完形填空(10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。
I watched quietly as John, my little brother, was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a pen in one hand and my father’s brand-new book in the other.
As my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He _______ that he had done something wrong. From a distance I could see that he had ________ my father’s new book and scribbled(乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father_________, he and I both waited for punishment.
My father picked up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, ________saying a word. Books are precious to him. He was a clergyman(牧师) and for him books were knowledge. What he did next was________. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, took the pen from my brother’s hand, and then ________in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made: John’s work, 1959, age 2.
“Wow,” I thought. “This is punishment?”
The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced __________ all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and __________, laughter and tears. We always knew our parents loved us and that one of the proofs (证据)of their love was the ________. From time to time we would open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expression of ________, and feel proud.
A.pretended B.imagined C.realized D.suggested
A.dropped B.kept C.carried D.opened
A.fearfully B.carefully C.excitedly D.surprisingly
A.by B.without C.beyond D.before
A.unbelievable B.acceptable C.frightening D.exciting
A.searched B.read C.wrote D.put
A.how B.what C.that D.when
A.fun B.fears C.sadness D.difficulty
A.book B.pen C.room D.photo
A.wish B.warning C.success D.love