Question

    My heart dropped as I forced my unwilling body into the car. It would be miles and miles until we reached the unpleasant place, where we would have to _________ Brandy, my older sister. Brandy was leaving home to serve as a volunteer in AmeriCorps.

My dad started the car and we left the house. Soon, the streets turned into highways, and with each passing mile, “_________” got closer and closer. My heart continued to drop lower.

All of the bitter-sweet(sad and happy) memories of growing up with my sister came into my _________ from when I was young and Brandy telling me that my clothes were ugly, to when I copied her every move _________ I looked up to her so much, to when the terrible teenage years came and her life was too busy for her younger sister. The anger came back to _________ too, the anger that came when my life was suddenly too childish for hers.

I didn’t understand why my sister only talked to me when I did something wrong or I made her angry. Why did her new clothes make my clothes look babyish? These questions and many more _________ in my head.

Now I knew that my time with her was very short. Throughout the ride she picked on me with _________ words, but this time I knew what they meant. They still hurt me even though I knew that this was the agonizing(折磨人的) way of pulling away from us, in preparation for her leaving us at last.

When we reached the place where Brandy was to stay, we did everything that we could to _________ the painful goodbye that waited for us, until all that was left were the real goodbyes. The tears began to run down her face as she held me in her arms and told me the words that I hadn’t heard in a long time.

“I love you, Lindsey.”

I cried and said, “I love you, too.” The family was all tears. We all got into the car and pulled away. Brandy, still _________, turned away and walked off. In that one moment, I loved her more than anything in the world. She looked like a grown-up as she walked away, but as the headlights ________ her face, I saw the little Brandy that still wanted to be my friend and still wanted to be a part of the family.

On the long drive home that night I felt as though I had left my heart with Brandy. I couldn’t imagine life __________ my big sister or the endless chatter that Brandy always supplied. Would life ever be the same?

It has taken some time, but now I know that __________ goes on, even though Brandy isn’t here. She is always with me because a part of her is in me and always will be.

1.A.lose B.leave C.satisfy D.see

2.A.goodbye B.hello C.thanks D.sorry

3.A.eye B.body C.heart D.mind

4.A.when B.if C.because D.until

5.A.you B.us C.me D.them

6.A.stayed B.disappeared C.kept D.discussed

7.A.happy B.friendly C.simple D.hurtful

8.A.put up B.put off C.set up D.set off

9.A.crying B.saying C.smiling D.working

10.A.made B.shone C.lighted D.burnt

11.A.for B.from C.with D.without

12.A.friendship B.life C.heart D.time

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.B

【解析】

本篇讲述了作者的姐姐Brandy要离开家去参加美洲志愿者服务队，一家人送别时的场景，作者回忆起自己和姐姐的成长过程，表达了她强烈的不舍之情。最后姐姐还是走了，作者也意识到生活还得继续。

1.句意：在那里我们不得不和Brandy分开。

lose失去；leave离开；satisfy使满意；see看。根据“Brandy was leaving home to serve as a volunteer in AmeriCorps”得知，Lindsey 将会同Brandy分别。故选B。

2.句意：很快从街道上了高速，每过一英里，就意味着距离分别不远了。

goodbye再见；hello你好；thanks谢谢；sorry对不起。分析句意是每行驶一英公里，就意味着距离分别不远了，故选A。

3.句意：和我姐姐一起成长过程中所有的难过与开心都涌上心头。

eye眼睛；body身体；heart心；mind心，精神，心力。分析句意，此处表述是难过与开心都涌上心头。come into mind指涌上心头，符合题意，故选D。

4.句意：因为我崇拜她，所以我模仿她的一举一动。

when在……时；if如果；because因为；until直到。分析句意，因为我崇拜Brandy，所以我模仿她的一举一动，故选C。

5.句意：我也恢复了愤怒。

you你；us我们（宾格）；me我（宾格）；them他们（宾格）。根据too得知，是“我”自己。故选C。

6.句意：这些问题和更多的事情都停留在我脑海中。

stayed停留(stay的过去式和过去分词)；disappeared消失(disappear的过去式和过去分词)；kept保持，（使）继续（keep的过去式和过去分词）；discussed谈论(discuss的过去式和过去分词)。分析句意此处表示保留在心里，stay in head指盘踞在心头，故选A。

7.句意：在整个旅途中她一直对我说一些伤人的话。

happy幸福的；friendly友好的；simple简单的；hurtful伤感情的、伤害自尊的。分析句意，Brandy通过伤人的话来捉弄我，故选D。

8.句意：当我们到Brandy要呆的地方时，我们尽我们所能拖延告别的时间，直到剩下的一切都只有道别。

put up举起、张贴；put off 延期；set up建立；set off出发，（使）开始。分析句意，此处表述的是应该是拖延时间，所以用put off指推迟，符合原意，故选B。

9.句意：Brandy仍然哭着转过身，然后走开。

crying哭；saying说；smiling笑；working工作。根据上句The family was all tears得知是她仍然在哭，故选A。

10.句意：当她走开的时候，她看起来像个成年人，但当前灯照亮她脸上时，我看到了Brandy，她仍然想成为我的朋友，仍然想成为家庭的一部分。

made使(make的过去式和过去分词)； shone发光( shine的过去式和过去分词 )；lighted照亮( light的过去式和过去分词 )；burnt（使）燃烧( burn的过去式和过去分词 )。分析句意，此处是汽车头灯照亮了Brandy的脸，故选C。

11.句意：我无法想象我的生活里没有我的大姐姐或者没有Brandy的没完没了的喋喋不休会是怎样。

for为了；from来自……；with和；without没有。分析句意，此处是作者在思考如果没有了Brandy,我不知道我的生活会怎样。所以用without，故选D。

12.句意：这已经花了一些时间，但现在我知道生活还得继续，即使Brandy不在这里。

friendship友谊；life生活；heart心；time时间。分析句意，此处表述的是现在明白了生活还得继续，所以用life。故选B。