Ⅰ.完形填空
It had been a long drive to the Veteran's hospital. My brother and I had gone to 1 my Dad who had been 2 into the hospital days earlier, weak, sick and confused. The doctor had diagnosed him with pneumonia (肺炎) and found cancer cells in his brain. My Dad looked so 3 lying there in bed. It wasn't just the 4 that was getting to him. It was also being so 5 his family and friends.
As I sat by his bed, a little woman with a big smile 6 into his room. She was at least 80 years old but seemed to have the 7 of someone 60 years young. She was a volunteer 8 handmade get-well cards from the local elementary school. Gently, she took my Dad's hand and thanked him for his service to our country. It was the first time since he had gotten sick that I saw my Dad smile. I 9 her into the hallway as she left and thanked her for lifting my Dad's 10 . “I am just sharing a little 11 , sweetie,” she said with a smile as she walked into the next patient's room to share a little more.
That 80-year-old angel reminded me again of what is 12 in this life: sharing our love. When we share our love, we create 13 not only in the hearts of those 14 us, but in our own hearts as well. When we share our love, we find ourselves doing what we were always 15 to do. When we share our love, we make our souls lighter, our lives brighter and the world better.
[語篇解讀] 本文是一篇記敘文。作者通過講述父親生病時(shí),志愿者來看望父親的故事,告訴我們要分享愛。
1. A.invite B.amuse
C.visit D.watch
解析:invite“邀請(qǐng)”;amuse“娛樂,逗笑”;visit“拜訪,游覽”;watch“觀看”。此處指的是“我”和哥哥去看望父親。
答案:C
2. A.refused B.admitted
C.hurt D.wounded
解析:refuse“拒絕”;admit“允許進(jìn)入,辦理住院手續(xù),承認(rèn)”;hurt“受傷”;wound“使受傷”。此處指的是父親被接收住院。
答案:B
3. A.sad B.small
C.bored D.calm
解析:sad“悲傷的”;bored“厭倦的”;calm“平靜的”。 父親患有肺炎同時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)癌癥,所以父親很傷心難過。
答案:A
4. A.work B.illness
C.failure D.loneliness
解析:句意:這不僅僅是他的病情。work“工作”;illness“病”;failure“失敗”;loneliness“孤獨(dú)”。
答案:B
5. A.related to B.strange to
C.far away from D.different from
解析:be related to“與……有關(guān)”;be strange to“對(duì)……來說是奇怪的”;be far away from“遠(yuǎn)離”;be different from“與……不同”。此處指的是不僅生病使父親難過,遠(yuǎn)離家人和朋友也使父親難過。
答案:C
6. A.broke B.walked
C.turned D.looked
解析:句意:一個(gè)女人微笑著走進(jìn)房間。break“破壞”;walk“步行,散步”;turn“翻轉(zhuǎn)”。
答案:B
7. A.looks B.strength
C.wealth D.energy
解析:句意:她至少80歲,但似乎有一個(gè)60歲的人的精力。look“表情”;strength“力量,優(yōu)勢”;wealth“財(cái)富”;energy“精力,能量”。
答案:D
8. A.delivering B.showing
C.selling D.collecting
解析:句意:她是一名志愿者,負(fù)責(zé)投送當(dāng)?shù)匦W(xué)生手工制作的康復(fù)卡。deliver“遞送,發(fā)表,接生”;show“展示”;sell“銷售”;collect“收集”。
答案:A
9. A.forced B.watched
C.pushed D.followed
解析:句意:我跟隨她來到走廊……。force“強(qiáng)迫”;follow“跟隨”。
答案:D
10. A.hand B.head
C.spirits D.dreams
解析:句意:當(dāng)她離開時(shí),我跟著她走到走廊,感謝她提升我的父親的精神。spirit“精神”;dream“夢想”。
答案:C
11. A.love B.present
C.time D.information
解析:present“禮物”;information“信息,資料”。由下文的sharing our love可知,此處這位志愿者說自己只是分享了一點(diǎn)愛。
答案:A
12. A.hard B.easy
C.initial D.essential
解析:initial“最初的”;essential“基本的”。此處指的是生活的本質(zhì)。
答案:D
13. A.surprise B.joy
C.security D.wonder
解析:surprise“驚訝”;joy“高興”;security“安全”;wonder“奇跡”。此處指的是分享愛能夠制造快樂。
答案:B
14. A.within B.beyond
C.around D.before
解析:within“在……之內(nèi)”;beyond“超越”;around“在……周圍”;before“在……之前”。此處指的是在我們周圍。
答案:C
15. A.meant B.ordered
C.asked D.attracted
解析:句意:當(dāng)我們分享愛時(shí),我們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在做我們一直想做的事情。meant“意味著”,be meant to do sth.“意在做某事,應(yīng)該做某事”;order“命令”;attract“吸引”。
答案:A