Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m   36  or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers.   37 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll   38  me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the   39  to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and   40  every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to   41  me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So   42  I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I   43  feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many   44  attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the   45  that my lot(命運(yùn)) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the   46  one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it   47 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing   48  drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also   49  class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough   50  for everyone.”
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could   51  remember how many kids were in the class. But her   52  taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)   53  mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I  54  something to drink. And I think that’s just as   55 .
小題1:
A．smartB．lazyC．tiredD．desperate
小題2:
A．However B．Therefore C．OtherwiseD．Besides
小題3:
A．costB．giveC．introduceD．take
小題4:
A．dreamB．a(chǎn)bilityC．experienceD．tool
小題5:
A．compare B．saveC．treasureD．teach
小題6:
A．reflectB．puzzleC．upsetD．a(chǎn)muse
小題7:
A．unlessB．becauseC．thoughD．when
小題8:
A．ended upB．went onC．insisted onD．set out
小題9:
A．failedB．carelessC．successfulD．useful
小題10:
A．goalB．opinionC．factD．impression
小題11:
A．slowestB．bestC．worstD．quickest
小題12:
A．stood outB．got outC．came backD．paid off
小題13:
A．coldB．softC．extraD．fresh
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ttend B．holdC．enjoyD．leave
小題15:
A．cookiesB．drinksC．booksD．cups
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．everD．never
小題17:
A．contributionB．a(chǎn)ppreciationC．congratulationD．comprehension
小題18:
A．loyalB．cleverC．a(chǎn)bleD．rich
小題19:
A．provideB．makeC．buyD．retell
小題20:
A．believable B．ridiculousC．interestingD．important

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:A
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:D
小題17:B
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:D

試題分析：
試題分析：本文敘述一位母親由于孩子在學(xué)校要開party，其他的母親都讓孩子帶著蛋糕去學(xué)校，而作者的孩子只能帶飲料。作者也曾試圖做一些，可是自己總是做不成，別人都說家庭婦女就是必須會做各種蛋糕或者餅干，會操持家務(wù)，一想到這些作者就認(rèn)為自己是不稱職的母親，自己也認(rèn)為是一個(gè)失敗的母親，可是有一次參加完孩子的party后，老師非常感謝作者帶來那么多的飲料，自此作者不再感覺心里難受了，孩子喝飲料是一樣的重要。
小題1:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。smart聰明的；lazy懶的；tired累的；desperate絕望的。
因?yàn)橄挛膃ven though it’ll 28 me a long time to do it.
做蛋糕花費(fèi)的時(shí)間長。那并非因?yàn)椤拔摇睉谢蛘摺拔摇辈魂P(guān)心孩子是否在聚會中開心，故選B。
小題2:考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。however可是； therefore因此； otherwise否則；besides并且�？墒俏乙彩歉吲d的去嘗試，即使它將花費(fèi)“我”很長的時(shí)間，故選A。
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。cost花費(fèi)，物做主語； give給； introduce介紹；take花費(fèi)。
It takes sb sometime +to do 做某事花費(fèi)某人多長時(shí)間，故選D。
小題4:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。dream夢想； ability能力； experience經(jīng)驗(yàn)； tool工具。have the ability to do有能力做某事，是固定短語。大家都認(rèn)為家庭主婦都應(yīng)該有能力去做美味的蛋糕，故選B。
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。compare比較； save節(jié)��； treasure  珍愛,珍惜； teach教。珍惜孩子生活中的每一分鐘，故選C。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。reflect反映； puzzle困惑； upset不安； amuse消遣。他們的話過去使“我”不安，故選C。
小題7:考查連詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。unless除非； because因?yàn)椋?though盡管； when當(dāng)……時(shí)候。所以當(dāng)“我”想“我”不能做火雞形狀的餅干，“我”最終就會感覺作為一位母親真地很失敗，故選D。
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞短語及上下文的呼應(yīng)。end up結(jié)束； go on 繼續(xù)； insist on堅(jiān)持； set about開始做�！拔摇弊罱K就會感覺作為一位母親真地很失敗，故選A。
小題9:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。failed失敗的； careless粗心的； successful 成功的 ； useful有用的。許多次失敗的嘗試之后，故選A。
小題10:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。goal目標(biāo)； opinion意見； fact事實(shí)； impression印象�！拔摇弊詈蠼邮芰诉@種事實(shí)，故選C。
小題11:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。slowest最慢的； best最好的； worst最好的；quickest最快的。在小學(xué)時(shí)，“我”就努力去做一個(gè)最好的，故選B。
小題12:考查動(dòng)詞短語及上下文的呼應(yīng)。stand out    杰出； get out離開； come back回來；pay off取得成功，付清。女兒開完會后，它是成功的，故選D。
小題13:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。cold冷的； soft軟的； extra上等的，額外的； fresh新鮮的。謝謝你帶來這么多的飲料，故選C。
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。attend參加； hold支持； enjoy欣賞； leave離開。有時(shí)父母忘了其他的一些孩子也要參加聚會，故選A。
小題15:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。cookies餅干； drinks飲料； books書； cups杯子。他們被忘了因?yàn)槲覀儧]有足夠的飲料，故選B。
小題16:考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。already已經(jīng)； always     一直，總是； ever曾經(jīng)；never從不。因?yàn)椤拔摇辈恢腊嗬镉卸嗌賹W(xué)生，故選D。
小題17:考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。contribution貢獻(xiàn)； appreciation感激； congratulation祝賀；  comprehension理解。她的感激教給“我”一個(gè)想法，“我”不是一個(gè)失敗的母親，故選B。
小題18:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。Loyal忠誠的； clever聰明的； able能干的；rich豐富的。并非每一個(gè)人都被排除在外當(dāng)一個(gè)能干的母親，故選C。
小題19:考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。provide提供； make制造； buy      買； retell復(fù)述。但是“我”他們提供一些喝的飲料，故選A。
小題20:考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。believable可信的； ridiculous可笑的； interesting有趣的； important重要的�！拔摇闭J(rèn)為那也是一樣的重要，故選D。
點(diǎn)評：完形填空首先要以很快的速度瀏覽全文，掌握文章的主旨，不要急于看選項(xiàng)。瀏覽全文時(shí)要重點(diǎn)了解文中所敘述的人物、時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、事件，即who，when，where，what。完形填空命題的原則一般是第一句話不挖空，目的是使讀者進(jìn)入語境，因此一定要認(rèn)真閱讀這句話。根據(jù)故事情節(jié)的發(fā)展選詞，確定所填的詞與文中哪個(gè)詞有關(guān)系以及動(dòng)作是在什么場合發(fā)生的。試填之后將所選定的詞放到文章中復(fù)讀檢查。
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　　Twelve   48  passed.
　　One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed.The other wolf was hurt and ran away.We were   49  about Ralph.That night, Ralph returned with a wound (傷).Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and   50  him.We hope he could come through.However, he   51 .
　　Becky cried.I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s  52 ! Before he died, Ralph   53  his child to us! He knew he would be  54  here, as he had been.Ralph, Ralph...I was   55 .
　　“Don’t be afraid, little ...Ralphie.That’s Mom.She loves you, too.”
小題1:
A．encouragementB．entertainmentC．a(chǎn)greement D．excitement
小題2:
A．dogB．foxC．wolf D．tiger
小題3:
A．lovelyB．finallyC．suddenlyD．patiently
小題4:
A．hurtsB．lovesC．killsD．hates
小題5:
A．wonderfulB．unhappyC．unbelievableD．normal
小題6:
A．preparedB．rushed C．pretendedD．wanted
小題7:
A．lovedB．foundC．damagedD．killed
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．soD．or
小題9:
A．disappearedB．turnedC．passedD．came
小題10:
A．sadnessB．dreamC．understandingD．a(chǎn)nger
小題11:
A．sleptB．leftC．sangD．waited
小題12:
A．stoppedB．joinedC．livedD．continued
小題13:
A．daysB．weeksC．monthsD．years
小題14:
A．surprisedB．puzzledC．worriedD．careful
小題15:
A．comfortedB．beatC．washedD．a(chǎn)mused
小題16:
A．succeededB．diedC．criedD．woke
小題17:
A．motherB．fatherC．wifeD．child
小題18:
A．postedB．broughtC．soldD．threw
小題19:
A．safeB．happyC．warmD．friendly
小題20:
A．confusedB．disappointedC．moved D．frightened

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children. Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “I’ll give him a lesson, ” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally, in desperation（絕望）, I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”
He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, patient．After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said. He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake． Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth.
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts --- a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.
小題1:The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because
_____.
A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter
B．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend
C．the older children have always loved the younger ones
D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
小題2:Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that _____.
A．her son had brought his girlfriend home
B．her son had left home with his girlfriend
C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son
D．she should have taken the children along with her
小題3:“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _____.
A．had their pictures takenB．received some gifts
C．had a birthday partyD．showed off their best clothes

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel(剝……的皮) potatoes. I have only one hand.”
Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.
That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow(肘). Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”
For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked(窺視) out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf（利益）. She had never let me see her tears.
小題1: Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child to peel potatoes?
A．Cruel. B．Serious.
C．Cold. D．Strict
小題2: What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” imply(暗示)?
A．Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.
B．The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.
C．Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.
D．What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.
小題3: When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because _________.
A．they felt sorry for what they had done before
B．they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt
C．they were astonished to find the author’s progress
D．they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars
小題4:The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ______.
A．the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep
B．the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her own
C．Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D．in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growth

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