Ⅲ .完形填空

The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of __1__ and it was raining heavily. I couldn't __2__ the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my __3__. I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad's back. We were __4__ home. It was the last time I felt __5__ to him.

After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered by this __6__. I was proud of it, for I felt __7__ and “grown up”. However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought __8__ from him.

One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, __9__ me scratching(乱涂) the paper. Then he said, “ This kind of writing needs __10__. Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I followed his __11__ for the next two weeks, but __12__ I could see little improvement, I followed my own method—the __13__ way. His advice didn't improve my writing but our __14__. As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his __15__ in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a __16__. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are __17__ to improve you anything for your future. You have to get __18__ to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his __19__， I have __20__ it through high school and through college.

1．A. graduation     B. employment                 C. college                D. school

2．A. form              B. resist                           C. follow                  D. break

3．A. dormitory      B. door                            C. desk                   D. bed

4．A. at                 B. already                         C. beyond               D. halfway

5．A. close             B. near                             C. happy                 D. relaxed

6．A. gap               B. thought                       C. action                 D. accident

7．A. lonely            B. depressed                    C. independent        D. comfortable

8．A. comfort         B. help                             C. support             D. explanation

9．A. helping          B. directing                       C. watching            D. blaming

10．A. skill             B. patience                        C. time                  D. practice

11．A. introduction  B. manner                         C. spirit                 D. advice

12．A. even if         B. while                             C. as                    D. though

13．A. difficult        B. slow                              C. efficient             D. fast

14．A. relationship   B. friendship                      C. thought            D. life

15．A. schooling      B. life                                C. hope                 D. expectation

16．A. writer           B. scholar                          C. scientist            D. specialist

17．A. tired             B. glad                             C. useless              D. ready

18．A. an education B. a rich boyfriend             C. a well-paid job    D. a good writing

19．A. help             B. expectations                 C. examination        D. watch

20．A. succeeded    B. got                               C. made                 D. found

答案及解析：

1. D.由girlhood可知，应为上学(更有可能是小学)的第二天。

2. 抵抗/制，这里意思是：抵抗/制不了在家时的习惯(就睡着了)。

3. C.由上文可知睡了，且在学校(教室)，故应为“伏在桌上睡了” .

4. D.由前句可知，发现自己不在教室，而在爸爸的背上，可知父亲背着她回家，在回家的半路上。

5. close to sb和某人很亲近/密。

6. t想法；gap间距；action行动；accident事故；偶然(的事)。

7. C.由下面的grown up可知应为independent，互相对应。

8. comfort from sb从某人那儿得到舒适/安慰；support支持；help帮助。

9. C.这里指父亲站在我后面看我乱涂。

10. B.父亲说练书法是需要耐心的，这里是针对我(没有耐心)乱涂一气而说的。

11. D.指上文父亲给我的忠告。

12. 表示“由于”。

13. D.指又采用自己的老方法写字(写得很马虎，当然很快的方式)。

14. A.与父亲之间的关系，故用relationship。

15．ing指受的教育。

16. r学者，有学问的人，这里指父亲被在小镇里的人认为是最有学问的人。

17. C.由下句You have to get...to change the life for yourself可知父亲说：我们是无法/没有什么用的来使你有个好的未来。

18. A.从上下文的意思看，当然父亲要她得到好的教育来使她有好的未来。

19. B.这里指父亲的期待。

20. it设法成功。