Question

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go（放手）. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the     side of this line. When I hold   the apron strings（围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to      independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)      mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

   For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

   Mother’s question：“Have you thought of taking an advanced class（大学预备课程）so that you can earn college credit?”

   Daughter’s      ：“No, I’m not interested in that.”

   ……

Two months ago, she was     to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a     time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and          courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face      with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,      she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen     suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a       mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother     every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit      .

   I      the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years：     , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.     , she is well-equipped and eager to        the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take：giving my daughter and myself the       we both needed.

1.A. left      B. right     C. either       D. each

2.A. onto      B. up     C. back       D. out

3.A. keep      B. refuse C. taste       D. bear

4.A. awkward B. relaxing C. lively       D. beautiful

5.A. comment  B. word     C. concept   D. response

6.A. received B. invited C. treated       D. accepted

7.A. good      B. great     C. hard       D. easy

8.A. taken B. underlined C. offered   D. emphasized

9.A. lit up B. built up C. turned up   D. made up

10.A. imaginingB. thinking C. hoping       D. adding

11.A. only B. just     C. even       D. single

12.A. mostly B. hardly C. exactly   D. slightly

13.A. sharp B. normal C. different   D. typical

14.A.encouraging B. evaluating C. disagreeing D. agreeing

15.A. anxious     B. excited C. sad     D. tense

16.A. reviewed B. observed C. checked D. studied

17.A.competence B. honesty C. confidence D.responsibility

18.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Still     D. Besides

19.A. determine B. embrace C. discover D. control

20.A. character B. strength C. relief     D.independence

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述即使是一个很开放的母亲也很难做到对孩子的完全放手，作者通过女儿渴望独立这件事说明，孩子的成长道路上有一些坎坷，不仅仅女儿需要独立，我也要适应这种独立。

1.B 考查动词辨析A. left右边；B. right左边，对的；C. either 也；D. each每个；固定短语。stay on the right/wrong side of sth. 处于标准的正确或者错误一面。可意译为做得对与否，故选B项。

2.2】A考查介词辨析A. onto上面；B. up向上；C. back 向后；D. out出去；句意：当我想抓紧连接我们的纽带的时候，我的女儿Nicole却渴望能够常识一下独立的感觉，故选A项。

3.3】C考查动词辨析A. keep保持；B. refuse拒绝； C. taste品尝；D. bear忍受；句意：当我想抓紧连接我们的纽带的时候，我的女儿Nicole却渴望能够常识一下独立的感觉，根据语境选C项。

4.4】A考查形容词辨析A. awkward局促不安的尴尬的；B. relaxing放松的；C. lively生动的；D. beautiful漂亮的；句意：我想抓紧这种纽带不放手，而女儿急于自立，这样我们之间就形成了一种尴尬的关系。awkward尴尬的，故选A。

5.5】D考查名词辨析A. comment评论；B. word语言；C. concept概念；D. response回应；前面有母亲的询问这里自然是女儿的回答，response回答，故选D项。

6.6】D考查动词辨析A. received收到；B. invited邀请；C. treated对待；D. accepted接受；be accepted into=be admitted to 被大学录取，故选D项。

7.7】C考查形容词辨析A. good好的；B. great伟大的；C. hard 难的；D. easy容易的；女儿要离开上大学然而我依然是一个很难做到放手的母亲。固定短语have a adj.+time做某事上度过了一段艰难的时光，故选C项。

8.8】B考查动词辨析A. taken带走；B. underlined画线； C. offered提供；D. emphasized强调；我认真的看了女儿的课程表，并且划出我认为有价值的课程。underline划线，故选B。

9.9】A考查动词短语辨析A. lit up点亮；B. built up建立；C. turned up出现；D. made up编造；第二天下午女儿脸上放着光芒充满的兴奋说道：我已经想好了要学的整个课程，one’s face lit up 是指脸上发光，这是由于作者的女儿终于独立后的兴奋造成的，故选A。

10.0】B考查动词辨析A. imagining想象；B. thinking思考；C. hoping希望；D. adding加入；我感到很惊奇，我认为她应该和我讨论的，thinking为现在分词作状语表示伴随，故选B项。

11.1】D考查副词辨析A. only只有；B. just仅仅；C. even甚至；D. single单独的；single可以放在名词前作定语，only只能置于冠词前，故选D项。

12.2】C考查副词辨析A. mostly大多数；B. hardly几乎不；C. exactly确切地；D. slightly轻地；她选择的每一个课程只是恰恰满足她的兴趣，根据语境选C项。

13.3】A考查形容词辨析A. sharp锋利的；B. normal正常的；C. different 不同的；D. typical典型的；句意：就在这时我看到了一个成熟的有能力的年轻女性，她拥有一个尖锐的灵敏的大脑，在这里用sharp表示对自己女儿的称赞，故选A项。

14.4】B考查动词辨析A.encouraging鼓励；B. evaluating评估；C. disagreeing不同意； D. agreeing同意；她再也不需要她的母亲对她做出的每一个决定进行评价了，这时表示女儿已经长大。evaluate评价，故选B项。

15.5】C考查形容词辨析A. anxious焦虑的；B. excited兴奋的；C. sad悲伤的；D. tense紧张的。句意：尽管我感到有一点难过，但是我还是对女儿很是自豪———自己的女儿终于长大，可以独立了，根据语境选C项。

16.6】A考查动词辨析A. reviewed复习，回顾；B. observed观察；C. checked检查；D. studied学习；句意：我回顾了我学到的经验。review回顾，根据常识判断选A项。

17.7】D考查名词辨析A.competence能力；B. honesty诚实；C. confidence自信；D.responsibility责任；一个人成长过程中需要学习的东西有：责任，同情心和艰苦工作，根据语境选D项。

18.8】C考查副词辨析A. Therefore因此；B. Instead反而；C. Still仍然；D. Besides况且；成长的道路上会有一些坎坷，不过，女儿已经做好了准备，并且渴望拥抱未来，根据语境选C项。

19.9】B考查动词辨析A. determine决定；B. embrace拥抱；C. discover发现；D. control控制；女儿做好了准备，并且渴望拥抱未来，embrace拥抱，故选B项。

20.20】D考查名词辨析A. character角色；B. strength力量；C. relief 安慰；D.independence独立；接下来我认识到我应该给我的女儿和我自己我们需要的那种独立了。该空体现了全文的中心，故选D项。

考点：日常生活类阅读。