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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    I was lying on my bed relaxing after a long day. Music was playing in the background and I was 21 a book. Just as I turned the page,an old song started playing that 22 me of my mom. I put down the book and 23 . Even though it had been 23 years since cancer took her away from US,sometimes it 24 felt like it was only yesterday. I closed my eyes and 25 the flood of memory to wash over me. I 26 Mom's sweet voice and gentle laugh that never 27 to lift my spirits. I remembered how she 28 every room she walked into. She was a friend to everyone she met and her 29 touched the hearts of many people. She made this world a 30 place just by being in it. And my heart ached as I thought of how I still 31 her so much. I wiped the tears from my cheeks as the 32 finished,looked out my window at the 33 sky,and said “I love y?u,Mom."

    Now some people would ask why I didn't 34 the music the moment that song came on. Why did I subject myself to the 35 it brought? I think the 36 is that sometimes you have to let in a little hurt in order to let in a lot of 37 . Sometimes you have to open your heart in order to 38 live. Life here will always be a mix of the bitter and the sweet,39 you can't shut down your soul. At times you have to embrace (拥抱) the pain and then let it go. When you 40 ,you will find that what is left is love.

21. A. selling   B. borrowing   C. imagining   D. reading

22. A. warned   B. persuaded   C. reminded   D. informed

23. A. complained   B. listened   C. slept   D. reported

24. A. still   B. never   C. hardly   D. also

25. A. forced   B. ordered   C. taught   D. allowed

26. A. remembered   B. realized   C. recognized   D. accepted

27. A. appeared   B. happened   C. served   D. failed

28. A. tidied up   B. built up.  C. brightened up   D. took up

29. A. determination   B. beauty   C. courage   D. kindness

30. A. busier   B. better    C. quiet   D. clean

31. A. missed   B. trusted   C. supported   D. understood

32. A. movie   B. dance   C. song   D. radio

33. A. cloudy   B. sunny   C. dark   D. blue

34. A. shut off   B. pass on   C. put away   D. make up  

35. A. competition   B. chance  C. pain   D. danger

36. A. wonder   B. problem    C. hope   D. answer

37. A. friendship   B. love   C. duty   D. regret

38. A. truly   B. finally    C. gradually   D. safely

39. A. or   B. but   C. since   D. though

40. A. ask   B. do   C. arrive   D. stand


21.D 22.C 23.B 24.A 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.C 29.D 30.B 31. A 32.C 33.C 34. A 35.C 36.D 37.B 38.A 39.B 40.B

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躺在床上听到的一首歌让作者想起了去世23 年的妈妈。

21.D。由本文第一句中的 I was lying on my bed 和本空后的I turned the page可知,当时作者躺 在床上读(reading) 书。

22.C. 由下文中作者对;母亲的回忆可知,这首歌 让作者想起(reminded) 了自己的母亲。

23.B. 由第 22 空前的 an old song started playing 可知,作者合上书开始听(listened) 歌。

24.A. 由本空前的 Even though it had been 23 years since cancer took her away from us 和本空 后的 felt like it was only yesterday 可知,虽然母 亲离开他己经23年了,但有时候仍然(still) 像 是发生在昨天。

25.D. 由本空前的I closed my eyes可知,作者闭 上眼睛,让(allowed) 记忆的洪水冲刷他。

26.A. 

27.D. 由本空前的memory可知,作者想 起了(remembered) 妈妈甜美的嗓音和温柔的 笑声,那总能让他感到精神振奋。

28.C. 由第 27 空前的 sweet voice and gentle laugh 可知,无论她走到哪里都能让那里的人们开心 起来(brightened up) 。

29.D。由本空前的 She was a friend to everyone 可 知,她的善良(kindness) 打动了很多人的心。

30.B. 由上文中母亲所做的一切可知,她让这个 世界变成一个更美好的(better) 地方。

31. A. 由止文中作者对母亲的回忆可知,他特别 想念(missed) 他的母亲。

32.C. 由第 22 空前的 an old song started playing 可知,歌(song) 声结束了。

33.C. 由本文首句中的after along day可知,作者 此时望着窗外黑(dark) 夜的天空。

34. A. 由第35空前的I subject myself to可知,有 人也许会问作者为什么不在听到那首歌响起 时就关掉(shut off) 它。

35.C. 由第36空后的let in a little hurt可知,为什 么作者要让自己承受那首歌带来的痛苦 (pain) .

36.D. 37.B. 由第35空前的Why可知,答案 (answer) 是有时候你需要接受一部分疼痛才 会感到更多的爱(love) 。

38.A. 由本空前的0penyourheart可知,有时,你需要敞开心扉才能真正地(truly) 活出人生的 精彩。

39.B.本空前的 Life here will always be a mix Df the bitter and the sweet 和空后的 you can't shut down your soul形成转折关系,所以选but。

40.B. 由本空前的 At times you have to embrace the pain and then let it go 和本空后的 you will find that what is left is love可知,有时候你需要拥抱痛苦然后释怀,当你做到了(do) ,你会发现剩下的就是爱。

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