Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was   31   for the next day. We   32  in the family room to tell stories, sharing   33  of her. She had lived a life   34  with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that   35   she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the   36   because her son loved baseball.

Before long the   37  turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and   38   the lives in the room.

Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home. I asked her if she   39   back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’ ‘YES!’”

A series of love and   40   was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old   41  . When she did so, you became a different person, a   42   and reformed person. She was   43  that way. She knew how to show the things that really   44  in the life. She   45  for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her   46  acceptance of them, no matter what.

Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help you   47  . She had always shown total   48   to the family and friends – to people.

The next day Mearl was   49  the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and   50  . She is always there, giving and loving.

1.A．canceled           B．ordered          C．set              D．left

2.A．gathered           B．waited           C．cried            D．consulted

3.A．dinner             B．memories         C．possessions      D．success

4.A．mixed              B．combined         C．compared         D．filled

5.A．unless             B．until            C．if               D．although

6.A．games              B．songs            C．operas           D．stories

7.A．argument           B．comment          C．background      D．conversation

8.A．rescued            B．shaped           C．lost             D．prevented

9.A．meant              B．moved            C．dated            D．went

10.A．curiosity         B．envy             C．kindness         D．sympathy

11.A．equally           B．hopefully        C．eventually       D．properly

12.A．happier           B．better           C．milder           D．ruder

13.A．interested        B．shocked          C．puzzled          D．gifted

14.A．lacked            B．troubled         C．mattered         D．admitted

15.A．made up           B．stood up         C．watched out      D．reached out

16.A．unnecessary       B．unusual          C．unconditional    D．unfamiliar

17.A．see               B．improve          C．explain          D．remove

18.A．appreciation B．devotion        C．determination          D．operation

19.A．almost            B．still            C．ever             D．even

20.A．beyond    B．behind   C．within   D．outside

Monday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. This camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start. It’s raining and the tent leaks. The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can’t understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother talk me into this? When we get home—if we ever get home—he’s going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor a shopping spree（狂购）at the mall!
Tuesday: Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We’re camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn’t see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging out everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily.
Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield!
Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section that Carol said looked “fishy”. She had a pack rod(竿), which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. But they were just too pretty to eat for lunch so we put them back in the stream.
Friday: I can’t believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful. We’re already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe down a river. It’s hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins.
【小题1】The writer went on this camping trip because________.

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Monday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. This camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start. It’s raining and the tent leaks (漏). The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can’t understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother persuade me into doing this? When we get home—if we ever get home—he’s going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor (赞助) a shopping spree（狂购）at the mall!
Tuesday: Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We’re camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn’t see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging out everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily.
Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield!
Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section (区域) that Carol said looked “fishy”. She had a pack rod (竿) , which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast (投掷) it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. But they were just too pretty to eat for lunch, so we put them back in the stream.
Friday: I can’t believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful. We’re already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe (乘独木舟) down a river. It’s hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins.
【小题1】The writer went on this camping trip because ____________．

                                                                             C

Monday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. This camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start. It’s raining and the tent leaks (漏). The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can’t understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother persuade me into doing this? When we get home—if we ever get home—he’s going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor (赞助) a shopping spree（狂购）at the mall!

Tuesday: Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We’re camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn’t see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging out everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily.

Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield!

Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section (区域) that Carol said looked “fishy”. She had a pack rod (竿) , which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast (投掷) it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. But they were just too pretty to eat for lunch, so we put them back in the stream.

Friday: I can’t believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful. We’re already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe (乘独木舟) down a river. It’s hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins.

1.The writer went on this camping trip because ____________．

2. The whole morning of Tuesday, the writer ____________．

3.It can be inferred that Carol had a pack rod with her because ____________．

4. It is likely that the writer will ____________．

Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was   31  for the next day. We   32 in the family room to tell stories, sharing   33 of her. She had lived a life   34 with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that   35  she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the   36  because her son loved baseball.
Before long the   37 turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and   38  the lives in the room.
Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home. I asked her if she   39   back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’‘YES!’”
A series of love and   40  was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old   41 . When she did so, you became a different person, a   42  and reformed person. She was   43 that way. She knew how to show the things that really   44 in the life. She   45 for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her   46 acceptance of them, no matter what.
Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help you   47 . She had always shown total   48  to the family and friends – to people.
The next day Mearl was   49 the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and   50 . She is always there, giving and loving.