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. The bright colour starts to disappear after about a month. It can take longer, however. Cornell decided not to use the mix this year, but the idea has spread. 1. Man173。made trees generally cost more, but they can be reused. Most natural trees are cut up and recycled, but some people buy trees that can be planted. Most Christmas trees are now grown on farms instead of in forests. Twenty173。made tree with Christmas lights already on it. No falling needles to have to clean up. The National Christmas Tree Association says 33,000,000 real trees were sold last year, pared to 9,000,000 man173。 20. A. fooling B. upsetting C. cheating D. leaving 答案: D 第一段提到過(guò)父親外出工 作離開女兒。 19. A. pay for B. owe to C. depend on D. worry about 答案: D 此處仍然是父親對(duì)女兒的傾訴內(nèi)容,女兒受苦,做父親的非常擔(dān)心 (worry about)。 18. A. damage B. illness C. loss D. responsibility 答案: D 一個(gè)人要真正負(fù)起責(zé)任就必須有所放棄。 16. A. hesitation B. demand C. disappointment D. determination 答案: A 這是父親在表達(dá)對(duì)女兒的疼愛之情,哪怕是有千分之一的機(jī)會(huì)父親也會(huì)毫不猶豫地回到女兒身邊。 14. A. study B. live C. work D. travel 答案: C 前文已經(jīng)提到過(guò)父親外出工作,因此選擇 C項(xiàng)。s surprise 使某人驚訝的是。 11. A. hope B. strength C. knowledge D. courage 答案: B 所選詞在句中作主語(yǔ),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是 give out,再結(jié)合自己發(fā)燒這一事實(shí)可知,自己感覺到一點(diǎn)力氣都沒(méi)有了。 9. A. longer B. better C. more confidently D. more peacefully 答案: B 將整個(gè)部分補(bǔ)全可知,他所能做的就是更加努力工作使母女生活得更好。 7. A. refused B. concerned C. calmed D. hated 答案: B 此處是作者有意不理睬父親的一些做法:冷淡父親,不給他打電話,不關(guān)心他。 5. A. delightedly B. carefully C. secretly D. proudly 答案: A 每當(dāng)看到別人的父母送他們的孩子高高興興地上學(xué),作者就會(huì)感覺不愉快。 4. A. missing B. phoning C. cheating D. blaming 答案: D 前文提到作者不能接受父親的決定。 3. A. Even though B. Now that C. As if D. In case 答案: A 根據(jù)句意可知此處應(yīng)該選擇表示轉(zhuǎn)折意味的詞語(yǔ)。 2. A. offer B. accident C. decision D. change 答案: C 第一句中 的 decided 是提示。父親因外出工作遭到女兒的誤解,但最后女兒終于理解父親,走向了成熟。old girl, my father decided to work far from home. The only__1__was ing back home only twice a year. I was too young to accept his unexpected and sudden__2__at that time; I thought he did not love me anymore and left me. __3__mother explained the reason to me so many times, I could not help__4__him. Whenever I saw parents se