中考英语完形填空专项训练（含答案）

完形填空
Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You” song is the first song sung in outer space ApolloIX astronauts ____1____ it on March 8,1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here’s the story behind it.
The song was written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the ____2____ of “Good Morning to All” in 1893. It was used as a classroom ____3____. Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.
The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌词) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville. Kentucky, where Mildred also ____4____.
The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权) their song on October16,1893. However, it appeared ____5____ their agreement in Robert H. Coleman’s songbook on March 4,1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say,“Happy Birthday to You”, ____6____ the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small ____7____ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song because she was ____8____ about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters. She ____9____ her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be ___10___ every time the song was part of commercial(商业的) production.
The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year.
1．A．invented B．sang C．wrote
2．A．notice B．title C．law
3．A．discussion B．party C．greeting
4．A．taught B．prepared C．searched
5．A．under B．without C．with
6．A．although B．until C．because
7．A．chances B．changes C．signs
8．A．curious B．glad C．angry
9．A．dropped B．won C．lost
10．A．paid B．praised C．invited
The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history. It came at graduation, several minutes before I left Miramonte High School.
I was rather shy back then, just content to concentrate on my ____11____. I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough credits (学分) to go to college.
But my good record soon became a ____12____ to my well-being. In early June of senior year, the headmaster called me into his office. He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation. I looked at him, my heart ____13____ fast. This was the ____14____ for my hard work I said something, but not very clearly, and hurried away from the office.
Graduation day soon arrived and, as ____15____, I was nervous. I’d been practicing my speech for days, and I had it ____16____. But I had never been so ____17____ in my life. My name was announced. I managed to reach the platform without falling down. But within minutes, I finished my speech, ____18____ back to my seat and feeling unsatisfied with my performance.
Now I still have the tape of that speech. ____19____ I didn’t realize it at the time, the successful completion of that speech gave me the confidence to participate in class at college, to give oral reports, and to eventually break free of my ______20______.
I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation. But I am glad I did. I know it may well turn out to be one of my shining moments.
11．A．characters B．interests C．advantages D．subjects
12．A．luck B．benefit C．fear D．solution
13．A．burning B．breaking C．aching D．beating
14．A．punishment B．reward C．arrangement D．sympathy
15．A．known B．hoped C．expected D．planned
16．A．thrown B．printed C．memorized D．completed
17．A．devoted B．terrified C．excited D．disappointed
18．A．settling B．returning C．heading D．falling
19．A．Because B．When C．Although D．Unless
20．A．shyness B．pride C．loneliness D．courage
I walked into a restaurant and ordered some food. ___21___ about 20 minutes, a large group of people came in and placed their own orders.
To my disappointment, the group got ___22___ before me. I watched as they began to eat and ___23___ heartily. I overheard one of them bragging about (吹嘘) how he was ___24___ to someone who worked at the restaurant. Unable to take it anymore, I decided to leave. I called the waiter over to ___25___ my order.
He calmly told me, “___26___ is a special order being prepared by the head chef himself. It’ll take a little more time. Please have a drink while you are ___27___.”
I calmed down and waited ___28___. Shortly after, my meal was served by six waiters.
To my surprise, the owner of the restaurant ___29___ to be a long-lost friend of mine. He’d seen me as I walked in and decided to ___30___ me. He upgraded (升级) my simple meal to a five-star meal for free. The people at the other table were ___31___ and couldn’t stop staring. Suddenly they started murmuring (低声抱怨), asking ___32___ they didn’t get that kind of service.
Such is life! Some people are ahead of you, laughing at you and talking about how they are smarter, wiser and ___33___ than you, how they are well-connected and blessed (幸福的). You are working hard tirelessly, ___34___ why it’s taking so long for you to be rewarded the way they have.
You just ___35___ wait longer because your reward is more special.
21．A．Before B．After C．During D．Since
22．A．served B．caught C．jumped D．heard
23．A．clean B．leave C．forget D．laugh
24．A．provided B．connected C．protected D．remembered
25．A．refuse B．agree C．cancel D．change
26．A．You B．Your C．Yours D．Theirs
27．A．eating B．thinking C．leaving D．waiting
28．A．patiently B．angrily C．fearfully D．carefully
29．A．paid attention B．looked forward C．got used D．turned out
30．A．encourage B．expect C．discuss D．surprise
31．A．shocked B．grateful C．tired D．excited
32．A．what B．why C．whether D．which
33．A．wider B．taller C．better D．harder
34．A．believing B．accepting C．wondering D．receiving
35．A．dare to B．have to C．would D．could
A Swedish couple on holiday were traveling around Italy, and wanted to go to Capri.
Capri is an island and ___36___ for its beautiful coastline and a popular tourist destination (目的地) in the south of the country. The couple put their destination into their car’s GPS, but they made a ___37___ mistake. They ___38___ typed CARPI instead of CAPRI. There is a real place called Carpi in Italy, ___39___ it is a small town in the north of the country.
The couple followed the GPS directions. Although they were traveling to an island, it didn’t worry them that they did not even ____40____ a bridge or see the sea. When they arrived in Carpi, they went to the tourist office. They asked ____41____ they could go to the Blue Grotto, a well-known sea cave in Capri. Of course the office worker there couldn’t ____42____ them. He thought they wanted to go to a ____43____ called the Blue Grotto for dinner.
When the men ____44____ that the couple thought they were in Capri, he explained their mistake. The couple got back into their car and started driving _____45_____. The office worker said they were surprised, but not angry. It was a spelling mistake that took a couple six hundred kilo meters away from their destination.
36．A．suitable B．useful C．good D．famous
37．A．spoken B．speaking C．writing D．spelling
38．A．slowly B．carelessly C．patiently D．clearly
39．A．but B．and C．so D．or
40．A．pass B．across C．cross D．through
41．A．how B．where C．why D．what
42．A．refuse B．control C．doubt D．understand
43．A．museum B．restaurant C．station D．library
44．A．knew B．accepted C．realized D．repeated
45．A．north B．south C．east D．west
On Friday afternoon, Miss White gave the students a special task. “Next week, we’ll be studying the ____46____ of the sense of sight (ability to see),” she said. “Over the weekend, I want each of you to do the difficult task of ____47____ a blindfold (蒙眼物) for a whole day. The experience will help you understand what it’s like to be ____48____.”
Sam didn’t think the task would be difficult. ____49____, he thought it was interesting. On Saturday morning, he used a piece of cloth to ____50____ his eyes. Then he went into the kitchen for breakfast. He heard the voices of his parents and brothers but ____51____ tell where each voice was coming from.
“Tim, could you pass me the ____52____, please ” he asked. Just then, he remembered that he couldn’t see the words. He wondered ____53____ newspapers were ever made for the blind. After finishing breakfast, his brothers ____54____ him to play soccer. As he followed them, he accidentally fell down. He also found that he couldn’t _____55_____ do normal activities.
Sam had to sit on the soccer field. All of a sudden, he realized that _____56_____ he couldn’t see, his other senses worked perfectly fine. In fact, he began to _____57_____ new and different aspects (方面) of common objects. For example, he took a flower and felt it _____58_____ his fingers. He realized for the first time that it seemed to be covered with wax (蜡).
It was a(n) _____59_____ experience for Sam. It showed him that sight was something that should be _____60_____. And we should try to trust other talents of blind people.
46．A．trick B．problem C．purpose D．importance
47．A．buying B．wearing C．making D．polishing
48．A．deaf B．weak C．blind D．old
49．A．Instead B．Anyway C．Still D．Then
50．A．raise B．cover C．check D．protect
51．A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．shouldn’t
52．A．storybook B．magazine C．dictionary D．newspaper
53．A．whether B．why C．how D．when
54．A．allowed B．invited C．advised D．promised
55．A．easily B．slowly C．carefully D．gradually
56．A．if B．before C．since D．although
57．A．give back B．hear of C．find out D．deal with
58．A．for B．with C．from D．against
59．A．terrible B．enjoyable C．unusual D．painful
60．A．valued B．forgotten C．stolen D．discovered
My child was driving me crazy the other day. That afternoon, I was busy getting the house ready for guests to arrive. When I walked across the entrance. I found a piece of folded paper __61__ on the recently-swept floor.
“Paul must have tried to carry his waste paper from the living room to the rubbish can and __62__ a few pieces,” I sighed (叹气), picking them up.
Moments later, I passed through the entrance again and found __63__ paper. No quiet sighing this time, I __64__ , “Who is throwing rubbish around the entrance ”
No answer. __65__, I saw more bits of paper silently flying down from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son __66__ over the stairs.
“Paul!” I cried tiredly. “Stop making a/an __67__.” Paul looked at the paper bits falling quietly to the floor. “It’s not. They’re butterflies (蝴蝶).” He ran down the stairs to __68__ his papers. “Where are my other butterflies ” he asked, looking around.
Every time Paul puts five or more words together, I can’t help saying __69__ from the bottom of my heart. For the first three years of his life, there were no words; the next three years, he still could __70__ put two words together. But lately he seems to realize that the advantage of forming __71__ sentences is worth his effort when communicating.
Butterflies. Of course. I rushed into the kitchen to __72__ them from the rubbish and hand them to Paul.
“Want to see them fly again ” he asked.
“Oh, yes! They are beautiful, Paul.” I agreed.
He ran back upstairs to fly his paper down again. I watched them fly softly down __73__ me. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.
That day Paul made me look up at __74__ instead of looking down at rubbish. Life is not what happens to us but it is __75__ we look at it.
61．A．burning B．lying C．dancing D．flying
62．A．cleared B．forgot C．stuck D．dropped
63．A．more B．lighter C．bigger D．thicker
64．A．thought B．shouted C．laughed D．apologized
65．A．Anyway B．So C．Instead D．Again
66．A．hanging B．bowing C．cleaning D．falling
67．A．mess B．offer C．model D．answer
68．A．point at B．run after C．get back D．sweep away
69．A．please B．sorry C．thanks D．goodbye
70．A．even B．hardly C．nearly D．already
71．A．broken B．difficult C．complete D．separated
72．A．cover B．divide C．save D．manage
73．A．away B．against C．towards D．between
74．A．wealth B．beauty C．health D．reality
75．A．why B．how C．what D．when
阅读下面短文, 掌握大意, 然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made an important ____76____ — loneliness is a serious social problem that can lead to depression（沮丧）and even crimes, but it can be ____77____ in a clever way. The ____78____ Chat benches.
Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her ____79____. The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who ____80____ made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about ￡31, 000. Jones was ____81____ when she said that she didn’t actually mind being cheated. “____82____, I would never speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said.
This made Jones know that there are too many ____83____ people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he ____84____ to do something about it. He asked the police department to allow him to _____85_____ a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on _____86_____ of the benches that read: “HAPPY TO CHAT”. Just a few days after the signs went up, he found a few people sitting there and having active conversations.
The idea is catching on _____87_____. There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. Jones’ idea has been fully _____88_____ — the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help break down the social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.
The effort is not just a beginning of being community minded—it is also a _____89_____way. It stops people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.
The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that _____90_____ those of all ages to get to know each other in the future.
76．A．choice B．discovery C．visit D．promise
77．A．experienced B．suffered C．prevented D．felt
78．A．solution B．puzzle C．excuse D．reason
79．A．pleasure B．prize C．phone D．money
80．A．finally B．usually C．accidentally D．continually
81．A．ashamed B．surprised C．excited D．interested
82．A．Otherwise B．However C．Instead D．Later
83．A．active B．lonely C．careless D．foolish
84．A．learned B．ordered C．refused D．decided
85．A．put away B．make out C．give out D．set up
86．A．each B．every C．both D．one
87．A．widely B．slowly C．quickly D．purposefully
88．A．realized B．examined C．discussed D．developed
89．A．heart-breaking B．risk-taking C．face-saving D．crime-cutting
90．A．makes B．requires C．encourages D．troubles
I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one ____91____ was the most important. It happened last term just after I had got a ____92____ result in an exam. I was sad and lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be ____93____. The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking ____94____ a teacher. Instead, he held up（举起） a twenty yuan note（钞票）!
“Who wants this ” he asked slowly. ____95____ of us in the class put up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but ____96____ nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same question a third time.
I didn’t ____97____ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, so I put my hand up again. After a while, he ____98____ a note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful, he said to us with the note in his hand. “The note is worth（价值） twenty yuan. It is always worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter ____99____ happens to you, you still have your worth.”
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I ____100____ I was worth a lot. I may have done in an exam, but it doesn’t mean I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!
91．A．classroom B．subject C．class D．school
92．A．same B．good C．lucky D．bad
93．A．comfortable B．successful C．famous D．rich
94．A．like B．for C．about D．by
95．A．Both B．Neither C．All D．None
96．A．said B．bought C．saw D．wanted
97．A．remember B．understand C．notice D．find
98．A．took out B．cut up C．picked up D．put on
99．A．when B．who C．what D．how
100．A．realized B．forgot C．dreamed D．Decided
参考答案：
1．B
2．B
3．C
4．A
5．B
6．A
7．B
8．C
9．B
10．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍“祝你生日快乐”这首歌是在1969年3月8日阿波罗九号宇航员在外层空间唱的第一首歌。它是有史以来最流行的英语歌曲之一。它有其背后的故事。
1．句意：1969年3月8日，阿波罗九号宇航员演唱了这首歌。
invented发明；sang唱；wrote写。根据“Do you know that the ‘Happy Birthday to You’ song is the first song sung in outer space ”可知阿波罗九号宇航员演唱了这首歌。故选B。
2．句意：1893年，它以“大家早上好”的标题首次出版。
notice注意；title标题；law法律。根据“Good Morning to All”可知，这是一个标题。故选B。
3．句意：它被用作教室问候语。
discussion讨论； party派对； greeting问候。 根据“Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom.”可知，老师们每天唱这首歌来欢迎他们的学生来到教室。由此说明这是问候语。故选C。
4．句意：米尔德丽德的姐姐帕蒂·史密斯·希尔在肯塔基州，路易斯维尔的一所幼儿园当老师时为这首歌写了原歌词，米尔德丽德也在那里教过书。
taught教；prepared准备；searched搜索。根据“Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original (最初的) lyrics (歌词) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten…”及结合选项可知，米尔德丽德也在那教书。故选A。
5．句意：然而，1924年3月4日，没有经过她们的同意，它出现在了罗伯特·H·科尔曼的歌集里。
under在……下面；without没有；with有，和。根据“The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权) their song on October 16,1893. However,… ”和“In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court (法院) over the copyright problem of the song…”可知是没有她们的同意。故选B。
6．句意：科尔曼将部分歌词改为“祝你生日快乐”，尽管这首歌仍然有原来的标题。
although尽管；until直到；because因为。根据“Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say,‘Happy Birthday to You’…the song still had its original title.”前后句意可知两句是让步关系，故选A。
7．句意：这首歌在接下来的十年里出版了好几次，通常在歌词中都有小小的改变。　　　　　　　　
chances机会；changes变化，改变； signs标志。根据“Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, ‘Happy Birthday to You’…”可知在接下来的十年里，通常在歌词中都有小小的改变，符合语境。故选B。
8．句意：1934年，当这首歌每天晚上在百老汇音乐剧中演唱时，另一位希尔姐妹杰西卡(Jessica)因这首歌的版权问题而上了法庭，因为她气愤关于这首歌的被盗和未能向她的姐妹们付款。
curious好奇的；glad高兴的；angry生气的。根据“…the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters.”这首歌的被盗和未能向她的姐妹们付款。可知她对此生气的。故选C。
9．句意：她赢了她的案件。
dropped掉落；won赢；lost输。根据下文“The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be...every time the song was part of a commercial (商业的) production.” 可知，她赢了这场案件。故选B。
10．句意：希尔家族拥有歌曲的权利，每次这首歌成为商业制作的一部分时都必须支付报酬给希尔家族。
paid支付；praised表扬；invited邀请。根据下文“The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $ 2million every year.”可知希尔姐妹把她们的一生都献给了教育孩子，她们从来没有想过简单的小歌会继续每年赚200万美元。可推测出要付给两姐妹报酬。故选A。
11．D
12．C
13．D
14．B
15．C
16．C
17．B
18．C
19．C
20．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者之前很害羞，但因成绩优异而被选为代表进行毕业演讲，最后因这个演讲而变自信的成长经历。
11．句意：那时候我很害羞，只是专注于我的各科学习。
characters特色，角色；interests兴趣；advantages优点；subjects科目。根据下文“I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores”可知，作者应是专注各科目的学习，最后才能取得好成绩。故选D。
12．句意：但我的好成绩很快就变成了我幸福中的恐惧。
luck幸运；benefit益处；fear恐惧；solution解决办法。 根据下文“He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation.”可知，作者被要求在毕业典礼上做演讲，这对害羞的作者来说是一种“恐惧”。故选C。
13．句意：我看着他，心跳得很快。
burning燃烧；breaking破碎；aching疼，痛；beating跳动。根据“my heart…fast”可推知是“心跳得很快”。故选D。
14．句意：这是对我努力学习的奖励？
punishment惩罚；reward奖励，奖赏；arrangement安排；sympathy同情。根据上文可知作者因成绩优异被选中在毕业典礼做演讲，但是作者感到恐惧，并不认为这是对自己的奖励。故选B。
15．句意：毕业典礼当天很快就到了，并且不出所料，我很紧张。
known知道；hoped希望；expected预计，期待；planned计划。根据“I looked at him, my heart…fast.”可知，作者心跳很快，对在毕业典礼做演讲是很紧张的。演讲当天肯定也是预料之中的紧张。故选C。
16．句意：我已经练习演讲好几天了，并且把它记住了。
thrown扔，掷；printed印刷；memorized记忆；completed完成。根据上文“I’d been practicing my speech for days”可知，作者这些天一直在反复练习，此处应表示“把它记住了”。故选C。
17．句意：但是在我生命中我从来没有如此害怕过。
devoted热衷的，忠诚的；terrified害怕的；excited兴奋的；disappointed失望的。结合上下文可知，作者对于演讲这件事一直感到紧张和恐惧，所以此处是说自己从来没有如此害怕过。故选B。
18．句意：但是几分钟后，我结束了我的演讲，回到了我的座位上，并且对自己的表现感到不满意。
settling定居；returning返回；heading朝（某方向）行进；falling落下。根据上下文“I finished my speech…back to my seat”可知，此处表示结束了演讲，回到座位处。return一般与to连用。故选C。
19．句意：虽然当时我没有意识到，但那次演讲的圆满完成给了我信心在大学时参与到课堂中，去做口头报告，最终挣脱出我的害羞。
Because因为；When当……时；Although虽然；Unless如果不。根据下文“I didn’t realize it at the time”以及“the successful completion of that speech gave me the confidence to…”可知此处表示转折。故选C。
20．句意：虽然当时我没有意识到，但那次演讲的圆满完成给了我信心在大学时参与到课堂中，去做口头报告，最终挣脱出我的害羞。
shyness羞怯；pride自豪；loneliness孤独；courage勇气。根据上文“I was rather shy back then”以及空前的“break free of”可知此处表示“摆脱害羞”，变得自信。故选A。
21．B
22．A
23．D
24．B
25．C
26．C
27．D
28．A
29．D
30．D
31．A
32．B
33．C
34．C
35．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者去饭店吃饭的经历，虽然是作者先到的，但是在作者之后到的人却先吃上了点的饭菜，这使作者心理很不平衡。当服务生向作者说明真相后，才突然顿悟：等得久是因为好饭菜需要时间来准备。
21．句意：大约20分钟后，一大群人走了进来，下了订单。
Before在……之前；After在……之后；During在……期间；Since自从。根据下句“To my disappointment, the group got…before me.”可知，应是在作者来饭店20分钟后，这一大群人走了进来。故选B。
22．句意：令我失望的是，这群人比我先得到了服务。
served服务，上菜；caught抓住；jumped跳；heard听见。根据后句“I watched as they began to eat”可知，应是这群人比我先得到了服务。故选A。
23．句意：我看着他们开始尽情地吃东西、笑着。
clean打扫；leave离开；forget忘记；laugh笑。承接空前“as they began to eat”语境和and提示可知，应是尽情地吃东西和笑着。故选D。
24．句意：我无意中听到其中一个人吹嘘他怎么同餐厅的工作人员联系。
provided提供；connected联系；protected保护；remembered记住。根据“bragging about”和“someone who worked at the restaurant”可知，此处应为其中一个人吹嘘他怎么同餐厅的工作人员联系。故选B。
25．句意：我叫服务员来取消我的订单。
refuse拒绝；agree同意；cancel取消；change改变。根据前句“Unable to take it anymore, I decided to leave.”可知，应是取消订单。故选C。
26．句意：你的订单是主厨亲自准备的特别订单。
You你；Your你的，形容词性物主代词；Yours你的，名词性物主代词；Theirs他们的。根据后句“It’ll take a little more time.”可知，应是你的订单是特殊的，由厨师长亲自做，此处缺少名词性物主代词作主语。故选C。
27．句意：请你在等待的期间喝一杯饮料。
eating吃；thinking考虑；leaving离开；waiting等待。根据“It’ll take a little more time.”可知，应是在等待的期间喝杯饮料。故选D。
28．句意：我冷静下来，耐心地等待。
patiently耐心地；angrily生气地；fearfully害怕地；carefully仔细地。根据前句“I calmed down”可知，应是耐心地等待。故选A。
29．句意：令我惊讶的是，饭店老板结果是我失散多年的朋友。
paid attention集中注意力；looked forward向前看；get used习惯；turned out结果是。根据空前“To my surprise,”及语境可知，应是餐馆老板结果是我失散多年的朋友，turn out“结果是”，表示出乎意料。故选D。
30．句意：他看到我走进来，决定给我一个惊喜。
encourage鼓励；expect期待；discuss讨论；surprise惊喜。根据下句“He upgraded (升级) my simple meal to a five-star meal for free.”可知，应是饭店的老板想给作者一个惊喜。故选D。
31．句意：另一张桌子上的人感到很震惊，忍不住注视着。
shocked震惊的；grateful感激的；tired疲倦的；excited激动的。根据后句“and couldn’t stop staring.”可知，应是另一张桌子上的人感到很震惊。故选A。
32．句意：突然，他们开始低声抱怨，问他们为什么没有得到这种服务。
what什么；why为什么；whether是否；which哪一个。根据前句“Suddenly they started murmuring (低声抱怨),”可知，应是抱怨他们为什么没有得到这种服务。故选B。
33．句意：有些人在你前面，嘲笑你，谈论他们如何比你更聪明、更明智、更好。
wider更宽广；taller更高；better更好；harder更困难。根据空前“how they are smarter, wiser”和and提示可知，应是比你更好。故选C。
34．句意：你不知疲倦地努力工作，想知道为什么你需要花很长时间才能得到回报。
believing相信；accepting接受；wondering想知道； receiving接受。根据“why it’s taking so long for you to be rewarded the way they have”可知，此处应为想知道为什么你需要花很长时间才能得到回报。故选C。
35．句意：你只需要等待更长的时间，因为你的回报更特别。
dare to敢；have to必须；would将会；could可以。根据“just”和“wait longer”可知，此处表达你只需要等待更长的时间。故选B。
36．D
37．D
38．B
39．A
40．C
41．A
42．D
43．B
44．C
45．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了一对夫妇在意大利旅行，因为输入导航时拼写错误而发生的故事。
36．句意： Capri是一个岛屿，以其美丽的海岸线和该国南部的热门旅游目的地而闻名。
suitable合适的；useful有用的；good好的；famous著名的。根据“for its beautiful coastline and a popular tourist destination”可知，此处是指因美丽的海岸线和该国南部的热门旅游目的地而出名，be famous for“因……而出名”。故选D。
37．句意：这对夫妇把他们的目的地输入汽车GPS，但是他们犯了一个拼写错误。
spoken口语的；speaking讲话；writing写作；spelling拼写。根据“They ... typed CARPI instead of CAPRI.”可知，他们犯了拼写上的错误。故选D。
38．句意：他们粗心地输入了CARPI而不是CAPRI。
slowly慢地；carelessly粗心地；patiently耐心地；clearly清晰地。根据“typed CARPI instead of CAPRI”可知，他们粗心地输入了错误的信息。故选B。
39．句意：意大利有一个真正的地方叫Carpi，但是它是该国北部的一个小镇。
but但是；and和；so所以；or或者。根据“There is a real place called Carpi in Italy”及“it is a small town in the north of the country.”可知，此处表示转折，用but连接。故选A。
40．句意：虽然他们是去一个岛上旅行，但他们并不担心他们甚至没有过桥或看到大海。
pass经过；across穿过，强调表面穿过，介词；cross穿过，强调表面穿过，动词；through穿过，强调内部穿过，介词。根据“they did not even ... a bridge ”可知，此处是指穿过，且本句缺少谓语，用动词cross。故选C。
41．句意：他们问怎么去Blue Grotto， Capri的一个著名的海底洞穴。
how怎么；where哪儿；why为什么；what什么。根据“They asked ... they could go to the Blue Grotto”可知，是问怎么去。故选A。
42．句意：当然那里的旅游局工作人员不能够理解他们。
refuse拒绝；control控制；doubt怀疑；understand理解。根据“He thought they wanted to go to a ... called the Blue Grotto for dinner.”可知，工作人员没有理解他们的意思。故选D。
43．句意：他以为他们想去一家名叫Blue Grotto的餐馆吃饭。
museum博物馆；restaurant餐馆；station车站；library图书馆。根据“called the Blue Grotto for dinner.”可知，是指去餐馆。故选B。
44．句意：当男人意识到这对夫妇以为他们在Capri时，他解释了他们的错误。
knew知道；accepted接受；realized意识到；repeated重复。根据“he explained their mistake.”可知，男人意识到了他们的错误。故选C。
45．句意：这对夫妇返回到车里，开始向南行驶。
north北；south南；east东；west西。根据“Capri is an island and...in the south of the country.”可知，他们应该是向南行驶。故选B。
46．D
47．B
48．C
49．A
50．B
51．C
52．D
53．A
54．B
55．A
56．D
57．C
58．B
59．C
60．A
【导语】本文介绍了老师布置了一个任务，让学生戴上一整天的眼罩，体验视觉的重要性。山姆用一块布盖住了他的眼睛，有一种不同的体验。这使他明白，视力是一种值得重视的东西。
46．句意：她说：“下周，我们要学习视觉的重要性。”
trick技巧；problem问题；purpose目的；importance重要性。根据后文的“I want each of you to do the difficult task of...a blindfold (蒙眼物) for a whole day. The experience will help you understand what it’s like to be...”可知，戴着眼罩，体验失明的感觉，因此这是要学习视觉的重要性，故选D。
47．句意：“在周末，我希望你们每个人都能完成一项艰巨的任务，戴上一整天的眼罩。这种经历会帮助你理解失明是什么感觉。”
buying买；wearing穿，戴；making制作；polishing擦亮。根据宾语a blindfold可知，此处表示戴着眼罩，故选B。
48．句意：“在周末，我希望你们每个人都能完成一项艰巨的任务，戴上一整天的眼罩。这种经历会帮助你理解失明是什么感觉。”
deaf聋的；weak虚弱的；blind盲的，失明的；old老的。根据“...a blindfold (蒙眼物) for a whole day.”可知，戴着眼罩，体验失明的感觉，故选C。
49．句意：相反，他觉得这很有趣。
Instead反而，相反；Anyway无论如何；Still仍然；Then然后。前一句表示他认为这个任务不难，后一句表示他认为这是很有趣的，前后表示转折关系，此处用instead表示转折关系，故选A。
50．句意：在星期六早上，他用一块布盖住了他的眼睛。
raise提高；cover覆盖；check检查；protect保护。根据前文的“I want each of you to do the difficult task of...a blindfold (蒙眼物) for a whole day.”可知，此处表示用东西盖住眼睛，故选B。
51．句意：他听见他父母和兄弟的声音，但是无法辨别每一个声音来自哪里。
mustn’t禁止；needn’t不需要；couldn’t不能；shouldn’t不应该。连词but前后表示转折关系，前一句表示他能听见他们的声音，后一句表示他不能辨别每一个声音来自哪里，故选C。
52．句意：他问：“蒂姆，请你把报纸递给我，好吗？”
storybook故事书；magazine杂志；dictionary词典；newspaper报纸。根据后文的“He wondered...newspapers were ever made for the blind.”可知，此处指的是报纸，故选D。
53．句意：他想知道报纸是否曾经为盲人制作过。
whether是否；why为什么；how如何；when何时。根据“Just then, he remembered that he couldn’t see the words.”可知，他记得他不能看单词，因此他想知道是否有为盲人制作的报纸，故选A。
54．句意：吃完早餐后，他的兄弟们邀请他去踢足球。
allowed允许；invited邀请；advised建议；promised答应。invite sb to do sth“邀请某人去做某事”，故选B。
55．句意：他也发现他不能轻松地做正常的活动。
easily容易地，轻松地；slowly缓慢地；carefully认真地；gradually逐渐地。根据“As he followed them, he accidentally fell down.”可知，他想去踢足球，结果摔倒了，因此表示他不能轻松地做这些正常的活动，故选A。
56．句意：突然间，他意识到，虽然他看不见，但他的其他感官却运转良好。
if如果；before在……之前；since自从；although尽管。前一句表示他看不见，后一句表示他的其他感官运转得非常好，前后表示让步关系，用连词although，故选D。
57．句意：事实上，他开始发现普通物体的新的和不同的方面。
give back归还；hear of听说；find out查明；deal with处理。根据“he realized that...he couldn’t see, his other senses worked perfectly fine.”可知，他看不见了，他的其他感官运行得好，因此会发现物体新的和不同的方面，故选C。
58．句意：例如，他拿了一朵花，用手指去摸它。
for为了；with和……一起；from来自；against反对。根据“felt it”可知，此处表示他要感觉这个东西，用手指来感受它，故选B。
59．句意：对山姆来说这是一种不同寻常的体验。
terrible可怕的；enjoyable令人愉快的；unusual不同寻常的；painful痛苦的。根据前文的“In fact, he began to... new and different aspects (方面) of common objects.”可知，他开始发现普通物体的新的和不同的方面，因此这是一种不同寻常的体验，故选C。
60．句意：这使他明白，视力是一种值得重视的东西。
valued珍惜；forgotten忘记；stolen偷；discovered发现。根据前文的“He also found that he couldn’t ... do normal activities.”可知，他发现看不见东西，就不能做一些正常的活动，因此要重视视力，故选A。
61．B
62．D
63．A
64．B
65．C
66．A
67．A
68．C
69．C
70．B
71．C
72．C
73．C
74．B
75．B
【导语】本文介绍了作者的儿子将乱扔的纸片当做飞翔的蝴蝶一事。让作者明白了生活的真谛在于我们如何看待它。
61．句意：我在刚打扫过的地板上发现了一张叠好的纸。
burning燃烧；lying躺；dancing跳舞；flying飞。根据“I found a piece of folded paper...on the recently-swept floor.”可知是指地上有一叠纸，故选B。
62．句意：保罗一定是想把他的废纸从客厅搬到垃圾桶，掉了几片。
cleared清楚；forgot忘记；stuck卡住；dropped落下。根据“carry his waste paper from the living room to the rubbish can and...a few pieces”可知是指保罗在把废纸拿到垃圾桶的路上，掉了几片，故选D。
63．句意：过了一会儿，我又穿过入口，发现了更多的纸。
more更多；lighter更轻；bigger更大；thicker更厚。根据“I passed through the entrance again and found...paper”可知是看见了很多的纸，故选A。
64．句意：我喊道：“谁在门口乱扔垃圾 ”
thought认为；shouted大喊；laughed笑；apologized道歉。根据“No quiet sighing this time”可知这次不再叹息了，所以大喊道，故选B。
65．句意：相反，我看到更多的纸片静静地从楼上飞下来。
Anyway无论如何；So所以；Instead而不是；Again又一次。根据“No answer...I saw more bits of paper silently flying down from upstairs.”可知大喊后没人回应，反而更多的纸从楼上飞下来。故选C。
66．句意：抬头一看，我七岁的儿子挂在楼梯上。
hanging悬挂；bowing鞠躬；cleaning清理；falling落下。根据“Looking up”以及“over the stairs”可知是挂在楼梯上，故选A。
67．句意：别弄得乱七八糟。
mess混乱；offer提供；model模型；answer回答。结合前文可知妈妈认为地上有纸会很乱，故选A。
68．句意：他跑下楼梯指指他的纸。
point at指向；run after追赶；get back取回；sweep away扫除。根据“He ran down the stairs to...his papers.”以及“Where are my other butterflies”可知是把蝴蝶取回来了，故选C。
69．句意：每次保罗说出五个或五个以上的词，我都忍不住从心底说声谢谢。
please请；sorry对不起；thanks感谢；goodbye再见。根据“For the first three years of his life, there were no words; the next three years, he still could...put two words together.”可知保罗生下来三年里一句话没说，所以妈妈很担心，看到保罗可以说出五个或五个以上的词，妈妈是很宽慰的，故选C。
70．句意：在接下来的三年里，他仍然说不出一句话。
even甚至；hardly几乎不；nearly几乎；already已经。根据“still ”可知他仍然几乎说不出一句话，故选B。
71．句意：但最近他似乎意识到，形成完整句子的好处是值得他在交流时付出努力的。
broken破碎的；difficult困难的；complete完整的；separated分开的。根据“sentences is worth his effort when communicating.”可知说完整的句子是有利于交流，故选C。
72．句意：我冲进厨房，把它们从垃圾堆里拿出来，递给了保罗。
cover覆盖；divide分开；save拯救；manage管理。根据“I rushed into the kitchen to...them from the rubbish”可知是把蝴蝶从垃圾桶里拿出来，这里是形象的说明，用save表示把蝴蝶从垃圾桶中拯救出来，故选C。
73．句意：我看着它们轻轻地向我飞来。它们看起来真的像美丽的蝴蝶。
away远离；against对抗；towards朝，向；between在……之间。根据“He ran back upstairs to fly his paper down again”以及“them fly softly down...me”可知蝴蝶向“我”飞来，故选C。
74．句意：那天保罗让我抬头看美而不是低头看垃圾。
wealth富裕；beauty美丽；health健康；reality真实。根据“That day Paul made me look up at”可知看的是蝴蝶，蝴蝶是美丽的，故选B。
75．句意：生活不是发生在我们身上的事，而是我们如何看待它。
why为什么；how如何；what什么；when什么时候。根据“ Life is not what happens to us but it is...we look at it.”可知生活的真谛在于我们如何看待，故选B。
76．B
77．C
78．A
79．D
80．A
81．B
82．A
83．B
84．D
85．D
86．A
87．C
88．A
89．D
90．C
【导语】本文讲述了侦探阿什利·琼斯发现孤独是一个严重的社会问题，会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，所以他通过设置“聊天长椅”帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍，它不仅仅是一种社区意识的常识，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。
76．句意：他最近有了一个重要的发现——孤独是一个严重的社会问题，会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但是它可以通过一种聪明的方式来预防。
choice选择；discovery发现；visit参观；promise承诺。根据“ loneliness is a serious social problem that can lead to depression（沮丧）and even crimes”可知，这是他最近的重要发现，故选B。
77．句意：他最近有了一个重要的发现——孤独是一个严重的社会问题，会导致抑郁甚至犯罪但是它可以通过一种聪明的方式来预防。
experienced经历；suffered遭受；prevented阻止；felt感受到。根据“ but it can be in a clever way”可知，是指这种问题可以预防，故选C。
78．句意：解决方案？
solution解决办法；puzzle谜；智力游戏；excuse借口；reason理由。根据上文“but it can be ....in a clever way.”及下文“Chat benches.”可知，这里指的是解决方法，故选A。
79．句意：琼斯在和一位被骗了钱的老妇人交谈后产生了这个想法。
pleasure快乐；prize奖品；phone电话；money钱。根据下文“and then she lent him about ￡31, 000.”可知，这位老妇人被骗了钱，故选D。
80．句意：这位女士每天早上都会接到一个陌生人的电话，他最后让她相信他是她的朋友，然后她借给他大约31000英镑。
finally最后；usually通常；accidentally意外地，偶然地；continually不断地；频繁地。根据“get a call from a stranger every morning ”可知，每天早上都打电话，所以应是最终让她相信他是她的朋友，故选A。
81．句意：当她说她并不介意被欺骗时，琼斯感到很惊讶。
ashamed感到羞愧的；surprised惊讶的；excited激动的；interested感兴趣的。 根据正常逻辑可知，人被骗了钱后会很生气，可是这位老妇人却不介意，所以应是琼斯感到很意外，故选B。
82．句意：否则，我绝不会连续几周和别人说话。
Otherwise否则，不然；However然而；Instead代替；Later后来。结合上下文可知，此处是指如果不是陌生人每天打电话，否则她不会和别人说话，故选A。
83．句意：这让琼斯知道，在他的社区里有太多孤独的人，他们很容易成为欺骗的目标。
active积极主动的；lonely孤单的，寂寞的；careless粗心大意的；foolish愚蠢的。根据上文老妇人被骗钱的事情可推断，因为她太孤单，需要人交流，所以才会备被骗，所以此处指“孤独的人”，故选B。
84．句意：所以他决定做点什么。
learned学习；ordered订购；refused决绝；decided决定。根据“He asked the police department to allow him to .... a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. ”可知，此处是讲她的行动，所以空处指决定做点什么，故选D。
85．句意：他请求警察局允许他在当地的两个公园里设置一对“聊天长凳”。
put away放好；make out 填写，开具（支票、票据等）；give out分发，发出；set up建立。根据“a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks”可知，应是在公园里设立几个“聊天长椅”，故选D。
86．句意：然后他在每张长凳上挂了一个彩色的牌子，上面写着:“聊天愉快”。
each每个，强调个人或个别；every每个，强调全体、全部；both两个都；one一个。根据“hung a colorful sign on .... of the benches”可知，应是每个椅子上都挂着牌子，every不能与of连用，故选A。
87．句意：这个想法很快就流行起来了。
widely普遍地，广泛地；slowly缓慢地；quickly快速地；purposefully有目的地。根据“There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England”可知，应是很快就流行起来了，故选C。
88．句意： 琼斯的想法已经充分实现了——“快乐聊天”长凳有助于打破人们打招呼的社交障碍。
realized实现；examined检查；discussed讨论；developed发展。根据“the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help break down the social barrier that keeps people from saying hello. ”可知，“快乐聊天”长椅有助于打破人们打招呼的社交障碍，这与他最初的想法一致，所以此处指实现了自己的想法，故选A。
89．句意：这一努力不仅是社区意识的开始，也是减少犯罪的一种方式。
heart-breaking令人心碎的；让人心疼的；risk-taking冒险的； face-saving保全体面的；crime-cutting减少犯罪的。根据上文“that can lead to depression（沮丧）and even crimes”及“It stops people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.”可知，这一努力还减少了犯罪，故选D。
90．句意：聊天长椅是一个很棒的新项目，它鼓励各个年龄段的人在未来相互了解。
makes使得；requires需要；要求；encourages鼓励；troubles使忧虑，苦恼。根据“those of all ages to get to know each other in the future.”及“the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help break down the social barrier that keeps people from saying hello. ”可知，它鼓励人们互相去了解，故选C。
91．C
92．D
93．B
94．A
95．C
96．A
97．B
98．C
99．C
100．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者考试没考好，非常伤心难过并且失去了信心，后来上了一堂最重要的课，让他明白了自己的价值，意识到了相信自己就能成功。
91．句意：但是只有一个课是最重要的。
classroom教室；subject科目；class课；school学校。 根据“I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago.”和“But only one…”可知自从九年前我开始上学，我上了成千上万的课，但是只有一节课最重要。故选C。
92．句意：它发生在上学期，就在我考试成绩不佳之后。
same相同的；good好的；lucky幸运的；bad糟糕的。根据“I was sad and lost my confidence.”可知考试结果糟糕。故选D。
93．句意：我决定去上一个可以告诉我如何成功的课程。　　　　
comfortable舒服的；successful成功的；famous著名的；rich富有的。根据“You have all just told me how to become successful…”可知作者听的是如何成功的课。故选B。
94．句意：但他并不像老师那样开始讲话。
like像；for为了；about有关；by通过。根据“But he did not start talking…a teacher.”可知“像”符合句意。故选A。
95．句意：我们班上的人都举起了手。
Both两者都；Neither 两者都不；All 三者及以上都；None三者及以上都不。根据“Again, we all put up our hands.”可知都举手了。故选C。
96．句意：演讲者又笑了，但是什么也没说。
said说；bought购买；saw看见；wanted想。根据“The speaker smiled again, but…nothing.”和“Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! ”可知没说话，只是把钞票扔到了地上。故选A。
97．句意：我不理解演讲者在做什么。
remember记住；understand理解；notice注意；find找到。根据“Why was he asking the same question again and again ”可知作者有疑惑，不理解演讲者为什么这么做。故选B。
98．句意：过了一会儿，他捡起一张钞票，开始大笑。
took out拿出；cut up切碎；picked up捡起；put on 穿上。根据“Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor!”可知此处他捡起了扔在地上的钞票。故选C。
99．句意：不管在你身上发生什么，你仍然有你的价值。
when什么时候；who谁；what 什么；how如何。根据“No matter…happens to you, you still have your worth.””可知无论发生什么符合句意。故选C。
100．句意：突然，我意识到我很有价值。
realized意识到；forgot 忘记；dreamed 梦想；decided决定。根据“Suddenly…I was worth a lot. ”可知听完课后，意识到了自己的价值。故选A。