I’ll never forget the first time I read a long piece of his writing. It was when I ____ for Princeton and he offered to write to the university on my behalf. He wrote in beautiful ____ and used poetic language, unafraid of sounding too “flowery”. I read the ____ out loud so I could hear the rhyming sounds.

My grandfather ____ hard work. Every time he came to visit us in New York, he would ____ my brothers and me for our good performance, which made me feel inspired. I knew he had worked hard to ____ the big family during the Great Depression. He was awarded many military ____ for winning many battles in the Navy in World War II.

At the funeral, a friend of my grandfather walked to me and said that my grandfather had told him about a small ____ I had written. After it came out, I sent it to my grandfather ____ received no reply. This man told me that my book hit my grandfather’s ____ and brought tears to his eyes. My grandfather said he was so ____ of me.

Now I feel even more deserved to write well because I know my grandfather ____ it. I know he lives in my heart forever.

【1】A.excitementB.sorrowC.disappointmentD.fun

【2】A.belovedB.strictC.strangeD.common

【3】A.readB.studyC.behaveD.write

【4】A.registeredB.wentC.appliedD.turned

【5】A.symbolsB.envelopesC.charactersD.pages

【6】A.letterB.wordC.languageD.poem

【7】A.demandedB.valuedC.ignoredD.deserved

【8】A.instructB.blameC.lectureD.praise

【9】A.surviveB.raiseC.affectD.grow

【10】A.medalsB.championsC.rewardsD.prizes

【11】A.storyB.poemC.articleD.book

【12】A.soB.butC.andD.or

【13】A.brainB.heartC.eyeD.ear

【14】A.confidentB.frightenedC.proudD.amazed

【15】A.rememberedB.demandedC.appreciatedD.realized

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【11】D

【12】B

【13】B

【14】C

【15】C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了作者的祖父去世，作者回忆起和祖父以前的事情，十分怀念祖父，知道祖父永远活在自己心里。

【1】考查名词词义辨析。句意：它真的让我陷入深深的悲哀——因为我的祖父在我的生命中占据着一个独特的位置。A. excitement激动；B. sorrow悲伤；C. disappointment失望；D. fun乐趣。结合下文because my grandfather held a unique position in my life.可知祖父去世，作者应当很悲伤。故选B。

【2】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，我的祖父不仅是我深爱的家庭成员，也是一个导师，鼓励我努力学习，好好写作。A. beloved深爱的；B. strict严格的；C. strange奇怪的；D. common普通的。结合上文my grandfather held a unique position in my life.可知作者对祖父的感情很深，祖父是一位作者深爱的家庭成员。故选A。

【3】考查动词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，我的祖父不仅是我深爱的家庭成员，也是一个导师，他鼓励我努力学习，好好写作。A. read阅读；B. study学习；C. behave表现；D. write写作。结合后文I’ll never forget the first time I read a long piece of his writing.可推知祖父是鼓励作者去写作。故选D。

【4】考查动词词义辨析。句意：那是我申请普林斯顿大学的时候，他提出代表我给学校写信。A. registered注册；B. went去；C. applied申请；D. turned转弯。结合后文for Princeton可知是申请普林斯顿大学，短语apply for“申请”。故选C。

【5】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他用优美的文字和富有诗意的语言写作，不怕听起来太“华丽”。A. symbols符号；B. envelopes信封；C. characters文字；D. pages页数。结合上文祖父提出要代表作者给学校写信，可知此处指的是祖父用优美的文字来写作。故选C。

【6】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把信大声读出来，这样我就能听到押韵的声音。A. letter信；B. word单词；C. language语言；D. poem诗。结合上文he offered to write to the university on my behalf可知作者读的是祖父代表作者写给大学的信。故选A。

【7】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我祖父重视努力工作。A. demanded要求；B. valued重视；C. ignored忽视；D. deserved值得。结合后文描述祖父的在大萧条时期努力工作养家糊口可知，祖父很重视努力工作。故选B。

【8】考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次他来纽约看望我们，他都会称赞我和我的兄弟们的出色表现，这让我很受鼓舞。A. instruct指导；B. blame责备；C. lecture演讲；D. praise赞美。结合后文for our good performance, which made me feel inspired可知祖父赞美作者和作者的兄弟们，这让作者很受鼓舞。故选D。

【9】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道他在大萧条时期努力工作养家糊口。A. survive幸存；B. raise抚养，提高；C. affect影响；D. grow成长。结合后文the big family during the Great Depression可知祖父在大萧条时期努力工作养家糊口。故选B。

【10】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他因为在第二次世界大战中多次参加海军作战而被授予许多军事奖章。A. medals奖章；B. champions冠军；C. rewards奖励；D. prizes奖品。结合后文for winning many battles in the Navy in World War II.可知祖父因为在第二次世界大战中多次参加海军作战而被授予许多军事奖章。故选A。

【11】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在葬礼上，我祖父的一个朋友走到我面前，告诉我祖父告诉了他我写的一本小书。A. story故事；B. poem诗；C. article文章；D. book书籍。结合后文This man told me that my book可知是作者写的一本书。故选D。

【12】考查连词辨析。句意：它出版后，我把它寄给了我的祖父，但没有收到任何回复。A. so所以；B. but但是；C. and并且；D. or或者。结合上下文语境可知为转折关系，应用but。故选B。

【13】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个人告诉我，我的书打动了我祖父的心，让他热泪盈眶。A. brain头脑；B. heart心脏；C. eye眼睛；D. ear耳朵。结合后文brought tears to his eyes可知作者的书打动了祖父的心。故选B。

【14】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我祖父说他为我感到骄傲。A. confident 自信的；B. frightened害怕的；C. proud自豪的；D. amazed惊讶的。作者的书打动了祖父，祖父因此而为我感到骄傲。短语be proud of sb.“为某人感到骄傲”。故选C。

【15】考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在我觉得我更应该写好，因为我知道我的祖父欣赏它。A. remembered记得；B. demanded要求；C. appreciated欣赏；D. realized意识到。结合上文祖父收到作者的书感动而流泪，并为作者感到骄傲，可知祖父是欣赏作者的书的。故选C。