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Passage 2
Finding home
"I hate New Orleans(新奥尔良)! I want to go home!" I announced to my mother as we moved boxes. , going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.
I was born and brought up in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to . Last year, my family experienced a tragedy(悲剧), so my parents decided to move to my mum's hometown of New Orleans.
Only three months after my parents made the to move, I found myself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I the new environment was partly because of the hot weather, but it was mostly because I felt like my life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known, I was . To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary on its own.
I spent my first few months in New Orleans, wanting to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of missing home, I that I had a choice. I could continue thinking about how much I missed my old home, I could start trying to build a new home right here. I chose the latter.
As soon as I stopped giving all my ______ to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends. My neighbour taught me how to cook some New Orleans food, and I found a wonderful ______ of fellow(伙伴) cooks and neighbours. Generally, I took every possible chance to ______ myself and to rebuild my life.
Because of my resilience(复原力) in creating a new home for myself and the love that people have shown to me, home is right here.
() 1.A. Therefore
B. Instead
C. However
D. Otherwise
() 2.A. develop
B. continue
C. appear
D. change
() 3.A. conclusion
B. suggestion
C. excuse
D. decision
() 4.A. preferred
B. missed
C. hated
D. imagined
() 5.A. surprised
B. scared
C. interested
D. satisfied
() 6.A. instruction
B. area
C. presentation
D. experience
() 7.A. partly
B. badly
C. nearly
D. hardly
() 8.A. realized
B. remembered
C. heard
D. complained
() 9.A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
()10.A. attention
B. patience
C. trust
D. confidence
()11.A. government
B. community
C. race
D. school
()12.A. teach
B. accept
C. save
D. better
Finding home
"I hate New Orleans(新奥尔良)! I want to go home!" I announced to my mother as we moved boxes. , going home was not easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.
I was born and brought up in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to . Last year, my family experienced a tragedy(悲剧), so my parents decided to move to my mum's hometown of New Orleans.
Only three months after my parents made the to move, I found myself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I the new environment was partly because of the hot weather, but it was mostly because I felt like my life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known, I was . To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary on its own.
I spent my first few months in New Orleans, wanting to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of missing home, I that I had a choice. I could continue thinking about how much I missed my old home, I could start trying to build a new home right here. I chose the latter.
As soon as I stopped giving all my ______ to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends. My neighbour taught me how to cook some New Orleans food, and I found a wonderful ______ of fellow(伙伴) cooks and neighbours. Generally, I took every possible chance to ______ myself and to rebuild my life.
Because of my resilience(复原力) in creating a new home for myself and the love that people have shown to me, home is right here.
() 1.A. Therefore
B. Instead
C. However
D. Otherwise
() 2.A. develop
B. continue
C. appear
D. change
() 3.A. conclusion
B. suggestion
C. excuse
D. decision
() 4.A. preferred
B. missed
C. hated
D. imagined
() 5.A. surprised
B. scared
C. interested
D. satisfied
() 6.A. instruction
B. area
C. presentation
D. experience
() 7.A. partly
B. badly
C. nearly
D. hardly
() 8.A. realized
B. remembered
C. heard
D. complained
() 9.A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
()10.A. attention
B. patience
C. trust
D. confidence
()11.A. government
B. community
C. race
D. school
()12.A. teach
B. accept
C. save
D. better
答案
1.C 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.D
解析
1. 前文表达想回家的愿望，后文指出回家不容易，二者是转折关系，However表转折，符合语境。
2. 前文表明弗吉尼亚是“我”的家，后文提到全家搬去新奥尔良，说明“我”从未想过这种状况会改变，change符合文意。
3. make the decision是固定搭配，意为“做决定”，此处指父母做出搬家的决定。
4. 根据前文“I hate New Orleans”可知，“我”讨厌新环境，hated符合语境。
5. 远离所有熟悉的人和事，“我”会感到害怕，scared符合这种情绪描述。
6. 开始高中生活本身就是一段令人害怕的经历，experience表示“经历”，符合文意。
7. 刚到新奥尔良的阶段，“我”极度想回到弗吉尼亚，badly表示“非常，极度”，符合语境。
8. 几个月后“我”意识到自己有两种选择，realized表示“意识到”，符合逻辑。
9. 此处呈现两种选择的并列关系，“要么继续想念旧家，要么开始建立新家”，or表示选择关系，符合语境。
10. give attention to是固定搭配，意为“关注”，此处指不再把所有注意力放在想念旧家上。
11. 邻居教“我”做饭，“我”找到了很棒的伙伴和邻居群体，community表示“社区，群体”，符合文意。
12. better作为动词，意为“改善，使更好”，此处指抓住一切机会提升自己、重建生活，符合语境。
2. 前文表明弗吉尼亚是“我”的家，后文提到全家搬去新奥尔良，说明“我”从未想过这种状况会改变，change符合文意。
3. make the decision是固定搭配，意为“做决定”，此处指父母做出搬家的决定。
4. 根据前文“I hate New Orleans”可知，“我”讨厌新环境，hated符合语境。
5. 远离所有熟悉的人和事，“我”会感到害怕，scared符合这种情绪描述。
6. 开始高中生活本身就是一段令人害怕的经历，experience表示“经历”，符合文意。
7. 刚到新奥尔良的阶段，“我”极度想回到弗吉尼亚，badly表示“非常，极度”，符合语境。
8. 几个月后“我”意识到自己有两种选择，realized表示“意识到”，符合逻辑。
9. 此处呈现两种选择的并列关系，“要么继续想念旧家，要么开始建立新家”，or表示选择关系，符合语境。
10. give attention to是固定搭配，意为“关注”，此处指不再把所有注意力放在想念旧家上。
11. 邻居教“我”做饭，“我”找到了很棒的伙伴和邻居群体，community表示“社区，群体”，符合文意。
12. better作为动词，意为“改善，使更好”，此处指抓住一切机会提升自己、重建生活，符合语境。
