Question

My childhood left three months ago on a plane to Austria.

It was a ______ day when my baby cousins moved away. My cousins were a fundamental part of my life; ______ they were not with me, they were on my mind. They brought back the untroubled days of my childhood, _____ games, adventures and silliness, but they also helped  _____ me from an at-times selfish teenager into a responsible adult.

My aunt and uncle moved here from Boston with their 1-year-old daughter Yasmeen. They lived in an apartment on the side of our house and I was  _____ to have our family, especially a baby girl, so close to us. Yasmeen had close friendships with each of my sisters, but I knew the one that ______ between us was the strongest. As she began to walk on her own and talk in full sentences, I realized my great  _____ upon her. I noticed that she’d ______  some of my unpleasant actions, ______ with her mother after I had done the same. Yasmeen made me realize what being a good _______ really was.

When Maya was born, Yasmeen had a hard time _______. She was jealous（妒忌）of the attention we all paid to her new younger sister, so I did my best to keep her company when she might have not been _____. Once Yasmeen overcame her jealousy, she was able to ______ Maya’s presence, like we all did. I tried to take advantage of our times together, doing my best to _______ my schedule for my two favorite people.

My ______ with Yasmeen and Maya has taught me the importance of influential people. I know that I have helped Yasmeen and Maya ______, but “the babies” have had an even greater influence on my own life. They have shown me how to be a parent, a sister, a child, and most importantly, a friend. Our ______ has made me a better person—a more patient person, with the ability to _______endless questions and spilled（洒）juice; an _______ person, able to have fun and be happy with others; a role model, ________ the babies ideas about right and wrong, and a compassionate person, able to forgive and love.

1.A. relaxing B. busy C. fine D. sad

2.A. until B. before C. unless D. when

3.A. against B. besides C. through D. for

4.A. lead B. mature C. challenge D. encourage

5.A. afraid B. embarrassed C. surprised D. overjoyed

6.A. developed B. started C. survived D. ended

7.A. pressure B. dependence C. influence D. mercy

8.A. doubt B. copy C. regret D. guide

9.A. debating B. negotiating C. arguing D. checking

10.A. example B. partner C. friend D. leader

11.A. adjusting B. sharing C. recognizing D. struggling

12.A. admired B. noticed C. comforted D. protected

13.A. ignore B. enjoy C. sense D. mind

14.A. affect B. accept C. ruin D. free

15.A. experience B. experiment C. instruction D. interview

16.A. succeed B. grow C. think D. behave

17.A. relationship B. meeting C. responsibility D. respect

18.A. review B. avoid C. repeat D. tolerate

19.A. honest B. independent C. enthusiastic D. aggressive

20.A. awarding B. writing C. showing D. permitting

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了我帮助两个表妹成长的经历以及我们之间的关系对我的影响。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的表妹们搬走的那天是一个悲伤的日子。A. relaxing放松的；B. busy忙碌的；C. fine好的；D. sad悲伤的。根据空后的“my baby cousins moved away.”可知，表妹们搬走是令人悲伤的，故D项正确。

2.考查连词词义辨析。句意：当她们不在我身边的时候，她们就在我的脑海里。A. until直到；B. before在……之前；C. unless除非；D. when当……的时候。我的表妹们是我生活的重要组成部分，所以当她们不在我身边的时候，她们就在我的脑海里，故D项正确。

3.考查介词词义辨析。句意：通过游戏、冒险和傻事她们让我回想起童年无忧无虑的日子，她们也帮助我从一个自私的少年成长为一个负责任的成年人。A. against反对；B. besides除……之外还；C. through通过；D. for为了。根据空后的“games, adventures and silliness”可知，通过游戏、冒险和傻事她们让我回想起童年无忧无虑的日子，故C项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. lead带领；B. mature使……成长；C. challenge挑战；D. encourage鼓励。根据空后的“me from an at-times selfish teenager into a responsible adult.”可知，她们也帮助我从一个自私的少年成长为一个负责任的成年人，故B项正确。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们住在我家旁边的一套公寓里，我非常高兴我们的亲戚，尤其是一个小女孩，住得离我们这么近。A. afraid害怕的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. overjoyed狂喜的。亲戚住得离我们这么近，这让我非常高兴，故D项正确。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Yasmeen和我的每一个姐妹都有着亲密的友谊，但我知道我们之间发展的友谊是最牢固的。A. developed发展；B. started开始；C. survived存活；D. ended结束。根据空前的“friendships”可知此处指我和Yasmeen之间发展起来的友谊，故A项正确。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她开始自己走路，用完整的句子说话时，我意识到我对她有着巨大的影响。A. pressure压力；B. dependence依赖；C. influence影响；D. mercy怜悯。根据下文情节可知，我对Yasmeen的影响很大，故C项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我注意到她会模仿我的一些不好的行为，与她妈妈争论说我就是那样做的。A. doubt怀疑；B. copy复制、模仿；C. regret后悔；D. guide指导。根据空后的“some of my unpleasant actions, ___9___ with her mother after I had done the same.”可知，她会模仿我的一些不好的行为，故B项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. debating辩论；B. negotiating谈判；C. arguing争论；D. checking检查。根据空后的“with her mother after I had done the same.”可知，她会与她妈妈争论我就是那样做的，故C项正确。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Yasmeen让我意识到什么才是真正的好榜样。A. example榜样；B. partner伙伴；C. friend朋友；D. leader领导。上文说Yasmeen会模仿我不好的行为，她让我意识到什么才是真正的好榜样，故A项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Maya出生时，Yasmeen很难适应。A. adjusting适应；B. sharing分享；C. recognizing承认；D. struggling努力。根据空后的“She was jealous（妒忌）of the attention we all paid to her new younger sister”可知，她嫉妒我们大家对她刚出生的妹妹的关注，这说明她很难适应小妹妹的出生，故A项正确。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她嫉妒我们大家对她刚出生的小妹妹的关注，所以在她可能不被注意的时候，我尽量陪着她。A. admired钦佩；B. noticed注意；C. comforted安慰；D. protected保护。大家的注意力都在刚出生的Maya身上，所以Yasmeen可能不被人们注意，故B项正确。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一旦Yasmeen克服了她的嫉妒，她就会像我们一样喜欢Maya的存在。A. ignore忽视；B. enjoy喜欢、享受；C. sense感觉到；D. mind介意。根据空后的“like we all did.”可知，她会像我们一样喜欢Maya的存在，故B项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我试着利用我们在一起的时间，尽我最大的努力为我最喜欢的两个人腾出时间。A. affect影响；B. accept接受；C. ruin毁坏；D. free释放、腾出时间。根据空后的“my schedule for my two favorite people.”可知，我尽最大的努力为Yasmeen和Maya腾出时间，故D项正确。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我与Yasmeen和Maya的经历教会了我有影响力的人的重要性。A. experience经历；B. experiment试验；C. instruction指示；D. interview面试。此处指我花时间帮助Yasmeen克服嫉妒心理，喜欢上Maya的这个经历，故A项正确。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道我帮助Yasmeen和Maya成长，但她们对我自己的生活产生了更大的影响。A. succeed成功；B. grow成长；C. think思考；D. behave表现。根据上文情节可知，我帮助Yasmeen和Maya成长，故B项正确。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的关系使我成为一个更好的人——一个更有耐心的人，让我能够忍受无休止的问题和泼洒的果汁。A. relationship 关系；B. meeting会面；C. responsibility责任；D. respect尊重。根据上文内容可知，此处说的是我和Yasmeen和Maya之间的关系对我的影响，故A项正确。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. review 回顾；B. avoid避免；C. repeat重复；D. tolerate容忍、忍受。根据空前的“a more patient person,”可知，我们的关系让我成为一个更有耐心的人，让我能够忍受无休止的问题和泼洒的果汁，故D项正确。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：让我成为一个热情的人，能和别人相处得很愉快。A. honest诚实的；B. independent独立的；C. enthusiastic热心的、热情的；D. aggressive好斗的。根据空后的“able to have fun and be happy with others”可知，她们让我成为一个热情的人，能和别人相处得很愉快，故C项正确。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：让我成为一个榜样，向孩子们展示对与错的想法，让我成为一个富有同情心的人，能够原谅和爱。A. awarding授予；B. writing写；C. showing展示、显示；D. permitting允许。根据空后的“the babies ideas about right and wrong”可知，她们让我成为一个榜样，向孩子们展示对与错的想法，故C项正确。