It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 31 any November day. His 32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 33 . One morning, I walked slowly 34 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 35 those good people would not see me. I was 36 . My first thought was, how would I ever 37 them? I didn’t have the 38 to brush my hair, 39 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my petence and 41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 45 words from the people who supported me during those 46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom ing form 50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
【小题1】A．onB．inC．like D．for【小题2】A．bodyB．soul C．shoe D．footprint【小题3】A．sweep upB．drop off C．fall downD．pile up【小题4】A．upstairsB．downstairsC．indoorsD．outdoors【小题5】A．soB．yetC．andD．for【小题6】A．delightedB．disappointedC．annoyedD．ashamed【小题7】A．pay B．awardC．rewardD．treat【小题8】A．courage B．strength C．spiritD．power【小题9】A．stand aloneB．leave aloneC．sit aloneD．let alone【小题10】A．frequentlyB．graduallyC．hardlyD．uncertainly【小题11】A．intelligenceB．independenceC．excellenceD．qualification【小题12】A．achieve B．praiseC．respectD．promote【小题13】A．supplyB．supportC．contributionD．similar【小题14】A．burdenB．jobC．businessD．sorrow【小题15】A．sensitiveB．same C．considerateD．similar【小题16】A．blueB．rainyC．brightD．snowy【小题17】A．despair B．difficultyC．painD．regret【小题18】A．stillB．once C．evenD．never【小题19】A．worseB．less C．moreD．better【小题20】A．facingB．noticing C．managingD．expressingC
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(答案→)C
解析：【小题1】考查介词。“天开始下雪，就像是十一月任何的一天。”此处like是介词，意思是“像……”。
【小题2】考查名词。“当我发现他时，他的身体（body）上已经薄薄的盖上了一层雪花”。
【小题3】考查动词短语。“之后的四个月，差不多每个月都在下雪，而我就坐在沙发上，看着雪一点点堆积起来（pile up）。”
【小题4】考查副词。“我慢吞吞的下楼（downstairs），却吃惊的发现一台扫雪机正在清扫我的车道。” 与下文的crawled back upstairs 相呼应。
【小题5】考查连词。“我感到十分羞愧。为了不让外面的好心人看到，我跪在地上，爬回到楼上。”前后构成因果关系，故用so。
【小题6】考查形容词。见35解析。
【小题7】考查动词。“我首先想到的就是，怎样才能回报他们? ”看别人帮你打扫积雪，自然先想到“回报reward”他们。
【小题8】考查名词。“我情绪低落得连梳头的力气（strength）都没，更别说帮别人铲雪了。”
【小题9】考查动词短语。let alone更不用提；更别说。
【小题10】考查副词。“我因为很少hardly请求别人的帮助和关心而自豪。”
【小题11】考查名词。“我把自己定位为一个独立的，能干的人”。 independence独立;自主。
【小题12】考查动词。“如果我整天蜷在沙发上看着窗外飘落的雪花，我拿什么获得自尊?” respect oneself 自重。
【小题13】考查名词。“学习怎样接受别人的爱和帮助(support)并不简单。”
【小题14】考查名词。“Mary，为你做饭并不是个负担（burden）。我爱你，我很愿意为你做饭，能够帮上忙让我感觉很好。”
【小题15】考查形容词。“那些帮助我度过人生中的忧郁的日子的人们，一次又一次的用体贴的话来安慰我。”considerate体贴的;体谅的
【小题16】考查形容词。blue沮丧的,忧郁的。
【小题17】考查名词。：“你并不是无所事事，完全的无保留的直面痛苦pain，可能是最难做的事。”
【小题18】考查副词。“我已经不是以前的我”。once曾经，一度。
【小题19】考查形容词。“很多方面我变得更好。”change for the better 改进；改善。
【小题20】考查动词。“我很惊奇地了解到，当你面对自己最痛苦的最可怕的经历，坚强的挺过来，你会感受到难以置信的自由。”face面临；面对。