Question

In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There was not much      done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment that were      at that time. But one thing was      , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who       children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear      about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually      my sister and I.

One day, my father arrived at his school and walked up the     for his first period. He was having a very       day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He       once and bruised (擦伤) his knee but he still kept going.       did he know that someone was watching.

As the day      his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about to leave      a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his      . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for     my life.”

He looked at her and couldn’t       what he had done. She then went on      . “When I got up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my      and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt    and the feeling of sadness just kept getting     . And now you are walking as      as ever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”

1.A. information                      B. research                            C. knowledge             D. experience

2.A. favorable                     B. believable                        C. reasonable            D. available

3.A. obvious                       B. special                         C. natural              D. strange

4.A. abandoned              B. followed                           C. taught              D. attended

5.A. stories                              B. jokes                 C. songs                       D. humors

6.A. connect                      B. change                     C. mean                       D. defeat

7.A. mountains                B. stairs                                 C. ladders        D. streets

8.A. normal                   B. pleasant                           C. simple              D. difficult

9.A. fell                            B. stood               C. happened         D. appeared

10.A. Few                          B. Little              C. Seldom             D. Never

11.A. arrived                          B. progressed         C. broke               D. stopped

12.A. until                                 B. before                C. when                      D. while

13.A. students                             B. friends             C. teachers               D. workers

14.A. losing                     B. giving               C. passing     D. saving

15.A. write down                 B. figure out                         C. cut off               D. put up

16.A. responding             B. admitting                          C. explaining           D. complaining

17.A. rope                B. wall               C. road                 D. work

18.A. sorry                B. bad               C. lucky                 D. proud

19.A. lower                  B. weaker           C. higher             D. stronger

20.A. carefully             B. quickly           C. lightly              D. slowly

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述的是一个父亲的故事。作者的父亲的了帕金森病，当时的医疗条件有限，只能依靠药物来治疗。作者的爸爸是芝加哥一所公立高中的老师，有一天他来到学校，上楼摔倒的一幕被一个想要自杀的女孩看到了。作者爸爸的坚强给了那个女孩以力量，她很感激作者的爸爸。

1.There was not much    done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment当时没有太多关于帕金森病的研究，作者的爸爸不得不依赖药物和治疗。A信息；B研究；C知识；D经历，经验。故选B。

2.the medication and treatment that were       at that time当时仅有的医疗条件，A赞同的，有利的；B可信的；C合理的；D可获得的，可得到的。故选D。

3.But one thing was      , my father was not a quitter.有一件事是明显的，作者的爸爸不是一个轻言放弃的人。A明显的；B特殊的；C自然的；D奇怪的。故选A。

4.He was a teacher who       children with special educational needs作者的爸爸教一些有特殊教育需要的孩子，A放弃，抛弃；B跟随；C教书；D参加，上学。故选C。

5.Every day we would hear        about “his kids”.每天都能听到关于“他的孩子”的故事，A故事；B玩笑；C歌曲；D幽默。故选A。

6.These “kids” did not usually       my sister and I.这些“孩子”不总是意味着作者和妹妹，A连接；B改变；C意味着；D打败。故选C。

7.my father arrived at his school and walked up the       for his first period爸爸到达学校，走上楼梯开始他的第一阶段，根据最后一段“go up the stairs”可知，应填stairs，A山；B楼梯；C梯子；D街道。故选B。

8.He was having a very         day because the disease was really taking everything out of him.他的病把一切都夺走了，爸爸的一天过得很艰难，A正常的；B令人愉快的；C简单的；D困难的。故选D。

9.He        once and bruised (擦伤) his knee爸爸摔倒擦伤了膝盖，A摔倒；B站立；C发生；D出现。故选A。

10.      did he know that someone was watching.他从来不知道有一个人一直在看着他，A少的；B少的，小的；C很少；D从不。故选D。

11.As the day        his steps began to get a little lighter.随着一天时间的过去，他的脚步变轻了，A到达；B进展，发展；C打破；D停止。根据下一句的At the end of the day可知，这里不是一天的结束，不用stopped。故选B。

12.he was about to leave         a young girl entered his office当一个年轻女孩进来时，爸爸正要离开，be about to do sth when...正要做某事时，另外一件事发生了。故选C。

13.He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his      .爸爸半路上遇见过这个女孩，但她不是爸爸的学生，A学生；B朋友；C老师；D工人。故选A。

14.she said, “I just wanted to thank you for       my life.”她说：“我只是想谢谢你救了我的命”，A失去；B给；C通过；D拯救。故选D。

15.He looked at her and couldn’t       what he had done.爸爸看着她，不理解自己曾经为她做过什么事情，A写下；B计算出，弄明白，理解；C切除，切断，中断；D进行，住宿，搭建，张贴。故选B。

16.She then went on      . “When I got up她接着解释。“当我起床时，......”。A回应；B承认；C解释；D抱怨。故选C。

17.I felt as if I was at the end of my      and ready to kill myself.她感觉自己的生命已经到了尽头，准备自杀，at the end of one’s rope某人生命的尽头，A绳子；B墙壁；C道路；D工作。故选A。

18.and then you fell, I felt       她看到作者的爸爸摔倒，心里肯定不会是开心，根据后面的“the feeling of sadness”可知，作者很难过，A遗憾的，抱歉的；B糟糕的；C幸运的；D自豪的。故选B。

19.the feeling of sadness just kept getting        难过的感觉一直在增强，A更低的；B更虚弱的；C更高的；D更强的。故选D。

20.根据everything will get better as the days go on可知，一切都会好起来。And now you are walking as       as ever.作者爸爸的脚步像以前一样轻快。A小心地；B快速地；C轻轻地，轻松地；D慢慢地。故选C。

考点：人物故事类短文阅读