Question

When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything． Five years later, our little girl, Becky,   21   our family．I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy．I worked hard to see that they  22 ．

As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 23   childhood illnesses．I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench （板凳）" during Little League football games．I worried about Becky when she   24   the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us．I stayed   25   late t night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the  26  crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time．_27_, they always arrived home safe and sound  28  I had to take such measures．

"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I  29   him after a late arrival．The day the boys moved away to college was a   30   day indeed．I worried about their being able to take care of themselves．Would they starve?

A few months after the boys left college, our  31   rang in the middle of the night． It startled （惊醒）us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o'clock in the morning．" 32   must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there   33   a police officer．

"You need to  34   your sons," he seriously announced．I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was  35 ．A line outside had been accidentally （偶然） cut．Roy and I jumped into the car and  36   to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was   37   so badly that he could hardly dial the number．

On the first   38  , Chad answered the telephone．"What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver （听筒）．

"We were worried about you," Chad told him．"We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't   39   We called the police and asked them to go and check on you．"

For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us．And they were the ones who   40   had to call the police．

1.A．completed        B．visited              C．tested          D．appreciated

2.A．did              B．had                C．were               D．would

3.A．serious            B．common            C．unusual              D．incurable

4.A．hit            B．threw                C．got                D．missed

5.A．down            B．up                            C．out                 D．in

6.A．plan                B．advice              C．worry               D．thought

7.A．Strangely          B．Probably              C．Luckily               D．Exactly

8.A．after            B．when              C．before              D．since

9.A．threatened        B．told                C．surprised            D．reminded

10.A．nice          B．embarrassing           C．happy               D．sad

11.A．phone                  B．clock               C．alarm                  D．doorbell

12.A．Something       B．Anything                        C．Everything     D．Nothing

13.A．stood         B．greeted            C．turned               D．came

14.A．call                     B．email              C．see               D．educate

15.A．gone                   B．useless             C．dead              D．stolen

16.A．rushed        B．headed             C．went                D．moved

17.A．looking                  B．shaking             C．suffering       D．seeing

18.A．night                   B．arrival       C．try                 D．ring

19.A．talk            B．answer        C．wake             D．care

20.A．frequently     B．suddenly    C．actually        D．rarely

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】本文讲述了作者在养育三个孩子的过程中，一直在为孩子操心，为他们担心。而孩子在进入大学后，由于电话线出故障不能联系上父母而报警，让我第一次体会到了孩子对父母的关爱。

1.考查动词辨析。五年之后，我的小女儿也来到了这个家庭。complete完成 visited拜访 tested测试appreciated 感激，欣赏。

2.考查省略句。本句完整的句子应该是I worked hard to see that they were healthy and happy.故答案为were.

3.考查形容词辨析。我担心像头疼、喉咙感染和其他常见的儿童病。common常见的；普遍的；unual往常的 serious严重的 incurable 无法治愈的

4.考查动词辨析。根据前面的worried about 可知是missed the ball.

5.考查副词辨析。stay up late熬夜晚上我熬夜等待儿子们的胡来。

6.考查名词辨析。根据湖面的cross my mind以及that引导的同位语从句可知，是报警的想法在我的脑海闪过。

7.考查副词辨析。根据后面所说的他们总能安然无恙的回到家，可只是“幸运的是”。

8.考查连词辨析。在我采取报警的措施之前安然无恙的回到了家。

9.考查动词辨析。在一次晚回之后，我威胁儿子要报警。

10.考查形容词辨析。儿子要离开家去上大学了，当然是难过的一天。根据后慢的worried about可知答案。

11.考查名词辨析。根据下文的ran to the door，可知是门铃响了。

12.考查代词辨析。something must be wrong.是口语里常说的，一定是出事了。

13.考查动词辨析。这是一个倒装句，那里站着一个警官。

14.考查动词辨析。根据后面他们立刻给儿子打电话可知，是call。

15.考查形容词辨析。此处的dead指电话坏了，没声音。

16.考查动词辨析。“我们”当时很着急，只有rush才能体现当时的心情。

17.考查动词辨析。根据后面他几乎不能拨号码，可知，手抖得厉害。

18.考查名词辨析。此处的ring是个名词，第一响，儿子就接了起来，反映出儿子正在为我们担心。

19.考查动词辨析。接电话，应用answer。

20.考查副词辨析。他们（儿子们）才是真正不得不报警的人。言下之意，只有孩子才是真正担心我们的人。