Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his 1 and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”
I was 2 to do it. At age five, this boring task brought me such 3 . I would excitedly turn the tap 4 and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would 5 at me and place the comb on his wallet.
Two years later, Dad started his own 6 which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to 7 . Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became 8 with him for placing our family in trouble. With 9 , an uncomfortable silence grew between us.
After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home 10 . As usually I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, “Hey, would you help me 11 my comb?” I looked at him a while, then 12 the comb and headed to the sink.
It hit me then: why, as a child, 13 Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine ( 惯例 ) meant Dad was home early to 14 the evening with Mum and me. It 15 a happy and loving family.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and 16 placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something 17 . Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, 18 his smile was still as 19 as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good 20 for his family.
1 . A . bag B . wallet C . comb D . brush
2 . A . annoyed B . relieved C . ashamed D . pleased
3 . A . joy B . sadness C . courage D . pain
4 . A . out B . over C . on D . in
5 . A . stare B . laugh C . shout D . smile
6 . A . family B . task C . business D . journey
7 . A . progress B . improve C . change D . form
8 . A . satisfied B . delighted C . strict D . mad
9 . A . patience B . time C . speed D . ease
10 . A . early B . occasionally C . frequently D . rarely
11 . A . sharpen B . repair C . clean D . keep
12 . A . dropped B . handed C . took D . threw
13 . A . watching B . letting C . hearing D . helping
14 . A . find B . lose C . waste D . spend
15 . A . meant B . broke C . affected D . supported
16 . A . carefully B . hurriedly C . proudly D . confidently
17 . A . exciting B . different C . interesting D . stressful
18 . A . for B . or C . so D . yet
19 . A . absent-minded B . hesitant C . heartwarming D . innocent
20 . A . function B . target C . life D . education
1 . C
2 . D
3 . A
4 . C
5 . D
6 . C
7 . C
8 . D
9 . B
10 . A
11 . C
12 . C
13 . D
14 . D
15 . A
16 . A
17 . B
18 . D
19 . C
20 . C
【分析】
本文是记叙文。作者小时候经常帮助父亲清洗他一直珍爱的梳子,后来父亲忙于事业,作者感觉父亲和家庭疏远了。但长大后一次帮父亲清洗梳子时,突然发现父亲老了,其实他一直很爱这个家,他所做的一切都是为了家人。
1 .
考查名词词义辨析。句意:每天晚上,他都会把梳子递给我,说: “ 好孩子,帮爸爸洗干净,好吗 ?” 。 A. bag 袋,包; B. wallet 钱包; C. comb 梳子; D. brush 刷子。根据文章首句 “Dad had a green comb” 可知,此处指作者的父亲会把梳子交给她,让她去清洗这把梳子。故选 C 。
2 .
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我很高兴地去做这件事情。 A. annoyed 生气的; B. relieved 如释重负的; C. ashamed 羞愧的; D. pleased 高兴的。根据上下文语境可知,作者是很高兴地去做这件事情的。下文的 “excitedly” 和 “...clean his comb was such a pleasure” 也是暗示。故选 D 。
3 .
考查名词词义辨析。句意:五岁时,这份乏味的工作给我带来了快乐。 A. joy 快乐; B. sadness 悲哀; C. courage 勇气; D. pain 疼痛。根据后文 “I would excitedly turn...” 可知,此处指这份乏味的工作给作者带来了快乐。故选 A 。
4 .
考查介词词义辨析。句意:我会很高兴地打开水龙头仔细刷梳子。 A. out 外出; B. over 超过; C. on 在 …… 之上; D. in 在 …… 里面。根据后文 “brush the comb carefully” 可知,此处指的是作者打开水龙头,仔细地刷梳子。 turn on“ 打开 ” ,符合文意。故选 C 。
5 .
考查动词词义辨析。句意:父亲会亲切地对着我笑,然后把梳子放到他的钱包上。 A. stare 盯着看; B. laugh 大笑; C. shout 大声说,喊叫; D. smile 微笑。根据上文 “I would happily return the comb to Dad” 可知,作者开心地把梳子给父亲,所以父亲会亲切地对着作者笑,然后把梳子放到他的钱包上。故选 D 。
6 .
考查名词词义辨析。句意:两年后,爸爸开始了自己的生意,但生意不太好。 A. family 家庭; B. task 任务; C. business 事业; D. journey 旅行。根据下一段中的 “Dad’s business was getting back on track” 可知,两年之后父亲开创了自己的事业,但是情况不太好。故选 C 。
7 .
考查动词词义辨析。句意:就是那时候,事情开始变化了。 A. progress 进步; B. improve 改善; C. change 变化; D. form 形成。根据后文的 “Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to” 以及 “for placing our family in trouble” 可知,就是那时候,事情开始变化了。故选 C 。
8 .
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我和母亲很生父亲的气,因为他把他们的家陷入到困境中。 A. satisfied 满意的; B. delighted 高兴的; C. strict 严格的; D. mad 疯狂的。由下文的 “for placing our family in trouble” 可知,因为父亲把家庭陷入到困境中,作者的母亲和作者很生父亲的气。 be mad with 意思是 “ 对 …… 很生气 ” ,符合句意。故选 D 。
9 .
考查名词词义辨析。句意:随着时间的推移,我们之间慢慢产生了令人感到不舒服的沉默。 A. patience 耐心; B. time 时间; C. speed 速度; D. ease 轻松。根据文意,随着时间的推移,我们之间慢慢产生了令人感到不舒服的沉默。这暗示出家庭成员之间有了隔阂。故选 B 。
10 .
考查副词词义辨析。句意:在我 28 岁生日那天,爸爸提前回家了。 A. early 早早地; B.occasionally 偶尔 ; C. frequently 频繁地; D. rarely 很少。结合上文 “Dad’s business was getting back on track” 可知,此处指由于父亲的事业慢慢步入了正轨,在作者 28 岁生日那天,父亲早早地回了家。故选 A 。
11 .
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我转身离开时,他说: “ 嘿,你能帮我洗一下梳子吗 ?”A. sharpen 磨快; B. repair 修理; C. clean 清洗; D. keep 坚持。根据第一段中的 “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK” 和后文 “headed to the sink” 可知,此处指父亲让作者帮助他清洗一下梳子,上文也反复提到。故选 C 。
12 .
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我看了他一会,接过那把梳子,然后向洗涤池那里走去。 A. dropped 掉; B. handed 递; C. took 接; D. threw 扔。根据下文 “headed to the sink” 可知,此处指作者接过那把梳子,然后向洗涤池那里走去。故选 C 。
13 .
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当时我突然想到:为什么在我还是个孩子的时候,帮爸爸洗梳子是一件很开心的事呢? A. watching 观看; B. letting 让; C. hearing 听见; D. helping 帮助。根据上文的 “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK” 可知,此处指帮助父亲清洗梳子。故选 D 。
14 .
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这个习惯意味着父亲早早地回到家里,与我和妈妈一起度过晚上的时间。 A. find 发现; B. lose 丢失; C. waste 浪费; D. spend 度过。根据前文 “Dad was home early” 可知,父亲早早地回到家里,与母亲和作者一起度过晚上的时间。故选 D 。
15 .
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这意味着一个幸福和充满爱的家庭。 A. meant 意味着; B. broke 打破; C. affected 影响; D. supported 支持。根据上文的 “That routine ( 习惯 ) meant...” 可知,此处指这意味着一个快乐的和充满爱的家庭。故选 A 。
16 .
考查副词词义辨析。句意:他对我笑了笑,小心地把梳子放在钱包上。 A. carefully 小心地; B. hurriedly 匆忙地; C. proudly 骄傲地; D. confidently 自信地。结合空前 “He smiled at me” 可知,父亲对作者笑了笑,应该是小心地把孩子洗完的梳子放在他的钱包上。故选 A 。
17 .
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但是这一次,作者注意到一些不同的事情。 A. exciting 令人兴奋的; B. different 不同的; C. interesting 有趣的; D. stressful 有压力的。由后文中的 “Dad had aged. He had wrinkles...” 可知,作者注意到了一些不同,父亲老了。故选 B 。
18 .
考查连词词义辨析。句意:他微笑的时候,眼睛旁边有皱纹,但他的微笑仍然像以前一样温暖,那是一个只想让家人过上好日子的父亲的微笑。 A. for 为了; B. or 或者; C. so 因此; D. yet 但是。根据空处上下文的语境可知,此处表示意思上的转折,要用 yet ( 然而,但是 ) 。故选 D 。
19 .
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他微笑的时候,眼睛旁边有皱纹,但他的微笑仍然像以前一样温暖,那是一个只想让家人过上好日子的父亲的微笑。 A. absent-minded 心不在焉的; B. hesitant 犹豫的; C. heartwarming 暖心的; D. innocent 无辜的。根据后文 “the smile of a father” 可知,因为是一个父亲对孩子的微笑,由此可知,父亲的微笑仍然像以前一样暖人心房。故选 C 。
20 .
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他微笑的时候,眼睛旁边有皱纹,但他的微笑仍然像以前一样温暖,那是一个只想让家人过上好日子的父亲的微笑。 A. function 功能; B. target 目标; C. life 生活; D. education 教育。由上文语境可知,作者从父亲的微笑中体会到,父亲是一个想让家人过上更好的生活的父亲,他努力做生意的目的正是为了让家人有更好的生活。故选 C 。