It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just  31 any November day. His   32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it   33 . One morning, I walked slowly   34  and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,  35 those good people would not see me. I was   36 . My first thought was, how would I ever  37 them? I didn’t have the  38 to brush my hair,   39 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I   40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and  41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I   42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and   43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a   44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard   45 words from the people who supported me during those  46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your  47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I   48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the   49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form  50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

【小題1】
A.onB.inC.like D.for
【小題2】
A.bodyB.soul C.shoe D.footprint
【小題3】
A.sweep upB.drop off C.fall downD.pile up
【小題4】
A.upstairsB.downstairsC.indoorsD.outdoors
【小題5】
A.soB.yetC.a(chǎn)ndD.for
【小題6】
A.delightedB.disappointedC.a(chǎn)nnoyedD.a(chǎn)shamed
【小題7】
A.pay B.a(chǎn)wardC.rewardD.treat
【小題8】
A.courage B.strength C.spiritD.power
【小題9】
A.stand aloneB.leave aloneC.sit aloneD.let alone
【小題10】
A.frequently B.graduallyC.hardlyD.uncertainly
【小題11】
A.intelligenceB.independenceC.excellenceD.qualification
【小題12】
A.a(chǎn)chieveB.praiseC.respectD.promote
【小題13】
A.supply B.supportC.contributionD.similar
【小題14】
A.burden B.jobC.businessD.sorrow
【小題15】
A.sensitiveB.sameC.considerateD.similar
【小題16】
A.blueB.rainyC.brightD.snowy
【小題17】
A.despairB.difficultyC.painD.regret
【小題18】
A.stillB.once C.evenD.never
【小題19】
A.worseB.less C.moreD.better
【小題20】
A.facing B.noticing C.managingD.expressing


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】A
【小題6】D
【小題7】C
【小題8】B
【小題9】D
【小題10】C
【小題11】B
【小題12】C
【小題13】B
【小題14】A
【小題15】D
【小題16】A
【小題17】C
【小題18】B
【小題19】D
【小題20】A

解析【小題1】考查介詞。“天開(kāi)始下雪,就像是十一月任何的一天!贝颂巐ike是介詞,意思是“像……”。
【小題2】考查名詞!爱(dāng)我發(fā)現(xiàn)他時(shí),他的身體(body)上已經(jīng)薄薄的蓋上了一層雪花”。
【小題3】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)!爸蟮乃膫(gè)月,差不多每個(gè)月都在下雪,而我就坐在沙發(fā)上,看著雪一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)堆積起來(lái)(pile up)!
【小題4】考查副詞。“我慢吞吞的下樓(downstairs),卻吃驚的發(fā)現(xiàn)一臺(tái)掃雪機(jī)正在清掃我的車道! 與下文的crawled back upstairs 相呼應(yīng)。
【小題5】考查連詞!拔腋械绞中呃。為了不讓外面的好心人看到,我跪在地上,爬回到樓上!鼻昂髽(gòu)成因果關(guān)系,故用so。
【小題6】考查形容詞。見(jiàn)35解析。
【小題7】考查動(dòng)詞。“我首先想到的就是,怎樣才能回報(bào)他們? ”看別人幫你打掃積雪,自然先想到“回報(bào)reward”他們。
【小題8】考查名詞!拔仪榫w低落得連梳頭的力氣(strength)都沒(méi),更別說(shuō)幫別人鏟雪了。”
【小題9】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。let alone更不用提;更別說(shuō)。
【小題10】考查副詞。“我因?yàn)楹苌賖ardly請(qǐng)求別人的幫助和關(guān)心而自豪。”
【小題11】考查名詞。“我把自己定位為一個(gè)獨(dú)立的,能干的人”。 independence獨(dú)立;自主。
【小題12】考查動(dòng)詞!叭绻艺祢樵谏嘲l(fā)上看著窗外飄落的雪花,我拿什么獲得自尊?” respect oneself 自重。
【小題13】考查名詞!皩W(xué)習(xí)怎樣接受別人的愛(ài)和幫助(support)并不簡(jiǎn)單!
【小題14】考查名詞!癕ary,為你做飯并不是個(gè)負(fù)擔(dān)(burden)。我愛(ài)你,我很愿意為你做飯,能夠幫上忙讓我感覺(jué)很好!
【小題15】考查形容詞!澳切⿴椭叶冗^(guò)人生中的憂郁的日子的人們,一次又一次的用體貼的話來(lái)安慰我!眂onsiderate體貼的;體諒的
【小題16】考查形容詞。blue沮喪的,憂郁的。
【小題17】考查名詞。:“你并不是無(wú)所事事,完全的無(wú)保留的直面痛苦pain,可能是最難做的事!
【小題18】考查副詞!拔乙呀(jīng)不是以前的我”。once曾經(jīng),一度。
【小題19】考查形容詞。“很多方面我變得更好!眂hange for the better 改進(jìn);改善。
【小題20】考查動(dòng)詞!拔液荏@奇地了解到,當(dāng)你面對(duì)自己最痛苦的最可怕的經(jīng)歷,堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的挺過(guò)來(lái),你會(huì)感受到難以置信的自由!眆ace面臨;面對(duì)。

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A.wheelB.windowC.engineD.door
【小題2】
A.headingB.workingC.livingD.studying
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