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Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The (41) is obvious. If we (42) it is a door, they'll want to go outside (43) . It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the (44) . But our insisting it's (45) a window has kept them from (46) millions of requests to open the door.
I hate lying to the kids. One day they'll (47) and discover that everything they've always known about windows is a (48) . I wonder if (49) should always tell the truth no matter the (50) . I have a very strong (51) that the lie we're telling is doing (52) damage to our children. Windows and doors have (53) metaphorical（ 比喻 ）meanings. I'm telling them they can't open what they absolutely know is a door. What if later in (54) they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity（ 机会 ）of some sort, and (55) opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just (56) it and wonder, “What if it isn't a door?” That is, “What if it isn't a (57) opportunity?”
Maybe it's an unreasonable fear. But the (58) is that I shouldn't lie to my kids. I should just (59) repeatedly having to say, “No. We can't go outside now.” Then when they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they won't (60) to open them and walk through.
41. A. relief B. target C. reason D. case
42. A. admit B. believe C. mean D. realize
43. A. gradually B. constantly C. temporarily D. casually
44. A. result B. danger C. method D. truth
45. A. merely B. slightly C. hardly D. partly
46. A. reviewing B. approving C. receiving D. attempting
47. A. win out B. give up C. wake up D. stand out
48. A. dream B. lie C. fantasy D. fact
49. A. parents B. twins C. colleagues D. teachers
50. A. restrictions B. explanations C. differences D. consequences
51. A. demand B. fear C. desire D. doubt
52. A. physical B. biological C. spiritual D. behavioral
53. A. traditional B. important C. double D. original
54. A. life B. time C. reply D. history
55. A. by comparison with B. in addition to C. regardless of D. instead of
56. A. get hold of B. stare at C. knock on D. make use of
57. A. real B. typical C. similar D. limited
58. A. safety rule B. comfort zone C. bottom line D. top secret
59. A. delay B. regret C. enjoy D. accept
60. A. hurry B. decide C. hesitate D. intend
必背单词
1. slide v. 滑行
2. obvious adj. 明显的
3. admit v. 承认
4. constantly adv. 不断地
5. drive ★ v. 驱使； 迫使
例： To tell the truth, the kids are driving me to despair. 说实话，那些孩子都快让我绝望了。
6. crazy adj. 发疯的
7. apparently adv. 显然
8. truth n. 真相
9. insist v. 坚持
10. merely adv. 仅仅
11. attempt v. 尝试
12. request n. 要求，请求
13. lie v. 说谎 n. 谎话
14. discover v. 发现
15. wonder v. 想知道
16. consequence n. 结果
17. spiritual adj. 心灵的；精神上的
18. damage n. 伤害
19. absolutely adv. 绝对地
20. sort n. 种类
21. stare v. 盯着看
词组搭配
1. keep doing sth. 一直做某事，不断地做某事
例： [2021全国甲] You keep hearing about recycling, right? But it doesn't end with bottles, cans, and paper. 你不断听到关于回收利用的事情，对吧？但它不会以瓶子、罐子和纸结束。
2. keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
例： We had no way to keep him from getting involved in the matter. 我们没有办法阻止他卷入那件事中。
3. lie to sb. 向某人撒谎
例： [2015全国1] Whether we've been stolen from, lied to , misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. 不管我们是被偷东西了，被骗了，被误导了，还是被出轨了，都会不同程度地失去信任。
4. win out 终获成功
例： The soldiers won out to the coast despite heavy losses. 尽管损失惨重，士兵们终于成功抵达海边。
5. give up 放弃
例： [2016浙江] Running out of energy and patience, Jane gave up her walking along the stream and fell to sleep. 由于精力和耐心都耗尽了，简放弃了沿着小溪散步，然后睡着了。
6. wake up 醒来；使清醒
例： [2018全国2] Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in the evening. 研究发现，早起锻炼的人比晚上锻炼的人睡得好。
7. stand out 突出；显眼
例： [2017江苏] As a new approach starts to become apparent, two ideas stand out . 当一种新的方法开始显现出来时，有两个想法脱颖而出。
8. tell the truth 说实话
例： [2012广东] They may believe that people should always tell the truth , and that lying is never acceptable. 他们可能认为，人们应该总是说真话，说谎是永远不能被接受的。
9. do damage to 损坏；破坏
例： [2010山东] Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. 太多的包装正在对环境造成严重的破坏。
10. by comparison with 与…相比
例： The life at school seems comfortable by comparison with that in the army. 和军队生活相比，学校生活是舒适的。
11. in addition to 除了
例： [2017全国1] Our café offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. 我们的咖啡馆除了提供季节性特色菜外，还提供午餐和小吃的完整菜单。
12. regardless of 不管；不顾
例： [2020天津] According to the experts, problems faced by people regardless of the past and present are the same. 专家们认为，无论过去和现在，人们面临的问题都是一样的。
13. instead of 代替；而不是
例： Now he hopes that other cities will consider making their streets run smarter instead of just making them bigger. 现在他希望其他城市会考虑让它们的街道变得更智能，而不只是更宽敞。
14. get hold of ★ 抓住；领会
例： [2014福建] As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can get hold of concerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself. 作为一名草根歌手，她阅读她能找到的一切与音乐有关的东西，还利用一切机会提高自己。
15. stare at 盯着看
例： [2021浙江] What my children want to do after school is pick up a screen—any screen—and stare at it for hours. 我的孩子们放学后想做的事情就是拿起一个屏幕（指电子设备）——任何一个电子设备——盯着它看上几个小时。
16. make use of 利用
例： We could make use of our resources. 我们可以利用我们的资源。
扫清困惑
Maybe it's an unreasonable fear. But the (58)
bottom line
is that I shouldn't lie to my kids. I should just (59)
accept
repeatedly having to say, “No. We can't go outside now.” Then when they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they won't (60)
hesitate
to open them and walk through.
困惑： 易错题（59题、60题）
分析： 59题的易错选项是B项，属于“词汇理解有误”的错误类型。同学们可能认为作者后悔以前的做法，不应该对孩子说谎，所以误选B项。殊不知，前面提到了底线：不应该对孩子们说谎。由此判断，作者应该只能接受一件事，重复地说：“不，我们现在不能出去。”故D项正确。
60题的易错选项是D项，属于“句意理解有误”的错误类型。同学们可能认为孩子们在遇到生活中的其他门时，不会打算打开门走过去，所以误选D项。但是前面提到了作者意识到，底线是不应该对孩子们说谎，这样当他们遇到生活中的其他门时，或真实或比喻，他们将毫不犹豫地打开门走过去，所以选择C项。
全文翻译
自从我们的双胞胎开始学走路以来，我和妻子一直告诉他们，我们的滑动玻璃门只是一扇窗户。 (41) 原因 显而易见。如果我们 (42) 承认 那是一扇门，他们会 (43) 不断 想出去，这会让我们发疯的。孩子们显然知道 (44) 真相 。但我们坚持说它 (45) 只不过 是一扇窗户，阻止了他们无数次 (46) 试 图 打开这扇门的请求。
我讨厌对孩子撒谎。总有一天，他们会开始 (47) 了解真相 ，并且发现，一直以来他们所知道的关于窗户的一切，是一个 (48) 谎言 。我想知道 (49) 父母 是否应该一直说实话，无论 (50) 结果 如何。我非常 (51) 害怕 ，我们说的谎言会对孩子们造成 (52) 心灵上的 伤害。门窗有 (53) 重要的 比喻意义。我告诉他们，他们不可以打开那个他们明明知道是一扇门的东西。假如他们将来在 (54) 生活 中遇到具有比喻意义的一扇门会怎么样，比如某种机会，他们 (55) 不是 打开门，抓住机会，而只是 (56) 盯着 它，心里想：“假如它不是一扇门会怎么样？”也就是说，“假如它不是一个 (57) 真正的 机会，会怎么样？”
也许这是一种不合理的恐惧。但 (58) 底线 是我不应该对我的孩子们撒谎。我应该只是 (59) 接受 一点，即不得不重复地说：“不，我们现在不能出去。”然后，当他们遇到生活中的其他门时，不管是真实的门还是具有比喻意义的门，他们将 毫不 (60) 犹豫 地 打开它们，然后走过去。
注：试题的答案速查在正文最后一个章节。