Question

At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After ______ for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up ______ all our family. ______, he didn’t know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hurt so ______ that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age(心理年龄) was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news.

Since I was his only child, it was my ______ to look after him. He forgot______ everything, but he did remember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of _____ bad behaviors. I would gave him one sweet ______ he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.

Dad became the ______ child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it ______ away. He broke my window with a ball and _____ our telephone in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing ______ things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!” My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their ______ playmate. He would happily make them real cigarettes, ______ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to ______ apples.

It is eight years since the ______. Dad has accepted the fact that he is the ______ of his three playmates but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his _______ stays the same. Though it is still ______ to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I think it is a(n) ______ thing to look after dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent?

1.A. lying    B. waiting    C. staying    D. sleeping

2.A. excited    B. calmed    C. hurt    D. protected

3.A. Luckily    B. Amazingly    C. Unfortunately    D. Regularly

4.A. slowly    B. strangely    C. lightly    D. seriously

5.A. turn    B. duty    C. favor    D. habit

6.A. almost    B. half    C. truly    D. simply

7.A. stopping    B. performing    C. accepting    D. planning

8.A. so    B. though    C. if    D. before

9.A. cleverest    B. oldest    C. bravest    D. kindest

10.A. flew    B. jumped    C. drove    D. walked

11.A. repaired    B. designed    C. answered    D. cleaned

12.A. useless    B. wrong    C. dangerous    D. impolite

13.A. foolish    B. big    C. shy    D. foreign

14.A. show    B. lend    C. share    D. sell

15.A. pick    B. hide    C. buy    D. plant

16.A. graduation    B. invention    C. mistake    D. accident

17.A. teacher    B. grandfather    C. doctor    D. uncle

18.A. weight    B. age    C. height    D. look

19.A. tiring    B. relaxing    C. amusing    D. interesting

20.A. perfect    B. important    C. easy    D. happy

Answer

1. D

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. B

6. A

7. A

8. C

9. B

10. A

11. D

12. B

13. B

14. C

15. A

16. D

17. B

18. C

19. A

20. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者的父亲在60岁的时候去附近的超市买菜的时候被车撞了，作者讲述了在医院照顾父亲的经历。有多少人有机会照顾像孩子一样的父母呢?

1.考查动词。A. lying躺卧，撒谎；B. waiting等待；C. staying停留；D. sleeping睡觉。根据After ___1___ for two months in hospital, he finally woke up.可知，在医院睡了两个月后，他终于醒了。故选D。

2.考查动词。A. excited兴奋；B. calmed冷静；C. hurt伤害；D. protected保护。根据His waking up ___2___ all our family.可知，他醒来使我们全家都很兴奋。故选A。

3.考查副词。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Amazingly令人惊讶地；C. Unfortunately遗憾地；D. Regularly有规律地。根据___3___, he didn’t know any of us.可知，不幸的是，他一个人也不认识。故选C。

4.考查副词。A. slowly慢慢地；B. strangely惊奇地；C. lightly轻轻地；D. seriously严重地。根据Doctors said his brain was hurt so ___4___ that he had lost all his memory.可知，医生说他的大脑严重受伤，以致于丧失了所有的记忆。故选D。

5.考查名词。A. turn转弯；B. duty职责；C. favor赞同；D. habit习惯。根据Since I was his only child, it was my ___5___ to look after him.可知，因为我是他唯一的孩子，所以我有责任照顾他。故选B。

6.考查副词。A. almost几乎；B. half一半地；C. truly真实地；D. simply简单地。根据He forgot___6___ everything, but he did remember he liked sweets.可知，他几乎忘记了一切，但他记得他喜欢糖果。故选A。

7.考查动词。A. stopping停止；B. performing 表演；C. accepting接受；D. planning计划。根据I used the sweets as a way of ___7___ bad behaviors.可知，我用糖果来制止不良行为。故选A。

8.考查状语从句。A. so所以；B. though 尽管；C. if 如果；D. before在---以前。根据I would gave him one sweet ___8___ he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.可知，如果它不坐在地上，我就给它一颗糖；如果它停止在墙上画画，我就给它一颗糖；如果它不给狗穿上衣服，我就给它一颗糖。故选C。

9.考查形容词。A. cleverest最聪明的；B. oldest最古老的；C. bravest最勇敢的；D. kindest最善良的。根据Dad became the ___9___ child in town.可知，爸爸成了镇上最大的孩子。故选B。

10.考查动词。A. flew飞；B. jumped跳跃；C. drove驾驶；D. walked散步。根据He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it ___10___ away.可知，他爬上树去抓一只鸟，但鸟飞走了，他下不了树。故选A。

11.考查动词。A. repaired修理；B. designed设计；C. answered回答；D. cleaned打扫。根据He broke my window with a ball and ___11___ our telephone in water like washing clothes.可知，他用一个球打碎了我的窗户，用水洗了我们的电话，就像洗衣服一样。故选D。

12.考查形容词。A. useless无用的；B. wrong错误的；C. dangerous危险的； D. impolite不礼貌的。根据When I told him he was doing ___12___ things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!”可知，当我告诉他，他做错了事情，他会微笑着回答，“我喜欢!”故选B。

13.考查形容词。A. foolish愚蠢的；B. big大的；C. shy害羞的；D. foreign外国的。根据My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their ___13___ playmate.可知，我五岁的儿子和两个八岁的女儿迎来了他们的大玩伴。故选B。

14.考查动词。A. show显示；B. lend借出；C. share分享；D. sell卖。根据He would happily make them real cigarettes, ___14___ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to ___15___ apples.可知，他会高高兴兴地为他们做真正的香烟，和他们分享糖果，还会把它们高高挂在苹果树上摘苹果。故选C。

15.考查动词。A. pick捡，摘；B. hide躲藏；C. buy买；D. plant种植。根据He would happily make them real cigarettes, ___14___ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to ___15___ apples.可知，他会高高兴兴地为他们做真正的香烟，和他们分享糖果，还会把它们高高挂在苹果树上摘苹果。故选A。

16.考查名词。A. graduation毕业； B. invention发明；C. mistake错误；D. accident事故。根据It is eight years since the ___16___.可知，事故已经过去八年了。故选D。

17.考查名词。A. teacher老师；B. grandfather祖父；C. doctor医生；D. uncle叔叔。根据Dad has accepted the fact that he is the ___17___ of his three playmates but not a brother.可知，爸爸已经接受了他是三个玩伴的爷爷而不是哥哥的事实。故选B。

18.考查名词。A. weight重量；B. age年龄；C. height高度；D. look看，面容。根据He has also accepted that they grow taller but his ___18___ stays the same.可知，他也承认他们长得更高，但他的身高保持不变。故选C。

19.考查形容词。A. tiring累人的；B. relaxing令人放松的；C. amusing引人发笑的；D. interesting有趣的。根据Though it is still ___19___ to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun.可知，虽然照顾他仍然很累，但他给我们带来了很多乐趣。故选A。

20.考查形容词。A. perfect完美的；B. important重要的；C. easy容易的； D. happy高兴的。根据In some way I think it is a(n) ___20___ thing to look after dad like looking after a child.可知，在某种程度上，我认为这是一件快乐的事情，照顾爸爸就像照顾一个孩子。故选D。