In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a time for three 36 to become one. The table was always spread with 37 containing love as the main ingredient (成分). And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the 38 that was a part of our lives.
As a child, the old clock fascinated me. I 39 and listened to it during meals. Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather’s ritual (老習慣). He wound (上發(fā)條) that clock with a(n) 40 key carefully each day. I remember watching 41 my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock. He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too 42 . He never let that clock wind down and 43 . He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take 44 winding the key.
After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral 45 I remembered the clock! The tears 46 freely when I entered the dining room. The clock stood there quiet.
Some time later, my grandmother gave me the key. The old house was 47 . No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the 48 — all was still. I took the key in my shaking hand and 49 the clock door. All of a sudden, I was a 50 again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes. He was there, 51 at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.
I stood there, 52 in thought for a long time. Then slowly and 53 I inserted the key and wound the clock. It sprang to life. Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my 54 . With the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather 55 again.
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2.D
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4.D
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.D
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10.C
11.B
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.C
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19.B
20.C
【解析】
1.B考查名詞。become one成為一體，聚集一堂。在這個餐廳里一日三餐是我們一家四代人聚集一堂的時候。
2.D考查名詞。桌上擺著各種可口的用愛作為配料的食物food。
3.C考查名詞。爺爺?shù)聂[鐘總是坐在那里，像一位家庭老朋友，傾聽著我們的笑聲，這已經(jīng)是我們生活內(nèi)容的一部分。
4.D考查動詞。當我還是個小孩子的時候，這座老鐘使我感興趣，在吃飯期間我注視著這座鐘聆聽它的聲音。
5.B考查形容詞。他每天都用一只特別的鑰匙小心翼翼地給鐘上發(fā)條。
6.C考查連詞。當爺爺從口袋中掏出鑰匙，打開鐘里面的暗門時，我記得我仔細觀察。
7.A考查形容詞。他把鑰匙插進去，上發(fā)條，不能太多，也不能太少。
8.D考查動詞。他從來不讓鐘擺停止擺動。
9.A考查名詞。他向我們孫輩們展示如何打開鐘門，并讓我們輪流用上發(fā)條。
10.C考查連詞。在我心愛的爺爺去世之后，葬禮結束之后過了好幾天，我才記起這座鬧鐘。
It+be+時段+before從句意思是“過了多久才……”。
11.B考查動詞。當我走進餐廳的時候，我已經(jīng)淚流滿面。flow流動。
12.C考查形容詞。祖母把這座老爺鐘和鑰匙一并交給了我。這座老房子變得很安靜quiet。結合下文“餐桌上沒有了笑聲，沒有了老鐘的嘀嗒聲和報時聲”。
13.D考查名詞。“沒有了老鐘（clock）的嘀嗒聲和報時聲”
14.B考查動詞。“我用自己顫抖的手拿出鑰匙打開open老鐘的小門”
15.C考查名詞。“突然間我覺得自己又回到了小時候child”。
16.A考查動詞。“他就站在那里對著我眨眼wink。”
17.A考查動詞。“我站在那里，沉溺在回憶里。”（be） lost in完全沉浸于。
18.D考查副詞。“然后我慢慢地，仔細地給鐘上發(fā)條”
19.B考查名詞。嘀噠嘀噠。。。。生活的氣息在客廳，在家里，在我心里蔓延開來。
20.C考查動詞。在我心里爺爺再一次活了過來。
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