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.
| 小题1: | | A．situation | B．condition | C．case | D．matter |
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| 小题2: | | A．leave out | B．leave behind | C．leave off | D．leave for |
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| 小题3: | | A．speaking | B．staring | C．waving | D．talking |
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| 小题4: | | A．range | B．shape | C．sight | D．control |
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| 小题5: | | A．adapting | B．suiting | C．matching | D．fitting |
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| 小题6: | | A．names | B．jobs | C．addresses | D．directions |
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| 小题7: | | A．father | B．classmates | C．brother | D．relatives |
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| 小题8: | | A．performing | B．seeking | C．waiting | D．applying |
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| 小题9: | | A．terrible | B．promising | C．hopeless | D．negative |
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| 小题10: | | A．Once | B．While | C．When | D．Unless |
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| 小题11: | | A．somewhere | B．anyhow | C．somewhat | D．somehow |
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| 小题12: | | A．romantic | B．comfortable | C．mysterious | D．wealthy |
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| 小题13: | | A．generally | B．actually | C．especially | D．unfairly |
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| 小题14: | | A．desert | B．develop | C．affect | D．limit |
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| 小题15: | | A．lifestyle | B．value | C．journey | D．opportunity |
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| 小题16: | | A．acquire | B．explore | C．occupy | D．realize |
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| 小题17: | | A．load | B．sadness | C．result | D．challenge |
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| 小题19: | | A．changeable | B．cautious | C．positive | D．negative |
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| 小题20: | | A．experienced | B．brave | C．ordinary | D．annoyed |
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