Question

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.     . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was     and ill .

My father was     a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness     all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is     . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up                  we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always     that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up     !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.     he answered his own question: “I     the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also     by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become     . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be     to give up my small irritations. In this     ，I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I      what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though I am grateful for this one gift.

1.A. Certainly      B. Therefore     C. However      D. Meanwhile

2.A. tired          B. weak         C. poor         D. slow

3.A. already        B. still         C. only           D. once

4.A. took          B. threw          C. sent         D. put

5.A. stressful    B. difficult       C. impossible    D. hopeless

6.A. as           B. since       C. before      D. till

7.A. suggests       B. promises      C. seems          D. requires

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

9.A. surprisingly  B. immediately     C. naturally    D. certainly

10.A. had      B. accepted         C. gained           D. enjoyed

11.A. touched    B. astonished     C. attracted     D. warned

12.A. quiet        B. calm           C. relaxed           D. happy

13.A. ready       B. likely        C. free              D. able

14.A. case         B. form               C. method            D. way

15.A. doubt        B. wonder             C. know              D. guess

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者从父亲身上学到了接受事实的人生理念。作者的父亲得了重病，身体虚弱，不能走，说话都困难。父亲认为自己失去了一切，得到了家人的爱。从此每当作者生气时，一想到父亲的话，就镇定下来了。他觉得父亲能用自己的剧痛来替换其他人的爱，那他就能放弃这微小的恼怒。

1. 32 and ill .表示对比转折，故用连词however。故选C。

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3.

4.

5.

6.，D. till直到……为止。句意：我说，当我们发展我们的青春，美貌和朋友的同时，我们必须放弃一些东西。此处表示伴随，同时，故用连词as。故选A。

7.；B. promises 许诺；C. seems 似乎；D. requires要求。句意：但是似乎总是在放弃一些东西之后，我们会获得一些新的东西代替它。根据I told them about one of my beliefs.可知此处表示自己总结的理论，动词seem表示主观印象或个人得出的看法,故选C。

8. 34 all that away. 可知父亲失去了一切，故选D。

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12.

13.；C. free 空闲的；D. able 有能力的。句意：如果他能用自己的剧痛来替换其他人的爱，那我就能放弃这微小的恼怒。根据短语be able to “能”，故选D。

14.；D. way方法，道路。句意：用这种方法，我从父亲身上学到了接受事实。根据短语in this way“用这种方法”，故选D。

15.；C. know 知道；D. guess 猜测。句意：有时候，我想知道如果小时候我多听他的话，是否可以从他身上学到其他什么东西。根据后面接的是问句what other things, 故用动词wonder，想知道。故选B。

考点：人生百味类短文。