Coming home from school, I was filled with excitement. But I was       into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the end of the sofa,        , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me she couldn’t type fast and she was out of work. My shock at finding mother in tears was a perfect       of how      I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very      to understand. I could       her pain and the tension (压力) of      the strong feeling that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly,  something inside me      . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face       my shoulder and sobbed. I held her       and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, and that was enough. At that moment,       mother’s back with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to      .  She was still my mother,      she was  something      : a person like me, capable of fear and       and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought      in her arms.

A week later mother took a job at half the salary the radio station       . “It’s a job I can do, though.” She said      . But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very       feeling now when I heard her tapping away across the paper at night. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to       .

1.A. lazy    B. shocked         C. ashamed        D. tired

2.A. smiling        B. thinking         C. crying   D. whispering

3.A. proof B. feeling  C. excuse  D. explanation

4.A. little   B. much            C. eagerly D. worriedly

5.A. suddenlyB. slowly       C. proudly          D. quickly

6.A. watch         B. recognize      C. look       D. sense

7.A. putting awayB. stopping from     C. sitting up       D. holding back 

8.A. turned        B. lit          C. increased      D. rose

9.A. through  B. against    C. up          D. to

10.A. carefullyB. politely          C. tightly   D. thoughtfully

11.A. feeling     B. reaching        C. watching        D. sensing

12.A. break       B. content          C. understand   D. fall

13.A. still          B. therefore      C. yet         D. however

14.A. much        B. huge     C. little      D. more

15.A. cut   B. hurt       C. defeat   D. wound

16.A. memory   B. support          C. comfort         D. kindness

17.A. offered    B. paid for          C. contributed  D. supplied

18.A. sadly   B. simply      C. excitedly       D. worriedly

19.A. hard   B. pleasant   C. serious D. different

20.A. work         B. write  C.  type   D. sell

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was   1   into stillness by what I saw. Mother,   2   at the far end of the sofa, was crying, with the secondhand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was fired and   3   off. My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears a perfect proof of   4   little I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to   5   something,” mother said quietly. I could   6   her pain and the tension of   7   the strong feeling that were interrupted by my   8  . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face   9   my shoulder and sobbed. I held her    10   and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could   11   was enough. At that moment, feeling mother’s   12   with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to   13  . She was still my mother,   14   she was something   15  ; a person like me, capable of fear and   16   and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought   17   in her arms.

A week later mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station   18  . “It’s a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very   19   feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her   20  . Away across the paper, I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

1．A．tired                     B．ashamed              C．lazy                    D．shocked

3．A．lain                       B．laid                     C．lying                   D．lay

4．A．what                     B．such                   C．how                    D．not a

5．A．fail                       B．win                     C．forget                 D．obtain

6．A．kill                        B．watch                 C．sense                  D．recognize

7．A．holding back          B．putting away        C．sitting up             D．stopping from

8．A．pain                      B．laughter               C．arrival                 D．feeling

9．A．to                         B．up                       C．through               D．against

10．A．tightly                 B．thoughtfully         C．carefully              D．politely

11．A．so that                 B．now that              C．but that               D．and that

12．A．hand                   B．face                    C．hair                     D．back

13．A．content               B．break                  C．fall                      D．shout

14．A．therefore             B．although              C．yet                      D．however

15．A．more                   B．excellent              C．strange                D．huge

16．A．wound                B．defeat                  C．cut                     D．hurt

17．A．kindness              B．memory              C．comfort              D．support

18．A．supplied              B．offered                C．paid                    D．contributed

19．A．different              B．hard                    C．pleasant               D．serious

20．A．crying               B．laughing              C．tapping              D．sewing

 Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was   1   into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa,   2  , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how   3   I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very   4   to understand. “I guess we all have to   5   sometimes,” Mother said quietly. I could   6   her pain and the tension (紧张) of   7   the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me   8  . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face   9   my shoulder and sobbed (啜泣). I held her   10   and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could   11   it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s   12   with feelings, I understood for the first time, she being so easy to   13  . She was still my mother,   14   she was something   15  , a person having the ability of bearing fear,   16   and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought   17   in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station   18  . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very   19   feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping   20   across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

1. A. tired                           B. ashamed                C. lazy                         D. shocked

2. A. crying                  B. smiling                    C. thinking                  D. whispering

3. A. eagerly               B. worriedly                 C. little                        D. much

4. A. quickly                B. slowly                      C. suddenly                D. proudly

5. A. fail                       B. win                          C. fall sick                   D. give in

6. A. know of               B. watch                      C. sense                            D. recognize

7. A. holding back              B. putting away           C. sitting up                D. stopping from

8. A. lit up                    B. came true               C. turned                           D. increased

9. A. to                        B. up                           C. through                  D. against

10. A. thoughtfully              B. tightly                      C. carefully                 D. politely

11. A. and that            B. now that                  C. but that                   D. so that

12. A. hand                 B. face                        C. hair                         D. back

13. A. content                    B. break                      C. fall                          D. understand

14. A. therefore           B. however                  C. yet                          D. though

15. A. more                 B. much                      C. little                        D. huge

16. A. wound               B. defeat                            C. cut                          D. hurt

17. A. kindness           B. memory                  C. comfort                   D. support

18. A. supplied            B. offered                    C. paid for                   D. contributed

19. A. different            B. hard                        C. pleasant                 D. serious

20. A. off                            B. away                       C. out                          D. through

II. 完形填空

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was   31   into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was    32   , with the second--hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn't    33    fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how    34    I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. "I guess we all have to   35   something," Mother said quietly. I could   36    her pain and the tension of   37   the strong feeling that were interrupted by my   38    . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face    39   my shoulder and sobbed. I held her   40   and didn't try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was   41   . At that moment, feeling Mother's   42    with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to   43   . She was still my mother,   44   she was something   45    : a person like me, capable of fear,   46   and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought   47   in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station   48   .

"It's a job I can do, though." She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very   49   feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her  50   away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

31. A. fooled  B. tricked       C. puzzled      D. shocked

32. A. crying  B. smiling      C. thinking     D. whispering

33. A. write    B. type    C. run     D. wash

34. A. eagerly B. worriedly   C. hurriedly    D. happily

35. A. fail      B. win     C. forget D. gain

36. A. realize  B. understand  C. sense   D. recognize

37. A. holding back       B. putting away      C. holding on  D. stopping from

38. A. pain     B. laughter     C. arrival D. cry

39. A. by      B. upon   C. beside D. against

40. A. tightly  B. rudely C. carefully    D. politely

41. A. enough B. little   C. all      D. nothing

42. A. hand     B. face    C. hair    D. back

43. A. content B. break  C. fall     D. shout

44. A. therefore      B. although     C. yet      D. however

45. A. more    B. excellent    C. strange       D. huge

46. A. wound  B. pride   C. success       D. hurt

47. A. kindness      B. memory     C. comfort      D. support

48. A. supplied       B. offered       C. paid    D. contributed

49. A. different      B. hard    C. pleasant      D. serious

50. A. crying  B. laughing     C. tapping      D. sewing

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was  41  into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa,  42 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment(尴尬) at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how  43  I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa. I began very  44  to understand. “I guess we all have to  45  sometimes.” Mother said quietly. I could  46  her pain and the tension(紧张) of  47  the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me  48 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face  49  my shoulder and sobbed(啜泣). I held her  50  and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should. What I could  51  it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s  52  with feelings, I understood for the first time, her being so easy to  53 . She was still my mother,  54  she was something  55 , a person having the ability of bearing fear,  56  and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought  57  in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station  58 . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very  59  feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping  60  across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
41. A. tired                      B. ashamed        C. lazy                 D. shocked
42. A. crying               B. smiling       C. thinking            D. whispering
43. A. eagerly                    B. worriedly      C. little                 D. much
44. A. quickly               B. slowly           C. suddenly           D. proudly
45. A. fail                           B. win               C. fall sick            D. give in
46. A. know of              B. watch            C. sense                D. recognize
47. A. holding back         B. putting away      C. sitting up          D. stopping from
48. A. lit up                 B. came true      C. turned              D. increased
49. A. to                      B. up                C. through             D. against
50. A. thoughtfully       B. tightly               C. carefully           D. politely
51. A. and that                    B. now that        C. but that            D. so that
52. A. hand                      B. face              C. hair                  D. back
53. A. content                    B. break            C. fall                  D. understand
54. A. therefore               B. however        C. yet                   D. though
55. A. more                 B. much            C. little                 D. huge
56. A. wound                    B. defeat           C. cut                   D. hurt
57. A. kindness                B. memory        C. comfort            D. support
58. A. supplied                    B. offered          C. paid for            D. contributed
59. A. different                   B. hard              C. pleasant            D. serious
60. A. off                           B. away             C. out                   D. through