Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of 1 days to prepare myself for the following busy 2 .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the 3. Due to the last-minute issue（问题）with transportation, I 4 my car to make sure that everyone could get to the 5 point so that they could get together and enjoy their week’s 6 by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that 7 to me on my journey was that no sooner had I 8 and said goodbye than I would make the trip 9 ，in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, 10 as I was looking forward to relaxationSimon and I 11 , on our way, about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we 12 spent five continuous hours together, other than when we played Saturday cricket (板球).
On my return trip, I 13 a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning 14 . Within an hour it 15 . I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was 16 refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) _17 sleep that evening.
A change 18 your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to 19_ something from different angles（角度）, as well as to be refreshed and energized.
Now I’m looking forward to my next 20 event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.
【小题1】A．surprisingB．excitingC．movingD．relaxing【小题2】A．hourB．dayC．weekD．month【小题3】A．snowfieldB．beachC．hotelD．school【小题4】A．fueledB．parkedC．offeredD．lent【小题5】A．put-offB．drop-offC．get-offD．take-off【小题6】A．freedomB．excitementC．adventureD．break【小题7】A．appealedB．happenedC．appearedD．occurred【小题8】A．restedB．startedC．arrivedD．left【小题9】A．backB．forwardC．outD．away【小题10】A．evenB．justC．particularlyD．mostly【小题11】A．mentionedB．talkedC．plainedD．argued【小题12】A．alwaysB．usuallyC．frequentlyD．rarely【小题13】A．developedB．showedC．lostD．kept【小题14】A．smokeB．dustC．fogD．snow【小题15】 A turned B. cleared C. froze D. shone
【小题16】A．greatlyB．pletelyC．immediatelyD．mentally【小题17】A．unfortableB．uneasyC．soundD．light【小题18】A．aboutB．fromC．inD．for【小题19】A．give upB．look atC．find outD．carry on【小题20】A．plannedB．discussedC．unexpectedD．preparedD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文主要讲了我本想放松两天，却陪儿子去了雪地玩，虽然很累，但我却感到很开心。我期待着再一次和自己生命中重要的人在一起度过时光，使得自己的生命更有意义。
【小题1】根据as I was looking forward to relaxation可知这里想表达我期望放松两三天，故选D。
【小题2】 这里想表达为我接下来忙碌的一周做准备，故选C。
【小题3】根据by snowboarding and skiing，故选A。
【小题4】这里想说我提供了我的汽车，fueled给……加油 parked停车 offered提供 lent借给，故选C。
【小题5】 根据下文so that they could get together and enjoy their week’s break by snowboarding and skiing.故选B，drop-off，送下车。
【小题6】根据about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects，故选D。
【小题7】这里想表达我突然想起，occur to sb.突然出现在某人脑海里，故选D。
【小题8】这里想表达我到达，arrived到达，故选C。
【小题9】这里表示支持这次旅行，back支持，故选A。
【小题10】这里想表达特别地，我想放松，particularly故选C。
【小题11】根据about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. talk about是固定用法，意思是谈论，故选B。
【小题12】根据It was great to have this time with him，故选D。
【小题13】根据a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning，故选A。
【小题14】根据in some heavy morning，故选C，fog雾。
【小题15】这里想表达一个小时，天空就晴朗了，cleared晴朗的，故选B。
【小题16】根据I was physically exhausted，故选D。
【小题17】这里想表达那晚我本可以有一个完好的睡眠，故选C。
【小题18】这里表示在你环境中的一点改变，故选C。
【小题19】这里想表达从不同的角度看事物，look at看，故选B。
【小题20】这里表示想不到的事情，unexpected想不到的，故选C。