Question

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some ______ intestinal(肠内的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the boy ______ suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been ______ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his ______. To make matters worse, his wife ______ him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two ______ were more than Al could handle, and he ______ to alcohol. In time Al became an alcoholic.

____ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he ______－his home, his land, his art objects, everything. ______ Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete _______.

As time went by, I began to re-evaluate (重新评价) my earlier judgment. I knew Al's now ______ son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I ______ Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his ______. One day I worked up my ______ to ask him. "I'm really ______ by something," I said. "I know your father was ______ the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do to make you become such a special person?"

Ernie sat quietly and ______ for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest ______ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love you, son.'"

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to ______ Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

1.A. certain    B. rare    C. common    D. basic

2.A. choked    B. died    C. starved    D. worsened

3.A. cured    B. saved    C. forbidden    D. prevented

4.A. guilt    B. debt    C. disease    D. duty

5.A. quarreled    B. scolded    C. left    D. forgave

6.A. conditions    B. situations    C. conflicts    D. adventures

7.A. turned    B. drank    C. got    D. sank

8.A. Because    B. Though    C. As    D. If

9.A. needed    B. shared    C. benefited    D. possessed

10.A. Gradually    B. Eventually    C. Therefore    D. Meanwhile

11.A. failure    B. hardship    C. trouble    D. waste

12.A. teen    B. adolescent    C. aged    D. adult

13.A. identified    B. watched    C. catered    D. treated

14.A. mother    B. brother    C. father    D. child

15.A. belief    B. confidence    C. courage    D. faith

16.A. puzzled    B. worried    C. interested    D. attracted

17.A. especially    B. basically    C. merely    D. specially

18.A. argued    B. searched    C. reflected    D. analyzed

19.A. thoughts    B. ideas    C. minds    D. memories

20.A. treat    B. call    C. judge    D. feel

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. D

4. A

5. C

6. B

7. A

8. C

9. D

10. B

11. A

12. D

13. B

14. C

15. C

16. A

17. B

18. C

19. D

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章的主题是爱的遗产。这里指一位父亲给他的儿子留下了最珍贵的遗产。

1.形容词辨析。A. certain某一； B. rare罕见的； C. common常见的； D. basic基本的。这里是指他喝妻子认为只是常见的肠胃不适。故选C。

2.词义辨析。A. choked使窒息； B. died死； C. starved挨饿； D. worsened使恶化。事实上男孩患的是急性阑尾炎，当晚便突然夭折了。故选B。

3.动词辨析。A. cured治愈； B. saved挽救； C. forbidden禁止； D. prevented阻止。根据句意：如果当时意识到病情的严重性，儿子的死就能够避免。故选D。

4.名词辨析。A. guilt内疚； B. debt债务； C. disease疾病； D. duty责任。沉重的负罪感使阿尔的精神状况急剧下降。故选A。

5.动词辨析。A. quarreled争吵； B. scolded责备； C. left离开； D. forgave原谅。更糟糕的是，不久妻子也离开了他。故选C。

6.名词辨析。A. conditions条件； B. situations 境况； C. conflicts 冲突； D. adventures冒险。这两件情景带来的伤痛，让阿尔无法承受。故选B。

7.动词辨析。A. turned转变； B. drank喝； C. got 得到； D. sank下沉。于是他选择了借酒浇愁。不久，阿尔就成了一个酒鬼。故选A。

8.连词辨析。A. Because因为； B. Though 尽管； C. As随着； D. If如果。随着酒瘾越来越大，阿尔开始失去他拥有的一切——家、土地、艺术品、一切。故选C。

9.动词辨析。A. needed需要； B. shared分享； C. benefited有利于； D. possessed拥有。随着酒瘾越来越大，阿尔开始失去他拥有的一切——家、土地、艺术品、一切。故选D。

10.副词辨析。A. Gradually渐渐地； B. Eventually最后； C. Therefore因此； D. Meanwhile与此同时。最终，阿尔孤独地死在了旧金山的一家汽车旅馆里。故选B。

11.名词辨析。A. failure失败； B. hardship苦难； C. trouble麻烦； D. waste浪费。听说了阿尔的死讯，我的反应像世人对未能留下遗产的人的蔑视一样。“多么失败的人啊！故选A。

12.词义辨析。A. teen十几岁的； B. adolescent 青春期的； C. aged 年老的，---岁的； D. adult 成年的。Adult成年的。你不知道，我现在认识了阿尔那个已成年的小儿子，厄尼。故选D。

13.动词辨析。A. identified 鉴定； B. watched观看； C. catered投合； D. treated治疗，对待。Flow流动。看着厄尼和他的孩子，我看到了他们之间所流露出的那种关爱。故选B。

14.上下文串联。A. mother妈妈； B. brother兄弟； C. father父亲； D. child孩子。我不曾听到厄尼对父亲有太多的谈论。故选C。

15.动词短语。A. belief 信念； B. confidence自信； C. courage勇气； D. faith 信仰。Work up my courage鼓足勇气。故选C。

16.形容词辨析. A. puzzled疑惑； B. worried担忧； C. interested 感兴趣； D. attracted吸引。这里是指：有些事我一直感到很疑惑。故选A。

17.副词辨析。A. especially特殊地； B. basically基本地； C. merely仅仅； D. specially专门地。句意：你几乎是由你父亲独自带大的。他到底是如何教育你的，竟让你变得如此特别？结合句意可知答案为B。

18.动词辨析。A. argued辩论； B. searched寻找； C. reflected折射，反应； D. analyzed分析。根据句意：厄尼静静地坐着，思考了一会儿。故选C。

19.名词辨析。A. thoughts想法； B. ideas看法； C. minds思想； D. memories记忆。这里是指：从我记事起，从我有记忆起---。故选D。

20.动词辨析。A. treat对待； B. call打电话； C. judge判断； D. feel感觉。这里是指：我竟然说他是一个失败者！故选C。