Question

Time spent together with family members is always a reminder of happiness. Never will I forget the days with my grandparents. Meals in their dining room, where stood a grandfather clock, were a for four generations to become one. The was always spread with delicious food containing as the main ingredient. That grandfather clock always stood like a family friend, our happiness.

The clock began to me in my childhood. I watched and listened to it during meals, how, at different times of the day, that clock would with a wonderful sound. Year after year, the clock struck a part of my , a part of my heart.

More wonderful was what my grandfather did each day. He wound that clock with a special and magic key, which the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and . When we grandkids got a little older, he us how to wind it.

To our great sorrow, my grandfather passed away suddenly one night. Several days after his death, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing . The clock stood desertedly , seeming smaller. I couldn’t to look at it.

Years later, my grandmother gave me the key. Entering the old quiet house one morning, I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then and reverently（虔诚地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to . Tick – tock, tick – tock, life was into the dining room and into my . With the hands moving, my grandfather seemed to live again. How beautiful the feeling was!

Dear friends, let’s the beautiful time being spent together with our family members!

1.A. party B. time C. place D. occasion

2.A. room B. clock C. table D. key

3.A. thrill B. surprise C. care D. love

4.A. sharing B. meeting C. ignoring D. responding

5.A. excite B. encourage C. interest D. inspire

6.A. questioning B. remembering C. doubting D. wondering

7.A. strike B. hit C. beat D. tap

8.A. comments B. opinions C. memories D. brains

9.A. strangely B. carefully C. eagerly D. usually

10.A. got B. kept C. made D. let

11.A. break B. fall C. stop D. move

12.A. showed B. provided C. demanded D. said

13.A. joyfully B. gently C. difficultly D. freely

14.A. ticking B. moving C. noisy D. quiet

15.A. help B. bear C. enjoy D. resist

16.A. slowly B. quickly C. violently D. naturally

17.A. feeling B. feet C. sense D. life

18.A. breathed B. blown C. taken D. appeared

19.A. study B. bedroom C. heart D. head

20.A. use B. treasure C. find D. search

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章是一篇记叙文。通过写一个老时钟来强调亲情的重要性。作者一直记着在爷爷家生活的情景，餐厅里的落地时钟一直由爷爷精心呵护着。作者和其他孩子经常看爷爷给时钟上发条。后来，爷爷去世了，老时钟也不再发出滴答滴答的声音，仿佛沉寂了一般。对于爷爷的去世，作者感到非常伤心。作者用钥匙给时钟上了发条，它又开始“滴答-滴答”地走了起来，仿佛恢复了生命一样，作者仿佛看到爷爷又活过来了一样。

1.Meals in their dining room were a for four generations to become one四代人聚在餐厅用餐，这样的时刻作者一刻也不会忘记，选D项的话，需要用不定冠词an，故选B。

2.The was always spread with delicious food餐桌上总是摆放着各种美食，故选C。

3.containing as the main ingredient美食中包含了满满的爱意，故选D。

4.That grandfather clock always stood like a family friend, our happiness.那个落地时钟一直站在那里，就像家里的一份子，分享也见证着我们的幸福，故选A。

5.I watched and listened to it during meals”可知，作者小时候被那个钟表吸引，故选C。

6. 1 how, at different times of the day, that clock would with a wonderful sound.好奇想知道它怎么能在不同的时刻发出那么美妙的声音，故选D。

7.at different times of the day, that clock would 钟表在一天的不同时刻会敲一下，根据下句“the clock struck”可知答案，故选A。

8.Year after year, the clock struck a part of my , a part of my heart.年复一年，老时钟敲打着我记忆的一部分，也敲打着我的心，故选C。

9.He wound that clock with a special and magic key更神奇的是，爷爷总会用一把特殊又神奇的钥匙小心翼翼地给时钟上发条，故选B。

10.which the clock ticking and striking这样能让时钟保持正常工作，发出滴答声和报时声，which指代整个主句，keep sb/sth doing sth让......一直做某事，let后跟动词原形，故选B。

11.He never let that clock wind down and .爷爷从不会让时钟慢下来或停下来，空白处与wind down并列，故选C。

12.When we grandkids got a little older, he us how to wind it.当作者他们长大一些的时候，爷爷向他们展示怎样上发条，故选A。

13.I entered the dining room, with tears flowing .我走进餐厅，泪如雨下，这里指任由眼泪流下来，故选D。

14.The clock stood desertedly , seeming smaller.老时钟站在那里，寂静极了，看上去变小了许多，根据下一段“Entering the old quiet house one morning”可知答案，故选D。

15.I couldn’t to look at it.我再也不忍看下去了，bear to do sth承受做某事，故选B。

16.Then and reverently（虔诚地）, I entered the key and wound the clock.我慢慢地、虔诚地把钥匙放进时钟里给它上发条，故选A。

17.Tick – tock, tick – tock,”可知，时钟仿佛又恢复了生命，开始滴答滴答走起来，spring to life恢复活力，故选D。

18. 考查动词辨析。A呼吸；B吹；C带走，花费；D出现。Tick – tock, tick – tock, life was into the dining room整个餐厅也仿佛恢复了生机，life was breathed into...给......注入生命，故选A。

19.life was 53 into the dining room and into my 生命被注入到餐厅和我的心里，意思是说，作者找到了当年爷爷在世时候的感觉，与第二代最后的“the clock struck a part of my , a part of my heart”呼应，故选C。

20.Dear friends, let’s the beautiful time being spent together with our family members!亲爱的朋友们，让我们好好珍惜与家人度过的美好时光吧！这里与文章首句呼应，故选B。

考点：亲情类短文阅读