【文章內容簡介】 西。A. amazement”驚異“；B. equality”平等“；C. appreciation”欣賞“；D. freedom”自由“。根據(jù)句意故選A。 （20）考查動詞。句意：學習是唯一永不失敗的事情。A. benefits”有益于“；B. discourages”阻止“；C. inspires”鼓舞“；D. fails”失敗“。根據(jù)上文never可知學習是永不失敗的事情。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及動詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，連詞，固定短語等多個知識點的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 Dear Maya Shaoming, To me, June 6, 1990 is a special day. My long awaited dream came true 1 your father cried, A girl! You are 2 just a second child. You, little daughter, are the link to our 3 line, the legacy of another woman39。s pain and sacrifice 31 years ago. Let me tell you about your Chinese grandmother. Somewhere in Hong Kong, in the late fifties, a young waitress found herself pregnant by a cook, probably a coworker at her restaurant. She carried the baby to term, suffered to give it birth, and kept the little girl for the first three months of her life. I like to think that my mother—your grandmother— 4 me and fought to 5 me on her own, 6 that the daily struggle was too hard. Worn down by the 7 of the new baby and perhaps the constant threat of starvation, she made the painful decision to 8 her girl so that both of us might have a chance for a better life. 9 , I was dropped at the orphanage steps or somewhere else. I will probably never know the 10 . Having a baby in her 11 state would have brought shame on the family in 12 , so she probably kept my existence a secret. Once I was out of her life, it was 13 I had never been born. Nevertheless, someone gave me a lucky name Siu Wai. Siu means little, and Wai means clever. Therefore, my baby name was Clever little one. Who chose those words? Who cared enough to note my arrival in the world? I lost my 14 name for 18 years. It was Americanized for convenience to Sue. But like an illfitting coat, it made me 15 . I hated the name. But even more, I hated being Chinese. It 16 many years to bee proud of my Asian origin and work up the courage to take back my birthname. Your name, Shaoming, is very much like mine—Shao means 17 . And ming is bright, as in a shining sun or moon. Whose lives will you brighten, little Maya? Your past is more plete than mine, and each day I cradle you in your babyhood, generously giving you the loving care I 18 for my first two years. When I pat you, I fort the 19 baby inside me who 20 cries for her mother. Sweet Maya, it doesn39。t matter what you bee later on. You have already fulfilled my wildest dreams. I love you.1. A. the minuteB. when the minuteC. uponD. instant2. A. no more thanB. not more thanC. more thanD. less than3. A. familyB. parentalC. maleD. female4. A. lovedB. hatedC. dislikedD. rejected5. A. dropB. desertC. raiseD. rise6. A. andB. butC. orD. however7. A. thoughtB. shameC. demandsD. birth8. A. give awayB. give inC. give backD. give out9. A. By all meansB. DefinitelyC. More likelyD. Namely10. A. lieB. resultC. consequenceD. truth11. A. marriedB. unmarriedC. poorD. good12. A. AmericaB. ChinaC. the worldD. the universe13. A. as thoughB. afterC. beforeD. not until14. A. trueB. realC. ChineseD. American15. A. unfortableB. fortableC. inconvenientD. convenient16. A. spentB. tookC. costD. paid17. A. cleverB. littleC. subtleD. minority18. A. lacked ofB. was lacking ofC. lackedD. lacked in19. A. lostB. foundC. sameD. newborn20. A. neverB. sometimesC. stillD. constantly【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）D；（4）A；（5）C；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）C；（10）D；（11）B；（12）B；（13）A；（14）C；（15）A；（16）B；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）C； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應用文，是一封母親寫給女兒的信，信中敘述了這位母親早年的不幸及表達了對女兒深深地愛。 （1）考查狀語從句。句意：我的期待已久的夢想在你父親大喊的時候實現(xiàn)了。A. the minute“一……就……”；B. when the minute“當……的時刻到來”；C. upon“一……就……”；D. instant“立即的”。這里the minute為連詞短語，連接兩個句子。故選A。 （2）考查固定短語。A. no more than“只是，僅僅”；B. not more than“至多”；C. more than“不僅僅”；D. less than“少于”。你不僅僅是又一個孩子。故選C。 （3）考查名詞。A. family“家庭”；B. parental“父母的”；C. male“男性”；D. female“女性”。根據(jù)下文“the legacy of another woman39。s pain and sacrifice 31 years ago.”可知，這里指女性傳承得以延續(xù)。故選D。 （4）考查動詞。A. loved“愛“；；B. hated“恨”；C. disliked“不喜歡”；D. rejected“拒絕”。你的外婆，愛著我并努力養(yǎng)育著我。故選A。 （5）考查動詞。A. drop“落下”；B. desert“遺棄”；C. raise“提高，撫養(yǎng)”；D. rise“上升”。你的外婆，愛著我并努力養(yǎng)育著我。故選C。 （6）考查連詞。A. and“和”；B. but“但是”；C. or“或者”；D. however“然而”。但是，每天為生存而奮斗太艱難了。故選B。 （7）考查名詞。A. thought“想法”；B. shame“羞愧”；C. demands“要求，需求”；D. birth“出生”。被新生嬰兒的需求弄得筋疲力盡。故選C。 （8）考查動詞短語。A. give away“贈送”；B. give in“屈服”；C. give back“歸還”；D. give out“分發(fā)”。她做出了一個痛苦的決定，要把她的孩子送走。故選A。 （9）考查詞義。A. By all means“務必”；B. Definitely“肯定地”；C. More likely“更可能”；D. Namely“也就是，即是，換句話說”。更可能，我被遺棄在孤兒院臺階或其他地方。故選C。 （10）考查名詞。A. lie“謊言”；B. result“結果”；C. consequence“后果”；D. truth“真相”。我可能永遠不會知道真相。故選D。 （11）考查形容詞。A. married“已婚的”；B. unmarried“未婚的”；C. poor“窮的”；D. good“好的”。在中國，未婚生子會給家庭帶來恥辱。故選B。 （12）考查名詞。A. America“美國”；B. China“中國”；C. the world“世界”；D. the universe“宇宙”。根據(jù)這一段提到in Hong Kong可知，是在中國。在中國，未婚生子會給家庭帶來恥辱。故選B。 （13）考查連詞。A. as though“好像”；B. after“在……后”；C. before“在……之前”；D. not until“直到”。一旦我離開她的生活，我好像從來沒有出生過。故選A。 （14）考查形容詞。A. true“正確的”；B. real“真的”；C. Chinese“中國的”；D. American“美國的”。我的中文名字失去了18年。故選C。 （15）考查形容詞。A. unfortable“不舒服的”；B. fortable“舒服的”；C. inconvenient“不方便的”；D. convenient“方便的”。但是就像一件不合身的大衣，它讓我覺得不舒服。故選A。 （16）考查動詞。A. spent“度過”；B. took“花費”；C. cost“付出”；D. paid“付”。I我花了很多年才為我的亞洲血統(tǒng)感到自豪。t took (sb.) some time to do ，“花費（某人）多長時間作某事”。故選B。 （17）考查動詞。A. clever“聰明的”；B. little“小的”；C. subtle“微妙的”；D. minority“少數(shù)”?！吧佟笔恰靶〉摹币馑?。故選B。 （18）考查詞義。A. lacked of“缺少”；B. was lacking of“缺少”；C. lacked“缺乏”；D. lacked in“在……方面缺乏”。句中動詞lack為及物動詞，I lacked for my first two years為定語，修飾先行詞the loving care慷慨地給你我兩年前缺少的關愛。故選C。