My Forever Valentine我永远的“情人”
Valentine’s Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the special people in his life. Over the years I fondly (天真的) thought 1 him as my “Valentine man”.
My first recollection of the 2 he could bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six. That morning at the breakfast table I found a card and a gift-wrapped package at my chair. The card was 3 “Love, Dad” and the gift was a ring with a small piece of red glass to 4 my birthstone, a ruby (红宝石). There is 5 difference between red glass and rubies to a child of six, and I remember 6 that ring with pride that all the cards in the world 7 not surpass (超越).
8 I grew older, the gifts gave 9 to heart-shaped boxes filled with my 10 chocolate and always included a 11 card signed “Love, Dad”. In those years my thank-you became 12 of a perfunctory (敷衍) response. The cards seemed less 13 , and I took for granted that the Valentine would 14 be there. I had 15 my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from “significant others” and “Love Dad” just didn’t seem quite 16 .
His final card remains on my desk today. It’s a 17 of how special fathers can be and how important it has been to me over the years to know that I had a father who continued a 18_ of love with simple acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.
Those things never 19 , nor does the memory of a man who never 20 being my Valentine.
【小题1】A．ofB．about C．upD．over【小题2】A．memoryB．magicC．puzzleD．presents【小题3】A．readB．writtenC．shownD．signed【小题4】A．recoverB．resembleC．representD．replace【小题5】A．muchB．little C．greatD．less【小题6】A．havingB．owningC．wearingD．watching【小题7】A．couldB．did C．mustD．should【小题8】A．BecauseB．SinceC．WhenD．As【小题9】A．roomB．wayC．honourD．seat【小题10】A．favoriteB．lovelyC．dearD．precious【小题11】A．usualB．monC．strangeD．special【小题12】A．lessB．littleC．moreD．much【小题13】A．importantB．beautifulC．familiarD．standard【小题14】A．surelyB．alwaysC．regularlyD．often【小题15】A．letB．keptC．placedD．remembered【小题16】A．suitableB．enoughC．effective D．sacred【小题17】A．signalB．certificateC．consequenceD．reminder【小题18】A．traditionB．hobbyC．habitD．custom【小题19】A．loseB．dieC．missD．appear【小题20】A．thoughtB．wantedC．triedD．stoppedA
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(答案→)A
解析：
提到情人节，人们可能马上联想到鲜花、巧克力以及年轻的恋人们。情人其实是一个古老而广泛的概念，包括所有我们深爱的人以及深爱着我们的人，比如我们的父母。
【小题1】think of … as …是固定短语，意为“把……视为／看作……”。
【小题2】该句大意为“我对情人节的记忆最早是从我六岁那年开始的。”
【小题3】卡片上有父亲的签名。该选项从下文也可得到提示。
【小题4】戒指上红玻璃象征／代表着我的诞生石——红宝石。
【小题5】对一个六岁的孩子而言，红玻璃和红宝石没有什么不同。
【小题6】表示佩戴首饰只能用wear。
【小题7】世界上所有的卡片都不能超过它。
【小题8】as在此处引导时间状语从句，意为“随着”。
【小题9】give way to是固定短语，意为“为……所代替”。
【小题10】该题可采用排除法，修饰巧克力不能用“可爱的；亲爱的；宝贵的”但可以用“最喜爱的”。
【小题11】父亲的卡片是特殊的。
【小题12】该句句意为“而我的感谢越来越成为一种敷衍的回应。”从上下文可知，此处是与以前相对比。
【小题13】这些卡片看起来已经不是那么重要。
【小题14】我想当然地认为情人节年年都有。
【小题15】我把梦想和希望放在收到那些来自“重要的其他人”的卡片和礼物上。
【小题16】来自父亲的贺卡似乎远远不能够（满足女儿的需要）。
【小题17】父亲送我的最后一张卡片在提醒着我：父亲对子女的爱是多么特别又是多么重要。
【小题18】父亲表达的是一种传统的爱。
【小题19】该句句意为“这些事情永远不会消逝，就如同我对一位男子的记忆，他永远是我的情人。”这句话表达了女儿对父亲永远的怀念。
【小题20】根据该句句意，stop doing sth.符合语境。