Question

完形填空 (2015 •北京朝阳二模) (15分)

Finally I got my driving license (^M) last summer. Mum decided to go with me to take my first trip around an empty parking lot. I knew my mother was an excellent 1 She had driven over 20 years without getting one ticket. However,I found that she was not the best teacher for me. It wasn’t that she shouted,or told me that I was doing poorly. Her “helpful instructions” 2 managed to make me more nervous.

Since I could no longer practise with her,the job was 3 in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not so 4 I loved him deeply,but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He’d ask how school was,and Td say it was fine. Unluckily,that was the most of our 5 Spending several hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really frightened me.

As we got into the car that first time,I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around,saying almost nothing,except for a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on,however,things began to 6 . Dad would turn the radio 7 so I could fully enjoy his favourite music. Then he actually began 8 .

I was soon hearing about past failed dates, “basic body” gym class,and other stories from his past,including some of his first meeting with Mum.

I thought why Dad was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had 9 why my father never spoke that much. I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never stopped to listen. Homework,friends,and even TV had all called me away from him,and I never thought my 10 father had anything to say.

Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important is that I got to know my father more and more. Just living with him wasn’t enough — - it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery (神秘) .

1. A. doctor   B. worker   C. writer   D. driver

2. A. ever   B. only   C. still   D. yet

3. A. dropped   B. returned   C. placed   D. started

4. A. exciting   B. surprising   C. moving   D. hurting

5. A. instructions   B. conversations   C. introductions   D. competitions

6. A. work   B. appear   C. change   D. continue

7. A. over   B. up   C. off   D. down

8. A. talking   B. singing   C. listening   D. thinking

9. A. found   B. expected   C. wondered   D. understood

10. A. strict   B. proud   C. honest   D. quiet

Answer 1

l.D解析:20年来母亲从来没有得 到过罚单，所以是个出色的司机。

2. B解析：作为教练，母亲的“友好 提示”只是让“我”紧张不已。

3 . C 解析：drop “落下”;return “归 还”;place “放”;start “开始”。自从母亲不当“我”教练后，这个任务就由父亲接管。

4. A解析:下句说“向父亲学习不是一件令人舒服的事情”，所以这样的主意不会让“我”激动。

5. B解析:指像前面提到的问答式的对话。

6. C解析:学习过程中渐渐有了变化。change “改变”。

7. B解析：父亲调高了声音，这样“我”可以尽情享受他最喜欢的音乐。

8. A解析:后面提到了父亲的故事，说明父亲开始和“我”说话了。

9. C解析：这么多年来“我”一直想知道为什么父亲和“我”很少交流。

10. D解析：此处用quiet (安静的) 来指代“父母不和我交流”这种现实。其真正原因是“我”忙于作业、交友、看电视，忽视了父亲的存在。