-I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. ___31__ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I__32__out of old boards.
I got my first__33__job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities(职责) were__34__tables and washing dishes,__35__sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would__36__to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I__37__from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and__38__my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working__39__me to have. Because of my__40__I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me__41__.
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__42__around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊帐)__43__I was only in seventh grade. I immediately__44__a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was__45__only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned__46__the danger of easy credit. I paid it__47__as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a__48__of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,__49__worked three jobs, once told me, "If you__50__sacrifice(奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have." How right he was.
| 小题1: | | A．Before | B．Within | C．From | D．By |
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| 小题2: | | A．pulled | B．put | C．picked | D．pressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．usual | B．real | C．main | D．particular |
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| 小题4: | | A．sweeping | B．packing | C．clearing | D．emptying |
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| 小题6: | | A．head | B．turn | C．change | D．move |
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| 小题7: | | A．studied | B．worked | C．played | D．slept |
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| 小题8: | | A．helping | B．having | C．watching | D．letting |
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| 小题9: | | A．asked | B．told | C．promised | D．allowed |
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小题11: | A．proud | B．friendly | C．lucky | D．hopeful |
小题12: | A．ran | B．got | C．flew | D．carried |
| 小题13: | | A．although | B．while | C．if | D．since |
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小题14: | A．sold | B．borrowed | C．charged | D．wore |
| 小题15: | | A．keeping | B．making | C．paying | D．taking |
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| 小题16: | | A．gradually | B．greatly | C．hardly | D．early |
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| 小题18: | | A．point | B．level | C．part | D．sign |
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小题19: | 小题20: | | A．understand | B．demand | C．offer | D．fear |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
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试题分析：
小题1:D逻辑推理词义比较作者六岁的时候就和父兄一起干活，到八岁就已经开始帮助父亲修理旧家具。接下来这句话依然表明作者很早开始的工作经历。by表示不迟于……，到……打止。
小题2:A逻辑推理词义比较作者每从旧木板中拔(pull)出来一个钉子父亲就给他一美分。pull out拉/拖/拔出；put out放/伸出，生产；pick out摘/剔/挖出/啄/挑出；press out强使分离; 压出。
小题3:B常识运用逻辑推理前后照应上段叙述的作者帮助家里干活，而本段说的at JM’s Restaurant所做的才是他头一个真正意义的(real)工作，他没有惯例性的(usual)，主要的(main)和特定的(particular)的工作。
小题4:C常识运用逻辑推理与washing dishes并列的活儿应该是清理(clear)收拾桌子。sweep清扫；pack 包装；empty倒空，腾空。
小题5:C前后照应语句连贯作者的主要任务是打杂儿，但(but)有时也帮厨。前句main是一个提示。or或者，表示选择关系；so因而，所以，表示因果关系；even甚至，表示过分程度。
小题6:A词义比较作者每天放学后就去(head to)JM"s工作到10点。head 朝着……方向去；turn to转向，求助于；change to变成，换上(衣服等)；move to迁/移至。
小题7:B逻辑推理前后照应即便是在周六作者都得从2点工作到7点。前段和本段叙述的都是作者工作的感受，与学习(study)，玩耍(play)，睡眠(sleep)无关，只有work与本段主旨有关。句中的even也起到了提示作用。
小题8:C常识运用逻辑推理词义比较在那么小的年龄就去搞活是挺困难的，而且还眼睁睁地看着(watch)别的孩子去游泳去玩，而自己却要工作。注意作者当时的心情的表达。help sb.(to) do sth帮助某人做；have sb. do sth叫/派/让某人做；watch sb. do sth注视/监视某人做；let sb. do sth让某人做.
小题9:D逻辑推理词汇用法作者不是很喜欢工作，但作者喜欢工作能够让他拥有的一切。ask/tell/ allow sb. to do
sth要求/告诉/允许某人做某事，这种结构中，ask，tell的主语通常为人，allow的主语可为人或物；promise
sb. to do sth答应某人(自己)会做某事，其主语也通常为人。
小题10:D前后照应逻辑推理因为作者有工作(job)能挣到钱，而非其学习(study)、年龄(age)、能力(power)情况，故朋友外出总是作者付账。
小题11:A逻辑推理词义比较和朋友出去时总是作者付账，这就是工作让作者拥有的。为此作者感到骄傲(proud)，而不仅仅只是友好(friendly)，幸运(lucky)和充满希望(hopeful)。
小题12:B逻辑推理固定搭配有关作者的勤奋和信誉的信息在小镇上到处传扬。get around到处走动, 传播出去；run around东奔西跑，奔忙，到处玩耍游逛；flow around四处流动, 涌流；carry around四处运送。
小题13:A语句连贯词义比较虽然(although)作者才七年级，但当地一家服装店已同意让他赊账。Although表示转折关系。while表示时间或对照；if表示条件；since表示原因。
小题14:C逻辑推理词义比较作者随即记帐买了一件68美元的运动衣和一双22美元的鞋子。sell出售, 卖; borrow借, 借入；charge记帐，在帐册等上记入…；wear穿，戴，磨损。
小题15:B逻辑推理固定搭配作者每小时才挣65美分，却已经欠了老板90美元了。强调挣得少，欠的多。make money挣钱；其它三项与文意不符。
小题16:D逻辑推理词义比较所以作者渐渐地(gradually)，极大程度地(greatly)，而且是及早地(early)就明白了随意赊帐的危害。Hardly与文意不符。
小题17:D逻辑推理固定搭配只要一有能力，作者便还清了债务。pay off偿清(债务)，支付(债务)的全部数额；pay out花费，支出；pay away支付(款项)。pay通常不与over 搭配。
小题18:B词义辨析工作教作者学会了自我控制，担付责任，为作者带来了某种程度(level)的自我满足感，这是他的朋友们很少体验到的。level等级，程度，层面。point点，分数；part部分，局部；sign 标记，迹象。
小题19:C句法规则考查非限制性定语从句的运用。
小题20:A常识运用词义比较你要是懂得(understand)了奉献和责任，生活中就没有多少事你做不成。understand懂得，了解；demand需要，要求；offer提供，贡献；fear畏惧，担心。
点评：该篇完形填空题讲叙了作者如何参加工作，如何挣钱，如何交友的经历。读后肯定对你会有所帮助的。主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。 |
核心考点
试题【-I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fiel】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to 36 a little pocket money.
One day I 37 on the door of an elderly woman and asked 38 she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in 39 and I showed her my worn 40 , which no longer kept me warm. She 41 me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be 42 now.” She then 43 a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a 44 job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to 45 new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to 46 me with your report card and I will 47 you when I see you have worked hard and have some good 48 . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much 49 as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and 50 so much money that it was 51 for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she 52 . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I 53 her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge 54 this wonderful lady made over my life with her 55 . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
| 小题1: | | A．save | B．give | C．earn | D．change |
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| 小题2: | | A．turned | B．knocked | C．worked | D．looked |
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| 小题4: | | A．school | B．time | C．trouble | D．bed |
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| 小题5: | | A．bag | B．carpet | C．coat | D．sofa |
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| 小题6: | | A．allowed | B．forced | C．helped | D．stopped |
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| 小题7: | | A．punished | B．tested | C．praised | D．paid |
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| 小题8: | | A．set up | B．took out | C．talked about | D．put away |
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| 小题9: | | A．boring | B．new | C．fine | D．terrible |
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| 小题10: | | A．keep | B．buy | C．remove | D．make |
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| 小题11: | | A．visit | B．forgive | C．welcome | D．serve |
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| 小题12: | | A．recognize | B．reward | C．understand | D．protect |
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| 小题13: | | A．goals | B．stories | C．marks | D．ideas |
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| 小题14: | | A．room | B．money | C．food | D．time |
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| 小题15: | | A．grabbed | B．lost | C．borrowed | D．charged |
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| 小题16: | | A．rare | B．enough | C．simple | D．special |
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| 小题17: | | A．promised | B．discovered | C．knew | D．admitted |
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| 小题18: | | A．asked | B．required | C．showed | D．wrote |
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| 小题19: | | A．decision | B．progress | C．mistake | D．difference |
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| 小题20: | | A．courage | B．kindness | C．honesty | D．happiness |
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One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 36 obstacles（障碍物in its path．And after a pause it made the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to 37 a crack(裂缝) about 10 mm wide．After some brief thoughts, the ant laid the 38 over the crack, walked across it and 39 up the feather on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human feelings．
After some time the ant finally reached its 44 – a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home．It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this trouble and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just 48 the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 49 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 50 more than a burden. Isn’t our 51 like this?
We worry about our families; we worry about our money or the 52 of it; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all 53 —the things we pick up all the life, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 54 that at the destination they are 55 and we can’t take them with us．
| 小题1: | | A．brought about | B．got over | C．came across | D．dealt with |
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| 小题2: | | A．move | B．cross | C．crawl | D．suffer |
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| 小题3: | | A．feather | B．flower | C．grass | D．flick |
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| 小题4: | | A．made | B．took | C．picked | D．set |
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| 小题5: | | A．frightened | B．interested | C．annoyed | D．attracted |
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| 小题6: | | A．size | B．height | C．depth | D．length |
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| 小题7: | | A．Therefore | B．But | C．So | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题8: | | A．working | B．sleeping | C．walking | D．living |
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| 小题9: | | A．habitat | B．background | C．battle | D．destination |
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| 小题10: | | A．underground | B．comfortable | C．underwater | D．distinctive |
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| 小题11: | | A．game | B．sport | C．trouble | D．focus |
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| 小题13: | | A．gave in | B．gave up | C．gave away | D．gave out |
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| 小题14: | | A．after | B．while | C．before | D．once |
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| 小题15: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题16: | | A．study | B．aim | C．life | D．dream |
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| 小题17: | | A．waste | B．lack | C．worth | D．danger |
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| 小题18: | | A．presents | B．questions | C．pleasure | D．burdens |
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| 小题19: | | A．think | B．find | C．wonder | D．attempt |
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| 小题20: | | A．helpless | B．powerful | C．meaningful | D．useless |
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Justin’s bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could hardly get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.
“What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?” his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”
When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack — a smaller bag of his bedroom — a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore.
Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.
“Do you think you have something in your backpack that could help me remember my locker combination (箱子密码)?” he asked. “I lost the piece of paper it was written on. I have a science class in two minutes and if I’m late on the first day it’ll make me look bad for the rest of the year.” Kenny looked really worried.
“Relax,” Justin said, taking his backpack off and opened it. “Remember how you borrowed my notebook in my home to write the combination down? Well, I know how I can recover what you wrote.”
He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his backpack. The page that Kenny had written on had left faint marks on another page in the notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the marks. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white.
“That’ s amazing!” Kenny said, “I owe you one.” And he dashed off to open his locker.
It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was “Never throw anything out; you never know when it might come in handy.”
小题1:Why is Justin’s room in such a mess?| A．He always forgets to clean it. | | B．He never throws anything out. | | C．He has no time to clean it. | | D．He shares the room with his brother. |
小题2:In what way is Justin’s blue backpack used?| A．He uses it as a place to store collected objects. | | B．He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment. | | C．His parents tell him to clean it all the time. | | D．He carries it to remind others of his ability. |
小题3:The underlined phrase “pleaded with” means .| A．ignored | B．asked | C．pushed | D．admired |
小题4:How does Kenny feel toward Justin?| A．Annoyed | B．Disinterested | C．Grateful | D．Angry |
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Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the 36_ in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life 37 .“ You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight,” she said.
“I’ll 38 you,” I replied, and with those words I 39 . By the time I reached the customs, I was 40 . While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the 41 to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the 42 seat next to mine.
Born just fifteen months apart, we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of 43 and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came 44 to me and said, “ Want to come to the attic(阁楼)？” The answer was always “ 45 ”. We were frightened of the attic but also 46 by its smells and sounds. Together we would get through masses of dust and look through a lot of boxes _47 we found what we needed.
The plane shook 48 and my bag fell onto the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were 49 on the floor. I _50 over to gather them up when I saw a(an) _51 little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary.
Immediately I 52 my sister’s handwriting. “Hi, Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad…” Only _53 did I realize that my sister had been 54 a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister’s comings and goings during the flight. Even though a large ocean 55 us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.
| 小题1: | | A．honesty | B．concern | C．sadness | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题2: | | A．abroad | B．home | C．again | D．along |
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| 小题3: | | A．remember | B．remind | C．miss | D．think of |
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| 小题4: | | A．was out | B．was off | C．left off | D．left out |
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| 小题5: | | A．smiling | B．thinking | C．sighing | D．sobbing |
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| 小题6: | | A．courage | B．energy | C．idea | D．spirit |
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| 小题7: | | A．full | B．big | C．black | D．empty |
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| 小题8: | | A．curiosity | B．anxiety | C．sympathy | D．worry |
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| 小题9: | | A．about | B．across | C．down | D．up |
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| 小题10: | | A．No | B．Yes | C．Sorry | D．Certain |
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| 小题11: | | A．surprised | B．bored | C．attracted | D．interested |
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| 小题12: | | A．until | B．unless | C．though | D．since |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．slightly | C．weakly | D．heavily |
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| 小题14: | | A．spread | B．put | C． pulled | D．pushed |
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| 小题15: | | A．turned | B．lay | C．bent | D．looked |
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| 小题16: | | A．similar | B．unfamiliar | C．important | D．unimportant |
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| 小题17: | | A．knew | B．saw | C．observed | D．recognized |
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| 小题19: | | A．keeping | B．writing | C．using | D．making |
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| 小题20: | | A．faced | B．separated | C．surrounded | D．blocked |
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My son. The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it, and I had to practice it a thousand times． I started saying the words to myself the day when the ultrasound told me we were having a baby．
Finally, my son was born.
The nurse came out of the delivery room, holding a tiny, howling human being wrapped in a white sheet, his small hands and delicate fingers shaking nervously. “Baby Sanchez?” she asked, looking at the room full of expectant fathers.
I stood up, holding my breath． She showed me my baby． “My son,” I whispered. The little guy screamed, “waaaaaaaaaah.”
But in my heart I heard him cry out, “Daaaaaaad!” I don’t care if everyone in the room will swear they didn’t hear my baby say that. I called him, “My son,” and he called me “Dad,” and that’s that.
People ask me, “What did you feel at that moment?” I can’t even begin to answer. I’m a writer yet I try hard to find the right words. Joyful isn’t powerful enough. Bliss(狂喜) is not sweet enough. Peaceful isn’t calm enough. Happy isn’t tense enough.
After my son was taken away to the nursery, I sat down and shut my eyes. But tears escaped them away. Then out of the blue, my 80-year-old father entered, and we embraced.
“Dad,” I whispered.
“My son,” my heart heard him saying.
Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white, with my father standing over me.
“My son,” I imagined him saying.
“Daaaaaaaaaad!” I cried my little lungs out.
At that point, I knew I was going to be a great father. The old man in front of me seemed to agree. He smiled and we walked out of the room in search of the tiny human being that would change our lives for ever.
小题1:Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?| A．His son called him “Dad” when the writer called him “My son”． | | B．All the people didn’t hear the baby say except the writer． | | C．Sanchez is the writer’s family name． | | D．The baby was taken away because the nurse found there was a mistake． |
小题2:The author couldn’t tell how he felt at the moment because ________．| A．he was a writer | | B．he was too excited | | C．he was too nervous | | D．it’s a feeling too complex to express |
小题3:We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ________．| A．the author got his first baby | | B．he probably had a lung disease | | C．the author didn’t really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby | | D．the baby would change the author’s life |
小题4:Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?| A．Because his son is so gifted． | | B．Because he had much experience in bringing up children． | | C．Because his father promised to help him． | | D．Because his father had already set him a good example． |
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