Question

    A closet (储藏室) is a years - long collection of exactly what makes you the person you are. The _________ rose in my chest when my mom recently decided to move _________ it meant we would have to _________ out Dad's closet, nearly a decade after his death.

In the years after his death, I would sometimes walk into that closet. I had moved many miles away, starting a life elsewhere as my mom took pains to slowly _________ her home-sweeping away the dust of sadness, and making it once again a place for _________ and gathering.

In the closet, I could _________ the dad I had before he had a brain cancer. I _________ that would go away when my mom moved.

I rolled around _________ in bed. Could I stand to see this closet one last time before Mom moved? Would I find the _________ to help clear that stuff out?

Then, a __________: ''I had no idea, '' my mom said. ''I cleaned it out already. ''

The announcement knocked me sideways. What had she thrown out? Would seeing this __________ closet to which I’d __________ attributed such meaning jolt (震动) my heart and cause me to have a meltdown?

I flew home shortly thereafter, trying to keep my mind __________ it with fitful naps (打盹) on the plane. When I finally got through the front door, I knew where I was going: to see this empty closet that I swore would __________ me.

I pulled the doors open. What happened next __________ me: There was no panic—just __________. Sure, Dad's stuff was mostly __________, but I realized then that I didn't need to see it to __________ what we had. The objects were just an outer layer above the warm __________ I held within.

__________, clothes don't make the man, and though objects may help us tell a story, they are not stories themselves.

1.A.happiness B.relief C.tension D.mercy

2.A.if B.unless C.though D.because

3.A.pick B.clean C.find D.take

4.A.evolve B.design C.decorate D.love

5.A.depression B.warmth C.regret D.sleeping

6.A.support B.blame C.remember D.protect

7.A.anticipated B.confirmed C.swore D.worried

8.A.excitedly B.nervously C.mercifully D.hopelessly

9.A.strength B.chance C.privilege D.excuse

10.A.reply B.shock C.comfort D.blessing

11.A.outdated B.fashionable C.empty D.familiar

12.A.randomly B.openly C.secretly D.purposely

13.A.with B.off C.in D.to

14.A.crush B.raise C.heal D.astonish

15.A.surprised B.pressed C.frightened D.puzzled

16.A.excitement B.reluctance C.peace D.regret

17.A.worn B.sold C.gone D.left

18.A.discover B.understand C.abandon D.remember

19.A.services B.memories C.relationships D.events

20.A.Above all B.In addition C.By contrast D.After all

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者以为储藏室的清理会消除他对父亲的回忆，而事实证明，他对父亲的记忆在内心深处，不需要任何物品的提示。通过这件事作者明白了：事物只可能帮助我们叙说一个故事，但是它们不是故事本身。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当母亲最近决定要搬家时，在我心里燃起紧张和不安。因为这意味着在父亲去世10年之后，我们不得不清理他的衣橱。A. happiness幸福；B. relief缓解；C. tension紧张；D. mercy怜悯。根据上文的A closet (储藏室) is a years - long collection of exactly what makes you the person you are.可知这个储藏室对作者来说很重要，故此处用“紧张”符合语境，故选C项。

2.考查连词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. if如果；B. unless 除非；C. though尽管；D. because因为。结合句意可知，上下文是因果关系，故选D项。

3.考查动词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. pick (out)挑选；B. clean(out)清理；C. find (out)找出；D. take(out)拿出。根据前文的my mom recently decided to move可知作者的妈妈决定搬家，故推测他们需要清理父亲的衣橱，且下文的I cleaned it out already也有暗示，clean out是原词复现，故选B项。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着母亲痛苦并且慢慢地改变了她的家——扫去悲伤的灰尘，让它再一次成为一个温馨的。聚集的地方，我搬到了几英里远的地方，在别处开始了生活。A. evolve逐渐改变；B. design设计；C. decorate装饰；D. love爱。根据下文的and making it once again a place可知作者的母亲在慢慢改变她的家，故选A项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. depression沮丧；B. warmth温暖；C. regret遗憾；D. sleeping睡眠。根据and可知，此处应选择一个和gathering感情色彩一致的词，故选B项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那个储藏室我可以回忆起那个在得了脑癌之前的父亲。A. support支持；B. blame责备；C. remember回忆起；D. protect保护。结合上下文可知，作者的父亲已经去世，故此处用“回忆起”符合语境和逻辑，故选C项。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我担心当母亲搬走时，那些记忆会消失。A. anticipated预见；B. confirmed证实；C. swore发誓；D. worried担心。根据下文的Could I stand to see this closet one last time before Mom moved?可知作者想在离开之前再看一次储藏室，故推测他担心对父亲的记忆会消失，故选D项。

8.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我紧张地在床上翻滚。A. excitedly兴奋地；B. nervously紧张地；C. mercifully怜悯地；D. hopelessly没有希望地。根据下文的Could I stand to see this closet one last time before Mom moved? Would I find the ____9____ to help clear that stuff out?可以看出作者当时很紧张、焦虑，故选B项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我会找到力量有助于清理那些东西吗？A. strength力量；B. chance机会；C. privilege特权；D. excuse借口。结合上下文可知，此处是指作者担心自己会忘记父亲，所以觉得没有力量清理东西，故选A项。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：接着，一个震惊，母亲说：“我不知道，我已经清理了。” A. reply回答；B. shock震惊； C. comfort安慰；D. blessing祝福。根据下文的The announcement knocked me sideways.可知母亲的话把作者从思绪中惊醒，故此处用“震惊”符合语境，故选B项。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到这个空空的、我私下赋予非凡意义会震动我的心的衣橱会让我垮掉吗？A. outdated过时的；B. fashionable 时尚的；C. empty空的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据上文的I cleaned it out already.可知，此时的衣橱是空的，故选C项。

12.考查副词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. randomly随机地；B. openly公开地；C. secretly秘密地；D. purposely故意地。结合上下文可知，此处是指作者私下里赋予了衣橱非凡的意义，思念自己的父亲。故选C项。

13.考查介词词义辨析。句意：很快，我坐飞机回家，在飞机上打着盹，试着不去介意。A. with和；B. off远离，下；C. in在……里；D. to向，到。结合句意可知，此处考查短语keep one's mind off“不再想，不介意”，故选 B项。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我发誓看到这个空空的衣橱会把我压垮。A. crush压跨；B. raise举起；C. heal拯救；D. astonish使……惊讶。根据上文的jolt (震动) my heart and cause me to have a meltdown?可知此处用“压垮，压碎”符合语境，crush和meltdown是同义词复现，故选A项。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：接下来发生的事情使我惊喜：没有彷徨，只有平静。A. surprised使惊喜；B. pressed按压；C. frightened使害怕；D. puzzled使困惑。根据下文的There was no panic可知作者没有因为父亲的东西被清理而恐慌，故此处用“使惊喜”符合语境，故选A项。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. excitement兴奋；B. reluctance不情愿；C. peace平静；D. regret遗憾。结合句意可知，此处应选择一个和panic感情色彩相反的词，故选C项。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当然，父亲的东西几乎都消失了，但是我意识到我并不需要看到那些东西来记得我们有过什么。A. worn穿破的；B. sold卖了的；C. gone消失的；D. left剩下的。根据上文的I cleaned it out already.可推父亲的东西都被清理了，已经看不见了，故用“消失”符合语境，故选C项。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意： 同上。A. discover发现；B. understand理解；C. abandon放弃；D. remember记得。结合上下文可知，此处是指作者对父亲的记忆已经深入骨髓，不需要任何物品的提示，故选D项。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：客观事物只是我拥有的温暖记忆的外观罢了。A. services服务；B. memories记忆；C. relationships关系；D. events事件。结合上下文可知，本文主要讲述作者对父亲的记忆，故选B项。

20.考查副词词义辨析。句意：毕竟，衣服不能造就一个人，虽然物体可以帮助我们讲述一个故事，但它们本身并不是故事。A. Above all首先；B. In addition此外；C. By contrast 相比之下；D. After all毕竟。结合句意可知，此处用“毕竟”符合语境，after all 位于句首时，意思是 毕竟；别忘了。用以提醒或强化被忽略的事实或现象，作为说服对方的理由此处是作者对上文的总结。故选D项。