Question

Dad's Advice

When I finished my school education, I began to find a job. I was very happy because it was time to make my dream come true.

One evening, my father talked to me about what kind of ________I should look for. He wanted me to work for a big company and asked me to take his advice. But I really hoped to be a teacher. It was my dream. I didn't accept his ________. We shouted and didn't talk to each other. Even worse, I found it more and more difficult for us to say sorry as time went by.

A week later, I decided to break the ________ and make the first move. So I dialed (拨打) my father's number and began talking in a low voice, “Dad...I am ________. I shouldn't argue with you that day!”

There was a silence at the other end. After a while, he ________ in a low voice. “Well, that's all right, honey.”

I was surprised, and raised my voice a little, “Dad, I understand why you don't want me to be a teacher, but to be a teacher is my dream job. I hope you can also ________ me.”

From the other end of the line comes my father’s answer, “Sorry, honey. I shouldn’t force you to accept my idea. You have your own dream, I should ________ you.”

On hearing this, I was so ________ that my eyes were full of tears (眼泪). I realized that this special moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new level.

A few weeks later, my mother told me that my father had been ill for half a year. He would get an operation (手术). The operation was successful. My father was saved and ________ escaped (逃离，逃脱) death.

Many times I feel lucky that I ________ the first step to say sorry to my father. I can’t imagine how I can live the rest of my life if my father didn’t have a successful operation.

1.A. family    B. school    C. job    D. friend

2.A. gift    B. advice    C. money    D. wish

3.A. door    B. window    C. ice    D. plan

4.A. brave    B. busy    C. happy    D. sorry

5.A. answered    B. discussed    C. sang    D. read

6.A. love    B. become    C. understand    D. change

7.A. thank    B. train    C. remember    D. support

8.A. sad    B. moved    C. proud    D. tired

9.A. luckily    B. easily    C. carefully    D. confidently

10.A. taught    B. forgot    C. hided    D. made

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】短文大意：在有关职业的选择上作者与爸爸发生了分歧，作者的理想是当一名教师，而爸爸想让他成为大公司的一名职员，为此父子俩很不愉快，彼此沉默了很长一段时间。后来作者主动与爸爸电话沟通，并向爸爸道歉，作者的选择也得到了爸爸的理解与支持，从此父子俩的感情也得以加深。

1.句意：一天晚上，我父亲跟我谈了我应该找什么样的工作。A. family家庭；B. school 学校；C. job 工作；D. friend朋友。根据后面的句子“He wanted me to work for a big company and asked me to take his advice.”可知，父子俩谈论的是有关职业的话题，故答案为C。

2.句意：我没有接受他的劝告。A. gift 礼物；B. advice建议；C. money 钱；D. wish愿望。上文中曾提到“…and asked me to take his advice.”，此处指不愿意接受父亲的建议，故答案为B。

3.句意：一周后，我决定打破沉默，采取行动。A. door门； B. window窗子；C. ice 冰；D. plan计划。break the ice“打破僵局”的意思，结合下文中的语境可知，答案为C。

4.句意：“爸爸……对不起。那天我不该和你争论！” A. brave 勇敢的；B. busy忙碌的；C. happy 高兴的；D. sorry抱歉的，对不起。结合上文中的语境可知，对于自己的行为向父亲道歉，故答案为D。

5.句意：过了一会儿，他低声回答。A. answered 回答；B. discussed讨论；C. sang 唱歌；D. read阅读。结合句意可知，答案为A。

6.句意：但是成为一名教师是我梦寐以求的工作，我希望你也能理解我。A. love喜欢；B. become 成为；C. understand 理解；D. change改变。结合语境可知，作者希望自己的决定能得到父亲的理解，故答案为C。

7.句意：你有你自己的梦想，我应该支持你。A. thank 感谢；B. train 训练；C.

remember想起；D. support支持。从下文的内容可知，父亲支持作者的决定，故答案为D。

8.句意：一听到这个，我就感动得眼泪都流出来了。A. sad 悲伤的；B. moved感动的； C. proud自豪的；D. tired疲劳的。结合句意可知，答案为B。

9.句意：我父亲得救了，幸运地逃过了死亡。A. luckily幸运地；B. easily容易地；C. carefully仔细地；D. confidently自信地。重获新生应该是一件幸运的事情，故答案为A。

10.句意：很多时候，我庆幸自己迈出了向父亲道歉的第一步。A. taught 教；B. forgot 忘记；C. hided 隐藏；D. made使，制作。make the first step迈出第一步，结合句意可知，答案为D。