2018年山东高考英语练习题及答案（2）

　　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 the 1 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 2 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 3 that, in the past, would have started him 4 again. For a few years we were 5 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

　　"I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's 6 to my 18-year-old unasked question. "The words were a constant (经常的) 7 to me that things were 8 so hard that I could not deal with them," Dad said. Then he 9 the poem with me. The poem's 10, yet profound (深刻的) words immediately became 11 of my daily routine as well.

　　About a month after this 12 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 13 for each day of the year.

　　It has been my 14 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 15.

　　I 16 opened the book to November 10 to see 17 words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I was 18 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 19 down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 20 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (平静) 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. chance B. courage C. ability D. right

　　2. A. gave up B. took up C. went on D. carried on

　　3. A. way B. habit C. situation D. house

　　4. A. reciting B. asking C. smoking D. drinking

　　5. A. sure B. uncertain C. afraid D. eager

　　6. A. reply B. words C. excuse D. explanation

　　7. A. fear B. imagination C. thought D. reminder

　　8. A. never B. seldom C. always D. ever

　　9. A. discussed B. shared C. offered D. talked

　　10. A. wonderful B. long C. simple D. boring

　　11. A. all B. that C. any D. part

　　12. A. talk B. quarrel C. trip D. lesson

　　13. A. listed B. included C. read D. said

　　14. A. method B. experience C. wealth D. message

　　15. A. character B. birthday C. qualities D. favorites

　　16. A. doubtfully B. carefully C. happily D. hurriedly

　　17. A. where B. whether C. what D. how

　　18. A. excited B. astonished C. disappointed D. frightened

　　19. A. hung B. pulled C. rolled D. pushed

　　20. A. troubled B. disturbed C. pleased D. helped

　　A：1-5 BACDC 6-10 ADABC 11-15 DAABB 16-20 DCBCD

　　本文通过父亲戒酒成功这件事，说明了世上无难事，只要意志坚定的道理。

　　1. 父亲戒酒近二十年了。他是怎么做到的呢?二十年后我才有勇气(courage)去问他这个问题。

　　2. 当初父亲戒酒时，全家人都担心他有朝一日会反复。take up意为"开始做某事"，逻辑不对。

　　3. 每当父亲可能继续酗酒时，大家都如坐针毡似的(be on pins and needles)。get into a situation陷入一种处境。

　　4. start sb. doing sth. 使某人开始干某事。

　　5. 有好几年我们不敢(be afraid to)提起这个话题，担心父亲重新酗酒。

　　6. 此处填reply与下文的question相呼应。

　　7. 原来，父亲戒酒成功的秘诀在于每天反复背诵这首诗来提醒自己。reminder提醒物。

　　8. 从来没有(never)什么事情如此困难以致于做不到(这里指决心戒酒一事)，关键在于意志是否坚定。

　　9-11. 父亲与我分享(shared)这首诗，这首诗语言浅显(simple)但寓意深刻，发人深省。它也成为了我日常生活中不可或缺的一部分(part)。

　　13. 这份礼物是关于名言警句的一本书。这本书为一年中的每一天都列出了(listed)警言。

　　15. 下文There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem说明作者迫切地想知道自己生日那天会有什么样的提醒。

　　16. hurriedly(匆忙地)一词能够恰如其分地描绘出作者当时的心情。

　　17. what引导宾语从句。我急于知道什么样的生日提醒在等待着我。in store表示"贮藏着，准备着"。

　　18. 我翻到11月10日那一页时，首先是非常惊奇(astonished)，然后不相信和感激的泪水夺眶而出。

　　19. roll down滚落下来。

　　20. 这首诗"帮助"我父亲戒掉了酒，走过了这么多年。这也注定要使我受益匪浅。