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完形填空 　　Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off．But I was 　　1　　 into stillness by what I saw．Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, 　　2　　, with the second-hand green typewriter on the table．She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work．My shock and embarrassment(尴尬)at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　　3　　 I understood the pressure on her．Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 　　4　　 to understand．“I guess we all have to 　　5　　 something,” Mother said quietly．I could 　　6　　 her pain and tension(紧张)of 　　7　　 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival．Suddenly, something inside me 　　8　　．I reached out and put my arms around her．She broke then．She put her face 　　9　　 my shoulder and sobbed．I held her 　　10　　 and didn’t try to talk．I knew I was doing what I should, what I could 　　11　　 it was enough．At that moment, feeling mother’s 　　12　　 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to 　　13　　．She was still my mother, 　　14　　 she was something 　　15　　：a person like me, capable of fear and 　　16　　 and failure．I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions(场合)when I sought 　　17　　 in her arms． 　　A week later, Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　　18　　．“It’s a job I can do, though, ” she said simply．But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued．I had a very 　　19　　 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 　　20　　 across the paper．I knew there was something more going on there than a woman learning to type． (1) [　　] A． tired B． ashamed C． lazy D． shocked (2) [　　] A． crying B． smiling C． thinking D． whispering (3) [　　] A． eagerly B． worriedly C． little D． much (4) [　　] A． quickly B． slowly C． suddenly D． proudly (5) [　　] A． fail B． win C． fall sick D． give in (6) [　　] A． know of B． watch C． sense D． recognize (7) [　　] A． holding back B． putting away C． sitting up D． stopping from (8) [　　] A． lit up B． came true C． turned D． increased (9) [　　] A． to B． up C． through D． against (10) [　　] A． tightly B． thoughtfully C． carefully D． politely (11) [　　] A． and that B． now that C． but that D． so that (12) [　　] A． hand B． face C． hair D． back (13) [　　] A． content B． break C． fall D． understand (14) [　　] A． therefore B． however C． yet D． though (15) [　　] A． more B． much C． little D． huge (16) [　　] A． wound B． defeat C． cut D． hurt (17) [　　] A． kindness B． memory C． comfort D． support (18) [　　] A． supplied B． offered C． paid for D． contributed (19) [　　] A． different B． hard C． pleasant D． serious (20) [　　] A． off B． away C． out D． through

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．B;5．A;6．C;7．A;8．A;9．D;10．A;11．A;12．D;13．B;14．C;15．A;16．D;17．C;18．B;19．A;20．B;
解析：

(1)	be shocked into stillness表示作者很吃惊。
(2)	根据下文的“…at finding mother in tears”可以知道母亲在哭。
(3)	我对母亲知之太少。
(4)	由于对母亲知之太少，所以我慢慢地了解母亲。
(5)	fail sth．/fail in sth．意为“做某事失败”。
(6)	当时我能感觉得到母亲的痛苦和压力。
(7)	hold back意为“抑制住”，母亲由于我的突然回来而止住哭泣。
(8)	我内心的东西突然迸发出来,lit up意为“点火，变快活”。
(9)	把脸靠在我的肩膀上。
(10)	我紧紧地抱着母亲。
(11)	本句相当于I knew(that)I was doing what I should, what I could, and that was 提示：