Question

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I  1  a room with two double beds and the bathroom was too 2  for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was   3   and my stepmother had   4  us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no  5_   of what to do with me. And that’s when my other family   6  .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home   7   their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I   8  with them for the next seven years.

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She   9   I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. As far as I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 10 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I 11  college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance they _12_ when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew 13  about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su.        When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _14  his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely   15__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

   16  the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 17  that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(麻痹的) by my _18 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

Now I   19 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 20  , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate

1.	A．lived B．shared C．possessed D．bought

 

2.	A．cheap B．noisy C．small D．limited

 

3.	A．in trouble B．in sight C．in place D．in parts

 

4.	A．struck B．took C．kicked D．knocked

 

5.	A．plan B．choice C．chance D．idea

 

6.	A．looked after B．showed up C．turned over D．came across

 

7.	A．so B．because C．until D．while

 

8.	A．worked B．traveled C．lived D．learned

 

9.	A．worked out B．called up C．watched out D．made sure

 

10.	A．change B．problem C．conflict D．difference

 

11.	A．set off B．left for C．entered into D．admitted into

 

12.	A．paid B．bought C．had D．owned

 

13.	A．all B．little C．something D．nothing

 

14.	A．supply B．teach C．encourage D．raise

 

15.	A．different B．unfair C．easy D．hopeful

 

16.	A．Thanks to B．In spite of C．Except for D．But for

 

17.	A．home B．house C．ability D．lesson

 

18.	A．choice B．failure C．past D．present

 

19.	A．doubt about B．call on C．center on D．believe in

 

20.	A．born B．accepted C．educated D．deserted

 

Answer 1

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1.A. lived生存居住B. shared分配, 分享C. possessed 占据D. bought购买, 购得

固定短语考察：share a room 作者和父亲在汽车旅馆共用一间房间

2.A. cheap 便宜的B. noisy嘈杂的; 喧闹的 C. small小的, 少的 D. limited有限的

由上下文串联可知，一间带两个床铺和一个厨房的房间对一个15岁的小女孩和她的父亲来说，面积着实是小了些

3.A. in trouble处于不幸中 B. in sight被看到 C. in place适当的在对的位置D. in parts某些方面  由上下文串联可知：爸爸是再婚了的，而且同样很不顺

4.A. struck 打, 击B. took拿, 取, 抓C. kicked 踢D. knocked敲, 击, 打

固定短语：kick---out of 把---撵走作者和她的父亲是被继母赶出来的

5.A. plan计划, 打算, 方案 B. choice选择 C. chance机会; 时机 D. idea想法, 主意

固定短语：have no idea of ---对---不知道怎么办爸爸不知道怎么对待作者

6.A. looked after照顾注视B. showed up出现C. turned over翻转; D. came across过来; 过访 由上下文串联可知：这些事都是发生在作者家里有另一个家庭出现的时候

7.A. So因而所以 B. because 因为C. until到…为止D. while当…的时候

由句意可知，由于作者是Su最好的朋友，所以朋友的父母才答应领作者进门。

8.A. worked 工作B. traveled旅行 C. Lived生存居住D. learned学习

由语境可知，作者在接下来的7年都和他们家人生活在一起

9.A. worked out解答; 计算出 B. called up给…打电话 C. watched out 当心D. made sure确定  由语境可知，朋友的妈妈人很好，总是确保作者是否有午饭钱，是否记得邀约医生等。

10.A. change改变, 改换 B. problem问题, C. conflict争论 D. difference差别, 差异

由上下文可知，对朋友的父母而言，朋友和作者之间没有什么差别，自己也是他们的女儿。

11.A. set off 出发,B. left for启程去....C. entered into 进入某地D.admitted into允许(某人)进入… 固定短语：leave for---启程去，作者和朋友一块儿去上大学了

12.A. paid 付款B. bought购买, 购得C. had 有...D. owned自身拥有的

由语境可知：朋友的妈妈拿出了保险单，是朋友的父母在23年前买的，付钱到至今。

13.A. all  所有的B. little小的少的C. something 某物, 某事D. nothing没有东西, 没有事情 固定短语：know little about :对---了解很少由上文可知：在朋友父母接纳作者的时候，他们对她知之甚少。

14.A. supply供给, 供应B. teach教 C. encourage鼓励, 激励 D. raise提起; 举起; 抚养

此处应是抚养孩子

15. A. different不同的, 差异的 B. unfair不公平的 C. easy容易的 D. hopeful抱有希望的 由上下文语境可知：作者在进入朋友家之前，认为生活会是不平等的

16.A. Thanks to由于 B. In spite of 虽然, 尽管…C. Except for除…之外 D. But for要不是

固定短语：but for---要不是，后接虚拟语气，要不是这对夫妇，作者可能会变成一个尖酸刻薄，愤世嫉俗的女人。

17.A. home家; 住宅 B. house 住宅, 房子C. ability能力; 力量 D. lesson课程；教训, 经验固定短语：give sb a lesson---教会某人由句意：他们教会了作者要学会成长和适应变化

18.A. choice选择, 挑选 B. failure失败, C. Past过去 D. Present现在

由上下文串联可知，是这对好心的夫妇让作者没有受自己悲痛的过去的影响。

19.A. doubt about怀疑 B. call on拜访(某人）号召 C. center on以…为中心 D. believe in相信 由上下文串联可知：作者因为这对夫妇现在深深地相信了家庭的存在和重要性

20.A. born天生的天生的 B. accepted 接受C. Educated教育 D. Deserted舍弃, 遗弃

由全文可知：虽然这个家不是作者出生时的家庭，却是作者居住在坐落于洲际间霍华德约翰逊时最温暖贴心的家庭。

考点：记叙性文章

点评：本文记叙了作者和朋友一家人之间的故事，传递出‘所谓家庭不仅仅是停留血缘关系上的，也可能是那些在你最需要帮助的时候出现并和家人一样爱你的家庭’。在作答此类型文章时，考生务必理清楚文章的脉络，了解文章发展的事件以及文中作者情感的变化等，同时应注意词语的固定搭配，平时注意多积累。

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