Question

【題目】“Well done, your father used to do that”, she says with a smile. Throughout our childhood, my mother has always been ________ to point out whenever she sees my father’s ________ appear in my elder brother or me. I was born two and a half months ________ my father was killed on September 11.

Yet, despite the sad way he died, I did know that my story wasn’t that ________ from those of other kids. And the way my mother ________ the challenge of raising two kids by herself was similar to the ways of mothers around the world.

Still, it was devastating（毀滅性的）for my mother to ________ the death of my father, with a one-year-old child and another child on the way. She ________ she’d have to raise both of us on her own; in spite of the great loss, she didn’t make any ________ and made it look easy

She was very ________ to offer us a good life. She ________ the role of two parents by always being ________ and supportive in all aspects of our lives. She always kept her promise and made us keep every ________ we had made. She allowed us to ________ new ideas and cultures. She also asked us to join Tuesday’s Children to make sure we met other families who shared the common ________ with us of having lost a loved one on that day. and last but not least, she taught us not to blame others for our misfortune and to heal through ________.

My brother is in college now, ________ my dad’s footsteps. He and my mom talk ________ just like my father who used to call his mom every other day. when I go to college, I know I’ll do he same. I feel like there’s no way I’ll be able to thank her ________ for being the mom she has been and the mom she is today. And my love for her ________ more and more each day as she ________ to help me become the best person I can be.

【1】A. stubborn B. delighted C. uneasy D. strict

【2】A. behavior B. expression C. spirit D. smile

【3】A. before B. when C. after D. until

【4】A. away B. important C. necessary D. different

【5】A. came across B. gave up C. broke down D. reacted to

【6】A. face B. avoid C. overlook D. meet

【7】A. ignored B. admitted C. realized D. guessed

【8】A. appointments B. complaints C. mistakes D. decisions

【9】A. anxious B. scared C. satisfied D. determined

【10】A. made B. found C. performed D. acknowledged

【11】A. busy B. involved C. stressful D. sensitive

【12】A. commitment B. achievement C. accomplishment D. opportunity

【13】A. refuse B. abandon C. experience D. create

【14】A. interest B. sense C. knowledge D. bond

【15】A. learning B. forgiveness C. challenge D. recognition

【16】A. following B. trying C. observing D. achieving

【17】A. impatiently B. occasionally C. secretly D. regularly

【18】A. probably B. just C. enough D. merely

【19】A. grows B. improves C. disappears D. changes

【20】A. begins B. continues C. plans D. agrees

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 D

【5】 D

【6】 A

【7】 C

【8】 B

【9】 D

【10】 C

【11】 B

【12】 A

【13】 C

【14】 D

【15】 B

【16】 A

【17】 D

【18】 C

【19】 A

【20】 B

【解析】

本文為記敘文，文章主要介紹了自己的媽媽在父親去世后如何堅定信念把自己和哥哥培養(yǎng)成才的故事。

【1】考查形容詞。根據(jù)前文well done 可知媽媽對作者滿意，所以是高興的。A. stubborn 固執(zhí)的 B. delighted 高興的 C. uneasy 不安的 D. strict 嚴格的，故選B。

【2】考查名詞。根據(jù)語境此處表示媽媽在我身上看到了類似爸爸的行為。A. behavior 行為 B. expression 表達 C. spirit 精神 D. smile 笑，故選A。

【3】考查連詞。根據(jù)后文the death of my father, with a one-year-old child and another child on the way. 可知爸爸去世時作者還沒出生，所以是after，故選C。

【4】考查形容詞。根據(jù)后文the challenge of raising two kids by herself was similar to the ways of mothers around the world.可知我知道我的故事跟其他的孩子沒有什么不同。A. away 遠離 B. important 重要 C. necessary 必要 D. different 不同，故選D。

【5】考查動詞短語。根據(jù)語境表示媽媽面對挑戰(zhàn)的反應跟其他媽媽是一樣的。A. came across 偶遇 B. gave up 放棄 C. broke down 垮掉，拋錨 D. reacted to 對。。。做出反應，故選D。

【6】考查動詞。根據(jù)語境可知讓媽媽接受面對爸爸去世的事實是毀滅性的。A. face 面對 B. avoid 避免 C. overlook 忽視 D. meet 遇到，故選A。

【7】考查動詞。此處表示媽媽意識到她不許自己獨立撫養(yǎng)兩個孩子。A. ignored 忽視 B. admitted 準去進入，承認 C. realized 意識到 D. guessed 猜，故選C。

【8】考查名詞。根據(jù)后文內容可知媽媽沒有任何抱怨，讓一切看上去輕松。A. appointments 約會，任命 B. complaints 抱怨 C. mistakes 錯誤 D. decisions 決定，故選B。

【9】考查形容詞。根據(jù)語境可知此處表示媽媽下定決心要給我們提供好的生活。A. anxious 焦慮的 B. scared 害怕的 C. satisfied 滿意的 D. determined 下定決心的，堅定的，故選D。

【10】考查動詞。此處表示她既當爸又當媽。Perform the role 扮演。。。角色，故選C。

【11】考查形容詞。根據(jù)后文in all aspects of our lives 可知媽媽全程參與我們的成長。A. busy 忙 B. involved 參與 C. stressful 有壓力的 D. sensitive 敏感的，故選B。

【12】考查名詞。根據(jù)前文She always kept her promise 可知她信守諾言，也要求我們信守諾言。A. commitment 承諾 B. achievement 成就 C. accomplishment 完成，實現(xiàn) D. opportunity 機會，故選A。

【13】考查動詞。根據(jù)后文new ideas and culture 可知是允許我們體驗不同的觀點和文化。A. refuse拒絕 B. abandon放棄 C. experience 體驗 D. create 創(chuàng)造，故選C。

【14】考查名詞。根據(jù)語境可知是與跟我們同一天同一件事失去心愛的人的家庭接觸，所以這些家庭因為這件事聯(lián)系在一起，所以bond 合適。A. interest利益 B. sense 感覺 C. knowledge 知識 D. bond 聯(lián)系，故選D。

【15】考查名詞。根據(jù)前文不要責備不行，所以是要學會原諒，所以B正確。A. learning 學習 B. forgiveness 原諒 C. challenge 挑戰(zhàn) D. recognition 認可，故選B。

【16】考查動詞。此處表示追尋父親的腳步。A. following 跟隨 B. trying 嘗試 C. observing 遵守，觀察 D. achieving 實現(xiàn)，達到，故選A。

【17】考查副詞。根據(jù)every other day 可知是定期打電話，所以D正確。A. impatiently 不耐心地 B. occasionally 偶爾地 C. secretly 秘密地 D. regularly 定期地，故選D。

【18】考查副詞。此處表示無法足夠表達感激之情，因此用enough。A. probably 很可能 B. just 僅僅 C. enough 足夠 D. merely 僅僅，故選C。

【19】考查動詞。此處表示我對她的愛與日俱增。A. grows 成長 B. improves 改善 C. disappears 消失 D. changes 改變，故選A。

【20】考查動詞。此處表示媽媽不斷地幫助我。A. begins 開始 B. continues 持續(xù)不斷 C. plans 計劃 D. agrees同意，故選B。