1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Pygmalion . 完形填空 I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother. She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem ！ ” Shyly but _1_， I said yes. She poured out her _2_. “It was nothing short of talent！ ” “What time will Father be home？ ” I aske
2、d. I could hardly wait to _ 3_ my work to him. I spent quite some time _4_ for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and _5_ I placed it right on my fathers plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion picture career as a writer. I was
3、 sure he would be able to _6_ my poem. At almost 7 oclock my father burst in. He seemed _7_. He circled the dining room table, complaining about his employees. Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this ？ ” He was reaching for my poem. “Ben, Buddy has written his first poem ！ ” my mot
4、her began. “And its beautiful, absolutely amazing .” “If you dont mind, Id like to decide for myself ， ” Father said. I _8_ my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of _9_. “I think its
5、 terrible ， ” he said. I couldnt look up. My eyes were getting _10_. “B en, these are the first lines of poetry hes ever written， ” my mother was saying.“He needs _ 11_.” “I dont know why ， ” my father held his ground. “Isnt there enough awful poetry in the world already？ ” I couldnt _12_ it another
6、 second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I _13_ myself on the bed and cried the worst of the _14_ out of me. That may have been the end of the story, but not of its _15_ for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think its won derful！ ” and a father who
7、 drove me to hear with “I think its _ 16_.” Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all _17_ flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that _18_， “Watch. Listen. Revie w. Improve.” 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Those _19_ voices of my childhood ring in my ear
8、s through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. Between the two poles of _20_ and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course. 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。 作者通过讲述自己的经历，说明了在我们的成长过程中，父母对我们表达爱的方式不尽相同，但都是很重要的，我们要在严厉鞭策和积极鼓励这两种不同的爱中成长。 1 A.typically B proudly C anxiously D honestly 答案： B
9、根据 “shyly but” 可以判断，此处选择的答案与 shyly 相反，表达作者内心的感受，小小年纪就可以作诗，情绪上应该是骄傲的。 2 A.motivation B shock C criticism D praise 答案： D 根据上文的 “a beautiful poem” 以及下文的 “nothing short of talent”可知，此处表示母亲对 “ 我 ” 极尽赞美。 3 A.recite B describe C show D introduce 答案： C 根据语境可知，作者迫不急待地想让父亲看到自己的杰作。 show sth. to sb.“ 向某人展示某物 ”
10、。 4 A.waiting B preparing C praying D planning 答 案： B 根据下文语境可知，作者为父亲的到来做着准备。 prepare for sth.“ 为 ?做准备 ” 。 5 A.gradually B desperately C confidently D casually 答案： C 由于上文母亲对这首诗的褒奖，使作者信心十足，想得到父亲同样的赞扬。confidently “ 自信地 ” 。 6 A.appreciate B revise C read D polish 答案： A 此处表示作者确信父亲能欣赏他的诗。 appreciate “ 欣赏；
11、赏识 ” 。 7 A.relaxed B calm C noble D upset 答案： D 根据下文 “He circled the dining room table, complaining .” 可知，此处表示父亲看起来很不高兴。 upset “ 不快的；心烦意乱的 ” 。 8 A.shook B lowered C raised D turned 答案： B 根据下文 “It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours.” 可知，作者此时的心情很沉重，进而导致 “ 低下 (lowered)头 ” 。由第 10 空前的 “I cou
12、ldnt look 【 精品教育资源文库 】 up.” 也可判断前面是低下了头。 9 A.decision B excitement C meditation D devotion 答案： A 由下文 “I think its terrible ， he said.” 可知，父亲在读完诗放回到桌子上后，该是作结论 (decision)的时候了。 10 A.dark B wide C wet D bright 答案： C 由此处语境可知，作者的心情很差，与作者预想的不一样，父亲的评论让作者难过地要哭了即眼睛变湿润了。 11 A.arrangement B judgment C encourag
13、ement D adjustment 答案 ： C 根据上文母亲对作者诗的赞美 ， 及父亲对诗的评论可知 ， 此处表示母亲更倾向于鼓励孩子。 encouragement “ 鼓励；鼓舞 ” 。 12 A.hold B attain C control D stand 答案： D 根据上文父亲坚持自己的看法，认为 “ 这诗写得很糟糕 ” 可知，此时作者再也不能忍受 (stand)了。 13 A.threw B seated C left D kept 答案： A 在父亲作出这样的评价后，作者很伤心，故选 A。 throw oneself on the bed “ 扑倒在床上 ” 。 14 A.c
14、onfusion B pressure C disappointment D tiredness 答案： C 根据上文 “_ 13_ myself on the bed and cried” 可知，此处表示作者的失望 (disappointment)之情。 15 A.challenge B development C difficulty D significance 答案： D 根据下一句作者评析母亲和父亲的话对他的价值可知，尽管事情结束了，但对作者来说其意义并未止于此。 significance “ 意义；重要性 ” 。 16 A.elegant B awful C fluent D co
15、ntroversial 答案： B 根据上文父亲的观点 “I think its terrible ！ ” 可知，此处应选 terrible的同义词，故选 B。 awful “ 糟糕的 ” 。 17 A.failure B creation C limit D improvement 答案： B 由语境可知，母亲赞扬鼓励的话使得我们能够有信心继续创作下去，故选 B。 18 A.orders B misleads C cautions D foresees 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案： C 根据上文的 “the mother force alone is incomplete” 以及下文的
16、 “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.” 这样鞭策的声音可知，应选 C。 caution “ 警告；告诫；提醒 ” 。 19 A.inspiring B warning C disturbing D conflicting 答案： D 根据上文可知，父母对待作者的方式截然相反，是相互冲突的 (conflicting)，故选 D。句中的 “opposing winds” 也是提示信息。 20 A.confirmation B restriction C distrust D disapproval 答案： A 由该句中的 “two poles” 和 “doubt” 可
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