Without a shadow of a doubt, my grandfather is the single most influential person in my life. He was more than just my grandfather and I’m proud to say, my _________. As a child there was no safer place than the security of his lap. I would watch horror movies on TV from behind his recliner. The monsters wouldn’t dream of _______ me there! He taught me how to appreciate beautiful foods. I remember, at age 5. __________ on a chair by the stove as he taught me how to make scrambled eggs. He was warm, loving, firm and straightforward. He had a ________ of accepting whatever came his way with no _________ than a shrug. His deep faith carried him through what life had to offer. He loved baseball ( especially the Pittsburgh Pirates- except when they ________ a game! ). He would often have one game on television while listening to another on his radio and he could tell you what was going on in both games. When he __________ 90, his other grandson, Bill, gave him an autographed photo of Willie Stargell, his favorite Pirate player. He was so __________ of that birthday present. He was seldom sick. He just wouldn’t _______. Various family members often joked that he would be pushing all of us around the block in wheelchairs as he jogged. Some people have a small garden in their backyard. My grandfather had a huge ________. He would grow some flowers and vegetables. He always had something to do and it was __________ done well. Whenever anything was broken, it was taken to my grandfather. At the age of 92 , he __________. Father of three, grandfather of three, great-grandfather of ten, friend of countless individuals, this remarkable man touched all of our lives and we are better for the experience. I love you, grandpa.
试题分析：每个人的生命中都有那么一个或者两个对自己影响最深的人。本文的作者也是，以他的视角来讲述grandfather对他的小时候疼爱和教导，grandfather的温暖热爱的品性，grandfather的爱好，grandfather虽年老了但是仍身体很好，最后，grandfather去世，但是他带给作者更多的是积极的影响，文章当然也表达出作者对grandfather的崇敬与思念。 【小题1】考查名词辨析。A.祖父、爷爷；B.朋友；C.同事；D.对手、敌人。作者说，我的爷爷是我人生中唯一一个最有影响力的人。他不仅仅是我的爷爷，而且我很自豪地说他是我的朋友。最亲近的人往往是以朋友的身份相处的。故选B。 【小题2】考查动词短语辨析。A为某目的而来、向……冲来；B匆匆送往；C走来走去、经常搬家；D转向、变成；求助于。第二段开头就讲到没有什么地方是比我爷爷膝盖那里更安全的了，我会在爷爷的躺椅后面看恐怖电影，故那里面的魔鬼是不会做梦时来找我的，故选A。 【小题3】考查动词辨析。A跳跃；B躺着；C爬；D站着。我记得，在5岁时，当他教我怎样做搅拌的鸡蛋时，我站在火炉旁的椅子上。故选D。 【小题4】考查名词辨析。A白天；B地方；C方式、方法；D时间。从上文可知，爷爷是热情的，钟情的，公平和坦率的，故他有一种接受任何方式的方法--仅仅耸耸肩。have a way of 固定短语，有……的方法。故选C。 【小题5】考查固定搭配。A no longer than ；B no more than仅仅、只是 ；C no less than 不少于、多达；D no better than 几乎等于、实际上和…一样。他有一种接受任何方式的方法--仅仅耸耸肩。故选B。 【小题6】考查动词辨析。A延迟；B取消、依次叫名；C失去，输掉；D放弃。前文，爷爷喜爱棒球运动，那么自然也喜欢棒球队获胜，因此，这里的理解是especially the Pittsburgh Pirates-尤其是Pittsburgh Pirates，除了他们输掉比赛的时候，故选C。 【小题7】考查动词辨析。A接近；B通过；C成长、长大；D变得、变成。当他到90岁时，他的另一个孙子，比尔，给他一张有Willie Stargell亲笔签名的照片。用turn指暗含经过一定的变化，所产生的结果，故选D。 【小题8】考查形容词辨析。A自豪的；B疲惫的；C激动的；D疯狂的。有前面提到他的另一个孙子，比尔，给他一张有Willie Stargell亲笔签名的照片，而且Willie Stargell是他最喜欢的海盗演员，故爷爷对这个生日礼物感到很自豪，be proud of ,自豪；be excited about,激动、兴奋。故选A。 【小题9】考查动词短语辨析。A放弃；B减速，慢下来；C发送、派遣；D吸收、领会、欺骗。前文提到爷爷很少生病，说明身体很健康，再根据后文：各个家庭成员经常会开玩笑说，爷爷会推着我们绕着街区像他慢慢推轮椅一样，所以可以说爷爷不会慢下来的。故选B。 【小题10】考查名词辨析。A厨房；B图书馆；C塔；D花园。根据前文，Some people have a small garden in their backyard.一些人家在他们的后院拥有一个小的花园，故相对应地作者谈到他的爷爷有一个巨大的花园。故选B。 【小题11】考查副词辨析。A很少地；B几乎不；C总是；D仅仅、只不过。他总是有事可做，并且总是做的很好，and引导并列句，前后对应，且据下文“无论什么时候任何东西坏了，都去找我爷爷”说明爷爷会做很多，并且做的好，故选C。 【小题12】考查动词短语辨析。A去世；B昏倒；C穿过、通过；D传下来、遗传。在92岁时，爷爷去世了。有下文this remarkable man touched all of our lives and we are better for the experience.这个卓越的人感动了我们所有人的生命，我们都很庆幸有过这段经历。 故选A。 考点：考察人物类记叙文阅读