Question

【題目】One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to promote(升職) me; _____ , it needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done well and allowing you to skip a grade(跳級), but you’ll have to_____ your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me_______ for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make.

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day.

Every evening I’d anxiously wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her_______ and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her.

Looking at her large_______ apartment, I realized how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then that I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on balancing family and work._____ difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a positive attitude.

Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she______ to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be______ . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the_____ has really taught me. Sacrifices(犧牲)pay off in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a______ for me.

【1】A. besides B. however C. otherwise D. therefore

【2】A. leave B. refuse C. contact D. forgive

【3】A. explaining B. sleeping C. wondering D. regretting

【4】A. patience B. company C. intelligence D. influence

【5】A. comfortable B. expensive C. empty D. modern

【6】A. Depending on B. Supplied with C. Faced with D. Concentrating on

【7】A. managed B. offered C. attempted D. expected

【8】A. grateful B. energetic C. independent D. practical

【9】A. question B. experience C. history D. occasion

【10】A. treasure B. gathering C. failure D. pleasure

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 B

【5】 C

【6】 C

【7】 A

【8】 C

【9】 B

【10】 A

【解析】

短文大意：本文是篇記敘文。通過作者在小時(shí)候與媽媽分開的一段經(jīng)歷，懂得了做決定的艱難，理解了媽媽工作的辛苦，學(xué)會了自立自強(qiáng)，體會到磨難和分離有時(shí)會讓人堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。如果我們學(xué)會用積極、樂觀感恩的心來面對的話，那就說明我們真得長大了。

【1】句意：不過，它需要我在巴西工作�？疾檫B詞副詞辨析題。A. besides此外；B. however然而，表轉(zhuǎn)折，常用作插入語；C. otherwise否則，表轉(zhuǎn)折，用于對前文提到事情的否定；D. therefore因此，表結(jié)論。根據(jù)句意語境，可知ACD三項(xiàng)意思都與句意不合，故選B。

【2】句意：這就像你的老師告訴你做得很好，允許你跳過一個(gè)年級，但你必須離開你的朋友�？疾閯釉~辨析題。A. leave離開；B. refuse拒絕；C. contact聯(lián)系；D. forgive原諒。根據(jù)后文For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day.，可知leave符合句意，故選A。

【3】句意：這個(gè)問題讓我整晚都在思考。考查動詞辨析題。A. explaining解釋；B. sleeping睡覺；C. wondering感到詫異/想弄明白；D. regretting后悔。根據(jù)上文She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. 她讓我好好想想,我很困惑，可知我想弄明白，故選C。

【4】句意：然而，一個(gè)電話永遠(yuǎn)無法取代她的陪伴，而且有時(shí)很難不感到孤獨(dú)�？疾槊�詞辨析題。A. patience耐心；B. company陪伴；C. intelligence智力；D. influence影響。根據(jù)下文and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.有時(shí)很難不感到孤獨(dú)，可知缺的是陪伴，故選B。

【5】句意：看著她空蕩蕩的大公寓，我意識到我母親自己在巴西是多么孤獨(dú)。考查形容詞辨析題。A. comfortable舒適的；B. expensive昂貴的；C. empty空的；D. modern現(xiàn)代的。根據(jù)下文I realized how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. 我意識到我母親自己在巴西是多么孤獨(dú)，可知empty符合句意，故選C。

【6】句意：她曾經(jīng)告訴我，面對困難的決定，你不知道自己是否做出了正確的選擇�？疾閯釉~短語辨析題。A. Depending on依靠；B. Supplied with提供；C. Faced with面對；D. Concentrating on集中精力。根據(jù)上文It was then that I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on balancing family and work.，可知母親面臨兩難抉擇，故選C。

【7】句意：如果她能獨(dú)自生活在里約熱內(nèi)盧，我也能學(xué)會獨(dú)立�？疾閯釉~辨析題。A. managed經(jīng)營；B. offered提供；C. attempted試圖；D. expected期待。manage to do 設(shè)法做成；根據(jù)句意語境，可知選A。

【8】句意：如果她能獨(dú)自生活在里約熱內(nèi)盧，我也能學(xué)會獨(dú)立�？疾樾稳菰~辨析題。A. grateful感激的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. independent獨(dú)立的；D. practical實(shí)用的。根據(jù)上文If she managed to live in Rio all by herself,，可知作者要以母親為榜樣獨(dú)立生活，故選C。

【9】句意：但是我永遠(yuǎn)不會忘記這次經(jīng)歷真正教會了我什么。考查名詞辨析題。A. question問題；B. experience經(jīng)歷；C. history歷史；D. occasion機(jī)會。根據(jù)文意，可知講述的就是一段往事，ACD三項(xiàng)不合句意，故選B。

【10】句意：我們之間的分離對我來說證明是一種財(cái)富�？疾槊�詞辨析題。A. treasure 珍寶；B. gathering聚集；C. failure失�。�D. pleasure 愉快。根據(jù)句意語境，可知這是作者積極的人生態(tài)度，和全文一致，故選A。

完形填空，它集閱讀理解、語法、詞法、句法于一體，是難度最大的題，重點(diǎn)考查語言綜合運(yùn)用的能力。解題的方法第一要帶著空，通讀文章，搞清事件發(fā)生的背景。緊緊抓住上下文語境所提供的信息,充分利用各種線索，語法知識,以及句子之間的關(guān)系，詞的搭配，結(jié)合上下文背景語境，結(jié)合句意選擇適合語境的選項(xiàng)。