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I trained my teenage traveler well. Having just celebrated her 16th birthday, my daughter ____1____ the opportunity to go to Thailand with Adventures Cross-Country (ARCC) on a ____2____ volunteer service. What her group of a dozen ____3____ did in Thailand was anxious, exhausting and impressive.
ARCC has a(n) ____4____ no cell phone policy. When the group met at Los Angeles International Airport, leaders ____5____ all cell phones. Once a week, the kids were allowed to ____6____ their cell phones.
Less than 24 hours after landing in Bangkok, they ____7____ open-air bus—like trucks and made their way along dirt roads for a couple of ____8____ to the Village—Hill Tribe. Their new home was a village ____9____. Desks and chairs were pushed aside to clear space for the kids to _____10_____ at night. In the hot summer days, there were lots of the flying and crawling (爬行) variety. _____11_____ were finished by filling bucket (桶) with a soft pipe and pouring it over your head. When my _____12_____ rang about a week after she left, there were no complaints (抱怨). She said the shower was the _____13_____ thing that had ever happened to her.
_____14_____ like this can’t be gained by reading books or searching the Internet. They’re learned by traveling and _____15_____. All of the teenagers learned that they can do great things.
1.A.missed B.expected C.imagined D.got
2.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
3.A.teens B.students C.boys D.girls
4.A.suitable B.amazing C.strict D.reasonable
5.A.collected B.bought C.quit D.hid
6.A.make B.use C.show D.bring
7.A.turned on B.took on C.put on D.got on
8.A.weeks B.months C.hours D.minutes
9.A.classroom B.hall C.farmhouse D.family
10.A.chat B.sleep C.play D.study
11.A.Meals B.Stories C.Tasks D.Showers
12.A.clock B.doorbell C.phone D.radio
13.A.best B.saddest C.hardest D.worst
14.A.Knowledge B.Experiences C.Friendship D.Skills
15.A.thinking B.calling C.teaching D.doing
Kimberly and I had planned a trip to Europe for a long time, but we encountered some curveballs. Getting the departure time wrong, we had to ____16____ from the original train trip to a ship one.
Boarding the ship, we ____17____ it was not like a spacious hotel. The room was incredibly tight. The ____18____ in the small bathroom was a spout (喷头) connected to the sink. You turned it on and sprayed yourself,____19____ the rest of the room.
The week-long ship travel was full of ____20____. There were people from diverse backgrounds speaking different languages. We had stopovers on ____21____ of all sizes, where we cycled 30-40 kilometers. Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety ____22____. So finally we ____23____ back home.
We still appreciated the experience. Our real passion was about the ____24____ rather than the destination — the missed rides, the ____25____ ship, the mixture of cultures, and all the ____26____.
Sometimes people are so ____27____ to their comfortable life that it scares them to be off the beaten track. Yet, once out of their comfort zone, the different experiences are what actually ____28____. Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something through another person’s eyes, being ____29____ to adventure — this is how you create ____30____.
16.A.shift B.range C.break D.deliver
17.A.admitted B.regretted C.fancied D.realized
18.A.towel B.shower C.drier D.wardrobe
19.A.rather than B.let alone C.along with D.in particular
20.A.risks B.barriers C.conflicts D.adventures
21.A.islands B.harbors C.malls D.decks
22.A.measures B.consequences C.concerns D.expectations
23.A.emerged B.jogged C.returned D.headed
24.A.journey B.emotion C.scenery D.culture
25.A.vacant B.luxurious C.overcrowded D.expensive
26.A.listed B.recommended C.canceled D.unsettled
27.A.close B.accustomed C.opposed D.accessible
28.A.fall over B.stand out C.set off. D.goby
29.A.open B.alert C.blind D.limited
30.A.hope B.importunities C.passion D.changes
Hurricane Ida, which swept across New Jersey, hit Hackensack Middle School and Principal (校长) Anibal Galiana was worried. The new ___31___ would start next week and the kids needed a safe place to ___32___. He wasn’t sure what state his school was in, so he called his head custodian (管理员), Peter Hemans, early Thursday morning, letting Hemans know that he was going to try to head over to the school to assess the ___33___. Hemans said he was ___34___ at the school. Actually, he stayed the entire ___35___, protecting the school from floodwaters.
At around 11: 00 p.m. on Wednesday, a sensor in the school’s basement went off signaling that ___36___ was starting to make its way inside. Hemans was at home then, but he ___37___ to brave the storm to get to the ___38___. Getting there from his home was difficult — he often found himself ___39___ by rapidly rising water. Once he ____40____, he used a pump to pump the water out of the basement. Hemans skipped sleep to ____41____ it every half hour to ensure it was still working. He ____42____ arrived back home at around 2: 30 p.m. on Thursday for some rest.
Galiana wasn’t ____43____ that Hemans went the extra mile to protect the building. “He’s always been a hardworking and ____44____ custodian,” said Galiana.
During the storm, many schools saw destruction that made them unusable for weeks, but Hackensack Middle School opened right on time. When seeing ____45____ students come back to school, Hemans knew it was all worth it.
31.A.task B.term C.challenge D.storm
32.A.figure out B.make up. C.come to D.break down
33.A.profit B.performance C.adventure D.damage
34.A.seldom B.sometimes C.already D.ever
35.A.season B.week C.holiday D.night
36.A.noise B.water C.snow D.wind
37.A.pretended B.decided C.refused D.forgot
38.A.hospital B.center C.station D.school
39.A.blocked B.guided C.measured D.protected
40.A.arrived B.responded C.agreed D.disappeared
41.A.stop B.replace C.check D.repair
42.A.barely B.suddenly C.gradually D.finally
43.A.excited B.touched C.surprised D.terrified
44.A.responsible B.dependent C.creative D.easygoing
45.A.curious B.cheerful C.clumsy D.honest
We step out of the cold and into the warmth of the library. Before my children have even finished returning their books, my 2-year-old son has ____46____ the children’s librarians down at the other end of the building.
“Ms. Amie!” he shouts. “Ms. Ann Marie!” He skip-hops (蹦蹦跳跳) the ____47____ of the library, past the cozy fireplace. My 8-year-old daughter ____48____ at me: We’re both delighted by his love for the library.
When we arrive at the children’s room, with a tree decorated with beloved children’s-book characters, the two librarians bend down to ____49____ the kids, directing them to old favorites and brand-new ____50____. “I ordered this one just for you!” Ms. Amie tells my son, ____51____ him a book about tow trucks.
The children settle in; this is their ____52____ place, and mine too.
We left the city chaos and noise of Los Angeles for a(n) ____53____ life on a remote island in Alaska. While we sometimes miss what big ____54____ have to offer, I’ve been able to _____55_____ and enjoy life with my family here.
We don’t have children’s museums or a zoo. We don’t have _____56_____ ice cream shops or gyms or indoor play spaces that can be _____57_____ for very expensive birthday parties.
But we didn’t move here for any of those. I’ve _____58_____ my life used to move so quickly that I was overlooking opportunities to even _____59_____ all those options available to me. I was always looking ahead to the next thing. Now I look around me more and the _____60_____ are impressive. I should have been doing that all along.
46.A.left B.spotted C.approached D.passed
47.A.length B.lines C.fence D.ropes
48.A.shouts B.laughs C.stares D.smiles
49.A.touch B.teach C.greet D.praise
50.A.eras B.books C.start D.fashion
51.A.buying B.reading C.showing D.ordering
52.A.lucky B.hopeful C.safe D.happy
53.A.quiet B.easy C.wealthy D.lonely
54.A.companies B.cities C.libraries D.islands
55.A.give up B.cheer up C.slow down D.calm down
56.A.fancy B.profitable C.free D.dirty
57.A.removed B.separated C.rented D.exchanged
58.A.forgotten B.realized C.regretted D.proved
59.A.use B.see C.recognize D.appreciate
60.A.achievements B.benefits C.stories D.views
Our past experiences shape our future. It is a saying that resonates (共鸣) with me every single day and this has been a great ____61____ from my formative years, which ____62____ me to apply for the job as a cashier at the mini supermarket as a teenager after my final year in high school.
As a cashier, timeliness was a very ____63____ factor that was a must for me to stick to. I got to plan out my days well as soon as I ____64____ the job so that my clocking in and clocking out was always on time since ____65____ to it would make the whole work system in the store wrong. This makes sure that I do my activities ____66____ and do them thoroughly.
As much as the experience was enlightening and satisfactory, it had its ____67____ —inability to ____68____ a social group with my peers (同龄人) and having free time with my family was____69____. On Sundays, all I wanted was to be well rested before my ____70____ started the next day. Some memorable activities in my teenage life ____71____ me by as I was often busy with work. This ____72____ me that I had to prioritize and find time to relax after working so that my productivity would ____73____. Taking my first ____74____ is the best choice I have ever made. But for this great opportunity, I would not have ____75____ those qualities that greatly influenced my life.
61.A.intention B.motto C.decision D.wish
62.A.invited B.forced C.expected D.pushed
63.A.vague B.rough C.vital D.random
64.A.picked up B.took on C.picked out D.took up
65.A.invitation B.failure C.admission D.pressure
66.A.by chance B.in a hurry C.on time D.at all costs
67.A.privileges B.shortcomings C.techniques D.statements
68.A.report B.quit C.broadcast D.create
69.A.rare B.popular C.essential D.dull
70.A.shift B.change C.wait D.fame
71.A.hit B.sent C.called D.passed
72.A.worried B.bothered C.taught D.warned
73.A.disappear B.simplify C.increase D.vary
74.A.course B.prize C.opportunity D.step
75.A.advocated B.guaranteed C.misunderstood D.discovered
Christy Carter knew exactly what she was being pulled over for when she saw the flashing lights behind her. The single mom pulled over expecting to get a ticket but instead was given sympathy and ____76____ from the officer.
Christy was ____77____ her son, Jake, to meet up with his friends for their homecoming dance. They were running ____78____, Jake hadn’t tied his tie and Christy didn’t know how to do it for him, and both of them were stressed. So, Christy was trying to ____79____ some lost time and get Jake to meet up with his friends, so she ____80____ a stop sign instead of coming to a complete stop.
Then, Officer Mike Carrill’s car ____81____ behind her. Christy realized that there was a ____82____ coming, and Jake was even more ____83____ and panicked at yet another setback (阻碍) in the schedule. When Officer Carill walked up to them, Christy said he could ____84____ see the stress on her son’s face.
After _____85_____ the story and the situation Christy and Jake were in, Officer Carill _____86_____ not to write a ticket, and instead offered to help Jake with his _____87_____. Christy quickly grabbed her phone to record the moment, and was in awe (致敬) over the _____88_____ the officer was showing her son.
She later _____89_____ the video on line saying, “A big shout out to this Park City Police Officer who _____90_____ the day in an unusual way for a stressful, sinking, single Mom moment”, and it didn’t take long for it to gain a lot of attention.
76.A.charge B.fine C.help D.comfort
77.A.persuading B.driving C.encouraging D.cheating
78.A.Normally B.smoothly C.late D.slowly
79.A.make up for B.look out for C.take care of D.make use of
80.A.made B.drew C.studied D.passed
81.A.pulled up B.broke down C.ran out D.sped up
82.A.plan B.task C.quarrel D.ticket
83.A.excited B.stressed C.disappointed D.surprised
84.A.suddenly B.happily C.clearly D.regretfully
85.A.hearing B.sharing C.enjoying D.recording
86.A.remembered B.invited C.begged D.decided
87.A.drinks B.shoes C.food D.tie
88.A.kindness B.discipline C.patience D.strictness
89.A.sold B.posted C.lent D.stole
90.A.wasted B.saved C.used D.Spent
参考答案:
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.C
5.A
6.B
7.D
8.C
9.A
10.B
11.D
12.C
13.A
14.B
15.D
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【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了她16岁的女儿去泰国参加夏季志愿服务的故事。描述了女儿这次实践的一些细节和所获得的成长。
1.
考查动词词义。句意:刚刚庆祝完 16 岁生日后,我的女儿有机会与 Adventures Cross-Country (ARCC) 一起去泰国参加夏季志愿服务。A. missed错过;B. expect预期;C. imagined想像;D. got得到。根据下文“What her group of a dozen ____3____ did in Thailand was anxious, exhausting and impressive.”可知,女儿参加了夏季志愿服务,应是获得了机会。故选D项。
2.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:刚刚庆祝完 16 岁生日后,我的女儿有机会与 Adventures Cross-Country (ARCC) 一起去泰国参加夏季志愿服务。A. spring春天;B. summer夏天;C. autumn秋天;D. winter冬天。根据下文“In the hot summer days”可知,是在夏天。故选B项。
3.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她所在的十几名青少年在泰国所做的事情令人焦虑、筋疲力尽,令人印象深刻。A. teens青少年;B. students 学生;C. boys男孩;D. girls女孩。根据上文“Having just celebrated her 16th birthday”可知,女儿16岁,与她同组的也应该是相近的年龄,故是青少年。故选A项。
4.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:ARCC 有严格的禁止手机政策。A. suitable合适的;B. amazing 令人惊讶的;C. strict严格的;D. reasonable合理的。根据下文“When the group met at Los Angeles International Airport, leaders ____5____ all cell phones.”可知,手机应该是被收起来了,这个制度很严格。故选C项。
5.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当小组在洛杉矶国际机场会面时,领导人收集了所有手机。A. collected收集;B. bought购买;C. quit退出;D. hid 隐藏。根据下文“Once a week, the kids were allowed to ____6____ their cell phones.”可知,手机一个星期才允许使用一次,所以手机是被收起来了。故选A项。
6.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:每周一次,孩子们被允许使用他们的手机。A. make制作;B. use使用;C. show展示;D. bring带来。根据上文“ARCC has a strict no cell phone policy. When the group met at Los Angeles International Airport, leaders collected all cell phones.”可知,手机被收来了,每周只能用一次。故选B项。
7.
考查动词短语。句意:在曼谷着陆后不到24小时,他们就登上了像卡车一样的露天巴士,沿着土路走了几个小时,来到了村里的丘陵部落。A. turned on开启;B. took on承担;C. put on穿上;D. got on上车。根据跟后的搭配“open-air bus”可知,是“上车”,故选D项。
8.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在曼谷着陆后不到24小时,他们就登上了像卡车一样的露天巴士,沿着土路走了几个小时,来到了村里的丘陵部落。A. weeks周 ;B. months月;C. hours 小时;D. minutes分钟。根据下文可知“Desks and chairs were pushed aside to clear space for the kids to ____10____ at night.”可知,晚上就到达了,所以是几个小时,故选C项。
9.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他们的新家是一间乡村教室。A. classroom教室;B. hall大厅;C. farmhouse农家;D. family 家庭。根据下文“Desks and chairs”可知,是教室。故选A项。
10.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:桌子和椅子被推到一边,为孩子们晚上睡觉腾出空间。A. chat聊天;B. sleep睡觉;C. play玩 ;D. study学习。根据后文“at night.”可知,是睡觉。故选B项。
11.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:淋浴是通过给水桶加满水来完成的(桶) 用一根软管把它倒在你的头上。A. Meals用餐;B. Stories故事;C. Tasks 任务;D. Showers 淋浴。根据上文“bucket (桶) with a soft pipe and pouring it over your head”和下文“She said the shower was the ____13____ thing that had ever happened to her.”可以猜测是洗澡。故选D项。
12.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:当她离开大约一周后我的电话响起时,没有任何抱怨。A. clock 时钟;B. doorbell门铃 ;C. phone电话;D. radio收音机。根据上文“Once a week, the kids were allowed to use their cell phones.”可知,是一周后女儿打电话回来了,故选C项。
13.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她说淋浴是她经历过的最好的事情。A. best 最好的;B. saddest最难过的;C. hardest最难的;D. worst最差的。根据上文“In the hot summer days, there were lots of the flying and crawling (爬行) variety.”可知,这里有很多虫,相比这样艰难的生活条件,洗澡是很一件很幸福的事情。故选A项。
14.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:像这样的体验是通过看书或上网无法获得的。A. Knowledge知识;B. Experiences经验;C. Friendship友谊;D. Skills 技能。浏览全文可知,作者描述的正是她的女儿去泰国参加夏季志愿服务的经历。Experiences符合句意,故选B项。
15.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他们是通过旅行和实践来学习的。A. thinking思考;B. calling 呼唤;C. teaching教导;D. doing 实践。此处与上文“Experiences like this can’t be gained by reading books or searching the Internet.”形成对比,即就是“阅读”和“旅游和实践”,且doing符合句意,故选D项。
16.A
17.D
18.B
19.C
20.D
21.A
22.C
23.D
24.A
25.C
26.D
27.B
28.B
29.A
30.C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和Kimberly旅行中碰到的各种情况,并领悟到了旅行的意义。
16.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:由于出发时间不对,我们不得不从原来的火车旅行改为轮船旅行。A.shift(使)转换到(另一个人或另一事物);B.range(在一定的范围内)变化;C.break弄坏;D.deliver发表。根据上文“ Getting the departure time wrong”及空后“from the original train trip to a ship one”可知,时间变了,所以作者的行程计划也发生了转变。故选A项。
17.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:登上这艘船,我们意识到它不像一个宽敞的酒店。A.admitted承认;B.regretted后悔;C.fancied爱慕;D.realized意识到。根据前文“Boarding the ship”以及后文“The room was incredibly tight.”可知,我们登上船以后意识到情况不对。故选D项。
18.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:浴室里的花洒是一个与水槽相连的喷头。A.towel毛巾;B.shower花洒;C.drier吹风机;D.wardrobe衣橱。根据后文“in the small bathroom was a spout (喷头) connected to the sink”可知,这是浴室里的花洒。故选B项。
19.
考查介词短语辨析。句意:你打开花洒,会把自己和房间里的其他人都喷了。A.rather than而不是;B.let alone更不用说;C.along with连同……一起;D.in particular尤其。根据上文“The room was incredibly tight.”及空后“the rest of the room”可知,房间非常狭小,如果打开花洒,喷自己的时候,会连同房间里的其他人一起喷了。故选C项。
20.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:为期一周的船上旅行充满了冒险。A.risks风险;B.barriers障碍;C.conflicts冲突;D.adventures冒险。根据下文“There were people from diverse backgrounds speaking different languages.”以及“ Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety 7 .”可知,作者的旅行遇到了许多有挑战的事。故选D项。
21.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们在各种大小的岛屿上都有中途停留,我们在那里骑了30-40公里的自行车。A.islands岛屿;B.harbors海港;C.malls购物中心;D.decks层面。根据上文“Boarding the ship”可知,“岛屿”符合语境。故选A项。
22.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:然后就刮起了狂风——如此猛烈以至于出于安全考虑连公共汽车都无法通过。A.measures方法;B.consequences结果;C.concerns忧虑;D.expectations期望。根据上文“Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass”及常识可知,风非常的猛烈,出于安全考虑,公共汽车也禁止通行了。故选C项。
23.
考查动词。句意:所以最后我们回家了。A.emerged出现;B.jogged慢跑;C.returned返回;D.headed前往。根据上文“Then there were whole gales (狂风) —so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety 7 .”空后“back home”可知,天气太恶了,所以最后他们回家了。故选D项。
24.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们真正的激情是旅行而不是目的地——错过的旅程、拥挤的船只、文化的混合以及所有的不安定。A.journey旅程;B.emotion情绪;C.scenery风景;D.culture文化。根据上文“We still appreciated the experience.”可知,作者他们重视的是旅途的过程。故选A项。
25.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我们真正的激情是旅行而不是目的地——错过的旅程、拥挤的船只、文化的混合以及所有的不安定。A.vacant空着的;B.luxurious奢侈的;C.overcrowded挤满的;D.expensive昂贵的。根据上文“The room was incredibly tight.”可知,船是拥挤的。故选C项。
26.
考查形容词词词义辨析。句意:我们真正的激情是旅行而不是目的地——错过的旅程、拥挤的船只、文化的混合以及所有的不安定。A.listed罗列的;B.recommended推荐的;C.canceled取消的;D.unsettled扰乱的。根据上文“Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety 7 .”可知,这是不确定因素。故选D项。
27.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:有时,人们太习惯于舒适的生活,以至于害怕脱离常规。A.close接近的;B.accustomed习惯的;C.opposed相反的;D.accessible可进入的。根据下文“it scares them to be off the beaten track”可知,人们害怕脱离常规,更习惯于舒服的生活。故选B项。
28.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:然而,一旦走出他们的舒适区,不同的体验才是真正与众不同的。A.fall over被绊倒;B.stand out突出;C.set off出发;D.go by经过。根据上文“once out of their comfort zone”可知,走出舒适区,情况会不一样。故选B项。
29.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:把事情混在一起,尝试新事物,通过别人的眼睛看事情,勇于冒险——这就是你如何创造激情的方式。A.open敞开的;B.alert警惕的;C.blind实名的;D.limited有限的。根据上文“Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something through another person’s eyes”可知,要用开放的心态对待冒险。故选A项。
30.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:把事情混在一起,尝试新事物,通过别人的眼睛看事情,勇于冒险——这就是你如何创造激情的方式。A.hope希望;B.importunities强求;C.passion激情;D.changes变化。根据上文“Our real passion was about the 9 rather than the destination”可知,“激情”符合语境。故选C项。
31.B
32.C
33.D
34.C
35.D
36.B
37.B
38.D
39.A
40.A
41.C
42.D
43.C
44.A
45.B
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。飓风席卷了新泽西州, 许多学校遭到破坏。当得知学校的地下室进水以后,哈肯萨克中学的管理员Peter Hemans夜晚冒雨赶到学校并连夜利用水泵将积水排出。他的这一行为使得学校建筑免受洪水的破坏,从而保证学校按时开学。
31.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:新学期将于下周开始,孩子们需要返回一个安全的地方。A. task任务;B. term学期;C. challenge挑战;D. storm风暴。根据后文“would start next week”指下周开始新学期,应用term。故选B。
32.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:新学期将于下周开始,孩子们需要返回一个安全的地方。A. figure out弄清楚;B. make up组成;C. come to来到,返回;D. break down出故障。根据上文“the kids needed a safe place to”可知新学期将于下周开始,孩子们需要返回一个安全的地方。故选C。
33.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他不确定自己的学校是什么状态,所以他在周四凌晨打电话给他的首席管理员彼得·赫曼斯,让赫曼斯知道他将试图前往学校评估损失。A. profit利润;B. performance表现;C. adventure冒险;D. damage破坏。根据上文“Hurricane Ida, which swept across New Jersey, hit Hackensack Middle School and Principal Anibal Galiana was worried.”可知,他打算去学校查看一下学校是否有损坏(damage)。故选D。
34.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:赫曼斯说他已经在学校了。A. seldom很少;B. sometimes有时;C. already已经;D. ever曾经。根据后文“he stayed the entire”可知,赫曼斯已经在学校了。故选C。
35.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:事实上,他整晚都呆在那里,保护学校免受洪水侵袭。A. season季节;B. week周;C. holiday假日;D. night夜晚。根据后文“arrived back home at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday”可知,事实上,为了保护学校不受洪水侵袭,他在学校待了一整晚(night)。故选D。
36.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:周三晚上11点左右,学校地下室的一个传感器发出信号,表示水开始进入学校。A. noise噪音;B. water水;C. snow雪;D. wind风。根据后文“he used a pump to pump the water out of the basement”可知,水开始进入学校。故选B。
37.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:赫曼斯当时在家,但他决定冒着暴风雨去学校。A. pretended假装;B. decided决定;C. refused拒绝;D. forgot忘记。根据后文“to brave the storm to get to the”可知,当时赫曼斯在家,但他决定(decided)冒雨前往学校。故选B。
38.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:赫曼斯当时在家,但他决定冒着暴风雨去学校。A. hospital医院;B. center中心;C. station车站;;D. school学校。根据上文“a sensor in the school’s basement went off signaling”可知传感器表明水开始进入学校了,所以赫曼斯决定去学校,故选D。
39.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:从家里到那里很困难——他经常发现自己被迅速上涨的水堵住了。A. blocked阻塞;B. guided指导;C. measured测量;D. protected保护。根据上文“Getting there from his home was difficult”可知,从家里到那里很困难是因为经常会被上涨的水堵住。故选A。
40.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他一到,就用水泵把地下室的水抽出来。A. arrived到达;B. responded回答;C. agreed同意;D. disappeared消失。根据后文“he used a pump to pump the water out of the basement”指赫曼斯到达学校,开始用水泵把地下室的水抽出来。故选A。
41.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:赫曼斯不睡觉,每半小时检查一次,以确保它仍在工作。A. stop停止;B. replace取代;C. check检查;D. repair修理。根据后文“it every half hour to ensure it was still working”可知,赫曼斯不睡觉,每半小时检查一次,以确保它仍在工作。故选C。
42.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:他最终于周四下午2:30左右回到家中休息。A. barely几乎不;B. suddenly突然;C. gradually逐渐地;D. finally终于。根据后文“arrived back home at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday for some rest.”可知,他最终于周四下午2:30左右回到家中休息。故选D。
43.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:赫曼斯为保护这座建筑付出了额外的努力,加利亚纳对此并不感到惊讶。A. excited激动的;B. touched感动的;C. surprised惊讶的;D. terrified害怕的。根据后文的描述“He’s always been a hardworking”可知,加利亚纳对赫曼斯为保护这座建筑付出的努力并不惊讶,因为知道他是个负责的管理员,故选C。
44.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:加利亚纳说:“他一直都是一名勤奋、负责的管理员”。A. responsible负责的;B. dependent依赖的;C. creative有创造性的;D. easygoing外向的。根据上文的赫曼斯保护学校的所作所为可知,赫曼斯是个负责的管理员。故选A。
45.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当看到兴高采烈的学生回到学校时,赫曼斯知道这一切都是值得的。A. curious好奇的;B. cheerful高兴的;C. clumsy笨拙的;D. honest诚实的。结合后文“students come back to school,Hemans knew it was all worth it”可知,看到兴高采烈的学生回到学校时,赫曼斯知道这一切都是值得的。故选B。
46.B
47.A
48.D
49.C
50.B
51.C
52.D
53.A
54.B
55.C
56.A
57.C
58.B
59.D
60.D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从大城市移居到偏远的阿拉斯加小岛过慢生活的经历和感受。
46.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我的孩子还没还完书,我两岁的儿子就在大楼的另一端发现了儿童图书管理员。A. left离开;B. spotted发现;C. approached走近;D. passed经过。根据语境可知,儿童图书管理员在图书馆的另外一头,所以这里只能选“发现”。故选B项。
47.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他跳过蹦蹦跳跳地从图书馆这一头走到另一头,经过舒适的壁炉。A. length长;B. lines线;C. fence栅栏;D. ropes绳索。由上文“my 2-year-old son has ____1____the children’s librarians down at the other end of the building.”以及后文“past the cozy fireplace”可推测,作者的儿子从图书馆这一头走到另一头,走过了图书馆的整个“长度”。故选A项。
48.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我8岁的女儿向我微笑:我们都因他对图书馆的爱感到高兴。A. shouts喊;B. laughs大笑;C. stares盯;D. smiles微笑。从后文“We’re both delighted by his love for the library.”可知,作者的女儿是对作者会心一笑,所以“微笑”符合语境。故选D项。
49.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我们到达儿童室时,一棵树上装饰着可爱的儿童读物,两位图书管理员弯腰向孩子们致意,引导他们阅读最喜欢的旧书和全新的书籍。A. touch接触;B. teach教;C. greet迎接;D. praise表扬。根据上文“When we arrive at the children’s room”可知,作者和孩子们来到儿童阅览室,图书管理员是在“迎接”孩子们。故选C项。
50.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:当我们到达儿童室时,一棵树上装饰着可爱的儿童读物,两位图书管理员弯腰向孩子们致意,引导他们阅读最喜欢的旧书和全新的书籍。A. eras时代;B. books书籍;C. start开始;D. fashion时尚。根据上文“the two librarians ”以及“ directing them to old favorites and brand-new ____5____”可知,图书管理员带孩子们看图书馆里他们喜爱的旧书和新进的“书”。故选B项。
51.
考查动词词义辨析。句意: Amie 告诉我儿子并把一本关于两辆拖车的书展示儿子看。A. buying买;B. reading阅读;C. showing展示;D. ordering命令。根据前文“I ordered this one just for you!”可知,图书管理员把新进的一本的书拿给作者的儿子看。故选C项。
52.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:孩子们安定下来;这是他们快乐的地方,也是我快乐的地方。A. lucky幸运的;B. hopeful有希望的;C. safe安全的;D. happy高兴的。根据上文的“old favorites”可知,孩子们可以看到喜欢的读物,他们喜欢图书馆,所以说这是他们的快乐之地。故选D项。
53.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我们离开了洛杉矶的城市混乱和喧嚣,在阿拉斯加的一个偏僻岛屿上过着平静的生活。A. quiet安静的;B. easy容易的;C. wealthy富有的;D. lonely孤独的。根据上文的 “We left the city chaos and noise of Los Angeles”可知,作者离开了喧闹之地,到了阿拉斯加一个安静的地方生活。故选A项。
54.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:虽然我们有时会想念大城市所能提供的东西,但我能够放慢脚步,与家人一起享受这里的生活。A. companies公司;B. cities城市;C. libraries图书馆;D. islands岛屿。根据上文“We left the city chaos and noise of Los Angeles for a(n)____8____ life on a remote island in Alaska. ”可知,作者一家从城市到了偏远的岛屿上生活。这两种生活是不一样的,故可推测作者一家有时候会怀念大“城市”的一切,符合题意故选B项。
55.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:虽然我们有时会想念大城市所能提供的东西,但我能够放慢脚步,与家人一起享受这里的生活。A. give up放弃;B. cheer up使高兴;C. slow down减速;D. calm down镇定下来。根据上文“We left the city chaos and noise of Los Angeles”以及“We don’t have children’s museums or a zoo.”可知,作者把现在的慢节奏生活与城市快节奏生活的对比,因此“慢下来”符合题意。故选C项。
56.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我们没有奢华的冰淇淋店、健身房,也没有可以为非常昂贵的生日派对租用的室内游戏场地。A. fancy奢华的;B. profitable盈利的;C. free免费的;D. dirty脏的。根据语境,和岛上简单的生活相比,用“高级的,奢华的”一词形容城市里的冰激凌店合适。故选A项。
57.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们没有奢华的冰淇淋店、健身房,也没有可以为非常昂贵的生日派对租用的室内游戏场地。A. removed除去;B. separated隔开;C. rented租;D. exchanged交换。根据常识, 在城市里,人们会租用室内场地开生日派对,故“租用”符合题意。故选C项。
58.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我意识到我的生活过去发展得如此之快,以至于我忽视了欣赏所有这些选择的机会。A. forgotten忘记;B. realized意识到;C. regretted后悔;D. proved证明。根据后文“my life used to move so quickly that I was overlooking opportunities”可知,这是作者的感悟。故选B项。
59.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我意识到我的生活过去发展得如此之快,以至于我忽视了欣赏所有这些选择的机会。A. use使用;B. see看见;C. recognize认出;D. appreciate欣赏。根据“my life used to move so quickly that I was overlooking opportunities”可知,城市生活节奏快,作者会忽略一些事情,因此不能当时没能领略城市生活所提供的种种。故选D项。
60.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:现在我更多地环顾四周,景色令人印象深刻。A. achievements成就;B. benefits利益;C. stories故事;D. views景象。根据上文“Now I look around me more”可知,作者所见的事物让他印象深刻。故选D项。
61.B
62.D
63.C
64.D
65.B
66.C
67.B
68.D
69.A
70.A
71.D
72.C
73.C
74.A
75.D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者高中毕业第一份工作对他产生了深远的影响,使作者深刻理解了“我们过去的经历塑造了我们的未来”。
61.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:这句话每天都在我脑海中回荡,这是我成长过程中的一句座右铭,促使我在高中毕业后十几岁的时候申请了一份迷你超市收银员的工作。A. intention意图;B. motto座右铭,格言;C. decision决定;D. wish希望。分析句子可知,本句中this指代上文“Our past experiences shape our future.”这句话,这是一句格言。故选B项。
62.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这句话每天都在我脑海中回荡,这是我成长过程中的一句座右铭,促使我在高中毕业后十几岁的时候申请了一份迷你超市收银员的工作。A. invited邀请;B. forced强迫;C. expected期待;D. pushed推动,逼迫。分析句子可知,本句中which指代先行词motto,因此是这句座右铭推动着我找到了收银员的工作。故选D项。
63.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:作为一名收银员,及时是一个我必须坚持的非常重要的因素。A. vague含糊的,不清楚的;B. rough粗糙的,粗鲁的;C. vital至关重要的;D. random随机的。根据下文“I got to plan out my days well as soon as I_____ the job so that my clocking in and clocking out was always on time since _____ to it would make the whole work system in the store wrong.”可知,时间对我来说非常重要。故选C项。
64.
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:我一开始工作就得好好计划我的一天,这样我上班下班是准时的,因为如果不按时打卡,商店的整个工作系统都会出错。A. picked up捡起,接某人,偶然学会;B. took on呈现;C. picked out挑出,辨认出;D. took up拿起,开始从事。根据上文“pushed me to apply for the job as a cashier”可知,我开始从事这个工作。故选D项。
65.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:句意:我一开始工作就得好好计划我的一天,这样我上班下班是准时的,因为如果不按时打卡,商店的整个工作系统都会出错。A. invitation邀请;B. failure失败;C. admission录取,承认;D. pressure压力。根据下文“would make the whole work system in the store wrong”可知,如果我打卡失败,会造成整个系统的瘫痪。故选B项。
66.
考查介词短语词义辨析。句意:这样可以确保我按时并彻底地完成我的事情。A. by chance偶然,意外;B. in a hurry匆忙;C. on time准时,按时;D. at all costs不惜一切代价。根据上文“I got to plan out my days well as soon as I took up the job so that my clocking in and clocking out was always on time since failure to it would make the whole work system in the store wrong.”可知,这种工作性质确保我会准时完成我的事情。故选C项。
67.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:虽然这段经历很有启发性,也很令人满意,但它也有不足之处——无法与同龄人在一起,也很少有空闲时间与家人在一起。A. privileges特权;B. shortcomings缺点,不足之处;C. techniques技术;D. statements声明,陈述。根据下文“inability to ______ a social group with my peers and having free time with my family was_____. ”可知,这项工作也有不好的地方。故选B项。
68.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:虽然这段经历很有启发性,也很令人满意,但它也有不足之处——无法与同龄人在一起,也很少有空闲时间与家人在一起。A. report报告;B. quit放弃;C. broadcast广播;D. create创造。根据此空宾语“a social group with my peers”,以及上文inability,可知,此处意为“因为这个工作,我不能形成一个同龄人团体”。故选D项。
69.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:虽然这段经历很有启发性,也很令人满意,但它也有不足之处——无法与同龄人在一起,也很少有空闲时间与家人在一起。A. rare稀有的;B. popular流行的;C. essential重要的;D. dull无聊的。根据上文“As much as the experience was enlightening and satisfactory, it had its shortcomings”可知,此处描述的是这份工作的缺点,因此是很少有时间和家人待在一起。故选A项。
70.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:星期天,我只想在第二天轮班前好好休息一下。A. shift轮值的班;B. change改变;C. wait等待;D. fame名声。根据上文“As much as the experience was enlightening and satisfactory, it had its shortcomings”可知,此处在继续描述这份工作的缺点,因此是周日要在第二题轮班之前好好休息。故选A项。
71.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:由于我经常忙于工作,十几岁时的一些难忘的活动从我身边擦肩而过。A. hit碰撞,打;B. sent发送;C. called称呼;D. passed经过,走过。根据前文“On Sundays, all I wanted was to be well rested before my shift started the next day.”可知,青少年的我为了工作一直在忙碌,因此错过了很多活动。pass by意为“经过,走过”。故选D项。
72.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这教会了我,工作后我必须考虑事情的优先级,找时间放松,这样才能提高我的工作效率。A. worried担心,担忧;B. bothered打扰;C. taught教;D. warned警告。根据上文“Some memorable activities in my teenage life paased me by as I was often busy with work.”可知,我青少年事情为了工作错过了很多活动,而这些经验教会了我要给事情分优先级。故选C项。
73.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这教会了我,工作后我必须考虑事情的优先级,找时间放松,这样才能提高我的工作效率A. disappear消失;B. simplify简化;C. increase增加;D. vary变化。根据上文“This taught me that I had to prioritize and find time to relax after working”可知,我分清事情的优先级并找时间放松,会提高我的工作效率。故选C项。
74.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:上第一门课是我做过的最好的选择。A. course课程;B. prize奖;C. opportunity机会;D. step步骤。根据上文“This taught me that I had to prioritize and find time to relax after working, so that my productivity would increase.”可知,作者在此处应用了比喻手法,我之前的工作经验应该比喻为“人生中的课”。故选A项。
75.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:要不是有这么好的机会,我不会发现那些对我的生活有很大影响的品质。A. advocated提倡,主张;B. guaranteed保证;C. misunderstood误解;D.discovered发现。分析句子可知,本句宾语是“those qualities that greatly influenced my life”,因此应和“发现”搭配。故选D项。
76.C
77.B
78.C
79.A
80.D
81.A
82.D
83.B
84.C
85.A
86.D
87.D
88.A
89.B
90.B
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一名交警人性化执勤的故事。
76.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:这位单身母亲把车停在路边,以为会收到一张罚单,结果却得到了警察的同情和帮助。A. charge收费;B. fine罚款;C. help帮助;D. comfort安慰。根据后文“After 10 the story and the situation Christy and Jake were in, Officer Carill 11 not to write a ticket, and instead offered to help Jake with his 12 .”可知,Christy得到了警察的帮助。故选C项。
77.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:Christy开车送她的儿子Jake去见他的朋友,参加他们的返校舞会。A. persuading说服;B. driving开车;C. encouraging鼓励;D. cheating欺骗。根据前文“The single mom pulled over expecting to get a ticket but instead was given sympathy and 1 from the officer.”可知,Christy开车送她的儿子去见他的朋友。故选B项。
78.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:他们快迟到了,Jake还没有打领带,Christy也不知道该怎么帮他,两人都很紧张。A. Normally正常地;B. smoothly顺利地;C. late(时间上)接近终了;D. slowly缓慢地。根据后文“Christy was trying to 4 some lost time and get Jake to meet up with his friends”可知,他们快迟到了。故选C项。
79.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:因此,为了让Jake去见他的朋友,Christy试图弥补失去的时间,所以她没有完全停下来,而是越过了停车标志。A. make up for弥补;B. look out for当心;C. take care of照顾;D. make use of利用。根据后文“some lost time and get Jake to meet up with his friends”可知,Christy想弥补失去的时间,快速开车,让儿子能够见到朋友。故选A项。
80.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:因此,Christy试图弥补失去的时间以便让Jake去见他的朋友,所以她没有完全停下来,而是越过了停车标志。A. made制造;B. drew绘画;C. studied研究;D. passed通过。根据语境和后文“instead of coming to a complete stop”可知,Christy没有停车,而是开过了停车标志。故选D项。
81.
考查动词短语辨析。句意:然后,警官Mike Carrill的车停在了她的后面。A. pulled up停下来;B. broke down抛锚;C. ran out耗尽;D. sped up加速。根据前文“she 5 a stop sign instead of coming to a complete stop”可知,Christy违反了交通规则,所以警官把车停在她的后面。故选A项。
82.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:Christy意识到有一张罚单要来了,Jake对时间表的又一次挫折感到更加紧张和恐慌。A. plan计划;B. task任务;C. quarrel争吵;D. ticket罚款单。基于前文的分析可知,Christy违反了交通规则,警官把车停在她的后面,所以Christy意识到罚单要来了。故选D项。
83.
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Christy意识到有一张罚单要来了,Jake对时间表的又一次挫折感到更加紧张和恐慌。A. excited激动的;B. stressed紧张的;C. disappointed失望的;D. surprised吃惊的。基于前文的分析和前文“both of them were stressed”及后文“he could 9 see the stress on her son’s face”可知,由于赶时间,Christy不小心违反了交通规则,如果在被警官开罚单,会耽误更多时间,所以Jake更加紧张。故选B项。
84.
考查副词词义辨析。句意:当Carill警官走向他们时,Christy说他能清楚地看到她儿子脸上的压力。A. suddenly突然地;B. happily快乐地;C. clearly清楚地;D. regretfully遗憾地。基于前文分析和前文“When Officer Carill walked up to them”可知,因为又要耽误时间,Jake更加紧张,所以Carill警官走近他们,能清楚地看到Jake的紧张。故选C项。
85.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:听了这个故事以及Christy和Jake所处的情况后,Carrill警官决定不写罚单,而是主动提出帮Jake系领带。A. hearing听;B. sharing分享;C. enjoying喜欢;D. recording记录。根据语境和后文“Officer Carill 11 not to write a ticket, and instead offered to help Jake with his 12 ”可知,Carill警官通过听他们的叙说才了解了他们的处境。故选A项。
86.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:听了这个故事以及Christy和Jake所处的情况后,Carrill警官决定不写罚单,而是主动提出帮Jake系领带。A. remembered记住;B. invited邀请;C. begged祈求;D. decided决定。根据后文“not to write a ticket, and instead offered to help Jake”可知,这是Carrill警官在了解情况之后所做出的决定。故选D项。
87.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:听到这个故事以及Christy和Jake所处的情况后,Carrill警官决定不写罚单,而是主动提出帮Jake系领带。A. drinks饮料;B. shoes鞋子;C. food食物;D. tie领带。根据第2段中“Jake hadn’t tied his tie and Christy didn’t know how to do it for him”可知,Carrill警官主动提出帮Jake系领带。故选D项。
88.
考查名词词义辨析。句意:Christy迅速拿起手机记录了这一刻,并对警官对儿子的善意表示致敬。A. kindness善意;B. discipline原则;C. patience耐心;D. strictness严格。根据前文“Officer Carill 11 not to write a ticket, and instead offered to help Jake with his 12 .”可知,Carrill警官对Jack表达了善意。故选A项。
89.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:她后来在网上发布了这段视频,她说:“想对这位公园市警察大声说出,他以一种不同寻常的方式拯救了这一天,帮助了一个压力重重、情绪低落的单身母亲度过艰难时刻”,没过多久,这段视频就吸引了很多人的注意。A. sold出售;B. posted发布,邮寄;C. lent借出;D. stole偷窃。根据后文“the video on line”可知,她把视频发布到网上。故选B项。
90.
考查动词词义辨析。句意:她后来在网上发布了这段视频,她说:“想对这位公园市警察大声说出,他以一种不同寻常的方式拯救了这一天,帮助了一个压力重重、情绪低落的单身母亲度过艰难时刻”,没过多久,这段视频就吸引了很多人的关注。A. wasted浪费;B. saved拯救;C. used使用;D. spent花费。基于前文的分析和后文“for a stressful, sinking, single Mom moment”可知,Christy和儿子因赶时间违反了交通规则,警官了解情况后,不但没有开罚单,还帮助儿子打领带。对于她这个压力重重、情绪低落的单身母亲来说,警官的善意拯救了她这一天。故选B项。