题目

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阅读短文，根据上下文填写所缺单词。(每空2分)
Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 小题1:with themselves or other people when they were young.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen - year - old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I小题2:what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals （目标）.
You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class小题3:you have no goals. " The man" s son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age," the young man" s father went小题4:, "she had a good job and she小题5:lots of money. You don" t even have a part - time job . You earn nothing. "The man" s son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "And when your小题6:brother was your age," the young man" s father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time. "And the man" s son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man"s father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night. "This time the son小题7:stay silent.
"And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of小题8:United States.小题9:are you?" His father had no answer小题10:this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what"s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

答案

小题1:children
小题2:knew
小题3:and
小题4:on
小题5:made/earned
小题6:elder
小题7:couldn"t/didn"t
小题8:the
小题9:what
小题10:to

解析

短文大意：这篇短文主要描述了一位父亲教育儿子的场景，最后在儿子的反问之下，竟是不知该怎样回答儿子的问题。
小题1:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是把他们的孩子同他们自己活着其它人相比。结合语境可知填复数名词children，孩子们。
小题2:联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，当我离开学校时，我知道我想做什么。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词knew，知道。
小题3:联系上下文，可知前后是并列关系。故填并列连词and，和，并且。
小题4:联系上下文，可知此处指的是他的父亲继续说。短语go on继续，故填副词on，向前地，继续着。
小题5:联系下文，可知此处指的是她挣了很多钱。短语make money挣钱。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词made/earned，获得，挣到。
小题6:结合语境可知此处指的是，当你的哥哥像你这么大的时候。故填形容词比较级elder，更大的，较大的。
小题7:联系下文，可知此处指的是，这次这个儿子不能保持沉默了。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词couldn"t/didn"t，不能/不。
小题8:联系下文，可知此处指的是美国联邦。故填定冠词the，特指某一个。
小题9:联系上下文，可知此处指的是，你是什么（职业）。故填what，什么。
小题10:结合语境可知此处指的是，他的父亲对于这个问题无法回答。故填介词to，到，向，对于。