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完形填空 　　I’ve often felt that “step-parent” is a label(标签)we attach(贴)to men and women who marry into families where children already exist．At least that’s how I used to 　　1　　 about being a stepmother to my husband’s four children． 　　My husband and I had been together for six years, and with him I had 　　2　　 as his young children became young teenagers．　　3　　 they lived mainly with their mother, they spent a lot of time with us as well．However, I 　　4　　 to feel somewhat like an outsider． 　　When the children moved to a town five hours away, we contacted Cyberspace(网络公司)and set up an e-mail in order to maintain 　　5　　 communication with the kids． 　　Ironically(令人啼笑皆非的是), these 　　6　　 tools of communication can also make us feel out of 　　7　　．If a computer message came addressed to “Dad”, I’d feel 　　8　　 and neglected(忽视)．If my name appeared along with his, it would 　　9　　 my day and make me feel like I was part of their family unit 　　10　　． 　　Late one evening, as my husband watched TV and I was catching up on my 　　11　　, an “instant message” appeared on the screen．It was Margo, my oldest step-daughter．As we had done in the past, we sent several 　　12　　 back and forth, exchanging the latest news．When we would “chat” like that, she wouldn’t necessarily 　　13　　 if it was me or her dad on the other end of the keyboard 　　14　　 she asked．That night she didn’t ask．After hearing the latest volleyball scores, the details about an upcoming dance at her school, I suggested that it was late and I should get to 　　15　　．Her message read, “Okay, talk to you later! Love you!” 　　As I read this message, a wave of 　　16　　 ran through me and I realized that she must have thought she was writing to her 　　17　　 the whole time．I simply answered, “Love you too! Have a good sleep!” 　　I thought 　　18　　 of their family circle, that self-contained, private space where I was an outsider．I felt again the sharp ache of emptiness．Then just as my fingers reached for the keys, just as I was about to return the screen to black, Margo’s 　　19　　 message appeared．It read, “Tell Dad good night for me too．” With 　　20　　 eyes, I turned the machine off． (1) [　　] A． talk B． feel C． think D． worry (2) [　　] A． watched B． cared C． lived D． waited (3) [　　] A． As B． Since C． But D． Although (4) [　　] A． stopped B． decided C． continued D． refused (5) [　　] A． special B． wonderful C． regular D． usual (6) [　　] A． modern B． advanced C． popular D． expensive (7) [　　] A． reach B． touch C． control D． date (8) [　　] A． lost B． forgotten C． loved D． excited (9) [　　] A． brighten B． darken C． damage D． encourage (10) [　　] A． at all B． at last C． after all D． at least (11) [　　] A． computer B． e-mail C． writing D． chatting (12) [　　] A． messages B． letters C． greetings D． sentences (13) [　　] A． tell B． find C． know D． wonder (14) [　　] A． when B． unless C． even if D． before (15) [　　] A． work B． sleep C． talk D． stop (16) [　　] A． anger B． sadness C． sickness D． nervousness (17) [　　] A． sister B． mother C． father D． stepmother (18) [　　] A． more B． much C． well D． again (19) [　　] A． last B． usual C． final D． first (20) [　　] A． tear-filled B． sleepy C． wide-opened D． closed

Answer 1

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

(1)	第一句话是我对“继父母”这个词的感觉，可以推断出第二句话中我对我成为别人的继母就是这样的感觉。
(2)	本句句意为我看着孩子们成长。
(3)	这个句子的前半句是讲孩子们主要和母亲一起住，后半句说和我们在一起时间也很多，前后两句意思是转折的。
(4)	文章开始说我对“继父母”的感觉是不好的，本句仍然在讲我觉得自己是个外人。因此，这种感觉是继续着的。
(5)	保持经常地联系，应该用regular。
(6)	电子邮件是比较现代化的联系方式。
(7)	out of reach是指“距离上够不到”，out of touch是指“与……没有联系”。
(8)	从neglected一词得到提示。
(9)	本句的意思和前一句相对。
(10)	根据句意，我感到我终究是他们的家人，终究用after all。
(11)	根据句意，我正在阅读邮件。
(12)	从上一行出现的an “instant message”可以得到提示。
(13)	根据句意，她不知道电脑那头坐着谁。
(14)	从“That night she didn’t ask．”这句话知道，她要知道的话除非她问。
(15)	从前面一句中late可以得知我要睡觉了。
(16)	从后一句话可以得知，我以为她认为是在和父亲说话，所以我觉得难过。
(17)	从文章意思看我难过是因为我觉得她把我当成了她的爸爸。
(18)	根据全文我一直有被丈夫的家人所排除在外的感觉。这儿我又想到了这件事。
(19)	根据文章意思，这是最后一条消息。
(20)	当我了解我并没有被他们排斥，我很感动。