Question

As a young man, Al was a famous artist with his wife and two fine sons. One night, his elder son had a bad stomachache. Thinking it was only some ____ trouble, neither Al and his wife took the condition very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the child could have been ____ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty (负罪感). To make matters worse, his wife ____ him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and ____ of the two situations were more than Al could stand, and he was used to drinking alcohol (酒精) for  ____. In time Al became an alcoholic.

Drinking too much alcohol, Al began to lose ____ he owned---his land, house, money, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s ____, I thought, “What a wasted life! What a complete failure!”

As time went by, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the _____, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the ____ between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day, I tried to ask him what his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “ As a ____ until I left home at eighteen, my father came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’”

1.A. unusual    B. usual    C. special    D. serious

2.A. saved    B. taken    C. killed    D. brought

3.A. helped    B. asked    C. loved    D. left

4.A. happiness    B. luckiness    C. pain    D. fun

5.A. help    B. interest    C. fun    D. work

6.A. something    B. anything    C. nothing    D. everything

7.A. life    B. death    C. health    D. life

8.A. busiest    B. richest    C. kindest    D. smartest

9.A. love    B. hate    C. help    D. work

10.A. brother    B. father    C. man    D. child

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

【解析】本文讲述了Al是一位有两个儿子的艺术家，由于大意，他的长子病死了。正在Al悲伤难过时，她的妻子也离开了他，Al悲伤绝望，酗酒度日。几个月后他死在了一个小酒吧里。我认为Al是一个彻底的失败者。但是后来我从Al的儿子身上找到了Al曾经给儿子的爱和教育，并改变了我对他的看法。

1.B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. unusual 不同寻常的； B. usual 平常的； C. special 特殊的；D. serious严肃的；句意：Al和他的妻子认为这只是常见的疾病，都没有认真对待这种情况。根据neither Al and his wife took the condition very seriously.可知他们都没有认真对待这个，因此认为是常见的疾病，故选B。

2.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. saved 挽救； B. taken 拿走； C. killed 杀死； D. brought带来；句意：他知道如果他只要意识到情况的严重性，那个孩子可能被挽救，他总是感到他是负罪的。此处表示假设，如果他认真对待，那个孩子就不会死去，就会被挽救，故选A。

3.D

考查动词及语境的理解。A. helped 帮助； B. asked 询问； C. loved 爱；D. left离开；句意：情况更糟糕的是，他的妻子很短时间之后离开了他。根据后文的leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son.可知只剩下他和他的小儿子，故表示他的妻子离开了他。故选D。

4.C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. happiness 幸福； B. luckiness 幸运； C. pain 疼痛； D. fun乐趣；句意：这两件情景带来的伤痛，让Al无法承受。此处与hurt相并列，应表示疼痛。故选C。

5.A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. help 帮助； B. interest 兴趣； C. fun 乐趣；D. work工作；句意：他习惯喝酒来帮助。根据前半句的The hurt and ___4___ of the two situations were more than Al could stand,可知他受不了失去妻子和儿子的双重伤痛，于是选择借酒浇愁，来帮助自己忘记痛苦，故选A。

6.D

考查代词及语境的理解。A. something 某物； B. anything 任何事； C. nothing 没什么； D. everything一切；句意：因为Al喝太多的酒，他开始失去他拥有的一切——他的土地，房子，钱，等等。根据后半句的his land, house, money, etc.可知他的土地，房子和金钱等等，这些是他拥有的一切东西，故选D。

7.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. life 生活； B. death 死亡； C. health 健康； D. life生活；句意：听到Al的死亡，我想：“多么浪费生命！多么失败的人！” 根据前文的Finally Al died alone in a small bar.可知此处表示Al的死亡，故选B。

8.C

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. busiest 最忙的； B. richest 最富有的； C. kindest 最善良的； D. smartest最聪明的；句意：他是我曾经认识的最善良，最认真的，最有爱心的男人之一。此处与most caring and most loving相并列，应表示最善良的，故选C。

9.A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. love 爱； B. hate 憎恨； C. help 帮助； D. work工作；句意：我看到Ernie和他的孩子之间的爱，我想他的善良和爱心一定来自某处。根据后半句的that kindness and caring可知此处表示他的爱，故选A。

10.D

考查名词及语境的理解。A. brother 兄弟； B. father 父亲； C. man 男人； D. child孩子；句意：我小时候，直到18岁离开家，父亲每天晚上都会来我的房间，给我一个吻，而且说“儿子，爱你”。根据until I left home at 18可知此处表示18岁前，应是孩子时，故选D。