Passage 6  (福建省龙岩一中2010届高三第七次月考)  完形填空

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to  __36__ a different life．It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to __37__ him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the  __38__ time I had let such moments pass．

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked  __39__ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar __40__ played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  __41__ and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words __42__ me．

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities．How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   __45__ to me．Or what he might   46   to face in the years ahead．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his   49   into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so __50__ to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That’s all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world  __51__ , and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying．All I was  __52__ of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine．What I had said to Daniel was   54   ．It was nothing．And yet, it was    55   ．

36．A．experience B．spend     C．enjoy     D．shape

37．A．show     B．give   C．leave       D．instruct

38．A．last         B．first     C．very       D．next

39．A．upward   B．into       C．down       D．up

40．A．sign       B．scene         C．scenery       D．sight

41．A．interest     B．instruction     C．courage     D．direction

42．A．failed       B．discouraged C．struck       D．troubled

43．A．future     B．embarrassing   C．obvious       D．lost

44．A．last       B．pass     C．fly         D．remain

45．A．counted     B．meant     C．valued     D．eared

46．A．think     B．want   C．expect     D．wish

47．A．But       B．And       C．Instead   D．So

48．A．wondered     B．regretted     C．minded       D．tried

49．A．views       B．actions   C．feelings       D．attitudes

50．A．important   B．essential C．hard         D．complex

51．A．disappeared   B．changed   C．progressed     D．advanced

52．A．sensitive   B．convinced C．aware       D．tired

53．A．by       B．against     C．on           D．with

54．A．clumsy     B．gentle   C．absurd       D．moving

55．A．none     B．all       C．anything       D．everything

答案:36—40 ACBDB  41—45 CADBB  46—50 CABCC  51—55 ACBAD