阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It
took me almost 20 years to have the1to even ask my father this very
personal question. When Dad first2drinking, the whole family
was on pins and needles
every time he got into a3 that, in the past, would
have started him4again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up5 this addiction would begin again.
"I had this little
poem that I would
6 to myself at least four to five times a day,"
was Dad's reply to my 18-year-old unasked
question." The words were a constant7 to me that things
were8so hard that I could not deal with them,"
Dad said. Then he9the poem with me.
The poem's 10, yet profound words
immediately became 11of my daily routine
as well.
About a month after this12 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine.
It was a 13of daily sayings of wisdom with one listed for each
day of the year.
It has been my14 that when you get something
with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists
your own15.
I 16opened the book to April 17 to see 17 words
of wisdom this book had in store for
me. I was18 when
I looked at the page, and then19 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my cheek. There, on my
birthday, was the very poem that
had 20 my father for all these years! It is called
the Serenity (平静的心) Prayer.
God
grant me the serenity to accept
the things I cannot
change; the courage
to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.
(1)
A .
opportunity
B .
courage
C .
desire
D .
interest
(2)
A .
gave up
B .
took up
C .
went on
D .
held on
(3)
A .
company
B .
habit
C .
situation
D .
group
(4)
A .
working
B .
disappearing
C .
smoking
D .
drinking
(5)
A .
even though
B .
for fear that
C .
as far as
D .
as long as
(6)
A .
recite
B .
write
C .
send
D .
introduce
(7)
A .
challenge
B .
pressure
C .
warning
D .
reminder
(8)
A .
never
B .
even
C .
always
D .
still
(9)
A .
discussed
B .
shared
C .
analysed
D .
polished
(10)
A .
extraordinary
B .
well-written
C .
simple
D .
moving
(11)
A .
all
B .
that
C .
none
D .
part
(12)
A .
conversation
B .
conflict
C .
argument
D .
lesson
(13)
A .
number
B .
book
C .
pack
D .
calendar
(14)
A .
habit
B .
practice
C .
experience
D .
advice
(15)
A .
favorite
B .
birthday
C .
schedule
D .
vacations
(16)
A .
hesitatingly
B .
precisely
C .
suddenly
D .
hurriedly
(17)
A .
where
B .
whether
C .
what
D .
how
(18)
A .
astonished
B .
delighted
C .
confused
D .
relieved
(19)
A .
eyesight
B .
feelings
C .
tears
D .
looks
(20)
A .
troubled
B .
attracted
C .
pleased
D .
benefited
答案:(1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)D;(5)B;(6)A;(7)D;(8)A;(9)B;(10)C;(11)D;(12)A;(13)B;(14)C;(15)B;(16)D;(17)C;(18)A;(19)C;(20)D;