Question

    My parents managed to clear their debt before we moved to America. Neither of them spoke fluent English and neither had a professional career. Growing up, I was always aware of my family’s ________ financial situation. I also found that Iwas responsible for my parents’ hardships. I decided that my goal in life was to become successful, get a well-paying job and _______ them. So naturally, I took my studies seriously and worked hard to become an _________ high-achieving student. I dreamt to enroll in a top college to pursue greater knowledge. Like many students, I spent a lot of energy and time ______ my college resume. Despite my ______ schedule, I managed to complete the lengthy, complex______. I believed it, from essays to recommendation letter, was flawless—a guaranteed acceptance into this competitive program. But I had one last______ to overcome: to ______ mail the application. On the instruction sheet, it said in captalized , bold letters: “ WE DO NOT ACCEPT CERTIFIED MAIL(挂号信)”. I should have posted the application myself because it had special directions, but my father kindly insisted that he ______ it. I had my ______ because my parents didn’t speak great English, but I finally ______ and wrote the instructions for him.

While I was in school, my father sent me a text saying that he had finished the task______. He had found a worker at the post office to help him. I was ______. Yet, later, I found out that he had done one thing very______: he sent application as “certified mail”.

Right then and there, my perfect application became an automatic ______. But in the moment of despair and frustration and danger, I ______him. I locked myself in my room and sobbed until my face was covered in tears, my floor in used tissues. Then as I ______ my room, my father also came out of his. My mother, who was watching from a(n) ______ distance, joined the hug, and we three cried together. I knew my ______ need for success came from my selfless desire to make my parents happy, and my temporary hatred toward them was a result of my love for them. My intentions were pure, but things were ______ later. I’m just glad finally they were all straightened out.

1.A.total B.complex C.important D.difficult

2.A.leave B.value C.support D.request

3.A.equally B.immediately C.artificially D.academically

4.A.building B.copying C.applying D.posting

5.A.good B.tight C.daily D.proper

6.A.records B.worksheets C.program D.application

7.A.hope B.task C.shortcoming D.obstacle

8.A.freely B.easily C.frequently D.physically

9.A.take care of B.take notice of C.look for D.stand for

10.A.emotion B.sign C.concern D.favor

11.A.refused B.canceled C.regretted D.agreed

12.A.perfectly B.dramatically C.formally D.partly

13.A.disappointed B.delighted C.worried D.shocked

14.A.wrong B.fair C.satisfying D.confusing

15.A.force B.fright C.reject D.reply

16.A.abandoned B.accepted C.protected D.blamed

17.A.cleaned B.entered C.exited D.passed

18.A.ordinary B.careful C.individual D.safe

19.A.selfish B.correct C.necessary D.awful

20.A.simple B.wonderful C.twisted D.delayed

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.A

20.C

【解析】

本文为记叙文。作者一家搬到美国，父母英语说的不好没有好的工作。作者认为自己要成功，为家人减轻负担，因此努力学习成为一句优异的学生，想进入一所顶尖的大学。申请书写的完美，但由于父亲没有按要求邮寄，所以被自动退回。我失望和沮丧之余，责备了父亲。但是作者最终弄清了生活真正的意义，从而一家人终于和好如初。

1.考查形容词辨析。total 全部的，完全的； complex 复杂的，合成的；important重要的；difficult困难的。根据上文可知，我父母在还清债务后才去的美国，父母英语说的不好，也没有专业的职业，在这样的家庭环境中，我知道家庭的“困难”，而且下一句“my parents’ hardships.”中的hardships，与difficulty是同义词。因此选D项。

2.考查动词辨析。leave离开；value珍惜；support支持；request要求。根据“I decided that my goal in life was to become successful, get a well-paying job and support them.”可知决定找一份高薪，来帮助家人(养家)，故选C项。

3.考查语境及副词辨析。equally平等地；immediately 立即；artificially 人为地；academically学术上，学业上。根据空前说我认真学习，就是想努力成为一名“成绩优异的（academically）”学生。因此D项符合题意，故选D项。

4.考查语境及动词辨析。build建立；copy复制，抄袭；apply申请，应用；post邮寄。根据语境可知“我像其他学生一样，花了大量的时间来创建（build）我的大学申请简历。分析选项可知A符合题意，故选Ａ。

5.考查语境及形容词辨析。good 好的；tight牢固的，紧的；daily日常的； proper恰当的，合适的。根据语境可知，根据上文说“花费了大量的精力做简历，所以“日程很紧（tight）”，故选B。

6.考查语境及名词辨析。records记录；worksheets 工作表；program 程序，节目；application应用，申请。根据“to ___8___ mail the application.”可知，作者终于完成了又长又复杂的“申请”。故选D项。

7.考查名词辨析。hope希望；task任务； shortcoming缺点；obstacle障碍。根据后面的内容可知，作者是遇到了“障碍（obstacle）”要克服，故选D项。

8.考查副词辨析。freely自由地，随意地；easily容易地；frequently频繁地；physically亲自，实物地，身体上。根据语境可知，因为说明上写的不要“CERTIFIED MAIL” (挂号信)，所以只有“physically”与之是相反的，而且“ I should have posted the application myself”中的“myself”也是提示，故选D项。

9.考查短语辨析。take care of照顾，负责，处理；take notice of注意；look for寻找；stand for代表。根据前文可知，作者认为自己本应亲自去做。But表示转折，可知此处是指“但我父亲善意地坚持要由他来“处理”。故选A。

10.考查名词。emotion情绪； sign符号，信号；concern关心，顾虑；favor赞成，支持。根据后面的“because my parents didn’t speak great English”可知，父亲英语说的不好，所以有点顾虑（concern）故选C项。

11.考查动词辨析。refused拒绝；canceled取消；regretted 遗憾，后悔；agreed同意，赞成。根据语境可知，由于父亲英语说的不好，我有点担心，但最后还是同意（agreed）了，故选D。

12.考查副词辨析。perfectly完美地，完全地；dramatically 戏剧性地；formally 正式地；partly部分地。根据上面父母的承诺及语境可知，此处是指“我父亲给我发了一封短信，说他已经圆满完成了任务”，故选A。

13.考查形容词辨析。disappointed失望的；delighted高兴的；worried担心的；shocked震惊的。根据上文父亲告知我他已圆满完成了任务，所以我是很“高兴的”，故选B。

14.考查形容词辨析。wrong错误的； fair公正的；satisfying令人满意的； confusing令人困惑的。上文 “DO NOT ACCEPT CERTIFIED MAIL(挂号信)” 说不能发挂号信，但父亲he sent application as “certified mail”故是错误的，因此选A。

15.考查名词辨析。 force武力，势力；fright惊吓； reject被拒绝的人或物；reply回答，回复。因为没有按要求做，所以我做的完美的申请还是被“拒绝（reject）了”，故选C。

16.考查动词辨析。abandoned放弃，遗弃；accepted接受；protected保护；blamed责备。由于父亲的过错，所以我在失望和沮丧之余，责怪（blamed）了他。故填D项。

17.考查动词辨析。cleaned清理；entered进入；exited离开，退出；passed经过。根据后一句“my father also came out of his”. 我父亲也从他的房间里出来了。可知，此处是我先“离开房间（exited）”，故选C项。

18.考查形容词辨析。ordinary普通的，平常的，平庸的；careful小心的，仔细的；individual个人的；safe安全的。我妈妈从一个普通人的角度看这一切，和我们抱在一起，我们一家3人抱在一起哭了。故选A。

19.考查形容词辨析。selfish自私的，利己的。correct正确的； necessary必要的，必须的； awful可怕的。“selfish”与“selfless”是一对反义词。此处是指“我知道我对成功的自私需求来自于我无私的希望让我的父母快乐，我对他们暂时的仇恨是我对他们的爱的结果”，故选A。

20.考查形容词辨析。simple 简单的；wonderful精彩的，极好珠；twisted 扭曲的，被歪曲的；delayed被耽搁的。根据后面的“all straightened out”此处是指“我的意图是单纯的，但后来事情发生了扭曲（twisted）。我很高兴他们终于理顺了”。故选C。