A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 16 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As 17 drew near, the young man expected 18 that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of the special day, his father called him into his study. His father told him how 19 he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装好的) gift box. Curious, but a little bit 20 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经).
Angrily, he raised his 21 to his father and said, “Is a Bible 22 you can give me with all your money?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years 23 and the young man was very successful in business, but 24 his father was very old, he thought perhaps he 25 go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. 26 he could make the arrangements (安排), he received a telegram which 27 him of his father’s death, and all the possessions (财产) willed (立遗嘱) to him.
28 arriving at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to 29 through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had 30 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to 31 . As he was reading, a car 32 dropped from the back of the Bible.
How many times do we 33 blessings (祝福) because they are not wrapped as we expected? Do not spoil (搞糟) what you have by desiring (渴求) what you have not; but remember what you now have was once 34 the things you hoped for. What may appear as bad fortune (运气) may 35 be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
1. A．offer B．pay C．buy D．afford
2. A．his birthday B．graduation day C．sports meet D．examination day
3. A．signs B．notes C．warnings D．marks
4. A．upset B．crazy C．comfortable D．proud
5. A．excited B．disappointed C．worried D．satisfied
6. A．hand B．head C．voice D．sound
7. A．all B．that C．all what D．that all
8. A．past B．gone C．passed D．spent
9. A．learning B．realizing C．hearing D．understanding
10. A．could B．would C．should D．ought
11. A．After B．Before C．Since D．Until
12. A．informed B．required C．reported D．introduced
13. A．By B．On C．As D．At
14. A．put B．push C．search D．pass
15. A．kept B．bought C．left D．expected
16. A．turn over B．turn on C．turn up D．turn down
17. A．picture B．model C．key D．toy
18. A．miss B．get C．forget D．avoid
19. A．of B．among C．between D．along
20. A．surely B．actually C．mainly D．naturally
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.B
10.C
11.B
12.A
13.B
14.C
15.C
16.A
17.C
18.A
19.B
20.B
【解析】
试题分析：，主人公希望在毕业的时候他爸爸能送他一辆他在展览馆内看中的那辆跑车，他爸爸却送给他一本圣经，主人翁生气的离去，在爸爸去世后，故地重游却发现圣经的最后一页是那辆跑车的钥匙，一时间，一切成惘然，令人扼腕叹息啊。
1.考查动词：A. offer提供 B. pay付钱C. buy买D. afford负担得起，他知道，他那富有的父亲肯定买得起这辆车，选D
2.考查名词：A. his birthday他的生日 B. graduation day 毕业的日子C. sports meet运动会D. examination day考试的日子，在毕业典礼即将来临的日子里，选B
3.考查名词：A. signs迹象B. notes注释C. warnings 警告D. marks记号，年轻人等着父亲买了汽车的迹象。选A
4.考查形容词：A. upset 不安的，B. crazy疯狂的，C. comfortable安慰的，D. proud骄傲的，有他这么出色的儿子自己感到非常自豪，选D
5.考查形容词：A. excited兴奋的，B. disappointed失望的，C. worried担心的，D. satisfied满意的，看到礼物盒儿子有点好奇也有点失望。选B
6.考查动词：A. hand手B. head 头 C. voice嗓音D. sound声音，儿子提高嗓音。选C
7.考查代词：句意：这个圣经就是你的钱买的所有东西吗？用 all，C项应该是 all that。选A
8.考查词义辨析：A. past形容词，过去的B. gone消失C. passed过去D. spent花费，很多年过去了。选C
9.考查动词：A. learning 学习B. realizing意识到C. hearing听见D. understanding 理解，意识到父亲老了。选B
10.考查情态动词：A. could能B. would愿意C. should 应该D. ought少了to，他觉得应该去看看他，选C
11.考查连词：A. After之后，B. Before在…前面C. Since自从D. Until 直到，就在起程前，他收到一封电报，选B
12.考查动词：A. informed通知B. required 要求C. reported报告D. introduced 介绍，通知他父亲去世的消息。选A
13.考查介词on表示“一…就…”,on arriving at…，一到达…选B
14.考查动词：A. put放B. push 推 C. search搜索D. pass通过，search through把……仔细搜寻一遍，选C
15.考查动词：A. kept 保持B. bought买C. left离开D. expected期望，还像他几年前留下的。选C
16.考查词组：A. turn over翻转B. turn on打开C. turn up出现D. turn down拒绝，表示把圣经反过来。选A
17.考查名词：A. picture照片B. model模型C. key钥匙D. toy玩具，从上文知道作者一直想要辆汽车。这是汽车钥匙。选C
18.考查动词：A. miss错过B. get得到C. forget忘记D. avoid避免，多少次我们错过了祝福。选A
19.考查介词：你现在所拥有的恰恰正是在你曾经一心渴望得到的东西中选B。
20.考查副词：A. surely当然B. actually 实际上C. mainly主要的D. naturally自然地，其实，表面上看起来像是坏运气的东西正是等待开启的幸运之门。选B。
考点：考查故事类短文
点评：故事感人，描写细腻，反映的道理深刻，从选项中可以看出，本大题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，需要根据上下文，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。
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