答案 A [which引导的定语从句含有have sth done句式,which作从句的宾语。]
13.The sportsman ________save a drowning boy that afternoon;the boy's parents appreciated him very much.
A.might B.could C.was able to D.must
答案 C [was able to表示通过努力并成功地做成某事。]
14.You can't get the expensive house________you have lots of money.
A.if B.unless C.when D.since
答案 B [unless意为"除非......",符合题意。]
15.It rained heavily outside,________made us stay at home all day.
A.which B.why C.that D.what
答案 A [which引导非限定性定语从句。]
Ⅱ.完形填空
Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room,holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burnt holes.
Tired and defeated,I__16__to the floor.The clothes were just one more thing Brett had__17__.He often got almost everything in the house out of__18__.Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking__19__to steal money when he chose to live on the street.Yet none of this could compare to the__20__damage Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old.During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as__21__as possible,but inside I was shouting."I don't want him in my house another day,Lord!I just can't__22__him!"Having wiped my tears,I continued__23__him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18,he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所).After that,my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping__24__teens.
At the__25__ceremony,each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had__26__the most to him or her.Brett spoke__27__to his parents and then spoke to me,"You did so much.You were always there,no matter__28__.My mom and dad,I am their kid.But you,__29__troubled enough by me,always__30__me such love.And I want you to know I love you for it."
__31__,I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me__32__.
At that moment,tears__33__in my eyes again,this time not for disappointment but for__34__.Although I had struggled with silent__35__toward my stepson,Brett had seen only my actions.Love is action.We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives,but we can love them.
【语篇解读】继子的不良行为让作者伤心难过,并因此常常偷偷哭泣,但是她还是一