天津高考英语完形填空专项训练（含解析）
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There will be a miracle when you believe. Against all odds, a beloved border collie (博德牧羊犬) has amazingly been ___1___ with her owners who spent 57 days searching for her.
Carole King and her husband Verne had traveled to Kalispell from their home in Spokane, Washington so they could enjoy a relaxing 4-day ___2___ in the mountain wilderness.
___3___ , their vacation turned into a ___4___ search mission after they found that their 7-year-old border collie named Katie had ___5___ from their room.
The Kings immediately ___6___ their return trip home so they could stay in Kalispell and search for Katie. For several weeks, they ___7___ hundreds of advertising leaflets throughout the community; they published her ___8___ on social media channels and Facebook groups; concerned local citizens helped them ___9___the countryside — but they still couldn’t find Katie.
At one point, Carole traveled back home so she could go back to her job as a mail carrier; but when they ___10___ her request to take additional time off to keep searching, she ___11___.
___12___ returning to Kalispell once more, Carole continued the search. At that time, Verne flew back home to take her ___13___ to look after their other pets. Thankfully, a local family in Kalispell offered to ___14___ her until she found Katie.
By the time September ___15___, Carole began to lose hope. She missed her home, husband, and pets, but Verne ___16___ her to continue looking for one more week.
She then received a ___17___ from a resident who said that he had seen a border collie in his yard. Carole visited the property, but found nothing — until they ___18___ a pair of hikers who pointed out a border collie that had been resting under a nearby tree. When Carole called Katie’s name, the dog ran bounding into her arms.
Though Katie had lost much ___19___ in the wild, she was in relatively good health — and she was overwhelmed (被淹没) with joy. Carole now hopes that their story will ___20___ other pet owners to never give up on their missing animals.
1．A．returned B．reunited C．replaced D．restored
2．A．breakdown B．overlook C．getaway D．outlet
3．A．Therefore B．Instead C．Moreover D．However
4．A．disturbing B．thrilling C．threatening D．appealing
5．A．stormed B．disappeared C．transferred D．hidden
6．A．canceled B．shortened C．reserved D．completed
7．A．purchased B．promoted C．distributed D．collected
8．A．picture B．story C．name D．location
9．A．contact B．identify C．explore D．comb
10．A．learned B．declined C．considered D．repeated
11．A．hesitated B．compromised C．resigned D．suffered
12．A．For B．Until C．Upon D．In
13．A．part B．chance C．turn D．place
14．A．consult B．host C．equip D．protect
15．A．rolled around B．came about C．went back D．drew up
16．A．reminded B．promised C．encouraged D．required
17．A．signal B．call C．gift D．letter
18．A．turned to B．called in C．picked out D．ran into
19．A．patience B．wealth C．appetite D．weight
20．A．persuade B．induce C．warn D．inspire
“WELCOME TO HELL, LADIES!” says Mr. Smith, the ____21____ of the adult ballet class. I force a smile as he presses down on my stiff (僵硬的) back, attempting to be a little more ____22____.
When I was a little girl, I ____23____ elegantly dancing across the stage like the Swan Princess. With several reasons, my hopes of taking ballet lessons were ____24____. But every so often, usually while watching a brilliant performance of Swan Lake, those little ____25____ of unfulfilled desire would speak up and say that I should take lessons before it’s too late.
And here I am - more than 50 years - finally ____26____ for it.
I’m an absolute ____27____, but 30 years older than the rest of the participants in the adult class. We are practising “port de bras,” a ballet term for the ____28____ of the arms. I flutter (挥动) my arms, awakening my inner ____29____. “Your hands, they look like claws of a chicken,” Mr Smith ____30____. “No one wants to look at that. It’s ugly.” He ____31____ his finger at various body parts while ____32____ giving feedback, “Head up, neck long, chest proud, stomach in, back straight, bottom tight.” Every time he looks at me, I instantly know that I’ve missed ____33____. So I take note of every previous____34____ to gain his approval.
After a few sessions, I find myself looking forward to taking ballet classes with a mix of anxiety and excitement. Between classes, I ____35____ my posture (姿势) in every window I pass. I’m ____36____. My hands are less claw-like and my posture a little more ____37____. And I constantly imagine I’m on stage, holding the audience entirely in my ____38____.
Learning ballet as an adult has been a much bigger ____39____ than I expected, but I’m glad that I ____40____ and that ballet still appeals to me as it did when I was a little girl.
21．A．leader B．instructor C．receptionist D．representative
22．A．nervous B．steady C．flexible D．comfortable
23．A．set about B．insisted on C．gave up D．dreamed of
24．A．killed B．thrown C．rejected D．canceled
25．A．misfortunes B．regrets C．complaints D．pressures
26．A．longing B．competing C．struggling D．applying
27．A．senior B．beginner C．professional D．lover
28．A．stretch B．shape C．function D．movement
29．A．swan B．voice C．angel D．thought
30．A．sighs B．reminds C．criticizes D．announces
31．A．taps B．swings C．sticks D．points
32．A．strictly B．hurriedly C．impatiently D．cautiously
33．A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
34．A．treatment B．statement C．adjustment D．arrangement
35．A．design B．check C．assess D．value
36．A．progressing B．thinking C．succeeding D．waiting
37．A．stiff B．twisted C．straight D．tight
38．A．energy B．power C．strength D．ability
39．A．practice B．achievement C．campaign D．challenge
40．A．took action B．took a chance C．made changes D．made a difference
Five years ago, I was working in an office. My life was all about dealing with complaints, meeting deadlines and writing reports. I wasn’t completely bored ____41____it didn’t excite me.
One ____42____ I went out to buy a sandwich. It was sunny and I wasn’t ____43____ at work, so I decided to ____44____it in the park. I could see a group of people ____45____a TV program nearby. They seemed to be arguing about something and everybody looked very ____46____.
Suddenly I realized everyone was ____47____me. And then two of them started walking over—towards me! They ____48____that they were making a short film and one of their actors hadn’t____49____. He only had one line in the story, they said. Would I mind ______50______ the line
I could tell they were desperate and although I’d never done any acting in my life before, for some reason I______51______.
An hour later we finished filming. It was really an amazing experience. The people were very______52______and paid me for my time. However, ______53______I was leaving, the director of the film came over and ______54______me his card. He thought I’d been brilliant and was naturally talented as a(n)______55______. I laughed but______56______to call him some time.
Well, I did call him. I went for an audition for another short film with the director. And fortunately I got the______57______. Two years later I ______58______ my office job and I’m now working almost full-time as an actor. I love the work and I’m going back to college next year to study ______59______. My life is now completely______60______, all because of that lunch in the park.
41．A．so B．but C．or D．and
42．A．morning B．afternoon C．weekend D．lunchtime
43．A．busy B．good C．satisfied D．quick
44．A．make B．eat C．use D．get
45．A．watching B．writing C．copying D．shooting
46．A．angry B．excited C．anxious D．energetic
47．A．looking at B．looking for C．looking after D．looking into
48．A．repeated B．described C．explained D．remembered
49．A．calmed down B．given up C．turned up D．settled down
50．A．forming B．saying C．drawing D．holding
51．A．offered B．agreed C．insisted D．admitted
52．A．hopeful B．successful C．grateful D．doubtful
53．A．until B．after C．for D．as
54．A．lent B．handed C．mailed D．awarded
55．A．actor B．director C．reporter D．host
56．A．failed B．refused C．continued D．promised
57．A．job B．card C．money D．mind
58．A．lost B．left C．chose D．found
59．A．painting B．literature C．drama D．journalism
60．A．successful B．strange C．important D．different
I Still Look for Patches
Aren’t we lucky, when we had a childhood friend willing to be our everlasting, faithful companion(同伴)？I can still remember the day I met my special ____61____ .
One spring evening, my mother and I patiently waited for my father to come home. His____62____ in the doorway made no clear impression on my mind. Suddenly, I heard a____63____ “Yip”. “Did I hear something Daddy, please tell me. What was that ”
As he____64____ his pocket he answered, “Nothing. It was only my pocket.” The look on my face must have been a sign of____65____.
“Amy!” Softly, daddy called.
I slowly turned around to look at daddy’s____66____. There, crawled in his palm was a little dog. ____67____ several brown spots on her white fur, I named her, “Patches(斑点).”
Patches became a____68____ and blame taker. If I was troubled, I could depend on her two ears to listen____69____ to everything I had to say. If unfortunately I broke a glass, my trusting companion would willingly_____70_____ responsibility. Her_____71_____ devotion(奉献) only made it hard to separate from her.
When I was about 10, my family moved into a house which wasn’t_____72_____ enough to contain a dog. Sadly, we had to_____73_____ her. My auntie, owning a house with vast pieces of land, _____74_____ her.
I can still remember her eyes_____75_____ at me forlornly(可怜地) as she left. The_____76_____ in her eyes will be with me forever.
I saw her once or twice before she_____77_____. Until my dying day, I shall always expect to see her. I believe that, to this very day, she is still trying to find her way back to her true home. Because I have no_____78_____ that she died, I continue to have faith. The picture is_____79_____ in my mind: a thin white dog comes jumping up, _____80_____ me in loving dog kisses.
61．A．friend B．dog C．neighbor D．relative
62．A．absence B．appearance C．performance D．confidence
63．A．clear B．loud C．small D．weak
64．A．looked up B．found out C．reached into D．took away
65．A．excitement B．sadness C．disappointment D．pleasure
66．A．leg B．hand C．foot D．face
67．A．Because of B．Instead of C．In spite of D．In case of
68．A．trouble maker B．baby sitter C．risker taker D．good listener
69．A．wisely B．carefully C．positively D．unwillingly
70．A．avoid B．allow C．take D．face
71．A．faithful B．powerful C．fearful D．wonderful
72．A．cool B．clean C．large D．bright
73．A．make use of B．take care of C．look out of D．get rid of
74．A．caught B．adopted C．bought D．refused
75．A．seeing B．staring C．watching D．smiling
76．A．joy B．anger C．pain D．strength
77．A．disappeared B．ran C．returned D．fell
78．A．doubt B．idea C．problem D．proof
79．A．unclear B．colorful C．creative D．vivid
80．A．watering B．hugging C．bathing D．following
He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The ____81____ of the Snowman has been around for ____82____. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they ____83____ this creature and called it the “Yeti,” and they said that they had ____84____ caught Yetis on two occasions ____85____ none has ever been produced as evidence.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has ____86____. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not ____87____ the tracks of a monkey or bear and ____88____ that the Abominable Snowman might really ____89____.
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were ______90______ footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than ______91______ animal tracks, which had been made ______92______ as they melted and refroze in the snow. ______93______ in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was ______94______ and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, ______95______, no evidence has ever ______96______ been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman ______97______. But if they ever ______98______ catching one, they may face a real ______99______. Would they put it in a ______100______ or give it a room in a hotel
81．A．event B．story C．adventure D．description
82．A．a fortnight B．too long C．some time D．many years
83．A．heard from B．cared for C．knew of D．read about
84．A．even B．hardly C．certainly D．probably
85．A．as B．though C．when D．until
86．A．developed B．changed C．occurred D．continued
87．A．entirely B．naturally C．clearly D．simply
88．A．found B．declared C．felt D．doubted
89．A．exist B．escape C．disappear D．return
90．A．clearer B．more C．little D．rare
91．A．huge B．recent C．ordinary D．frightening
92．A．strange B．large C．deep D．rough
93．A．In the end B．Therefore C．After all D．However
94．A．imagined B．real C．special D．familiar
95．A．so B．besides C．again D．instead
96．A．rightly B．actually C．normally D．particularly
97．A．lightly B．jokingly C．seriously D．properly
98．A．succeed in B．take on C．depend on D．join in
99．A．decision B．situation C．subject D．problem
100．A．zoo B．mountain C．museum D．laboratory
参考答案：
1．B
2．C
3．D
4．A
5．B
6．A
7．C
8．A
9．D
10．B
11．C
12．C
13．D
14．B
15．A
16．C
17．B
18．D
19．D
20．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Carole花费五十七天的时间找到了丢失的爱犬Katie的故事，她通过自身的经历鼓励人们不要放弃寻找丢失的动物。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管困难重重，一只可爱的边境牧羊犬奇迹般地与她的主人团聚了，她的主人花了57天寻找她。A. returned返回；B. reunited再次相聚；C. replaced代替；D. restored使复原。根据前文“There will be a miracle when you believe.”及后文“who spent 57 days searching for her”可知，上文提到的奇迹就是狗的主人在经历了五十七天的找寻后与狗团聚。故选B项。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Carole King和她的丈夫 Verne从华盛顿州斯波坎的家中来到卡利斯佩尔，这样他们就可以在山区的荒野中享受四天的放松之旅。A. breakdown损坏；B. overlook眺望；C. getaway短假期；D. outlet出口。根据下文“their vacation turned into a ___4___ search mission”可知，他们是去卡利斯佩尔度假的，推断出空处意为假期。故选C项。
3．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他们发现叫做Katie的七岁的牧羊犬从家里消失的时候，他们的假期变成了一场令人烦恼的寻找任务。A. Therefore因此；B. Instead代替；C. Moreover而且；D. However然而。根据前文“they could enjoy a relaxing 4-day ___2___ in the mountain wilderness”及后文“after they found that their 7-year-old border collie named Katie had ___5___ from their room”可知，两句话存在转折关系，所以用however表示这种关系。故选D项。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他们发现叫做Katie的七岁的牧羊犬从家里消失的时候，他们的假期变成了一场令人烦恼的寻找任务。A. disturbing令人烦恼的；B. thrilling令人激动的；C. threatening令人恐怖的；D. appealing吸引人的。根据上文“Against all odds, a beloved border collie (博德牧羊犬) has amazingly been ___1___ with her owners who spent 57 days searching for her.”可知，找寻狗的过程经历了五十七天，推断出找狗真的是花费时间和精力，换句话说这是令人烦恼的。故选A项。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他们发现叫做Katie的七岁的牧羊犬从家里消失的时候，他们的假期变成了一场令人烦恼的寻找任务。A. stormed突然袭击；B. disappeared消失；C. transferred转移；D. hidden躲藏。根据下文“but they still couldn’t find Katie”可知，他们花了很多方法都没找到狗，推断出狗消失了。故选B项。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：金一家人立刻取消了回家的行程，以便他们能留在卡利斯佩尔寻找Katie。A. canceled取消；B. shortened变短；C. reserved保护；D. completed完成。根据上文“Carole King and her husband Verne had traveled to Kalispell from their home in Spokane, Washington so they could enjoy a relaxing 4-day ___2___ in the mountain wilderness.”及后文“they could stay in Kalispell and search for Katie”可知，金一家是来度假的，但是他们决定继续留下寻找狗。由此推知，他们取消了回家的行程。故选A项。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期以来，他们在社区颁发了数百份广告传单；他们也发布了它的照片在社交媒体和Facebook群组；关心他们的当地市民帮助他们搜索了乡下地区，但是他们还找不到Katie。A. purchased购买；B. promoted促进；C. distributed分发；D. collected收集。结合语境可知，金一家为了寻找狗在发放传单。故选C项。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：几个星期以来，他们在社区颁发了数百份广告传单；他们也发布了它的照片在社交媒体和Facebook群组；关心他们的当地市民帮助他们搜索了乡下地区，但是他们还找不到Katie。A. picture图片；B. story故事；C. name名字；D. location位置。结合语境可知，金一家为了寻找狗在网站上发布了照片。故选A项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期以来，他们在社区颁发了数百份广告传单；他们也发布了它的照片在社交媒体和Facebook群组；关心他们的当地市民帮助他们搜索了乡下地区，但是他们还找不到Katie。A. contact联系；B. identify认出；C. explore探索；D. comb搜索。根据后文“but they still couldn’t find Katie”可知，居民们去为了找狗，搜索了乡下地区。故选D项。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：曾有一度，Carole 回到家中，这样她就可以回去做邮递员的工作了，但是当她再次请假继续寻找狗的请求被拒绝的时候，她就辞职了。A. learned学习；B. declined拒绝；C. considered考虑；D. repeated重复。根据前文“Carole traveled back home so she could go back to her job as a mail carrier”可知，她是有工作的而且刚刚度假回来，现在她又要请假，结合常识可推断出公司拒绝了她请假的请求。故选B项。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：曾有一度，Carole 回到家中，这样她就可以回去做邮递员的工作了，但是当她要求再次请假继续寻找狗的要求被拒绝的时候，她就辞职了。A. hesitated犹豫；B. compromised妥协；C. resigned辞职；D. suffered遭受。根据前文“but when they ___10___ her request to take additional time off to keep searching”及下文“___12___ returning to Kalispell once more, Carole continued the search.”可知，她找狗的请求被拒绝了，然而她继续返回卡利斯佩尔去寻找狗，推断出。由此推知，她应该是辞职了。故选C项。
12．考查介词词义辨析。句意：一旦再次回到卡利斯佩尔，Carole 就继续她的寻找工作。A. For为了；B. Until直到……为止；C. Upon即将来临；D. In在……里面。根据固定结构upon doing 意为“一……就”，结合语境可知，她找狗心切，一回到卡利斯佩尔就继续她的找寻工作。故选C项。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在当时Verne坐飞机回到家代替她去照看他们家里其他的宠物。A. part部分；B. chance机会；C. turn转弯；D. place位置。根据前文 “Carole King and her husband Verne had traveled to Kalispell”及“___12___ returning to Kalispell once more, Carole continued the search.”可知，金一家只有他们两个人，Carole回到卡利斯佩尔。由此可知，家里的宠物就只能由丈夫Verne代替她去照顾。take one’s place“代替某人的位置”。故选D项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，卡利斯佩尔当地的一个家庭愿意收留她，直到她找到Katie。A. consult咨询；B. host做东；C. equip装备；D. protect保护。根据上文“Carole King and her husband Verne had traveled to Kalispell from their home in Spokane, Washington so they could enjoy a relaxing 4-day ___2___ in the mountain wilderness.”可知，Carole是在卡利斯佩尔度假的，她在当地没有家。由此可知，她为了继续找狗只能住在当地人的家里。故选B项。
15．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但是随着9月份的到来，她开始失去了信心。A. rolled around流逝；B. came about发生；C. went back回去；D. drew up起草。根据前文“For several weeks”可知，随着时间的流逝到了九月份，她还没找到狗。故选A项。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她想念她的家，她丈夫和宠物，但是Verne鼓励她继续再找一周。A. reminded提醒；B. promised承诺；C. encouraged鼓励；D. required要求。根据上文“The Kings immediately ___6___ their return trip home so they could stay in Kalispell and search for Katie.”可知，丈夫Verne曾经和她一起找狗，他对于找狗这件事是支持的。由此推知，Verne鼓励她继续留下找狗。故选C项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不久她接到了一个来自于当地居民的电话说他曾经看见一只牧羊犬在他的庭院里。A. signal信号；B. call电话；C. gift礼物；D. letter信件。根据后文“who said that he had seen a border collie in his yard”结合常识可知，居民告知Carole是通过电话。故选B项。
18．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Carole拜访了这处房子但是什么也没发现——直到他们遇到了一对远足者，他们指出边境牧羊犬一直在附近的树下休息。A. turned to求助于；B. called in拜访；C. picked out挑选；D. ran into遇见。根据后文“who pointed out a border collie that had been resting under a nearby tree” 可知，她是遇见了这两个远足者才得知了Katie的行踪。故选D项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管Katie在野外体重下降了很多，但她的健康状况相对良好——而且她非常高兴。A. patience耐心；B. wealth财富；C. appetite胃口；D. weight体重。根据上文“Against all odds, a beloved border collie (博德牧羊犬) has amazingly been ___1___ with her owners who spent 57 days searching for her.”及后文“in the wild”可知，Katie丢失了五十七天一直在野外生活，它的生活条件发生了改变。由此推知，它的体重应该是下降了。故选D项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Carole现在希望他们的故事能激励其他宠物主人永远不要放弃他们丢失的动物。A. persuade劝说；B. induce引诱；C. warn警告；D. inspire激励。根据上文“Against all odds, a beloved border collie (博德牧羊犬) has amazingly been ___1___ with her owners who spent 57 days searching for her.”可知，Carole经历很多找到了自己的爱犬。由此推知，她希望他们的故事能激励其他宠物主人永远不要放弃他们丢失的动物。故选D项。
21．B
22．C
23．D
24．A
25．B
26．C
27．B
28．D
29．A
30．C
31．D
32．A
33．D
34．C
35．B
36．A
37．C
38．B
39．D
40．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者现在已经50多岁了，为了实现小时候的芭蕾梦想，坚持不懈学习芭蕾的故事。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“欢迎来到地狱，女士们！”成人芭蕾舞课的指导老师史密斯先生说。A. leader领导；B. instructor讲师；C. receptionist接待员；D. representative代表。根据下文“I force a smile as he presses down on my stiff back,”可知，史密斯先生是成人芭蕾舞课的指导老师。故选B。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他按下我僵硬的背时，我勉强挤出一个微笑，试图让自己更灵活一点。A. nervous紧张的；B. steady稳定的；C. flexible灵活的；D. comfortable舒服的。根据上文“my stiff back,”可知，作者试图让自己更灵活一点。故选C。
23．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我还是个小女孩的时候，我梦想着像天鹅公主一样在舞台上优雅地翩翩起舞。 A. set about开始；B. insisted on坚持；C. gave up放弃；D. dreamed of梦想。根据上文“When I was a little girl,”可知，像天鹅公主一样在舞台上翩翩起舞是作者的梦想。故选D。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于种种原因，我上芭蕾课的希望破灭了。A. killed扼杀，终止；B. thrown扔；C. rejected拒绝；D. canceled取消。根据上文“With several reasons,”及后文作者50多岁学芭蕾可知，作者小时候上芭蕾舞课的希望破灭了，空格处意为“终止”。故选A。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但有时，通常是在观看《天鹅湖》精彩的表演时，那些欲望未得到满足的小遗憾就会站出来说，说我应该在为时不晚之前去学习芭蕾。A. misfortunes不幸；B. regrets遗憾；C. complaints抱怨；D. pressures压力。根据上文“With several reasons, my hopes of taking ballet lessons were ___4___.”可知，因为作者小时候上芭蕾舞课的希望破灭了，所以作者总感到遗憾。故选B。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在我在这里——超过50岁——终于为之努力。A. longing渴望；B. competing竞争；C. struggling努力；D. applying申请。struggle for为……而努力。根据上文“And here I am——more than 50 years”可知，作者50多岁了为学芭蕾而努力。故选C。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我绝对是一个初学者，但比成人班的其他参与者年长30岁。 A. senior长者；B. beginner初学者；C. professional专业人员；D. lover爱好者。根据上文“With several reasons, my hopes of taking ballet lessons were ___4___.”可知，作者从没有学过芭蕾，所以是初学者。故选B。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们正在练习“port de bras”，这是一个芭蕾术语，表示手臂的运动。A. stretch伸展；B. shape形状；C. function功能；D. movement运动。根据下文“I flutter (挥动) my arms,”可知，作者练习芭蕾动作中的一个手臂运动。故选D。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我挥动双臂，唤醒我内心的天鹅。A. swan天鹅；B. voice嗓音；C. angel天使；D. thought想法。根据上文“usually while watching a brilliant performance of Swan Lake,”和常识可知，作者动双臂，希望像天鹅动作一样优美。故选A。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你的手，看起来就像鸡的爪子，”史密斯批评道。 A. sighs叹气；B. reminds提醒；C. criticizes批评；D. announces宣布。根据下文“No one wants to look at that. It’s ugly.”可知，这里是指导老师史密斯对作者的批评。故选C。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他一边用手指指着身体的各个部位，一边给出严格的反馈：“抬头，伸长脖子，挺胸，收腹，背部挺直，下半身紧绷。”A. taps轻怕；B. swings旋转；C. sticks插入；D. points指出。根据下文“his finger at various body parts”可知，这里是指导老师史密斯用手指指着身体的各个部位。故选D。
32．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他一边用手指指着身体的各个部位，一边给出严格的反馈：“抬头，伸长脖子，挺胸，收腹，背部挺直，下半身紧绷。”A. strictly严格地；B. hurriedly匆忙地；C. impatiently不耐心地；D. cautiously谨慎地。根据文章首句““WELCOME TO HELL, LADIES!” says Mr. Smith,”和指导老师史密斯对作者的批评可知，指导老师史密斯是非常严格的。故选A。
33．考查代词词义辨析。句意：每当他看着我，我立刻就知道我做错了某个动作。A. nothing没有；B. everything一切；C. anything任何事；D. something某事。根据上文“Every time he looks at me”可知，指导老师史密斯一看作者，作者就知道自己在某个动作错了。故选D。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以我注意以前的每一次调整，以获得他的认可。A. treatment对待，治疗；B. statement声明；C. adjustment调整；D. arrangement安排。根据上文“Every time he looks at me, I instantly know that I’ve missed ____13____.”可知，作者知道自己错误之后会调整。故选C。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：课间，我在每一个经过的窗户检查自己的姿势。A. design设计；B. check核对；C. assess评估；D. value重视。根据下文“in every window I pass.”可知，作者在课间通过窗户来检查自己的姿势是否正确。故选B。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在进步。A. progressing进步；B. thinking思考；C. succeeding成功；D. waiting等待。根据下文“My hands are less claw-like and my posture a little more ____17____.”可知，作者在不断地进步。故选A。
37．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的手不那么像爪子了，我的姿势也更直了。A. stiff硬的；B. twisted扭曲的；C. straight直的；D. tight紧的。根据上文“My hands are less claw-like”可知，作者手的姿势也更直了。故选C。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我经常想象自己站在舞台上，把观众完全控制在我的掌控之中。A. energy精力；B. power力量，控制力；C. strength长处；D. ability能力。根据上文“And I constantly imagine I’m on stage”可知，作者想象自己把观众完全控制在自己的掌控之内。故选B。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：成年后学习芭蕾的挑战比我想象的要大得多，但我很高兴我采取了行动，芭蕾仍然像小时候一样吸引着我。A. practice练习；B. achievement成就；C. campaign运动；D. challenge挑战。根据上文“I’m an absolute___7____, but 30 years older than the rest of the participants in the adult class”和““Your hands, they look like claws of a chicken,” Mr Smith___10___. “No one wants to look at that. It’s ugly.””可知，作为一个成年人学习芭蕾舞比作者预期遇到了更大的挑战。故选D。
40．考查动词短语辨析。句意：成年后学习芭蕾的挑战比我想象的要大得多，但我很高兴我采取了行动，芭蕾仍然像小时候一样吸引着我。A. took action采取行动；B. took a chance冒险；C. made changes进行变更；D. made a difference有区别，有影响。根据上文“And here I am - more than 50 years - finally___6___ for it”可知，作者高兴的是自己行动起来去学习芭蕾舞了。故选A。
41．B
42．D
43．A
44．B
45．D
46．C
47．A
48．C
49．C
50．B
51．B
52．C
53．D
54．B
55．A
56．D
57．A
58．B
59．C
60．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者由于一次偶然的机会参加了短片拍摄，从此生活发生了大变化。
41．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我并没有完全感到无聊，因此它也没有让我感到兴奋。A. so因此；B. but但是；C. or或；D. and和。此处指我并没有完全感到无聊，因此它也没有让我感到兴奋。故选A。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个午餐时间，我出去买三明治。A. morning早晨；B. afternoon下午； C. weekend周末；D. lunchtime午餐时间。根据“went out to buy a sandwich”和文章最后“because of that lunch in the park”可知故事发生在午餐时间，故选D。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意；天气晴朗，我工作不忙。A. busy忙碌的；B. good好的；C. angry生气的；D. quick快的。根据句中“I decided to __4__it in the park.”可知当时工作不忙，决定在公园逗留一会。故选A。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意:因此我决定去公园吃。A. make使得；B. eat吃；C. use使用；D. get获得。与上文的“went out to buy a sandwich”呼应，此处指买完后决定在公园吃掉三明治。故选B。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看见一群人在附近拍摄电视节目。A. watching观望；B. writing书写；C. copying复制；D. filming拍摄。根据“a TV programme”可知一群人在拍摄电视节目，下文“they were making a short film”也给了提示。故选D。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们似乎在争论什么，每个人都看起来很焦虑。A. passive被动的；B. excited兴奋的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. energetic积极的。下文“they were making a short film and one of their actors hadn’t __9__”是着急的原因，故选C。
47．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：突然我意识到每个人都在看我，并且有人走过来和我说话。A. looking at看；B. looking for寻找；C. looking after照顾；D. looking into调查。根据下文“And then two of them started walking over--towards me!”可知，有人看着我。故选A。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这两个人向我解释说他们在拍摄一个短片，但一个演员还没来。A. repeated重复；B. described描述；C. explained解释；D. remembered记得。由下文作者被邀请出演一个只有一句台词的角色可知，走来的两个人是向他“解释(explained)”他们正在拍电影,但有一个演员还没有“露面(turned up)”。故选C。
49．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这两个人向我解释说他们在拍摄一个短片，但一个演员还没来。A. calmed down平静下来；B. given up放弃；C. turned up出现；D. settled down定居。由下文作者被邀请出演一个只有一句台词的角色可知，走来的两个人是向他“解释(explained)”他们正在拍电影,但有一个演员还没有“露面(turned up)”。故选C。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我介意说那句台词吗？A. forming形成；B. saying说；C. drawing画画；D. holding举办。因为只有一句台词，因此作者被询问是否介意“说(saying)”这句台词。此处指说台词，故选B。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能看出他们很着急，虽然我没有表演过，但出于某种原因我同意了。A. offered提供；B. agreed同意；C. insisted坚持；D. admitted承认。根据下文“An hour later we finished filming”可知，我同意参加表演，故选B。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些人非常感激，因为我的时间付给我一些钱。A. hopeful有希望的；B. successful成功的；C. grateful感谢的；D. doubtful可疑的。根据下文“paid me for my time”可知,作者的出演帮助那个摄制组解决了燃眉之急，故他们对此非常“感激(grateful)”，故选C。
53．考查连词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我要离开时，电影导演过来给了我他的名片。A. until到……为止；B. after在……之后；C. for因为；D.as当……时。根据句意，“I was leaving” 和“the director of the film came over”这两个动作应该是同时发生。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我要离开时，电影导演过来给了我他的名片。A. lent借给；B. handed递给；C. mailed邮；D. awarded授予。由下文“call him some time”可知，认为作者有演戏天赋的导演“递给(handed)”他一张名片，希望他们之后能联系。故选B。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他认为我很聪明，天生有做演员的天赋。A. actor男演员；B. director主任；C. reporter记者；D. host主持。与下文“full-time as an actor”呼应，导演说我很聪明，是天生的演员。故选A。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我笑了，我答应过后给他打电话。A. failed失败；B. refused拒绝；C. continued继续；D. promised答应。根据“to call him some time”以及“Well, I did call him.”可知，此处指我答应过后给他打电话，故选D。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我得到那个工作。A. job工作；B. card卡片；C. money钱；D. mind头脑、心思。根据下文“I’m now working almost full-time as an actor”可知，我去试演然后得到了那个工作，即as an actor。故选A。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两年后我离开了办公室工作成了全职演员。A. lost失去；B. left离开；C. chose选择；D. found建立。由下文“I’m now working almost full-time as an actor(我成为一名全职演员)”可知，我离开我的办公室工作，成为一名全职演员。故选B。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我热爱演员工作，明年将回大学学习戏剧。A. painting绘画；B. literature文学；C. drama戏剧；D. journalism新闻业。由“I’m now working almost full-time as an actor. I love the work”可知，作者明年重回大学要学习的是“戏剧(drama)”，与演员职业呼应。故选C。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的生活从此完全不同，就是因为在公园的那次午餐。A. simple简单的；B. strange奇怪的；C. important重要的；D. different不同的。由前文五年前的“I wasn’t completely bored but it didn’t excite me.”和最后一段“I love the work”可知，作者的生活已是完全不同。指从办公室职员到演员的变化，故选D。
61．A
62．B
63．D
64．C
65．C
66．B
67．A
68．D
69．B
70．C
71．A
72．C
73．D
74．B
75．B
76．C
77．A
78．D
79．D
80．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一位特殊的儿童玩伴，一条名为“斑点”的狗。由于搬家，地方不够大，那条狗最终送给了别人，但是作者依然对她念念不忘。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我还记得见到我特别的朋友的那一天。A. friend朋友；B. dog狗；C. neighbor邻居；D. relative亲戚。根据前句“Aren’t we lucky, when we had a childhood friend willing to be our everlasting, faithful companion(同伴) ”（当我们有一个儿时的朋友愿意成为我们永恒的、忠实的伙伴时，难道我们不幸运吗 ）可知，此处是指作者见到自己朋友的那天。故选A项。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在门口的出现在我脑海中没有留下清晰的印象。A. absence缺席；B. appearance出现；C. performance表演；D. confidence自信。根据前句“One spring evening, my mother and I patiently waited for my father to come home.”（一个春天的傍晚，我和妈妈耐心地等待爸爸回家。）可知，作者的爸爸要回来家了，然后出现在了家门口。故选B项。
63．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：突然，我听到一声微弱的“呸”。A. clear清楚的；B. loud大声的；C. small小的；D. weak微弱的。根据后句“Did I hear something Daddy, please tell me. What was that ”（“我听到什么声音了吗 ” 爸爸，请告诉我。 那是什么 ”）可知，小狗发出的声音很微弱，我没有听清楚。故选D项。
64．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他把手伸进口袋，回答说:“没什么。 那只是我的口袋。”A. looked up查找；B. found out查明；C. reached into伸手去拿；D. took away带走。根据句意，此处意指作者的爸爸把手伸进口袋去拿小狗。故选C项。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我脸上肯定是失望的表情。A. excitement兴奋；B. sadness悲伤；C. disappointment失望；D. pleasure开心。根据前文“Did I hear something Daddy, please tell me. What was that ”（“我听到什么声音了吗 ” 爸爸，请告诉我。 那是什么 ”）可知，作者带着期盼的心情，希望爸爸带回来一只小狗，但是作者的爸爸却开玩笑说没有什么，所以作者肯定是有些失望的。故选C项。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我慢慢地转过身去看爸爸的手。A. leg腿；B. hand手；C. foot脚；D. face脸。根据上文As he____4____ his pocket he answered, “Nothing. It was only my pocket.”（ 他把手伸进口袋，回答说:“没什么。 那只是我的口袋。”）可知，作者的爸爸从自己的口袋里用手拿出了一只小狗，所以作者看向爸爸的手。故选B项。
67．考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为几个棕色斑点在她白色的皮毛,我叫她“斑点。”A. Because of由于；B. Instead of相反；C. In spite of尽管；D. In case of万一。根据句意，此处解释了作者给小狗取名为斑点的原因。故选A项。
68．考查名词短语辨析。句意：斑点成了一个善于倾听和接受指责的人。A. trouble maker制造麻烦者；B. baby sitter照顾婴孩者；C. risker taker冒险人；D. good listener善于倾听者。根据句意及并列连词and，可知此处作者在说明斑点是能够倾听自己的好朋友。故选D项。
69．考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果我有麻烦，我可以依靠她的两只耳朵去仔细听我说的每一件事。A. wisely智慧地；B. carefully认真地；C. positively积极地；D. unwillingly不情愿地。根据前句“Patches became a 8 and blame taker.”（斑点成了一个善于倾听和接受指责的人。）可知，斑点是一个能够认真倾听我的好朋友。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果不幸的是，我打碎了一个玻璃杯，我信任的同伴愿意承担责任。A. avoid避免；B. allow允许；C. take承担；D. face面临。根据前文“Patches became a 8 and blame taker.”（斑点成了一个善于倾听和接受指责的人。）可知，斑点是一个能够在我制造麻烦后原因替我承担的好朋友。故选C项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她忠诚的奉献只会让我难以与她分离。A. faithful忠诚的；B. powerful有力的；C. fearful害怕的；D. wonderful精彩的。根据前文“Patches became a 8 and blame taker.”（斑点成了一个善于倾听和接受指责的人。）可知，小狗斑点是我忠诚的朋友。故选A项。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我10岁的时候，我的家人搬进了一个不够大的房子，容纳不了一只狗。A. cool冷酷的；B. clean干净的；C. large大的；D. bright明亮的。根据后文“Sadly, we had to 13 her.”（不幸的是，我们不得不放弃她。）可知，作者搬到了新家，而新家不够大，不能养狗了。故选C项。
73．考查动词短语辨析。句意：不幸的是，我们不得不放弃她。A. make use of利用；B. take care of照顾；C. look out of注意；D. get rid of摆脱。根据前文“When I was about 10, my family moved into a house which wasn’t 12 enough to contain a dog.”（当我10岁的时候，我的家人搬进了一个不够大的房子，容纳不了一只狗。）可知，作者的新家不够大，养不了狗，必须要把斑点送给别人。故选D项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的阿姨收养了她，她拥有一所拥有大片土地的房子。A. caught抓住；B. adopted收养；C. bought买；D. refused拒绝。根据前文“Sadly, we had to 13 her.”（不幸的是，我们不得不放弃她。）可知，作者养不了斑点了，作者的阿姨收养了这条狗。故选B项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我还记得她离开时那双孤独的眼睛盯着我。A. seeing看见；B. staring盯着；C. watching看；D. smiling微笑。根据后文的forlornly(可怜地) ，可知斑点离开作者的时候，很不舍，盯着作者看。故选B项。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她眼中的痛苦将永远伴随我。A. joy愉快；B. anger生气；C. pain痛苦；D. strength力量。根据前文“I can still remember her eyes____15____ at me forlornly(可怜地) as she left.”（ 我还记得她离开时那双孤独的眼睛盯着我。）可知，斑点离开作者的时候很伤心，眼神充满了痛苦。故选C项。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她消失前我见过她一两次。A. disappeared消失；B. ran跑；C. returned返回；D. fell掉落。根据前文，作者把斑点给了自己的阿姨收养，从此作者就没怎么见过斑点了。故选A项。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为我没有证据证明她死了，所以我仍然有信心。A. doubt怀疑；B. idea想法；C. problem问题；D. proof证据。根据后句“I continue to have faith”（我仍然有信心）可知，作者并不确定斑点死亡了。故选D项。
79．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这幅画面在我的脑海里是如此的生动:一只又瘦又白的狗跳了起来，让我沐浴在狗狗的充满爱的吻中。A. unclear不清楚；B. colorful多彩的；C. creative有创造力的；D. vivid生动的。根据前文，可知作者对于斑点的感情很深厚，斑点时常出现在作者的脑海中，所以画面非常的清晰生动。故选D项。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这幅画面在我的脑海里是如此的生动:一只又瘦又白的狗跳了起来，让我沐浴在狗狗的充满爱的吻中。A. watering浇水；B. hugging拥抱；C. bathing沐浴；D. following跟随。根据句意及动词搭配bath sb.in （让某人沐浴在…中）。故选C项。
81．B
82．D
83．C
84．A
85．B
86．D
87．D
88．C
89．A
90．B
91．C
92．B
93．D
94．B
95．C
96．B
97．C
98．A
99．D
100．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种“半人半兽”的生物Yeti，讲述了其特征、居住地以及关于它的传说的故事。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：雪人的故事已经流传了很多年。A. event事件；B. story故事；C. adventure冒险；D. description描述。根据下文“the story of the Yetis has 6 ”可知，此处是信息词story的词汇复现。故选B。
82．考查固定短语辨析。句意同上。A. a fortnight两个星期；B. too long太久；C. some time一段时间；D. many years许多年。根据“Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest.”可知，从1920年被发现，至今已经很多年了。故选D。
83．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当地人说他们知道这种生物，并称它为“雪人”，他们说他们甚至捕获过雪人两次，但没有任何一次被拿来作为证据。A. heard from收到某人来信；B. cared for关心；C. knew of听说；D. read about读到。根据“called it the “Yeti,””可知，当地人知道这个生物。故选C。
84．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. even甚至；B. hardly几乎不；C. certainly确定；D. probably可能地。根据“The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,””和“caught Yetis on two occasions”可知，当地人不仅知道这个生物，甚至还捕捉过两次，此处表示递进关系，需用副词even。故选A。
85．考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. as随着；B. though尽管；C. when当……时候；D. until直到。上文提到“他们说他们甚至捕获过雪人两次”，下文提到“没有任何一次被拿来作为证据”，由此可知，上下文形成转折关系，需用though引导让步状语从句。故选B。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，雪人的故事一直在继续。A. developed发展；B. changed改变；C. occurred发生；D. continued继续。根据上文“Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. ”和下文“In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.”可知，此处表示雪人的故事多年来一直在继续。故选D。
87．考查副词词义辨析。句意：希普顿认为，它们不仅仅是猴子或熊的足迹，而且觉得Abominable雪人可能真的存在。A. entirely完全地；B. naturally自然地；C. clearly清晰地；D. simply只是，仅仅。根据“that the Abominable Snowman might really 9 .”可知，希普顿认为，它们不仅仅是猴子或熊的足迹。故选D。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. found发现；B. declared宣布；C. felt感觉；D. doubted怀疑。空处和believed意思接近，都是表达Shipton的看法，因此felt符合语境。故选C。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. exist存在；B. escape逃跑；C. disappear消失；D. return返回。根据“Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear”可知，Shipton认为Abominable雪人可能真的存在。故选A。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但人们唯一发现的是更多的脚印。A. clearer更清楚的；B. more更多的；C. little小的；D. rare罕见的。根据上文“In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.”可知，此处表示人们发现的是更多的脚印。故选B。
91．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大多数人认为这些脚印不过是普通动物的足迹，它们在雪中融化再结冰后变大了。A. huge巨大的；B. recent最近的；C. ordinary普通的；D. frightening令人害怕的。根据“Most believe the footprints are nothing”可知，大多数人认为这些脚印不过是普通动物的足迹。故选C。
92．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strange奇怪的；B. large大的；C. deep深的；D. rough粗糙的。根据“as they melted and refroze in the snow.”和常识可知，这些脚印在雪中融化再结冰后变大了。故选B。
93．考查固定短语和副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在1964年，一位俄罗斯科学家说，Abominable雪人是真实存在的，并且是与史前人类存在的唯一联系。A. In the end最后；B. Therefore因此；C. After all毕竟；D. However然而。上文提到“大多数人认为这些脚印不过是普通动物的足迹”，下文提到“一位俄罗斯科学家说，Abominable雪人是真实存在的”，上下文之间形成转折关系。故选D。
94．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. imagined想象的；B. real真正的，真实的；C. special特别的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据“was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans”可知，一位俄罗斯科学家说，Abominable雪人是真实存在的。故选B。
95．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是，再一次，没有任何证据被制造出来。A. so因此；B. besides此外；C. again再一次；D. instead反而。根据上文“ 5 none has ever been produced as evidence.”可知，此处表示再一次没有证据可以证明。故选C。
96．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. rightly正确地；B. actually事实上；C. normally通常，正常地；D. particularly尤其，特别。根据“no evidence”可知，事实上没有证据可以证明。故选B。
97．考查副词词义辨析。句意：如今，只有少数人继续认真对待Abominable雪人的故事。A. lightly轻松地；B. jokingly开玩笑地；C. seriously认真地，严肃地；D. properly合适地。take sth. seriously为固定短语，表示“认真对待某事”。故选C。
98．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但如果他们成功捕获了一个，他们可能会面临一个真正的问题。A. succeed in成功于；B. take on承担，雇佣；C. depend on取决于；D. join in加入。根据“catching one”可知，此处表示假设成功的捕获了一只雪人。故选A。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. decision决定；B. situation情况；C. subject学科，主题；D. problem问题。根据“Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel ”可知，人们将会面临一个问题。故选D。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们会把它放在动物园里还是给它一个酒店房间？A. zoo动物园；B. mountain山；C. museum博物馆；D. laboratory实验室。根据“Half-man, half-beast.”可知，此处的问题是应该它放在动物园里还是给它一个酒店房间。故选A。
There will be a miracle when you believe. Against all odds, a beloved border collie (博德牧羊犬) has amazingly been ___1___ with her owners who spent 57 days searching for her.
Carole King and her husband Verne had traveled to Kalispell from their home in Spokane, Washington so they could enjoy a relaxing 4-day ___2___ in the mountain wilderness.
___3___ , their vacation turned into a ___4___ search mission after they found that their 7-year-old border collie named Katie had ___5___ from their room.
The Kings immediately ___6___ their return trip home so they could stay in Kalispell and search for Katie. For several weeks, they ___7___ hundreds of advertising leaflets throughout the community; they published her ___8___ on social media channels and Facebook groups; concerned local citizens helped them ___9___the countryside — but they still couldn’t find Katie.
At one point, Carole traveled back home so she could go back to her job as a mail carrier; but when they ___10___ her request to take additional time off to keep searching, she ___11___.
___12___ returning to Kalispell once more, Carole continued the search. At that time, Verne flew back home to take her ___13___ to look after their other pets. Thankfully, a local family in Kalispell offered to ___14___ her until she found Katie.
By the time September ___15___, Carole began to lose hope. She missed her home, husband, and pets, but Verne ___16___ her to continue looking for one more week.
She then received a ___17___ from a resident who said that he had seen a border collie in his yard. Carole visited the property, but found nothing — until they ___18___ a pair of hikers who pointed out a border collie that had been resting under a nearby tree. When Carole called Katie’s name, the dog ran bounding into her arms.
Though Katie had lost much ___19___ in the wild, she was in relatively good health — and she was overwhelmed (被淹没) with joy. Carole now hopes that their story will ___20___ other pet owners to never give up on their missing animals.
1．A．returned B．reunited C．replaced D．restored
2．A．breakdown B．overlook C．getaway D．outlet
3．A．Therefore B．Instead C．Moreover D．However
4．A．disturbing B．thrilling C．threatening D．appealing
5．A．stormed B．disappeared C．transferred D．hidden
6．A．canceled B．shortened C．reserved D．completed
7．A．purchased B．promoted C．distributed D．collected
8．A．picture B．story C．name D．location
9．A．contact B．identify C．explore D．comb
10．A．learned B．declined C．considered D．repeated
11．A．hesitated B．compromised C．resigned D．suffered
12．A．For B．Until C．Upon D．In
13．A．part B．chance C．turn D．place
14．A．consult B．host C．equip D．protect
15．A．rolled around B．came about C．went back D．drew up
16．A．reminded B．promised C．encouraged D．required
17．A．signal B．call C．gift D．letter
18．A．turned to B．called in C．picked out D．ran into
19．A．patience B．wealth C．appetite D．weight
20．A．persuade B．induce C．warn D．inspire
“WELCOME TO HELL, LADIES!” says Mr. Smith, the ____21____ of the adult ballet class. I force a smile as he presses down on my stiff (僵硬的) back, attempting to be a little more ____22____.
When I was a little girl, I ____23____ elegantly dancing across the stage like the Swan Princess. With several reasons, my hopes of taking ballet lessons were ____24____. But every so often, usually while watching a brilliant performance of Swan Lake, those little ____25____ of unfulfilled desire would speak up and say that I should take lessons before it’s too late.
And here I am - more than 50 years - finally ____26____ for it.
I’m an absolute ____27____, but 30 years older than the rest of the participants in the adult class. We are practising “port de bras,” a ballet term for the ____28____ of the arms. I flutter (挥动) my arms, awakening my inner ____29____. “Your hands, they look like claws of a chicken,” Mr Smith ____30____. “No one wants to look at that. It’s ugly.” He ____31____ his finger at various body parts while ____32____ giving feedback, “Head up, neck long, chest proud, stomach in, back straight, bottom tight.” Every time he looks at me, I instantly know that I’ve missed ____33____. So I take note of every previous____34____ to gain his approval.
After a few sessions, I find myself looking forward to taking ballet classes with a mix of anxiety and excitement. Between classes, I ____35____ my posture (姿势) in every window I pass. I’m ____36____. My hands are less claw-like and my posture a little more ____37____. And I constantly imagine I’m on stage, holding the audience entirely in my ____38____.
Learning ballet as an adult has been a much bigger ____39____ than I expected, but I’m glad that I ____40____ and that ballet still appeals to me as it did when I was a little girl.
21．A．leader B．instructor C．receptionist D．representative
22．A．nervous B．steady C．flexible D．comfortable
23．A．set about B．insisted on C．gave up D．dreamed of
24．A．killed B．thrown C．rejected D．canceled
25．A．misfortunes B．regrets C．complaints D．pressures
26．A．longing B．competing C．struggling D．applying
27．A．senior B．beginner C．professional D．lover
28．A．stretch B．shape C．function D．movement
29．A．swan B．voice C．angel D．thought
30．A．sighs B．reminds C．criticizes D．announces
31．A．taps B．swings C．sticks D．points
32．A．strictly B．hurriedly C．impatiently D．cautiously
33．A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
34．A．treatment B．statement C．adjustment D．arrangement
35．A．design B．check C．assess D．value
36．A．progressing B．thinking C．succeeding D．waiting
37．A．stiff B．twisted C．straight D．tight
38．A．energy B．power C．strength D．ability
39．A．practice B．achievement C．campaign D．challenge
40．A．took action B．took a chance C．made changes D．made a difference
Five years ago, I was working in an office. My life was all about dealing with complaints, meeting deadlines and writing reports. I wasn’t completely bored ____41____it didn’t excite me.
One ____42____ I went out to buy a sandwich. It was sunny and I wasn’t ____43____ at work, so I decided to ____44____it in the park. I could see a group of people ____45____a TV program nearby. They seemed to be arguing about something and everybody looked very ____46____.
Suddenly I realized everyone was ____47____me. And then two of them started walking over—towards me! They ____48____that they were making a short film and one of their actors hadn’t____49____. He only had one line in the story, they said. Would I mind ______50______ the line
I could tell they were desperate and although I’d never done any acting in my life before, for some reason I______51______.
An hour later we finished filming. It was really an amazing experience. The people were very______52______and paid me for my time. However, ______53______I was leaving, the director of the film came over and ______54______me his card. He thought I’d been brilliant and was naturally talented as a(n)______55______. I laughed but______56______to call him some time.
Well, I did call him. I went for an audition for another short film with the director. And fortunately I got the______57______. Two years later I ______58______ my office job and I’m now working almost full-time as an actor. I love the work and I’m going back to college next year to study ______59______. My life is now completely______60______, all because of that lunch in the park.
41．A．so B．but C．or D．and
42．A．morning B．afternoon C．weekend D．lunchtime
43．A．busy B．good C．satisfied D．quick
44．A．make B．eat C．use D．get
45．A．watching B．writing C．copying D．shooting
46．A．angry B．excited C．anxious D．energetic
47．A．looking at B．looking for C．looking after D．looking into
48．A．repeated B．described C．explained D．remembered
49．A．calmed down B．given up C．turned up D．settled down
50．A．forming B．saying C．drawing D．holding
51．A．offered B．agreed C．insisted D．admitted
52．A．hopeful B．successful C．grateful D．doubtful
53．A．until B．after C．for D．as
54．A．lent B．handed C．mailed D．awarded
55．A．actor B．director C．reporter D．host
56．A．failed B．refused C．continued D．promised
57．A．job B．card C．money D．mind
58．A．lost B．left C．chose D．found
59．A．painting B．literature C．drama D．journalism
60．A．successful B．strange C．important D．different
I Still Look for Patches
Aren’t we lucky, when we had a childhood friend willing to be our everlasting, faithful companion(同伴)？I can still remember the day I met my special ____61____ .
One spring evening, my mother and I patiently waited for my father to come home. His____62____ in the doorway made no clear impression on my mind. Suddenly, I heard a____63____ “Yip”. “Did I hear something Daddy, please tell me. What was that ”
As he____64____ his pocket he answered, “Nothing. It was only my pocket.” The look on my face must have been a sign of____65____.
“Amy!” Softly, daddy called.
I slowly turned around to look at daddy’s____66____. There, crawled in his palm was a little dog. ____67____ several brown spots on her white fur, I named her, “Patches(斑点).”
Patches became a____68____ and blame taker. If I was troubled, I could depend on her two ears to listen____69____ to everything I had to say. If unfortunately I broke a glass, my trusting companion would willingly_____70_____ responsibility. Her_____71_____ devotion(奉献) only made it hard to separate from her.
When I was about 10, my family moved into a house which wasn’t_____72_____ enough to contain a dog. Sadly, we had to_____73_____ her. My auntie, owning a house with vast pieces of land, _____74_____ her.
I can still remember her eyes_____75_____ at me forlornly(可怜地) as she left. The_____76_____ in her eyes will be with me forever.
I saw her once or twice before she_____77_____. Until my dying day, I shall always expect to see her. I believe that, to this very day, she is still trying to find her way back to her true home. Because I have no_____78_____ that she died, I continue to have faith. The picture is_____79_____ in my mind: a thin white dog comes jumping up, _____80_____ me in loving dog kisses.
61．A．friend B．dog C．neighbor D．relative
62．A．absence B．appearance C．performance D．confidence
63．A．clear B．loud C．small D．weak
64．A．looked up B．found out C．reached into D．took away
65．A．excitement B．sadness C．disappointment D．pleasure
66．A．leg B．hand C．foot D．face
67．A．Because of B．Instead of C．In spite of D．In case of
68．A．trouble maker B．baby sitter C．risker taker D．good listener
69．A．wisely B．carefully C．positively D．unwillingly
70．A．avoid B．allow C．take D．face
71．A．faithful B．powerful C．fearful D．wonderful
72．A．cool B．clean C．large D．bright
73．A．make use of B．take care of C．look out of D．get rid of
74．A．caught B．adopted C．bought D．refused
75．A．seeing B．staring C．watching D．smiling
76．A．joy B．anger C．pain D．strength
77．A．disappeared B．ran C．returned D．fell
78．A．doubt B．idea C．problem D．proof
79．A．unclear B．colorful C．creative D．vivid
80．A．watering B．hugging C．bathing D．following
He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The ____81____ of the Snowman has been around for ____82____. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they ____83____ this creature and called it the “Yeti,” and they said that they had ____84____ caught Yetis on two occasions ____85____ none has ever been produced as evidence.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has ____86____. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not ____87____ the tracks of a monkey or bear and ____88____ that the Abominable Snowman might really ____89____.
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were ______90______ footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than ______91______ animal tracks, which had been made ______92______ as they melted and refroze in the snow. ______93______ in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was ______94______ and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, ______95______, no evidence has ever ______96______ been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman ______97______. But if they ever ______98______ catching one, they may face a real ______99______. Would they put it in a ______100______ or give it a room in a hotel
81．A．event B．story C．adventure D．description
82．A．a fortnight B．too long C．some time D．many years
83．A．heard from B．cared for C．knew of D．read about
84．A．even B．hardly C．certainly D．probably
85．A．as B．though C．when D．until
86．A．developed B．changed C．occurred D．continued
87．A．entirely B．naturally C．clearly D．simply
88．A．found B．declared C．felt D．doubted
89．A．exist B．escape C．disappear D．return
90．A．clearer B．more C．little D．rare
91．A．huge B．recent C．ordinary D．frightening
92．A．strange B．large C．deep D．rough
93．A．In the end B．Therefore C．After all D．However
94．A．imagined B．real C．special D．familiar
95．A．so B．besides C．again D．instead
96．A．rightly B．actually C．normally D．particularly
97．A．lightly B．jokingly C．seriously D．properly
98．A．succeed in B．take on C．depend on D．join in
99．A．decision B．situation C．subject D．problem
100．A．zoo B．mountain C．museum D．laboratory
参考答案：
1．B
2．C
3．D
4．A
5．B
6．A
7．C
8．A
9．D
10．B
11．C
12．C
13．D
14．B
15．A
16．C
17．B
18．D
19．D
20．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Carole花费五十七天的时间找到了丢失的爱犬Katie的故事，她通过自身的经历鼓励人们不要放弃寻找丢失的动物。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管困难重重，一只可爱的边境牧羊犬奇迹般地与她的主人团聚了，她的主人花了57天寻找她。A. returned返回；B. reunited再次相聚；C. replaced代替；D. restored使复原。根据前文“There will be a miracle when you believe.”及后文“who spent 57 days searching for her”可知，上文提到的奇迹就是狗的主人在经历了五十七天的找寻后与狗团聚。故选B项。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Carole King和她的丈夫 Verne从华盛顿州斯波坎的家中来到卡利斯佩尔，这样他们就可以在山区的荒野中享受四天的放松之旅。A. breakdown损坏；B. overlook眺望；C. getaway短假期；D. outlet出口。根据下文“their vacation turned into a ___4___ search mission”可知，他们是去卡利斯佩尔度假的，推断出空处意为假期。故选C项。
3．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他们发现叫做Katie的七岁的牧羊犬从家里消失的时候，他们的假期变成了一场令人烦恼的寻找任务。A. Therefore因此；B. Instead代替；C. Moreover而且；D. However然而。根据前文“they could enjoy a relaxing 4-day ___2___ in the mountain wilderness”及后文“after they found that their 7-year-old border collie named Katie had ___5___ from their room”可知，两句话存在转折关系，所以用however表示这种关系。故选D项。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他们发现叫做Katie的七岁的牧羊犬从家里消失的时候，他们的假期变成了一场令人烦恼的寻找任务。A. disturbing令人烦恼的；B. thrilling令人激动的；C. threatening令人恐怖的；D. appealing吸引人的。根据上文“Against all odds, a beloved border collie (博德牧羊犬) has amazingly been ___1___ with her owners who spent 57 days searching for her.”可知，找寻狗的过程经历了五十七天，推断出找狗真的是花费时间和精力，换句话说这是令人烦恼的。故选A项。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他们发现叫做Katie的七岁的牧羊犬从家里消失的时候，他们的假期变成了一场令人烦恼的寻找任务。A. stormed突然袭击；B. disappeared消失；C. transferred转移；D. hidden躲藏。根据下文“but they still couldn’t find Katie”可知，他们花了很多方法都没找到狗，推断出狗消失了。故选B项。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：金一家人立刻取消了回家的行程，以便他们能留在卡利斯佩尔寻找Katie。A. canceled取消；B. shortened变短；C. reserved保护；D. completed完成。根据上文“Carole King and her husband Verne had traveled to Kalispell from their home in Spokane, Washington so they could enjoy a relaxing 4-day ___2___ in the mountain wilderness.”及后文“they could stay in Kalispell and search for Katie”可知，金一家是来度假的，但是他们决定继续留下寻找狗。由此推知，他们取消了回家的行程。故选A项。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期以来，他们在社区颁发了数百份广告传单；他们也发布了它的照片在社交媒体和Facebook群组；关心他们的当地市民帮助他们搜索了乡下地区，但是他们还找不到Katie。A. purchased购买；B. promoted促进；C. distributed分发；D. collected收集。结合语境可知，金一家为了寻找狗在发放传单。故选C项。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：几个星期以来，他们在社区颁发了数百份广告传单；他们也发布了它的照片在社交媒体和Facebook群组；关心他们的当地市民帮助他们搜索了乡下地区，但是他们还找不到Katie。A. picture图片；B. story故事；C. name名字；D. location位置。结合语境可知，金一家为了寻找狗在网站上发布了照片。故选A项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期以来，他们在社区颁发了数百份广告传单；他们也发布了它的照片在社交媒体和Facebook群组；关心他们的当地市民帮助他们搜索了乡下地区，但是他们还找不到Katie。A. contact联系；B. identify认出；C. explore探索；D. comb搜索。根据后文“but they still couldn’t find Katie”可知，居民们去为了找狗，搜索了乡下地区。故选D项。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：曾有一度，Carole 回到家中，这样她就可以回去做邮递员的工作了，但是当她再次请假继续寻找狗的请求被拒绝的时候，她就辞职了。A. learned学习；B. declined拒绝；C. considered考虑；D. repeated重复。根据前文“Carole traveled back home so she could go back to her job as a mail carrier”可知，她是有工作的而且刚刚度假回来，现在她又要请假，结合常识可推断出公司拒绝了她请假的请求。故选B项。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：曾有一度，Carole 回到家中，这样她就可以回去做邮递员的工作了，但是当她要求再次请假继续寻找狗的要求被拒绝的时候，她就辞职了。A. hesitated犹豫；B. compromised妥协；C. resigned辞职；D. suffered遭受。根据前文“but when they ___10___ her request to take additional time off to keep searching”及下文“___12___ returning to Kalispell once more, Carole continued the search.”可知，她找狗的请求被拒绝了，然而她继续返回卡利斯佩尔去寻找狗，推断出。由此推知，她应该是辞职了。故选C项。
12．考查介词词义辨析。句意：一旦再次回到卡利斯佩尔，Carole 就继续她的寻找工作。A. For为了；B. Until直到……为止；C. Upon即将来临；D. In在……里面。根据固定结构upon doing 意为“一……就”，结合语境可知，她找狗心切，一回到卡利斯佩尔就继续她的找寻工作。故选C项。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在当时Verne坐飞机回到家代替她去照看他们家里其他的宠物。A. part部分；B. chance机会；C. turn转弯；D. place位置。根据前文 “Carole King and her husband Verne had traveled to Kalispell”及“___12___ returning to Kalispell once more, Carole continued the search.”可知，金一家只有他们两个人，Carole回到卡利斯佩尔。由此可知，家里的宠物就只能由丈夫Verne代替她去照顾。take one’s place“代替某人的位置”。故选D项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，卡利斯佩尔当地的一个家庭愿意收留她，直到她找到Katie。A. consult咨询；B. host做东；C. equip装备；D. protect保护。根据上文“Carole King and her husband Verne had traveled to Kalispell from their home in Spokane, Washington so they could enjoy a relaxing 4-day ___2___ in the mountain wilderness.”可知，Carole是在卡利斯佩尔度假的，她在当地没有家。由此可知，她为了继续找狗只能住在当地人的家里。故选B项。
15．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但是随着9月份的到来，她开始失去了信心。A. rolled around流逝；B. came about发生；C. went back回去；D. drew up起草。根据前文“For several weeks”可知，随着时间的流逝到了九月份，她还没找到狗。故选A项。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她想念她的家，她丈夫和宠物，但是Verne鼓励她继续再找一周。A. reminded提醒；B. promised承诺；C. encouraged鼓励；D. required要求。根据上文“The Kings immediately ___6___ their return trip home so they could stay in Kalispell and search for Katie.”可知，丈夫Verne曾经和她一起找狗，他对于找狗这件事是支持的。由此推知，Verne鼓励她继续留下找狗。故选C项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不久她接到了一个来自于当地居民的电话说他曾经看见一只牧羊犬在他的庭院里。A. signal信号；B. call电话；C. gift礼物；D. letter信件。根据后文“who said that he had seen a border collie in his yard”结合常识可知，居民告知Carole是通过电话。故选B项。
18．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Carole拜访了这处房子但是什么也没发现——直到他们遇到了一对远足者，他们指出边境牧羊犬一直在附近的树下休息。A. turned to求助于；B. called in拜访；C. picked out挑选；D. ran into遇见。根据后文“who pointed out a border collie that had been resting under a nearby tree” 可知，她是遇见了这两个远足者才得知了Katie的行踪。故选D项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管Katie在野外体重下降了很多，但她的健康状况相对良好——而且她非常高兴。A. patience耐心；B. wealth财富；C. appetite胃口；D. weight体重。根据上文“Against all odds, a beloved border collie (博德牧羊犬) has amazingly been ___1___ with her owners who spent 57 days searching for her.”及后文“in the wild”可知，Katie丢失了五十七天一直在野外生活，它的生活条件发生了改变。由此推知，它的体重应该是下降了。故选D项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Carole现在希望他们的故事能激励其他宠物主人永远不要放弃他们丢失的动物。A. persuade劝说；B. induce引诱；C. warn警告；D. inspire激励。根据上文“Against all odds, a beloved border collie (博德牧羊犬) has amazingly been ___1___ with her owners who spent 57 days searching for her.”可知，Carole经历很多找到了自己的爱犬。由此推知，她希望他们的故事能激励其他宠物主人永远不要放弃他们丢失的动物。故选D项。
21．B
22．C
23．D
24．A
25．B
26．C
27．B
28．D
29．A
30．C
31．D
32．A
33．D
34．C
35．B
36．A
37．C
38．B
39．D
40．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者现在已经50多岁了，为了实现小时候的芭蕾梦想，坚持不懈学习芭蕾的故事。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“欢迎来到地狱，女士们！”成人芭蕾舞课的指导老师史密斯先生说。A. leader领导；B. instructor讲师；C. receptionist接待员；D. representative代表。根据下文“I force a smile as he presses down on my stiff back,”可知，史密斯先生是成人芭蕾舞课的指导老师。故选B。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他按下我僵硬的背时，我勉强挤出一个微笑，试图让自己更灵活一点。A. nervous紧张的；B. steady稳定的；C. flexible灵活的；D. comfortable舒服的。根据上文“my stiff back,”可知，作者试图让自己更灵活一点。故选C。
23．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我还是个小女孩的时候，我梦想着像天鹅公主一样在舞台上优雅地翩翩起舞。 A. set about开始；B. insisted on坚持；C. gave up放弃；D. dreamed of梦想。根据上文“When I was a little girl,”可知，像天鹅公主一样在舞台上翩翩起舞是作者的梦想。故选D。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于种种原因，我上芭蕾课的希望破灭了。A. killed扼杀，终止；B. thrown扔；C. rejected拒绝；D. canceled取消。根据上文“With several reasons,”及后文作者50多岁学芭蕾可知，作者小时候上芭蕾舞课的希望破灭了，空格处意为“终止”。故选A。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但有时，通常是在观看《天鹅湖》精彩的表演时，那些欲望未得到满足的小遗憾就会站出来说，说我应该在为时不晚之前去学习芭蕾。A. misfortunes不幸；B. regrets遗憾；C. complaints抱怨；D. pressures压力。根据上文“With several reasons, my hopes of taking ballet lessons were ___4___.”可知，因为作者小时候上芭蕾舞课的希望破灭了，所以作者总感到遗憾。故选B。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在我在这里——超过50岁——终于为之努力。A. longing渴望；B. competing竞争；C. struggling努力；D. applying申请。struggle for为……而努力。根据上文“And here I am——more than 50 years”可知，作者50多岁了为学芭蕾而努力。故选C。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我绝对是一个初学者，但比成人班的其他参与者年长30岁。 A. senior长者；B. beginner初学者；C. professional专业人员；D. lover爱好者。根据上文“With several reasons, my hopes of taking ballet lessons were ___4___.”可知，作者从没有学过芭蕾，所以是初学者。故选B。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们正在练习“port de bras”，这是一个芭蕾术语，表示手臂的运动。A. stretch伸展；B. shape形状；C. function功能；D. movement运动。根据下文“I flutter (挥动) my arms,”可知，作者练习芭蕾动作中的一个手臂运动。故选D。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我挥动双臂，唤醒我内心的天鹅。A. swan天鹅；B. voice嗓音；C. angel天使；D. thought想法。根据上文“usually while watching a brilliant performance of Swan Lake,”和常识可知，作者动双臂，希望像天鹅动作一样优美。故选A。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你的手，看起来就像鸡的爪子，”史密斯批评道。 A. sighs叹气；B. reminds提醒；C. criticizes批评；D. announces宣布。根据下文“No one wants to look at that. It’s ugly.”可知，这里是指导老师史密斯对作者的批评。故选C。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他一边用手指指着身体的各个部位，一边给出严格的反馈：“抬头，伸长脖子，挺胸，收腹，背部挺直，下半身紧绷。”A. taps轻怕；B. swings旋转；C. sticks插入；D. points指出。根据下文“his finger at various body parts”可知，这里是指导老师史密斯用手指指着身体的各个部位。故选D。
32．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他一边用手指指着身体的各个部位，一边给出严格的反馈：“抬头，伸长脖子，挺胸，收腹，背部挺直，下半身紧绷。”A. strictly严格地；B. hurriedly匆忙地；C. impatiently不耐心地；D. cautiously谨慎地。根据文章首句““WELCOME TO HELL, LADIES!” says Mr. Smith,”和指导老师史密斯对作者的批评可知，指导老师史密斯是非常严格的。故选A。
33．考查代词词义辨析。句意：每当他看着我，我立刻就知道我做错了某个动作。A. nothing没有；B. everything一切；C. anything任何事；D. something某事。根据上文“Every time he looks at me”可知，指导老师史密斯一看作者，作者就知道自己在某个动作错了。故选D。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以我注意以前的每一次调整，以获得他的认可。A. treatment对待，治疗；B. statement声明；C. adjustment调整；D. arrangement安排。根据上文“Every time he looks at me, I instantly know that I’ve missed ____13____.”可知，作者知道自己错误之后会调整。故选C。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：课间，我在每一个经过的窗户检查自己的姿势。A. design设计；B. check核对；C. assess评估；D. value重视。根据下文“in every window I pass.”可知，作者在课间通过窗户来检查自己的姿势是否正确。故选B。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在进步。A. progressing进步；B. thinking思考；C. succeeding成功；D. waiting等待。根据下文“My hands are less claw-like and my posture a little more ____17____.”可知，作者在不断地进步。故选A。
37．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的手不那么像爪子了，我的姿势也更直了。A. stiff硬的；B. twisted扭曲的；C. straight直的；D. tight紧的。根据上文“My hands are less claw-like”可知，作者手的姿势也更直了。故选C。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我经常想象自己站在舞台上，把观众完全控制在我的掌控之中。A. energy精力；B. power力量，控制力；C. strength长处；D. ability能力。根据上文“And I constantly imagine I’m on stage”可知，作者想象自己把观众完全控制在自己的掌控之内。故选B。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：成年后学习芭蕾的挑战比我想象的要大得多，但我很高兴我采取了行动，芭蕾仍然像小时候一样吸引着我。A. practice练习；B. achievement成就；C. campaign运动；D. challenge挑战。根据上文“I’m an absolute___7____, but 30 years older than the rest of the participants in the adult class”和““Your hands, they look like claws of a chicken,” Mr Smith___10___. “No one wants to look at that. It’s ugly.””可知，作为一个成年人学习芭蕾舞比作者预期遇到了更大的挑战。故选D。
40．考查动词短语辨析。句意：成年后学习芭蕾的挑战比我想象的要大得多，但我很高兴我采取了行动，芭蕾仍然像小时候一样吸引着我。A. took action采取行动；B. took a chance冒险；C. made changes进行变更；D. made a difference有区别，有影响。根据上文“And here I am - more than 50 years - finally___6___ for it”可知，作者高兴的是自己行动起来去学习芭蕾舞了。故选A。
41．B
42．D
43．A
44．B
45．D
46．C
47．A
48．C
49．C
50．B
51．B
52．C
53．D
54．B
55．A
56．D
57．A
58．B
59．C
60．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者由于一次偶然的机会参加了短片拍摄，从此生活发生了大变化。
41．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我并没有完全感到无聊，因此它也没有让我感到兴奋。A. so因此；B. but但是；C. or或；D. and和。此处指我并没有完全感到无聊，因此它也没有让我感到兴奋。故选A。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个午餐时间，我出去买三明治。A. morning早晨；B. afternoon下午； C. weekend周末；D. lunchtime午餐时间。根据“went out to buy a sandwich”和文章最后“because of that lunch in the park”可知故事发生在午餐时间，故选D。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意；天气晴朗，我工作不忙。A. busy忙碌的；B. good好的；C. angry生气的；D. quick快的。根据句中“I decided to __4__it in the park.”可知当时工作不忙，决定在公园逗留一会。故选A。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意:因此我决定去公园吃。A. make使得；B. eat吃；C. use使用；D. get获得。与上文的“went out to buy a sandwich”呼应，此处指买完后决定在公园吃掉三明治。故选B。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看见一群人在附近拍摄电视节目。A. watching观望；B. writing书写；C. copying复制；D. filming拍摄。根据“a TV programme”可知一群人在拍摄电视节目，下文“they were making a short film”也给了提示。故选D。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们似乎在争论什么，每个人都看起来很焦虑。A. passive被动的；B. excited兴奋的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. energetic积极的。下文“they were making a short film and one of their actors hadn’t __9__”是着急的原因，故选C。
47．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：突然我意识到每个人都在看我，并且有人走过来和我说话。A. looking at看；B. looking for寻找；C. looking after照顾；D. looking into调查。根据下文“And then two of them started walking over--towards me!”可知，有人看着我。故选A。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这两个人向我解释说他们在拍摄一个短片，但一个演员还没来。A. repeated重复；B. described描述；C. explained解释；D. remembered记得。由下文作者被邀请出演一个只有一句台词的角色可知，走来的两个人是向他“解释(explained)”他们正在拍电影,但有一个演员还没有“露面(turned up)”。故选C。
49．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这两个人向我解释说他们在拍摄一个短片，但一个演员还没来。A. calmed down平静下来；B. given up放弃；C. turned up出现；D. settled down定居。由下文作者被邀请出演一个只有一句台词的角色可知，走来的两个人是向他“解释(explained)”他们正在拍电影,但有一个演员还没有“露面(turned up)”。故选C。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我介意说那句台词吗？A. forming形成；B. saying说；C. drawing画画；D. holding举办。因为只有一句台词，因此作者被询问是否介意“说(saying)”这句台词。此处指说台词，故选B。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能看出他们很着急，虽然我没有表演过，但出于某种原因我同意了。A. offered提供；B. agreed同意；C. insisted坚持；D. admitted承认。根据下文“An hour later we finished filming”可知，我同意参加表演，故选B。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些人非常感激，因为我的时间付给我一些钱。A. hopeful有希望的；B. successful成功的；C. grateful感谢的；D. doubtful可疑的。根据下文“paid me for my time”可知,作者的出演帮助那个摄制组解决了燃眉之急，故他们对此非常“感激(grateful)”，故选C。
53．考查连词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我要离开时，电影导演过来给了我他的名片。A. until到……为止；B. after在……之后；C. for因为；D.as当……时。根据句意，“I was leaving” 和“the director of the film came over”这两个动作应该是同时发生。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我要离开时，电影导演过来给了我他的名片。A. lent借给；B. handed递给；C. mailed邮；D. awarded授予。由下文“call him some time”可知，认为作者有演戏天赋的导演“递给(handed)”他一张名片，希望他们之后能联系。故选B。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他认为我很聪明，天生有做演员的天赋。A. actor男演员；B. director主任；C. reporter记者；D. host主持。与下文“full-time as an actor”呼应，导演说我很聪明，是天生的演员。故选A。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我笑了，我答应过后给他打电话。A. failed失败；B. refused拒绝；C. continued继续；D. promised答应。根据“to call him some time”以及“Well, I did call him.”可知，此处指我答应过后给他打电话，故选D。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我得到那个工作。A. job工作；B. card卡片；C. money钱；D. mind头脑、心思。根据下文“I’m now working almost full-time as an actor”可知，我去试演然后得到了那个工作，即as an actor。故选A。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两年后我离开了办公室工作成了全职演员。A. lost失去；B. left离开；C. chose选择；D. found建立。由下文“I’m now working almost full-time as an actor(我成为一名全职演员)”可知，我离开我的办公室工作，成为一名全职演员。故选B。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我热爱演员工作，明年将回大学学习戏剧。A. painting绘画；B. literature文学；C. drama戏剧；D. journalism新闻业。由“I’m now working almost full-time as an actor. I love the work”可知，作者明年重回大学要学习的是“戏剧(drama)”，与演员职业呼应。故选C。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的生活从此完全不同，就是因为在公园的那次午餐。A. simple简单的；B. strange奇怪的；C. important重要的；D. different不同的。由前文五年前的“I wasn’t completely bored but it didn’t excite me.”和最后一段“I love the work”可知，作者的生活已是完全不同。指从办公室职员到演员的变化，故选D。
61．A
62．B
63．D
64．C
65．C
66．B
67．A
68．D
69．B
70．C
71．A
72．C
73．D
74．B
75．B
76．C
77．A
78．D
79．D
80．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一位特殊的儿童玩伴，一条名为“斑点”的狗。由于搬家，地方不够大，那条狗最终送给了别人，但是作者依然对她念念不忘。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我还记得见到我特别的朋友的那一天。A. friend朋友；B. dog狗；C. neighbor邻居；D. relative亲戚。根据前句“Aren’t we lucky, when we had a childhood friend willing to be our everlasting, faithful companion(同伴) ”（当我们有一个儿时的朋友愿意成为我们永恒的、忠实的伙伴时，难道我们不幸运吗 ）可知，此处是指作者见到自己朋友的那天。故选A项。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在门口的出现在我脑海中没有留下清晰的印象。A. absence缺席；B. appearance出现；C. performance表演；D. confidence自信。根据前句“One spring evening, my mother and I patiently waited for my father to come home.”（一个春天的傍晚，我和妈妈耐心地等待爸爸回家。）可知，作者的爸爸要回来家了，然后出现在了家门口。故选B项。
63．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：突然，我听到一声微弱的“呸”。A. clear清楚的；B. loud大声的；C. small小的；D. weak微弱的。根据后句“Did I hear something Daddy, please tell me. What was that ”（“我听到什么声音了吗 ” 爸爸，请告诉我。 那是什么 ”）可知，小狗发出的声音很微弱，我没有听清楚。故选D项。
64．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他把手伸进口袋，回答说:“没什么。 那只是我的口袋。”A. looked up查找；B. found out查明；C. reached into伸手去拿；D. took away带走。根据句意，此处意指作者的爸爸把手伸进口袋去拿小狗。故选C项。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我脸上肯定是失望的表情。A. excitement兴奋；B. sadness悲伤；C. disappointment失望；D. pleasure开心。根据前文“Did I hear something Daddy, please tell me. What was that ”（“我听到什么声音了吗 ” 爸爸，请告诉我。 那是什么 ”）可知，作者带着期盼的心情，希望爸爸带回来一只小狗，但是作者的爸爸却开玩笑说没有什么，所以作者肯定是有些失望的。故选C项。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我慢慢地转过身去看爸爸的手。A. leg腿；B. hand手；C. foot脚；D. face脸。根据上文As he____4____ his pocket he answered, “Nothing. It was only my pocket.”（ 他把手伸进口袋，回答说:“没什么。 那只是我的口袋。”）可知，作者的爸爸从自己的口袋里用手拿出了一只小狗，所以作者看向爸爸的手。故选B项。
67．考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为几个棕色斑点在她白色的皮毛,我叫她“斑点。”A. Because of由于；B. Instead of相反；C. In spite of尽管；D. In case of万一。根据句意，此处解释了作者给小狗取名为斑点的原因。故选A项。
68．考查名词短语辨析。句意：斑点成了一个善于倾听和接受指责的人。A. trouble maker制造麻烦者；B. baby sitter照顾婴孩者；C. risker taker冒险人；D. good listener善于倾听者。根据句意及并列连词and，可知此处作者在说明斑点是能够倾听自己的好朋友。故选D项。
69．考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果我有麻烦，我可以依靠她的两只耳朵去仔细听我说的每一件事。A. wisely智慧地；B. carefully认真地；C. positively积极地；D. unwillingly不情愿地。根据前句“Patches became a 8 and blame taker.”（斑点成了一个善于倾听和接受指责的人。）可知，斑点是一个能够认真倾听我的好朋友。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果不幸的是，我打碎了一个玻璃杯，我信任的同伴愿意承担责任。A. avoid避免；B. allow允许；C. take承担；D. face面临。根据前文“Patches became a 8 and blame taker.”（斑点成了一个善于倾听和接受指责的人。）可知，斑点是一个能够在我制造麻烦后原因替我承担的好朋友。故选C项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她忠诚的奉献只会让我难以与她分离。A. faithful忠诚的；B. powerful有力的；C. fearful害怕的；D. wonderful精彩的。根据前文“Patches became a 8 and blame taker.”（斑点成了一个善于倾听和接受指责的人。）可知，小狗斑点是我忠诚的朋友。故选A项。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我10岁的时候，我的家人搬进了一个不够大的房子，容纳不了一只狗。A. cool冷酷的；B. clean干净的；C. large大的；D. bright明亮的。根据后文“Sadly, we had to 13 her.”（不幸的是，我们不得不放弃她。）可知，作者搬到了新家，而新家不够大，不能养狗了。故选C项。
73．考查动词短语辨析。句意：不幸的是，我们不得不放弃她。A. make use of利用；B. take care of照顾；C. look out of注意；D. get rid of摆脱。根据前文“When I was about 10, my family moved into a house which wasn’t 12 enough to contain a dog.”（当我10岁的时候，我的家人搬进了一个不够大的房子，容纳不了一只狗。）可知，作者的新家不够大，养不了狗，必须要把斑点送给别人。故选D项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的阿姨收养了她，她拥有一所拥有大片土地的房子。A. caught抓住；B. adopted收养；C. bought买；D. refused拒绝。根据前文“Sadly, we had to 13 her.”（不幸的是，我们不得不放弃她。）可知，作者养不了斑点了，作者的阿姨收养了这条狗。故选B项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我还记得她离开时那双孤独的眼睛盯着我。A. seeing看见；B. staring盯着；C. watching看；D. smiling微笑。根据后文的forlornly(可怜地) ，可知斑点离开作者的时候，很不舍，盯着作者看。故选B项。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她眼中的痛苦将永远伴随我。A. joy愉快；B. anger生气；C. pain痛苦；D. strength力量。根据前文“I can still remember her eyes____15____ at me forlornly(可怜地) as she left.”（ 我还记得她离开时那双孤独的眼睛盯着我。）可知，斑点离开作者的时候很伤心，眼神充满了痛苦。故选C项。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她消失前我见过她一两次。A. disappeared消失；B. ran跑；C. returned返回；D. fell掉落。根据前文，作者把斑点给了自己的阿姨收养，从此作者就没怎么见过斑点了。故选A项。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为我没有证据证明她死了，所以我仍然有信心。A. doubt怀疑；B. idea想法；C. problem问题；D. proof证据。根据后句“I continue to have faith”（我仍然有信心）可知，作者并不确定斑点死亡了。故选D项。
79．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这幅画面在我的脑海里是如此的生动:一只又瘦又白的狗跳了起来，让我沐浴在狗狗的充满爱的吻中。A. unclear不清楚；B. colorful多彩的；C. creative有创造力的；D. vivid生动的。根据前文，可知作者对于斑点的感情很深厚，斑点时常出现在作者的脑海中，所以画面非常的清晰生动。故选D项。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这幅画面在我的脑海里是如此的生动:一只又瘦又白的狗跳了起来，让我沐浴在狗狗的充满爱的吻中。A. watering浇水；B. hugging拥抱；C. bathing沐浴；D. following跟随。根据句意及动词搭配bath sb.in （让某人沐浴在…中）。故选C项。
81．B
82．D
83．C
84．A
85．B
86．D
87．D
88．C
89．A
90．B
91．C
92．B
93．D
94．B
95．C
96．B
97．C
98．A
99．D
100．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种“半人半兽”的生物Yeti，讲述了其特征、居住地以及关于它的传说的故事。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：雪人的故事已经流传了很多年。A. event事件；B. story故事；C. adventure冒险；D. description描述。根据下文“the story of the Yetis has 6 ”可知，此处是信息词story的词汇复现。故选B。
82．考查固定短语辨析。句意同上。A. a fortnight两个星期；B. too long太久；C. some time一段时间；D. many years许多年。根据“Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest.”可知，从1920年被发现，至今已经很多年了。故选D。
83．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当地人说他们知道这种生物，并称它为“雪人”，他们说他们甚至捕获过雪人两次，但没有任何一次被拿来作为证据。A. heard from收到某人来信；B. cared for关心；C. knew of听说；D. read about读到。根据“called it the “Yeti,””可知，当地人知道这个生物。故选C。
84．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. even甚至；B. hardly几乎不；C. certainly确定；D. probably可能地。根据“The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,””和“caught Yetis on two occasions”可知，当地人不仅知道这个生物，甚至还捕捉过两次，此处表示递进关系，需用副词even。故选A。
85．考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. as随着；B. though尽管；C. when当……时候；D. until直到。上文提到“他们说他们甚至捕获过雪人两次”，下文提到“没有任何一次被拿来作为证据”，由此可知，上下文形成转折关系，需用though引导让步状语从句。故选B。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，雪人的故事一直在继续。A. developed发展；B. changed改变；C. occurred发生；D. continued继续。根据上文“Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. ”和下文“In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.”可知，此处表示雪人的故事多年来一直在继续。故选D。
87．考查副词词义辨析。句意：希普顿认为，它们不仅仅是猴子或熊的足迹，而且觉得Abominable雪人可能真的存在。A. entirely完全地；B. naturally自然地；C. clearly清晰地；D. simply只是，仅仅。根据“that the Abominable Snowman might really 9 .”可知，希普顿认为，它们不仅仅是猴子或熊的足迹。故选D。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. found发现；B. declared宣布；C. felt感觉；D. doubted怀疑。空处和believed意思接近，都是表达Shipton的看法，因此felt符合语境。故选C。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. exist存在；B. escape逃跑；C. disappear消失；D. return返回。根据“Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear”可知，Shipton认为Abominable雪人可能真的存在。故选A。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但人们唯一发现的是更多的脚印。A. clearer更清楚的；B. more更多的；C. little小的；D. rare罕见的。根据上文“In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.”可知，此处表示人们发现的是更多的脚印。故选B。
91．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大多数人认为这些脚印不过是普通动物的足迹，它们在雪中融化再结冰后变大了。A. huge巨大的；B. recent最近的；C. ordinary普通的；D. frightening令人害怕的。根据“Most believe the footprints are nothing”可知，大多数人认为这些脚印不过是普通动物的足迹。故选C。
92．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strange奇怪的；B. large大的；C. deep深的；D. rough粗糙的。根据“as they melted and refroze in the snow.”和常识可知，这些脚印在雪中融化再结冰后变大了。故选B。
93．考查固定短语和副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在1964年，一位俄罗斯科学家说，Abominable雪人是真实存在的，并且是与史前人类存在的唯一联系。A. In the end最后；B. Therefore因此；C. After all毕竟；D. However然而。上文提到“大多数人认为这些脚印不过是普通动物的足迹”，下文提到“一位俄罗斯科学家说，Abominable雪人是真实存在的”，上下文之间形成转折关系。故选D。
94．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. imagined想象的；B. real真正的，真实的；C. special特别的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据“was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans”可知，一位俄罗斯科学家说，Abominable雪人是真实存在的。故选B。
95．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是，再一次，没有任何证据被制造出来。A. so因此；B. besides此外；C. again再一次；D. instead反而。根据上文“ 5 none has ever been produced as evidence.”可知，此处表示再一次没有证据可以证明。故选C。
96．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. rightly正确地；B. actually事实上；C. normally通常，正常地；D. particularly尤其，特别。根据“no evidence”可知，事实上没有证据可以证明。故选B。
97．考查副词词义辨析。句意：如今，只有少数人继续认真对待Abominable雪人的故事。A. lightly轻松地；B. jokingly开玩笑地；C. seriously认真地，严肃地；D. properly合适地。take sth. seriously为固定短语，表示“认真对待某事”。故选C。
98．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但如果他们成功捕获了一个，他们可能会面临一个真正的问题。A. succeed in成功于；B. take on承担，雇佣；C. depend on取决于；D. join in加入。根据“catching one”可知，此处表示假设成功的捕获了一只雪人。故选A。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. decision决定；B. situation情况；C. subject学科，主题；D. problem问题。根据“Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel ”可知，人们将会面临一个问题。故选D。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们会把它放在动物园里还是给它一个酒店房间？A. zoo动物园；B. mountain山；C. museum博物馆；D. laboratory实验室。根据“Half-man, half-beast.”可知，此处的问题是应该它放在动物园里还是给它一个酒店房间。故选A。