Question

My husband Sid and I were never able to have children. I had always wanted a family and that feeling  36  after his death. He was all I had. When he  37 , I felt like I had lost my entire family. I never  38  I would finally get the family I had always wished for. A few years later I met Tom. When we married, I  39  got four grown children and eight grandchildren.

I was  40  about my first meeting with his children. My worries melted away when I realized that they  41  me and were more than willing to bring me into their family. And when his daughters  42  me if their children could call me “Mimi,” I was excited, Tom was divorced, and  43  I was also concerned about the  44  that the children already had two grandmothers. Would the little ones understand  45  I fit into the family？

At our first extended family gathering, I  46  our six-year-old grandson Jim staring at me with a  47  look. He seemed to be thinking about something serious.  48  sporting a big grin(咧嘴笑)，he jumped and said, “I know who you are! You are our  49  grandma!” At that moment, I know it was time to just relax and enjoy my new  50 .

People say when a door close, God opens a window. Now I know what that  51 . I lost so much joy when Sid died,  52  now I have a new happy life. I am enjoying so many things I  53  got to experience before like reading bedtime stories. My refrigerator is covered with drawings, and my walls are  54  with photos of the kids. I may be an instant “extra” grandma in Jim’s eyes, but I am just as  55  any other “regular” grandma I know.

1.	A．disappeared B．deepened C．improved D．worsened

2.	A．died B．returned C．recovered D．divorced

3.	A．dreamed B．found C．forgot D．regretted

4.	A．unwillingly B．merely C．naturally D．surely

5.	A．excited B．crazy C．curious D．anxious

6.	A．doubted B．praised C．liked D．changed

7.	A．challenged B．asked C．promised D．tested

8.	A．as a result B．in other words C．from then on D．in the end

9.	A．trouble B．behavior C．choice D．fact

10.	A．when B．where C．what D．why

11.	A．allowed B．noticed C．ignored D．hated

12.	A．frightened B．sad C．happy D．confused

13.	A．Generally B．Eventually C．Gradually D．Suddenly

14.	A．new B．extra C．distant D．great

15.	A．cause B．partner C．role D．job

16.	A．contains B．determines C．means D．matters

17.	A．and B．but C．or D．so

18.	A．ever B．still C．once D．never

19.	A．decorated B．replaced C．covered D．filled

20.	A．proud B．busy C．careful D．healthy

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.A

【解析】文章讲述的是作者一直梦想有一个完整的家庭，可是后来丈夫去世了。幸运的是，后来遇到了一个愿意接纳她的新的家庭，在新的家庭里找到了幸福。

1.句意理解，我一直想要一个完整的家庭，这种想法在丈夫去世以后更加强烈了，deepen意为使强烈，使加深

2.上下文，根据前面的after his death可知，他的丈夫死掉了。

3.句意理解，在丈夫去世以后，我从来也无法想象还可以得到我一直盼望的家庭

4.句意理解，根据下文可知，是tom带来的孩子，所以作者很自然地就算是有了几个孩子和孙子辈。

5.上下文，根据下文的My worries可知，作者很担心，焦虑

6.上下文，根据后文的 were more than willing可知，他们非常愿意接受我作为家庭的一员，所以他们喜欢我。

7.上下文，根据后文的if their children could call me “Mimi,” 可知，他的女儿们在问我这样一个问题

8.词组，as a result因此 in other words换句话说from then on从那以后 in the end最终，句意为，他离婚了，因此我担心的是他的孙子已经有了奶奶了，这些小家伙会理解为什么我要来到这个家吗。

9.同位语从句，他的孙子已经有了奶奶了这个事实

10.同43空。

11.句意理解，我注意到我们的小孙子在用一种疑惑的表情看着我

12.上下文，根据后面小孙子说的话可知，他终于明白了，所以此处是他很疑惑

13.句意理解，突然他笑起来了，跳着说，你是我们的另外一个奶奶。

14.上下文，根据最后一段 I may be an instant “extra” grandma in Jim’s eyes可知，extra指的是额外的，另外一个

15.句意理解，那时，我知道是我放松，享受我在这个家庭中的新角色的时候了

16.句意理解，此时我终于理解了这句话是什么意思。

17.前后表示转折，前面是失去的，后面是获得的

18.我在享受着从来没有经历过的，比如给孩子读睡前故事

19.句意理解，家里的墙上都是用孩子们的照片装饰着

20.句意理解，虽然我在jim的眼中是另外一个奶奶，但是我和其他常规奶奶一样感到骄傲。