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It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his de ath , 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.
本文描述了一位妇女失去丈夫后,由最初的悲痛消沉到后来的自立坚强的心路历程。
1 . A. on B. in C. like D. for
答案: C 。天开始下起雪来,就像任何一个 11 月份的日子。 like prep . 像。
2 . A. body B. soul C. shoe D. footprint
答案: A 。当我发现他时,他的尸体上覆盖着雪。 body 尸体。由上文可知,她的丈夫已经去世。
3 . A. sweep up B. drop off C. fall down D. pile up
答案: D 。对于紧接着的四个月,几乎每天都在下雪,我坐在沙发上,看着它一点点堆积着。 pile up 堆积。
4 . A. upstairs B. downstairs C. indoors D. outdoors
答案: B 。 一天上午,我慢慢地走下楼,惊奇地看到一辆扫雪机在清理我的汽车道,并且一位弓着背的妇女在清理我的走道。由下句的 upstairs 可知是 downstairs 。
5 . A. so B. yet C. and D. for
答案: A 。我屈膝弯腰,爬回到楼上,因此那些好心人将不会看见我。
6 . A. delighted B. disappointed C. annoyed D. ashamed
答案: D 。我感到羞愧。由上文的动作可知,我觉得不好意思。
7 . A. pay B. award C. reward D. treat
答案: C 。我首先想到的是,我将怎样报答他们? reward 回报,报答; award 授予,颁发。
8 . A. courage B. strength C. spirit D. power
答案: B 。我连梳头的力气都没有,更别说清理人行道了。 strength 力气,力量。
9 . A. stand alone B. leave alone C. sit alone D. let alone
答案: D 。 let alone 更不用说。 leave alone 不管,不理,不打扰。
10 . A. frequently B. gradually C. hardly D. uncertainly
答案: C 。在 John 去世之前,我感到很自豪,我几乎不求助别人。
11 . A. intelligence B. independence C. excellence D. qualification
答案: B 。我把自己看做是一个有能力并且很独立的人。
12 . A. achieve B. praise C. respect D. promote
答案: C 。如果我每天坐在沙发上,看着外面的飘雪,我怎能看得起自己呢? respect 尊敬,看得起。
13 . A. supply B. support C. contribution D. encouragement
答案: B 。学会接受来自他人的爱和支持是件不容易的事。由下段内容可知答案为 support 。
14 . A. burden B. job C. business D. sorrow
答案: A 。 我的朋友 Kathy 说: “Mary ,为你做饭不是我的负担 ……” 。 burden 负担。
15 . A. sensitive B. same C. considerate D. similar
答案: D 。一次又一次,从支持我的人口中,我听到类似的话。 similar 类似的。 same 前需要加 the 才对。
16 . A. blue B. rainy C. bright D. snowy
答案: A 。 during those blue days 在那些沮丧的日子。 blue 沮丧的,忧郁的。
17 . A. despair B. difficulty C. pain D. regret
答案: C 。因为对你来说,接受痛苦可能是你要做的最难的事情。 pain 痛苦。指失去丈夫的痛苦。
18 . A. still B. once C. even D. never
答案: B 。我现在不再是曾经的我了。 once 曾经,以前。
19 . A. worse B. less C. more D. better
答案: D 。在好多方面,我已经变得好多了。
20 . A. facing B. noticing C. managing D. expressing
答案: A 。 我惊奇地了解到面对和经受最大的恐惧后会有难以置信的自由。 face 面对。
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