Question

My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __21__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __22__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.

Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __23__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __24__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __25__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.

I left __26__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __27__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __28__ for her.

Then started another __29__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __30__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __31__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __32__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard...__33__ will change.”

Things did change, but very slowly and __34__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me __35__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”

1.                A．However       B．Thus           C．Otherwise D．Besides

 

2.                A．devoted        B．spent          C．taken D．wasted

 

3.                A．In that case      B．In this way       C．On the other hand  D．On the contrary

 

4.                A．pleased        B．a(chǎn)nnoyed        C．forced   D．a(chǎn)dvised

 

5.                A．demanded      B．concluded       C．promised D．mentioned

 

6.                A．a(chǎn)t             B．for            C．from D．a(chǎn)fter

 

7.                A．a(chǎn)nnouncing     B．reading         C．knowing  D．saying

 

8.                A．shame         B．challenge       C．pride D．honor

 

9.                A．experiment     B．research        C．conflict   D．trial

 

10.               A．though         B．while          C．a(chǎn)s    D．unless

 

11.               A．determined     B．a(chǎn)stonished      C．satisfied   D．concerned

 

12.               A．predict         B．imagine        C．guess D．feel

 

13.               A．Environment    B．Society         C．Circumstances  D．Impressions

 

14.               A．quickly         B．extremely       C．smoothly  D．gradually

 

15.               A．made up        B．paid off         C．took on   D．burst out

 

16.               A．a(chǎn)ttended       B．received        C．passed    D．failed

 

17.               A．a(chǎn)ccepted       B．a(chǎn)llowed        C．a(chǎn)dmitted  D．permitted

 

18.               A．questioned      B．convinced      C．persuaded D．called

 

19.               A．nodded        B．laughed        C．shouted   D．joked

 

20.               A．matter         B．period         C．waste D．length

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了媽媽很辛苦第撫養(yǎng)我和妹妹長大，在開始的時候我和妹妹的學(xué)習(xí)成績表現(xiàn)很不好，媽媽一直都在鼓勵我們，最后我們都獲得了成功。

1.B 副詞辨析。A然而B結(jié)果C否則D而且；父親經(jīng)常不在家，結(jié)果就是媽媽負(fù)責(zé)我們的所有事情。

2.C 動詞辨析。Take的主語是事情；spend的主語是人；教育我們要花費很多的時間和精力。

3.D 短語辨析。A假如那樣B用這種方法C另一方面D相反；我們都不是學(xué)習(xí)的人，相反我們討厭學(xué)習(xí)。

4.C 動詞辨析。A使…快樂B使…惱怒C強(qiáng)迫D建議；我們都是被迫在學(xué)校里學(xué)習(xí)的。

5.A 動詞辨析。A要求B結(jié)束C允諾D提及；媽媽要求我在暑假里把書從頭到尾好好學(xué)習(xí)一遍。

6.B 固定搭配。Leave for…動身去某地；在18歲的時候，我去讀大學(xué)了。

7.D 動詞辨析。A宣布B閱讀C知道D說；我接到媽媽的電話，說我的妹妹期末考試沒有及格。

8.A 名詞辨析。A羞愧B挑戰(zhàn)C驕傲D光榮；妹妹考試沒有及格這對做老師的媽媽來說是一件羞愧的事情。

9.D 名詞辨析。A實驗B研究C沖突；D困難；對媽媽來說又一件困難的事情發(fā)生了。

10.B 連詞辨析。總是有人來說他們的孩子很優(yōu)秀，然而你我的媽媽很難確認(rèn)我們所走的道路是否正確。

11.A 形容詞辨析。A堅定B驚訝C滿意D擔(dān)憂；媽媽堅信我們能夠做到最好。

12.D 動詞辨析。A預(yù)測B想象C猜想D感覺；她從未讓我們感覺到自己失去了什么，一直都在鼓勵我們。

13.C 名詞辨析。A環(huán)境B社會C結(jié)果D印象；媽媽一直在鼓勵我們：我們會更加努力，結(jié)果會改變的。

14.D 副詞辨析。A迅速B及其C順利D漸漸；情況發(fā)生了改變，但是非常緩慢也是一個漸進(jìn)的過程。

15.B 短語辨析。A組成B得到回報C呈現(xiàn)D爆發(fā)；媽媽對我的信任得到了回報。

16.C 動詞辨析。A參加B收到C通過D失敗；妹妹終于順利的通過了考試。

17.C 固定搭配。Be admitted to…被…錄��；妹妹被全國最好的大學(xué)錄取了。

18.D 動詞辨析。A詢問B使…相信C說服D打電話；那天晚上我打電話給媽媽。

19.B 動詞辨析。A點頭B大笑C喊叫D開玩笑；媽媽在電話里很開心地大笑著回到我。

20.A 固定搭配。A matter of time時間的問題。媽媽說我們的成功只是時間的問題。

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