December 24 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual
36 had disappeared.
The telephone rang. I
37 it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous
38 , knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be
39 ? I wanted to be left
40 .
My heart felt as
41 as the falling snow.
42 can I stop missing my mother?
I
43 the 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
44 back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作响) as she slid
45 under the door.
“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.
Not answering the
46 made me even 47
. It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister
48 in a car accident when she was eight years old. 49 , her mother had to return to
50 , and Rebecca was left to look after herself.
When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and
51 it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n)
52 written on it:
Dear Lucy,
My words won’t heal（治愈）the
53 . 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
54 the phone and dialed her number.
“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just ___55____the corner.”
| 小题1: | | A．excitement | B．disappointment | C．fright | D．pity |
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| 小题2: | | A．answered | B．covered | C．picked | D．ignored |
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| 小题3: | | A．pleasure | B．puzzled | C．sadness | D．interest |
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| 小题4: | | A．regretful | B．joyful | C．comfortable | D．careful |
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| 小题5: | | A．alive | B．active | C．alone | D．crazy |
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| 小题6: | | A．light | B．white | C．heavy | D．clear |
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| 小题7: | | A．Why | B．Where | C．Whether | D．How |
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| 小题8: | | A．looked through | B．looked into | C．looked out | D．looked up |
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| 小题9: | | A．brought | B．shouted | C．took | D．turned |
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| 小题10: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题11: | | A．phone | B．question | C．letter | D．door |
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| 小题12: | | A．more helpful | B．more attractive | C．worse | D．better |
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| 小题13: | | A．survived | B．escaped | C．lived | D．died |
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| 小题14: | | A．As a whole | B．As a result | C．In all | D．In general |
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| 小题15: | | A．work | B．wash | C．repair | D．learn |
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| 小题16: | | A．closed | B．folded | C．opened | D．painted |
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| 小题17: | | A．article | B．poem | C．notice | D．message |
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| 小题18: | | A．failure | B．pain | C．wish | D．shame |
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| 小题19: | | A．picked up | B．picked out | C．pushed back | D．put away |
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