Question

完形填空 Learning to Accept 　　I learned how to accept life as it is from my father．　　1　　, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and health, but rather when he was 　　2　　 and ill． 　　My father was 　　3　　 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 　　4　　 all that away．Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is 　　5　　．One night, I went to visit him with my sisters．We started 　　6　　 about life, and I told them about one of my 　　7　　．I said that we must very often give things up 　　8　　 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends but it always 　　9　　 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father 　　10　　 up．He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 　　11　　!What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say．　　12　　, he answered his own question：“I 　　13　　 the love of my family．” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness． 　　I was also 　　14　　 by his words．After that, when I began to feel irritated at someone．I 　　15　　 remember his words and become 　　16　　．If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 　　17　　 to give up my small irritations．In this 　　18　　, I learned the power of acceptance from my father． 　　Sometimes I 　　19　　 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy．For now, though, I am grateful for this one 　　20　　． (1) [　　] A． Afterwards B． Therefore C． However D． Meanwhile (2) [　　] A． tired B． weak C． poor D． slow (3) [　　] A． already B． still C． only D． once (4) [　　] A． took B． threw C． sent D． put (5) [　　] A． impossible B． difficult C． stressful D． hopeless (6) [　　] A． worrying B． caring C． talking D． asking (7) [　　] A． decisions B． experiences C． ambitions D． beliefs (8) [　　] A． as B． since C． before D． till (9) [　　] A． suggests B． promises C． seems D． requires (10) [　　] A． spoke B． turned C． summed D． opened (11) [　　] A． something B． anything C． nothing D． everything (12) [　　] A． Surprisingly B． Immediately C． Naturally D． Certainly (13) [　　] A． had B． accepted C． gained D． enjoyed (14) [　　] A． touched B． astonished C． attracted D． warned (15) [　　] A． should B． could C． would D． might (16) [　　] A． quiet B． calm C． relaxed D． happy (17) [　　] A． ready B． likely C． free D． able (18) [　　] A． case B． form C． method D． way (19) [　　] A． doubt B． wonder C． know D． guess (20) [　　] A． award B． gift C． lesson D． word

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．D;4．A;5．B;6．C;7．D;8．A;9．C;10．A;11．D;12．A;13．C;14．A;15．C;16．B;17．D;18．D;19．B;20．B;
解析：

(1)	表转折，然而。afterwards后来，以后；therefore因此；meanwhile在此期间，同时。
(2)	but表转折，文中strong与weak，healthy与ill相对比。
(3)	句意：我的父亲曾经是一个强壮而又积极的人，但一场可怕的疾病改变了他。
(4)	take sth．away把……带走，使……消失。
(5)	现在父亲不能走动，整天只能静静地坐在椅子上，甚至连说话都有点吃力。
(6)	start doing sth．开始做某事，从后文“I told them about…”可知开始谈论生活。
(7)	belief信念、信仰，从后文看出，我所说的是我对生活的一种看法。
(8)	在成长过程中。
(9)	It seems that看来似乎是。
(10)	speak up明确而坦率地说出想法。
(11)	父亲几乎失去了他所有的一切。
(12)	surprisingly adv．令人惊奇地，父亲回答了他自己的问题，这是我意想不到的。
(13)	根据前文问题“What did I gain?”可知。
(14)	be touched by＝be moved by被……所感动。
(15)	would表示过去的习惯行为。
(16)	想到父亲的话后，我由恼怒变得平静。
(17)	be able to能够。
(18)	in this way用这种方式。
(19)	wonder想知道。句意为：有时我想知道如果小时候我认真听父亲的话，我还会学到一些其他的什么东西。
(20)	award资金、奖品、奖章，lesson教训，word单词，gift礼物、恩赐。