Question

Next week, strangers with a truck will ______ everything we own, except the clothes on our backs, the car we will drive, and as much stuff as we can pack into it.

It’s called ______ . Some people do it often. For others, like me, it's a rare experience. In all my adult years, I've moved only ___ .

My first husband and I moved into our first house with a bed, our clothes and a few gifts. That was ____ ago. Over the years, I filled that house with three children, a few dogs and enough stuff to reach the ceiling(天花板).

Then the kids grew up, I lost my ___  to cancer, and I began to learn about ___ .

First, I let go of the idea of being ______. Life isn’t about being in charge of what happens; it's about being in charge of what we do with it.

Next, I let go of _______ the things I care most about. I began to put important things first like keeping in touch with the people that mean the most to me.

I let go of the people whose lives are about anger or hatred( 憎恨), and tried instead to __________ myself with those who shine with ____ .

Finally, I let go of being ___   － I remarried.

I eventually moved to a new city with my new husband, and after that move, I promised I’d stop collecting meaningless things. But 12 years later, here I am, still learning about letting go. Yesterday while cleaning out a dresser, I found a box filled with old keepsakes(纪念品). Nothing in that box may mean much to anyone, except me. They are treasures for me which _______ me of the _______ they preserve. We finally decided to hold onto to them and never let them go.

We’ll all move someday from this world to the next, but we won’t need a truck to do it. We’ll take nothing with us and but ________ a memory of the life we lived, the mistakes we made, and all the love and kindness we tried to show That memory might not be a treasure, but ______ , someone will keep it and hold it close and never let it go.

1.A. pick up    B. take away    C. drop off    D. bring in

2.A. travelling    B. conveying    C. loading    D. moving

3.A. once    B. twice    C. three times    D. four times

4.A. a lifetime    B. a decade    C. five years    D. a century

5.A. daughter    B. son    C. grandfather    D. husband

6.A. holding on    B. letting go    C. going ahead    D. giving in

7.A. in control    B. in preparation    C. in need    D. in store

8.A. putting off    B. splitting up    C. speeding up    D. going after

9.A. provide    B. equip    C. surround    D. compare

10.A. optimism    B. ambition    C. generosity    D. kindness

11.A. considerate    B. independent    C. alone    D. narrow-minded

12.A. inform    B. remind    C. occur to    D. recall

13.A. childhood    B. sources    C. details    D. memories

14.A. bring about    B. leave behind    C. get rid of    D. put away

15.A. hopefully    B. eventually    C. gradually    D. unbelievably

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. D

6. B

7. A

8. A

9. C

10. D

11. C

12. B

13. D

14. B

15. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者在即将搬家时回忆起了自己的搬家往事。作者和丈夫第一次搬进新家，后来丈夫得癌症去世。失去丈夫，作者开始学会独立的生活。后来作者再婚，和丈夫来到一个新的城市。作者认为“搬家，我们不会带走任何东西，只会留下对我们生活的回忆。这段记忆可能不是一种财富，但希望有人会珍藏它，紧紧抓住它，永不放手。”。

1.考查动词词组。A. pick up拾起，偶然学到； B. take away拿走，带走； C. drop off减少，让------下车； D. bring in引进，生产。根据Next week, strangers with a truck will ___1___ everything we own, except the clothes on our backs, the car we will drive, and as much stuff as we can pack into it.“下个星期，有陌生人开来一辆卡车带走我们所有的东西，除了我们背上的衣服，我们要开的车，以及我们能装进去的所有东西。”故选B。

2.考查动词。 A. travelling旅行； B. conveying传递； C. loading装载； D. moving移动。根据下文的I've moved only ___3___ .可知，It’s called ___2___ .“这叫作搬家”。故选D。

3.考查句意理解。根据In all my adult years, I've moved only ___3___ .“成年后，我只搬过三次家。”故选C。

4.考查名词词组。A. a lifetime一生； B. a decade十年； C. five years五年； D. a century一世纪。根据上文“作者和丈夫第一次搬进新家”和下文“经历这么多年，已经有三个孩子了”，所以此处 That was ___4___ ago.“那是一辈子以前的事了。”故选A。

5.考查名词。A. daughter女儿； B. son儿子； C. grandfather祖父； D. husband丈夫。根据下文Finally, I let go of being ___11___ － I remarried.“作者再婚”，可知作者失去了“丈夫”。故选D。

6.考查动词词组。A. holding on留住，坚持； B. letting go放手，让他走； C. going ahead前进，继续； D. giving in放弃。作者失去丈夫，所以要开始学会没有丈夫的生活。故选B。

7.考查词组。A. in control控制； B. in preparation准备； C. in need需要； D. in store储藏，准备着。根据First, I let go of the idea of being ___7___.“首先，我放弃了控制的想法。”故选A。

8.考查动词词组。A. putting off推迟； B. splitting up分离，分开； C. speeding up加速； D. going after追赶。根据下文I began to put important things first like keeping in touch with the people that mean the most to me.“我开始把重要的事情放在第一位，比如和那些对我来说最重要的人保持联系。”可知，Next, I let go of ___8___ the things I care most about.“接下来，我放弃了拖延我最关心的事情。”故选A。

9.考查动词。A. provide提供； B. equip装备； C. surround围绕，包围； D. compare比较。根据I let go of the people whose lives are about anger or hatred( 憎恨), and tried instead to _____9_____ myself with those who shine with ___10___ .“我放弃了那些生活中充满愤怒和仇恨的人，而是努力让自己置身于那些散发着善良光芒的人之中。”故选C。

10.考查名词。A. optimism乐观； B. ambition雄心； C. generosity慷慨； D. kindness善良。根据I let go of the people whose lives are about anger or hatred( 憎恨), and tried instead to _____9_____ myself with those who shine with ___10___ .“我放弃了那些生活中充满愤怒和仇恨的人，而是努力让自己置身于那些散发着善良光芒的人之中。”故选D。

11.考查形容词。A. considerate体贴的，体谅的； B. independent独立的，单独的； C. alone独自的； D. narrow-minded心胸狭窄的。根据Finally, I let go of being ___11___ － I remarried.作者再婚了，所以不再“单独”。故选C。

12.考查动词。A. inform告知； B. remind提醒； C. occur to想起； D. recall回想起。根据上文的I found a box filled with old keepsakes(纪念品). Nothing in that box may mean much to anyone, except me.和前半句的treasures“宝物”。由此推知“这些东西唤起作者的记忆”。固定搭配：remind sb. of sth.“提醒某人某事”，故选B。

13.考查名词。A. childhood童年时期； B. sources来源； C. details细节； D. memories记忆。根据上文的I found a box filled with old keepsakes(纪念品). Nothing in that box may mean much to anyone, except me.和前半句的treasures“宝物”。由此推知“这些东西唤起作者的记忆”。故选D。

14.考查动词词组。A. bring about带来； B. leave behind留下，遗留； C. get rid of除掉； D. put away放好，储存。根据We’ll take nothing with us and but ____14____ a memory of the life we lived“我们不会带走任何东西，只会留下对我们生活的回忆”。故选B。

15.考查副词。A. hopefully充满希望地； B. eventually最后； C. gradually逐渐地； D. unbelievably不可思议地。根据That memory might not be a treasure, but ___15___ , someone will keep it and hold it close and never let it go.“这段记忆可能不是一种财富，但希望有人会珍藏它，紧紧抓住它，永不放手。”结合句意可知答案为A。