Death can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. I lost my grandpa a little over two years ago. He was and will be always a second dad to me. He was there for all of my success and __1__.
He __2__ in 2011, two days after Christmas. After he was gone, everyone in my family was on edge and sobbing for months. No one __3__ to talk about what happened. Every time a memory was __4__ back we laughed and then cried. When going through grief, you want comfort from those who are __5__ to you. But whom do you __6__ when everyone around you is in the same __7__?
After my grandpa's death, I fell into a depression __8__ for months. I didn't know how to deal with my pain. I wanted to be in a selfclosed world. But being __9__ was the worst possible outcome.
I had no idea how to cope with his absence. After I broke down in front of my mom she __10__ me to counseling(心理咨詢). I __11__ thought counseling could help. However, it was __12__ what I needed: someone to talk to who wouldn't __13__ , who would listen, and give __14__ advice. Eventually, I fought through my __15__ .
A couple of years before my grandpa died, my grandma died from cancer. I __16__ how grandpa used to cry for her. He was __17__ her so much and wanted to be with her in heaven. He __18__ the person he loved the most, with whom he had spent over 50 years.
I __19__ realized that he was with his love, smiling down on me, and telling me he was happy in heaven! The hole in my heart began to __20__ again. I faced the next holiday season with a smile, knowing in my heart that my grandparents were happy.
1. A. progress B. failure
C. happiness D. development
2. A. passed away B. broke down
C. died away D. passed down
3. A. demanded B. managed
C. decided D. wanted
4. A. picked B. brought
C. talked D. set
5. A. familiar B. similar
C. close D. helpful
6. A. deal with B. turn to
C. call on D. refer to
7. A. situation B. position
C. status D. level
8. A. waiting B. lasting
C. running D. changing
9. A. dependent B. silent
C. alone D. negative
10. A. invited B. treated
C. adapted D. guided
11. A. even B. never
C. also D. still
12.A. exactly B. generally
C. typically D. possibly
13.A. accept B. judge
C. care D. refuse
14.A. reasonable B. critical
C. interesting D. shocking
15.A. depression B. anxiety
C. disappointment D. fear
16.A. realized B. understood
C. remembered D. recognized
17.A. interrupting B. missing
C. embarrassing D. bothering
18.A. forgot B. abandoned
C. lost D. ignored
19.A. constantly B. finally
C. immediately D. completely
20.A. enlarge B. fill
C. appear D. break
【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 爺爺?shù)碾x世使作者和家人陷入極大的悲痛中。很長(zhǎng)的一段時(shí)間內(nèi)，作者都不能從失去親人的痛苦中走出來(lái)，最后在心理咨詢師的幫助下，作者終于擺脫了痛苦。
1.解析：與句中的“success”形成對(duì)比，故選failure，指無(wú)論作者是在成功還是失敗時(shí)，爺爺總是和作者在一起。
答案：B
2.解析：上文的“I lost my grandpa a little over two years ago”和后文的內(nèi)容說(shuō)明作者的爺爺去世了。pass away“去世”，符合語(yǔ)境。
答案：A
3.解析：上文表明家人處于悲痛之中，由此可知沒(méi)有人想(wanted)談令人難過(guò)的事。
答案：D
4.解析：每次我們回憶起爺爺?shù)臅r(shí)候，笑起來(lái)之后便哭了。bring back“回憶起”。
答案：B
5.解析：此處指當(dāng)經(jīng)歷悲痛的時(shí)候，你會(huì)想從與你關(guān)系密切的人那兒尋求安慰。close to表示“與……關(guān)系密切”。
答案：C
6.解析：但是當(dāng)你身邊的每個(gè)人都處于相同的境況時(shí)，你向誰(shuí)求助呢?turn to sb.“向某人求助”，符合語(yǔ)境。
答案：B
7.解析：參見(jiàn)上題解析。situation“狀況，境況”。
答案：A
8.解析：爺爺去世后，“我”的沮喪持續(xù)了幾個(gè)月。last表示時(shí)間的持續(xù)，符合語(yǔ)境。
答案：B
9.解析：上文的“I wanted to be in a selfclosed world”表明，一個(gè)人待著是最壞的結(jié)果。alone“單獨(dú)，獨(dú)自”。
答案：C
10.解析：“我”在母親面前崩潰之后，母親帶著“我”去進(jìn)行心理咨詢。guide sb. to...表示“引導(dǎo)……到……”。
答案：D
11.解析：下文的轉(zhuǎn)折詞“However”說(shuō)明，作者之前從沒(méi)想過(guò)心理咨詢會(huì)有所幫助。
答案：B
12.解析：下文表明，這正是作者所需要的，exactly表示“確切地，恰恰”。
答案：A
13.解析：下文的“who would listen”暗示著心理咨詢師會(huì)耐心聽(tīng)，不評(píng)判。其他三項(xiàng)與語(yǔ)境不符。
答案：B
14.解析：心理咨詢師聽(tīng)完后會(huì)給出合理的建議，reasonable表示“合理的，明智的”。
答案：A
15.解析：上文的“I fell into a depression”說(shuō)明作者從失去爺爺?shù)木趩手凶吡顺鰜?lái)。depression“沮喪，抑郁”。
答案：A
16.解析：此處指作者記得爺爺怎樣為奶奶哭泣。remember“記得，想起”。
答案：C
17.解析：句中的“wanted to be with her in heaven”表明了爺爺對(duì)奶奶的思念。miss表示“思念”。
答案：B
18.解析：奶奶的去世使?fàn)敔斒チ怂類(lèi)?ài)的人。lose“失去”。
答案：C
19.解析：根據(jù)上下文，此處指作者最終意識(shí)到爺爺跟奶奶在一起，微笑著俯視著自己，告訴自己他在天堂很開(kāi)心。finally“最終，最后”。
答案：B
20.解析：通過(guò)心理咨詢，作者受傷的心情得到了修復(fù)，心里的空洞開(kāi)始被填滿，故選fill表示“(使)充滿”。
答案：B
