Question

完形填空 　　When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona．　　1　　 the move, my father 　　2　　 us in the living-room on a freezing January night．My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 　　3　　 that the universe would suddenly change its course．“In May, we’re 　　4　　 to Arizona．” 　　The words, so small, didn’t seem 　　5　　 enough to hold my new life．But the world changed and I awoke on a train 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 　　7　　 mysteries(奥秘)yet to come．Finally, we arrived and 　　8　　 into our new home． 　　　　9　　 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 　　10　　 explored(探索)our new surroundings． 　　One afternoon, I was out exploring 　　11　　 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌)．I crouched(蹲)down for a closer look．“You’d better not 　　12　　 that．” 　　I turned around to see an old woman． 　　“Are you new to 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 　　15　　 after living in Boston．” 　　How could I explain how I 　　16　　 the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words． 　　“It’s vastness, ” she offered．“That vastness 　　17　　 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert－you can 　　18　　 how 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 had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home．Again, my 　　20　　 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

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．B;5．C;6．C;7．A;8．A;9．D;10．D;11．B;12．D;13．B;14．A;15．C;16．A;17．B;18．C;19．D;20．B;
解析：

(1)	before在这里是介词。
(2)	作者事先并不知道搬家的事，怎么能填comforted(安慰)？
(3)	现在分词在这里表伴随动作。
(4)	本题是进行时态表将来。
(5)	句中but足以说明作者的前后思想变化。
(6)	作者在火车上睡了一觉之后，城市与农村(scene)景观大不一样。
(7)	strange new plants暗示(suggested)mysteries yet to come。
(8)	新搬迁到Arizona，当然应考虑定居(settled)。
(9)	作者和姐姐来到新居，他们的心情就截然不同。用while来强调同时性。
(10)	由于姐姐年龄大，而她们是女孩子，注重情感，作者是小男孩，自然对什么都好奇，渴望(eagerly)。
(11)	作者容易适应新环境，像往常(as usual)一样。
(12)	文章最后一个词谈及到了。
(13)	从作者与an old woman的对话的两个new，不难看出选用in fact(事实上)切合题意。
(14)	因为作者穿过了乡村，从上文dusty plains自然联想到desert(沙漠)，而且后面出现了desert。
(15)	从大城市来到沙漠，一定感到很震惊(shock)。
(16)	根据句意，填found(找到，发现)为妥。
(17)	从行文上看，when在这里引导时间状语从句。
(18)	sense意为“认识，感到，领会”，符合文章的意思。
(19)	根据行文逻辑，选择meanwhile(＝at the same time)。
(20)	an old woman的一席话，语重心长，将又一次改变作者的人生(life)。