4. A. as　　　 B. since　　 C. when　　　 D. before

答案：C　 指导：when引导定语从句，修饰前面的名词day，本身作状语。判断对了句子结构，便能很容易排除其他选项。

　 其他三个选项中，只有as可以引导定语从句，但往往当"正像”或“跟……一样”讲。

3. A. relationship　　　　　 B. problems

　 C. quarrels　　　　　　　 D. improvemeet

答案：B　 指导：从后文看，这儿指的是我跟妈妈的“问题、矛盾”的 出现。A，“关系”不符合逻辑，不能说我跟妈妈的关系是从某一天开始的；C，“争吵”理解太片面；D，“改进”不是此处说明的问题，而是在文章的后面。

2. A. out　　　 B. down　　　 C. up　　　　 D. free

答案：D　 指导：breakfree"挣脱；获得心灵、精神上的解放”，符合最终Jenny争得自己尊严的结果。本题不能想当然凭搭配关系去选择答案。breakout当“战争、争吵、火灾等爆发”讲；breakdown当“出故障、中断”讲；break叩当“破裂、关系等中断”讲。

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　　 Lose-Win is weak. It's easy to get stepped on. It's easy to be the nice guy. It's easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.

　　 A girl named Jenny once told me about her 　1　 in the world of Lose-Win during her eighth-grade year before she fi nally broke 　2　 　My 　3　 　with my mom all started one day 　4　 　she said to me sarcastically(讽刺地) "Wow, you're sure lively today." I　 5　 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close off from her and never　 6　 back to her. So every time she would say something 　7 　I disagreed with her I would just say,"Okey,　 8　 　you want, Mom," But I really got cold quickly. And my 　9 　began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, "Oh, that's

　 10　 　and then went back to mopping the floor.　　

　"Don't you ever　 11 　? "I thought. But ! didn't say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was　 12　 　upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I　 　13　 　her how important it was to me.

　　　 At last, I just blew up. "Mom, this has got to 　14　 You tell me everything you want me to do and 1 just do it be- cause it's 　15　 than if fighting. Well, I'm sick of it. "This all came as a　 16　 to her.

　　　 After my blow up, we felt like we were　 　17　 all over in our relationship. But It's getting better all the time. We dis- cuss things now and I always　 　18　 my feelings with her.

If you adopt (采取) Lose-Win as your basic 　19　 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You'll also be 　20 　your true feelings deep inside. And that's not healthy.

1. A. wanderings　　　　　　 B. disappointment

　 C. lessons　　　　　　 　　D. helplesness

答案：A　 指导：通过下文看，Jenny讲述了自己从忍气吞声到最终摆脱出来的过程。而在此过程中，她经历了从妥协到气愤以至最后跟妈妈理论争得尊严的过程。因此，选“徘徊”最能说明这个过程。B，作者在此过程中，并未表现出“失望”；C，从后文看，作者得到的不是教训，而是很有意的事情；D，作者最后争得了自己的尊严，因此不能说她“无助”。

20. A. up to　　 B. out of　　　　 C. by　　　　 D. off

答案：B　 指导：我想告诉他他并非是那一天唯一的幸存者。

19. A. find　 　B. catch　　　　 C. study　　 D. strike

答案：A　 指导：找到。其它意思不符。

18. A. least　　 B. worst　　　　 C. fullest　 D. emptiest

答案：C　 指导：珍惜生活，让它得以最大的充实。

17. A. pay　　　 B. search　　　　 C. care　　　 D. take

答案：D指导：take．．．forgranted：想……当然。

16. A. made　　 B. caused 　　　　C. taught　　 D. advised

答案：C　 指导：这件事情教会我欣赏生活，再也不会认为任何事情是当然如此了。

15. A. frightened　　　　　　　　 B. changed

C. terrified　　　　　　　　 D. taught

答案：B　 指导：根据上下文，可以判断，得出结果。