Question

My family came to America in 1985.__1__of us spoke a word of English. Each morning，I disliked going to school for fear of not __2__what people were saying.

Very soon my mother noticed something was__3__me.The pain and care I saw in her moon­shaped eyes made me burst into tears. I explained to her the __4__I had of going to school. “Learning English is not__5__，” my mother said. She cheerfully __6__the two of us work together to learn the language at home.The__7__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __8__ to her as it was to me.

That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she __9__me by the school fence. Although she was the__10__of all the mothers there，her face with her welcoming smile and big，black eyes was the most __11__.The afternoon sun shone__12__on her long，black hair creating an atmosphere that __13__ her from others.

My mother and I immediately began reading together and __14__five new words a day. My mother，with her encouraging __15__，made the routine fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing her__16__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __17__she possessed. Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying.

It has been seven years since that reading __18__with my mother. She is now 43 and in her second year at college. My brother and I have a strong __19__ of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children.My__20__and gratitude for her are endless. This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life.

1.                A．All             B．One           C．Some D．None

 

2.                A．hearing         B．mastering       C．understanding D．noticing

 

3.                A．changing        B．disappointing    C．hurting   D．troubling

 

4.                A．fear　         B．emotion        C．sense    D．difficulty

 

5.                A．dull            B．necessary       C．impossible D．easy

 

6.                A．decided        B．suggested       C．promised D．allowed

 

7.                A．hope　         B．consideration    C．confidence    D．progress

 

8.                A．new　         B．easy           C．familiar   D．rough

 

9.                A．sent for        B．picked up       C．waited for D．looked for

 

10.               A．earliest         B．latest          C．tallest D．shortest

 

11.               A．promising       B．relaxing        C．confusing  D．exciting

 

12.               A．directly        B．brightly         C．slightly    D．clearly

 

13.               A．separated       B．distinguished(区别)    C．saved D．prevented

 

14.               A．discussing       B．reviewing       C．memorizing D．writing

 

15.               A．virtue(美德)     B．teaching        C．attitude   D．skill

 

16.               A．working        B．shopping       C．learning   D．resting

 

17.               A．determination   B．kindness        C．trick  D．consciousness

 

18.               A．experience     B．course         C．practice   D．comprehension

 

19.               A．sense          B．duty           C．influence D．intention

 

20.               A．care           B．admiration      C．feeling    D．envy

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.A

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文的主要内容是，通过具体的事件来说明作者的母亲是作者生活的指路明灯。

1.根据because English was as new to her as it was to me，故选D，None没有人。

2.这里想说我不喜欢去学校，因为害怕听不懂别人说话，故选C，understanding懂得。

3.根据Each morning，I disliked going to school for fear of not understanding what people were saying，故选D，troubling困扰。

4.根据Each morning，I disliked going to school for fear of not understanding what people were saying，故选A。

5.根据She cheerfully suggested the two of us work together to learn the language at home.可知这里想说学习英语不是不可能的，故选C，impossible不可能的。

6.这里想说她愉快的建议我们两个人在家一起学习英语，故选B，suggested建议。

7.根据and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as new to her as it was to me，故选C，confidence信心。

8.这里想说英语对她和我来说，都是崭新的，故选A。

9.根据by the school fence，故选C，waited for等。

10.这里想说她是所有母亲中最矮的，故选D。

11.这里想说但是她是最有希望的，故选A，promising有希望的。

12.根据The afternoon sun shone，故选B，brightly明亮地。

13.根据her from others，故选 B，distinguished(区别)。

14.这里想说每天记忆五个新单词，故选C，memorizing记忆。

15.这里想表达我的母亲用她的鼓励的态度，使得学习英语这件事变得有趣，故选C，attitude态度。

16.根据before going to work，故选D，resting休息的。

17.这里想表达使我看到她所有的决心，故选A，determination决心。

18.和我的母亲一起学习是一次经历，故选A，experience经历。

19.a sense of是固定用法，意思是一种……的感觉，故选A。

20.根据and gratitude for her are endless. This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life，故选B，admiration钦佩。

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