浙江高考英语完形填空专项训练（含答案）
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Simba was our first dog. When we saw him at the shelter, he was about three months old, ___1___ scared and would shy away if anyone came to pet him. However, with time and ___2___, Simba grew fast and made us laugh more times than I could count.
When Simba was sixteen, he developed hyperthyroidism (甲亢). He was slowly growing weaker. ___3___, he spent his days just ___4___ in his bed in the back yard, watching the birds in the feeder.
One morning, a white dove (鸽子) landed on the wall next to the house. The dove walked back and forth along the wall and ___5___ Simba for hours. By sunset, he was eating out of my hand. He ___6___ every morning thereafter. He was ___7___ by Simba and spent most of the day walking around his bed, ___8___ the other birds away from the feeder, and sitting in the bushes above Simba’s head ___9___ his dove songs. We never gave the dove a name and just ____10____ it was a “he” We called him “Simba’s friend.” The dove returned daily for four ____11____.
Then, the day came when Simba ____12____ peacefully. Two days later, Simba’s friend ____13____ at sunset and never returned. I always thought that he came for the food and stayed for the ____14____ that he shared with Simba, but I think he really came to bring ____15____ to our beloved Simba in his final days.
1．A．nervous B．guilty C．embarrassed D．confused
2．A．determination B．curiosity C．patience D．courage
3．A．Generally B．Accidentally C．Frequently D．Eventually
4．A．playing B．standing C．sleeping D．lying
5．A．fed B．watched C．taught D．comforted
6．A．nested B．visited C．left D．wandered
7．A．attracted B．amused C．changed D．supported
8．A．guiding B．taking C．forcing D．hiding
9．A．recording B．creating C．learning D．singing
10．A．proved B．assumed C．pretended D．suspected
11．A．decades B．years C．months D．days
12．A．died B．rose C．survived D．disappeared
13．A．passed by B．flew off C．hung above D．moved away
14．A．responsibility B．kindness C．friendship D．sympathy
15．A．peace B．honor C．faith D．life
The circle of life was on live display with the help of some little children and young turtles in the American state of New Jersey. The turtles had been found as eggs in the bodies of their mothers, all ___16___ by cars travelling through the animal’s habitat.
The ___17___ was part of a program that has saved thousands of turtles and has returned them to the wild over the past 25 years. The turtles were either raised from eggs or were ___18___ from roads or other dangerous places. “It’s a great community ___19___,” said Lisa Ferguson who is the director of research and conservation at the Wetlands Institute.
Why are turtles ___20___ in danger Because turtles come out of the wetlands onto dry land to ___21___ their eggs. In the open area, they are ___22___ by other animals. But, the even greater ___23___ is cars. Wetlands Institute ___24___ the injured turtles and also collects eggs from those accidentally losing their lives on the road.
Then the institute ____25____ eggs and looks after young turtles in the first year of their lives. When they have ____26____ enough, they are released into the wetlands. Kindergartners from school nearby get to know them from their start in their ____27____. The young students ____28____ each turtle and draw pictures of them. They raise money for turtle care through different activities.
Then it comes time to set the beloved turtles free to seek their future where they ____29____. Some children quickly and happily picked up the turtles and took them to the water. But every child seemed very pleased as the turtles ____30____ into the water.
16．A．observed B．carried C．saved D．killed
17．A．release B．delivery C．protection D．return
18．A．kept B．rescued C．recycled D．sheltered
19．A．honor B．activity C．connection D．culture
20．A．exactly B．directly C．partly D．easily
21．A．count B．store C．lay D．seek
22．A．hunted B．conquered C．discovered D．caught
23．A．danger B．effect C．threat D．harm
24．A．care about B．cares for C．look for D．look into
25．A．keeps B．hatches C．studies D．attends
26．A．grown B．recovered C．rested D．accumulated
27．A．sea B．home C．shells D．childhood
28．A．love B．admire C．accompany D．name
29．A．go B．expect C．originate D．belong
30．A．made their way B．felt their way C．lost their way D．cleared their way
I am a ridiculously early person. If possible, I ____31____ to be at least 30 minutes early for everything. These days, this is an ____32____ to get some extra reading time; it used to be an opportunity for a glass of wine to settle my ____33____ when jumping into a party.
This time I was almost an hour early. So I went to Charlie’s house. To get me ____34____ the way while he was getting prepared, he took me to the ____35____ bedroom and ____36____ me to his new French bulldog puppy. I fell in love ____37____. I spent the entire night in the room with the puppy.
My previous job involved ____38____ a lot. But I had recently changed ____39____; my hours had settled. That evening I ____40____ I was finally ready for adopting a pup.
I ____41____ with a pup named Lacy, who used to get ____42____ of the books I read and put her ____43____ in the middle of the page to draw my attention. Her gentle, silly ways have ____44____ with me.
To have a puppy of my own: that was my ____45____. I found a breeder a few weeks later and was put on a waiting ____46____. I even gave my future pup a name, McNults. It is a smaller version of Lacy, which I didn’t even realize I had ____47____ her until my sister pointed it out.
We have come as a ____48____ for the past 13 years. When I say we, I ____49____ me and McNults. We are inseparable. MeNults got me through the ____50____ period of my life, through grief, and now I will be with her as her life comes to an end.
31．A．tend B．pretend C．hate D．happen
32．A．accident B．blame C．excuse D．duty
33．A．eyes B．nerves C．problems D．life
34．A．away from B．right into C．down upon D．out of
35．A．busy B．beautiful C．spare D．noisy
36．A．introduced B．asked C．put D．pushed
37．A．usually B．immediately C．slowly D．rarely
38．A．reading B．sitting C．travelling D．writing
39．A．jobs B．places C．houses D．offices
40．A．forgot B．regretted C．imagined D．realized
41．A．came up B．lived up C．grew up D．stayed up
42．A．jealous B．proud C．ashamed D．silly
43．A．ear B．tail C．eye D．paw
44．A．left B．stayed C．gone D．moved
45．A．dream B．pride C．solution D．answer
46．A．table B．bus C．list D．room
47．A．made B．copied C．painted D．bought
48．A．band B．class C．company D．pair
49．A．ignore B．find C．mean D．mention
50．A．simplest B．worst C．happiest D．brightest
Al Nixon began each day from a bench with a spectacular view of the Tampa Bay, Florida. One day, a woman stopped, “Seeing you here, I know that everything is going to be ____51____. ” That was when Nixon knew—he needed to ____52____ the people walking by, letting them know that men ____53____ to each other.
Instead of staring straight at the waterfront, Nixon started ____54____ at people and striking up conversations. “I wanted them to walk away knowing they didn’t have to feel ____55____.” Nixon, 59, said. His being present and his ____56____ to listen have led some to nickname him the Sunshine Mayor (市长).
“Nixon is this calm, constant ____57____,” said Dee Glowa, who is in her late 50s. “He listens without ____58____ and without any kind of return expected.” While most people ____59____ wave or stop to make small talk, others are anxious to step into his “_____60_____” and spend a few minutes with someone who will listen.
No matter what problem a person wants to _____61_____, Nixon lends an ear. “You have to have an open heart and an open head,” he said. “No topic is off _____62_____, but some people sit down and don’t want to _____63_____ at all.”
Once a woman _____64_____ and they stared at the water for an hour, then she said thank you and walked away. She just wanted a moment of _____65_____ and to know she wasn’t alone. And in that moment, in that hour, on that morning, she truly wasn’t.”
51．A．funny B．clear C．fine D．special
52．A．keep pace with B．pay attention to C．lay emphasis on D．catch sight of
53．A．mattered B．belonged C．objected D．related
54．A．laughing B．gazing C．smiling D．shouting
55．A．embarrassed B．ashamed C．guilty D．alone
56．A．openness B．greatness C．honesty D．modesty
57．A．response B．presence C．advantage D．practice
58．A．explanation B．agreement C．judgment D．foundation
59．A．merely B．hardly C．suddenly D．finally
60．A．home B．shelter C．shop D．office
61．A．face B．cause C．air D．solve
62．A．target B．limit C．centre D．standard
63．A．listen B．move C．work D．talk
64．A．came back B．stopped by C．set down D．ran over
65．A．peace B．honor C．luck D．passion
Volunteering has been a way of life for me for the past five years since I was fifteen.
In 2020 I ___66___ with a newly founded social enterprise, which conducted cooking lessons for visually impaired (视障) trainee ___67___. I absolutely loved it as it involved meaningful ___68___ with people and I was fully ___69___ throughout the entire time I was there. This was unlike some other types of volunteering, which may involve mostly behind-the-scenes work that can get ___70___ after a while.
We called ourselves “sighted assistants” and each of us was ___71___ with a visually impaired trainee chef. As a volunteer, I would walk with the trainee to the Enabling Village ___72___, and then ensure their ___73___ as they learned to cook a new dish. This included helping them ___74___ the position of the sink, ensuring proper use of electrical appliances, ___75___ boiling and hot objects, as well as being careful with knives among other things.
Being there with them made me truly ___76___ how difficult life can be when you are ___77___or completely blind. Every tiny task ___78___ massive effort. There are so many people with ___79___, I realised. While medicine still does not have the power to cure all of these conditions, we are never short of ways to empower these individuals by making life ___80___ and more meaningful for them.
66．A．met B．cooperated C．started D．volunteered
67．A．managers B．volunteers C．chefs D．doctors
68．A．interaction B．appointment C．greeting D．conflict
69．A．confused B．engaged C．surprised D．disturbed
70．A．promising B．frightening C．challenging D．boring
71．A．faced B．compared C．paired D．equipped
72．A．lesson B．enterprise C．room D．kitchen
73．A．satisfaction B．safety C．pleasure D．success
74．A．leave out B．miss out C．figure out D．point out
75．A．avoiding B．touching C．approaching D．feeling
76．A．appreciate B．imagine C．predict D．think
77．A．temporarily B．partly C．accidentally D．originally
78．A．simplifies B．causes C．takes D．offers
79．A．disabilities B．difficulties C．determination D．power
80．A．luckier B．tougher C．happier D．easier
Madison Williams was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio, in August 2016 when the door burst open. It was her mother Leigh Williams, with a(an) ____81____ story: A little boy fell into a drain and no one can ____82____ him. Then she made this ____83____ of her 13-year-old daughter: “Can you help ”
Madison and Leigh ran to a neighbor’s yard, where they found the boy’s ____84____ mother and other adults ____85____ a manhole cover (下水道井盖). Its diameter was ____86____ wider than a basketball. The boy, aged only two, had ____87____ the drain and was drowning in the water.
Madison quickly examined the situation. She was the only one who could ____88____ through the small hole. Without ____89____, she told the adults to lower her in. Leigh and others held her waist and _____90_____. Madison shook her arms and shoulders _____91_____ she got through the hole into the dark and smelly drain. In the process her left wrist was _____92_____. Rather than tend to her injury, Madison _____93_____ the surface of the water, hoping to _____94_____ the boy. Every once in a while, she could see his little _____95_____ but failed to grasp his foot. Minutes ticked by before she saw the outline of his foot again. Madison shot her good hand out and grabbed the foot _____96_____. Then both of them were lifted out.
But the boy wasn’t out of trouble. He had been short of oxygen that he wasn’t _____97_____. Lying on the ground unconscious, he was in urgent need of first aid. After calling for emergency services, an adult cleared his airway and placed him on his side, and another adult _____98_____ him firmly on his back until the boy coughed up fluids. Then they were rushed to the hospital.
It took Madison longer to recover than the boy, who returned home soon. She _____99_____, stayed there for her injury, experiencing months of physical treatment for her wrist. “Madison’s a heroine,” the boy’s mother said. “What other teenage girls will _____100_____ to go into a drain ”
81．A．amazing B．frustrating C．embarrassing D．frightening
82．A．reach B．find C．defend D．hold
83．A．determination B．request C．recommendation D．order
84．A．cautious B．curious C．anxious D．courageous
85．A．digging B．surrounding C．blocking D．shifting
86．A．closely B．slightly C．mildly D．specially
87．A．slipped into B．taken over C．broken up D．run across
88．A．jump B．shelter C．fit D．suit
89．A．argument B．hesitation C．doubt D．comment
90．A．ankle B．hands C．fist D．throat
91．A．after B．before C．until D．since
92．A．sprained B．treated C．wrapped D．lost
93．A．traced B．scanned C．exposed D．stared
94．A．discover B．observe C．follow D．spot
95．A．shoes B．finger C．hair D．toes
96．A．strangely B．carefully C．tightly D．clearly
97．A．bleeding B．screaming C．breathing D．choking
98．A．hit B．slapped C．supported D．pushed
99．A．meanwhile B．however C．otherwise D．therefore
100．A．emerge B．pretend C．volunteer D．guarantee
参考答案：
1．A
2．C
3．D
4．D
5．B
6．B
7．A
8．C
9．D
10．B
11．C
12．A
13．B
14．C
15．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述一只鸽子陪伴着作者家的老狗Simba度过它最后生命的故事。
1．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们在收容所看到它的时候，它大约三个月大，很紧张，很害怕，如果有人来抚摸它，它就会躲开。A. nervous紧张的；B. guilty内疚的，愧疚的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. confused困惑的。根据后文“would shy away if anyone came to pet him.”可知，如果有人来抚摸Simba，它就会躲开，由此它是紧张的和害怕的。故选A。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，随着时间的推移和耐心，Simba成长得很快，它逗我们笑的次数我都数不清了。A. determination决定；B. curiosity好奇心；C. patience耐心；D. courage勇气。根据后文“Simba grew fast and made us laugh more times than I could count.”可知，Simba在作者耐心地培养下，快乐地成长。故选C。
3．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，它每天只是躺在后院的床上，看着喂食器边上的鸟。A. Generally一般地；B. Accidentally偶然地；C. Frequently频繁地；D. Eventually最终地。根据前文“He was slowly growing weaker.”可知，它慢慢地变得虚弱起来，最终只能躺在床上。故选D。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. playing玩；B. standing站立，忍受；C. sleeping睡觉；D. lying躺着。根据“in his bed”可知，此处表示“躺在床上”。故选D。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：鸽子沿着墙来回地走，注视了Simba好几个小时。A. fed喂养，饲养；B. watched观看，注视；C. taught教；D. comforted宽慰。根据前文“The dove walked back and forth”可知，鸽子来回走的同时注视着Simba好几个小时。故选B。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，它每天早上都来。A. nested筑巢；B. visited拜访；C. left离开；D. wandered徘徊，闲逛。根据前文“By sunset, he was eating out of my hand.”可知，经过了一天的相处，鸽子在作者的手边吃东西，可知鸽子与作者熟悉起来并不害怕作者。从那以后，它每天早上都来。故选B。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它被Simba吸引住了，一天中的大部分时间都在它的床上走来走去，把其他的鸟逼离喂食器，坐在Simba头顶上的灌木丛里，咕咕地唱着鸽子歌。A. attracted吸引；B. amused愉快；C. changed改变；D. supported支持。根据后文“spent most of the day walking around his bed”可知，该鸽子被Simba吸引住了，一天中的大部分时间都在它的床上走来走去。故选A。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. guiding指导；B. taking带走；C. forcing被迫；D. hiding隐藏。根据后文“away from the feeder”可知，该只鸽子将其他的鸟从喂食器边上驱赶走。故选C。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. recording记录；B. creating创造；C. learning学习；D. singing歌唱。根据后文“his dove songs”可知，鸽子坐在Simba头顶上的灌木丛里，咕咕地唱着鸽子歌。故选D。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们从来没有给鸽子起过名字，只是视它为“他”，我们叫它“Simba的朋友”。A. proved证明；B. assumed认为，假设；C. pretended假装；D. suspected怀疑。根据后文“it was a “he” We called him “Simba’s friend.””可知，作者虽然从来没有给鸽子起过名字，但视它为“Simba的朋友”。故选B。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：鸽子每天都回来，持续了四个月。A. decades数十年；B. years数年；C. months数月；D. days数天。此处表示鸽子每天都来，持续了四个月的时间。故选C。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，Simba平静地死去的那一天到来了。A. died死亡；B. rose升起；C. survived存活；D. disappeared消失。根据后文“but I think he really came to bring ___15___ to our beloved Simba in his final days.”可知，在那天Simba平静地死去。故选A。
13．考查动词短语辨析。句意：两天后，Simba的朋友在日落时飞走了，再也没有回来。A. passed by路过；B. flew off飞走；C. hung above挂着；D. moved away移走。根据后文“never returned”可知，该鸽子飞走了，再也没有回来。故选B。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直以为他是为了食物而来，为了和Simba的友谊而留下来，但我认为鸽子真正的目的是在我们亲爱的Simba最后的日子里给它带来安宁。A. responsibility责任；B. kindness善良；C. friendship友谊；D. sympathy同情。根据前文“it was a “he” We called him “Simba’s friend.””可知，Simba和鸽子已经是朋友，作者一直以为它是为了食物而来，为了和Simba的友谊而留下来。故选C。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. peace和平；B. honor荣耀；C. faith信仰；D. life生活。根据前文“Then, the day came when Simba ___12___ peacefully.”可知，作者认为鸽子给亲爱的Simba在最后的日子里给它带来安宁。故选A。
16．D
17．A
18．B
19．C
20．D
21．C
22．A
23．C
24．B
25．B
26．A
27．C
28．D
29．D
30．A
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了一个水龟放生活动。在新泽西的沼泽地，水龟在产卵和孵化的过程中极易处于危险中，行驶的车辆，其他动物都会对它们造成威胁。为此，湿地研究所组织了这个水龟救助和放生活动，加上孩子的参与，让这个放生活动更加具有社区联谊性。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些水龟是在它们母亲的尸体里发现的，都是被经过它们栖息地的汽车撞死的。A. observed观察，遵守，庆祝；B. carried携带，搬运；C. saved解救，储蓄；D. killed杀害。根据前文语境“The turtles had been found as eggs in the bodies of their mothers(这些水龟是在它们母亲的体内被发现的)”可推知，“all”应是指代水龟妈妈，它们在前往下蛋的路途中被来往的车辆撞死了。故选D项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这次放生是一个项目的一部分，该项目在过去25年里拯救了数千只水龟，并将它们放归野外。A. release释放，缓解；B. delivery传送，分娩；C. protection保护；D. return返回。与后文“When they have ___11 ___ enough, they are released into the wetlands.(当它们长得足够大时，就会被释放到湿地中。)”中动词“released”相呼应，这里应是名词“release(释放)”，用在句中表达“放生”这一含义。故选A项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些水龟要么是从蛋里养大的，要么是从公路或其他危险的地方救出来的。A. kept保持，保存；B. rescued挽救，救助；C. recycled循环；D. sheltered保护，掩蔽。根据前文“The ___2___ was part of a program that has saved thousands of turtles and has returned them to the wild over the past 25 years.(这次放生是一个项目的一部分，该项目在过去25年里拯救了数千只水龟，并将它们放归野外。)”可推知，这些小水龟是被救助的。故选B项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“这是一种很好的社区联谊，”湿地研究所研究和保护主任丽莎·弗格森说。A. honor荣耀，荣誉；B. activity活动；C. connection联系；D. culture文化。根据前文“The circle of life was on live display with the help of some little children and young turtles in the American state of New Jersey.(在美国新泽西州的一些小孩和小水龟的帮助下，生命的循环得以现场展示。)”可知，这项活动将孩子与野生动物很好的“联谊”在一起，是一项非常好的“社区联谊”。故选C项。
20．考查副词词义辨析。句意：为什么水龟容易处于危险之中 A. exactly精确地，（用于强调）恰好；B. directly直接地；C. partly部分地，在某种程度上；D. easily容易地，简单地。后文“In the open area, they are __7 __ by other animals. But, the even greater __8__ is cars.(在开阔的地区，它们会被其他动物猎杀。但是，更大的威胁来自汽车。)”讲述了两个水龟面临的危险，这说明，它们经常或很容易陷入危险中。故选D项。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为水龟从湿地上走到陆地上产卵。A. count数数，计数；B. store储存；C. lay下蛋；D. seek寻找。后文宾语“their eggs”可推知，应是“下蛋”。故选C项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在开阔的地区，它们会被其他动物猎杀。A. hunted捕猎，捕杀；B. conquered征服，占领；C. discovered发现，发掘；D. caught捕捉，抓住。根据常识判断，句中主语“they”是指水龟，会有其他动物将其作为“食物”捕猎。故选A项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，更大的威胁来自汽车。A. danger危险；B. effect效果；C. threat威胁；D. harm伤害。根据后文“also collects eggs from those accidentally losing their lives on the road(还从那些在路上意外丧生的海龟妈妈那里收集水龟蛋)”可知，道路上行驶的车辆是更大的威胁。故选C项。
24．考查动词短语辨析。句意：湿地研究所照顾受伤的水龟，并从那些在路上意外死亡的水龟身上收集蛋。A. care about关心，担心；B. cares for喜欢，照顾；C. look for寻找；D. look into调查，观察。后文宾语“the injured turtles”意为“受伤的水龟”，应是动作“照顾”。故选B项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，该研究所孵化蛋，并在小水龟生命的第一年照顾它们。A. keeps保持，保存；B. hatches孵化，孵出；C. studies学习，研究；D. attends参加，出席。根据后文宾语“eggs(水龟蛋)”可知，应是动作“孵化”。故选B项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当它们长得足够大时，就会被释放到湿地中。A. grown成长，长大；B. recovered恢复，复原；C. rested休息；D. accumulated积累，积攒。根据后文“they are released into the wetlands(它们被释放到湿地中)”可知，当小水龟长得足够大时，会被放生。故选A项。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：附近幼儿园的小朋友从他们在壳里时开始就认识他们了。A. sea海洋；B. home家园；C. shells贝壳，蛋壳；D. childhood童年。根据前文“The circle of life was on live display with the help of some little children and young turtles in the American state of New Jersey.(在美国新泽西州的一些小孩和小水龟的帮助下，生命的循环得以现场展示。)”可知，孩子们见证了生命的循环，因此，应是从最初的水龟蛋开始了解。故选C项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：年轻的学生们给每只水龟起了名字，并给它们画画。A. love喜爱；B. admire羡慕，欣赏；C. accompany陪伴，陪同；D. name命名，任命。根据前文“Kindergartners from school nearby get to know them from their start in their __12___ .(附近幼儿园的小朋友从他们的壳里开始就认识他们了。)”可知，孩子们在小水龟还在壳里的时候就开始认识它们，结合孩子的特点，会给它们起名字。故选D项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后是时候让这些可爱的水龟自由地去寻找属于它们的未来了。A. go离开，去往；B. expect期待，期望；C. originate起源于，产生；D. belong属于。根据前文“Then it comes time to set the beloved turtles free to seek their future(然后是时候让这些可爱的水龟自由地去寻找它们的未来了)”可知，应是将小水龟放归湿地，那里是它们的归属。故选D项。
30．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但当水龟们成功回到水里时，每个孩子似乎都很高兴。A. made their way前进，成功；B. felt their way摸索着走，谨慎行事；C. lost their way迷路；D. cleared their way扫清障碍。根据前文“But every child seemed very pleased(但每个孩子似乎都很高兴)”可知，孩子们感到高兴是因为小水龟成功回到水里。故选A项。
31．A
32．C
33．B
34．D
35．C
36．A
37．B
38．C
39．A
40．D
41．C
42．A
43．D
44．B
45．A
46．C
47．B
48．D
49．C
50．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者的梦想是有一只自己的狗，最终收养了一只狗，取名McNults，他们互相陪伴了13年。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果可能的话，我做任何事情都会提前至少30分钟。A. tend趋向于；B. pretend假装；C. hate讨厌；D. happen发生。根据后文“ at least 30 minutes early for everything”可知为短语tend to表示“趋向”，指做任何事情都趋向于提前至少30分钟。故选A。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如今，这成了获得额外阅读时间的借口；以前参加聚会时，喝杯酒是放松神经的好机会。A. accident事故；B. blame责备；C. excuse借口；D. duty义务。根据后文“to get some extra reading time”可知早到是获得额外阅读时间的借口。故选C。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如今，这成了获得额外阅读时间的借口；以前参加聚会时，喝杯酒是放松神经的好机会。A. eyes眼睛；B. nerves神经；C. problems问题；D. life生活。根据后文“it used to be an opportunity for a glass of wine to settle my”以及常识可知，喝酒可以放松神经。故选B。
34．考查固定短语辨析。句意：在他准备的时候，为了不让我碍事，他把我带到一间空着的卧室，向我介绍他的新法国斗牛犬小狗。A. away from远离；B. right into进入；C. down upon责备某人；D. out of缺乏。根据后文“the way while he was getting prepared”可知，朋友为了不让作者碍事，把作者带到一间空着的卧室，短语get sb. out of way表示“让开，使不碍事”。故选D。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在他准备的时候，为了不让我碍事，他把我带到一间空着的卧室，向我介绍他的新法国斗牛犬小狗。A. busy忙碌的；B. beautiful美丽的；C. spare备用的，空着的；D. noisy吵闹的。根据上文“he took me to the”可知，为了让作者不碍事，朋友把作者带到了空着的卧室里。故选C。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他准备的时候，为了不让我碍事，他把我带到一间空着的卧室，向我介绍他的新法国斗牛犬小狗。A. introduced介绍；B. asked询问；C. put放置；D. pushed推。根据后文“me to his new French bulldog puppy”可知，朋友想作者介绍他的新法国斗牛犬小狗。故选A。
37．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我立刻就爱上了小狗。A. usually通常；B. immediately立即；C. slowly缓慢地；D. rarely罕见地。根据后文“I spent the entire night in the room with the puppy.(我整晚都和小狗待在房间里)”可知，作者立即爱上了这只狗。故选B。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以前的工作经常出差。A. reading阅读；B. sitting坐下；C. travelling旅行；D. writing写。根据后文“But I had recently changed”中but表示转折，以及后文“my hours had settled”可知，作者以前的工作要出差，后来换了工作才安定下来。故选C。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我最近换了工作；我的时间已经定下来了。A. jobs工作；B. places地方；C. houses房子；D. offices办公室。根据后文“my hours had settled”可知，作者安定下来了，说明换了工作。故选A。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，我意识到我终于准备好收养一只小狗了。A. forgot忘记；B. regretted后悔；C. imagined想象；D. realized意识到。根据后文“I was finally ready for adopting a pup”可知，作者意识到自己准备好养狗了。故选D。
41．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我和一只名叫Lacy的小狗一起长大，它常常嫉妒我读的书，把爪子放在书的中间来吸引我的注意。A. came up走近；B. lived up不辜负；C. grew up生长；D. stayed up熬夜。根据后文“with a pup named Lacy, who used to get”可知作者在回忆和自己一起长大的小狗。故选C。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我和一只名叫Lacy的小狗一起长大，它常常嫉妒我读的书，把爪子放在书的中间来吸引我的注意。A. jealous嫉妒的；B. proud自豪的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. silly愚蠢的。根据后文“in the middle of the page to draw my attention”可知小狗总是在作者读书的时候捣乱，作者比喻成嫉妒自己读书。故选A。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我和一只名叫Lacy的小狗一起长大，它常常嫉妒我读的书，把爪子放在书的中间来吸引我的注意。A. ear耳朵；B. tail尾巴；C. eye眼睛；D. paw爪子。根据常识和后文“in the middle of the page to draw my attention”可知，狗把爪子放在书的中间来吸引主人的注意。故选D。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她那温柔而傻乎乎的样子一直陪伴着我。A. left离开；B. stayed停留；C. gone离开；D. moved移动。上文提到狗和作者一起长大的，所以是陪伴作者。故选B。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一只属于我自己的小狗：那是我的梦想。A. dream梦想；B. pride自豪；C. solution解决方案；D. answer回答。结合上文作者一眼就爱上朋友家的小狗和“I was finally ready for adopting a pup.”可知，养狗是作者的梦想。故选A。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：几周后，我找到了一位饲养员，并被列入了等候名单。A. table桌子；B. bus公交；C. list清单；D. room房间。根据上文“I found a breeder a few weeks later and was put on a waiting”可知，作者要领养小狗，要等待，被列入了等候名单。故选C。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是缩小版的蕾西，直到我姐姐指出来，我才意识到我抄袭了她。A. made制作；B. copied复制；C. painted油漆；D. bought购买。根据上文“It is a smaller version of Lacy”以及上文提到作者和一只名为Lacy的狗一起长大的，推知这条狗和Lacy很像，用“抄袭”符合语境。。故选B。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的13年里，我们一直是一对搭档。A. band乐队；B. class班级；C. company公司；D. pair对。根据后文“We are inseparable.(我们分不开)”可知，作者和狗成了13年的搭档。故选D。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我说的“我们”是指我和McNults。A. ignore忽视；B. find找到；C. mean意味着；D. mention提及。根据后文“me and McNults”可知“我们”指的是作者和自己的狗。故选C。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：McNults带我度过了我生命中最糟糕的时期，度过了悲伤，现在，当她的生命走到尽头时，我将和她在一起。A. simplest最简单的；B. worst最差的；C. happiest最快乐的；D. brightest最亮的。根据后文“through grief”可知是最糟糕的时期。故选B。
51．C
52．B
53．A
54．C
55．D
56．A
57．B
58．C
59．A
60．D
61．C
62．B
63．D
64．B
65．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是艾尔·尼克松在一个女人的影响下开始和人们交谈，倾听人们的诉说。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到你在这里，我知道一切都会好起来的。A. funny有趣的；B. clear清晰的；C. fine美好的；D. special特别的。由上文“Seeing you here”可知，此处表示“看到你在这里，我知道一切都会好起来的”，空格处意为“美好的”，故选C。
52．考查动词短语辨析。句意：那时尼克松知道——他需要关注路过的人们，让他们知道人对彼此是重要的。A. keep pace with跟上；B. pay attention to注意；C. lay emphasis on强调；D. catch sight of看见。由后文“letting them know that men ____3____ to each other”可知，是需要关注路过的人们，让他们知道人对彼此是重要的。故选B。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那时尼克松知道——他需要关注路过的人们，让他们知道人对彼此是重要的。A. mattered重要；B. belonged属于；C. objected反对；D. related联系，有关联。由上文“he needed to ____2____ the people walking by”和后文“to each other”可知，他需要关注路过的人们，让他们知道人对彼此是重要的。故选A。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尼克松不再盯着码头看，而是开始对人们微笑，开始交谈。A. laughing大笑；B. gazing凝望，凝视；C. smiling微笑；D. shouting大声喊。由后文“striking up conversations”可知，他是开始对人们微笑，故选C。
55．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想让他们离开时知道，他们不必感到孤独。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. ashamed惭愧的；C. guilty有罪的；D. alone孤独的。由第15空后的“to know she wasn’t alone”可知，他和人交谈，是为了让他们离开时知道，他们不必感到孤独。故选D。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的存在和他的开放倾听让一些人称他为“阳光市长”。A. openness开放；B. greatness伟大；C. honesty诚实；D. modesty谦逊。由上文“striking up conversations”和后文“to listen”可知，他和人交谈，肯定是愿意倾听人们诉说的，也就是开放倾听，故选A。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“尼克松就是这种冷静、持久的存在，”快50岁的Dee Glowa说。A. response回答；B. presence存在；C. advantage优点；D. practice练习。由上文“His being present”可知，此处表示他的存在，故选B。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他倾听，不带评判，也不期待任何回报。A. explanation解释；B. agreement同意；C. judgment评判；D. foundation基础。由后文“without any kind of return expected”可知，他倾听，不带评判，也不期待任何回报。故选C。
59．考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然大多数人只是挥手或停下来闲聊，但也有人渴望走进他的“办公室”，和愿意倾听的人呆上几分钟。A. merely仅仅；B. hardly几乎不；C. suddenly突然；D. finally最终。由后文“or stop to make small talk”可知，此处表示“虽然大多数人只是挥手或停下来闲聊”，故选A。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然大多数人只是挥手或停下来闲聊，但也有人渴望走进他的“办公室”，和愿意倾听的人呆上几分钟。A. home家；B. shelter避难所；C. shop商店；D. office办公室。由上文“Sunshine Mayor”可知，此处表示“也有人渴望走进他的“办公室”，故选D。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管一个人想说什么问题，尼克松都会听他的。A. face面对；B. cause造成；C. air使公开，宣扬；D. solve解决。由后文“Nixon lends an ear”可知，此处表示“不管一个人想说什么问题，尼克松都会听他的”，也就是一个人想公开他的问题，故选C。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有什么话题是禁止的，但有些人坐下来根本不想谈。A. target目标；B. limit限制；C. centre中心；D. standard标准。由上文“No matter what problem a person wants to _____11_____, Nixon lends an ear”可知，没有什么话题是禁止的，也就是没有话题的限制，故选B。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：没有什么话题是禁止的，但有些人坐下来根本不想谈。A. listen听；B. move移动；C. work工作；D. talk谈话。由下一段的“they stared at the water for an hour, then she said thank you and walked away”可知，有些人坐下来根本不想谈。故选D。
64．考查动词短语辨析。句意：有一次一个女人路过，他们盯着水看了一个小时，然后她说了声谢谢就走开了。A. came back回来；B. stopped by顺便访问；C. set down写下；D. ran over辗过。由后文“they stared at the water for an hour, then she said thank you and walked away”可知，一个女的是顺便来访，故选B。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她只是想要片刻安宁，知道自己并不孤单。A. peace安宁；B. honor荣誉；C. luck运气；D. passion热情。由上文“they stared at the water for an hour”可知，她是想要片刻安宁，故选A。
66．D
67．C
68．A
69．B
70．D
71．C
72．D
73．B
74．C
75．A
76．A
77．B
78．C
79．A
80．D
【导语】本文为记叙文。作者讲述了自己一次帮助视力受损的实习厨师学习烹饪课程的经历，明白了残疾人的生活不易。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2020年，我在一家新成立的社会企业担任志愿者，该企业为视障厨师学员提供烹饪课程。A. met遇见；B. cooperated合作；C. started开始；D. volunteered自愿做，无偿做。根据“Volunteering has been a way of life for me for the past five years since I was fifteen.”可知，作者从15岁起，志愿服务已经成为过去五年的生活方式，所以在一家新成立的社会企业无偿服务。故选D。
67．考查名词词义辨析。句意：2020年，我在一家新成立的社会企业担任志愿者，该企业为视力受损的实习厨师提供烹饪课程。A. managers经理；B. volunteers志愿者；C. chefs厨师；D. doctors医生。根据句意可知，该企业提供的是烹饪课程，所以培训的应为厨师。故选C。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我非常喜欢这份工作，因为它涉及到与人有意义的互动，我在那里的整个时间都完全投入。A. interaction互动；B. appointment约定；C. greeting问候；D. conflict冲突。根据句意可知，这份工作是帮助视障厨师学员学习烹饪课程，是人与人之间的互动。故选A。
69．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我非常喜欢这份工作，因为它涉及到与人有意义的互动，我在那里的整个时间都完全投入。A. confused困惑的；B. engaged忙于……的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. disturbed心烦意乱的。根据句意可知，作者很喜欢这份工作，所以会全身心投入（忙于）其中。故选B。
70．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这与其他类型的志愿工作不同，其他类型的志愿工作可能主要涉及幕后工作，一段时间后可能会变得无聊。A. promising有希望的；B. frightening令人害怕的；C. challenging具有挑战性的；D. boring令人厌倦的。根据前文“ I absolutely loved it as it involved meaningful interaction with people and I was fully engaged throughout the entire time I was there.”作者很喜欢这份工作。此处作者把之前的工作和这份工作对比，故可知，作者认为之前的工作久而久之会令人厌倦。故选D。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们称自己为“视力正常的助理”，每个人都配有一个视力受损的实习厨师。A. faced面对；B. compared对比；C. paired使成对；D. equipped配备。根据句意可知，我们的工作就是帮助视力受损的实习厨师，且be paired with与……配对，此处指一对一帮助，故选C。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名志愿者，我会陪学员走到Enabling Village厨房，然后在他们学习烹饪新菜式时确保他们的安全。A. lesson课程；B. enterprise企业；C. room房间；D. kitchen厨房。根据句意可知，学员要学习烹饪新菜式，故作者陪他们走到厨房。故选D。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名志愿者，我会陪学员走到Enabling Village厨房，然后在他们学习烹饪新菜式时确保他们的安全。A. satisfaction满意；B. safety安全；C. pleasure高兴；D. success成功。根据第二段第一句“In 2020 I volunteered with a newly founded social enterprise, which conducted cooking lessons for visually impaired (视障) trainee chefs”可知，这些学员为视力受损的实习厨师，故作者要保证他们的安全。故选B。
74．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这包括帮助他们弄清楚水槽的位置，确保正确使用电器，避免沸腾和热的物体，以及小心使用刀等物品。A. leave out遗漏；B. miss out错过；C. figure out算出，弄明白；D. point out指出。根据句意可知，作者的工作任务是确保视力受损的实习厨师的安全，所以是帮助他们弄清楚水槽的位置。故选C。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这包括帮助他们弄清楚水槽的位置，确保正确使用电器，避免沸腾和热的物体，以及小心使用刀等物品。A. avoiding避免；B. touching触摸；C. approaching靠近；D. feeling感觉。根据句意可知，作者的工作任务是确保视力受损的实习厨师的安全，且空后的宾语是“沸腾和热的物体”，所以应为作者帮助他们避开沸腾和热的物体。故选A。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：和他们在一起让我真正理解，当你部分失明或完全失明时，生活是多么艰难。A. appreciate理解，意识到；B. imagine想象；C. predict预测；D. think认为。根据句意可知，“当你部分失明或完全失明时，生活是多么艰难”是作者明白的道理。故选A。
77．考查副词词义辨析。句意：和他们在一起让我真正理解，当你部分失明或完全失明时，生活是多么艰难。A. temporarily暂时地；B. partly部分地；C. accidentally偶然地；D. originally起初。根据空后completely可知，空处形成对照，应为partly，且本文讲的是“visually impaired (视障) trainee chefs”可知，他们并非全盲。故选B。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一件小事都需要付出巨大的努力。A. simplifies简化；B. causes引起；C. takes需要；D. offers提供。根据句意可知，对于视力受损的实习厨师，每一件小事都需要付出巨大的努力。故选C。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我意识到，有很多人有残疾。A. disabilities残疾；B. difficulties困难；C. determination决心；D. power力量。衔接下句“While medicine still does not have the power to cure all of these conditions, we are never short of ways to empower these individuals by making life eaier and more meaningful for them.”可知，作者通过这次志愿者经历明白了世界上有很多人有残疾，即使医学无法治愈，但是我们还是可以尽自己的力量让他们生活更容易。故选A。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然医学仍然没有能力治愈所有这些疾病，但我们从不缺少让这些人的生活更容易、更有意义的方法。A. luckier更幸运；B. tougher更艰难；C. happier更快乐；D. easier更容易。根据句意前后对比关系可知，虽然医学没办法治愈这些疾病，减少疾病带来的困难，但是我们可以有很多帮助让他们的生活更容易些。故选D。
81．D
82．A
83．B
84．C
85．B
86．B
87．A
88．C
89．B
90．A
91．C
92．A
93．B
94．D
95．D
96．C
97．C
98．B
99．B
100．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个小男孩掉进了下水道，13岁的女孩Madison在救援的过程中，左手受了严重的伤，但她不顾个人疼痛，勇敢地救出了这个小男孩。
81．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是她的母亲讲述的一个可怕的故事：一个小男孩掉进了下水道，没人能找到他。A. amazing令人惊讶的；B. frustrating令人沮丧的；C. embarrassing令人尴尬的；D. frightening令人害怕的。根据下文“A little boy fell into a drain and no one can reach him.(一个小男孩掉进了下水道，没人能找到他)”可知一个小男孩掉进了下水道，没人能找到他。这是一个令人害怕的故事。frightening符合句意。故选D项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是她的母亲讲述的一个可怕的故事：一个小男孩掉进了下水道，没人能找到他。A. reach够到；B. find找到；C. see看到；D. hold持有。根据上文“A little boy fell into a drain(一个小男孩掉进了下水道)”可知一个小男孩掉进了下水道，应该是没人能够够到他。reach符合句意。故选A项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后她向13岁的女儿提出了这样的请求：“你能帮忙吗？”。A. determination决定；B. request请求；C. recommendation推荐；D. order命令。根据下文“Can you help ”可知她向女儿提出了一个请求。request符合句意。故选B项。
84．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：迪逊和利跑到邻居家的院子里，发现男孩焦虑的母亲和其他成年人正在移动井盖。A. cautious谨慎的；B. curious好奇的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. courageous勇敢的。根据上文可知，孩子掉到了下水道里面，他的母亲必然很焦虑。anxious符合句意。故选C项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊和利跑到邻居家的院子里，发现男孩焦虑的母亲和其他成年人围着一个井盖。A. digging挖；B. surrounding包围；C. blocking阻塞；D. shifting挪动。根据上文可知，孩子掉到了下水道里面，他的母亲和其他成年人想救他，应该都是围在井盖旁边。 surrounding符合句意。故选B项。
86．考查副词词义辨析。句意：它的直径比篮球略宽。A. closely紧密地；B. slightly稍微；C. mildly温和地；D. specially特别地。根据后文“She was the only one who could through the small hole.(她是唯一能从那个小洞里钻过去的人。)”可知，下水道的洞口很小，直径应该是稍微比篮球略宽。slightly符合句意。故选B项。
87．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这个只有两岁的男孩滑进了下水道，快要淹死在水里了。A. slipped into滑进；B. taken over接管；C. broken up破裂，分手；D. run across跑过。根据前文可知，小男孩掉进了下水道，且下水道的直径比篮球略宽，说明他应该是滑落进去的。slipped into符合句意。故选A项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她是唯一能从那个小洞里钻过去的人。A. jump跳；B. shelter 躲避；C. fit适合；D. suit适合。根据前文可知，小男孩掉进了下水道，且下水道的直径比篮球略宽，她很快审视了一下形势，只有她可以从那个小洞钻过去。fit符合句意。故选C项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她毫不犹豫地让大人们把她放下去。A. argument争论；B. hesitation犹豫；C. doubt怀疑；D. comment评论。根据后文“she told the adults to lower her in(让大人们把她放下去)”可知，她让大人们把她放下去，说明她没有犹豫。hesitation符合句意。故选B项。
90．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Leigh其他人扶着她的腰和脚踝。A. ankle脚踝；B. hands手；C. fist拳头；D. throat喉咙。根据前文“she told the adults to lower her in(让大人们把她放下去)”可知，大人们应该扶着她的腰和脚踝。ankle符合句意。故选A项。
91．考查连词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊摇着胳膊和肩膀，直到穿过那个洞，进入又黑又臭的下水道。A. after…之后；B. before…之前；C. until直到；D. since自从。根据前文“Madison shook her arms and shoulders (麦迪逊摇着胳膊和肩膀)”可知，麦迪逊摇着胳膊和肩膀直到穿过那个洞，进入又黑又臭的下水道。until符合句意。故选C项。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这个过程中，她的左手腕扭伤了。A. sprained扭伤；B. treated治疗；C. wrapped包扎；D. lost丢失。根据下文“Rather than tend to her injury (麦迪逊没有去处理自己的伤势)”可知，麦迪逊受伤了。sprained符合句意。故选A项。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊没有去处理自己的伤势，而是扫描了一下水面，希望能找到那个男孩。A. traced追踪 ；B. scanned扫描，浏览；C. exposed暴露；D. stared盯。根据下文“hoping to the boy”可知，麦迪逊虽然受伤了，但一直在到处看，浏览水面，希望找到那个男孩。scanned符合句意。故选B项。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊没有去处理自己的伤势，而是扫描了一下水面，希望能找到那个男孩。A. discover发现；B. observe观察；C. follow跟随；D. spot找到。根据下文“Every once in a while, she could see”可知，每隔一段时间，她就能看到，说明她希望找到那个男孩。spot符合句意。故选D项。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每隔一段时间，她就能看到他的小脚趾，却抓不住他的脚。A. shoes鞋；B. finger手指；C. hair头发；D. toes脚趾。根据下文“but failed to grasp his foot”可知她抓不住他的脚，说明她能看到小男孩的脚趾。toes符合句意。故选D项。
96．考查副词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊伸出她那只没有受伤的手，紧紧抓住那只脚。A. strangely陌生地；B. carefully小心地；C. tightly紧紧地；D. clearly清晰地。根据下文“Then both of them were lifted out.”可知他们俩都被抬了出来。说明她是紧紧地抓住了小男孩。tightly符合句意。故选C项。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他因为缺氧而无法呼吸。A. bleeding流血；B. screaming大叫； C. breathing呼吸；D. choking窒息。根据上文“He had been short of oxygen”可知小男孩缺氧了，那么他应该是不能呼吸。breathing符合句意。故选C项。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在呼叫急救服务后，一名成年人清理了他的气道，让他侧身躺下，另一名成年人用力拍打他的背部，直到男孩咳出液体。A. hit敲击；B. slapped拍打；C. supported支持；D. pushed推。根据后文“firmly on his back until the boy coughed up fluids.”可知小男孩咳出液体，那么应该是拍打背部。slapped符合句意。故选B项。
99．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，她因为受伤留在了那里，经历了数月的手腕物理治疗。A. meanwhile同时；B. however然而；C. otherwise否则；D. therefore因此。根据前文“the boy, who returned home soon.”及后文“stayed there for her injury, experiencing months of physical treatment for her wrist.”可知小男孩很快就出院了，她因为受伤留在了那里，经历了数月的手腕物理治疗。两句是转折关系。however符合句意。故选B项。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊是个英雄，还有哪个十几岁的女孩会自愿去下水道。A. emerge浮现；B. pretend假装；C. volunteer自愿；D. guarantee保证。根据前文可知，麦迪逊毫不犹豫，是自愿去下水道就小男孩的。volunteer符合句意。故选C项。
Simba was our first dog. When we saw him at the shelter, he was about three months old, ___1___ scared and would shy away if anyone came to pet him. However, with time and ___2___, Simba grew fast and made us laugh more times than I could count.
When Simba was sixteen, he developed hyperthyroidism (甲亢). He was slowly growing weaker. ___3___, he spent his days just ___4___ in his bed in the back yard, watching the birds in the feeder.
One morning, a white dove (鸽子) landed on the wall next to the house. The dove walked back and forth along the wall and ___5___ Simba for hours. By sunset, he was eating out of my hand. He ___6___ every morning thereafter. He was ___7___ by Simba and spent most of the day walking around his bed, ___8___ the other birds away from the feeder, and sitting in the bushes above Simba’s head ___9___ his dove songs. We never gave the dove a name and just ____10____ it was a “he” We called him “Simba’s friend.” The dove returned daily for four ____11____.
Then, the day came when Simba ____12____ peacefully. Two days later, Simba’s friend ____13____ at sunset and never returned. I always thought that he came for the food and stayed for the ____14____ that he shared with Simba, but I think he really came to bring ____15____ to our beloved Simba in his final days.
1．A．nervous B．guilty C．embarrassed D．confused
2．A．determination B．curiosity C．patience D．courage
3．A．Generally B．Accidentally C．Frequently D．Eventually
4．A．playing B．standing C．sleeping D．lying
5．A．fed B．watched C．taught D．comforted
6．A．nested B．visited C．left D．wandered
7．A．attracted B．amused C．changed D．supported
8．A．guiding B．taking C．forcing D．hiding
9．A．recording B．creating C．learning D．singing
10．A．proved B．assumed C．pretended D．suspected
11．A．decades B．years C．months D．days
12．A．died B．rose C．survived D．disappeared
13．A．passed by B．flew off C．hung above D．moved away
14．A．responsibility B．kindness C．friendship D．sympathy
15．A．peace B．honor C．faith D．life
The circle of life was on live display with the help of some little children and young turtles in the American state of New Jersey. The turtles had been found as eggs in the bodies of their mothers, all ___16___ by cars travelling through the animal’s habitat.
The ___17___ was part of a program that has saved thousands of turtles and has returned them to the wild over the past 25 years. The turtles were either raised from eggs or were ___18___ from roads or other dangerous places. “It’s a great community ___19___,” said Lisa Ferguson who is the director of research and conservation at the Wetlands Institute.
Why are turtles ___20___ in danger Because turtles come out of the wetlands onto dry land to ___21___ their eggs. In the open area, they are ___22___ by other animals. But, the even greater ___23___ is cars. Wetlands Institute ___24___ the injured turtles and also collects eggs from those accidentally losing their lives on the road.
Then the institute ____25____ eggs and looks after young turtles in the first year of their lives. When they have ____26____ enough, they are released into the wetlands. Kindergartners from school nearby get to know them from their start in their ____27____. The young students ____28____ each turtle and draw pictures of them. They raise money for turtle care through different activities.
Then it comes time to set the beloved turtles free to seek their future where they ____29____. Some children quickly and happily picked up the turtles and took them to the water. But every child seemed very pleased as the turtles ____30____ into the water.
16．A．observed B．carried C．saved D．killed
17．A．release B．delivery C．protection D．return
18．A．kept B．rescued C．recycled D．sheltered
19．A．honor B．activity C．connection D．culture
20．A．exactly B．directly C．partly D．easily
21．A．count B．store C．lay D．seek
22．A．hunted B．conquered C．discovered D．caught
23．A．danger B．effect C．threat D．harm
24．A．care about B．cares for C．look for D．look into
25．A．keeps B．hatches C．studies D．attends
26．A．grown B．recovered C．rested D．accumulated
27．A．sea B．home C．shells D．childhood
28．A．love B．admire C．accompany D．name
29．A．go B．expect C．originate D．belong
30．A．made their way B．felt their way C．lost their way D．cleared their way
I am a ridiculously early person. If possible, I ____31____ to be at least 30 minutes early for everything. These days, this is an ____32____ to get some extra reading time; it used to be an opportunity for a glass of wine to settle my ____33____ when jumping into a party.
This time I was almost an hour early. So I went to Charlie’s house. To get me ____34____ the way while he was getting prepared, he took me to the ____35____ bedroom and ____36____ me to his new French bulldog puppy. I fell in love ____37____. I spent the entire night in the room with the puppy.
My previous job involved ____38____ a lot. But I had recently changed ____39____; my hours had settled. That evening I ____40____ I was finally ready for adopting a pup.
I ____41____ with a pup named Lacy, who used to get ____42____ of the books I read and put her ____43____ in the middle of the page to draw my attention. Her gentle, silly ways have ____44____ with me.
To have a puppy of my own: that was my ____45____. I found a breeder a few weeks later and was put on a waiting ____46____. I even gave my future pup a name, McNults. It is a smaller version of Lacy, which I didn’t even realize I had ____47____ her until my sister pointed it out.
We have come as a ____48____ for the past 13 years. When I say we, I ____49____ me and McNults. We are inseparable. MeNults got me through the ____50____ period of my life, through grief, and now I will be with her as her life comes to an end.
31．A．tend B．pretend C．hate D．happen
32．A．accident B．blame C．excuse D．duty
33．A．eyes B．nerves C．problems D．life
34．A．away from B．right into C．down upon D．out of
35．A．busy B．beautiful C．spare D．noisy
36．A．introduced B．asked C．put D．pushed
37．A．usually B．immediately C．slowly D．rarely
38．A．reading B．sitting C．travelling D．writing
39．A．jobs B．places C．houses D．offices
40．A．forgot B．regretted C．imagined D．realized
41．A．came up B．lived up C．grew up D．stayed up
42．A．jealous B．proud C．ashamed D．silly
43．A．ear B．tail C．eye D．paw
44．A．left B．stayed C．gone D．moved
45．A．dream B．pride C．solution D．answer
46．A．table B．bus C．list D．room
47．A．made B．copied C．painted D．bought
48．A．band B．class C．company D．pair
49．A．ignore B．find C．mean D．mention
50．A．simplest B．worst C．happiest D．brightest
Al Nixon began each day from a bench with a spectacular view of the Tampa Bay, Florida. One day, a woman stopped, “Seeing you here, I know that everything is going to be ____51____. ” That was when Nixon knew—he needed to ____52____ the people walking by, letting them know that men ____53____ to each other.
Instead of staring straight at the waterfront, Nixon started ____54____ at people and striking up conversations. “I wanted them to walk away knowing they didn’t have to feel ____55____.” Nixon, 59, said. His being present and his ____56____ to listen have led some to nickname him the Sunshine Mayor (市长).
“Nixon is this calm, constant ____57____,” said Dee Glowa, who is in her late 50s. “He listens without ____58____ and without any kind of return expected.” While most people ____59____ wave or stop to make small talk, others are anxious to step into his “_____60_____” and spend a few minutes with someone who will listen.
No matter what problem a person wants to _____61_____, Nixon lends an ear. “You have to have an open heart and an open head,” he said. “No topic is off _____62_____, but some people sit down and don’t want to _____63_____ at all.”
Once a woman _____64_____ and they stared at the water for an hour, then she said thank you and walked away. She just wanted a moment of _____65_____ and to know she wasn’t alone. And in that moment, in that hour, on that morning, she truly wasn’t.”
51．A．funny B．clear C．fine D．special
52．A．keep pace with B．pay attention to C．lay emphasis on D．catch sight of
53．A．mattered B．belonged C．objected D．related
54．A．laughing B．gazing C．smiling D．shouting
55．A．embarrassed B．ashamed C．guilty D．alone
56．A．openness B．greatness C．honesty D．modesty
57．A．response B．presence C．advantage D．practice
58．A．explanation B．agreement C．judgment D．foundation
59．A．merely B．hardly C．suddenly D．finally
60．A．home B．shelter C．shop D．office
61．A．face B．cause C．air D．solve
62．A．target B．limit C．centre D．standard
63．A．listen B．move C．work D．talk
64．A．came back B．stopped by C．set down D．ran over
65．A．peace B．honor C．luck D．passion
Volunteering has been a way of life for me for the past five years since I was fifteen.
In 2020 I ___66___ with a newly founded social enterprise, which conducted cooking lessons for visually impaired (视障) trainee ___67___. I absolutely loved it as it involved meaningful ___68___ with people and I was fully ___69___ throughout the entire time I was there. This was unlike some other types of volunteering, which may involve mostly behind-the-scenes work that can get ___70___ after a while.
We called ourselves “sighted assistants” and each of us was ___71___ with a visually impaired trainee chef. As a volunteer, I would walk with the trainee to the Enabling Village ___72___, and then ensure their ___73___ as they learned to cook a new dish. This included helping them ___74___ the position of the sink, ensuring proper use of electrical appliances, ___75___ boiling and hot objects, as well as being careful with knives among other things.
Being there with them made me truly ___76___ how difficult life can be when you are ___77___or completely blind. Every tiny task ___78___ massive effort. There are so many people with ___79___, I realised. While medicine still does not have the power to cure all of these conditions, we are never short of ways to empower these individuals by making life ___80___ and more meaningful for them.
66．A．met B．cooperated C．started D．volunteered
67．A．managers B．volunteers C．chefs D．doctors
68．A．interaction B．appointment C．greeting D．conflict
69．A．confused B．engaged C．surprised D．disturbed
70．A．promising B．frightening C．challenging D．boring
71．A．faced B．compared C．paired D．equipped
72．A．lesson B．enterprise C．room D．kitchen
73．A．satisfaction B．safety C．pleasure D．success
74．A．leave out B．miss out C．figure out D．point out
75．A．avoiding B．touching C．approaching D．feeling
76．A．appreciate B．imagine C．predict D．think
77．A．temporarily B．partly C．accidentally D．originally
78．A．simplifies B．causes C．takes D．offers
79．A．disabilities B．difficulties C．determination D．power
80．A．luckier B．tougher C．happier D．easier
Madison Williams was studying in her bedroom in Dublin, Ohio, in August 2016 when the door burst open. It was her mother Leigh Williams, with a(an) ____81____ story: A little boy fell into a drain and no one can ____82____ him. Then she made this ____83____ of her 13-year-old daughter: “Can you help ”
Madison and Leigh ran to a neighbor’s yard, where they found the boy’s ____84____ mother and other adults ____85____ a manhole cover (下水道井盖). Its diameter was ____86____ wider than a basketball. The boy, aged only two, had ____87____ the drain and was drowning in the water.
Madison quickly examined the situation. She was the only one who could ____88____ through the small hole. Without ____89____, she told the adults to lower her in. Leigh and others held her waist and _____90_____. Madison shook her arms and shoulders _____91_____ she got through the hole into the dark and smelly drain. In the process her left wrist was _____92_____. Rather than tend to her injury, Madison _____93_____ the surface of the water, hoping to _____94_____ the boy. Every once in a while, she could see his little _____95_____ but failed to grasp his foot. Minutes ticked by before she saw the outline of his foot again. Madison shot her good hand out and grabbed the foot _____96_____. Then both of them were lifted out.
But the boy wasn’t out of trouble. He had been short of oxygen that he wasn’t _____97_____. Lying on the ground unconscious, he was in urgent need of first aid. After calling for emergency services, an adult cleared his airway and placed him on his side, and another adult _____98_____ him firmly on his back until the boy coughed up fluids. Then they were rushed to the hospital.
It took Madison longer to recover than the boy, who returned home soon. She _____99_____, stayed there for her injury, experiencing months of physical treatment for her wrist. “Madison’s a heroine,” the boy’s mother said. “What other teenage girls will _____100_____ to go into a drain ”
81．A．amazing B．frustrating C．embarrassing D．frightening
82．A．reach B．find C．defend D．hold
83．A．determination B．request C．recommendation D．order
84．A．cautious B．curious C．anxious D．courageous
85．A．digging B．surrounding C．blocking D．shifting
86．A．closely B．slightly C．mildly D．specially
87．A．slipped into B．taken over C．broken up D．run across
88．A．jump B．shelter C．fit D．suit
89．A．argument B．hesitation C．doubt D．comment
90．A．ankle B．hands C．fist D．throat
91．A．after B．before C．until D．since
92．A．sprained B．treated C．wrapped D．lost
93．A．traced B．scanned C．exposed D．stared
94．A．discover B．observe C．follow D．spot
95．A．shoes B．finger C．hair D．toes
96．A．strangely B．carefully C．tightly D．clearly
97．A．bleeding B．screaming C．breathing D．choking
98．A．hit B．slapped C．supported D．pushed
99．A．meanwhile B．however C．otherwise D．therefore
100．A．emerge B．pretend C．volunteer D．guarantee
参考答案：
1．A
2．C
3．D
4．D
5．B
6．B
7．A
8．C
9．D
10．B
11．C
12．A
13．B
14．C
15．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述一只鸽子陪伴着作者家的老狗Simba度过它最后生命的故事。
1．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们在收容所看到它的时候，它大约三个月大，很紧张，很害怕，如果有人来抚摸它，它就会躲开。A. nervous紧张的；B. guilty内疚的，愧疚的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. confused困惑的。根据后文“would shy away if anyone came to pet him.”可知，如果有人来抚摸Simba，它就会躲开，由此它是紧张的和害怕的。故选A。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，随着时间的推移和耐心，Simba成长得很快，它逗我们笑的次数我都数不清了。A. determination决定；B. curiosity好奇心；C. patience耐心；D. courage勇气。根据后文“Simba grew fast and made us laugh more times than I could count.”可知，Simba在作者耐心地培养下，快乐地成长。故选C。
3．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，它每天只是躺在后院的床上，看着喂食器边上的鸟。A. Generally一般地；B. Accidentally偶然地；C. Frequently频繁地；D. Eventually最终地。根据前文“He was slowly growing weaker.”可知，它慢慢地变得虚弱起来，最终只能躺在床上。故选D。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. playing玩；B. standing站立，忍受；C. sleeping睡觉；D. lying躺着。根据“in his bed”可知，此处表示“躺在床上”。故选D。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：鸽子沿着墙来回地走，注视了Simba好几个小时。A. fed喂养，饲养；B. watched观看，注视；C. taught教；D. comforted宽慰。根据前文“The dove walked back and forth”可知，鸽子来回走的同时注视着Simba好几个小时。故选B。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，它每天早上都来。A. nested筑巢；B. visited拜访；C. left离开；D. wandered徘徊，闲逛。根据前文“By sunset, he was eating out of my hand.”可知，经过了一天的相处，鸽子在作者的手边吃东西，可知鸽子与作者熟悉起来并不害怕作者。从那以后，它每天早上都来。故选B。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它被Simba吸引住了，一天中的大部分时间都在它的床上走来走去，把其他的鸟逼离喂食器，坐在Simba头顶上的灌木丛里，咕咕地唱着鸽子歌。A. attracted吸引；B. amused愉快；C. changed改变；D. supported支持。根据后文“spent most of the day walking around his bed”可知，该鸽子被Simba吸引住了，一天中的大部分时间都在它的床上走来走去。故选A。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. guiding指导；B. taking带走；C. forcing被迫；D. hiding隐藏。根据后文“away from the feeder”可知，该只鸽子将其他的鸟从喂食器边上驱赶走。故选C。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. recording记录；B. creating创造；C. learning学习；D. singing歌唱。根据后文“his dove songs”可知，鸽子坐在Simba头顶上的灌木丛里，咕咕地唱着鸽子歌。故选D。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们从来没有给鸽子起过名字，只是视它为“他”，我们叫它“Simba的朋友”。A. proved证明；B. assumed认为，假设；C. pretended假装；D. suspected怀疑。根据后文“it was a “he” We called him “Simba’s friend.””可知，作者虽然从来没有给鸽子起过名字，但视它为“Simba的朋友”。故选B。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：鸽子每天都回来，持续了四个月。A. decades数十年；B. years数年；C. months数月；D. days数天。此处表示鸽子每天都来，持续了四个月的时间。故选C。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，Simba平静地死去的那一天到来了。A. died死亡；B. rose升起；C. survived存活；D. disappeared消失。根据后文“but I think he really came to bring ___15___ to our beloved Simba in his final days.”可知，在那天Simba平静地死去。故选A。
13．考查动词短语辨析。句意：两天后，Simba的朋友在日落时飞走了，再也没有回来。A. passed by路过；B. flew off飞走；C. hung above挂着；D. moved away移走。根据后文“never returned”可知，该鸽子飞走了，再也没有回来。故选B。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直以为他是为了食物而来，为了和Simba的友谊而留下来，但我认为鸽子真正的目的是在我们亲爱的Simba最后的日子里给它带来安宁。A. responsibility责任；B. kindness善良；C. friendship友谊；D. sympathy同情。根据前文“it was a “he” We called him “Simba’s friend.””可知，Simba和鸽子已经是朋友，作者一直以为它是为了食物而来，为了和Simba的友谊而留下来。故选C。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. peace和平；B. honor荣耀；C. faith信仰；D. life生活。根据前文“Then, the day came when Simba ___12___ peacefully.”可知，作者认为鸽子给亲爱的Simba在最后的日子里给它带来安宁。故选A。
16．D
17．A
18．B
19．C
20．D
21．C
22．A
23．C
24．B
25．B
26．A
27．C
28．D
29．D
30．A
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了一个水龟放生活动。在新泽西的沼泽地，水龟在产卵和孵化的过程中极易处于危险中，行驶的车辆，其他动物都会对它们造成威胁。为此，湿地研究所组织了这个水龟救助和放生活动，加上孩子的参与，让这个放生活动更加具有社区联谊性。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些水龟是在它们母亲的尸体里发现的，都是被经过它们栖息地的汽车撞死的。A. observed观察，遵守，庆祝；B. carried携带，搬运；C. saved解救，储蓄；D. killed杀害。根据前文语境“The turtles had been found as eggs in the bodies of their mothers(这些水龟是在它们母亲的体内被发现的)”可推知，“all”应是指代水龟妈妈，它们在前往下蛋的路途中被来往的车辆撞死了。故选D项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这次放生是一个项目的一部分，该项目在过去25年里拯救了数千只水龟，并将它们放归野外。A. release释放，缓解；B. delivery传送，分娩；C. protection保护；D. return返回。与后文“When they have ___11 ___ enough, they are released into the wetlands.(当它们长得足够大时，就会被释放到湿地中。)”中动词“released”相呼应，这里应是名词“release(释放)”，用在句中表达“放生”这一含义。故选A项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些水龟要么是从蛋里养大的，要么是从公路或其他危险的地方救出来的。A. kept保持，保存；B. rescued挽救，救助；C. recycled循环；D. sheltered保护，掩蔽。根据前文“The ___2___ was part of a program that has saved thousands of turtles and has returned them to the wild over the past 25 years.(这次放生是一个项目的一部分，该项目在过去25年里拯救了数千只水龟，并将它们放归野外。)”可推知，这些小水龟是被救助的。故选B项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“这是一种很好的社区联谊，”湿地研究所研究和保护主任丽莎·弗格森说。A. honor荣耀，荣誉；B. activity活动；C. connection联系；D. culture文化。根据前文“The circle of life was on live display with the help of some little children and young turtles in the American state of New Jersey.(在美国新泽西州的一些小孩和小水龟的帮助下，生命的循环得以现场展示。)”可知，这项活动将孩子与野生动物很好的“联谊”在一起，是一项非常好的“社区联谊”。故选C项。
20．考查副词词义辨析。句意：为什么水龟容易处于危险之中 A. exactly精确地，（用于强调）恰好；B. directly直接地；C. partly部分地，在某种程度上；D. easily容易地，简单地。后文“In the open area, they are __7 __ by other animals. But, the even greater __8__ is cars.(在开阔的地区，它们会被其他动物猎杀。但是，更大的威胁来自汽车。)”讲述了两个水龟面临的危险，这说明，它们经常或很容易陷入危险中。故选D项。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为水龟从湿地上走到陆地上产卵。A. count数数，计数；B. store储存；C. lay下蛋；D. seek寻找。后文宾语“their eggs”可推知，应是“下蛋”。故选C项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在开阔的地区，它们会被其他动物猎杀。A. hunted捕猎，捕杀；B. conquered征服，占领；C. discovered发现，发掘；D. caught捕捉，抓住。根据常识判断，句中主语“they”是指水龟，会有其他动物将其作为“食物”捕猎。故选A项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，更大的威胁来自汽车。A. danger危险；B. effect效果；C. threat威胁；D. harm伤害。根据后文“also collects eggs from those accidentally losing their lives on the road(还从那些在路上意外丧生的海龟妈妈那里收集水龟蛋)”可知，道路上行驶的车辆是更大的威胁。故选C项。
24．考查动词短语辨析。句意：湿地研究所照顾受伤的水龟，并从那些在路上意外死亡的水龟身上收集蛋。A. care about关心，担心；B. cares for喜欢，照顾；C. look for寻找；D. look into调查，观察。后文宾语“the injured turtles”意为“受伤的水龟”，应是动作“照顾”。故选B项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，该研究所孵化蛋，并在小水龟生命的第一年照顾它们。A. keeps保持，保存；B. hatches孵化，孵出；C. studies学习，研究；D. attends参加，出席。根据后文宾语“eggs(水龟蛋)”可知，应是动作“孵化”。故选B项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当它们长得足够大时，就会被释放到湿地中。A. grown成长，长大；B. recovered恢复，复原；C. rested休息；D. accumulated积累，积攒。根据后文“they are released into the wetlands(它们被释放到湿地中)”可知，当小水龟长得足够大时，会被放生。故选A项。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：附近幼儿园的小朋友从他们在壳里时开始就认识他们了。A. sea海洋；B. home家园；C. shells贝壳，蛋壳；D. childhood童年。根据前文“The circle of life was on live display with the help of some little children and young turtles in the American state of New Jersey.(在美国新泽西州的一些小孩和小水龟的帮助下，生命的循环得以现场展示。)”可知，孩子们见证了生命的循环，因此，应是从最初的水龟蛋开始了解。故选C项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：年轻的学生们给每只水龟起了名字，并给它们画画。A. love喜爱；B. admire羡慕，欣赏；C. accompany陪伴，陪同；D. name命名，任命。根据前文“Kindergartners from school nearby get to know them from their start in their __12___ .(附近幼儿园的小朋友从他们的壳里开始就认识他们了。)”可知，孩子们在小水龟还在壳里的时候就开始认识它们，结合孩子的特点，会给它们起名字。故选D项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后是时候让这些可爱的水龟自由地去寻找属于它们的未来了。A. go离开，去往；B. expect期待，期望；C. originate起源于，产生；D. belong属于。根据前文“Then it comes time to set the beloved turtles free to seek their future(然后是时候让这些可爱的水龟自由地去寻找它们的未来了)”可知，应是将小水龟放归湿地，那里是它们的归属。故选D项。
30．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但当水龟们成功回到水里时，每个孩子似乎都很高兴。A. made their way前进，成功；B. felt their way摸索着走，谨慎行事；C. lost their way迷路；D. cleared their way扫清障碍。根据前文“But every child seemed very pleased(但每个孩子似乎都很高兴)”可知，孩子们感到高兴是因为小水龟成功回到水里。故选A项。
31．A
32．C
33．B
34．D
35．C
36．A
37．B
38．C
39．A
40．D
41．C
42．A
43．D
44．B
45．A
46．C
47．B
48．D
49．C
50．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者的梦想是有一只自己的狗，最终收养了一只狗，取名McNults，他们互相陪伴了13年。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果可能的话，我做任何事情都会提前至少30分钟。A. tend趋向于；B. pretend假装；C. hate讨厌；D. happen发生。根据后文“ at least 30 minutes early for everything”可知为短语tend to表示“趋向”，指做任何事情都趋向于提前至少30分钟。故选A。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如今，这成了获得额外阅读时间的借口；以前参加聚会时，喝杯酒是放松神经的好机会。A. accident事故；B. blame责备；C. excuse借口；D. duty义务。根据后文“to get some extra reading time”可知早到是获得额外阅读时间的借口。故选C。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如今，这成了获得额外阅读时间的借口；以前参加聚会时，喝杯酒是放松神经的好机会。A. eyes眼睛；B. nerves神经；C. problems问题；D. life生活。根据后文“it used to be an opportunity for a glass of wine to settle my”以及常识可知，喝酒可以放松神经。故选B。
34．考查固定短语辨析。句意：在他准备的时候，为了不让我碍事，他把我带到一间空着的卧室，向我介绍他的新法国斗牛犬小狗。A. away from远离；B. right into进入；C. down upon责备某人；D. out of缺乏。根据后文“the way while he was getting prepared”可知，朋友为了不让作者碍事，把作者带到一间空着的卧室，短语get sb. out of way表示“让开，使不碍事”。故选D。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在他准备的时候，为了不让我碍事，他把我带到一间空着的卧室，向我介绍他的新法国斗牛犬小狗。A. busy忙碌的；B. beautiful美丽的；C. spare备用的，空着的；D. noisy吵闹的。根据上文“he took me to the”可知，为了让作者不碍事，朋友把作者带到了空着的卧室里。故选C。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他准备的时候，为了不让我碍事，他把我带到一间空着的卧室，向我介绍他的新法国斗牛犬小狗。A. introduced介绍；B. asked询问；C. put放置；D. pushed推。根据后文“me to his new French bulldog puppy”可知，朋友想作者介绍他的新法国斗牛犬小狗。故选A。
37．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我立刻就爱上了小狗。A. usually通常；B. immediately立即；C. slowly缓慢地；D. rarely罕见地。根据后文“I spent the entire night in the room with the puppy.(我整晚都和小狗待在房间里)”可知，作者立即爱上了这只狗。故选B。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以前的工作经常出差。A. reading阅读；B. sitting坐下；C. travelling旅行；D. writing写。根据后文“But I had recently changed”中but表示转折，以及后文“my hours had settled”可知，作者以前的工作要出差，后来换了工作才安定下来。故选C。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我最近换了工作；我的时间已经定下来了。A. jobs工作；B. places地方；C. houses房子；D. offices办公室。根据后文“my hours had settled”可知，作者安定下来了，说明换了工作。故选A。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，我意识到我终于准备好收养一只小狗了。A. forgot忘记；B. regretted后悔；C. imagined想象；D. realized意识到。根据后文“I was finally ready for adopting a pup”可知，作者意识到自己准备好养狗了。故选D。
41．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我和一只名叫Lacy的小狗一起长大，它常常嫉妒我读的书，把爪子放在书的中间来吸引我的注意。A. came up走近；B. lived up不辜负；C. grew up生长；D. stayed up熬夜。根据后文“with a pup named Lacy, who used to get”可知作者在回忆和自己一起长大的小狗。故选C。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我和一只名叫Lacy的小狗一起长大，它常常嫉妒我读的书，把爪子放在书的中间来吸引我的注意。A. jealous嫉妒的；B. proud自豪的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. silly愚蠢的。根据后文“in the middle of the page to draw my attention”可知小狗总是在作者读书的时候捣乱，作者比喻成嫉妒自己读书。故选A。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我和一只名叫Lacy的小狗一起长大，它常常嫉妒我读的书，把爪子放在书的中间来吸引我的注意。A. ear耳朵；B. tail尾巴；C. eye眼睛；D. paw爪子。根据常识和后文“in the middle of the page to draw my attention”可知，狗把爪子放在书的中间来吸引主人的注意。故选D。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她那温柔而傻乎乎的样子一直陪伴着我。A. left离开；B. stayed停留；C. gone离开；D. moved移动。上文提到狗和作者一起长大的，所以是陪伴作者。故选B。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一只属于我自己的小狗：那是我的梦想。A. dream梦想；B. pride自豪；C. solution解决方案；D. answer回答。结合上文作者一眼就爱上朋友家的小狗和“I was finally ready for adopting a pup.”可知，养狗是作者的梦想。故选A。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：几周后，我找到了一位饲养员，并被列入了等候名单。A. table桌子；B. bus公交；C. list清单；D. room房间。根据上文“I found a breeder a few weeks later and was put on a waiting”可知，作者要领养小狗，要等待，被列入了等候名单。故选C。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是缩小版的蕾西，直到我姐姐指出来，我才意识到我抄袭了她。A. made制作；B. copied复制；C. painted油漆；D. bought购买。根据上文“It is a smaller version of Lacy”以及上文提到作者和一只名为Lacy的狗一起长大的，推知这条狗和Lacy很像，用“抄袭”符合语境。。故选B。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的13年里，我们一直是一对搭档。A. band乐队；B. class班级；C. company公司；D. pair对。根据后文“We are inseparable.(我们分不开)”可知，作者和狗成了13年的搭档。故选D。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我说的“我们”是指我和McNults。A. ignore忽视；B. find找到；C. mean意味着；D. mention提及。根据后文“me and McNults”可知“我们”指的是作者和自己的狗。故选C。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：McNults带我度过了我生命中最糟糕的时期，度过了悲伤，现在，当她的生命走到尽头时，我将和她在一起。A. simplest最简单的；B. worst最差的；C. happiest最快乐的；D. brightest最亮的。根据后文“through grief”可知是最糟糕的时期。故选B。
51．C
52．B
53．A
54．C
55．D
56．A
57．B
58．C
59．A
60．D
61．C
62．B
63．D
64．B
65．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是艾尔·尼克松在一个女人的影响下开始和人们交谈，倾听人们的诉说。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到你在这里，我知道一切都会好起来的。A. funny有趣的；B. clear清晰的；C. fine美好的；D. special特别的。由上文“Seeing you here”可知，此处表示“看到你在这里，我知道一切都会好起来的”，空格处意为“美好的”，故选C。
52．考查动词短语辨析。句意：那时尼克松知道——他需要关注路过的人们，让他们知道人对彼此是重要的。A. keep pace with跟上；B. pay attention to注意；C. lay emphasis on强调；D. catch sight of看见。由后文“letting them know that men ____3____ to each other”可知，是需要关注路过的人们，让他们知道人对彼此是重要的。故选B。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那时尼克松知道——他需要关注路过的人们，让他们知道人对彼此是重要的。A. mattered重要；B. belonged属于；C. objected反对；D. related联系，有关联。由上文“he needed to ____2____ the people walking by”和后文“to each other”可知，他需要关注路过的人们，让他们知道人对彼此是重要的。故选A。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尼克松不再盯着码头看，而是开始对人们微笑，开始交谈。A. laughing大笑；B. gazing凝望，凝视；C. smiling微笑；D. shouting大声喊。由后文“striking up conversations”可知，他是开始对人们微笑，故选C。
55．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想让他们离开时知道，他们不必感到孤独。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. ashamed惭愧的；C. guilty有罪的；D. alone孤独的。由第15空后的“to know she wasn’t alone”可知，他和人交谈，是为了让他们离开时知道，他们不必感到孤独。故选D。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的存在和他的开放倾听让一些人称他为“阳光市长”。A. openness开放；B. greatness伟大；C. honesty诚实；D. modesty谦逊。由上文“striking up conversations”和后文“to listen”可知，他和人交谈，肯定是愿意倾听人们诉说的，也就是开放倾听，故选A。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“尼克松就是这种冷静、持久的存在，”快50岁的Dee Glowa说。A. response回答；B. presence存在；C. advantage优点；D. practice练习。由上文“His being present”可知，此处表示他的存在，故选B。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他倾听，不带评判，也不期待任何回报。A. explanation解释；B. agreement同意；C. judgment评判；D. foundation基础。由后文“without any kind of return expected”可知，他倾听，不带评判，也不期待任何回报。故选C。
59．考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然大多数人只是挥手或停下来闲聊，但也有人渴望走进他的“办公室”，和愿意倾听的人呆上几分钟。A. merely仅仅；B. hardly几乎不；C. suddenly突然；D. finally最终。由后文“or stop to make small talk”可知，此处表示“虽然大多数人只是挥手或停下来闲聊”，故选A。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然大多数人只是挥手或停下来闲聊，但也有人渴望走进他的“办公室”，和愿意倾听的人呆上几分钟。A. home家；B. shelter避难所；C. shop商店；D. office办公室。由上文“Sunshine Mayor”可知，此处表示“也有人渴望走进他的“办公室”，故选D。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管一个人想说什么问题，尼克松都会听他的。A. face面对；B. cause造成；C. air使公开，宣扬；D. solve解决。由后文“Nixon lends an ear”可知，此处表示“不管一个人想说什么问题，尼克松都会听他的”，也就是一个人想公开他的问题，故选C。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有什么话题是禁止的，但有些人坐下来根本不想谈。A. target目标；B. limit限制；C. centre中心；D. standard标准。由上文“No matter what problem a person wants to _____11_____, Nixon lends an ear”可知，没有什么话题是禁止的，也就是没有话题的限制，故选B。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：没有什么话题是禁止的，但有些人坐下来根本不想谈。A. listen听；B. move移动；C. work工作；D. talk谈话。由下一段的“they stared at the water for an hour, then she said thank you and walked away”可知，有些人坐下来根本不想谈。故选D。
64．考查动词短语辨析。句意：有一次一个女人路过，他们盯着水看了一个小时，然后她说了声谢谢就走开了。A. came back回来；B. stopped by顺便访问；C. set down写下；D. ran over辗过。由后文“they stared at the water for an hour, then she said thank you and walked away”可知，一个女的是顺便来访，故选B。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她只是想要片刻安宁，知道自己并不孤单。A. peace安宁；B. honor荣誉；C. luck运气；D. passion热情。由上文“they stared at the water for an hour”可知，她是想要片刻安宁，故选A。
66．D
67．C
68．A
69．B
70．D
71．C
72．D
73．B
74．C
75．A
76．A
77．B
78．C
79．A
80．D
【导语】本文为记叙文。作者讲述了自己一次帮助视力受损的实习厨师学习烹饪课程的经历，明白了残疾人的生活不易。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2020年，我在一家新成立的社会企业担任志愿者，该企业为视障厨师学员提供烹饪课程。A. met遇见；B. cooperated合作；C. started开始；D. volunteered自愿做，无偿做。根据“Volunteering has been a way of life for me for the past five years since I was fifteen.”可知，作者从15岁起，志愿服务已经成为过去五年的生活方式，所以在一家新成立的社会企业无偿服务。故选D。
67．考查名词词义辨析。句意：2020年，我在一家新成立的社会企业担任志愿者，该企业为视力受损的实习厨师提供烹饪课程。A. managers经理；B. volunteers志愿者；C. chefs厨师；D. doctors医生。根据句意可知，该企业提供的是烹饪课程，所以培训的应为厨师。故选C。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我非常喜欢这份工作，因为它涉及到与人有意义的互动，我在那里的整个时间都完全投入。A. interaction互动；B. appointment约定；C. greeting问候；D. conflict冲突。根据句意可知，这份工作是帮助视障厨师学员学习烹饪课程，是人与人之间的互动。故选A。
69．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我非常喜欢这份工作，因为它涉及到与人有意义的互动，我在那里的整个时间都完全投入。A. confused困惑的；B. engaged忙于……的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. disturbed心烦意乱的。根据句意可知，作者很喜欢这份工作，所以会全身心投入（忙于）其中。故选B。
70．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这与其他类型的志愿工作不同，其他类型的志愿工作可能主要涉及幕后工作，一段时间后可能会变得无聊。A. promising有希望的；B. frightening令人害怕的；C. challenging具有挑战性的；D. boring令人厌倦的。根据前文“ I absolutely loved it as it involved meaningful interaction with people and I was fully engaged throughout the entire time I was there.”作者很喜欢这份工作。此处作者把之前的工作和这份工作对比，故可知，作者认为之前的工作久而久之会令人厌倦。故选D。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们称自己为“视力正常的助理”，每个人都配有一个视力受损的实习厨师。A. faced面对；B. compared对比；C. paired使成对；D. equipped配备。根据句意可知，我们的工作就是帮助视力受损的实习厨师，且be paired with与……配对，此处指一对一帮助，故选C。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名志愿者，我会陪学员走到Enabling Village厨房，然后在他们学习烹饪新菜式时确保他们的安全。A. lesson课程；B. enterprise企业；C. room房间；D. kitchen厨房。根据句意可知，学员要学习烹饪新菜式，故作者陪他们走到厨房。故选D。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名志愿者，我会陪学员走到Enabling Village厨房，然后在他们学习烹饪新菜式时确保他们的安全。A. satisfaction满意；B. safety安全；C. pleasure高兴；D. success成功。根据第二段第一句“In 2020 I volunteered with a newly founded social enterprise, which conducted cooking lessons for visually impaired (视障) trainee chefs”可知，这些学员为视力受损的实习厨师，故作者要保证他们的安全。故选B。
74．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这包括帮助他们弄清楚水槽的位置，确保正确使用电器，避免沸腾和热的物体，以及小心使用刀等物品。A. leave out遗漏；B. miss out错过；C. figure out算出，弄明白；D. point out指出。根据句意可知，作者的工作任务是确保视力受损的实习厨师的安全，所以是帮助他们弄清楚水槽的位置。故选C。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这包括帮助他们弄清楚水槽的位置，确保正确使用电器，避免沸腾和热的物体，以及小心使用刀等物品。A. avoiding避免；B. touching触摸；C. approaching靠近；D. feeling感觉。根据句意可知，作者的工作任务是确保视力受损的实习厨师的安全，且空后的宾语是“沸腾和热的物体”，所以应为作者帮助他们避开沸腾和热的物体。故选A。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：和他们在一起让我真正理解，当你部分失明或完全失明时，生活是多么艰难。A. appreciate理解，意识到；B. imagine想象；C. predict预测；D. think认为。根据句意可知，“当你部分失明或完全失明时，生活是多么艰难”是作者明白的道理。故选A。
77．考查副词词义辨析。句意：和他们在一起让我真正理解，当你部分失明或完全失明时，生活是多么艰难。A. temporarily暂时地；B. partly部分地；C. accidentally偶然地；D. originally起初。根据空后completely可知，空处形成对照，应为partly，且本文讲的是“visually impaired (视障) trainee chefs”可知，他们并非全盲。故选B。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一件小事都需要付出巨大的努力。A. simplifies简化；B. causes引起；C. takes需要；D. offers提供。根据句意可知，对于视力受损的实习厨师，每一件小事都需要付出巨大的努力。故选C。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我意识到，有很多人有残疾。A. disabilities残疾；B. difficulties困难；C. determination决心；D. power力量。衔接下句“While medicine still does not have the power to cure all of these conditions, we are never short of ways to empower these individuals by making life eaier and more meaningful for them.”可知，作者通过这次志愿者经历明白了世界上有很多人有残疾，即使医学无法治愈，但是我们还是可以尽自己的力量让他们生活更容易。故选A。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然医学仍然没有能力治愈所有这些疾病，但我们从不缺少让这些人的生活更容易、更有意义的方法。A. luckier更幸运；B. tougher更艰难；C. happier更快乐；D. easier更容易。根据句意前后对比关系可知，虽然医学没办法治愈这些疾病，减少疾病带来的困难，但是我们可以有很多帮助让他们的生活更容易些。故选D。
81．D
82．A
83．B
84．C
85．B
86．B
87．A
88．C
89．B
90．A
91．C
92．A
93．B
94．D
95．D
96．C
97．C
98．B
99．B
100．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个小男孩掉进了下水道，13岁的女孩Madison在救援的过程中，左手受了严重的伤，但她不顾个人疼痛，勇敢地救出了这个小男孩。
81．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是她的母亲讲述的一个可怕的故事：一个小男孩掉进了下水道，没人能找到他。A. amazing令人惊讶的；B. frustrating令人沮丧的；C. embarrassing令人尴尬的；D. frightening令人害怕的。根据下文“A little boy fell into a drain and no one can reach him.(一个小男孩掉进了下水道，没人能找到他)”可知一个小男孩掉进了下水道，没人能找到他。这是一个令人害怕的故事。frightening符合句意。故选D项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是她的母亲讲述的一个可怕的故事：一个小男孩掉进了下水道，没人能找到他。A. reach够到；B. find找到；C. see看到；D. hold持有。根据上文“A little boy fell into a drain(一个小男孩掉进了下水道)”可知一个小男孩掉进了下水道，应该是没人能够够到他。reach符合句意。故选A项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后她向13岁的女儿提出了这样的请求：“你能帮忙吗？”。A. determination决定；B. request请求；C. recommendation推荐；D. order命令。根据下文“Can you help ”可知她向女儿提出了一个请求。request符合句意。故选B项。
84．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：迪逊和利跑到邻居家的院子里，发现男孩焦虑的母亲和其他成年人正在移动井盖。A. cautious谨慎的；B. curious好奇的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. courageous勇敢的。根据上文可知，孩子掉到了下水道里面，他的母亲必然很焦虑。anxious符合句意。故选C项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊和利跑到邻居家的院子里，发现男孩焦虑的母亲和其他成年人围着一个井盖。A. digging挖；B. surrounding包围；C. blocking阻塞；D. shifting挪动。根据上文可知，孩子掉到了下水道里面，他的母亲和其他成年人想救他，应该都是围在井盖旁边。 surrounding符合句意。故选B项。
86．考查副词词义辨析。句意：它的直径比篮球略宽。A. closely紧密地；B. slightly稍微；C. mildly温和地；D. specially特别地。根据后文“She was the only one who could through the small hole.(她是唯一能从那个小洞里钻过去的人。)”可知，下水道的洞口很小，直径应该是稍微比篮球略宽。slightly符合句意。故选B项。
87．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这个只有两岁的男孩滑进了下水道，快要淹死在水里了。A. slipped into滑进；B. taken over接管；C. broken up破裂，分手；D. run across跑过。根据前文可知，小男孩掉进了下水道，且下水道的直径比篮球略宽，说明他应该是滑落进去的。slipped into符合句意。故选A项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她是唯一能从那个小洞里钻过去的人。A. jump跳；B. shelter 躲避；C. fit适合；D. suit适合。根据前文可知，小男孩掉进了下水道，且下水道的直径比篮球略宽，她很快审视了一下形势，只有她可以从那个小洞钻过去。fit符合句意。故选C项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她毫不犹豫地让大人们把她放下去。A. argument争论；B. hesitation犹豫；C. doubt怀疑；D. comment评论。根据后文“she told the adults to lower her in(让大人们把她放下去)”可知，她让大人们把她放下去，说明她没有犹豫。hesitation符合句意。故选B项。
90．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Leigh其他人扶着她的腰和脚踝。A. ankle脚踝；B. hands手；C. fist拳头；D. throat喉咙。根据前文“she told the adults to lower her in(让大人们把她放下去)”可知，大人们应该扶着她的腰和脚踝。ankle符合句意。故选A项。
91．考查连词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊摇着胳膊和肩膀，直到穿过那个洞，进入又黑又臭的下水道。A. after…之后；B. before…之前；C. until直到；D. since自从。根据前文“Madison shook her arms and shoulders (麦迪逊摇着胳膊和肩膀)”可知，麦迪逊摇着胳膊和肩膀直到穿过那个洞，进入又黑又臭的下水道。until符合句意。故选C项。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这个过程中，她的左手腕扭伤了。A. sprained扭伤；B. treated治疗；C. wrapped包扎；D. lost丢失。根据下文“Rather than tend to her injury (麦迪逊没有去处理自己的伤势)”可知，麦迪逊受伤了。sprained符合句意。故选A项。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊没有去处理自己的伤势，而是扫描了一下水面，希望能找到那个男孩。A. traced追踪 ；B. scanned扫描，浏览；C. exposed暴露；D. stared盯。根据下文“hoping to the boy”可知，麦迪逊虽然受伤了，但一直在到处看，浏览水面，希望找到那个男孩。scanned符合句意。故选B项。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊没有去处理自己的伤势，而是扫描了一下水面，希望能找到那个男孩。A. discover发现；B. observe观察；C. follow跟随；D. spot找到。根据下文“Every once in a while, she could see”可知，每隔一段时间，她就能看到，说明她希望找到那个男孩。spot符合句意。故选D项。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每隔一段时间，她就能看到他的小脚趾，却抓不住他的脚。A. shoes鞋；B. finger手指；C. hair头发；D. toes脚趾。根据下文“but failed to grasp his foot”可知她抓不住他的脚，说明她能看到小男孩的脚趾。toes符合句意。故选D项。
96．考查副词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊伸出她那只没有受伤的手，紧紧抓住那只脚。A. strangely陌生地；B. carefully小心地；C. tightly紧紧地；D. clearly清晰地。根据下文“Then both of them were lifted out.”可知他们俩都被抬了出来。说明她是紧紧地抓住了小男孩。tightly符合句意。故选C项。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他因为缺氧而无法呼吸。A. bleeding流血；B. screaming大叫； C. breathing呼吸；D. choking窒息。根据上文“He had been short of oxygen”可知小男孩缺氧了，那么他应该是不能呼吸。breathing符合句意。故选C项。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在呼叫急救服务后，一名成年人清理了他的气道，让他侧身躺下，另一名成年人用力拍打他的背部，直到男孩咳出液体。A. hit敲击；B. slapped拍打；C. supported支持；D. pushed推。根据后文“firmly on his back until the boy coughed up fluids.”可知小男孩咳出液体，那么应该是拍打背部。slapped符合句意。故选B项。
99．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，她因为受伤留在了那里，经历了数月的手腕物理治疗。A. meanwhile同时；B. however然而；C. otherwise否则；D. therefore因此。根据前文“the boy, who returned home soon.”及后文“stayed there for her injury, experiencing months of physical treatment for her wrist.”可知小男孩很快就出院了，她因为受伤留在了那里，经历了数月的手腕物理治疗。两句是转折关系。however符合句意。故选B项。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦迪逊是个英雄，还有哪个十几岁的女孩会自愿去下水道。A. emerge浮现；B. pretend假装；C. volunteer自愿；D. guarantee保证。根据前文可知，麦迪逊毫不犹豫，是自愿去下水道就小男孩的。volunteer符合句意。故选C项。