Question

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to      a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to       him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the      time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar     played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him       and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words     me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    opportunities. How many times have I let such moments     ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have    to me. Or what he might       to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?       as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always         never hearing him put his     into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so       to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world     , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was      of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed        mine. What I had said to Daniel was      . It was nothing. And yet, it was    .

1.A. experience      B. spend                C. enjoy          D. shape

2.A. show              B. give                   C. leave           D. instruct

3.A. last                  B. first            C. very             D. next

4.A. on                  B. into                     C. down            D. up

5.A. sign                B. scene                    C. scenery         D. sight

6.A. interest             B. instruction             C. courage         D. direction

7.A. failed                B. discouraged              C. struck          D. troubled

8.A. future               B. embarrassing            C. obvious          D. lost

9.A. last                  B. pass                        C. fly              D. remain

10.A. counted             B. meant                     C. valued         D. eared

11.A. think                B. want                       C. expect           D. wish

12.A. But                 B. And                      C. Instead         D. So

13.A. wondered          B. regretted               C. minded          D. tried

14.A. views               B. actions                  C. feelings         D. attitudes

15.A. important          B. essential                 C. hard             D. complex

16.A. disappeared        B. changed              C. progressed       D. advanced

17.A. sensitive            B. convinced              C. aware           D. tired

18. A. by                   B. against                 C. on                D. with

19. A. clumsy             B. gentle                 C. clever          D. moving

20. A. none                B. all        C. anything        D. Everything

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一位父亲在儿子离家前都有千言万语对儿子说，可每次都说不出口，错失不少机会让父亲感到十分后悔。最后父亲终于对儿子说出了心里的话，由此作者宣扬的是要勇敢表达对亲人的爱。

1.A. Experience“经历，体验”；B. Spend“花费，度过”；C. enjoy “欣赏，享受”；D. Shape“塑造，形成”； 句意：未来几个小时内，他将飞去法国经历不同的人生。故选A。

2.A. Show“展示”，show sb sth展示某人某物； B. give “给予”give sb sth“给某人某物”；C. leave “离开，留下”leave sb sth“留下某物给某人”；D. Instruct“指引，指导”instruct sb about sth“指导某人某事”。

3.A. Last“最后的”；B. First“第一的”；C. Very“恰好的，同 一的，真正的”；D. Next“下一个的”；根据下文可知，从Daniel很小的时候开始，作者就没能成功的把心中对儿子的关心说出口，所以说不是“第一次”，故选B。

4.A. On“在...上面”；B. Into“到...里”；C. Down“沿...而下”； D. Up“向上”；句意“然后他走下巴士的台阶，消失在里面。”故选C。

5.A. Sign“手势，符号”； B. Scene“情景，场景”；C. Scenery“风景，背景”；D. Sight“视力，视线；景物”；句意：十年后，相似的情景再次重现。故选C。

6.A. Interest“兴趣”；B. Instruction“指引，指导”；C. Courage“勇气”；D. Direction“方向”；根据情境可知，此处儿子将要开始新的经历与体验，父亲想说几句话给儿子勇气与信心。故选C。

7.A. Failed“失败，放弃”；B. Discouraged“阻碍，使气馁”；C. Struck“打，撞；罢工”；D. troubled “使麻烦”；根据情境可知，此时父亲还是没对儿子说出对他的关心，故选A。

8.A. Future“未来的，将来的”；B. Embarrassing“令人尴尬的”； C. Obvious“明显的”；D. Lost“失去的，丢失的”；根据上文，作者每次都没能表达对儿子的关心，这些机会都失去了，故选D。

9.A. last “持续，维持”； B. pass “通过，错过，传递”；C. Fly“飞行”；D. Remain“剩余，逗留，保持”；根据上文，父亲对过去错失的机会感到非常后悔，便决定不会再错失这次的机会，故选B。

10.A. Counted“计算，视为，依赖”；B. Meant“意味着”；C. Valued“重视，评价”；D. Eared“抽穗”；句意：我没有找到一个合适的时间告诉他这些错失的机会对我来说意味着什么。故选B。

11.A. Think“思考，考虑”；B. Want“要，想要”；C. Expect“预期，期待”；D. Wish“希望，想要”；句意：或者他在未来几年将面临的是什么。故选C。

12.A. But“但是”表示转折关系；B. And“和，而且”表示并列关系；C. Instead“反而”；D. So“所以”表示因果关系。上句说一个父亲从没对儿子表达自己的爱意是多么严重的事情，而本句作者又说在Daniel面前，这都不算什么，两句为转折关系，故选A。

13.A. Wondered“惊奇，怀疑”；B. Regretted“遗憾，后悔”；C. Minded“介意”；D. Tried“尝试”；根据上句，作者的父亲从没对他表达过爱意，但是他们互相爱着对方，所以现在作者总是后悔没能倾听到父亲亲口表达的爱。故选B。

14.A. Views“视角，风景”；B. Actions“行动”；C. Feelings“感情，感受”； D. Attitudes“态度”；根据上句可知，作者的父亲从没将自己对儿子的感情转化成语言表达出来，故选C。

15.A. important “重要的”；B. essential “必须的”；C. Hard“困难的”；D. Complex“复杂的”；根据上句，作者感到心跳加快，喉头发紧，表示作者感到非常紧张，随之感觉到对儿子表达感情是一件困难的事情。故选C。

16.A. Disappeared“消失”；B. Changed“变化，改变”；C. Progressed“进步，发展”；D. Advanced“增强，提升”；根据上文可知，作者只是对Daniel说了句非常简单的话，Daniel感受到了父亲的爱，话语都消失了，只留下父子俩。故选A。

17.A. sensitive “灵敏的，敏感的”，be sensitive to“对...敏感”；B. Convinced“说服，使信服”be convinced of“说明，确信”；C. Aware“知道的，意识到的”，be aware of“使意识到 ”；D. Tired“累的，疲倦的”，be tired of“疲于...”。上句说Daniel拥抱父亲时，父亲什么都感觉不到了，也听不懂Daniel说的话，此时父亲只能感到Daniel的胡子，故选C。

18. “推，将...压在...上”；press on“按，将...压在...上；使负重，压迫”；press with“使束缚，压迫”；B最符合题意，无press by的搭配，故选B。

19.A. Clumsy“不得体的”；B. Gentle“轻柔的，文雅的”；C. Clever“聪明的，机灵的”；D. Moving“移动的，令人感动的”；从前文可知，作者对儿子说的话很简短，似乎有点无厘头，故选A。

20.A. None“没有，毫无”；B. all “所有的，全部的”； C. Anything“任何事”；D. Everything“每一件，每一个”；根据前句，What I had said to Daniel was . It was nothing.yet表示句意的转折，故此处应填nothing的反义词。故选D。

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