Question

【题目】

Sometimes a step-parent has to take a step back. When I was thirty-five, I met my husband and came to ______ his kids, aged 10 and 7. We ______ playing basketball and shopping for cartoon books and became great friends. Then I got ______.

In most ______ ,stepkids live with their mom and stepdad. This makes our case quite ______ . Four years into our marriage, after going between their mom’s place and ours, the boys______ in with us full-time.

I was ______ a part-time friend, so everything changed. For example, ______ the kids to help didn’t appear an important thing before, but now they became unwilling. Once, after I’d asked my elder stepson to set the table, he ______ said, “You’re not my mother; I don’t have to ______ you.”

It was ______ but I realized it was about keeping ______ clear in our new family life. I told him he was right—I wasn’t his mom; I was another person in his life who ______ him, and we needed to get things done ______ .

______ in a life-in situation, a step-parent isn’t the parent. You help with everything and ______ lots of hugs and laughs. But you also have to learn to stand in the ______ . For example, when there were only enough ______ for Mom and Dad to sit up front, I sat in back. It was hurtful, but I realized it wasn’t personal.

Today, my stepsons know where to find me, whether it’s for long chats or a(n) ______ e-mail to say hi. And I know where to find them. The caring is surely there, even if the ______ isn’t.

【1】A. knowB. teach C. understand D. instruct

【2】 A. passed time B. agreed on C. had fun D. set about

【3】 A. convinced B. separated C. changed D. married

【4】 A. places B. ways C. cases D. families

【5】A. unusual B. similar C. positive D. difficult

【6】 A. came B. moved C. got D. ran

【7】 A. as wellB. just now C. once againD. no longer

【8】 A. allowing B. getting C. advising D. inviting

【9】 A. quietly B. suddenly C. simply D. immediately

【10】 A. work for B. listen to C. stay with D. focus on

【11】A. selfish B. impolite C. reasonable D. painful

【12】A. roles B. duties C. quarrels D. records

【13】 A. supported B. envied C. loved D. bothered

【14】 A. properly B. together C. already D. easily

【15】 A. Still B. Even C. Also D. Then

【16】 A. have B. expect C. avoid D. share

【17】 A. shadows B. positions C. shelters D. sufferings

【18】 A. spots B. beds C. chairs D. tickets

【19】 A. special B. extra C. quick D. private

【20】 A. bloodline B. influence C. comfort D. respect

Answer 1

【答案】【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】D

【8】B

【9】C

【10】B

【11】D

【12】A

【13】C

【14】B

【15】B

【16】D

【17】A

【18】D

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】【1】联系空前的“When I was thirty-five, I met my husband”可知，在“我”遇到丈夫后，开始认识他的孩子。

【2】从空后的“playing basketball and shopping for cartoon books and became great friends”可知，“我”与他们相处得很愉快。其他答案均有一定的干扰性。pass time 消磨时间;agree on 同意;set about开始,着手。本句主要是与下面所讲述的“随着年龄的增大，这些孩子与我形成对抗”做对比，因此选C。

【3】前面讲“I met my husband”，接下来“我”就结婚了。C项有较大的干扰性，get changed意为“换衣服”，显然不合文意。

【4】从“stepkids live with their mom and stepdad”这句话所使用的时态可知，作者在讲述一般的情况。

【5】“In most ___4___ , stepkids live with their mom and stepdad.（大多数情况是，孩子与他们的母亲和继父生活在一起）”而“我们”的情况是“孩子与父亲和继母生活在一起”。

【6】从空后的“with us full-time”可以推断出， 孩子们搬进来与“我们”住在一起。

【7】联系前文的full-time，可以推断出，“我”与孩子们不再是part-time friends了。no longer 不再。

【8】以前让孩子们帮忙不是件麻烦的事。allow 允许；advise 建议；invite 邀请；根据后文“我”让他们帮忙时，他们拒绝，可以得知答案。

【9】B、D两项有较大的干扰性，联系前文的after可知，quickly与immediately不合适。

【10】此处表示“你不是我们的母亲，我们不用听你的。”

【11】联系空后的“but I realized it was about…”可知，作者认为“尽管这样是痛苦的，但是……”

【12】从后文“I wasn’t his mom; I was another person in his life”可知，“我”认为到了该把各自的角色搞清楚的时候了。

【13】尽管“我”不是他的母亲，可“我”也是像他母亲一样爱他的人。

【14】叫他帮忙的目的是一起把事情做完。

【15】句意：即便生活在一起，继父母也并不是父母。

【16】从空后的“lots of hugs and laughs”可知，是彼此“共享”，而不是“有”。

【17】in the shadows是比喻的说法，意为“受委屈”，联系上下文可知答案。

【18】当只有足够的票让父母坐在前排时，“我”坐后排。

【19】从空后的“to say hi”可以得出答案。to say hi在这里意为“问候一下”，因此是a quick e-mail。

【20】此处表示“即使没有血缘，关心还是存在的”。bloodline 血缘。