Question

    Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father when I was 19 years old. This ________ always tells me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold ________ day. My father asked me to go to the airport to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there ________ 4∶30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon ________ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and ________ to the airport. It was too late and it rained harder. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would be ________ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared(敢) not ________ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn't say ________. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today？” he ________ very disappointed(失望), but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even ________ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I'm really sorry about not ________ my uncle. This will ________ happen again. I promise(承诺).” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to ________ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”

The watch has been with me for 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of _________ I learned from it. It tells me to respect (尊重)_________ and never be late to do what I have promised to.

1.A.watch B.clock C.bell D.time

2.A.snowy B.rainy C.windy D.sunny

3.A.before B.from C.after D.to

4.A.though B.because C.and D.so

5.A.moved B.turned C.hurried D.flew

6.A.happy B.angry C.sorry D.lucky

7.A.look up B.look for C.look at D.look after

8.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything

9.A.is B.was C.does D.did

10.A.funnier B.louder C.happier D.lower

11.A.waking up B.giving up C.picking up D.putting up

12.A.always B.never C.often D.usually

13.A.you B.him C.them D.me

14.A.what B.that C.which D.who

15.A.culture B.friendship C.time D.family

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

文章讲述的是时间对每个人来说都非常重要。在我19岁那年，爸爸让我去飞机场去接叔叔，因为打篮球而去晚了，没能接到叔叔，回家后我感到非常的抱歉，爸爸把叔叔送给他的一块金表送给了我，让我记住时间的重要性。

1.句意：这块表总是告诉我时间在我生命中的重要性。

watch手表；clock闹钟；bell铃；time时间；根据句意理解及前句until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father可知，这里表达的是“手表”，故选A。

2.句意：那是一个寒冷的雨天。

snowy下雪的；rainy下雨的；windy有风的；sunny有阳光的；根据句意理解及后文It was too late and it rained harder.可知，这里表示的是“有雨的”，故选B。

3.句意：我应该在下午4点半以前到那儿的。

before在……之前；from从……；after在……之后；to向；根据句意理解及常识可知，去机场接人一般都要提前到，所以这里应该用before，表示“在……之前”，故选A。

4.句意：比赛太激动人心了。

though虽然；because因为；and和；so所以；根据句意理解可知，We had a basketball match at school that afternoon与the match was too exciting.两句之间是递进关系，所以应该用并列连词and连接，故选C。

5.句意：匆匆赶往机场。

moved搬动；turned转变；hurried匆忙；flew飞；根据句意理解及前句I suddenly remembered my uncle可知，这里表达的是“匆忙赶往机场”，故选C。

6.句意：我很担心我父亲会生我的气。

happy开心的；angry生气的；sorry抱歉；lucky幸运的；根据句意理解及前文My father asked me to go to the airport to pick up my uncle可知，这里表达的是“担心爸爸布置的任务没完成，爸爸会很生气”，故选B。

7.句意：我不敢看我的叔叔和父亲。

look up查阅；look for寻找；look at看；look after照顾；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“不敢看”，故选C。

8.句意：我父亲什么也没说。

anything任何事情；something一些事情；nothing没有事情；everything一切；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“任何事情”，且句子是否定句，所以应该用anything，故选A。

9.句意：他很失望，但声音还是很平静。

is是，be动词三单形式；was是，be动词单数过去式；does做，动词三单；did做，动词过去式；根据句意理解可知，这里是一个系表结构，所以这里应该用系动词，且这里表达的是过去的事，所以应该用过去时，故选B。

10.句意：我感到很抱歉，用更低的声音回答。

funnier更有趣的；louder更大声的；happier更开心的；lower更低的；根据句意理解及前文I said hello to them in a very low voice.可知，这里表达的是“比之前更低的声音”，故选D。

11.句意：但是我真的很抱歉没有接到我叔叔。

waking up醒来；giving up放弃；picking up接某人；putting up张贴；根据句意理解及前文My father asked me to go to the airport to pick up my uncle可知，这里表达的是“没有接到叔叔”，故选C。

12.句意：这种事再也不会发生了。

always总是；never从不；often经常；usually通常；根据后句I promise(承诺).可知，这里表达的是“再也不会发生”，故选B。

13.句意：他把表给我说……。

you你；him他；them他们；me我；根据句意理解可知，文章表达的关于“我”的事情，所以这里表达的是“给我”，故选D。

14.句意：而是因为我从中学到的东西。

what什么；that那个；which哪个；who谁；根据句意理解及句子结构分析可知，空格在句中做的是learn的宾语，是指“学到的内容”，故选A。

15.句意：它告诉我要尊重时间。

culture文化；friendship友谊；time时间；family家庭；根据句意理解及后句的never be late to do what I have promised to.可知，这里表达的是“尊重时间”，故选C。