Question

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents.Every day they were busy earning money so that they could1the high tuition my brother and I needed.They didn’t 2in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt(被子).I3sat down beside her.“Mom, I have a4here,” I said after a while.“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very 5voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with 6lin her eyes.She didn’t answer immediately.She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt.I was7if I had hurt her.I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do.But at last she said, very8, “Susan, look at this9.Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting.If10is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there.11is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got12while on duty.Ever since then he could no longer13
properly.Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road.Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees.The leaves were gently glistening14the sun shining upon them.All of these made up the most beautiful15in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?”” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry shout me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom.I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I 16what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would17in two months.But that day never came.He 18away in peace.
19I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses.But from this 20, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…

1. 1.
   1. A.
      afford
   2. B.
      cost
   3. C.
      spend
   4. D.
      offer
2. 2.
   1. A.
      go
   2. B.
      live
   3. C.
      act
   4. D.
      walk
3. 3.
   1. A.
      happily
   2. B.
      silently
   3. C.
      secretly
   4. D.
      nervously
4. 4.
   1. A.
      request
   2. B.
      problem
   3. C.
      message
   4. D.
      question
5. 5.
   1. A.
      loud
   2. B.
      light
   3. C.
      low
   4. D.
      clear
6. 6.
   1. A.
      surprise
   2. B.
      anger
   3. C.
      stress
   4. D.
      horror
7. 7.
   1. A.
      amazed
   2. B.
      confused
   3. C.
      shocked
   4. D.
      ashamed
8. 8.
   1. A.
      quickly
   2. B.
      excitedly
   3. C.
      bitterly
   4. D.
      gently
9. 9.
   1. A.
      quilt
   2. B.
      needle
   3. C.
      thread
   4. D.
      sewing
10. 10.
    1. A.
       belief
    2. B.
       work
    3. C.
       experience
    4. D.
       life
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Warmth
    2. B.
       Thread
    3. C.
       Cotton
    4. D.
       Love
12. 12.
    1. A.
       tired
    2. B.
       drunk
    3. C.
       ill
    4. D.
       injured
13. 13.
    1. A.
       talk
    2. B.
       walk
    3. C.
       work
    4. D.
       think
14. 14.
    1. A.
       with
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       by
15. 15.
    1. A.
       signs
    2. B.
       symbols
    3. C.
       pictures
    4. D.
       reflections
16. 16.
    1. A.
       read
    2. B.
       doubted
    3. C.
       translated
    4. D.
       recognized
17. 17.
    1. A.
       retire
    2. B.
       recover
    3. C.
       regain
    4. D.
       remove
18. 18.
    1. A.
       passed
    2. B.
       escaped
    3. C.
       faded
    4. D.
       turned
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Again
    2. B.
       Once
    3. C.
       Then
    4. D.
       Later
20. 20.
    1. A.
       lesson
    2. B.
       account
    3. C.
       experience
    4. D.
       accident

Answer 1

ACBDC ABDCD DDBAC ABABC
1.句意为：“他们忙着挣钱，以便能够支付我和我的弟弟需要的高昂学费。”afford和can/could 连用表示“付得起钱或抽得出时间”。
2.句意为：“他们没有按照我在书中读到的或在电视中看到的浪漫的方式做事。act做事，行事。
3.由于作者有一个严肃的问题想问母亲，所以她静静地坐在母亲旁边。
4.从后文的问句可知答案从B或D中选择。考查question和problem的区别。对于让对方回答的问题要用question。
5.由于这个问题很严肃，所以作者只能用低低的声音问。
6.作者的母亲没有想到作者会问这样的一个问题，所以刚听到的时候母亲眼中充满了惊奇。
7.从后句中的“我很尴尬和我不知道要做什么”，我们可以知道作者不知道自己是否伤害了母亲，所以该空用confused表示“困惑的，不清楚的”。
8.过了一会儿，母亲语气柔和地说道。在这样一个充满温情的情景中，说话的声音自然是很轻很柔和的。
9.根据语境知道是指线，有时露出被子，有时隐藏在被子中。
10.后文的句子I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.暗示答案用life，作者把生活比喻为被子。
11.文章讲的是父母之间是否有爱，所以用love。爱是内在的，是用实际行动来灌溉的。
12.get injured 受伤。
13.由下文中的help Dad walk slowly on the country road可知父亲受伤后不能正常地到处行走。
14.考查with复合结构，在该句中用with复合结构表示伴随。
15.落叶和母亲搀扶父亲行走的画面构成了世界上最美丽的图画。
16.read可以做“理解，读懂”，如：read one’s thought等。
17.recover受伤后的恢复健康。
18.从前句中的but可知父亲没有恢复健康，而是平静地离开了人世。pass away去世。
19.过去作者认为爱意味着鲜花等，但是现在作者理解了爱的真正含义，所以答案为B。
20.从这次经历中作者明白了爱的真正含义。