It’s about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers’ home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting. Ehlers ___1___about the small dog he had seen ___2___ alongside the road. He had ___3___ to coax(哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had ___4___.
Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that ___5___ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove ___6___. After a long and careful ___7___, Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving ___8___ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with ___9___. It just started licking(舔) Ehlers’ face.
A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one ____10____ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a ____11____ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers ____12____ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had ____13____ their dog.
Jeff had ____14____ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched ____15____ for Rosie in the next four days.
Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It’s good to know there’s still someone out there who ____16____ enough to go to that kind of ____17____,”says Lisa of Ehlers’ rescue ____18____.
“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as ____19____ to it as I am to my dogs,” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I’d hope that somebody would be ____20____ to go that extra mile.”
1.A.read B.forgot C.thought D.heard
2.A.fighting B.trembling C.eating D.sleeping
3.A.tried B.agreed C.promised D.regretted
4.A.calmed down B.stood up C.rolled over D.run off
5.A.injured B.stolen C.lost D.rescued
6.A.home B.past C.back D.on
7.A.preparation B.explanation C.test D.search
8.A.cautiously B.casually C.skillfully D.angrily
9.A.surprise B.joy C.hesitation D.anxiety
10.A.predicted B.advertised C.believed D.recorded
11.A.house B.phone C.street D.car
12.A.called B.copied C.counted D.remembered
13.A.fed B.adopted C.found D.cured
14.A.hunted B.skied C.lived D.worked
15.A.on purpose B.on time C.in turn D.in vain
16.A.cares B.sees C.suffers D.learns
17.A.place B.trouble C.waste D.extreme
18.A.service B.plan C.effort D.team
19.A.equal B.allergic C.grateful D.close
20.A.suitable B.proud C.wise D.willing
Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been____21____ to pay lawyers’ fees. To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed(诊断)with a _____22_____ disease. There was no _____23_____, only pain relief.
Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a _____24_____ journey, as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者)guide.
This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and _____25_____ recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just £320 in the bank. They planned to keep the _____26_____ low by living on boiled noodles, with the _____27_____ hamburger shop treat.
Wild camping is _____28_____ in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up _____29_____and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot ______30______ than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor ______31______ all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial ______32______, found his symptoms were strangely ______33______ by their daily tiring journey.
_____34_____, the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had ______35______ forever. "Our hair was fried and falling out, nails broken, clothes ______36______ to a thread, but we were alive."
During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, "______37______ had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) ______38______ written book. It had also given me a ______39______, either to leave that page ______40______ or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.”
21.A.drawn up B.used up C.backed up D.kept up
22.A.mild B.common C.preventable D.serious
23.A.cure B.luck C.care D.promise
24.A.business B.walking C.bus D.rail
25.A.expected B.frightening C.disappointing D.surprising
26.A.budget B.revenue C.compensation D.allowance
27.A.frequent B.occasional C.abundant D.constant
28.A.unpopular B.lawful C.attractive D.illegal
29.A.soon B.early C.late D.slowly
30.A.harder B.easier C.cheaper D.funnier
31.A.rolled B.bled C.ached D.trembled
32.A.struggle B.progress C.excitement D.research
33.A.developed B.controlled C.reduced D.increased
34.A.Initially B.Eventually C.Temporarily D.Consequently
35.A.gained B.kept C.wounded D.lost
36.A.sewn B.washed C.worn D.ironed
37.A.Doctors B.Hiking C.Lawyers D.Homelessness
38.A.well B.partly C.neatly D.originally
39.A.choice B.reward C.promise D.break
40.A.loose B.full C.blank D.missing
A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But __41__ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian ____42____ .
Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their ____43____ ended and he did not want her ticket to ___44___ . The ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让) ___45___ , but since passport information was not required when ____46____ , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can ___47___ it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to ___48___ a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his ___49___ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the ___50___ passports, “More ___51___ , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in ___52___ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of ___53___ , thousands of e-mails, people around the world ___54___ their stories of travel.”
Axani wrote in his post that he is not ___55___ anything in return and that the woman who uses the ___56___ticket can choose to either travel with him or __57__ the ticket and travel on her own.
The __58__ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before __59__ in Toronto on January 8. He said the __60__ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
41.A.benefits B.deposits C.restrictions D.examinations
42.A.origin B.passport C.accent D.friend
43.A.holiday B.marriage C.dream D.relationship
44.A.go to waste B.come to mind C.go on sale D.come into effect
45.A.policy B.order C.payment D.schedule
46.A.applying B.booking C.checking D.bargaining
47.A.use B.borrow C.choose D.buy
48.A.sacrifice B.express C.experience D.provide
49.A.answer B.advice C.offer D.comment
50.A.same B.right C.new D.real
51.A.interesting B.annoying C.satisfying D.convincing
52.A.writing B.giving C.lending D.changing
53.A.touch B.question C.date D.control
54.A.admiring B.advertising C.sharing D.doubting
55.A.leaving B.looking for C.losing D.dealing with
56.A.single B.strange C.regular D.extra
57.A.return B.take C.reserve D.hide
58.A.interview B.program C.trip D.meeting
59.A.ending B.calling C.repeating D.staying
60.A.honored B.lovely C.intelligent D.lucky
Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success ___61___ fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the ____62____ in our lives.
When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no ___63___ of knowing that his life was to change ____64____. The class experiment that day was to ____65____ how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling (冒泡) to the surface. ____66____, the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat ____67____ held something more volatile (易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container ___68___, leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.
When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents ____69____ to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had ______70______ their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as ______71______. He learned braille (盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n)______72______ public speaker.
Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from ______73______ for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to _____74_____ his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue _____75_____ it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the ______76______ Wilson made to preventing the ______77______.
Wilson received several international ______78______ for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a _____79_____. He proved that it’s not what happens to us that ______80______ our lives-it’s what we make of what happens.
61.A.depends B.holds C.keeps D.reflects
62.A.dilemmas B.accidents C.events D.steps
63.A.way B.hope C.plan D.measure
64.A.continually B.gradually C.gracefully D.completely
65.A.direct B.show C.advocate D.declare
66.A.Anyway B.Moreover C.Somehow D.Thus
67.A.mistakenly B.casually C.amazingly D.clumsily
68.A.erupted B.exploded C.emptied D.exposed
69.A.deserved B.attempted C.cared D.agreed
70.A.submitted to B.catered for C.impressed on D.happened to
71.A.fantastic B.extraordinary C.impressive D.catastrophic
72.A.accomplished B.crucial C.specific D.innocent
73.A.deafness B.depression C.blindness D.speechlessness
74.A.decide B.abandon C.control D.accept
75.A.until B.when C.unless D.before
76.A.opposition B.adjustments C.commitment D.limitations
77.A.preventable B.potential C.spreadable D.influential
78.A.scholarships B.rewards C.awards D.bonuses
79.A.fortune B.recipe C.dream D.vision
80.A.distinguishes B.determines C.claims D.limits
Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second_____81_____. He learned the value and beauty of ____82____ there from a very young age.
When he was 16, Molai began to notice something ____83____ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the ____84____ it caused had driven away a number of birds. ____85____, the number of snakes had declined as well. He ____86____ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the ____87____. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek ____88____ during the daytime. He turned to the ____89____ department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and _____90_____a nearby island where he began to plant trees.
____91____ young plants in the dry season was ______92______for a lone boy. Molai built at the _____93_____ of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to______94______ rainwater. The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.
Molai _____95_____ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.
81.A.dream B.job C.home D.choice
82.A.nature B.youth C.culture D.knowledge
83.A.precious B.interesting C.disturbing D.awkward
84.A.waste B.tension C.pain D.damage
85.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise
86.A.agreed B.realized C.remembered D.predicted
87.A.noise B.heat C.disease D.dust
88.A.directions B.partners C.help D.shelter
89.A.labor B.police C.forest D.finance
90.A.rebuilt B.discovered C.left D.managed
91.A.Decorating B.Observing C.Watering D.Guarding
92.A.tough B.illegal C.fantastic D.beneficial
93.A.back B.top C.foot D.side
94.A.cool down B.keep off C.purify D.collect
95.A.returned B.learned C.failed D.continued
参考答案:
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.C
6.C
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.B
11.B
12.A
13.C
14.A
15.D
16.A
17.B
18.C
19.D
20.D
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【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Ehlers在打猎时在路边发现一只走失的小狗,他想哄它到自己身边来,但未能成功。回家后,Ehlers还是很担心这只狗,四天后他和朋友一起出去找到这只狗,并最终帮它找到了主人。
1.考查动词词义辨析。A. read阅读;B. forgot忘记;C. thought想,思考;D. heard听到。根据下文Ehlers和朋友一起去找那只狗可知,此处是指Ehlers一直在想关于那只狗的事,故选C。
2.考查动词词义辨析。A. fighting战斗;B. trembling发抖;C. eating吃;D. sleeping睡觉。根据下文作者去哄小狗可知,这只狗是在路边发抖,故选B。
3.考查动词词义辨析。A. tried尝试,努力。;B. agreed同意;C. promised承诺;D. regretted后悔,遗憾。根据下文可知,他在尽力哄那只狗,try to do sth尽力做某事。故选A。
4.考查动词短语辨析。A. calmed down冷静下来;B. stood up站起来;C. rolled over翻滚;D. run off跑开。他在尽力哄那只狗,可是它很害怕,所以此处是指那只狗被吓跑了。故选D。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。A. injured受伤的;B. stolen偷走的;C. lost丢失的;D. rescued获救的。根据下文可知,这只狗是别人丢失的,因此此处用lost“丢失”。故选C。
6.考查副词词义辨析。A. home家;B. past过去的,从前的;C. back向后,回原处;D. on作用中,行动中。句意:因此,四天后,Ehlers给他的朋友Greg打电话,他们俩又驱车返回。根据上文可知,此处是指他们又返回到之前见到那只走失的狗的地方,故选C。
7.考查名词词义辨析。A. preparation预备;准备;B. explanation解释;C. test测试;D. search寻找。根据下文Greg在越过田野的地方看到了那只小狗可知,此处是指他们在仔细寻找小狗,故选D。
8.考查副词词义辨析。A. cautiously慎重地,谨慎地;B. casually随便地;偶然地;C. skillfully巧妙地;精巧地;D. angrily生气地。根据文中提到的frightened, nervousness, fear等词并结合上文,并根据下文Ehlers最终成功安抚了它可知,小狗非常的谨慎小心。故选A。
9.考查名词词义辨析。A. surprise惊奇;B. joy开心,快乐;C. hesitation犹豫;D. anxiety焦虑。根据下文小狗开始舔Ehlers的脸可知,它不再害怕,而是很开心,故选B。
10.考查动词词义辨析。A. predicted预言,预知;B. advertised做广告;C. believed相信;D. recorded记录。句意:当地的一个农民告诉他们,这听起来像是当地报纸上刊登的那只丢失的狗。根据本句的in the local paper及语境可知,此处是指在报纸上刊登的。故选B。
11.考查名词词义辨析。A. house房屋;B. phone电话;C. street街道;D. car汽车。根据下文Ehlers给狗的主人打电话可知,此处是指广告上有电话号码,故选B。
12.考查动词词义辨析。A. called打电话;B. copied复制,复印;C. counted计算;D. remembered记得。根据上下文语境可知,此处是指Ehlers给Jeff和Lisa(狗的主人)打了电话,故选A。
13.考查动词词义辨析。A. fed喂养;B. adopted收养;C. found找到;D. cured治愈。根据上下文语境可知,Ehlers给他们打电话是要告知他找到了他们的狗,故选C。
14.考查动词词义辨析。A. hunted打猎;B. skied飞涨;C. lived生活;D. worked工作。根据下文狗听到枪声吓跑了可知,此处是指Jeff带着狗在打猎,故选A。
15.考查介词短语辨析。A. on purpose有目的地,故意地;B. on time准时;C. in turn反过来;转而;D. in vain徒劳。根据上文Ehlers找到的Jeff的狗可知,Jeff在狗丢失后没有找到他的狗,故选D。
16.考查动词词义辨析。A. cares关心;B. sees看到;C. suffers遭受;D. learns获知。句意:很高兴知道还有那么一个人,他足够关心你,会去做这样麻烦的事。根据上文可知,此处是指Ehlers对狗足够关心,故选A。
17.考查名词词义辨析。A. place地方;B. trouble麻烦;C. waste浪费;D. extreme极端。根据上文Ehlers开车把那只小狗Rosie送到100英里远的机场,把它航空托运到密歇根可知,这是件很麻烦的事情,故选B。
18.考查名词词义辨析。A. service服务;B. plan计划;C. effort努力;D. team团队。根据上文可知,此处是指Lisa在评论Ehlers帮助他们找回狗付出的努力,故选C。
19.考查形容词词义辨析。A. equal相等的;B. allergic对……过敏的;C. grateful感谢的;D. close紧密的;亲密的;亲近的。句意:我想无论是谁丢了狗,可能就像我亲近我的狗一样亲近它。根据下文Ehlers说的话可知,此处是指他对待那只狗就像对自己的狗一样。故选D。
20.考查形容词词义辨析。A. suitable适当的;相配的;B. proud自豪的;C. wise聪明的;D. willing乐意的。句意:我希望有人愿意付出更多的努力。根据上文语境可知,此处是表达他希望面对这样的事情,大家能愿意去付出更多努力去帮忙,be willing to do乐意做某事。故选D。
21.B
22.D
23.A
24.B
25.D
26.A
27.B
28.D
29.C
30.A
31.C
32.A
33.C
34.B
35.D
36.C
37.D
38.B
39.A
40.C
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【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Winn夫妇投资失败变得一无所有,更糟糕的是丈夫被诊断为重疾。然而他们没有放弃,决定徒步野外旅行。出乎意料的是,丈夫的症状渐渐减少了,夫妇二人变得越来越强壮了,妻子也开始了自然作家的生涯。
21.考查动词短语以及对语境的理解。A. drawn up起草;B. used up用光;C. backed up支持,援助;D. kept up保持。根据后面的to pay lawyers’ fees.提示可知,他们的积蓄都用光了。故选B。
22.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. mild温和的;B. common共同的;C. preventable可预防的;D. serious严重的。根据后句There was no 38 , only pain relief.可知,Moth被诊断患上一种严重的疾病。故选D。
23.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. cure对策;B. luck幸运;C. care关心;D. promise诺言。名词cure在这里表示“治疗的方法”。没有任何治疗的方法,只有止疼。故选A。
24.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. business事务;B. walking走;C. bus公交;D. rail栏杆。根据后句as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者)guide.可知,他们决定作一次徒步旅行。故选B。
25.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. expected预期的;B. frightening令人害怕的;C. disappointing令人失望的;D. surprising令人惊讶的。这是一次漫长的旅程,经历了不寻常的艰苦和惊人的恢复。故选D。
26.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. budget预算;B. revenue税收;C. compensation赔偿;D. allowance津贴。他们计划靠吃煮面条来维持低预算。故选A。
27.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. frequent频繁的;B. occasional偶尔的;C. abundant大量的;D. constant不断的。偶尔到汉堡包店享受一顿。故选B。
28.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. unpopular不受欢迎的;B. lawful合法的;C. attractive吸引人的;D. illegal非法的。根据后句To avoid being caught可知,在英国,野营是非法的。故选D。
29.考查副词以及对语境的理解。A. soon不久;B. early早的;C. late迟的;D. slowly慢慢地。根据后句and packed it away early in the morning.中的early提示可知,他们不得不晚些时候把帐篷搭起来。故选C。
30.考查形容词比较级以及对语境的理解。A. harder更难的;B. easier更容易的;C. cheaper更便宜的;D. funnier可笑的。根据常识可知,Winns夫妇很快发现在他们50多岁的每日徒步旅行要比他们所记得在他们20多岁的每日徒步旅行要艰难的很多。故选A。
31.考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. rolled滚动;B. bled流血;C. ached疼;D. trembled发抖。根据常识可知,Raynor浑身疼。故选C。
32.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. struggle斗争;B. progress进展;C. excitement激动;D. research研究。经过最初的与病魔作斗争。故选A。
33.考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. developed发展;B. controlled控制;C. reduced减少;D. increased增加。发现他的症状不可思议地减少了。故选C。
34.考查副词以及对语境的理解。A. Initially起初;B. Eventually最终;C. Temporarily临时地;D. Consequently因此。最终,这对夫妇发现他们的身体变好了。故选B。
35.考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. gained获得;B. kept保持;C. wounded受伤;D. lost失去。根据前句with re-found strong muscles可知,他们原以为永远失去的强壮的肌肉又再现了。故选D。
36.考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. sewn缝;B. washed洗;C. worn穿破;D. ironed熨。这里指他们的衣服破成了线状物。故选C。
37.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. Doctors医生;B. Hiking徒步旅行;C. Lawyers律师;D. Homelessness无家可归。无家可归夺走了我所有的物质。故选D。
38.考查副词以及对语境的理解。A. well好;B. partly部分地;C. neatly整洁地;D. originally起初。在写已好书中的部分,最后有一页空白页。故选B。
39.考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. choice选择;B. reward报酬;C. promise许诺;D. break休息。根据后句either to leave that page 55 or to keep writing the story with hope.中either … or …可知,这里是一种选择。它也给我一种选择。故选A。
40.考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. loose宽松的;B. full满的;C. blank空白的;D. missing失踪的。根据前文中an empty page at the end of a(n) 53 written book.可知,要么留下那页空白,要么继续写着希望的故事。故选C。
点睛:本篇完形填空讲述了一个励志故事,传递出面对人生逆境乐观以对的人生态度。题目难度属于中等。考生需认真阅读短文,仔细审题,注意抓住故事情节,理解文章脉络,领会作者的写作意图,注重语境的理解,前后句之间的联系,在语境中斟酌所选的答案。
41.C
42.B
43.D
44.A
45.A
46.B
47.A
48.C
49.C
50.B
51.A
52.D
53.D
54.C
55.B
56.D
57.B
58.C
59.A
60.D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。Jordan Axani与女朋友分手以后把原定与女朋友一起旅行的机票赠送给同名的另外一人,加拿大很多同名女性都发邮件希望得到机票,甚至有人想改名得到机票。
41.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是申请有限制。A. benefits利益;B. deposits存款;C. restrictions限制;D. examinations检查。根据后句可知对方必须名叫Elizabeth Gallahgher而且有加拿大护照。可知申请有限制的。故选C。
42.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:你必须叫Elizabeth Gallagher,有加拿大护照。A. origin起源;B. passport护照;C. accent口音;D. friend朋友。根据第五句后“since passport information was not required”可知对方要求申请必须持有加拿大护照。故选B。
43.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:28岁的Jordan Axani说,他和当时的女友Elizabeth Gallagher在5月份订了折扣很高的环球机票,但他们的关系结束了,他不想浪费她的机票。A. holiday假日;B. marriage婚姻;C. dream梦想;D. relationship关系。由下句“他不想浪费女朋友的机票”可知Jordan Axani和女朋友的关系结束了,女朋友不能和他去旅行了。故选D。
44.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:28岁的Jordan Axani说,他和当时的女友Elizabeth Gallagher在5月份订了折扣很高的环球机票,但他们的关系结束了,他不想浪费她的机票。A. go to waste浪费掉;B. come to mind想到;C. go on sale上市销售;D. come into effect开始生效。结合上文可知Jordan Axani与女朋友关系破裂了,但他不想浪费这张机票。故选A。
45.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:这张票有严格的不可转让政策,但由于订票时不需要护照信息,所以加拿大的Elizabeth Gallagher都可以使用。A. policy政策;B. order订单;C. payment付款;D. schedule计划表。结合上文The ticket had a strict no-transfer可知不可转让机票是政策规定。故选A。
46.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这张票有严格的不可转让政策,但由于订票时不需要护照信息,所以加拿大的Elizabeth Gallagher都可以使用。A. applying申请;B. booking预订;C. checking检查;D. bargaining开始。根据上文since passport information was not required when可知是在预订机票的时候是不需要护照信息的。故选B。
47.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这张票有严格的不可转让政策,但由于订票时不需要护照信息,所以加拿大的Elizabeth Gallagher都可以使用。A. use使用;B. borrow借来;C. choose选择;D. buy购买。因为在加拿大预订机票的时候是不需要护照信息的,所以任何一位名叫Elizabeth Gallagher的人都可以使用这张机票。故选A。
48.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他说:“我只是想看到这张票发挥作用,让人们体验到很多乐趣。”A. sacrifice牺牲;B. express表达;C. experience体验,经历;D. provide提供。根据后文a lot of joy 可知Axani不想浪费机票,想让别人利用机票体验旅行的快乐。故选C。
49.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他在一个社交网站上发布了自己的提议,结果收到了数千封电子邮件,其中包括30封来自真正的Elizabeth Gallagher的邮件。“更有趣的是,有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher,”Axani说。A. answer回答;B. advice建议;C. offer提议,提供;D. comment评论。结合后文on a social networking website 可知Axani想让别人利用机票体验旅行的快乐,于是他就把他的提议上传到了社交网站上。故选C。
50.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他在一个社交网站上发布了自己的提议,结果收到了数千封电子邮件,其中包括30封来自真正的Elizabeth Gallagher的邮件。“更有趣的是,有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher,”Axani说。A. same一样的;B. right正确的;C. now现在的;D. real真实的。结合上文including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the 可知30个名叫Elizabeth Gallagber的人,他们都有真正的护照。故选B。
51.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他在一个社交网站上发布了自己的提议,结果收到了数千封电子邮件,其中包括30封来自真正的Elizabeth Gallagher的邮件。“更有趣的是,有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher,”Axani说。A. interesting有趣的;B. annoying讨厌的;C. satisfying令人满意的;D. convincing令人信服的。结合后文可知有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher,以便来申请,这是更有趣的事情。故选A。
52.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他在一个社交网站上发布了自己的提议,结果收到了数千封电子邮件,其中包括30封来自真正的Elizabeth Gallagher的邮件。“更有趣的是,有数百名加拿大人想把自己的名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher,”Axani说。A. writing写;B. giving给予;C. lending借;D. changing改变。根据后文their name to Elizabeth Gallagher可是指把名字改成Elizabeth Gallagher。故选D。
53.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:“这完全失去了控制,成千上万的电子邮件,世界各地的人们分享他们的旅行故事。”A. touch触碰;B. question问题;C. date日期;D. control控制。Axiani收到了成千上万封邮件,人们都在分享他们关于旅行的故事,事情完全失控了。out of control“失去控制”。故选D。
54.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:“这完全失去了控制,成千上万的电子邮件,世界各地的人们分享他们的旅故事。”A. admiring钦佩;B. advertising打广告;C. sharing分享;D. doubting怀疑。根据后文their stories of travel可知是分享旅行故事。故选C。
55.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:Axani在他的帖子中写道,他不是在寻找任何回报,使用这张额外的票的女性可以选择和他一起旅行,也可以自己拿走这张票独自旅行。A. leaving离开;B. looking for寻找;C. losing失去;D. dealing with处理。根据后文anything in return可知Axani在帖子里说他并不寻求别人的回报。故选B。
56.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Axani在他的帖子中写道,他不是在寻找任何回报,使用这张额外的票的女性可以选择和他一起旅行,也可以自己拿走这张票独自旅行。A. simple简单的;B. strange奇怪的;C. regular定期的;D. extra额外的。因为他和女朋友分手了,这张机票对他来说就是额外的。故选D。
57.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:Axani在他的帖子中写道,他不是在寻找任何回报,使用这张额外的票的女性可以选择和他一起旅行,也可以自己拿走这张票独自旅行。A. return返回;B. take拿走,带走;C. reserve预订;D. hide隐藏。结合后文the ticket and travel on her own可知是指拿走这张票独自旅行。故选B。
58.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:旅行定于12月21日从纽约出发,在1月8日抵达多伦多结束前,会到米兰、布拉格、巴黎、曼谷和新德里。A. interview面试;B. program项目;C. trip旅行;D. meeting会议。从上文可知Axani想把多余的机票送给别人,机票当然是与旅行有关。本句中介绍这次旅行的行程安排。故选C。
59.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:旅行定于12月21日从纽约出发,在1月8日抵达多伦多结束前,会到米兰、布拉格、巴黎、曼谷和新德里。A. ending结束;B. calling打电话;C. repeating重复;D. staying停留。这次旅行12月21日开始,从纽约开始最后在多伦多结束。动词end与上文start on December 21中start相对应。故选A。
60.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他说,这个幸运的女人会在网站上公布,这次旅行也会在网上分享。A. honored光荣的;B. lovely可爱的;C. intelligent聪明的;D. lucky幸运的。能够被选中获得这张票,肯定是很幸运的。故选D。
61.A
62.C
63.A
64.D
65.B
66.C
67.A
68.B
69.B
70.D
71.D
72.A
73.C
74.D
75.B
76.C
77.A
78.C
79.D
80.B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。因为一次意外,威尔逊失明了。但是,他并没有抱怨命运的不公,而是努力地学习,接受教育。他通过自己的努力帮助很多人恢复了视力,获得了很多国际大奖。他的例子告诉我们:成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中发生的事情的看法。
61.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。A. depends依靠;B. holds握,持有;C. keeps保持;D. reflects反映。结合空后的介词on可知,仅仅擅长某件事并有激情是不够的。成功从根本上“取决于”我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。depend on:取决于。故选A。
62.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。A. dilemmas进退两难的处境;B. accidents意外事故;C. events事,事件;D. steps脚步,步骤。结合文章最后一句“He proved that it’s not what happens to us that 55 our lives-it’s what we make of what happens”可知,我们对所发生的事情的看法决定了我们的生活。空处对应what happens(发生的事)。故选C。
63.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:1931年的一个雨天,当12岁的约翰·威尔逊走进他的化学教室时,他根本不知道自己的生活将彻底改变。A. way方法,方式;B. hope希望;C. plan计划;D. measure措施。John Wilson“无法”预知将会发生的事情。故选A。
64.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:1931年的一个雨天,当12岁的约翰·威尔逊走进他的化学教室时,他根本不知道自己的生活将彻底改变。A. continually不断地;B. gradually逐渐地;C. gracefully优雅地;D. completely完全地。结合下文可知,一场意外导致他失明,这“完全”改变了他的生活。故选D。
65.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:那天的课堂实验是为了展示加热一个盛水的容器会如何使空气冒泡到表面。A. direct指导,引导;B. show展示;C. advocate提倡,倡导;D. declare宣布。那天的课堂实验的目的是“展示”加热一个盛水的容器会如何使空气冒泡到表面。故选B。
66.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:不知怎么的,老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。A. Anyway无论如何,不管怎样;B. Moreover而且;C. Somehow不知怎么地;D. Thus因此。不知怎么的,老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。故选C。
67.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:不知怎么的,老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。A. mistakenly错误地;B. casually随意地;C. amazingly令人惊奇地;D. clumsily笨拙地。老师“误”在容器里装了更容易挥发的东西而没有装水,结果导致了爆炸的发生。故选A。
68.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当威尔逊把它加热时,容器爆炸了,导致威尔逊失明。A. erupted爆发,喷出;B. exploded爆炸;C. emptied腾空,掏空;D. exposed揭露,使暴露。因为容器内装的不是水,而是更容易挥发的物质,所以,当威尔逊把它加热时,容器“爆炸”了,导致Wilson失明。故选B。
69.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:两个月后,当威尔逊出院回家时,他的父母试图找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。A. deserved值得,应得,应受;B. attempted试图,尝试;C. cared关心,在乎; D. agreed同意。孩子失明了,身为父母,他们当然要“试图”找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。故选B。
70.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:两个月后,当威尔逊出院回家时,他的父母试图找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。A. submitted to提交,服从……;B. catered for迎合;C. impressed on给……留下印象;D. happened to发生。这场事故“发生”在了威尔逊一家人的生活中。故选D。
71.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但威尔逊并不认为这次事故是灾难性的。A. fantastic极好的;B. extraordinary不同寻常的;C. impressive给人深刻印象的;D. catastrophic灾难性的,毁灭性的。根据上文his parents 44 to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had 45 their lives.以及结合生活常识,失明对于任何一个人来说都是一场灾难。根据but转折可知,威尔逊并没有将这场事故看作是“灾难性的”。故选D。
72.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在那里,他不仅是一名出色的学生,而且成为了一名出色的演说家。A. accomplished才华高的,有成就的;B. crucial至关重要的,关键性的;C. specific特定的,具体的;D. innocent无辜的,天真的。前一句提到威尔逊很快学会了盲文,并在伍斯特盲人学院继续接受教育。结合该句中的not only…but also…可以推知,他不仅是个好学生,而且是个非常好的公共演说家。选项中只有A选项表达此意。故选A。
73.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:后来,他在非洲工作,那里的许多人因为缺乏适当的治疗而失明。A. deafness聋,听力不佳;B. depression沮丧;C. blindness瞎;D. speechlessness哑口无言。结合后文中的“And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the 51 Wilson made to preventing the 52 ”可知,很多人因为威尔逊的努力而复明。由此推知,在非洲,有很多人因为缺乏适当的治疗而“失明”。故选C。
74.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:对他来说,接受自己失明的命运是一回事,而在事情可以如此容易地解决的情况下,让事情继续下去则完全是另一回事。A. decide决定;B. abandon抛弃;C. control控制;D. accept接受。根据上文中的“But Wilson did not regard the accident as 46 . He learned braille(盲文)quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n) 47 public speaker”可知,威尔逊失明之后,他没有抱怨命运的不公,反而努力进取,由此推知,他“接受”了自己失明的事实。故选D。
75.
考查连接词词义辨析。句意:对他来说,接受自己失明的命运是一回事,而在事情可以如此容易地解决的情况下,让事情继续下去则完全是另一回事。A. until直到;B. when在……情况下,当……时候;C. unless如果不;D. before在……之前。在很容易解决那么多人失明的情况下,让他们继续失明下去完全是另一回事。when表示“在……情况下”。故选B。
76.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:因为威尔逊努力地去预防可预防的情况,在非洲和亚洲,数千万人都可以恢复视力了。A. opposition反对;B. adjustments调整,调节;C. commitment奉献,投入;D. limitations限制。根据前文中的“This moved him to action”可知,威尔逊行动起来,努力地去预防那些可以预防的情况。因为他的“奉献”,很多人恢复了视力。该空和53空后的great contributions呼应。故选C。
77.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:因为威尔逊努力地去预防可预防的情况,在非洲和亚洲,数千万人都能够恢复视力了。A. preventable可预防的,可阻止的;B. potential潜在的,有潜力的;C. spreadable(黄油等)容易被涂开的;D. influential有影响力的。结合空前的prevent可知,威尔逊努力地去预防“可以预防的”情况。故选A。
78.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:威尔逊因其巨大的贡献获得了几个国际奖项。A. scholarships奖学金;B. rewards奖励,回报;C. awards奖,奖品;D. bonuses红利,津贴。因为他的巨大贡献,威尔逊获得了几个国际“大奖”。故选C。
79.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他失明了,但找到了"眼力“”。A. fortune运气,财富;B. recipe食谱,秘诀;C. dream梦,梦想;D. vision视野。根据前文叙述可知,虽然威尔逊失明了,但是他却通过努力,帮助了很多人,为世界做出了巨大贡献。由此推知,他虽然看不见,但是他的“眼界”开阔,做到了很多人都做不到的事情。故选D。
80.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他证明了并不是发生在我们身上的事情决定了我们的生活,而是我们如何看待发生的事情。A. distinguishes区分,辨别;B. determines决定;C. claims宣称;D. limits限制。结合第一段中的“Success 36 fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the 37 in our lives”可知,成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中发生的事情的看法。即:并不是发生的事情“决定”我们的生活,而是我们对发生的事情的看法“决定”了我们的生活。故选B。
81.C
82.A
83.C
84.D
85.A
86.B
87.B
88.D
89.C
90.B
91.C
92.A
93.B
94.D
95.D
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这是一篇记叙文。Molai在印度的一个小村庄长大。16岁的时候,一场洪水导致他的家园遭受巨大损失。树木的缺乏导致这些动物失去了遮蔽物,很多鸟儿离开,蛇类数量减少。Molai决定改变这一切,他经过努力,在附近找到了一个小岛,开始种树。在30多年的时间里,他的努力使1360英亩的天然土地成为许多动植物的家园。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个村庄位于一些湿地附近,那里成了他的第二个家。A. dream梦想;B. job工作;C. home家;D. choice选择。根据空前的second可知,他出生的村庄是他的家,村庄附近的一些“湿地”成为了他的第二个“家”。故选C。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意:他从小就在那里了解到了大自然的价值和美丽。A. nature自然;B. youth青春,年轻;C. culture文化;D. knowledge知识。湿地展现了“大自然”的价值和美。故选A。
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考查形容词词义辨析。句意:16岁时,Molai开始注意到他的家周围发生了一些令人不安的事情。A. precious宝贵的;B. interesting有趣的;C. disturbing令人不安的,引起烦恼的;D. generous慷慨的。该段后半部分提到:洪水侵袭,很多鸟儿离开,蛇的数量减少。这些情况都不正常,令人不安。故选C。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意:那年早些时候,一场洪水袭击了这个地区,洪水造成的损害赶走了很多鸟类。A. waste废物;B. tension紧张;C. pain疼痛,痛苦;D. damage损害,伤害。洪水侵袭这个地区,它会“损害”庄稼、树木,这些都会导致鸟儿们离开。故选D。
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考查副词词义辨析。句意:此外,蛇的数量也减少了。A. Besides此外,另外;B. However但是;C. Therefore因此;D. Otherwise否则。根据as well可知,洪水不仅导致很多鸟儿离开。而且,它还导致蛇的数量减少。故选A。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意:他意识到这是因为没有足够的树来保护它们免受炎热的影响。A. agreed同意;B. realized意识到;C. remembered记住,记起;D. predicted预测。Molai“意识到”鸟儿离开、蛇类减少是因为没有足够的树木。故选B。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意:他意识到这是因为没有足够的树来保护它们免受炎热的影响。A. noise噪音;B. heat热;C. disease疾病;D. dust尘土。根据常识可知,树木可以提供阴凉,从而保护鸟类和蛇类免受炎热的影响。故选B。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意:当然,解决的办法是种树,这样动物们就可以在白天寻找栖身之处。A. directions方向;B. partners伙伴,合作伙伴;C. help帮助;D. shelter遮蔽,庇护,遮蔽物。树木可以给动物们提供“遮蔽”。故选D。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意:他向森林部门求助,但被告知那里什么也不长。A. labor劳动;B. police警察;C. forest森林;D. finance财政,金融。根据前一句中的“The solution, of course, was to plant trees”可知,Molai想要种树,所以他应该向“森林”部门求助。故选C。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意:然而,Molai自己去看了看,发现了附近的一个岛屿,他开始在那里种树。A. rebuilt重建;B. discovered发现;C. left离开;D. managed设法做成。根据前面的”looking on his own”可知,他自己去看,那么接下来就应该是他”发现”了一个小岛。故选B。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意:对一个孤独的男孩来说,在旱季给幼苗浇水是很困难的。A. Decorating装饰;B. Observing观察到;C. Watering浇水;D. Guarding守卫。该段后半部分叙述的是Molai想尽办法收集水的努力。再结合该句中的“the dry season”可知,在旱季给幼苗“浇水”很难。故选C。
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考查形容词词义辨析。句意:对一个孤独的男孩来说,在旱季给幼苗浇水是很困难的。A. tough困难的;B. illegal非法的;C. fantastic极好的;D. beneficial有益的。根据该段后半部分的叙述可知,Molai想尽办法收集雨水,由此推知,旱季缺水,给幼苗浇水很“难”。故选A。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意:Molai在每棵树苗的顶端都搭建了一个竹子平台,在那里他放置了带有小洞的陶罐来收集雨水。A. back背部;B. top顶端;C. foot脚;D. side一边,一侧。根据该段最后一句“The water would then drip on the plants below”可知,水滴在下面的植物上。由此推知,竹子平台应该在每棵树苗的”顶端”。故选B。
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考查动词(短语)辨析。句意:Molai在每棵树苗的顶端都搭建了一个竹子平台,在那里他放置了带有小洞的陶罐来收集雨水。A. cool down冷却下来;B. keep off与……保持距离;C. purify净化,使纯净;D. collect收集。根据常识可知,陶罐是用来盛水的。由此可知,他将陶罐放到竹子平台上“收集”雨水。故选D。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意:在接下来的37年里,Molai继续种树。A. returned返回;B. learned学会;C. failed失败;D. continued继续。根据后一句可知,他的努力使1360英亩的天然土地成为许多动植物的家园。由此推知,在接下来的37年里,他“继续”种树。故选D。