Question

I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and business woman. When Mum   21  in October 2007,I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me      22      .I was distraught（忧心如焚的）. Some days later, I was     23      that a guy who was working with us that day. “could probably have made a fortune     24    the necklace he found.”  25     .he returned it. Hearing how I’d     26    Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be  27  —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”

I come to Morzaine ,a small ,friendly village in the Alps and___28_ fell in love with it .What was __29__to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life .I kept travelling between London and here and felt _30__than I had in months .In December 2008 , I was __31_as a hotel manager and moved here full time .

A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning , I didn’t want to discuss___32__, because the sadness of losing Mum__33__felt great. Paul understood that and never___34__me but, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own ___35__.

We want to give our guests a ___36__ feel, so each room is themed(以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom ---- a tiny chair which ___37___ be in her bedroom is set in one room.

We are having a wonderful life Mum ___38___ naturally part of it, _39___ there’s no way we would be here if it wasn’t for the __40__ she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us .

1.

A.died             B. came            C. returned          D. visited  

2.

A. burned          B. disappeared       C . broke            D. dropped   

3.

A.shown           B. comforted        C. persuaded         D. told    

4.

A. hiding           B. stealing          C. selling            D. wearing 

5.

A.Luckily         B. Naturally        C. Surely             D. Hopefully  

6.

A.nursed         B. cured           C. missed             D. guarded  

7.

A.long           B. hard           C. merry            D. free      

8.

A. suddenly      B. finally          C. nearly           D. immediately  

9.

A.said           B. proved         C. supposed         D. judged      

10.

A.smarter        B. higher          C. firmer            D. lighter     

11.

A.honored      B. hired          C. regarded          D .trained     

12.

A. travel        B. business         C. children          D. marriage   

13.

A.recently       B. once           C. still             D. first        

14.

A.left           B. pushed         C. surprised         D. interrupted   

15.

A.hotel          B. restaurant      C. home              D. shop     

16.

A.homely         B. lively        C. motherly          D. friendly    

17.

A.ought to       B. used to        C. might             D. could      

18.

A. takes         B. keeps         C. looks             D. feels      

19.

A. unless         B. while         C. because           D. though    

20.

A. money         B. chair        C. house             D. necklace    

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1. A          

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C           

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.A

17. B          

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】

 

1.  句意为：“他可能把项链变卖成钱了。”根据句意选C。

2.  根据上一句和下一句“他把项链交还了我”可知选A。A意为“幸运地”；B意为“自然地”； C意为“当然”；D意为“希望”。

3.句意为：“听到在母亲去世之前我是如何地护理她那六个月，他…”。A. nurse意为“护理”； B. cured为“治愈”； C. missed为“想念”， D. guarded为“看守”。

4.根据句意“圣诞节将会很辛苦”故选B. hard。

5.  根据前后文可知我就立刻爱上了Morzaine这个地方。A为“突然，猛然地”；B为“最终”；C为“将近，几乎”；D为“立即，马上”。

6.句意为：“原本只认为是一次权宜之计的旅行最终却成就了我新的生活”。was supposed to be意为“原以为是，本该是”，故C符合题意。

7.上文提到我开始了一种新的生活，故应该感到比以前心情更轻松了。故选D。

8.根据“as a hotel manager”“moved here full time”可知她受雇当旅馆经理。

9.  根据下文“but by summer, we got married”可知我不想讨论结婚的事情。

10.  我不想讨论结婚的事，是因为我深陷丧母悲痛仍无法自拔。故C项最合适。

11.根据句意：“Paul他理解此事，从未催促过我，但到夏天时我们还是结婚了。”故选B（敦促，催促），切合题意。