Question

My family came to America in 1985.  _21_ of us spoke a word of English. Each morning

I disliked going to school for fear of not __22__what people were saying.

Very soon my mother noticed something was__23__me. The pain and care I saw in her

moon­shaped eyes made me burst into tears.  I explained to her the __24__I had of going to school. “Learning English is not __25__，” my mother said. She cheerfully __26__the two of us work together to learn the language at home. The__27__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __28__ to her as it was to me.

That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she __29__me by the school

fence. She was the shortest of all the mothers there，  30   , her face with her welcoming smile and big，black eyes was the most __31__. The afternoon sun shone__32__on her long，black hair creating an atmosphere that made her different from others.

My mother and I immediately began reading together and __33__five new words a

day. My mother，with her encouraging attitude，made the routine (惯例) fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing (牺牲) her__34__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __35__she owned. Very soon I began to understand what everyone was saying.

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．good

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

7.	A．wish B．consideration C．confidence D．progress

8.	A．new B．strange C．familiar D．good

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

10.	A．so B．but C．because D．however

11.	A．hopeful B．relaxing C．confusing D．exciting

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

13.	A．discussing B．reviewing C．remembering D．writing

14.	A．working B．shopping C．learning D．resting

15.	A．determination B．sadness C．joke D．modesty

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

【解析】

1.刚到美国，家人中没有人会说英语。

2.作者担心听不懂别人说的话。

3.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.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.母亲说学英语不是不可能的，表明了她的决心和信心。

6.句意：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.句意：母亲的信心和决心令人佩服。

8.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.母亲去接孩子，应是在校外等候，故C项正确。

10.句意：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.hopeful “有希望的”，指母亲的表情让我看到希望。 

12.句意：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.根据句意，作者和母亲每天记五个单词，故C项符合题意。

14.工作前的时间应是休息时间。

15.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。