阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A Goodbye Kiss
My dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had a boat, but it was ___7___ to make a living on the sea. It was dangerous too. He worked very hard and stayed out all day and night to catch enough fish for the family.
When the weather was ___8___ , my father didn’t work, and he drove me to school. We talked a lot on the way. Before he ___9___ , he would tell me to be a good boy and give me a big kiss on the face. It was so embarrassing ( 尴尬的 ) for me.
I ___10___ the day. When I was 12 years old, I thought I was too old for a goodbye kiss. We got to school and came to a stop. He had his usual big smile and started to kiss me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, dad.” It was the first time that I talked to him in that way, and he felt very surprised.
I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My dad looked at me ___11___ for a long time. I never saw him cry before that day. But he really did this time. I sat there without knowing what to say. Then he said, “You are right. You are a big boy… a ___12___ . I won’t kiss you any more.”
It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to the sea and never ___13___ . I was so sad that I wanted one more ___14___ from my father. But I couldn’t get any.
7 ． A ． interesting B ． difficult C ． silly D ． easy
8 ． A ． perfect B ． fine C ． bad D ． warm
9 ． A ． worked B ． wrote C ． spoke D ． left
10 ． A ． spent B ． remembered C ． enjoyed D ． chose
11 ． A ． sadly B ． angrily C ． carefully D ． strictly
12 ． A ． boy B ． child C ． man D ． baby
13 ． A ． moved B ． relaxed C ． stayed D ． returned
14 ． A ． kiss B ． look C ． time D ． thing
答案
7 ． B
8 ． C
9 ． D
10 ． B
11 ． A
12 ． C
13 ． D
14 ． A
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述了作者的父亲以海上捕鱼为生，每次送作者上学时，都会亲吻作者，但是有一次作者认为自己长大了，父亲不应该再亲吻自己，于是向父亲提出了这个要求，父亲不再亲吻作者，当作者永远失去父亲的时候，却还是怀念父亲亲吻的日子。
7 ．
句意：他有一条船，但在海上谋生很困难。
interesting 有趣的； difficult 困难的； silly 愚蠢的； easy 容易的；根据 “It was dangerous too. He worked very hard and stayed out all day and night to catch enough fish for the family.” 可知，海上谋生很难，故选 B 。
8 ．
句意：天气不好时，我父亲不工作，开车送我上学。
perfect 完美的； fine 好的； bad 坏的； warm 温暖的；根据 “my father didn’t work” 可知，爸爸不去出海是在天气不好的时候，故选 C 。
9 ．
句意：在他离开之前，他会告诉我要做个好孩子，在我脸上给我一个大大的吻。
worked 工作； wrote 写； spoke 讲； left 离开；根据 “he would tell me to be a good boy and give me a big kiss on the face.” 可知，是爸爸离开的时候，会亲吻作者，故选 D 。
10 ．
句意：我记得那天。
spent 度过； remembered 记得； enjoyed 喜欢； chose 选择；根据 “When I was 12 years old, I thought I was too old for a goodbye kiss...” 可知，这是作者在回忆那一天的事情，所以应是 “ 记得那一天 ” ，故选 B 。
11 ．
句意：爸爸悲伤地看了我很长一段时间。
sadly 伤心地； angrily 生气地； carefully 仔细地； strictly 严格地；根据 “I never saw him cry before that day. But he really did this time.” 可知，爸爸很伤心，故选 A 。
12 ．
句意：你是一个大男孩 …… 一个男子汉。
boy 男孩； child 孩子； man 男人； baby 婴儿；根据 “I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” 可知，此处是和 boy 同等意义的词汇，结合选项， man 最合语境，故选 C 。
13 ．
句意：没过多久，爸爸就出海了，再也没有回来。
moved 移动； relaxed 放松； stayed 待； returned 返回；根据 “my dad went to the sea and never...I couldn’t get any.” 可知，爸爸出海再也没有回来，故选 D 。
14 ．
句意：我很伤心，我想让父亲再吻我一次。
kiss 亲吻； look 外貌； time 时间； thing 事情；根据 “He had his usual big smile and started to kiss me” 可知，作者想念爸爸的吻，故选 A 。