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选修八 题型专攻1 A Temperature is part of my married romance coming to New York from Baltimore—where there is just one small snowstorm each year. I was__1__by a fireplace in my new home, with fires__2__all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding. My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario, where winter__3__from September to May and cold wind is__4__.“When Canadians have 30 below, they__5__it，” he says.“Cold wind is for crybabies.” So to marry this man I had to learn to__6__for serious cold. To get me from Baltimores Inner Harbor to Albanys frozen Hudson, Peter piled me__7__jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves even a hat with ear flaps. The gift of Sorel boots—comfortably warm at Canadas 30 below, was a__8__we were getting serious. That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought Id__9__. My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could__10__tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional__11__to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on__12__days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build__13__. __14__， having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I__15__went on a second date with a man whose response to my“Im cold”was“Put on a sweater”. Now Im married to a man who__16__that cold hands do not mean a warm heart. And that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, Ive grown, too. I am__17__， in this new life and climate, to go to look for that cost-saving sweater. The word comfortable did not__18__refer to being contented. Its Latin root, comfortare, means to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter; not to make us comfortable, but to make us__19__. We__20__not be warm but we are indeed comforted. 文章大意：本文讲述了作者因嫁给了加拿大人Peter，从温暖的Baltimore来到New York。为了能够使自己适应这种温度的剧烈变化，作者从身体和心理上都慢慢地适应了在严寒环境中的生活。 1．A.set down B．set about C．set up D．set out 答案：A　根据“just as what ancient people did at a wedding”我们可知作者