Question

When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37  and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39  interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.

I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41  my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42  but with myself. I have failed  43  I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44  I have done wrong all these years.”

Dad began  45  along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

36. A. drive        B. work             C. live             D. travel

37. A. made         B. repaired         C. waited       D. parked

38. A. concert B. bookstore        C. shop             D. cinema

39. A. very         B. too              C. so           D. fairly

40. A. excited B. angry            C. disappointed     D. sad

41. A. at           B. to           C. for          D. with

42. A. me       B. it           C. you          D. him

43. A. so       B. because      C. after            D. before

44. A. where        B. when             C. why          D. how

45. A. running B. driving      C. crying       D. walking

Answer 1

【主旨大意】文章講述了我十八歲時答應父親開車載他去城里，可是我卻看電影忘記時間，并且撒謊騙父親，父親很生氣，用懲罰自己的方式給我上了難忘的一課。

【解析】

36. A  根據句意應是我剛學會開車，所以很高興的同意了。

37. B  根據上句知“車出了毛病”，所以應是我去附近的車廠去修理它，其他不符題意。

38. D  根據下文講到看電影，所以應是去了電影院。

39. C  根據復合句的結構可以看出考查固定句式結構so...that...。

40. B  根據文意我忘記接父親的時間，所以可以推測出害怕父親會“生氣”，故選B。

41. C  考查固定短語的用法，make a excuse for“為……找借口”。

42. C  根據句子結構可以看出考查的是not... but...“不是……而是……”， 根據句意應是“不是你為是我自己”，故選C。

43. B  根據上下句的關系“我很失敗，因為我養了一個不能對父親說出事實的兒子”，可以看出考查的是原因狀語從句。

44. A  根據句意應是“我要認真地想一下我哪兒做錯了”，故選A。

45. D  根據上文父親的話可知父親是要走著回家，選D。