2022届高考冲刺完形填空题型专练（夹叙夹议）（含答案）

完形填空题型专练（夹叙夹议）
A
One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be great when you are not busy finding fault with it.
Several years ago I received a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always 1 by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and nothing was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really 2 person.
Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 3 . Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost impossible to deal with was that the day before the 4 , Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 5 of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 6 . It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 7 her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 8 everything so harshly(刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her life as well.
Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault-finding, 9 when we're honest, we can be sharply 10 of the world. I'm not suggesting you 11 problems, or that you pretend things are 12 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are— 13 most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big 14 .
Train yourself to "bite your tongue", and with a little 15 , you'll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.
1.A. threatened B. interrupted C. bothered D. spoiled
2.A. caring B. boring C. interesting D. surprising
3.A. attitude B. plan C. measure D. explanation
4.A. occasion B. event C. accident D. adventure
5.A. memory B. notice C. evidence D. choice
6.A. hear B. contribute C. express D. admit
7.A. aware of B. afraid of C. curious about D. confused about
8.A. discuss B. realize C. judge D. settle
9.A. so B. or C. but D. for
10.A. proud B. sure C. hopeful D. critical
11.A. face B. create C. solve D. ignore
12.A. rarer B. better C. stranger D. worse
13.A. at least B. at last C. by far D. so far
14.A. task B. deal C. result D. duty
15.A. practice B. speech C. rest D. pity
B
I was walking my dog Snoopy one evening while the last light of the setting sun ___1___ the clouds purple and pink. I looked up at the sky and smiled. After a minute Snoopy started ___2___ at her leash. She was more than ready to head inside for a bowl of dog food and a bacon ___3___. I wasn’t quite ready to go in, however, so I ___4___ her. I was waiting for my friends the Little Blinkers to appear.
It wasn’t long either ___5___ I saw them switching their lights on and off. They were fireflies, of course, also known as lightning bugs. Over all the years that I have lived here they have never failed to appear at this time during the summer. They have never failed to ___6___ me. They have never failed to make the world a little brighter. It has always been such a ___7___ too knowing that such wonderful creatures can shine their own light and make the ___8___ meadows look like the starry skies above. They make me want to share my own light as well, even if it isn’t that bright and even if it does ___9___ to blink now and then.
Robert Fulghum wrote, “I know some people who ___10___ a lot of light. Because they have absorbed a lot of light themselves. They shine.” I don’t know how much light I have ___11___ the years, but I do know that I won’t keep it ___12___ under a basket. I will shine it. I will share it. I will use it to ___13___ as much goodness, love, joy, and wisdom into this world as I possibly can.
May you always ___14___ your light as brightly as you can. May you always share it with others as well. Remember that you are not asked to ___15___ the whole world up. What you need to do is just to make your little corner of it a bit brighter.
1. A. printed B. dyed C. colored D. pictured
2. A. pushing B. pulling C. dragging D. waving
3. A. food B. thing C. treat D. feast
4. A. comforted B. approved C. pleased D. blamed
5. A. unless B. before C. when D. once
6. A. delight B. disappoint C. satisfy D. touch
7. A. chance B. surprise C. curiosity D. joy
8. A. green B. ordinary C. vast D. dark
9. A. intend B. plan C. tend D. manage
10. A. give out B. give off C. give away D. give in
11. A. absorbed B. appealed C. applied D. collected
12. A. stayed B. remained C. changed D. hidden
13. A. cause B. appear C. bring D. require
14. A. hold B. shine C. spread D. offer
15. A. build B. deepen C. light D. brighten
C
An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she ___1___ a bumper sticker (车尾贴) on her car reading: You Matter.
Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would ___2___ it. However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of ___3___ every time she hit the road. More often than not, people ___4___ slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their ___5___, waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You ___6___ too!” Once while she was driving down the highway, she became ___7___ when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the ___8___, she still felt happy. Last year, someone ___9___ her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an) ___10___ sticker. I’ve seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done.” The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who ___11___ to catch sight of the sticker.
Stories like Amie’s really ___12___ the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our ___13___ and it doesn’t cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children ___14___ well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at nursing homes. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they seem, they can make a ___15___ impact on the world, and help form general goodness.
1. A. tore up B. picked up C. fixed up D. put up
2. A. watch B. overlook C. notice D. ignore
3. A. attention B. confusion C. strangers D. passers-by
4. A. running B. driving C. walking D. riding
5. A. voices B. hats C. shoulders D. thumbs
6. A. count B. share C. value D. matter
7. A. frightened B. discouraged C. embarrassed D. disappointed
8. A. parking B. speed C. incident D. event
9. A. approached B. blocked C. repaired D. cleaned
10. A. important B. special C. typical D. skeptical
11. A. happened B. occurred C. managed D. offered
12. A. shock B. inspire C. delight D. satisfy
13. A. feelings B. thoughts C. spirits D. minds
14. A. work B. exercise C. conduct D. behave
15. A. reliable B. subjective C. positive D. brief
D
Years ago, my grandmother was in a nursing home. She was a retired university professor, which brought her an ocean of ___1___ she had taught before.
In sharp ___2___ with my grandmother, almost no one came to see the old man next door. He was ___3___ most of the time.
Once I ___4___ him, “How are you doing recently ” He gave me a look, saying nothing. Thinking he was ___5___ of hearing, I raised my voice and asked again. He just shook his head slightly. After a long while, finding I was ___6___ there, he just said, “Fine.” Then he looked away. I had to shut up, feeling rather ___7___.
Later, I learned that the old man had got quite a few companies from his family. Since he was not a good ___8___, he annoyed many people and even made his family and friends ___9___. And ___10___, his companies all failed.
So what is the most important ___11___ a person can have Perhaps you think making money is the answer. No! But the ability to ___12___ your thoughts is. It’s extremely important for a person to learn to put what he thinks into ___13___. It makes a relationship ___14___ and a career flourish (繁荣). I’m afraid this is something many of us ___15___. Just think: How many of us have ever hurt those who love us just because we are not good at speaking So, more often than not, it is not what we think but how we speak that determines how far we can go in life.
1. A. neighbors B. friends C. relatives D. visitors
2. A. agreement B. contrast C. conflict D. company
3. A. alone B. calm C. high-spirited D. impatient
4. A. questioned B. greeted C. encountered D. encouraged
5. A. tired B. ashamed C. hard D. short
6. A. always B. already C. also D. still
7. A. uncomfortable B. concerned C. helpless D. innocent
8. A. expert B. competitor C. speaker D. partner
9. A. break down B. pull away C. fall behind D. drop out
10. A. typically B. obviously C. unexpectedly D. consequently
11. A. skill B. challenge C. principle D. qualification
12. A. update B. develop C. express D. dominate
13. A. action B. words C. plans D. consideration
14. A. appear B. worsen C. collapse D. last
15. A. lack B. possess C. oppose D. defense
Keys：
A篇：1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.D 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.A
B篇：1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. D
C篇：1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. C
D篇：1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
答案与解析
A
答案：1-5CBACD 6-10CACCD 11-15DBABA
解析：1.她几乎一直为琐事烦心。threaten威胁; interrupt打断, 插嘴; bother烦扰,打扰; spoil溺爱, 糟蹋, 破坏。
2.她变成了一个真的很令人厌烦的人。caring关心他人的,有同情心的; boring无聊的,令人厌烦的;interesting 有趣的;surprising令人惊讶的。
3.不幸的是,在经历了一场可怕的事故后她改变了她的态度。attitude态度,看法;plan计划,方案;measure措施,测量,尺寸;explanation解释,说明。
4.句意参见上题解析。occasion时机;event重要事情,大事;accident事故,意外;adventure冒险,奇遇。结合上文的"a car crash"可知应选择C项。
5.她花了全部的时间批评朋友对男友的选择……memory记忆,内存,存储器;notice布告,通知;evidence证据, 证明;choice选择,抉择。
6.在她认为需要表达的很多事情上,她一直在批评她最好的朋友。hear听到,听见;contribute贡献,捐助,投稿; express表达;admit 承认。
7.直到她的朋友受了重伤,她才意识到她指责别人的习惯。aware of意识到,明白;afraid of害怕,担心;curious about对……好奇;confused about对……感到迷惑。
8.很快她学会了感激生活而不再那么刻薄地评判一切。discuss讨论;realize意识到,实现;judge判断;settle解决,定居。
9.也许我们中的大多数人并不像凯瑞那样埋怨生活,可是,实事求是地讲,我们可能对这个世界也是很挑剔的。
10.句意参见上题解析。proud自豪的,得意的,自负的;sure确信,可靠的;hopeful满怀希望;critical批评的,挑剔的,关键的。
11.“我”并不是在建议你忽视生活中的问题,也不是在建议你假装认为情况比现实要好。face面对;create创造, 创作;solve解决;ignore忽视,不予理睬。
12.句意参见上题解析。rarer更稀罕的,更稀少的; better更好的;stranger更奇怪的,更陌生的;worse更糟的,更差的。
13.你要学会允许事情顺其自然—至少大多数情况下是这样,尤其是在根本不是什么大不了的事情上。at least至少;at last最后; by far……得多(与形容词、副词的比较级或最高级连用);so far迄今为止。
14.句意参见上题解析。task任务;deal交易,待遇; result结果;duty责任,职责。a big deal巨额交易,一件非常重要的事。
15.训练你自己“忍住不说”,经过一些练习,你就能够真正地做到顺其自然。practice实践,练习;speech演讲, 演说;rest休息,剩余部分;pity怜悯,同情,遗憾。
B
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B
11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. D
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。一天晚上作者出去遛狗，夜空下看到一闪一闪的萤火虫，联想到人也应该跟萤火虫一样，为他人、为世界发挥自己的光芒。
1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天晚上，我在遛史努比的时候，夕阳的余晖把云渲染成了紫色和粉红色。A. printed打印，印刷；B. dyed用（颜料等）给…染色；C. colored渲染，染色；D. pictured。根据空格后“the clouds purple and pink”可知，句中形象地比喻夕阳照耀云朵，就像给它渲染了（colored）颜色一样。故选C项。
2. 考查动名词词义辨析。句意：过了一会儿，史努比开始拉她的皮带。A. pushing压，推；B. pulling拉；C. dragging拖；D. waving挥手。根据下一句提到史努比迫不及待想吃食物可知，史努比开始拉（pulling）它的皮带进屋去找食物，故选B项。
3. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她迫不及待进屋去吃一碗狗粮和熏肉零食。A. food食物；B. thing事情，东西；C. treat款待，小零食；D. feast盛宴。分析语境可知，史努比想要吃食物和熏肉，此处的熏肉是小零食（treat）。故选C项。
4. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不过，我还没准备好进去，所以我安慰了她。A. comforted安慰；B. approved赞成，批准；C. pleased使高兴；D. blamed责备。文中的“我”自己还没有准备好，所以安慰（comforted）史努比，让它别着急。故选A项。
5. 考查连词词义辨析。句意：也没过多久，我就看到它们一闪一闪的发光。A. unless除非；B. before在…以前；C. when当…时候；D. once曾经。根据上文可知，文中的我傍晚带史努比出去，过了不多会（it wasn’t long before…），天黑了，我看到了萤火虫发光。故选B项。
6. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们总是让我高兴。A. delight使高兴，取悦；B. disappoint使失望；C. satisfy使满足；D. touch接触，感动。根据下一句“They have never failed to make the world a little brighter（他们总是能让世界变得更加光明）”可知，萤火虫发光照亮黑暗，使人高兴（delight），故选A项。
7. 考查名词的词义辨析。句意：如此奇妙的生物能发出自己的光芒，使黑暗的草地看起来像是天上繁星点点的天空，这一直是一件令人愉快的事。A. chance机会；B. surprise惊讶；C. curiosity好奇；D. joy愉快，欣喜。根据语境，作者感动于小萤火虫发光照亮黑暗，认为这是一件令他愉快（joy）的事情。故选D项。
8. 考查形容词的词义辨析。句意：如此奇妙的生物能发出自己的光芒，使黑暗的草地看起来像是天上繁星点点的天空，这一直是一件令人欣喜的事。A. green绿色的；B. ordinary普通的；C. vast辽阔的；D. dark黑暗的。根据上文可知，文中我晚上出去遛狗，夜空下草地原本是黑暗的（dark）， 故选D项。
9. 考查动词的词义辨析。句意：它们也使我想分享自己的光，即使它不是那么亮，即使它往往的确时而眨一眨。A. intend打算；B. plan计划；C. tend往往，趋向；D. manage管理。根据语境，形象的比喻自己的光往往（tend）不是很亮，就像萤火虫的光一样。故选C项。
10. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：罗伯特·富尔格姆写道：“我认识一些人，他们会释放很多光芒。”A. give out散发；B. give off释放；C. give away放弃；D. give in屈服。分析语境可知，作者由萤火虫在黑暗中发光，联想到了人，形象地比喻有些人默默为他人提供帮助，释放（give off）自己的光芒，故选B项。
11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道这些年我吸收了多少光，但我知道我不会把它藏在篮子里。A. absorbed吸收；B. appealed上诉，申诉；C. applied申请，应用；D. collected收集。分析语境可知，文中的由萤火虫黑暗中发光，联想到自己接受到别人的很多帮助，就像吸收（absorbed）了别人的光芒一样，且上文的they have abourbed a lot of lighg themselves也有暗示，故选A项。
12. 考查过去分词词义辨析。句意：我不知道这些年我吸收了多少光，但我知道我不会把它藏在篮子里。A. stayed停留；B. remained保持；C. changed改变；D. hidden隐藏的。根据上一段中“They make me want to share my own light（他们使我想分享自己的光）”可知，文中的我不想隐藏（hidden），而是想分享自己的光芒。故选D项。
13. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会用它尽我所能把善良、爱、欢乐和智慧带给这个世界。A. cause引起；B. appear出现；C. bring带来；D. require需要。根据语境，萤火虫发光给黑暗带来了一丝光明，文中的我联想到自己，形象的表达自己也要像萤火虫一样，给世界带来（bring）善良、爱、欢乐和智慧，故选C项。
14. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：愿你一直尽你所能闪耀光芒。A. hold抓住；B. shine发光，照亮；C. spread传播，散布；D. offer主动提出，报价。根据第三段中“I will shine it. I will share it.（我会让它发光，我会分享它）”可知，此处要表达“发光（shine）”，故选B项。
15. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：记住，你不是被要求去照亮整个世界的。A. build建造；B. deepen加深；C. light点亮；D. brighten照亮。根据下一句“What you need to do is just to make your little corner of it a bit brighter（你需要做的只是让你的小角落更明亮一点）”，可知，句意表达的是，你不是被要求照亮（brighten）整个世界，故选D项。
C
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B
11. A 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. C
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了Amie Mickey在汽车上贴了一张写着“你很重要”的纸条。通过这种小的善意行为来传播正能量。
1. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：Amie Mickey就是这样的例子，她在自己的汽车保险杠上贴了一张贴纸，上面写着：你很重要。A. tore up撕碎；B. picked up捡起来；C. fixed up修理；D. put up张贴，提供。根据后文“a bumper sticker on her car”可知是在车上张贴了（put up）贴纸。故选D。
2. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：起初，她想知道人们是否会注意到它。A. watch看；B. overlook忽略；C. notice注意到；D. ignore忽视。根据后文“would roll down their windows, raising their”可知人们都注意到了这个贴纸，并且摇下窗和Amie打招呼。后文it指代贴纸。故选C。
3. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，令她吃惊的是，她开始发现，每一次出门，就会有很多人注意她。A. attention注意；B. confusion困惑；C. strangers陌生人；D. passers-by行人。根据后文“would roll down their windows, raising their”可知她车上的贴纸吸引了人们的注意。故选A。
4. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：通常情况下，在她的车附近缓慢行驶的人们会摇下车窗，竖起大拇指，挥手微笑。A. running奔跑；B. driving行驶，驾驶；C. walking步行；D. riding汽车。通过上下文分析，划线后提到“人们摇下车窗”，可知此处表示缓慢开车的人。故选B。
5. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：通常情况下，在她的车附近缓慢行驶的人们会摇下车窗，竖起大拇指，挥手微笑。A. voices声音；B. hats帽子；C. shoulders肩膀；D. thumbs拇指。同时根据下文可知，人们对他的行为表示称赞。故此处的“thumbs”表示称赞认可，所以竖起拇指。故选D。
6. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时，她甚至发现一些便利贴留在挡风玻璃上，上面写着“你也很重要！”A. count计算；B. share分享；C. value重视；D. matter要紧。通过上下文分析，此处和前句提到别人对Amie的行为表示“赞赏，挥手，微笑”并列。也是表达了别人对他行为的认可。同时和后文提到的“You matter!”相呼应。故选D。
7. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一次她在高速公路上开车，一个开着跑车的男人突然把车开到她旁边，一边挥手，一边用嘴说：“你很重要！”，她吓了一跳。A. frightened害怕的；B. discouraged灰心的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. disappointed失望的。通过后文“when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly”可知男人突然把车开到她旁边，所以Amie应该是感到很害怕的。故选A。
8. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然她花了一段时间才从那次事件中恢复过来，但她仍然感到快乐。A. parking停车；B. speed速度；C. incident事件；D. event大事，事件。通过上下文分析，此处指代上题提到的一个开着跑车的男人突然把车开到她旁边，一边挥手，一边用嘴说：“你很重要！”。因此Amie感到“吓一跳”这件事，是指从这次事件中恢复过来。incident是指偶然发生的、不太重要的小事。event是指重大而引人注目的事情。此处应用incident。故选C。
9. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年，当她在路边等朋友的时候，有人走近她的车，对她说：“这是一个特别的贴纸。”A. approached靠近；B. blocked阻塞；C. repaired修理；D. cleaned清理。根据后文saying to her可知该空的动词和同句中的saying构成前后的逻辑关系。先靠人，然后再说话。故选A。
10. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：去年，当她在路边等朋友的时候，有人走近她的车，对她说：“这是一个特别的贴纸。”A. important重要的；B. special特别的；C. typical典型的；D. skeptical怀疑的。通过上下文分析，后句提到“I’ve seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done.（我以前见过各种各样的贴纸，但没有一个像你的贴纸那样让我感动）。”可知，这个贴纸和他见过的其它贴纸不一样，很特别。故选B。
11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：贴纸上的这两个小字看起来很简单，但却引起了许多碰巧看到贴纸的陌生人的共鸣。A. happened发生；B. occurred发生；C. managed管理；D. offered提供。根据后文“to catch sight of the sticker”可知此处指很多人都是碰巧无意中看到，而受感动的。短语happen to“碰巧”。故选A。
12. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：像艾米这样的故事真的激励了我们其他人。A. shock震惊；B. inspire鼓舞；C. delight使高兴；D. satisfy满足。通过上下文分析，后文讲到Amie的行为给人们带来了一些思考，即激励了人们。故选B。
13. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候，一句友善的话语或一个手势可能会让我们的精神振奋起来，而且它不需要花费任何东西，只需要多考虑一下。A. feelings感觉；B. thoughts想法；C. spirits精神；D. minds思维。通过上下文分析，前文提到“像Amie这样的故事真的激励了我们其他人”。同时在最后一句话提到“他们看似渺小，却能对世界产生积极的影响”。综合分析，一些小行为会提振我们的精神。故选C。
14. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许这意味着给朋友一个拥抱，当孩子在学校表现良好时表扬他们，帮助别人或在养老院做志愿者。A. work工作；B. exercise锻炼；C. conduct实施；D. behave表现，行为。通过上下文分析，表扬孩子，是因为他们在学校的表现不错。故选D。
15. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们看似渺小，却能对世界产生积极的影响，帮助形成普遍的善良。A. reliable可靠的；B. subjective主观的；C. positive积极的；D. brief简短的。通过上下文分析，此处是对上文进行总结：前文提到了Amie的这种行为，给人们带来了很多的共鸣，激励其他人。还提到“有时候，一句友善的话语或一个手势可能会让我们的精神振奋起来”。同时在划线后讲到“这些行为帮助我们形成普遍的善良”。可知，这些行为的影响是积极的。故选C。
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【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者在养老院里一个不太会说话的老人身上认识到一个人最重要的能力是会说话（用语言表达自己的想法），我们说话的方式决定了我们的人生能达到什么样的高度。
1. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她是一名退休的大学教授，所以有很多学生来探望她。A. neighbors邻居；B. friends朋友；C. relatives亲戚；D. visitors访问者。根据空后的“In sharp ___77___ with my grandmother, almost no one came to see the old man next door.”可知，与我祖母形成鲜明对比的是，几乎没有人来看隔壁的老人，这说明来探望我祖母的人很多，故D项正确。
2. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：与我祖母形成鲜明对比的是，几乎没有人来看隔壁的老人。A. agreement一致；B. contrast对比；C. conflict冲突；D. company陪伴。空前一句说我祖母是一名退休的大学教授，所以有很多学生来探望她，再结合空后的“almost no one came to see the old man next door.”可知，几乎没有人来看隔壁的老人，这与我祖母形成鲜明的对比，故B项正确。
3. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他大部分时间都是独自一人。A. alone独自的；B. calm冷静的；C. high-spirited兴致勃勃的；D. impatient不耐烦的。空前一句说几乎没有人来看隔壁的老人，所以他大部分时间都是独自一人，故A项正确。
4. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次我跟他打招呼，“你最近怎么样？”，他看了我一眼，什么也没说。A. questioned询问；B. greeted问候、打招呼；C. encountered遭遇；D. encouraged鼓励。根据空后的“How are you doing recently ”可知，我跟那个老人打招呼，“你最近怎么样？”，故B项正确。
5. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我以为他听力不太好，就提高嗓门又问了一遍。A. tired厌烦的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. hard困难的；D. short不足的。空前一句说有一次我跟他打招呼，他只是看了我一眼，什么也没说，再结合空后的“I raised my voice and asked again.”可知，我提高嗓门又问了一遍，这说明我以为他听力不太好，be short of表示“……不足”，故D项正确。
6. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：过了很长一段时间，他发现我还在那儿，就说：“不错”，然后他转过头去，我不得不闭嘴，觉得很不舒服。A. always总是、一直；B. already已经；C. also也；D. still仍然。上文说有一次我主动跟他打招呼，他只是看了我一眼，什么也没说，我以为他听力不太好，就提高嗓门又问了一遍，这说明我还在那儿没走，故D项正确。
7. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. uncomfortable不舒服的；B. concerned关心的；C. helpless无助的；D. innocent无辜的。空前一句说他发现我还在那儿，只是淡淡地说了一句“不错”，甚至都没有礼貌性地说句谢谢，然后就把头转过去了，他的这种态度让我觉得很不舒服，故A项正确。
8. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于他不是一个会说话的人（他不太会说话），他惹恼了很多人，甚至使他的家人和朋友都走开了。A. expert专家；B. competitor对手；C. speaker说话者；D. partner伙伴。根据上文说的我和他打招呼时他对我的态度可知，他不是一个会说话的人（他不太会说话），故C项正确。
9. 考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. break down出故障；B. pull away离开；C. fall behind落后；D. drop out退出、退学。根据空前的“he annoyed many people”可知，他惹恼了很多人，甚至使他的家人和朋友都走开了，故B项正确。
10. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：结果，他的公司都倒闭了。A. typically典型地；B. obviously明显地；C. unexpectedly意外地；D. consequently结果、因此。空前说后来我得知以前他经营好几家公司，但由于不太会说话，他惹恼了很多人，甚至使他的家人和朋友都走开了，结果，他的公司都倒闭了，故D项正确。
11. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那么，一个人最重要的技能（能力）是什么呢？也许你认为是赚钱。A. skill技能；B. challenge挑战；C. principle原则；D. qualification资格。根据空后的“Perhaps you think making money is the answer.”可知，也许你认为是赚钱，因此此处问的是一个人最重要的技能是什么，空后的“the ability”也是提示，故A项正确。
12. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不！答案是能够表达你的想法。A. update更新；B. develop发展、培养；C. express表达；D. dominate控制、支配。空后一句说对一个人来说，学会用语言表达自己的想法是极其重要的，它能使关系持久，事业兴旺，因此一个人最重要的技能是能够表达自己的想法，故C项正确。
13. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：对一个人来说，学会用语言表达自己的想法是极其重要的，它能使关系持久，事业兴旺。A. action行动；B. words话语；C. plans计划；D. consideration考虑。空前一句说一个人最重要的技能是能够表达自己的想法，因此此处是说用语言表达自己的想法，故B项正确。
14. 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. appear出现；B. worsen恶化；C. collapse坍塌；D. last持续。根据空后的“a career flourish”可知，它能使关系持久，事业兴旺，故D项正确。
15. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：恐怕这是我们许多人所缺乏的。A. lack缺乏；B. possess拥有；C. oppose反对；D. defense防御。空后一句说试想一下：我们中有多少人曾经因为不会说话而伤害过爱我们的人？因此此处是说会说话的能力是我们许多人所缺乏的，故A项正确。