Question

    When I was a kid, I used to lie, cheat and steal.It is a_________ memory to hold on to as a parent. There’s not very much my _________ can do that I have not already done. There came a time when I began to find things in my daughter’s pockets—crayons_________ money. I chanced upon a packet of biscuits in the drawer of her study desk.

I stayed_________. It’s all right, all kids steal. It is normal for a very young child to take something which _________his or her interest.

There was no doubt that a moment of _______went through my mind. Though I made decisions to_________ the family script, I had to shout at my child ._________, I walked into the park nearby to breathe out a silent scream.

When I was 12, I pasted an article in my diary, titled, “The_______gift you can give your child: self-esteem”. I know I wanted it badly at that time.

With three children, I get several____________to trip and fall. One evening, at my parents’ home, when our kids were being kids, I ____________shouted at them to calm down. The children were frightened. My father was watching. He will be ____________ of me, I thought. I’m showing him how well I have learnt to be a strict parent.

Mum called me the next day. “Your father was saying, ‘Tell Natasha not to be so strict, these____________ are not easy to heal. Why repeat our mistakes?’”

I believed my father was the original____________ parent. And here he was telling me not to be like him. He spoke______________Mum, yet something inside me healed. My father was giving me permission to be the change.

1.A.useful B.useless C.hopeful D.hopeless

2.A.parents B.sons C.daughters D.teachers

3.A.nor B.so C.as D.or

4.A.healthy B.calm C.happy D.sad

5.A.attracts B.avoids C.reduces D.improves

6.A.fear B.anger C.excitement D.happiness

7.A.rebuilt B.rewrite C.reuse D.restart

8.A.Otherwise B.Moreover C.Therefore D.Instead

9.A.worst B.worse C.greatest D.greater

10.A.changes B.challenges C.chances D.choices

11.A.finally B.suddenly C.carefully D.successfully

12.A.proud B.afraid C.tired D.fond

13.A.hurts B.feelings C.memories D.thoughts

14.A.lion B.cat C.tiger D.sheep

15.A.to B.through C.with D.on

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

本文讲述了我小时候父母教育我的记忆帮助我如何做父母的。当父亲看到我严厉地对孩子大喊时，他觉得我不应该重复他们的错误，应该改变对孩子的教育方式。他认为对孩子内在的伤害是无法愈合的。

1.

句意：作为父母，这是一个有用的记忆。

A. useful有用的，B. useless无用的，C. hopeful有希望的，D. hopeless绝望的。根据后文的“There’s not very much my ____2____ can do that I have not already done.”可知，我自己小时候的记忆，可以帮助我作为父母，来为女儿做一些事。故选A。

2.

句意：没有很多我的女儿们能做的，我还没有做了的事。

A. parents父母，B. sons儿子，C. daughters女儿，D. teachers教师。根据后文的“when I began to find things in my daughter’s pockets”可知，此处指的是我的女儿，故选C。

3.

句意：有一段时间，我开始在女儿的口袋里找到东西——蜡笔或钱。

A. nor也不，B. so所以，C. as因为，D. or或者。此处表示并列关系，蜡笔或钱，用连词or，故选D。

4.

句意：我保持冷静。

A. healthy健康的，B. calm冷静的，C. happy高兴的，D. sad悲伤的。根据“It’s all right, all kids steal.”可知，我认为这没有关系，因此保持冷静，故选B。

5.

句意：一个非常小的孩子拿一些他或她感兴趣的东西是很正常的。

A. attracts吸引，B. avoids避免，C. reduces减少，D. improves提高。attract one’s interest“吸引某人的兴趣”，故选A。

6.

句意：毫无疑问，我的脑海里闪过一阵愤怒。

A. fear害怕，B. anger生气，C. excitement兴奋，D. happiness高兴。根据后文的“I had to shout at my child”可知，我生气了。故选B。

7.

句意：虽然我决定重写家庭剧本，但我不得不对我的孩子大喊大叫。

A. rebuilt 重建，B. rewrite重写，C. reuse重复使用，D. restart重新开始。根据宾语“the family script”可知，此处表示重写剧本，故选B。

8.

句意：相反，我走进附近的公园，发出无声的尖叫。

A. Otherwise否则，B. Moreover而且，C. Therefore因此，D. Instead反而。结合句意，此处表示代替对孩子大喊，而是去公园里进行无声地尖叫，故选D。

9.

句意：你能给孩子最好的礼物是：自尊。

A. worst最糟的，B. worse更糟的，C. greatest最伟大的，D. greater更伟大的。根据后文的“I know I wanted it badly at that time.”可知，我非常想要的，因此认为是最好的礼物，故选C。

10.

句意：因为有三个孩子，我有好几次摔倒的机会。

A. changes变化，B. challenges挑战，C. chances机会，D. choices选择。根据后文对孩子们大喊，这是介绍自己教育孩子方面摔倒的机会。故选C。

11.

句意：一天晚上，在父母家，当我们的孩子还是孩子的时候，我突然冲他们大喊，让他们冷静下来。

A. finally最后，B. suddenly突然，C. carefully仔细地，D. successfully成功地。根据后文的“The children were frightened.”可知，孩子们感到害怕，因此判断我突然对他们大喊，故选B。

12.

句意：我想他会为我感到骄傲的。

A. proud骄傲的，B. afraid害怕的，C. tired疲倦的，D. fond喜欢的。根据后文的“I’m showing him how well I have learnt to be a strict parent.”可知，我向父亲展示了我如何学会做一个严厉的家长，我认为父亲会为我感到骄傲的。故选A。

13.

句意：告诉娜塔莎不要那么严厉，这些伤害是不容易愈合的。

A. hurts痛苦，伤害，B. feelings感受，C. memories记忆，D. thoughts想法。根据“heal”可知此处表示伤害很难愈合。故选A。

14.

句意：我相信我的父亲是最早的虎爸。

A. lion狮子，B. cat猫，C. tiger老虎，D. sheep绵羊。根据前文的“Tell Natasha not to be so strict, these___13___ are not easy to heal. Why repeat our mistakes?”可知，我的父亲对我很严格，因此是虎爸，故选C。

15.

句意：他通过妈妈说话，但我内心的东西愈合了。

A. to向，B. through通过，C. with和……一起，D. on在……上面。根据前文的 “Mum called me the next day. “Your father was saying, ””可知，父亲通过母亲来告诉我。speak through sb“通过某人说话”，故选B。