Question

【題目】 When news came that my daughter, Alice, was admitted(錄取)to Oxford University, excitement rushed to me. She_______to make it to her dream school, which made me, a single mother, very proud but a little worried about being alone. I knew I had to do something in the summer_______she was away from home.

Alice had many colorful shirts that she would no longer wear. So I decided to make a quilt out of_________. That summer, she was always busy with her friends. Even when she was at home, her door was_________more than usual. This made me feel a bit hurt._________, we didn’t have much time together before she went to college.

When we arrived at the college, sadness buried me. Alice saw it in my face. She took out a beautiful book from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom.” She said. Then I knew_______she always stayed behind a closed door that summer. It was a book of photos recording the life of our family over the past 17 years.

I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at_________to let her go, while some of it was joy. I knew that our relationship was stronger than I could_________imagine. We would always be connected by the love that went into every stitch(針腳)of her quilt and every___________in my book.

In Alice’s dormitory room I unfolded the quilt on her bed. She threw her arms__________me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. Her new friends were calling her outside. Alice turned, and I let her go.

【1】A.wantedB.failedC.managedD.decided

【2】A.beforeB.unlessC.afterD.since

【3】A.itB.themC.herD.us

【4】A.openB.brokenC.cleanedD.shut

【5】A.After allB.Of courseC.In the endD.For example

【6】A.thatB.howC.whyD.when

【7】A.wishingB.havingC.planningD.allowing

【8】A.everB.alreadyC.neverD.still

【9】A.wordB.photoC.smileD.sentence

【10】A.acrossB.throughC.overD.around

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【解析】

本文講述了女兒上大學前作者一邊不舍得女兒，一邊忙于為女兒準備東西，女兒卻忙于會友，而且關著門，這讓作者很悲傷，結果得知女兒關門是為了給我準備照片書，讓作者很是感動也更加堅信和女兒之間的愛。

【1】

句意：她成功地進入了她的夢想學校。

wanted想要；failed失�。�managed設法完成；decided決定。聯系上文“Alice, was admitted(錄取)to Oxford University,”女兒被夢想中的大學錄取了，可知，是設法完成了這件事。故選C。

【2】

句意：我知道我不得不在這個暑假在她離開家之前做些事。

before在……之前；unless除非；after在……之后；since自從，因為。聯系下文“So I decided to make a quilt out of”所以我決定給她做個被子�？芍�，是在她離開家之前。故選A。

【3】

句意：所以我決定用它們做一床被子。

it它；them它們；her她的；us我們。根據句意可知，代指前面的復數裙子，用代詞them。故選B。

【4】

句意：甚至她在家時，房門比平常關門的時候更多。

open開著；broken破損的；cleaned打掃；shut關閉。聯系下文“This made me feel a bit hurt.”這讓我有點受傷，可知女兒的房門經常關著。故選D。

【5】

句意：畢竟，她上大學之前，我們在一起的時間很少。

after all畢竟；Of course當然；In the end最后；For example例如。根據句意可知，畢竟，她上大學之前，我們在一起的時間很少。故選A。

【6】

句意：然后我知道那個暑假她為什么總是呆在那個關著的門后了。

that那；how怎么；why為什么；when何時。聯系上文“Even when she was at home, her door was____4____more than usual.”可知，在那一刻我才知道了女兒關門的原因。故選C。

【7】

句意：有一些是不得不讓她離開的悲傷，同時有一些是高興。

wishing希望；having有；planning計劃；allowing允許。根據句意一些悲傷是不得不讓女兒離開，短語have to不得不。故選B。

【8】

句意：我知道我們的關系比我不敢想象的還要堅固。

ever曾經；already已經；never從不；still仍然。根據句意指我們的關系比我不敢想象的還要堅固。故選C。

【9】

句意：我們一直能被她被子里的每一個針腳和我的書里的每一張照片里的愛連接著。

word單詞；photo照片；smile微笑；sentence句子。聯系上文“It was a book of photos recording the life of our family over the past 17 years.”可知是我書里的每張照片。故選B。

【10】

句意：她的手臂抱著我說，媽媽，我愛你。

Across穿過；through穿過；over在……上方，超過；around圍繞。根據句意可知是手臂圍繞著我。故選D。