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 fami1y moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special times—like my wedding 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 Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share 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 I 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 recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is fil1ed. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
小題1:The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans     .
A．a(chǎn)t the age of 13
B．before she got married
C．before the writer’s family moved away
D．a(chǎn)fter they moved to new homes
小題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 times
小題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
小題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 1ast name was Wagman
小題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

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：文章講述了兩個友好的女孩兒在經(jīng)歷了搬家、成家等事情之后，分開了40年，又久別重逢的故事，表達了友情的珍貴。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段“When I was 13, my fami1y moved away.”可知，作者和Linda 是在作者搬家之前一起去上鋼琴課的。故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段“Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often.”可知，各自成家之后，忙于照顧孩子而美語時間寫信。故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段可知，作者十分想念Linda，作者需要一個朋友來分享她的快樂和悲傷。然而，作者沒有像Linda那樣的朋友。故選D。
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段可知，作者通過Linda的女兒聯(lián)系到了Linda。當(dāng)聽到Linda的聲音時，作者失分興奮。故選B。
小題5:根據(jù)最后一段“Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years.”可知，作者和Linda四十年沒見了。故選A。
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