Al was a potter (制陶工) .He had a wife and two fine sons. One night,his elder son got a stomachache. At first,Al and his wife thought the boy just got a bad cold,so they didn't take it seriously. But it was not a cold. It was terrible appendicitis (闌尾炎) ,and the boy died suddenly that night. 1 the death could not happen if he had taken the ill seriously,Al was very 2 and was full of guilt (罪惡感) .Then his wife couldn't stand the thing,so she left him alone with his six-year-old 3 son.
Al lost his two favorite persons. He felt no hope in the world and 4 to alcohol. Then Al became an alcoholic (酒鬼) .As he drank more,Al began to lose 5 he had―his home,his land and his work. Finally,Al died 6 in a San Francisco room.
When I heard of Al's death,I thought he was a 7 and he wasted his life. As time went by,I began to know 8 I once thought was wrong.
I knew Al's little son,Ernie. He is one of the kindest,most caring,most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the love 9 them. I knew that kindness and caring had to 10 somewhere. I never heard Ernie talk much about his father.
One day I asked him , " I'm really 11 by something. I know your father was the only one to raise you. What 12 did he do to make you become such a special person?" Ernie sat quietly and smiled for a few 13 Then he said, " When I was a child,Al came into my room every night,gave me a kiss and said, * I love you,son.",
Tears came to my 14 Al had not left any money 15 ,but he had been a kind,loving father,and he left behind a legacy (遺產(chǎn)) of love.
( ) 1. A. So B. Because C. Knowing D. Hearing
( ) 2. A. happy B. sad C. bored D. tired
( ) 3. A. fine B. elder C. younger D. youngest
( ) 4. A. got B. turned C. came D. said
( ) 5. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
( ) 6. A. lonely B. alone C. hopelessly D. happily
( ) 7. A. winner B. stranger C. alcoholic D. loser
( ) 8. A. that B. why C. what D. /
( ) 9. A. in B. between C. among D. with
( ) 10. A. come from B. move C. come D. move to
( ) 11. A. puzzled B. interested C. moved D. excited
( ) 12. A. after all B. on earth C. then D. above all
( ) 13. A. moment B. while C. moments D. hours
( ) 14. A. eyes B. ears C. hands D. feet
( ) 15. A. back B. behind C. in front D. before
1. C 該空為現(xiàn)在分詞短語作時間狀語,意為"在了解到如果他早一點重視此病,孩子的死就不會發(fā)生之后。"
2. B 根據(jù)上下文可知孩子病亡,父親很悲傷。
3. C 夫妻倆只有兩個兒子,大兒子已經(jīng)死亡,那么只剩下小兒子。
4. B 根據(jù)下文酒鬼一詞,可猜出alcohol為"灑" 之意,此處A1覺得生活無望,"開始"用酗酒來麻木自己。turn to有"著手做"和"求助于"之
5. A 他失去他所擁有的一切,即everything。
6. B lonely形容詞,意為"寂寞的",alone在這里是副詞,表示"孤單地",限定動詞died ,表示"一個人孤單地死去"。
7. D 根據(jù)上文可知A1在作者眼中是個失敗者。
8. C 該句為主語從句,意為"我所曾想的……",引導(dǎo)詞為what。
9. C 該空意為父親Ernie和他孩子們(children) 之間的愛,即為在兩者以上之間用among。
10. A 愛和善良一定"來自"某處。
11. A be puzzled by..."被所迷惑"。
12. B after all"畢竟",on earth"究竟",then"然后",above all"綜上所述"。
13. C a few后跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)。在這里只表示一會兒,不足幾個小時,故用moments。
14. A 眼淚從"眼睛"中流出。
15. B 根據(jù)下文leave. . .behind"把……留下"。
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