Ⅵ.完形填空
My wife called, “How long will you be reading that newspaper? Will you come here and make your dear__1__eat the food?” I put the paper away and rushed to the dining room. In front of Sindu was a bowl__2__Curd Rice. She particularly__3__it. “Sindu, dear，__4__don't you take a few mouthfuls of this Curd Rice? And, your mother is angry. If you don't, your mother will__5__me.”
“OK, Dad. I'll eat the whole of this.__6__， Dad, if I eat, will you give me whatever I ask for?”
“Oh, sure.”
“Ask Mom also to__7__”， my daughter insisted(坚持). My wife slapped(拍打) her__8__on Sindu's to make the promise, without any feeling.
“Sindu, dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer. Dad doesn't have that kind of money right now.OK?”
“No, Dad. I don't want anything __9__. I want to have my__10__shaved(剃) off this Sunday!”
My wife shouted, “A girl without hair?__11__! She's been watching too much television.No need to say more.”
“Sindu, dear, we'll be__12__to see you with a clean shaven head.”
“Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice.” Sindu was__13__. “And you promised.”
We had to give in at last because of her cry. On Monday morning, I__14__her at her school. Just then, a boy from a__15__shouted, “Sinduja, please wait for me!” What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter Sinduja is great indeed!”
Without__16__ herself, a lady got out of the car and continued. “That boy is my son Harish，suffering (遭受) from leukemia (白血病). Having__17__all his hair, Harish was__18__being laughed at and refused to come back to school.Sinduja promised to__19__him.”
I stood there，__20__and then I nearly cried.How selfless (无私的) real love is!
1.A.father B.son C.mother D.daughter
解析 从下文中的“your daughter Sinduja is great indeed”可知，应该是作者的女儿。
答案 D
2.A.covered with B.hidden in
C.full of D.crowded with
解析 be covered with“覆盖”;be hidden in“藏在”;be full of“充满”;be crowded with“挤满”。句意：碗里装满了Curd Rice。
答案 C
3.A.liked B.expected C.needed D.hated
解析 从下文的“Dad，you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice”可知，作者的女儿是不喜欢吃“Curd Rice”的。
答案 D
4.A.why B.when C.what D.where
解析 句意：你为什么不吃几口呢?
答案 A5.A.shout at B.laugh at
C.agree with D.look for
解析 从上文作者的妻子让作者劝女儿吃饭，以及作者说“your mother is angry”和下文作者的妻子对其女儿行为的强烈态度，可知选A项。
答案 A
6.A.And B.So C.But D.Or
解析 根据语意，前后之间是转折关系。
答案 C
7.A.promise B.eat C.come D.help
解析 从下文“My wife slapped...”和“And you promised”可知，他们夫妻俩都许诺了，因此，此处是女儿在要求母亲也要许诺。
答案 A
8.A.bowl B.hand C.rice D.shoulder
解析 根据下文，作者的妻子也要许诺，所以她和女儿击掌许诺。
答案 B
9.A.useful B.expensive C.cheap D.beautiful
解析 从上文作者的言语可知，作者认为女儿要买电脑，而作者是负担不起的，但是Sindu并不是买电脑，而只是理发，所以不会很贵的。
答案 B
10.A.leg B.hand C.hair D.clothes
解析 从下文可知，作者的女儿是要把自己的头发全部剃光。
答案 C
11.A.Excellent B.Impossible C.Great D.Really
解析 下文的“She's been watching too much television”和“No need to say more”说明，Sindu的母亲是绝对反对的。
答案 B
12.A.happy B.afraidC.encouraged D.sad
解析 就像上文作者妻子所说的“A girl without hair?”，女孩没有头发是不合常理的，因此，如果看到自己的女儿没有头发，父母应该是很伤心。
答案 D
13.A.in tears B.in pain C.in trouble D.at rest
解析 从下文“We had to give in at last because of her cry.”可知选A项。
答案 A
14.A.visited B.met C.dropped D.caught
解析 从下文的那位女士和小男孩(从车里出来)的行为可以判断出，作者是在送自己的女儿去上学。
答案 C
15.A.bike B.car C.train D.plane
解析 下文中提到“a lady got out of the car”可知，这个小男孩是从车子(car)里出来的。
答案 B
16.A.showing B.introducingC.noticing D.stopping
解析 从他们的对话可以看出，他们俩并未相互介绍自己。而选项show，notice与stop与语境不符。
答案 B
17.A.cut B.grown C.worn D.lost
解析 因为这个小男孩在遭受一种白血病(suffering from leukemia)，因此，头发都掉光了，而不是自己剪去或者剃掉。
答案 D
18.A.interested in B.tired ofC.afraid of D.excited about
解析 既然是自己的头发都掉光了，当然是担心自己被别人嘲笑。
答案 C
19.A.help B.careC.understand D.serve
解析 从作者的女儿的行为来看，她是通过把自己的头发剃光来帮助那个小男孩，让他也有个同伴而不感到自卑，从心理上帮助他，而不是照看、服务或者理解。
答案 A
20.A.worried B.surprised C.excited D.nervous
解析 从上文来看，作者和作者的妻子并不知道自己的女儿是为了帮助别人而把自己的头发剃光的，原来还认为是受电视的影响而赶时髦，所以作者此时很惊奇。
答案 B
