Question

 My family came to America in 1985. 1      of us spoke a word of English. Each morning， I disliked going to school for fear of not 2      what people were saying.

Very soon my mother noticed something was 3      me. The pain and care I saw in her moonshaped eyes made me burst into tears. I explained to her the 4     I had of going to school. " Learning English is not 5      ，" my mother said. She cheerfully 6      the two of us work together to learn the language at home. The 7      and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as 8      to her as it was to me.

That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she 9      me by the school fence. Although she was the 10      of all the mothers there，her face with her welcoming smile and big,black eyes was the most11      The afternoon sun shone 12      on her long,black hair creating an atmosphere that 13      her from others.

My mother and I immediately began reading together and 14      five new words a day. My mother, with her encouraging 15     ，made the routine fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing her 16      time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the 17      she possessed. Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying.

It has been seven years since that reading 18      with my mother. She is now 43 and in her second year at college. My brother and I have a strong 19      of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children. My 20      and gratitude for her are endless. This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life. 

(   ) 1.A. All   B. One   C. Some   D. None

(   ) 2.A. hearing   B. mastering   C. understanding   D. noticing

(   ) 3.A. changing   B. disappointing   C. hurting   D. troubling

(   ) 4.A. fear   B. emotion   C. sense   D. difficulty

(   ) 5.A. dull   B. necessary   C. impossible   D. easy

(   ) 6.A. decided   B. suggested                  C.promised   D. allowed

(   ) 7.A. hope   B. consideration   C. confidence   D. progress

(   ) 8.A. new   B. strange   C. familiar   D. rough

(   ) 9.A. sent for   B. picked up  C.waited for   D. looked for

(   ) 10.A. earliest   B. latest   C. tallest   D. shortest

(   ) 11.A. promising   B. relaxing   C. confusing   D. exciting

(   ) 12.A. directly   B. brightly   C. slightly   D. clearly

(   ) 13.A. separated   B. distinguished   C. saved   D. prevented

(   ) 14.A. discussing   B. reviewing   C. memorizing   D. writing

(   ) 15.A. virtue   B. teaching   C. attitude   D. skill

(   ) 16.A. working   B. shopping   C. learning   D. resting

(   ) 17.A. determination   B. kindness   C. trick   D. consciousness

(   ) 18.A. experience   B. course   C. practice   D. comprehension

(   ) 19.A. sense   B. duty   C. influence   D. intention

(   ) 20.A. care   B. admiration   C. feeling   D. envy

Answer 1

1-5 DCDAC6-10 BCACD

11 -15 ABBCC16 -20 DAAAB

文章讲述了我母亲下定决心学会英语，并且最后成功的故事。母亲为子女树立了榜样。

1.D刚到美国，家人中没有人会说英语。

2.C作者担心听不懂别人说的话。

3.D trouble作及物动词，意思是"使烦恼，使焦虑"。句意:不久，母亲注意到有件事使我烦恼。其他三项分别为"改变;使失望;伤害"，和文章上下文不相符。

4.A作者向母亲解释自己怕去上学。have fear of doing sth."害怕做某事",和上下文文意相符。

5.C母亲说学英语不是不可能的,表明了她的决心和信心。

6.B她高兴地建议我们两人在家一起学英语。suggest sb.( should) do sth."建议某人做某事"，符合上下文。

7.C母亲的信心和决心令人佩服。

8.A母亲和作者都没有学过英语，故英语对她们来说是新事物。

9.C母亲去接孩子，应是在校外等候，故C项正确。

10.D尽管她是在场的所有母亲中最矮的，但她的表情却是最有希望的。

11.A promising"有希望的"，指母亲的表情让我看到希望。

12.B下午的阳光明亮地照在她那长长的乌发上，产生了一种美感,使她与众不同。

13.B distinguish"使……有别于，使有特色"。 其他三项不符合句意。

14.C根据句意，作者和母亲每天记五个单词，故C项符合题意。

15.C母亲态度积极，令人鼓舞，使每天的安排富有趣味。

16.D工作前的时间应是休息时间。

17.A母亲牺牲休息时间陪作者学英语，使作者意识到母亲所具有的决心。

18.A根据上文，作者所描述的是与母亲一起学英语的经历，故选A项。

19.A have a sense of..."具有.... 的意识"。

句意:母亲为她自己和子女树立的价值观使我和弟弟强烈意识到我们要做什么样的人。

20.B admiration"饮佩，赞赏"。句意：我对母亲的钦佩和感激是无限的。