吉林省长春市2020-2022届（三年）高三质量监测（四）英语试题分类汇编：完形填空(含答案)

吉林省长春市
2020-2022届（三年）高三质量监测（四）英语试题分类汇编
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吉林省长春市2022届高三质量监测（四）英语试题
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was deep into the night. I was in the middle of a sweet ____21____ when a noise shocked are. Bam! Bam! It sounded like a hammer striking on a ____22____ nail. Bam! Bam! Bam! Who would be ____23____at three in the morning It must be Charlie again, making another ____24____.
Just as I was putting on my slippers and bathrobe, the noise ____25____. I sat at the edge of my curd and listened. Tick! Tick! Tick! It ____26____ me of my first wristwatch. Its ____27____ tempo (节) had always helped me fall asleep. I started ____28____, dangerously leaning to the left, when the ticking stopped. It was now ____29____ by a buzz, similar to the noise coming from a beehive midsummer, only _____30_____. I shivered (颤抖). I’m _____31_____ to bees! Even just thinking about or hearing a bee-like sound makes me _____32_____.
“I can’t _____33_____ it anymore!” I shouted, now wide _____34_____, marched to the next _____35_____ and knocked on the door. The door _____36_____ open and out came my neighbor in a loose strawberry shirt and red spotted pants. His curly brown hair was _____37_____ every way.
“Hi, there, Lucy!” he greeted. “What’s up ”
I pointed at my noiseless watch. “Do you know what time it is ”
He grabbed my arm and glanced at my timepiece. “Oh, my! I didn’t realize it was that late. I was busy working on a _____38_____ that can cure insomnia (失眠症). It’s almost finished. Do you want to see it ”
I should have known. His last invention was a machine supposed to remove bad _____39_____ in the room. But who would have thought it was _____40_____ by smelly rotten eggs instead of electricity
21. A. dream B. memоry C. image D. night
22. A. tiny B. loose C. tough D. sharp
23. A. hammering B. crying C. singing D. filing
24. A. meal B. discovery C. invention D. appointment
25. A. arose B. changed C. disappeared D. grew
26. A. told B. dropped C. reminded D. confirmed
27. A. cheerful B. loud C. various D. regular
28. A. turning back B. falling down C. sliding down D. nodding off
29. A. replaced B. interrupted C. recorded D. stressed
30. A. sweeter B. louder C. happier D. deeper
31. A. allergic B. approachable C. accustomed D. accessible
32. A. sleepy B. frustrated C. dizzy D. infected
33. A. make B. get C. catch D. take
34. A. open B. awake C. angry D. energetic
35. A. bed B. yard C. lab D. apartment
36. A. lay B. stood C. flew D. remained
37. A. falling out B. sticking up C. blown dry D. tied back
38. A. machine B. paper C. plan D. watch
39. A. noises B. nails C. stains D. smells
40. A. sounded B. pоwered C. released D. ruined
吉林省长春市2021届高三质量监测（四）英语试题
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Science through wonder
If there was a subject at school that made me anxious, it was science. So, when my husband and I decided to home-school our daughters, we made a ____41____: he would teach science, while I would handle everything else. But that’s not how things have been going these past few weeks, since my husband has been too ____42____ to teach the girls. He spent most of his time in the lab doing research.
Recently, while out on my morning hike before starting lessons, I ____43____ that the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled with the sweet smell of flowers. That’s why I decided that the day’s ____44____ would be taught outside I returned to the house to get the girls ready. We ____45____ up into the forest, stopping by a pond that rarely has any visitors. My daughter Saoirse began ____46____ butterflies, while my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be instructed. I ____47____ her a drawing board and the colored pencils. “We keep quiet and wait,” I told her, “and see if something comes along. ____48____, just draw what’s around you.”
We worked for more than an hour, ____49____ speaking. A bird flew across the water, and then ______50______ in front of a fallen log. I quickly told Ula, ______51______ that she’d not seen the creature. But she had, and she began drawing it. An hour later, she finished her ______52______ and I started down at it. She drew the bird on her paper with ______53______ accuracy. But there was one other interesting fact about this drawing: she also ______54______ me, sitting beside her.
______55______ I started at this child’s drawing of us watching a bird, I ______56______ how I’d lived for 40 years, gathered 10 years of higher education, and never understood the foundation of science before this moment. The foundation of science is a sense of ______57______; it isn’t about reciting words from a ______58______. It is first and foremost about ______59______ outside our busy lives and marveling at (惊叹) the world around us. And from that day, I insisted on ______60______ from my husband as the science teacher.
41. A. bet B. promise C. deal D. speech
42. A. busy B. free C. tired D. willing
43. A. described B. expected C. explored D. noticed
44. A. lessons B. experiences C. activities D. exams
45. A. disappeared B. headed C. grew D. continued
46. A. picking up B. rolling over C. digging out D. running after
47. A. searched B. handed C. bought D. cleaned
48. A. As a result B. In the meantime C. In either case D. In the end
49. A. normally B. directly C. hardy D. only
50. A. settled B. lay C. jumped D. ran
51. A. sad B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. worried
52. A. homework B. picture C. project D. plan
53. A. exciting B. inspiring C. moving D. amazing
54. A. recognized B. ignored C. drew D. observed
55. A. Though B. Before C. If D. As
56 A. realized B. believed C. explained D. debated
57. A. humor B. judgment C. wonder D. responsibility
58. A. textbook B. magazine C. document D. brochure
59. A. leaving B. stepping C. imagining D. disappearing
60. A. breaking away B. running away C. taking over D. calling on
吉林省长春市2020届高三质量监测（四）英语试题
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In American countryside, the message we hear is this; Go and get an education.____21____your small town and make something of yourself, Success and opportunity will be found elsewhere.
After____22____from a high school in Helena, Arkansas, I did go.
I went to Colby College in Maine. I had visited the school before.____23____, I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew about the difference in weather. I understood the difference in____24____atmosphere and I wanted to stretch myself and____25____my comfort zone. You know what I____26____loved my time there. But one thing took me by____27____, that is to say, the lack of countryside representation.____28____of the other students at Colby were from big cities: New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco... And when I had____29____with these students in or outside of class—we almost focused on topics_____30_____large American cities. In my education classes, it was always "urban this" and "urban that". It was like small towns didn't_____31_____in the USA.
And this urban interest doesn't just happen in college. I_____32_____an education conference a couple of years ago, and a professor—someone who had been_____33_____to educational reform—was there to_____34_____a speech. I was chosen to be part of a small group that got to meet with him. So there we were, five or six of us sitting in a room, and I asked him, "What are your thoughts on the state of education in the_____35_____ " And this man was_____36_____
I'll never forget that moment. It tells a larger_____37_____. Towns like mine are forgotten.
This trend of_____38_____talent and resources to our big cities—this mindset of leaving small towns and never coming back—I don't want to add to that movement. I want to make the_____39_____ of that movement.
Now it's my turn to help people_____40_____to me. And you know what I'm a sixth grade teacher in a primary school in Helena now.
21. A. Love B. Miss C. Build D. Leave
22. A. coming B. benefiting C. graduating D. suffering
23. A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Instead
24. A. social B. political C. financial D. natural
25. A. live up to B. keep up with C. draw close to D. get out of
26. A. slightly B. absolutely C. lightly D. directly
27. A. surprise B. shame C. delight D. terror
28. A. Some B. None C. Most D. Few
29. A. lectures B. words C. conversations D. conflicts
30. A. settling B. involving C. leaving D. exchanging
31. A. exist B. return C. Appear D. approach
32. A. held B. attended C. enjoyed D. organized
33. A. occupied B. adjusted C. admitted D. devoted
34. A. deliver B. polish C. prepare D. rewrite
35. A. college B. cities C. countryside D. school
36. A. annoyed B. wordless C. hopeless D. shocked
37. A. truth B. appetite C. lie D. relief
38. A. contributing B. paying C. exporting D. showing
39. A. follower B. project C. aim D. opposite
40. A. close B. familiar C. next D. junior
答案：
吉林省长春市2022届高三质量监测（四）英语试题
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. A 39. D 40. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者在睡觉期间听到很多声音后被惊醒，最终发现是邻居在发明治疗失眠的机器的故事。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我正在做一个美梦，突然有一声巨响。A. dream梦想；B. memоry记忆；C. image图像；D. night晚上。由上文的“It was deep into the night”可知，因为是深夜，所以作者在做梦，故选A。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那声音听起来像是锤子在敲一颗坚硬的钉子。A. tiny极小的；B. loose宽松的；C. tough坚固的；D. sharp锋利的。由上文的“Bam! Bam! It sounded like a hammer striking on”可知，那个声音很大，像锤子在敲一颗坚硬的钉子。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：谁会在凌晨三点敲锤子？A. hammering（用锤子）敲击；B. crying哭；C. singing唱歌；D. filing归档。由上文的“a hammer striking on”可知，句子表示“谁会在凌晨三点敲锤子”，故选A。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：肯定又是查理，在做另一项发明。A. meal一餐；B. discovery发现；C. invention发明；D. appointment约定。由最后一段的“His last invention”可知，作者知道邻居爱发明，认为这时他又在做另一项发明，故选C。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在我穿上拖鞋和浴袍的时候，声音变了。A. arose出现；B. changed改变；C. disappeared消失；D. grew生长。由后文的“Tick! Tick! Tick!”和上文的“Bam! Bam!”可知，声音变了，故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它让我想起了我的第一块手表。A. told告诉；B. dropped下降；C. reminded使想起；D. confirmed确认。由后文的“me of my first wristwatch”可知，那个声音让作者想起了作者的第一块手表。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它有规律的节奏总是能帮助我入睡。A. cheerful快乐的；B. loud大声的；C. various各种各样的；D. regular有规律的。由上文的“Tick! Tick! Tick!”和“helped me fall asleep”可知，句子表示“它有规律的节奏总是能帮助我入睡”，故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：滴答声停止时，我开始打瞌睡，危险地向左倾斜。A. turning back回头；B. falling down跌倒；C. sliding down滑下来；D. nodding off打瞌睡。由上文的“helped me fall asleep”可知，表的有规律的节奏总是能帮助作者入睡，现在的声音就像表的声音，所以作者开始打瞌睡，故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在它被嗡嗡声取代了，类似于仲夏蜂巢发出的声音，只是更响。A. replaced代替；B. interrupted打扰；C. recorded记录；D. stressed强调。由后文的“by a buzz”可知，声音被嗡嗡声取代了，故选A。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在它被嗡嗡声取代了，类似于仲夏蜂巢发出的声音，只是更响。A. sweeter更甜的；B. louder更大声的；C. happier更高兴的；D. deeper更深的。由上文的“similar to the noise coming from a beehive midsummer”可知，那个嗡嗡声类似于仲夏蜂巢发出的声音，既然作者能在自己家里听到，所以那个声音肯定比蜂巢发出的声音更大，故选B。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对蜜蜂过敏！A. allergic过敏的；B. approachable亲切友善的；C. accustomed习惯的；D. accessible可使用的。由上文的“I shivered”可知，作者是对蜜蜂过敏，所以在颤抖，故选A。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：即使只是想到或听到蜜蜂般的声音都会让我头晕。A. sleepy瞌睡的；B. frustrated沮丧的；C. dizzy头晕目眩的；D. infected受感染的。由上文的“I’m____11____to bees! Even just thinking about or hearing a bee-like sound makes me”可知，作者是对蜜蜂过敏，所以即使只是想到或听到蜜蜂般的声音都会感到头晕，故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我再也受不了了！A. make制作；B. get得到；C. catch抓住；D. take接受。由后文的“I shouted”可知，作者再也受不了了，空格处意为“接受”，故选D。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我喊道，现在完全清醒了，大步走到隔壁公寓，敲了敲门。A. open打开的；B. awake醒着的；C. angry生气的；D. energetic精力充沛的。由后文的“marched to the next____15____and knocked on the door”可知，作者现在是完全清醒了，故选B。
35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我喊道，现在完全清醒了，大步走到隔壁公寓，敲了敲门。A. bed床；B. yard院子；C. lab实验室；D. apartment公寓。由后文的“my neighbor”可知，作者是走到隔壁公寓，故选D。
【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：门很快开了，我的邻居走了出来，他穿着宽松的草莓衬衫和有红色斑点的裤子。A. lay躺；B. stood站；C. flew快速移动；D. remained保持。由后文的“out came my neighbor in a loose strawberry shirt”可知，门是很快开了，空格处意为“快速移动”，故选C。
【37题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他卷曲的棕色头发从四面八方掉了下来。A. falling out掉；B. sticking up竖起；C. blown dry吹干；D. tied back向后扎。由后文的“every way”可知，他的头发从四面八方掉了下来，故选A。
【38题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我正忙着研制一种能治疗失眠的机器。A. machine机器；B. paper纸；C. plan计划；D. watch表。由后文的“can cure insomnia”可知，他是在研制一种能治疗失眠的机器。故选A。
【39题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的上一项发明是一种可以去除房间里难闻气味的机器。A. noises噪音；B. nails钉子；C. stains污渍；D. smells气味。由后文的“But who would have thought it was____20____by smelly rotten eggs instead of electricity”可知，作者在讽刺邻居的发明，因此他的上一项发明是一种可以去除房间里难闻气味的机器，故选D。
【40题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但谁会想到它是用臭臭的臭鸡蛋而不是电来驱动？A. sounded听起来；B. pоwered驱动；C. released释放；D. ruined破坏。由后文的“instead of electricity”可知，句子表示“但谁会想到它是用臭臭的臭鸡蛋而不是电来驱动”，故选B。
吉林省长春市2021届高三质量监测（四）英语试题
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. B 48. B 49. C 50. A 51. D 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. D 56. A 57. C 58. A 59. B 60. C
【解析】
【分析】本文属于记叙文。文章作者从自己学习科学的经历出发，在女儿的画作中逐步改变了态度，认识到学习科学的真正含义。
【41题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，当我的丈夫和我决定在家里教育我们的女儿时，我们达成一个协议：他教科学。A.bet打赌；B.promise诺言；C.deal协议；交易；D.speech演讲。根据上文“If there was a subject at school that made me anxious, it was science.”可知，作者不擅长科学，因此与丈夫达成协议，他教女儿科学。故选C。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但在过去的几周，事情不是那么发展的，因为我丈夫太忙了以至于不能教这些女孩。A.busy忙碌的；B.free自由的；C.tired疲惫的；D.willing愿意的。根据上文“ that’s not how things have been going these past few weeks”可推断，丈夫没有按照达成的协议教女儿科学，因为他太忙了。故选A。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近，在我开始上课前的早晨的徒步旅行中，我注意到天空是美丽的蓝色，空气中充满了甜美的花香。 A.described描述；B.expected期待；C.explored探索；D.noticed注意。根据上文“while out on my morning hike”可知，作者外出散步，注意到蔚蓝的天空，空气中甜美的花香。故选D。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。 句意：这就是为什么我决定那一天的课程在外面教的原因，我回到家里让女孩们做好准备。 A.lessons课程；B.experiences经历；C.activities活动；D.exams考试。根据下文的“would be taught”可推断，此处说的是那天在外面上课。故选A。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。 句意：我们前往森林，停在一个很少有游客的池塘旁。A.disappeared消失；B.headed前进；朝着；C.grew成长；D.continued继续。根据下文“stopping by a pond that rarely has any visitors”可知，作者一家去了森林。故选B。
【46题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的女儿索尔斯开始追蝴蝶，而我的另一个女儿乌拉看着我，等待着得到指示。 A.picking up捡起；B.rolling over翻转；C.digging out挖出；D.running after追赶。根据下文的“butterflies”可推断，索尔斯在追逐蝴蝶。故选D。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我递给她一块画板和一些彩色的铅笔。 A.searched搜寻；B.handed传递；C.bought买；D.cleaned打扫。根据上文“my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be instructed.”可推断，乌拉等待着指示，因此作者递给她画板和彩色铅笔。故选B。
【48题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。 句意：同时，画画你周围的东西。 A.As a result结果；B.In the meantime在此期间；C.In either case不管是何种情况；D.In the end最终。根据上文“We keep quiet and wait”, I told her, “and see if something comes along. ”可推断，作者让乌拉保持安静，等着看看发生什么，同时，画画周围的东西。故选B。
【49题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们工作了一个多小时， 几乎没有讲话。 A.normally正常地；B.directly直接地；C.hardly几乎不；D.only仅仅。根据上文“We keep quiet”可知，作者和乌拉几乎没有讲话。故选C。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一只鸟飞过水面，然后在一根倒下的木头前安顿下来。 A.settled安顿；B.lay躺；位于；C.jumped跳；D.ran跑。根据下文“I quickly told Ula, _____11_____ that she’d not seen the creature.”可推断，一只鸟飞过水面，在木头上安顿下来。故选A。
【51题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我快速告诉乌拉，担心她没有看到这个生灵。 A.sad悲哀的；B.disappointed感动失望的；C.embarrassed感到尴尬的；D.worried担心的。根据上文“I quickly told Ula”可推断，作者担心乌拉没有看到这只鸟。故选D。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个小时以后，她完成了她的画。A.homework家庭作业；B.picture图片； 画；C.project项目；D.plan计划。根据上文提到的“draw”可知，乌拉在画画。因此一个小时以后，她画完了画。故选B。
【53题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她以惊人的准确性把这只鸟画在纸上。 A.exciting令人兴奋的；B.inspiring鼓舞人心的；C.moving令人感到的；D.amazing令人吃惊的。根据上文“But she had, and she began drawing it.”可推断，乌拉看到了小鸟，因此推断她以令人吃惊的准确性画出了这只鸟。故选D。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但关于这幅画还有另一个有趣的事实：她也画了我，坐在她旁边。 A.recognized认出；B.ignored忽视；C.drew画；拖；D.observed观察。根据上文“she began drawing it.”可知，乌拉画了这幅画，因此她也画了作者坐在她旁边。故选C。
【55题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我盯着这个孩子画我们在看一只鸟的画时，我意识到我是如何活了40年，接受了10年的高等教育，在此之前却从未理解过科学的基础。A.Though尽管；B.Before在……以前；C.If如果；D.As当……时候。根据语境，此处用as引导时间状语从句，作者看着女儿的画，意识到一些东西。故选D。
【56题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。 A.realized意识到；B.believed相信；C.explained解释；D.debated辨认。下文“how I’d lived for 40 years, gathered 10 years of higher education, and never understood the foundation of science before this moment.”是作者在看女儿的画时意识到的东西。故选A。
【57题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：科学的基础是惊奇的感觉，而不是关于背诵教科书中的文字。 A.humor幽默；B.judgment判断；C.wonder奇迹；D.responsibility责任。根据下文“ marveling at (惊叹) the world around us”可知，作者认为科学的基础是惊奇的感觉。故选C。
【58题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。 A.textbook课本；B.magazine杂志；C.document文件； D.brochure手册。根据上文的“reciting words”并结合常识以及选项可知，背诵的东西通常来自课本。故选A。
【59题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：首先是走出我们忙碌的生活，对我们周围的世界感到惊奇。 A.leaving离开；B.stepping走；C.imagining想象；D.disappearing消失。根据下文“the world around us.”可知，我们要走出我们的生活，到外面去，对周围的世界感到惊奇。故选B。
【60题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：从那一天起，我坚持接管我的丈夫，作科学老师。 A.breaking away突然离开；B.running away逃走；C.taking over接管；D.calling on号召。根据上文“So, when my husband and I decided to home-school our daughters, we made a ____1____: he would teach science”可知，作者接管了丈夫做女儿们的科学老师。故选C。
吉林省长春市2020届高三质量监测（四）英语试题
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者从小镇到城市读书后，发现美国重视大城市的各方面建设而忽略小城镇的问题，他不希望在这样的洪流中忘记小城镇，而返回家乡教书的事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：离开你的小镇，让自己有所作为。A. Love爱；B. Miss想念；C. Build建立；D. Leave离开。根据下文的Success and opportunity will be found elsewhere.可知成功只能在别处才能找到，故此处用“离开小镇”符合语境，故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在海伦娜的一所高中毕业后，我去了阿肯色。A. coming来；B. benefiting有益于；C. graduating毕业；D. suffering遭受。根据下文的I went to Colby College in Maine.可知作者高中毕业后去上了大学，故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，我知道我要做什么。A. Besides此外；B. Therefore因此；C. However然而；D. Instead相反。根据上文的I had visited the school before.可知上下文是因果关系，故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我理解社会氛围的不同，我想施展以下自己，走出我的舒适区。A. social社会的；B. political政治的；C. financial金融的；D. natural天然的。根据下文的In my education classes, it was always "urban this" and "urban that".可知此处用“社会氛围”符合以上说法，故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我理解社会氛围的不同，我想施展以下自己，走出我的舒适区。A. live up to不辜负；B. keep up with跟上；C. draw close to靠近；D. get out of从……出来。根据上文的I wanted to stretch myself可知此处用“从……出来”符合语境，故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我非常喜欢在那的那段时光。A. slightly轻微地；B. absolutely完全地；C. lightly轻轻地；D. directly直接地。根据下文的But one thing took me by____7____, that is to say, the lack of countryside representation.可知上下文是转折关系，故此处用“非常喜欢”符合语境，故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但有件事让我很吃惊，那就是缺少农村的代表。A. surprise惊讶；B. shame羞愧；C. delight高兴；D. terror恐惧。根据下文的____8____of the other students at Colby were from big cities: New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco...可知作者为自己的同学都来自大城市的事情感到吃惊，故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查代词词义辨析。句意：科尔比的其它大部分学生都来自大城市：纽约、波士顿、洛杉矶、旧金山等。A. Some一些；B. None没有；C. Most大多数；D. Few很少。根据上文的the lack of countryside representation可知那里的大部分学生都来自大城市，故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我和这些学生在课堂或者课下交流时，我们几乎集中在美国大城市的话题上。A. lectures讲座；B. words话；C. conversations对话；D. conflicts冲突。根据下文的we almost focused on topics可知此处用“对话”符合语境，故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我和这些学生在课堂或者课下交流时，我们几乎集中在美国大城市的话题上。A. settling解决；B. involving涉及；C. leaving离开，留下；D. exchanging交换。他们主要谈论涉及到大城市的话题，故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就好像小城镇在美国不存一样。A. exist存在；B. return返回；C. appear出现；D. approach靠近，接近。根据上文的In my education classes, it was always "urban this" and "urban that".可知他们只谈到了美国的大城市，就好像小城镇不存在一样，故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年前我参加了一个教育会议，一个教授发表了演讲，他一直致力于教育改革。A. held握住；B. attended参加；C. enjoyed享受；D. organized组织。根据下文的I was chosen to be part of a small group that got to meet with him.可知作者参加了教育会议，故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年前我参加了一个教育会议，一个教授发表了演讲，他一直致力于教育改革。A. occupied占据；B. adjusted调整；C. admitted承认；D. devoted致力于，奉献。根据下文作者的提问What are your thoughts on the state of education in the____15____可推测该教书致力于教育改革，所以作者才会提出这样的问题，故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年前我参加了一个教育会议，一个教授来演讲，他一直致力于教育改革。A. deliver发表；B. polish修改，润色；C. prepare准备；D. rewrite重写。根据下文的a speech.可知此处用“发表”符合语境，故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你对农村的教育状况有什么看法？A. college大学；B. cities城市；C. countryside农村；D. school学校。根据下文的I'm a sixth grade teacher in a primary school in Helena now.可知作者回到农村教书，由此推测他想问教授对农村教育状况的看法，故选C项。
【36题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：教授沉默了。A. annoyed生气的；B. wordless沉默的；C. hopeless没有希望的；D. shocked震惊的。根据下文内容可知，此处用“沉默”来表达教授对农村的教育的状况感到无奈，故选B项。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它揭示了一个更大的真相。A. truth真相；B. appetite嗜好；C. lie谎言；D. relief宽慰。根据下文的Towns like mine are forgotten.可知，教授的沉默恰好说明了一个真相，像作者生活的那种小城镇已经被忘记了，故选A项。
【38题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这种把人才和资源出口到大城市的趋势、这种离开小城镇再也不会来的心态，我再也不想加入这种运动。A. contributing贡献；B. paying支付；C. exporting输出；D. showing展示。结合上下文可知，此处是指把国家的人才和资源都输出到大城市的现状，用“输出”符合语境，故选C项。
【39题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想做与这项运动相反的事。A. follower追随者；B. project项目；C. aim目标；D. opposite相对的人或事。根据下文的I'm a sixth grade teacher in a primary school in Helena now.可知作者没有留在大城市，而是回到了自己长大的地方——农村，故此处用“反面”符合语境，故选D项。
【40题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，轮到我来帮助比我年轻的人了。A. close近的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. next下一个的；D. junior年轻人的。根据下文的I'm a sixth grade teacher in a primary school in Helena now.可知作者现在是一个小学6年级的老师，故此处用“比我年轻的人”符合语境，故选D项。