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 1 is obvious.If we 2 it is a door，they'll want to go outside 3 ．It will drive us crazy.The kids apparently know the 4 ．But our insisting it's 5 a window has kept them from 6 millions of requests to open the door.
I hate lying to the kids.One day they'll 7 and discover that everything they've always known about windows is a 8 ．
I wonder if 9 should always tell the truth no matter the 10 ．I have a very strong 11 that the lie we're telling is doing 12 damage to our children.Windows and doors have 13 metaphorical(比喻) meanings.I'm telling them they can't open what they absolutely know is a door.What if later in 14 they come to a metaphorical door，like an opportunity(机会) of some sort，and 15 opening the door and taking the opportunity，they just 16 it and wonder，“What if it isn't a door？”That is，“What if it isn't a 17 opportunity？”
Maybe it's an unreasonable fear.But the 18 is that I shouldn't lie to my kids.I should just 19 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 20 to open them and walk through.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。有时为了避开麻烦，我们难免会说谎。可谎言有时也会让人产生恐惧，引发人内心的不安。本文叙述了作者在自己的双胞胎孩子刚学步时，为避免孩子不断地通过滑动玻璃门给其带来麻烦，刻意编造谎言告诉孩子，那是窗户而不是门，而后又后悔对孩子说谎的故事。窗户和门都有重要的比喻意义，作者害怕对孩子说了这样的谎后，当孩子人生中的机会出现时，他们会产生怀疑从而犹豫不前。
1．A．relief B．target
C．reason D．case
C [根据语境可知，作者说谎的原因(reason)很明显。]
2．A．admit B．believe
C．mean D．realize
A [结合下文“they'll want to go outside ．It will drive us crazy”可推知，如果作者他们承认(admit)这是门，孩子就会一直(constantly)想出去，这会使他们发疯的。]
3．A．gradually B．constantly
C．temporarily D．casually
B [参见上题解析。temporarily“暂时地，临时地”；casually“随意地，偶然地”。]
4．A．result B．danger
C．method D．truth
D [由下文中的“tell the truth”并结合语境可知，此处表示孩子们显然知道真相(truth)。]
5．A．merely B．slightly
C．hardly D．partly
A [根据语境可知，作者他们坚持说这仅仅是(merely)一个窗户，这已经阻止了孩子们很多次试图(attempt)开门的请求。]
6．A．reviewing B．approving
C．receiving D．attempting
D [参见上题解析。]
7．A．win out B．give up
C．wake up D．stand out
C [根据空前一句中的“lying to the kids”和该句中的“discover”可知，有一天，他们会醒悟(wake up)过来，发现他们一直知道的关于窗户的一切都是谎言(lie)。win out“终获成功”；stand out“突出，显眼”。]
8．A．dream B．lie
C．fantasy D．fact
B [参见上题解析。fantasy“幻想，想象”。]
9．A．parents B．twins
C．colleagues D．teachers
A [由下文的“our children”的提示可知，此处表示“我在想，无论结果(consequences)如何，父母(parents)是否都应该告知真相”。]
10．A．restrictions B．explanations
C．differences D．consequences
D [参见上题解析。restriction“限制规定，制约因素”。]
11．A．demand B．fear
C．desire D．doubt
B [根据下文中的“Maybe it's an unreasonable fear”和语境可知，此处应为“我非常恐惧(fear)”。]
12．A．physical B．biological
C．spiritual D．behavioral
C [根据下文表述的“窗户和门都有重要的比喻意义，作者害怕对孩子说了这样的谎后，当孩子人生中的机会出现时，他们会产生怀疑从而犹豫不前”可知，此处表示作者害怕自己所说的谎言正在对孩子造成精神上的(spiritual)伤害。biological“生物的，生物学的”。]
13．A．traditional B．important
C．double D．original
B [根据语境和常识可知，窗户和门都有重要的(important)比喻意义。]
14．A．life B．time
C．reply D．history
A [根据常识可知，此处表示“倘若他们在以后的人生(life)中，来到一扇就像某种机会的比喻性的门前，他们会怎么样？”。]
15．A．by comparison with B．in addition to
C．regardless of D．instead of
D [根据下文中的“they just it and wonder，‘What if it isn't a door？’”可知，他们仅仅是盯着(stare at)这扇门在犹豫而不是(instead of)打开门，抓住机会。by comparison with“与……相比”。]
16．A．get hold of B．stare at
C．knock on D．make use of
B [参见上题解析。]
17．A．real B．typical
C．similar D．limited
A [根据上文作者把门比作机会可知，“如果这不是一扇门”也就是说“如果这不是一个真正的(real)机会”。]
18．A．safety rule B．comfort zone
C．bottom line D．top secret
C [根据下文表述的作者应该接受(accept)重复告诉孩子现在不能出去可知，底线(bottom line)是作者不应该向孩子说谎。]
19．A．delay B．regret
C．enjoy D．accept
D [参见上题解析。]
20．A．hurry B．decide
C．hesitate D．intend
C [根据语境可知，如果不对孩子说这样的谎，那么当他们来到人生的其他门前时，不管它们是真实的，还是比喻性的，他们会毫不犹豫地打开门走过去。]
