Question

On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron(圍裙)—the one with the race cars all over it. The ritual (老規矩) began.       breakfast when Dad always announced, “Go ahead everyone. I’ll       the dishes!” For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing ballads (歌謠) like “I Had a Hat When I Came in.” and “Who Put the Chow in Mrs. Marphy’s Chowder?”www.zxxk.com

I suppose it was        for a boy’s father to wear an apron—even one with race cars—        I never thought much of it until the day that Dad broke with tradition. It was the last Sunday in August. As we        home slowly from church together, my father seemed very       . “Tommy,” he said letting my name roll off his       . “There comes a time in every boy’s        when he must take on responsibilities. It’s time you        a greater role in the family. From now on, I want you to        the dishes on Sunday morning, so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle (縱橫字謎) together.”

“The dishes!?” I        in surprise.

“Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?” father said.

I started to say something about a man’s        or woman’s work, but I knew immediately that my protests (抗議) would be        .

I didn’t taste a bit of       that morning. Dad seemed joyful as he described an American game.[www.zxxk.com]

At the end of the meal, my father        , “Let’s go to read the paper, honey.” “Aren’t you doing the dishes?” my 51 asked surprisedly. Father smiled and said, “your oldest son has        to fill the position.”

“I want you to have this apron on, Tommy. It’ll keep your clothes from getting        .” And before I could go against it, he had put the thing on me. “Thanks, Son. Your mother and I        this.”

With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper. I looked        at the dishes. I could see my dad reaching for the dishes. He was always happy to help the family. My anger soon flew off and I began to sing.

1.A. Until                     B. During              C. Before           D. After

2.A. keep up                   B. take care of               C. look for               D. turn over

3.A. important                B. natural                        C. strange                D. exciting

4.A. but                           B. so                       C. because              D. when

5.A. rushed                     B. hurried             C. walked                D. danced

6.A. happy                            B. angry                         C. sad                       D. mad

7.A. eyes                         B. tongue                        C. ears                     D.hands

8.A. death                            B. school             C. work           D. life

9.A. made                   B. played                       C. did                       D. carried

10.A. do                          B. buy                              C. break                   D. set

11.A. smiled                   B. laughed             C. whispered D. screamed

12.A. game                     B. joy                      C. job                       D. feeling

13.A. turned down        B. turned to                  C. turned up           D. turned off

14.A. breakfast          B. lunch                         C. supper                D. juice

15.A. ordered                B. announced                C. demanded          D. chatted

16.A. brother                 B. sister                           C. mother                D. friend

17.A. started                  B. gone                           C. managed             D. offered

18.A. cold                   B. warm                         C. dry                       D. wet

19.A. hate                            B. scold                          C. appreciate          D. require

20.A. up                          B. down                          C. out                       D. on

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：本文主要敘述了一位父親如何讓自己的男孩學會承擔責任的故事。從讓孩子開始洗碗開始，父親在教育孩子落實到日常生活中。

1.D 介詞辨析。A直到……才；B在……期間；C在……之前；D在……之后。根據后文的“did the dishes洗餐具”可知應選D。

2.B 動詞短語辨析。A堅持；B照顧，對付，處理；C尋找；D反過來。根據詞義辨析和第1題和后面的did the dishes洗餐具可判斷答案。

3.C 形容詞辨析。根據后文的never thought判斷答案。important重要的；natural自然的；strange奇怪的；exciting激動的，興奮的。

4.A 上下文串聯。這里是前后句子之間存在轉折關系。

5.C 動詞辨析。A沖；B匆忙；C步行；D跳舞。根據下文的slowly可判斷答案。

6.A 上下文串聯。根據文章第一段父親洗碗的過程都在唱著歌，所以此處應該是父親看起來很高興，自己的兒子長大了。

7.B 短語辨析。he said letting my name roll off his tongue他卷著舌頭叫我的名字。

8.D 名詞辨析。句意：“每個男孩子的一生中都需要承擔責任，”in one’s life在某人的一生中。

9.B 固定短語。句意：現在到了你承擔更多家務的時候了。It is time （that）從句用一般過去時，play a great role in在……起重要作用。

10.A 動詞辨析。根據第一段中For the next hour Dad did the dishes判斷選A。

11.D 上下文串聯和調查動詞辨析。根據空后的in surprise可判斷選scream尖叫。whisper小聲說；laugh嘲笑；smile微笑。

12.C 名詞辨析。A比賽；B快樂；C工作；D感情。此處是男士的“job”與女士的“work”相對比。

13.A 動詞詞組辨析。be turned down被拒絕；turn to轉向；turn up開大；turn off關上。句意：我立即就知道我的抗議將會被拒絕。故選A。

14.A 名詞辨析。A早餐；B午餐；C晚餐；D果汁。根據空后的that morning判斷選A。

15.B 動詞辨析。A命令，訂購；B宣布，敘說，說道；C強烈要求；D聊天�！癓et’s go to read the paper, honey.”是作者父親所說的話，故選B。

16.C 上下文串聯。根據空前的父親稱呼為“honey”判斷，此處肯定是作者的母親。

17.D 動詞辨析。A開始；B去；C設法做某事；D（主動）提出。offer to do sth主動提出做某事，此處父親是在給作者以“尊嚴”。

18.D 上下文串聯。apron圍裙，穿上它當然是為了不弄“濕”衣服�！八�不會使你的衣服變濕”。

19.C 動詞辨析。A討厭；B責備；C欣賞，感激；D需要。句意：你母親和我都對此很感激。

20.B 副詞辨析。此處是作者向“下”看自己面前的盤子，look down向下看；look up向上看；look out注意，當心，向外看。

考點：考查敘事感情小故事。