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Many nursing homes all over the world are locked down to protect their residents from the COVID﹣19. Group﹣f is a____1____ company in Belgium, whose employees wash the outsides of tall buildings, using platforms that are lifted by cranes (起重机). When the COVID﹣19 hit Belgium, Group﹣f's____2____ slowed down. The cranes sat____3____. But one day, company manager Bosch saw a man standing on the____4____ and shouting up to his mother who was looking down____5____ from her window on the third floor of a nursing home. This gave Bosch a perfect____6____.
Bosch realized he could put the cranes to good use. Ever since, he has been____7____ them to nursing homes. There, a family can____8____ a platform that a crane operator will lift up to the window of a loved one.
Eve Putseys came to see her 88﹣year﹣old aunt, who lives in La Cambre, a nursing home. Before she____9____ the platform, Putseys didn't know what to expect. “It’s been seven long weeks that I haven’t been____10____ to see her, ” she said. But when Putseys returned to the ground, she was____11____ “I finally got to see her. She looked very happy to see me, ” she said.
Officials at La Cambre helped organize the crane﹣operated____12____. “It’s been hard work but quite____13____, ” director Thibaut Chevrier says. Bosch____14____ that operating the machines costs his company money. But he has no____15____. “It’s a great honor to help people, ”he says.
1．A．travel B．design C．building D．cleaning
2．A．business B．plan C．connection D．choice
3．A．unpacked B．unnoticed C．unused D．untouched
4．A．platform B．ground C．window D．crane
5．A．secretly B．proudly C．suddenly D．tearfully
6．A．chance B．idea C．dream D．memory
7．A．hiring B．sending C．forcing D．accompanying
8．A．stand on B．set up C．return to D．head for
9．A．saw B．selected C．boarded D．exchanged
10．A．determined B．willing C．amused D．able
11．A．smiling B．rushing C．worrying D．waiting
12．A．agenda B．visit C．tour D．adventure
13．A．unnecessary B．natural C．practical D．impossible
14．A．predicts B．responds C．admits D．realizes
15．A．anxieties B．promises C．failures D．regrets
When the pandemic (疫情) began last March, I was at home 24 hours a day with my husband, Matt, and two children, and there was no time to ____16____ , let alone think. ____17____, I would have to work hard to find time for myself.
I decided to give myself more time in the morning. Instead of waking up at 7 a. m. and firefighting my way through the day, ____18____ and angry, I started to set my alarm at 6 a. m, ____19____ myself an extra hour. Giving up an hour of sleep was ____20____ at first, but I soon got used to it and started going to bed earlier ____21____ wasting my evenings scrolling (滚动) through my phone.
Soon my Power Hour became so ____22____ that I couldn’t do without it. I would sit at my kitchen table quietly drinking coffee and ____23____ the news or my e-mails, and then I would head out for a run or do an online exercise class. I wasn’t ____24____ the world in my extra _____25_____ But I was giving myself 60 minutes of much-needed _____26_____.
By the time everyone else _____27_____, I feel like I’ve already _____28_____ so much with my day, and feel calm and energetic. Even after life goes back to _____29_____, I will keep this new _____30_____ It really has saved my sanity (神志正常) this year.
16．A．discuss B．live C．read D．sleep
17．A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Otherwise
18．A．curious B．excited C．patient D．anxious
19．A．gifting B．preparing C．passing D．promising
20．A．difficult B．necessary C．easy D．important
21．A．on behalf of B．because of C．instead of D．in spite of
22．A．different B．valuable C．familiar D．frequent
23．A．giving away B．catching up on C．waiting for D．looking forward to
24．A．touring B．ruling C．changing D．creating
25．A．hour B．day C．decade D．life
26．A．health B．self-care C．self-control D．mercy
27．A．comes back B．goes out C．shows up D．gets up
28．A．designed B．achieved C．thought D．planned
29．A．nature B．company C．school D．normal
30．A．relationship B．guidance C．habit D．job
Last week, I wrote about how I had no idea how important the social aspect of my life was until the pandemic (疫情) hit. That made me ____31____ just how much I valued my face-to-face conversations and wandering with my friends. It also hurt that our annual ____32____ to Europe and other countries was gone. We’ve ____33____ so many wonderful people and made so many new friends on those trips as well.
Most of us take too much for granted and aren’t as ____34____ as we should be for what we have. But when one of those great things in our lives is suddenly ____35____, we certainly notice how much we appreciate those things when they are gone.
Something I took for granted was my ____36____ long walk. I have given myself a minimum ____37____ of 20,000 steps a day. I use a super great ____38____ my wife gave me, a Fitbit, which counts each step I take and gives me weekly ____39____. That little device has helped me stay fit, even now as the _____40_____ age of 80 approaches.
Last week, I had a fall and hit my right knee so hard that I could _____41_____ walk for many days. That is when it _____42_____ me that I’ve taken the ability to walk without pain totally for granted. I think all of us should take time to _____43_____ all the great things in our lives that we are just taking for granted. I _____44_____ now, that all of us consider making a list of that kind so we have time to enjoy and appreciate what we have while we have it. Doing so has the potential to make us more _____45_____ as we begin to truly recognize all the great things we have in our lives.
31．A．guarantee B．respect C．believe D．realize
32．A．devotion B．assistance C．trip D．delivery
33．A．met B．gathered C．dismissed D．accepted
34．A．grateful B．regretful C．hopeful D．careful
35．A．brought up B．set up C．taken away D．taken in
36．A．weekly B．daily C．monthly D．yearly
37．A．goal B．signal C．type D．sum
38．A．case B．section C．edition D．gift
39．A．strategies B．sites C．systems D．totals
40．A．ripe B．abrupt C．merry D．passive
41．A．actually B．gradually C．hardly D．fluently
42．A．disappointed B．hit C．beat D．stressed
43．A．consider B．argue C．connect D．balance
44．A．command B．request C．insist D．suggest
45．A．fortunate B．content C．ordinary D．particular
When NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, they marked the first successful rocket launch（发射） off American soil in nine years. However, it was also a first in their close ____46____ which has developed over their 20-year work at NASA．
“Being lucky enough to ____47____ with your best friend is some astronauts’ wish and we’re lucky enough,” explained 53-year-old Hurley.
The two astronauts had ____48____ the mission（使命）, which saw them ____49____ land on the International Space Station, over a two-year period. While they were friends before, in this time they could really see each other’s weaknesses and ____50____ .
And they’re ____51____ that the experience made them even ____52____ together. So when they climbed into their space suits and the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, the two men were ____53____ not only in their technical skills, but in ____54____ that they’d have each other’s backs.
Their close relationship has developed partly from shared _____55_____ experiences. They both _____56_____ women who played roles in space missions. And the _____57_____ of fatherhood is very important for both men: Behnken has a six-year-old son, Theodore, and Hurley has a 10-year-old son, Jack.
With the two astronauts living their _____58_____ of heading into space as best friends, the mission will hopefully end with the two of them landing safely into the cool waters of the Atlantic. After they _____59_____ their work, they can share the _____60_____ with their families together once they’re back on Earth.
46．A．idea B．birth C．fight D．friendship
47．A．survive B．argue C．fly D．teach
48．A．thought of B．prepared for C．cut down D．made up
49．A．successfully B．frequently C．violently D．casually
50．A．changes B．memories C．strengths D．appearances
51．A．terrified B．guilty C．anxious D．grateful
52．A．faster B．closer C．taller D．smarter
53．A．comfortable B．worried C．sad D．puzzled
54．A．pretending B．wishing C．forgetting D．knowing
55．A．learning B．travel C．family D．work
56．A．saved B．married C．forgave D．admired
57．A．question B．harm C．record D．role
58．A．secret B．hobby C．habit D．dream
59．A．finish B．combine C．plan D．seek
60．A．expression B．experience C．scene D．manner
I’m a second-year student of Coventry University. For more than a year, I have been volunteering for SHOUT, a text-based ___61___ health support service.
This time last year, we all watched the COVID-19 unfold across the country. I had planned to work in the summer vacation, but this became ___62___ when the first lockdown began. My days became a(n) ___63___ of watching the news and wishing I could do something. Fortunately, I learned about SHOUT in an email from my university’s volunteering team ___64___ the charity needed more volunteers, due to the increase in ___65___ they were receiving since the pandemic (流行病) began. I applied instantly.
SHOUT volunteers ___66___ as a listening ear to anyone who needs support, at any time, with their mental health. The service supports them and encourages self-care techniques to keep people ___67___ during the pandemic. This service was especially important during lockdown, when clinical services were often ___68___. As volunteers, we never give advice; often our texters just need someone to ___69___.
My volunteering ____70____ have had a huge positive impact on my mental health. I have been able to gain new ____71____ from gardening to instructing. In a voluntary capacity, the pressure is off. If I’m struggling, my teammates will always encourage me to rest and ____72____ for a while. And when I’m feeling strong, I can get involved again and ____73____ other people in their time of need.
The skills I’ve gained by volunteering have given me the ____74____ to successfully apply for an internship (实习生) with Coventry University. I strongly believe volunteering has changed my life, and I encourage everyone to ____75____ opportunities to change theirs too.
61．A．physical B．mental C．good D．public
62．A．important B．meaningful C．urgent D．impossible
63．A．repetition B．task C．example D．expectation
64．A．asking B．considering C．explaining D．warning
65．A．messages B．invitations C．suggestions D．comments
66．A．train B．act C．play D．study
67．A．separate B．optimistic C．nervous D．safe
68．A．inaccessible B．influential C．inexpensive D．informal
69．A．talk B．guide C．listen D．plan
70．A．impressions B．experiences C．interests D．encouragements
71．A．chances B．jobs C．incomes D．skills
72．A．sleep B．calm C．relax D．travel
73．A．record B．support C．instruct D．accompany
74．A．opportunity B．expense C．confidence D．knowledge
75．A．look for B．deal with C．take up D．think over
To beat the blues of staying at home all day, I ___76___ an ‘online book exchange’ on account of my friends. Details were ___77___ to understand, and I spent hours trying to make it clear.
I had my doubts, though. For one, it involved ___78___ a copy of your favorite book to a complete stranger, and then waiting for a series of people to ___79___ the chain, till you received some books ___80___, from complete strangers. A natural pessimist I am, I ___81___ if I would receive any books. But ___82___, I sent a copy of my favorite, Jeffrey Arche’s The Eleventh Commandment, to a stranger. Days later, I was ___83___ when the first book arrived! And soon followed another 10 books that I had never in my wildest dreams imagined I would receive. Over the next two weeks, books kept ___84___, ranging from Dr Abdul Kalam’s autobiography (自传) to Charlotte Jane Eyre and a bestselling Japanese thriller. I even ____85____ my afternoon nap (午觉), ready to open the door ____86____ another book was delivered.
There is something intimate (亲密的) about exchanging books with strangers. By ____87____ a book with someone, I believe we end up sharing a part of our soul with them.
The posting about the book exchange on social media brought me ____88____ to many old friends, with whom I had lost touch due to the ____89____ schedules we all had before COVID-19 ____90____ our plans. It fired long discussions about trying out wine in Vietnam.
76．A．looked up to B．took part in C．kept up with D．got hold of
77．A．possible B．boring C．difficult D．important
78．A．recommending B．explaining C．sending D．selling
79．A．continue B．discover C．check D．recognize
80．A．now and then B．in time C．more or less D．in return
81．A．reported B．observed C．wondered D．regretted
82．A．bravely B．delightedly C．willingly D．doubtfully
83．A．disappointed B．puzzled C．amused D．astonished
84．A．coming out B．pouring in C．working D．disappearing
85．A．worried about B．looked forward to C．got back to D．gave up
86．A．in case B．even if C．as though D．so that
87．A．delivering B．sharing C．collecting D．discussing
88．A．closer B．kinder C．more serious D．more sensitive
89．A．irregular B．natural C．busy D．flexible
90．A．cancelled B．dropped C．opposed D．ruined
参考答案：
1．D
2．A
3．C
4．B
5．D
6．B
7．B
8．A
9．C
10．D
11．A
12．B
13．C
14．C
15．D
【分析】本文属于记叙文。新冠疫情肆虐期间，家属不能探视养老院的亲人。比利时的一家家政公司利用公司的起重机帮助解决了这个问题
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Group-f集团是比利时的一家清洁公司，其员工使用起重机吊起的平台清洗高层建筑的外部。A.travel旅行；B. design设计；C. building建筑；D. cleaning清扫。根据本句后面“whose employees wash the outsides of tall buildings”信息可知，这是一家家政公司。故选D项。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当COVID-19袭击比利时时，Group-f的业务放缓。A. business业务；B. plan计；C. connection联系；D. choice选择。由前文“When the COVID﹣19 hit Belgium”可知，新冠疫情肆虐比利时的时候，这家公司的业务自然受到影响。 故选A项。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当COVID-19袭击比利时时，Group-f的业务放缓。A. unpacked拆开； B.unnoticed未注意到；C.unused未用； D.untouched没有碰到。由前文“When the COVID﹣19 hit Belgium”可知，新冠疫情肆虐比利时的时候，这家公司的业务受到影响，起重机没有使用。 故选C项。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是有一天，公司经理Bosch看到一个男人站在地面上，冲着他的母亲大声喊叫，而他的母亲正从养老院的三楼窗口含泪向下看。A. platform平台；B.ground地面；C. window窗户；D. crane起重机。由前文“When the COVID﹣19 hit Belgium”可知，因为新冠疫情，不能进屋面对面探视，因而站在在楼下地面，大喊母亲。故选B项。
5．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是有一天，公司经理Bosch看到一个男人站在养老院的地上，冲着他的母亲大声喊叫，而他的母亲正从三楼的窗口含泪向下看。A. secretly秘密地；B. proudly骄傲地；C. suddenly突然地；D.tearfully流泪地。妈妈听到她儿子在楼下喊她，从三楼的窗户向下看她的儿子，此情此景，她自然泪目。故选D项。
6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这给了Bosch一个完美的想法。。A. chance机会；B. idea主意；C. dream梦想；D. memory记忆。 由下文“Bosch realized he could put the cranes to good use.”可知，Bosch看到这一幕，给他一个灵感：用自己公司的起重机为他们搭建探视平台。故选B项。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Bosch意识到他可以很好地利用这些起重机。A. hire租借；B. send派遣；C. force迫使；D. accompany陪伴。由下文“There, a family can 8 a platform that a crane operator will lift up to the window of a loved one.”可知，公司经理 Bosch派出这些起重机到养老院，帮助家属探视老人。故选B项。
8．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：在那里，一个家属可以站在一个平台上，起重机操作员会把平台吊到亲人的窗户上。A. stand on站在…上；B.set up建造；C. return to回到；D. head for向…进发。由下文“a platform that a crane operator will lift up to the window of a loved one.”可知，一个家属可以站在起重机的平台上，然后升高看望楼上的老人。故选A项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在登上站台之前，Putseys不知道会发生什么。A.see看见；B.select选择；C.board搭乘，登上；D. exchange交换。由后面“the platform, Putseys didn’t know what to expect.”可知，Eve Putseys站上了起重机的平台看望了自己88岁的婶婶，本空指她搭乘起重机平台。故选C项。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我已经有7个漫长的星期没能见到她了，”她说。A. determined决心的；B. willing愿意的；C. amused快乐的；D. able能够。由前文“When the COVID﹣19 hit Belgium”可知，因为新冠疫情，Eve Putseys已经长达七周没有能够看到婶婶了。故选D项。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当Putseys回到地面时，她笑了:“我终于见到她了。A. smile微笑；B.rush冲, 奔；C. worry担心；D.wait等待。从后面的“finally got to see her.She looked very happy to see me”可知, Eve Putseys通过起重机的平台成功看到了自己88岁的婶婶, 内心很高兴。故选A项。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：拉坎布雷的官员帮助组织了这次由起重机操作的探望。A. agenda日常事项；B.visit探望；C.tour旅程；D.adventure冒险活动。前文“Eve Putseys came to see her 88﹣year﹣old aunt, who lives in La Cambre, a nursing home. ”谈到 Eve Putseys看望了婶婶，这里指养老院的领导协助了这次探视。故选B项。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“这是一项艰苦的工作，但相当实际。”主管Thibaut Chevrier说。A. unnecessary不必要的；B. natural自然的；C. practical实用的； D.impossible不可能的。养老院的主管 Thibaut Chevrier觉得搞这次探视虽然不容易，但是很实用。因为探视者和被探视者都很高兴。故选C项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Bosch承认，操作这些机器花费了他的公司的钱。A. predict预测；B.respond回应；C.admit承认；D.realize意识到。前文“Ever since, he has been 7 them to nursing homes. ”谈到 Bosch派出公司的起重机到各地的养老院帮忙，本空指他承认这种帮助花费不少。故选C项。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但他并不后悔。A.anxiety担心；B. promise诺言；C.failure失败； D.regret后悔。本空前面有but转折，后文“It’s a great honor to help people”说明这里指虽然花费不少，但 Bosch不后悔。故选D项。
16．C
17．A
18．D
19．A
20．A
21．C
22．B
23．B
24．C
25．A
26．B
27．D
28．B
29．D
30．C
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了疫情期间，作者只能整天呆在家里。不用像往常那样奔波，决定提前早起一个小时，给自己思考、规划日程和有益身心的事情。从而回归到了更健康的生活方式。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：疫情期间，我们一家人一天24小时都待在家里，所以没有读书的时间，更不用说思考了。A. discuss讨论；B. live生活；C. read阅读；D. sleep睡觉。根据本句话 “and there was no time to 1 , let alone think. (没有时间阅读，更别说思考了)”可知，阅读会引发人们平静的思考，没有时间读书，自然不会勤于思考。故选C项。
17．考查副词词义辨析。句意：没有时间读书思考，所以要给自己找出时间来。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Besides此外；D. Otherwise否则。根据“I was at home 24 hours a day with my husband, (我们一家人一天24小时都在家)”可知，由于疫情影响，我一整天呆在家里，比平时有了很多自由支配的时间。故选A项。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我不再像往常那样七点起床，一整天都在火急火燎地战斗，焦虑愤怒。A. curious好奇的；B. excited兴奋的；C. patient有耐心的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据前文“firefighting my way through the day,(像消防员一样急速奔波)”可知，平时工作的日子里，作者会因为工作压力，非常焦虑易怒。故选D项。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始把闹钟定在早上六点，多给自己一个小时。这一个小时就是我送给自己的礼物，（用来干一些自己想做的事情）。A. gifting送给；B. preparing准备；C. passing传递；D. promising承诺。根据上文“Instead of waking up at 7 a. m. (不再七点起床)”和下文“I started to set my alarm at 6 a. m,(我开始把闹钟设定在早晨6点)”可知，作者把时间当作礼物送给自己。故选A项。
20．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，放弃一个小时的睡眠很难，但我很快就习惯了，开始早点睡觉，而不是浪费晚上的时间用手机浏览信息。A. difficult困难的；B. necessary必要的；C. easy容易的；D. important重要的。根据下文“but I soon got used to it (但是我逐渐习惯了)”可知，起初，比平时早起一个小时是困难的。故选A项。
21．考查介词短语辨析。句意：起初，放弃一个小时的睡眠很难，但我很快就习惯了，开始早点睡觉，而不是浪费晚上的时间用手机浏览信息。A. on behalf of代表；B. because of因为；C. instead of代替；D. in spite of尽管。根据“but I soon got used to it and started going to bed earlier 6 wasting my evenings scrolling (滚动) through my phone. (但是没过多久，我就习惯了，开始早睡而不是浪费时间用手机浏览信息)”可知，作者调整作息，选择早睡的健康生活方式，而不是沉迷手机晚睡。故选C项。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很快，我的充电时间变得如此宝贵以至于我不能没有它。A. different不同的；B. valuable有价值的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. frequent频繁的。根据本句“Soon my Power Hour became so 7 that I couldn’t do without it. (很快，我的充电时间变得如此宝贵以至于我不能没有它)”可知，没过多久，作者发现这多出来的一个小时对自己有着不可或缺的意义。故选B项。
23．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我会静静地坐在厨房的桌子旁喝咖啡，了解新闻或查看电子邮件，然后出去跑步或上网络健身课。A. giving away泄露；B. catching up on了解；C. waiting for等待；D. looking forward to期盼。根据本句“the news or my e-mails, (时事新闻和电子邮件)”可知，作者会了解关注当日的新闻，查看邮件。故选B项。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我并没有在额外的一个小时里改变世界。A. touring巡游；B. ruling统治；C. changing改变；D. creating创造。根据上文“(我会静静地坐在厨房的桌子旁喝咖啡，了解新闻或查看电子邮件，然后出去跑步或上网络健身课)”可知，作者利用这一个小时，做了很多有意义的事情，包括浏览查看邮件和时事新闻。故选C项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我并没有在额外的一个小时里改变世界。A. hour小时；B. day天；C. decade十年；D. life生命；生活。根据上文“Instead of waking up at 7 a. m. (不再七点起床)”和上文“I started to set my alarm at 6 a. m,(我开始把闹钟设定在早晨6点)”可知，自己比平日早起一个小时，做一些有意义的事情。故选A项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我给了自己60分钟急需的自我照顾时间。A. health健康；B. self-care自我保健；C. self-control自我控制；D. mercy仁慈。根据上文“and then I would head out for a run or do an online exercise class. (然后出去跑步或上网络健身课)”可知，我利用这一个小时，做一些有益自己身心的事情，所以是自我照顾。故选B项。
27．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当其他人都起床的时候，我觉得我已经在一天中完成了很多（任务），并且感到平静和充满活力。A. comes back；回来B. goes out出去；C. shows up出现；D. gets up起床。根据上文“I decided to give myself more time in the morning. (我觉得早晨给自己更多的能量时间)”可知，我的家人比我起得都晚。故选D项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当其他人都起床的时候，我觉得我已经在一天中完成了很多（任务），并且感到平静和充满活力。A. designed设计；B. achieved实现；C. thought思考；D. planned计划。根据上文“I decided to give myself more time in the morning. (我决定馈赠给自己更多的时间)”可知，作者利用这额外的一个小时，已经有效地规划了一天的安排。故选B项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：即使生活回到正常，我也会保持这个新习惯。A. nature自然；B. company公司；C. school学校；D. normal正常的。根据前文“By the time everyone else 12 , I feel like I’ve already 13 so much with my day, and feel calm and energetic. (当其他人都起床的时候，我觉得我已经在一天中完成了很多（任务），并且感到平静和充满活力)”可知，作者给自己额外的一个小时，感到内心平和，精力充沛。所以她希望生活回归正常，也还会保持提前早起一小时的习惯。故选D项。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我也会保持这个新习惯。A. relationship关系；B. guidance指南；C. habit习惯；D. job工作。根据上文“I decided to give myself more time in the morning. (我决定给自己早晨馈赠更多的时间)”可知，这个习惯指的是放弃一个小时的睡眠，留给自己认真思考，规划一天做想做的事。故选C项。
31．D
32．C
33．A
34．A
35．C
36．B
37．A
38．D
39．D
40．A
41．C
42．B
43．A
44．D
45．B
【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章讲述了作者因为疫情不能出行，很多美好的东西被夺走，这时作者意识到它们是多么重要，所以作者认为我们应该在拥有它们的时候好好珍惜它们。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这让我意识到我是多么重视面对面的交谈以及和朋友们一起闲逛。A. guarantee保证；B. respect尊重；C. believe相信；D. realize意识到。根据“I wrote about how I had no idea how important the social aspect of my life was until the pandemic (疫情) hit.”可知，直到疫情突然来临，作者才意识到我是多么珍惜与朋友面对面的交流以及闲逛。故选D。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们每年去欧洲和其他国家的旅行取消了，这也让我们很伤心。A. devotion奉献，投入；B. assistance帮助；C. trip旅行；D. delivery交付，递送。根据下文“We’ve 3 so many wonderful people and made so many new friends on those trips as well.”可知，此处是信息词trips的词汇复现。故选C。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这些旅行中，我们认识了很多很棒的人，也交了很多新朋友。A. met遇见；B. gathered聚集；C. dismissed解雇，开除；D. accepted接受。根据“so many wonderful people”和“on those trips as well”可知，在旅行中遇见许多人并交了很多朋友。故选A。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们大多数人都把太多的东西视为理所当然，对我们所拥有的东西没有应有的感激之情。A. grateful感激的；B. regretful后悔的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. careful细心的。根据下文“But when one of those great things in our lives is suddenly 5 , we certainly notice how much we appreciate those things when they are gone.”可知，我们大多数人都把很多东西视为理所当然，并没有像我们应该的那样对我们所拥有的东西心存感激。空处和appreciate对应，需填grateful。故选A。
35．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但是，当我们生命中最珍贵的东西之一突然失去时，我们当然会注意到，当它们失去时，我们是多么感激它们。A. brought up抚养；B. set up建立，设立；C. taken away带走；D. taken in吸收，理解。根据“Most of us take too much for granted and aren’t as 4 as we should be for what we have.”和“but”可知，当我们生命中美好的东西突然被夺走时，我们会意识到我们是多么感激它们。故选C。
36．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我认为理所当然的是我每天的长距离散步。A. weekly每周的；B. daily每天的；C. monthly每月的；D. yearly每年的。根据“I have given myself a minimum 7 of 20,000 steps a day.”可知，长距离散步是每天要做的事。故选B。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我给自己定下的目标是每天至少走2万步。A. goal目标；B. signal信号；C. type类型；D. sum总和，总数。根据“of 20,000 steps a day”可知，每天走两万步是作者的目标。故选A。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我用妻子送给我的一个超棒的礼物——Fitbit，它能计算我走的每一步，并给出每周的步数。A. case案例；B. section部分；C. edition版本；D. gift礼物，天赋。根据“my wife gave me”可知，此处表示Fitbit是妻子送的礼物。故选D。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strategies策略；B. sites网站，站点；C. systems系统；D. totals总数，合计。根据“a Fitbit, which counts each step I take and gives me weekly”可知，Fitbit会计算作者走的每一步，并给出每周的总数。故选D。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个小装置帮助我保持健康，即使现在我已接近80岁的成熟年龄。A. ripe成熟的；B. abrupt唐突的；C. merry愉快的，高兴的；D. passive消极的，被动的。即使是现在，作者已经80岁了，这个小设备仍帮助我他保持健康。故选A。
41．考查副词词义辨析。句意：上周，我摔了一跤，重重地撞在了右膝上，以至于我好几天都无法行走。A. actually事实上；B. gradually逐渐地；C. hardly几乎不；D. fluently流利地。根据“Last week, I had a fall and hit my right knee so hard”可知，因为摔了一跤，重重地撞到了作者的右膝盖，作者好多天都走动不了。故选C。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在那时，我突然意识到，我把无痛行走的能力完全视为理所当然。A. disappointed使失望；B. hit打击；C. beat打败；D. stressed强调。It hit sb. that…为固定用法，表示“某人突然意识到”。故选B。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我认为我们所有人都应该花时间去考虑我们生命中那些我们认为理所当然的美好事物。A. consider考虑；B. argue争论；C. connect连接；D. balance平衡。作者认为我们所有人都应该花时间想一下生活中那些我们认为理所当然的美好的东西。故选A。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我现在建议，我们所有人都考虑列一个这样的清单，这样我们就有时间享受和欣赏我们所拥有的东西。A. command要求；B. request请求，需要；C. insist坚持；D. suggest建议。根据“that all of us consider making a list of that kind so we have time to enjoy and appreciate what we have while we have it.”可知，此处是作者提出的建议。故选D。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这样做有可能让我们更满足，因为我们开始真正认识到我们生活中所有伟大的事情。A. fortunate幸运的；B. content满足的；C. ordinary普通的；D. particular特殊的。作者认为这样做有可能让我们更满足，因为我们开始真正认识到我们生活中所有美好的东西。故选B。
46．D
47．C
48．B
49．A
50．C
51．D
52．B
53．A
54．D
55．C
56．B
57．D
58．D
59．A
60．B
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。美国国家航空航天局(NASA)宇航员鲍勃·本肯和道格·赫尔利上周六从佛罗里达州的肯尼迪航天中心发射升空，这标志着9年来美国本土首次成功发射火箭。然而，这也是他们二人在NASA 20年工作中发展起来的亲密友谊中的第一次。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，这也是他们在NASA 20年工作中发展起来的亲密友谊中的第一次。A. idea思想，想法，主意；B. birth出生；C. fight战斗；D. friendship友谊。后面定语从句提到他们在20年共事过程中培养起来的，应该是友谊；由第五空前“While they were friends before,...，”第10空前的“Their close relationship...”及13空后的“as best friends”可知，他们是朋友，friendship符合语境。故选D项。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：能有幸和最好的朋友一起飞行是一些宇航员的愿望，我们也很幸运。A. survive幸存，生存；B. argue争论，主张；C. fly飞行；D. teach教。他们是宇航员，共同进入太空，应该是一起飞行，遨游太空。故选C项。
48．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这两名宇航员为这次任务做了两年多的准备，他们成功地降落在国际空间站上。A. thought of想到；想起；B. prepared for为…...准备； C. cut down删减，降低，砍伐；D. made up组成，弥补，编造。下一句表示他们在太空站着陆，而该空使用了过去完成时，结合后面的时间状语“over a two-year period”可知，他们是在登陆国际空间站之前进行了两年的准备工作。故选B项。
49．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这两名宇航员为这次任务做了两年多的准备，他们成功地降落在国际空间站上。A. successfully成功地；B. frequently频繁地；C. violently剧烈地，粗暴地；D. casually随意地。文章第一段“they marked the first successful rocket launch（发射） off American soil in nine years.”可知，他们此次登陆国际空间站是成功的。故选A项。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然他们以前就是朋友，但这次他们可以真正看到彼此的弱点和长处。A. changes改变；B. memories回忆；C. strengths强项，长处；D. appearances外表。每个人都有自己的弱点与长处，此处应填strengths与weaknesses对应并列。故选C项。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们很感激这次经历让他们更加亲密。A. terrified害怕的；B. guilty愧疚的；罪恶感的；C. anxious渴望的，焦急的；D. grateful感恩的。上文第二段“‘Being lucky enough to ____ with your best friend is some astronauts’ wish and we’re lucky enough,’ explained 53-year-old Hurley.”两次用到lucky，可知，他们对此次能一起进入太空站工作，感到感恩。故选D项。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们很感激这次经历让他们更加亲密。A. faster更快的；B. closer更近的，更亲近的；C. taller更高的；D. smarter更聪明的。根据“While they were friends before,...”可知，他们以前就是朋友，他们认为这次一起登陆国际空间站，使他们的关系更进一步，更亲近，并与后面第10空前的“Their close relationship...”呼应。故选B项。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以当他们穿上宇航服登上SpaceX的“龙”号载人飞船时，两人不仅对他们的技术技能感到满意，而且知道他们会相互支持。A. comfortable舒适的；B. worried担心的，着急的；C. sad伤心的；D. puzzled困惑的。他们在此次执行任务过程中，彼此支持，使用了not only ...but also表示该空与后面的彼此支持是并列的关系，应该是正面积极的形容词，对技术方面应该是很满意，没什么可担心焦虑的。B.C.D.项内容都不符合语境。故选A项。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以当他们穿上宇航服登上SpaceX的“龙”号载人飞船时，两人不仅对他们的技术技能感到满意，而且知道他们会相互支持。A. pretending假装；B. wishing希望，祝愿；C. forgetting忘记；D. knowing知道。他们是朋友，同事，彼此信任，知道自己拥有对方的支持。故选D项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们的亲密关系部分源于共同的家庭经历。A. learning学习；B. travel旅行；C. family家庭，家人；D. work工作。根据后面说他们二人的妻子都是在执行太空任务中起到作用的女性，应该都是同事；都有一个小儿子，由此可知，他们二人的家庭情况也是相似的，空前的shared意为“相同的”。故选C项。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们都娶了在太空任务中扮演角色的女性。A. saved挽救；节约；B. married结婚，娶；C. forgave宽恕，原谅；D. admired羡慕；欣赏。本段讲述他们的家庭情况，谈到了儿子，所指的women应该是指他们的妻子，用marry符合语境。故选B项。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：父亲的角色对两个男人来说都很重要：Behnken有一个6岁的儿子，Theodore Hurley有一个10岁的儿子Jack。A. question问题；B. harm危害；C. record记录；D. role角色，作用。他们二人都有一个小儿子，他们二人担负着父亲的角色。故选D项。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：两名宇航员以最好的朋友的身份实现了进入太空的梦想，这次任务有希望以他们两人安全着陆在大西洋凉爽的海水中结束。A. secret秘密；B. hobby爱好；C. habit习惯；D. dream梦，梦想。根据“of heading into space”可知，进入太空应该是他们的梦想，理想。故选D项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他们完成他们的工作后，一旦他们回到地球上，他们可以与他们的家人一起分享经验。A. finish完成； B. combine结合；C. plan计划；D. seek寻求，寻找，追求。现在他们在太空站执行任务，后面主句表示他们回到地球可以和家人们分享他们的此次经历，那要他们完成他们的此次工作任务，才能返回地球。故选A项。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在他们完成他们的工作后，一旦他们回到地球上，他们可以与他们的家人一起分享经验。A. expression表达，表情；短语；B. experience经历；经验；C. scene场景，场面，幕；D. manner方式，态度。他们一旦回到地球就可以和家人分享的是这次经历，即指此次太空之旅。故选B项。
61．B
62．D
63．A
64．C
65．A
66．B
67．D
68．A
69．C
70．B
71．D
72．C
73．B
74．C
75．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了在新冠疫情期间，作者在SHOUT慈善组织中做志愿者的感想与收获。
61．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一年多以来，我一直在为SHOUT做志愿者，这是一项文字式的精神健康支持服务。A. physical身体的；B. mental精神的；C. good好的；D. public公众的。根据下文“SHOUT volunteers ___6___ as a listening ear to anyone who needs support, at any time, with their mental health.”可知，此处表示SHOUT组织为人们的精神健康提供支持。故选B项。
62．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我原本计划在暑假工作，但当第一次封锁开始时，这变得不可能了。A. important重要的；B. meaningful有意义的；C. urgent紧急的；D. impossible不可能的。根据下文“when the first lockdown began”以及常识可知，封锁开始，作者在暑假工作的计划变得不可能了。故选D项。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我每天都在重复看新闻，希望能做些什么。A. repetition重复；B. task任务；C. example例子；D. expectation期望。根据下文“of watching the news and wishing I could do something.”以及语境可知，作者每天重复看新闻，希望能够做些什么。故选A项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，我在大学志愿者团队的一封电子邮件中了解到了SHOUT，解释了这个慈善机构需要更多的志愿者，因为自疫情爆发以来，他们收到的信息越来越多。A. asking询问；B. considering考虑；C. explaining解释；D. warning警告。根据下文“the charity needed more volunteers, due to the increase in ___5___ they were receiving since the pandemic (流行病) began.”可知，此处表示邮件解释了慈善机构需要更多志愿者的原因。故选C项。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，我在大学志愿者团队的一封电子邮件中了解到了SHOUT，解释了这个慈善机构需要更多的志愿者，因为自疫情爆发以来，他们收到的信息越来越多。A. messages信息；B. invitations邀请；C. suggestions建议；D. comments评论。根据上文“a text-based ___1___ health support service”以及“the charity needed more volunteers”可知，慈善机构收到的信息越来越多，所以需要更多的志愿者。故选A项。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：SHOUT志愿者在任何时候都充当着倾听任何需要精神健康支持的人的角色。A. train训练；B. act充当；C. play玩；D. study学习。根据下文“a listening ear to anyone who needs support”可知，SHOUT志愿者充当着倾听者的角色。故选B项。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：该服务为他们提供支持，并鼓励使用自我护理技术，以确保人们在大流行病期间是安全的。A. separate单独的；B. optimistic乐观的；C. nervous紧张的；D. safe安全的。根据上文“encourages self-care techniques”可知，此处表示确保人们是安全的。故选D项。
68．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这项服务在封锁期间尤其重要，因为当时经常无法获得临床服务。A. inaccessible不可得到的；B. influential有影响力的；C. inexpensive不昂贵的；D. informal非正式的。根据上文“This service was especially important during lockdown,”以及常识可知，在封锁期间，临床服务经常是不可得到的。故选A项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为志愿者，我们从不提供建议；发短信的人通常只需要有人听。A. talk谈话；B. guide引导；C. listen倾听；D. plan计划。根据上文“SHOUT volunteers ___6___ as a listening ear to anyone who needs support”以及“As volunteers, we never give advice”可知，志愿者们是倾听者，不提供建议，发短信的人通常只需要有人倾听。故选C项。
70．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的志愿工作经历对我的精神健康产生了巨大的积极影响。A. impressions印象；B. experiences经历；C. interests兴趣；D. encouragements鼓励。根据下文“I have been able to gain new ___11___ from gardening to instructing.”可知，志愿工作经历对作者产生了积极影响。故选B项。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从园艺到教学，我都学到了新的技能。A. chances机会；B. jobs工作；C. incomes收入；D. skills技能。根据下文“The skills I’ve gained by volunteering”可知，作者学到了新的技能。故选D项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我在挣扎，我的队友总是会鼓励我休息和放松一段时间。A. sleep睡觉；B. calm使平静；C. relax放松；D. travel旅行。根据上文“If I’m struggling, my teammates will always encourage me to rest”可知，队友会鼓励作者休息和放松一段时间。故选C项。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我感觉强大时，我可以再次参与进来，在别人需要的时候支持他们。A. record记录；B. support支持；C. instruct指示；D. accompany陪伴。根据上文“SHOUT volunteers ___6___ as a listening ear to anyone who needs support,”以及下文“other people in their time of need”可知，此处表示在别人需要的时候支持他们。故选B项。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我通过志愿工作获得的技能让我有信心成功申请考文垂大学的实习。A. opportunity机会；B. expense费用；C. confidence信心；D. knowledge知识。根据下文“to successfully apply for an internship with Coventry University”可知，作者有信心成功申请考文垂大学的实习。故选C项。
75．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我坚信志愿工作改变了我的生活，我鼓励每个人也寻找机会改变自己的生活。A. look for寻找；B. deal with处理；C. take up开始从事；D. think over认真思考。根据上文“I strongly believe volunteering has changed my life, and I encourage everyone to”以及语境可知，作者坚信志愿工作改变了自己的生活，所以会鼓励每个人寻找机会改变他们的生活。故选A项。
76．B
77．C
78．C
79．A
80．D
81．C
82．A
83．D
84．B
85．D
86．A
87．B
88．A
89．C
90．D
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在疫情期间参加了线上图书交流活动，这让作者收益匪浅。
76．考查动词短语辨析。句意：为了摆脱整天呆在家里的郁闷，我因为朋友参加了一个“在线图书交流”活动。A. looked up to尊敬，敬仰；B. took part in参加，参与；C. kept up with赶得上，和……保持联系；D. got hold of抓住，握住，占有。根据后文“an ‘online book exchange’”宾语可知，这是一个线上图书交流活动，因此所选短语应表示“参加”含义。故选B项。
77．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：细节很难理解，我花了好几个小时努力弄清楚。A. possible可能的；B. boring无聊的；C. difficult困难的；D. important重要的。根据后文“I spent hours trying to make it clear(我花了好几个小时想弄清楚)”可知，作者花了很长时间才弄清楚细则，因此图书交流活动的细则很难理解。故选C项。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：例如，它涉及到将你最喜欢的书寄给一个完全陌生的人，然后等待一系列的人继续这个链条，直到你从完全陌生的人那里收到一些书作为回报。A. recommending推荐；B. explaining解释；C. sending寄送；D. selling售卖。后文“a copy of your favorite book”为“最喜欢的书”，且结合后文“till you received some books”可知，收到别人的书是因为自己先将书送给了别人。故选C项。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：例如，它涉及到将你最喜欢的书寄给一个完全陌生的人，然后等待一系列的人继续这个链条，直到你从完全陌生的人那里收到一些书作为回报。A. continue继续，持续；B. discover发现；C. check检查，核对；D. recognize辨认，识别。结合语境可推知，“the chain”应是指“向陌生人寄送自己最喜欢的书”这一送书循环，这个循环要持续到自己手里有了几本其他人寄送的书，因此，应是A项“continue”。故选A项。
80．考查短语辨析。句意：例如，它涉及到将你最喜欢的书寄给一个完全陌生的人，然后等待一系列的人继续这个链条，直到你从完全陌生的人那里收到一些书作为回报。A. now and then偶尔，有时；B. in time及时；C. more or less或多或少，差不多；D. in return作为回报。根据前文“___3___ a copy of your favorite book to a complete stranger(将你最喜欢的书寄给一个完全陌生的人)”可知，要将自己最喜欢的书寄送给陌生人，那么自己收到的书应是别人送的，这作为回报。故选D项。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我是一个天生的悲观主义者，我好奇我是否会收到任何书。A. reported报告，报道；B. observed观察，遵守；C. wondered想知道，好奇；D. regretted遗憾，后悔。根据前文“I had my doubts, though.(尽管如此，我还是心存疑虑。)”可知，作者其实对这个活动抱有怀疑的态度，因此，这里表达作者其实对自己能否收到书籍表示怀疑好奇。故选C项。
82．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但我勇敢地把我最喜欢的杰弗里·阿奇的《第十一诫》寄给了一个陌生人。A. bravely勇敢地；B. delightedly高兴地；C. willingly欣然地，愿意地；D. doubtfully怀疑地，含糊地。根据后文“I sent a copy of my favorite Jeffrey Arche’s The Eleventh Commandment, to a stranger.(我寄了一本我最喜欢的杰弗里·阿奇的《第十一诫》给一个陌生人。)”可知，作者决定勇敢一试，选择相信能收到别人的书。故选A项。
83．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：几天后，我惊讶地发现第一本书到了! A. disappointed失望的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. amused愉悦的；D. astonished震惊的，惊讶的。根据前文“A natural pessimist I am, I __6___ if I would receive any books. (我是一个天生的悲观主义者，我好奇我是否会收到任何书。)”可知，作者对自己是否收到书抱有怀疑，因此收到书令作者很惊讶。故选D项。
84．考查动词短语辨析和动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的两个星期里，书源源不断地涌来，从《阿卜杜勒·卡拉姆博士的自传》到《夏洛特·简·爱》，再到一本畅销的日本惊悚小说。A. coming out出现，出版；B. pouring in涌入；C. working工作；D. disappearing消失。根据后文“ranging from Dr Abdul Kalam’s autobiography to Charlotte Jane Eyre and a bestselling Japanese thriller(从《阿卜杜勒·卡拉姆博士的自传》到《夏洛特·简·爱》和一本畅销的日本惊悚小说)”的描述可知，不断有书出现。故选B项。
85．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我甚至放弃了午睡，准备打开门，以防再来一本书。A. worried about担心，担忧；B. looked forward to期待，期望；C. got back to重新回到；D. gave up放弃。根据后文“ready to open the door ___11___ another book was delivered”可知，作者随时准备着开门迎接书的到来，因此应是放弃了午觉。故选D项。
86．考查连词短语辨析。句意：我甚至放弃了午睡，准备打开门，以防再来一本书。A. in case以防，以免；B. even if 即使；C. as though就好像；D. so that以致于。分析语境可知，“I even ___10__ my afternoon nap, ready to open the door(我甚至放弃了午睡，准备打开门)”是为了避免错过送来的书。“in case”意为“以防，以免”，符合句意。故选A项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过与人分享一本书，我相信我们最终与他们分享了我们灵魂的一部分。A. delivering递送，发表；B. sharing分担，分享；C. collecting收集，收藏；D. discussing讨论。“share sth with sb.”，“和某人分享某物”。故选B项。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在社交媒体上发布关于图书交换的消息让我和许多老朋友更亲近了，在新冠肺炎毁掉我们的计划之前，我们都因为繁忙的日程安排而失去了联系。A. closer更近的；B. kinder更友好的；C. more serious更严肃的；D. more sensitive更敏感的。根据前文“There is something intimate about exchanging books with strangers.(与陌生人交换书籍有一种亲密的感觉。)”可知，作者觉得和陌生人交换书让他有种亲密感，那么更不用和“失联”已久的朋友了。故选A项。
89．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在社交媒体上发布关于图书交换的消息让我和许多老朋友更亲近了，在新冠肺炎毁掉我们的计划之前，我们都因为繁忙的日程安排而失去了联系。A. irregular不规则的；B. natural自然的；C. busy忙的；D. flexible灵活的。分析语境可知，这里的“schedules”应是指大家繁忙的工作日程。故选C项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在社交媒体上发布关于图书交换的消息让我和许多老朋友更亲近了，在新冠肺炎毁掉我们的计划之前，我们都因为繁忙的日程安排而失去了联系。A. cancelled取消；B. dropped落下，减少；C. opposed反对；D. ruined毁坏，破坏。根据后文“It fired long discussions about trying out wine in Vietnam.(这引发了有关在越南品尝葡萄酒的长时间讨论。)”可知，之前作者和他的朋友们因为工作繁忙而疏远了，现在疫情毁掉了他们的安排。故选D项。完形填空
In 1939, seven-year-old Miriam Schreibeer should have started first grade. ____1____, she spent that year—and the following five—trying to survive. She was living in Poland when Word War Ⅱ ____2____. “My entire life was ____3____ within minutes,” she says, “I was looking forward to starting school.” She never ____4____ it. And not having a(n) ____5____ has always been a thorn (刺) in her side.
____6____ later, though, the now-89-year-old Holocaust (大屠杀) survivor finally got something she had always ____7____. Kapiloff brander, director of community programs, ____8____ out to the New England Academy, a Jewish high school, to ask whether the school could help Mariam fulfill her ____9____. Richard Nobel, the principal of the school, brought a few senior students to Miriam’s home to hear her story ____10____ they came up with the idea of ____11____ her a diploma at the school’s 2020 ____12____ ceremony.
Miriam ____13____ a lot in a slave labor camp in Siberia before she got freedom in 1946. She and her ____14____ family members went to a refugee camp in Germany. Getting a formal education was never a(n) ____15____ for her but she learned seven languages over the following years. “I ____16____ myself,” she says, “I read books day and night. I still do.”
On August 16th 2020, during a socially distanced ceremony in the school gym, Miriam was presented with a high school diploma. “There weren’t too many ____17____ eyes among the 30 of us there,” says Nabel. Miriam’s family was especially ____18____. “I’m not sure whether she realizes the ____19____ of that moment to me,” says Bernie, her eldest son “I’m so ____20____ of her.”
1．A．Besides B．However C．Lastly D．Suddenly
2．A．broke out B．broke in C．broke down D．broke up
3．A．saved B．hurt C．ruined D．improved
4．A．regretted B．learned C．lost D．made
5．A．degree B．honor C．course D．goal
6．A．Months B．Decades C．Days D．Weeks
7．A．registered for B．paid for C．prepared for D．longed for
8．A．cried B．set C．reached D．ran
9．A．promise B．wish C．task D．duty
10．A．before B．after C．until D．since
11．A．lending B．returning C．leaving D．presenting
12．A．opening B．religious C．graduation D．weeding
13．A．revised B．discovered C．explored D．suffered
14．A．remaining B．missing C．retired D．annoyed
15．A．dream B．choice C．lesson D．example
16．A．protected B．reminded C．taught D．doubted
17．A．curious B．red C．sharp D．dry
18．A．moved B．calm C．tired D．satisfied
19．A．adventure B．impression C．importance D．popularity
20．A．certain B．proud C．shy D．afraid
Several years ago, a neighbor kid kicked a football and broke a basement window of my house. Due to financial problems, I ____21____ it up, thinking I’d get to it someday.
Over the years, I had planned to upgrade to better windows. But the frame (窗框) slowly became covered with rust (锈) and____22____ in the foundation (地基) firmly, whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand. It would be a____23____ process and there were six of those windows in the house. The cost might be as much as $ 15,000. It was simply____24____.
Honestly, the thought of that window____25____ me for years. I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the____26____ so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.
Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away. But it was almost____27____ to find a buyer if there was a broken window. So I took off the boards to face this thing head-on. I got some rust remover (消除剂), ____28____ it around the frame of the window, and gave it a pull. To my astonishment, it easily____29____. I took the window downtown. It only cost me $ 12. I could have_____30_____ the problem for only $12 when it happened, but I let it bother me for five years!
_____31_____ this isn’t just about my window. Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another. They are things that seriously affect our_____32_____ of life. If you recognize your broken window, don’t hesitate (犹豫) to_____33_____ it. It may turn out to be_____34_____ than expected. Usually we suffer more in_____35_____ than in reality.
21．A．tore B．made C．boarded D．packed
22．A．lost B．stuck C．buried D．mixed
23．A．brain-burning B．hard C．energy-wasting D．powerful
24．A．in a mess B．beyond control C．at hand D．out of reach
25．A．came to B． relied on C．ate at D．attracted to
26．A．difficulty B． confidence C．confusion D．harm
27．A．shameful B．impossible C．amazing D．unfair
28．A．blew B．turned C．passed D．spread
29．A．broke B．fell C．moved D．missed
30．A．solved B．hidden C．exchanged D．considered
31．A．Luckily B．Surprisingly C．Unexpectedly D．Actually
32．A．quality B．goal C．way D．meaning
33．A．sell B．report C．fix D．admit
34．A．easier B．faster C．weaker D．worse
35．A．practice B．memory C．action D．imagination
Who to Believe
“My doctors told me I would never walk again because of the illness. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.”
Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940 into a very large and poor African-American family in Tennessee. When she was four years old, a deadly ____36____ made her left leg useless. She had to wear an iron leg brace (固定器). Her doctors told her she would never ____37____ like a normal person without the brace. ____38____ she was fortunate in having a mother who encouraged her to have faith and ____39____ .
At nine years of age, the little girl ____40____ the leg brace and took the step that her doctors had said was ____41____ . Then she got the incredible idea that she would like to be the world’s greatest woman ____42____ . Now, what could she mean- be a professional sportswoman with a useless leg
At the age of thirteen, she began to enter races, but she came in last in every race. Everyone begged her to ____43____ it. One day, however, she came in next to last. Then there came a day when she won a race. From then on, she ____44____ every race that she entered.
In 1957, Wilma went to Tennessee State University, where she met a _____45_____ named Ed Temple. He trained her so well that in 1960 she went to the Olympic Games in Rome. There she _____46_____ a German girl named Jutta Heine, the greatest woman runner of the day. Wilma had just won two Olympic gold medals both in the 100-metre sprint (短跑) and the 200-metre sprint. Then came the 400-metre relay. It would be Wilma _____47_____ Jutta. When the third runner handed the baton (接力棒) to Wilma, she was so excited that she _____48_____ it, and Wilma saw Jutta taking off down the track. It was impossible that anybody could catch this girl. But Wilma did just that! Wilma Rudolph had _____49_____ her third Olympic gold medal in the 17th Olympic Games.
That day Wilma made history as she became the first woman to win three gold medals in the same Olympic Games. Later she said. “The success can’t be reached without the _____50_____ . I have spent a lifetime trying to share my story so that other young women have a chance to reach their _____51_____ ”
Wilma had never _____52_____ that she would not walk again and she kept struggling and finally earned the title of the world’s _____53_____ woman. Her story told us it is our _____54_____ that show what we truly are far more than our _____55_____ .
36．A．fall B．cut C．illness D．accident
37．A．learn B．walk C．dance D．speak
38．A．And B．For C．So D．Yet
39．A．courage B．stage C．intelligence D．collection
40．A．removed B．bought C．applied D．checked
41．A．dependable B．unnecessary C．impossible D．reasonable
42．A．doctor B．runner C．writer D．lawyer
43．A．change B．challenge C．accept D．stop
44．A．won B．examined C．reflected D．practised
45．A．professor B．reporter C．coach D．scientist
46．A．met B．beat C．hugged D．observed
47．A．against B．with C．or D．and
48．A．caught B．held C．lifted D．dropped
49．A．designed B．earned C．made D．found
50．A．effort B．medal C．praise D．brace
51．A．interests B．dreams C．titles D．sources
52．A．realized B．expressed C．believed D．regretted
53．A．smartest B．richest C．fastest D．bravest
54．A．education B．confidence C．adventure D．choices
55．A．responsibilities B．performances C．experiences D．abilities
When we’re young, we don’t always know what interests us. We often learn skills or __56__ hobbies to please our parents. As an adult, I wanted to develop one I __57__, so I went to trade school.
I entered a cabinetmaking (家具制造) __58__. I didn’t think I would be good at building furniture. I had great teachers, but making furniture is __59__. There are so many steps and something can go wrong at each one. I was not even a(n) __60__ person. My toolbox always looked like a hurricane had gone through it.
I didn’t fully know what I was __61__ to at the beginning, but I kept going to class. Doing __62__ work and giving it 100 percent of my effort had huge benefits for my mental health. I __63__ my fear of embarrassment and asked for help at every opportunity.
I spent that year truly learning. True learning is a humbling (使人谦逊的) experience. I could understand exactly what was wrong with the __64__ I made, but I couldn’t __65__ my mistakes. And yet, I kept trying. And failing. And __66__ again. Until I learned to fail better.
I finished the program — with honors, no less! My __67__ were helped by my good wooden work. I also learned how to use tools. Having to __68__ push beyond my comfort zone has made me a more __69__ person. Maybe most importantly, trade school gave me a more realistic idea of my __70__ and limitations. I’m stronger than I thought!
56．A．set out B．take up C．break down D．lead to
57．A．operated B．applied C．enjoyed D．resisted
58．A．program B．activity C．club D．trial
59．A．boring B．incredible C．serious D．hard
60．A．talented B．determined C．adorable D．organized
61．A．used B．committed C．related D．addicted
62．A．secure B．physical C．spiritual D．abstract
63．A．added B．respected C．overcame D．clarified
64．A．plan B．homework C．furniture D．tool
65．A．ignore B．realize C．assess D．fix
66．A．excusing B．failing C．pretending D．judging
67．A．classmates B．approaches C．grades D．challenges
68．A．constantly B．ultimately C．curiously D．obviously
69．A．well-rounded B．kind-hearted C．absent-minded D．cold-blooded
70．A．functions B．surroundings C．dreams D．strengths
Do you think of your parents “Yes, of course,” you may answer. “I buy a present for my mother on ____71____. And I give my father a present on Father’s Day ____72____.” Then what about the other days of a year Always ____73____ to think of your parents, not just on some important days.
I have a friend who ____74____ alone, because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a ____75____. She dialed (拨号) the number, but then she put the phone ____76____. After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again. “Hi, Mum...”
Later I asked, “Why did you ____77____ the number twice ” She smiled, “My parents are old. They can’t get close to the telephone ____78____. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them ____79____ time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is always ____80____ her parents. You also want to be a good child, right So why not learn from her
71．A．Father’s Day B．Mother’s Day C．Teachers’ Day D．Children’s Day
72．A．too B．also C．either D．very
73．A．refuse B．forget C．remember D．regret
74．A．live B．lives C．lived D．living
75．A．face B．card C．head D．call
76．A．up B．off C．down D．in
77．A．write B．dial C．send D．draw
78．A．lonely B．slowly C．quickly D．lowly
79．A．less B．little C．few D．enough
80．A．thinking about B．laughing at C．picking up D．giving up
A couple has spent the last 25 years buying 300 acres of deserted farmlands and changed it into wildlife forest. They want to build the land to a real rainforest for elephants, birds and other endangered animals. Up to now, they’ve ___81___more than 300 kinds of birds as well as many___82___animal species (种类).
___83___, this was not the image in 1991 when they came to this part of the country. “When we came here, it was a___84___. The owner wanted to sell it___85___, because he could not ___86___coffee beans (咖啡豆) or anything else here, says Anil, who ran restaurant business in the US___87___moving to India. “But for me and my wife, this was what we were___88___of in our life.”
The couple had a special love for___89___from their childhood. When they came to India, the pollution____90____them. “At that moment, we____91____to do something to explore the forests in India,” says Anil. “We were not looking for____92____. In the beginning, we____93____that shortage of fresh water will be a(n)____94____concern in India, so we must take care of its origin,” explains Anil.
They sold properties (财产) they owned in America, bought the first 55 acres and began to grow the first____95____. Soon, they got the land nearby as well. “Many of the local farmers considered it____96____to get money from the wasteland,” says Anil.
Stopping hunting was a big____97____and often the locals did not____98____what this couple was doing, so it required a lot of talking to build up the idea of ____99____. They worked with the forest department to set up camera traps and keep hunters away. “There are times we have to____100____with hunters. We were even in great danger once,” says Anil. “We hope what we are doing now will make a difference to animals.”
81．A．attracted B．kept C．sold D．hidden
82．A．dangerous B．beautiful C．rare D．common
83．A．Therefore B．However C．Instead D．Besides
84．A．dreamland B．wasteland C．playground D．park
85．A．carefully B．secretly C．quickly D．suddenly
86．A．eat B．find C．water D．grow
87．A．before B．after C．since D．for
88．A．hearing B．dreaming C．speaking D．dying
89．A．knowledge B．history C．nature D．culture
90．A．moved B．shocked C．satisfied D．annoyed
91．A．begged B．hated C．failed D．decided
92．A．money B．food C．luck D．help
93．A．forgot B．hoped C．require D．realize
94．A．beneficial B．unnecessary C．huge D．unimportant
95．A．grass B．flower C．vegetable D．forest
96．A．difficult B．easy C．meaningless D．excited
97．A．order B．challenge C．deal D．enjoyment
98．A．experience B．follow C．understand D．promise
99．A．attention B．devotion C．operation D．protection
100．A．fight B．work C．unite D．play
参考答案：
1．B
2．A
3．C
4．D
5．A
6．B
7．D
8．C
9．B
10．A
11．D
12．C
13．D
14．A
15．B
16．C
17．D
18．A
19．C
20．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Miriam Schreibeer的童年经历，以及他的坎坷的求学之路。
1．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，她在那一年和接下来的五年里都在努力求生。A. Besides而且；B. However然而；C. Lastly最后；D. Suddenly突然地。根据上句“In 1939, seven-year-old Miriam Schreibeer should have started first grade (1939年，7岁的Miriam Schreibeer应该开始上一年级了)”可知，1939年， Miriam Schreibeer开始上一年级，在那一年和接下来的五年里却都在努力求生。上下句之间是转折关系。故选B。
2．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：第二次世界大战爆发时，她住在波兰。A. broke out爆发；B. broke in闯入；C. broke down打破；D. broke up分手，结束。根据“Word War Ⅱ(二战)”可知，第二次世界大战爆发了。故选A。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的整个生活在几分钟内就毁了。A. saved拯救；B. hurt受伤；C. ruined毁坏；D. improved改善。根据上文“she spent that year—and the following five—trying to survive (她在那一年和接下来的五年里都在努力求生)”可知，Miriam Schreibeer的整个生活在几分钟内就毁了。故选C。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她从未成功过。A. regretted后悔；B. learned学习；C. lost失去；D. made制作。根据上句“. And not having a(n) 5 has always been a thorn (刺) in her side.(没有学位一直是她所痛苦的地方)”可知，她从未成功的获得学位，make it达到预定目标。故选D。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有学位一直是她所痛苦的地方。A. degree学位；B. honor荣誉；C. course课程；D. goal目标。根据上句“she says, “I was looking forward to starting school.” She never 4 it. (她说：我很期待开学。她没能成功)”可知，没有学位一直是她所痛苦的地方。故选A。
6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，几十年后，这位现年89岁的大屠杀幸存者终于得到了她一直渴望的东西。A. Months月；B. Decades数十年；C. Days天；D. Weeks周。根据后句“the now-89-year-old Holocaust (大屠杀) survivor (这位现年89岁的大屠杀幸存者)”可知，是在几十年后，故选B。
7．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意见上题解析。A. registered for注册；B. paid for付款；C. prepared for准备；D. longed for渴望。根据上文“she says, “I was looking forward to starting school.” She never 4 it. (她说：我很期待开学。她没能成功)”可知，Miriam Schreibeer一直渴望求学。故选D。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：社区项目主任卡皮洛夫·布兰德(Kapiloff brander)联系了一所犹太高中新英格兰学院(New England Academy)，询问学校能否帮助玛利亚姆实现她的愿望。A. cried哭；B. set设定；C. reached达到；D. ran跑。根据后句“the New England Academy (新英格兰学院)”可知，社区项目主任卡皮洛夫·布兰德(Kapiloff brander)联系了一所犹太高中新英格兰学院。reach out to sb联系某人。故选C。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意见上题解析。A. promise承诺；B. wish希望；C. task任务；D. duty责任。根据上文“she says, “I was looking forward to starting school.” She never 4 it. (她说：我很期待开学。她没能成功)”可知，皮洛夫·布兰德询问学校能否帮助玛利亚姆实现她的愿望。故选B。
10．考查介词词义辨析。句意：学校校长理查德·诺贝尔(Richard Nobel)带了几名高年级学生到米里亚姆的家里听她的故事，然后他们想出了在学校2020年的毕业典礼上给她颁发毕业证的主意。A. before在……之前；B. after在……之后；C. until直到；D. since自从……以来。根据上句“Richard Nobel, the principal of the school, brought a few senior students to Miriam’s home to hear her story (学校校长理查德·诺贝尔(Richard Nobel)带了几个高年级学生到米里亚姆的家里听她的故事)”可知，在他们想出了在学校2020年的毕业典礼上给她颁发毕业证的主意之前，几名高年级学生到米里亚姆的家里听她的故事。故选A。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意见上题解析。A. lending借出；B. returning归还；C. leaving离开；D. presenting呈现。根据后文“On August 16th 2020, during a socially distanced ceremony in the school gym, Miriam was presented with a high school diploma. (2020年8月16日，在学校体育馆举行的一场社交距离仪式上，米里亚姆被授予了高中文凭)”可知，他们想出了在学校2020年的毕业典礼上给她颁发毕业证的主意。故选D。
12．考查词义辨析。句意：然后他们想出了在学校2020年的毕业典礼上给她颁发毕业证的主意。A. opening打开；B. religious宗教的；C. graduation毕业；D. weeding除草。根据上句“Richard Nobel, the principal of the school, brought a few senior students to Miriam’s home to hear her story 10 they came up with the idea of 11 her a diploma (学校校长理查德·诺贝尔(Richard Nobel)带了几个高年级学生到米里亚姆的家里听她的故事，然后他们才想到要给她颁发毕业证)”可知，在学校2020年的毕业典礼上给她颁发毕业证。故选C。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在1946年获得自由之前，Miriam在西伯利亚的一个奴隶劳改营遭受了很多痛苦。A. revised复习；B. discovered发现；C. explored探索；D. suffered遭受。根据后句“in a slave labor camp in Siberia (在西伯利亚的一个奴隶劳改营)”可知，Miriam遭受了很多痛苦。故选D。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她和她剩下的家人去了德国的一个难民营。A. remaining保留；B. missing思念；C. retired退休；D. annoyed使恼怒，使烦恼。根据后文“family members went to a refugee camp in Germany (家庭成员去了德国的一个难民营)”可知，是剩余的家庭成员去了德国的一个难民营。故选A。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：接受正规教育从来都不是她的选择，但她在接下来的几年里学会了七种语言。A. dream梦想；B. choice选择；C. lesson课程；D. example例子。根据上文“she says, “I was looking forward to starting school.” She never 4 it. (她说：我很期待开学。她没能成功)可知，接受正规教育从来都不是她的选择。故选B。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我自学。A. protected保护；B. reminded提醒；C. taught教；D. doubted怀疑。根据后文“I read books day and night. I still do.(我日夜读书。我仍然做的)”可知，Miriam自学。teach oneself自学。故选C。
17．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在场的30个人中，很多人泪眼朦胧。A. curious好奇的；B. red红色的；C. sharp锋利的；D. dry干燥的。根据后文“Miriam’s family was especially 18 (Miriam的家人特别感动)”可知，在场的很多人感动的泪眼朦胧。故选D。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Miriam的家人特别感动。A. moved感动的；B. calm平静的；C. tired累的；D. satisfied满意的。根据上文““There weren’t too many 17 eyes among the 30 of us there, (在场的30个人中，很多人泪眼朦胧)”可知，Miriam的家人特别感动。故选A。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不确定她是否意识到那一刻对我的重要性。A. adventure冒险；B. impression印象；C. importance重要性；D. popularity流行。根据上文“Miriam’s family was especially 18 (Miriam的家人特别感动)”可知，那一刻对我的很重要。故选C。
20．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我真为她骄傲。A. certain肯定的；B. proud自豪的；C. shy害羞的；D. afraid害怕的。根据上句“I’m not sure whether she realizes the 19 of that moment to me, says Bernie, her eldest son (我不确定她是否意识到那一刻对我的重要性，她的大儿子伯尼说)”可知，他的儿子以她为她骄傲。故选B。
21．C
22．B
23．B
24．D
25．C
26．A
27．B
28．D
29．C
30．A
31．D
32．A
33．C
34．A
35．D
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者讲述了自己家的窗口被打破后，没有及时修理，但这个问题困扰他多年，最后发现只需要12美元就可以解决这个问题，因此告诫人们要及时修补生活中的漏洞，否则会干扰你的生活。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于经济原因，我用木板堵住被打破的窗户，打算以后再修。A. tore撕碎；B. made制作；C. boarded用木板盖上；D. packed打包。根据上句“Due to financial problems (由于经济原因)”和下文“So I pulled off the boards (所以我拆下板子)”可知，窗户被打破了，由于经济原因，作者只好先用木板堵住。故选C。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是由于窗框生锈了，牢固地卡在地基里，无论谁做都必须用手将其凿出来。A. lost失去；B. stuck卡住；C. buried埋葬；D. mixed混合。根据下文“whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand”可知由于窗框生锈了，它牢固地卡在地基里，必须用手凿出来。故选B。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那将是一个困难的过程 ，因为房子里总共有6个那样的窗户。A. brain-burning烧脑的；B. hard困难的；C. energy-wasting浪费能量的；D. powerful强有力的。根据上文“whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand”可知，6个窗户要用手凿出来，这将是一个困难的工作。故选B。
24．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：那样的预算我是达不到的。A. in a mess一团糟；B. beyond control失控；C. at hand在手边；D. out of reach达不到。根据上文“The cost might be as much as $ 15,000.”可知，作者由于经济原因，那样的预算太高，他达不到。故选D。
25．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：坦率地讲，窗户的想法困扰了我多年。A. came to到达；B. relied on依靠；C. ate at困扰；D attracted to吸引，呼吁。根据下句“I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the 6 so much in my mind that I put it off again and again. ”和下文“but I let it bother me for five years!”可知，作者知道要修窗户，但是觉得困难重重，一拖再拖，因此这个问题一直困扰着他。故选C。
26．考查名词词义辨析。 句意：我知道要修窗户，但是觉得困难重重，一拖再拖。A. difficulty困难；B. confidence信心；C. confusion谜惑；D. harm危害。根据下文“I put it off again and again.”可知，作者觉得困难重重，因此一直没有修。故选A。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果窗户破着，找到买主是不可能的。A. shameful可耻的；B. impossible不可能的；C. amazing惊人的；D. unfair不公平的。根据上文“Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away. ”可知，由于工作改变，作者需要卖房，但是如果窗户破着，找到买主是不可能的。故选B。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我抓了一些除锈的东西，散布到窗户的框架上，然后拉一拉。A. blew吹；B. turned转向；C. passed通过；D. spread散布，传播。根据上文“I got some rust remover (消除剂) ”和下文“around the frame of the window”可知，是将除锈的东西，散布到窗户的框架上。故选D。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：令我惊奇的是，它很容易被移动。A. broke打破；B. fell倒下；C. moved移动；D. missed错过。根据下文“I took the window downtown.”可知，作者将拆下的窗户拉到市区，因此除锈后窗户的框架很容易被移动。故选C。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当问题发生时，我本可以花12美元解决它，但我让它困扰了我5年! A. solved解决；B. hidden隐藏；C. exchanged交换；D. considered考虑。根据下文“but I let it bother me for five years!”可知，作者让问题困扰了5年，才去设法解决。故选A。
31．考查副词词义辨析。句意：实际上，这不仅仅是我的窗户问题。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Surprisingly惊人的；C. Unexpectedly出乎意料地；D. Actually实际上。根据下句“Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another.”可知，我们许多人都忍受着不同类型的破窗户问题，由此可知，实际上，这不仅仅是一个窗户问题。故选D。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些是严重影响我们生活质量的事情。A. quality质量；B. goal目标；C. way路，方法；D. meaning含义。根据上句“Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another.”可知，我们许多人都忍受着不同类型的破窗户问题，而这些问题影响我们生活质量。故选A。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你认识到你的窗户破了，要毫不犹豫地去修理。A. sell出售；B. report报告；C. fix修理；D. admit承认。根据上文“If you recognize your broken window”可知，如果你认识到你的窗户破了，要毫不犹豫地去修理。故选C。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：（及时修理的话）结果比预料的要容易。A. easier更容易的；B. faster更快的；C. weaker更弱的；D. worse更糟糕的。根据上文语境可知，作者一开始由于经济原因不修理破窗，后来更是总想着修窗的困难重重，因此一直没有修，五年后发现12美元就可以解决破窗问题，所以说问题出现时赶紧解决，结果比预料的要容易。故选A。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：通常情况下，我们在想象中受到的苦要比现实中的要多。A. practice练习；B. memory记忆；C. action行为；D. imagination想象。根据上文语境可知，作者一开始由于经济原因不修理破窗 ，后来更是总想着修窗的困难重重，因此一直没有修，五年后发现12美元就可以解决破窗问题，结合“than in reality”可知，这里将想象中受到的苦和现实中的苦进行比较。故选D。
36．C
37．B
38．D
39．A
40．A
41．C
42．B
43．D
44．A
45．C
46．B
47．A
48．D
49．B
50．A
51．B
52．C
53．C
54．D
55．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了三枚奥运会金牌获得者Wilma Rudolph走向成功的故事。她的故事告诉我们，决定我们成为什么样人的是我们的选择，而不是我们的能力。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在她四岁的时候，一场致命的疾病使她的左腿失去了功能。A. fall落下；B. cut伤口，削减；C. illness疾病；D. accident事故。根据前文“My doctors told me I would never walk again because of the illness.”可知，一场疾病使她的左腿失去了功能。故选C项。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她必须戴上铁腿支架。她的医生告诉她，如果没有这个支架，她将永远无法像正常人一样走路。A. learn学习；B. walk步行，走路；C. dance跳舞；D. speak说。根据前文“a deadly 1 made her left leg useless”以及“She had to wear an iron leg brace ”可知，没有支架（固定器），她就无法正常走路了。故选B项。
38．考查连词词义辨析。句意：但幸运的是，她有一位鼓励她拥有信念和勇气的母亲。A. And并且；B. For因为；C. So所以；D. Yet然而，但是。后文“she was fortunate in having a mother who encouraged her to have faith”和前文之间是转折关系。故选D项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但幸运的是，她有一位鼓励她拥有信念和勇气的母亲。A. courage勇气；B. stage舞台；C. intelligence智力；D. collection收集。根据语境和前文“she was fortunate in having a mother who encouraged her to have faith”可知，她妈妈鼓励她要有信念和勇气，战胜病魔。故选A项。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：九岁的时候，小女孩取下了腿上的支架，迈出了医生说不可能迈出的一步。A. removed移除；B. bought购买；C. applied应用，申请；D. checked核查。基于前文的分析可知，医生认为如果没有支架，她不能正常走路。结合后文“took the step that her doctors had said was 6 ”可知，她取下了支架。故选A项。
41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：九岁的时候，小女孩取下了腿上的支架，迈出了医生说不可能迈出的一步。A. dependable可信赖的；B. unnecessary不必要的；C. impossible不可能的；D. reasonable合理的。根据前文“Her doctors told her she would never 2 like a normal person without the brace.”可知，医生认为如果没有支架，她不可能正常走路。故选C项。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后她有了一个不可思议的想法，她想成为世界上最伟大的女跑步运动员。A. doctor医生；B. runner跑步者；C. writer作者；D. lawyer律师。根据后文“There she 11 a German girl named Jutta Heine, the greatest woman runner of the day.”可知，她想成为跑步运动员。故选B项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个人都求她停止。A. change改变；B. challenge挑战；C. accept接受；D. stop停止。根据前文“but she came in last in every race”可知，她的失败使别人都劝她停止此事。故选D项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那时起，她赢了她参加的每一场比赛。A. won赢得；B. examined检查；C. reflected反映，反射；D. practised练习。根据语境和前文“Then there came a day when she won a race.”可知，在后来的比赛中，她开始赢。故选A项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：1957年，Wilma去了田纳西州立大学，在那里她遇到了一个叫Ed Temple的教练。A. professor教授；B. reporter记者；C. coach教练；D. scientist科学家。根据后文“He trained her so well that in 1960 she went to the Olympic Games in Rome.”可知，她遇到了好教练。故选C项。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那里，她击败了当时最伟大的女子跑步运动员，德国女孩Jutta Heine。A. met遇见；B. beat打败；C. hugged拥抱；D. observed观察。根据前文“It was impossible that anybody could catch this girl. But Wilma did just that!”等内容可知，Wilma击败了Jutta。故选B项。
47．考查介词和连词词义辨析。句意：Wilma对阵Jutta。A. against反对，以……为竞争对手；B. with和，用；C. or或者；D. and并且。根据后文“Wilma saw Jutta taking off down the track”以及“It was impossible that anybody could catch this girl. But Wilma did just that!”可知，Wilma对阵Jutta。故选A项。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当第三名选手把接力棒交给Wilma时，Wilma太激动了，把接力棒掉在了地上，Wilma看到Jutta沿着跑道飞跑了。A. caught抓住；B. held拿着，举行；C. lifted提起，抬起；D. dropped (使)落下，掉下。根据前文“she was so excited”及后文“Wilma saw Jutta taking off down the track”可以推知，Wilma把接力棒掉地上了。故选D项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Wilma Rudolph在第17届奥运会上获得了她的第三枚奥运金牌。A. designed设计；B. earned赚，赢得，获得；C. made制造；D. found发现。根据语境和后文“her third Olympic gold medal”可知，作为运动员的Wilma获得金牌。故选B项。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有努力就无法获得成功。A. effort努力；B. medal奖章；C. praise表扬；D. brace支架。基于前文的分析可知，Wilma在从起初被医生认定不能正常走路，到最终成为世界冠军，走向成功的道路上肯定付出了很大的努力。根据前文“The success can’t be reached without”可知，没有努力就没有成功。故选A项。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我花了一生的时间来分享我的故事，让其他年轻女性有机会实现她们的梦想。A. interests兴趣；B. dreams梦，梦想；C. titles标题；D. sources来源。基于前文的分析可知，Wilma在运动场上取得了成功，实现了自己的梦想。根据前文“I have spent a lifetime trying to share my story”可知，她在鼓励其他人实现自己的梦想。故选B项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Wilma从来没有相信她不能再走路了，她坚持不懈地奋斗，最终赢得了世界上跑得最快的女人的称号。A. realized实现，意识到；B. expressed表达；C. believed相信；D. regretted后悔，遗憾。根据语境和前文（第一段中）Wilma 所说“I believed my mother.”以及后来她取得的成功可知，Wilma从来没有相信她不能再走路。故选C项。
53．考查形容词最高级词义辨析。句意：Wilma从来没有相信她不能再走路了，她坚持不懈地奋斗，最终赢得了世界上跑得最快的女人的称号。A. smartest最聪明的；B. richest最富有的；C. fastest最快的；D. bravest最勇敢的。根据前文“There she 11 a German girl named Jutta Heine, the greatest woman runner of the day.”的分析可知，Wilma是当时跑得最快的女人。故选C项。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的故事告诉我们，决定我们成为什么样人的是我们的选择，而不是我们的能力。A. education教育；B. confidence信心；C. adventure冒险；D. choices选择。根据前文“Then she got the incredible idea that she would like to be the world’s greatest woman 7 .”可知，Wilma选定了自己梦想，努力为梦想而拼搏，并最终实现自己的梦想，所以，在人生的道路上，选择是非常重要的。故选D项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的故事告诉我们，决定我们成为什么样人的是我们的选择，而不是我们的能力。A. responsibilities责任；B. performances表现；C. experiences经历；D. abilities能力。基于前文的分析可知，Wilma由于疾病，被医生认定如果没有支架就不能正常走路的情况下，似乎更没有能力成为一名跑步运动员，但是她认定自己的梦想，努力追求，最终走向成功，所以她的故事告诉我们，决定成功的并不是能力。故选D项。
56．B
57．C
58．A
59．D
60．D
61．B
62．B
63．C
64．C
65．D
66．B
67．C
68．A
69．A
70．D
【导语】本文为夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了作者在长大后想培养一个爱好，于是进入到职业学校学习制作家具。作者从最初对制作家具一无所知到课程结束时成绩优异，中间经历了很多努力与失败。在学会技能并成为更全面的人的同时，作者也更清楚地认识了自己。
56．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我们经常学习某些技能或从事某些爱好来取悦父母。A.set out 规划，开始；B.take up 拿起，开始， 从事，吸取，接纳；C.,break down失败，发生故障，毁掉，分解；D.lead to导致。take up在本句中的含义为“从事”。故选B。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想开发一个我喜欢的爱好，所以我去了贸易学校。A.operated操作；B. applied申请；C.enjoyed喜欢，享受；D.resisted对抗，不屈从。作者长大后想培养一个自己喜欢的爱好，言外之意，不再为了取悦父母而去学习技能或培养爱好，与上句中的please呼应。故选C。
58． 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我进入了一个橱柜制作的课程。A.program程序，项目；B.activity活动；C.club 俱乐部；D.trial实验，审讯。根据最后一段第一句中的“I finished the program”可知，作者参加了一个家具学习的课程。故选A。
59．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我有很棒的老师，但制作家具很难。A.boring无聊；B. incredible不信的；C.serious严肃的，严重的；D.hard困难的，硬的。由下句“There are so many steps and something can go wrong at each one.”可知，尽管老师教的很好，但作者觉得做家具很难。故选D。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我甚至不是一个有条不紊的人。A.talented有才的；B. determined坚定的；C.adorable可爱的，讨人喜欢的；D.organized有组织的，有条理的。由下句“My toolbox always looked like a hurricane had gone through it. （我的工具箱总是看起来像一场飓风刚刚刮过。）”可知，作者不是一个有条理的、井然有序的人。故选D。
61． 考查动词词义辨析。句意为：一开始我并不完全清楚自己所投入的事情是什么，但我还是继续去上课。A.used用；B.committed承诺，致力于；C. related 相关；D .addicted 上瘾，入迷。根据but表转折可知，作者不知道一开始不知道自己要做什么。故选B。
62．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：干体力活并且投入百分百的努力，有益于我的心理健康。A.secure 牢固的，可靠的；B. physical身体的，物理的；C.spiritual 精神的，心灵的；D. abstract抽象的。此处的词要与后面的mental相对应，physical符合语境。故选B。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我克服了对尴尬的恐惧，一有机会就寻求帮助。A.added增加；B. respected尊敬；C. overcame 克服，战胜；D. clarified阐明。根据后文一有机会就像别人寻求帮助可知，作者克服了自己的尴尬。故选C。
64．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我能清楚地知道我做的家具出了什么问题，但我无法修正我的错误。A.plan 计划，安排；B. homework作业；C. furniture家具；D. tool工具。作者学习的课程是家具制造，因此，他制造的东西是家具。故选C。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能清楚地知道我做的家具出了什么问题，但我无法修正我的错误。A.ignore忽视，忽略；B. realize意识到；C. assess评定，估价；D. fix校正、修理。由but表转折可知，作者知道自己的错误但不知道怎么修改。故选D。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，我不断地尝试，不断地失败，一次又一次地失败，直到我在失败中变得更好。A.excusing辩解； B.failing 缺点，失败；C. pretending 假装；D. judging 审判。again是对正确答案的提示。根据上文内容作者对这门课程投入了百分百的努力，使自己身心受益，不仅克服了对尴尬的恐惧，同时也变得谦逊了，并在尝试与失败的过程中不断地进步可知，是再次失败。故选B。
67．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的成绩得益于我出色的木制作品。A.classmates同学； B. approaches 方法，途径；C. grades分数，等级；D. challenges挑战。作者完成了课程并得到了较好的成绩。故选C。
68．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不断突破自己的舒适区让我成为了一个更全面的人。A.constantly不断地，时常地；B. ultimately最后，最终；C. curiously好奇地；D. obviously明显地。这句话是作者对此次经历的总结，作者从对做家具一无所知到以优异的成绩完成课程，经历了无数次的尝试与失败，整个过程也是一次次地突破自己的舒适区的过程。故选A。
69．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不断突破自己的舒适区让我成为了一个更全面的人。A.well-rounded面面俱到，多才多艺的；B. kind-hearted热心肠的；C. absent-minded 心不在焉的；D. cold-blooded 冷血的。作者经过这一经历，变得多才多艺，是一个更全面的人。故选A。
70．考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许最重要的是，职业学校让我对自己的长处和局限有了更实际的认识。A. functions功能，作用；B. surroundings周围环境；C. dreams梦；D. strengths长处，优点。strengths与limitations相对，同时下句中的stronger也是对该答案的提示。故选D。
71．B
72．A
73．C
74．B
75．D
76．C
77．B
78．C
79．D
80．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要通过作者朋友给父母打电话的方式提醒人们，要像文中女孩一样为父母着想。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在母亲节给妈妈买了一份礼物。A. Father’s Day父亲节；B. Mother’s Day母亲节；C. Teachers’ Day教师节；D. Children’s Day儿童节。根据上文“buy a present for my mother”可知，在母亲节给母亲买礼物。故选B。
72．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我也会在父亲节给父亲送礼物。A. too也；B. also也；C. either也不；D. very很。根据上文“I buy a present for my mother on ____1___”和“I give my father a present on Father’s Day”可知，此处表示“也会在父亲节给父亲送礼物”，空格处在肯定句句末，用too。故选A。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：要总是记得想着父母，不要只是在一些重要的日子。A. refuse拒绝；B. forget忘记；C. remember记得；D. regret后悔。根据下文“to think of your parents”可知，此处表示“要总是记得想着父母”。故选C。
74．考查时态和主谓一致。句意：我有一个独自生活的朋友，因为她的父母住在另一个城市。A. live住（一般现在时）；B. lives住（一般现在时）；C. lived住（一般过去时）；D. living住（现在分词）。根据语境可知，句子描述客观事实，时态应用一般现在时，主语who指代的先行词a friend是单数，因此空格处用第三人称单数lives。故选B。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后她想打个电话。A. face脸；B. card卡片；C. head头；D. call打电话。根据下文“She dialed (拨号) the number, but then she put the phone”可知，她想打个电话，make a call意为“打个电话”。故选D。
76．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她拨了号码，但又把电话放下了。A. put up张贴；B. put off推迟；C. put down放下；D. put in放入，投入。根据下文“After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again”可知，她拨了号码，但又把电话放下了。故选C。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：你为什么拨了两次这个号码？A. write写；B. dial拨号；C. send发送；D. draw画。根据上文“she dialed the number again”可知，此处表示“你为什么拨了两次这个号码”。故选B。
78．考查形容词和副词词义辨析。句意：他们不能很快接近电话。A. lonely孤单的；B. slowly缓慢地；C. quickly快速地；D. lowly低地。根据上文“My parents are old”可知，她的父母年龄大了，所以行动缓慢，就不能很快接近电话。故选C。
79．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我只是想给他们足够的时间来接听电话。A. less更少的；B. little少的；C. few少数的；D. enough足够的。根据上文“They can’t get close to the telephone ____8__”可知，此处表示“我只是想给他们足够的时间来接听电话”。故选D。
80．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她总是想着她的父母。A. thinking about想着；B. laughing at嘲笑；C. picking up捡起；D. giving up放弃。根据第一段的“Always ____3____ to think of your parents, not just on some important days”和上一段的“I just want to give them ____9____ time to answer the call”可知，她知道父母行动缓慢，所以专门给他们足够的时间接电话，所以她很为父母着想，总是想着父母。故选A。
81．A
82．C
83．B
84．B
85．C
86．D
87．A
88．B
89．C
90．B
91．D
92．A
93．D
94．C
95．D
96．A
97．B
98．C
99．D
100．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了阿尼尔夫妇为了保护稀有野生动物，在印度种植野生动物林的事情，同时，他们还向当地人宣传环保的重要性，并阻止狩猎者猎杀动物。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，他们已经吸引了300多种鸟类和许多稀有动物物种。A. attracted吸引；B. kept保持；C. sold出售；D. hidden隐藏。根据上文“They want to build the land to a real rainforest for elephants, birds and other endangered animals.”可知，他们的目的是为濒危动物提供栖息地，由此可知，他们的野生动物林已经吸引了许多鸟类和稀有动物。故选A项。
82．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，他们已经吸引了300多种鸟类和许多稀有动物物种。A. dangerous危险的；B. beautiful美丽的；C. rare稀有的；D. common常见的。根据上文“They want to build the land to a real rainforest for elephants, birds and other endangered animals.”中的“endangered animals”可知，他们的目的是为濒危动物提供栖息地，由此可知，他们保护的是稀有的濒危物种。故选C项。
83．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，这并不是1991年他们来到该国这一地区时的形象。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Instead相反，代替；D. Besides此外。根据空格后“this was not the image in 1991 when they came to this part of the country”可知，上下文为转折关系，现在该地区是野生动物林，然而，1991年他们刚到这里时并不是这样的。故选B项。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“当我们来到这里时，这里是一片荒地。主人想很快卖掉它，因为他不能在这里种植咖啡豆或其他任何东西，”阿尼尔说，他在搬到印度之前在美国经营餐馆生意。“但对我和我的妻子来说，这是我们一生中的梦想。”A. dreamland梦境；B. wasteland荒地；C. playground操场；D. park公园。根据句中“because he could not _____ coffee beans (咖啡豆) or anything else here”可知，这块地不能种植咖啡豆或其他任何东西，由此可知，这里是一片荒地。故选B项。
85．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“当我们来到这里时，这里是一片荒地。主人想很快卖掉它，因为他不能在这里种植咖啡豆或其他任何东西，”阿尼尔说，他在搬到印度之前在美国经营餐馆生意。“但对我和我的妻子来说，这是我们一生中的梦想。”A. carefully仔细地；B. secretly秘密地；C. quickly很快地；D. suddenly突然。根据句中“because he could not _____ coffee beans (咖啡豆) or anything else here”可知，这块地不能种植咖啡豆或其他任何东西，由此可知，主人不想要这块地，想很快卖掉它。故选C项。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“当我们来到这里时，这里是一片荒地。主人想很快卖掉它，因为他不能在这里种植咖啡豆或其他任何东西，”阿尼尔说，他在搬到印度之前在美国经营餐馆生意。“但对我和我的妻子来说，这是我们一生中的梦想。”A. eat吃；B. find发现；C. water给……浇水；D. grow种植。根据句中“The owner wanted to sell it”可知，主人想很快卖掉这块地，由此可知，这块地上不能种植咖啡豆或其他任何东西，赚不到钱。故选D项。
87．考查介词词义辨析。句意：“当我们来到这里时，这里是一片荒地。主人想很快卖掉它，因为他不能在这里种植咖啡豆或其他任何东西，”阿尼尔说，他在搬到印度之前在美国经营餐馆生意。“但对我和我的妻子来说，这是我们一生中的梦想。”A. before在……以前；B. after在……之后；C. since自从；D. for为了。根据上文“this was not the image in 1991 when they came to this part of the country”可知，他们是在1991年来到印度的，由此可知，他在搬到印度之前在美国经营餐馆生意。故选A项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“当我们来到这里时，这里是一片荒地。主人想很快卖掉它，因为他不能在这里种植咖啡豆或其他任何东西，”阿尼尔说，他在搬到印度之前在美国经营餐馆生意。“但对我和我的妻子来说，这是我们一生中的梦想。”A. hearing听见；B. dreaming梦想；C. speaking说话；D. dying死亡。根据上文“They want to build the land to a real rainforest for elephants, birds and other endangered animals.”可知，他们一直想为濒危动物提供栖息地，由此可知，这块地是他们一直梦想的地方。故选B项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这对夫妇从小就特别热爱大自然。A. knowledge知识；B. history历史；C. nature大自然；D. culture文化。根据上文“They want to build the land to a real rainforest for elephants, birds and other endangered animals.”可知，他们一直想为濒危动物提供栖息地，濒危动物属于大自然的一部分，由此可知，他们热爱大自然。故选C项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他们来到印度时，污染使他们震惊。A. moved使感动；B. shocked使震惊；C. satisfied使满意；D. annoyed使恼怒。根据空格前“pollution”可知，他们热爱大自然，看到自然环境被污染，这种景象使他们震惊。故选B项。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿尼尔说：“那一刻，我们决定做点什么来探索印度的森林。”A. begged祈求；B. hated憎恨；C. failed失败；D. decided决定。根据空格后“to do something to explore the forests in India”可知，他们热爱大自然，由此可知，看到自然环境被污染，他们决定做点什么。故选D项。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：阿尼尔解释道：“我们不是在找钱。一开始，我们意识到淡水短缺在印度将是一个巨大的问题，所以我们必须照顾它的来源。”A. money钱；B. food食物；C. luck运气；D. help帮助。根据下文“They sold properties (财产) they owned in America”可知，他们通过出售在美国拥有的房产来获取金钱，由此可知，在保护环境的过程中，他们不是在找钱，钱是他们自己提供的。故选A项。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿尼尔解释道：“我们不是在找钱。一开始，我们意识到淡水短缺在印度将是一个巨大的问题，所以我们必须照顾它的来源。”A. forgot忘记；B. hoped希望；C. require要求；D. realize意识到。根据句中“shortage of fresh water”和“concern”可知，淡水短缺是一个问题，由此可知，他们意识到了这个问题。故选D项。
94．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：阿尼尔解释道：“我们不是在找钱。一开始，我们意识到淡水短缺在印度将是一个巨大的问题，所以我们必须照顾它的来源。”A. beneficial有益的；B. unnecessary不必要的；C. huge巨大的；D. unimportant不重要的。根据句中“shortage of fresh water”和生活常识可知，淡水是人类维系生命不可缺少的东西，由此可知，淡水短缺是一个巨大的问题。故选C项。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们卖掉了在美国拥有的房产，买下了最初的55英亩土地，并开始种植第一片森林。A. grass草；B. flower花；C. vegetable蔬菜；D. forest森林。根据上文“A couple has spent the last 25 years buying 300 acres of deserted farmlands and changed it into wildlife forest.”中的“wildlife forest”可知，他们打算种植野生动物林，由此可知，句中指他们开始种植第一片森林。故选D项。
96．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：阿尼尔说：“许多当地农民认为很难从荒地里赚钱。”A. difficult困难的；B. easy容易的；C. meaningless无意义的；D. excited兴奋的。根据上文“Soon, they got the land nearby as well.”可知，很快，他们又在附近买到了一块土地，由此可知，许多当地农民认为很难从荒地里赚钱，所以把土地卖了。故选A项。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：停止狩猎是一个巨大的挑战，当地人往往不理解这对夫妇在做什么，因此需要大量的交谈来宣传保护的想法。A. order命令；B. challenge挑战；C. deal协议；D. enjoyment愉快。根据句中“the locals did not _____ what this couple was doing”可知，当地人不理解这对夫妇在做什么，没有意识到保护自然的重要性，由此可知，让人们停止狩猎是一个巨大的挑战。故选B项。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：停止狩猎是一个巨大的挑战，当地人往往不理解这对夫妇在做什么，因此需要大量的交谈来宣传保护的想法。A. experience经历；B. follow跟随；C. understand理解；D. promise承诺。根据句中“it required a lot of talking to build up the idea of _____”可知，需要大量的交谈来宣传保护的想法，由此可知，当地人不理解这对夫妇所做的事，没有意识到保护自然的重要性。故选C项。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：停止狩猎是一个巨大的挑战，当地人往往不理解这对夫妇在做什么，因此需要大量的交谈来宣传保护的想法。A. attention注意；B. devotion奉献；C. operation手术；D. protection保护。根据上文“A couple has spent the last 25 years buying 300 acres of deserted farmlands and changed it into wildlife forest.”可知，他们打算种植野生动物林，保护野生动物，由此可知，他们需要宣传保护的想法。故选D项。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时我们不得不与狩猎者交战。A. fight战斗；B. work工作；C. unite团结；D. play玩耍。根据上文“They worked with the forest department to set up camera traps and keep hunters away.”可知，为了保护野生动物，他们要阻止狩猎者猎杀动物，由此可知，有时为了保护野生动物，他们不得不与狩猎者交战。故选A项。完形填空
When I moved from South Korea to Australia at the age of eight, I learned the worst part of crossing language lines was adjusting to live ____1____—to its rapid rhythms and many about-faces. Once spun out, the best I could do was wait for a topic change or long pause to ____2____ a foothold (立足点). Tripping over loose words and ____3____ sentences, I never got far.
This was a problem because there were many things I did not ____4____ about my new home—why strangers were called “mates”, why none of the food was spiced etc. Unable to ask questions, let alone to raise ____5____, I began to wear a ____6____ smile and to withdraw into the private corners of my mind. I struggled to ____7____, but the differences between my peers and me seemed to pose a distance too great to ____8____.
Things ____9____ for me when I joined my primary school debate team. I had been attracted to the activity by the promise of ____10____—a few minutes in which I could speak uninterrupted. But I also ____11____ a trove of wisdom (智慧宝库), including a new way of thinking about empathy.
I chased these ____12____ for 15 years, winning two world championships and ____13____ the Harvard and Australian national debate teams along the way. The ____14____ led me to become a newspaper reporter and now a law student. It left me convinced that ____15____ can help us improve our lives in these hard times.
1．A．performance B．conversation C．interview D．broadcast
2．A．regain B．lose C．maintain D．provide
3．A．proper B．long C．complex D．broken
4．A．forget B．promote C．understand D．expect
5．A．objections B．confidence C．awareness D．incomes
6．A．broad B．cheerful C．distant D．mysterious
7．A．come down B．break up C．drop out D．fit in
8．A．judge B．bridge C．keep D．calculate
9．A．changed B．ended C．worsened D．continued
10．A．praise B．instruction C．comfort D．attention
11．A．accepted B．discovered C．proved D．challenged
12．A．fortunes B．honours C．insights D．dreams
13．A．coaching B．introducing C．cheating D．amusing
14．A．freedom B．kindness C．appearance D．experience
15．A．volunteering B．planning C．debate D．reflection
High school graduations are one of the most important ceremonies in a teenager’s life. So imagine Daverius Peters’ ____16____ when on May, as he headed into the graduation to receive his diploma (毕业证书), he was ____17____ at the door by the doorkeeper. Peters learned his sneakers were in violation (违反) of the school’s dress code and he was denied ____18____ .
It looked as if Peters was about to ____19____ his chance to walk across the stage with his classmates when he caught sight of a ____20____ face. John Butler, a teacher at Louisiana’s Hahnville High School, was on hand for the ____21____ as a parent, not a staff member. But once he learned the details of Peters’ ____22____ , he accompanied the young man to see if he could ____23____ the gatekeeper’s mind.
“I was ____24____ that if she saw me with him, maybe she would let it go, but she _____25_____ not letting this young man in,” Butler said. Without missing a beat, Butler simply _____26_____ his size-1l loafers (平底便鞋) for Peters’ size-9 athletic shoes. With seconds to spare, Peters _____27_____ it inside the venue just as the doors closed and was able to _____28_____ his place in the graduation line.
“I wasn’t _____29_____ because Mr. Butler is that type of person,” _____30_____ Peters said. “At school, if you’re having a bad day, he’ll be the one to take you out of class, walk around the school with you and talk to you.”
16．A．nervousness B．disappointment C．puzzlement D．curiosity
17．A．delayed B．reminded C．warned D．stopped
18．A．entry B．freedom C．permission D．confirmation
19．A．waste B．encounter C．miss D．catch
20．A．friendly B．proud C．pleased D．serious
21．A．defence B．ceremony C．admission D．program
22．A．identity B．doubt C．demand D．problem
23．A．cross B．speak C．change D．read
24．A．hoping B．promising C．complaining D．announcing
25．A．dreamed of B．guarded against C．gave up D．insisted on
26．A．donated B．exchanged C．measured D．voted
27．A．doubted B．simplified C．made D．reported
28．A．keep B．remember C．switch D．book
29．A．satisfied B．annoyed C．concerned D．surprised
30．A．brave B．grateful C．generous D．successful
Four teenage friends were riding five-foot waves in the choppy Northern California ocean. When they ____31____ for a brief rest in the water on their surfboards, they started to hear frantic cries for____32____ .
They saw two heads dipping (浸) in and out of the cold ocean, arms ____33____ . They all looked at each other and knew these guys were ____34____ to drown. Three of the friends quickly swam over to the ____35____ swimmers. It was a pair of brothers aged 15 and 20. The fourth friend, Adrian York, ____36____ to shore to call 911.
When they ____37____ the swimmers, Taj helped raise the younger brother on his board. Narayan and Spenser worked together to help the 20-year-old, who ____38____ between 250 and 300 pounds. They were having a hard time keeping their ____39____ above water and thought they were going to die.
Adrian had ____40____ it back to the shore and ____41____ somebody there to call 911. Then he jumped back to help Taj. ____42____ , they moved the brothers back to safety on the shore.
After doctors arrived, the exhausted brothers were ____43____ again, then went home with their ____44____ family. The teenage rescuers said that family never got their ____45____ .
“If it were me out there in trouble,” said Spenser, “I know that somebody else would have done the same.”
31．A．stopped B．waited C．searched D．competed
32．A．warning B．courage C．help D．greeting
33．A．trembling B．bending C．crossing D．waving
34．A．about B．ready C．anxious D．slow
35．A．dangerous B．innocent C．ambitious D．desperate
36．A．floated B．struggled C．raced D．leaped
37．A．rescued B．reached C．treated D．protected
38．A．balanced B．weighed C．reduced D．consumed
39．A．heads B．arms C．clothes D．boards
40．A．managed B．pulled C．made D．sent
41．A．persuaded B．challenged C．forced D．instructed
42．A．Besides B．Therefore C．However D．Eventually
43．A．handed over B．turned over C．looked over D．taken over
44．A．anxious B．grateful C．helpful D．generous
45．A．clothes B．names C．letters D．calls
Which comes first, happiness or money Are richer people happier And ____46____, how do people get richer A recent study could tell you the answer.
The study ____47____ thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about life as young adults ____48____ to have higher incomes by the time they ____49____ 29. Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most ____50____.
The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy (沮丧的) teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, ____51____ the happier ones earned ____52____ 30% more.
Happier teenagers have an easier time ____53____ school, college and the job interview, ____54____ because they always feel better about life. It may also be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.
A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than _____55_____ in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the _____56_____ for happiness in women. Alas! The same gene doesn’t appear to have _____57_____effect on men. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.
If it is really true that happier kids _____58_____ being wealthier kids, is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework The fact is that no homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, _____59_____, that more education _____60_____ better-paid jobs, which may give us a deep thought.
46．A．if not B．if any C．if so D．if ever
47．A．looked around B．looked out C．looked into D．looked through
48．A．tended B．attained C．attended D．attached
49．A．got B．grew C．went D．turned
50．A．depressed B．fantastic C．delighted D．admirable
51．A．when B．while C．as D．though
52．A．up to B．right now C．right away D．down to
53．A．getting through B．getting down C．getting out D．getting over
54．A．chiefly B．just C．simply D．only
55．A．friends B．dollars C．jobs D．parents
56．A．gene B．brand C．character D．nature
57．A．the best B．the different C．the same D．the most
58．A．come up B．turn up C．take up D．end up
59．A．first of all B．after all C．at all D．for all
60．A．exists in B．relies on C．results from D．contributes to
In colleges around the country, most students are also workers.
The reality of college can be pretty different from the ___61___ presented in movies and television. Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with ___62___ schedules of not just classes and activities, but real ___63___, too.
This isn’t a(n) ___64___ phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round. The ___65___ can help pay for tuition and living costs, obviously. And there’s value in it ___66___ the direct cause: such jobs can also be ___67___ for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to ___68___ a job after graduation. With many employers ___69___ students with already-developed’ skill sets, on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ____70____ a job later on.
But it’s not all upside. Even full-time work may not completely ____71____ the cost of tuition and living expenses at many colleges. That means that though they’re ____72____ time away from the classroom, many working students will still graduate with at least some ____73____. And working full-time cut into the time ____74____ for studying and attending classes. Students who ____75____ leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn’t gone to college at all.
61．A．memories B．ideas C．descriptions D．images
62．A．accurate B．pressing C．consistent D．limiting
63．A．agenda B．dream C．jobs D．chances
64．A．temporary B．dynamic C．academic D．alternative
65．A．ambition B．arrangement C．distribution D．payment
66．A．beyond B．from C．beside D．for
67．A．urgent B．demanding C．critical D．convincing
68．A．land B．quit C．offer D．handle
69．A．looking into B．applying for C．looking for D．applying to
70．A．follow B．switch C．decide D．ensure
71．A．approve B．serve C．investigate D．cover
72．A．devoting B．sacrificing C．experiencing D．allowing
73．A．debt B．traps C．tax D．hurdles
74．A．available B．resistant C．identified D．withdrawn
75．A．put off B．rely on C．end up D．absent from
Being an astronaut sounds cool, doesn’t it In space, they get to do some pretty amazing things, like____76____ in zero gravity. However, without____77____, there are also plenty of things astronauts can’t do, and that’s very____78____. What’s worse, they can’t even let their sadness show — because it’s impossible to ____79____ in zero gravity.
Of course, astronauts can still produce tears. But crying is much more difficult in space. Because of their ____80____ environment, tears don’t flow downward out of the eyes. This____81____ that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go — they just____82____ there. In May 2011, astronaut Andrew J. Feustel____83____ this during one of his spacewalks.
Besides making your ____84____ unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on Earth, tears are supposed to bring _____85_____ to the eyes. But that’s not the case in space. “My right eye is painful like crazy,” Feustel told his teammate during the walk.
Since gravity doesn’t work in space, astronauts need some extra help to get rid of the tears. Feustel _____86_____ to rub (擦) his eyes against his helmet to wipe the tears away. Another choice is to just wait. “When the tears get big enough they_____87_____ break free of the eye and float around,” astronaut Ron Parise said.
In space, astronauts can’t eat or drink in _____88_____ ways. Nor can they talk to each other directly. They can’t even burp (打嗝), because there is no gravity to hold the food_____89_____ in their stomach. If they do burp, they just _____90_____ throwing up everything in their stomach. Thus, perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly say, “Gravity, you’re the best.”
76．A．leaping B．floating C．eating D．talking
77．A．gravity B．doubt C．aid D．effort
78．A．risky B．lifelike C．sad D．unfortunate
79．A．foresee B．view C．pray D．cry
80．A．dangerous B．extreme C．stable D．weightless
81．A．expects B．means C．demands D．shows
82．A．meet B．develop C．stay D．leave
83．A．witnessed B．acknowledged C．experienced D．suffered
84．A．mind B．vision C．sense D．idea
85．A．peace B．disaster C．stress D．comfort
86．A．chose B．decided C．stopped D．hesitated
87．A．fluently B．exactly C．efficiently D．simply
88．A．regular B．normal C．particular D．rational
89．A．out B．off C．down D．up
90．A．give up B．end up C．put off D．feel like
参考答案：
1．B
2．A
3．D
4．C
5．A
6．C
7．D
8．B
9．A
10．D
11．B
12．C
13．A
14．D
15．C
【导语】本篇是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者8岁时从韩国搬到澳大利亚后，遭遇跨文化问题后，通过参加辩论队，作者走出了困境，改变了人生，同时对人生也有了丰富的体悟。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我八岁时从韩国搬到澳大利亚时，我了解到跨越语言界限最糟糕的部分是适应现场对话——适应其快速的节奏和许多大转变。A. performance表演；B. conversation对话；C. interview采访；D. broadcast广播。根据破折号后的“to its rapid rhythms and many about-faces”，以及下文“Once spun out, the best I could do was wait for a topic change or long pause to ____2____ a foothold (立足点). Tripping over loose words and ____3____ sentences, I never got far. (一旦说出口，我能做的最好的事情就是等待话题的改变或长时间的停顿，以重新（在对话中）站稳脚跟。被松散的单词和破碎的句子牵绊，我从未能和他人深入交谈。)”可知，作者初到澳洲，英语口语能力不行，说话语无伦次，无法表达正确的整句，与人面对面交流时无法跟上对方的语速和转变，无法理解他人的话，故不能适应现场交谈，conversation符合语境，故选B项。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一旦说出口，我能做的最好的事情就是等待话题的改变或长时间的停顿，以重新（在对话中）站稳脚跟。A. regain重新获得；B. lose失去；C. maintain保持；D. provide提供。此处考查短语regain a foothold, 意为“重新站稳脚跟”，根据上文“When I moved from South Korea to Australia at the age of eight, I learned the worst part of crossing language lines was adjusting to live ____1____—to its rapid rhythms and many about-faces. (当我八岁时从韩国搬到澳大利亚时，我了解到跨越语言界限最糟糕的部分是适应现场对话——适应其快速的节奏和许多大转变。)”可知，因为对方语速很快，还会屡屡转换话题，而8岁的作者刚到澳洲，英语蹩脚，所以他只能在改变话题时或者别人长时间不说话时，才能抓住发言权，使自己在聊天时再次取得（regain）一席之地。故选A项。
3．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：语无伦次，不流利的句子牵绊了我，我从未（和他人）深入交流。A. proper适当的；B. long长的；C. complex复杂的；D. broken蹩脚的，不流利的。根据句中loose words (松散的单词)可知，作者当时的英语水平实在蹩脚，阻碍了他与他人深入交流，broken符合语境。故选D项。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是一个问题，因为我对我的新家有很多不明白的事情——为什么陌生人被称为“伙伴”，为什么食物都不加香料等等。A. forget忘记；B. promote促进；C. understand理解；D. expect期望。根据破折号后的“why strangers were called ‘mates’, why none of the food was spiced etc”可知，作者刚到澳大利亚，有诸多问题无法理解（understand）。故选C项。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我无法（用英语）提问，更不用说提出反对意见，我开始带着疏远的微笑，退缩到我脑海的私人角落。A. objections反对；B. confidence信心；C. awareness意识；D. incomes收入。此处考查动词短语 raise an objection to sth，意为“对……提出异议”。根据前一句“This was a problem because there were many things I did not ____4____ about my new home—why strangers were called ‘mates’, why none of the food was spiced etc. (这是一个问题，因为我对我的新家有很多不明白的事情——为什么陌生人被称为‘伙伴’，为什么食物都不加香料等等。)”可知，作者不懂“为什么陌生人被称为‘伙伴’”， 因为语言障碍，他无法得到自己想得到的答案，对于“为什么食物中不加香料”，因为语言障碍，来自韩国的他没有提出自己的异议（objection）。故填A项。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我无法提问，更无法提出反对意见，我开始带着疏远的微笑，退缩到我脑海的私人角落。A. broad宽广的；B. cheerful欢快的；C. distant不友好的，冷淡的，疏远的；D. mysterious神秘的。根据后半句“withdraw into the private corners of my mind”可知，作者因为与他人交流不畅，不愿与人交流，产生了疏离感，distant符合语境。故选C项。
7．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我努力想融入他们，但我和同龄人之间的差异似乎形成了一段难以跨越的距离。A. come down降落，流传下来；B. break up分手；C. drop out辍学，脱离；D. fit in适应，融合。根据后半句“but the differences between my peers and me seemed to pose a distance too great to ____8____.”可知，现实中作者与他人之间因为文化差异而有了鸿沟，但他本人还是有意愿，希望融入到同龄人中去。fit in符合语境。故选D项。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我努力想融入他们，但我和同龄人之间的差异似乎形成了一段难以跨越的距离。A. judge判决；B. bridge消除（隔阂、鸿沟、分歧），越过，跨过；C. keep保持；D. calculate计算。根据句中的“pose a distance too great to”可知，作者与同龄人之间的差异使他们之间产生了距离，对于作者来说，很难越过（bridge）。故选B项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我加入小学辩论队后，我的生活发生了变化。A. changed改变；B. ended结束；C. worsened恶化；D. continued继续。根据上文“I chased these ____12____ for 15 years, winning two world championships and ____13____ the Harvard and Australian national debate teams along the way. The ____14____ led me to become a newspaper reporter and now a law student. It left me convinced that ___15____ can help us improve our lives in these hard times. （15年来，我一直在追寻这些深刻的见解，赢得了两次世界冠军，并在哈佛和澳大利亚的国家辩论队担任教练。这段经历使我成为一名报纸记者，现在成为一名法律系学生。辩论可以帮助我们在这些困难时期改善我们的生活。)”可知，参加辩论队改变了（changed）作者未来的生活。故选A项。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我之所以被吸引到这个活动中来，是因为它承诺让我集中注意力——在这几分钟里，我可以不受打扰地讲话。A. praise表扬；B. instruction指导；C. comfort安慰；D. attention注意。根据上文“Once spun out, the best I could do was wait for a topic change or long pause to ____2____ a foothold (立足点). Tripping over loose words and ____3____ sentences, I never got far. (一旦说出口，我能做的最好的事情就是等待话题的改变或长时间的停顿，以重新（在对话中）站稳脚跟。语无伦次，不流利的句子牵绊了我，我从未（和他人）深入交流。)”可知，作者和他人交流时，只能在话题改变时或者别人长时间停顿时，根据破折号后的“a few minutes in which I could speak uninterrupted.”可知，作者在小学辩论队中可以集中注意力（attention），不被打扰的说几分钟话，哪怕他说的是蹩脚的英语。故选D项。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我也发现了一个智慧的宝库，包括一种思考同理心的新方式。A. accepted接受；B. discovered发现；C. proved证明；D. challenged挑战。根据上文“Things ____9____ for me when I joined my primary school debate team. I had been attracted to the activity by the promise of attention—a few minutes in which I could speak uninterrupted. (我之所以被吸引到这个活动中来，是因为它承诺让我集中注意力——在这几分钟里，我可以不受打扰地讲话。)”,后半句“including a new way of thinking about empathy”可知，这个辩论队不但给他说话的机会，还让他对人际交流的方式有了新发现，所以作者发现（discovered）了智慧宝库，使他受益匪浅。故选B项。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：15年来，我一直在追寻这些深刻的见解，赢得了两次世界冠军，并在哈佛和澳大利亚的国家辩论队担任教练。A. fortunes财富；B. honours荣誉；C. insights见解，领悟；D. dreams梦想。结合上文“But I also ____11____ a trove of wisdom (智慧宝库), including a new way of thinking about empathy. (但我也发现了一个智慧的宝库，包括一种思考同理心的新方式。)”可知，通过参加辩论队、进行辩论、担任辩论队教练，作者一路成长，发现了智慧宝库中有很多见解（insights），譬如思考同理心的新方式。故选C项。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：15年来，我一直在追寻这些深刻的见解，赢得了两次世界冠军，并在哈佛和澳大利亚的国家辩论队担任教练。A. coaching训练，指导；B. introducing介绍；C. cheating作弊；D. amusing逗乐。根据句中的“the Harvard and Australian national debate teams”可知，作者在15年的辩论生涯中，有学习、有参赛，也有对辩论队的训练指导，coaching符合语境。故选A项。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这段经历使我成为一名报纸记者，现在成为一名法律系学生。A. freedom自由；B. kindness仁慈；C. appearance外表；D. experience经历，阅历。根据上文“I chased these ____12____ for 15 years, winning two world championships and ____13____ along the way. (15年来，我一直在追寻这些深刻的见解，赢得了两次世界冠军，并在哈佛和澳大利亚的国家辩论队担任教练。)”可知，15年中，作者从小学辩论队的一员成长到世界冠军，成为教练，这15年的阅历（experience）为他规划了未来的职业。故选D项。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它使我相信，辩论可以帮助我们在这些困难时期改善我们的生活。A. volunteering志愿服务；B. planning规划；C. debate辩论；D. reflection反思。根据上文“Things ____9____ for me when I joined my primary school debate team. (当我加入小学辩论队后，我的生活发生了变化。)”，“I chased these ____12____ for 15 years, winning two world championships and ____13____ the Harvard and Australian national debate teams along the way. The ____14____ led me to become a newspaper reporter and now a law student. (15年来，我一直在追寻这些深刻的见解，赢得了两次世界冠军，并在哈佛和澳大利亚的国家辩论队担任教练。这段经历使我成为一名报纸记者，现在成为一名法律系学生。)”可知， 本句中的It指代上文中的experience(经历、阅历)，15年的辩论生涯使作者相信：辩论（debate）能改善我们的生活。故选C项。
16．B
17．D
18．A
19．C
20．A
21．B
22．D
23．C
24．A
25．D
26．B
27．C
28．A
29．D
30．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了David因为穿的鞋子违背了学校的着装标准，被拒绝进入参加毕业典礼。一位老师Butler与他交换了鞋子，从而使他没有错过这个重要时刻的故事。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以想象一下，5月，当达维留斯·彼得斯(Daverius Peters)去参加毕业典礼领取毕业证书时，被门卫拦在门口时，有多失望吧。A. nervousness紧张；B. disappointment失望；C. puzzlement困惑；D. curiosity好奇。根据前一句“High school graduations are one of the most important moments in a teenager’s life.（高中毕业典礼是青少年一生中最重要的时刻之一。）”可知，根据前一句“High school graduations are one of the most important moments in a teenager’s life.（高中毕业典礼是青少年一生中最重要的时刻之一。）”可知，毕业典礼非常重要，但David却被门卫拦住了，肯定很失望，故选B。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. delayed耽搁；B. reminded提醒；C. warned警告；D. stopped阻止。根据下文“Peters learned his sneakers were in violation (违反) of the school’s dress code and he was denied 3 .”可知，皮特斯违反了学校的着装标准，不允许进入，因此被门卫阻止。故选D。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但皮特斯得知他的运动鞋违反了学校的着装规定，他被拒绝入内。A. entry进入；B. freedom自由；C. permission允许；D. confirmation确认。从前一句“Peters learned his sneakers were in violation (违反) of the school’s dress code”可知，皮特斯违反了学校的着装规定，被拒绝进入，故选A。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：似乎皮特斯即将错过和同学一起走过舞台的机会，这时他看到了一张友好的脸。A. waste浪费；B. encounter邂逅；C. miss错过； D. catch捉住。根据上文“he was denied”可知，一旦被拒绝进入，皮特斯就会错过毕业典礼，错过和同学一起走过舞台的机会，故选C。
20．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：似乎皮特斯即将错过和同学一起走过舞台的机会，这时他看到了一张友好的脸。A. friendly友好的；B. proud自豪的；C. pleased高兴的；D. serious严肃的。根据下文“he accompanied the young man to see if he could 8 the gatekeeper’s mind.”可知，Butler帮忙劝说门卫改变主意，后来甚至把自己鞋子脱给David，说明他是一个很友好的人，故选A。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：John Butler，路易斯安那州汉恩维尔高中的一名教师，他作为一名家长，而不是一名工作人员准备出席毕业典礼。A. defence保卫；B. ceremony典礼；仪式；C. admission允许进入；D. program程序；节目。根据上文“High school graduations are one of the most important ceremonies in a teenager’s life.”可知，学校正在举行毕业典礼仪式，John Butler作为家长参加。故选B。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是得知David的困境，他陪这个年轻人去看看他是否能改变看门人的想法。A. identity身份；B. doubt怀疑；C. demand要求；D. problem困难；问题。根据上文“Peters learned his sneakers were in violation (违反) of the school’s dress code and he was denied 3 .”可知，皮特斯不被允许进入学校参加毕业典礼，即将错过这个重要的时刻，因此推断他陷入了困境。故选D。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. cross越过；B. speak谈话；C. change改变； D. read阅读。根据第一段内容和“he accompanied the young man to see”可知，门卫之前不允许皮特斯进入，Butler想去劝说门卫放他进去，所以是改变门卫的主意。故选C。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望如果她看见我和他在一起，她会放手，但她坚持不让这个年轻人进来。A. hoping希望；B. promising许诺；C. complaining抱怨；D. announcing宣布。下文“if she saw me with him, maybe she would let it go(如果她看见我和他在一起，她会放手)”是Butler希望的结果。故选A。
25．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. dreamed of梦想；B. guarded against反对；C. gave up放弃；D. insisted on坚持。根据前文“if she saw me with him, maybe she would let it go, but”可知，Butler希望门卫能让皮特斯进来，but表示上下文是转折关系，说明门卫坚持不让这个年轻人进来，故选D。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Butler毫不犹豫地把他的11号平底便鞋与皮特斯的9号运动鞋做了交换。A. donated捐献；B. exchanged交换；C. measured测量；衡量；D. voted投票。从上文得知，皮特斯穿的鞋子违背了学校着装规定，被拒绝入校。为了解决这个问题，Butler和他交换鞋子。故选B。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：还剩下几秒钟时间，皮特斯在大门关闭的那一刻成功进入了会场，并在毕业队伍中保住了自己的位置。A. doubted怀疑；B. simplified简化；C. made使得；D. reported报告；根据前文“With seconds to spare”可知，还剩下几秒钟关门，皮特斯成功进入了会场。make it“成功”。故选C。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. keep保留；B. remember记住；C. switch转换；D. book预订。根据上文“Peters 12 it inside the venue just as the doors closed”可知，皮特斯进入了会场，因此留住了自己的位置。keep one’s place“保留某人的地方”。故选A。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：皮特斯感激地说：“我并不感到惊讶，因为Butler就是那种人”。 A. satisfied满意的；B. annoyed烦恼的；C. concerned担心的；关心的； D. surprised吃惊的。根据后一句“Mr. Butler is that type of person,”和下文“if you’re having a bad day, he’ll be the one to take you out of class, walk around the school with you and talk to you.”可知，Butler就是乐于助人的人，因此这次帮助皮特斯并不让他吃惊。故选D。
30．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. brave勇敢的；B. grateful感激的；C. generous慷慨的；D. successful成功的。根据上文内容可知，Butler帮助皮特斯顺利参加了一生中最重要的毕业典礼，因此皮特斯是感激的，故选B。
31．A
32．C
33．D
34．A
35．D
36．C
37．B
38．B
39．A
40．C
41．D
42．D
43．C
44．B
45．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了四个青少年在冲浪时，拯救了落水的兄弟俩的故事。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他们在冲浪板上停下来在水中短暂休息时，他们开始听到疯狂的呼救声。A. stopped停下；B. waited等待；C. searched搜索；D. competed竞争。根据下文“for a brief rest in the water on their surfboards”可知，他们停下来，在冲浪板上短暂休息。故选A项。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他们在冲浪板上停下来在水中短暂休息时，他们开始听到疯狂的呼救声。A. warning警告；B. courage勇气；C. help帮助；D. greeting问候。根据下文“They saw two heads dipping in and out of the cold ocean, arms ____3____ .”以及语境可知，他们看到两个脑袋浸在冰冷的海洋中浮沉，说明他们听到了呼救声。故选C项。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们看到两个脑袋浸在冰冷的海洋中浮沉，挥舞着手臂。A. trembling颤抖；B. bending弯曲；C. crossing交叉；D. waving挥舞。根据上文“They saw two heads dipping in and out of the cold ocean, arms”以及常识可知，有两人在冰冷的海水中，挥舞手臂呼救。故选D项。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们都互相看着对方，知道这些家伙快要淹死了。A. about即将（做……）的；B. ready准备好的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. slow缓慢的。根据上文“They saw two heads dipping in and out of the cold ocean, arms ____3____. They all looked at each other and knew these guys were”可知，此处表示两人快要淹死了，be about to do sth.表示“即将做某事”。故选A项。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：三个朋友很快游向了绝望的游泳者。A. dangerous危险的；B. innocent无辜的；C. ambitious雄心勃勃的；D. desperate绝望的。根据上文“and knew these guys were ____4____ to drown.”可知，两个在海水中快要溺亡的人是绝望的。故选D项。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第四个朋友阿德里安·约克快速游到岸边去拨打911。A. floated浮动；B. struggled挣扎；C. raced快速移动；D. leaped跳跃。根据下文“to shore to call 911.”以及语境可知，第四位朋友快速游向岸边，拨打911。故选C项。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他们到达游泳者那里时，塔杰帮助将弟弟扶到冲浪板上。A. rescued营救；B. reached到达；C. treated处理；D. protected保护。根据下文“the swimmers, Taj helped raise the younger brother on his board.”可知，此处表示他们到达两位落水者那里时，将弟弟扶到冲浪板上。故选B项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：纳拉扬和斯宾塞一起帮助这名体重在250至300磅之间的20岁男子。A. balanced平衡；B. weighed称重；C. reduced减少；D. consumed消耗。根据下文“between 250 and 300 pounds”可知，此处表示体重在250至300磅之间。故选B项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们保持头部在水面以上很难，以为自己要死了。A. heads头；B. arms手臂；C. clothes衣服；D. boards木板。根据下文“above water and thought they were going to die”以及常识可知，溺水者保持头部在水面以上很困难，所以他们以为自己要死了。故选A项。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿德里安已经成功回到岸边，并告知那里的人拨打911。A. managed管理；B. pulled拉；C. made做；D. sent发送。根据下文“it back to the shore and ____11____ somebody there to call 911.”以及语境可知，此处表示阿德里安已经成功回到岸边，make it表示“成功做到”。故选C项。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿德里安已经成功回到岸边，并告知那里的人拨打911。A. persuaded说服；B. challenged挑战；C. forced强迫；D. instructed告知。根据下文“somebody there to call 911”可知，此处表示阿德里安告知那里的人拨打911。故选D项。
42．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，他们把兄弟俩送回了岸上的安全地带。A. Besides此外；B. Therefore因此；C. However然而；D. Eventually最终。根据下文“they moved the brothers back to safety on the shore.”可知，此处表示他们最终将落水的兄弟俩送回岸上。故选D项。
43．考查动词短语辨析。句意：医生赶到后，筋疲力尽的兄弟俩再次接受了检查，然后和心怀感激的家人回家。A. handed over移交；B. turned over翻转；C. looked over检查；D. taken over接管。根据上文“After doctors arrived, the exhausted brothers were”可知，此处表示医生到达后，为兄弟俩做了检查。故选C项。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：医生赶到后，筋疲力尽的兄弟俩再次接受了检查，然后和心怀感激的家人回家。A. anxious焦虑的；B. grateful感激的；C. helpful有帮助的；D. generous慷慨的。根据上文“they moved the brothers back to safety on the shore.”以及语境可知，被救了，兄弟俩的家人很感激。故选B项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：十几岁的救援者说，兄弟俩的家人从未得知他们的名字。A. clothes衣服；B. names名字；C. letters字母；D. calls电话。根据下文““If it were me out there in trouble,” said Spenser, “I know that somebody else would have done the same.””可推知，少年们帮助他人，不求回报，此处表示他们未将名字告知兄弟俩的家人。故选B项。
46．C
47．C
48．A
49．D
50．A
51．B
52．A
53．A
54．A
55．C
56．A
57．C
58．D
59．B
60．D
【导语】本文是说明文。研究表明幸福感与富有有密切的关系，调查发现，幸福感强的青少人比感到消极的青少人收入更高，研究还表示幸福感和基因与饮食习惯有关，最后文章展示了通过不做家庭作业来增加孩子的幸福感与教育和更好的工作密切相关之间的矛盾。
46．考查固定短语辨析。句意：如果是这样，人们如何变得更富有？A. if not要是不；B. if any如果有的话；C. if so如果是这样的话；D. if ever（用于过去时，加强语气）如果真的。由上文的“Which comes first, happiness or money Are richer people happier (幸福和金钱哪个先？富人更幸福吗？)”和下文的“how do people get richer ”可知，设空处一定是肯定的假设“如果是这样的话”才会有下文“人们怎样能变得更富有？”这一问题的出现。故选C项。
47．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这项研究对数千名青少年进行了调查，发现那些年轻时对生活感觉更好的人在29岁时往往收入更高。A. looked around环顾四周；B. looked out当心；C. looked into调查；D. looked through浏览。由上文的“The study”和下文的“found”可知，该研究调查了数千名青少年。故选C项。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这项研究对数千名青少年进行了调查，发现那些年轻时对生活感觉更好的人在29岁时往往收入更高。A. tended趋向；B. attained得到；C. attended出席；D. attached重视。由下文的“very gloomy (沮丧的) teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, 6 the happier ones earned 7 30% more. (非常忧郁的青少年，无论他们有多高或多聪明，收入都比同龄人少10%，……快乐的青少年收入……30%)”可知，研究发现快乐的青少年比非常沮丧的青少年赚的钱更多，所以句中“those who felt better about life as young adults”趋向于“have higher incomes”。故选A项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这项研究对数千名青少年进行了调查，发现那些年轻时对生活感觉更好的人在29岁时往往收入更高。A. got得到；B. grew生长；C. went去；D. turned成为、变成。由下文的数字“29”可知，这里应该说的是年龄到29岁，turn作连系动词表示“成为，变成”，后面跟年龄。故选D项。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最快乐的人比最沮丧的人平均多挣8000美元。A. depressed沮丧的；B. fantastic极好的；C. delighted高兴的；D. admirable可钦佩的。由下文的“very gloomy (沮丧的) teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, 6 the happier ones earned 7 30% more. (非常忧郁的青少年，无论他们有多高或多聪明，收入都比同龄人少10%，……快乐的青少年收入……30%)”可知，研究发现快乐的青少年比非常沮丧的青少年赚的钱更多，这里比较的是“Those who were happiest”和“the most depressed”两类人，呼应下文“very gloomy (沮丧的) teens”。故选A项。
51．考查连词词义辨析。句意：来自伦敦大学学院和华威大学的研究人员表示，非常忧郁的青少年，无论他们有多高或多聪明，收入都比同龄人少10%，而快乐的青少年收入高达30%。A. when当……时候；B. while然而；C. as因为；D. though尽管。由上文的“very gloomy (沮丧的) teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers”可知，句中是快乐的青少年和非常沮丧的青少年的年收入的对比，连词while表示对比关系。故选B项。
52．考查介词短语辨析。句意：来自伦敦大学学院和华威大学的研究人员表示，非常忧郁的青少年，无论他们有多高或多聪明，收入都比同龄人少10%，而快乐的青少年收入高达30%。A. up to高达、多达；B. right now马上；C. right away立刻；D. down to一直到。由上文语境可知，消极的青少年赚得少，快乐的青少年赚得多，赚的多达30%。故选A项。
53．考查动词短语辨析。句意：快乐的青少年更容易通过学校、大学和工作面试，主要是因为他们对生活总是感觉更好。A. getting through完成、通过；B. getting down使某人沮丧；C. getting out出去；D. getting over恢复。由常识和下文的“school, college and the job interview”可知，快乐的青少年更容易完成各个阶段的任务。故选A项。
54．考查副词词义辨析。句意：快乐的青少年更容易通过学校、大学和工作面试，主要是因为他们对生活总是感觉更好。A. chiefly主要是；B. just只是；C. simply仅仅；D. only只有。由下文的“because they always feel better about life”可知，句中是在陈述快乐的青少年取得成功的原因，根据逻辑常识可知，他们的心态是主要原因。故选A项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：6月份的一份报告表明，在工作场所的幸福感方面，职业尊重比工作更重要。A. friends朋友；B. dollars美元；C. jobs工作；D. parents父母。由上文的“professional respect was more important than”可知，句中是把职业尊重与工作本身进行比较。故选C项。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：8月，科学家宣布他们在女性身上发现了幸福基因。A. gene基因；B. brand品牌；C. character人物；D. nature自然。由下文的“The same gene doesn’t appear to have 12 effect on men.(同样的基因似乎对男性没有……影响)”可知，该空说的是基因。故选A项。
57．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同样的基因似乎对男性没有同样的影响。A. the best最好的；B. the different不同的；C. the same同样的；D. the most最多的。由本处语境可知，研究否定了快乐基因对男性的影响，没有同样的效果。故选C项。
58．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果更快乐的孩子最终会成为更富有的孩子，那么父母有必要让孩子做家庭作业吗？A. come up即将发生；B. turn up出现；C. take up占据；D. end up最终成为，最终会。由上文反复讲到快乐的青少年长大后会更富有，结合本句“If it is really true that happier kids 13 being wealthier kids”中是同样的表达，作者产生思考：如果更快乐的孩子最终会成为更富有的孩子，那么他们由必要学习吗。故选D项。
59．考查固定短语辨析。句意：毕竟，研究表明，更多的教育有助于更好的工作，这可能会让我们深思。A. first of all首先；B. after all毕竟；C. at all根本；D. for all虽然。上文“The fact is that no homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades.”先说没有家庭作业可以让孩子们更快乐，接着说没作业会影响考试分数，下文讲研究表明教育会带来更高收入的工作，这里出现了一种转折，after all表示“毕竟”，用来表示与预期相反。故选B项。
60．考查动词短语辨析。句意：毕竟，研究表明，更多的教育有助于更好的工作，这可能会让我们深思。A. exists in在于；B. relies on依靠；C. results from由……产生；D. contributes to导致、有助于。由上文的“more education”和下文的“better-paid jobs”可知，更多的教育有助于找到更高收入的工作。故选D项。
61．D
62．B
63．C
64．A
65．B
66．A
67．C
68．A
69．C
70．D
71．D
72．B
73．A
74．A
75．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了一些大学期间需要打工的大学生所面临的困境。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现实中的大学可能与电影电视上描述的形象不一样。A. memories记忆；B. ideas想法；C. descriptions描述；D. images形象。根据第二空“Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with 2 schedules of not just classes and activities, but real 3 , too.”（与晚起、总是聚会、只在考前复习的大学生不同，很多大学满是拥有紧急行程的大学生，不限于课程和活动，还有真实的工作）可知，此处指的是电视和电影所描述的大学生活的形象，故选D项。
62．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：与晚起、总是聚会、只在考前复习的大学生不同，很多大学满是拥有紧急行程的大学生，不限于课程和活动，还有真实的工作。A. accurate精确的；B. pressing紧迫的，紧急的；C. consistent致的，始终如一的；D. limiting限制的。根据“Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams”可知，大学生的生活行程紧急，不像电影或电视上描述的那样。故选B项。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：与晚起、总是聚会、只在考前复习的大学生不同，很多大学满是拥有紧急行程的大学生，不限于课程和活动，还有真实的工作。A. agenda议程；B. dream梦；C. jobs工作；D. chances机会。根据第4空后句“The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round.”（自20世界70年代以来，工作的大学的份额在上升，五分之一的学生全年工作）可知，此处指的是大学生的工作，故选C项。
64．考查动形容词词义辨析。句意：这并非一个暂时的现象。A. temporary临时的；B. dynamic动态的；C. academic学术的；D. alternative可供选择的。根据后句“The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round.”（自20世界70年代以来，工作的大学的份额在上升，五分之一的学生全年工作）可知，份额在上升，即这种现象并非临时性的，故选A项。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种安排可以帮助支付学费和生活费。A. ambition雄心；B. arrangement安排；C. distribution分配；D. payment支付。根据前句“The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round.”（自20世界70年代以来，工作的大学的份额在上升，五分之一的学生全年工作）可知，此处指的是前面提到的边工作边学习的安排，故选B项。
66．考查介词词义辨析。句意：这还有超出其直接原因之外的价值：这样的工作也可以是发展一些重要的让你可以毕业后更容易获得一份工作的职业和社交技能。A. beyond超出；B. from来自；C. beside在……旁边；D. for为了。根据“also”可知还有其他的，即超出直接原因之外的，故选A项。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这还有超出其直接原因之外的价值：这样的工作也可以是发展一些重要的让你可以毕业后更容易获得一份工作的职业和社交技能至关重要的。A. urgent紧急的；B. demanding要求的、需要的；C. critical极重要的；D. convincing令人信服的。根据下文“With many employers 9 students with already-developed’ skill sets,”可知，工作具有至关重要的意义，故选C项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这还有超出其直接原因之外的价值：这样的工作也可以是发展一些重要的让你可以毕业后更容易获得一份工作的职业和社交技能。A. land成功得到，赢得；B. quit停止；C. offer提供；D. handle解决。根据语境和常识可知，有了专业职业和社交技能，毕业后更容易获得工作，故选A项。
69．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：因为很多雇主在寻找技能发展好的大学生，所以大学时期的实岗训练是确保之后的工作的最好的方式。A. looking into调查；B. applying for申请；C. looking for寻找；D. applying to运用。根据employer“雇主”可知，他们寻找具备技能的大学生雇员，故选C项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为很多雇主在寻找技能发展好的大学生，所以大学时期的实岗训练是确保之后的工作的最好的方式。A. follow跟随；B. switch转换；C. decide决定；D. ensure确保。根据the best way“最好的方式”可知，这可以在最大程度确保大学生获得一份工作，故选D项。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：甚至全职工作也无法完全覆盖大学的学费和生活费。A. approve同意、批准；B. serve服务；C. investigate调查；D. cover覆盖、涉及。根据cost“费用”可知，此处用动词cover表示“覆盖”，故选D项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那就意味着即使有些牺牲教室里的时间，很多勤工的学生仍然会在毕业时背负至少一些债务。A. devoting奉献；B. sacrificing牺牲；C. experiencing经历；D. allowing允许。根据本句的working students“工作的学生”，他们正是牺牲了一些学习的时间才能去工作，故选B项。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那就意味着即使有些牺牲教室里的时间，很多勤工的学生仍然会在毕业时背负至少一些债务。A. debt债务；B. traps陷阱；C. tax税；D. hurdles跨栏。根据11空“Even full-time work may not completely 11 the cost of tuition and living expenses at many colleges.”（甚至全职工作也无法完全覆盖大学的学费和生活费）可知，他们无法负担全部的费用，最终会留下一些债务，故选A项。
74．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：全职工作会削减可利用来学习和上课的时间。A. available可得到的；B. resistant抵抗的；C. identified确认的；D. withdrawn撤退。根据第12空答案可知，学生牺牲了学习的时间去工作，本来可以用来学习的，available意为“可得到的、可利用的”刚好符合语义逻辑，故选A项。
75．考查短语词义辨析。句意：无法兼顾好工作和学习的毕业生会发现自己最终陷入那种境地，即找到一份即使他们完全不上大学也能找到的工作。A. put off推迟；B. rely on依靠；C. end up结束；D. absent from缺席。根据语义，本句指的是学生毕业后的结果，end up doing sth意为“以……状态结束”，故选C项。
76．B
77．A
78．C
79．D
80．D
81．B
82．C
83．C
84．B
85．D
86．A
87．D
88．B
89．C
90．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在没有重力的情况下，字航员所面对的一些生理方面的问题。如在太空中哭泣要难得多。由于失重的环境，眼泪不会从眼睛里往下流。眼泪要么留在眼眶里让人视觉模糊，感觉非常痛苦，要么只能等待它自行飘散。在太空中，宇航员也不能正常饮食。对他们来说，地心引力才是最棒的。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在太空中，他们可以做一些非常神奇的事情，比如在失重状态下漂浮。A. leaping跳跃；B. floating漂浮；C. eating吃；D. talking谈话。根据上文“some pretty amazing things”及下文中“in zero gravity”可知，在太空可以在失重状态下漂浮，这是很神奇的。故选B。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，没有地心引力，也有很多宇航员不能做的事情，这是非常可悲的。A. gravity地球引力；B. doubt怀疑；C. aid援助；D. effort努力。根据上文“like 1 in zero gravity.”和however可知，此处指没有地心引力。故选A。
78．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，没有地心引力，也有很多宇航员不能做的事情，这是非常可悲的。A. risky危险的；B. lifelike逼真的；C. sad悲伤的；D. unfortunate不幸的。根据上文“However, without 2 , there are also plenty of things astronauts can’t do,”可知, 在没有地心引力的情况下，字航员不能做很多事情，这是令人很伤感的。sad“让人难过的”， 符合语境。下文中的sadness也是信息提示。故选C。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，他们甚至不能表现出他们的悲伤——因为在失重状态下是不可能哭的。A. foresee预见；B. view观察；C. pray祈祷；D. cry哭泣。根据上文“let their sadness show”和下文中的关键词tears及crying可知，此处指他们不能哭泣。故选D。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于失重的环境，眼泪不会从眼睛里往下流。A. dangerous危险的；B. extreme极端的；C. stable稳定的；D. weightless失重的。根据上文“in zero gravity.”及常识可知，在太空中没有重力。weightless“失重的”，符合语境。故选D。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这意味着当你在太空中哭泣时，你的眼泪无处可去——它们只能停留在眼眶里。A. expects预期；B. means意味着；C. demands需求；D. shows展示。根据上文“tears don’t flow downward out of the eyes.”可知，太空中眼泪不会从眼睛里往下流，这意味着当你在太空中哭泣时，你的眼泪无处可去。故选B。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这意味着当你在太空中哭泣时，你的眼泪无处可去——它们只能停留在眼眶里。A. meet遇见；B. develop发展；C. stay停留；D. leave离开。根据上文“your tears have nowhere to go”可知，此处表示眼泪只会停留在眼眶里。故选C。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2011年5月，宇航员Andrew J. Feustel在一次太空行走中经历了这一过程。A. witnessed目击；B. acknowledged承认；C. experienced经历；D. suffered遭受。根据下文“My right eye is 12 like crazy”可知 2011年5月，宇航员Andrew J. Feustel在太空中就经历过这样痛苦的事。experience“经历”，符合语境。故选C。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了使你的视觉模糊，这也会导致身体疼痛。A. mind思维；B. vision视力；C. sense感觉；D. idea想法。根据上文“tears don’t flow downward out of the eyes”和“your tears have nowhere to go”可知，在太空流泪时，眼泪会停留在眼眶中。由此可知，当眼中含泪时，视觉会模糊。故选B。
85．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在地球上，眼泪应该给眼睛带来舒适。A. peace和平；B. disaster灾难；C. stress压力；D. comfort舒适。根据上文“this can also cause physical pain”及下文“But that’s not the case in space.”可知，此处表示两种情况的对比。结合常识可知，在地球上，流泪会让眼睛感觉舒适。故选D。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Feustel选择在头盔上擦眼睛来擦去眼泪。A. chose选择；B. decided决定；C. stopped停止；D. hesitated犹豫。根据下文中“Another choice is to just wait”中的choice可知，此处表示选择在头盔上擦眼睛来擦去眼泪。故选A。
87．考查副词词义辨析。句意： “当眼泪大到一定程度时，它们只是挣脱了眼睛，四处漂浮，”宇航员Ron Parise说。A. fluently流利地；B. exactly恰好地；C. efficiently有效地；D. simply仅仅。根据空后“break free of the eye and float around”可知，此处应用simply，表示强调, 意为“仅仅, 只不过”。故选D。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意： 在太空中，宇航员不能正常饮食。A. regular定期的；B. normal正常的；C. particular特别的；D. rational合理的。根据下文“Nor can they talk to each other directly. They can’t even burp (打嗝), because there is no gravity to hold the food 14 in their stomach.”可知，此处指在太空中，宇航员不能以正常的方式吃或喝。normal“正常的”。故选B。
89．考查介词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至不能打嗝，因为没有重力把食物压在胃里。A. out从……里面出去；B. off离开；C. down往下；D. up向（较高位置）。根据上文“tears don’t flow downward out of the eyes.”可知，与流眼泪相似，吃食物时太空中也没有重力把食物压在胃里。结合语境可知，此处应用down。故选C。
90．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果他们打嗝，他们只会把肚子里的东西都吐出来。A. give up放弃；B. end up(以……)结束；C. put off推迟；D. feel like想。根据上文“They can’t even burp (打嗝)”及下文“throwing up everything in their stomach.”可知，此处表示打嗝造成的结果，end up doing sth.“以……而告终”，符合语境。故选B。完形填空
The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is ___1___ old times as she waits for her family’s arrival. The nursing home has been Melinda’s new ___2___ ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had ___3___ a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the ___4___ that he and Melinda had made: to be with each other for every ___5___. Melinda knew this was ___6___ but agreed to the promise for Thomas’s sake.
“Thomas, you are completely a dreamer.” Melinda shouted to Thomas ___7___ he dreamed on about living on an island with his beautiful wife. That’s what she loved about him most—he had a vivid ___8___. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the year, ___9___ by Thomas Benjamin II, Lilly-Ann, and Joseph “Little Joey” George. The family lived a ____10____ life filled with laughter and love.
“Mom!” Lilly shouted, but it really sounded like a howl. Melinda had ____11____ herself in thinking about the life she had shared with her ____12____ husband. Lilly pushed her ____13____ the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room.
When the doors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth and was completely ____14____. The room was crowded with the people nearest and ____15____ to her and the warmth and love was felt ____16____. The night went on; stories and cocktails(鸡尾酒) were ____17____ and everything was ____18____.
However, when Melinda caught a moment to herself she looked around at her ____19____ . With a smile on her face, she raised her glass and called out for a ____20____. “This one is for you, Thomas, though you are not here.”
1．A．enjoying B．recalling C．thinking D．showing
2．A．settlement B．house C．friend D．family
3．A．lost B．beaten C．fought D．controlled
4．A．rule B．agreement C．promise D．contract
5．A．party B．week C．dream D．birthday
6．A．romantic B．unrealistic C．beautiful D．unexpected
7．A．before B．unless C．as D．if
8．A．imagination B．memory C．color D．description
9．A．comforted B．impressed C．led D．followed
10．A．peaceful B．simple C．stressful D．happy
11．A．found B．abandoned C．focused D．lost
12．A．late B．old C．dying D．lovely
13．A．on B．around C．down D．beside
14．A．speechless B．puzzled C．frightened D．amused
15．A．farthest B．dearest C．warmest D．worst
16．A．slowly B．instantly C．properly D．finally
17．A．made B．brought C．shared D．given
18．A．possible B．perfect C．prepared D．similar
19．A．family B．house C．husband D．face
20．A．wish B．concern C．blessing D．toast
A 17-year-old pilot has become the youngest person to fly alone around the world. Mack Rutherford, who ____21____ British and Belgian citizenship, completed his trip Wednesday. He ____22____ his small plane in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. That is also where he started his ____23____ five months ago. A huge crowd of people ____24____ Rutherford at the airport and celebrated his ____25____.
Rutherford was born into a family of ____26____. His 19-year-old sister, Zara, set the record as the youngest woman to fly alone around the world in January. Rutherford ____27____ his pilot’s license in 2020, becoming the ____28____ pilot in the world at the age of 15. He turned 17 during his ____29____, thus breaking the Guinness World Record for youngest male to _____30_____ the world.
His trip, which began on March 23, took Rutherford through 52 _____31_____ across five continents. To set a mark _____32_____ by the Guinness World Records, he crossed the equator (赤道) twice. Rutherford originally _____33_____ to make the trip in three months. But it lasted longer because of several _____34_____, including rainstorms, sandstorms and extreme heat. Most of the _____35_____ were caused by waits to get permits and other documents required for keeping with the flight plan.
“While he was flying, I _____36_____ tried to keep in touch and help him,” said Zara, “Our parents called him every day, and I joined in those _____37_____. I gave him advice on the route, on the flight, so that I could be _____38_____ to him.”
His father, Sam Rutherford, said he was extremely happy and _____39_____ of his children’s achievements. He told reporters that such an event helps show other children they should _____40_____ their dreams.
21．A．accepts B．holds C．confirms D．deserves
22．A．landed B．caught C．boarded D．piloted
23．A．career B．business C．journey D．survey
24．A．interviewed B．welcomed C．spotted D．shocked
25．A．recovery B．birthday C．strengths D．achievements
26．A．fliers B．engineers C．detectives D．architects
27．A．checked B．inspected C．earned D．purchased
28．A．bravest B．cleverest C．fastest D．youngest
29．A．trip B．stay C．vacation D．absence
30．A．wander around B．take over C．fly around D．tour across
31．A．caves B．countries C．airports D．valleys
32．A．broken B．updated C．maintained D．recognized
33．A．planned B．managed C．promised D．demanded
34．A．accidents B．concerns C．barriers D．competitions
35．A．failures B．risks C．changes D．delays
36．A．curiously B．constantly C．deliberately D．unwillingly
37．A．conversations B．conferences C．conflicts D．appointments
38．A．grateful B．useful C．friendly D．unique
39．A．ashamed B．independent C．proud D．unaware
40．A．identify B．choose C．present D．follow
I experienced something bad a year ago playing lacrosse(曲棍球).While practicing after school，I____41____the field,but suddenly found one foot____42____than the other in a hole. What followed was the most____43____twist that sounded like breaking all my knuckles(指关节)at once. At that moment, I was immediately filled with ____44____ about my foot, as well as my athletic ____45____. It was difficult for me to____46____ my way of life I had got used to.
I____47____going out and practicing advanced lacrosse skills every morning, and I was in the best____48____of my life. Then it all stopped. I lost____49____, got fat and didn’t feel happy. ____50____, I understood that such an event was nothing more than a hole in the road. Being the person I am, I was ____51____that I could drive at fifty miles per hour over that hole. I knew once I was over it, I would grow stronger as a person, for what I had ____52____.
Because of the____53____, I knew I couldn’t work out. However, that didn’t stop me. On the field, I ____54____basic lacrosse skills. I did whatever I could while couldn’t move, such as playing wall ball every day and working on my shooting accuracy. ____55____, that made me a better lacrosse player.
Before my junior year started,I promised to____56____myself, not only physically on the field and mentally in my self-love, but also in the classroom. Because of my injury, I took time more ____57____. I started off my junior year strong，____58____my first 4.0 GPA(学分满4分)in over a year. Not only was I on top of my____59____ , but I was on top of little things, such as keeping bedroom spotless and keeping my backpack____60____.I believe I became a better person, due to one minor injury.
41．A．took down B．charged down C．set down D．put down
42．A．larger B．quicker C．stronger D．deeper
43．A．painful B．stressful C．delicate D．sensitive
44．A．consequence B．worry C．symptom D．phenomenon
45．A．ability B．relation C．career D．atmosphere
46．A．change B．squeeze C．approach D．function
47．A．looked forward to B．set down to C．was used to D．contributed to
48．A．direction B．knowledge C．understanding D．shape
49．A．sight B．hearing C．muscle D．blood
50．A．Unfortunately B．Thankfully C．Generally D．Importantly
51．A．confident B．sensitive C．considerate D．passive
52．A．expected B．distinguished C．resisted D．overcome
53．A．effort B．failure C．injury D．depression
54．A．worked on B．worked out C．adjusted to D．dropped out
55．A．However B．Together C．Furthermore D．What’s more
56．A．treat B．manage C．undertake D．better
57．A．casually B．commonly C．seriously D．regularly
58．A．earning B．admitting C．bearing D．striking
59．A．strength B．schoolwork C．emotion D．peak
60．A．full B．empty C．balanced D．organized
I have done many things in the past four years I did not believe I would even consider, let alone do. Each of these ____61____ seemed to be a symbol of another step in my life that I ____62____ to get through to success. Not long ago I had the opportunity to ____63____ a rock wall. Now that does not sound very hard to ____64____. But when you look forty feet ____65____ and at the little things that you have to step on and hold onto, it doesn’t seem so ____66____ after all. At least that is what I ____67____. But I knew it was a challenge that I was going to take on. So I put on my climbing shoes, looked up at the wall and started up.
Each hand hold and each foot hold was carefully placed and one thing I ____68____ on the way up was to not look back or look down. About half ____69____ up I began to feel tired but I knew I could _____70_____ it. So I continued one step at a time. And yes, I did make it to the top and what a joy it was to be forty feet in the air and look down at how _____71_____ I had come. What fun and what a feeling of _____72_____ it was coming back down and celebrating with the _____73_____ I was with. Yes, eight of us climbed the wall in an afternoon of fun and challenge.
As I look at the experience I can see how it _____74_____ my success and the direction I am continuing to pursue. It is _____75_____ that every challenge and every road is conquered（征服）one step at a time. Every time I get a little _____76_____, these challenges and experiences will help me through the tough times and stay focus on the _____77_____. So many times people will look back and either slow down or stop because something discourages them. That day the prize was the _____78_____ of the wall. But in life the prize is each _____79_____ you have and celebrate as you conquer each challenge one step at a time. So _____80_____ going and you will get to the top.
61．A．suggestions B．improvements C．discoveries D．challenges
62．A．offered B．created C．needed D．missed
63．A．build B．climb C．visit D．report
64．A．say B．judge C．do D．see
65．A．straight B．back C．down D．up
66．A．easy B．dangerous C．fantastic D．complex
67．A．thought B．proved C．concluded D．hoped
68．A．ignored B．admitted C．obtained D．learned
69．A．way B．time C．amount D．tour
70．A．take B．make C．follow D．give
71．A．fast B．far C．soon D．much
72．A．achievement B．appreciation C．independence D．familiarity
73．A．beer B．friends C．flowers D．audience
74．A．reminds B．directs C．represents D．refers
75．A．likely B．unbelievable C．true D．funny
76．A．scared B．unsatisfied C．confused D．discouraged
77．A．purpose B．course C．prize D．result
78．A．top B．size C．weight D．height
79．A．problem B．dream C．opportunity D．success
80．A．give up B．keep on C．prepare for D．start with
A gray-bearded teacher and a young student were observing the blooming of a lotus (莲花), sitting on a shore of a silent pond, when the young student interrupted the ____81____.
“Master, why is the meaning of life ____82____ from us We are ____83____ in trying to understand the logic of things happening around us, we see separate parts and we are aware of their interrelations. But all of our efforts appear to be ____84____ when a new component appears, destroying all of the previous ____85____ constructions.”
“The meaning of life.” the teacher ____86____ turned his sight from the flower, “can only be understood by someone whose mind isn’t clouded with earthly ____87____, wishes and passions. Only new-borns are close to that ____88____. The nature of a new-born reminds us of a lotus, ____89____ on the unshakable stillness of the pond. At first, the pond’s shores are empty and _____90_____. And later, the world appears, with all of its meaningless worldliness (世俗). On the shores of the pond _____91_____ up all kinds of persons. The lotus’s soul isn’t touched by the wind of wishes, the rain of _____92_____, the snow of complaining, and the ice of loss. However, constantly, every word, moral, kindness, and our influence disturbs the _____93_____ soul of a child, making him grow up and go further and further from the understanding of the meaning of life.”
“But we can’t get rid of all of these,” the student _____94_____ heatedly.
“You’ve understood everything right,” a light smile touched the lips of the old man. “If you want to search for the meaning of life, you will need to _____95_____ every wish, attachment and feeling, cutting off the ties that join you with worldly troubles and passions, and then, _____96_____ you will be able to go back to the beginning.”
The teacher turned his _____97_____ towards the lotus again and finished. “And perhaps the _____98_____ of life is just being able to talk with friends while you are sitting in the shade of your cottage, _____99_____ the cheerful laughter of children, and drinking tea, _____100_____ your loving wife brings you.”
81．A．view B．silence C．balance D．talking
82．A．exposed B．related C．hidden D．escaped
83．A．buried B．surrounded C．concerned D．disappointed
84．A．in common B．in doubt C．in need D．in vain
85．A．original B．local C．logical D．functional
86．A．reluctantly B．obviously C．consequently D．angrily
87．A．fears B．troubles C．anxieties D．difficulties
88．A．civilization B．restriction C．level D．state
89．A．towering B．living C．depending D．spying
90．A．noisy B．dirty C．graceful D．peaceful
91．A．grow B．cheer C．speed D．bring
92．A．movements B．developments C．attachments D．statements
93．A．unbearable B．unacceptable C．untouched D．unstable
94．A．broke out B．shouted out C．figured out D．gave out
95．A．satisfy B．achieve C．reuse D．refuse
96．A．frankly B．possibly C．surely D．undoubtedly
97．A．back B．eyes C．face D．head
98．A．pleasure B．purpose C．wonder D．sense
99．A．watching for B．speaking of C．listening to D．ridding of
100．A．which B．that C．what D．as
“What would Ms K do ” was in my playlist of the top 10 questions as I was taking books and files in my office. Reports had been____101____over the last few weeks about the growing____102____of COVID-19. My husband, a physician,____103____me that I should make plans to begin working from home. But who was Ms K Why did I____104____of her when faced with a global____105____
Ms K was a(n)____106____education teacher. She taught my daughter, Dorian, for 3 years. Dorian____107____from autism (自闭症). When I met Ms K, Dorian was in kindergarten, and in spite of our efforts to____108____her in a regular classroom, it was____109____.
Dorian’s multiple_____110_____-ranging from hearing, speaking and mental problems-left us all_____111_____at the end of each day. Most of all, they left Dorian with an inability to_____112_____her needs. For Dorian, her_____113_____way of interacting with others was pictures. It was Ms K who _____114_____the communication puzzle for us all. Ms K and her instructional assistant both were_____115_____in sign language and taught Dorian and_____116_____the rest of the family how to_____117_____.Within three months, Dorian’s sign vocabulary greatly improved, and she started to sign three-and-four-word sentences.
Our world changed greatly because of the three years_____118_____with Ms K. I firmly believed Ms K would_____119_____herself to the problems in the COVID-19, and develop ways of distance learning for students and families in the same_____120_____-with a positive attitude, patience and a mass of resources.
101．A．giving in B．pouring in C．dying away D．fading away
102．A．prevention B．control C．threat D．ease
103．A．scolded B．informed C．pleased D．promised
104．A．think B．approve C．complain D．dream
105．A．career B．belief C．purpose D．challenge
106．A．secondary B．adult C．special D．normal
107．A．resulted B．suffered C．benefited D．recovered
108．A．cure B．witness C．include D．spot
109．A．in vain B．in advance C．in time D．in return
110．A．choices B．functions C．advantages D．disabilities
111．A．tired B．sensitive C．surprised D．cheerful
112．A．suit B．ignore C．identify D．convey
113．A．clear B．primary C．deserted D．relaxing
114．A．unlocked B．discouraged C．created D．designed
115．A．inactive B．imbalanced C．weak D．skilled
116．A．accidentally B．tentatively C．eventually D．rarely
117．A．listen B．speak C．leave D．sign
118．A．spent B．quit C．consulted D．described
119．A．doubt B．address C．teach D．distinguish
120．A．time B．art C．manner D．imagination
Postman Billy heard about Alfie Whitehouse’s heartbreak after the extremely sad 11-year-old boy wrote a letter to Heaven because of his parrot’s death. The postman then wrote a(n) ____121____ on social media in an effort to raise funds in order to help Alfie.
Alfie was ____122____ with ADHD (儿童多动症) three years ago. He was heartbroken when his parrot ____123____. After losing his ____124____ friend, Alfie, who lives in Sheerness, an island in Kent, wrote a letter ____125____ to Heaven. Then he ____126____ it in his nearest post-box. Billy found the letter on his collection round and shared it with his ____127____, Graham, after reading the address. The two postmen decided to share the ____128____ on the Internet to find Alfie and get the islanders to come together and ____129____ him.
After _____130_____ Alfie’s mum, Mrs Springate, Billy set up a fundraising (募捐) page in the _____131_____ of raising enough money to replace the youngster’s pet bird. Soon after a local man, Stephen Platt, asked if Alfie would like to have his late mother’s parrot, Stanley. He even bought a new _____132_____ for Stanley.
Mr Platt, _____133_____ the cage with Stanley, met Alfie in person earlier this month for the first time. Alfie understood that the _____134_____ was given to him but he didn’t quite understand why. He was just really _____135_____ that he had got him. He spends all his time with Stanley now. He sits with him for about an hour each night, _____136_____ him a bedtime story. He’s got a friend _____137_____. It’s not the friend he had but he’s now got another friend.
Mrs Springate said, “I want to say a _____138_____ ‘thank you’, although that doesn’t seem like enough to show our _____139_____. We just want to thank every single person who has helped make this happen. It’s more heart-warming than anything else. There are some really _____140_____ people on this Island.”
121．A．ending B．appeal C．abstract D．novel
122．A．infected B．compared C．diagnosed D．filled
123．A．died off B．went around C．set out D．passed away
124．A．feathered B．fierce C．furred D．artificial
125．A．led B．addressed C．contributed D．carried
126．A．posted B．threw C．hid D．flew
127．A．wife B．colleague C．teacher D．doctor
128．A．place B．family C．letter D．information
129．A．conquer B．protect C．ignore D．support
130．A．contacting B．knowing C．introducing D．employing
131．A．time B．charge C．course D．hope
132．A．shirt B．home C．cage D．coat
133．A．mailing B．bringing C．opening D．making
134．A．bird B．attention C．carrot D．story
135．A．disappointed B．puzzled C．worried D．grateful
136．A．sending B．writing C．reading D．creating
137．A．back B．out C．up D．away
138．A．little B．necessary C．generous D．sincere
139．A．mood B．appreciation C．attitude D．concern
140．A．helpless B．smart C．kind D．selfish
I believe I have a personal duty to make a positive impact on society. I’ve tried to ____141____ this goal by choosing a career in public service. As a physician dealing with the challenge of infectious diseases, I consider my job a ____142____ which allows me to help ease the suffering of humankind. I have three principles to ____143____ my life, which I always think about.
Firstly, I have a strong thirst for ____144____. I regard myself as a(n) ____145____ student. I keep learning every day—from taking care of a patient to an experiment in the lab. Because of this, I ____146____ get bored. I think I will never know as much as I ____147____. This is what keeps the ____148____ of knowledge hot. And it is why I would ____149____ my job every day even if I cannot get high income.
Secondly, I believe in fighting for ____150____. I sweat over all the stuff, without feeling ____151____ for it. One of the byproducts of being a perfectionist is anxiety. But this anxiety creates a ____152____ tension that drives me to fulfill my limited potential. Without this ____153____, I wouldn’t be perfect.
Thirdly, I believe that my goal to be a physician is to ____154____ humankind. I have spent my ____155____ on public service. Most of it involved research, the care of ____156____ and the public health policy on AIDS. However, when I chose to ____157____ it in the 1980s, many of my col- leagues couldn’t understand it.
I think, to control this terrible disease ____158____ I must be guided by these principles: continually thirsting for knowledge, accepting nothing ____159____ of excellence and knowing that the ____160____ of society is more important than my gains.
141．A．find B．ignore C．change D．accomplish
142．A．gift B．game C．program D．solution
143．A．form B．check C．guide D．prove
144．A．power B．knowledge C．adventure D．evidence
145．A．hard-working B．helpful C．attractive D．clever
146．A．personally B．rarely C．generally D．suddenly
147．A．want B．promise C．admit D．refuse
148．A．necessity B．excuse C．recovery D．pursuit
149．A．do B．lose C．record D．forget
150．A．agreement B．balance C．excellence D．fairness
151．A．embarrassed B．curious C．amused D．regretful
152．A．common B．healthy C．serious D．harmful
153．A．prospect B．wisdom C．tension D．method
154．A．employ B．introduce C．unite D．serve
155．A．reputation B．career C．doubt D．luck
156．A．children B．elders C．patients D．students
157．A．escape from B．get over C．give out D．concentrate on
158．A．randomly B．occasionally C．successfully D．immediately
159．A．full B．short C．worthy D．typical
160．A．good B．standard C．variety D．arrival
Rachel had a healthy life both physically and mentally till one unfortunate winter evening. It was raining cats and dogs; everything was wet. Rachel’s cat went outside in this cold weather. She ____161____ him to bring him back inside. He hid near a utility pole (电线杆). Since it rained heavily the pole was charged and ____162____ to touch. Rachel, bent down to ____163____ her cat. She held the pole for support not ____164____ it was charged. The pole electrocuted her so badly that she was barely ____165____ seconds before her death. The electrocution resulted in ____166____ both her arms, which had to be cut off.
Rachel had to face such a (n) ____167____ accident. People get ____168____ about losing a finger. What would it be like if you lose both your arms That’s what Rachel was trying to digest. It wasn’t easy at all. Rachel, slowly and gradually was accepting the ____169____ that she lost her arms and was ____170____ dependent on others for basic necessities that ____171____ the use of her arms. It upset her that she could not ____172____ her own duties herself.
Many people would lose hope. ____173____, that was not the case with Rachel. She did not want to ____174____ her dream. She didn’t let the slightest hopelessness bring her down and make her ____175____ her motivation. After recovery, Rachel ____176____ day and night to do most of her work with her feet. She emphasized mostly on ____177____ since she had no arms to do that with. She tried and tried. After many ____178____ and failures, she finally could write with her feet. She continued her school, ____179____ her examination and got a scholarship for law school.
Her optimism paved the way for a bright future. Her hard work ____180____ all because she never gave up.
161．A．held up B．went after C．handed over D．put down
162．A．dangerous B．convenient C．enjoyable D．hard
163．A．teach B．hit C．get D．feed
164．A．caring B．knowing C．remembering D．admitting
165．A．stopped B．shocked C．seen D．saved
166．A．breaking B．pressing C．burning D．squeezing
167．A．terrible B．simple C．strange D．important
168．A．tired B．astonished C．depressed D．frightened
169．A．problem B．risk C．possibility D．fact
170．A．emotionally B．completely C．economically D．amazingly
171．A．required B．allowed C．limited D．stressed
172．A．report B．assign C．plan D．perform
173．A．Instead B．Meanwhile C．However D．Therefore
174．A．talk about B．give up C．believe in D．search for
175．A．find B．hide C．improve D．lose
176．A．practiced B．pretended C．refused D．agreed
177．A．reading B．dancing C．writing D．training
178．A．attempts B．competitions C．comparisons D．memories
179．A．chose B．passed C．failed D．missed
180．A．showed off B．dropped off C．took off D．paid off
Early in my teaching career, I heard countless excuses—most of them amusing—for why students didn’t have their homework. “The dog ate it” was one of them. As time passed, I grew ___181___ of hearing “I don’t have my homework because...” So I quit accepting any excuse.
When I was ___182___ to another school, I took my straightforward attitude with me. “No excuses, no extensions!” I warned my eighth graders on the first day. When a student didn’t have the homework, I never asked why. ___183___, I sighed loudly, shook my head in disgust and recorded a zero.
One afternoon, shortly after the ___184___ bell rang, Anthony ___185___ me. “Could I talk to you a minute ” he asked shyly. “I know what you said about our homework, but I don’t want you to think I’m a slacker(懒虫) because I come to school ___186___ mine so often.”
Anthony looked up at me, and I could see that his lower lip was shaking. “It’s just that...well, my dad moved out, and my mom works at night, so I have to look after my little brothers. Sometimes they cry a lot, which makes it hard to ___187___.”
I put my hand on Anthony’s thin shoulder. “Why are you just now telling me…” I stopped in mid-sentence. I knew why. So I ___188___ the question. “Would it help if you stayed here after school and worked on it ”
He swallowed hard and ___189___.
The next day, I announced to all my students that I’d be offering an after-school study hall. Anthony was the first to ___190___. Several days later, Terrell joined him, ___191___ by twins Sandy and Randy. Before long, I had a room full of eighth graders to work on their lessons. I never asked why any of them were there, but I soon had a large ___192___ of “I don’t have my homework because...” stories. All were very ___193___. None were amusing.
The things I learned weren’t taught in college. I discovered not all kids come from homes that are safe and ___194___. Not all kids have a quiet bedroom with a desk and study light. Some don’t have a home where a parent is even around. And some kids do go to bed ___195___. Most importantly, I learned that “I’ll listen” works better than “No excuses”.
181．A．ashamed B．scared C．tired D．informed
182．A．transferred B．transplanted C．transported D．transformed
183．A．However B．Afterward C．Moreover D．Instead
184．A．dismissal B．removal C．approval D．arrival
185．A．occupied B．greeted C．waved D．approached
186．A．with B．without C．for D．on
187．A．tolerate B．concentrate C．balance D．survive
188．A．extended B．refreshed C．changed D．updated
189．A．nodded B．shook C．weighed D．understood
190．A．give up B．put up C．show up D．take up
191．A．followed B．surrounded C．separated D．impressed
192．A．combination B．description C．prediction D．collection
193．A．imaginary B．fictional C．rigid D．real
194．A．rich B．warm C．simple D．sound
195．A．happily B．guiltily C．hungrily D．Irregularly
参考答案：
1．B
2．A
3．C
4．C
5．D
6．B
7．C
8．A
9．D
10．D
11．D
12．A
13．C
14．A
15．B
16．B
17．C
18．B
19．A
20．D
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述梅琳达在生日那天想到了跟去世的丈夫“共度每一个生日”的诺言和一家人的快乐生活，表达了她对丈夫的怀念。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在等着家人到来的同时，她在回忆旧时光。A. enjoying享受；B. recalling回忆；C. thinking思考；D. showing展示。根据下文“old times”可知，梅琳达是在回忆旧时光。故选B。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：自从托马斯一周前去世以来，疗养院一直是梅琳达的新住所。A. settlement定居；B. house房子；C. friend朋友；D. family家庭。根据上文“The nursing home”可知，这是梅琳达在丈夫去世后住的地方。故选A。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：托马斯与肺癌进行了长达三年的艰苦斗争。A. lost丢失；B. beaten打败；C. fought打仗；D. controlled控制。根据下文“a long and hard battle against lung cancer”可知，托马斯与肺癌进行了艰苦的斗争。故选C。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，他违背了他和梅琳达所做的承诺：每过一个生日都要和对方在一起。A. rule规则；B. agreement同意；C. promise承诺；D. contract合同。根据下文“to be with each other for every 5 . Melinda knew this was 6 but agreed to the promise for Thomas’s sake.”可知，这是他们曾经做出的承诺。故选C。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第4题详解。A. party晚会；B. week周；C. dream梦想；D. birthday生日。根据下文“The room was crowded with the people nearest and 15 to her and the warmth and love was felt 16 . The night went on; stories and cocktails(鸡尾酒) were 17 and everything was 18 .”可知，这应该是一个重要的而且有意义的日子，所以应该是生日。故选D。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：梅琳达知道这是不现实的，但为了托马斯，她同意了这个承诺。A. romantic浪漫的；B. unrealistic不现实的；C. beautiful漂亮的；D. unexpected出乎意料的。根据上文“Thomas had 3 a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years.”可知，托马斯得了肺癌，所以不可能会顺利地在接下来的每个生日都能和妻子一起度过。故选B。
7．考查连词词义辨析。句意：当他梦想着和他美丽的妻子住在一个岛上的时候，梅琳达对托马斯喊道：“托马斯，你完全是一个梦想家。”A. before在……之前；B. unless除非；C. as当……时候；D. if如果。根据上下文的意思和结构可知，这是在托马斯梦想着和他美丽的妻子住在一个岛上的时候发生的事情。故选C。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是她最喜欢他的地方——他有着生动的想象力。A. imagination想象；B. memory记忆；C. color颜色；D. description描写。根据上文“Thomas, you are completely a dreamer”可知，托马斯有着生动的想象力。故选A。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：玛丽在一年内就出生了，紧随其后的是托马斯·本杰明二世、莉莉·安和约瑟夫·“小乔伊”·乔治。A. comforted安慰；B. impressed留下印象；C. led领导；D. followed跟随。根据下文“by Thomas Benjamin II, Lilly-Ann, and Joseph “Little Joey” George”可知，这些孩子们是在玛丽出生了之后才有的。故选D。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这家人过着充满欢笑和爱的快乐生活。A. peaceful平静的；B. simple简单的；C. stressful有压力的；D. happy高兴的。根据下文“filled with laughter and love”可知，他们的生活是幸福快乐的。故选D。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：梅琳达陷入了与已故丈夫共同生活的沉思里。A. found发现；B. abandoned丢弃；C. focused集中；D. lost丢失。根据上文““Mom!” Lilly shouted, but it really sounded like a howl.”可知，梅琳达没有听见孩子叫她，所以她应该是陷入了与已故丈夫共同生活的沉思里。故选D。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：见第11题详解。A. late晚的，已故的；B. old老的；C. dying快死的；D. lovely可爱的。根据上文“Thomas passed away a week ago”可知，托马斯已经去世了。故选A。
13．考查介词词义辨析。句意：莉莉把她推下养老院长长的黑暗大厅，直到他们来到娱乐室。A. on在……上面；B. around大约；C. down沿着……往下；D. beside在……旁边。根据下文“the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room”可知，莉莉是推着她沿着养老院长长的黑暗大厅一直走，直到他们来到娱乐室。故选C。
14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：门打开时，梅琳达把手放在嘴上，完全说不出话来。A. speechless说不出话的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. frightened害怕的；D. amused逗乐的。根据上文 “When the doors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth”和下文“The room was crowded with the people nearest and 15 to her and the warmth and love was felt 16 .”可知，梅琳达看到那么多人在，又惊讶又高兴，激动的说不出来话。故选A。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：房间里挤满了最亲近和最亲爱的人，人们立刻感受到了温暖和爱。A. farthest最远的；B. dearest最亲爱的；C. warmest最温暖的；D. worst最坏的。根据上文“The room was crowded with the people nearest”可知，屋子里都是关系亲近和爱她的人们。故选B。
16．考查副词词义辨析。句意：见第15题详解。A. slowly慢慢地；B. instantly立刻；C. properly恰当地；D. finally最后。根据上文“The room was crowded with the people nearest and 15 to her and the warmth and love was felt”可知，因为房间里挤满了最亲近和最亲爱的人，所以，人们应该是立刻就感受到了温暖和爱。故选B。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：夜色继续；故事和鸡尾酒被分享着，一切都很完美。A. made做；B. brought带来；C. shared分享；D. given给。根据上文“stories and cocktails”可知，家人们聚在一起，应该是喝着酒并分享着他们的故事。故选C。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：见第17题详解。A. possible可能的；B. perfect完美的；C. prepared准备好的；D. similar类似的。根据上文“The room was crowded with the people nearest and 15 to her and the warmth and love was felt 16 . The night went on; stories and cocktails(鸡尾酒) were 17 ”可知，家人们在一起的祥和画面看起来是很完美的。故选B。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，当梅琳达安静下来时，她环顾了一下她的家人。A. family家人；B. house房子；C. husband丈夫；D. face脸。根据上文“She is 1 old times as she waits for her family’s arrival.”可知，来看梅琳达的都是她的家人。故选A。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她脸上带着微笑，举起酒杯，大声说：“这是给你的，托马斯，尽管你不在这里。”A. wish希望；B. concern关心；C. blessing保佑；D. toast祝酒。根据下文“This one is for you, Thomas, though you are not here.”可知，梅琳达举起酒杯是要和托马斯说祝酒的话。故选D。
21．B
22．A
23．C
24．B
25．D
26．A
27．C
28．D
29．A
30．C
31．B
32．D
33．A
34．C
35．D
36．B
37．A
38．B
39．C
40．D
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了一名17岁的飞行员成为世界上最年轻的单人驾驶小型飞机环游世界的人。这名男子名叫Mack Rutherford，他的旅程始于3月23日，穿越了五大洲的52个国家，两次穿越赤道，最后在保加利亚首都索非亚以西的一条跑道上降落。Rutherford成为独自环游世界的最年轻的飞行员，打破世界纪录。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：拥有英国和比利时国籍的麦克·卢瑟福星期三完成了他的旅行。A. accepts接受；B. holds持有；C. confirms确认；D. deserves值得。由下文的“British and Belgian citizenship”可知，Mack Rutherford持有英国和比利时双重公民身份。故选B项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把他的小型飞机降落在保加利亚首都索菲亚。A. landed着陆；B. caught抓住；C. boarded让乘客登机；D. piloted驾驶。由下文的“at the airport (在机场)”他的飞行旅程结束，因此，他驾驶的小型飞机在保加利亚首都索菲亚着陆。故选A项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这也是他五个月前开始旅程的地方。A. career生涯；B. business商业；C. journey旅程；D. survey调查。由上文的“completed his trip (完成了他的旅行)”和“He 2 his small plane in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. That is also where he started his 3 five months ago. (他把他的小型飞机降落在保加利亚首都索菲亚。这也是他五个月前开始……的地方)”可知，保加利亚首都索菲亚就是他五个月前开始他的飞行之旅的起点。故选C项。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一大群人在机场欢迎卢瑟福并庆祝他的成就。A. interviewed面试；B. welcomed欢迎；C. spotted发现；D. shocked使震惊。由上文的“A 17-year-old pilot has become the youngest person to fly alone around the world. (一名17岁的飞行员成为世界上最年轻的独自飞行者)”和下文的“celebrated”可知，当成为世界上最年轻的独自飞行者的卢瑟福在索菲亚着陆后，一群人在欢迎着他。故选B项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一大群人在机场欢迎卢瑟福并庆祝他的成就。A. recovery恢复；B. birthday生日；C. strengths优点；D. achievements成就。由上文的“A 17-year-old pilot has become the youngest person to fly alone around the world. (一名17岁的飞行员成为世界上最年轻的独自飞行者)”和“celebrated”可知，当成为世界上最年轻的独自飞行者的卢瑟福在索菲亚着陆后，一群人在欢迎着他，并庆祝他非凡的成就（创造吉尼斯世界记录的成就），呼应最后一段中的“his children’s achievements”。故选D项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：卢瑟福出生于一个飞行员家庭。A. fliers飞行员；B. engineers工程师；C. detectives侦探；D. architects建筑师。由下文的“His 19-year-old sister, Zara, set the record as the youngest woman to fly alone around the world in January. (他19岁的姐姐扎拉创下了今年1月世界上最年轻的独自飞行女性的纪录)”可知，姐姐也是飞行员，说明他生于一个飞行员家庭。故选A项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：卢瑟福于2020年获得了飞行员执照，在15岁时成为世界上最年轻的飞行员。A. checked检查；B. inspected审视；C. earned赢得；D. purchased购买。由下文的“his pilot’s license in 2020”和常识可知，此处指获得了飞行员执照，为他的独自飞行做铺垫。故选C项。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：卢瑟福于2020年获得了飞行员执照，在15岁时成为世界上最年轻的飞行员。A. bravest最勇敢的；B. cleverest最聪明的；C. fastest最快的；D. youngest最年轻的。由上文语境可知，在2020年，15岁的卢瑟福获得飞行驾照，成为了世界上最年轻的飞行员。故选D项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在旅行中年满17岁，因此打破了世界上飞行最年轻男性的吉尼斯世界纪录。A. trip旅行；B. stay停留；C. vacation假期；D. absence缺席。由上文语境可知，在他五个月的飞行旅程期间他刚好满17岁。故选A项。
30．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他在旅行中年满17岁，因此打破了世界上飞行最年轻男性的吉尼斯世界纪录。A. wander around到处闲逛；B. take over接管；C. fly around飞来飞去；D. tour across旅行。由上文的“A 17-year-old pilot has become the youngest person to fly alone around the world. (一名17岁的飞行员成为世界上最年轻的独自飞行者)”可知，卢瑟福成为独自环游（fly around）世界的最年轻的飞行员，打破世界纪录。故选C项。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的旅行从3月23日开始，带着卢瑟福穿越了五大洲的52个国家。A. caves洞穴；B. countries国家；C. airports机场；D. valleys山谷。由本处语境可知，卢瑟福的飞行之旅让他穿越了五大洲的52个国家。故选B项。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了创下吉尼斯世界纪录所认可的纪录，他两次穿越赤道。A. broken破碎；B. updated更新；C. maintained维持；D. recognized认可。由下文的“the Guinness World Records”可知，为了能得到吉尼斯世界纪录的认可，卢瑟福穿越赤道两次。故选D项。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：卢瑟福原本计划在三个月内完成旅行。A. planned计划；B. managed设法做；C. promised承诺；D. demanded要求。由上文的“That is also where he started his 3 five months ago. (这也是他五个月前开始旅程的地方)”可知，卢瑟福开始计划是三个月内完成这次飞行之旅。故选A项。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但由于几个障碍，包括暴雨、沙尘暴和酷热，它持续的时间更长。A. accidents事故；B. concerns担忧；C. barriers障碍；D. competitions竞争。由下文的“rainstorms, sandstorms and extreme heat”可知，由于经历了像暴雨和沙尘暴等这样的阻碍，这次飞行时间比计划的要长一些。故选C项。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大多数延误是由于等待获得许可证和遵守飞行计划所需的其他文件造成的。A. failures失败；B. risks危险；C. changes变化；D. delays延迟。由上文的“But it lasted longer”可知，这次飞行时间比计划的要长一些，说明计划延迟了，且大部分延迟的时间都用在了等待获得飞行和要求配套飞行计划的文件。故选D项。
36．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当他在飞行时，我一直试图保持联系并帮助他。A. curiously好奇地；B. constantly不断地；C. deliberately故意地；D. unwillingly不愿意地。由本处语境可知，在卢瑟福的飞行期间，他的姐姐不断地和他保持联系并帮助他，呼应下文的“Our parents called him every day(我们的父母每天都给他打电话)”，强调家人对他不断的帮助。故选B项。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的父母每天都给他打电话，我也加入了这些对话。A. conversations对话；B. conferences会议；C. conflicts冲突；D. appointments约定。由上文的“Our parents called him every day”可知，卢瑟福的父母每天都和他通电话，而他的姐姐也加人到那些电话谈话中，给弟弟的飞行给出建议。故选A项。
38．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我给他提供了关于路线和飞行的建议，这样我就能对他有用。A. grateful感激的；B. useful有用的；C. friendly友好的；D. unique独特的。由本处语境可知，姐姐给出关于飞行线路等的建议是想证明姐姐对弟弟的飞行是有用的。故选B项。
39．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的父亲萨姆·卢瑟福表示，他对孩子们的成就感到非常高兴和自豪。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. independent独立的；C. proud自豪的；D. unaware不知道的。由上文的“he was extremely happy”和下文的“his children’s achievements”可知，卢瑟福的父亲对于孩子们的成就感到非常高兴，自然是非常自豪的。故选C项。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他告诉记者，这样的事情有助于向其他孩子展示他们应该追随自己的梦想。A. identify识别；B. choose选择；C. present展示；D. follow追随。由上文语境可知，姐弟俩小小年纪就实现了自己想要的东西，取得了成就，卢瑟福的父亲认为，卢瑟福这样的经历有助于让其他孩子们明白要追逐自己的梦想。故选D项。
41．B
42．D
43．A
44．B
45．C
46．A
47．C
48．D
49．C
50．B
51．A
52．D
53．C
54．A
55．B
56．D
57．C
58．A
59．B
60．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在练习曲棍球时的经历的一次意外。
41．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：放学后练习的时候，我沿着场地冲了下去，突然发现在洞里一只脚比另一只脚深。A. took down记下；记录；B. charged down冲出；C. set down制定；D. put down写下；记录。根据上文“after school”及下文“ a better lacrosse player”可知，作为曲棍球运动员的作者，放学后作者应是冲到球场去练习。故选B。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. larger更大；B. quicker更快；C. stronger更强；D. deeper更深。结合下文“ in a hole”可知，作者一只脚踩到了地上的洞里，所以此处指一只脚比另一只脚踩得深。故选D。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：接下来是最痛苦的扭伤，听起来好像一下子折断了我所有的指关节。A. painful疼痛的；B. stressful有压力的；C. delicate易碎的；脆弱的；D. sensitive敏感的。根据下文“sounded like breaking all my knuckles(指关节)”可知，此处指扭伤的痛苦随之而来。故选A。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我立刻对我的脚和我的运动生涯充满了担忧。A. consequence结果；B. worry担心；C. symptom症状；D. phenomenon现象。根据上文“sounded like breaking all my knuckles(指关节)”，可知，扭伤带来的痛苦，使得作者变得担心起来。故选B。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. ability能力；B. relation关系；C. career职业；生涯；D. atmosphere气氛。根据下文“that made me a better lacrosse player”可知，作者是一名曲棍球运动员，所以脚伤会影响作者的运动员的生涯。故选C。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很难改变我已经习惯的生活方式。A. change改变；B. squeeze榨取；挤出；C. approach接近；D. function起作用。根据上文“It was difficult”及下文“life I had got used to”可知，作者感觉到自己得脚受伤了，所以此处指作者认为对他而言要对已经习惯得生活方式做出改变是困难的。故选A。
47．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我习惯了每天早上出去练习高级曲棍球技巧，我现在的状态是人生中最好的。A. looked forward to期待；B. set down to着手做；C. was used to过去常常；D. contributed to对……贡献。结合上文“life I had got used to”及下文“going out and practicing advanced lacrosse skills every morning”可知，此处指过去作者总是每天早上出去练习高级曲棍球技巧，故选C。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. direction方向；B. knowledge知识；C. understanding理解；D. shape形状。短语：in good shape“处于很好的状态”，根据上文“I 7 going out and practicing advanced lacrosse skills every morning, ”可知，作者每天练习高级的曲棍球技巧，使得作者处于最好的状态。故选D。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我失去了肌肉，变胖了，并且不开心。A. sight视力；B. hearing听力；C. muscle肌肉；D. blood血。结合上文“Then it all stopped”及下文“got fat”可知，因为脚受伤，所以作者停止了每天的练习，导致自己发福了，曾经因为练习拥有的肌肉消失了。故选C。
50．考查副词词义辨析。句意：谢天谢地，我明白这样的事情只不过是路上的一个洞。A. Unfortunately不幸运地；B. Thankfully感激的；幸亏；C. Generally大体上；普遍地；D. Importantly重要地。根据下文“such an event was nothing more than a hole in the road”及“I could drive at fifty miles per hour over that hole”可知，此处指作者同样还可以击球，所以是值得感谢的。故选B。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为我这样的人，我有信心能以每小时50英里的速度猛击球越过那个洞。A. confident自信的；有信心的；B. sensitive易生气的；敏感的；C. considerate体贴的；D. passive被动的。根据下文“I could drive at fifty miles per hour over that hole”，可知作者对自己把球打过那个洞是有信心的。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道一旦我克服了它，我会变得更加强大，因为我战胜了。A. expected期待；B. distinguished区分；C. resisted注册；D. overcome战胜；克服。根据上文“I could drive at fifty miles per hour over that hole. I knew once I was over it, I would grow stronger as a person”可知，作者自信自己可以击球越过地上的洞，这让作者变得更加强大，即作者克服了脚踩地洞的心理。故选D。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为受伤，我知道我不能锻炼。A. effort努力；B. failure失败；C. injury伤害；D. depression沮丧；消沉。根据上文“breaking all my knuckles(指关节)”可知，作者脚踩到洞里受了脚伤，所以这次脚伤使得作者不能锻炼。故选C。
54．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在球场上，我练习基本的曲棍球技巧。A. worked on从事于……；B. worked out计算出；解决；C. adjusted to适应；D. dropped out退学。根据上文“However, that didn’t stop me.”及下文“basic lacrosse skills. I did whatever I could while couldn’t move, such as playing wall ball every day and working on my shooting accuracy. ”可知，因为脚伤，作者不能移动，所以每天就是练习基本的曲棍球技巧。故选A。
55．考查副词词义辨析。句意：合起来，这些让我成为一个更好的曲棍球运动员。A. However然而；B. Together合起来；一起；总共；C. Furthermore而且；此外；D. What’s more而且。结合上文“I did whatever I could while couldn’t move, such as playing wall ball every day and working on my shooting accuracy.”可知，诸如每天打球，练习击球的准确性，这些都是使作者成为更高的曲棍球队员应具备的。故选B。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我大三开始之前，我承诺要提高自己，不仅在球场上，在精神上，在我的自爱中，而且在课堂上。A. treat对待；治疗；B. manage管理；经营；C. undertake承担；从事；D. better上进。根据下文“I believe I became a better person”可知，此处指作者决心要让自己上进。故选D。
57．考查副词词义辨析。句意：因为我受伤了，所以我更加认真地对待时间。A. casually偶然地；临时地；B. commonly普通地；C. seriously严肃地；认真地；D. regularly有规律地。根据下文“I started off my junior year strong， 18 my first 4.0 GPA(学分满4分)in over a year.”可知，作者第一次拿到了满分的成绩，可推知，作者比之前更认真的对待时间了。故选C。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在大三的时候表现很好，一年多来第一次拿到了学分满4分的成绩。A. earning赢得；挣得；B. admitting承认；C. bearing忍受；D. striking罢工。根据下文“my first 4.0 GPA(学分满4分)in over a year”可知，此处指作者得到了满分的成绩。故选A。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不仅在我的学业上是顶尖的，我在小事上也是优秀的，比如保持卧室一尘不染，整理好我的背包。A. strength力量；B. schoolwork学校作业；课堂作业；C. emotion情绪；D. peak顶峰。根据上文“my first 4.0 GPA(学分满4分)in over a year”可知，此处指作者在学业上是优秀的。故选B。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. full满的；B. empty空的；C. balanced平衡的；D. organized有条理的；有组织的。根据上文“keeping bedroom spotless and keeping my backpack”及下文“I became a better person”可知，此处指作者让自己的背包变得有条理，这样更符合下文的better person，故选D。
61．D
62．C
63．B
64．C
65．D
66．A
67．A
68．D
69．A
70．B
71．B
72．A
73．B
74．B
75．C
76．A
77．B
78．A
79．D
80．B
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者讲述了自己过去特别胆小，惧怕挑战，但是一次攀岩的成功使他感悟，不要惧怕不好的结果，专注于过程，一步一步前进。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一个这样的挑战似乎都象征着我人生中迈向成功需要的又一个台阶。A. suggestions建议；B. improvements改进，提高；C. discoveries发现；D. challenges挑战。上文“I did not believe I would even consider, let alone do”说到很多想不敢想更不敢做的事情，应该是很有挑战性的事情，下文中攀岩就是一个挑战的例子。故选D项。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一个这样的挑战似乎都象征着我人生中需要迈向成功的又一个台阶。A. offered提供；B. created创造；C. needed需要；D. missed错过；想念。结合下文“to get through to success”可知走向成功需要挑战，去克服挑战是走向成功的一个必经阶段。故选C项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不久前，我有一个机会爬一堵岩壁。A. build建造；B. climb攀爬；C. visit参观；拜访；D. report报道；回报。“rock wall”就是用来练习攀岩的，第7空后的句子及第13空后的句子都出现了climb一词，原词复现。故选B项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在这听起来并不难做到。A. say说；B. judge评判；C. do做；D. see看见。主语that指代的就是 “climb rock wall”， 攀岩这件事是我要做的。故选C项。
65．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但当你往40英尺高的地方看去，看着那些你必须踩着并抓住的小东西时，这似乎并不那么容易。A. straight一直；直接；B. back向后；返回；C. down向下；D. up向上。后面看到的“little things”指的是攀爬时手抓脚踩的突起，此时攀岩还没开始，应是向高处看。故选D项。
66．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但当你往40英尺高的地方看去，看着那些你必须踩着并抓住的小东西时，这似乎并不那么容易。A. easy容易的；轻松安逸的；B. dangerous危险的；C. fantastic极好的；D. complex复杂的。上一句表示听起来不难，本句but转折，表示真做起来是很难的，并不容易，注意空前的否定词not。故选A项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：至少我是这么想的。A. thought认为；B. proved证明，证实；C. concluded结束；得出结论；D. hoped希望。看着那么高，可抓可踩的东西那么小，爬到顶部真不是容易，这就是开始攀爬前我的想法。故选A项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一只手和每一只脚都被小心翼翼地放好，我在向上爬的过程中学会了一件事，就是不要向后看或向下看。A. ignored忽视；B. admitted承认；C. obtained得到；获得；D. learned学习；得知。结合下文“not look back or look down”可知，这是亲身经历过程中学习到的。故选D项。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：爬到一半时，我开始觉得累了，但我知道我能做到。A. way方法；道路；B. time时间；C. amount量；D. tour旅游。根据下文“ I continued one step at a time”可知此处指我是在攀爬的路程中，即爬到半路上，就累了。故选A项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：爬到半山腰时，我开始觉得累了，但我知道我能做到。A. take拿；带着；B. make制造；C. follow跟随；D. give给与。固定表达make it意为“成功”，前面说爬到一半就累了，but转折之后，应该是有了经验知道自己能坚持下来，成功登顶。故选B项。
71．考查副词词义辨析。句意：是的，我真得到达了顶部，站在四十英尺的高空向下看我已经走了多远，这是一件多么快乐的事啊。A. fast快速；B. far远地；C. soon不久；D. much多。从地面到40米顶部这也是一段很远的距离，与前面half way呼应。故选B项。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：回到地面和朋友们一起庆祝是多么有趣和成就感啊。A. achievement成就；B. appreciation感激；欣赏；C. independence独立；D. familiarity熟悉。一件觉得很难的挑战，成功之后是应该很有成就感的。故选A项。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：回到地面和朋友们一起庆祝是多么有趣和成就感啊。A. beer 啤酒；B. friends 朋友；C. flowers鲜花；D. audience观众。攀岩时在一起，并且成功后与之一起庆祝的应该是自己的朋友。故选B项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我审视这些经历时，我明白了它是如何指引我的成功和我继续追求的方向的。A. reminds提醒；使想起；B. directs指导；C. represents代表；D. refers提及；参考，描述。根据后面的“direction”可知，这次挑战成功为以后的成功及追求的方向提供了引导作用。故选B项。
75．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：的确，每一个挑战和每一条路都是一步一步来的。A. likely很有可能；B. unbelievable令人难以置信的；C. true真的；D. funny可笑的。我此次挑战成功后认识到“every challenge and every road is conquered（征服）one step at a time.”是真理。故选C项。
76．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每次我有点害怕的时候，这些挑战和经历会帮助我度过艰难的时刻，并保持专注于过程。A. scared 害怕的；B. unsatisfied不满意的；C. confused困惑的；D. discouraged沮丧的，灰心的。结合上文“I have done many things in the past four years I did not believe I would even consider, let alone do.”可知我以前有些事想也不敢想，更不敢做，可推知我是胆小的，害怕挑战。故选A项。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次我有点害怕的时候，这些挑战和经历会帮助我度过艰难的时刻，并保持专注于过程。A. purpose目的；B. course课程；过程；C. prize 奖，奖金；D. result结果。此次攀岩成功的经验也是不要光看顶部那么高害怕，而是在过程中一步一步爬，所以我应该认为要专注于过程。故选B项。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那天的奖励是墙的顶部。A. top顶部；B. size 尺寸；规模；C. weight重量；D. height高度。登顶成功就是对过程中一步一步攀爬的奖励。故选A项。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在生活中，奖赏是你当你一步一个脚印地克服每一个挑战时，你要为之庆祝的每一次成功。A. problem问题；B. dream梦想；C. opportunity机会；D. success成功。该空名词在定语从句中作have和celebrate的宾语，克服挑战获得成功是应该庆祝的。故选D项。
80．考查动词短语辨析。句意：所以坚持下去，你会到达顶峰的。A. give up放弃；B. keep on继续坚持；C. prepare for为...做准备；D. start with开始。这是我根据自己的成功经验对读者和自己的一种鼓励，一直不懈地坚持，专注过程就会成功。故选B项。
81．B
82．C
83．A
84．D
85．C
86．A
87．B
88．D
89．A
90．D
91．A
92．C
93．C
94．B
95．D
96．B
97．B
98．D
99．C
100．A
【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章主要通过一位老师和学生的对话讲述生命的意义。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一位灰白胡子的老师和一位年轻的学生坐在寂静的池塘岸边，正在观察荷花的盛开，这时这位年轻的学生打断了沉默。A. view观点；B. silence沉默；C. balance平衡；D. talking说话。根据上文“sitting on a shore of a silent pond”可知，他们所在的地方本来是很安静的，所以是打破了这份安静。故选B。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：老师，为什么生命的意义对我们隐藏？A. exposed暴露；B. related有关系；C. hidden躲藏；D. escaped逃跑。根据下文“We are 3 in trying to understand the logic of things happening around us, we see separate parts and we are aware of their interrelations. But all of our efforts appear to be 4 when a new component appears, destroying all of the previous 5 constructions.”可知，在学生看来，生命的意义是很隐晦的。故选C。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们埋头于理解周围发生的事情的逻辑，我们看到了不同的部分，我们意识到了它们之间的相互关系。A. buried埋；B. surrounded围绕；C. concerned关心；D. disappointed使失望。根据下文“in trying to understand the logic of things happening around us”可知，这里强调埋头于理解周围发生的事情的逻辑。故选A。
84．考查介词短语辨析。句意：但当一个新的组件出现时，我们所有的努力似乎都是徒劳的，破坏了之前所有的逻辑结构。A. in common共同；B. in doubt怀疑；C. in need需求；D. in vain徒劳。根据上文“But”可知，上下文是转折的关系，上文提到一切看起来很顺利，但是当一个新的组件出现时，我们所有的努力似乎都是徒劳的。故选D。
85．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：见第4题详解。A. original原始的；B. local当地的；C. logical符合逻辑的；D. functional功能的。根据上文“the logic of things happening around us”可知，这里指破坏了之前所有的逻辑结构。故选C。
86．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“生命的意义。”老师不情愿地把视线从花上移开，“只有那些头脑中没有世俗烦恼、愿望和激情的人才能理解。”A. reluctantly不情愿地；B. obviously明显地；C. consequently因此；D. angrily生气地。根据上文“A gray-bearded teacher and a young student were observing the blooming of a lotus (莲花), sitting on a shore of a silent pond, when the young student interrupted the 1 .”可知，老师本来在专心致志的看荷花，突然学生发出疑问，所以老师很不情愿地把视线从花上移开，来回答学生的问题。故选A。
87．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第6题详解。A. fears恐惧；B. troubles麻烦；C. anxieties紧张；D. difficulties困难。根据下文“cutting off the ties that join you with worldly troubles and passions,”可知，这里指世俗带来的麻烦。故选B。
88．考查名词词义辨析。句意：只有新出生的人才接近这个状态。A. civilization文明；B. restriction限制；C. level水平；D. state状态。根据上文““The meaning of life.” the teacher 6 turned his sight from the flower, “can only be understood by someone whose mind isn’t clouded with earthly 7 , wishes and passions.”可知，头脑中没有世俗烦恼、愿望和激情是新生儿的状态。故选D。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：新生的特点让我们想起了莲花，它高耸在池塘不可动摇的宁静中。A. towering高耸；B. living居住；C. depending依赖；D. spying发现。根据下文“on the unshakable stillness of the pond”可知，这是在描述荷花的样子：高耸在池塘不可动摇的宁静中。故选A。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，池塘的岸边是空旷而平静的。A. noisy嘈杂的；B. dirty脏的；C. graceful优雅的；D. peaceful和平的，平静的。根据下文“And later, the world appears, with all of its meaningless worldliness”可知，开始的时候，池塘的岸边是没有世俗的烦恼的，是平静的。故选D。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在池塘的岸边生长着各种各样的人。A. grow成长；B. cheer欢呼；C. speed加速；D. bring带来。根据下文“all kinds of persons”可知，这里指有各种各样的人生活在池塘的岸边。故选A。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：莲花的灵魂不会被愿望之风、依恋之雨、抱怨之雪和失落之冰所触动。A. movements移动；B. developments发展；C. attachments附属；D. statements说明，陈述。根据这句话的上下文意思可知，莲花的灵魂不会被愿望之风、依恋之雨、抱怨之雪和失落之冰所触动。故选C。
93．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，不断地，每一句话、道德、善良和我们的影响都会扰乱孩子未触及的心灵，使他长大，离理解生命的意义越来越远。A. unbearable不能容忍的；B. unacceptable不能接受的；C. untouched不能触碰的；D. unstable不稳固的。根据上文““The meaning of life.” the teacher 6 turned his sight from the flower, “can only be understood by someone whose mind isn’t clouded with earthly 7 , wishes and passions. Only new-borns are close to that 8 .”可知，孩子的心灵本来是未被世俗烦恼、愿望和激情触及的。故选C。
94．考查动词短语辨析。句意：“但我们无法摆脱所有这些，”学生激动地喊道。A. broke out发生；B. shouted out大喊；C. figured out指出；D. gave out分发，释放。根据下文“heatedly”可知，学生听完老师的解释之后很激动，所以是大声的回答。故选B。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你想寻找生命的意义，你需要拒绝每一个愿望、依恋和感觉，切断与世俗的烦恼和激情联系在一起的纽带，然后，也许你就能回到最初。A. satisfy使满意；B. achieve达到，完成；C. reuse重新使用；D. refuse拒绝。根据上文“If you want to search for the meaning of life,”可知，如果你想寻找生命的意义，你需要拒绝每一个愿望、依恋和感觉。故选D。
96．考查副词词义辨析。句意：见第15题详解。A. frankly坦白地；B. possibly可能地；C. surely当然；D. undoubtedly毫无疑问地。根据上文“If you want to search for the meaning of life, you will need to 15 every wish, attachment and feeling, cutting off the ties that join you with worldly troubles and passions, and then”可知，只有拒绝每一个愿望、依恋和感觉，切断与世俗的烦恼和激情联系在一起的纽带，然后才可能回到最初的状态。故选B。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：老师又把目光转向荷花，并且最后说。A. back后背；B. eyes眼睛；C. face脸；D. head头。根据上文“the teacher 6 turned his sight from the flower”可知，当学生问老师问题的时候，老师把目光从荷花转向了学生，现在话要说完了，所以老师又把目光转回到荷花上。故选B。
98．考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许生命的意义就是当你坐在小屋的阴凉处，听孩子们欢快的笑声，喝着你亲爱的妻子给你端来的茶时，能与朋友们交谈。A. pleasure高兴；B. purpose目的；C. wonder奇迹；D. sense感觉。根据下文“of life is just being able to talk with friends while you are sitting in the shade of your cottage, 19 the cheerful laughter of children, and drinking tea, 20 your loving wife brings you.”可知，这里是在说明生命的意义。故选D。
99．考查动词短语辨析。句意：见第18题详解。A. watching for寻找；B. speaking of说起；C. listening to听；D. ridding of摆脱。根据下文“the cheerful laughter of children”可知，这里指听孩子们欢快的笑声。故选C。
100．考查连词词义辨析。句意：见第18题详解。A. which哪一个；B. that那；C. what什么；D. as当。根据下文“ 20 your loving wife brings you.”可知，这是非限制性定语从句，先行词是tea，在从句中做主语，指物，用which引导。故选A。
101．B
102．C
103．B
104．A
105．D
106．C
107．B
108．C
109．A
110．D
111．A
112．D
113．B
114．A
115．D
116．C
117．D
118．A
119．B
120．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者的女儿患有自闭症，是K女士教会了女儿和家人如何做手语，解开了我们所有人的沟通难题。面对新冠疫情，作者坚信K女士将以积极的态度、耐心和大量的资源解决新冠肺炎中的问题为学生和家庭开发远程学习方式。
101．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在过去的几周里，关于新冠肺炎的威胁越来越大的报道层出不穷。A. giving in屈服；B. pouring in涌入；C. dying away逐渐消失；D. fading away消失。根据下文“growing 2 of COVID-19”以及“I should make plans to begin working from home”可知，在过去的几周，关于新冠肺炎威胁的报道不断涌入。故选B。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. prevention预防；B. control控制；C. threat威胁；D. ease安逸，舒适。根据下文“I should make plans to begin working from home”可知，此处是指关于新冠肺炎的威胁的报道。故选C。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的丈夫是一名医生，他告诉我，我应该制定计划，开始在家工作。A. scolded批评；B. informed告知；C. pleased取悦；D. promised承诺。inform sb. that…意为“告知某人……”，此处指作者的丈夫告诉她计划开始在家工作。故选B。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：面对全球挑战时，我为什么会想到她？A. think想起；B. approve赞成；C. complain抱怨；D. dream梦想。根据上文““What would Ms K do ” was in my playlist of the top 10 questions”可知，作者想到了K女士。故选A。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. career职业；B. belief信念；C. purpose目的；D. challenge挑战。根据常识可知，COVID-19是全球面临的挑战。故选D。
106．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：K女士是一名特殊教育教师。A. secondary中等的；B. adult成人的；C. special特殊的；D. normal正常的。根据下文“Dorian’s multiple 10 -ranging from hearing, speaking and mental problems”可知，K女士是一名特殊教育教师。故选C。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Dorian患有自闭症。A. resulted由……引起；B. suffered遭受，患病；C. benefited从……受益；D. recovered从……恢复。根据下文“autism”可知，Dorian患有自闭症。suffer from患病，遭受，符合语境。故选B。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我遇到K女士时，Dorian正在上幼儿园，尽管我们努力将她纳入普通教室，但这是徒劳的。A. cure治愈；B. witness目睹；C. include包含，使成为……的一部分；D. spot发现。根据下文“Ms K and her instructional assistant both were 15 in sign language and taught Dorian and 16 the rest of the family how to 17 .”可知，作者想让Dorian进入常规教室学习，但是没有成功。include sb/sth in sth. 使成为……的一部分,符合语境。故选C。
109．考查介词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. in vain徒劳地；B. in advance提前；C. in time及时；D. in return作为回报。根据下文“Ms K and her instructional assistant both were 15 in sign language and taught Dorian and 16 the rest of the family how to 17 .”可知，作者想让Dorian进常规教室学习，但是没有成功。故选A。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Dorian的多重残疾——包括听力、言语和精神问题——每天结束时都会让我们疲惫不堪。A. choices选择；B. functions功能；C. advantages好处；D. disabilities残疾。根据下文“ranging from hearing, speaking and mental problems”可知，Dorian身患多重残疾。故选D。
111．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. tired疲惫的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. cheerful高兴的。根据常识可知，女儿身患多重残疾，所以每天结束时都会让家人们疲惫不堪。故选A。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最重要的是，他们让Dorian无法表达她的需求。A. suit适合；B. ignore忽视；C. identify识别；D. convey表达。根据上文“ranging from hearing, speaking and mental problems”以及下文“Within three months, Dorian’s sign vocabulary greatly improved”可知， Dorian不能表达她的需求。故选D。
113．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于Dorian来说，她与他人互动的主要方式是图片。A. clear清楚的；B. primary主要的；C. deserted被遗弃的； D. relaxing令人放松的。根据上下文可知，Dorian身患听力、言语和精神问题，所以她的主要互动方式是图片。故选B。
114．考查动词词义辨析。句意：是K女士解开了我们所有人的沟通难题。A. unlocked解锁，揭开；B. discouraged使气馁；C. created创造；D. designed设计。根据下文“Our world changed greatly”可知，K女士解开了我们所有人的沟通难题。故选A。
115．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：K女士和她的助教都精通手语，并教了Dorian，最后教了家里的其他人如何做手语。A. inactive不活跃的；B. imbalanced不平衡的；C. weak虚弱的；D. skilled熟练的，擅长的。根据上文“Ms K was a(n) 6 education teacher.”可知， K女士精通手语。故选D。
116．考查副词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. accidentally意外地；B. tentatively试验性地；C. eventually最后；D. rarely很少。根据上文“It was Ms K who 14 the communication puzzle for us all.”可知，K女士和她的助教教了Dorian和家里的其他人如何做手语。故选C。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. listen听；B. speak说；C. leave离开；D. sign打手语。根据下文“Within three months, Dorian’s sign vocabulary greatly improved, and she started to sign three-and-four-word sentences.”可知，K女士和她的助教教了Dorian和家里的其他人如何做手语。故选D。
118．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于与K女士共度的三年时光，我们的世界发生了巨大变化。A. spent花（时间），度过；B. quit放弃；C. consulted咨询；D. described描述。根据下文“She taught my daughter, Dorian, for 3 years.”可知，我们与K女士共度了三年的时光。故选A。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我坚信K女士将以积极的态度、耐心和大量的资源解决新冠肺炎中的问题，并用相同的方式为学生和家庭开发远程学习。A. doubt怀疑；B. address处理，对付；C. teach教；D. distinguish区别。address oneself to sth. 是固定短语，意为“设法解决问题”。故选B。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. time时间；B. art艺术；C. manner方式；D. imagination想象。此处指作者坚信K女士将以积极的态度、耐心和大量的资源解决新冠肺炎中的问题，并用相同的方式为学生和家庭开发远程学习。故选C。
121．B
122．C
123．D
124．A
125．B
126．A
127．B
128．C
129．D
130．A
131．D
132．C
133．B
134．A
135．D
136．C
137．A
138．D
139．B
140．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了邮递员比利听说了11岁男孩阿尔菲因为鹦鹉的死给天堂写了一封信，于是比利在网上进行了募捐，帮助阿尔菲重新获得了宠物鸟。
121．考查名词词义辨析。句意：邮递员随后在社交媒体上发出呼吁，试图筹集资金以帮助阿尔菲。A. ending 结尾；B. appeal呼吁；募捐呼吁；C. abstract摘要；D. novel小说。根据下文“on social media in an effort to raise funds in order to help Alfie.”可知，为了帮助阿尔菲，所以在社交媒介上发布募捐呼吁筹集资金。故选B。
122．考查动词词义辨析。句意：阿尔菲三年前被诊断为多动症。A. infected感染；B. compared比较；C. diagnosed诊断； D. filled装入。根据下文“with ADHD (儿童多动症) three years ago.”可知，此处指阿尔菲被诊断为患有多动症。故选C。
123．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当他的鹦鹉死了时，他很伤心。A. died off渐渐消散；B. went around绕过去；C. set out出发；D. passed away逝世。根据上文“Postman Billy heard about Alfie Whitehouse’s heartbreak after the ext完形填空
A car with three teenage girls ran into the Pascagoula River accidentally. The car floated 25 yards into the river and then began to ____1____. The girls ____2____ to the vehicle’s top where they screamed for help.
A strong and confident swimmer since childhood, Corion Evans, 16, heard their calls. He ____3____ threw down his phone, ____4____ his shirt and shoes and jumped into the river. With the vehicle nearly out of sight, he ____5____ the situation called for quick action. He ____6____ task of pulling the girls to safety as quickly as possible. Corion helped calm the ____7____ girls when he reached the vehicle. Finally, he guided the three girls safely back to the shore.
The girls were all treated at a nearby ____8____ and are expected to make a full ____9____. One of the ____10____ survivors became emotional as she reflected on the scary ____11____. She thought it might be the end of her ____12____ as she hopelessly tried to stay afloat.
“Mr. Evans is a true ____13____. He displayed incredible bravery and selflessness by ____14____ his own safety to help people in danger,” she added. “If Mr. Evans had not assisted, it could have possibly ____15____ a tragedy（悲剧）instead of all of us rescued safely.”
1．A．crash B．sink C．appear D．launch
2．A．escaped B．flooded C．raced D．flew
3．A．easily B．eventually C．gradually D．immediately
4．A．changed B．found C．removed D．fastened
5．A．mentioned B．knew C．doubted D．guessed
6．A．relied on B．focused on C．agreed on D．insisted on
7．A．confused B．cautious C．anxious D．frightened
8．A．school B．party C．hospital D．factory
9．A．commitment B．description C．examination D．recovery
10．A．ashamed B．original C．grateful D．curious
11．A．experience B．movie C．instance D．imagination
12．A．dream B．life C．career D．task
13．A．genius B．soldier C．assistant D．hero
14．A．risking B．ensuring C．maintaining D．concerning
15．A．aimed at B．suffered from C．turned out D．adapted into
The public library is one of the greatest inventions humankind has ever imagined and actually made happen. Libraries are a (an)___16___ , quiet place where all people can hang out and read, without having to ___17___ anyone anything. Apart from being a place that is full of ___18___ to borrow, libraries are something that offers ___19___ and warmth. A post on Twitter celebrating the wonderfulness of libraries ____20____ this point perfectly.
“Today a woman with developmental disabilities came into the library, and she was ____21____,” wrote a Twitter user. “She didn’t ___22___ her address, but her phone number was in her pocket on a piece of paper with Elmo on it. She kept saying, ‘The library is a safe place.’We called and her guardians (监护人) came right over. It seemed that they were not worried at all. Apparently this happens pretty ___23___. They even stayed long enough for her to ___24___ some new books and Sesame Street DVDs. The library is a safe place indeed.”
The post ___25___ others to share their own stories of libraries being safe places for them, and it’s enough to ___26___ even the hardest of hearts. For people who grew up in dysfunctional (功能失调的) homes, the library can be a safe heaven of calm and kindness. For people lacking financial means, the library is a space that provides free education and free entertainment, as well as a free indoor place to go. This is the reason why ___27___ people grouped to libraries when they have nowhere else on earth---the only place that doesn’t ___28___ money. We cannot understate Literal lifesavers. Libraries also fill up a lot of gaps in other social ___29___ and help people find their way to information about other opportunities. They open the doors to so many ____30____.
16．A．calm B．noisy C．nervous D．amusing
17．A．ask B．pay C．afford D．beg
18．A．supplies B．stationery C．books D．cafeterias
19．A．support B．assistance C．shelter D．safety
20．A．declared B．explained C．tackled D．discovered
21．A．trapped B．lost C．anxious D．delighted
22．A．know B．search C．conceive D．cover
23．A．exactly B．accurately C．regularly D．fluently
24．A．work out B．come out C．bring out D．check out
25．A．spread B．inspired C．impressed D．contacted
26．A．bother B．surprise C．fund D．warm
27．A．heartbroken B．homeless C．hopeless D．elderly
28．A．require B．quit C．recommend D．spend
29．A．research B．communities C．services D．designs
30．A．memories B．problems C．advertisements D．possibilities
There lived four friends in a jungle. A lion, a bear, a monkey and a giraffe! They met each other every day by the ____31____, playing together.
One day, hunters came to know about these animals. They wanted to catch them and sell them for money. They came to the jungle and lay a trap. ____32____, the bear fell into the trap. The hunters were very ____33____ and took the bear away in a truck.
When the friends ____34____ by the lake, they found the bear ____35____. The lion, who came early, ____36____ something wrong. He roared (吼叫) loudly. The other animals in the jungle got ____37____ because there was no ____38____ of the bear. Just then, an idea occurred to the ____39____. He climbed on a hill and _____40_____ his long neck over the trees, and _____41_____ the truck. He told the monkey about the _____42_____ of the truck. The monkey _____43_____ through the trees in the jungle to follow the truck. On the way, he dropped fruits from various trees to make a _____44_____ for the lion to follow. The lion ran as fast as he could.
Suddenly, the lion got in front of the truck. The driver lost _____45_____ and the truck overturned. Together, the friends rescued the bear. They were happy to be together again!
31．A．road B．lake C．sea D．river
32．A．Unfortunately B．Frequently C．Consequently D．Mistakenly
33．A．curious B．anxious C．content D．calm
34．A．bathed B．fought C．gathered D．exercised
35．A．dangerous B．disturbing C．awkward D．missing
36．A．shared B．sensed C．removed D．encountered
37．A．scared B．thrilled C．ashamed D．relieved
38．A．shape B．shadow C．voice D．sign
39．A．lion B．bear C．giraffe D．monkey
40．A．rolled B．approached C．shook D．stretched
41．A．boarded B．followed C．spotted D．abandoned
42．A．weight B．performance C．size D．location
43．A．swung B．looked C．drove D．marched
44．A．stick B．circle C．track D．meal
45．A．touch B．heart C．confidence D．control
This week we drove over to spend some time with Aunt Carmeleta. We don’t see her ____46____ because she lives in Tennesee, which is far from us. However, this past week her husband Ken drove their motor home to Michigan to ____47____ a party.
As always, it was ____48____ to see Carmeleta. She met us at the motor home door ____49____. She gave us each a big hug and scurried(碎步疾跑) around to make us ____50____.
The first time my friend, Bill, met Carmeleta, he said, “She can’t be ____51____!” Bill had never met anyone so kind, ____52____, and full of mercy(仁慈) as Carmeleta. But after knowing her for well over 50 years, he ____53____ she is.
I’ve been ____54____ to know Carmeleta my whole life. She has _____55_____ me more than she could ever know. When I _____56_____ to her how people were talking bad about me, she would _____57_____ me, “Just keep being yourself. _____58_____ yourself for who you are.” I’m sure she saw areas where I needed _____59_____, but she only showed love, patience, and mercy to me.
Next month Carmeleta will be 89 years young. I say young because she never seems to _____60_____ for me. And she is still full of love, kindness and mercy. She accepts people where they are, and she is for real!
46．A．formally B．rather C．often D．completely
47．A．attend B．celebrate C．honour D．repeat
48．A．awkward B．possible C．wonderful D．obvious
49．A．teaching B．jogging C．agreeing D．smiling
50．A．worried B．comfortable C．sad D．graceful
51．A．real B．old C．beautiful D．active
52．A．strong B．loving C．native D．frightened
53．A．hopes B．attracts C．admires D．believes
54．A．anxious B．confusing C．lucky D．amazing
55．A．helped B．cheated C．fed D．phoned
56．A．referred B．explained C．applied D．complained
57．A．stop B．compare C．guide D．annoy
58．A．Change B．Dislike C．Accept D．Stress
59．A．truth B．improvement C．source D．stress
60．A．wait B．work C．view D．age
A soldier returned to his castle at dawn. He was in a mess. His face was bloody; his horse was lame. His ____61____ met him at the gate, asking, “What has happened to you ”
____62____ himself up as best he could, he replied, “Oh, Sir, I have been ____63____ in your service, robbing and burning and killing your enemies to the west.”
“You have been what ” cried the ____64____ king, “But I haven’t any enemies to the west!”
“Oh!” said the soldier. And then, after a(n) ____65____, he continued to say, “Well, I think you do now.”
What about you Do you have enemies to the west Or in some other directions None of us will calmly sail through our lives in perfect ____66____ with everyone we meet. And though most struggles can be settled along the way, and most of our damaged ____67____ can eventually be healed, some issues may threaten to drive a ____68____wedge (楔) between people. Sincere morals and political ideas, especially, can divide folks who just hold different positions.
One person said, “I don’t have a personal enemy ____69____. They’ve all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me.”
So-called “enemies” can _____70_____ a valuable purpose. If we let them, they can teach us about ourselves. By_____71_____ a mirror before us, they can help us _____72_____ what we may have missed. By disagreeing with our ideas, they can _____73_____ our points of view. And, if we allow them, they can _____74_____ help us practice strength and sympathy in the face of criticism.
If enemies cannot become friends, they can become _____75_____. If we listen, they will teach us what our friends cannot.
61．A．wife B．father C．king D．friend
62．A．Tightening B．Straightening C．Pulling D．Standing
63．A．fighting B．training C．competing D．learning
64．A．disappointed B．frightened C．surprised D．excited
65．A．sigh B．apology C．rest D．pause
66．A．harmony B．common C．touch D．company
67．A．pains B．wounds C．relationships D．bodies
68．A．visible B．short C．temporary D．permanent
69．A．escaped B．spared C．left D．stayed
70．A．achieve B．serve C．act D．express
71．A．holding B．moving C．choosing D．giving
72．A．reflect B．remember C．prove D．see
73．A．sharpen B．change C．share D．support
74．A．quickly B．immediately C．unconsciously D．publicly
75．A．drivers B．teachers C．doctors D．lawyers
As 17-year-old Norwood drove through St. Petersburg, Florida, last February, the laughter and chatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way to screams. As they ____76____ an crossroad, another car T-boned them, sending their car into a nearby yard, coming to a ____77____only when it crashed into a tree.
As smoke ____78____ in a large mass from the other car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to ____79____ ! Get out!” Norwood struggled out through the window, running for her ____80____ along with two of her friends, who also managed to free themselves.
But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back to the car and saw Simmons in the back seat, unconscious. She ____81____ open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the ____82____ glass as best she could. She dragged Simmons a few feet to ____83____ and laid her on the ground. She checked her pulse and her chest. No sign of life.
Had the accident happened a few weeks ____84____, she might not have known what to do. But Norwood, who wants to pursue a career in ____85____, had earned her CPR certificate just the day before. She knew she had precious little time to practice what she’d learned.
She started ____86____ Simmons’s chest with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her ____87____ with the kiss of life. After the 30th compression (压缩), Simmons began coughing and breathing for air. The CPR had ____88____ !
Soon, the ____89____ arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital. And then she heard ____90____ her best friend had saved her life. “I wasn’t shocked,” Simmons told CNN. “She will always help any way she can.”
76．A．generated B．approached C．wandered D．attacked
77．A．defence B．conclusion C．point D．stop
78．A．rose B．disappeared C．released D．filled
79．A．hold up B．turn up C．blow up D．break up
80．A．car B．life C．house D．advantage
81．A．clicked B．knocked C．threw D．extended
82．A．open B．clean C．delicate D．broken
83．A．safety B．departure C．conversation D．seat
84．A．later B．smarter C．earlier D．faster
85．A．medicine B．engineering C．education D．electricity
86．A．touching B．hitting C．pulling D．pressing
87．A．wrist B．pulse C．lungs D．heart
88．A．mattered B．happened C．worked D．occupied
89．A．firemen B．drivers C．friends D．ambulances
90．A．why B．whether C．how D．what
In 2007, 22-year-old Ramesh’s peanut farm lost money. As was often the case in most of India, Ramesh was ___91___ pesticides (杀虫剂) and fertilizers across his 2.4 hectares in the Anantapur district of southern India. In this desert-like area, which gets less than 600 millimeters of rainfall most years, farming is a(n) ___92___.
“I lost a lot of money growing peanuts through chemical farming ___93___,” says Ramesh, who is interested in agriculture. The chemicals are ___94___ in many parts of southern India. The farmers depend too much on pesticides. The chemicals are ___95___ but the production is low. Then in 2017, he ___96___ the chemicals. “Ever since I ___97___ sustainable agricultural practices like natural farming, the production has been ___98___ and the cost has gone down,” he says.
One natural farming method calls for ___99___ all chemical fertilizers and pesticides with organic matter to boost soil nutrient levels. Ramesh also expanded his crops, ____100____ peanuts and some tomatoes. Then he added eggplants and other crops.
With the ____101____ of the non-profit organization Accion Fraterna Ecology Centre, which works with farmers who want to try ____102____ farming, Ramesh increased his ____103____ enough to buy more land, expanding his field. Like thousands of other farmers practicing natural farming across India, Ramesh has ____104____ to enrich his dead soil while his new trees help keep carbon out of the atmosphere, thus playing an important role in reducing India’s carbon footprint. Recent study has shown that the carbon absorption ____105____ of natural farming is as much as 34 percent higher than standard forms of agriculture.
91．A．collecting B．applying C．gaining D．robbing
92．A．advantage B．principle C．challenge D．disaster
93．A．phenomena B．conditions C．methods D．analyses
94．A．accessible B．specific C．missing D．common
95．A．costly B．useful C．complicated D．harmless
96．A．advocated B．abandoned C．adopted D．advanced
97．A．broke up B．left out C．backed out D．took up
98．A．increased B．emphasized C．ruined D．suspended
99．A．understanding B．replacing C．confusing D．rejecting
100．A．anxiously B．eventually C．rarely D．originally
101．A．adjustment B．aid C．exception D．debt
102．A．temporary B．overseas C．sustainable D．abnormal
103．A．fitness B．limits C．profits D．respect
104．A．managed B．hesitated C．failed D．agreed
105．A．loss B．barrier C．credit D．potential
Casey and John, a young couple, had been driving from Maryland to North Carolina when their 36-hour nightmare began. They expected the road trip to ____106____ five hours, but a massive snowstorm led to ice-related ____107____, and the state closed a 50-mile stretch of the ____108____ for safety reasons.
With traffic stopped and no clear information on when the highway would ____109____, some drivers abandoned their cars and set out on foot. Others, like Casey and Joe, turned off the ____110____ to save gas and seated themselves in their vehicles. They tried their best to stay warm.
A cold night in hunger and little sleep left them feeling ____111____. After 21 hours of suffering, Casey ____112____ a bread delivery truck among the waiting vehicles. On a sudden inspiration, she called Schmidt Baking Company, the owner of the truck She left a ____113____ on the company’ s customer service line, asking if the truck driver could ____114____ the baked goods with troubled drivers. She didn’t know if they would take her request ____115____, but she wanted to try.
Her idea worked. Incredibly, Schmidt CEO Chuck personally returned Casey’ s call within 20 minutes. He asked her to hand her ____116____ to the company truck driver, Ron, and then directed Ron to ____117____ the bread to the people on the highway.
Casey, John and Ron were excited to pass out the bread along the ____118____ highway to as many people as possible. Among those to ____119____ the food were elderly passengers and families with children. They all felt incredibly thankful for the offering of food and some ____120____ after so many hours waiting in the cold.
106．A．waste B．work C．stand D．last
107．A．chances B．matches. C．accidents D．events
108．A．waterway B．subway C．railway D．highway
109．A．rebuild B．reopen C．recreate D．review
110．A．engine B．cooker C．window D．radio
111．A．excited B．guilty C．tired D．embarrassed
112．A．expected B．reminded C．imagined D．noticed
113．A．report B．message C．note D．card
114．A．share B．exchange C．combine D．struggle
115．A．curiously B．seriously C．certainly D．actually
116．A．bread B．key C．phone D．truck
117．A．hand out B．give up C．set out D．put aside
118．A．rainy B．dusty C．icy D．muddy
119．A．purchase B．achieve C．adopt D．receive
120．A．relief B．sympathy C．courage D．pity
A few years ago, I was at a restaurant with my project team, eating a Christmas dinner. My view of the other diners was via a ____121____ in from of me from where I was sitting. It was a Wednesday night about 3 weeks before Christmas so there were only about 6 other tables ____122____.
About 10 minutes before we left, I happened to look in the mirror, seeing two girls come in. They sat near me. They started to ____123____ the menu and I could hear what they said. They ____124____. “It’s so expensive!”
I usually ____125____ the table that’s eating their dinners so I can get their check from the restaurant. As we left, I told the manager I wanted to ____126____ the two girls. He figured that the high ____127____ was $100 including taxes, so I gave him $140 and told him to give the waiter whatever was left as a Christmas ____128____ . Touched by my act, the manager said he would ____129____ anything over $100 and give the waiter $40. We agreed that he would tell the two girls after we _____130_____ that someone had paid for their meal. I wanted them to _____131_____ whatever they wanted without considering the cost.
The next day I went to the restaurant again to eat dinner with my friends, the manager _____132_____ me. He walked to me. From him, I knew _____133_____ about the thing after we left. The two girls felt _____134_____ and were moved to tears. They appreciated the kindness and said they would pass the kindness on to others in need.
I do this several times a year but I _____135_____ like the two girls’ reaction, which makes think it valuable to do such things!
121．A．waiter B．material C．table D．mirror
122．A．occupied B．improved C．created D．carried
123．A．read B．find C．type D．collect
124．A．guessed B．whispered C．apologized D．explained
125．A．embrace B．purchase C．pick D．give
126．A．break up B．live up to C．brush aside D．pay for
127．A．reward B．expense C．fine D．salary
128．A．result B．recreation C．chance D．tip
129．A．express B．cover C．inform D．wish
130．A．pursued B．imitated C．left D．slipped
131．A．order B．deserve C．own D．reserve
132．A．recognized B．encouraged C．depressed D．abandoned
133．A．arguments B．interpretations C．criticisms D．details
134．A．upset B．concerned C．surprised D．interested
135．A．casually B．really C．slightly D．anxiously
It has been an unwritten rule that those who become 30 years old must have already been in a stable (稳定的) place. ____136____, they might be considered a failure.
I am turning 30 tomorrow and I ask myself, “Should I ____137____ this deadline ” I am still renting an apartment, and living alone. This seems far from ____138____ for most, but it looks nice to me.
When I graduated years ago, I ____139____ worked as a journalist because I had been dreaming of writing stories for the ____140____ since childhood, and I thought I would stick to it forever. But as time flies, I realize that it will be unwise to ____141____ myself to just one path. Therefore, I decide to start my another pursuit—studying law.
Was I ____142____ before No. I have learned that there is no single formula (公式) for ____143____ and happiness. Our lives are filled with ____144____ possibilities. While I really love my current career, I have also been interested in being a _____145_____. So why should I _____146_____ the dream to the end just because I am 30 already
Turning 30 can also be a chance to do whatever you like. You needn’t care about how others will _____147_____ your decisions. The most important part is that you are just being yourself and _____148_____ it. Turning 30 is just like any other birthday. Stop feeling _____149_____ about your age and try to _____150_____ all the opportunities and surprises that life throws on your way.
136．A．Moreover B．However C．Therefore D．Otherwise
137．A．fear B．approach C．determine D．miss
138．A．common B．active C．satisfactory D．stressful
139．A．strangely B．immediately C．previously D．magically
140．A．public B．villager C．customer D．foreigner
141．A．turn B．compare C．limit D．confirm
142．A．impressed B．wrong C．powerful D．cheerful
143．A．freedom B．independence C．existence D．success
144．A．obvious B．reasonable C．endless D．practical
145．A．lawyer B．teacher C．writer D．journalist
146．A．look for B．think about C．make up for D．hold on to
147．A．ignore B．judge C．recognize D．respect
148．A．observing B．stressing C．doubting D．enjoying
149．A．anxious B．content C．comfortable D．exciting
150．A．assume B．accept C．leave D．ignore
参考答案：
1．B
2．A
3．D
4．C
5．B
6．B
7．D
8．C
9．D
10．C
11．A
12．B
13．D
14．A
15．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Corion Evans冒着生命危险拯救三位落水女孩的故事。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：汽车漂进河里25码，然后开始下沉。A. crash碰撞；B. sink下沉；C. appear出现；D. launch发射。根据句中的“The car floated 25 yards into the river”可知，车往河里漂了25码后，肯定要下沉。故选B项。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：女孩们逃到车顶，尖叫着求救。A. escaped逃脱；B. flooded淹没；C. raced赛跑；D. flew飞行。根据句意和空格后的“to the vehicle’s top where they screamed for help”可知，落水的女孩子们肯定是逃到车顶上呼救。故选A项。
3．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他立即扔下手机，脱下衬衫和鞋子，跳进河里。A. easily容易；B. eventually最终；C. gradually逐渐地；D. immediately立即。根据上一句“A strong and confident swimmer since childhood, Corion Evans, 16, heard their calls.”可知，Corion Evans听到呼救后，肯定立即扔下手机去救人。故选D项。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他立即扔下手机，脱下衬衫和鞋子，跳进河里。A. changed改变；B. found找到；C. removed脱下；D. fastened系牢。根据空格后的“his shirt and shoes and jumped into the river”可知，Corion Evans肯定是脱掉衬衫和鞋子，跳进河里。故选C项。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：车几乎看不见了，他知道情况需要迅速采取行动。A. mentioned提到；B. knew知道；C. doubted怀疑；D. guessed猜到。根据空格前的“With the vehicle nearly out of sight”可知，Corion Evans知道这种情况下，需要立即采取行动。故选B项。
6．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他集中精力尽快把女孩们拉到安全的地方。A. relied on依赖；B. focused on专注于；C. agreed on达成共识；D. insisted on坚持。根据句意和空格后的“task of pulling the girls to safety as quickly as possible”可知，Corion Evans集中精力把女孩子们尽快拖到安全的地方。故选B项。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当Corion到达车旁时，帮着让受惊吓的女孩子们镇静下来。A. confused困惑的；B. cautious谨慎的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. frightened受惊的。根据句意和空格前的动词calm可知，Corion Evans是让受惊吓的女孩子们镇静下来。故选D项。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些女孩都在附近的一家医院接受了治疗，预计将完全康复。A. school学校；B. party聚会；C. hospital医院；D. factory工厂。根据句中的动词treat可知，被救的女孩子们肯定是在附近的医院接受治疗。故选C项。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些女孩都在附近的一家医院接受了治疗，预计将完全康复。A. commitment承诺；B. description描述；C. examination检查；D. recovery康复。根据句意和句中的动词treat以及expect可知，预计被治疗的女孩子们会完全康复。故选D项。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一位心怀感激的幸存者回忆起这一可怕的经历时变得激动起来。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. original原始的；C. grateful感激的；D. curious好奇的。根据空格后的名词survivors可知，被救的幸存者肯定是心存感激。故选C项。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一位心怀感激的幸存者回忆起这一可怕的经历时变得激动起来。A. experience经历；B. movie电影；C. instance实例；D. imagination想象力。根据句意和句中的“reflected on”可知，她回忆的是这次可怕的经历。故选A项。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当她绝望地试图漂浮时，她认为这可能是她生命的尽头。A. dream梦想；B. life生命；C. career职业；D. task任务。根据下文的“as she hopelessly tried to stay afloat”可知，当她绝望地试图保持漂浮的时候，认为生命可能要结束了。故选B项。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃文斯先生是真正的英雄。A. genius天才；B. soldier士兵；C. assistant帮助；D. hero英雄。根据下一句“He displayed incredible bravery and selflessness by 14 his own safety to help people in danger”可知，女孩认为Corion Evans冒着生命危险去帮助处于危险中的人们，所以他是真正的英雄。故选D项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他冒着生命危险去帮助处于危险中的人们，表现出了令人难以置信的勇敢和无私。A. risking使……冒风险；B. ensuring确保；C. maintaining维护；D. concerning担忧。根据上下文和空格后的“his own safety”可知，Corion Evans是冒着生命危险去救女孩子们的。故选A项。
15．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果埃文斯先生没有帮忙，很可能酿成一场悲剧，而不是我们所有人都安全获救。A. aimed at旨在；B. suffered from遭受；C. turned out结果为；D. adapted into改编成。根据上文的“If Mr. Evans had not assisted”和空格后的“tragedy”可知，如果Corion Evans不帮助女孩子们的话，这件事结果可能成悲剧了。故选C项。
16．A
17．B
18．C
19．D
20．B
21．B
22．A
23．C
24．D
25．B
26．D
27．B
28．A
29．C
30．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是公共图书馆的好处。
16．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：图书馆是一个平静的、安静的地方，所有人都可以在那里闲逛、阅读，而不需要付钱。A. calm平静的；B. noisy吵闹的；C. nervous紧张的；D. amusing逗人发笑的。根据下文“quiet place”及常识可知，图书馆是一个平静、安静的地方。故选A。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：图书馆是一个平静的、安静的地方，所有人都可以在那里闲逛、阅读，而不需要付钱。A. ask问；B. pay付钱；C. afford负担得起；D. beg乞求。根据上文“where all people can hang out and read, without”和常识可知，在公共图书馆是不需要给任何人付钱的。故选B。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：图书馆除了是一个有很多书可以借阅的地方，还是一个提供安全和温暖的地方。A. supplies物资；B. stationery文具；C. books书；D. cafeterias自助餐厅。根据下文“to borrow”可知，图书馆是可以借书的地方。故选C。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：图书馆除了是一个有很多书可以借阅的地方，还是一个提供安全和温暖的地方。A. support支持；B. assistance帮助；C. shelter庇护处；D. safety安全。根据下文“The library is a safe place”可知，图书馆是一个提供安全的地方。故选D。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Twitter上的一篇赞美图书馆的奇妙之处的帖子完美地解释了这一点。A. declared声明；B. explained解释；C. tackled应付，解决；D. discovered发现。根据上文“A post on Twitter celebrating the wonderfulness of libraries”和下文“this point perfectly”可知，Twitter上的一篇赞美图书馆的奇妙之处的帖子完美地解释了这一点。故选B。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一位推特用户写道：“今天，一位有发育障碍的女性走进图书馆，她迷路了。”A. trapped受困的；B. lost迷路的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. delighted高兴的。根据下文“We called and her guardians (监护人) came right over”可知，一位有发育障碍的女性迷路了。故选B。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她不知道她的地址，但她的电话号码在她口袋里的一张纸上，上面有埃尔莫的名字。A. know知道；B. search搜索；C. conceive构思，设想；D. cover覆盖。根据下文“We called and her guardians (监护人) came right over”可知，那位女性不知道自己的地址。故选A。
23．考查副词词义辨析。句意：显然这种情况经常发生。A. exactly确切地；B. accurately准确地；C. regularly经常地；D. fluently流利地。根据上文“It seemed that they were not worried at all”可知，显然这种情况经常发生。故选C。
24．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们甚至停留了足够长的时间，让她看了一些新书和Sesame Street的DVD。A. work out解决；B. come out出版；C. bring out使显示；D. check out看一看。根据上文“stayed long enough”和下文“some new books and Sesame Street DVDs”可知，他们甚至停留了足够长的时间，让她看了一些新书和Sesame Street的DVD。故选D。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这篇文章激励了其他人分享他们自己的故事，图书馆对他们来说是一个安全的地方，这足以温暖即使是最冷酷的心。A. spread传播；B. inspired激励；C. impressed使印象深刻；D. contacted联系。根据下文“to share their own stories of libraries being safe places for them”可知，这篇文章激励了其他人分享他们自己的故事。故选B。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这篇文章激励了其他人分享他们自己的故事，图书馆对他们来说是一个安全的地方，这足以温暖即使是最冷酷的心。A. bother打扰；B. surprise使惊讶；C. fund资助；D. warm使温暖。根据上文“offers ___4___ and warmth”和下文“even the hardest of hearts”可知，图书馆对他们来说是一个安全的地方，这足以温暖即使是最冷酷的心。故选D。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意这就是为什么无家可归的人在地球上无处可去的时候会聚集在图书馆的原因——唯一不需要钱的地方。A. heartbroken伤心的；B. homeless无家可归的；C. hopeless绝望的；D. elderly上了年纪的。根据下文“they have nowhere else on earth”可知，此处是说“这就是为什么无家可归的人聚集在图书馆的原因”。故选B。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么无家可归的人在地球上无处可去的时候会聚集在图书馆的原因——唯一不需要钱的地方。A. require需要；B. quit退出；C. recommend推荐；D. spend花费。根据第一段的“without having to ___2___ anyone anything”和上文“a free indoor place”可知，图书馆是唯一不需要钱的地方。故选A。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：图书馆还填补了其他社会服务的许多空白，帮助人们找到有关其他机会的信息。A. research研究；B. communities社区；C. services服务；D. designs设计。根据下文“help people find their way to information about other opportunities”可知，图书馆还填补了其他社会服务的许多空白，帮助人们找到有关其他机会的信息。故选C。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们打开了许多可能性的大门。A. memories回忆；B. problems问题；C. advertisements广告；D. possibilities可能性。根据上文“help people find their way to information about other opportunities”可知，它们打开了许多可能性的大门。故选D。
31．B
32．A
33．C
34．C
35．D
36．B
37．A
38．D
39．C
40．D
41．C
42．D
43．A
44．C
45．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了森林里住着四位好朋友：狮子、熊、猴子、长颈鹿。一天，猎人把熊抓住，用卡车运走要卖钱。它的三位朋友齐心协力把熊救了回来。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们每天在湖边见面，一起玩耍。A. road路；B. lake湖；C. sea海；D. river河流。根据下文“When the friends ____4____ by the lake…”可知，它们在湖边（lake）见面。故选B项。
32．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，熊掉进了陷阱。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Frequently频繁地；C. Consequently结果；D. Mistakenly错误地。根据空后“the bear fell into the trap”可知，熊落入陷阱应该是不幸的（Unfortunately）。故选A项。
33．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：猎人们非常满意，用卡车把熊运走了。A. curious好奇的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. content满意的；D. calm冷静的。根据空后“and took the bear away in a truck”可知，猎人抓到了熊应该是开心满意的（content）。故选C项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当朋友们聚集在湖边时，他们发现熊不见了。A. bathed洗澡；B. fought打架；C. gathered聚集；D. exercised锻炼。根据上文“They met each other every day by the ____1____, playing together. ”可知，此处指的是它们聚（gathered）在一起。故选C项。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当朋友们聚集在湖边时，他们发现熊不见了。A. dangerous危险的；B. disturbing令人不安的；C. awkward尴尬的；D. missing丢失的。根据下文“because there was no 8 of the bear.”可知，此处是狮子发现熊不见（missing）了。故选D项。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：早来的狮子察觉到有什么不对劲。A. shared分享；B. sensed感觉；C. removed消除；D. encountered遇到。根据空后“something wrong. He roared (吼叫) loudly.”可知，此处是指狮子来得早，感觉到（sensed）了不对劲。故选B项。
37．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：丛林里的其他动物都很害怕，因为没有熊的迹象。A. scared害怕的；B. thrilled激动的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. relieved放松的。根据下文“because there was no 8 of the bear.”可知，熊失踪了，其他动物都感到害怕（scared）。故选A项。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：丛林里的其他动物都很害怕，因为没有熊的踪迹。A. shape形状；B. shadow影子；C. voice声音；D. sign踪迹。根据下文“Together, the friends rescued the bear.”可知，熊是被抓走了，所以这里是指到处没有熊的踪迹(sign)。故选D项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，长颈鹿想到了一个主意。A. lion狮子；B. bear熊；C. giraffe长颈鹿；D. monkey猴子。根据下文“his long neck”可知，是“长颈鹿（giraffe）”想到了一个主意。故选C项。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它爬上一座小山，把长长的脖子伸过树林，发现了那辆卡车。A. rolled滚动；B. approached接近；C. shook摇晃；D. stretched伸出。根据空后“his long neck over the trees”可知，此处是指长颈鹿将脖子伸（stretched）到树上，看看熊在哪里。故选D项。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它爬上一座小山，把长长的脖子伸过树林，发现了那辆卡车。A. boarded登上；B. followed跟随；C. spotted看见；D. abandoned抛弃。根据上文“ 10 his long neck over the trees”可知，长颈鹿爬上一座小山，把长长的脖子伸 到树上，发现了（spotted）卡车。故选C项。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他告诉猴子卡车的位置。A. weight重量；B. performance表扬；C. size大小；D. location位置。根据空后“of the truck”可知，长颈鹿把卡车的位置（location）告诉了猴子。故选D项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：猴子在丛林里的树林里荡来荡去跟着卡车。A. swung摇摆；B. looked看；C. drove开车；D. marched齐步走。根据空后“through the trees in the jungle to follow the truck.”且根据常识可知，猴子在丛林中的树上应是荡来荡去（swung）跟着卡车。故选A项。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在路上，他从各种树上掉下水果，为狮子留下踪迹。A. stick木棍；B. circle圆圈；C. track踪迹；D. meal饭。根据空后“for the lion to follow”可知，猴子从不同的树上丢下水果，是为狮子留下踪迹（track）。故选C项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：司机失去控制，卡车翻倒了。A. touch触摸；B. heart心脏；C. confidence自信；D. control控制。根据空后“and the truck overturned”可知，狮子突然挡在卡车前，卡车翻倒了，所以说卡车是失控（control）了。故选D项。
46．C
47．A
48．C
49．D
50．B
51．A
52．B
53．D
54．C
55．A
56．D
57．C
58．C
59．B
60．D
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Carmeleta的为人，总是鼓励作者，关爱作者，这让作者觉得认识她是一辈子的幸运。尽管她已经快89岁了，但作者从来不觉得她衰老。
46．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们并不是经常见到她，因为她住在Tennesee，离我们很远。A. formally正式地；B. rather相当，十分；C. often经常地；D. completely完全地。根据后文“because she lives in Tennesee, which is far from us.”可知，此处指我们隔得很远，因此不经常见面，故选C。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，上周，她的丈夫Ken开着他们的房车回到了Michigan，参加聚会。A. attend参加；B. celebrate庆祝；C. honour纪念；D. repeat重复。根据空后的“a party”可知，此处指回家参加聚会，故选A。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。像往常一样，见到Carmeleta是很不错的。A. awkward尴尬的；B. possible可能的；C. wonderful不错的，精彩的；D. obvious明显的。根据后文“Bill had never met anyone so kind, 7 , and full of mercy(仁慈) as Carmeleta.”可知，作者是喜欢Carmeleta，因此见到Carmeleta，作者觉得很好，很不错，故选C。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她是在房车门看到我们的，她微笑着。A. teaching教书；B. jogging慢走；C. agreeing同意；D. smiling微笑。根据空后“She gave us each a big hug”可知，此处指Carmeleta见到作者，对作者微笑，故选D。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她在我们周围碎步疾跑，给了我们每个人一个大大的拥抱，让我们感到舒服。A. worried担心的，着急的；B. comfortable舒服的，舒适的；C. sad伤心的；D. graceful优雅的。根据前文“She gave us each a big hug and scurried(碎步疾跑) around”可知，此处指她跟每个人都拥抱，让我们都感到很舒服，故选B。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我朋友Bill第一次见到Carmeleta，说道：“她不可能是真的人。”A. real真的，真正的；B. old老的；C. beautiful美丽的；D. active积极的。根据后文“Bill had never met anyone so kind, 7 , and full of mercy(仁慈) as Carmeleta.”可知，Bill从来没见过像Carmeleta这么善良仁慈的人，因此他觉得她不是真的人，故选A。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说她从来没见过像Carmeleta这么善良、有爱心、仁慈的人。A. strong强壮的；B. loving有爱心的；C. native本地的；D. frightened害怕的。根据后文“I’m sure she saw areas where I needed 14 , but she only showed love, patience, and mercy to me.”中的提示“she only showed love”可知，此处指她是一个充满爱心的人，故选B。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是在认识她50多年后，他相信她是真的人。A. hopes希望；B. attracts吸引；C. admires钦佩，欣赏；D. believes相信。根据前文“The first time my friend, Bill, met Carmeleta, he said, “She can’t be 6 !””可知，此处Bill指第一次见到Carmeleta时，不相信有这么好的人存在，但在50多年后，他相信了，故选D。
54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在整个一生中，我都感觉认识Carmeleta很幸运。A. anxious焦虑的；B. confusing令人困惑的；C. lucky幸运的；D. amazing令人惊讶的。根据后文“When I 11 to her how people were talking bad about me, she would 12 me, “Just keep being yourself.”可知，当作者遇到困难时，Carmeleta总是在开导她，故作者认为认识Carmeleta是一生的幸运，故选C。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她给予我的帮助，比她想象中的要多得多。A. helped帮助；B. cheated欺骗；C. fed喂养；D. phoned打电话。根据后文“When I 11 to her how people were talking bad about me, she would 12 me, “Just keep being yourself.”可知，此处指Carmeleta总在作者处于困境时，提供帮助，故选A。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我向她抱怨别人在背后说我的坏话时，她总是指导我，“只管做你自己，接受自己”。A. referred提到，指的是；B. explained解释；C. applied应用，申请；D. complained抱怨。根据空后“how people were talking bad about me”可知，此处指作者向Carmeleta抱怨别人说她的坏话，故选D。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. stop阻止；B. compare比较；C. guide指导，引导；D. annoy使某人生气。根据空后“Just keep being yourself.”可知，此处指Carmeleta指导作者要做自己，故选C。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. Change改变；B. Dislike不喜欢；C. Accept接受；D. Stress强调，重视。根据前文“Just keep being yourself”可知，此处指让作者做自己，接受自己，故选C。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我相信，她看到了我需要提高的地方，但是她只对我表现出关爱、耐心和仁慈。A. truth真相；B. improvement提高，提升；C. source资源；D. stress压力。根据空后的转折“but she only showed love, patience, and mercy to me.”可知，尽管Carmeleta看到了作者需要提高的地方，但她却只是表现出爱、耐心和仁慈，故选B。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我认为她很年轻，因为对我来说，她似乎从不衰老。A. wait等待；B. work工作；C. view看待；D. age衰老，上年纪。根据前文“Next month Carmeleta will be 89 years young. I say young because she never seems to”可知，此处指Carmeleta尽管89岁了，但作者从不觉得她衰老，故选D。
61．C
62．B
63．A
64．C
65．D
66．A
67．C
68．D
69．C
70．B
71．A
72．D
73．A
74．C
75．B
【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述我们每个人都会遇到敌人，但是正是这些所谓的“敌人”塑造了后来的我们。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的国王在门口遇到他，问他：“你怎么了？”A. wife妻子；B. father父亲；C. king国王；D. friend朋友。根据下文““You have been what ” cried the 4 king,”可知，是国王在门口遇到他。故选C。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他尽可能挺直了身子，回答说：“噢，先生，我一直在为您服务，在西方抢劫、焚烧和杀害您的敌人。”A. Tightening收紧；B. Straightening拉直，矫直；C. Pulling拉；D. Standing站立。根据上文“A soldier returned to his castle at dawn. He was in a mess. His face was bloody; his horse was lame. His 1 met him at the gate, asking, “What has happened to you ””可知，这是士兵在碰到国王时回答国王的问话，所以应该是挺直了身子来回答。故选B。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：见第2题详解。A. fighting打仗；B. training训练；C. competing竞争，比赛；D. learning学习。根据下文“robbing and burning and killing your enemies to the west”可知，士兵是去打仗了。故选A。
64．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“你做了什么？”国王吃惊地喊道：“但我在西方没有敌人！”A. disappointed失望的；B. frightened害怕的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. excited兴奋的。根据上文“You have been what ”和下文“But I haven’t any enemies to the west!”可知，国王听到士兵的话很吃惊。故选C。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，停顿片刻后，他继续说道：“嗯，我想你现在有了。”A. sigh叹气；B. apology道歉；C. rest休息；D. pause停顿。根据下文“he continued”可知，士兵说话期间有了停顿。故选D。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们中没有一个人会平静地与我们遇到的每一个人和谐相处。A. harmony和谐；B. common共同点；C. touch触碰；D. company公司。根据下文“And though most struggles can be settled along the way, and most of our damaged 7 can eventually be healed, some issues may threaten to drive a 8 wedge (楔) between people.”可知，作者认为每个人都会和他人有冲突，所以没有一个人会平静地与我们遇到的每一个人和谐相处。故选A。
67．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管大多数的斗争都可以在这一过程中得到解决，我们大多数受损的关系最终都可以得到治愈，但一些问题可能会导致人们之间产生永久的隔阂。A. pains痛苦；B. wounds伤口；C. relationships关系；D. bodies身体。根据上文“None of us will calmly sail through our lives in perfect 6 with everyone we meet.”可知，这里是指和他人的关系。故选C。
68．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：见第7题详解。A. visible可视的；B. short短的；C. temporary暂时的；D. permanent永久的。根据上文“some issues may threaten to drive”可知，一些问题可能会导致人们之间产生永久的隔阂。故选D。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我已经没有仇人了。A. escaped逃跑；B. spared均出；C. left留下；D. stayed待，停留。根据下文“They’ve all died off.”可知，这个人认为他没有任何活着的敌人了。故选C。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所谓的“敌人”可以为一个有价值的目的服务。A. achieve完成；B. serve服务；C. act行动；D. express表达。根据上文“I don’t have a personal enemy 9 . They’ve all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me.”可知，所谓的“敌人”可以成就一个人，可以为一个有价值的目的服务。故选B。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过在我们面前举一面镜子，他们可以帮助我们看到我们可能错过了什么。A. holding握住；B. moving移动；C. choosing选择；D. giving给。根据下文“a mirror before us”可知，这里是建议人们把镜子举在目前。故选A。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：见第11题详解。A. reflect反射；B. remember记得；C. prove证明；D. see看见。根据上文“By 11 a mirror before us”可知，从镜子中我们可以看见我们错过的东西。故选D。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过不同意我们的想法，他们可以使我们的观点变得更加清晰和敏锐。A. sharpen使尖锐，使锋利；B. change改变；C. share分享；D. support支持。根据上文“By disagreeing with our ideas”可知，通过不同意我们的想法，他们可以使我们的观点变得更加清晰和敏锐。故选A。
74．考查副词词义辨析。句意：而且，如果我们允许，他们可以在面对批评时不自觉地帮助我们练习力量和同情心。A. quickly快速地；B. immediately立刻；C. unconsciously无意识地；D. publicly公开地。根据上文“And, if we allow them”可知，如果我们允许，他们可以在面对批评时不自觉地帮助我们练习力量和同情心。故选C。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果敌人不能成为朋友，他们可以成为老师。A. drivers司机；B. teachers老师；C. doctors医生；D. lawyers律师。根据下文“If we listen, they will teach us what our friends cannot.”可知，如果敌人不能成为朋友，他们可以成为老师。故选B。
76．B
77．D
78．A
79．C
80．B
81．C
82．D
83．A
84．C
85．A
86．D
87．C
88．C
89．D
90．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了17岁的Norwood通过自己的医护知识救了同伴Simmons的生命的故事。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她们接近一个十字路口时，另一辆车撞上了她们，把她们的车撞到了附近的一个院子里，直到撞到一棵树上才停了下来。A. generated产生；B. approached靠近；C. wandered漫游；D. attacked攻击。根据后文“a crossroad, another car T-boned them”指靠近十字路口，故选B。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当她们接近一个十字路口时，另一辆车撞上了她们，把她们的车撞到了附近的一个院子里，直到撞到一棵树上才停了下来。A. defence防御；B. conclusion结论；C. point要点；D. stop停止。根据后文“only when it crashed into a tree”可知，两车直到撞到一棵树上才停了下来。故选D。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当另一辆车冒出一股浓烟时，一个旁观者喊道：“要爆炸了!出去!”A. rose上升；B. disappeared消失；C. released释放；D. filled装满。根据后文“in a large mass from the other car”指车里冒出浓烟，应用rise。故选A。
79．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当另一辆车冒出一股浓烟时，一个旁观者喊道：“要爆炸了!出去!”A. hold up举起；B. turn up开大；C. blow up爆炸；D. break up打碎。车里冒出浓烟，结合常识，说明要爆炸了。故选C。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：诺伍德挣扎着从窗户逃了出来，和她的两个朋友一起逃命，她们也设法逃脱了。A. car汽车；B. life生活，生命；C. house房子；D. advantage优点。根据上文“Norwood struggled out through the window, running for her”可知，汽车要爆炸了，三个人一起逃命，故选B。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她猛地打开后门，把她的朋友拉了出来，尽量躲开碎玻璃。A. clicked点击；B. knocked敲击；C. threw猛推；D. extended延伸。根据后文“open the back door and pulled her friend out”指猛地打开后门，应用throw。故选C。
82．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她猛地打开后门，把她的朋友拉了出来，尽量躲开碎玻璃。A. open打开的；B. clean干净的；C. delicate柔和的；D. broken打破的。根据上文发生车祸和“avoiding the”指躲避碎玻璃，应用broken。故选D。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她把西蒙斯拖到几英尺外的安全地带，把她放在地上。A. safety安全；B. departure离开；C. conversation对话；D. seat座位。根据上文汽车要爆炸了和“She dragged Simmons a few feet to”指把朋友拖到几英尺外的安全地带，故选A。
84．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果事故早发生几个星期，她可能就不知道该怎么办了。A. later更迟的；B. smarter更聪明的；C. earlier更早的；D. faster更快的。结合上文“Had the accident happened a few weeks”可知，这里在假设事故早发生几个星期这种不存在的情况，表明她的心肺复苏学习很及时。故选C。
85．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但诺伍德想要从事医学事业，就在前一天她刚刚获得了心肺复苏术证书。A. medicine医学；B. engineering工程；C. education教育；D. electricity电。根据后文“had earned her CPR certificate just the day before”可知，诺伍德刚刚获得了心肺复苏术证书，说明她想要从事医学事。故选A。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她开始用她交叉的手指按压西蒙斯的胸部，向她朋友的嘴里呼吸，希望能让她的肺充满生命之吻。A. touching触碰；B. hitting打击；C. pulling拉；D. pressing按压。根据上文“had earned her CPR certificate just the day before”和后文“Simmons’s chest with her interlocked fingers”指用她交叉的手指按压西蒙斯的胸部，进行心肺复苏，故选D。
87．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她开始用她交叉的手指按压西蒙斯的胸部，向她朋友的嘴里呼吸，希望能让她的肺充满生命之吻。A. wrist手腕；B. pulse脉搏；C. lungs肺部；D. heart心脏。结合常识，心肺复苏按压胸部是为了让肺里充满空气，故选C。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：心肺复苏术起作用了！A. mattered重要；B. happened发生；C. worked起作用，工作；D. occupied占据。根据上文“Simmons began coughing and breathing for air.(西蒙斯开始咳嗽，呼吸空气)”可知心肺复苏术起作用了。故选C。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很快，救护车来了，把西蒙斯火速送往医院。A. firemen消防员；B. drivers司机；C. friends朋友；D. ambulances救护车。根据后文“arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital”可知，送往医院的应该是救护车。故选D。
90．考查连词词义辨析。句意：然后她听说她最好的朋友如何救了她的命。A. why为什么；B. whether是否；C. how如何；D. what什么。引导宾语从句，从句中缺少方式状语，故用how。故选C。
91．B
92．C
93．C
94．D
95．A
96．B
97．D
98．A
99．B
100．D
101．B
102．C
103．C
104．A
105．D
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了以Ramesh为代表的印度南部的农民，最初以化学耕作法种植农作物，却成本高，产量低，后来采用自然持续的耕作方法反而富饶了田地，产量也增加了。这种可持续农业既使农民个人受益，也有效帮助减少碳足迹。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：与印度大多数地区一样，Ramesh在他位于印度南部阿南塔普尔地区的2.4公顷土地上施用杀虫剂和化肥。A. collecting收集，收藏；B. applying申请，应用；C. gaining获得；D. robbing掠夺，盗取。根据后文宾语“pesticides and fertilizers(杀虫剂和肥料)”以及地点状语“across his 2.4 hectares in the Anantapur district of southern India(在他位于印度南部阿南塔普尔地区2.4公顷的土地上)”可知，Ramesh应是在自己的田地里使用了杀虫剂和化肥。故选B项。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这片沙漠般的地区，常年降雨量不足600毫米，务农是一项挑战。A. advantage优点，优势；B. principle规范，原理；C. challenge挑战；D. disaster灾难。根据前文“In this desert-like area, which gets less than 600 millimeters of rainfall most years(在这个沙漠般的地区，大多数年份的降雨量都不到600毫米)”可知，这里严重缺水，务农是一项挑战。故选C项。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对农业感兴趣的Ramesh说：“通过化学耕作法种植花生，我损失了很多钱。”A. phenomena现象；B. conditions条件；C. methods方法；D. analyses分析。分析语境可知，这里的“chemical farming”应是指前文“pesticides and fertilizers”提及的使用杀虫剂和化肥这种化学耕作方法。故选C项。
94．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些化学品在印度南部许多地区很常见。A. accessible可用的，易理解的；B. specific明确的，具体的；C. missing丢失的；D. common通常的，普遍的。根据后文“The farmers depend too much on pesticides.(农民们过度依赖杀虫剂。)”可知，农民过度依赖杀虫剂，使得这种农业化学用品很普及。故选D项。
95．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些化学品很昂贵，但产量很低。A. costly昂贵的，花钱多的；B. useful有用的；C. complicated复杂的；D. harmless无害的。分析可知，“but”表达转折和反义关系，因此所选词应与后文“low”表达含义相反，“花钱多，但产量低”。故选A项。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后在2017年，他放弃了这些化学品。A. advocated提倡，宣扬；B. abandoned放弃，遗弃；C. adopted收养，采取；D. advanced发展，前进。根据前文Ramesh的话“I lost a lot of money growing peanuts through chemical farming ___3___(通过化学耕作法种植花生，我损失了很多钱)”以及“The chemicals are ___5___ but the production is low.(这些化学品很昂贵，但产量很低。)”可推知，他应是放弃了这种方法。故选B项。
97．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他说：“自从我采用自然耕作等可持续农业实践以来，产量提高了，成本下降了。”A. broke up分裂，分手；B. left out遗漏，不考虑；C. backed out退出，食言；D. took up开始从事，采用。后文“sustainable agricultural practices like natural farming(可持续农业实践，比如自然耕作)”是Ramesh放弃了之后，新采用的一种农耕方式。故选D项。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说：“自从我采用自然耕作等可持续农业实践以来，产量提高了，成本下降了。”A. increased增长，增加；B. emphasized强调；C. ruined破坏，毁坏；D. suspended暂停，中止。根据后文“Ramesh also expanded his crops, ___10___ peanuts and some tomatoes. Then he added eggplants and other crops.(Ramesh还扩大了他的作物，原本是花生和一些西红柿。然后他又种植了茄子和其他作物。)”可知，Ramesh增加了自己的作物种类，由此可推知，他实行的可持续农业方法有成效，成本降低，产量增加。故选A项。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一种自然耕作方法要求用有机物质取代所有化肥和农药，以提高土壤养分水平。A. understanding理解，明白；B. replacing取代，代替；C. confusing使困惑；D. rejecting拒绝，不同意。“replace sth with sth”，固定短语，意为“用某物取代某物”。故选B项。
100．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Ramesh还扩大了他的作物，原本是花生和一些西红柿。A. anxiously不安地，忧虑地；B. eventually最后，终于；C. rarely罕有，很少；D. originally原来，起初。根据前文“In 2007, 22-year-old Ramesh’s peanut farm lost money.(2007年，22岁的Ramesh的花生农场亏损。)”可知，Ramesh最初是种植花生的。故选D项。
101．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在非营利组织Accion Fraterna生态中心的帮助下，Ramesh增加了利润，足以购买更多土地，扩大他的田地，该生态中心与想要尝试可持续农业的农民合作。A. adjustment调整，适应；B. aid援助，帮助；C. exception例外；D. debt借款，债务。根据后文“which works with farmers(与农民合作)”可知，这个组织给与了帮助。故选B项。
102．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在非营利组织Accion Fraterna生态中心的帮助下，Ramesh增加了利润，足以购买更多土地，扩大他的田地，该生态中心与想要尝试可持续农业的农民合作。 A. temporary短暂的，暂时的；B. overseas外国的，海外的；C. sustainable可持续的；D. abnormal不正常的，变态的。与前文“sustainable agricultural practices like natural farming(可持续农业实践，如自然耕作)”中“sustainable”相呼应，这里应是原词复现“sustainable”。故选C项。
103．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在非营利组织Accion Fraterna生态中心的帮助下，Ramesh增加了利润，足以购买更多土地，扩大他的田地，该生态中心与想要尝试可持续农业的农民合作。A. fitness健康；B. limits限制；C. profits利润，盈利；D. respect尊敬，尊重。根据后文“buy more land(购买更多土地)”可知，Ramesh应是挣了钱，盈利增加了才会有钱买地。故选C项。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：与印度其他数千名从事自然农业的农民一样，Ramesh成功地丰富了他的死土壤，而他的新树木有助于将碳排放到大气中，从而在减少印度的碳足迹方面发挥了重要作用。A. managed管理，完成；B. hesitated犹豫，迟疑；C. failed失败；D. agreed同意。根据前文“Ever since I ___7___ sustainable agricultural practices like natural farming, the production has been ___8___ and the cost has gone down(自从我采用自然耕作等可持续农业实践以来，产量提高了，成本下降了)”可知，Ramesh采用的可持续农业实践方法使得产量增加，由此可知，他成功地使“死掉”的田地富饶起来。故选A项。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最近的研究表明，自然耕作的碳吸收潜力比标准农业高34%。A. loss亏损，损失；B. barrier障碍，屏障；C. credit信用，认可；D. potential可能性，潜力。根据前文“playing an important role in reducing India’s carbon footprint(在减少印度的碳足迹方面发挥着重要作用)”可知，自然耕作方式在降低碳足迹方面有着重要作用。因此，这里应是将其吸收碳的能力或潜力与标准耕作方式相比较的。故选D项。
106．D
107．C
108．D
109．B
110．A
111．C
112．D
113．B
114．A
115．B
116．C
117．A
118．C
119．D
120．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Casey和John夫妇在旅程中因一场大规模的暴风雪而导致被滞留在公路上，后来Casey注意到被滞留的车辆中有烘焙公司的电话，所以打这个公司的热线，最后他们的首席执行官亲自回电话并指挥司机将车上的面包发给在路上的人们。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们预计公路旅行要5个小时，但一场巨大的暴风雪导致了与冰雪有关的事故。A. waste浪费；B. work工作；C. stand站立；D. last持续。根据本句的“five hours(五个小时)”可知，此处指的是他们公路旅行预计花费的时间，即持续的时长。故选D项。
107．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们预计公路旅行要5个小时，但一场巨大的暴风雪导致了与冰雪有关的事故。A chances机会；B. matches比赛；C. accidents事故；D. events事件。根据本句的“a massive snowstorm (一场巨大的暴风雪)”可知，是这场大规模的暴风雪导致了与之有关的事故，使得交通中断。故选C项。
108．考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了安全起见，州政府关闭了一段50英里长的公路。A. waterway水路；B. subway地铁；C. railway铁路；D. highway公路。由文章第一段“Casey and John, a young couple, had been driving from Maryland to North Carolina when their 36-hour nightmare began(凯西和约翰是一对年轻夫妇，他们从马里兰州开车前往北卡罗来纳州，36小时的噩梦开始了)”可知他们是开车进行旅程的，以及下文的“the state closed a 50-mile stretch(该州关闭了一条50英里长的公路)”可知，因为暴风雪，所以为了安全考虑，政府关闭一段公路。故选D项。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于交通中断，高速公路何时重新开放也没有明确的信息，一些司机放弃了他们的汽车，步行出发。A. rebuild重建；B. reopen重新开放；C. recreate再创造；D. review复查。由文章第一段“and the state closed a 50-mile stretch of the ___3___ for safety reasons(为了安全起见，州政府关闭了一段50英里长的公路)”结合本句“With traffic stopped and no clear information(因为交通中断，没有明确的信息)”可知，政府关闭了公路，导致交通中断，且没有明确的信息说明公路何时开放，故选B项。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他人，比如Casey和Joe，为了节省汽油关掉了发动机，然后坐进了他们的车里。A. engine发动机；B. cooker厨灶；C. window窗户；D. radio无线电。分析本句“to save gas(节省汽油)”可知，关闭发动机是为了节省汽油，故选A项。
111．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：饥饿的寒夜和睡眠不足使他们感到疲倦。A. excited兴奋的；B. guilty有过错的；C. tired疲倦的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。由本句“A cold night in hunger and little sleep(饥寒交迫，睡眠不足)”可知，饥寒交迫和睡眠不足，会让人感到疲倦。故选C项。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在经历了21个小时的痛苦之后，Casey注意到在等待的车辆中间有一辆面包运输车。A. expected期望；B. reminded提醒；C. imagined想象；D. noticed注意到。由下文“a bread delivery truck among the waiting vehicles(在等待的车辆中有一辆运送面包的卡车)”可知，她注意到等待的车辆中间有一辆面包运输车。故选D项。
113．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她在公司的客户服务热线上留下消息，询问卡车司机是否可以与陷入困境中的司机分享烘焙食品。A. report报告；B. message消息；C. note记录；D. card卡片。根据后文“asking if the truck driver could 9 the baked goods with troubled drivers(询问卡车司机是否可以与陷入困境中的司机分享烘焙食品)”以及“Incredibly, Schmidt CEO Chuck personally returned Casey’ s call within 20 minutes(令人难以置信的是，施密特首席执行官查克在20分钟内亲自回了凯西的电话)”可知，Schmidt首席执行官Chuck在20分钟内回了Case的电话，推知是Schmidt公司知道Case在热线电话上面留的消息了，所以才会回电话；故选B项。
114．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在公司的客户服务热线上留下消息，询问卡车司机是否可以与陷入困境中的司机分享烘焙食品。A. share分享；B. exchange交换；C. combine使结合；D. struggle挣扎。根据上文“A cold night in hunger and little sleep left them feeling 6 (饥饿的寒夜和睡眠不足使他们感到疲倦)”可知，因为他们处于又困又饿的环境中，打电话是询问是否可以和他们分享烘焙食品。故选A项。
115．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她不知道他们是否会认真对待她的请求，但她想试一试。A. curiously好奇地；B. seriously认真地；C. certainly当然；D. actually实际上。分析本句“but she wanted to try(但她想试一试)”but表示转折，可知，她不知道他们是否会认真对待她的请求，但是她还是想试一试。故选B项。
116．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他让她把手机交给公司的卡车司机Ron，然后指示Ron给公路上的人发面包。A. bread面包；B. key钥匙；C. phone手机；D. truck卡车。 由前文“Incredibly, Schmidt CEO Chuck personally returned Casey’ s call within 20 minutes(令人难以置信的是，施密特首席执行官查克在20分钟内亲自回了凯西的电话)”可知，查克让她把手机给卡车司机；故选C项。
117．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他让她把手机交给公司的卡车司机Ron，然后指示Ron给公路上的人发面包。A. hand out分发；B. give up放弃；C. set out出发；D. put aside撇开。根据文章最后一段“Casey, John and Ron were excited to pass out the bread along the 13 highway to as many people as possible(Casey、John和Ron兴奋地沿着结冰的公路把面包分发给尽可能多的人)”可知Casey，John和Ron在向公路上面的人发面包。故选A项。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Casey，John和Ron兴奋地沿着结冰的公路把面包分发给尽可能多的人。A. rainy下雨的；B. dusty满是尘土的；C. icy结冰的；D muddy沾满泥的。由文章第一段“They expected the road trip to ___1___ five hours, but a massive snowstorm led to ice-related ___2___,(他们预计公路旅行要5个小时，但一场巨大的暴风雪导致了与冰雪有关的事故)”可知，发生了一场大规模暴风雪，路面是会结冰的。故选C项。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：收到食物的人包括老年乘客和有孩子的家庭。A. purchase购买；B. achieve获得；C. adopt采取；D. receive收到。根据本句“the food were elderly passengers and families with children (老年乘客和有孩子的家庭)”以及“and then directed Ron to 12 the bread to the people on the highway(然后指示Ron给公路上的人发面包)”可知，老年乘客和有孩子的家庭都收到了面包，故选D项。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在寒冷中等待了这么多个小时之后，他们都对提供食物和一些救济感到难以置信的感激。A. relief救济；B. sympathy同情；C. courage勇气；D. pity怜悯。根据上文“They all felt incredibly thankful for the offering of food (他们都对提供的食物感到无比感激)”可知，被困的人们收到面包，对他们来说就是雪中送炭，这不仅是食物，更是精神上的安慰。故选A项。
121．D
122．A
123．A
124．B
125．C
126．D
127．B
128．D
129．B
130．C
131．A
132．A
133．D
134．C
135．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者一次无意中听到两位女生小声说餐厅很贵，他决定帮两位女生结账，女生在得知之后非常惊讶、感动到落泪的故事。
121．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是通过我坐的地方面前放置的镜子看到其他吃晚餐的顾客的。A. waiter服务生； B. material材料；C. table桌子；D. mirror镜子。根据第二段“look in the mirror”可知，此处指通过镜子看到其他顾客的。故选D。
122．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那是圣诞节前大约三周的星期三晚上，所以只有大约六张其他桌子被占用。A. occupied占用；B. improved 提高；C. created创造；D. carried携带。根据空前“It was a Wednesday night about 3 weeks before Christmas so there were only about 6 other tables”可知，还有三周才到圣诞节，餐厅的人不是特别多，因此只有其它六张桌子被占用供顾客用餐。故选A。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她们开始读菜单，我能听到她们说什么。A. read读；B. find找；C. type打字；D. collect收集。根据空后“the menu”及常识可知，吃饭之前要点菜，所以要看菜单。故选A。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她们小声说道，“太贵了！”A. guessed猜测；B. whispered低语；C. apologized道歉；D. explained解释。根据空后“It’s so expensive!”可知，两人应该是小声交流，说太贵了。故选B。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我通常会挑一张已经在吃晚餐的人坐的桌子，这样我就可以从餐厅拿到他们的账单。A. embrace拥抱；B. purchase购买；C. pick挑选；D. give给。根据后文“the table that’s eating their dinners so I can get their check from the restaurant.”可知，此处是挑选一张已经在就餐的桌子。故选C。
126．考查动词短语辨析。句意：临走时，我告诉经理我想替这两个女孩付款。A. break up破碎；B. live up to不辜负；C. brush aside抹掉；D. pay for付款。根据后文“so I gave him $140”可知，作者是想帮这两位女生结账。故选D。
127．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他估计了一下，她们最高消费额是100美元（含税），所以我给了他140美元，并告诉他把剩下的作为圣诞节小费送给服务员。A. reward报酬； B. expense消费；C. fine罚款；D. salary薪水。根据下文“was $100 including taxes,”可知，她们这顿饭最高消费额是100美元（含税），故选B。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. result结果；B. recreation娱乐；C. chance机会；D. tip小费。根据前文“to give the waiter whatever was left as a Christmas”可知，作者打算如果多付了钱，就给服务生们作为圣诞节的小费。故选D。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：经理被我的行为感动了，他说他会支付任何超过100美元的餐品，并给服务员40美元。A. express表达；B. cover支付；C. inform通知；D. wish希望。根据前文“Touched by my act,”可知，经理被作者感动到，所以打算负责支付多出100美金部分的消费。故选B。
130．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们同意他在我们离开之后告诉两个女孩有人帮她们付了饭钱。A. pursued追求；B. imitated模仿；C. left离开；D. slipped打滑。根据空前“after we”可知，此处指在作者离开之后再告诉两位女生，有人帮她们结账。故选C。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望她们点她们想吃的任何菜品，而无需考虑需要花费多少费用。A. order点餐； B. deserve应得；C. own拥有；D. reserve保留。根据前文“someone had paid for their meal.”可知，作者希望这两位女生可以点她们想吃的任何一道菜。故选A。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天我又去和朋友去那家餐厅吃晚饭，经理认出了我。A. recognized认出；B. encouraged鼓励；C. depressed使沮丧；D. abandoned抛弃。根据后文“He walked to me.”可知，经理认出了作者。故选A。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从他那里，我得知了从我们离开后发生的事情的细节。A. arguments争论；B. interpretations解释；C. criticisms批判；D. details细节。根据后文“The two girls felt 14 and were moved to tears. They appreciated the kindness and said they would pass the kindness on to others in need.”可知，作者得知了关于他帮两位女生结账之后发生的事情的细节。故选D。
134．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：两个女孩感到很吃惊并且感动得热泪盈眶。A. upset心烦意乱的； B. concerned担心的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. interested感兴趣的。根据前文“We agreed that he would tell the two girls after we 10 that someone had paid for their meal.”可知，两位女生在听到别人已经帮她结账的消息时感到很吃惊。故选C。
135．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我每年都会这样做几次，但我真的喜欢两个女孩的反应，这让我觉得做这样的事情很有价值！A. casually随便地；B. really真正地；C. slightly轻微地；D. anxiously焦虑地。根据后文“which makes think it valuable to do such things!”可知，作者真的很喜欢这两位女生的反应。故选B。
136．D
137．A
138．C
139．B
140．A
141．C
142．B
143．D
144．C
145．A
146．D
147．B
148．D
149．A
150．B
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议。作者通过讲述自己的的工作选择经历，反对人到了30岁必须要稳定下来这一理念，主张我们不要被30岁所限制，人生充满无限可能，我们要学会接受生活给予的所有机会和惊喜。
136．考查副词词义辨析。句意：30岁的人必须有稳定下来，这已成为不成文的规定。否则，他们可能会被认为是失败的。A. Moreover此外；B. However然而；C. Therefore因此；D. Otherwise否则。空前强调30岁的人必须有稳定工作，空后讲述他们是失败的人，所以空处表示“否则”符合题意。故答案为D。
137．考查动词词义辨析。句意：明天我就30岁了，我问自己：“我应该害怕这个最后期限吗 ”A. fear害怕；B. approach接近；C. determine决定；D. miss错过，想念。此处的deadline指的是作者马上到30岁，再根据首段的不成文规定，到了30岁不稳定被认为是失败的人，再结合后文“I am still renting an apartment, and living alone”作者仍然租房子住，所以作者问自己应不应该“害怕”30岁的即将来临。故答案为A。
138．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这对大多数人来说似乎远不能令人满意，但对我来说却很不错。A. common普遍的；B. active活跃的；C. satisfactory令人满意的；D. stressful压力大的。连词“but”表明前后句意呈转折关系，but后是“nice”,空前的“far from”表示远非，所以C选项符合题意，far from satisfactory和nice构成转折。故答案为C。
139．考查副词词义辨析。句意：几年前我毕业了，马上就当上了记者，因为我从小就梦想着为公众写故事，我想我会永远坚持下去。A. strangely奇怪地；B. immediately立刻；C. previously以前地；D. magically如魔法般地。根据后文“because I had been dreaming of writing stories for the ___5____ since childhood”可知作者从小就梦想写故事，所以毕业后“立刻”成为了记者。前后构成因果关系。故答案为B。
140．考完形填空
“How can I make your darling son eat his food ” My husband shouted. I ____1____ to the scene from the kitchen. “Bill darling, why not ____2____ a mouthful of rice Just for mom’s sake, dear.” Bill ____3____ his tears with the back of his hand. “OK, mom. I will eat the ____4____ lot of this. But, mom, if I eat all the rice, will you give me whatever I ____5____ for ” “Promise.”
Slowly and painfully, he ____6____ eating the whole quantity. After that, Bill came to me with his eyes wide with ____7____. “Mom, I want to have my ____8____ shaved this Sunday!” It was ____9____ for me to make the decision. “Our promise must be ____10____. Bill, your wish will be achieved.”
On Monday morning, I dropped him at his ____11____. It was a sight to watch my hairless Bill walking ____12____ his classroom. Just then, a girl got out of a car and shouted, “Bill, please wait for me!” What ____13____ me was the hairless head of that girl.
“Madam, your son Bill is ____14____ indeed!” Without introducing himself, a man got out of the ____15____ and continued, “That girl is my daughter Lily. She is ____16____ from a serious disease. She lost all her hair due to the side effects of the ____17____. She refused to return school, fearing the ____18____ teasing of her schoolmates. Bill promised her that he would ____19____ the teasing issue. However, I ____20____ imagined he would sacrifice his lovely curly hair for my daughter!”
I stood there and then I swept, “My kind son, you’re teaching me how selfless real love is!”
1．A．fled B．rushed C．adapted D．appeared
2．A．take B．change C．bring D．drink
3．A．flowed B．collected C．wiped D．checked
4．A．mere B．near C．far D．whole
5．A．ask B．mean C．charge D．benefit
6．A．avoided B．denied C．finished D．missed
7．A．anxiety B．expectation C．angel D．sadness
8．A．head B．face C．back D．beard
9．A．mind B．belief C．fame D．time
10．A．forgotten B．kept C．broken D．built
11．A．family B．class C．school D．house
12．A．from B．behind C．outside D．toward
13．A．surprised B．scared C．annoyed D．amused
14．A．selfish B．great C．busy D．naughty
15．A．tent B．lab C．car D．room
16．A．learning B．hearing C．suffering D．resulting
17．A．economy B．poison C．system D．medicine
18．A．cruel B．happy C．funny D．normal
19．A．get away from B．look forward to C．take care of D．catch up with
20．A．again B．never C．always D．once
Six-year-old Mia Rabii is from California. She didn’t expect to become a(n) ___21___ when she went for a walk with her mum recently. But when some strangers called out for ___22___, Mia and her mum ran to their side.
It turns out that some ducklings (小鸭子) had gotten stuck and the people who found them were unable to ___23___ them. But luckily for the ducklings, Mia had just what it took to bring them to ___24___. Now the six-year-old’s ___25___ act is being talked about around the world.
It all started when a family found a mother duck ___26___with only one duckling. The father duck was nearby, but ___27___ , there were no other ducklings following them. Because the family knew that ducks often travel in flocks (群), they realized that something was probably ___28___.
Then suddenly, there were strange ___29___ coming from a drainage pipe (排水管). They were the cries of ducklings. It turned out that the other ducklings had ___30___ into the pipe and gotten stuck. Unluckily, no one in the family had slim (纤细的) enough ___31___ to reach down and pull out the ducklings-but luckily, there was a hero nearby.
The family ___32___Mia and her mum, who immediately rushed to them. The family filled Mia and her mum in on what had___33___ , and Mia decided to take action immediately and try to bring the ducklings to safety.
Mia put her arm down into the darkness and carefully___34___ the first duckling. Mia then rushed back to save the next duckling. And the next. . . until she had brought all eight ducklings to safety.
After Mia saved the little creatures from___35___, the overjoyed mother duck went off with her beloved ducklings.
21．A．actor B．interviewer C．hero D．doctor
22．A．advice B．help C．treatment D．encouragement
23．A．lose B．feed C．protect D．save
24．A．safety B．health C．joy D．strength
25．A．smart B．creative C．kind D．fair
26．A．working B．walking C．waiting D．playing
27．A．strangely B．suddenly C．usually D．undoubtedly
28．A．wrong B．different C．common D．familiar
29．A．warnings B．feelings C．sounds D．smells
30．A．broken B．fallen C．looked D．flown
31．A．ropes B．arms C．sticks D．fingers
32．A．nodded to B．listened to C．laughed at D．shouted at
33．A．happened B．changed C．remained D．finished
34．A．guided B．examined C．covered D．lifted
35．A．fear B．doubt C．danger D．anger
Sluhan, a preschool art teacher, will help her students debut (首次亮相) their artworks in her final art show with the school.
The preschoolers hold a ____36____ each year, allowing the parents an ____37____ into what they have been doing in the classroom.
On Thursday, the school will be closed for Sluhan to ____38____ the classroom into an art gallery ____39____hundreds of the students’ pieces.
“Before, we would just put pictures up in classrooms or ____40____ them to the walls,” director Seely said. “Now, the school will be ____41____ changed. You won’t even know it’s a ____42____.”
It is important to Sluhan for the children to ____43____ several different methods of art. The preschoolers ____44____with different materials and colors to learn what they like and also to ____45____ art.
Seely says there has been an increase in the students’ ____46____ in art since Sluhan joined the preschool six years ago. Many of the young students have started to list “____47____” when asked what they want to be when they grow up.
The kids receive one hour of art each week from Sluhan and she tries to ____48____ each hour with enriching material to create a base for their ____49____. The lessons help the children become more appreciative of art. They are better able to ____50____ that art is not one particular thing.
The art show is a(n) ____51____ way for parents to understand what their kids have learned. It’s also a way for the kids to ____52____.
For the past six years, Sluhan has put in a lot of work to create the art program and the art show as they are now. With her ____53____ to caring for a family member, the school has found a new art teacher, who will ____54____ with the art shows and the curriculum Sluhan has ____55____.
36．A．competition B．display C．broadcast D．mission
37．A．exposure B．access C．insight D．entrance
38．A．change B．join C．introduce D．link
39．A．featuring B．qualifying C．justifying D．examining
40．A．launch B．devote C．compare D．tape
41．A．gradually B．completely C．independently D．typically
42．A．gallery B．museum C．wall D．preschool
43．A．respect B．predict C．explore D．sense
44．A．experiment B．charge C．communicate D．agree
45．A．affect B．obtain C．appreciate D．select
46．A．talent B．potential C．faith D．interest
47．A．teacher B．artist C．lawyer D．scientist
48．A．fill B．kill C．spare D．supply
49．A．energy B．education C．defence D．argument
50．A．admit B．achieve C．declare D．recognize
51．A．expensive B．emotional C．easy D．traditional
52．A．show up B．show off C．put up D．put off
53．A．exit B．excuse C．determination D．order
54．A．connect B．combine C．compete D．continue
55．A．learned B．released C．established D．published
“Never give up! Never give up!” shouted my two young children, Max and Charley, as they marched behind their grandmother Mimi. They were ____56____ the ice-cream truck.
Before starting the search on that July afternoon, Mimi heard the ____57____ sound of the ice-cream man’s bell. ____58____, the ice—cream man’s visit is a daily occurrence, although the time between the sound of his bell and the leaving of his truck is short. One must be ____59____ to catch him.
Max and Charley were ____60____ when they didn’t catch him in time that day. That lasted until Mimi’s eyes shined and she said, “Never give up!” She explained that the truck might be ____61____, but they could hurry off to find it at its next ____62____.
After about twenty minutes of walking, Max’s ____63____ in the search began to waver (动摇). He ____64____ that they should give up and said, “Maybe we should give up. We have been walking pretty far and haven’t seen the ____65____ yet.” Charley said a quick “No way!” and ____66____ he shout with Mimi. Somewhat doubtfully, Max ____67____. Not knowing which ____68____ the truck had taken, they had to ____69____ where to search. They were ____70____, but they didn’t quit.
Just two blocks later, they found it. Mimi, Max and Charley screamed with ____71____. “Never give up!” In that moment, my mom Mimi did for my ____72____ what she had done for me for countless times. Simple though it was, that phrase became our battle cry for the ____73____ we faced in many years she raised me and my brother alone. Leading by ____74____, Mom taught us just how much one could accomplish with a positive attitude. Now, she is taking the same ____75____ in her relationship with her grandchildren.
56．A．seeking B．making C．decorating D．expecting
57．A．comforting B．frightening C．familiar D．strange
58．A．Similarly B．Importantly C．Hopefully D．Happily
59．A．powerful B．quick C．generous D．brave
60．A．disappointed B．amazed C．puzzled D．awkward
61．A．lost B．hidden C．gone D．locked
62．A．visit B．fall C．stop D．meeting
63．A．progress B．faith C．pride D．doubt
64．A．felt B．ensured C．proved D．agreed
65．A．customer B．woman C．store D．truck
66．A．completed B．continued C．appreciated D．introduced
67．A．turned up B．broke down C．moved on D．took off
68．A．direction B．measure C．speed D．tool
69．A．explain B．guess C．remember D．understand
70．A．thoughtful B．grateful C．nervous D．tired
71．A．surprise B．respect C．excitement D．curiosity
72．A．children B．neighbors C．friends D．partners
73．A．arguments B．choices C．chances D．challenges
74．A．example B．order C．force D．mistake
75．A．risk B．place C．message D．approach
I’ve heard such a story. On a Friday ____76____, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was ____77____, and many people who hurried to go home ____78____ and put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of ____79____ and laid it on the ground. Then he began ____80____. The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the ____81____ on that paper, ”Last night, a gentleman put a (n) ____82____ thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.“ When the people saw that, they felt very curious and ____83____ what it could be. After about half an hour, a man ____84____ there in a hurry and said, ”It can’t be true! You... you...“
The young violinist asked, ”Did you _____85_____ something “ ”A lottery ticket (彩票),“ the man answered _____86_____.
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it ” he asked.
The man was too _____87_____ to say a word. He _____88_____ a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards (奖) opened yesterday and he won $ 500, 000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he _____89_____ 50 dollars and put it into the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being _____90_____. After the violinist finished his performance, he found the lottery ticket in his hat. Thinking that the owner would probably return to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Someone asked the violinist why he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, ”Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
76．A．morning B．afternoon C．noon D．night
77．A．quiet B．beautiful C．shocking D．interesting
78．A．slowed down B．sped up C．passed by D．went away
79．A．paper B．glass C．plastic D．cloth
80．A．working B．sliding C．singing D．playing
81．A．poems B．articles C．words D．texts
82．A．important B．fantastic C．dangerous D．lovely
83．A．talked B．cared C．expected D．guessed
84．A．came B．rushed C．walked D．left
85．A．damage B．discover C．forget D．lose
86．A．proudly B．worriedly C．seriously D．carefully
87．A．tired B．disappointed C．excited D．surprised
88．A．bought B．made C．drew D．sold
89．A．handed out B．took out C．lifted up D．picked up
90．A．destroyed B．noticed C．guided D．caught
I was in the second year of my PhD program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had a 25th hour every day. Without much____91____, I said I would use it to help others. Like many graduate students, I was____92____with teaching, coursework,____93____, and some attempts at a personal life.____94____, I asked myself, “Do I really need a(n)____95____hour to help other people — or do I need to make better use of the 24 hours I have ”
A short time later, I started to____96____for an organization that provides____97____for senior citizens and people with disabilities. To my____98____, adding this activity to my busy life was just what I needed to____99____the chaos I was feeling as a first-generation international graduate student.
I was a bit____100____before my first ride, as I had not____101____much with people outside school. But my nervousness quickly calmed when I____102____my passenger: an old woman on her way to church. She was____103____to see a young international driver and was full of questions about my____104____. She shared with me how thankful she was to attend____105____and get some fresh air. She gave me her blessings.____106____like these and the smiles on my riders’ faces____107____me to continue driving.
I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend — time I otherwise would have wasted____108____or looking through social media. Sharing stories with my riders was much more____109____. My previously overwhelming schedule began to feel____110____.
91．A．thinking B．attending C．worrying D．working
92．A．charged B．compared C．awarded D．occupied
93．A．research B．adventure C．ceremonies D．hobbies
94．A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Still D．Therefore
95．A．valuable B．dull C．important D．extra
96．A．pay B．prepare C．apply D．volunteer
97．A．entertainment B．transportation C．accommodation D．treatment
98．A．surprise B．puzzlement C．embarrassment D．relief
99．A．calm B．cause C．inspect D．tolerate
100．A．mad B．anxious C．sad D．curious
101．A．agreed B．concerned C．interacted D．competed
102．A．reached for B．heard from C．called on D．picked up
103．A．confused B．amused C．frightened D．disappointed
104．A．education B．salary C．background D．ambition
105．A．class B．worship C．celebration D．court
106．A．Courses B．Gatherings C．Appointments D．Connections
107．A．trained B．convinced C．inspired D．allowed
108．A．experiencing B．oversleeping C．reflecting D．comparing
109．A．challenging B．shocking C．rewarding D．depressing
110．A．countable B．manageable C．reliable D．enjoyable
Today, I went hiking with a friend of mine. The sky suddenly became covered with ____111____ clouds, so we started walking down the mountain with a(n) ____112____ step than usual. After a little while, we ____113____ a large group of children by chance. They were walking down the mountain as well. The path suddenly became ____114____ for a few moments before the group was well ahead and out of ____115____.
Left behind were a young boy and his ____116____. We slowed down for a bit to ____117____ with them about the weather before finally passing them. They ____118____ again when my friend stopped to tie her shoes. Suddenly, the boy fell. Fortunately, my friend ____119____ caught him as he was about to roll down the path. However, he got frightened and was _____120_____ in his mother’s arms. He said that his _____121_____ hurt and I could see the _____122_____ on the mother’s face. I asked if I could help, with my friend_____123_____ that I was a nurse and I could give the boy a quick _____124_____ of his knee. Making sure that they needed nothing more _____125_____ we continued on,I decided to leave the pair sitting on a rock.
I only took a few steps forward before feeling that there was more that could be done. I said _____126_____ to my friend for slowing us down, then turned and asked the boy and his mother if they wanted us to _____127_____ and walk down with us.I could see the relief (宽慰) wash over the mother’s face as she said “yes ” and immediately _____128_____ up.
The _____129_____ in New England had left the path covered with beautiful yellow leaves. Though we walked slowly, we talked _____130_____ with the boy and his mother.
111．A．dark B．thin C．white D．light
112．A．easier B．slower C．quicker D．harder
113．A．remembered B．met C．heard D．mentioned
114．A．crowded B．flat C．wide D．empty
115．A．reach B．control C．breath D．sight
116．A．father B．mother C．sister D．brother
117．A．compete B．fight C．talk D．argue
118．A．turned up B．shut up C．caught up D．called up
119．A．rudely B．patiently C．pleasantly D．successfully
120．A．laughing B．shouting C．sleeping D．crying
121．A．head B．knee C．leg D．arm
122．A．fear B．pity C．surprise D．anger
123．A．announcing B．praising C．advertising D．explaining
124．A．push B．exam C．beat D．bite
125．A．because B．when C．after D．before
126．A．sorry B．goodbye C．hello D．thanks
127．A．wait B．leave C．come D．go
128．A．gave B．stood C．got D．woke
129．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
130．A．honestly B．happily C．politely D．loudly
As a PhD student, I went through many difficulties in my research. When I graduated, I wasn’t willing to ____131____so many hours away from my young children with so ____132____ to show for it. Instead, I accepted my love of teaching by working as a ____133____.
A decade later and with my kids in school, my scientific ____134____ came out of hibernation (冬眠) and I ____135____ a position at a new arts college. In my undergraduate classes, I asked my students to complete controlled experiments that were ____136____ guaranteed to produce reasonable data. But after a few years, I grew ____137____ with the gap between those ____138____ experiments and my own research projects.
I decided to ____139____ a new course that would give our students experience performing _____140_____ experiments, ones that had the _____141_____ to fail. Then after a solid hour of _____142_____ and some leading questions on my part, one student finally _____143_____, “It doesn’t make _____144_____.” Hallelujah! One of them had stepped back from seeing what they _____145_____ to see and described what the data _____146_____ showed. The breakthrough helped the classmates start to look at the results with more _____147_____ eyes. Within minutes, they were overflowing with questions and _____148_____ about what could have gone wrong. My students were thinking like scientists.
Research is _____149_____ and full of failed attempts. Trying to protect students from that reality does harm to them. I hope my students will bring an _____150_____ with them that success doesn’t always come easy.
131．A．hide B．sacrifice C．hold D．knock
132．A．little B．much C．deep D．far
133．A．volunteer B．programmer C．librarian D．lecturer
134．A．major B．achievement C．curiosity D．evidence
135．A．created B．left C．secured D．shared
136．A．hardly B．sometimes C．lately D．almost
137．A．popular B．uncomfortable C．satisfied D．unconcerned
138．A．useful B．meaningful C．perfect D．impressive
139．A．develop B．cancel C．follow D．take
140．A．difficult B．unique C．diverse D．uncontrolled
141．A．significance B．potential C．goal D．sign
142．A．decoration B．struggle C．description D．improvement
143．A．held on B．handed over C．spoke up D．gave in
144．A．room B．sense C．space D．art
145．A．expected B．promised C．refused D．decided
146．A．frequently B．generally C．previously D．actually
147．A．serious B．innocent C．objective D．respectful
148．A．jokes B．regrets C．memories D．ideas
149．A．complicated B．logical C．limited D．conventional
150．A．advantage B．ambition C．awareness D．aim
In the evening, Kasi usually gets out of a park and returns home via Hilpher Road. That road has a very unique ____151____, with kids playing and people bargaining. One day she found a ____152____ just wandering in the lawn(草地) beside her house. His red coat made dull grass in the lawn ____153____. Kasi decided to wait for another fifteen ____154____ for the boy.
Then the boy sat on the bench. He was extremely ____155____, fear floating in his eyes. She clearly read the ____156____. After all, she had ____157____ been homeless. Her own eyes were filled with the memories of ____158____ times and tears rolled down from her pretty eyes. Yes, she once lived under a bridge where life was ____159____.
Then, she didn’t know how that fifteen minutes had _____160_____. Still the boy was there. He was looking at a biscuit wrapper lying there. She stood up, wiped off her _____161_____ and went to the boy and smiled. The boy got _____162_____ and backed off and started crying. People in the park suddenly became very “_____163_____” and ran to that boy, who opened up about Kasi. Everyone just got an opportunity to _____164_____ Kasi and said unkind words about her existence. She needed to _____165_____ immediately.
After reaching home, she could not _____166_____ anything. So she put on her clothes and left. When she got to the _____167_____, the poor boy appeared again. She was filled with a mixture of _____168_____, but she could not help but start _____169_____ those people. She immediately _____170_____ the boy up and took him to her home. She decided to think of him as one of the family.
151．A．environment B．history C．condition D．design
152．A．friend B．dog C．bird D．boy
153．A．quiet B．flat C．colorful D．changeable
154．A．days B．hours C．seconds D．minutes
155．A．curious B．surprised C．pitiful D．bothered
156．A．story B．upset C．secret D．regulation
157．A．still B．also C．never D．already
158．A．past B．proper C．present D．different
159．A．boring B．exciting C．amazing D．encouraging
160．A．lasted B．passed C．started D．mattered
161．A．gifts B．tracks C．tears D．clothes
162．A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．pleased D．scared
163．A．cautious B．caring C．energetic D．relieved
164．A．honor B．accompany C．understand D．criticize
165．A．leave B．work C．study D．promise
166．A．keep back B．pay for C．take away D．concentrate on
167．A．school B．shop C．park D．street
168．A．comments B．emotions C．sights D．beauties
169．A．protecting B．showing C．ignoring D．comforting
170．A．picked B．brought C．locked D．fastened
Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his ___171___ face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese ___172___, for whom he has ___173___ for the past fifty years. Yuan Longping ___174___ what is called super hybrid rice. In 1973, he became the first ___175___ pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high ___176___. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the ___177___ in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice ___178___ in China each year is from this hybrid strain.
Born in 1930, Yuan Longping ___179___ from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life ___180___. As a young man, he saw the great need for ___181___ the rice output. At that time, hunger was a ___182___ problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping searched for a way to increase rice harvests without ___183___ the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce about fifty-six million tons of rice. ___184___, in a recent harvest, nearly two hundred million tons of ___185___ was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world ‘s people are ___186___ from just 7% of the farmland in the world. Yuan Longping is now ___187___ his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. ___188___ his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of ___189___. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing ___190___ twice as large as before.
171．A．sunburnt B．slight C．white D．energetic
172．A．doctors B．workers C．singers D．farmers
173．A．escaped B．stopped C．relaxed D．struggled
174．A．buys B．grows C．eats D．sells
175．A．academic B．agricultural C．industrial D．medical
176．A．price B．input C．output D．risk
177．A．crop B．wheat C．corn D．porridge
178．A．defended B．produced C．wasted D．mixed
179．A．graduated B．campaigned C．behaved D．gestured
180．A．regret B．joke C．goal D．fantasy
181．A．harming B．ignoring C．reducing D．increasing
182．A．hopeful B．disturbing C．small D．limited
183．A．preserving B．observing C．expanding D．representing
184．A．Otherwise B．Although C．Therefore D．However
185．A．fruit B．meat C．water D．rice
186．A．misunderstood B．cared C．fed D．measured
187．A．circulating B．overcoming C．forgetting D．burying
188．A．In spite of B．Thanks to C．In terms of D．Regardless of
189．A．fat B．impoliteness C．hunger D．laziness
190．A．harvests B．seeds C．roots D．earnings
参考答案：
1．B
2．A
3．C
4．D
5．A
6．C
7．B
8．A
9．D
10．B
11．C
12．D
13．A
14．B
15．C
16．C
17．D
18．A
19．C
20．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者是一位母亲，为了遵守承诺而允许儿子把头发剃光了，但后来她终于发现隐藏在儿子怪异的行为后面的却是他的一颗善良的心。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从厨房冲到现场。A. fled逃离；B. rushed冲；C. adapted使适应，改编；D. appeared出现。根据上文“My husband shouted.”可知，作者丈夫在大喊，所以作者冲出厨房去看发生了什么事情。故选B项。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：比尔，亲爱的，为什么不吃一口米饭呢 A. take吃；B. change改变；C. bring带来；D. drink喝。根据上文“How can I make your darling son eat his food ”和句中“a mouthful of rice”可知，作者问儿子为什么不吃饭。故选A项。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：比尔用手背擦了擦眼泪。A. flowed流动；B. collected收集；C. wiped擦，消除；D. checked核实，检查。根据句中“his tears with the back of his hand”可知，比尔用手背擦眼泪。故选C项。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我要把这些全吃了。A. mere仅仅的；B. near近的；C. far远的；D. whole全部的。根据上文“OK, mom.”和下文“if I eat all the rice”可知，比尔答应把米饭全吃完。故选D项。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，妈妈，如果我把米饭都吃光了，我要什么你就给我什么吗？A. ask问、要求；B. mean意思是；C. charge使……承担责任(或任务)，充电；D. benefit使受益。根据下文“Mom, I want to have my 8 shaved this Sunday!”可知，比尔与作者做交易，提要求。ask for“请求，要求”。故选A项。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：慢慢地，痛苦地，他吃完了所有的饭。A. avoided避免；B. denied否认；C. finished完成；D. missed想念，错过。根据句中“eating the whole quantity”可知，比尔吃完了所有米饭。故选C项。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：之后，比尔向我走来，眼睛睁得大大的，充满了期待。A. anxiety焦虑；B. expectation期待，期望；C. angel天使；D. sadness悲伤。根据下文“Mom, I want to have my 8 shaved this Sunday!”可知，比尔要提要求，所以他会充满期待。故选B项。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：妈妈，这个星期天我要剃光头！A. head头；B. face脸；C. back后背；D. beard胡须。根据下文“It was a sight to watch my hairless Bill walking 12 his classroom.”可知，比尔的要求是剃光头。故选A项。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：是我做决定的时候了。A. mind理智，精神；B. belief相信，信赖；C. fame名声；D. time时刻。上文比尔向作者提出要求，所以到了作者做决定的时候。故选D项。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们必须遵守诺言。A. forgotten忘记；B. kept保留；C. broken折断，打破；D. built建立。根据下文“Bill, your wish will be achieved.”可知，作者遵守了诺言。故选B项。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：星期一早上，我把他送到学校。A. family家庭；B. class班级；C. school学校；D. house房子。根据下文“It was a sight to watch my hairless Bill walking 12 his classroom.”可知，作者到了比尔的学校。故选C项。
12．考查介词词义辨析。句意：看着我的光头比尔走向他的教室，真是一幅风景画。A. from来自；B. behind在……后面；C. outside在……外边；D. toward朝。根据句中“walking”可知，比尔走向教室，用介词toward表示“朝……；向……”。故选D项。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：让我吃惊的是那个女孩的光头。A. surprised使惊讶；B. scared使害怕；C. annoyed使恼怒；D. amused逗乐。根据句中“the hairless head of that girl”可知，一个光头的女孩会让作者感到吃惊。故选A项。
14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：夫人，您的儿子比尔真了不起！A. selfish自私的；B. great超棒的；C. busy忙碌的；D. naughty顽皮的。根据下文“I 20 imagined he would sacrifice his lovely curly hair for my daughter!”可知，比尔为了朋友也剃成光头，所以朋友的父亲会觉得他很棒。故选B项。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个男人没有介绍自己，就从车里走出来继续说。A. tent帐篷；B. lab实验室；C. car汽车；D. room房间。根据上文“Just then, a girl got out of a car and shouted”可知，男人是从车里出来。故选C项。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她患了严重的疾病。A. learning学习；B. hearing听；C. suffering遭受、患病；D. resulting导致。根据句中“a serious disease”可知，男人的女儿正遭受疾病的折磨。故选C项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于药物的副作用，她掉光了头发。A. economy经济；B. poison毒药；C. system系统；D. medicine药品。根据“side effects”可知，是药物的副作用。故选D项。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她害怕同学们残忍地取笑，拒绝返回学校。A. cruel残忍的，引起痛苦的；B. happy高兴的；C. funny搞笑的；D. normal正常的。根据句中“fearing”和“teasing of her schoolmates”可知，同学们的取笑是残忍的，会引起痛苦。故选A项。
19．考查动词短语辨析。句意：比尔答应她，他会处理戏弄她的问题。A. get away from避免，逃离；B. look forward to盼望；C. take care of处理；D. catch up with赶上。根据下文“I 20 imagined he would sacrifice his lovely curly hair for my daughter!”可知，比尔用自己的方法处理了这一问题。故选C项。
20．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我万万没想到他会为了我女儿牺牲他迷人的卷发！A. again又一次；B. never从不；C. always总是；D. once曾经。根据“However”可知，上下文有转折关系，男人从未料到比尔会剃掉自己的头发。故选B项。
21．C
22．B
23．D
24．A
25．C
26．B
27．A
28．A
29．C
30．B
31．B
32．D
33．A
34．D
35．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Mia在和妈妈散步的时候，挽救了一些被困在排水管道里的小鸭子，成了小英雄。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她最近和妈妈出去散步时，没想到自己会成为英雄。A. actor演员；B. interviewer面试者；C. hero英雄；D.doctor医生。由下一段中的“Now the six-year-old’s 5 act is being talked about around the world.”和第四段中的“there was a hero nearby”可知，Mia帮助小鸭子脱离困境的行为使她成为一名英雄。故选C。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当一些陌生人喊救命时，Mia和她的妈妈跑到他们身边。A. advice建议；B. help帮助；C. treatment对待；D. encouragement鼓励。由第四段中的“Unluckily, no one in the family had slim (纤细的) enough 11 to reach down and pull out the ducklings-but luckily, there was a hero nearby.”和Mia帮助小鸭子的行为可知，一些陌生人向Mia和她妈妈寻求帮助。故选B。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，一些小鸭子已经被困并且发现小鸭子的人无法拯救他们。A. lose失去；B. feed喂养；C. protect保护；D. save拯救。由下文“But luckily for the ducklings, Mia had just what it took to bring them to 4 .”可知幸运的是Mia可以救助小鸭子，再根据转折可推知，他们虽然发现了被困的小鸭子，但是无法施救。故选D。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但对小鸭子们来说幸运的是，Mia有足够的能力把它们带到安全的地方。A. safety安全；B. health健康；C. joy高兴；D. strength力量。由转折连词But以及下文“Unluckily, no one in the family had slim (纤细的) enough 11 to reach down and pull out the ducklings-but luckily, there was a hero nearby.”可知，Mia胳膊足够细，能够伸进排水管，因此帮助小鸭子摆脱了困境，使它们的处境安全。故选A。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在全世界都在谈论这个六岁孩子的善举。A. smart聪明的；B. creative有创新性的；C. kind善良的；D. fair公平的。根据上文“But luckily for the ducklings, Mia had just what it took to bring them to 4 .”可知，Mia帮助小鸭子摆脱困境是善举。故选C。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事情的起因是一个家庭发现一只母鸭只带着一只小鸭子在散步。A. working工作；B. walking走；C. waiting等待；D. playing玩。由下文中的“there were no other ducklings following them.”可知，鸭妈妈只带着一只小鸭子在走。故选B。
27．考查副词词义辨析。句意：鸭子爸爸就在附近，但奇怪的是，没有其他小鸭跟着他们。A. strangely奇怪地；B. suddenly突然地；C. usually通常地；D. undoubtedly毫无疑问地。由下文中的“there were no other ducklings following them.”和“Because the family knew that ducks often travel in flocks”可知，鸭妈妈只带着一只小鸭子的情形非常奇怪。故选A。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为这家人知道鸭子经常是成群出行的，所以他们意识到可能哪里出了问题。A. wrong错误的；B. different不同的；C. common普遍的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据上文“there were no other ducklings following them.”和“Because the family knew that ducks often travel in flocks”这家人知道鸭子都是成群出行的，现在只看到一只小鸭子，因此断定可能是哪里出了问题。故选A。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然，从排水管传来奇怪的声音。A. warnings警报；B. feelings感觉；C. sounds声音；D. smells气味。由下文中的“They were the cries of ducklings.”可知，此处指从排水管传来奇怪的声音。故选C。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：原来，其他的小鸭掉进了管子里，被卡住了。A. broken中断；B. fallen掉落；C. looked看；D. flown飞。由上文中的“some ducklings had gotten stuck”以及下文中的“Unluckily, no one in the family had slim (纤细的) enough 11 to reach down and pull out the ducklings”可知，这些小鸭子是意外掉入排水管的。故选B。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不幸地，这家里没有人有足够纤细的胳膊可以够到并且拉出小鸭子一但幸运的是，附近有一个英雄。A. ropes绳子；B. arms胳膊；C. sticks棍；D. fingers手指。由下文中的“Mia put her arm down”可知，那家人向Mia和她妈妈求助是因为他们家没有人的胳膊足够细，能够伸到排水管中。故选B。
32．考查动词词组辨析。句意：这家人冲Mia和她的妈妈呼喊，他们立刻冲了过去。A. nodded to向...点头；B. listened to听；C. laughed at嘲笑；D. shouted at呼喊。出上文中的“But when some strangers called out”可知，那家人向Mia和她妈妈呼喊。故选D。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这家人把事情的经过告诉了Mia和她的妈妈，Mia决定立即采取行动，设法把小鸭子带到安全的地方。A. happened发生；B. changed改变；C. remained剩下；D. finished完成。由下文中的“Mia decided to take action”可知，在施救之前，那家人先讲述了发生的事情。故选A。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Mia把手伸进黑暗中，小心翼翼地托起第一只小鸭。A. guided指导；B. examined检查；C. covered覆盖；D. lifted托起。由上文中的“It turned out that the other ducklings had 10 into the pipe and gotten stuck.”可知，小鸭子是掉进了管子里，由常识知，所以Mia是把手伸进管子，然后托起第一只小鸭子。故选D。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Mia把小生物从危险中救出来后，欣喜若狂的鸭妈妈带着她心爱的小鸭子走了。A. fear害怕；B. doubt疑惑；C. danger危险；D. anger愤怒。由上文中的“brought all ight ducklings to safety”可知，Mia帮小鸭子摆脱了危险。故选C。
36．B
37．C
38．A
39．A
40．D
41．B
42．D
43．C
44．A
45．C
46．D
47．B
48．A
49．B
50．D
51．C
52．B
53．A
54．D
55．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了学前艺术教师Sluhan教孩子们探索艺术，为孩子们举行展览，孩子们对艺术的兴趣有所增加的故事。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：学龄前儿童每年都会举行一次展览，让家长了解他们在教室里一直在做什么。A. competition竞争；B. display展览；C. broadcast广播；D. mission使命。根据上文“Sluhan, a preschool art teacher, will help her students debut their artworks in her final art show with the school.”可知，此处表示学龄前儿童会举行展览，展出他们的作品。故选B项。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：学龄前儿童每年都会举行一次展览，让家长了解他们在教室里一直在做什么。A. exposure揭露；B. access通路；C. insight了解；D. entrance入口。根据下文“into what they have been doing in the classroom.”以及语境可知，此处表示展览会让家长了解学生们在教室里做什么。故选C项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：周四，学校将关闭，以便Sluhan将教室改为一个展示数百件学生作品的美术馆。A. change改变；B. join加入；C. introduce介绍；D. link联系。根据下文“the classroom into an art gallery ____4____ hundreds of the students’ pieces.”可知，此处表示将教室改为展示学生作品的美术馆。故选A项。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：周四，学校将关闭，以便Sluhan将教室改为一个展示数百件学生作品的美术馆。A. featuring以……为特色；B. qualifying使具备资格；C. justifying证明正当；D. examining检查。根据上文“Sluhan, a preschool art teacher, will help her students debut their artworks in her final art show with the school.”以及下文“hundreds of the students’ pieces”可知，教室被改为展示学生作品的美术馆，即它是以学生的作品为特色的。故选A项。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“以前，我们只是把图画挂在教室里或贴在墙上，”主任Seely说。A. launch发射；B. devote奉献；C. compare比较；D. tape用胶带粘贴。根据下文“them to the walls”以及语境可知，此处表示将图画贴在墙上。故选D项。
41．考查副词词义辨析。句意：现在，学校将彻底被改变。A. gradually逐渐地；B. completely彻底地；C. independently独立地；D. typically典型地。根据下文“You won’t even know it’s a ____7____ .”可知，此处表示学校彻底被改变。故选B项。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你甚至不知道这是一所幼儿园。A. gallery画廊；B. museum博物馆；C. wall墙；D. preschool幼儿园。根据上文“The preschoolers hold a ____1____ each year,”以及“Now, the school will be ____6____ changed.”可知，学校彻底被改变，你甚至不知道这是一所幼儿园。故选D项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：对Sluhan 来说，让孩子们可以探索几种不同的艺术方法是重要的。A. respect尊重；B. predict预测；C. explore探索；D. sense感觉到。根据下文“The preschoolers ____9____ with different materials and colors to learn what they like and also to ____10____ art.”可知，此处表示孩子们探索不同的艺术方法。故选C项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：学龄前儿童用不同的材料和颜色进行实验，以学习他们喜欢的东西，并欣赏艺术。A. experiment做实验；B. charge要价；C. communicate沟通；D. agree同意。根据下文“with different materials and colors”可知，此处表示学龄前儿童用不同的材料和颜色做实验。故选A项。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：学龄前儿童用不同的材料和颜色进行实验，以学习他们喜欢的东西，并欣赏艺术。A. affect影响；B. obtain获得；C. appreciate欣赏；D. select选择。根据下文“art”以及“The lessons help the children become more appreciative of art.”可知，此处表示学龄前儿童欣赏艺术。故选C项。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Seely表示，自从Sluhan六年前加入幼儿园以来，学生们对艺术的兴趣有所增加。A. talent才能；B. potential潜力；C. faith信仰；D. interest兴趣。根据下文“Many of the young students have started to list “ ____12____ ” when asked what they want to be when they grow up.”可知，学生们对艺术的兴趣增加了。故选D项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当被问及长大后想成为什么样的人时，许多年轻学生已经开始列出“艺术家”。A. teacher老师；B. artist艺术家；C. lawyer律师；D. scientist科学家。根据上文“Seely says there has been an increase in the students’ ____11____ in art since Sluhan joined the preschool six years ago.”以及语境可知，学生们对艺术的兴趣增加了，所以当被问及长大后想成为什么样的人时，学生们会列举出艺术家。故选B项。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们每周从Sluhan那里获得一个小时的艺术课，她努力用丰富的素材填满每一个小时，为他们的教育创造基础。A. fill填满；B. kill杀死；C. spare匀出；D. supply供给。根据下文“each hour with enriching material”可知，此处表示Sluhan用丰富的素材填满每个小时的艺术课。故选A项。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：孩子们每周从Sluhan那里获得一个小时的艺术课，她努力用丰富的材料填满每一个小时，为他们的教育创造基础。A. energy能量；B. education教育；C. defence防御；D. argument论点。根据下文“The lessons help the children become more appreciative of art. They are better able to ____15____ that art is not one particular thing.”可知，Sluhan的艺术课为孩子们的教育创造基础。故选B项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们能够更好地认识到艺术不是一件特别的事情。A. admit承认；B. achieve实现；C. declare声明；D. recognize意识到。根据下文“one particular thing”可知，学生们能更好地意识到艺术不是一件特别的事情。故选D项。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：艺术展是家长了解孩子所学知识的一种容易的方式。A. expensive昂贵的；B. emotional情绪化的；C. easy容易的；D. traditional传统的。根据上文“The preschoolers hold a ____1____ each year, allowing the parents an ____2____ into what they have been doing in the classroom.”可知，艺术展可以让家长了解学生们在教室里做的事情，是了解孩子所学知识的一种容易的方式。故选C项。
52．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这也是孩子们炫耀的一种方式。A. show up出现；B. show off炫耀；C. put up放置；D. put off推迟。根据上文“It’s also a way for the kids to”以及常识可知，艺术也是孩子们炫耀的一种方式，show off表示“炫耀”。故选B项。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着她退出去照顾家庭成员，学校已经找到了一位新的艺术老师，她将继续艺术展览和Sluhan制定的课程。A. exit退出；B. excuse借口；C. determination决心；D. order顺序。根据下文“to caring for a family member, the school has found a new art teacher”可知，此处表示Sluhan退出去照顾家庭成员，所以学校找到了新的艺术教师。故选A项。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着她退出去照顾家庭成员，学校已经找到了一位新的艺术老师，她将继续艺术展览和Sluhan设立的课程。A. connect联结；B. combine联合；C. compete竞争；D. continue继续。根据下文“with the art shows and the curriculum Sluhan has ____20____ .”可知，新的艺术教师将会继续艺术展览和Sluhan制定的课程。故选D项。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着她退出去照顾家庭成员，学校已经找到了一位新的艺术老师，她将继续艺术展览和Sluhan设立的课程。A. learned学习；B. released释放；C. established设立；D. published出版。根据上文“The kids receive one hour of art each week from Sluhan and she tries to ____13____ each hour with enriching material to create a base for their ____14____ .”以及“the curriculum Sluhan has”可知，此处表示新的艺术教师会继续Sluhan设立的艺术课程。故选C项。
56．A
57．C
58．D
59．B
60．A
61．C
62．C
63．B
64．A
65．D
66．B
67．C
68．A
69．B
70．D
71．C
72．A
73．D
74．A
75．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文通过讲述作者的妈妈和作者的孩子一起去寻找冰淇淋车的故事，告诉我们一个人只要有积极的态度，就能大有作为。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们在寻找冰淇淋车。A. seeking寻求；B. making制作；C. decorating装饰；D. expecting期待。根据后文“We have been walking pretty far and haven’t seen the ____10____ yet.(我们已经走了很远了，还没有看到那辆卡车)”可知，他们在寻找冰淇淋车。故选A。
57．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那个七月的下午开始搜寻之前，Mimi 听到了卖冰淇淋的人熟悉的铃声。A. comforting安慰人的；B. frightening令人害怕的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. strange奇怪的。根据后文“daily occurrence (每天发生)”可知，铃声是很熟悉的。故选C。
58．考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人高兴的是，卖冰淇淋的人每天都会来，尽管从他的铃声响起到他的卡车离开之间的时间很短。A. Similarly同样的；B. Importantly重要的；C. Hopefully有希望的；D. Happily快乐的。根据后句“the ice—cream man’s visit is a daily occurrence (卖冰淇淋的人每天都会来)”可知，孩子们很开心。故选D。
59．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：要抓住他，必须动作要快。A. powerful强大的；B. quick快的；C. generous慷慨的；D. brave勇敢的。根据后文“Max and Charley were ____5____ when they didn’t catch him in time that day (那天没能及时抓住他，麦克斯和查理很失望)”可知，要抓住他，必须动作要快。故选B。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那天没能及时抓住他，麦克斯和查理很失望。A. disappointed失望的；B. amazed惊奇的；C. puzzled疑惑的；D. awkward尴尬的。根据后句“when they didn’t catch him in time that day (那天没能及时抓住他)”可知，他们很失望。故选A。
61．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她解释说，卡车可能已经走了，但他们可以赶紧走，在下一站找到它。A. lost失去；B. hidden隐藏的；C. gone不见的，离开的；D. locked锁住的。根据后句“but they could hurry off to find it at its next ____7____.(但他们可以赶紧走，在下一站找到它)”可知，车子已经离开了。故选C。
62．考名词词义辨析。句意见上题解析。A. visit参观；B. fall掉落；C. stop车站、路口；D. meeting碰见。根据上句“She explained that the truck might be ____6____,(她解释说，卡车可能已经走了)”可知，他们可以在下一站找到它。故选C。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：走了大约二十分钟后，马克斯对搜寻的信心开始动摇了。A. progress进步；B. faith信念、信心；C. pride自豪；D. doubt怀疑。根据后文“He ____9____ that they should give up (他觉得他们应该放弃)”可知，马克斯对搜寻的信心开始动摇了。故选B。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他觉得他们应该放弃。A. felt感觉；B. ensured保证；C. proved证明；D. agreed同意。根据后文“We have been walking pretty far and haven’t seen the ____10____ yet.”(我们已经走了很远了，还没有看到那辆卡车)”可知，他觉得应该放弃。故选A。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们已经走了很远了，还没有看到那辆卡车。A. customer顾客；B. woman妇女；C. store商店；D. truck卡车。根据上文“She explained that the truck might be ____6____, but they could hurry off to find it at its next ____7____.(她解释说，卡车可能已经走了，但他们可以赶紧走，在下一站找到它)”可知，他们在寻找卡车。故选D。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：查理很快地说：不可能！他和Mimi一起喊道。A. completed完成；B. continued继续；C. appreciated感激；D. introduced介绍。根据上文““No way!” (不可能)”可知，Charley会继续寻找。故选B。
67．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Max继续寻找卡车。A. turned up出现；B. broke down出故障；C. moved on继续；D. took off脱下。根据后文“They were ____15____, but they didn’t quit. (他们很累，但他们没有放弃)”可知，Max继续寻找卡车。故选C。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于不知道卡车往哪个方向开了。A. direction方向；B. measure措施；C. speed速度；D. tool工具。根据后文“they had to ____14____ where to search (他们不得不猜测去哪里搜索)可知，他们不知道卡车往哪个方向开了。故选A。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们不得不猜测去哪里搜索。A. explain解释；B. guess猜；C. remember记得；D. understand理解。根据上文“Not knowing which ____13____ the truck had taken (不知道卡车往哪个方向开了)”可知，他们不得不猜测去哪里搜索。故选B。
70．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们很累，但他们没有放弃。A. thoughtful有思想的；B. grateful感激的；C. nervous紧张的；D. tired累的。根据后句“but they didn’t quit. (但他们并没有放弃)”but表示转折，可知他们很累，但是并没有放弃。故选D。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：两个街区后，他们就找到了。麦克斯和查理兴奋地尖叫起来。A. surprise惊讶的；B. respect尊敬；C. excitement兴奋；D. curiosity好奇心。根据上句“they found it (他们找到了它)”可知，他们兴奋的尖叫了起来。故选C。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那一刻，我的妈妈为我的孩子们做了她为我做过无数次的事。A. children孩子；B. neighbors邻居；C. friends朋友；D. partners父母。根据后文“Now, she is taking the same ____20____ in her relationship with her grandchildren.(现在，她正在用同样的方法处理与孙辈的关系)”可知，我的妈妈为我的孩子们做了她为我做过无数次的事。故选A。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管这句话很简单，但却成了我们面对挑战时的战斗口号——多年来，她独自抚养我和弟弟长大。A. arguments争论；B. choices选择；C. chances机会；D. challenges挑战。根据后文“she raised me and my brother alone (她独自抚养我和弟弟长大)”可知，妈妈碰到了很多的挑战。故选D。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意妈妈教导我们，一个人只要有积极的态度，就能大有作为。A. example例子；B. order命令；C. force暴力；D. mistake错误。根据后句“Mom taught us just how much one could accomplish with a positive attitude. (妈妈教导我们，一个人只要有积极的态度，就能大有作为)”可知，妈妈以身作则，告诉我们一个人如果有积极的态度，可以取得多大的成就。故选A。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，她正在用同样的方法处理与孙辈的关系。A. risk冒险；B. place位置；C. message信息；D. approach方法。根据上文“In that moment, my mom Mimi did for my ____17____ what she had done for me for countless times.(在那一刻，我的妈妈为我的孩子们做了她为我做过无数次的事)”可知，她正在用同样的方法处理与孙辈的关系。故选D。
76．D
77．B
78．A
79．A
80．D
81．C
82．A
83．D
84．B
85．D
86．B
87．C
88．A
89．B
90．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是一个人不小心将中奖的彩票放进了路边卖艺的艺术家的帽子里，艺术家很诚实，第二天回到同样的地方，等到了彩票的主人回来取回它。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个星期五的晚上，一位贫穷的年轻艺术家站在地铁站门口，拉着小提琴。A. morning早上；B. afternoon下午；C. noon中午；D. night晚上。根据下文“Last night, a gentleman put a(n) ____7____ thing into my hat”可知，艺术家是在晚上拉小提琴。故选D。
77．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：音乐很美妙，许多匆忙回家的人放慢了脚步，把一些钱放进了年轻人的帽子里。A. quiet安静的；B. beautiful美妙的；C. shocking令人震惊的；D. interesting有趣的。根据下文“The music sounded more pleasant”可知，那个年轻人拉小提琴拉得很好，所以音乐是美妙的。故选B。
78．考查动词短语辨析。句意：音乐很美妙，许多匆忙回家的人放慢了脚步，把一些钱放进了年轻人的帽子里。A. slowed down慢下来；B. sped up加速；C. passed by经过；D. went away离开。根据下文“put some money into the hat of the young man”可知，匆忙回家的人要放慢脚步才能往年轻人的帽子里放钱，因此空格处是“慢下来”。故选A。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天晚上，这位年轻的艺术家拿出一张大纸放在地上。A. paper纸；B. glass玻璃；C. plastic塑料；D. cloth布料。根据下文“on that paper”可知，年轻的艺术家拿出一张大纸放在地上。故选A。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后他开始演奏。A. working工作；B. sliding滑行；C. singing唱歌；D. playing演奏。根据下文“The music sounded more pleasant”可知，他把纸放在地上后又开始演奏。故选D。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些人聚集在一起，他们发现了那张纸上的文字。A. poems诗歌；B. articles文章；C. words字；D. texts课文。根据下文“Last night, a gentleman put a(n) ____7____ thing into my hat. Please come to get it back”可知，人们发现了那张纸上写的字，因此空格处是“words”。故选C。
82．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：昨晚，一位先生把一件重要的东西放进我的帽子里。A. important重要的；B. fantastic极好的；C. dangerous危险的；D. lovely可爱的。根据下文“a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖) opened yesterday and he won $ 500, 000”可知，那张彩票能兑奖50万，所以对主人当然重要。故选A。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当人们看到这一点时，他们感到非常好奇，并猜测那个重要的东西可能是什么。A. talked谈话；B. cared在意；C. expected期待；D. guessed猜测。根据上文“they felt very curious”可知，人们很好奇，所以是猜测那个重要的东西可能是什么。故选D。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：大约半个小时后，一名男子匆忙赶到那里。A. came来；B. rushed冲；C. walked走路；D. left离开。根据下文“in a hurry”可知，那个男子是匆忙赶到那里，因此空格处是“冲”。故选B。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：你丢了什么东西吗？A. damage破坏；B. discover发现；C. forget忘记；D. lose丢失。根据上文“Last night, a gentleman put a(n) ____7____ thing into my hat”可知，那个男子是丢了东西。故选D。
86．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“一张彩票，”那人忧心忡忡地回答。A. proudly骄傲地；B. worriedly担忧地；C. seriously认真地；D. carefully小心地。根据上文“a gentleman put a (n) ____7____ thing into my hat”及后面“a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖) opened yesterday and he won $ 500, 000”可知，那个男子丢了一张可以兑50万的彩票，当然是很担心拿不回来。故选B。
87．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那人激动得一句话也说不出来。A. tired累的；B. disappointed失望的；C. excited激动的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据上文“The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it ” he asked.”可知，年轻人将彩票拿了出来，男子看见彩票失而复得，当然会激动。故选C。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他几天前买了一张彩票。A. bought买；B. made制作；C. drew牵引；D. sold卖。根据下文“a lottery ticket”可知，他是买了一张彩票。故选A。
89．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他感到如此幸运和兴奋，当听到音乐时，他拿出50美元并把它放进帽子里。A. handed out分发；B. took out拿出；C. lifted up举起；D. picked up捡起。根据下文“put it into the hat”可知，他是拿出50美元并把它放进帽子里。故选B。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，彩票也被扔进了帽子里，没有被注意到。A. destroyed破坏；B. noticed注意；C. guided引导；D. caught抓住。根据下文“the lottery ticket in his hat”可知，男子把彩票扔进帽子时并没有注意到。故选B。
91．A
92．D
93．A
94．C
95．D
96．D
97．B
98．A
99．A
100．B
101．C
102．D
103．A
104．C
105．B
106．D
107．C
108．B
109．C
110．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在攻读哲学博士学位，虽然忙碌的研究、教学、课程作业等让作者疲于应对，但作者还是挤出时间来做志愿者工作。这让作者重新审视了生活中的时间利用问题：原本被浪费的时间是可以被用来做很多有意义的事情的。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：没想太多，我就说我要用它来帮助别人。A. thinking思考；想；B. attending参加；C. worrying担心；D. working工作。根据“I was in the second year of my PhD program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had a 25th hour every day.”以及“I said I would use it to help others”可知，作者没有多想，就说自己会用它来帮助别人。故选A。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：像许多研究生一样，我忙于教学、课程作业、研究和个人生活的一些尝试。A. charged指控；B. compared比较；C. awarded授予；D. occupied占据，忙于。be occupied with忙于做某事。根据“Like many graduate students,”可知，作者每天忙于教学、课程、研究和一些个人生活的尝试。故选D。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：像许多研究生一样，我忙于教学、课程作业、研究和个人生活的一些尝试。A. research研究；B. adventure冒险；C. ceremonies典礼；D. hobbies爱好。根据“ teaching, coursework.”可知，作者是博士生，他忙于研究、教学、课程作业等。故选A。
94．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我问自己：“我真的需要额外的一个小时来帮助别人吗？或者我需要更好地利用我拥有的24小时？”A. Otherwise否则；B. Besides此外；C. Still仍然；D. Therefore因此。根据“Like many graduate students, I was ____2____ with teaching, coursework, ____3____, and some attempts at a personal life.”可知，作者虽然每天很忙，但是仍然反问自己是否需要额外的一个小时来帮助别人。故选C。
95．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，我问自己：“我真的需要额外的一个小时来帮助别人吗 或者我需要更好地利用我拥有的24小时 ” A. valuable珍贵的；B. dull迟钝的；C. important重要的；D. extra额外的。根据“if I had a 25th hour every day.”可知，这里是指额外的一小时。故选D。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不久之后，我开始为一个为老年人和残疾人提供交通服务的组织做志愿者。A. pay支付；B. prepare准备；C. apply运用；D. volunteer志愿。根据“I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend-time I otherwise would have wasted ____18____ or looking through social media.”可知，作者开始做志愿活动。故选D。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不久之后，我开始为一个老年人和残疾人提供交通服务的组织做志愿者。A. entertainment娱乐；B. transportation交通；C. accommodation住宿；D. treatment治疗。根据“I was a bit ____10____ before my first ride,”和“But my nervousness quickly calmed when I ____12____ my passenger:”可知，作者为老年人和残疾人提供交通服务。故选B。
98．考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，在我繁忙的生活中加入这项活动正是我所需要的，以平息我作为第一代国际研究生时所感受到的混乱。A. surprise惊讶；B. puzzlement困惑；C. embarrassment尴尬；D. relief安慰。根据“adding this activity to my busy life was just what I needed to ____9____ the chaos (混乱) I was feeling as a first-generation international graduate student.”可知，在作者繁忙的生活中加入这项志愿者活动可以让作者平静下来，这是出乎作者意料之外的。故选A。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，在我繁忙的生活中加入这项活动正是我所需要的，以平息我作为第一代国际研究生时所感受到的混乱。A. calm使平静；B. cause引起；C. inspect检查；D. tolerate容忍。根据“the chaos (混乱)”可知，作者在混乱中得以平静。故选A。
100．考查形容词动词词义辨析。句意：在我第一次驾车之前，我有点焦虑，因为我没有和校外的人互动太多。A. mad疯狂的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. sad难过的；D. curious好奇的。根据“But my nervousness quickly calmed”可知，第一次驾车(接老人)之前，作者有点紧张。故选B。
101．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我第一次驾车之前，我有点焦虑，因为我没有和校外的人互动太多。A. agreed同意；B. concerned关心；C. interacted互动；D. competed竞争。根据“was in the second year of my PhD program”和“people outside school.”可知，作者一直在上学，所以很少与校外的人互动。故选C。
102．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：但当我载上我的乘客时，我的紧张情绪很快平息了下来：一位老妇人正在去教堂的路上。A. reached for伸手去够；B. heard from收到某人的来信；C. called on呼吁；D. picked up接某人。根据“an old woman on her way to church. She was ____13____ to see a young international driver”可知，作者开车接乘客。故选D。
103．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到一个年轻的国际司机，她感到很困惑，并对我的背景充满了疑问。A. confused困惑的；B. amused有趣的；C. frightened害怕的；D. disappointed失望的。根据“and was full of questions about my ____14____.”可知，这个老妇人对作者的国际背景感到困惑。故选A。
104．考查名词词义辨析。句意：看到一个年轻的国际司机，她感到很困惑，并对我的背景充满了疑问。A. education教育；B. salary薪水；C. background背景；D. ambition雄心。根据“She was ____13____ to see a young international driver”可知，老妇人对作者的国际背景感到很困惑。故选C。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她告诉我，能参加礼拜活动，呼吸新鲜空气，她是多么感激。A. class班级；B. worship礼拜；C. celebration庆祝；D. court法院。根据“an old woman on her way to church.”可知，老妇人去礼拜。故选B。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这样的联系和我的乘客脸上的微笑激励着我继续开车。A. Courses课程；B. Gatherings聚会；C. Appointments约会；D. Connections连接。根据“She shared with me how thankful she was to attend ____15____ and get some fresh air.”和“She gave me her blessings.”可知，作者的志愿活动与给他人带来快乐的联系，让作者继续下去。故选D。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这样的联系和我的乘客脸上的微笑激励着我继续开车。A. trained培训；B. convinced信服；C. inspired鼓舞；D. allowed允许。根据“____16____ like these and the smiles on my riders’ faces”可知，乘客脸上的笑容激励作者继续开车。故选C。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始在每个周末做3个小时的志愿者，否则我将浪费在睡过头或浏览社交媒体上。A. experiencing体验；B. oversleeping睡过头；C. reflecting反映；D. comparing比较。根据“or looking through social media.”可知，这里指“把时间浪费在过度睡眠方面”。故选B。
109．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：和我的乘客们分享故事更有意义。A. challenging挑战性的；B. shocking令人震惊的；C. rewarding令人满足的，有意义的；D. depressing令人沮丧的。根据“____16____ like these and the smiles on my riders’ faces ____17____ me to continue driving.”和“My previously overwhelming (巨大的, 无法抗拒的) schedule began to feel ____20____.”可知，作者做的这份志愿者工作很有意义。故选C。
110．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我以前的日程排得满满的，现在感觉可以应付了。A. countable可数的；B. manageable可控的；C. reliable可靠的；D. enjoyable愉快的。根据“I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend-time I otherwise would have wasted ____18____ or looking through social media.”可知，做这份志愿者工作之后，作者的日程开始变得可控了。故选B。
111．A
112．C
113．B
114．A
115．D
116．B
117．C
118．C
119．D
120．D
121．B
122．A
123．D
124．B
125．D
126．A
127．A
128．B
129．C
130．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者一行人在山路上帮助一对母子的经历。
111．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：天空突然乌云密布，所以我们开始以比平时更快的步伐下山。A. dark黑暗的；B. thin瘦的；C. white白的；D. light轻的。根据下文“so we started walking down the mountain with a(n) 2 step than usual.”可知，天空突然变得乌云密布，这里选dark最合适。故选A。
112．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. easier更容易的；B. slower更慢的；C. quicker更快的；D. harder更难的。根据上文“The sky suddenly became covered with__1___clouds”可知，天空突然变得乌云密布，所以作者一行开始下山，步伐比平时快。故选C。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不一会儿，我们偶然地遇到一大群孩子。A. remembered记得；B. met遇见；C. heard听说；D. mentioned提及。根据上文“we started walking down the mountain”和下文“They were walking down the mountain as well.”可知，作者一行偶遇一群孩子。故选B。
114．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：小路上突然变得拥挤了一会儿，这群人很快走到了前面看不见了。A. crowded拥挤的；B. flat平的；C. wide宽的；D. empty空的。根据上文“They were walking down the mountain as well.”可知，许多人下山，所以山路一下子变得很拥挤。故选A。
115．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. reach到达；B. control控制；C. breath呼吸；D. sight视线。根据前文“the group was well ahead”可知，这群人很快就走到了前面，看不见了。out of sight意为“看不见”。故选D。
116．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个小男孩和他的妈妈落在后面。A. father父亲；B. mother母亲；C. sister妹妹；D. brother兄弟。根据下文“he got frightened and was 10 in his mother’s arms.”可知，这位小男孩和他的母亲一起。故选B。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们放慢了脚步，和他们聊天气，最后才从他们身边经过。A. compete比赛；B. fight斗争；C. talk交谈；D. argue争论。根据下文“about the weather”可知，作者一行慢下来与母子俩交谈了一下天气。故选C。
118．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我的朋友停下来系鞋带时，他们又赶上了。A. turned up出现；B. shut up闭嘴；C. caught up赶上；D. called up打电话。根据下文“again when my friend stopped to tie her shoes”可知,作者的朋友停下来系鞋带时，母子俩又赶了上来。故选C。
119．考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，当他正要滚下小路时我的朋友成功地抓住了他。A. rudely粗鲁地；B. patiently耐心地；C. pleasantly愉快地；D. successfully成功地。根据下文“However, he got frightened and was 10 in his mother’s arms.”可知，就在这个小男孩要滚下山路的时候，作者的朋友成功地抓住了他。故选D。
120．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，他被吓坏了，在他妈妈的怀里哭。A. laughing大笑；B. shouting大喊；C. sleeping睡觉；D. crying哭。根据上文“he got frightened”可知，这个小男孩惊瑰未定，一直在他母亲的怀里哭。故选D。
121．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说他的膝盖受伤了，我能看到母亲脸上的担忧。A. head头；B. knee膝盖；C. leg腿；D. arm胳膊。根据下文“of his knee.”可知，小男孩的膝盖受伤了。故选B。
122．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. fear担心；B. pity同情；C. surprise惊讶；D. anger愤怒。根据常识可知，小男孩膝盖受伤，母亲很担忧。故选A。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我问是否我可以帮忙，我的朋友解释说我是名护士，可以给这个小男孩检查一下膝盖。A. announcing通知；B. praising称赞；C. advertising做广告；D. explaining解释。根据上文“I asked if I could help”和下文“I was a nurse and I could give the boy a quick 14 of his knee.”可推断，作者问这位母亲是否可以帮上忙，因此朋友给他们解释说作者是名护士，可以给这个小男孩检查一下膝盖。故选D。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. push推；B. exam检查；C. beat击败；D. bite咬。根据上文“He said that his 11 hurt”可知，小男孩膝盖受伤了，所以作者想要给这个小男孩检查一下膝盖。故选B。
125．考查连词词义辨析。句意：在我们继续下山之前确保他们母子不需要任何其他帮助，我决定让他们俩坐在一块岩石上。A. because因为；B. when当……时候；C. after在……之后；D. before在……之前。根据语境和句意可知，这里指在继续下山之前，确保他们母子不需要任何其他帮助了。故选D。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我向我的朋友道歉，让我们慢了下来，然后转身问那个男孩和他的母亲是否需要我们等着，和我们一起走下去。A. sorry对不起；B. goodbye再见；C. hello你好；D. thanks感谢。根据下文“for slowing us down”可知，作者向朋友道歉，因为作者的举动影响了一群人行进的速度。故选A。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. wait等待；B. leave离开；C. come来；D. go去。根据下文“walk down with us”可知，作者问那个小男孩和他的母亲他们是否想要和他们一起下山，因此推断作者一行是要等他们。故选A。
128．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她说“好”并立即站起来时，我可以看到她脸上的宽慰。A. gave给；B. stood站立；C. got得到；D. woke醒来。根据上文“I decided to leave the pair sitting on a rock”可知，这里指这位母亲立即站起来。故选B。
129．考查名词词义辨析。句意：新英格兰的秋天给小路铺上了美丽的黄叶。A. spring春天；B. summer夏天；C. autumn秋天；D. winter冬天。根据下文“left the path covered with beautiful yellow leaves”可知，路面铺满漂亮的金黄色树叶，应是秋天。故选C。
130．考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管走的很慢，但是我们与男孩和他的母亲高兴地交谈着。A. honestly诚实地；B. happily高兴地；C. politely礼貌地；D. loudly大声地。根据上文“Though we walked slowly”可知，尽管走得很慢，但是作者和那对母子交谈很高兴。这里选happily最合适。故选B。
131．B
132．A
133．D
134．C
135．C
136．D
137．B
138．C
139．A
140．D
141．D
142．B
143．C
144．B
145．A
146．D
147．C
148．D
149．A
150．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者发现虽然精心安排的实验可以让学生获得理想的数据，但研究原本就是不断失败和尝试的过程，教师应该让学生做真实的实验，尽管他们可能会遇到挫折。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我毕业的时候，我不愿意牺牲那么多的时间在研究工作上，这不仅使我远离我的孩子们，且没有成就感。A. hide隐藏；B. sacrifice牺牲；C. hold持有；D. knock敲。根据前文“I wasn’t willing to”以及后文的“away from my young children with so 2 to show for it”可知，作者认为做研究这个工作会浪费他的时间，毫无成效，还让他远离他的孩子，因此可知，他不愿意牺牲这么多的时间在上面。故选B项。
132．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我毕业的时候，我不愿意牺牲那么多的时间在研究工作上，这不仅使我远离我的孩子们，且没有成就感。A. little少的；B. much多的；C. deep深的；D. far远的。根据前文“As a PhD student, I went through many difficulties in my research. When I graduated, I wasn’t willing to 1 so many hours away from my young children”以及后文“to show for it”可知，作者做研究经历了许多困难，会让作者牺牲很多时间而陪伴不了孩子，关键是这个研究工作没有能让作者展现的东西。故选A项。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：于是我选择了我所喜爱的教师工作。A. volunteer志愿者；B. programmer程序员；C. librarian图书管理员；D. lecturer讲师。根据后文“A decade later and with my kids in school, my scientific 4 came out of hibernation (冬眠) and I 5 a position at a new arts college.”可知，作者后面去了一个艺术学校找了工作，当起了老师。故选D项。
134．考查名词词义辨析。句意：十年后，随着孩子们上学，我对科学的好奇心从冬眠中苏醒过来，我在一所新的艺术学院找到了一份工作。A. major专业；B. achievement成就；C. curiosity好奇心；D. evidence证据。根据后文“I asked my students to complete controlled experiments that were 6 guaranteed to produce reasonable data.”可知，作者让学生做实验，其实是自己又重新燃起了对科学的好奇心。故选C项。
135．考查动词词义辨析。句意：十年后，随着孩子们上学，我对科学的好奇心从冬眠中苏醒过来，我在一所新的艺术学院找到了一份工作。A. created创造；B. left离开；C. secured获得；D. shared分享。根据后文“I asked my st完形填空
Nowadays, online course have become popular in many countries. There are different kinds of online courses, but most show a ___1___ of a teacher and students in a classroom. Students watch the video online and take part in online ___2___ Some coursed that are taught ___3___ the Internet alive. Some coursed are free and open to anyone, giving students anywhere the ___4___ to study at any time. Of course, watching students and teachers on a computer screen is not the same as taking part in a ___5___ class.
Other kinds of e-learning are being ___6___ around the world. In Singapore, some schools have tablets and touch screens instead of books and blackboards in the classrooms. There are also social media ___7___ to help the students work together on projects, and online “worlds” where the students can ___8___ with each other.
In South Korea, some students are taught English by teachers abroad. The teachers are in their ___9___ countries and are connected to the Korean classrooms through the Internet. Instead of looking at a screen, the students interact with a ____10____ in the classroom. The robot is controlled by the teacher and can move around the classroom, talking with students. It is unlikely that robot teachers will ____11____ real teachers. But like online learning environments, they can be useful ____12____ .
These important examples show us that e-learning can be ____13____ Thanks to technology, more and more ways of teaching and learning are being developed. Nobody knows ____14____ the classroom of the future will look like, but one thing is for sure— there has never been a ____15____ interesting time to be a student.
1．A．picture B．video C．note D．passage
2．A．activities B．parties C．meetings D．gatherings
3．A．along B．about C．through D．across
4．A．excuse B．reason C．choice D．chance
5．A．real B．virtual C．advanced D．attractive
6．A．taught B．tested C．revised D．recorded
7．A．agencies B．departments C．applications D．advertisements
8．A．trade B．exchange C．chat D．communicate
9．A．neighbor B．former C．foreign D．home
10．A．teacher B．robot C．computer D．radio
11．A．affect B．attack C．reward D．replace
12．A．tools B．toys C．products D．structure
13．A．boring B．successful C．doubtful D．challenging
14．A．when B．which C．what D．who
15．A．more B．quite C．very D．just
We have had bad news this week, my husband was laid off on Tuesday. ____16____, we are better off than most family, and still be able to ____17____ our finances until he finds another job.
When seeing doctors, nurses and staff working around the ____18____ to take care of patients during this COVID-19 pandemic, my husband gave me $100 cash and said, “Go out, buy some restaurant gift cards and take them to the ____19____ for the medical workers.” Restaurant gift cards can make it ____20____ for them to quickly get meals between shifts. Without health care ____21____ we cannot join in that fight directly, but we can ____22____ them — with meals, with supplies and even with a ____23____, heartfelt “thank you”. I don’t often have to say we can’t do things because we ____24____ the money ourselves, but that was my first _____25_____. Realizing my _____26_____ he said, “We will be okay, we need to look outwards not inwards.” What a special man! I agreed that it was a _____27_____ attitude to have! It was a beautiful thing to remain kind to _____28_____ others even in our _____29_____ moments. _____30_____ thoughts helped us pull through smoothly. He found another job soon.
Always think positively, have 100% faith and success is yours.
16．A．Gratefully B．Unfortunately C．Immediately D．Eventually
17．A．make B．enlarge C．stretch D．increase
18．A．bed B．people C．building D．clock
19．A．community B．station C．table D．hospital
20．A．better B．easier C．longer D．cooler
21．A．training B．knowledge C．sense D．insurance
22．A．support B．doubt C．respect D．admire
23．A．bright B．simple C．loud D．cheap
24．A．earn B．waste C．need D．spend
25．A．impression B．sound C．thought D．step
26．A．disappointment B．sadness C．mistake D．hesitation
27．A．wonderful B．different C．reasonless D．negative
28．A．call on B．come across C．think of D．take over
29．A．delighted B．difficult C．silent D．critical
30．A．Creative B．Positive C．Careful D．Deep
The fourth-graders walk up to a mirror — one after another — at a school in southwest Atlanta.
“I’m a good person!” a boy ___31___ a face mask adds.
Another boy follows, “I’m strong and ___32___,” before hurriedly walking away. In the background, their teacher, Acker, holds up the mirror in front of the kids and ___33___ them on. “Yes! Louder! Love it!” she calls out.
Acker teaches science at Gideons Elementary School, and she’s on a ___34___ to boost her students’ confidence and ___35___. The kids returned to school this month after a year of virtual learning, and said their ___36___ words every morning before class starts.
Acker ___37___ this with her 5-year-old daughter since she developed verbal language skills, and loved how they both felt ___38___. “The best part about doing the affirmations is the feeling after I say them,” Acker says. “And the feeling I see my students feel or that they ___39___ after they do it. Their attitude is better, their self-confidence is ____40____ and we have a better day.”
Mental health issues are ____41____ among children nationwide as they struggle with ____42____, uncertainty and pandemic. Many adults report that the pandemic has been hard on their mental health. For kids, some experts say, it has become a(n) ____43____.
And more so this year, kids “need all of the kindness and compassion we can ____44____,” says Dr. Marcuetta, a psychologist.
Children develop their ____45____ based on how grown-ups speak to them, making teachers a key influence and positive affirmation a crucial first step, she adds.
31．A．playing B．wearing C．making D．finding
32．A．mean B．indifferent C．independent D．common
33．A．keeps B．fixes C．calls D．cheers
34．A．promise B．mission C．way D．permission
35．A．self-love B．sympathy C．self-discipline D．wisdom
36．A．surprising B．positive C．unique D．unreliable
37．A．denied B．shared C．practiced D．concluded
38．A．afterward B．forward C．eventually D．initially
39．A．express B．reply C．create D．question
40．A．suspected B．checked C．lifted D．separated
41．A．rising B．improving C．moving D．leading
42．A．personality B．imagination C．curiosity D．anxiety
43．A．opportunity B．success C．choice D．crisis
44．A．think B．offer C．rid D．hide
45．A．languages B．arguments C．doubts D．beliefs
With COVID-19 spreading worldwide, turning 12 years old during home isolation (隔离)is hardly any child’s idea of an exciting birthday. However, in Houston, Texas, one boy’s socially distanced celebration turned out to be ____46____.
Jody Smith wanted to find a way to ____47____ his son, Brandon’s birthday on April 11,2020 while obeying stay-at-home orders. He ____48____ Twitter. His request was simple: Reply to a drawing of Brando holding a blank hand-drawn ____49____ of the world. Tell him where they were so tell-year-old could ____50____ the position on it
“I thought it would be fun to get 50 or maybe 100 people to reply, and most would be in the US,” Smith said. “That was rally what my ____51____ was.” However, responses ____52____ in by the thousands. There were pictures of ocean-side views from Trinidad and Tobago, ____53____ of downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, and nighttime scenes fro Istanbul. Even accounts like BMW in Germany sent Brandon a birthday ____54____ from Munich. “Brandon” soon ranked first in Twitter’s popular topic list.
Whenever a new Twitter message pinged(乒乒作响)on Smith’s phone, Brandon added a dot(点) to the blank map. He can usually do it without having to look at his iPad for reference “He’d ____55____ the world map very well, so he knew where the places were,” Smith said.
By midday, Brandon’s map was already ____56____ with clusters (团簇)from North America and Europe.Most Asian people were still ____57____ when Smith first put his request on Twitter. Even so, be still got middle of-the-night ____58____ from China and South Korea.
“Those were pretty tough times.It was so great to see people create such a(n) ____59____ story. And its made Brandon feel so special,” Smith said. “I’m ____60____ to all the kind people.They take time out of their day to make a 12-year-old boy feel so good”
46．A．unsuccessful B．unforgettable C．outgoing D．stressful
47．A．organize B．remember C．celebrate D．imagine
48．A．set up B．met with C．heard from D．turned to
49．A．position B．map C．climate D．food
50．A．discover B．recognize C．mark D．take
51．A．expectation B．result C．power D．duty
52．A．landed B．joined C．poured D．called
53．A．tourists B．orders C．descriptions D．photos
54．A．invitation B．greeting C．party D．cake
55．A．counted B．seen C．studied D．protected
56．A．compared B．covered C．connected D．chopped
57．A．active B．busy C．excited D．asleep
58．A．replies B．visits C．interviews D．choices
59．A．strange B．warm C．terrible D．old .
60．A．polite B．friendly C．harmful D．grateful
Everyone is missing someone during the COVID-19 pandemic（疫情）. For Romeo cox, the person he ____61____is his grandma Rosemary.
After his family moved from London, England, to Palermo, Italy, the 10-year-old boy didn’t to see Rosemary for a year and a half. And because of the pandemic, he couldn’t fly out for a ____62____ So he decided to go on a three- month journey to ____63____ his beloved grandma.
The little boy told the ____64____ to his mom Giovanna and his dad Phil. They weren’t ____65____ about it at first, but Phil, a journalist and documentarian. eventually ____66____ to make the journey with his son.
In June, 2020, the ____67____ set off, taking a boat from Sicily to Naples. While the trip was over 1,700 miles, they didn’t ____68____, opting to walk, bike, and use a boat where necessary instead. They formed a（n）____69____ of waking up at 4:30 every morning and walked about 12 miles a day, sleeping in hostels, kind strangers’ homes, or _____70_____ under the stars. Of course, it wasn’t easy. Beyond the _____71_____ walks, Pedro, the donkey carrying their luggage, would sometimes _____72_____ to go any farther. _____73_____, they had a run-in with a pack of wild dogs, which they thankfully managed to _____74_____.
In September, Romeo and Phil _____75_____ it. After a 14-day quarantine（隔离）period. Romeo finally got his grandma’s hug he’d been waiting so long for!
61．A．cares about B．calls on C．relies upon D．waits for
62．A．rest B．visit C．joy D．sightseeing
63．A．accompany B．comfort C．invite D．respect
64．A．chance B．reason C．idea D．event
65．A．anxious B．curious C．hopeful D．sure
66．A．hesitated B．agreed C．continued D．preferred
67．A．pair B．grandma C．family D．boy
68．A．believe B．drive C．admit D．stop
69．A．line B．example C．habit D．dream
70．A．eventually B．naturally C．normally D．directly
71．A．major B．extra C．disturbing D．exhausting
72．A．afford B．choose C．refuse D．volunteer
73．A．Lastly B．However C．Also D．Instead
74．A．escape B．protect C．feed D．guide
75．A．found B．made C．recorded D．accepted
With so many folks forced to stay at home during the pandemic, Mary 0 ‘Neill, 99,was no exception. But as lockdown ____76____, Mary managed to create a special friendship with her neighbour—Benjamin Olson,age 2.
Over time, Mary ____77____ through the chain-link as Benjamin learned to walk, talk, and ____78____ run and play. Despite the huge differences in their ____79____, Benjamin was drawn to his elderly neighbour, ____80____ in her presence.
Between the two, they ____81____ a game they could play over the chain-link. Ben would pass her a ball and she’d ____82____ it back to him with her walking stick.
“He’s been ____83____ her ‘Mimi.’” Benjamin’s mom Sarah told CBS News. “She’ll call out, ‘Hey Benjamin!’ when she sees him, and it’s just been so ____84____ to watch it.”
As pandemic restrictions have ____85____, Mary and Benjamin’s ____86____ continues to blossom on both sides of the fence—only now, the gates can be opened.
Benjamin ____87____ Mary on her back steps to play games, blow bubbles, and enjoy the activities that bring joy to both the young and the young ____88____.
“Friendship can just ____89____ so many different ways,’’ Sarah told CBS. “I’m just really happy they were able to ____90____ this one—quarantine (隔离）or not, pandemic or not. I’m happy... because it means a lot to her and it means a lot to him too.”
76．A．wore on B．caught on C．fell apart D．broke through
77．A．got B．watched C．dragged D．escaped
78．A．apparently B．carefully C．attentively D．eventually
79．A．ages B．responses C．views D．habits
80．A．restless B．proud C．joyful D．awkward
81．A．developed B．won C．selected D．provided
82．A．fetch B．hit C．throw D．put
83．A．asking B．calling C．making D．choosing
84．A．obvious B．easy C．cute D．unique
85．A．worsened B．begun C．lifted D．risen
86．A．faith B．passion C．leisure D．bond
87．A．consults B．follows C．pursues D．joins
88．A．at heart B．on foot C．by hand D．in sight
89．A．deepen B．happen C．cease D．renew
90．A．treasure B．keep C．form D．continue
参考答案：
1．B
2．A
3．C
4．D
5．A
6．B
7．C
8．D
9．D
10．B
11．D
12．A
13．B
14．C
15．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了网络课程在许多国家都很流行，列举了一些国家的授课情况，以及操作方式。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：网上有不同种类的课程，但大多数都是老师和学生在教室里的视频。A. picture图片；B. video视频；C. note便条；D. passage文章。根据下文“Students watch the video online”可知，此处说的是老师和学生在教室里上课的视频。故选B。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：学生们在网上观看视频并参与活动。A. activities活动；B. parties社交聚会；C. meetings会议；D. gatherings聚集；集会。根据上文“Students watch the video online and take part in”以及网络授课的特点可知，学生们观看视频并参与在线课堂活动。故选A。
3．考查介词词义辨析。句意：有些课程是通过互联网现场直播进行教学的。A. along与……一起；B. into在.....里面；C. to向；C. through通过；D. across跨过。 video online”可知，此处说的是网上课程，因此是通过网络直播。故选C。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有些课程是免费的，向任何人开放，让学生有机会在任何地方、任何时间都有学习机会。 A. excuse借口；B. reason理由；C. choice选择；D. chance机会。根据上文“Some coursed are free and open to anyone”以及网上课程的特点可知，一些课程对任何人开放，因此学生们任何时候，任何地方都有机会学习。故选D。
5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当然，在电脑屏幕上看学生和老师与参加真实的课堂活动是不一样的。A. real真实的；B. virtual实质上的；C. advanced先进的；D. attractive有吸引力的。根据前文“watching students and teachers on a computer screen is not the same as”可推断，此处把网上课程和真实的课堂参与作比较，讲述看网课与参与真实的课堂是不一样的。故选A。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：其他类型的在线学习正在世界各地进行测试。A. taught教；B. tested测试；考验；C. revised复习；修订；D. recorded记录。根据下文“In Singapore, some schools have tablets and touch screens instead of books and blackboards in the classrooms.(新加坡的一些学校在教室里用平板电脑和触摸屏取代了书本和黑板。)”可知，一些其它形式的在线学习在测试中。故选B。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：还有社交媒体应用帮助学生一起完成项目，在线“世界”让学生可以相互交流。A. agencies服务机构；代理；B. departments部门；C. applications应用；D. advertisements广告。根据下文“to help the students work together on projects”可知，此处说的是一些社交媒体应用，有助于学生共同协作。故选C。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. trade交易；B. exchange交换；C. chat闲聊；D. communicate交际。where引导定语从句，修饰online “world”，根据常识和上文的“social media”可推断，学生们可以通过社交媒体，在网络世界里交流。故选D。
9．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：教师们在他们自己的国家，通过互联网与韩国的教室相连。 A. neighbor临近的；B. former前者的；C. foreign外国的；D. home国内的。根据前文“In South Korea, some students are taught English by teachers abroad.(在韩国，一些学生由国外的老师教英语。)”和下文“are connected to the Korean classrooms through the Internet.”可知，外国的老师们在自己国家的教室里，通过互联网与韩国的教室连接。故选D。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：学生们不再盯着屏幕，而是在教室里与机器人互动。A. teacher老师；B. robot机器人；C. computer电脑；D. radio无线电。根据下文“The robot is controlled by the teacher and can move around the classroom, talking with students.( 机器人由老师控制，可以在教室里四处走动，与学生交谈。)”可知，学生们与机器人互动。故选B。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：机器人老师不太可能取代真正的老师。A. affect影响；B. attack攻击；C. reward奖励；酬谢；；D. replace代替。根据下文“But like online learning environments, they can be useful”可知，上下文是转折关系，此处说的是机器人不太可能代替真正的老师。故选D。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但像网上在线学习环境，它们可以是有用的工具。A. tools工具；B. toys玩具；C. products产品；D. structure结构。根据上文“There are also social media 7 to help the students work together on projects, and online “worlds” where the students can 8 with each other.( 还有社交媒体应用帮助学生一起完成项目，在线“世界”让学生可以相互交流。)”以及常识可知，机器人老师是有用的学习工具。故选A。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些重要的例子表明，在线学习是可以成功的。A. boring枯燥的；B. successful成功的；C. doubtful怀疑的；D. challenging具有挑战性的。根据上文例句的例子，以及下文“Thanks to technology, more and more ways of teaching and learning are being developed.(多亏了科技的发展，越来越多的教学方法正在被开发出来)”可推断，在线学习是可以成功的。故选B。
14．考查连词词义辨析。句意：没有人知道未来的教室会是什么样子。A. when当……时候；B. which哪一个；C. what什么；D. who谁。分析句子可知，本句是宾语从句，从句中缺少宾语，再结合句中的look like可知，要用what引导，表示“……的样子”。故选C。
15．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是有一件事是肯定的，对学生来说，从来没有比现在更有趣的时候了。A. more更……；B. quite十分；C. very很；非常；D. just刚刚。否定比较级等于最高级，根据上文“Thanks to technology, more and more ways of teaching and learning are being developed.(多亏了科技的发展，越来越多的教学方法正在被开发出来)”可推断，这些在线学习方法给学生提供了前所未有的有趣的学校时间。故选A。
16．A
17．C
18．D
19．D
20．B
21．A
22．A
23．B
24．C
25．C
26．D
27．A
28．C
29．B
30．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者丈夫即使在困难期间，也不忘通过自己的方式感谢疫情中的医护人员，积极的态度也让他很快找到另一份工作。
16．考查副词词义辨析。句意：谢天谢地，我们比大多数家庭都富裕，在他找到另一份工作之前，我们仍然能够节省开支。A. Gratefully谢天谢地；B. Unfortunately幸运地；C. Immediately立即；D. Eventually最终。由上文的“my husband was laid off on Tuesday(我丈夫周二被解雇了)”和下文的“better off than most family(我们比大多数家庭都富裕)”可知，作者丈夫虽被解雇了，但幸运的是，作者家比大多数家庭都富裕，所以短期内失业不是什么大问题。故选A项。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：谢天谢地，我们比大多数家庭都富裕，在他找到另一份工作之前，我们仍然能够节省开支。A. make制作；B. enlarge扩大；C. stretch拉紧；D. increase增加。由上文的“better off than most family(我们比大多数家庭都富裕)”可知，虽然作者家比大多数家庭都富裕，短期内失业不是什么大问题，但在他找到另一份工作之前也要缩紧开支。故选C项。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这场2019冠状病毒疾病大流行期间，当看到医生、护士和工作人员日以继夜地照顾病人时，我丈夫给了我100美元现金，并说：“出去买一些餐厅礼品卡，带它们去医院给医务人员。A. bed床；B. people人；C. building建筑；D. clock钟。由上文的“doctors, nurses and staff”和下文的“take care of patients during this COVID-19 pandemic”可知，此处指疫情期间医护人员日以继夜地照顾病人，work around the clock (日以继夜地工作)。故选D项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这场2019冠状病毒疾病大流行期间，当看到医生、护士和工作人员日以继夜地照顾病人时，我丈夫给了我100美元现金，并说：“出去买一些餐厅礼品卡，带它们去医院给医务人员。”A. community社区；B. station站台；C. table桌子；D. hospital医院。由下文的“for the medical workers”可知，丈夫让作者把买的餐厅礼品卡送去医院，给医务工作者。故选D项。
20．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：餐厅礼品卡可以让他们更容易在轮班之间快速进餐。A. better更好的；B. easier更容易的；C. longer更长的；D. cooler更凉爽的。由下文的“them to quickly get meals between shifts”和常识可知，餐厅礼品卡可以让拥有卡的用户更容易快速进餐。故选B项。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果没有医疗保健培训，我们无法直接参与这场斗争，但我们可以用食物、物资甚至简单、衷心的“谢谢”来支持他们。A. training培训；B. knowledge知识；C. sense感觉；D. insurance保险。由上文的“health care”和下文的“fight directly”可知，抵御疫情需要医疗保健培训。故选A项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果没有医疗保健培训，我们无法直接参与这场斗争，但我们可以用食物、物资甚至简单、衷心的“谢谢”来支持他们。A. support支持；B. doubt怀疑；C. respect尊敬；D. admire钦佩。由下文的“with meals, with supplies”和“heartfelt “thank you””可知，结合作者丈夫送餐厅礼品卡给医务工作者以感谢疫情期间他们的付出，说明普通人虽无法直接参与抵御疫情，但可以通过其他方式（食物、物资）支持医务工作者。故选A项。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果没有医疗保健培训，我们无法直接参与这场斗争，但我们可以用食物、物资甚至简单、衷心的“谢谢”来支持他们。A. bright明亮的；B. simple简单的；C. loud大声的；D. cheap便宜的。由下文的“heartfelt “thank you””和常识可知，说声谢谢很简单，普通人虽无法直接参与抵御疫情，但可以通过一个简单、衷心的“谢谢”来支持医务工作者。故选B项。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不必经常说因为我们自己需要钱，我们不能做事情，但这是我的第一个想法。A. earn赢得；B. waste浪费；C. need需要；D. spend花费。由上文“we can 7 them—with meals, with supplies and even with a 8 , heartfelt “thank you””可知，作者认为普通人虽无法直接参与抵御疫情，但可以通过其他方式（食物、物资或简单衷心的“谢谢”）支持医务工作者，所以没必要说因为钱的问题自己无法做出贡献。故选C项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不必经常说因为我们自己需要钱，我们不能做事情，但这是我的第一个想法。A. impression印象；B. sound声音；C. thought想法；D. step步伐。由上文“I don’t often have to say we can’t do things because we 9 the money ourselves,”可知，作者虽认为人不必因为钱的问题经常说自己无法做出贡献，但当自己需要钱时，“我们不能做事情”是作者的第一想法。故选C项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：意识到我的犹豫，他说：“我们会没事的，我们需要向外看，而不是向内看。A. disappointment失望；B. sadness悲伤；C. mistake错误；D. hesitation犹豫。由上文“I don’t often have to say we can’t do things because we 9 the money ourselves,”可知，作者虽认为人不必因为钱的问题经常说自己无法做出贡献，但当自己需要钱时，“我们不能做事情”是作者的第一想法，可得出作者对丈夫花钱买餐厅礼品卡送给医务工作者还是犹豫的，毕竟丈夫失业了。故选D项。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我同意这是一种很棒的态度！A. wonderful很棒的；B. different不同的；C. reasonless不合理的；D. negative消极的。由上文丈夫说的话“We will be okay, we need to look outwards not inwards.(我们会没事的，我们需要向外看，而不是向内看)”可知，作者赞同丈夫的话，认为这是一种很棒的生活态度。故选A项。
28．考查动词短语辨析。句意：即使在我们困难的时刻，也能友善地为他人着想，这是一件美好的事情。A. call on号召；B. come across偶遇；C. think of想到；D. take over接管。由上文“Go out, buy some restaurant gift cards and take them to the 4 for the medical workers.”可知，作者丈夫想花钱买餐厅礼品卡送给医务工作者来感谢他们的付出，说明丈夫能友善地为他人着想。故选C项。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：即使在我们困难的时刻，也能友善地为他人着想，这是一件美好的事情。A. delighted高兴的；B. difficult困难的；C. silent安静的；D. critical批评的。由上文的“my husband was laid off on Tuesday(我丈夫周二被解雇了)”可知，作者丈夫失业了，但在困难的时候依旧选择感恩他人。故选B项。
30．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：积极的想法帮助我们顺利度过难关。A. Creative有创造性的；B. Positive积极的；C. Careful认真的；D. Deep深的。呼应上文丈夫说的话“We will be okay, we need to look outwards not inwards.(我们会没事的，我们需要向外看，而不是向内看)”和下文的“Always think positively, have 100% faith and success is yours. (始终积极思考，拥有100%的信念，成功属于你)”可知，说明丈夫积极的想法带来的好处。故选B项。
31．B
32．C
33．D
34．B
35．A
36．B
37．C
38．A
39．A
40．C
41．A
42．D
43．D
44．B
45．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Gideons小学的科学老师Acker每天早上上课之前都让学生对着镜子做自我肯定，这样能增加学生的自信和自爱。专家认为，现在疫情原因，孩子们的身心健康受到很大影响，孩子们更加需要我们大人多给他们一些善意和同情。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我是个好人！”一个戴着口罩的男孩补充道。A. playing玩；B. wearing穿；戴着；C. making制作；D. finding找到。由下文“a mask”和第六空前面“The kids returned to school this month after a year of virtual learning”可知，受疫情影响，学生线上上课近一年后返校，所以此处指男孩戴着口罩，故选B。
32．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：另一个男孩跟着说: “我很强壮，也很独立。”然后匆匆走开了。A. mean吝啬的；B. indifferent漠不关心的；C. independent独立的；D. common共同的；普通的。由上文“I’m strong”可知，此处是小男孩在说自己的优点，很强壮，也很独立，故选C。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在后面，他们的老师Aker在孩子们面前举起镜子，为他们加油。A. keeps保持；B. fixes固定；修理；C. calls打电话；D. cheers欢呼；喝彩。由下文““Yes! Louder! Love it!” she calls out.”可知，老师让孩子们大声说，并对孩子的做法作出肯定，这是老师在给孩子们加油，故选D。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Acker在Gideons小学教科学，她的职责是提高学生的自信和自爱。A. promise承诺；B. mission职责；使命；C. way方法；D. permission允许。由下文“to boost her students’ confidence”可知，提高学生的自信，是Acker老师的职责，故选B。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Acker在Gideons小学教科学，她的职责是提高学生的自信和自爱。A. self-love自爱；自恋；B. sympathy同情心；C. self-discipline自律；D. wisdom智慧。由上文“to boost her students’ confidence and”和第一段提到的孩子们对着镜子说的话“I’m a good person!”，“I’m strong”可知，孩子们对着镜子说“我是个好人，我很强壮”这些话，能让孩子增加自信，也能让孩子更加爱自己，故选A。
36．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在线上学习了一年之后，这些孩子们这个月回到了学校，每天早上上课前都会说一些积极的话。A. surprising令人惊讶的；B. positive积极的；C. unique独一无二的；D. unreliable不可靠的。由上文提到的孩子们对着镜子说的话“I’m a good person!”，“I’m strong”可知，这些都是积极的话，说这些积极向上的话是为了增加孩子的自信，故选B。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从她5岁的女儿掌握了语言技能后，Acker就和她一起练习这个，并且她和女儿喜欢这之后他们所产生的感受。A. denied否认；B. shared分享；C. practiced练习；D. concluded总结。由下文“this with her 5-year-old daughter since she developed verbal language skills”可知，Acker在她5岁的女儿掌握了语言技能后，Acker就和她一起练习在镜子面前说一些肯定自己的话，故选C。
38．考查副词词义辨析。句意：自从她5岁的女儿掌握了语言技能后，Acker就和她一起练习这个，并且她和女儿喜欢这之后他们所产生的感受。A. afterward后来；以后；B. forward向前；C. eventually最终；D. initially最初。由下文““The best part about doing the affirmations is the feeling after I say them,””可知，Acker很喜欢做自我肯定之后给自己带来的感觉，故选A。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：（做自我肯定之后最好的部分就是）我看到我的学生们有这种感觉，或者他们做完之后把这种感觉表现出来。A. express表达；表现；B. reply回复；C. create创造；D. question质询。由下文“Their attitude is better”可知，做自我肯定后孩子们的态度更好，这是他们做自我肯定后所表现出来的，故选A。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们的态度更好了，他们的自信心提高了，我们的日子更好了。”A. suspected怀疑；B. checked检查；C. lifted提高；增加；D. separated使分离；分隔。由上文“Their attitude is better, their self-confidence is”和下文“we have a better day”可知，通过做自我肯定，学生们的自信心提高了，故选C。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：全国儿童的心理健康问题正在上升，因为他们正在与焦虑、不确定性和疫情作斗争。A. rising升起；B. improving提高；改善；C. moving移动；D. leading引领。由下文“Many adults report that the pandemic has been hard on their mental health.”可知，疫情对孩子的心里健康造成影响，所以说全国儿童的心理健康问题正在上升，故选A。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：全国儿童的心理健康问题正在上升，因为他们正在与焦虑、不确定性和疫情作斗争。A. personality个性；B. imagination想象力；C. curiosity好奇心；D. anxiety焦虑。由下文“Many adults report that the pandemic has been hard on their mental health.”可知，疫情对孩子的心里健康造成影响，所以说孩子们正在与焦虑，不确定性和疫情作斗争，故选D。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些专家说，对于孩子这已经成为一种危机。A. opportunity机会；B. success成功；C. choice选择；D. crisis危机。由上文“Many adults report that the pandemic has been hard on their mental health. For kids, some experts say, it has become a(n)”可知，疫情对孩子心里造成影响，这对于孩子来说是一种危机，故选D。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：今年更是如此，心理学家Marcuetta博士说，孩子们“需要我们所能提供的所有善意和同情”。A. think想；认为；B. offer提供；C. rid使摆脱；D. hide隐藏。由上文“kids “need all of the kindness and compassion we can”可知，孩子需要我们提供给他们一些善意和同情，故选B。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她补充说，孩子们根据大人们对他们说话的方式来发展他们的信念，这就使得教师成为关键影响力和积极肯定的第一步。A. languages语言；B. arguments争论；C. doubts怀疑；D. beliefs信念。由下文“based on how grown-ups speak to them”可知，孩子们信念的养成是基于大人们对他们的说话方式。故选D。
46．B
47．C
48．D
49．B
50．C
51．A
52．C
53．D
54．B
55．C
56．B
57．D
58．A
59．B
60．D
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者记叙了在疫情期间，Jody Smith通过一种特殊的方式给自己儿子Brandon庆祝12岁生日的故事。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，在德克萨斯州休斯顿，一个男孩的社交距离庆祝活动却令人难忘。A. unsuccessful不成功的；B. unforgettable难忘的；C. outgoing外向的；D. stressful有压力的。根据前文的“turning 12 years old during home isolation (隔离)is hardly any child’s idea of an exciting birthday”可知，在隔离的情况下，几乎没有哪个孩子会想到一个激动人心的生日。所以这个活动应该是令人印象深刻的并且难以忘记的。故选B。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jody Smith想找到一种方法，在遵守留在家里的命令的同时，在2020年4月11日庆祝 Brandon的生日。A. organize组织；B. remember记住；C. celebrate庆祝；D. imagine想象。根据前文的“one boy’s socially distanced celebration”可知， celebration与celebrate相互呼应，Jody Smith是想要庆祝他儿子的生日。故选C。
48．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他求助于Twitter。A. set up建立；B. met with遇见；C. heard from收到……的来信；D. turned to求助于。根据前文的“Jody Smith wanted to find a way”可知，Jody Smith 想找到一种方法，所以是在网上寻求帮助，帮助他找到方法。故选D。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的要求很简单：回复一张Brando手里拿着的一张空白的手绘世界地图的画。A. position位置；B. map地图；C. climate气候；D. food食物。根据下文的“Tell him where they were”可知，只有指着地图才能告诉他他们在那里。故选B。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：告诉他他们在哪里，这样他就可以在上面标出位置了。A. discover发现；B. recognize认出；C. mark标记；D. take拿。根据前文的“Tell him where they were”可知，在地图上告诉他他们在那里，拿就要标记出具体的位置。故选C。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这正是我的期望。A. expectation期望；B. result结果；C. power力量；D. duty责任。根据前文的“I thought it would be fun to get 50 or maybe 100 people to reply, and most would be in the US（我觉得让50人或者100人回复会很有趣，而且大多数人都在美国）”可知，他在网上提出的要求得到了回应，那这也正是他所期望的。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意然而，成千上万的回应蜂拥而至。A. landed着陆；B. joined参加；C. poured倒入、涌入；D. called呼叫。根据前文的“I thought it would be fun to get 50 or maybe 100 people to reply, and most would be in the US（我觉得让50人或者100人回复会很有趣，而且大多数人都在美国）”以及紧接着的however表示转折，可知，回复的人已经不止50人或者100人了，pour in“大量地涌进来”，符合题意。故选C。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这里有特立尼达和多巴哥的海景照片，巴西圣保罗市中心的照片，以及伊斯坦布尔的夜景。A. tourists游客；B. orders订单；C. descriptions描述；D. photos照片。根据前文的There were pictures of ocean-side views ”可知，根据同义替换原则，pictures刚好与photos同义替换。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就连德国宝马（BMW）这样的账户也从慕尼黑向Brandon发送了生日祝福。“布兰登”很快在Twitter热门话题列表中排名第一。A. invitation邀请；B. greeting祝词；C. party聚会；D. cake蛋糕。根据前文的“Even accounts like BMW in Germany”可知，这是一个网上的官方账户，所以应该是从网上向Brandon发送生日祝福。故选B。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他对世界地图研究得很好，所以他知道这些地方在哪里。A. counted计算；B. seen看；C. studied研究；D. protected保护。根据前文的“so he knew where the places were”可知，他知道这些地方在哪里，那肯定对世界地图研究得很好，很熟悉了。故选C。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：到中午，Brandon的地图上已经覆盖了来自北美和欧洲的团簇。A. compared比较；B. covered覆盖；C. connected连接；D. chopped切割。根据前文表述的内容可知，Brandon在地图上标记出了很多地方，这些地方覆盖了来自北美和欧洲的团簇。故选B。
57．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Smith第一次在Twitter上提出要求时，大多数亚洲人还在睡觉。A. active积极的；B. busy忙的；C. excited激动的；D. asleep睡着的。根据下文的“Even so, be still got middle of-the-night”可知，是午夜时分，午夜时分的时候亚洲人当然是在睡觉。故选D。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：即便如此，还是有来自中国和韩国的午夜回复。A. replies回复；B. visits拜访；C. interviews采访；D. choices选择。根据前文的“Even so”即便如此，可知，即使是午夜时分，还是有来自亚洲的回复的。故选A。
59．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到人们创造这样一个温馨的故事真是太好了。A. strange奇怪的；B. warm温馨的；C. terrible糟糕的；D. old老的。根据下文的“They take time out of their day to make a 12-year-old boy feel so good.（他们从一天中抽出时间让一个12岁的男孩感觉很好）”可知，很多善良的人都在给这个12岁的小男孩送去生日祝福，小男孩也很高兴，所以这是个美好而温馨的故事。故选B。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感谢所有善良的人。A. polite礼貌的；B. friendly友好的；C. harmful有害的；D. grateful感激的。根据上文的“They take time out of their day to make a 12-year-old boy feel so good.（他们从一天中抽出时间让一个12岁的男孩感觉很好）”可知，很多善良的人都在给这个12岁的小男孩送去生日祝福，小男孩也很高兴，所以这是个美好而温馨的故事，那孩子的家人自然是对那些送上生日祝福的人是充满感激的。故选D。
61．A
62．B
63．A
64．C
65．D
66．B
67．A
68．B
69．C
70．D
71．D
72．C
73．C
74．A
75．B
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了在疫情期间历经艰辛长途跋涉去看望一年半未见的祖母的故事。
61．考查动词短语词词义辨析。句意：对于Romeo cox，他关心的人是他的祖母罗斯玛丽。A. cares about关心；B. calls on拜访、探望；C. relies upon依赖；D. waits for等待。根据语境可知在新冠肺炎疫情期间，关心祖母，故选A项。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于新冠肺炎疫情，他不能飞过去拜访祖母。A. rest休息；B. visit拜访；C. joy喜悦；D. sightseeing观光。根据语境可知，Romeo和祖母不住在一起且已经有一年半没有见过面了可知，他想去看望祖母，故选B项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此他决定进行三个月的旅行去陪伴他深爱的祖母。A. accompany陪伴；B. comfort安慰；C. invite邀请；D. respect尊敬。根据后文他们出发去看祖母可知，他想去陪伴祖母，故选A项。
64．考查名词词义辨析。句意：小男孩把他的想法告知了妈妈和爸爸。A. chance机会、可能性；B. reason原因；C. idea想法；D. event事件。根据语境，这个想法是他要去陪伴祖母，故选C项。
65．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，他们不能给出肯定的答复，但是他作为记者和纪录片人的父亲最后还是同意跟他儿子一起去了。A. anxious焦虑的；B. curious好奇的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. sure肯定的。根据文中eventually“最终”可知他们经过了犹豫，一开始不确定，故选D项。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是他作为记者和纪录片人的父亲最后还是同意跟他儿子一起去了”。A. hesitated犹豫；B. agreed同意；C. continued继续；D. preferred更喜欢。根据后文可知父亲和儿子一起去了，所以显然是同意，故选B项。
67．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在2020年六月，两个人出发了。A. pair一对，两个人；B. grandma祖母；C. family家庭，家人；D. boy男孩。根据语境出发的是爸爸和儿子两个人，故选A项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管这个旅程有1700英里多，他们没有驾车前往。A. believe相信；B. drive驾驶；C. admit承认；D. stop停止。根据后句可知他们选择了步行、自行车、船等交通方式，故选B项。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们养成了一个习惯，每天早上四点半醒来，一天走大约12英里。A. line线；B. example例子；C. habit习惯；D. dream梦想。根据语境可知，他们养成了一个习惯，form a habit “养成…习惯”，故选C项。
70．考查副词词义辨析。句意：睡在招待所、好心的陌生人家里，或者直接躺在星空下。A. eventually最终；B. naturally自然地；C. normally正常地；D. directly直接。根据句意没有地方睡就直接露天躺下，故选D项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在令人筋疲力尽的行走之外，载着他们的行李的驴子有时会拒绝继续行走。A. major主要的；B. extra额外的；C. disturbing扰人的；D. exhausting令人筋疲力尽的。根据上下文，可知路途遥远，每天走得也很远，所以是令人筋疲力尽的，故选D项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：载着他们的行李的驴子有时会拒绝继续行走。A. afford负担得起；B. choose选择；C. refuse拒绝；D. volunteer自愿。路途遥远，，驴子有时也会因为太累而拒绝赶路，故选C项。
73．考查副词词义辨析。句意：并且，他们一群野狗起了冲突，感恩地是他们最终摆脱了它们。A. Lastly最后；B. However然而；C. Also也；D. Instead反而。根据前文提到的这并不容易，一是驴子的问题，二是与野狗的冲突，表示追加，故选C项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：感恩地是他们最终摆脱了它们。A. escape逃跑；B. protect保护；C. feed喂养；D. guide指导。结合语境可知，由他们最终抵达目的地可知他们成功地摆脱了野狗，故选A项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在九月份，父子俩成功抵达。A. found发现；B. made做到；C. recorded记录；D. accepted接受。考查固定搭配make it“成功做到”，故选B项。
76．A
77．B
78．D
79．A
80．C
81．A
82．B
83．B
84．C
85．C
86．D
87．D
88．A
89．B
90．B
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了99岁的玛丽和2岁的本杰明在疫情隔离期间仍然建立了特殊的友谊的故事。
76．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：但随着封锁的持续，玛丽设法与2岁的邻居本杰明·奥尔森建立了一种特殊的友谊。A.wore on缓慢地进行；B.caught on理解，明白，变得流行；C.fell apart崩溃；D.broke through突破。本句表示随着封锁的持续，可知用wore on 符合题意。故选A。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着时间的推移，玛丽通过围栏看着本杰明学会走路、说话，最终学会跑步和玩耍。A.got得到，到达；B.watched观看，看；C.dragged拖，拽；D.escaped逃避。根据空格后的“through the chain-link”（通过围栏）可知应该是watch（看）。故选B。
78．考查副词词义辨析。句意：随着时间的推移，玛丽通过栅栏看着本杰明学会走路、说话，最终学会跑步和玩耍。A.apparently显然地；B.carefully仔细地；C.attentively注意地，聚精会神地；D.eventually最终。根据本句中的“ learned to walk, talk, and 3 run and play.”（ 走路、说话和跑步和玩耍），可知应该是循序渐进地学会，所以应该是最终学会跑步和玩耍。故选D。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管他们的年龄有巨大差异，本杰明还是被他的老邻居吸引，在她面前，他很开心。A.ages年龄；B.responses反应，回应；C.views观点，景色；D.habits习惯。根据文章第一句中的“Mary 0 ‘Neill, 99,was no exception.”（ 99岁的玛丽·奥尼尔也不例外。），第一空后的“Benjamin Olson,age 2.”（2岁的本杰明·奥尔森），可知两人年龄存在巨大差距。故选A。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管他们的年龄有巨大差异，本杰明还是被他的老邻居吸引，在她面前，他很开心。A.restless坐立不安的，不耐烦的；B.proud骄傲的，自豪的；C.joyful快乐的；D.awkward令人尴尬的，令人难看的，难处理的。根据空格前一句“Benjamin was drawn to his elderly neighbour,”（本杰明还是被他的老邻居吸引），可知在她面前，他应该是开心的。故选C。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这两人之间，他们开发了一种游戏。A.developed发展；B.won赢得；C.selected精选；D.provided提供。结合前后文，可知应该是在隔离期间两人developed（开发）了一种游戏。故选A。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：本会传给她一个球，她会用手杖把球打回给他。A.fetch去取；B.hit打，击，碰撞；C.throw扔；D.put放置。根据第二格后的“through the chain-link”（通过围栏）可知是在描述这个游戏，空格前“Ben would pass her a ball”（ 本会传给她一个球），可知是hit …back（打回去）符合题意。故选B。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“他一直在叫她‘咪咪’。”本杰明的妈妈莎拉告诉CBS新闻。A.asking问；B.calling打电话，叫喊；C.making 制作，使得；D.choosing 选择。结合空格后的‘Mimi.’，可知他一直在叫她‘咪咪’。故选B。
84．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“当她看到他时，她会叫‘嘿，本杰明！’，看他们互动真是太可爱了。”A.obvious明显的；B.easy容易的；C.cute可爱的；D.unique独一无二的。结合99岁的玛丽和2岁的本杰明两个朋友之间的称呼，可知应该是互动真是太可爱了。故选C。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着疫情隔离的解除，玛丽和本杰明的联系继续在双方的栅栏边兴旺起来。A.worsened恶化，更坏；B.begun开始；C.lifted举起，解除；D.risen上升。根据11空之后的“the gates can be opened.”（大门可以打开。）可知应该是随着疫情隔离的解除。故选C。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着大流行限制的解除，玛丽和本杰明的联系继续在双方的栅栏边兴旺起来。A.faith信念；B.passion热情；C.leisure闲暇，业余时间；D.bond联系，结合，纽带。根据空格后“continues to blossom on both sides of the fence”（继续在双方的栅栏边兴旺起来），可知应该是两人的联系。故选D。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：本杰明和玛丽一起坐在她身后的台阶上玩游戏，吹泡泡，享受给年轻人和童心未泯的人的活动。A.consults咨询；B.follows跟随；C.pursues追求；D.joins参加。根据空格后“play games, blow bubbles, and enjoy the activities”（玩游戏，吹泡泡，享受活动）可知是加入其中。故选D。
88．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：本杰明和玛丽一起坐在她身后的台阶上玩游戏，吹泡泡，享受给年轻人和童心未泯的人的活动。A.at heart本质上，内心里；B.on foot步行；C.by hand用手，手工；D.in sight看得见。结合句意可知应该表达玛丽是童心未泯的人，所以用the young at heart更符合题意。故选A。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：友谊可以通过很多不同的方式发生。A.deepen加深；B.happen发生；C.cease终止，结束；D.renew重新开始，恢复。结合文章可知在疫情期间两个年龄差距大的人也可以发展特别的友谊，所以表明：友谊可以通过很多不同的方式发生。故选B。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我真的很高兴他们能够保持这种友谊。A.treasure珍爱，珍藏；B.keep保持；C.form形成；D.continue继续。根据后文“quarantine (隔离）or not, pandemic or not. I’m happy... because it means a lot to her and it means a lot to him too.”（隔离或不隔离，疫情或不是疫情。我是高兴的，因为它意味着很多对于她，也对于他意味着很多），结合段首的Friendship ，可知是保持这种友谊。故选B。完形填空
Jimmy, an automatic mechanic, lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared to apply for a new job.
One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job____1____. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly____2____the tyre of his car.____3____there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy____4____went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished____5____the car, the old man asked him how much he owed him. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to____6____for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please, I insist.” Jimmy agreed.
Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of____7____waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease(润滑油) on him after the car____8____, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with____9____looks on their faces. Finally his name was called. The______10______was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed ” Jimmy’s heart______11______. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview ” he thought to himself.
Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s______12______, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It______13______that he was the General Manager of the company.
The manager said, “Sorry, I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know you’d be a trust worthy worker. Congratulations !” Jimmy sat down and they______14______a cup of well-deserved coffee as he______15______a new job at last.
1．A．interview B．performance C．management D．description
2．A．cleaning B．painting C．kicking D．lifting
3．A．Suddenly B．Obviously C．Occasionally D．Slightly .
4．A．unwillingly B．carefully C．steadily D．immediately
5．A．driving away B．working on C．turning down D．leaving behind
6．A．rush B．account C．send D．pay
7．A．viewers B．students C．customers D．applicants .
8．A．trade B．exchange C．repair D．accident
9．A．sensitive B．frank C．annoyed D．disappointed
10．A．mechanic B．salesman C．interviewer D．reporter
11．A．sank B．beat C．approached D．stopped
12．A．surprise B．upset C．sadness D．anger
13．A．picked out B．came out C．brought out D．turned out
14．A．cooked B．ordered C．shared D．seized
15．A．recommended B．got C．lost D．refused
It was a late Saturday night in mid-October. Having just ____16____ a long day of cruel competition, our team walked into a Wendy’s, the only ____17____ open for miles at this time of night. I stood in line next to a group of senior boys who, despite my growing fondness for upperclassmen (学长) throughout the season, had remained a ____18____ bunch, each one nearly twice my size. Just as I was ready to settle for some chicken, one boy asked what I was planning to ____19____. I pointed to the super burger on the ____20____.
“Wendy’s Triple Baconator (三层汉堡) ” he laughed, “That burger’s nearly as ____21____ as you! There’s no way you’ll finish it.”
He had a ____22____. At the age of 14, I had barely achieved a height of five foot two.
“Tell you what,” the boy said, laughing, “if you can finish your Triple Baconator ____23____ any of us can finish ours, we’ll ____24____ it.”
I accepted the challenge. The situation was not in my ____25____. But I was determined.
I soon ____26____ myself face to face with the Great Triple Baconator. At this moment, 1,850 calories stood between me, my ____27____, and more importantly, a free meal. From the first ____28____ of the grand feast, each mouthful inspired a burst of applause.
I won with a satisfied stomach and an even more satisfied wallet.
Since that night, I’ve come come across more challenges. But no matter how ____29____ I may feel at times, I’ve learned to take each challenge bite by bite. I’ve learned to speak a little ____30____, to stand a little taller, and how to handle even the Triple Baconators in life.
16．A．started B．crossed C．survived D．prepared
17．A．restaurant B．cinema C．hotel D．store
18．A．modest B．caring C．friendly D．frightening
19．A．bargain B．order C．carry D．book
20．A．counter B．menu C．clerk D．canteen
21．A．tiny B．long C．attractive D．big
22．A．benefit B．break C．point D．chance
23．A．before B．after C．as D．since
24．A．feed on B．pay for C．do without D．check for
25．A．way B．possession C．favor D．request
26．A．found B．helped C．accustomed D．enjoyed
27．A．thrill B．pride C．qualification D．concern
28．A．glance B．chew C．round D．bite
29．A．small B．delicious C．powerful D．ashamed
30．A．better B．softer C．louder D．faster
Michael felt extremely hot. Why was it so hard to breathe They had rehearsed(排练) the play, and Michael knew his part. But he was still nervous. ____31____ filled his head:
What if I say the wrong thing What if I trip(绊倒) and fall
Michael tried to think of ____32____ things. Tomorrow he’d enjoy a delicious dinner with his family. But first he had to get through today, with a roomful of strangers looking at him. His family was in the audience. He tried to imagine that the family were all ____33____ around the dining table right now. That always made him feel ____34____ .
Michael ____35____ the play. It was the story of how the early Pilgrims had survived in the new land with the help of the people who lived there.
“A piece of cake,” Jake had said. “Jake, you’re right,” Michael thought. “Nothing to be worried about.”
“You have a(n) ____36____ role to play,” Mr. Murray, the play’s director, had told him. Michael felt as if the whole ____37____ depended on him.
“Everyone in place,” said Mr. Murray.
Michael found that the theater was ____38____. He was very nervous.
Michael felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Serene giving him a(n) ____39____ smile.
“You can do it”, she said.
The play began.
“This is not a plant I’ve ever seen before,” said Jake.
It was Michael’s turn to ____40____ something. But his mouth went dry. The audience was ____41____. But he was awkward and frozen in place. And then he heard Serene say, “How will we survive if we don’t grow food ” Wait. That wasn’t Serene’s ____42____. She must have made that up to ____43____ him to remember what he was going to say.
“We must ask for help with the plants,” said Michael.
He took a deep ____44____, and started to focus. Serene and Jake wanted to help him. He wasn’t in this before. But he survived the rest of the play. Michael felt ____45____ for his friends’ help.
31．A．Worries B．Lies C．Difficulties D．Choices
32．A．bad B．possible C．pleasant D．frightening
33．A．sitting B．standing C．exploring D．fixing
34．A．strange B．surprised C．proud D．relaxed
35．A．watched B．directed C．understood D．debated
36．A．important B．easy C．normal D．different
37．A．program B．school C．play D．plan
38．A．dirty B．full C．old D．small
39．A．polite B．weak C．encouraging D．winning
40．A．show B．say C．buy D．explain
41．A．waiting B．thinking C．asking D．working
42．A．opinion B．voice C．duty D．line
43．A．allow B．help C．stop D．invite
44．A．breath B．sleep C．look D．interest
45．A．peaceful B．angry C．disappointed D．grateful
Zacharish Fike has an unusual hobby.He finds many old military(军队的)medals for____46____ in antique(古董) stores and on the Internet. But unlike most ____47____, Zac tracks down the medal’s rightful owners, and ____48____ them.
His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother, a Purple Heart with the name Corrado A．G. Piccoli, ____49____ in an antique shop. Zac knows the meaning of a Purple Heart—he ____50____ one himself in a war as a soldier. So when his mother gave him the medal, he knew ____51____ what he had to do.
Through the Internet, Zac tracked down Corrado’s sister Adeline Rockko. But when he finally reached her, the woman ____52____ him with questions ____53____: “Who are you What antique shop ” ____54____, when she _____55_____, she regretted the way she had _____56_____ the call. So she called Zac back and _____57_____. Soon she drove to meet Zac in Watertown, N. Y. “At that point, I knew she _____58_____ business”, Zac says, “To drive eight hours to come to see me. ”
The Piccolis were Italian immigrants and raised the children in Watertown. Corrado, a translator for the Army during WWII, was _____59_____ in action in Europe.
Before hearing from Zac, Adeline hadn’t realized the medal was _____60_____. Like many military medals, the one Zac’s mother had found was a family _____61_____. “This medal was very_____62_____ to my parents. Only on special occasions(场合) would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands, ” Adeline says.
As a child, Adeline couldn’t understand why the medal was so _____63_____. “But as I grew older,” Adeline says, “and missed my brother more and more, I realized that was the only thing we had left.” Corrado Piccoli’s Purple Heart medal now _____64_____ at the Italian American Civic Association in Watertown.
Zac recently returned another lost medal to a family in Alabama. Since he first _____65_____Corrado’s medal, Zac says his record is now 5 for 5.
46．A．sale B．safety C．research D．entertainment
47．A．soldiers B．opponents C．collectors D．translators
48．A．buys B．sells C．displays D．returns
49．A．examined B．found C．seized D．hidden
50．A．produced B．designed C．destroyed D．earned
51．A．right away B．now and then C．in short D．at no time
52．A．charged B．flooded C．equipped D．connected
53．A．impatiently B．gently C．professionally D．enthusiastically
54．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Instead D．However
55．A．hung up B．sped up C．caught up D．turned up
56．A．planned B．noticed C．handled D．recorded
57．A．wandered B．hesitated C．apologized D．battled
58．A．rejected B．meant C．minded D．appreciated
59．A．warned B．ignored C．criticized D．killed
60．A．missing B．valuable C．respectable D．elegant
61．A．tradition B．model C．treasure D．event
62．A．powerful B．beneficial C．precious D．painful
63．A．necessary B．meaningful C．heavy D．inexpensive
64．A．hangs B．separates C．recovers D．shines
65．A．decorated B．reunited C．mended D．submitted
Attitude is everything. There is never a need to respond to anything that doesn’t make you feel ____66____: The Law of the Garbage Truck totally ____67____ my attitude to things.
One day I got in a taxi and we ____68____ for the airport. We were driving in the right lane(车道)when a black car ____69____ out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver ____70____ the other car by just inches!
The driver of the black car, who almost caused a big ____71____, started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and ____72____ at the guy. He was really friendly. So I asked, “Why That guy almost ruined your car and sent us to a(n) ____73____!”
That was when my taxi driver taught me what I now ____74____ “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. He ____75____ that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of ____76____. As their garbage ____77____, they need a place to dump(倾倒) it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you.
When you meet similar situations, just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. The bottom line is that wise people do not let garbage trucks ____78____ their day. Love the people who are ____79____ us and pray for the ones who don’t. ____80____ is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
66．A．mad B．disappointed C．upset D．good
67．A．changed B．kept C．caused D．limited
68．A．searched B．hunted C．applied D．headed
69．A．looked B．jumped C．wandered D．climbed
70．A．struck B．followed C．found D．missed
71．A．conflict B．accident C．noise D．failure
72．A．shouted B．knocked C．waved D．came
73．A．police office B．hospital C．garage D．airport
74．A．give B．admit C．need D．call
75．A．complained B．explained C．insisted D．promised
76．A．energy B．luggage C．rubbish D．intention
77．A．piles up B．picks up C．breaks out D．runs out
78．A．take over B．make out C．sort out D．go over
79．A．deadly to B．disappointed with C．friendly to D．angry with
80．A．Life B．Nature C．Ambition D．Success
At the age of 8, I needed to fly from Bismarck to Burlington. No one in my family could ___81___ me, so my parents allowed me to go with a family friend. After flying together for a few hours. we ___82___ in Chicago for a stopover and discovered that our connecting flight was ___83___. The family friend made a ___84___ that I still struggle to understand. She ___85___ herself on another flight and headed home, leaving me to ___86___ myself.
I was left with no flight, no plan, no ___87___ in charge of me. I remember just feeling so ___88___ because every single face was strange.
Then a woman walked over and sat next to me. I immediately felt a sense of ___89___ because someone was with me. She gently spoke to me and she ____90____ me where I was going and where my mother was. She just very calmly asked my ____91____ to take charge. She said, “I will fly to Pittsburgh, but if you ____92____ me, I will fly to Burlington with you ____93____, because you can’t do this alone. And I need your mother’s ____94____ so that we can call her.” This woman ____95____ my mother that I would be safe with her. And she indeed took care of me.
For many years, I’ve remembered what she did for a ____96____. Maybe it didn’t feel ____97____ to her, but it completely reshaped my ____98____ of life. In life, people can choose to be beautiful and ____99____ and provide security and people like this are out there. I just ____100____ it more than words can really express.
81．A．encourage B．accompany C．introduce D．recognize
82．A．fell B．met C．lived D．landed
83．A．canceled B．included C．reserved D．recorded
84．A．comment B．choice C．mistake D．difference
85．A．checked B．applied C．booked D．found
86．A．look after B．cheer for C．play with D．laugh at
87．A．adult B．guest C．guide D．pilot
88．A．thankful B．comfortable C．ready D．desperate
89．A．pity B．safety C．duty D．panic
90．A．ordered B．informed C．inquired D．showed
91．A．permission B．suggestion C．invitation D．ambition
92．A．doubt B．contact C．trust D．admire
93．A．therefore B．instead C．otherwise D．again
94．A．help B．notice C．position D．number
95．A．reminded B．warned C．threatened D．convinced
96．A．stranger B．neighbor C．relative D．friend
97．A．distant B．reasonable C．acceptable D．huge
98．A．purpose B．view C．goal D．quality
99．A．successful B．honest C．helpful D．confident
100．A．consider B．discover C．appreciate D．Expect
参考答案：
1．A
2．C
3．B
4．D
5．B
6．A
7．D
8．C
9．D
10．C
11．A
12．A
13．D
14．C
15．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述的是Jimmy的面试奇遇记。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，他鼓足了所有的力气，决定参加面试。 A. interview面试，采访；B. performance表演；C. management管理；D. description描写。根据上文中的 “Jimmy, an automatic mechanic, lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared to apply for a new job.”可知，Jimmy要去参加面试。故选A项。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在等公共汽车去他应该接受采访的办公室时，他看到一个老人失控地检查着他的汽车轮胎。A. cleaning打扫；B. painting绘画；C. kicking踢；D. lifting提升。根据下文中的“…there was something wrong with the car.”可知，老人是在检查轮胎，且固定短语kick the tyre意为 “检查轮胎” 符合语境。故选C项。
3．考查副词词义辨析。句意：显然这辆车有问题。 A. Suddenly突然；B. Obviously显然地；C. Occasionally偶然地；D. Slightly.轻微地。根据上文“…he saw an elderly man wildly 2 the tyre of his car.”可知，显然是汽车出了问题。故选B项。
4．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jimmy立刻上前去帮他一把。A. unwillingly不愿意地；B. carefully仔细地；C. steadily稳定地；D. immediately立即，马上。根据尾段中的 “He has a good heart…” 可知，Jimmy应该是立刻帮助老人。故选D项。
5．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当Jimmy完成汽车的工作时，老人问他付他多少钱。 A. driving away开走，赶走；B. working on从事；C. turning down拒绝；D. leaving behind留下，遗留。根据首段中的 “Jimmy, an automatic mechanic…” 可知，Jimmy作为机械师，自然是从事于修车的工作，work on 意为 “从事于……” 符合语境。故选B项。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jimmy说没有必要付钱给他；他只是帮助了一个有需要的人，他不得不赶去面试。A. rush 猛烈移动，冲；B. account描述；C. send送；D. pay支付。根据下文中老人所说的 “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview.” 以及Jimmy要去面试的路上遇到此事可知，此处应该是急着去面试。故选A项。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：抵达后，Jimmy发现一长串等待面试的申请人。A. viewers观众；B. students学生；C. customers顾客；D. applicants申请人。结合语境可知，Jimmy是来公司参加面试的，所以等待的人自然都是些申请人。故选D项。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：修车后，Jimmy身上还残留着一些油脂，但他没有太多时间洗掉它或换衬衫。A. trade贸易；B. exchange交换；C. repair修复；D. accident意外事故。根据上文 “When Jimmy finished 5 the car, …” 可知，此处指的是修完车后。故选C项。
9．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：申请人一个接一个地离开面试官办公室，脸上带着失望的表情。A. sensitive敏感的；B. frank坦白的；C. annoyed愤怒的；D. disappointed失望的。根据上文中的 “…the applicants left the interviewer’s office…” 以及下文中的 “Finally his name was called.” 可知，这些面试者都很失望。故选D项。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：面试官坐在一张面向办公室窗户的大椅子上。 A. mechanic机械师；B. salesman销售员；C. interviewer面试官；D. reporter记者。根据下文中的 “Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s 12 , it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning.”可知，坐在椅子上的是面试官。故选C项。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他来回摇晃着椅子，问道：“你真的需要接受面试吗？”Jimmy的心沉了下去。A. sank下沉；B. beat击打；C. approached接近；D. stopped停止。根据下文中Jimmy的心理活动描述 “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview” 可知，Jimmy觉得自己没有希望，所以心自然是 “沉了下去” 。故选A项。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后面试官把椅子转过来，让Jimmy惊讶的是，这是他早上帮助的老人。A. surprise惊讶；B. upset沮丧；C. sadness伤心；D. anger愤怒。根据下文中的 “... it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning.” 可知，面试官就是Jimmy帮助的老人，自然感到很惊讶。故选A项。
13．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：原来，他是公司的总经理。A. picked out挑出；B. came out结果，出版；C. brought out生产；D. turned out证明是。根据上文 “Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s 12 , it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning.”可知，Jimmy见到面试官时很是惊讶，原来面试官正是Jimmy所帮助的老人。故选D项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：吉米终于找到了一份新工作，他们坐下来一起喝了一杯咖啡，这是他应得的。A. cooked烹饪；B. ordered命令；C. shared分享；D. seized抓住。根据上文“Jimmy sat down…”以及下文“…as he 15 a new job at last.”可知，Jimmy与老人一起喝了咖啡。故选C项。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：吉米终于找到了一份新工作，他们坐下来一起喝了一杯咖啡，这是他应得的。A. recommended推荐；B. got得到；C. lost丢失；D. refused拒绝。根据老人说的话“Congratulations!”可知，Jimmy成功地得到了这份工作。故选B项。
16．C
17．A
18．D
19．B
20．B
21．D
22．C
23．A
24．B
25．C
26．A
27．B
28．D
29．A
30．C
【导语】本文是篇记叙文。作者和队友在一次激烈比赛后走进一家饭店准备点餐吃晚饭，遇到了一群个头几乎是他两倍的学长，并意外地接受了学长们发出的吃汉堡的挑战。作者最终赢得了胜利，获得了一顿免费的晚餐。从那以后，作者不仅遇到了更多的挑战，也学会了更多的道理和处事方法。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过了漫长的一天的残酷竞争，我们的团队走进了一家Wendy店，这是晚上这个时候唯一一家在几英里外还营业的餐厅。A. started 开始；B. crossed 超过；C. survived 幸存、艰难度过；D. prepared 准备。根据句中“a long day”和“cruel”可知，这是漫长的一天，比赛非常残酷，所以是艰难度过的。故选C。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过了漫长的一天的残酷竞争，我们的团队走进了一家温蒂汉堡店，这是晚上这个时候唯一一家在几英里外还营业的餐厅。A. restaurant 餐馆；B. cinema 电影院；C. hotel 酒店；D. store 商店。根据第二段的“Wendy’s Triple Baconator (三层汉堡) ”可知，这是一家卖汉堡的餐馆。故选A。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我在一群高年级男生旁边排队，尽管整个赛季我越来越喜欢高年级学长，但他们仍然是一群可怕的人，每个人的个头几乎是我的两倍。A. modest 谦虚；B. caring 体贴的；C. friendly 友好的；D. frightening 可怕的。根据“but”可知，此处与上一句的“喜欢”是转折关系；结合句意，学长们每个人都比作者高出很多，所以作者觉得他们是很可怕的。故选D。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：正当我准备要点鸡肉时，一个男孩问我打算点什么。A. bargain 讨价还价；B. order 点菜、命令；C. carry 携带、搬运；D. book 预订。根据第2小题可知，Wendy是家餐馆，所以这个男孩应该是问作者要点什么菜。故选B。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我指着菜单上的超级汉堡。A. counter 柜台；B. menu 菜单；C. clerk 员工；D. canteen 餐厅。根据上一句“one boy asked what I was planning to order ”可知，作者是要点餐，根据常识可知，这里是指着菜单上的汉堡。故选B。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那个汉堡几乎和你一样大! A.tiny 微小的；B. long 长的；C. attractive 有吸引力的；D. big 大的。根据下一句“ There’s no way you’ll finish it.”和下一段的“I had barely achieved a height of five foot two.”可知，这里是用汉堡和作者的身高作比较，认为汉堡非常大，作者不可能吃的完。故选D。
22．考查名词和固定短语词义辨析。句意：他说的有道理。A. benefit 益处；B. break 间歇；have a break 休息一下；C. point 点；have a point 有道理；D. chance 机会。根据前文“That burger’s nearly as big as you! There’s no way you’ll finish it.”可知，那个男孩认为他不可能吃完这个大汉堡；结合下一句“At the age of 14, I had barely achieved a height of five foot two.”（14岁时，我的身高只有5英尺2英寸。）可知，作者知道自己身材矮小，而这个汉堡又非常大，他很可能是吃不完的，所以他也认为那个男孩说的是有道理的。故选C。
23．考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果你能在我们中的任何一个之前吃完你的三层汉堡，我们就会为你的汉堡付钱。A. before 在……之前；B. after 在……之后；C. as 当……时候；D. since 自从。根据前文“There’s no way you’ll finish it”和下文“I accepted the challenge.”可知，那个男生不相信作者能吃完这个大汉堡，所以向他发起了挑战，看他是否能吃完，也比一比谁吃的更快。所以“before”比较合理。故选A。
24．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果你能在我们中的任何一个吃完汉堡之前吃完你的三层汉堡，我们就会为你的汉堡付钱。A. feed on 以……为食；B. pay for 为……付钱；C. do without 摒弃；D. check for 检查。根据第七段“an even more satisfied wallet.”（一个更满意的钱包）可知，作者最终通过比赛挣了钱，所以这里应该是如果作者赢了，这些男生愿意为他的三层汉堡付钱。故选B。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：情况对我不利。A. way 方式、路；B. possession 所有物、个人财产；C. favor 支持、赞同；in one's favor 对某人有利；D. request 请求。根据前文“each one nearly twice my size”可知，那些男生比作者高很多，所以作者不占优势，情况对他是不利的。故选C。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很快就发现自己和这个巨大的三层汉堡面对面了。A. found 发现；B. helped 帮助；C. accustomed 使习惯于；D. enjoyed 享受。根据前文“I accepted the challenge”可知，作者接受了挑战，所以很快作者就要面对着大汉堡开始比赛了。这里用“found”，表示作者发现自己要开始比赛了。故选A。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：此时此刻，1850卡路里的热量站在了我和我的自尊之间，更重要的是，一顿免费的饭。A. thrill 激动；B. pride 自尊、自豪、骄傲；C. qualification 资格；D. concern 关注、关心。根据句意，一个超级汉堡的热量是非常高的，对作者而言是个很大的挑战，但是作者接受了挑战，既是因为自己不愿意认输的自尊心，也是因为如果赢了，就可以吃一顿免费的晚餐。所以“pride”符合语意。故选B。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从这顿大餐的第一口开始，每一口都激起一阵掌声。A. glance 一瞥；B. chew 咀嚼；C. round 轮、局；D. bite 咬、（咬下的）一口。根据句中“mouthful”及句意可知，这里是指从作者咬下第一口汉堡开始，每吃一口都会有掌声。故选D。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但不管有时候我觉得自己有多渺小，我都学会了一点一点地接受每一次挑战。A. small 小的；B. delicious 美味的；C. powerful 有力的；D. ashamed 感到羞愧的。根据前文“each one nearly twice my size”和“I won with a satisfied stomach and an even more satisfied wallet.”可知，作者虽然身材矮小，但最终赢得了比赛；由上一句“Since that night, I’ve come come across more challenges. ”可知，从那以后作者又遇到了很多的比赛，结合本句句意，作者应该还是会不时地感到自己是渺小的，不占优势的。故选A。
30．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我学会了说话更大声一点，站得更高一点，甚至学会了如何处理生活中的三层汉堡。A. better 更好；B. sofer 更柔软；C. louder 更大声；D. faster 更快。根据上一句“But no matter how small I may feel at times, I’ve learned to take each challenge bite by bite. ”可知，作者通过许多挑战锻炼了自己，结合本句句意可知，作者变得更加自信了，所以说活声音也变得更大了，“louder”符合语境、比较合理。故选C。
31．A
32．C
33．A
34．D
35．C
36．A
37．C
38．B
39．C
40．B
41．A
42．D
43．B
44．A
45．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。Michael要参加一场表演他非常紧张，但是在朋友的帮助之下成功地完成了表演，同时他对朋友给予的帮助非常感激。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的头脑中充满了忧虑：我说错话怎么办？我绊倒怎么办？A. Worries担忧；B. Lies谎言；C. Difficulties困难；D. Choices选择。根据上文“But he was still nervous.” 可知他由于紧张从而会产生担忧。故选A项。
32．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Michael努力想一些愉快的事情。A. bad坏的；B. possible可能的；C. pleasant愉快的；D. frightening令人恐惧的。根据下文“Tomorrow he’d enjoy a delicious dinner with his family.”可知和家人一起吃饭是愉快的事情，可以令他从紧张中放松。故选C项。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他尝试想象现在一家人正坐在餐桌旁。A. sitting坐；B. standing站；C. exploring探索； D. fixing修理。根据上文“Tomorrow he’d enjoy a delicious dinner with his family.”可知他想象的内容是全家围坐在一起吃饭。故选A项。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那总是使他感到放松。A. strange奇怪的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. proud骄傲的；D. relaxed放松的。根据上文“But he was still nervous.”可知他当时是紧张的，想象家庭聚餐这件事是为了让自己放松。故选D项。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Michael理解这个表演。A. watched观看；B. directed指导；C. understood理解；D. debated争论。根据下文“It was the story of how the early Pilgrims had survived in the new land with the help of the people who lived there.”可知Michael对戏剧内容是了解的。故选C项。
36．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“你有个重要的角色要扮演，”该剧的导演Mr. Murray告诉他。A. important重要的；B. easy容易的；C. normal正常的； D. different不同的。根据下文“Michael felt as if the whole ____7____ depended on him.”可知，全剧都要依靠他说明他的角色很重要。故选A项。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Michael感觉好像整个戏剧都要依靠他。A. program节目；B. school学校；C. play戏剧； D. plan计划。根据上文““You have a(n) ____6____ role to play, ”Mr. Murray, the play’s director, had told him.”可知因为他的角色重要，所以整个戏剧依靠他。故选C项。
38．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Michael发现整个剧院坐满了人。A. dirty脏的；B. full满的；C. old老的；D. small小的。根据上文““Everyone in place,” said Mr. Murray.”可知人们都已经就位包括观众，推断出剧院坐满人。故选B项。
39．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Michael感觉有一只手放在了他的肩上，回头看见Serene给了他一个鼓励的微笑。A. polite礼貌的； B. weak虚弱的；C. encouraging鼓舞人心的；D. winning获胜的。根据下文““You can do it”, she said.”可知Serene微笑是在鼓励Michael。故选C项。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：轮到Michael说话了。A. show展示；B. say说；C. buy买；D. explain解释。根据下文“But his mouth went dry.”推知，应该是轮到Michael说话了。故选B项。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：观众们正在等着。A. waiting等待；B. thinking思考；C. asking问；D. working工作。根据上文“It was Michael’s turn to ____10____ something. But his mouth went dry.”可知他并没有说话，推出观众在等他说话。故选A项。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那并不是Serene的台词。A. opinion意见；B. voice嗓音；C. duty责任；D. line线，台词。根据下文“She must have made that up to ____13____ him to remember what he was going to say.”可知Serene为了能让他记起台词故意编造了几句台词。故选D项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那一定是她编出来的，来帮助他记住自己说的话。A. allow允许；B. help帮助；C. stop停止；D. invite邀请。根据上文“That wasn’t Serene’s ____12____.”可知台词不是Serene的，说明她临时编造台词为了帮助Michael回忆。故选B项。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他深呼吸开始集中精力。A. breath呼吸；B. sleep睡觉；C. look看见；D. interest兴趣。根据上文““We must ask for help with the plants,” said Michael.”可知Michael想起了他自己的台词，他为了放松深呼吸。故选A项。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Michael感激朋友的帮助。A. peaceful和平的；B. angry生气的；C. disappointed失望的；D. grateful感激的。根据上文“Serene and Jake wanted to help him.”可知在朋友的帮助下他完成了演出，推断出他对于朋友应该是感激的。故选D项。
46．A
47．C
48．D
49．B
50．D
51．A
52．B
53．A
54．D
55．A
56．C
57．C
58．B
59．D
60．A
61．C
62．C
63．B
64．A
65．B
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Zacharish Fike有一个不同寻常的业余爱好，他在网上和古董店里寻找旧的军队勋章，然后将这些勋章归还给它们的主人。文章主要叙述了他这一爱好的起源。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他找到了很多在古董店和网上售卖的军队勋章。A. sale出售，销售；B. safety安全；C. research搜寻；D. entertainment娱乐。而根据空后“in antique(古董) stores and on the Internet.”可知，此处指在古董店和网上售卖的军队勋章。故选A。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是跟大多数的收藏家不一样，Zac会寻找勋章合法的主人，然后归还勋章。A. soldiers士兵；B. opponents对手；C. collectors收藏家；D. translators翻译家。根据前文“He finds many old military(军队的)medals for 1 in antique(古董) stores and on the Internet.”可知，此处指收藏勋章的收藏家。故选C。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. buys购买；B. sells卖；C. displays展示；D. returns归还。根据后文“His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother”可知，此处指将勋章归还给它合法的主人。故选D。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他将丢失的勋章与它的家人团聚的行为开始于一个来自他母亲的圣诞节礼物，这是一个刻着Corrado A. G. Piccoli名字的紫心勋章，在一个古董店找到的。A. examined检查；B. found找到，发现；C. seized抓住；D. hidden隐藏。根据空后“in an antique shop”可知，此处指这枚勋章是在一个古董店找到的。故选B。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Zac知道紫心勋章的意义——他曾经在一次战争中，作为士兵得到过一枚。A. produced生产；B. designed设计；C. destroyed摧毁；D. earned获得。根据后文“in a war as a soldier”可知，此处指他曾经作为士兵的身份，获得过一枚紫心勋章。故选D。
51．考查短语词义辨析。句意：因此，当他母亲给他这枚勋章时，他立马就知道了应该做什么。A. right away立刻，马上；B. now and then不时，偶尔；C. in short简言之；D. at no time绝不。根据前文“Zac knows the meaning of a Purple Heart”可知，他知道这枚勋章的意义，因此立刻就知道了该做什么。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是当他终于联系上她时，这个女的不耐烦地问了他几个问题：“你是谁？什么古董店？” A. charged控告；B. flooded使淹没；C. equipped配备，装备；D. connected连接。根据后文“with questions 8 : “Who are you What antique shop ””可知，此处指那个女的问了他很多问题，flood sb. with questions意为“问某人很多问题”。故选B。
53．考查副词。句意：同上。A. impatiently不耐烦地；B. gently温柔地；C. professionally专业地；D. enthusiastically热情地。根据后文“she regretted the way she had 11 the call.”可知，此处指她不耐烦地问了几个问题。故选A。
54．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他挂掉电话，她又为刚刚处理这个电话的方式感到后悔。A. Therefore因此；B. Otherwise然而；C. Instead相反；D. However然而。根据前文“the woman 7 him with questions 8 : “Who are you What antique shop ””和后文“when she 10 , she regretted the way she had 11 the call.”可知，前后文互为转折，故应用表转折的副词“however然而”。故选D。
55．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：同上。A. hung up挂掉（电话）；B. sped up加速；C. caught up赶上；D. turned up出现。根据后文“So she called Zac back”可知，此处指她挂掉电话。故选A。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. planned计划；B. noticed注意到；C. handled处理，解决；D. recorded记录。根据前文“she regretted the way she had”可知，此处指她为她处理这个电话的方式感到后悔。故选C。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，她给Zac打回去，道歉。A. wandered闲逛；B. hesitated犹豫；C. apologized道歉；D. battled争吵，争论。根据前文“she regretted the way she had 11 the call.”可知，她感到后悔，因此打电话来道歉。故选C。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Zac说道：“在那一刻，我才知道，她开8个小时的车来看我，她的意思是买回勋章。” A. rejected拒绝；B. meant意思是；C. minded介意；D. appreciated欣赏，感激。根据空后“business”可知，此处指那个女的最初的意思是向买回勋章。故选B。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Corrado是一个军队的翻译官，在二战时，在欧洲作战时死去了。A. warned警告；B. ignored忽视；C. criticized批评；D. killed死，杀害。根据后文“in action in Europe”可知，此处指在欧洲作战时死去。故选D。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在收到Zac的来信之前，Adeline并不知道勋章已经丢失了。A. missing丢失的；B. valuable有价值的；C. respectable值得尊敬的；D. elegant优雅的。根据后文“Like many military medals, the one Zac’s mother had found”可知，此处指她并不知道勋章已经丢失了。故选A。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：像很多军队勋章一样，Zac母亲找到的那个是一个家里的珍品。A. tradition传统；B. model模型；C. treasure珍品，珠宝；D. event事件。根据后文“Only on special occasions(场合) would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands, ” Adeline says.”可知，此处指这枚勋章是他们家的珍品。故选C。
62．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这枚勋章对我父母来说非常珍贵。A. powerful有力量的；B. beneficial有益的；C. precious珍贵的；D. painful痛苦的。根据后文“Only on special occasions(场合) would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands, ” Adeline says.”可知，此处指这枚勋章对父母来说很珍贵。故选C。
63．考查形容词词义辨析。当Adeline还是一个小孩时，她还无法理解为什么这枚勋章如此重要。A. necessary有必要的；B. meaningful有意义的，重要的；C. heavy重的，厚重的；D. inexpensive便宜的。根据后文““But as I grew older,” Adeline says, “and missed my brother more and more, I realized that was the only thing we had left.””可知，此处指Adeline还是小孩子时，不知道这枚勋章的重要性。故选B。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Corrado Piccoli的紫心勋章现在挂在沃特敦意大利裔美国公民协会里。A. hangs悬挂；B. separates分离；C. recovers恢复；D. shines发光。根据后文“at the Italian American Civic Association in Watertown.”可知，此处指这枚勋章悬挂在沃特敦意大利裔美国公民协会里。故选A。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Zac说道，自从他第一次归还Corrado的勋章后，他现在的记录是，已经成功归还了5枚勋章了。A. decorated装饰；B. reunited使团聚，归还；C. mended维修；D. submitted呈递。根据前文“His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother”可知，此处指他将的Corrado勋章与它家人团聚后。故选B。
66．D
67．A
68．D
69．B
70．D
71．B
72．C
73．B
74．D
75．B
76．C
77．A
78．A
79．C
80．A
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者某次乘出租车去机场，在路上差点和一辆操作不当的黑色轿车相撞，结果出租车司机非但不生气，反而对对方很友好。司机解释说很多人就像垃圾车，所以没有必要把那些装满垃圾的人的垃圾再传给别人。作者从中领悟到生活有百分之十在于你如何塑造它，有百分之九十在于你如何对待它。
66．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：没有必要去回应任何让你感觉不好的事情。A. mad疯狂的；B. disappointed失望的；C. upset沮丧的；D. good好的。根据上文“There is never a need to respond to anything that doesn’t make you feel”结合下文讲述的故事可知，此处指不去回应让人感觉不“好的”事情。故选D项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“垃圾车定律”彻底改变了我对事物的态度。A. changed改变 ；B. kept保持；C. caused造成 ；D. limited限制。结合后文“my attitude to things”和作者经过下文故事的感悟可知，此处指“改变”对事物的态度。故选A项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我坐上出租车，我们去机场。A. searched搜寻； B. hunted猎寻 ；C. applied申请；D. headed朝……去 。由后文“for the airport”可知，作者搭出租车“朝机场去”。故选D项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们正开在右车道上，突然一辆黑色轿车从我们前面的停车位里跳出来。A. looked看；B. jumped跳跃；C. wandered徘徊；D. climbed攀爬。根据后文“out of a parking space right in front of us”以及“the other car by just inches!”可知，是黑色轿车突然从前面停车位里“跳出来”，差点和出租车相撞，jump out of“跳出”。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的出租车司机差几英寸就撞上了另一辆车！A. struck罢工；B. followed跟随；C. found发现；D. missed错过，未击中。根据后文“by just inches!”可知差点相撞，说明并“没有撞上”。故选D项。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那辆黑色汽车的司机几乎酿成了大事故，他开始对我们大喊大叫。A. conflict冲突；B. accident事故；C. noise噪音；D. failure失败。结合上文“My taxi driver 5 the other car by just inches!”可知二车差点相撞，即出“事故”，accident最符合语境。故选B项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的出租车司机只是微笑着向那家伙挥手。A. shouted大叫；B. knocked敲打；C. waved挥手；D. came来。由后文“He was really friendly.”可知，司机只是微笑和向黑色车主“挥手”。故选C项。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：于是我问:“为什么？那家伙差点毁了你的车，把我们都送进了医院！”A. police office警察局；B. hospital医院；C. garage车库；D. airport机场。根据上文“My taxi driver 5 the other car by just inches!”可知差点出车祸，让作者和司机被送进“医院”。故选B项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在那时，我的出租车司机教给了我现在被我称为“垃圾车定律”的东西。A. give给予；B. admit承认；C. need需要；D. call称呼。结合后文“The Law of the Garbage Truck”可知，作者把司机教给自己的道理“称”为“垃圾车定律”。故选D项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他解释说，很多人就像垃圾车。A. complained抱怨；B. explained解释；C. insisted坚持；D. promised承诺。根据后文“that many people are like garbage trucks.”可知司机在“解释”自己对对方友好的原因。故选B项。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们装满了垃圾（沮丧、愤怒等）。A. energy能量；B. luggage行李；C. rubbish垃圾；D. intention意图。结合上文“many people are like garbage trucks”把人比作垃圾车，此处指他们装满了“垃圾”。故选C项。
77．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当他们的垃圾堆积起来的时候，他们需要一个地方来倾倒，有时他们会把垃圾倾倒在你身上。A. piles up堆起；B. picks up捡起；C. breaks out爆发；D. runs out耗尽。结合后文“they need a place to dump it”可知这些人的垃圾“堆积”得太多，需要倾倒。故选A项。
78．考查动词词组辨析。句意：底线是，聪明的人不会让垃圾车占据他们的生活。A. take over接管，占据；B. make out辨别；C. sort out整理；D. go over仔细检查。由前文“wise people”可知，聪明人不会让垃圾车“占据”他们的生活。故选A项。
79．考查形容词词组辨析。句意：爱那些对我们友好的人，为那些不友好的人祈祷。A. deadly to 对……致命；B. disappointed with对……失望； C. friendly to对……友善； D. angry with对……生气。由前文“Love the people”可知，对我们“友善” 的人，我们应该爱。故选C项。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：生活有百分之十在于你如何塑造它，有百分之九十在于你如何对待它！A. Life生活；B. Nature自然；C. Ambition雄心，志向；D. Success成功。根据上文“Attitude is everything. ”并结合本文故事可知，这是指对“生活”应该持有的态度。故选A项。
81．B
82．D
83．A
84．B
85．C
86．A
87．A
88．D
89．B
90．C
91．A
92．C
93．B
94．D
95．D
96．A
97．D
98．B
99．C
100．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者儿时独自出行被陌生人帮助的故事，告诉人们生活中的美到处都有。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：家里没有人可以陪我，所以我父母允许我和一个家庭的朋友一起去。A. encourage鼓励；B. accompany陪伴；C. introduce介绍；D. recognize承认。根据“so my parents allowed me to go with a family friend.”可知，作者家里没有人陪作者乘飞机去伯灵顿。故选B。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们降落在芝加哥作中途停留，却发现转机航班被取消了。A. fell落下；B. met遇到；C. lived生活；D. landed降落。根据“in Chicago for a stopover and discovered that our connecting flight was ___3___.”可知，作者所乘的飞机在芝加哥着陆了。故选D。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们降落在芝加哥作中途停留，却发现转机航班被取消了。A. canceled取消；B. included包括；C. reserved保留；D. recorded记录。根据“She ___5___ herself on another flight and headed home, leaving me to ___6___ myself.”可知，作者所乘的转机航班取消了。故选A。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位家庭朋友做出了一个我至今仍难以理解的选择。A. comment评论；B. choice选择；C. mistake错误；D. difference区别。根据“She ___5___ herself on another flight and headed home, leaving me to ___6___ myself.”可知，这个家庭朋友做出了作者至今难以理解的选择。故选B。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她订了另一个航班回家了，留下我自己照顾自己。A. checked检查；B. applied运用；C. booked预订；D. found发现。根据“and headed home, leaving me to ___6___ myself.”可知，这个家庭朋友自己订了另一个航班回家了。故选C。
86．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：她订了另一个航班回家了，留下我自己照顾自己。A. look after照顾；B. cheer for为……欢呼；C. play with与……一起玩；D. laugh at嘲笑。根据“She ___5___ herself on another flight and headed home,”可知，只剩下作者一人，所以作者只有自己照顾自己。故选A。
87．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我被遗弃，没有航班，没有计划，没有成年人来管我。A. adult成人；B. guest客人；C. guide向导；D. pilot飞行员。根据“At the age of 8, I needed to fly from Bismarck to Burlington.”和常识可知，作者未成年，所以当时作者被遗弃，没有成人来管作者。故选A。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我记得当时感觉很绝望，因为每一张脸都很陌生。A. thankful感谢的；B. comfortable舒适的；C. ready准备好的；D. desperate绝望的。根据“I was left with no flight, no plan, no ___7___ in charge of me.”可知，没有人陪伴作者，所以感觉到非常的绝望。故选D。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我立刻有了安全感，因为有人和我在一起。A. pity遗憾；B. safety安全；C. duty责任；D. panic惊慌。根据“because someone was with me.”可知，因为有人陪作者，所以作者有了安全感。故选B。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她温柔地跟我说话，问我要去哪里，问我母亲在哪里。A. ordered命令；B. informed告诉；C. inquired询问；D. showed展现。根据“where I was going and where my mother was.”可知，女士看作者孤身一人，询问作者情况。故选C。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她只是很平静地请求我允许她负责。A. permission允许；B. suggestion建议；C. invitation邀请； D. ambition雄心。根据“She said, “I will fly to Pittsburgh, but if you ___12___ me, I will fly to Burlington with you ___13___, because you can’t do this alone. And I need your mother’s ___14___ so that we can call her.””可知，她征求作者的许可来照顾作者。故选A。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说：“我会飞往匹兹堡，但如果你信任我，我会和你一起飞往伯灵顿，因为你一个人做不到。我需要你妈妈的电话号码，这样我们才能给她打电话。”A. doubt怀疑；B. contact接触；C. trust相信；D. admire羡慕。根据“I will fly to Burlington with you ___13___, because you can’t do this alone.”可知，女士希望作者信任她。故选C。
93．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她说：“我会飞往匹兹堡，但如果你信任我，我会和你一起飞往伯灵顿，因为你一个人做不到。我需要你妈妈的电话号码，这样我们才能给她打电话。”A. therefore因此；B. instead反而；C. otherwise否则；D. again再次。根据“I will fly to Pittsburgh,”可知，相反女士会陪作者一起飞往伯灵顿。故选B。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说：“我会飞往匹兹堡，但如果你信任我，我会和你一起飞往伯灵顿，因为你一个人做不到。我需要你妈妈的电话号码，这样我们才能给她打电话。”A. help帮助；B. notice通知；C. position位置；D. number数字；号码。根据“so that we can call her.”可知，女士需要作者母亲的电话号码才能打电话。故选D。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这位女士让我母亲相信我和她在一起会很安全。 A. reminded想起；B. warned警告；C. threatened威胁；D. convinced信服。根据“And I need your mother’s ___14___ so that we can call her.”可知，她打电话给作者母亲，使作者母亲相信和她一起作者很安全。故选D。
96．考查名词词义辨析。句意：多年来，我一直记得她为一个陌生人所做的一切。A. stranger陌生人；B. neighbor邻居；C. relative亲戚；D. friend朋友。根据上文“I was left with no flight, no plan, no ___7___ in charge of me. I remember just feeling so ___8___ because every single face was strange.”可知，作者当时在机场孤苦伶仃，多年来，作者一直记得那位女士为一个陌生人做的事情。故选A。
97．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：也许这对她来说感觉并不大，但它完全重塑了我的人生观。A. distant疏远的；B. reasonable合理的；C. acceptable可接受的；D. huge非常大的。根据“but it completely reshaped my ___18___ of life.”可知，这件事对那位女士来说感觉也许并不大。故选D。
98．考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许这对她来说感觉并不大，但它完全重塑了我的人生观。A. purpose目的；B. view观点；C. goal目标；D. quality质量。根据“In life, people can choose to be beautiful and ___19___ and provide security and people like this are out there.”可知，但是这件事却重塑了作者的人生观。故选B。
99．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在生活中，人们可以选择变得美丽，乐于助人，提供安全感，这样的人就在世界上。A. successful成功的；B. honest诚实的；C. helpful有帮助的；D. confident自信的。根据“In life, people can choose to be beautiful”及上文可知，那位女士帮助了作者，所以生活中，有些人选择了帮助别人。故选C。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的感激之情无法用言语表达。A. consider考虑；B. discover发现；C. appreciate感激；D. expect期望。根据“In life, people can choose to be beautiful and ___19___ and provide security and people like this are out there.”及全文可知，作者对此事非常感激，不是用语言所能表达的。故选C。完形填空
Darlene Leeson was in hotel isolation (隔离) after returning to Australia from a trip to Hawaii. She was calling a friend,joking about the idea of putting a(n)____1____on her hotel window as it faced offices across the road. Getting the gentle____2____of her friend, Leeson wrote on some notes: “Day 4 ISO need ____3____. Room 623” and then stuck them up.
The first____4____ from those in the outside world was laughter. She got a few____5____and waves from office workers and workers on a nearby rooftop. “It was more done to____6____myself during the boring isolation,” she said. “I wasn’t thinking anyone would take it____7____.”
Then her hotel room phone rang. “I____8____thought it was the hotel ringing to tell me to____9____them off. It was the wife of one of the rooftop workers who had rung reception asking to get____10____to my room,” she said.“They then asked what chocolate I____11____.”
Leeson said she was in____12____ and didn’t make her____13____of treat clear.“We chatted and she said I could____14____an Uber delivery soon.”Within an hour,the chocolate arrived.Soon,TimTams (a brand of chocolate) arrived for her at reception.Leeson later____15____a woman in a nearby office building made the ____16____delivery.More chocolate had arrived,and a group of workers had all____17____.
“Being in hotel isolation,I can’t____18____my room where there are only a few short minutes when the sun can ____19____,” Leeson said.“Though,the kindness of these____20____brightened my day beyond any amount of sunshine possible.”
1．A．sign B．stamp C．warning D．flag
2．A．request B．punishment C．praise D．encouragement
3．A．apples B．coffee C．hamburgers D．chocolate
4．A．sound B．message C．response D．effort
5．A．money B．smiles C．conflicts D．letters
6．A．improve B．blame C．challenge D．entertain
7．A．lightly B．seriously C．gradually D．willingly
8．A．suddenly B．exactly C．initially D．eventually
9．A．put B．tear C．kick D．cut
10．A．taken along B．put through C．checked in D．worked out
11．A．stored B．sold C．preferred D．delivered
12．A．disappointment B．doubt C．surprise D．trouble
13．A．choice B．chance C．share D．address
14．A．order B．expect C．reserve D．promise
15．A．agreed B．admitted C．learned D．forgot
16．A．sweet B．cheap C．urgent D．latest
17．A．delayed B．celebrated C．cheered D．contributed
18．A．leave B．exchange C．clear D．decorate
19．A．fade away B．shine in C．wrap up D．burn down
20．A．strangers B．customers C．travellers D．passengers
In 2020, Sally Smith struggled for a successful life but was up to her neck in bills. Frustrated, she ___21___ on Facebook: I want to travel the world with my son.
Indeed, she worked long hours daily but work ___22___ her little time for Mark who was struggling with reading in school and refused to talk with others. As she ___23___ at the Facebook responses, Sally made a(n) ___24___ to her son seriously she would be his learning ___25___ and meanwhile she decided to get rid of everything to start travelling. With the first destination___26___ , she soon sold or donated most of their belongings.
For the next eight months, they traveled through Thailand and Africa while Sally earned money from her new business through social media. Gradually, Mark became a(n) ___27___ reader. “When your child has freedom and flexibility, he can ___28___ in so many ways on his own terms,” says Sally. “His complete change is ___29___.”
Sally was tired of ____30____ booking flights, cars and places to stay. The concept of living in a van (房车) and exploring the country ____31____ her. Within weeks, Sally ____32____ a 1989 Ford with a kitchen and beds for $5,900. They set off for another ____33____ in Southern California.
She shared the journey on social media and ____34____ a lot of fans. Perhaps her biggest fan is Mark, ____35____. “My son has come out of his ____36____ and now he’s open to trying new things.” she says.
The two might live in a house again someday but don’t plan to ____37____ anytime soon. For now, they enjoy their ____38____ life. “We’ve learned that we should enjoy every moment and ____39____ accept what life brings,” says Sally. “We’re defining what ____40____ means to our family.”
21．A．registered B．posted C．checked D．surfed
22．A．supplied B．spent C．killed D．left
23．A．pointed B．glared C．stared D．aimed
24．A．promise B．appointment C．plan D．apology
25．A．coach B．senior C．friend D．traveler
26．A．visited B．chosen C．reached D．explored
27．A．beloved B．lovely C．poor D．eager
28．A．learn B．travel C．read D．tour
29．A．inviting B．interesting C．amazing D．confusing
30．A．eventually B．continually C．gradually D．deliberately
31．A．belonged to B．saw to C．appealed to D．happened to
32．A．found B．sold C．lost D．repaired
33．A．adventure B．drive C．vehicle D．destination
34．A．lost B．gathered C．met D．missed
35．A．yet B．though C．instead D．therefore
36．A．house B．room C．shell D．shelter
37．A．hang about B．give up C．set out D．settle down
38．A．hard B．busy C．tough D．free
39．A．truly B．partly C．hardly D．blindly
40．A．failure B．schooling C．success D．business
Teenagers are more likely to cause conflict with their parents than any other age child. Teens often think what they are saying is ___41___. They believe that if they keep arguing, they can ___42___ their parents.
Teenagers argue with their parents because two things are still ___43___ during the adolescent period: the limbic system (边缘系统) and the frontal lobe (额叶). The former ___44___ emotions, and the latter helps with people’s decision making.
With not everything fully developed in teenager bodies, it ___45___ how they react to discipline and the word “no”. Teenagers want to have freedom and the ___46___ to do what they want. Being teenagers is very ___47___. There are too many things happening in a teen’s ___48___ all at once and their bodies are not quite ready to ___49___ everything that’s happening. They are still in the ____50____ of growing and making all these life decisions.
With teens having little free time, it’s an unhappy thing to hear “no” coming from ____51____. Teens want to do something interesting with friends or just simply ____52____ without worrying about anything. They trust themselves to be ____53____. Some teens don’t understand why they’re told they can’t do something. Without reasoning behind the “no”, there is often a spark of ____54____ leading into an argument. If parents gave a(an) ____55____ reason for their decision, it could ____56____ many arguments and keep a healthy ____57____. Even if they disagree , when knowing their parents’ reason ____58____, teenagers are less likely to respond in a negative way.
Parents should not ____59____ intervene with (干预) their kids’ choices. It is a part of growing up, and making ____60____ and suffering the consequence is an important lesson to learn.
41．A．right B．strange C．interesting D．acceptable
42．A．meet B．switch C．change D．understand
43．A．occurring B．falling C．appearing D．developing
44．A．calculates B．regulates C．transports D．stimulates
45．A．introduces B．influences C．explains D．forces
46．A．preferences B．desires C．options D．ambition
47．A．stressful B．essential C．relaxed D．annoying
48．A．home B．life C．room D．study
49．A．help B．receive C．handle D．stop
50．A．shape B．form C．project D．process
51．A．doctors B．parents C．friends D．teachers
52．A．hang out B．come over C．stay up D．break down
53．A．honest B．clever C．responsible D．dependent
54．A．complaint B．competition C．commitment D．disagreement
55．A．funny B．polite C．original D．good
56．A．end B．stand C．complete D．hold
57．A．connection B．relationship C．community D．society
58．A．quietly B．detailedly C．easily D．clearly
59．A．always B．occasionally C．seldom D．hardly
60．A．models B．choices C．decisions D．promises
Everyone could use a little sunshine in their life right now. That was why a Wisconsin farmer ____61____ to plant more than two million sunflowers in his____62____. Scott Thompson’s family has been____63____ in Kenosha County for more than 70 years, and this is the first year that____64____ have decorated the landscape. Usually, the pick-your-own farm____65____strawberries in summer and pumpkins in the fall.
Located just 10 miles from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Thompson Strawberry Farm is ____66____people to a simpler family outing where they can____67____and take home a dozen sunflowers. Thompson and his wife thought it would be____68____ to spread a little happiness to their____69____
Thompson_____70_____ more than 22 acres of flowers. The flowers are planted in more than 15 fields to provide _____71_____ for social distance._____72_____of the sunshine oasis (绿洲) has spread _____73_____ through word of mouth as people come to enjoy a small_____74_____from reality. “Everyone is so_____75_____” Thompson said. “We get all these_____76_____ on the NET. If I’m out in the field, everybody is like, “Thanks for _____77_____ this,’ (and) ‘This is what I need.’”
_____78_____ sunflowers, Thompson also planted a field of wildflowers, and Mexican sunflowers that are known for _____79_____ butterflies. Thompson said the sunflowers will be a/an _____80_____ thing on the farm, even without a pandemic.
61．A．begged B．learned C．promised D．decided
62．A．garden B．yard C．field D．oasis
63．A．weeding B．farming C．exploring D．decorating
64．A．flowers B．trees C．leaves D．grasses
65．A．makes up B．calls for C．searches for D．consists of
66．A．sending B．taking C．drawing D．leading
67．A．picnic B．travel C．sow D．live
68．A．flexible B．convenient C．wise D．ideal
69．A．friends B．relatives C．neighbors D．customers
70．A．sold out B．ended up with C．picked up D．looked at
71．A．room B．time C．service D．information
72．A．Effect B．Word C．Origin D．Fantasy
73．A．possibly B．hardly C．mostly D．slowly
74．A．risk B．challenge C．break D．advantage
75．A．happy B．curious C．confident D．patient
76．A．explanations B．inspirations C．replies D．comments
77．A．doing B．hearing C．saying D．spotting
78．A．In place of B．In addition to C．In exchange for D．In search of
79．A．catching B．feeding C．attracting D．warning
80．A．special B．regular C．similar D．official
Casey and John, a young couple, had been driving from Maryland to North Carolina when their 36-hour nightmare began. They expected the road trip to ___81___ five hours, but a massive snowstorm led to ice-related ___82___, and the state closed a 50-mile stretch of the ___83___ for safety reasons.
With traffic ___84___ and no clear information on when the highway would ___85___, some drivers abandoned their cars and set out on foot. Others, like Casey and Joe, turned off the ___86___ to save gas and seated themselves in their vehicles. They tried their best to stay ___87___.
A cold night in hunger and little sleep left them feeling ___88___. After 21 hours of suffering, Casey ___89___ a bread delivery truck among the waiting vehicles. On a sudden inspiration, she ____90____ Schmidt Baking Company, the owner of the truck. She left a ____91____ on the company’s customer service line, asking if the truck driver could ____92____ the baked goods with troubled drivers. She didn’t know if they would take her request ____93____, but she wanted to try.
Her idea worked. Incredibly, Schmidt CEO Chuck ____94____ returned Case’s call within 20 minutes. He asked her to hand her ____95____ to the company truck driver, Ron, and then directed Ron to ____96____ loaves of bread to the people on the highway. Chuck said he was ____97____ to offer any help he could.
Casey, John and Ron were excited to pass out the bread along the ____98____ highway to as many people as possible. Among those to ____99____ the food were elderly passengers and families with children. They all felt incredibly thankful for the offering of food and some ____100____ after so many hours waiting in the cold.
81．A．waste B．work C．stand D．last
82．A．chances B．matches C．accidents D．events
83．A．waterway B．subway C．highway D．railway
84．A．stopped B．canceled C．cleared D．changed
85．A．rebuild B．reopen C．recreate D．review
86．A．engine B．cooker C．window D．radio
87．A．fit B．calm C．wealthy D．hungry
88．A．excited B．guilty C．tired D．embarrassed
89．A．expected B．reminded C．imagined D．noticed
90．A．guaranteed B．warned C．called D．joined
91．A．report B．message C．note D．card
92．A．share B．exchange C．combine D．struggle
93．A．curiously B．seriously C．certainly D．actually
94．A．respectively B．cautiously C．selfishly D．personally
95．A．bread B．key C．phone D．truck
96．A．hand out B．give up C．set out D．put aside
97．A．sad B．afraid C．mean D．proud
98．A．rainy B．dusty C．icy D．muddy
99．A．purchase B．achieve C．adopt D．receive
100．A．relief B．sympathy C．courage D．pity
参考答案：
1．A
2．D
3．D
4．C
5．B
6．D
7．B
8．C
9．B
10．B
11．C
12．C
13．A
14．B
15．C
16．A
17．D
18．A
19．B
20．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Darlene Leeson 在隔离期间在酒店窗户上贴上想要巧克力的标识，然后看见标识的一些陌生人为她送来了巧克力，这让作者在这个特殊的时刻和环境感受到了温暖。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她打电话给一个朋友，开玩笑说要在她酒店的窗户上贴一个标识，因为酒店正对着马路对面的办公室。A. sign标识；B. stamp邮票；C. warning警告；D. flag旗帜。由后文的“Leeson wrote on some notes : “Day 4 ISO need 3 . Room 623” and then stuck them up.”可知，此处说的是她要在她酒店的窗户上贴一个标识，故选A。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在朋友的温柔鼓励下，利森在纸条上写道：第四天ISO需要巧克力，623房间，然后贴上了。A. request要求；B. punishment惩罚；C. praise表扬；D. encouragement鼓励。结合下文“Leeson wrote on some notes”可知，朋友鼓励利森贴标识，故选D。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. apples苹果；B. coffee咖啡；C. hamburgers汉堡包；D. chocolate巧克力。由后文的“They then asked what chocolate I”可知，作者写的是她需要巧克力，故选D。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：外界的第一反应是笑声。A. sound声音；B. message信息；C. response反应；D. effort努力。由“from those in the outside world was laughter”可知，笑是外界对她这种行为的第一反应，故选C。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她从办公室职员和附近屋顶上的工作人员那里得到了一些微笑和挥手。A. money钱；B. smiles微笑；C. conflicts冲突；D. letters信件。由上文的laughter和下文的“waves from office workers and workers on a nearby rooftop”可推知，她从办公室职员和附近屋顶上的工作人员那里得到了一些微笑和挥手。故选B。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说:“在无聊的孤独中，我更多的是为了自娱自乐。”A. improve提高；B. blame责备；C. challenge挑战；D. entertain娱乐。由“I wasn’t thinking anyone would take it 7 .”以及下文内容可知，她从来没把这件事当真，只是在无聊的隔离中的自娱自乐，因此空格处为“娱乐”，故选D。
7．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我没想到会有人把它当真。A. lightly轻轻地；B. seriously认真地；C. gradually逐渐；D. willingly乐意地。结合下文有人送来巧克力可知，人们是当真了，take sth. seriously为固定短语，意为“认真对待某件事”，故选B。
8．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我一开始以为是酒店的电话响了，告诉我把它们撕下来。A. suddenly突然；B. exactly确切地；C. initially最初，开头；D. eventually最终。由“thought it was the hotel ringing to tell me to____them off”和“It was the wife of one of the rooftop workers who had rung reception asking to get 10 to my room”可知，作者一开始以为是酒店的电话响了，让她把它们扯下来，但结果却不是这样的。故选C。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一开始以为是酒店的电话响了，让我把它们扯下来。A. put放；B. tear撕；C. kick踢；D. cut切。由“the hotel ringing to tell me to____them off”可推知，酒店打来的电话让作者以为是酒店让她把标识撕下来，故选B。
10．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：是一位屋顶工人的妻子打电话给前台，要求接通我的房间。A. taken along随身携带；B. put through接通电话；C. checked in到达并登记；D. worked out算出。由前面的“her hotel room phone rang”可知，是一位屋顶工人的妻子打电话给前台，要求接通作者房间的电话。故选B。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后他们问我更喜欢哪种巧克力。A. stored储存；B. sold出售；C. preferred更喜欢；D. delivered递送。由下文“Within an hour,the chocolate arrived.”可知，那个人想送作者巧克力，因此是问她更喜欢哪种巧克力，故选C。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：利森说，她很惊讶，没有说清楚自己的选择。A. disappointment失望；B. doubt怀疑；C. surprise惊讶；D. trouble麻烦。由“They then asked what chocolate I 11 .”和常识可知，她接到人家要给她送巧克力的电话应该是感到惊讶，故选C。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：利森说，她很惊讶，没有说清楚自己的选择。A. choice选择；B. chance机会；C. share份额；D. address地址。由“They then asked what chocolate I__11__”可知，作者很惊讶，没有说清楚自己的选择，即最喜欢哪种巧克力。故选A。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们聊了聊，她说我很快就会有优步送货上门。A. order点餐；B. expect期待；C. reserve预定；D. promise承诺。由后文的“the chocolate arrived”可知，此处表示那个人说很快优步会把货送到，也就是作者可以期待优步的到来，故选B。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：利森后来得知，甜美的快递是附近办公楼里的一个女人送的。A. agreed同意；B. admitted允许；C. learned得知；D. forgot忘记。由“a woman in a nearby office building made the__16__delivery”可知，空格后的内容是她后来得知的事实，故选C。
16．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：利森后来得知，甜美的快递是附近办公楼里的一个女人送的。A. sweet甜的；B. cheap便宜的；C. urgent紧急的；D. latest最新的。由常识可知，巧克力是甜的。此处用甜美代表作者内心感到的甜美，故选A。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：更多的巧克力送到了，一群工人都捐献了。A. delayed推迟；B. celebrated庆祝；C. cheered欢呼；D. contributed捐献。由“More chocolate had arrived”可知，一群工人都给作者送来了巧克力，因此空格处为“捐献”符合语境，故选D。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我被隔离在酒店里，不能离开我的房间，只有短短的几分钟阳光可以照进来，”利森说。A. leave离开；B. exchange交换；C. clear清理；D. decorate装饰。由“Being in hotel isolation”可知，作者在酒店隔离，因此不能离开，故选A。
19．考查动词短语辨析。句意：“我被隔离在酒店里，不能离开我的房间，只有短短的几分钟阳光可以照进来，”利森说。A. fade away消失；B. shine in照进来；C. wrap up包裹；D. burn down烧毁。由“the sun” 可知，阳光是照进房间，故选B。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，这些陌生人的善良让我的一天比任何阳光都明媚。A. strangers陌生人；B. customers顾客；C. travellers游客；D. passengers乘客。由本文内容可知，给她送来巧克力的人对她来说都是陌生人，故选A。
21．B
22．D
23．C
24．A
25．A
26．B
27．D
28．A
29．C
30．B
31．C
32．A
33．D
34．B
35．B
36．C
37．D
38．D
39．A
40．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Sally Smith为生活所累，决定放弃一切，带儿子去旅行；在旅途中，为了方便还买了一辆房车，儿子因旅行变得更愿意接受新事物，她也感到了成功。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她沮丧地在脸书上发帖：我想和儿子一起环游世界。A. registered登记；B. posted张贴、发布；C. checked检查；D. surfed冲浪。由下文的“on Facebook: I want to travel the world with my son”可知，这是她在脸书上发帖的内容。故选B项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，她每天工作很长时间，但除去工作外留给马克的时间很少，马克在学校读书很吃力，拒绝与他人交谈。A. supplied供应；B. spent花费；C. killed消磨；D. left留下。由上文的“she worked long hours daily”可知，她每天工作很长时间，所以给儿子马克留下的时间不多。故选D项。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她盯着脸书上的回应时，莎莉认真地向儿子承诺，她将成为他的学习私人教师，同时她决定放弃一切，开始旅行。A. pointed指出；B. glared怒目而视；C. stared盯着；D. aimed目标是。由上文语境可知，她在脸书上发帖，所以盯着脸书等网友回复。故选C项。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当她盯着脸书上的回应时，莎莉认真地向儿子承诺，她将成为他的学习私人教师，同时她决定放弃一切，开始旅行。A. promise承诺；B. appointment约定；C. plan计划；D. apology道歉。由下文的“For the next eight months, they traveled through Thailand and Africa(在接下来的八个月里，他们在泰国和非洲旅行)”可知，Sally Smith带儿子去旅行，此时她决定对儿子作出承诺（make a promise），她会成为他的学习私人教师，放弃一切去旅行。故选A项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当她盯着脸书上的回应时，莎莉认真地向儿子承诺，她将成为他的学习私人教师，同时她决定放弃一切，开始旅行。A. coach私人教师；B. senior上级；C. friend朋友；D. traveler旅行者。由下文的“For the next eight months, they traveled through Thailand and Africa(在接下来的八个月里，他们在泰国和非洲旅行)”可知，Sally Smith带儿子去旅行，旅行途中儿子无法学习，就需要私人辅导学习，所以她决定对儿子作出承诺，她会成为他的学习私人教师。故选A项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：选择了第一个目的地后，她很快卖掉或捐赠了他们的大部分财产。A. visited参观；B. chosen选择；C. reached到达；D. explored探索。由上文的“she decided to get rid of everything to start travelling(她决定放弃一切，开始旅行)”可知，要开始旅行了，所以需要选择旅行目的地。故选B项。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，马克成了一个热切的读者。A. beloved钟爱的；B. lovely可爱的；C. poor可怜的；D. eager热切的。由上文的“Mark who was struggling with reading in school(马克在学校读书很吃力)”，“When your child has freedom and flexibility(当你的孩子有了自由和灵活性)”和下文的“His complete change (他的完全改变)”可知，拥有自由和灵活性，旅行完全改变了马克，可得出马克学习上也不再吃力，会愿意学习，成了一个热切的读者。故选D项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：莎莉说：“当你的孩子有了自由和灵活性，他就可以按照自己的意愿在很多方面学习。”A. learn学习；B. travel旅行；C. read阅读；D. tour在……旅游。由上文的“Mark who was struggling with reading in school(马克在学校读书很吃力)”，“When your child has freedom and flexibility(当你的孩子有了自由和灵活性)”和下文的“His complete change (他的完全改变)”可知，拥有自由和灵活性，旅行完全改变了马克，可得出马克学习上也不再吃力，会愿意按照自己的意愿在很多方面学习。故选A项。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的完全改变令人惊讶。A. inviting诱人的；B. interesting有趣的；C. amazing令人吃惊的；D. confusing令人困惑的。由上文语境可知，马克从学习吃力到愿意在很多方面学习，这个改变是令人惊讶的。故选C项。
30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：莎莉厌倦了不断预订航班、汽车和住宿地点。A. eventually最终；B. continually不断地；C. gradually渐渐；D. deliberately故意地。由上文的“For the next eight months, they traveled through Thailand and Africa(在接下来的八个月里，他们在泰国和非洲旅行)”和下文的“booking flights, cars and places to stay”和常识可知，母子俩八个月在持续旅行，所以需要不断预订航班、汽车和住宿地点。故选B项。
31．考查动词短语辨析。句意：住在房车里探索这个国家的想法对她很有吸引力。A. belonged to属于；B. saw to照料；C. appealed to对……有吸引力；D. happened to碰巧。由上文的“Sally was tired of 10 booking flights, cars and places to stay.(萨莉厌倦了不断预订航班、汽车和住宿地点)”可知，她被房车旅行的想法所吸引。故选C项。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几周内，莎莉以5900美元的价格找到了一辆1989年的福特车，车上有厨房和床。A. found找到；B. sold卖；C. lost失去；D. repaired修理。由上文语境可知，莎莉想用房车去旅行，所以要找一辆房车。故选A项。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们出发前往南加州的另一个目的地。A. adventure冒险；B. drive驱车旅行；C. vehicle交通工具；D. destination目的地。由上文的“With the first destination 6 , she soon sold or donated most of their belongings. (选择了第一个目的地后，她很快卖掉或捐赠了他们的大部分财产)”可知，母子俩又前往另一个目的地。故选D项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在社交媒体上分享了这段旅程，并积累了很多粉丝。A. lost失去；B. gathered聚集、逐渐增加；C. met遇见；D. missed想念。由上文的“She shared the journey on social media”可知，在网上分享旅行后，莎莉在网上积累了很多粉丝。故选B项。
35．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而她最大的粉丝是马克。A. yet还；B. though然而；C. instead相反；D. therefore因此。由上文的“a lot of fans. Perhaps her biggest fan is Mark (很多粉丝。她最大的粉丝是马克)”可知，该句与上文形成让步转折关系，表明虽然莎莉在网上有很多粉丝，然而最大的粉丝是儿子马克。故选B项。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说：“我的儿子已经不再沉默，现在他对尝试新事物持开放态度。”A. house房子；B. room房间；C. shell壳；D. shelter庇护所。由上文的“Mark who was struggling with reading in school and refused to talk with others (马克在学校读书很吃力，拒绝与他人交谈)”和下文的“now he’s open to trying new things”可知，旅行改变了马克，马克从学习吃力到愿意在很多方面学习、尝试新事物，说明马克不再沉默（out of one’s shell）。故选C项。
37．考查动词短语辨析。句意：两人可能有一天会再次住在一所房子里，但不打算很快就安定下来。A. hang about闲逛；B. give up放弃；C. set out出发；D. settle down定居、安顿下来。由上文的“The two might live in a house again someday but”可知，后句表转折，表可能会定居下来，但不会这么快定居。故选D项。
38．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，他们享受着自由的生活。A. hard困难的；B. busy繁忙的；C. tough艰难的；D. free自由的。呼应上文的“freedom (自由)”讲旅行给予母子俩自由的生活。故选D项。
39．考查副词词义辨析。句意：莎莉说：“我们学会了享受每一刻，真正接受生活带来的一切。”A. truly真正地；B. partly部分地；C. hardly几乎不；D. blindly盲目地。由上文的“we should enjoy every moment”可知，旅行让母子俩享受生活的每一刻，说明他们真正接受生活带来的一切。故选A项。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们正在定义成功对我们的家庭意味着什么。A. failure失败；B. schooling学校教育；C. success成功；D. business商业。由上文的“In 2020, Sally Smith struggled for a successful life but was up to her neck in bills. (2020年，萨莉·史密斯为成功的生活而奋斗，但深陷各种账单中)”和上文语境可知，莎莉即使为成功生活而奋斗，但依旧不理想，然而放弃一切带儿子旅行后，她不仅收获了粉丝，儿子也变得更好，这是她的成功之处，所以他们正在定义什么是成功。故选C项。
41．A
42．C
43．D
44．B
45．B
46．C
47．A
48．B
49．C
50．D
51．B
52．A
53．C
54．D
55．D
56．A
57．B
58．D
59．A
60．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了青少年经常与父母争吵的原因及如何缓解青少年与父母的关系。
41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：青少年常常认为他们说的是对的。A. right对的，正确的；B. strange奇怪的；C. interesting有趣的；D. acceptable可接受的。根据上文“Teenagers are more likely to cause conflict with their parents than any other age child.”可知，青少年比其他年龄段的孩子更容易与父母发生冲突，由此可知，青少年常常认为他们说的是对的，所以才会不同意父母的意见，与父母发生冲突。故选A项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们相信，如果他们一直争论，他们可以改变父母的想法。A. meet会面；B. switch转换；C. change改变；D. understand理解。根据句中“if they keep arguing”"可知，青少年与父母争论的目的是改变父母的想法，让父母同意自己的看法。故选C项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：青少年与父母争吵是因为在青少年时期，有两件事仍在发展：边缘系统和额叶。A. occurring发生；B. falling下落；C. appearing出现；D. developing发展。根据下文“The former（4）emotions，and the latter helps with people's decision making.”可知，边缘系统和额叶的作用是调节情绪和帮助人们做出决策，由此可知，是因为边缘系统和额叶仍在发展，还不成熟，所以青少年经常与父母争吵。故选D项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：前者调节情绪，后者帮助人们做出决策。A. calculates计算；B. regulates调节；C. transports运输；D. stimulates刺激。根据上文“Teenagers argue with their parents because two things are still（3）during the adolescent period：the limbic system (边缘系统) and the frontal lobe (额叶).”可知，上文告诉我们青少年与父母争吵的原因是边缘系统仍在发展，由此可知，边缘系统是负责调节情绪的，因为仍在发展，所以青少年控制不好自己的情绪。故选B项。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于青少年的身体并没有完全发育，这会影响他们对纪律和“不”一词的反应。A. introduces介绍；B. influences影响；C. explains解释；D. forces强迫。根据句中“With not everything fully developed in teenage bodies”可知，因为青少年的身体并没有完全发育，无法和成年人一样控制情绪，由此可知，这影响了他们对纪律和“不”一词的反应。故选B项。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：青少年希望有自由和选择权去做他们想做的事。A. preference偏爱；B. desires渴望；C. options选择，选择权；D. ambition雄心。根据句中“freedom”可知，青少年希望有自由选择的权力，不想听别人的安排，由此可知，他们希望有选择权去做他们想做的事。故选C项。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为青少年压力很大。A. stressful压力大的；B. essential必不可少的；C. relaxed放松的；D. annoyed恼怒的。根据下文“There are too many things happening in a teen's（8）all at once”可知，在青少年的生活中，有太多的事情同时发生，由此可知，作为青少年压力很大。故选A项。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在青少年的生活中，有太多的事情同时发生，他们的身体还没有完全准备好处理发生的一切。A. home家；B. life生活；C. room房间；D. study学习。根据下文“They are still in the（10）of growing and making all these life decisions.”中的“life decisions”可知，青少年需要做出人生决定，由此可知，在他们的生活中，有太多的事情同时发生。故选B项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在青少年的生活中，有太多的事情同时发生，他们的身体还没有完全准备好处理发生的一切。A. help帮助；B. receive收到；C. handle处理；D. stop停止。根据上文“With not everything fully developed in teenage bodies和空格后everything that's happening”可知，青少年的身心并没有完全发育，由此可知，他们还没有完全准备好处理生活中发生的一切。故选C项。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们仍在成长过程中，并做出所有这些人生决定。A. shape形状；B. form表格；C. project项目；D. process过程。根据上文“With not everything fully developed in teenage bodies”可知，青少年的身心并没有完全发育，由此可知，他们仍在成长过程中。故选D项。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于青少年几乎没有空闲时间，听到父母说“不”是一件不愉快的事情。A. doctors医生；B. parents父母；C. friends朋友；D. teachers老师。根据上文“Teenagers are more likely to cause conflict with their parents than any other age child.”可知，本文介绍的是青少年与父母争吵的原因，由此可知，青少年听到父母说“不”时，感到不愉快。故选B项。
52．考查动词短语辨析。句意：青少年想和朋友一起做一些有趣的事情，或者只是闲逛而不担心任何事情。A. hang out闲逛；B. come over顺便来访；C. stay up熬夜；D. break down发生故障。根据句中“without worrying about anything”可知，青少年希望有自由时间，不需要担心任何事情，由此可知，他们有时只是想闲逛，放松身心。故选A项。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们相信自己是可信任的。A. honest诚实的；B. clever聪明的；C. responsible可信任的，负责的；D. dependent依赖的，不独立的。根据下文“Some teens don't understand why they're told they can't do something.”可知，有些青少年不明白为什么他们被告知不能做某事，由此可知，他们认为自己是可信任的，可以为自己的行为负责任。故选C项。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果没有“不”背后的理由，通常会有分歧的火花导致争论。A. complain抱怨；B competition竞争；C. commitment承诺；D. disagreement分歧。根据空格后“leading into argument”可知，导致争论的应该是青少年和父母之间的分歧。故选D项。
55．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果父母为他们的决定提供一个好的理由，这可以终止许多争论并保持健康的关系。A. funny有趣的；B. polite有礼貌的；C. original起初的；原始的；D. good好的。根据句“it could（16）many arguments and keep a healthy（17）.”可知，要想终止许多争论并保持健康的关系，父母应该给自己的决定提供一个好的理由。故选D项。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果父母为他们的决定提供一个好的理由，这可以终止许多争论并保持健康的关系。A. end终止；B. stands站立；C. complete完成；D. hold抓住。根据句中“If parents gave a（15）reason for their decision”可知，如果父母为他们的决定提供一个好的理由，这会终止许多与孩子之间的争论。故选A项。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果父母为他们的决定提供一个好的理由，这可以终止许多争论并保持健康的关系。A. connection联系；B. relationship关系；C. community社区；D. society社会。根据句中“If parents gave a（15）reason for their decision”可知，如果父母为他们的决定提供一个好的理由，会让孩子理解他们的决定，有利于保持父母与孩子之间健康的关系。故选B项。
58．考查副词词义辨析。句意：即使他们不同意，当他们清楚地知道父母的原因时，青少年也不太可能做出消极的反应。A. quietly安静地；B. detailedly详细地；C. 容易地；D. easily clearly清楚地。根据句中“teenagers are less likely to respond in a negative way”可知，青少年不太可能做出消极的反应，是因为他们清楚地知道父母说“不”的原因。故选D项。
59．考查副词词义辨析。句意：父母不应该总是干涉孩子的选择。A. always总是；B. occasionally有时地；C. seldom不常地，很少地；D. hardly几乎不。根据下文“It is a part of growing up”可知，青少年自己做出选择是成长的一部分，由此可知，父母不应该总是干涉孩子的选择。故选A项。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是成长的一部分，做出决定并承受后果是需要学习的重要的一课。A. models模型；B. choices 选择；C. decisions决定；D. promises承诺。根据上文“Parents should not（19）intervene with (干预) their kids' choices.”可知，父母不应该总是干涉孩子的选择，由此可知，对于青少年来说，做出决定并承受后果是需要学习的重要的一课。故选C项。
61．D
62．C
63．B
64．A
65．D
66．C
67．A
68．D
69．D
70．B
71．A
72．B
73．C
74．C
75．A
76．D
77．A
78．B
79．C
80．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述为了将阳光和快乐传递给更多的人，农民汤普森和家人在农场里种植向日葵，前来游玩的人纷纷好评。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么威斯康星州的一位农民决定在他的田里种植200多万朵向日葵。A. begged 祈求；B. learned 学会；C. promised 保证；D. decided 决定。根据上文“Everyone could use a little sunshine in their life right now.（每个人现在都可以在生活中享受一点阳光。）”可知，这是这个农民种向日葵的原因，即这个原因让他决定种向日葵。故选D项。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么威斯康星州的一位农民决定在他的田里种植200多万朵向日葵。A.garden 花园；B.yard 院子；C. field田地；D.oasis 绿洲。根据下文“Usually, the pick-your-own farm consists of strawberries in summer and pumpkins in the fall.（通常，这个顾客自己采摘的农场由夏天的草莓和秋天的南瓜组成。）”可知，农民是在他的农场种向日葵，即田地上。故选C项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：汤普森一家在基诺沙县耕种了70多年，这是鲜花装饰风景的第一年。A. weeding 除草；B. farming 耕种；C. exploring 探索；D. decorating 装潢。根据上文“a Wisconsin farmer（威斯康星州的一位农民）”可知，农民应该是从事耕种行业。故选B项。
64．考查名词词义辨析。句意：汤普森一家在基诺沙县耕种了70多年，这是鲜花装饰风景的第一年。A. flowers 花朵；B. trees 树；C. leaves 树叶；D. grasses 草地。根据上文“plant more than two million sunflowers（种植200多万朵向日葵）”可知，向日葵就是花朵的一种。故选A项。
65．考查动词词组辨析。句意：通常，这个顾客自己采摘的农场由夏天的草莓和秋天的南瓜组成。A. makes up 编造；B. calls for 要求；C. searches for 搜寻；D. consists of 由…组成。根据本句“strawberries in summer and pumpkins in the fall（夏天的草莓和秋天的南瓜）”可知，本句在描述这个农场是种什么作物的，即这些作物构成了这个农场。故选D项。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：汤普森草莓农场距离威斯康星州的基诺沙仅10英里，它正在吸引人们去家庭郊游，在那里他们可以野餐，并带回家一打向日葵。A. sending 发送；B. taking 拿；C. drawing 吸引；D. leading 引导。根据本句“Located just 10 miles from Kenosha（距离基诺沙仅10英里）”可知，离城区如此近，且有向日葵，能有效吸引附近的家庭前来游玩。故选C项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：汤普森草莓农场距离威斯康星州的基诺沙仅10英里，它正在吸引人们前往一个更简单的家庭郊游，在那里他们可以野餐，并带回家一打向日葵。A. picnic 野餐；B. travel 旅行；C. sow 播种；D. live 生活。根据本句“a simpler family outing（一个更简单的家庭郊游）”可知，在郊区农场的家庭郊游一般包括采摘、野餐等。故选A项。
68．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：汤普森和他的妻子认为，向顾客传播一点快乐是理想的做法。A. flexible 灵活的；B. convenient 方便的；C. wise 明智的；D. ideal 理想的。根据本句“to spread a little happiness（传播一点快乐）”可知，这件事能给人带来快乐，这无疑是美好的、理想的事情。故选D项。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：汤普森和他的妻子认为，向顾客传播一点快乐是理想的做法。A. friends 朋友；B. relatives 亲戚；C. neighbors 邻居；D. customers 顾客。根据上文the pick-your-own farm“（自采农场）”可知，这是汤普森一家农场，故前来的都是他的顾客。故选D项。
70．考查动词词组辨析。句意：汤普森最终种植了超过22英亩的花卉。A. sold out 脱销；B. ended up with 以……告终；C. picked up捡起；D. looked at 查看。根据后文“The flowers are planted in more than 15 fields（这些花种植在15多块田里）”可知，最终种植的向日葵很多，超过了预期。故选B项。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些花种植在15多块田地里，为社交距离提供空间。A. room 空间；B. time 时间；C. service 服务；D. information 信息。根据本句“The flowers are planted in more than 15 fields（这些花种植在15多块田里）”可知，之所以占这么多田，是为了给顾客提供更多的空间。故选A项。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：阳光绿洲的消息主要是通过前来享受远离现实的短暂假期的人们口口相传。A. Effect 效果；B. Word 消息；C. Origin 起源；D. Fantasy 幻想。根据下文“We get all these comments on the NET.（我们都是从网上得到这些评论。）”可知，来玩过的游客都在网上留言评价这个农场，故通过他们的话语，这个农场的消息就传开了。故选B项。
73．考查副词词义辨析。句意：阳光绿洲的消息主要是通过前来享受远离现实的短暂假期的人们口口相传。A. possibly 可能；B. hardly 几乎不；C. mostly 大多数；D. slowly 缓慢地。根据下文“We get all these comments on the NET.（我们都是从网上得到这些评论。）”可知，正如汤普森看到网络上的评论一样，人们大多数也是通过这些评论知道了农场。故选C项。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：阳光绿洲的消息主要是通过前来享受远离现实的短暂假期的人们口口相传。A. risk 风险；B. challenge 挑战；C. break 片刻休息，短暂假期；D. advantage 优点。根据本句的“from reality（远离现实）”可知，人们前来时享受片刻的休息，远离现实的短暂假期。故选C项。
75．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每个人都很开心。A. happy 开心的；B. curious 好奇的；C. confident 自信的；D. patient 耐心的。根据下文“This is what I need.（这正好是我需要的。）”可知，前来游玩的顾客都很喜欢这个农场，都对这次郊游满意，因此都很开心。故选A项。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们都是从网上得到这些评论。A. explanation 解释；B. inspirations 灵感；C. replies 回复；D. comments 评论。根据下文“This is what I need.（这正好是我需要的。）”可看出，这是顾客们的评论。故选D项。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：谢谢你们做了这些。A. doing 做；B. hearing 听；C. saying 说；D. spotting 看见。根据上文“The flowers are planted in more than 15 fields to provide room for social distance.（这些花种植在15多块田地里，为社交距离提供空间。）”可知，汤普森为顾客着想，才做这些事，反过来，顾客纷纷表示感谢。故选A项。
78．考查动词词组辨析。句意：除了向日葵，汤普森还种植了一片野花，以及以吸引蝴蝶而闻名的墨西哥向日葵。A. In place of 代替；B. In addition to 除……外；C. In exchange for 用来交换……；D. In search for 寻找。根据本句“Thompson also planted a field of wildflowers, and Mexican sunflowers（汤普森还种植了一片野花，以及墨西哥向日葵）”可知，除了前文提到的向日葵，他还种植了别的花。故选B项。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了向日葵，汤普森还种植了一片野花，以及以吸引蝴蝶而闻名的墨西哥向日葵。A. catching 追；B. feeding 喂养；C. attracting 吸引；D. warning 警告。根据本句Mexican sunflowers“墨西哥向日葵”和butterflies “蝴蝶”，二者的关系是前者吸引后者。故选C项。
80．考查形容词词词义辨析。汤普森说，向日葵将是农场里的常种植物，即使没有大流行。A. special 特殊的；B. regular 固定的，常规的；C. similar 相似的；D. official 官方的。根据上文“Thompson and his wife thought it would be ideal to spread a little happiness to their customers（汤普森和他的妻子认为，向顾客传播一点快乐是理想的做法。）”可知，他们是乐意做这件事的，故推测会固定长期种植向日葵。故选B项。
81．D
82．C
83．C
84．A
85．B
86．A
87．B
88．C
89．D
90．C
91．B
92．A
93．B
94．D
95．C
96．A
97．D
98．C
99．D
100．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Casey和John夫妇在旅程中因一场大规模的暴风雪而导致被滞留在公路上，后来Casey注意到被滞留的车辆中有烘焙公司的，所以打这个公司的热线，最后他们的首席执行官亲自回电话并指挥司机将车上的面包发给在路上的人们。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们预计公路旅行将持续5个小时，但一场大规模暴风雪导致了与冰有关的事故，为了安全起见，州政府关闭了一段50英里长的公路。A.waste浪费；B.work工作；C.stand站立；D.last持续。由上文“Casey and John, a young couple, had been driving from Maryland to North Carolina when their 36-hour nightmare began.”可知 Casey 和John 夫妇是在从马里兰州开车到北卡罗来纳州的路途上，实际花了36个小时，还是噩梦般的36小时，故推知从“They expected the road trip to ___1___ five hours, but a massive snowstorm led to ice-related ___2___”表述中可知原本预计将持续5小时的旅行却因一场大规模暴风雪而导致比计划时间久, 故选D项。
82．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们预计公路旅行将持续5个小时，但一场大规模暴风雪导致了与冰有关的事故，为了安全起见，州政府关闭了一段50英里长的公路。A chances机会；B.matches比赛；C.accidents事故；D.events事件。分析本句“They expected the road trip to ___1___ five hours, but a massive snowstorm led to ice-related ___2___, ”可知原本是计划5个小时的路程，但是现在却花了36个小时，又提到了一场大规模的暴风雪，结合语境，应该是这场大规模的暴风雪导致了与之有关的事故，使得交通中断，所以才使得他们的旅程时间被拉长好久；故选C项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们预计公路旅行将持续5个小时，但一场大规模暴风雪导致了与冰有关的事故，为了安全起见，州政府关闭了一段50英里长的公路。A.waterway水路；B. subway地铁；C.highway公路；D.railway。由文章第一段“Casey and John, a young couple, had been driving from Maryland to North Carolina when their 36-hour nightmare began.”可知他们是开车进行旅程的，推知本处“and the state closed a 50-mile stretch of the ___3___ for safety reasons.”指的是政府因暴风雪关闭了一段50英里长的公路，而使他们的旅程比原计划长的；故选C项。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于交通中断，高速公路何时重新开放也没有明确的信息，一些司机放弃了他们的汽车，步行出发。A.stopped停住；B.canceled取消；C.cleared清理；D.changed改变。本处是with＋名词＋过去分词的复合结构，分析本句“With traffic ___4___ and no clear information on when the highway would ___5___, some drivers abandoned their cars and set out on foot.”可知有的司机放弃汽车改为步行了，故推知是交通中断了；故选A项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于交通中断，高速公路何时重新开放也没有明确的信息，一些司机放弃了他们的汽车，步行出发。A.rebuild重建；B.reopen重新开放；C. recreate再创造；D.review复查。由文章第一段“and the state closed a 50-mile stretch of the ___3___ for safety reasons.”结合本句“With traffic ___4___ and no clear information on when the highway would ___5___, some drivers abandoned their cars and set out on foot.”可知政府是关闭了公路，导致交通中断，而公路又不知道何时开放，所以有的司机放弃汽车下来步行了；故推知空处表示的是“重新开放”；故选B项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他人，比如Casey和Joe，为了节省汽油关掉了发动机，然后坐进了他们的车里。A.engine发动机；B.cooker厨灶；C.window窗户；D.radio无线电。分析本句“Others, like Casey and Joe, turned off the ___6___ to save gas and seated themselves in their vehicles.”可知提到节省汽油，故推知本处是指关闭发动机节省汽油，呆在车里；故选A项。
87．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们尽力保持镇静。A.fit健康的；B.calm镇静的；C.wealthy富裕的；D.hungry饥饿的。由上句“some drivers abandoned their cars and set out on foot”可知有些司机已经不淡定了，弃车下来步行了，而Casey和Joe则是选择呆在车里，推知他们在此种境遇下是想保持镇静，而不是像其他司机那样慌了神在这么恶劣的环境下弃车步行；故选B项。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：饥饿的寒夜和睡眠不足使他们感到疲倦。A.excited兴奋的；B.guilty有过错的；C.tired疲倦的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。由本句“A cold night in hunger and little sleep left them feeling ___8___.”可知提到了睡眠不足，故推知空处表示的是“疲倦的”；故选C项。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在经历了21个小时的痛苦之后，Casey注意到在等待的车辆中间有一辆面包运输车。A.expected期望；B.reminded提醒；C.imagined想象；D.noticed注意到。由下文“On a sudden inspiration, she ___10___ Schmidt Baking Company, the owner of the truck. She left a ___11___ on the company’s customer service line,”可知提到Schmidt烘焙公司和留下什么给该公司的客服热线，故推知是她注意到等待的车辆中间有一辆面包运输车，而这车正是Schmidt烘焙公司的，所以她能看到车上的热线号码，故空处表示的是“注意到”；故选D项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然灵机一动，她给卡车的主人Schmidt烘焙公司打了电话。A.guaranteed保证；B.warned警告；C.called打电话；D.joined参加。由文章第四段“Incredibly, Schmidt CEO Chuck ___14___ returned Case’s call within 20 minutes.”可知Schmidt首席执行官 Chuck在20分钟内回了Case的电话，故本处“she ___10___ Schmidt Baking Company, the owner of the truck. ”表述的是她打电话给Schmidt烘焙公司了；故选C项。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她在公司的客户服务热线上留下消息，询问卡车司机是否可以与陷入困境中的司机分享烘焙食品。A.report报告；B.message消息；C.note记录；D.card卡片。由文章第四段“Incredibly, Schmidt CEO Chuck ___14___ returned Case’s call within 20 minutes.”可知Schmidt首席执行官Chuck在20分钟内回了Case的电话，推知是Schmidt公司知道Case在热线电话上面留的消息了，所以才会回电话；故选B项。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在公司的客户服务热线上留下消息，询问卡车司机是否可以与陷入困境中的司机分享烘焙食品。A.share分享；B.exchange交换；C.combine使结合；D.struggle挣扎。因为他们处于又困又饿的环境中，推知是没有可吃的东西，故本处只能是询问是否可以和他们分享烘焙食品；故选A项。
93．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她不知道他们是否会认真对待她的请求，但她想试一试。A.curiously好奇地；B.seriously认真地；C.certainly当然；D.actually实际上。分析本句“ She didn’t know if they would take her request ___13___, but she wanted to try.”可知提到了她想试一试，为什么说想试一试呢？就是因为担心人家不一定会当回事，即不知道别人会不会认真对待她的请求；故选B项。
94．考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人难以置信的是，Schmidt首席执行官Chuck在20分钟内亲自回复了Case的电话。A.respectively各自地；B.cautiously谨慎地；C.selfishly自私地；D.personally亲自。由常识可知，一般通过热线留言，都不会是首席执行官回电话的，故推知本句“Incredibly, Schmidt CEO Chuck ___14___ returned Case’s call within 20 minutes. ”表述的是令人难以置信的是，Schmidt首席执行官Chuck在20分钟内亲自回复了Case的电话；故推知空处表示“亲自”；故选D项。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他让她把手机交给公司的卡车司机Ron，然后指示Ron给公路上的人发面包。A.bread面包；B.key钥匙；C.phone手机；D.truck卡车。 由前文“Incredibly, Schmidt CEO Chuck ___14___ returned Case’s call within 20 minutes.”可知Chuck正在回Case的电话，Case也正拿着手机，回电话也是提供帮助的，教她怎样做，故推知本处“He asked her to hand her ___15___ to the company truck driver, Ron,”表述的是他让她把手机给卡车司机；故选C项。
96．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他让她把手机交给公司的卡车司机Ron，然后指示Ron给公路上的人发面包。A.hand out分发；B.give up放弃；C.set out出发；D.put aside撇开。由文章最后一段“Casey, John and Ron were excited to pass out the bread along the ___18___ highway to as many people as possible.”可知Casey、John和Ron在向公路上面的人发面包，故推知本处“then directed Ron to ___16___ loaves of bread to the people on the highway.”表述的是Chuck指示 Ron把面包发给公路上面的人；故选A项。
97．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Chuck说他很荣幸能提供力所能及的帮助。A.sad悲伤的；B.afraid害怕的；C. mean小气的；D.proud自豪的。因为是在这样一个特殊的情况下，提供面包能帮助很多人，Chuck亲自打电话并指示卡车司机做事，说明他的内心是非常愿意帮忙的，推知他内心觉得在这样一个恶劣的境遇中能帮助这么多人是能让他为自己的行为感到自豪的，要不然不会这么热心指示，还亲自回电话；故选D项。
98．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Casey、John和Ron兴奋地沿着结冰的公路把面包分发给尽可能多的人。A.rainy下雨的；B.dusty满是尘土的；C.icy结冰的；D muddy沾满泥的。由文章第一段“They expected the road trip to ___1___ five hours, but a massive snowstorm led to ice-related ___2___,”可知发生了一场大规模暴风雪，故推知路面时间长肯定是会结冰的；故选C项。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：收到食物的人包括老年乘客和有孩子的家庭。A.purchase购买；B.achieve获得；C.adopt采取；D.receive收到。因为他们在分发面包，故此处表示老年乘客和有孩子的家庭都收到了面包，故选D项。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在寒冷中等待了这么多个小时之后，他们都对提供食物和一些救济感到难以置信的感激。A.relief救济；B.sympathy同情；C.courage勇气；D.pity怜悯。因为本处是在又冷又困又饿的环境中给予滞留在公路上的人提供帮助，这是一种救济；故选A项。完形填空
Colleges today often operate as machines for putting too many opportunities before already advantaged people. Our educational system focuses too much on helping students take the next step. But it does not give them adequate ___1___ in thinking about the substance of the lives toward which they are advancing. Many institutions today have ___2___ that it is an essential part of education to teach the young the art of choosing, and to train them to use ___3___ to decide which efforts deserve the investment of their lives.
We spent many years teaching on a college campus, trying to help students struggling with their confusion. Eventually, we sought to address this problem ___4___, by designing a course intended to introduce the young to the art of choosing. The course begins with Plato’s “Gorgias” — a messy dialogue that turns on a(n) ___5___ over whether the pursuit of virtue or of pleasure is the way to a good life. The dialogue ends ___6___; no one is satisfied. But with remarkable regularity, it ___7___ the kind of thinking that students need to better understand the choices that shape their lives.
Students’ first reaction to the “Gorgias” is disbelief, sometimes even horror. It is the dialogue’s ___8___ that alarms them: the idea that we can seriously argue about what represents the human good. Everything in their education has led them to believe that such arguments cannot bear fruit.
Most students are ___9___ to discover this art of choosing. Learning to reason about happiness is as delightful as discovering that one’s voice can be made to sing. Why, then, do institutions ____10____ teach it In some cases, intelligence members are encouraged to ____11____ specialized research rather than thinking about the good life. In others, they share the belief that feeling is a more ____12____ guide to happiness than the mind.
Colleges should self-consciously prioritize initiating students into a culture of ____13____ reflection on how to live. Doing so will hold them ____14____ performing their proper work: helping young people learn to give reasons for the choices that shape their lives and to ____15____ about the ends they pursue.
1．A．assistance B．protection C．recognition D．treatment
2．A．forgotten B．promised C．repeated D．responded
3．A．determination B．imagination C．memory D．reason
4．A．controversially B．effortlessly C．resistantly D．systematically
5．A．argument B．lecture C．performance D．session
6．A．automatically B．inconclusively C．indirectly D．unnecessarily
7．A．abuses B．awakens C．demonstrates D．echoes
8．A．assumption B．pattern C．progress D．variation
9．A．grateful B．quick C．reluctant D．shocked
10．A．commonly B．effectively C．rarely D．strictly
11．A．direct B．emphasize C．review D．sponsor
12．A．detailed B．formal C．qualified D．reliable
13．A．logical B．moral C．spiritual D．theoretical
14．A．eager for B．patient with C．responsible for D．skilled at
15．A．complain B．experiment C．question D．reflect
“A revolutionary approach on how to connect our world without being super-weird... In the Iceland-verse, there’s... skies you can see with your eyeballs, volcanic rocks you can caress, and really big geysers (间歇泉) you can observe from a safe distance.” So ____16____ a viral advertisement designed to lure tourists to Iceland. The target of the parody (滑稽的模仿) is Mark Zuckerberg in ____17____, and Silicon Valley in general, for whom the idea of the “metaverse (元宇宙)” — a sort of 3d sequel (续集) to today’s two-dimensional internet, in which users work, play, buy and sell inside immersive virtual worlds- has become the latest Next Big Thing.
Iceland’s tourist board is not the only ____18____. When, on October 28th, Mr. Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta Platforms, to signal his ____19____ to the new idea, many assumed it was a PR stunt (公关伎俩) to divert attention from the social-media giant’s scandals. Mr. Zuckerberg may well prefer to think about exciting new products than deal with the downsides of his existing ones. And exaggerated advertising is the water in which techies swim. ____20____, to stop the analysis there would be too dismissive. There are good reasons to take the metaverse seriously.
One is historical: as computers have become more capable, the ____21____ that they generate have become richer. The internet began its life displaying nothing more exciting than white text on a black background. Flat ____22____ were added in the 1990s. Video came to dominate in the 2010s. Therefore, a(n) ____23____ into three dimensions is a logical consequence of the steady growth in computing power.
That progression is more than merely ____24____. The video-game industry has been selling virtual worlds for years. “Ever Quest”, an online game launched in 1999, had half a million subscribers ______25______. (Players quickly co-opted (选择) it for socializing, and even ______26______, as well as dragon-slaying.) “World of Warcraft,” which arrived five years later, ______27______ 12 million, with many players spend their real money on virtual goods. It is hard to argue that an idea will never ______28______ when, for millions of people, it already has.
Finally, mockers (嘲笑) is a(n) ______29______ guide to the future. When YouTube was launched in 2005, commentators wondered why anyone would what to watch spotty teenagers filming themselves in their bedrooms. The two decades, online dating has taken its place as a perfectly normal way to meet people. Smartphones are some of the bestselling devices ever built. In the 1990s their brick-sized predecessors were considered ridiculous status symbols for insecure investment bankers.
This does not mean every Silicon Valley brainwave will automatically succeed. Nor does it mean a fully grown metaverse will arrive overnight. But it does suggest that something metaverse — ______30______ lying in the relatively near future is an idea worth taking seriously.
16．A．imagines B．runs C．launches D．concerns
17．A．essence B．existence C．particular D．doubt
18．A．participant B．subscriber C．enthusiast D．sceptic
19．A．commitment B．contribution C．integration D．exposure
20．A．Indeed B．Likewise C．However D．Otherwise
21．A．challenges B．prospects C．calculations D．experiences
22．A．images B．dialogues C．charts D．expressions
23．A．urge B．move C．motion D．proof
24．A．fundamental B．theoretical C．foreseeable D．futuristic
25．A．on its basis B．under its charge C．as its peak D．at best
26．A．competitions B．simulations C．outings D．weddings
27．A．hit B．listed C．fit D．occurred
28．A．bring about B．catch on C．die out D．settle down
29．A．inaccessible B．unparalleled C．unattainable D．unreliable
30．A．fueled B．equipped C．attached D．shaped
Stephen Hawking remembered by his research student
Stephen was not so famous when I began my PhD at Cambridge in 1972, but his brilliance was already clear to his peers. On becoming his research student, I found it rather discouraging when I was informed by one of my tutors that Stephen was the brightest person in the department. _____31_____, it soon became evident that my relationship with him would not be the usual type of supervisor-student relationship. In those days, before he had his caretakers’ group of nurses and assistants, students would necessarily have to help him in various ways_____32_____ his disability. This was not an tough task, but it did mean that my relationship with him became quite _____33_____. Indeed, I shared an office with him, lived with his family for a while and _____34_____ him as he travelled around the world, giving talks and collecting medals.
I soon discovered some of Stephen’s unique _____35_____. The first, of course, was that he was very smart. Students are probably always in respect of their supervisors and with Stephen the respect was even greater. Indeed, on matters of physics, I always regarded him as an oracle(圣人), just a few words from him generating insights that would have taken weeks to_____36_____on my own. However, Stephen was only human and not all encounters led to inspiration. Once I asked a question about something that was _____37_____ me. He thought about it silently. His eyes then closed and I was even more impressed with myself because he was clearly having to think about it very deeply. Only after some time did it become clear that he had fallen asleep. Nowadays, I also sometimes fall asleep while talking to students, so I recall this incident with _____38_____.
I also learned about Stephen’s stubbornness and _____39_____ to continue doing things for himself as long as possible, despite the continuous progress of his illness. For example, because he had an office in both the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics and the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge, I also had offices in both places. I recall that he sometimes gave me a lift (probably illegally!) between the two places in his three-wheeled invalid car. I found this rather ______40______ because I thought he drove faster than was safe. Later, he had to discontinue the use of the car but he never lost his drive and the desire to travel as far and wide as possible. One ______41______ is he didn’t live long enough to achieve his dream of going into space.
I’m often asked where Stephen stands in the pantheon(名流群) of great physicists. There are many ways of being a great physicist and they cannot be ______42______ like runners in an Olympic race. Stephen himself never ______43______ to have the status of Newton or Einstein, but I strongly disagree with people who suggest that his scientific contributions have been ______44______ because of his symbolic status. His disability was clearly a factor in his becoming so famous, but I doubt any other ______45______ physicist will achieve the honor of being buried next to Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey after his death.
31．A．Otherwise B．Nevertheless C．Moreover D．Therefore
32．A．in process of B．on account of C．in possession of D．accounting for
33．A．familiar B．similar C．close D．related
34．A．accompanied B．served C．treated D．entertained
35．A．habits B．habitats C．tempers D．characteristics
36．A．work out B．pick out C．put out D．lay out
37．A．bothering B．puzzling C．disordering D．suffering
38．A．amazement B．amusement C．disappointment D．astonishment
39．A．innovation B．evolution C．determination D．imagination
40．A．fairy B．chilly C．scary D．worthy
41．A．sympathy B．dream C．doubt D．regret
42．A．leveled B．classified C．ranked D．awarded
43．A．claimed B．appealed C．fastened D．applied
44．A．outnumbered B．emphasized C．outlined D．overstated
45．A．optimistic B．potential C．positive D．contemporary
Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful Because humans have an inherited need to _____46_____ uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will _____47_____ to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will hurt.
In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students’ willingness to _____48_____themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one experiment, each _____49_____was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist Half of the pens would deliver an electric shock when _____50_____. Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified; Another 27 were told only that some were electrified. _____51_____ left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would _____52_____. Consequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, such as the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of horrible insects.
The drive to _____53_____ is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives for food or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct — it can _____54_____ new scientific advances, for instance — but sometimes such ______55______ can backfire. The instinct that curiosity can drive you to do self-destructive things is a tragic one. Unhealthy curiosity is possible to ______56______, however. In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to ______57______ how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to ______58______ to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the ______59______ of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine whether it is worth the efforts. “Thinking about long-term ______60______ is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity.” Hsee says. In other words, don’t read online comments.
46．A．address B．protect C．discuss D．ignore
47．A．refuse B．wait C．seek D．regret
48．A．alert B．tie C．treat D．expose
49．A．messenger B．participant C．candidate D．applicant
50．A．removed B．weakened C．clicked D．interrupted
51．A．Unless B．If C．Though D．When
52．A．happen B．continue C．disappear D．change
53．A．disagree B．forgive C．forget D．discover
54．A．begin with B．rest on C．learn from D．lead to
55．A．withdrawal B．inquiry C．persistence D．diligence
56．A．resist B．define C．replace D．trace
57．A．predict B．overlook C．design D．conceal
58．A．remember B．choose C．promise D．pretend
59．A．relief B．plan C．outcome D．duty
60．A．limitations B．investments C．strategies D．consequences
With vigorous promotion and extensive participation over the past two years, waste sorting is a new trend that has reshaped the image of campuses across Beijing.
“In the past, sanitation workers sorted the garbage next to the trash cans near the dormitory, ____61____ a disgusting odor. On windy days, the trash was blown everywhere and we always ____62____ around it with our hands covering our noses,” says Sun Jiajing, a sophomore at Beijing Forestry University. “Now, we are more active in classifying waste.”
Since a revised guideline on household waste disposal in Beijing was ____63____ on May 1, 2020, many students have seen their campuses take on a new look that is more pleasant, tidy and appealing.
At Beijing Forestry University, about one in four students are trash-sorting volunteers.
In the Beijing No 20 High School, bins to recycle waste are placed on each floor and students on duty will set their wits to turning trash into ____64____.
“I received training on trash classification before taking on the role as head of the trash-sorting station. My job is to remind everyone to classify waste and recycle to the best ____65____,” says Ding Shuyi, a student at the school.
As China pushes ____66____ the “double reduction” education policy, which aims to ease the burden of ____67____ homework and off-campus tutoring for primary and middle school students, understanding of waste sorting has been fused into academic teaching via various innovative approaches.
“Our Chinese teachers encourage students to write poetries ____68____ on waste classification, math teachers lead them to do math on topics such as water conservation, while our music teachers choreographed a ‘waste sorting’ dance with the students,” says Zuo Chunyun, principal of a primary school in the suburban Tongzhou district of the capital.
Zuo adds that students in senior classes will join trash-sorting projects and map out ____69____ in the form of handwritten newspapers and mind maps. Decorations made from recycled materials are exhibited in the school’s corridors.
The same scene can be seen in Qianjin Primary School, Haidian district. “Garbage can be turned into _____70_____,” says Wang Liping, the principal. “We have raised 100,000 yuan ($15,760) of charity funds by encouraging students and their parents to recycle waste, and the money was used to purchase movie screens for schools in Hotan, Xinjiang.”
According to Liu Jianguo, a professor at Tsinghua University, the implementation of garbage sorting depends on the _____71_____ participation and unremitting efforts of society, which is conducive to the_____72_____ of social civilization.
“Wide participation of students and school staff will help promote garbage sorting to become a new fashion in society,” adds Liu.
Official data shows that over 90 percent of the residents in Beijing have participated in waste classification, and about 85 percent can _____73_____ categorize the garbage. But still, relevant departments are _____74_____ to further raise the ratio.
“Our next move will be more precise supervision of groups that did _____75_____ poorer jobs in sorting out garbage,” says a staffer with the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management.
61．A．smelling B．generating C．eliminating D．generalizing
62．A．skirted B．migrated C．flew D．hung
63．A．proposed B．celebrated C．implemented D．issued
64．A．action B．cash C．garbage D．waste
65．A．extent B．element C．extension D．initiative
66．A．forward B．around C．roughly D．blindly
67．A．decisive B．excessive C．inclusive D．academic
68．A．scheduled B．integrated C．proposed D．themed
69．A．instructions B．distributions C．solutions D．anticipations
70．A．sources B．supplies C．demands D．resources
71．A．intensive B．aggressive C．successive D．extensive
72．A．promotion B．intervention C．addition D．communication
73．A．accurately B．narrowly C．broadly D．scarcely
74．A．participating B．supervising C．striving D．negotiating
75．A．fantastically B．relatively C．deliberately D．densely
It is early days for the idea that toys shaped humanity, but Felix Riede, at Aarhus University in Denmark, and his colleagues recently published a paper outlining some interesting case studies. ___76___, examining the records of communities living in Greenland from around 4500 years ago, they found that the early colonisers ___77___ toys and also showed little innovation in their material culture, but the Thule, who migrated into Greenland around 800 years ago, had many tiny objects that appear to have been designed specifically for child’s ___78___, including toy weapons and dolls. Their appearance seemed to coincide with an explosion of new adult technologies, such as advanced designs for boats and elaborate clothes. The records aren’t ___79___ enough to determine which emerged first, the toys or the advanced technology, but Riede thinks the two may have grown together, with the richer material culture inspiring new play objects, which ___80___ equipped the young minds for further innovation.
The team also points to sites in Western Cape, South Africa, dating back 60,000 to 80,000 years ago. Analyses of rocks show that children were imitating the adults’ stone striking, producing ___81___ useless copies of real tools. This “play-copying” again seems to coincide with new technologies, including the first arrowheads, suggesting that the childhood games might have ___82___ greater cultural innovation.
It is the invention of the wheel, however, that offers the most persuasive ___83___ for Riede’s idea. The oldest evidence of wheeled vehicles suggests that the technology ___84___ around 5500 years ago, across western Eurasia – in the northern Caucasus, Mesopotamia and central and northern Europe. But some two centuries beforehand, we ___85___ small models of animals with holes drilled through their feet for an axle (车轴), and ceramic (陶瓷) discs that served as wheels. But given their ___86___ and the fact that small animals are playthings in many modern cultures, Riede believes that they were toys. “You could easily call them quite cute,” he says.
If so, like any kid with a train set today, children playing with those toys would have been exploring the ___87___ of spinning motion. They might have used their toys to carry various objects, and practised different ways of driving them – from the front or the back, or letting them roll down a slope. They might even have ___88___ wheels of different sizes, or made from different materials to see different results. As the children grew up, those same ___89___ would have helped them make the cognitive leap necessary to imagine a wagon, but a society that lacked those toys would have ___90___ to think of a workable design.
76．A．What’s more B．In other words C．For instance D．As a matter of fact
77．A．designed B．understood C．deserted D．lacked
78．A．learning B．play C．care D．health
79．A．up-to-date B．related C．equivalent D．accurate
80．A．on average B．in turn C．in theory D．on demand
81．A．equally B．economically C．functionally D．socially
82．A．inspired B．normalized C．resisted D．applied
83．A．proposal B．support C．victory D．model
84．A．exploded B．decreased C．emerged D．matured
85．A．imagine B．make C．present D．see
86．A．time B．size C．shape D．use
87．A．mechanics B．studies C．periods D．contents
88．A．depended upon B．distinguished between C．experimented with D．searched for
89．A．playmates B．motions C．materials D．skills
90．A．struggled B．preferred C．wanted D．prepared
参考答案：
1．A
2．A
3．D
4．D
5．A
6．B
7．B
8．A
9．A
10．C
11．B
12．D
13．A
14．C
15．D
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。讲述了教会大学生用理智选择自己的生活的重要性。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是对于他们所走向的道路上重要的部分，教育却没有提供足够的帮助来引导他们思考。A. assistance帮助；B. protection保护；C. recognition识别；D. treatment对待，治疗。根据前文“Our educational system focuses too much on helping students take the next step.”中的提示词“helping”可知，此处教育未能帮助学生去思考生活的本质，故选A。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如今很多机构已经忘记了，教育重要的部分是教会年轻人选择的艺术以及培养他们如何用理智来决定哪些努力值得他们的付出。A. forgotten忘记；B. promised承诺；C. repeated重复；D. responded回复，回应。根据前文“But it does not give them adequate 1 in thinking about the substance of the lives toward which they are advancing.”可知，此处指很多机构忘记了去教会年轻人选择，教会他们用理性来决定他们的付出，故选A。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. determination决心；B. imagination想象力；C. memory记忆力；D. reason理智，道理。根据空前“and to train them to use”可知，此处指培训他们用理智来决定他们的付出，故选D。
4．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，我们设法系统地解决了这个问题，通过设计一门专为年轻人介绍选择的艺术的课程。A. controversially有争议地；B. effortlessly轻松地，毫不费力地；C. resistantly反抗地；D. systematically系统地。根据后文“by designing a course intended to introduce the young to the art of choosing.”可知，此处指系统地解决了这个问题，故选D。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这门课程以柏拉图的“高尔吉斯”开始，它是一段混乱的对话，开启了关于“通向好生活的方式到底是道德的追求还是快乐的追求”的讨论。A. argument讨论，争议；B. lecture演讲，讲座；C. performance表演；D. session一段时间，会议。根据空后“over whether the pursuit of virtue or of pleasure is the way to a good life.”可知，此处指开启了关于此话题的讨论，故选A。
6．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这次对话没有结果；没有人满意。A. automatically自动地；B. inconclusively没有结论地，非决定性地；C. indirectly直接地；D. unnecessarily非必要地。根据后文“no one is satisfied.”可知，此处指这次对话没有结论，故选B。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是有规律的是，它唤醒了这种想法，学生需要更好地了解塑造他们生活的选择。A. abuses滥用；B. awakens唤醒；C. demonstrates证明；D. echoes回响，附和。根据后文“It is the dialogue’s 8 that alarms them: the idea that we can seriously argue about what represents the human good.”可知，此处之后它唤醒了学生需要更好地了解自己选择的这种想法，故选B。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：正是这种对话的设想提醒了他们：我们能认真地讨论什么代表着人性的善良的这种想法。A. assumption设想，假设；B. pattern模式；C. progress进步；D. variation变异，变化。根据后文“the idea that we can seriously argue about what represents the human good.”可知，此处指对话的这个设想，想法提醒了他们，故选A。
9．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：学生很感激去发现选择的这种艺术。A. grateful感激的，感谢的；B. quick快速的；C. reluctant勉强的，不情愿的；D. shocked震惊的。根据后文“Learning to reason about happiness is as delightful as discovering that one’s voice can be made to sing.”可知，此处指学生很感激发现这种选择的艺术，故选A。
10．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那么，为什么机构很少去教授呢？A. commonly常见地，通常地；B. effectively有效果地；C. rarely罕见地，很少地；D. strictly严格地。根据前文“Many institutions today have 2 that it is an essential part of education to teach the young the art of choosing, and to train them to use 3 to decide which efforts deserve the investment of their lives.”可知，此处指机构很少去教授学生选择的艺术，故选C。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一些情况下，鼓励情报人员强调专业的研究，而不是去思考生活的好处。A. direct指导；B. emphasize强调；C. review检查；D. sponsor赞助。根据空后“specialized research rather than thinking about the good life.”可知，此处指强调专业的研究，而不强调思考的重要性，故选B。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在其他情况下，他们有着共同的想法，比起头脑，感觉是通向幸福的更可靠的指导。A. detailed详细的；B. formal正式的；C. qualified合格的；D. reliable可靠的。根据前文“In some cases, intelligence members are encouraged to 11 specialized research rather than thinking about the good life. In others, they share the belief that feeling is a more”可知，此处指在一些情况下，强调了研究的重要性，但在另一些情况下，就强调的是感觉的重要性，故此处指感觉是更可靠的指导，故选D。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大学应该自觉地优先考虑让学生开始富有逻辑地去思考该怎样生活。A. logical富有逻辑的；B. moral具有道德的；C. spiritual精神上的；D. theoretical理论上的。根据后文“Doing so will hold them 14 performing their proper work: helping young people learn to give reasons for the choices that shape their lives and to 15 about the ends they pursue.”可知，此处指让学生逻辑性地去思考该如何生活，故选A。
14．考查形容词短语词义辨析。句意：这样做能让他们为自己的本职工作负责：帮助年轻人学会理性地对待塑造他们生活的选择，帮助他们反思所追求的目标。A. eager for对……渴望的；B. patient with对……有耐心的；C. responsible for对……有责任的，负责的；D. skilled at对……擅长的。根据空后“performing their proper work: helping young people learn to give reasons for the choices that shape their lives and to 15 about the ends they pursue.”可知，此处指教会大学生为自己的工作负责，故选C。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. complain抱怨；B. experiment做实验；C. question质疑；D. reflect反思。根据上文“ learn to give reasons for the choices that shape their lives ”可知，此处指学会理性对待塑造他们生活的选择，并反思他们所追求的目标，故选D。
16．B
17．C
18．D
19．A
20．C
21．D
22．A
23．B
24．B
25．C
26．D
27．A
28．B
29．D
30．D
【导语】这是一篇新闻。文章以冰岛旅游广告开头，引出元宇宙的概念，主要论述了脸书更名为“Meta”平台，从侧面昭示了元宇宙已真真切切地临近，现实社会与虚拟世界同构的时代正在呼啸而至。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了吸引游客到冰岛旅游，这则广告在网上疯传。A. imagines想象；B. runs奔跑，持续，流行；C. launches发表，发射；D. concerns关注，担忧。根据上文中“In the Iceland-verse, there’s ...”可知，引号内是在介绍冰岛旅游宣传广告，因此设计并在网上疯狂转发这则广告的目的是为了吸引更多游客来冰岛旅游，B项符合文意，表示广告持续被转发，流行于网络中。故选B项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：戏仿的特别目标是马克·扎克伯格，以及整个硅谷，对他们来说，"元宇宙 "的概念—一种当今二维互联网的三维续集，其中用户在身临其境的虚拟世界中工作、娱乐、买卖，已经成为最新的下一个大事件。A. essence本质；B. existence存在；C. particular尤其，详情；D. doubt疑虑。根据空格后“and Silicon Valley in general,”可推测，空格处与“in general”成对称关系，因此C项结合语境，最恰当，并表达出特别强调扎克伯格对元宇宙的解读过度，他将脸书改名为“Meta”的行为让人感到滑稽。故选C项。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：冰岛旅游局并不是唯一持怀疑态度的人。A. participant参与者；B. subscriber用户，订阅者；C. enthusiast狂热爱好者；D. sceptic持怀疑者。根据后文“many assumed it was a PR stunt（公关伎俩）to divert attention from the social-media giant's scandals.”可知，很多人都认为扎克伯格将脸书改名的行为，只是一个公关噱头，目的是转移人们对这家社交媒体巨头丑闻的注意力。因此，后文在说明很多人都怀疑“元宇宙”的可行性，可推测出冰岛旅游局并不是唯一持怀疑态度的人。故选D项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：10月28日，扎克伯格将Facebook更名为元平台(Meta platform)，以表明他对这个新想法的决心时，许多人认为这是公关噱头，目的是转移人们对这家社交媒体巨头丑闻的关注。A. commitment信奉，承诺；B. contribution贡献；C. integration一体化，结合；D. exposure暴露。根据空格前扎克伯格将脸书更名“Meta”的行为，以及第一段中“The target of the parody（滑稽的模仿）is Mark Zuckerberg in 2 , and Silicon Valley in general, for whom the idea of the ‘metaverse（元宇宙）’”都可以看出，马克·扎克伯格对“元宇宙”是持支持的态度，A项最符合文意。故选A项。
20．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但如果在这里停止分析，就太轻率了。A. Indeed确实；B. Likewise同样地；C. However然而；D. Otherwise否则。根据后文“There are good reasons to take the metaverse seriously.”可知，作者这里将开始论证“元宇宙”值得认真对待的理由。因此，空格处与下一句是承接关系，与上文是转折关系。故选C项。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个是历史性的原因:随着计算机的功能越来越强大，它们产生的体验也越来越丰富。A. challenges挑战；B. prospects前景；C. calculations计算；D. experiences体验，经验。根据空格前“as computers have become more capable,”以及空格后“have become richer”由此可知，该句中只有D项“体验”与形容词“richer”搭配，表达出计算机的功能越强大，给人们带来的体验也会更丰富的意思。故选D项。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：平面图像是在20世纪90年代添加的。A. images图像；B. dialogues对话；C. charts表格；D. expressions表达，表情。根据下文“Video came to dominate in the 2010s.”在介绍视频占主导地位的时间，可知此处是在介绍计算机产生的哪些体验和功能。因此，A项结合来看“平面图像”与下文的“视频”相对应，最为恰当。故选A项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这样看来，向三维空间迈进是计算机能力稳步增长的合理结果。A. urge冲动；B. move移动；C. motion运动；D. proof证据。根据空格后“a logical consequence of the steady growth in computing power”可知，此处着重强调“元宇宙”从开始的变化这种抽象概念，向三维空间迈进是计算机能力稳步增长的合理结果。而C项指的是具体运动的本身，因此B项表达出起始运动的含义。故选B项。
24．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这种进展不仅仅是理论上的。A. fundamental基础的；B. theoretical理论的；C. foreseeable可预见的；D. futuristic未来的。根据下文“The video-game industry has been selling virtual worlds for years. "Ever Quest", an online game launched in 1999, had half a million subscribers 10 .”作者以电子游戏行业中的虚拟空间和《无尽的任务》游戏为例，通过提出真实可靠的例子，说明“元宇宙”有实际性的进展，而不仅仅是停留在理论上。故选B项。
25．考查介词短语辨析。句意：《无尽的任务》，一款1999年发布的在线游戏，顶峰时期有50万用户。A. on its basis基本上；B. under its charge由……负责；C. as its peak在巅峰时期；D. at best充其量。根据空格前“had half a million subscribers”的游戏用户数量可推测出，通常介绍时会统计最多用户人数时期。因此，结合上下文文意来看C项最符合，强调出鼎盛时期的人数。故选C项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：玩家很快就把它用于社交，甚至是婚礼，以及屠龙。A. competitions竞赛；B. simulations模仿，仿真；C. outings远足；D. wedding结婚。根据空格前“Players quickly co-opted（选择）it for socializing,”可知，玩家们在玩《无尽的任务》这个游戏时，玩家还可以在游戏中进行虚拟社交和屠龙以及结婚，D项“wedding”与句中的“socializing”、“dragon-slaying”形式相同，都是动名词，而且这三种都属于游戏中的玩法。故选D项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：5年后《魔兽世界》问世，用户达到了1200万，，其中许多玩家将真金白银花在了虚拟商品上。A. hit达到，击打；B. listed列举；C. fit适合；D. occurred发生。根据空格后“12 million”可知，此处是在介绍“魔兽世界”这款游戏的用户人数，因此填写A项表示用户达到1200万，最恰当。故选A项。
28．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当一个想法已经被数百万人接受的时候，很难说它永远不会流行起来。A. bring about引起、导致；B. catch on流行起来；C. die out消失；D. settle down定居下来。根据空后“for millions of people, it already has.”可知，作者认为“元宇宙”这个想法会流行起来，即很难说不会流行，与后文的“it already has”相一致。故选B项。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后，冷嘲热讽是对未来的不可靠指南。A. inaccessible达不到的；B. unparalleled无与伦比的；C. unattainable不可得的；D. unreliable靠不住的。根据下文“Smartphones are some of the bestselling devices ever built. In the 1990s their brick-sized predecessors were considered ridiculous status symbols for insecure investment bankers.”由此可知，作者以智能手机的前身遭到人们嘲笑为例，说明这一段是在说人们的嘲笑，不是一个可靠的指导。故选D项。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但它确实表明，在不远的将来，一些有关元宇宙形态的设想值得认真对待。A. fueled激起，补充燃料；B. equipped配备；C. attached贴上、把......固定；D. shaped具有……形状的。通读全文可知，文章是在介绍“元宇宙”这种新事物，但人们还并不十分明确，此处主要强调“元宇宙”这种东西的形态。故选D项。
31．B
32．B
33．C
34．A
35．D
36．A
37．B
38．B
39．C
40．C
41．D
42．C
43．A
44．D
45．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了斯蒂芬·霍金被他的研究生铭记的故事。
31．考查连接副词词义辨析。句意：当我成为他的研究生时，当我的一位导师告诉我斯蒂芬是系里最聪明的人时，我感到相当沮丧。然而，很快我就发现，我和他的关系将不是通常的师生关系。A. Otherwise否则；B. Nevertheless然而；C. Moreover另外；D. Therefore因此。根据前文“discouraging”与后文“would not be the usual type of supervisor-student relationship”，可知前后句意构成转折含义。故选B项。
32．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：在那些日子里，在他有护理人员和助手之前，学生们必须以各种方式帮助他，因为他的残疾。A. in process of过程；B. on account of由于；C. in possession of拥有；D. accounting for说明。根据前文“have to help him”，可知是因为他的残疾。故选B项。
33．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这不是一项艰巨的任务，但这确实意味着我和他的关系变得非常亲密。A. familiar熟悉的； B. similar相似的；C. close亲密的；D. related相关的。根据上文提及我要帮助他，那么自然而然我们的关系就会亲密。故选C项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，我和他共用一间办公室，和他的家人一起住了一段时间，陪他周游世界，发表演讲，收集奖牌。A. accompanied陪伴；B. served服务；C. treated对待；D. entertained使开心。根据前文“his disability”，可知作者必须陪伴他。故选A项。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很快发现了斯蒂芬的一些独特之处。A. habits习惯；B. habitats栖息地；C. tempers脾气；D. characteristics特征。根据后文“The first”，可知此处表达独特之处或特征。故选D项。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，在物理学问题上，我一直把他视为一位预言家，他说的几句话就可以产生见解，而我自己要花上几周的时间才能得出这些见解。A. work out解出；B. pick out挑选；C. put out熄灭；D. lay out布局。根据前文“he was very smart”，可知自己要花上几周的时间才能得出这些见解。故选A项。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次我问了一个令我困惑的问题。A. bothering麻烦；B. puzzling困惑；C. disordering扰乱；D. suffering遭受。根据前文“asked a question”，可知应该是困惑作者的问题才会问。故选B项。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如今，我有时也会在与学生交谈时睡着，所以我愉快地回忆起这件事。A. amazement惊奇；B. amusement娱乐；C. disappointment失望；D. astonishment惊讶。根据前文“I also sometimes fall asleep while talking to students”，可知作者的心情应该是愉快的。故选B项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我还了解到斯蒂芬的固执和决心，尽管病情不断恶化，但他仍会尽可能长时间地为自己做事。A. innovation创新；B. evolution进化；C. determination决心；D. imagination想象。根据后文“continue doing things for himself”，可知斯蒂芬的固执和决心。故选C项。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我觉得这很吓人，因为我觉得他开得太快了。A. fairy美丽的；B. chilly寒冷的；C. scary吓人的；D. worthy值得的。根据后文“he drove faster than was safe”，可知这速度是很吓人的。故选C项。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：遗憾的是，他活得不够长，无法实现进入太空的梦想。A. sympathy同情；B. dream梦想；C. doubt怀疑；D. regret后悔。根据后文“he didn’t live long enough to achieve his dream”，可知这是应该很遗憾的事情。故选D项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：成为一名伟大的物理学家有很多方法，但它们不能像奥运会赛跑选手那样排名。A. leveled等级；B. classified分类；C. ranked排名；D. awarded获奖。根据后文“like runners in an Olympic race”，可知奥运会比赛是排名的。故选C项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：斯蒂芬本人从未声称自己拥有牛顿或爱因斯坦的地位，但我强烈反对有人认为，由于他的象征地位，他的科学贡献被夸大了。A. claimed声称；B. appealed有吸引力；C. fastened紧固；D. applied申请。根据后文“have the status of Newton or Einstein”，可知斯蒂芬本人从未声称。故选A项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：斯蒂芬本人从未声称自己拥有牛顿或爱因斯坦的地位，但我强烈反对有人认为，由于他的象征地位，他的科学贡献被夸大了。A. outnumbered寡不敌众；B. emphasized强调；C. outlined概述；D. overstated夸大。根据后文“because of his symbolic status”，结合上下文句意，可知作者是对霍金是非常尊敬的。故选D项。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的残疾显然是他成名的一个因素，但我怀疑其他当代物理学家能否在他去世后获得与艾萨克·牛顿一起葬在威斯敏斯特大教堂的荣誉。A. optimistic乐观的；B. potential潜在的；C. positive积极的；D. contemporary当代的。根据后文“physicist will achieve the honor of being buried next to Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey after his death”，可知作者所指是当代物理学。故选D项。
46．A
47．C
48．D
49．B
50．C
51．D
52．A
53．D
54．D
55．B
56．A
57．A
58．B
59．C
60．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，详细介绍了一个实验来说明人们求知欲很强，以致于为了满足自己的好奇心而甘愿受伤，但如果人们能够预想满足好奇心后的结果，就能更好地趋利避害。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：根据《心理科学》最近的一项研究，那是因为人类天生就有解决不确定性的需要。A. address解决；B. protect保护；C. discuss讨论；D. ignore忽略。由后文的“the need to know”（求知的需要）和“satisfy their curiosity”（满足他们的好奇心）可知，人们想要知道答案，满足自己的好奇心，从而解决不确定性。所以，人们有解决不确定性的需要。故选A项。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这项新研究表明，求知欲非常强烈以致于人们会设法满足自己的好奇心，即使他们清楚答案会让人受伤。A. refuse拒绝；B. wait等待；C. seek设法，寻找；D. regret后悔。由于人们求知欲很强，所以人们会想方设法满足自己的好奇心。短语seek to do sth.意为“设法做某事”，符合题意。故选C项。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：行为科学家们测试了学生们是否愿意暴露在不愉快的刺激下，以满足好奇心。A. alert敏感；B. tie系，扣；C. treat对待；D. expose使暴露。由后文“Consequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, such as the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of horrible insects.”（随后的实验用其他刺激来复制这种效应，例如指甲敲击黑板时的声音和令人作呕的昆虫的照片。）可知，实验中，学生们是暴露在一些不愉快的刺激下的。故选D项。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个实验中，研究人员向每位参与者展示了一摞笔，研究人员称这些笔来自上一个实验。A. messenger信使；B. participant参与者；C. candidate候选人；D. applicant申请人。由本句中的“experiment”可知，被展示一摞笔的人是参加实验的被试，也就是参与者。故选B项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一半的笔被点击时会发出电击。A. removed清除；B. weakened削弱；C. clicked点击；D. interrupted打扰。由后文“the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens”（不知道具体哪些笔会发出电击的学生，他们点击的笔更多）可知，有些笔发出电击的触发条件是点击它们。故选C项。
51．考查连词词义辨析。句意：当独自留在房间时，不知道具体哪些笔会发出电击的学生会比知道的学生触碰更多的笔，也就遭受更多的电击。A. Unless除非；B. If如果；C. Though尽管；D. When当……时。前文“Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified; Another 27 were told only that some were electrified.”（27名学生被告知具体哪些笔是带电的，另外27名学生则仅被告知有些笔带电。）讲的是，研究人员告诉学生们笔的带电情况，那么本句讲的就是具体发生的实验状态了，也就是测试学生单独待在房间的时候，点击笔的具体情况。故选D项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当独自留在房间时，不知道具体哪些笔会发出电击的学生会比知道的学生触碰更多的笔，也就遭受更多的电击。A. happen发生；B. continue继续；C. disappear消失；D. change改变。由前文“Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified; Another 27 were told only that some were electrified.”（27名学生被告知具体哪些笔是带电的，另外27名学生则仅被告知有些笔带电。）可知，有些学生是知道具体哪些笔是带电的，也就是说，当他们点击某支笔，他们知道会发生什么。故选A项。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：探索的动力在人们心中根深蒂固，就像寻找食物和住处的基本动力一样。A.disagree反对；B. forgive原谅；C. forget忘记；D. discover发现。由前文学生点击笔的实验可知，当学生不知道哪些笔带电时，会去点击笔，从而了解到哪些笔会带电。这个实验也印证了人们心中有着一股去探索、去发现的动力。故选D项。
54．考查动词短语辨析。句意：好奇心常常被认为是一种好的本能，它可以带来新的科学进步。A. begin with以……开始；B. rest on依赖于；C. learn from向……学习；D. lead to带来，导致。由本句讲到好奇心常常被视为好的本能可知，此处讲的是好奇心带来的积极影响，四个选项中，只有D项与“new scientific advances”搭配能表示好奇心所带来的具体的积极影响，也就是能够带来新的科学进步。故选D项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但有时候这种探究会适得其反。A. withdrawal撤回；B. inquiry调查，探究；C. persistence坚持；D. diligence勤劳。由前文“The drive to discover”和“curiosity”可知这里探讨的对象是好奇心以及好奇心驱动下的探究，B项“inquiry”符合题意。故选B项。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们是能够抵抗不健康的好奇心的。A. resist忍住，抵抗；B. define给……下定义；C. replace取代；D. trace追踪。由前文“The instinct that curiosity can drive you to do self-destructive things is a tragic one.”（好奇的本能会驱使你做些自毁的事，这很可悲。）可知，有时候好奇心对人们产生不好的影响。本句的“howerver”表明本句与前文是转折关系，说明尽管好奇心的本能有可能对你带来消极的影响，但是对于这样不健康的好奇心人们是抵抗得住的。故选A项。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在最后的实验中，研究人员鼓励参与者去试想一下自己浏览令人不悦的图片之后的感受，这些参与者就相对不太可能选择去看这种照片了。A. predict预测；B. overlook忽视；C. design设计；D. conceal隐藏。后文“These results suggest that imagining the _____14_____ of following through on one's curiosity ahead of time can help determine whether it is worth the efforts.”（结果表明，预想自己遵循好奇心之后的结果可以帮助自己决定是否值得为之付出努力。）是实验结果带来的启示，即人们要预先设想结果，由此可以倒推，在实验中，研究人员让参与者去预想自己浏览令人不悦的照片之后的感受，这里的感受即结果。故选A项。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在最后的实验中，研究人员鼓励参与者去试想一下自己浏览令人不悦的图片之后的感受，这些参与者就相对不太可能选择去看这种照片了。A. remember记住；B. choose选择；C. promise承诺；D. pretend假装。前文“Unhealthy curiosity is possible to _____11_____ , however.”（然而，我们是能够抵抗不健康的好奇心的。）说明，不健康的好奇心可以被抵抗。随之提到这最后一个实验，用以证明这个观点。能够证明人们抵抗住好奇心的表现就是，参与者选择不看令人不悦的图片，即抑制住自己看令人不悦照片的好奇心。故选B项。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：结果表明，预想自己遵循好奇心之后的结果可以帮助自己决定是否值得为之付出努力。A. relief宽慰，解脱；B. plan计划；C. outcome后果，结果；D. duty义务。本句是前文实验的结果。由前文“In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to _____12_____ how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to _____13_____ to see such an image. ”（在最后的实验中，研究人员鼓励参与者去试想一下自己浏览令人不悦的图片之后的感受，这些参与者就相对不太可能选择去看这种照片了。）可知，实验中的好奇心表现为想要浏览令人不悦的图片；预想看这种图片后的感受也就是预想满足这一好奇心的结果。所以设空处所在句子中的“imaging”和“ahead of time”一并对应的是前文的“predict”，设空处对应的是前文“predict”的结果。故选C项。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：考虑长远的后果是减少好奇心可能带来负面影响的关键。A. limitations限制；B. investments投资；C. strategies策略；D. consequences结果。由前文“These results suggest that imagining the _____14_____ of following through on one's curiosity ahead of time can help determine whether it is worth the efforts.”（结果表明，预想自己遵循好奇心之后的结果可以帮助自己决定是否值得为之付出努力。）可知，提前考虑结果可以帮助自己决定是否值得遵循好奇心而付诸努力，这么做能够减少好奇心可能带来的负面影响，所以设空处与前文的“outcome”对应。故选D项。
61．B
62．A
63．C
64．B
65．A
66．A
67．B
68．D
69．C
70．D
71．D
72．A
73．A
74．C
75．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了在过去两年的大力推广和广泛参与下，垃圾分类已成为一种新趋势，重塑了整个北京校园的形象。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：过去，环卫工人在宿舍附近的垃圾桶旁边分类垃圾，产生一种令人作呕的气味。A. smelling闻起来；B. generating产生，引起；C. eliminating消除；D. generalizing归纳，概括。根据“sanitation workers sorted the garbage next to the trash cans”可知，环卫工人在宿舍附近的垃圾桶旁边分类垃圾会产生令人作呕的气味。故选B。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：刮风的时候，垃圾被吹得到处都是，我们总是捂着鼻子绕过垃圾桶。A. skirted环绕……的四周；B. migrated迁移；C. flew飞；D. hung悬挂。根据“____1____ a disgusting odor.”和“around it”可知，刮风的时候，学生们总是捂着鼻子绕过垃圾桶。故选A。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自2020年5月1日《北京市生活垃圾处理指导意见》修订实施以来，许多学生看到自己的校园焕然一新，变得更舒适、更整洁、更有吸引力。A. proposed提议；B. celebrated庆祝；C. implemented实施，执行；D. issued出版，发表。根据“a revised guideline on household waste disposal in Beijing”可知，此处表示《北京市生活垃圾处理指导意见》修订实施。故选C。
64．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在北京第二十中学，每层楼都有回收垃圾的垃圾桶，值班的学生们将绞尽脑汁把垃圾变成现金。A. action行动；B. cash现金；C. garbage垃圾桶，废物；D. waste浪费。根据下文“We have raised 100,000 yuan ($15,760) of charity funds by encouraging students and their parents to recycle waste(通过鼓励学生和家长回收垃圾，我们筹集了10万元(15760美元)的慈善基金)”可知，此处表示把垃圾变成现金。故选B。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“在担任垃圾分拣站站长之前，我接受了垃圾分类方面的培训。我的工作是提醒大家对垃圾进行分类，最大限度地回收利用。”该校学生丁淑怡(音译)说。A. extent程度，范围；B. element要素；C. extension延长；D. initiative倡议。根据“My job is to remind everyone to classify waste”可知，提醒大家对垃圾进行分类是为了最大限度地回收利用，to the extent为固定短语，表示“达到……的程度”。故选A。
66．考查副词词义辨析。句意：随着中国推进“双减”教育政策，旨在减轻中小学生的家庭作业和课外辅导负担，通过各种创新方法，将垃圾分类的理解融入到学术教学中。A. forward向前；B. around在周围；C. roughly粗略地，大致；D. blindly盲目地。根据“the ‘double reduction’ education policy”可知，此处表示中国推进“双减”教育政策，push forward为固定短语，意为“推进”。故选A。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. decisive决定性的，关键的；B. excessive过度的；C. inclusive包括的；D. academic学术的。根据上文“ease the burden”可知，学生家庭作业量过度。故选B。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们的语文老师鼓励学生以垃圾分类为主题写诗，数学老师则引导学生以节约用水等主题做数学题，而我们的音乐老师和学生们一起编排了一段‘垃圾分类’舞蹈，”首都通州区郊区一所小学的校长左春云(音)说。 A. scheduled安排，预定；B. integrated成为一体；C. proposed提议；D. themed以……为主题。根据“math teachers lead them to do math on topics such as water conservation”可知，此处表示语文老师鼓励学生以垃圾分类为主题写诗。故选D。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：左还说，高年级的学生将参与垃圾分类项目，并以手写报纸和思维导图的形式制定解决方案。A. instructions指示；B. distributions分布，分配；C. solutions解决方案；D. anticipations预期。根据“in the form of handwritten newspapers and mind maps”可知，高年级的学生以手写报纸和思维导图的形式制定解决方案。故选C。
70．考查名词词义辨析。句意：该校校长王丽萍表示：“垃圾可以转化为资源。”A. sources来源；B. supplies供应；C. demands要求；D. resources资源。根据上文“recycle to the best 5 ,”可知，最大限度的回收利用可以将垃圾转化为资源。故选D。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：清华大学教授刘建国表示，垃圾分类的实施有赖于社会的广泛参与和不懈努力，这有利于促进社会文明。A. intensive加强的，集中的；B. aggressive有进取心的；C. successive连续的，相继的；D. extensive广泛的。根据“participation and unremitting efforts of society”可知，垃圾分类的实施有赖于社会的广泛参与和不懈努力。故选D。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. promotion促进，提升；B. intervention干涉，介入；C. addition增加；D. communication交流。根据下文“‘Wide participation of students and school staff will help promote garbage sorting to become a new fashion in society,’ adds Liu.( “学生和学校工作人员的广泛参与将有助于推动垃圾分类成为社会的一种新时尚，”刘补充说。)”可知，垃圾分类的实施这有利于促进社会文明。故选A。
73．考查副词词义辨析。句意：官方数据显示，北京90%以上的居民参与了垃圾分类，约85%的居民能够准确地对垃圾进行分类。A. accurately精确地；B. narrowly狭窄地；C. broadly广泛地；D. scarcely几乎不。根据下文“Our next move will be more precise supervision of groups that did ____15____ poorer jobs in sorting out garbage,”可知，此处表示85%的居民能够准确地对垃圾进行分类。故选A。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但相关部门仍在努力进一步提高这一比例。A. participating参加；B. supervising监督；C. striving努力，奋斗；D. negotiating谈判。上文提到官方数据显示垃圾分类已经取得成效，结合“But”和“to further raise the ratio”可知，相关部门仍在努力进一步提高参与人数和垃圾分类的精确性。故选C。
75．考查副词词义辨析。句意：北京市城市管理委员会的一名工作人员表示：“我们的下一步行动将是对垃圾分类工作相对较差的群体进行更精确的监督。”A. fantastically空想地，难以置信地；B. relatively相对地；C. deliberately故意地；D. densely密集地。根据“poorer jobs in sorting out garbage”可知，此处表示是对垃圾分类工作相对较差的群体进行更精确的监督。故选B。
76．C
77．C
78．B
79．D
80．B
81．C
82．A
83．B
84．C
85．D
86．B
87．A
88．C
89．D
90．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了玩具塑造人类的起源以及玩具对孩子发展的重要性。
76．考查固定短语辨析。句意：例如，他们研究了大约4500年前生活在格陵兰岛的社区的记录，发现早期的殖民者抛弃了玩具，他们的物质文化也几乎没有创新，但大约800年前移民到格陵兰岛的图勒人，有许多似乎是专门为儿童游戏而设计的小物件，包括玩具武器和玩偶。A. What’s more此外；B. In other words换句话说；C. For instance例如；D. As a matter of fact实际上。根据上文“published a paper outlining some interesting case studies”可知，后文是对上文案例研究进行的举例。故选C。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：例如，他们研究了大约4500年前生活在格陵兰岛的社区的记录，发现早期的殖民者抛弃了玩具，他们的物质文化也几乎没有创新，但大约800年前移民到格陵兰岛的图勒人，有许多似乎是专门为儿童游戏而设计的小物件，包括玩具武器和玩偶。A. designed设计；B. understood理解；C. deserted抛弃；D. lacked缺少。此处与后文“toys and also showed little innovation in their material culture”并列，说明早期的殖民者抛弃了玩具，他们的物质文化也几乎没有创新，故选C。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：例如，他们研究了大约4500年前生活在格陵兰岛的社区的记录，发现早期的殖民者抛弃了玩具，他们的物质文化也几乎没有创新，但大约800年前移民到格陵兰岛的图勒人，有许多似乎是专门为儿童游戏而设计的小物件，包括玩具武器和玩偶。A. learning学习；B. play玩耍，游戏；C. care关心；D. health健康。根据上文“had many tiny objects that appear to have been designed specifically for child’s”指专门为儿童游戏而设计的小物件，故选B。
79．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些记录不足以准确地确定玩具和先进技术哪个先出现，但Riede认为这两者可能是一起发展的，更丰富的物质文化激发了新的游戏对象，这反过来装备了年轻人进一步创新的头脑。A. up-to-date最新的；B. related相关的；C. equivalent相等的；D. accurate准确的。根据后文“enough to determine which emerged first, the toys or the advanced technology”可知，这些记录不足以准确地确定玩具和先进技术哪个先出现，故选D。
80．考查固定短语辨析。句意：这些记录不足以准确地确定玩具和先进技术哪个先出现，但Riede认为这两者可能是一起发展的，更丰富的物质文化激发了新的游戏对象，这反过来装备了年轻人进一步创新的头脑。A. on average平均；B. in turn反过来；C. in theory理论上；D. on demand急需的。根据上文“the two may have grown together, with the richer material culture inspiring new play objects, which”可知，更丰富的物质文化激发了新的游戏对象，这反过来装备了年轻人进一步创新的头脑，in turn符合语境。故选B。
81．考查副词词义辨析。句意：对石头的分析表明，孩子们在模仿成年人敲击石头的动作，制造出了功能上无用的复制品。A. equally相当地；B. economically经济上；C. functionally功能地；D. socially社会地。根据后文“useless copies of real tools”可知，孩子们制造的是功能上无用的复制品。故选C。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这种“模仿游戏”似乎再次与包括第一个箭头在内的新技术相吻合，这表明童年时期的游戏可能激发了更大的文化创新。A. inspired鼓舞；B. normalized正常化；C. resisted反抗；D. applied应用。根据后文“greater cultural innovation”指童年时期的游戏可能激发了更大的文化创新。故选A。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，轮子的发明为Riede的想法提供了最有说服力的支持。A. proposal提议；B. support支持；C. victory胜利；D. model模型。根据后文“for Riede’s idea”可知，指轮子的发明为Riede的想法提供了最有说服力的支持。故选B。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：关于轮式交通工具的最古老证据表明，这种技术出现于大约5500年前，横跨欧亚大陆西部——高加索北部、美索不达米亚以及中欧和北欧。A. exploded爆炸；B. decreased减少；C. emerged出现；D. matured成熟。根据后文“around 5500 years ago”可知是在说明这种技术出现的时间。故选C。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但大约两个世纪前，我们看到了在动物的脚上钻洞作为车轴的小型动物模型，以及用作车轮的陶瓷圆盘。A. imagine想象；B. make制作；C. present呈现；D. see看见。根据后文“small models of animals with holes drilled through their feet for an axle, and ceramic discs that served as wheels”指看到在动物的脚上钻洞作为车轴的小型动物模型，以及用作车轮的陶瓷圆盘。故选D。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但考虑到它们的大小，以及小动物在许多现代文化中是玩具的事实，里德认为它们是玩具。A. time时间；B. size尺寸；C. shape形状；D. use使用。与上文“small models of animals”中small相呼应，此处指的是它们的大小。故选B。
87．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果是这样的话，就像今天任何一个玩火车玩具的孩子一样，玩这些玩具的孩子应该是在探索旋转运动的机制。A. mechanics机械学；B. studies学习；C. periods时期；D. contents内容。根据后文“They might have used their toys to carry various objects, and practised different ways of driving them – from the front or the back, or letting them roll down a slope.(他们可能会用玩具来搬运各种物品，并练习用不同的方式来驱赶它们——从前面或后面，或者让它们滚下斜坡)”可知，玩这些玩具的孩子应该是在探索旋转运动的机制。故选A。
88．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们甚至可能试验过不同尺寸的轮子，或用不同的材料制成的轮子，以看到不同的结果。A. depended upon取决于；B. distinguished between区别；C. experimented with实验；D. searched for寻找。根据后文“wheels of different sizes, or made from different materials to see different results”指用不同尺寸的轮子，或用不同的材料制成的轮子，以看到不同的结果。故选C。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着孩子们长大，同样的技能会帮助他们实现认知上的飞跃，从而想象出一辆马车，但如果没有这些玩具，社会就很难想出一个可行的设计。A. playmates玩伴；B. motions运动；C. materials材料；D. skills技能。根据后文“would have helped them make the cognitive leap necessary to imagine a wagon”可知，随着孩子们长大，同样的技能会帮助他们实现认知上的飞跃，从而想象出一辆马车，故选D。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着孩子们长大，同样的技能会帮助他们实现认知上的飞跃，从而想象出一辆马车，但如果没有这些玩具，社会就很难想出一个可行的设计。A. struggled挣扎，努力；B. preferred更喜欢；C. wanted想要；D. prepared准备。根据上文“but a society that lacked those toys would have”可知，玩具对孩子发展认知很重要，所以如果没有这些玩具，社会就很难想出一个可行的设计。故选A。完形填空
It was a classic night. The noisy Mexico City____1____ calmed down. The main stadium of Olympic track and field competition was enveloped (笼罩) in the____2____．After he finished taking photos of the marathon winners____3____the victory, Greenspan, a world-famous news producer, found the stadium____4____. He was about to____5____ when he suddenly saw a man with his right leg spotted with the blood ran into the stadium. This man ran lamely(跛脚地)out of breath, but he didn’t stop. After he ran along the track for a____6____ and got to the finish line, he____7____ on the ground.
Greenspan guessed this was a marathon athlete. Out of ____8____, he went over and ask why the athlete managed to run to the finish line with such____9____.
The young man, called Kowari from Tanzania, replied in a____10____voice, “That my country sent me here from over 20,000 kilometers is not to let me get off the track in the competition, but to make me____11____the game. Though I’ve ____12____all other runners, I have a sacred(神圣的)goal like them. The audience won’t ____13____ me, but my motherland is watching me from behind....” Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes. Soon, he spread the most____14____scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every corner of the world. Life should have a dream of reaching the peak. It is not whether we can reach the top but whether we’ve made the greatest____15____that counts. To reach the goal in the mind is also a success.
1．A．gradually B．officially C．actually D．extremely
2．A．sunlight B．darkness C．flash D．view
3．A．admiring B．exploring C．designing D．celebrating
4．A．busy B．different C．empty D．noisy
5．A．work B．leave C．quit D．report
6．A．mile B．minute C．circle D．second
7．A．lay B．focused C．jumped D．jogged
8．A．sight B．curiosity C．control D．pity
9．A．difficulty B．feeling C．adventure D．impression
10．A．proud B．excited C．mad D．gentle
11．A．complete B．improve C．appreciate D．challenge
12．A．competed with B．fallen behind C．left behind D．started with
13．A．attract B．annoy C．cheer D．influence
14．A．frightening B．exciting C．touching D．confusing
15．A．achievements B．change C．progress D．efforts
My mother used to ask me, “What is the most important part of the body ” Through the years I would ____16____ the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought ____17____ was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mummy.” She said, “No. Many people are ____18____. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first ____19____. I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, Mummy, it must be our eyes.“ She looked at me and said, ”You are ____20____ fast. but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.“
____21____ the years, mother asked me a couple more ____22____ and always her response to my answers was, ”No. but you are getting ____23____ every year, my child.“ Then last year, my Grandpa ____24____. Everybody was heartbroken. Everybody was crying. My mother looked at me when it was our ____25____ to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, ”Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear “
I was ____26____ when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a ____27____ between her and me. She saw the ____28____ on my face and told me, ”This question is very important. It shows that you have really ____29____ your life.“ I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, ”My dear, the most important body part is your ____30____.“ I asked, ”Is it because they hold up your head “ She replied, ”No, it is ____31____ on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough ____32____ and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry ____33____ when you need it.“ Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a ____34____ one. It is sympathetic(同情的) to the pain of ____35____.
16．A．notice B．believe in C．doubt D．guess at
17．A．love B．health C．sound D．sight
18．A．blind B．deaf C．invisible D．thoughtful
19．A．discovery B．decision C．attempt D．suggestion
20．A．learning B．thinking C．growing D．changing
21．A．Before B．Till C．Beyond D．Over
22．A．ways B．things C．questions D．times
23．A．stronger B．taller C．smarter D．nicer
24．A．left B．got ill C．died D．got wounded
25．A．duty B．turn C．pity D．chance
26．A．shocked B．satisfied C．interested D．excited
27．A．game B．test C．match D．secret
28．A．worry B．puzzlement C．regret D．pain
29．A．enjoyed B．found C．disliked D．lived
30．A．shoulders B．feet C．hands D．hair
31．A．how B．because C．why D．whether
32．A．respect B．favour C．love D．fun
33．A．by B．on C．above D．for
34．A．valuable B．useful C．selfish D．precious
35．A．others B．the deaf C．Grandpa D．the blind
Last summer, my fiance Eugeniu and I decided to drive to Provence for a holiday. The weather was beautiful, but then, about 700km into the journey, it suddenly ___36___. I’d never seen the sky go so dark; the rain was heavy. We ___37___ a tunnel and when we came out onto a ___38___, the visibility was so bad that we could hardly see a meter in front of us.
___39___, we had the odd sensation that the car was lifting at the front. The next second, we were ___40___ into nothing. On the way down, Icould hear rock pieces hitting the car and my heart pounding to my chest. After that, there was ___41___
Our car ended up landing on a road below the bridge. We were still ___42___, but I was in shock. I hadn’t ___43___ what was happening and was still thinking about my holiday. I had no idea the bridge had ___44___ — thought it might have been an earthquake.
At first we shouted, but then stopped because we didn’t want to lose ____45____ and pass out. We tried calling an ambulance, but there was no ____46____ under the rock pieces. My leg was bleeding and I was too tense — because of the ____47____ I didn’t feel pain. My fiancé had broken his neck. Rescue workers eventually found us while saving a man whose van was ____48____ from another section of the bridge above us. We’d been down there for four hours by the time we were pulled out.
It was only afterwards in the hospital that I realized the ____49____ of the tragedy — 43 people had died. Before, we had focused on earning money. When we went on this holiday, I had lovely clothes and shoes in my suitcase, and they were all buried under the ruin. Maybe that was a sign that these things don’t really ____50____.
36．A．cleared B．switched C．warmed D．worsened
37．A．crawled in B．went through C．looked for D．emerged from
38．A．road B．stage C．beach D．bridge
39．A．At any price B．From side to side C．Back and forth D．Out of nowhere
40．A．falling B．running C．turning D．disappearing
41．A．surprise B．relief C．silence D．luck
42．A．conscious B．excited C．curious D．panicked
43．A．felt B．noticed C．processed D．expected
44．A．landed B．reopened C．collapsed D．disappeared
45．A．face B．confidence C．weight D．strength
46．A．signal B．assistance C．feeling D．demand
47．A．medication B．rescue C．stress D．hunger
48．A．missing B．hanging C．escaping D．calling
49．A．scale B．urgency C．origin D．process
50．A．differ B．function C．hurt D．matter
There are too many fat people in America, so many Americans are fighting against overweight. But the ____51____ thing is that the French, who consume rich food, tend to stay thin. Now a ____52____ by Cornell University points out ____53____ lifestyle and decisions about ____54____ may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel ____55____. However, Americans tend to stop when their ____56____ are empty or their favorite TV show is over.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating ____57____ an important part of their lifestyle. They enjoy food and therefore spend a very ____58____ time at the table, while Americans see eating as anything to be squeezed in between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans ____59____ the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and _____60_____ foods for the week. The French, _____61_____, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruit, vegetables rich in fiber, and eggs as well as high-quality meat for each meal.
After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to _____62_____ about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid _____63_____. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.
In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent lifestyle _____64_____ may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity(肥胖)—or extreme overweight—among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains _____65_____ and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%—and is growing.
51．A．formal B．strange C．natural D．modern
52．A．novel B．study C．strategy D．newspaper
53．A．that B．what C．where D．when
54．A．working B．living C．eating D．studying
55．A．sensitive B．full C．happy D．annoyed
56．A．pockets B．refrigerators C．houses D．plates
57．A．as B．into C．inside D．to
58．A．long B．short C．exciting D．fast
59．A．bring B．lose C．get D．receive
60．A．frozen B．cool C．warm D．hot
61．A．therefore B．instead C．meanwhile D．consequently
62．A．write B．read C．speak D．think
63．A．fruit B．oil C．food D．egg
64．A．examples B．changes C．designs D．stories
65．A．failure B．success C．confidence D．acceptance
I was walking in a park on a cool autumn morning. The view was charming, and a pleasant breeze(微风) was kissing my face ___66___.
Then I saw a mother and her little baby. The mother wore ___67___ clothes that seemed to be found in a dustbin—How easy it is for fortunate people to ___68___ away things they don’t need, and they do this ___69___ thinking of the unfortunate! She was holding her baby, protecting her from the morning ___70___ and expecting some money from strangers so that she could ___71___ food for both of them. It was then that I realized how ___72___ I had been in my whole life for living a rich life.
Then a man ___73___ some money and food to the mother, and as she took them, her face was ___74___ as if she had been the happiest person in the world. And why not, she could now ____75____ her baby at least for the day.
Actually, happiness doesn’t ____76____ luck, your financial or your physical conditions, but only on yourself. It is just a ____77____ in your hands. If you choose to be happy, ____78____ can stop you from it.
How ____79____ it is that one observation(观察) can change your life! Life has a lot to offer if you observe very closely. One who observes can ____80____ real happiness.
66．A．strongly B．gradually C．gently D．normally
67．A．expensive B．wonderful C．perfect D．dirty
68．A．move B．push C．throw D．send
69．A．for B．in C．within D．without
70．A．cold B．light C．sound D．fact
71．A．save B．buy C．pick D．share
72．A．wealthy B．special C．successful D．lucky
73．A．donated B．lent C．promised D．sold
74．A．sinking B．shining C．shaking D．falling
75．A．improve B．protect C．deliver D．feed
76．A．go on B．come out C．depend on D．turn out
77．A．symbol B．strength C．voice D．choice
78．A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
79．A．comforting B．amazing C．disappointing D．satisfying
80．A．invent B．lose C．discover D．ignore
It was 80 years ago when I wrote my first letter to Paul and Renee. I was about 13. Paul was the same ____81____ as me, his sister Renee was two years younger, and they lived in France. I was keen(热衷的)on learning languages, so I was ____82____ when my French teacher assigned(分配)us pen pals.
It was quite a(n) ____83____ to get a letter from a foreign country, so I ____84____ receiving their reply. They weren’t good at English, so after six months, we were all writing in ____85____, which helped me acquire a good knowledge of the language.
I decided to go to France on holiday in 1949 to ____86____ them. The family ____87____ me well, and I visited several times in the years that followed. The first time I met Renee, she ____88____me up at the station, and we hit it off straight away.
I never got to meet Paul. Renee wrote to me and ____89____ me that he had died shortly after joining the army. Renee and I continued writing to each other, and our friendship became ____90____. We talked about our families, our ____91____ and our troubles in life. After that I moved to South Africa for a while, married, had children, and changed jobs. Throughout all this, we ____92____ writing letters.
I’m 93 now and I still write to Renee. She has difficulty writing now, so she phones me to ____93____. Most people don’t seem to have the ____94____ for letters anymore, but it gives me great pleasure to write. And this is the most valuable ____95____ I have ever had.
81．A．interest B．dream C．height D．age
82．A．frightened B．pleased C．awkward D．annoyed
83．A．arrangement B．thing C．problem D．debate
84．A．looked forward to B．was attracted to C．signed up for D．took control of
85．A．Spain B．English C．French D．German
86．A．help B．praise C．check D．meet
87．A．treated B．fitted C．knew D．protected
88．A．picked B．called C．brought D．held
89．A．assured B．informed C．contacted D．calmed
90．A．calmer B．deeper C．flatter D．shorter
91．A．memories B．kids C．organizations D．hobbies
92．A．kept B．stopped C．avoided D．recommended
93．A．explore B．remember C．revise D．reply
94．A．request B．concern C．time D．place
95．A．adventure B．tradition C．friendship D．trip
The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that he was about 40 years older than his classmates in my undergraduate____96____class at California State University, Los Angeles. He____97____jumped into class discussions, with his humor and wisdom of experience. And he was always____98____of other students’ views, ____99____each of them were a teacher. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile and he left with one too. “These students gave me the____100____so that I didn’t need to feel bad about my____101____.” Valencia says.
One day, I____102____Valencia on campus. He said he would have to____103____taking classes that term and reapply for next year. By then, he____104____to have earned enough money from construction jobs and have his student loan papers (贷款文件) in order. But he said he was still coming to_____105_____to attend events or see friends. He asked seriously_____106_____ he could still sit in on my communications class. Sure, I said. But he wouldn’t get any credit (学分). No problem, he said.
Soon there he was again, back at his old desk, front and center,_____107_____into our discussions on how to find and tell stories in Los Angeles---a 63-year-old Cal State LA junior with as much energy and_____108_____as any of the_____109_____in class.
A lot of Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he couldn’t_____110_____that term’s tuition (学费) but was still doing the homework. “Here he is,_____111_____taking a class for the joy of it and the_____112_____of learning. You don’t see that in our_____113_____.” says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior. Valencia _____114_____and took the final exam too.
Valencia’s grade in my class this term will not show up on his report card. But I’m giving him an A and in the most important ways, it_____115_____.
96．A．math B．art C．communications D．physics
97．A．eagerly B．secrecy C．patiently D．accidentally
98．A．grateful B．respectful C．thoughtful D．cheerful
99．A．as far as B．even if C．as long as D．as if
100．A．confidence B．ambition C．competence D．inspiration
101．A．age B．story C．life D．performance
102．A．approached B．spotted C．searched D．consulted
103．A．enjoy B．continue C．stop D．keep
104．A．hoped B．arranged C．attempted D．aimed
105．A．academy B．campus C．apartment D．gym
106．A．why B．how C．when D．whether
107．A．bursting B．breaking C．jumping D．getting
108．A．curiosity B．honesty C．courage D．disappointment
109．A．experts B．professors C．staff D．youth
110．A．waste B．afford C．raise D．earn
111．A．eventually B．casually C．willingly D．occasionally
112．A．tension B．challenge C．experience D．benefit
113．A．culture B．generation C．case D．education
114．A．stayed up B．gave up C．showed up D．got up
115．A．arises B．exists C．remains D．counts
If people actually embrace the concept of stress, it can make them stronger, smarter and happier, a Stanford expert says.
One reason why how you think about stress matters is that it changes how you ____116____ stress. Viewing stress as ____117____ leads people to cope in ways that are less helpful, whether it’ s dragging your feet to avoid stress, or imagining worst- case scenes.
____118____, viewing stress more positively seems to encourage people to cope in ways that help them thrive, whether it’s tackling the source of stress, ____119____ social support or finding meaning in it.
Choosing to see the upside of stress isn’t about ____120____ the fact that stress can be harmful. It’ s about trying to balance your mindset so that you feel less overwhelmed and ____121____ about the fact that your life is stressful. Psychologists have found that the ability to embrace stress requires a high ____122____ for uncertainty. You have to be able to understand that two ____123____ opposite things can be true at the same time. It can be true that ____124____ something stressful can make you sick or depressed, and it can also be true that the same stressful experience can ultimately make you stronger, more compassionate and more resilient over time.
Stress is most likely to be harmful when the following conditions are_____125_____: it feels against your will, out of your control and utterly lacking in meaning. If you can _____126_____ any of these conditions — by finding some meaning in it — you can reduce the harmful effects of stress.
Rather than being a sign that something is wrong with your life, feeling stressed can be a( n) _____127_____ of how engaged you are in activities and relationships that are personally meaningful.
One simple mindset reset that can help us face and find the good in the stress in our lives is to view it as a( n) _____128_____to learn and grow. The ability to learn from stress is_____129_____ into the basic biology of the stress response. This is why putting people through practice stress is a key _____130_____ technique for NASA astronauts, emergency responders, elite athletes and others who have to thrive under high levels of stress.
116．A．contribute to B．agree to C．respond to D．object to
117．A．beneficial B．distracting C．reliable D．harmful
118．A．In fact B．In contrast C．What’s more D．After all
119．A．seeking B．arousing C．requiring D．embracing
120．A．draining B．analyzing C．reversing D．denying
121．A．confused B．unfortunate C．hopeless D．serious
122．A．tolerance B．demand C．anxiety D．preference
123．A．generally B．seemingly C．inevitably D．significantly
124．A．putting off B．coming up with C．taking care of D．going through
125．A．present B．controversial C．constant D．equal
126．A．mask B．alter C．enhance D．trace
127．A．code B．origin C．monument D．indicator
128．A．vacancy B．substitute C．opportunity D．illustration
129．A．turned B．built C．broken D．divided
130．A．instrumental B．conflicting C．intentional D．training
When you are storm chasing, most mornings start off in a cheap hotel trying to remember where you ended up the night before. This morning, we were in Wichita, Kansas, midway through a project to____131____the dramatic and destructive weather that travels across the middle of the United States every spring.
We loaded the car with our____132____, and off we went, driving under cloudless blue skies for hundreds of miles. Then we reached the border of our targeted storm and entered a dark scene of clouds and occasional rain. As we____133____the heart of the storm, we found ourselves____134____with high winds, violent rain, and severe hail (冰雹). Photographer Krystle, at the wheel, ____135____to get in front of the storm, but it was moving too fast. We could____136____keep pace with it.
Then we caught sight of something____137____, created by the storm: a rain-wrapped tornado half a mile to our right. The chaotic conditions made it____138____for us to keep it in sight. We lost our cellphone signals and all the data we were desperately____139____for communication. We couldn’t see beyond 20 feet. That was when Nick, our expedition (探险) leader and weather expert, called, “We have to flee.” Krystle_____140_____changed direction, driving the car north onto a country road, _____141_____the madness of that dangerous chase.
We weren’t done. After a stretch of clear skies, we found another_____142_____waiting for us. This time, we_____143_____to get in front of it, stopping to photograph it and racing back to the car to_____144_____its extreme anger.
A little past midnight, we let the storm go. We watched as the lightning-filled cloud rolled away, displaying the night sky — a beautiful_____145_____for those reckless (不顾危险的) enough to seek it.
131．A．recognize B．transform C．photograph D．forecast
132．A．nutrients B．flavor C．equipment D．documents
133．A．mentioned B．identified C．captured D．approached
134．A．struggling B．comparing C．engaged D．filled
135．A．pretended B．accelerated C．deserved D．hesitated
136．A．instantly B．gradually C．exactly D．hardly
137．A．disgusting B．frightening C．annoying D．embarrassing
138．A．efficient B．contradictory C．fundamental D．tough
139．A．dependent on B．absorbed in C．satisfied with D．curious about
140．A．deliberately B．frequently C．rigidly D．abruptly
141．A．predicting B．tolerating C．escaping D．witnessing
142．A．cloud B．storm C．car D．road
143．A．regretted B．devoted C．managed D．proposed
144．A．calm B．ignore C．challenge D．avoid
145．A．reward B．excuse C．appetite D．thought
A New York state agency had just brought on a technician in its IT department to help update some of its aging computer systems. During the interview process, the candidate seemed like a(n)____146____ fit. He would be a real help to the team, the hiring manager had assured everyone. But by the end of the new guy’s first day on the job, it was clear something was wrong. He had____147____ technical literacy. He couldn’t even take directions. The hiring manager was confused: How could someone who seemed like such a strong candidate during the interview process turn out to be so____148____ At the end of her rope, the hiring manager turned to her supervisor for help. After listening to the situation, the supervisor gave an unexpected answer: The person who showed up to the job____149____ wasn’t the person who had been interviewed.
Job interviews are a crucial part of any organization, from government agencies to modern startups, when personal____150____ can allow candidates to convey their value better than they do on a resume (简历). But there’s a growing wave of candidates who are quietly trying to____151____ the system. According to a research, an increasing number of candidates are employing stand-ins to do the interviews and____152____ the job for them. The scheme goes by an interesting name: bait ( 诱饵) and switch. Bait-and-switch interviews appear particularly____153____ in IT fields. With more and more tech companies conducting job interviews through video chat and hiring employees who are permitted to work remotely. It’s easier than ever to pull off a bait and switch.
It’s impossible to_____154_____the number of bait-and-switch interviews that are taking panies and recruiters(招聘者) are often embarrassed to admit when they’ve been______155______. Even when bait and switchers get caught, companies are sometimes_____156_____ to accuse them. So there is no way of knowing the scale of the problem. Chris Mitchell, the senior vice president at the staffing firm Planet Technology, said unqualified hires were a tremendous____157____once they gained access to critical user data that could be mishandled. Organizations can have their reputation ruined,____158____can have their data stolen, and unwitting(不 知 情 的) coworkers are forced to clean up the mess.
Anyway, bait-and-switch interviews are a big problem — especially for a company that desperately______159______ capable talent. With no end in sight, employers are advised to keep an eye out for all their applicants and make sure that their interview process is enough to______160______ unqualified applicants from qualified ones.
146．A．poor B．loose C．ideal D．major
147．A．equal B．little C．basic D．adult
148．A．disrespectful B．miserable C．impatient D．incompetent
149．A．literally B．rigidly C．fortunately D．conventionally
150．A．correspondences B．interactions C．dedications D．boundaries
151．A．adopt B．stabilize C．cheat D．tackle
152．A．secure B．abandon C．exploit D．clarify
153．A．contradictory B．flexible C．identical D．widespread
154．A．advocate B．quantify C．divide D．maximize
155．A．diversified B．isolated C．tricked D．liberated
156．A．eager B．innocent C．decent D．reluctant
157．A．help B．leap C．risk D．experience
158．A．applicants B．customers C．supervisors D．inspectors
159．A．holds up B．calls for C．sets about D．takes over
160．A．discriminate B．remove C．distract D．shift
参考答案：
1．A
2．B
3．D
4．C
5．B
6．C
7．A
8．B
9．A
10．D
11．A
12．B
13．C
14．C
15．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述在墨西哥城奥运会的马拉松比赛结束后，坦桑尼亚运动员Kowari在观众散去后依然带伤跑完全程，这动人的一幕被著名新闻制片人捕捉下来，传遍了世界的每一个角落。
1．考查副词词义辨析。句意：喧闹的墨西哥城逐渐恢复了平静。A. gradually逐渐；B. officially官方地，正式地；C. actually事实上；D. extremely极度，非常。根据上文“It was a classic night.(这是一个经典之夜)”可知，到了夜晚城市应是逐渐恢复平静。故选A。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：奥运会田径比赛的主体育场笼罩在黑暗中。A. sunlight阳光；B. darkness黑暗；C. flash闪光；D. view观点，视野，风景。由上文可知时间是夜晚，所以主体育场笼罩在黑暗中。故选B。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：举世闻名的新闻制作人Greenspan拍摄完马拉松比赛获胜者庆祝胜利的照片后，发现体育场空无一人。A. admiring羡慕；B. exploring探索；C. designing设计；D. celebrating庆祝。结合上文“taking photos of the marathon winners”及下文“the victory”可知，获胜者应是庆祝比赛的胜利。故选D。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. busy忙碌的；B.different不同的；C. empty空的；D. noisy嘈杂的。根据上文“The noisy Mexico City ____1____ calmed down”及 the marathon winners 3 the victory”可知，比赛结束后，体育场应是空无一人，故选C。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：正当他要离开的时候，他突然看到一个右腿上有血迹的人跑进了体育场。A. work工作；B. leave离开；C. quit退出；D. report报道。根据上文“he finished taking photos of the marathon winners 3 the victory”可知，Greenspan拍摄完马拉松比赛获胜者庆祝胜利的照片，应该是准备离开体育场。故选B。
6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他沿着跑道跑了一圈到达终点线后，就躺在了地上。A. mile英里；B. minute分钟；C. circle圆，圈； D. second秒。根据“got to the finish line”可知，他沿跑道绕场一圈，到达终点线，故选C。
7．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。此处考查动词和介词on的搭配。A. lay on躺；B.focus on集中于；C. jump on扑向；责备；D. jog on 慢走。上文“This man ran lamely (跛脚地) out of breath, but he didn’t stop.(这个人上气不接下气地跛着腿跑，但他没有停下来)”提到这个人一瘸一拐，跑得上气不接下气，所以他到达终点线后应是躺在地上，故选A。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：出于好奇，他走过去问运动员为什么要这么困难地跑向终点。A. sight视力；B. curiosity好奇心；C. control控制；D.pity遗憾。根据“he went over and ask why the athlete wanted to run…”可知，他是出于好奇心，问那个人为什么这样做，故选B。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. difficulty困难；B. feeling感觉；C. adventure冒险；D. impression印象。根据上文“This man ran lamely(跛脚地)out of breath, but he didn’t stop.”可知，那个男人是跛脚跑到了终点线才停下来，所以此处指Greenspan想知道他为什么要这么困难地跑向终点。故选A。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这位来自坦桑尼亚的年轻人叫Kowari，他用轻柔的声音回答说：“我的国家从2万多公里的地方把我送到这里，不是为了让我离开比赛的跑道，而是为了让我完成比赛。”A. proud骄傲的；B. excited激动的，兴奋的；C. mad疯狂的；D. gentle温柔的。结合语境可知，Kowari刚完成比赛，躺在地上，所以应是轻声回答，故选D。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. complete完成；B. improve提高；C. appreciate欣赏，感激；D. challenge挑战。根据上文Kowari坚持跑到终点的行为可知，Kowari认为祖国送自己来不是让自己离开赛道，而是要完成比赛。故选A。
12．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：虽然我落后于其他所有的跑步者，但我有一个和他们一样神圣的目标。A. competed with与……比赛；B. fallen behind落后；C. left behind留下；D. start with以……开始。根据上文内容可知，胜利者已经合完影，也就预示着比赛已经结束，体育场已经空无一人，而这个男人才进场。因而他是落后于其他的队员。故选B。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管观众不再为我欢呼，但我的祖国在背后注视着我……。A. attract吸引；B. annoy使烦恼；C. cheer欢呼，喝彩；D.influence影响。结合语境可知，在比赛中观众会为运动员欢呼喝彩，故选C。
14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很快，他把奥运会历史上最动人的一幕传遍了世界的每一个角落。A. frightening可怕的；B. exciting激动的，兴奋的；C. touching动人的；D. confusing令人困惑的。结合语境及上文“Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes.(Greenspan热泪盈眶)”可知，这是动人的一幕，故选C。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：重要的不是我们能否达到顶峰，而是我们是否付出了最大的努力。A. achievements成就；B. changes改变；C. progress进步；D. efforts努力。结合上文内容可知，Kowari在没有观众的情况下也坚持跑到终点，所以此处指重要的不是我们是否到达顶峰，而是是否付出了最大的努力，故选D。
16．D
17．C
18．B
19．C
20．A
21．D
22．D
23．C
24．C
25．B
26．A
27．A
28．B
29．D
30．A
31．B
32．C
33．B
34．C
35．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了母亲通过问“身体最重要的部位是什么”希望作者可以明白要有爱心，要不惜给予爱，这种爱就是对别人痛苦的理解，能在别人痛苦时给与依靠。
16．考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意：经过这么多年，我会猜到正确答案。A. notice注意到；B. believe in信任；C. doubt怀疑；D. guess at猜想。根据“My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body.”可知，妈妈常常问这个问题，所以作者能猜到正确答案。故选D。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我小的时候，我认为对于人类来说声音是最重要的，因此我说“妈妈，我的耳朵。”A. love爱；B. health健康；C. sound声音；D. sight景象，视野。根据“My ears，Mummy.”可知，作者小时候觉得声音很重要，所以回答了耳朵是身体最重要的部位。故选C。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“不是。很多人是听不见的。你再想想，我很快会再问你的。”A. blind瞎的；B. deaf听不见的；C. invisible看不见的；D. thoughtful体贴的，深思熟虑的。根据上文作者说耳朵最重要，此处母亲反驳，由此推知母亲是说很多人听不见声音。故选B。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：自第一次尝试以来，我一直思考这个问题。A. discovery发现；B. decision决定；C. attempt尝试；D. suggestion建议。结合上文内容可知，作者把第一次回答母亲的问题，看作第一次尝试。故选C。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她看着我说，“你学得很快，但是答案不正确，因为有很多人看不见。”A. learning学习；B. thinking思考，认为；C. growing种植，成长；D. changing改变。结合上文母亲否定作者关于耳朵是最重要的部位和“So this time I told her,‘Mummy，it must be our eyes’”推知，母亲夸作者学得快，但答案还是错的。故选A。
21．考查介词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，妈妈问了我很多次，她对我的答案的回答总是“不对，但你每年都在变得更聪明，我的孩子。”A. Before在……之前；B. Till直到；C. Beyond超越；D. Over超过，在……上。根据语境可知，此处指从过去到现在，即在过去的几年里，应用over the years。故选D。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，妈妈问了我很多次，她对我的答案的回答总是“不对，但你每年都在变得更聪明，我的孩子。”A. ways方法；B. things事情；C. questions问题；D. times几次，时代，几倍。结合上文作者提到母亲问他的两次推知，此处是指在过去的几年里，母亲问了很多次相同的问题。故选D。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，妈妈问了我很多次，她对我的答案的回答总是“不对，但你每年都在变得更聪明，我的孩子。”A. stronger更强壮的；B. taller更高的；C. smarter更聪明的；D. nicer更好的。根据No和but可知，母亲在否定作者答案的同时，也给与了表扬，由此推知母亲说作者一年比一年聪明。故选C。
24．考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意：去年我的祖父去世了。A. left离开，留下；B. got ill生病；C. died死亡；D. got wounded受伤。根据“say our final goodbye to Grandpa”推知，作者的祖父去世了。故选C。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当轮到我们对祖父道别时妈妈看着我。A. duty职责，责任；B. turn旋转，转弯处，轮流；C. pity可怜；D. chance机会。结合常识可知，亲人们会轮流和去世的人道别，it’s one’s turn to do sth.“轮到某人做某事”，为固定搭配。故选B。
26．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个时候她问我这个问题，让我很震惊。A. shocked震惊的；B. satisfied满意的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. excited兴奋的。结合上文内容可知，在作者祖父的葬礼上，妈妈这时问这个问题让作者觉得很震惊。故选A。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直以为这是她和我之间的一个游戏。A. game游戏，比赛；B. test 测试；C. match 比赛；D. secret秘密。根据“I was ___11___ when she was asking me this now.”推知，作者一直以为这是和妈妈之间的一个游戏。故选A。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：看到我脸上困惑的表情她告诉我：“这个问题很重要。它表明你真的过着自己的生活。”A. worry担心；B. puzzlement困惑；C. regret遗憾；D. pain疼痛。根据上文“I was ___11___ when she was asking me this now.”推知，作者不明白妈妈为什么要在祖父的葬礼上问这个问题，因此满脸困惑。故选B。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到我脸上困惑的表情她告诉我：“这个问题很重要。它表明你真的过着自己的生活。”A. enjoyed欣赏；B. found发现；C. disliked不喜欢；D. lived居住，生活。根据“This question is very important.”可知，这个问题很重要，它表明了一个人真正过着自己的生活。故选D。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说：“亲爱的，身体最重要的部分是你的肩膀。”A. shoulders肩膀；B. feet脚；C. hands手；D. hair头发。根据下文“Is it because they hold up your head ”推知，妈妈告诉作者人体最重要的部分是肩膀。下文的a shoulder也是提示，故选A。
31．考查表语从句连接词。句意：她回答说：“不是，而是因为哭泣的朋友或爱人可以在你的肩上休息。”A. how如何；B. because因为；C. why为什么；D. whether是否。空处引导表语从句，从句成分完整，但缺少“因为”之意，应用because引导。故选B。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只希望你有足够的爱和朋友，也希望在你需要的时候有个肩膀可以靠着哭泣。A. respect尊重；B. favor恩惠，赞成，喜爱；C. love爱；D. fun乐趣。根据“a crying friend or a loved one can rest his or her head.”推知，母亲希望作者能有足够的爱和朋友。故选C。
33．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我只希望你有足够的爱和朋友，也希望在你需要的时候有个肩膀可以靠着哭泣。A. by通过；B. on关于，在……上，在……；C. above在……上方；D. for为了，对于。结合常识可知，此处是指把头放在肩膀上哭泣，即靠着肩膀哭泣。故选B。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在当时的那个场合，我明白了最重要的身体部分不是自私的。A. valuable有价值的；B. useful有用的；C. selfish自私的；D. precious珍贵的。结合上文提到肩膀可以让朋友和爱人在需要的时候依靠可知，作者明白了身体最重要的部分不是自私的。故选C。
35．考查代词/名词辨析。句意：而是同情他人的痛苦。A. others其他人；B. the deaf聋哑人；C. Grandpa祖父；D. the blind盲人。根据“crying friend or a loved one can rest his or her head.”推知，人最重要的身体部位是肩膀，因为它可以在他人痛苦时给予同情和依靠。故选A。
36．B
37．B
38．D
39．D
40．A
41．C
42．A
43．C
44．C
45．D
46．A
47．C
48．B
49．A
50．D
【导语】本篇为记叙文。讲述了我和未婚夫去普罗旺斯度假途中，遭遇恶劣天气引发的意外，但却幸存下来的经历。这次经历让作者明白生命才是最重要的。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：天气很好，但在大约行驶了700公里后，天气突然变了。A. cleared清除；B. switched转变；C. warmed使……温暖；D. worsened恶化。根据该句中“The weather was beautiful”以及but转折可知，此处为天气很好，但在大约行驶了700公里后，天气突然变了。故选B项。
37．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们穿过了一条隧道，当我们走到一座桥上时，能见度非常低，我们几乎看不到前面一米的地方。A. crawled in爬进；B. went through穿过；C. looked for寻找；D. emerged from从……显露出来。根据该句中“a tunnel and when we came out”，故可推知，此处为我们穿过了一条隧道。故选B项。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们穿过了一条隧道，当我们走到一座桥上时，能见度非常低，我们几乎看不到前面一米的地方。A. road道路；B. stage舞台；C. beach沙滩；D. bridge桥。根据下文“Our car ended up landing on a road below the bridge.”可知，此处为当我们走到一座桥上时，能见度非常低，我们几乎看不到前面一米的地方。故选D项。
39．考查固定短语辨析。句意：不知从哪里来的，我们有一种奇怪的感觉，那辆车在前面被抬起来了。A. At any price不惜任何代价；B. From side to side从一边到另一边；C. Back and forth来来回回；D. Out of nowhere不知从哪里冒出来的；莫名其妙的出现。根据句意以及该句中“we had the odd sensation”可知，此处为不知从哪里来的，我们有一种奇怪的感觉，那辆车在前面被抬起来了。故选D项。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：下一秒，我们就从桥上坠落了。A. falling 落下；B. running跑；C. turning变成；D. disappearing消失。根据下文“on the way down”可知，此处为我们从桥上坠落。故选A项。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那之后，是一片寂静。A. surprise惊讶；B. relief缓解；C. silence安静；D. luck运气。根据上文“On the way down, I could hear rock pieces hitting the car and my heart pounding to my chest. ”以及下文“Our car ended up landing on a road below the bridge.”可知，在听到岩石撞击汽车的声音并最终降落到桥下的路面上以后，是一片寂静。故选C项。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们都还清醒，但我很震惊。A. conscious有意识的；B. excited激动的；C. curious好奇的；D. panicked痛苦的。根据上下文语境以及该句中的still可知，此处为掉落到桥下以后，我们都还清醒，但我很震惊。故选A项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不能处理正在发生的事情，还在想着我的假期。A. felt感觉；B. noticed注意；C. processed处理；D. expected期望。根据该句中的“and was still thinking about my holiday.”故可推知，此处为我还没有接受发生的事情，也就是不能处理正在发生的事情，还在想着我的假期。故选C项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道桥塌了，还以为是地震。A. landed登陆；B. reopened重新开放；C. collapsed倒塌；D. disappeared消失。根据下文“thought it might have been an earthquake.”故可推知，此处为我不知道桥塌了，还以为是地震。故选C项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一开始我们大喊大叫，但后来停了下来，因为我们不想失去力气，昏过去。A. face脸；B. confidence自信；C. weight重量；D. strength力气。根据该句中的“but then stopped”以及“and pass out.”可知，此处为一开始我们大喊大叫，但后来停了下来，因为我们不想失去力量，昏过去。故选D项。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们试着叫救护车，但岩石下面没有信号。A. signal信号；B. assistance帮助；C. feeling感受；D. demand命令。根据下文“Rescue workers eventually found us”以及该句中的“We tried calling an ambulance”可知，此处为我们试着叫救护车，但岩石下面没有信号，没有叫到救护车。故选A项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的腿在流血，我太紧张了——因为压力，我感觉不到疼痛。A. medication药物治疗；B. rescue救援；C. stress紧张；压力；D. hunger饥饿。根据上文提到的桥倒塌了以及该句中的“I didn’t feel pain”故可推知，此处为我太紧张了——因为紧张，我感觉不到疼痛。故选C项。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：救援人员最终找到了我们，同时救下了一名男子，他的货车挂在我们上方的另一段桥上。A. missing失去；B. hanging悬挂；C. escaping逃跑；D. calling打电话。根据该句前文“saving a man whose van was ”的“from another section of the bridge above us.”可知，此处为这名男子也出了意外，他的货车挂在我们上方的另一段桥上。故选B项。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：事后在医院里，我才意识到这场悲剧的规模——43人死亡。A. scale规模；B. urgency紧急情况；C. origin起源；D. process过程。根据该句中的“43 people had died”故可推知，此处说得是在知道了43个人死亡后，我才意识到这场悲剧的规模。故选A项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许这是一个信号，表明这些事情并不重要。A. differ区别；B. function运转；C. hurt伤害；D. matter要紧。根据前文内容“When we went on this holiday, I had lovely clothes and shoes in my suitcase, and they were all buried under the ruin. ”可知，在这次经历之前，我关注物质层面的东西(钱、漂亮的衣服和鞋子)，这次经历之后，这些被埋在废墟下，我明白这些都不重要，生命才是最重要的。故选D项。
51．B
52．B
53．A
54．C
55．B
56．D
57．A
58．A
59．B
60．A
61．B
62．A
63．C
64．B
65．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国的饮食方式导致美国人发胖，相反，法国人健康的饮食方式让他们能够保持身材，但随着美国快餐的流行，法国儿童的肥胖率也在不断增加。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但奇怪的是，吃油腻食物的法国人却往往保持苗条。A. formal正式的；B. strange奇怪的；C. natural自然的；D. modern现代的。根据句中“who consume rich food, tend to stay thin”可知，法国人吃油腻的食物却能保持苗条，这是一种奇怪的现象。故选B项。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在康奈尔大学的一项研究指出，生活方式和饮食决定可能会影响体重。A. novel小说；B. study研究；C. strategy策略；D. newspaper报纸。根据句中“lifestyle and decisions about _____ may affect weight”可知，“生活方式和饮食决定可能会影响体重”应该是一项研究结果，由此可知，句中指康奈尔大学的一项研究指出。故选B项。
53．考查从属连词词义辨析。句意：现在康奈尔大学的一项研究指出，生活方式和饮食决定可能会影响体重。A. that引导宾语从句（不作成分，无实意）；B. what什么；C. where 在……的地方；D. when在……的时候。分析句子可知，句子为宾语从句，根据句中“lifestyle and decisions about _____ may affect weight”可知，从句意义完整，不缺成分，阐述了研究结果，故应用“that”引导从句，在从句中不作成分，无实意。故选A项。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在康奈尔大学的一项研究指出，生活方式和饮食决定可能会影响体重。A. working工作；B. living居住；C. eating 吃；D. studying学习。根据句中“affect weight”可知，句中介绍的是可能会影响体重的因素，由此可知，应该是饮食决定可能会影响体重，“decisions about eating”表示“饮食决定”，且与下文多次出现的“eating”相呼应。故选C项。
55．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：研究人员得出结论，法国人在感到饱腹时往往会停止进食。A. sensitive敏感的；B. full吃饱了的；C. happy快乐的；D. annoyed恼怒的。根据句中“stop eating”和生活常识可知，法国人停止进食应该是感觉吃饱了。故选B项。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，美国人往往在他们的盘子空了或者他们最喜欢的电视节目结束时才会停止进食。A. pockets口袋；B. refrigerators冰箱；C. houses房屋；D. plates盘子。根据上文“There are too many fat people in America”可知，美国人普遍肥胖，由此可知，他们不知道控制饮食，直到盘子空了才会停止进食。故选D项。
57．考查介词词义辨析。句意：根据健康专家约瑟夫·梅科拉博士的说法，法国人把饮食看作他们生活方式的重要组成部分。A. as作为；B. into到……里面；C. inside在……里；D. to朝，向。根据下文“They enjoy food”可知，法国人享受食物的乐趣，由此可知，法国人把饮食看作他们生活方式的重要组成部分，“see…as…”意为“把……看作……”。故选A项。
58．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们喜欢食物，因此会在餐桌上花费很长时间，而美国人则认为吃饭是介于其他日常活动之间的任何事情。A. long长的；B. short短的；C. exciting令人兴奋的；D. fast快的。根据上文“the French see eating _____ an important part of their lifestyle”可知，法国人把饮食看作他们生活方式的重要组成部分，由此可知，他们会在餐桌上花费很长时间。故选A项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：梅科拉认为，美国人在实际吃饱时失去了感知能力。A. bring带来；B. lose失去；C. get得到；D. receive接收。根据上文“Americans tend to stop when their ____ are empty or their favorite TV show is over”可知，美国人不知道控制饮食，直到盘子空了才会停止进食，由此可知，美国人在实际吃饱时失去了感知能力。故选B项。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：此外，他还指出，美国人每周都会开车去大型超市购买罐装和冷冻食品。A. frozen冷冻的；B. cool凉的；C. warm温暖的；D. hot热的。根据上文“There are too many fat people in America”可知，美国人普遍肥胖，再结合句中“canned”可知，美国人的饮食不健康，每周都会购买罐装和冷冻食品。故选A项。
61．考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，法国人倾向于每天购物，步行到小商店和农贸市场，在那里他们每餐都可以选择新鲜水果、富含纤维的蔬菜、鸡蛋和优质肉类。A. therefore因此；B. instead相反；C. meanwhile同时；D. consequently因此。根据上文“buy canned and _____ foods”和句中“have a choice of fresh fruit, vegetables rich in fiber”可知，美国人和法国人的饮食不同，美国人购买罐装和冷冻食品，相反，法国人倾向于购买新鲜水果和富含纤维的蔬菜，“instead”意为“相反”，符合语境。故选B项。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：《法国女人不会胖》一书的作者米雷耶·吉利亚诺在访问美国后，决定写一篇关于知道何时停止进食的重要性的文章，而不是建议如何避免食物。A. write写；B. read阅读；C. speak说话；D. think思考。根据句中“author of French Women Don’t Get Fat”可知，米雷耶·吉利亚诺是一位作家，由此可知，她决定写一篇关于知道何时停止进食的重要性的文章。故选A项。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：《法国女人不会胖》一书的作者米雷耶·吉利亚诺在访问美国后，决定写一篇关于知道何时停止进食的重要性的文章，而不是建议如何避免食物。A. fruit水果；B. oil油；C. food食物；D. egg鸡蛋。根据句中“knowing when to stop”可知，减肥的重点是知道何时停止进食，而不是避免食物。故选C项。
64．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管存在这些差异，但有证据表明，最近的生活方式的变化可能会影响法国人的饮食习惯。A. examples例子；B. changes变化；C. designs设计；D. stories故事。根据下文“the young reject older traditions”可知，年轻人拒绝古老的传统，由此可知，最近的生活方式发生了变化。故选B项。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，随着美国快餐获得认可，而且年轻人拒绝接受古老的传统，法国儿童的肥胖率已经达到17%，而且还在增长。A. failure失败；B. success成功；C. confidence信心；D. acceptance认可。根据句中“the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%—and is growing”可知，法国儿童的肥胖率正在不断增加，由此可知，美国快餐在法国获得了认可，法国儿童吃了快餐后导致发胖。故选D项。
66．C
67．D
68．C
69．D
70．A
71．B
72．D
73．A
74．B
75．D
76．C
77．D
78．A
79．B
80．C
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者从一个乞丐身上得到启发，幸福是一种选择，与经济状况、物质条件没有必然的联系。
66．考查副词词义辨析。句意：景色迷人，和煦的微风轻吻着我的脸。A. strongly强烈地；B. gradually逐渐地；C. gently轻轻地；D. normally正常地。上文“a pleasant breeze”可知，秋天刮的是微风，所以应该是“轻轻地”吹过作者的脸颊。故选C项。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：母亲穿着脏衣服，似乎是在垃圾箱里找到的。A. expensive昂贵的；B. wonderful美好的；C. perfect完美的；D. dirty脏的。根据后文“that seemed to be found in a dustbin”可知，作者觉得她的衣服是从垃圾箱里找到的，所以应该是衣服很脏。故选D项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：幸运的人扔掉他们不需要的东西是多么容易啊。A. move移动；B. push推；C. throw扔；D. send送。根据前文“The mother wore dirty clothes that seemed to be found in a dustbin”作者提到似乎是垃圾桶里捡来的衣服，和后文“things they don’t need”可知，空处是想说幸运的人把不要的东西扔掉。故选C项。
69．考查介词词义辨析。句意：他们这样做的时候不考虑不幸的人！A. for为了；B. in在……里面；C. within在……之间；D. without没有。结合语境可知，作者用幸运的人随意丢弃不想要的东西，和不幸的人做出对比，表明人们扔东西时完全没有考虑像这位母亲一样不幸的人。故选D项。
70．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她抱着她的孩子，保护她免受早晨的寒冷。A. cold寒冷；B. light光；C. sound声音；D. fact事实。根据文章开头“I was walking in a park on a cool autumn morning.”可知，这是一个凉爽的秋天的清晨，由此可以推出母紧抱孩子是为了孩子不受凉。故选A项。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她抱着她的孩子，让她免受早晨的寒冷，并期待着陌生人给她一些钱，这样她就可以给他们俩买食物了。A. save节省；B. buy买；C. pick挑选；D. share分享。根据前文“expecting some money from strangers”可知，女人挨家挨户敲门是想要钱来买食物。故选B项。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在那时，我意识到我的一生中过着丰富的生活是多么幸运。A. wealthy有钱的；B. special特别的；C. successful成功的；D. lucky幸运的。根据上文“How easy it is for fortunate people to throw away things they don’t need, and they do this without thinking of the unfortunate!”可知，作者认为女人是不幸的，反推可知认为自己是“幸运的”。D项lucky和原文fortunate为同义词互换。故选D项。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后一个男人捐了一些钱和食物给母亲。A. donated捐赠；B. lent借；C. promised承诺；D. sold卖。由上文可知，这位母亲正在乞讨，所以这个男人是捐赠了一些钱和食物给这位母亲。故选A项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：接着，一个男人给了这位母亲一些钱和食物，当她接过这些钱和食物时，她的脸闪闪发光，就好像她是世界上最幸福的人一样。A. sinking下沉；B. shining发光；C. shaking发抖；D. falling下落。根据后文“as if she had been the happiest person in the world.”可知，母亲收到帮助后感到十分幸福，所以脸上应该是绽放光彩。故选B项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为什么不呢，她现在至少可以喂她的孩子一天。A. improve提高；B. protect保护；C. deliver生产、送；D. feed喂养。根据上文“expecting some money from strangers so that she could buy food for both of them.”可知，母亲乞讨是为了给孩子和自己买食物，由此可以推出，空处是想表达母亲可以喂饱孩子了。故选D项。
76．考查动词短语辨析。句意：事实上，幸福并不取决于你的运气，你的经济或你的身体条件，而只取决于你自己。A. go on继续；B. come out出来；C. depend on依赖、取决于；D. turn out结果是。根据上下文可知，作者从这位母亲身上受到启发，认为幸福和经济条件、运气等等无关，所以是不取决于这些条件。故选C项。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这只是你自己的选择。A. symbol标志；B. strength力量；C. voice声音；D. choice选择。根据下文“If you choose to be happy, ___13___ can stop you from it.”中的choose可知，空处是想表达“选择”这一概念，为原文复现。故选D项。
78．考查代词词义辨析。句意：如果你选择快乐，没有什么能阻止你。A. nothing没事；B. something某事；C. anything任何事；D. everything所有的事。结合文意可知，作者认为快不快乐是一个选择，选择快乐，那就必然快乐，没有什么事情可以阻止你。故选A项。
79．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个观察结果可以改变你的生活，这是多么令人惊讶啊！A. comforting安慰人的；B. amazing美妙的；C. disappointing令人失望的；D. satisfying令人满意的。结合文意和常识可知，留意生活中的点点滴滴可以改变人的生活，这是很美好奇妙的事情。故选B项。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：善于观察的人能发现真正的幸福。A. invent发明；B. lose失去；C. discover发现；D. ignore忽略。根据前文“Life has a lot to offer if you observe very closely.”可知，作者是在鼓励大家要善于观察。由此可以推出，作者认为观察生活可以发现快乐。故选C项。
81．D
82．B
83．B
84．A
85．C
86．D
87．A
88．A
89．B
90．B
91．D
92．A
93．D
94．C
95．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和笔友长达80年的深厚友谊。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：保罗和我同龄，他的妹妹蕾妮比我小两岁，他们住在法国。A. interest兴趣；B. dream梦想；C. height身高；D. age年龄。根据上文“I was about 13.”以及下文“his sister Renee was two years younger”可推知，此处为保罗和我同龄，他的妹妹蕾妮比我小两岁，都是在讲年龄的事情。故选D项。
82．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对学习语言非常着迷，所以当我的法语老师给我们分配笔友时，我很高兴。A. frightened害怕的；B. pleased高兴的；C. awkward难堪的；D. annoyed生气的。根据“I was crazy about learning languages,”可知，此处为我对学习语言非常着迷，所以当我的法语老师给我们分配笔友时，我很高兴。故选B项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：收到外国的来信是件很不容易的事，所以我期待着收到他们的回信。A. arrangement安排；B. thing事情；C. problem问题；D. debate争论。根据“to get a letter from a foreign country”可知，这是一件事情，故可推知，此处为收到外国的来信是件很不容易的事，所以我期待着收到他们的回信。故选B项。
84．考查动词短语辨析。句意：收到外国的来信是件很不容易的事，所以我期待着收到他们的回信。A. looked forward to期待；B. was attracted to被吸引到；C. signed up for报名；D. took control of控制。 根据上文提到收到外国的来信是件很不容易的事，故可知，此处为所以我期待着收到他们的回信。符合上下文逻辑。故选A项。
85．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们不擅长英语，所以六个月后，我们都在用法语写作，这帮助我很好地掌握了这门语言。A. Spain西班牙；B. English英语；C. French法语；D. German德语。根据上文提到“they lived in France”住在法国，以及该句的“They weren’t good at English”可推知，此处为我们都在用法语写作，这帮助我很好地掌握了这门语言。故选C项。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1949年，我决定去法国度假去见他们。A. help帮助；B. praise赞扬；C. check检查；D. meet会见。根据下文“and I visited several times in the years that followed.”可推知，此处为1949年，我决定去法国度假去见他们。故选D项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这家人待我很好，在随后的几年里我去了几次。A. treated对待；B. fitted适应；C. knew知道；D. protected保护。根据句意以及“and I visited several times in the years that followed.”故可推知，此处为这家人待我很好，在随后的几年里我去了几次。故选A项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我第一次见到蕾妮时，她去车站接我，我们一见如故。A. picked接，搭载；B. called打电话；C. brought带来；D. held握住，举起。根据“at the station”可知，此处为她去车站接我，我们一见如故。故选A项。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：蕾妮写信告诉我，他在参军后不久就去世了。A. assured确保；B. informed通知；C. contacted联系；D. calmed使平静。根据“that he had died shortly after joining the army.”可知，此处为告诉的事情。故选B项。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：蕾妮和我继续互相写信，我们的友谊变得更深了。A. calmer更平静的；B. deeper更深的；C. flatter更平的；D. shorter更短的。根据“Renee and I continued writing to each other”可知，此处为蕾妮和我继续互相写信，我们的友谊变得更深了。故选B项。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们谈论我们的家庭，我们的爱好和生活中的烦恼。A. memories回忆；B. kids孩子；C. organizations组织；D. hobbies爱好。根据句意以及“our families”和“our troubles in life”可推知，此处为我们谈论我们的家庭，我们的爱好和生活中的烦恼。故选D项。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这期间，我们一直在写信。A. kept保持；B. stopped停止；C. avoided避免；D. recommended推荐。根据“Throughout all this”以及下文“I’m 93 now and I still write to Renee.”可知，此处为在这期间，我们一直在写信。故选A项。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她现在写作有困难，所以她打电话给我回复。A. explore探索；B. remember记得；C. revise改正；D. reply回复。根据“She has difficulty writing now”可知，此处为她现在写作有困难，所以她打电话给我回复。故选D项。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大多数人似乎都没有时间写信了，但写信给我很大的乐趣。A. request要求；B. concern担心；C. time时间；D. place地方。根据句意和语境可知，此处为大多数人似乎都没有时间写信了，但写信给我很大的乐趣。故选C项。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我拥有过的最宝贵的友谊。A. adventure冒险；B. tradition传统；C. friendship友谊；D. trip旅行。通篇文章可知，文章讲述了作者和笔友长达80年的深厚友谊，以及上文的“Renee and I continued writing to each other, and our friendship became...”提示可知，此处为这是我拥有过的最宝贵的友谊。故选C项。
96．C
97．A
98．B
99．D
100．A
101．A
102．B
103．C
104．A
105．B
106．D
107．C
108．A
109．D
110．B
111．C
112．D
113．B
114．C
115．D
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章通过描述63岁的大学生Jerry Valencia的故事告诉我们，即使我们开始的有点晚，但是学习永远不会太迟。
96．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想说，他比我在洛杉矶加州州立大学本科交流班上的同学大40岁左右。A. math数学；B. art艺术；C. communications交流；D. physics物理。根据下文“He asked seriously 11 he could still sit in on my communications class”可知，作者的课堂是要让学生们之间进行讨论和交流的交际课程。故选C。
97．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他带着幽默和丰富的经验，急切地投入到课堂讨论中。A. eagerly急切地；B. secretly秘密地；C. patiently有耐心地；D. accidentally偶然地。根据下文“And he was always 3 of other students’ views, 4 each of them were a teacher.”可知，这位老年学生很积极地参加班级活动。故选A。
98．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他总是尊重其他学生的观点，好像他们每个人都是老师一样。A. grateful感激的；B. respectful恭敬的；C. thoughtful周到的；D. cheerful高兴的。根据下文“each of them were a teacher”可知，这位老年学生很尊重其他学生的观点。故选B。
99．考查连词词义辨析。句意：见第3题详解。A. as far as就……而言；B. even if即使；C. as long as只要；D. as if好像。根据下文“each of them were a teacher”可知，这里指的是那些学生们，所以他们不是老师，应该是这位老年学生把他们当成老师一样的尊重。故选D。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些学生给了我信心，所以我不必为自己的年龄感到难过。A. confidence自信心；B. ambition抱负；C. competence竞争；D. inspiration鼓舞。根据上文“Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile and he left with one too.”可知，在学校的学习是很令Valencia高兴的，所以他应该是和学生们相处的很好，学生们给了他信心。故选A。
101．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第5题详解。A. age年龄；B. story故事；C. life生活，生命；D. performance表演。根据上文“These students gave me the 5 so that I didn’t need to feel bad about my”可知，Valencia和学生们相处的很好，所以他不担心他的年龄很大的问题。故选A。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我在校园遇到了Valencia。A. approached接近；B. spotted发现；C. searched寻找；D. consulted咨询。根据下文“He said he would have to 8 taking classes that term and reapply for next year.”可知，作者在校园遇到了Valencia。故选B。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说，那学期他必须停止上课，明年重新申请。A. enjoy享受；B. continue继续；C. stop停止；D. keep保持。根据下文“reapply for next year”可知，Valencia那学期要停止上课。故选C。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：到那时，他希望从建筑工作中挣到足够的钱，并整理好学生贷款文件。A. hoped希望；B. arranged安排；C. attempted试图；D. aimed以……为目标。根据下文“have earned enough money from construction jobs and have his student loan papers(贷款文件) in order”可知，这是Valencia希望在来年会达到的愿望。故选A。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但他表示，他仍然会来校园参加活动或见朋友。A. academy学术；B. campus校园；C. apartment公寓；D. gym体育馆。根据下文“to attend events or see friends”可知，这是在学校校园会发生的事情。故选B。
106．考查连词词义辨析。句意：他严肃地问我，他是否还可以旁听我的交际课。A. why为什么；B. how如何；C. when何时；D. whether是否。根据下文“Sure, I said.”可知，Valencia是问作者，他是否还可以旁听作者的交际课。故选D。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：很快，他又回来了，坐回到了他以前的书桌，靠前和中间，跳进了我们关于如何在洛杉矶寻找和讲述故事的讨论中——这位63岁的加州州立大学洛杉矶分校大三学生和班上的任何一个年轻人一样充满活力和好奇心。A. bursting突然；B. breaking打破；C. jumping跳；D. getting得到，使。根据下文“into our discussions”可知，这里是指Valencia来了之后之间加入到了大家的讨论中。故选C。
108．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第12题详解。A. curiosity好奇心；B. honesty诚实；C. courage勇气；D. disappointment失望。根据上文“much energy and”可知，这是指Valencia的上课状态，应该是充满精力和好奇心。故选A。
109．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第12题详解。A. experts专家；B. professors教授；C. staff员工；D. youth青年。根据上文“any of the”和下文“in class”可知，这里指班里的年轻人学生。故选D。
110．考查动词词义辨析。句意：瓦伦西亚的很多同学显然知道他付不起这学期的学费，但仍在做作业。A. waste浪费；B. afford担负的起；C. raise提起，养活；D. earn挣钱。根据这句话上下文意思可知，Valencia付不起这学期的学费。故选B。
111．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他在这里，为了学习的乐趣和益处，心甘情愿地参加课程。A. eventually最后；B. casually随意地；C. willingly愿意；D. occasionally偶尔。根据下文“for the joy of it”可知，Valencia是很愿意在这里学习的。故选C。
112．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第16题详解。A. tension紧张；B. challenge挑战；C. experience经历，经验；D. benefit好处。根据上文“Here he is, 16 taking a class for the joy of it and”可知，Valencia学习是为了学习的乐趣和益处。故选D。
113．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我们这一代人身上，你看不到这个。A. culture文化；B. generation一代人；C. case案件；D. education教育。根据下文“says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior”可知，这是一个25岁的学生对Valencia的学习精神的赞赏，但是在年轻一代人身上却没有这个学习精神。故选B。
114．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Valencia也参加了期末考试。A. stayed up熬夜；B. gave up放弃；C. showed up出现；D. got up起床。根据下文“and took the final exam too”可知，Valencia出现在了期末考试的考场上并参加了考试。故选C。
115．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我给了他A，在最重要的方面，这很重要。A. arises上升；B. exists存在；C. remains仍然；D. counts重要。根据上文“Valencia’s grade in my class this term will not show up on his report card. But I’m giving him an A”可知，虽然Valencia本学期的成绩不会出现在他的成绩单上，但作者要给他一个A，因为作者认为这是对Valencia的学习态度的认可和赞赏。故选D。
116．C
117．D
118．B
119．A
120．D
121．C
122．A
123．B
124．D
125．A
126．B
127．D
128．C
129．B
130．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲的是研究表明如果人们真正接受压力的概念，它会让他们更强大、更聪明、更快乐。
116．考查动词短语辨析。句意：你如何看待压力很重要的一个原因是它会改变你应对压力的方式。A. contribute to有助于；捐献；B. agree to接受；同意；C. respond to回答；对……做出反应；D. object to反对。根据后文“Viewing stress as ____2____ leads people to cope in ways that are less helpful, whether it’ s dragging your feet to avoid stress, or imagining worst- case scenes.”以及第二段“____3____ , viewing stress more positively seems to encourage people to cope in ways that help them thrive, whether it’s tackling the source of stress, ____4____ social support or finding meaning in it.”以及最后一段中的“The ability to learn from stress is ____14____ into the basic biology of the stress response.”可知无论是视压力有害还是有益都是我们应对压力做出的不同反应。故选C项。
117．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：视压力为有害，会导致人们以无益的方式来应对压力，无论是磨磨蹭蹭不甘心地逃避压力，还是想象最坏的情况。A. beneficial有益的；B. distracting分心的，转移注意力的；C. reliable可靠的；可信赖的；D. harmful有害的。根据空后“leads people to cope in ways that are less helpful, whether it’ s dragging your feet to avoid stress, or imagining worst- case scenes.”及第二段中的“____3____ , viewing stress more positively seems to encourage people to cope in ways that help them thrive,”以及后文的“Stress is most likely to be harmful when the following conditions are ____10____ :”可知此处是在讲人们对于压力的两种截然相反的认识，能够积极看待压力从而促进个人成长的就认为压力是有益的，而那些消极面对压力的人理所当然认为压力是有害的了。故选D项。
118．考查介词短语辨析。句意：相比之下，更积极地看待压力似乎会鼓励人们以帮助他们茁壮成长的方式来应对压力，无论是解决压力的根源，寻求社会支持还是从中寻找意义。A. In fact事实上；实际上；B. In contrast与此相反；C. What’s more而且；D. After all毕竟；终究。根据上文“Viewing stress as ____2____ leads people to cope in ways that are less helpful, whether it’ s dragging your feet to avoid stress, or imagining worst- case scenes.”以及空后“viewing stress more positively seems to encourage people to cope in ways that help them thrive, whether it’s tackling the source of stress, ____4____ social support or finding meaning in it.”可知此处是指两种对待压力的不同的态度，由语境可知前后是两种截然不同的态度，是一种对比。故选B项。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：相比之下，更积极地看待压力似乎会鼓励人们以帮助他们茁壮成长的方式来应对压力，无论是解决压力的根源，寻求社会支持还是从中寻找意义。A. seeking寻找；谋求；B. arousing激发；唤醒；C. requiring要求；需要；D. embracing拥抱；包含。根据空后的“social support or finding meaning in it.”可知积极应对压力的表现的是发现压力的意义或者积极寻求帮助。故选A项。
120．考查动词词义辨析。句意：选择看到压力的好处并不是要否认压力可能有害的事实。A. draining使枯竭；排水；B. analyzing分析；解析；C. reversing颠倒；使反转；D. denying否认。根据空前“Choosing to see the upside of stress isn’t about”以及空后“the fact that stress can be harmful. It’ s about trying to balance your mindset so that you feel less overwhelmed and ____6____ about the fact that your life is stressful.”可知看到选择压力的好处是努力平衡你的心态，这样你就不会因为生活压力太大而感到不知所措和绝望，所以选择看到压力的好处并不等于否认压力可能有害。故选D项。
121．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：选择压力的好处是努力平衡你的心态，这样你就不会因为生活压力太大而感到不知所措和绝望。A. confused困惑的；混乱的；B. unfortunate不幸的；C. hopeless无望的；绝望的；D. serious严重的；认真的。根据空前的“so that you feel less overwhelmed and以及空后“about the fact that your life is stressful.”以及后文“It can be true that ____9____ something stressful can make you sick or depressed,”可知压力会让你觉得生病和绝望，所以如果你选择看到压力的好处就不会觉得生活是无助和绝望的。故选C项。
122．考查名词词义辨析。句意：心理学家发现，接受压力的能力需要对不确定性的高度容忍度。A. tolerance容忍；忍受；B. demand要求；C. anxiety焦虑；D. preference偏爱；偏好。根据空前“the ability to embrace stress requires a high”以及空后“for uncertainty. You have to be able to understand that two ____8____ opposite things can be true at the same time.”以及后文的“If you can ____11____ any of these conditions — by finding some meaning in it — you can reduce the harmful effects of stress.”可知一个人如果想要从压力中学习和成长及必须先要接受和忍耐压力。故选A项。
123．考查副词词义辨析。句意：你必须能够理解两件看似相反的事情可能同时是正确的。A. generally大概；通常；B. seemingly貌似；看似；C. inevitably不可避免地；D. significantly显著地；大大地。根据空后的“opposite things can be true at the same time. It can be true that ____9____ something stressful can make you sick or depressed, and it can also be true that the same stressful experience can ultimately make you stronger, more compassionate and more resilient over time.”可知能同时让你生病、抑郁的事情同时也会让你变得更强大，这看似是矛盾的，相反的，但实际上却是一种合理的存在。故选B项。
124．考查动词短语辨析。句意：经历一些有压力的事情会让你生病或抑郁，这可能是真的，同样的压力经历也可能最终会让你更强大，更有同情心，随着时间的推移更有韧性。A. putting off推迟；B. coming up with提出；想出；C. taking care of照料；照看；D. going through经历；体验。根据后文“and it can also be true that the same stressful experience can ultimately make you stronger, more compassionate and more resilient over time.”以及文章最后“This is why putting people through practice stress is a key ____15____ technique for NASA astronauts, emergency responders, elite athletes and others who have to thrive under high levels of stress.”可知只有去体验那些让人痛苦完形填空
Backpacking through Africa, I always carried some food with me ____1____ I couldn’t find something to eat.
I was ____2____ through a local market one day when I chanced upon a jar of ____3____ jam. I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the ____4____ time I had seen peach. I took it.
For the next few weeks, when I was feeling the need for a little ____5____ I would carefully ____6____ the lid and spoon a bit on to a biscuit. Mmm, delicious. I didn’t ____7____ it with anybody. It sat safely in my ____8____ taken out on only special ____9____.
One cold and cloudy afternoon, while I was waiting for a local bus, it started to rain. Everybody spread out for ____10____ and so did I. But I was already wet through so I quickly searched through my pack for some ____11____ clothes.
In my hurry to ____12____ further discomfort, I forgot that the jar of jam was ____13____ in my clothing. One forceful yank (猛拉) and my ____14____ jar of jam crashed to the concrete ground, breaking into pieces.
I was so sad that I almost cried. And then, in the corner of my eye, I noticed an old woman in rags ____15____. Without hesitation, she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked ____16____.
Still ____17____ she stuck two fingers into the jar, scooped out the ____18____ jam and ____19____ it into her toothless mouth. Carefully, like fishbones, she spat out the pieces of glass. She studied the broken container ____20____ she was certain that there was nothing left. Then she left.
My bus arrived shortly after and, as we drove off, I wondered if the jam would taste the same to me.
1．A．unless B．if C．just in case D．in order that
2．A．looking B．buying C．getting D．running
3．A．apple B．orange C．peach D．strawberry
4．A．last B．best C．other D．first
5．A．meal B．treat C．rest D．drink
6．A．remove B．put C．take D．close
7．A．divide B．eat C．share D．separate
8．A．pocket B．pack C．corner D．store
9．A．situations B．conditions C．surroundings D．occasions
10．A．protection B．space C．shelter D．warmth
11．A．beautiful B．rain C．warm D．dry
12．A．avoid B．experience C．defeat D．overcome
13．A．hidden B．buried C．covered D．locked
14．A．expensive B．useless C．precious D．priceless
15．A．going B．leaving C．running D．approaching
16．A．all right B．bad enough C．broken D．damaged
17．A．standing up B．sitting up C．bending over D．watching out
18．A．rest B．remaining C．extra D．spare
19．A．swallowed B．vomited C．chewed D．placed
20．A．until B．unless C．after D．since
Cheerleading has a long-standing history in the United States. Many cheerleaders begin the ____21____ in primary school and can continue until university. Even professional sports teams have cheerleaders. ____22____, those who fall in love with cheering can continue the sport into ____23____.
Organized cheering started at Princeton University in 1884, when the crowd created a cheer to ____24____ its team. In 1898, it was Tom Peebles that became the first cheerleader when he successfully led the crowd at the University of Minnesota. Cheerleading members can make some efforts to ____25____ injuries. In 1923, cheerleading ____26____ to women.
Cheerleading has grown ____27____ since its origins in the United States. Most college football and basketball teams currently have their own cheerleading group. Moreover, every team in the NFL has a cheerleading squad (队), as well as the ____28____ of NBA teams.
Cheerleading has become an exceedingly ____29____ program to cheer for sports teams. From 1982 to 2006, 45 major injuries _____30_____ during high school cheerleading events, with two of those injuries accidentally _____31_____ in deaths. Of the 45 injuries, 14 of them also led to _____32_____ disabilities unfortunately. _____33_____ the same years, one female college student breathed her last, while an _____34_____ five ended up with a disability and eleven suffered from serious injuries.
To help _____35_____ safety in the sport, the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators has made some _____36_____ that members must follow. With all of the high flying _____37_____ in cheerleading, injuries have the possibility to happen. During a forward roll, the top person must begin in a non-inverted (非倒立) _____38_____ and keep hand-to-hand contact with two bases _____39_____. These moves must also include a spotter who can protect the top person’s head and neck in case of a _____40_____.
21．A．tradition B．activity C．custom D．action
22．A．Meanwhile B．Anyway C．Therefore D．However
23．A．reality B．dream C．adulthood D．future
24．A．stimulate B．discourage C．extend D．amplify
25．A．assure B．insure C．forbid D．prevent
26．A．blew B．circulated C．exploited D．expanded
27．A．considerably B．occasionally C．smoothly D．constantly
28．A．majority B．form C．character D．scene
29．A．worthwhile B．popular C．beneficial D．nationwide
30．A．emerged B．estimated C．occurred D．committed
31．A．arousing B．contributing C．resulting D．awarding
32．A．brief B．permanent C．frightening D．unexpected
33．A．Upon B．Over C．On D．After
34．A．extra B．unfortunate C．distinct D．additional
35．A．maintain B．advocate C．announce D．transform
36．A．command B．regulation C．instruction D．channel
37．A．involved B．absorbed C．expert D．concerned
38．A．gesture B．mood C．position D．behave
39．A．normally B．properly C．temporarily D．throughout
40．A．interaction B．failure C．impact D．fall
“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy-they’re given after all. Choice can be hard.”
I got the idea to _______41_______Amazon years ago. I _______42_______the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2, 300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an _______43_______ bookstore with millions of titles was very _______44_______to me. I had just turned 30, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife that I wanted to _______45_______my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t_______46_______ since most start-ups don’t and I wasn’t sure what to _______47_______. She told me I should _______48_______ the idea. As a young boy, I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my_______49_______.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a _________50_________boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and _________51_________ with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened _________52_________to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea,______53______ it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some_________54_________to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours ______55______ making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult_________56_________, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret_________57_________ and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much_________58_________, I took the less_________59_________ path to follow my dream, and I’m_________60_________of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
41．A．start B．keep C．fund D．set
42．A．got through B．set aside C．came across D．turned down
43．A．online B．available C．intelligent D．expensive
44．A．practical B．exciting C．flexible D．productive
45．A．take B．land C．exchange D．quit
46．A．matter B．work C．fail D．exist
47．A．do B．achieve C．plan D．expect
48．A．give up B．set up C．stick to D．put off
49．A．passion B．pace C．hobby D．example
50．A．cruel B．brilliant C．greedy D．modest
51．A．shared B．told C．reasoned D．enquired
52．A．gradually B．eventually C．carefully D．generously
53．A．so B．and C．otherwise D．but
54．A．sense B．difference C．bet D．bargain
55．A．while B．before C．once D．since
56．A．puzzle B．suggestion C．choice D．report
57．A．managing B．requesting C．changing D．trying
58．A．consideration B．determination C．conversation D．application
59．A．stable B．secure C．amusing D．interesting
60．A．confident B．regretful C．hopeful D．proud
The pandemic has greatly changed the landscape of education. But that never ____61____ one brilliant girl’s resolve to reach for the stars.
While most teens are tackling the challenges of middle school, Alena Wicker, has already ____62____ her high school diploma at the age of 12. And after learning in a long-term online program, she is ____63____ to attend Arizona State University this summer. There, she ____64____ to major in both astronomical science and chemistry to ____65____ her dream of working at NASA where she hopes to ____66____ her extraordinary skills to build spacecraft after graduation. ____67____, she wanted to be an astronomer, but then she switched over to engineering ____68____ her love of building things.
Alena’s space journey began with her early ____69____ for Lego (乐高), with which she’s always played around since she was 4. So far, she’s built ____70____ of everything from the Taj Mahal to NASA rockets.
“She would ___71___ the Lego pieces by color and size,” her mother McQuater said. “She was always ____72____ at her Lego pieces, and if you ____73____ her Lego pieces, it would be easy for her to put them together.” Besides bringing her visions into reality, this genius had remarkable ____74____ in other aspects of life.
Seeing the ____75____ of opportunities in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields for women, Alena wanted to make a change. With her mum’s encouragement, Alena ____76____ a website to encourage other girls with ____77____ interests to focus on fields which had been ____78____ inaccessible to women.
Alena hopes to set an example for other girls--never let the long-established concept keep us from ____79____ the course of our life. “It doesn’t matter what your age is or what you are planning to do,” she said. “Go for it, and then ____80____ it.”
61．A．identified B．conveyed C．opposed D．weakened
62．A．reviewed B．received C．approved D．questioned
63．A．nervous B．willing C．ready D．hesitant
64．A．continues B．happens C．refuses D．intends
65．A．pursue B．change C．demonstrate D．assess
66．A．recover B．appreciate C．employ D．discover
67．A．Importantly B．Originally C．Obviously D．Fortunately
68．A．in contrast with B．in spite of C．in case of D．on account of
69．A．passion B．charge C．request D．occasion
70．A．instructions B．sites C．models D．pictures
71．A．design B．organize C．produce D．recommend
72．A．amused B．expert C．astonished D．mad
73．A．handed out B．put away C．showed off D．messed up
74．A．achievements B．privileges C．adaptations D．explanations
75．A．varieties B．growth C．inequality D．advantages
76．A．examined B．launched C．visited D．removed
77．A．similar B．beneficial C．impressive D．typical
78．A．historically B．gradually C．casually D．suddenly
79．A．recording B．tracking C．spreading D．determining
80．A．judge B．submit C．accomplish D．advertise
Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to ____81____. Now she was Portia, a strong-willed ____82____ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theatre was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing ____83____ from her.
____84____, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拨试演). She ____85____ being in front of other people. She was very ____86____ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to ____87____ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making ____88____ friends. She had excellent grades, ____89____ she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and _____90_____ her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to _____91_____ the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us ”
Her mother wouldn’t let the _____92_____ drop. “You’re just a little scared. Everyone gets scared. You know you _____93_____ do it. The trick is to look past the _____94_____ to find the love of what you’re doing.”
So Roberta had made an appointment with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the _____95_____ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practised Portia’s part, _____96_____ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she _____97_____ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new _____98_____ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she _____99_____ two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the _____100_____ was hers.
81．A．sing B．dance C．speak D．report
82．A．member B．actress C．player D．character
83．A．weakly B．rapidly C．smoothly D．slowly
84．A．At first B．In fact C．Above all D．In all
85．A．hated B．enjoyed C．appreciated D．regretted
86．A．honest B．shy C．polite D．patient
87．A．avoid B．focus C．pay D．attract
88．A．few B．a few C．several D．many
89．A．or B．so C．for D．but
90．A．forced B．requested C．encouraged D．reminded
91．A．accept B．play C．offer D．learn
92．A．role B．matter C．interest D．grade
93．A．can B．must C．may D．should
94．A．anger B．pain C．sadness D．fear
95．A．purpose B．route C．idea D．importance
96．A．memorizing B．organizing C．checking D．improving
97．A．disliked B．loved C．expected D．bore
98．A．consideration B．description C．selection D．understanding
99．A．practiced B．planned C．performed D．delivered
100．A．part B．play C．speech D．position
God’s Coffee
A group of alumni(校友),highly established in their careers, decided to visit their old university professor. They____101____to walk to the house and on getting into the door, they began chatting with their former professor.____102____,conversation soon turned into____103____ about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and ____104____with a large pot of coffee and a wide variety of cups — porcelain(瓷质的), plastic,glass, crystal(水晶的), some____105____ looking, some expensive,some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the____106____.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand the professor said, “If you____107____, all the nice looking expensive cups were____108____, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.” While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the____109____of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no_____110_____ to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and, in some cases, even_____111_____what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee,not the cup,but you_____112_____ went for the best cups... And then you began _____113_____ each others cups.”
Now take this into _____114_____:Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not _____115_____, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we _____116_____ to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. So it is vital for us to learn the importance of “coffee” _____117_____the wonderful “cups”, as it may disturb our _____118_____.
God brews(酿造)the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee! The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care _____119_____.Speak kindly. With all of these things in your mind, you can just leave the_____120_____to God.
101．A．go through B．call off C．got together D．hold on
102．A．However B．Therefore C．Then D．Thus
103．A．complaints B．apologies C．discussion D．consultant
104．A．brought B．carried C．returned D．came
105．A．artificial B．simple C．dramatic D．plain
106．A．coffee B．tea C．juice D．food
107．A．contrasted B．traced C．noticed D．identified
108．A．pulled away B．picked up C．taken up D．got away
109．A．content B．case C．source D．supply
110．A．difference B．impact C．pleasure D．quality
111．A．fades B．hides C．misses D．confuses
112．A．consciously B．confidently C．immediately D．eventually
113．A．handling B．eyeing C．glancing D．regretting
114．A．thought B．example C．mind D．account
115．A．define B．maintain C．expect D．ruin
116．A．accept B．fail C．attempt D．pursue
117．A．in addition to B．instead of C．regardless of D．in spite of
118．A．version B．eyesight C．vision D．insight
119．A．timely B．broadly C．wonderfully D．deeply
120．A．coffee B．cup C．fantasy D．rest
I close my eyes and can still hear her — the little girl with a ____121____ so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block. She was a(n) ____122____ peasant who asked for money and ____123____ gave the only thing she had — her voice. I paused outside a small shop and listened. She brought to my mind the ____124____ of Little Orphan Annie. I could not understand the words she ____125____, but her voice begged for ____126____. It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell. She sang ____127____ an old-style lamp post in the shadow of a building, her arms extended and ____128____ thrown back. She was small and of unremarkable looks. Her brown hair ____129____ the bun (发髻) it had been pulled into, and she occasionally reached up to ______130______ a stray piece from her face. Her clothing I can’t recall. Her voice, on the other hand, is ______131______ imprinted in my mind.
I asked one of the translators about the girl. Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the ______132______ Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets. The children are unable to ______133______ school, and their parents work full time. These children know that the consequence of an ______134______ day is no food for the table. Similar situations occurred during the Depression (萧条) in the United States, but those American children were ______135______ shoeshine boys of the ______136______. This girl was real to me.
When we walked past her, I gave her money. It was not out of pity ______137______ rather admiration. Her smile of ______138______ did not interrupt her singing. The girl watched us as we walked down the street. I know this because when I looked back she smiled again. We ______139______ that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and ______140______ strength.
121．A．will B．strength C．voice D．determination
122．A．American B．Chinese C．Japanese D．Russian
123．A．in return B．in turn C．by hand D．in silence
124．A．voice B．image C．story D．looks
125．A．said B．murmured C．used D．sang
126．A．attention B．love C．help D．mercy
127．A．across B．from C．under D．from underneath
128．A．hands B．feet C．head D．face
129．A．fell out B．escaped C．did up D．tied to
130．A．remove B．tear C．cut off D．dress
131．A．never B．permanently C．occasionally D．sometimes
132．A．latter B．rich C．former D．great
133．A．attend B．finish C．leave D．enjoy
134．A．unhappy B．unsatisfied C．unusual D．unsuccessful
135．A．faced B．real C．faceless D．visible
136．A．twenties B．sixties C．forties D．teens
137．A．and B．while C．but D．or
138．A．contempt B．pity C．bitterness D．thanks
139．A．stopped B．shared C．won D．exchanged
140．A．full B．inner C．brave D．fighting
参考答案：
1．C
2．A
3．C
4．D
5．B
6．A
7．C
8．B
9．D
10．C
11．D
12．A
13．B
14．C
15．D
16．A
17．C
18．B
19．D
20．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是作者在非洲背包旅行时，总是带着一些食物以防找不到吃的。一天，当经过一个当地市场的时候，买到了一罐桃子果酱。作者很是珍惜，不和别人分享并放到行李箱里，有一次下雨坐着淋湿了衣服，由于着急换衣服，不小心把心爱的果酱摔碎了，一位老人把摔碎的剩下的一部分吃掉了。
1．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：在非洲背包旅行时，我总是随身携带一些食物，以防找不到吃的。A. unless除非；B. if如果；C. just in case以防万一；D. in order that以便。根据语境及常识可知，外出旅行时，随身携带一些食物是以防自己找不到吃的。故选C。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我在逛当地的市场时，偶然发现了一罐桃子果酱。A. looking看；B. buying买；C. getting得到；D. running跑。根据空后“through a local market one day”可知，作者在逛当地的市场里看商品，look through“浏览”符合语境。故选A。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. apple苹果；B. orange橘子；C. peach桃子；D. strawberry草莓。根据下文“I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the ___4___ time I had seen peach.”可知，作者看到的是桃子酱。故选C。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我在每个街角的商店都能找到罐装的苹果和草莓，但这是我第一次看到桃子果酱。我买了它。A. last最后的；B. best最好的；C. other其他的；D. first首次的。根据空前“I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but”中的“but”可知，作者经常见到的是苹果酱和草莓酱，但是这是作者第一次见到桃子果酱。故选D。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几周里，当我觉得需要吃点东西时，我会小心地把盖子取下来，用勺子舀一点放到饼干上。A. meal饭；B. treat款待；C. rest休息；D. drink饮料。根据下文“I would carefully ___6___ the lid and spoon a bit on to a biscuit. Mmm, delicious.”可知，作者是要吃桃子酱款待自己。故选B。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. remove拿开；B. put放；C. take带走；D. close关闭。根据空后“the lid and spoon a bit on to a biscuit”可知，作者吃桃子酱，需要拿开盖子。故选A。
7．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没有和任何人分享。A. divide分开；B. eat吃；C. share分享；D. separate分离。根据下文“It sat safely in my ___8___, taken out on only special ___9___.”可知，作者没有和任何人分享桃子酱。动词短语share…with“和……分享……”。故选C。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它安全地放在我的背包里，只有在特殊的场合才会拿出来。A. pocket口袋；B. pack背包；C. corner角落；D. store商店。根据下文“But I was already wet through so I quickly searched through my pack for some ___11___ clothes.”及“One forceful yank (猛拉) and my ___14___ jar of jam crashed to the concrete ground, breaking into pieces.”可知，作者把桃子酱放到了背包里。故选B。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. situations状况；B. conditions环境；C. surroundings周围环境；D. occasions场合。根据上文“I didn’t ___7___ it with anybody. It sat safely in my ___8___”可知，作者一直很珍惜这瓶桃子酱，只有在特殊的场合才拿出来。special occasion“特殊场合”符合语境。故选D。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大家都散开找地方躲避，我也一样。A. protection保护；B. space空间；C. shelter (尤指用以躲避风雨或攻击的)遮蔽物；D. warmth温暖。根据上文“Once cold and cloudy afternoon, while I was waiting for a local bus, it started to rain.”及常识可知，天在下雨，每个人都在找地方躲雨。故选C。
11．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我已经浑身湿透了，很快就在背包里找了几件干衣服。A. beautiful漂亮的；B. rain雨；C. warm温暖的；D. dry干的。根据上文“But I was already wet through”可知，作者淋湿了，需要换干的衣服。故选D。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了避免进一步的不适，我匆忙地忘记了果酱瓶还藏在我的衣服里。A. avoid避免；B. experience经历；C. defeat击败；D. overcome克服。根据上In my hurry ，可知作者淋雨了，为了避免进一步的不适。故选A。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意见上文。A. hidden隐藏；B. buried埋藏；C. covered遮盖；D. locked锁。根据上文“It sat safely in my ___8___, taken out on only special ___9___.”可知，作者是把果酱放在了背包里，此处应该是埋藏在背包里面的衣服中了，藏在衣服中间，所以强调埋藏。故选B。
14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我猛地一拉，那罐珍贵的果酱就摔在水泥地上，摔成了碎片。A. expensive昂贵的；B. useless无用的；C. precious珍贵的；D. priceless无价的。根据上文“It sat safely in my ___8___, taken out on only special ___9___.”可知，作者觉得它很美味，放到背包里，只有在特殊的场合才吃。由此可知，对于作者来说，这瓶果酱很珍贵。故选C。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，我用眼角的余光注意到一个衣衫褴褛的老妇人走过来。A. going走；B. leaving离开；C. running跑；D. approaching靠近，走过来。根据下文“Without hesitation, she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked ___16___.”可知，一个衣衫褴褛的老妇人走过来。故选D。
16．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她毫不犹豫地弯下腰，拿起那一半看上去仍然完好无损的罐子。A. all right没事的；B. bad enough够糟糕的；C. broken损坏的；D. damaged毁坏的。根据下文“Still ___17___, she stuck two fingers into the jar, scooped out the ___18___ jam and placed it into her toothless mouth.”可知，罐子有一半是完好无损的，老人开始吃里面的果酱。故选A。
17．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她仍然弯着腰，把两根手指伸进罐子里，舀出剩下的果酱，放进自己没有牙齿的嘴里。A. standing up站着；B. sitting up端坐；C. bending over弯腰；D. watching out观察。根据上文“Without hesitation, she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked ___16___.”及空前“Still”可知，老人仍然弯着腰。故选C。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她仍然弯着腰，把两根手指伸进罐子里，舀出剩下的果酱，放进自己没有牙齿的嘴里。A. rest剩余部分；B. remaining剩下的；C. extra额外的；D. spare额外的。根据空前“she stuck two fingers into the jar”及空后“placed it into her toothless mouth”可知，老人吃的是剩下的果酱，应用形容词remaining，修饰名词jam，作定语。故选B。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她仍然弯着腰，把两根手指伸进罐子里，舀出剩下的果酱，放进自己没有牙齿的嘴里。A. swallowed吞咽；B. vomited吐；C. chewed咀嚼；D. placed放置。根据后文“it into her toothless mouth”可知，老人吃果酱时，把两根手指伸进罐子里，舀出剩下的果酱，放进自己没有牙齿的嘴里。故选D。
20．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：她仔细研究那个损坏的容器，直到她确定什么也没剩下。A. until直到；B. unless除非；C. after在……以后；D. since自从。根据下文“she was certain that there was nothing left. Then she left.”可知，老人仔细研究那个损坏的容器，直到她确定什么也没剩下，然后才离开。此处是until引导的时间状语从句。故选A。
21．B
22．C
23．C
24．A
25．D
26．D
27．A
28．A
29．B
30．C
31．C
32．B
33．B
34．D
35．A
36．B
37．A
38．C
39．D
40．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍啦啦队在美国的发展历史、伤亡情况和安全规则。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：许多啦啦队员从小学就开始这项活动，一直持续到大学。A. tradition传统，惯例；B. activity活动；C. custom风俗，习俗；D. action行动，行为。根据上文“Cheerleading has a long-standing history in the United States.(啦啦队在美国有着悠久的历史)”以及下文“those who fall in love with cheering can continue the sport into ____3____.”可知许多啦啦队员从小学就开始啦啦队这项活动，设空处指这项活动，故选B。
22．考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，那些喜欢啦啦队的人可以继续这项运动直到成年。A. Meanwhile与此同时；B. Anyway不管怎样；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。由上文“Even professional sports teams have cheerleaders. (即使是职业运动队也有啦啦队)”可知上下文之间是因果关系，故选C。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，那些喜欢啦啦队的人可以继续这项运动直到成年。A. reality现实；B. dream梦，梦想；C. adulthood成年；D. future未来。由上文“Many cheerleaders begin the ____1____ in primary school and can continue until university.”可知喜欢啦啦队这一活动的人可以继续这项运动直到成年。故选C。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有组织的啦啦队活动始于1884年的Princeton大学，当时人们创造了啦啦队来激励他们的球队。A. stimulate激发，鼓励；B. discourage使泄气；C. extend延伸；D. amplify放大，增强。由空前的“the crowd created a cheer to ”以及常识可知，创建啦啦队是为了给球队加油助威，激励球队队员，故选A。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：啦啦队成员可以做出一些努力来防止受伤。A. assure使确信，确保；B. insure投保；C. forbid禁止；D. prevent阻碍，防止。根据第四段可知有很多啦啦队员在运动中受伤，导致残疾甚至死亡，所以此句中“防止受伤”符合语境 。故选D。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1923年，啦啦队扩展到了女性。A. blew刮，吹；B. circulated循环；C. exploited运用，利用；D. expanded扩大，扩展。根据上文“it was Tom Peebles that became the first cheerleader when he successfully led the crowd at the University of Minnesota”可知最早的啦啦队员是男性，由此可知此句指啦啦队扩展到包括女性队员。故选D。
27．考查副词词义辨析。句意：自从啦啦队在美国诞生以来，它已经有了很大的发展。A. considerably非常，相当大地；B. occasionally偶然，偶尔；C. smoothly平稳地，顺利地；D. constantly经常地，不断地。根据下文“Most college football and basketball teams currently have their own cheerleading group. Moreover, every team in the NFL has a cheerleading squad (队), as well as the ____8____ of NBA teams.”可知，NFL中的每支球队，以及NBA球队，都有啦啦队，可得出自啦啦队在美国诞生以来，它已经有了很大的发展。故选A。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：此外，NFL中的每支球队，以及大多数NBA球队，都有啦啦队。A. majority大多数；B. form形式；C. character品质，人物；D. scene场面，场景。根据上文“Most college football and basketball teams currently have their own cheerleading group.”以及此句中“every team in the NFL has a cheerleading squad”可知绝大多数大学足球队和篮球队都有自己的啦啦队，结合“Moreover”以及“as well as”可推断大多数NBA球队也有自己的啦啦队。故选A。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：啦啦队已经成为一个非常受欢迎的为运动队加油的节目。A. worthwhile值得的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. beneficial有益的；D. nationwide全国性的。根据上文“Moreover, every team in the NFL has a cheerleading squad (队), as well as the ____8____ of NBA teams.”可知啦啦队已经非常受欢迎。故选B。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从1982年到2006年，高中啦啦队比赛中发生了45起重大受伤事件，其中两起意外导致死亡。A. emerged显露；B. estimated估计；C. occurred发生；D. committed承诺。根据句意可知从1982年到2006年，在高中啦啦队比赛中发生了45起重大受伤事件，故选C。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从1982年到2006年，在高中啦啦队比赛中发生了45起重大受伤事件，其中两起意外导致死亡。A. arousing激起，引起；B. contributing贡献，投稿；C. resulting导致；D. awarding奖励。根据句中的“45 major injuries”以及空后的“deaths”可知此句指因伤致死，动词短语result in意为“导致”符合句意，故选C。
32．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这45起受伤事件中，14起不幸导致永久性残疾。A. brief简短的；B. permanent永久的；C. frightening可怕的；D. unexpected想不到的，意外的。根据句中的“unfortunately”以及上下文中关于重大伤亡的介绍可知permanent disabilities意为“永久性残疾”符合语境。故选B。
33．考查介词词义辨析。句意：同样在这些年里，一名女大学生死亡，另有五名女大学生最终残疾，11人受重伤。A. Upon在……上，一……就……；B. Over悬在……上面，在……期间；C. On在……上，关于；D. After在……后。根据“the same years”可知此处指代上文“From 1982 to 2006”，所以此句指在1982到2006这些年里，故选B。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同样在这些年里，一名女大学生死亡，另有五名女大学生最终残疾，11人受重伤。A. extra附加的，额外的（所添加的是超出原先定好所需的数量，是多出来的部分）；B. unfortunate不幸的；C. distinct不同的，清楚的；D. additional附加的，外加的（所添加的是补足所需不足的数量）。根据句意可知从1982到2006年这些年里，除了有一位女大学生死亡之外，还有5人残疾，11人重伤，所以additional符合句意。故选D。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了帮助维护这项运动的安全，美国啦啦队教练和管理者协会制定了一些会员必须遵守的规定。A. maintain保持；B. advocate提倡；C. announce宣布；D. transform使改变，转换。根据句中“the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators has made some ____16____ that members must follow.”以及下文“These moves must also include a spotter who can protect the top person’s head and neck in case of a ____20____.”可知美国啦啦队教练和管理者协会制定了一些会员必须遵守的规定是为了保护啦啦队员的安全，故选A。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了帮助维护这项运动的安全，美国啦啦队教练和管理者协会制定了一些会员必须遵守的规定。A. command命令，指示；B. regulation规章制度，规则；C. instruction指导，用法说明；D. channel频道，渠道。根据下文“During a forward roll, the top person must begin in a non-inverted (非倒立) ... These moves must also include a spotter who can protect the top person’s head and neck in case of a ____20____.”可知美国啦啦队教练和管理者协会制定了一些会员必须遵守的规定。故选B。
37．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在拉拉队中，所有的高飞动作都有可能导致受伤。A. involved有关联的，涉及的；B. absorbed被……吸引住，专心致志的；C. expert专业的，熟练的；D. concerned担心的，关注的。根据句意可知，啦啦操中涉及到的高飞动作很可能导致队员受伤，involved符合句意。故选A。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在向前翻腾时，上层队员必须以非倒立的姿势开始，并始终与两个底层队员保持手与手的接触。A. gesture手势，示意动作；B. mood心境，情绪；C. position（坐、立的）姿态，姿势；D. behave表现。根据空前的“the top person must begin in a non-inverted”可知啦啦队队员做向前翻腾的动作时，上层队员必须以非倒立的姿势开始，故选C。
39．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在向前翻腾时，上面的人必须以非倒立的姿势开始，并始终与两个底层队员保持手与手的接触。A. normally正常地；B. properly正确地，适当地；C. temporarily临时性地，暂时地；D. throughout到处，自始至终。根据句意可知，在向前翻腾过程中上层队员与底层队员必须始终保持手与手的接触，以避免出现意外而受伤。故选D。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：做这些动作时，还包括一个后保队员，他/她可以在上层队员万一跌落时保护上层队员的头部和颈部。A. interaction互动，交互作用；B. failure失败；C. impact巨大影响；D. fall落下，下降。根据上文语境可知在做这些高空动作时，必须有后保队员，他/她可以在万一上层队员跌落时起到保护作用。故选D。
41．A
42．C
43．A
44．B
45．D
46．B
47．D
48．C
49．A
50．B
51．A
52．C
53．D
54．A
55．B
56．C
57．D
58．A
59．B
60．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是亚马逊网站创始人的故事。才智是与生俱来的，而善良是后天可以选择的。天赋易得，选择难做。16年前，贝佐斯惊叹于互联网的迅速发展，于是萌发了建立网上书店的想法，再得到妻子的支持后，他辞去了待遇很好的工作，虽然老板曾试图留住他，但贝佐斯最终决定把自己的想法付诸实践。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我多年前就有了创办亚马逊的想法。A. start创办；B. keep保持；C. fund提供资金；D. set设置。根据下文“I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet”可知，作者多年前就有了创办亚马逊的想法。故选A。
42．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我偶然发现每年网络的使用增长高达百分之二千三。A. got through完成；B. set aside放在一边；C. came across偶然发现；D. turned down拒绝。根据下文“I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast”可知，作者从来没有见过这样的事情，因此是偶然发现网络使用量增长巨大。故选C。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我从未见过或听说过发展得这么快的东西，建立一个拥有数百万个头衔的在线书店的想法对我来说是非常令人兴奋的。A. online在线的；B. available可利用的；C. intelligent智慧的；D. expensive昂贵的。根据上文“that the Internet usage was growing”可知，作者想建立一个在线的书店。故选A。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. practical实用的；B. exciting令人兴奋的；C. flexible灵活的；D. productive多产的。根据“I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast.”可知，作者从来没有见过或者听过增加如此迅速的事情，建立一个网络在线的书店对作者来说是一件非常令人兴奋的事情。故选B。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我告诉我的妻子我想放弃我的工作来做这件疯狂的事情，因为大多数创业公司都没成功，我也不知道该期待什么。A. take拿走；B. land着陆；C. exchange交换；D. quit放弃。根据“go to do this crazy thing”可知，作者想放弃他的工作来做这件疯狂的事情。故选D。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. matter有关系；B. work起作用；C. fail失败；D. exist存在。根据“since most start-ups don’t”可知，大多数初创公司都会失败，所以作者要做的这件事可能没什么作用。故选B。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意同5小题。A. do做；B. achieve实现；C. plan计划；D. expect期待。因为还没有实际操作，所以作者不敢确信他能够期待得到什么样的结果。故选D。
48．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她告诉我应该坚持这个想法。A. give up放弃；B. set up建立；C. stick to坚持；D. put off推迟。根据“I’d always wanted to be an inventor”可知，她希望作者坚持自己的梦想。故选C。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我还是个小男孩的时候，我一直想成为一名发明家，而她希望我追随自己的激情。A. passion激情；B. pace速度；C. hobby爱好；D. example例子。根据下文“I took the less 19 path to follow my dream”可知，作者的妻子告诉他应该坚持这个想法，作者总是想成为一个发明家，她希望作者坚持自己的激情。故选A。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我在纽约的一间金融机构工作，我的老板是一位我很钦佩的很棒的老板。A. cruel残忍的；B. brilliant很棒的；C. greedy贪婪的；D. modest谦虚的。根据后面的定语从句“that I admired very much”可知，这是一个作者很钦佩的人，那么他一定很棒。故选B。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我去找我的老板，告诉他我想创办一家在网上卖书的公司。A. shared分享；B. told告诉；C. reasoned理论；D. enquired询问。结合句意，此处为固定搭配share sth. with sb.“与某人分享某事”。故选A。
52．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他带我在中央公园散步了很长时间，仔细听我说，最后说：“这听起来是个很好的主意，但对于那些还没有找到好工作的人来说，这个主意会更好。”A. gradually逐渐地；B. eventually最后；C. carefully仔细地；D. generously慷慨地。根据“He took me on a long walk in Central Park and listened”以及后文老板对作者计划的评价可知，老板很仔细地听了作者的计划和想法。故选C。
53．考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. so于是；B. and和；C. otherwise否则；D. but但是。结合句意，前后文是转折关系。故选D。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个逻辑对我来说有些道理，他说服我在做最后决定之前考虑48小时。A. sense道理；B. difference不同；C. bet打赌；D. bargain折扣。make sense有意义，讲得通；根据下文“but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot.”可知，老板的逻辑对作者来说是讲得通的，即作者明白了老板的意思和态度。故选A。
55．考查连接词词义辨析。句意同上。A. while当……时；B. before在……前；C. once一旦；D. since自从。根据语境可知，老板说服作者在做出最终决定之前再考虑48小时。本句表示老板让作者三思而后行，让作者仔细考虑自己的行为。before表示“在……之前”符合语境。故选B。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那样看来这是一个很困难的选择，但是最后我还是决定试一试。A. puzzle困惑；B. suggestion建议；C. choice选择；D. report报告。根据下文“I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at all.”可知，那样看来这是一个很困难的选择，但是最后作者还是决定试一试。故选C。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不认为我会后悔尝试和失败。A. managing设法做到；B. requesting请求；C. changing改变；D. trying尝试。根据下文“I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at all.”可知，如果作者不去努力和尝试，也许作者会很遗憾。故选D。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：考虑很久以后我决定走这条不是很安全的追随自己梦想的小路，对于那个选择我很自豪。A. consideration考虑；B. determination决定；C. conversation对话；D. application申请。根据上文“and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours”可知，考虑很久以后作者决定走这条不是很安全的追随自己梦想的小路。故选A。
59．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. stable稳固的；B. secure安全的；C. amusing令人快乐的；D. interesting有趣的。因为这件事情没有人做过，没有人知道是不是会成功，所以使用secure表示对于这一道路的前途的不确定性。故选B。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同18小题。A. confident有信心的；B. regretful遗憾的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. proud自豪的。根据“For all of us, in the end, we are our choices”可知，对于作者的选择，他很自豪，对于我们所有人来说，我们是我们自己的选择。故选D。
61．D
62．B
63．C
64．D
65．A
66．C
67．B
68．D
69．A
70．C
71．B
72．B
73．D
74．A
75．C
76．B
77．A
78．A
79．D
80．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Alena Wicker 12岁时就已经拿到了高中文凭，在一个长期在线课程学习后，她准备今年夏天进入亚利桑那州立大学。文章介绍了Alena的梦想以及她在其它方面取得的成就。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这从未削弱一个聪明女孩航天的决心。A. identified识别；B. conveyed表达；C. opposed反对；D. weakened削弱。根据上文“The pandemic has greatly changed the landscape of education.(疫情极大地改变了教育的面貌)”以及but表示转折，说明教育的改变没有削弱一个聪明女孩航天的决心。故选D。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当大多数青少年都在应对中学的挑战时，Alena Wicker在12岁时就已经拿到了高中文凭。A. reviewed回顾；B. received收到；C. approved赞成；D. questioned质疑。根据后文“her high school diploma at the age of 12”指在12岁收到高中文凭。故选B。
63．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在一个长期在线课程学习后，她准备今年夏天进入亚利桑那州立大学。A. nervous紧张的；B. willing愿意的；C. ready准备好的；D. hesitant犹豫的。根据后文“to attend Arizona State University this summer”可知，Alena Wicker准备今年夏天进入亚利桑那州立大学。故选C。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那里，她打算主修天文科学和化学，以实现在美国宇航局工作的梦想，她希望在毕业后利用她的非凡技能建造宇宙飞船。A. continues继续；B. happens发生；C. refuses拒绝；D. intends打算。根据后文“to major in both astronomical science and chemistry”可知，主修天文科学和化学是她的打算。故选D。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那里，她打算主修天文科学和化学，以实现在美国宇航局工作的梦想，她希望在毕业后利用她的非凡技能建造宇宙飞船。A. pursue追求；B. change改变；C. demonstrate证明；D. assess评定。根据后文“her dream of working at NASA”指追求在美国宇航局工作的梦想。故选A。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那里，她打算主修天文科学和化学，以实现在美国宇航局工作的梦想，她希望在毕业后利用她的非凡技能建造宇宙飞船。A. recover恢复；B. appreciate感激；C. employ雇佣，利用；D. discover发现。根据后文“her extraordinary skills to build spacecraft after graduation”指毕业后利用她的非凡技能建造宇宙飞船。故选C。
67．考查副词词义辨析。句意：起初，她想成为一名天文学家，但后来她转到工程，因为她喜欢建造东西。A. Importantly重要地是；B. Originally起初；C. Obviously显然；D. Fortunately幸运地。根据后文“she wanted to be an astronomer, but then she switched over”可知，天文学家是她最初的梦想，后来改变了。故选B。
68．考查介词短语辨析。句意：起初，她想成为一名天文学家，但后来她转到工程，因为她喜欢建造东西。A. in contrast with形成对比；B. in spite of尽管；C. in case of万一；D. on account of由于。根据后文“her love of building things”改变梦想是因为她喜欢建造东西。故选D。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Alena的太空之旅始于她早年对乐高的热爱，她从4岁起就开始玩乐高。A. passion激情；B. charge费用；C. request要求；D. occasion场合。根据后文“with which she’s always played around”可知，她小时候喜欢乐高，故选A。
70．考查名词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，她已经制作了从泰姬陵到美国宇航局火箭的各种模型。A. instructions指令；B. sites位置；C. models模型；D. pictures图片。根据后文“of everything from the Taj Mahal to NASA rockets”可知，此处指用乐高制作各种模型。故选C。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“她会按照颜色和大小来整理乐高积木，”她的母亲麦克奎特说。A. design设计；B. organize组织，整理；C. produce产生；D. recommend建议。根据后文“the Lego pieces by color and size”指按照颜色和大小来整理乐高积木。故选B。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她总是擅长乐高积木，如果你把她的乐高积木弄乱了，她很容易就能把它们拼起来。A. amused被逗乐的；B. expert专业的；C. astonished吃惊的；D. mad疯狂的。后文提到积木弄乱后她很容易就能拼好，可见很擅长。短语be expert at表示“擅长”。故选B。
73．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她总是擅长乐高积木，如果你把她的乐高积木弄乱了，她很容易就能把它们拼起来。A. handed out分发；B. put away放好；C. showed off炫耀；D. messed up混乱。根据后文“it would be easy for her to put them together”可知，弄乱后她很容易就能拼好。故选D。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了将她的愿景变为现实，这位天才在生活的其他方面也取得了显著的成就。A. achievements成就；B. privileges特权；C. adaptations改编；D. explanations解释。后文提到她创办了一个网站，鼓励其他有相似兴趣的女孩专注于女性在历史上无法进入的领域，可见这位天才在生活的其他方面也取得了显著的成就。故选A。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：看到女性在STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）领域的机会不平等，Alena想要做出改变。A. varieties多样性；B. growth成长；C. inequality不平等；D. advantages优势。根据后文“a website to encourage other girls with”建立网站鼓励其它女孩，可知是因为看到了女性在STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）领域的机会不平等，故选C。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在母亲的鼓励下，Alena创办了一个网站，鼓励其他有相似兴趣的女孩专注于女性在历史上无法进入的领域。A. examined检查；B. launched启动；C. visited参观；D. removed去除。根据后文“a website”指创办网站，应用launch。故选B。
77．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在母亲的鼓励下，Alena创办了一个网站，鼓励其他有相似兴趣的女孩专注于女性在历史上无法进入的领域。A. similar相似的；B. beneficial有益的；C. impressive令人印象深刻的；D. typical典型的。根据后文“interests to focus on fields”可知，鼓励的是有相似兴趣的女孩。故选A。
78．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在母亲的鼓励下，Alena创办了一个网站，鼓励其他有相似兴趣的女孩专注于女性在历史上无法进入的领域。A. historically历史地；B. gradually逐渐地；C. casually随意地；D. suddenly突然。根据上文“fields which had been”以及提到的女性在STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）领域的机会不平等，所以这里指鼓励其他有相似兴趣的女孩专注于女性在历史上无法进入的领域。故选A。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Alena希望为其他女孩树立一个榜样——永远不要让根深蒂固的观念阻止我们决定自己的人生道路。A. recording记录；B. tracking追踪；C. spreading传播；D. determining决定。根据后文“the course of our life”指决定人生道路，故选D。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：放手去做，然后完成它。A. judge判断；B. submit提交；C. accomplish完成；D. advertise打广告。后文it指代上文提到的计划去做的事情，即放手去做，然后完成它。故选C。
81．C
82．D
83．C
84．B
85．A
86．B
87．D
88．A
89．D
90．C
91．B
92．B
93．A
94．D
95．C
96．A
97．B
98．D
99．C
100．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。罗伯塔成绩优秀但很害羞，她非常喜欢《威尼斯商人》中的波西娅这个角色，因为“喜欢”，最终她克服了恐惧，在试演中表现得非常出色，获得了这个角色的表演机会。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她深吸一口气，开始说话。A. sing唱歌；B. dance舞蹈；C. speak说话；D. report报告。由上文的“Roberta appeared on the stage.”和下文的“She was speaking with a power”可知，罗伯塔在舞台上开始说话。故选C项。
82．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在她是波西娅，莎士比亚的《威尼斯商人》中意志坚强的角色。A. member成员；B. actress女演员；C. player运动员；D. character角色。由下文的“Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.”可知，罗伯塔正在扮演莎士比亚《威尼斯商人》中的角色“波西娅”，下文倒数第二段也提到“In secret she practiced Portia’s part”，“角色”（character）与part同义。故选D项。
83．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她用一种她从未体验过的力量说话，话语流畅地从她嘴里流出。A. weakly虚弱地；B. rapidly快速地；C. smoothly连续而流畅地；D. slowly缓慢地。由下文的“the lines by repeating them over and over”可知，罗伯塔不断练习台词，判断出“台词流利地从她口中说出”。故选C项。
84．考查介词短语辨析。句意：事实上，在试镜之前，罗伯塔之前她从来没有表演过。A. At first首先；B. In fact事实上；C. Above all最重要的是；D. In all总共。紧接着上文“words flowing smoothly from her”，后面作者口气一转，表明“罗伯塔在试镜之前从来没有表演过”这一事实。故选B项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她讨厌在别人面前。A. hated讨厌；B. enjoyed喜欢；C. appreciated欣赏；D. regretted后悔。由下文的“You’re just a little scared. Everyone gets scared.”可知，罗伯塔由于胆小/害怕，所以她讨厌在众人面前表现。故选A项。
86．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她在学校很害羞。A. honest诚实的；B. shy害羞的；C. polite礼貌的；D. patient耐心的。由上文语境提到罗伯塔比较胆小，故可推断她在学校的表现应该是害羞的。故选B项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她从未想过自己在任何事情上都足够优秀，足以引起人们的注意。A. avoid避免；B. focus聚焦；C. pay支付；D. attract吸引。由上文语境可知，罗伯塔讨厌在众人面前表现，可得出她不觉得自己能优秀到吸引人们注意力，attract attention意为“吸引注意力”。故选D项。
88．考查代词词义辨析。句意：她大部分时间自己待着，很少交朋友。A. few很少；B. a few一些；C. several几个；D. many许多。由上文的“She stayed mostly to herself”可知，由于罗伯塔大部分时间自己待着，结果就是朋友很少，few表否定意义。故选A项。
89．考查连词词义辨析。句意：她成绩很好，但她总觉得少了点什么。A. or或者；B. so因此；C. for因为；D. but但是。由上下文语境可知，前后表转折，用but。故选D项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：试镜前两周，罗伯塔的母亲听说了此事，并鼓励她加入。A. forced迫使；B. requested要求；C. encouraged鼓励；D. reminded提醒。由下文的“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to ____11____ the part. (我想不出其他人更适合扮演这个角色)”和“You’re just a little scared….You know you ____13____ do it. (你只是有点害怕……你会成功的)”看出，母亲是在鼓励罗伯塔参加。故选C项。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想不出其他人更适合扮演这个角色。A. accept接受；B. play扮演；C. offer主动提供；D. learn学习。由上下文语境可知，母亲鼓励罗伯塔参加演出，母亲觉得她最适合扮演波西娅这个角色，play the part意为“扮演角色”。故选B项。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她母亲不会让这件事平息。A. role角色；B. matter事情；C. interest兴趣；D. grade年级。由上文语境可知，母亲鼓励罗伯塔参加演出，母亲不想就此搁下此“事”，决心让罗伯塔去参演。故选B项。
93．考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：你知道你能做到。A. can能够；B. must必须；C. may也许；D. should应该。由上文语境可知，母亲鼓励罗伯塔参加演出，认为她最适合扮演波西娅这个角色，可得出母亲认为她“能够”做成此事。故选A项。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：诀窍是克服恐惧，找到你正在做的事情的爱。A. anger愤怒；B. pain痛苦；C. sadness悲伤；D. fear恐惧。由上文的“You’re just a little scared.”可知，母亲认为罗伯塔只是有点害怕，只要罗伯塔克服恐惧，就能成功。故选D项。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她读过这部剧，发现自己一想到要演说这么华美的台词就兴奋不已。A. purpose目的；B. route路径；C. idea想法；D. importance重要性。由本处语境可知，读了剧本的罗伯塔发现，想到要演说这么华美的台词，她就感到兴奋。故选C项。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她秘密地练习了波西娅的角色，一遍又一遍地重复台词来记忆台词。A. memorizing记住；B. organizing组织；C. checking检查；D. improving提高。由下文的“by repeating them over and over”可知，不断练习、重复是为了记住台词。故选A项。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这并不难；她喜欢它的每一分钟。A. disliked不喜欢；B. loved喜欢；C. expected期望；D. bore厌倦。由上文的“It wasn’t hard”可知，因为喜欢做一件事情，才认为它不难。故选B项。
98．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次她读出这些话时，她都对台词有了新的理解，仿佛莎士比亚在很多层面上都写过波西娅。A. consideration考虑；B. description描述；C. selection选择；D. understanding理解。由本处语境可知，通过反复说台词，罗伯塔每次都会对台词有新的理解，觉得波西娅这个角色有多种层面。故选D项。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在试镜的当天，她为审计员们表演了波西娅的两段著名话语。A. practiced练习；B. planned计划；C. performed表演；D. delivered递送。由上文的“On the day of the audition”可知，选拔试演那天，罗伯塔表演了波西娅的两段著名话语。故选C项。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当她演完后，戏剧俱乐部的负责人宣布这个角色是她的。A. part角色；B. play戏剧；C. speech言语；D. position位置。由全文语境可知，罗伯塔最终试镜成功了，俱乐部的负责人宣布波西娅这个“角色”是她的了。故选A项。
101．C
102．A
103．A
104．C
105．D
106．A
107．C
108．B
109．C
110．D
111．B
112．A
113．B
114．D
115．A
116．B
117．B
118．D
119．D
120．D
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了一群事业有成的校友决定去拜访他们的大学老教授，谈话很快就变成了对工作和生活压力的抱怨，于是教授便用“咖啡”比作“生活”，“杯子”比作“工作、金钱、地位”，给他们上了一堂课，告诉大家要享受生活。
101．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们聚在一起向房子走去，一进门，他们就开始和以前的教授聊天。A. go through经历；B. call off取消；C. got together聚在一起；D. hold on坚持。根据下文“to walk to the house and on getting into the door,”可知，此处是指，学生们都聚在一起（got together）走到教授家里。故选C项。
102．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，谈话很快就变成了对工作和生活压力的抱怨。A. However然而； B. Therefore 因此； C. Then那么； D. Thus所以。根据下文“ about stress in work and life.”可知，谈话很快就变成了对工作和生活压力的抱怨，与前面形成对比和转折，所以填副词However表转折。故选A项。
103．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，谈话很快就变成了对工作和生活压力的抱怨。A. complaints抱怨；B. apologies道歉；C. discussion讨论；D. consultant咨询。根据下文“that is the 9 of your problems and stress.”可知，此处是指对工作和生活压力的抱怨（complaints）。故选A项。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：教授去厨房给客人们准备咖啡，端来一大壶咖啡和各式各样的杯子——瓷的、塑料的、玻璃的、水晶的，有的看上去普通，有的很贵，有的很精致——让他们随意。A. brought带来；B. carried携带；C. returned返回；D. came来。根据本句的“the professor went to the kitchen and 4 with a large pot of coffee and a wide variety of cups”可知，教授去厨房拿咖啡和杯子并返回（returned），以此招待学生。故选C项。
105．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：教授去厨房给客人们准备咖啡，端来一大壶咖啡和各式各样的杯子——瓷的、塑料的、玻璃的、水晶的，有的看上去普通，有的很贵，有的很精致——让他们自己倒咖啡喝。A. artificial人造的；B. simple简单的；C. dramatic急剧的；D. plain普通的。根据下文“leaving behind the plain and cheap ones”可知，此处是指普通的（plain），为词义复现。故选D项。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：教授去厨房给客人们准备咖啡，端来一大壶咖啡和各式各样的杯子——瓷的、塑料的、玻璃的、水晶的，有的看上去普通，有的很贵，有的很精致——让他们自己倒咖啡喝。A. coffee咖啡；B. tea茶；C. juice果汁；D. food食物。根据上文“the professor went to the kitchen and 4 with a large pot of coffee and a wide variety of cups”可知，此处是指，让他们自己倒咖啡（coffee）喝。故选A项。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当所有的学生手里都拿了一杯咖啡后，教授说：“如果你们注意一下，就会发现所有好看的、昂贵的杯子都被挑走了，剩下的是那些普通的和便宜的。A. contrasted对比；B. traced追踪；C. noticed注意到；D. identified辨认出。根据下文“all the nice looking expensive cups were 8 , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.”可知，此处是指如果你注意到（noticed）了，所有好看的、昂贵的杯子都被挑走了，剩下的是普通的和便宜的杯子。故选C项。
108．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当所有的学生手里都拿了一杯咖啡后，教授说：“如果你们注意一下，就会发现所有好看的昂贵的杯子都被挑走了，剩下的是那些普通的和便宜的。”A. pulled away离开，脱身；B. picked up捡起来；挑选；C. taken up占用；D. got away逃脱。根据下文“leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.”可知，此处是指所有好看的昂贵的杯子都被挑走（picked up）了，剩下的是普通的和便宜的杯子。故选B项。
109．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然你们想要给自己最好的是很正常的，但这也是你们的问题和压力的来源。A. content内容；B. case事情；C. source来源；D. supply供应。根据下文“of your problems and stress.”可知，这里是指这种心态就是你问题和压力的根源（source）。故选C项。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：可以肯定的是，杯子本身不会增加咖啡的质量。A. difference差异，不同；B. impact影响；C. pleasure愉快；D. quality质量。根据下文“nor change the quality of life we live.”可知，空处指的是咖啡的质量（quality）。故选D项。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在大多数情况下，它只是更贵，在某些情况下，甚至掩盖了我们喝的是什么。A. fades褪色；B. hides隐藏；C. misses错过；D. confuses使困惑。根据上文“In most cases it is just more expensive and, in some cases, even”可知，此处是在说缺点，所以是指某些情况下，甚至还会掩盖了（hides）我们喝的东西。故选B项。
112．考查副词词义辨析。句意：你们真正想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子，但你们有意识地去选择最好的杯子……A. consciously有意识地；B. confidentially保密地；C. immediately立即；D. eventually最终。根据上文“ it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves”可知，每个人都想要为自己选择最好的，所以是有意识地（consciously）去拿最好的杯子。故选A项。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后你们开始互相打量对方的杯子。A. handling处理，解决；B. eyeing注视；审视；C. glancing瞥一眼；D. regretting后悔。根据下文“each others cups.”可知，此处是指你开始盯着（eyeing）对方的杯子。故选B项。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在考虑一下这一点：生活是咖啡；工作、金钱和社会地位是杯子。A. thought思想；B. example例子；C. mind思维；D. account描述、解释。根据下文Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. ”可知，现在设想：生活就是咖啡；工作、金钱和社会地位就是杯子。take sth. into account为固定搭配，表示“考虑”。故选D项。
115．考查动词词义辨析。句意：杯子只是用来容纳生活的工具，我们拥有的杯子的类型既不能定义也不能改变我们生活的质量。A. define定义；B. maintain维持；C. expect预料； D. ruin毁坏。根据下文“nor change the quality of life we live.”可知，此处是指我们拥有的杯子的类型既不能定义（define）也不能改变我们生活的质量。故选A项。
116．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时候，如果我们只把注意力放在杯子上，我们就无法享受上帝赐予我们的咖啡。A. accept接受；B. fail失败、未能；C. attempt尝试；D. pursue追求。根据上文“by concentrating only on the cup”可知，如果只关注杯子，我们就没法（fail）享受咖啡。故选B项。
117．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：因此，我们必须了解“咖啡”的重要性，而不是美妙的“杯子”，因为它可能会扰乱我们的洞察力。A. in addition to除了；B. instead of而不是；C. regardless of 不管；D. in spite of 尽管。根据上文“we 16 to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.”可知，此处是指我们必须认识到“咖啡”的重要性，而不是（instead of）那些美妙的“杯子”。故选B项。
118．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，我们必须了解“咖啡”的重要性，而不是美妙的“杯子”，因为它可能会扰乱我们的洞察力。A. version版本；B. eyesight视力；C. vision愿景；D. insight洞察力。根据上文“even 11 what we drink.”可知，此处是指美妙的“杯子”可能会扰乱我们的洞察力（insight）。故选D项。
119．考查副词词义辨析。句意：深切地关心。A. timely及时；B. broadly广义地；C. wonderfully美妙地；D. deeply深深地。根据上下文“Live simply. Love generously. Speak kindly.”可知，此处是指深切地（deeply）关心，符合语境。故选D项。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有了这些，剩下的就交给上帝吧。A. coffee咖啡；B. cup杯子；C. fantasy幻想；D. rest其他；其余。根据上文“With all of these things in your mind,”可知，我们拥有了这些，其他的（rest）就留给上帝，故选D项。
121．C
122．D
123．A
124．B
125．D
126．A
127．D
128．C
129．B
130．A
131．B
132．C
133．A
134．D
135．C
136．A
137．C
138．D
139．B
140．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在俄罗斯看到一个贫民女孩在街头唱歌卖艺，深受她那美妙而动人歌声的吸引的经历，作者从小女孩的歌声中感受到了勇气和力量。
121．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我闭上眼睛，仍然能听到她的声音——这个小女孩的声音如此有力，我们在街区的一半都能听到。A. will意愿、意志；B. strength力量、实力；C. voice声音；D. determination决心。根据后半句“we could hear her halfway down the block”可知，听到的应该是声音，用voice。故选C项。
122．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她是一个俄国农民，在用她唯一的东西——她的嗓音，作为回报来换取钱。A. American美国的、美国人的；B. Chinese中国的、中国人的；C. Japanese日本的、日本人的；D. Russian俄罗斯的、俄罗斯人的。根据下文的“Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the ____12____ Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets.”可知，前苏联时期，小女孩和数以百计像她那样的小孩都是通过在街头乞讨来赚取家庭收入，由此可知，小女孩是俄罗斯人。故选D项。
123．考查介词短语辨析。句意：她是一个俄国农民，在用她唯一的东西——她的嗓音，作为回报来换取钱。A. in return作为回报；B. in turn反过来；C. by hand用手；D. in silence沉默。根据前面的“asked for money”和后面的“gave the only thing she had — her voice”可知，此处应该是用声音来换取钱，in return符合语境。故选A项。
124．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她使我想起了小孤儿安妮的形象。A. voice声音；B. image形象；C. story故事；D. looks相貌。根据上下文对小女孩形象的描述以及后面的“Little Orphan Annie”可知，此处是指小女孩让作者想到了小孤儿安妮的形象，小孤儿安妮是美国一个漫画人物，此处image符合语境。故选B项。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我听不懂她唱的歌词，但她的声音吸引着我的注意。A. said说；B. murmured讷讷地说；C. used使用；D. sang唱。根据下文“She sang ____7____ an old-style lamp post in the shadow of a building”可知，小女孩是在唱歌。故选D项。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我听不懂她唱的歌词，但她的声音吸引着我的注意。A. attention注意力；B. love爱；C. help帮助；D. mercy仁慈。根据上文“the little girl with a ____1____ so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block.”和下文“Her voice, on the other hand, is ____11____ imprinted in my mind.”可知，小女孩唱歌的声音十分强有力，深深印在作者脑海里，说明她的声音吸引力作者的注意力，attention符合语境。故选A项
127．考查介词词义辨析。句意：她站在一栋建筑物阴影下的一根老式灯柱下唱歌，双臂伸展，头向后仰。A. across穿过；B. from从……；C. under在……下面；D. from underneath从……下面。根据句意可知，小女孩站在一栋建筑物阴影下的一根老式灯柱下唱歌，她的歌声是从这个地方传来的，此处用双重介词描述，使含义更丰富。故选D项。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她站在一栋建筑物阴影下的一根老式灯柱下唱歌，双臂伸展，头向后仰。A. hands手；B. feet脚；C. head头；D. face脸。根据常识可知，唱歌时，双臂伸展，头也会不自觉往后仰，此处head符合语境。故选C项。
129．考查动词短语和动词词义辨析。句意：她的棕色头发从梳成的发髻里逃了出来，她偶尔会抬起手，把脸上散落的一绺头发拨下来。A. fell out争吵、掉了出来；B. escaped逃脱、逃离；C. did up打扮、装饰；D. tied to系、相关联。根据后面“she occasionally reached up to ____10____ a stray piece from her face.”可知，小女孩时不时拨一下头发，说明头发从梳好的发髻中跑了出来，此处escaped符合语境。故选B项。
130．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的棕色头发从梳成的发髻里逃了出来，她偶尔会抬起手，把脸上散落的一绺头发拨下来。A. remove移开、拿走；B. tear撕碎、撕破；C. cut off切断；D. dress穿衣、装饰。根据后面的“a stray piece from her face”可知，小女孩的头发散落到脸上了，所以会时不时将脸上的头发拨开，此处remove 符合语境。故选A项。
131．考查副词词义辨析。句意：另一方面，她的声音却永远印在我的脑海里。A. never决不、从不；B. permanently永远；C. occasionally偶尔；D. sometimes有时。根据前面的“Her clothing I can’t recall.”和“on the other hand”可知，此处前后两句话存在转折关系，衣着回想不起来，但声音却永远印在脑海里，此处permanently符合语境。故选B项。
132．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：伊莱娜告诉我，在前苏联，她和数以百计像她一样的人通过在街头乞讨来增加家庭收入。A. latter后者的；B. rich富裕的；C. former前者的；D. great伟大的。根据常识可知，苏联早在20世纪90年代初就解体了，所以通常会称之为前苏联，应用former。故选C项。
133．考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们不能上学，他们的父母全职工作。A. attend参加、出席；B. finish完成、结束；C. leave离开；D. enjoy享受。根据句意可知，此处指孩子们无法上学，attend school为习惯搭配。故选A项。
134．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些孩子知道，一天不成功的后果是餐桌上没有食物。A. unhappy不开心的；B. unsatisfied不满意的；C. unusual不同寻常的；D. unsuccessful不成功的。根据上文“Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the ____12____ Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets.”可知，这些孩子们需要通过在街头乞讨来赚取家庭收入；根据后面“no food for the table”可知，桌上没食物，说明没赚到钱，此处用unsuccessful符合语境。故选D项。
135．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：类似的情况在美国大萧条时期也发生过，但那些美国孩子都是20年代身份不明的擦鞋仔。A. faced有某种面孔或表情的；B. real真实存在的；C. faceless身份不明的、不知名的；D. visible看得见的。根据后面的“This girl was real to me.”可知，这个小女孩对我来说是真实可见的，而大萧条时期的那些美国男孩则因为过于久远的，身份不明，前后之间相反相对，此处faceless符合语境。故选C项。
136．考查名词词义辨析。句意：类似的情况在美国大萧条时期也发生过，但那些美国孩子都是20年代身份不明的擦鞋仔。A. twenties二十年代；B. sixties六十年代；C. forties四十年代；D. teens十几岁、青少年。根据上文“the Depression (萧条) in the United States”可知，美国大萧条发生在上个世纪20年代末，此处表示年代，不表示年岁。故选A项。
137．考查连词词义辨析。句意：这不是出于怜悯，而是出于钦佩。A. and和、并；B. while而；C. but但；D. or或。根据前面的“It was not out of pity”和后面的“admiration”可知，此处指不是出于怜悯，而是出于钦佩，前后之间存在转折关系，应用but。故选C项。
138．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她感谢的微笑并没有打断她唱歌。A. contempt轻视、蔑视；B. pity可惜、惋惜；C. bitterness苦难、怨恨；D. thanks感谢。根据前面“When we walked past her, I gave her money.”可知，作者给了小女孩钱，小女孩感激地笑了笑，此处thanks符合语境。故选D项。
139．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们一起笑了起来，我知道我永远不会忘记她的勇气和内心的力量。A. stopped停止、停下；B. shared分享、共享；C. won赢得；D. exchanged交换。根据前面“I know this because when I looked back she smiled again.”可知，作者离开时回头看了看，结果发现小女孩又笑了笑，作者自己也一起笑了，share that smile意为“一起笑”，符合语境。故选B项。
140．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们一起笑了起来，我知道我永远不会忘记她的勇气和内心的力量。A. full满的；B. inner内部的、内在的；C. brave勇敢的；D. fighting好战的、战斗的。根据句意可知，此处指永远不会忘记小女孩的勇气和内心的力量，inner符合语境。故选B项。完形填空
Once upon a time, the colors started to argue over who was the best.
Green said, “I am the sign of life and hope. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in all the ____1____.” Blue cut in, “You only think about the ____2____, but consider the sky and the sea.” Yellow could hardly wait to say, “I bring warmth and ____3____ into the world. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to pared to me, you are all ____4____.” Orange started next to boast(自夸), “I am the color of health and strength. I carry the most important vitamins. I ____5____ the needs of human life. Think of carrots and oranges.” Red could not ____6____ it and shouted out. “I am blood-life’s blood and I am the color of fire. Without me, the earth would be as ____7____ as the moon. Also, I am the color of roses, which is a sign of love.” With a self-satisfied expression, Purple ____8____, “Kings and bishops(主教)have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and royalty. People can not ____9____ me. They listen and obey!” Finally, Indigo(靛青)spoke, much more _____10_____ than all the others, but with much determination, “I am the color of silence. You hardly _____11_____ me, but I am the symbol of thought.”
They were arguing when it started to rain heavily. Rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, _____12_____among yourselves, each trying to get the better of the rest. Don’t you know you were each made for a special purpose Everyone is _____13_____. Join hands with one another and come to me.” Rain continued, “From now on, when it rains, each of you will appear in the sky as a reminder that you can all live in _____14_____.”
Whenever a good rain _____15_____ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. It lets us remember to appreciate one another.
1．A．end B．distance C．fields D．cottage
2．A．world B．earth C．universe D．environment
3．A．laughter B．patience C．reality D．attention
4．A．serious B．incredible C．adorable D．identical
5．A．recognize B．ignore C．witness D．serve
6．A．find B．stand C．ban D．prohibit
7．A．splendid B．rewarding C．bright D．empty
8．A．turned down B．went on C．showed off D．break down
9．A．comfort B．approve C．question D．predict
10．A．quickly B．quietly C．potentially D．regularly
11．A．notice B．accompany C．switch D．interpret
12．A．talking B．sharing C．fighting D．choosing
13．A．superb B．fortunate C．efficient D．unique
14．A．safety B．harmony C．fear D．freedom
15．A．flows B．swings C．leaks D．washes
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new____16____in high school.
____17____, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts (选拔赛) for cheerleaders (拉拉队队员)．She was____18____against very talented (有才能的) girls, and she knew it would be____19____for her to be chosen . Two hours later, the____20____read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart sank as the list ended without her name. Feeling ____21____, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with maths. She had always been a good maths student, but now she was____22____. She moved on to English and history, and was surprised to find that she didn’t have any____23____with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to____24____maths for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school____25____. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as enthusiastic(热情的) as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough____26____for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.”Jenna smiled____27____and left.“Why is high school so____28____ ” she sighed.
Later in maths class, Jenna applied herself to solving the problems that had given her so much trouble and got them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d____29____to try to get used to her new school. She wasn’t sure whether she’d succeed, but she knew she had to____30____.
16．A．subjects B．decisions C．exercises D．challenges
17．A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
18．A．competing B．arguing C．protecting D．speaking
19．A．difficult B．easy C．likely D．interesting
20．A．expert B．architect C．applicant D．judge
21．A．stranger B．unhappy C．disappointed D．lonely
22．A．struggling B．improving C．working D．arranging
23．A．trouble B．confidence C．patience D．opportunities
24．A．put up B．prepare for C．worry about D．give up
25．A．committee B．newspaper C．radio D．team
26．A．speakers B．readers C．cheerleaders D．writers
27．A．happily B．weakly C．excitedly D．brightly
28．A．similar B．ordinary C．different D．familiar
29．A．refuse B．continue C．seem D．offer
30．A．swim B．try C．ask D．escape
“Dolls have a power we don't completely understand,” Amy Jandrisevit said. Working as a pediatric oncology (儿科肿瘤学) social worker，she used ____31____ to help young patients adapt to their changing ____32____ situations. For the kids ____33____ a leg or having lost their hair, they could relate to none and were confused. So when a friend ____34____ that her child was amputated (截肢), Jandrisevit knew what might help the youth through this ____35____ period． “It’s hard to help kids build self-esteem (自尊) just by telling them they are abnormal”, she says.
Jandrisevit went about ____36____ that. She made a doll by hand like her friend's child and ____37____ it off. After the friend received it and ____38____ a photo online of the happy child and doll, another woman asked Jandrisevits for a doll ____39____ her daughter, who lost her hair. _____40_____ spread, and soon Jandrisevits was making dolls for children, which share their characteristics. She started a nonprofit, A Doll Like Me.
Working at home, Jandrisevits spends _____41_____ seven hours on each doll. She hasn't _____42_____ for a doll since she began her nonprofit. The waiting list is long, but Jandrisevits keeps _____43_____ . As she explains,“Every kid, _____44_____ gender, age, or medical issue, should look into the _____45_____ face of a doll and see their own. ”
31．A．pills B．dolls C．candies D．photos
32．A．medical B．financial C．legal D．social
33．A．breaking B．missing C．bending D．lifting
34．A．revealed B．reported C．insisted D．threatened
35．A．brief B．limited C．unforgettable D．challenging
36．A．regretting B．changing C．admitting D．skipping
37．A．sent B．took C．cut D．called
38．A．edited B．shot C．stored D．posted
39．A．educating B．attracting C．mirroring D．disturbing
40．A．Warmth B．Word C．Rumor D．Panic
41．A．particularly B．absolutely C．roughly D．slightly
42．A．charged B．searched C．called D．paid
43．A．silent B．addicted C．modest D．committed
44．A．in spite of B．in terms of C．regardless of D．instead of
45．A．blank B．smooth C．grateful D．sweet
If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go That is the question that ____46____ my life forever.
One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was a flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a ____47____ on life support with less than two percent ____48____ of living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctor diagnosed me with a ____49____ blood infection (感染). During the course of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents ____50____me out of the hospital, I ____51____ that I had been put together like a patchwork (拼缝物) doll and I had to live with ____52____ legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, ____53____ running down.
But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and ____54____ the New Amy. It was at that moment that I asked myself the important ____55____. And that is when it hit me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore, but I could be as tall as I wanted. And first of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were ____56____ here.
Four months later, I was back upon a ____57____. And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals, ____58____ me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.
So instead of looking at our challenges and our limitations as something ____59____ or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful ____60____ that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could
46．A．changed B．cost C．ruined D．saved
47．A．shelter B．room C．hospital D．stadium
48．A．chance B．degree C．space D．time
49．A．weak B．serious C．possible D．new
50．A．dragged B．wheeled C．hurried D．kicked
51．A．made sure B．keep in mind C．worked out D．felt like
52．A．ugly B．heavy C．tall D．false
53．A．blood B．sweat C．tears D．water
54．A．hug B．forget C．treat D．introduce
55．A．reason B．question C．opinion D．suggestion
56．A．fancies B．responsibilities C．presents D．advantages
57．A．stage B．track C．snowboard D．playground
58．A．allowing B．giving C．making D．calling
59．A．active B．terrible C．amazing D．deadly
60．A．ability B．tip C．offer D．gift
This afternoon I was driving home after visiting my mom. I took the route that was more like a canyon(峡谷)drive with beautiful sceneries.____61____I heard a pop. I knew what happened-a big flat tire! I____62____ to the side, but this was a canyon drive with not much shoulder space. What’s worse, it____63____to be around a bend that people couldn’t see me, which made the situation____64____.
Cars were passing me with no____65____of slowing down. I got____66____in the car, feeling very____67____After what seemed a few hours, I____68____a car stopping at a distance behind me. A gentleman ____69____out and signaled to other drivers. With his help, I____70____to walk out of the car very carefully. Then he moved my car a bit out of the way while I was____71____the police to seek help. After much back and forth, they said____72____they gave me priority(优先权)since I was in a dangerous place，they needed at least 20-30 minutes to send____73____,The gentleman offered to check my spare tire while I was making the call. ____74____ ,by the time I was waiting, the gentleman had changed my____75____!I felt a wave of ____76____ coming over me. I told him if he hadn’t stopped by and helped me, I would have felt____77____.He just laughed.
Even after we____78____,I saw in my mirror that the car just followed me to____79____I was OK.I thought how lucky I was to be the____80____of such kindness in a hot dry afternoon.
Bad things can happen, but life will bend toward goodness.
61．A．Carefully B．Suddenly C．Patiently D．Frequently
62．A．pulled over B．set up C．broke down D．got away
63．A．used B．seemed C．ought D．happened
64．A．dangerous B．safe C．wonderful D．typical
65．A．way B．background C．sign D．reward
66．A．locked B．trapped C．fastened D．injured
67．A．relaxed B．determined C．curious D．anxious
68．A．noticed B．felt C．imagined D．missed
69．A．fell B．took C．stepped D．blocked
70．A．dared B．failed C．desired D．hesitated
71．A．interviewing B．contacting C．investigating D．challenging
72．A．as if B．if only C．in case D．even though
73．A．shelter B．medicine C．equipment D．assistance
74．A．Surprisingly B．Slightly C．Unbearably D．Doubtfully
75．A．lights B．handle C．tire D．wheel
76．A．confidence B．gratitude C．passion D．panic
77．A．boring B．unique C．worthless D．desperate
78．A．talked B．laughed C．parted D．quarreled
79．A．ensure B．defend C．evaluate D．support
80．A．player B．receiver C．composer D．reporter
After thirty years in the classroom of primary school, I have come to realize that the tiniest of gestures can make a huge ____81____ to a child. This is one such story.
I received an invitation to _____82_____ an official conference on education at our local high school. As I entered the _____83_____, there was a girl who looked _____84_____. I knew she had been a student of mine. I racked my brain(绞尽脑汁) trying to ____85____ her name. My inability to do so made me feel ____86____, as I have always been able to recall _____87_____ students.
Her eyes ____88____ mine and she threw her arms around me and said, “Mrs. G. it’s me, Sarah, and I’m still ____89____!” The memories came _____90_____ back. You see, Sarah was never a student in my classroom. She lost her parents at an early age and then was sent to live with foster (代养) parents. Sarah was unhappy, often in trouble and often in the office. It was during one of those office visits that I first _____91_____ her. She was writing something in a notebook. I _____92_____myself to her and asked her what she was writing. Sarah ______93______ her story with me. Her writing spoke to me. It filled my heart and I knew it was healing (治愈的) for her to put her _____94_____ on paper. Every morning before school she would come into my classroom and we would ______95______ her writing skills. Upon meeting Sarah at the high school ten years later, I knew her journey had not been easy. Our conversation that evening was filled with warmth, _____96_____ getting to know Sarah was hopeful and _____97_____ about her future. She was turning her life around and looking forward to going to college to _____98_____ journalism.
Driving home, I could not help but realize the great _____99_____ that teachers could have upon their students. Taking time to connect with a child has the power to _____100_____ change that child’s life. That’s why I teach.
81．A．commitment B．inference C．presence D．difference
82．A．interact B．attend C．witness D．speak
83．A．classroom B．cottage C．hall D．route
84．A．distinct B．normal C．familiar D．remarkable
85．A．remember B．infer C．evaluate D．wonder
86．A．surprised B．discouraged C．annoyed D．amused
87．A．honorable B．gentle C．adorable D．former
88．A．met B．bothered C．interpreted D．appealed
89．A．reading B．writing C．teaching D．working
90．A．flooding B．warning C．combining D．occupying
91．A．opposed B．discovered C．encountered D．awarded
92．A．accompany B．excused C．displayed D．introduced
93．A．shared B．told C．read D．translated
94．A．commitments B．thoughts C．complaints D．joys
95．A．called on B．worked on C．insisted on D．relied on
96．A．appropriately B．eventually C．potentially D．especially
97．A．pessimistic B．negative C．approving D．optimistic
98．A．take up B．live on C．major in D．absent from
99．A．effect B．anxiety C．knowledge D．lesson
100．A．instantly B．regularly C．truly D．efficiently
There are a lot of ways the people around us can help improve our lives. I live in New Orleans. The city not only has some of the most beautiful ____101____ in the world, but it also has one of the highest amounts of abandoned(遗弃的) buildings in America.
In 2009, I ____102____ someone I loved very much. Her name was Joan, and she was a mother to me, and her death was sudden and ____103____. And I thought about death a lot, and this made me feel deep gratitude for the time I’ve had, and brought ____104____ things to my life now.
With the help from old and ____105____ friends, I turned the side of an abandoned house into a giant ____106____ and decorated it with a fill-in-the-blank ____107____: “Before I die, I want to ...” So anyone walking by can ____108____ a piece of chalk, think about their lives, and ____109____ their personal aspirations (愿望)in public space.
I didn’t know what to expect from this experiment, _____110_____ by the next day, the wall was absolutely filled out, and it kept _____111_____. And I’d like to share a few things that people wrote on this wall. “Before I _____112_____, I want to cross the International Date Line.” “Before I die, I want to sing for millions.” “Before I die, I want to _____113_____ a tree.” “Before I die, I want to hold her one more time.” “Before I die, I want to be _____114_____ myself….”
So this ever abandoned space became a meaningful one, and people’s hopes and dreams made me laugh out loud. And they _____115_____ me during my own hard times.
101．A．architecture B．parks C．communities D．signs
102．A．caught B．lost C．explored D．helped
103．A．frightened B．annoyed C．unexpected D．amazed
104．A．graceful B．stressful C．powerful D．meaningful
105．A．determined B．anxious C．new D．curious
106．A．fence B．sight C．plate D．chalkboard
107．A．sentence B．line C．square D．statue
108．A．give up B．pick up C．turn up D．break up
109．A．design B．share C．admire D．attract
110．A．and B．so C．but D．or
111．A．flashing B．competing C．growing D．waiting
112．A．terrify B．observe C．escape D．die
113．A．prefer B．rent C．trap D．plant
114．A．hardly B．completely C．obviously D．narrowly
115．A．rescue B．affect C．comfort D．calm
It was a terrible day. Snow had been falling all day long making the trip____116____. I would rather have been in my warm home than drive along on such a cold day, but I didn’t have a____117____. I had to have my paper work handed in and then ____118____ my son.
The snow continued to fall as we drove along for the 15-mile trip back home. I slowed the car and____119____ at my son in his heavy coat as he looked____120____ out of the window with a blank expression. In the____121____ of the world, he was looked upon as a mentally disabled child. ____122____, over the years what I saw was a beautiful, kind and ____123____ soul. He had shown me more about love than I could have ever ____124____ on my own.
I slowed the car even more as we____125____ a sharp curve (弯). As we rounded it, I saw a shivering (颤抖的), young woman in a____126____ jacket walking in the snow storm. I pulled over and let her in. She was heading for her Mom’s house to visit her ____127____ whom she hadn’t seen for months. She had experienced a lot of disappointments and ____128____. Yet, she still held out hope for a new job and tried to____129____ a new life for her son and herself.
I took her as ____130____ as I was able to and dropped her off. She thanked me for the ____131____ and I told her I wished I could have done more to help. Then as we were about to leave, my sweet son took off his coat, ____132____ down the window and gave it to her. She put it on, smiled and____133____ to us as we pulled out on the road.
In this world we will____134____ many problems and challenges. Sometimes it seems that our entire lives are a trip down a curvy and dangerous road. Yet the power of____135____ takes us straight back to a broad smooth highway.
116．A．smooth B．risky C．funny D．special
117．A．change B．chance C．choice D．reason
118．A．call on B．look up C．seek for D．pick up
119．A．stared B．laughed C．glanced D．shouted
120．A．peacefully B．excitedly C．sadly D．fearfully
121．A．history B．development C．systems D．eyes
122．A．Therefore B．However C．Meanwhile D．Besides
123．A．dirty B．sensitive C．merciful D．painful
124．A．learned B．dreamed C．concluded D．ignored
125．A．expected B．approached C．left D．discovered
126．A．light B．heavy C．comfortable D．new
127．A．daughter B．son C．mother D．father
128．A．adventures B．puzzles C．doubts D．tragedies
129．A．build B．predict C．save D．suffer
130．A．soon B．long C．much D．far
131．A．money B．lift C．gift D．coat
132．A．burned B．tore C．rolled D．shut
133．A．cried B．pointed C．wrote D．waved
134．A．encounter B．overcome C．create D．bear
135．A．nature B．minds C．love D．wills
A man went to buy fruits and asked the shopkeeper about the ____136____of the fruits. The shopkeeper replied that banana was $2 and apple was $4 per kilo. At the same time, a woman came into the shop and ____137____the same question. Without a second____138____, the shopkeeper answered, “Banana is $1 and apple is $3 per kilo.” Hearing this, the man stared at shopkeeper in____139____. The shopkeeper noticed this immediately and ____140____him to wait for a while. The woman took the fruits,paid for them and left ____141____.
After the woman left with a smile, the shopkeeper looked toward the____142____and said, “I didn’t mean to ____143____you.” He continued after a brief ____144____, “The woman lives in my neighborhood. She is a poor mother of four. I have tried many times to help her but she is not ____145____to take any help from anyone in our ____146____· Then I thought of this way to help her. Whenever she comes, I sell her fruits at the ____147____price. This way, she won’t feel that she is being helped and ____148____on others. This is the only way I can ____149____my help. And whenever this lady comes, my sales____150____.”
After he learned the story, tears____151____in the customers eyes. He ____152____the shopkeeper and bought fruits without complaining or ____153____. More importantly, he left with a lesson learned that if you want to____154____, you will always find a way and your own ____155____will come along.
136．A．quality B．variety C．price D．taste
137．A．raised B．addressed C．examined D．explained
138．A．attempt B．request C．option D．thought
139．A．excitement B．joy C．anxiety D．shock
140．A．forced B．signaled C．ordered D．encouraged
141．A．nervously B．peacefully C．cheerfully D．hurriedly
142．A．clerk B．customer C．visitor D．neighbor
143．A．cheat B．harm C．frighten D．ignore
144．A．check B．comparison C．stop D．preparation
145．A．content B．grateful C．excited D．ready
146．A．neighborhood B．community C．block D．department
147．A．reasonable B．average C．half D．minimum
148．A．concentrating B．depending C．focusing D．pressing
149．A．extend B．receive C．improve D．recognize
150．A．disappear B．decline C．increase D．start
151．A．dried up B．welled up C．slowed down D．settled down
152．A．forgave B．hugged C．comforted D．begged
153．A．bargaining B．arguing C．comparing D．weighing
154．A．explore B．serve C．help D．connect
155．A．honor B．relief C．praise D．bless
参考答案：
1．C
2．B
3．A
4．A
5．D
6．B
7．D
8．C
9．C
10．B
11．A
12．C
13．D
14．B
15．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是每个颜色争奇斗艳，各个都认为他们是最重要的颜色，但最后被雨提示：每个颜色都有独特之处，各个颜色应该团结起来，和平相处，彼此欣赏。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：绿色说：“我是生命和希望的标志。眺望乡村，你会发现我在所有的田野里。A. end结束，末端；B. distance距离；C. fields田地；D. cottage小屋。根据上文“Look over the countryside…”和常识可知，田野是绿色的。故选C项。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：蓝色打断：“你只考虑了地上，但想想天空和海洋吧。”。A. world世界；B. earth陆地；C. universe宇宙；D. environment环境。根据下文“…but consider the sky and the sea.”可知，but表示转折，对比天空和海洋，应是陆地。故选B项。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：黄色迫不及待地说：“我给这个世界带来了温暖和欢笑。每次你看到向日葵，全世界都开始微笑。和我比起来，你们都太严肃了。A. laughter笑声；B. patience耐心；C. reality现实；D. attention注意力。根据下文“Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile.”可知，黄色说自己给世界带来温暖和笑声。故选A项。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：黄色迫不及待地说：“我给这个世界带来了温暖和欢笑。每次你看到向日葵，全世界都开始微笑。和我比起来，你们都太严肃了。A. serious严肃的；B. incredible不可思议的；C. adorable可爱的；D. identical完全相同的。根据上文“Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile.”可知，此处黄色认为自己能够带来笑声，其他颜色都太严肃了。故选A项。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：橙色开始自夸，“我是健康和力量的颜色。我携带最重要的维生素。我服务于人类生活的需要。想想胡萝卜和橙子。”A. recognize识别；B. ignore无视；C. witness目睹，见证；D. serve服务。根据上文“I carry the most important vitamins.”可知，橙色说自己是最重要的维他命，满足人们生命的需要，serve the needs意为“满足需要”。故选D项。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：红色忍不住了，大声喊道。A. find 发现；B. stand忍受；C. ban禁止；D. prohibit禁止。根据下文 “…and shouted out.”可推断，红色不能容忍橙色说的。故选B项。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我是血脉的生命之血，我是火的颜色。没有我，地球会像月亮一样空虚。另外，我是玫瑰的颜色，这是爱的标志。A. splendid壮丽的；B. rewarding值得的；C. bright明亮的；D. empty空的，空虚的。根据上文“I am blood-life’s blood…”可知，红色认为自己是生命之血，没有自己地球上没有生命，像月亮一样空虚。故选D项。
8．考查动词短语辨析。句意：紫色带着一副自得的表情，炫耀道：“国王和主教总是选择我，因为我是权威和皇室的标志。人们不能质疑我。他们听从并服从我！”A. turned down拒绝；B. went on继续；C. showed off炫耀；D. break down分解，垮掉。根据下文“Kings and bishops(主教)have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority(权威)and royalty.”可知，这是紫色在炫耀自己。故选C项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：紫色带着一副自得的表情，炫耀道：“国王和主教总是选择我，因为我是权威和皇室的标志。人们不能质疑我。他们听从并服从我！”A. comfort安慰；B. approve批准，赞成；C. question询问；D. predict预测。根据下文“They listen and obey!”可知，人们听从并遵守，因此推断人们不能质疑。故选C项。
10．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，靛蓝说话了，比其他人小得多，但非常坚定，“我是沉默的颜色。你几乎不会注意到我，但我是思想的象征。”A. quickly快速地；B. quietly安静地；C. potentially潜在地；D. regularly有规律地。根据上文的“…and shouted out”和下文“I am the color of silence.”可推断，靛蓝说话比其他颜色安静，但是同样坚定。故选B项。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，靛青说话了，比其他人小得多，但非常坚定，“我是沉默的颜色。你几乎不会注意到我，但我是思想的象征。”A. notice注意到；B. accompany陪伴；C. switch转换；D. interpret解释。根据上文“I am the color of silence.”可知，靛蓝说自己是沉默的颜色，几乎不被注意，故选A项。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：雨开始说话，“你们这些愚蠢的颜色，互相争斗，每个人都试图从其他人中得到更好的结果。难道你不知道你们每个人都是为了一个特殊的目的而生的吗？每个人都是独一无二的。手拉手，到我这里来。”A. talking谈话；B. sharing分享；C. fighting战斗；D. choosing选择。根据上文“They were arguing…”可知，各个颜色相互争斗，都想战胜其他颜色，支配其他颜色。故选C项。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：雨开始说话，“你们这些愚蠢的颜色，互相争斗，每个人都试图从其他人中得到更好的结果。难道你不知道你们每个人都是为了一个特殊的目的而生的吗？每个人都是独一无二的。手拉手，到我这里来。”A. superb极佳的；B. fortunate幸运的；C. efficient生效的；D. unique独特的。根据上文“Don’t you know you were each made for a special purpose ”可知，雨说每种颜色都也特别的目的，因此每个都是独特的。故选D项。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：雨继续说：“从现在开始，下雨的时候，你们每个人都会出现在天空中，提醒你们都可以和谐相处。”A. safety安全；B. harmony和谐；C. fear害怕；D. freedom自由。根据上文“Join hands with one another and come to me.”和“each of you will appear in the sky as a reminder…”可知，雨让这些颜色共同携手，共同出现在天空，提醒着他们可以和谐相处，in harmony意为“和谐地，和和睦睦地”。故选B项。
15．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每当大雨洗礼这个世界的时候，一道彩虹都会出现在天空，让我们记得要学会彼此欣赏。A. flows流动；B. swings摇摆；C. leaks泄漏；D. washes洗涤。结合常识可知，此处指的是下雨洗刷整个世界。故选D项。
16．D
17．B
18．A
19．A
20．D
21．C
22．A
23．A
24．C
25．B
26．D
27．B
28．C
29．B
30．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了主人公Jenna在进入高中后所经历的变化及其努力适应的过程。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Jenna是韦斯特伍德中学的一个很受欢迎的女孩，她以全班第一名的成绩毕业，已经准备好迎接高中的新挑战。A. subjects学科；B. decisions决定；C. exercises运动；D. challenges挑战。根据上文“had graduated first in her class and was ready for new”可知，此处表示Jenna准备好迎接新的挑战。故选D项。
17．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，高中是不同的。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Otherwise否则；D. Besides此外。根据下文“high school was different.”可知，上下文之间表示转折关系，空处应用however表示“然而”。故选B项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她正在与非常有天赋的女孩们竞争，她知道自己很难被选中。A. competing竞争；B. arguing争论；C. protecting保护；D. speaking说。根据下文“against very talented girls”可知，此处表示Jenna与有天赋的女孩们竞争。故选A项。
19．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她正在与非常有天赋的女孩们竞争，她知道自己很难被选中。A. difficult困难的；B. easy容易的；C. likely可能的；D. interesting有趣的。根据上文“She was ____3____ against very talented girls, and she knew it would be”可知，此处表示Jenna知道自己很难被选中。故选A项。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：两个小时后，裁判宣读了一份进行第二次选拔的女孩名单。A. expert专家；B. architect建筑师；C. applicant申请人；D. judge裁判。根据下文“read a list of the girls for a second tryout.”以及常识可知，此处表示裁判宣读名单。故选D项。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：感觉沮丧，她背着装满作业的书包回到宿舍。A. stranger陌生人的；B. unhappy不开心的；C. disappointed沮丧的；D. lonely孤独的。根据上文“Her heart sank as the list ended without her name.”可知，此处表示Jenna没被选中，感觉沮丧。故选C项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直是个数学好学生，但现在她感到很吃力。A. struggling吃力；B. improving提高；C. working工作；D. arranging安排。根据上文“She had always been a good maths student, but now she was”可知，此处表示Jenna以前数学一直很好，但是现在她感觉吃力。故选A项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她接着写英语和历史作业，意外地发现她在这些科目上没有任何问题。A. trouble问题；B. confidence信心；C. patience耐心；D. opportunities机会。根据下文“Feeling better”可知，此处表示Jenna在英语和历史学科上没有遇到任何问题。故选A项。
24．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她感觉好些了，决定暂时不担心数学了。A. put up举起；B. prepare for准备；C. worry about担心；D. give up放弃。根据上文“She moved on to English and history, and was surprised to find that she didn’t have any ____8____ with those subjects. Feeling better,”可知，此处表示Jenna感觉好些，决定暂时不担心数学了。故选C项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天，Jenna去找拜登太太，谈应聘校报的事。A. committee 委员会；B. newspaper报纸；C. radio收音机；D. team团队。根据下文“but we have enough ____11____ for the newspaper already.”可知，Jenna找拜登太太是谈应聘校报的事。故选B项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很抱歉，但我们已经有足够的作家为报纸撰稿了。A. speakers发言者；B. readers读者；C. cheerleaders啦啦队；D. writers作家。根据下文“for the newspaper already”以及语境可知，Jenna去校报应聘被拒绝，是由于撰稿作家已经够了。故选D项。
27．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jenna淡淡地笑了笑，离开了。A. happily开心地；B. weakly淡淡地；C. excitedly兴奋地；D. brightly鲜明地。根据上文“Come back next year and we’ll talk then”可知，Jenna被校报拒绝，所以淡淡地笑着离开了。故选B项。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：高中为什么如此不同？A. similar相似的；B. ordinary普通的；C. different不同的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据上文“Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class”以及语境可知，此处表示Jenna叹息在高中的经历与初中不同。故选C项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jenna一边收拾书本，一边决定继续努力适应她的新学校。A. refuse拒绝；B. continue继续；C. seem似乎；D. offer提供。根据下文“to try to get used to her new school. She wasn’t sure whether she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ____15____ .”可知，此处表示Jenna决定继续努力适应新学校。故选B项。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她不确定自己是否会成功，但她知道自己必须努力。A. swim游泳；B. try努力；C. ask询问；D. escape逃离。根据上文“She wasn’t sure whether she’d succeed, but she knew she had to”以及语境可知，此处表示Jenna不确定自己会不会成功，但是知道自己必须努力。故选B项。
31．B
32．A
33．B
34．A
35．D
36．B
37．A
38．D
39．C
40．B
41．C
42．A
43．D
44．C
45．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Amy Jandrisevit通过制作布娃娃帮助因患病或手术造成身体残缺的孩子接受自我的故事。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名儿科肿瘤社会工作者，她使用玩偶帮助年轻患者适应不断变化的医疗状况。A. pills药片；B. dolls玩具；C. candies糖果；D. photos照片。根据文章第一句“Dolls have a power we don’t completely understand”可知，此处应为dolls。故选B。
32．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. medical医疗的；B. financial金融的；C. legal法律的；D. social社会的。根据该空前“to help young patients”可知，此处应为年轻病人的伤病情况。medical意为“伤病的，医疗的”，故选A。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：对于那些失去了一条腿或失去了头发的孩子来说，他们可能一点也不了解，也很困惑。A. breaking打破，打断；B. missing丢失，错过；C. bending弯曲；D. lifting举起。由后一句“her child was amputated”可知，此处应为“失去一条腿”。故选B。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，当一位朋友透露她的孩子被截肢时，Jandrisevit知道什么可以帮助年轻人度过这个充满挑战的时期。A. revealed揭示，透露；B. reported报道；C. insisted坚持；D. threatened威胁。根据该句句意可知，此处应为一个朋友“透露说（reveal）”。故选A。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. brief简明的；B. limited有限的；C. unforgettable难忘的；D. challenging挑战性的。根据上一句“her child was amputated”可知，截肢对于这个年轻人来说肯定是“充满挑战的，艰难的”。故选D。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jandrisevit开始改变这一点。A. regretting遗憾；B. changing改变；C. admitting承认；D. skipping跳过。根据下面内容可知，Amy Jandrisevit采取实际行动做了一个跟他一样的布娃娃给朋友孩子，鼓励他接受自己的样子，因此她是通过行动来改变之前仅仅通过言语空洞鼓励的状况。故选B。
37．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她手工做了一个洋娃娃，就像她朋友的孩子一样，然后把它送了出去。A. sent (off )寄走，寄出；B. took (off )起飞，脱下；C. cut (off )切断；D. called (off )取消。根据下一句“After the friend received it”可知，Jandrisevit把布娃娃寄出去。故选A。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：朋友收到了它，并在网上发布了一张快乐的孩子和洋娃娃的照片后，另一个女人向Jandrisevit要了一个娃娃，她女儿掉了头发。A. edited编辑；B. shot发射，打猎；C. stored储存；D. posted发布。考查动词。根据本句句意可知，这位朋友是把照片发布在了网上。故选D。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：消息传开了，很快Jandrisevit就开始为孩子们制作娃娃，这些娃娃有着共同的特点。A. educating教育；B. attracting吸引；C. mirroring模仿；D. disturbing打扰。根据上文“She made a doll by hand like her friend’s child”以及下文“which share their characteristics和and started a nonprofit, A Doll Like Me”可知，Amy Jandrisevit是制作跟这些孩子有一模一样身体特点的布娃娃来鼓励他们。mirror意为“与……一模一样”。故选C。
40．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. Warmth温暖；B. Word消息；C. Rumor谣言；D. Panic恐慌。根据下文可知，此处是消息传开了。word意为“消息”，故选B。
41．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jandrisevit在家工作，每个娃娃大约要花七个小时。A. particularly尤其；B. absolutely绝对地；C. roughly粗略地；D. slightly稍微。根据本句句意可知，Amy Jandrisevit大约花七小时制作每一个布娃娃，roughly意为“大约，大概”。故选C。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从她开始她的非营利组织以来，她还没有为一个娃娃收费。A. charged收费；B. searched寻找；C. called呼叫；D. paid付款。根据前文及本句中出现的nonprofit（非盈利性组织）可推知，Amy Jandrisevit从未对制作的布娃娃收取任何费用。故选A。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：等待名单很长，但Jandrisevits一直在努力。A. silent沉默的；B. addicted上瘾的；C. modest谦虚的；D. committed尽心尽力的。根据本句句意可知，虽然排队等Jandrisevit制作的布娃娃的名单很长，她一直尽心尽力地投入于此。committed意为“尽心尽力的”，故选D。
44．考查介词短语辨析。句意：正如她所解释的，“每个孩子，无论性别、年龄或医疗问题，都应该看看娃娃的可爱面孔，看看自己的娃娃。”A. in spite of尽管；B. in terms of就……而言；C. regardless of不管，不顾；D. instead of而不是。根据本句句意可知，每个孩子，不管他们的性别、年龄或伤病问题如何，都应该通过布娃娃甜美的笑脸看到自己的笑容。regardless of意为“不管，不顾”，故选C。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. blank空白的；B. smooth顺利的；C. grateful感激的；D. sweet甜蜜的。根据本句句意可知，每个孩子，不管他们的性别、年龄或伤病问题如何，都应该通过布娃娃甜美的笑脸看到自己的笑容。故选D。
46．A
47．C
48．A
49．B
50．B
51．D
52．D
53．C
54．A
55．B
56．D
57．C
58．C
59．B
60．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己在失去左耳的听力和双腿后，重新开始了对人生的设想，继续用假肢滑雪，并获得世界级冠军。作者用自己的亲身经历告诉读者，每个人的一生都会有坎坷，但是面对坎坷时要有积极向上的乐观态度，才能书写成功的人生。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个问题永远地改变了我的生活。A. changed改变；B. cost花费；C. ruined毁坏，摧毁；D. save挽救。根据下文“It was at this moment that I asked myself that important___9___.”和作者的经历可知，作者在面对他人生困境的时候，不放弃，仍然持有梦想，积极乐观的活出自己的人生，所以，是这个问题改变了他的人生。故选A。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天，我结束了单板滑雪训练回到家，我以为自己得了流感。不到24小时后，我就躺在医院里，靠生命支持系统维持生命，存活的几率不到2%。A. shelter居所，庇护处；B. room房间；C. hospital医院；D. stadium体育场。根据下文“It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a ___4___blood infection.”可知，作者在医院。故选C。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天，我结束了单板滑雪训练回到家，我以为自己得了流感。不到24小时后，我就躺在医院里，靠生命支持系统维持生命，存活的几率不到2%。A. chance机会，可能性；B. degree程度；C. space空间；D. time时间。根据句中“I was in a ____2____ on life support”以及下文“It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a ___4___blood infection(感染). Over the course of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee.”可知，作者的病很严重，所以活着的希望就只有百分之二了，chance意为“可能性”符合句意。故选A。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：直到几天之后，医生才确诊我患有严重的血液感染。A. weak虚弱的；B. serious严肃的，严重的；C. possible可能的；D. new崭新的。根据下文“Over the course of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee.”可知，作者的病很严重。故选B。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我的父母用轮椅推着我出院时，我感觉自己就像被拼凑起来的一个娃娃一样，并且我不得不依靠两条假肢生活。A. dragged拖，拉，拽；B. wheeled推（或拉）有轮之物；C. hurried赶快，匆忙；D. kicked踢，踹。根据上文“I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee.”可知，作者膝盖以下部分没有了，所以父母是用轮椅推着他的。故选B。
51．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我的父母用轮椅推着我出院时，我感觉自己就像被拼凑起来的一个娃娃一样，并且我不得不依靠两条假肢生活。A. made sure确保；B. keep in mind记住；C. worked out锻炼身体，计算出；D. felt like感觉。根据句意以及空后的“I had been put together like a patchwork (拼缝物) doll”可知作者感觉自己就像被拼凑起来的一个娃娃一样，所以feel like“感觉”符合句意，故选D。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我的父母用轮椅推着我出院时，我感觉自己就像被拼凑起来的一个娃娃一样，并且我不得不依靠两条假肢生活。A. ugly丑陋的，难看的；B. heavy重的；C. tall高的；D. false错误的，假的。根据上文“I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee.”可知，作者膝盖以下部分没有了，所以只能靠假肢。故选D。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的身体和精神完全崩溃了，泪水流了下来来。A. blood血液 ；B. sweat汗水；C. tears眼泪；D. water水。根据上文“When my parent ___5___me out of the hospital, I felt like that I had been put together like a patchwork (拼缝物) doll and I had to live with___6___legs.”以及此句中的“I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken”可知，作者的现状很不好，身体和精神完全崩溃了，所以“眼泪流下来了”符合语意。故选C。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，我知道，为了继续生活，我必须丢掉老Amy并且拥抱新Amy。A. hug拥抱；B. forget忘记；C. treat对待；D. introduce介绍。根据这句话的意思以及下文“And that is when it hit me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore, but I could be as tall as I wanted.”可知，作者是要接受现在的自己，所以是“丢掉老Amy并且拥抱新Amy”。故选A。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：就是在这个时候我问我自己那个问题。A. reason理由，原因；B. question问题；C. opinion观点；D. suggestion建议。根据文章开头“If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go That is the question that ____1____ my life forever.”可知，作者这个时候问自己的就是这个问题。故选B。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以这是有好处的。A. fancies想象的事物，想象（力）；B. responsibilities责任；C. presents礼物；D. advantages优势，优点。根据上文的“And first of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes.”可知作者认为他可以穿任何码的鞋子是用义肢的优势。故选D。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：四个月后，我又可以站在滑雪板上了。A. stage阶段，舞台；B. track小径，踪迹；C. snowboard滑雪板；D. playground操场。根据上文“One day I went home from the training of snowboarding”可知，作者以前是滑雪板运动员，结合此句中的“back”可知又重新开始滑雪，所以站回滑雪板上符合语意。故选C。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：并且，今年2月，我赢得了两枚滑板世界杯金牌，使我成为世界上排名最高的单板滑雪运动员。A. allowing准许，使有可能；B. giving给；C. making制作，使成为；D. calling打电话，称呼。根据句子结构和意思可知，“___13____ me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world”是上文“I won two Snowboard World Cup gold medals,”的结果，固定搭配make sb+名词 意为“使某人成为……”符合句意。故选C。
59．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以，不要把我们的挑战和限制看成是可怕或糟糕的事情，我们可以开始把它们看作是一份美妙的礼物，可以用来帮助我们走得比我们知道的更远。A. active积极的；B. terrible令人极不快的，可怕的；C. amazing令人大为惊奇的；D. deadly（可能）致命的，极度的。根据后面“or bad”可知设空处是“bad”的近义词，所以terrible符合语意。故选B。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以，不要把我们的挑战和限制看成是可怕或糟糕的事情，我们可以开始把它们看作是一份美妙的礼物，可以用来帮助我们走得比我们知道的更远。A. ability能力；B. tip建议；C. offer主动提议，出价；D. gift礼物。根据上文“instead of looking at our challenges and our limitations as something ___14___or bad”可知，作者建议我们不要把我们的挑战和弊端看作是消极或者坏的事情，那么就是要看到它们美好的一面，所以应该是把它们看作是一份礼物。故选D。
61．B
62．A
63．D
64．A
65．C
66．B
67．D
68．A
69．C
70．A
71．B
72．D
73．D
74．A
75．C
76．B
77．D
78．C
79．A
80．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。“我”在山路上驾驶时车胎爆了，在无助时“我”得到了一个陌生人的帮助。
61．考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然我听到砰的一声。A.Carefully仔细地；B.Suddenly突然地；C.Patiently耐心地；D.Frequently频繁地。根据“I took the route that was more like a canyon (峡谷) drive with beautiful sceneries.”（我选择的路线更像是一条风景优美的峡谷车道。）可知，此处是指突然听到砰的一声。故选B。
62．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我把车停在路边，但这是一条峡谷路，路肩空间不大。A.pulled over靠边停车；B.set up建立；C.broke down抛锚；D.got away逃离。根据“but this was a canyon drive with not much shoulder space”可知，此处是指把车停在路边。故选A。
63．考查动词短语辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，它碰巧在一个拐弯处，人们看不到我，这使情况很危险。A.used to过去常常；B.seemed to似乎；C.ought to应该；D.happened to碰巧。根据“to be around a bend that people couldn’t see me”可知，碰巧处于拐弯处，人们看不到我。故选D。
64．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，它碰巧在一个拐弯处，人们看不到我，这使情况很危险。A.dangerous危险的；B.safe安全的；C.wonderful精彩的；D.typical典型的。根据“people couldn’t see me”可知，这使情况很危险。故选A。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：汽车从我身边驶过，丝毫没有减速的迹象。A.way方法；B.background背景；C.sign迹象；D.reward奖励。根据上文“ people couldn’t see me”可知，人们看不到我，因此司机没有减速的迹象。故选C。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我困在了车里，很担心。A.locked锁；B.trapped困住；C.fastened 使固定；D.injured 伤害，损害。根据后文“With his help, I dared to walk out of the car very carefully. ”（在他的帮助下，我才敢非常小心地走出汽车。）可知，因为只有在他的帮助下，“我”才敢非常小心地走出汽车，所以“我”是困在汽车里了。故选B。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我困在了车里，很担心。A.relaxed放松的；B.determined坚定的；C.curious好奇的；D.anxious担心的。根据“With his help, I dared to walk out of the car very carefully.”可知，“我”很担心。故选D。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：似乎过了几个小时，我注意到一辆车停在和我有一段距离的地方。A.noticed注意到；B.felt感觉；C.imagined想象；D.missed思念。根据“a car stopping at a distance behind me”可知，此处是指“我”注意到一辆车停在和“我”有一段距离的地方。故选A。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位绅士走了出来，向其他司机示意。A.fell掉落；B.took拿走；C.stepped走；D.blocked阻塞。根据“With his help”可知，他从车里走出来帮助了“我”。故选C。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他的帮助下，我敢非常小心地走出汽车。A.dared敢于；B.failed失败；C.desired希望；D.hesitated犹豫。根据“With his help”可知，在他的帮助下，我才敢非常小心地走出汽车。故选A。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后他把我的车挪开了一点，我联系汽车协会寻求帮助。A.interviewing采访；B.contacting联系；C.investigating调查；D.challenging挑战。根据“while I was making the call”（在我打电话的时候）可知，此处是指“我”在联系汽车协会。故选B。
72．考查连词词义辨析。句意：经过反复的交涉，他们说尽管他们给了我优先权，因为我在一个危险的地方，他们至少需要20-30分钟来援助。A.as if似乎；B.if only要是……就好了；C.in case万一；D.even though尽管。“they gave me priority (优先权) since I was in a dangerous place”和“they needed at least 20-30 minutes”构成转折关系，所以此处为让步状语从句。故选D。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过反复的交涉，他们说尽管他们给了我优先权，因为我在一个危险的地方，他们至少需要20-30分钟来援助。A.shelter避难所；B.medicine医疗；C.equipment设备；D.assistance帮助。根据“to seek help”可知，此处是指援助。故选D。
74．考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，当我和汽车协会交涉完的时候，那位先生已经帮我换好了轮胎！A.Surprisingly令人惊讶的是；B.Slightly轻微地；C.Unbearably无法忍受的是；D.Doubfully怀疑地。“我”本来是联系汽车协会寻求帮助，但是那位先生已经帮我换好了轮胎，所以这很令人惊讶。故选A。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，当我和汽车协会交涉完的时候，那位先生已经帮我换好了轮胎！A.lights灯；B.handle把手；C.tire轮胎；D.wheel车轮。根据“The gentleman offered to check my spare tire”（他还主动帮我检查备胎）可知，那位先生已经帮我换好了轮胎。故选C。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我感到一阵感激之情涌上心头。A.confidence信心；B.gratitude感激；C.passion激情；D.panic慌张。根据“I told him if he hadn’t stopped by and helped me, I would have felt helpless.”（我告诉他，如果他不过来帮我，我就会感到无助。）可知，“我”非常感激。故选B。
77．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我告诉他，如果他不过来帮我，我就会感到无助。A.boring无趣的；B.unique独特的；C.worthless无价值的；D.helpless无助的。根据“if he hadn’t stopped by and helped me”可知，此处是指“我”会感到无助。故选D。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：甚至在我们分开后，我从镜子里看到那辆车一直跟着我，以确保我没事。A.talked交谈；B.laughed大笑；C.parted分开；D.quarreled吵架。根据“I saw in my mirror that the car just followed me”可知，此处是指两人分开驾驶各自的车。故选C。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：甚至在我们分开后，我从镜子里看到那辆车一直跟着我，以确保我没事。A.ensure确保；B.defend保护；C.evaluate评价；D.support支持。根据“I was OK”可知，此处是指确保我没事。故选A。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想我是多么幸运，能在一个炎热干燥的下午接受这样的好意。A. player玩家；B. receiver接受者；C. composer作曲家；D. reporter记者。根据“I was to be the receiver of such kindness in a hot dry afternoon”可知，我幸运接受了这样的好意。故选B。
81．D
82．B
83．C
84．C
85．A
86．B
87．D
88．A
89．B
90．A
91．C
92．D
93．A
94．B
95．B
96．D
97．D
98．C
99．A
100．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者通过记叙自己和一个叫萨拉的女孩之间的故事，感叹当老师对学生能造成一辈子的影响。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在小学的教室里呆了三十年后，我逐渐意识到，最微小的动作也能对一个孩子产生巨大的影响。A. commitment承诺；B. inference干预；C. presence出现；D. difference差别。固定短语make a difference to意为“对……产生影响”。结合下文讲述的故事可知，微小的动作都能对孩子产生影响。故选D项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我收到一份邀请去参加我们当地高中的一个关于教育的官方会议。A. interact互动；B. attend参加；C. witness见证；D. speak说。根据“an official conference on education at our local high school”可知，是参加会议。故选B项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我走进大厅时，有一个看起来很面熟的女孩。A. classroom教室；B. cottage小屋；C. hall礼堂、大厅；D. route路线。结合上文可知，作者是去参加一个教育会议，所以是走进会议大厅。故选C项。
84．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我走进大厅时，有一个看起来很面熟的女孩。A. distinct明显的；B. normal通常的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. remarkable非凡的。根据后文“I knew she had been a student of mine.”可知，作者认为她是之前自己的一个学生，所以是认为这个女孩看上去很眼熟。故选C项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我绞尽脑汁想记起她的名字。A. remember记住，记起；B. infer推测；C. evaluate评估；D. wonder猜想。根据后文“as I have always been able to recall ____7____ students.”可知，作者努力想记起女孩的名字。故选A项。
86．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的无能为力让我感到气馁。A. surprised惊讶的；B. discouraged丧气的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. amused觉得好笑的。根据前文“I racked my brain trying to remember her name.”和后文“as I have always been able to recall ____7____ students.”可知，作者怎么也想不起来女孩的名字，但平时都能想起来，所以当时是感觉到很丧气、很气馁。故选B项。
87．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的无能让我感到沮丧，因为我总是能回忆起以前的学生。A. honorable光荣的；B. gentle温和的；C. adorable可爱的；D. former之前的。根据前文“I knew she had been a student of mine.”可知，作者认为她是以前的学生，所以作者是在回想自己之前的学生的名字。故选D项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的目光与我相遇。A. met遇见，相遇；B. bothered麻烦；C. interpreted解释；D. appealed恳求。根据后文“and she threw her arms around me and said, “Mrs. G. it’s me, Sarah, and I’ m still ____9____ !””可知，这个女孩看见了作者，所以应该是两个人的目光相遇。故选A项。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的目光与我相遇，张开双臂抱住我说：“G老师，是我，萨拉，我还在写作呢！”。A. reading看书；B. writing写作；C. teaching教书；D. working工作。根据后文“She was writing something in a notebook. I ____12____ myself to her and asked her what she was writing. Sarah _____13_____ her story with me. Her writing spoke to me.”、“Every morning before school she would come into my classroom and we would _____15_____ her writing skills.”以及“She was turning her life around and looking forward to going to college to ____18____ journalism.”可知，萨拉之前在学校热爱写作。故选B项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：回忆如潮水般涌来。A. flooding泛滥、涌入；B. warning警告；C. combining结合；D. occupying占据。根据后文“You see, Sarah was never a student in my classroom. She lost her parents at an early age and then was sent to live with foster (代养) parents.”可知，作者记起了关于萨拉的点点滴滴，所以是表示“回忆起了”，A项表示“泛滥”、“涌入”把回忆比作潮水，符合文意。故选A项。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我第一次见到她是在一次办公室拜访中。A. opposed反对；B. discovered发现；C. encountered遇见；D. awarded获奖。根据前文“I first”可知，这里作者是在描述自己第一次见到萨拉的场景，是在一个办公室里。C项“遇见”符合文意。故选C项。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我向她作了自我介绍，问她在写什么。A. accompany陪伴；B. excused原谅；C. displayed展示；D. introduced介绍。根据前文“It was during one of those office visits that I first encountered her.”可知，作者这是第一次见到萨拉，必然是要先自我介绍。故选D项。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：莎拉和我分享了她的故事。A. shared分享；B. told告诉；C. read读书；D. translated翻译。根据后文“Her writing spoke to me.”可知，作者看到了萨拉写的故事，所以是萨拉给她分享了故事。故选A项。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它填满了我的内心，我知道，她把她的想法写在纸上这是在自我治愈。A. commitment承诺；B. thoughts想法；C. complaints抱怨；D. joys开心。根据前文“her story”可知，萨拉写的是自己的故事，即自己的一些想法。故选B项。
95．考查动词短语辨析。句意：每天早上上学前，她都会来到我的教室，我们一起着重练习她的写作技巧。A. called on访问、拜访；B. worked on着重，致力于；C. insisted on坚持；D. relied on依靠。根据前文“Her writing spoke to me.”可知，作者很喜欢萨拉写的东西，所以愿意在每天课前帮助萨拉提高写作技巧，即把“重点”放在写作技巧上。故选B项。
96．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上我们的谈话充满了温暖，特别是了解到萨拉对她的未来充满希望和乐观。A. appropriately合适地；B. eventually最终；C. potentially可能；D. especially特别，尤其。结合后文“She was turning her life around and looking forward to going to college to ____18____ journalism.”可知，作者因为萨拉的文笔开始特别照顾这个女孩，而萨拉已经开始想到大学的专业了，作者更是不由地感到快乐，所以用D项especially“特别是”表达程度。故选D项。
97．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上我们的谈话充满了温暖，特别是了解到莎拉对她的未来充满希望和乐观。A. pessimistic悲观的；B. negative负面的；C. approving赞成的；D. optimistic乐观的。并列连词and需要并列两个同类词，and前为hopeful“充满希望的”，所以空处需要填一个同义、近义或同类词表达相似的感情。D项“乐观的”符合文意。故选D项。
98．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她正在改变自己的生活，并期待着上大学主修新闻学。A. take up从事、占据；B. live on以……为食、靠……生活；C. major in主修；D. absent from离场。根据前文“going to college”和空后“journalism”可知，这里说的是大学要主修的专业。故选C项。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：开车回家时，我不禁意识到老师对学生的巨大影响。A. effect影响；B. anxiety焦虑；C. knowledge知识；D. lesson课程。根据文章首句“After thirty years in the classroom of primary school, I have come to realize that the tiniest of gestures can make a huge difference to a child.”和本句首尾呼应，强调老师对学生的影响很深。固定短语make a huge difference和have great effect on为同义短语，表示“对……有深刻的影响”。故选A项。
100．考查副词词义辨析。句意：花时间和孩子交流能真正改变孩子的生活。A. instantly立刻；B. regularly规律地；C. truly真正地；D. efficiently有效率地。结合前文可知，萨拉本来是一个总是闯祸的孩子，但遇见了作者之后开始爱上写作，认真学习，在大学选修新闻学，获得成功。所以作者是真正地改变了一个孩子的一生。故选C项。
101．A
102．B
103．C
104．D
105．C
106．D
107．A
108．B
109．B
110．C
111．C
112．D
113．D
114．B
115．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了作者住在新奥尔良一个废弃的房子附近。作者一直在考虑如何让它成为一个更好的社区空间。在作者的至亲去世后他便把这座废弃的房子的一面墙变成了一个巨大的黑板，上面写着一个填空题：“在我死之前，我想……”任何路过的人都可以拿起一根粉笔，在公共空间里反思他们的生活，分享他们的个人愿望，结果收到了很大的反响。
101．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这座城市不仅拥有世界上最美丽的建筑，而且也是美国废弃建筑数量最多的城市之一。A. architecture建筑；B. parks公园；C. communities社区；D. signs标志，招牌。根据下文“but it also has one of the highest amounts of abandoned(遗弃的) buildings in America”可知，此处指新奥尔良拥有世界上最美丽的建筑。故选A。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2009年，我失去了一个我非常爱的人。A. caught抓住；B. lost失去；C. explored探索；D. helped帮助。根据下文“her death was sudden and 3 ”可知，作者失去了一个他非常爱的人。故选B。
103．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的名字叫琼，她是我的母亲，她的死是突然且意外的。A. frightened害怕的；B. annoyed厌烦的；C. unexpected意外的；D. amazed惊喜的。根据上文“her death was sudden and”可知，空格处的词与“sudden”并列，故“意外的”符合文意。故选C。
104．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对死亡思考了很多，这让我对我所拥有的时间深感感激，并为我的生活带来了有意义的东西。A. graceful优雅的；B. stressful有压力的；C. powerful强大的；D. meaningful有意义的。根据最后一段“So this ever abandoned space became a meaningful one, and people’s hopes and dreams made me laugh out loud.（因此，这个曾经被遗弃的空间变成了一个有意义的空间，人们的希望和梦想让我笑出了声。）”可知，作者对死亡的思考为他的生活带来了有意义的东西。故选D。
105．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在老朋友和新朋友的帮助下，我把一座废弃房屋的侧面变成了一块巨大的黑板，并用填空的句子来装饰：“在我死之前，我想……”
A. determined坚决的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. new新的；D. curious好奇的。根据上文“old”可知，此处指老朋友和新朋友。故选C。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. fence篱笆； B. sight景象；视野；C. plate盘子；D. chalkboard黑板。根据下文“So anyone walking by can 8 a piece of chalk”可知，作者把一座废弃房屋的侧面变成了一块巨大的黑板。故选D。
107．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. sentence句子；B. line线条；C. square广场；D. statue雕塑。根据下文“Before I die, I want to ...”可知，作者在黑板上写了一个填空的句子。故选A。
108．考查动词短语辨析。句意：所以任何路过的人都可以拿起一支粉笔，思考自己的生活，并在公共空间分享自己的个人抱负。A. give up放弃；B. pick up拾起；C. turn up出现，调高；D. break up打碎，分裂。根据常识可知，此处指路过的人都可以拿起一支粉笔。故选B。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. design设计；B. share分享；C. admire钦佩；D. attract吸引。根据下文“anyone walking by”可知，任何人都可以在黑板上完成句子，来分享自己的个人抱负。故选B。
110．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我不知道这个实验会有什么结果，但到了第二天，墙就完全填满了，而且还在不断增长。A. and 而且；B. so因此；C. but但是；D. or否则；或者。根据上文“I didn’t know what to expect from this experiment”以及下文“the wall was absolutely filled out”可知，此处是转折关系。故选C。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. flashing闪光；B. competing竞争；C. growing增加；D. waiting等待。根据下文““Before I die, I want to be 14 myself….”的省略号可知，参与这个实验的人很多，故路人写的句子在不断增长，故选C。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“在我死之前，我想跨越国际日期线。”A. terrify使惊吓；B. observe观察；C. escape逃避；D. die死亡。根据下文多次出现的“Before I die”可知，此处指“在我死之前”。故选D。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我去世之前，我想要种一棵树。A. prefer更喜欢；B. rent租；C. trap诱骗，困住；D. plant种植。根据常识可知，此处指种树。故选D。
114．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在我死之前，我想完全做我自己……。A. hardly几乎不；B. completely完全；C. obviously显然；D. narrowly勉强地。根据常识可知，这个句子想表达的是“在我死之前，我想完全做我自己”。故选B。
115．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们在我困难的时候营救了我。A. rescue营救；B. affect影响；C. comfort安慰；D. calm使冷静。根据上文“people’s hopes and dreams made me laugh out loud”可知，他们在我困难的时候营救了我，让我走出了那段至暗时刻。故选A。
116．B
117．C
118．D
119．C
120．A
121．D
122．B
123．C
124．A
125．B
126．A
127．B
128．D
129．A
130．D
131．B
132．C
133．D
134．A
135．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者在一个下雪天和智力有缺陷的儿子在开车回家的路上遇到了一位走在暴风雪中的女士，女士告诉作者自己要去自己的母亲家，并且即将有一份新的工作，可以和儿子有一个新的生活。临走时作者的儿子摇下车窗将自己的外套递给了女士。作者领悟到生活中会面临各种各样的困难和挑战，但是爱的力量能把我们带到光明平坦的大路上去。
116．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：雪下了一整天，使得这次旅途很危险。A. smooth平滑的，流畅的；B. risky有危险的；C. funny有趣的；D. special特别的。根据上文“Snow had been falling all day long”可知，雪下了一整天，使得这次旅途很危险。故选B。
117．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我宁愿待在温暖的家里，也不愿在这么冷的天开车走，但我别无选择。A. change改变；B. chance机会；C. choice选择；D. reason理由。根据下文“I had to have my paper work handed in and then ____3____ my son”可知，作者别无选择。故选C。
118．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我得把论文交上去，然后去接我儿子。A. call on访问；号召；B. look up查询；C. seek for寻找；D. pick up顺路接。根据下文“we drove”可知，作者去接儿子。故选D。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我放慢了车速，瞥了一眼穿着厚外套的儿子，他平静地望着窗外，面无表情。A. stared凝视；B. laughed笑；C. glanced瞥；D. shouted叫喊。根据下文“at my son in his heavy coat”可知，作者在开车，所以是瞥了一眼穿着厚外套的儿子。故选C。
120．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我放慢了车速，瞥了一眼穿着厚外套的儿子，他平静地望着窗外，面无表情。A. peacefully平静地；B. excitedly激动地；C. sadly悲伤地；D. fearfully害怕地。根据下文“with a blank expression”可知，作者儿子平静地望着窗外。故选A。
121．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在世人眼中，他被视为一个智障儿童。A. history历史；B. development发展；C. systems系统；D. eyes眼睛。根据下文“he was looked upon as a mentally disabled child”可知，在世人眼中，他被视为一个智障儿童。故选D。
122．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，这些年来，我看到的是一个美丽、善良和仁慈的灵魂。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Meanwhile与此同时；D. Besides此外。根据上文“a mentally disabled child”和下文“what I saw was a beautiful, kind and ____8____ soul”可知，前后是转折关系，空格处用However。故选B。
123．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，这些年来，我看到的是一个美丽、善良和仁慈的灵魂。A. dirty脏的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. merciful仁慈的；D. painful痛苦的。根据下文“He had shown me more about love”可知，作者儿子很善良，很仁慈。故选C。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他教给我的爱比我自己所能学到的更多。A. learned学会；B. dreamed梦想；C. concluded推断；D. ignored忽视。根据上文“He had shown me more about love than I could have ever”可知，句子表示“他教给我的爱比我自己所能学到的更多”。故选A。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们接近一个急转弯时，我把车开得更慢了。A. expected期待；B. approached接近；C. left离开；D. discovered发现。根据下文“a sharp curve”可知，作者是接近一个急转弯。故选B。
126．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我们绕过它时，我看到一个穿着轻薄夹克、瑟瑟发抖的年轻女子在暴风雪中走着。A. light薄的；B. heavy沉重的；C. comfortable舒适的；D. new新的。根据下文“my sweet son took off his coat, ____17____ down the window and gave it to her”可知，那个年轻女子穿着薄夹克。故选A。
127．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她正要去她妈妈家看她几个月没见的儿子。A. daughter女儿；B. son儿子；C. mother母亲；D. father父亲。根据下文“a new life for her son and herself”可知，女子是要去看儿子。故选B。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她经历了许多失望和悲剧。A. adventures冒险；B. puzzles谜题；C. doubts怀疑；D. tragedies悲剧。根据上文“She had experienced a lot of disappointments and”可知，她经历了许多失望和悲剧。故选D。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，她仍然对一份新工作抱有希望，并试图为她和儿子建立一种新生活。A. build建立；B. predict预测；C. save拯救；D. suffer遭受。根据下文“a new life for her son and herself”可知，她试图为她和儿子建立一种新生活。故选A。
130．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我尽我所能把她送到很远的地方，然后让她下车。A. soon很快的；B. long长的；C. much多的；D. far远的。根据下文“I was able to and dropped her off”可知，句子表示“我尽我所能把她送到很远的地方”。故选D。
131．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她感谢我载她一程，我告诉她我希望我能帮上更多的忙。A. money钱；B. lift搭车；C. gift礼物；D. coat外套。根据上文“I took her as ____15____ as I was able to and dropped her off”可知，她感谢作者载她一程。故选B。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在我们要离开的时候，我亲爱的儿子脱下外套，摇下窗户，递给了她。A. burned烧伤；B. tore撕开；C. rolled转动；摇摆；D. shut关闭。根据下文“down the window”可知，作者的儿子是摇下窗户。故选C。
133．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她穿上外套，微笑着向我们挥手，我们把车开上了马路。A. cried哭泣；B. pointed指出；C. wrote写；D. waved挥动。根据下文“as we pulled out on the road”可知，当作者把车开上了马路时，那个女子是微笑着向作者挥手。故选D。
134．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这个世界上，我们会遇到许多问题和挑战。A. encounter遇到；B. overcome克服；C. create创造；D. bear承受。根据下文“many problems and challenges”可知，句子表示“我们会遇到许多问题和挑战”。故选A。
135．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，爱的力量把我们直接带回到一条宽阔平坦的公路上。A. nature自然；B. minds思维；C. love爱；D. wills愿望。根据上文“He had shown me more about love”可知，句子表示“爱的力量把我们直接带回到一条宽阔平坦的公路上”。故选C。
136．C
137．A
138．D
139．D
140．B
141．C
142．B
143．A
144．C
145．D
146．A
147．D
148．B
149．A
150．C
151．B
152．B
153．A
154．C
155．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述一个水果店店主暗地里降低水果价格帮助一个拥有四个孩子母亲的故事。
136．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个人去买水果，问店主水果的价格。A. quality质量；B. variety多样化；C. price价格；D. taste味道。由后文“banana was $2 and apple was $4 per kilo”可知，这里是在问“价格”。故选C项。
137．考查动词词义辨析。句意：与此同时，一位女士走进商店，提出了同样的问题。A. raised提高，提出；B. addressed强调；C. examined检查；D. explained解释。由前文“asked the shopkeeper about the 1 of the fruits”和句中“the same question”可知，这位女士也“提出”相同问题。故选A项。
138．考查名词词义辨析。句意：店主不假思索地回答道：“香蕉每公斤1美元，苹果每公斤3美元。” A. attempt尝试；B. request请求；C. option选项；D. thought想法。由后文“the shopkeeper answered”以及后面内容可知，老板是不假“思索”的回答道。故选D项。
139．考查名词词义辨析。句意：听到这话，这名男子震惊地盯着店主。A. excitement兴奋；B. joy快乐；C. anxiety焦虑；D. shock震惊。由前文“Banana is $1 and apple is $3 per kilo”可知，这价格和对男子说的不一样，所以感觉“震惊”。故选D项。
140．考查动词词义辨析。句意：店主立即注意到这一点，并示意他等一会儿。A. forced强迫；B. signaled示意；C. ordered命令；D. encouraged鼓励。由前文“The shopkeeper noticed this immediately”可知，老板注意到男子的表情，所以“示意”他稍等下再给他解释。故选B项。
141．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那个女人拿了水果，付了钱，兴高采烈地离开了。A. nervously紧张地；B. peacefully和平地；C. cheerfully高兴地；D. hurriedly匆匆忙忙地。由后文“with a smile”可知，女士应是“高兴地”离开。故选C项。
142．考查名词词义辨析。句意：女人微笑着离开后，店主看着顾客说：“我不是想欺骗你。” A. clerk职员；B. customer客户；C. visitor访问者；D. neighbor邻居。由前文“The shopkeeper noticed this immediately and 5 him to wait for a while.”可知，店主这里在对这位男“顾客”解释。故选B项。
143．考查动词词义辨析。句意：女人微笑着离开后，店主看着顾客说：“我不是想欺骗你。” A. cheat欺骗；B. harm危害；C. frighten吓唬；D. ignore忽视。由前文“Banana is $1 and apple is$3 per kilo”可知，店主这里再解释这件事，表明没有“欺骗”男子。故选A项。
144．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在短暂的停留后继续说道，“这个女人住在我家附近。” A. check检查；B. comparison比较；C. stop停止，停顿；D. preparation准备。由前文continued可知，店主在“停顿”一下后继续解释。故选C项。
145．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我曾多次试图帮助她，但她不愿意接受我们邻居的任何人的帮助。A. content满意的；B. grateful感激的；C. excited激动的；D. ready准备好的，乐意的。由前文“I have tried many times to help her”以及but表转折可知，这位女士不“乐意”接受帮助。故选D项。
146．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我曾多次试图帮助她，但她不愿意接受我们邻居的任何人的帮助。 A. neighborhood邻居；B. community社区；C. block街区；D. department部门。由前文“The woman lives in my neighborhood”可知，女士不愿意接受“邻里”帮助。故选A项。
147．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每当她来的时候，我都会以最低价格出售她的水果。A. reasonable合理的；B. average平均的；C. half一半的；D. minimum最低限度的。由前完形填空
Eleven months into my postdoctoral research, the project my advisor and I worked on was close to success. But then everything came to a ( n ) ____1____ — my 4-year-old daughter Ellie was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer.
Hearing the news, I ____2____ called my advisor, telling him to give someone else my ____3____ and clear my bench. He said he supported me in setting everything aside, but never gave up hope that I would ____4____ the lab.
In the months that followed, all my time was spent ____5____ to my daughter, who had become extraordinarily ____6____ and thin. I sometimes even checked her ____7____ at night for fear that it had stopped. In the midst of the ____8____ , I never thought about work.
My advisor stayed in touch with ____9____ messages. He only called once about a scholarship I had been ____10____ . It was an extraordinary honor, and one I had been working so hard for until months earlier. But by that point I didn’t ____11____ .
Nine months later, however, my mind started to ____12____ . Ellie was allowed back to school thanks to effective ____13____ . And I started to miss my lab. But the thought of returning to work left me feeling ____14____ and scared. What if the cancer came back when I was busy ____15____ around as both a scientist and a mom
My advisor suggested I work a few hours per week on my project — which, I was surprised to learn, he’d ____16____ given to another person. And as I slowly re-entered my lab life, I ____17____ he had been laying the groundwork to ease my return.
I am ____18____ for my advisor’s support. He gave me the space I needed when I was ____19____ a personal crisis. He also cared about my ____20____ when I didn’t give it a second thought.
1．A．arrangement B．solution C．decision D．stop
2．A．absently B．randomly C．instantly D．suddenly
3．A．project B．reward C．scholarship D．application
4．A．revive B．reject C．rejoin D．rebuild
5．A．turning B．attending C．responding D．relating
6．A．dizzy B．lazy C．week D．fit
7．A．breathing B．memory C．hearing D．pain
8．A．injury B．balance C．stress D．decline
9．A．creative B．supportive C．confusing D．alarming
10．A．awarded B．loaned C．promised D．allowed
11．A．delay B．quit C．suffer D．care
12．A．concentrate B．race C．change D．wander
13．A．defence B．company C．instruction D．treatment
14．A．excited B．guilty C．bored D．satisfied
15．A．touring B．skipping C．hanging D．rushing
16．A．never B．once C．somehow D．seldom
17．A．advocated B．ignored C．denied D．discovered
18．A．responsible B．grateful C．regretful D．hopeful
19．A．dealing with B．turning down C．looking into D．making out
20．A．reputation B．career C．challenge D．preference
Hundreds of people got stuck in snow on U. S. Interstate 95 due to the arrival of a sudden storm. But a ____21____ day took a turn for the better through a positive sort of highway robbery.
With some cars ____22____ babies, pets, and elderly people, a lack of opportunities to ____23____ provided as much discomfort as the bitter ____24____ to hundreds of motorists on I-95 who got stranded (滞留的) when a winter storm dropped around a foot of ____25____ in Virginia.
A Maryland couple, Casey and her husband John, hadn’t eaten for 37 hours while ____26____ for the snow to clear when they ____27____ a Schmidt Baking Company truck.
Not thinking it would work, the ____28____ couple called the company’s customer service line asking if they could have some of the ____29____.
“We didn’t think it would actually work, but _____30_____ less than 20 minutes later we got an incredible _____31_____,” wrote Casey in a Facebook post. “We _____32_____ a personal call from the owner of the company, Chuck, who contacted the _____33_____.”
“It was not a(n) _____34_____ decision,” Chuck Paterakis, the CEO of H&S Baking, who owns Schmidt, told the Washington Post. His words to the driver were “_____35_____ all the bread”.
The driver Ron Hill _____36_____ the back of the truck, and with Casey and John’s help _____37_____ 300 packages of bread and rolls to more than 100 stranded motorists.
“We just kept giving it out _____38_____ we couldn’t walk anymore although it was so _____39_____,” Holihan told NBC．“It felt incredible just hearing people _____40_____ say thank you.”
21．A．sunny B．bitter C．pleasant D．cool
22．A．attracting B．chasing C．leading D．containing
23．A．complain B．escape C．travel D．eat
24．A．punishment B．coldness C．experience D．competition
25．A．dirt B．water C．snow D．sand
26．A．waiting B．standing C．preparing D．allowing
27．A．hit B．searched C．spotted D．uploaded
28．A．sympathetic B．hungry C．enthusiastic D．sensitive
29．A．bread B．noodles C．fruit D．vegetables
30．A．naturally B．influentially C．fortunately D．precisely
31．A．surprise B．failure C．impact D．response
32．A．expected B．refused C．accepted D．received
33．A．couple B．manager C．driver D．customer
34．A．favourable B．complicated C．memorable D．important
35．A．put away B．sort out C．pick out D．give away
36．A．repaired B．opened C．destroyed D．approached
37．A．distributed B．mentioned C．showed D．carried
38．A．since B．after C．until D．if
39．A．freezing B．tiring C．heavy D．boring
40．A．perfectly B．directly C．genuinely D．politely
We live in a fast-paced and anxiety-filled world that often seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus, we are sometimes affected by ____41____ or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember, I had ____42____ with anxiety.
After graduating from university, I made friends with the Moroccan(摩洛哥的) woman at work. One day, she invited me to visit her and her family back home. I wanted to; ____43____, for a girl who had never been out of the UK alone in the past 23 years, it meant that I would have to travel in a very ____44____ area by myself for the first time in my life. Could I really ____45____ it
Then one day it ____46____ to me that I had a life to live. Indeed, I could choose to give in to these awful concerns. There was always a sense of fear overwhelming from the bottom of my heart and still to that moment ____47____ I made up my mind to go to Morocco and feel something totally ____48____.
I remember how good it felt the minute I set foot in Morocco.
____49____ arrival, my friend’s family arranged a generous welcome party and everyone was so loving toward me. Such a moment of love felt in distant rural village _____50_____ me that I was “good enough” or I deserved to be treated like a star, which _____51_____ helped to relieve my anxiety.
It was after I woke up the next day, in the morning light, that I was _____52_____ by how underdeveloped the area was and the realization that these people had very few _____53_____. Electronic items like smart phones, computer games are nearly _____54_____ to be found.
In the days afterwards, under the guidance of my friend, I traveled around Morocco, _____55_____ the rivers, mountains and the amazing food (most of them were new to me). It seemed that I had never felt so _____56_____ be attached to nature as well as the people around me before.
At the end of my stay, something _____57_____ me changed. From dawn to dusk, I was immersed in a sense of delight _____58_____ depression for nearly two weeks.
That trip helped me to find out what really _____59_____ in life. And with that, all my worries disappeared. When I returned home, I was much more active in challenging my anxiety. More importantly, helping others _____60_____ their anxiety is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.
41．A．awareness B．fears C．loneliness D．mess
42．A．argued B．negotiated C．dealt D．struggled
43．A．however B．otherwise C．meanwhile D．therefore
44．A．modern B．unknown C．mysterious D．remote
45．A．put B．make C．get D．hit
46．A．thought B．replied C．occurred D．struck
47．A．when B．that C．since D．as
48．A．dynamic B．dangerous C．dizzy D．different
49．A．Before B．Against C．Upon D．Within
50．A．reminded B．expected C．indicated D．comforted
51．A．seriously B．extremely C．firmly D．actually
52．A．shocked B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．delighted
53．A．friends B．difficulties C．resources D．lands
54．A．anywhere B．somewhere C．everywhere D．nowhere
55．A．entertaining B．exploring C．examining D．exploiting
56．A．attached B．related C．associated D．beyond
57．A．above B．from C．inside D．with
58．A．other than B．regardless of C．rather than D．apart from
59．A．contributes B．matters C．dominates D．exists
60．A．drop B．overcome C．notice D．pass
The best feeling in life is that you look at the plane landing and say to yourself: “I’m in another country!”
I worked as a volunteer for a month at the Cape Town Children’s Hospital. The hospital ___61___ child treatment. I had ___62___ for the daily work as well as breaks, which were the same for children to eat or to do school lessons. We wore colourful aprons (围裙) to get ___63___ and we went from hallway to hallway asking who wanted to play. It was amazing to see a child ___64___ me to play.
Most of the children did not speak English, only African dialects, which at first made it difficult to ___65___ but everything went smoothly—dances and even basketball—although we didn’t know each other’s ___66___. It was very interesting to teach English to these children and many of them ___67___ learning. Slowly, I ___68___ families who often came from far away to try medical care and ended up joking and talking to us.
I’ve also benefited greatly from this ___69___ . I heard a lot of stories. And I also made many friends. Most were ___70___ like me, and lived in the same house. Cape Town is a ___71___ blend (融合) of mountains, beaches and city and I visited many places with them. It was amazing to have ___72___ there!
Before I went to Africa, many people said, “Choose another ___73___ . There are a lot of diseases there.” ___74___ I followed my heart and decided to ___75___ children there. I think it was the best ___76___ of my life! Of course I was afraid! It was my first international trip and my first day at the hospital was ___77___ I never imagined working in such a distant and ___78___ place. But it’s always been my dream to stop seeing ___79___ children in a bed and start seeing them live a(n) ___80___ life!
61．A．looks into B．focuses on C．turns to D．pays for
62．A．suggestions B．questions C．requests D．plans
63．A．attention B．support C．treatment D．information
64．A．coming across B．caring for C．running towards D．learning about
65．A．control B．study C．explain D．communicate
66．A．names B．languages C．jobs D．strengths
67．A．continued B．finished C．enjoyed D．remembered
68．A．got close to B．got tired of C．got used to D．got interested in
69．A．research B．competition C．experience D．relationship
70．A．fans B．members C．teachers D．volunteers
71．A．powerful B．wonderful C．strange D．simple
72．A．lived B．performed C．fought D．left
73．A．method B．time C．topic D．place
74．A．Instead B．However C．Moreover D．Therefore
75．A．help B．join C．impress D．invite
76．A．result B．vacation C．decision D．promise
77．A．shocking B．amusing C．confusing D．boring
78．A．crowded B．busy C．dangerous D．poor
79．A．homeless B．sick C．surviving D．hungry
80．A．honest B．single C．happy D．wealthy
It’s a sad reality that many of us find ourselves just too busy to contribute to our communities. For a long time, I, too, believed it cost too much in time, money and____81____to make a real difference. But all that changed when I____82____my good-deed-a-day project.
My daughter, Emily, was my primary____83____. I wanted to show her we could do little things to help others, and be____84____.
The first week, I wasn’t sure if I could____85____it. I surfed the Internet for ideas. One day, I____86____a blind man in the subway station. He____87____as he thanked me. Another day, I brought flowers from my garden to a____88____nursing home. I could only hope I was arousing____89____in others.
After just a few days,____90____I found it easier than I’d expected. I knew I was making a(an)____91____.
Every evening at the dinner table, I____92____that day’s good deed to Emily. Emily began____93____what I’d started. On a walk home from school, she marched over to a neighbour’s pot of geraniums(天竺葵), which had toppled(摇晃) in the wind, and____94____it right. “That was my good deed for the day!” she yelled. Another day, she helped me collect____95____from our neighbours for the food bank. We dropped off the food and,____96____we drove away, Emily announced____97____that she wanted to work there one day.
By the last week, I knew I’d changed. At first, I hadn’t been entirely____98____that I could do a good deed every day. Now it was practically second nature. I felt a greater____99____to take action when I saw a need,____100____looking the other way. I felt as though I’d awakened, somehow.
81．A．space B．energy C．wisdom D．salary
82．A．stopped B．forgot C．started D．remembered
83．A．inspiration B．expectation C．celebration D．donation
84．A．lucky B．happy C．clever D．merciful
85．A．manage B．get C．put D．appreciate
86．A．watched B．waited C．ordered D．guided
87．A．sighed B．smiled C．frowned D．jumped
88．A．popular B．distant C．local D．deserted
89．A．interest B．awareness C．mercy D．praise
90．A．besides B．though C．therefore D．also
91．A．discovery B．mistake C．difference D．fortune
92．A．described B．pointed C．recalled D．reminded
93．A．criticizing B．laughing C．sharing D．praising
94．A．pushed B．set C．turned D．repaired
95．A．money B．vegetables C．clothes D．donations
96．A．as B．since C．until D．unless
97．A．eagerly B．proudly C．anxiously D．casually
98．A．concerned B．expected C．convinced D．persuaded
99．A．responsibility B．surprise C．comfort D．skill
100．A．regardless of B．by means of C．as well as D．instead of
The beautiful gleaming sewing-machine sitting in the corner was one of my most ____101____ possessions. Every time I dust it, it ____102____ me of the lesson I learned from my grandpa and my dad.
The first time I saw it, I was ____103____ in home economics (家政学) at college and ____104____ my very own sewing machine. The local Sewing Machine center would sell those with flaws (瑕疵) for fifty cents to the first customer on a certain day of the month. The machines were ____105____ to work and it was a real ____106____. One day, Grandpa called, so proud, saying he d gotten one and it was gorgeous. When grandpa ____107____ the driveway, I ____108____ out to greet him, followed by my dad. ____109____, I watched as Grandpa opened the back of his wagon. My heart _____110_____. The machine was dirty and marked with cracks on the surface. My dad and grandpa kept admiring its beauty, saying what a steal it was. Thinking they were _____111_____, I still politely thanked my grandpa, _____112_____ my disappointment.
Weeks later, my dad said he had something special for me. I _____113_____ him to the garage, and there sat the most stunning sewing machine I had _____114_____ seen! The wood was a dark, rich walnut, smooth and shining. It looked _____115_____. Dad had cleaned and polished that old machine. Dad and Grandpa weren’t crazy at all. They had seen beyond the dirt and _____116_____. From the very _____117_____, they knew what the machine could look like.
I can still see the _____118_____ in my mind like it was yesterday — the day I learned even when life looks hopeless we must look _____119_____ the negative, and see the potential _____120_____ side.
101．A．useless B．worthless C．priceless D．pointless
102．A．reminds B．informs C．warns D．convinces
103．A．seeding B．majoring C．fitting D．participating
104．A．desperate for B．skeptical about C．tired of D．fond of
105．A．forced B．guaranteed C．designed D．meant
106．A．deal B．bargain C．advantage D．product
107．A．got out of B．walked up C．stood in D．pulled into
108．A．stepped B．stormed C．moved D．rushed
109．A．Angrily B．Cautiously C．Eagerly D．Patiently
110．A．sank B．jumped C．ached D．bled
111．A．innocent B．right C．crazy D．clever
112．A．stimulating B．voicing C．showing D．hiding
113．A．followed B．accompanied C．led. D．took
114．A．even B．ever C．never D．yet
115．A．old-fashioned B．out-of-date C．man-made D．brand-new
116．A．wood B．machines C．cracks D．furniture
117．A．beginning B．object C．movement D．sense
118．A．lesson B．machine C．scene D．idea
119．A．into B．beyond C．without D．over
120．A．crazy B．pessimistic C．new D．positive
Vets in New Zealand have managed to contain a disease that threatened to wipe out a rare bird species called the kakapo.
The kakapo is the world’s largest parrot and lives on islands off the coast of New Zealand. Last year, it had a ____121____ breeding (繁殖) season, when its numbers rose from around 147 to 213. Then, just when it looked like it was all going ____122____ , the birds were ____123____ by a disease called aspergillosis, which was caused by a type of fungus (真菌) that infected the birds’ lungs. Several chicks and a few adults died from it, and there were ____124____ that it could ____125____ to the rest of the population.
The ____126____ problem was identifying the disease in the birds and then ____127____ them. So New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DOC) and vets from Auckland Zoo ____128____ the nests that they thought were most at risk, and ____129____ the parrots in danger to Auckland, a city in New Zaland, to have CT scans. However, the vets’ CT scanner was broken, so the kakapos were taken to a ____130____ hospital instead.
The next step was to give the big parrots the night drugs to stop the ____131____ . To get the drugs into each bird’s lungs, vets had to use a nebuliser (雾化器), but the nebulisers in the hospital were too ____132____ for the kakapo. The vets then tried a ____133____ nebulizer-and luckily, it ____134____ .
Thanks to the team’s hard work, the ____135____ of kakapo is now 211.
121．A．peak B．sensitive C．thin D．sustainable
122．A．blankly B．well C．roughly D．delicately
123．A．beat B．stuck C．hit D．slipped
124．A．sorrows B．curiosities C．nerves D．concerns
125．A．sweep B．spread C．stimulate D．stretch
126．A．widespread B．subsequent C．main D．common
127．A．applying B．treating C．operating D．performing
128．A．mapped out B．made out C．figured out D．carried out
129．A．sent B．delivered C．carried D．helicoptered
130．A．animal B．vet C．human D．children
131．A．effect B．effort C．affection D．infection
132．A．big B．small C．cheap D．expensive
133．A．boy’s B．child’s C．woman’s D．man’s
134．A．worked B．did C．covered D．made
135．A．group B．crew C．population D．species
When I first married, we only had a car for work. I worked earlier so my husband dropped me off and waited until work time. In the afternoon, I would ____136____ three miles to his workplace and we returned together.
One day, while waiting for him in the car, I saw the ____137____ woman I had ever seen off the movie screen driving a fancy car. She looked like Liz Taylor. Our eyes made ____138____ and she smiled at me. She was wearing a blue shirt that just matched her car. It was all I could do to ____139____. Then, a nice-looking man came and they left.
Sitting there in my jeans, I wanted to ____140____. How could some people ____141____ it all In the following weeks, it became almost a routine to see her. She seemed ____142____ and always waved in a big smile. My ____143____ lingered (逗留) long after she drove away. I had always ____144____ to see her full length. Finally, I could see very well as she walked very ____145____ with a walking stick. The lady had a prosthesis (义肢)!
I couldn’t watch any more because tears were ____146____ me. For weeks, I’d envied this woman while I had been able to walk three miles! I told my husband about the ____147____ and he said he knew her story. Both of her parents were killed in an accident and she was ____148____ injured at only 12.
Suddenly,I realized how ____149____ I was to have my parents, the ability to walk and many wonderful things. When you meet a person who seems much better off than you, don’t be fooled. Looks can be ____150____.
136．A．cover B．run C．drive D．move
137．A．richest B．prettiest C．kindest D．proudest
138．A．connection B．mixture C．communication D．contact
139．A．see B．stare C．glare D．spy
140．A．cry B．laugh C．drink D．sing
141．A．seize B．leave C．have D．catch
142．A．modest B．friendly C．energetic D．positive
143．A．love B．wonder C．heart D．envy
144．A．desired B．planned C．decided D．liked
145．A．calmly B．hurriedly C．slowly D．quickly
146．A．blinding B．flooding C．choking D．drowning
147．A．lady B．couple C．girl D．mother
148．A．terribly B．rarely C．slightly D．hardly
149．A．excited B．delightful C．lucky D．nice
150．A．disappointing B．misleading C．amusing D．pleasing
参考答案：
1．D
2．C
3．A
4．C
5．B
6．C
7．A
8．C
9．B
10．A
11．D
12．C
13．D
14．B
15．D
16．A
17．D
18．B
19．A
20．B
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了作者的博士后研究已经进行了11个月，和导师所从事的项目已经接近成功。但因为4岁的女儿埃莉被诊断出癌症而停止。但是作者的导师给他支持并建议作者每周在项目上工作几个小时。当作者慢慢地重新回到自己的实验室生活时，作者发现导师一直在为作者的回归奠定基础。作者很感激导师的支持。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的博士后研究已经进行了11个月，我和我的导师所从事的项目已经接近成功。但后来一切都停止了——我4岁的女儿埃莉被诊断出癌症。A.arrangement 安排；B.solution 解决方法；C.decision 决定；D.stop停止。根据“ the project my advisor and I worked on was close to success. But then ”以及“ — my 4-year-old daughter Ellie was diagnosed (诊断)with cancer.”可知，因为女儿被诊断出癌症，作者不得不停止研究项目。故选D。
2．考查副词词义辨析。句意：听到这个消息，我立刻打电话给我的导师，让他把我的项目交给别人，清理我的工作台。A.absently 缺席；B.randomly随机；C. instantly 马上；D.suddenly突然。根据“my 4-year-old daughter Ellie was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer.”可知，作者为女儿的病感到着急，马上打电话推掉项目。故选C。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：听到这个消息，我立刻打电话给我的导师，让他把我的项目交给别人，清理我的工作台。A.project 项目；B. reward 奖项；C.scholarship奖金；D.application应用。根据“Eleven months into my postdoctoral research, the project my advisor and I worked on was close to success. ”可知，因为孩子患癌症，作者项目不能做了。这是故选A。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说他支持我把一切都放在一边，但从来没有放弃过我重返实验室的希望。A.revive苏醒 ；B. reject回绝；C. rejoin重新加入；D. rebuild 重建。根据“ He said he supported me in setting everything aside，but never gave up hope that ”可知，导师希望我能重返实验室参加项目。故选C。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，我把所有的时间都花在照顾我的女儿上，她变得异常虚弱和瘦弱。A. turning 转变 ；B.attending 参加，照顾；C.responding 回应；D. relating相关。根据“ I sometimes even checked her 7 at night for fear that it had stopped. ”可知，attend to表示照顾。故选B。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，我把所有的时间都花在照顾我的女儿上，她变得异常虚弱和瘦弱。A.dizzy眩晕的 ；B. lazy懒惰的；C.weak 虚弱的；D. fit合适的。根据“ thin ”和下文的“I sometimes even checked her 7 at night for fear that it had stopped.”可知，女儿很虚弱。故选C。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有时甚至在晚上检查她的呼吸，生怕她停止了呼吸。A.breathing呼吸；B. memory 记忆；C. hearing听到；D. pain痛苦。根据“ at night for fear that it had stopped. ”可知，作者晚上查看女儿呼吸，唯恐它停止跳动。故选A。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在照顾病人中，我从来没有想过工作。A.injury 受伤 ；B.balance平衡；C.weak弱者，病人；D. decline拒绝。根据“ In the months that followed, all my time was spent 5 to my daughter, ”可知，在照顾女儿时，作者从来没有想过工作。故选C。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的导师一直和我保持联系，给我一些支持的信息。A. creative 有创造力的；B.supportive支持的；C. confusing令人困惑的；D.alarming 警告。根据“He said he supported me in setting everything aside”可知，这是导师给予自己支持。故选B。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他只因为我获得的奖学金打过一次电话。A.awarded授予；B.loaned贷款；C.promised答应；D. allowed允许。根据“ It was an extraordinary honor”可知，被授予奖学金是一个荣誉。故选A。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但那时我已经不在乎了。A.delay 耽误；B.quit退出；C.suffer遭受；D.care关心。根据“In the midst of the 8 , I never thought about work. ”可知，作者照顾女儿筋疲力尽，不在乎得奖学金。故选D。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，9个月后，我的想法开始改变。A. concentrate关注；B. race 比赛；C. change改变；D.wander闲逛。根据“ Ellie was allowed back to school”可知，女儿身体好转，可以取学校，作者想回到实验室，因此是他的想法有了转变。故选C。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于有效的治疗，艾丽被允许回到学校。我开始想念我的实验室。A.defence防卫 ；B.company 公司；C.instruction 指导；D. treatment 治疗。根据“ Ellie was allowed back to school”可知，女儿能回学校是因为治疗有效，身体好转。故选D。
14．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但一想到要回去工作，我就感到内疚和害怕。A.excited 兴奋的；B. guilty 内疚的；C. bored 无聊的；D. satisfied满意的。根据“ What if the cancer came back when I was busy ”可知，害怕女儿癌症复发时自己忙于工作，所以有内疚感。故选B。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果在我忙着作为科学家和母亲奔波的时候癌症复发了怎么办 A. touring 环游；B.skipping 跳过；C. hanging 闲逛；D. rushing冲。根据“as both a scientist and a mom ”可知，作者又当科学家做项目又兼顾母亲的角色会很忙。故选D。
16．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我的导师建议我每周在我的项目上工作几个小时——我惊讶地发现，他从来没有给过其他人这个项目。A.never从不；B.once一旦；C.somehow不知怎么的；D. seldom很少。根据“ he had been laying the groundwork to ease my return. ”可知，导师从来没有给过其他人这个项目。故选A。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我慢慢地重新回到我的实验室生活时，我发现他一直在为我的回归奠定基础。A.advocated提倡；B.ignored 忽视；C. denied 否认；D. discovered发现。根据“And as I slowly re-entered my lab life”可知，作者逐渐发现了导师为自己做的一切。故选D。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很感激我导师的支持。当我处理个人危机时，他给了我需要的空间。A. responsible负责的 ；B. grateful 感激的；C. regretful 后悔的 ；D. hopeful 有希望的。根据“for my advisor’s support ”可知，作者对导师充满感激。故选B。
19．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我处理个人危机时，他给了我需要的空间。A.dealing with 处理；B.turning down 拒绝；C.looking into 调查；D.making out理解。根据“a personal crisis”可知，处理个人危机指的是照顾患病的女儿。故选A。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我不再考虑事业的时候，他也关心我的事业。A.reputation名声；B. career事业；C.challenge挑战；D. preference更喜欢。根据“ he had been laying the groundwork to ease my return.”可知，导师关心作者的事业。故选B。
21．B
22．D
23．D
24．B
25．C
26．A
27．C
28．B
29．A
30．C
31．A
32．D
33．C
34．B
35．D
36．B
37．A
38．C
39．A
40．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了在美国95号州际公路上发生的一次由于暴风雪造成的大堵车。其中，被堵的一对夫妇看到一辆施密特烘焙公司的卡车，抱着试试看的态度打电话求助，结果得到救助并且帮助发放面包的故事。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，通过一种积极的公路抢劫，痛苦的一天变得更好。A. sunny晴朗的；B. bitter痛苦的；C. pleasant令人愉快的；D. cool冷漠的。根据上文“Hundreds of people got stuck in snow on U. S. Interstate 95 due to the arrival of a sudden storm.”可知，由于突如其来的暴风雪，数百人被困在美国95号州际公路上，这是严寒的、痛苦的一天。故选B。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一些车上载着婴儿、宠物和老人，缺乏进食机会给I-95公路上的数百名司机带来了和刺骨的寒冷一样的不适，他们被困在弗吉尼亚州的一场冬季暴风雪中，积雪达到一英尺左右。A. attracting吸引；B. chasing追逐；C. leading带领；D. containing包含。根据下文“babies, pets, and elderly people”可知，这里是在说车里有什么。故选D。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一些车上载着婴儿、宠物和老人，缺乏进食机会给I-95公路上的数百名司机带来了和刺骨的寒冷一样的不适，他们被困在弗吉尼亚州的一场冬季暴风雪中，积雪达到一英尺左右。A. complain抱怨；B. escape逃跑；C. travel旅行；D. eat吃。根据下文“Casey and her husband John, hadn’t eaten for 37 hours”可知，被困的人们没有食物可吃。故选D。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些车上载着婴儿、宠物和老人，缺乏进食机会给I-95公路上的数百名司机带来了和刺骨的寒冷一样的不适，他们被困在弗吉尼亚州的一场冬季暴风雪中，积雪达到一英尺左右。A. punishment惩罚；B. coldness严寒；C. experience经历；D. competition竞争。根据上文“Hundreds of people got stuck in snow”可知，把人们困住的是暴风雪，让人们痛苦的就是暴风雪所带来的严寒。故选B。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些车上载着婴儿、宠物和老人，缺乏进食机会给I-95公路上的数百名司机带来了和刺骨的寒冷一样的不适，他们被困在弗吉尼亚州的一场冬季暴风雪中，积雪达到一英尺左右。A. dirt泥土；B. water水；C. snow雪；D. sand沙。根据上文“Hundreds of people got stuck in snow”可知，把人们困住的是暴风雪，所以是积雪达到一英尺左右。故选C。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：马里兰州的一对夫妇，凯西和她的丈夫约翰，在等待雪被清理的37个小时里，他们没有吃东西，就发现了一辆施密特烘焙公司的卡车。A. waiting等待；B. standing站立；C. preparing准备；D. allowing允许。根据上文“Hundreds of people got stuck in snow on U. S. Interstate 95”和下文“the snow to clear”可知，人们被困在这里，等待积雪被清理后才能走。故选A。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：马里兰州的一对夫妇，凯西和她的丈夫约翰，在等待雪散去的37个小时里，他们没有吃东西，就发现了一辆施密特烘焙公司的卡车。A. hit撞击；B. searched寻找；C. spotted发现；D. uploaded上传。根据下文“a Schmidt Baking Company truck”可知，当这对夫妇在等待积雪被清理时，偶然发现了一辆施密特烘焙公司的卡车。故选C。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这对饥肠辘辘的夫妇认为这种方法行不通，于是打电话给该公司的客户服务热线，询问是否可以给他们一些面包。A. sympathetic同情的；B. hungry饥饿的；C. enthusiastic热情的；D. sensitive灵敏的。根据上文“Casey and her husband John, hadn’t eaten for 37 hours”可知，这对夫妇是饥饿的。故选B。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这对饥肠辘辘的夫妇认为这种方法行不通，于是打电话给该公司的客户服务热线，询问是否可以给他们一些面包。A. bread面包；B. noodles面条；C. fruit水果；D. vegetables蔬菜。根据下文“His words to the driver were “____15____ all the bread”可知，因为饥饿，所以想要一些面包。故选A。
30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：凯西在脸书上写道：“我们不认为这真的会成功，但幸运的是，不到20分钟后，我们就得到了一个难以置信的惊喜。”A. naturally自然地；B. influentially有影响力地；C. fortunately幸运地；D. precisely精确地。根据下文“The driver Ron Hill ____16____ the back of the truck, and with Casey and John’s help ____17____ 300 packages of bread and rolls to more than 100 stranded motorists.”及上下文可知，施密特烘焙公司把卡车上的面包分发给滞留公路上的人，这是一件很幸运的事情。故选C。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：凯西在脸书上写道：“我们不认为这真的会成功，但幸运的是，不到20分钟后，我们就得到了一个难以置信的惊喜。” A. surprise惊讶；B. failure失败；C. impact影响；D. response回复。根据下文“The driver Ron Hill ____16____ the back of the truck, and with Casey and John’s help ____17____ 300 packages of bread and rolls to more than 100 stranded motorists.”以及下文可知，凯西原本不抱希望，施密特烘焙公司把卡车上的面包分发给滞留公路上的人，他们得到了救助，这是一个惊喜。故选A。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们接到了公司老板查克的私人电话，他联系了司机。A. expected期望；B. refused拒绝；C. accepted接受；D. received接收。根据空后“a personal call from the owner of the company”可知，他们收到了公司CEO的私人电话。故选D。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们接到了公司老板查克的私人电话，他联系了司机。A. couple夫妇；B. manager经理；C. driver司机；D. customer顾客。根据下文“His words to the driver”可知，公司老板查克联系了烘焙公司的卡车司机。故选C。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“这不是一个复杂的决定，”施密特的所有者、H&S烘焙公司的首席执行官查克·帕特拉基斯告诉《华盛顿邮报》。A. favourable赞成的；B. complicated复杂的；C. memorable值得纪念的；D. important重要的。根据下文“His words to the driver were “____15____ all the bread.”和“We just kept giving it out”可知，CEO直接让司机把所有面包分掉。这并不是一个复杂的决定，他很痛快地做了这个决定。故选B。
35．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他对司机说：“把所有的面包都送人”。 A. put away收拾；B. sort out整理；C. pick out挑出；D. give away赠送；分发。根据下文“The driver Ron Hill ____16____ the back of the truck, and with Casey and John’s help ____17____ 300 packages of bread and rolls to more than 100 stranded motorists.”和“We just kept giving it out”可知，CEO让司机把所有面包都分发给被困的人们。故选D。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：司机罗恩·希尔打开卡车后部，在凯西和约翰的帮助下，向100多名被困司机分发了300包面包和面包卷。A. repaired修理；B. opened打开；C. destroyed摧毁；D. approached靠近。根据下文“the back of the truck”可知，司机与凯瑟夫妇一起打开了货车的后门。故选B。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：司机罗恩·希尔打开卡车后部，在凯西和约翰的帮助下，向100多名被困司机分发了300包面包和面包卷。A. distributed分发；B. mentioned提及；C. showed展示；D. carried携带。根据上文“His words to the driver were “____15____ all the bread”和下文“We just kept giving it out”可知，司机按照CEO的指示把300包面包分发给100多位被困在这里的人们。故选A。
38．考查连词词义辨析。句意：霍利汉告诉美国全国广播公司说：“尽管天气很冷，但我们一直在分发，直到我们不能再走路为止。”A. since自从；B. after在……之后；C. until直到；D. if如果。根据下文“we couldn’t walk anymore”可知，我们一直在分发面包，直到我们再也走不动为止。故选C。
39．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：霍利汉告诉美国全国广播公司说：“尽管天气很冷，但我们一直在分发，直到我们不能再走路为止。”A. freezing严寒的；B. tiring无聊的；C. heavy重的；D. boring令人厌烦的。根据文章内容可知，大家都是被暴风雪困在这里，大家都在忍受严寒。故选A。
40．考查副词词义辨析。句意：能听到人们真诚地说谢谢，感觉太棒了。A. perfectly完美地；B. directly直接地；C. genuinely由衷地，真诚地；D. politely礼貌地。根据上文语境可知，施密特烘焙公司把卡车上的面包无偿分发给滞留公路上的人，这是善行，大家应是由衷地说谢谢。故选C。
41．B
42．D
43．A
44．D
45．B
46．C
47．A
48．D
49．C
50．A
51．D
52．A
53．C
54．D
55．B
56．A
57．C
58．C
59．B
60．B
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了作者一直都很焦虑，对于生活有太多的担心。但在一次受邀去摩洛哥朋友家做客的旅程中，作者的内心发生了改变。朋友热情的欢迎，对摩洛哥自然之美的热爱使作者领悟到爱可以克服焦虑和担忧。要克服人生中的困难和焦虑，最重要的是心中有爱。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，我们有时会受到影响我们生活的恐惧或焦虑的影响。A. awareness认识；意识；B. fears恐惧；担心；C. loneliness孤单；孤独；D. mess杂乱。分析可知，“or”为并列连词，所选名词与后文“anxiety(焦虑)”应是同义词或近义词。B项“fears”意为“担心；恐惧”，符合分析。故选B项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从我记事起，我就一直在与焦虑作斗争。A. argued争论；讨论；B. negotiated谈判；商定；C. dealt处理；解决；D. struggled奋斗；斗争。根据前文“Thus, we are sometimes affected by ____1____ or anxiety impacting our life.(因此，我们有时会受到影响我们生活的恐惧或焦虑的影响。)”可知，在作者看来，人们时常会受到焦虑的影响，因此，作者也会与焦虑作斗争或抗争。“struggle with sth”，意为“与……斗争”。故选D项。
43．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我想去；然而，对于一个在过去23年里从未独自离开过英国的女孩来说，这意味着我将生平第一次独自前往一个非常偏远的地区旅行。A. however然而；B. otherwise否则；要不然；C. meanwhile同时；D. therefore因此。分析语境可知，后文“for a girl who had never been out of the UK alone in the past 23 years, it meant that I would have to travel in a very ____4____ area by myself for the first time in my life(对于一个在过去23年里从未独自离开过英国的女孩来说，这意味着我将生平第一次独自前往一个非常偏远的地区旅行)”与前文“I wanted to(我想去)”之间为转折关系，此处应是表达转折含义的副词。故选A项。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想去；然而，对于一个在过去23年里从未独自离开过英国的女孩来说，这意味着我将生平第一次独自前往一个非常偏远的地区旅行。 A. modern现代的；B. unknown未知的；C. mysterious神秘的；D. remote遥远的；偏僻的。根据前文“After graduating from university, I made friends with the Moroccan woman at work. One day, she invited me to visit her and her family back home.(大学毕业后，我在工作中与这位摩洛哥女士交上了朋友。有一天，她邀请我去看望她和她的家人。)”可知，作者要去摩洛哥，这对于从未离开过英国的作者来说是遥远的地方。故选D项。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我真的能做到吗？A. put放置；B. make制造；使让；C. get得到；D. hit打击。根根据前文“…for a girl who had never been out of the UK alone in the past 23 years, it meant that I would have to travel in a very ____4____ area by myself for the first time in my life(对于一个在过去23年里从未独自离开过英国的女孩来说，这意味着我将生平第一次独自前往一个非常偏远的地区旅行)”可知，作者从未离开过英国，因此对于第一次去如此遥远的摩洛哥，作者怀疑自己是否能做到。“make it”，意为“成功做成某事”。故选B项。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后有一天我突然意识到我还有自己的生活要过。A. thought想到；认为；B. replied回答；回复；C. occurred发生；D. struck打击；碰撞。根据前文“one day”可推知，作者是在某一天突然想通了。“it occurred to sb. that…”，固定句型，意为“某人突然想到某事”。故选C项。
47．考查从句引导词词义辨析。句意：从我的内心深处总有一种恐惧的感觉，直到我下定决心去摩洛哥的那一刻，我才感受到完全不同的感觉。A. when当……时候；B. that用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出从句；C. since自从；因为；D. as当……时候；因为。分析可知，“____7____I made up my mind to go to Morocco”为之前名词“that moment”的定语从句，先行词在从句中作时间状语，应是关系副词when。故选A项。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从我的内心深处总有一种恐惧的感觉，直到我下定决心去摩洛哥的那一刻，我才感受到完全不同的感觉。A. dynamic满活力的；精力充沛的；B. dangerous危险的；C. dizzy使人眩晕的；使人感到变化太快的；D. different不同的。根据前文“Indeed, I could choose to give in to these awful concerns. (事实上，我可以选择屈服于这些可怕的担忧。)”可知，作者以往都会屈服于焦虑和担忧，后文则提及“that moment ____7____ I made up my mind to go to Morocco (直到我下定决心去摩洛哥的那一刻)”则提及了有了决心，不再屈服于担忧，这时的感觉应是与以往不同的。故选D项。
49．考查介词词义辨析。句意：一到达，我朋友的家人就为我安排了一个盛大的欢迎派对，每个人都对我充满了爱意。A. Before在……之前；B. Against反对；倚靠；C. Upon在……上；一……就；D. Within在……之内。根据后文“my friend’s family arranged a generous welcome party and everyone was so loving toward me(我朋友的家人安排了一个慷慨的欢迎会，每个人都对我充满爱意)”可知，朋友热情的欢迎是作者到达摩洛哥的时候发生的，“upon arrival”，意为“一到达就……”。故选C项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这样在遥远的乡村感受到的爱的瞬间，提醒我自己“够好了”，或者我应该得到明星般的对待，这实际上帮助我缓解了焦虑。A. reminded提醒；使想起；B. expected期待；期望；C. indicated表明；D. comforted安慰。根据后文“I was ‘good enough’ or I deserved to be treated like a star(我“足够好”，或者我应该被当作明星对待)”可知，作者受到热情的欢迎，如此充满爱的时刻提醒作者“我是足够好的”。故选A项。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这样在遥远的乡村感受到的爱的瞬间，提醒我自己“够好了”，或者我应该得到明星般的对待，这实际上帮助我缓解了焦虑。A. seriously严重地；严肃地；B. extremely非常；极端地；C. firmly坚决地；牢固地；D. actually事实上；实际上。分析可知，“helped to relieve my anxiety(有助于缓解我的焦虑)”讲到了这个热烈的欢迎仪式对作者产生的实际作用——缓解焦虑。故选D项。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我在晨光中醒来，我对这个地区是多么不发达感到震惊，并意识到这些人只有很少的资源。A. shocked吃惊的；震惊的；B. disappointed失望的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. delighted高兴的。根据前文“a girl who had never been out of the UK alone in the past 23 years(一个在过去23年中从未独自离开英国的女孩)”可知，作者一直在英国生活，相比于英国，摩洛哥是一个不发达的国家，从未来过这里的作者对于这里的落后感到震惊。故选A项。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我在晨光中醒来，我对这个地区是多么不发达感到震惊，并意识到这些人只有很少的资源。A. friends朋友；B. difficulties困难；C. resources资源；D. lands土地。根据前文“how underdeveloped the area was(这个地区多么不发达)”可知，这里比较落后，资源匮乏。故选C项。
54．考查副词词义辨析。句意：像智能手机、电脑游戏这样的电子产品几乎找不到。A. anywhere在任何地方；无论何处；B. somewhere在某处；到某处；C. everywhere到处；处处；D. nowhere无处；哪里都不。根据前文“I was ____12____by how underdeveloped the area was and the realization that these people had very few ____13____.(我对这个地区是多么不发达感到震惊，并意识到这些人只有很少的资源。)”可知，这个地区落后，资源匮乏，由此可推知，类似于智能手机，电脑游戏等电子产品应该没有。故选D项。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在之后的几天里，在朋友的指导下，我环游了摩洛哥，探索了河流、山脉和美味的食物（其中大多数对我来说都是新鲜的）。A. entertaining使有兴趣，使快乐；B. exploring探索；探险；C. examining检查；测试；D. exploiting利用；开发。与前文“I traveled around Morocco(我在摩洛哥旅行)”中“traveled around”相呼应，这里应是“exploring”，用在句中表达探索自然含义。故选B项。
56．考查形容词词义辨析和介词词义辨析。句意：我似乎从来没有像现在这样依恋自然，依恋周围的人。A. attached非常喜欢……的；依恋的；B. related相关的；有联系的；C. associated有关联的；相关的；D. beyond超出；超越。根据前文“In the days afterwards, under the guidance of my friend, I traveled around Morocco, ____15____the rivers, mountains and the amazing food (most of them were new to me).(在之后的几天里，在朋友的指导下，我环游了摩洛哥，探索了河流、山脉和美味的食物（其中大多数对我来说都是新鲜的）。)”可知，作者在朋友的带领下，享受了摩洛哥的自然之美，由此可推知，作者感受到了自然的美，从未体验过如此依恋自然。故选A项。
57．考查介词词义辨析。句意：待到最后，我内心的某些东西发生了变化。A. above（数量或度量）在……以上，超过；B. from从……起；从……开始；C. inside在（或向）……内；D. with和……在一起；具有。根据后文“From dawn to dusk, I was immersed in a sense of delight____18____depression for nearly two weeks.(从黎明到黄昏，将近两周的时间，我都沉浸在喜悦而不是抑郁之中。)”可知，作者的内心发生了变化。故选C项。
58．考查固定短语词义辨析。句意：从黎明到黄昏，将近两周的时间，我都沉浸在喜悦而不是抑郁之中。A. other than除了；不同于；B. regardless of不管；不顾；C. rather than而不是；宁可……也不愿；D. apart from除……之外；且不说。根据后文“And with that, all my worries disappeared.(说完，我所有的担心都消失了。)”可知，作者的焦虑和沮丧消失了，内心充满愉悦而不是沮丧。故选C项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那次旅行帮助我找到了生活中真正重要的东西。A. contributes捐赠；有助于；B. matters要紧；有关系；C. dominates统治；支配；D. exists存在。根据后文“More importantly, helping others ____20____ their anxiety is how I can share the love I found in Morocco. (更重要的是，帮助别人克服焦虑是我在摩洛哥找到的爱的分享方式。)”可知，作者认为“爱”是可以帮助克服焦虑的。由此可推知，这次旅程让作者意识到生活中最重要的东西——心中有爱。故选B项。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：更重要的是，帮助别人克服焦虑是我在摩洛哥找到的爱的分享方式。A. drop投；丢；B. overcome克服；C. notice意识；注意；D. pass经过；通过。根据后文宾语“their anxiety”为“焦虑”可知，应是“overcome their anxiety”，意为“克服焦虑”。故选B项。
61．B
62．D
63．A
64．C
65．D
66．B
67．C
68．A
69．C
70．D
71．B
72．A
73．D
74．B
75．A
76．C
77．A
78．D
79．B
80．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者作为志愿者在南非的开普敦儿童医院工作的经历。
61．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这家医院专注于儿童治疗。A. looks into调查；B. focuses on关注；C. turns to转向；D. pays for支付。根据上文“I worked as a volunteer for a month at the Cape Town Children’s Hospital.”可知，这是一家儿童医院，专注于儿童治疗。故选B项。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对每天的工作和休息都有计划，这对孩子们吃饭或上课都是一样的。A. suggestions建议；B. questions问题；C. requests要求；D. plans计划。根据下文“for the daily work as well as breaks”可知，作者对于每天的工作和休息都有计划。故选D项。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们穿着五颜六色的围裙以引起注意，我们从一个走廊走到另一个走廊，问谁想玩。A. attention注意；B. support支持；C. treatment治疗；D. information信息。根据上文“We wore colourful aprons”可知，作者穿着五颜六色的围裙是为了引起注意。故选A项。
64．考查动词短语辨析。句意：看到一个孩子朝我跑来玩耍真是太神奇了。A. coming across偶然遇见；B. caring for关心；C. running towards跑向；D. learning about了解。根据上文“asking who wanted to play”可知，作者询问孩子们谁想玩，此处表示作者看到孩子跑向自己。故选C项。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：大多数孩子不会说英语，只会说非洲方言，这起初使得交流很困难，但一切进展得很顺利，跳舞，甚至打篮球，尽管我们不懂彼此的语言。A. control控制；B. study研究；C. explain解释；D. communicate沟通。根据上文“Most of the children did not speak English, only African dialects”可知，大多数孩子不会说英语，这使得交流很困难。故选D项。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大多数孩子不会说英语，只会说非洲方言，这起初使得交流很困难，但一切进展得很顺利，跳舞，甚至打篮球，尽管我们不懂彼此的语言。A. names名字；B. languages语言；C. jobs工作；D. strengths力量。根据上文“Most of the children did not speak English, only African dialects, which at first made it difficult to ___5___”可知，大多数孩子只会说非洲方言，所以此处表示不懂彼此的语言。故选B项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：教这些孩子英语很有趣，他们中的许多人都喜欢学习。A. continued继续；B. finished完成；C. enjoyed享受，喜爱；D. remembered记住。根据上文“It was very interesting to teach English to these children”可知，许多孩子喜欢学习。故选C项。
68．考查动词短语辨析。句意：慢慢地，我靠近了那些经常从很远的地方来看病的家庭，最后和我们开玩笑和聊天。A. got close to靠近；B. got tired of厌倦；C. got used to习惯；D. got interested in感兴趣。根据下文“ended up joking and talking to us”可知，作者慢慢地靠近了那些家庭。故选A项。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我也从这次经历中受益匪浅。A. research研究；B. competition竞争；C. experience经历；D. relationship关系。根据上文“I’ve also benefited greatly from this”以及语境可知，作者也从这次经历中受益。故选C项。
70．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大多数都是像我一样的志愿者，住在同一所房子里。A. fans粉丝；B. members成员；C. teachers教师；D. volunteers志愿者。根据上文“I worked as a volunteer for a month”可知，此处表示大多数都是像作者一样的志愿者。故选D项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：开普敦是山脉、海滩和城市的绝妙融合，我和他们一起游览了许多地方。A. powerful强大的；B. wonderful绝妙的；C. strange奇怪的；D. simple简单的。根据下文“blend of mountains, beaches and city”可知，此处表示开普敦是山脉、海滩和城市的绝妙的融合。故选B项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：生活在那里真是太棒了！A. lived生活；B. performed表演；C. fought战斗；D. left离开。根据上文“Cape Town is a ___11___ blend of mountains, beaches and city”可知，此处表示生活在开普敦是非常棒的。故选A项。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我去非洲之前，很多人说：“另选一个地方。那里有很多疾病。”A. method方法；B. time时间；C. topic主题；D. place地方。根据下文“There are a lot of diseases there.”可知，很多人劝说作者另选一个地方。故选D项。
74．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我听从了自己的意愿，决定帮助那里的孩子们。A. Instead代替；B. However然而；C. Moreover此外；D. Therefore因此。结合语意，上下文表示转折关系，应用副词however，表示“然而”。故选B项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我听从了我的意愿，决定帮助那里的孩子们。A. help帮助；B. join加入；C. impress使钦佩；D. invite邀请。根据上文“I worked as a volunteer for a month at the Cape Town Children’s Hospital.”可知，作者是去做志愿者，帮助那里的孩子们。故选A项。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我认为这是我一生中最好的决定！A. result结果；B. vacation假期；C. decision决定；D. promise承诺。根据上文“I followed my heart and decided to ___15___ children there.”可知，此处表示作者认为这是自己最好的决定。故选C项。
77．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我第一次国际旅行，我在医院的第一天是令人震惊的，我从来没有想过在这么遥远和贫穷的地方工作。A. shocking令人震惊的；B. amusing有趣的；C. confusing令人困惑的；D. boring令人厌倦的。根据下文“I never imagined working in such a distant and ___18___ place”可知，作者在医院的第一天是令人震惊的。故选A项。
78．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我第一次国际旅行，我在医院的第一天是令人震惊的，我从来没有想过在这么遥远和贫穷的地方工作。A. crowded拥挤的；B. busy忙碌的；C. dangerous危险的；D. poor贫穷的。根据上文“I never imagined working in such a distant and”以及常识可知，此处表示作者从没想过来到非洲开普敦，在这么遥远和贫穷的地方工作。故选D项。
79．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我一直梦想着不要再看到生病的孩子躺在床上，开始看到他们过上幸福的生活！A. homeless无家可归的；B. sick生病的；C. surviving幸存的；D. hungry饥饿的。根据上文“The hospital ___1___ child treatment.”可知，此处表示在医院里，生病的孩子躺在病床上。故选B项。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我一直梦想着不要再看到生病的孩子躺在床上，开始看到他们过上幸福的生活！A. honest诚实的；B. single单身的；C. happy幸福的；D. wealthy富有的。根据上文“start seeing them live”可知，此处表示作者梦想着看到孩子们过上幸福的生活。故选C项。
81．B
82．C
83．A
84．B
85．A
86．D
87．B
88．C
89．B
90．B
91．C
92．A
93．C
94．B
95．D
96．A
97．B
98．C
99．A
100．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了自己日行一善的初衷是源于对子女的积极影响，但最终助人为乐已成为了作者的天性，而且还影响了周边的人。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很长一段时间以来，我也认为要想真正有所作为，需要花费太多的时间、金钱和精力。A. space空间；B. energy精力；C. wisdom智慧；D. salary薪酬。根据上文“cost too much in time, money ”可知，作者认为要想真正有所作为，需要花费太多的时间、金钱和精力。故选B。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当我开始我的一天一件好事的计划时，一切都改变了。A. stopped停止；B. forgot忘记；C. started开始；D. remembered记住。根据上文“For a long time, I, too, believed it cost too much in time, money and____1____to make a real difference.”可知，作者认为要想真正有所作为，需要花费太多的时间、金钱和精力，但当她开始自己日行一善的计划后，这个想法改变了。故选C。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的女儿艾米丽是我的主要灵感来源。A. inspiration灵感；B. expectation期望；C. celebration庆祝；D. donation捐赠。根据下文“I wanted to show her we could do little things to help others”可知，作者日行一善的主要灵感来源是她的女儿。故选A。
84．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想让她知道，我们可以做一些小事来帮助别人，并且会很快乐。A. lucky幸运的；B. happy快乐的；C. clever聪明的；D. merciful仁慈的。根据语境可知，作者日行一善的主要灵感来源是她的女儿，她想让女儿知道可以做一些小事来帮助别人，而且帮助别人能够让人感到快乐。故选B。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一周，我不确定我是否能应付。A. manage管理；设法做到；B. get获得；C. put放置；D. appreciate欣赏。 根据下文“I surfed the Internet for ideas”可知，作者开始自己日行一善的计划，但是第一周的时候，她不确定自己能否成功，所以在网上寻找一些建议。manage it “做成某事”。故选A。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我在地铁站引导一个盲人。A. watched观察；B. waited等待；C. ordered命令；D. guided给（某人）领路。根据下文“Another day, I brought flowers from my garden to a____8____nursing home.”可知，作者从网上得到启发，开始帮助身边的人，一天，她在地铁站给一个盲人领路。故选D。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他微笑着感谢我。A. sighed叹气；B. smiled微笑；C. frowned皱眉；D. jumped跳跃。根据上文“One day, I____6____a blind man in the subway station. ”可知，作者在地铁站引导一个盲人，所以他微笑着感谢作者。故选B。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：另一天，我把花园里的花带到当地的一家养老院。A. popular流行的；B. distant遥远的；C. local本地的；D. deserted荒废的。根据语境可知，作者叙述另一件行善活动，把自己园子里的花送给当地的一家养老院。故选C。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只能希望我能唤起别人的意识。A. interest兴趣；B. awareness意识；C. mercy仁慈；D. praise赞扬。根据上下文的语境可知，作者做了这些好事是希望通过自己的行动唤起他人心中乐于助人的意识。故选B。
90．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，几天后我发现这比我想象的要容易。A. besides除了；B. though虽然；然而；C. therefore因此；D. also也。根据上文“The first week, I wasn’t sure if I could____5____it.”可知，作者刚开始认为日行一善很难，然而，几天之后，作者发现这比她想象的要容易。故选B。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道我正在起作用。 A. discovery发现；B. mistake错误；C. difference差异；D. fortune财富。根据语境可知，作者开始疑虑日行一善是否能够成功，通过几天的实践后发现，日行一善要比预料的容易的多，自己也知道自己正在起作用。make a different “起作用，有影响”。故选C。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天晚上在餐桌上，我都向艾米丽讲述那天的好事。A. described描述；B. pointed指出；C. recalled召回；D. reminded提醒。根据空后“that day’s good deed to Emily”可知，作者晚上回家，把自己白天行善的事情描述给女儿听。故选A。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：米丽开始参与到日行一善的活动中来。A. criticizing批评；B. laughing大笑；C. sharing共同承担；D. praising赞扬。根据下文“On a walk home from school, she marched over to a neighbour’s pot of geraniums(天竺葵), which had toppled(摇晃) in the wind, and____14____it right.”可知，作者言传身教，对女儿产生影响，女儿开始和作者共同承担，一起参与到日行一善的活动中来。故选C。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在放学回家的路上，她走到邻居家的一盆天竺葵前，那盆天竺葵被风吹倒了，她把它放好了。A. pushed推动；B. set放置；C. turned转动；D. repaired修理。根据上文“which had toppled(摇晃) in the wind”可知，作者的女儿把邻居被风吹倒的天竺葵放好了。故选B。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：另一天，她帮我从邻居那里为食品银行募捐。A. money钱；B. vegetables蔬菜；C. clothes衣服；D. donations捐赠。根据下文“for the food bank”可知，作者的女儿帮助作者从邻居那里为食品银行进行募捐。故选D。
96．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我们放下食物，开车离开时，艾米丽自豪地宣布，她想以后能有一天在那里工作。A. as当...时候；B. since自从；C. until直到；D. unless除非。根据下文“Emily announced____17____that she wanted to work there one day”可知，当作者和女儿开车离开时，艾米丽自豪地宣布，她想有一天在那里工作。故选A。
97．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们放下食物，开车离开时，艾米丽自豪地宣布，她想有一天在那里工作。A. eagerly热切地；B. proudly自豪地；C. anxiously焦虑地；D. casually漫不经心地。根据语境可知，作者和女儿在做完好事后，女儿自豪地说将来要在这里工作。故选B。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：起初，我并不完全相信我每天都能做一件好事。A. concerned担心；B. expected期望；C. convinced确信；D. persuaded说服。根据上文“By the last week, I knew I’d changed.”可知，作者开始并不完全相信自己能日行一善，be convinced that... “相信......”。故选C。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：换个角度看，当我看到别人需要帮助时，我觉得有更大的责任来采取行动。A. responsibility责任；B. surprise惊喜；C. comfort舒适；D. skill技能。根据上文“Now it was practically second nature.”可知，最后，日行一善成了作者的第二天性，她觉得有更大的责任来采取行动去帮助别人。故选A。
100．考查介词短语辨析。句意：换个角度看，当我看到别人需要帮助时，我觉得有更大的责任来采取行动。A. regardless of不考虑；B. by means of通过；C. as well as和；D. instead of代替。根据语境可知，此处表示通过另一种方法来看，即换个角度看，故选B。
101．C
102．A
103．B
104．A
105．B
106．B
107．D
108．D
109．C
110．A
111．C
112．D
113．A
114．B
115．D
116．C
117．A
118．C
119．B
120．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。学家政的我梦想着有一台属于自己的缝纫机，爷爷花低价买的既脏又有裂缝的缝纫机起初并没有得到我的认可，但经过一番精心的打理，这台缝纫机成了我的最爱。这也让我明白了一个道理，当生活看似毫无希望的时候，我们要超越消极因素，看到它潜在的积极的一面。
101．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：角落里那台漂亮的闪闪发光的缝纫机是我最珍贵的财产之一。A. useless无用的；B. worthless无价值的，没有用的；C. priceless无价的；D. pointless无意义的；不得要领的。根据后文“Every time I dust it, it____2____me of the lesson I learned from my grandpa and my dad.”可知这台缝纫机让作者想起从爷爷和爸爸那里学到的道理，所以在作者眼里是最珍贵的财产之一。故选C项。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次我擦拭它，它都让我想起从爷爷和爸爸那里学到的道理。A. reminds提醒；B. informs通知；C. warns警告；D. convinces使相信。根据空后“the lesson I learned from my grandpa and my dad.”可知每当作者擦拭缝纫机的时候，这台缝纫机都会让作者想到从从爷爷和爸爸那里学到的道理。故选A项。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我第一次看到它时，我正在大学里主修家政学，迫切地想要一台自己的缝纫机。A. seeding播种；B. majoring主修；C. fitting符合；D. participating参加。根据空后“and____4____my very own sewing machine.”可知作者想要一台缝纫机，可推断作者在大学里主修家政学。故选B项。
104．考查形容词短语词义辨析。句意：我第一次看到它时，我正在大学里主修家政学，迫切地想要一台属于自己的缝纫机。A. desperate for渴望；急需；B. skeptical about怀疑；C. tired of厌倦；D. fond of喜欢。根据上文“I was____3____ in home economics (家政学) at college”可知作者学习需要所以迫切需要一台缝纫机。故选A项。
105．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些机器能保证运转正常，真得很划算。A. forced强迫；B. guaranteed保障，保证；C. designe设计；D. meant打算；意味着。根据上文“The local Sewing Machine center would sell those with flaws (瑕疵) for fifty cents to the first customer on a certain day of the month.”以及后文空后“it was a real ____6____ .”可知作者之所以认为这笔买卖划算是因为商家低价处理带有瑕疵的机器是可以正常运转的。故选B项。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些机器能保证正常工作，真的很划算。A. deal交易；B. bargain便宜货，减价品；C. advantage优势；D. product产品。根据“The local Sewing Machine center would sell those with flaws (瑕疵) for fifty cents to the first customer on a certain day of the month.”以及空前“The machines were ____5____ to work”可知商家低价处理带有瑕疵的机器是可以正常运转的，所以在作者看来是很划算的。故选B项。
107．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当爷爷开车驶进车道时，我冲出去迎接他，后面跟着我的爸爸。A. got out of避免；逃避；B. walked up走上前；C. stood in代替；定位替身；D. pulled into车进站。根据空后的“the driveway, I ____8____ out to greet him, followed by my dad.”可知是爷爷开车回来了。故选D项。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当爷爷开车驶进车道时，我冲出去迎接他，后面跟着我的爸爸。A. stepped 踏，行走；B. stormed猛烈攻击；突然袭击；C. moved移动，搬家；D. rushed迅速移动。根据前文“I watched as Grandpa opened the back of his wagon.”可知当看到爷爷把缝纫机买回家时我的心情很激动，所以是迫不及待地跑出去看。故选D项。
109．考查副词词义辨析。句意：迫切地，我看着爷爷打开他的马车后面。A. Angrily生气地；B. Cautiously谨慎地；C. Eagerly迫切地；D. Patiently耐心地。根据上文“When grandpa ____7____ the driveway, I ____8____ out to greet him, followed by my dad.”可知看到爷爷把缝纫机买回家时，我心情非常地激动。故选C项。
110．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的心一沉。A. sank下沉；B. jumped 跳，跃过；C. ached疼痛；D. bled流血。根据后文“The machine was dirty and marked with cracks on the surface.”可知当看到这台又脏又有着裂缝的缝纫机时作者很失望。故选A项。
111．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我认为他们很疯狂，但还是很礼貌地感谢了爷爷，掩藏了我的失望。A. innocent无辜的；B. right正确的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. clever聪明的。根据上文“The machine was dirty and marked with cracks on the surface. My dad grandpa kept admiring its beauty, saying what a steal it was.”可知作者眼里的布满灰尘和裂缝的缝纫机却被认为爷爷和爸爸视若珍宝，所以作者认为他们很疯狂。故选C项。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我认为他们很疯狂，但还是礼貌地感谢了爷爷，掩藏了我的失望。A. stimulating刺激；B. voicing说出；C. showing表明；D. hiding隐藏。根据空前“I still politely thanked my grandpa,”可知虽然作者很失望，但是并没有表达她的不满，而是选择了违心的感谢。故选D项。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我跟着他到了车库，那里放着我所见过的漂亮的缝纫机。A. followed跟随；B. accompanied陪伴；C. led 带领；D. took拿；取；接受。根据上文“Weeks later, my dad said he had something special for me.”可知爸爸要送我东西，所以我跟着他去了车库。故选A项。
114．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我跟着他到了车库，那里放着我所见过的漂亮的缝纫机。A. even甚至；B. ever曾经；C. never从不；D. yet尚未；还。根据上文“there sat the most stunning sewing machine”可知在作者看来这么漂亮的缝纫机是她从未见过的。故选B项。
115．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它看起来是崭新的。A. old-fashioned过时的；老式的；B. out-of-date过时的；C. man-made人造的；D. brand-new崭新的。根据前文“The wood was a dark, rich walnut, smooth and shining.”可知这台缝纫机很新。故选D项。
116．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们看到了灰尘和裂缝之外的东西。A. wood木头；B. machines机器；C. cracks裂缝；D. furniture家具。根据上文“The machine was dirty and marked with cracks on the surface.”可知缝纫机表面布满了灰尘和裂缝。故选C项。
117．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从一开始，他们就知道了机器的样子。 A. beginning开始；B. object物体；C. movement运动；D. sense感觉，感官。根据“I can still see the____18____ in my mind like it was yesterday — the day I learned even when life looks hopeless we must look ____19____the negative, and see the potential____20____side。”可知爷爷和爸爸从一开始就知道布满灰尘和裂缝的缝纫机是值得拥有的。故选A项。
118．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我仍然可以在脑海中看到那个场景，就像昨天一样——那一天我学到，即使生活看起来毫无希望，我们也必须超越消极因素，看到它潜在的积极的一面。A. lesson经验；教训；B. machine机器；C. scene现场；场景；D. idea想法。根据空后“in my mind like it was yesterday —the day I learned even when life looks hopeless we must look____19____ the negative, and see the potential ____20____ side.”可知那一天的经历就像场景再现，时常浮现在作者的脑海。故选C项。
119．考查介词词义辨析。句意：仍然可以在脑海中看到那个场景，就像昨天一样——那天我学到，即使生活看起来毫无希望，我们也必须超越消极因素，看到它潜在的积极的一面。A. into 到……里面；B. beyond超出；C. without没有；D. over超过。根据下文“see the potential ____20____ side.”可知即使生活看起来毫无希望，我们也要看到生活潜在的积极的一面，即超越消极因素。故选B项。
120．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：仍然可以在脑海中看到那个场景，就像昨天一样——那一天我学到，即使生活看起来毫无希望，我们也必须超越消极因素，看到它潜在的积极的一面。A. crazy疯狂的；B. pessimistic悲观的；C. new新的；D. positive积极的。根据“the day I learned even when life looks hopeless we must look ____19____ the negative”可知即使生活看起来毫无希望，我们也必须超越消极因素，即看到积极的一面。故选D项。
121．A
122．B
123．C
124．D
125．B
126．C
127．B
128．A
129．D
130．C
131．D
132．A
133．B
134．A
135．C
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是新西兰兽医成功控制了一种疾病，这种疾病威胁到一种名为鸮鹦鹉的稀有鸟类的灭绝。
121．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：去年，它的繁殖高峰期，数量从147只上升到213只。A. peak高峰时期的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. thin瘦的；D. sustainable可持续发展的。由后文的“its numbers rose from around 147 to 213”可知，它在繁殖高峰期，数量从147只上升到213只，故选A。
122．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然后，就在一切看起来都很顺利的时候，这些鸟被一种叫做曲霉菌病的疾病袭击了，这种疾病是由一种感染了鸟类肺部的真菌引起的。A. blankly茫然地；B. well顺利地；C. roughly粗略地；D. delicately精致地。由上文的“its numbers rose from around 147 to 213”可知，它的数量上升了，所以一切看起来都很顺利，故选B。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，就在一切看起来都很顺利的时候，这些鸟被一种叫做曲霉菌病的疾病袭击了，这种疾病是由一种感染了鸟类肺部的真菌引起的。A. beat击败；B. stuck粘，贴；C. hit袭击；D. slipped滑倒。由“by a disease called aspergillosis”可知，这些鸟是被疾病袭击了，故选C。
124．考查名词词义辨析。句意：几只幼鸟和几只成年鸟因此死亡，人们担心它会传播给其他种群。A. sorrows悲伤；B. curiosities好奇心；C. nerves神经；D. concerns担心。由上文的“Several chicks and a few adults died from it”和下文的“it could ____5____ to the rest of the population”可知，因为有鸟因为这种病死了，所以人们担心它会传播给其他种群。故选D。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几只幼鸟和几只成年鸟因此死亡，人们担心它会传播给其他种群。A. sweep打扫；B. spread传播；C. stimulate刺激；D. stretch拉伸。由后文的“to the rest of the population”可知，是担心传播给其他种群。故选B。
126．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：主要的问题是在鸟类中识别疾病，然后治疗它们。A. widespread普遍的；B. subsequent随后的；C. main主要的 ；D. common常见的。由后文的“was identifying the disease in the birds”可知，句子表示“主要的问题是在鸟类中识别疾病”，故选C。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意：主要的问题是在鸟类中识别疾病，然后治疗它们。A. applying应用；B. treating治疗；C. operating操作；D. performing表演。由上文的“identifying the disease”可知，是识别疾病，然后治疗那些鸟，故选B。
128．考查动词短语辨析。句意：因此，新西兰自然保护部（DOC）和奥克兰动物园的兽医们标出了他们认为最危险的鹦鹉巢穴，并用直升机把这些处于危险中的鹦鹉送到新西兰的奥克兰市进行CT扫描。A. mapped out在地图上标出；B. made out辨认；C. figured out解决；D. carried out执行。由后文的“the nests that they thought were most at risk”可知，他们是把他们认为最危险的鹦鹉巢穴标出，故选A。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，新西兰自然保护部（DOC）和奥克兰动物园的兽医们绘制出了他们认为最危险的鹦鹉巢穴，并用直升机把这些处于危险中的鹦鹉送到新西兰的奥克兰市进行CT扫描。A. sent发送；B. delivered递送；C. carried搬运；D. helicoptered用直升机运送。由后文的“to Auckland”可知，他们是用直升机把这些处于危险中的鹦鹉送到新西兰的奥克兰市进行CT扫描，故选D。
130．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，兽医的CT扫描仪坏了，所以鸮鹦鹉被送到了人类医院。A. animal动物；B. vet兽医；C. human人类；D. children孩子。由上文的“the vets’ CT scanner was broken”可知，兽医的CT扫描仪坏了，所以鸮鹦鹉被送到了人类医院，故选C。
131．考查名词词义辨析。句意：下一步是给大鹦鹉服用夜间药物来阻止感染。A. effect影响；B. effort努力；C. affection感情；D. infection感染。由第二段的“a type of fungus (真菌) that infected the birds’ lungs”可知，此处是说用药来阻止感染。故选D。
132．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：为了让药物进入每只鸟的肺部，兽医们不得不使用一个雾化器，但医院里的雾化器对鸮鹦鹉来说太大了。A. big大的；B. small小的；C. cheap便宜的；D. expensive贵的。由后文的“The vets then tried a ____13____ nebulizer”可知，医院里的雾化器对鸮鹦鹉来说太大了，故选A。
133．考查名词所有格词义辨析。句意：随后，兽医们尝试了一种儿童雾化器——幸运的是，它奏效了。A. boy’s男孩的；B. child’s儿童的；C. woman’s女人的；D. man’s男人的。由上文的“but the nebulisers in the hospital were too ____12____ for the kakapo”可知，医院里的雾化器对鸟来说太大了，所以就只能换儿童的雾化器，故选B。
134．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随后，兽医们尝试了一种儿童喷雾器——幸运的是，它奏效了。A. worked奏效；B. did做；C. covered覆盖；D. made制造。由上文的“luckily”可知完形填空
A few years ago, I was leaving the dog kennel(养狗场) where I worked, only to find a baby goat at the end of the driveway. The kennel’s owners are animal rescuers, and I thought someone____1____him over the fence. The kid was____2____nervous but stood perfectly still as I got closer.
I’m an animal____3____and I’ve brought home dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and fish, but never a goat. The tiny kid was too____4____for me to leave it behind. I____5____him Quincy and bottle- fed him in my bathroom.
Quincy proved to be quite____6____. When he was about a week old, I tapped my fingers on the floor and said “____7____” I was amazed when he dropped down. I was even more amazed when he did it three times____8____. A quick study, Quincy learned to lie down, bow, and turn in a circle in no time. He knows the name of everything I feed him, and even joins us for____9____to the dog park.
I often take my dogs to shows where they can perform their_____10_____. Quincy did his first show at just six weeks old. He knew only a few tricks then, but he did them perfectly and never_____11_____or got nervous in front of the crowd. Now he’ll shake hooves, come when called, walk on a leash, wave, smile for the_____12_____( “Say cheese!” ), and more. Quincy and my dogs perform regularly at schools, nursing homes, and charity events. Quincy can even “read” his tricks off cue cards(提示卡), which always_____13_____the most applause(掌声).
The goat kid nobody_____14_____turned out to be one of the smartest animals I’ve had. He’s by far the sharpest of my bunch—just don’t tell the_____15_____!
1．A．hunted B．dropped C．caught D．attracted
2．A．gracefully B．officially C．obviously D．equally
3．A．keeper B．researcher C．doctor D．lover
4．A．lovely B．fortunate C．precious D．rare
5．A．offered B．named C．awarded D．showed
6．A．smart B．energetic C．curious D．thoughtful
7．A．Sit down B．Calm down C．Slow down D．Lie down
8．A．at a loss B．on hand C．in a row D．in shock
9．A．adventures B．trips C．invitations D．hikes
10．A．duties B．experiments C．tricks D．plays
11．A．misbehaved B．answered C．damaged D．recognized
12．A．microphone B．headphone C．pipe D．camera
13．A．creates B．earns C．improves D．challenges
14．A．occupied B．recommended C．wanted D．packed
15．A．goats B．cats C．chickens D．dogs
She came in the dead of night, in the cold. She was more than half dead, ___16___ down to bones. Her hair was completely eaten away by mange (兽疥癣). And finally, she peered into an empty doghouse in the trees. ___17___ she was out of the winds.
My mother and brother found her in the daylight of the next day. They could not even ___18___ she was a dog. “And it broke my heart,” my mother said,
They are the kind of people who ___19___ to give up on anything. My mother even ___20___ pens that stopped writing in 1974. My brother Mark looked at her tragic face and ___21___ her, “Hey, Pretty Girl.” It was as if he could see ___22___ the ruin.
Mark and my mother fed her, gave her water and bathed her in burned motor oil, the way my people have been curing the mange for ___23___. A month later, a beautiful white German shepherd stood in the garden. She was ___24___ to last, at most, a few weeks or months, yet she lived three more years-decades, in dog years——____25____ my brother to watch for rainbow in the garden.
“I ____26____ for her,” my mother said. “Some people say you needn’t ask for God’s blessing for your dog, but ...” And then after the _____27_____ of years, Pretty Girl began to _____28_____ and died.
Some things in the garden were planted according to science, according to soil and weather. And some things were planted according to traditions, the shape of the moon, and more. However, there are things we cannot _____29_____ things beyond science, like how a man could name a dying dog and have her rise inside that, somehow, to _____30_____.
16．A．starved B．burnt C．swallowed D．settled
17．A．At length B．At least C．At large D．At present
18．A．predict B．suspect C．recall D．tell
19．A．tend B．vote C．hate D．determine
20．A．appreciates B．abandons C．possesses D．keeps
21．A．inspired B．recognized C．named D．congratulated
22．A．through B．beyond C．off D．beneath
23．A．pleasure B．generations C．profits D．convenience
24．A．supposed B．assigned C．aimed D．appointed
25．A．commanding B．supporting C．following D．consulting
26．A．prayed B．spoke C．sought D．struggled
27．A．lesson B．punishment C．reward D．gift
28．A．fail B．adapt C．develop D．wander
29．A．complain B．explain C．obtain D．claim
30．A．take it easy B．make it clear C．put it off D．make it true
Jarrett Little, a 31-year-old brick and concrete business owner, was road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, Georgia, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, ___31___ abruptly. Something in the distance had caught her attention. It ___32___ to be a sandy-colored five-month-old Great Dane mix.
The cyclists fed the friendly pup and ___33___ their water. They were more than seven miles from downtown and riding bikes. However, they couldn’t leave the dog behind with its ribs (肋骨) showing and a hind leg ___34___.
Little soon got an idea. He carefully ___35___ his new friend and slipped the 38-pound dog’s hind legs into the back pockets of his cycling shirt. Then he hung the dog’s front paws over his ___36___. So badly injured was the dog that he wasn’t ___37___ at all. He was kind of loving their touch.
The 30 ___38___ ride into town ended at a bike store, where they got more water and food for the dog. That was when Andrea Shaw, a lawyer from Maine in town on business, ___39___ to walk by. The dog made a beeline for her, licking and “loving on her”. Shaw was ___40___ and, after learning what had happened, declared her intentions, “I am ___41___ this dog.”
Shaw named him Columbo ___42___ the town where they’d met and ___43___ an operation on his broken leg. Today, Columbo is living the ___44___life on a farm with a horse, a pony, and a six-year old boy to keep him ___45___. He is literally the luckiest dog alive.
31．A．sped B．turned C．stopped D．backed
32．A．claimed B．proved C．pretended D．seemed
33．A．drank B．spilt C．boiled D．shared
34．A．destroyed B．broken C．gone D．bandaged
35．A．picked up B．cheered up C．swept up D．straightened up
36．A．chest B．waist C．head D．shoulders
37．A．fighting B．breathing C．weeping D．walking
38．A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days
39．A．arranged B．meant C．happened D．wanted
40．A．distracted B．fascinated C．angered D．defeated
41．A．keeping B．adapting C．checking D．employing
42．A．in B．outside C．after D．on
43．A．prevented B．performed C．underwent D．scheduled
44．A．distant B．critical C．high D．long
45．A．company B．assistance C．healthy D．close
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 ___46___ by cars travelling through the animal’s habitat.
The ___47___ 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 ___48___ from roads or other dangerous places. “It’s a great community ___49___,” said Lisa Ferguson who is the director of research and conservation at the Wetlands Institute.
Why are turtles ___50___ in danger Because turtles come out of the wetlands onto dry land to ___51___ their eggs. In the open area, they are ___52___ by other animals. But, the even greater ___53___ is cars. Wetlands Institute ___54___ the injured turtles and also collects eggs from those accidentally losing their lives on the road.
Then the institute ____55____ eggs and looks after young turtles in the first year of their lives. When they have ____56____ enough, they are released into the wetlands. Kindergartners from school nearby get to know them from their start in their ____57____. The young students ____58____ 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 ____59____. Some children quickly and happily picked up the turtles and took them to the water. But every child seemed very pleased as the turtles ____60____ into the water.
46．A．observed B．carried C．saved D．killed
47．A．release B．delivery C．protection D．return
48．A．kept B．rescued C．recycled D．sheltered
49．A．honor B．activity C．connection D．culture
50．A．exactly B．directly C．partly D．easily
51．A．count B．store C．lay D．seek
52．A．hunted B．conquered C．discovered D．caught
53．A．danger B．effect C．threat D．harm
54．A．care about B．cares for C．look for D．look into
55．A．keeps B．hatches C．studies D．attends
56．A．grown B．recovered C．rested D．accumulated
57．A．sea B．home C．shells D．childhood
58．A．love B．admire C．accompany D．name
59．A．go B．expect C．originate D．belong
60．A．made their way B．felt their way C．lost their way D．cleared their way
My high school life was a very fulfilling one. Apart from studying in class, I got a part-time job at a local ___61___ shop. I hoped it would be easy, and for the most part, ___62___. I imagined myself pouring coffee and becoming close friends with my customers.
But what I hadn’t ___63___ was the people with so many orders and the moments when I couldn’t seem to ___64___ anyone. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skim milk. ___65___, I kept at it.
One day, one of my customers dropped in, ___66___. Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He looked at me ___67___ because he had ordered nothing but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw his favorite doughnut (甜甜圈) I had ___68___ him. He smiled and thanked me before ___69___ out into the rain.
The next evening, he came. Instead of ____70____ something, he handed me a single pink rose and a note. “Thanks for being so sweet and ____71____ yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who is warm. Please don’t ____72____ your ways because I truly believe that you will do better. Have a great day!”
As time went on, I did ____73____ some customers really particular. But whenever I felt cast down, that man and his kindness would occur to me. Then I would ____74____, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I ____75____ you ”
61．A．fashion B．coffee C．bakery D．furniture
62．A．flexible B．romantic C．back-breaking D．stress-free
63．A．expected B．detected C．grasped D．managed
64．A．recognize B．reach C．please D．convince
65．A．Moreover B．However C．Instead D．Hence
66．A．excited B．rigid C．dynamic D．depressed
67．A．questioningly B．curiously C．gratefully D．angrily
68．A．assigned B．awarded C．given D．served
69．A．coming B．heading C．storming D．sliding
70．A．ordering B．whispering C．reporting D．obtaining
71．A．outgoing B．straightforward C．thoughtful D．tolerant
72．A．continue B．keep C．improve D．change
73．A．inquire about B．come across C．knock into D．hear of
74．A．smile B．pray C．weep D．sigh
75．A．treat B．thank C．contact D．help
In April, the lockdown in Morris Township was coming to an end. Matthew Sullivan watched his ___76___ neighbors gazing out their windows. Returning to the workplace, they would have little time to ___77___ their lawn (草坪).
Sullivan, an enterprising 14-year-old, saw the ___78___ of lawn care. Thus, he had a brilliant idea in his mind. To meet the ___79___, Sullivan started his own business, and named it Leaf-It To-Us, in which he ___80___ a group of able-bodied 13-and 14-year-olds to do lawns work involving weeding, leaf-blowing, planting and fence-painting.
Last Saturday, Sullivan and his partners ___81___ the local charity Help Morris NOW a $1,000 check that they had earned. “What the Leaf-It To-Us kids had done ___82___ me.” Nestor Bedaya, the founder of Help Morris NOW, said. “When they came up to me and said ‘we’re presenting you with this ___83___’, I couldn’t have ___84___ those kids at their age, doing what they’re doing, with the purpose of helping others.”
Though the company had ____85____ given its earnings to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, this season it ____86____ its causes. "Now we’ve gone ____87____, so we’re helping out people in our community,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan ____88____ that they have more than $5,000 in total since this April. Last year, they completed around two to thee jobs a week. This year, they’ve ____89____ to two jobs a day. They plan to keep the landscaping business running so that they can maintain their ____90____ giving.
76．A．relieved B．confident C．concerned D．satisfied
77．A．attend to B．sit on C．set off D．leave off
78．A．significance B．rise C．challenge D．potential
79．A．deadline B．demand C．target D．standard
80．A．organized B．joined C．followed D．ordered
81．A．donated B．sent C．cashed D．signed
82．A．satisfied B．comforted C．touched D．shocked
83．A．reminder B．gift C．bill D．check
84．A．enjoyed B．appreciated C．admitted D．imagined
85．A．eventually B．originally C．fortunately D．repeatedly
86．A．confirmed B．switched C．discovered D．ignored
87．A．wild B．mature C．global D．local
88．A．argues B．estimates C．insists D．acknowledges
89．A．withdrew B．narrowed C．expanded D．returned
90．A．charitable B．sensible C．appreciative D．supportive
Desperate to help his 96-year-old mother to speak her mother tongue again, Keith McDermott made an __91__ on social media and was met with a flood of kind responses. The old __92__, Ray, was moved to tears after talking on the phone with one of the __93__respondents in Welsh.
Ray moved to America after meeting her husband when she was only 18, hence waving goodbye to her __94__in Wales. She continued to speak Welsh with her mum keeping a little bit of __95__. But she lost her beloved mum four decades ago and hadn’t spoken Welsh since.
__96__ suffering from short-term memory loss and sometimes not remembering what she has done recently, Ray’s childhood memories in Wales remain crystal __97__”She wants to __98__, but I know, _99_ her age, such long-distance travel is out of the question, “ said Keith. ”Once she mentioned: I wish I could speak Welsh again but I suppose I never will. It was then that I thought I should make her wish__100__”
So Keith, 70, __101__ on social media on a group called “New York Welsh” asking for any Welsh speakers that could speak Welsh with his mum. And he was __102__ , as well as a little shocked, to receive over 30 responses within half an hour. “Speaking with Melisa, her (Ray’s) Welsh was a little rusty. A few more Welsh conversations and I think she’d be __103__ again, ” added Keith.
“When you have a parent in their nineties, you will find you two have something in common: you’re both old, so I am very sympathetic to my mother’s feelings of loneliness and isolation. I’m feeling it myself. ” Keith hopes to __104__ more Welsh phone conversations for his mum and Melisa has promised to send Ray some short stories in Welsh to __105__ her of her life in Wales.
91．A．indication B．appeal C．assignment D．apology
92．A．lady B．traveler C．explorer D．gentleman
93．A．senior B．childhood C．enthusiastic D．lonely
94．A．friends B．life C．tongue D．Relatives
95．A．hope B．tension C．similarity D．home
96．A．Concerning B．Apart from C．Despite D．Due to
97．A．blue B．faded C．fragile D．clear
98．A．leave B．return C．quit D．talk
99．A．given B．supposed C．remembering D．neglecting
100．A．go B．fly C．happen D．start
101．A．searched B．mentioned C．linked D．posted
102．A．embarrassed B．touched C．hooked D．puzzled
103．A．stable B．happy C．fluent D．passionate
104．A．take up B．make up C．bring up D．set up
105．A．remind B．accuse C．inform D．cure
I was never very neat. Later in life I learned to owe this bouts(发作) of ____106____ to the flip side of my unique gifts and talents. Yet, when I arrived at college, I hadn’t come up with any impressive reasons for my big messes. They just were, and my roommate didn’t seem to ____107____their contribution to my bright future. I’m not sure why they stuck us together. Kim was extremely organized, who ____108____everything and each item she owned had its place. Kim and I were____109____ each other. She would complain about my dirty clothes, I would complain about Lysol headaches.
It came to a head one fateful October evening. Kim came into the room and had some kind of fit because one of my shoes had ____110____found its way beneath her bed. I don’t know what was so significant about that shoe but it ____111____her! She picked it up, tossed it toward my side of the room and managed to knock my lamp onto the floor. The light bulb ____112____, covering the layer of clothes I had been planning to fold that very night. I leapt off the bed in horror and immediately started yelling about her ____113____ rudeness.
When the phone rang she picked it up and I could tell right away it wasn’t good news. I knew Kim had a boyfriend back home and I could tell that he was breaking up with her. Though I didn’t ____114____for it to happen, I could feel the warm feelings of _____115_____rising up in my heart. The experience of losing a boyfriend was giving me a sense of déjà vu (似曾相识).
Therefore,sensing her faint sobbing,I knew I need to make a change.
I _____116_____ with the cluttered room and managed to get everything in place.When I was finally done I went and sat at her bed,awaiting her response.
That day _____117_____our make-up.Her reaction to my unusual _____118_____really hammered my heart,bringing out the tenderness,which became the _____119_____between us.It dawned on me that learning how to be empathetic roommates enabled us to _____120_____ hearty human interactions.
106．A．distribution B．disorganization C．property D．prosperity
107．A．appreciate B．assemble C．accomplish D．accelerate
108．A．reserved B．highlighted C．labeled D．dumped
109．A．took over B．tore down C．fed up with D．touched off
110．A．invariably B．temporarily C．somewhat D．somehow
111．A．annoyed B．attracted C．frightened D．refreshed
112．A．survived B．shattered C．bounced D．expanded
113．A．enthusiastic B．desperate C．sensible D．ridiculous
114．A．point B．mean C．get D．set
115．A．sympathy B．discipline C．regulation D．substitute
116．A．corresponded B．progressed C．wrestled D．exploded
117．A．exposed B．witnessed C．fueled D．spotted
118．A．apology B．criterion C．conflict D．parade
119．A．calculator B．monitor C．mess-maker D．ice-breaker
120．A．dominate B．integrate C．facilitate D．withdraw
The challenge is simple. Answer a math question—say, what’s 8 x 8 +50 —and get five seconds to grab as much as you can from Lucky Candy’s shelves, all for____121____. Lucky Candy is located on a busy street in the Bronx, which is what’s known as a food____122____, where affordable, healthy food is short. Many residents rely on neighborhood____123____like Lucky Candy for their daily needs.
For Alwan, 23, joy is as____124____as breakfast — and regular customers at his family’s corner store sometimes____125____for both. So he came up with this clever way to brighten his____126____days. “I’ve always ____127____people in the neighborhood,” he says, “You know they lack money, so sometimes they need ____128____.”
When a young math genius gets an answer right, one of two things usually____129____. Some kids dart for the candy, and who could blame them Others______130______things like rice, oranges and potatoes,______131______thinking of family at home.
Alwan______132______the expense with his paycheck. But his boss, his father, Saleh Aobad, doesn’t mind______133______too. A Yemeni immigrant, Aobad knows that in one of the______134______, most competitive places in the U.S., a bit of help goes a long way.
“This changed our relationship with the______135______greatly,” says Alwan.“ They ’re showing so much love, and they’re lining up at the store for a chance to play.”
121．A．short B．good C．certain D．free
122．A．bank B．desert C．kingdom D．supermarket
123．A．shops B．families C．companies D．organizations
124．A．special B．familiar C．essential D．attractive
125．A．charge B．struggle C．prepare D．answer
126．A．friends’ B．salespersons’ C．customers’ D．colleagues’
127．A．helped out B．looked for C．asked about D．turned down
128．A．credit B．justice C．strength D．courage
129．A．delays B．changes C．happens D．survives
130．A．consume B．purchase C．order D．grab
131．A．clearly B．bravely C．secretly D．proudly
132．A．saves B．covers C．collects D．estimates
133．A．playing B．distributing C．promising D．contributing
134．A．richest B．noisiest C．happiest D．toughest
135．A．country B．business C．community D．environment
When struggling single mom Shetara Sims won $100 on the lottery, she decided to donate it all to the family of a police officer who had been shot while on ____136____.
Sims did so despite her own financial worries. Like many Americans facing ____137____, she had recently lost her job. One Kansas City resident said she had only $7 left when she found a dollar bill in a parking lot. She used it to buy a lottery ticket, ____138____ $100. Sims’ 12-year-old daughter, ____139____, suggested they donate it to the family of the wounded police officer rather than ____140____ the money.
The officer’s difficult situation was a ____141____ of their own tragic experience. Sims’ eldest daughter was killed in 2012. “The police were really there for us more than anyone I can ____142____,” Sims said. “They came to see my kids. They did a lot. They were fathers, therapists. They were everything.”
To ____143____ some of the hope these officers gave to her family, Sims called the police department to make her donation. She decided to donate the money without ____144____ her name or number.
News of the _____145_____ donation soon spread throughout the community. Officers spent days _____146_____ her down, hoping to find her. “It’s really _____147_____ to us,” said Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.
Once they learned her _____148_____, officers started a campaign for Sims. Hundreds of people had _____149_____ wanting to help. By Wednesday, it had raised more than $59,000. Becchina said it’s kindness from people like Sims that motivates _____150_____ including him to keep serving.
136．A．display B．duty C．vacation D．fire
137．A．unease B．disappointment C．unemployment D．dissatisfaction
138．A．costing B．taking C．earning D．winning
139．A．therefore B．anyway C．however D．otherwise
140．A．keep B．spend C．leave D．contribute
141．A．reminder B．witness C．reflection D．warning
142．A．observe B．imagine C．obtain D．assume
143．A．highlight B．reserve C．illustrate D．repay
144．A．bearing B．submitting C．leaving D．signing
145．A．potential B．generous C．individual D．infectious
146．A．turning B．knocking C．shaking D．tracking
147．A．warning B．touching C．exciting D．astonishing
148．A．address B．characteristics C．identity D．document
149．A．come out B．turned up C．taken up D．reached out
150．A．officers B．soldiers C．residents D．volunteers
参考答案：
1．B
2．C
3．D
4．A
5．B
6．A
7．D
8．C
9．B
10．C
11．A
12．D
13．B
14．C
15．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲的是作者捡到了一只没人要的小山羊，它聪明且听话，很快学会了各种表演技巧。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：养狗场的主人是动物救援人员，我以为是有人把他扔过围栏的。A. hunted打猎；B. dropped丢弃；C. caught捉住；D. attracted吸引。由上文“only to find a baby goat at the end of the driveway”和下文“him over the fence”可知，此处指别人将小山羊丢弃了，故选B。
2．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那只小山羊显然很紧张，但当我走近时，他却一动不动地站着。A. gracefully优雅地；B. officially正式地；C. obviously显然地；D. equally平等地。由下文“nervous”可知，这只被人遗弃的小山羊显然很紧张，故选C。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是一个动物爱好者，我将狗，猫，马，鸡和鱼带回家，但从来没有带回去一只山羊。A. keeper监护人；B. researcher研究者；C. doctor医生；D. lover爱好者。有下文“I’ve brought home dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and fish”可知，作者将狗，猫，马，鸡和鱼带回家，所以作者是一个动物爱好者，故选D。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那只小山羊太可爱了，我不能丢下他。A. lovely可爱的；B. fortunate幸运的；C. precious宝贵的；D. rare稀少的。由上下文“The tiny kid was too___4___or me to leave it behind.”可知，这只小山羊很可爱，所以作者不忍心丢下他，故选A。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我给他起名叫Quincy，在我的浴室里用奶瓶喂他。A. offered提供；B. named命名；C. awarded授予；D. showed展示。由下文“Quincy proved to be quite”可知，Quincy是作者给小山羊起的名字，故选B。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Quincy很聪明。A. smart聪明的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. curiou好奇的；D. thoughtful考虑周全的。由下文“A quick study, Quincy learned to lie down, bow, and turn in a circle in no time.”可知，Quincy学东西很快，很快就学会了躺下、鞠躬、转圈，由此可知，Quincy很聪明。故选A。
7．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当他大约一个星期大的时候，我用手指在地板上敲打，说“躺下”，当他躺下的时候，我很惊讶。A. Sit down坐下；B. Calm down平静下来；C. Slow down减速；D. Lie down躺下。由下文“I was amazed when he dropped down.”可知，作者让小山羊躺下，故选D。
8．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：当他连续做了三次的时候，我更加惊讶了。A. at a loss困惑；B. on hand在手边；C. in a row连续；D. in shock震惊地。由上文“I was even more amazed when he did it three times”可知，小山羊按照作者的指示连续做了三次躺下的动作，这令作者感到惊讶，故选C。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他知道我给他吃的每样东西的名字，甚至还和我们一起去狗狗公园。A. adventures冒险；B. trips旅途；出门；C. invitations邀请；D. hikes徒步旅行。由下文“to the dog park.”可知，此处指小山羊和作者一起出门去狗狗公园，故选B。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我经常带我的狗去表演它们的戏法。A. duties责任；B. experiments实验；C. tricks玩笑；把戏；戏法；D. plays游戏。由上文“they can perform their”和下文“He knew only a few tricks then”可知，此处指作者的狗表演戏法，故选C。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时他只会几个小把戏，但是他做得很完美，从来没有在人群面前表现不好或者紧张过。A. misbehaved行为不端；表现不好；B. answered回答；C. damaged损坏；D. recognized认出。由上文“he did them perfectly and never”可知，小山羊表演戏法时，做得很完美，从没有出现表现不好的情况，故选A。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在他会摇晃着蹄子，被叫到时就过来，牵着皮带走路，向镜头挥手，对着镜头微笑（当人们“说茄子！”时），还有更多。A. microphone扩音器；B. headphone耳机；C. pipe管道；D. camera照相机、镜头。由下文““Say cheese!””可知，当人们给山羊照相时，小山羊对着镜头微笑，故选D。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Quincy甚至可以通过提示卡“读”出他的绝活，这总是赢得最多的掌声。A. creates创造；B. earns赚钱；赢得；C. improves提高；D. challenges挑战。由上下文“Quincy can even “read” his tricks off cue cards(提示卡), which always__13___the most applause(掌声).”可知，小山羊能通过提示卡表演出他的绝活，这赢得了人们的掌声，故选B。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那个没人要的小山羊是我养过的最聪明的动物之一。A. occupied占有；B. recommended推荐；C. wanted想要；D. packed打包。由第一段中“I thought someone___2___him over the fence.”可知，小山羊是被人遗弃的，因此此处指没人要的小山羊，故选C。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，他是我们中最聪明的——但是不要把这个告诉我的狗狗！A. goats山羊；B. cats猫；C. chickens鸡；D. dogs狗。由上文“He’s by far the sharpest of my bunch”和上文提到作者的狗狗表演戏法可知，小山羊在作者养的动物中是最聪明的，但是这一点不能告诉作者的狗狗们，否则它们会吃醋的，故选D。
16．A
17．B
18．D
19．C
20．D
21．C
22．B
23．B
24．A
25．C
26．A
27．D
28．A
29．B
30．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者一家收养了一条垂死的狗，帮她治病，让她生命得到延续的故事。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她已经半死不活，饿得只剩骨头了。A. starved挨饿；B. burnt燃烧；C. swallowed吞下；D. settled解决，定居。根据常识和前文“more than half dead”及后文“down to bones”可知，这条狗饿得只剩下骨头。故选A项。
17．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：至少她已经远离了风浪。A. At length最后；B. At least至少；C. At large详细地；D. At present目前。根据前文“She came in the dead of night, in the cold. She was more than half dead, 1 down to bones.”以及后文“My mother and brother found her in the daylight of the next day.”可知，这条垂死的狗被作者家人收养了，所以说她至少算是脱离了危险。故选B项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至看不出她是一条狗。A. predict预测；B. suspect怀疑；C. recall回忆起；D. tell告诉，分辨，辨别。基于前文的分析可知，这条狗半死不活，饿得只剩骨头，满身疥癣，根据后文“she was a dog”可知，他们几乎不能辨别这是条狗。故选D项。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们是那种不愿放弃任何事情的人。A. tend倾向；B. vote投票；C. hate讨厌；不愿；D. determine决定。根据前文妈妈所说“And it broke my heart”以及后文“My mother even 5 pens that stopped writing in 1974.”可知，家人是那种不愿意放弃任何东西的人。故选C项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我母亲甚至保留着1974年就不能写字的钢笔。A. appreciates欣赏；B. abandons放弃；C. possesses拥有；D. keeps保持，保留。基于前文分析可知，家人不愿意放弃任何东西，根据后文“pens that stopped writing in 1974”可知，母亲保留着原来的东西。故选D项。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我哥哥Mark看着她那张悲惨的脸，给她起了个名字：“嘿，漂亮女孩。” A. inspired启发；B. recognized辨认出；C. named命名；D. congratulated祝贺。根据最后一段中“like how a man could name a dying dog”以及本句中“Pretty Girl”可知，Mark给狗起了名字。故选C项。
22．考查介词词义辨析。句意：他仿佛能看到废墟之外的世界。A. through通过；B. beyond超过，除……之外；C. off离开；D. beneath在下方。基于前文的分析可知，这条狗已经快死了，可是Mark还给她起了漂亮的名字，寄予了无限希望，所以说，他仿佛能看到废墟之外的世界。故选B项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：马克和我母亲喂她吃东西，给她喝水，用烧焦的机油给她洗澡，我的族人世世代代都用这种方法治疗疥疮。A. pleasure快乐；B. generations世代；C. profits利润；D. convenience方便。根据语境和前文“bathed her in burned motor oil”及“the way my people have been curing the mange”可知，他们世世代代用这个办法治疗疥疮。故选B项。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她原本被认为最多只能活几个星期或几个月，但她又活了三十年——按狗的年龄来说，是几十年——跟着我哥哥去花园里看彩虹。A. supposed推断，料想，假设；B. assigned分配；C. aimed目的是；D. appointed任命。根据下文“ yet she lived three more years-decades, in dog years”可知，这条狗原本被认为最多只能活几个星期或几个月。故选A项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她原本被认为最多只能活几个星期或几个月，但她又活了三十年——按狗的年龄来说，是几十年——跟着我哥哥去花园里看彩虹。A. commanding命令；B. supporting支持；C. following接着；D. consulting咨询。根据前文“A month later, a beautiful white German shepherd stood in the garden.”和后文“my brother to watch for rainbow in the garden”可知，这条狗跟随哥哥在花园里玩耍。故选C项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我为她祈祷，”母亲说。A. prayed祈祷；B. spoke讲话；C. sought寻求；D. struggled挣扎。根据后文“Some people say you needn’t ask for God’s blessing for your dog”可知，母亲为这条狗祈祷。故选A项。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后在数年的恩赐之后，“漂亮女孩”开始衰老并死亡。A. lesson教训；B. punishment惩罚；C. reward奖励；D. gift礼物，恩赐。根据前文“Some people say you needn’t ask for God’s blessing for your dog”和下文“Pretty Girl began to 13 and died”可知，母亲为这条狗祈求上帝保佑，因此推断此处表示这条狗得到上帝的恩赐，也就是快乐的活了数年。故选D项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后在数年的恩赐之后，“漂亮女孩”开始衰老并死亡。A. fail失败，衰退；B. adapt适应；C. develop发展；D. wander徘徊。根据后文“died”可知，这条狗开始衰老直至死亡。故选A项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，有些事情我们无法用科学解释，比如一个人怎么能给一只垂死的狗起名字，然后让她活在其中，以某种方式，让它成为现实。A. complain抱怨；B. explain解释；C. obtain获取；D. claim宣称。根据前文“Some things in the garden were planted according to science, according to soil and weather.”可知，花园里的一些东西是有科学根据的。再根据前文“However”转折的语义以及后文“beyond science”以及“like how a man could name a dying dog and have her rise inside that, somehow, to 15 .”可知，还有一些是无法解释的科学之外的事情，是“爱”的力量让一条垂死的狗生命又得到了延续。故选B项。
30．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然而，有些事情我们无法用科学解释，比如一个人怎么能给一只垂死的狗起名字，然后让她活在其中，以某种方式，让它成为现实。A. take it easy别紧张；B. make it clear使清楚；C. put it off推迟；D. make it true使成真，使成为现实。基于前文的分析可知，作者家人救治了这条垂死的狗，是“爱”的力量让这条垂死的狗复活并且生命又得到了延续，让这件本不可能的事情成为了现实。故选D项。
31．C
32．B
33．D
34．B
35．A
36．D
37．A
38．B
39．C
40．B
41．A
42．C
43．D
44．C
45．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。狗狗Columbo在路上受伤，被31岁的砖混企业老板Jarrett Little和同伴Chris Dixon在骑行途中救助，并碰巧遇到律师Andrea Shaw，最后狗狗被Andrea Shaw收养，现在在农场上过着自由自在的生活。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：31岁的砖混企业老板Jarrett Little在佐治亚州哥伦布市外测试他的山地车时，他的同伴Chris Dixon突然停了下来。A. sped加速；B. turned转弯；C. stopped停止；D. backed后退。根据后文“Something in the distance had caught her attention.”(远处的什么东西引起了她的注意。)可知，此处是指Chris Dixon突然停了下来。故选C。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，这是一只5个月大的沙土色大丹混血狗。A. claimed宣称；B. proved证明；C. pretended假装；D. seemed似乎。根据“a sandy-colored five-month-old Great Dane mix”可知，此处是指事实证明这是一只5个月大的沙土色大丹混血狗。故选B。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这两个骑友喂这只友好的小狗，分享他们的水。A. drank喝；B. spilt洒出，溢出；C. boiled沸腾；D. shared分享。根据“fed the friendly pup”可知，此处是指给小狗分享他们的水。故选D。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，他们不能丢下这只肋骨露在外面、后腿断了的狗。A. destroyed破坏；B. broken（人或动物）骨折；C. gone走；D. bandaged用绷带包扎。根据“with its ribs (肋骨) showing”可知，此处是指这只狗的后腿断了。故选B。
35．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他小心翼翼地抱起他的新朋友，把这只38磅重的狗的后腿塞进他骑行衬衫的后口袋里。A. picked up捡起；B. cheered up使高兴；C. swept up大扫除；D. straightened up好转。根据“slipped the 38-pound dog’s hind legs into the back pockets of his cycling shirt”可知，此处是指抱起这只狗。故选A。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后他把狗的前爪搭在肩上。A. chest胸部，胸膛；B. waist腰，腰围；C. head头；D. shoulders肩膀。根据“hung the dog’s front paws over”可知，此处是指把狗的前爪搭在肩上。故选D。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那条狗伤得很重，根本就不挣扎。A. fighting对抗；B. breathing呼吸；C. weeping哭泣；D. walking走路。根据后文“He was kind of loving their touch.”(它有点喜欢他们的触摸。)可知，此处是指狗根本就不挣扎。故选A。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：进城30分钟的路程在一家自行车店结束，他们在那里为狗买了更多的水和食物。A. seconds秒；B. minutes分钟；C. hours小时；D. days天。根据“ride into town”可知，此处是指进城30分钟的路程。故选B。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时，来自缅因州的律师Andrea Shaw碰巧路过。A. arranged安排；B. meant意味着、打算；C. happened发生、碰巧；D. wanted想要。根据后文“The dog made a beeline for her, licking and “loving on her”.”(这只狗径直向她扑去，舔她，“爱她”。)可知，此处是指Andrea Shaw碰巧路过。happen to do意为“碰巧做某事”。故选C。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Shaw被深深吸引了，在得知发生的事情后，她宣布了自己的打算，“我要养这只狗。”A. distracted分散(思想)；B. fascinated深深吸引；C. angered激怒；D. defeated打败。根据后文“Shaw named him Columbo”(Shaw给他取名Columbo)可知，此处是指Shaw被深深吸引了。故选B。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Shaw被深深吸引了，在得知发生的事情后，她宣布了自己的打算，“我要养这只狗。”A. keeping养；B. adapting改编；C. checking检查；D. employing雇佣。根据“Shaw named him Columbo”可知，此处是指Shaw要养这只狗。故选A。
42．考查介词词义辨析。句意：Shaw以他们相遇的小镇为他命名为Columbo，并安排对他的断腿进行手术。A. in在……里；B. outside在……外面；C. after之后；D. on在……上。name...after...意为“以……为……命名”。故选C。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Shaw以他们相遇的小镇为他命名为Columbo，并安排对他的断腿进行手术。A. prevented阻止；B. performed表演；C. underwent经历；D. scheduled安排。根据“an operation on his broken leg”可知，此处是指为狗安排手术。故选D。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，Columbo在农场里过着自由自在的生活，有一匹马、一匹小马和一个六岁的男孩陪伴着他。A. distant遥远的；B. critical极重要的；C. high高品质的；D. long长的。根据“on a farm with a horse, a pony, and a six-year old boy”可知，此处是指Columbo在农场里过着高水平的生活，自由自在。故选C。
45．考查名词/形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，Columbo在农场里过着自由自在的生活，有一匹马、一匹小马和一个六岁的男孩陪伴着他。A. company陪伴；B. assistance帮助；C. healthy健康的；D. close亲近的。根据“a horse, a pony, and a six-year old boy”可知，此处是指有一匹马、一匹小马和一个六岁的男孩陪伴着他。故选A。
46．D
47．A
48．B
49．C
50．D
51．C
52．A
53．C
54．B
55．B
56．A
57．C
58．D
59．D
60．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。
46．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。
47．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。
48．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。
49．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。
50．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。
51．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。
52．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。
53．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。
54．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。
55．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。
56．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。
57．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。
58．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。
59．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。
60．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。
61．B
62．D
63．A
64．C
65．B
66．D
67．A
68．C
69．B
70．A
71．C
72．D
73．B
74．A
75．D
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在高中时在咖啡店里做兼职的经历和感悟。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了在课堂上学习，我还在当地一家咖啡店找了份兼职工作。A. fashion时尚；B. coffee咖啡；C. bakery烘焙；D. furniture家具。根据下文“pouring coffee”可知，作者在一家咖啡店兼职。故选B项。
62．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我希望它会很简单，在很大程度上，没有压力。A. flexible灵活的；B. romantic浪漫的；C. back-breaking令人筋疲力尽的；D. stress-free没压力的。根据上文“I hoped it would be easy”可以推测，作者希望在咖啡店兼职大部分时间是轻松简单，没有压力的。故选D项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我没有预料到的是，有那么多人的订单，还有我似乎无法取悦任何人的时刻。A. expected期待、预料；B. detected侦测；C. grasped抓住；D. managed管理。根据下文“the people with so many orders and the moments”并结合上文作者希望兼职轻松简单无压力可知，作者没有预料到，咖啡店的工作也是有挑战的。故选A项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. recognize识别；B. reach到达；C. please让……开心；D. convince说服。根据上文“people with so many orders”可知，顾客的要求很多，作者很难让任何人都开心。故选C项。
65．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我坚持了下来。A. Moreover此外；B. However然而；C. Instead相反；D. Hence因此。根据上文“There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skim milk.(糖总是太多，冰太少，或者脱脂牛奶不够)”及“I kept at it.”可知，尽管工作中备受挑战，作者还是坚持了下来，前后为转折关系。故选B项。
66．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天，我的一位顾客进来了，很沮丧。A. excited感到激动的；B. rigid死板的；C. dynamic精力充沛的；D. depressed抑郁的、沮丧的。根据下一段“Thanks for being so sweet and ___11___ yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who is warm.”可以推测，作者的这位顾客当天心情沮丧压抑。故选D项。
67．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他疑惑地看着我，因为他只点了咖啡。A. questioningly怀疑地；B. curiously好奇地；C. gratefully感激地；D. angrily生气地。根据下文“because he had ordered nothing but the coffee”可知，顾客十分疑惑因为作者多给了食物。故选A项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他打开袋子，看到了我给他的他最喜欢的甜甜圈。A. assigned分派；B. awarded颁发；C. given给；D. served服务。根据上文“Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee.(在他离开之前，我递给他一个袋子和他的冰咖啡)”和“He opened the bag and saw his favorite doughnut (甜甜圈)”可知，作者给了顾客一个甜甜圈。故选C项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他微笑着向我道谢，然后走到雨中去了。A. coming来；B. heading前往；C. storming突袭、攻占；D. sliding滑动。根据下文“into the rain”可知，顾客致谢后又再次前往雨中。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没有点什么东西，而是递给我一朵粉红色的玫瑰和一张纸条。A. ordering点（餐）；B. whispering低语；C. reporting报道；D. obtaining获得。根据下文“he handed me a single pink rose and a note”可知，第二天，这位顾客并没有点什么饮料或者食物。故选A项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：谢谢你昨天这么体贴周到。A. outgoing外向的；B. straightforward直接的；C. thoughtful考虑周到的；D. tolerant容忍的。根据上文“sweet”及上文内容可知，作者的行为是体贴周到的。故选C项。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：请不要改变你的方式，因为我真的相信你会做得更好。A. continue继续；B. keep保持；C. improve改善；D. change改变。根据下文“because I truly believe that you will do better”可知，这位顾客让作者不要改变自己对别人友好的方式。故选D项。
73．考查动词短语辨析。句意：随着时间的推移，我确实遇到了一些非常挑剔的顾客。A. inquire about询问；B. come across遇见；C. knock into撞上；D. hear of听说。根据下文“some customers really particular”可知，作者确实遇到了一些非常挑剔的顾客。故选B项。
74．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我会微笑着抬起头，清了清嗓子，礼貌地问：“我能帮你什么忙吗？”A. smile微笑；B. pray祈祷；C. weep哭泣；D. sigh叹气。根据下文“hold my head up high, clear my throat”可知，作者是服务员，需要微笑。故选A项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. treat对待；B. thank感谢；C. contact联系；D. help帮助。根据上文“ask politely”并结合常识可知，这里为日常交际用语，询问对方有什么需要。故选D项。
76．C
77．A
78．D
79．B
80．A
81．A
82．C
83．D
84．D
85．B
86．B
87．D
88．B
89．C
90．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了14岁的马修·苏利文从修剪草坪中看到了商机，通过提供草坪护理的服务，将赚到的钱用于慈善事业的故事。
76．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：马修·苏利文看着忧心忡忡的邻居们向窗外凝视。A. relieved放心的、宽慰的；B. confident自信的、有自信心的；C. concerned关注的、关心的、担心的；D. satisfied满意的、满足的。根据后面的“Returning to the workplace, they would have little time to ___2___ their lawn (草坪).”可知，回到工作岗位后，就无法打理自己的草坪，所以是“忧心忡忡”的看着自家的草坪，concerned符合语境。故选C项。
77．考查短语辨析。句意：回到工作场所后，他们几乎没有时间照料草坪。A. attend to关注、照料；B. sit on拖延、开庭审理；C. set off出发、动身、引起；D. leave off停止、戒除。根据下文的“saw the ___3___ of lawn care”可知，此处指照料草坪，attend to符合语境。故选A项。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：14岁的苏利文很有进取心，他看到了草坪护理的潜力。A. significance重要性、意义；B. rise增长、提高、上升；C. challenge挑战；D. potential潜力、可能性。根据下文“Sullivan started his own business, and named it Leaf-It To-Us, in which he ___5___ a group of able-bodied 13-and 14-year-olds to do lawns work involving weeding, leaf-blowing, planting and fence-painting.”可知，苏利文成立了一个专门提供草坪护理的公司，所以此处指看到了草坪护理的“潜力”，potential符合语境。故选D项。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了满足需求，苏利文创办了自己的公司，并将其命名为Leaf-lt To- us，他组织了一群身体健全的13- 14岁的孩子做草坪工作，包括除草、吹叶、种植和粉刷栅栏。A. deadline最后期限、截止日期；B. demand要求、需求；C. target目标；D. standard水平、标准。根据上文“Returning to the workplace, they would have little time to ___2___ their lawn (草坪).”可知，大家返回工作场所后，就没时间自己打理草坪，所以产生了需求，此处指为了满足这种需求，demand符合语境。故选B项。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了满足需求，苏利文创办了自己的公司，并将其命名为Leaf-lt To- us，他组织了一群身体健全的13- 14岁的孩子做草坪工作，包括除草、吹叶、种植和粉刷栅栏。A. organized组织；B. joined参加；C. followed跟随、听从；D. ordered命令。根据前面的“Sullivan started his own business”可知，苏利文是公司发起人，此处应是“组织”了一群孩子工作，organized符合语境。故选A项。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：上周六，苏利文和他的合伙人将他们赚来的1000美元支票捐给了当地慈善机构Help Morris NOW。A. donated捐赠；B. sent送、寄出；C. cashed兑现、支付现款；D. signed署名、写下。根据后面的“the local charity Help Morris NOW a $1,000 check that they had earned.”可知，此处是指给当地慈善机构捐了1000美元，donated符合语境。故选A项。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Leaf-It - To-Us的孩子们所做的一切感动了我。A. satisfied使满意、满足；B. comforted安慰、宽慰；C. touched触摸、感动；D. shocked使震惊、使生气。根据前面的“Last Saturday, Sullivan and his partners ___6___ the local charity Help Morris NOW a $1,000 check that they had earned.”可知，此处指苏利文给慈善机构捐钱的行为“感动了”他，touched符合语境。根据故选C项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他们走过来对我说“我们把这张支票交给你”时，我无法想象这些孩子在他们这个年龄，会为了帮助别人而做他们正在做的事情。A. reminder提醒物、通知单；B. gift礼物、赠品；C. bill账单、法案；D. check支票、结账单、检查。根据上文“a $1,000 check that they had earned.”可知，苏利文他们给的是支票，check符合语境。故选D项。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他们走过来对我说“我们把这张支票交给你”时，我无法想象这些孩子在他们这个年龄，会为了帮助别人而做他们正在做的事情。A. enjoyed享受；B. appreciated感激、欣赏；C. admitted承认；D. imagined想象。根据后面的“those kids at their age, doing what they’re doing, with the purpose of helping others.”可知，看到这些孩子在十三四岁的年纪，为了帮助别人而做护理草坪这样的事，他觉得很难以“想象”，imagined符合语境。故选D项。
85．考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管该公司最初把收入捐给了圣裘德儿童研究医院，但这一季它改变了捐赠目的。A. eventually最终；B. originally起初；C. fortunately幸运地；D. repeatedly重复地、再三地。根据下文“"Now we’ve gone ___12___ , so we’re helping out people in our community,” Sullivan said.”可知，现在主要帮助自己的社区，所以捐给圣裘德儿童研究医院是一开始做的事，此处originally符合语境。故选B项。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管该公司最初把收入捐给了圣裘德儿童研究医院，但这一季它改变了捐赠目的。A. confirmed确定、证实；B. switched转变、改变；C. discovered发现；D. ignored忽略。根据下文““Now we’ve gone ___12___ , so we’re helping out people in our community,” Sullivan said.”可知，现在主要帮助自己的社区，所以是“改变”了捐赠的目的，switched符合语境。故选B项。
87．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：苏利文说：“现在我们已经本地化了，所以我们正在帮助我们社区的人们。”A. wild野生的、未开化的；B. mature成熟的、理智的；C. global全球的；D. local当地的、地方的、本土的。根据上文“Sullivan and his partners ___6___ the local charity Help Morris NOW a $1,000 check that they had earned.”可知，他们现在主要给当地的慈善机构捐款，所以是指本地化了，local符合语境。故选D项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：苏利文估计，自今年4月以来，他们总共有5000多美元。A. argues主张、认为、争辩；B. estimates估价、估量；C. insists坚持认为、坚持要求；D. acknowledges承认。根据后面的“they have more than $5,000 in total since this April.”可知，超过5000美元，但数字并不十分精确，所以应是“估计”，estimated符合语境。故选B项。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：今年，他们已经增加到每天两份工作。A. withdrew收回、撤回；B. narrowed变窄；C. expanded扩大；D. returned返回、归还。根据前面的“Last year, they completed around two to three jobs a week.”可知，去年是一周2-3份工作，现在是每天2份，所以是扩大，expanded符合语境。故选C项。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们计划继续经营园林绿化业务，这样他们就可以继续进行慈善捐赠。A. charitable慈善的、仁慈的；B. sensible理智的、合理的；C. appreciative欣赏的、感激的；D. supportive支持的、拥护的。根据上文可知，他们赚的钱都用来捐给慈善机构了，所以是为了慈善捐赠，charitable符合语境。故选A项。
91．B
92．A
93．C
94．B
95．D
96．C
97．D
98．B
99．A
100．C
101．D
102．B
103．C
104．D
105．A
【导语】这是一则新闻报道。这篇文章主要讲了Keith McDermott急切地想帮助96岁的母亲再次说母语，在社交媒体上发出了呼吁，得到了大量善意的回应的故事。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Keith McDermott急切地想帮助96岁的母亲再次说母语，在社交媒体上发出了呼吁，得到了大量善意的回应。A.indication暗示；B.appeal呼吁；C.assignment任务；D.apology道歉。根据句意，可知Keith在社交媒体发布的内容得到了大量的回应，固定搭配make an appeal意为“呼吁”，故选B。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位名叫Ray的老太太在与其中一位热情的威尔士受访者通电话后，感动地流下了眼泪。A.lady女士；B.traveler游客；C.explorer探险家；D.gentleman绅士。根据上文“Desperate to help his 96-year-old mother to speak her mother tongue again, Keith McDermott made an appeal on social media and was met with a flood of kind responses”可知，这位96岁的老人是一位女性，故选A。
93．考查形容词和名词词义辨析。句意：这位名叫Ray的老太太在与其中一位热情的威尔士受访者通电话后，感动地流下了眼泪。A.senior年长的；B.childhood童年；C.enthusiastic热情的；D.lonely孤独的。依据上文“Desperate to help his 96-year-old mother to speak her mother tongue again, Keith McDermott made an appeal on social media and was met with a flood of kind responses”可知，Keith在社交媒体发布的内容得到了大量的回应，所以是热情的回应者。故选C。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Ray在18岁的时候遇到了她的丈夫，于是她搬去了美国，也因此告别了她在威尔士的生活。A.friends朋友们；B.life生活；C.tongue舌头；D.Relatives亲戚。根据句子含义，在18岁遇到丈夫后，她搬去了美国，所以是告别了在威尔士的生活。故选B。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她继续和母亲说威尔士语，保持一点家的感觉。A.hope希望；B.tension紧张；C.similarity类似；D.home家。由上文“Ray moved to America after meeting her husband when she was only 18, hence waving goodbye to her life in Wales.”可知，她在遇见丈夫后搬去了美国生活，所以和母亲用威尔士语交谈成为了唯一能保持家的感觉的来源。故选D。
96．考查介词及短语词义辨析。句意：尽管患有短期记忆丧失，有时不记得她最近做了什么。Ray在威尔士的童年记忆依然清晰。A.Concerning关于；B.Apart from除了；C.Despite尽管；D.Due to由于。由下文“Ray’s childhood memories in Wales remain crystal clear”可知，她对童年记忆很清楚，但她患有短期记忆缺失，所以有时不记得她做过什么。该处表示让步，故选C。
97．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管患有短期记忆丧失，有时不记得她最近做了什么。Ray在威尔士的童年记忆依然清晰。A.blue蓝色；B.faded已褪色的；C.fragile脆弱的；D.clear清楚的。依据“crystal”一词可知，她对于童年时期的记忆像水晶般的清晰，故选D。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她想回去，但我知道，考虑到她的年龄，这样的长途旅行是不可能的。A.leave离开；B.return返回；C.quit停止；D.talk讨论。根据下文“Once she mentioned: I wish I could speak Welsh again but I suppose I never will.”可知，她想再一次说威尔士语，但认为自己没机会了，说明她想回到自己成长的地方但却不可能了，故选B。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她想回去，但我知道，考虑到她的年龄，这样的长途旅行是不可能的。A.given鉴于；B.supposed应该；C.remembering记住；D.neglecting忽视。依据下文“such long-distance travel is out of the question,”可知，这样的长途旅行是不可能的，结合上文她已经96岁了，所以年龄是一个重要的考虑因素。故选A。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在那时，我觉得我应该让她的愿望实现。A.go走；B.fly飞行；C.happen发生；D.start开始。依据下文“So Keith, 70,posted on social media on a group called “New York Welsh” asking for any Welsh speakers that could speak Welsh with his mum.”可知，Keith在社交媒体上发帖都是为了完成母亲的心愿——能够再说一次威尔士语。故选C。
101．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以，70岁的Keith在社交媒体上发帖，请求能说威尔士语的任何人和母亲说威尔士语。A.searched搜索；B.mentioned提及；C.linked链接；D.posted发帖。依据下文“And he was touched,as well as a little shocked,to receive over 30 responses within half an hour.”可知在短短半小时内得到了三十多条回复，故他在社交媒体上发布了帖子，故选D。
102．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在半小时内他收到了三十多条回复，他既感动又有点震惊。A.embarrassed尴尬的；B.touched感动的；C.hooked钩状的；D.puzzled困惑的。根据句意，该空与shocked相并列，且得知有这么多人关注他母亲，他非常感动，故选B。
103．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：几次威尔士语的对话，我认为她会说得很流利。他补充道。A.stable稳定的；B.happy开心的；C.fluent流利的；D.passionate热烈的。根据上文“Speaking with Melisa, her (Ray’s) Welsh was a little rusty. ”可知，Ray的威尔士语有点生疏，故多进行几次威尔士语的对话，她就会说得很流利了，故选C。
104．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Keith希望为他母亲安排更多的电话交谈并且Melisa 也承诺会发送给他一些威尔士的故事来帮助他想起她在威尔士的生活。A.take up占用 ；B.make up组成 ；C.bring up养育；D.set up建立。根据上文内容可知，Keith希望能有更多的威尔士语人士和母亲交谈，故选D。
105．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Keith希望为他母亲安排更多的电话交谈并且Melisa 也承诺会给他讲一些威尔士的故事来帮助他想起她在威尔士的生活。A.remind提醒；B.accuse指责；C.inform通知；D.cure治愈。结合文段可知，给她讲威尔士的故事是为了帮助她想起在威尔士的生活。故选A。
106．B
107．A
108．C
109．C
110．D
111．A
112．B
113．D
114．B
115．A
116．C
117．B
118．A
119．D
120．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是作者与室友之间的故事，作者不喜欢洁净，而室友恰恰与之相反，为此两人矛盾重重，在一次事件中，让作者学到了如何成为一名有同理心的室友有助于化解人类交流之间的矛盾，从而促进真诚的人际交往。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在后来的生活中，我学会了将这种混乱的发作归功于我独特的天赋和才能的另一面。 A. distribution分布，分配；B. disorganization混乱；C. property所有物；D. prosperity繁荣。根据上文中的“I was never very neat.”可知，此处应该是说作者混乱的发作。故选B项。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们还是老样子，我的室友似乎并不欣赏他们对我光明未来的贡献。A. appreciate感激，欣赏；B. assemble聚集，集合；C. accomplish完成；D. accelerate加快。根据下文中的“Kim and I were 4 each other”，可知，室友并不欣赏我的这些混乱。故选A项。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Kim非常有条理，她给所有东西贴上标签，她拥有的每件物品都有自己的位置。A. reserved预留；B. highlighted强调；C. labeled给……贴标签；D. dumped抛弃，扔掉。根据上文中“Kim was extremely organized…” 可知，此处描述的是Kim如何有条理性。故选C项。
109．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意： Kim和我互相厌倦了。A. took over接管；B. tore down扯下，拆除；C. fed up with饱受，受够了；D. touched off触发，使炸裂。根据下文中的“She would complain about my dirty clothes, I would complain about Lysol headaches.”可知，我们两个对彼此不满。故选C项。
110．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Kim走进房间，有些发疯，因为我的一只鞋子不知何故在她的床底下找到了。 A. invariably始终如一地；B. temporarily暂时地；C. somewhat有点儿；D. somehow不知怎么地。根据下文中的“I don’t know what was so significant about that shoe…” 可知，作者不知道怎么回事儿。故选D项。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 我不知道那只鞋有什么重要的，但它惹恼了她！ A. annoyed惹恼；B. attracted吸引；C. frightened吓唬；D. refreshed使振奋。根据语境可知，Kim是个很有条理性的人，发现作者的鞋子在她的床下，肯定是很生气。故选A项。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：灯泡碎了，盖在了我那天晚上打算叠的那层衣服。 A. survived幸存；B. shattered打碎；C. bounced弹起；D. expanded扩大。根据上文中的“…managed to knock my lamp onto the floor.”和下文中的“…covering the layer of clothes…”可知，灯泡应该是破碎了。故选B项。
113．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我惊恐地从床上跳了起来，立即开始大喊大叫着她的荒诞无理。 A. enthusiastic热情的；B. desperate不顾一切的；拼命的；C. sensible 理智的；D. ridiculous荒谬的。根据下文中的“rudeness”可知，此处表示的荒诞无理。故选D项。
114．考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然我不是故意的，但我能感觉到心中升起的温暖的同情感。A. point指；B. mean意味着；C. get 得到；D. set设置。根据下文中的“I could feel the warm feelings of 10 rising up in my heart.”可知，作者不是有意的。故选B项。
115．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然我不是故意的，但我能感觉到心中升起的温暖的同情感。A. sympathy同情；B. discipline纪律；C. regulation规章制度；D. substitute代替。根据下文中的“The experience of losing a boyfriend was giving me a sense of déjà vu (似曾相识).”可知，作者深有体会失去男朋友的感受，所以表示对室友的同情之心油然而生。故选A项。
116．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在杂乱的房间里奋力应付，设法把所有东西都安排好了。A. corresponded相一致；B. progressed进步；进展；C. wrestled奋力应付，挣扎；D. exploded爆炸。根据下文中的“…and managed to get everything in place.”可知，作者在奋力地把屋子收拾的整齐。故选C项。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天见证了我们和好。A. exposed 接触，暴露；B. witnessed见证，目睹；C. fueled促进，加油；D. spotted发现，看见。根据语境，结合语意可知，那一天见证了我们和好。故选B项。
118．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她对我不同寻常的道歉的反应真的敲击了我的心，带出了温柔，这成为了我们之间的破冰器。A. apology道歉；B. criterion标准；C. conflict矛盾，冲突；D. parade游行。根据上文中的“make-up”可知，我们和好了，是因为彼此道歉，相互体谅的结果。故选A项。
119．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她对我不同寻常的道歉的反应真的敲击了我的心，带出了温柔，这成为了我们之间的破冰器。 A. calculator计算器；B. monitor监控器；C. mess-maker混乱制造者；D. ice-breaker破冰器，打破隔阂之物。根据语境可知，作者与室友和好，是作者内心中的温柔打破了之前两人之间的隔阂。故选D项。
120．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我恍然大悟，学会如何成为有同理心的室友使我们能够促进真诚的人际互动。A. dominate统治；B. integrate合并，综合；C. facilitate促进，帮助；D. withdraw撤退。结合句意和语境，作者从这一经历中学到的是人与人之间的相互体谅，完全可以促进真诚的人际交往。故选C项。
121．D
122．B
123．A
124．C
125．B
126．C
127．A
128．A
129．C
130．D
131．A
132．B
133．D
134．D
135．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是一家名为“幸运糖果”的商店的老板Alwan帮助附近贫困家庭的孩子故事。
121．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：挑战很简单。回答一个数学问题，比如，8乘8加50是多少？然后获得五秒钟的时间从Lucky Candy的货架上拿尽可能多的东西，全部免费。A. short短的；B. good好的；C. certain确定的；D. free免费的。根据下文“where affordable, healthy food is short（这里缺乏买得起的健康食物）”可知，此处提到的地方有的人为食物发愁，故猜测本文是在介绍为这些人提供免费食物的地方。故选D项。
122．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Lucky Candy位于布朗克斯区的一条繁华街道上，这里是人们所熟知的食物“沙漠”，缺乏负担得起的健康食品。A. bank银行；B. desert沙漠；C. kingdom王国；D. supermarket超市。根据本句的“where affordable, healthy food is short（缺乏负担得起的健康食品）”可知，这个地方严重缺乏便宜健康的食物，因而被称之为食物“沙漠”。故选B项。
123．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很多人依靠向Lucky Candy这样的商店，得以获得他们的日常所需。A. shops商店；B. families家庭；C. companies公司；D. organizations组织。根据下文“regular customers at his family’s corner store（他家街角商店的熟客）”可知，这是一个商店。故选A项。
124．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于23岁的Alwan来说，快乐和早餐一样必不可少，而他家街角商店的熟客有时会为这两者而努力。A. special特别的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. essential必不可少的；D. attractive吸引人的。根据下文“So he came up with this clever way to brighten his customers’ day.（因此，他想出了一个巧妙的方法，让顾客的一天变得更加愉快）”可知，他的顾客不开心，而他要帮他们变得开心，可推测原因是Alwan觉得快乐必不可少，所以才要帮助他们获得快乐。故选C项。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：对于23岁的Alwan来说，快乐和早餐一样必不可少，而他家街角商店的熟客有时会为这两者而挣扎。A. charge指控；B. struggle挣扎，努力；C. prepare准备；D. answer回答。根据下文“So he came up with this clever way to brighten his customers’ day.（因此，他想出了一个巧妙的方法，让顾客的一天变得更加愉快）”可知，之所以要让顾客的一天更快乐，是因为他的顾客发愁早餐等，在生活里挣扎。故选B项。
126．考查名词所属格词义辨析。句意：因此，他想出了一个巧妙的方法，让顾客的一天变得更加愉快。A. friends’朋友的；B. salespersons’销售人员的；C. customers’顾客的；D. colleagues’同事的。根据上文“regular customers at his family’s corner store（他家街角商店的熟客）”可知，此处提到的他的顾客。故选C项。
127．考查动词词组辨析。句意：我经常帮助社区周围的人一把。A. helped out帮一把；B. looked for寻找；C. asked about打听；D. turned down调小。根据上文“So he came up with this clever way to brighten his customers’ day.（因此，他想出了一个巧妙的方法，让顾客的一天变得更加愉快）”可知，他愿意帮助他的邻里顾客。故选A项。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如你所知，他们缺钱，所以有时候还需要赊账购物。A. credit赊购；B. justice正义；C. strength力量；D. courage勇气。根据本句的“they lack money（他们缺钱）”可知，没钱的时候需要赊购。故选A项。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当一个年轻的数学天才得到正确的答案时，通常会发生以下两种情况之一。A. delays推迟；B. changes改变；C. happens发生；D. survives幸存。根据下文“Some kids dart for the candy（一些孩子飞快地抢糖果）”可知，下文描写的是空格前提及的两种情况，即在挑战成功之后发生的事情。故选C项。
130．考查动词词义辨析。句意：其他的人抓一些像大米、橙子、土豆类的东西，很明显是想着家里的家人。A. consume消耗；B. purchase购买；C. order下单；D. grab抓取。根据本句的“Some kids dart for the candy（一些孩子飞快地抢糖果）”可知，其他选择粮食蔬菜的人的也是快速抓取，这与上文“and get five seconds to grab as much as you can from Lucky Candy’s shelves（然后获得五秒钟的时间从Lucky Candy的货架上抢尽可能多的东西）”前后呼应。故选D项。
131．考查副词词义辨析。句意：其他的人抓一些像大米、橙子、土豆类的东西，很明显是想着家里的家人。A. clearly显然地；B. bravely勇敢地；C. secretly秘密地；D. proudly自豪地。根据上文“Some kids dart for the candy（一些孩子飞快地抢糖果）”和本句的“thinking of family at home（想着家里的家人）”可知完形填空
It was a day which would define Charlie forever. It was March 20, 2012, around 5 p.m. at a nearby beach when young Charlie, who was a college student, ____1____ the waves for a quick surf with his best friend Tyson.
What came next is a plot appearing in ____2____ movies — except that this was real. Falling out of a wave, Charlie accidentally ____3____ on the back of a giant shark. “I felt his jaws ____4____ my legs, and he was thrashing (翻来滚去) me around like a doll. I only survived because of Tyson, who raised the ____5____ , and the amazing local lifeguards,” Charlie ____6____ . He is now a loving dad, with an 11-month-old son, Mickey.
Charlie’s ____7____ is nothing short of a miracle — both mentally and physically. He is still so confident in the water, and emphasizing the ____8____ the sea brings him instead of those concerns.
Unlike many other victims, Charlie does not ____9____ the killings of sharks. “I’m no expert, but we’re in their natural habitat,” he explains. “These attacks are generally a case of ____10____ identity — they probably think we’re fish or something.”
Now, Charlie is back on the beach, ____11____ sandcastles with his little boy, knowing that whatever happened here a decade ago will never stop them from making many more precious ____12____ together. “I’ve already had Mickey in the shallow waves on the board, and no surprise — he’s ____13____ ! My scars from the attack are like a badge (勋章) of honor, and something to show Mickey as he gets older as a ____14____ of how hard his daddy fought to be here.” says the ____15____ dad.
1．A．switched B．survived C．hit D．saw
2．A．horror B．arts C．comic D．family
3．A．focused B．landed C．slept D．held
4．A．drop onto B．put up C．take up D．lock onto
5．A．question B．alarm C．risk D．idea
6．A．screams B．whispers C．adds D．says
7．A．recovery B．existence C．child D．work
8．A．opportunity B．relief C．joy D．pain
9．A．blame B．support C．mind D．prohibit
10．A．cultural B．artificial C．secret D．mistaken
11．A．removing B．stretching C．building D．collecting
12．A．choices B．friends C．memories D．resistance
13．A．reliable B．fearless C．imaginative D．careful
14．A．reminder B．warning C．sign D．reward
15．A．caring B．selfish C．amusing D．peculiar
For many years, I was so wrapped up in my kids and my family that I ignored how I looked. The words “____16____maintenance” described my approach to beauty perfectly.
It wasn’t until recently, when I had my picture taken for a work ID, that I ____17____ the “Youth Train” had left the station, and I was no longer on it. The woman in the ID picture looked ____18____ and definitely middle-aged.
For a few days, I was a little ____19____ by the fact that I was no longer the sweet, young thing I thought I was. For those few days, I tried a little harder to ____20____ younger, brighter and tighter. I even ____21____ my hair and added extra eyeliner.
I thought I was ____22____ in my seeking for a youthful glow until one of my new co-workers ____23____asked me a question that told me I was ____24____ only myself. “I don’t suppose you know what beauty is, do you ” she asked.
That simple question opened my weary eyes once and for all. My family _____25_____ me not for my no-longer-shiny hair but because the _____26_____ I’m playing, that is my husband’s wife and my kids’mom.
Someone once said that _____27_____ is the first gift given and the first one taken away. I agree but only when it comes to _____28_____ beauty. When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift_____29_____ a face-lift any day. The _____30_____ beauty, the stuff inside that all of us have, lasts a lifetime.
16．A．delicate B．constant C．low D．slight
17．A．acknowledged B．evaluated C．realized D．recommended
18．A．committed B．cautious C．enthusiastic D．exhausted
19．A．bothered B．defeated C．confused D．desired
20．A．act B．dress C．prove D．feel
21．A．dealt with B．cut away C．let down D．tied up
22．A．beautiful B．successful C．careful D．joyful
23．A．briefly B．temporarily C．casually D．improperly
24．A．helping B．fooling C．conducting D．enjoying
25．A．loves B．help C．changes D．shapes
26．A．trick B．role C．joke D．game
27．A．relief B．belief C．power D．beauty
28．A．natural B．inner C．external D．moral
29．A．beats B．opposes C．improves D．restricts
30．A．behavioral B．genuine C．physical D．biological
What makes a home Love, sympathy and confidence. It is a place where love exists among all the members of the family. The parents take good care of their children, and the children are ____31____ the activities of their parents. Thus all of them are____32____together by love, and they find their home the____33____ place in the world.
But for me, sometimes I can’t feel the love from my father and can’t feel the____34____ of the home. ____35____ often happen between us.
“BANG!” the door caused a protest (抗议). “Never ____36____ this house again!” shouted father.
With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the house and ran along the street. A young father who held a child in his arm walked ____37____ me. I felt as if I saw my ____38____ from another space: happy and harmonious.
But then I didn’t know____39____it was because I had grown up or because Dad was getting_____40_____. We were just like two people coming from two different worlds. It felt like there was an iron_____41_____ between us that could never be opened.
I wandered the streets _____42_____ a destination in my mind. My heart was_____43_____ on this hot summer night. As I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people in the streets, until I had only streets to keep me company. When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still _____44_____I thought to myself, “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me ” After a long hesitation, I opened the door and instantly tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had _____45_____ between us did not exist at all because love is second to none.
31．A．suitable for B．addicted to C．curious about D．senior to
32．A．put B．tied C．caught D．led
33．A．richest B．funniest C．farthest D．happiest
34．A．warmth B．legend C．interest D．debate
35．A．Regrets B．Adventures C．Dangers D．Quarrels
36．A．put heart in B．set foot in C．bury head in D．take interest in
37．A．along B．past C．beyond D．over
38．A．adulthood B．birth C．childhood D．youth
39．A．what B．how C．why D．whether
40．A．old B．awkward C．angry D．admirable
41．A．house B．door C．wall D．block
42．A．with B．across C．without D．from
43．A．unhappy B．moved C．confused D．frozen
44．A．on B．off C．out D．in
45．A．created B．built C．imagined D．opened
Jack, my boss was picky and distant. Once he scolded me for something, I thought I was paid to do. I ____46____ into his office, prepared to lose my job if needed, but not before I let the man know how I felt. I opened the door and he glanced up. “What ” he asked ____47____.
Suddenly I knew what I had to do. I sat across from him and said calmly, “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is totally ____48____. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. And I have decided that I can’t allow it to ____49____.” God help me, I prayed. “Now I want to make a ____50____ to you. I will be a friend,” I said, “I will treat you ____51____ you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.” I slipped out of the chair and closed the door behind me.
Another day I left a note. “Hope your day is going great,” it ____52____. Over the next few weeks, there were no other ____53____ between us. Every time I saw Jack in the hall, I ____54____ at him. After all, that’s what friends do.
One year after our “talk”, I had breast cancer. The statistics were not great for my long-term _____55_____. Friends and loved ones visited me and tried to find the _____56_____ words. No one knew what to say. One day, Jack walked over to my bed in the hospital room and without a word _____57_____ a package beside me. Inside it lay several bulbs (鳞茎).
“Tulips (郁金香),” he said.
He shuffled his feet, then cleared his throat. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll _____58_____ next spring. I just wanted you to know that I think you’ll be there to see them to grow up.”
Tears _____59_____ my eyes, and I reached out my hand. “Thank you,” I whispered.
For ten years, I have watched those tulips push their way _____60_____ the soil every spring. In a moment when I prayed for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do.
46．A．stormed B．jumped C．knocked D．fell
47．A．warmly B．worriedly C．coldly D．eagerly
48．A．strange B．unexpected C．suitable D．wrong
49．A．appear B．change C．continue D．stop
50．A．trouble B．promise C．schedule D．wish
51．A．if B．when C．though D．as
52．A．read B．wrote C．told D．expressed
53．A．experiences B．arguments C．opportunities D．meetings
54．A．called B．smiled C．pointed D．shouted
55．A．growth B．response C．survival D．care
56．A．rude B．romantic C．awkward D．right
57．A．tied B．hid C．placed D．handed
58．A．break out B．come up C．take off D．fade away
59．A．clouded B．darkened C．damaged D．cured
60．A．in B．under C．on D．through
I was so excited when Mrs. Burks announced we were going to the skating rink (溜冰场). I’d never been roller-skating and really wanted to learn how to skate.
When we got there, everyone___61___ inside. Some of us rented our skates and soon began lacing (系好鞋带) them up. Then, everyone but me___62___ away from the wall and started skating.___63___ onto the handrail (扶 手 ), I pulled myself along the side as I tried moving my legs back and forth. After a few failed__64__, Mrs. Burks skated over to me.
“When you start to___65___, relax. If you struggle to keep from falling, you’ll be more_66_ to hurt yourself,” said Mrs. Burks.
Mrs. Burks ____67____ for one of my hands. I took a deep breath and ____68____ her warm hand. As we moved away from the wall, she called out, “Take a deep___69___. Move your foot forward at an angle and then do the ___70___ thing with the other foot.” I tried to follow her ____71____ in every way. “That’s good! You’re moving your feet like you should. But remember to relax when you start to go down. Let’s try again,” Mrs.Burks said.
So I did. When I began losing my balance, I_72_ crumpled (倒下) to the floor. Mrs. Burks was right! It didn’t__73__ as much. I was able to get up faster and try again.
Later I began to see how Mrs. Burks’ instructions worked for other ____74____. As long as I kept trying to do my best, I could learn something even when I___75___. I could get back up, try again, and understand it’s all right to fall.
61．A．played B．laughed C．rushed D．wandered
62．A．escaped B．flew C．jumped D．rolled
63．A．Holding B．Sitting C．Standing D．Lying
64．A．trips B．tries C．performances D．shows
65．A．smile B．fall C．learn D．rest
66．A．nervous B．serious C．likely D．annoyed
67．A．turned B．stopped C．rolled D．reached
68．A．grabbed B．touched C．ignored D．expected
69．A．balance B．brain C．courage D．breath
70．A．opposite B．interesting C．same D．dangerous
71．A．example B．instructions C．footsteps D．passions
72．A．happily B．safely C．immediately D．violently
73．A．defeat B．impress C．hurt D．bother
74．A．sports B．skates C．challenges D．chances
75．A．failed B．quit C．cried D．dropped
I knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited about Christmas presents. At age eleven, my mom’s “grown up” girl, I had to keep my____76____.But every chance I got. I____77____each present under the Christmas tree.
The company of my family went broke, so it had been a____78____year for my family. Whenever my mom looked over at these presents, she would____79____and looked disappointed. In years past, the presents would____80____under the tree. I had heard the phrase “giving is better than receiving,” but thought that whoever had said that must have been out of their____81____.Getting presents was the whole point!
On Christmas morning, we rushed into the living room and opened our presents ____82____. “Here’s another one for you, honey,” said Mom. I looked at the package, confused. It had not been mine. It was my mom’s. A new label had been put on it, with my name____83____in my mother’s handwriting. “Mom, I can’t…”I was stopped by my mother’s joyful look — a look I could not really____84____.It was a hair dryer.Though this may seem a simple gift to me it was a huge act.Tears_____85_____my eyes and I thought in_____86_____ about how much my mom must love me to give_____87_____her Christmas so I could have a few more presents.
Now, as an adult with children in my life, I can understand my mom’s actions. I see now she was not “giving up her Christmas” as I had_____88_____, but was finding an even_____89_____joy because giving truly is better than receiving. My mom’s simple act meant the_____90_____to me.
76．A．cold B．considerate C．cool D．responsible
77．A．checked B．registered C．observed D．found
78．A．poor B．damaged C．sad D．tough
79．A．cry B．sigh C．sob D．sit
80．A．pile up B．pack up C．store up D．build up
81．A．order B．thought C．reason D．mind
82．A．secretly B．optimistically C．obviously D．hurriedly
83．A．written B．spelled C．recorded D．carved
84．A．expect B．wonder C．understand D．imagine
85．A．watered B．filled C．ran D．dropped
86．A．amazement B．embarrassment C．confusion D．disbelief
87．A．away B．in C．up D．out
88．A．thought B．believed C．hold D．had
89．A．purer B．quicker C．greater D．longer
90．A．love B．world C．present D．Christmas
参考答案：
1．C
2．A
3．B
4．D
5．B
6．D
7．A
8．C
9．B
10．D
11．C
12．C
13．B
14．A
15．A
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了Charlie曾经差点命丧鲨口，却依然热爱海洋的故事。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2012年3月20日下午5点左右，在附近的海滩上，年轻的大学生Charlie和他最好的伙伴泰森一起在快速冲浪。A. switched转换；B. survived幸存；存活；C. hit击中；D. saw看见。根据下文“for a quick surf with his best mate Tyson”可知，Charlie和泰森在冲浪。“hit the waves(击浪)”在这里根据上下文意指surfing时的乘风破浪。故选C。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：接下来的是恐怖电影里的素材——除了这是真实的。A. horror恐怖；B. arts艺术；C. comic漫画；D. family家庭。根据后文“Falling out of a wave, Charlie accidentally 3 on the back of a giant shark.”可知，Charlie遇见了鲨鱼，可知堪比恐怖电影（horror movie）里的情节。故选A。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Charlie从波浪中落下来，不小心落在了一条大鲨鱼的背上。A. focused集中；B. landed落下；跌落；C. slept睡觉；D. held保持。根据上文“Falling out of a wave”可知，Charlie冲浪时下落时，不小心落（land）在鲨鱼背上。故选B。
4．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我感觉它的下颚咬住了我的腿，把我像个洋娃娃一样甩来甩去。A. drop onto落到……之上；B. put up搭建；C. take up占据；D. lock onto锁住。根据下文“he was thrashing (翻来滚去) me around like a doll”可知，此处指鲨鱼紧咬住Charlie的大腿。故选D。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Charlie说，“我之所以能活下来，是因为泰森发出警报，还有当地出色的救生员。”A. question问题；B. alarm惊恐；警报；C. risk冒险；D. idea主意。根据下文“the amazing local lifeguards”可知，Charlie的好友泰森见他遇险，于是立即发出警报（raise the alarm），向救生员求救。故选B。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. screams尖叫；B. whispers低语；C. adds增加；D. says说。空前是Charlie说话的内容。故选D。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Charlie的康复简直是个奇迹——无论是精神上还是身体上。A. recovery恢复；B. existence存在；C. child孩子；D. work工作。根据下文“He is still so confident in the water, and emphasizing the 8 the sea brings him instead of those concerns.”可知，Charlie的康复简直是一个奇迹，在遭遇了鲨鱼，死里逃生以后还能对水那么自信。故选A。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他仍然对水很有信心，并强调大海带给他的快乐，而不是那些担忧。A. opportunity机会；B. relief宽慰；解脱；C. joy高兴；D. pain痛苦。根据上文“He is still so confident in the water”可知，Charlie经历事故后对水很有信心，还是认为海洋带来的快乐超过担忧。故选C。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：与许多其他受害者不同，Charlie不支持捕杀鲨鱼。A. blame责怪；B. support支持；C. mind介意；D. prohibit禁止。根据后文“These attacks are generally a case of 10 identity — they think we’re marine life.”可知，Charlie认为鲨鱼的攻击是身份判定错误，认为人类是海洋生物，因此他不赞成对鲨鱼的杀戮。故选B。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些攻击通常是认错了物种身份的例子——它们可能认为我们是鱼什么的。A. cultural文化的；B. artificial人工的；C. secret秘密的；D. mistaken错误的。根据下文“they probably think we’re fish or something.”可知，Charlie认为鲨鱼把他误认为了海中的鱼或其他生物。故选D。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，Charlie又回到了海滩上，和他的小儿子一起堆沙堡，他知道无论十年前这里发生了什么，都不会阻止他们一起创造更多珍贵的回忆。A. removing移除；B. stretching延伸；C. building建立；D. collecting收集。根据下文“with his little boy”和“whatever happened here a decade ago”可知，十年之后，Charlie和自己的儿子在当年的海滩上搭建（build）沙堆城堡。故选C。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. choices选择；B. friends朋友；C. memories记忆；D. resistance抵制。根据前文“Charlie is back on the beach, 11 sandcastles with his little boy”可推断，和儿子的相处的时光是美好的记忆。故选C。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我已经让Mickey在浅海中冲浪了，并不惊讶的是——他无所畏惧。A. reliable可靠的；B. fearless无畏的；C. imaginative富于想象力的；D. careful仔细的。根据后文Charlie的描述“My scars from the attack are like a badge (勋章) of honor, and something to show Mickey as he gets older as a 14 of how hard his daddy fought to be here.(那次袭击给我留下的伤疤就像一枚荣誉勋章，随着麦奇长大给他看，提醒他爸爸是如何努力奋斗才来到这里的。)”可推断，Charlie身上的伤疤是曾经与鲨鱼搏斗的荣誉勋章，Charlie给儿子做了榜样，当他叫儿子在浅滩冲浪时，儿子的表现应该是无畏的（fearless）。故选B。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位充满爱心的父亲说“那次袭击给我留下的伤疤就像一枚荣誉勋章，随着Mickey长大给他看，提醒他爸爸是如何努力奋斗才来到这里的。”A. reminder提醒……的东西；B. warning警示；C. sign迹象；D. reward报酬。根据前文“My scars from the attack are like a badge of honor”可知，Billy身上的伤疤是曾经与鲨鱼搏斗的荣誉勋章，也是他作为父亲教育儿子要勇敢的见证和提醒（reminder）。故选A。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. caring关心他人的；B. selfish自私的；C. amusing有趣的，好玩的；D. peculiar奇怪的，古怪的。前文“Now, Charlie is back on the beach, 11 sandcastles with his little boy, knowing that whatever happened here a decade ago will never stop them from making many more precious 12 together.”也表明Charlie是富有爱心的爸爸。故选A。
16．D
17．C
18．D
19．A
20．A
21．D
22．B
23．C
24．B
25．A
26．B
27．D
28．C
29．A
30．B
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在文章讲述了自己因为多年照顾家庭而忽略自己的外表，想要通过一些行为来表现得更年轻，同事不经意的询问让她开始反思什么是真正的美，最后她明白了内在美比外在美更重要、更持久。
16．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“轻微保养”这个词完美地描述了我的美容方法。A. delicate精致的；B. constant频繁的；C. low低的；D. slight轻度的。根据上文“For many years, I was so wrapped up in my kids and my family that I ignored how I looked”可知，作者多年没有注重保养，所以此处用slight来修饰“保养”，符合语境。故选D。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：直到最近，当我拍了一张工作证的照片，我才意识到“青年列车”已经离开了车站，而我已经不在车上了。A. acknowledged承认；B. evaluated评价；C. realized意识到；D. recommended推荐。根据下文“The woman in the ID picture looked 3 and definitely middle-aged”可知，作者意识到自己已到中年，所以此处表达“意识到”青年列车已离开。故选C。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：身份证照片上的女人看起来很疲惫，绝对是中年。A. committed坚信的；B. cautious谨慎的；C. enthusiastic热情的；D. exhausted疲惫的。 根据上文“The woman in the ID picture looked 3 and definitely middle-aged”和下文“definitely middle-aged”可知，作者看到工作证照片意识到青春不再，以及此处提到“绝对是中年”可知，照片上的人看起来很“疲惫”。故选D。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有几天，我有点心烦意乱，因为我不再是我以为的那个可爱的、年轻的人了。A. bothered(使)烦恼；B. defeated打败；C. confused困惑；D. desired渴望。根据下文“I was no longer the sweet, young thing I thought I was”可知，作者有几天为这件事烦恼。故选A。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那几天里，我努力表现得更年轻、更聪明、更紧致。A. act表现；B. dress穿着；C. prove证明；D. feel感觉。根据下文“I even 6 my hair and added extra eyeliner”可知，作者做了这些行为来表现自己更年轻、更聪明、更紧致。 故选A。
21．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我把头发扎起来，还画了眼线。A. dealt with处理；B. cut away切掉；C. let down使失望；D. tied up系紧。根据上文“younger, brighter and tighter”可知，作者努力表现地更年轻，结合此处的宾语hair可知，此处表示“系紧头发”。故选D。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我以为我成功地找到了一种年轻的光彩，直到我的一个新同事不经意地问了我一个问题，这告诉我我只是在欺骗自己。A. beautiful美丽的； B. successful成功的； C. careful认真的； D. joyful快乐的。根据下文“until one of my new co-workers 8 asked me a question that told me I was 9 only myself”可推知，作者原以为自己努力表现得更年轻的行为“成功了” ，然而事实却没有。故选B。
23．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我以为我成功地找到了一种年轻的光彩，直到我的一个新同事不经意地问了我一个问题，这告诉我我只是在欺骗自己。A. briefly简短地； B. temporarily暂时地； C.casually随便地，不经意地 ；D. improperly不合适地。根据下文“I don’t suppose you know what beauty is, do you ”可知，在观察作者的行为后，对于作者的同事来说，这个问题是在不经意地询问，故选C。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以为我成功地找到了一种年轻的光彩，直到我的一个新同事不经意地问了我一个问题，这告诉我我只是在欺骗自己。A. helping帮助；B. fooling欺骗；C. conducting引导；D. enjoying享受。根据下文“I don’t suppose you know what beauty is, do you ”可知，作者的这些表现得年轻的行为，让别人觉得她不明白真正的美，所以她此时明白她的行为只是在欺骗自己。故选B。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的家人爱我，不是因为我不再有光泽的头发，而是因为我扮演的角色，那就是我丈夫的妻子和我孩子的妈妈。A. loves喜爱；B. help帮助；C. changes改变；D. shapes形成。根据语境可知，此处表达因为作者的在家庭中是妻子和妈妈的角色，所以自己的家人“爱我”。故选A。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的家人爱我，不是因为我不再有光泽的头发，而是因为我扮演的角色，那就是我丈夫的妻子和我孩子的妈妈。A. trick诡计；B. role角色；C. joke笑话；D. game游戏。根据下文“ my husband’s wife and my kids’mom”可知，这是作者在家庭中的“角色” 。故选B。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有人曾经说过，美丽是第一个被赐予的礼物，也是第一个被拿走的礼物。A. relief缓解；B. belief信念；C. power力量；D. beauty美丽。根据下文“I agree but only when it comes to 13 beauty”可知，作者此处表达的是“美丽”是第一个被赐予也是第一个被收走的礼物，故选D。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我同意，但只有当涉及到外在美时。A. natural自然的；B. inner内在的；C. external外在的；D. moral道德的。根据下文“When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift 14 a face-lift any day. The 15 beauty, the stuff inside that all of us have, lasts a lifetime”可知，作者认为内在美比外在美更重要，保持得更久，所以此处她表示“只有涉及到外在美的时候”，它才是第一个被赐予也是第一个被收走的礼物。故选C。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：说到保持年轻，精神提升总比整容好。A. beats打败；B. opposes反对；C. improves提高；D. restricts限制。根据下文“The 15 beauty, the stuff inside that all of us have, lasts a lifetime”可知，内在美很重要，可以保持一生，所以相比之下，内在精神比外在容貌更重要，beats此处意为“将其打败”，表示“比它更好”。故选A。
30．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：真正的美，我们所有人都拥有的内在美，会持续一生。A. behavioral行为的；B. genuine真正的；C. physical身体上的；D. biological生物学的。 根据前文内容可知，作者通过自己的事例，最后感悟出，内在美比外在美更重要更持久，所以此处表示内在美是“真正的美”。故选B。
31．C
32．B
33．D
34．A
35．D
36．B
37．B
38．C
39．D
40．A
41．B
42．C
43．D
44．A
45．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者认为家是各个家庭成员之间充满爱的地方，但不知道是自己长大了还是父亲变老了，两人之间似有一道推不开的铁门，但当作者生气离家出走回家时，看到父亲在等自己时，意识到父亲永远都是爱自己的。
31．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：父母照顾好孩子，孩子也好奇父母的活动。A.suitable for 适合……的，适合于……；B.addicted to上瘾，沉迷于 ；C. curious about好奇，想知道；D. senior to比……年长。根据后文“Thus all of them are ____2___ together by love, and they find their home to be a ___3___ place in the world.”可知，大家因为爱而相聚，孩子们认为家是最快乐的地方，所以他们应该对于父母的活动也很感兴趣。故选C项。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，他们所有人都被爱联系在一起，他们发现家是世界上最快乐的地方。A. put放，表达；B.tied系，打结；C. caught捕捉；D. led领导，通向。根据前文“It is a place where love exists among all the members of the family. ”可知，家是所有家庭成员都能感受到爱的地方，因此他们是被爱紧紧系在一起的。故选B项。
33．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，他们所有人都被爱联系在一起，他们发现家是世界上最快乐的地方。A. richest最富有；B. funniest最有趣的；C. farthest最远的，最广阔的；D.happiest最快乐的。根据前文“What makes a home Love, sympathy and confidence.”和“The parents take good care of their children, and the children are _____1______ the activities of their parents.”可知，家是由爱，同情和信心构成的，父母照顾孩子，孩子对父母的行为感兴趣，因此家不管对父母还是孩子来说都是最快乐的地方。故选D项。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但对我来说，有时我感受不到来自父亲的爱，感受不到家的温暖。A.warmth温暖 ，热情；B. legend 传奇；C. interest兴趣，爱好；D. debate辩论。根据前文“sometimes I can’t feel the love from my father”可知，虽然家是充满爱的地方，但作者有时候感受不到爸爸的爱，感受不到来自家的温暖。故选A项。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们之间经常发生争吵。A. Regrets后悔，遗憾；B.Adventures冒险，刺激；C. Dangers危险；D. Quarrels争吵，口角。根据前文“sometimes I can't feel the love from my father and can't feel the _____4____ of the home.”可知，作者有时感受不到爸爸的爱，因此推测可能会和父亲有矛盾，会争吵。故选D项。
36．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：爸爸喊道：“永远别再踏进这房子一步！”A. put heart in 把心放进……；B. set foot in 涉足，踏进；C. bury head in 把头埋进；D.take interest in对……感兴趣。根据前文““BANG!” the door caused a protest.”和空格后““this house again!” shouted father.”可知，作者生气摔门出去，爸爸很生气的喊，推测此处爸爸是生气的说出去了就别再回来，即再也不要踏足这栋房子。故选B项。
37．考查介词词义辨析。句意：一位抱着孩子的年轻父亲从我身边经过。A. along沿着，顺着；B. past经过，路过；C. beyond超过，越过；D. over在……上面。根据下文“I felt as if I saw my ___8___ from another space: happy and harmonious.”可知，作者离家出走，路上看到抱小孩的父亲经过，想到了小的时候父亲对自己的疼爱，路人应该是从作者身边经过。故选B项。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我仿佛从另一个空间看到了我的童年: 幸福、和谐。A. adulthood成年；B.birth出生 ；C. childhood童年；D. youth青春。根据前文“A young father who held a child in his arm walked ___7___ me.”可知，作者是看到一位父亲抱着孩子，所以不由地联想到了自己的童年。故选C项。
39．考查疑问词词义辨析。句意：但那时我不知道是因为我长大了还是因为爸爸老了。A. what什么；B. how怎么；C. why为什么；D. whether是否。根据后文“it was because I have grown up or because Dad is getting ___10___.”可知，作者不清楚到底是因此自己长大了还是父亲变老了，导致他们之间有了隔阂，不再像以前一样。whether....or为固定搭配，意为“是……还是……”。故选D项。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但那时我不知道是因为我长大了还是因为爸爸老了。A. old年老的；B.awkward尴尬的；C. angry生气的；D. admirable令人称赞的。根据前文的“I have grown up”可知，作者不明白是因为自己长大了，还是父亲变老了导致两人之间不再像以前一样快乐和谐。getting old和grown up相对应。故选A项。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：感觉就像我们之间有一扇永远无法打开的铁门。A. house房子；B. door门；C. wall墙；D. block块；街区。根据文章最后“I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had ___15___ between us did not exist at all”可知，作者认为自己与父亲之间的隔阂就像是一扇无法打开的门。故选B项。
42．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我在街上漫无目得的闲逛，心中没有一个目的地。A. with具有；B. across横穿；C. without没有；D. from从……。根据下文“As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people in the streets, until I had only streets to keep me company.”可知，作者并没有目的地，只是漫无目的地在街上闲逛。故选C项。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这个炎热的夏夜，我的心被冻住了。A. unhappy不高兴的；B. moved感动的；C. confused困惑的；D. frozen冻住的。根据前文“It feels like there is an iron ___11___ between us that can never be opened.”可知，作者想到自己和父亲之间的隔阂，想到父亲对不再像从前那般疼爱自己，感到难过和心灰意冷。故选D项。
44．考查介词词义辨析。句意：当我终于到达我住的高层公寓楼时，我看到灯还亮着。A. on开着；B. off关着；C. out在外面；D. in在里面。根据后文“I thought to myself, “Is Father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me ””可知，作者思考父亲是在等自己还是依然在生气，应该是在楼下看到家里的灯还亮着。故选A项。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我突然意识到，我曾经想象的我们之间的铁门根本不存在，因为爱是首屈一指的。A. created创造；B. built建造；C. imagined想象；D. opened打开。根据前文“ It felt like there was an iron _____11______ between us that could never be opened.”和空格后“did not exist at all”可知，作者是感觉两人之间有一扇推不开的铁门，但这扇门并不存在，是作者自己的想象。故选C项。
46．A
47．C
48．D
49．C
50．B
51．D
52．A
53．B
54．B
55．C
56．D
57．C
58．B
59．A
60．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了我和我那个挑剔并且有距离感的老板Jack如何成为朋友的故事。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我生气地走进他的办公室，准备在必要的时候丢掉我的工作，但是在此之前我要让他知道我的感受。A. stormed 生气；B. jumped 跳；C. knocked 敲；D. fell 落下。根据上文“Once he scolded me for something, I thought I was paid to do.”可知由于Jack责备了我，推断出那时我很生气。故选A项。
47．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“什么？”他冷酷地问道。A. warmly温暖地；B. worriedly担心地；C. coldly冷酷地；D. eagerly渴望地。根据上文“Jack, my boss was picky and distant.”可知Jack很挑剔而且和人保持距离感，故而推断出他说话的时候很冷酷。故选C项。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我坐在他的对面平静地说“Jack，一直以来你对待我的方式都是错的。”A. strange奇怪的；B. unexpected出乎意料的；C. suitable适合的；D. wrong错误的。根据后文“I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way.”可知从来没有人那样对待过我，推断出我受到了错误的对待。故选D项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我决定我不会让它再继续下去。A. appear 出现；B. change 改变；C. continue 继续；D. stop 停止。根据上文“I sat across from him and said calmly, “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is totally ____3____.”可知我被错误地对待，推断出我不想让这种错误继续发生。故选C项。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我想和你做个承诺。A. trouble麻烦；B. promise承诺；C. schedule时间表；D. wish愿望。根据上文“I will treat you ____6____ you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”可知这是我对Jack许下的诺言就是对他尊重和友善。故选B项。
51．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我将用尊重和友善对待你就像你值得被对待的样子。A. if 如果；B. when 当……时；C. though 虽然；D. as 好像。根据上文“I will be a friend,”可知我希望和Jack做朋友，可推出朋友之间就应该值得被好好对待。故选D项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：上面写到“希望你今天过得好。” A. read 写着；B. wrote 书写；C. told 告诉；D. expressed 表达。根据上文“Another day I left a note.”并结合常识可知表示便条上写着应该用动词read。故选A项。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几周里，我们之间没有其他的争论。A. experiences经历；B. arguments争论；C. opportunities机会；D. meetings会议。根据上文“Once he scolded me for something, I thought I was paid to do.”可知我曾经和Jack发生争吵，推断出在做朋友之后两个人没有争论了。故选B项。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意: 每次我看见在Jack在大厅里我会对他微笑。A. called 称呼；B. smiled 微笑；C. pointed 指向；D. shouted 喊叫。根据上文“I will treat you ____6____ you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”可知朋友之间要尊重友善，可推断出我在见到Jack的时候会微笑。故选B项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从长期来看我存活的数据并不乐观。A. growth 成长；B. response 回应；C. survival 生存；D. care 照料。根据后文“Friends and loved ones visited me and tried to find the ____11____ words.”可知朋友爱人对于我的病情无言以对，推断出我的生存并不乐观。故选C项。
56．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：朋友和爱人来看我并且尝试找到合适的语言。A. rude 粗鲁的；B. romantic 浪漫的；C. awkward 尴尬的；D. right 合适的。根据后文“No one knew what to say.”可知没有人知道该说什么，推断出大家不知道说什么合适。故选D项。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，Jack走进病房来到我的床边，什么都没说就把一个包裹放在我的身边。A. tied 系；B. hid 躲藏；C. placed 放置；D. handed 递给。根据语境可知我是躺在床上的，可推出包裹应该是放在我身边的。故选C项。
58．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果你回家的时候种植他们，他们将在明年春天发芽。A. break out 爆发；B. come up 发芽；C. take off 起飞，脱下；D. fade away 逐渐消失。根据后文“For ten years, I have watched those tulips push their way ____15____ the soil every spring.”可知郁金香在每年春天破土而出，也就意味着发芽。故选B项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我伸出我的手，眼泪模糊了我的双眼。A. clouded 模糊；B. darkened 变暗；C. damaged 损坏；D. cured 治愈。根据后文““Thank you,” I whispered.”可知我是感谢Jack，推断出当时是感激的泪水模糊我的双眼。故选A项。
60．考查介词词义辨析。句意：十年来，我一直看着这些郁金香在每年春天破土而出。A. in 里面；B. under 下面；C. on 上面；D. through 穿过。根据上文“If you plant them when you get home, they’ll ____13____ next spring.”可知郁金香在春天发芽即破土而出，through有穿过的意思符合语境。故选D项。
61．C
62．D
63．A
64．B
65．B
66．C
67．C
68．A
69．A
70．C
71．B
72．B
73．C
74．C
75．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。“我”第一次学习滑旱冰的经历，让“我”明白即使失败，也能从中学得到一些道理。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们到达那里时，所有人都冲了进去。A. play玩耍，弹奏；B. laugh大笑；C. rushed快速行进，冲； D. wandered漫步，闲逛。根据前文 Mrs. Burks（老师）宣布我们要去溜冰场时，我很兴奋，因为我从来没有滑过旱冰，想学习滑冰。且后文提到除了我不会滑冰，其他人很快租了鞋子去滑冰。可知我们（同学们）迫不及待冲进溜冰场了。故选C项。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，除了我之外，所有人都从墙边滑走了，开始滑冰。A. escaped逃跑；B. flew飞走；C. jumped挑；D. rolled (away) 滑走，滚开。根据前文roller-skating，可知其他人穿着旱冰鞋滑走了。故选D项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：抓住扶手，我试着前后移动我的腿，（沿着扶手）慢慢把自己往前拉。A. Holding抓，握；B. Sittin坐；C. Standing站；D. Lying趟。根据前文可知我第一次学习滑冰，比较胆小，所以抓着扶手，开始尝试。故选A。
64．考查名词词义辨析。句意：几次尝试失败后，Mrs. Burks滑向我。A. trips旅行；B. tries尝试，努力；C. performances 表演；D. shows节目。根据后文failed 可知我前几次尝试滑冰都失败了。故选B项。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当你开始跌倒时，放松。A. smile微笑；B. fall跌倒；C. learn学习；D. rest休息。后文“ If you struggle to keep from falling, you’ll be more likely to hurt yourself. ”说明如果硬挣扎着不摔倒，反倒更可能受伤，可知Mrs. Burks教我快跌倒时要放松。故选B项。
66．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果你挣扎着不跌倒，你会更有可能伤到自己。A. nervous紧张的； B. serious严肃的，认真的；C. likely可能的；D. annoyed生气的。前文“When you start to fall, relax.”说明快摔倒的时候要放松，可知如果挣扎着不摔倒就会更有可能受伤。故选C项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Mrs. Burks向我的一只手伸过手来。A. turned 转变；B. stopped 停止；C. rolled滚动，转动；D. reached伸手够，拿。后文“I took a deep breath and grabbed her warm hand.”说明我抓住了Mrs. Burks的手，可知Mrs. Burks向我伸出手来了。故选D项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我深吸一口气，抓住她温暖的手。A. grabbed 抓住；B. touched触摸，感动；C. ignored 忽视；D. expected 期待。前文“Mrs. Burks reached for one of my hands.”说明Mrs. Burks再我几次尝试失败后，主动伸出手来帮我，可知我抓住了她的手。故选A项。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：保持平衡。A. balance平衡；B. brain大脑；C. courage勇气；D. breath呼吸。后文“When I began losing my balance, I crumpled(倒下) to the floor.”说明我失去平衡后就摔倒了，可知Mrs. Burks在教我保持平衡。故选A项。
70．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：以一个角度，把你的脚向前移动，然后用另一只脚做同样的事。A. opposite对面的，相反的；B. interesting有趣的；C. same同样的；D. dangerous危险的。前文“Get your balance.”Mrs. Burks在教我保持平衡，可知我的两只脚要以相同的角度向前移动。故选C项。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我尽力按照她的指示去做。A. example例子，榜样； B. instructionsz指导，说明；C. footsteps脚印；D. passions激情。后文“That’s good! You’re moving your feet like you should. ”说明Mrs. Burks夸我做得好，可知我是按照Mrs. Burks的指令做动作，学习滑冰。故选B项。
72．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我开始失去平衡时，我安全地倒在地板上。A. happily 高兴地；B. safely安全地，无伤害地；C. immediately 立即；D. violently 暴力地。后文“I was able to get up faster and try again.”说明我没有明显受伤，可知我倒在地板上时是安全的，没有受伤的。故选B项。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Mrs. Burks说得对!没那么疼。A. defeat打败；B. impress留下印象；C. hurt感到疼痛，受伤；D. bother打扰，麻烦。上文“ I safely crumpled to the floor.”说明我没怎么受伤，可知不是很疼。故选C项。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，我开始明白Mrs. Burks的指导对其他挑战是如何起作用的。A. sports 运动；B. skates溜冰鞋，冰刀，滑板车；C. challenges挑战；D. chances机会。根据后文“I could get back up, try again, and trust God would be there to help me.”可知我会重新起来，再一次尝试，此处是指生活中遇到其他挑战时，她的指导同样奏效。故选C项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：只要我一直努力做到最好，即使失败了我也能学到一些东西。A. failed失败；B. quit停止，离任；C. cried 哭泣；D. dropped （让某物）落下。根据前文“After a few failed attempts, Mrs. Burks skated over to me.”，结合文章，我在失败后，在Mrs. Burks的帮助下，学会了保持平衡、如何减少受伤，可知即使失败，我也能学到一些道理，与前文呼应。故选A。
76．C
77．A
78．D
79．B
80．A
81．D
82．D
83．A
84．C
85．B
86．D
87．C
88．A
89．C
90．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是作者在小时候过圣诞节故事，从收到妈妈送给自己礼物时候的不理解，到自己成了妈妈之后才体会到了妈妈给孩子付出的快乐。
76．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我知道我不应该对圣诞礼物如此兴奋。十一岁,妈妈的大闺女（已经长大了的女孩），我必须保持冷静。A. cold冷的；B. considerate考虑周到的；C. cool凉爽的，冷静的；D. responsible负责的。根据上句“I knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited about Christmas presents. ”可知，我知道我不应该对圣诞礼物这么兴奋，说明我必须保持冷静。故选C项。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但每一次机会我都得到了。我在圣诞树下检查了每件礼物。A. checked检查；B. registered注册；C. observed观察；D. found发现。根据后文“On Christmas morning, we rushed into the living room and opened our presents____7____”可知，圣诞节早上，我们冲进客厅，匆忙打开礼物。说明我检查了圣诞树下的每一件礼物。故选A项。
78．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我家的公司破产了，所以这对我的家人来说是艰难的一年。A. poor贫穷的；B. damaged破坏的；C. sad伤心的；D. tough艰难的。根据上句“The company of my family went broke”可知，我家的公司破产，所以对我家来说这是艰难的一年。故选D项。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每当妈妈看着这些礼物时，她都会叹气，一脸失望。A. cry哭；B. sigh叹气；C. sob抽泣；D.sit坐下。根据下句“and looked disappointed. ”可知，每当我妈妈看到这些礼物时，她都会叹气，看起来很失望。故选B项。
80．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，礼物会堆积在树下。A. pile up堆积；B. pack up打包；C. store up储存；D. build up建立。根据常识可知在过去，礼物会堆在树下。故选A项。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我听过“给予比接受更好”这句话，但我想，无论谁说这句话，一定是疯了。A. order命令；B. thought思想；C. reason原因；D. mind意识、思维。我听说过 “给予比接受更好” 这句话，但我想说这句话的人一定是疯了。out of one’s mind失去理智。故选D项。
82．考查副词词义辨析。句意：圣诞节的早晨,我们冲进客厅,匆匆打开礼物。A. secretly秘密地；B. optimistically乐观地；C. obviously明显地；D. hurriedly匆忙地。根据上句“On Christmas morning, we rushed into the living room”可知，圣诞节早上，我们冲进客厅，匆忙打开礼物。故选D项。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：上面贴了一个新的标签，上面写着我母亲的笔迹。A. written写；B. spelled拼读；C. recorded记录；D. carved雕刻。根据空后“in my mother’s handwriting”可知，上面贴了一张新标签，上面有我母亲的笔迹，写着我的名字。故选A项。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被母亲喜悅的眼神阻止了——我无法真正理解的眼神。A. expect期盼；B. wonder想知道；C. understand理解；D. imagine想象。根据“I was stopped by my mother’s joyful look — a look I could not really”可知，我无法真正理解妈妈的眼神。故选C项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：泪水充满了我的眼睛,我难以置信地想，我妈妈一定有多爱我才能放弃她的圣诞节，这样我才能多收到几件礼物。A. watered浇水；B. filled填充；C. ran跑；D. dropped丢掉。根据上句“Though this may seem a simple gift, to me it was a huge act.”可知，虽然这似乎是一个简单的礼物，但对我来说这是一个巨大的举动。说明泪水充满了我的眼睛。故选B项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：泪水充满了我的眼睛,我难以置信地想，我妈妈一定有多爱我才能放弃她的圣诞节，这样我才能多收到几件礼物。A. amazement惊讶；B. embarrassment尴尬；C. confusion困惑；D. disbelief不相信。我难以置信地想，我妈妈一定有多爱我，才会放弃圣诞节，这样我就能有更多的礼物了。故选D项。
87．考查副词词义辨析。句意：泪水充满了我的眼睛,我难以置信地想，我妈妈一定有多爱我才能放弃她的圣诞节，这样我才能多收到几件礼物。A. away离开；B. in在……里面；C. up向上；D. out在外面。根据下句“so I could have a few more presents”可知，这样我就能有更多的礼物了，说明妈妈放弃了自己的圣诞节。give up放弃，故选C项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在我明白了她并没有像我以前曾认为的那样“放弃她的圣诞节”，而是找到了更大的快乐，因为给予确实比接受更好。A. thought认为；B. believed相信；C. hold抓住；D. had有。根据上文的讲述可知，我以前一直认为在经济困难时期，妈妈为了让我多收到几件圣诞礼物而放弃了自己的圣诞节。故选A项。
89．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我明白了她并没有像我以前曾认为的那样“放弃她的圣诞节”，而是找到了更大的快乐，因为给予确实比接受更好。A. purer更纯洁的；B. quicker更快的；C. greater更好的；D. longer更长的。我看到她并没有像我一样 “放弃她的圣诞节” ，而是找到了更大的快乐，因为给予确实比接受更好。故选C项。
90．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈的简单举动对我来说意味着整个世界。A. love爱；B. world世界；C. present礼物；D. Christmas圣诞节根据上文的讲述可知，在经济困难时期，妈妈仍然为我惊喜准备圣诞礼物，这一举动对一个小孩子来说意味着整个世界，此处用the world突出妈妈的爱，故选B项。
