广东高考英语完形填空专项模拟训练（含答案解析）
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British Cycling had recently hired Dave Brailsford as its new director. At the time, professional cyclists in Great Britain had____1____ nearly one hundred years of mediocrity (平庸). In fact, their performance had been so poor that one of the top bike companies in Europe ____2____ to sell bikes to the team because they were afraid that it would hurt sales if other professionals saw the Brits using their bikes.
What made Brailsford different from previous coaches was his philosophy of searching for a tiny improvement in everything they do. The whole principle came from the idea that if you ____3____ everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, improve it by 1 percent and you will get a ____4____ increase when you put them all together.
Brailsford and his coaches began by making small ____5____. They redesigned the bike seats to make them more comfortable. They asked riders to wear electrically heated overshorts to ____6____ ideal muscle temperature while riding and used biofeedback sensors to ____7____ how each athlete responded to a particular workout.
But they didn’t stop there. They ____8____ to find 1 percent improvements in overlooked areas. They hired a(n) _____9_____ to teach each rider the best way to wash their hands to reduce the _____10_____ of catching a cold. They even painted the inside of the team truck white, which helped them ____11____ little bits of dust that would normally slip by ____12____ but could affect the performance of the ____13____ tuned bikes.
As these and hundreds of other small improvement _____14_____, the results came faster than anyone could have ____15____. Just five years after Brailford took over, they dominate the road and truck cycling events in all the important events.
1．A．lost B．enjoyed C．showed D．suffered
2．A．failed B．refused C．expected D．pretended
3．A．broke down B．took down C．put up D．add up
4．A．flexible B．temporary C．significant D．random
5．A．differences B．adjustments C．programs D．efforts
6．A．maintain B．raise C．reduce D．discover
7．A．change B．monitor C．manage D．produce
8．A．continued B．happened C．learned D．bothered
9．A．coach B．secretary C．assistant D．surgeon
10．A．sessions B．chances C．records D．reactions
11．A．gather B．recognize C．spot D．send
12．A．surrounded B．unnoticed C．removed D．discovered
13．A．finely B．initially C．slightly D．positively
14．A．took off B．picked up C．built up D．got off
15．A．achieved B．remembered C．mentioned D．imagined
When we pay attention, we see courage every day. I see it in my classroom when a student _____16_____ her hand and says, “I’m completely lost.” Do you know how incredibly _____17_____ it is to say so when you’re pretty sure every one else gets it
I recently saw another _____18_____ of ordinary courage in my son Charlie’s preschool. Parents were invited to __19__ a music presentation by the kids. You know the _____20_____— twenty-five children singing with fifty-plus _____21_____ in the audience holding up cameras.
One girl cried her way through the entire _____22_____ because she couldn’t see her mom. As I was telling Charlie goodbye, I saw her mom burst through the door, and immediately start _____23_____ the room for her daughter. Another mother walked by this stressed mom, shook her head and _____24_____ her eyes.
Just then one more mom walked up to this now ______25______ mom and smiled. “I wasn’t just late. I ______26______ forgot.” She said, “It’s okay. We’re in the same boat.” The woman’s face ______27______ and she wiped away a tear. By the time she made it to the corner where the teacher was still ______28______ her daughter, she looked calm.
The mom who stopped and shared her story of ______29______ was practicing courage. She didn’t have to. Every time we choose ______30______, we make the world a little kinder and braver.
16．A．puts down B．puts up C．picks up D．takes up
17．A．awful B．normal C．brave D．typical
18．A．issue B．trend C．report D．example
19．A．attend B．advertise C．perform D．organize
20．A．tension B．scene C．silence D．song
21．A．photographers B．teachers C．parents D．reporters
22．A．performance B．competition C．arrangement D．celebration
23．A．scanning B．sweeping C．decorating D．occupying
24．A．opened B．rolled C．closed D．covered
25．A．grateful B．merciful C．cheerful D．tearful
26．A．immediately B．temporarily C．occasionally D．completely
27．A．hardened B．softened C．darkened D．reddened
28．A．encouraging B．criticizing C．comforting D．threatening
29．A．concentration B．inspiration C．instruction D．imperfection
30．A．courage B．wisdom C．gratitude D．honesty
Joriden’s love with migrating (迁徙的) raptors (肉食鸟) started when he saw a group of strangers scanning the sky with telescope on top of a hill in his village. His____31____drove him to find out what they were doing. To his joy, the strangers____32____him to take a look. With just one quick look, Joriden was____33____. “The sight is very____34____,” says Joriden. “They take away my stress. I____35____watching these mighty birds.”
Joriden used to hunt birds for fun or food. But the____36____with the birdwatchers shifted his mind. Now, not only did he____37____his fellow youths or even older folk to____38____birds they’ve caught, but he also____39____the community members to stop cutting trees in the mountains to____40____the roosts (栖息地) of the migratory birds.
Raptors are____41____indicators of the health of the environment. They sit on top of the food chain, thus their health depends on the health of the whole ecosystem they live in. Declines in their population can indicate a____42____in the specific ecosystem that raptor species depend upon or visit. Raptors, which are natural predators (食肉动物), are also____43____to human food security and livelihoods. If their population____44____, the population of harmful insects and animals along their migrating path will increase,____45____agricultural productivity.
31．A．joy B．curiosity C．experience D．confidence
32．A．reminded B．urged C．allowed D．convinced
33．A．attracted B．controlled C．rewarded D．accepted
34．A．regular B．strange C．famous D．impressive
35．A．imagined B．avoided C．enjoyed D．risked
36．A．encounter B．discussion C．adventure D．training
37．A．wait for B．send for C．rely on D．appeal to
38．A．sell B．raise C．scare D．release
39．A．warned B．persuaded C．forced D．expected
40．A．protect B．locate C．clear D．hide
41．A．natural B．statistical C．subjective D．faulty
42．A．probability B．problem C．secret D．pattern
43．A．familiar B．accessible C．obvious D．beneficial
44．A．doubles B．decreases C．varies D．ages
45．A．boosting B．maintaining C．affecting D．measuring
In 1923, Frank and his daughter Nova took a cross-country drive with Bobbie. During a stop, poor Bobbie was ____46____ by fierce local dogs. Thinking Bobbie would take care of himself as usual, Frank left for hotel ____47____ to find Bobbie return there to join them.
After hours without Bobbie, Frank got ____48____. Since Bobbie used to respond to the sound of the car horn (喇叭), Frank first drove ____49____ all around, honking frequently until midnight. Bobbie never appeared. After a week of ____50____ and placing newspaper advertisements, the ____51____ family had to give up and start driving home. Fall turning to winter, the family had to ____52____ the fact that they could no longer share their happiness with beloved Bobbie.
Six ____53____ later, Nova was walking down a street when she ____54____ at the sight of a messy and ragged looking figure walking out of woods. His eyes were half-closed and red with ______55______, his feet bleeding. Nova screamed out “Bobbie” and in moments, aware of something, Bobbie began jumping up again and again to ______56______ her face, making unclear sounds of relief mixed with sobs of ______57______. He was skinny, footsore but he was happy to see her. At home he shook his tail, rolled over on his back, held up his pads and fixed the family with his eyes, seemingly to tell them his returning-home ______58______.
Imagine being 2, 500 miles from home with no transportation and you cross freezing cold mountains and deserts for half a year. How incredible! But Bobbie, the Wonder ______59______, made it, which ______60______ the hearts of a nation.
46．A．guarded B．welcomed C．chased D．bothered
47．A．expecting B．failing C．struggling D．managing
48．A．mad B．disappointed C．hopeless D．worried
49．A．safely B．smoothly C．quickly D．slowly
50．A．waiting B．searching C．driving D．missing
51．A．warm-hearted B．cold-blooded C．brokenhearted D．clearheaded
52．A．accept B．change C．escape D．ignore
53．A．weeks B．fortnights C．months D．seasons
54．A．froze B．escaped C．fell D．smiled
55．A．tears B．injuries C．shame D．excitement
56．A．kiss B．meet C．see D．avoid
57．A．pain B．joy C．regret D．gratitude
58．A．tour B．view C．outing D．adventure
59．A．Hiker B．Man C．Dog D．Kid
60．A．broke B．warmed C．crossed D．opened
The school where Rachel teaches serves free meals to its students. Before her adoring students left for their new year vacation, they ____61____ her with lots of gifts. But one gift from a girl, in particular, ____62____ her heart.
This girl wanted to get Rachel something so ____63____, but had nothing to give. So rather than offer nothing, she ____64____ her free breakfast cereal (混合麦片) at school.
She took the ____65____ to pick every dried grape, the favorite part of her breakfast, out of her cereal and ____66____ them as an unusual new year present for her teacher.
Rachel posted the ____67____ story on Facebook, hoping to help people gain some ____68____ for what they have in their lives- because even when this youngster had nothing to offer, she was still willing to ____69____ her favourite dried grapes. Inspired by the kind gesture, many people contacted the school headmaster to make _____70_____ “It makes me so proud of my kids that they have touched your hearts along with mine, ” Rachel said, “Your _____71_____ in offering gifts to both the students and me and your donations to our school have not gone _____72_____. We are all deeply moved.”
“My wish for all of you is to remember this kind and simple _____73_____ of love from one of my school babies and carry it with you and continue to _____74_____ love and kindness to everyone you meet-not just during this _____75_____ season.”
61．A．helped B．showered C．comforted D．supplied
62．A．melted B．cured C．changed D．broke
63．A．hesitantly B．casually C．badly D．hardly
64．A．opened up B．asked for C．gave away D．put aside
65．A．courage B．chance C．lesson D．time
66．A．unwrapped B．cooked C．repackaged D．separated
67．A．nice B．funny C．imaginary D．old
68．A．sympathy B．appreciation C．confidence D．desire
69．A．enjoy B．sacrifice C．collect D．keep
70．A．preparations B．appointments C．donations D．requirements
71．A．curiosity B．trouble C．experience D．generosity
72．A．unchecked B．unnoticed C．unexpected D．uncovered
73．A．hope B．word C．trick D．act
74．A．spread B．teach C．explain D．declare
75．A．graduation B．autumn C．holiday D．school
After Mark Bertram lost the tips of two fingers in a construction accident, Eric Catalano tattooed fingernails onto his hand. “It’s life-changing but it’s not life-ending,” Bertram said. “Doing work is ____76____ now. Everything is just a little different.”
He can’t tie his shoes with ____77____, type on a keyboard or hold food the same way anymore. But after two surgeries and occupational treatment, he decided to make light of his new ____78____ by asking Catalano to create the fingernail tattoo. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh until they saw the final result. “The mood changed in here,” Catalano ____79____ as he stood in his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio. “Everything turned from ____80____ to wow.”
When Catalano ____81____ a photo of the inked fingernails online last January, he thought maybe 300 people would like the realistic tattoo. He had no idea the ____82____ would be viewed by millions of people around the world. Even “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” tracked him down to feature the viral tattoo: a pair of fingernails that looked so ____83____ that no one could believe their eyes.
The widely spread photo ____84____ Catalano, 39, further into the world of paramedical tattooing (医疗纹身). Now people with life-altering scars come from as far as Ireland to visit Catalano’s tattoo shop in this rural village. With flesh -toned ink and a needle, Catalano makes his clients feel whole again with an art form and industry that picks up where doctors _____85_____.
Paramedical tattoo is a _____86_____ new field, but it is growing, thanks to cosmetic and plastic surgery technology. Catalano, while _____87_____ $ 100 for a regular tattoo, provides free paramedical tattoos supported with only tiny public _____88_____.
“Financially, it doesn’t _____89_____,” Catalano says. “But every time I see that emotion from my customers, I am 100 percent sure that my work is _____90_____.”
76．A．rougher B．heavier C．tougher D．busier
77．A．ease B．interest C．joy D．power
78．A．permission B．claim C．remark D．condition
79．A．realized B．recognized C．recalled D．remembered
80．A．curious B．funny C．hopeless D．awkward
81．A．received B．took C．posted D．searched
82．A．finger B．image C．studio D．video
83．A．real B．essential C．abnormal D．formal
84．A．pushed B．forced C．required D．handled
85．A．set off B．leave off C．cut off D．put off
86．A．constantly B．generally C．relatively D．gradually
87．A．costing B．paying C．consuming D．charging
88．A．reputation B．recognition C．motivations D．donations
89．A．come up B．make sense C．hold back D．come true
90．A．worthwhile B．pioneering C．demanding D．outstanding
参考答案：
1．D
2．B
3．A
4．C
5．B
6．A
7．B
8．A
9．D
10．B
11．C
12．B
13．A
14．C
15．D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。英国自行车协会最近聘请了戴夫·布雷斯福德（Dave Brailsford）担任新总监。Brailsford与以前的教练不同的是他的哲学，他在和自行车相关的所有事情上面都寻求微小的改进。在他细致的方方面面的工作以后，带领协会从低谷走向了辉煌。
1．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时，英国的职业自行车手经历了近百年的平庸. A. lost 失去；B. enjoyed享受； C. showed显示；D.suffered遭受。根据下文的“In fact, their performance had been so poor”可知，他们一直表现很差，因此遭受了很久的平庸时期。故选D项。
2．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，他们的表现一直很差，以至于欧洲顶级自行车公司之一拒绝向车队出售自行车，因为他们担心如果其他专业人士看到英国人使用他们的自行车会影响销售。A. failed失败；B. refused 拒绝；C. expected盼望； D. pretended假装。根据后面“because they were afraid that it would hurt sales if other professionals saw the Brits using their bikes.”可知，欧洲顶级自行车公司之一他们担心如果其他专业人士看到英国人使用他们的自行车会影响销售，所以，这个公司拒绝出售他们的自行车给车队。故选B项。
3．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：整个原则来自这样一个想法：在骑自行车方面，如果你把一切你能想到的事进行分解，（每件事）提高1%，当你把它们放在一起的时候你就会得到显著的提高。A. broke down 出故障；分解；B. took down取下； C. put up张贴； D. add up加起来。根据文中最后一段“As these and hundreds of other small improvement __________ , the results came faster than anyone could have ________”可以看出，他把每件事都分解，提高一点点，然后加起来效果显著。故选A项。
4．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意同上。A. flexible灵活的； B. temporary 临时的；C. significant 显著的；D. random随机的。根据文中最后一段“As these and hundreds of other small improvement __________ , the results came faster than anyone could have ________”可以看出，他把每件事都分解，提高一点点，然后加起来效果显著。故选C项。
5．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Brailsford和他的教练们一开始做了一些小的调整。A. differences 差异；B. adjustments调整； C. programs节目； D. efforts努力。下一句“They redesigned the bike seats to make them more comfortable.” 他们重新设计了自行车座椅，使其更加舒适。可看出，他只是做出一些小的调整。故选B项。
6．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们要求骑手们穿上电热骑行短裤，以在骑行时保持理想的肌肉温度，并使用生物反馈传感器监测每个运动员对某一特定训练的反应。A. maintain保持；B. raise 提高；C. reduce降低；D. discover发现。根据常识可知，穿上电热骑行短裤就是为了骑行时保持理想的肌肉温度。故选A项。
7．
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. change改变；B. monitor监控；C. manage管理；D. produce生产。结合常识，生物反馈传感器就是用来监测运动员的反应的。故选B项。
8．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们继续在被忽视的领域找到了1%的改进。A. continued继续；B. happened 发生；C. learned 了解；D. bothered烦恼。根据前一句“But they didn’t stop there”说明他们没停止于此，继续寻找可以改进的地方。故选A项。
9．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们雇佣了一名外科医生教每位车手洗手的最佳方法，以减少感冒的机会。A. coach 教练；B. secretary秘书；C. assistant助手；D. surgeon外科医生。根据“teach”推知，聘请了一位外科医生教车手洗手的方法。故选D项。
10．
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. sessions课程；B. chances 机会；C. records记录； D. reactions反应。根据常识，洗手就是为了减少感冒的机会。故选B项。
11．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至将车队卡车内部漆成白色，这有助于他们发现通常会在不被注意的情况下滑过，但可能会影响精细调谐的自行车性能的一点点灰尘。A. gather收集；B. recognize识别；C. spot 发现；D. send发送。前半句漆成白色，根据常识我们就知道是为了能发现灰尘。故选C项。
12．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. surrounded 被包围的；B. unnoticed未被注意的；C. removed 被移除的；D. discovered被发现的。此句中的“little bits of dust that would normally slip by”，一点点灰尘很可能不被注意到。故选B项。
13．
考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. finely 精细地；B. initially 最初地；C. slightly 轻微地；D. positively积极地。根据前面提到的“redesigned the bike seats”和“ painted the inside of the team truck white”，我们可以看出自行车是精细调谐的自行车。故选A项。
14．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：由于这些以及其他数百项微小的改进，结果比任何人想象的都要快。A. took off起飞；B. picked up捡起；C. built up建立；增强； D. got off 下车。从前面车座，颜色，鞋套等等可看出，他增强了在小的方面的改进。故选C项。
15．
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. achieved实现；B. remembered记住；C. mentioned提到； D. imagined想象。根据后面的“Just five years after Brailford took over, they dominate the road and truck cycling events in all the important events.” 在布拉尔福德接手后仅仅五年，他们就主宰了所有重要赛事中的公路和卡车自行车赛事，这提高的速度超过任何人的想象。故选D。
16．B
17．C
18．D
19．A
20．B
21．C
22．A
23．A
24．B
25．D
26．D
27．B
28．C
29．D
30．A
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章通过两个故事说明了勇气存在于我们生活中的每一天。
16．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我在我的教室看到过，当一个学生举起手说：“我完全没听懂”的时候。A. puts down放下，镇压；B. puts up举起，建造；C. picks up捡起；D. takes up拿起，占据，开始从事。根据空前“in my classroom”及空后“her hand”可知，此处表示在课上学生举起手，故选B项。
17．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当你明明知道别人都懂，你还敢这么说，你知道这有多勇敢吗？A. awful糟糕的；B. normal正常的；C. brave勇敢的；D. typical典型的。根据上文“…we see courage every day.”及空后“…to say so when you’re pretty sure every one else gets it”可知，此处作者是说自己见过勇气，表示当你知道其他人都听懂了，但是自己站起来说没听懂是一件很勇敢的事情，故选C项。
18．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：最近我在我儿子Charlie的学前班看到了另一个有关“勇气”的例子。A. issue问题；B. trend趋势；C. report报道，报告；D. example例子。前文作者举了一个在课堂上发生的关于勇气的例子，此处表示另一个例子，故选D项。
19．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：家长们被孩子们邀请去参加一个音乐表演。A. attend出席，参加；B. advertise为……做广告；C. perform表演，执行；D. organize组织。根据后文一个母亲迟到，导致她的孩子一直在台上哭可知，此处表示邀请父母亲参加。故选A项。
20．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你知道这样的场景——25个孩子唱歌，观众中有50多位家长举着相机。A. tension紧张，焦虑；B. scene场面，现场；C. silence 寂静，无声；D. song歌曲。根据后文“twenty-five children singing with fifty-plus _____6_____ in the audience holding up cameras”可知，空后描述的是孩子在台上表演，家长在台下拍照的场景，故选B项。
21．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你知道这样的场景——25个孩子唱歌，观众中有50多位家长举着相机。A. photographers摄影师；B. teachers老师；C. parents父母；D. reporters记者。根据前文家长被邀请来参加可知，此处表示家长举着相机给孩子拍照，故选C项。
22．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个女孩在整个演出中都哭个不停，因为她看不到她的妈妈。A. performance表演；B. competition比赛；C. arrangement安排；D. celebration庆典，仪式。根据前文“a music presentation by the kids”可知，此处表示在整个演出中，故选A项。
23．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我跟Charlie说再见的时候，我看到她妈妈冲进门来，立刻开始在房间里搜寻她的女儿。A. scanning审视，浏览，扫描；B. sweeping打扫；C. decorating装饰；D. occupying占据，使用。根据空后“the room for her daughter”可知，此处表示她跑进来，眼睛开始“浏览”整个房间，寻找她的女儿。故选A项。
24．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：另一位母亲从这位紧张的母亲身边走过，摇了摇头，翻了白眼。A. opened打开；B. rolled（使）翻滚，滚动；C. closed关闭；D. covered遮盖。根据空前“shook her head”可知，此处表示她因为这位母亲的迟到而不认同这位母亲的做法，故摇头并翻白眼，故选B项。
25．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，又有一位妈妈微笑着走向这位泪流满面的妈妈。A. grateful感激的；B. merciful仁慈的；C. cheerful欢快的，高兴的；D. tearful含泪的。根据后文“she wiped away a tear(她擦去眼泪)”可知，此处表示这位正在哭泣的母亲，故选D项。
26．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我完全忘记了。A. immediately立即；B. temporarily暂时；C. occasionally偶尔；D. completely完全。根据前文孩子们表演结束了，她才着急赶来可知，此处表示她完全忘了孩子要表演这回事，故选D项。
27．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个女性的脸色柔和起来，她擦掉了眼泪。A. hardened变硬；B. softened（使）变软；C. darkened（使）变暗，变黑；D. reddened变红。根据空后“she wiped away a tear”可知，此处表示她的脸色变得柔和起来，擦去眼泪。故选B项。
28．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她看到老师还在安慰角落里的女儿时，她变得平静下来。A. encouraging鼓励；B. criticizing批评；C. comforting安慰；D. threatening威胁。根据上文“One girl cried”及空后“she looked calm”可知，小女孩因没有看到妈妈而一直哭，妈妈应是看到老师在安慰女儿，所以妈妈才平静下来。故选C项。
29．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那位停下来分享自己不完美的故事的母亲是在练习勇气。A. concentration注意力；B. inspiration鼓舞，灵感；C. instruction指示；D. imperfection不完美。根据前文这位母亲忘记了孩子表演的事可知，此处表示这位母亲分享她作为母亲的那些做得不够完美的事。故选D项。
30．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一次我们选择勇气，我们都让世界变得更善良、更勇敢。A. courage勇气；B. wisdom智慧；C. gratitude感恩；D. honesty诚实。根据文章第一段“When we pay attention, we see courage every day.(当我们注意看时，我们每天都能看到勇气)”及这个故事内容可知，此处文章末尾点题，首尾呼应，说明我们选择勇气时，会让世界变得更善良、更勇敢。故选A项。
31．B
32．C
33．A
34．D
35．C
36．A
37．D
38．D
39．B
40．A
41．A
42．B
43．D
44．B
45．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲的是Joriden在一次与观鸟者的邂逅后呼吁人们保护肉食鸟，因为肉食鸟是环境健康的天然指示器，同时也影响人类粮食安全和生计。
31．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的好奇心驱使他去了解他们在做什么。A. joy高兴；B. curiosity好奇心；C. experience经验；D. confidence自信。由上文的“he saw a group of strangers scanning the sky with telescope on top of a hill in his village”可知，他看到一群陌生人在他村子的山顶上用望远镜扫视天空，所以出于好奇心，他去了解他们在做什么，故选B。
32．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：令他高兴的是，陌生人允许他看一眼。A. reminded提醒；B. urged催促；C. allowed允许；D. convinced使信服。由后文的“With just one quick look”可知，那些陌生人允许他看一眼，故选C。
33．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Joriden一眼就被吸引住了。A. attracted吸引；B. controlled控制；C. rewarded回报；D. accepted接受。由后文的“They take away my stress”可知，Joriden觉得鸟带走了他的压力，所以是被吸引住了，故选A。
34．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“这景象令人印象深刻，”Joriden说。A. regular有规律的；B. strange奇怪的；C. famous著名的；D. impressive令人印象深刻的。由上文的“With just one quick look, Joriden was____3____”可知，他被吸引了，所以那个景象是令人印象深刻的，故选D。
35．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢看这些强大的鸟。A. imagined想象；B. avoided避免；C. enjoyed喜欢；D. risked冒风险。由上文的“They take away my stress”可知，他觉得那些鸟带走了他的压力，所以是喜欢看这些强大的鸟，故选C。
36．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但与观鸟者的邂逅改变了他的想法。A. encounter邂逅；B. discussion讨论；C. adventure冒险；D. training训练。根据第一段的“he saw a group of strangers scanning the sky with telescope on top of a hill in his village”可知，他和观鸟者的邂逅改变了他的想法，故选A。
37．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在，他不仅呼吁和他一样的年轻人，也呼吁老年人释放他们捕获的鸟，而且他还说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木来保护候鸟的栖息地。A. wait for等候；B. send for召唤；C. rely on依靠；D. appeal to呼吁。由后文的“his fellow youths or even older folk to____8____birds they’ve caught”可知，他呼吁年轻人和老年人释放捕获的鸟，故选D。
38．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，他不仅呼吁他的年轻人甚至老年人释放他们捕获的鸟，而且他还说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木来保护候鸟的栖息地。A. sell卖；B. raise举起；C. scare使惊恐；D. release释放。由后文的“birds they’ve caught, but he also____9____the community members to stop cutting trees in the mountains to____10____the roosts (栖息地) of the migratory birds”可知，他是采取行动保护鸟，所以是呼吁人释放捕获的鸟，故选D。
39．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，他不仅呼吁他的年轻人甚至老年人释放他们捕获的鸟，而且他还说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木来保护候鸟的栖息地。A. warned警告；B. persuaded说服；C. forced强迫；D. expected期待。由后文的“the community members to stop cutting trees in the mountains to____10____the roosts (栖息地) of the migratory birds”可知，他是说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木，故选B。
40．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，他不仅呼吁他的年轻人甚至老年人释放他们捕获的鸟，而且他还说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木来保护候鸟的栖息地。A. protect保护；B. locate定位；C. clear清理；D. hide躲藏。由前面的“to stop cutting trees in the mountains”和后面的“the roosts (栖息地) of the migratory birds”可知，停止砍伐山上的树木是为了保护候鸟的栖息地，故选A。
41．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：肉食鸟是环境健康的天然指示器。A. natural天然的；B. statistical统计学的；C. subjective主观的；D. faulty有错误的。由后文的“indicators of the health of the environment”可知，肉食鸟是环境健康的天然指示器，故选A。
42．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们数量的下降可能表明肉食鸟物种依赖或访问的特定生态系统出现了问题。A. probability可能性；B. problem问题；C. secret秘密；D. pattern模式。由上文的“Declines in their population”可知，它们数量的下降可能表明肉食鸟物种依赖或访问的特定生态系统出现了问题。故选B。
43．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：肉食鸟是自然界的掠食者，也有利于人类的粮食安全和生计。A. familiar熟悉的；B. accessible可使用的；C. obvious明显的；D. beneficial有益的。由后文的“If their population____14____, the population of harmful insects and animals along their migrating path will increase,____15____agricultural productivity”可知，肉食鸟对人类的粮食安全和生计是有益的，故选D。
44．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果它们的数量减少，迁徙途中的害虫和动物的数量就会增加，影响农业生产力。A. doubles加倍；B. decreases减少；C. varies变化；D. ages变老。由后文的“the population of harmful insects and animals along their migrating path will increase”可知，肉食鸟可以吃害虫，所以如果它们的数量减少，那么害虫的数量就会增加，故选B。
45．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果它们的数量减少，迁徙途中的害虫和动物的数量就会增加，影响农业生产力。A. boosting使增长；B. maintaining保持；C. affecting影响；D. measuring测量。由上文的“the population of harmful insects and animals along their migrating path will increase”可知，如果肉食鸟的数量减少，迁徙途中的害虫和动物的数量就会增加，影响农业生产力。故选C。
46．C
47．A
48．D
49．D
50．B
51．C
52．A
53．C
54．A
55．B
56．A
57．B
58．D
59．C
60．B
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了波比这只小狗走失后又奇迹般自己返回家里的经历故事。
46．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：停车期间，可怜的波比被当地凶猛的狗追赶。A. guarded保护；B. welcomed欢迎；C. chased追赶；D. bothered打扰。根据空格后“by fierce local dogs”及常识可知，波比被一只当地凶猛的狗追赶。故选C项。
47．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：弗兰克以为波比会像往常一样照顾自己，便动身去旅馆，期待着波比会回到那里和他们会合。A. expecting期待；B. failing失败；C. struggling挣扎；D. managing设法。根据前文“Thinking Bobbie would take care of himself as usual,”可知，弗兰克以为波比会像往常一样，自己跑掉后能找到回来的路，所以就动身去酒店，期待着波比自己回来找他。故选A项。
48．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：波比离开几个小时后，弗兰克担心起来。A. mad疯狂的；B. disappointed失望的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. worried担忧的。根据后文“Since Bobbie used to respond to the sound of the car horn (喇叭), Frank first drove 4 all around, honking frequently until midnight.”可知，弗兰克寻找波比一直到午夜。由此可知，在波比走失几个小时后，弗兰克的心情很担忧。故选D项。
49．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：因为波比过去常常对汽车喇叭发出的声音作出回应，弗兰克首先慢慢地到处开着车，经常按喇叭直到午夜。A. safely安全地；B. smoothly平坦地；C. quickly快速地；D. slowly缓慢地。根据前文“Since Bobbie used to respond to the sound of the car horn (喇叭),”可知，为了找到波比，弗兰克要慢慢开车鸣笛，才有可能让波比听到声音，这样波比才会现身。故选D项。
50．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在找寻一周以及刊登报纸广告之后，悲痛欲绝的一家人决定放弃然后开车回家。A. waiting等待；B. searching寻找；C. driving开车；D. missing错过，想念。根据上文“Bobbie never appeared.”以及空格后“placing newspaper advertisements,”可知，弗兰克一家人一直在努力寻找波比。故选B项。
51．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在找寻一周以及刊登报纸广告之后，悲痛欲绝的一家人决定放弃然后开车回家。A. warm-hearted暖心的；B. cold-blooded冷血的；C. brokenhearted悲痛欲绝的；D. clearheaded头脑清晰的。根据前文“After a week of 5 and placing newspaper advertisements”及空后“had to give up and start driving home.”可知，弗兰克一家人一直在努力寻找波比，但是一直没找到，只能放弃、开车回家。由此可知，大家都很心痛。故选C项。
52．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：秋去冬来，这家人不得不接受这个事实，他们再也不能与亲爱的波比分享快乐和幸福。A. accept接受；B. change改变；C. escape逃跑；D. ignore忽视，不理睬。根据后文“that they could no longer share their happiness with beloved Bobbie”可知，波比走失后，一直找不到，所以弗兰克一家人必须接受无法与波比分享的事实。故选A项。
53．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：秋去冬来，这家人不得不接受这个事实，他们再也不能与亲爱的波比分享快乐和幸福。A. weeks周；B. fortnights十四天，两周；C. months月；D. seasons季节。根据最后一段中的“Imagine being 2,500 miles from home with no transportation and you cross freezing cold mountains and deserts for half a year.”可知，波比远离家，在山上和沙漠流浪了半年。“half a year”和“six months”相对应，属于同义复现。故选C项。
54．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：六个月后，诺娃走在街上，当她看见树林里出现了一个凌乱、衣衫褴褛的身影时，她震惊了。A. froze震惊，冻住；B. escaped逃跑；C. fell摔倒，击倒；D. smiled微笑。根据后文“Nova screamed out ‘Bobbie’”可推测，诺娃当时看到并认出波比时，非常震惊，甚至尖叫着叫它的名字。故选A项。
55．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的眼睛半闭，因受伤而发红，他的脚在流血。A. tears眼泪；B. injuries伤口；C. shame尴尬；D. excitement兴奋。根据前文“His eyes were half-closed and red”和后文his feet bleeding”可知，波比的脚在流血，眼睛睁不开，而且红着，因此可推测出眼睛是有伤的。故选B项。
56．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：诺娃尖叫着“波比”，不一会儿，波比意识到了什么，开始一次又一次地跳起来亲吻她的脸，发出不清晰的安慰声，夹杂着痛苦的抽泣。A. kiss亲吻；B. meet遇见；C. see看见；D. avoid避免。根据空前“Bobbie began jumping up again and again”及空后“her face”可知，波比是向上蹦着去亲吻诺娃的脸颊。故选A项。
57．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：诺娃尖叫着叫了一声“波比”，博比意识到什么，开始一次又一次地跳起来吻她的脸，发出一种模糊的宽慰的声音，夹杂着喜悦的啜泣。A. pain痛苦；B. joy愉悦；C. regret悔意；D. gratitude感谢。根据上文“Bobbie began jumping up again and again to 11 her face, making unclear sounds of relief”及常识可知，波比再一次见到自己的主人，应用是很高兴。故选B项。
58．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：回家后，他摇了摇尾巴，翻了个身，举起垫子，用眼睛盯着家人，似乎在告诉他们自己回家的冒险之旅。A. tour旅途；B. view观点，风景；C. outing远足；D. adventure冒险。根据后文“Imagine being 2, 500 miles from home with no transportation and you cross freezing cold mountains and deserts for half a year.”可知，波比在外流浪半年后，终于在回家的一路上经历了各种事，并不是单纯的旅游出行。故选D项。
59．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是奇迹狗波比成功了，这温暖了整个国家的心。A. Hiker徒步者；B. Man人类；C. Dog狗；D. Kid孩子。根据前文“At home he shook his tail,”以及全文通读下来，可判断出波比是一只狗。故选C项。
60．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是奇迹狗波比成功了，这温暖了整个国家的心。A. broke破碎；B. warmed温暖；C. crossed穿过；D. opened打开。根据前文“How incredible!”可知。波比成功经历一系列艰险回到家，这是一个奇迹，让一家人感到万幸和开心。因此，波比温暖了大家。故选B项。
61．B
62．A
63．C
64．A
65．D
66．C
67．A
68．B
69．B
70．C
71．D
72．B
73．D
74．A
75．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个女孩送给Rachel一个很特殊的礼物，后来Rachel发布到网络社交媒体，许多人为之感动，大家纷纷为学校献出爱心，同时也把爱传递给身边的人的感人故事。
61．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在她崇拜的学生们去度新年假期之前，他们给她送了很多礼物。A. helped帮助；B. showered抛洒，给与；C. comforted安慰；D. supplied提供。 根据“one gift from a girl”，可知是学生给她送了很多礼物。故选B项。
62．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尤其是一个女孩送的一件礼物，让她心软了。A. melted融化；B. cured治愈；C. changed改变；D. broke破坏。根据后文“but had nothing to give”，可知这位女孩的用心让Rachel感动了。故选A项。
63．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个女孩非常想给Rachel买点什么，但她没有什么可以给的。A. hesitantly犹豫不决；B. casually随意；C. badly非常；D. hardly几乎不。根据后文“but”，可知这个女孩非常想给Rachel买点什么。故选C项。
64．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：因此，她没有提供任何东西，而是在学校打开了免费的早餐麦片。A. opened up打开；B. asked for询问；C. gave away赠送；D. put aside在……放到一边。根据后文“She took ”，可知这个女孩先是打开包装盒，然后抽出里面的食品。故选A项。
65．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她抽出时间从麦片中选出早餐中最喜欢的每一颗葡萄干，重新包装，作为送给老师的不同寻常的新年礼物。A. courage勇气；B. chance机会； C. lesson课程；D. time时间。根据本句动作描写，可知他应该是选择合适时间抽取里面的食物。故选D项。
66．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她抽出时间从麦片中选出早餐中最喜欢的每一颗葡萄干，重新包装，作为送给老师的不同寻常的新年礼物。A. unwrapped未包装；B. cooked烹饪；C. repackaged重新包装；D. separated分离。根据前文“opened up her free breakfast cereal”,可知此处表达”重新包装”。故选C项
67．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Rachel在Facebook上发布了这个美好的故事，希望帮助人们对他们生活中所拥有的东西获得一些感激——因为即使这个年轻人没有什么可以奉献的，她仍然愿意牺牲她最喜欢的葡萄干。A. nice美好的；B. funny有趣的；C. imaginary虚构的；D. old旧的。根据前文大意，结合后文“hoping to help people gain some”，可知这是一个美好的故事。故选A项。
68．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Rachel在Facebook上发布了这个美好的故事，希望帮助人们对他们生活中所拥有的东西获得一些感激——因为即使这个年轻人没有什么可以奉献的，她仍然愿意牺牲她最喜欢的干葡萄。A. sympathy同情；B. appreciation感激；C. confidence信心；D. desire欲望。根据后文“because even when this youngster had nothing to offer, she was still willing to”，可知从这个女孩的身上我们要感激现在的拥有。故选B项。
69．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rachel在Facebook上发布了这个美好的故事，希望帮助人们对他们生活中所拥有的东西获得一些感激——因为即使这个年轻人没有什么可以奉献的，她仍然愿意牺牲她最喜欢的干葡萄。 A. enjoy喜欢；B. sacrifice牺牲；C. collect收集；D. keep保持。根据前文提及女孩给老师她最喜欢的干葡萄，结合“her favourite dried grapes”，可知此处表达“牺牲”，更能凸显女孩的精神。故选B项。
70．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：受到这种友好姿态的启发，许多人联系校长捐款，“这让我为我的孩子感到骄傲，他们和我的孩子一起感动了你们的心。”A. preparations准备；B. appointments约定；C. donations捐赠；D. requirements要求。根据后文“they have touched your hearts”，可知他们因为感动而献爱心。故选C项。
71．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你们慷慨地向学生和我提供礼物，以及你们对我们学校的捐款并没有被忽视。A. curiosity好奇心；B. trouble困难；C. experience经历；D. generosity大方，慷慨。根据后文“offering gifts to both the students and me”，可知是他们慷慨的捐赠。故选D项。
72．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：你们慷慨地向学生和我提供礼物，以及你们对我们学校的捐款并没有被忽视。”A. unchecked未检查；B. unnoticed未注意，忽视；C. unexpected意外；D. uncovered发现。根据后文“We are all deeply moved”可知我们没有忽视。故选B项。
73．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对你们所有人的祝愿是，记住我的一个学童所表达的这一善意和简单的爱，并随身携带，继续向你们遇到的每一个人传播爱和善意，而不仅仅是在这个节日期间。A. hope希望；B. word单词；C. trick捉弄；D. act行为。根据后文“of love”，此处指“爱的行为”。故选D项。
74．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对你们所有人的祝愿是，记住我的一个学童所表达的这一善意和简单的爱，并随身携带，继续向你们遇到的每一个人传播爱和善意，而不仅仅是在这个节日期间。A. spread传播；B. teach教；C. explain解释；D. declare宣布。根据前文“carry it with you and continue to”，可知此处表达“每一个人传播爱和善意”。故选A项。
75．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对你们所有人的祝愿是，记住我的一个学童所表达的这一善意和简单的爱，并随身携带，继续向你们遇到的每一个人传播爱和善意，而不仅仅是在这个节日期间。A. graduation毕业；B. autumn秋天；C. holiday假期；D. school学校。根据第一段“left for their new year vacation”，可知此处指“假期”。故选C项。
76．C
77．A
78．D
79．C
80．B
81．C
82．B
83．A
84．A
85．B
86．C
87．D
88．D
89．B
90．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文，通过讲述Mark Bertram失去两个指尖后让Eric Catalano帮他纹了纹身指甲，这在网上引起了极大的反响。
76．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在工作更难了。A. rougher更粗糙的；B. heavier更重的；C. tougher更困难的；D. busier更忙的。由上文的“lost the tips of two fingers”可知，他失去了两个指尖，所以工作更难了，故选C。
77．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他再也不能像以前那样轻松地系鞋带、打字或拿食物了。A. ease轻松；B. interest兴趣；C. joy高兴；D. power力量。由上文的“lost the tips of two fingers”可知，他失去了两个指尖，所以不能像以前那样轻松地系鞋带、打字或拿食物了，with ease意为“轻松地”，故选A。
78．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但经过两次手术和职业治疗后，他决定无视自己的新情况，让卡塔拉诺帮他纹身。A. permission允许；B. claim声明；C. remark话语；D. condition条件。由后文的“asking Catalano to create the fingernail tattoo”可知，他决定无视自己的新情况，让卡塔拉诺帮他纹身。故选D。
79．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：卡塔拉诺站在他的Eternal Ink纹身工作室里回忆道。A. realized意识到；B. recognized识别；C. recalled回想起；D. remembered记得。由上文的“The mood changed in here”可知，这是卡塔拉诺在回忆之前的情景，空格处是“回想起”。故选C。
80．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一切都从有趣变成了令人惊叹。A. curious好奇的；B. funny有趣的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. awkward尴尬的。由后文的“the inked fingernails”可知，卡塔拉诺给Mark纹了纹身指甲，这很有趣，故选B。
81．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年1月，卡塔拉诺在网上发布了一张纹身指甲的照片，他认为可能有300人会喜欢这个逼真的纹身。A. received收到；B. took拿走；C. posted发帖子；D. searched搜索。由后文的“online”可知，他是把照片发布到网上，空格处是“发帖子”。故选C。
82．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他不知道这张照片会被全世界数百万人观看。A. finger手指；B. image图像，照片；C. studio工作室；D. video视频。由上文的“a photo of the inked fingernails”可知，他不知道这张照片会被全世界数百万人观看，空格处是“图像，照片”，故选B。
83．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：甚至Ripley的《信不信由你！》找到了他，并特写了这个互联网上迅速传播的纹身：一双指甲看起来如此真实，以至于没有人会相信自己的眼睛。A. real真正的；B. essential必要的；C. abnormal反常的；D. formal正式的。由上文的“the realistic tattoo”可知，那双纹身指甲看上去很逼真，故选A。
84．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这张广为流传的照片将39岁的卡塔拉诺推向了医务纹身的世界。A. pushed推；B. forced强迫；C. required要求；D. handled处理。由后文的“further into the world of paramedical tattooing”可知，这张广为流传的照片将39岁的卡塔拉诺推向了医务纹身的世界。故选A。
85．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：用肉色墨水和针，卡塔拉诺用一种在医生停下的地方继续医生的工作的艺术形式和领域来让他的客户再次感到完整。A. set off出发；B. leave off停止；C. cut off切断；D. put off推迟。由“picks up where doctors”可知，卡塔拉诺让他的客户再次感到完整，是在医生治疗完病人之后进行的，也就是在医生停下的地方继续医生的工作，空格处是“停止”，故选B。
86．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：辅助医疗纹身是一个相对较新的领域，但由于美容和整形手术技术的发展，它正在发展。A. constantly不断地；B. generally大概；C. relatively相对地；D. gradually逐渐。由后文的“new field”可知，句子表示“辅助医疗纹身是一个相对较新的领域”，空格处是“相对地”。故选C。
87．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：卡塔拉诺对普通纹身收费100美元，但提供免费的医疗纹身，只需要很少的公众捐款。A. costing花费；B. paying付钱；C. consuming消耗；D. charging收费。由“$ 100 for a regular tattoo”可知，纹身的收费是100美元，空格处是“收费”。故选D。
88．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：卡塔拉诺对普通纹身收费100美元，但提供免费的医疗纹身，只需要很少的公众捐款。A. reputation名声；B. recognition认可；C. motivations动机；D. donations捐赠。由上文的“free paramedical tattoos”可知，句子表示“提供免费的医疗纹身，只需要很少的公众捐款”，故选D。
89．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：卡塔拉诺说:“从经济上讲，这没有意义。”A. come up走近；B. make sense有意义；C. hold back抑制；D. come true实现。由上文的“__12_____ $ 100 for a regular tattoo, provides free paramedical tattoos supported with only tiny public _____13___”可知，这并不赚钱，所以从经济上讲，这没有意义，空格处是“有意义”。故选B。
90．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但每当我看到客户的这种情绪时，我就百分之百地肯定，我的工作是值得的。A. worthwhile值得的；B. pioneering先驱的；C. demanding要求高的；D. outstanding杰出的。由上文的“see that emotion from my customers”及第10空前的“Catalano makes his clients feel whole again”可知，卡塔拉诺的意思是看到客户感觉到自己又完整了，他觉得自己的工作是值得的，故选A。
British Cycling had recently hired Dave Brailsford as its new director. At the time, professional cyclists in Great Britain had____1____ nearly one hundred years of mediocrity (平庸). In fact, their performance had been so poor that one of the top bike companies in Europe ____2____ to sell bikes to the team because they were afraid that it would hurt sales if other professionals saw the Brits using their bikes.
What made Brailsford different from previous coaches was his philosophy of searching for a tiny improvement in everything they do. The whole principle came from the idea that if you ____3____ everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, improve it by 1 percent and you will get a ____4____ increase when you put them all together.
Brailsford and his coaches began by making small ____5____. They redesigned the bike seats to make them more comfortable. They asked riders to wear electrically heated overshorts to ____6____ ideal muscle temperature while riding and used biofeedback sensors to ____7____ how each athlete responded to a particular workout.
But they didn’t stop there. They ____8____ to find 1 percent improvements in overlooked areas. They hired a(n) _____9_____ to teach each rider the best way to wash their hands to reduce the _____10_____ of catching a cold. They even painted the inside of the team truck white, which helped them ____11____ little bits of dust that would normally slip by ____12____ but could affect the performance of the ____13____ tuned bikes.
As these and hundreds of other small improvement _____14_____, the results came faster than anyone could have ____15____. Just five years after Brailford took over, they dominate the road and truck cycling events in all the important events.
1．A．lost B．enjoyed C．showed D．suffered
2．A．failed B．refused C．expected D．pretended
3．A．broke down B．took down C．put up D．add up
4．A．flexible B．temporary C．significant D．random
5．A．differences B．adjustments C．programs D．efforts
6．A．maintain B．raise C．reduce D．discover
7．A．change B．monitor C．manage D．produce
8．A．continued B．happened C．learned D．bothered
9．A．coach B．secretary C．assistant D．surgeon
10．A．sessions B．chances C．records D．reactions
11．A．gather B．recognize C．spot D．send
12．A．surrounded B．unnoticed C．removed D．discovered
13．A．finely B．initially C．slightly D．positively
14．A．took off B．picked up C．built up D．got off
15．A．achieved B．remembered C．mentioned D．imagined
When we pay attention, we see courage every day. I see it in my classroom when a student _____16_____ her hand and says, “I’m completely lost.” Do you know how incredibly _____17_____ it is to say so when you’re pretty sure every one else gets it
I recently saw another _____18_____ of ordinary courage in my son Charlie’s preschool. Parents were invited to __19__ a music presentation by the kids. You know the _____20_____— twenty-five children singing with fifty-plus _____21_____ in the audience holding up cameras.
One girl cried her way through the entire _____22_____ because she couldn’t see her mom. As I was telling Charlie goodbye, I saw her mom burst through the door, and immediately start _____23_____ the room for her daughter. Another mother walked by this stressed mom, shook her head and _____24_____ her eyes.
Just then one more mom walked up to this now ______25______ mom and smiled. “I wasn’t just late. I ______26______ forgot.” She said, “It’s okay. We’re in the same boat.” The woman’s face ______27______ and she wiped away a tear. By the time she made it to the corner where the teacher was still ______28______ her daughter, she looked calm.
The mom who stopped and shared her story of ______29______ was practicing courage. She didn’t have to. Every time we choose ______30______, we make the world a little kinder and braver.
16．A．puts down B．puts up C．picks up D．takes up
17．A．awful B．normal C．brave D．typical
18．A．issue B．trend C．report D．example
19．A．attend B．advertise C．perform D．organize
20．A．tension B．scene C．silence D．song
21．A．photographers B．teachers C．parents D．reporters
22．A．performance B．competition C．arrangement D．celebration
23．A．scanning B．sweeping C．decorating D．occupying
24．A．opened B．rolled C．closed D．covered
25．A．grateful B．merciful C．cheerful D．tearful
26．A．immediately B．temporarily C．occasionally D．completely
27．A．hardened B．softened C．darkened D．reddened
28．A．encouraging B．criticizing C．comforting D．threatening
29．A．concentration B．inspiration C．instruction D．imperfection
30．A．courage B．wisdom C．gratitude D．honesty
Joriden’s love with migrating (迁徙的) raptors (肉食鸟) started when he saw a group of strangers scanning the sky with telescope on top of a hill in his village. His____31____drove him to find out what they were doing. To his joy, the strangers____32____him to take a look. With just one quick look, Joriden was____33____. “The sight is very____34____,” says Joriden. “They take away my stress. I____35____watching these mighty birds.”
Joriden used to hunt birds for fun or food. But the____36____with the birdwatchers shifted his mind. Now, not only did he____37____his fellow youths or even older folk to____38____birds they’ve caught, but he also____39____the community members to stop cutting trees in the mountains to____40____the roosts (栖息地) of the migratory birds.
Raptors are____41____indicators of the health of the environment. They sit on top of the food chain, thus their health depends on the health of the whole ecosystem they live in. Declines in their population can indicate a____42____in the specific ecosystem that raptor species depend upon or visit. Raptors, which are natural predators (食肉动物), are also____43____to human food security and livelihoods. If their population____44____, the population of harmful insects and animals along their migrating path will increase,____45____agricultural productivity.
31．A．joy B．curiosity C．experience D．confidence
32．A．reminded B．urged C．allowed D．convinced
33．A．attracted B．controlled C．rewarded D．accepted
34．A．regular B．strange C．famous D．impressive
35．A．imagined B．avoided C．enjoyed D．risked
36．A．encounter B．discussion C．adventure D．training
37．A．wait for B．send for C．rely on D．appeal to
38．A．sell B．raise C．scare D．release
39．A．warned B．persuaded C．forced D．expected
40．A．protect B．locate C．clear D．hide
41．A．natural B．statistical C．subjective D．faulty
42．A．probability B．problem C．secret D．pattern
43．A．familiar B．accessible C．obvious D．beneficial
44．A．doubles B．decreases C．varies D．ages
45．A．boosting B．maintaining C．affecting D．measuring
In 1923, Frank and his daughter Nova took a cross-country drive with Bobbie. During a stop, poor Bobbie was ____46____ by fierce local dogs. Thinking Bobbie would take care of himself as usual, Frank left for hotel ____47____ to find Bobbie return there to join them.
After hours without Bobbie, Frank got ____48____. Since Bobbie used to respond to the sound of the car horn (喇叭), Frank first drove ____49____ all around, honking frequently until midnight. Bobbie never appeared. After a week of ____50____ and placing newspaper advertisements, the ____51____ family had to give up and start driving home. Fall turning to winter, the family had to ____52____ the fact that they could no longer share their happiness with beloved Bobbie.
Six ____53____ later, Nova was walking down a street when she ____54____ at the sight of a messy and ragged looking figure walking out of woods. His eyes were half-closed and red with ______55______, his feet bleeding. Nova screamed out “Bobbie” and in moments, aware of something, Bobbie began jumping up again and again to ______56______ her face, making unclear sounds of relief mixed with sobs of ______57______. He was skinny, footsore but he was happy to see her. At home he shook his tail, rolled over on his back, held up his pads and fixed the family with his eyes, seemingly to tell them his returning-home ______58______.
Imagine being 2, 500 miles from home with no transportation and you cross freezing cold mountains and deserts for half a year. How incredible! But Bobbie, the Wonder ______59______, made it, which ______60______ the hearts of a nation.
46．A．guarded B．welcomed C．chased D．bothered
47．A．expecting B．failing C．struggling D．managing
48．A．mad B．disappointed C．hopeless D．worried
49．A．safely B．smoothly C．quickly D．slowly
50．A．waiting B．searching C．driving D．missing
51．A．warm-hearted B．cold-blooded C．brokenhearted D．clearheaded
52．A．accept B．change C．escape D．ignore
53．A．weeks B．fortnights C．months D．seasons
54．A．froze B．escaped C．fell D．smiled
55．A．tears B．injuries C．shame D．excitement
56．A．kiss B．meet C．see D．avoid
57．A．pain B．joy C．regret D．gratitude
58．A．tour B．view C．outing D．adventure
59．A．Hiker B．Man C．Dog D．Kid
60．A．broke B．warmed C．crossed D．opened
The school where Rachel teaches serves free meals to its students. Before her adoring students left for their new year vacation, they ____61____ her with lots of gifts. But one gift from a girl, in particular, ____62____ her heart.
This girl wanted to get Rachel something so ____63____, but had nothing to give. So rather than offer nothing, she ____64____ her free breakfast cereal (混合麦片) at school.
She took the ____65____ to pick every dried grape, the favorite part of her breakfast, out of her cereal and ____66____ them as an unusual new year present for her teacher.
Rachel posted the ____67____ story on Facebook, hoping to help people gain some ____68____ for what they have in their lives- because even when this youngster had nothing to offer, she was still willing to ____69____ her favourite dried grapes. Inspired by the kind gesture, many people contacted the school headmaster to make _____70_____ “It makes me so proud of my kids that they have touched your hearts along with mine, ” Rachel said, “Your _____71_____ in offering gifts to both the students and me and your donations to our school have not gone _____72_____. We are all deeply moved.”
“My wish for all of you is to remember this kind and simple _____73_____ of love from one of my school babies and carry it with you and continue to _____74_____ love and kindness to everyone you meet-not just during this _____75_____ season.”
61．A．helped B．showered C．comforted D．supplied
62．A．melted B．cured C．changed D．broke
63．A．hesitantly B．casually C．badly D．hardly
64．A．opened up B．asked for C．gave away D．put aside
65．A．courage B．chance C．lesson D．time
66．A．unwrapped B．cooked C．repackaged D．separated
67．A．nice B．funny C．imaginary D．old
68．A．sympathy B．appreciation C．confidence D．desire
69．A．enjoy B．sacrifice C．collect D．keep
70．A．preparations B．appointments C．donations D．requirements
71．A．curiosity B．trouble C．experience D．generosity
72．A．unchecked B．unnoticed C．unexpected D．uncovered
73．A．hope B．word C．trick D．act
74．A．spread B．teach C．explain D．declare
75．A．graduation B．autumn C．holiday D．school
After Mark Bertram lost the tips of two fingers in a construction accident, Eric Catalano tattooed fingernails onto his hand. “It’s life-changing but it’s not life-ending,” Bertram said. “Doing work is ____76____ now. Everything is just a little different.”
He can’t tie his shoes with ____77____, type on a keyboard or hold food the same way anymore. But after two surgeries and occupational treatment, he decided to make light of his new ____78____ by asking Catalano to create the fingernail tattoo. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh until they saw the final result. “The mood changed in here,” Catalano ____79____ as he stood in his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio. “Everything turned from ____80____ to wow.”
When Catalano ____81____ a photo of the inked fingernails online last January, he thought maybe 300 people would like the realistic tattoo. He had no idea the ____82____ would be viewed by millions of people around the world. Even “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” tracked him down to feature the viral tattoo: a pair of fingernails that looked so ____83____ that no one could believe their eyes.
The widely spread photo ____84____ Catalano, 39, further into the world of paramedical tattooing (医疗纹身). Now people with life-altering scars come from as far as Ireland to visit Catalano’s tattoo shop in this rural village. With flesh -toned ink and a needle, Catalano makes his clients feel whole again with an art form and industry that picks up where doctors _____85_____.
Paramedical tattoo is a _____86_____ new field, but it is growing, thanks to cosmetic and plastic surgery technology. Catalano, while _____87_____ $ 100 for a regular tattoo, provides free paramedical tattoos supported with only tiny public _____88_____.
“Financially, it doesn’t _____89_____,” Catalano says. “But every time I see that emotion from my customers, I am 100 percent sure that my work is _____90_____.”
76．A．rougher B．heavier C．tougher D．busier
77．A．ease B．interest C．joy D．power
78．A．permission B．claim C．remark D．condition
79．A．realized B．recognized C．recalled D．remembered
80．A．curious B．funny C．hopeless D．awkward
81．A．received B．took C．posted D．searched
82．A．finger B．image C．studio D．video
83．A．real B．essential C．abnormal D．formal
84．A．pushed B．forced C．required D．handled
85．A．set off B．leave off C．cut off D．put off
86．A．constantly B．generally C．relatively D．gradually
87．A．costing B．paying C．consuming D．charging
88．A．reputation B．recognition C．motivations D．donations
89．A．come up B．make sense C．hold back D．come true
90．A．worthwhile B．pioneering C．demanding D．outstanding
参考答案：
1．D
2．B
3．A
4．C
5．B
6．A
7．B
8．A
9．D
10．B
11．C
12．B
13．A
14．C
15．D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。英国自行车协会最近聘请了戴夫·布雷斯福德（Dave Brailsford）担任新总监。Brailsford与以前的教练不同的是他的哲学，他在和自行车相关的所有事情上面都寻求微小的改进。在他细致的方方面面的工作以后，带领协会从低谷走向了辉煌。
1．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时，英国的职业自行车手经历了近百年的平庸. A. lost 失去；B. enjoyed享受； C. showed显示；D.suffered遭受。根据下文的“In fact, their performance had been so poor”可知，他们一直表现很差，因此遭受了很久的平庸时期。故选D项。
2．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，他们的表现一直很差，以至于欧洲顶级自行车公司之一拒绝向车队出售自行车，因为他们担心如果其他专业人士看到英国人使用他们的自行车会影响销售。A. failed失败；B. refused 拒绝；C. expected盼望； D. pretended假装。根据后面“because they were afraid that it would hurt sales if other professionals saw the Brits using their bikes.”可知，欧洲顶级自行车公司之一他们担心如果其他专业人士看到英国人使用他们的自行车会影响销售，所以，这个公司拒绝出售他们的自行车给车队。故选B项。
3．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：整个原则来自这样一个想法：在骑自行车方面，如果你把一切你能想到的事进行分解，（每件事）提高1%，当你把它们放在一起的时候你就会得到显著的提高。A. broke down 出故障；分解；B. took down取下； C. put up张贴； D. add up加起来。根据文中最后一段“As these and hundreds of other small improvement __________ , the results came faster than anyone could have ________”可以看出，他把每件事都分解，提高一点点，然后加起来效果显著。故选A项。
4．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意同上。A. flexible灵活的； B. temporary 临时的；C. significant 显著的；D. random随机的。根据文中最后一段“As these and hundreds of other small improvement __________ , the results came faster than anyone could have ________”可以看出，他把每件事都分解，提高一点点，然后加起来效果显著。故选C项。
5．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Brailsford和他的教练们一开始做了一些小的调整。A. differences 差异；B. adjustments调整； C. programs节目； D. efforts努力。下一句“They redesigned the bike seats to make them more comfortable.” 他们重新设计了自行车座椅，使其更加舒适。可看出，他只是做出一些小的调整。故选B项。
6．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们要求骑手们穿上电热骑行短裤，以在骑行时保持理想的肌肉温度，并使用生物反馈传感器监测每个运动员对某一特定训练的反应。A. maintain保持；B. raise 提高；C. reduce降低；D. discover发现。根据常识可知，穿上电热骑行短裤就是为了骑行时保持理想的肌肉温度。故选A项。
7．
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. change改变；B. monitor监控；C. manage管理；D. produce生产。结合常识，生物反馈传感器就是用来监测运动员的反应的。故选B项。
8．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们继续在被忽视的领域找到了1%的改进。A. continued继续；B. happened 发生；C. learned 了解；D. bothered烦恼。根据前一句“But they didn’t stop there”说明他们没停止于此，继续寻找可以改进的地方。故选A项。
9．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们雇佣了一名外科医生教每位车手洗手的最佳方法，以减少感冒的机会。A. coach 教练；B. secretary秘书；C. assistant助手；D. surgeon外科医生。根据“teach”推知，聘请了一位外科医生教车手洗手的方法。故选D项。
10．
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. sessions课程；B. chances 机会；C. records记录； D. reactions反应。根据常识，洗手就是为了减少感冒的机会。故选B项。
11．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至将车队卡车内部漆成白色，这有助于他们发现通常会在不被注意的情况下滑过，但可能会影响精细调谐的自行车性能的一点点灰尘。A. gather收集；B. recognize识别；C. spot 发现；D. send发送。前半句漆成白色，根据常识我们就知道是为了能发现灰尘。故选C项。
12．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. surrounded 被包围的；B. unnoticed未被注意的；C. removed 被移除的；D. discovered被发现的。此句中的“little bits of dust that would normally slip by”，一点点灰尘很可能不被注意到。故选B项。
13．
考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. finely 精细地；B. initially 最初地；C. slightly 轻微地；D. positively积极地。根据前面提到的“redesigned the bike seats”和“ painted the inside of the team truck white”，我们可以看出自行车是精细调谐的自行车。故选A项。
14．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：由于这些以及其他数百项微小的改进，结果比任何人想象的都要快。A. took off起飞；B. picked up捡起；C. built up建立；增强； D. got off 下车。从前面车座，颜色，鞋套等等可看出，他增强了在小的方面的改进。故选C项。
15．
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. achieved实现；B. remembered记住；C. mentioned提到； D. imagined想象。根据后面的“Just five years after Brailford took over, they dominate the road and truck cycling events in all the important events.” 在布拉尔福德接手后仅仅五年，他们就主宰了所有重要赛事中的公路和卡车自行车赛事，这提高的速度超过任何人的想象。故选D。
16．B
17．C
18．D
19．A
20．B
21．C
22．A
23．A
24．B
25．D
26．D
27．B
28．C
29．D
30．A
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章通过两个故事说明了勇气存在于我们生活中的每一天。
16．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我在我的教室看到过，当一个学生举起手说：“我完全没听懂”的时候。A. puts down放下，镇压；B. puts up举起，建造；C. picks up捡起；D. takes up拿起，占据，开始从事。根据空前“in my classroom”及空后“her hand”可知，此处表示在课上学生举起手，故选B项。
17．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当你明明知道别人都懂，你还敢这么说，你知道这有多勇敢吗？A. awful糟糕的；B. normal正常的；C. brave勇敢的；D. typical典型的。根据上文“…we see courage every day.”及空后“…to say so when you’re pretty sure every one else gets it”可知，此处作者是说自己见过勇气，表示当你知道其他人都听懂了，但是自己站起来说没听懂是一件很勇敢的事情，故选C项。
18．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：最近我在我儿子Charlie的学前班看到了另一个有关“勇气”的例子。A. issue问题；B. trend趋势；C. report报道，报告；D. example例子。前文作者举了一个在课堂上发生的关于勇气的例子，此处表示另一个例子，故选D项。
19．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：家长们被孩子们邀请去参加一个音乐表演。A. attend出席，参加；B. advertise为……做广告；C. perform表演，执行；D. organize组织。根据后文一个母亲迟到，导致她的孩子一直在台上哭可知，此处表示邀请父母亲参加。故选A项。
20．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你知道这样的场景——25个孩子唱歌，观众中有50多位家长举着相机。A. tension紧张，焦虑；B. scene场面，现场；C. silence 寂静，无声；D. song歌曲。根据后文“twenty-five children singing with fifty-plus _____6_____ in the audience holding up cameras”可知，空后描述的是孩子在台上表演，家长在台下拍照的场景，故选B项。
21．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你知道这样的场景——25个孩子唱歌，观众中有50多位家长举着相机。A. photographers摄影师；B. teachers老师；C. parents父母；D. reporters记者。根据前文家长被邀请来参加可知，此处表示家长举着相机给孩子拍照，故选C项。
22．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个女孩在整个演出中都哭个不停，因为她看不到她的妈妈。A. performance表演；B. competition比赛；C. arrangement安排；D. celebration庆典，仪式。根据前文“a music presentation by the kids”可知，此处表示在整个演出中，故选A项。
23．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我跟Charlie说再见的时候，我看到她妈妈冲进门来，立刻开始在房间里搜寻她的女儿。A. scanning审视，浏览，扫描；B. sweeping打扫；C. decorating装饰；D. occupying占据，使用。根据空后“the room for her daughter”可知，此处表示她跑进来，眼睛开始“浏览”整个房间，寻找她的女儿。故选A项。
24．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：另一位母亲从这位紧张的母亲身边走过，摇了摇头，翻了白眼。A. opened打开；B. rolled（使）翻滚，滚动；C. closed关闭；D. covered遮盖。根据空前“shook her head”可知，此处表示她因为这位母亲的迟到而不认同这位母亲的做法，故摇头并翻白眼，故选B项。
25．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，又有一位妈妈微笑着走向这位泪流满面的妈妈。A. grateful感激的；B. merciful仁慈的；C. cheerful欢快的，高兴的；D. tearful含泪的。根据后文“she wiped away a tear(她擦去眼泪)”可知，此处表示这位正在哭泣的母亲，故选D项。
26．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我完全忘记了。A. immediately立即；B. temporarily暂时；C. occasionally偶尔；D. completely完全。根据前文孩子们表演结束了，她才着急赶来可知，此处表示她完全忘了孩子要表演这回事，故选D项。
27．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个女性的脸色柔和起来，她擦掉了眼泪。A. hardened变硬；B. softened（使）变软；C. darkened（使）变暗，变黑；D. reddened变红。根据空后“she wiped away a tear”可知，此处表示她的脸色变得柔和起来，擦去眼泪。故选B项。
28．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她看到老师还在安慰角落里的女儿时，她变得平静下来。A. encouraging鼓励；B. criticizing批评；C. comforting安慰；D. threatening威胁。根据上文“One girl cried”及空后“she looked calm”可知，小女孩因没有看到妈妈而一直哭，妈妈应是看到老师在安慰女儿，所以妈妈才平静下来。故选C项。
29．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那位停下来分享自己不完美的故事的母亲是在练习勇气。A. concentration注意力；B. inspiration鼓舞，灵感；C. instruction指示；D. imperfection不完美。根据前文这位母亲忘记了孩子表演的事可知，此处表示这位母亲分享她作为母亲的那些做得不够完美的事。故选D项。
30．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一次我们选择勇气，我们都让世界变得更善良、更勇敢。A. courage勇气；B. wisdom智慧；C. gratitude感恩；D. honesty诚实。根据文章第一段“When we pay attention, we see courage every day.(当我们注意看时，我们每天都能看到勇气)”及这个故事内容可知，此处文章末尾点题，首尾呼应，说明我们选择勇气时，会让世界变得更善良、更勇敢。故选A项。
31．B
32．C
33．A
34．D
35．C
36．A
37．D
38．D
39．B
40．A
41．A
42．B
43．D
44．B
45．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲的是Joriden在一次与观鸟者的邂逅后呼吁人们保护肉食鸟，因为肉食鸟是环境健康的天然指示器，同时也影响人类粮食安全和生计。
31．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的好奇心驱使他去了解他们在做什么。A. joy高兴；B. curiosity好奇心；C. experience经验；D. confidence自信。由上文的“he saw a group of strangers scanning the sky with telescope on top of a hill in his village”可知，他看到一群陌生人在他村子的山顶上用望远镜扫视天空，所以出于好奇心，他去了解他们在做什么，故选B。
32．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：令他高兴的是，陌生人允许他看一眼。A. reminded提醒；B. urged催促；C. allowed允许；D. convinced使信服。由后文的“With just one quick look”可知，那些陌生人允许他看一眼，故选C。
33．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Joriden一眼就被吸引住了。A. attracted吸引；B. controlled控制；C. rewarded回报；D. accepted接受。由后文的“They take away my stress”可知，Joriden觉得鸟带走了他的压力，所以是被吸引住了，故选A。
34．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“这景象令人印象深刻，”Joriden说。A. regular有规律的；B. strange奇怪的；C. famous著名的；D. impressive令人印象深刻的。由上文的“With just one quick look, Joriden was____3____”可知，他被吸引了，所以那个景象是令人印象深刻的，故选D。
35．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢看这些强大的鸟。A. imagined想象；B. avoided避免；C. enjoyed喜欢；D. risked冒风险。由上文的“They take away my stress”可知，他觉得那些鸟带走了他的压力，所以是喜欢看这些强大的鸟，故选C。
36．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但与观鸟者的邂逅改变了他的想法。A. encounter邂逅；B. discussion讨论；C. adventure冒险；D. training训练。根据第一段的“he saw a group of strangers scanning the sky with telescope on top of a hill in his village”可知，他和观鸟者的邂逅改变了他的想法，故选A。
37．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在，他不仅呼吁和他一样的年轻人，也呼吁老年人释放他们捕获的鸟，而且他还说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木来保护候鸟的栖息地。A. wait for等候；B. send for召唤；C. rely on依靠；D. appeal to呼吁。由后文的“his fellow youths or even older folk to____8____birds they’ve caught”可知，他呼吁年轻人和老年人释放捕获的鸟，故选D。
38．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，他不仅呼吁他的年轻人甚至老年人释放他们捕获的鸟，而且他还说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木来保护候鸟的栖息地。A. sell卖；B. raise举起；C. scare使惊恐；D. release释放。由后文的“birds they’ve caught, but he also____9____the community members to stop cutting trees in the mountains to____10____the roosts (栖息地) of the migratory birds”可知，他是采取行动保护鸟，所以是呼吁人释放捕获的鸟，故选D。
39．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，他不仅呼吁他的年轻人甚至老年人释放他们捕获的鸟，而且他还说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木来保护候鸟的栖息地。A. warned警告；B. persuaded说服；C. forced强迫；D. expected期待。由后文的“the community members to stop cutting trees in the mountains to____10____the roosts (栖息地) of the migratory birds”可知，他是说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木，故选B。
40．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，他不仅呼吁他的年轻人甚至老年人释放他们捕获的鸟，而且他还说服社区成员停止砍伐山上的树木来保护候鸟的栖息地。A. protect保护；B. locate定位；C. clear清理；D. hide躲藏。由前面的“to stop cutting trees in the mountains”和后面的“the roosts (栖息地) of the migratory birds”可知，停止砍伐山上的树木是为了保护候鸟的栖息地，故选A。
41．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：肉食鸟是环境健康的天然指示器。A. natural天然的；B. statistical统计学的；C. subjective主观的；D. faulty有错误的。由后文的“indicators of the health of the environment”可知，肉食鸟是环境健康的天然指示器，故选A。
42．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们数量的下降可能表明肉食鸟物种依赖或访问的特定生态系统出现了问题。A. probability可能性；B. problem问题；C. secret秘密；D. pattern模式。由上文的“Declines in their population”可知，它们数量的下降可能表明肉食鸟物种依赖或访问的特定生态系统出现了问题。故选B。
43．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：肉食鸟是自然界的掠食者，也有利于人类的粮食安全和生计。A. familiar熟悉的；B. accessible可使用的；C. obvious明显的；D. beneficial有益的。由后文的“If their population____14____, the population of harmful insects and animals along their migrating path will increase,____15____agricultural productivity”可知，肉食鸟对人类的粮食安全和生计是有益的，故选D。
44．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果它们的数量减少，迁徙途中的害虫和动物的数量就会增加，影响农业生产力。A. doubles加倍；B. decreases减少；C. varies变化；D. ages变老。由后文的“the population of harmful insects and animals along their migrating path will increase”可知，肉食鸟可以吃害虫，所以如果它们的数量减少，那么害虫的数量就会增加，故选B。
45．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果它们的数量减少，迁徙途中的害虫和动物的数量就会增加，影响农业生产力。A. boosting使增长；B. maintaining保持；C. affecting影响；D. measuring测量。由上文的“the population of harmful insects and animals along their migrating path will increase”可知，如果肉食鸟的数量减少，迁徙途中的害虫和动物的数量就会增加，影响农业生产力。故选C。
46．C
47．A
48．D
49．D
50．B
51．C
52．A
53．C
54．A
55．B
56．A
57．B
58．D
59．C
60．B
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了波比这只小狗走失后又奇迹般自己返回家里的经历故事。
46．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：停车期间，可怜的波比被当地凶猛的狗追赶。A. guarded保护；B. welcomed欢迎；C. chased追赶；D. bothered打扰。根据空格后“by fierce local dogs”及常识可知，波比被一只当地凶猛的狗追赶。故选C项。
47．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：弗兰克以为波比会像往常一样照顾自己，便动身去旅馆，期待着波比会回到那里和他们会合。A. expecting期待；B. failing失败；C. struggling挣扎；D. managing设法。根据前文“Thinking Bobbie would take care of himself as usual,”可知，弗兰克以为波比会像往常一样，自己跑掉后能找到回来的路，所以就动身去酒店，期待着波比自己回来找他。故选A项。
48．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：波比离开几个小时后，弗兰克担心起来。A. mad疯狂的；B. disappointed失望的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. worried担忧的。根据后文“Since Bobbie used to respond to the sound of the car horn (喇叭), Frank first drove 4 all around, honking frequently until midnight.”可知，弗兰克寻找波比一直到午夜。由此可知，在波比走失几个小时后，弗兰克的心情很担忧。故选D项。
49．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：因为波比过去常常对汽车喇叭发出的声音作出回应，弗兰克首先慢慢地到处开着车，经常按喇叭直到午夜。A. safely安全地；B. smoothly平坦地；C. quickly快速地；D. slowly缓慢地。根据前文“Since Bobbie used to respond to the sound of the car horn (喇叭),”可知，为了找到波比，弗兰克要慢慢开车鸣笛，才有可能让波比听到声音，这样波比才会现身。故选D项。
50．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在找寻一周以及刊登报纸广告之后，悲痛欲绝的一家人决定放弃然后开车回家。A. waiting等待；B. searching寻找；C. driving开车；D. missing错过，想念。根据上文“Bobbie never appeared.”以及空格后“placing newspaper advertisements,”可知，弗兰克一家人一直在努力寻找波比。故选B项。
51．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在找寻一周以及刊登报纸广告之后，悲痛欲绝的一家人决定放弃然后开车回家。A. warm-hearted暖心的；B. cold-blooded冷血的；C. brokenhearted悲痛欲绝的；D. clearheaded头脑清晰的。根据前文“After a week of 5 and placing newspaper advertisements”及空后“had to give up and start driving home.”可知，弗兰克一家人一直在努力寻找波比，但是一直没找到，只能放弃、开车回家。由此可知，大家都很心痛。故选C项。
52．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：秋去冬来，这家人不得不接受这个事实，他们再也不能与亲爱的波比分享快乐和幸福。A. accept接受；B. change改变；C. escape逃跑；D. ignore忽视，不理睬。根据后文“that they could no longer share their happiness with beloved Bobbie”可知，波比走失后，一直找不到，所以弗兰克一家人必须接受无法与波比分享的事实。故选A项。
53．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：秋去冬来，这家人不得不接受这个事实，他们再也不能与亲爱的波比分享快乐和幸福。A. weeks周；B. fortnights十四天，两周；C. months月；D. seasons季节。根据最后一段中的“Imagine being 2,500 miles from home with no transportation and you cross freezing cold mountains and deserts for half a year.”可知，波比远离家，在山上和沙漠流浪了半年。“half a year”和“six months”相对应，属于同义复现。故选C项。
54．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：六个月后，诺娃走在街上，当她看见树林里出现了一个凌乱、衣衫褴褛的身影时，她震惊了。A. froze震惊，冻住；B. escaped逃跑；C. fell摔倒，击倒；D. smiled微笑。根据后文“Nova screamed out ‘Bobbie’”可推测，诺娃当时看到并认出波比时，非常震惊，甚至尖叫着叫它的名字。故选A项。
55．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的眼睛半闭，因受伤而发红，他的脚在流血。A. tears眼泪；B. injuries伤口；C. shame尴尬；D. excitement兴奋。根据前文“His eyes were half-closed and red”和后文his feet bleeding”可知，波比的脚在流血，眼睛睁不开，而且红着，因此可推测出眼睛是有伤的。故选B项。
56．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：诺娃尖叫着“波比”，不一会儿，波比意识到了什么，开始一次又一次地跳起来亲吻她的脸，发出不清晰的安慰声，夹杂着痛苦的抽泣。A. kiss亲吻；B. meet遇见；C. see看见；D. avoid避免。根据空前“Bobbie began jumping up again and again”及空后“her face”可知，波比是向上蹦着去亲吻诺娃的脸颊。故选A项。
57．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：诺娃尖叫着叫了一声“波比”，博比意识到什么，开始一次又一次地跳起来吻她的脸，发出一种模糊的宽慰的声音，夹杂着喜悦的啜泣。A. pain痛苦；B. joy愉悦；C. regret悔意；D. gratitude感谢。根据上文“Bobbie began jumping up again and again to 11 her face, making unclear sounds of relief”及常识可知，波比再一次见到自己的主人，应用是很高兴。故选B项。
58．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：回家后，他摇了摇尾巴，翻了个身，举起垫子，用眼睛盯着家人，似乎在告诉他们自己回家的冒险之旅。A. tour旅途；B. view观点，风景；C. outing远足；D. adventure冒险。根据后文“Imagine being 2, 500 miles from home with no transportation and you cross freezing cold mountains and deserts for half a year.”可知，波比在外流浪半年后，终于在回家的一路上经历了各种事，并不是单纯的旅游出行。故选D项。
59．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是奇迹狗波比成功了，这温暖了整个国家的心。A. Hiker徒步者；B. Man人类；C. Dog狗；D. Kid孩子。根据前文“At home he shook his tail,”以及全文通读下来，可判断出波比是一只狗。故选C项。
60．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是奇迹狗波比成功了，这温暖了整个国家的心。A. broke破碎；B. warmed温暖；C. crossed穿过；D. opened打开。根据前文“How incredible!”可知。波比成功经历一系列艰险回到家，这是一个奇迹，让一家人感到万幸和开心。因此，波比温暖了大家。故选B项。
61．B
62．A
63．C
64．A
65．D
66．C
67．A
68．B
69．B
70．C
71．D
72．B
73．D
74．A
75．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个女孩送给Rachel一个很特殊的礼物，后来Rachel发布到网络社交媒体，许多人为之感动，大家纷纷为学校献出爱心，同时也把爱传递给身边的人的感人故事。
61．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在她崇拜的学生们去度新年假期之前，他们给她送了很多礼物。A. helped帮助；B. showered抛洒，给与；C. comforted安慰；D. supplied提供。 根据“one gift from a girl”，可知是学生给她送了很多礼物。故选B项。
62．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尤其是一个女孩送的一件礼物，让她心软了。A. melted融化；B. cured治愈；C. changed改变；D. broke破坏。根据后文“but had nothing to give”，可知这位女孩的用心让Rachel感动了。故选A项。
63．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个女孩非常想给Rachel买点什么，但她没有什么可以给的。A. hesitantly犹豫不决；B. casually随意；C. badly非常；D. hardly几乎不。根据后文“but”，可知这个女孩非常想给Rachel买点什么。故选C项。
64．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：因此，她没有提供任何东西，而是在学校打开了免费的早餐麦片。A. opened up打开；B. asked for询问；C. gave away赠送；D. put aside在……放到一边。根据后文“She took ”，可知这个女孩先是打开包装盒，然后抽出里面的食品。故选A项。
65．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她抽出时间从麦片中选出早餐中最喜欢的每一颗葡萄干，重新包装，作为送给老师的不同寻常的新年礼物。A. courage勇气；B. chance机会； C. lesson课程；D. time时间。根据本句动作描写，可知他应该是选择合适时间抽取里面的食物。故选D项。
66．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她抽出时间从麦片中选出早餐中最喜欢的每一颗葡萄干，重新包装，作为送给老师的不同寻常的新年礼物。A. unwrapped未包装；B. cooked烹饪；C. repackaged重新包装；D. separated分离。根据前文“opened up her free breakfast cereal”,可知此处表达”重新包装”。故选C项
67．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Rachel在Facebook上发布了这个美好的故事，希望帮助人们对他们生活中所拥有的东西获得一些感激——因为即使这个年轻人没有什么可以奉献的，她仍然愿意牺牲她最喜欢的葡萄干。A. nice美好的；B. funny有趣的；C. imaginary虚构的；D. old旧的。根据前文大意，结合后文“hoping to help people gain some”，可知这是一个美好的故事。故选A项。
68．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Rachel在Facebook上发布了这个美好的故事，希望帮助人们对他们生活中所拥有的东西获得一些感激——因为即使这个年轻人没有什么可以奉献的，她仍然愿意牺牲她最喜欢的干葡萄。A. sympathy同情；B. appreciation感激；C. confidence信心；D. desire欲望。根据后文“because even when this youngster had nothing to offer, she was still willing to”，可知从这个女孩的身上我们要感激现在的拥有。故选B项。
69．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Rachel在Facebook上发布了这个美好的故事，希望帮助人们对他们生活中所拥有的东西获得一些感激——因为即使这个年轻人没有什么可以奉献的，她仍然愿意牺牲她最喜欢的干葡萄。 A. enjoy喜欢；B. sacrifice牺牲；C. collect收集；D. keep保持。根据前文提及女孩给老师她最喜欢的干葡萄，结合“her favourite dried grapes”，可知此处表达“牺牲”，更能凸显女孩的精神。故选B项。
70．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：受到这种友好姿态的启发，许多人联系校长捐款，“这让我为我的孩子感到骄傲，他们和我的孩子一起感动了你们的心。”A. preparations准备；B. appointments约定；C. donations捐赠；D. requirements要求。根据后文“they have touched your hearts”，可知他们因为感动而献爱心。故选C项。
71．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你们慷慨地向学生和我提供礼物，以及你们对我们学校的捐款并没有被忽视。A. curiosity好奇心；B. trouble困难；C. experience经历；D. generosity大方，慷慨。根据后文“offering gifts to both the students and me”，可知是他们慷慨的捐赠。故选D项。
72．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：你们慷慨地向学生和我提供礼物，以及你们对我们学校的捐款并没有被忽视。”A. unchecked未检查；B. unnoticed未注意，忽视；C. unexpected意外；D. uncovered发现。根据后文“We are all deeply moved”可知我们没有忽视。故选B项。
73．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对你们所有人的祝愿是，记住我的一个学童所表达的这一善意和简单的爱，并随身携带，继续向你们遇到的每一个人传播爱和善意，而不仅仅是在这个节日期间。A. hope希望；B. word单词；C. trick捉弄；D. act行为。根据后文“of love”，此处指“爱的行为”。故选D项。
74．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对你们所有人的祝愿是，记住我的一个学童所表达的这一善意和简单的爱，并随身携带，继续向你们遇到的每一个人传播爱和善意，而不仅仅是在这个节日期间。A. spread传播；B. teach教；C. explain解释；D. declare宣布。根据前文“carry it with you and continue to”，可知此处表达“每一个人传播爱和善意”。故选A项。
75．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对你们所有人的祝愿是，记住我的一个学童所表达的这一善意和简单的爱，并随身携带，继续向你们遇到的每一个人传播爱和善意，而不仅仅是在这个节日期间。A. graduation毕业；B. autumn秋天；C. holiday假期；D. school学校。根据第一段“left for their new year vacation”，可知此处指“假期”。故选C项。
76．C
77．A
78．D
79．C
80．B
81．C
82．B
83．A
84．A
85．B
86．C
87．D
88．D
89．B
90．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文，通过讲述Mark Bertram失去两个指尖后让Eric Catalano帮他纹了纹身指甲，这在网上引起了极大的反响。
76．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在工作更难了。A. rougher更粗糙的；B. heavier更重的；C. tougher更困难的；D. busier更忙的。由上文的“lost the tips of two fingers”可知，他失去了两个指尖，所以工作更难了，故选C。
77．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他再也不能像以前那样轻松地系鞋带、打字或拿食物了。A. ease轻松；B. interest兴趣；C. joy高兴；D. power力量。由上文的“lost the tips of two fingers”可知，他失去了两个指尖，所以不能像以前那样轻松地系鞋带、打字或拿食物了，with ease意为“轻松地”，故选A。
78．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但经过两次手术和职业治疗后，他决定无视自己的新情况，让卡塔拉诺帮他纹身。A. permission允许；B. claim声明；C. remark话语；D. condition条件。由后文的“asking Catalano to create the fingernail tattoo”可知，他决定无视自己的新情况，让卡塔拉诺帮他纹身。故选D。
79．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：卡塔拉诺站在他的Eternal Ink纹身工作室里回忆道。A. realized意识到；B. recognized识别；C. recalled回想起；D. remembered记得。由上文的“The mood changed in here”可知，这是卡塔拉诺在回忆之前的情景，空格处是“回想起”。故选C。
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考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一切都从有趣变成了令人惊叹。A. curious好奇的；B. funny有趣的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. awkward尴尬的。由后文的“the inked fingernails”可知，卡塔拉诺给Mark纹了纹身指甲，这很有趣，故选B。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年1月，卡塔拉诺在网上发布了一张纹身指甲的照片，他认为可能有300人会喜欢这个逼真的纹身。A. received收到；B. took拿走；C. posted发帖子；D. searched搜索。由后文的“online”可知，他是把照片发布到网上，空格处是“发帖子”。故选C。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意：他不知道这张照片会被全世界数百万人观看。A. finger手指；B. image图像，照片；C. studio工作室；D. video视频。由上文的“a photo of the inked fingernails”可知，他不知道这张照片会被全世界数百万人观看，空格处是“图像，照片”，故选B。
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考查形容词词义辨析。句意：甚至Ripley的《信不信由你！》找到了他，并特写了这个互联网上迅速传播的纹身：一双指甲看起来如此真实，以至于没有人会相信自己的眼睛。A. real真正的；B. essential必要的；C. abnormal反常的；D. formal正式的。由上文的“the realistic tattoo”可知，那双纹身指甲看上去很逼真，故选A。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意：这张广为流传的照片将39岁的卡塔拉诺推向了医务纹身的世界。A. pushed推；B. forced强迫；C. required要求；D. handled处理。由后文的“further into the world of paramedical tattooing”可知，这张广为流传的照片将39岁的卡塔拉诺推向了医务纹身的世界。故选A。
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考查动词短语辨析。句意：用肉色墨水和针，卡塔拉诺用一种在医生停下的地方继续医生的工作的艺术形式和领域来让他的客户再次感到完整。A. set off出发；B. leave off停止；C. cut off切断；D. put off推迟。由“picks up where doctors”可知，卡塔拉诺让他的客户再次感到完整，是在医生治疗完病人之后进行的，也就是在医生停下的地方继续医生的工作，空格处是“停止”，故选B。
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考查副词词义辨析。句意：辅助医疗纹身是一个相对较新的领域，但由于美容和整形手术技术的发展，它正在发展。A. constantly不断地；B. generally大概；C. relatively相对地；D. gradually逐渐。由后文的“new field”可知，句子表示“辅助医疗纹身是一个相对较新的领域”，空格处是“相对地”。故选C。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意：卡塔拉诺对普通纹身收费100美元，但提供免费的医疗纹身，只需要很少的公众捐款。A. costing花费；B. paying付钱；C. consuming消耗；D. charging收费。由“$ 100 for a regular tattoo”可知，纹身的收费是100美元，空格处是“收费”。故选D。
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考查名词词义辨析。句意：卡塔拉诺对普通纹身收费100美元，但提供免费的医疗纹身，只需要很少的公众捐款。A. reputation名声；B. recognition认可；C. motivations动机；D. donations捐赠。由上文的“free paramedical tattoos”可知，句子表示“提供免费的医疗纹身，只需要很少的公众捐款”，故选D。
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考查动词短语辨析。句意：卡塔拉诺说:“从经济上讲，这没有意义。”A. come up走近；B. make sense有意义；C. hold back抑制；D. come true实现。由上文的“__12_____ $ 100 for a regular tattoo, provides free paramedical tattoos supported with only tiny public _____13___”可知，这并不赚钱，所以从经济上讲，这没有意义，空格处是“有意义”。故选B。
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考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但每当我看到客户的这种情绪时，我就百分之百地肯定，我的工作是值得的。A. worthwhile值得的；B. pioneering先驱的；C. demanding要求高的；D. outstanding杰出的。由上文的“see that emotion from my customers”及第10空前的“Catalano makes his clients feel whole again”可知，卡塔拉诺的意思是看到客户感觉到自己又完整了，他觉得自己的工作是值得的，故选A。