1、语言朋友(64)完形填空I can never wipe off the memory that I met my current stepmom for the first time.After I parted with my father for ages, I moved to America and was_1_with him.In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her _2_.I remember when I first saw her at the_3_.It was dif
2、ferent, but not _4_.Over the past years there is _5_I needed that she did not provide.Im the young woman Im today because she made sure to_6_me properly.Yesterday I went to see her for Mothers Day.When I gave her _7_ , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the _8_even thoug
3、h I had the flu.Her simple act of affection_9_me back to my first night in America.After I was_10_up from the airport we went home and she_11_my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit _12_.That night before I went to bed, she came to
4、my room, the first room I had ever had of my own.She told me she was _13_ to have me and that she would take good care of me.Before she _14_ she asked me for a hug.That was my_15_first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.Im 23 years old now and I have received many_16_ over the past years, but n
5、one has given me a greater_17_or deeper impression.I regarded her as my_18_mother because my new life began when I came to_19_with her.Today I say to my mother, Mrs.Sherrill Kirundi, thank you, mom.Thank you for your giving me my_20_childhood back.解题导语：继母无私的爱让作者重新享受到童年幸福，作者在文中表达了对继母的感激和爱。1A.connecte
6、d BreunitedCassociated Dattached解析: 根据上文“After I parted with my father for ages”的“parted”，可知选reunite“重聚”。答案: B2A.life BmindCbedroom Doffice解析: 句意：继母就努力让我知道她欢迎我来到她的生活中。答案: A3A.shop Brailway stationCairport Dbus stop解析: 根据下文的“from the airport we went home.”可知第一次见面是在机场。答案: C4A.strange BeasyCunforgettab
7、le Duncomfortable解析: 句意：感觉很不一样，但是并没有不舒服的感觉。答案: D5A.something BanythingCnothing Deverything解析: 根据下文可知继母悉心照料“我”的身心，所以此处指在过去几年中没有什么东西“我”需要而她没有给我的。答案: C6A.approach BraiseCcriticize Dvalue解析: 句意：因为继母努力地抚养我，我才成为现在这样的我。答案: B7A.gifts BkeysCmoney Ddresses解析: 此句强调继母对“我”一如从前地疼爱。句意：当我把礼物给她的时候，她直接亲了我的嘴，尽管我感冒了。答案
8、: A8A.nose BfaceCeyes Dmouth解析: 参见第7题解析。答案: D9A.paid BtookCtalked Dcompanied解析: take back“带回”。继母的爱把“我”带回到了“我”来到美国的第一天晚上。答案: B10A.brought BlookedCpicked Dcalled解析: pick up“用车接送”。答案: C11A.grasped BunpackedCmended Dadded解析: unpack luggage“卸行李”。答案: B12A.more BnewerCcheaper Dworn解析: 句中存在因果关系，因为“我”从非洲带来的衣
9、服有点旧了，所以她带“我”去买衣服了。故选worn。答案: D13A.glad BhardCunlucky Danxious解析: be glad to do“很高兴做”。答案: A14A.died BawakedCleft Dentered解析: 句意：在她离开之前，她要求我给她一个拥抱。答案: C15A.very BquiteCever Djust解析: very“正是，就是”，表示强调。句意：这是我11岁以来的第一个拥抱。答案: A16A.letters BoffersChugs Dpresents解析: 根据上文的“a hug”可知选C。答案: C17A.success Badvanc
10、eCfuture Dexcitement解析: 句意：在过去那么多年里我得到了很多拥抱，但是没有哪个能比这个给我带来更大的幸福和更深刻的印象。答案: D18A.step BsecondChope Dbirth解析: birth mother“生母”；本句表示作者把她当成了自己的亲生妈妈来看待。答案: D19A.discuss BstayCshare Dwork解析: 句意：我把她当亲生母亲看待，因为和她生活在一起以后我的生命重新开始了。答案: B20A.last BhappyCsad Dreal解析: 本句表达作者对继母的感激之情，感谢继母给她带来了幸福的童年。答案: B七选五I always
11、 reflect on what happened in my life.I think this is importantto appreciate our wins, losses, new passions, insights, etc._21_ Here are some tips for you on reflection.1Focus on the process and not the outcome. This thought was beautifully summed up by Srikumar Rao.He explains how we fail because we
12、 focus our energies on the outcome rather than the process itself.When a child learns to walk, she never focuses on the outcome but on the process.2Failure is a lead not a stop sign. When you hit a wall and things dont turn up the way they are intended, no one is saying to you, “This is where you st
13、op because you failed.” If you do, you are reading the wrong information.Failure tells us, “_22_ Try another method.”3Happiness is not the destination but the journey. We think that happiness is a result that comes after having acquired or achieved something we dont have.This is not quite right._23_
14、 Its about stepping back and enjoying the ride rather than expecting it at your destination point.4Wisdom comes from the balance between your knowledge and your heart. Let your heart talk more; it is wiser than you think.You can be as knowledgeable and clever as one can be._24_ Wisdom is really havi
15、ng reached a stage where you balance all your knowledge with your heart.5Gratitude is the energydrink of the soul. Say thank you to the universe every morning.Appreciation can lift your soul from anxiety which weighs you down.Try it out._25_It will help you appreciate life with more depth and perspe
16、ctive.AFailure is the mother of success.BHappiness is when we accept and enjoy everything as it is.CThis method and the intended result do not match.DBe thankful to at least one thing in your day.ENot reflecting on our lives and experiences is a wasted chance for growth.FHappiness means achieving your goals and getting what you want.GBut if your mind doesnt go with your heart, you are losing energy in internal conflicts.答案：2125ECBGD