Passage 6 ?(江西省撫州一中2009屆高三第四次模擬考試) ?完形填空

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to ? 36 ? a different life. It was a transitional(過渡的) time in Daniel's life. I wanted to ? 37 ? him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the ? 38 ? time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked ? 39 ? the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar ? 40 ? played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him ? 41 ???and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words ? 42 ? me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those ? ?43 ? opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ? 44 ? ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have ??45 ? ??to me. Or what he might ? 46 ? to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? ? 47 ? as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always ? 48 ? never hearing him put his ? ?49 ? into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so ? 50 ? to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world ? 51 ? , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was ? 52 ? of was the stubble(短須) on his chin as his face pressed ? ?53 ? ?mine. What I had said to Daniel was ? 54 ? . It was nothing. And yet, it was ? 55 ? .

36. A. experience ? ? ? ?B. spend ? ? ? ? ? C. enjoy ? ? ? ? ? D. shape

37. A. show ? ? ? ? ? ? B. give ? ? ? ? ? ? C. leave ? ? ? ? ? ? D. instruct

38. A. last ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. first ? ? ? ? ? ? C. very ? ? ? ? ? ? D. next

39. A. upward ? ? ? ? ? B. into ? ? ? ? ? ? C. down ? ? ? ? ? ? D. up

40. A. sign ? ? ? ? ? ? B. scene ? ? ? ? ? C. scenery ? ? ? ? D. sight

41. A. interest ? ? ? ? ? B. instruction ? ? ? C. courage ? ? ? ? ? D. direction

42. A. failed ? ? ? ? ? ? B. discouraged ? ? C. struck ? ? ? ? ? D. troubled

43. A. future ? ? ? ? ? B. embarrassing ? ? C. obvious ? ? ? ? ? D. lost

44. A. last ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. pass ? ? ? ? ? ? C. fly ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. remain

45. A. counted ? ? ? ? ? B. meant ? ? ? ? ? C. valued ? ? ? ? ? D. eared

46. A. think ? ? ? ? ? ? B. want ? ? ? ? ? C. expect ? ? ? ? ? D. wish

47. A. But ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. And ? ? ? ? ? C. Instead ? ? ? ? ? D. So

48. A. wondered ? ? ? ? B. regretted ? ? ? ?C. minded ? ? ? ? ? ?D. tried

49. A. views ? ? ? ? ? ? B. actions ? ? ? ? C. feelings ? ? ? ? ? D. attitudes

50. A. important ? ? ? ? B. essential ? ? ? ? C. hard ? ? ? ? ? ? D. complex

51. A. disappeared ? ? ? B. changed ? ? ? ? C. progressed ? ? ? ? D. advanced

52. A. sensitive ? ? ? ? B. convinced ? ? ? C. aware ? ? ? ? ? ? D. tired

53. A. by ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. against ? ? ? ? ? C. on ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. with

54. A. clumsy ? ? ? ? ? B. gentle ? ? ? ? ? C. absurd ? ? ? ? ? D. moving

55. A. none ? ? ? ? ? ? B. all ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. anything ? ? ? ? D. everything

答案 ?36.A ? 37.C ?38.B ?39.D ?40.B ?41.C ?42.A ?43.D ?44.B ?45.B ?46.C ?47.A ?48.B ?49.C ?50.C ?51.A ?52.C ?53.B ?54.A ?55.D