全国名校英语模拟试题汇编-完形填空[21-25].docVIP

【2012届·江西省南昌二中高三第四次月考】完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分） Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son __36__ severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some common disorder, neither Al nor his wife __37_ the condition very seriously．But the disease was actually acute appendicitis（急性阑尾炎）,and the boy died suddenly that night． Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the _38 _of the situation, under the enormous burden of his guilt, Al’s emotional health _39 _．To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, _40_ him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two situations were __41__ Al could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him．In time Al became an _42__ ． As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he_ 43_ –his home, his land, his art objects, everything．_44_ Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room． When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain（轻视）the world shows for one who _45_ his life with nothing material to show for it． “What a complete __46__!”I thought, “What a totally wasted life!” As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier blind _47_ ．You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie．He is one of the __48_, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie whit his children and saw the free _49_ of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring must come from somewhere． I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father．It is so _50_ to defend an alcoholic．One day I worked up my courage to ask him．“I’m really _51__ by something．” I said．“I know your father was basically the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person”? Ernie reflected for a few moments．Then he said , “From my earliest __52_ as a child until I left home at 18,Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, I love you, son”． Tears came to my eyes _53_ I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a