It was pouring outside. We all stood there 21 , some patiently, others annoyed 22 nature m

It was pouring outside. We all stood there 21 , some patiently, others annoyed 22 nature messed （弄糟）their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 23 away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice 24 me .
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 25 down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and 26 : “Mom, let’s run through the
rain .”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No , we won’t , Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said
as she 27 her Mom’s arm .
“This morning? 28 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said ,” If God can get us through this , he can get us through 29 .”
The entire crowd turned 30 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about 31
she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 32 . But then we heard,
“Honey, you are 33. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,”
Mom said. Then 34 they ran.
We all stood 35 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 36 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 37 to their cars. Circumstances （境况）or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 38 . But no one can ever take away your precious 39 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 40 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
【小题1】A．talkingB．waitingC．complainingD．expecting【小题2】A．asifB．evenifC．becauseD．when【小题3】A．takingB．puttingC．drivingD．washing【小题4】A．caughtB．brokeC．impressedD．called【小题5】A．slowsB．comesC．pushesD．calms【小题6】A．askedB．repeatedC．requiredD．added【小题7】A．pulledB．touchedC．wavedD．felt【小题8】A．WhyB．HowC．WhenD．Where【小题9】A．therainB．thediseaseC．anythingD．something【小题10】A．stillB．silentC．seriousD．angry【小题11】A．whatB．howC．whetherD．if【小题12】A．dishonestB．sillyC．daringD．forgetful【小题13】A．rightB．wrongC．stupidD．clever【小题14】A．offB．alongC．onD．over【小题15】A．sighingB．jokingC．discussingD．watching【小题16】A．followedB．guidedC．respectedD．praised【小题17】A．timeB．wayC．sameD．best【小题18】A．houseB．moneyC．healthD．time【小题19】A．childrenB．memoriesC．courageD．experience【小题20】A．possibilitiesB．opportunitiesC．riskD．challengeB

(答案→)B 解析：【小题1】B。外面下雨了，人们都在躲雨，等候雨停。下文母亲的话“We’ll wait until...”也给出了提示。从后半句看，一些人耐心，一些人有些恼怒，所以不能说大家都在抱怨。【小题2】C。别的人恼怒，当然因为大自然的突然降雨打乱了他们正常的工作生活节奏。【小题3】D。雨水冲刷走了世界上的尘土和脏物。【小题4】A。catch me相当于catch my attention，“引起了我的注意力”，因为此前我正沉醉于雨水带来的感受中。并没有让我恼怒，也谈不上给我留下了很深的印象。【小题5】A。slow down指雨下得缓和一点，不能说stop a bit，停止不存在程度上的一点。【小题6】B。此句话和前面说的话一样，所以是重复了一遍。【小题7】A。小孩子想让母亲一起在雨中走，而母亲又没有答应，所以孩子要拉着母亲的手往外走。【小题8】C。从女儿的回答“When you were talking ...”可知母亲是问小孩自己是什么时候说那话的。【小题9】C。如果上帝能让小孩的父亲度过这一难关，则能让他们度过任何“难关”。【小题10】B。still一动不动；silent沉默，不出声。对于小孩的这一天真美好的愿望，大家显然都事先没有想到，所以都在沉默，并静观下面事情的发展。【小题11】A。what引导宾语从句，what在句中充当say的宾语，母亲在考虑要和女儿怎么说。【小题12】B。母亲知道，孩子说出的话，在一些人看来肯定会是有点傻的，因为上帝是不存在的，这种愿望只是一种幻想。dishonest不诚实的，欺骗的。孩子的说法是一种美好愿望，当然算不上是欺骗。【小题13】A。母亲不愿破坏孩子的童真，所以表示赞同“你是对的”，是肯定孩子的话就是自己讲过的话，而不是说孩子聪明。【小题14】A。run off跑开。此处强调off，故把这个词提前。【小题15】D。上文的silent以及下文的smiling，laughing可以看出母女的行为已引起了人们的关注，他们都在看着母女俩在雨中跑。【小题16】A。从定语从句可知，母女的行为也感染了其他的人，又有几个人也加入她们的行列，在雨中奔跑。follow跟着。【小题17】B。all the way一路上。way和后面的to搭配。这几个人一边跑一边又叫又笑，很兴奋。【小题18】C。母女的美好愿望是源于小孩的父亲得癌症了，所以说境况可以带走人们的健康。【小题19】B。从下文“… make memories every day!”可知，自己创造的美好记忆是不会被带走的。【小题20】B。take the chance / opportunities to do …抓住机会做某事，为固定搭配。该句的意思是“抓住创造美好记忆的机会

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