Question

    Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his  ________and say, "Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?"

I was ________to do it. At age five, this dull task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap ________ and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I'd done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad.

He would smile at me and place the comb on his ________.  Two years later, Dad started his own ________, which wasn't doing so well. That was when things started to   ________. Dad didn't come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became with him for placing our

family in trouble. With ________, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

After my graduation, Dad's business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home early .

As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, "Hey, would you help me  ________ my comb?" I looked at him a while, then ________the comb and headed to the sink.

It hit me then: why, as a child, ________Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to the evening with Mum and me. It ________a happy and loving family.

I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and still ________placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something ________. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles(皱纹) next to his eyes when he smiled, ________his smile was still as heartwarming as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good________ for his family.

1.A.bag B.wallet C.comb D.brush

2.A.sad B.bored C.afraid D.happy

3.A.out B.over C.in D.on

4.A.wallet B.table C.desk D.bag

5.A.family B.business C.task D.journey

6.A.help B.change C.improve D.guide

7.A.time B.money C.speed D.energy

8.A.sharpen B.repair C.clean D.keep

9.A.dropped B.took C.handed D.threw

10.A.watching B.letting C.helping D.hearing

11.A.brought B.broke C.meant D.supported

12.A.excitedly B.hurriedly C.noisily D.carefully

13.A.different B.exciting C.interesting D.necessary

14.A.for B.or C.so D.but

15.A.habit B.life C.house D.education

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

文章讲述的是作者小时候经常帮助父亲清洗他一直珍爱的梳子，后来父亲忙于事业，作者感觉父亲和家庭疏远了。但长大后的一次帮父亲清洗梳子，突然发现父亲老了，其实他一直很爱这个家，他所做的一切都是为了家人。

1.句意：他都会把梳子递给我。

bag袋，包；wallet钱包；comb梳子；brush刷子；根据文章首句“Dad had a green comb”可知，此处指作者的父亲会把梳子（comb）交给她，让她去清洗这把梳子，故选C。

2.句意：我很高兴这么做。

sad伤心的；bored无聊的；afraid害怕的；happy开心的；根据句意理解及后文 would excitedly turn the tap可知，这里表达的是“做这件事情很开心”，故选D。

3.句意：我会兴奋地打开水龙头，仔细地刷梳子。

out在外部；over越过；in在……里；on在……上；根据句意理解及后句brush the comb carefully可知，这里表达的是“开着水龙头”，英语是turn on，故选D。

4.句意：他会对我微笑，然后把梳子放在钱包上。

wallet钱包；table桌子；desk书桌；bag袋子；根据句意理解及后文He smiled at me and still ____12____placed his comb on his wallet.可知，这里指的是“钱包”，故选A。

5.句意：两年后，爸爸开始了自己的事业。

family家庭；business生意；task任务；journey旅行；根据下文的句子Dad’s business was getting back on track，可知这里是说爸爸自己创业，故选B。

6.句意：就在那时，情况开始改变。

help帮助；change改变；improve提高；guide向导；根据下文的：Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to，可知事情发生了变化，故选B。

7.句意：随着时间的推移，我们之间出现了令人不安的沉默。

time时间；money钱；speed速度；energy能量；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“时间的推移”，故选A。

8.句意：你能帮我清洗梳子吗？

sharpen尖锐；repair修理；clean清理；keep保持；根据第一段中的“Good girl，help Daddy clean it，OK”可知此处指父亲让作者帮助他清洗（clean）一下梳子，上文也反复提到，故选C。

9.句意：我看了他一会儿，然后拿起梳子朝水槽走去。

dropped落下，放弃；took拿；handed传递；threw扔；根据上下文语境可知，此处指作者接过（took）那把梳子，然后向洗涤池那里走去．故选B。

10.句意：帮爸爸清洗梳子真是一件乐事。

watching看；letting让；helping帮助；hearing听；根据上文的“Good girl，help Daddy clean it，OK”可知此处指帮助（helping）父亲清洗梳子，故选C。

11.句意：这意味着一个幸福而充满爱的家庭。

brought带来；broke打破；meant意味着；supported支持；根据上文的“That routine（习惯） meant…”可知此处指这意味着（meant）一个快乐的和充满爱的家庭，故选C。

12.句意：他朝我微笑，仍然小心翼翼地把梳子放在钱包上。

excitedly激动地；hurriedly匆忙地；noisily吵闹地；carefully仔细地；根据句意理解可知，只有D选项符合，故选D。

13.句意：但这次，我注意到了一些不同的东西。

different不同的；exciting令人激动的；interesting有趣的；necessary有必要的；根据上下句句意理解及后文中的“Dad had aged．He had wrinkles…”可知，应该表达的是“不同的”，故选A。

14.句意：但他的笑容还是和以前一样温暖。

for因为；or或者；so所以；but但是；根据空处上下文的语境可知，此处表示意思上的转折，所以应该选择but，故选D。

15.句意：那是一个只想让家人过上好日子的父亲的笑容。

habit习惯；life生活；house房子；education教育；从父亲的笑中，作者体会到父亲是想让自己的家人有好的生活（life），故选B。