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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。     As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some 1 intestinal (肠内的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But it was actually acute appendicitis (急性阑尾炎), and the boy 2 suddenly that night.     Knowing the death could have been 3 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health deteriorated under the huge burden of his 4. To make matters worse, his wife 5 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two 6 were more than Al could handle, and he 7 to alcohol to help him cope, thus in time Al became an alcoholic.     8 the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 9—his home, his land and his art objects. Al 10 died alone in a San Francisco motel room.     When I heard of Al's death, I reacted with the same disdain the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing to show for it. "What a complete 11 he is!" I thought. "What a totally wasted life!"     As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment. I knew Al's now 12 son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 13 of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.     I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 14. One day I worked 15 my courage to ask him. "I'm really 16 by something," I said. "I know your father was 17 the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do to make you become such a special person?"     Ernie sat quietly and 18 for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest 19 as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love you, son'."     Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any 20 possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known. (423words) （1） A . certain B . average C . rare D . common （2） A . worsened B . choked C . starved D . died （3） A . cured B . forbidden C . prevented D . saved （4） A . disease B . guilt C . pressure D . duty （5） A . left B . scolded C . quarreled D . forgave （6） A . accidents B . situations C . conflicts D . adventures （7） A . got B . drank C . turned D . sank （8） A . As B . Though C . Because D . If （9） A . needed B . possessed C . benefited D . shared （10） A . accidentally B . gradually C . eventually D . immediately （11） A . trouble B . failure C . disaster D . rubbish （12） A . teen B . adolescent C . aged D . adult （13） A . will B . fall C . flow D . space （14） A . mother B . brother C . father D . child （15） A . with B . up C . on D . through （16） A . puzzled B . worried C . interested D . attracted （17） A . especially B . basically C . merely D . specially （18） A . argued B . searched C . analyzed D . reflected （19） A . thoughts B . ideas C . minds D . memories （20） A . spiritual B . material C . memorable D . emotional 答案：（1）D；（2）D；（3）C；（4）B；（5）A；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）B；（10）C；（11）B；（12）D；（13）C；（14）C；（15）B；（16）A；（17）B；（18）D；（19）D；（20）B；

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