Question

    I was always ________ 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 _________ this.” So the two words I always said to her were: ________.

The other day, the two of us rode to a ________ near our home. After shopping I bought her an ice cream, and she sat down __________ 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 (催促) my child through life, I began _______ what really matters in life….

“You don’t have to __________. 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 (一口), 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__________ my child a little time… and in return, she gave me her last bite and reminded(提醒) me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing __________ life.

1.A.happy B.sad C.busy D.free

2.A.to B.for C.with D.about

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

4.A.station B.school C.office D.supermarket

5.A.on B.beside C.at D.near

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

7.A.waste B.take C.spend D.spare

8.A.mark B.plan C.wish D.choice

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

10.A.worried B.busy C.hurry D.eat

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

12.A.bought B.carried C.saved D.tasted

13.A.happily B.calmly C.sadly D.patiently

14.A.caught B.gave C.made D.taught

15.A.across B.above C.under D.through

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述的是有关于母亲为女儿做改变的事情。母亲一直把时间看的很重，经常会催促女儿快一点。直到有一天，母亲意识到了这件事对女儿产生了不好的影响，所以就做出了改变。

1.句意：我总是很忙，有太多的事情要做。

happy开心的；sad伤心的；busy忙碌的；free空闲的。由“had too many things to do ”有很多事情要多，可知是很忙碌的。故选C。

2.句意：我们没有太多的时间去做这个。

to到；for为了；with和……一起；about关于。根据上一题“很忙”可知是没有时间去做这个，表目的。故选B。

3.句意：所以我总是对她说的两个字是：快点。

Keep quiet保持安静；Take care小心；Hurry up快点；Work hard努力工作。根据前两题可知“我”十分忙碌，没有时间，应该快一点，所以和女儿说抓紧时间。故选C。

4.句意：有一天，我们两个去了家附近的超市。

station车站；school学校；office办公室；supermarket超市。根据“After shopping”购物之后，可知去了超市。故选D。

5.句意：买完东西，我给她买了个冰淇淋，她高兴地坐在一张桌子上，欣赏着手中的冰淇淋。

on在……上；beside在……旁边；at在……；near附近。根据句意可知坐在了桌子旁边，at a table坐在桌子旁边。故选C。

6.句意：突然，她脸上露出忧虑的神情。

worried担心的；tired劳累的；satisfied兴奋的；surprised惊讶的。根据“Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum”我需要快一点吃吗？说明女儿在担心。故选A。

7.句意：她看着我，想知道自己能不能慢慢来。

waste浪费；take携带；spend花费；spare留出。take one’s time表示慢慢来。故选B。

8.句意：我知道我必须做出选择。

mark记号；plan计划；wish愿望；choice选择。因为女儿受到了影响，所以需要做出个选择。故选D。

9.句意：当我催促我的孩子的时候，我想的只是时间。我开始思考什么才是生命中真正重要的……

explaining解释；forgetting忘记；discussing讨论；wondering想知道。根据“I thought of the times when I rushed (催促) my child through life”可知“我”想知道生命中真正重要的是什么。故选D。

10.句意：你不必着急。

worried担心的；busy忙碌的；hurry着急的；eat吃。根据“Just enjoy it.”可知不必着急。故选C。

11.句意：她容光焕发，双肩放松。

lifted举起；relaxed放松；turned转变；raised增长。根据“Just enjoy it.”可知听到之后放松了。故选B。

12.句意：我为你留了最后一口，妈妈。

bought买；carried带着；saved节约；tasted品尝。根据“the last bite for you”最后一口会给你，可知是留了最后一口。故选C。

13.句意：她开心地说。

happily开心地；calmly镇静地；sadly悲伤地；patiently有耐心地。根据上题给母亲留了最后一口，可知非常开心。故选A。

14.句意：我给了孩子一点时间。

caught抓；gave给；made制作；taught教。根据“she gave me her last bite”可知上文对应的是“我给了孩子一些时间”。故选B。

15.句意：作为回报，她给了我最后一口，并提醒我，当你停止匆匆忙忙的生活时，事情会变得更甜，爱也更容易得到。

across穿过，指表面穿过；above在……上；under在……下；through穿过，内部穿过。rush through固定搭配，匆忙穿过。故选D。