Question

My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought   1 . My complaints, even self-justified（自有道理）  2 , were always landing on   3  ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their   4  into tears. I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to   5  my method of “mothering”.

One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in plain   6 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was   7  to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.”   8  arriving back, the children were   9  excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy   10  for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and   11  asking them to play a certain violin   12 . Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas   13 ．

Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little   14 : “If you can finish your homework and go over your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in   15  of well-done jobs the day  16 .

 17  I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its （贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the  18  centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be  19 .

We all benefited from and   20  the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication．

1.	A．differently B．not C．negative D．same

2.	A．crying B．shouting C．persuading D．beating

3.	A．side B．deaf C．neither D．either

4.	A．crying B．bringing C．bursting D．dropping

5.	A．adjust B．adopt C．access D．addict

6.	A．sentence B．words C．speech D．sight

7.	A．sent B．read C．delivered D．addressed

8.	A．As B．At C．In D．Upon

9.	A．more than B．rather than C．no more than D．other than

10.	A．asking B．waiting C．praying D．expecting

11.	A．politely B．friendly C．gently D．toughly

12.	A．music B．song C．piece D．tone

13.	A．respectable B．uninteresting C．incredible D．fresh

14.	A．challenge B．question C．suggestion D．advice

15.	A．response B．answer C．praise D．honor

16.	A．ahead B．before C．over D．ago

17.	A．Actually B．Even so C．Even if D．Though

18.	A．life B．main C．memory D．reminder

19.	A．sent B．struck C．posted D．hanged

20.	A．learned B．appreciated C．shared D．thanked

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】聪明的妈妈换了一种与孩子的交流方法，取得了意想不到的效果！

1.副词辨析。根据上下文的意思可知孩子的想法和我们的不一样。认为他们不会自己整理。

2.上下文串联。这里的shouting是指我让孩子做家务的叫声与上文的complaints相一致，我的抱怨和喊叫孩子们根本不理会，最后只会让孩子们流泪。

3.形容词辨析。根据句意可知孩子们对我的抱怨根本不理睬，充耳不闻。

4.固定结构。Burst into tears流泪。

5.固定词组。Adjust…调整…是指我得调整我做妈妈的方法了。

6.名词辨析。A句子；B话；C发言；D视力，风景；结合句意可知我在卡片上留下了话。

7.动词辨析。address给...)写(信),这里是指我另外一封信写给了Sarah。

8.介词辨析。Upon…一…就…;根据句意可知D正确。孩子们一回家就非常兴奋。

9.固定用法。More than+形容词 非常…句意同上。

10.固定搭配。Wait for…等待…

11.副词辨析。A礼貌地；B友好地；C温和地；D粗暴地；C项与我以前的方法形成对比。

12.名词辨析。这里的piece指(艺术)作品;曲,篇[C]

13.形容词辨析。A尊重的；B无聊的；C难以相信的；D新鲜的。这里是指每天都有新鲜的想法。

14.上下文串联。根据下文可知都是一些有难度的工作。那么应该是challenge指有挑战性的工作。

15.固定词组。In praise of表扬…

16.固定词组.the day before前天。

17.副词辨析。根据句意可知;实际上我也记不得…

18.上下文串联。这里是指浴室的玻璃上成了贴纸条的提醒墙。下文40空后面也有这个词。

19.动词辨析。这里是指各种各样的内容都可以贴上去。

20.动词辨析。Appreciate是指喜欢。