Question

【题目】 When news came that my daughter, Alice, was admitted(录取)to Oxford University, excitement rushed to me. She_______to make it to her dream school, which made me, a single mother, very proud but a little worried about being alone. I knew I had to do something in the summer_______she was away from home.

Alice had many colorful shirts that she would no longer wear. So I decided to make a quilt out of_________. That summer, she was always busy with her friends. Even when she was at home, her door was_________more than usual. This made me feel a bit hurt._________, we didn’t have much time together before she went to college.

When we arrived at the college, sadness buried me. Alice saw it in my face. She took out a beautiful book from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom.” She said. Then I knew_______she always stayed behind a closed door that summer. It was a book of photos recording the life of our family over the past 17 years.

I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at_________to let her go, while some of it was joy. I knew that our relationship was stronger than I could_________imagine. We would always be connected by the love that went into every stitch(针脚)of her quilt and every___________in my book.

In Alice’s dormitory room I unfolded the quilt on her bed. She threw her arms__________me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. Her new friends were calling her outside. Alice turned, and I let her go.

【1】A.wantedB.failedC.managedD.decided

【2】A.beforeB.unlessC.afterD.since

【3】A.itB.themC.herD.us

【4】A.openB.brokenC.cleanedD.shut

【5】A.After allB.Of courseC.In the endD.For example

【6】A.thatB.howC.whyD.when

【7】A.wishingB.havingC.planningD.allowing

【8】A.everB.alreadyC.neverD.still

【9】A.wordB.photoC.smileD.sentence

【10】A.acrossB.throughC.overD.around

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【解析】

本文讲述了女儿上大学前作者一边不舍得女儿，一边忙于为女儿准备东西，女儿却忙于会友，而且关着门，这让作者很悲伤，结果得知女儿关门是为了给我准备照片书，让作者很是感动也更加坚信和女儿之间的爱。

【1】

句意：她成功地进入了她的梦想学校。

wanted想要；failed失败；managed设法完成；decided决定。联系上文“Alice, was admitted(录取)to Oxford University,”女儿被梦想中的大学录取了，可知，是设法完成了这件事。故选C。

【2】

句意：我知道我不得不在这个暑假在她离开家之前做些事。

before在……之前；unless除非；after在……之后；since自从，因为。联系下文“So I decided to make a quilt out of”所以我决定给她做个被子。可知，是在她离开家之前。故选A。

【3】

句意：所以我决定用它们做一床被子。

it它；them它们；her她的；us我们。根据句意可知，代指前面的复数裙子，用代词them。故选B。

【4】

句意：甚至她在家时，房门比平常关门的时候更多。

open开着；broken破损的；cleaned打扫；shut关闭。联系下文“This made me feel a bit hurt.”这让我有点受伤，可知女儿的房门经常关着。故选D。

【5】

句意：毕竟，她上大学之前，我们在一起的时间很少。

after all毕竟；Of course当然；In the end最后；For example例如。根据句意可知，毕竟，她上大学之前，我们在一起的时间很少。故选A。

【6】

句意：然后我知道那个暑假她为什么总是呆在那个关着的门后了。

that那；how怎么；why为什么；when何时。联系上文“Even when she was at home, her door was____4____more than usual.”可知，在那一刻我才知道了女儿关门的原因。故选C。

【7】

句意：有一些是不得不让她离开的悲伤，同时有一些是高兴。

wishing希望；having有；planning计划；allowing允许。根据句意一些悲伤是不得不让女儿离开，短语have to不得不。故选B。

【8】

句意：我知道我们的关系比我不敢想象的还要坚固。

ever曾经；already已经；never从不；still仍然。根据句意指我们的关系比我不敢想象的还要坚固。故选C。

【9】

句意：我们一直能被她被子里的每一个针脚和我的书里的每一张照片里的爱连接着。

word单词；photo照片；smile微笑；sentence句子。联系上文“It was a book of photos recording the life of our family over the past 17 years.”可知是我书里的每张照片。故选B。

【10】

句意：她的手臂抱着我说，妈妈，我爱你。

Across穿过；through穿过；over在……上方，超过；around围绕。根据句意可知是手臂围绕着我。故选D。