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

题目内容：

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some 11 intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy 12suddenly that night．

Knowing the death could have been 13if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his 14 .To make matters worse his wife 15him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two 16 were more than Al could handle, and he 17to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.

18__ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 19— his home, his land, his art objects, everything．20 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．

When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 21 ．

As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now 22 son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 23of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 24__．One day I worked __25my courage to ask him．"I'm really26__ by something," I said．"I know your father was27_ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"

Ernie sat quietly and _28_ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _29 as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __30_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．

小题1:

A．certain

B．common

C．rare

D．basic小题2:

A．dead

B．passed away

C．starved

D．worsened小题3:

A．cured

B．prevented

C．forbidden

D．saved小题4:

A．disease

B．debt

C．guilt

D．duty小题5:

A．left

B．scolded

C．quarreled

D．forgave小题6:

A．disasters

B．adventures

C．conflicts

D．situations小题7:

A．got

B．drank

C．turned

D．sank小题8:

A．As

B．Though

C．Because

D．If小题9:

A．needed

B．shared

C．benefited

D．owned小题10:

A．Eventually

B．Gradually

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile小题11:

A．trouble

B．hardship

C．failure

D．waste小题12:

A．teen

B．adult

C．old

D．adolescent小题13:

A．win

B．fall

C．space

D．flow小题14:

A．mother

B．brother

C．father

D．child小题15:

A．up

B．with

C．on

D．through小题16:

A．worried

B．puzzled

C．interested

D．attracted小题17:

A．especially

B．basically

C．hardly

D．specially小题18:

A．argued

B．searched

C．analyzed

D．thought小题19:

A．thoughts

B．ideas

C．minds

D．memories小题20:

A．treat

B．call

C．judge

D．feel

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:B

小题3:B

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:C

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:A

小题11:C

小题12:B

小题13:D

小题14:C

小题15:A

小题16:B

小题17:B

小题18:D

小题19:D

小题20:C

答案解析：

本文题为：爱的遗产。指一位父亲给他的儿子留下了最珍贵的遗产。

小题1:B 形容词辨析。这里是指他喝妻子认为只是常见的肠胃不适。

小题2:B 词义辨析。Pass away去世；事实上男孩患的是急性阑尾炎，当晚便突然夭折了。

小题3:B 动词辨析。根据句意：如果当时意识到病情的严重性，儿子的死就能够避免。

小题4:C 名词辨析。A疾病；B债务；C内疚；D责任；沉重的负罪感使阿尔的精神状况急剧下降。

小题5:A 动词辨析。更糟糕的是，不久妻子也离开了他。

小题6:D名词辨析。这两件情景带来的伤痛，让阿尔无法承受。

小题7:C 动词辨析。于是他选择了借酒浇愁。不久，阿尔就成了一个酒鬼

小题8:A 连词辨析。As随着；随着酒瘾越来越大，阿尔开始失去他拥有的一切——家、土地、艺术品、一切。

小题9:D 动词辨析，解析同上。

小题10:A 副词辨析。最终，阿尔孤独地死在了旧金山的一家汽车旅馆里。

小题11:C 名词辨析。听说了阿尔的死讯，我的反应像世人对未能留下遗产的人的蔑视一样。“多么失败的人啊！

小题12:B 词义辨析。Adult成年的。你不知道，我现在认识了阿尔那个已成年的小儿子，厄尼。

小题13:D 动词辨析。Flow流动。看着厄尼和他的孩子，我看到了他们之间所流露出的那种关爱。

小题14:C 上下文串联。我不曾听到厄尼对父亲有太多的谈论。

小题15:A 动词短语。Work up my courage鼓足勇气。

小题16:B 形容词辨析.这里是指：有些事我一直感到很疑惑。

小题17:B 副词辨析。句意：你几乎是由你父亲独自带大的。他到底是如何教育你的，竟让你变得如此特别

小题18:D 动词辨析。根据句意：厄尼静静地坐着，思考了一会儿。

小题19:D 名词辨析。这里是指：从我记事起，从我有记忆起

小题20:C 动词辨析。这里是指：我竟然说他是一个失败者！

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。