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【题目】The young artist and potter Allan had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Neither Allan nor his wife took the condition very 【1】 (serious), but the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could 【2】 (avoid) if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. Worse still, his wife left him a short time later, 【3】 (leave) him alone with his 6-year-old younger son. Unable to stand the hurt and pain, he turned to alcohol and became 【4】 alcoholic.

As the alcoholism 【5】 (progress), Allan began to lose everything he possessed and finally died alone in a small bar. Hearing of his death, I thought, “【6】 a complete failure!”

As time went by, I began to revalue my 【7】 (early) rough judgment. I knew Allan’s now adult son, Ernie, one of the kindest and most caring men I’ve ever known. I hadn’t heard him talk much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what 【8】 earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Allan came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘love you, son’.”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what I had been a fool to judge Allan 【9】 a failure. He had not left any material 【10】 (possess) behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】seriously

【2】have been avoided

【3】leaving

【4】an

【5】progressed

【6】What

【7】earlier

【8】on

【9】as

【10】Possessions

【解析】本文讲述了画家和陶瓷师Allan在长子和妻子相继去世后酗酒最后在一个小酒吧孤独的死去，作者由此评判Allan是一个彻底的失败者，但是作者所不知道的事Allan的爱使他的小儿子成为了一个善良，有爱心的人。由此作者意识到不应该这样评判Allan。

【1】seriously考查副词，由后半句but the boy died suddenly that night可知Allan和妻子对于长子的病情没有给予认真地对待。故填seriously。

【2】have been avoided考查时态语态，根据句意：如果他意识到这种情况的严重性，他就会知道死亡是可以避免的。应该用现在完成时态的被动语态，故填have been avoided。

【3】leaving考查非谓语动词的用法，根据句意：更糟糕的是，他的妻子在很短的时间内离开了他，留下他和六岁的小儿子孤独的在一起。动词ing形式在状语，故填leaving。

【4】an考查冠词，一个酒鬼an alcoholic，以元音读音开始，用不定冠词，故填an。

【5】progressed考查时态，整篇文章都是在讲述过去的情况，故用一般过去时态，故填progressed。

【6】What考查感叹句，固定句型what+名词，故填what。

【7】earlier考查形容词，根据as time went by，可知作者在重新考量先前的粗略判断。故填earlier。

【8】on考查固定搭配，根据句意：他的父亲究竟做了什么使他成为一个如此特别的人。on earth究竟，到底。故填on。

【9】as考查固定搭配，根据句意：我意识到我是一个愚蠢的人，认为Allan是一个失败者。Judge…as…把…认作…，故填as。

【10】possessions考查名词，根据句意：他没有留下任何物质财产。财产possession是可数名词，故填possessions。