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8．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）Bintestinal （肠内的）disorder，neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy（37）Bsuddenly that night．
         Knowing the death could have been（38）Bif he had only realized the seriousness of the situation，Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his（39）CTo make matters worse his wile（40）Ahim a short time later，leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two（41）Dwere more than Al could handle，and he（42）Cto alcohol．In time Al became an alcoholic．（43）A the alcoholism progressed，Al began to lose everything he（44）D-his home，his land，his art objects，everything．（45）AAl 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）C．
         As time went by，I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now（47）Bson，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）Dof love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
         I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his（49）C．One day I worked（50）my courage to ask him．"I'm really（51）Bby something，"I said．"I know your father was（52）Bthe only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person？"
         Ernie sat quietly and（53）Dfor a few moments．Then he said，"From my earliest（54）Das 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）CAl 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

Answer 1

分析 爱的遗产．指一位父亲给他的儿子留下了最珍贵的遗产．

解答 36：B 形容词辨析．这里是指他喝妻子认为只是常见的肠胃不适．
37：B 词义辨析．Pass away去世；事实上男孩患的是急性阑尾炎，当晚便突然夭折了．
38：B 动词辨析．根据句意：如果当时意识到病情的严重性，儿子的死就能够避免．
39：C 名词辨析．A疾病；B债务；C内疚；D责任；沉重的负罪感使阿尔的精神状况急剧下降．
40：A 动词辨析．更糟糕的是，不久妻子也离开了他．
41：D名词辨析．这两件情景带来的伤痛，让阿尔无法承受．
42：C 动词辨析．于是他选择了借酒浇愁．不久，阿尔就成了一个酒鬼
43：A 连词辨析．As随着；随着酒瘾越来越大，阿尔开始失去他拥有的一切--家、土地、艺术品、一切．
44：D 动词辨析，解析同上．
45：A 副词辨析．最终，阿尔孤独地死在了旧金山的一家汽车旅馆里．
46：C 名词辨析．听说了阿尔的死讯，我的反应像世人对未能留下遗产的人的蔑视一样．"多么失败的人啊！
47：B 词义辨析．Adult成年的．你不知道，我现在认识了阿尔那个已成年的小儿子，厄尼．
48：D 动词辨析．Flow流动．看着厄尼和他的孩子，我看到了他们之间所流露出的那种关爱．
49：C 上下文串联．我不曾听到厄尼对父亲有太多的谈论．
50：A 动词短语．Work up my courage鼓足勇气．
51：B 形容词辨析．这里是指：有些事我一直感到很疑惑．
52：B 副词辨析．句意：你几乎是由你父亲独自带大的．他到底是如何教育你的，竟让你变得如此特别？
53：D 动词辨析．根据句意：厄尼静静地坐着，思考了一会儿．
54：D 名词辨析．这里是指：从我记事起，从我有记忆起…
55：C 动词辨析．这里是指：我竟然说他是一个失败者！

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