There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手). As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the   36   side of this line. When I hold   37   the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to   38   independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)  39   mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

   For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

   My question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (高阶课程) so that you can earn college credit?”

   Nicole’s  40  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”   ………

   Two months ago, she was   41   to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   42   time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and   43   courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face   44   with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,  45   she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)  46   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen   47   suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a   48   mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother’s   49   every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit          50  .

   I   51   the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:  52  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.  53  , she is well-equipped and eager to   54   the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the   55   we both needed.

1. A. left              B. right    C. either              D. each

2.A. onto               B. up           C. back             D. out

3. A. keep              B. refuse       C. taste            D. bear

4. A. embarrassing      B. relaxing     C. lively           D. beautiful

5.A. comment            B. word         C. concept          D. response

6.A. received           B. invited      C. treated          D. accepted

7. A. good              B. great        C. hard             D. easy

8.A. taken          B. underlined   C. offered          D. emphasized

9.A. lit up         B. built up     C. turned up        D. made up

10.A. imagining     B. thinking     C. hoping           D. adding

11.A. only              B. just         C. even             D. single

12. A. mostly           B. hardly       C. exactly          D. slightly

13. A. sharp            B. normal       C. different        D. typical

14.A. encouraging       B. evaluating   C. disagreeing      D. agreeing

15.A. anxious           B. excited      C. sad              D. tense

16. A. reviewed         B. observed     C. checked          D. studied

17.A. ability           B. honesty      C. responsibility   D. punctuality

18. A. Therefore        B. Instead      C. Still            D. Besides

19. A. embrace          B. discover     C. determine        D. lead

20.A. character     B. strength     C. relief           D. independence

 

完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the   16   side of this line. When I hold   17   the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to   18   independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)   19   mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

   For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

   Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”

   Daughter’s   20  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”

   ……

Two months ago, she was   21   to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   22   time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and   23   courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face   24   with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,   25   she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)   26   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen   27   suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a   28   mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother   29   every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit   30  .

   I   31   the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:   32  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.   33  , she is well-equipped and eager to   34   the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the   35   we both needed.

16. A. left	B. right	C. either	D. each
17. A. onto	B. up	C. back	D. out
18. A. keep	B. refuse	C. taste	D. bear
19. A. awkward	B. relaxing	C. lively	D. beautiful
20. A. comment	B. word	C. concept	D. response
21. A. received	B. invited	C. treated	D. accepted
22. A. good	B. great	C. hard	D. easy
23. A. taken	B. underlined	C. offered	D. emphasized
24. A. lit up	B. built up	C. turned up	D. made up
25. A. imagining	B. thinking	C. hoping	D. adding
26. A. only	B. just	C. even	D. single
27. A. mostly	B. hardly	C. exactly	D. slightly
28. A. sharp	B. normal	C. different	D. typical
29. A. encouraging	B. evaluating	C. disagreeing	D. agreeing
30. A. anxious	B. excited	C. sad	D. tense
31. A. reviewed	B. observed	C. checked	D. studied
32. A. competence	B. honesty	C. confidence	D. responsibility
33. A. Therefore	B. Instead	C. Still	D. Besides
34. A. determine	B. embrace	C. discover	D. control
35. A. character	B. strength	C. relief	D. independence

二、完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the   16   side of this line. When I hold   17   the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to   18   independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)   19   mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

   For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

   Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”

   Daughter’s   20  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”

   ……

Two months ago, she was   21   to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   22   time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and   23   courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face   24   with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,   25   she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)   26   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen   27   suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a   28   mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother   29   every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit   30  .

   I   31   the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:   32  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.   33  , she is well-equipped and eager to   34   the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the   35   we both needed.

16. A. left       B. right   C. either  D. each

17. A. onto     B. up      C. back   D. out

18. A. keep     B. refuse C. taste    D. bear

19. A. awkward      B. relaxing     C. lively  D. beautiful

20. A. comment     B. word   C. concept      D. response

21. A. received       B. invited       C. treated       D. accepted

22. A. good    B. great   C. hard    D. easy

23. A. taken    B. underlined  C. offered       D. emphasized

24. A. lit up    B. built up      C. turned up   D. made up

25. A. imagining    B. thinking     C. hoping       D. adding

26. A. only     B. just     C. even   D. single

27. A. mostly  B. hardly C. exactly       D. slightly

28. A. sharp    B. normal       C. different     D. typical

29. A. encouraging B. evaluating  C. disagreeing D. agreeing

30. A. anxious B. excited       C. sad     D. tense

31. A. reviewed      B. observed    C. checked      D. studied

32. A. competence  B. honesty      C. confidence  D. responsibility

33. A. Therefore    B. Instead       C. Still    D. Besides

34. A. determine    B. embrace     C. discover     D. control

35. A. character      B. strength      C. relief  D. independence