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　　When I returned from a trip abroad，I sensed that something was wrong between Bill，one of my two sons，and me.So I asked him，“Bill，have I done anything that really __1__ your feelings?”

　　Immediately，he said，“Yes.Last Christmas you promised us a special __2__ that we really wanted but you __3__ gave it to us.”

　　The __4__ was that I'd completely forgotten about it.I __5__，“Is there anything else I've done wrong，but I haven't apologized for?”

　　Again，his __6__ was immediate，“Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the __7__ because Kate，my little sister，was going to be born? You left us at home and __8__ in a hurry.Remember?”

　　“Well，you left and __9__ the suitcase.” I couldn't believe he __10__ all the details! “After you came back from the hospital，you were __11__ to see the suitcase had been opened and __12__ had been thrown all over the place，and then you __13__ me.”

　　“And you didn't do it?”I asked.

　　“No，I didn't.I was just searching for my gift.”

　　My heart sank.I felt __14__.I hugged Bill and asked him to __15__ me.His honesty made me think of my other son，Kevin.Maybe I'd hurt his feelings，too.I went to ask him the __16__ question.Kevin answered as immediately as his __17__，“Last Christmas you __18__ us a special toy，but you forgot about it.”

　　__19__ Christmas had passed，I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised.The __20__ thing wasn't the toy.The problem was that I had made a promise too rashly (轻率地) and didn't keep it as their father.

　　【语篇解读】 这是篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。作者答应圣诞节给儿子买玩具，可是并没有遵守诺言，这让儿子非常不满。文章通过作者和儿子不经意间的交流，使人们认识到在家庭教育中“言出必行”的重要性。

　　1.A.showed B.hurt C.attended D.expressed

　　答案　B　[由上文的“I sensed that something was wrong between Bill ...and me”可知，此处表示“我”想知道自己做了什么事情“伤害”了儿子。文章倒数第二段的“I'd hurt his feelings，too”也是提示。]

　　2.A.candy B.book C.picture D.toy

　　答案　D　[由下文倒数第二段中的“Last Christmas you __18__us a special toy，but you forgot about it.”可知，“我”曾经许诺给儿子买“玩具”。]

　　3.A.never B.often C.always D.ever

　　答案　A　[由下文的“I'd completely forgotten about it”以及Kevin的话“...but you forgot about it.”可知，“我从没有”给儿子买曾经许诺过的玩具。] 4.A.challenge B.message C.idea D.fact

　　答案　D　[该句的意思是：“事实”是“我”完全忘记了这件事情，所以用fact。]

　　5.A.complained B.apologizedC.continued D.explained

　　答案　C　[根据空格后面的内容可知，“我接着”问问题，所以C正确。]

　　6.A.suggestion B.answer C.action D.blame

　　答案　B　[本段中的again是关键词，与上文的“Immediately，he said”呼应。此处要表示的是Bill 立即“回答”了“我”的第二个问题。]

　　7.A.hospital B.church C.school D.garden

　　答案　A　[根据“凯特要出生”的事实，再联系第五段中的“Afer you came back from the hospital”可知此处表示要去“医院”。]

　　8.A.settled down B.went onC.set off D.got up

　　答案　C　[由in a hurry以及下一段的left可知，“我”应该是“出发，动身(set off)”。]

　　9.A.replaced B.forgot C.brought D.opened

　　答案　B　[“我”急匆匆地离开家， “忘了”带手提箱。]

　　10.A.knew B.imaginedC.discovered D.remembered

　　答案　D　[Bill能如此清晰地“记得”这些细节，这使“我”大为惊讶。]

　　11.A.angry B.worried C.happy D.satisfied答案　A　[根据下文内容可推知这里应该是“生气，恼火”。]

　　12.A.nothing B.somebody C.everything D.nobody

　　答案　C　[根据下文“thrown all over the place”可推知，应该是“所有的东西”都被翻了出来。]

　　13.A.praised B.punished C.helped D.educated

　　答案　B　[“我”回到家，发现手提箱被打开了，东西扔得满地都是，大为恼火，于是“惩罚”了Bill。]

　　14.A.terrible B.hopeless C.inspired D.encouraged

　　答案　A　[根据上文的“My heart sank”可知，后面是“I felt terrible”;hopeless表示“绝望”，不符合语境。]

　　15.A.support B.criticize C.suspect D.forgive

　　答案　D　 [由儿子的回答可知，“我”错怪了儿子，所以请他“原谅我”。]

　　16.A.easy B.direct C.same D.funny

　　答案　C　[由下文Kevin的回答“Last Christmas you __18__ us a special toy，but you forgot about it.”可知，“我”问了他“同样的”问题。]

　　17.A.mother B.brother C.sister D.father答案　B　[Kevin回答得和他哥哥一样迅速。]

　　18.A.bought B.borrowed C.left D.promised

　　答案　D　[由第二段中的“Last Christmas you promised us a special __2__that...”可知，去年圣诞节，“我”曾经“许诺”给儿子买玩具。]

　　19.A.Though B.Because C.Since D.Until

　　答案　A　[“尽管”圣诞节过去了，但是“我”还是带着两个儿子去商店买了“我”许诺过的东西。]

　　20.A.strange B.interesting C.important D.difficult

　　答案　C　[重要的不是玩具，而是作为一个父亲，应该遵守诺言。]