1 (一) Sometimes a stepparent has to take a step back. When I was thirty-five, I met my husband and came to know his kids, aged 10 and 7.We __1__ playing basketball and shopping for cartoon books and became great friends. Then I got __2__. In most cases, stepkids live with their mom and stepdad. This makes our case quite __3__. Four years into our marriage, after going between their mom’s place and ours, the boys __4__in with us full-time. I was no longer a part-time friend, so everything changed. For example, __5__ the kids to help didn’t appear an important thing before, but now they became unwilling. Once, after I’d asked my elder stepson to set the table, he __6__ said, “You’re not my mother; I don’t have to __7__ you.” It was painful but I realized it was about keeping __8__clear in our new family life. I told him he was right—I wasn’t his mom; I was another person in his life who loved him , and we needed to get things done __9__. Even in a life-in situation, a stepparent isn’t the parent. You help with everything and __10__ lots of hugs and laughs. But you also have to learn to stand in the shadow. For example, when there were only enough __11__ for Mom and Dad to sit up front, I sat in back. It was hurtful, but I realized it wasn’t personal. Today, my stepsons know where to find me, whether it’s for long chats or a(n) __12__e-mail to say hi. And I know where to find them. The caring is surely there, even if the bloodline isn’t. 本文为夹叙夹议的文章，作者首先叙述了与丈夫原有的孩子的交往，接着论述作为继父母，如何与这些孩子相处，文章最后讲述运用合适的方法所取得的效果。
A.passed time
B.agreed on
C.had fun
D.set about
开始考试练习点击查看答案2 (二) “What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide？” I said to myself. Living in a small house and still jobless, I __13__ to make ends meet. Still, I counted my blessings (知足) whe n I learned that a young family in a nearby home lost ev erything in a flash fire. I watched as the entire community became involved in their __14__ : A church provided shelter; others gathered food, bedding and clothing. Lines of busy people willingly gave their time as well as their money. The afternoon before Thanksgiving, two women came to our house __15__ donations. Although we had less to spare, I helped carry items to their car, __16__ in my heart to give more. As we stood outside chaffing, my little Helen, only three, screamed, “Wait! Don’t anybody move.” She rushed into the house, complaining, “We __17__ something！” I looked apologetically at the ladies, but __18__ I could follow her, Helen was back outside, carrying her__19__ teddy bear, which I had made for her birthday just two months before. “Mommy，” her green eyes searched my __20__， “the little girl doesn’t have any toys. I have to give it to her.” My heart quaked. I thought about the few toys Helen had and how many hours I had spent sewing this one. Now she wanted to __21__ it away. We stood in silence, the ladies staring at me. I struggled with my feelings. I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have. Everyone held their __22__ as I bent down to face Helen. “Of course, He len，” my voice nearly __23__， “you’re right. We forgot the toy. How thoughtful of you to remember！” And I __24__my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding (怦怦地跳 ) in my daughter’s little chest. 这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，记述了感恩节前夕发生在一对母女身上的感人故事。虽然家境贫寒，但是母亲仍然捐献给因失火而身陷困境的邻居一些物品。正在这时，仅仅三岁的女儿决定要捐献自己最喜爱的玩具熊，妈妈舍不得但是又不忍伤害女儿幼小的心灵，勉强同意了。女儿年龄虽小，但是心胸不小，可爱可敬。
A.struggled
B.decided
C.prepared
D.happened
开始考试练习点击查看答案3 (三) After my second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane remained standing. Duane was a bright and lovable student, though his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __25__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __26__ in his dark eyes. “Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present？” he asked __27__. “I put it on your desk.” Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift appeared to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box rather than a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two silver earrings. He had noticed that I never wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones. I was __30__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. Since birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __31__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __32__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __33__ child、 As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __34__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me. Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It reminded me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __35__ at home w as bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __36__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I’m having difficulty reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart. 本文讲述了Duane与作者的交往。Duane对作者的一片真情深深地打动了作者。
A.Wondering
B.Thinking
C.Finding
D.Pointing
开始考试练习点击查看答案4 (四) Yesterday I totally changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being in a debt, he was happy and __37__ that it w as because of something he saw in Indi
A. A few years ago he was __38__ feeling sad and was touring India. He said right in front of his eyes, he saw an Indian mother __39__ her child’s right hand with a knife. The helpless __40__ in the mother’s eyes and the painful scream of the __41__ four-year-old child still remained in his mind. The desperate mother made the child handicapped (disabled) so that he could go out on the streets to beg. __42__ by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating. And almost at once, several children __43__ around this small piece of bread covered with sand, taking bits from one another. It was the __44__ reaction of hunger. He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread. As he gave out the bread to the children (mostly handicapped), he __45__ cheers and bows from these unfortunate children. For the first time in his life, he understood how people could give up their __46__ for a loaf of bread. He came to __47__ how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to __48__ about food that didn’t taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him never dreamed of having. Perhaps life wasn’t bad at all. 全文讲述了与朋友的一次谈话改变了“我”对生活的态度。A.explained
B.recalled
C.mentioned
D.i nsisted
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