Question

    Linda Evans was my best friend. We did everything together, piano lessons, movies, swimming, and horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much, I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but I still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled，and there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: we won’t lose each other again!

1.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _________.

A.at the age of 13 B.before she got married

C.after they moved to new homes D.before the writer’s family moved away

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they _________.

A.got married B.didn’t like writing letters

C.had little time to do so D.could see each other on special time

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she _________.

A.didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness

B.received the card that she sent

C.didn’t know Linda’s address

D.was in trouble

4.The writer was happy when she _________.

A.read the newspaper

B.heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C.met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D.wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

5.They hadn’t kept in touch _________.

A.for about 27 years B.for about 40 years

C.since they got married D.Since the writer’s family moved away

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

本文讲述了两个朋友至深的感情故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“We did everything together, piano lessons, movies, swimming, and horseback riding. When I was 13, my family moved away.”可知作者和Linda一起上钢琴课是在他家搬走之前。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段“Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often.”可知我们都忙于自己的孩子和搬新家，很少有时间写信。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段“I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.”可知，我想要和Linda一起分享我的孩子和孙子的快乐，和母亲去世的悲伤，没有一个朋友像她一样快乐和忧伤都可以一起和我分享。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段“Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled…”可知，我听到Linda的声音，心中那块空缺的地方被填满了，由此可知是在电话中听到Linda的声音使我感到快乐。故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段“…even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives.”可知，40年后那份快乐和泪水再次出现在彼此的生活中，由此推测她们大约40年未联系了。故选B。