Question

Growing up, I always hid my thumbs in my fists because of their unusual shape. ________ they do look more like a big toe（脚趾）________ a thumb. And from an early age, my thumbs ________ another name “toe thumbs” .

In high school, I served as a cashier in a grocery store. One day, I was ________ a sweet little old lady and as I ________ her change back to her, she suddenly took my hands and said in a thick Polish ________, “You are Polish! Look at those ________ Polish thumbs! They match mine!” She raised her hands and ________ her thumbs to me that ________ weathered and wrinkled, looked exactly like mine! She ________ my hands again and said, “Be ________ of those thumbs!”

I’ll never forget that 30-second ________ with a stranger that forever ________ my view of a part of me I once was ________ by and now accept. As I was eating dinner with my Samuel tonight, he looked down at my hand ________ on the table next to his and said, “Mommy! Our thumbs ________!” I smiled and answered, “Yes, they do, buddy! Those are strong Polish ________ you have! Take pride in them! Maybe someday you’ll have a little boy or girl who will have the same thumbs!” I ________ my son never hides his thumbs like I did. I hope he’ll be proud of their “unusualness” and the ________ behind them. He carries on a(n) ________ part of me and that for me will always be beautiful!

1.A. Admittedly    B. Fortunately    C. Normally    D. Basically

2.A. other than    B. due to    C. instead of    D. along with

3.A. earned    B. cloned    C. found    D. deserved

4.A. waiting for    B. checking out    C. talking with    D. watching over

5.A. paid    B. charged    C. counted    D. donated

6.A. tune    B. voice    C. language    D. accent

7.A. beautiful    B. strange    C. long    D. clumsy

8.A. passed    B. recommended    C. showed    D. offered

9.A. till    B. unless    C. once    D. although

10.A. raised    B. inspected    C. examined    D. held

11.A. sure    B. skeptical    C. afraid    D. proud

12.A. appointment    B. conversation    C. bargain    D. deal

13.A. supported    B. changed    C. proved    D. hurt

14.A. embarrassed    B. frightened    C. delighted    D. amazed

15.A. scratching    B. resting    C. knocking    D. drawing

16.A. differ    B. suit    C. fight    D. match

17.A. fists    B. thumbs    C. toes    D. hands

18.A. guarantee    B. figure    C. insist    D. pray

19.A. scene    B. lesson    C. history    D. moment

20.A. unique    B. elegant    C. frank    D. sensitive

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

1.考查副词。A. Admittedly无可否认地；B. Fortunately幸运地；C. Normally正常地；D. Basically主要地。根据下文And from an early age, my thumbs ___3___ another name “toe thumbs” .可知，这里作者也对此不可否认。句意：不可否认它们的确更像大脚趾。故选A。

2.考查词组。A. other than 除了，不同于；B. due to由于；C. instead of 代替；D. along with沿着。根据句意可知，而不是大拇指。句意：它们的确更像大脚趾而不是大拇指。故选C。

3.考查动词。A. earned挣得；B. cloned克隆；C. found发现；D. deserved值得。根据上下文可知这里指获得一个新的名字。句意：从很小的时候，我的大拇指就有了另一个名字“脚趾拇指”。故选A。

4.考查词组。A. waiting for等待；B. checking out结账退房；C. talking with与---交谈；D. watching over看守。根据前文In high school, I served as a cashier in a grocery store.可知，这里check out 指计算总价并收钱。句意：我正在给一个甜美的小老太太结账的时候。故选B。

5.考查动词。A. paid支付；B. charged索要，指控；C. counted计数；D. donated捐赠。根据句意可知，这里指作者数零钱给她。句意：当我找给她零钱的时候。故选C。

6.考查名词。A. tune曲调；B. voice声音；C. language语言；D. accent口音。根据句意可知这里指很浓的波兰口音。句意：她突然抓住我的手，并用很浓的波兰口音说。故选D。

7.考查形容词。A. beautiful美丽的；B. strange奇怪的；C. long长的；D. clumsy笨拙的。根据后文they match mine.可知，老太太认为波兰人的拇指很漂亮。故选A。

8.考查动词。A. passed通过；B. recommended推荐；C. showed显示，展示； D. offered提供。show sth. to sb.可知，向某人展示某物。句意：她举起她的手并展示给我看。故选C。

9.考查连词。A. till直到---为止；B. unless除非；C. once一旦；D. although尽管。根据后句looked exactly like mine!可知，这里是转折关系。句意：尽管历经岁月风霜，皱纹斑斑。故选D。

10.考查动词。A. raised举起，提升；B. inspected视察；C. examined检查； D. held握住，举行。根据句意可知，这里指握住作者的手。句意：她再次握住我的手。故选C。

11.考查形容词。A. sure确信的；B. skeptical怀疑的；C. afraid害怕的； D. proud自豪的。be proud of以---而自豪。句意：为这些木质而自豪吧！故选D。

12.考查名词。A. appointment任命，约定；B. conversation谈话；C. bargain便宜货；D. deal交易。根据上文可知，这里指30秒的交谈。句意：我永远不会忘记与一个陌生人30秒的交谈。故选B。

13.考查动词。A. supported支持；B. changed改变；C. proved结果是，证明是；D. hurt使受伤。根据上下文可知，这里只改变了我的观点。句意：改变我对我的一部分的看法。故选B。

14.考查形容词。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. frightened害怕的；C. delighted高兴的；D. amazed感到惊讶的。根据后句的and now accept可知我曾经尴尬。句意：我曾经为此尴尬，现在接受了。故选A。

15.考查动词。A. scratching划伤；B. resting休息；C. knocking撞击；D. drawing绘画。这里的rest应为“倚靠，支撑”之意。句意：他低头看着我放在他的桌旁的手。故选B。

16.考查动词。A. differ不同；B. suit使适应；C. fight战斗，打架；D. match匹配。根据前文They match mine直接找出答案。句意：你的手和我的完全不一样。故选D。

17.考查名词。A. fists拳头；B. thumbs拇指；C. toes脚趾；D. hands手。根据上下文可知，这里指大拇指。句意：那些是你拥有波兰人的拇指。故选B。

18.考查动词。A. guarantee保证，担保；B. figure计算；C. insist坚持；D. pray祈祷。根据句意可知，这里只做者祈祷，希望儿子不要像她以前一样。句意：我祈祷我儿子永远不要像我那样隐藏他的拇指。故选D。

19.考查名词。A. scene场面；B. lesson功课；C. history历史；D. moment片刻。根据句意可知，这里指历史。句意：我希望他会很自豪自己的“拙”和他们背后的历史。故选C。

20.考查形容词。A. unique独一无二的； B. elegant优雅的； C. frank坦白；D. sensitive敏感的。根据上下文可知，这种大拇指是独特的。句意：他遗传了我独特的一部分，对我来说永远是美丽的！故选A。