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【题目】The Missed Blessings (祝福)

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he wanted a beautiful sports car in a car showroom, and knowing his father was able to buy it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day was coming, the young man waited the _______ that his father would buy the car for him. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. His father told him how _______ he was to have such a ne son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. The young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible, with the young man's name written in gold. _______ , he shouted to his father, 'With all your money you give me a Bible?' He then rushed out of the house, _______ the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but _______ his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make the visit, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and _______ all what he had to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to _______ his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped (落下) from the back of the Bible. It had a small card with his name, and the date of his _______ , and the words... 'PAID IN FULL'.

How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged (包装) as we expected? Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

【1】A.signsB.noticesC.lettersD.reasons

【2】A.shyB.safeC.kindD.proud

【3】A.HappilyB.AngrilyC.ProbablyD.Hopefully

【4】A.holdingB.throwingC.leavingD.reading

【5】A.wonderingB.hopingC.rememberingD.realizing

【6】A.returnedB.handedC.gaveD.sold

【7】A.shareB.searchC.chooseD.watch

【8】A.birthB.deathC.successD.graduation

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了主人公希望在毕业的时候他爸爸能送他一辆他在展览馆内看中的那辆跑车，他爸爸在他毕业的那天早上给了他一个礼盒，礼盒里面有一本圣经，圣经的最后一页是那辆跑车的钥匙，可是主人公并没有翻到最后一页，便误以为他爸爸只送给他一本圣经，最后他气得跑出去家，然后自己创业，多年后成为一个成功的商人，当然他也拥有了自己的财富和家庭，他想回家去看老父亲，不料行程还没确定，便接一电报，他父亲去世了，后来他赶往自己家里，却已物是人非，悔恨交加中他翻起他父亲留下的书籍，里面便有那本圣经，他正在阅读圣经的时候，那辆跑车的钥匙突然掉落地下，一时间，一切成惘然，令人扼腕叹息啊。

【1】句意：毕业典礼快到了，年轻人等着父亲给他买车的信号。

考查名词。signs信号，标志；notices通知；letters信，字母；reasons原因，理由。根据空前定冠词the可知，此空应填名词，结合句意可知，此空是“信号，标志”的意思，应填signs，故选A。

【2】句意：他父亲告诉他有这么一个儿子是多么的自豪，并告诉他他是多么的爱他。

考查形容词辨析。shy害羞的；safe安全的； kind 善良的，和蔼的； proud自豪的。根据后面的"he was to have such a fine son，and how much he loved him"可知，父亲为儿子感到自豪，应填proud，故选D。

【3】句意：他气愤地对父亲喊道：“用你所有的钱给我一本圣经？”

考查副词辨析。Happily快乐地，高兴地；Angrily生气地；Probably可能地；Hopefully有希望地。根据"he shouted to his father"可知，儿子很生气。此空应填Angrily，故选B。

【4】句意：然后他冲出家门，留下了圣经。

考查动词辨析。holding拿着，抓住；throwing投，掷；leaving离开，留下；reading读。结合句意可知，此空是“留下”的意思，此空应填leaving，故选C。

【5】句意：他有一个漂亮的家和一个美好的家庭，但意识到他的父亲已经很老了，他想也许他应该去看看他。

考查动词。wondering想知道； hoping希望； remembering记得， 记起 ；realizing意识到。 结合句意可知，他意识到他的父亲很老，他想也许他应该回家去看他。此空应填realizing，故选D。

【6】句意：他还没来得及拜访，就收到一封电报，告诉他父亲去世了，把他所有的东西都给了儿子。

考查动词的辨析。returned返回，带回；handed交， 递；gave交给，赠送；sold卖。结合句意可知，此空是“给，交给”的意思，应填gave，故选C。

【7】句意：他开始翻阅父亲的重要文件，看到了那本仍然崭新的圣经，就像他几年前留下的一样。考查动词辨析。share分享；search翻阅，搜索；choose选择；watch观看。根据空前began to可知，此空应填动词原形，结合句意可知，此空是“翻阅”的意思，此空应填search，故选B。

【8】句意：上面有一张小卡片，上面写着他的名字，毕业日期，还有已全额支付。

考查名词的辨析。birth 出生；death死亡；success 成功；graduation 毕业。根据空前the date of his 可知，结合句意，此空是“毕业”的意思，应填graduation，故选D。