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　　Education from My Father

　　My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are __1__ that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of __2__.

　　When I was small I was somewhat __3__ of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in __4__ that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better __5__ later, but I didn't have to unlearn anything.

　　What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds __6__ it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled __7__ the air it made the air so hot that it __8__. Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to __9__ the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, __10__ to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that __11__.

　　He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was __12__. It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could __13__ and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were __14__ to the universe. Our warmth was going to __15__ the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I __16__ feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

　　I am sure there were many other lessons that I __17__ but no longer remember. What I did __18__， in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were __19__ but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been __20__ in science.

　　文章大意：作者對于逝去父親的記憶很少。但是父親曾經(jīng)用通俗易懂的方式來教育自己，作者現(xiàn)在仍然記憶猶新，是父親的教育激發(fā)了作者對于科學的極大興趣。

　　1.A.others B.few

　　C.some D.all

　　答案：C　考查代詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)上文可知，作者對于父親的記憶比較少，但仍有令作者記憶深刻的一些。由此可知，C選項與語境相符。故答案選C。

　　2.A.science B.nature

　　C.weather D.universe

　　答案：A　考查名詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)文章最后一段最后一句“This may be why I have always been ________ in science”可知，此處指的是科學。因此，空白處應該使用“science”。故答案選A。

　　3.A.sure B.fond

　　C.tired D.afraid

　　答案：D　考查形容詞詞辨析。作者小時候有點害怕閃電和雷聲。D選項與此相符。故答案選D。

　　4.A.depth B.words

　　C.gestures D.data

　　答案：B　考查名詞詞義辨析。作者父親的解釋使用了孩子能夠理解的詞語。A表示“深度，深處”;B表示“詞，單詞”;C表示“姿勢，手勢”;D表示“資料，數(shù)據(jù)”。由此可知，B選項與語境相符。故答案選B。

　　5.A.understanding B.knowledge

　　C.command D.confidence

　　答案：A　考查名詞詞義辨析。作者后來對此有了更好的理解。A表示“了解;理解，領會;認識”;B表示“知識，學識”;C表示“命令，指揮”;D表示“自信;信任;信心”。A選項符合語境。故答案選A。

　　6.A.but B.and

　　C.for D.or

　　答案：B　考查連詞的用法。作者的父親說云中有電，電像火花一樣傳到地面。根據(jù)語境及句子前后的邏輯關系可知，空白處應該使用“and”。故答案選B。

　　7.A.above B.to

　　C.along D.through

　　答案：D　考查介詞詞義辨析。此處表示的是光穿過空氣。四個選項均為介詞，其中“through”意為“穿過”，符合語境。故答案選D。

　　8.A.shone B.burned

　　C.expanded D.broke

　　答案：B　考查動詞詞義辨析。光穿過的時候，使空氣如此熱，以至于空氣燃燒起來。由此并結(jié)合選項的詞義可知，B項符合語境。故答案選B。

　　9.A.fill B.make

　　C.avoid D.break

　　答案：A　考查動詞詞義辨析�？諝馊紵�完之后，周圍的空氣涌過來并填滿了這一空間。由此可知，空白處應該使用“fill”。故答案選A。

　　10.A.trying B.proving

　　C.hoping D.pretending

　　答案：D　考查動詞詞義辨析。作者的父親大聲拍手來假裝空氣的涌入，說這樣就產(chǎn)生了雷聲。D選項與語境相符合。故答案選D。

　　11.A.clap B.remark

　　C.voice D.crash

　　答案：A　考查名詞詞義辨析。每當聽到雷聲時，作者就感覺聽到了父親的掌聲。由此可知，A選項符合語境。故答案選A。

　　12.A.cold B.bright

　　C.clear D.foggy

　　答案：C　考查形容詞詞義辨析。作者的父親解釋為什么在冬天的晚上陰天比晴天暖和。由此并結(jié)合前半句中的“cloudy”可知，空白處應該使用“clear”。故答案選C。

　　13.A.explore B.foresee

　　C.imagine D.identify

　　答案：C　考查動詞詞義辨析。天上的星星比想象的要多。A表示“推測，探勘，探險”;B表示“預見，預知”;C表示“想象，設想”;D表示“確認;識別;鑒定”。由此并結(jié)合選項的詞義可知，C選項符合語境。故答案選C。

　　14.A.committed B.exposed

　　C.related D.led

　　答案：B　考查動詞詞義辨析。沒有云彩時，我們沒有遮蓋物，暴露于宇宙中。A表示“犯(罪)，做(錯事等)”;B表示“使暴露于;揭露”;C表示“有關，涉及”;D表示“引導，領導”。由此可知，B選項符合語境。根據(jù)下文的“we were not exposed”也可知答案。

　　15.A.heat B.protect

　　C.extend D.light

　　答案：A　考查動詞詞辨析。沒有云彩時，我們的溫暖將會對整個宇宙供熱。A選項表示“把……加熱，使暖”，符合語境。故答案選A。

　　16.A.ever B.also

　　C.even D.still

　　答案：D　考查副詞詞義辨析�，F(xiàn)在作者在晴天的夜晚仍然有這種感覺。由此可知，空白處應該使用“still”。故答案選D。

　　17.A.selected B.arranged

　　C.absorbed D.delivered

　　答案：C　考查動詞詞義辨析。作者相信有很多別的課，自己曾經(jīng)理解過�！癮bsorbed”表示“汲取;理解;使全神貫注”，符合語境。故答案選C。

　　18.A.consider B.promise

　　C.explain D.learn

　　答案：D　考查動詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示的是作者所學習到的。因此，空白處應該使用“l(fā)earn”。故答案選D。

　　19.A.memories B.blankets

　　C.mysteries D.thunders

　　答案：C　考查名詞詞義辨析。作者認為小時候沒有被教過神秘的東西，因為父親是用通俗易懂的方式來教作者的。由此可知，C選項符合語境。故答案選C。

　　20.A.engaged B.interested

　　C.successful D.skillful

　　答案：B　考查形容詞詞辨析。這可能是作者一直對科學感興趣的原因。由此并結(jié)合選項的詞義可知，B選項符合語境。故答案選B。