Question

At the funeral, I tried to say good-bye to Grandpa, but all I could do was feel bad. Most of the adults were busy _______to one another. They didn’t talk about Grandpa. Afterward, I kept my grandpa _______in my mind by talking about him_______. I was afraid if I might _______him. I told everyone he died. One day when I was with my mother in a _______, I told the check-out lady. When we got outside, my mother hugged me close and told me not to tell _______ about Grandpa’s death. Then I realized that there were other ways I could remember him.

I planted a tree in our backyard, in _______of Grandpa. The stars made me feel _______. I’d choose a star in the sky and _______it was Grandpa ________. In school, my teacher suggested that I write stories and draw pictures. The more I wrote and the more I drew, the more I ________about Grandpa and me.

I gave my favorite ________to the library in memory of my Grandpa. The librarian wrote his name on a special label and put it ________. I used to ________the book. It wasn’t ________the shelf, I was happy ________was reading “my grandpa’s book.”

________, I was working hard in school and having fun with my friends again. I can’t remember everything about my grandpa, ________every once in a while, someone or something ________me of him. The memories feel warm and good. Now I know, and I want you to know, the best ________ are like love. They last forever.

1.A. talking    B. praying    C. yelling    D. explaining

2.A. aware    B. alive    C. awake    D. alike

3.A. currently    B. constantly    C. occasionally    D. absolutely

4.A. regard    B. forgive    C. forget    D. recall

5.A. restaurant    B. hospital    C. school    D. store

6.A. strangers    B. friends    C. ladies    D. gentlemen

7.A. honor    B. favor    C. defense    D. praise

8.A. tired    B. easy    C. good    D. lucky

9.A. prove    B. predict    C. confirm    D. pretend

10.A. setting off    B. making up    C. looking down    D. getting up

11.A. remembered    B. worried    C. cared    D. heard

12.A. book    B. diary    C. plant    D. CD

13.A. outside    B. inside    C. forward    D. beside

14.A. protect    B. lend    C. borrow    D. visit

15.A. beside    B. under    C. behind    D. on

16.A. one    B. someone    C. nobody    D. everyone

17.A. Before long    B. Ever after    C. After all    D. Since then

18.A. for    B. and    C. but    D. as

19.A. warns    B. convinces    C. reminds    D. informs

20.A. expectations    B. beliefs    C. emotions    D. memories

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.D

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。作者祖父去世后，他发现很多方式可以纪念祖父，他在后院种树、向图书馆捐书、选择一颗天上的星星，尽管后来作者忙于学业和交友，对祖父的记忆渐行渐远，但是他偶尔还是会想起祖父，作者感慨回忆永存。

1.考查动词。A. talking谈话；B. praying祈祷；C. yelling喊叫；D. explaining解释。根据They didn’t talk about Grandpa.可知，在祖父的葬礼上，大家忙着彼此交谈。故选A。

2.考查形容词。A. aware有意识的；B. alive活着的；C. awake醒着的；D. alike相似的。根据in my mind by talking about him.可知，作者不断谈论着祖父，为了让他活在作者自己的脑海中。故选B。

3.考查副词。A. currently目前；B. constantly经常；C. occasionally偶尔；D. absolutely 绝对。根据I kept my grandpa ___2___in my mind by talking about him.可知，作者在不断地谈论着祖父以让他活在作者自己的脑海中。故选B。

4.考查动词。A. regard看作；B. forgive原谅；C. forget忘记；D. recall回忆。根据I told everyone he died可知，作者告诉每个人祖父去世的事情，是因为他害怕自己会忘记祖父。故选C。

5.考查名词。A. restaurant饭店；B. hospital医院；C. school学校；D. store商店。根据I told the check-out lady.可知，作者在商店结帐时告诉收银员祖父去世的消息。故选D。

6.考查名词。A. strangers陌生人；B. friends朋友；C. ladies女士；D. gentlemen绅士。根据I told the check-out lady.可知，作者和收银员不认识，就是不要告诉陌生人。故选A。

7.考查名词。A. honor荣誉，纪念；B. favor支持；C. defense防御；D. praise表扬。根据I planted a tree in our backyard可知，为了纪念祖父，作者在后院种了一棵树。in honor of是“为了纪念”的意思，故选A。

8.考查形容词。A. tired疲惫的；B. easy容易的；C. good好的；D. lucky幸运的。根据I’d choose a star in the sky可知，作者选择天空中一颗星星代表祖父，是因为星星让作者感觉很好。故选C。

9.考查动词。A. prove证明；B. predict预言；C. confirm证实；D. pretend假装。根据I’d choose a star in the sky.可知，作者选一颗星星假装它是祖父。故选D。

10.考查动词短语。A. setting off引爆；B. making up组成；C. looking down向下看；D. getting up起床。根据I’d choose a star in the sky.可知，作者把星星当做祖父，假装祖父在向下看着自己。故选C。

11.考查动词。A. remembered记得；B. worried担心；C. cared关心；D. heard听到。The more I wrote and the more I drew这些都是纪念祖父，所以写得越多画得越多，作者就越能感觉到祖父和自己在一起。故选A。

12.考查名词。A. book书籍；B. diary日记；C. plant植物；D. CD光盘。根据to the library in memory of my Grandpa.可知，为了纪念去世的祖父，作者把最喜欢的书籍捐给了图书馆。故选A。

13.考查副词。A. outside外部；B. inside内部；C. forward向前；D. beside旁边。根据I used to ___14___the book.可推知，图书管理员在书上贴上带有祖父名字的特殊标签，把书放进图书馆里面，这样作者才能经常看到作者的书。故选B。

14.考查动词。A. protect保护；B. lend借出；C. borrow借来；D. visit拜访，看。根据They didn’t talk about Grandpa.可知，为了纪念祖父，作者常常去看这本书。故选D。

15.考查介词。A. beside旁边；B. under下面；C. behind后面；D. on在……上面。根据上文The librarian wrote his name on a special label and put it inside.可知，那本书是在图书馆没在书架上，表示“在上面”用介词on。故选D。

16.考查代词。A. one一个；B. someone某个人；C. nobody没有人；D. everyone每一个人。根据I gave my favorite ___12___to the library in memory of my Grandpa.可知，作者最喜欢的书籍在图书馆，这样读这本书的人也可以读到祖父的书。故选B。

17.考查副词短语。A. Before long不久以后；B. Ever after以后一直；C. After all毕竟；D. Since then自从那时。根据I was working hard in school and having fun with my friends again.可知，作者不久之后开始忙于学业，与朋友一起玩，渐渐遗忘了祖父。故选A。

18.考查介词。A. for为了；B. and并且；C. but但是；D. as作为。根据I can’t remember everything about my grandpa可推知，尽管自己忙于学业对祖父的记忆越来越模糊，但是还会偶尔记起祖父。前后表示转折，故选C。

19.考查动词。A. warns警告；B. convinces信服；C. reminds提醒；D. informs通知。根据every once in a while, someone or something可知，偶尔会有人使自己想起祖父。故选C。

20.考查名词。A. expectations期望；B. beliefs信念；C. emotions情感；D. memories 记忆。根据The memories feel warm and good.可知，作者想要告诉读者最美好的回忆就像爱会永远持续。故选D。