My father’s only child, I was an obvious candidate to be his fishing companion.
My most vivid _________ of our fishing outings are those at Lily Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. By the age of 6, I’d _________ my first lesson in fish behavior: fish like an _________ breakfast, which means crawling from our sleeping bags _________. We climbed the winding road to the lake, _________ the wooden footbridge, built above a dam. A path led us to the _________ tied up at the water edge.
My father rowed us through the dark green channels. We spoke _________, and the only other sounds were the liquid dipping of the oars(橹)and an occasional bird cry. _________ a promising-looking spot, we baited our hooks, _________ our lines, and waited. For those few hours, the lake was ours.
My father and I had an uneasy __________. His behavior had too often embarrassed me. But on those fishing mornings, he could __________ me the lessons of fishing---not only how to fish, but also other lessons:
We wouldn’t always get what we __________.
With patience, though, we might.
The wait could be as __________ as the reward.
Much could be heard in the quiet of the dawn.
________ between two people don’t need to be filled.
I don’t remember how old I was the last time I went fishing with my father at Lily Lake. But those times __________ fishing were the closest moment I __________ with my father as a child.
My father is gone now, but I __________ recently to Lily Lake. I crossed the wooden footbridge and stood on the shore. A silver flash __________ the water’s surface, spreading littering rings. I was there again with my father, __________ through islands of lily pads, and I whispered a thank-you for __________ he taught me.
【小题1】A.thoughts | B.honors | C.dreams | D.memories |
【小题2】A.deserves | B.benefited | C.learned | D.achieved |
【小题3】A.elegant | B.early | C.absolute | D.active |
【小题4】A.before dawn | B.during break | C.at night | D.after dark |
【小题5】A.crossing | B.reaching | C.following | D.examining |
【小题6】A.horse | B.house | C.bag | D.boat |
【小题7】A.loudly | B.silently | C.softly | D.eagerly |
【小题8】A.Noticing | B.Choosing | C.Checking | D.Digging |
【小题9】【小题10】A.connection | B.relationship | C.communication | D.similarity |
【小题11】A.give | B.drive | C.teach | D.tell |
【小题12】A.want | B.keep | C.improve | D.gain |
【小题13】A.disappointing | B.puzzling | C.frightening | D.satisfying |
【小题14】A.Significances | B.Differences | C.Difficulties | D.Silences |
【小题15】A.spent | B.taken | C.brought | D.paid |
【小题16】A.stayed | B.had | C.carried | D.took |
【小题17】A.moved | B.adjusted | C.returned | D.refused |
【小题18】A.bothered | B.interrupted | C.damaged | D.broke |
【小题19】A.rowing | B.fishing | C.standing | D.going |
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