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(2017·合肥市第一次教学质量检测)Ask someone for their first memory and they will often give some fairly dull possibilities and not be sure which comes first.However，I have no 1 at all about mine.The earliest thing I recall is looking down and seeing flames coming out of my 2 ．
It was a Sunday afternoon in July 1981 when I 3 fire.I was in the garden with my dad.It was a sunny day but slightly breezy(有微风的)．I was standing nearby as my dad 4 to light the barbecue.After several failed attempts， 5 he had to use some sort of accelerant(助燃剂)．It caused a small fireball，which was flying towards me 6 the breeze suddenly 7 in my direction.That's where the 8 memory of my burning ankles kicks in.My dad 9 fast.He dashed indoors，grabbed a large blanket and 10 to wrap me in it.
The next thing I remember is sitting on a chest，feeling hot and 11 water over and over again; then being driven to a 12 ．I underwent lots of skin operations and for weeks I wasn't able to bend my legs，which had to be wrapped in bandages. 13 this period，I don't recall experiencing pain.It was only when I 14 what an exciting summer my sister was having that my situation began to seem 15 ．
We've never talked much about the 16 —my dad has never been an especially 17 person.Now that I have kids of my own，I do sometimes wonder what he 18 .I've never felt any 19 at him，and I recognize that but for his swift actions the situation could have been 20 ．But I'd certainly never have a barbecue with my kids.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，“我”回忆了自己人生中与父亲一起经历的难以忘记的事情。
1．A．choice B．idea
C．doubt D．worry
C [根据空前的“they will often give some fairly dull possibilities and not be sure which comes first”和空后的“The earliest thing I recall”的对比可知，此处表示“我”对于自己的记忆毫不怀疑。]
2．A．ankles B．blanket
C．sleeves D．belly
A [根据下文的“That's where the 8 memory of my burning ankles kicks in”可知，此处应选A。]
3．A．exchanged B．set
C．held D．caught
D [那是1981年7月的一个周日的下午，“我”的脚踝处着火了。catch fire“着火”。]
4．A．tended B．struggled
C．refused D．managed
B [根据下文的“After several failed attempts”可知，父亲的几次尝试都失败了，所以此处表示父亲需要努力点燃烧烤架。]
5．A．eventually B．gradually
C．interestingly D．fortunately
A [根据上文的“After several failed attempts”可知，此处指父亲经过了多次的尝试，最终不得不使用助燃剂。]
6．A．before B．unless
C．though D．as
D [因为风向突然改变，火球朝“我”这边飞来。as“因为”，引导原因状语从句。]
7．A．stopped B．howled
C．changed D．dropped
C [参见上题解析。stop“停止”；howl“大声叫喊”；change“改变”；drop“落下”。]
8．A．vivid B．sweet
C．precious D．vague
A [根据上文的“However，I have no 1 at all about mine.”可知，此处表示“我”着火的脚踝留给了“我”清晰的记忆。]
9．A．hid B．acted
C．escaped D．approached
B [根据下文的“He dashed indoors，grabbed a large blanket”可知，此处指父亲看到这种情景后行动很快。 ]
10．A．got away B．broke in
C．stood by D．ran back
D [根据上文的“He dashed indoors”可知，此处指父亲又从屋内跑回来。]
11．A．waiting for B．asking for
C．paying for D．searching for
B [“我”记得的下一件事情是坐在大箱子上，感觉很热，然后反复地要水喝。]
12．A．hospital B．pool
C．café D．gym
A [根据下文的“I underwent lots of skin operations and for weeks I wasn't able to bend my legs，which had to be wrapped in bandages”可知，此处指“我”被送到医院。]
13．A．Thanks to B．But for
C．Throughout D．After
C [根据上文的“for weeks”可知，此处指在这整个期间。]
14．A．realized B．imagined
C．predicted D．explained
A [当“我”意识到“我”的妹妹有一个令人兴奋的夏天的时候，“我”的状况才开始看起来难以忍受。]
15．A．ridiculous B．acceptable
C．satisfactory D．unbearable
D [参见上题解析。]
16．A．illness B．conflict
C．accident D．visit
C [我们从来不过多地谈论这次事故。illness“疾病”；conflict“冲突”；accident“事故”；visit“参观”。]
17．A．strict B．open
C．shy D．honest
B [根据上文的“We've never talked much about the 16 ”可知， 此处指父亲不是一个性格特别开朗的人。 ]
18．A．gave away B．took over
C．went through D．looked into
C [“我”有了自己的孩子，有时“我”很想知道父亲当时经历了什么。go through“经历”；give away“泄露，分发，赠送”；take over“接管”；look into“调查”。]
19．A．sympathy B．anxiety
C．guilt D．anger
D [“我”从来都没有对父亲感到生气。sympathy“同情”；anxiety“忧虑”；guilt“内疚”；anger“怒气”。]
20．A．worse B．simpler
C．stranger D．clearer
A [“我”意识到要不是父亲当时快速的行动，情况可能会更加糟糕。worse“更糟的”。]
