请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Peter’s father was a man of few words. He ____6____ had a heart-to-heart talk with Peter. He was busy with his work and usually got home very late. How Peter ____7____ his father could play basketball or go fishing with him!

One evening, while working on a math problem, Peter found it so difficult that he wanted to ____8____. He was about to close the book when a small yellow note fell out ____9____. On it was a short message with a lovely hand-drawn heart. It said, “You can do it! — Dad”. Peter felt ____10____. Soon he found another note in his English dictionary, and one more in his favorite magazine. ____11____ he saw those notes written in his father’s beautiful handwriting, he was lost in thought.

Peter looked towards the door. He pictured his tired father coming home late and opening his schoolbag to leave these simple words of ____12____. His father never said “I love you”, but his love was hidden in every ____13____. His love might be silent, but it was always there, like a mountain.

Feeling a sudden rush of warmth, Peter picked up his pen again.

1.6.

A always

B sometimes

C hardly

D

解析：选C。副词词义辨析。上文a man of few words寡言少语；下文 “忙于工作，回家很晚”。hardly 几乎不；always 总是；sometimes 有时。逻辑：父亲话少工作忙，几乎不会和彼得深入谈心。选 C。

2.7.

A wished

B doubted

C believed

D

解析：选A。动词词义辨析。How Peter wished… 固定句型：彼得多么希望……wished 希望；doubted 怀疑；believed 相信。父亲没时间陪伴，所以彼得内心期盼父亲陪自己打球钓鱼。选 A。

3.8.

A wake up

B give up

C stay up

D

解析：选B。动词短语辨析。前半句 “数学题太难”，所以想要放弃。give up 放弃；wake up 醒来；stay up 熬夜。选 B。

4.9.

A suddenly

B safely

C heavily

D

解析：选A。副词词义辨析。正要合上书，纸条突然掉出来，是意外发生。suddenly 突然；safely 安全地；heavily 沉重地。选 A。

5.10.

A bored

B surprised

C nervous

D

解析：选B。形容词词义辨析。父亲平时寡言，却偷偷写下暖心便签，彼得对此感到意外吃惊。bored 无聊的；surprised 惊讶的；nervous 紧张的。选 B。

6.11.

A Unless

B Though

C When

D

解析：选C。连词（状语从句）。当他看见这些父亲手写的便签，他陷入沉思。When 当…… 时；Unless 除非；Though 虽然。unless 表条件，though 表让步，均不符合时间场景。选 C。

7.12.

A agreement

B punishment

C encouragement

D

解析：选C。名词词义辨析。纸条写着 “You can do it! 你能做到”，属于鼓励的话语。agreement 同意；punishment 惩罚；encouragement 鼓励。选 C。

8.13.

A page

B talk

C mountain

D

解析：选A。名词词义辨析。纸条散落在书本、词典、杂志的每一页。page 书页；talk 谈话；mountain 大山。后文 mountain 是比喻父爱如山，不是爱藏在大山里，排除 C。父亲很少交谈，排除 B。选 A。