第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some 36 intestinal (肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously.But the boy 37 suddenly that night. Knowing the death could have been 38 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al"s emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his 39 To make matters worse his wile 40 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son.The hurt and pain of the two 41 were more than Al could handle, and he 42 to alcohol.In time Al became an alcoholic. 43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 44 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 45 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room. When I heard of Al"s death, I thought that Al"s life was a complete 46 . As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al"s now 47 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 free 48 of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere. I hadn"t heard Ernie talk much about his 49__.One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him."I"m really _51__ by something," I said."I know your father was 52 _ the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?" Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments.Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, " I love you, son." " Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure.He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known. 36.A.certain B.common C.rare D.basic 37.A.died B.choked C.starved D.worsened 38.A.cured B.prevented C.forbidden D.saved 39.A.disease B.debt C.guilt D.duty 40.A.left B.scolded C.quarreled D.forgave 41.A.disasters B.adventures C.conflicts D.situations 42.A.got B.drank C.turned D.sank 43.A.As B.Though C.Because D.If 44.A.needed B.shared C.benefited D.possessed 45.A.Eventually B.Gradually C.Therefore D.Meanwhile 46.A.trouble B.hardship C.failure D.waste 47.A.teen B.aduh C.aged D.adolescent 48.A.win B.fall C.space D.flow 49.A.mother B.brother C.father D.child 50.A.up B.with C.on D.through 51.A.worried B.puzzled C.interested D.attracted 52.A.especially B.basically C.merely D.specially 53.A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.reflected 54.A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories 55.A.treat B.call C.judge D.Feel |