Question

When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37  and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39  interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.

I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41  my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42  but with myself. I have failed  43  I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44  I have done wrong all these years.”

Dad began  45  along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

36. A. drive        B. work             C. live             D. travel

37. A. made         B. repaired         C. waited       D. parked

38. A. concert B. bookstore        C. shop             D. cinema

39. A. very         B. too              C. so           D. fairly

40. A. excited B. angry            C. disappointed     D. sad

41. A. at           B. to           C. for          D. with

42. A. me       B. it           C. you          D. him

43. A. so       B. because      C. after            D. before

44. A. where        B. when             C. why          D. how

45. A. running B. driving      C. crying       D. walking

Answer 1

【主旨大意】文章讲述了我十八岁时答应父亲开车载他去城里，可是我却看电影忘记时间，并且撒谎骗父亲，父亲很生气，用惩罚自己的方式给我上了难忘的一课。

【解析】

36. A  根据句意应是我刚学会开车，所以很高兴的同意了。

37. B  根据上句知“车出了毛病”，所以应是我去附近的车厂去修理它，其他不符题意。

38. D  根据下文讲到看电影，所以应是去了电影院。

39. C  根据复合句的结构可以看出考查固定句式结构so...that...。

40. B  根据文意我忘记接父亲的时间，所以可以推测出害怕父亲会“生气”，故选B。

41. C  考查固定短语的用法，make a excuse for“为……找借口”。

42. C  根据句子结构可以看出考查的是not... but...“不是……而是……”， 根据句意应是“不是你为是我自己”，故选C。

43. B  根据上下句的关系“我很失败，因为我养了一个不能对父亲说出事实的儿子”，可以看出考查的是原因状语从句。

44. A  根据句意应是“我要认真地想一下我哪儿做错了”，故选A。

45. D  根据上文父亲的话可知父亲是要走着回家，选D。