One of the most common complaints I hear from families is that they are not close. They may be close in proximity, but still not feel close as a 36_. They may live next door or in the same house, but not feel 37 .

Closeness is about  38 . We feel close when we feel 39 ,  when we feel loved and when we simply enjoy being together. We may live far apart and still feel close, or we may 40 a home yet feel distant.

Closeness is a family trait that  41 over time. It is planted by love, watered by honest sharing and fed by true listening. It grows slowly and sometimes 42 years to mature; but it’s roots grow deep. It can 43 most storm and sustain a family through the most 44 time.

I received a letter from a reader in Hawaii. She 45 out that the CEO of one of the island’s largest banks was  46 a run for governor. Since he was well—liked, he seemed to have a good 47 of winning.

But before filing papers, he 48 his mind, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his 49 . Not that elected officials cannot be family—oriented, but he felt he needed more time at home than the job 50 .

Ronald A Young, in the Honolulu Advertiser, said this about the candidate’s decision：”No matter what you 51 in the business world or the social world, if you fail the family, then you have not accomplished much. Failure or success does not 52 in the material wealth you provide them. It is 53 by what of yourself you give to them.”

He made a 54 to give the best of himself to his family. He 55 family closeness first, despite pressure to put more time elsewhere. It’s likely a decision he’ll never regret.

36．A. house

B. home

C. family

D. group

37．A. physically

B. emotionally

C. behaviorally

D. officially

38．A. attitude

B. points

C. ambition

D. ideas

39．A. misunderstood

B. understood

C. annoyed

D. disappointed

40．A. share

B. stay

C. live

D. keep

41．A. grows

B. changes

C. stays

D. happens

42．A. pays

B. spends

C. takes

D costs

43．A. weather

B. carry

C. keep

D. protect

44．A. happy

B. difficult

C. joyful

D. funny

45．A. pointed

B. set

C. put

D. gave

46．A. thinking

B. considering

C. expecting

D. waiting

47．A. sign

B. mark

C. score

D. chance

48．A. kept

B. changed

C. stuck

D. made

49．A. family

B. friends

C. people

D. officials

50．A. provided

B. allowed

C. had

D. gave

51．A. complete

B. finish

C. get

D. accomplish

52．A. lie

B. result

C. say

D. happen

53．A. concerned

B. tested

C. measured

D. examined

54．A. plan

B. solution

C. promise

D. decision

55．A. took

B. brought

C. chose

D. held

36-40 CBABA 41-45 ACABA 46-50 BDBAB 51-55 DACDC


解析:

36. C. 文章第一句就提到“關(guān)于家庭…”。

37. B. 盡管在形式上是一家人，但在情感上不夠親密。

38. A. 由39、40兩空所在的句子可以推斷出此處選attitude。

39. B. 關(guān)于親密的理解。我們會在什么時候感覺親密？當(dāng)然是感覺到被理解。

40. A. or表示與上句意思相反，結(jié)合第一段的情況，我們可能共同擁有一個住所，但是親感上感覺疏遠。

41. A. 從下文的描述“家庭的親密根植于愛，用真誠的分享來澆灌，用真心的聆聽來喂養(yǎng)”可以看出，這種親密的關(guān)系要培養(yǎng)，它才會逐漸生長。

42. C. 固定搭配。

43.A. weather在這里是動詞“經(jīng)受住”的意思，與storm相關(guān)。

44. B. 與上句的意思相關(guān)，挺過最為艱難的時光。

45. A. 在信中“提及/指出”。

46. B. 競選州長是一件很嚴(yán)肅的事情，應(yīng)該用考慮。

47. D. have a good chance of 的意思是有很高的幾率，與前面的well--liked相符。

48. B. but表示轉(zhuǎn)折, starting that 表示原因。由此可以看出他改變主意change his mind。

49. A. 原因是他注重家庭，希望有更多的時間和家人在一起。

50. B. 進一步解釋原因，并不是作了州長就不能以家庭為中心，而是他自己覺得需要有超過工作所容許的時間和家人呆在一起。

51. D. 在生意場上取得什么樣的成就都沒有家人重要。

52. A. lie in表示“在于”, result in 表示“結(jié)果”，而stay 和happen都不合題意。

53. C. 成功和失敗靠…來衡量。

54. D. 與上句的意思聯(lián)系起來，他因此把最好的自己獻給家人，放棄競選，這是一個決定。

55. C. 而這個決定正是他的選擇，他選擇把家人放在第一位。

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