Question

    I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had _______ forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.

One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how _______ I had behaved toward Mother. “I must make things right now,” I thought.

Quietly I _______ out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall. The _______ from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing.

I quickly _______ a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so _______. I didn’t want my sisters to know my business so I _______ a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this.” Then I _______ moved into my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.

The next morning when I _______ my bed after breakfast, I ________ found a return note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and ________ me. This became my way of apologizing whenever I talked ________ or disobeyed. Mother always left a return note, but she never ________ our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were ________, she never mentioned them when we sisters ________ our childhood.

When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in handwriting which read, “In the event of my death, please ________ these.”

I ________ the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my ________, I recognized my childish writing, “PS. Please don’t let anyone else see this. Love, Edie.” I gently placed the unopened bundle in the ________ along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like ________.”

1.A. long B. hardly C. never D. often

2.A. well B. politely C. happily D. badly

3.A. went B. rushed C. slipped D. moved

4.A. moon B. light C. gas D. lamp

5.A. found B. sent C. wrote D. took

6.A. lazy B. late C. careless D. naughty

7.A. took B. added C. brought D. placed

8.A. quietly B. quickly C. calmly D. hurriedly

9.A. searched B. left C. made D. folded

10.A. secretly B. unexpectedly C. happily D. fortunately

11.A. favored B. understood C. supported D. forgave

12.A. over B. back C. loudly D. big

13.A. spoke about B. put on C. gave out D. got around

14.A. alone B. curious C. older D. interested

15.A. reminded B. forgot C. missed D. recalled

16.A. keep B. destroy C. hide D. announce

17.A. turned over B. tore open C. looked through D. picked up

18.A. sadness B. embarrassment C. surprise D. excitement

19.A. drawer B. wastebasket C. bedroom D. dresser

20.A. God B. an angel C. a bird D. Mother

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

文章讲述作者在妈妈去世后，查看妈妈的遗物的时候，意外的发现小时候和妈妈相互写的字条，里面包含了妈妈对她的爱，也有妈妈信守诺言的品质。

1.考查副词辨析。A. long长，久；B. hardly几乎不；C. never从不；D. often经常。根据从下文something that happened to me as a child.可知，作者发现他忘了很久的事情。故A选项正确。

2.考查副词辨析。A. well好地；B. politely礼貌地；C. happily快乐地；D. badly恶劣地。根据下文“I must make things right now.”I thought.可知，作者回想起那天发生的事情以及对母亲的恶劣行为。故D选项正确。

3.析考查动词辨析。A. went去；B. rushed冲；C. slipped溜；D. moved移动。根据下文and then tiptoed into the hall.可知，作者悄悄的从床上溜下来，从梳妆台上拿起纸和笔。故C选项正确。

4.考查名词辨析。A. moon月亮；B. light光线；C. gas汽油；D. lamp灯。此处指起居室的灯光很昏暗。故B选项正确。

5.考查动词辨析。A. found；发现B. sent送；C. wrote写；D. took拿。根据上文作者拿纸和笔可知，作者写了一张字条给妈妈。故C选项正确。

6.考查形容词辨析。A. lazy懒惰的；B. late迟到的；C. careless粗心的；D. naughty调皮的。根据上文I recalled the events of the day and how ___2___ I had behaved toward Mother.可知，作者请求妈妈原谅他的调皮。故D选项正确。

7.考查动词辨析。A. took拿；B. added添加，补充；C. brought带来；D. placed放置。根据下文a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this.”可知，作者不想让他的姐妹们知道他的事，所以他加了一句附言，“请不要让其他人看到这个。”故B选项正确。

8.考查副词辨析。A. quietly悄悄地；B. quickly快地；C. calmly冷静地；D. hurriedly匆忙地。根据上文Quietly I ___3___ out of bed and picked up the pencil可知，作者这一切都是悄悄的做的。故A选项正确。

9.考查动词辨析。A. searched寻找；B. left离开；C. made使得，制作；D. folded折叠。句意：第二天早上，当我吃完早饭后铺床的时候。make the bed“铺床，整理床铺”。故C选项正确。

10.考查副词辨析。A. secretly秘密地；B. unexpectedly意想不到地；C. happily快乐地；D. fortunately幸运地。句意：我意料之外的发现枕头下面有一张回复的便条。故B选项正确。

11.考查动词辨析。A. favored支持；B. understood理解；C. supported支持；D. forgave原谅。根据上文Mother wrote that she loved me可知，妈妈原谅了作者。故D选项正确。

12.考查副词辨析。A. talk over讨论；B. talk back顶嘴；C. talk loudly大声说；D. talk big吹牛。根据空后or disobeyed可知，每当作者顶嘴或不听话时，这就成了他道歉的方式。故B选项正确。

13.考查动词辨析。A. spoke about谈论；B. put on穿上；C. gave out分发；D. got around四处走动。根据下文she never mentioned them when we sisters ___15___ our childhood.可知，妈妈从不在大家面前说出我们枕头下的这些便条。故A选项正确。

14.考查形容词辨析。A. alone单独的；B. curious好奇的；C. older年长的；D. interested感兴趣的。句意：甚至当我们长大了，她也从没有提到过这些便条。故C选项正确。

15.考查动词辨析。A. reminded提醒；B. forgot忘记；C. missed想念，错过；D. recalled回想。句意：当我们长大了，回忆我们的童年的时候，妈妈也没有提到过这些便条。故D选项正确。

16.考查动词辨析。A. keep保持；B. destroy破坏；C. hide躲藏；D. announce宣布。句意：纸条上面写着：在我去世的时候，毁了这些东西。故B选项正确。

17.考查动词辨析。A. turned over翻过来；B. tore open撕开；C. looked through浏览；D. picked up捡起，习得，恢复，接送。根据下文glanced at the handwriting on the bottom.可知，作者将包裹翻过来，看见底部的字。故A选项正确。

18.考查名词辨析。A. sadness悲伤；B. embarrassment尴尬；C. surprise惊讶；D. excitement兴奋。句意：使我惊讶的是，我认出我小时候的字体。故C选项正确。

19.考查名词辨析。A. drawer抽屉；B. wastebasket垃圾篓；C. bedroom卧室；D. dresser梳妆台。根据下文for the rubbish burner.可知，作者将没有打开的包裹轻轻的丢进垃圾篓。故B选项正确。

20.考查名词辨析。A. God上帝；B. an angel一位天使；C. a bird一只鸟；D. Mother母亲。文章一直写作者和妈妈的事情，这里表示她也想象妈妈一样。故D选项正确。