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的故事。一个人把自己的女儿当成了自己的整个生命，但是不幸的是，在一场病中他失去了女儿，而后伤心欲绝。在一天的睡梦中，他见到了自己的女儿，梦中女儿的蜡烛总被爸爸的泪水熄灭。从那以后爸爸便振作了起来。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：他为她而生存，她是他的全部生命。A. heart心，心脏；B. life生命，生活；C. faith忠诚，信用；D. mood情绪。为了她而生活，即：她是其全部生命。故选B。

2.A考查介词及语境理解。句意：他几乎不能想象没有她他将怎么办。A. without无，没有，不；B. by通过，以……方式；C. through通过，穿过；D. over在……上，结束，完了。父亲对女儿倾注了全部的爱，无法想像没有女儿的日子。故选A。

3.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他非常着急。A. angry生气；B. worried担忧；C. calm沉着；D. satisfied满意。女儿得了重病，父亲很着急。故选B。

4.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：他尽力求她。A. help帮助；B. persuade(劝说；C. save救，拯救；D. serve服务。父亲尽力救生重病的女儿。故选C。

5.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：最后，他的努力无用，孩子死了。A. useful有用的；B. useless无用的；C. important重要的；D. unimportant不重要的。因为孩子最后被病魔夺去了生命，所以父母的一切努力都失去了作用。故选B。

6.B考查代词及语境理解。句意：之后，父亲成了一位隐士，把自己关起来远离朋友们。A. herself她自己；B. himself他自己；C. themselves他们自己；D. itself它自己。故选B。

7.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：之后，父亲成了一位隐士，把自己关起来远离朋友们并且拒绝所有可能把他带回正常生活的活动。A. put放；B. fetch去拿来；C. hold握住，抓住；D. bring带来。把他带回到正常生活中来的活动，带来：bring。故选D。

8.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：她们穿着雪白的衣服，走过白色的宫殿。A. running跑；B. walking走；C. speeding加速，急行；D. travelling旅行。天使们走过，走过：walk by，故选B。

9.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：每位天使拿着一支蜡烛。A. carried拿着；B. picked捡起；C. packed打包；D. caught握住，抓住。拿着蜡烛，故选A。

10.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：然后他发现拿着黑蜡烛的孩子是他的女儿。A. little小的；B. beautiful漂亮的；C. dark黑的；D. bright明亮的。由前句里的bright及except可以推测出，这只蜡烛没亮。故选C。

11.1】C考查动词及语境理解。句意：他向她跑去，用手臂紧紧地抱住他。A. Smiling微笑；B. Talking说话；C. Rushing冲，奔；D. Jumping跳。父亲见到深受的女儿，向她跑去，故选C。

12.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：他向她跑去，用手臂紧紧地抱住他。A. hands手；B. arms手臂；C. breast胸部；D. face脸。由hug拥抱，可知是手臂。故选B。

13.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：爸爸，他们经常重新点燃它，但是你的泪水总是把它熄灭。A. tears眼泪；B. dreams梦想；C. hopes希望；D. complaints抱怨。由本段最后一句可知是泪水浇灭了烛光。故选A。

14.D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：正在这时，他醒了。A. got up起床；B. turned around 转身；C. went back回去；D. woke up醒来。从梦中醒来，故选D。

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考点：考查故事类短文。