阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road . 36 she found she got a flat . The 22-year-old student 37 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk . No 38 tire .

　　At this time , a car 39 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 40 them to a service station near their 41 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 42 with her car . “Follow us home,” said Paul .

　　The couple called around to find a tire , No 43 . They decided to let her use their own car . “Here ,” Paul said , handing Clay a 44 of keys , “Take our car . We 45 be using it over the holiday .”

　　Clay was 46 . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina , and I’ll be gone for two weeks ,” she 47 them .

　　“We know,” Paul said . “We’ll be 48 when you get back . Here’s our number if you need to 49 us .”

　　Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the 50 put her luggage into their car and then 51 her off . Two weeks later she 52 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 53 .

　　“Thank you so much ,” she said . “How much do I 54 you ?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s our 55 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure , it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit .

　　36.A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Immediately D.Fortunately

　　37.A.afforded B.wanted C.allowed D.managed

　　38.A.spare B.free C.full D.empty

　　39.A.passed B.stopped C.paused D.started

　　40.A.help B.push C.take D.follow

　　41.A.garage B.house C.shop D.hotel

　　42.A.agree B.match C.go D.deal

　　43.A.way B.message C.success D.luck

　　44.A.set B.number C.pair D.chain

　　45.A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.mustn’t D.won’t

　　46.A.satisfied B.worried C.astonished D.disturbed

　　47.A.persuaded B.advised C.reminded D.promised

　　48.A.happy B.here C.away D.busy

　　49.A.get in touch with B.keep in touch with

　　C.be in touch with D.put in touch with

　　50.A.repairmen B.cleaners C.friends D.couple

　　51.A.sent B.shook C.watched D.drove

　　52.A.shocked B.happened C.returned D.came

　　53.A.loaded B.fixed C.tied D.rebuilt

　　54.A.owe B.lend C.give D.offer

　　55.A.wish B.job C.duty D.pleasure

　　【答案】36—40ADABD

　　41—45BCDAD 46—50CCBAD 51—55ACBAD

　　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