For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile from the house to the fence which the beginning of the dirty driveway.
One day, I was busy with my business and was for about an hour, pletely forgetting about the little boy down the road who might be for his daddy.
On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ten feet in front of me. All I could was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.
, I caught sight of my little boy, who was an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the of a little boy.
As I stopped the car and the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and with cold, but he never the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”
Last year, we to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that has occurred in my mind. all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.
【小题1】A．bagB．dogC．umbrellaD．toy【小题2】A．journeyB．flightC．effortD．ride【小题3】A．discoveredB．explainedC．markedD．described【小题4】A．controlledB．trainedC．delayedD．bothered【小题5】A．hopefulB．gratefulC．carefulD．faithful【小题6】A．waitingB．sendingC．searchingD．calling【小题7】A．driveB．seeC．feelD．hear【小题8】A．stick toB．think ofC．pick upD．hold on【小题9】A．In factB．In surpriseC．At onceD．At last【小题10】A．momentB．cornerC．streetD．way【小题11】A．All of a suddenB．Believe it or notC．To my pleasureD．For seconds【小题12】A．holdingB．takingC．foldingD．carrying【小题13】A．bodyB．headC．faceD．hand【小题14】A．closedB．lockedC．knockedD．opened【小题15】A．worryingB．nervousC．tremblingD．anxious【小题16】A．noticedB．doubtedC．judgedD．mentioned【小题17】A．movedB．turnedC．returnedD．traveled【小题18】A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．OtherwiseD．However【小题19】A．timeB．sceneC．actD．sight【小题20】A．WithB．ForC．LikeD．AmongB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章讲述作者的小儿子每天都在路口等作者回来，甚至一个大雨的傍晚，孩子依然忠诚的等待在路口，那个场景让作者时常想起，一生珍惜。
【小题1】考查名词辨析：A. Bag包，B. Dog狗，C. Umbrella伞，D. Toy玩具，从下文的：I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog.可知儿子会带上黑狗去路口等他出差回来，选B
【小题2】考查名词辨析：A. journey旅程，B. flight航班，C. effort努力，D. ride骑车，乘车，从作者的家到路口有半英里的路程，此处 make a journey 为固定短语。选A
【小题3】考查动词辨析：A. discovered发现，B. explained解释，C. marked标志，D. described描述，driveway 通常指从自家车库通向大路的车道，而大路通常用栅栏围起来，所以栅栏就“标志着”通向家这段脏路的开始。选C
【小题4】考查动词辨析：A. controlled控制，B. trained训练，C. delayed推迟，D. bothered麻烦，根据下文的大约一个小时判断，他是被生意耽误了，从下文的“nor the hour－long wait”也可看出该答案。如选其他选项，与前面的 one day 语义不符。选C
【小题5】考查形容词辨析：A. hopeful有希望的，B. grateful感激的，C. careful小心的，D. faithful忠诚的，，孩子每天傍晚都去路口“等”他。所以是很忠诚的，选 D
【小题6】考查动词辨析：A. waiting等待，B. sending送，派，C. searching寻找，D. calling打电话，叫，作者忙着生意，也就“完全”忘了孩子等他的这件事情。选A
【小题7】考查动词辨析：A. drive看车，B. see看见，C. feel感觉，D. hear听见，此处意为“雨下得很大，看不到前面 10 英尺远的地方”。选B
【小题8】考查词组辨析：A. stick to坚持，B. think of想到，C. pick up捡起，D. hold on别挂断，此处用“我只想……”与前面的“完全忘记”相呼应。选B
【小题9】考查词组辨析：A. In fact事实上，B. In surprise惊讶地，C. At once立刻，D. At last最后，前面提到雨下得很大，后面提到雨下得小了起来，所以用“最终；最后”。选D
【小题10】考查名词辨析： A. moment时刻，B. corner角落，C. street街道，D. way道路，根据动词 turn 判断，他转了最后一个“弯”。由于路是用栅栏围着，所以用 corner。选B
【小题11】考查词组辨析：A. All of a sudden突然，B. Believe it or not信不信由你，C. To my pleasure使我高兴的是， D. For seconds有几秒钟，突然我看见了小儿子，选A
【小题12】考查动词辨析：A. holding举着，B. taking带走，C. folding折叠，D. carrying携带，儿子一只手举着伞，一只手拿着爸爸的拐杖，选A
【小题13】考查名词辨析：A. body身体，B. head头，C. face脸，D. hand手，从前面的句子：was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile可知是脸上的微笑点亮了他的脸，选C
【小题14】考查动词辨析：A. closed关闭，B. locked锁，C. knocked敲，D. opened打开，根据后面的“ran into my arms”判断，此处作者“打开”了车门。选D
【小题15】考查形容词辨析：A. worrying令人担心的，B. nervous紧张的，C. trembling颤抖的，D. anxious焦虑的，由于下雨，而孩子的身上又淋湿了，所以孩子冷得“发抖”。选C
【小题16】考查动词辨析：A. noticed注意到，B. doubted怀疑，C. judged判断，D. mentioned提到，根据下文的“只是说”可知，孩子没有“提到”下雨和等了那么长时间。选D
【小题17】考查动词辨析： A. moved搬家，移动，B. turned转变，转弯，C. returned回来，D. traveled旅行，根据下文的“a wonderful new home”和“no longer have a long countryroad”可知，他们“搬家”了。选A
【小题18】考查副词辨析：A. Therefore因此，B. Besides此外，C. Otherwise否则，D. However然而，根据语意判断，上下文是转折关系，所以用 however，意为“然而”。选D
【小题19】考查名词辨析：A. time时间，B. scene 场景，C. act行为，D. sight视野，景色，儿子在雨中等他及对他说的话使作者难忘，所以他的“思绪”经常回到当时的情景。选 B
【小题20】考查介词辨析：A. With和…一起，B. For为了，C. Like象，D. Among在…中间，就像人生中很多事情，发生过要永远珍惜。选C