Question

I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet , which gave me motivation and ambition.

There were several years that have left an extremely bitter taste in my mouth .The first few months after my mother’s remarriage were sweet: baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things . Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were by days Emily and I spent lonely in our rooms under our stepfather’s . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had a war field. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation. Then one evening, after another argument had , we were left homeless . And later a friend of my mother let us stay with her. Instead of focusing on our economic problem, my mother pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a life. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the of perseverance (堅持不懈) and education.

And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.

1.A. behavior B. adventure C. activityD. experience

2.A. continued B. changedC. ruined D. disappeared

3.A. concerned B. associated C. provided D. replaced

4.A. sympathyB. offers C. orders D. efforts

5.A. separatedB. interrupted C. harmedD. prepared

6.A. turned into B. turned upC. turned downD. turned on

7.A. broke B. causedC. erupted D. delayed

8.A. mistakenly B. obviously C. selflessly D. unwillingly

9.A. important B. difficult C. dangerous D. comfortable

10.A. Instead B. OtherwiseC. Meanwhile D. Therefore

11.A. value B. cost C. priceD. theme

12.A. mistakes B. appointments C. arrangements D. achievements

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述作者在單親家庭長大的苦和樂，作者感悟到就是在逆境中成長，使她了解堅持和教育的價值，從而獲得成功。

1.詞。A. behavior行為B. habit習慣C. activity活動D. experience經(jīng)驗，經(jīng)歷。在單親家庭長大是個有苦有甜的經(jīng)歷。選D。

2.A. Continued繼續(xù) B. Changed改變C. ruined 毀滅 D. Disappeared消失。根據(jù)前后文可知，事情都改變了。選C。

3.考查名詞。A. concerned關心，B. associated聯(lián)系C. accompanied陪伴D. replaced代替，購物被我和艾米被孤立的呆在自己的房間代替。選D。

4.考查動詞。A. sympathy同情B. offers提議C. orders命令D. efforts努力。在繼父的命令下，購物被我和艾米被孤立的呆在自己的房間代替。選C。

5.。A. separated分離B. interrupted打斷C. harmed傷害D. Adjusted調(diào)整，他們之間尖叫的比賽經(jīng)常打斷吃飯。選B。

6.6】A考查詞組。A. turned into變成B. turned up出現(xiàn)，露面，C. turned down調(diào)低，拒絕，D. turned on打開，我們花了5年時間呆在變成戰(zhàn)場的家里。選A。

7.詞。A. Broke 破壞 B. Caused 產(chǎn)生C. Erupted爆發(fā) D. Delayed延遲。一天晚上，另一場爭論爆發(fā)之后，我們無家可歸了。Erupted爆發(fā)，突然發(fā)生。故選C.

8.A. Mistakenly錯誤地 B. Obviously明顯地 C. Selflessly無私地 D. Unwillingly不情愿地。沒有關注我們的經(jīng)濟問題，我的母親反而無私地鼓勵我為成功而奮斗。從文中可以看出，母親讓作者為成功而不是為家庭的經(jīng)濟問題努力，說明母親是無私地。故選C。

9.D考查形容詞。A. Important 重要的B. difficult 困難的C. Dangerous危險的D. Comfortable舒適的。她想要我過著舒適的生活。其它選項不符合文意，故選D。

10.考查副詞。A. Instead相反B. Otherwise否則C. Meanwhile 同時D. Therefore因此。媽媽每天工作很長時間，同時還抽出時間陪我和艾米。選C。

11.。媽媽教會我們堅持不懈和教育的價值。選A。

12.。A. Mistakes錯誤B. Appointments約定C. Arrangements安排D. Achievements成就。我沒有讓那些努力的時間阻止我獲得成功，無論是學術上的還是個人的成功。故選D。

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