When I was thirteen, my family moved from

题目内容：

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小题2:

A．gathered

B．warned

C．organized

D．comforted小题3:

A．hoping

B．admitting

C．realizing

D．believing小题4:

A．going

B．moving

C．driving

D．flying小题5:

A．good

B．simple

C．big

D．proper小题6:

A．picture

B．ground

C．scene

D．area小题7:

A．suggested

B．solved

C．discovered

D．explained小题8:

A．settled

B．walked

C．hurried

D．stepped小题9:

A．If

B．After

C．Once

D．While小题10:

A．bitterly

B．easily

C．proudly

D．eagerly小题11:

A．as well

B．as usual

C．right away

D．on time小题12:

A．move

B．dig

C．pull

D．touch小题13:

A．of course

B．in fact

C．after all

D．at least小题14:

A．desert

B．city

C．state

D．country小题15:

A．luck

B．doubt

C．shock

D．danger小题16:

A．found

B．examined

C．watched

D．reached小题17:

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．where小题18:

A．prove

B．guess

C．sense

D．expect小题19:

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile小题20:

A．idea

B．life

C．home

D．family

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:B

小题5:C

小题6:C

小题7:A

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:D

小题11:B

小题12:D

小题13:B

小题14:A

小题15:C

小题16:A

小题17:B

小题18:C

小题19:D

小题20:B

答案解析：

小题1:在第一段最后一句告诉我们五月份搬家，那么一月份应在这之前。

小题2:下一句是一家人围坐在火炉旁，说明是父亲召集（gather）大家开会。

小题3:一场很大的变化正在酝酿之中，小孩子们却懵然不知，没有意识到（realize）。

小题4:文章第一句就告诉我们这家人要搬家（move）。

小题5:big和句子前半部分的small相对比。

小题6:句子后半部分所罗列的变化内容trees,plains,mountains,plants都是窗外的风景（scene）。

小题7:一系列的变化预示（suggest）着将有更多的mystery。

小题8:既然是搬家，到了目的地就要安家、安顿（settle）下来。

小题9:并列连词while在此表示两个分句内容的对比。

小题10:eagerly更加突出了我姐姐的sad和我的explore的对比。

小题11:上一段有铺垫，我一直是积极地explore,所以这天下午我还是一如既往地(as usual)在explore。

小题12:文章的末尾告诉我们我还得学会什么能碰什么不能碰。这里老人的警示就是那cactus是不能碰的。

小题13:老人询问我是否对这个neighborhood不熟，而我何止如此，事实上(in fact),整个Arizona州对我来说都是陌生的。

小题14:下文马上点明了这个地方是desert。

小题15:大城市和沙漠生活当然有鲜明的反差。这种反差给人带来的当然是shock。

小题16:这里find是“认为、看待”的意思。下文是说我找不出词来表达我的感觉。

小题17:这是一个状语从句：当你站在高山之巅，你就会有……的感觉。

小题18:跟前面的find,vastness和后面的feel相呼应，谈感觉。

小题19:前句的sense和本句的feel都是同时的感受。

小题20:搬家本来就是生活的变化，老人的寥寥数语又让我对生活有了新的认识。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。