She had been shopping with her Mom in WalMart. She must have been 6 years old. It was 31 outside. We all stood just 32 the door of the WalMart.
Her voice was so sweet for the 33 waiting.“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.
“What？” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain！” She 34 .
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 35 down a bit,” Mom replied.
This young child waited about 36 minute and repeated,“Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.
“No,we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she
37 her Mom’s arm.
“This morning？When did I say we could run through the rain and not get 38 ？”
“Don’t you remember？When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,‘If God can get us 39 this, he can get us through anything！’”
The entire crowd became dead silent. I 40 you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. Mom 41 and thought for a moment about what she would say.
“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need 42 ,” Mom said. Then off they ran.
We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they 43 past the cars. They held their shopping 44 over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were 45 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 46 to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your 47 possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your 48 .But no one can ever take away your precious 49 . So, don’t forget to 50 time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!
【小题1】【小题2】【小题3】【小题4】【小题5】【小题6】【小题7】【小题8】【小题9】【小题10】【小题11】【小题12】【小题13】【小题14】【小题15】【小题16】【小题17】【小题18】【小题19】【小题20】
A. take
B. gain
C. kill
D. keep
网友回答
A. take
B. gain
C. kill
D. keep
解析：本文通过一对母女在等雨的时候的对话，给读者启示，在逆境中要保持乐观向上的精神。
【小题1】考查语境和动词。由下文可知外面下着雨故用pour。pour有“雨倾泻滂 沱”之意。quarrel争吵争辩snow下雪tremble发抖均不符合语境。选B。
【小题2】考查语境。根据常识下了大雨当然应躲在门的里面。beside在…旁边behind 在…后面inside在…里面outside在…外边。故选C项。
【小题3】考查语境。躲雨等待的感受应该不是很舒服的故选用annoying意思是“使烦 恼的”。interesting有趣的appreciating欣赏的expecting期望的均与语境不符。选A。
【小题4】考查语境。由上下文可知此处女儿又重复了一遍故用repeated。answer为单 纯地回答没有重复之意不是最佳答案。declare断言宣布announce宣布这两个 词的使用环境与此处不符故排除。答案 C
【小题5】考查语境。根据语境可知妈妈的意思是等到雨小一些再走故用slows。slow down 慢下来bring down击落降低e down下降下落cut down砍倒削减。根据 短语的意思可知D项正确。
【小题6】考查词语辨析。此处意为“小女孩又等了一分钟。”another加单数名词或加数词 和复数名词表示“再又”之意。another minute同one more minute但不能用a more minute。答案 D
【小题7】考查语境。小女孩应是“拉住”妈妈的胳膊。hit表示“击打”之意push推 drag拖拖曳缓慢而费力地行动pull为一般意义的“拖拉”。故选A项。
【小题8】考查语境。结合语境上文提到妈妈说如果冒雨走的话会淋湿的此处是妈妈表 示自己的困惑“我什么时候说过冒雨走而不会淋湿”hurt使受伤wound使受伤slip 滑倒均不符合句意。选B。
【小题9】考查介词搭配和照应。get through表示“通过使成功”符合句意“如果上帝 让我们渡过这一关他就能让我们克服一切”主句和从句均用get through。get off下 车动身get over克服战胜困难等get in到达收获。选C。
【小题10】考查动词。作者在表达那时的感受强调除了雨声之外一片寂静。swear意思是 “宣誓保证”强调作者对当时情景的印象之深。recall回忆起回想promise允诺 答应observe观察观测均与语境不符。答案 B
【小题11】考查语境。女儿的话出乎意料所以妈妈“暂停”下来思考该说些什么。妈妈 不是受到伤害排除suffer也不是走来走去排除walk文中未提到女儿的话让她哭 了故weep也不正确。选pause意为“暂停”。 答案 D
【小题12】考查上下文照应。此处与下文的“I needed washing.”照应。bathe洗澡shower 洗淋浴water浇水都属于特定情况下的行为此处应是一般的临时之意。答案 A
【小题13】考查语境和常识。依据常理她们在大雨中应该是跑得很快。四个选项中只有rush 有“快速行走冲奔”之意。walk为一般行走fly飞翔drive驾驶开车均不符 合常理。答案 A
【小题14】考查行文逻辑。她们在沃尔玛超市购物故此处应是她们将“购物袋”顶在头顶。 goods商品supply补给品日用品package包裹。把商品放在头顶不符合逻辑supplies 与packages与语境不符所以shopping bags最为合理。答案 C
【小题15】考查语境。从下文可以看出许多人跟着她们冲进了雨中故选用followed。suspect 怀疑challenge向…挑战order命令均与语境不符。答案 D
【小题16】考查名词。人们一路跑向自己的汽车故用way。all the way意思是“一路”。route 的含义是“路线”通常是迂回的可以包括数条道路或街道有时甚至包括小路、小 巷path一般指“小道小径”特别是林间或田间小径而且通常是由人走出来的 而不是修筑的direction指“方向”。答案 B
【小题17】考查语境和逻辑关系。根据语境可知此处表示的是一种对比关系。作者讲的是 “环境或人可以夺去你的物质财富抢走你的金钱带走你的健康但没有人可以带走 你珍贵的回忆”。physical身体的mental心理的智力的spiritual精神的material 物质的。答案 D
【小题18】考查并列关系。结合第17小题的解析和本题选项可知health符合语境。relative 亲戚friendship友谊happiness幸福。答案 A
【小题19】考查上下文照应。结合选项和文章最后一句话中提到的memories可以得出答案。 present礼物prize奖赏奖品chance机会运气memory回忆。答案 C
【小题20】考查动词。句意为因此记得要抓紧时间抓住机会争取每天都给自己留下一 些回忆吧。make time腾出时间符合句意。kill time消磨时间keep time合拍子gain time 走得快赢得时间。选A。