黑龙江教师招聘考试：英语完形填空(一)

　　John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II. His family never __1__ a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not __2__ trips to the laundry several miles away. Keeping clothes __3__ became a problem for young John’s household.

　　A family friend joined the army, and his wife __4__ to go with him. John’s family __5__ to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s __6__, the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they __7__ the washer.

　　Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he __8__ a love for the old, green Bendix. But __9__ the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly __10__. His mother __11__ him and said. “You must remember, that machine __12__ belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken __13__, let’s use this __14__ to be grateful that we had it at all.”

　　The lesson turned out __15__. Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia (白血病). Though he __16__ for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the __17__ until he remembered the old Bendix.

　　His daughter was a __18__. When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to __19__ for a time. He felt __20__. He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.

　　试题分析：文章通过讲述作者童年时，失去了与之朝夕相处的洗衣机，以及作者中年为人父时，失去自己挚爱女儿的故事。告诉我们：人生中有很多宝贵的东西，但当他们失去的时候，不要沉浸在痛苦中，而要从痛苦中解脱出来，去迎接新的生活。

　　1.【答案】C。解析：考查动词。A. required要求;B. repaired修复;C. owned拥有;D. saw看见;结合下一句“由于汽油很贵，他们家出不起开车去几英里外的干洗店的汽油钱”可知，他们家从来不曾拥有(own)洗衣机，故选C。

　　2.【答案】A。解析：考查动词。A.afford买得起;B.have有;C. take得到;D. ride骑;由于汽油很贵，他们家都负担不起(afford)开车去几英里外的干洗店的汽油钱，故选A。

　　3.【答案】B。解析：考查形容词。A. good好;B.clean干净;C.warm温暖;D.nice美好的;所以保持衣服的干净(clean)就成了小约翰一家人的一大难题，故选B。

　　4.【答案】D。解析：考查动词。A.refused拒绝;B.agreed同意;C.considered考虑;D.prepared准备;他们家的一个朋友要去参军，他的妻子将准备(prepared)随行，选D。

　　5.【答案】B。解析：考查动词。A.decided 决定;B. offered提供;C.expected期望;D.promised允诺;由上一句可知，朋友和妻子即将要走，于是John家主动(offered)帮助他们保存其家具，选B。

　　6.【答案】D。解析：考查名词。A.regret后悔;B.excitement 兴奋;C. sadness悲伤;D.astonishment惊喜;结合前后语境可知，军人朋友表示他们可以使用洗衣机，他们就解决了洗衣服的困难，所以他们很惊喜(astonishment)，故选D。

　　7.【答案】D。解析：考查动词。A.used使用;B.bought 买;C.borrowed借;D. got得到;根据前文John’s parents acquired...中的acquire结合语境可知，这就是他们洗衣机的得来(got)，可知选D。

　　8.【答案】B。解析：考查动词。A.produced产生;B.developed发展;C.achieved得到;D.reduced减少;小约翰帮助洗衣服，经过多年，他逐渐的对那台旧的绿色Bendix洗衣机产生(develop)了喜爱之情，故选B。

　　9.【答案】A。解析：考查副词。A.finally最终;B. obviously明显;C. peacefully和平;D.immediately立马;由下一句“当朋友回来取回洗衣机时”，预料到最后(finally)战争结束了，选A。

　　10.【答案】A。解析：考查形容词。A.upset灰心丧气;B.hopeless无望;C.confused 困惑;D. frightened害怕;由下文可知当朋友回来取回洗衣机时，约翰变得特别的难过(upset)，选A。

　　11.【答案】B。解析：考查动词。A. encouraged鼓励;B.comforted安慰;C.taught 教;D.explained解释;看见儿子不高兴，妈妈自然过来安慰(comforted)他，选B。

　　12.【答案】D。解析：考查副词。A. once 曾经;B. already已经;C.hardly难的;D. never从不;你必须记住，那台机器从最初就不曾(never)属于我们，选D。

　　13.【答案】B。解析：考查副词。A. down下来;B.away离开;C.out出去;D. up上来;所以不应该因为它被带走而生气，take away被带走，故选B。

　　14.【答案】A。解析：考查名词。A. chance机会;B.success成功;C.event事件;D.treasure 宝藏;结合语境可知，因为朋友参军才把洗衣机留给约翰他们暂时使用，他们才有这样一个机会(chance)，故选A。

　　15.【答案】C。解析：考查形容词。A.important重要;B.reasonable有理由;C. invaluable无价的;D. necessary必要的;根据后文是妈妈的话让作者走出了失去女儿的痛苦的，可知妈妈的话是无价的(invaluable)，故选C。

　　16.【答案】C。解析：考查动词。A. thought想;B.missed想念;C.struggled挣扎;D.forgot忘记;由下一句可知，几个月时间，他仍然无法从失去爱女的痛苦中挣扎(struggle)出来，故选C。

　　17.【答案】A。解析：考查名词。A.loss失去;B.illness疾病;C. difficulty 困难;D. lesson课;根据后一句提示可知，他无法从这份损失(loss)中恢复过来，故选A。

　　18.【答案】C。解析：考查名词。A.washer洗涤器;B. death死亡;C.gift 礼物;D. loser失败者;由后文可知，他的女儿就是一份厚礼(gift)，故选C。

　　19.【答案】C。解析：考查动词。A. earn赚;B.spend花费;C.share分享;D. live生活;句意：他把女儿看作一份神奇的礼物，一份他足以幸运地曾经短时间地享有(share)的礼物，故选C。

　　20.【答案】B。解析：考查形容词。A.happy快乐;B.grateful感激;C.relaxed放松;D.energetic精力旺盛的;根据最后一句：He knew he could get through the valley of loss.可知，他觉得他能够度过痛失爱女的低谷。以及前文第三段语境...，let’s use this chance to be grateful that we had it at all.可知，他充满感激(grateful)故选B。