阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A,B,C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．They are very busy working to __36_ the family．They don’t act in the _37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV．__38__ flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more __39__．
One day，my mother was sewing a quilt．I __40__ sat down beside her and looked at her．“Mom，is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a __41__ voice.
My mother stopped and raised her head with __42 _ in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she __43__ her head and continued to sew the quilt．At last my mother said:
“Susan,” she said，“Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears，but most of it __44__ in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and __45__．If life is a quilt，then love should be a __46__．It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime，but it’s really there．Love is __47__.”
The next spring，my father suddenly got sick seriously．When they returned from the hospital，mother looked rather pale and it seemed __48__ of them had had a serious illness．Every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father __49__ slowly on the country road．My father had never been so __50__．Along the country road，there were many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened through the leaves．All of these __51__ the most beautiful picture in the world.
“Dad，how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
He said gently．“__52__，I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life.” __53__ his eyes，I know he loves my mother deeply.
__54__ I thought love meant flowers，gifts and sweet kisses．But from this __55__，I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life．Love is inside，making life strong and warm.
小题1:．
A．hold
B．support
C．live on
D．keep小题2:．
A．romantic
B．friendly
C．lovely
D．active小题3:．
A．Taking
B．Passing
C．Buying
D．Sending小题4:．
A．no problem
B．out of question
C．out of the question
D．in question小题5:．
A．silently
B．eagerly
C．peaceful
D．anxiously小题6:．
A．loud
B．low
C．gentle
D．tender小题7:．
A．interest
B．fear
C．excitement
D．surprise小题8:．
A．bowed
B．raised
C．hang
D．lowered小题9:．A．lost B．turned out C disappeared D．came up
小题10:．
A．warm
B．lasting
C．long
D．comfortable小题11:．A．needle B．cloth C thread D．sheet
小题12:．
A．in the quilt
B．out of the quilt
C．outside
D．inside小题13:．
A．either
B．both
C．neither
D．every小题14:．
A．walk
B．run
C．stand
D．exercise小题15:．
A．rude
B．polite
C．gentle
D．careful小题16:．
A．came up
B．turned up
C．called up
D．made up小题17:．
A．In other words
B．To tell the truth
C．In my opinion
D．On the contrary小题18:．A．Seeing B．Reading C Watching D．Observing
小题19:．
A．Once
B．Though
C．When
D．Unless小题20:．A．process B．way C matter D．experience
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D
题目分析：
小题1:．B support是“抚养；维持”之意，keep是“保持”；hold意为“容纳”；而live on表示“以……为食”，都不符合句意。
小题2:．A 他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样有浪漫的举止。
小题3:D 这句话意为“更不用说在情人节送花这样的事了”。send flowers是“送花”。
小题4:．C 根据句意，此处表示“不可能”，用out of the question；out of question是“没问题”。
小题5:．A 我静静地看着她。
小题6:．B 由上句中的silently，可以判断此处应是in a low voice，才能符合语境。
小题7:．D 听了“我”的问题，母亲应该是感到“惊讶”。
小题8:．A 上文是she raised her head，所以then she bowed her head and continue，bow表示“低下”；选项C的形式不对，应是hung；lower有“使……低下”之意，所以都可排除。
小题9:．C 由上文Sometimes it appears, but …，所以此处要用disappear。
小题10:．B 这些线使被子坚固耐用。lasting是形容词，表示“耐用的”。
小题11:．C 如果生活就像一床被子，那么爱就是其中的线。
小题12:．D 此处意为“爱是内在的”，已经由谈论线和被子升华的了“爱”上。
小题13:．B 两个人应该用“both”。
小题14:．A 母亲都会搀扶着父亲在乡村的小路上漫步。
小题15:．C 父亲从未如此温和过。careful只是表示“细心”，不符合句意。
小题16:．D 此句意为“这一切形成了一幅世间最美好的画面”，make up是“构成，组成”之意；come up是“出现”；turn up是“露面”；call up是“打电话”，都可以排除。
小题17:．B 说实话，我喜欢与你妈妈一块散步的感觉。on the contrary是“相反地”，不符合句意。
小题18:．B read有“读懂”之意，而watch和observe都表示“观察”，可以排除。
小题19:．A once意为“从前，曾经，一度”。
小题20:．D 此句意为“但是经历了这些后，我理解了……”，experience表示“经历；阅历”。选项中的matter表示“（抽象的）事情”，所以可以排除。
点评：本文用父母之间的例子告诉我们什么是真正的爱？爱不是鲜花。爱是用行动来表示的。爱就是妈妈手中的线，在被子里若隐若现。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
