小题1:B  

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:D

小题9:B

小题10:C

小题11:B

小题12:D

小题13:A

小题14:C

小题15:A

小题16:C

小题17:D

小题18:D

小题19:B

小题20:B

题目分析：本文作者对与继母第一次见面进行了回忆，并且感谢继母又给了作者快乐的童年。

小题1:考查动词。根据After I parted with my father for ages,可知这里意思是我搬到美国，和他重聚。Connected连接；reunited重聚；associated联合；attached贴上，故选B。

小题2:考查名词。根据In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her    .可知这里意思是她想让我知道，在她的生活中，我是受欢迎的。Life生活；mind精神；bedroom房间；office办公室，故选A。

小题3:考查名词。根据After I was       up from the airport we went home and she       my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit    .可知这里想说我第一次在机场见到她。Shop商店；railway station火车站；airport机场；bus-stop汽车站，故选C。

小题4:考查形容词。根据It was different, but not    .可知很不舒服。Strange陌生；easy容易；unforgettable难以忘记；uncomfortable不舒服的，故选D。

小题5:考查代词。根据that she did not provide.可知这里想说我不需要任何东西。Something某事；anything任何东西；nothing没有东西；everything每件事物，故选C。

小题6:考查动词。根据I’m the young woman I’m today because she made sure to       me properly.可知这里意思是她适当地抚养我。Approach接近；raise养育；criticize批评；value重视，故选B。

小题7:考查名词。根据Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her    , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth       I had the flu.可知这里意思是当我给她礼物时。Gifts礼物；keys钥匙；money钱；dresses衣服。故选A。

小题8:考查词组。根据When I gave her    , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth       I had the flu. 可知这里意思是尽管我得了流感。so that所以；in case万一；as though好像；even though尽管，故选D。

小题9:考查动词。根据Her simple act of affection       me back to my first night in America.可知这里意思是她简单的喜爱把我带回了来美国的第一个夜晚。Paid付款；took带回；talked谈论；companied伴随，故选B。

小题10:考查短语。根据After I was       up from the airport we went home and she       my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit    .可知这里想我被从机场接上。Pick up是固定用法，意思是接某人，故选C。

小题11:考查动词。根据and she       my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit    .可知这里意思是她没有打开我的行李。Grasped抓住；unpacked没有打开；mended修理；added增加，故选B。

小题12:考查形容词。根据and took me shopping for new clothes可知这里意思是我从非洲带来的衣服有点旧。More多；newer新的；cheaper便宜的；worn旧的，故选D。

小题13:考查形容词。根据She told me she was       to have me and that she would take good care of me.可知这里意思是她告诉我她很高兴拥有我。Glad高兴；hard困难的；，unlucky不幸的；anxious焦急的，故选A。

小题14:考查动词。根据Before she       she asked me for a hug.可知这里意思是在她离开之前。Died死；awaked醒着的；left离开；entered进入 ，故选C。

小题15:考查形容词。根据That was my       first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.可知这里意思是那正是我的第一个拥抱。Very正是；quite的确；ever曾经；just仅仅，故选A。

小题16:考查名词。根据I’m 23 years old now and I have received many       over the past years, but none has given me a greater       or deeper impression.可知这里意思是在过去的几年里，我得到了许多拥抱。Letters信件；offers提供；hugs拥抱；presents礼物，故选C。

小题17:考查名词。根据I regarded her as my       mother because my new life began when I came to       with her.可知这里意思是没有其他的拥抱比这个拥抱更令人激动。Success成功；advance提前；future未来；excitement激动，故选D。

小题18:考查动词。根据because my new life began when I came to       with her.可知这里意思是我认为她是我的生母。Birth mother生母。故选D。

小题19:考查动词。根据I regarded her as my       mother because my new life began when I came to       with her.可知这里意思是当我和她待在一起的时候，我开始我的新生活。Discuss讨论；stay待；share分享；work工作，故选B。

小题20:考查形容。根据Thank you for your giving me my       childhood back.可知这里意思是谢谢你又给了我快乐的童年。Last持续；happy快乐的；sad悲哀的；real真实的，故选B。