Question

    When I was in middle school, I felt I was always letting people down. Once I brought my ____ Daisy to my home. I noticed that all my family members seemed to ____ Daisy better than me.

I felt very ____. I even thought they didn’t love me. I wondered whether they would miss me if I died some day. ____ I told my mum, “Daisy is more patient than I have ever been. You must want her to be your daughter instead of me.”

My mum explained that Daisy was a lovely girl, but ____ could replace(代替) me in the family. She said I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even if I made ___ , I was a beloved member of the family who could never be replaced.

From then on, I tried to ____ out who I was and what made me special. I look at ____ in a new way. Then I started to be positive(积极的) towards my life, and I was happy about who I ____ was. I came to feel much better as I knew that no one could ever replace me.

Each of us holds a special place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So ____ that you will be replaced. You can’t be.

1.A. daughter B. son C. friend D. uncle

2.A. like B. know C. understand D. learn

3.A. lucky B. sad C. bored D. glad

4.A. But B. So C. Though D. Whether

5.A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody

6.A. mistakes B. faces C. wishes D. decisions

7.A. put B. find C. look D. clear

8.A. itself B. herself C. himself D. myself

9.A. nearly B. hardly C. really D. almost

10.A. forget B. worry C. consider D. think

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲述了作者的一个朋友来家里玩，她的家人很喜欢她这位朋友，这让她很嫉妒。但后来她妈妈告诉她没有人能够取代她，她是家里被爱的一员。这让她改变了对待生活的方式，她更加自信，也明白了每一个人在这个世界上都是独特的，没有人能够取代的道理。

1.句意：有一次我带我的朋友黛西来我家。考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. daughter女儿；B. son儿子；C. friend朋友；D. uncle叔叔。根据上文When I was in middle school,当我上中学的时候，结合Once I brought my ___1___ Daisy to my home.及选项，可推知应是我带朋友来我家，故答案选C。

2.句意：我注意到我所有的家庭成员似乎都更喜欢黛西而不是我。考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. like喜欢；B. know知道；C. understand理解；D. learn学会。根据下文I even thought they didn’t love me.我甚至觉得他们不爱我，可推知是家里所有人看起来更喜欢黛西，故答案选A。

3.句意：我感到很难过。考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. lucky幸运的；B. sad伤心的、难过的；C. bored无聊的；D. glad高兴的。根据下文I even thought they didn’t love me.我甚至觉得他们不爱我，可推知作者应是感到伤心的，故答案选B。

4.句意：所以我告诉我的妈妈。考查连词辨析及语境理解。A. But但是；B. So因此、所以；C. Though虽然、尽管；D. Whether是否。根据I wondered whether they would miss me if I died some day. ___4___ I told my mum, “Daisy is more patient than I have ever been. You must want her to be your daughter instead of me.”可知前后表示的是因果关系，而且这里引出的是结果，所以应用so连接，故答案选B。

5.句意：我妈妈解释说黛西是一个可爱的女孩，但在家里没有人能取代我。考查代词辨析及语境理解。A. anybody任何人；B. somebody某人；C. everybody每个人；D. nobody没有人。由转折词but可知，此处表达的句意是没有人能取代我，故答案选D。

6.句意：她让我意识到，即使我犯了错误，我仍然是这个家庭中最受爱戴的成员，是不可替代的。考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. mistakes错误；B. faces表明、脸色；C. wishes希望；D. decisions决定、决心。根据下文I was a beloved member of the family who could never be replaced.结合选项可知此处表达的句意是她让我意识到，即使我犯了错误，故答案选A。

7.句意：从那时起，我试着找出我是谁，是什么让我与众不同。考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. put放；B. find找到、查找；C. look看；D. clear清除。根据下文who I was，结合选项可推知此处句意是我试着找出我是谁，find out“找出、发现”，故答案选B。

8.句意：我用一种新的方式看待自己。考查代词及语境理解。A. itself它自己；B. herself她自己；C. himself他自己；D. myself我自己。根据I look at ___8___ in a new way.主语是I，结合下文Then I started to be positive towards my life,可知此处句意是我用一种新的方式看待我自己，故答案选D。

9.句意：然后我开始积极地对待我的生活，我为我是真正地自己感到高兴。考查副词及语境理解。A. nearly几乎、差不多；B. hardly几乎不；C. really真正地、真实地；D. almost差不多。根据下文I came to feel much better as I knew that no one could ever replace me.结合I was happy about who I ___9___ was.可知我为我是真正地自己感到高兴，故答案选C。

10.句意：所以忘记你将被取代这件事吧，你不能。考查动词及语境理解。A. forget忘记；B. worry担心；C. consider考虑；D. think想、认为。根据下文You can’t be.可推知是忘记你将被取代这件事吧，因为你不可能被取代，故答案选A。