My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头) good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in the new environment again. Throughout the years of changing , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and . This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people. No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:B
题目分析：
本文记叙了作者父亲在海军服役，因为经常搬家，其母亲面临种种艰辛却从不退缩、克服诸多困难、做出重大牺牲的故事，表现了其坚强的性格。
小题1:as is often the case: 情况经常如此。即母子不得不打点行装、舍弃心爱之物。故选择C项。
小题2:leave sth. behind: 丢下某物。leave sth. out: 省略、省去。leave off: 停止。leave for: 前往。故B项正确。
小题3:wave good-bye to sb. 挥手向某人道别。speak, talk都是不及物动词。stare: 凝视，不合题意。故答案为C。
小题4:out of sight: 看不见、在视线里消失。在军舰看不见之前，母亲将“我们”转过身、擦干“我们”眼泪、带“我们”回家。答案为C。
小题5:fit in the new environment: 融入新环境。suit, match都是及物动词。adapt to: 适应。选择D项。
小题6:因频繁搬家，作者常换住址(address)、学校等，而母亲是唯一不变的。可见作者还是学生，不是换工作；当然也不是改名。direction：方向，不合题意。C项正确。
小题7:文章第一段提到“My mother would turn my brother and me around…”，第三段提到：“…with two small children”。故此处填brother。选择C项。
小题8:performing =" doing," 后文说到，放弃自己很有前途的职业是母亲作出的重大牺牲之一，文章第三段提及每份临时性工作都成为母亲学习新东西、与人合作的机会。所以此处应该是“母亲边工作（perform some type of part-time job）边照顾孩子，身兼厨师、女佣和教师等数职”。seek: look for, try to find, 找工作不应该是“持续”的；wait, apply都是不及物动词。答案为A。
小题9:放弃自己前景不错的职业是母亲作出的重大牺牲之一。promising: 有前途的、前景不错的。terrible: 糟糕的。hopeless: 无望的。negative: 负面的、否定的。都不合语境。故答案是B.
小题10:虽然经济拮据，母亲还是设法让每一处居所成为安全舒适的家。while="though," 表让步。故B项正确。
小题11:虽然经济拮据，母亲还是设法让每一处居所成为安全舒适的家。somehow: in some way, by some means. “以某种方法”，修饰动词。somewhat: to some degree. “一定程度上”，修饰形容词或副词。anyhow: “无论如何”，somewhere：“某处”，都不合语境。故D项正确。
小题12:虽然经济拮据，母亲还是设法让每一处居所成为安全舒适的家。romantic: 浪漫的。mysterious: 神秘的。wealthy: 富裕的。都不合语境。故答案为B.
小题13:频繁搬家、经济拮据，这样的日子自然令人喘不过气来，尤其是还带着两个年幼的孩子，“单亲”，短暂的友谊，等。especially: 尤其是、特别是。A, B, D项的含义分别是：大体上，事实上，不公，故不合语境。答案为C.
小题14:母亲遇到的困难之一是难以发展自己的事业、难以建立稳定的家。develop one’s career: 发展自己的事业。A，C，D三项的含义分别是：放弃、影响、限制。不合语境。故B项正确。
小题15:母亲将这样的生活方式转变为一种探索的过程。频繁搬家，频繁找工作，是一种生活方式， 故答案为A. value: 价值。journey: 旅行、旅途。opportunity: 机会。
小题16:后文说道，每次换住所，母亲都会热忱接触新的文化、新的气候和新的邻居，将每一个临时工作都看做是学习新知识和结识新朋友的机会。所以，母亲将他们频繁搬家、频繁换工作的生活方式视为“探索”世界的机会。故答案为B。acquire: 获得。occupy: 占据。realize: 认识到。
小题17:每次搬家都意味着“重置家具、定制窗帘”等，应该是一件相当麻烦的事。challenge: something difficult. 挑战。load: 载重量。sadness: 悲伤。result: 结果。答案选择D项。
小题18:搬至新房，自然要装扮一番，包括家具、窗帘、挂画。所以选择A项，悬挂画作，而非作画或卖画。
小题19:本文表现了母亲坚强、乐观的性格。故答案为C。positive: 积极向上的。changeable: 多变的、反复无常的。cautious: 小心谨慎的。negative: 负面的，消极的。
小题20:最后点题。母亲勇于面对艰辛、勇于克服困难、勇于牺牲。故选择B项。brave: 勇敢的。experienced: 有经验的。ordinary: 普通的。annoyed：恼怒的。
