As a young girl growing up in rural Alabama, I never understood why my mom spent so much time baking. And she always made my brother and me 36 her. A whole day every other week was devoted to making bread. It always made our small arms tired.
Despite our best efforts, the flour dust always went everywhere. I 37 to be outside with my playmates, and never 38 my mom’s desire for quality family time with her children, at least when it came to spending it in the 39 . Years have gone by, and I have bee a mother myself. I prefer to leave most of the cooking to my husband and he loves it. He’s quite 40 at doing it, too.
On one occasion my husband was 41 dinner, and I was at the kitchen table going through the day’s mail when our little son, Cody, asked if he could help 42 . My husband said yes, and I sat there amused, watching them.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
“Helping dad cook.” he replied with a big 43 on his face. I thought back to those 44 when my mom asked me to help her bake bread, and I was 45 , but obeyed. Perhaps she was trying to create something more than just fresh bread—maybe a few lasting 46 .
As I watched Cody do it with all his attention, I realized that he had 47 a lasting moment for me, a moment filled with a deep sense of family. I wanted to hold the moment and make it longer, and appreciate the memories my mom had given me years ago in her kitchen.
【小题1】A．copyB．helpC．noticeD．admire【小题2】A．improvedB．encouragedC．longedD．blamed【小题3】A．wonderedB．appreciatC．judgedD．challenged【小题4】A．kitchenB．restaurantC．bedroomD．school【小题5】A．unhappyB．weakC．astonishedD．skilled【小题6】A．preparingB．choosingC．makingD．having【小题7】A．playB．work C．cookD．make【小题8】A．get uptear B．surpriseC．smileD．mark【小题9】A．dreams B．timeC．mysteriesD．accidents【小题10】A．excitedB．regretful C．confidentD．unwilling【小题11】A．memoriesB．choicesC．opportunities D．goals【小题12】A．continuedB．createdC．failedD．servedB
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(答案→)B
解析：作为一个年轻的女孩在阿拉巴马乡村长大的我一直不明白为什么我妈妈花了那么多时间烘烤，直到自己做了母亲看到孩子帮丈夫在厨房做饭的场景才理解了妈妈的做饭培养了我浓浓的亲情意识。
【小题1】B。考查动词辨析. copy抄写 help 帮助notice 注意 admire 钦佩，欣赏。妈妈在烤面包，所以得出：妈妈总是让我和哥哥帮助她。
【小题2】C。考查动词辨析。improve改善 encourage 鼓励 longe渴望 blame责备。固定短语Long to do sth渴望做某事。爱玩是孩子的天性，又是和同伴一起因此得出：我渴望和同伴们一起出去玩。
【小题3】B。考查动词辨析：wonder想知道appreciate感激，欣赏，领会 judge判断challeng挑战。作为孩子贪玩且年龄不够，因词不能理解妈妈，所以得出：从来不领会妈妈想在家里和孩子们在一起的愿望。
【小题4】A考查上下文联系。kitchen厨房 restaurant餐馆bedroom卧室 school 学校据上文作者不理解妈妈想让全家人在一起，尤其是在厨房里，作为一个孩子更不理解，所以得出得出：尤其是涉及一家人在厨房里吃饭。
【小题5】D。考查上下文联系。unhappy不高兴weak虚弱astonished感到惊讶.skilled熟练的。据前句：我把做饭的留给丈夫做，他喜欢做，所以得出：也擅长做。
【小题6】A。考查动词辨析。prepare准备。choose选择 ,make 制作，have有。有一次丈夫在厨房里，当然是：正在在准备饭。
【小题7】C。考查上下文联系。据上文丈夫正在做饭，和下文“Helping dad cook.所以儿子问他能否帮助他做饭。
【小题8】C考查上下文联系。smile 笑父亲满足了孩子的愿望所以孩子面带的是笑容。
【小题9】B。考查定语从句。time 本句是定语从句，后面的关键词即先关系词是when ，所以是时间。我想起了妈妈让我帮她烤面包的时间。
【小题10】D。考查形容词辨析。 excited 感到兴奋的regretful 遗憾的 confident 自信的unwilling 不情愿的。据下文的关键词but obeyed 是转折关系所以是不情愿。
【小题11】A。考查名词辨析。memories 记忆.choices选择 opportunities 机会goals目标。据上文现在还能回想起那段时光，所以妈妈的用意不只是做面包而是留下永久的记忆。
【小题12】B。考查动词辨析。. Continue继续create 创造 fail失败 serve服务。当我看着儿子专心帮做烤面包，我意识到儿子（和当年的妈妈一样）创造了对我来说永久难忘的一刻。