My adult son walked to the table this morning for breakfast and as he did he opened his arms to me. I ____1____ my arms too and gave him a big hug just like I do every morning. And this made me think of a beautiful ____2____.

My Italian nanny had been a big ____3____ when I was a boy, but my Mom had grown up in a more ____4____ household. She hugged me sometimes ____5____ less often as I grew into my teenage years. My Dad also seemed to ____6____ the gender roles of the day back then and didn’t hug me much as I got ____7____. By the time I was a teenager then, except for my nanny, I didn’t hug anyone.

When I was sixteen I went ____8____ a trip to a college in the Mid-West with a group of boys. And on our way there we also ____9____ by an old Monastery(寺院). As we entered we were greeted there by the largest monk I had ever ____10____. He was over six and a half feet tall with huge ____11____ and a booming voice. And as he greeted us he gave each one of us a huge hug. When my own ____12____ came I felt scared but stepped in and hugged him back. I felt ____13____ in my heart as he ____14____ his loving-kindness. I felt peace and joy in my ____15____ as well. It was ____16____.

Later I began to ____17____ why I had ever stopped giving and receiving hugs when they brought so much ____18____. When my own children were ____19____ then I decided to never stop hugging them and telling them I ____20____ them, no matter how big they grew or how old they got.

1.1.

A raised

B shut

C opened

D shook

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。根据第一句可知，成年的儿子早上走到餐桌前吃早饭时向“我”张开双臂，“我”也张开(opened)双臂拥抱他。故选C。

2.2.

A future

B thought

C memory

D impression

解析：选C。C 考查名词辨析。根据下文描述“when I was a boy”可知，通过与儿子的拥抱，作者想起了一段美好的回忆(memory)。故选C。

3.3.

A supporter

B hugger

C dreamer

D explorer

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。根据第二段最后一句的“except for my nanny, I didn’t hug anyone”可知，作者回忆起小时候的那位意大利保姆，她是一个很喜欢拥抱的人(a big hugger)。故选B。

4.4.

A outgoing

B international

C traditional

D conflicting

解析：选C。C 考查形容词辨析。根据后文“less often”可知作者的妈妈更少拥抱他，由此可知，此处表达妈妈成长在一个更“传统的”家庭里。故选C。

5.5.

A but

B and

C or

D so

解析：选A。A 考查连词辨析。句意：她偶尔会拥抱我，但是随着我长大，她越来越少拥抱我。故选A。

6.6.

A identify

B follow

C release

D monitor

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。作者的父亲似乎也遵循(follow)了当时的性别角色，随着作者年龄的增长不再拥抱作者了。故选B。

7.7.

A better

B younger

C smarter

D older

解析：选D。D 考查形容词辨析。根据第6题解析可知，此处指作者“年龄增长”。故选D。

8.8.

A in

B by

C for

D on

解析：选D。D 考查介词辨析。go on a trip踏上旅途。故选D。

9.9.

A delayed

B stopped

C indicated

D surrounded

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。根据下文他们进入寺院可知，此处指“停下来”。故选B。

10.10.

A witnessed

B recognized

C accompanied

D found

解析：选A。A 考查动词辨析。句意：当我们进去时，迎接我们的是我所见过的(体格)最大的僧侣。witness v. 目击，见证。故选A。

11.11.

A ears

B fingers

C arms

D eyes

解析：选C。C 考查名词辨析。这里是对这名僧侣外貌特征的一个描写，结合上文的“the largest monk” 可知这名僧侣的手臂(arms)很粗。故选C。

12.12.

A agreement

B turn

C copy

D view

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。作者一行人进入寺院，僧侣逐一拥抱他们，因此轮到作者自己的时候，他感到有点害怕。故选B。

13.13.

A suffering

B condition

C warmth

D health

解析：选C。C 考查名词辨析。根据后文的“loving-kindness”以及“I felt peace and joy”可知作者在与僧侣拥抱时感到心里暖暖的。故选C。

14.14.

A created

B adjusted

C shared

D measured

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。僧侣拥抱他们是在分享(share)他的慈爱。故选C。

15.15.

A energy

B spirit

C head

D shape

解析：选B。B考查名词辨析。作者的内心感到温暖，他在精神上(spirit)也感到平静和快乐。故选B。

16.16.

A abrupt

B abnormal

C efficient

D amazing

解析：选D。D 考查形容词辨析。结合上文可知，作者认为这种感觉很神奇(amazing)。故选D。

17.17.

A wander

B wonder

C obtain

D resign

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。从那以后，作者开始思考(wonder)自己为什么会停止给予和接受拥抱。故选B。

18.18.

A joy

B value

C scare

D passion

解析：选A。A 考查名词辨析。结合上文可知，拥抱会带来“快乐”。故选A。

19.19.

A given

B born

C blessed

D chosen

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。此处指作者的孩子“出生”时。故选B。

20.20.

A looked after

B cared for

C appealed to

D brought up

解析：选B。B 考查动词短语辨析。根据语境可知，作者会一直拥抱自己的孩子并告诉他们，他“爱”他们。故选B。