Module 1 How to learn English? 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年外研版英语八年级上册（含解析）

Module 1 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年外研版英语八年级上册
一、短文填空
阅读片段，根据内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
A
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell a 1 when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a m 2 . Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. A 3 the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
B
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular p 4 for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the h 5 and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very d 6 to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties i 7 freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
C
We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use. My son was quite sad at first. Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep t 8 . For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. And he did not want to lose his toy monkey, e 9 . He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to p 10 with certain toys.
二、选词填空
阅读短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）
surprise come meet prepare great certain by oneself full
There are things that happened between Father and me. There is one thing I won’t forget forever.
I was in a poor family. To make a 11 for my better education, my parents sent me to a famous school. Most of the students there came from rich families. They had nice clothes, delicious food. 12 I hoped to have the same things as them.
One day, Father came to school to join in the class 13 . And he gave me one hundred yuan. I couldn’t wait to show it off to my classmates. “I must 14 my bag with snacks (零食).” I thought. So I bought a lot of snacks. After school, I went home. But I found that Father was having a poor supper 15 . I felt so sorry that tears (泪水) 16 out from my eyes. I didn’t say anything to him. But Father was 17 to me, “Dear, Mother and I feel happy if you are happy.” Since then I haven’t compared (比较) anything with my classmates but studied hard, hoping to thank my kind parents.
I know a lesson: Father is the 18 person in the world, he gives all his love to his child without expecting any rewarding (回报).
三、阅读理解
① As Daddy’s only daughter, I knew what made my Daddy more wonderful than all the other fathers, I’d ever seen or heard of — his large hands.
② Daddy had long smart fingers (指头) that could make lots of paper toys for me to play with. His hands could tie my hair beautifully. That’s why I felt happy when the other students talked about my hairstyle. I kept it to myself for years. His hands could paint a second-band bike to look new. I got one on my tenth birthday. His hands could cook a delicious and colorful meal in minutes. I was always interested in watching his hands work. Even as I grew hungrier, I felt happy watching his hands.
③ Daddy’s creative hands were also useful and hard-working. They could fly a kite high in the sky as well as to get it down from the top of a tree. They could wash my white dress clean, which became my favorite one. To my surprise, those hands fed seven children after Mom died. It was his feelings that showed what he really was, far more than his abilities.
④ Not only were Daddy’s hands great, they could also send me a note full of love. When I was ill, he made me feel better. He would take a small blanket (毯子), warm it up and cover it around my small cold feet with his loving hands. They seemed to understand I was feeling terrible before I could cry. When I was worried about something, Daddy would often hand me a cup of hot milk and sat next to me. He would say, “The best is always to come, my dear.”
⑤ The more I read Daddy’s hands, the more stories I get from them. Daddy’s hands were fantastic. They had the knowledge (知识) and power to move mountains. They made the impossible possible.
19．The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A．The father’s hand B．a bike C．a meal D．my hairstyle
20．Daddy’s useful and hardworking hands did the things EXCEPT (除了) ________.
A．fly a kite high in the sky B．wash my white dress clean
C．fed seven children with mom D．get down the kites from trees
21．The underlined sentence in paragraph 5 probably means ________.
A．Daddy had enough knowledge to write stories to us.
B．What Daddy did really touched my heart.
C．Daddy had a lot of knowledge to move mountains.
D．Daddy’s hands were strong enough to do move mountains.
22．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage
A． B． C． D．
My mother only had one eye. I never wanted her to show up at my school. One day during the junior high school, I was terribly ill. My mother came.
“Your mom only has one eye!” yelled (呼喊) some of my classmates. I wished my mother would have just disappeared.
“If you embarrass me, why don’t you just die ” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying anything.
At that time, I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom crying in her room. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a decision: I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful, I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother until one day I got a letter.
“My son, I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t stand watching you live with only one eye. So I gave you mine. I was never angry with you and I never regretted it because I love you.”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
23．Why did NOT the writer want his mother to show up at his school
A．Because he thought she was ugly.
B．Because his mother had a terrible illness.
C．Because his mother couldn’t see anything.
D．Because his classmates didn’t like her.
24．From the underlined word “shouted”, we learn that at that time the writer was very ________.
A．nervous B．angry C．excited D．calm (平静的)
25．That night, the writer decided to ________.
A．take his mother to the doctor
B．take good care of his mother from then on
C．ask his mother never to go to his school
D．work hard and stay away from his mother
26．The writer’s mother lost one eye because ________.
A．she used it to save her son’s vision (视力) B．she had a serious car accident
C．she cried too much D．she was born with only one eye
27．The story is mainly about ________.
A．a mother’s hard work on teaching her son
B．a naughty (淘气的) boy’s experience of growing up
C．a mother’s great love for her son
D．the difficulties on a boy’s way to success
四、完形填空
阅读以下语篇，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
At the age of seven, I loved staying with my mom when she was cooking. I 28 my mom cook delicious food with the 29 ingredients (原料). It was great.
I wanted to have a try myself. But Mom said that I was too 30 to cook. When I turned nine, my mom allowed me to try cooking. I started with making 31 and hoped that I could get raise (赞扬) from people around me. One day, an aunt visited us, 32 I made tea for her. However, she took a sip (一小口) and 33 the cup right away, saying that it tasted so bad. My mom offered to make a fresh (新) cup for her, I was so sad that I left 34 .
When Dad came home, my mom explained what had happened. Dad told Mom he wanted to eat bread made by me! Guess what The bread I made was too bad. However, to my 35 , Dad ate it up! He said it was delicious. I was happy so I gave 36 a big hug. The next morning, he asked me to make tea for him. After finishing his tea, he said his day started beautifully because 37 the tea. I couldn’t describe my happiness! Dad’s words were a great encouragement (鼓励) to me.
28．A．watched B．advised C．made D．let
29．A．simplest B．simple C．simpler D．simply
30．A．old B．careless C．young D．busy
31．A．tea B．bread C．coffee D．pancake
32．A．if B．until C．but D．so
33．A．took down B．put down C．cut up D．turned up
34．A．friendly B．ready C．quietly D．really
35．A．nice B．anger C．surprise D．sadness
36．A．her B．him C．you D．it
37．A．of B．to C．into D．at
五、语法选择
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dear students,
This is an open letter. I want to apologize 38 all the people I have made trouble for over the last year. What I 39 was wrong. I am so sorry. It was easy to pick on smaller children because I am big for my age. At first, I just wanted to make sure no one else would give me trouble, so I acted tough (粗暴). But then it seemed so easy to control other people just by 40 my strength.
I cannot make 41 excuses for my behavior but I can tell everyone about how I became a bully (欺凌者). I want other bullies to read my letter and understand that they can stop 42 other people too.
The first thing you should all 43 about me is that in my family, all the men are very tough. My dad is a policeman. And my uncles are all firemen or soldiers. They all want me 44 tough as well. It is very hard to show any 45 when all the people who you look up to (敬仰) tell you that being kind is weak. Sometimes I just want to talk to my dad, but he is always very 46 . I love him and I think he loves me. But there is always a distance between 47 . Perhaps I don’t know how to build 48 relationship with other people.
Now I decide 49 . The first step was finding out how many people I had hurt because of my behavior. I only recently found out how 50 I was behaving. One day the smallest boy at school was 51 brave that he told me he wasn’t scared of me and he wanted to help me. This is also a letter 52 him.
Sincerely
Joshua
38．A．for B．to C．from D．with
39．A．do B．did C．doing D．done
40．A．use B．uses C．to use D．using
41．A．any B．some C．every D．all
42．A．hurt B．hurts C．to hurt D．hurting
43．A．know B．knew C．to know D．knowing
44．A．act B．to act C．acted D．acting
45．A．kind B．kindly C．kindness D．kinder
46．A．cold B．colder C．coldest D．the coldest
47．A．we B．us C．our D．ours
48．A．a B．an C．/ D．the
49．A．change B．changed C．to change D．changing
50．A．bad B．badly C．worse D．worst
51．A．so B．such C．too D．very
52．A．thank B．thanking C．thanked D．to thank
六、任务型阅读
阅读短文，按要求完成下面的任务。
My father died when I was five. Life was hard for us.
Because of my father’s death (死亡), my mother had to take a fulltime job. So my brother had to take care of me. He was eight years older than me. He got up early every morning, woke me up and made breakfast for me. Hand in hand, we would walk to the bus stop. When we waited for the bus, he would play games with me. He tried his best to make me happy.
One Saturday in June, my mother and I were in a shop. They were selling Father’s Day cards. I looked at the cards. My mom said, “Honey, I know it is a hard time for you.” I said, “No, Mom. That’s not it. I want to buy a card for my brother.” She smiled and let me pick out a card.
When we got home, I gave my brother the card. As he read it, I saw tears in his eyes. Mom said, “Son, your father is proud (自豪的) of you and he knows that you will do your best to step into his shoes. We love you, and thank you.”
53．How old was the writer’s brother when his father died
54．What did the brother do when they waited for the bus
55．Why did the writer look at the cards
56．请把文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
57．请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
参考答案：
1．(a)sleep 2．(m)ess 3．(A)lthough 4．(p)laces 5．(h)ighest 6．(d)angerous 7．(i)nclude 8．(t)hem 9．(e)ither 10．(p)art
【导语】本文分为A、B、C三篇文章。A篇介绍了Ben在风暴后和邻居一起重整家园；B篇介绍了爬珠穆朗玛峰会遇到的一些困难；C篇介绍了作者一家人卖掉一些不用的东西，孩子们的态度。
1．句意：凌晨3点左右，当风逐渐减弱时，他终于睡着了。由“He finally fell a... when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m”可知，此处说的是早上三点钟终于睡着了，fall asleep“睡着”，固定搭配。故填(a)sleep。
2．句意：他和家人一起出门，发现附近一片狼藉。由“Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere”可知，应该是一团糟，in a mess“一团糟”，固定搭配。故填(m)ess。
3．句意：尽管这场风暴使许多事情分崩离析，但它拉近了家庭和邻居的距离。由“A... the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together”可知，此处是让步状语从句，结合首字母，应用Although“虽然，尽管”。故填(A)lthough。
4．句意：世界上最危险的运动之一是登山，喜马拉雅山是最受欢迎的地方之一。由“One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular p... for this is the Himalayas”可知，此处说的是地方，place“地方”，one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数“……是……之一”，是固定搭配。故填(p)laces。
5．句意：在所有的山脉中，珠穆朗玛峰海拔最高，也是最著名的。由“Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the h...”和常识可知，珠穆朗玛峰是最高的山，high“高的”，the+形容词最高级。故填(h)ighest。
6．句意：它有8844.43米高，所以攀登起来非常危险。由“One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing”可知，爬珠穆朗玛峰是非常危险的，dangerous“危险的”。故填(d)angerous。
7．句意：更严重的困难包括冰冻的天气条件和暴雨。由“Even more serious difficulties i… freezing weather conditions and heavy storms”可知，此处说的是困难还包括哪些，include“包括”，句子用一般现在时，difficulties作主语，谓语动词用原形。故填(i)nclude。
8．句意：虽然他已经很久没有玩他的旧玩具了，但他仍然想保留它们。由“old toys”可知，此处用代词they指代上文提到的旧玩具，空前是动词keep，空处应用they的宾格。故填(t)hem。
9．句意：他也不想失去他的玩具猴子。由“And he did not want to lose his toy monkey, e...”可知，此处指“也”，either“也”，用于否定句句末。故填(e)ither。
10．句意：我的女儿更能理解，尽管她也对卖掉某些玩具感到难过。由“We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use”可知，是卖掉一些不再用的东西，part with“卖掉，割舍”，是固定搭配，空前是不定式符号to，动词part用原形。故填(p)art。
11．preparation 12．Certainly 13．meeting 14．fill 15．by himself 16．came 17．surprised 18．greatest
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者和父亲之间的一个故事，并从中学到：父亲是世界上最伟大的人，他把全部的爱给孩子，却不求任何回报。
11．句意：为了给我更好的教育做准备，我父母把我送到了一所著名的学校。根据“To make a...for my better education,”以及所给词可知为了给更好的教育做准备，a后加名词单数preparation“准备”。故填preparation。
12．句意：当然，我希望拥有和他们一样的东西。根据“I hoped to have the same things as them.”可知作者当然想拥有和富有的孩子一样的东西，此处修饰整个句子用副词certainly“当然”。故填Certainly。
13．句意：一天，父亲来到学校参加班会。根据“join in the class”以及所给词可知是参加班会，meeting“会议”，此处用名词单数。故填meeting。
14．句意：我必须在包里装满零食。根据“my bag with snacks”以及前文可知，作者想要炫耀，所以把包里装满了零食，fill“装满”，情态动词后加动词原形。故填fill。
15．句意：但我发现父亲一个人吃的晚饭很差。根据“But I found that Father was having a poor supper ”可知是一个人在吃晚饭，by oneself“独自”，此处用反身代词himself。故填by himself。
16．句意：我感到很抱歉，眼泪都流了出来。根据“tears...out from my eyes”可知是眼泪流了出来，come out of“从……出来”，本文时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填came。
17．句意：但父亲很惊讶地对我说：“亲爱的，如果你快乐，妈妈和我都会感到快乐。”根据“But Father was...”可知爸爸对我的反应感到很惊讶，作表语用形容词，形容人用surprised“吃惊的”。故填surprised。
18．句意：父亲是世界上最伟大的人，他把所有的爱都献给了自己的孩子，却不求任何回报。根据“person in the world”以及所给词可知是世界上最伟大的人，故此处应用最高级greatest“最伟大的”。故填greatest。
19．B 20．C 21．B 22．B
【导语】本文主要通过爸爸的大手来介绍作者的爸爸，表达了作者对爸爸深深的爱。
19．词义猜测题。根据“His hands could paint a second-band bike to look new. I got one on my tenth birthday.”可知，爸爸的手可以把一辆二手自行车漆得焕然一新，作者在十岁生日的时候得到了一辆自行车，所以此处的“one”指的是“自行车”，故选B。
20．细节理解题。根据“They could fly a kite high in the sky as well as to get it down from the top of a tree. They could wash my white dress clean, which became my favorite one. To my surprise, those hands fed seven children after Mom died.”可知，他们可以把风筝放得很高，也可以把它从树顶弄下来，可以洗干净白裙子，在妈妈死后，这双手养育了七个孩子，而不是和妈妈一起养育，故选C。
21．推理判断题。根据“They had the knowledge (知识) and power to move mountains. They made the impossible possible.”（他们有移山的知识和力量。他们把不可能变为可能。）可知，爸爸很强大，愿意为我们做任何他力所能及的事情，爸爸所做的真的触动了作者的心，故选B。
22．篇章结构题。根据整个文章的理解可知，第一段引出文章的主题，第二、三、四段分别介绍了爸爸的大手为我们做的事情，第五段总结文章，点明主题，所以文章的结构划分中B选项符合，故选B。
23．A 24．B 25．D 26．A 27．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的母亲为救儿子而把自己的一只眼睛给了他，由此可见本文是讲母亲对儿子伟大的爱。
23．推理判断题。根据“My mother only had one eye. I never wanted her to show up at my school”和“I never thought of going back to see my ‘ugly’ mother”可知，作者不想让妈妈出现在学校是因为妈妈只有一只眼睛，作者觉得很丑，故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据“If you embarrass me, why don’t you just die ”可判断出，作者的妈妈让他难堪了，他很讨厌妈妈，很生气，故选B。
25．细节理解题。根据“That night I saw my mom crying in her room. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a decision: I must study hard and leave my mother.”可知，那个晚上，作者决定努力学习，离他妈妈远点，故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据“When you were little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t stand watching you live with only one eye. So I gave you mine.”可知，妈妈把自己的眼睛给了作者，故选A。
27．主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了作者的母亲为救儿子而把自己的一只眼睛给了他，由此可见本文是讲母亲对儿子伟大的爱。故选C。
28．A 29．A 30．C 31．A 32．D 33．B 34．C 35．C 36．B 37．A
【导语】本文讲述了作者小时候看着母亲做饭，自己也想尝试。但是在一次尝试后，得到的评价很糟糕，作者感到很气馁。可是在爸爸善意的谎言和鼓励之下，作者又重拾了信心。
28．句意：我看着妈妈用最简单的食材做美味的食物。
watched注视；advised建议；made使；let让。根据前文“I loved staying with my mom when she was cooking”可知妈妈做饭时我喜欢待在她旁边看，故选A。
29．句意：我看着妈妈用最简单的食材做美味的食物。
simplest最简单的，形容词最高级；simple简单的，形容词；simpler更简单的，形容词比较级；simply简单地，副词。修饰名词ingredients应用形容词；空前有定冠词the，所以此处应用形容词最高级，表示“最简单的食材”，故选A。
30．句意：但是妈妈说我太年幼了不能做饭。
old年老的；careless粗心的；young年幼的；busy繁忙的。根据后文“When I turned nine, my mom allowed me to try cooking.”可知作者到9岁妈妈才允许学做饭，所以此处是指作者太年幼了，故选C。
31．句意：我从沏茶开始，希望能够从身边的人那儿获得称赞。
tea茶；bread面包；coffee咖啡；pancake煎饼。根据后文“I made tea for her”可知作者是从学沏茶开始，故选A。
32．句意：有一天，一个阿姨来家里拜访，所以我给她沏了茶。
if如果；until直到……为止；but但是；so所以。根据前文提及作者学了沏茶，可知此处表结果，应用so连接，故选D。
33．句意：然而，她喝了一小口，然后马上放下了杯子，说太难喝了。
took down记下；put down放下；cut up切碎；turned up出现，开大。根据“saying that it tasted so bad”可知因为太难喝所以是放下杯子，故选B。
34．句意：我妈妈提出要给她沏一杯新鲜的，我很伤心，就悄悄地离开了。
friendly友好的；ready准备好；quietly安静地；really真正地。根据“I was so sad”可知，作者很伤心所以悄悄地离开了，故选C。
35．句意：但是，让我惊讶的是，爸爸把它吃光了。
nice令人愉快的；anger怒气；surprise惊讶；sadness悲伤。根据前文“The bread I made was too bad.”及“Dad ate it up! He said it was delicious”可知作者知道自己做的面包难吃，而爸爸吃光了，所以作者很惊讶，故选C。
36．句意：我很开心，所以我给了他一个大大的拥抱。
her她；him他；you你；it它。根据前文“He said it was delicious.”可知此处是指拥抱爸爸，故选B。
37．句意：喝完茶后，他说因为这杯茶，他的一天开始得很美好。
of……的；to朝，向； into到……里；at在。because of“因为，由于”，固定短语，故选A。
38．B 39．B 40．D 41．A 42．D 43．A 44．B 45．C 46．A 47．B 48．A 49．C 50．B 51．A 52．D
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章是Joshua写给同学们的公开信，公开对自己之前的霸凌行为道歉，表示自己要改过自新，开始新生活。
38．句意：我想向所有在过去一年中我给他们惹添麻烦的人道歉。
for为了；to朝；from来自；with和……一起。apologize to sb.意为“向某人道歉”，固定短语。故选B。
39．句意：我所做的是错的。
do做，动词原形；did过去式；doing现在分词；done过去分词。由“What I …”可知，句子缺少谓语动词；由上文“last year”可知，是指去年的行为，应用过去式。故选B。
40．句意：但后来我觉得用我的力量就能轻易控制别人。
use使用，动词原形；uses第三人称单数；to use不定式；using动名词。by是介词，后接动名词。故选D。
41．句意：我不能为我的行为找任何借口，但我可以告诉每个人我是如何成为一个欺凌者的。
any一些，用于否定句和疑问句；some一些，用于肯定句；every每一个；all所有。根据“I cannot make … excuses”可知句子是否定句，此处用any。故选A。
42．句意：我希望其他欺凌者看到我的信，明白他们也可以停止伤害别人。
hurt伤害，动词原形；hurts第三人称单数；to hurt不定式；hurting动名词。stop doing sth.意为“停止做某事”，此处是指停止伤害别人。故选D。
43．句意：关于我，你们应该知道的第一件事是，在我家里，所有的男人都很坚强。
know知道，动词原形；knew过去式；to know不定式；knowing现在分词。句中should是情态动词，后接动词原形。故选A。
44．句意：他们也都希望我表现得强硬些。
act表现，动词原形；to act不定式；acted过去式；acting现在分词。want sb. to do sth.意为“想要某人做某事”，此处用不定式to act。故选B。
45．句意：当所有你仰望的人都告诉你善良是软弱的时候，你很难表现出任何善意。
kind友好的，形容词；kindly友好地，副词；kindness善良，名词；kinder更友好，比较级。根据“…to show any…”可知此处应填一个名词作宾语。故选C。
46．句意：有时我只想和爸爸说话，但他总是很冷淡。
cold冷淡的，形容词；colder更冷的，比较级；coldest最冷的，最高级；the coldest最冷的，最高级。根据“…he is always very…”可知，此处应填一个形容词，表示父亲总是对我很冷淡，不存在任何比较。故选A。
47．句意：但我们之间总是有距离。
we我们，人称代词主格；us我们，人称代词宾格；our我们的，形容词性物主代词；ours名词性物主代词。句中“between”是介词，后接人称代词宾格，表示“在我们之间”。故选B。
48．句意：也许我不知道如何与他人建立关系。
a一个，用于辅音音素开头的单词前，表示泛指；an一个，用于元音音素开头的单词前，表示泛指；the表示特指。句中“build … relationship with other people”表示与其他人建立关系，表示泛指，且relationship是以辅音音素开头，应用a来修饰。故选A。
49．句意：现在我决定改变。
change改变，动词原形；changed过去式；to change不定式；changing现在分词。decide to do sth.意为“决定做某事”，此处用不定式。故选C。
50．句意：我最近才发现我的行为有多糟糕。
bad坏的，形容词；badly差地，副词；worse更差，比较级；worst最差的，最高级。根据“…found out how … I was behaving.”可知此处应用副词badly来修饰动词behaving，表示表现得太差，由语境可知不存在比较情况。故选B。
51．句意：有一天，学校里最小的男孩非常勇敢，他告诉我他不怕我，他想帮助我。
so如此，副词；such这样的，形容词；too太，副词；very非常，副词。根据“ One day the smallest boy at school was ... brave that he told me he wasn’t scared of me”可知，此处考查so ... that结构，意为“如此……以致……”。故选A。
52．句意：这也是一封感谢他的信。
thank感谢，动词原形；thanking现在分词；thanked过去式；to thank不定式。根据“This is also a letter … him.”可知，此处应填不定式作后置定语，来修饰名词。故选D。
53．Thirteen years old./13. 54．He would play games with his brother. 55．Because he wanted to buy a card for his brother. 56．他尽他所能地让我开心。/他尽他最大的努力让我开心。 57．My brother/A brother is like a father
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者幼年丧父，妈妈忙于工作，哥哥负责照顾他，在父亲节的时候他为哥哥买了张卡片的故事。
53．根据“My father died when I was five...He was eight years older than me.”可知，父亲去世时作者五岁，他的哥哥比他大八岁，所以父亲去世时他的哥哥是13岁。故填Thirteen years old./13.
54．根据“When we waited for the bus, he would play games with me.”可知，当他们一起等公交车时，哥哥和他一起玩游戏。故填He would play games with his brother.
55．根据“I want to buy a card for my brother.”可知，作者想给哥哥买一张卡片。故填Because he wanted to buy a card for his brother.
56．try his best to do“尽他最大努力去做”；make me happy“让我高兴”。故填：他尽他所能地让我开心。/他尽他最大的努力让我开心。
57．通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了在父亲去世，母亲奔忙的情况下，哥哥像父亲一样照顾陪伴着他，所以，以“我的哥哥”或者“哥哥像父亲”为标题符合文章主旨。故填My brother/A brother is like a father。