Question

    In the 1950s, I was an only child of a single mother , living in a modest cottage in New Zealand. There was no TV and very little _______to spend on entertainment. _______we had our books and enjoyed _______better than reading aloud to each other. My mother read me The Faraway Tree Stories, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island and poetry as well. _______I turned seven, I was able to take my _______at the reading role, and we spent many pleasant evenings laughing over _______ characters.

In 1964, I was 18 and moved to Auckland, but we still phoned each other and talked about books. Years later, Mum’s eyesight began to _______. She found it _______difficult to read the small print of her beloved books. She enjoyed looking at magazines but missed _______up with the latest books by her favourite __________.

Later, I became a Special Needs library assistant and my __________was to select books for __________impaired（损伤的）people. In time, I introduced my mother to large-print novels and audio-books, which gave her a great deal of __________as her eyesight grew more dim(模糊的).

In her 70s, Mum’s choice of reading seemed to __________to mainly murder mystery stories. I was __________to see that, so I bought her a more “worthy” audio-book. The next day, I asked, “How are you getting on with that latest book?” “Oh, not so well,” she replied__________. I didn’t try to “improve” my mother’s literary __________after that.

A few years ago Mum __________away. There are still so many thing I’d like to tell her. I’d like to __________her for her early guidance in the __________world of books. And I’m happy to say that I’m also into audio-books now.

1.A. time B. money C. energy D. interest

2.A. Though B. However C. But D. And

3.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

4.A. When B. Unless C. If D. Until

5.A. chance B. turn C. responsibility D. part

6.A. real B. innocent C. funny D. happy

7.A. fall B. fail C. lose D. drop

8.A. increasingly B. quickly C. slowly D. suddenly

9.A. catching B. keeping C. ending D. coming

10.A. readers B. publishers C. authors D. assistants

11.A. task B. dream C. plan D. promise

12.A. mentally B. physically C. bodily D. visually

13.A. anxiety B. joy C. passion D. sympathy

14.A. narrow down B. open up C. change D. remove

15.A. desperate B. content C. sad D. pleased

16.A. positively B. awkwardly C. coldly D. eventually

17.A. choice B. taste C. level D. degree

18.A. went B. gave C. moved D. passed

19.A. appreciate B. express C. thank D. impress

20.A. wonderful B. abstract C. accessible D. ambiguous

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者小时候受到母亲的熏陶，爱上了阅读。当作者长大后，母亲的视力越来越差，作者开始帮助母亲，给母亲提供她喜欢的读物。

1.考查名词词义辨析。time时间；money钱；energy能量，精力；interest兴趣。根据“a modest cottage”和“no TV”可知，作者家境一般，不富裕。由此可知，作者和母亲没有多少钱可以花在娱乐活动上。故B选项正确。

2.考查连词（副词）词义辨析。though尽管；however（副词）但是；but（连词）但是；and和。前文提到，我们没有钱娱乐，没有电视机。下文提到，我们有书。很明显，上下文之间是转折关系。故C选项正确。however置于句首，一般用逗号和主句隔开。

3.考查不定代词辨析。something某物，某事；anything任何事情，任何物；everything一切；nothing什么也没有。根据该段后文的叙述可知，作者和母亲喜欢阅读，即：和阅读相比，没有更喜欢的东西了。D选项正确。

4.考查连词词义辨析。when当……时候；unless除非，如果不；if如果；until直到。当作者到了七岁的时候，已经能够给母亲读书了。A选项正确。

5.考查名词词义辨析。chance机会；turn轮到，转动，转弯处；responsibility责任；part部分。上一句提到在作者小的时候，母亲给作者读书。到了作者七岁的时候，作者就能够给母亲读书了。即：在阅读中，轮到作者给母亲阅读了。故B选项正确。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。real真的；innocent无辜的，清白的；funny有趣的，好笑的；happy快乐的，幸福的。根据“laughing”可以推知，那些角色非常有趣，所以作者和母亲哈哈大笑。C选项正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。fall落下；fail衰退，失败；lose失去；drop使落下。根据后面的“found it difficult to read the small print”可知，母亲的视力开始衰退。B选项正确。

8.考查副词词义辨析。increasingly越来越……；quickly快速地；slowly慢地；suddenly突然地。母亲的视力开始衰退，由此可知，她发现读小的印刷体越来越困难。A选项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。catch抓住；keep保持；end结束；come来。她喜欢看杂志，但是没能够跟上她最喜欢的作者写的新书。故B选项正确。keep up with意为“跟上……，了解（最新的发展）”。

10.考查名词词义辨析。reader读者；publisher出版商；author作者；assistant助手。她喜欢看杂志，但是没能够赶上她最喜欢的作者写的新书。C选项正确。

11.考查名词词义辨析。task任务；dream梦想；plan计划；promise承诺，诺言。根据前文可知，作者做助理，她的任务就是为视力受损的人挑选书籍。A选项正确。

12.考查副词词义辨析。mentally精神上地；physically物理地；bodily身体地；visually视觉地。根据后文“I introduced my mother to large-print novels”可知，作者向母亲推荐大号字体的小说。第二段提到作者母亲的视力越来越差。故可知，该处指作者为视力受损的人们挑选书籍。故D选项正确。

13.考查名词词义辨析。anxiety焦虑；joy高兴；passion热情；sympathy同情。因为母亲视力越来越模糊，所以作者给母亲推荐的大号字体的小说和有声读物给母亲带来了快乐。故B选项正确。

14.考查动词（短语）词义辨析。narrow down减少；open up开放；change改变；remove移走。根据后面的“mainly”和下文的“I didn’t try to “improve” my mother’s literary”可知，70年代，母亲的阅读选择似乎主要缩减到了谋杀故事。A选项正确。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。desperate绝望的；content满意的，满足的；sad悲伤的；pleased高兴的。根据“I bought her a more “worthy” audio-book”可知，作者对于母亲阅读范围的缩减不满意，所以作者给母亲买了一本自认为更值得的有声书。由此可知，C选项正确。

16.考查副词词义辨析。positively积极地；awkwardly尴尬地；coldly冷淡地；eventually最终。根据“not so well”和后面的 “I didn’t try to “improve” my mother’s literary…after that”可知，作者母亲对作者买的书不满意，所以她的回答很“冷淡”。故C选项正确。

17.考查名词词义辨析。choice选择；taste品味；level水平；degree程度。从此以后，作者再也没有企图提高母亲的文学品味。B选项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。go去；give给；move移动；pass经过。上一段提到母亲70多岁了，由此可知，该处应指几年前母亲去世了。pass away意为“去世”，故D选项正确。

19.考查动词词义辨析。appreciate感激；express表达；thank感谢；impress给……留下印象。作者想要感谢母亲早期的指导。C选项正确。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。wonderful极好的，精彩的；abstract抽象的；accessible易到达的，易接近的；ambiguous模糊的，模棱两可的。根据整篇文章可知，作者在母亲的引导下，踏入了书籍的精彩世界。故A选项正确。