A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning, I didn’t want to discuss 32 ，because the sadness of losing Mum __33__ felt great. Paul understood that and never 34 me. But, by summer,we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own 35 .
We want to give our guests a 36 feel, so each room is themed (以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom—a tiny chair which 37 be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life Mum 38 naturally part of it, 39 there’s no way we would be here. If it wasn’t for the 40 she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.
21. A. died B. came C. returned D. visited
22. A. burned B. disappeared C. broke D. dropped
23. A. shown B. comforted C. persuaded D. told
24. A. hiding B. stealing C. selling D. wearing
25. A. Luckily B. Naturally C. Surely D. Hopefully
26. A. nursed B. cured C. missed D. guarded
27. A. long B. hard C. merry D. free
28. A. suddenly B. finally C. nearly D. immediately
29. A. said B. proved C. supposed D. judged
30. A. smarter B. higher C. firmer D. lighter
31. A. honoured B. hired C. regarded D. trained
32. A. travel B. business C. children D. marriage
33. A. recently B. once C. still D. first
34. A. left B. pushed C. surprised D. interrupted
35. A. hotel B. restaurant C. home D. shop
36. A. homely B. lively C. motherly D. friendly
37. A. ought to B. used to C. might D. could
38. A. takes B. keeps C. looks D. feels
39. A. unless B. while C. because D. though
40. A. money B. chair C. house D. necklace
21. A 考查动词词义和语境理解。die去世;come来;return返回，归还;visit拜访。有下文的death可知母亲“去世了”。
22. B考查动词词义和语境理解。disappear丢失不见;burn燃烧;break打破;drop降低，落下。有后文的我感到“忧心如焚”及“归还”(return)可知此处是指项链丢失了。
23. D 考查动词词义和语境理解。找了几天没有找到，几天之后别人“告诉”(tell)了我项链的下落。show展示;comfort安慰;persuade劝服。
24. C 考查动词辨析和语境理解。既然是赚了一大笔钱，捡到项链的那个人肯定是把它卖了。hid隐藏;steal偷(没有证据表明项链是那个人偷走的);wear穿戴。
25. A 考查副词词义及语境理解。项链失而复得，“我”是幸运地。luckily幸运地;naturally自然地;surely确定地;hopefully有希望地。
26. A 考查动词词义及语境理解。母亲去世前我“护理”了她六个月。nurse护理，照料;cure治愈(母亲已去世，没有治愈);miss怀念;guard保护，守卫。
27. B 考查形容词词义及语境理解。在万家团圆的圣诞节，母亲刚去世，对我来说一定很难熬。
28. D 考查副词词义及语境理解。我已来到小镇Morzaine就“立刻”喜欢上了它。immediately立刻，马上;suddenly突然;finally最后, 终于;nearly几乎，差不多。
29. C 考查短语辨析及语境理解。一开始到这来旅游的目的是放松心情。be supposed to认为应该……;be said to据说……;be proved to据证明;be judged to据判断。
30. D 考查形容词词义及语境理解。light明亮的，敞亮的;smart伶俐的，聪明的;high高的firm结实的,牢固的。我的心情比过去的几个月“敞亮了”很多。
31. B 考查动词词义和语境理解。hire雇用;honour尊敬;regard看作，注意;train训练。我“受雇”到这里来当宾馆的经理。
32. D 考查名词词义和语境理解。后文的“But, by summer, we got married.”暗示此处为刚开始我没有心情谈论“婚姻”，因为我“还”沉浸在失去母亲的痛苦当中。
33. C 考查副词词义及语境理解。解释同上。still仍然，仍旧;recently最近;once一旦，一次;first第一, 最早, 首先;
34. B 考查动词词义和语境理解。Paul理解我的心情，从不“催促”我结婚。push催促;leave离去, 离开;surprise使惊奇, 使诧异;interrupt打断。
35. A 考查语境理解。上文提到受雇做宾馆的经理，现在我们开了家自己的“宾馆”。
36. A 考查语境理解。后文说每间客房都是围绕我们的生活记忆装饰的，我们这样做是为了让客人有一种“家”的感觉。
37. B 考查情态动词及语境理解。这把小椅子“以前”是放在母亲的卧室里的。
38. D 考查语境理解。母亲已去世，但是我们的幸福生活她在天堂可以“感觉”的到。
39. C 考查连词和语境理解。这里是在解释我认为母亲在天堂可以感觉到我们幸福生活的原因。because引导原因状语从句;unless引导条件状语从句;while引导时间和比较状语从句;though引导让步状语从句。
40. D 考查语境理解。前文一直在围绕着母亲给我的“项链”在记述。
第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It’s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. 41It’s a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.
Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. 42Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. 42They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it’s okay to just say “no.” I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat.
43So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self–confidence and energy, extends life and 44above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.
41. Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?
A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.
B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise
C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD
D. Because she feels a sense of achievement
42. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2 ?
A. She doesn’t like others r politely
B. She likes to make others surprised
C. Others don’t understand what she does.
D. Others try to help her by offering her food
43. What does the underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Good health
B. Firm belief
C. A strong power
D. A regular half
44. What can we learn about the author from the text?
A. She acts in a strange way
B. She wants to look different from others
C. She aims to develop a good body shape
D. She has difficult getting along with others
41. D 本题考查细节理解。根据第一段最后一句话“It’s a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.”可知作者脸上的微笑不是因为DVD的结束，而是因为一种成功的微笑，因为自己锻炼挑战了身体的极限。
42. C 本题考查细节理解。从别人看到我跑步穿过城镇摇头;当我拒绝别人给我的可口食物时我拒绝接受，他们感到惊讶可以看出他们不明白，我这样做是为了保持体形，愉悦身心。
43. B 本题考查推理判断。我能够每天早上很早起床锻炼，抵御住美味的诱惑，需要坚定的信念和意志力。
44. C 本题考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“…above all improves my body shape.”可知作者加强锻炼，克制饮食的主要目的是为了保持一个好的体型。
B
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