I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted to put an ad to 36 a baby. So I suggested several 37 lines for these ads to her: 38 , Baby to love; or Dear Birth Mother, Let Us Help You. The ad would contain 39 about her and her husband: they were 40 , could afford to raise a child. But then something 41 me: the major newspapers carried ads like this and their 42 were larger than ours. “Have you tried the major ones?” I asked. “Yes, but all failed and one more wouldn’t 43 .” She handed me a check and left with a 44 smile.
A week later the woman called in a 45 of delight: “Please don’t run the ad again. We ’ve connected with 46 . The baby is due in a month.” Good news. I asked her if she 47 keep in touch if the adoption 48 to have a happy ending. She agreed but added when the adoption was final she was 49 to give me the story.
One day my phone rang. I 50 her voice immediately. “The adoption is final. Would you like to e and meet him?” Happily, I made a (an ) 51 with her for the next day. “His name is Ben,” she said, as I started to take 52 . “He slept through the night from the start. Now he’s smiling and starting to turn over. Of course I’m not 53 him. If he is a little slow.” She paused. “ Oh, I should tell you Ben has Down’s Syndrome.(唐氏综合症)” I stopped writing . I wasn’t sure how to 54 . But she smiled “Ben was meant for us, don’t you see? He needs me more than a 55 developing child would.” She sat on the sofa, holding her son. Both of them smiled. “You wanted a story with a happy ending,” said the woman “ You got it.”
【小题1】A．afford B．affect C．adopt D．adapt【小题2】A．ordinary B．standardC．effective D．ridiculous【小题3】A．Wanted B．To Want C．Wanting D．Want【小题4】A．address B．data C．picture D．information【小题5】A．rich B．stable C．considerateD．lonely【小题6】A．occurred to B．turned to C．referred to D．wrote to【小题7】A．titles B．circulationsC．names D．columns【小题8】A．kill B．work C．hurt D．do【小题9】A．warm B．weird C．weak D．wild【小题10】A．spirit B．tone C．way D．sound【小题11】A．a birth motherB．a lovely babyC．an ad pany D．an orphanage【小题12】A．might B．should C．would D．dared【小题13】A．turned overB．turned upC．turned outD．turned down【小题14】A．safe B．fortableC．brave D．honest【小题15】A．classified B．identified C．picked D．recognized【小题16】A．lookB．appointmentC．appearanceD．call【小题17】A．painsB．pictures C．clues D．notes【小题18】A．rushing B．speedingC．pressing D．running【小题19】A．reply B．react C．restore D．release【小题20】A．steadily B．gradually C．normally D．regularlyC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章介绍了一对夫妻收养孩子的故事。
【小题1】C 上下文串联。根据下文可知她想收养一个孩子。Adopt收养，采纳。
【小题2】B 形容词辨析。A普通的；B标准的；C有效的；D荒谬的。这里指这种广告的标准台词。
【小题3】A wanted被征集的。广告中经常出现的台词。
【小题4】D 名词辨析。A地址；B日期；C图片；D信息。指广告中要包括他们夫妻俩的信息。
【小题5】B 形容词辨析。Stable稳定的。指他们夫妻俩得工作很稳定，能承担起抚养孩子的责任。
【小题6】A 固定句型。Sth occur to sb某人突然想起某事。
【小题7】B 名词辨析。A标题；B影响范围，圈子；C名字；D纵队。指另外一家报社的影响范围。
【小题8】C 动词辨析。指他们已经做了很多广告但是都失败了，再失败一次也不会伤害到他们。
【小题9】C 形容词辨析。Weak smile勉强的微笑。
【小题10】B 名词辨析。A精神；B语调；C方法；D声音。指她很高兴地告诉我们找到了…
【小题11】A 上下文串联。根据下文is due in a month说明孩子还没有出生，她是a birth mother。
【小题12】C 情态动词辨析。Would愿意。我问她是否愿意和我保持联系。
【小题13】C 短语辨析。A翻转；B出现；C结果是；D拒绝。指如果这次收养结果很好…
【小题14】B 形容词辨析。fortable充裕的.如果这次收养成功了，她会有充裕的时间讲述故事。
【小题15】D 动词辨析。指我辨认出了她的声音。
【小题16】B 名词辨析。A表情；B约会；C外貌；D电话。指我与她约好第二天见面。
【小题17】D 名词辨析。A努力；B图片；C线索；D笔记。指她在说的时候，我在记笔记。
【小题18】A 动词辨析。Rush催促。指她不会去催孩子。
【小题19】B 动词辨析。A回复。B反应；回应。C重新储存；D释放。指我不知道该如何做出回应。
【小题20】C 副词辨析。指这个孩子需要比正常发展的孩子更多的照顾。