题目内容：
Dine with General St. Amour
General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never 小题1:his humble origin（卑微的出身）.
While his 小题2:was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a 小题3:. They had just sat down at the table when his father 小题4:to drop in on him. When the guard 小题5:it to the general, he 小题6:rose and told his guests that his father had 小题7:.
He said that he knew the 小题8:he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would excuse him 小题9:he withdrew (退出) because he would like to 小题10:with his father in another room.
Hearing what he said, all the guests present 小题11:that the father should be introduced to them, 小题12:that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely 小题13:to him. But to their小题14:, General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are 小题15:wrong. I mean my father would find himself so 小题16:in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank. 小题17:, it would deprive(剥夺) us both of the only pleasure of the 小题18:——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”
He then 小题19:himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.
The moral of the story is: you can’t give people 小题20:, but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.
小题21:
A．forgot
B．knew
C．minded
D．cared小题22:
A．family
B．army
C．company
D．organization小题23:
A．park
B．school
C．restaurant
D．cinema小题24:
A．agreed
B．promised
C．decided
D．happened小题25:
A．explained
B．whispered
C．reported
D．shouted小题26:
A．strongly
B．immediately
C．simply
D．suddenly小题27:
A．resigned
B．started
C．left
D．arrived小题28:
A．respect
B．understanding
C．support
D．love小题29:
A．before
B．until
C．if
D．unless小题30:
A．chat
B．dine
C．walk
D．dance小题31:
A．demanded
B．commanded
C．stressed
D．requested小题32:
A．saying
B．complaining
C．admitting
D．reminding小题33:
A．used
B．opposed
C．related
D．devoted小题34:
A．joy
B．disappointment
C．excitement
D．surprise小题35:
A．terribly
B．completely
C．slightly
D．partly小题36:
A．embarrassed
B．frightened
C．disturbed
D．disappointed小题37:
A．Above all
B．After all
C．In addition
D．In time小题38:
A．party
B．interview
C．appointment
D．discussion小题39:
A．defended
B．allowed
C．introduced
D．excused小题40:
A．time
B．money
C．pride
D．confidence
最佳答案：
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:C
答案解析：
文章介绍General St. Amour出生贫穷，有一次宴请部下，正好父亲来看他，将军请求和父亲一起吃饭，一是和父亲谈一谈，也是为了保持父亲的尊严。
小题1:考查动词：A. forgot忘记B. knew知道C. minded介意D. cared关心，甚至当他当上将军的时候，也没有忘记自己的卑微的出生。选A
小题2:考查名词：A. family家庭B. army军队C. company公司D. organization组织，当他的军队驻扎在他的家乡。选B
小题3:考查名词： A. park公园B. school学校C. restaurant饭店D. cinema电影院，在饭店提供宴会。选C
小题4:考查动词： A. agreed同意B. promised答应C. decided决定D. happened碰巧，他们刚刚坐下，这时他父亲碰巧来看他。选D
小题5:考查动词：A. explained接受B. whispered低语C. reported 报告D. shouted叫喊，当士兵向将军报告。选C
小题6:考查副词：A. strongly强烈地B. immediately立刻C. simply简单地D. suddenly突然，他立刻站起来。选B
小题7:考查动词： A. resigned辞职B. started开始C. left离开D. arrived到达，告诉客人他爸爸来了。选D
小题8:考查名词：A. respect尊敬B. understanding理解C. support支持D. love爱，owe respect to应该尊敬…，选A
小题9:考查连词：A. before在…前面B. until直到C. if如果D. unless除非，如果他推出，大家能原谅他。选C
小题10:考查动词： A. chat聊天B. dine吃饭C. walk走D. dance跳舞，因为他想和父亲在另外的房间吃饭。选B
小题11:考查动词：A. demanded 要求B. commanded命令C. stressed强调D. requested请求，在场的人都请求他把父亲介绍给他们。选D
小题12:考查动词：A. saying说B. complaining抱怨C. admitting承认D. reminding提醒，说他们很高兴看见和他有密切关系的人。A
小题13:考查形容词：A. used用过的B. opposed反对的C. related相关的D. devoted投入的，be related to和…有关，说他们很高兴看见和他有密切关系的人。选C
小题14:考查名词：A. joy快乐B. disappointment失望C. excitement兴奋D. surprise惊讶，但使他们惊讶的是：选D
小题15:考查副词：A. terribly可怕地B. completely完全地C. slightly轻微地D. partly部分地，你们完全错了，选B
小题16:考查形容词：A. embarrassed尴尬的B. frightened害怕的C. disturbed打扰的D. disappointed失望的。我爸爸看见这么多人或尴尬的。选A
小题17:考查词组：A. Above all最重要的是. After all 毕竟C. In addition此外D. In time及时，此外，这样也剥夺了我们唯一的快乐。选C
小题18:考查名词：A. party聚会B. interview采访C. appointment 约会D. discussion讨论，从后面的the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”可知填D
小题19:考查动词：A. defended 保卫B. allowed允许C. introduced介绍D. excused借口，原谅，excuse oneself from说了抱歉后离开。选D
小题20:考查名词：A. time时间B. money钱C. pride骄傲D. confidence自信，句意：你不能给与别人骄傲，但你可以理解他让他保持自豪。选C
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