Question

We always celebrated my Dad’s November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a(n) meaning – a traditional birthday party for Dad, and a personal for all that he had done for me in my life.

When we knew that it might be Dad’s birthday, the whole family decided to come together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home. It was a crowded party ___all of us sitting around him. Dad was a wonderful , and here was a biggest audience he’d ever had.

During a quiet moment, I announced that it was now Dad’s turn to stories from us. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. , we told stories from our hearts, Dad listened with wet, flashing blue eyes. We all kinds of lost memories – stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family . Even the littlest grandchildren couldn’t to tell their grandfather why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our to honor him.

A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we fully realized what we had given Dad that night. Those were the stories people normally tell at a . They are told, then, full of tears, with the hope that the departed will somehow hear the outpouring of love.__ we had given those loving to Dad when he was , told through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joy. I’m sure the stories and memories over in his mind during his last months and days.

Words do , and they are enough. We need to say them, to speak them to the ones we love, for everyone else to hear. That’s the way to love, and our chance to honor a person in life.

1.A. original B. modern C. complex D. double

2.A. congratulation B. wish C. thanking D. apology

3.A. late B. lost C. living D. last

4.A. with B. as C. though D. by

5.A. writer B. listener C. storyteller D. reader

6.A. hear of B. listen to C. make up D. talk about

7.A. Little by little B. Now and then C. All at once D. One after another

8.A. if B. because C. while D. before

9.A. recalled B. recorded C. regretted D. remembered

10.A. thoughts B. treasures C. possessions D. tales

11.A. afford B. help C. wait D. offer

12.A. chance B. task C. duty D. decision

13.A. burial B. party C. meeting D. wedding

14.A. And B. But C. So D. Or

15.A. kindness B. memories C. care D. hugs

16.A. healthy B. old C. young D. alive

17.A. went B. flew C. rolled D.came

18.A. benefit B. matter C. work D. mean

19.A. publicly B. properly C. consciously D. correctly

20.A. fall in B. search for C. hand over D. give back

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：為父親過生日，同時又是對父親的感恩。在為父親過最后一個生日的時候，我們輪流著回憶以前的往事，正常在葬禮上講的話我們卻在父親活著的時候給于父親的那些愛的回憶。我們需要說那些話，需要公開地像我們愛的人說他們。那就是歸還愛的方式。

1.1】D考查形容詞。A. original 最初的、起源的；B. modern現(xiàn)代化的；C. complex 復雜的；D. double雙倍的。句意：隨著這些年的過去，這些活動承擔了一個雙倍的意義，即是為父親過的生日聚會，又是個人的感恩。故選D。

2.2】C考查名詞。A. congratulation 祝賀；B. wish 祝愿；C. thanking感謝；D. apology道歉。句意：即是為父親過的生日聚會，又是我個人感謝父親為我所做的一切。故選C。

3.3】D考查形容詞。A. late 遲到的、晚的；B. lost丟失的；C. living活著的；D. last上一次的、最后的。 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service幾個月后，在爸爸的追悼會，從這里可知當我們知道這可能是為爸爸過的最后一次生日時，我們全家決定為父親過一個大的生日。故選D。

4.4】A考查with的獨立主格結構。句意：這是一個擁擠的聚會，我們所有的人在他周圍坐著。with +賓語+doing.因此選A。

5.5】C考查名詞。A. writer 作家；B. listener聽眾；C. storyteller講故事的人；D. reader 讀者。句意：父親是一個優(yōu)秀的講故事的人，這是他有生以來最大的觀眾。故選C。

6.6】B考查短語動詞。A. hear of 聽說；B. listen to聽---；C. make up 組成、構成；D. talk about談論---。父親說完之后，在安靜的時刻，我宣布輪到父親聽我們的故事了。故選B。

7.7】D考查固定短語。A. Little by little逐漸地；B. Now and then 間或、有時候；C. All at once 突然； D. One after another一個接一個。句意：我們一個一個地發(fā)自內心地講故事。故選D。

8.8】C考查并列句。A. if 如果；B. because因為；C. while 而、然而；D. before在---之前。我們一個一個地發(fā)自內心地講故事，而爸爸帶著濕的、閃爍的藍眼睛聽著。故選C。

9.9】A考查動詞。A. recalled再回憶 ； B. recorded 記錄、錄音；C. regretted 遺憾、后悔； D. remembered記得。We all kinds of lost memories我們再次回憶各種各樣失去的記憶。故選A。

10.10】B考查名詞。A. thoughts 想法；B. treasures 金銀財寶；C. possessions 財產；D. tales傳說。stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family .回憶我們小時候的故事，我們的父親年輕時候的故事，這些故事被看作我們家的財富分享。故選B。

11.11】C考查動詞。A. afford 負擔；B. help幫助；C. wait 等待；D. offer提供。句意：甚至最小的孫子也迫不及待地告訴他們的爺爺為什么他們愛他。故選C。

12.12】 A考查名詞。A. chance 機會；B. task 任務；C. duty職責；D. decision決定。here was our to honor him. 這里是我們給他榮譽的機會。故選A。

13.13】A考查名詞。A. burial 葬禮；B. party聚會；C. meeting 會議；D. wedding婚禮。幾個月之后在父親的追悼會上，我們充分意識到那天晚上我們給與父親的。那些故事正常是在一個葬禮上講的故事。故選A。

14.14】B考查并列連詞。A. And 和；B. But但是；C. So 所以；D. Or或者、否則。他們被告訴，然后，淚流滿面，并希望離開的人也能感受他們的愛。但是我們給于父親的那些愛的回憶是父親還活著的時候，帶著笑聲告訴的，被擁抱和快樂陪伴著。此處表示轉折，故選B。

15.15】B考查名詞。A. kindness善良；B. memories回憶；C. care 關心；D. hugs擁抱。但是我們給于父親的那些愛的回憶是父親還活著的時候，帶著笑聲告訴的，被擁抱和快樂陪伴著。故選B。

16.16】D考查形容詞。A. healthy 健康的；B. old老的；C. young年輕的；D. alive活著的。句意：但是我們給于父親的那些愛的回憶是父親還活著的時候，帶著笑聲告訴的，被擁抱和快樂陪伴著。故選D。

17.17】C考查動詞。A. went 去；B. flew 飛、飛行；C. rolled滾動；D.came來。句意：我確信在最后的那些日子里，那些故事和記憶在他腦海里翻滾。故選C。

18.18】B考查動詞。A. benefit 有利于；B. matter 關鍵、重要；C. work工作；D. mean意味著。句意：那些話確實重要，他們是足夠的。故選B。

19.19】A考查副詞。A. publicly公共地；B. properly正確地、合適地； C. consciously清醒地；D. correctly正確地。句意：我們需要說那些話，需要公開地像我們愛的人說他們。故選A。

20.20】D考查動詞短語。A. fall in倒塌; 塌陷;集合;同意；B. search for 尋找；C. hand over移交；D. give back歸還。句意：那就是歸還愛的方式。故選D。

考點：考查日常故事類閱讀。