2006年全国2卷

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The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition （过渡期） for me.（21）                  is probably true with many people.I got quite homesick and （22）                  thought about going home.

Although the （23）                  time for many students is getting （24）                  from home,my mailbox was frequently （25）                 .One day when I went to the mailbox,there was a postcard （26）                  out at me.I sat down to read it,（27）                  a note from someone back home.（28）                  I became increasingly puzzled （困惑） as （29）                  postcards were like this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby.I took the card back to my room and （30）                  about it.

Several days later I （31）                  another postcard,this one （32）                  news about Maybelline,Mabel's cousin.Soon after,another card arrived and then another,（33）                  full of news of different people.I began to （34）                  look forward to the next one,（35）                  to see what this author would come up with （36）                 .I was never （37）                 .

Finally,the card （38）                  coming,right about the time I had began to feel （39）                  about college life.They had been such a happy distraction （调剂） that I have （40）                  all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.

21  A. If  B. So  C. As  D. What

22  A. often  B. carefully  C. seldom  D. merely

23  A. hard  B. last  C. busiest  D. happiest

24  A. visitors  B. letters  C. calls  D. directions

25  A. empty  B. full  C. closed  D. open

26  A. pouring  B. reaching  C. staring  D. rolling

27  A. describing  B. considering  C. enjoying  D. expecting

28  A. But  B. Thus  C. Also  D. Even

29  A. any  B. no  C. some  D. such

30  A. joked  B. talked  C. forgot  D. cared

31  A. mailed  B. accepted  C. wrote  D. received

32  A. delivering  B. demanding  C. discovering  D. developing

33  A. one  B. each  C. either  D. both

34  A. nearly  B. possible  C. usually  D. really

35  A. promising  B. surprised  C. interested  D. pretending

36  A. below  B. lately  C. next  D. behind

37  A. frightened  B. disappointed  C. excited  D. pleased

38  A. continued  B. stopped  C. started  D. avoided

39  A. easy  B. safe  C. tired  D. anxious

40  A. lost  B. collected  C. torn  D. saved