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. 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 own 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 lo 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 bad 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."

Visitors from space may have landed on our planet from time to time, maybe hundreds of times during the long, empty ages while Man was still a dream of the far future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90% of the earth as recently as two or three hundreds years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and records from some certain places, one can find many reports of strange events that could be some explanations about visiting from outer space. A writer, Charles Fort, has made a collection of UFO sightings in his book Lo! One is tempted(引诱) to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one cannot take them too seriously, for before education on science was popular, even sightings of meteors(流星) and comets(彗星) made people believe the most unbelievable stories, as they still do today.

56.According to the passage, visitors from outer space may have landed on the earth       .

A. long before man had dreamed of it    B. long before there were human beings

C. in the last few hundred years        D. after the space travel began

57.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Charles Fort sighted a lot of UFOs himself.  B. All sightings of UFOs are believable.

C. There may be living things on other planets.  D. People have seen visitors from other planets everywhere.

58.According to the passage,            .

A. UFOs are only seen in recent years   B. UFOs sightings are not new

C. UFOs are just meteors and comets     D. UFOs are invented by people

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. 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 own 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 lo 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 bad 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. sense   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. fight 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 

    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  

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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. 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 own 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 lo 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 bad 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. sense                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. fight 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