Test 29Ⅰ.完形填空
I believe that families are not only blood relatives，but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977，I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston.My dad and I __1__ a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too__2__ for a 15-year-old girl and her father.Dad’s second marriage was __3__ and my stepmother had __4__ us both out of the house the previous week.Dad had no__5__ what to do with me.And that’s when my other family __6__.
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home __7__ their only daughter，Su，my best friend，asked them to.I __8__ with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s.She __9__ I had lunch money，doctors’ appointments，help with homework and nightly hugs.Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders.__10__I could tell，for the Beaches there was no__11__between Su and me; I was their daughter，too.
When Su and I__12__college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school.Recently，Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew__13__about me when they took me in they had heard the whole story from Su.When I was seven，my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to __14__his kids.Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely __15__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy.I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
__16__the Beaches，I would have become a bitter，cynical(愤世嫉俗的) woman.They gave me a(n)__17__that allowed me to grow and change.They kept me from being paralyzed by my __18__，and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
I __19__ family.For me，it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was__20__，but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.
1．A.lived
B．shared
C．possessed
D．bought
答案 B
解析 父亲和我共用一个房间。根据句意B项正确。
2．A.cheap
B．noisy
C．small
D．limited
答案 C
解析 一个浴室对于一个15岁的女孩和他的父亲来说很小。根据句意C项正确。
3．A.in trouble
B．in sight
C．in place
D．in parts
答案 A
解析 父亲的第二次婚姻处于困境之中。in trouble处于困境中。
4．A.struck
B．removed
C．kicked
D．knocked
答案 C
解析 继母把我和父亲两人逐出房子。kick...out of...把……从……逐出。
5．A.plan
B．choice
C．chance
D．idea
答案 D
解析 父亲不知道如何对我。have no idea不知道。
6．A.looked after
B．showed up
C．turned over
D．came across
答案 B
解析 这时其他家庭成员出现了。show up出现。
7．A.so
B．because
C．until
D．while
答案 B
解析 Barbara和 Roland Beach带我到他们的家，因为他们唯一的女儿，我的好朋友苏要他们那么做的。根据句意B项正确。
8．A.worked
B．traveled
C．lived
D．learned
答案 C
解析 未来的七年我和他们住在一起。根据句意C项正确。
9．A.worked out
B．called up
C．watched out
D．made sure
答案 D
解析 她确保我有吃午饭的钱，有看医生的钱。make sure确保。
10．A.As long as
B．As far as
C．As soon as
D．As many as
答案 B
解析 依我看，对于Beaches夫妇来说，我和苏没有差别，都是他们的女儿。as far as I could tell依我看。
11．A.change
B．problem
C．conflict
D．difference
答案 D
解析 见上题解析。根据句意D项正确。
12．A.set off
B．left for
C．entered into
D．admitted into
答案 B
解析 leave for college上大学。此题易错选D项，D项若改成were admitted into也对。
13．A.all
B．little
C．something
D．nothing
答案 A
解析 当他们收养我的时候，他们就了解了我的一切。根据句意A项正确。
14．A.supply
B．teach
C．encourage
D．raise
答案 D
解析 当我七岁的时候，母亲去世，父亲依靠他人养活他的孩子。根据语境D项正确。
15．A.different
B．unfair
C．easy
D．hopeful
答案 B
解析 在我和Beaches一家生活在一起之前，我认为生活是不公平的。根据句意B项正确。
16．A.Thanks to
B．In spite of
C．Except for
D．But for
答案 D
解析 要不是因为Beaches夫妇，我就会成为一个愤世嫉俗的女人。but for要不是，是虚拟语气的用法。
17．A.home
B．house
C．ability
D．lesson
答案 A
解析 他们给了我一个家让我成长和改变。根据句意A项正确。
18．A.choice
B．failure
C．past
D．present
答案 C
解析 他们阻止我免遭过去的影响，给了我打开心扉的信心。
19．A.doubt about
B．call on
C．center on
D．believe in
答案 D
解析 我相信家人，不是我出生的那个家，而是我后来生活的那个家。believe in相信。
20．A.born
B．accepted
C．educated
D．deserted
答案 A
解析 见上题解析。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging.I was younger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was going to become one myself.I admit，it was not a role that I was emotionally ready to accept.I had been a young mother，and had certainly hoped my daughter would not face that_same_challenge.I remarried when she was a teenager，and then had two more children.On getting the news that she was expecting，I remember thinking “What do I know about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet！” I don’t like to be unprepared，so I read a few books about grandparenting.That gave me a little help，but I was still uncertain.I thought about other grandmothers I knew，and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn’t.But I couldn’t quite figure out what kind of grandmother I wanted to be.Then I thought about my own grandmother，Granny，as she’s known by most people，and I knew I had the answer.
I didn’t realize it until that moment，but my own grandmother was the example for the kind of grandmother I wanted to be.I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot of time with my grandparents when I was a little kid.Here’ s what I learned from my Granny.
Grandmothers always have a cookie jar.For my entire life，Granny always had a cookie jar full of cookies.When I was a little tiny girl，just at eye level with the counter，Granny would get the cookie jar down for me.When I was a little older I learned how to pull the chair over so I could reach.As I got taller，if I really stretched，I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it down off the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside.Always the first thing I did when I went to Granny’s house was check the cookie jar，and there were always cookies in it.Many years later，I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and the first thing I’d do is get us all a cookie.
So grandmothers must have a cookie jar，and on my granddaughter’ s first Christmas，my daughter bought me my own cookie jar.She said when they came to see me，her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.
1．The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.
A．she was not old enough to be one
B．she was not emotionally ready to be one
C．she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother
D．grandmother should be older than she was
答案 B
解析 题干出现在文章的开头第一句话，作者随后明确指出“I admit，it was not a role that I was emotionally ready to accept.”所以选B项。
2．The underlined phrase “that same challenge”
in the first paragraph refers to “________”．
A．taking care of a grandchild
B．taking care of a baby
C．being a young grandmother
D．being a young mother
答案 D
解析 题干中的that指的是前文所提到的I had been a young mother，因为作者用had certainly hoped my daughter would not face，故选D项。
3．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.
A．the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar
B．the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar
C．the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar
D．women of the writer’s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren
答案 A
解析 倒数第二段的各种细节均说明作者对外婆的饼干罐印象深刻，并且是愉快的记忆，所以她决定也要买一个。
4．What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?
A．One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself.
B．One who grows up with her grandmother’s cookie jar with all kinds of cookies.
C．One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat her grandchildren.
D．One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren.
答案 C
解析 由第二段第一句话可知选C项。
5．Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A．Grandmother’s Cookie Jar
B．Grandmother’s Treat for Children
C．Grandmothers and Grandchildren
D．Happy Memories of Cookies
答案 A
解析 文章反复出现cookie jar，作者认为做外婆必须有这个东西，所以选A项。
Ⅲ.微写作
写作素材
1．令人惊奇的是曾经被毁坏的地方已经变成了一所充满生机的美丽学校。
2．爱心与关心带来了这巨大的变化。
3．团结就是力量。
(素材来源于2011·福建·书面表达)
提示：尽量使用高级表达：it作形式主语；强调句；谚语等。
连句成篇(将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)
It’s really amazing that the once-ruined place has now been turned into a beautiful school，full of life.It is love and concern that have brought about the great changes.Union is strength.
1．appointment n．约会；委任 appoint v．任命；约定 make an appointment约定 by appointment按约定时间 appoint sb.to do...指派某人做…… appoint sb.as...任命某人担任……
2．discourage v．阻止 discouragement n．沮丧 discourage sb.from doing...阻止某人做……
3．figure out理解；明白 keep one’s figure保持体形
4．I believe that families are not only blood relatives，but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
句中that引导宾语从句，not only...but (also)．..连接并列成分，who show up and love you为定语从句，修饰people，when no one else will是时间状语从句。
在完形填空中如何克服思维定式？
思维定式是指人们在思考问题时，用某种固定的思维模式去分析和解决问题。要克服思维定式对做完形填空的负面影响，需要注意以下两点：
1．进行大量的英语阅读训练，通过阅读来积累词汇和表达方式，熟练掌握英语中常见的固定搭配和句式结构。
2．做题时一定要仔细审题，分析语境和整个句子结构，既要记住固定搭配，也要结合句子的实际含义来考虑。如本节完形填空中的第12题When Su and I __12__ college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school.
A．set off
B．left for
C．entered into
D．admitted into
此题很容易误选D项，因为admit和to或into搭配，意为“准许……进入(入学、入会等)”，如果不仔细辨别，答案极易选错，事实上，如选D项，应改为were admitted into。所以做题时要仔细分析句子结构，结合语境选出正确答案。