B
I put my sunglasses on and took a deep breath. With her hand held __1__ in mine, we started walking down the street to her first day of school. I knew that she would be crying; she always cries when she is anxious about new __2__ .
As we walked, she asked, “What if __3__ talks to me?”
“I know that your __4__ will talk to you. She'll help you find your seat and she'll even __5__ you all to each other. And you already know two friends in the class from preschool. They are __6__ too, I bet. ”
She __7__ and started to play with her backpack strap. It's the backpack that we spent 20 minutes __8__ up the night before. And the same one she slipped her small stuffed animal puppy into __9__ she thought I wasn't looking this morning.
“What if I get shy and can't talk to anyone?”
“You might feel shy at first. ” I said to her, “__10__ give yourself a little time and you'll realize that you are having fun and feeling more __11__ . ”
She looked up at me and smiled, as we waited at a stop sign. “I'm __12__ but really excited.”
“What are you most excited for?”
“ __13__ .”
I laughed because this was the same girl who weeks before told me she was __14__ from running one block down the street and needed to rest and drink water to __15__ .
As we turned the corner, her face dropped. The massive group of students gathered everywhere overwhelmed her and her face __16__ fell as the tears welled up in her eyes.
“You can do this, sweetie. Everyone has a place in __17__ ; let's go find yours. ”
We lined up with her class and just as she was about to cling to my leg __18__ , her friend from preschool stood next to her. In a second, she __19__ . As the teacher began to walk them all into the school, she was not __20__ , not holding onto me, but smiling. I held my husband's hand, feeling happy and proud.
1. A. tightly B. naturally
C. casually D. carefully
2. A. expectations B. experiences
C. senses D. challenges
3. A. no one B. someone
C. anyone D. everyone
4. A. sister B. teacher
C. friend D. classmate
5. A. report B. recommend
C. mention D. introduce
6. A. crazy B. nervous
C. curious D. cautious
7. A. looked away B. looked on
C. looked up D. looked over
8. A. washing B. finishing
C. packing D. keeping
9. A. although B. unless
C. until D. when
10. A. so B. but
C. or D. and
11. A. comfortable B. familiar
C. worried D. delighted
12. A. sick B. scared
C. tired D. shocked
13. A. P.E. B. English
C. Chinese D. Maths
14. A. free B. prevented
C. exhausted D. separated
15. A. refuel B. recycle
C. reform D. reassure
16. A. eventually B. slowly
C. instantly D. constantly
17. A. school B. class
C. line D. seat
18. A. naturally B. surprisingly
C. roughly D. desperately
19. A. lit up B. gave in
C. came out D. turned over
20. A. whispering B. crying
C. shouting D. jumping
【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。文中叙述了作者送女儿第一天上学的经历及感受。
1.解析：根据上文中的“took a deep breath”和下文中的“she would be crying;she always cries when...”可知，这是女儿第一天上学，故作者应是紧紧握着她的手，送她去学校。
答案：A
2.解析：当她对新的经历感到担忧时，她总会哭。experience“经历”，符合语境。
答案：B
3.解析：女儿问道：“要是(在学校)没人与我说话该怎么办?”no one“没人，无人”，符合语境。
答案：A
4.解析：根据下文中的“She'll help you find your seat...”可知，此处指女儿的老师。故选B。
答案：B
5.解析：此处指母亲安慰女儿说，老师会把所有学生介绍给彼此。introduce“介绍”，符合语境。
答案：D
6.解析：母亲安慰女儿说，她的两个朋友开学第一天也会像她一样紧张。上文中的“anxious”也是提示。nervous意为“紧张的”，符合语境。
答案：B
7.解析：根据下文中的“started to play with her backpack strap”可知，此处指女儿转移了视线。look away意为“把目光移开，看别的地方”，符合语境。look on“旁观”;look up“好转，改善”;look over“浏览，迅速地检查”。
答案：A
8.解析：这个背包是母女俩昨晚花了20分钟才整理好的。pack up意为“收拾行李，把某物打包”，符合语境。
答案：C
9.解析：今天早上，女儿以为“我”没在注意她时，悄悄地将她的小毛绒玩具狗塞进了背包。根据句意可知，此处应用when引导时间状语从句。
答案：D
10.解析：根据上下文语境可知，空格前后句之间存在语义上的转折关系，故应用连词but。
答案：B
11.解析：母亲对女儿讲，你起初可能会觉得害羞，一段时间后，你就会意识到你很开心，感觉更舒适。comfortable意为“舒适的，舒服的”，符合语境。
答案：A
12.解析：根据上文中的“she always cries when she is anxious about new...”“What if __3__ talks to me”“What if I get shy and can't talk to anyone”“smiled”可知，此处指女儿很害怕，但也很兴奋。scared意为“担心的，害怕的”，符合语境。
答案：B
13.解析：根据下文中的“running one block down the street and needed to rest”可知此处指体育课。故选A。
答案：A
14.解析：根据下半句中的“needed to rest and drink water”可知，女儿几周前跑一个街区就感到筋疲力尽。exhausted意为“疲惫不堪的，筋疲力尽的”。
答案：C
15.解析：跑步后休息喝水是为了补充能量。此处是refuel“加燃料，加油”的引申义。recycle“再利用”，reform“改进，改革”，reassure“使安心，使放心”，均与语境不符。
答案：A
16.解析：女儿的脸立即沉了下来，眼中充满泪水。instantly意为“立即，马上”，符合语境。
答案：C
17.解析：根据下文中的“We lined up with her class”可知此处应用line。
答案：C
18.解析：根据上下文可知，女儿是第一天上学，心里很紧张，所以此处指女儿正要拼命地抱“我”的腿。desperately意为“拼命地，不顾一切地”，符合语境。
答案：D
19.解析：看到自己的朋友站在身边，女儿顿时喜笑颜开了。light up意为“(脸上或眼中)流露出喜悦”，符合语境。give in“屈服，让步”;come out“去掉，出现”;turn over“翻转”。
答案：A
20.解析：根据上文中的“the tears welled up in her eyes”及下文中的“not holding onto me，but smiling”可知此处应用crying。
答案：B
