完型填空I can honestly say it was the best time and the worst time

I can honestly say it was the best time and the worst time. I was __51__ expecting my first child while at the same time my mother was __52__ her battle with a brain tumor(肿瘤).For ten years, my independent and __53__ mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been ____. Now, finally, she became totally disabled. __55__ she grew closer and closer to death, my baby grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest __56__ was that their lives would never connect. I felt extremely __57__ not only for the upcoming loss of my mother, but also that she and my baby would never know each other.A few weeks __58__ my due date, mother fell into a deep coma(昏迷). Her doctors did not hold any __59__. They told us her time was __60__. We brought mother home. As often as I could, I sat beside her and talked to her about the __61__ moving inside me. I hoped that __62__, deep inside, she knew.Then at about the same time my labor(分娩) __63__, mother opened her eyes. When they told me this at the hospital, I ____ her home and asked for the phone to be put to mom’s ear. She responded!When I brought Jacob home, mom was sitting in her chair to __65__ him. Tears of joy filled my eyes as I __66__ my son in her arms. They stared at each other. They __67__. Two weeks later, mother slipped back into a coma. Finally she was free of the pain and __68__.Memories of my son’s birth will always be bitter-sweet for me, but it is at this time that I understand a(n) __69__

truth about living. __70__ both joy and sorrow are fleeting(短暂的), love can last forever.

51. A. carefully B. gradually C. dangerously D. joyfully 52. A. winning B. losing C. preparing D. escaping 53. A. caring B. lively C. brave D. energetic . A. successful B. normal C. pleasant D. painful 55. A. With B. As C. After D. While 56. A. puzzle B. problem C. pressure D. fear 57. A. sick B. helpless C. sad D. bored 58. A. since B. before C. during D. from 59. A. hope B. opinion C. job D. attention 60. A. up B. on C. by D. off 61. A. words B. fear C. worry D. baby

62. A. anyway B. however C. somehow D. instead 63. A. lasted B. started C. continued D. ended . A. called B. sent C. drove D. returned 65. A. have B. raise C. hold D. welcome 66. A. gave B. showed C. managed D. laid 67. A. understood B. smiled C. knew D. met

68. A. passed away B. passed by C. gave up D. gave in 69. A. hard B. important C. easy D. useful 70. A. When B. If C. As D. While

When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my 1 I found people queuing (排队) some paces away from the person at the savings deposit window. 2 so? Each did his business 3 but the line never moved a step 4 , I was very 5 , so I walked to the window to find out the cause. There was a notice on which was written “Thank you for your 6 for other’s privacy (隐私)”—a polite 7 to keep people away from nosing into other’s 8 (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries). I was deeply impressed by the 9 and stayed a while to watch: they were waiting so 10 at a distance that they seemed quite 11 to the practice. The 12 thing happened at a public telephone box. 13 waiting for their turns always kept their distance—enough to be out of 14 . It’s another typical example! From then on I 15 to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment 16 towards others. I found the Germans always mindful of other’s privacy. They avoided putting others in an embarrassing (窘迫)situation. For instance, they never 17 about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, 18 would they comment on the others or jewelry others wore. Their laws 19 reading diaries or opening letters without permission. That shows 20 matters are not allowed to be disturbed. 1. A. sorrow B. anger C. delight D. surprise 2. A. Why B. How C. What D. Where 3. A. in secret B. with care C. in turn D. by turns 4. A. slower B. nearer C. farther D. longer 5. A. curious B. angry C. interested D. impatient 6. A. care B. respect C. help D. search 7. A. voice B. phrase C. warning D. sentence 8. A. pockets B. savings C. needs D. affairs 9. A. word B. sight C. people D. matters 10. A. honestly B. anxiously C. nervously D. calmly 11. A. used B. familiar C. uncomfortable D. polite 12. A. interesting B. strange C. same D. different 13. A. They B. These C. Those D. That 14. A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. question

15. A. went on B. took care C. paid attention D. took charge 16. A. moving B. shown C. facing D. offered 17. A. asked B. heard C. worried D. learned 18. A. so B. nor C. not only D. if 19. A. appreciate B. stop C. hate D. forbid 20. A. pubic B. personal C. small D. important

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1—5 DACBA 6—10 BCDBD 11—15 ACCBB 16—20 BABDB

解析:

1、to one’s surprise“令某人惊奇的是”。作者发现人们排队等候与平常不同，所以感到奇怪。

2、Why so? “为什么会这样呢？”因为作者感到奇怪，问为什么会这样是很合理的。 3、 由people queuing可知人们在排队按次序等候。in turn“按顺序”；by turns“轮流、交替”。

4、 队列之间的距离没有缩短。 5、这种现象使作者感到好奇。

6、respect for other’s privacy“尊重他人的隐私”。 7、“Thank you for your respect for other’s privacy”是告诫的话,所以用warning “警告、告试”较合适。

8、句意应是“不要干涉别人的私事”。 9、作者对这种现象或情景很有感触。

10、为了尊重别人的隐私，大家都很平静地等着。 11、大家似乎对这种做法已经习惯了。 12、为了尊重别人的隐私，在公用电话亭排队打电话时，人们做的和在银行存款时是一样的。 13、完整的句子是 “Those who were waiting for their turns„”, those在此作主语，意为those people.

14、在电话亭等候打电话时，为了尊重别人的隐私，当然就不能听别人的谈话内容，所以用out of hearing最符合题意。

15、take care to do sth. “注意做某事”，而pay attention to后要接动名词。

16、their ways of doing things, manners, treatment被展示给别人，用shown作宾语。 17、ask about “询问”。此处只有询问年纪、收入等才符合逻辑。 18、用nor„表示“也不„„”。

19、题意是“法律禁止偷看别人的日记或私拆别人的信件”。 20、personal matters “私人问题，私事”