Question

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go （放手）．As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the __36__ side of this line．When I hold __37__ the apron strings （圍裙帶） connecting us, Nicole, eager to __38__ independence, tries to loosen my grasp．What results is a （an） __39__ mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango．
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class （大學(xué)預(yù)修課程） so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s __40__: “No, I’m not interested in that．”
………
I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares．
Two months ago, she was __41__ to a great university．However, I was still the mother having a __42__ time letting go．The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and __43__ courses which I thought looked good．We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face __44__ with excitement．“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said．“Already?” I was astonished, __45__ she should have discussed it with me．I examined the schedule．Nicole hadn’t taken a （an） __46__ one of the courses I had suggested．Every course she had chosen __47__ suited her interests．Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a __48__ mind and the ability to shape her future．She no longer needed her mother __49__ every decision she made．I felt proud, though still a bit __50__．
I __51__ the lessons carefully．Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: __52__, sympathy, and hard work．There have been a few holes along the way．__53__, she is well-equipped and eager to __54__ the future．The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the __55__ we both needed．
36．A．left   B．right  C．either       D．each
37．A．onto  B．up     C．back  D．out
38．A．keep  B．refuse       C．taste  D．bear
39．A．a(chǎn)wkward  B．relaxing    C．lively       D．beautiful
40．A．comment  B．word C．concept     D．response
41．A．received   B．invited      C．treated      D．a(chǎn)ccepted
42．A．good B．great C．hard  D．easy
43．A．taken B．underlined       C．offered     D．emphasized
44．A．lit up B．built up    C．turned up  D．made up
45．A．imagining B．thinking    C．hoping      D．a(chǎn)dding
46．A．only  B．just   C．even  D．single
47．A．mostly      B．hardly      C．exactly     D．slightly
48．A．sharp B．normal     C．different   D．typical
49．A．encouraging     B．evaluating C．disagreeing      D．a(chǎn)greeing
50．A．a(chǎn)nxious    B．excited     C．sad    D．tense
51．A．reviewed  B．observed   C．checked    D．studied
52．A．competence      B．creativity  C．responsibility   D．confidence
53．A．Therefore B．Instead     C．Still  D．Besides
54．A．embrace   B．discover    C．determine D．control
55．A．character  B．strength    C．relief D．Independence

Answer 1

36---55   BACAD   DCBAB   DCABC   ACCAD  

36．B 意思是“恰當?shù)摹�，表示作者不知這樣做才好，很難把握適當?shù)某叨取?br />37．A  hold onto “抓住不放”。
38．C  keep一詞干擾性很強，但keep independence“保持獨立”，則表明女兒一直是獨立的。這與母親抓住女兒不放的語境不符。故填taste表明女兒要體會一下獨立的滋味。
39．A 女兒想獨立，而母親放心不下，母女相爭，自然是很令人“尷尬的”。
40．D  response “回答”，上文有Mother’s question為依據(jù)。
41．D  be accepted to　“被錄取到”
42．C　上文的“…doesn’t know when to let go”是提示。
43．B 作者把她認為重要的課程畫上線，意思是讓女兒去選。
44．A  light up（使）變得容光煥發(fā)或振奮
45．B 用thinking表作者的想法，不能用hoping“希望”。
46．D　single “單一的”，起加強語氣的作用。女兒竟然一個她建議的課程都沒選！　
47．C 所選的完全都是符合她自己興趣的課程。exactly完全地；全然
48．A  sharp mind敏捷的頭腦 ,與mature, capable共同描繪女兒。
49．B 女兒已經(jīng)長大（mature）并且很能干（capable）,因此不需母親去評價她所作出的決定。agree 不及物。
50．C  but一詞的轉(zhuǎn)折決定此處應(yīng)該將excited排除。根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)該填sad。看到女兒能自立了，當母親的自然會驕傲，但又感到有點傷感。
51．A 因為賓語是lesson（教訓(xùn)）自然應(yīng)該填review “回顧”。
52．C  responsibility 責任感。
53．C 前一句說沿途有一些坎坷，空后面是她已經(jīng)為未來做好了充分準備。所以此處應(yīng)該填具有轉(zhuǎn)折意義的詞，故填yet“然而”。
54．A此題可用排除法做。填embrace（擁抱），符合上下文。表明女兒已經(jīng)準備好擁抱未來，完全可以獨立生活了。 
55．D母親反思相通了，自然要充分放手，就會給母女都帶來自由。