After we had twins and became a family of five, my husband and I decided to 1 from London back to Yorkshire, to be closer to my parents. Around the same time, they sold their house and we decided to build them a bungalow (平房) in our garden. We moved them in with us until the 2 was complete.Packing up my parents’ house felt like a massive goodbye — that bedroom, those memories, the feeling of safety and 3 I always felt there. That evening, I sat in the living room watching TV, temporarily free of my own responsibilities, lost in nostalgia. Even though I’m a grown woman in my 40s with my own family, it felt 4 not to have “home” to go back to.On our final morning in the house, we took a break from the mind‑bending, never‑ending work of packing to sit down for that last breakfast. Mum voiced what we were all thinking: It was strange to see the place so empty. I 5 that they’d begin to think they’d made a mistake.“How do you feel?” I asked. There was a silence as Dad continued to drink his tea, and I held my 6.“Well, it’s pretty awesome, isn’t it?” he replied.I breathed a huge sigh of 7. I had expected sadness, maybe even doubt, but Dad was already looking to the future. His response had an 8 on me.Yes, it was a huge goodbye in so many ways, but it was also the start of something new, an adventure in multigenerational living. I realised this wasn’t about loss at all, but about movement and trust. Hearing Dad’s cheerfulness, I realised that what I’d been seeing as “the end of an era” was 9 the start of a new one. Sitting at the table, making my mini sandwich, I realised I was 10 for our next chapter.1.A. escape B. move C. recover D. separate2.A. journey B. project C. build D. schedule3.A. shelter B. honour C. pride D. honour4.A. calm B. safe C. scary D. curious5.A. doubted B. worried C. promised D. pretended6.A. voice B. hand C. breath D. temper7.A. relief B. regret C. shock D. sorrow8.A. effort B. impact C. impression D. adventure9.A. nearly B. hardly C. merely D. actually10.A. ready B. grateful C. famous D. responsible
答案
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.A
逐题解析
1.B move。词义：搬家、迁移。原文decided to move from London back to Yorkshire；escape逃离，recover恢复，separate分开均不符合语境。2.C build。此处名词，指代平房建造工程，the build was complete 建造完工；journey旅途，project项目（宽泛），schedule日程不匹配原文用词。3.A shelter。词义：安身之处、庇护。原文the feeling of safety and shelter；honour荣耀，pride骄傲语义不符。4.C scary。令人惶恐的。原文it felt scary not to have “home” to go back to；calm平静，safe安全，curious好奇不符合怀旧伤感情绪。5.B worried。担忧。I worried that… 作者担心父母后悔卖房；doubt怀疑，promise承诺，pretend假装和句意不符。6.C breath。固定短语hold one’s breath屏住呼吸，紧张等待父亲回答，为固定搭配。7.A relief。a sigh of relief松一口气，得知父亲并不难过，作者放下心里重担；regret遗憾，shock震惊，sorrow悲伤与情绪相反。8.B impact。固定搭配have an impact on sb. 对某人产生影响；effort努力，impression印象，adventure冒险不搭配。9.D actually。事实上。作者意识到自己眼中一个时代的落幕，实际上是新生活的开端；nearly几乎，hardly几乎不，merely仅仅逻辑不通。10.A ready。be ready for 准备好迎接人生新篇章，固定搭配；grateful感激的，famous著名的，responsible负责的不符合语境。
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