Question

完形填空,阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Don't Let the Candle Off

A man had a little daughter---an only and much-loved child. He lived for her--- she was his whole______. He was so happy to hear his girl's voice that he hardly imagined what he would do______her. But unluckily, one day, his daughter became seriously ill. He was very______. He tried all he could to_____her. At last, his efforts (努力) was _____ and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse (隐士) after that, shutting _________ away from his friends and refusing(拒绝) every activity that might______ him back to his normal self. But one night he had a dream. He was in heaven, seeing a group of little child angels. They were dressed in white and______in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every angel_______a candle. He noticed that all the candles were bright except one. Then he found that the child with the______candle was his own little daughter. ______ to her, he held her in his______, hugged her gently, and then asked, "Why is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?" His daughter said, "Daddy, they often relight it, but your ______always put it out." Just then he______.The lesson was very clear, and its effects were immediate. From that hour on he was not a recluse, but socialized (交际)freely and gladly with his former friends and colleagues. No longer would his darling's candle be put out by his useless tears.

We can't avoid having a sad______during lifetime, but we should remember not to let our beloved person's candle off.

1.A. heart      B. life        C. faith     D. mood

2.A. without    B. by           C. through   D. over

3.A. angry     B. worried      C. calm        D. satisfied

4.A. help       B. persuade (劝说)C. save    D. serve

5.A. useful     B. useless      C. important   D. unimportant

6.A. herself    B. himself     C. themselves  D. itself

7.A. put        B. fetch        C. hold        D. bring

8.A. running   B. walking      C. speeding    D. travelling

9.A. carried    B. picked       C. packed     D. caught

10.A. little   B. beautiful   C. dark       D. bright

11.A. Smiling  B.Talking      C. Rushing    D. Jumping

12.A. hands    B. arms        C. breast     D. face

13.A. tears     B. dreams      C. hopes       D. complaints

14.A. got up    B. turned around C. went back D. woke up

15.A. part      B. spirit（精神） C. feeling  D. behavior

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一个疼爱女儿的父亲在女儿的一场病中失去了女儿，而后伤心欲绝。但是却在一天的梦中见到了自己的女儿，梦中女儿的蜡烛被爸爸的泪水熄灭。而后爸爸便振作了起来。

1.B考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：他为她而活着——她是他生活的全部。A. heart 内心B. life生活；C. faith信仰；信念；D. mood心情。文叙述这个女孩对于爸爸非常重要，因此爸爸把女儿看成是自己的生命。故选B。

2.A考查介词辨析及语境理解。句意：他几乎无法想象没有她，他还能做些什么？A. without没有；B. by 被，通过；C. through通过；D. over越过，在……之上；依据句意，故答案为A。

3.B考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：他非常忧伤。A. angry 生气的；B. worried 忧伤的；C. calm平静的；D. satisfied满意的。上文提到他的女儿生了重病，故他非常担忧。答案为B。

4.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：他尽全力去救她（女儿）。A. help 帮助；B. persuade (劝说) C. save 拯救；D. serve服务。女儿生病，当然是竭力去救她。故答案为C。

5.B考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：最后，他的努力没有任何作用，孩子还是死了。A. useful有用的；B. useless 无用的；C. important 重要的；D. unimportant不重要的；自己的努力，没有拯救孩子的生命。故答案为B。

6.B考查反身代词辨析及语境理解。句意：这位爸爸成为了一位隐居者，远离他的朋友也不参加任何的活动。A. herself 她自己；B. himself 他自己；C. themselves 他们自己；D. itself它自己。这里是指爸爸本人。故答案为B。

7.D考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：可能带他回到正常的自己。A. put 放置；B. fetch 取来；接来；C. hold持有，保存；D. bring 带来。bring back to…带回到……。故答案为D。

8.B考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：她们穿着白色的衣服，走成一排经过白色大宝座。A. running跑；B. walking步行；C. speeding加速；D. travelling旅行。依据句意，答案为B。

9.A考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：每位天使拿着一支蜡烛。A. carried 拿，携带；B. picked 捡起；C. packed包装；D. caught抓住。依据语境，此处是指天使手里拿着一支蜡烛，故答案为A。

10.C考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：然后他看见拿着熄灭的蜡烛的女孩是他的女儿。A. little小的；B. beautiful 漂亮的；C. dark 黑暗的；D. bright明亮的。上文提到有一只蜡烛是熄灭的。故答案为C。

11.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：向她跑过去， A. Smiling 微笑； B.Talking交谈；C. Rushing 冲过去；D. Jumping跳起来。rush to sb.向某人冲过去。依据句意，答案为C。

12.B考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：他用胳膊把她抱在怀里。A.hands手；B. arms 胳膊；C. breast胸部；D. face脸。依据句意，此处指爸爸用胳膊把女儿搂在怀里。故答案为B。

13.A考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：但是你的眼泪把它浇灭了。A. tears 眼泪；B. dreams 梦想；C. hopes 希望；D. complaints 抱怨。依据上文内容，爸爸始终为女儿的过世而悲伤。故答案为A。

14.D考查动词词组辨析及语境理解。句意：就在那时他醒了。A. got up 起床；B. turned around转身，好转，转过身。C. went back回到；D. woke up醒来。由语境可知，他是在做梦。故答案为D。

15.考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：生活中我们不能避免一些悲伤的情感。A. part 部分； B. spirit精神；C. feeling情感；D. behavior行为。依据句意可知，答案为C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。