完形填空：A few months earlier I had been painting

题目：

A few months earlier I had been painting two portraits for each of my parents．I'd planned to give them the portraits as Christmas gifts．This would be a   36   for everyone，as I had not studied 37  ．
While painting one day, I was surprised by a knock on the door. Quickly having put all my 38 materials out of sight, I opened the   39 . To my astonishment, my father came in .
Immediately I wanted to show him the paintings, but I was   40  to destroy his Christmas surprise. Yet something  41  me to share the gifts with him. After making him promise to keep it secret, I   42   he keep his eyes closed until I had the portraits set on easels(画架). “Okay, Daddy. Now you can   43  !”
He appeared dazed at first. Finally , he said, “I don’t believe it. The eyes are so 44 that they follow you everywhere—and look how   45   your mother is. Will you let me have them 46 ?”
Excited with his response, I happily volunteered to   47 them to the frame shop the next day. Several weeks passed. Then one night the   48   rang—my father had a stroke(中风). He died the next day, and it seemed all   49    escaped from the life of my mother and me .
I finally remembered to 50   about the framed portraits. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop,   51 for the framing and had them gift-wrapped.
52 we had lost our loved people, everyone gathered on Christmas Day making an effort to be   53 . As I looked into my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I decided to give her Daddy’s and my   54 . After she saw it, with a wide smile, she quickly said, “I knew Daddy would be with us on Christmas Day!”
I glanced at the gift card written in my father’s   55 . “ Mother—Our daughter reminded me why I am so blessed. I’ll be always looking at you.—Daddy.”

小题1:

A．comfort

B．success

C．chance

D．surprise

小题2:

A．art

B．music

C．dance

D．literature

小题3:

A．1istening

B．painting

C．writing

D．reading

小题4:

A．window

B．drawer

C．door

D．bag

小题5:

A．reluctant

B．sorry

C．content

D．eager

小题6:

A．forbade

B．forced

C．advised

D．encouraged

小题7:

A．suggested

B．insisted

C．required

D．ordered

小题8:

A．look

B．taste

C．sing

D．go

小题9:

A．big

B．bright

C．real

D．clear

小题10:

A．honest

B．old

C．shy

D．beautiful

小题11:

A．hung

B．framed

C．signed

D．sold

小题12:

A．drive

B．see

C．drop

D．leave

小题13:

A．bell

B．clock

C．phone

D．whistle

小题14:

A．anxiety

B．pain

C．trouble

D．joy

小题15:

A．worry

B．call

C．care

D．talk

小题16:

A．paid

B．waited

C．stayed

D．prepared

小题17:

A．In case

B．As soon as

C．Even though

D．Now that

小题18:

A．sad

B．cheerful

C．quiet

D．calm

小题19:

A．heart

B．secret

C．advice

D．gift

小题20:

A．words

B．saying

C．handwriting

D．1etters

答案：

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:B

小题8:A

小题9:C

小题10:D

小题11:B

小题12:A

小题13:C

小题14:D

小题15:B

小题16:A

小题17:C

小题18:B

小题19:D

小题20:C

题目分析：本文讲述作者为父母画肖像画做为圣诞礼物的故事，父亲知道后，提出包画装裱起来，还主动去付了钱，不幸的是父亲中风离开了，但是看到了画就像看见父亲一样。

小题1:考查名词;从后面的句子：as I had not studied 37 ．可知作者会给每个人惊喜。选D

小题2:考查名词：从前面的给每个人惊喜，可知作者没有学习过绘画。选A

小题3:考查上下文串联：从后面的While painting one day可知是把绘画材料收起来。选 B

小题4:考查词组：open the door开门。选C

小题5:考查形容词：A．reluctant不情愿的；B．sorry抱歉的，C．content满意的D．eager渴望的，从but，可知作者不愿破坏爸爸的惊喜。选A

小题6:考查动词：句意;有什么东西鼓励我和他分享礼物。选D

小题7:考查动词：A．suggested 建议，B．insisted坚持要求C．required请求， D．ordered命令， B项符合句意：我坚持要他闭上眼睛。

小题8:考查上下文串联：从前文的keep his eyes closed 可知是：现在可以看了。选A

小题9:考查形容词：从下面的that they follow you everywhere 可知是true，真的。选C

小题10:考查形容词：修饰妈妈用beautiful，选D

小题11:考查动词：have them framed把它们装裱起来，从后面的the frame shop 也可知答案是B

小题12:考查动词：drive sth to…开车送…去…,选A

小题13:考查动词;从后面的rang可知是电话响了。选 C

小题14:考查名词：从后面的escape from my mother and me，可以知道是我们没有快乐。选D

小题15:考查词组：call about找…谈某事，指作者打电话询问装裱画的事情。选B

小题16:考查词组：pay for为…付钱。选A

小题17:考查连词：句意：即使我们失去了亲爱的人，但每个人都在圣诞节聚在一起，努力高兴起来。选C

小题18:考查形容词，从上题的句意可知答案是B。

小题19:考查上下文串联，前面多次提到给父母的礼物。选D

小题20:考查名词：下文是爸爸的笔迹，选C

点评：这是一篇感人的故事，让我们知道亲情的重要，题目设置合理，重在考查动词名词形容词副词四种实词重点考，注重逻辑，弱化语法，做题时要瞻前顾后，关注上下文。