第一节 完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Although my grandfather was a farmer, my grandmother ironed (熨平) his work clothes every day. She mixed the starch (淀粉浆) in a glass bottle, put some on Grandpa’s clothes, 36 them over a chair to dry, and then ironed them carefully.
As a child, I thought all 37 did this. But as I grew older, I began to 38 why Grandpa needed his work clothes ironed. Most days, he 39 saw anyone except me and some other farmers.
One day when I was thirteen, I 40 Grandma why she spent so much time on Grandpa’s clothes. Her reply was the 41 I had ever heard. She said Grandpa was the most handsome man in the world and the 42 of her life. She wanted everyone to know he was hers.
Later, I looked 43 at Grandpa. He sure didn’t look handsome to me. He was short and thin with little hair. His false teeth didn’t 44 well. I really didn’t see how anyone could 45 this man the most handsome in the world.
A few days later, I asked Grandma 46. She laughed and gave me a girlish smile. “You just aren’t looking in the right 47, honey,” she said. “He has the most beautiful blue eyes, like the sky before sunset. I want him to feel 48. I iron his clothes because he has always made me feel beautiful.”
I heard her words, but I didn’t really 49 them. How could this old woman think that an old man with false teeth was beautiful? I thought.
Years passed, and I was about 30 when I came to know what 50 really was — it was Grandma ironing Grandpa’s clothes with starch from a glass bottle.
()36. A. hung
B. washed
C. turned
D. left
()37. A. mothers
B. fathers
C. grandmothers
D. grandfathers
()38. A. remember
B. wonder
C. explain
D. check
()39. A. always
B. often
C. sometimes
D. never
()40. A. told
B. understood
C. asked
D. heard
()41. A. quickest
B. sweetest
C. loudest
D. simplest
()42. A. love
B. end
C. story
D. way
()43. A. happily
B. quickly
C. closely
D. sadly
()44. A. line up
B. stand up
C. pick up
D. look up
()45. A. prove
B. suggest
C. show
D. consider
()46. A. again
B. alone
C. first
D. finally
()47. A. order
B. time
C. light
D. hand
()48. A. confident
B. beautiful
C. surprised
D. proud
()49. A. believe
B. repeat
C. forget
D. enjoy
()50. A. family
B. work
C. life
D. beauty

36. A 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. C 41. B 42. A 43. C 44. A 45. D 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D

【解析】
36. A 语境推理：前文提到将淀粉浆涂在衣服上，此处应是把衣服挂在椅子上晾干，hung（hang的过去式，悬挂）符合语境。
37. C 语境推理：由前文奶奶给爷爷熨衣服的内容可知，小时候“我”以为所有奶奶都会这么做，故选grandmothers。
38. B 动词辨析：长大后“我”开始好奇爷爷的工作服为何需要熨烫，wonder（好奇）符合语境；remember记得、explain解释、check检查均不符合。
39. D 副词辨析：爷爷大多数时候除了“我”和其他农民，从来见不到别人，never（从不）符合语境；always总是、often经常、sometimes均不符合。
40. C 动词辨析：13岁时“我”询问奶奶为何花大量时间在爷爷的衣服上，asked（询问）符合语境；told告诉、understood理解、heard听到均不符合。
41. B 形容词辨析：奶奶的回答是“我”听过最甜蜜的，sweetest（最甜蜜的）符合情感语境；quickest最快的、loudest最大声的、simplest最简单的均不符合。
42. A 名词辨析：奶奶说爷爷是她一生的挚爱，love（挚爱）符合语境；end结束、story故事、way方式均不符合。
43. C 副词辨析：“我”仔细打量爷爷，closely（仔细地）符合语境；happily开心地、quickly快速地、sadly伤心地均不符合。
44. A 短语辨析：爷爷的假牙排列不齐，line up（排列整齐）符合语境；stand up站起来、pick up捡起、look up查阅均不符合。
45. D 动词辨析：“我”无法理解怎么会有人认为这个男人是世界上最帅的，consider（认为）符合语境；prove证明、suggest建议、show展示均不符合。
46. A 副词辨析：几天后“我”再次询问奶奶，again（再次）符合语境；alone独自、first首先、finally最后均不符合。
47. C 名词辨析：奶奶说“我”没有从正确的视角看爷爷，right light可引申为“正确的角度/视角”，符合语境；order顺序、time时间、hand手均不符合。
48. B 形容词辨析：奶奶想让爷爷感觉自己很美，与后文“he has always made me feel beautiful”呼应，beautiful（美丽的）符合语境；confident自信的、surprised惊讶的、proud骄傲的均不符合。
49. A 动词辨析：“我”听到奶奶的话但并不相信，believe（相信）符合语境；repeat重复、forget忘记、enjoy享受均不符合。
50. D 名词辨析：多年后“我”明白真正的美就是奶奶给爷爷熨衣服的这件小事，beauty（美）符合主旨；family家庭、work工作、life生活均不符合。
【答案】
36. A 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. C 41. B 42. A 43. C 44. A 45. D 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D
【知识点】
完形填空语境推理，词汇短语辨析，主旨情感把握
【点评】
本文通过奶奶坚持给农民爷爷熨烫工作服的小事，诠释了平凡爱情中的真挚与美好。解题时需结合上下文语境，把握人物情感，准确辨析词汇和短语的含义，注重细节与主旨的呼应。
【难度系数】
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