Ⅰ.完形填空
I felt like a good mother on that summer morning. I'd __1__ up early, made a picnic lunch, gathered my threeand fiveyearold daughters into the car, drove to my friend's house, packed her and her __2__ into the car, and drove an hour and a half to the shore where we __3__ our picnic cloth on the sands by 10 am.
Soon the girls began running. About 50 yards from us, a man, maybe __4__ his late 50s, was fishing. The girls stood next to him and watched with their mouths open __5__ he cast the lines. He smiled at them. They all ran back to us except my threeyearold Drew, who, __6__， just seated herself next to the white bucket where the man was probably planning to put the fish he caught.
However, suddenly a __7__ came to my mind. Is it dangerous for Drew to stay there with the stranger? Good moms should also teach daughters that the world is dangerous. Then, I watched them like there was a hidden __8__ in the lifeguard chair filming the man as America's Most Wanted. Every few minutes, I looked to my fiveyearold to make sure she hadn't been swept out to sea, then back to Drew to make sure there was no __9__ between her and the stranger.
When I looked at Drew again, she had started __10__ with the man. She was probably telling him where we lived and how her father was away on __11__. He nodded. She kept talking. He nodded again, then they laughed.
A few seconds later, she ran back to us, with a toy fish in her hand. It must have been something __12__ he used for bait (饵). The three other girls were __13__， so they didn't try to hide how eager they were to have one.
Just when I was at a loss, there he was: the man, standing right next to us. He was holding three more toy fish. He handed them to each of the girls. By their faces, I realized that he was __14__ a warmhearted man, meaning no harm at all.
“Thank you，” I said, realizing that yes, there is evil in this world...but there is also good, and __15__ in strangers, and lessons for mothers to learn that only threeyearolds could teach them.
本文是一篇记叙文。作者和一个朋友在一个暑假的上午带孩子们去海滩玩耍。作者对陌生人心存警戒防备之心，但自己的女儿却毫无顾忌地与陌生人交谈，最后四个孩子都与那个陌生人交谈，并且陌生人给了四个孩子玩具玩，作者心存感激，认为世上不是只有坏人，但更多的是好人。
1．A.settled B．woken
C．risen D．turned
解析：考查动词。A.settled解决，定居；B.woken醒来；C.risen升高，站起来；D.turned使变成。由下文made a picnic lunch可知，此处是说早早醒来为野餐做准备。故选B。
答案：B
2．A.daughters B．sons
C．nieces D．nephews
解析：考查名词。A.daughters女儿；B.sons儿子；C.nieces侄子；D.nephews外甥。此题是上下文语境题。由下文 Soon the girls began running.可知，此处是daughters，故选A。
答案：A
3．A.expanded B．covered
C．spread D．increased
解析：考查动词。A.expanded扩大；B.covered覆盖；C.spread铺平；展开；D.increased增长。由下文our picnic cloth on the sands可知，是把野餐布铺开，spread有“铺平，展开，延展”的意思。故答案为C。
答案：C
4．A.in B．on
C．at D．of
解析：考查介词。由下文his late 50s可知，是“在他五十多岁的时候”，in one's 50s“在某人50多岁”，固定表达，故选A。
答案：A
5．A.while B．as
C．though D．if
解析：考查连词。A.while当……时候(常与延续性动词连用)；B.as当……时候(表示同时进行的动作)；C.though尽管；D.if如果。此题是上下文语境题。由上文The girls stood next to him and watched with their mouths open以及下文he cast the lines可知，此处表示“当他……的时候”，且cast the lines是短暂性动作，故选B。
答案：B
6．A.otherwise B．therefore
C．instead D．besides
解析：考查副词。A.otherwise否则；B.therefore因此；C.instead代替，反而；D.besides此外，而且。由上下文语境可知Drew没有回来，而是坐在水桶旁。故选C。
答案：C
7．A.feeling B．warning
C．greeting D．saying
解析：考查名词。A.feeling感情；B.warning警告；C.greeting问候；D.saying谚语。由下文Is it dangerous for Drew to stay there with the stranger? Good moms should also teach daughters that the world is dangerous.可知，此处是指作者作为妈妈，想起了一个警告，担心女儿的安全，心里警觉起来，故选B。
答案：B
8．A.recorder B．radio
C．camera D．computer
解析：考查名词。A.recorder录音机；B.radio收音机；C.camera照相机；D.computer电脑。由I watched them like there was a hidden __8__ in the lifeguard chair filming the man可知，此处是说“我观察他们，像有一个隐藏的相机……”，下文filming“录制，拍摄”也是提示，故选C。
答案：C
9．A.treatment B．contact
C．agreement D．link
解析：考查名词。A.treatment治疗；B.contact联系，接触；C.agreement协议；D.link联系。由then back to Drew to make sure there was no __9__ between her and the stranger.可知，此处是说“我担心她和陌生人有接触”，故选B。
答案：B
10．A.quarreling B．arguing
C．debating D．chatting
解析：考查动词。A.quarreling争吵；B.arguing争辩；C.debating辩论；D.chatting聊天。由下文She was probably telling him where we lived and how her father was away on __11__. He nodded. She kept talking. He nodded again, then they laughed.可知，此处是说他们正在聊天，故选D。
答案：D
11．A.vacation B．business
C．leave D．show
解析：考查名词。A.vacation假期；B.business生意；C.leave许可，休假；D.show显示，表演。由下文her father was away on __11__.可知，是“她父亲在出差”，on business有“忙业务，做生意；出差”的意思。故选B。
答案：B
12．A.what B．which
C．that D．where
解析：考查定语从句。由It must have been something __12__ he used for bait(饵)．可知，先行词something在从句中作宾语，因something是不定代词，所以关系代词只能用that。故选C。
答案：C
13．A.moved B．disappointed
C．frightened D．interested
解析：考查形容词。A.moved感动的；B.disappointed感到失望的；C.frightened感到害怕的；D.interested感兴趣的。由下文how eager they were to have one.可知，此处是说“她们感兴趣”，故选D。
答案：D
14．A.usually B．specially
C．actually D．finally
解析：考查副词。A.usually通常；B.specially特殊地；C.actually事实上；D.finally最后。由下文a warmhearted man, meaning no harm at all.可知，此处是说“他实际上是一个热心，没有恶意的人”。故选C。
答案：C
15．A.care B．devotion
C．faith D．kindness
解析：考查名词。A.care关心；B.devotion奉献；C.faith信仰；D.kindness善良。由作者的经历可知，陌生人也有善意，故选D。
答案：D
