河北省張家口市蔚縣西合營(yíng)中學(xué)2022年度高三英語(yǔ)期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Thereweresomechairsleftover_____everyonehadsatdown.

A.when

B.until

C.that

D.where參考答案：A2.Childrenhaveto______conventionalceremoniesingreetingtheirseniorsontheNewYear’sEve.A．notice

B．protestC．prohibit

D．observe參考答案：D【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：在除夕夜，孩子們必須遵守傳統(tǒng)儀式來(lái)迎接他們的長(zhǎng)輩。A.notice注意

B.protest抗議C.prohibit禁止

D.observe遵守。此處observe為“遵守”，故選D。3.Itisamazingthatthelittleboycanswim________theriver________100metersinwidth.A.across;measuring B.over;measured

C.across;measured

D.through;measuring參考答案：A4.Ifyoucan’t____yourshyness,you’llneverpasstheinterview.A.getover

B.takeoff

C.breakoff

D.giveaway參考答案：A5.--WheneverIcometovisit,heisalwayswatchingTV.

--You’rereallyobservant.Hecan’thelpbut________someTVduringmealsorbeforebed.A.watch

B.watching

C.towatch

D.watched參考答案：6.EverytimeAshtitatriestobreakarecord,hereachesapoint______hefeelshecannotphysicallydoanymore.A.where

B.that

C.when

D.which參考答案：D考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)的辨析。句意為“他決定一路駕車(chē)回家，不在旅館留宿。”putdown放下，平定,鎮(zhèn)壓，記下；putoff推遲；puton穿上，戴上，上演，假裝，增加；putup舉起，建立，張貼，投宿。根據(jù)句意選D。7.ThecivilwarbrokeoutinLibya,______totheinstabilityoftheinternationaloilprice．A.tocontribute B.contributedC.havingcontributed D.contributing參考答案：D本題考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。contributingtotheinstabilityoftheinternationaloilprice，現(xiàn)在分詞在句中作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)。選D。8.Hefeltquitedepressedwhenhefoundhiscarold-fashioned__________hisfriend’s.A.comparingwith

B.comparedwith

C.beingcomparedwith

D.tocomparewith參考答案：B35.ThatisthethirdtimeJohn______theawardinthisfield.

A.won

B.wins

C.haswon

D.hadwon

參考答案：C略10.Itwasnineyearsago,whenIcametoChinaforthefirsttime____Ibeganto

learnChinese.A.where

B.how

C.that

D.which

參考答案：C11.Itwas

experiencethatIdidn'twanttorecallit．

A．suchaterrible

B．soaterrible

C．whataterrible

D．soterrible參考答案：A12.—Jacksaidyougotauniquewatchforyourbirthday.—Yes.Maybeitisnottothetasteof

,butIlikeit.A.anyone

B.everyone

C.none

D.nobody參考答案：B13.________information________storedinthiscomputer.A.Largequantitiesof;havebeen

B.Agreatmany;hasbeenC.Alargequantityof;were

D.Quitealot;is參考答案：A14.Neverstopdoing____youarefondof.A.nomatterwhat

B.whateverC.however

D.nomatterhow參考答案：B15.

Gladtoseeyouback.Howlong________inRussia?

A.didyoustay

B.haveyoustayed

C.wereyoustaying

D.haveyoubeenstaying參考答案：A

16.---Whyarethehousingpricesinbigcitiesgoingupallthetime?---Onereasonisthatpeopleare_______intoovercrowdedcitiesingreatnumbers.A.breaking

B.filling

C.pouring

D.hurrying參考答案：C略17.DuringtheSpringFestivalyou’dbetter_________atablefordinnerinadvanceifyouprefernottoeatathome.

A.preserve

B.reserve

C.protect

D.serve參考答案：B18.Hedidnotregretsayingwhathedidbutfeltthathe

itdifferently.A.couldexpress

B.wouldexpressC.couldhaveexpressed

D.musthaveexpressed

參考答案：C解析：hecouldhaveexpresseditdifferently.他要是用另一種方式來(lái)說(shuō)該多好啊。二、完型填空19.AcoupleinordinaryclotheswalkedintotheHarvard’souteroffice.“Wewanttoseethepresident,”themansaidsoftly.“Hewillbebusyallday,”thesecretaryspoke___41___,concluding

thatthe

couplehadno___42___

with

Harvard

fromwhat

theywore.“We’ll____43____,”theladyreplied.Fourhours,thesecretary____44____

them,hopingthatthecouplewouldfinallybecome

___45___andgoaway.Theydidn’t.Andthesecretarygrew___46___andfinally

decidedtodisturbthe

president.Someoneofhis___47___

obviouslyhadnotimetospendwithnobodies,buthe___48___

peopleinsuchclothesfillinginhisouteroffice.Thepresident,frozen-faced,walked___49___towardthecouple.Theladytoldhim,“Wehadasonthat___50___Harvardforoneyear.HelovedHarvardandwasveryhappyhere.Buthewasaccidentally___51___.AndmyhusbandandIwouldliketo___52___amemorial(紀(jì)念物)tohimsomewhereoncampus.”Thepresidentwasn’t___53___;hewasshocked,“Madam,”hesaid___54___.“Wecan’tputupastatueforeverypersonwhostudiedinHarvardanddied.”“Oh,no.”the

lady___55___quickly,“In

fact,wethought

wewouldgive

abuildingto

Harvard.”Thepresident___56___atthecoupleandthenshouted,“Abuilding！Doyouknowhowmuchabuildingcosts?ThecostoftheHarvard’sbuildingsisover7.5milliondollars.”Foramomenttheladywas____57____.Thepresidentwaspleased.Hecould___58___

themnow.Theladyturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietly.“Isthatallitcoststo___59___auniversity?”Herhusbandnodded.Mr.andMrs.LelandStanfordwalkedaway,travelingtoPaloAlto,California,wheretheyestablishedtheuniversity___60___afterthem—amemorialtoason.41.A.impatiently B.excitedly C.enthusiastically D.awkwardly42.A.concern B.problem C.interest D.business43.A.wait B.accuse C.explain D.oppose44.A.persuaded B.drove C.ignored D.served45.A.satisfied B.shamefully C.nervously D.discouraged46.A.embarrassed B.grateful C.annoyed D.panic47.A.importance B.action C.character D.age48.A.invited B.observed C.thanked D.hated49.A.cheerfully B.hopefully C.proudly D.eagerly50.A.affected B.attended C.appliedto D.abandoned51.A.killed B.dismissed C.disabled D.forgotten52.A.keep B.buy C.build D.leave53.A.disappointed B.sensitive C.touched D.deserved54.A.curiously B.delightedly C.sadly D.coldly55.A.explained B.apologized C.changed D.argued56.A.smiled B.glanced C.pointed D.laughed57.A.desperate B.amazed C.ambitious D.silent58.A.help B.attract C.getridof D.putup59.A.buy B.start C.access D.develop60.A.named B.looking C.followed D.taking參考答案：41.A

42.D

43.A

44.C

45.D

46.C

47.A

48.D

49.C

50.B

51.A

52.C

53.C

54.D

55.A

56.B

57.D

58.C

59.B

60.A【分析】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了一對(duì)穿戴破舊的夫婦到哈佛大學(xué)見(jiàn)校長(zhǎng)而遭冷遇，進(jìn)而自己建立一所新大學(xué)——斯坦福大學(xué)的故事?！?1題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.impatiently沒(méi)有耐心地；B.excitedly激動(dòng)地；C.enthusiastically熱情地；D.awkwardly尷尬地。根據(jù)Hewillbebusyallday可知，秘書(shū)不耐煩地說(shuō)。故選A。【42題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.concern關(guān)心；B.problem問(wèn)題；C.interest興趣；D.business事務(wù)。havebusinesswith與……有關(guān)。從他們的穿著看，斷定這對(duì)夫婦與哈佛無(wú)關(guān)。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.wait等待；B.accuse指責(zé)；C.explain解釋?zhuān)籇.oppose反對(duì)。根據(jù)下文Fourhours,thesecretary____4____

them可知，“我們會(huì)等的，”女士回答。故選A?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.persuaded說(shuō)服；B.drove迫使；C.ignored忽視；D.served服務(wù)。4個(gè)小時(shí)，秘書(shū)都沒(méi)有理他們。故選C。【45題詳解】考查形容詞（副詞）詞義辨析。A.satisfied滿(mǎn)意的；B.shamefully不體面地；C.nervously緊張地；D.discouraged泄氣的。希望這對(duì)夫婦最終會(huì)灰心喪氣并離開(kāi)。故選D?！?6題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.embarrassed尷尬的；B.grateful感激的；C.annoyed惱怒的；D.panic驚慌的。根據(jù)andfinally

decidedtodisturbthe

president.可知，秘書(shū)越來(lái)越生氣，最后決定去找校長(zhǎng)。故選C?！?7題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。A.importance重要性；B.action行動(dòng)；C.character角色；D.age年紀(jì)。像他這樣重要的人顯然沒(méi)有時(shí)間和無(wú)名小卒呆在一起。故選A。【48題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.invited邀請(qǐng)；B.observed觀察；C.thanked感謝；D.hated討厭。但他討厭穿這種衣服的人到他的辦公室來(lái)。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.cheerfully高高興興地；B.hopefully懷有希望的；C.proudly驕傲的；D.eagerly急切的。校長(zhǎng)面帶冷色，驕傲地向這對(duì)夫婦走去。故選C。50題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.affected影響；B.attended參加；上學(xué)；C.appliedto應(yīng)用；D.abandoned拋棄。根據(jù)HelovedHarvardandwasveryhappyhere.可知，我們有個(gè)兒子在哈佛上了一年學(xué)。故選B。51題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.killed殺死；B.dismissed開(kāi)除；C.disabled使...失去能力；D.forgotten忘記。根據(jù)AndmyhusbandandIwouldliketo___12___amemorial(紀(jì)念物)tohimsomewhereoncampus.可知，但他卻意外身亡。故選A?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.keep保存；B.buy買(mǎi)；C.build建筑；D.leave離開(kāi)。我的丈夫和我想建立一個(gè)紀(jì)念碑。故選C?！?3題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.disappointed失望的；B.sensitive敏感的；C.touched感動(dòng)的；D.deserved應(yīng)得的。校長(zhǎng)沒(méi)有感動(dòng)，他很震驚。故選C?！?4題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。A.curiously好奇地；B.delightedly高興地；C.sadly難過(guò)地；D.coldly冷淡地。根據(jù)hewasshocked,“Madam,”可知，他冷冷地說(shuō)?！拔覀儾荒転槊恳粋€(gè)在哈佛學(xué)習(xí)并去世的人樹(shù)立一座雕像?！惫蔬xD?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.explained解釋?zhuān)籅.apologized道歉；C.changed改變；D.argued爭(zhēng)論。這位女士很快解釋道：“事實(shí)上，我們想給哈佛建一棟樓?！惫蔬xA。【56題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.smiled微笑；B.glanced一瞥；C.pointed指著；D.laughed大笑。校長(zhǎng)瞥了一眼兩人。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.desperate絕望的；B.amazed吃驚的；C.ambitious有抱負(fù)的；D.silent沉默的。那位女士沉默了一會(huì)兒。故選D?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.help幫助；B.attract吸引；C.getridof擺脫；D.putup搭建。根據(jù)Thepresidentwaspleased.可知，他現(xiàn)在可以擺脫他們了。故選C?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.buy買(mǎi)；B.start開(kāi)始；C.access進(jìn)入；D.develop發(fā)展。這就是開(kāi)辦一所大學(xué)的全部費(fèi)用嗎?故選B?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A.named命名；B.looking看；C.followed跟隨；D.taking拿走。在那里他們建立了以他們名字命名的大學(xué)——來(lái)紀(jì)念兒子。故選A。【點(diǎn)睛】完形填空主要考查學(xué)生對(duì)語(yǔ)篇的全面理解，要求學(xué)生在做題時(shí)能夠做到“身臨其境，感同身受”準(zhǔn)確把握作者寫(xiě)作意圖，同時(shí)“瞻前顧后，左顧右盼”，充分考慮前后文的邏輯關(guān)系，仔細(xì)推敲，最后還原整體和細(xì)節(jié)。例如小題10所選attended就是根據(jù)下文根據(jù)HelovedHarvardandwasveryhappyhere.所給出的提示可知答案。20.Itwasacoldautumnmorningafewyearsago.Iwasdrivingalongthemountainroadsslowerthanusualtryingtotakeinallthe___21___color1s.Itwassobeautiful.Itwasadaymadefor____22____Yet,partofmestillfelt___23___andinsignificantinthemiddleofallofthisheaven-sentbeauty.AsIroundedacurve(彎曲處),I___24___sawanoldmanhurryingalongthesideoftheroad.Assoonashesawme,heraisedhisthumb,hopingfora___25___.Ibrakedandpulledovertothesideoftheroad.I___26___thedoorandthewhitehairedmangotinwithasmile.Hewashopingto___27___tothelocalpostofficeand___28___havetietocatchabus.AsIdrovealong,welaughedandtalkedaboutwhata___29___dayitwas.ThenjustasI___30___todrophimoff,heturnedtomeandsaid“Thanksson.Youwereheaven-sent.”I___31___awaywithasmileonmyfaceanda___32___inmyheart.Iwasn’tsure___33___Ihadbeen“heaven-sent”forhimbuthe___34___hadbeen“heaven-sent”forme.Hehad___35___methatItoowasanimportantpartofGod’s

___36___andthatIshouldenjoytakingmyplaceinit.InGod’seyes,noneofusissmall.Noneofusis___37___.Allofusareheaven-sent.Weareheretohelpeachother.Wearehereto___38___ourloveandourkindness.Weareheretomakethisworldabetter___39___morebeautifulplace.Mayyoualways___40___yourplaceinGod’sgloriouscreation.21.A.winter

B.summer

C.fall

D.spring22.A.sadness

B.excitement

C.amazement

D.happiness23.A.small

B.terrible

C.rough

D.innocent24.A.anxiously

B.suddenly

C.obviously

D.really25.A.notice

B.stop

C.ride

D.welcome26.A.repaired

B.locked

C.knocked

D.opened27.A.getacross

B.makeit

C.getit

D.getover28.A.still

B.always

C.ever

D.almost29.A.warm

B.hot

C.beautiful

D.cool30.A.putoff

B.putdown

C.pulleddown

D.pulledover31.A.drove

B.got

C.put

D.walked32.A.hope

B.light

C.wish

D.doubt33.A.since

B.if

C.that

D.when34.A.finally

B.freely

C.certainly

D.distantly35.A.guaranteed

B.recalled

C.told

D.reminded36.A.belief

B.creation

C.fortune

D.wealth37.A.bad

B.unfortunate

C.unimportant

D.unhealthy38.A.form

B.accept

C.plan

D.share39.A.for

B.and

C.but

D.or40.A.take

B.protect

C.save

D.consider參考答案：21.C

22.D

23.A

24.B

25.C

26.D

27.B

28.A

29.C

30.D

31.A

32.B

33.B

34.C

35.D

36.B

37.C

38.D

39.B

40.A本文主要講了作者在欣賞秋日美景的同時(shí)，還做了一件舉手之勞的好事，從而作者感嘆生命的真諦，幫助別人，也實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的價(jià)值。21.C考查名詞。由Itwasacoldautumnmorningafewyearsago.可知我開(kāi)車(chē)在山路上行駛，比平時(shí)開(kāi)得要慢，正在努力欣賞秋天的顏色。winter冬天，summer夏天，fall

秋天，spring春天。22.D考查名詞。由AsIdrovealong,welaughedandtalkedaboutwhata___9___dayitwas.可知這是快樂(lè)的一天。sadness

悲哀，excitement興奮，amazement吃驚，happiness快樂(lè)。23.A考查形容詞。由InGod’seyes,noneofusissmall.可知這里意思是但是在這天賜的美景中，我的一部分仍然會(huì)感覺(jué)自己很渺小和無(wú)關(guān)緊要。small

渺小的，terrible可怕的，rough粗糙的，innocent無(wú)知的。24.B考查副詞。在拐彎處，我突然看到一位老人。anxiously憂(yōu)慮地，suddenly突然，obviously

明顯地，really真正地。25.C考查名詞。他舉起了大拇指，希望搭個(gè)順風(fēng)車(chē)。notice注意，stop

停止，ride

乘坐，welcome歡迎。26.D考查動(dòng)詞。由andthewhitehairedmangotinwithasmile.可知我打開(kāi)車(chē)門(mén)。repaired

修理，locked鎖上，knocked敲，opened打開(kāi)。27.B考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。他希望及時(shí)抵達(dá)當(dāng)?shù)氐泥]局，仍然有時(shí)間去趕公共汽車(chē)。getacross

通過(guò)，makeit及時(shí)抵達(dá)，getit明白了，getover克服。28.A考查副詞。他希望及時(shí)抵達(dá)當(dāng)?shù)氐泥]局，仍然有時(shí)間去趕公共汽車(chē)。still仍然，always

總是，ever

曾經(jīng)，almost幾乎。29.C考查形容詞。由Itwassobeautiful.可知我們笑著談?wù)摱嗝利惖囊惶?。warm

溫暖的，hot熱的，beautiful美麗的，cool涼爽的。30.D考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。由Ibrakedandpulledovertothesideoftheroad.可知我把車(chē)開(kāi)到路邊，讓他下車(chē)。putoff推遲，putdown

鎮(zhèn)壓，pulleddown

摧毀，pulledover車(chē)開(kāi)到路邊。31.A考查動(dòng)詞。我臉上帶著微笑，開(kāi)車(chē)走了。drove駕駛，got

得到，put放，walked走路。32.B考查名詞。我心里有一束亮光。hope希望，light亮光，wish

祝福，doubt懷疑。33.B考查賓語(yǔ)從句。我不確定，我對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)是不是天賜的。___13___Ihadbeen“heaven-sent”forhim是一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，引導(dǎo)詞在從句中不作任何成分，表示是否，所以用if。34.C考查副詞。但是他對(duì)于我來(lái)說(shuō)確實(shí)是天賜的。finally

最后，freely自由地，certainly

確實(shí)，distantly遠(yuǎn)離地。35.D考查動(dòng)詞。他使我提醒自己是上帝創(chuàng)造的一個(gè)重要的部分。guaranteed

保證，recalled

回想起，told告訴，reminded提醒。36.B考查名詞。由Mayyoualways___20___yourplaceinGod’sgloriouscreation.可知他使我提醒自己是上帝創(chuàng)造的一個(gè)重要的部分。belief

信念，creation創(chuàng)造，fortune運(yùn)氣，wealth財(cái)富。37.C考查形容詞。由InGod’seyes,noneofusissmall.我們中沒(méi)有人是微不足道的。bad

壞的，unfortunate不幸的，unimportant微不足道的，unhealthy不健康的。38.D考查動(dòng)詞。我們來(lái)這里分享自己的愛(ài)和善良。form構(gòu)成，accept接受，plan計(jì)劃，share分享。39.B考查連詞。我們來(lái)這里使這個(gè)世界成為一個(gè)更好并且更美麗的地方。表示并列關(guān)系，所以用and。40.A考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。愿你總是在上帝輝煌的創(chuàng)造中就位。takeone'splace就位、即位，是固定短語(yǔ)?！久麕燑c(diǎn)睛】1.上下文對(duì)照，捕捉關(guān)鍵詞。解完型填空題時(shí)，單獨(dú)看一句話(huà)是找不到正確答案的，需要閱讀下句或者若干句才能明白。所謂上下對(duì)照，即在上文和下文中找到與正確答案相同的關(guān)鍵詞。因此，在做題時(shí)要邊讀邊在大腦中儲(chǔ)存上下文信息的能力，捕捉關(guān)鍵詞。2.結(jié)合生活，利用常識(shí)解題。目的考查學(xué)生的生活常識(shí)，看看學(xué)生是否善于觀察生活，積累生活常識(shí)，能否利用常識(shí)去做恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x擇。三、閱讀理解21.MydaughterAllieisleavingforcollegeinaweek.Herroomispiledwithshoppingbagsfilledwithblankets,towels,jeans,sweaters.Shewon’ttalkaboutgoing.Isay,“I’mgoingtomissyou,”andshegivesmeoneofherlooksandleavestheroom.AnothertimeIsay,inavoicesofriendlyitsurprisesevenme:“Doyouthinkyou’lltakeyourpostersandpictureswithyou,orwillyougetnewonesatcollege?”Sheanswers,hervoicefilledwithannoyance,“HowshouldIknow?”Mydaughterisoffwithfriendsmostofthetime.Yesterdaywasthelastdayshe’dhaveuntilChristmaswithherfriendKatharine,whomshe’sknownsincekindergarten.Soon,itwillbeherlastdaywithSarah,Claire,Heather...andthenitwillbeherlastdaywithme.MyfriendKarentoldme,“TheAugustbeforeIleftforcollege,Iscreamedatmymotherthewholemonth.Beprepared.”Istandinthekitchen,watchingAlliemakeaglassoficedtea.Herface,oncesoopenandtrusting,isclosedtome.Istruggletothinkofsomethingtosaytoher,somethingmeaningfulandwarm.IwanthertoknowI’mexcitedaboutthecollegeshehaschosen,thatIknowtheadventureofherlifeisjuststartingandthatIamproudofher.ButthelookonherfaceissomadthatIthinkshemighthitmeifIopenmymouth.Onenight—afteralongperiodofsilencebetweenus—IaskedwhatImighthavedoneorsaidtomakeherangrywithme.Shesighedandsaid,“Mom,youhaven’tdoneanything.It’sfine.”Itisfine—justdistant.Somehowinthepastwehadalwaysfoundsomewaytoconnect.WhenAlliewasababy,Iwouldgototheday-carecenterafterwork.I’dfindaquietspotandshewouldnurse—oureyeslockedtogether,reconnectingwitheachother.Inmiddleschool,whenothermotherswerealreadyregrettingthedistantrelationshiptheyfeltwiththeiradolescentdaughters,Ihituponasolution:rescuemeasures.Iwouldshowupoccasionallyatschool,signheroutofclassandtakehersomewhere—outtolunch,tothemovies,onceforalongwalkonthebeach.Itmaysoundirresponsible,butitkeptusclosewhenothermothersanddaughterswerequarrelling.Wetalkedabouteverythingonthoseoutings—outingswekeptsecretfromfamilyandfriends.Whenshestartedhighschool,I’dgetupwithherinthemorningtomakeherasandwichforlunch,andwe’dsilentlydrinkacupofteatogetherbeforethe6:40buscame.AcoupleoftimesduringhersenioryearIwentintoherroomatnight,thelightoff,butbeforeshewenttosleep.I’dsitontheedgeofherbed,andshe’dtellmeaboutproblems:ateacherwholoweredhergradebecauseshewastooshytotalkinclass,aboywhoteasedher,afriendwhohadstartedsmoking.Hervoice,comingoutofthedarkness,wasyoungandquestioning.AfewdayslaterI’dhearheronthephone,repeatingsomeofthethingsIhadsaid,thingsshehadadoptedforherown.Butnowwearehavingtwokindsofpartings.Iwanttosaygood-byeinaromanticway.Forexample,wecangotolunchandleanacrossthetableandsayhowmuchwewillmisseachother.Iwantsmilesthroughtears,bittersweetmomentsofmemoryandthechancetooffersomelastbitsofwisdom.Butasshepreparestodepart,Alliehashiddenherfeelings.WhenIreachtotouchherarm,shepullsaway.SheturnsdowneveryinvitationIextend.Sheliesonherbed,readingEmilyDickinsonuntilIsayIhavealwayslovedEmilyDickinson,andthensheclosesthebook.Somesaythetighteryourbondwithyourchild,thegreaterherneedtobreakaway,toestablishherownidentityintheworld.Themoreitwillhurt,theysay.Afriendofminewhowentthroughadifficulttimewithherdaughterbutnowhasbecomeclosetoheragain,tellsme,“Yourdaughterwillbebacktoyou.”ks5u“Idon’tknow,”Isay.IsometimesfeelsoangrythatIwanttogooverandshakeAllie.Iwanttosay,“Talktome—oryou’regrounded!”Ifeelmyselfwantingtosaythatmosthorribleofallmotherphrases:“ThinkofeverythingI’vedoneforyou.”Lateonenight,asI’mgettingreadyforbedshecomestothebathroomdoorandwatchesmebrushmyteeth.Foramoment,IthinkImustbebrushingmyteethinawayshedoesn’tapproveof.Butthenshesays,“Iwanttoreadyousomething.”It’sabrochurefromhercollege.“Thesearetipsforparents.”Iwatchherfaceasshereadstheadvicealoud:“‘Don’taskyourchildifsheishomesick,’itsays.‘Shemightfeelbadthefirstfewweeks,butdon’tletitworryyou.Thisisanaturaltimeoftransition.Writeherlettersandcallheralot.Sendapackageofcandies...’”Hervoicebreaks,andshecomesovertomeandburiesherheadinmyshoulder.Istrokeherhair,lightly,afraidshe’llrunifIsayaword.Westandtheretogetherforlo