Question

【題目】It happened last winter, at the end of a difficult year for my family. My brother died suddenly in the spring in 2013.

By Christmas, my family was still _____with the impossibility of “moving on.” Thinking of the holidays____ us of the previous holiday season before Ben died. Attempting a “____” Christmas in Vancouver seemed impossible, we decided to ____ to California for our first Christmas without Ben. My parents and sister would drive there, and I would _____from Ottawa to meet them.

Actually, I found it difficult to ignore my feelings of_ ___ and find any Christmas spirit. I just wanted to stay in Ottawa and avoid pretending the holidays were possible when my family was ______. When I unwillingly began to pack, I couldn’t find my passport.

I searched a file of other _____ papers, my tiny apartment, and I checked everywhere –Nothing.

Frustrated, I curled up in bed, _____ everything I’d said about wanting to stay in Ottawa . “My family really needed this vacation and I’ve spoiled it,” I said to my friends.

Calling the airline. I was warned waiting time for customers were “Over. Three. Hours.” While waiting, I searched the ____ again, no luck.

I checked Air Canada’s website aimlessly when a weather report caught my eye: A Storm Hit Toronto . My heartbeat quickened. I was _____to fly through Toronto that afternoon.

For the first time, I hoped for a storm big enough to ____ my travel plans and buy me enough time to get an emergency passport. After four hours on hold, my_____ was granted. An agent promptly informed me the weather wasn’t promising and_____ me to a Christmas Eve flight.

Hours later I landed and hugged my sister tightly. I felt _____ for friends who supported me through hard times; for my loving and strong family.

【1】A. associating B. struggling C. agreeing D. identifying

【2】A. reminded B. informed C. suspected D. warned

【3】A. common B. typical C. normal D. regular

【4】A. get B. hurry C. escape D. return

【5】A. drive B. fly C. ride D. walk

【6】A. love B. disappointment C. home D. loss

【7】A. divided B. incomplete C. separated D. away

【8】A. worthless B. historical C. valuable D. useless

【9】A. regretting B. imagining C. considering D. retelling

【10】A. kitchen B. airport C. classroom D. apartment

【11】A. able B. supposed C. likely D. sure

【12】A. cancel B. make C. perform D. develop

【13】A. wish B. application C. plan D. promise

【14】A. agreed B. sent C. invited D. switched

【15】A. sympathy B. happy C. grateful D. anxious

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】B

【8】C

【9】A

【10】D

【11】B

【12】A

【13】A

【14】D

【15】C

【解析】作者一家在弟弟Ben去世的那年，打算去舊金山過圣誕。在出發(fā)前作者突然找不到護(hù)照，心情郁悶，當(dāng)他得知途經(jīng)的多倫多在下大雪的時候，他盼著雪下大，能夠讓他改簽航班，最后他的愿望實現(xiàn)了，終于如愿以償?shù)卦谑フQ前夕趕到家人身邊。

【1】B考查動詞。從上下文可知作者一家沉浸在失去親人的痛苦中，即使圣誕節(jié)來臨了，內(nèi)心的陰影也揮之不去，處于一種掙扎狀態(tài)，故選B。

【2】A考查動詞。固定短語：remind sb of sth“使人想起”，此處指一想到過節(jié)，作者一家就會不由自主地想起弟弟在世的時候一起度過的美好時光，故選A。

【3】C 考查形容詞。根據(jù)情理可知他們一想到Ben的去世，會難過得連一個正常的節(jié)日都過不成，故選C。

【4】C 考查動詞。由上文可知他們在本地會睹物思人，于是想換個地方去過圣誕節(jié)，逃離這讓人傷心的地方，而return to sp“回到某地”，文中沒有提到他們是從California來的，選C。

【5】B 考查動詞。從下文可知作者是坐飛機(jī)去的加利福尼亞，故選B。

【6】D 考查名詞。作者失去了弟弟，絲毫沒有過圣誕節(jié)的心情，所以此處指內(nèi)心的失落感，選D。

【7】B 考查形容詞。他們失去了親人，所以作者感覺家庭是不完整的，沒有心情過圣誕節(jié)，故選B。

【8】C 考查形容詞。從上文可知作者找不到護(hù)照，這應(yīng)該是屬于個人比較貴重的文件，選C。

【9】A 考查動詞。從上下文可知作者之前不想逃避到加利福尼亞去過圣誕節(jié)，說過想呆在渥太華的一些話，所以當(dāng)找不到護(hù)照真得去不了的時候，就后悔自己以前說過的話，形容詞frustrated“泄氣的”體現(xiàn)了作者的心情,故選A。

【10】D 考查名詞。根據(jù)again判斷作者在等待的時候又在房間找了一遍，故選D。

【11】B 考查形容詞。從語境可知作者的航班那天下午應(yīng)該會飛過多倫多，故選B。

【12】A 考查動詞。作者希望雪下得足夠大可以把航班取消，然后給自己贏得辦理護(hù)照的時間，故答案選A。

【13】A 考查名詞。根據(jù)前句中 I hoped for a storm可以判斷選A。

【14】D 考查動詞。從前句內(nèi)容可知因天氣原因航空公司取消了作者本來要乘坐的航班，而讓作者轉(zhuǎn)乘圣誕節(jié)前夕的航班，switch“轉(zhuǎn)換”，故選D。

【15】C 考查形容詞。由空后內(nèi)容可以判斷作者對朋友和家人甚至那場暴風(fēng)雪都很感激，經(jīng)歷過這件事使作者對朋友和親人有了更深的感情，故選C。