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__1__in her eyes.One last hug and a final goodbye，and I would be on my way to a new life__2__.“You'd better go or you'll miss your flight，”she said.“I'll__3__you，”I replied，and with those words I__4__.By the time I reached the customs I was__5__.While boarding the plane I was still crying.I did not have the__6__to put my bag in the overhead locker，so I put it on the empty seat next to mine.
Born barely fifteen months__7__，we not only looked alike，we were alike.We both had that same mix of__8__and fear of all things unknown to us.One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came__9__to me and said，“What to come to the attic(阁楼)？”The answer was always“__10__ were frightened of the attic but also__11__by its smells and sounds.Together we would flight many spiders and battle through the numerous boxes__12__we found what we needed.
The plane shook__13__and my bag fell on the floor.My aspirin，hairbrush and some other things were__14__on the floor.I__15__over to gather them up when I saw a(an)__16__little book in the middle of my belongings.It was a diary.
Immediately I__17__my sister's handwriting.“Hi, Sis.What a day it has been today.You let me know that you are moving abroad...擮nlyt__18__did I realize that my sister had been__19__a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister's comings and goings during the flight.Even though a large ocean __20__us，at some point it felt like she was actually there.
解题导语：作者将前往国外生活在飞机上她感悟了与姐姐的深刻情谊。
根据下文可知姐妹俩在机场分别眼中应该充满忧伤。故选C。C
2．A.abroad
B．home
C．again
D．along
解析：根据倒数第二段中“You let me know that you are moving abroad...”可知选A。A
3．A.remember
B．remind 句意：我会想你的。remember“记住”；remind“提醒”；think of“想起”；miss“想念”。C
4．A.was out
B．was off
C．left off
D．left away
解析：be off“离开”。句意：说完这些话我离开了。B
5．A.smiling
B．sneezing
C．sighing
D．sobbing
解析：根据下文“I was still crying”可知选D。sob“呜咽抽噎”；smile“微笑”；sneeze“打喷嚏”；sigh“叹气”。D
6．A.courage
B．energy
C．idea
D．spirit
解析：根据常识此处指“我”没有精力把行李放到头上方的架子上。B
7．A.before
B．after
C．between
D．apart
解析：句意：出生只相差15个月。apart“分开”。如：The 2 buildings are 200 meters 两座建筑相距200米”。D
8．A.curiosity
B．anxiety
C．sympathy
D．worry
解析：对未知的事物既好奇又害怕。好奇”；anxiety/worry“焦虑”；sympathy“同情”。A
9．A.about
B．across
C．down
D．up
解析：come up to“走到……跟前”。D
10．A.No
B．Yes
C．Sorry
D．Certain
解析：根据“we not only looked alike可知姐妹俩各方面都非常相似所以指“我”总是同意姐姐的提议。故选B。B
11．A.surprised
B．bored
C．attracted
D．interested
解析：前文说两人对未知事物既好奇又害怕所以她们既害怕阁楼又被它的气味和声音所吸引。C
12．A.until
B．unless句意：我们会一起赶走许多蜘蛛在无数的箱子间作战直到找到我们想要的东西。A
13．A.hardly
B．slightly
C．weakly
D．heavily
解析：根据上下文“我”的东西放在座位上可知此处选heavily“猛烈地”。D
14．A.spread
B．thrown
C．dropped
D．pushed
解析：根据下文“gather them up”可知是散落在地上。spread“摊开铺开”。A
15．A.turned
B．went
C．bent
D．looked
解析：bend over“弯下腰”。C
16．A.familiar
B．unfamiliar
C．important
D．unimportant
解析：从下文可知这是姐姐的日记所以“我”不熟悉。B
17．A.knew
B．saw
C．observed
D．recognized
解析：句意：我马上就认出了姐姐的笔迹。recognize“认出”。D
18．A.when
B．that
C．then
D．this
解析：句意：直到那时我才意识到姐姐在过去的一个月里一直在写日记。C
19．A.keeping
B．writing
C．using
D．making
解析：keep a diary“写日记”。A
20．A.faced
B．separated
C．surrounded
D．blocked
解析：句意：即使大洋把我们隔开此时我觉得她就在这儿。separate “隔开”。B
七选五
Urbanization
Until relatively recently, the vast majority of human being lived and died without ever seeing a city.The first city was probably founded no more than 5，500 years ago.__21__ In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) .
Britain was only the beginning.__22__ The process of urbanization—the migration (迁徙) of people from the r than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas.Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities.Only about 2% live on farms.__23__
Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized.Even in advanced agricultural societies, it took about ninetyfive people on farms to feed five people in cities.__24__ Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite (精英) and the servants, axing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.
Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country.__25__ Today, instead of needing ninetyfive farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non farmers.
A．That kept cities very small.
B．The rest live in small towns.
C．The effects of urban living on people should be considered.
D．Soon many other industrial nations became urban societies.
E．But even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities.
F．Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.
G．Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.
答案：21～25 EDBAF