题目内容
Yesterday, after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when 36 one hit a vase. Mom 37 the loud crash. Wasting no time, she came 38 into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the 39 and began to cry.
This made Rhys and me feel pretty 40 . We went over and put our arms around her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces 41 a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣)gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home 42 an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love—it would last a 43 .
We began crying, and 44 to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn’t really fix it. 45 it had been broken, the 46 of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom 47 began to pick up the mess, we tried everything we could think of to 48 her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t 49 . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I 50 her and put both hands on her shoulders, saying, “All things can be 51 ,Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our 52 . It’s the only thing that can never be broken. ”
Mom hugged me very tightly and 53 smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said, “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damage reminds me of 54 more important:the realization that love 55 forever. ”
36. A. gradually B. suddenly
C. surprisingly D. immediately
37. A. caused B. witnessed
C. heard D. ignored
38. A. dressing B. shouting
C. flying D. crying
39. A. pieces B. vase C. pillow D. ground
40. A. disappointed B. angry
C. awful D. sensitive
41. A. grew B. lay C. stood D. existed
42. A. for B. in C. from D. by
43. A. decade B. year C. season D. lifetime
44. A. offered B. supported
C. pretended D. agreed
45. A. Just as B. In case
C. Now that D. Even though
46. A. price B. wealth C. value D. treasure
47. A. skillfully B. hopefully C. kindly D. slowly
48. A. cheer B. make C. light D. get
49. A. smile B. work C. show D. say
50. A. prevented B. stopped
C. kept D. followed
51. A. destroyed B. mended
C. improved D. broken
52. A. friendship B. honesty
C. love D. happiness
53. A. finally B. quickly
C. confidently D. immediately
54. A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything
55. A. changes B. appears C. lasts D. keeps
36.解析:选B。考查副词。昨天母亲告诉我和哥哥里斯不要再像野生动物似的拼命玩耍,说完她就去洗澡了。可是,我们还是用枕头打闹着,突然(suddenly)一个枕头砸中一只花瓶。
37.解析:选C。考查动词。根据后面的loud可知花瓶破碎(crash)的声音很大,妈妈又急忙过来看究竟是怎么回事,可知妈妈是听到了(heard)花瓶破碎所产生的巨大声音。B项witness“目击,见证”。
38.解析:选C。考查动词。妈妈听到声音后,即刻疾步如飞地跑进屋里。此处用flying形容妈妈跑过来的速度很快。
39.解析:选A。考查名词。此题属于原词复现。下文第41空前有pieces。花瓶已经不存在了, 此处指花瓶破碎后产生的碎片。
40.解析:选C。考查形容词。妈妈刚刚警告过我们不要像野生动物似的玩耍,随后我们就打碎了花瓶,妈妈跪在碎片旁边伤心地哭了起来(began to cry),这使我们心里也难受极了(awful)。此处谈不上我们很失望、很生气或很敏感。D项sensitive“敏感的”。
41.解析:选B。考查动词。此句话是倒装结构。花瓶的碎片中有一朵玻璃玫瑰,上面有一片花瓣不见了。lay是lie(躺)的过去式,此处相当于was。
42.解析:选A。考查介词。玻璃玫瑰花是爸爸在结婚一周年时送给妈妈的。他说如果今后哪年的结婚纪念日忘了买花,妈妈可以看看这支玻璃玫瑰。此处的for表示目的。
43.解析:选D。考查名词。它就像他们的爱——将永世长存。
44.解析:选A。考查动词。看到妈妈伤心地哭,我们也哭了起来,并提出用胶把它粘上。offer强调主动提出。由于破坏是我们造成的,所以我们在想方设法寻找补救方法。
45.解析:选C。考查连词。妈妈说那无济于事。既然(Now that)它已经被打碎了,它的“限量版”价值也就降低了。
46.解析:选C。考查名词。既然是“限量版”,肯定是有价值的。
47.解析:选D。考查副词。妈妈慢慢地捡起一地碎片。地上一地碎片,妈妈只能是慢慢地捡。这与“熟练地”、“充满希望地”、“好心地”无关。
48.解析:选A。考查动词。妈妈非常伤心,我们就试了我们能想到的各种办法想让她高兴起来(cheer her up)。
49.解析:选B。考查动词。可连我们做出最滑稽的鬼脸也没奏效。work在此处意为“起作用,奏效”。
50.解析:选B。考查动词。泪水不断地从妈妈双颊上淌下。她收拾完碎片,准备回去洗澡,这时我拦住了她,把双手放在她的肩膀上,因为我有话要对她说。
51.解析:选D。考查动词。我说:“所有东西都可能碎,妈妈,任何东西总有一天都会破碎。惟一不这样的是爱。爱是惟一永远不会破碎的东西。”
52.解析:选C。考查名词。此题属于原词复现。从最后一个空前的love可得到暗示。
53.解析:选A。考查副词。听了我说的话,妈妈紧紧地拥抱着我,终于露出了笑容。
54.解析:选B。考查代词。它那微小的瑕疵提醒我更为重要的事:领悟惟独爱是永存的。
55.解析:选C。考查动词。根据上文“It’s the only thing that can never be broken. ”可知此处选lasts,表示“持续”。
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A.when | B.whether | C.that | D.how |
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C.hasn’t been in | D.hadn’t been in |
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A.don’t need to take | B.mustn’t have taken |
C.didn’t need to take | D.needn’t have taken |
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