Question

“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __31___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __32__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.

My mind could not ___33__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __34__ my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same __35__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __36__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __37__.

As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__38__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __39__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __40__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __41__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __42__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___43__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __44___.

Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __45__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __46__inside, and I could feel my tears __47__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __48__ on the couch.

__49__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__50__ than his whiskey bottle.

1.A. confidently B. eagerly C. proudly D. fearfully

2.A. reach B. keep C. take D. make

3.A. create B. support C. appreciate  D. accept

4.A. watch B. avoid C. attend D. speed

5.A. excuse B. reply C. promise D. trick

6.A. Besides B. Thus C. Otherwise D. However

7.A. active B. formal C. different D. serious

8.A. recognized B. greeted C. encouraged D. showed

9.A. air B. audience C. school D. playground

10.A. rather than B. other than C. except for D. along with

11.A. stage B. position C. office D. exit

12.A. Jill’s B. teacher’s C. mother’s D. father’s

13.A. fixed B. touched C. hurt D. inserted

14.A. successfully B. disappointedly C. delightedly D. hopefully

15.A. drunk B. woken C. forgiven D. hidden

16.A. stepped B. noticed C. examined D. glanced

17.A. getting off B. taking down C. building up D. turning around

18.A. learning B. lying C. putting D. carrying

19.A. How B. Where C. Why D. Whether

20.A. perfect B. comfortable C. fortunate D. important

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A  

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D  

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A 

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】作者渴望父親能參加他的頒獎典禮，而父親以太忙為借口，沒有參加。而當作者回到家，發(fā)現(xiàn)父親只是因為喝酒沒有參加自己的頒獎活動。

1.考查副詞辨析 根據(jù)下文可知，父親從未參加他的活動，而這次是作者的頒獎典禮，所以作者急切地（eagerly）問父親。

2.考查動詞辨析 make it成功；準時出席

3.考查動詞辨析 根據(jù)句意：我的大腦里不能接受(accept)他很忙這個借口。

4.考查動詞辨析 too…to父親太忙了而不能參加（attend）我的活動。

5.考查名詞辨析 excuse借口 根據(jù)上文，父親總是用同樣的借口。

6.略

7.考查副詞辨析和形容詞辨析 雖然父親總是用同一個借口，但(however)這次我總抱有一線希望，父親今晚會與以往不一樣(different).

8.考查常識 兩個朋友與我打招呼(greet).

9.考查名詞辨析 fill the air在空中回蕩。

10.考查短語辨析 我的名字和其他三個人一起被叫到。along with與。。。一起other than 除了

11.名詞辨析 我跟隨同學上了舞臺(stage).

12.上下文串聯(lián) 學生接受獎勵，老師頒獎，學生會伸出手去和老師握手。

13.考查動詞辨析 母親的照相機雙光燈傷（hurt）了我的眼睛。

14.考察副詞辨析 根據(jù)上文， 沒看到父親，我失望地(disappointedly)回到了座位上。

15.考查上下文串聯(lián)  從下文可知，父親經(jīng)常喝酒，看到汽車在家，作者以為這次父親沒有喝醉(drunk)。

16.考查動詞辨析 “我”一踏(step)進屋里，濃濃的酒精味撲面而來。

17.考查短語辨析 build up增進，加強 take down 記下 get off下車 turn around轉(zhuǎn)過身 我能感覺到我的眼淚越來越多。

18.考查上下文理解 循著父親的酒味，我看到父親正躺(lying)在沙發(fā)上。

19.考查疑問詞 父親為什么對我撒謊？

20.作者疑惑自己是否比父親的威士忌更重要？