Question

Alone in the light at the dining room table, surrounded by a nearly dark house, I sat in tears.

Finally, I  36  in getting both kids to bed. As a new single  37 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.

With full rights of my children, I  38  to give them a normal and comfortable home life. I  39  a happy face for them.

I rose slowly, trying not to  40  even the least sound which might start them up  41 . I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room,  42  the door part way, and went downstairs.

And loneliness(孤独). I  43  as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness. It all  44  together and I was at once lost. I sat there,  45  crying.

Just then, a pair of little  46  went around my middle and a little face looked up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old son’s  47  face.

I was shy to be  48  crying by my son. “I’m sorry. Ethan, I didn’t know you were still awake.” I don’t know why, but so many people  49  when they cry and I was no exception. “I didn’t  50  to cry. I’m just a little  51  tonight.”

“It’s ok, Daddy. It’s okay to cry; you’re just  52 .”

I couldn’t express(表达) how happy he made me, this little boy, who was simple, gave me  53  to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didn’t have to always be  54 , and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my  55 .

1.                A．succeeded      B．escaped        C．failed D．helped

2.                A．mother         B．worker         C．parent   D．stepfather

3.                A．followed        B．grew           C．joined    D．tried

4.                A．put on         B．took on         C．put down D．took in

5.                A．fill             B．stop           C．make D．end

6.                A．over           B．again           C．once D．already

7.                A．locked         B．fixed           C．opened   D．closed

8.                A．felt            B．thought         C．fell  D．woke

9.                A．went           B．afforded        C．came D．agreed

10.               A．loudly          B．hardly          C．widely D．silently

11.               A．arms           B．legs           C．hands D．eyes

12.               A．pleased        B．helpful         C．excited    D．angry

13.               A．moved         B．seen           C．heard D．touched

14.               A．explain         B．complain       C．apologize  D．wonder

15.               A．want           B．mean          C．appear    D．prefer

16.               A．worried        B．special         C．tired  D．sad

17.               A．a person        B．a male         C．terrific    D．nervous

18.               A．decision        B．interest        C．right  D．truth

19.               A．experienced    B．strong          C．single D．able

20.               A．ideas          B．secrets         C．words D．feelings

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇记叙文，记叙了一个单亲妈妈她的两个孩子，单亲妈妈在家扮演两个角色：爸爸和妈妈，为了两个还生活更好一点，单亲妈妈很辛苦，某个晚上，单亲妈妈偷偷的流泪，被她5岁的儿子看见了，当时她被儿子发现很害羞，儿子对她说：“您有哭的权利，不要总是显得那么坚强”，单亲妈妈听到这些话后，心里很安慰

1.固定词组succeed in doing sth意思“成功做某事”，句子意思“她成功地让孩子上床睡觉”

2.由后面的句子I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.可以知道是单亲妈妈

3.固定词组try to do sth意思“尽力做某事”，句子意思“我尽力给他们一个正常舒适的家”

4.考查固定词组，A. put on上演B. took on承担C. put down放下D. took in拿进来，句子意思“我快乐地面对他们”

5.固定词组make the least sound意思“制造最小的声音”

6.由后面的句子I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room可以知道是again

7.由后面的句子the door part way, and went downstairs.可以知道是关上门

8.由后面的句子as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness.可以知道是感觉

9.固定词组come together意思“汇集”，句子意思“孤独感汇集在一起我立刻迷失了”

10.由前面说孩子们都在睡觉，所以是无声的哭泣

11.由后面的句子went around my middle可以知道是胳膊

12.考查形容词辨析，A. pleased高兴的B. helpful帮助的C. excited兴奋的D. angry生气的，句子意思“我低下头看见5岁儿子帮助的面孔”

13.固定词组see doing sth意思“看见正在做某事”，句子意思“被儿子看见我正在哭我害羞了”

14.由后面的句子and I was no exception.可以知道是道歉

15.固定词组mean to do sth意思“打算做某事”，句子意思“我没有打算哭”

16.由前面的句子It all  44  together and I was at once lost. I sat there,  45  crying.可以知道是sad

17.由前面的句子It’s ok, Daddy. It’s okay to cry可以知道是a person

18.固定词组give sb right to do sth意思“给某人权利做某事”

19.考查形容词辨析，A. experienced有经验的B. strong坚强的C. single单独的D. able有能力的，句子意思“他好像在说我没必要总是很坚强”

20.由前面的句子and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak可以知道是feelings

考点：教育类短文