Question

It is Sunday and lunch has, as usual, come to a hurried end．My wife and I are still sitting at the table．My wife likes to be       in the life of her child, but I sometimes fear she is in too deep．She has       the morning on an online student forum, asking questions about UCAS       Dick．

“A lot of people haven’t had any offers yet,” she says． “I said I already had one．”

“Wait,” Dick says． “Are you       to be me?”

“No, I have my own login details now,” she says．

“How do you know he isn’t his own mother pretending to be him?” Dick says．

Earlier, when we all sat down to lunch, Dick, who had been to parties the       evening, came back．

“Who were there?” my wife asks Dick． “What was it like?”

“It was OK．” he says．

“Not good enough,” she says． “What was the worst thing       happened?” My wife’s continued question       a deepening, boring silence． I start to eat faster． There is a long, highly       pause in the conversation．

“So,” she says       , “was it a kissing party?”

“Oh my God!” shouts Dick,       his fork． “What is wrong with you? Why are you like this?”

Surrounded by further scolds, lunch comes to a hurried end． Dick finds himself       with clearing up．       , the running of water and the sound of washing plates are the only sounds in the room．

“      at any time you’re prepared to apologize for being rude,” she says, “you can go and finish watching the football．”

“Are you joking?” he shouts． “No way! Why       I apologize to you?”

He pauses to look into the bottom of a pan, and a smile       across his face． “What I mean is, I’m really very sorry,” he says, dropping the pan into the sink and running from the room． “Bye!”

“You don’t have to worry,” my wife says． “In a       ’s time, you’ll be 18 and I won’t be able to do this to you any more．”

“Really?” he says．

“You’ll be a（n）       ,” she says．

The boy stops to consider the blue print that after a       set seven days from then on, his parents will be       to stop ruining his life． He looks both doubtful and a little alarmed．

I approaches my wife，whispering to her． “Dear, I agree with you—understanding and trust may       be a good way to communicate with our teen children．”

1.A．lostB．confusedC． involvedD． joined

2.A．spentB．costC． spared D． used

3.A．in need ofB．on behalf ofC． in charge ofD． as a result of

4.A．willing B．bound C． intendedD． pretending

5.A．urgentB．latter C． previous D． obvious

6.A．to beB．thatC． which D． being

7.A．focuses onB．meets withC． caters to D． deals with

8.A．motivatedB．unlikelyC． evolvedD． charged

9.A．finallyB．graduallyC． initially D． randomly

10.A．castingB．fallingC． droppingD． washing

11.A．crowdedB．furnished C． equipped D． tasked

12.A. For a timeB．Once upon a time    C． Sooner or later     D． In time

13.A．Unless B．SupposingC． If onlyD． While

14.A．mustB．will    C． shouldD． shall  

15.A．comes B．wanders C． getsD． steals

16.A．moment B．weekC． yearD． month

17.A．adultB．freedom C． originD． friend

18.A．goalB．record C． exampleD． deadline  

19.A．requiredB．limitedC． forbiddenD． permitted

20.A．also B． too C． as wellD． either

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：作为家长如何和自己处于青春期的孩子沟通呢？年轻人好像知道很多，有时又很彷徨。家长应该给予孩子充分的理解和信任。这样才能赢得孩子的信任和尊重。但是又不能放任自流。

1.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。我的妻子喜欢干涉她孩子的生活。A.lost失去；B. confused困惑；C. involved涉及；D. joined参加。be involved in固定搭配，意思是参与；故选C。

2.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。她已经花了一早上的时间上一个在线学生论坛。A. （人）spent time on(某人)花费时间在某一方面；B. cost花费，指（物）花费某人多少钱；C. spared备用； D．used用。she（人）做主语，the morning是表时间的名词，故选A。

3.考查介词短语的辨析和对语境的理解。根据后面的How do you know he isn’t his own mother pretending to be him推测本句的意思是：代替Dick询问关于UCAS的事。A. in need of需要；B. on behalf of代表；C. in charge of负责；D. as a result of结果；故选B。

4.考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. willing愿意；B. bound一定；C. intended打算；D． pretending假装。根据后面的How do you know he isn’t his own mother pretending to be him?可知句意是：你假装是我吗?故选D。

5.考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. urgent紧急的；B．latter后者的；C. previous先前的；D．obvious明显的；代入四个词的意思分析可知句意是：前一晚上去参加聚会的Dick回来了。故选C。

6.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。发生的最糟糕的事情是什么 ? A. to be是动词不定式表将来；B. that是定语从句的关系代词，在从句中做主语、宾语或表语；C. which是定语从句的关系代词，在从句中做主语、宾语或表语；D. being 表示动词的-ing修饰，但是与happened不符合英语的习惯。that happened是定语从句修饰the worst thing, 有形容词最高级修饰时，定语从句的关系代词用that，而不用which。故选B。

7.考查动词短语的辨析和对语境的理解。我妻子的持续问题得到的是深深的、令人讨厌的沉默。A. focuses on集中于；B. meets with符合、遭遇；C. caters to 迎合；D. deals with涉及；故选B。

8.考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. motivated有积极性的；B. unlikely不太可能的；C. evolved进化了的；D. charged带电的、气氛紧张的。对话中持续了长时间的气氛高度紧张的停顿。故选D。

9.考查副词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. finally最后；B．gradually逐渐地；C.initially最初；D. randomly任意地。结合语境可知意思是：最后，我妻子说，是不是一个接吻聚会？故选A。

10.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。“噢,我的上帝!“迪克喊道,叉子都掉了。“你怎么了?为什么你喜欢这个?”A. casting扔；B. falling、下降、落下；C. dropping落下、空投；D. washing洗。故选C。

11.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. crowded拥挤的；B. furnished家具的；C. equipped装备；D. tasked分派任务。根据下一句可知句意是：Dick发现自己被安排清洗餐具。故选D。

12.考查短语的辨析和对语境的理解。一段时间房间里只有水和洗盘子的声音。A. For a time B. Once upon a time曾经；C． Sooner or later曾经；D. In time及时、最终。代入四个选项分析可知，选A。

13.考查连词的辨析和对语境的理解。“假如你随时准备好为你的无礼道歉,你就可以看完你的足球。”A. Unless除非；B. Supposing假如；C. If only只要，后跟虚拟语气；D.While 虽然、当……的时候；故选B。

14.考查情态动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. must必须，主观上必须；B.will表将来、愿意；C.should表示按道理应该；D. shall将、应该。你在开玩笑吗？没门，为什么应该是我道歉？故选C。

15.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。他停顿了一下,看着锅的底部,当然应该是偷着乐。A. comes来；B. wanders闲逛；C. gets得到；D. steals偷。故选D。

16.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. moment片刻；B. week周；C. year年；D. month月。从后面的seven days可知句意是：在一周的时间,你就18岁了,我就不再这样对你了。 故选B。

17.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. adult成年人；B. freedom自由；C. origin根源；D. friend朋友。根据前面的18岁了可知句意是，你就要成为一个成年人了。故选A。

18.考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。规定的最后七天了。A. goal目标；B. record记录；C. example例子；D. deadline最后期限。故选D。

19.考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。七天后他的父母将被要求不要毁了他的生活，那他的生活会是什么样呢？他看起来有点疑惑和惊慌。A. required 要求；B. limited限制；C. forbidden禁止；D. permitted准许。故选A。

20.考查连词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. also也；B. too也；C. as well也；D. either也，用于否定句中。理解和信任可能是与我们的十几岁的孩子交流的好方法。may as well还是……的好。故选C。

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