When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. __36__the move, my father __37__us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not __38__ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we′re__39__ to Arizona.” The words, so small, didn't seem__40__enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country.1 watched the __41__change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that __42__ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and __43__ into our new home. __44__ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _45_explored our new surroundings. One afternoon, I was out exploring __46__ and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）. I crouched（蹲）down for a closer look. “You'd better not __47__ that” I turned around to see an old woman. “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, __48__,new to the entire state． “My name is Ina Thorne.” Have you got used to life in the __49__? It must be quite a __50__ after living in Boston.” How could I explain how I __51__ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words. “It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness __52__ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can __53__ how little you are in comparison with the world. __54__, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.” That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my __55__ would change with just a few simple words. “Would you like to come to my home tomorrow?” Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”
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小题1:在第一段最后一句告诉我们五月份搬家，那么一月份应在这之前。
小题2:下一句是一家人围坐在火炉旁，说明是父亲召集（gather）大家开会。
小题3:一场很大的变化正在酝酿之中，小孩子们却懵然不知，没有意识到（realize）。
小题4:文章第一句就告诉我们这家人要搬家（move）。
小题5:big和句子前半部分的small相对比。
小题6:句子后半部分所罗列的变化内容trees,plains,mountains,plants都是窗外的风景（scene）。
小题7:一系列的变化预示（suggest）着将有更多的mystery。
小题8:既然是搬家，到了目的地就要安家、安顿（settle）下来。
小题9:并列连词while在此表示两个分句内容的对比。
小题10:eagerly更加突出了我姐姐的sad和我的explore的对比。
小题11:上一段有铺垫，我一直是积极地explore,所以这天下午我还是一如既往地(as usual)在explore。
小题12:文章的末尾告诉我们我还得学会什么能碰什么不能碰。这里老人的警示就是那cactus是不能碰的。
小题13:老人询问我是否对这个neighborhood不熟，而我何止如此，事实上(in fact),整个Arizona州对我来说都是陌生的。
小题14:下文马上点明了这个地方是desert。
小题15:大城市和沙漠生活当然有鲜明的反差。这种反差给人带来的当然是shock。
小题16:这里find是“认为、看待”的意思。下文是说我找不出词来表达我的感觉。
小题17:这是一个状语从句：当你站在高山之巅，你就会有……的感觉。
小题18:跟前面的find,vastness和后面的feel相呼应，谈感觉。
小题19:前句的sense和本句的feel都是同时的感受。
小题20:搬家本来就是生活的变化，老人的寥寥数语又让我对生活有了新的认识。