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【题目】My Aunt Fannie wasn't really my aunt and, out of fear, I never called her that to her face. I only______to her as "My Aunt Fannie" because the name always made my father laugh and gave my mother cause to look seriously at both of us—at me for being ______ of my elder and at my father for_____my bad behavior. I enjoyed both_____so I looked for every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible.

As a young woman, my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large farmhouse owned by Fannie Cratty and helped Aunt Fanny make the _____ blueberry cobbler jam ever tasted by anyone in Glenfield. She was known for her tasty jam and for never sharing the recipe with another living soul. ____my mother knew the recipe by heart, she never made the jam without Ms. Cratty in our kitchen to direct the process and ____ the secret.

One year, after I had been particularly helpful with the jam process, as a reward, Aunt Fannie gave me a quarter and then made me ____ that I would never spend it. "___ this quarter," she said, "and some day you will be rich. I __ keep my very first quarter given to me by my grandfather." It had obviously worked for her. __ I put the 1938-quarter into a small box, put it away in my dresser drawer, and waited to become rich.

I now have the blueberry cobbler jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie. In people's eye Aunt Fannie's success owed to that___ recipe. But to me, it was just a common recipe. Neither have contributed to my net worth, but I keep them as ___ to get hold of the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships and the ____ of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a ___ that anyone can build.

【1】A. responded B. announced C. referred D. reacted

【2】A. disapproved B. tired C. disrespectful D. convinced

【3】A. agreeing B. encouraging C. praising D. criticizing

【4】A. expressions B. reactions C. manners D. emotions

【5】A. most B .first C. best D. least

【6】A. As long as B. Now that C. As if D. Even though

【7】A. find B. preserve C. observe D. steal

【8】A. promise B. recognize C. realize D. accept

【9】A. Accept B. Pass C. Keep D. Sell

【10】A. still B. thus C. merely D. even

【11】A. However B. Somehow C. Therefore D. Besides

【12】A. expensive B. secret C. useful D. valuable

【13】A. warnings B. fortunes C. possessions D. reminders

【14】A. value B. experiences C. memories D. loss

【15】A. secret B. fortune C. relationship D. success

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】C

【10】A

【11】C

【12】B

【13】D

【14】C

【15】B

【解析】本文通过讲述芬妮姨妈和她的蓝莓酱配方，向我们说明金钱只可以暂时让人感觉富有,唯有和他人的关系以及和朋友、家人一起度过的那些日子才会真正充实你的记忆，让你变得富有。

【1】C考查动词。A. responded 反应；B. announced宣布； C. referred指的是； D. reacted 反应； refer to sb as 称呼某人……，句意：出于对她的恐惧,我从没当面这样称呼过她。

【2】C考查动词。A. disapproved 反对；B. tired 累的；C. disrespectful不尊敬的；D. convinced说服；对芬妮姨妈的称呼以及后面母亲认为父亲纵容我可知：——瞪着我是因为我对长辈不尊,瞪着父亲是因为他纵容我的不良行为。

【3】B考查动词。A. agreeing 同意；B. encouraging鼓励； C. praising 表扬；D. criticizing 批评；从上文父母对这种称呼的反应可以判断，选B。

【4】B考查名词。A. expressions表情； B. reactions 反应；C. manners行为，举止；D. emotions情感；从上文内容可作出判断，此处指母亲和父亲对这种称呼的两种反应都让我感到有趣。

【5】C考查形容词。A. most 最多；B .first第一；C. best最好；D. least 至少；根据下文她因美味的蓝莓酱而闻名判断：那些年里,我母亲帮芬妮姨妈做出整个格兰菲尔镇公认最为美味的蓝莓馅饼酱。

【6】D考查连词。As long as 只要；B. Now that 既然； C. As if 仿佛；D. Even though即使；由前后句内容判断是让步关系：尽管那个秘方我母亲早已背得滚瓜烂熟……

【7】B考查动词。A. reserve 保存；B. preserve保存；C. observe 观察；D. steal偷；从上句内容推断：没有克瑞蒂女士在我们厨房里指挥整个制作流程以此来守住这个秘方,母亲绝不会私下做那种蓝莓酱。

【8】A考查动词。A. promise许诺；B. recognize认可； C. realize意识到；D. accept接受；根据空后内容判断：芬妮姨妈给了我一枚价值25分的硬币,并要我承诺决不会花了它。

【9】C考查短语。Accept 接受； B. Pass传递；C. Keep保持；保留； D. Sell卖掉。从空前内容可知本句意思是：保存好这枚硬币，有一天你就会变得富有。

【10】A考查副词。A. still 仍然；B. thus因此；C. merely 仅仅； D. even甚至；根据句意判断芬妮姨妈仍收藏着她自己拿到的第一枚硬币,那是她的爷爷送给她的。

【11】C考查副词。A. However 然而；B. Somehow 不知怎得；C. Therefore 因此；D. Besides此外；从前句内容判断此处是表示结果：因此，我把那枚1938年制造的硬币塞进一个小盒子里,把盒子放进我的梳妆台抽屉里,等着变成有钱人。

【12】B考查形容词。A. expensive昂贵的；B. secret 秘密的；C. useful 有用的；D. valuable 有价值的；根据上文内容判断：在人们眼里,芬妮姨妈的成功归功于那个秘方。

【13】D考查名词。A. warnings 警告；B. fortunes财富；C. possessions财产；D. reminders提醒；根据下文内容判断作者不认为那枚硬币对成功起作用：只想借其提醒自己把握住人生中那些珍贵的东西。

【14】C考查名词。A. value 价值；B. experiences 经验，经历；C. memories 记忆；D. loss损失；据情理推测作者珍惜的是和亲人朋友一起度过的美好时光和记忆：唯有和他人的关系以及和朋友家人一起度过的那些日子的回忆才会真正让你变富有。

【15】B考查名词。A. secret秘密；B. fortune财富C. relationship 关系； D. success 成功；据前面内容判断：那是每个人都可以创造的财富。