Question

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch(接球) with me. I wasn’t very good at it,   16   we would play anyway. He was always telling me “Keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the   17   of throws.

As I got   18  , we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his   19  , he would try to   20   with me and say “Keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh   21   usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me   22  .

My father became   23   in 1995 when I was 23. There weren’t any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke(中风).   24   could not speak. He could only give   25   words, which were sometimes hard to understand. I seemed to be pretty good at   26   his lips(唇) after a while, even better than the   27   who were caring for him there.

During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend.   28  , I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.

That was the last time I saw my father   29   he passed away.

Sometimes, all these years later, when I get in trouble, I just   30   myself “Keep your eye on the ball”.

1.A. so                            B. and                                    C. but                                   D. or

2.A. fastest                          B. easiest                             C. slowest                            D. highest

3.A. taller                            B. heavier                            C. younger                          D. older

4.A. words                           B. advice                    C. answer                            D. thought

5.A. joke                     B. play                                  C. discuss                             D. stay

6.A. because             B. when                               C. since                                D. though

7.A. cry                       B. sad                                   C. shout                               D. smile

8.A. tired                             B. ill                                      C. angry                               D. free

9.A. We                      B. I                               C. He                                    D. They

10.A. throat                        B. finger                     C. body                                D. mouth

11.A. feeling                       B. reading                            C. hearing                            D. keeping

12.A. children           B. nurses                             C. parents                            D. friends

13.A. However                   B. Therefore                       C. Once again            D. Many times

14.A. after                           B. before                             C. as                                      D. until

15.A. comfort            B. believe                            C. tell                                    D. enjoy

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：我小的时候父亲喜欢和我玩接球游戏。我玩得不好，但是我们还是会一起玩。父亲经常说：“眼睛要盯着球。”。我长大了，有麻烦事时，总是找父亲求助，父亲开玩笑地说：“眼睛要盯着球。”。我们就会开心起来。父亲生病去世后，我依然会时常想起那句话“眼睛要盯着球。”

1.考查并列连词的用法辨析。句意：我玩得不好，但是我们还是会一起玩。so 因此；and 而且；but 但是；or否则的话。根据前后的语境判断，表转折更好。故选C。

2.考查形容词最高级的用法辨析。句意：他总是告诉我，眼睛要盯着球。因为我总是接不住球即使是最简单的扔球。fastest最快；easiest 最容易；slowest最慢；highest最高。两者结合，最佳选B。

3.考查形容词比较级的用法辨析。句意：我长大些，就不常玩接球了。1995年，我23岁，父亲更老了。taller更高；heavier更重；younger更年轻；older更老。根据语境，选D。

4.考查名词的用法辨析。句意：如果我有什么问题，就会找父亲寻求建议。words话；advice建议；answer回答；thought想法。固定用法ask for advice表寻求建议。下文出现了advice。故选B。

5.考查动词的用法辨析。他会努力跟我开玩笑说:“眼睛要盯着球。” joke开玩笑；play玩；discuss 讨论；stay逗留。中风的人通常说话语无伦次甚至不会说话了。故选A。

6.考查状语从句的连接词的用法辨析。我们俩通常会大笑一番，因为这个建议于事无补。because因为；when当……时候；since自从；though尽管。结合前后关系，故选A。

7.考查宾语补足语的用法辨析。但是他总是努力地让我笑。cry哭；sad伤心；shout 喊叫；smile微笑。结合后面We both smiled.故选D。

8.考查形容词的用法辨析。在1995年我25岁时，父亲生病了。tired疲倦的；ill生病的；angry愤怒的；free自由的，免费的。结合后面的“中风”一词，故选B。

9.考查代词的用法辨析。他（父亲）说不了话了。We我们；I 我；He 他；They他们。故选C。

10.考查名词的用法辨析。他只能说唇语,有时很难理解。throat嗓子；finger 手指；body身体；mouth口。结合后面的lips,故选D。

11.考查-ing作宾语的用法辨析。过了一会儿，我似乎很擅长读懂他的唇语。feeling 感受；reading 读；hearing听到；keeping保持。唇语需要解读；下文出现了read一词。故选B。

12.考查名词的用法辨析。甚至比那些在那里照顾他的护士理解得更好。children孩子们；nurses护士；parents 父母；friends朋友。结合语境，故选B。

13.考查连词的用法辨析。我们最近一次交谈，我告诉他一个问题，我交了男朋友。再一次，我看到他的嘴唇在说：眼睛要盯着球。我们俩都笑了。However但是；Therefore因此；Once again再，又；Many times多次。故选C。

14.考查表时间的连词的用法辨析。那是最后一次在他去世前，我看见父亲。after在……之后；before在……之前；as当……时候；until直到……才。两者结合，故选B。

15.考查动词的用法辨析。这些年过去了，有时，当我有麻烦的时候，我就告诉自己“眼睛要盯着球。”comfort 舒服；believe相信；tell告诉；enjoy 享受。结合语境，故选C。

考点：人生百味类短文。