Question

Kate is a lovely girl. When she was a little girl, she had no _______ to her mother. However, since last year she has become little mysterious (神秘) and not so _______ as before. Her mother wants heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter, but they never happen. A gulf (鸿沟) opens between them.    

Her mother wonders if she falls in love. After all, she is _______ the “dangerous stage”. These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother’s mind _______.

One weekend Kate told her mother _______ she was going to the cinema with her classmates and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed. And she began to _______ because Kate had never been away at night before. The mother waited until nine and couldn’t fall asleep. Then she decided to go out to _______ her daughter. Just at that moment, she heard the noise of a car and hurried to the window—there was her daughter, waving good-bye to a _______. Her heart missed a beat. When the daughter came in, the mother was watching TV, pretending (假装) nothing happened. “Mum, I’m back.” “yes.” “Sorry to be _______.”

Kate said nothing about the film ________ the boy. The mother really would like to know ________ about them. “Who is that boy? “Ah, it’s my monitor. He gave me lift ________ his way home. I’m going to bed, ” The daughter answered in ________ words.

The next morning, when the mother went to Kate’s room to do some tidying. she found her diary on the bed. After few minutes’ hesitation (犹豫), she opened it. It read, “Mum, It’s ________ that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn’t.” Holding the diary, the mother ________ thought.

1.A.decisions B.changes C.mistakes D.secrets

2.A.good B.quiet C.open D.shy

3.A.reaching B.refusing C.rushing D.receiving

4.A.suddenly B.certainly C.recently D.possibly

5.A.when B.that C.which D.why

6.A.think B.say C.cry D.worry

7.A.punish B.catch C.meet D.watch

8.A.woman B.man C.girl D.boy

9.A.late B.silent C.terrible D.absent

10.A.for B.but C.or D.so

11.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything

12.A.in B.with C.on D.at

13.A.wonderful B.careful C.beautiful D.helpful

14.A.power B.fear C.love D.hate

15.A.fell down B.fell off C.fell over D.fell into

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了长大后的小女孩凯特对妈妈有了秘密而被妈妈怀疑早恋的故事，启发父母不仅要关爱孩子，更要理解孩子。

1.

句意：当她还是个小女孩的时候，她对母亲没有秘密。

decisions决定；changes变化；mistakes错误；secrets秘密。根据下文“However, since last year she has become little mysterious (神秘)” 然而，自去年以来，她已经变得有点神秘，可知，上一句表达的意思与本句意思相反，结合选项可知，D符合句意，故选D。

2.

句意：然而，自去年以来，她已经变得有点神秘，不像之前那么敞开心扉。

good好的；quiet安静的；open敞开的；shy害羞的。根据“since last year she has become little mysterious...”可知，变得神秘说明有了秘密，不像之前那么敞开心扉了，结合选项，故选C。

3.

句意：毕竟，她正处于“危险阶段”。

reaching到达；refusing拒绝；rushing仓促；receiving收到。根据“dangerous stage”结合常识可知，是处于危险阶段，结合选项，只有A符合题意，故选A。

4.

句意：最近，这些想法给这位母亲造成了困扰。

suddenly突然；certainly必定；recently最近；possibly也许。根据“ since last year she has become …”可知，这事从去年一直到现在，让她母亲近期比较困扰，结合选项，只有C符合句意，故选C。

5.

句意：一个周末，凯特告诉母亲她要和同学去看电影，要晚回来。

when什么时候；that那个；which哪一个；why为什么。分析该句子可知是宾语从句，且该连接词在本句中不充当任何成分，四个选项，引导宾语从句时，只有that不充当任何成分，可省略，故选B。

6.

句意：她开始担心了，因为凯特以前从来没有晚上出去过。

think认为；say说；cry哭；worry担心。根据“Kate had never been away at night before”可推断，凯特第一次晚上出去让母亲很担心。故选D。

7.

句意：然后她决定出去找她的女儿。

punish惩罚；catch抓住；meet见；watch观看。根据上文“The mother waited until nine and couldn’t fall asleep”可知，母亲等到9点钟还不见女儿回来，难以入睡，所以决定去找女儿，即去见她。故选C。

8.

句意：就在这时，她听到了一辆汽车的声音，她急忙跑到窗前——她的女儿正在向一个男生挥手告别。

woman女人；man男人；girl女孩；boy男孩。根据下文“Kate said nothing about the film… the boy.”可知，这里是在向男孩挥手告别。故选D。

9.

句意：对不起，我回来晚了。

late晚的；silent沉默的；terrible可怕的；absent缺席的。根据上文“The mother waited until nine…”可知，母亲等到9点女孩还未回来，所以是女孩回来晚了，这才道歉。故选A。

10.

句意：凯特对电影和男孩只字不提。

for为了；but但是，表转折；or或；so因此。根据句意可知，“电影”和“男孩”之间是并列关系，表示“或者”，故选C。

11.

句意：母亲真的很想知道关于他们的情况。

something某事；nothing没有什么；everything一切；anything任何事。根据句意可知，这位母亲想要知道关于电影和男孩的一些情况，故选A。

12.

句意：他在回家让我搭了便车。

in在……里面；with和……在一起；on在……上；at在（表示存在或出现的地点、场所、位置、空间）。on one’s way home 在某人回家的路上，固定搭配，故选C。

13.

句意：女儿用谨慎的字眼回答。

wonderful精彩的；careful谨慎的，小心的；beautiful漂亮的；helpful有益的。根据上文可知，母亲怀疑女儿和男孩之间的关系，所以女孩的回答很小心谨慎，故选B。

14.

句意：妈妈，你爱我所以问我，但如果你没有，就表示你理解我。

power力量；fear害怕；love爱；hate憎恨。根据文章大意及常识可知，因为担心女儿，关心她，爱她，所以才想了解她，才会问她，故选C。

15.

句意：母亲拿着笔记本陷入了沉思。

fell down倒下；fell off跌落；fell over摔倒；fell into掉进。fall into thought 陷入沉思，固定短语。故选D。