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(2019·南通七市模拟)In my youth, I often disagreed seriously with my father about some issues.Once, my father even hit me, and then he burst out __1__.
The memory of those tears says more to me about who my father was than the memories of our __2__.I never doubted that he loved me, even in those moments when I felt least __3__ by him. He was a man who __4__ not only people he knew and loved, but also those in need he didn't __5__ at all. He taught me to love people __6__.In his life, he always did something out of __7__， for example, preparing and serving meals for __8__ people at St.Ben's parish (教区) in Milwaukee's inner city. After my father retired, he took his social action to a __9__ level.
Admitted to a ministry program that introduced him to Catholic social action, he __10__ it happily. Meanwhile he became __11__ about how unconcerned the people in his district were about the life of the less __12__.When he graduated from the program, he became the Social Programs Coordinator for his district, continually__13__ the citizens there to give more to those in need，__14__ he died at eightyone.
Because of the __15__ set by my father, I have a responsibility to give of myself — not just to those I know and love, but to those I would never know if I didn't __16__ them out: the poor and the disabled. It is because of my father's guidance that I try to __17__ 10 percent of my income to charity. It is also because of my father's guidance that I spend two hours a week __18__ a blind man.
I don't do it out of guilt but out of love, because I saw love in my father's __19__， in his tears and in the way he lived his life. Because of him, I __20__ love.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的父亲热衷于公益事业，为他树立了榜样，也让作者学会了关爱他人。
1．A.crying B．annoying
C．regretting D．cheering
解析：选A 根据下一段第一句中的“The memory of those tears”可知，因作者和父亲意见分歧，父亲打了作者之后突然哭了。
2．A.achievements B．progress
C．cooperation D．arguments
解析：选D 根据第一段可知，作者和父亲因意见分歧而争辩。
3．A.followed B．blamed
C．accompanied D．understood
解析：选D 即使是在父亲最不理解作者的时候，作者也从不怀疑父亲对自己的爱。
4．A.dealt with B．cared about
C．heard about D．agreed with
解析：选B 根据第5空后的“He taught me to love people”可知，父亲关爱他人。
5．A.know B．praise
C．mention D．remember
解析：选A 父亲不仅关爱他认识的人，也关爱他不认识的人。
6．A.simply B．secretly
C．personally D．genuinely
解析：选D 父亲教作者真诚地关爱他人。
7．A.charity B．culture
C．finance D．society
解析：选A 根据下文可知，父亲总是慷慨助人。do something out of charity“慷慨助人”。
8．A.common B．devoted
C．homeless D．occupied
解析：选C 例如，父亲总为那些无家可归的人提供饭菜。
9．A.primary B．low
C．new D．normal
解析：选C 父亲关爱他人，他退休后，将关爱他人的做法上升到一个新的高度。
10．A.ignored B．accepted
C．admitted D．prepared
解析：选B 根据上文讲到的父亲热衷于社会公益事业的做法可知，当他被允许加入一个牧师计划时，他愉快地接受了。
11．A.angry B．realistic
C．careful D．impatient
解析：选A 从上文讲到父亲热衷于关心那些弱势群体的做法可知，他对他所在社区的人们不关心不幸的人的做法很生气。
12．A.competitive B．energetic
C．intelligent D．fortunate
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
13．A.forcing B．inviting
C．calling on D．calling up
解析：选C 父亲从这个计划毕业后，继续呼吁居民帮助那些需要帮助的人。
14．A.after B．until
C．though D．because
解析：选B 根据上文讲述的父亲热衷于关爱他人的公益事业的做法可知，他从事公益事业直到他去世为止。
15．A.task B．level
C．example D．standard
解析：选C 根据第16空后的“It is because of my father's guidance”可知，作者对社会的责任感是以父亲为榜样的。
16．A.take B．seek
C．make D．carry
解析：选B 如果作者没有找到穷人和残疾人这些需要帮助的人，他永远不会知道他们。
17．A.explain B．return
C．show D．give
解析：选D 作者把自己每月的10%的收入捐给慈善机构。
18．A.recognizing B．thanking
C．assisting D．encouraging
解析：选C 作者对社会上需要关爱的人提供帮助，比如他一周会花两个小时帮助一位盲人。
19．A.actions B．speeches
C．aims D．memories
解析：选A 作者从父亲的行为、眼泪和生活方式中感受到了爱。
20．A.hold back B．come across
C．believe in D．depend on
解析：选C 根据上文讲述的作者和父亲对他人的关爱的做法可知，受父亲的影响，作者深信要关爱他人。
