Question

Standing in the driveway, I watched my grown children drive off into the distance. I looked down the road until I could no longer see their 36 _____ .

“They live too far away from me,” I said to myself. “When did they 37 _____ and become parents of small children? 38 _____ that be me?”

I slipped back inside the house and just walked through the rooms for no reason 39  _____.1 was just missing them already and looking for 40 _____ of their having been here. There were pillows on the floor and a few stuffed (填充）animals 41 _____ around where the children had been playing.

I walked into the 42 _____ and there on the back of the sink was a bottle brush that had been left behind. “Ah，even Tessa left something behind,” I 43  _____ Well, I suppose she had help 44 _____ she was just four months old.

As I walked around the house, I picked up a few more 45 _____ on the floor — Tegan’S tooth, a pie pan, and the inside of a turkey fryer.

ttHmmm, things left behind ...’’I thought to myself. It seems there is one thing left behind on every 46 _____ . Memories are always left behind, I reasoned, and what a(n) 47 _____ thing good memories are to us. I thought how each item left behind 48 _____ me of the person it belonged to and the story 49 _____ it.

Memories happen even if we aren’t 50 _____ of it. The stressful and difficult moments often become memories that we 51 _____ later with laughter and joy. The memories of past hurts, bitterness, and anger, 52 . should be left behind 53  _____These are the things that we should never 54 _____ until the next time they come, mail back, or bring with us to 55_____next visit.

As Elizabeth Stone said, “To have a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

1.A. smiles         B. vehicles         C. pains     D. bicycles

2.A. drop out    B. break away   C. set off   D. grow up

3.A. Wouldn’t    B. Shouldn’t       C. Can’t     D. Needn’t

4.A. in particular        B. with anger     C. with joy          D. in return

5.A. signals        B. atmosphere  C. signs      D. information

6.A. lying  B. jumping         C. moving D. looking

7.A. house         B. distance         C. kitchen D. driveway

8.A. announced         B. explained      C. complained   D. replied

9.A. when B. unless   C. until      D. since

10.A. toys B. items     C. memories      D. treasures

11.A. table         B. course  C. occasion        D. comer

12.A. funny       B. private  C. ordinary        D. precious

13.A. reminded         B. informed       C. warned D. convinced

14.A. promoting        B. surrounding  C. acknowledging      D. exposing

15.A. proud       B.ashamed         C. aware   D. afraid

16.A. attach importance to        B. throw doubt on     C. look forward to     D. look back upon

17.A. besides    B.therefore       C. otherwise      D. though

18.A. partly       B. sometimes    C. forever D. unwillingly

19.A. present    B. keep     C. overlook        D. experience

20.A. our  B. their      C. its D. your

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述作者在孩子走后回忆和孩子在一起的点点滴滴，感慨有了回忆是多么的好，有的回忆要永远珍惜，有的回忆要留下。

1.考查名词：A. smiles微笑，B. vehicles车辆，C. pains疼痛，D. bicycles自行车，从前面的句子：I watched my grown children drive off into the distance.可知孩子们是开车走了，所以作者一直看到看不见孩子的车为止，选B

2.考查词组：A. drop out辍学，B. break away脱开； 离开； 逃脱C. set off出发，动身，D. grow up成长，从后面的句子：“become parents of small children?”可知孩子是长大了，选D

3.考查情态动词：A. Wouldn’t不愿意，B. Shouldn’t不应该，C. Can’t不能，D. Needn’t不必，作者看到孩子们离去，突然觉得以前没觉得他们都长大了，因此才会自问：他们（他们读重音）是什么时候长大并当了父母的？难道不应该是我吗？选B

4.考查词组：A. in particular尤其是，B. with anger生气的，C. with joy高兴的，D. in return做为回报，我回到房间，没有特别的原因在房间里面走来走去，选A

5.考查名词：A. signals信号，B. atmosphere气氛，大气，C. signs标志，迹象，D. information信息，我在寻找他们曾在这儿的迹象，选C

6.考查动词：A. lying躺，B. jumping跳，C. moving移动，D. looking看，地上有几个枕头，孩子们玩的地上躺着几个填充玩具，选A

7.考查名词：A. house房子，B. distance远处，C. kitchen厨房，D. driveway马路，汽车道，从后面的句子：there on the back of the sink was a bottle brush that had been left behind.可知作者是到了厨房，选C

8.考查动词：A. announced宣布，郑重地说B. explained解释，C. complained抱怨，D. replied答复，前面的句子：. “Ah，even Tessa left something behind,”是作者说的话，选A

9.考查连词： A. when当…时候，B. unless除非，C. until直到，D. since自从，既然，因为她只有4个月大，我还以为有人帮她呢，选D

10.考查名词：A. toys玩具，B. items物品，C. memories记忆，D. treasures财宝，从后面的内容：— Tegan’S tooth, a pie pan, and the inside of a turkey fryer.可知作者捡起来一些物品，选B

11.考查名词： A_ table桌子，B. course课程，C. occasion偶然，机会，场合，D. comer角落，从后面的句子;Memories are always left behind,可知每个场合都会留下东西，选C

12.考查形容词：A. funny滑稽，B. private私人的，C. ordinary普通的，D. precious宝贵的，好的记忆对我们是对面宝贵的东西啊，选D

13.考查动词：A. reminded提醒，B. informed通知，C. warned警告，D. convinced使…相信，每个留下的物品都使我想起它的主人，选A

14.考查动词：A, promoting提升，推销，B. surrounding包围，C. acknowledging承认，D. exposing暴露，这里指和这些物品有关的记忆，surrounding做定语修饰stories，选B

15.考查形容词： A. proud骄傲的，B _ ashamed羞愧的，C. aware有意识的，D. afraid害怕的，有时我们还没有意识到就产生了记忆，选C

16.考查词组：A. attach importance to重视，B. throw doubt on怀疑，C. look forward to盼望，D. look back upon回顾，一些痛苦的艰难的回忆在回顾的时候是带着笑声和快乐的，选D

17.考查副词：A. besides此外，Btherefore因此，C. otherwise否则，D. though虽然，可是过去的痛苦愤怒的回忆应该留下，选D

18.考查副词：A. partly部分地，B. sometimes有时，C. forever永远，D. unwillingly不愿意，从后面的句子：These are the things that we should never _____ until the next time they come,可知这些不好的记忆应该永远留下来，选C

19.考查动词：A. present呈现，B. keep保持，C. overlook忽视，D. experience经历，有些东西我们不该留到下次再次出现，选B

20.考查代词：A. our        我们的，B. their他们的，C. its它的，D. your你的，或者是我们下次去探望的时候带着。选A

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