Question

Merril Bingham passed away in February 2016. He was a(n)______to me in many ways. He retired(退休)four years ago. Before his retirement we remained close an talked _______. Among the many things that______me that him was his devotion to family and model of fatherhood.

Merril was quite an athlete and he developed a love for_______which lasted his entire life. As I attended Merril’s funeral(葬礼), I was more impressed than ever at the______he played as a father to 8 children, who spoke at the funeral and______stories about their dad. I must _____ that, as I sat there, I wondered_____ my children would have as many great memories of their dad as Merril’s ______did of him.

One daughter remembered that the morning she was to _____, her dad was up early in the kitchen. When she came into the kitchen, he said, “Hey, you’re getting married today! Take it easy! What do you want for breakfasts?” He then made a ______breakfast and they enjoyed it together, making her _____.

A son talked about fishing trips and ______as they worked in the yard together. He _______the importance of having the open, communicative relationship that ______him to have confidence in his dad. This son also developed a love for golf and talked about loving the time when he could ______9 or 18 holes with his dad together.

The memories of the children were about time_______together, not about money, or things that______less. I need to share my faith with my children in a(n)_____ way. Being overbearing(霸道的)doesn’t work, _______being a loving example of a father does.

1.A. helper    B. hero    C. example    D. educator

2.A. frequently    B. loudly    C. patiently    D. continuously

3.A. attracted    B. interested    C. shocked    D. impressed

4.A. basketball    B. golf    C. football    D. volleyball

5.A. games    B. role    C. jokes    D. sport

6.A. read    B. made    C. shared    D. wrote

7.A. admit    B. prove    C. confirm    D. imagine

8.A. how    B. why    C. if    D. that

9.A. friends    B. daughters    C. sons    D. kids

10.A. settle down    B. move off    C. graduate    D. marry

11.A. big    B. quick    C. simple    D. balanced

12.A. modest    B. relaxed    C. satisfied    D. quiet

13.A. bargaining    B. chatting    C. arguing    D. observing

14.A. considered    B. guessed    C. realized    D. accepted

15.A. allowed    B. forced    C. persuaded    D. requested

16.A. play    B. dig    C. cover    D. find

17.A. killed    B. spent    C. wasted    D. saved

18.A. brought    B. required    C. cost    D. mattered

19.A. organized    B. strict    C. open    D. easy

20.A. so    B. for    C. and    D. but

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过描述Merril作为一个慈爱的父亲对他的孩子产生的影响，使作者也想要成为那样的人，本文重点描述了在Merril的葬礼上，Merril的孩子对他们父亲的回忆，使我们看到了一个鲜明的父亲的形象，同时对作者产生了重大的影响。

1.A. helper助手；B. hero英雄；C. example例子、榜样；D. educator教育家。根据下文的“Being overbearing(霸道的)doesn’t work, ___20___being a loving example of a father does”可知，成为一个霸道的父亲起不了作用，但是成为一个慈爱的父亲的例子是很有作用的，而Merril就是这样的一个例子这样一个榜样。故选C。

2.A. frequently频繁地；B. loudly 大声地；C. patiently耐心地；D. continuously连续不断地。根据“Before his retirement we remained close an talked ___2___”在他退休之前我们仍然很亲密并且（）交谈，可以看出作者既然和他关系亲密，肯定是很频繁的谈话。故选A。

3.A. attracted被吸引；B. interested对…感兴趣；C. shocked大声地；D. impressed使人印象深刻地。根据下文的“was more impressed than ever at the___5___he played as a father to 8 children”可知，这件事使作者印象更深刻，所以此题应该是使作者印象深刻的是他作为一个父亲对家庭和其他类似的人的贡献。故选D。

4.A. basketball篮球；B. golf高尔夫；C. football足球；D. volleyball排球。根据下文的“This son also developed a love for golf”他的孩子也是对高尔夫有很大的喜爱，可知Merril这一生很爱打高尔夫。故选B。

5.A. games游戏；B. role角色；C. jokes笑话；D. sport体育运动。根据“I was more impressed than ever at the___5___he played as a father to 8 children, who spoke at the funeral and___6___stories about their dad”，我对他扮演的8个孩子的父亲的印象比以往任何时候都深刻，此处，他是作为八个孩子的父亲，这是一个角色。故选B。

6.A. read阅读B. made制作；C. shared分享； D. wrote写。根据“who spoke at the funeral and___6___stories about their dad”可以看出，他们在葬礼上分享了爸爸的故事。故选C。

7.A. admit承认；B. prove证明；C. confirm证实；D. imagine想象。根据“I must ___7___ that, as I sat there, I wondered___8___ my children would have as many great memories of their dad as Merril’s ___9___did of him”根据下边的作者想知道他的孩子是否也会和他有那么多的记忆，可以看出，作者承认自己想知道这些。故选A。

8.A. how 怎样；B. why为什么； C. if如果、是否；D. that那个。联系第7小题，作者想知道他的孩子是否也会向Merril和他的孩子那样对自己有那么多的回忆。故选C。

9.A. friends朋友B. daughters女儿； C. sons儿子；D. kids孩子。根据下文可知Merril的8个孩子中有儿子有女儿，所以统称为孩子。故选D。

10.A. settle down定居；B. move off 离开；C. graduate毕业；D. marry结婚。根据下文的“Hey, you’re getting married today”可知，那一天，他的女儿是要结婚。故选D。

11.A. big大的；B. quick迅速的；C. simple简单的；D. balanced平衡的。根据“He then made a ___11___breakfast and they enjoyed it together”可知，分析句意，Merril为了使他的女儿在结婚这天不紧张，为她做了一次早餐，吃完早餐后女儿放轻松了，可以看出这一次饭两人吃得很慢，所以推测出这是一次丰盛的早餐。故选A。

12.A. modest谦虚的；B. relaxed 放松的；C. satisfied满意的；D. quiet平静的。根据“He then made a ___11___breakfast and they enjoyed it together, making her ___12___.”可知，女儿在吃完父亲精心准备的早餐后，不再那么紧张，放轻松了。故选B。

13.A. bargaining讨价；B. chatting聊天；C. arguing争论；D. observing观察。根据“A son talked about fishing trips and ___13___as they worked in the yard together”分析句意可以看出，在一个院子里Merril和儿子一起钓鱼，聊天，很明显其他几个选项的意思不符合句意。故选B。

14.A. considered考虑；B. guessed猜测；C. realized意识到；D. accepted接受、认同。根据“He ___14___the importance of having the open, communicative relationship”可知他（）这种开放性的能够交谈的关系的重要性，可以看出他意识到了这种重要性。故选C。

15.A. allowed允许、让…得到； B. forced强迫；C. persuaded说服； D. requested需要。根据“He ___14___the importance of having the open, communicative relationship that___15___ him to have confidence in his dad”这种关系让他在父亲面前很有自信。故选A。

16.A. play玩；B. dig挖；C. cover遮盖；D. find找到。根据“when he could ___16___9 or 18 holes with his dad together”当他和父亲玩高尔夫时能够打9洞或者18洞时。故选A。

17.A. killed杀；B. spent度过；C. wasted浪费的D. saved保存、拯救。根据“The memories of the children were about time___17___together,”孩子们的记忆留在一起度过的时光中。故选B。

18.A. brought带来；B. required需要；C. cost成本、花费；D. mattered重要的。根据“The memories of the children were about time___17___together, not about money, or things that___18___less.” 孩子们的记忆留在一起度过的时光中，这不是金钱也不是其他一些不重要的事情。故选D。

19.A. organized组织；B. strict严格的；C. open 开放的；D. easy简单的。根据从上文 “He ___14___the importance of having the open, communicative relationship”这一句话中可以看出Merril和孩子的关系是很开放的，所以作者也想像他们那样有一个开放的交谈方式。故选C。

20.A. so所以；B. for为了；C. and 并且、和； D. but但是。根据“Being overbearing(霸道的)doesn’t work, ___20___being a loving example of a father does.”作者认为成为一个霸道的父亲不可行，要做一个慈爱的父亲，前后两句表转折用but。故选D。