二、完形填空（10 分）
After I became a mother, I couldn't remember the last time I had free time for myself. Even $\underline{\quad1\quad}$ time reading became a thing of the past. I have to keep working for my family. When I am not in the office, most of my free time is used to $\underline{\quad2\quad}$ my kids and my husband.
Each time my coworkers invited me to go out $\underline{\quad3\quad}$ work, I always had to say no. As the years passed by, I felt tired of what I must do and felt like the work was $\underline{\quad4\quad}$.
After months, I had to travel to a new country all by myself. When I went to this new country, I was all alone. I could do $\underline{\quad5\quad}$ I wanted. I could read my favourite books and do anything I wanted to.
But it made me $\underline{\quad6\quad}$ that this didn't make me happy at all. I couldn't stop $\underline{\quad7\quad}$ my kids and husband. I realized (意识到) that my $\underline{\quad8\quad}$ was a big part of me.
Making time for $\underline{\quad9\quad}$ doesn't mean being away from those I love. I can still have "me time" even if I have the kids around and lots of work to do.
What I should do is to change my attitude (态度) and ways of doing things. Life isn't the same $\underline{\quad10\quad}$ the people you love near you.
(
D
) 1. A. paying
B. taking
C. costing
D. spending
(
C
) 2. A. look for
B. look up
C. look after
D. look into
(
C
) 3. A. before
B. at
C. after
D. with
(
D
) 4. A. hopeless
B. careless
C. useless
D. endless
(
A
) 5. A. what
B. how
C. why
D. when
(
C
) 6. A. interested
B. excited
C. surprised
D. afraid
(
D
) 7. A. checking
B. teaching
C. holding
D. missing
(
B
) 8. A. house
B. family
C. school
D. life
(
B
) 9. A. yourself
B. myself
C. himself
D. herself
(
A
)10. A. without
B. for
C. by
D. with
解析：
【分析】
本题是一篇关于母亲在家庭与自我时间间感悟的完形填空，解题需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及词义辨析逐一分析：先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个空的句子，判断所需词性、词义或搭配，如固定短语、宾语从句引导词、形容词/动词词义等，最终选出符合逻辑的选项。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配：spend time (in) doing sth为固定用法，意为“花费时间做某事”，故选D。
2. 考查短语辨析：look after意为“照顾”，符合非工作时间照顾家人的语境；look for寻找、look up查阅、look into调查均不符合，故选C。
3. 考查介词：after work意为“下班后”，对应同事下班后邀请的语境，故选C。
4. 考查形容词：endless意为“无尽的”，符合多年来觉得工作没完没了的感受；hopeless绝望的、careless粗心的、useless无用的均不符合，故选D。
5. 考查宾语从句引导词：do后缺宾语，指代“想做的事”，用what，故选A。
6. 考查形容词：surprised意为“惊讶的”，对应发现独处不开心的意外感受；interested感兴趣的、excited兴奋的、afraid害怕的均不符合，故选C。
7. 考查动词：miss意为“想念”，符合独自在外想念家人的语境；check检查、teach教、hold握住均不符合，故选D。
8. 考查名词：前文提到kids和husband，对应family（家庭），故选B。
9. 考查反身代词：主语为I，对应myself，意为“为自己留出时间”，故选B。
10. 考查介词：without意为“没有”，符合“没有爱的人在身边的生活不同”的语境，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.B 10.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】
本文贴近生活，考查词汇运用与语境理解，需结合上下文逻辑分析，难度适中，适合学生巩固基础词汇与语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.5
