As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a

题目内容：

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son 36a severe stomachache and died suddenly. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time la

ter, 37him alone with his six-year- old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _ 38 _ Al could handle, and he _ 39to alcohol. Al began to lose everything he possessed---his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 40he died alone in a San Francisco motel room. When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain（蔑视）the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing 41 _ left. “What a complete failure!” I thought. “What a totally 42__life!” As time went by, I began to re-e valuate my earlier _ 43judgment. You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most 44most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the f ree 45of the love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come 46somewher e. I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much a bout his father. It is so hard to 47an alcoholic. One day I get up my 48to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something,” I said. “I know your father was basically the o nly one to 49you. 50on earth did he do that you became such a special person? Ernie sat _ 51 _ and thought for a few moments. Then he said, “From my _52memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a __53and said, “I love you, son.” Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to 54Al as a failure. He had not left any material possession behind, 55he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

小题1:

A．obtained

B．developed

C．cured

D．recovered小题2:

A．taking

B．locking

C．finding

D．leaving小题3:

A．more than

B．less than

C．other than

D．rather than小题4:

A．got

B．turned

C．loved

D．changed小题5:

A．Luckily

B．Suddenly

C．Eventually

D．Jokingly小题6:

A．material

B．expensive

C．real

D．special小题7:

A．happy

B．thoughtful

C．deserted

D．wasted小题8:

A．angry

B．sharp

C．actual

D．proper小题9:

A．handsome

B．rich

C．caring

D．ordinary小题10:

A．flow

B．rise

C．fly

D．move小题11:

A．out

B．from

C．up

D．down小题12:

A．defend

B．become

C．discuss

D．argue小题13:

A．confidence

B．courage

C．belief

D．strength小题14:

A．feed

B．love

C．care

D．raise小题15:

A．How

B．What

C．Why

D．Which小题16:

A．angrily

B．comfortably

C．quietly

D．excitedly小题17:

A．earliest

B．nearest

C．best

D．hardest小题18:

A．pat

B．lesson

C．kiss

D．present小题19:

A．judge

B．say

C．remember

D．respect小题20:

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:C

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。