A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 16 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As 17 drew near, the young man expected 18 that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of the special day, his father called him into his study. His father told him how 19 he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装好的) gift box. Curious, but a little bit 20 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经).
Angrily, he raised his 21 to his father and said, “Is a Bible 22 you can give me with all your money?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years 23 and the young man was very successful in business, but 24 his father was very old, he thought perhaps he 25 go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. 26 he could make the arrangements (安排), he received a telegram which 27 him of his father’s death, and all the possessions (财产) willed (立遗嘱) to him.
28 arriving at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to 29 through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had 30 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to 31 . As he was reading, a car 32 dropped from the back of the Bible.
How many times do we 33 blessings (祝福) because they are not wrapped as we expected? Do not spoil (搞糟) what you have by desiring (渴求) what you have not; but remember what you now have was once 34 the things you hoped for. What may appear as bad fortune (运气) may 35 be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
【小题1】A．offerB．payC．buyD．afford【小题2】A．his birthdayB．graduation dayC．sports meetD．examination day【小题3】A．signsB．notesC．warningsD．marks【小题4】A．upsetB．crazyC．fortableD．proud【小题5】A．excitedB．disappointedC．worriedD．satisfied【小题6】A．handB．headC．voiceD．sound【小题7】A．allB．thatC．all whatD．that all【小题8】A．pastB．goneC．passedD．spent【小题9】A．learningB．realizingC．hearingD．understanding【小题10】A．couldB．wouldC．shouldD．ought【小题11】A．AfterB．BeforeC．SinceD．Until【小题12】A．informedB．requiredC．reportedD．introduced【小题13】A．ByB．OnC．AsD．At【小题14】A．putB．pushC．searchD．pass【小题15】A．keptB．boughtC．leftD．expected【小题16】A．turn overB．turn onC．turn upD．turn down【小题17】A．pictureB．modelC．keyD．toy【小题18】A．missB．getC．forgetD．avoid【小题19】A．ofB．amongC．betweenD．along【小题20】A．surelyB．actuallyC．mainlyD．naturallyD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】D。考查动词词义辨析。下文他父亲买的起，he told him that was all he wanted. 可知此处为知道的意思，选D.
【小题1】B。graduation day毕业的日子。随着毕业的日子临近。
【小题1】A。sign“迹象，征兆”。这个年轻人渴望得到这辆车，所以一直期盼着看到父亲有买车的迹象。
【小题1】D。由下文a fine son，可知父亲为他而自豪，骄傲，选D.
【小题1】B。disappointed失望的。由于没得到自己想要的礼物，年轻人有点失望。
【小题1】C。raise one’s voice提高声音。年轻人由于生气而朝他父亲吼叫。
【小题1】A。all所有的。一本《圣经》就是你给我所有的？
【小题1】C。pass过去。这里指多年过去了。
【小题1】B。考查动词词义辨析。上文老人看上去像他父亲，让他 “意识到”----，realize”意识到”的意思符合句意，选B。
【小题1】C。should应当。他认为应当去看他父亲。
【小题1】B。before没来得及。他还没来得及安排时间去看望父亲就收到电报。
【小题1】A。inform sb of sth通知某人某事。这里指得知他父亲的死。
【小题1】B。on + v-ing表示“一……就……”。一到达他父亲的房子。
【小题1】C。在书房中父亲留下的重要文件中寻找，即清点父亲留下的东西。
【小题1】C。leave留下。他多年之前就留下的。
【小题1】A。由后面的pages和里边掉下的车钥匙可以推断此处为“翻书页”的意思，turn翻、转等，选A.
【小题1】C。 上文翻书，钥匙肯定会掉出，符合句意。
【小题1】A。miss错过。我们错过多少次祝福。
【小题1】B。among在……之中。在你所希望的事情当中。
【小题1】B。actually事实上。因为坏运气也许是一扇将要开启的门。