山西曲沃中学校高二下期中英语试卷（带解析）_4

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
 
My father sold everything we owned, took all the money and disappeared from our lives. My mother suddenly found herself _________ to care for five boys. I worried about the situation, but my mother stayed _________ , and assured us that she would keep us together as a _________ and safe from harm. Although small in size, she could  _________ heavy horse-drawn plows（犁）. Besides, she  _________ found time to help us with homework.
 
As Christmas approached, my mother didn’t seem to smile as much. I _________ She had no money to buy us presents. Considering myself practically grown, I hid my _________ .
 
One day, my mother took a saw(锯) into the forest and _________ with some tree branches. She left them in the barn(畜棚) and didn’t tell her  _________ children what they were for. She worked on her project  _________ I was in school, but I looked _________ into the barn when I had a chance. Several days later, I still couldn’t _________ her purpose. When later I saw she used nail and paint, I _________ that she must be making presents.
 
By Christmas week, my mother was her  _________ happy self again. Her project was apparently _________ , and she obviously kept it secret because I’d looked everywhere without _________ .
 
On Christmas Eve, I lay awake for a long time,  _________ Christmas morning.
 
The next morning, my mother handed out the handmade presents happily in front of her delighted kids. Many difficult years would follow that particular Christmas, but I never again doubted my mother’s  _________to care for us. We were never hungry, and she make sure we got a(n) _________ in school. She taught us to have faith in our own abilities. That faith  _________ me still.
 
【小题1】A．aloneB．hopefulC．responsible D．unable【小题2】A．activeB．positiveC．depressedD．devoted【小题3】A．teamB．promiseC．secretD．family【小题4】A．maintainB．handleC．repairD．take【小题5】A．justB．yetC．everD．even【小题6】A．witnessedB．complained C．remembered D．realized【小题7】A．puzzlementB．excitement C．disappointmentD．embarrassment【小题8】A．returnedB．departed C．injuredD．escaped【小题9】A．naughtyB．lovelyC．curiousD．nervous【小题10】A．whileB．afterC．beforeD．because【小题11】A．casuallyB．secretlyC．occasionallyD．anxiously【小题12】A．pick outB．bring out C．figure outD．point out【小题13】A．sworeB．concluded C．suggestedD．admitted【小题14】A．normalB．regularC．typicalD．unique【小题15】A．creativeB．challengeableC．completeD．awkward【小题16】A．difficultyB．success C．delayD．hesitation【小题17】A．supposingB．avoiding C．schedulingD．expecting【小题18】A．determinationB．decisionC．beliefD．ability【小题19】A．education B．welcome C．recognitionD．praise【小题20】A．comfortsB．supportsC．guarantees D．surprises