December 24 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual 36 had disappeared.
The telephone rang. I 37 it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous 38 , knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be 39 ? I wanted to be left 40 .
My heart felt as 41 as the falling snow. 42 can I stop missing my mother?
I 43 the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to my bed and drew the covers over my head.
“Lucy!” she shouted. “I know you’re in there. Answer the door!”
“Leave me alone!” I 44 back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作响) as she slid 45 under the door.
“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.
Not answering the 46 made me even 47. It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister 48 in a car accident when she was eight years old. 49 , her mother had to return to 50 , and Rebecca was left to look after herself.
When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and 51 it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n) 52 written on it:
Dear Lucy,
My words won’t heal（治愈）the 53 . But your own words can.
Love,
Rebecca
As I stared at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.
That night, I 54 the phone and dialed her number.
“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just 55 the corner.”
【小题1】A．excitementB．disappointmentC．frightD．pity【小题2】A．answeredB．coveredC．pickedD．ignored【小题3】A．pleasureB．puzzledC．sadnessD．interest【小题4】A．regretfulB．joyfulC．fortableD．careful【小题5】A．aliveB．activeC．aloneD．crazy【小题6】A．lightB．whiteC．heavyD．clear【小题7】A．WhyB．WhereC．WhetherD．How【小题8】A．looked throughB．looked intoC．looked outD．looked up【小题9】A．broughtB．shoutedC．tookD．turned【小题10】A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing【小题11】A．phoneB．questionC．letterD．door【小题12】A．more helpfulB．more attractiveC．worseD．better【小题13】A．survivedB．escapedC．livedD．died【小题14】A．As a wholeB．As a resultC．In allD．In general【小题15】A．workB．washC．repairD．learn【小题16】A．closedB．foldedC．openedD．painted【小题17】A．articleB．poemC．noticeD．message【小题18】A．failureB．pain C．wishD．shame【小题19】A．picked upB．picked outC．pushed backD．put away【小题20】A．aroundB．overC．onD．atA
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(答案→)A
解析：本文讲述了作者在母亲离开后过的第一个圣诞节前夜，朋友的关心使她渐渐地走出了寒冷的冬天。
【小题1】名词辨析。由于母亲的离世，这个圣诞节已经没有了往日的兴奋(excitement)，故选A。
【小题2】动词辨析。根据后面“我”径直走向自己的房间，可知“我”并没有去接电话，故选D。
【小题3】上下文串联。“我”走进房间继续沉浸在悲伤(sadness)之中。
【小题4】形容词辨析。根据上下文可知，我怎么能高兴(joyful)呢？
【小题5】形容词辨析。根据句意，应该是:自己想一个待会。故选C.
【小题6】形容词辨析。heavy在此处有两层含义：雪下的大，用heavy修饰；另外“我”的心情沉重，也用heavy来修饰。故heavy最恰当。
【小题7】疑问词辨析。根据意思，应该是“我“怎么能够停止思念我的母亲？
【小题8】动词短语辨析。根据意思，应该是透过窗户向外看，故用look through.
【小题9】动词辨析。“我”在里面，朋友在门外，所以应该是“喊”。
【小题10】不定代词辨析。根据句意，应该是把某样东西塞进门里。故用something.
【小题11】名词辨析。根据前面朋友喊Answer the door!，可知答案为D.
【小题12】形容词的比较级。没有应门使得我的心情更糟糕(worse)。
【小题13】动词辨析。根据下文朋友的妈妈出去工作，和accident这样的字眼，不难看出答案为D。
【小题14】短语辨析。由于父亲的离世，朋友的妈妈不得不再次回去工作(work)。故选B.
【小题15】上下文串联。见上一题解释。
【小题16】上下文串联。拿了包裹，坐下来打开包裹。这是三个并列的动作。
【小题17】上下文联系。书签上有一个信息(message).
【小题18】名词辨析。作者的母亲走了，心里肯定很痛苦，所以答案为pain。
【小题19】短语辨析。根据意思，拿起（Pick up）电话,拨通了朋友的号码。
【小题20】固定短语。around the corner 表示即将来临。