Question

    Last summer my son, Eric, left for university in another country. Our once lively house became quiet and _____. I missed him so much that I started sending him messages on the phone, mainly to say _____ or to give him a word of warning.

One of my messages says, “So you told me you _____ your credit card(信用卡). If you don’t try hard to mend your careless ways, one day you’ll _____ and find your brain missing.”

I did get Eric's messages, but most of them were about _____. They were no different from the notes he used to leave _____ the white board when he was at home.

“I bought a new pair of shoes. They cost me $90. Please help!”

“Money is running short _____ I’ve bought some books for my research paper. Help me please!”

_____, however, Eric begins to send me all kinds of articles: some funny, some touching and some worth _____. He says they will help me understand young men better and keep up with the times.

I read the articles slowly, like a ______ student, with mixed feelings as well—my kid, who followed me around not long ago, has now become my ______.

So I write back. “I’ve read all those articles. I’ll take ______ as a loving son’s expectations towards his mother. He must be thinking that his mother is still ______ enough to accept new things. That makes me feel proud. What we parents lack(缺乏) most is the ability to learn and ______, in both body and mind. Thank you, my son.”

In this way we share ideas and ______ each other, with a gentle and beautiful language we seldom use. Every time I read those messages, I feel my heart filled with warmth.

1.A. dark B. clean C. lonely D. comfortable

2.A. hello B. sorry C. thanks D. goodbye

3.A. lost B. lent C. designed D. received

4.A. give up B. wake up C. set off D. take off

5.A. health B. music C. money D. safety

6.A. on B. across C. behind D. opposite

7.A. if B. until C. though D. because

8.A. Luckily B. Actually C. Recently D. Immediately

9.A. copying B. writing C. thinking D. correcting

10.A. crazy B. popular C. nervous D. careful

11.A. doctor B. teacher C. customer D. classmate

12.A. us B. you C. him D. them

13.A. young B. pretty C. friendly D. honest

14.A. fight B. change C. exercise D. remember

15.A. watch B. invite C. protect D. encourage

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

本文作者谈论了与儿子埃里克的短信往来，说明了儿子和 母亲感情变化过程，从只知道向母亲要钱，母亲只给儿子打个招呼或发个提醒到儿子给作者发各种各样的文章：一些有趣的，一些感人的，一些值得思考的，母亲谈论读到这些文章的感受。通过短信，他们分享想法，互相鼓励，用一种他们很少使用的温和而美丽的语言。每次作者读到这些信息，作者都觉得我的心充满了温暖。

1.句意：我们曾经活跃的房子变得安静和寂寞。考查形容词辨析。A. dark黑暗；B. clean干净；C. lonely寂寞，孤独；D. comfortable舒适的。根据上文Last summer my son, Eric, left for university in another country.（去年夏天，我儿子埃里克去了另一个国家上大学。）可知“我们曾经活跃的房子变得安静和寂寞。”结合句意可知填lonely；选C。

2.句意：我非常想念他，于是我开始给他打电话，主要是打个招呼或给他一句提醒。A. hello，你好，say hello：打招呼；B. sorry对不起，say sorry：道歉；C. thanks谢谢，say thanks：说声谢谢；D. goodbye再见，say goodbye：道别。结合句意可知填hello；选A。

3.句意：我的一条信息说，“你告诉我你的信用卡丢了。如果你不努力改正你的粗心大意，总有一天你会醒来发现你的大脑不见了。”考查动词辨析。A. lost丢失；B. lent借出；C. designed设计；D. received收到。根据下文“如果你不努力改正你的粗心大意，总有一天你会醒来发现你的大脑不见了。”可知“你告诉我你的信用卡丢了。”结合句意可知填lost；选A。

4.句意：我的一条信息说，“你告诉我你的信用卡丢了。如果你不努力改正你的粗心大意，总有一天你会醒来发现你的大脑不见了。”考查动词短语。 A. give up放弃；B. wake up醒来，唤醒；C. set off出发，动身；D. take off起飞，脱下。结合句意可知填wake up；选B。

5.句意：我确实收到了埃里克的短信，但大部分都是关于钱的。考查名词辨析。A. health健康；B. music音乐；C. money金钱；D. safety安全。根据下文“They were no different from the notes he used to leave ___6___ the white board when he was at home. ‘I bought a new pair of shoes. They cost me $90. Please help!’这和他在家时留在白板上的笔记没什么不同。“我买了一双新鞋。他们花了我90美元。请帮忙！’”可知“大部分都是关于钱的”；结合句意可知选C。

6.句意：这和他在家时留在白板上的笔记没什么不同。考查介词。A. on在…上；B. across（从表面）穿过，横穿，从一边到另一边；C. behind在…后面；D. opposite在…对面。“白板上在”使用介词on，on the white board；故选A。

7.句意：因为我买了几本供我的研究论文的书，所以资金短缺。考查连词辨析。A. if如果；B. until除非，如果不；C. though尽管，即使；D. because因为。根据句意可知前后句是因果关系，后句是原因，故填because；选D。

8.句意：不过，最近埃里克开始给我发各种各样的文章：有些有趣，有些感人，有些值得思考。考查副词辨析。A. Luckily幸好地；B. Actually实际上；C. Recently最近；D. Immediately立即。根据上文叙述更早些时候发的短信内容，结合转折however可知“最近埃里克开始给我发各种各样的文章：有些有趣，有些感人，有些值得思考。”结合句意可知填Recently；选C。

9.句意：不过，最近埃里克开始给我发各种各样的文章：有些有趣，有些感人，有些值得思考。考查动词辨析。A. copying抄袭，复制；B. writing写作；C. thinking思考；D. correcting改正，纠正。结合句意可知填thinking；选C。

10.句意：我像一个认真的小学生一样，慢慢地读着文章，感同身受，我的孩子不久前也跟着我，现在成了我的老师。A. crazy疯狂的；B. popular流行的；C. nervous紧张的；D. careful 小心的，认真的，仔细的。结合句意可知填careful；选D。

11.句意：我像一个细心的学生一样，慢慢地读着文章，感同身受，不久前到处跟着我的我的孩子，现在成了我的老师。考查名词辨析。A. doctor医生；B. teacher教师；C. customer客户； D. classmate同学。根据上文“我像一个细心的学生一样”可知是“现在成了我的老师”；结合句意可知填teacher；选B。

12.句意：我要把他们当作儿子对母亲的期望。考查代词。A. us我们；B. you你们；C. him他；D. them它（他/她）们。本词指代上文提到的那些文章可知使用them指代；故选D。

13.句意：他一定在想他母亲还足够年轻以至于可以接受新事物。考查形容词辨析。A. young年轻的；B. pretty漂亮的；C. friendly友好的；D. honest诚实的。根据下文accept new things可知“足够年轻”；结合句意可知填young；选A。

14.句意：我们父母最缺乏的是学习和改变身心的能力。考查动词辨析。A. fight战斗，打架；B. change 改变，变化；C. exercise练习；D. remember记住。结合句意可知填change；选B。

15.句意：通过这种方式，我们分享想法，互相鼓励，用一种我们很少使用的温和而美丽的语言。考查动词辨析。A. watch观看；B. invite邀请；C. protect保护；D. encourage鼓励。结合句意可知填encourage；选D。