湖北省十堰市2019-2022学年高二下学期英语期末试卷汇编：完形填空专题（含答案）
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湖北省十堰市2019-2022三年高二下学期英语期末试卷汇编
完形填空专题
湖北省十堰市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，
Back in 2015, I made some powerful comments to graduating students at Utah Valley University. I advised the students to live a ____41____ life. We all need to go out and live large, not just when we’re young, but throughout our ____42____ lives.
However, people often ____43____ to live large. Why Because most of the time, they fear their ____44____ failure.
I’ve had a ton of failures, but some of those have led to some huge ____45____ . Many years ago, I decided to lend a large amount of money using a restaurant as collateral (担保品). The decision was a big ____46____ on my part! I didn’t know much about that kind of ____47____ , and I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it. ____48____ , I lost almost all of what I had loaned.
I learned from it that I shouldn’t ____49____ what I know best — real estate (不动产). Later, I ____50____ that I could do even ____51____ by owning the right kind of income-producing properties. I also, very successfully, risked the development of warehouses (仓储), where the ____52____ were even bigger. Those did come with increased risks, but they were risks I was willing to take because I knew them enough. The success I had in those risks ____53____ lessons learned from my failures and my efforts to live large.
Now, living large for you may not be about ____54____ in real estate. It will mean different things to different people, but ____55____ that the term refers to more than making money.
41. A. great B. simple C. large D. meaningful
42. A. current B. temporary C. positive D. entire
43. A. struggle B. decide C. hesitate D. favor
44. A. potential B. real C. fake D. dedicated
45. A. disasters B. successes C. responsibilities D. pressures
46. A. improvement B. mistake C. life D. responsibility
47. A. business B. question C. procedure D. process
48. A. Additionally B. Fortunately C. Therefore D. However
49. A. get rid of B. jump into C. let alone D. keep away from
50 A. stressed B. complained C. discovered D. doubted
51. A. nothing B. better C. enough D. less
52. A. interests B. presentations C. rules D. profits
53. A. resulted in B. came from C. picked out D. handed out
54. A. investing B. arriving C. sharing D. lying
55. A. wonder B. admit C. warn D. remember
湖北省十堰市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I dreamed about my daughter, Jennifer, who is 38 now, a wife and a mother of three. They lived about an hour and a half away from me, but it seemed as though we were worlds away. I____21____to hear my daughter's voice. I rang her up. She answered on the second ring.
"Hey," I said, trying to sound____22____. "I had a dream about you last night."
"You did " Then Jennifer____23____me. "I dreamed about you too. It was a____24____dream. I won't even tell you anyway." But she couldn't____25____her tongue. "We were walking to a wedding ceremony through a vegetable garden. A farmer____26____that I had stepped on one of his tomatoes. He asked me to pay 43 cents for it.____27____, I didn't have any with me and asked you for it, but you____28____. I woke up in tears."
Jennifer____29____a laugh. "Wasn't that very silly, Mother "
"No, not at all." I said____30____. "There were so many things I should have done for you."
"Well, you could have gotten up from your____31____sometimes," she said. "You were always writing."
Silence, the____32____seemed over. I came to____33____that our relationship probably broke down over a lot of little things.
I found a small bag, dropping 43 cents into it, I____34____the bag to Jennifer with a note in an envelope.
The next day, the phone rang, "Mama, I got the 43 cents!" she said____35____.
21. A. hated B. pretended C. disagree D. expected
22. A. confident B. cheerful C. unforgettable D. hopeful
23. A. surprised B. disappointed C. encouraged D. satisfied
24. A. meaningful B. wonderful C. terrible D. reasonable
25. A. learn from B. hold back C. stick out D. care for
26. A. agreed B. described C. complained D. warned
27. A. However B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. Therefore
28. A. regretted B. forgot C. admitted D. refused
29. A. predicted B. deserved C. considered D. attempted
30. A. cautiously B. fortunately C. apologetically D. angrily
31. A. radio B. typewriter C. recorder D. camera
32. A. conversation B. discussion C. competition D. interview
33. A. defend B. remember C. predict D. realize
34. A. returned B. brought C. posted D. supplied
35. A. nervously B. excitedly C. worriedly D. patiently
湖北省十堰市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a young girl, my mother made the same dish for supper five nights a week. She boiled potatoes, carrots, and 41 small amounts of the roast beef. She called it stew (炖菜).
I would often hear other children at school 42 about the delicious meals they had for 43 . Many of them ate in fast food restaurants, which were popular and expensive at the time. They got hamburgers and fries. I 44 we could eat like that once in a while, but my parents couldn’t 45 it. We only had takeout (外卖) food once or twice a year-for special 46 .
Now when I 47 , I think how blessed I was. My mom took the 48 to cut up and prepare those 49 every single night. Her 50 were right-focusing on the vegetables but not on the 51 .
I had 52 head colds and flus than my classmates. If I did get 53 , I’d be home for a day or two, not a whole week like many of them.
When I was in my thirties, I became ill and was diagnosed with high blood pressure. I have to 54 I had been eating a lot of fast food, 55 not getting it as a child. But when I went back to preparing home-made meals, I started to feel 56 .
Today I often find myself 57 a bowl of my mother’s stew. I realize how 58 I was to have a mother who took the time to prepare a healthy meal for her family five evenings a week. That stew was made with 59 and it has left me with a(n) 60 that will warm me forever.
41. A. effectively B. occasionally C. originally D. eventually
42. A. complain B. argue C. talk D. dream
43. A. holiday B. breakfast C. lunch D. supper
44. A. wished B. promised C. cried D. announced
45. A. tolerate B. afford C. resist D. accept
46. A. circumstances B. opportunities C. occasions D. schedules
47. A. look back B. dive in C. go about D. touch on
48. A. risk B. stand C. turn D. time
49. A. sandwiches B. rice C. vegetables D. eggs
50. A. recipes B. favorites C. comments D. schemes
51. A. meat B. milk C. hamburgers D. pizzas
52. A. heavier B. fewer C. worse D. more
53. A. ready B. sick C. poor D. greedy
54. A. deny B. hide C. cheat D. admit
55. A. getting down to B. holding on to
C. making up for D. keeping up with
56. A. hungrier B. busier C. happier D. healthier
57. A. desiring B. thinking C. claiming D. resisting
58. A. gifted B. blessed C. excited D. shocked
59. A. effort B. inspiration C. confidence D. love
60. A. experience B. truth C. memory D. manner
参考答案
湖北省十堰市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者以自己的经历为例子，鼓励学生不要畏惧失败，要活得胸怀宽广。
【41题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我建议学生们要过胸怀宽广的生活。A. great伟大的；B. simple简单的；C. large巨大的；D. meaningful有意义的。根据后文“We all need to go out and live large”可知，作者建议学生要胸怀宽广。故选C项。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们都需要走出去，活得胸怀宽广，不只是在我们年轻的时候，而是在我们的整个生命中。A. current当前的；B. temporary临时的；C. positive积极的；D. entire整个的。根据语境和前文“not just when we’re young”可知，胸怀宽广要贯穿在我们整个生命中。故选D项。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，人们往往对活得胸怀宽广表现犹豫。A. struggle斗争；B. decide决定；C. hesitate犹豫；D. favor更喜欢。根据后文“Because most of the time, they fear their ____4____ failure”可知，人们因为害怕失败，做事犹犹豫豫。故选C项。
【44题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为大多数时候，他们害怕潜在失败。A. potential潜在的；B. real真实的；C. fake虚假的；D. dedicated专用的。基于前文的分析可知，人们因为害怕失败，做事犹豫不决，根据语境可知，此处的“失败”指“未知的、潜在的失败”。故选A项。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我经历过无数次失败，但其中一些却带来了巨大的成功。A. disasters灾难；B. successes成功；C. responsibilities责任；D. pressures压力。根据语境和前文“I’ve had a ton of failures, but some of those have led to”可知，失败是成功之母，此处指“一些失败导致成功”。故选B项。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个决定对我来说是个大错误！A. improvement改进；B. mistake错误；C. life生活；D. responsibility责任。根据后文“I didn’t know much about that kind of ____7____, and I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it.”和“I lost almost all of what I had loaned”可知，作者的决策是错的。故选B项。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对这种生意不太了解，当然也不知道如何经营。A. business商业；B. question问题；C. procedure程序；D. process过程。根据后文“I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it”和“I lost almost all of what I had loaned”可知，此处指“生意、买卖”。故选A项。
【48题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，我几乎失去了我所有的贷款。A. Additionally另外；B. Fortunately幸运的是；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。根据后文“I lost almost all of what I had loaned”和前文“I didn’t know much about that kind of ____7____, and I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it.”之间存在因果关系，因为不懂行，所以损失惨重。故选C项。
【49题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我从中学到了我不应该远离我最熟悉的领域——房地产。A. get rid of摆脱；B. jump into跳进；C. let alone听任；D. keep away from回避，远离。根据语境和前文“I didn’t know much about that kind of ____7____, and I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it.”和后文“what I know best ”可知，作者对这种生意的经营失败，应归因于他脱离了最熟悉的领域。故选D项。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我发现如果拥有合适的能带来收入的房地产，我可以做得更好。A. stressed强调；B. complained抱怨；C. discovered发现；D. doubted怀疑。根据语境和后文“I could do ____11____ by owning the right kind of income-producing properties”等内容可知，这是作者经过失败经历后的新发现，总结失败的经验教训。故选C项。
【51题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：后来，我发现通过拥有合适的能带来收入的房地产，我可以做得更好。A. nothing没有什么；B. better更好地；C. enough足够的；D. less更少地。根据后文“by owning the right kind of income-producing properties”可知，依靠这个条件作者会做得更好。故选B项。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我还非常成功大胆地做了仓储生意，那里的利润更大。A. interests利益；B. presentations展示；C. rules规则；D. profits利润。根据语境和前文“I could do ____11____ by owning the right kind of income-producing properties”可知，对比房地产，仓储发展利润更大。故选D项。
【53题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我在这些风险中获得的成功来自于我从失败中吸取的教训，以及我努力活得更精彩。A. resulted in结果；B. came from来自；C. picked out挑选；D. handed out分发。根据前文“I’ve had a ton of failures, but some of those have led to some huge ____5____.”可知，作者的成功来自于从失败中吸取的教训。故选B项。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，生活对你来说可能不是投资房地产。A. investing投资；B. arriving到达；C. sharing分享；D. lying撒谎，平躺。基于前文的分析可知，作者曾投资房地产，根据后文“in real estate”可知，此处指“投资房地产”。故选A项。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它对不同的人有不同的含义，但请记住，这个术语不仅仅指赚钱。A. wonder想知道；B. admit承认；C. warn警告；D. remember记住。根据语境和后文“that the term refers to more than making money”可知，此处是作者得出的结论，希望读者能够记住这个道理。故选D项。
湖北省十堰市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B
湖北省十堰市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
41~45 BCDAB 46~50 CADCA 51~55 ABBDC 56~60 DABDC
完形填空专题
湖北省十堰市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，
Back in 2015, I made some powerful comments to graduating students at Utah Valley University. I advised the students to live a ____41____ life. We all need to go out and live large, not just when we’re young, but throughout our ____42____ lives.
However, people often ____43____ to live large. Why Because most of the time, they fear their ____44____ failure.
I’ve had a ton of failures, but some of those have led to some huge ____45____ . Many years ago, I decided to lend a large amount of money using a restaurant as collateral (担保品). The decision was a big ____46____ on my part! I didn’t know much about that kind of ____47____ , and I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it. ____48____ , I lost almost all of what I had loaned.
I learned from it that I shouldn’t ____49____ what I know best — real estate (不动产). Later, I ____50____ that I could do even ____51____ by owning the right kind of income-producing properties. I also, very successfully, risked the development of warehouses (仓储), where the ____52____ were even bigger. Those did come with increased risks, but they were risks I was willing to take because I knew them enough. The success I had in those risks ____53____ lessons learned from my failures and my efforts to live large.
Now, living large for you may not be about ____54____ in real estate. It will mean different things to different people, but ____55____ that the term refers to more than making money.
41. A. great B. simple C. large D. meaningful
42. A. current B. temporary C. positive D. entire
43. A. struggle B. decide C. hesitate D. favor
44. A. potential B. real C. fake D. dedicated
45. A. disasters B. successes C. responsibilities D. pressures
46. A. improvement B. mistake C. life D. responsibility
47. A. business B. question C. procedure D. process
48. A. Additionally B. Fortunately C. Therefore D. However
49. A. get rid of B. jump into C. let alone D. keep away from
50 A. stressed B. complained C. discovered D. doubted
51. A. nothing B. better C. enough D. less
52. A. interests B. presentations C. rules D. profits
53. A. resulted in B. came from C. picked out D. handed out
54. A. investing B. arriving C. sharing D. lying
55. A. wonder B. admit C. warn D. remember
湖北省十堰市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I dreamed about my daughter, Jennifer, who is 38 now, a wife and a mother of three. They lived about an hour and a half away from me, but it seemed as though we were worlds away. I____21____to hear my daughter's voice. I rang her up. She answered on the second ring.
"Hey," I said, trying to sound____22____. "I had a dream about you last night."
"You did " Then Jennifer____23____me. "I dreamed about you too. It was a____24____dream. I won't even tell you anyway." But she couldn't____25____her tongue. "We were walking to a wedding ceremony through a vegetable garden. A farmer____26____that I had stepped on one of his tomatoes. He asked me to pay 43 cents for it.____27____, I didn't have any with me and asked you for it, but you____28____. I woke up in tears."
Jennifer____29____a laugh. "Wasn't that very silly, Mother "
"No, not at all." I said____30____. "There were so many things I should have done for you."
"Well, you could have gotten up from your____31____sometimes," she said. "You were always writing."
Silence, the____32____seemed over. I came to____33____that our relationship probably broke down over a lot of little things.
I found a small bag, dropping 43 cents into it, I____34____the bag to Jennifer with a note in an envelope.
The next day, the phone rang, "Mama, I got the 43 cents!" she said____35____.
21. A. hated B. pretended C. disagree D. expected
22. A. confident B. cheerful C. unforgettable D. hopeful
23. A. surprised B. disappointed C. encouraged D. satisfied
24. A. meaningful B. wonderful C. terrible D. reasonable
25. A. learn from B. hold back C. stick out D. care for
26. A. agreed B. described C. complained D. warned
27. A. However B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. Therefore
28. A. regretted B. forgot C. admitted D. refused
29. A. predicted B. deserved C. considered D. attempted
30. A. cautiously B. fortunately C. apologetically D. angrily
31. A. radio B. typewriter C. recorder D. camera
32. A. conversation B. discussion C. competition D. interview
33. A. defend B. remember C. predict D. realize
34. A. returned B. brought C. posted D. supplied
35. A. nervously B. excitedly C. worriedly D. patiently
湖北省十堰市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a young girl, my mother made the same dish for supper five nights a week. She boiled potatoes, carrots, and 41 small amounts of the roast beef. She called it stew (炖菜).
I would often hear other children at school 42 about the delicious meals they had for 43 . Many of them ate in fast food restaurants, which were popular and expensive at the time. They got hamburgers and fries. I 44 we could eat like that once in a while, but my parents couldn’t 45 it. We only had takeout (外卖) food once or twice a year-for special 46 .
Now when I 47 , I think how blessed I was. My mom took the 48 to cut up and prepare those 49 every single night. Her 50 were right-focusing on the vegetables but not on the 51 .
I had 52 head colds and flus than my classmates. If I did get 53 , I’d be home for a day or two, not a whole week like many of them.
When I was in my thirties, I became ill and was diagnosed with high blood pressure. I have to 54 I had been eating a lot of fast food, 55 not getting it as a child. But when I went back to preparing home-made meals, I started to feel 56 .
Today I often find myself 57 a bowl of my mother’s stew. I realize how 58 I was to have a mother who took the time to prepare a healthy meal for her family five evenings a week. That stew was made with 59 and it has left me with a(n) 60 that will warm me forever.
41. A. effectively B. occasionally C. originally D. eventually
42. A. complain B. argue C. talk D. dream
43. A. holiday B. breakfast C. lunch D. supper
44. A. wished B. promised C. cried D. announced
45. A. tolerate B. afford C. resist D. accept
46. A. circumstances B. opportunities C. occasions D. schedules
47. A. look back B. dive in C. go about D. touch on
48. A. risk B. stand C. turn D. time
49. A. sandwiches B. rice C. vegetables D. eggs
50. A. recipes B. favorites C. comments D. schemes
51. A. meat B. milk C. hamburgers D. pizzas
52. A. heavier B. fewer C. worse D. more
53. A. ready B. sick C. poor D. greedy
54. A. deny B. hide C. cheat D. admit
55. A. getting down to B. holding on to
C. making up for D. keeping up with
56. A. hungrier B. busier C. happier D. healthier
57. A. desiring B. thinking C. claiming D. resisting
58. A. gifted B. blessed C. excited D. shocked
59. A. effort B. inspiration C. confidence D. love
60. A. experience B. truth C. memory D. manner
参考答案
湖北省十堰市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者以自己的经历为例子，鼓励学生不要畏惧失败，要活得胸怀宽广。
【41题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我建议学生们要过胸怀宽广的生活。A. great伟大的；B. simple简单的；C. large巨大的；D. meaningful有意义的。根据后文“We all need to go out and live large”可知，作者建议学生要胸怀宽广。故选C项。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们都需要走出去，活得胸怀宽广，不只是在我们年轻的时候，而是在我们的整个生命中。A. current当前的；B. temporary临时的；C. positive积极的；D. entire整个的。根据语境和前文“not just when we’re young”可知，胸怀宽广要贯穿在我们整个生命中。故选D项。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，人们往往对活得胸怀宽广表现犹豫。A. struggle斗争；B. decide决定；C. hesitate犹豫；D. favor更喜欢。根据后文“Because most of the time, they fear their ____4____ failure”可知，人们因为害怕失败，做事犹犹豫豫。故选C项。
【44题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为大多数时候，他们害怕潜在失败。A. potential潜在的；B. real真实的；C. fake虚假的；D. dedicated专用的。基于前文的分析可知，人们因为害怕失败，做事犹豫不决，根据语境可知，此处的“失败”指“未知的、潜在的失败”。故选A项。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我经历过无数次失败，但其中一些却带来了巨大的成功。A. disasters灾难；B. successes成功；C. responsibilities责任；D. pressures压力。根据语境和前文“I’ve had a ton of failures, but some of those have led to”可知，失败是成功之母，此处指“一些失败导致成功”。故选B项。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个决定对我来说是个大错误！A. improvement改进；B. mistake错误；C. life生活；D. responsibility责任。根据后文“I didn’t know much about that kind of ____7____, and I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it.”和“I lost almost all of what I had loaned”可知，作者的决策是错的。故选B项。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对这种生意不太了解，当然也不知道如何经营。A. business商业；B. question问题；C. procedure程序；D. process过程。根据后文“I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it”和“I lost almost all of what I had loaned”可知，此处指“生意、买卖”。故选A项。
【48题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，我几乎失去了我所有的贷款。A. Additionally另外；B. Fortunately幸运的是；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。根据后文“I lost almost all of what I had loaned”和前文“I didn’t know much about that kind of ____7____, and I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it.”之间存在因果关系，因为不懂行，所以损失惨重。故选C项。
【49题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我从中学到了我不应该远离我最熟悉的领域——房地产。A. get rid of摆脱；B. jump into跳进；C. let alone听任；D. keep away from回避，远离。根据语境和前文“I didn’t know much about that kind of ____7____, and I certainly wouldn’t know how to run it.”和后文“what I know best ”可知，作者对这种生意的经营失败，应归因于他脱离了最熟悉的领域。故选D项。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我发现如果拥有合适的能带来收入的房地产，我可以做得更好。A. stressed强调；B. complained抱怨；C. discovered发现；D. doubted怀疑。根据语境和后文“I could do ____11____ by owning the right kind of income-producing properties”等内容可知，这是作者经过失败经历后的新发现，总结失败的经验教训。故选C项。
【51题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：后来，我发现通过拥有合适的能带来收入的房地产，我可以做得更好。A. nothing没有什么；B. better更好地；C. enough足够的；D. less更少地。根据后文“by owning the right kind of income-producing properties”可知，依靠这个条件作者会做得更好。故选B项。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我还非常成功大胆地做了仓储生意，那里的利润更大。A. interests利益；B. presentations展示；C. rules规则；D. profits利润。根据语境和前文“I could do ____11____ by owning the right kind of income-producing properties”可知，对比房地产，仓储发展利润更大。故选D项。
【53题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我在这些风险中获得的成功来自于我从失败中吸取的教训，以及我努力活得更精彩。A. resulted in结果；B. came from来自；C. picked out挑选；D. handed out分发。根据前文“I’ve had a ton of failures, but some of those have led to some huge ____5____.”可知，作者的成功来自于从失败中吸取的教训。故选B项。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，生活对你来说可能不是投资房地产。A. investing投资；B. arriving到达；C. sharing分享；D. lying撒谎，平躺。基于前文的分析可知，作者曾投资房地产，根据后文“in real estate”可知，此处指“投资房地产”。故选A项。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它对不同的人有不同的含义，但请记住，这个术语不仅仅指赚钱。A. wonder想知道；B. admit承认；C. warn警告；D. remember记住。根据语境和后文“that the term refers to more than making money”可知，此处是作者得出的结论，希望读者能够记住这个道理。故选D项。
湖北省十堰市2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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湖北省十堰市2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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