Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.
A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently 36 , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in 37 . Trying to get him to 38 each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing, 39 , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.
One evening, to our 40 , he refused to eat the ice-cream, 41 I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I 42 it for him.
As I passed another ward（病房）, a 43 asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the 44 , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little, 45 the occasional ice-cream.
The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the 46 woman’s room, and 47 her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was 48 stunned that I had thought of her, and 49 the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes, 50 what was happening in my family and listened to her 51 story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not 52 many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.
I 53 the gesture a few days later, and this time was 54 with a huge hug.
I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of 55 can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.
【小题1】A．passed awayB．gone outC．e back D．calmed down【小题2】A．workB．lifeC．studiesD．games【小题3】A．speakB．laugh C．drinkD．eat【小题4】A．thoughB．howeverC．insteadD．therefore【小题5】A．joyB．satisfactionC．surpriseD．relief【小题6】A．ifB．unlessC．soD．because【小题7】A．borrowedB．boughtC．madeD．fetched【小题8】A．womanB．grannyC．girlD．child【小题9】A．questionB．situationC．processD．decision【小题10】A．better than．B．more thanC．rather than D．other than【小题11】A．pretty ’B．honestC．sickD．shy【小题12】A．offeredB．told ．C．soldD．charged【小题13】A．hardlyB．finallyC．graduallyD．totally【小题14】A．acceptedB．storedC．exchangedD．gave【小题15】A．remembering B．denyingC．explaining D．forgetting【小题16】A．ordinary ’B．similarC．interesting D．i’great【小题17】A．haveB．likeC．expectD．J attract【小题18】A．reportedB．expressedC．noticedD．^repeated【小题19】A．coveredB．connectedC．rewardedD．filled【小题20】A．politenessB．kindnessC．selflessnessD．willingnessA
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【小题1】A. pass away “过世”，由后文可知and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard，“我”的父亲失去了他的伴侣，由此可见，“我”的母亲过世了。B. gone out “出去”，C. e back “回来”, D. calm down “冷静下来”，因此，正确答案为A。
【小题2】B. life. 本文中and had lost interest in…, 由于作者的母亲刚刚过世，因此，作者的父亲对生活失去了兴趣，变得郁郁寡欢，lose interest in…“对…失去兴趣”，只有B选项符合文意。
【小题3】D. eat. 本文Trying to get him to….each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything, 尽力让“我”的父亲每天吃点东西成为了一件劳心之事，因为“我”的父亲不想吃任何东西，从后文中he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream可知，父亲唯一想吃的东西是冰淇淋，因此，正确答案为D。
【小题4】B. however. 前文中提到“我”的父亲不想吃任何东西，The one thing,….., that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream，但有一样东西例外，那就是冰淇淋，此空需要表达转折含义的连词，因此，however为正确答案，且however前后由逗号隔开。A. though“尽管”引导让步状语从句，C. instead“而不是”，一般置于句末，D. therefore“所以”，引导结果。
【小题5】C. surprise. to one’s surprise“令某人吃惊的是”，由本文中One evening, to our ….., he refused to eat the ice-cream此句可知，“我”的父亲唯一吃的食物就是冰淇淋，一天晚上，他竟然拒绝吃冰淇淋，这令我们吃惊。A. joy “喜悦，高兴”，B. satisfaction“满足，满意”，D. relief“解脱，释然”，因此正确答案为C。
【小题6】C. so. 前文中提到“我”的父亲拒绝吃冰淇淋，所以，“我”将它放在冰箱里（I placed it in a staffroom freezer）,A. if“如果”，B. unless “除非”，D. because “因为”，均与文意不符，因此正确答案为C。
【小题7】D. fetched“拿取，拿来”，前文中，父亲拒绝吃冰淇淋，所以“我”把它放在冰箱里，而过后，“我”的儿子想吃，所以我为他去拿冰淇淋，（my son decided he wanted it, so I ….. it for him）。
【小题8】A. woman. 由后文中she apologized可推知，和我说话的是一位女士。因此，答案为A。
【小题9】B. situation“情况，状况”， When I explained the ….., she apologized，当我解释了这种状况时，这位女士道歉了。A. question, B. process “进程”，D. decision “决定”，均不符合，因此选B。
【小题10】D. other than“除了”. 由文中she had cancer and could eat very little,….. the occasional ice-cream可知，她患有癌症，只能吃一点东西，除了偶尔能吃冰淇淋，A. better than“比…好”，B. more than “多于…”，C. rather than “与其…倒不如”，因此，只有D符合文意。
【小题11】C. sick“生病的”，“我”停在生病的女士的病房前。A. pretty“美丽的，可爱的”, B. honest“诚实的”，D. shy“害羞的”，在本文中均未提及，因此选C。
【小题12】A. offer“提供”，offer sb. Sth, offer可接双宾语，由文中可知her the ice-cream I’d bought for her，我将买到的冰淇淋给了她，恰巧符合此语法结构。B. told“告诉”，C. sold“卖”，D. charge“向…收费”，均不符合文意，因此选A。
【小题13】D. totally“完全地”,she was…stunned that I had thought of her她对于我为她买冰淇淋感到十分吃惊，因此，正确答案为D。A．hardly “几乎不”，B．finally“最后”，C．gradually“渐渐地”，均不符合。
【小题14】A. accepted“接受”，她接受了这个礼物（the gift），B．stored“储存”，C．exchanged“交换”，D．gave“给”，均不符合，因此，正确答案为A。
【小题15】C. explaining“解释，叙述”, I spoke with her for a few minutes,….. what was happening in my family我同她谈了几分钟，向她叙述了我家里发生的事情。A．remembering “记得”，B．denying“否认”，D．forgetting“忘记”，因此，选C。
【小题16】B. similar“相似的”,我叙述了我家里父亲的事情，聆听她相似的痛苦遭遇（ listened to her ….. story of pain and suffering），因此，B正确。A．ordinary“普通的，平凡的”， C．interesting “有趣的”，D．great“极好的”，均不符合，因此选B。
【小题17】A. have“拥有”，由文中可知，显然这位女士没有很多的拜访者，因此选A。B．like“喜欢”，C．expect“期盼”，D. attract“吸引”，均不符合文意。
【小题18】D. repeated“重复”，I….. the gesture a few days later, and this time was…..with a huge hug, 几天后我重复了这个姿势，这一次是一个大大的拥抱，A．reported“报道，报告”，B．expressed“表达”，C．noticed“注意”，均不符合，因此，正确答案为D。
【小题19】C. rewarded“奖赏，回报”，reward with sth. 用…作为回报，由后文中with a huge hug可知，她用一个大大的拥抱作为回报，因此正确答案为C。A．covered“覆盖”， cover sth. With sth. 用某物覆盖某物，B．connected“连接”, connect sth. To sth.将某物与某物连接起来，D．filled“填充”, be filled with填满，根据文意只有C符合。
【小题20】B. kindness“善良”， it made me realize that an act of …..can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it通过帮助陌生的女士买冰淇淋这件事我意识到，施比受更加令人感到满足，因此，帮助他人是一种an act of kindness善良的行为，因此选B。A．politeness“礼貌”，C．selflessness“无私”，D．willingness“自愿”，均不符合文意。正确答案为B。