Question

I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully  36  my first Child at the same time that my once-energetic mother was   37  her battle with a brain cancer．

For ten years，my courageous mother had fought，but none of the operations or other  38  had been successful．Finally，she became totally  39  unable to speak，walk，eat or dress on her own．As she grew closer and closer to death，my baby grew closer and closer to life．My biggest fear was that their lives would never  40  she and my baby could never  41  each other．

My fear seemed  42  ．A few weeks before my  43  date，mother went into a deep coma(昏迷)and doctors said she would never  44  ．So we brought her to her own house．As often as I could，I  45  her about the baby moving inside me．I hoped that somehow  46  inside，she knew．

On February 3rd，at about the same time my labor(分娩)started at hospital，the nurse at her house told me the  47  news：Morn opened her eyes，sitting up and smiling．I asked for the phone to be  48  to Morn’S ear．

“Morn，you’II have a new grandchild!”

“Yes!Yes!I know!”

Four words。four _49__  and beautiful words!

For the next tWO miracle weeks after I brought Jacob home，she gave US joy，smiling，holding Jacob and speaking to the family in complete  50  Then she quietly slipped back into a coma  51  and was finally free  52  the pain forever．

Memories of my son’s birth will always be   53  for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about living．  54  both joy and sorrow are lasting only a short time，and often intertwined(相互纠缠)，love has the   55  to face both．And love can last forever．

1.A．hoping     B．expecting            C．waiting for      D．taking care of

2.A．continuing B．starting         C．completing       D．losing

3.A．treatments B．methods          C．measures         D．injections

4.A．dull           B．unmoved          C．unconscious      D．disabled

5.A．combine        B．connect          C．mix              D．gather

6.A．replace        B．bless                C．know             D．inspire

7.A．well-founded   B．well—informed   C．well—known      D．well-planned

8.A．ready      B．final                C．due              D．fixed

9.A．come over  B．come up          C．come back            D．come around

10.A．discussed with B．talked to           C．explained to     D．described to

11.A．deep          B．dangerous            C．magic            D．mysterious

12.A．strange       B．fantastic            C．impossible       D．imaginary

13.A．built     B．set              C．felt             D．put

14.A．accurate      B．slow             C．clear                D．truthful

15.A．words     B．idioms           C．descriptions     D．sentences

16.A．state     B．setting          C．reaction         D．silence

17.A．off           B．against          C．from             D．beyond

18.A．light-hearted B．bitter-sweet     C．nice             D．fresh

19.A．If            B．As               C．Since                D．While

20.A．power     B．strength         C．force                D．energy

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.A   

【解析】本文通过一个感人至深的故事告诉大家爱的力量。

1.动词辨析。A希望；B期待；C等待；D照顾；根据句意可知我在期待我第一个孩子的出生。

2.动词辨析。根据下文母亲情况糟糕，即将去世，可知母亲输了这场与肿瘤的战斗。

3.上下文串联。根据上下文的意思可知母亲患了癌症，各种治疗方法都不奏效。

4.上下文串联。根据后面的内容unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own.可知D正确。

5.动词辨析。我最担心的事情就是我的母亲可能在孩子出生之前就去世，他们不能聚在一起，不知道对方存在。

6.动词辨析。解析同上。

7.词义辨析。A有根据的。结合句意可知A正确。在我的孩子预产期之前，母亲陷入昏迷。说明我的担心是有根据的。

8.形容词辨析。根据上下文可知这里是指孩子的预产期。Due预定的。

9.短语辨析。A过来；顺便来访；B出现，露面；C回来；D苏醒;恢复健康；根据句意可知医生担心她无法醒来。

10.短语辨析。A与…讨论；B与…聊天；C向…解释；D向…描述；结合句意可知B正确。

11.形容词辨析。根据句意可知我希望在内心深处，她会知道我和她聊天的内容。

12.上下文串联。根据下文母亲醒了。在人们看来这是不可能的事情。

13.动词辨析。根据句意可知是放在妈妈耳朵旁边的电话。

14.形容词辨析。根据上下文可知是指妈妈说出的4个清晰的单词。

15.名词辨析。A单词；B习语；C描述；D句子。根据句意可知妈妈用完整的句子和我们交流。

16.上下文辨析。根据下文可知母亲很快就进入了昏迷状态。State表示状态；

17.固定短语。Free from远离…这里的Free from the pain forever是指母亲很快就去世了。

18.上下文语境。与文章开头呼应，孩子的出生是快乐的事情，妈妈的去世是痛苦的事情。

19. 连词辨析。根据上下文的意思可知这里的while表示转折，意为尽管；

20.名词辨析。Depth深度；description描述；power力量；mask面具。这里表示爱的力量。