Question

    I have lived in Keelung for over twenty years. Before 20, I had not traveled abroad. The _____ places I had visited were scenic spots in my hometown. I was always told to come back home right away after school. My two schools were very _____; it took less than fifteen minutes to arrive at the schools from home.

_____ I was a junior-high-school student, after a final exam, a few classmates _____ me to visit Taipei. Needless to say, I was full of _____ and asked Mother for _____ to join this hike. But to my _____, my mother refused my request because she was worried about my _____. In spite of(尽管) the fact, I tried to ____ her, telling her about our destinations and my classmates’ _____ experiences of visiting Taipei, but she just said, “Unless parents _____ you, you can’t go.” I did my best to _____ her but it was all in vain. I faced a dilemma. On the one hand, I knew that Mother’s firm disagreement was because my brother was injured in an accident when he was traveling. To be a considerate son, should I _____ my desire? On the other hand, I didn’t want to _____ a valuable opportunity to grow up and to be _____. Filled with sadness and anger, I _____ a cold war with Mother. I neither talked with her nor did I go out of my room. Two days later, my mother not only _____ my classmates about the visit but also called their parents to _____ safety problem. Through a number of phone calls, finally she agreed. Before I left, _____, she once again talked about her concern. I listened carefully and patiently and gave her a thankful embrace because I knew that was the way my mother’s _____ went.

1.A. richest B. farthest C. best D. largest

2.A. steep B. near C. dangerous D. boring

3.A. Though B. After C. Since D. When

4.A. invited B. promised C. forced D. attracted

5.A. energy B. hope C. excitement D. surprise

6.A. help B. advice C. money D. permission

7.A. puzzle B. hesitation C. regret D. disappointment

8.A. study B. health C. safety D. age

9.A. convince B. trust C. overcome D. control

10.A. necessary B. enough C. steady D. creative

11.A. accompany B. reject C. participate D. declare

12.A. remove B. encourage C. persuade D. inspire

13.A. give away B. give off C. give out D. give up

14.A. miss B. avoid C. ignore D. abolish

15.A. independent B. smart C. separate D. sensitive

16.A. started B. gathered C. picked D. ended

17.A. motivated B. reminded C. informed D. consulted

18.A. discuss B. study C. research D. require

19.A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. thus

20.A. fear B. love C. expectation D. appreciation

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.A

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了我和同学去台北旅游前妈妈的担心让我认识到妈妈爱的方式。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。A. richest最富有的；B. farthest最远的；C. best最好的；D. largest最大的。根据本空前的“I had not traveled abroad.”可知，我没有出过国旅游，我去得最远的地方就是家乡的旅游景点，故B项正确。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。A. steep陡峭的；B. near近的；C. dangerous危险的；D. boring无聊的。根据本空后的“it took less than fifteen minutes to arrive at the schools from home.”可知，我的两个学校离家很近，从家里到学校不到15分钟，故B项正确。

3.考查连词词义辨析。A. Though尽管；B. After在……之后；C. Since自从；D. When当……时。根据本空后的“I was a junior-high-school student, after a final exam, a few classmates ___4___ me to visit Taipei.”可知，当我上初中的时候，一次期末考试后，几个同学邀请我去台北，故D项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。A. invited邀请；B. promised答应；C. forced强迫；D. attracted吸引。根据上文可知，一次期末考试后，几个同学邀请我去台北，故A项正确。

5.考查名词词义辨析。A. energy精力；B. hope希望；C. excitement兴奋；D. surprise惊讶。同学邀请我去台北，我肯定是很兴奋，故C项正确。

6.考查名词词义辨析。A. help 帮助；B. advice建议； C. money金钱；D. permission允许。根据语境可知，我请求妈妈允许我去台北，故D项正确。

7.考查名词词义辨析。A. puzzle迷惑；B. hesitation犹豫；C. regret后悔；D. disappointment失望。根据本空后的“my mother refused my request because she was worried about my ___8___.”可知，令我失望的是，妈妈以担心我的安全为由拒绝了我的请求，故D项正确。

8.考查名词词义辨析。A. study学习；B. health健康；C. safety安全；D. age年龄。根据语境可知，妈妈没有同意我去台北是因为担心我的安全，故C项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。A. convince使信服；B. trust信任；C. overcome克服；D. control控制。根据本空后的“her, telling her about our destinations and my classmates’ ___10___ experiences of visiting Taipei”可知，尽管如此，我还是努力使她信服，告诉她我们的目的地和我同学足够的台北旅行经验，故A项正确。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。A. necessary必要的；B. enough足够的；C. steady稳定的；D. creative创造性的。根据上文可知，我还是努力使她信服，告诉她我们的目的地和我同学足够的台北旅行经验，故B项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. accompany陪伴； B. reject抵制；C. participate 参与；D. declare声明。上文说妈妈担心我的安全而不同意我和同学去台北旅游，此处是说除非有父母陪同，否则你不能去，故A项正确。

12.考查动词词义辨析。A. remove迁移；B. encourage鼓励；C. persuade说服；D. inspire鼓舞。根据本空后的“her but it was all in vain. I faced a dilemma.”可知，我尽最大努力去说服妈妈，但一切都是徒劳的，我面临着进退两难的困境，故C项正确。

13.考查动词短语辨析。A. give away赠送、泄露；B. give off发出（光等）；C. give out 分发；D. give up放弃。根据本空前的“To be a considerate son”可知，为了做一个体贴的儿子，我该放弃自己的愿望么？故D项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. miss错过；B. avoid避免； C. ignore忽视；D. abolish废除。根据本空后的“a valuable opportunity to grow up and to be ___15___.”可知，我不想错过一个成长和独立的宝贵机会，故A项正确。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。A. independent独立的；B. smart聪明的； C. separate分开的；D. sensitive敏感的。根据上文可知，我不想错过一个成长和独立的宝贵机会，故A项正确。

16.考查动词词义辨析。A. started开始；B. gathered聚集； C. picked捡；D. ended结束。根据本空后的“I neither talked with her nor did I go out of my room.”可知，我开始和妈妈冷战，我既没有和她说话也没有走出我的房间，故A项正确。

17.考查动词词义辨析。A. motivated激发；B. reminded提醒；C. informed通知；D. consulted咨询。根据本空后的“my classmates about the visit but also called their parents to ___18___ safety problem.”可知，两天后，妈妈不仅向我的同学咨询了去台北旅游的情况而且还打电话给他们父母讨论了安全问题，故D项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. discuss讨论；B. study学习；C. research调查；D. require要求。根据上文可知，妈妈不仅向我的同学咨询了去台北旅游的情况而且还打电话给他们父母讨论了安全问题，故A项正确。

19.考查副词词义辨析。A. otherwise否则；B. therefore因此；C. however然而、可是；D. thus所以。上文说妈妈最后终于同意了我和同学去台北旅游，可是在我离开之前，她再次谈到了她的担心，故C项正确。

20.考查名词词义辨析。A. fear害怕；B. love爱；C. expectation 期望；D. appreciation感激。根据本空前的“I listened carefully and patiently and gave her a thankful embrace because I knew that was the way my mother’s”可知，我仔细耐心地听着，给了她一个感激的拥抱，因为我知道这就是我妈妈爱的方式，故B项正确。