Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very ___1___ , particularly since children respond differently to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, ___2___ , a younger sibling.
___3___ , there's another sort of parent that's a bit easier to ___4___ : a patient parent. Children of every age benefit from patient parenting. Still, ___5___ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy ___6___ . Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a ___7___ and composed style with their kids. I understand this.
You're only human, and sometimes your kids can ___8___ you just a little too far. And then the ___9___ happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too ___10___ and does nobody any good. You wish that you could ___11___ the clock and start over, We've all been there.
___12___ , even though it's common, it's important to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue. you can say something to your child that you may ___13___ for a long time. This may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also ___14___ your child's self-esteem.
If you consistently lose your ___15___ with your kids. then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the ___16___ of modeling tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or mamtam emot10nal control when ___17___ by stress 1s one of the most important of all life's skills.
Certainly, it's incredibly ___18___ to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when faced with ___19___ situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal. you and your children will benefit and ___20___ from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.
解析形容词搭配。defining what it means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very ___，后接 “particularly since children respond differently”——下定义复杂、棘手，tricky“棘手的、不易处理的”最贴切，故选 D。tedious“枯燥”侧重无聊；pleasant“愉快”方向相反；instructive“富有教益”不修饰“定义难度”。
2.
A) in addition
B) for example
C) at once
D) by accident
答案 B
解析插入语。本句举例说明“同样的育儿风格在不同孩子身上反应不同”，列出“沉稳的孩子 vs 较小的弟妹”作为对比，for example“例如”最贴切，故选 B。in addition“另外”表添加；at once“立刻”表时间；by accident“偶然”表方式，均不合“举例对比”。
3.
A) Fortunately
B) Occasionally
C) Accordingly
D) Eventually
答案 A
解析副词。前文指出“好父母难定义”，本句话锋一转：“___ ,there’s another sort of parent that’s a bit easier to describe: a patient parent”——所幸还有一种更易刻画的好父母（耐心的父母），Fortunately“幸运的是”最贴切，故选 A。Occasionally“偶尔”、Accordingly“相应地”、Eventually“最终”均不合本句宽慰式的转折。
4.
A) amuse
B) assist
C) describe
D) train
答案 C
解析动宾搭配。easier to describe“更容易描述”，与上句“defining... very tricky”形成对照，故选 C。amuse“使开心”、assist“协助”、train“训练”均不能与“另一种更容易……的好父母”形成“描述/界定”的逻辑。
5.
A) while
B) because
C) unless
D) once
答案 A
解析状语连接。本句“___ every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy task”表“尽管每位家长都想耐心，做到却不易”，while 表让步“尽管”最贴切，故选 A。because 表因果、unless 表否定条件、once 表“一旦”，均与“想—做不易”这一让步关系不符。
6.
A) answer
B) task
C) choice
D) access
答案 B
解析搭配。no easy task“并非易事”是地道短语，与“想耐心却做不到”的让步呼应，故选 B。answer“答案”、choice“选择”、access“通道”均不与 no easy 搭配此意。
7.
A) tolerant
B) formal
C) rigid
D) critical
答案 A
解析近义复现。本段中心是 patient parent，本句“unable to maintain a ___ and composed style”——能与 composed“沉着”并列的应是 tolerant“包容”，与全文“耐心父母”同链，故选 A。formal“正式”、rigid“僵硬”、critical“批评”均与“耐心包容”相反。
8.
A) move
B) drag
C) push
D) send
答案 C
解析短语搭配。push sb too far“把某人逼得太狠/惹某人发火”是地道表达，与下句“lose your patience”自然衔接，故选 C。move/drag/send 与 too far 不形成“激怒、迫使越线”这一惯用法。
9.
A) mysterious
B) illogical
C) suspicious
D) inevitable
答案 D
解析语义推断。被孩子逼急后，“the ___ happens: You lose your patience...”——失控几乎不可避免，inevitable“不可避免的”最贴切，故选 D。mysterious“神秘”、illogical“不合逻辑”、suspicious“可疑”均与“家长被逼到极限时的常见反应”不符。
10.
A) boring
B) naive
C) harsh
D) vague
答案 C
解析语境推断。失去耐心后“scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too ___ and does nobody any good”——又吼又说出过分的话，harsh“严厉/刺耳的”最贴切，故选 C。boring“无聊”、naive“天真”、vague“含糊”均不能描述“激怒后说出的话”。
11.
A) tum back
B) take apart
C) set aside
D) cover up
答案 A
解析短语搭配。turn back the clock“把时钟拨回去”，喻“倒带、重来一遍”，与“start over”一致，故选 A。take apart“拆开”、set aside“搁置”、cover up“掩盖”均不能与 the clock 搭配表“后悔重来”。
12.
A) Overall
B) Instead
C) However
D) Otherwise
答案 C
解析连接副词。上段以共情口吻说“我们都失控过”，本段语气转折——“___ , even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind...”——提醒后果不可掉以轻心，However“然而”最贴切，故选 C。Overall“总体上”表总结；Instead“反而”表替代；Otherwise“否则”表条件后果，均不合“共情→警示”的转折逻辑。
13.
A) like
B) miss
C) believe
D) regret
答案 D
解析语义推断。“say something to your child that you may ___ for a long time”——失控时说出的话日后会令父母“后悔很久”，regret 最贴切，故选 D。like“喜欢”、miss“怀念/想念”、believe“相信”均与“因失言而长期懊悔”相反。
14.
A) raise
B) affect
C) justify
D) reflect
答案 B
解析动宾搭配。失控之语 “may not only do damage to your relationship with your child but also ___ your child’s self-esteem”——损害关系、并伤及孩子自尊心，affect“影响（多含负面）”最贴切，故选 B。raise“提升”方向相反；justify“证明……合理”不合“伤自尊”的负面后果；reflect“反映”不构成因果伤害链。
15.
A) time
B) bond
C) race
D) cool
答案 D
解析搭配。lose one’s cool“失去冷静、发火”，与“unable to maintain composed style”、“lose your patience”一脉相承，故选 D。lose time“浪费时间”、lose bond“失去纽带”、lose race“输掉比赛”均与“情绪失控”一义不符。
16.
A) nature
B) secret
C) importance
D) context
答案 C
解析搭配/语义。aware of the ___ of modeling tolerance and patience——意识到给孩子做示范的“重要性”，importance 最贴切，故选 C。nature“本质”过于抽象；secret“秘诀”需与“成功”搭配；context“背景”与“意识到……重要”这一搭配不通。
17.
A) cheated
B) defeated
C) confused
D) confronted
答案 D
解析动宾搭配。be confronted by stress“面临/被压力挑战”是常用搭配，与“emotional regulation when faced with stress”逻辑闭环，故选 D。cheated“被欺骗”、defeated“被击败”、confused“感到困惑”均不与 by stress 形成“身处压力”这一标准搭配。
18.
A) terrible
B) hard
C) strange
D) wrong
答案 B
解析形容词搭配。incredibly hard to maintain patience at all times“时时刻刻保持耐心极其困难”，与“A more practical goal is to try... as best you can”形成自然让步与务实建议，故选 B。terrible“糟糕”、strange“奇怪”、wrong“错误”均与“难以做到”这一难度评价不符。