A(2025·江苏南通海安一模)
I was raised by my grandma in Arkansas, and she 1 the way I see the world. Grandma was always graceful(优雅的). She spoke 2 and walked slowly with her hands behind her back. I 3 her every move, and our neighbours called me her shadow.
When I was thirteen years old, I moved to California to live with my mother. My new house was a 4 away from Grandma's little home. In Arkansas, we 5 to the news and fun radio shows. In California, my mother 6 loud music on a record player. She wore lipstick and rouge. The house was often filled with the laughter and loud talking of her guests. I 7 didn't belong. I walked around my room like Grandma—with my 8 behind my back.
My mother watched me for two weeks. Then, one night, she sat me down.
"Maya," she said, "I know you don't like me because I am not like your grandma. I am not. But I am your mother and I am working hard to keep this 9 over your head and to take care of you. When you go to school, the teacher will smile at you and you'll smile back. Other students you don't even 10 will smile and you'll smile. If you can 11 a smile for strangers, do it for me. I'll enjoy it."
She placed her hand on my cheek and smiled, " 12 , baby. Smile at Mummy."
She made a funny face and, 13 my wishes, I smiled. She kissed me on the lips and started to cry.
"That's the first time I've seen you 14 ! It's a beautiful smile. Mother's beautiful daughter can smile!"
I had never been called beautiful before, and no one in my 15 had ever called me a daughter.
That day, I learned just how powerful a smile can be.
()1.A. limited
B. allowed
C. shaped
D. explored
()2.A. softly
B. loudly
C. carefully
D. bravely
()3.A. remembered
B. copied
C. enjoyed
D. noticed
()4.A. world
B. part
C. town
D. field
()5.A. managed
B. decided
C. turned
D. listened
()6.A. composed
B. played
C. recorded
D. posted
()7.A. specially
B. hardly
C. clearly
D. properly
()8.A. hands
B. fingers
C. ears
D. legs
()9.A. hat
B. roof
C. hair
D. scarf
()10.A. admire
B. like
C. praise
D. know
()11.A. spread
B. find
C. force
D. choose
()12.A. Take care
B. Hurry up
C. Come on
D. Pay attention
()13.A. beyond
B. against
C. opposite
D. through
()14.A. chat
B. laugh
C. cry
D. smile
()15.A. memory
B. dream
C. thought
D. opinion

1. C 【点拨】limit 限制；allow 允许；shape 塑造；explore 探索。根据“I was raised by my grandma”和“the way I see the world”可知，祖母塑造了作者的世界观。故选 C。
2. A 【点拨】softly 轻柔地；loudly 大声地；carefully 仔细地；bravely 勇敢地。根据“Grandma was always graceful（优雅的）.”可知，祖母很优雅，所以说话轻柔。故选 A。
3. B 【点拨】remember 记得；copy 模仿；enjoy 享受；notice 注意到。根据“and our neighbours called me her shadow”可知，作者模仿祖母的动作。故选 B。
4. A 【点拨】根据“the news and fun radio shows”和“loud music on a record player”可知，作者在新家与祖母家的生活完全不同。a world away from...和……截然不同。故选 A。
5. D 【点拨】manage 管理；decide 决定；turn 转向；listen 听。根据“to the news and fun radio shows”可知，此处指听新闻和广播节目。故选 D。
6. B 【点拨】compose 创作；play 播放；record 录制；post 张贴。根据“loud music on a record player”可知，此处指用唱片机播放音乐。故选 B。
7. C 【点拨】specially 特别地；hardly 几乎不；clearly 明显地；properly 适当地。根据语境可知，两处生活完全不同，作者很明显不适应新家的生活。故选 C。
8. A 【点拨】hand 手；finger 手指；ear 耳朵；leg 腿。根据“with her hands behind her back”可知，此处指把手背在后面。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】hat 帽子；roof 屋顶；hair 头发；scarf 围巾。根据“over your head”和“to take care of you”可知，此处指母亲提供住所并照顾作者。a roof over your head 栖身之所。故选 B。
10. D 【点拨】admire 钦佩；like 喜欢；praise 赞扬；know 认识。根据“a smile for strangers”可知，此处强调不认识的人。故选 D。
11. A 【点拨】根据“and you'll smile”和“a smile for strangers”可知，此处指对陌生人微笑。spread a smile 露出微笑。故选 A。
12. C 【点拨】take care 保重；hurry up 快点；come on 来吧；pay attention 注意。根据“She placed her hand on my cheek and smiled”可知，此处指母亲在鼓励孩子对自己微笑。用 come on 表示鼓励。故选 C。
13. B 【点拨】beyond 超出；against 违背；opposite 在……对面；through 通过。根据“my wishes”可知，此处指本来不想笑，看到鬼脸笑了。against one's wishes 违背某人的意愿。故选 B。
14. D 【点拨】chat 聊天；laugh 大笑；cry 哭泣；smile 微笑。根据“It's a beautiful smile.”可知，此处指母亲第一次看到作者微笑。故选 D。
15. A 【点拨】memory 记忆；dream 梦想；thought 想法；opinion 观点。根据“I had never been called beautiful before”可知，此处指在之前的记忆里，没有人叫过自己女儿。故选 A。