Question

完形填空 (2015 •北京朝陽二模) (15分)

Finally I got my driving license (^M) last summer. Mum decided to go with me to take my first trip around an empty parking lot. I knew my mother was an excellent 1 She had driven over 20 years without getting one ticket. However,I found that she was not the best teacher for me. It wasn’t that she shouted,or told me that I was doing poorly. Her “helpful instructions” 2 managed to make me more nervous.

Since I could no longer practise with her,the job was 3 in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not so 4 I loved him deeply,but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He’d ask how school was,and Td say it was fine. Unluckily,that was the most of our 5 Spending several hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really frightened me.

As we got into the car that first time,I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around,saying almost nothing,except for a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on,however,things began to 6 . Dad would turn the radio 7 so I could fully enjoy his favourite music. Then he actually began 8 .

I was soon hearing about past failed dates, “basic body” gym class,and other stories from his past,including some of his first meeting with Mum.

I thought why Dad was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had 9 why my father never spoke that much. I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never stopped to listen. Homework,friends,and even TV had all called me away from him,and I never thought my 10 father had anything to say.

Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important is that I got to know my father more and more. Just living with him wasn’t enough — - it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery (神秘) .

1. A. doctor   B. worker   C. writer   D. driver

2. A. ever   B. only   C. still   D. yet

3. A. dropped   B. returned   C. placed   D. started

4. A. exciting   B. surprising   C. moving   D. hurting

5. A. instructions   B. conversations   C. introductions   D. competitions

6. A. work   B. appear   C. change   D. continue

7. A. over   B. up   C. off   D. down

8. A. talking   B. singing   C. listening   D. thinking

9. A. found   B. expected   C. wondered   D. understood

10. A. strict   B. proud   C. honest   D. quiet

Answer 1

l.D解析:20年來母親從來沒有得 到過罰單，所以是個出色的司機。

2. B解析：作為教練，母親的“友好 提示”只是讓“我”緊張不已。

3 . C 解析：drop “落下”;return “歸 還”;place “放”;start “開始”。自從母親不當“我”教練后，這個任務(wù)就由父親接管。

4. A解析:下句說“向父親學習不是一件令人舒服的事情”，所以這樣的主意不會讓“我”激動。

5. B解析:指像前面提到的問答式的對話。

6. C解析:學習過程中漸漸有了變化。change “改變”。

7. B解析：父親調(diào)高了聲音，這樣“我”可以盡情享受他最喜歡的音樂。

8. A解析:后面提到了父親的故事，說明父親開始和“我”說話了。

9. C解析：這么多年來“我”一直想知道為什么父親和“我”很少交流。

10. D解析：此處用quiet (安靜的) 來指代“父母不和我交流”這種現(xiàn)實。其真正原因是“我”忙于作業(yè)、交友、看電視，忽視了父親的存在。