Question

    As we pulled into the driveway, I noticed that something seemed different about my mom. She was _______away from me, her shoulders dropped and her hands relaxed. I parked the car and she turned toward me.

“Okay, we’re home,” I said,_______that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own. She sniffled (抽鼻子) and_______her hair behind her ears to reveal her tearful eyes and moist cheeks. She had been crying.

“Mom! Why are you crying?” I asked, even though I already knew the _______.

I had just got my_______which I’d been looking forward to for months. I was free-able to drive myself where I needed to go and drive too fast on the back roads. Now I had it in my pocket, but I suddenly felt_______ I had been so quick to grow up, completely_______the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn nearing adulthood. “My baby boy is growing up too fast,” she managed to say between deep breaths. My heart_______ I hated it that I had been so ignorant toward her feelings. I had been counting down the days, _______ waiting to enter the next stage of my life, ____________she counted down with fear and headache. The delight and freedom I had previously felt were gone, ____________ by an odd sense of mourning.

We hugged. A nice long hug that was____________in my family. Then she looked me in the eye and told me to drive carefully. “Of course I will,” I reassured her. I waved goodbye and ____________ of the driveway.

On my way to meet my friends, ____________the fast-paced ride, I went the speed limit and took my____________not just for my mom, but for me.

I had been so____________ to start speeding that I’d forgotten just how beautiful the ride is. Now I cruised (漫游) down the peaceful two-lane road,____________the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me. At that moment made a____________ to myself that I would take things slow and never, ever, catch myself speeding again.

Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast forward, ____________to notice all the beautiful things along the way. It seems life also has its own daily routine and if you find yourself going too fast, you risk missing the ____________that make it so special.

1.A.moving B.breaking C.facing D.escaping

2.A.explaining B.implying C.complaining D.interrupting

3.A.brushed B.leaned C.removed D.touched

4.A.consequence B.response C.explanation D.answer

5.A.permission B.license C.diploma D.car

6.A.relieved B.annoyed C.guilty D.desperate

7.A.denying B.tolerating C.recalling D.ignoring

8.A.ached B.injured C.beat D.healed

9.A.purposefully B.cautiously C.impatiently D.nervously

10.A.while B.so C.and D.since

11.A.replaced B.switched C.exchanged D.dominated

12.A.memorable B.rare C.awkward D.ridiculous

13.A.walking out B.marching out C.crawling out D.pulling out

14.A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.better than

15.A.turn B.order C.time D.courage

16.A.confused B.entertained C.astonished D.thrilled

17.A.admiring B.following C.inspecting D.witnessing

18.A.impression B.contribution C.promise D.difference

19.A.hesitating B.failing C.pretending D.refusing

20.A.challenges B.beliefs C.ambitions D.moments

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者回忆自己的人生经历，从中得到了感悟。在人生路上起初忽略了妈妈的情感，而后来不开超速车是为了自己，也是为了妈妈。其实，似乎生活也有它自己的日常规律，如果你发现自己走得太快，你可能会错过那些让生活如此特别的时刻。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她背对着我，肩膀下垂，双手放松。A. moving 移动；B. breaking 破坏；C. facing 面对；D. escaping逃脱。根据第1空后的away from me可知，她背对着我。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“好了，我们到家了。”我说，意思是现在是她离开的时候了，让我一个人待着。A. explaining解释；B. implying暗示；C. complaining抱怨；D. interrupting打断。根据第2空前后内容 “Okay, we’re home,”和 that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own.可知，此处指作者在“暗示”她。故选B。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她抽了抽鼻子，把头发梳到耳后，露出泪汪汪的眼睛和湿润的脸颊。A. brushed梳，刷；B. leaned倾斜；C. removed去掉，转移；D. touched触摸，碰。根据第3空后的her hair behind her ears可知，此处指“梳”头发。故选A。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：“妈妈！你为什么哭？”我问，尽管我已经知道了答案。A. consequence结果；B. response响应；C. explanation解释；D. answer答案，回答。根据第4空前的“Mom! Why are you crying?” I asked, even though I already knew可知，作者知道妈妈为什么哭。故选D。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我刚刚拿到了我盼望了几个月的驾照。A. permission许可；B. license执照；C. diploma毕业证书；D. car小汽车。根据第5空下句I was free –able to drive myself可知，作者拿到了“驾照”。故选B。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我把它放在口袋里，但我突然感到内疚。A. relieved感到宽慰的；B. annoyed恼怒的；C. guilty 有罪的；D. desperate令人绝望的。根据第8空后的I hated it that I had been so ignorant toward her feelings. I had been counting down the days,可知，作者“感到内疚”。故选C。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我成长得太快了，完全忽略了我妈妈面对她的第一个孩子即将成年时一定会经历的情绪。A. denying 否认；B. tolerating容忍；C. recalling回想起，回忆；D. ignoring 忽视。根据第7空后的the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn nearing adulthood.和第8空后的I hated it that I had been so ignorant toward her feelings. I had been counting down the days,可知，此处指“忽略”了妈妈的情感。故选D。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的心很痛，我恨自己对她的感情如此无知。A. ached疼痛；B. injured使受伤；C. beat打败；D. healed恢复，痊愈。根据第8空后的I hated it that I had been so ignorant toward her feelings.可知，我的心很“痛”。故选A。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我一直在数着日子，不耐烦地等待着生命的下一个阶段，而她则带着恐惧和头痛在数着日子。A. purposefully有目的地；B. cautiously好奇地；C. impatiently不耐心地；D. nervously紧张不安地。根据第9空前的I had been counting down the days可知，此处指作者“不耐烦地”等待。故选C。

10.考查并列连词。句意：我一直在数着日子，不耐烦地等待着生命的下一个阶段，而她则带着恐惧和头痛在数着日子。A. while 然而（对比两件事物）；B. so所以；C. and 和；D. since 既然。根据第10空前后的内容waiting to enter the next stage of my life和she counted down with fear and headache.这里在说作者和妈妈的情况，前后形成一种鲜明对比，用while。故选A。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我先前感受到的快乐和自由已经消失，取而代之的是一种奇怪的哀痛。A. replaced取代，替换；B. switched 转换，改变；C. exchanged交换；D. dominated控制，支配。根据第11空前后The delight and freedom I had previously felt were gone, 和by an odd sense of mourning.可知，自由和快乐被“替代”。故选A。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我们家难得的长时间拥抱。A. memorable 难忘的，值得记忆的；B. rare罕见的；C. awkward 尴尬的；D. ridiculous 荒谬的。从上文可知，作者忽视妈妈的情感，所以这次长时间的拥抱是“罕见的”。故选B。

13.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我挥手告别，驶出了车道。A. walking out 走出去；B. marching out出场，列队出去；C. crawling out爬出；D. pulling out驶出，拔出。根据第13空前后waved goodbye and和of the driveway可知，作者把车“驶出”车道。故选D。

14.考查介词短语辨析。句意：在去见朋友的路上，我没有开快节奏的车，而是开着限速的车，不仅为了妈妈，也为了我自己。A. other than 除了，不同于；B. rather than而不是；C. more than 超出；D. better than超过，好于。根据第14空后的I went the speed limit可知，“不是”快节奏的车。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在去见朋友的路上，我没有骑快节奏的车，而是开着限速的车，不仅为了妈妈，也为了我自己。A. turn 转弯；B. order 命令，顺序；C. time时间；D. courage勇气。此处take one’s time“从容不迫，不着急”，也就是不开快车，故选C。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我是如此兴奋地开始加速，以至于我忘记了这段旅程有多么美好。A. confused困惑的；B. entertained 娱乐的，愉快的；C. astonished 吃惊的；D. thrilled非常兴奋的。 根据第16空后的to start speeding可知，作者很“兴奋”。故选D。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意： 现在，我沿着宁静的双车道公路漫步，欣赏着周围大自然的景色、声音和气味。 A. admiring 钦佩，欣赏；B. following 跟随；C. inspecting 检查；D. witnessing目睹。根据第17空后的the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me可知，此处指作者“欣赏” 大自然的景色。故选A。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那一刻，我向自己承诺，我会慢慢来，永远不再让自己超速。A. impression 印象；B. contribution贡献；C. promise许诺；D. difference差异，不同。此处指作者“许诺”你不超速。故选C。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：生命从我身边匆匆流逝，我的日子过得飞快，没有注意到一路上美好的事物。A. hesitating犹豫不决；B. failing失败；C. pretending假装；D. refusing拒绝。根据第19空前的Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast forward,可知，时光飞逝，错过了一路上的美好事物。故选B。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：似乎生活也有它自己的日常规律，如果你发现自己走得太快，你可能会错过那些让生活如此特别的时刻。A. challenges挑战；B. beliefs 信仰，信念；C. ambitions 野心，雄心；D. moments片刻。根据第20空前后的risk missing 和make it so special.可知，此处指错过了特别的“时刻”。故选D。