Question

My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to ________. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on. I was really ________ because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “________.”

“For what?” I asked.

“To hold a private meeting, just you and I,” he said, “To hold a private meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves ________ we’re in the situation we are in.”

“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.

And that’s how the most unbelievable ________ in this family started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could ________ talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.

Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”

1.

A. describing the argument to her    B. getting out of the house

C. having a talk with my parents    D. taking a short holiday

2.A. disappointed    B. frightened    C. lonely    D. sorry

3.

A. Sweet girl    B. Warm home

C. Useful information    D. Great chance

4.A. though    B. if    C. since    D. unless

5.A. education    B. competition    C. friendship    D. business

6.A. safely    B. correctly    C. politely    D. gently

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

【解析】作者因父母吵架想要离开家，但是因为突然停电，被要求去陪伴她的爷爷。没想到在这个没电的晚上，作者和爷爷敞开了心扉，谈论了自己的感受和生活中的恐惧，和爷爷成为了朋友。

1.句意：虽然我知道我不会告诉她关于我父母的情况，但是我渴望离开这个家。describing the argument to her向她描述这个争论；getting out of the house离开这个家；having a talk with my parents和我的父母谈话；taking a short holiday短期度假。根据下句话I was in the middle of packing up my things作者打包行李可知，他想离开这个家。故应选B。

2.句意：我真的感到很失望，因为我觉得我们没有什么话可说。disappointed 失望的；frightened害怕的；lonely孤独的；sorry抱歉的。根据文意可知，作者的妈妈让她去陪伴爷爷，她觉得她和爷爷没有什么可以说的，所以心里感到很失望。故选A。

3.句意：他很开心，然后说：好机会。sweet girl甜蜜的女孩；warm home温暖的家；useful information有用的信息；great chance好机会。根据下文的文意可知，作者和爷爷因为停电而坐在一起聊天，家人之间可以很好的沟通、交流，所以爷爷说这是一个好机会。故选D。

4.句意：来开一个私人会议，谈一谈对于你父母的事情我们要做些什么，还有我们自己要做些什么，既然我们处在这个情况中。though 尽管；if如果；since既然；unless除非，如果不。根据句子的意思和逻辑关系可知这里表示原因，故应选C。

5.句意：那就是这个家庭里最令人不敢相信的友谊是如何开始的。education教育；competition竞争；friendship友谊；business生意。根据下文I found a new friend可知，作者说自己找到了一个新朋友，所以这里说的应该是家庭中的友谊。故选C。

6.句意：那个晚上，因为停电，我找到了一个新朋友，我可以和他安全地谈论我所有的恐惧和痛苦。safely安全地；correctly正确地；politely有礼貌地；gently温柔地。根据文意可知，作者的新朋友是她的爷爷，她可以无所顾忌的把自己内心的感受告诉他，所以是很安全地。故选A。

点睛：这篇短文是记叙文，讲述了作者如何和自己的爷爷成为朋友的故事。记叙文的体裁在完形填空中是很常见的，理解短文的时候，要注意事情发生的过程，以及这个事情的特别之处，如对作者的影响以及作者的心理感受等等。后面的题目考查了动词短语、连词、名词短语、名词、形容词、副词等，以实词为主。做题时，我们首先应阅读全文，掌握大意，然后逐个做题，注意空前后的固定搭配以及上下文的逻辑关系；最后再读短文，检查答案。例如第1小题，作者因为父母吵架想要去朋友家住一晚，下面还提到了打包行李，所以这里是作者渴望离开家；再例如第5小题，作者说自己找到了一个新朋友，这个朋友就是她的爷爷，所以这是家庭中友谊的开始。