北京高考英语完形填空专项训练（含解析）
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I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some ____1____ station.
The ____2____ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the contents of that little wallet The credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash, all lost to the bus.
Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband ____3____ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. “Does Jennifer live here ” I heard a lady say. In my husband’s hand was my wallet, with not a penny missing. She left before I could ____4____ make it to the door to offer my thanks.
After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who identified the lady as Erin Smith. Without ____5____, I called to thank her. She said she ____6____ my wallet on a bus seat. She calculated that going to a stranger’s house was a ____7____ move, but she decided to take the chance. “If I were in that situation, I would want someone to try to find me.” she said.
This one stranger responded beautifully to my small____8____ but she actually wasn’t the only one. Right after Erin took possession of my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver’s license to an online forum(论坛), trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son’s nursery and who recognized my face. I’ve never exchanged words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that’s not how the people I ____9____ tend to act.
Looking back , I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone beyond what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely ____10____.
1．A．accessible B．unknown C．familiar D．convenient
2．A．face-saving B．brain-washing C．heart-stopping D．eye-catching
3．A．ignored B．interrupted C．examined D．answered
4．A．still B．ever C．yet D．even
5．A．delay B．question C．regret D．invitation
6．A．threw B．placed C．opened D．spotted
7．A．selfless B．risky C．delightful D．personal
8．A．crisis B．danger C．encounter D．failure
9．A．encounter B．follow C．consult D．accompany
10．A．longing B．grateful C．concerned D．enthusiastic
The moment Kareem went into the waiting room, his nervousness increased dramatically. Mateo, his opponent, was sitting there, with his ___11___ resting on his knee. The two would ___12___for the last opening at the music school. Kareem could tell Mateo was ___13___, just like he’d always been.
Kareem sat and closed his eyes, trying to ignore Mateo’s calmness, a sharp contrast to his own ___14___. To relieve the tension, Kareem began tuning his guitar.
Suddenly a deafening noise came and Kareem froze at the noise. A broken E string ___15___ from Kareem’s guitar. He’d over-tightened the string, causing it to break. Then, he ___16___ his bag for another set of strings. ___17___, Kareem brought no strings for replacement.
As his turn was approaching, Kareem felt ___18___. Now there was no choice. He stood up slowly and walked to Mateo,“Would you happen to have a spare E string ”
Mateo shook his head, “Sorry.” Kareem nodded and whispered that he understood.
Just then Kareem’s name was called. He was rooted to the ground and was about to quit when he noticed Mateo’s arm outstretched, holding his guitar out to him.
“Here, use mine,” Kareem’s mouth ___19___ as Mateo added, “Do your best, man.”
The professor asked Kareem what to play. He hesitated, “I’ll be playing Bach’s Bourree in E minor, with my...my friend’s guitar.“
As Kareem walked toward the stage door, he looked back at Mateo with a shared ____20____ as if to say they were friends.
11．A．coat B．phone C．guitar D．book
12．A．compete B．vote C．argue D．stand
13．A．active B．popular C．ready D．proud
14．A．sorrow B．anxiety C．shame D．anger
15．A．showed up B．came back C．fell apart D．hung down
16．A．spotted B．searched C．packed D．held
17．A．Simply B．Naturally C．Sadly D．Seriously
18．A．hopeless B．careless C．guilty D．lonely
19．A．hurt B．shut C．watered D．dropped
20．A．smile B．hope C．interest D．view
I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.
One morning I ___21___ a lost lamb when I was in the top field, near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its mother, so I jumped out of the tractor to tend to it while Don stayed in his seat.
Lamb and mother ___22___. I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so ___23___ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. Obviously, Don had somehow made the ___24___ move.
My heart froze in my chest as I saw the tractor heading towards the ___25___. I ran desperately but failed to ___26___. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The last thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.
Heart in mouth, I reached the fence and looked over. The tractor was ___27___ against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the ___28___ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I ___29___ the tractor, he jumped out onto the road, apparently unhurt and raced back to me. Don was given a special ___30___ that night — I didn’t want him to think I was angry with him.
21．A．dropped B．spotted C．carried D．returned
22．A．freed B．switched C．reunited D．examined
23．A．unexpected B．dangerous C．embarrassing D．difficult
24．A．lamb B．vehicle C．seat D．fence
25．A．crowd B．hill C．field D．motorway
26．A．take off B．catch up C．hold back D．get out
27．A．resting B．running C．parking D．turning
28．A．winding B．deserted C．rough D．busy
29．A．abandoned B．recognized C．approached D．repaired
30．A．meal B．test C．job D．lesson
Brothers Cole and Blake Meyer are aged 10 and 8. They were on their bikes headed to go fishing in June when they saw something ___31___ down the road from their northern Iowa home.
There were a bunch of dead baby turtles, ___32___ by cars on the main road between two wetlands, Ventura Marsh(沼泽) and Clear Lake. The two boys felt sad for them, so they climbed off their bikes and began helping other small turtles that were ___33___ crossing to the other side of the road. Pretty soon, the brothers were joined by three friends and the boys ___34___ they would spend as much time as they could this summer giving turtles a ___35___ across the road.
The boys are still at it, spending at least an hour or two a day picking up Western Painted Turtles that ___36___ between the marsh and the lake. They safely watch for turtles from a nearby bike path and cross the road themselves ___37___ there’s no traffic. But occasionally, they’ll hold up their arms to stop a car if there are turtles on the move. The boys estimate they’ve ___38___ more than 200, and they don’t seem to mind that it’s cut into their fishing time.
“What these kids are doing is ___39___, and I hope their love of _____40_____ stays with them throughout their lives,” fisheries biologist Grummer said.
31．A．common B．awful C．confusing D．desirable
32．A．flattened B．strengthened C．brightened D．weakened
33．A．safely B．regularly C．slowly D．finally
34．A．pretended B．commented C．suspected D．decided
35．A．lift B．chance C．name D．trial
36．A．fall B．choose C．cross D．wait
37．A．so that B．only if C．even though D．in case
38．A．collected B．used C．trained D．saved
39．A．wonderful B．strange C．embarrassing D．legal
40．A．adventure B．freedom C．conservation D．observation
It’s the seaside birds that deserve at least part of the blame for getting Nick Burchill blacklisted at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, Canada.
Burchill was staying at the hotel on business and planning to visit some friends in the area. They had asked him to bring some pepperoni(辣香肠)from back east. So he ___41___ a suitcase full of pepperoni. As he was ___42___ that it would be too warm, he ___43___ it out on the table near an open window. He thought his pepperoni was safe and well chilled(冷却).
That’s when things went ___44___. “I remember walking down the long hall and opening the door to my room to find an entire flock of seagulls,” Burchill said in a recent letter of ___45___ to the 4-star hotel. “The seagulls immediately went ___46___. They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to get out at the same time, and Pepperoni — everywhere. The curtains were falling down, the lamps were falling down. It was a real ___47___.”
Older and wiser now, Burchill chalked up the incident to youthful indiscretion(莽撞).
“I come to you to apologize for the damage I had ___48___ caused and to ask you to ___49___ my lifetime ban from the hotel.”
His letter ____50____. Banned from the hotel since 2001, Burchill is now welcome to come back, the Fairmont said.
41．A．filled B．locked C．abandoned D．lost
42．A．surprised B．pleased C．excited D．worried
43．A．dug B．cleared C．cut D．laid
44．A．far B．funny C．wrong D．blind
45．A．application B．apology C．request D．invitation
46．A．hungry B．dead C．missing D．wild
47．A．mess B．puzzle C．fight D．challenge
48．A．indirectly B．deliberately C．cautiously D．secretly
49．A．replace B．remember C．reconsider D．renew
50．A．arrived B．worked C．ended D．disappeared
A couple in Italy who met at a nightly balcony concert during the coronavirus lockdown are becoming a modern-day Romeo and Juliet in the same city where Shakespeare’s story of unfortunate lovers took place.
Edda Farina and Marco Colombo___51___each other during one of the regular 6:00 pm___52___concerts designed to cheer up the community.
Edda initially noticed Marco when she stepped outside to his violin___53___on his balcony. She said, “The music was like an arrow fired by Cupid”. Marco, who also fell in love at first sight, tracked Edda down on social media. The two kept___54___each other till one day Marco made a big banner to hang from the top floor of his building with Edda’s name on it to___55___his love for her.
They then had their first date in a park as the restrictions were___56___in May. It turned out the couple had lived in the same neighbourhood for much of their lives, but it___57___a global pandemic to finally bring them together. Perhaps the fact that the couple could lean on each other during the lockdown meant that they had built a___58___foundation before they met up. As Marco shared on his social media, “We are considering a wedding ceremony on the large roof of my apartment building, which would___59___since we met on our balconies”.
Finally a balcony love story that ends happily—one Shakespeare himself could never have____60____!
51．A．greeted B．recognized C．spotted D．monitored
52．A．balcony B．charity C．folk D．square
53．A．studio B．talent C．practice D．performance
54．A．consulting B．messaging C．dating D．visiting
55．A．seek B．declare C．share D．win
56．A．lifted B．announced C．introduced D．rejected
57．A．caused B．deserved C．needed D．took
58．A．sound B．material C．fresh D．basic
59．A．work out B．take effect C．make sense D．pay off
60．A．understood B．adopted C．edited D．anticipated
One summer weekend, my wife, son and I entered a running race on mountain trails (小径). When the race started, our son took off ___61___, but my wife and I stayed back and ran together, enjoying the scenery. After some time, while running down a narrow, ___62___ trail, I walked on a big stone and was ___63___, and in the process, I jammed my toe pretty hard. I realized I’d got my toe ___64___, but I didn’t take off my shoe and sock to check my ___65___. Instead, my wife and I kept running.
___66___, after going about half the course, I realized my watch on my wrist was ___67___. Slightly discouraged, I told my wife to go on ___68___, and I would return to see if I could find it. After running back for some time, I ___69___ my broken watch off the trail. I picked it up, and quickly put it into my pocket. Then I ____70____ down the trail. Once I was near the end, I saw my son, who had finished 30 minutes earlier, had run back up the trail to ____71____ me. He ran with me to the end.
____72____ it turned out, both my wife and son had won first place in their age groups, but I had no chance of placing. As I sat down to ____73____ after the race, I decided to take off my shoe and check my toe, and I found that my sock was in blood. Pain and it hurt, but there was a bright side. I ____74____ to receive any award in my age group, but the race ____75____ had a special award which was given for the most injured runner in the race.
So, how does this ____76____ relate to you and me in everyday life Although everyone wants to live a life of comfort, the ____77____ is that we often face pain and ____78____. However, the key to real happiness is ____79____ pain into something positive. In other words, ____80____ can make us stronger if we let them.
61．A．easily B．suddenly C．calmly D．quickly
62．A．rocky B．dirty C．smooth D．unknown
63．A．tripped B．knocked C．hit D．stamped
64．A．shot B．knocked C．injured D．destroyed
65．A．way B．damage C．plan D．sock
66．A．Hopefully B．Therefore C．Luckily D．However
67．A．broken B．slow C．wrong D．gone
68．A．ahead B．above C．backward D．inside
69．A．placed B．hid C．spotted D．missed
70．A．jumped B．walked C．drove D．hurried
71．A．visit B．meet C．greet D．welcome
72．A．If B．So C．As D．But
73．A．sleep B．rest C．stay D．watch
74．A．refused B．managed C．failed D．asked
75．A．winners B．organizers C．owners D．supporters
76．A．accident B．news C．experience D．lesson
77．A．hope B．idea C．reason D．truth
78．A．struggle B．failure C．conflict D．competition
79．A．including B．turning C．throwing D．dividing
80．A．difficulties B．exercises C．efforts D．skills
A Game of Light and Shade
It was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to follow him.
I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was ___81___ to see the attendant(工作人员)selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and touching the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs leading to the hallway.
“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for ” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some ___82___, but he didn’t answer.
“Not the ___83___ certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to jump.”
I bought a ticket and ___84___ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I ___85___. A third of the way up the tower, I heard his steps. I slowed down and followed him at a little ___86___. He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony(阳台), I was a dozen steps behind. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.
At last, after ten minutes, I ___87___ him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know why you came up.”
He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun ___88___ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the ___89___—the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and how up here behind the wall there is shade, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”
The blind man seemed quite ____90____, just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life although they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.
81．A．surprised B．disappointed C．frightened D．embarrassed
82．A．respect B．doubt C．concern D．sympathy
83．A．view B．test C．prize D．trick
84．A．struggled B．explored C．wandered D．hurried
85．A．imagined B．examined C．promised D．confirmed
86．A．standard B．distance C．expense D．intention
87．A．recognized B．surrounded C．approached D．witnessed
88．A．knocks B．bursts C．slides D．pours
89．A．trend B．reaction C．change D．honor
90．A．nervous B．content C．curious D．patient
The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March six months out of the year.
“Of course, we___91___it when the sun is shining,” says Karin Ro, who works for the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is blue, but down in the valley it’s darker—it’s like on a___92___day.”
But that___93___when a system of high-tech mirrors was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighbouring peaks into the valley below. On Wednesday, residents of Rjukan___94___their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to___95___. The boards are controlled by a computer that___96___them to turn along with the sun throughout the day and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam(束) of light onto the town’s central___97___, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square metres. When the light___98___, Rjukan residents gathered together.
“People have been sitting there and standing there and taking pictures of each other,” Ro says. “The town square was totally___99___. I think almost all the people in the town were there.” The 3,500 residents cannot all enjoy the sunshine at the same time.____100____, the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s sun-starved residents.
“It’ not very big,” she says, “but it is enough when we are sharing.”
91．A．fear B．believe C．hear D．notice
92．A．cloudy B．normal C．different D．warm
93．A．helped B．changed C．happened D．mattered
94．A．remembered B．forecasted C．received D．imagined
95．A．repair B．risk C．rest D．use
96．A．forbids B．directs C．predicts D．follows
97．A．library B．hall C．square D．street
98．A．appeared B．returned C．faded D．stopped
99．A．new B．full C．flat D．silent
100．A．Instead B．Gradually C．However D．Similarly
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.
I learned this lesson when I took the head ____101____ job at a school in Georgia.
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they even didn’t prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but disappointedly, we were defeated. I couldn’t ____102____ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to ____103____ that my team might not be the number one team, but they were depending on me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _____104_____. Most important, I began to treat them like _____105_____. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and practiced.
Six months after suffering our defeat, we won our first game and our second, and continued to _____106_____. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt it would be a ____107____ for us even if we lost the game. But my boys beat them, giving me one of the greatest ____108____ of my life!
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can _____109_____ the team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them. I helped them to see themselves _____110_____, and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, not born.
101．A．operating B．editing C．consulting D．coaching
102．A．agree B．believe C．describe D．regret
103．A．realize B．claim C．permit D．demand
104．A．relationship B．culture C．fortune D．pride
105．A．leaders B．partners C．winners D．learners
106．A．relax B．improve C．expand D．defend
107．A．shame B．burden C．victory D．favor
108．A．chances B．thrills C．concerns D．offers
109．A．impact B．serve C．interest D．surprise
110．A．honestly B．individually C．calmly D．differently
参考答案：
1．B
2．C
3．D
4．D
5．A
6．D
7．B
8．A
9．A
10．B
【导语】本文是篇记叙文。作者在乘坐公交车时不小心丢失了钱包，没想到一位女士亲自上门将捡到的钱包还给了他；与此同时，其他认识但不熟悉的朋友在得知这个事情后也试图帮助他，作者不禁有着深深的感激之情。
1．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我只可能把它落在G9公共汽车上了，车子正在黑暗中加速驶向某个未知的车站。A. accessible 可到达的、可进入的；B. unknown 未知的；C. familiar 熟悉的；D. convenient 方便的。根据本句句意可知，作者把钱包落在公交车上了，而公交车现在还在行驶中，作者不知道车子下一站会在哪里停，所以是未知的车站。故选B。
2．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个令人心悸的时刻之后，我心里很快就开始了算计。A. face-saving 保全面子的；B. brain-washing 洗脑的；C. heart-stopping 令人心悸的；D. eye-catching 夺人眼球的。根据第一段“when fear seized me”可知，作者发现钱包丢了时是很害怕的，所以这个时刻是令人害怕的、令人心悸的。故选C。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在餐厅打电话时，我丈夫开了门。A. ignored 忽视；B. interrupted 打断、打扰；C. examined 测验、检查；D. answered 回答；answer the door 去开门。根据上一句“I heard a knock on the door”可知有人敲门，而本句的“it”指“door”，所以这里是我丈夫去开门。故选D。
4．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我甚至还没来得及走到门口道谢，她就离开了。A. still 仍然；B. ever 曾经；C. yet 还、仍然；D. even 甚至。根据上一句“with not a penny missing”可知，钱包里的钱分文未少，而作者还没来得及道谢她就走了，这里应该是一种递进关系，进一步表现了这位女士做好事不图名利，用even（甚至）符合语境。故选D。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我立刻打电话向她道谢。A. delay 延迟；without delay 立即、毫不耽搁；B. question 问题；without question 毫无疑问；C. regret 遗憾、后悔；D. invitation 邀请。根据前文“She left before I could even make it to the door to offer my thanks.”可看出作者未能道谢，心中是有遗憾的，所以在知道了这位女士是谁后，立即就打电话致谢。故选A。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说她在一辆公交车的椅子上发现了我的钱包。A. threw 扔；B. placed 放置；C. opened 打开；D. spotted 发现。根据前文“ I could only have left it on the G9 bus,”可知，作者应该是把钱包落在了公交车上，所以这名女士应该是在公交车上发现了钱包后上门来交给了他。故选D。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她盘算着去一个陌生人的家里是一个冒险的举动，但她决定冒险一试。A. selfless 无私的；B. risky 冒险的；C. delightful 令人愉快的；D. personal 个人的。根据句中“take the chance”（冒险）可知，作者认为去一个陌生人的家中是有风险的。故选B。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个陌生人对我的小危机做出了漂亮的回应。A. crisis 危机；B. danger 危险；C. encounter 偶遇；D. failure 失败。根据第二段“How much time and money would it cost to replace the contents of that little wallet The credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash, all lost to the bus.”可知，丢了钱包会对作者造成很多困难，引起许多不便，对她而言是一次小的危机。故选A。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我理解人们比以往任何时候都更加分裂，但我遇到的人往往不是这样的。A. encounter 偶遇、邂逅；B. follow 跟随；C. consult 咨询、请教；D. accompany 陪伴。根据前文的“This one stranger responded beautifully to my small crisis.”和上一句“I’ve never exchanged words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help”可知，这些愿意帮助别人的人很多都是作者偶然遇到的陌生人或是没有说过几句话的朋友，所以这里用encounter符合语境。故选A。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Erin做了几乎任何人都不会做的事，在一个寒冷的夜晚找到了我家，为此，我极其感激。A. longing 渴望的；B. grateful 感激的、感谢的；C. concerned 关心的；D. enthusiastic 热情的。根据第四段“ I called to thank her. ”并结合本句句意可知，作者对Erin的善行是非常感激的。故选B。
11．C
12．A
13．C
14．B
15．D
16．B
17．C
18．A
19．D
20．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了卡里姆和马特奥竞争音乐学校的最后一个职位，但卡里姆的吉他琴弦断了，关键时刻马特奥慷慨地帮助了卡里姆，两人成为了朋友。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的对手马特奥坐在那里，把吉他放在膝盖上。A. coat外套；B. phone电话；C. guitar吉他；D. book书。根据下文“To relieve the tension, Kareem began tuning his guitar.”和“He was rooted to the ground and was about to quit when he noticed Mateo’s arm outstretched, holding his guitar out to him.”可知，卡里姆和马特奥竞争的是音乐学校的职位，都带了吉他。故选C项。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两人将竞争音乐学校的最后一个职位。A. compete竞争；B. vote投票；C. argue争论；D. stand站立。根据上文“his opponent”和下文“the last opening at the music school”可知，卡里姆和马特奥是竞争音乐学校的职位。故选A项。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：卡里姆看得出马特奥已经准备好了，就像他一直以来一样。A. active积极主动的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. ready准备好的；D. proud自豪的。根据下文“Kareem sat and closed his eyes, trying to ignore Mateo’s calmness”可知，马特奥非常冷静，说明他胸有成竹，已经准备好了。故选C项。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：卡里姆坐着，闭上眼睛，试图忽略马特奥的冷静，这与他自己的焦虑形成了鲜明的对比。A. sorrow悲伤；B. anxiety焦虑；C. shame羞耻；D. anger愤怒。根据下文“To relieve the tension, Kareem began tuning his guitar.”可知，卡里姆感到紧张和焦虑。故选B项。
15．考查动词短语辨析。句意：一根断了的E弦从卡里姆的吉他上垂了来下。A. showed up露面；B. came back回来；C. fell apart崩溃；D. hung down垂下。根据句中“broken E string”可知，琴弦断了，所以垂了来下。故选D项。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，他在包里寻找另一组琴弦。A. spotted看见；B. searched搜寻；C. packed打包；D. held握住。卡里姆的吉他琴弦断了，结合句中“his bag for another set of strings”可知，卡里姆想找备用琴弦。故选B项。
17．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，卡里姆没有带来任何替代的琴弦。A. Simply仅仅；B. Naturally自然地；C. Sadly悲哀地；D. Seriously严重地。根据句中“Kareem brought no strings for replacement.”可知，卡里姆并没有备用琴弦，很不幸。故选C项。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：轮到卡里姆的时候，卡里姆感到绝望。A. hopeless无望的；B. careless粗心大意的；C. guilty内疚的；D. lonely孤单的。卡里姆并未找到备用琴弦，句中结合“As his turn was approaching”可知，表演马上开始了，卡里姆感到绝望。故选A项。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当马特奥接着说：“尽你所能，伙计。”，卡里姆惊掉了下巴。A. hurt使受伤；B. shut关闭；C. watered浇水；D. dropped掉落。根据上文可知，卡里姆和马特奥是竞争对手，但马特奥现在居然把自己的吉他借给卡里姆，这让卡里姆感到震惊；mouth drop可理解为“惊得下巴掉了下来”。故选D项。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当卡里姆走向舞台门时，他回头看着马特奥，脸上带着相同的微笑，似乎在说他们是朋友。A. smile微笑；B. hope希望；C. interest兴趣；D. view观点。根据上文可知，虽然卡里姆和马特奥是竞争对手，但在关键时刻马特奥帮助了卡里姆。结合句中“as if to say they were friends”可知，这一刻他们成了朋友，所以两人相视而笑。故选A项。
21．B
22．C
23．A
24．B
25．D
26．B
27．A
28．D
29．C
30．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者为了救一只迷路的小羊羔，拉了手刹把拖拉机停下，结果车上的狗Don不知怎么把车启动了，车子穿过护栏冲向高速公路，幸运的是最终没人受重伤。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天早晨，当我在靠近高速公路穿过我的土地的最上面的田地时，我发现了一只迷路的羔羊。A. dropped下降；B. spotted发现；C. carried携带；D. returned返回。根据下文“The lamb had become separated from its mother, so I jumped out of the tractor to tend to it”对小羊的描述及下文作者去照顾它可知，作者发现了一只小羊。故选B项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小羊和妈妈团聚了，我转向拖拉机，却看到拖拉机突然离我而去。A. freed释放；B. switched转变；C. reunited团聚；D. examined检查。根据上文“The lamb had become separated from its mother”以及后文“l turned back to the tractor”可知，小羊羔和妈妈走散了，我下车帮他，现在作者转身走向拖拉机，是因为作者把小羊送回妈妈身边。故选C项。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这太出乎意料了，因为我跳下车的时候手刹已经拉上了。A. unexpected出乎意料的；B. dangerous危险的；C. embarrassing令人尴尬的；D. difficult困难的。根据空后“because l had put the handbrake on when I jumped out.”可知，作者下车时已经拉上了手刹，所以车子突然开动很出乎意料。故选A项。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很明显，Don让车动了起来。A. lamb小羊；B. vehicle车辆；C. seat座位；D. fence栅栏。根据上文“I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me.”可知，此处指车辆在动。故选B项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我看到拖拉机驶向高速公路时，我的心都僵住了。A. crowd人群；B. hill山丘；C. field田地；D. motorway高速公路。根据下文“The tractor was 7 against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the 8 road with fast-flowing traffic.”可知，车子奇迹般地穿过了车流繁忙的马路，所以是驶向了高速公路。故选D项。
26．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我拼命跑，但是没有追上。A. take off脱下；B. catch up赶上；C. hold back抑制；D. get out出去。根据语境及下文“It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared.”可知，作者看到拖拉机冲向高速公路，应是拼命跑着去追，但是没有追上。故选B项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：拖拉机靠在中央保留地的防撞护栏上，奇迹般地穿过了交通繁忙的道路。A.resting (使)倚靠；B. running跑步；C. parking停车；D. turning翻转。根据下文“having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the 8 road with fast-flowing traffic.”及语境可知，拖拉机穿过马路，靠在了中央保留地的防撞护栏上。故选A项。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：拖拉机靠在中央保留地的防撞护栏上，奇迹般地穿过了交通繁忙的道路。A. winding弯曲的；B. deserted被遗弃的；C. rough粗糙的；D. busy繁忙的。根据空后“with fast-flowing traffic”可知，这条路交通繁忙。故选D项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没看见Don，但当我接近拖拉机时，他跳到了路上，显然没有受伤，然后冲回我身边。A. abandoned遗弃；B. recognized认出；C. approached接近；D. repaired修理。根据上文“I couldn’t see Don”可知，作者没看见Don，所以应是上前查看。故选C项。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上Don吃了一顿特别的饭——我不想让他认为我在生他的气。A. meal一餐；B. test测验；C. job工作；D. lesson课程。根据下文“I didn’t want him to think I was angry with him.”可知，我不想让Don认为我在生他的气，而由上文可知，Don是一条狗，结合选项，应该是一顿特别的饭。故选A项。
31．B
32．A
33．C
34．D
35．A
36．C
37．B
38．D
39．A
40．C
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。本文讲述了几个男孩因为看到乌龟在过马路时被汽车压死的惨象后决定要帮助乌龟安全过马路的故事。
31．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：六月，他们骑着自行车准备去钓鱼，突然在他们位于爱荷华州北部的家附近的路上看到了糟糕的事情。A. common普通的；B. awful讨厌的、糟糕的；C. confusing令人疑惑的；D. desirable向往的。根据后文“There were a bunch of dead baby turtles,”可知，他们看到路上有一群死掉的小乌龟。结合常识，对于小孩子来说，看见死掉的小动物一定是“糟糕的”。故选B项。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在文图拉沼泽和清湖的两个湿地之间的主干道上，有一堆被汽车压平的死乌龟。A. flattened变平；B. strengthened加强、巩固；C. brightened变亮；D. weakened使醒来。根据后文“by cars”可知，是汽车“杀死”了这群小乌龟。结合常识可知，是汽车没有停车让乌龟过马路，而是直接压了过去，把乌龟压平、压死了。故选A项。
33．考查副词词义辨析。句意：两个男孩为它们感到难过，于是他们从自行车上爬下来，开始帮助其他正在慢慢过马路的小乌龟。A. safely安全地；B. regularly经常地；C. slowly慢慢地；D. finally最后。结合句意可知，过马路的是乌龟，而乌龟走路很慢。故选C项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：男孩们决定，这个夏天他们要尽可能多地花时间帮助乌龟们过马路。A. pretended假装；B. commented评论；C. suspected怀疑；D. decided决定。根据后文“The boys are still at it, spending at least an hour or two a day picking up Western Painted Turtles”可知，男孩们为帮助乌龟过马路付诸了行动，所以前文应该是“决定”要帮助乌龟。故选D项。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：男孩们决定，这个夏天他们要尽可能多地花时间帮助乌龟们过马路。A. lift便车；B. chance机会；C. name名字；D. trial尝试。固定短语give a lift意为“搭便车”，符合句意。作者在这里是以诙谐幽默的方式讲述男孩们帮助乌龟过马路。故选A项。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：男孩们仍然在做这件事，每天至少花一两个小时，捡拾穿过沼泽和湖泊的西部彩龟。A. fall掉下；B. choose选择；C. cross穿过；D. wait等待。根据上文“There were a bunch of dead baby turtles, flattened by cars on the main road between two wetlands, Ventura Marsh and Clear Lake.”可知，乌龟是想从一个沼泽地过马路到另一个沼泽地的途中被汽车压死，所以男孩们是帮助他们过马路，过马路用介词cross，符合句意。故选C项。
37．考查连词词义辨析。句意：他们会在附近的自行车道上安全地观察乌龟，只有在没有车辆的情况下才会自己过马路。A. so that以便；B. only if除非、只有；C. even though即使；D. in case万一。根据safely“安全地”可知，男孩们帮助乌龟过马路会注意安全，遵守交通规则。所以用B项表示“只有”，引导条件状语从句符合句意。故选B项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们估计他们已经救了两百多只乌龟。A. collected收集；B. used使用；C. trained训练；D. saved救、节约。结合文意可知，男孩们的举动是为了能让乌龟们能够安全过马路而不被汽车压死，所以是“救了乌龟的命”。故选D项。
39．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：渔业生物学家格鲁默说：“这些孩子所做的事情非常棒，我希望他们对自然保护的热爱会伴随他们一生。”A. wonderful极好的；B. strange奇怪的；C. embarrassing令人尴尬的；D. legal合法的。根据常识，男孩们的行为保护了上百只乌龟的生命，是一件好事。故选A项。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：渔业生物学家格鲁默说：“这些孩子所做的事情非常棒，我希望他们对自然保护的热爱会伴随他们一生。”A. adventure冒险；B. freedom自由；C. conservation保护；D. observation观察。综合文意，男孩们因为看到被汽车压死的乌龟，决定要帮助乌龟过马路而拯救乌龟的生命，这是对生命的尊重和保护。故选C项。
41．A
42．D
43．D
44．C
45．B
46．D
47．A
48．A
49．C
50．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Nick Burchill因一群海鸥被加拿大维多利亚的一家酒店纳入黑名单的故事。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以他装了一箱子意大利香肠。A. filled使充满；B. locked锁上；C. abandoned抛弃、放弃；D. lost遗失。根据后面的“a suitcase full of pepperoni”可知，此处指装了一行李箱的香肠，filled符合语境。故选A项。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为他担心香肠会太热，于是把它摊开放在靠近一扇开着的窗户的桌子上。A. surprised惊讶的；B. pleased高兴的、满意的；C. excited兴奋的；D. worried担忧的。根据后面的“it would be too warm”可知，应该是“担心”香肠太热，worried符合语境。故选D项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为他担心香肠会太热，于是把它摊开放在靠近一扇开着的窗户的桌子上。A. dug挖、搜寻；B. cleared清理；C. cut切；D. laid放、铺设。上文提到“担心行李箱的香肠太热”，于是把行李箱“摊开”放到靠近一扇开着的窗户的桌上。lay out为固定搭配，表示“摊开、摆开”。故选D项。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这时事情就出问题了。A. far遥远的；B. funny有趣的、滑稽的；C. wrong错误的、有问题的；D. blind失明的、盲的。根据下文“I remember walking down the long hall and opening the door to my room to find an entire flock of seagulls”和“They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to get out at the same time, and Pepperoni — everywhere. The curtains were falling down, the lamps were falling down.”可知，在房间里发现了一群海鸥，房间里香肠到处都是，窗帘和灯都倒了，说明出问题了，wrong符合语境。故选C项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我记得我走过长长的大厅，打开我房间的门，发现一群海鸥，”Burchill在最近写给这家四星级酒店的道歉信中说。A. application申请；B. apology道歉；C. request要求；D. invitation邀请。根据下文“I come to you to apologize for the damage I had ___8___ caused and to ask you to ___9___ my lifetime ban from the hotel.”可知，Burchill是在道歉，说明这是一封道歉信，apology符合语境。故选B项。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：海鸥立刻就疯了。A. hungry饥饿的；B. dead死的、用尽的；C. missing丢失的；D. wild野生的、不受控制的。根据后面“They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to get out at the same time, and Pepperoni — everywhere.”可知，海鸥冲向窗户，三四十只海鸥试图同时飞出去，香肠到处都是。由此可知，海鸥发狂了，此处wild符合语境。故选D项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：真是一团糟。A. mess糟乱、脏乱；B. puzzle疑问、不解之谜；C. fight斗争、打斗；D. challenge挑战。根据前面的“They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to get out at the same time, and Pepperoni — everywhere. The curtains were falling down, the lamps were falling down.”可知，三四十只海鸥想同时飞出去，香肠到处都是，窗帘和灯都倒了，说明房间被弄得一团糟，mess符合语境。故选A项。
48．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我为我间接造成的损害向贵酒店道歉，并请求您重新考虑对我的终身禁令。A. indirectly间接地；B. deliberately故意地；C. cautiously谨慎地；D. secretly秘密地。根据上文的描述可知，是海鸥直接导致了房间一团糟，而自己属于间接造成破坏，此处indirectly符合语境。故选A项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我为我间接造成的损害向贵酒店道歉，并请求您重新考虑对我的终身禁令。A. replace取代、替换；B. remember记得、记起；C. reconsider重新考虑；D. renew更新。根据前面的“I come to you to apologize for the damage I had ___8___ caused”可知，Burchill现在向酒店写道歉信道歉，是希望酒店能“重新考虑”对他列入黑名单的禁令，reconsider符合语境。故选C项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的信奏效了。A. arrived到达；B. worked起作用；C. ended结束；D. disappeared消失。根据后面的“Banned from the hotel since 2001, Burchill is now welcome to come back, the Fairmont said.”可知，酒店现在又欢迎Burchill的入住，说明这封道歉信起作用了，worked符合语境。故选B项。
51．C
52．A
53．D
54．B
55．B
56．A
57．D
58．A
59．C
60．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了疫情期间，一对男女因为阳台音乐会而相爱的故事。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：埃达·法里娜和马尔科·科伦坡是在晚上6点的阳台音乐会中相遇的，这是一场旨在鼓舞社区的常规音乐会。A. greeted欢迎；B. recognized认出；C. spotted发现；D. monitored监视；监听。分析文章可知，埃达·法里娜和马尔科·科伦坡本身是不认识的两人，是因为阳台音乐会才发现了彼此。故选C。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃达·法里娜和马尔科·科伦坡是在晚上6点的阳台音乐会中相遇的，这是一场旨在鼓舞社区的常规音乐会。A. balcony阳台；B. charity慈善机构；C. folk家人；D. square广场。下文提到“Edda initially noticed Marco when she stepped outside to his violin 3 on his balcony.（埃达最初注意到马可是在她走到阳台上听他演奏小提琴的时候。）”由此判断，两人最初相识的地方是在各自的阳台上。故选A。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃达最初注意到马可是在她走到阳台上听他演奏小提琴的时候。A. studio录音室； B. talent天才； C. practice练习； D. performance表演。前文提到“one of the regular 6:00 pm 2 concerts designed to cheer up the community.（这是一场旨在鼓舞社区的常规音乐会。）”由此判断，阳台音乐会指的是在阳台上进行音乐表演。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两人不停地发信息，直到有一天，马可做了一面大横幅挂在他的大楼的顶层，上面写着埃达的名字，以表达他对她的爱。A. consulting咨询；B. messaging发信息；C. dating约会；D. visiting拜访。前文提到“Marco, who also fell in love at first sight, tracked Edda down on social media. （马可也对埃达一见钟情，他在社交媒体上找到了爱达。）”且因为疫情的原因居家隔离，因此两人只能通过互联网发送消息进行联系。故选B。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两人不停地发信息，直到有一天，马可做了一面大横幅挂在他的大楼的顶层，上面写着埃达的名字，以表达他对她的爱。A. seek寻找；B. declare宣布；声明；C. share分享；D. win赢得。前文提到“Marco made a big banner to hang from the top floor of his building with Edda’s name on it（马可做了一面大横幅挂在他的大楼的顶层，上面写着埃达的名字）”由此判断，马可通过在楼顶挂横幅的行动在现实世界里公开表达了对埃达的爱。故选B。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着今年5月禁令的解除，他们在一个公园里进行了第一次约会。A. lifted解除；撤销； B. announced宣布； C. introduced介绍； D. rejected拒绝。前文提到“They then had their first date in a park（他们在一个公园里进行了第一次约会）”能在公园里约会说明居家隔离的禁令解除了。故选A。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，这对夫妇大半生都住在同一个街区，但直到一场全球大流行才让他们终于走到了一起。A. caused造成；引起； B. deserved值得，应受; C. needed需要; D. took花费；遭受。分析句子可知，此处是It takes sth.to do sth.，意为“做……需要付出……（代价）”。故选D。
58．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：也许这对夫妇在封锁期间可以互相依靠的事实意味着他们在见面之前已经建立了一个坚实的基础。A. sound坚实的； B. material物质的； C. fresh新鲜的； D. basic基础的。后文提到“We are considering a wedding ceremony on the large roof of my apartment building（我们正在考虑在我公寓大楼的大屋顶上举行婚礼）”由此判断，之前在现实世界中互不认识的两人，在封锁期间因为阳台音乐会而相识，并且在网上互相联系上彼此最终走向婚姻的殿堂，证明他们在结婚前应该打下了坚实的认知基础。故选A。
59．考查动词词组辨析。句意：我们正在考虑在我公寓大楼的大屋顶举行婚礼，这是有意义的，因为我们是在阳台上认识的。A. work out解决；实现； B. take effect生效；起作用； C. make sense有意义； D. pay off付清；取得成功。后文提到“ we met on our balconies（我们是在阳台上认识的）”由此判断两人因为在阳台相识而选择在屋顶举行婚礼应该是一件非常有意义的事。故选C。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：终于，一个阳台上的爱情故事圆满结束了——这是莎士比亚自己都没有预料到的!A. understood理解； B. adopted收养；采纳； C. edited编辑；校订； D. anticipated预料。文章第一段提到“A couple in Italy who met at a nightly balcony concert during the coronavirus lockdown are becoming a modern-day Romeo and Juliet in the same city where Shakespeare’s story of unfortunate lovers took place.（意大利一对情侣在冠状病毒封锁期间在一场夜间阳台音乐会上相遇，在莎士比亚不幸的恋人故事发生的同一座城市，他们正在成为现代版的罗密欧与朱丽叶。）”原本是莎士比亚笔下爱情悲剧发生的地方，但是在疫情期间却上演了一场爱情的美好结局，这是莎士比亚自己都无法预料的事情。故选D。
61．D
62．A
63．A
64．C
65．B
66．D
67．D
68．A
69．C
70．D
71．B
72．C
73．B
74．C
75．B
76．C
77．D
78．B
79．B
80．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过自己的经历告诉读者，生活中总要面对困难，关键是对待困难的态度。
61．考查副词词义辨析。句意：比赛开始后，我们的儿子飞快地跑了起来，但我和妻子留在后面，一起跑着，欣赏着风景。A. easily容易地；B. suddenly突然地；C. calmly冷静地；D. quickly快速地。根据“but my wife and I stayed back and ran together, enjoying the scenery.”可知，比赛开始，儿子很快就出发了。故选D。
62．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：过了一段时间，当我在一条狭窄的岩石小道上跑步时，我踩到一块大石头，被绊倒了，在这个过程中，我的脚趾被重重地卡住了。A. rocky多岩石的；B. dirty脏的；C. smooth光滑的；D. unknown不知名的。根据“I walked on a big stone and was ___3___, and in the process, I jammed my toe pretty hard.”可知，我们沿着跑的是一条狭窄的石头路。故选A。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：过了一段时间，当我在一条狭窄的岩石小道上跑步时，我踩到一块大石头，被绊倒了，在这个过程中，我的脚趾被重重地卡住了。A. tripped绊倒；B. knocked敲；打；C. hit打；D. stamped跺脚。根据“and in the process, I jammed my toe pretty hard.”可知，作者踩在一块大石头上，被石头绊倒了。故选A。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到我的脚趾受伤了，但我没有脱下鞋子和袜子检查我的伤势。A. shot射击；B. knocked敲；C. injured受伤；D. destroyed破坏。根据“and in the process, I jammed my toe pretty hard.”可知，作者意识到自己的脚趾受伤了。故选C。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我意识到我的脚趾受伤了，但我没有脱下鞋子和袜子检查我的伤势。A. way路；B. damage损伤；C. plan计划；D. sock袜子。damage“损伤”，符合语境。根据“I realized I’d got my toe ___4___,”可知，虽然作者知道自己脚趾受伤了，但是并没有脱下鞋子和袜子来查看伤势。故选B。
66．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，跑了一半的路程后，我发现手腕上的手表不见了。A. Hopefully有希望的；B. Therefore因此；C. Luckily幸运地；D. However然而。根据“Instead, my wife and I kept running.”和“after going about half the course, I realized my watch on my wrist was ___7___.”可知，在跑了大约一半的路程之后，作者又发生了其他状况。前后之间为转折关系。故选D。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，跑了一半的路程后，我发现手腕上的手表不见了。A. broken破碎的；B. slow慢的；C. wrong错误的；D. gone不见的。根据“Slightly discouraged, I told my wife to go on ___8___, and I would return to see if I could find it.”可知，作者发现手腕上的手表不见了。故选D。
68．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我有点气馁，告诉我的妻子继续向前走，我要回去看看能不能找到它。A. ahead向前；B. above在上面；C. backward向后；D. inside在里面。根据“and I would return to see if I could find it.”可知，作者让妻子向前跑，而自己回去看看是否能找到手表。故选A。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：往回跑了一段时间后，我在小路上发现了我的坏手表。A. placed放置；B. hid隐藏；C. spotted发现；D. missed错过。根据“I picked it up, and quickly put it into my pocket.”可知，作者发现了自己丢失的手表。故选C。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我沿着小路匆匆而下。A. jumped跳跃；B. walked散步；C. drove驾驶；D. hurried赶快。根据“One summer weekend, my wife, son and I entered a running race on mountain trails (小径).”可知，作者在参加赛跑，因此捡回手表后赶快回到跑道上。故选D。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：快到终点的时候，我看到我的儿子，他30分钟前就跑完了，已经沿着小路跑回来与我们会面。A. visit拜访；B. meet遇见；C. greet打招呼；D. welcome欢迎；迎接。根据“He ran with me to the end.”可知，完成比赛的儿子跑回来和作者碰面，之后两人一起跑向终点。故选B。
72．考查连词词义辨析。句意：结果，我的妻子和儿子都获得了他们所在年龄组的第一名，但我没有机会。A. If如果；B. So因此；C. As正如；D. But但是。as it turned out结果是，正如我想的那样，as引导非限制性定语从句，指代后面的句子。故选C。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：比赛结束后，当我坐下来休息时，我决定脱掉我的鞋子，检查我的脚趾，我发现我的袜子上有血。A. sleep睡觉；B. rest休息；C. stay待在；D. watch观看。根据“after the race, I decided to take off my shoe and check my toe, and I found that my sock was in blood.”可知，作者比赛之后坐在那里休息。故选B。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在我的年龄组没有获得任何奖项，但比赛组织者为比赛中受伤最严重的运动员颁发了一个特别奖。A. refused拒绝；B. managed安排；C. failed失败；D. asked询问。根据“but the race ___15___ had a special award which was given for the most injured runner in the race.”可知，在作者的年龄组作者没有获得任何奖项。故选C。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在我的年龄组没有获得任何奖项，但比赛组织者为比赛中受伤最严重的运动员颁发了一个特别奖。A. winners赢家；B. organizers组织者；C. owners所有者；D. supporters支持者。根据“had a special award which was given for the most injured runner in the race.”可知，给参赛者颁奖的自然是比赛的组织者。故选B。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那么，这种经历与你我的日常生活有什么关系呢 A. accident事故；B. news消息；C. experience经历；D. lesson教训。上文讲述了作者一家参加比赛的经历，根据下文“relate to you and me in everyday life ”可知，作者思考这次经历与与日常生活的联系。故选C。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然每个人都想过舒适的生活，但事实是我们经常面临痛苦和失败。A. hope希望；B. idea想法；C. reason理由；D. truth真理；事实。根据“that we often face pain and ___18___.”和常识可知，我们经常面临痛苦和失败，这是事实。故选D。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然每个人都想过舒适的生活，但事实是我们经常面临痛苦和失败。A. struggle努力；B. failure失败；C. conflict纷争；D. competition竞争。根据“Although everyone wants to live a life of comfort,”和常识可知，日常生活中我们经常面临痛苦和失败。故选B。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，真正快乐的关键是把痛苦转化为积极的东西。A. including包括；B. turning变成；C. throwing扔；D. dividing分开。turn...into...把……变成……。根据“However, the key to real happiness”可知，真正快乐的关键是把痛苦变成积极的事情。故选B。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：换句话说，如果我们不去管困难，困难会让我们变得更强大。A. difficulties困难；B. exercises锻炼；C. efforts努力；D. skills技巧。根据“However, the key to real happiness is ___19___ pain into something positive.”及作者的经历可知，勇敢面对困难能让我们变得更加强大。故选A。
81．A
82．C
83．A
84．D
85．A
86．B
87．C
88．D
89．C
90．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的一次登塔经历。出于对一位盲人的关心和好奇，作者跟随一位盲人登塔，盲人告诉作者在登塔的过程中，他感受到了光和阴的不同，也用事实告诉作者，尽管盲人看不到世界上的风景，但也能感受到生活里的美。
81．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那里，我惊讶地看到服务员把票卖给他，好像他是其他访客一样。A. surprised惊讶的；B.disappointed失望的；C. frightened害怕的D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据前文“a blind man came toward me(一个盲人向我走来)”可知，作者知道这是一个盲人，所以当售票员卖票给他时，作者感到很惊讶。故选A项。
82．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“那个人是盲人。一个盲人爬上塔干什么？”我对服务员说，希望他表现出一些关心，但他没有回答。A. respect尊重；尊敬；B. doubt怀疑；C. concern关注；担忧；D. sympathy同情。分析前文作者说的话“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for (那个人是个盲人。一个盲人为什么要爬上塔呢 )”可推知，作者是在提醒工作人员，这是一位盲人，希望工作人员能够关注一下。故选C项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“当然不是（为了）风景，”我说。“也许他想跳下去。”A. view观点；风景；B. test测验；检查；C. prize奖品；D. trick诡计；花招。根据前文“That man is blind.(那个人是个盲人。)”可知，这是一位盲人，在作者看来，他登塔肯定不是为了看风景。故选A项。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我买了票，急忙上了楼。A. struggled斗争；奋斗；B. explored 探索；考察；C. wandered闲逛；徘徊；D. hurried赶快；匆忙。根据前文作者的猜想“Perhaps he wants to jump .(或许他想跳下去。)”可推知，作者很担心这个人，“hurry up”，固定短语，意为“赶紧；赶快”，可以表达出作者的心境。故选D项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那个人没有我想象得走到那么远。A. imagined想象；B. examined考试；C. promised许诺；D. confirmed证实。根据后文“A third of the way up the tower, I heard his steps .(在塔的三分之一处，我听到了他的脚步声。)”可知，作者很快就听到了这个盲人的脚步声，说明他走得没有作者原本想象的那么远。故选A项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我放慢了速度，有一些距离地跟着他。A.standard标准；B. distance距离；C. expense费用；D. intention目的；意图。“at a distance”，固定短语，意为“有一些距离”。根据下文“I was a dozen steps behind”可知，作者有一些距离的跟着他。故选B项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：十分钟后，我终于走近了他。A. recognized辨认；识别；B. surrounded围绕；包围；C. approached接近；处理；D. witnessed目击；见证。根据后文“‘Excuse me,’ I said as politely as I could…(“对不起，”我尽可能礼貌地说……)”可知，作者上前跟这位盲人说话了，靠近他。故选C项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：走上楼梯，你会注意到不仅仅是光线，还有阳光通过这里和那里的狭窄窗户涌入塔楼，这样你就可以感受到变化——凉爽的楼梯突然变得非常温暖，墙上有阴影，但只要走到对面的窗户，你就可以找到太阳。A. knocks敲击；B. bursts（使）爆裂；胀开；C. slides滑行；滑动；D. pours倾倒。根据后文“the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm (凉爽的楼梯突然变得相当温暖)”可知，这里应是在描述太阳光线大面积地照到楼梯上，才能感受到突然变暖，动词“pour”有“倾洒”含义，可用于句中表达阳光透过窗户洒在楼梯上。故选D项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：走上楼梯，你会注意到不仅仅是光线，还有阳光通过这里和那里的狭窄窗户涌入塔楼，这样你就可以感受到变化——凉爽的楼梯突然变得非常温暖，墙上有阴影，但只要走到对面的窗户，你就可以找到太阳。A. trend趋势；倾向；B. reaction反应；C. change改变；D. honor荣誉；光荣。根据后文“the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm (凉爽的楼梯突然变得相当温暖)”可知，这里讲述的是盲人感受到温度的变化。故选C项。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：盲人看起来很满足，就像一个孩子在享受他最喜欢的游戏。A. nervous紧张地；B. content满足的；C. curious好奇的；D. patient耐心的。根据后文的类比“just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games(就像一个孩子在享受他最喜欢的游戏)”可知，像小孩子在享受自己最爱的游戏一样，这位盲人很欣慰满足。故选B项。
91．D
92．A
93．B
94．C
95．D
96．B
97．C
98．A
99．B
100．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。挪威的Rjukan小镇坐落在几座山之间，每年有六个月从9月下旬到3月中旬没有阳光直射。但当一套高科技的镜子系统被引进后，这一切都改变了，它能把阳光从邻近的山峰反射到下面的山谷。周三，Rjukan的居民迎来了他们的第一缕冬日阳光：附近山坡上的一排反光板开始使用。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“当然，当阳光灿烂的时候，我们会注意到它，”在该镇旅游办公室工作的Karin Ro说。A. fear恐惧；B. believe相信；C. hear听见；D. notice注意到。根据后文“it when the sun is shining”指注意到天气晴朗。故选D。
92．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我们看到天空是蓝色的，但在山谷里，它是黑暗的——就像在一个阴天。”A. cloudy多云的；B. normal正常的；C. different不同的；D. warm温暖的。根据第一段“The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March six months out of the year.(挪威的Rjukan小镇坐落在几座山之间，每年有六个月从9月下旬到3月中旬没有阳光直射)”可知，小镇没有阳光，就像阴天。故选A。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当一套高科技的镜子系统被引进后，这一切都改变了，它能把阳光从邻近的山峰反射到下面的山谷。A. helped帮助；B. changed改变；C. happened发生；D. mattered重要。根据后文“when a system of high-tech mirrors was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighbouring peaks into the valley below”可知引进了高科技的镜子，让情况发生了改变，故选B。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：周三，Rjukan的居民迎来了他们的第一缕冬日阳光：附近山坡上的一排反光板开始使用。A. remembered记得；B. forecasted预测；C. received收到；D. imagined想象。根据后文“their very first ray of winter sunshine”可知居民接收到了第一缕冬日阳光。故选C。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：周三，Rjukan的居民迎来了他们的第一缕冬日阳光：附近山坡上的一排反光板开始使用。A. repair修理；B. risk风险；C. rest休息；D. use使用。根据上文“their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to”可知，附近山坡上的一排反光板开始使用，Rjukan的居民迎来了他们的第一缕冬日阳光。故选D。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些板子由一台电脑控制，它可以指示它们在白天随着太阳转动，在有风的天气关闭。A. forbids禁止；B. directs指导；C. predicts预测；D. follows跟随。根据后文“them to turn along with the sun throughout the day”指电脑控制板子在白天随着太阳转动，故选B。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们将一束集中的光线反射到城镇的中心广场上，创造出大约600平方米的阳光区域。A. library图书馆；B. hall大厅；C. square广场；D. street街道。呼应后文“The town square”光线反射到城镇的中心广场上。故选C。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当灯光出现时，Rjukan的居民聚集在一起。A. appeared出现；B. returned返回；C. faded褪色；D. stopped停止。根据后文“Rjukan residents gathered together”指灯光出现时，Rjukan的居民聚集在一起。故选A。
99．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：城市广场上挤满了人。A. new新的；B. full满的；C. flat平的；D. silent沉默的。根据后文“I think almost all the people in the town were there.(我想几乎镇上所有的人都在那里)”可知，城市广场上挤满了人。故选B。
100．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，新的阳光对小镇上缺乏阳光的居民来说已经足够了。A. Instead相反；B. Gradually逐渐；C. However然而；D. Similarly类似地。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，故用however。故选C。
101．D
102．B
103．A
104．D
105．C
106．B
107．C
108．B
109．A
110．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者作为一个新球队的教练，在球队失利的情况下，作者通过改变球员们的态度帮助他们建立了自豪感，球员们不断努力练习，训练，赢得了一次次的比赛。通过该经历，作者阐述的道理是获胜者不是天生的，而是努力创造的。
101．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在佐治亚州的一所学校担任主教练时，我学到了这个道理。A. operating运营；B. editing编辑；C. consulting咨询；D. coaching训练。根据下文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited.”可知，作者是在作为主教练的时候，学到了这个道理。故选D。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我简直不敢相信自己陷入了这样的境地。A. agree同意；B. believe相信；C. describe描述；D. regret后悔。根据前文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but disappointedly, we were defeated. ”可知，作者不相信被打败了。故选B。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：仔细想想，我意识到我的团队可能不是夺得第一的团队，但他们依赖于我。A. realize意识到；B. claim声称；C. permit允许；D. demand要求。根据前文“Thinking hard about it”可知，作者意识到了自己团队的问题。故选A。
104．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始尽我所能帮助他们建立一点自豪感。A. relationship关系；B. culture文化；C. fortune运气；D. pride自豪感。根据前文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but disappointedly, we were defeated. ”可知，因为团队比赛输了，所以作者帮助团队建立自豪感。故选D。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最重要的是，我开始像对待获胜者一样对待他们。A. leaders领导者；B. partners合作者；C. winners获胜者；D. learners学习者。根据前文“I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _____4_____”可知，可知为了给团队建立自豪感，因此应该像对待获胜者一样对待他们。故选C。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在遭受失败六个月后，我们赢得了第一场比赛和第二场比赛，并继续进步。A. relax放松；B. improve提升，进步；C. expand膨胀，扩张；D. defend保卫。根据后文“ Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. ”可知，作者和他所带领的团队不断进步，因此最后，面对的是该州排名第一的球队。故选B。
107．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我觉得即使我们输掉了比赛，这对我们来说也是一场胜利。A. shame羞愧；B. burden负担；C. victory胜利；D. favor支持，喜爱。根据前文“Finally, we faced the number one team in the state.”可知，作者认为，因为他们遇到了该州排名第一的球队，即便输了，对于作者和他的团队来说也是胜利。故选C。
108．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我的孩子们打败了他们，给了我一生中最大的兴奋！A. chances机会；B. thrills激动，兴奋；C. concerns关心；D. offers提供之物。根据前文“my boys beat them”可知，作者的团队赢得了比赛。故作者感觉到兴奋的。故选B。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从这次经历中，我学到了很多关于领导者的态度如何影响团队的知识。A. impact影响；B. serve服务；C. interest感兴趣；D. surprise使惊讶。根据前文“but they were depending on me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential.”可知，但他们依赖作者，作者必须改变他们对自己能力和潜力的态度。即作者通过此次经历知道了作为领导者是能够影响整个团队的。故选A。
110．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我帮助他们以不同的方式看待自己，他们把自己打造成获胜者。A. honestly诚实地；B. individually个人地；C. calmly冷静地；D. differently不同地。根据前文“instead of seeing my boys as losers”可知，作者以不同的方式看待他们，即没有把他们当作失败者，而是把团队看作是获胜者。故选D。
I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some ____1____ station.
The ____2____ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the contents of that little wallet The credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash, all lost to the bus.
Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband ____3____ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. “Does Jennifer live here ” I heard a lady say. In my husband’s hand was my wallet, with not a penny missing. She left before I could ____4____ make it to the door to offer my thanks.
After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who identified the lady as Erin Smith. Without ____5____, I called to thank her. She said she ____6____ my wallet on a bus seat. She calculated that going to a stranger’s house was a ____7____ move, but she decided to take the chance. “If I were in that situation, I would want someone to try to find me.” she said.
This one stranger responded beautifully to my small____8____ but she actually wasn’t the only one. Right after Erin took possession of my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver’s license to an online forum(论坛), trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son’s nursery and who recognized my face. I’ve never exchanged words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that’s not how the people I ____9____ tend to act.
Looking back , I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone beyond what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely ____10____.
1．A．accessible B．unknown C．familiar D．convenient
2．A．face-saving B．brain-washing C．heart-stopping D．eye-catching
3．A．ignored B．interrupted C．examined D．answered
4．A．still B．ever C．yet D．even
5．A．delay B．question C．regret D．invitation
6．A．threw B．placed C．opened D．spotted
7．A．selfless B．risky C．delightful D．personal
8．A．crisis B．danger C．encounter D．failure
9．A．encounter B．follow C．consult D．accompany
10．A．longing B．grateful C．concerned D．enthusiastic
The moment Kareem went into the waiting room, his nervousness increased dramatically. Mateo, his opponent, was sitting there, with his ___11___ resting on his knee. The two would ___12___for the last opening at the music school. Kareem could tell Mateo was ___13___, just like he’d always been.
Kareem sat and closed his eyes, trying to ignore Mateo’s calmness, a sharp contrast to his own ___14___. To relieve the tension, Kareem began tuning his guitar.
Suddenly a deafening noise came and Kareem froze at the noise. A broken E string ___15___ from Kareem’s guitar. He’d over-tightened the string, causing it to break. Then, he ___16___ his bag for another set of strings. ___17___, Kareem brought no strings for replacement.
As his turn was approaching, Kareem felt ___18___. Now there was no choice. He stood up slowly and walked to Mateo,“Would you happen to have a spare E string ”
Mateo shook his head, “Sorry.” Kareem nodded and whispered that he understood.
Just then Kareem’s name was called. He was rooted to the ground and was about to quit when he noticed Mateo’s arm outstretched, holding his guitar out to him.
“Here, use mine,” Kareem’s mouth ___19___ as Mateo added, “Do your best, man.”
The professor asked Kareem what to play. He hesitated, “I’ll be playing Bach’s Bourree in E minor, with my...my friend’s guitar.“
As Kareem walked toward the stage door, he looked back at Mateo with a shared ____20____ as if to say they were friends.
11．A．coat B．phone C．guitar D．book
12．A．compete B．vote C．argue D．stand
13．A．active B．popular C．ready D．proud
14．A．sorrow B．anxiety C．shame D．anger
15．A．showed up B．came back C．fell apart D．hung down
16．A．spotted B．searched C．packed D．held
17．A．Simply B．Naturally C．Sadly D．Seriously
18．A．hopeless B．careless C．guilty D．lonely
19．A．hurt B．shut C．watered D．dropped
20．A．smile B．hope C．interest D．view
I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.
One morning I ___21___ a lost lamb when I was in the top field, near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its mother, so I jumped out of the tractor to tend to it while Don stayed in his seat.
Lamb and mother ___22___. I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so ___23___ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. Obviously, Don had somehow made the ___24___ move.
My heart froze in my chest as I saw the tractor heading towards the ___25___. I ran desperately but failed to ___26___. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The last thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.
Heart in mouth, I reached the fence and looked over. The tractor was ___27___ against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the ___28___ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I ___29___ the tractor, he jumped out onto the road, apparently unhurt and raced back to me. Don was given a special ___30___ that night — I didn’t want him to think I was angry with him.
21．A．dropped B．spotted C．carried D．returned
22．A．freed B．switched C．reunited D．examined
23．A．unexpected B．dangerous C．embarrassing D．difficult
24．A．lamb B．vehicle C．seat D．fence
25．A．crowd B．hill C．field D．motorway
26．A．take off B．catch up C．hold back D．get out
27．A．resting B．running C．parking D．turning
28．A．winding B．deserted C．rough D．busy
29．A．abandoned B．recognized C．approached D．repaired
30．A．meal B．test C．job D．lesson
Brothers Cole and Blake Meyer are aged 10 and 8. They were on their bikes headed to go fishing in June when they saw something ___31___ down the road from their northern Iowa home.
There were a bunch of dead baby turtles, ___32___ by cars on the main road between two wetlands, Ventura Marsh(沼泽) and Clear Lake. The two boys felt sad for them, so they climbed off their bikes and began helping other small turtles that were ___33___ crossing to the other side of the road. Pretty soon, the brothers were joined by three friends and the boys ___34___ they would spend as much time as they could this summer giving turtles a ___35___ across the road.
The boys are still at it, spending at least an hour or two a day picking up Western Painted Turtles that ___36___ between the marsh and the lake. They safely watch for turtles from a nearby bike path and cross the road themselves ___37___ there’s no traffic. But occasionally, they’ll hold up their arms to stop a car if there are turtles on the move. The boys estimate they’ve ___38___ more than 200, and they don’t seem to mind that it’s cut into their fishing time.
“What these kids are doing is ___39___, and I hope their love of _____40_____ stays with them throughout their lives,” fisheries biologist Grummer said.
31．A．common B．awful C．confusing D．desirable
32．A．flattened B．strengthened C．brightened D．weakened
33．A．safely B．regularly C．slowly D．finally
34．A．pretended B．commented C．suspected D．decided
35．A．lift B．chance C．name D．trial
36．A．fall B．choose C．cross D．wait
37．A．so that B．only if C．even though D．in case
38．A．collected B．used C．trained D．saved
39．A．wonderful B．strange C．embarrassing D．legal
40．A．adventure B．freedom C．conservation D．observation
It’s the seaside birds that deserve at least part of the blame for getting Nick Burchill blacklisted at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, Canada.
Burchill was staying at the hotel on business and planning to visit some friends in the area. They had asked him to bring some pepperoni(辣香肠)from back east. So he ___41___ a suitcase full of pepperoni. As he was ___42___ that it would be too warm, he ___43___ it out on the table near an open window. He thought his pepperoni was safe and well chilled(冷却).
That’s when things went ___44___. “I remember walking down the long hall and opening the door to my room to find an entire flock of seagulls,” Burchill said in a recent letter of ___45___ to the 4-star hotel. “The seagulls immediately went ___46___. They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to get out at the same time, and Pepperoni — everywhere. The curtains were falling down, the lamps were falling down. It was a real ___47___.”
Older and wiser now, Burchill chalked up the incident to youthful indiscretion(莽撞).
“I come to you to apologize for the damage I had ___48___ caused and to ask you to ___49___ my lifetime ban from the hotel.”
His letter ____50____. Banned from the hotel since 2001, Burchill is now welcome to come back, the Fairmont said.
41．A．filled B．locked C．abandoned D．lost
42．A．surprised B．pleased C．excited D．worried
43．A．dug B．cleared C．cut D．laid
44．A．far B．funny C．wrong D．blind
45．A．application B．apology C．request D．invitation
46．A．hungry B．dead C．missing D．wild
47．A．mess B．puzzle C．fight D．challenge
48．A．indirectly B．deliberately C．cautiously D．secretly
49．A．replace B．remember C．reconsider D．renew
50．A．arrived B．worked C．ended D．disappeared
A couple in Italy who met at a nightly balcony concert during the coronavirus lockdown are becoming a modern-day Romeo and Juliet in the same city where Shakespeare’s story of unfortunate lovers took place.
Edda Farina and Marco Colombo___51___each other during one of the regular 6:00 pm___52___concerts designed to cheer up the community.
Edda initially noticed Marco when she stepped outside to his violin___53___on his balcony. She said, “The music was like an arrow fired by Cupid”. Marco, who also fell in love at first sight, tracked Edda down on social media. The two kept___54___each other till one day Marco made a big banner to hang from the top floor of his building with Edda’s name on it to___55___his love for her.
They then had their first date in a park as the restrictions were___56___in May. It turned out the couple had lived in the same neighbourhood for much of their lives, but it___57___a global pandemic to finally bring them together. Perhaps the fact that the couple could lean on each other during the lockdown meant that they had built a___58___foundation before they met up. As Marco shared on his social media, “We are considering a wedding ceremony on the large roof of my apartment building, which would___59___since we met on our balconies”.
Finally a balcony love story that ends happily—one Shakespeare himself could never have____60____!
51．A．greeted B．recognized C．spotted D．monitored
52．A．balcony B．charity C．folk D．square
53．A．studio B．talent C．practice D．performance
54．A．consulting B．messaging C．dating D．visiting
55．A．seek B．declare C．share D．win
56．A．lifted B．announced C．introduced D．rejected
57．A．caused B．deserved C．needed D．took
58．A．sound B．material C．fresh D．basic
59．A．work out B．take effect C．make sense D．pay off
60．A．understood B．adopted C．edited D．anticipated
One summer weekend, my wife, son and I entered a running race on mountain trails (小径). When the race started, our son took off ___61___, but my wife and I stayed back and ran together, enjoying the scenery. After some time, while running down a narrow, ___62___ trail, I walked on a big stone and was ___63___, and in the process, I jammed my toe pretty hard. I realized I’d got my toe ___64___, but I didn’t take off my shoe and sock to check my ___65___. Instead, my wife and I kept running.
___66___, after going about half the course, I realized my watch on my wrist was ___67___. Slightly discouraged, I told my wife to go on ___68___, and I would return to see if I could find it. After running back for some time, I ___69___ my broken watch off the trail. I picked it up, and quickly put it into my pocket. Then I ____70____ down the trail. Once I was near the end, I saw my son, who had finished 30 minutes earlier, had run back up the trail to ____71____ me. He ran with me to the end.
____72____ it turned out, both my wife and son had won first place in their age groups, but I had no chance of placing. As I sat down to ____73____ after the race, I decided to take off my shoe and check my toe, and I found that my sock was in blood. Pain and it hurt, but there was a bright side. I ____74____ to receive any award in my age group, but the race ____75____ had a special award which was given for the most injured runner in the race.
So, how does this ____76____ relate to you and me in everyday life Although everyone wants to live a life of comfort, the ____77____ is that we often face pain and ____78____. However, the key to real happiness is ____79____ pain into something positive. In other words, ____80____ can make us stronger if we let them.
61．A．easily B．suddenly C．calmly D．quickly
62．A．rocky B．dirty C．smooth D．unknown
63．A．tripped B．knocked C．hit D．stamped
64．A．shot B．knocked C．injured D．destroyed
65．A．way B．damage C．plan D．sock
66．A．Hopefully B．Therefore C．Luckily D．However
67．A．broken B．slow C．wrong D．gone
68．A．ahead B．above C．backward D．inside
69．A．placed B．hid C．spotted D．missed
70．A．jumped B．walked C．drove D．hurried
71．A．visit B．meet C．greet D．welcome
72．A．If B．So C．As D．But
73．A．sleep B．rest C．stay D．watch
74．A．refused B．managed C．failed D．asked
75．A．winners B．organizers C．owners D．supporters
76．A．accident B．news C．experience D．lesson
77．A．hope B．idea C．reason D．truth
78．A．struggle B．failure C．conflict D．competition
79．A．including B．turning C．throwing D．dividing
80．A．difficulties B．exercises C．efforts D．skills
A Game of Light and Shade
It was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to follow him.
I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was ___81___ to see the attendant(工作人员)selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and touching the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs leading to the hallway.
“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for ” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some ___82___, but he didn’t answer.
“Not the ___83___ certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to jump.”
I bought a ticket and ___84___ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I ___85___. A third of the way up the tower, I heard his steps. I slowed down and followed him at a little ___86___. He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony(阳台), I was a dozen steps behind. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.
At last, after ten minutes, I ___87___ him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know why you came up.”
He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun ___88___ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the ___89___—the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and how up here behind the wall there is shade, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”
The blind man seemed quite ____90____, just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life although they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.
81．A．surprised B．disappointed C．frightened D．embarrassed
82．A．respect B．doubt C．concern D．sympathy
83．A．view B．test C．prize D．trick
84．A．struggled B．explored C．wandered D．hurried
85．A．imagined B．examined C．promised D．confirmed
86．A．standard B．distance C．expense D．intention
87．A．recognized B．surrounded C．approached D．witnessed
88．A．knocks B．bursts C．slides D．pours
89．A．trend B．reaction C．change D．honor
90．A．nervous B．content C．curious D．patient
The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March six months out of the year.
“Of course, we___91___it when the sun is shining,” says Karin Ro, who works for the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is blue, but down in the valley it’s darker—it’s like on a___92___day.”
But that___93___when a system of high-tech mirrors was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighbouring peaks into the valley below. On Wednesday, residents of Rjukan___94___their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to___95___. The boards are controlled by a computer that___96___them to turn along with the sun throughout the day and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam(束) of light onto the town’s central___97___, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square metres. When the light___98___, Rjukan residents gathered together.
“People have been sitting there and standing there and taking pictures of each other,” Ro says. “The town square was totally___99___. I think almost all the people in the town were there.” The 3,500 residents cannot all enjoy the sunshine at the same time.____100____, the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s sun-starved residents.
“It’ not very big,” she says, “but it is enough when we are sharing.”
91．A．fear B．believe C．hear D．notice
92．A．cloudy B．normal C．different D．warm
93．A．helped B．changed C．happened D．mattered
94．A．remembered B．forecasted C．received D．imagined
95．A．repair B．risk C．rest D．use
96．A．forbids B．directs C．predicts D．follows
97．A．library B．hall C．square D．street
98．A．appeared B．returned C．faded D．stopped
99．A．new B．full C．flat D．silent
100．A．Instead B．Gradually C．However D．Similarly
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.
I learned this lesson when I took the head ____101____ job at a school in Georgia.
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they even didn’t prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but disappointedly, we were defeated. I couldn’t ____102____ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to ____103____ that my team might not be the number one team, but they were depending on me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _____104_____. Most important, I began to treat them like _____105_____. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and practiced.
Six months after suffering our defeat, we won our first game and our second, and continued to _____106_____. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt it would be a ____107____ for us even if we lost the game. But my boys beat them, giving me one of the greatest ____108____ of my life!
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can _____109_____ the team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them. I helped them to see themselves _____110_____, and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, not born.
101．A．operating B．editing C．consulting D．coaching
102．A．agree B．believe C．describe D．regret
103．A．realize B．claim C．permit D．demand
104．A．relationship B．culture C．fortune D．pride
105．A．leaders B．partners C．winners D．learners
106．A．relax B．improve C．expand D．defend
107．A．shame B．burden C．victory D．favor
108．A．chances B．thrills C．concerns D．offers
109．A．impact B．serve C．interest D．surprise
110．A．honestly B．individually C．calmly D．differently
参考答案：
1．B
2．C
3．D
4．D
5．A
6．D
7．B
8．A
9．A
10．B
【导语】本文是篇记叙文。作者在乘坐公交车时不小心丢失了钱包，没想到一位女士亲自上门将捡到的钱包还给了他；与此同时，其他认识但不熟悉的朋友在得知这个事情后也试图帮助他，作者不禁有着深深的感激之情。
1．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我只可能把它落在G9公共汽车上了，车子正在黑暗中加速驶向某个未知的车站。A. accessible 可到达的、可进入的；B. unknown 未知的；C. familiar 熟悉的；D. convenient 方便的。根据本句句意可知，作者把钱包落在公交车上了，而公交车现在还在行驶中，作者不知道车子下一站会在哪里停，所以是未知的车站。故选B。
2．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个令人心悸的时刻之后，我心里很快就开始了算计。A. face-saving 保全面子的；B. brain-washing 洗脑的；C. heart-stopping 令人心悸的；D. eye-catching 夺人眼球的。根据第一段“when fear seized me”可知，作者发现钱包丢了时是很害怕的，所以这个时刻是令人害怕的、令人心悸的。故选C。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在餐厅打电话时，我丈夫开了门。A. ignored 忽视；B. interrupted 打断、打扰；C. examined 测验、检查；D. answered 回答；answer the door 去开门。根据上一句“I heard a knock on the door”可知有人敲门，而本句的“it”指“door”，所以这里是我丈夫去开门。故选D。
4．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我甚至还没来得及走到门口道谢，她就离开了。A. still 仍然；B. ever 曾经；C. yet 还、仍然；D. even 甚至。根据上一句“with not a penny missing”可知，钱包里的钱分文未少，而作者还没来得及道谢她就走了，这里应该是一种递进关系，进一步表现了这位女士做好事不图名利，用even（甚至）符合语境。故选D。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我立刻打电话向她道谢。A. delay 延迟；without delay 立即、毫不耽搁；B. question 问题；without question 毫无疑问；C. regret 遗憾、后悔；D. invitation 邀请。根据前文“She left before I could even make it to the door to offer my thanks.”可看出作者未能道谢，心中是有遗憾的，所以在知道了这位女士是谁后，立即就打电话致谢。故选A。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说她在一辆公交车的椅子上发现了我的钱包。A. threw 扔；B. placed 放置；C. opened 打开；D. spotted 发现。根据前文“ I could only have left it on the G9 bus,”可知，作者应该是把钱包落在了公交车上，所以这名女士应该是在公交车上发现了钱包后上门来交给了他。故选D。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她盘算着去一个陌生人的家里是一个冒险的举动，但她决定冒险一试。A. selfless 无私的；B. risky 冒险的；C. delightful 令人愉快的；D. personal 个人的。根据句中“take the chance”（冒险）可知，作者认为去一个陌生人的家中是有风险的。故选B。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个陌生人对我的小危机做出了漂亮的回应。A. crisis 危机；B. danger 危险；C. encounter 偶遇；D. failure 失败。根据第二段“How much time and money would it cost to replace the contents of that little wallet The credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash, all lost to the bus.”可知，丢了钱包会对作者造成很多困难，引起许多不便，对她而言是一次小的危机。故选A。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我理解人们比以往任何时候都更加分裂，但我遇到的人往往不是这样的。A. encounter 偶遇、邂逅；B. follow 跟随；C. consult 咨询、请教；D. accompany 陪伴。根据前文的“This one stranger responded beautifully to my small crisis.”和上一句“I’ve never exchanged words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help”可知，这些愿意帮助别人的人很多都是作者偶然遇到的陌生人或是没有说过几句话的朋友，所以这里用encounter符合语境。故选A。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Erin做了几乎任何人都不会做的事，在一个寒冷的夜晚找到了我家，为此，我极其感激。A. longing 渴望的；B. grateful 感激的、感谢的；C. concerned 关心的；D. enthusiastic 热情的。根据第四段“ I called to thank her. ”并结合本句句意可知，作者对Erin的善行是非常感激的。故选B。
11．C
12．A
13．C
14．B
15．D
16．B
17．C
18．A
19．D
20．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了卡里姆和马特奥竞争音乐学校的最后一个职位，但卡里姆的吉他琴弦断了，关键时刻马特奥慷慨地帮助了卡里姆，两人成为了朋友。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的对手马特奥坐在那里，把吉他放在膝盖上。A. coat外套；B. phone电话；C. guitar吉他；D. book书。根据下文“To relieve the tension, Kareem began tuning his guitar.”和“He was rooted to the ground and was about to quit when he noticed Mateo’s arm outstretched, holding his guitar out to him.”可知，卡里姆和马特奥竞争的是音乐学校的职位，都带了吉他。故选C项。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两人将竞争音乐学校的最后一个职位。A. compete竞争；B. vote投票；C. argue争论；D. stand站立。根据上文“his opponent”和下文“the last opening at the music school”可知，卡里姆和马特奥是竞争音乐学校的职位。故选A项。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：卡里姆看得出马特奥已经准备好了，就像他一直以来一样。A. active积极主动的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. ready准备好的；D. proud自豪的。根据下文“Kareem sat and closed his eyes, trying to ignore Mateo’s calmness”可知，马特奥非常冷静，说明他胸有成竹，已经准备好了。故选C项。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：卡里姆坐着，闭上眼睛，试图忽略马特奥的冷静，这与他自己的焦虑形成了鲜明的对比。A. sorrow悲伤；B. anxiety焦虑；C. shame羞耻；D. anger愤怒。根据下文“To relieve the tension, Kareem began tuning his guitar.”可知，卡里姆感到紧张和焦虑。故选B项。
15．考查动词短语辨析。句意：一根断了的E弦从卡里姆的吉他上垂了来下。A. showed up露面；B. came back回来；C. fell apart崩溃；D. hung down垂下。根据句中“broken E string”可知，琴弦断了，所以垂了来下。故选D项。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，他在包里寻找另一组琴弦。A. spotted看见；B. searched搜寻；C. packed打包；D. held握住。卡里姆的吉他琴弦断了，结合句中“his bag for another set of strings”可知，卡里姆想找备用琴弦。故选B项。
17．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，卡里姆没有带来任何替代的琴弦。A. Simply仅仅；B. Naturally自然地；C. Sadly悲哀地；D. Seriously严重地。根据句中“Kareem brought no strings for replacement.”可知，卡里姆并没有备用琴弦，很不幸。故选C项。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：轮到卡里姆的时候，卡里姆感到绝望。A. hopeless无望的；B. careless粗心大意的；C. guilty内疚的；D. lonely孤单的。卡里姆并未找到备用琴弦，句中结合“As his turn was approaching”可知，表演马上开始了，卡里姆感到绝望。故选A项。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当马特奥接着说：“尽你所能，伙计。”，卡里姆惊掉了下巴。A. hurt使受伤；B. shut关闭；C. watered浇水；D. dropped掉落。根据上文可知，卡里姆和马特奥是竞争对手，但马特奥现在居然把自己的吉他借给卡里姆，这让卡里姆感到震惊；mouth drop可理解为“惊得下巴掉了下来”。故选D项。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当卡里姆走向舞台门时，他回头看着马特奥，脸上带着相同的微笑，似乎在说他们是朋友。A. smile微笑；B. hope希望；C. interest兴趣；D. view观点。根据上文可知，虽然卡里姆和马特奥是竞争对手，但在关键时刻马特奥帮助了卡里姆。结合句中“as if to say they were friends”可知，这一刻他们成了朋友，所以两人相视而笑。故选A项。
21．B
22．C
23．A
24．B
25．D
26．B
27．A
28．D
29．C
30．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者为了救一只迷路的小羊羔，拉了手刹把拖拉机停下，结果车上的狗Don不知怎么把车启动了，车子穿过护栏冲向高速公路，幸运的是最终没人受重伤。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天早晨，当我在靠近高速公路穿过我的土地的最上面的田地时，我发现了一只迷路的羔羊。A. dropped下降；B. spotted发现；C. carried携带；D. returned返回。根据下文“The lamb had become separated from its mother, so I jumped out of the tractor to tend to it”对小羊的描述及下文作者去照顾它可知，作者发现了一只小羊。故选B项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小羊和妈妈团聚了，我转向拖拉机，却看到拖拉机突然离我而去。A. freed释放；B. switched转变；C. reunited团聚；D. examined检查。根据上文“The lamb had become separated from its mother”以及后文“l turned back to the tractor”可知，小羊羔和妈妈走散了，我下车帮他，现在作者转身走向拖拉机，是因为作者把小羊送回妈妈身边。故选C项。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这太出乎意料了，因为我跳下车的时候手刹已经拉上了。A. unexpected出乎意料的；B. dangerous危险的；C. embarrassing令人尴尬的；D. difficult困难的。根据空后“because l had put the handbrake on when I jumped out.”可知，作者下车时已经拉上了手刹，所以车子突然开动很出乎意料。故选A项。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很明显，Don让车动了起来。A. lamb小羊；B. vehicle车辆；C. seat座位；D. fence栅栏。根据上文“I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me.”可知，此处指车辆在动。故选B项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我看到拖拉机驶向高速公路时，我的心都僵住了。A. crowd人群；B. hill山丘；C. field田地；D. motorway高速公路。根据下文“The tractor was 7 against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the 8 road with fast-flowing traffic.”可知，车子奇迹般地穿过了车流繁忙的马路，所以是驶向了高速公路。故选D项。
26．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我拼命跑，但是没有追上。A. take off脱下；B. catch up赶上；C. hold back抑制；D. get out出去。根据语境及下文“It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared.”可知，作者看到拖拉机冲向高速公路，应是拼命跑着去追，但是没有追上。故选B项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：拖拉机靠在中央保留地的防撞护栏上，奇迹般地穿过了交通繁忙的道路。A.resting (使)倚靠；B. running跑步；C. parking停车；D. turning翻转。根据下文“having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the 8 road with fast-flowing traffic.”及语境可知，拖拉机穿过马路，靠在了中央保留地的防撞护栏上。故选A项。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：拖拉机靠在中央保留地的防撞护栏上，奇迹般地穿过了交通繁忙的道路。A. winding弯曲的；B. deserted被遗弃的；C. rough粗糙的；D. busy繁忙的。根据空后“with fast-flowing traffic”可知，这条路交通繁忙。故选D项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没看见Don，但当我接近拖拉机时，他跳到了路上，显然没有受伤，然后冲回我身边。A. abandoned遗弃；B. recognized认出；C. approached接近；D. repaired修理。根据上文“I couldn’t see Don”可知，作者没看见Don，所以应是上前查看。故选C项。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上Don吃了一顿特别的饭——我不想让他认为我在生他的气。A. meal一餐；B. test测验；C. job工作；D. lesson课程。根据下文“I didn’t want him to think I was angry with him.”可知，我不想让Don认为我在生他的气，而由上文可知，Don是一条狗，结合选项，应该是一顿特别的饭。故选A项。
31．B
32．A
33．C
34．D
35．A
36．C
37．B
38．D
39．A
40．C
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。本文讲述了几个男孩因为看到乌龟在过马路时被汽车压死的惨象后决定要帮助乌龟安全过马路的故事。
31．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：六月，他们骑着自行车准备去钓鱼，突然在他们位于爱荷华州北部的家附近的路上看到了糟糕的事情。A. common普通的；B. awful讨厌的、糟糕的；C. confusing令人疑惑的；D. desirable向往的。根据后文“There were a bunch of dead baby turtles,”可知，他们看到路上有一群死掉的小乌龟。结合常识，对于小孩子来说，看见死掉的小动物一定是“糟糕的”。故选B项。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在文图拉沼泽和清湖的两个湿地之间的主干道上，有一堆被汽车压平的死乌龟。A. flattened变平；B. strengthened加强、巩固；C. brightened变亮；D. weakened使醒来。根据后文“by cars”可知，是汽车“杀死”了这群小乌龟。结合常识可知，是汽车没有停车让乌龟过马路，而是直接压了过去，把乌龟压平、压死了。故选A项。
33．考查副词词义辨析。句意：两个男孩为它们感到难过，于是他们从自行车上爬下来，开始帮助其他正在慢慢过马路的小乌龟。A. safely安全地；B. regularly经常地；C. slowly慢慢地；D. finally最后。结合句意可知，过马路的是乌龟，而乌龟走路很慢。故选C项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：男孩们决定，这个夏天他们要尽可能多地花时间帮助乌龟们过马路。A. pretended假装；B. commented评论；C. suspected怀疑；D. decided决定。根据后文“The boys are still at it, spending at least an hour or two a day picking up Western Painted Turtles”可知，男孩们为帮助乌龟过马路付诸了行动，所以前文应该是“决定”要帮助乌龟。故选D项。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：男孩们决定，这个夏天他们要尽可能多地花时间帮助乌龟们过马路。A. lift便车；B. chance机会；C. name名字；D. trial尝试。固定短语give a lift意为“搭便车”，符合句意。作者在这里是以诙谐幽默的方式讲述男孩们帮助乌龟过马路。故选A项。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：男孩们仍然在做这件事，每天至少花一两个小时，捡拾穿过沼泽和湖泊的西部彩龟。A. fall掉下；B. choose选择；C. cross穿过；D. wait等待。根据上文“There were a bunch of dead baby turtles, flattened by cars on the main road between two wetlands, Ventura Marsh and Clear Lake.”可知，乌龟是想从一个沼泽地过马路到另一个沼泽地的途中被汽车压死，所以男孩们是帮助他们过马路，过马路用介词cross，符合句意。故选C项。
37．考查连词词义辨析。句意：他们会在附近的自行车道上安全地观察乌龟，只有在没有车辆的情况下才会自己过马路。A. so that以便；B. only if除非、只有；C. even though即使；D. in case万一。根据safely“安全地”可知，男孩们帮助乌龟过马路会注意安全，遵守交通规则。所以用B项表示“只有”，引导条件状语从句符合句意。故选B项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们估计他们已经救了两百多只乌龟。A. collected收集；B. used使用；C. trained训练；D. saved救、节约。结合文意可知，男孩们的举动是为了能让乌龟们能够安全过马路而不被汽车压死，所以是“救了乌龟的命”。故选D项。
39．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：渔业生物学家格鲁默说：“这些孩子所做的事情非常棒，我希望他们对自然保护的热爱会伴随他们一生。”A. wonderful极好的；B. strange奇怪的；C. embarrassing令人尴尬的；D. legal合法的。根据常识，男孩们的行为保护了上百只乌龟的生命，是一件好事。故选A项。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：渔业生物学家格鲁默说：“这些孩子所做的事情非常棒，我希望他们对自然保护的热爱会伴随他们一生。”A. adventure冒险；B. freedom自由；C. conservation保护；D. observation观察。综合文意，男孩们因为看到被汽车压死的乌龟，决定要帮助乌龟过马路而拯救乌龟的生命，这是对生命的尊重和保护。故选C项。
41．A
42．D
43．D
44．C
45．B
46．D
47．A
48．A
49．C
50．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Nick Burchill因一群海鸥被加拿大维多利亚的一家酒店纳入黑名单的故事。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以他装了一箱子意大利香肠。A. filled使充满；B. locked锁上；C. abandoned抛弃、放弃；D. lost遗失。根据后面的“a suitcase full of pepperoni”可知，此处指装了一行李箱的香肠，filled符合语境。故选A项。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为他担心香肠会太热，于是把它摊开放在靠近一扇开着的窗户的桌子上。A. surprised惊讶的；B. pleased高兴的、满意的；C. excited兴奋的；D. worried担忧的。根据后面的“it would be too warm”可知，应该是“担心”香肠太热，worried符合语境。故选D项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为他担心香肠会太热，于是把它摊开放在靠近一扇开着的窗户的桌子上。A. dug挖、搜寻；B. cleared清理；C. cut切；D. laid放、铺设。上文提到“担心行李箱的香肠太热”，于是把行李箱“摊开”放到靠近一扇开着的窗户的桌上。lay out为固定搭配，表示“摊开、摆开”。故选D项。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这时事情就出问题了。A. far遥远的；B. funny有趣的、滑稽的；C. wrong错误的、有问题的；D. blind失明的、盲的。根据下文“I remember walking down the long hall and opening the door to my room to find an entire flock of seagulls”和“They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to get out at the same time, and Pepperoni — everywhere. The curtains were falling down, the lamps were falling down.”可知，在房间里发现了一群海鸥，房间里香肠到处都是，窗帘和灯都倒了，说明出问题了，wrong符合语境。故选C项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我记得我走过长长的大厅，打开我房间的门，发现一群海鸥，”Burchill在最近写给这家四星级酒店的道歉信中说。A. application申请；B. apology道歉；C. request要求；D. invitation邀请。根据下文“I come to you to apologize for the damage I had ___8___ caused and to ask you to ___9___ my lifetime ban from the hotel.”可知，Burchill是在道歉，说明这是一封道歉信，apology符合语境。故选B项。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：海鸥立刻就疯了。A. hungry饥饿的；B. dead死的、用尽的；C. missing丢失的；D. wild野生的、不受控制的。根据后面“They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to get out at the same time, and Pepperoni — everywhere.”可知，海鸥冲向窗户，三四十只海鸥试图同时飞出去，香肠到处都是。由此可知，海鸥发狂了，此处wild符合语境。故选D项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：真是一团糟。A. mess糟乱、脏乱；B. puzzle疑问、不解之谜；C. fight斗争、打斗；D. challenge挑战。根据前面的“They rushed to the window, 30 or 40 birds all trying to get out at the same time, and Pepperoni — everywhere. The curtains were falling down, the lamps were falling down.”可知，三四十只海鸥想同时飞出去，香肠到处都是，窗帘和灯都倒了，说明房间被弄得一团糟，mess符合语境。故选A项。
48．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我为我间接造成的损害向贵酒店道歉，并请求您重新考虑对我的终身禁令。A. indirectly间接地；B. deliberately故意地；C. cautiously谨慎地；D. secretly秘密地。根据上文的描述可知，是海鸥直接导致了房间一团糟，而自己属于间接造成破坏，此处indirectly符合语境。故选A项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我为我间接造成的损害向贵酒店道歉，并请求您重新考虑对我的终身禁令。A. replace取代、替换；B. remember记得、记起；C. reconsider重新考虑；D. renew更新。根据前面的“I come to you to apologize for the damage I had ___8___ caused”可知，Burchill现在向酒店写道歉信道歉，是希望酒店能“重新考虑”对他列入黑名单的禁令，reconsider符合语境。故选C项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的信奏效了。A. arrived到达；B. worked起作用；C. ended结束；D. disappeared消失。根据后面的“Banned from the hotel since 2001, Burchill is now welcome to come back, the Fairmont said.”可知，酒店现在又欢迎Burchill的入住，说明这封道歉信起作用了，worked符合语境。故选B项。
51．C
52．A
53．D
54．B
55．B
56．A
57．D
58．A
59．C
60．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了疫情期间，一对男女因为阳台音乐会而相爱的故事。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：埃达·法里娜和马尔科·科伦坡是在晚上6点的阳台音乐会中相遇的，这是一场旨在鼓舞社区的常规音乐会。A. greeted欢迎；B. recognized认出；C. spotted发现；D. monitored监视；监听。分析文章可知，埃达·法里娜和马尔科·科伦坡本身是不认识的两人，是因为阳台音乐会才发现了彼此。故选C。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃达·法里娜和马尔科·科伦坡是在晚上6点的阳台音乐会中相遇的，这是一场旨在鼓舞社区的常规音乐会。A. balcony阳台；B. charity慈善机构；C. folk家人；D. square广场。下文提到“Edda initially noticed Marco when she stepped outside to his violin 3 on his balcony.（埃达最初注意到马可是在她走到阳台上听他演奏小提琴的时候。）”由此判断，两人最初相识的地方是在各自的阳台上。故选A。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃达最初注意到马可是在她走到阳台上听他演奏小提琴的时候。A. studio录音室； B. talent天才； C. practice练习； D. performance表演。前文提到“one of the regular 6:00 pm 2 concerts designed to cheer up the community.（这是一场旨在鼓舞社区的常规音乐会。）”由此判断，阳台音乐会指的是在阳台上进行音乐表演。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两人不停地发信息，直到有一天，马可做了一面大横幅挂在他的大楼的顶层，上面写着埃达的名字，以表达他对她的爱。A. consulting咨询；B. messaging发信息；C. dating约会；D. visiting拜访。前文提到“Marco, who also fell in love at first sight, tracked Edda down on social media. （马可也对埃达一见钟情，他在社交媒体上找到了爱达。）”且因为疫情的原因居家隔离，因此两人只能通过互联网发送消息进行联系。故选B。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两人不停地发信息，直到有一天，马可做了一面大横幅挂在他的大楼的顶层，上面写着埃达的名字，以表达他对她的爱。A. seek寻找；B. declare宣布；声明；C. share分享；D. win赢得。前文提到“Marco made a big banner to hang from the top floor of his building with Edda’s name on it（马可做了一面大横幅挂在他的大楼的顶层，上面写着埃达的名字）”由此判断，马可通过在楼顶挂横幅的行动在现实世界里公开表达了对埃达的爱。故选B。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着今年5月禁令的解除，他们在一个公园里进行了第一次约会。A. lifted解除；撤销； B. announced宣布； C. introduced介绍； D. rejected拒绝。前文提到“They then had their first date in a park（他们在一个公园里进行了第一次约会）”能在公园里约会说明居家隔离的禁令解除了。故选A。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，这对夫妇大半生都住在同一个街区，但直到一场全球大流行才让他们终于走到了一起。A. caused造成；引起； B. deserved值得，应受; C. needed需要; D. took花费；遭受。分析句子可知，此处是It takes sth.to do sth.，意为“做……需要付出……（代价）”。故选D。
58．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：也许这对夫妇在封锁期间可以互相依靠的事实意味着他们在见面之前已经建立了一个坚实的基础。A. sound坚实的； B. material物质的； C. fresh新鲜的； D. basic基础的。后文提到“We are considering a wedding ceremony on the large roof of my apartment building（我们正在考虑在我公寓大楼的大屋顶上举行婚礼）”由此判断，之前在现实世界中互不认识的两人，在封锁期间因为阳台音乐会而相识，并且在网上互相联系上彼此最终走向婚姻的殿堂，证明他们在结婚前应该打下了坚实的认知基础。故选A。
59．考查动词词组辨析。句意：我们正在考虑在我公寓大楼的大屋顶举行婚礼，这是有意义的，因为我们是在阳台上认识的。A. work out解决；实现； B. take effect生效；起作用； C. make sense有意义； D. pay off付清；取得成功。后文提到“ we met on our balconies（我们是在阳台上认识的）”由此判断两人因为在阳台相识而选择在屋顶举行婚礼应该是一件非常有意义的事。故选C。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：终于，一个阳台上的爱情故事圆满结束了——这是莎士比亚自己都没有预料到的!A. understood理解； B. adopted收养；采纳； C. edited编辑；校订； D. anticipated预料。文章第一段提到“A couple in Italy who met at a nightly balcony concert during the coronavirus lockdown are becoming a modern-day Romeo and Juliet in the same city where Shakespeare’s story of unfortunate lovers took place.（意大利一对情侣在冠状病毒封锁期间在一场夜间阳台音乐会上相遇，在莎士比亚不幸的恋人故事发生的同一座城市，他们正在成为现代版的罗密欧与朱丽叶。）”原本是莎士比亚笔下爱情悲剧发生的地方，但是在疫情期间却上演了一场爱情的美好结局，这是莎士比亚自己都无法预料的事情。故选D。
61．D
62．A
63．A
64．C
65．B
66．D
67．D
68．A
69．C
70．D
71．B
72．C
73．B
74．C
75．B
76．C
77．D
78．B
79．B
80．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过自己的经历告诉读者，生活中总要面对困难，关键是对待困难的态度。
61．考查副词词义辨析。句意：比赛开始后，我们的儿子飞快地跑了起来，但我和妻子留在后面，一起跑着，欣赏着风景。A. easily容易地；B. suddenly突然地；C. calmly冷静地；D. quickly快速地。根据“but my wife and I stayed back and ran together, enjoying the scenery.”可知，比赛开始，儿子很快就出发了。故选D。
62．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：过了一段时间，当我在一条狭窄的岩石小道上跑步时，我踩到一块大石头，被绊倒了，在这个过程中，我的脚趾被重重地卡住了。A. rocky多岩石的；B. dirty脏的；C. smooth光滑的；D. unknown不知名的。根据“I walked on a big stone and was ___3___, and in the process, I jammed my toe pretty hard.”可知，我们沿着跑的是一条狭窄的石头路。故选A。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：过了一段时间，当我在一条狭窄的岩石小道上跑步时，我踩到一块大石头，被绊倒了，在这个过程中，我的脚趾被重重地卡住了。A. tripped绊倒；B. knocked敲；打；C. hit打；D. stamped跺脚。根据“and in the process, I jammed my toe pretty hard.”可知，作者踩在一块大石头上，被石头绊倒了。故选A。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到我的脚趾受伤了，但我没有脱下鞋子和袜子检查我的伤势。A. shot射击；B. knocked敲；C. injured受伤；D. destroyed破坏。根据“and in the process, I jammed my toe pretty hard.”可知，作者意识到自己的脚趾受伤了。故选C。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我意识到我的脚趾受伤了，但我没有脱下鞋子和袜子检查我的伤势。A. way路；B. damage损伤；C. plan计划；D. sock袜子。damage“损伤”，符合语境。根据“I realized I’d got my toe ___4___,”可知，虽然作者知道自己脚趾受伤了，但是并没有脱下鞋子和袜子来查看伤势。故选B。
66．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，跑了一半的路程后，我发现手腕上的手表不见了。A. Hopefully有希望的；B. Therefore因此；C. Luckily幸运地；D. However然而。根据“Instead, my wife and I kept running.”和“after going about half the course, I realized my watch on my wrist was ___7___.”可知，在跑了大约一半的路程之后，作者又发生了其他状况。前后之间为转折关系。故选D。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，跑了一半的路程后，我发现手腕上的手表不见了。A. broken破碎的；B. slow慢的；C. wrong错误的；D. gone不见的。根据“Slightly discouraged, I told my wife to go on ___8___, and I would return to see if I could find it.”可知，作者发现手腕上的手表不见了。故选D。
68．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我有点气馁，告诉我的妻子继续向前走，我要回去看看能不能找到它。A. ahead向前；B. above在上面；C. backward向后；D. inside在里面。根据“and I would return to see if I could find it.”可知，作者让妻子向前跑，而自己回去看看是否能找到手表。故选A。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：往回跑了一段时间后，我在小路上发现了我的坏手表。A. placed放置；B. hid隐藏；C. spotted发现；D. missed错过。根据“I picked it up, and quickly put it into my pocket.”可知，作者发现了自己丢失的手表。故选C。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我沿着小路匆匆而下。A. jumped跳跃；B. walked散步；C. drove驾驶；D. hurried赶快。根据“One summer weekend, my wife, son and I entered a running race on mountain trails (小径).”可知，作者在参加赛跑，因此捡回手表后赶快回到跑道上。故选D。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：快到终点的时候，我看到我的儿子，他30分钟前就跑完了，已经沿着小路跑回来与我们会面。A. visit拜访；B. meet遇见；C. greet打招呼；D. welcome欢迎；迎接。根据“He ran with me to the end.”可知，完成比赛的儿子跑回来和作者碰面，之后两人一起跑向终点。故选B。
72．考查连词词义辨析。句意：结果，我的妻子和儿子都获得了他们所在年龄组的第一名，但我没有机会。A. If如果；B. So因此；C. As正如；D. But但是。as it turned out结果是，正如我想的那样，as引导非限制性定语从句，指代后面的句子。故选C。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：比赛结束后，当我坐下来休息时，我决定脱掉我的鞋子，检查我的脚趾，我发现我的袜子上有血。A. sleep睡觉；B. rest休息；C. stay待在；D. watch观看。根据“after the race, I decided to take off my shoe and check my toe, and I found that my sock was in blood.”可知，作者比赛之后坐在那里休息。故选B。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在我的年龄组没有获得任何奖项，但比赛组织者为比赛中受伤最严重的运动员颁发了一个特别奖。A. refused拒绝；B. managed安排；C. failed失败；D. asked询问。根据“but the race ___15___ had a special award which was given for the most injured runner in the race.”可知，在作者的年龄组作者没有获得任何奖项。故选C。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在我的年龄组没有获得任何奖项，但比赛组织者为比赛中受伤最严重的运动员颁发了一个特别奖。A. winners赢家；B. organizers组织者；C. owners所有者；D. supporters支持者。根据“had a special award which was given for the most injured runner in the race.”可知，给参赛者颁奖的自然是比赛的组织者。故选B。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那么，这种经历与你我的日常生活有什么关系呢 A. accident事故；B. news消息；C. experience经历；D. lesson教训。上文讲述了作者一家参加比赛的经历，根据下文“relate to you and me in everyday life ”可知，作者思考这次经历与与日常生活的联系。故选C。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然每个人都想过舒适的生活，但事实是我们经常面临痛苦和失败。A. hope希望；B. idea想法；C. reason理由；D. truth真理；事实。根据“that we often face pain and ___18___.”和常识可知，我们经常面临痛苦和失败，这是事实。故选D。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然每个人都想过舒适的生活，但事实是我们经常面临痛苦和失败。A. struggle努力；B. failure失败；C. conflict纷争；D. competition竞争。根据“Although everyone wants to live a life of comfort,”和常识可知，日常生活中我们经常面临痛苦和失败。故选B。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，真正快乐的关键是把痛苦转化为积极的东西。A. including包括；B. turning变成；C. throwing扔；D. dividing分开。turn...into...把……变成……。根据“However, the key to real happiness”可知，真正快乐的关键是把痛苦变成积极的事情。故选B。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：换句话说，如果我们不去管困难，困难会让我们变得更强大。A. difficulties困难；B. exercises锻炼；C. efforts努力；D. skills技巧。根据“However, the key to real happiness is ___19___ pain into something positive.”及作者的经历可知，勇敢面对困难能让我们变得更加强大。故选A。
81．A
82．C
83．A
84．D
85．A
86．B
87．C
88．D
89．C
90．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的一次登塔经历。出于对一位盲人的关心和好奇，作者跟随一位盲人登塔，盲人告诉作者在登塔的过程中，他感受到了光和阴的不同，也用事实告诉作者，尽管盲人看不到世界上的风景，但也能感受到生活里的美。
81．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那里，我惊讶地看到服务员把票卖给他，好像他是其他访客一样。A. surprised惊讶的；B.disappointed失望的；C. frightened害怕的D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据前文“a blind man came toward me(一个盲人向我走来)”可知，作者知道这是一个盲人，所以当售票员卖票给他时，作者感到很惊讶。故选A项。
82．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“那个人是盲人。一个盲人爬上塔干什么？”我对服务员说，希望他表现出一些关心，但他没有回答。A. respect尊重；尊敬；B. doubt怀疑；C. concern关注；担忧；D. sympathy同情。分析前文作者说的话“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for (那个人是个盲人。一个盲人为什么要爬上塔呢 )”可推知，作者是在提醒工作人员，这是一位盲人，希望工作人员能够关注一下。故选C项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“当然不是（为了）风景，”我说。“也许他想跳下去。”A. view观点；风景；B. test测验；检查；C. prize奖品；D. trick诡计；花招。根据前文“That man is blind.(那个人是个盲人。)”可知，这是一位盲人，在作者看来，他登塔肯定不是为了看风景。故选A项。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我买了票，急忙上了楼。A. struggled斗争；奋斗；B. explored 探索；考察；C. wandered闲逛；徘徊；D. hurried赶快；匆忙。根据前文作者的猜想“Perhaps he wants to jump .(或许他想跳下去。)”可推知，作者很担心这个人，“hurry up”，固定短语，意为“赶紧；赶快”，可以表达出作者的心境。故选D项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那个人没有我想象得走到那么远。A. imagined想象；B. examined考试；C. promised许诺；D. confirmed证实。根据后文“A third of the way up the tower, I heard his steps .(在塔的三分之一处，我听到了他的脚步声。)”可知，作者很快就听到了这个盲人的脚步声，说明他走得没有作者原本想象的那么远。故选A项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我放慢了速度，有一些距离地跟着他。A.standard标准；B. distance距离；C. expense费用；D. intention目的；意图。“at a distance”，固定短语，意为“有一些距离”。根据下文“I was a dozen steps behind”可知，作者有一些距离的跟着他。故选B项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：十分钟后，我终于走近了他。A. recognized辨认；识别；B. surrounded围绕；包围；C. approached接近；处理；D. witnessed目击；见证。根据后文“‘Excuse me,’ I said as politely as I could…(“对不起，”我尽可能礼貌地说……)”可知，作者上前跟这位盲人说话了，靠近他。故选C项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：走上楼梯，你会注意到不仅仅是光线，还有阳光通过这里和那里的狭窄窗户涌入塔楼，这样你就可以感受到变化——凉爽的楼梯突然变得非常温暖，墙上有阴影，但只要走到对面的窗户，你就可以找到太阳。A. knocks敲击；B. bursts（使）爆裂；胀开；C. slides滑行；滑动；D. pours倾倒。根据后文“the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm (凉爽的楼梯突然变得相当温暖)”可知，这里应是在描述太阳光线大面积地照到楼梯上，才能感受到突然变暖，动词“pour”有“倾洒”含义，可用于句中表达阳光透过窗户洒在楼梯上。故选D项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：走上楼梯，你会注意到不仅仅是光线，还有阳光通过这里和那里的狭窄窗户涌入塔楼，这样你就可以感受到变化——凉爽的楼梯突然变得非常温暖，墙上有阴影，但只要走到对面的窗户，你就可以找到太阳。A. trend趋势；倾向；B. reaction反应；C. change改变；D. honor荣誉；光荣。根据后文“the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm (凉爽的楼梯突然变得相当温暖)”可知，这里讲述的是盲人感受到温度的变化。故选C项。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：盲人看起来很满足，就像一个孩子在享受他最喜欢的游戏。A. nervous紧张地；B. content满足的；C. curious好奇的；D. patient耐心的。根据后文的类比“just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games(就像一个孩子在享受他最喜欢的游戏)”可知，像小孩子在享受自己最爱的游戏一样，这位盲人很欣慰满足。故选B项。
91．D
92．A
93．B
94．C
95．D
96．B
97．C
98．A
99．B
100．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。挪威的Rjukan小镇坐落在几座山之间，每年有六个月从9月下旬到3月中旬没有阳光直射。但当一套高科技的镜子系统被引进后，这一切都改变了，它能把阳光从邻近的山峰反射到下面的山谷。周三，Rjukan的居民迎来了他们的第一缕冬日阳光：附近山坡上的一排反光板开始使用。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“当然，当阳光灿烂的时候，我们会注意到它，”在该镇旅游办公室工作的Karin Ro说。A. fear恐惧；B. believe相信；C. hear听见；D. notice注意到。根据后文“it when the sun is shining”指注意到天气晴朗。故选D。
92．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我们看到天空是蓝色的，但在山谷里，它是黑暗的——就像在一个阴天。”A. cloudy多云的；B. normal正常的；C. different不同的；D. warm温暖的。根据第一段“The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March six months out of the year.(挪威的Rjukan小镇坐落在几座山之间，每年有六个月从9月下旬到3月中旬没有阳光直射)”可知，小镇没有阳光，就像阴天。故选A。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当一套高科技的镜子系统被引进后，这一切都改变了，它能把阳光从邻近的山峰反射到下面的山谷。A. helped帮助；B. changed改变；C. happened发生；D. mattered重要。根据后文“when a system of high-tech mirrors was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighbouring peaks into the valley below”可知引进了高科技的镜子，让情况发生了改变，故选B。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：周三，Rjukan的居民迎来了他们的第一缕冬日阳光：附近山坡上的一排反光板开始使用。A. remembered记得；B. forecasted预测；C. received收到；D. imagined想象。根据后文“their very first ray of winter sunshine”可知居民接收到了第一缕冬日阳光。故选C。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：周三，Rjukan的居民迎来了他们的第一缕冬日阳光：附近山坡上的一排反光板开始使用。A. repair修理；B. risk风险；C. rest休息；D. use使用。根据上文“their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to”可知，附近山坡上的一排反光板开始使用，Rjukan的居民迎来了他们的第一缕冬日阳光。故选D。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些板子由一台电脑控制，它可以指示它们在白天随着太阳转动，在有风的天气关闭。A. forbids禁止；B. directs指导；C. predicts预测；D. follows跟随。根据后文“them to turn along with the sun throughout the day”指电脑控制板子在白天随着太阳转动，故选B。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们将一束集中的光线反射到城镇的中心广场上，创造出大约600平方米的阳光区域。A. library图书馆；B. hall大厅；C. square广场；D. street街道。呼应后文“The town square”光线反射到城镇的中心广场上。故选C。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当灯光出现时，Rjukan的居民聚集在一起。A. appeared出现；B. returned返回；C. faded褪色；D. stopped停止。根据后文“Rjukan residents gathered together”指灯光出现时，Rjukan的居民聚集在一起。故选A。
99．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：城市广场上挤满了人。A. new新的；B. full满的；C. flat平的；D. silent沉默的。根据后文“I think almost all the people in the town were there.(我想几乎镇上所有的人都在那里)”可知，城市广场上挤满了人。故选B。
100．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，新的阳光对小镇上缺乏阳光的居民来说已经足够了。A. Instead相反；B. Gradually逐渐；C. However然而；D. Similarly类似地。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，故用however。故选C。
101．D
102．B
103．A
104．D
105．C
106．B
107．C
108．B
109．A
110．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者作为一个新球队的教练，在球队失利的情况下，作者通过改变球员们的态度帮助他们建立了自豪感，球员们不断努力练习，训练，赢得了一次次的比赛。通过该经历，作者阐述的道理是获胜者不是天生的，而是努力创造的。
101．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在佐治亚州的一所学校担任主教练时，我学到了这个道理。A. operating运营；B. editing编辑；C. consulting咨询；D. coaching训练。根据下文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited.”可知，作者是在作为主教练的时候，学到了这个道理。故选D。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我简直不敢相信自己陷入了这样的境地。A. agree同意；B. believe相信；C. describe描述；D. regret后悔。根据前文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but disappointedly, we were defeated. ”可知，作者不相信被打败了。故选B。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：仔细想想，我意识到我的团队可能不是夺得第一的团队，但他们依赖于我。A. realize意识到；B. claim声称；C. permit允许；D. demand要求。根据前文“Thinking hard about it”可知，作者意识到了自己团队的问题。故选A。
104．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始尽我所能帮助他们建立一点自豪感。A. relationship关系；B. culture文化；C. fortune运气；D. pride自豪感。根据前文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but disappointedly, we were defeated. ”可知，因为团队比赛输了，所以作者帮助团队建立自豪感。故选D。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最重要的是，我开始像对待获胜者一样对待他们。A. leaders领导者；B. partners合作者；C. winners获胜者；D. learners学习者。根据前文“I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _____4_____”可知，可知为了给团队建立自豪感，因此应该像对待获胜者一样对待他们。故选C。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在遭受失败六个月后，我们赢得了第一场比赛和第二场比赛，并继续进步。A. relax放松；B. improve提升，进步；C. expand膨胀，扩张；D. defend保卫。根据后文“ Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. ”可知，作者和他所带领的团队不断进步，因此最后，面对的是该州排名第一的球队。故选B。
107．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我觉得即使我们输掉了比赛，这对我们来说也是一场胜利。A. shame羞愧；B. burden负担；C. victory胜利；D. favor支持，喜爱。根据前文“Finally, we faced the number one team in the state.”可知，作者认为，因为他们遇到了该州排名第一的球队，即便输了，对于作者和他的团队来说也是胜利。故选C。
108．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我的孩子们打败了他们，给了我一生中最大的兴奋！A. chances机会；B. thrills激动，兴奋；C. concerns关心；D. offers提供之物。根据前文“my boys beat them”可知，作者的团队赢得了比赛。故作者感觉到兴奋的。故选B。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从这次经历中，我学到了很多关于领导者的态度如何影响团队的知识。A. impact影响；B. serve服务；C. interest感兴趣；D. surprise使惊讶。根据前文“but they were depending on me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential.”可知，但他们依赖作者，作者必须改变他们对自己能力和潜力的态度。即作者通过此次经历知道了作为领导者是能够影响整个团队的。故选A。
110．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我帮助他们以不同的方式看待自己，他们把自己打造成获胜者。A. honestly诚实地；B. individually个人地；C. calmly冷静地；D. differently不同地。根据前文“instead of seeing my boys as losers”可知，作者以不同的方式看待他们，即没有把他们当作失败者，而是把团队看作是获胜者。故选D。