Question

As I had my first child,I promised myself never to be a pushy par?ent. I was going to be a very 1        and understanding mother.

Five years later my little boy was about to 2        for his yellow belt in karate (空手道) .As a five-year-old child,he wasn't taking it 3       ,because it was Mum trying to help him. He 4       the whole time. I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that. I was trying to teach him his backflip (后空翻) .He continued to play and I 5        to yell. Finally I had made him feel like he couldn't accomplish 6      ,just as I promised myself I wouldn't do. 、

 Still mad and stubborn I couldn't 7        I had to teach him this flip. He was doing fine with it 8        we had to leave to go to karate. While taking the test,he did great. His instructor would ask him to do something,and it came 9        for him.  He never 10        him to do the backflip. He passed his yellow belt test.

We got in the car to go home,when he looked at me and said,"Mum,11       did you make me do that backflip so many times,when it wasn't 12        on the test?" The words wouldn't have 13        anything to anyone else,but it was a slap in my face. That night while lying in bed,I told him I 14        I him.

He was playing,didn't 15       anything,and just giggled (咯咯地笑) .I said,"I really do love you,baby. " I was still feeling 16       ,and also wondering if he had 17        me. Finally he replied in the 18        voice,"I know you do,but I love you more."

He had forgiven me and I had decided that his 19        was more important than any test he would ever take. I made a new 20        to be a better mother and to accept that he was only a child.

1. A. patient   B. energetic   C. polite   D. brave

2. A. search   B. practise   C. play   D. test

3. A. easily   B. happily   C. seriously   D. fairly

4. A. smiled   B. played   C. prepared   D. slept

5. A. stopped   B. continued   C. tried   D. liked

6. A. something   B. nothing   C. everything   D. anything

7. A. give back   B. give in   C. give away   D. give out

8. A. by the time   B. at the time   C. in no time   D. at a time

9. A. quick   B. normal   C. common   D. natural

10. A. demanded   B. reminded   C. asked   D. allowed

11. A. where   B. when   C. why   D. how

12. A. even   B. ever   C. still   D. never

13. A. shared   B. raised   C. allowed   D. meant

14. A. hated   B. loved   C. admired   D. missed

15. A. accept   B. take   C. add   D. say

16. A. guilty   B. excited   C. upset   D. proud

17. A. remembered   B. forgiven   C. noticed   D. deserted

18. A. saddest   B. sweetest   C. happiest   D. biggest

19. A. attitude   B. expression   C. feeling   D. suggestion

20. A. design   B. difference   C. experiment   D. promise

Answer 1

"我"希望自己成為一個有耐心的、寬容的母親。通過孩子的一次測試，"我"真正理解了怎樣才是好母親。

1. A and連接兩個并列成分，空處應和understanding呼應，并與pushy相反，因此選A. 語意為"我要成為一位富有耐心和寬容的母親"。

2. D依據下文的"While taking the test…"可推出這里是"參加測試"。

3. C由下文可知孩子對測試不重視。

take it seriously嚴肅對待，重視。

4. B   下文的'"He continued to pky..."'暗示孩子一直在玩。

5. B孩子一直在玩，而"我"一直在對他吼叫。

6. D最后，"我"讓孩子感到他會一事無成。

7. B然而"我"卻非常固執，不肯讓步，一直催促孩子去訓練。

give in"認輸，讓步，屈服"，符合語境。

8. A by the time后接從句，表示"到…一時候"。

9. D比賽當天，孩子順利完成考官指定的動作，一切自然有序。

normal"正常的，一般的"，用以描述正常、常規的事情； natural"自然的，不做作的"，用來描述行為、動作。

D項符合語境。

10. C考官沒有讓他做"后空翻"這個動作。

11. C孩子感到困惑，詢問媽媽為什么讓他做那么多次后空翻。

12. A反復訓練的動作竟然沒有在測試內容里，孩子因此感到困惑。

even用在否定句中加強語氣，強調出乎意料。

13. D孩子的話對別人來說箅不了什么。

mean"意味著"，符合語境。

14. B下文的"'I really do love you,baby.'"暗示這里應該是媽媽表示愛自己的兒子。

15. D孩子正在玩，沒說什么，只是咯咯地笑。

16. A  "我"仍為自己的舉動感到內疚。

17. B "我"不知道他是否已經原諒"我"。

forgive"原諒，寬恕"，符合語境。最后一段的第一句也有暗示。

18. B孩子用最甜美的聲音對"我"說："我知道你愛我，但是我更愛你。"

19. C   "我"已經下定決心：孩子的感受比任何考試都重要。

20. D   "我"做出了一個新的承諾。