Question

I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet 36 , which gave me motivation and ambition.

There were several years that have left a(n)  37   bitter taste in my mouth —those when my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown. The first few months were  38  : baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things changed. Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were  39  by days Emily and I spent isolated (孤立的) in our rooms under our stepfather’s    40   . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always  41  dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had  42  a war zone. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation . Then one evening, after another argument had erupted , we left home. I was 14, my sister 11, and we were  43  .A friend of my mother let us stay with her.

Instead of focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a more  44  life than hers. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills.  45   , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the  46  of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education. We finally settled in Texas. And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making  47   , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.

1.A. behavior                B. habit                    C. activity                  D. experience

2.A. hardly                        B. extremely      C. potentially           D. Gently

3.A. sweet                    B. bitter                     C. boring                  D. terrible

4.A. concerned           B. associated    C. accompanied       D. replaced

5.A. sympathy              B. reminder    C. orders                  D. requests

6.A. separated             B. interrupted           C. harmed                 D. Adjusted

7.A. turned into           B. turned up     C. turned down        D. turned on

8.A. homeless             B. lucky                      C. educated              D. wealthy

9.A. interesting      B. comfortable    C. simple                  D. typical

10.A. Instead              B. Otherwise      C. Meanwhile          D. Therefore

11.A. value                 B. cost                C. price                               D. theme

12.A. emotions                    B. expectations           C. fortunes                        D. achievements

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述作者在单亲家庭长大的哭和乐，作者感悟到就是在逆境中成长，使她了解坚持和教育的价值，从而获得成功。

1.考查名词：A. behavior行为，B. habit习惯C. activity活动D. experience经验，经历，在单亲家庭长大是个有苦有甜的经历。选D

2.考查副词：A. hardly几乎不，B. extremely非常，C. potentially潜在的，D. Gently温柔的，有几年留下非常苦涩的味道。选B

3.考查形容词：A. sweet 甜的B. bitter 哭的，C. boring令人厌烦的，D. terrible可怕的，从后面的句子：baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. 可知一开始是甜蜜的。选A

4.考查动词：A. concerned关心，B. associated联系C. accompanied陪伴D. replaced代替，购物被我和艾米被孤立的呆在自己的房间代替。选D

5.考查名词：A. sympathy同情B. reminder 提示C. orders命令，预定，D. requests要求，在继父的命令下。选C

6.考查动词：A. separated分离B. interrupted打断C. harmed伤害D. Adjusted调整，他们之间尖叫的比赛经常打断吃饭。选B

7.考查词组：A. turned into变成B. turned up出现，露面，C. turned down调低，拒绝，D. turned on打开，我们花了5年时间呆在变成战场的家里。选A

8.考查形容词：A. homeless无家可归的，B. lucky幸运的，C. educated受过教育的，D. wealthy 富有的，从前面的we left home.说明他们无家可归。选A

9.考查形容词：A. interesting有趣的，B. comfortable舒服的C. simple简单的D. typical典型的，妈妈想要我过比她舒服的生活。选B

10.考查副词：A. Instead相反B. Otherwise否则C. Meanwhile 同时D. Therefore因此，妈妈每天工作很长时间，同时还抽出时间陪我和艾米。选C

11.考查名词：A. value价值B. cost成本C. price价格D. theme 主题，妈妈教会我们坚持不懈和教育的价值。选A

12.考查名词：A. emotions 情感B. expectations期待C. fortunes运气D. achievements成就，我不能让这些艰难的时间阻止我取得成就。选D

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点评：如果考生能吃透作者的写作意图，透过这个角度进行语言的思维，这篇文章就会容易多了。就语言特色来讲，它考查了这些语言点：动词，形容词及副词，名词，动词短语，介词短语及非谓语等等。当然，完形填空试题还有一个重要的侧枝功能，就是上下文逻辑的理解考查，在这篇测试中，也综合考查到了。本测试更多的偏重到了逻辑选词，所以，考生要在对全文理解透的情况下，做出正确的判断。