Ⅵ.完形填空

　　My wife called, “How long will you be reading that newspaper? Will you come here and make your dear__1__eat the food?” I put the paper away and rushed to the dining room. In front of Sindu was a bowl__2__Curd Rice. She particularly__3__it. “Sindu, dear，__4__don't you take a few mouthfuls of this Curd Rice? And, your mother is angry. If you don't, your mother will__5__me.”

　　“OK, Dad. I'll eat the whole of this.__6__， Dad, if I eat, will you give me whatever I ask for?”

　　“Oh, sure.”

　　“Ask Mom also to__7__”， my daughter insisted(堅持). My wife slapped(拍打) her__8__on Sindu's to make the promise, without any feeling.

　　“Sindu, dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer. Dad doesn't have that kind of money right now.OK?”

　　“No, Dad. I don't want anything __9__. I want to have my__10__shaved(剃) off this Sunday!”

　　My wife shouted, “A girl without hair?__11__! She's been watching too much television.No need to say more.”

　　“Sindu, dear, we'll be__12__to see you with a clean shaven head.”

　　“Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice.” Sindu was__13__. “And you promised.”

　　We had to give in at last because of her cry. On Monday morning, I__14__her at her school. Just then, a boy from a__15__shouted, “Sinduja, please wait for me!” What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.

　　“Sir, your daughter Sinduja is great indeed!”

　　Without__16__ herself, a lady got out of the car and continued. “That boy is my son Harish，suffering (遭受) from leukemia (白血病). Having__17__all his hair, Harish was__18__being laughed at and refused to come back to school.Sinduja promised to__19__him.”

　　I stood there，__20__and then I nearly cried.How selfless (無私的) real love is!

　　1.A.father B.son C.mother D.daughter

　　解析　從下文中的“your daughter Sinduja is great indeed”可知，應該是作者的女兒。

　　答案　D

　　2.A.covered with B.hidden in

　　C.full of D.crowded with

　　解析　be covered with“覆蓋”;be hidden in“藏在”;be full of“充滿”;be crowded with“擠滿”。句意：碗里裝滿了Curd Rice。

　　答案　C

　　3.A.liked B.expected C.needed D.hated

　　解析　從下文的“Dad，you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice”可知，作者的女兒是不喜歡吃“Curd Rice”的。

　　答案　D

　　4.A.why B.when C.what D.where

　　解析　句意：你為什么不吃幾口呢?

　　答案　A5.A.shout at B.laugh at

　　C.agree with D.look for

　　解析　從上文作者的妻子讓作者勸女兒吃飯，以及作者說“your mother is angry”和下文作者的妻子對其女兒行為的強烈態(tài)度，可知選A項。

　　答案　A

　　6.A.And B.So C.But D.Or

　　解析　根據(jù)語意，前后之間是轉折關系。

　　答案　C

　　7.A.promise B.eat C.come D.help

　　解析　從下文“My wife slapped...”和“And you promised”可知，他們夫妻倆都許諾了，因此，此處是女兒在要求母親也要許諾。

　　答案　A

　　8.A.bowl B.hand C.rice D.shoulder

　　解析　根據(jù)下文，作者的妻子也要許諾，所以她和女兒擊掌許諾。

　　答案　B

　　9.A.useful B.expensive C.cheap D.beautiful

　　解析　從上文作者的言語可知，作者認為女兒要買電腦，而作者是負擔不起的，但是Sindu并不是買電腦，而只是理發(fā)，所以不會很貴的。

　　答案　B

　　10.A.leg B.hand C.hair D.clothes

　　解析　從下文可知，作者的女兒是要把自己的頭發(fā)全部剃光。

　　答案　C

　　11.A.Excellent B.Impossible C.Great D.Really

　　解析　下文的“She's been watching too much television”和“No need to say more”說明，Sindu的母親是絕對反對的。

　　答案　B

　　12.A.happy B.afraidC.encouraged D.sad

　　解析　就像上文作者妻子所說的“A girl without hair?”，女孩沒有頭發(fā)是不合常理的，因此，如果看到自己的女兒沒有頭發(fā)，父母應該是很傷心。

　　答案　D

　　13.A.in tears B.in pain C.in trouble D.at rest

　　解析　從下文“We had to give in at last because of her cry.”可知選A項。

　　答案　A

　　14.A.visited B.met C.dropped D.caught

　　解析　從下文的那位女士和小男孩(從車里出來)的行為可以判斷出，作者是在送自己的女兒去上學。

　　答案　C

　　15.A.bike B.car C.train D.plane

　　解析　下文中提到“a lady got out of the car”可知，這個小男孩是從車子(car)里出來的。

　　答案　B

　　16.A.showing B.introducingC.noticing D.stopping

　　解析　從他們的對話可以看出，他們倆并未相互介紹自己。而選項show，notice與stop與語境不符。

　　答案　B

　　17.A.cut B.grown C.worn D.lost

　　解析　因為這個小男孩在遭受一種白血病(suffering from leukemia)，因此，頭發(fā)都掉光了，而不是自己剪去或者剃掉。

　　答案　D

　　18.A.interested in B.tired ofC.afraid of D.excited about

　　解析　既然是自己的頭發(fā)都掉光了，當然是擔心自己被別人嘲笑。

　　答案　C

　　19.A.help B.careC.understand D.serve

　　解析　從作者的女兒的行為來看，她是通過把自己的頭發(fā)剃光來幫助那個小男孩，讓他也有個同伴而不感到自卑，從心理上幫助他，而不是照看、服務或者理解。

　　答案　A

　　20.A.worried B.surprised C.excited D.nervous

　　解析　從上文來看，作者和作者的妻子并不知道自己的女兒是為了幫助別人而把自己的頭發(fā)剃光的，原來還認為是受電視的影響而趕時髦，所以作者此時很驚奇。

　　答案　B