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Forever Young?

  It's Girls Night Out:Mom Edition, and I'm a player in a whole new game. It occurs to me that I really don't know these 36 women. We've been circling 37  for about three years, ever since our kids started 38 .We'd bump into each other in the parking 39 ,at Valentine's Day parties, and later as one or the other shyly 40 we all sign our kids up for softball, gymnastics or dance. Who knows 41 the five of us clumped together more than 42 of us clumped with other mothers. I suppose it happens 43 ,friendship circles spiraling in and around and about and anew.?

This is the 44 time we've gathered without the kids, and I am having a 45 time saying “Janice”, as opposed to “Zoe's mom” or “Susan”, 46  “Kaitlin's mom”, and so I have decided, for tonight, not to 47 any names at all.?

The 48 has already taken our drink order. I can't believe nobody 49 beer.Nope, this is a Diet Coke and iced tea crowd. In the back of my mind I'm 50 if I'm going to be the naughty 51 who corrupts this group.?

There is so much 52 to take care of when you are just getting to 53 people as people. One of the things we are doing is 54 dates, the years that each of us 55 from this or that. I see where this is going.?

36. A. five      B. three   C. Four   D. two?

37. A. each other    B. one another       C. all of us     D. some of us?

38. A. primary school    B. university   C. high school D. preschool?

39. A. lot       B. Station       C. line     D. square?

40. A. said      B. suggested   C. informed    D. found?

41.A. what     B. that     C. how    D. why?

42. A. some    B. none   C. any     D. all?

43. A. all the time  B. all of a sudden   C. at the same time D. once and for all?

44. A. last      B. first    C. Usual  D. only?

45. A. spare    B. good   C. difficult     D. pleasant?

46. A. instead of    B. as well as   C. in case of   D. in the name of?

47. A. call      B. use     C. forget D. tell?

48. A. kid              B. mother       C. Friend D. waitress?

49. A. brought       B. liked   C. ordered      D. drank?

50. A. wondering   B. fearing       C. Speaking    D. asking?

51. A. girl      B. mother       C. One    D. kid?

52. A. trouble B. business     C. time    D. food?

53. A. regard  B. name  C. Find   D. know?

54. A. comparing   B. making      C. Deciding    D. discussing?

55. A. came    B. changed     C. graduated   D. got??

36-40 CBDAB 41-45 DCABC 46-50 ABDCA 51-55 CBDAC


解析:

36.C 根据41题所在那句话可知一共是五个人?。?

37.B each other强调的是每两者之间的关系,one another强调的是彼此之间。?

38.D preschool 意为“学前班”。?

39.A parking lot 意为“停车场”。?

40.B 根据上下文,可知应该表建议。?

41.D?前后句意可知“原因”

42.C 这两个空的意思是:“谁知道我们这五个人为什么会总聚在一起,而不是和其他人在一起呢。”?

43.A all the time意为“总是,一直”;all of a sudden意为“突然”;at the same time意为“与此同时”;once and for all意为“这一次并且是最后一次”。?

44.B 根据上下文可知。?

45.C have a difficult time doing sth.是固定搭配。?

46.A instead of 作为(某人/某事物)的替换。?

47.B 根据语境可知。?

48.D 从“take our order”可知答案。?

49.C 根据上一句话可知。?

50.A wondering和in my mind相照应。?

51.C one是代词。?

52.B 看该句搭配,take care of business。?

53.D 根据语境可知。?

54.A?上下文意思可知。

55.C 根据全文的意思可知。

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