Question

    My husband kissed me goodbye, stroke (轻抚) the baby’s cheek and then rushed out of the door, into his busy day. With the cold of the morning fading, I fed my baby and it fell fast asleep. Usually I would place it in bed and quickly have the house somewhat in _______.

However, this morning, I stayed seated, just _______, with the baby in my arms. The thoughts ran into _______of the mornings with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations of life. It was only a small jump to thoughts of my own _______.

My mother passed away when I was ten, and as I looked _______, I could see how much of a family man my dad was. He went to work every morning and _______ to his family every evening. He _______ food, clothing, warmth, and protection. He was a faithful father.

Setting the baby down, I dialed the _______ number. I had just realized the _______ of the ordinary － the daily life going on around us that we often took for granted, and that it needed to be ________.

“Hi, Dad.” I said, ________ back tears.

“Hey, Bud. How are you?” ________ was in his voice.

“Fine, I’m just calling to say…thank you.” I got it out before my throat ________ too much for me to speak.

“What for?”

“For getting up and going to work every morning of my life. Now that I have my own ________ and I see my husband doing the same, I just wanted to thank you for being ________.”

There was ________ for a moment as my dad composed himself, and with a small ________ in his voice he said, “You’re welcome, Bud.”

I don’t remember much of the rest of the call, ________ that moment of revelation (显露) about my father, I will never forget. There are those who are known for their heroic ________, and also those who are known for their fortunes and fame, but it is the ________ everyday fathers who are the true heroes. I’m thankful that my father was one of them.

1.A.use B.line C.order D.fashion

2.A.thinking B.dreaming C.imagining D.praying

3.A.conversations B.struggles C.incidents D.memories

4.A.baby B.husband C.mother D.father

5.A.out B.away C.back D.around

6.A.moved B.returned C.escaped D.walked

7.A.provided B.collected C.sought D.bought

8.A.popular B.relative C.regular D.familiar

9.A.difference B.significance C.balance D.absence

10.A.recognized B.arranged C.reduced D.achieved

11.A.sending B.pushing C.holding D.putting

12.A.Sympathy B.Stress C.Doubt D.Concern

13.A.cleared B.hurt C.ached D.tightened

14.A.child B.duty C.life D.career

15.A.inspiring B.faithful C.considerate D.admirable

16.A.peace B.calm C.silence D.rest

17.A.tremble B.hesitation C.passion D.sigh

18.A.and B.but C.or D.nor

19.A.ideas B.deeds C.remarks D.words

20.A.outstanding B.patient C.ordinary D.honest

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.B

20.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。作者在自己结婚生子后，从自己的丈夫对家庭的付出，想起自己的父亲。在和父亲通话过程中又她感受到了父爱，感慨就是这些平凡的日常的父亲才是真正的英雄。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：通常我会把它放在床上，然后很快把房子收拾好。A. use用途；B. line线；C. order秩序；D. fashion时尚。have sth. in order“把……布置的井井有条”。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，今天早上，我抱着孩子坐在座位上沉思。A. thinking思考；B. dreaming梦想；C. imagining想象；D. praying祈祷。根据下文The thoughts ran into ___3___ of the mornings with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations of life.可知，作者在沉思。故选A。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的脑海里浮现出我和丈夫一起度过的那些早晨，我的丈夫是一个冲出门去履行生活义务的父亲。A. conversations对话；B. struggles努力，奋斗；C. incidents事件；D. memories记忆。根据下文the mornings with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations of life.可知，思绪开始回忆和丈夫一起度过的早晨。故选D。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对我父亲的思念只是一个小小的跳跃。A. baby婴儿；B. husband丈夫；C. mother母亲；D. father父亲。根据下文I could see how much of a family man my dad was.可知，作者的思绪又跳转到自己的父亲。故选D。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我十岁的时候，母亲去世了。当我回首往事时，我发现父亲是一个多么顾家的人。A. out外面；B away离开；C. back回来；D. around周围。根据语境可知，作者在回首过去的事情。look back“回顾，回首”。故选C。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他每天早上去上班，每天晚上都回家。A. moved移动；B. returned 回来；C. escaped逃离；D. walked走。根据语境可知，此处指“回到家中”。故选B。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他提供食物、温暖和保护。A. provided提供；B. collected收集；C. sought寻求；D. bought买。根据常识可知，父亲给家人提供食物、温暖和保护。故选A。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：把孩子放下，我拨打了熟悉的号码。A. popular受欢迎；B. relative有关的；C. regular定期的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据常识可知，作者对自己父亲的电话号码应该是熟悉的。故选D。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我刚刚意识到平凡的重要性——我们周围的日常生活，我们常常认为是理所当然的，它需要被认识。A. difference不同；B. significance重要性；C. balance平衡；D. absence缺席。根据语境可知，作者意识到我们平时想当然的日常生活的重要性。故选B。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我刚刚意识到平凡的重要性——我们周围的日常生活，我们常常认为是理所当然的，它需要被认识。A. recognized认识；B. arranged安排；C. reduced减少；D. achieved取得，这是需要识别的。根据上文the daily life going on around us that we often took for granted可知，这些常常认为是理所当然的事情需要被认识。故选A。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“嗨,爸爸。”我忍住眼泪说。A. sending送；B. pushing推；C. holding控制；D. putting放置。根据下文I got it out before my throat ___13___ too much for me to speak.可知，作者回想起自己父亲对家庭的付出，给父亲打电话时，应该是眼含泪水的。hold back“忍住”。故选C。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：爸爸的声音里面有着关心。A. Sympathy同情；B. Stress压力；C. Doubt怀疑；D. Concern关心。根据上文“Hey, Bud. How are you?”可知，爸爸的声音里面有着关心。故选D。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我喉咙紧得说不出话来之前，我说出了“很好，我打电话只是想说……谢谢你。”A. cleared清除；B. hurt伤害；C. ached疼痛；D. tightened紧。根据上文“Fine, I’m just calling to say…thank you.” I got it out before my throat可知，喉咙太紧说不出话来。故选D。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我有了自己的孩子，我看到我的丈夫也在做同样的事情，我只想感谢你的忠诚。A. child孩子；B. duty责任；C. plan计划；D. career职业。根据语境可知，作者指“有了自己的孩子”。故选A。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我有了自己的孩子，我看到我的丈夫也在做同样的事情，我只想感谢你的忠诚。A. inspiring激励人心的；B. faithful忠诚的；C. considerate考虑周到的；D. admirable令人敬佩的。根据上文He was a faithful father.可知，作者感谢父亲的忠诚。故选B。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：沉默了片刻，我父亲镇定下来，声音微微有些颤抖地说:“不客气，孩子。”A. peace宁静；B. calm冷静；C. silence沉默；D. rest休息。根据下文as my dad composed himself可知，父亲沉默了片刻。故选C。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：沉默了片刻，我父亲镇定下来，声音微微有些颤抖地说:“不客气，孩子。”A. tremble颤抖；B. hesitation犹豫；C. passion 热情；D. sigh叹息。根据上文as my dad composed himself可知，父亲也有些激动，声音里面有点颤抖。故选A。

18.考查连词辨析。句意：我不记得其他的电话了，但是我父亲显露的那一刻，我永远不会忘记。A. and和；B. but但是；C. or或者；D. nor也不。根据句意可知，前后句子存在转折关系。故选B。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：有以英雄事迹著称的，也有以英雄事迹闻名的，也有以名利闻名的，但真正的英雄是平凡的日常父亲。A. ideas想法；B. deeds事情；C. remarks话语；D. words单词。根据语境空常识可知，有人因为英雄事迹著名。故选B。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有以英雄事迹著称的，也有以英雄事迹闻名的，也有以名利闻名的，但真正的英雄是平凡的日常父亲。A. outstanding杰出的；B. patient耐心的；C. ordinary普通的；D. honest诚实的。根据语境可知，作者认为这些平凡的日常的父亲才是真正的英雄。故选C。