Question

    I was always busy and had too many things to do. Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans, I thought to myself. “We don’t have time for this.” So the two words I always said to her were: ________.

The other day, the two of us rule to a ________ near our home. After shopping I bought her an ice cream, and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a ________ look appeared on her face. “Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?”

I nearly cried when hearing this — the pains of a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me waiting to know if she could ________ her time. I knew I had to make a ________. I thought of the times when I rushed my child through life. I began ________ what really matters in life…

“You don’t have to hurry, just enjoy it.” I said gently. Her whole face brightened and her shoulders ________. We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.

When she got to the last bite, she held it out to me. “I ________ the last bite for you, Mum.” she said ________. As the icy taste put out my thirst, I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time…and in return, she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you ________ rushing through life.

1.A.Keep quiet B.Take care C.Hurry up D.Work hard

2.A.station B.school C.restaurant D.supermarket

3.A.worried B.tired C.satisfied D.surprised

4.A.waste B.take C.spend D.spare

5.A.mark B.plan C.wish D.choice

6.A.explaining B.forgetting C.discussing D.wondering

7.A.lifted B.relaxed C.turned D.raised

8.A.bought B.carried C.saved D.tasted

9.A.cheerfully B.calmly C.sadly D.wisely

10.A.begin B.prevent C.stop D.keep

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文通过作者和女儿之间发生的一件小事告诉我们一个道理：当你停止匆忙的生活时，事情会变得更甜蜜，爱也更容易得到。

1.句意：所以我总是对她说两个字：快点。

Keep quiet保持安静；Take care保重；Hurry up快点；Work hard努力工作。根据“I was always busy…We don’t have time for this.”可知，作者总是很忙，告诉女儿没空做某事，所以她总是对女儿说“快点”。故选C。

2.句意：有一天，我们俩去了我家附近的一家超市。

station车站；school学校；restaurant饭店；supermarket超市。根据“After shopping I bought her an ice cream”可知，她们去的是超市。故选D。

3.句意：突然，她脸上露出了忧虑的神色。

worried担心的；tired劳累的；satisfied满意的；surprised惊讶的。根据“Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum”和“a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply”可知，此处表示“她脸上露出了忧虑的神色”的含义。故选A。

4.句意：她看着我，等着知道她是否能慢慢来。

waste浪费；take拿；spend花费；spare匀出。分析句子可知，此处构成“take one’s time”短语，翻译为“慢慢来”。故选B。

5.句意：我知道我必须做出选择。

mark标志；plan计划；wish希望；choice选择。根据前文“As she looked at me waiting to know if she could take her time.”可知，女儿问我是否可以慢慢来，所以此处表示“我必须做出选择”的含义。故选D。

6.句意：我开始忘记生活中真正重要的是什么……

explaining解释；forgetting忘记；discussing讨论；wondering想知道。根据前文“I thought of the times when I rushed my child through life.”可知，我想起了我让孩子匆匆度过一生的那些时光，所以此处表示“始忘记生活中真正重要的是什么”的含义。故选B。

7.句意：她整个脸都亮了起来，肩膀也抬了起来。

lifted举起，提高；relaxed放松；turned转向；raised提高，抬起。分析句意可知，此处表示“肩膀抬起来了”的含义，排除B和C。A项一般侧重用体力/机械抬起；D项一般侧重动作的姿态。此处表示女儿的姿态。故选D。

8.句意：我把最后一口留给你了，妈妈。

bought买；carried携带；saved留，救；tasted品尝。根据前文“When she got to the last bite, she held it out to me.”可知，她把最后一口留给了我。故选C。

9.句意：她高兴地说。

cheerfully高兴地；calmly冷静地；sadly悲伤地；wisely明智地。根据前文“Her whole face brightened…about things that interested us.”可知，当我说女儿可以慢慢享用的时候，她很开心，和我讨论我们感兴趣的事，所以此处表示“开心地”含义。故选A。

10.句意：当你停止匆忙的生活时，爱会更容易得到。

begin开始；prevent阻止；stop停止；keep保持。根据文意可知，我之前过得是匆忙的生活，但这一次，当我停止匆忙的生活时，我感受到了更多，所以此处表示“停止”的含义。故选C。