Question

Peter was a potter (制陶工). He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son got a stomachache. At first, Peter and his wife thought the boy just got a bad cold, so they didn’t take it       . But it was not a cold. It was terrible appendicitis(阑尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night. Knowing the       could not happen if he had taken the ill seriously, Peter was very        and was       of guilt. Then his wife couldn’t stand the thing, so she left him alone with his six-year-old       son.

Peter lost his two favourite persons. He felt no hope in the world and       to alcohol(酒精). Then Peter became an alcoholic(酒鬼). As he drank more, Peter began to lose       he had---his home, his land and his work. Finally, Peter died      in a San Francisco room. When I heard of Peter’s death, I thought he was a        and wasted his life. As time went by, I began to know       I once thought was wrong. I knew Peter’s little son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the love        them. I knew that kindness and caring had to       somewhere. I never heard Erine talk much about his father.

One day I asked him, ‘ I’m really puzzled by something. I know your father was the only one to raise you. What on earth (究竟) did he do to make you become such a special person?’ Ernie sat quietly and smiled for a few        . Then he said, “When I was a child, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘I love you, son.’ ”

Tears came into my        .Al had not left any money       , but he had been a kind, loving father, and he left behind a legacy(遗产) of love.

1.A. serious    B. seriouslyC. easy  D. easily

2.A. dead         B. died                                                   C. death                                D. die

3.A. happy         B. sad                                         C. bored                             D. tired

4.A. fill            B. filled       C. full       D. fulled

5.A. fine             B. elder                                        C. younger                         D. youngest

6.A. got            B. turned                                       C. came                             D. said

7.A. everything     B. something     C. anything                         D. nothing

8.A. slowly        B. alone                                        C. hopefully                        D. happily

9.A. winner        B. stranger                    C. alcoholic                         D. loser

10.A. that            B. why                                          C. what                              D.  /

11.A. in               B. between                                     C. among                           D. with

12.A. come from B. move         C. come                         D. move to

13.A. moment        B. while                        C. moments                     D. hours

14.A. eyes            B. ears                                       C. hands                        D. feet

15.A. back            B. behind                                     C. in front                      D. before

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了皮特由于自己的疏忽让大儿子生病去世了，妻子也离他而去，留下小儿子Ernie和他一起生活。皮特觉得生活毫无希望，开始酗酒，并失去了他所有的东西，最后孤独的死去。我刚开始认为皮特是个失败的人。后来认识了他的儿子Ernie，他是个充满爱的人。我想知道他的友好和关爱来自于哪里。Ernie告诉我以前父亲每晚喝酒回家都会跟他说，“我爱你，儿子。”这让我意识到皮特虽然没留下财物，但留下了爱给孩子。

1.考查副词与语境理解。由前文得知，皮特和妻子认为他只是感冒了，所以没有认真对待。Take seriously认真对待，故选B。D 选择为轻易地。

2.考查名词与语境理解。由前文得知，孩子因为没有及时送到医院而去世了，此句为：当得知如果认真对待，孩子的死是不会发生的时候，皮特……；A 无生命的，形容词；B 死亡，die的过去式；C 死亡，名词；D 死亡，动词；结合语境，句中要用名词作主语，故选C。

3.考查形容词与语境理解。有前文得知，皮特知道了孩子的死是因为自己没有认真对待这个病，所以此句为：皮特感到很伤心。A 高兴；B 伤心；C 无聊；D 劳累；结合语境故选B。

4.考查形容词与语境理解。结合前后文，得知皮特是充满内疚的。Full of 充满，故选C。fill填满。

5.考查形容词与语境理解。根据前文One night, his older son got a stomachache.一天晚上，他的大儿子肚子痛。所以得知此处为他的小儿子，句意为：妻子走了，留下他和小儿子。故选C，年龄小的。A 好的；B 年龄大的；D 最年轻的。

6.考查动词与语境理解。从后文得知，皮特成为了一名酒鬼，故此句为：他感到毫无希望，开始转向喝酒。A 得到；B 转变；C 来；D 说；结合语境故选B。

7.考查代词与语境理解。根据后文得知，皮特失去了房子，地和他的工作，此句为：他失去了他所有的东西。A 一切事物；B 一些事物；C 任何事物；D 没有东西；结合语境故选A。

8.考查副词与语境理解。从前文得知，皮特失去了他所有的东西，此句为：最后，他孤单的在San Francisco的一间房子去世了。A 慢慢得；B 孤单的；C 充满希望的；D 幸福地；结合语境故选B。

9.考查名词与语境理解。结合前文得知，皮特失去了家人和他所拥有的一切，故此句为：当我知道他的死讯，我认为他是个失败着，浪费了生命。A 胜利者；B 陌生人；C 酒鬼；D 失败者；结合语境故选D。

10.考查连词与语境理解。结合前后文，此句为：随着时间流逝，我开始意识到我以前所想的是错误的。What在宾语从句中坐thought的宾语。故选C。

11.考查介词与语境理解。结合前后文，此句为：并且感觉到他们之间的爱。Among在……中间，强调的是彼此间存在的，故选C。

12.考查动词与语境理解。结合前后文，此句为：我知道这种友好和关爱来自于哪里。A 来自；B 移动；C 来；D 移到；结合语境故选A。

13.考查名词与语境理解。结合前后文和选项词意，此句为：他安静地坐在那里，笑了一会儿说……； for a few moments 一会儿，故选C。

14.考查名词与语境理解。结合前后文，此句为：我的眼睛布满了眼泪。A 眼睛；B 耳朵；C 手；D 脚；结合语境故选A。

15.考查副词与语境理解。结合前文得知，皮特死后没有留下任何财物，leave sth. behind 留下，故选B。

考点：故事类短文。