10. 2005·湖南卷 完形填空

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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

45. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly    

46 A as well B. as usual       C. fight away     D. on time  

47. A. move B. dig           C. pull         D. touch    

48. A. of course     B. in fact C. after all       D. at least 

49. A. desert B. city           C. state           D. country  

50. A. luck B. doubt         C. shock D. danger

51. A. found       B. examined     C. watched D. reached

52. A. why B. when         C. how           D. where

53. A. prove B. guess         C. sense D. expect

54. A. However B. Otherwise     C. Therefore     D. Meanwhile

55. A. idea B. life           C. home         D. family

答案  36.D   37.A  38.C  39.B  40.C  41.C  42.A  43.A  44.D  45.D  

46.B  47.D  48.B  49.A  50.C  51.A  52.B  53.C  54.D  55.B