Question

In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There was not much      done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment that were      at that time. But one thing was      , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who       children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear      about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually      my sister and I.

One day, my father arrived at his school and walked up the     for his first period. He was having a very       day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He       once and bruised (擦傷) his knee but he still kept going.       did he know that someone was watching.

As the day      his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about to leave      a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his      . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for     my life.”

He looked at her and couldn’t       what he had done. She then went on      . “When I got up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my      and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt    and the feeling of sadness just kept getting     . And now you are walking as      as ever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”

1.A. information                      B. research                            C. knowledge             D. experience

2.A. favorable                     B. believable                        C. reasonable            D. available

3.A. obvious                       B. special                         C. natural              D. strange

4.A. abandoned              B. followed                           C. taught              D. attended

5.A. stories                              B. jokes                 C. songs                       D. humors

6.A. connect                      B. change                     C. mean                       D. defeat

7.A. mountains                B. stairs                                 C. ladders        D. streets

8.A. normal                   B. pleasant                           C. simple              D. difficult

9.A. fell                            B. stood               C. happened         D. appeared

10.A. Few                          B. Little              C. Seldom             D. Never

11.A. arrived                          B. progressed         C. broke               D. stopped

12.A. until                                 B. before                C. when                      D. while

13.A. students                             B. friends             C. teachers               D. workers

14.A. losing                     B. giving               C. passing     D. saving

15.A. write down                 B. figure out                         C. cut off               D. put up

16.A. responding             B. admitting                          C. explaining           D. complaining

17.A. rope                B. wall               C. road                 D. work

18.A. sorry                B. bad               C. lucky                 D. proud

19.A. lower                  B. weaker           C. higher             D. stronger

20.A. carefully             B. quickly           C. lightly              D. slowly

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述的是一個父親的故事。作者的父親的了帕金森病，當時的醫療條件有限，只能依靠藥物來治療。作者的爸爸是芝加哥一所公立高中的老師，有一天他來到學校，上樓摔倒的一幕被一個想要自殺的女孩看到了。作者爸爸的堅強給了那個女孩以力量，她很感激作者的爸爸。

1.There was not much    done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment當時沒有太多關于帕金森病的研究，作者的爸爸不得不依賴藥物和治療。A信息；B研究；C知識；D經歷，經驗。故選B。

2.the medication and treatment that were       at that time當時僅有的醫療條件，A贊同的，有利的；B可信的；C合理的；D可獲得的，可得到的。故選D。

3.But one thing was      , my father was not a quitter.有一件事是明顯的，作者的爸爸不是一個輕言放棄的人。A明顯的；B特殊的；C自然的；D奇怪的。故選A。

4.He was a teacher who       children with special educational needs作者的爸爸教一些有特殊教育需要的孩子，A放棄，拋棄；B跟隨；C教書；D參加，上學。故選C。

5.Every day we would hear        about “his kids”.每天都能聽到關于“他的孩子”的故事，A故事；B玩笑；C歌曲；D幽默。故選A。

6.These “kids” did not usually       my sister and I.這些“孩子”不總是意味著作者和妹妹，A連接；B改變；C意味著；D打敗。故選C。

7.my father arrived at his school and walked up the       for his first period爸爸到達學校，走上樓梯開始他的第一階段，根據最后一段“go up the stairs”可知，應填stairs，A山；B樓梯；C梯子；D街道。故選B。

8.He was having a very         day because the disease was really taking everything out of him.他的病把一切都奪走了，爸爸的一天過得很艱難，A正常的；B令人愉快的；C簡單的；D困難的。故選D。

9.He        once and bruised (擦傷) his knee爸爸摔倒擦傷了膝蓋，A摔倒；B站立；C發生；D出現。故選A。

10.      did he know that someone was watching.他從來不知道有一個人一直在看著他，A少的；B少的，小的；C很少；D從不。故選D。

11.As the day        his steps began to get a little lighter.隨著一天時間的過去，他的腳步變輕了，A到達；B進展，發展；C打破；D停止。根據下一句的At the end of the day可知，這里不是一天的結束，不用stopped。故選B。

12.he was about to leave         a young girl entered his office當一個年輕女孩進來時，爸爸正要離開，be about to do sth when...正要做某事時，另外一件事發生了。故選C。

13.He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his      .爸爸半路上遇見過這個女孩，但她不是爸爸的學生，A學生；B朋友；C老師；D工人。故選A。

14.she said, “I just wanted to thank you for       my life.”她說：“我只是想謝謝你救了我的命”，A失去；B給；C通過；D拯救。故選D。

15.He looked at her and couldn’t       what he had done.爸爸看著她，不理解自己曾經為她做過什么事情，A寫下；B計算出，弄明白，理解；C切除，切斷，中斷；D進行，住宿，搭建，張貼。故選B。

16.She then went on      . “When I got up她接著解釋。“當我起床時，......”。A回應；B承認；C解釋；D抱怨。故選C。

17.I felt as if I was at the end of my      and ready to kill myself.她感覺自己的生命已經到了盡頭，準備自殺，at the end of one’s rope某人生命的盡頭，A繩子；B墻壁；C道路；D工作。故選A。

18.and then you fell, I felt       她看到作者的爸爸摔倒，心里肯定不會是開心，根據后面的“the feeling of sadness”可知，作者很難過，A遺憾的，抱歉的；B糟糕的；C幸運的；D自豪的。故選B。

19.the feeling of sadness just kept getting        難過的感覺一直在增強，A更低的；B更虛弱的；C更高的；D更強的。故選D。

20.根據everything will get better as the days go on可知，一切都會好起來。And now you are walking as       as ever.作者爸爸的腳步像以前一樣輕快。A小心地；B快速地；C輕輕地，輕松地；D慢慢地。故選C。

考點：人物故事類短文閱讀