Question

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

My father was a highly educated, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your _________ in the process. I thought there was nothing he wasn’t _________ to do.

A few days before my younger brother’s 7th birthday, Dad planned to assemble（裝配）a new _________ as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of _________ the instructions, Dad was still unable to _________ the new bike together. Later he _________ the paper of instructions, _________ up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra _________ to have it correctly assembled there. _________ an idea came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.

“Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”

As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the _________ . Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No, thanks. I can’t read. When you can’t read, you have to _________ .” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was _________ assembled, with no _________ parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.

On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great _________ in telling it over and over again — he used it as an example of thinking.

He did not refer to illiteracy（文盲）, but strongly taught us to use our _________ . The joke was on my father, _________ he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also gained a new _________ for Lovett. To me he had _________ been the old yard man who didn’t _________ much, but after that day, he seemed to smile _________ , even walk taller. It’s amazing what a real nod of approval can do to lift people up.

1.A. belief B. breath C. view D. attention

2.A. willing B. able C. lucky D. capable

3.A. bicycle B. toy C. computer D. boat

4.A. reviewing B. reading C. examining D. searching

5.A. bring B. get C. work D. put

6.A. looked through B. folded up C. turned to D. devoted to

7.A. brought B. added C. picked D. set

8.A. effort B. tax C. service D. money

9.A. Then B. Thus C. Since D. Though

10.A. tools B. routines C. instructions D. orders

11.A. exchange B. think C. learn D. admit

12.A. partly B. largely C. hardly D. fully

13.A. separate B. different C. major D. spare

14.A. care B. action C. delight D. risk

15.A. resources B. heads C. knowledge D. hands

16.A. so B. but C. or D. and

17.A. respect B. reward C. relief D. regard

18.A. never B. ever C. always D. often

19.A. say B. show C. care D. earn

20.A. colder B. weaker C. broader D. grayer

Answer 1