Question

My wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and watch a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know that woman also loves you and would like to spend ___ with you.”

The other woman ____my wife asked me to pay attention to was my mother. My father has been dead for many years. My mother lived ____, but sometimes I was too busy to visit her.

That evening I called her and invited her to dinner and watch a movie. She seemed very______ when I arrived at her house. We went to a restaurant. My mother took my arm and walked as if she was my first lady.

____ dinner, we had a very good conversation. It was nothing special. We simply_____the latest events in our lives. But we were so busy talking______we missed the movie. At last, she said,” I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.”I agreed.

A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a ______ to do anything for her. Not long after that, I received a payment receipt (收据) from the restaurant as well as an attached (附加) note：

“I paid the bill for our second dinner in advance(提前). I am not sure____I could have dinner with you or not. So I paid for two people, you and your wife. I have no words to explain how important that dinner meant to me. My son, I love you.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they deserve (应得) . ____ in life is more important than our family.

1.A. time       B. money         C. movie          D. dinner

2.A. whose      B. whom          C. why            D. which

3.A. there      B. home          C. alone           D. herself

4.A. upset      B. angry         C. worried         D. excited

5.A. Before     B. During        C. After           D. When

6.A. told       B. shared        C. talked          D. spoke

7.A. and       B. but           C. that           D. because

8.A. chance     B. time         C. hope           D. will

9.A. that       B. when          C. where          D. whether

10.A. Nothing B. Everything   C. Something        D. Anything

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者一次和母亲去吃饭的经历，这对母亲很重要，也告诉我们，多花些时间和亲人在一起比什么都重要。

1.A 本题考查名词及语境理解。A. time时间；B. money钱；C. dinner晚餐；D. movie电影， spend some time with sb. 与某人共度时光。选A.

2.B 考查连词及语境理解。句意：妻子叫我注意的另一个女人是我的母亲。定语从句，先行词是woman，指人，作pay attention to的宾语，用关系词whom。故选B。

3.C 考查副词及语境理解。句意：父亲已经过去多年，母亲单独生活。表示“单独”，用alone。故选C。

4.D 考查形容词及语境理解。句意：那天晚上我给她打电话并请她吃饭看电影，当我到她家时她好像非常A. upset沮丧；B. angry生气；C. worried 担心；D. excited激动。单独生活的妈妈见到自己的儿子，感到激动。故选D。

5.B 考查连词及语境理解。句意：晚饭时，我们做了很好的交谈。A. Before在……之前；B. During在……期间；C. After在……后；D. When在……时。团圆饭，一边吃一边聊。故选B。

6.B 考查动词及语境理解。句意：我们简单地分享着我们生活中最近的事。A. told告诉；B. shared分享；C. talked谈论；D. spoke说。互相分享，故选B。

7.C 考查连词及语境理解。句意：但是我们那么地忙着说话以致于忘了看电影。So…that…：如此……以致于……，因此选C。

8.A 考查名词及语境理解。句意：几天过后，妈妈心脏病突发去世了。是那么地突然以致我没有机会为她做什么。A. chance机会；B. time时间；C. hope希望；D. will将要。从语义上看C、D错；时间是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词，故选A。

9.D 考查连词及语境理解。句意：我提前付了我们第二次聚餐的帐单，我不敢肯定我是否能与你一起吃饭。A. that引出陈述句的连接词；B. when当……时，引出时间；C. where在哪儿，引出地点；D. whether是否，引出疑问。不确实是否可以……故选D。

10. 考查不定代词及语境理解。句意：此时，我明白了及时说出“I love you”的重要以及给予我们爱的人应得的时间的重要。生活中没有比我们的家人更重要的事了。A. Nothing什么事也没有；B. Everything每件事；C. Something一些事；D. Anything任何事。根据句意可知作者想说什么事也没有家更重要。故选A。

考点：人生感悟类短文阅读。