Question

    When she was 16, Joanne learned that she was adopted and that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian and that she had died days after giving birth to her. Feeling betrayed and confused, Joanne spent many nights crying,______what her birth mother had been like. And yet, some part of her believed her mother was still______.

The doubts______Joanne for years. After watching her______, in 2017, when Joanne was already 79 years old, her daughter-in-law, Shelley, suggested her taking a DNA______. Shelley thought learning something about her______family might give Joanne some______.

So Joanne took the test, and about a year later Shelley received a(n)______on ancestry.com from a man named Sam, whose genetic report had______him with Joanne.

Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam, asking______he knew a Lillian. Yes, Sam said, that was his mother's name. Almost_____, an even bigger shock came that Lillian was alive, at age 100-Joanne had been______all along.

The families quickly planned a(n)______where Lillian lived. A month later, Joanne found herself sitting across from the mother she had______in her whole life, looking at Lillian, who suffered from dementia(痴呆症)and used a wheelchair.

“I don't know if she_____me,” Joanne said.

She told Lillian that she had been______in 1940 and that she'd been told her birth mother had______. No response. Joanne started to cry. At that point, her mother______, as if she had started to understand. Joanne excitedly______telling Lillian all about her children and grandchildren. Lillian smiled. Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear: “This is my______.”

1.A.complaining B.hoping C.wondering D.forgetting

2.A.young B.ill C.pretty D.alive

3.A.bothered B.inspired C.resisted D.changed

4.A.sadness B.illness C.loneliness D.happiness

5.A.report B.test C.course D.training

6.A.current B.realistic C.effective D.biological

7.A.peace B.advice C.worry D.mind

8.A.call B.message C.offer D.chance

9.A.provided B.replaced C.matched D.equipped

10.A.why B.how C.when D.whether

11.A.immediately B.unbelievably C.naturally D.fortunately

12.A.mistaken B.confident C.right. D.urgent

13.A.reunion B.speech C.party D.operation

14.A.found out B.gone through C.relied on D.searched for

15.A.loves B.raises C.supports D.recognizes-

16.A.caught B.beaten C.adopted D.cheated

17.A.given up B.run away C.passed away D.turned up

18.A.slept in B.looked up C.came out D.took off

19.A.continued B.avoided C.considered D.appreciated

20.A.mother B.daughter C.name D.life

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了Joanne在她的儿媳Shelley的帮助下最终和自己亲生母亲Lillian相认的故事。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Joanne感到被背叛和困惑，她哭了好几个晚上，想知道她的生母是什么样的。A.complaining抱怨；B.hoping希望；C.wondering想知道；D.forgetting忘记。由前文的confused可知，​Joanne感到困惑，所以此处表示她想知道她的生母是什么样的。故选C。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：可是，她有点相信她的母亲还活着。A.young年轻的；B.ill病的；C.pretty美丽的；D.alive活着的。由前文that she had died days after giving birth to her.可知，人们告诉Joanne，她母亲在生下她的几天后就去世了，所以此处表示Joanne觉得自己的母亲没有死，还活着。故选D。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些疑虑困扰了Joanne多年。A.bothered使(某人)烦恼(或担忧、不安) ；B.inspired启发；C.resisted抵制；D.changed改变。由空前名词doubts和后文描述可知，怀疑自己生母还活着的疑虑困扰了Joanne多年。故选A。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：2017年，Joanne已经79岁了，在目睹了她的悲伤之后，她的儿媳Shelley建议她进行DNA检测。A.sadness悲伤；B.illness疾病；C.loneliness孤独；D.happiness幸福。由前文Feeling betrayed and confused和The doubts 3 Joanne for years.可知，此处指Joanne为自己的身世和生母是否还活着感到悲伤。故选A。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：2017年，Joanne已经79岁了，在目睹了她的悲伤之后，她的儿媳Shelley建议她进行DNA检测。A.report报告；B.test测试，检测；C.course课程；D.training训练。结合常识，空前DNA和后文So Joanne took the test可知，此处指的DNA检测。故选B。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Shelley认为了解一下她的亲生家庭可能会给Joanne带来一些平静。A.current当前的；B.realistic现实的；C.effective有效的；D.biological生物学的。由上文可知，Shelley建议Joanne做下DNA检测，目的是寻找Joanne的亲生母亲和家庭。故选D。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Shelley认为了解一下她的亲生家庭可能会给Joanne带来一些平静。A.peace平静；B.advice建议；C.worry担忧；D.mind思维，大脑。由前文The doubts 3 Joanne for years. 可知，想知道自己的亲生母亲是否还活着的疑惑困扰了Joanne多年，所以此处表示如何了解到自己的亲生家庭，Joanne不会那么困惑，会平静下来。故选A。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此Joanne接受了DNA检测，大约一年后Shelley 收到网站 ancestry. com上一个名叫 Sam的男人的信息，他的基因报告显示他和Joanne的基因匹配。A.call电话；B.message信息；C.offer出价；D.chance机会。由空后ancestry. com和Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam可知，此处表示从网站上收到了一则信息。故选B。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此Joanne接受了DNA检测，大约一年后Shelley 收到网站 ancestry. com上一个名叫 Sam的男人的信息，他的基因报告显示他和Joanne的基因匹配。A.provided提供；B.replaced取代，替代；C.matched匹配；D.equipped装备。由后文Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam, asking 10 he knew a Lillian. Yes, Sam said, that was his mother’s name. 可知，Sam与Joanne的基因匹配。故选C。

10.考查连接词词义辨析。句意：Shelley立刻回信给萨姆，问他是否认识一个叫Lillian的人。A.why为何；B.how如何；C.when何时；D.whether是否。由后一句Yes, Sam said, that was his mother's name.可知，此处需用连接词whether“是否”引导宾语从句。故选D。

11.考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人难以置信的是，更令人震惊的是，100岁的Lillian还活着——Joanne一直都是对的。A.immediately立刻，马上；B.unbelievably难以置信地；C.naturally自然地；D.fortunately幸运地。由空后an even bigger shock came that Lillian was alive, at age 100可知，Lillian100岁了，还健在，这让人难以置信。故选B。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：令人难以置信的是，更令人震惊的是，100岁的Lillian还活着——Joanne一直都是对的。A.mistaken被误解的；B.confident自信的；C.right对的；D.urgent紧急的，紧迫的。由前文And yet, some part of her believed her mother was still 2 可知，Joanne觉得自己的生母还活着，所以此处表示Joanne的想法是对的。故选C。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：家人很快计划在Lillian住的地方团聚。A.reunion团聚；B.speech演讲；C.party聚会；D.operation手术。由前文可知，Joanne的生母还活着，所以此处表示Joanne的家人给她们安排了一次团聚。故选A。

14.考查动词短语辨析。句意：一个月后，Joanne自己坐在她一生寻找的母亲对面。A.found out弄明白；B.gone through经历，经受（尤指苦难或艰难时期)；C.relied on依靠；D.searched for寻找。由前文描述可知，Joanne一直都想找到自己的生母。故选D。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道她是否认得出我。A.loves爱；B.raises养育，提高；C.supports支持；D.recognizes辨认。由前文who suffered from dementia（痴呆症）and used a wheelchair.可知， Joanne的生母Lillian患有老年痴呆症，所以此处表示Joanne不知道她是否认得出自己。故选D。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她告诉Lillian，她是在1940年被人收养的，她的生母已经去世了。A.caught抓住；B.beaten打；C.adopted收养，领养；D.cheated欺骗。由前文When she was 16, Joanne learned that she was adopted可知， Joanne是被别人收养的。故选C。

17.考查动词短语辨析。句意：她告诉Lillian，她是在1940年被人收养的，她的生母已经去世了。A.given up放弃；B.run away逃跑；C.passed away去世；D.turned up出现。由前文that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian and that she had died days after giving birth to her.可知，此处指人们告诉Joanne，她的生母去世了。故选C。

18.考查动词短语辨析。句意：这时，她母亲抬起头来，好像已经开始明白了。A.slept in睡过头；B.looked up抬头看，查阅；C.came out书或光盘）出版，发行；D.took off脱掉，起飞。由后文Lillian smiled可知，此处表示Lillian抬起了头。故选B。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Joanne兴奋地继续告诉Lillian她的孩子和孙子们的事情。A.continued继续；B.avoided避免；C.considered考虑；D.appreciated珍惜。由前一句可知，Joanne的母亲有了反应，所以此处表示她接着讲自己的故事。故选A。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我的女儿。A.mother母亲；B.daughter女儿；C.name名字；D.life生活。由前文Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear可知，这60年来，Joanne最想听到的就是妈妈告诉她，这是我的女儿。故选B。