Question

一高中的英语完形填空

My husband and I were talking about possible colors because it was time for painting the kitchen again. The children, sat nearby and suddenly 36 ," Not the measuring stick!"

"No," I 37 them in my mother-has-everything-under-control 38 ," Not the measuring stick."

The measuring stick isn't a(an) 39 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we've 40 each child' s growth by making a mark 41 his or her height on every birthday. Over the ten years so many colored pens, pencils and markers were 42 that the door came to be 43 like an abstract-expressionist painting.

Names and dates show different hand-writing, and I can 44 by the script (手迹)who measured whom. An eight-year-old brother measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me. At parties, when this door 45 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 46 the names and dates. When we ask 47 they would like to be immortalized(不灭), they usually 48 sheepishly and back right up into 49 .

Many of those listed on the door are still 50 while some have stopped. Some 51 with us only in memory. When my mother came to see our eldest daughter graduated from university, we 52 her, too. It was her last visit to our home.

We haven't decided on the new kitchen 53 scheme yet, but one thing is 54 : Whether we paint the trim curry gold, Chowning's Tavern red or Federal blue, the back of the kitchen door will always remain 55 with lots of names and dates in various colors.

36. A. said B. expressed C. shouted D. begged

37. A. comforted B. patted C. told D. promised

38. A. way B. voice C. attitude D. feeling

39. A. common B. special C. exact D. actual

40. A. recorded B. encouraged C. celebrated D. congratulated

41. A. showing B. keeping C. cutting D. giving

42. A. made B. taken C. used D. sharpened

43. A. very B. unclearly C. much D. clearly

44. A. tell B. understand C. know D. think

45. A. moves B. shakes C. closes D. swings

46. A. observe B. notice C. read D. recognize

47. A. why B. if C. how D. what

48. A. nodded B. admitted C. smiled D. left

49. A. seat B. place C. table D. room

50. A. changing B. adding C. putting D. growing

51. A. stay B. remain C. live D. work

52. A. loved B. welcomed C. measured D. saw

53. A. color B. form C. design D. size

54. A. known B. popular C. certain D. curious

55. A. red B. blue C. gold D. white

问题 == 你先看
(1)Not the measuring stick 什么意思

Answer 1

36 C suddently shouted 突然大叫起来 measuring stick 量尺、量棒，not a measuring stick 孩子们叫道“不要是量棒、不要涂量棒”
37 A 由于孩子们“大叫”起来，所以我“安慰”他们，用comfort
38 B in .. voice 以/用...声音（当中一个是复合词，很长的复合词，表示“我妈妈一切尽在掌握中”，用我妈妈一切尽在掌握中的声音）
39 D actual 真的 （量棒不是真的棒子）
40 C celebrate each child's growth （给每个孩子庆生）
41 A make a stick showing ... 做记号表示每个人的身高
42 C colored pens, pencils and markers 是各种笔（彩笔、铅笔、记号笔）（被）使用（干么？作记号啊）
43 B Over the ten years 十年过去了，这些笔迹模糊了，所以是unclearly
44 A tell 分辩出
45 D 后面用“back and forth”(来回、前后地)，用排除法排除move（位移、挪动），门不会移动，shake（震动）、close（关掉）都不对，只有swing（荡秋千不就是前后荡）正确
46 C read“读”门上记着的名字和日期，recognize“分辨、识别”
47 B if = whether 是否，引导宾语从句
48 A 这题吃不准 nod点头、smile微笑
49 B place （回到原来的）位置
50 D 与后面有些“stop”（停止）对应，前面应该填写“grow”（还在成长）
51 B remain 仍旧在
52 C measure（前文出现多次）测量身高
53 A 后面出现了很多词都是色彩，所以这里是“色彩方案”选填color
54 C certain 确定肯定的
55 D white“白色”，用排除法排除掉带颜色的前三个选项，保持白色，就是不涂颜色