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    Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his ____ and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”

I was ____ to do it. At age five, this dull task brought me such ____. I would excitedly turn the tap ____ and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would ____ affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.

Two years later, Dad started his own ____, which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to ____. Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became ____ with him for placing our family in trouble. With ____, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home ____. As usual, helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, “Hey, would you help me ____ my comb?” I looked at him a while, then ____ the comb and headed to the sink.

It hit me then: why, as a child, ____ Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯)meant Dad was home early to ____ the evening with Mum and me. It ____ a happy and loving family.

I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and ____ placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something ____. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, ____ his smile was still as ____ as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good ____ for his family.

1.A. bag B. wallet C. comb D. brush

2.A. annoyed B. relieved C. ashamed D. pleased

3.A. joy B. sadness C. courage D. pain

4.A. out B. over C. in D. on

5.A. stare B. smile C. shout D. laugh

6.A. family B. business C. task D. journey

7.A. progress B. change C. improve D. form

8.A. satisfied B. delighted C. mad D. strict

9.A. time B. patience C. speed D. ease

10.A. occasionally B. early C. frequently D. rarely

11.A. sharpen B. repair C. clean D. keep

12.A. dropped B. took C. handed D. threw

13.A. watching B. letting C. helping D. hearing

14.A. find B. lose C. waste D. spend

15.A. affected B. broke C. meant D. supported

16.A. firmly B. hurriedly C. casually D. carefully

17.A. different B. exciting C. interesting D. urgent

18.A. for B. or C. so D. yet

19.A. convincing B. heartwarming C. cautious D. innocent

20.A. origin B. life C. reputation D. education

 

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.C 16.D 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.B 【解析】 本文是记叙文。作者小时候经常帮助父亲清洗他一直珍爱的梳子,后来父亲忙于事业,作者感觉父亲和家庭疏远了。但长大后一次帮父亲清洗梳子时,突然发现父亲老了,其实他一直很爱这个家,他所做的一切都是为了家人。 1.考查名词辨析。句意:每天晚上,父亲会把梳子(comb)交给她,让她去清洗。A. bag袋,包;B. wallet钱包;C. comb梳子;D. brush刷子。根据文章首句Dad had a green comb可知,此处指作者的父亲会把梳子(comb)交给她,让她去清洗这把梳子。故选C。 2.考查形容词辨析。句意:我很高兴(pleased)地去做这件事情。A. energetic精力充沛的;B. disappointed失望的;C. upset心烦的;D. pleased高兴的。根据上下文语境可知,作者是很高兴(pleased)地去做这件事情的。下文的"excitedly"和"...clean his comb was such a pleasure"也是暗示。故选D。 3.考查名词辨析。句意:这份乏味的工作给作者带来了快乐(joy)。A. joy快乐;B. sadness悲哀;C. courage勇气;D. pain疼痛。根据上下文语境可知,此处指这份乏味的工作给作者带来了快乐(joy)。故选A。 4.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我会很高兴地打开水龙头仔细刷梳子。根据上下文语境可知,此处指的是作者打开水龙头。turn on“打开”,符合文意。故选D。 5.考查动词辨析。句意:父亲会亲切地对着“我”笑(smile),然后把梳子放到他的钱包上。A. smile微笑;B. stare凝视,盯着看;C. shout大声说,喊叫;D. laugh笑,发出笑声。根据上下文语境可知,此处表示父亲会亲切地对着“我”笑(smile),然后把梳子放到他的钱包上。B、C、D均不符合文意,故选A。 6.考查名词辨析。句意:两年之后父亲开创了自己的事业(business)。A. family家庭;B. task任务;C. business事业;D. journey旅行。根据下文的"Dad’s business"可知,两年之后父亲开创了自己的事业(business),但是情况不太好。故选C。 7.考查动词辨析。句意:就是那时候,事情开始变化(change)了。A. progress进步;B. change变化;C. improve改善;D. form形成。根据后文的"Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to"以及"for placing our family in trouble"可知,就是那时候,事情开始变化(change)了。故选B。 8.考查形容词辨析。句意:我和母亲很生父亲的气,因为他把他们的家陷入到困境中。A. satisfied满意的;B. delighted高兴的;C. mad疯狂的;D. strict严格的。作者的母亲和作者很生父亲的气,因为他把家庭陷入到困境中。be mad with意思是“对……很生气”,符合句意。故选C。 9.考查名词辨析。句意:随着时间(time)的推移,我们之间慢慢产生了令人感到不舒服的沉默。A. time时间;B. patience耐心;C. speed速度;D. ease轻松。根据文意,随着时间(time)的推移,我们之间慢慢产生了令人感到不舒服的沉默。这暗示出家庭成员之间有了隔阂。故选A。 10.考查副词辨析。A. occasionally偶尔;B. early早早地;C. frequently频繁地;D. rarely很少。结合上下文语境可知,此处指由于父亲的事业慢慢步入了正轨,在作者28岁生日那天,父亲早早地(early)回了家。其他项均不符合文意。故选B。 11.考查动词辨析。A. sharpen磨快;B. repair修理;C. clean清洗;D. keep坚持。根据第一段中的"Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK"可知,此处指父亲让作者帮助他清洗(clean)一下梳子,上文也反复提到,故选C。 12.考查动词辨析。句意:我看了他一会,接过(took)那把梳子,然后向洗涤池那里走去。A. dropped掉;B. took接;C. handed递;D. threw扔。根据上下文语境可知,此处指作者接过(took)那把梳子,然后向洗涤池那里走去。故选B。 13.考查动词辨析。A. watching观看;B. letting让;C. helping帮助;D. hearing听见。根据上文的"Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK"可知,此处指帮助(helping)父亲清洗梳子。故选C。 14.考查动词辨析。句意:这个习惯意味着父亲早早地回到家里,与母亲和作者一起度过(spend)晚上的时间。A. find发现;B. lose丢失;C. waste浪费;D. spend度过。父亲早早地回到家里,与母亲和作者一起度过(spend)晚上的时间。故选D。 15.考查动词辨析。A. affected影响;B. broke打破;C. meant 意味着;D. supported支持。根据上文的"That routine(习惯) meant..."可知,此处指这意味着(meant)一个快乐的和充满爱的家庭。故选C。 16.考查副词辨析。A. nervously紧张地;B. hurriedly匆忙地;C. excitedly激动地;D. carefully小心地。父亲对作者笑了笑,小心地(carefully)把梳子放在他的钱包上。A、B、C均不符合文意。故选D。 17.考查形容词辨析。句意:但是这一次,作者注意到一些不同的(different)事情。A. different不同的;B. exciting令人兴奋的;C. interesting有趣的;D. bored烦人的。后文中的"Dad had aged. He had wrinkles..."也是暗示。故选A。 18.考查副词辨析。句意:父亲老了,微笑时眼角有了皱纹,但是他的微笑仍然像以前一样暖人心房。A. for为了;B. or或者;C. so因此;D. yet但是。根据空处上下文的语境可知,此处表示意思上的转折,要用yet"然而,但是"。故选D。 19.考查形容词辨析。A. patient耐心的;B. heartwarming暖人心房的;C. tired疲劳的;D. worried担心的。此处指父亲的微笑仍然像以前一样暖人心房。A、C、D均不符合文意。故选B。 20.考查名词辨析。A. belief信仰;B. life生活;C. style风格;D. education教育。父亲是一个想让自己的家人有好的生活(life)的人。故选B。
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