Question

December1 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual 2had disappeared.
The telephone rang. I 3it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous4, knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be5? I wanted to be left6.
My heart felt as 7as the falling snow. 8can I stop missing my mother?
I 9the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to my bed and drew the covers over my head.
“Lucy!” she shouted. “I know you’re in there. Answer the door!”
“Leave me alone!” I 10back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作響) as she slid11under the door.
“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.
Not answering the 12made me even 47. It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister 13 in a car accident when she was eight years old. 14, her mother had to return to 15, and Rebecca was left to look after herself.
When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and 16it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n)17written on it:
Dear Lucy,
My words won’t heal(治愈)the18. But your own words can.
Love,
Rebecca
As I stared at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.
That night, I 19the phone and dialed her number.
“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just 20the corner.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      excitement
   2. B.
      disappointment
   3. C.
      fright
   4. D.
      pity
2. 2.
   1. A.
      answered
   2. B.
      covered
   3. C.
      picked
   4. D.
      ignored
3. 3.
   1. A.
      pleasure
   2. B.
      puzzled
   3. C.
      sadness
   4. D.
      interest
4. 4.
   1. A.
      regretful
   2. B.
      joyful
   3. C.
      comfortable
   4. D.
      careful
5. 5.
   1. A.
      alive
   2. B.
      active
   3. C.
      alone
   4. D.
      crazy
6. 6.
   1. A.
      light
   2. B.
      white
   3. C.
      heavy
   4. D.
      clear
7. 7.
   1. A.
      Why
   2. B.
      Where
   3. C.
      Whether
   4. D.
      How
8. 8.
   1. A.
      looked through
   2. B.
      looked into
   3. C.
      looked out
   4. D.
      looked up
9. 9.
   1. A.
      brought
   2. B.
      shouted
   3. C.
      took
   4. D.
      turned
10. 10.
    1. A.
       anything
    2. B.
       something
    3. C.
       everything
    4. D.
       nothing
11. 11.
    1. A.
       phone
    2. B.
       question
    3. C.
       letter
    4. D.
       door
12. 12.
    1. A.
       more helpful
    2. B.
       more attractive
    3. C.
       worse
    4. D.
       better
13. 13.
    1. A.
       survived
    2. B.
       escaped
    3. C.
       lived
    4. D.
       died
14. 14.
    1. A.
       As a whole
    2. B.
       As a result
    3. C.
       In all
    4. D.
       In general
15. 15.
    1. A.
       work
    2. B.
       wash
    3. C.
       repair
    4. D.
       learn
16. 16.
    1. A.
       closed
    2. B.
       folded
    3. C.
       opened
    4. D.
       painted
17. 17.
    1. A.
       article
    2. B.
       poem
    3. C.
       notice
    4. D.
       message
18. 18.
    1. A.
       failure
    2. B.
       pain
    3. C.
       wish
    4. D.
       shame
19. 19.
    1. A.
       picked up
    2. B.
       picked out
    3. C.
       pushed back
    4. D.
       put away
20. 20.
    1. A.
       around
    2. B.
       over
    3. C.
       on
    4. D.
       at

Answer 1

ADCBC CDABB DCDBA CDBAA
本文講述了作者在母親離開后過的第一個(gè)圣誕節(jié)前夜，朋友的關(guān)心使她漸漸地走出了寒冷的冬天。
1.名詞辨析。由于母親的離世，這個(gè)圣誕節(jié)已經(jīng)沒有了往日的興奮(excitement)，故選A。
2.動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)后面“我”徑直走向自己的房間，可知“我”并沒有去接電話，故選D。
3.上下文串聯(lián)。“我”走進(jìn)房間繼續(xù)沉浸在悲傷(sadness)之中。
4.形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知，我怎么能高興(joyful)呢？
5.形容詞辨析。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)該是:自己想一個(gè)待會(huì)。故選C.
6.形容詞辨析。heavy在此處有兩層含義：雪下的大，用heavy修飾；另外“我”的心情沉重，也用heavy來修飾。故heavy最恰當(dāng)。
7.疑問詞辨析。根據(jù)意思，應(yīng)該是“我“怎么能夠停止思念我的母親？
8.動(dòng)詞短語辨析。根據(jù)意思，應(yīng)該是透過窗戶向外看，故用look through.
9.動(dòng)詞辨析�！拔摇痹诶锩�，朋友在門外，所以應(yīng)該是“喊”。
10.不定代詞辨析。根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)該是把某樣?xùn)|西塞進(jìn)門里。故用something.
11.名詞辨析。根據(jù)前面朋友喊Answer the door!，可知答案為D.
12.形容詞的比較級(jí)。沒有應(yīng)門使得我的心情更糟糕(worse)。
13.動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)下文朋友的媽媽出去工作，和accident這樣的字眼，不難看出答案為D。
14.短語辨析。由于父親的離世，朋友的媽媽不得不再次回去工作(work)。故選B.
15.上下文串聯(lián)。見上一題解釋。
16.上下文串聯(lián)。拿了包裹，坐下來打開包裹。這是三個(gè)并列的動(dòng)作。
17.上下文聯(lián)系。書簽上有一個(gè)信息(message).
18.名詞辨析。作者的母親走了，心里肯定很痛苦，所以答案為pain。
19.短語辨析。根據(jù)意思，拿起（Pick up）電話,撥通了朋友的號(hào)碼。
20.固定短語。around the corner 表示即將來臨。