阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.  1the move, my father  2us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   3that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we’re  4to Arizona."

     The words, so small, didn’t seem  5enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the  6_  change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that  7mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and  8into own new home.

9my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I   10explored(探索) our new surroundings.

     One afternoon, I was out exploring  11and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You’d better not  12that."

     I turned around to see an old woman

     "Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was,  13, new to the entire state.

     "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the  14? It must be quite a _15after living in Boston."

     How could I explain how I  16the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.

     "It’s vastness," she offered. “That vastness  17you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can  18how little you are in comparison with the world.  _19, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

     That was it. That was the feeling I’d bad ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my  20would change with just a few simple words.

     "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch."

1.A. During         B. Until                C. Upon             D. Before      

2.A. gathered       B. warned           C. organized            D. comforted 

3.A. hoping             B. admitting            C. realizing            D. believing  

4.A. going          B. moving           C. driving              D. flying    

5.A. good           B. simple           C. big                  D. proper   

6.A. picture            B. ground               C. scene            D. area     

7.A. suggested      B. solved               C. discovered           D. explained 

8.A. settled            B. walked               C. hurried          D. stepped 

9.A. If             B. After            C. once             D. While    

10.A. bitterly          B. easily          C. proudly          D. eagerly   

11.A as well            B. as usual             C. fight away           D. on time  

12.A. move              B. dig                  C. pull                 D. touch    

13.A. of course    B. in fact          C. after all            D. at least  

14.A. desert            B. city                 C. state                D. country  

15.A. luck              B. doubt                C. shock            D. danger  

16.A. found         B. examined             C. watched          D. reached   

17.A. why           B. when             C. how                  D. where  

18.A. prove             B. guess                C. sense           D. expect   

19.A. However       B. Otherwise            C. Therefore            D. Meanwhile

20.A. idea          B. life                 C. home                 D. family  

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that   1   my day was the beautifully decorated  2 in our waiting room and a   3   sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young   4 __ woman with a baby in her arms standing there.  5 _, she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t   6 _ to visit her husband in prison and   7 _ he had never seen his son. So she   8   me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed.  9_ , it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards   10   him. The woman’s tired face  11 _  when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their  12_ . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.

At the end of the   13_ , the man had to go back and I  14  him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the  15 that he hadn’t been able to get his wife  16   for Christmas. On hearing this, I was   17   with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the   18   on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who   19   the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this   20   moment.

1. A. enjoyed     　 　　B. brightened      　　 C. relaxed      　　　 D. presented

2. A. office      　 　　B. Christmas Father   C. Christmas tree     　 D. furniture

3. A. gift　　　　 　 B. regards　　　　 　C. message　　 　　D. package

4. A. ordinary-looking B. good-looking 　　C. tired-looking　 　　D. frightened-looking

5. A. Happily　　 　　B. Quietly　　　　 　C. Excitedly　　 　　 D. Nervously

6. A. going　　　 　 B. determined 　　　C. expected　　 　　D. allowed

7. A. why　　　　 　 B. how　　　　　 　C. that　　　　 　　D. when

8. A. persuaded　 　　B. demanded　　　 　C. begged　　　 　　D. pleased

9. A. After all　　 　B. In all　　　　　 　C. All in all　　 　　 D. Above all

10. A. near　　　 　　B. around　　　　 　C. behind　　 　　　D. before

11. A. turned pale　 　 B. went red　　　　 C. lit up　　　 　　 D. turned away

12. A. child　　　 　 B. tears　　　　　 C. joy　　　　 　　 D. sorrows

13. A. meeting 　　　B. appointment　 　　 C. discussion　 　　 D. conversation

14. A. said　　　　 　B. showed　　　　 　 C. wished　　　 　　D. hoped

15. A. words　　　 　B. fact　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　 　　D. scene

16. A. something　 　B. nothing　　　　 　C. anything　　 　 D. everything

17. A. encouraged　 　B. struck　　　　　 　C. provided　　 　　D. inspired

18. A. sadness　　 　 B. happiness　　　 C. look　　　　 　 D. smiles

19. A. experienced 　 B. received　　　 　 C. gave　　　　 　D. accepted

20. A. unforgettable 　B. sad　　　　　　 　C. happy　　　　 　D. special

 

     When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.  36  the move, my father  37  us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   38  that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're  39  to Arizona."

     The words, so small, didn't seem  40  enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the  41_  change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that  42  mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and  43  into our new home.

     44  my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I   45   explored(探索) our new surroundings.

     One afternoon, I was out exploring  46  and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not  47  that."

     I turned around to see an old woman

     "Are you new to this neighborhood?" I explained that I was,  48 , new to the entire state.

     "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the  49 ? It must be quite a _50  after living in Boston."

     How could I explain how I  51  the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.

     "It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness  52  you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can  53  how little you are in comparison with the world.      54   , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

     That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my  55  would change with just a few simple words.

     "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."

36. A. During              B. Until               C. Upon                      D. Before   

37. A. gathered            B. warned             C. organized          D. comforted 

38. A. hoping               B. admitting          C. realizing            D. believing  

39. A. going                 B. moving           C. driving                   D. flying    

40. A. good                  B. simple            C. big                         D. proper    

41. A. picture               B. ground             C. scene                D. area     

42. A. suggested                   B. solved            C. discovered         D. explained 

43. A. settled               B. walked            C. hurried              D. stepped

44. A. If                      B. After                      C. Once               D. While  

45. A. bitterly              B. easily                     C. proudly             D. eagerly   

46 A as well                 B. as usual            C. right away         D. on time 

47. A. move                 B. dig                          C. pull                  D. touch   

48. A. of course            B. in fact                     C. after all             D. at least  

49. A. desert                B. city                  C. state                  D. country 

50. A. luck                   B. doubt                C. shock                D. danger  

51. A. found                B. examined          C. watched            D. reached 

52. A. why                  B. when                C. how                         D. where   

53. A. prove                 B. guess                C. sense                 D. expect   

54. A. However            B. Otherwise         C. Therefore                D. Meanwhile

55. A. idea                   B. life                         C. home                      D. family

When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. __36__the move, my father __37__us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not __38__ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we′re__39__ to Arizona.”

    The words, so small, didn't seem__40__enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country.1 watched the __41__change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that __42__ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and __43__ into our new home.

__44__ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _45_explored our new surroundings.

    One afternoon, I was out exploring __46__ and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）. I crouched（蹲）down for a closer look. “You'd better not __47__ that”

    I turned around to see an old woman.

    “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, __48__,new to the entire state．

“My name is Ina Thorne.” Have you got used to life in the __49__? It must be quite a __50__ after living in Boston.”

How could I explain how I __51__ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.

“It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness __52__ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can __53__ how little you are in comparison with the world. __54__, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my __55__ would change with just a few simple words.

“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow?” Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”

1.A. During         B. Until        C. Upon         D. Before

2.A. gathered   B. warned       C. organized    D. comforted

3.A. hoping         B. admitting    C. realizing    D. believing

4.A. going      B. moving       C. driving      D. flying

5.A. good       B. simple       C. big          D. proper

6.A. picture    B. ground       C. scene        D. area

7.A. suggested B. solved       C. discovered   D. explained

8.A. settled        B. walked       C. hurried      D. stepped

9.A. If         B. After        C. Once         D. While

10.A. bitterly  B. easily       C. proudly      D. eagerly

11.A. as well   B. as usual     C. right away   D. on time

12.A. move      B. dig          C. pull         D. touch

13.A. of course B. in fact      C. after all    D. at least

14.A. desert        B. city         C. state        D. country

15.A. luck      B. doubt        C. shock        D. danger

16.A. found     B. examined     C. watched      D. reached

17.A. why       B. when         C. how          D. where

18.A. prove     B. guess        C. sense        D. expect

19.A. However   B. Otherwise    C. Therefore    D. Meanwhile

20.A. idea      B. life         C. home         D. family