Question

  In the doorway of my home,I looked closely at my 23-year-old son,Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 1     a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 2      him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips,and this was not the 3      time I had let such moments pass.

  When Daniel was five,I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, " What is it going to be like,Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked 4      the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 5      played itself out.

I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 6      and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 7      me.

  Now,as I stood before him,I thought of those 8      opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 9      ？I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what he has 10      to me or what he might 11      to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 12      as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet I always 13      never hearing him put his 14      into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 15      to tell a son something from the heart?

  My mouth turned dry,and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "If I could have picked, I would have picked you. " That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 16      ，and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes,and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 17      of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed 18      mine. What I had said to Daniel was 19      . It was nothing. And yet,it was 20      . 

(   ) 1.A. experience   B. spend   C. enjoy   D. shape

(   ) 2.A. show   B. give   C. make   D. instruct

(   ) 3.A. last   B. first   C. very   D. next

(   ) 4.A. upward   B. into   C. down   D. up

(   ) 5.A. sign   B. scene   C. scenery   D. sight

(   ) 6.A. interest   B. instruction   C. courage   D. direction

(   ) 7.A. failed   B. discouraged   C. struck   D. troubled

(   ) 8.A. future   B. embarrassing   C. obvious   D. lost

(   ) 9.A. last   B. pass   C. fly   D. remain

(   ) 10.A. counted   B. meant   C. valued   D. cared

(   ) 11.A. think   B. want   C. expect   D. wish

(   ) 12.A. But   B. And   C. Instead   D. So

(   ) 13.A. wondered   B. regretted   C. minded   D. tried

(   ) 14.A. views   B. actions   C. feelings   D. attitudes

(   ) 15.A. important   B. essential   C. hard   D. complex

(   ) 16.A. disappeared   B. changed   C. progressed   D. advanced

(   ) 17.A. sensitive   B. convinced   C. aware   D. tired

(   ) 18.A. by   B. against   C. on   D. with

(   ) 19.A. clumsy   B. gentle   C. absurd   D. moving

(   ) 20.A. none   B. all   C. anything   D. everything

Answer 1

1-5 ABBDB       6-10 CADBB

11-15 CABCC       16-20 ACBAD

文章讲述了父亲送儿子Daniel到法国，在分手之际想对儿子说出一直想说的话，却最终还是没有说出来的故事。父子只是深情相拥，互相之间的爱尽在不言中。

1.A体验一种不同的生活。experience有"经历、体验"的意思。enjoy意为"享受"，不符合语境。

2.B "我想给他一些有重要意义的话语。"故用give。其他选项不符合语境。

3.B根据下文判断这不是"我"第一次让这种时刻溜走。

4.D根据情景判断，表示"上车"，所以用up。

5.B a similar scene类似的一幕(情景) 。

6.C根据所填词的并列项confidence及下文as引导的句子可以判断，此处作者想说点什么以给儿子勇气和信心。故C项符合语境。

7.A Words failed me相当于I couldn't express how I felt，意为"我说不出话来"。

8.D根据上下文可知，作者在回忆那些已经失去了的机会。

9.B根据第一段最后一句可知答案。pass在此处指(时间) 流逝。

10.B mean意味着。本句的意思为"我无法找到一个安静的时候来告诉他他对我来说意味着什么"。

11.C expect预料，预计。think后面不能接动词不定式；want和wish表示主观上的意愿或希望。

12.A上文的言下之意是这件事情不重要，这样本句和上文构成转折关系，所以用But。

13.B作者对没有听到父亲对他表达爱的话而感到遗憾，所以用regr_et。

14.C把情感(feelings) 通过语言(words) 的形式表达出来。

15.C根据上文判断，作者不知道为什么向儿子说一些肺腑之言如此困难。hard困难的，符合语境。essential必不可少的；complex复杂的。

16.A根据下文的there were just Daniel and me判断本句表示世界消失(disappear) 了。

17.C   "我"能感觉到的是……be aware of感觉到，意识到；be convinced of相信，确信；be tired of对……厌倦。sensitive敏感的，常用be sensitive to意为"对.•••••敏感"。根据语境可知C项正确。

18.B根据语境"他的脸贴着我的脸"可知， press against"使贴着"符合语境。

19.A根据下文It was nothing可知答案_c clumsy笨拙的;gentle温柔的;absurd荒唐的;moving感动人的。

20.D本句和上句构成转折关系(and yet相当于however) '所以±真everything和nothing相对应。