Question

Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, 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 (婚礼) 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 (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness 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 very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J 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. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters

D. could see each other on special time

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

A. was in trouble

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent

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

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 haven’t kept in touch _______.

A. for about 40 years

B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married

D. since the writer’s family moved away

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文章写了自己和发小之间的情义，但是其中与朋友失去了联系，偶然在报纸上有得到了发小的联系方式，情节跌宕。

1.D 本题考查细节理解。在首段写到：We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. 又在第二段断首：When I was 13, my family moved away.说明和发小一起做的事情是发生在13岁之前，所以选择D项。

2.B 本题考查细节理解。根据原文 Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. 说明是两个人平常比较忙，没有时间来彼此联系。所以选择B项。

3.D 本题推理判断。根据原文I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness 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. 可以推断出，随着时间的流逝，作者身边至亲至爱的人都不在身旁了，所以作者感到孤独，没有一个能够推心置腹的朋友。所以选择D项。

4.B 本题考查细节理解。根据原文Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried...所以选择B项。

5.even after 40 years, 并联系上下文语境可以选择A项。

考点：是一篇记叙文文体。