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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