16．In our old neighborhood，neighbors chatted over fences．Newcomers were welcomed with chocolate and bread．It had been easy to find friends there．Our new community was different．It seemed that family roots grew deep，deep as the Mississippi River that flowed past the tiny river town．
We'd moved to decrease my husband's distance to work．Only thirty miles．
After living there for six months，I was ready to move back home．I was lonely without a friend．My three boys were lonely．My husband，Lonny，seemed okay，but he spent his days at work．
Lonny noticed my sinking disposition．
"Shawnelle，you look unapproachable，"he said．He and I were sitting in lawn chairs．Samuel，our three-year-old son sat in his own little chair．
"What do you mean？"
"Body language．You placed our chairs fifteen yards away from everyone else．"
"It doesn't matter．I'm not going to have friends here．"Just then Samuel looked up．"Mom's right，Dad．And we just want to go home．"
That's when I knew that I needed an adjustment．I didn't want my boys to learn that the way to work through a tough time was to use a wounded and bitter attitude．
Over the next few months I smiled when I didn't feel like it．We signed up for reading programs at the library and often visited parks and the bike path along the river．
One afternoon Samuel and I climbed up the stairs to the library activity room．A woman who I hadn't seen before sat at a long table with a tiny boy．
"Hi，"she said．"I'm Tammy．Do you need a seat？There's one right here．"
I sat down next to Tammy．Soon class was over，and we still had a lot to say．"Why don't you come over later？"Tammy asked．"I live on a farm．There's plenty of room for the kids to run．"We went．And since that day，we've been back a million times．
When I look back，I'm grateful for that tough time．I learned to persevere．I'm glad I didn't give up．
And as for my boys，they learned a lesson，too．"Keep moving forward，"is what I tell them．"Your heart will follow．"
41．Why did the writer move to a new neighborhood？D
A．To find a part-time job in the library．
B．To make new friends with the local people．
C．To enjoy the beauty of the Mississippi River．
D．To make her husband go to work conveniently．
42．Shawnelle decided to keep going whenB．
A．Tammy encouraged her to join conversations
B．Samuel expressed his wish to go back home
C．Lonny pointed out the mistakes of her body language
D．Tammy invited her to go to her farm
43．Shawnelle mentioned her friendship with Tammy to proveC．
A．women seemed to have endless words to say
B．Tammy was rich to have room for kids
C．her family had finally fitted in the new place
D．Tammy's farm was suitable for kids to play on
44．What lesson did Shawnelle teach her kids？D
A．Have a dream in difficult times．
B．Never break up with old friends．
C．Be careful in making friends．
D．Keep up in a tough time．
45．What does the underlined word"disposition"in the fourth paragraph probably mean？A
A．mood
B．sorrow
C．depression
D．liveliness．
分析 作者講了自己一家人從一個老的社區(qū)搬到一個新的社區(qū)，從孤獨、準備放棄要回家，再到改變自己的態(tài)度，最終一家人融入了這個新社區(qū)的故事來說明一個道理：即使在困難的時候，也要堅持下去！
解答 41-45DBCDA
41題答案：D 考查細節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章中的"We'd moved to decrease my husband's distance to work"（我們搬過來是為了減少我丈夫上班的距離）可知本題答案為D選項．
42題答案：B 考查細節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章中的"That's when I knew that I needed an adjustment．I didn't want my boys to learn that the way to work through a tough time was to use a wounded and bitter attitude"（那（兒子表達想回去的愿望的時候）就是我知道我需要作出調整的時候．我不想我的孩子知道熬過艱難的時期的方法就是使用一種受傷的、痛苦的態(tài)度）可知本題答案為B選項．
43題答案：C 考查細節(jié)推理，Shawnelle提到她和Tammy的友誼是為了證明自己在改變態(tài)度以后自己的家人終于融入了新的社區(qū)，故本題答案為C選項．
44題答案：D 考查細節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章中的And as for my boys，they learned a lesson，too．"Keep moving forward，"is what I tell them．"（對于我的孩子，他們也受到了啟示：繼續(xù)向前--這就是我告訴他們的）可知本題答案為D選項．
45題答案：A 考查細節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章中的"I was lonely without a friend"（我沒有朋友很孤獨）可知丈夫注意到了"我"低落的"情緒"，故本題答案為A選項"情緒"．
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案．
