Question

It was New Year’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He had already    sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from  his journey nothing but errors and remorse.

The days of his   appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the     moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads.—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place,    with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs ; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless.

He looked towards the sky and cried    , “ Oh, my youth, return! Oh ,my     , place me once more at the entrance to life, and I ’ll   the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his     early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. His darkened eyes were full of    , and with a despairing effort , he burst out a cry, “Come back, my early days! Come back!”

And his youth did return, for all this was only a          which he had on New Year’s Night.

Those who still linger on the   of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years pass away and your    stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain, “Oh , my youth, return! Oh , give me back my early days! ”

1. A. brought     B. passed     C. paid         D. took

2.A. youth        B. age        C. work          D. future

3.A .happy        B. serious    C. dangerous     D. terrible

4.A. placed       B. smiled     C. covered       D. put

5.A. painfully    B. carefully  C. faithfully    D. terribly

6.A. mother       B. father     C. sister       D. brother

7.A.talk          B. write     C. advise        D. choose

8.A.sisters’     B. parents’   C.teachers’    D. brothers’

9.A. jobs         B. talks       C. tears        D. clothes

10.A. story        B. dream       C. chance      D. joke

11.A. entrance    B. building    C. street      D. way

12.A. teeth       B. hands      C. heads        D.feet

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要讲了在新年之夜，别人都在欢庆新年之际，一位后悔、痛苦又绝望的老人即将走向生命的尽头，他非常后悔自己在年轻时没有听从父亲的劝告，走正确的人生道路，然而时光不再，他永远不可能回到年轻时候了

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6.and he recalled the 38 moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads.可知是父亲，故选B项；

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8.They had taught him and prayed to God for his good可知是父母，故选B项；

9.he burst out a cry可知是哭了，故选C项；

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考点：人生百味类阅读。