Question

It was the start of another summer session at the university. I was enrolled to(报名) a psychology class. It was extremely difficult to get into, _______ the class was very popular. Lots of students were put on a _______ list but I was lucky and succeeded on my first _______

I had enrolled in this class not only because of the subject matter but also because of the professor. I had heard _______ things about her. She had published many books which had been translated into many languages. It would be a(n) _______ to learn from her. And I had a(n) _______.

Today was the first day of class. The professor entered the _______ lecture hall and made her way to the front. She faces us, quieted us and _______ around. Could she see me? She was my mother.

It was _______ seeing my mother giving a lecture. _______, we had just had breakfast together that morning and talked about the usual mother/daughter things. Could I get past the _______ that the professor was my mother and _______ learn something?

My mother first gave an overview of what we could _______ in the following eight weeks. Then she started the lecture. I listened and took notes and somewhere _______ the way my mother turned into a professor. She was so good a professor that I got completely_______ in the subject matter and forgot that my mother was the person lecturing.

That summer school session passed quickly. Did the other students in the class ever learn my secret? Well, yes they did. Did I _______ it? No. But _______ else did. On the last day of the session, the professor asked me to stand. She _______ me, telling that the class that she was very proud of me.

My mother, who had so many important _______ in her life, was telling her students that the thing she was proudest of was me! Over the years I heard her lecture many times but I have _______ been prouder as her daughter than I was that day when she introduced me to the class.

1.A. though    B. as    C. while    D. yet

2.A. writing    B. reading    C. mailing    D. waiting

3.A. try    B. class    C. experience    D. taste

4.A. normal    B. satisfying    C. wonderful    D. embarrassing

5.A. honor    B. comfort    C. success    D. action

6.A. story    B. secret    C. answer    D. expression

7.A. crowded    B. warm    C. distant    D. cold

8.A. smiled    B. moved    C. walked    D. looked

9.A. enjoyable    B. strang    C. surprising    D. valuable

10.A. First of all    B. Above all    C. After all    D. All in all

11.A. feeling    B. fact    C. pressure    D. fault

12.A. nearly    B. really    C. properl    D. completely

13.A. expect    B. prepare    C. suffer    D. handle

14.A. on    B. in    C. along    D. by

15.A. excited    B. started    C. stuck    D. lost

16.A. keep    B. tell    C. learn    D. agree

17.A. everyone    B. anyone    C. someone    D. no one

18.A. protected    B. upset    C. comforted    D. introduced

19.A. achievements    B. moments    C. lectures    D. memories

20.A. once    B. never    C. ever    D. often

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. A

4. C

5. A

6. B

7. A

8. D

9. B

10. C

11. B

12. B

13. A

14. C

15. D

16. B

17. C

18. D

19. A

20. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是作者在大学另一个暑期课程的开始参加了一个心理学班。由于这门课很受欢迎，所以很难被录取。但作者很幸运，第一次就成功了。这些年来，作者听了母亲的演讲很多次，但从来没有像她女儿那样自豪，因为那天她把作者介绍给全班。

1.考查状语从句。A. though 尽管；B. as由于；C. while当---时候；D. yet然而。根据It was extremely difficult to get into, ___1___ the class was very popular.可知，由于这门课很受欢迎，所以很难被录取。故选B。

2.考查动词。A. writing写；B. reading 阅读；C. mailing邮寄；D. waiting等待。根据Lots of students were put on a___2___ list but I was lucky and succeeded on my first___3___.可知，许多学生被列入候补名单，但我很幸运，第一次就成功了。故选D。

3.考查名词。A. try尝试；B. class班级；C. experience经历；D. taste味道。根据Lots of students were put on a___2___ list but I was lucky and succeeded on my first___3___.可知，许多学生被列入候补名单，但我很幸运，第一次就成功了。故选A。

4.考查形容词。A. normal正常的；B. satisfying令人满意的；C. wonderful精彩的；D. embarrassing令人尴尬的。根据I had heard___4___ things about her.可知，我听到了关于她的许多美妙的事情。故选C。

5.考查名词。A. honor荣誉；B. comfort舒适；C. success成功；D. action行动。根据It would be a(n) ___5___ to learn from her. And I had a(n) ___6___.可知，向她学习将是一种荣幸。并且我有个秘密。故选A。

6.考查名词。A. story故事；B. secret秘密；C. answer回答；D. expression表达。根据It would be a(n) ___5___ to learn from her. And I had a(n) ___6___.可知，向她学习将是一种荣幸。并且我有个秘密。故选B。

7.考查形容词。A. crowded拥挤的；B. warm温暖的；C. distant遥远的； D. cold冷的。根据The professor entered the___7___ lecture hall and made her way to the front.可知，教授走进拥挤的报告厅，朝前面走去。故选A。

8.考查动词。A. smiled微笑；B. moved 移动；C. walked散步；D. looked看。根据She faces us, quieted us and___8___ around.可知，她面对着我们，让我们安静下来，环顾四周。故选D。

9.考查形容词。A. enjoyable令人愉快的；B. strange奇怪的；C. surprising令人惊讶的；D. valuable有价值的。根据It was___9___ seeing my mother giving a lecture.可知，看到我的母亲在演讲，我觉得很奇怪。故选B。

10.考查词组。A. First of all首先；B. Above all最重要的；C. After all毕竟； D. All in all总而言之。根据___10___, we had just had breakfast together that morning and talked about the usual mother/daughter things.可知，毕竟，那天早上我们刚一起吃过早饭，聊了一些关于母亲/女儿的事情。故选C。

11.考查名词。A. feeling感觉；B. fact事实；C. pressure压力；D. fault缺点。根据Could I get past the___11___ that the professor was my mother and___12___ learn something?我能克服教授是我母亲这一事实，真正学到一些东西吗?故选B。

12.考查副词。A. approximately大约；B. really真正地；C. properly适当地； D. completely完全地。根据Could I get past the___11___ that the professor was my mother and___12___ learn something?我能克服教授是我母亲这一事实，真正学到一些东西吗?故选B。

13.考查动词。A. expect期待；B. prepare准备；C. suffer遭受；D. handle处理。根据My mother first gave an overview of what we could___13___ in the following eight weeks.可知，我母亲首先概述了我们在接下来的八周可以期待的事情。故选A。

14.考查介词。根据I listened and took notes and somewhere___14___ the way my mother turned into a professor.可知，我边听边记笔记，不知从什么时候起，我母亲成了一名教授。故选C。

15.考查动词。A. confused困惑；B. started开始；C. stuck卡住；D. lost丢失。根据She was so good a professor that I got completely___15___ in the subject matter and forgot that my mother was the person lecturing.可知，她是一个很好的教授，我完全沉浸在主题中，忘记了我的母亲是讲课的人。故选D。

16.考查动词。A. keep保持；B. tell告诉；C. learn学习；D. approve批准。根据Did I___16___ it? No.可知，我说了吗?不。故选B。

17.考查不定代词。A. everyone每个人；B. anyone任何人；C. someone某人； D. no one没有人。根据But___17___ else did.可知，但其他人做到了。故选C。

18.考查动词。A. defended辩护；B. upset使心烦；C. comforted使舒适；D. introduced介绍。根据She___18___ me, telling that the class that she was very proud of me.可知，她介绍了我，告诉全班同学她为我感到骄傲。故选D。

19.考查名词。A. achievement 成就；B. moments片刻；C. lectures 演讲； D. memories记忆。根据My mother, who had so many important___19___ in her life, was telling her students that the thing she was proudest of was me!可知，我的母亲在她的生活中取得了许多重要的成就，她告诉她的学生，她最自豪的是我!故选A。

20.考查副词。A. once曾经；B. never从来没有；C. ever永远；D. often经常。根据Over the years I heard her lecture many times but I have___20___ been prouder to her daughter that I was that day when she introduced me to the class.可知，这些年来，我听了她的演讲很多次，但我从来没有像她女儿那样自豪，因为那天她把我介绍给全班。故选B。