Question

    I was facing a decision. While delivering laundry (洗好的衣服) into ________ bedroom, I came across my thirteen-year-old sister’s diary, suffused (弥漫) with ________. What was I to do?

I had always been ________ of my little sister. Her charming smile, endearing personality and many talents ________ my place as leading lady. I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. ________, we seldom spoke. I sought opportunities to ________ her. Her diary lay at my feet, and I didn’t think of the________ of opening it, considering not her privacy, nor the morality of my action.

I took the book from the floor and opened it ________, looking through the pages, searching for my name, convinced that I would discover ________. As I read, the blood ran from my face. I felt ________ and sat on the floor. There was neither charge nor hate. There was a brief description of herself, her goals and her dreams followed by a short description of the person who has ________ her most.

I started to cry. I was her ________. She admired me for my personality, my achievements and, ironically (嘲讽地), my ________. She wanted to be like me. She had been watching me for years, quietly admiring my choices and actions. I stopped reading, ________ with the crime I had committed.

I had wasted years hating her and now I had violated her ________. It was I who had lost something beautiful, and it was I who would never ________ myself to do such a thing again. Reading the earnest words my sister had written seemed to ________ an icy barrier around my heart, and I longed to know her again. On that fateful afternoon, as I ________ the laundry and rose to my feet, I _______ to go to her—this time to experience instead of to judge, to ________ instead of to fight. After all, she was my sister.

1.A. their B. his C. her D. my

2.A. attraction B. entertainment C. ambition D. enthusiasm

3.A. envious B. proud C. fond D. afraid

4.A. occupied B. threatened C. replaced D. saved

5.A. As a result B. In return C. The other hand D. Once again

6.A. support B. teach C. blame D. comfort

7.A. significance B. conclusion C. possibility D. consequence

8.A. angrily B. hesitantly C. correctly D. carelessly

9.A. complaints B. praises C. doubts D. congratulations

10.A. shy B. fearful C. ashamed D. nervous

11.A. respected B. bothered C. disappointed D. inspired

12.A. sister B. hero C. angel D. leader

13.A. honesty B. intelligence C. wisdom D. personality

14.A. impressed B. covered C. struck D. connected

15.A. war B. Peace C. agreement D. trust

16.A. enjoy B. allow C. behave D. devote

17.A. melt B. form C. build D. create

18.A. put up B. put off C. put aside D. put on

19.A. dreamed B. promised C. attempted D. decided

20.A. hug B. challenge C. listen D. beg

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者因为妹妹的讨人喜欢的性格和才能一直偷偷地和她竞争，开始讨厌她的能力。某天在作者去妹妹房间放洗好的衣服的时候，意外地发现了妹妹的日记，于是决定偷看，想在日记中找到妹妹对自己抱怨的话。结果却发现妹妹一直把作者当做鼓励她的人，因为作者的个性和成就而钦佩作者，作者感觉非常羞愧。并决定以后与妹妹友好相处，不辜负她的信任。

1.考查形容词性物主代词辨析。A. their他们的；B. his他的；C. her 她的；D. my我的。根据下文“I came across my thirteen-year-old sister’s diary”我偶然发现了我妹妹的日记可知，我是在将喜好的衣服放到她的房间的时候发现的，故选C。

2.考查名词词义辨析。A. attraction吸引力；B. entertainment娱乐；C. ambition野心；D. enthusiasm热情。结合句意，我作者偶然发现了我13岁的妹妹的日记，这日记充满了吸引力（attraction）。故选A。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。A. envious嫉妒的；B. proud骄傲的；C. fond喜欢的；D. afraid害怕的。结合文章第二段第二句中 Her charming smile, endearing personality and many talents 可知，“我”一直嫉妒（envious）“我”的小妹妹。故选A。

4.考查动词词义辨析。A. occupied占据；B. threatened威胁；C. replaced取代；D. saved保存。结合句意，她迷人的微笑，可爱的个性和许多才能威胁（threaten）我作为女主角的位置。故选B。

5.考查短语辨析。A. As a result结果；B. In return作为报答；C. The other hand另一个；D. Once again再一次。结合上文，“我”偷偷地和她竞争，开始讨厌她的能力，结果（as a result），“我们”几乎不说话。故选A。

6.考查名词词义辨析。A. support支持；B. teach 教；C. blame责备；D. comfort安慰。结合文章第二段第三句 I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. 可知，“我”偷偷跟妹妹竞争，讨厌她的能力，此处应是“我”找到机会责备（blame）她。故选C。

7.考查名词词义辨析。A. significance意义；B. conclusion结论；C. possibility可能性；D. consequence结果；后果。结合句意，她的日记在“我”的脚边，“我”没想到打开它的后果（consequence）。故选D。

8.考查副词词义辨析。A. angrily生气地；B. hesitantly犹豫地；C. correctly正确地；D. carelessly粗心地。结合句意，我把书从地板上拿起来，犹豫地（hesitantly）打开。故选B。

9.考查名词词义辨析。A. complaints抱怨；B. praises赞美；C. doubts怀疑；D. congratulations恭喜。结合文章第二段第三句 I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. 可知，“我”对妹妹是没有好感的，因此“我”浏览这些页面，寻找“我”的名字，确信“我”将会发现抱怨（complaint）的字眼。故选A。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。A. shy害羞的；B. fearful害怕的；C. ashamed 羞愧的；D. nervous紧张的。结合下文 There was neither charge nor hate. 可知，妹妹没有指责没有恨。因此，“我”感觉到惭愧（ashamed），坐在地板上。故选C。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. respected尊重；B. bothered打扰；C. disappointed失望；D. inspired鼓舞；激励。结合句意，日记中有关于她自己、她的目标和梦想的简短描述，其次是对激励（inspired）她最多的人的描述。故选D。

12.考查名词词义辨析。 A. sister姐妹；B. hero英雄；C. angel天使；D. leader领导人。结合下文，她因“我”的个性和成就而钦佩“我”，可知“我”是她的英雄（hero）。

13.考查名词词义辨析。A. honesty诚实；B. intelligence智力；C. wisdom才智；D. personality性格。结合句意，她钦佩“我”的个性，“我”的成就，讽刺的是，还有“我”的诚实（honesty）。此处“我”偷看了妹妹的日记，因此说到诚实这一点，就很讽刺。故选A。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. impressed使印象深刻；B. covered覆盖；C. struck卡住；D. connected连接。结合句意，“我”停止了阅读，陷入（strike）了“我”犯的罪行里。struck 为 strike 的过去式。故选C。

15.考查名词词义辨析。A. war战争；B. Peace和平；C. agreement同意；D. trust信任。结合句意，“我”浪费了好几年的时间去恨她，现在“我”因为偷看了她的日记，已经破坏了信任（trust）。故选D。

16.考查动词词义辨析。A. enjoy欣赏；B. allow允许；C. behave表现；D. devote奉献。结合句意，是“我”失去了一些美丽的东西，而“我”永远不会允许（allow）“我”自己再做这种事。故选B。

17.考查动词词义辨析。A. melt融化；B. form 形成；C. build建造；D. create创造。结合句意，读着妹妹写的恳切的话语，似乎融化了（melt）的“我”心周围的冰冷的屏障。故选A。

18.考查动词短语辨析。A. put up提供；建造；B. put off推迟；C. put aside放到一边；D. put on穿上。结合句意，在那个决定命运的下午，当“我”把洗好的衣服放在一边（put aside）并站起来时。故选C。

19.考查动词词义辨析。A. dreamed梦想；B. promised承诺；C. attempted企图；D. decided决定。结合句意，在那个决定命运的下午，“我”把洗好的衣服放在一边，并站起来，决定（decide）去找她。故选D。

20.考查动词词义辨析。A. hug拥抱；B. challenge挑战；C. listen听；D. beg恳求。结合句意，这次是去体验而不是去评判，是去拥抱（hug）而不是斗争。故选A。