Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his 26 and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”
I was 27 to do it. At age five , this dull task brought me such 28 . I would excitedly turn the tap 29 and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would 30 affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.
Two years later, Dad started his own 31 , which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to 32 . Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became 33 with him for placing our family in trouble. With 34 , an uncomfortable silence grew between us.
After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home 35 . As usually I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said ,“Hey, would you help me 36 my comb?” I looked at him a while, then 37 the comb and headed to the sink.
It hit me then: why, as a child, 38 Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to 39 the evening with Mum and me. It 40 a happy and loving family.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and 41 placed his comb on his wallet. But this time , I noticed something 42 . Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, 43 his smile was still as 44 as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good 45 for his family.
26. A. bag B. wallet C. comb D. brush
27. A. annoyed B. relieved C. ashamed D. pleased
28. A. joy B. sadness C. courage D. pain
29. A. out B. over C. in D. on
30. A. stare B. smile C. shout D. laugh
31. A. family B. business C. task D. journey
32. A. progress B. change C. improve D. form
33. A.satisfied B. delighted C. mad D. strict
34. A. time B. patience C. speed D. ease
35. A. occasionally B. early C. frequently D. rarely
36. A. sharply B. repair C. clean D. keep
37. A. dropped B. took C. handed D. threw
38. A. watching B. letting C. helping D. hearing
39. A. find B. lose C. waste D. spend
40. A. affected B. broke C. meant D. supported
41. A. firmly B. hurriedly C. casually D. carefully
42. A. different B. exciting C. interesting D. urgent
43. A. for B. or C. so D. yet
44. A. convincing B. heartwarming C. cautious D. innocent
45. A. origin B. life C. reputation D. education
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26. C27. D28. A29. D30. B31. B32. B33. C34. A35. B
36. C37. B38. C39. D40. C41. D42. A43. D44. B45. B
27.D 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A.annoyed生气的;B.relieved轻松的;C.ashamed羞愧的; D.pleased高兴的。根据下文的：I would excitedly turn the tap…。因此可以看出作者很高兴这么做，选D。
28.A 考查名词以及对语境的理解。A.joy快乐;B.sadness悲伤;C.courage勇气;D.pain痛苦。根据下文的：I would excitedly turn the tap…。因此可以看出这个枯燥的任务给我带来了这样的快乐。故选A。
29.D 考查短语以及对语境的理解。A.turn out结果是;B.turn over翻转;C.turn in上交;D.turn on打开。因为是清理梳子，可知是打开水龙头。选D。
30.B 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A.share分享;B.smile微笑;C.shout叫喊;D.laugh笑。上文介绍作者高兴地接受爸爸的任务，将梳子清理干净，爸爸当然会笑了。故选B。
35.B 考查副词以及对语境的理解。A.occasionally偶然地;B.early早地;C.frequently频繁地;D.rarely罕见地。根据下文的：Dad was home early可知在作者过生日的时候，爸爸早早回来了。选B。
36.C考查动词以及对语境的理解。A.sharpen削尖;B.repair修理;C.clean打扫;D.keep保持。根据上文的：help Daddy clean it，可知爸爸这次又让作者帮他清理梳子。选C。
37.B考查动词以及对语境的理解。A.drop扔掉，掉落;B.take拿;C.hand递;D.throw扔掉。作者看了爸爸一会，拿上梳子，走向水池，选B。
38. C 考查动词短语以及对语境的理解。A.watch观看;B.let让;C.help帮助;D.hear听见。根据上文的：help Daddy clean it，可知作者小时候经常帮助爸爸清理梳子。选C。
39.D 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A.find发现;B.lose失去;C.waste浪费; D.spend度过。我小时候很高兴帮爸爸清理梳子，因为这意味着爸爸可以早早回来和妈妈和我一起度过夜晚，故选D。
40.C 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A.affect影响;B.break破坏;C.mean意味着; D.support支持。根据上文内容可知爸爸早早回来陪我和妈妈这意味着一个幸福的家庭。选C。
41.D 考查副词以及对语境的理解。A.firmly坚定地;B.hurriedly匆忙地;C.casually随意地;D.carefully仔细地。我将清理好的梳子递给爸爸，爸爸向我微笑，仔细地将它放进钱包。选D。
42.A 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A.different不同的;B.exciting令人兴奋的;C.interesting有趣的; D.urgent紧急的。根据下文的：Dad has aged.可知作者注意到不同的事情。 选A。
43.D 考查连词以及对语境的理解。A.for因为;B.or或者;C.so因此;D.yet然而。他微笑的时候眼睛周围有皱纹，然而他的微笑还是和以前一样暖心，所以选D。
44.B 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A.convincing令人幸福的;B.heartwarming暖心的;C.cautious谨慎的; D.innocenct天真的。根据上文的句子：He would ___ affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.可知爸爸看着女儿的微笑是温暖人心的，选B。
