Question

My daughter Allie was leaving for college in a week. She didn’t _______going. She was off with friends most of the time. My friend Karen told me, "The August before I left for college, I_______my mother the whole month. Be prepared."

I stood in the kitchen, watching Allie make a glass of iced tea. The girl, once so _______and trusting, was closed to me. I_______to think of something to say to her. I wanted her to know I was_______about the college she had chosen and that I knew the_______of her life was just starting. But the_______on her face was so mad that I gave up the _______.

One night, after a long period of _______between us, I asked what I might have done or said made her ________. She sighed, “Mom, you haven't done anything ________. It’s fine.” A few days later, as I was getting ready for________, Allie came to my room and said, “I want to read you something from my college. These are tips for ________.”

I watched her as she read the ________aloud: "Don't ask your child if she is homesick. She might feel bad in the first few weeks, but don't let it ________you. This is a(n)________time of transition（过渡）.Write her letters and call her a lot..."

Her voice ________, and she came over and ________her head in my shoulder. I touched her hair ________, afraid that she would run away if I said a word. We _________there together for long moments that night. Reconnecting.

1.A. set about    B. talk about    C. try out    D. suffer from

2.A. screamed at    B. laughed at    C. stared at    D. pointed at

3.A. nice    B. serious    C. open    D. beautiful

4.A. forgot    B. struggled    C. refused    D. remembered

5.A. disappointed    B. puzzled    C. surprised    D. excited

6.A. adventure    B. hardship    C. trouble    D. peak

7.A. sadness    B. expression    C. makeup    D. happiness

8.A. recommendation    B. promise    C. ambition    D. idea

9.A. quarrel    B. chat    C. silence    D. discussion

10.A. happy    B. guilty    C. proud    D. angry

11.A. wrong    B. meaningless    C. worthy    D. irrelevant

12.A. bed    B. dinner    C. table    D. luggage

13.A. freshmen    B. graduates    C. parents    D. tutors

14.A. announcements    B. suggestions    C. orders    D. rules

15.A. move    B. change    C. worry    D. delight

16.A. natural    B. unnecessary    C. dangerous    D. uncertain

17.A. increased    B. paused    C. followed    D. erupted

18.A. raised    B. nodded    C. shook    D. buried

19.A. crazily    B. deeply    C. gently    D. impatiently

20.A. wandered    B. jumped    C. walked    D. stood

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了作者的女儿在上大学之前，母女之间有一些误会，后来问题说开了，母女又像以前那么亲近了。

1.考查动词短语。根据She was off with friends most of the time.可知，她没有谈论上大学的事。set about开始做；talk about谈论；try out试验；suffer from遭受，故选B。

2.考查动词短语。句意：在我即将前往大学的这个八月，我对我妈妈大喊了一个月“做好准备”。screamed at朝……大喊；laughed at嘲笑；stared at凝视；pointed at指向，故选A。

3.考查形容词。根据was closed to me.可知，这里意思是这个女孩儿，曾经是那么开朗和信任我。nice美好的；serious严肃的；open开朗的；beautiful美丽的，故选C。

4.考查动词。句意：我努力的想要找一些话和她说。forgot忘记；struggled努力；refused拒绝；remembered记得，故选B。

5.考查形容词。句意：我想要让她知道，我对她选择的这所大学非常激动。disappointed失望；puzzled困惑；surprised惊奇的；excited激动的，故选D。

6.考查名词。句意：并且我知道她生命的冒险才刚刚开始。adventure冒险；hardship苦难；trouble麻烦；peak山峰，故选A。

7.考查名词。根据on her face was so mad可知，这里意思是“但是她脸上的表情太疯狂，所以我放弃了这个想法。”sadness悲哀；expression表情；makeup化妆品；happiness幸福，故选B。

8.考查名词。句意：但是她脸上的表情太疯狂，所以我放弃了这个想法。recommendation推荐；promise许诺；ambition野心；idea想法，故选D。

9.考查名词。句意：一天晚上，我们两个人在长时间的沉默之后，我问她：“我做了什么或是说了什么使得她生气了”。quarrel吵架；chat聊天；silence沉默；discussion讨论，故选C。

10.考查形容词。句意：一天晚上，我们两个人在长时间的沉默之后，我问她：“我做了什么或是说了什么使得她生气了”。happy高兴的；guilty有罪的；proud骄傲的；angry生气的，故选D。

11.考查形容词。根据It’s fine.可知，这里意思是“妈妈，你没有做错任何事。”wrong错误的；meaningless无意义的；worthy有价值的；irrelevant不相干的，故选A。

12.考查名词。句意：几天以后，我正准备上床睡觉。bed床；dinner晚餐；table桌子；luggage行李，故选A。

13.考查名词。根据下文"Don't ask your child if she is homesick.She might feel bad in the first few weeks,but don't let it___15___you.This is a(n)___16___time of transition（过渡）.Write her letters and call her a lot..." 可知，这是大学给父母的一些建议。freshmen大一新生；graduates毕业生；parents父母；tutors导师。故选C。

14.考查名词。根据These are tips for___13___.可知，这里填suggestions。announcements公告；suggestions建议；orders命令；rules规则，故选B。

15.考查动词。根据She might feel bad in the first few weeks可知，这里意思是“但是不要让它困扰你”。move移动；change改变；worry困扰；delight使高兴，故选C。

16.考查形容词。句意：这是很自然的过渡时期。natural自然的；unnecessary不必要的；dangerous危险的；uncertain含糊的，故选A。

17.考查动词。根据and she came over and___18___her head in my shoulder.可知，这里意思是她的声音暂停了。increased增加；paused暂停；followed跟随；erupted爆发，故选B。

18.考查动词。句意：她走过来，把头埋在我的肩膀里。raised提高；nodded点头；shook摇动；buried埋藏，故选D。

19.考查副词。根据afraid that she would run away if I said a word.可知，这里意思是“我轻轻地摸着她的头发”。crazily发狂地；deeply深刻地；gently轻轻地；impatiently不耐烦地，故选C。

20.考查动词。句意：那天晚上，我们一起站了很长时间。wandered漫步；jumped跳跃；walked走；stood站立，故选D。