Question

Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36  or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. However, I’m happy to try, even though it’ll take me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the 37   to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and   38 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to upset me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So when I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I   39 feeling like a failure as a mom.

 After many   40  attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the   41  that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the   42   one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it   43  . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,＂Thank you so much for always bringing  44   drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also   45  class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough drinks for everyone.＂

 I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could   46   remember how many kids were in the class. But her appreciation taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

 Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)   47 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I provided something to drink. And I think that’s just as important.

1.A. smart            B. tired              C. lazy               D. desperate

2.A. dream                    B. ability            C. experience          D. tool

3.A. compare          B. save                C. treasure          D. teach

4.A. ended up     B. went on        C. insisted on            D. set about

5.A. failed            B. careless        C. successful             D. useful

6.A. goal               B. opinion     C. fact                 D. impression

7.A. slowest             B. best                C. worst                     D. quickest

8.A. stood out     B. got out          C. came back            D. paid off

9.A. cold              B. soft                C. extra                D. fresh

10.A. attend            B. hold                C. enjoy                     D. leave

11.A. already      B. always           C. ever                       D. never

12.A. loyal                     B. clever           C. rich         D. able

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述一位母亲由于孩子在学校要开party，其他的母亲都让孩子带着蛋糕去学校，而作者的孩子只能带饮料。作者也曾试图做一些，可是自己总是做不成，别人都说家庭妇女就是必须会做各种蛋糕或者饼干，会操持家务，一想到这些作者就认为自己是不称职的母亲，自己也认为是一个失败的母亲，可是有一次参加完孩子的party后，老师非常感谢作者带来那么多的饮料，自此作者不再感觉心里难受了，孩子喝饮料是一样的重要。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. smart聪明的； B. tired累的； C. lazy懒惰的； D. desperate令人绝望的。因为下文even though it’ll take me a long time to do it.做蛋糕花费的时间长。那并非因为“我”懒或者“我”不关心孩子是否在聚会中开心，故选C。

2.考查名词及语境的理解。A. dream梦想； B. ability能力； C. experience经验； D. tool工具。have the ability to do有能力做某事，是固定短语。大家都认为家庭主妇都应该有能力去做美味的蛋糕，故选B。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。A. compare比较； B. save节省； C. treasure珍惜，财富； D. teach教学。根据常识可知珍惜孩子生活中的每一分钟，故选C。

4.考查动词短语辨析及语境的理解。 A. ended up结束； B. went on继续； C. insisted on坚持；D. set about着手，开始做。ended up doing 最终；“我”最终就会感觉作为一位母亲真地很失败，故选A。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. failed失败； B. careless粗心； C. successful    成功的； D. useful有用的。根据I        feeling like a failure as a mom.可知妈妈失败了。许多次失败的尝试之后，故选A。

6.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. goal目标； B. opinion意见； C. fact     事实； D. impression印象。根据many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother,可知 “我”最后接受了这种事实，故选C。

7.考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. slowest最慢地； B. best最好的； C. worst最坏的； D. quickest最快的。根据上文可知在小学时，“我”就努力去做一个最好的，故选B。

8.考查动词短语辨析及语境的理解。 A. stood out突出； B. got out外出； C. came back回来；D. paid off成功，付清。女儿开完会后，会开的是非常成功的，故选D。

9.考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. cold寒冷的； B. soft软的； C. extra额外的； D. fresh新鲜的。根据they end up being left out because we don’t have enough drinks for everyone.谢谢你带来这么多的饮料，故选C。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. attend出席； B. hold持有； C. enjoy欣赏； D. leave离开。attend class parties参加班级聚会；有时父母忘了其他的一些孩子也要参加聚会，故选A。

11.考查副词及语境的理解。 A. already已经； B. always一直； C. ever曾经； D. never从不。因为“我”不知道班里有多少学生，故选D。

12.考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. loyal忠诚的； B. clever聪明的； C. rich丰富的； D. able能够。根据上文可知并非每一个人都被排除在外当一个能干的母亲，故选D。

考点：故事类短文。