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My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought . My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to my method of “mothering”.

One day when they were at school, I spent some time their rooms. On their desks, in plain , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” arriving back, the children were excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy __ for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and asking them to play a certain violin . Each day, thank--you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas .

Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little : “If you can finish your homework and your lessons before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in of well done jobs the day .

I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its(贴条). The bathroom mirror became the centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

We all benefited from and the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.

1.A. indifferently B. gratefully C. doubtfully D. otherwise

2.A. side B. deaf C. neither D. either

3.A. crying B. breaking C. bursting D. bumping

4.A. adjust B. adopt C. access D. addict

5.A. clearing B. tidying C. emptying D. searching

6.A. distance B. words C. speech D. sight

7.A. sent B. read C. delivered D. addressed

8.A. As B. At C. In D. Upon

9.A. more than B. rather than C. no more than D. other than

10.A. asking B. waiting C. praying D. expecting

11.A. politely B. happily C. gently D. toughly

12.A. music B. song C. piece D. tone

13.A. respectable B. uninteresting C. incredible D. fresh

14.A. challenge B. question C. suggestion D. advice

15.A. go with B. look up C. go over D. look into

16.A. response B. answer C. praise D. honor

17.A. ahead B. before C. over D. ago

18.A. Actually B. Even so C. Even if D. Though

19.A. life B. main C. memory D. reminder

20.A. learned B. appreciated C. shared D. thanked

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了，聪明的妈妈换了一种与孩子的交流方法，取得了意想不到的效果！作者通过the Room Fairy 的便条教育孩子要保持房间整洁和努力学习，并一直保持这种习惯，作者和孩子都从中受益了。

1. indifferently漠不关心地B. gratefully感激地C. doubtfully怀疑地D. otherwise另外地，不同地。根据上下文的意思可知孩子的想法和我们的不一样。故选D。

2. side边B. deaf聋 C. neither 也不D. either也，landing on deaf ears 不予理睬。根据句意可知孩子们对我的抱怨根本不理睬，充耳不闻。 故选B。

3. crying 哭B. breaking 打破C. bursting爆发D. bumping撞。句意：经常是一个小时的责备让孩子们泪流满面。burst into tears是固定结构，意为“突然大哭起来”。故选C。

4. adjust 调整B. adopt 收养C. access 接近 D. addict有瘾。前面的这些失败让我很沮丧，于是想到了要调整我的方法。故选A。

5. clearing清理B. tidying整理C. emptying倒空D. searching搜寻。句意：我花了一些时间整理他们的房间。 故选B。

6. distance 距离B. words话语C. speech演讲D. sight视野。结合句意可知我在卡片上留下了话。故选B。

7. sent送B. read读 C. delivered发表D. addressed给…….写(信)。文中指我另外一张卡片是写给Sarah的。be addressed to sb.写给某人。故选D。

8. As 做为B. At在…地方C. In 在…里面 D. Upon一…就，一回来。句意：孩子们一回家就非常兴奋。故选D。

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11. politely 礼貌B. happily高兴C. gently温柔地D. toughly困难地。便条上感谢他们把房间整理的干净，并温柔的请他们演奏一首小提琴。故选C。

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13. respectable值得尊敬的B. uninteresting无趣的C. incredible难以想象的D. fresh新鲜的。句意：每天这个便条写得都不一样，这样可以保持这种想法新鲜感。故选D。

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20. learned学习B. appreciated欣赏C. shared分享 D. thanked感谢。句意：我们都很

欣赏这种分享提示的方法，appreciated欣赏，后面接sth，thank后面接sb。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文