Question

I never know how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had     _ forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.

One night, as I lay in bed _  _ my sister and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how  _ _ I had behaved towards Mother. “I must make things right before going to sleep,” I thought.

Quickly I _   _out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed (踮着脚，蹑手蹑脚) into the hall. The    __ from the living room shone dimly (昏暗地). I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.

I quickly _   _ a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so _   _. I didn’t want my brothers and sisters to know our _   _ so I added a postscript (附言，补充): “Please don’t let anyone see this.” Then I quietly moved _    _ my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.

The next morning, when I     __ my bed after breakfast, I unexpectedly _   _ a note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and _  _ me.

This became my  _    __ of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a note, but she never    _our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were _    __, she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood.

When Mother     __, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle (捆，包) of notes tied with a faded ribbon (布条). On top was a message in her handwriting. It read, “In the event of my death, please _    _ these.”

I _    __ the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I _54_ my childish writing, “P.S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie.”

I gently placed the unopened bundle in the _    __ along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like my mother.”

1.A．long      B．just          C．never      D．often

2.A．before      B．after       C．until       D．since

3.A．well           B．politely       C．happily       D．badly

4.A．jumped       B．fell           C．moved       D．slipped (溜走)

5.A．moon       B．light       C．needle       D．thread

6.A．found       B．sent          C．wrote       D．took

7.A．lazy          B．late           C．careless       D．naughty

8.A．mistake       B．business       C．relation    D．love

9.A．out of       B．around       C．into           D．behind

10.A．searched  B．left           C．made       D．went to

11.A．wrote       B．left           C．found       D．gave

12.A．missed      B．understood    C．supported  D．forgave

13.A．way       B．secret       C．favorite       D．trick

14.A．spoke about  B．passed round  C．gave out        D．read aloud

15.A．happy       B．curious       C．grown        D．interested

16.A．went away  B．passed away  C．die away       D．break away

17.A．destroy       B．keep       C．hide        D．read

18.A．picked up  B．handed in     C．looked through D．turned over

19.A．recognized  B．lost           C．realized        D．liked

20.A．drawer       B．wastebasket  C．bedroom        D．bookshelf

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了作者在妈妈去世后，整理妈妈的遗物的时候意外地发现小时候和妈妈互相写的字条，里面包含了妈妈的爱以及妈妈信守诺言的品质。

1.1】A考查副词。A．long长久地；B．just刚刚；C．never从不；D．often总是、经常。根据下文的something that happened to me as a child可知，这还是小时候发生的事情，故选择A，意为：我发现了一些我已经遗忘很久的事情。

2.2】B考查连词。A．before 在…之前；B．after 在…之后；C．until 直到；D．since 自从。根据下文的my sister and I had said our prayers，再根据常识可知，睡觉应该是在祈祷之后，故选择B。

3.3】D考查副词。A．well 好地；B．politely 友好地；C．happily 开心地；D．badly 不好地、糟糕地。根据下文的I must make things right before going to sleep可知，作者白天做了错事，故选择D，意为我回想起白天的事情，意识自己对妈妈的态度很差。

4.4】D考查动词。A．jumped 跳；B．fell 摔倒、降落；C．moved 移动；D．slipped 滑、溜。根据下文的then tiptoed (踮着脚，蹑手蹑脚) into the hall.可知，作者从床上溜了下去，故选择D。

5.5】B考查名词。A．moon月亮；B．light 光；C．needle 针；D．thread 线。根据下文的the living room shone dimly (昏暗地).可知，是从起居室发散出的，那么就只有灯光了，故选择B。

6.6】C 考查动词。A．found 发现；B．sent 发送；C．wrote 写；D．took 拿走。根据下文的a note，可知选择C，意为写了一张便条。

7.7】D 考查形容词。A．lazy 懒惰的；B．late 迟的；C．careless 粗心的；D．naughty 淘气的。根据上文可知，作者希望妈妈原谅，所以指的应该是自己的淘气，故选择D。

8.8】B 考查名词。A．mistake 错误；B．business 生意、事业、私事；C．relation 关系、联系；D．love 爱。根据下文的Please don’t let anyone see this可知，作者不希望别人看到字条，故作者认为这是他和妈妈之间的私事，所以选择B。

9.9】C 考查介词。A．out of 出来、出于；B．around 围绕、环绕；C．into 进去；D．behind 在…后面。根据下文的my parents’ bedroom 可知，作者是进入父母的房间，然后把便条放在妈妈的枕头下，故选择C。

10.10】C考查动词。A．searched 寻找、搜寻；B．left 离开、留下；C．made 制造、使得；D．went to 走向。根据下文的after breakfast以及发现妈妈的回信可知，作者是在整理床铺时发现的回信，故选择C，构成固定短语：make one’s bed，意为整理床铺。

11.11】C 考查动词。A．wrote 写；B．left 离开、留下；C．found 发现、找到；D．gave 给予。根据下文的a note under my pillow，可知作者是发现了一张便条，故选择C。

12.12】D 考查动词。A．missed 思念、错过；B．understood 理解；C．supported 支持；D．forgave 原谅。根据上文的a note asking Mother to forgive me可知，作者写这封信主要是为了请求母亲的原谅，故选择D，意为母亲原谅了作者。

13.13】A 考查名词。A．way 方式、道路；B．secret 秘密；C．favorite 喜爱的事物；D．trick 戏法、计谋。通过下文的apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed.可知，这已经成为我道歉的方式，故选择A。

14.14】A 考查动词短语。A．spoke about 毫无保留地说出；B．passed round 传开；C．gave out 分发、公开、发出；D．read aloud 朗读。根据下文的she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood可知，母亲从未在家人面前说出我们的枕头下的便条这件事，故选择A。

15.15】C 考查形容词。A．happy 开心的；B．curious 好奇的；C．grown 长大的；D．interested 感兴趣的。根据下文的when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood可知，当时是回顾童年，故作者及兄弟姐妹都已经长大成人了，所以选择C。

16.16】B 考查动词短语。A．went away 离开；B．passed away 过世；C．die away 逐渐消失；D．break away 脱离。根据第一段可知，母亲去世了，故选择B。

17.17】A 考查动词。A．destroy 破坏、毁灭；B．keep 保持、维持；C．hide 躲藏；D．read 读。根据上文可知，母亲从未说出两个人之间的这件事，说明母亲是一个遵守承诺的人，所以选择A，意为：在我死后，请将这些毁掉。

18.18】D 考查动词短语。A．picked up 捡起、接听、学会等意思；B．handed in 上交；C．looked through 检查、穿过…看；D．turned over 翻转。根据下文的glanced at the handwriting on the bottom.可知作者此时的动作是把这捆便条翻转过来看，故选择D。

19.19】A 考查动词。A．recognized 识别、辨认出；B．lost 丢失、迷路；C．realized 明白、意识；D．liked 喜欢。根据下文的my childish writing, “P.S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie.”可知，作者认出是自己的字，故选择A。

20.20】B 考查名词。A．drawer 抽屉；B．wastebasket 废纸篓；C．bedroom 卧室；D．bookshelf 书架。根据下文的along with other things for the rubbish burner可知，这些都是要烧掉的东西，故应该是丢在废纸篓最为合适，所以选择B。