四、完形填空。(2024·江苏南通通州区一模)
Some of my earliest memories include sitting with my dad in his study every night when he came home from the office. I watched as he put his 1 items away: his watch, wallet, comb and car keys. They would always 2 the same space on the table every time.
Dad's comb was jade green. I heard he 3 it when he married Mum. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say, “Be a good girl and help Daddy 4 it, OK?”
I was more than happy to do it. At age five, this kind of 5 brought me such joy. I would turn on the tap 6, and then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I'd done a good job, I would proudly 7 the comb to Dad. He would smile at me, and place the comb on top of his wallet.
About two years later, Dad left his sales job and started his own wholesale business. I started primary school. That was when things started to 8. Dad's business wasn't doing so well, and our stable(稳定的) life started getting shaky. He didn't come home as much as he used to. And when he did come home, it was always late and I'd already be in bed. I started to get 9. Why didn't he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job? Why does he 10 placing the whole family in trouble? Over the years, I stopped waiting for him to come home, and stopped going downstairs to welcome him.
Now 28, I've graduated from college and got a job. Dad's business has also started to get back on track. Yet the uncomfortable 11 between Dad and me went on.
Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. On that evening, I helped him carry his bags into his 12 as usual. When I turned to leave, he asked me to clean his comb. I looked at him for a while, then took the comb and headed to the tap.
It was a 13 comb. This one was brown. I hadn't noticed that he'd changed it. After cleaning it, I passed it back to Dad. He looked at it and smiled. But this time, I noticed something 14. My dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his 15 was still as heartwarming as before.
( )1. A. public
B. missing
C. personal
D. natural
( )2. A. take off
B. take up
C. take away
D. take down
( )3. A. bought
B. produced
C. lost
D. threw
( )4. A. sell
B. count
C. clean
D. decorate
( )5. A. message
B. task
C. course
D. right
( )6. A. politely
B. rudely
C. calmly
D. excitedly
( )7. A. return
B. donate
C. offer
D. spread
( )8. A. improve
B. accept
C. change
D. reduce
( )9. A. relaxed
B. mad
C. happy
D. tired
( )10. A. mind
B. suggest
C. consider
D. risk
( )11. A. report
B. project
C. silence
D. discussion
( )12. A. study
B. office
C. bathroom
D. bedroom
( )13. A. broken
B. new
C. big
D. small
( )14. A. interesting
B. expensive
C. strange
D. different
( )15. A. smile
B. choice
C. decision
D. secret

1. C 【点拨】public 公众的；missing 丢失的；personal 私人的；natural 自然的。根据“his watch, wallet, comb and car keys”可知，此处应是指私人物品。故选 C。 2. B 【点拨】take off 脱下；take up 占据；take away 带走；take down 拿下来。根据“... the same space”可知，此处表示占据相同的空间。故选 B。 3. A 【点拨】buy 买；produce 生产；lose 丢失；throw 扔。根据“when he married Mum”可知，此处表示这把梳子是他和妈妈结婚时买的。故选 A。 4. C 【点拨】sell 卖；count 数数；clean 清理；decorate 装饰。根据下文“I would turn on the tap 6, and then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could.”可知，此处表示帮助爸爸清理一下梳子。故选 C。 5. B 【点拨】message 信息；task 任务；course 课程；right 权力。根据“I was more than happy to do it.”可知，此处指清理梳子这项任务。故选 B。 6. D 【点拨】politely 礼貌地；rudely 无礼地；calmly 冷静地；excitedly 兴奋地。根据“this kind of task brought me such joy. I would turn on the tap 6”可知，这项任务给“我”带来了快乐，此处应是兴奋地打开水龙头。故选 D。 7. A 【点拨】return 归还；donate 捐款；offer 提供；spread 传播。根据“He would smile at me, and place the comb on top of his wallet.”可知，此处表示把梳子还给爸爸。故选 A。 8. C 【点拨】improve 提高；accept 接受；change 改变；reduce 减少。根据“Dad's business wasn't doing so well, and our stable(稳定的) life started getting shaky.”可知，“我们”稳定的生活开始动摇了，此处表示事情开始发生变化。故选 C。 9. B 【点拨】relaxed 放松的；mad 生气的；happy 开心的；tired 累的。根据“Why didn't he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job?”可知，“我”质疑他为什么不听妈妈的话，还是做以前的工作，此处表示“我”开始生气。故选 B。 10. D 【点拨】mind 介意；suggest 建议；consider 考虑；risk 冒险做……。根据“Why does he 10 placing the whole family in trouble?”可知，此处表示冒险让整个家庭陷入麻烦。故选 D。 11. C 【点拨】report 报告；project 项目；silence 沉默；discussion 讨论。根据“Yet the uncomfortable 11 between Dad and me went on.”可知，此处指“我们”之间令人不安的沉默。故选 C。 12. A 【点拨】study 书房；office 办公室；bathroom 浴室；bedroom 卧室。根据“... in his study every night when he came home from the office.”可知，此处表示“我”像往常一样帮他把包拿进书房。故选 A。 13. B 【点拨】broken 坏的；new 新的；big 大的；small 小的。根据“This one was brown. I hadn't noticed that he'd changed it.”可知，“我”没有注意到他已经换了梳子，故此处指那是一把新梳子。故选 B。 14. D 【点拨】interesting 有趣的；expensive 贵的；strange 奇怪的；different 不同的。根据“My dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes...”可知，“我”的爸爸老了，他的眼角有皱纹了，此处表示“我”注意到了不同的事情。故选 D。 15. A 【点拨】smile 微笑；choice 选择；decision 决定；secret 秘密。根据“He looked at it and smiled.”可知，此处表达他的笑容还是和以前一样。故选 A。