Everyonehastheirownsetoflawsforlivinglife，buthowweunderstandthemandwhatwedowiththemmakethemspecial．Igotmineallbecauseofmylittlesister．Twomonthsbeforemyfifthbirthday，mylittlesisterwasborn．I'm（21）

Question

Everyone has their own set of laws for living life，but how we understand them and what we do with them make them special．I got mine all because of my little sister．
Two months before my fifth birthday，my little sister was born．I'm （21）___ to say that after she was born，I wished that I was the only daughter．Every minute I was （22）___ to do something for her：help feed her，change her diaper （尿布），rock her，or talk to her．
It wasn't until I reached age 7that I （23）___ disliking my sister and decided that I should get to know her better．I would talk to her and（24）___ her，but it was then that I knew something was（25）___．She would just sit there，never getting up to play with me．I was
（26）___and didn't understand，so I asked my mother why my sister （27）___ so differently than me．
After that conversation，I had a change of heart towards my sister．It changed the way I looked at her and how I felt about my （28）___ as her big sister．
My sister was born two months early with a disability．While pregnant （怀孕的），my mother was placed on blood thinner because of a blood clot （血凝块）．As a result of this blood thinner，less oxygen was able to travel （29）___ my mother's blood to my sister's body．This caused my sister's brain to form （30）___．
My sister is in a wheelchair，but can communicate with me．Just like all of my other family
members，she shows me unconditional love．I have（31）___ my sister's physical challenges with a（n）（32）___ heart and mind and know that it is my duty to be my sister's （33）___．
Having her in my life opened my eyes to other people like her and has made me a more
（34）___ person．It has taught me to be patient and unselfish．I have done my best every day to be the best sister I can be．
Now，my （35）___ in life are service to others，kindness，and not judging someone because
of what they look like or can't do．

21．A．frightened	B．determined	C．ashamed	D．disappointed
22．A．asked	B．introduced	C．invited	D．welcomed
23．A．forgot	B．imagined	C．avoided	D．stopped
24．A．give up	B．call up	C．care for	D．wait for
25．A．wrong	B．ordinary	C．clear	D．hard
26．A．angry	B．worried	C．tired	D．excited
27．A．sat	B．played	C．talked	D．acted
28．A．advantages	B．promises	C．responsibilities	D．personalities
29．A．through	B．over	C．beside	D．by
30．A．completely	B．quickly	C．directly	D．abnormally
31．A．admired	B．accepted	C．refused	D．recognized
32．A．open	B．happy	C．empty	D．cold
33．A．teacher	B．controller	C．helper	D．volunteer
34．A．returning	B．giving	C．demanding	D．cheating
35．A．jobs	B．plans	C．suggestions	D．laws

Answer 1

21-25CADCA   26-30 BDCAD  31-35 BACBD
21．C．本题考查形容词辨析．frightened 感到害怕的；determined下定决心的；ashamed羞愧的；disappointed失望的；根据下文"I wished that I was the only daughter．我但愿自己是家里的唯一的女儿"可以推断作者为自己这样的想法"感到羞愧"，故选C．22．A．本题考查动词辨析．asked要求，请；introduce介绍；invite 邀请；welcome欢迎；由下文"help feed her帮助喂她"推测我"被要求为她做事"，故选A．
23．D．本题考查动词辨析．forgot忘记；imagined 想象；avoided避免；stopped停止；上文说明作者最初不喜欢妹妹，但是到了7岁的时候决定要去了解她，所以是"停止不喜欢妹妹"，故选D．
24．C．本题考查短语动词辨析．give up 放弃； call up 给某人打电话，回忆；care for照料，喜欢；wait for等待；由上文可知，作者决定了解妹妹，由此推测作者开始和妹妹说话，愿意"照料"妹妹，故选择C．
25．A．本题考查形容词辨析．wrong有毛病的，出错的；ordinary普通的；clear清楚的；hard艰难的；由下文可知妹妹残疾，所以这里指那个时候作者才知道妹妹"有毛病"，故选择A．
26．B．本题考查形容词辨析．angry生气的；worried担心的；tired疲倦的；excited兴奋的；作者感觉到妹妹有问题，感到担心，故选B．
27．D．本题考查动词辨析．Sat 坐（sit的过去式）；play玩；talk谈话；act行为，举止；由上文"She would just sit there，never getting up to play with me她总是坐在那儿，从不起身和我一起玩"可知作者觉得妹妹的举止奇怪，所以去问妈妈为什么妹妹的"举止"与我如此的不同，故选择D．
28．C．本题考查名词辨析．advantage优势；promise承诺；responsibility 责任；personality个性；作者知道了妹妹的残疾，所以改变了对她的态度和对作为姐姐的"责任"的感受，故选择C．
29．A．本题考查介词辨析．through通过，凭借；over越过，在…上方；beside在…旁边；by通过做…（后往往接动名词），用…方法；根据句意，氧气不能"通过"妈妈的血液运送到妹妹的身体里，故选择A．
30．D．本题考查副容词辨析．completely完全地； quickly快速地；directly直接地；abnormally不正常地；由上文可知妹妹因为出生前没有获得充足的氧气，使得大脑形成"不正常"，故选D．
31．B．本题考查动词辨析．admired羡慕；accepted接受；refused拒绝；recognized识别，认可；本句指作者"接受"了妹妹残疾的事实，故选择B．
32．A．本题考查形容词辨析．Open 开放的；happy开心的；empty 空的；cold冷淡的；根据上文可知作者接受了妹妹残疾的事实，所以作者是以"开放的心态"接受事实，故选择A．
33．C．本题考查名词辨析．teacher教师；controller控制者；helper帮助者；volunteer志愿者；作者认为"帮助"妹妹是她的责任，故选C．
34．B．本题考查形容词辨析．returning回报的；giving给予的；demanding要求高的；cheating欺骗的；文章介绍了作者接受妹妹残疾的事实并给予妹妹帮助，由此推断作者是"给予"他人帮助的，故选择B．
35．D．本题考查名词辨析．job工作，plan计划；suggestion建议；law法律，准则；由文章第一段的最后一句"I got mine （my set of laws of living life）all because of my little sister．我的生活准则的获得起因于我的妹妹"是文章的主题句，下文介绍了作者的生活准则如何获得，这是结论部分，说明我的生活准则是什么，故选D．