完形填空(五) 生命的价值+代沟+故乡
A [2019·门头沟期末]
One day a young boy asked his father, “What is the value of my life?” Instead of 1 , the father told his son, “Take this rock and go to sell it at the market. If anybody asks the price, 2 two fingers and don’t say anything.”
The boy then went to the 3 and a woman asked, “How much is this rock? I want to put it in my garden.” The boy didn’t say anything and put up two fingers. And the woman said, “Two dollars? I’ll take it.” And the boy went home and told his father, “A woman 4 to buy this rock for two dollars!”
The father then said, “Son, the last place I want you to take this rock to is a precious stone store. Show it to the owner and don’t say a word. And if he asks the price, just raise two fingers.” The son then went to a precious stone store; he 5 the rock to the owner.
“Where did you find this stone? It is really 6 . I must have it. How much would you sell it for?” The boy put up two fingers and the man said, “I’ll take it for 200,000 dollars.” The boy ran home 7 to his father.
“Father, there’s a man that wants to buy the rock for 200,000 dollars.” His father then said, “Son, do you know the 8 of your life now? You see, it doesn’t matter where you come from, where you were born, the color of your skin, or how much money you were born into. It matters where you decide to place yourself, the people around you, and how you choose to carry yourself.”
“Everybody has a diamond inside of them and we can choose to put ourselves in a market or in a precious stone store, which will make all the difference.”
( )1. A.speaking B.asking C.answering D.talking
( )2. A.raise B.put C.show D.take
( )3. A.garden B.market C.store D.street
( )4. A.plans B.hopes C.likes D.wants
( )5. A.gave B.sold C.showed D.took
( )6. A.unusual B.bad C.expensive D.cheap
( )7. A.carefully B.slowly C.sadly D.excitedly
( )8. A.price B.value C.color D.meaning
B [2019·西城一模]
Father and son
The other day, I was sitting in the study and working on my website, a cup of tea on the table and old songs from my computer. It was a special pleasure to have such a 1 day after weeks of hiking, snowboarding and going crazy.
“Hi, Dad! Want some orange juice, graybeard?” Coyote yelled(叫喊) to me much louder than 2 .
“No, just bring me some chips!” I shouted back.
One time, when I misheard what he said three times in a row, he 3 that I had become too old and started to hear worse. Since then, yelling at me has become a kind of family joke.
Pushing everything to the limit was the basis of Coyote’s character. On one hand, it helped him to achieve tasks he had to do on his own, and he did great, making me proud of him. On the other hand, it brought him 4 , as he did not know when to stop. At such moments, I would behave super-fatherly, and give him advice and warnings that he usually ignored(忽视). When he wore a green haircut, I would try to convince(说服) him to paint it black. When he got a tattoo(纹身), we had a(n) 5 . All these surely drove me mad, and the big fight started. It is strange but when I was a teenager, my father would act exactly the same and it took me a long time to understand him.
“Dad, let me show you something,” Coyote said as he was getting back. “Don’t get too 6 , okay?” I sighed(叹气), because I was almost sure of what I was about to see.
When he 7 his T-shirt, I saw a new tattoo: some Buddhist symbol, I guess. Coyote has been interested in Asian culture for a long time.
“Control yourself, graybeard,” I said to myself, trying not to yell something like, “Why the hell would you need another tattoo after you already made that huge first one?”
The next moment I realized that my yelling would not 8 anything; the tattoo was already on Coyote’s skin.
And then I thought: “Hey, what if I get a tattoo myself?”
( )1.A.busy B.blue C.strange D.peaceful
( )2.A.needed B.expected C.accepted D.imagined
( )3.A.complained B.realized C.joked D.shouted
( )4.A.tiredness B.honors C.happiness D.troubles
( )5.A.agreement B.argument C.decision D.discussion
