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When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”．
At the__1__of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I__2__a job advertisement hiring park hosts.The position offered a__3__， permanent campsite in the park, and__4__， the hosts served as a link between the park's guests and the rangers (护林人)．It was the perfect solution: a rent－free place to reorganize our lives.We entered the park and I made an__5__for the following day.
The park was__6__， so it took us some time to find an available site.That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table.We__7__climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to__8__our camp.
Having survived that night, we were__9__that everything else would be all right.The next day we met with the people who ran the park.They explained our__10__and gave us a beautiful campsite.That evening，__11__， we learned about the canyon__12__.They were strong and cold，rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay__13__in the dark until the winds died away.
__14__the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and__15__the little money my wife__16__by substitute teaching.Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful__17__.For a time after our business__18__I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny__19__with no television, we sat close together reading and talking.One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself__20__for all the hardships.We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls.We had become a family!
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述我们生意失败后，去了帕洛杜罗峡谷州立公园，在那里，我们遇到了一些困难，但是一家人更加亲密了，我感激我们遇到的所有的困难。
1．A.back B．edge
C．centre D．entrance
答案：D
解析：由下文可知，我们是在公园的入口处看到的广告。entrance，“入口”，符合语境。
2．A.sponsored B．published
C．noticed D．answered
答案：C
解析：由语境可知，此处很显然表示“我们在公园的入口处无意当中注意到有则要雇用看公园的人的广告”。由句意可知C项正确。
3．A.safe B．free
C．convenient D．beautiful
答案：B
解析：由本段倒数第二句话可知，此处营地是永久免费的。故B项正确。
4．A.in return B．in time
C．in short D．in turn
答案：A
解析：提供永久的、免费的营地；作为回报，看公园的人得充当公园的游客和护林人之间的联系者。由语境可知A项正确。
5．A.attempt B．agreement
C．appeal D．appointment
答案：D
解析：由语境可知，显然作者是看到这则广告，很感兴趣，所以就预约了第二天。make an appointment，“预约”，符合语境。
6．A.crowded B．dangerous
C．ideal D．quiet
答案：A
解析：由后半句“so it took us some time to find an available site”可知，公园很拥挤。
7．A.repeatedly B．immediately
C．eventually D．calmly
答案：B
解析：由前句信息“my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table”可知，看到两只大的臭鼬朝我们的桌子走来，我们肯定害怕，因此马上就爬上桌子，故B项正确。
8．A.attack B．leave
C．pass D．search
答案：B
解析：我们爬到桌子上很显然是要等臭鼬离开，故B项正确。
9．A.satisfied B．determined
C．confident D．aware
答案：C
解析：由前半句“Having survived that night”可知，我们很自信其他一切都会好起来的，故C项正确。
10．A.responsibilities B．requirements
C．circumstances D．conditions
答案：A
解析：由第二段信息“the hosts served as a link between the park's guests and the rangers (护林人)”可知，此处表示“我们要承担的责任”，故A项正确。
11．A.moreover B．therefore
C．meanwhile D．however
答案：D
解析：前一段提到我们遇到经营公园的人，他们给我们介绍了我们的责任，给了我们一个漂亮的营地；而后面显然是我们了解到的一些事情，前后表示转折关系，用however，故D项正确。
12．A.winds B．snows C．woods D．trails
答案：A
解析：由后句信息“They were strong and cold，rocking our little camping truck violently”以及“until the winds died away”可知，此处指的是“大峡谷的风”，故A项正确。
13．A.shaking B．quarrelling
C．mourning D．aching
答案：A
解析：由语境可知，风猛烈地刮着，显然是我们躺在黑暗中颤抖，故A项正确。
14．A.After B．Between
C．During D．Beyond
答案：C
解析：由语境可知，此处表示“在接下来的几周里”，表示“在……里，在……期间”，用during，故C项正确。
15．A.give away B．hand out
C．live on D．put aside
答案：C
解析：由句意可知，在接下来的几周里，我们学会了在卡车上生存，学会了靠妻子当代课老师挣的一点钱生存，故C项正确。
16．A.borrowed B．earned
C．posted D．raised
答案：B
解析：earn money为固定搭配，意为“赚钱，挣钱”，故B项正确。
17．A.business B．career
C．family D．image
答案：C
解析：由后边那句“I thought I might lose my family as well”可知，此处表示“生意成功然后又失去了就使得我们几乎没有时间来建立一个成功的家庭”，故C项正确。
18．A.started B．failed
C．expanded D．declined
答案：B
解析：本句与文章开头第一句话“When our restaurant business failed”相呼应，指“我们生意失败”。
19．A.truck B．park C．house D．camp
答案：A
解析：前面还有几个地方提到truck，显然是生活在没有电视的小卡车里，故A项正确。
20．A.desperate B．ready
C．suitable D．thankful
答案：D
解析：由前半句“we sat close together reading and talking”以及后半句“We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls.We had become a family！”可知，我们收获颇多，我感激我们遇到的所有的艰难困苦，故D项正确。
