(一)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
In 1975，when I was fifteen，my grandmother developed a terrible illness and died. 1 my memories of her were still alive. I remember her telling me stories， 2 me softly and whispering (耳语) just before I fell asleep，“Good night，darling.”
She would tell me many stories. I felt the helplessness 3 she was told about her only son being missing in an action after D - day (诺曼底登陆). I felt her 4 when the cancer took away her beloved husband. Grandma 5 cried when telling these stories. She told them in peace， 6 and then，she always said，“Oh，kid，it’s a great life if you aren’t 7.”
A few years ago，my life took a difficult turn. I 8 my grandma and her stories over and over again. I realized although she had not left me any wealth，she had left me the greatest 9 —her power and courage to face life. Grandma could 10 the difficulties of her life，so could 11.
I tell my daughter stories often at 12 now. Then just as my child’s eyelids begin to drop and her breathing becomes 13 ，I lower my head and press my lips 14 her face. And I hear a 15 in the dark whispering with me，“Good night，darling.”
()1. A. Then
B. So
C. But
D. Or
()2. A. protecting
B. teaching
C. asking
D. kissing
()3. A. as
B. since
C. before
D. until
()4. A. loneliness
B. sadness
C. tiredness
D. quietness
()5. A. ever
B. never
C. still
D. even
()6. A. beautifully
B. quietly
C. carefully
D. politely
()7. A. pushed
B. punished
C. warned
D. beaten
()8. A. reminded
B. reviewed
C. recalled
D. considered
()9. A. time
B. value
C. gift
D. story
()10. A. get along
B. get through
C. look over
D. look through
()11. A. I
B. she
C. he
D. they
()12. A. mealtime
B. lunchtime
C. dinnertime
D. bedtime
()13. A. short
B. soft
C. thick
D. easy
()14. A. against
B. beside
C. into
D. with
()15. A. sound
B. noise
C. voice
D. shout

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. B
14. A
15. C

1. 前文提到祖母去世，后文说对她的记忆仍存，存在转折关系，所以选But，答案选C。
2. 根据语境，这里表达祖母温柔地“亲吻”我，在入睡前的耳语等，kissing符合语境，答案选D。
3. “当她得知儿子在诺曼底登陆后的一次行动中失踪时”，as表示“当……时候”，引导时间状语从句，答案选A。
4. 癌症带走她深爱的丈夫，她应该是感到“悲伤”，sadness符合，答案选B。
5. 从后文她平静地讲故事可知，祖母讲故事时“从不”哭，never符合，答案选B。
6. 讲述故事用“平静地”quietly合适，答案选B。
7. “如果你不被打败，生活就很美好”，be beaten有“被打败，受挫”之意，答案选D。
8. “我一次又一次地回忆起祖母和她的故事”，recall有“回忆”之意，答案选C。
9. 祖母给作者留下了最伟大的“礼物”，gift符合，答案选C。
10. “祖母能度过生活中的困难”，get through有“度过，熬过”之意，答案选B。
11. 这里指“我也能”，用I，答案选A。
12. 根据后文孩子眼皮开始耷拉，可知是在“睡觉时间”讲故事，bedtime符合，答案选D。
13. 孩子快入睡时呼吸应该是“轻柔的”，soft符合，答案选B。
14. “把我的嘴唇贴在她脸上”，press...against...有“把……贴在……上”的意思，答案选A。
15. “我听到黑暗中有个声音和我耳语”，voice指人的声音，答案选C。