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陶艺丞

It was the junior high prom（毕业舞会）night. I sat in the car waiting for my son to come out. Seeing him 1________ a tuxedo（燕尾服）for the first time， my feelings were mixed. 2________ I realized it， he had become a teenager. The moment he got into the car， he couldn't wait to share the prom with me. A smile 3________ across my face.

“This is the 4________ night I have ever had，”he said. He began telling the story just like 5________ a bag of beans. “I was talking with Jane when we saw a girl standing off into a dark corner alone， crying. Jane asked me to go dancing with the girl， but I said that Jane was 6________ because I didn't even know who the girl was. Jane wouldn't stop and said that I had a（n） 7________ to do something special by dancing with the girl. I knew why she was crying. Everybody could see that she was a little overweight and 8________ invited her to dance. I wanted to， but I was afraid that I'd be laughed at. What if she turned me 9________？ It took me a lot of 10________ to go over and ask if she wanted to dance. She said yes and we walked out， to the dance floor. I felt my face turned red， but it was 11________ and I didn't think others noticed. I thought everyone was looking at us， 12________ no one laughed and we danced the whole dance. What happened next was unexpected.

After I danced with the girl， a lot of guys started dancing with girls 13________ hadn't danced yet. It was only three minutes， but I was happy that I did something 14________ tonight I learned something， too.”

I could see tears in his eyes. I gave my son a hug and told him， “I'm so 15________ you.”

1. A. onB.inC.withD.at

2. A. AfterB.asC.becauseD.before

3. A. setB.stoppedC.spreadD.saved

4. A. bestB.worstC.longestD.shortest

5. A. fillingB.pickingC.buyingD.emptying

6. A. crazyB.niceC.luckyD.careless

7. A. rightB.chanceC.abilityD.interest

8. A. everybodyB.somebodyC. nobodyD.anybody

9. A. offB.outC.overD.down

10. A. patienceB.courageC.energyD.face

11. A. darkB.brightC.coldD.noisy

12. A. soB.orC.andD.but

13. A. whichB.whoC.whatD.whose

14. A. strangeB.interestingC. specialD.difficult

15. A. proud ofB.worried aboutC. angry withD.interested in

【語篇解读角】

本文是作者在讲述儿子参加学校毕业舞会的情况。在舞会上，儿子鼓起勇气主动邀请一个因肥胖而遭冷落的女孩跳舞。在儿子的带动下，很多人都邀请那些没能参与跳舞的女生跳舞。通过这件事，儿子感觉做了一件特别的事情，从中学到了很多。作者也为儿子感到骄傲。

【答案详析】

1.句意：第一次看到他穿着燕尾服，我百感交集。

on在……上;in在……里;with和，用;at在。“in+衣服”表示“穿……衣服”，故选B。

2.句意：在我意识到这一点之前，他已经是个青少年了。

after在……之后;as由于，当……時候;because因为;before在……之前。根据“he had become a teenager”可知，此句是过去完成时，表示过去的过去，即“在我意识到这个之前，他已经是一个青年了”，故选D。

3.句意：我脸上绽放出笑容。

set设置;stopped停止;spread传播，展开;saved救助，挽救。spread across传遍，扩散到整个，固定搭配;根据“A smile ... across my face”可知是笑容传遍我的脸，故选C。

4.句意：这是我度过的最美好的夜晚。

best最好的;worst最坏的;longest最长的;shortest最短的。根据下文“He began telling the story... I learned something， too.”可知，他做了一件不同寻常的事情，所以这是最好的夜晚，故选A。

5.句意：他开始讲这个故事，就像倒豆子一样。

filling装满;picking捡起;buying买;emptying倒空。由“He began telling the story just like... a bag of beans.”可知，作者的儿子讲故事像倒豆子一样，故选D。

6.句意：简邀请“我”去和那个女孩跳舞，但“我”说简疯了，因为“我”甚至不知道那个女孩是谁。

crazy疯狂的;nice好的;lucky幸运的;careless粗心的。根据句中“because I didn't even know who the girl was”可知，由于“我”不认识这个女生，简让“我”和她跳舞，“我”认为简是疯的，故选A。

7.句意：简没有停止并继续劝说“我”可以通过和这个女孩跳舞来拥有一个做特别的事情的机会。

right权利;chance机会;ability能力;interest兴趣。根据句中“to do something special by dancing with the girl”及下文“Everybody could see that she was a little overweight and... nobody invited her to dance.”可知，这是一个做特别的事情的机会，故选B。

8.句意：每个人都能看出她有点胖，没有人邀请她跳舞。

everybody每个人;somebody某人;nobody没有人;anybody任何人。根据上文“I knew why she was crying.”和句中“Everybody could see that she was a little overweight”可知，由于她胖，而且在哭泣，所以没有人邀请她跳舞，故选C。

9.句意：如果她拒绝我怎么办？

turn off关闭;turn out结果是;turn over翻身，翻转;turn down拒绝，调低。根据上文“I wanted to， but I was afraid that I'd be laughed at.”可知，“我”想邀请她跳舞，害怕她拒绝，故选D。

10.句意：我鼓足勇气走过去问她是否想跳舞。

patience耐心;courage勇气;energy能量，精力;face脸。根据上文“I wanted to， but I was afraid that I'd be laughed at. What if she turned me down”可知，“我”怕被其他人嘲笑，害怕她拒绝，所以是鼓足勇气，故选B。

11.句意：我感觉我的脸变红了，但是在黑暗中我认为其他人不会注意。

dark黑暗的;bright明亮的;cold冷的;noisy吵闹的。根据句中“I didn't think others noticed”可知是，黑暗中人们不会注意到“我”的脸变红了，故选A。

12.句意：我认为每个人都会看我们，但是没有人嘲笑我们，我们跳完了一整支舞。

so所以;or或者;and和;but但是。此句是并列句，根据句意可知，前后句是转折关系，应用but;故选D。

13.句意：在“我”和那个女孩跳舞之后，很多男生开始和那些还没跳舞的女生跳舞。

which关系代词，指物，在从句中作主语和宾语;who关系代词，指人，在从句中作主语和宾语;what什么，特殊疑问代词，不能引导定语从句;whose关系代词，指人或物，在从句中作定语。本句是定语从句，先行词“girls”是人，且在从句中作主语，故选B。

14.句意：仅仅三分钟，但是我很高兴今晚我做了一些特别的事情。

strange奇怪的;interesting有趣的;special特别的;difficult苦难的。根据“Jane wouldn't stop and said that I had a chance to do something special by dancing with the girl”可知是特别的事情，故选C。

15.句意：我为你感到骄傲。

proud of为……感到骄傲;worried about担心;angry with生（某人）的气;interested in对……感兴趣。根据上文可知，“我”儿子做了一件特别的事情，“我”为此感到骄傲。故选A。