44. A. If　　　 　　　　　　 B. After　　　　 C. once　　　　　 　D. While　　 　　

while 引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时”。

43. A. settled　　 　　B. walked　 　　　　 C. hurried　　　　 D. stepped　 　　　

settle定居。他们到达了目的地，定居下来。

42. A. suggested　　 　　 B. solved　　　 　 C. discovered　　 　D. explained　 　　

suggest暗示。外面景色的变化暗示着作者生活的变化。solve解决；discover发现；explain解释。

40. A. good　 　　　　　　 B. simple　　　 　　 C. big　　　　　 D. proper　　　 　

big与上文中的small相对照。说明“搬家”这个字眼很小，无法包容作者新生活的全部。

41 A. picture　　 　　　 　　B. ground　　　 　C. sense　　　　 D. area　　　 　　

scene景色。根据“change from green trees to flat dusty plains”可判断出scene指的是作者在火车上看到的外面的景色。picture图画；ground 地面；area区域。

39. A. going　　 　　B. moving　　　 C. driving　　　 　 D. flying　　　 　　

根据上文“my family moved from Boston to Tucson”可判断出他们全家要搬家。

38. A. hoping　　 　　　 B. admitting　　 　　　 C. realizing　　　 　　　 D. believing　 　　

realize意识到。没有意识到事情会发生巨大变化。admit承认；believe相信。

37. A. gathered　　 　　 B. warned　　　 　 C. organized　　 　　　 D. comforted　 　　

gather聚集。把他们召集到起居室里。warn警告；organize组织;comfort安慰。

36. A. During　　 　　　 B. Until　　　　 　　　 C. Upon　　　　 D. Before　　　 　

根据下文可判断出这是在他们搬家前发生的事。

55. A. whispering　　　　 　 B. laughing　　　　 　 C. screaming　　　 　 D. crying

上帝不相信你的话，所以应该是能听到他笑。whispering 耳语screaming尖叫 crying哭泣

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When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 　36 　the move, my father 　37 　us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 　38 　that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're 　39 　to Arizona."

　　 The words, so small, didn't seem 　40 　enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the 　41_　 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 　42 　mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 　43 　into own new home.

　　 　44 　my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 　45　 　explored(探索) our

new surroundings.

　　 One afternoon, I was out exploring 　46 　and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not 　47 　that."

　　 I turned around to see an old woman

　　 "Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 　48 , new to the entire state.

　　 "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 　49 ? It must be quite a　 _50 　after living in Boston."

　　 How could I explain how I 　51 　the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.

　　 "It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness 　52 　you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 　53 　how little you are in comparison with the world.　 _54 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

　　 That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 　55 　would change with just a few simple words.

　　 "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."

54. A. consider　　　　　 　 B. accept　　　　　 　 C. promise　　　　 　 D. guess

　 由词义而定。A考虑，B接受,C允诺,D猜测。这是向上帝祈祷，所以要用：promise