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I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully  36  my first Child at the same time that my once-energetic mother was   37  her battle with a brain cancer．

For ten years，my courageous mother had fought，but none of the operations or other  38  had been successful．Finally，she became totally  39  unable to speak，walk，eat or dress on her own．As she grew closer and closer to death，my baby grew closer and closer to life．My biggest fear was that their lives would never  40  she and my baby could never  41  each other．

My fear seemed  42  ．A few weeks before my  43  date，mother went into a deep coma(昏迷)and doctors said she would never  44  ．So we brought her to her own house．As often as I could，I  45  her about the baby moving inside me．I hoped that somehow  46  inside，she knew．

On February 3rd，at about the same time my labor(分娩)started at hospital，the nurse at her house told me the  47  news：Morn opened her eyes，sitting up and smiling．I asked for the phone to be  48  to Morn’S ear．

“Morn，you’II have a new grandchild!”

“Yes!Yes!I know!”

Four words。four _49__  and beautiful words!

For the next tWO miracle weeks after I brought Jacob home，she gave US joy，smiling，holding Jacob and speaking to the family in complete  50  Then she quietly slipped back into a coma  51  and was finally free  52  the pain forever．

Memories of my son’s birth will always be   53  for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about living．  54  both joy and sorrow are lasting only a short time，and often intertwined(相互糾纏)，love has the   55  to face both．And love can last forever．

1.A．hoping     B．expecting            C．waiting for      D．taking care of

2.A．continuing B．starting         C．completing       D．losing

3.A．treatments B．methods          C．measures         D．injections

4.A．dull           B．unmoved          C．unconscious      D．disabled

5.A．combine        B．connect          C．mix              D．gather

6.A．replace        B．bless                C．know             D．inspire

7.A．well-founded   B．well—informed   C．well—known      D．well-planned

8.A．ready      B．final                C．due              D．fixed

9.A．come over  B．come up          C．come back            D．come around

10.A．discussed with B．talked to           C．explained to     D．described to

11.A．deep          B．dangerous            C．magic            D．mysterious

12.A．strange       B．fantastic            C．impossible       D．imaginary

13.A．built     B．set              C．felt             D．put

14.A．accurate      B．slow             C．clear                D．truthful

15.A．words     B．idioms           C．descriptions     D．sentences

16.A．state     B．setting          C．reaction         D．silence

17.A．off           B．against          C．from             D．beyond

18.A．light-hearted B．bitter-sweet     C．nice             D．fresh

19.A．If            B．As               C．Since                D．While

20.A．power     B．strength         C．force                D．energy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.A   

【解析】本文通過一個感人至深的故事告訴大家愛的力量。

1.動詞辨析。A希望；B期待；C等待；D照顧；根據句意可知我在期待我第一個孩子的出生。

2.動詞辨析。根據下文母親情況糟糕，即將去世，可知母親輸了這場與腫瘤的戰(zhàn)斗。

3.上下文串聯。根據上下文的意思可知母親患了癌癥，各種治療方法都不奏效。

4.上下文串聯。根據后面的內容unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own.可知D正確。

5.動詞辨析。我最擔心的事情就是我的母親可能在孩子出生之前就去世，他們不能聚在一起，不知道對方存在。

6.動詞辨析。解析同上。

7.詞義辨析。A有根據的。結合句意可知A正確。在我的孩子預產期之前，母親陷入昏迷。說明我的擔心是有根據的。

8.形容詞辨析。根據上下文可知這里是指孩子的預產期。Due預定的。

9.短語辨析。A過來；順便來訪；B出現，露面；C回來；D蘇醒;恢復健康；根據句意可知醫(yī)生擔心她無法醒來。

10.短語辨析。A與…討論；B與…聊天；C向…解釋；D向…描述；結合句意可知B正確。

11.形容詞辨析。根據句意可知我希望在內心深處，她會知道我和她聊天的內容。

12.上下文串聯。根據下文母親醒了。在人們看來這是不可能的事情。

13.動詞辨析。根據句意可知是放在媽媽耳朵旁邊的電話。

14.形容詞辨析。根據上下文可知是指媽媽說出的4個清晰的單詞。

15.名詞辨析。A單詞；B習語；C描述；D句子。根據句意可知媽媽用完整的句子和我們交流。

16.上下文辨析。根據下文可知母親很快就進入了昏迷狀態(tài)。State表示狀態(tài)；

17.固定短語。Free from遠離…這里的Free from the pain forever是指母親很快就去世了。

18.上下文語境。與文章開頭呼應，孩子的出生是快樂的事情，媽媽的去世是痛苦的事情。

19. 連詞辨析。根據上下文的意思可知這里的while表示轉折，意為盡管；

20.名詞辨析。Depth深度；description描述；power力量；mask面具。這里表示愛的力量。