

2.A. men    B. diners    C. waiters    D. waitresses

3.A. calm    B. angry    C. anxious    D. fearful

4.A. lucky    B. happy    C. hopeless    D. speechless

5.A. urged    B. begged    C. encouraged    D. mentioned

6.A. less    B. much    C. slowly    D. quickly

7.A. run    B. write    C. come    D. phone

8.A. thanks    B. difficulty    C. surprise    D. unhappiness

9.A. tired    B. worried    C. regretful    D. embarrassed

10.A. ate    B. threw    C. wiped    D. washed

11.A. fitted    B. pulled    C. picked    D. removed

12.A. watching    B. holding    C. commenting    D. studying

13.A. when    B. how    C. what    D. where

14.A. forgot    B. counted    C. refused    D. paid

15.A. father    B. son    C. dinners    D. waiter

16.A. left    B. took    C. ignored    D. deserted

17.A. story    B. lesson    C. experience    D. encouragement

18.A. one    B. diner    C. son    D. father

19.A. moving    B. going    C. driving    D. running

20.A. best    B. respected    C. highest    D. extraordinary

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. A

4. D

5. C

6. B

7. C

8. B

9. D

10. C

11. A

12. A

13. B

14. D

15. B

16. A

17. B

18. D

19. B

20. C

【解析】

本文为记叙文。文章记叙了Steven带着他的老父亲去了一家餐馆吃饭。在吃饭的时候，父亲把食物不断地掉在身上，其他就餐者为此感到不解，但是Steven丝毫不觉得尴尬，依然细心照料父亲吃饭，最后，他们的行为感动了餐厅里的每个人。

1.考查副词辨析。A. freely自由地； B. silently沉默地； C. regularly 有规律地； D. constantly持续不断地。句意：在吃饭期间，他不断地把饭掉在衬衫和裤子上。故选D。

2.考查名词辨析。A. men男士； B. diners用餐者； C. waiters服务员； D. waitresses女服务员。句意：其他食客厌恶地看着他。故选B。

3.考查形容词辨析。A. calm冷静的； B. angry生气的； C. anxious 焦虑的； D. fearful害怕的。根据下文语境可知，老人的儿子非常镇静。calm 镇静的。故选A。

4.考查形容词辨析。A. lucky幸运的； B. happy高兴的； C. hopeless没有希望的； D. speechless无语的。句意：整个餐厅没有人说话。speechless 无语的。故选D。

5.考查动词词义辨析。A. urged催促； B. begged 祈求； C. encouraged鼓励； D. mentioned提到。Steven用男人轻柔的声音鼓励（encouraged）他的父亲。故选C。

6.考查副词词义。A. less更少； B. much非常； C. slowly慢慢地； D. quickly迅速地。根据语境可知，此处指Steven鼓励自己的父亲，尽可能多吃点。故选B。

7.考查动词辨析。A. run跑； B. write写； C. come来； D. phone打电话。句意： Steven要过几个星期才能出差回来。故选C。

8.考查名词辨析。A. thanks感谢； B. difficulty困难； C. surprise惊讶； D. unhappiness不幸福。根据前文His father was very old and weak可知，父亲吃力地点点头。with difficulty 困难地，吃力地。故选D。

9.考查形容词辨析。A. tired 疲倦的； B. worried 担忧的； C. regretful后悔的； D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据语境可知，此处指“Steven一点也不感觉到尴尬，他把父亲静静地带去洗手间”。故选B。

10.考查动词辨析。A. ate吃； B. threw抛，丢弃； C. wiped 拭去，擦掉； D. washed洗。句意：擦掉了那些饭粒，去除了污渍，梳理他的头发。故选C。

11.考查动词辨析。A. fitted适应； B. pulled拉； C. picked挑选； D. removed拆掉，搬走。根据语境可知，此处是指Steven把眼镜固定了一下。故选A。

12.考查动词辨析。A. watching观看； B. holding握住； C. commenting评论； D. studying学习。句意：当他们出来的时候，整个餐馆的人都静静地看着他们。故选A。

13.考查连词和上下文逻辑。句意：人们无法理解有人怎么会（how）让自己像这样当众出丑。故选B。

14.考查动词辨析。A. forgot忘记； B. counted计数； C. refused拒绝； D. paid支付。句意：Steven付了账单，和父亲开始往外走。故选D。

15.考查名词词义。A. father父亲； B. son儿子； C. dinners宴会，正餐； D. waiter服务员。句意：就在那时，餐馆中有一老个人叫住了Steven并问他。故选B。

16.考查动词辨析。A. left离开； B. took拿走； C. ignored忽视； D. deserted遗弃。句意：老者问，你不认为你落下了什么东西吗？故选A。

17.B考查名词辨析。A. story故事； B. lesson课，教训； C. experience经验，经历； D. encouragement鼓励。句意：老者说，你给每一个儿子上了一课。故选B。

18.考查名词词义。根据语境可知，此处是指他的行为是一个榜样，“给每个父亲带来了希望”。故选D。

19.查动词辨析。A. moving移动； B. going去； C. driving驾驶； D. running跑。句意：他们离开了餐馆，走进了雾里。故选B。

20.考查形容词辨析。A. best 最好的； B. respected受尊敬的； C. highest最高的； D. extraordinary非凡的。句意：关心那些曾经关心过我们的人是最荣耀的事情之一。故选C。