Question

My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He could not read, but if he heard a tune several times, he could play it. Occasionally, he ______ play for the local radio station.

Dad loved playing the mandolin for his family. He knew we enjoyed his playing. If he could give _____ to others, he would, especially for his family. He was always _____ his time and efforts to making sure his family had enough in their life.

Later, I matured into a man and had my own children. Whenever coming home, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin, for nobody played the mandolin like him. He could _____ your soul with tunes coming out of that old mandolin. He seemed to ______ when playing, taking pride in his ability to play so well.

Unfortunately, in 1977. Dad was _____ in an accident, leaving his third finger of his left hand wounded seriously. _____ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did affect his ______ to play the mandolin. After the accident, he was ______ to play and felt unable to play as well as before. Every time we asked him to play, he would make excuses. _____, we could persuade him and he would say “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it made no ______. When he played the old mandolin, it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time.

In August 1993, Dad was ______ with serious disease. He chose not to receive any chemotherapy（化疗）treatments ______ he could live out his rest life in dignity(尊严). A week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for his family. First he made the usual ______ again but later said “Okay.”, ______ it was likely to be the last chance for us to hear him playing. He tuned up the old mandolin and played. ______, I found everyone in the family ______. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner ______ that lives with him in his life.

Dad would never play the mandolin for us again, but we still _____ the most valuable gift we gained from him, ____ he had done all his life, giving.

1.A. might     B. should     C. would           D. must

2.A. pleasure   B. advice      C. help            D. favor

3.A. applying B. paying     C. attaching      D. devoting

4.A. touch     B. discover    C. deliver        D. possess

5.A. escape    B. shine      C. exist           D. calm

6.A. included B. absorbed   C. buried          D. involved

7.A. Although  B. If         C. Whether        D. Because

8.A. courage  B. faith       C. ability        D. energy

9.A. desperate  B. unwilling C. worthwhile     D. sensitive

10.A. Eventually      B. Suddenly     C. Gradually       D. Consequently

11.A. sense    B. difference  C. contact         D. progress

12.A. combined  B. burdened    C. carried         D. diagnosed

13.A. so that   B. in case    C. even if         D. as though

14.A. plan      B. apology    C. reason         D. excuse

15.A. promising      B. noticing     C. requesting     D. knowing

16.A. Looking around B. Turning up C. Looking into   D. Speeding up

17.A. happy     B. tearful     C. anxious         D. delighted

18.A. preference     B. advantage   C. strength       D. courage

19.A. treasure  B. adopt      C. consider        D. approve

20.A. anything  B. everything  C. nothing          D. something

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

1.考查情态动词辨析A. might可能；B. should应该；C. would将会；D. must必须；句意：偶尔他会在火车站进行演出。Would在陈述语气中，表示无意识的行动或单纯将来发生的事或动作,故选C项。

2.考查名词辨析A. pleasure快乐；B. advice建议；C. help帮助；D. favor支持；句意：如果他愿意把快乐给别人，他肯定会，尤其是对于家人。根据上方提到Dad loved playing the mandolin for his family可知选A项。

3.考查动词辨析A. applying提供；B. paying支付；C. attaching贴上；D. devoting捐献；devote one’s time to doing ,致力于做某事，故选D项。

4.考查动词辨析A. touch触摸；B. discover 发现；C. deliver递送；D. possess拥有；句意：他能通过韵律来触摸你的灵魂。根据上文提到Whenever coming home, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin, for nobody played the mandolin like him.每当我回家时，我会要求父亲来给我演奏，因为没有人象他那样深情的演奏，故选A项。

5.考查动词辨析A. escape逃跑；B. shine闪光；C. exist 存在；D. calm平静；句意：当演奏时，他在全身闪光。根据语境，父亲在演奏时，taking pride in his ability to play so well.非常的投入，十分有魅力，故选B项。

6.考查动词辨析A. included包括；B. absorbed吸收；C. buried埋葬；D. involved涉及，卷入；句意：不幸的是，在1977年，卷入事故，左手的第三个手指严重受伤。Be involved in 卷入，故选D项。

7.考查连词辨析A. Although 虽然；B. If 如果；C. Whether是否；D. Because因为；句意：虽然他并不影响他手部的活动，但影响他弹曼陀林琴。两个句子之间是转折关系，故选A项。

8.考查名词辨析A. courage勇气；B. faith信念；C. ability能力；D. energy精力；句意：虽然他并不影响他手部的活动，但影响他弹曼陀林琴。

9.考查形容词辨析A. desperate渴望；B. unwilling不愿意；C. worthwhile值得；D. sensitive敏感的；句意：自从事故之后，他不在愿意弹琴了，感觉不能和以前一样好了；根据Every time we asked him to play, he would make excuses.可知选B项。

10.考查副词辨析A. Eventually最后地；B. Suddenly突然地；C. Gradually逐渐地；D. Consequently因此；句意：最后，我们说服他，他才说，好吧，但不能弹的跟以前一样好了，根据语境选A项。

11.考查名词辨析 A. sense感觉；B. difference不同；C. contact联系；D. progress进步；句意：对于家人来说，没有什么不同，make no difference,没有影响，故选B项。

12.考查动词辨析A. combined连接；B. burdened负担；C. carried携带；D. diagnosed诊断；句意：在1993年八月，父新被诊断出严重的疾病。根据下文提到He chose not to receive any chemotherapy（化疗）treatments可知选D项。

13.考查连词辨析A. so that因此；B. in case以防；C. even if即使；D. as though好象；句意：他不想接受化疗，因此他能体面的过完他的余生。两个句子是因果关系，故选A项。

14.考查名词辨析A. plan计划；B. apology道歉；C. reason原因；D. excuse借口；句意：刚一开始时，他又找借口，但后来说好吧，根据but later said “Okay.”可知D项。

15.考查动词辨析 A. promising许诺；B. noticing注意；C. requesting要求；D. knowing知道；句意：他同意，好象知道这是最后一次听他弹奏了。Knowing做伴随状语，故选D项。

16.考查动词短语辨析A. Looking around向四周看；B. Turning up出现；C. Looking into调查；D. Speeding up加速；句意：向四周看看，我发现每个人都眼含热泪。

17.考查形容词辨析A. happy高兴的；B. tearful含泪的；C. anxious 焦虑的；D. delighted高兴的；句意：向四周看看，我发现每个人都眼含热泪。根据上文提到___35___ it was likely to be the last chance for us to hear him playing可知选B项。

18.考查名词辨析 A. preference 爱好；B. advantage优点；C. strength力量；D. courage勇气；句意：我们看到一个安静谦虚的人，用自己的全部内心力量来爱着我们，支撑着。

19.考查动词辨析 A. treasure珍视；B. adopt 采纳；C. consider 考虑；D. approve同意；句意：父亲再也不能为我们弹奏了，但我们仍然会珍惜他给我们最珍贵的礼物，根据句意选A项。

20.考查代词辨析A. anything任何；B. everything一切；C. nothing什么也没有；D. something一些；句意：父亲做着一生都在做着的事，奉献；根据句意选D项。