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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 　　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(尴尬)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, her 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

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．B;5．A;6．C;7．A;8．C;9．D;10．B;11．A;12．D;13．B;14．C;15．A;16．D;17．C;18．B;19．A;20．B;
解析：

(1)	由but(转折)和下文的shock可知。
(2)	从下句的in tears可知作者的母亲失业，在家中哭泣。
(3)	上文的shock和embarrassment均表明作者很少理解母亲所承受的压力。
(4)	我开始逐渐地、漫漫地理解母亲，而不是很快。
(5)	母亲在说，有时每个人都有失败的时侯，与自己失业呼应。
(6)	我可以感觉到母亲的痛苦，而不是观察。
(7)	hold back阻止，控制；put away收起来；sit up坐起来；stop from阻止做某事。
(8)	自己内心发生变化，表示情感的变化过程。
(9)	against是介词，against my shoulder意思为“靠在我的肩膀上”。
(10)	tightly在此表示“紧紧地”，与held搭配。
(11)	连词and连接两个并列句。
(12)	因为是拥抱，所以摸着母亲的背部。
(13)	母亲很容易受到打击。
(14)	yet意为“而且，还，”。A、C、D意思不符。
(15)	从下句可知。
(16)	与fear和failure并列，应选D．在此，hurt表示心理方面的伤害。
(17)	自己在母亲的怀抱中寻找安慰。
(18)	supply供应；offer提供；pay for付款；contribute贡献。
(19)	我有了与以前不一样的感觉。
(20)	tap away意为“敲打键盘”。