Question

    For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other. I spent most of my childhood ______ with her – or trying to avoid her, as well as her bitterness, unhappiness and endless smoking. I learned how to defend myself with ______ designed to hurt her. In turn, she vowed(发誓) I would have a ______ who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.

Many years later when my husband and I decided to have a child, I was ______ to have a girl. I couldn’t ______ the thought of a daughter who might not love me – or who would want to ______ me. As soon as I became pregnant, I was convinced I was having a boy. In the delivery room, on my doctor putting my baby into my arms, I couldn’t wait to tell my mother I had a ______, while “he” was a girl. At that moment, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone but her.

____I couldn’t forget my mother’s teasing(耻笑的) vow, even after she died, I felt a little relived about it.______ my daughter got older, whenever we argued, I worried we were ______ the same awful path that my mother and I had gone down.

Last summer, my daughter ______ 18, the same age when my mother threw me out of her apartment for ______. However, I was with her, planning for her first year at college. When my husband and I dropped her off at her school in New York, I finally ______ to her my biggest fear that we would end up like me and my mother. “That will never happen.” she _______ me, kissing me goodbye. Six weeks later, my husband and I returned to the campus. I ______ myself arguing with my daughter about her messy room, not using the library and her mistake of choosing the room near the bathroom. I couldn’t stop myself. And then ______ came: “You’re just like your mother,” my daughter screamed. “I hate you.” And then she ______.

I finally heard the words I had always dreaded. But maybe that was because I ______ them. I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would ______. Later that evening, we picked my daughter up to a restaurant. We ate ______. But when we separated, I hugged her. The next morning, she called telling she loved me. There wasn’t anything to be afraid of anymore. There was just a relationship we should work on with each other.

1.A.fighting B.playing C.sharing D.communicating

2.A.weapons B.activities C.actions D.words

3.A.husband B.daughter C.child D.friend

4.A.uncertain B.unlucky C.afraid D.willing

5.A.have B.afford C.hold D.bear

6.A.love B.obey C.escape from D.keep from

7.A.daughter B.son C.baby D.life

8.A.But B.Furthermore C.And D.Or

9.A.When B.As C.While D.With

10.A.in B.on C.at D.along

11.A.became B.grew C.turned D.went

12.A.all B.nothing C.my good D.good

13.A.admitted B.informed C.presented D.told

14.A.reflected B.referred C.pardoned D.promised

15.A.wanted B.asked C.found D.forced

16.A.they B.she C.it D.that

17.A.stormed away B.gave away C.looked away D.walked away

18.A.deserved B.demanded C.equaled D.appreciated

19.A.break B.tear C.last D.crash

20.A.in vain B.in brief C.in general D.in silence

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文是记叙文。讲述了作者和母亲关系一直剑拔弩张，一直害怕自己和女儿的关系也变成那样，虽然也有分歧争吵，但是经过双方的努力，母女关系和好如初。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：小时候我经常和妈妈打架或尽量避开她。A. fighting 打架； B. playing 玩耍； C. sharing分享；D. communicating 交流。根据For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other.得知我和母亲关系紧张经常打架。故选A。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我学会了说一些伤害妈妈的话来保护自己。A. weapons 武器； B. activities 活动； C. actions 行动；D. words 话语。designed to hurt her.得知这里是伤害母亲的话。故选D。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：妈妈说我今后也会有一个像我对母亲一样对待我的女儿。A. husband 丈夫； B. daughter 女儿； C. child 孩子；D. friend 朋友。the thought of a daughter who might not love me得知妈妈诅咒我今后也有一个跟我天天干仗的女儿。故选B。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多年后，当我想要怀宝宝时，害怕自己有一个女儿。A. uncertain 不确定的； B. unlucky 不幸运的； C. afraid 害怕的； D. willing 乐意的。who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.我害怕真中了妈妈曾经的话。得知故选C。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不能忍受想到会有一个不爱自己的女儿。A. have 拥有； B. afford 买得起； C. hold 举行；D. bear 承受。想到孩子会不爱自己，这是任何母亲都不能忍受的。故选D。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不能忍受想到会有一个不爱自己或者想要远离自己的女儿。A. love 热爱； B. obey 遵守； C. escape from 逃离； D. keep from 避开。根据上文 – or trying to avoid her, 得知想要远离自己的孩子，故选C。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我迫不及待想要告诉母亲我生了一个男孩。A. daughter 女儿； B. son 儿子； C. baby 孩子； D. life 生活。while “he” was a girl.，我想、一直期待生一个男孩来避免中了母亲的曾经诅咒。故选B。

8.考查连词词义辨析。句意：但是在妈妈去世后，我仍然忘不掉她曾经的耻笑。A. But 但是； B. Furthermore 而且； C. And 并且； D. Or 或者。虽然生完宝宝，妈妈去世了作者仍然耿耿于怀，表示转折。故选A。

9.考查连词词义辨析。句意：随着女儿的长大，当我们吵架时，我担心我们的关系也变成曾经自己和母亲的那种剑拔弩张的紧张关系。A. When 当时； B. As 随着； C. While当…时； D. With 和。my daughter got older女儿越来越大，表示随着，所以本句为as引导的时间状语从句。故选B。

10.考查介词词义辨析。句意：随着女儿的长大，当我们吵架时，我担心我们的关系也变成曾经自己和母亲的那种剑拔弩张的紧张关系。A. in 在里面； B. on 在上面； C. at 在......； D. along 沿着。the same awful pat在同样的路上，用介词on,故选B。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年夏天，我的女儿18岁。A. became 成为； B. grew 成长； C. turned 转开，变成；D. went 去。表示年龄多大可以用turn+数字，本句表示去年夏天，作者的女儿18岁了。故选C。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我18岁时，妈妈把我永远赶出了她的公寓。A. all 所有； B. nothing 没有事情； C. my good 我的好的； D. good良好 。作者18岁时，自己的妈妈把自己永远地赶出了家门。for good是短语，表示永远。故选D。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：最终我向女儿承认我一直担心我们的关系会像自己曾经和母亲的关系。A. admitted 承认； B. informed 通知； C. presented 呈现； D. told 告诉。“That will never happen.”根据女儿的回答得知我向女儿坦言自己的恐惧。故选A。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她答应我，“那种情况永远不会发生”。A. reflected 反映； B. referred 指的是； C. pardoned 原谅； D. promised 承诺。“That will never happen.” 这是女儿对我的承诺。故选D。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我发现我自己和女儿就她的杂乱的房间等开始争吵。A. wanted 想要； B. asked 询问； C. found 发现；D. forced 迫使。arguing with my daughter about her messy room,提示当时自己和女儿就孩子大学的一些生活情况进行争吵。故选C。

16.考查代词词义辨析。句意：然后传来了下面的话。A. they 他们； B. she她； C. it 它； D. that 那个。代词指代下面的那句话。故选C。

17.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然后她生气的走了。A. stormed away 暴走；B. gave away赠送；C. looked away看别处； D. walked away 走开。作者指责女儿生活的种种不是，女儿听后很生气的离开。故选A。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这可能是自找的。A. deserved 应得； B. demanded 要求； C. equaled 平等; D. appreciated 感激。我对女儿要求太多，和女儿争吵这是我自己要求的。故选B。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直担心和女儿的纽带会破裂。A. break 打破； B. tear撕毁；C. last持续；D. crash 撞击。I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would一直担心与女儿平和的关系会被打破。故选A。

20.考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：在吃饭时我们都很沉默。A. in vain 徒劳； B. in brief 简而言之；C. in general 一般来说；D. in silence 沉默。刚刚经过争吵，母女两个谁也没有说话。故选D。