grow up,go等。这里表示随着我们的成长,故选B。]
9.A.promises B.suggests
C.requires D.seems
D [考查动词。promise允诺;suggest建议;require要求;seem好像。根据固定句型:it seems that意为"似乎,好像",表示事物似乎是什么样的。作者认为似乎我们丢弃一些东西后,一些新的东西代替了原来的东西。故选D。]
10.A.spoke B.opened
C.summed D.turned
A [考查动词。speak up意为"大声地说",指毫无顾虑地说出。表示这时父亲发表了自己的看法。open up意为"打开,开发,展现,开始,揭露"。sum up意为"总结,概括"。turn up意为"朝上翻,出现,来到,卷起,找到,被找到,出现,发生"。故选A。]
11.A.anything B.something
C.everything D.nothing
C [考查不定代词。everything意为"每件事,一切",上文中说到"but a terrible illness all that away",所以父亲认为他放弃了一切。anything意为"任何东西",常用于否定句或疑问句中。something意为"一些东西"。nothing意为"没有什么东西",故选C。]
12.A.Immediately B.Surprisingly
C.Naturally D.Certainly
B [考查副词。immediately马上;surprisingly令人惊讶地;naturally 自如地;certainly 一定地。比较父亲前后所说的话可以看出,父亲所说的话的确令人吃惊,故选B。]
13.A.accepted B.had
C.enjoyed D.gained
D [考查动词。accept接受;have有;enjoy享受;gain获得。由于父亲得病,受到了家庭的照顾,所以他说得到了家庭的爱,故选D。]
14.A.attracted B.warned
C.touched D.astonished
C [考查动词。attract吸引;warn警告;touch触摸,感动;astonish使感