文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者身为一名单亲妈妈,在圣诞节前失去了工作。正当作者焦头烂额的时候,作者曾经的老师Esther Heffernan给作者送来了一些钱,作者非常感激。
阅读下列短文,然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
On a Friday evening in December, two weeks before New Year’s Day, I lost my job. But for the weekend I was _______, when my daughter, Kristil and I planned to get a new sofa.
I was just a single mother. My _________ left us 5 years ago. I did everything I could do to give Kristil a good life, but there were some things my love couldn’t fix. The next day as we _________ the sofa prices, I was down. _______ handed, we returned home.
Over the next week, I crazily looked for _________ as my bank account (账户) grew smaller. I doubted _______ the world was closing in on me.
On a snowy and windy afternoon, I glanced (一瞥) out the window. I _________ noticed a small woman with short white hair struggling to open her car door _________ the wind. She, Esther Heffernan, was the professor I first met 10 years _________. When I was her student at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Kristil was 3 at the time, and I sometimes took her to class. Esther would __________ bring coloring books to busy Kristil.
I rushed out of the house, waving my hands. I ran up to her and invited her inside. I __________ her a cup of hot coffee. She __________ asked how everything was going with me. My face turned red. She hugged me, whispering, “Everything will be OK.” Before __________ left, she gave me an envelope (信封), which she asked me to open later.
When I opened the envelope, inside I found some money and a note, saying, “__________ is not just living through the storms, but dancing in the rain.” With the wind __________ and the sunshine taking on some golden color, warmth flooded over me.
16. A.excited | B.tired | C.surprised | D.disappointed |
17. A.mother | B.father | C.husband | D.wife |
18. A.eyed | B.changed | C.formed | D.printed |
19. A.Free | B.Empty | C.Heavy | D.High |
20. A.signs | B.choices | C.suggestions | D.jobs |
21. A.whether | B.that | C.when | D.where |
22. A.suddenly | B.finally | C.nearly | D.politely |
23. A.over | B.into | C.with | D.against |
24. A.earlier | B.later | C.sooner | D.longer |
25. A.calmly | B.warmly | C.slowly | D.fairly |
26. A.sold | B.provided | C.handed | D.showed |
27. A.nervously | B.coldly | C.proudly | D.gently |
28. 29. A.Love | B.Life | C.Help | D.Warmth |
30. A.turning up | B.blowing out | C.dying down | D.cutting off |