My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (碼頭) good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children: “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (變換位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
1.A. situation B. condition C. case D. matter
2.A. leave out B. leave behind C. leave off D. leave for
3.A. speaking B. staring C. waving D. talking
4.A. range B. shape C. sight D. control
5.A. adapting B. suiting C. matching D. fitting
6.A. names B. jobs C. addresses D. directions
7.A. father B. classmates C. brother D. relatives
8.A. performing B. seeking C. waiting D. applying
9.A. terrible B. promising C. hopeless D. negative
10.A. Once B. While C. When D. Unless
11.A. somewhere B. anyhow C. somewhat D. somehow
12.A. romantic B. comfortable C. mysterious D. wealthy
13.A. generally B. actually C. especially D. unfairly
14.A. desert B. develop C. affect D. limit
15.A. lifestyle B. value C. journey D. opportunity
16.A. acquire B. explore C. occupy D. realize
17.A. load B. sadness C. result D. challenge
18.A. hang B. draw C. took D. sold
19.A. changeable B. cautious C. positive D. negative
20.A. experienced B. brave C. ordinary D. annoyed
1.C
2.B
3.C
4.C
5.D
6.C
7.C
8.A
9.B
10.B
11.D
12.B
13.C
14.B
15.A
16.B
17.D
18.A
19.C
20.B
【解析】
試題分析：
本文記敘了作者父親在海軍服役，因為經常搬家，其母親面臨種種艱辛卻從不退縮、克服諸多困難、做出重大犧牲的故事，表現(xiàn)了其堅強的性格。
1.as is often the case: 情況經常如此。即母子不得不打點行裝、舍棄心愛之物。故選擇C項。
2.leave sth. behind: 丟下某物。leave sth. out: 省略、省去。leave off: 停止。leave for: 前往。故B項正確。
3.wave good-bye to sb. 揮手向某人道別。speak, talk都是不及物動詞。stare: 凝視，不合題意。故答案為C。
4.out of sight: 看不見、在視線里消失。在軍艦看不見之前，母親將“我們”轉過身、擦干“我們”眼淚、帶“我們”回家。答案為C。
5.fit in the new environment: 融入新環(huán)境。suit, match都是及物動詞。adapt to: 適應。選擇D項。
6.因頻繁搬家，作者常換住址(address)、學校等，而母親是唯一不變的。可見作者還是學生，不是換工作；當然也不是改名。direction：方向，不合題意。C項正確。
7.文章第一段提到“My mother would turn my brother and me around…”，第三段提到：“…with two small children”。故此處填brother。選擇C項。
8.performing = doing, 后文說到，放棄自己很有前途的職業(yè)是母親作出的重大犧牲之一，文章第三段提及每份臨時性工作都成為母親學習新東西、與人合作的機會。所以此處應該是“母親邊工作（perform some type of part-time job）邊照顧孩子，身兼廚師、女傭和教師等數(shù)職”。seek: look for, try to find, 找工作不應該是“持續(xù)”的；wait, apply都是不及物動詞。答案為A。
9.放棄自己前景不錯的職業(yè)是母親作出的重大犧牲之一。promising: 有前途的、前景不錯的。terrible: 糟糕的。hopeless: 無望的。negative: 負面的、否定的。都不合語境。故答案是B.
10.雖然經濟拮據，母親還是設法讓每一處居所成為安全舒適的家。while=though, 表讓步。故B項正確。
11.雖然經濟拮據，母親還是設法讓每一處居所成為安全舒適的家。somehow: in some way, by some means. “以某種方法”，修飾動詞。somewhat: to some degree. “一定程度上”，修飾形容詞或副詞。anyhow: “無論如何”，somewhere：“某處”，都不合語境。故D項正確。
12.雖然經濟拮據，母親還是設法讓每一處居所成為安全舒適的家。romantic: 浪漫的。mysterious: 神秘的。wealthy: 富裕的。都不合語境。故答案為B.
13.頻繁搬家、經濟拮據，這樣的日子自然令人喘不過氣來，尤其是還帶著兩個年幼的孩子，“單親”，短暫的友誼，等。especially: 尤其是、特別是。A, B, D項的含義分別是：大體上，事實上，不公，故不合語境。答案為C.
14.母親遇到的困難之一是難以發(fā)展自己的事業(yè)、難以建立穩(wěn)定的家。develop one’s career: 發(fā)展自己的事業(yè)。A，C，D三項的含義分別是：放棄、影響、限制。不合語境。故B項正確。
15.母親將這樣的生活方式轉變?yōu)橐环N探索的過程。頻繁搬家，頻繁找工作，是一種生活方式， 故答案為A. value: 價值。journey: 旅行、旅途。opportunity: 機會。
16.后文說道，每次換住所，母親都會熱忱接觸新的文化、新的氣候和新的鄰居，將每一個臨時工作都看做是學習新知識和結識新朋友的機會。所以，母親將他們頻繁搬家、頻繁換工作的生活方式視為“探索”世界的機會。故答案為B。acquire: 獲得。occupy: 占據。realize: 認識到。
17.每次搬家都意味著“重置家具、定制窗簾”等，應該是一件相當麻煩的事。challenge: something difficult. 挑戰(zhàn)。load: 載重量。sadness: 悲傷。result: 結果。答案選擇D項。
18.搬至新房，自然要裝扮一番，包括家具、窗簾、掛畫。所以選擇A項，懸掛畫作，而非作畫或賣畫。
19.本文表現(xiàn)了母親堅強、樂觀的性格。故答案為C。positive: 積極向上的。changeable: 多變的、反復無常的。cautious: 小心謹慎的。negative: 負面的，消極的。
20.最后點題。母親勇于面對艱辛、勇于克服困難、勇于犧牲。故選擇B項。brave: 勇敢的。experienced: 有經驗的。ordinary: 普通的。annoyed：惱怒的。
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D
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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
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