It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 36 any November day. His 37 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 38 . One morning, I walked slowly 39 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 40 those good people would not see me. I was 41 . My first thought was, how would I ever 42 them? I didn’t have the 43 to brush my hair, 44 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 45 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence（能力） and 46 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 47 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 48 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 49 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 50 words from the people who supported me during those 51 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 52 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 53 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 54 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from 55 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
1.A. on
B. in
C. like
D. for
2.A. body
B. soul
C. shoe
D. footprint
3. A. sweep up
B. drop off
C. fall down
D. pile up
4.A. upstairs
B. downstairs
C. indoors
D. outdoors
5.A. so
B. yet
C. and
D. for
6.A. delighted
B. disappointed
C. annoyed
D. ashamed
7.A. pay
B. award
C. reward
D. treat
8.A. courage
B. strength
C. spirit
D. power
9.A. stand alone
B. leave alone
C. sit alone
D. let alone
10.A. frequently
B. gradually
C. hardly
D. uncertainly
11.A. intelligence
B. independence
C. excellence
D. qualification
12. A. achieve
B. praise
C. respect
D. promote
13.A. supply
B. support
C. contribution
D. similar
14. A. burden
B. job
C. business
D. sorrow
15. A. sensitive
B. same
C. considerate
D. similar
16. A. blue
B. rainy
C. bright
D. snowy
17.A. despair
B. difficulty
C. pain
D. regret
18.A. still
B. once
C. even
D. never
19.A. worse
B. less
C. more
D. better
20. A. facing
B. noticing
C. managing
D. expressing
1.C
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.A
6.D
7.C
8.B
9.D
10.C
11.B
12.C
13.B
14.A
15.D
16.A
17.C
18.B
19.D
20.A
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試題分析：
1.C 介詞辨析。A在…上B在...里C像…一樣D為了；句意：就像11月的天一樣。
2.A 名詞辨析。A尸體B靈魂C鞋子D腳印；當我發現的時候，他的尸體被雪覆蓋著。
3.D 短語辨析。A清掃B減少C跌落D堆積；我坐在沙發上看著雪堆積起來。
4.B 上下文串聯。根據40空前crawled back upstairs可知我下樓才發現有人幫我掃雪。
5..A 上下文串聯。我爬山了樓，所以那些人就看不見我了。
6.D 形容詞辨析。A高興B失望C惱怒D羞愧；我為自己感到羞愧，因為要別人來幫我。
7.C 動詞辨析。A付錢B獎勵C回報D對待；別人幫助了我，我又該怎么回報他人呢？
8.B 名詞辨析。A勇氣B力氣C精神D權力；我甚至連梳頭的力氣都沒有了。
9.D 短語辨析。A突出B不理，不管C獨自坐著D更不要說；句意：我練梳頭的力氣都沒有了，更不要說是清掃我家路上的雪了。
10.C 副詞辨析.A頻繁地B逐漸地C幾乎不D不確定地；丈夫去世前，我幾乎不求助別人。
11.B 名詞辨析。A智力B獨立C優秀D資格；我認為自己是一個有能力且獨立的人。
12.C 詞義辨析。A實現B表揚C尊敬D提拔；如果我整天坐在沙發上，又怎么能尊重自己？
13.B 名詞辨析。A供應B支持C貢獻D相似；學會接受別人的愛和支持是不容易的。
14.A 名詞辨析。A負擔B工作C生意D悲哀；朋友說為我做飯對她來說不是負擔。
15.D 形容詞辨析。A敏感的B同樣的C體貼的D相同的；我經常從幫助我的人那里聽到相同的話，這些人在那段憂郁的日子里總是在幫助我。
16.A 形容詞辨析。A憂郁B有雨的C聰明的D下雪的；句意同上句解釋。
17.C 名詞辨析。A絕望B困難C痛苦D遺憾；對自己的痛苦完全放開是很困難的事情。
18.B 副詞辨析。A仍然B曾經C甚至D從未；我已經不再是曾經的那個我了。
19.D 上下文串聯。在某種程度上我在變得更好。
20.A 句意分析。我驚訝地發現有難以置信的自由來自于我有能力來面對人生中最大的恐懼。
考點：考查夾敘夾議類完型
點評：本文是一篇夾敘夾議的短文，介紹了我在丈夫去世以后所經歷的一段痛苦的人生，但是有很多的好心人一直在幫助我，讓我擺脫了那段憂郁的日子。從選項中可以看出，本大題主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運用，但更加注重綜合語言能力的運用，需要根據故事情節，了解詞匯用法的同時，結合語境，做出準確的判斷。
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