第一节完形填空Icanhonestlysayitwasthebestoftimesandtheworstoftimes．Iwasjoyfully（41）myfirstchildatthesametimethatmymotherwaslosingher（42）withabraindisease．Asshegrewclosertodeath，mybaby

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I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully （41）___my first child at the same time that my mother was losing her （42）___with a brain disease．As she grew closer to death，my baby grew closer to （43）___inside me．My biggest fear was that their lives would never （44）___．She and the baby would never know each other．A few weeks before my baby was born，she （45）___into a deep coma（昏迷）．Her doctor did not hold any （46）___； they told us her time was up．
We brought Mother home to her own bed in her own house．As ofen as I could，I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me．
On February 3，1989，at about the （47）___time my labor（分娩） started，Mother opened her eyes．When they told me this at the （48）___，I（49）___her home，"Mom，listen．The baby is （50）___!You're going to have a new grandchild!Do you understand？"
"Yes!"
What a wonderful （51）___!The first clear word she'd spoken in months!
When I called again an hour later，the nurse at her house told me the （52）___：Mom was sitting up and smiling，her oxygen supply（53）___．
（54）___I brought Jacob home，Mom was sitting in her chair，dressed and ready to welcome him．For the following two weeks she （55）___my father，her children and grandchildren in complete （56）___．Then she quietly fell back into a coma and was finally free （57）___the pain．
Memories of my son's birth will always be （58）___ for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about （59）___．For while both joy and sorrow are fleeting，and often intertwined（交织），love has the power to （60）___both．And love can last forever．

41．A．expecting	B．raising	C．discovering	D．planning
42．A．head	B．battle	C．breath	D．faith
43．A．mother	B．life	C．body	D．freedom
44．A．last	B．happen	C．connect	D．change
45．A．crashed	B．slipped	C．turned	D．divided
46．A．fear	B．promise	C．hope	D．opinion
47．A．same	B．right	C．latest	D．last
48．A．house	B．office	C．school	D．hospital
49．A．delivered	B．put	C．received	D．called
50．A．crying	B．coming	C．laughing	D．speaking
51．A．world	B．mother	C．day	D．word
52．A．outcome	B．miracle	C．truth	D．remark
53．A．recycled	B．split	C．removed	D．submitted
54．A．From then on	B．Even though	C．By the time	D．And so
55．A．spoke to	B．turned to	C．smiled to	D．came to
56．A．possessions	B．sentences	C．affections	D．announcements
57．A．for	B．with	C．of	D．in
58．A．stainless	B．superb	C．bittersweet	D．fresh
59．A．birth	B．mother	C．living	D．death
60．A．prohibit	B．overcome	C．remind	D．simplify

Answer 1

41-45 ABBCB  46-50 CADDB 51-55 DBCCA 56-60 BCCCB
41．A考查动词．根据句意可知我在期待我第一个孩子的出生．expect是期待，raise是养育，discover"发现"，plan"计划"，所以答案选A．
42．B 考查上下文联系．根据下文母亲情况糟糕，即将去世，可知母亲输了这场与肿瘤的战斗．battle"战斗"．
43．B 考查上下文联系．根据前一句：随着她越来越接近死亡，下一句应该是我的孩子在我的体内越来越接近生命，此处是生命，与死亡之间的对比，所以答案选B．
44．C 考查动词词义．我最担心的事情就是我的母亲可能在孩子出生之前就去世，他们不能聚在一起，不知道对方存在．connect"联系，建立关系"．
45．B 考查词义辨析．根据句意：我妈妈进入昏迷状态，crash  into 撞上，坠毁；slip into"滑进，悄悄进入"；turn into"变成"，divide into"分成"，所以答案选B．
 46．C考查名词．根据句意：她的医生不在抱有希望．hold…持有…的观点，这里是一种生的希望，hope．
47．A 考查固定短语．根据句意：大约在同一时间，我开始在医院分娩，我妈妈睁开了眼睛．at the same time"同时"．
48．D：考查常识．生孩子肯定是在医院．所以答案选D．
49．D 考查语境理解．因为妈妈在家里而作者在医院生孩子，所以下面的对话应该是通过电话联系的，call动词"打电话"．
50．B 考查语境理解．因为作者马上就要分娩了，所以她对妈妈说"孩子就要生了，你马上就有一个新的孙子了"，be coming 是现在进行时表将来．
51．D 考查名词．根据下文：这是几个月来母亲说的最清晰的话，可见是对妈妈说的"yes"这个单词的感叹"多么美妙的单词啊"，所以答案选D．
52．B 考查上下文理解．根据下文可知，母亲站起来，微笑等，在以前看来都是不可能的事情，所以这是个奇迹．答案选B．
53．C 考查语境理解．妈妈做了起来还微笑，因此氧气瓶也被移开了，remove"移走"．
54．C 考查固定短语辨析．From then on"从那时起"；Even though"即使"；By the time"在…之前"And so"因此"，根据句意：我带雅各伯回家之前，妈妈就坐在椅子上，准备好迎接他，所以答案选C．
55．A 考查上下文理解．因为她用完整的句子和我的爸爸，她的孩子和孙子交流，speak to"和…讲话"．这里只的是语言功能的恢复，所以选A．
56．B 考查名词辨析．A财产；B句子；C影响；D宣告．根据句意可知妈妈用完整的句子和我们交流，所以答案选B．
57．C 考查固定短语．free from远离…这里的free from the pain 是指母亲很快就去世了．
58．C上下文语境．与文章开头呼应，孩子的出生是快乐的事情，妈妈的去世是痛苦的事情．所以答案选C．
59．C考查上下文理解．根据下文作者的学到的真理：喜悦和悲伤是短暂的，而且常常交织在一起，爱有力量克服两者． 可见作者学到了一个关于生活的重要真理．living"生活"与其他选项无关．
60．B 考查语境理解和词义辨析．根据语境可知爱的力量可以战胜生活中的悲伤．overcome"克服，战胜"；prohibit"阻止"；remind"提醒"；simplify"简化"．