语言朋友(64)__1__with him.In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her __2__.I remember when I first saw her at the__3__.It was different, but not __4__.Over the past years there is __5__I needed that she did not provide.I'm the young woman I'm today because she made sure to__6__me properly.Yesterday I went to see her for Mother's Day.When I gave her __7__ , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the __8__even though I had the flu.
Her simple act of affection__9__me back to my first night in America.After I was__10__up from the airport we went home and she__11__my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit __12__.That night before I went to bed, she came to my room, the first room I had ever had of my own.She told me she was __13__ to have me and that she would take good care of me.Before she __14__ she asked me for a hug.That was my__15__first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.
I'm 23 years old now and I have received many__16__ over the past years, but none has given me a greater__17__or deeper impression.I regarded her as my__18__mother because my new life began when I came to__19__with her.Today I say to my mother, Mrs.Sherrill Kirundi, thank you, mom.Thank you for your giving me my__20__childhood back.
解题导语：继母无私的爱让作者重新享受到童年幸福作者在文中表达了对继母的感激和爱。reunited
C．associated
D．attached
解析: 根据上文“After I parted with my 的“parted”可知选reunite“重聚”。 B
2．A.life
B．mind
C．bedroom
D．office
解析: 句意：继母就努力让我知道她欢迎我来到她的生活中。 A
3．A.shop
B．railway station
C．airport
D．bus stop
解析: 根据下文的“from the airport we went home...”可知第一次见面是在机场。 C
4．A.strange
B．easy
C．unforgettable
D．uncomfortable
解析: 句意：感觉很不一样但是并没有不舒服的感觉。 D
5．A.something
B．anything
C．nothing
D．everything 根据下文可知继母悉心照料“我”的身心所以此处指在过去几年中没有什么东西“我”需要而她没有给我的。 C
6．A.approach
B．raise
C．criticize
D．value
解析: 句意：因为继母努力地抚养我我才成为现在这样的我。 B
7．A.gifts
B．keys
C．money
D．dresses
解析: 此句强调继母对“我”一如从前地疼爱。句意：当我把礼物给她的时候她直接亲了我的嘴尽管我感冒了。 A
8．A.nose
B．face
C．eyes
D．mouth
解析: 参见第7题解析。 D
9．A.paid
B．took
C．talked
D．companied
解析: take back“带回”。继母的爱把“我”带回到了“我”来到美国的第一天晚上。 B
10．A.brought
B．looked pick up“用车接送”。 C
11．A.grasped
B．unpacked
C．mended
D．added
解析: unpack luggage“卸行李”。 B
12．A.more
B．newer
C．cheaper
D．worn
解析: 句中存在因果关系，因为“我”从非洲带来的衣服有点旧了，所以她带“我”去买衣服了。故选worn。 D
13．A.glad
B．hard
C．unlucky
D．anxious
解析: be glad to do“很高兴做……”。 A
14．A.died
B．awaked
C．left
D．entered
解析: 句意：在她离开之前她要求我给她一个拥抱。 C
15．A.very
B．quite very“正是就是”表示强调。句意：这是我11岁以来的第一个拥抱。 A
16．A.letters
B．offers
C．hugs
D．presents
解析: 根据上文的“a hug”可知选C。 C
17．A.success
B．advance
C．future
D．excitement
解析: 句意：在过去那么多年里我得到了很多拥抱但是没有哪个能比这个给我带来更大的幸福和更深刻的印象。 D
18．A.step
B．second
C．hope
D．birth
解析: birth mother“生母”；本句表示作者把她当成了自己的亲生妈妈来看待。 D
19．A.discuss
B．stay
C．share
D．work
解析: 句意：我把她当亲生母亲看待因为和她生活在一起以后我的生命重新开始了。 B
20．A.last
B．happy
C．sad
D．real
解析: 本句表达作者对继母的感激之情感谢继母给她带来了幸福的童年。 B
七选五
I always reflect on what happened in my life.I think this is important－to appreciate our wins, __21__ Here are some tips for you on reflection.
1．Focus on the process and not the outcome.
This thought was beautifully summed up by Srikumar Rao.He explains how we fail because we focus our energies on the outcome rather than the process itself.When a child learns to walk, she never focuses on the outcome but on the process.
2．Failure is a lead not a stop sign.
When you hit a wall and things don't turn up the way they are intended, no one is saying to you, “This is where you stop because you failed.” If you do, you are reading the wrong information.Failure tells us, “__22__ Try another method.”
3．Happiness is not the destination but the journey.
We think that happiness is a result that comes after having acquired or achieved something we don't have.This is not quite right.__23__ It's about stepping back and enjoying the ride rather than expecting it at your destination point.
4．Wisdom comes from the balance between your knowledge and your heart.
Let your heart talk more; it is wiser than you think.You can be as knowledgeable and clever as one can be.__24__ Wisdom is really having reached a stage where you balance all your knowledge with your heart.
5．Gratitude is the energydrink of the soul.
Say thank you to the universe every morning.Appreciation can lift your soul from anxiety which weighs you down.Try it out.__25__It will help you appreciate life with more depth and perspective.
A．Failure is the mother of success.
B．Happiness is when we accept and enjoy everything as it is.
C．This method and the intended result do not match.
D．Be thankful to at least one thing in your day.
E．Not reflecting on our lives and experiences is a wasted chance for growth.
F．Happiness means achieving your goals and getting what you want.
G．But if your mind doesn't go with your heart, you are losing energy in internal conflicts.
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