Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home

题目内容：

Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was 31for the next day. We 32in the family room to tell stories, sharing 33of her. She had lived a life 34with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that 35she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the 36because her son loved baseball.

Before long the 37turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and 38the lives in the room.

Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home. I asked her if she 39 back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’‘YES!’”

A series of love and 40was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old 41. When she did so, you became a different person, a 42and reformed person. She was 43that way. She knew how to show the things that really 44in the life. She 45for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her 46acceptance of them, no matter what.

Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help you 47. She had always shown total 48to the family and friends – to people.

The next day Mearl was 49the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and 50. She is always there, giving and lovin

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小题1:

A．canceled

B．ordered

C．set

D．left小题2:

A．gathered

B．waited

C．cried

D．consulted小题3:

A．dinner

B．memories

C．possessions

D．success小题4:

A．mixed

B．combined

C．compared

D．filled小题5:

A．unless

B．until

C．if

D．although小题6:

A．games

B．songs

C．operas

D．stories小题7:

A．argument

B．comment

C．background

D．conversation小题8:

A．rescued

B．shaped

C．lost

D．prevented小题9:

A．meant

B．moved

C．dated

D．went小题10:

A．curiosity

B．envy

C．kindness

D．sympathy小题11:

A．equally

B．hopefully

C．eventually

D．properly小题12:

A．happier

B．better

C．milder

D．ruder小题13:

A．interested

B．shocked

C．puzzled

D．gifted小题14:

A．lacked

B．troubled

C．mattered

D．admitted小题15:

A．made up

B．stood up

C．watched out

D．reached out小题16:

A．unnecessary

B．unusual

C．unconditional

D．unfamiliar小题17:

A．see

B．improve

C．explain

D．remove小题18:

A．appreciation

B．devotion

C．determination

D．operation小题19:

A．almost

B．still

C．ever

D．even小题20:

A．beyond

B．behind

C．within

D．outside

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:B

小题1:A

答案解析：

略

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。