One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never

    题型： 完形填空题 难度： 一般
    One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to???????me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done ???????and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to ??????your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me ????for the rest of the night I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the?????decisions adults had to make.
    For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d????????wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her ??????and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
    During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large ??????apartment, I became ??????how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then?????I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on ??????family and work. ??????difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a ??????attitude.
    Back home , I ??????myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she ???????to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be ??????. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable????.
    My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the ??????has really taught me. Sacrifices ??????in the end. The separation between us has proved to be ??????for me.
    

小题1:	A．attract B．promote C．surprise D．praise

小题2:	A．little B．much C．well D．wrong

小题3:	A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive

小题4:	A．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting

小题5:	A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough

小题6:	A．eagerly B．politely C．nervously D．curiously

小题7:	A．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．Influence

小题8:	A．Comfortable B．Expensive C．Empty D．Modern

小题9:	A．Interested in B．aware of C．doubtful D．satisfied with

小题10:

A．when B．where C．which D．that

小题11:

A．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing

小题12:

A．Depending on B．supplied with C．Faced with D．Insisting on

小题13:

A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general

小题14:

A．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded

小题15:

A．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expected

小题16:

A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical

小题17:

A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals

小题18:

A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion

小题19:

A．pay off B．come back C．run out D．turn up

小题20:

A．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure

    答案
    小题1:B
    小题2:C
    小题3:A
    小题4:C
    小题5:D
    小题6:A
    小题7:B
    小题8:C
    小题9:B
    小题10:D
    小题11:B
    小题12:C
    小题13:C
    小题14:D
    小题15:A
    小题16:C
    小题17:D
    小题18:B
    小题19:A
    小题20:A
    解析
    【文章大意】
    本文是篇记叙文。通过我在小时候与妈妈分开的一段经历，懂得做决定的艰难，理解了妈妈工作的辛苦，学会了自立自强， 磨难分离有时会让人坚强。那要看我们用一种怎样的心态来对待了。如果我们学会用积极、乐观感恩的心来面对的话，那就说明我们真得长大了。
    小题1:B。考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。我的公司想要提拔我。但是必须要我到巴西去工作。此处A.吸引；B.提拔；C.使……吃惊；D.表扬。根据后面的例子说做得好老师建议跳级可知，选B。
    小题2:C。考查副词辨析以及对语境的理解。这就好像你的老师告诉你你做得很好，允许你跳级一样。此处A.少；B.多；C.好；D.错误。根据语境可知，应该是好才会允许跳级。故选C。
    小题3:A。考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。但是你得离开你的朋友们，你会同意你的老师吗？此处A.离开；B.拒绝；C.联系；D.原谅。根据后文作者离开妈妈可知选A。
    小题4:C。考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。这个问题让我想了一晚上。A.解释；B.睡觉；C. 想知道、惊讶；D. 后悔。后面说“Yes”可知，这里作者思量一晚上，和这个意思接近的只有C。故选C。?
    小题5:D。考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。我说了Yes，但是第一次我意识到成年人得要做多么难的决定。此处A.穷的；B.及时的；C.最后的；D.艰难的。根据自己想了一晚上的体会可知选D。
    小题6:A。考查副词辨析以及对语境的理解。每个晚上，我都会急切地等着电话响，然后告诉她我这一天的每一个细节。此处A.迫切地；B.有礼貌地；C.紧张地；D.好奇地。根据上下文可知，作者急于和妈妈通电话，故选A。
    小题7:B。考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。根据常识可知，但是，一个电话取代不了她在家。所以难免有时会感觉到孤独。此处A.耐心；B.在场；C.聪明智慧；D.影响。故选B。
    小题8:C。考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。在我四年级圣诞节放假休息期间，我们飞到里约去看她。看着她大大的空空的公寓。下文说妈妈孤独，所以说她的住处大显得空空的。此处A.舒服的；B.昂贵的；C.空的；D.现代的。故选C。
    小题9:B。考查关系词辨析以及对语境的理解。身临其境，再想想自己的感受可知，我知道了妈妈一个人在巴西该是多么地孤独。A.感兴趣；B.知道；C.怀疑；D.满意。become aware of 知道。故选B。
    小题10:D。考查固定句式以及对语境的理解。就在那时我才开始感激妈妈。此处A. 当……的时候； B.在哪里；C.哪一个；D.那。这里是强调句式：It was …that 。故选D。
    小题11:B。考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。到那时我才开始感激妈妈在权衡家庭和工作时所面临的艰难的抉择。一边是亲情，一边是好的工作结合，二者不可兼得，要做选择一定很难。此处A.放弃；B.平衡；C.对比；D.混合。故选B。
    小题12:C。考查动词短语辨析以及对语境的理解。到那时我才开始感激妈妈在权衡家庭和工作时所面临的艰难的抉择。摆在妈妈目前的问题是好的工作机会，但是又要和家人分开。A.依靠；B.供给；C.面对；D.坚持。故选C。
    小题13:C。考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。根据后面的改变可知，但是你总是能在处境中选择最好，用一种激情和积极的态度。此处A.不同的；B.友好的；C.积极的；D.一般的。故选C。
    小题14:D。考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。回到家，我提醒自己。此处A.批评；B.通知；C.警告；D.提醒。代入四个选项分析可知，选D。
    小题15:A。考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。如果妈妈能做的，我也能。此处A.管理；B.提供；C.尝试；D.期待。manage to do 设法做成。故选A。
    小题16:C。考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。如果她能一个人在里约生活，我也能学会一个人独立。此处A.感激的；B.精力充沛的；C.独立的；D.实用的。作者要以妈妈喂榜样。故选C。
    小题17:D。考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。我学会了照顾自己，制定了高但却是可以达到的目标。此处A.例子；B.限制；C.规则；D.目标。应该是制定学习目标。故选D。
    小题18:B。 考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。我的妈妈现在回来了。但是我永远不会忘记这段经历教给我的。此处A.问题；B.经历；C.历史；D.场合。本文讲述的就是一段往事。故选B。
    小题19:A。考查动词短语辨析以及对语境的理解。有舍才有得。有牺牲就一定会得到回报。此处A.得到回报；B.回来；C.用完；D.出现、调大。故选A。
    小题20:A。考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。我们之间的离别证明对我而言是一种赐福。此处.A.赐福；B.聚集；C.失败；D.快乐。这是作者积极的人生态度，和全文一致。故选A。