Question

    I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother. She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem!”

Shyly but_______, I said yes. She poured out her praise. “It was _______ short of talent!”

“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to_______my work to him. I spent quite some time_________for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and_______I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to_______my poem.

At almost 7 o’clock my father burst in. He seemed upset. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.

Suddenly he paused and _______his plate. “What is this?” He was reaching for my poem.

“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said.

I_______my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of_______.“I think it’s terrible,” he said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting________.“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs encouragement.”

“I don’t know why.” My father held his________. “Isn’t there enough awful poetry in the world already?”

I couldn’t________it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I________myself on the bed and cried the worst of the________out of me.

That may have been the end of the story, but not of its________for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think it’s________.”

Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all________flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that ________, “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”

Those________voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. Between the two poles of ________and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.

1.A.typically B.proudly C.anxiously D.honestly

2.A.something B.obviously C.definitely D.nothing

3.A.demonstrate B.describe C.recite D.illustrate

4.A.waiting B.praying C.preparing D.planning

5.A.gradually B.confidently C.desperately D.casually

6.A.appreciate B.revise C.read D.polish

7.A.stared at B.glanced at C.glared at D.looked at

8.A.shook B.lowered C.raised D.turned

9.A.decision B.excitement C.meditation D.devotion

10.A.dark B.wide C.wet D.bright

11.A.tongue B.position C.interest D.ground

12.A.tolerate B.contain C.control D.approve

13.A.placed B.threw C.spread D.kept

14.A.confusion B.pressure C.disappointment D.tiredness

15.A.challenge B.development C.difficulty D.significance

16.A.elegant B.awful C.brilliant D.controversial

17.A.failure B.limit C.creation D.improvement

18.A.cautions B.misleads C.orders D.foresees

19.A.inspiring B.warning C.discouraging D.conflicting

20.A.confirmation B.restriction C.distrust D.disapproval

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了作者从自己的诗得到母亲的赞美，得到父亲的批评这个故事，说明人的一生中不仅需要鼓励和赞美，以此来激励自己继续前行，也需要批评和怀疑的论调，以此来修正自己得以提升。

1.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我羞怯而自豪地说：“是的”。A. typically典型地； B. proudly骄傲地；C. anxiously忧虑地；D. honestly真诚地。根据She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem!” 可知我因为母亲的赞美而感到自豪，骄傲。故选B。

2.考查固定用法。句意：这简直就是天才的杰作。nothing short of简直就是，该短语是固定短语，故选D。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我迫不及待地想向他展示我的作品。A. demonstrate展示；B. describe描述；C. recite背诵；D. illustrate阐明。根据I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother. 我向母亲展示了自己的诗作，可知此处是想向父亲展示。故选A。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我花了不少时间为他的到来做准备。A. waiting等待；B. praying祈祷；C. preparing准备；D. planning计划。根据I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and___5___I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table.可知这些行为都是为了给父亲看自己的诗作而做的准备工作，作者想把诗作最好的一面展示给父亲。故选C。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我把这首诗用我最好的笔迹写了出来，在它周围画了一道别致的边框，然后满怀信心地把它放在餐桌上我父亲的盘子里。A. gradually 逐步地；B. confidently自信地；C. desperately绝望地；D. casually随便地。上文说我之前受到了母亲的赞美，此时应该是十分有自信会得到父亲的赞美。故选B。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我确信他会欣赏我的诗。A. appreciate欣赏；B. revise修正；C. read阅读；D. polish修改。根据I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and___5___I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. 可知我很自信，父亲会欣赏我的诗作。故选A。

7.考查动词短语辨析。句意：他突然停下来，瞪着自己的盘子。A. stared at凝视；B. glanced at浏览；C. glared at瞪着；D. looked at看着。根据He seemed upset. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.可知父亲在生气，所以他必然是瞪着自己的盘子。故选C。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他读那首诗时，我低下了头。A. shook摇动；B. lowered低下；C. raised提高；D. turned转动。根据I couldn’t look up.可知这里意思是我低下了头，此时我才不敢把头抬起来往上看。故选B。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在到了做出决定的时刻。A. decision决定；B. excitement兴奋；C. meditation沉思；D. devotion奉献。根据“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said.可知这里意思是现在到了做出决定的时刻。故选A。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的眼睛湿润了。A. dark 黑暗的；B. wide宽的；C. wet湿的；D. bright明亮的。我因为父亲说我的诗作不好而委屈的哭了起来。故选C。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我父亲坚持自己的立场。A. tongue语言；B. position位置；C. interest兴趣；D. ground立场。根据Isn’t there enough awful poetry in the world already?可知我父亲坚持自己的立场。故选D。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我再也不能忍受了。A. tolerate忍受；B. contain包含；C. control控制；D. approve赞成。根据I ran from the dining room crying.可知我再也不能忍受了。故选A。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我的房间里，我扑倒在床上，哭出了我最大的失望。A. placed放置；B. threw扔；C. spread传播；D. kept保持。我是跑到自己房间，然后躺到床上，这个时候我是把自己“扔”到了床上，可以想象这个情景。故选B。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我的房间里，我扑倒在床上，哭出了我最大的失望。A. confusion混乱；B. pressure压力；C. disappointment失望；D. tiredness疲劳。我对父亲对我诗作负面的评价感到极大的失望。故选C。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这也许是故事的结束，但对我来说，并不是意义的结束。A. challenge挑战；B. development发展；C. difficulty困难；D. significance意义。根据I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think it’s___16___.”可知这件事对我而言，有着重要的意义。故选D。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我有一位说:“我觉得太棒了”的母亲，还有一位让我听到批评，说:“我觉得太可怕了”的父亲。A. elegant优雅的；B. awful可怕的；C. brilliant杰出的；D. controversial有争议的。根据“I think it’s terrible,” he said.可知，该空应该与terrible意思相近。故选B。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们每个人都需要母亲的力量，所有的创造都来自母亲的力量。A. failure失败；B. limit限制；C. creation创造；D. improvement改进。母亲鼓励的话语使得我们能够有信心继续创作下去。故选C。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：它需要一种警告的力量来平衡。A. cautions警告；B. misleads误导；C. orders命令；D. foresees预见。根据“Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”可知这是在发出警告。故选A。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多年来，我童年时代那些相互冲突的声音在我耳边回响，就像两股相反的风在吹着我。A. inspiring鼓舞人心的；B. warning警告；C. discouraging沮丧；D. conflicting冲突的。根据like two opposing winds blowing me.可知这是两种具有冲突性的声音。故选D。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在确认与怀疑的两极之间，我都以爱的名义，努力追寻我真正的道路。A. confirmation确认； B. restriction限制；C. distrust不信任；D. disapproval不赞成。根据Between the two poles，可知这里应该填doubt的反义词。故选A。