Ⅰ.完形填空(30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“I have officially decided that I hate New Orleans！” I __1__ to my mother as we moved boxes in the August heat. “I am hot and I want to go home，” I __2__. I was able to quickly __3__ the heat by sitting in front of the air conditioner. Going home, __4__， was not as easy because my home was 1,100 miles away.
My announcement to my mother that I hated New Orleans was __5__ motivated by how hot it was, but it was mostly due to the __6__ that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. I was raised in northern Virginia, but now we had to settle in New Orleans. I was __7__. To make matters worse, I was __8__ high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary experience on its own, but I was also __9__ living in an unfamiliar place.
I spent my first few months in New Orleans, having a burning __10__ to return to Virginia. But after a few months of __11__ home, I realized that I had a(n) __12__. I could continue being addicted to the old life, or I could start trying to __13__ myself to this new way of life. I chose the __14__.
As soon as I __15__ focusing on how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin __16__ the love that people had already given me. My neighbor taught me how to __17__ some awesome New Orleans food, and helped me find a wonderful community of fellow cooks.
Four years after my __18__ announcement that I hated New Orleans, I still __19__ to my opinion that it is far too hot here. But I have stopped wanting to go home. __20__ the love and acceptance people have shown to me, home is right here.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。在搬到新奥尔良的头几个月“我”非常想念弗吉尼亚的家，怀念过去的生活。如今，这种思乡之情已经变淡，因为新环境中的人对“我”的爱和接纳，让“我”深感家就在这里。
1．A.suggested B．explained
C．announced D．lied
解析：根据空前作者所说的话“have officially decided”以及第二段首句的“My announcement to my mother that I hated New Orleans”可知，八月炎热的天气里，在“我们”搬箱子的时候，“我”向妈妈宣称：“我已经正式决定我讨厌新奥尔良了。”
答案：C
2．A.added B．swore
C．begged D．repeated
解析：根据本空前的“I am hot and I want to go home”可知，“我”继续说，“我很热，我想回家。”
答案：A
3．A.bring down B．give out
C．suffer from D．deal with
解析：根据本空后的“by sitting in front of the air conditioner”可知，“我”可以坐在空调前面来应对炎热。
答案：D
4．A.otherwise B．however
C．meanwhile D．anyway
解析：根据本空后的“because my home was 1,100 miles away”可知，然而，回家并不容易，因为“我”的家在1 100英里以外。
答案：B
5．A.almost B．just
C．nearly D．partly
解析：根据本空后的“but it was mostly due to”可知，“我”对母亲说“我”讨厌新奥尔良，部分原因是那里太热了，但主要归于一个事实——“我”觉得自己的生活彻底被弄乱了。
答案：D
6．A.fact B．report
C．decision D．suggestion
解析：参考上题解析。
答案：A
7．A.embarrassed B．terrified
C．confused D．surprised
解析：根据空后的“To make matters worse”可知，“我”在北弗吉尼亚长大，但现在“我”和家人不得不定居在新奥尔良，“我”很害怕。
答案：B
8．A.starting B．choosing
C．considering D．changing
解析：根据下文的“Beginning high school is a scary experience on its own”可知，更糟的是，“我”两周后就要上高中了。
答案：A
9．A.caring about B．thinking about
C．adapting to D．focusing on
解析：根据语境可知，上高中本身就是一个可怕的经历，但“我”还要适应在一个陌生的地方生活。
答案：C
10．A.confidence B．desire
C．patience D．awareness
解析：根据下文内容可知，“我”在新奥尔良的头几个月，有一种想回到弗吉尼亚的强烈渴望。
答案：B
11．A.returning B．losing
C．missing D．designing
解析：根据下文的“focusing on how much I missed Virginia”可知，但在思乡几个月后，“我”意识到“我”有了一个选择。
答案：C
12．A.task B．dream
C．choice D．answer
解析：参考上题解析。
答案：C
13．A.introduce B．connect
C．commit D．accustom
解析：根据本空前的or可知，“我”可以继续沉迷于过去的生活，或者“我”可以开始尝试让自己习惯于这种新的生活方式。
答案：D
14．A.latter B．other
C．best D．first
解析：根据下文内容可知，“我”选择了后者。
答案：A
15．A.quitted B．hated
C．minded D．regretted
解析：根据本空后的“I was able to begin __16__ the love”可知，当“我”不再专注于思乡的时候，“我”开始接受人们早已给“我”的爱。
答案：A
16．A.expressing B．accepting
C．telling D．sharing
解析：参考上题解析。
答案：B
17．A.taste B．order
C．serve D．cook
解析：根据本空后的“fellow cooks”可知，“我”的邻居教“我”如何做一些口味极好的新奥尔良菜，还帮“我”找到了一个很棒的厨师社区。
答案：D
18．A.formal B．initial
C．written D．regular
解析：根据本空前的“Four years after”可知，此处强调了时间，意为“在我初次宣布讨厌新奥尔良的四年之后”。
答案：B
19．A.agree B．refer
C．hold D．point
解析：根据本空下一句“But I have stopped wanting to go home.”可知，“我”仍然坚持“我”的观点——这里太热了，但是“我”已经不想回家了。
答案：C
20．A.Except for B．But for
C．Instead of D．Because of
解析：因为人们对“我”的爱和接受，“我”感受到家就在这里。
答案：D
