阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I tell people I wrote a book with my dad, they usually say, “It must be nice to think of the legacy (遗产) you created with someone who means so much to you.”
This was a ___21___ idea, but it was not the way I, or my dad, ever thought about the cooperation. Though we created something we’re___22___, “nice” is not the word either of us uses to___23___the process.
“It was more confrontation (对抗) than___24___,” my dad likes to say. I agree.
When we landed a book deal, we began a writing ___25___ that was more difficult than either of us had ___26___, but also far more rewarding.
For almost three years, we met once or twice a week at my parents’ house and talked daily to plan and ___27___ each chapter. After these meetings, one of us would write a___28___ draft that the other would build on. I wanted the book to ___29___ on positive vices (不良习惯). ___30___, my dad felt the book should include chapters dealing with things like walking and spending time with family. Ultimately, I saw it his ___31___. He said the book was about more than just good vices. It was about ___32___ people to enjoy life in healthy ways.
Writing this book was a(n) ___33___ that our family members share not only our faults but also our strengths. My dad is smart, funny, critical and caring. He has a strong passion for the truth. I hope I share these great ___34___. For this book, he researched each topic with___35___I’d never seen from him, and he insisted that we constantly ___36___ and critically analyze every piece of information. He was ___37___ to cooperate on a book, not because he couldn’t write one on his own, but because he believed that we could create something ___38___ together than we could alone.
I’m not sure ___39___ our cooperation led to better writing, but it led to a better writing experience. Writing this book was difficult, sometimes more difficult than past projects, but it was never ___40___.
21. A. unique B. beautiful C. risky D. fresh
22. A. sure of B. conscious of C. proud of D. afraid of
23. A. create B. describe C. name D. begin
24. A. satisfaction B. construction C. formation D. cooperation
25. A. journey B. career C. style D. case
26. A. participated B. discovered C. discussed D. anticipated
27. A. outline B. complete C. read D. revise
28. A. thorough B. tough C. rough D. blue
29. A. depend B. take C. go D. focus
30. A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Moreover
31. A. way B. position C. attitude D. mind
32. A. forcing B. requiring C. encouraging D. warning
33. A. instructor B. reminder C. inspiration D. response
34. A. factors B. elements C. ideas D. qualities
35. A. enthusiasm B. optimism C. comparison D. caution
36. A. believe B. seek C. question D. test
37. A. fearless B. determined C. anxious D. grateful
38 A. smarter B. funnier C. brighter D. better
39. A. that B. if C. why D. where
40. A. lonely B. dull C. ordinary D. exhausting
【答案】
When I tell people I wrote a book with my dad, they usually say, “It must be nice to think of the legacy (遗产) you created with someone who means so much to you.”
This was a ___21___ idea, but it was not the way I, or my dad, ever thought about the cooperation. Though we created something we’re___22___, “nice” is not the word either of us uses to___23___the process.
“It was more confrontation (对抗) than___24___,” my dad likes to say. I agree.
When we landed a book deal, we began a writing ___25___ that was more difficult than either of us had ___26___, but also far more rewarding.
For almost three years, we met once or twice a week at my parents’ house and talked daily to plan and ___27___ each chapter. After these meetings, one of us would write a___28___ draft that the other would build on. I wanted the book to ___29___ on positive vices (不良习惯). ___30___, my dad felt the book should include chapters dealing with things like walking and spending time with family. Ultimately, I saw it his ___31___. He said the book was about more than just good vices. It was about ___32___ people to enjoy life in healthy ways.
Writing this book was a(n) ___33___ that our family members share not only our faults but also our strengths. My dad is smart, funny, critical and caring. He has a strong passion for the truth. I hope I share these great ___34___. For this book, he researched each topic with___35___I’d never seen from him, and he insisted that we constantly ___36___ and critically analyze every piece of information. He was ___37___ to cooperate on a book, not because he couldn’t write one on his own, but because he believed that we could create something ___38___ together than we could alone.
I’m not sure ___39___ our cooperation led to better writing, but it led to a better writing experience. Writing this book was difficult, sometimes more difficult than past projects, but it was never ___40___.
21. A. unique B. beautiful C. risky D. fresh
22. A. sure of B. conscious of C. proud of D. afraid of
23. A. create B. describe C. name D. begin
24. A. satisfaction B. construction C. formation D. cooperation
25. A. journey B. career C. style D. case
26. A. participated B. discovered C. discussed D. anticipated
27. A. outline B. complete C. read D. revise
28. A. thorough B. tough C. rough D. blue
29. A. depend B. take C. go D. focus
30. A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Moreover
31. A. way B. position C. attitude D. mind
32. A. forcing B. requiring C. encouraging D. warning
33. A. instructor B. reminder C. inspiration D. response
34. A. factors B. elements C. ideas D. qualities
35. A. enthusiasm B. optimism C. comparison D. caution
36. A. believe B. seek C. question D. test
37. A. fearless B. determined C. anxious D. grateful
38 A. smarter B. funnier C. brighter D. better
39. A. that B. if C. why D. where
40. A. lonely B. dull C. ordinary D. exhausting
【答案】
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