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中考英語閱讀·一輩子的朋友
朋友與你相互嬉鬧，朋友與你互掏腰包；朋友與你互相惦記，朋友與你心有靈犀；朋友與你有苦共擔，朋友與有樂同歡……請讀讀這篇真摯的友情故事。
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 (婚禮) 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 (分享) 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!
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。
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
【答案與解析】
1. 選D。開始的時候與Linda總是一起去上鋼琴課、看電影、游泳、騎馬等，但后來在13歲的時候，一家搬走了，兩人只能通過書信聯(lián)系。比較四個選項，顯然只能選D。
2. 選B。根據(jù)文章第2段中的Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often 根據(jù)文可知，她們之所以沒經(jīng)常寫信，是因為她們要忙于照顧孩子，又要搬新家，也就是說，她們沒有時間寫信。
3. 選D。根據(jù)文章第3段內(nèi)容可知答案。
4. 選B。真正讓感到高興的是當她在電話上聽到老朋友Linda的聲音的時候。而讀到報紙的時候和寫信的時候都還只是在猜測，那時還談不上高興。
5. 選A。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years…可知，答案選A。
