Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In Florida for Thanksgiving, I was surfing the channel guide for CNN, hoping to find out whether a decision had been reached in the Michael Brown case (the case of a police officer who shot an unarmed teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014). I said, looking at the television screen, “I hope they _________ him.”

My mother’s tone pierced (刺破) the _________ . “Why, why would you hope for that?” I exhaled （吐气）, knowing I was about to have _________ uncomfortable conversation with my mother, the retired _________ .

“He was unarmed, ma,” I said to her. “ _________ he was a kid.”

To her, even if only for a moment, I was just another asshole (混蛋) on the street. I _________ it in her face, and it was terrible. She said _________ , “You don’t know the whole story, you haven’t seen the evidence. Whether you like it or not, cops(警察) are innocent _________ proven guilty too.” I stayed _________ as she continued. “And he wasn’t a small kid, he was _________ in size. What if that was me facing Michael Brown? I wouldn’t have _________ a chance.”

My 5 feet 8 inches mother couldn’t have _________ a 6 feet 4 inches man without a weapon. I would want her to pull out her gun and fire until she came home to me because that’s my mom and it’s my job to get crazy when I think of her in _________ . Just like when I _________ the man who slapped her in face and knocked her to the ground, bile (胆汁) rises in my throat.

This is my lived experience. I _________ in a household where my mother and stepfather wore guns and _________ . They always came home with _________ ; some we could hear, and some _________ in the kitchen. We gathered together at night with my two younger sisters to watch TV as a family: “Rescue 911,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “Law & Order,” and other cops shows. We watched “Picket Fences” peacefully until the _________ where the man who killed a cop got off, and my mother and I had our first uncomfortable conversation when I said he might be _________. After that, we had to boycott（联合抵制）the show.

1.A. forgive B. adore C. free D. accuse

2.A. soul B. airC. throat D. case

3.A. another B. any C. this D. that

4.A. policewoman B. referee C. housewife D. lawyer

5.A. But B. So C. And D. Yet

6.A. watched B. touched C. saw D. obtained

7.A. naturally B. seriouslyC. mildly D. anxiously

8.A. if B. when C. though D. until

9.A. acute B. awake C. sleepy D. quiet

10.A. bigB. typicalC. distinct D. tiny

11.A. made B. lost C. missed D. had

12.A. cast down B. taken down C. let down D. cut down

13.A. tears B. delight C. danger D. disguise

14.A. picture B. mirror C. shape D. draw

15.A. was born B. was adopted C. brought up D. grew up

16.A. radios B. glasses C. watches D. rings

17.A. gifts B. stories C. snacks D. shows

18.A. delivered B. enjoyedC. tasted D. whispered

19.A. adventure B. accident C. incident D. contradiction

20.A. lucky B. innocent C. merciful D. ridiculous

Answer 1