北京高考英语完形填空专项突破（word版附答案解析）
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完形填空
My kids sat on Gee’s living room floor and respectfully lifted Christmas decorations out of a cardboard box. They shouted with delight when they discovered a tiny toy cat. Finally, my son was __1__ about a tiny modern helicopter, just on the contrary, my daughter with a traditional Mickey Mouse.
Gee stood beside them, __2__ each treasure. She turned to me and continued to say she and Tom built their collections over time by buying one or two nice ones each year in the after-Christmas sales. Eventually, we left, with boxes in my arms and she was smiling. Her __3__ belongings, gathered over a lifetime, found a new home.
We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Jim and I worked full-time, and in the morning we __4__ our garbage cans on the roadside, which would have to wait the long, lonely 10 hours there until we returned to __5__ them. Every day we’d come home to find them neatly __6__ in their spot next to our garage. Finally we saw an old couple who lived with his 10-year-old grandson across from us pick them up.
Tom and Gee quietly picked up garbage cans and taught us what it __7__ to be a neighbor. They taught us that home doesn’t end at a boundary line. It __8__ to all these people. These people, the __9__ among them and the love that flows through them all explain what a home is.
This Christmas, we’ll make our tree attractive with Gee’s decorations. We’ll bring beautifully packaged Christmas presents to some neighbors like the couple. To others, we’ll ___10___ a wave and a “Merry Christmas.”
1．A．doubtful B．anxious C．pitiful D．crazy
2．A．designing B．getting C．explaining D．weighing
3．A．strange B．precious C．modern D．spare
4．A．laid B．emptied C．deserted D．stored
5．A．store up B．deal with C．make out D．care about
6．A．buried B．transformed C．placed D．developed
7．A．occurred B．meant C．reflected D．expected
8．A．turns B．adds C．agrees D．extends
9．A．control B．words C．connections D．comfort
10．A．stop B．create C．keep D．exchange
This was the fifth time I'd been to the National Annual Competition. Reporters had been saying that I looked unbeatable. Everyone expected me to ____11____. But I knew something was ____12____ because I couldn't get this one picture out of my head: a picture of me, falling. “Go away,” I'd say. But the image wouldn't ____13____.
It was time to skate. The music started, slowly, and I told myself, “Have fun, Michael! It's just a（n） ____14____.”
Once the music picked up, I started skating faster. I'd practiced the routine so many times, and I didn't have to think about ____15____ came next. But when I came down from the jump, my foot slipped from under me. I put a hand on the ice to ____16____ myself, but it didn't do any good.
Things kept getting ____17____. On a triple flip (三周跳)I spun through the air, and just as I landed, my whole body went down again. There I was, flat on the ice, with the whole world ____18____.
I didn't think I'd be able to pull myself together. But as I got up, I heard an amazing ____19____ .People were clapping in time to the music. They were trying to give me courage.
I wasn't surprised by my scores. However, the audience's clapping woke me up! I was so busy trying not to ____20____ that I forgot to feel what was in my heart-the love for skating.
11．A．win B．enjoy C．share D．relax
12．A．challenging B．missing C．wrong D．dangerous
13．A．return B．leave C．appear D．stay
14．A．sport B．activity C．picture D．accident
15．A．when B．why C．who D．what
16．A．prepare B．catch C．comfort D．measure
17．A．clearer B．easier C．heavier D．worse
18．A．watching B．expecting C．ignoring D．changing
19．A．voice B．story C．sound D．idea
20．A．collapse B．resist C．fall D．escape
Take an Option
Jerry was a natural motivator. He was always in a good mood and always had something ____21____ to say, which really made me curious. One day I went up to ask him how he did that. “Well, life is all about ____22____. It’s your option how you live your life,” Jerry replied.
Soon I moved to another city. Several months later, I heard that Jerry was seriously injured in the chest while skiing. ____23____, he was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 8 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was ____24____ from the hospital.
Later, when we met again, I asked Jerry what had ____25____ his mind during the accident. “As I lay in the snow, I knew I had two options: One was to live, the other was to die. I chose to live,” Jerry said. “The paramedics (急救人员) were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they ____26____ me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors, I got really ____27____. In their eyes, I read, ‘He’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take action. I told them, ‘Operate on me as if I’m alive, not dead.’ You see, I just tried to ____28____ their confidence.” Finally Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing ____29____ to live.
Jerry has taught me a lot. I learn from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Your ____30____, after all, is everything.
21．A．regular B．familiar C．positive D．typical
22．A．choices B．trends C．relations D．secrets
23．A．Normally B．Obviously C．Hopefully D．Luckily
24．A．preserved B．released C．distinguished D．abandoned
25．A．gone through B．put up C．turned in D．called for
26．A．forced B．followed C．wheeled D．recommended
27．A．bored B．frightened C．confused D．embarrassed
28．A．express B．share C．gain D．inspire
29．A．talent B．achievement C．desire D．evidence
30．A．attitude B．standard C．ability D．control
Old Bernard Baruch.81 years old, is still ambitious. His only reference to the past was that, with great pride in eyes. he___31___to rank first in shooting. What makes this man still___32___ The answer is his strong___33___ to keep being productive.
Two of the hardest things to___34___ in this world are to get wealth by honest efforts and, having gained it, to learn how to use it in a proper way. Recently I walked into the locker room(休息室)of a well-known golf club. A dozen middle-aged men were seated at tables drinking heavily and talking ___35___. Day after day these same men hung out there and each of them had been a man of affairs and wealth,___36___ in business and respected in society. However, it seemed that they are too content to be aggressive. They knew that their productivity had ___37___ gradually. When a fruit tree doesn’t bear its fruit, it is dying. In this way it resembles(类似)man.
What is the ___38___of a long and happy existence in the world I think I found it long ago in a passage. The words were few, but had a lasting___39___on me: "In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread." The words have been and will always be a great ____40____ to me. At the end of the road I want to feel that I have fought a good fight and lived to the full.
31．A．managed B．seemed C．expected D．meant
32．A．careful B．innocent C．energetic D．normal
33．A．reason B．duty C．action D．desire
34．A．receive B．achieve C．throw D．refuse
35．A．aimlessly B．helplessly C．fearlessly D．hopelessly
36．A．interested B．strict C．successful D．absorbed
37．A．disappointed B．changed C．improved D．increased
38．A．trend B．idea C．sense D．secret
39．A．mood B．influence C．impression D．focus
40．A．honor B．comfort C．approach D．inspiration
Some dreams take longer to come true than others, but with the help of 21st-century social media and her great-grandson, at the age of 110, one British woman is ____41____ hers at long last.
At the end of World War I, Amy Hawkins was a 7-year-old child who loved nothing more than to ____42____. As a teen, Hawkins set her ____43____ on becoming an entertainer. Hawkins was on her way, touring the country with a dance troupe (歌舞团) — until her ambition was ____44____ by her mom, who didn’t see it as a respectable ____45____ for a young lady.
All these years later, the 110-year-old lady lives at home in Monmouth, South Wales, surrounded by her loved ones. The four-generation family unit includes her granddaughter, Hannah Freeman, and Freeman’s 14-year-old son, Sacha. Even though she’s no longer doing it ____46____, Hawkins has never stopped singing.
“She’s like a clock, once you wind her up she won’t stop,” Freeman said in an interview. “She just keeps asking, ‘Would you ____47____ another one ’.”
On Hawkins’ 110th birthday, Sacha ____48____ his great-gran singing one of her favorite WWI tunes. When Freeman jokingly suggested Sacha post it to TikTok, neither of them could have ____49____ the overwhelmingly positive response it would receive, reaching 100,000 views and a large number of emotional praises in just days.
Some journeys take longer than others. Sometimes, we’re detoured (绕路) along the way. Dreams can and do come true every day. While it’s been a long time coming, Amy Hawkins is ______50______ a whole new generation of fans.
41．A．reflecting B．realizing C．recalling D．researching
42．A．sing B．study C．paint D．film
43．A．values B．limits C．sights D．hands
44．A．cut back B．cut in C．cut through D．cut short
45．A．method B．grade C．level D．occupation
46．A．nervously B．professionally C．reasonably D．secretly
47．A．bring B．have C．like D．read
48．A．caught B．videoed C．reported D．remembered
49．A．imagined B．noticed C．missed D．suspected
50．A．entertaining B．becoming C．representing D．inviting
参考答案：
1．D
2．C
3．B
4．A
5．B
6．C
7．B
8．D
9．C
10．D
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文，文章讲述了作者从邻居身上学到的道理。
1．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后，我儿子痴迷于一架小型现代直升机，而我女儿则痴迷于传统的米老鼠。A. doubtful怀疑的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. pitiful可怜的；D. crazy狂热的。根据上文“They shouted with delight when they discovered a tiny toy cat.(当他们发现一只小玩具猫时，他们高兴地叫了起来)”可知，孩子们对玩具都感到很兴奋，最后挑选了最喜欢的，be crazy about热衷于，迷上。故选D项。
2．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gee站在他们身边，讲解每一件珍宝。A. designing设计；B. getting得到；C. explaining解释；D. weighing称……的重量。根据下文“She turned to me and continued to say she and Tom built their collections over time by buying one or two nice ones each year in the after-Christmas sales.(她转向我，继续对我说，她和Tom通过每年圣诞节后的大减价购买一两件不错的衣服，逐渐积累了他们的收藏)”可知，Gee在解释每一件珍宝的来历。故选C项。
3．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她花了一辈子时间收集的珍贵物品找到了新家。A. strange奇怪的，陌生的；B. precious珍贵的；C. modern现代的；D. spare备用的，空闲的。由上文的“treasure”可知，这些物品对于她很宝贵。故选B项。
4．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jim和我都是全职工作者，早上我们把垃圾桶放在路边，它们得在那里等上漫长而孤独的10个小时，直到我们回来处理它们。A. laid放置；B. emptied清空；C. deserted遗弃，抛弃；D. stored储存。根据“which would have to wait the long, lonely 10 hours there”可知，此处指早上作者把垃圾桶搁置在路边。故选A项。
5．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：Jim和我都是全职工作者，早上我们把垃圾桶放在路边，它们得在那里等上漫长而孤独的10个小时，直到我们回来处理它们。A. store up储存，积聚；B. deal with处理；C. make out认出；D. care about关心。根据语境及空前“we returned”可知，此处指作者和丈夫下班回家时才能处理垃圾桶。故选B项。
6．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天回到家，我们都会发现它们整齐地放在车库旁边的位置上。A. buried埋葬，埋头于；B. transformed转化；C. placed放；D. developed发展。结合空后“in their spot”可知，此处指垃圾桶被整齐地放在车库旁边。故选C项。
7．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Tom和Gee静静地捡起垃圾桶，教我们邻居意味着什么。A. occurred发生；B. meant意味着；C. reflected反映；D. expected期待。由上文“Finally we saw an old couple who lived with his 10-year-old grandson across from us pick them up.(最后，我们看到住在我们对面的一对老夫妇和10岁的孙子捡起垃圾桶)”可知，Tom和Gee默默无闻地为作者捡起垃圾桶，教会作者作为一个邻居意味着什么。故选B项。
8．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它延伸到所有这些人。A. turns翻转；B. adds增加；C. agrees同意；D. extends延伸，扩大。根据上文“They taught us that home doesn’t end at a boundary line.(他们教会我们家没有界限)”可知，因为没有界限，所以会延伸到所有这些人。故选D项。
9．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些人，他们之间的联系，他们身上流淌的爱，都解释了什么是家。A. control控制；B. words单词，（某人说的）话； C. connections关系，联系；D. comfort安慰。根据“explain what a home is”可知，人与人之间的情感纽带解释了什么是家，故选C项。
10．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：对其他人，我们会互相挥手并说“圣诞快乐”。A. stop停止；B. create创造；C. keep保持；D. exchange交换，交谈。根据上文“We’ll bring beautifully packaged Christmas presents to some neighbors like the couple.(我们会把包装精美的圣诞礼物送给邻居，比如这对夫妇)”可知，此处指带给友好的邻居精美的礼物，对于其他人，会互相挥手，并说“圣诞快乐”。故选D项。
11．A
12．C
13．B
14．A
15．D
16．B
17．D
18．A
19．C
20．C
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者参加一次滑冰全国比赛时，脑海中想到的是自己摔倒的画面。比赛时，作者摔倒了，却赢得了观众热烈的掌声。这让作者意识到，自己在比赛时只顾想着如何避免摔倒，而忽视了自己内心对滑冰运动的热爱。
11．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个人都希望我能赢。A. win赢；B. enjoy喜欢，享受；C. share分享；D. relax放松。根据前一句“Reporters had been saying that I looked unbeatable. ”可知，因为记者们说作者不可被战胜，所以此处表示每个人都期待作者会赢得比赛。故选A。
12．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我知道有些事情不对劲，因为我一直无法摆脱脑海里的画面:我摔倒的画面。A. challenging挑战的；B. missing失踪的；C. wrong错误的，不对的；D. dangerous危险的。根据后文“because I couldn't get this one picture out of my head: a picture of me, falling. ”可知，因为作者脑海里一直有自己摔倒的画面，所以此处表示作者感觉事情有些不对劲。故选C。
13．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是这个画面不会被遗忘。A. return返回；B. leave遗忘；C. appear出现；D. stay停留。根据前文““Go away,” I'd say. ”和转折连词but可知，作者摔倒的画面一直挥之不去。故选B。
14．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这只是一项运动。A. sport运动；B. activity活动；C. picture照片；D. accident事故。根据前文““Have fun, Michael!”可知，因为作者在参加滑冰比赛，作者自我安慰，告诉自己这只是一项运动。故选A。
15．
考查连接词辨析。句意：这个动作我已经练习了很多次了，我根本不用去想接下来会发生什么。A. when何时；B. why为何；C. who谁；D. what什么。分析句子结构可知，空处需用连接词引导宾语从句，从句缺少主语，表示具体的内容，所以空处需用连接代词what引导宾语从句。故选D。
16．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把一只手放在冰上想支撑住自己，但没有用。A. prepare准备；B. catch接住，抓住；C. comfort安慰；D. measure测量。根据前文“But when I came down from the jump, my foot slipped from under me. ”可知，因为作者脚滑了，所以他想用手支撑住自己。故选B。
17．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：情况越来越糟。A. clearer更清楚；B. easier更简单；C. heavier更差；D. worse更糟糕。根据后文“On a triple flip（三周跳）I spun through the air, and just as I landed, my whole body went down again. ”可知，在三个翻转中，作者在空中旋转，就在落地的时候，作者的整个身体又沉了下去。由此可知，情况变得更糟糕。故选D。
18．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我就在那里，平躺在冰上，全世界都在注视着我。A. watching观看；В. Expecting期待；C. ignoring忽视；D. changing改变。根据前文“my whole body went down again.”可知，因为作者摔倒在地，所以作者感觉全世界都在注视着自己。故选A。
19．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当我站起来时，我听到一个惊人的声音。A. voice声音 (多指人的嗓音)；B. story故事；C. sound声音 (自然界的各种声音)；D. idea想法。根据后文“People were clapping in time to the music. ”可知，此处需用sound表示人们的掌声。故选C。
20．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我忙着不让自己跌倒，以至于忘记了感受我心中的感受——对滑冰的热爱。A. collapse崩溃，倒塌；B. resist抵制；C. fall摔倒；D. escape逃跑。根据前文“ a picture of me, falling.”可知，作者一直想着自己是否会摔倒，所以此处需用动词fall，表示作者只想着是否会摔倒，忘记了自己对滑冰运动的热爱。故选C。
21．C
22．A
23．D
24．B
25．A
26．C
27．B
28．D
29．C
30．A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。“我”的朋友杰瑞总是很积极乐观，在一次事故中，杰瑞凭借强烈的求生欲望活了下来并且恢复了健康。“我”从杰瑞身上学到一个道理：选择和态度决定一切。
21．
考查形容词辨析。句意：他总是心情很好，总是说一些积极的话，这真的让我很好奇。A.regular规律的；B.familiar熟悉的；C.positive积极的；D.typical典型的。根据“He was always in a good mood”可知，此处是指总是说一些积极的话。故选C。
22．
考查名词辨析。句意：生活就是选择。A.choices选择；B.trends趋势；C.relations关系；D.secrets秘密。根据“It’s your option how you live your life”（如何生活是你自己的选择）可知，此处是指生活就是选择。故选A。
23．
考查副词辨析。句意：幸运的是，他很快被发现并送往医院。A.Normally正常地；B.Obviously明显地；C.Hopefully有希望地；D.Luckily幸运地。根据“he was found quickly and rushed to the hospital”可知，这件事很幸运。故选D。
24．
考查动词辨析。句意：经过8个小时的手术和数周的精心护理，他出院了。A.preserved保存；B.released释放；C.distinguished区分；D.abandoned抛弃。根据“After 8 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care”可知，此处是指他出院了。故选B。
25．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：后来，当我们再次见面时，我问杰瑞在事故中他是怎么想的。A.gone through通过；B.put up张贴；C.turned in交上；D.called for要求。根据“As I lay in the snow, I knew I had two options: One was to live, the other was to die.”（当我躺在雪地上时，我知道我有两种选择：一种是活下去，另一种是死。）可知，此处是指 “我”问杰瑞在事故中他是怎么想的。故选A。
26．
考查动词辨析。句意：但是当他们把我推进急诊室的时候，我看到了医生们脸上的表情，我真的吓坏了。A.forced强迫；B.followed跟随；C.wheeled用车推；D.recommended推荐。根据“into the emergency room”可知，此处是指用病床推病人进急诊室。故选C。
27．
考查形容词辨析。句意：但是当他们把我推进急诊室的时候，我看到了医生们脸上的表情，我真的吓坏了。A.bored无聊的；B.frightened害怕的；C.confused困惑的；D.embarrassed尴尬的。根据“He’s a dead man.”（他是个死人）可知，当看到了医生们脸上的表情，“我”真的吓坏了。故选B。
28．
考查动词辨析。句意：我只是想激发他们的信心。A.express表达；B.share分享；C.gain获得；D.inspire激发。根据“Operate on me as if I’m alive, not dead.”（把我当活人而不是死人来做手术。）可知，此处是指激发他们的信心。故选D。
29．
考查名词辨析。句意：最后，杰瑞活了下来，这要感谢他的医生的医术，但也因为他惊人的求生欲望。A.talent天赋；B.achievement成就；C.desire欲望；D.evidence证据。根据“Operate on me as if I’m alive, not dead.”（把我当活人而不是死人来做手术。）可知，此处是指他的求生欲望。故选C。
30．
考查名词辨析。句意：毕竟，你的态度决定一切。A.attitude态度；B.standard标准；C.ability能力；D.control控制。根据“I learn from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. ”（我从他那里学到了每一天我们都可以选择活得充实。）可知，选择很重要，态度很重要。故选A。
31．A
32．C
33．D
34．B
35．A
36．C
37．A
38．D
39．B
40．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章作者举例 Bernard Baruch在晚年时期仍那么上进，让作者明白了一个人无论何时何地都得有进取心，只有通过自己的不懈努力，才能有意义地生存在这个世界上。
31．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他设法成为射击第一名。A. managed管理；B. seemed看起来；C. expected期望；D. meant意味着。根据“His only reference to the past was that, with great pride in eyes.”可知，81岁老人Bernard Baruch设法在射击方面排名第一。故选A。
32．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：是什么让这个人依然精力充沛 A. careful仔细的；B. innocent无辜的；C. energetic精力充沛的；D. normal正常的。根据“The answer is his strong 3 to keep being productive.”可知，为什么Bernard Baruch现在81岁了还这么精力充沛。故选C。
33．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：答案是他渴望保持高效率。A. reason原因；B. duty责任；C. action行动；D. desire要求。根据“to keep being productive.”可知，他精力充沛是因为他想要一直保持高效率的强烈要求。故选D。
34．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个世界上最难实现的两件事，一是通过诚实的努力获得财富，二是获得财富后，要学会如何正确地使用财富。A. receive接受；B. achieve获得；C. throw扔；D. refuse拒绝。根据“in this world are to get wealth by honest efforts and, having gained it, to learn how to use it in a proper way.”可知，这两件事是世界上最难实现的。故选B。
35．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：十几个中年男人坐在桌边，豪饮，漫无目的地说着话。A. aimlessly无目的地；B. helplessly无助地；C. fearlessly勇敢地；D. hopelessly绝望地。根据“A dozen middle-aged men were seated at tables drinking heavily”可知，这些中年男人漫无目的地说着话。故选A。
36．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些人日复一日地在那里闲逛，每个人都是有事业和财富的人，在商业上成功，在社会上受人尊敬。A. interested感兴趣的；B. strict严格的；C. successful成功的；D. absorbed全神贯注的。根据“and respected in society.”可知，这些人在商业上很成功。故选C。
37．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们知道他们的生产力逐渐失望了。A. disappointed失望；B. changed改变；C. improved提高；D. increased增加。根据“When a fruit tree doesn’t bear its fruit, it is dying. In this way it resembles(类似)man.”可知，他们的生产力在不断地下降，让人感到失望。故选A。
38．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这个世界上幸福长寿的秘诀是什么 A. trend趋势；B. idea想法；C. sense感觉；D. secret秘密。根据“a long and happy existence in the world”可知，长久又快乐地生存在这个世界上的秘诀。故选D。
39．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这句话虽不长，但却对我产生了深远的影响：“你要汗流满面才能吃到面包。” A. mood心情；B. influence影响；C. impression印象；D. focus关注。根据“The words have been and will always be a great 10 to me. ”可知，这句话对作者产生了深远的影响。故选B。
40．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这句话一直并将永远激励着我。A. honor荣誉；B. comfort安慰；C. approach方法；D. inspiration灵感。根据“At the end of the road I want to feel that I have fought a good fight and lived to the full.”可知，这句话一直并将永远激励着作者。故选D。
41．B
42．A
43．C
44．D
45．D
46．B
47．C
48．B
49．A
50．A
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了Amy Hawkins从小喜欢唱歌并立志当一名艺人，却不被妈妈看好，直到她110岁时还在坚持歌唱梦想的故事。
41．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些梦想要比其他的更久才能实现，但在21世纪的社交媒体和她曾孙的帮助下，一位110岁的英国女性终于实现了自己的梦想。A. reflecting反思，反射；B. realizing实现，意识到；C. recalling回忆；D. researching研究。根据上文“Some dreams take longer to come true than others”可知，空后的“hers”指代的就是dream“梦想”。因此这里要用realizing。故选B项。
42．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一次世界大战结束时，艾米·霍金斯还是个7岁的孩子，她最喜欢的就是唱歌。A. sing唱歌；B. study学习；C. paint画画；D. film电影，摄制电影。根据下文“Hawkins was on her way, touring the country with a dance troupe (歌舞团)”和“Hawkins has never stopped singing.”可知，霍金斯最喜欢唱歌。故选A项。
43．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：霍金斯十几岁时就立志要成为一名艺人。A. values价值；B. limits限制；C. sights视力，景象，眼界；D. hands手。根据本句结构可知，这里是短语set one’s sight on“力求，立志于”。由此可见，十几岁时的霍金斯立志要当一个艺人。故选C项。
44．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：霍金斯当时正在路上，她和一个舞蹈团在全国巡回演出，直到她的梦想被她的母亲终止了，她的母亲认为这不是一个年轻女士应该做的体面职业。A. cut back削减，修剪；B. cut in插嘴，超车；C. cut through刺穿，抄近路走过；D. cut short缩短，打断。根据下句“who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady”可知，霍金斯的妈妈认为当艺人不体面，由此可判断出是不赞同她去走这条路的，因此霍金斯的雄心被中断了。故选D项。
45．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：霍金斯当时正在路上，她和一个舞蹈团在全国巡回演出，直到她的梦想被她的母亲终止了，她的母亲认为这不是一个年轻女士应该做的体面职业。A. method方法；B. grade年级，分数；C. level水平；D. occupation职业。根据上文中的“Hawkins set her 3 on becoming an entertainer.”以及“until her ambition was 4 by her mom”可判断出，霍金斯长大了想把当艺人当成一份工作，但是被妈妈不认同，因为她妈妈认为艺人是一个不受尊重的职业。故选D项。
46．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管霍金斯已经不再是职业歌手，但她从未停止过唱歌。A.nervously焦虑地；B. professionally专业地；C. reasonably合理地；D. secretly秘密地。根据第二段第三句“until her ambition was 4 by her mom, who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady.”可知，霍金斯由于妈妈的阻挠，没有从事唱歌这个职业，因此就有了，她不是职业歌手，但是从未停止唱歌。故选B项。
47．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直在问，你想再听一首歌吗？ A. bring带来；B. have有；C. like喜欢；D. read读。根据上文中的“She’s like a clock, once you wind her up she won’t stop,” Freeman said in an interview.”可知，老妇人唱起歌来就停不下来，总是会问要不要再听一首歌曲，would like想要，故选C项。
48．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在霍金斯110岁生日那天，萨夏拍下了他曾祖母唱她最喜欢的WWI歌曲之一的视频。A. caught抓住；B. videoed录制；C. reported报告；D. remembered记得。根据第五段第二句“When Freeman jokingly suggested Sacha post it to TikTok”可知，此处是把录制的视频发布到抖音上去。故选B项。
49．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们俩谁也没有想到它会在短短几天内得到如此压倒性的积极回应，点击量达到了10万次，还有大量的情感赞扬。A. imagined想象；B. noticed注意到；C. missed想念；D. suspected怀疑。根据空后“neither of them could have 9 the overwhelmingly positive response it would receive, reaching 100,000 views and a large number of emotional praises in just days.”可知，录制的视频发布到网上以后有很大的相应，这很难想象的到。故选A项。
50．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在漫长的等待之后，艾米·霍金斯迎来了新一代的粉丝A. entertaining娱乐，招待；B. becoming成为；C. representing代表；D. inviting邀请。根据空前一句“While it’s been a long time coming”可知，由于母亲的原因霍金斯没有从事歌唱事业，但是在110岁的时候一举成名迎来了自己的第一批粉丝。故选A项。
My kids sat on Gee’s living room floor and respectfully lifted Christmas decorations out of a cardboard box. They shouted with delight when they discovered a tiny toy cat. Finally, my son was __1__ about a tiny modern helicopter, just on the contrary, my daughter with a traditional Mickey Mouse.
Gee stood beside them, __2__ each treasure. She turned to me and continued to say she and Tom built their collections over time by buying one or two nice ones each year in the after-Christmas sales. Eventually, we left, with boxes in my arms and she was smiling. Her __3__ belongings, gathered over a lifetime, found a new home.
We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Jim and I worked full-time, and in the morning we __4__ our garbage cans on the roadside, which would have to wait the long, lonely 10 hours there until we returned to __5__ them. Every day we’d come home to find them neatly __6__ in their spot next to our garage. Finally we saw an old couple who lived with his 10-year-old grandson across from us pick them up.
Tom and Gee quietly picked up garbage cans and taught us what it __7__ to be a neighbor. They taught us that home doesn’t end at a boundary line. It __8__ to all these people. These people, the __9__ among them and the love that flows through them all explain what a home is.
This Christmas, we’ll make our tree attractive with Gee’s decorations. We’ll bring beautifully packaged Christmas presents to some neighbors like the couple. To others, we’ll ___10___ a wave and a “Merry Christmas.”
1．A．doubtful B．anxious C．pitiful D．crazy
2．A．designing B．getting C．explaining D．weighing
3．A．strange B．precious C．modern D．spare
4．A．laid B．emptied C．deserted D．stored
5．A．store up B．deal with C．make out D．care about
6．A．buried B．transformed C．placed D．developed
7．A．occurred B．meant C．reflected D．expected
8．A．turns B．adds C．agrees D．extends
9．A．control B．words C．connections D．comfort
10．A．stop B．create C．keep D．exchange
This was the fifth time I'd been to the National Annual Competition. Reporters had been saying that I looked unbeatable. Everyone expected me to ____11____. But I knew something was ____12____ because I couldn't get this one picture out of my head: a picture of me, falling. “Go away,” I'd say. But the image wouldn't ____13____.
It was time to skate. The music started, slowly, and I told myself, “Have fun, Michael! It's just a（n） ____14____.”
Once the music picked up, I started skating faster. I'd practiced the routine so many times, and I didn't have to think about ____15____ came next. But when I came down from the jump, my foot slipped from under me. I put a hand on the ice to ____16____ myself, but it didn't do any good.
Things kept getting ____17____. On a triple flip (三周跳)I spun through the air, and just as I landed, my whole body went down again. There I was, flat on the ice, with the whole world ____18____.
I didn't think I'd be able to pull myself together. But as I got up, I heard an amazing ____19____ .People were clapping in time to the music. They were trying to give me courage.
I wasn't surprised by my scores. However, the audience's clapping woke me up! I was so busy trying not to ____20____ that I forgot to feel what was in my heart-the love for skating.
11．A．win B．enjoy C．share D．relax
12．A．challenging B．missing C．wrong D．dangerous
13．A．return B．leave C．appear D．stay
14．A．sport B．activity C．picture D．accident
15．A．when B．why C．who D．what
16．A．prepare B．catch C．comfort D．measure
17．A．clearer B．easier C．heavier D．worse
18．A．watching B．expecting C．ignoring D．changing
19．A．voice B．story C．sound D．idea
20．A．collapse B．resist C．fall D．escape
Take an Option
Jerry was a natural motivator. He was always in a good mood and always had something ____21____ to say, which really made me curious. One day I went up to ask him how he did that. “Well, life is all about ____22____. It’s your option how you live your life,” Jerry replied.
Soon I moved to another city. Several months later, I heard that Jerry was seriously injured in the chest while skiing. ____23____, he was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 8 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was ____24____ from the hospital.
Later, when we met again, I asked Jerry what had ____25____ his mind during the accident. “As I lay in the snow, I knew I had two options: One was to live, the other was to die. I chose to live,” Jerry said. “The paramedics (急救人员) were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they ____26____ me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors, I got really ____27____. In their eyes, I read, ‘He’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take action. I told them, ‘Operate on me as if I’m alive, not dead.’ You see, I just tried to ____28____ their confidence.” Finally Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing ____29____ to live.
Jerry has taught me a lot. I learn from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Your ____30____, after all, is everything.
21．A．regular B．familiar C．positive D．typical
22．A．choices B．trends C．relations D．secrets
23．A．Normally B．Obviously C．Hopefully D．Luckily
24．A．preserved B．released C．distinguished D．abandoned
25．A．gone through B．put up C．turned in D．called for
26．A．forced B．followed C．wheeled D．recommended
27．A．bored B．frightened C．confused D．embarrassed
28．A．express B．share C．gain D．inspire
29．A．talent B．achievement C．desire D．evidence
30．A．attitude B．standard C．ability D．control
Old Bernard Baruch.81 years old, is still ambitious. His only reference to the past was that, with great pride in eyes. he___31___to rank first in shooting. What makes this man still___32___ The answer is his strong___33___ to keep being productive.
Two of the hardest things to___34___ in this world are to get wealth by honest efforts and, having gained it, to learn how to use it in a proper way. Recently I walked into the locker room(休息室)of a well-known golf club. A dozen middle-aged men were seated at tables drinking heavily and talking ___35___. Day after day these same men hung out there and each of them had been a man of affairs and wealth,___36___ in business and respected in society. However, it seemed that they are too content to be aggressive. They knew that their productivity had ___37___ gradually. When a fruit tree doesn’t bear its fruit, it is dying. In this way it resembles(类似)man.
What is the ___38___of a long and happy existence in the world I think I found it long ago in a passage. The words were few, but had a lasting___39___on me: "In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread." The words have been and will always be a great ____40____ to me. At the end of the road I want to feel that I have fought a good fight and lived to the full.
31．A．managed B．seemed C．expected D．meant
32．A．careful B．innocent C．energetic D．normal
33．A．reason B．duty C．action D．desire
34．A．receive B．achieve C．throw D．refuse
35．A．aimlessly B．helplessly C．fearlessly D．hopelessly
36．A．interested B．strict C．successful D．absorbed
37．A．disappointed B．changed C．improved D．increased
38．A．trend B．idea C．sense D．secret
39．A．mood B．influence C．impression D．focus
40．A．honor B．comfort C．approach D．inspiration
Some dreams take longer to come true than others, but with the help of 21st-century social media and her great-grandson, at the age of 110, one British woman is ____41____ hers at long last.
At the end of World War I, Amy Hawkins was a 7-year-old child who loved nothing more than to ____42____. As a teen, Hawkins set her ____43____ on becoming an entertainer. Hawkins was on her way, touring the country with a dance troupe (歌舞团) — until her ambition was ____44____ by her mom, who didn’t see it as a respectable ____45____ for a young lady.
All these years later, the 110-year-old lady lives at home in Monmouth, South Wales, surrounded by her loved ones. The four-generation family unit includes her granddaughter, Hannah Freeman, and Freeman’s 14-year-old son, Sacha. Even though she’s no longer doing it ____46____, Hawkins has never stopped singing.
“She’s like a clock, once you wind her up she won’t stop,” Freeman said in an interview. “She just keeps asking, ‘Would you ____47____ another one ’.”
On Hawkins’ 110th birthday, Sacha ____48____ his great-gran singing one of her favorite WWI tunes. When Freeman jokingly suggested Sacha post it to TikTok, neither of them could have ____49____ the overwhelmingly positive response it would receive, reaching 100,000 views and a large number of emotional praises in just days.
Some journeys take longer than others. Sometimes, we’re detoured (绕路) along the way. Dreams can and do come true every day. While it’s been a long time coming, Amy Hawkins is ______50______ a whole new generation of fans.
41．A．reflecting B．realizing C．recalling D．researching
42．A．sing B．study C．paint D．film
43．A．values B．limits C．sights D．hands
44．A．cut back B．cut in C．cut through D．cut short
45．A．method B．grade C．level D．occupation
46．A．nervously B．professionally C．reasonably D．secretly
47．A．bring B．have C．like D．read
48．A．caught B．videoed C．reported D．remembered
49．A．imagined B．noticed C．missed D．suspected
50．A．entertaining B．becoming C．representing D．inviting
参考答案：
1．D
2．C
3．B
4．A
5．B
6．C
7．B
8．D
9．C
10．D
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文，文章讲述了作者从邻居身上学到的道理。
1．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后，我儿子痴迷于一架小型现代直升机，而我女儿则痴迷于传统的米老鼠。A. doubtful怀疑的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. pitiful可怜的；D. crazy狂热的。根据上文“They shouted with delight when they discovered a tiny toy cat.(当他们发现一只小玩具猫时，他们高兴地叫了起来)”可知，孩子们对玩具都感到很兴奋，最后挑选了最喜欢的，be crazy about热衷于，迷上。故选D项。
2．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gee站在他们身边，讲解每一件珍宝。A. designing设计；B. getting得到；C. explaining解释；D. weighing称……的重量。根据下文“She turned to me and continued to say she and Tom built their collections over time by buying one or two nice ones each year in the after-Christmas sales.(她转向我，继续对我说，她和Tom通过每年圣诞节后的大减价购买一两件不错的衣服，逐渐积累了他们的收藏)”可知，Gee在解释每一件珍宝的来历。故选C项。
3．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她花了一辈子时间收集的珍贵物品找到了新家。A. strange奇怪的，陌生的；B. precious珍贵的；C. modern现代的；D. spare备用的，空闲的。由上文的“treasure”可知，这些物品对于她很宝贵。故选B项。
4．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jim和我都是全职工作者，早上我们把垃圾桶放在路边，它们得在那里等上漫长而孤独的10个小时，直到我们回来处理它们。A. laid放置；B. emptied清空；C. deserted遗弃，抛弃；D. stored储存。根据“which would have to wait the long, lonely 10 hours there”可知，此处指早上作者把垃圾桶搁置在路边。故选A项。
5．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：Jim和我都是全职工作者，早上我们把垃圾桶放在路边，它们得在那里等上漫长而孤独的10个小时，直到我们回来处理它们。A. store up储存，积聚；B. deal with处理；C. make out认出；D. care about关心。根据语境及空前“we returned”可知，此处指作者和丈夫下班回家时才能处理垃圾桶。故选B项。
6．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天回到家，我们都会发现它们整齐地放在车库旁边的位置上。A. buried埋葬，埋头于；B. transformed转化；C. placed放；D. developed发展。结合空后“in their spot”可知，此处指垃圾桶被整齐地放在车库旁边。故选C项。
7．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Tom和Gee静静地捡起垃圾桶，教我们邻居意味着什么。A. occurred发生；B. meant意味着；C. reflected反映；D. expected期待。由上文“Finally we saw an old couple who lived with his 10-year-old grandson across from us pick them up.(最后，我们看到住在我们对面的一对老夫妇和10岁的孙子捡起垃圾桶)”可知，Tom和Gee默默无闻地为作者捡起垃圾桶，教会作者作为一个邻居意味着什么。故选B项。
8．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它延伸到所有这些人。A. turns翻转；B. adds增加；C. agrees同意；D. extends延伸，扩大。根据上文“They taught us that home doesn’t end at a boundary line.(他们教会我们家没有界限)”可知，因为没有界限，所以会延伸到所有这些人。故选D项。
9．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些人，他们之间的联系，他们身上流淌的爱，都解释了什么是家。A. control控制；B. words单词，（某人说的）话； C. connections关系，联系；D. comfort安慰。根据“explain what a home is”可知，人与人之间的情感纽带解释了什么是家，故选C项。
10．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：对其他人，我们会互相挥手并说“圣诞快乐”。A. stop停止；B. create创造；C. keep保持；D. exchange交换，交谈。根据上文“We’ll bring beautifully packaged Christmas presents to some neighbors like the couple.(我们会把包装精美的圣诞礼物送给邻居，比如这对夫妇)”可知，此处指带给友好的邻居精美的礼物，对于其他人，会互相挥手，并说“圣诞快乐”。故选D项。
11．A
12．C
13．B
14．A
15．D
16．B
17．D
18．A
19．C
20．C
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者参加一次滑冰全国比赛时，脑海中想到的是自己摔倒的画面。比赛时，作者摔倒了，却赢得了观众热烈的掌声。这让作者意识到，自己在比赛时只顾想着如何避免摔倒，而忽视了自己内心对滑冰运动的热爱。
11．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个人都希望我能赢。A. win赢；B. enjoy喜欢，享受；C. share分享；D. relax放松。根据前一句“Reporters had been saying that I looked unbeatable. ”可知，因为记者们说作者不可被战胜，所以此处表示每个人都期待作者会赢得比赛。故选A。
12．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我知道有些事情不对劲，因为我一直无法摆脱脑海里的画面:我摔倒的画面。A. challenging挑战的；B. missing失踪的；C. wrong错误的，不对的；D. dangerous危险的。根据后文“because I couldn't get this one picture out of my head: a picture of me, falling. ”可知，因为作者脑海里一直有自己摔倒的画面，所以此处表示作者感觉事情有些不对劲。故选C。
13．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是这个画面不会被遗忘。A. return返回；B. leave遗忘；C. appear出现；D. stay停留。根据前文““Go away,” I'd say. ”和转折连词but可知，作者摔倒的画面一直挥之不去。故选B。
14．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这只是一项运动。A. sport运动；B. activity活动；C. picture照片；D. accident事故。根据前文““Have fun, Michael!”可知，因为作者在参加滑冰比赛，作者自我安慰，告诉自己这只是一项运动。故选A。
15．
考查连接词辨析。句意：这个动作我已经练习了很多次了，我根本不用去想接下来会发生什么。A. when何时；B. why为何；C. who谁；D. what什么。分析句子结构可知，空处需用连接词引导宾语从句，从句缺少主语，表示具体的内容，所以空处需用连接代词what引导宾语从句。故选D。
16．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把一只手放在冰上想支撑住自己，但没有用。A. prepare准备；B. catch接住，抓住；C. comfort安慰；D. measure测量。根据前文“But when I came down from the jump, my foot slipped from under me. ”可知，因为作者脚滑了，所以他想用手支撑住自己。故选B。
17．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：情况越来越糟。A. clearer更清楚；B. easier更简单；C. heavier更差；D. worse更糟糕。根据后文“On a triple flip（三周跳）I spun through the air, and just as I landed, my whole body went down again. ”可知，在三个翻转中，作者在空中旋转，就在落地的时候，作者的整个身体又沉了下去。由此可知，情况变得更糟糕。故选D。
18．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我就在那里，平躺在冰上，全世界都在注视着我。A. watching观看；В. Expecting期待；C. ignoring忽视；D. changing改变。根据前文“my whole body went down again.”可知，因为作者摔倒在地，所以作者感觉全世界都在注视着自己。故选A。
19．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当我站起来时，我听到一个惊人的声音。A. voice声音 (多指人的嗓音)；B. story故事；C. sound声音 (自然界的各种声音)；D. idea想法。根据后文“People were clapping in time to the music. ”可知，此处需用sound表示人们的掌声。故选C。
20．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我忙着不让自己跌倒，以至于忘记了感受我心中的感受——对滑冰的热爱。A. collapse崩溃，倒塌；B. resist抵制；C. fall摔倒；D. escape逃跑。根据前文“ a picture of me, falling.”可知，作者一直想着自己是否会摔倒，所以此处需用动词fall，表示作者只想着是否会摔倒，忘记了自己对滑冰运动的热爱。故选C。
21．C
22．A
23．D
24．B
25．A
26．C
27．B
28．D
29．C
30．A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。“我”的朋友杰瑞总是很积极乐观，在一次事故中，杰瑞凭借强烈的求生欲望活了下来并且恢复了健康。“我”从杰瑞身上学到一个道理：选择和态度决定一切。
21．
考查形容词辨析。句意：他总是心情很好，总是说一些积极的话，这真的让我很好奇。A.regular规律的；B.familiar熟悉的；C.positive积极的；D.typical典型的。根据“He was always in a good mood”可知，此处是指总是说一些积极的话。故选C。
22．
考查名词辨析。句意：生活就是选择。A.choices选择；B.trends趋势；C.relations关系；D.secrets秘密。根据“It’s your option how you live your life”（如何生活是你自己的选择）可知，此处是指生活就是选择。故选A。
23．
考查副词辨析。句意：幸运的是，他很快被发现并送往医院。A.Normally正常地；B.Obviously明显地；C.Hopefully有希望地；D.Luckily幸运地。根据“he was found quickly and rushed to the hospital”可知，这件事很幸运。故选D。
24．
考查动词辨析。句意：经过8个小时的手术和数周的精心护理，他出院了。A.preserved保存；B.released释放；C.distinguished区分；D.abandoned抛弃。根据“After 8 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care”可知，此处是指他出院了。故选B。
25．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：后来，当我们再次见面时，我问杰瑞在事故中他是怎么想的。A.gone through通过；B.put up张贴；C.turned in交上；D.called for要求。根据“As I lay in the snow, I knew I had two options: One was to live, the other was to die.”（当我躺在雪地上时，我知道我有两种选择：一种是活下去，另一种是死。）可知，此处是指 “我”问杰瑞在事故中他是怎么想的。故选A。
26．
考查动词辨析。句意：但是当他们把我推进急诊室的时候，我看到了医生们脸上的表情，我真的吓坏了。A.forced强迫；B.followed跟随；C.wheeled用车推；D.recommended推荐。根据“into the emergency room”可知，此处是指用病床推病人进急诊室。故选C。
27．
考查形容词辨析。句意：但是当他们把我推进急诊室的时候，我看到了医生们脸上的表情，我真的吓坏了。A.bored无聊的；B.frightened害怕的；C.confused困惑的；D.embarrassed尴尬的。根据“He’s a dead man.”（他是个死人）可知，当看到了医生们脸上的表情，“我”真的吓坏了。故选B。
28．
考查动词辨析。句意：我只是想激发他们的信心。A.express表达；B.share分享；C.gain获得；D.inspire激发。根据“Operate on me as if I’m alive, not dead.”（把我当活人而不是死人来做手术。）可知，此处是指激发他们的信心。故选D。
29．
考查名词辨析。句意：最后，杰瑞活了下来，这要感谢他的医生的医术，但也因为他惊人的求生欲望。A.talent天赋；B.achievement成就；C.desire欲望；D.evidence证据。根据“Operate on me as if I’m alive, not dead.”（把我当活人而不是死人来做手术。）可知，此处是指他的求生欲望。故选C。
30．
考查名词辨析。句意：毕竟，你的态度决定一切。A.attitude态度；B.standard标准；C.ability能力；D.control控制。根据“I learn from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. ”（我从他那里学到了每一天我们都可以选择活得充实。）可知，选择很重要，态度很重要。故选A。
31．A
32．C
33．D
34．B
35．A
36．C
37．A
38．D
39．B
40．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章作者举例 Bernard Baruch在晚年时期仍那么上进，让作者明白了一个人无论何时何地都得有进取心，只有通过自己的不懈努力，才能有意义地生存在这个世界上。
31．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他设法成为射击第一名。A. managed管理；B. seemed看起来；C. expected期望；D. meant意味着。根据“His only reference to the past was that, with great pride in eyes.”可知，81岁老人Bernard Baruch设法在射击方面排名第一。故选A。
32．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：是什么让这个人依然精力充沛 A. careful仔细的；B. innocent无辜的；C. energetic精力充沛的；D. normal正常的。根据“The answer is his strong 3 to keep being productive.”可知，为什么Bernard Baruch现在81岁了还这么精力充沛。故选C。
33．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：答案是他渴望保持高效率。A. reason原因；B. duty责任；C. action行动；D. desire要求。根据“to keep being productive.”可知，他精力充沛是因为他想要一直保持高效率的强烈要求。故选D。
34．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个世界上最难实现的两件事，一是通过诚实的努力获得财富，二是获得财富后，要学会如何正确地使用财富。A. receive接受；B. achieve获得；C. throw扔；D. refuse拒绝。根据“in this world are to get wealth by honest efforts and, having gained it, to learn how to use it in a proper way.”可知，这两件事是世界上最难实现的。故选B。
35．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：十几个中年男人坐在桌边，豪饮，漫无目的地说着话。A. aimlessly无目的地；B. helplessly无助地；C. fearlessly勇敢地；D. hopelessly绝望地。根据“A dozen middle-aged men were seated at tables drinking heavily”可知，这些中年男人漫无目的地说着话。故选A。
36．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些人日复一日地在那里闲逛，每个人都是有事业和财富的人，在商业上成功，在社会上受人尊敬。A. interested感兴趣的；B. strict严格的；C. successful成功的；D. absorbed全神贯注的。根据“and respected in society.”可知，这些人在商业上很成功。故选C。
37．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们知道他们的生产力逐渐失望了。A. disappointed失望；B. changed改变；C. improved提高；D. increased增加。根据“When a fruit tree doesn’t bear its fruit, it is dying. In this way it resembles(类似)man.”可知，他们的生产力在不断地下降，让人感到失望。故选A。
38．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这个世界上幸福长寿的秘诀是什么 A. trend趋势；B. idea想法；C. sense感觉；D. secret秘密。根据“a long and happy existence in the world”可知，长久又快乐地生存在这个世界上的秘诀。故选D。
39．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这句话虽不长，但却对我产生了深远的影响：“你要汗流满面才能吃到面包。” A. mood心情；B. influence影响；C. impression印象；D. focus关注。根据“The words have been and will always be a great 10 to me. ”可知，这句话对作者产生了深远的影响。故选B。
40．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这句话一直并将永远激励着我。A. honor荣誉；B. comfort安慰；C. approach方法；D. inspiration灵感。根据“At the end of the road I want to feel that I have fought a good fight and lived to the full.”可知，这句话一直并将永远激励着作者。故选D。
41．B
42．A
43．C
44．D
45．D
46．B
47．C
48．B
49．A
50．A
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了Amy Hawkins从小喜欢唱歌并立志当一名艺人，却不被妈妈看好，直到她110岁时还在坚持歌唱梦想的故事。
41．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些梦想要比其他的更久才能实现，但在21世纪的社交媒体和她曾孙的帮助下，一位110岁的英国女性终于实现了自己的梦想。A. reflecting反思，反射；B. realizing实现，意识到；C. recalling回忆；D. researching研究。根据上文“Some dreams take longer to come true than others”可知，空后的“hers”指代的就是dream“梦想”。因此这里要用realizing。故选B项。
42．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一次世界大战结束时，艾米·霍金斯还是个7岁的孩子，她最喜欢的就是唱歌。A. sing唱歌；B. study学习；C. paint画画；D. film电影，摄制电影。根据下文“Hawkins was on her way, touring the country with a dance troupe (歌舞团)”和“Hawkins has never stopped singing.”可知，霍金斯最喜欢唱歌。故选A项。
43．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：霍金斯十几岁时就立志要成为一名艺人。A. values价值；B. limits限制；C. sights视力，景象，眼界；D. hands手。根据本句结构可知，这里是短语set one’s sight on“力求，立志于”。由此可见，十几岁时的霍金斯立志要当一个艺人。故选C项。
44．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：霍金斯当时正在路上，她和一个舞蹈团在全国巡回演出，直到她的梦想被她的母亲终止了，她的母亲认为这不是一个年轻女士应该做的体面职业。A. cut back削减，修剪；B. cut in插嘴，超车；C. cut through刺穿，抄近路走过；D. cut short缩短，打断。根据下句“who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady”可知，霍金斯的妈妈认为当艺人不体面，由此可判断出是不赞同她去走这条路的，因此霍金斯的雄心被中断了。故选D项。
45．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：霍金斯当时正在路上，她和一个舞蹈团在全国巡回演出，直到她的梦想被她的母亲终止了，她的母亲认为这不是一个年轻女士应该做的体面职业。A. method方法；B. grade年级，分数；C. level水平；D. occupation职业。根据上文中的“Hawkins set her 3 on becoming an entertainer.”以及“until her ambition was 4 by her mom”可判断出，霍金斯长大了想把当艺人当成一份工作，但是被妈妈不认同，因为她妈妈认为艺人是一个不受尊重的职业。故选D项。
46．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管霍金斯已经不再是职业歌手，但她从未停止过唱歌。A.nervously焦虑地；B. professionally专业地；C. reasonably合理地；D. secretly秘密地。根据第二段第三句“until her ambition was 4 by her mom, who didn’t see it as a respectable 5 for a young lady.”可知，霍金斯由于妈妈的阻挠，没有从事唱歌这个职业，因此就有了，她不是职业歌手，但是从未停止唱歌。故选B项。
47．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直在问，你想再听一首歌吗？ A. bring带来；B. have有；C. like喜欢；D. read读。根据上文中的“She’s like a clock, once you wind her up she won’t stop,” Freeman said in an interview.”可知，老妇人唱起歌来就停不下来，总是会问要不要再听一首歌曲，would like想要，故选C项。
48．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在霍金斯110岁生日那天，萨夏拍下了他曾祖母唱她最喜欢的WWI歌曲之一的视频。A. caught抓住；B. videoed录制；C. reported报告；D. remembered记得。根据第五段第二句“When Freeman jokingly suggested Sacha post it to TikTok”可知，此处是把录制的视频发布到抖音上去。故选B项。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们俩谁也没有想到它会在短短几天内得到如此压倒性的积极回应，点击量达到了10万次，还有大量的情感赞扬。A. imagined想象；B. noticed注意到；C. missed想念；D. suspected怀疑。根据空后“neither of them could have 9 the overwhelmingly positive response it would receive, reaching 100,000 views and a large number of emotional praises in just days.”可知，录制的视频发布到网上以后有很大的相应，这很难想象的到。故选A项。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意：在漫长的等待之后，艾米·霍金斯迎来了新一代的粉丝A. entertaining娱乐，招待；B. becoming成为；C. representing代表；D. inviting邀请。根据空前一句“While it’s been a long time coming”可知，由于母亲的原因霍金斯没有从事歌唱事业，但是在110岁的时候一举成名迎来了自己的第一批粉丝。故选A项。