"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the  36  things or did something foolish．

Dad  37  drinking exactly one year before I was born．He  38   a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I  39  the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more  40   to him than I was．But with my  41   coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you  42   it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He  43  , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling  44   for myself．Dad started to leave, then  45   and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are  46  ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week   47  so much。

After we arrived, Dad announced the  48  of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm  49   seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most  50   gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has  51   seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．

Later, a man called Dave also told his  52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and  54  with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so  55   of him．

1.                A．wrong          B．kind           C．careful   D．serious

 

2.                A．considered      B．enjoyed        C．quitted   D．practiced

 

3.                A．encouraged     B．joined          C．respected D．mentioned

 

4.                A．forgot          B．explored        C．regretted D．hated

 

5.                A．important       B．funny          C．successful D．helpful

 

6.                A．exam          B．chance         C．fortune   D．birthday

 

7.                A．change         B．replace         C．miss D．finish

 

8.                A．declared        B．promised       C．continued D．refused

 

9.                A．sorry          B．ready          C．good     D．guilty

 

10.               A．parked         B．paused         C．doubted   D．wondered

 

11.               A．surprised       B．prepared       C．welcome  D．excited

 

12.               A．benefited       B．required        C．offered   D．mattered

 

13.               A．theme         B．result          C．origin D．secret

 

14.               A．facing          B．performing      C．celebrating D．suffering

 

15.               A．precious        B．expensive       C．generous  D．a(chǎn)ttractive

 

16.               A．Ever           B．never          C．nearly D．seldom

 

17.               A．joke           B．puzzle          C．response  D．story

 

18.               A．value          B．result          C．purpose   D．reason

 

19.               A．living          B．meeting        C．a(chǎn)rguing    D．moving

 

20.               A．tired           B．proud          C．fond  D．a(chǎn)shamed

 

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.D

19.B

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：作者一開始不理解為什么爸爸每周參加聚會，甚至自己的生日都不例外，和父親參加聚會后，作者知道爸爸參加聚會的意義。

1.考查形容詞：A．wrong錯誤的B．kind好心的C．careful仔細的D．serious嚴肅的，從后面的did something foolish．可知是說錯話。選A

2.考查動詞：A．considered   考慮B．enjoyed享受C．quitted放棄D．practiced練習，爸爸在我出生前一年戒酒的。后面的who had also stopped drinking．也是暗示。選C

3.考查動詞：A．encouraged鼓勵B．joined參加C．respected尊敬D．mentioned提到，爸爸加入一群戒酒的人中。選B

4.考查動詞：A．forgot   忘記B．explored探索C．regretted后悔D．hated討厭嗎，從前面的I loved my dad but 可知是即喜歡爸爸也討厭他經(jīng)常和別人聚會離開我，選D

5.考查形容詞：A．important重要的B．funny   滑稽的C．successful成功的D．helpful有幫助的，似乎他們對他比我還重要。選A

6.考查名詞：A．exam考試B．chance計劃C．fortune運氣，財產(chǎn)，D．birthday生日，從下文的Saturday is my birthday! 可知作者的生日就要到了。選D

7.考查動詞：A．change改變B．replace代替C．miss錯過D．finish完成，句意：這次你就不能不去嗎？周六是我的生日。選C

8.考查動詞：A．declared宣布B．promised答應C．continued繼續(xù)D．refused拒絕，從爸爸的回答："I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"可知是拒絕了。選D

9.考查形容詞：A．sorry對不起，難過，B．ready準備好的C．good 好的D．guilty內(nèi)疚的，有罪的，句意：我坐在床上，為自己感到難過。選A

10.考查動詞：A．parked停車B．paused暫停，停頓C．doubted懷疑 D．wondered想知道，句意：爸爸開始走了，然后停下來，說…,選B

11.考查形容詞：A．surprised驚訝的B．prepared準備好的C．welcome受歡迎的D．excited興奮的，從前面的It' s an open meeting．可知什么都是受歡迎的。選C

12.考查動詞：A. benefited受益B. required要求C. offered提供D. mattered重要，句意：可能我要看看為什么爸爸每周做的事情這么重要。選D

13.考查名詞：A. theme   主題B. result  結果C. origin起源D. secret秘密，爸爸宣布會議的主題是“感激”，選A

14.考查動詞：A. facing  面對B. performing  表演C. celebrating慶祝D. suffering遭受，句意：今天我要慶祝戒酒17年。選C

15.考查形容詞：A. precious寶貴的B. expensive昂貴的C. generous慷慨的D. attractive有吸引力的，句意：在戒酒一年后我得到一生中最寶貴的禮物。選A

16.考查副詞：A. Ever曾經(jīng)B. never從不C. nearly幾乎D. seldom很少，我很感激她從沒看見我喝醉過。選B

17.考查名詞：A. joke玩笑B. puzzle迷C. response回答D. story故事，一個叫Dave的人也分享了他的故事。選D

18.考查名詞：A. value   價值B. result結果C. purpose目的D. reason原因，爸爸四他參加這個會議的原因。選D

19.考查動詞：A. living生活B. meeting見面C. arguing爭論D. moving移動，每周都來和人們見面。選B

20.考查形容詞：A. tired疲勞的B. proud驕傲的C. fond喜歡的D. ashamed羞愧的，我為爸爸感到自豪。選B

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