Question

When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to attend a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my    36  , Aaron invited me to go along.  I    37   accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was    38  about him. My husband    39   me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest. I hesitated.
Finally, it    40   me. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many    41   would I have to do something fun with him    42   he went away to college? And how many youth actually    43   their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for teens?  The   44  was made. I would not miss this opportunity.
At the concert, I sat with Aaron in the third row, stuffing (填塞) cotton in my ears to block out the    45  , ear-splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they clapped, and never let anyone know how  46   I was to feel the floor vibrate (震動) beneath my feet. Aaron and his friends were  47   at my enthusiasm.
By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed.  48   did my son’s teenage years.   49  he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. On days when I was especially  50  for his ready smile and his teasing manner, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again that I didn’t  51  an opportunity to spend time with my son.
Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but we are still very  __52 __ . Some days he calls just to __53__ and tell me about his day. I drop everything and   54  the moment, knowing these times too shall    55  .

【小題1】

A．amazement B．agreement C．argument D．disappointment

【小題2】

A．hardly B．suddenly C．rapidly D．readily

【小題3】

A．crazy B．merciful C．concerned D．patient

【小題4】

A．prevented B．encouraged C．stopped D．refused

【小題5】

A．determined B．hit C．controlled D．annoyed

【小題6】

A．moments B．years C．festivals D．opportunities

【小題7】

A．after B．since C．before D．when

【小題8】

A．advised B．invited C．allowed D．promised

【小題9】

A．invitation B．design C．decision D．demand

【小題10】

A．silly B．loud C．pleasant D．sweet

【小題11】

A．nervous B．excited C．curious D．surprised

【小題12】

A．puzzled B．annoyed C．disappointed D．amused

【小題13】

A．Such B．So C．Neither D．Either

【小題14】

A．In no time B．In time C．At a time D．At the time

【小題15】

A．tired B．worried C．upset D．lonely

【小題16】

A．miss B．have C．obtain D．grasp

【小題17】

A．open B．close C．young D．positive

【小題18】

A．talk B．speak C．communicate D．chat

【小題19】

A．wait B．enjoy C．listen D．spend

【小題20】

A．lose B．gain C．pass D．keep

Answer 1

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

解析【小題1】考查固定搭配。to one’s amazement“使某人驚訝的是”；to one’s disappointment“使某人失望的是”。作者的兒子邀請作者一起去，這讓作者感到吃驚。故選A。
【小題2】考查副詞辨析。hardly“幾乎不”；suddenly“突然地”；rapidly“迅速地”；readily“樂意地”。作者感到驚喜，很快答應了。故選D。
【小題3】考查固定搭配。be crazy about“迷戀......；對......瘋狂”；merciful“仁慈的”；be concerned about“擔心，關心”；patient“耐心的”。作者擔心小兒子。故選C。
【小題4】考查動詞的用法辨析。prevent/stop sb.from doing sth.“阻止某人做某事”；encourage sb. to do sth.“鼓勵某人做某事”；refuse to do sth.“拒絕做某事”。作者的丈夫鼓勵作者和大兒子一起看音樂會。故選B。
【小題5】考查動詞辨析。A“使下定決心”；B“（想法）出現在腦中”；C“控制”；D“使煩惱”。從后文可知，作者想到了一些事情。故選B。
【小題6】考查名詞辨析。本句是特殊疑問句，have opportunities to do sth.“有機會做某事”。故選D。
【小題7】考查時間狀語從句的連接詞。句意“在兒子離開去上大學之前，我還有多少機會來給他制造快樂的回憶？”根據句意可知，用before。故選C。
【小題8】根據上文可知，這里說的是兒子邀請媽媽看音樂會。故用invite。故選B。
【小題9】考查名詞辨析。make a decision“做決定”。作者決定和大兒子一起去看音樂會。故選C。
【小題10】考查形容詞辨析。A“愚蠢的”；B“大聲的”；C“令人愉快的”；D“甜美的”。作者塞著耳朵，說明音樂聲太過嘈雜。故選B。
【小題11】考查形容詞辨析。A“緊張的”；B“興奮的”；C“好奇的”；D“驚訝的”。作者因感到腳下的地板在震動而緊張。故選A。
【小題12】考查形容詞辨析。puzzled“迷惑的”；annoyed“煩惱的”；disappointed“失望的”；amused“愉快的，被逗樂的”。Aaron和他的朋友看到我那么的有熱情，都笑了。故選D。
【小題13】考查倒裝。作者的耳朵一直在響，不過很快就過去了。同樣，作者兒子的青年時光也過去的很快。did代替的是passed，so+do/does/did+主語“......也一樣”。故選B。
【小題14】考查短語辨析。A“立刻，馬上”；B“及時”；C“一次”；D“在那時”。很快，大兒子就離家去上大學了。故選A。
【小題15】考查形容詞辨析。A“勞累的”；B“擔心的”；C“心煩的”；D“孤獨的”。每當作者感到孤獨時，就會回憶起大兒子。故選D。
【小題16】考查動詞辨析。miss“錯過”；have“有”；obtain“獲得”；grasp“抓住，理解”。作者很感激自己沒有錯過和兒子在一起的機會。故選A。
【小題17】考查形容詞辨析。Open“開著的”；close“親密的”；young“年輕的”；positive“積極的”。作者和大兒子的關系一直都很近。故選B。
【小題18】考查動詞辨析。communicate“交流”；chat“聊天”。大兒子有時候打電話給作者只是聊聊天。故選D。
【小題19】考查動詞辨析。Wait“等待”；enjoy“享受”；listen“聽”；spend“花費，度過”。當大兒子打來電話時，作者就放下所有的事情，享受這個過程。故選B。
【小題20】考查動詞辨析。Lose“丟失，迷路”；gain“得到”；pass“經過，過去”；keep“保持”。作者知道，這樣的（接到大兒子電話的）時間也會流失，因此非常珍惜。故選C。