二、(2024·南通市通州区模拟)完形填空(本题共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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 items away: his watch, wallet, comb and car keys. They would always the same space on the table.
Dad's comb was jade green. I heard he it when he married Mum. Every night, he smiled, handed me the comb and said, "Be a good girl and help Daddy it, OK?"
I was happy to do it. At the age of five, this kind of brought me such joy. I would turn on the tap , 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 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 . Dad's business wasn't going 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. I started to get . Why didn't he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job? Why did he placing the whole family in trouble? I stopped waiting for him to come home, and stopped going downstairs to welcome him.
At the age of 28, I graduated from college and got a job. Dad's business also started to get back on track. Yet the uncomfortable between Dad and me went on.
Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. In the evening, I helped him carry his bags into his 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 comb. This one was brown. After cleaning it, I passed it back to Dad. He looked at it and smiled. But this time, I noticed something . My dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his was still as heart-warming as before.
11. A. public
B. missing
C. personal
D. natural
12. A. take off
B. take up
C. take away
D. take down
13. A. bought
B. produced
C. lost
D. threw
14. A. sell
B. count
C. clean
D. decorate
15. A. message
B. task
C. course
D. right
16. A. politely
B. rudely
C. calmly
D. excitedly
17. A. return
B. donate
C. offer
D. spread
18. A. improve
B. accept
C. change
D. reduce
19. A. relaxed
B. mad
C. happy
D. pleased
20. A. mind
B. suggest
C. consider
D. risk
21. A. report
B. project
C. silence
D. discussion
22. A. study
B. office
C. bathroom
D. bedroom
23. A. broken
B. new
C. big
D. small
24. A. interesting
B. expensive
C. strange
D. different
25. A. smile
B. choice
C. decision
D. secret

11.C 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.B 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.D 21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.A