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Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his __1__ and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK？”
I was __2__ to do it. At age five, this dull task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap __3__ and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I'd done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would __4__ affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.
Two years later, Dad started his own __5__， which wasn't doing so well. That was when things started to __6__. Dad didn't come home as early and as much as he used to, Mum and I became __7__ with him for placing our family in trouble. With time, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.
After my graduation, Dad's business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home __8__. As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said，“Hey, would you help me clean my comb？”I looked at him a while, then __9__ the comb and headed to the sink.
It hit me then: why, as a child, __10__ Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine (习惯) meant Dad was home early to __11__ the evening with Mum and me. It meant a happy and loving family.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and __12__ placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something __13__. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as __14__ as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good __15__ for his family.
本文为记叙文。起初作者认为自己的父亲忙于事业对家人缺乏关心，但是后来作者发现父亲做的这一切其实都是为了家人的幸福。
1．A.bag B．wallet C．comb D．brush
答案：C
解析：根据文章首句“Dad had a green comb”可知，此处指作者的父亲会把梳子(comb)交给她，让她去清洗这把梳子。
2．A.annoyed B．relieved C．ashamed D．pleased
答案：D
解析：根据上下文语境可知，作者是很高兴(pleased)地去做这件事情的。下文的“excitedly”和“... clean his comb was such a pleasure”也是暗示。
3．A.out B．over C．in D．on
答案：D
解析：根据上下文语境可知，此处指的是作者打开水龙头。 turn on“打开”，符合文意。
4．A.stare B．smile C．shout D．laugh
答案：B
解析：根据上下文语境可知，此处表示父亲会亲切地对着“我”笑(smile)，然后把梳子放到他的钱包上。stare“凝视，盯着看”，shout“大声说，喊叫”， laugh“笑，发出笑声”，均不符合文意。
5．A.family B．business C．task D．journey
答案：B
解析：根据下文的“Dad's business”可知，两年之后父亲开创了自己的事业(business)，但是情况不太好。
6．A.progress B．change C．improve D．form
答案：B
解析：根据后文的“Dad didn't come home as early and as much as he used to”以及“for placing our family in trouble”可知，就是那时候，事情开始变化(change)了。
7．A.satisfied B．delighted C．mad D．strict
答案：C
解析：根据句意，作者的母亲和作者很生父亲的气，因为他把他们的家陷入困境中。be mad with意思是“对……很生气”，符合句意。satisfied“满意的”，delighted“高兴的”，strict“严格的”，均不符合文意。
8．A.occasionally B．early C．frequently D．rarely
答案：B
解析：结合上下文语境可知，此处指由于父亲的事业慢慢步入了正轨，在作者28岁生日那天，父亲早早地(early)回了家。occasionally“偶尔，间或”，frequently“经常地，频繁地”，rarely“很少”，均不符合文意。
9．A.dropped B．took C．handed D．threw
答案：B
解析：根据上下文语境可知，此处指作者接过(took)那把梳子，然后向洗涤池那里走去。
10．A.watching B．letting C．helping D．hearing
答案：C
解析：根据上文的“Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK？”可知，此处指帮助(helping)父亲清洗梳子。
11．A.find B．lose C．waste D．spend
答案：D
解析：这个习惯意味着父亲早早地回到家里，与母亲和“我”一起度过(spend)晚上的时间。
12．A.firmly B．hurriedly C．casually D．carefully
答案：D
解析：父亲对“我”笑了笑，小心地(carefully)把梳子放在他的钱包上。firmly“坚决地”，hurriedly“匆忙地”，casually“随便地”，均不符合文意。
13．A.different B．exciting C．interesting D．urgent
答案：A
解析：但是，这一次，“我”注意到一些不同的(different)事情。后文中的“Dad had aged. He had wrinkles...”也是暗示。
14．A.convincing B．heartwarming C．cautious D．innocent
答案：B
解析：父亲的微笑仍然像以前一样暖人心房(heartwarming)。convincing“令人信服的，有说服力的”，cautious“谨慎的，十分小心的”，innocent“无辜的，无罪的”，均不符合文意。
15．A.origin B．life C．reputation D．education
答案：B
解析：从父亲的笑中，作者体会到父亲是想让自己的家人有好的生活(life)。
