If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself. I us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.
That day, my daughter and I were sitting in our home having a quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand the full glass of milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her father’s a week before. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the running down the wall, I simply started . I am sure she thought I was , but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we . These were tears of joy and and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.
That was the day I really became a mom. I that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. It isn’t keeping a(n) house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t thatthings are always normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilt milk.
| 小题1: | | A．protected | B．removed | C．separated | D．prevented |
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| 小题2: | | A．new | B．old | C．beautiful | D．cold |
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| 小题3: | | A．went over | B．picked up | C．took on | D．knocked over |
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| 小题4: | | A．firmly | B．carelessly | C．slowly | D．freshly |
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| 小题5: | | A．pleasure | B．fear | C．pain | D．smile |
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| 小题6: | | A．absence | B．patience | C．presence | D．arrival |
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| 小题7: | | A．jam | B．juice | C．milk | D．water |
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| 小题8: | | A．laughing | B．shouting | C．scolding | D．praying |
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| 小题9: | | A．sad | B．excited | C．sick | D．crazy |
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| 小题10: | | A．friend | B．father | C．grandma | D．brother |
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| 小题11: | | A．cried | B．fainted | C．slept | D．stopped |
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| 小题12: | | A．bravery | B．horror | C．surprise | D．peace |
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| 小题13: | | A．questioned | B．discovered | C．wondered | D．remembered |
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| 小题14: | | A．splendid | B．messy | C．spotless | D．lifeless |
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| 小题15: | | A．describing | B．pretending | C．creating | D．meaning |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:B |
试题分析：文章介绍作者一直做着一般的妈妈该做的事情，但是真正成为妈妈是在在遭受丈夫的辱骂和虐待7年后，终于下决心离开丈夫，和女儿过着放松的生活，这时作者觉得自己像个真正的妈妈。
小题1:考查动词辨析：A. protected保护，B. removed去除，C. separated分离，D. prevented防止，我使我们离开了已经不是家的家里。选B
小题2:考查形容词辨析：A. new新的，B. old旧的，C. beautiful美丽的，D. cold冷的，那天我和女儿坐在我们的新家，吃一顿安静的晚餐。选A
小题3:考查动词短语辨析：A. went over复习，检查，B. picked up捡起，C. took on呈现，接受，承担，D. knocked over撞倒，突然她的手撞到了牛奶杯，选D
小题4:考查副词辨析：A. firmly坚定地，B. carelessly粗心地，C. slowly慢地，D. freshly新鲜地，我看着白色的餐布和刚刚粉刷的墙壁变成深棕色。选D
小题5:考查名词辨析：A. pleasure快乐，B. fear害怕， C. pain痛苦，D. smile微笑，女儿不小心将牛奶打翻，脸上充满害怕，选B
小题6:考查名词辨析：A. absence 缺席，B. patience 耐心，C. presence 出现，D. Arrival到达，她知道一个星期前如果爸爸在的时候，这个后果是什么。选C
小题7:考查名词辨析：A. Jam果酱，B. Juice果汁， C. Milk牛奶，D. Water水，从上文的：the full glass of milk可知作者看着牛奶从墙上流下来，选C
小题8:考查动词辨析：A. Laughing笑，B. Shouting叫， C. Scolding责备，D. Praying祈祷，从下文：She started laughing with me,可知作者开始大笑，选A
小题9:考查形容词辨析：A. sad 悲伤的，B. Excited令人兴奋的，C. Sick生病的，D. Crazy疯狂的，我可以肯定她认为我疯了。选D
小题10:考查名词辨析：A. Friend朋友，B. Father父亲，C. grandma 奶奶，D. Brother兄弟，但是后来她意识到我在想：“幸亏你爸爸不在”。选B
小题11:考查动词辨析：A. Cried哭，B. Fainted晕倒，C. Slept睡觉，D. Stopped停止，从下文的：These were tears of joy可知她们笑到哭起来，选A
小题12:考查副词辨析：A. Bravery勇敢，B. Horror恐惧， C. surprise 惊讶，D. Peace和平，这些是快乐和平的泪水，选D
小题13:考查动词辨析：A. questioned询问，B. discovered发现，C. Wondered想知道，D. Remembered记得，我意识到做妈妈不仅是每天去上芭蕾课，参加学校的会议。选B
小题14:考查形容词辨析：A. Splendid完美的，B. Messy混乱的， C. spotless一尘不染的，纯洁的，D. Lifeless没有生命的，不是让房间一尘不染，选C
小题15:考查动词辨析：A. describing描述，B. pretending 假装，C. creating 创造，D. meaning意味着，不是假装一切正常而实际上不是，选B |
核心考点
试题【If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom wa】；主要考察你对
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A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer office of Harvard’s president．But they were by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours，the secretary took no notice of them， that the couple would finally become and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president，though unwillingly．
A few minutes later，the president walked towards the couple with a face．The lady told him，“We had a son that Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was happy here．But about a year ago，he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him，somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead，he was shocked．“Madam,” he said，“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and ．If we did，this place would look like a cemetory,” “Oh，no,” the lady explained quickly “We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a building to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed，“A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was ，because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly，“Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．Since their offer was turned down，Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ，a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about．
| 小题1: | | A．watched | B．interviewed | C．followed | D．stopped |
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| 小题2: | | A．finding | B．hoping | C．realizing | D．imagining |
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| 小题3: | | A．disappointed | B．surprised | C．worried | D．troubled |
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| 小题4: | | A．cold | B．funny | C．pleasant | D．sad |
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| 小题5: | | A．visited | B．attended | C．studied | D．served |
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| 小题6: | | A．set about | B．take over | C．take down | D．set up |
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| 小题7: | | A．died | B．encouraged | C．killed | D．fought |
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| 小题8: | | A．laughed | B．shouted | C．called | D．glanced |
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| 小题9: | | A．bored | B．pleased | C．interested | D．astonished |
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| 小题10: | | A．picture | B．character | C．name | D．sign |
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One day，some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally what was going on．I"d said something to a（n） girl the night before that she didn"t like．I"d had a few that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that severer than I mean them to．
Anyway，it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all at me．They found a great to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I"d committed over the past year． they"d all really liked me before, suddenly they I was a really bad guy．
This was a difficult problem．I to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn"t want them to me because of something stupid I"d said when I was drunk．It didn"t much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be to normal again．
So I wrote the popular girl a note saying：“I"m sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn"t mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved． ．the girls who were angry with me now liked me than ever．They felt I"d done something in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．
Learn how and when to ．Often，the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn"t worth the of a lasting argument．An apology can for healing a difficult situation．And often, people will think better of you for it．
| 小题1: | | A．began | B．continued | C．avoided | D．regretted |
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| 小题2: | | A．found out | B．picked out | C．gave out | D．spoke out |
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| 小题3: | | A．special | B．popular | C．familiar | D．ordinary |
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| 小题4: | | A．quarrels | B．comments | C．problems | D．drinks |
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| 小题5: | | A．look | B．sound | C．feel | D．appear |
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| 小题6: | | A．surprised | B．angry | C．excited | D．amazed |
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| 小题7: | | A．right | B．opportunity | C．space | D．need |
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| 小题8: | | A．As | B．Since | C．As if | D．While |
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| 小题9: | | A．convinced | B．admitted | C．decided | D．promised |
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| 小题10: | | A．happened | B．used | C．prepared | D．agreed |
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| 小题11: | | A．forget | B．forgive | C．hate | D．respect |
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| 小题12: | | A．matter | B．change | C．care | D．explain |
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| 小题13: | | A．around | B．up | C．about | D．back |
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| 小题14: | | A．simply | B．generally | C．regularly | D．gently |
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| 小题15: | | A．At first | B．In fact | C．At least | D．As usual |
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| 小题16: | | A．rather | B．worse | C．less | D．better |
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| 小题17: | | A．doubtful | B．interesting | C．brave | D．shameful |
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| 小题18: | | A．cheer | B．forgive | C．worry | D．apologize |
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| 小题19: | | A．effort | B．price | C．result | D．cause |
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| 小题20: | | A．permit | B．fail | C．work | D．Last |
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Barefoot and dirty，the girl just sat and watched the people go by．She never tried to speak．Many people passed，but never did one person stop．
The next day I decided to go back to the park，curious to see if the little girl would still be there．Right in the very spot as she was yesterday，she sat with the saddest look in her eyes．
Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl．As we all know，a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone．
As I began walking towards her，I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a deformity（畸形）．I smiled to let her know it was okay，I was there to help，to talk．I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”．I smiled and she shyly smiled back．We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty．I asked the girl why she was so sad．The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said，“Because I’m different．”
I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled．The little girl acted even sadder．She said，“I know．” She looked at me and smiled．Slowly she stood to her feet，and said，“Really?”
“Yes，dear，you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by．” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled，and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye，“I am．I’m your guardian angel．”
I was speechless，sure I was seeing things．She said，“For once you thought of someone other than yourself，my job here is done．”
Immediately I stood to my feet and said，“Wait，so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled，“You’re the only one who could see me，and you believe it in your heart．”…and she was gone．
And with that my life changed dramatically．So，when you think you’re all you have，remember，your angel is always watching over you．Mine is!
小题1:People just passed by the girl because _______．| A．they pretended not to see her | | B．she pretended to be poor | | C．they never thought of helping her | | D．they knew the author would help her |
小题2:Which word can’t be used to describe the author?| A．Considerate． | B．Patient． | C．Helpful． | D．Powerful． |
小题3:Why was the author speechless?| A．He was shocked． | B．He didn’t manage to help the girl． | | C．He thought he was cheated． | D．He was in despair． |
小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy． | | B．The author had known that the girl was a real angel． | | C．The author believed that an angel was always watching him． | | D．The author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there． |
小题5:What does “You’re all you have” mean?| A．You are ugly． | B．You are alone． | | C．You are strong． | D．You are rich． |
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While watching the Olympics the other night，I came across an unbelievable sight．It was not a gold medal，or a world record broken，but a show of courage．
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks．For one reason or another，two of them false started，so they were disqualified．That left only one to compete．It would have been difficult enough，not having anyone to race against，even though the time on the clock is important．
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong．I’m not an expert swimmer，but I can tell a good dive from a poor one，and this was not exactly medal quality．When he resurfaced，it was evident that the man was not out for gold – his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle．The crowd started to laugh．Clearly this man was not a medal competitor．
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time．Finally he made his turn to start back．It was pitiful．He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out．But in those few awful strokes，the crowd had changed．
No longer were they laughing，but beginning to cheer．Some even began to stand and shout “Come on，you can do it!” and he did．
A clear minute past the average swimmer，this young man finally finished his race．The crowd went wild．You would have thought that he had won the gold，and he should have．Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history，this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors．
Just a short year ago，he had never even swum，let alone race．His country had been invited to Sydney．
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold，or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors，it is nice to watch an underdog．
小题1:From the passage we can learn that the young man ．| A．made his turn to start back pitifully | | B．was skillful in freestyle in the game | | C．swam faster than the average swimmer | | D．was not capable enough to win the medal |
小题2:The crowd changed their attitudes because ．| A．they felt sorry for the young man | | B．they were moved by the young man’s courage | | C．they wanted to show their sympathy | | D．they meant to please the young man |
小题3:According to the passage，“it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means ．| A．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself | | B．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills | | C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors | | D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．The event started with three men，two of whom were disqualified later． | | B．The crowd started to laugh at the athlete’s arms waving in an attempt at freestyle． | | C．The athlete，as well as the author，is an expert swimmer． | | D．The swimming event is a show of courage rather than a fierce competition． |
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．Compete for Gold! | B．Try again! | | C．Break a Record! | D．Go for it! |
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Coming home after working out for a whole day I had my purse lost．I it had slipped out my backpack as I was being ．While it was probably very close to my apartment it still failed to come into and I had no but to cancel my debit cards．
I’d had the purse for more than a decade as it was a Christmas present ,which was a bright, red leather, Cheeky Monkey purse ,so probably not entirelyfor a 36-year-old but I was very upset to have lost it!
Everyone I spoke to I might get the purse back but the money and vouchers in it would very likely disappear．I had written off the of the purse and was even considering whether to move on and go “grown-up” when I was seeking a ．
I came home late the following night and my monkey purse was on my mat! I checked the contents and everything was including anything of cash value．I was astounded when I read the note which read, “I came across this last night．It was too dark to it then ,so I came back tonight．I got your from your license．Sorry．Iain．”
Not only had this man returned my purse but he thought he me an apology for not bringing it back sooner!
I have told almost all my acquaintances, who almost responded with a similar standard answer, “It restores your in human nature” and it lots of stories about similar experiences．
There were no contact so I am unable to get in touch to say thank you to Iain, but I hope he will be of how grateful I am!
| 小题1: | | A．doubted | B．suspected | C．proved | D．recognized |
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| 小题2: | | A．put off | B．set off | C．dropped off | D．left off |
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| 小题3: | | A．effect | B．appearance | C．view | D．attention |
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| 小题4: | | A．ability | B．thought | C．alternative | D．decision |
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| 小题5: | | A．grown up | B．brought up | C．taken on | D．applied to |
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| 小题6: | | A．decided | B．doubted | C．prayed | D．exposed |
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| 小题7: | | A．previously | B．approximately | C．regularly | D．eventually |
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| 小题8: | | A．however | B．therefore | C．otherwise | D．though |
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| 小题9: | | A．value | B．contents | C．name | D．lists |
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| 小题10: | | A．process | B．comfort | C．judgment | D．replacement |
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| 小题11: | | A．undamaged | B．lost | C．checked | D．reserved |
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| 小题12: | | A．appealing | B．thrilling | C．accompanying | D．entertaining |
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| 小题13: | | A．look over | B．go over | C．get through | D．see through |
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| 小题14: | | A．name | B．phone number | C．address | D．card |
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| 小题15: | | A．forgot | B．made | C．paid | D．owed |
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| 小题16: | | A．faith | B．reputation | C．quality | D．justice |
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| 小题17: | | A．adapted | B．inspired | C．described | D．expanded |
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| 小题18: | | A．fantastic | B．worthy | C．priceless | D．positive |
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| 小题19: | | A．tracks | B．outlines | C．details | D．accounts |
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| 小题20: | | A．proud | B．sensitive | C．aware | D．certain |
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