山东高考英语完形填空专项训练（含解析）
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28-year-old Luke Wesley, a restaurant manager, was tall, energetic and kind-hearted. One evening, he noticed an old man in a wheelchair enter the restaurant and ____1____ by the window without ordering anything. He just had his eyes fixed on a ____2____ outside the window.
Since the restaurant should have closed an hour earlier, Luke had to remind the man it was____3____ closing time. The old man ____4____ sincerely, saying that the place was full of his ____5____ memories including his wife and many other things. Luke was ____6____ about what the man was saying; he just noticed the man’s eyes filled with tears. Later, the old man told Luke his name was Smith and was a regular____7____ 40 years ago and it was in this restaurant that he met his beloved Priscilla and fell in love with each other. ____8____, both of them loved to watch mountains. However, one day on their way to the mountain to ____9____ their first wedding anniversary his wife was hit dead by a speeding truck and he survived but lost his ____10____ to walk. Sad, Luke patted Smith on the shoulder to ____11____ him but words failed him. A good idea occurred to him suddenly, Luke promised to accompany him to hike the mountain and take a photo of the breathtaking ____12____ which his wife was dying for. That was actually Mrs. Priscilla’s long-lasting ____13____.
The next day, Luke carried Smith to the top of the mountain successfully. Seeing the old man ____14____ the photo with tears, Luke felt ____15____. The two became lifelong friends from that day onward.
1．A．stand B．stop C．sit D．lie
2．A．mountain B．house C．lake D．sight
3．A．within B．nearly C．beyond D．behind
4．A．nodded B．sighed C．yelled D．apologized
5．A．terrible B．unforgettable C．happy D．shameful
6．A．clueless B．anxious C．curious D．crazy
7．A．competitor B．runner C．visitor D．composer
8．A．Gradually B．Luckily C．Suddenly D．Amazingly
9．A．celebrate B．perform C．memorize D．show
10．A．strength B．energy C．interest D．ability
11．A．warn B．comfort C．inform D．remind
12．A．trees B．flowers C．landscape D．restaurant
13．A．purpose B．trick C．design D．dream
14．A．kissed B．threw C．pounded D．tore
15．A．disappointed B．relieved C．shocked D．puzzled
When Jackelyn Kastanis found out her childhood best friend, Brooke, had cancer, she dropped everything to be by her side. She not only stayed with her in the ____16____, she also tried to help her feel normal and give her a sense of ____17____.
“She was told at 27 years old she had a year to ____18____. Once I found out she was very sick I came home and I ____19____ residence with her in her hospital room,” Kastanis told CBS News. “I brought hair and make-up and tried anything to ____20____ her spirits. And she, believe it or not, changed ____21____.”
Jackelyn wanted to find a way to copy the ____22____ for other women who are battling cancer. So, she set up her nonprofit Simply From The Heart and started visiting hospitals with ____23____ to give beauty products and makeovers to the women.
Jackelyn and the volunteers ____24____ “glam boxes” with 30 beauty products, _____25_____ by individuals and corporations, and take them to the women in the hospital. Since 2014, they have _____26_____ the lives of more than 5,000 patients. Medicine and treatments help them _____27_____, but friendship and kindness help regain the hope of life.
“One patient, I remember her _____28_____, ‘These girls cured me in a way the _____29_____ could not,’” said Jackelyn. “You know, we have our doctors and they keep us alive. But _____30_____, we all want our souls to feel sparked up to get us through.”
16．A．school B．company C．hospital D．office
17．A．beauty B．worth C．honor D．value
18．A．study B．live C．work D．think
19．A．brought up B．put up C．turned up D．took up
20．A．reach B．catch C．lift D．admire
21．A．completely B．regularly C．frequently D．occasionally
22．A．journey B．moment C．lesson D．wonder
23．A．students B．workers C．volunteers D．employees
24．A．decorate B．fill C．involve D．cover
25．A．provided B．delivered C．requested D．donated
26．A．touched B．saved C．shaped D．impressed
27．A．advance B．recover C．develop D．grow
28．A．asking B．replying C．saying D．thinking
29．A．doctors B．teachers C．writers D．workers
30．A．hopefully B．physically C．gradually D．mentally
“Believe in yourself, and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you.”
一Cynthia Kersey
Enur Pakashtica has been a(n) ____31____ to the young generation as he has developed ____32____ over the years to push his limits. Born into a poor family in 1994, Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six. As he ____33____ for the other kids in school for events, it built his self-esteem (自尊) and helped him ____34____ his confidence. Pakashtica is a singer and producer, who has used his skills to ____35____ the world with his passion and commitment. Pakashtica has ____36____ more than 15 songs and joined forces with artists such as Adrian Caxha for the remake of the song “Ajshe.”
Pakashtica officially started his ____37____ when he was 12, and since then, he has never ____38____. As he performed on TV in front of thousands of people, he made it to the Top Ten, which gathered ____39____ and built his will to achieve more and more. There is _______40_______ that can hold a person back if they have the _______41_______ attitude, and Pakashtica has been channeling positivity throughout his life. Pakashtica has taken part in Season 2 of X Factor Albania, where he reached the semifinals and performed _______42_______.
Pakashtica follows a _______43_______: “People who want to succeed have to _______44_______ between whether they want to go far or fast. If you want to go far— be yourself, never _______45_______, and if you want to go fast, and go down fast, fake it till you make it.”
31．A．inspiration B．joke C．image D．lesson
32．A．mind B．wealth C．business D．confidence
33．A．danced B．performed C．made a speech D．raised money
34．A．sustain B．lose C．lack D．regain
35．A．shape B．puzzle C．move D．control
36．A．copied B．collected C．created D．adapted
37．A．career B．school C．company D．service
38．A．looked back B．calmed down C．turned up D．signed up
39．A．feedback B．envy C．sympathy D．appreciation
40．A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
41．A．correct B．critical C．aggressive D．casual
42．A．patiently B．perfectly C．helplessly D．proudly
43．A．policy B．regulation C．belief D．requirement
44．A．choose B．abandon C．hesitate D．struggle
45．A．challenge B．adventure C．wander D．change
Early spring can be a tough time in the Midwest. It can ____46____ both people and animals with its unexpected snowstorms.
Every spring, migratory(迁徙的) birds camp out in a large pond near my house on the way to their summer ____47____. This year, besides geese, scaups, a type of diving duck spent days hanging out ____48____ eats. Then a snowstorm hit, followed by a very ____49____ night.
The next morning, I was shocked to see that all birds had ____50____ overnight — except one lone female, who was diving ____51____ and dynamically in the circle of open water. Her movement and body heat had kept the ____52____ from coming close as I ____53____ her from my warm house.
However, as the temperature dropped, the open water got smaller, and her movements slowed. I watched with ____54____ as she eventually stopped moving, fearing that something might happen.
And then it happened: Two more ducks appeared, ____55____ next to her still body. More ducks came and the circle of water came alive with their splashing and diving. Slowly, the circle of water ____56____ in size. Within minutes, the lone female was revived by her friends’ presence.
This little duck wouldn’t have ____57____ another night without her friends. She, in turn, had kept that area of water ____58____, so her friends had a place to stop and ____59____ themselves. Sometimes, a tiny action — even our mere ____60____ — might brighten one’s day, and even save one’s life.
46．A．scare B．move C．surprise D．beat
47．A．camp B．vacations C．courses D．habitat
48．A．regardless of B．in search of C．in addition to D．as for
49．A．dark B．starry C．peaceful D．freezing
50．A．gathered B．disappeared C．panicked D．fainted
51．A．energetically B．patiently C．calmly D．cautiously
52．A．ice B．house C．snowstorm D．water
53．A．tended B．followed C．watched D．recorded
54．A．relief B．doubt C．anxiety D．pleasure
55．A．rowing B．landing C．circling D．feeding
56．A．increased B．decreased C．transformed D．formed
57．A．spared B．wasted C．spent D．lasted
58．A．still B．open C．clean D．steady
59．A．motivate B．remind C．judge D．refresh
60．A．presence B．appreciation C．attitude D．request
On Aug. 5, Favorin worked in the yard and watched his granddaughter. In the afternoon, he took a break and went downstairs to do his each-day exercise, a high intensity interval ____61____. One minute on and one minute off, he had been ____62____ each day for a few months and for the most half, felt fairly good doing it. But that day, when he did exercise ____63____, he began feeling dangerous. He couldn’t carry his arms above his shoulders and felt ache in his chest. He ____64____ he was having a heart attack.
Without his phone on him, Favorin slowly walked to his neighbors’ door, rang their doorbell and ____65____ in opposition to the porch railing (门廊的栏杆). Then, he misplaced his grasp on the railing and ____66____.
Inside the home, Chris and Rachel, a firefighter and a nurse, had been having fun ____67____ with an uncommon day without work. Chris checked out the ____68____ from the doorbell and noticed it was their neighbor, Favorin, and he seemed to be in ____69____. They went to the door and ____70____ Favorin on the floor. Chris and Rachel are professionals and started CPR (心肺复苏), making use of their ____71____ and talent to save his life. They referred to 911 and took turns doing ____72____ chest compressions and checking his pulse.
EMS arrived in six minutes. Rachel rode with their neighbor in the ambulance. Another neighbor took his granddaughter willingly.
Favorin was in hospital for two days. He appears to have ____73____ nicely. Talking to him, you’ll by no means guess that, just some days earlier than, he was close to ____74____.
The medical doctors ____75____ him that the fast motion by Chris and Rachel saved his life.
61．A．faith B．routine C．destination D．journey
62．A．showing off B．staying in C．figuring out D．hanging out
63．A．anyway B．halfway C．somehow D．either
64．A．supposed B．promised C．hesitated D．pretended
65．A．skipped B．returned C．escaped D．leaned
66．A．disappeared B．abandoned C．collapsed D．survived
67．A．collectively B．curiously C．secretly D．roughly
68．A．switch B．clue C．sign D．video
69．A．surprise B．misery C．consideration D．confidence
70．A．located B．exposed C．ignored D．covered
71．A．consulting B．mending C．coaching D．driving
72．A．additional B．conventional C．occasional D．optional
73．A．prepared B．adapted C．responded D．recovered
74．A．death B．hope C．courage D．chance
75．A．warned B．reminded C．informed D．persuaded
I began learning Greek aged 10 when my family and I moved there for 2 years. At first it was ___76___ and I had no idea whether I would be able to learn the language, but ___77___, I started to get a sense of ___78___ from using what I had learnt, hearing conversations and almost ___79___ everything that was said.
When I started university back in England at 18, I met my best friend ___80___ our same second language－Greek. I was always told I would meet people through ___81___, and that was the first moment when I believed it.
I was always ___82___ by family to continue on the language path, so I took up German though it was really ___83___. There were a lot of times I thought I was going to ___84___, but I am so glad I didn’t. When I ____85____ to go to the University of Manchester to study Spanish, I had never studied Spanish before. They saw that I studied Greek and German and ____86____ me a place! Now I am in Spain for a year having an ____87____ time.
It was a ____88____ chain of events; if I had ____89____ everybody who encouraged me to study languages, gave up when it was hard and didn’t practise, I would not be doing what I am doing right now, and my life would be totally ____90____.
76．A．interesting B．difficult C．useless D．hopeful
77．A．slowly B．suddenly C．entirely D．certainly
78．A．humor B．anxiety C．pressure D．pride
79．A．understanding B．speaking C．confusing D．thinking
80．A．in spite of B．except for C．in favor of D．thanks to
81．A．activities B．conversations C．languages D．clubs
82．A．affected B．prevented C．moved D．encouraged
83．A．challenging B．amusing C．attractive D．unique
84．A．give away B．give up C．go all out D．go down
85．A．planned B．applied C．refused D．promised
86．A．pointed B．left C．offered D．found
87．A．annoying B．amazing C．odd D．ordinary
88．A．wonderful B．normal C．familiar D．popular
89．A．responded B．blamed C．ignored D．admired
90．A．successful B．meaningful C．colorful D．different
参考答案：
1．B
2．A
3．C
4．D
5．B
6．A
7．C
8．D
9．A
10．D
11．B
12．C
13．D
14．A
15．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述Luke帮助一位残疾的老人完成已故妻子的遗愿，两人最后成为朋友的故事。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天晚上，他注意到一位坐轮椅的老人走进餐馆，并停在窗前，没有点任何东西。A. stand站；B. stop停止；C. sit坐；D. lie躺。根据空后“by the window without ordering anything. He just had his eyes fixed on a 2 outside the window.”可知，一位坐着轮椅的老人进入餐馆，应是停在窗前，向外看。故选B。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他目不转睛地盯着窗外的一座山。A. mountain山；B. house房子；C. lake湖；D. sight景象，视线。根据下文“both of them loved to watch mountains(他们两人都喜欢看山)”可知，老人盯着窗外的一座山。故选A。
3．考查介词词义辨析。句意：因为餐厅本应该在一个小时前就关门，Luke不得不提醒那个人已经超过打烊时间了。A. within在……之内；B. nearly几乎；C. beyond超出；D. behind在……后面。根据“Since the restaurant should have closed an hour earlier”可知，已经超过了打烊时间。故选C。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：老人真诚地道歉，说这个地方充满了他难忘的回忆，包括他的妻子和许多其他的东西。A. nodded点头；B. sighed叹息；C. yelled叫喊；D. apologized道歉。根据上文“Since the restaurant should have closed an hour earlier, Luke had to remind the man it was 3 closing time.”可知，已经超过了打烊时间，所以老人真诚地道歉。故选D。
5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. terrible可怕的；B. unforgettable难忘的；C. happy快乐的；D. shameful可耻的。根据下文“including his wife and many other things”及老人的妻子出了车祸可知，此处指难忘的回忆，不仅仅是快乐的回忆。故选B。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Luke不知道那个人在说什么；他只是注意到那个男人的眼里充满了泪水。A. clueless一无所知的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. curious好奇的；D. crazy疯狂的。根据下文“he just noticed the man’s eyes filled with tears.”及老人的解释可知，此时Luke不知道老人在说什么。故选A。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，老人告诉Luke，他叫Smith，40年前他是这家餐厅的常客，就是在这家餐厅，他遇到了他心爱的Priscilla，并坠入爱河。A. competitor竞争者；B. runner跑步的人；C. visitor来访者；D. composer作曲家。根据“it was in this restaurant…”及语境可知，老人40年前是这家餐馆的常客，也正是在这里遇见了自己的爱人。故选C。
8．考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，他们俩都喜欢看山。A. Gradually逐渐；B. Luckily幸运地；C. Suddenly突然；D. Amazingly令人惊讶地。根据语境可知，令人惊讶的是，他们两人都喜欢看山。故选D。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，有一天，在他们去山上庆祝结婚一周年的路上，他的妻子被一辆超速的卡车撞死了，他活了下来，但失去了行走的能力。A. celebrate庆祝；B. perform表演；C. memorize记住；D. show展示。根据空后“their first wedding anniversary”可知，此处指庆祝结婚一周年。故选A。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strength力量；B. energy精力；C. interest兴趣；D. ability能力。根据上文“ One evening, he noticed an old man in a wheelchair enter the restaurant”可知，老人坐着轮椅，应该是失去了行走的能力。故选D。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Luke很伤心，拍拍Smith的肩膀安慰他，但他却说不出话来。A. warn警告；B. comfort安慰；C. inform通知；D. remind提醒。根据空前“Sad, Luke patted Smith on the shoulder”及常识可知，听了老人悲惨的故事，Luke应是拍拍他的肩膀以表安慰。故选B。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他突然有了一个好主意，Luke答应陪他去爬山，拍一张他妻子渴望已久的绝美风景的照片。A. trees树；B. flowers花；C. landscape风景；D. restaurant餐馆。根据空前“Luke promised to accompany him to hike the mountain”可知，Luke承诺陪老人爬山，拍一张风景照。故选C。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这其实是Priscilla夫人长久以来的梦想。A. purpose目的；B. trick诡计；C. design设计；D. dream梦想。根据上一句中“which his wife was dying for”可知，这是Priscilla夫人长久以来的梦想。故选D。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到老人含泪亲吻照片，Luke感到如释重负。A. kissed亲吻；B. threw扔；C. pounded击打；D. tore撕碎。根据上下文及“with tears”可知，妻子一直梦想着站在山顶拍一张风景照，如今实现了这个梦想，老人应是含泪亲吻着照片。故选A。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. disappointed失望的；B. relieved宽慰的；C. shocked震惊的；D. puzzled困惑的。根据语境可知，帮老人完成心愿，Luke应是感到宽慰。故选B。
16．C
17．A
18．B
19．D
20．C
21．A
22．D
23．C
24．B
25．D
26．A
27．B
28．C
29．A
30．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Jackelyn的好友不幸患上了癌症，她以一种特殊方式去帮助她的好友恢复美丽与自信。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她不仅在医院陪着她，还努力让她感觉正常，给她美感。A. school学校；B. company公司；C. hospital医院；D. office办公室。根据上文“her childhood best friend, Brooke, had cancer”可知，Jackelyn 的好友 Brooke患上了癌症，由此可推知，Jackelyn应该是去医院（hospital）陪护她。故选C项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她不仅在医院陪着她，还努力让她感觉正常，给她美感。A. beauty美；B. worth价值；C. honor荣誉；D. value价值。根据第二段最后一句可知，Jackelyn给好友带去了头发和化妆品，给她一种她很美丽的感觉。故选A项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在27岁的时候被告知她只能再活一年。A. study学习；B. live活着；C. work工作；D. think思考。根据上文“When Jackelyn Kastanis found out her childhood best friend, Brooke, had cancer,”和下文“Once I found out she was very sick”可知，她在27岁时被告知她只能活（live）一年。故选B项。
19．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我发现她病得很重的时候，我就回来和她住在医院的病房里。A. brought up养育；B. put up举起；C. turned up出现；D. took up占据（地方）。此处take up residence为固定搭配，意为“开始居住”，符合语境。故选D项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我带来了头发和化妆品，尝试了一切让她振作起来的方法。A. reach到达；B. catch抓住；C. lift使愉悦；D. admire敬佩。根据上文“I brought hair and make-up and tried anything to”可知，Jackelyn给好友带去头发和化妆品并尝试做任何事情，目的是使她高兴起来。lift sb’s spirits意为“振奋某人的情绪”，符合语境。故选C项。
21．考查副词词义辨析。句意：信不信由你，她完全变了。A. completely完全地；B. regularly规律地；C. frequently频繁地；D. occasionally偶尔。根据下文“Jackelyn wanted to find a way to copy the 7 for other women who are battling cancer.”推知，Brooke完全改变了，因此Jackelyn Kastanis想把这种方法复制到其他患癌的女士身上。故选A项。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Jackelyn 想找到一种方法，为其他与癌症抗争的女性复制这一奇迹。A. journey旅程；B. moment时刻；C. lesson课程；D. wonder奇迹。根据上文“And she, believe it or not, changed 6 .”并结合选项可推知，Jackelyn 希望找到一种方法，可以将这一奇迹复制到其他与癌症抗争的女性身上。故选D项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，她成立了自己的非营利组织Simply From The Heart，并开始与志愿者前往医院，为女性提供美容产品和化妆服务。A. students学生；B. workers工人；C. volunteers志愿者；D. employees员工。根据第四段第一句的“Jackelyn and the volunteers”可知，Jackelyn是和志愿者们一起去医院为那些女性提供美容产品和化妆服务的。故选C项。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jackelyn 和志愿者们在“华丽的盒子”里装满了30种美容产品，这些产品由个人和公司提供，然后送到医院里的女性那里。A. decorate装饰；B. fill填满；C. involve涉及；D. cover覆盖。此处fill with…...为固定搭配，意为“用……装满……”，符合语境。故选B项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jackelyn 和志愿者们在“华丽的盒子”里装满了30种美容产品，这些产品由个人和公司提供，然后送到医院里的女性那里。A. provided提供；B. delivered传递；C. requested要求；D. donated捐赠。根据上文“So, she set up her nonprofit Simply From The Heart and started visiting hospitals ”可知，Jackelyn 所创办的是一家非营利性机构，因此这些美容产品应该是个人和企业捐赠的。donate意为“(尤指向慈善机构)捐赠，赠送”，符合语境。故选D项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自2014年以来，它们已经影响了5000多名患者的生活。A. touched影响；B. saved拯救；C. shaped塑造；D. impressed留下印象。根据下文“but friendship and kindness help regain the hope of life.”可知，他们影响了5000多名病人的生活。touch意为“影响”，符合语境。故选A项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：药物和治疗帮助他们康复，但友谊和善意帮助他们重拾生活的希望。A. advance前进；B. recover恢复；C. develop发展；D. grow成长。根据下文“but friendship and kindness help regain the hope of life.”可知，药物和治疗帮助她们康复，但是友情和善意帮助她们重获希望。recover意为“恢复健康；康复”，符合语境，与下文regain呼应。故选B项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我记得有一个病人说，这些女孩以一种医生无法做到的方式治愈了我。A. asking问；B. replying回复；C. saying说；D. thinking思考。根据语境可知，此处是Jackelyn引用一位病人所说的话。故选C项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我记得有一个病人说，这些女孩以一种医生无法做到的方式治愈了我。A. doctors医生；B. teachers老师；C. writers作家；D. workers工人。根据“cured me”可知，病人表示女孩们用医生无法做到的方式治愈了自己。故选A项。
30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但在精神上，我们都希望自己的灵魂被点燃，从而度过难关。A. hopefully有希望地；B. physically身体地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. mentally精神上地。根据上文可知，医生使她们能够继续活下去，这是指身体上的；根据空格前的“But”及下文的“our souls”可推知，此处应谈及精神上的，与上文形成对比。mentally意为“精神上；思想上”，符合语境。故选D项。
31．A
32．D
33．B
34．A
35．C
36．C
37．A
38．A
39．D
40．B
41．A
42．B
43．C
44．A
45．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了歌手兼创作者Pakashtica获得成功的故事。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Enur Pakashtica一直激励着年轻一代，因为多年来他建立了超越自己极限的信心。A. inspiration激励；B. joke玩笑；C. image想象；D. lesson教训。根据“to push his limits.”可知，Enur Pakashtica超越自己的极限，这是积极的一面，努力超越自己极限的人是会给别人起到激励作用的；故选A项。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Enur Pakashtica一直激励着年轻一代，因为多年来他建立了超越自己极限的信心。A. mind思想；B. wealth财富；C. business商业；D. confidence信心。由后文“it built his self-esteem (自尊) and helped him ____4____ his confidence.”可知，经过数年，他拥有超越自己极限的信心。故选D项。
33．考查动词和短语辨析。句意：当他因活动在学校为其他孩子表演时，他建立了自尊，并帮助他保持自信。A. danced跳舞；B. performed表演；C. made a speech作演讲；D. raised money筹钱。由上文“Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six.”可知他六岁起就开始唱歌，故推知本处是他为其他孩子表演。故选B项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他因活动在学校为其他孩子表演时，他建立了自尊，并帮助他维持自信。A. sustain维持；使保持；B. lose失去；C. lack缺乏；D. regain收回。根据“it built his self-esteem (自尊) and helped him”可知他的表演经历帮助他建立了自尊，这些经历同时让他保持自信；故选A项。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica是一名歌手和制作人，他用他的技能和他的热情和献身精神感动了世界。A. shape塑造；B. puzzle使迷惑；C. move使感动；D. control控制。根据“with his passion and commitment.”可知，他因为自己的才能，以及自己的热情和献身精神感动了世界。故选C项。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica创作了超过15首歌曲，并与Adrian Caxha等艺术家合作翻唱了歌曲《Ajshe》。A. copied复制；B. collected搜集；C. created 创作；D. adapted使适应。根据“joined forces with artists such as Adrian Caxha for the remake of the song “Ajshe.””可知，此处讲述Pakashtica的成就，结合上文“ Pakashtica is a singer and producer”可推知Pakashtica创作了超过15首歌曲。故选C项。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica在12岁时正式开始了他的职业生涯，从那时起，他就没有回头。A. career职业生涯；B. school学校；C. company公司；D. service服务。根据文章第一段中“Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six.”和“Pakashtica is a singer and producer,”可知Pakashtica从小就开始唱歌，并成为一名歌手和制作人，且本文主要讲述的就是他职业生涯取得成功的故事，故推知本处表述的是他从12岁就正式开始了他的职业生涯；故选A项。
38．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica在12岁时正式开始了他的职业生涯，从那时起，他就没有回头。A. looked back回头看；B. calmed down冷静下来；C. turned up出现；D. signed up登记。根据文章第一段中“Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six.”和“Pakashtica is a singer and producer,”可知Pakashtica从小就开始唱歌，并成为一名歌手和制作人，他一直在前进，不曾回头。故选A项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他在电视上在成千上万的观众面前表演时，他进入了前十名，获得了赞赏，培养了他取得越来越多成就的意志。A. feedback反馈；B. envy妒忌；C. sympathy同情；D. appreciation赞赏。根据“he made it to the Top Ten,”可知他的表演进入了前十，他受到了很多赞赏。故选D项。
40．考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：如果一个人有正确的态度，没有什么可以阻止他，Pakashtica在他的一生中一直在引导积极的态度。A. everything每一事物；B. nothing没有什么；C. something某事物；D. anything任何事物。根据“Pakashtica has been channeling positivity throughout his life.”可知Pakashtica在他的一生中一直在积极向上，故推知本处表述如果一个人态度正确，没有什么可以阻止他。故选B项。
41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果一个人有正确的态度，没有什么可以阻止他，Pakashtica在他的一生中一直在引导积极的态度。A. correct正确的；B. critical关键的；C. aggressive好斗的；D. casual满不在乎的。根据“Pakashtica has been channeling positivity throughout his life.”可知Pakashtica在他的一生中一直在态度积极，此处表述一个人态度正确度，就没有什么可以阻止他；故选A项。
42．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica参加了《阿尔巴尼亚偶像》第二季的比赛，在那里他进入了半决赛并表现完美。A. patiently容忍地；B. perfectly完美地；C. helplessly无助地；D. proudly骄傲地。根据“Pakashtica has taken part in Season 2 of X Factor Albania, where he reached the semifinals”可知他进入了半决赛，进入半决赛说明表现完美。故选B项。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica遵循一种信念：“想要成功的人必须在他们想要走得远还是快之间做出选择。A. policy政策；B. regulation调节；C. belief信念；D. requirement要求。根据“If you want to go far— be yourself, never ____15____ , and if you want to go fast, and go down fast, fake it till you make it.”可知想要成功的人必须在想要走得远还是快，这两种信念之间做出选择。故选C项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica遵循一种信念：“想要成功的人必须在他们想要走得远还是快之间做出选择。A. choose选择；B. abandon抛弃；C. hesitate犹豫；D. struggle奋斗。根据“If you want to go far— be yourself, never ____15____ , and if you want to go fast, and go down fast, fake it till you make it.”可知想要成功的人要在走得远还是快之间做出选择；故选A项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你想走得远——做你自己，永远不要改变...A. challenge挑战；B. adventure冒险；C. wander闲逛；D. change改变。根据“If you want to go far— be yourself”可知要想走得远，就要做自己，不要轻易改变；故选D项。
46．C
47．D
48．B
49．D
50．B
51．A
52．A
53．C
54．C
55．B
56．A
57．D
58．B
59．D
60．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章通过叙述母鸭陷入危险最终得救的故事告诉我们：一个小小的动作，甚至是我们的出现，都有可能给某个人的生活带来光明。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它会以意想不到的暴风雪让人和动物大吃一惊。A. scare使惊恐，吓唬；B. move（使）移动，使感动；C. surprise使吃惊，给……惊喜；D. beat打败。根据“with its unexpected snowstorms”可知，早春时节会出现意想不到的暴风雪，让人和动物都大吃一惊。故选C。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每年春天，迁徙的鸟在去夏季栖息地的路上，会在我家附近的一个大池塘里扎营。A. camp营地；B. vacations假期；C. courses课程；D. habitat栖息地。根据“migratory(迁徙的) birds”可知，此处指迁徙的鸟在去往栖息地的路上，故选D。
48．考查固定短语辨析。句意：今年，除了鹅，一种潜水鸭也花了好几天的时间徘徊着来寻找食物。A. regardless of不管；B. in search of寻找；C. in addition to除……之外；D. as for至于。根据语境及“hanging out”可知，潜鸭徘徊是为了寻找吃的东西。故选B。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后一场暴风雪来了，接着是一个非常寒冷的夜晚。A. dark黑暗的；B. starry布满星星的；C. peaceful平静的；D. freezing极冷的，冰冻的。根据“Then a snowstorm hit”可知，暴风雪袭来，接着应是一个非常寒冷的夜晚，故选D。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我惊讶地发现所有的鸟都在一夜之间消失了——只剩下一只母鸭，它正在开阔的水域里积极而活跃地潜水。A. gathered聚集；B. disappeared消失；C. panicked使恐慌；D. fainted昏厥。根据“except one lone female, who was diving ____6____ and dynamically in the circle of open water”可知，除了一只孤单的母鸭，其他的都消失了。故选B。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. energetically精力充沛地；B. patiently耐心地；C. calmly冷静地；D. cautiously小心地。此处和“dynamically(充满活力地)”意义一致，energetically符合语境，故选A。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我在温暖的屋子里看着她时，她的动作和身体的热量阻止了冰靠近。A. ice冰；B. house房子；C. snowstorm暴风雪；D. water水。根据上下文语境可知，母鸭用她的体温和身体运动的热量使开阔的水域不被冰封住。故选A。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. tended倾向于；B. followed跟随；C. watched观看，注视；D. recorded记录。根据此处对母鸭的描写及下文“I watched with ____9____ as she eventually stopped moving”可知，作者在温暖的屋子里注视着这一切，故选C。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我担忧地看着她最终停止了移动，担心会发生什么事。A. relief宽慰；B. doubt怀疑；C. anxiety焦虑，忧虑；D. pleasure乐趣。根据“fearing that something might happen”可知，作者担心母鸭，故选C。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后事情发生了：又出现了两只鸭子，降落在她静止的身体旁边。A. rowing划船；B. landing降落，上岸；C. circling盘旋；D. feeding喂养。根据语境可知，两只鸭子应是降落在母鸭旁边，故选B。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：慢慢地，水圈变大了。A. increased增加；B. decreased减小。降低；C. transformed使变形，转化；D. formed形成。根据上文中“More ducks came and the circle of water came alive”可知，更多的鸭子来了，池塘中没有结冰的小水圈因为它们的游动和潜水而复苏，所以水圈应是变大了。故选A。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果没有它的朋友们，这只小鸭子可能无法再坚持一晚上。A. spared抽出（时间）；B. wasted浪费；C. spent花费，度过；D. lasted坚持，支撑下去。根据上文“Within minutes, the lone female was revived by her friends’ presence.(几分钟后，朋友们的出现让这只孤独的母鸭苏醒过来)”可知，其他鸭子到来使这只母鸭苏醒过来，所以如果没有那些鸭子，她可能熬不过另一个晚上。故选D。
58．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：反过来，她把那片水域保持开放，这样她的朋友们就有地方停下来休息了。A. still静止的；B. open开放的；C. clean干净的；D. steady稳定的。根据上文内容及空后“so her friends had a place to stop”可知，母鸭一直努力让那块水域保持开放。故选B。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. motivate成为……的动机，激励；B. remind提醒；C. judge评价；D. refresh使恢复精神，使消除疲劳。根据空前“so her friends had a place to stop”可知，此处指有一个地方可以栖息，故选D。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候，一个小小的动作——甚至是我们的出现——就可能照亮一个人的一天，甚至挽救一个人的生命。A. presence出现；B. appreciation欣赏，感激；C. attitude态度；D. request要求，请求。此处是词汇复现，呼应上一段末句“Within minutes, the lone female was revived by her friends’ presence.(几分钟后，朋友们的出现让这只孤独的母鸭苏醒过来)”中的presence，故选A。
61．B
62．C
63．B
64．A
65．D
66．C
67．A
68．D
69．B
70．A
71．C
72．B
73．D
74．A
75．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Favorin在日常锻炼时，心脏病发作，多亏了两位邻居的及时救助，挽救了他的生命。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：下午，他休息一下，下楼做他每天的运动，一种高强度间歇训练。A. faith信念；B. routine日常；C. destination目的地；D. journey旅程。根据上文“do his each-day exercise”可知，每天运动是他的日常。故选B。
62．考查动词短语辨析。句意：几个月来，他每天都在计算一分钟，一分钟休息，在大部分时间里，他感觉做得很好。A. showing off炫耀；B. staying in呆在家；C. figuring out弄清楚，计算；D. hanging out闲逛。根据上文“One minute on and one minute off”可知他在计算时间，故选C。
63．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是那天，当他做了一半的运动时，他开始感到危险。A. anyway无论如何；B. halfway在中途；C. somehow不知怎么；D. either两者中的一个。根据后文“He couldn’t carry his arms above his shoulders and felt ache in his chest.(他的胳膊不能举过肩膀，感到胸口疼痛)”可知，运动到一半，身体不舒服。故选B。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他认为自己心脏病发作了。A. supposed认为；B. promised承诺；C. hesitated犹豫；D. pretended假装。根据后文“he was having a heart attack”可知，他认为自己心脏病发作了。故选A。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没带手机，慢慢地走到邻居的门口，按响了他们的门铃，靠在门廊的栏杆上。A. skipped跳跃；B. returned返回；C. escaped逃走；D. leaned倚靠。根据后文“in opposition to the porch railing”指身体不舒服，所以靠在门廊的栏杆上。故选D。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，他抓错了栏杆，摔倒了。A. disappeared消失；B. abandoned抛弃；C. collapsed倒塌，摔倒；D. survived幸存。根据上文“he misplaced his grasp on the railing and”指他抓错了栏杆，摔倒了。故选C。
67．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在家里，克里斯和瑞秋，一个是消防员，一个是护士，正在一起玩得很开心，这是一个不工作的不寻常的一天。A. collectively集体地，一起；B. curiously好奇地；C. secretly秘密地；D. roughly大略。根据上文“Chris and Rachel, a firefighter and a nurse”指两人正一起玩耍。故选A。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：克里斯查看了门铃上的视频，注意到是他们的邻居霍弗林，他看起来很痛苦。A. switch开关；B. clue线索；C. sign迹象；D. video视频。根据后文“They went to the door”可知，先是看到了门铃上的监控视频，接着走向门，故选D。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：克里斯查看了门铃上的视频，注意到是他们的邻居霍弗林，他看起来很痛苦。A. surprise惊讶；B. misery痛苦，悲惨；C. consideration考虑；D. confidence自信。结合上文可知Favorin心脏病发作了，因此当时很痛苦。故选B。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们走到门口，发现霍弗林躺在地板上。A. located发现……的位置；B. exposed暴露；C. ignored忽视；D. covered覆盖。根据后文“Favorin on the floor”指发现霍弗林躺在地板上。故选A。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：克里斯和瑞秋是专业人士，他们开始心肺复苏，利用他们的训练和才能挽救了他的生命。A. consulting咨询；B. mending修补；C. coaching训练；D. driving驾驶。根据上文“started CPR”可知他们受过专业训练，故选C。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们向911求助，轮流做传统的胸部按压和检查他的脉搏。A. additional附加的；B. conventional惯例的；C. occasional偶尔的；D. optional可选择的。根据后文“chest compressions and checking his pulse”指对Favorin进行传统的救治，故选B。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他似乎恢复得很好。A. prepared准备；B. adapted改编；C. responded回答；D. recovered恢复。根据上文可知，克里斯和瑞秋救了他的生命，他住院两天，如今恢复得很好了。故选D。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：和他交谈，你绝不会猜到，就在几天前，他濒临死亡。A. death死亡；B. hope希望；C. courage勇气；D. chance机会。结合上文可知，Favorin运动时心脏病发作，即濒临死亡。故选A。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：医生告诉他，克里斯和瑞秋的快速动作救了他的命。A. warned警告；B. reminded提醒；C. informed通知；D. persuaded说服。根据后文“him that the fast motion by Chris and Rachel saved his life”指医生告知Favorin他是如何得救的。故选C。
76．B
77．A
78．D
79．A
80．D
81．C
82．D
83．A
84．B
85．B
86．C
87．B
88．A
89．C
90．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己的语言学习经历，以此告诉我们学习语言的重要性。
76．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，我不知道我是否能学会这门语言，但慢慢地，我开始有一种自豪感，因为我使用了我所学到的东西，听到了交谈，几乎理解了所说的一切。A. interesting有趣的；B. difficult困难的；C. useless无用的；D. hopeful有希望的。根据“and I had no idea whether I would be able to learn the language,”可知，作者起初认为很难，不知道自己是否可以学会这门语言并应用自如。故选B。
77．考查副词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，我不知道我是否能学会这门语言，但慢慢地，我开始有一种自豪感，因为我使用了我所学到的东西，听到了交谈，几乎理解了所说的一切。A. slowly慢慢地；B. suddenly突然；C. entirely完全地；D. certainly当然。根据“I started to get a sense of ___3___ from using what I had learnt, hearing conversations and almost ___4___ everything that was said.”可知，因为作者开始能够将自己所学的语言学以致用，所以慢慢地有了自豪感。故选A。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，我不知道我是否能学会这门语言，但慢慢地，我开始有一种自豪感，因为我使用了我所学到的东西，听到了交谈，几乎理解了所说的一切。A. humor幽默；B. anxiety焦虑；C. pressure压力；D. pride骄傲；自豪。根据“from using what I had learnt, hearing conversations and almost ___4___ everything that was said.”可知，作者所学的语言能够理解，所以很自豪。故选D。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，我不知道我是否能学会这门语言，但慢慢地，我开始有一种自豪感，因为我使用了我所学到的东西，听到了交谈，几乎理解了所说的一切。 A. understanding理解；B. speaking讲；C. confusing使困惑；D. thinking思考。根据“everything that was said.”可知，这里指理解所说的话。故选A。
80．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：当我18岁回到英国开始上大学时，多亏了我们相同的第二语言——希腊语，我认识了我最好的朋友。A. in spite of尽管；B. except for除了；C. in favor of支持；D. thanks to多亏了。根据“When I started university back in England at 18, I met my best friend”可知，多亏了作者学习了希腊语，所以认识了最好的朋友。故选D。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我总是被告知我可以通过语言与人交流，那是我第一次相信这一点。A. activities活动；B. conversations谈话；C. languages语言；D. clubs俱乐部。根据“At first it was ___1___ and I had no idea whether I would be able to learn the language,”可知，这里指通过语言与人交流。故选C。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：家人总是鼓励我继续学习语言，所以我开始学习德语，尽管它真的很有挑战性。A. affected影响；B. prevented阻止；C. moved感动；D. encouraged鼓励。根据“by family to continue on the language path,”可知，家人鼓励作者学习语言。故选D。
83．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：家人总是鼓励我继续学习语言，所以我开始学习德语，尽管它真的很有挑战性。A. challenging具有挑战性的；B. amusing有趣的；C. attractive有吸引力的；D. unique独特的。根据“There were a lot of times I thought I was going to ___9___, but I am so glad I didn’t.”可知，学习德语具有挑战性。故选A。
84．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：有很多次我觉得我要放弃了，但我很高兴我没有放弃。A. give away赠送；B. give up放弃；C. go all out全力以赴；D. go down下降。根据“so I took up German though it was really ___8___.”和“but I am so glad I didn’t.”可知，因为学习德语具有挑战性，所以作者多次想放弃。故选B。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我申请去曼彻斯特大学学习西班牙语时，我从来没有学过西班牙语。A. planned计划；B. applied申请；C. refused拒绝；D. promised答应。根据“go to the University of Manchester to study Spanish,”可知，作者申请去曼彻斯特大学学习西班牙语。故选B。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们看到我学希腊语和德语，就给了我一个名额！A. pointed指；B. left离开；C. offered 提供；D. found发现。根据“They saw that I studied Greek and German”可知，因为作者学过希腊语和德语，所以曼彻斯特大学提供作者学习西班牙语的机会。故选C。
87．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我在西班牙度过了一年的美好时光。A. annoying恼人的；B. amazing令人惊异的；C. odd古怪的；D. ordinary普通的。根据“Now I am in Spain for a year”并结合上文可知，作者学过西班牙语，所以在西班牙度过了美好的时光。故选B。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一连串美妙的事件。A. wonderful精彩的；美妙的；B. normal正常的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. popular流行的。根据“if I had ___14___ everybody who encouraged me to study languages, gave up when it was hard and didn’t practise, I would not be doing what I am doing right now, and my life would be totally ___15___.”可知，因为语言的学习，所以发生了一连串美妙的事件。故选A。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我对所有鼓励我学习语言的人都置之不理，遇到困难就放弃，不去练习，我现在就不会做我现在在做的事情，我的人生也会完全不同。 A. responded答复；B. blamed指责；C. ignored忽略；D. admired钦佩。根据“everybody who encouraged me to study languages,”可知，作者庆幸没有忽略所有鼓励自己学习语言的人。故选C。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果我对所有鼓励我学习语言的人都置之不理，遇到困难就放弃，不去练习，我现在就不会做我现在在做的事情，我的人生也会完全不同。 A. successful成功的；B. meaningful有意义的；C. colorful多彩的；D. different不同的。根据“I would not be doing what I am doing right now,”可知，语言让作者的人生完全不同。故选D。
28-year-old Luke Wesley, a restaurant manager, was tall, energetic and kind-hearted. One evening, he noticed an old man in a wheelchair enter the restaurant and ____1____ by the window without ordering anything. He just had his eyes fixed on a ____2____ outside the window.
Since the restaurant should have closed an hour earlier, Luke had to remind the man it was____3____ closing time. The old man ____4____ sincerely, saying that the place was full of his ____5____ memories including his wife and many other things. Luke was ____6____ about what the man was saying; he just noticed the man’s eyes filled with tears. Later, the old man told Luke his name was Smith and was a regular____7____ 40 years ago and it was in this restaurant that he met his beloved Priscilla and fell in love with each other. ____8____, both of them loved to watch mountains. However, one day on their way to the mountain to ____9____ their first wedding anniversary his wife was hit dead by a speeding truck and he survived but lost his ____10____ to walk. Sad, Luke patted Smith on the shoulder to ____11____ him but words failed him. A good idea occurred to him suddenly, Luke promised to accompany him to hike the mountain and take a photo of the breathtaking ____12____ which his wife was dying for. That was actually Mrs. Priscilla’s long-lasting ____13____.
The next day, Luke carried Smith to the top of the mountain successfully. Seeing the old man ____14____ the photo with tears, Luke felt ____15____. The two became lifelong friends from that day onward.
1．A．stand B．stop C．sit D．lie
2．A．mountain B．house C．lake D．sight
3．A．within B．nearly C．beyond D．behind
4．A．nodded B．sighed C．yelled D．apologized
5．A．terrible B．unforgettable C．happy D．shameful
6．A．clueless B．anxious C．curious D．crazy
7．A．competitor B．runner C．visitor D．composer
8．A．Gradually B．Luckily C．Suddenly D．Amazingly
9．A．celebrate B．perform C．memorize D．show
10．A．strength B．energy C．interest D．ability
11．A．warn B．comfort C．inform D．remind
12．A．trees B．flowers C．landscape D．restaurant
13．A．purpose B．trick C．design D．dream
14．A．kissed B．threw C．pounded D．tore
15．A．disappointed B．relieved C．shocked D．puzzled
When Jackelyn Kastanis found out her childhood best friend, Brooke, had cancer, she dropped everything to be by her side. She not only stayed with her in the ____16____, she also tried to help her feel normal and give her a sense of ____17____.
“She was told at 27 years old she had a year to ____18____. Once I found out she was very sick I came home and I ____19____ residence with her in her hospital room,” Kastanis told CBS News. “I brought hair and make-up and tried anything to ____20____ her spirits. And she, believe it or not, changed ____21____.”
Jackelyn wanted to find a way to copy the ____22____ for other women who are battling cancer. So, she set up her nonprofit Simply From The Heart and started visiting hospitals with ____23____ to give beauty products and makeovers to the women.
Jackelyn and the volunteers ____24____ “glam boxes” with 30 beauty products, _____25_____ by individuals and corporations, and take them to the women in the hospital. Since 2014, they have _____26_____ the lives of more than 5,000 patients. Medicine and treatments help them _____27_____, but friendship and kindness help regain the hope of life.
“One patient, I remember her _____28_____, ‘These girls cured me in a way the _____29_____ could not,’” said Jackelyn. “You know, we have our doctors and they keep us alive. But _____30_____, we all want our souls to feel sparked up to get us through.”
16．A．school B．company C．hospital D．office
17．A．beauty B．worth C．honor D．value
18．A．study B．live C．work D．think
19．A．brought up B．put up C．turned up D．took up
20．A．reach B．catch C．lift D．admire
21．A．completely B．regularly C．frequently D．occasionally
22．A．journey B．moment C．lesson D．wonder
23．A．students B．workers C．volunteers D．employees
24．A．decorate B．fill C．involve D．cover
25．A．provided B．delivered C．requested D．donated
26．A．touched B．saved C．shaped D．impressed
27．A．advance B．recover C．develop D．grow
28．A．asking B．replying C．saying D．thinking
29．A．doctors B．teachers C．writers D．workers
30．A．hopefully B．physically C．gradually D．mentally
“Believe in yourself, and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you.”
一Cynthia Kersey
Enur Pakashtica has been a(n) ____31____ to the young generation as he has developed ____32____ over the years to push his limits. Born into a poor family in 1994, Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six. As he ____33____ for the other kids in school for events, it built his self-esteem (自尊) and helped him ____34____ his confidence. Pakashtica is a singer and producer, who has used his skills to ____35____ the world with his passion and commitment. Pakashtica has ____36____ more than 15 songs and joined forces with artists such as Adrian Caxha for the remake of the song “Ajshe.”
Pakashtica officially started his ____37____ when he was 12, and since then, he has never ____38____. As he performed on TV in front of thousands of people, he made it to the Top Ten, which gathered ____39____ and built his will to achieve more and more. There is _______40_______ that can hold a person back if they have the _______41_______ attitude, and Pakashtica has been channeling positivity throughout his life. Pakashtica has taken part in Season 2 of X Factor Albania, where he reached the semifinals and performed _______42_______.
Pakashtica follows a _______43_______: “People who want to succeed have to _______44_______ between whether they want to go far or fast. If you want to go far— be yourself, never _______45_______, and if you want to go fast, and go down fast, fake it till you make it.”
31．A．inspiration B．joke C．image D．lesson
32．A．mind B．wealth C．business D．confidence
33．A．danced B．performed C．made a speech D．raised money
34．A．sustain B．lose C．lack D．regain
35．A．shape B．puzzle C．move D．control
36．A．copied B．collected C．created D．adapted
37．A．career B．school C．company D．service
38．A．looked back B．calmed down C．turned up D．signed up
39．A．feedback B．envy C．sympathy D．appreciation
40．A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
41．A．correct B．critical C．aggressive D．casual
42．A．patiently B．perfectly C．helplessly D．proudly
43．A．policy B．regulation C．belief D．requirement
44．A．choose B．abandon C．hesitate D．struggle
45．A．challenge B．adventure C．wander D．change
Early spring can be a tough time in the Midwest. It can ____46____ both people and animals with its unexpected snowstorms.
Every spring, migratory(迁徙的) birds camp out in a large pond near my house on the way to their summer ____47____. This year, besides geese, scaups, a type of diving duck spent days hanging out ____48____ eats. Then a snowstorm hit, followed by a very ____49____ night.
The next morning, I was shocked to see that all birds had ____50____ overnight — except one lone female, who was diving ____51____ and dynamically in the circle of open water. Her movement and body heat had kept the ____52____ from coming close as I ____53____ her from my warm house.
However, as the temperature dropped, the open water got smaller, and her movements slowed. I watched with ____54____ as she eventually stopped moving, fearing that something might happen.
And then it happened: Two more ducks appeared, ____55____ next to her still body. More ducks came and the circle of water came alive with their splashing and diving. Slowly, the circle of water ____56____ in size. Within minutes, the lone female was revived by her friends’ presence.
This little duck wouldn’t have ____57____ another night without her friends. She, in turn, had kept that area of water ____58____, so her friends had a place to stop and ____59____ themselves. Sometimes, a tiny action — even our mere ____60____ — might brighten one’s day, and even save one’s life.
46．A．scare B．move C．surprise D．beat
47．A．camp B．vacations C．courses D．habitat
48．A．regardless of B．in search of C．in addition to D．as for
49．A．dark B．starry C．peaceful D．freezing
50．A．gathered B．disappeared C．panicked D．fainted
51．A．energetically B．patiently C．calmly D．cautiously
52．A．ice B．house C．snowstorm D．water
53．A．tended B．followed C．watched D．recorded
54．A．relief B．doubt C．anxiety D．pleasure
55．A．rowing B．landing C．circling D．feeding
56．A．increased B．decreased C．transformed D．formed
57．A．spared B．wasted C．spent D．lasted
58．A．still B．open C．clean D．steady
59．A．motivate B．remind C．judge D．refresh
60．A．presence B．appreciation C．attitude D．request
On Aug. 5, Favorin worked in the yard and watched his granddaughter. In the afternoon, he took a break and went downstairs to do his each-day exercise, a high intensity interval ____61____. One minute on and one minute off, he had been ____62____ each day for a few months and for the most half, felt fairly good doing it. But that day, when he did exercise ____63____, he began feeling dangerous. He couldn’t carry his arms above his shoulders and felt ache in his chest. He ____64____ he was having a heart attack.
Without his phone on him, Favorin slowly walked to his neighbors’ door, rang their doorbell and ____65____ in opposition to the porch railing (门廊的栏杆). Then, he misplaced his grasp on the railing and ____66____.
Inside the home, Chris and Rachel, a firefighter and a nurse, had been having fun ____67____ with an uncommon day without work. Chris checked out the ____68____ from the doorbell and noticed it was their neighbor, Favorin, and he seemed to be in ____69____. They went to the door and ____70____ Favorin on the floor. Chris and Rachel are professionals and started CPR (心肺复苏), making use of their ____71____ and talent to save his life. They referred to 911 and took turns doing ____72____ chest compressions and checking his pulse.
EMS arrived in six minutes. Rachel rode with their neighbor in the ambulance. Another neighbor took his granddaughter willingly.
Favorin was in hospital for two days. He appears to have ____73____ nicely. Talking to him, you’ll by no means guess that, just some days earlier than, he was close to ____74____.
The medical doctors ____75____ him that the fast motion by Chris and Rachel saved his life.
61．A．faith B．routine C．destination D．journey
62．A．showing off B．staying in C．figuring out D．hanging out
63．A．anyway B．halfway C．somehow D．either
64．A．supposed B．promised C．hesitated D．pretended
65．A．skipped B．returned C．escaped D．leaned
66．A．disappeared B．abandoned C．collapsed D．survived
67．A．collectively B．curiously C．secretly D．roughly
68．A．switch B．clue C．sign D．video
69．A．surprise B．misery C．consideration D．confidence
70．A．located B．exposed C．ignored D．covered
71．A．consulting B．mending C．coaching D．driving
72．A．additional B．conventional C．occasional D．optional
73．A．prepared B．adapted C．responded D．recovered
74．A．death B．hope C．courage D．chance
75．A．warned B．reminded C．informed D．persuaded
I began learning Greek aged 10 when my family and I moved there for 2 years. At first it was ___76___ and I had no idea whether I would be able to learn the language, but ___77___, I started to get a sense of ___78___ from using what I had learnt, hearing conversations and almost ___79___ everything that was said.
When I started university back in England at 18, I met my best friend ___80___ our same second language－Greek. I was always told I would meet people through ___81___, and that was the first moment when I believed it.
I was always ___82___ by family to continue on the language path, so I took up German though it was really ___83___. There were a lot of times I thought I was going to ___84___, but I am so glad I didn’t. When I ____85____ to go to the University of Manchester to study Spanish, I had never studied Spanish before. They saw that I studied Greek and German and ____86____ me a place! Now I am in Spain for a year having an ____87____ time.
It was a ____88____ chain of events; if I had ____89____ everybody who encouraged me to study languages, gave up when it was hard and didn’t practise, I would not be doing what I am doing right now, and my life would be totally ____90____.
76．A．interesting B．difficult C．useless D．hopeful
77．A．slowly B．suddenly C．entirely D．certainly
78．A．humor B．anxiety C．pressure D．pride
79．A．understanding B．speaking C．confusing D．thinking
80．A．in spite of B．except for C．in favor of D．thanks to
81．A．activities B．conversations C．languages D．clubs
82．A．affected B．prevented C．moved D．encouraged
83．A．challenging B．amusing C．attractive D．unique
84．A．give away B．give up C．go all out D．go down
85．A．planned B．applied C．refused D．promised
86．A．pointed B．left C．offered D．found
87．A．annoying B．amazing C．odd D．ordinary
88．A．wonderful B．normal C．familiar D．popular
89．A．responded B．blamed C．ignored D．admired
90．A．successful B．meaningful C．colorful D．different
参考答案：
1．B
2．A
3．C
4．D
5．B
6．A
7．C
8．D
9．A
10．D
11．B
12．C
13．D
14．A
15．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述Luke帮助一位残疾的老人完成已故妻子的遗愿，两人最后成为朋友的故事。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天晚上，他注意到一位坐轮椅的老人走进餐馆，并停在窗前，没有点任何东西。A. stand站；B. stop停止；C. sit坐；D. lie躺。根据空后“by the window without ordering anything. He just had his eyes fixed on a 2 outside the window.”可知，一位坐着轮椅的老人进入餐馆，应是停在窗前，向外看。故选B。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他目不转睛地盯着窗外的一座山。A. mountain山；B. house房子；C. lake湖；D. sight景象，视线。根据下文“both of them loved to watch mountains(他们两人都喜欢看山)”可知，老人盯着窗外的一座山。故选A。
3．考查介词词义辨析。句意：因为餐厅本应该在一个小时前就关门，Luke不得不提醒那个人已经超过打烊时间了。A. within在……之内；B. nearly几乎；C. beyond超出；D. behind在……后面。根据“Since the restaurant should have closed an hour earlier”可知，已经超过了打烊时间。故选C。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：老人真诚地道歉，说这个地方充满了他难忘的回忆，包括他的妻子和许多其他的东西。A. nodded点头；B. sighed叹息；C. yelled叫喊；D. apologized道歉。根据上文“Since the restaurant should have closed an hour earlier, Luke had to remind the man it was 3 closing time.”可知，已经超过了打烊时间，所以老人真诚地道歉。故选D。
5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. terrible可怕的；B. unforgettable难忘的；C. happy快乐的；D. shameful可耻的。根据下文“including his wife and many other things”及老人的妻子出了车祸可知，此处指难忘的回忆，不仅仅是快乐的回忆。故选B。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Luke不知道那个人在说什么；他只是注意到那个男人的眼里充满了泪水。A. clueless一无所知的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. curious好奇的；D. crazy疯狂的。根据下文“he just noticed the man’s eyes filled with tears.”及老人的解释可知，此时Luke不知道老人在说什么。故选A。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，老人告诉Luke，他叫Smith，40年前他是这家餐厅的常客，就是在这家餐厅，他遇到了他心爱的Priscilla，并坠入爱河。A. competitor竞争者；B. runner跑步的人；C. visitor来访者；D. composer作曲家。根据“it was in this restaurant…”及语境可知，老人40年前是这家餐馆的常客，也正是在这里遇见了自己的爱人。故选C。
8．考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，他们俩都喜欢看山。A. Gradually逐渐；B. Luckily幸运地；C. Suddenly突然；D. Amazingly令人惊讶地。根据语境可知，令人惊讶的是，他们两人都喜欢看山。故选D。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，有一天，在他们去山上庆祝结婚一周年的路上，他的妻子被一辆超速的卡车撞死了，他活了下来，但失去了行走的能力。A. celebrate庆祝；B. perform表演；C. memorize记住；D. show展示。根据空后“their first wedding anniversary”可知，此处指庆祝结婚一周年。故选A。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strength力量；B. energy精力；C. interest兴趣；D. ability能力。根据上文“ One evening, he noticed an old man in a wheelchair enter the restaurant”可知，老人坐着轮椅，应该是失去了行走的能力。故选D。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Luke很伤心，拍拍Smith的肩膀安慰他，但他却说不出话来。A. warn警告；B. comfort安慰；C. inform通知；D. remind提醒。根据空前“Sad, Luke patted Smith on the shoulder”及常识可知，听了老人悲惨的故事，Luke应是拍拍他的肩膀以表安慰。故选B。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他突然有了一个好主意，Luke答应陪他去爬山，拍一张他妻子渴望已久的绝美风景的照片。A. trees树；B. flowers花；C. landscape风景；D. restaurant餐馆。根据空前“Luke promised to accompany him to hike the mountain”可知，Luke承诺陪老人爬山，拍一张风景照。故选C。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这其实是Priscilla夫人长久以来的梦想。A. purpose目的；B. trick诡计；C. design设计；D. dream梦想。根据上一句中“which his wife was dying for”可知，这是Priscilla夫人长久以来的梦想。故选D。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到老人含泪亲吻照片，Luke感到如释重负。A. kissed亲吻；B. threw扔；C. pounded击打；D. tore撕碎。根据上下文及“with tears”可知，妻子一直梦想着站在山顶拍一张风景照，如今实现了这个梦想，老人应是含泪亲吻着照片。故选A。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. disappointed失望的；B. relieved宽慰的；C. shocked震惊的；D. puzzled困惑的。根据语境可知，帮老人完成心愿，Luke应是感到宽慰。故选B。
16．C
17．A
18．B
19．D
20．C
21．A
22．D
23．C
24．B
25．D
26．A
27．B
28．C
29．A
30．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Jackelyn的好友不幸患上了癌症，她以一种特殊方式去帮助她的好友恢复美丽与自信。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她不仅在医院陪着她，还努力让她感觉正常，给她美感。A. school学校；B. company公司；C. hospital医院；D. office办公室。根据上文“her childhood best friend, Brooke, had cancer”可知，Jackelyn 的好友 Brooke患上了癌症，由此可推知，Jackelyn应该是去医院（hospital）陪护她。故选C项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她不仅在医院陪着她，还努力让她感觉正常，给她美感。A. beauty美；B. worth价值；C. honor荣誉；D. value价值。根据第二段最后一句可知，Jackelyn给好友带去了头发和化妆品，给她一种她很美丽的感觉。故选A项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在27岁的时候被告知她只能再活一年。A. study学习；B. live活着；C. work工作；D. think思考。根据上文“When Jackelyn Kastanis found out her childhood best friend, Brooke, had cancer,”和下文“Once I found out she was very sick”可知，她在27岁时被告知她只能活（live）一年。故选B项。
19．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我发现她病得很重的时候，我就回来和她住在医院的病房里。A. brought up养育；B. put up举起；C. turned up出现；D. took up占据（地方）。此处take up residence为固定搭配，意为“开始居住”，符合语境。故选D项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我带来了头发和化妆品，尝试了一切让她振作起来的方法。A. reach到达；B. catch抓住；C. lift使愉悦；D. admire敬佩。根据上文“I brought hair and make-up and tried anything to”可知，Jackelyn给好友带去头发和化妆品并尝试做任何事情，目的是使她高兴起来。lift sb’s spirits意为“振奋某人的情绪”，符合语境。故选C项。
21．考查副词词义辨析。句意：信不信由你，她完全变了。A. completely完全地；B. regularly规律地；C. frequently频繁地；D. occasionally偶尔。根据下文“Jackelyn wanted to find a way to copy the 7 for other women who are battling cancer.”推知，Brooke完全改变了，因此Jackelyn Kastanis想把这种方法复制到其他患癌的女士身上。故选A项。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Jackelyn 想找到一种方法，为其他与癌症抗争的女性复制这一奇迹。A. journey旅程；B. moment时刻；C. lesson课程；D. wonder奇迹。根据上文“And she, believe it or not, changed 6 .”并结合选项可推知，Jackelyn 希望找到一种方法，可以将这一奇迹复制到其他与癌症抗争的女性身上。故选D项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，她成立了自己的非营利组织Simply From The Heart，并开始与志愿者前往医院，为女性提供美容产品和化妆服务。A. students学生；B. workers工人；C. volunteers志愿者；D. employees员工。根据第四段第一句的“Jackelyn and the volunteers”可知，Jackelyn是和志愿者们一起去医院为那些女性提供美容产品和化妆服务的。故选C项。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jackelyn 和志愿者们在“华丽的盒子”里装满了30种美容产品，这些产品由个人和公司提供，然后送到医院里的女性那里。A. decorate装饰；B. fill填满；C. involve涉及；D. cover覆盖。此处fill with…...为固定搭配，意为“用……装满……”，符合语境。故选B项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jackelyn 和志愿者们在“华丽的盒子”里装满了30种美容产品，这些产品由个人和公司提供，然后送到医院里的女性那里。A. provided提供；B. delivered传递；C. requested要求；D. donated捐赠。根据上文“So, she set up her nonprofit Simply From The Heart and started visiting hospitals ”可知，Jackelyn 所创办的是一家非营利性机构，因此这些美容产品应该是个人和企业捐赠的。donate意为“(尤指向慈善机构)捐赠，赠送”，符合语境。故选D项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自2014年以来，它们已经影响了5000多名患者的生活。A. touched影响；B. saved拯救；C. shaped塑造；D. impressed留下印象。根据下文“but friendship and kindness help regain the hope of life.”可知，他们影响了5000多名病人的生活。touch意为“影响”，符合语境。故选A项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：药物和治疗帮助他们康复，但友谊和善意帮助他们重拾生活的希望。A. advance前进；B. recover恢复；C. develop发展；D. grow成长。根据下文“but friendship and kindness help regain the hope of life.”可知，药物和治疗帮助她们康复，但是友情和善意帮助她们重获希望。recover意为“恢复健康；康复”，符合语境，与下文regain呼应。故选B项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我记得有一个病人说，这些女孩以一种医生无法做到的方式治愈了我。A. asking问；B. replying回复；C. saying说；D. thinking思考。根据语境可知，此处是Jackelyn引用一位病人所说的话。故选C项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我记得有一个病人说，这些女孩以一种医生无法做到的方式治愈了我。A. doctors医生；B. teachers老师；C. writers作家；D. workers工人。根据“cured me”可知，病人表示女孩们用医生无法做到的方式治愈了自己。故选A项。
30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但在精神上，我们都希望自己的灵魂被点燃，从而度过难关。A. hopefully有希望地；B. physically身体地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. mentally精神上地。根据上文可知，医生使她们能够继续活下去，这是指身体上的；根据空格前的“But”及下文的“our souls”可推知，此处应谈及精神上的，与上文形成对比。mentally意为“精神上；思想上”，符合语境。故选D项。
31．A
32．D
33．B
34．A
35．C
36．C
37．A
38．A
39．D
40．B
41．A
42．B
43．C
44．A
45．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了歌手兼创作者Pakashtica获得成功的故事。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Enur Pakashtica一直激励着年轻一代，因为多年来他建立了超越自己极限的信心。A. inspiration激励；B. joke玩笑；C. image想象；D. lesson教训。根据“to push his limits.”可知，Enur Pakashtica超越自己的极限，这是积极的一面，努力超越自己极限的人是会给别人起到激励作用的；故选A项。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Enur Pakashtica一直激励着年轻一代，因为多年来他建立了超越自己极限的信心。A. mind思想；B. wealth财富；C. business商业；D. confidence信心。由后文“it built his self-esteem (自尊) and helped him ____4____ his confidence.”可知，经过数年，他拥有超越自己极限的信心。故选D项。
33．考查动词和短语辨析。句意：当他因活动在学校为其他孩子表演时，他建立了自尊，并帮助他保持自信。A. danced跳舞；B. performed表演；C. made a speech作演讲；D. raised money筹钱。由上文“Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six.”可知他六岁起就开始唱歌，故推知本处是他为其他孩子表演。故选B项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他因活动在学校为其他孩子表演时，他建立了自尊，并帮助他维持自信。A. sustain维持；使保持；B. lose失去；C. lack缺乏；D. regain收回。根据“it built his self-esteem (自尊) and helped him”可知他的表演经历帮助他建立了自尊，这些经历同时让他保持自信；故选A项。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica是一名歌手和制作人，他用他的技能和他的热情和献身精神感动了世界。A. shape塑造；B. puzzle使迷惑；C. move使感动；D. control控制。根据“with his passion and commitment.”可知，他因为自己的才能，以及自己的热情和献身精神感动了世界。故选C项。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica创作了超过15首歌曲，并与Adrian Caxha等艺术家合作翻唱了歌曲《Ajshe》。A. copied复制；B. collected搜集；C. created 创作；D. adapted使适应。根据“joined forces with artists such as Adrian Caxha for the remake of the song “Ajshe.””可知，此处讲述Pakashtica的成就，结合上文“ Pakashtica is a singer and producer”可推知Pakashtica创作了超过15首歌曲。故选C项。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica在12岁时正式开始了他的职业生涯，从那时起，他就没有回头。A. career职业生涯；B. school学校；C. company公司；D. service服务。根据文章第一段中“Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six.”和“Pakashtica is a singer and producer,”可知Pakashtica从小就开始唱歌，并成为一名歌手和制作人，且本文主要讲述的就是他职业生涯取得成功的故事，故推知本处表述的是他从12岁就正式开始了他的职业生涯；故选A项。
38．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica在12岁时正式开始了他的职业生涯，从那时起，他就没有回头。A. looked back回头看；B. calmed down冷静下来；C. turned up出现；D. signed up登记。根据文章第一段中“Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six.”和“Pakashtica is a singer and producer,”可知Pakashtica从小就开始唱歌，并成为一名歌手和制作人，他一直在前进，不曾回头。故选A项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他在电视上在成千上万的观众面前表演时，他进入了前十名，获得了赞赏，培养了他取得越来越多成就的意志。A. feedback反馈；B. envy妒忌；C. sympathy同情；D. appreciation赞赏。根据“he made it to the Top Ten,”可知他的表演进入了前十，他受到了很多赞赏。故选D项。
40．考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：如果一个人有正确的态度，没有什么可以阻止他，Pakashtica在他的一生中一直在引导积极的态度。A. everything每一事物；B. nothing没有什么；C. something某事物；D. anything任何事物。根据“Pakashtica has been channeling positivity throughout his life.”可知Pakashtica在他的一生中一直在积极向上，故推知本处表述如果一个人态度正确，没有什么可以阻止他。故选B项。
41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果一个人有正确的态度，没有什么可以阻止他，Pakashtica在他的一生中一直在引导积极的态度。A. correct正确的；B. critical关键的；C. aggressive好斗的；D. casual满不在乎的。根据“Pakashtica has been channeling positivity throughout his life.”可知Pakashtica在他的一生中一直在态度积极，此处表述一个人态度正确度，就没有什么可以阻止他；故选A项。
42．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica参加了《阿尔巴尼亚偶像》第二季的比赛，在那里他进入了半决赛并表现完美。A. patiently容忍地；B. perfectly完美地；C. helplessly无助地；D. proudly骄傲地。根据“Pakashtica has taken part in Season 2 of X Factor Albania, where he reached the semifinals”可知他进入了半决赛，进入半决赛说明表现完美。故选B项。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica遵循一种信念：“想要成功的人必须在他们想要走得远还是快之间做出选择。A. policy政策；B. regulation调节；C. belief信念；D. requirement要求。根据“If you want to go far— be yourself, never ____15____ , and if you want to go fast, and go down fast, fake it till you make it.”可知想要成功的人必须在想要走得远还是快，这两种信念之间做出选择。故选C项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Pakashtica遵循一种信念：“想要成功的人必须在他们想要走得远还是快之间做出选择。A. choose选择；B. abandon抛弃；C. hesitate犹豫；D. struggle奋斗。根据“If you want to go far— be yourself, never ____15____ , and if you want to go fast, and go down fast, fake it till you make it.”可知想要成功的人要在走得远还是快之间做出选择；故选A项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你想走得远——做你自己，永远不要改变...A. challenge挑战；B. adventure冒险；C. wander闲逛；D. change改变。根据“If you want to go far— be yourself”可知要想走得远，就要做自己，不要轻易改变；故选D项。
46．C
47．D
48．B
49．D
50．B
51．A
52．A
53．C
54．C
55．B
56．A
57．D
58．B
59．D
60．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章通过叙述母鸭陷入危险最终得救的故事告诉我们：一个小小的动作，甚至是我们的出现，都有可能给某个人的生活带来光明。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它会以意想不到的暴风雪让人和动物大吃一惊。A. scare使惊恐，吓唬；B. move（使）移动，使感动；C. surprise使吃惊，给……惊喜；D. beat打败。根据“with its unexpected snowstorms”可知，早春时节会出现意想不到的暴风雪，让人和动物都大吃一惊。故选C。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每年春天，迁徙的鸟在去夏季栖息地的路上，会在我家附近的一个大池塘里扎营。A. camp营地；B. vacations假期；C. courses课程；D. habitat栖息地。根据“migratory(迁徙的) birds”可知，此处指迁徙的鸟在去往栖息地的路上，故选D。
48．考查固定短语辨析。句意：今年，除了鹅，一种潜水鸭也花了好几天的时间徘徊着来寻找食物。A. regardless of不管；B. in search of寻找；C. in addition to除……之外；D. as for至于。根据语境及“hanging out”可知，潜鸭徘徊是为了寻找吃的东西。故选B。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后一场暴风雪来了，接着是一个非常寒冷的夜晚。A. dark黑暗的；B. starry布满星星的；C. peaceful平静的；D. freezing极冷的，冰冻的。根据“Then a snowstorm hit”可知，暴风雪袭来，接着应是一个非常寒冷的夜晚，故选D。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我惊讶地发现所有的鸟都在一夜之间消失了——只剩下一只母鸭，它正在开阔的水域里积极而活跃地潜水。A. gathered聚集；B. disappeared消失；C. panicked使恐慌；D. fainted昏厥。根据“except one lone female, who was diving ____6____ and dynamically in the circle of open water”可知，除了一只孤单的母鸭，其他的都消失了。故选B。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. energetically精力充沛地；B. patiently耐心地；C. calmly冷静地；D. cautiously小心地。此处和“dynamically(充满活力地)”意义一致，energetically符合语境，故选A。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我在温暖的屋子里看着她时，她的动作和身体的热量阻止了冰靠近。A. ice冰；B. house房子；C. snowstorm暴风雪；D. water水。根据上下文语境可知，母鸭用她的体温和身体运动的热量使开阔的水域不被冰封住。故选A。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. tended倾向于；B. followed跟随；C. watched观看，注视；D. recorded记录。根据此处对母鸭的描写及下文“I watched with ____9____ as she eventually stopped moving”可知，作者在温暖的屋子里注视着这一切，故选C。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我担忧地看着她最终停止了移动，担心会发生什么事。A. relief宽慰；B. doubt怀疑；C. anxiety焦虑，忧虑；D. pleasure乐趣。根据“fearing that something might happen”可知，作者担心母鸭，故选C。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后事情发生了：又出现了两只鸭子，降落在她静止的身体旁边。A. rowing划船；B. landing降落，上岸；C. circling盘旋；D. feeding喂养。根据语境可知，两只鸭子应是降落在母鸭旁边，故选B。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：慢慢地，水圈变大了。A. increased增加；B. decreased减小。降低；C. transformed使变形，转化；D. formed形成。根据上文中“More ducks came and the circle of water came alive”可知，更多的鸭子来了，池塘中没有结冰的小水圈因为它们的游动和潜水而复苏，所以水圈应是变大了。故选A。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果没有它的朋友们，这只小鸭子可能无法再坚持一晚上。A. spared抽出（时间）；B. wasted浪费；C. spent花费，度过；D. lasted坚持，支撑下去。根据上文“Within minutes, the lone female was revived by her friends’ presence.(几分钟后，朋友们的出现让这只孤独的母鸭苏醒过来)”可知，其他鸭子到来使这只母鸭苏醒过来，所以如果没有那些鸭子，她可能熬不过另一个晚上。故选D。
58．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：反过来，她把那片水域保持开放，这样她的朋友们就有地方停下来休息了。A. still静止的；B. open开放的；C. clean干净的；D. steady稳定的。根据上文内容及空后“so her friends had a place to stop”可知，母鸭一直努力让那块水域保持开放。故选B。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. motivate成为……的动机，激励；B. remind提醒；C. judge评价；D. refresh使恢复精神，使消除疲劳。根据空前“so her friends had a place to stop”可知，此处指有一个地方可以栖息，故选D。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候，一个小小的动作——甚至是我们的出现——就可能照亮一个人的一天，甚至挽救一个人的生命。A. presence出现；B. appreciation欣赏，感激；C. attitude态度；D. request要求，请求。此处是词汇复现，呼应上一段末句“Within minutes, the lone female was revived by her friends’ presence.(几分钟后，朋友们的出现让这只孤独的母鸭苏醒过来)”中的presence，故选A。
61．B
62．C
63．B
64．A
65．D
66．C
67．A
68．D
69．B
70．A
71．C
72．B
73．D
74．A
75．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Favorin在日常锻炼时，心脏病发作，多亏了两位邻居的及时救助，挽救了他的生命。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：下午，他休息一下，下楼做他每天的运动，一种高强度间歇训练。A. faith信念；B. routine日常；C. destination目的地；D. journey旅程。根据上文“do his each-day exercise”可知，每天运动是他的日常。故选B。
62．考查动词短语辨析。句意：几个月来，他每天都在计算一分钟，一分钟休息，在大部分时间里，他感觉做得很好。A. showing off炫耀；B. staying in呆在家；C. figuring out弄清楚，计算；D. hanging out闲逛。根据上文“One minute on and one minute off”可知他在计算时间，故选C。
63．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是那天，当他做了一半的运动时，他开始感到危险。A. anyway无论如何；B. halfway在中途；C. somehow不知怎么；D. either两者中的一个。根据后文“He couldn’t carry his arms above his shoulders and felt ache in his chest.(他的胳膊不能举过肩膀，感到胸口疼痛)”可知，运动到一半，身体不舒服。故选B。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他认为自己心脏病发作了。A. supposed认为；B. promised承诺；C. hesitated犹豫；D. pretended假装。根据后文“he was having a heart attack”可知，他认为自己心脏病发作了。故选A。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没带手机，慢慢地走到邻居的门口，按响了他们的门铃，靠在门廊的栏杆上。A. skipped跳跃；B. returned返回；C. escaped逃走；D. leaned倚靠。根据后文“in opposition to the porch railing”指身体不舒服，所以靠在门廊的栏杆上。故选D。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，他抓错了栏杆，摔倒了。A. disappeared消失；B. abandoned抛弃；C. collapsed倒塌，摔倒；D. survived幸存。根据上文“he misplaced his grasp on the railing and”指他抓错了栏杆，摔倒了。故选C。
67．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在家里，克里斯和瑞秋，一个是消防员，一个是护士，正在一起玩得很开心，这是一个不工作的不寻常的一天。A. collectively集体地，一起；B. curiously好奇地；C. secretly秘密地；D. roughly大略。根据上文“Chris and Rachel, a firefighter and a nurse”指两人正一起玩耍。故选A。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：克里斯查看了门铃上的视频，注意到是他们的邻居霍弗林，他看起来很痛苦。A. switch开关；B. clue线索；C. sign迹象；D. video视频。根据后文“They went to the door”可知，先是看到了门铃上的监控视频，接着走向门，故选D。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：克里斯查看了门铃上的视频，注意到是他们的邻居霍弗林，他看起来很痛苦。A. surprise惊讶；B. misery痛苦，悲惨；C. consideration考虑；D. confidence自信。结合上文可知Favorin心脏病发作了，因此当时很痛苦。故选B。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们走到门口，发现霍弗林躺在地板上。A. located发现……的位置；B. exposed暴露；C. ignored忽视；D. covered覆盖。根据后文“Favorin on the floor”指发现霍弗林躺在地板上。故选A。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：克里斯和瑞秋是专业人士，他们开始心肺复苏，利用他们的训练和才能挽救了他的生命。A. consulting咨询；B. mending修补；C. coaching训练；D. driving驾驶。根据上文“started CPR”可知他们受过专业训练，故选C。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们向911求助，轮流做传统的胸部按压和检查他的脉搏。A. additional附加的；B. conventional惯例的；C. occasional偶尔的；D. optional可选择的。根据后文“chest compressions and checking his pulse”指对Favorin进行传统的救治，故选B。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他似乎恢复得很好。A. prepared准备；B. adapted改编；C. responded回答；D. recovered恢复。根据上文可知，克里斯和瑞秋救了他的生命，他住院两天，如今恢复得很好了。故选D。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：和他交谈，你绝不会猜到，就在几天前，他濒临死亡。A. death死亡；B. hope希望；C. courage勇气；D. chance机会。结合上文可知，Favorin运动时心脏病发作，即濒临死亡。故选A。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：医生告诉他，克里斯和瑞秋的快速动作救了他的命。A. warned警告；B. reminded提醒；C. informed通知；D. persuaded说服。根据后文“him that the fast motion by Chris and Rachel saved his life”指医生告知Favorin他是如何得救的。故选C。
76．B
77．A
78．D
79．A
80．D
81．C
82．D
83．A
84．B
85．B
86．C
87．B
88．A
89．C
90．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己的语言学习经历，以此告诉我们学习语言的重要性。
76．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，我不知道我是否能学会这门语言，但慢慢地，我开始有一种自豪感，因为我使用了我所学到的东西，听到了交谈，几乎理解了所说的一切。A. interesting有趣的；B. difficult困难的；C. useless无用的；D. hopeful有希望的。根据“and I had no idea whether I would be able to learn the language,”可知，作者起初认为很难，不知道自己是否可以学会这门语言并应用自如。故选B。
77．考查副词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，我不知道我是否能学会这门语言，但慢慢地，我开始有一种自豪感，因为我使用了我所学到的东西，听到了交谈，几乎理解了所说的一切。A. slowly慢慢地；B. suddenly突然；C. entirely完全地；D. certainly当然。根据“I started to get a sense of ___3___ from using what I had learnt, hearing conversations and almost ___4___ everything that was said.”可知，因为作者开始能够将自己所学的语言学以致用，所以慢慢地有了自豪感。故选A。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，我不知道我是否能学会这门语言，但慢慢地，我开始有一种自豪感，因为我使用了我所学到的东西，听到了交谈，几乎理解了所说的一切。A. humor幽默；B. anxiety焦虑；C. pressure压力；D. pride骄傲；自豪。根据“from using what I had learnt, hearing conversations and almost ___4___ everything that was said.”可知，作者所学的语言能够理解，所以很自豪。故选D。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一开始很难，我不知道我是否能学会这门语言，但慢慢地，我开始有一种自豪感，因为我使用了我所学到的东西，听到了交谈，几乎理解了所说的一切。 A. understanding理解；B. speaking讲；C. confusing使困惑；D. thinking思考。根据“everything that was said.”可知，这里指理解所说的话。故选A。
80．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：当我18岁回到英国开始上大学时，多亏了我们相同的第二语言——希腊语，我认识了我最好的朋友。A. in spite of尽管；B. except for除了；C. in favor of支持；D. thanks to多亏了。根据“When I started university back in England at 18, I met my best friend”可知，多亏了作者学习了希腊语，所以认识了最好的朋友。故选D。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我总是被告知我可以通过语言与人交流，那是我第一次相信这一点。A. activities活动；B. conversations谈话；C. languages语言；D. clubs俱乐部。根据“At first it was ___1___ and I had no idea whether I would be able to learn the language,”可知，这里指通过语言与人交流。故选C。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：家人总是鼓励我继续学习语言，所以我开始学习德语，尽管它真的很有挑战性。A. affected影响；B. prevented阻止；C. moved感动；D. encouraged鼓励。根据“by family to continue on the language path,”可知，家人鼓励作者学习语言。故选D。
83．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：家人总是鼓励我继续学习语言，所以我开始学习德语，尽管它真的很有挑战性。A. challenging具有挑战性的；B. amusing有趣的；C. attractive有吸引力的；D. unique独特的。根据“There were a lot of times I thought I was going to ___9___, but I am so glad I didn’t.”可知，学习德语具有挑战性。故选A。
84．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：有很多次我觉得我要放弃了，但我很高兴我没有放弃。A. give away赠送；B. give up放弃；C. go all out全力以赴；D. go down下降。根据“so I took up German though it was really ___8___.”和“but I am so glad I didn’t.”可知，因为学习德语具有挑战性，所以作者多次想放弃。故选B。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我申请去曼彻斯特大学学习西班牙语时，我从来没有学过西班牙语。A. planned计划；B. applied申请；C. refused拒绝；D. promised答应。根据“go to the University of Manchester to study Spanish,”可知，作者申请去曼彻斯特大学学习西班牙语。故选B。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们看到我学希腊语和德语，就给了我一个名额！A. pointed指；B. left离开；C. offered 提供；D. found发现。根据“They saw that I studied Greek and German”可知，因为作者学过希腊语和德语，所以曼彻斯特大学提供作者学习西班牙语的机会。故选C。
87．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我在西班牙度过了一年的美好时光。A. annoying恼人的；B. amazing令人惊异的；C. odd古怪的；D. ordinary普通的。根据“Now I am in Spain for a year”并结合上文可知，作者学过西班牙语，所以在西班牙度过了美好的时光。故选B。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一连串美妙的事件。A. wonderful精彩的；美妙的；B. normal正常的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. popular流行的。根据“if I had ___14___ everybody who encouraged me to study languages, gave up when it was hard and didn’t practise, I would not be doing what I am doing right now, and my life would be totally ___15___.”可知，因为语言的学习，所以发生了一连串美妙的事件。故选A。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我对所有鼓励我学习语言的人都置之不理，遇到困难就放弃，不去练习，我现在就不会做我现在在做的事情，我的人生也会完全不同。 A. responded答复；B. blamed指责；C. ignored忽略；D. admired钦佩。根据“everybody who encouraged me to study languages,”可知，作者庆幸没有忽略所有鼓励自己学习语言的人。故选C。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果我对所有鼓励我学习语言的人都置之不理，遇到困难就放弃，不去练习，我现在就不会做我现在在做的事情，我的人生也会完全不同。 A. successful成功的；B. meaningful有意义的；C. colorful多彩的；D. different不同的。根据“I would not be doing what I am doing right now,”可知，语言让作者的人生完全不同。故选D。