Question

    I didn’t grow up in a very loving family. In fact, there are few, _______, happy memories I have of my childhood _______ my family members. My _______moments were those spent with the few friends I was _______ to have. My family eventually alienated (排斥) all the neighbors. _______, I didn’t even have kids to play with and became quite serious just to hide my pain.

There was another family in town that seemed _______to mine. They had a lot of children too. I always wondered what it would be like _______ my family were more like them. They never knew it, but I watched them and _______them. They were kind, genuine and close.

_______ later I found myself back in the very same place, in that same small town I had ________________. This time I was in that town for my mother’s funeral. My family gave each other the cold ________________, as always. I felt upset that neither time nor circumstances could make them act with ________________ toward each other. As I approached the church for the funeral, memories came ________________back to me. I remembered the warm, kind smiles of that family.

After the funeral service a meal was provided. When looking for seats with my husband, I heard a ________________voice I hadn’t heard in decades call my name. I ________________and the father of that family I had admired was there. He was a church volunteer for my mother’s funeral lunch. We chatted for a bit. I ________________my happy child a few meters away to him and it was at that point that I realized I was raising my boy in a way I had seen him bring ________________his own children so long ago. He wasn’t ________________ of it, but my son’s life has been greatly ________________by him.

So, live your life with love and kindness. You never know who’s watching, who you will ________________and whose life you'll change.

1.A.if not B.if ever C.if any D.if so

2.A.surrounding B.including C.involving D.centering

3.A.tensest B.saddest C.merriest D.plainest

4.A.allowed B.ordered C.urged D.requested

5.A.Moreover B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore

6.A.superior B.opposite C.similar D.considerate

7.A.while B.if C.though D.till

8.A.admired B.joined C.respected D.followed

9.A.Days B.Weeks C.Months D.Decades

10.A.left behind B.dreamed of C.wiped out D.counted on

11.A.shoulder B.kick C.kiss D.fish

12.A.hate B.regret C.reason D.kindness

13.A.stepping B.moving C.flooding D.turning

14.A.strange B.familiar C.broken D.sharp

15.A.walked around B.turned around C.came around D.got around

16.A.picked out B.drove out C.pulled out D.pointed out

17.A.back B.up C.in D.out

18.A.worthy B.ashamed C.sure D.aware

19.A.affected B.disturbed C.twisted D.valued

20.A.train B.assess C.inspire D.regulate

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。作者在不快乐的家庭环境里长大，非常羡慕邻居一家。在参加完自己母亲的葬礼之后，与邻居家的父亲交谈后发现，作者的教育方式与多年前他看到这位父亲教育孩子的方式同出一辙。由此感叹：你不会知道谁在看着你，谁会受到你的启迪，你会改变他们的一生。

1.考查习惯表达辨析。句意：事实上，在我童年的记忆中，有家人在场的欢乐记忆少之又少，几乎没有。A.if not如果不是；B.if ever如果曾；C.if any如果有的话；D. if so如果是这样的话。根据语境可知，此处指即使有的话，也很少。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，在我童年的记忆中，有家人在场的欢乐记忆少之又少，几乎没有。A.surrounding围绕；B.including包括；C.involving涉及；D.centering集中。根据前文I didn't grow up in a very loving family.可知，作者并不是在一个温馨和睦的家庭中长大的，由此可以推断，涉及到家人的美好回忆是相当少的。故选C。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我最快乐的时光是与少数几个朋友一起度过的，他们是我被允许拥有的仅有的伙伴。A.tensest最紧张的；B.saddest最伤心的；C.merriest最快乐的；D.plainest最朴素的。上文谈到没有与家人的快乐时光，与此处相对比，因此用积极的形容词。故选C。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我最快乐的时光是与少数几个朋友一起度过的，他们是我被允许拥有的仅有的伙伴。A.allowed允许；B.ordered命令；C.urged督促；D.requested要求。根据后文My family eventually alienated (排斥) all the neighbors.可知，作者家人十分排斥邻里，由此推断出他们是作者被允许拥有的仅有的伙伴。故选A。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：所以，我甚至没有一个可以一起玩的孩子，为了掩饰我的痛苦，我变得很严肃。A.Moreover此外；B.However然而；C.Otherwise否则；D.Therefore因此，所以。根据前文My family eventually alienated (排斥) all the neighbors.可知，我的家人最终排斥所有的邻居，因此直接导致了后文所说的“我甚至没有一个可以一起玩的孩子”。两者成因果关系，因此用therefore。故选D。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：城里有另一户人家看上去和我家十分相似。A.superior优秀的；B.opposite对立的；C.similar相似的；D.considerate体贴的。根据下文They had a lot of children too.及语境可知，这家人应是孩子和我们一样多，所以应该是similar，似乎和我家十分相似。故选C。

7.考查连词辨析。句意：我时常会想，如果我们家像他们一样会是什么样子。A.while当……的时候；B.if如果；C.though虽然；D.till直到。if如果。根据后文They were kind, genuine and close.可知，那户人家其乐融融，很自然地会勾起作者的联想和渴望。故选B。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们从未知道我的心思，我却观察着他们、倾慕着他们。A. admired倾慕，欣赏；B. joined加入；C. respected尊重；D. followed跟随。那户人家的氛围比我们家好太多了，因此我只能远远观望，暗自倾慕这种温馨和睦的家庭。故选A。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：数十年后，我发现自己回到了同样的地方，回到自己抛弃的同一个小城镇。A.Days天；B.Weeks周；C.Months月；D.Decades数十年。根据后文This time I was in that town for my mother’s funeral.可知，这一次作者是来参加母亲葬礼的，因此与前文叙述童年的时间跨度长达几十年。故选D。

10.考查动词短语辨析。句意：数十年后，我发现自己回到了同样的地方，回到自己抛弃的同一个小城镇。A.left behind抛在后面；B.dreamed of梦想；C.wiped out消灭；D.counted on依靠。根据语境可知，作者早已离开童年的小镇，多年未回，小镇早已被作者抛却脑后。left behind遗留，抛弃。故选A。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：像往常一样，我的家人对彼此都很冷淡。A.shoulder肩膀；B.kick踢；C.kiss吻；D.fish鱼。根据下文I felt upset that neither time nor circumstances could make them act with ____12____ toward each other.可知，作者的家人对彼此都很冷淡。give sb. the colder shoulder意为“冷眼相待”。故选A。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：时间和环境都不能使他们对彼此友善，我感到沮丧。A.hate憎恨；B.regret后悔；C.reason原因；D.kindness善意。根据上文可知，作者并不是在一个温馨和睦的家庭中长大的，因此无论何时何种情况时间和环境都不能使他们对彼此友善，作者对此感到十分痛心。故选D。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我到达教堂参加葬礼的时候，回忆如潮水般向我涌来。A.stepping踏入；B.moving移动；C.flooding涌入；D.turning转变。flooding为比喻性的用法，意为“如潮水般的涌来”。故选C。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在和丈夫一起寻找座位时，我听到一个几十年来从未听到过的熟悉的声音在呼唤我的名字。A.strange陌生的；B.familiar熟悉的；C.broken破损的；D.sharp锋利的。根据I hadn’t heard in decades可知，数十年未听到，这个声音是我曾听过的，因此用familiar。故选B。

15.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我转过身，我所仰慕的那个家庭的父亲就在那里。A.walked around四处走动；B.turned around转身；C.came around苏醒；D.got around到处走。作者听到有人在呼唤，便转身。故选B。

16.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我指给他看我那个兴高采烈的儿子，离他只有几米远。那一刻我忽然意识到我教育儿子的方式与多年前我看到他教育自己孩子的方式同出一辙。A.picked out挑出；B.drove out开出；C.pulled out拉出；D.pointed out指出。作者与他相谈片刻，并将不远处的孩子指给他看。不能选pick out，因为虽然说pick out 是人群中辨认出，但是这个短语不能强调作者与邻居之间的互动，所以不能选pick out。故选D。

17.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我指给他看我那个兴高采烈的儿子，离他只有几米远。那一刻我忽然意识到我教育儿子的方式与多年前我看到他教育自己孩子的方式同出一辙。A.bring back带回；B.bring up抚养；C.bring in引进；D.bring out生产，出版。bring up抚养，相当于raise。根据空格上下文可推断，那一刻我意识到，作者在用与那位父亲同样的方式来抚养作者的儿子。故选B。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管他并没有意识到这一点，我儿子的生活其实深受他的影响。A.worthy有价值的；B.ashamed羞愧的；C.sure确定的；D.aware意识到的。根据前文They never knew it, but I watched them and ___8___them.可知，他并没有意识到这一点。故选D。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管他并没有意识到这一点，我儿子的生活其实深受他的影响。A.affected影响；B.disturbed打扰；C.twisted扭动；D.valued重视。根据前文可知，作者一直向往那种和睦的家庭，因此作者在抚养儿子时，会有意无意地倾向于营造温馨的家庭氛围，因此作者孩子是受他影响的。故选A。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：你永远不知道谁在注视着你，谁会受到你的激励，你会改变他们的一生。A.train训练；B.assess评定；C.inspire激励；D.regulate控制。结合作者的自身经历来看，作者一直暗中观望的那个家庭无形中影响到了作者的家庭观，而他们对此并不知晓。因此你永远不知道谁在注视着你，而你又会激励和影响谁。故选C。