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.1 watched the __41__change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that __42__ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and __43__ into our new home.
__44__ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _45_explored 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 to 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 had 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.”
| 小题1: | | A．During | B．Until | C．Upon | D．Before |
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| 小题2: | | A．gathered | B．warned | C．organized | D．comforted |
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| 小题3: | | A．hoping | B．admitting | C．realizing | D．believing |
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| 小题4: | | A．going | B．moving | C．driving | D．flying |
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| 小题5: | | A．good | B．simple | C．big | D．proper |
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| 小题6: | | A．picture | B．ground | C．scene | D．area |
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| 小题7: | | A．suggested | B．solved | C．discovered | D．explained |
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| 小题8: | | A．settled | B．walked | C．hurried | D．stepped |
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| 小题10: | | A．bitterly | B．easily | C．proudly | D．eagerly |
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| 小题11: | | A．as well | B．as usual | C．right away | D．on time |
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| 小题13: | | A．of course | B．in fact | C．after all | D．at least |
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| 小题14: | | A．desert | B．city | C．state | D．country |
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| 小题15: | | A．luck | B．doubt | C．shock | D．danger |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．examined | C．watched | D．reached |
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| 小题18: | | A．prove | B．guess | C．sense | D．expect |
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| 小题19: | | A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Therefore | D．Meanwhile |
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| 小题20: | | A．idea | B．life | C．home | D．family |
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