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 36 , which gave me motivation and ambition.

There were several years that have left a(n)  37   bitter taste in my mouth —those when my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown. The first few months were  38  : baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things changed. Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were  39  by days Emily and I spent isolated (孤立的) in our rooms under our stepfather’s    40   . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always  41  dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had  42  a war zone. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation . Then one evening, after another argument had erupted , we left home. I was 14, my sister 11, and we were  43  .A friend of my mother let us stay with her.

Instead of focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a more  44  life than hers. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills.  45   , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the  46  of perseverance (堅持不懈) and education. We finally settled in Texas. 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  47   , 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. habit                    C. activity                  D. experience

2.A. hardly                        B. extremely      C. potentially           D. Gently

3.A. sweet                    B. bitter                     C. boring                  D. terrible

4.A. concerned           B. associated    C. accompanied       D. replaced

5.A. sympathy              B. reminder    C. orders                  D. requests

6.A. separated             B. interrupted           C. harmed                 D. Adjusted

7.A. turned into           B. turned up     C. turned down        D. turned on

8.A. homeless             B. lucky                      C. educated              D. wealthy

9.A. interesting      B. comfortable    C. simple                  D. typical

10.A. Instead              B. Otherwise      C. Meanwhile          D. Therefore

11.A. value                 B. cost                C. price                               D. theme

12.A. emotions                    B. expectations           C. fortunes                        D. achievements

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.B

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哭和樂，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.考查名詞：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.考查副詞：A. hardly幾乎不，B. extremely非常，C. potentially潛在的，D. Gently溫柔的，有幾年留下非�？酀�的味道。選B

3.考查形容詞：A. sweet 甜的B. bitter 哭的，C. boring令人厭煩的，D. terrible可怕的，從后面的句子：baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. 可知一開始是甜蜜的。選A

4.考查動詞：A. concerned關(guān)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

5.考查名詞：A. sympathy同情B. reminder 提示C. orders命令，預(yù)定，D. requests要求，在繼父的命令下。選C

6.考查動詞：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

7.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

8.考查形容詞：A. homeless無家可歸的，B. lucky幸運的，C. educated受過教育的，D. wealthy 富有的，從前面的we left home.說明他們無家可歸。選A

9.考查形容詞：A. interesting有趣的，B. comfortable舒服的C. simple簡單的D. typical典型的，媽媽想要我過比她舒服的生活。選B

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.考查名詞：A. value價值B. cost成本C. price價格D. theme 主題，媽媽教會我們堅持不懈和教育的價值。選A

12.考查名詞：A. emotions 情感B. expectations期待C. fortunes運氣D. achievements成就，我不能讓這些艱難的時間阻止我取得成就。選D

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