南京市玄武区2014高考英语（暑假基础训练（三）附答案.docVIP

南京市玄武区2014高考英语（暑假基础训练（3）附答案 (一) Years ago when I first heard “empty nest”， it sounded like a pleasant position to be in. I had three small kids and the __1__ of waking up in the morning __2__ rested，instead of having my eyes opened by tiny fingers，was quite __3__. Oh，the beauty of dinnertime without spilled milk，a house without sounds of __4__， and walls without sticky fingerprints covered in jam. I could __5__ a shopping cart (手推车) that was filled with groceries instead of children! However，when I __6__ that sought-after goal, it was rather a __7__. It no longer looked attractive because these years had __8__ the distasteful parts of motherhood. For some time, no one had been crying to be __9__ in the middle of the night. __10__ needed to be dressed or have their shoes tied ten times a day. Just when the children became pleasant __11__ ，they moved out. Is there no justice? I tried not to look into the three empty bedrooms as I passed by them. School books，papers，and toys had all __12__ . When I finally moved out of my depression，I __13__ my dear husband，Jack，looking almost the same as when I had fallen __14__ in love with him. Except for showing a bit of __15__，the years had been good to him. I caught myself __16__ when I realized the creases(皱纹) on his face were smile lines，not __17__ wrinkles. Well, my nest was not empty after all. It still __18__ the one special person I had chosen to share my life with. In the quiet of the empty nest, it might be __19__ for us to find each other. I wondered if maybe we could restart the passion we had. And then, __20__ to answer my unspoken question，he looked at me and winked(眨眼)． 若干年前，当孩子们还小的时候，我第一次听到“空巢”这一名词时，它听起来能令人处于一种愉快的状况，但是当孩子们长大离开后，我觉得很失望、很失落，但我终于发现家其实并不是空巢，我还有一个始终微笑着的与我终生相伴的爱人。 1．A. opinion B. thought C. mind D. view 答案：B。若干年前，我第一次听到“空巢”这一名词时，它听起来能令人处于一种愉快的状况。我有三个小孩，那种早晨睡到自然醒而不是让孩子们的小手把我的眼睛弄开的想法是吸引人的。thought思想，想法。 2．A. slowly B. partially