Ⅲ .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 __1__ a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel's life. I wanted to __2__ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the __3__ 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 __4__ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a

similar __5__ played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him__6__ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words __7__ me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those __8__ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments __9__ ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have __10__ to me, or what he might __11__ 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? __12__ as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always __13__ never hearing him put his __14__ into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so __15__ 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 __16__,

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 __17__ of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed __18__ mine. What I had said to Daniel was __19__ . It was nothing. And yet, it was __20__ .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

答案及解析:

1. A.作者的儿子即将飞往法国去体会一种不同的生活。experience经历,体会。

2. 多为给某人具体的事物,在这里考查了固定短语leave sb sth“给某人留下某物”,其中sth可以是具体的物品,也可以是抽象的东西。所以答案为C.

3. B.作者想对儿子说一些重要的话,但是由于激动结果什么都没有表达出来,并且这样的情况在过去也有所发生,后面的文章就谈到了这样的一个例子。

4. D.儿子走上汽车的台阶,然后消失在车内。该句是指作者的儿子乘车上幼儿园这件事。

5. B.作者的儿子乘车上幼儿园时,他想对孩子说一些话,然而没有说出来,十多年后驱车送儿子上大学时类似的情景又发生了。scene场景,情景。

6. C. 因为要开始新的阶段的生活,所以作者提到想给儿子面对新生活的勇气和自信。

7. A.考查固定短语。sth fail sb某人想不出某物。这里是指作者想不出要对儿子说的话。

8. D.现在儿子即将远行去法国,作者站在儿子的面前,想起了失去的那些时刻(指想对儿子说一些重要的话,但是由于激动,结果什么都没有表达出来的那些时刻)。

9. B.作者表示自己的后悔,有多少次他让这些时刻溜掉,失去。pass符合句意。

10. B. 我找不到安静的时间来告诉儿子这些时刻对我来说是多么的重要。

11. to do sth是指有可能要做的事情或者期望要去做的事情。该句的完整意思是:他有可能在将来面对什么样的人生。该空不是表示作者的儿子本人想去做某事或希望去做某事。

12. A.前后文之间是转折关系,所以用but.

13. B.我总是感到遗憾我从没听到过父亲把他的情感用语言表示出来。

14. 观点;actions动作;feelings内心的情感;attitudes态度。所以答案为C.

15. C.作者要告诉儿子内心情感的时候感到手心发汗,喉咙发紧,所以他想对于告诉儿子自己内心的想法这件事为什么会那么艰难呢。

16.A。在这里是指作者和他的儿子两人在感情交流时达到了一个很高的境界,觉得周围的世界好像都不存在,消失了。

17. C.此刻作者太激动,仅能够意识到的是当儿子的脸紧靠着自己的脸的时候,他下巴上的胡须扎着自己。be aware of 意识到,认识到。

18. B.固定短语。press against.其中against表示“紧靠”。

19. 笨拙的,不得体的。

20. D.由句首的And yet可知前后两句话之间是转折关系,所以用everything与nothing对比。