Question

    A long time ago, my full grown children were still “children”. I saw something that still brings a burst of ______ to my heart whenever I think about it. My youngest son who had just learnt to walk at the time was very ______ to his big sister. When she first started going to ______, he would stand by the window waiting every day for her ______ to bring her home.

One day, ______, a particularly dirty diaper (尿布) incident happened. His mom needed to give him a quick ______ right when the school bus was ______ to arrive. When his sister and I ______ it to the door he was still in the bathtub. His sister went into her room to get changed. As soon as she ______ the door, her brother came out from the bathroom and walked with unsteady steps right to the ______. It seemed that his internal (内部的) ______ knew that his sister ______ be home at any second. I smiled as I watched him looking ______ out of the window while his sister came up from her room. Quietly she moved to him and gently tapped him on the shoulder. The ______ on his face when he turned around and saw his big sister was one I have ______ seen in this life. It was pure joy and pure love. His big eyes ______ with delight, his toothless smile ______ most of his face, and his tiny arms opened up to give his sister a very big hug.

I ______ a while ago that I had spent far too much of my own life looking out of a window waiting for something or someone to ______ me what I wanted in this life. It took me a long time to ______ feel the gentle tapping on my own shoulder. When I turned around, I saw love, joy and peace.

1.A. inspiration B. energy C. freshness D. joy

2.A. related B. attached C. committed D. attracted

3.A. work B. college C. school D. town

4.A. bus B. teacher C. mom D. bicycle

5.A. further B. however C. therefore D. indeed

6.A. change B. dress C. fix D. bath

7.A. arranged B. scheduled C. prepared D. assumed

8.A. made B. took C. drove D. got

9.A. opened B. approached C. pulled D. shut

10.A. gate B. bedroom C. window D. closet

11.A. clock B. time C. memory D. network

12.A. might B. could C. should D. must

13.A. doubtfully B. impatiently C. attentively D. anxiously

14.A. innocence B. curiosity C. surprise D. happiness

15.A. possibly B. frequently C. rarely D. easily

16.A. welled B. shone C. closed D. burned

17.A. took up B. lit up C. set up D. made up

18.A. reflected B. concluded C. understood D. realized

19.A. bring B. confirm C. provide D. tell

20.A. gradually B. finally C. generally D. suddenly

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，通过弟弟每天守望在窗户旁，等待姐姐回家的一件小事，让人感受到了姐弟情深，给人以生活启迪。

1.考查名词。A. inspiration灵感，鼓舞；B. energy能量，精力；C. freshness新鲜；D. joy高兴。根据文章最后一句可知,作者每每回忆起那一场景都会在心头迸发出一种喜悦之情。故选D。

2.考查动词。A. related叙述；B. attached附上，依恋上；C. committed承诺；D. attracted吸引。根据下一句中的"he would stand by the window waiting every day for her bus to bring her home"可知,儿子每天都在窗前等姐姐回来,说明他对姐姐非常依恋。be attached to sb. 表示"依恋某人"。故选B。

3.考查名词。A. work工作；B. college大学；C. school学校；D. town城镇。根据文章第一句中的"my full grown children were still ‘children’"及第一段最后一句中的"every day for her bus to bring her home"可知,孩子们那会儿还小,女儿刚刚开始上学,因此需要班车接送上下学。故选C。

4.考查名词。A. bus公共汽车；B. teacher老师； C. mom妈妈；D. bicycle自行车。根据第一段最后一句中的"every day for her bus to bring her home"，故选A。

5.考查副词。A. further更远，更进一步；B. however然而；C. therefore因此；D. indeed确实。根据One day, ___5___, a particularly dirty diaper (尿布) incident happened.“然而，有一天，发生了一起特别脏的尿布事件。”前后是一种转折关系，故选B。

6.考查名词。A. change变化；B. dress女装；C. fix困境；D. bath沐浴。根据His mom needed to give him a quick ___6___ right when the school bus was ___7___ to arrive.“校车一到，他妈妈需要给他快速洗个澡。”故选D。

7.考查动词。A. arranged安排；B. scheduled把---列入计划；C. prepared准备；D. assumed假定。此处指班车每天按时间表到达。schedule预定,安排时间。故答案为B。

8.考查动词。A. made制造；B. took拿走，带走；C. drove驾驶，驱使；D. got得到。根据When his sister and I ___8___ it to the door he was still in the bathtub.“我和他姐姐走到门口时，他还在浴缸里。”结合句意可知答案为A。

9.考查动词。A. opened打开；B. approached靠近；C. pulled拉；D. shut关闭。根据As soon as she ___9___ the door, her brother came out from the bathroom and walked with unsteady steps right to the ___10___.“她一关上门，弟弟就从浴室里出来，摇摇晃晃地走到窗前。”故选D。

10.考查名词。 A. gate大门；B. bedroom卧室； C. window窗户；D. closet壁橱。根据As soon as she ___9___ the door, her brother came out from the bathroom and walked with unsteady steps right to the ___10___.“她一关上门，弟弟就从浴室里出来，摇摇晃晃地走到窗前。”故选C。

11.考查名词。A. clock时钟；B. time时间；C. memory记忆；D. network网络。根据It seemed that his internal (内部的) ___11___ knew that his sister ___12___ be home at any second.“他的生物钟似乎知道他妹妹随时都可能回家。”故选A。

12.考查情态动词。A. might或许；B. could可能；C. should应该；D. must必须。根据It seemed that his internal (内部的) ___11___ knew that his sister ___12___ be home at any second.“他的生物钟似乎知道他姐姐随时都可能回家。”可知答案为C。

13.考查副词。A. doubtfully怀疑地；B. impatiently不耐烦地；C. attentively注意地；D. anxiously焦虑地。根据I smiled as I watched him looking ___13___ out of the window while his sister came up from her room.“我微笑着看着他聚精会神地望着窗外，他的姐姐从房间里走了出来。”结合句意可知答案为C。

14.考查名词。A. innocence无罪；B. curiosity好奇； C. surprise惊讶；D. happiness幸福。根据The ___14___ on his face when he turned around and saw his big sister was one I have ___15___ seen in this life.“当他转过身，看到他的大姐姐时，脸上的快乐是我这辈子难得看到的。”结合句意可知答案为D。

15.考查副词。A. possibly可能地；B. frequently频繁地； C. rarely罕见地；D. easily容易地。根据The ___14___ on his face when he turned around and saw his big sister was one I have ___15___ seen in this life.“当他转过身，看到他的大姐姐时，脸上的快乐是我这辈子难得看到的。”结合句意可知答案为C。

16.考查动词。A. welled涌出；B. shone发光；C. closed关闭；D. burned燃烧。根据His big eyes ___16___ with delight, his toothless smile ___17___ most of his face, and his tiny arms opened up to give his sister a very big hug.“他的大眼睛里闪烁着喜悦的光芒，他没有牙齿的笑容占据了他大部分的脸，他张开小胳膊给了姐姐一个大大的拥抱。”结合句意可知答案为B。

17.考查动词词组。A. took up拿起；B. lit up照亮；C. set up建立；D. made up编造，构成。根据His big eyes ___16___ with delight, his toothless smile ___17___ most of his face, and his tiny arms opened up to give his sister a very big hug.“他的大眼睛里闪烁着喜悦的光芒，他没有牙齿的笑容占据了他大部分的脸，他张开小胳膊给了姐姐一个大大的拥抱。”结合句意可知答案为A。

18.考查动词。A. reflected反射；B. concluded推断；C. understood明白；D. realized意识到。根据I ___18___ a while ago that I had spent far too much of my own life looking out of a window waiting for something or someone to ___19___ me what I wanted in this life.“不久前，我意识到，我花了太多的时间向窗外张望，等待着某样东西或某个人给我带来我这一生想要的东西。”结合句意可知答案为D。

19.考查动词。A. bring拿来；B. confirm确认；C. provide提供；D. tell告诉。根据I ___18___ a while ago that I had spent far too much of my own life looking out of a window waiting for something or someone to ___19___ me what I wanted in this life.“不久前，我意识到，我花了太多的时间向窗外张望，等待着某样东西或某个人给我带来我这一生想要的东西。”结合句意可知答案为A。

20.考查副词。A. gradually逐渐地；B. finally最后； C. generally一般地；D. suddenly突然地。根据It took me a long time to ___20___ feel the gentle tapping on my own shoulder.“我花了很长时间才终于感觉到有人轻轻地拍我的肩膀。”结合句意可知答案为B。