完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
【小题1】A．keep fitB．rise earlyC．earn moneyD．collect money【小题2】A．magicB．romanticC．fantasticD．attractive【小题3】A．simpleB．easyC．relaxingD．luxurious(奢侈)【小题4】A．the questionB．questionC．reachD．control【小题5】A．feelingB．loveC．quarrelD．smile【小题6】A．raisedB．shookC．liftedD．bowed【小题7】A．hurtB．injuredC．woundedD．harmed【小题8】A．in great surpriseB．in a great embarrassmentC．with delightD．in great astonishment【小题9】A．happensB．es aboutC．appearsD．occurs【小题10】A．warm and softB．hot and hardC．thin and coolD．strong and durable (耐用的)【小题11】A．somewhere and sometimeB．anywhere or anytimeC．more or lessD．everyhere and everywhere【小题12】A．insideB．outsideC．farawayD．nearby【小题13】A．could believeB．couldn’t understandC．wouldn’t recognizeD．might know【小题14】A．got sickB．got stuckC．threw upD．became disabled【小题15】A．quite healthyB．very paleC．fairly redD．much surprised【小题16】A．jump highB．go hurriedlyC．run fastD．walk slowly【小题17】A．think aboutB．talk withC．worry aboutD．laugh at【小题18】A．ReadingB．ListeningC．SpeakingD．Writing【小题19】A．fresh rosesB．gold ringC．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry【小题20】A．a threadB．a needleC．the clothD．the cotton【小题】C
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(答案→)【小题】C
解析：爱就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻吗？作者通过亲身经历，终于明白，爱不是表面上的浪漫的亲吻，而是内在的情感。虽不能随时随地看到它，但是它却实实在在地存在着，使生活变得坚固而温暖。
【小题】C 由in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me可知是为了挣钱。
【小题】B 他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样浪漫。
【小题】D 从上下得知，说出我爱你是太难了，而不是太简单、容易、轻松。
【小题】A out of the question是个固定短语，意为亳无可能；out of question有可能；out of reach (伸手)够不着；out of control 失控。
【小题】B 根据上下文，此处指你和爸爸之间有没有爱情啊。
【小题】D 因在缝被子，母亲低下头。
【小题】A 我担心伤害了她。伤害感情用hurt。
【小题】B 我非常尴尬。
【小题】C 由下文的disappear得知此处是appear。句意为苏珊，看看这些线。有时候，你能看得见，但是大多数都隐藏在被子里。
【小题】D 这些线使被子坚固耐用。
【小题】B 你不可能随时随地看到它，但是它却实实在在地存在着。
【小题】A 由上句推出：爱是内在的。
【小题】B 由下文until可知此处用否定式。以构成not … until…的句式。句意为：我仔细地听着，却无法明白她的话，直到来年的春天。
【小题】A 由My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.可知父亲突然得重病。get stuck困住；throw up呕吐；bee disabled残疾。
【小题】B 此处指脸色，气色。句意为：当他们从医院回来的时候，都显得非常苍白。
【小题】D (为了使父亲身体康复)，他们回来之后，每天的清晨或黄昏，母亲都会搀扶着父亲在乡村的小路上漫步。
【小题】C 从上文Dad, how are you feeling now可知，此处有担心之意。
【小题】A 英语中看得出习惯上不用see。句意为：从他的眼神里，我看得出他对母亲的爱之深刻。
【小题】C 四个选项中A、B、D与前面提到的鲜花、礼物同类，只有C项不同类。句意为：我曾经认为爱情就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻。
【小题】A 由全文可知，但是从那一刻起，我明白了，爱情就像是生活中被子里的一根线。