Itwasacoldwinter.Thedaymyhusbandfelltohisdeath,itstart...
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It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death,it started to snow,just __1__ any November day. His __2__ , when I found it,was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months,while I sat on the couch and watched it __3__. One morning,I walked slowly __4__ and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, __5__ those good people would not see me. I was __6__. My first thought was,how would I ever __7__ them? I didn't have the __8__ to brush my hair, __9__ clear someone's walk.
Before John's death,I felt proud that I __10__ asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and __11__ . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I __12__myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and __13__ from others wasn't easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally,my friend Kathy said,“ Mary, cooking for you isn't a __14__ for me;it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over,I heard __15__ words from the people who supported me during those __16__ days. One wise man told me,“ You aren't doing nothing because being fully open to your __17__ may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I __18__ was, but in many ways I have changed for the __19__. I've been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from __20__ one's worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure,in accepting a dark period of our life.
【回答】
本文描述了一位婦女失去丈夫後,由最初的悲痛消沉到後來的自立堅強的心路歷程。
1.A. on B. in C. like D. for
*:C。天開始下起雪來,就像任何一個11月份的日子。like prep.像。
2.A. body B. soul C. shoe D. footprint
*:A。當我發現他時,他的屍體上覆蓋着雪。body屍體。由上文可知,她的丈夫已經去世。
3.A. sweep up B. drop off C. fall down D. pile up
*:D。對於緊接着的四個月,幾乎每天都在下雪,我坐在沙發上,看着它一點點堆積着。pile up堆積。
4.A. upstairs B. downstairs C. indoors D. outdoors
*:B。 一天上午,我慢慢地走下樓,驚奇地看到一輛掃雪機在清理我的汽車道,並且一位弓着背的婦女在清理我的走道。由下句的upstairs可知是downstairs。
5.A. so B. yet C. and D. for
*:A。我屈膝彎腰,爬回到樓上,因此那些好心人將不會看見我。
6.A. delighted B. disappointed C. annoyed D. ashamed
*:D。我感到羞愧。由上文的動作可知,我覺得不好意思。
7.A. pay B. award C. reward D. treat
*:C。我首先想到的是,我將怎樣報答他們?reward回報,報答;award授予,頒發。
8.A. courage B. strength C. spirit D. power
*:B。我連梳頭的力氣都沒有,更別說清理人行道了。strength力氣,力量。
9.A. stand alone B. leave alone C. sit alone D. let alone
*:D。let alone更不用說。leave alone不管,不理,不打擾。
10.A. frequently B. gradually C. hardly D. uncertainly
*:C。在John去世之前,我感到很自豪,我幾乎不求助別人。
11.A. intelligence B. independence C. excellence D. qualification
*:B。我把自己看做是一個有能力並且很*的人。
12.A. achieve B. praise C. respect D. promote
*:C。如果我每天坐在沙發上,看着外面的飄雪,我怎能看得起自己呢?respect尊敬,看得起。
13.A. supply B. support C. contribution D. encouragement
*:B。學會接受來自他人的愛和支持是件不容易的事。由下段內容可知*爲support。
14.A. burden B. job C. business D. sorrow
*:A。 我的朋友Kathy說:“Mary,爲你做飯不是我的負擔……”。burden負擔。
15.A. sensitive B. same C. considerate D. similar
*:D。一次又一次,從支持我的人口中,我聽到類似的話。similar類似的。same前需要加the纔對。
16.A. blue B. rainy C. bright D. snowy
*:A。during those blue days在那些沮喪的日子。blue沮喪的,憂鬱的。
17.A. despair B. difficulty C. pain D. regret
*:C。因爲對你來說,接受痛苦可能是你要做的最難的事情。pain痛苦。指失去丈夫的痛苦。
18.A. still B. once C. even D. never
*:B。我現在不再是曾經的我了。once曾經,以前。
19.A. worse B. less C. more D. better
*:D。在好多方面,我已經變得好多了。
20.A. facing B. noticing C. managing D. expressing
*:A。 我驚奇地瞭解到面對和經受最大的恐懼後會有難以置信的自由。face面對。
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