江苏省部分市2022-2023学年高三下学期期初考试英语汇编：完形填空（含答案）

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江苏省通泰镇徐连宿淮7市2022-2023学年高三下学期期初联考英语试卷
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项。
At 20, I was scared and lonely. My laptop was filled with the beginning of novels, half-finished song lyrics（歌词）—things I'd started with teenage 41 only to be disappointed by my lack of creativity. I was 42 trying to find a new way to approach life, with no one to 43 me in the right direction.
One Saturday, I went to a training day for my school's new journalism team. The teacher suggested I start a blog as a good way to get into 44. Bored and in need of a 45, I immediately set up a Blogger account.
As I typed post after post in the months that followed, I assumed I would run out of 46. But somehow writing about the news and, later, about 47, came easily. Here was something interesting that required only a laptop and an 48. I loved the research that went into each post, loved being able to 49 what interested me and
loved finding just the right phrase to describe how I 50. I found something I was good at and more importantly, something I 51.
I kept posting and slowly I got better. I 52, edited and even learned how to employ a metaphor. It wasn't long until my mind was made up: I was going to be a(n) 53.
Seven years later，I am. Having just completed a fantastic placement （实习） in a local newspaper, I have never been so 54 to my younger self for actually listening to the one piece of advice that turned out to 55 most.
41. A. confusion B. maturity C. enthusiasm D. innocence
42. A. praised B. stuck C. tricked D. punished
43. A. defend B. force C. point D. join
44. A. socializing B. advertising C. debating D. writing
45. A. project B. course C. tour D. budget
46. A. steam B. time C. money D. luck
47. A. events B. myself C. celebrities D. society
48. A. idea B. option C. excuse D. answer
49. A. transform B. option C. predict D. explore
50. A. acted B. felt C. developed D. succeeded
51. A. resisted B. remembered C. explained D. enjoyed
52. A. redrafted B. copied C. deleted D. published
53. A. composer B instructor C. journalist D. published
54. A. friendly B helpful C. mean D. adventurer
55. A. matter B. differ C. cost D. happen
江苏省扬州市2022-2023学年高三下学期开学考试英语试题
第 一 节 ( 共 1 5 小 题 ； 每 小 题 1 分 , 满 分 1 5 分 )
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
About five years ago, I was part of a pilot group(试验小组) for my employer tasked with figuring out how to hire and train people with disabilities and make them successful inside the organization. My boss was very kind and decided to be the 41 for the group. Until then we had only hired people with the visually 42.
I led the 43 of a candidate with an autism( 自闭症) disability . The candidate had the 44 However, our interview team felt that the disability would 45 him learning the skills and being successful.
I convinced my peers to give him a chance to try out—- 46 it was a pilot program meant for our organization to learn too. I gave the candidate a lot of 47 and I became one of his trainers. Our
HR department was not too supportive to take some risks so we could only hire him as a 48 contractor.
The candidate slowly and surely stood out in the workplace. There were many barriers along the way but the candidate came to be 49 . by his colleagues and his leader. I continued to train him 50 and helped him to get over a number of challenges his disability presented at the workplace.
Fast forward five years, he called me last night to let me know that he got a formal 51 yesterday from his manager as a regular employee with a job title. I. 52 him and told him my joy.
He went on to say “Sir, 53 your support all these years, I would not be here” . I told him “Your success is the 54 of your hard work and persistence. You are an inspiration to a lot of people with 55 disabilities. ”
Isn't it wonderful that a person with disability succeeds in a workplace
41. A. sponsor B. interviewee C. follower D. inspector
42. A. involved B. challenged C. advantaged D. varied
43. A. interview B. exam C. department D. group
44. A. disabilities B. experiences C. qualifications D. attitudes
45、A. prevent B. leave C. keep D. send
46. A. in all B. after all C. first of all D. above all
47. A. pressure B. gratitude C. control D. encouragement
48. A. potential B. constant C. permanent D. temporary
49. A. discovered B. ignored C. accepted D. envied
50. A. dramatically B. causally C. carelessly D. closely
51. A. offer B. permit C. answer D. salary
52. A. treated B. comforted C. recognized D. congratulated
53. A. beyond B. without C. despite D. besides
54. A. method B. cause C. reward D. direction
55. A. rare B. serious C. similar D. mental
江苏省常州市教育学会2022-2023学年高三下学期期初学业水平监测英语试题
第一节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I never imagined that an interstate trip could be so exciting.
But when your world has become smaller since the pandemic hit two-and-a-bit years ago, and then slowly ___21___, the most ordinary experience gives new ___22___ to life. And so it was with me when I was ___23___ given the chance to take my first flight in more than two years.
I’d forgotten how it felt to be among the people coming and going. I got to the airport two hours before boarding. Time for the bar and, of course, ___24___.
That group of young Arab women laughing and posing for photographs by the expansive windows, aircraft in the ___25___ , lighting up the place with their happiness.
The man in the corner drinking alone. Just another one of the 70,000 or so stories that would pass through the airport ___26___.
I’ve never been a calm flyer. But when the plane took off I was ___27___, in that moment of weightlessness as the wheels ___28___ Earth, leaning towards the window to watch everything below becoming smaller and smaller.
Is it possible that the denial of so much during the pandemic lockdown had added new ___29___to what was the ordinary I think so. The plane ride, the hotel stay, and the social occasion all now gave me a sense of ____30____that might have previously only aroused in me nothing more than a certain nonchalance(若无其事)or even ____31____.
Last June, just ahead of the long Sydney lockdown, a friend ____32____ a birthday party. That experience for me would continue happily through some of the____33____months of the lockdown that would follow.____34____ the repeated fear that the pandemic holds over us, the memory of that celebration still keeps its bright, warm light in my mind. That’s what happens when everything old is new again, when ____35____is rediscovered as a virtue.
21. A. disappears B. expands C. escapes D. emerges
22. A. change B. outcome C. panic D. meaning
23. A. finally B. merely C. originally D. frequently
24. A. book-reading B. stranger-chatting C. story-telling D. people-watching
25. A. circumstance B. background C. situation D. maintenance
26. A. on a daily basis B. once in a while C. in a special way D. all of a sudden
27. A. anxious B. elegant C. excited D. energetic
28. A. slid B. attached C. floated D. departed
29. A. liberation B. company C. struggle D. appeal
30. A. fear B. joy C. regret D. chaos
31. A. tiredness B. happiness C. kindness D. brightness
32. A. held B. cancelled C. attended D. forgot
33. A. permanent B. harmonious C. difficult D. dynamic
34. A. Apart from B. Despite C. Similar to D. Without
35. A. opportunity B. superiority C. equality D. simplicity
江苏省泰州市2022-2023学年高三下学期期初考试英语试题
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It’s not a sight happening every day: an 18-year-old supermarket employee took off his shoes and gave them to a homeless stranger. A customer witnessed the kind act while ____21____ some household items at the store.
The ____22____, Powell, had a similar experience, for it wasn’t long ago that he was wandering on the ____23____. Powell currently worked to ____24____ himself. When he saw a(n) ____25____ man walk into the store, Powell, delivering leaflets at the entrance, ____26____ that the man had come to buy shoes. But when the man ____27____ barefoot, with only a loaf of bread in hand, Powell didn’t think ____28____ before removing his shoes and ____29____ them away. “I have another pair. He doesn’t,” Powell _____30_____.
Later that day, Powell’s boss noticed his employee’s bare feet. After knowing what happened, he took Powell to the store’s shoe _____31_____ to pick out any pair of shoes he wanted. _____32_____, the teen chose a pair of slippers worth 5 dollars.
“I learned a lesson from this selfless act today”, the boss wrote on his blog. “Good _____33_____, Powell.”
“Having been living here for many years, I’ve never experienced such an act of _____34_____ like that before,” the man who received shoes said. “It gives me hope that there’s still _____35_____ in the world.”
21. A. taking in B. breaking down C. picking up D. digging out
22. A. customer B. teenager C. merchant D. manager
23 A. way B. list C. stage D. street
24. A. provide for B. count on C. bring out D. approve of
25. A. elderly B. hungry C. disabled D. barefoot
26. A. assumed B. noticed C. guaranteed D. recalled
27. A. came B. skipped C. left D. disappeared
28. A. back B. fast C. twice D. aloud
29. A. putting B. throwing C. carrying D. giving
30. A. explained B. complained C. questioned D. hesitated
31. A. advertisement B. department C. equipment D. experiment
32. A. Incidentally B. Secretly C. Eventually D. Fortunately
33. A. chance B. job C. luck D. show
34. A. justice B. devotion C. forgiveness D. kindness
35. A. faith B. good C. joy D. rescue
江苏省盐城市2022-2023学年高三下学期期初考试英语试题
三、完形填空
Milo is a rescue dog, adopted by 20-year-old Makayla Swift, One morning in November 2021, Swift opened her front door and Milo ___21_ running. “I couldn’t catch him, ” she said.
Milo ran to a house across the street. He seemed ___22___ with this house, so he ran to the one next door, Swift on his__23___.
When it started scratching (抓挠) on the front door, Swift was_24__. No everyone wants a__25___ dog on their property, But as she tried to _26_ Milo away, she could hear a sound coming through an open upstairs window. It was a voice crying “Help!”
Hours earlier, Sherry Starr, 85, had just__27__. around 4 am. “All of a sudden, standing there between the toilet and the bathtub, I __28___. ” she said, “I went down hard on the floor. ” “I could not move at all, ” said Starr, who was _29__ between the toilet and the bathtub, Starr was feeling _30__ all over, but more than anything, she was scared. “I’m thinking: I’m just going to die here. ”
Her best __31_, she decided, was to listen for the letter carrier in the afternoon. For the next few hours, Starr ___32_ crying: “Help! Help! Help!"
“Her voice was very __33__, ” said Swift. “You had to be right on the spot to hear Mrs, Starr cry for___34__ unless you were Milo, who had __35__ heard Starr the instant I had opened the own front door. ” Swift called 911 and soon medical staff helped her out.
21. A. broke off B. cleared of C. came around D. wandered around
22. A. concerned B. annoyed C. impressed D. delighted
23. A. tail B. right C. back D. front
24. A. depressed B. inspired C. amused D. embarrassed
25. A. cute B. faithful C. strange D. gentle
26. A. send B. turn C. drag D. throw
27. A. calmed down B. lain down C. sat up D. risen up
28. A. dived B. delayed C. skipped D. slipped
29. A. found B. stuck C. hidden D. placed
30. A. pain B. ease C. strength D. anger
31. A. bet B. result C. role D. guess
32. A. imagined B. regretted C. practiced D. stopped
33. A. familiar B. clear C. soft D. different
34. A. freedom B. mercy C. peace D. help
35. A. eventually B. apparently C. randomly D. frequently
答案：
江苏省通泰镇徐连宿淮7市2022-2023学年高三下学期期初联考英语试卷
41—45 CBCDA 46—50 ABADB 51—55 DACDA
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者想尝试一种新的生活方式，但是无人指点，一次作者听从了老师让自己写博客的建议，从而发
现了自己擅长和喜欢的事，自己不再孤单和害怕，找到了人生目标。
【小题41】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的笔记本电脑里装满了小说的开头，还有写了一半的歌词——这些都是我带着青少年的热情开始做的事情，结果却因为缺乏创造力而失望。A. confusion混乱；B. maturity成熟；C. enthusiasm热情；D. innocence清白。根据前文"At 20，I was scared and lonely. My laptop was filled with the beginning of novels，half-finished song lyrics"可知，作者20岁时，电脑里都是小说开头和写了一半的歌词，结合实际，这些都是带着年少时的热情做的事。故选C项。
【小题42】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直在寻找一种新的生活方式，却没有人给我指明正确的方向。A. praised表扬；B. stuck困（于）；C. tricked欺骗；D. punished处罚。根据后文“with no one to______3_________me in the right direction. "可知，作者尝试寻找一种新的生活方式，但是无人指点，所以是被困住了。故选B项。
【小题43】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直在寻找一种新的生活方式，却没有人给我指明正确的方向。A. defend保护；B. force强迫；C. point指路；D. join参加。根据前文"was___ 2 trying to find a new way to approach life"可知，作者在尝试寻找一种新的生活方式时，被困住了，因为没人指点他。故选C项。
【小题44】考查动词词义辨析。句意：老师建议我开始写博客，作为进入写作的好方法。A. socializing交际；B. advertising登广告；C. debating讨论；D. writing写作。根据后文“As I typed post after post in the months that followed”可知，作者开始在博客上写作，所以是进入写作的好方法。故选D项。
【小题45】考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于感到无聊和需要一个项目，我立即建立了一个博客帐户。A. project项目；B. course课程；C. tour旅行；D. budget预算。根据前文“I was_____2______trying to find a new way to approach life"以及"Bored可知，作者尝试一种新的生活方式，以及现在很无聊，所以是需要一个项目。故选A项。
【小题46】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，当我一篇又一篇地发帖时，我以为自己会精疲力竭。A. steam精力、力量；B. time时间；C. money金钱；D. luck运气。根据后文"But somehow writing about the new and，later，about7 ，came easily. "可知，作者以为写作会让自己精疲力竭，谁知确很容易。故选A项。
【小题47】考查名词代词词义辨析。句意：但不知何故，写新闻，后来写我自己，都很容易。A. events大事；B. myself我自己；C. celebrities名人；D. society社会。根据后文"loved finding just the right phrase to describe how _10_. "可知，后来作者开始写自己的感受，所以是写他自己。故选B项。
【小题48】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这里有一些有趣的东西，只需要一台笔记本电脑和一个想法。A. idea想法；B. option选项；C. excuse借口；D. answer回答。根据前文"But somehow writing about the news and，later， about 7_，came easily. "可知，作者觉得写博客简单，结合常识，因为只要一台电脑和一个想法就行。故选A项。
【小题49】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢每篇文章中的研究，喜欢能够探索我感兴趣的东西，喜欢找到合适的短语来描述我的感受。A. transform使改变；B. reject拒绝；C. predict预测； D. explore探索。根据前文“I loved the research that went into each post"以及本句结构可知，本句是排比句，空处应和research意思相近，结合选项，应是D项explore"探索"符合题意。故选D项。
【小题50】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢每篇文章中的研究，喜欢能够探索我感兴趣的东西，喜欢找到合适的短语来描述我的感受。A. acted行动；B. felt感觉；C. developed成长；D. succeeded成功。根据前文“loved being able to___19__ what interested me and loved finding just the right phrase to describe”可知，本句是排比句，前句是在描写能够探索作者感兴趣的东西，空处和此对饮，结合选项，所以空处应是找到合适的短语来描述作者的感受。故选B项。
【小题51】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我找到了自己擅长的东西，更重要的是，找到了自己喜欢的东西。A. resisted抵制；B. remembered记得；C. explained解释；D. enjoyed喜爱。根据前文"My laptop was filled with the beginning of novels，half-finished song lyrics"以及"I found something I was good at and more importantly”可推知，作者是喜欢写作的，所以这里是找到了擅长的东西，更重要的是，找到了自己喜欢的东西。故选D项。
【小题52】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我重新起草、编辑，甚至学会了如何使用隐喻。A. redrafted重新起草；B. copied复制；C. deleted删去；D. published出版。根据前文“I kept posting and slowly I got better. "可知，作者的写作能力提高了，所以是对自己写的文章，重新起草和编辑。故选A项。
【小题53】考查名词词义辨析。句意：没过多久我就下定决心我要当一名记者。A. composer作曲家；B. instructor讲师；C. journalist新闻记者；D. adventurer冒险家。根据后文“Seven years later， I am having just completed a fantastic placement （实习） in a local newspaper. "可知，作者是想成为一名记着。故选C项。
【小题54】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我从未如此感激年轻时的自己，因为我听从了一条后来证明最重要的建议。A. friendly 友好的；B. helpful有用的；C. mean吝啬的；D. grateful感激的。 根据后文"my younger self for actually listening to the one piece of advice that turned out to_______15______most. "可知，作者年轻时听从了一条后来证明最重要的建议，所以是感谢年少时的自己。故选D项。
【小题55】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从未如此感激年轻时的自己，因为我听从了一条后来证明最重要的建议。A. matter有重大影响；B. differ有区别；C. cost使损失；D. happen发生，通读全文可知，作者想尝试一种新的生活方式，但是无人指点，一次作者听从了老师让自己写博客的建议，从而发现了自己擅长和喜欢的事，自己不再孤单和害怕，所以是最重要的建议。故选A项。
江苏省扬州市2022-2023学年高三下学期开学考试英语试题
41-45 ABACA 46-50 BDDCD 51-55 ADBCC
本文为记叙文，描述了作者作为实验小组选拔培训组的成员，帮助一名自闭症患者获得认可和成为正式员工的故事。
41. 选A。通过句中的very kind，推断我的老板成为小组的资助人（sponsor）。
42. 选B。上文提到train people with disabilities，说明此处指视觉上有障碍的人。
43. 选A。通过candidate和下面的interview team，可以推断是一个面试。
44. 选C。通过however的转折可以推断这个人是有能力的，但是自闭残疾会妨碍他学习技能和成功，故用qualification。
45. 选A。见44题解释。
46. 选B。通过前句劝服同行给与机会，解释项目的目的旨在助人学习，用after all表示“毕竟”。
47. 选D。强调作者的关爱，用encouragement。
48. 选D。通过52空前面的regular employee以及前句的人事部门不愿意冒险，可以推断此处为临时合同工。
49. 选C。同过bumps和but的转折推断出他逐渐被人们所接纳，用accepted。
50. 选B。此处表示作者对他训练方面的帮助，用closely表示“细心，认真”是合理的。
51. 选A。与前文的临时人员对比，五年的努力终于拿到了正式员工的工作邀请，用offer。
52. 选D。通过with joy和别人告知喜讯的常识，用祝贺来回应。
53. 选B。通过I would not be here推断出without。
54. 选C。通过故事的主题“努力和坚持才有回报”，用reward。
55. 选C。总结全文，这样的励志行为会激励着有同样遭遇的人，用similar。虽然候选人患有自闭症，但是第一段最后people with the visually challenged指生理残疾，故D选项mental 不全面，不正确。
江苏省常州市教育学会2022-2023学年高三下学期期初学业水平监测英语试题
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述的是疫情过后，一切简单的事情恢复如初，但这一切对作者来说，都具备了不一样的新的意义。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，当你的世界自两年多前大流行爆发以来变得越来越小，然后慢慢扩大时，最普通的经历赋予了生命新的意义。A. disappears消失；B. expands扩张；C. escapes逃跑；D. emerges涌现。根据前文“But when your world has become smaller”可知，此处与前文构成转折关系，前文指出世界变得越来越小，此处则强调世界慢慢地扩大。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. change改变；B. outcome结果；C. panic惊慌；D. meaning意义。根据后文“That’s what happens when everything old is new again, when ___15___is rediscovered as a virtue.”可知，疫情过后，一些简单的事情被赋予了新的意义。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我终于有机会乘坐两年多来的第一次航班时，我也是如此。A. finally最终地；B. merely仅仅地；C. originally最初地；D. frequently频繁地。根据后文“in more than two years”可知，此处表示两年多来，作者终于有机会第一次乘坐航班。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：该去酒吧了，当然还有看人。A. book-reading读书；B. stranger-chatting陌生人聊天；C. story-telling讲故事；D. people-watching观察人。根据前文“I got to the airport two hours before boarding.”以及后文的“That group of young Arab women”以及“The man in the corner”可知，此处表示作者在机场有时间，除了去酒吧还可以观看周围形形色色的人。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一群年轻的阿拉伯妇女在广阔的窗户旁笑着拍照，背景中的飞机照亮了这个地方，她们的幸福感溢于言表。A. circumstance情况；B. background背景；C. situation处境；D. maintenance维护。根据前文“posing for photographs by the expansive windows”可知，一群年轻的阿拉伯妇女在广阔的窗户旁笑着拍照，背景中的飞机照亮了这个地方。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：每天大约有70000个故事会通过机场，这只是其中的一个。A. on a daily basis每天；B. once in a while偶尔；C. in a special way以特殊的方式；D. all of a sudden突然地。根据前文的“another one of the 70,000 or so stories”可知，此处表示每天会上演7000个故事。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但当飞机起飞时，我很兴奋，在机轮离开地球的失重时刻，我向窗户倾斜，看着下面的一切变得越来越小。A. anxious焦急的；B. elegant优雅的；C. excited兴奋的；D. energetic精力充沛的。根据前文“I’ve never been a calm flyer.”可知，作者本身不是一个冷静的乘机人，当看到飞机起飞的时候，作者会感觉很兴奋。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. slid滑；B. attached系；C. floated漂浮；D. departed启程，出发。根据后文“leaning towards the window to watch everything below becoming smaller and smaller”可知，看着下面的一切变得越来越小，飞机是在慢慢的起飞，机轮离开地面。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在大流行封锁期间如此之多航班的停飞（如今恢复正常），是否有可能为普通情况增添了新的吸引力？A. liberation自由；B. company陪伴；C. struggle挣扎，努力；D. appeal呼吁，吸引。根据前文“the denial of so much during the pandemic lockdown had added new”可知，作者在思考在大流行封锁期间如此之多航班的停飞（如今恢复正常），是否有可能为普通情况增添了新的吸引力。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：坐飞机，住旅馆，社交场合，这一切现在都给了我一种快乐的感觉，这种感觉在以前可能只会让我感到某种冷漠甚至疲劳。A. fear恐惧；B. joy乐趣；C. regret后悔；D. chaos混乱。根据后文“that might have previously only aroused in me nothing more than a certain nonchalance(若无其事)or even ___11___ .”可知，作者表达到坐飞机，住旅馆等以往让作者感到冷漠甚至疲劳的事情，如今让作者感受到快乐。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. tiredness疲劳；B. happiness幸福；C. kindness善良；D. brightness明亮。根据前文“nothing more than a certain nonchalance(若无其事)”可知，这种感觉在以前可能只会让作者感到某种冷漠甚至疲劳。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年6月，就在悉尼长期封锁之前，一位朋友举办了一场生日派对。A. held举办；B. cancelled取消；C. attended出席；D. forgot忘记。根据后文“a birthday party”可知，此处表示举办了一场生日派对。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，这种经历将愉快地继续度过接下来几个月的封锁艰难时期。A. permanent永久的；B. harmonious和谐的；C. difficult困难的；D. dynamic动态的。根据后文的“of the lockdown that would follow.”可知，此处表示一位朋友举办了一场生日派对对于封锁的艰难时期来说，这是给作者带来了乐趣。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：尽管这场大流行病一再笼罩着我们的恐惧，但那次庆祝活动的记忆仍然在我脑海中闪烁着明亮、温暖的光芒。A. Apart from除了；B. Despite尽管；C. Similar to相似的；D. Without没有。根据后文“the memory of that celebration still keeps its bright, warm light in my mind.”可知，前后句构成的是转折关系，表示“尽管”用despite。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这就是当一切旧的事物都变成新的，当简单被重新发现是一种美德时所发生的事情。A. opportunity机会；B. superiority优越；C. equality平等；D. simplicity简单。根据前文的“Just another one of the 70,000 or so stories that would pass through the airport ___6___ .”以及“Last June, just ahead of the long Sydney lockdown, a friend ___12___ a birthday party.”可知，疫情恢复后，一些简单的事情则被发现是一种美好的事情。故选D。
江苏省泰州市2022-2023学年高三下学期期初考试英语试题
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本篇是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了18岁的超市员工Powell脱下自己的鞋子把它送给一个无家可归的人的暖心故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：一位顾客在商店挑选家居用品时目睹了这一善举。 A. taking in接受，吸收，领会；B. breaking down分解，崩溃；C. picking up挑选；D. digging out挖掘，挖出。根据“A customer witnessed the kind act”可知，脱鞋赠予场景是一位顾客购物挑选商品的时候看到的。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：少年Powell也有类似的经历，就在不久前，他还在街上游荡。A. customer顾客；B. teenager青少年；C. merchant商人；D. manager经理。根据“an 18-year-old supermarket employee took off his shoes and gave them to a homeless stranger.”可知，Powell是个青少年。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：少年Powell也有类似的经历，就在不久前，他还在街上游荡。A. way方法；B. list名单；C. stage舞台；D. street大街。根据“Powell, had a similar experience,”可知，Powell也有相似的经历，不久前他也还在在街上流浪。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：Powell目前靠工作养活自己。A. provide for供给， 为……作准备；B. count on 依靠，指望；C. bring out生产，出版，拿出；D. approve of批准，赞同。根据“an 18-year-old supermarket employee took off his shoes and gave them to a homeless stranger.”可知，他现在是超市员工，说明Powell已经能够养活自己了，provide for oneself“自给自足、自备”。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当Powell看到一个光着脚的人走进商店时，他在门口发传单，以为这个人是来买鞋的。A. elderly年长的；B. hungry饥饿的；C. disabled 残疾的；D. barefoot光脚的。根据“But when the man ____7____ barefoot,”和“the man had come to buy shoes.”可知，这个男人走进商店的状态是光脚的。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Powell看到一个光着脚的人走进商店时，他在门口发传单，以为这个人是来买鞋的。A. assumed猜想；B. noticed注意到；C. guaranteed保证；D. recalled回忆。根据“the man had come to buy shoes.”可知，Powell在入口处发传单的时候看到了那个光脚的男人，猜想他一定是来买鞋子的，在入口的时候，买鞋子还没有发生，所以这是Powell的假想。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当那个男人光着脚，手里只拿着一条面包离开时，Powell毫不犹豫地脱下了他的鞋子，把它们送给了别人。A. came来；B. skipped略过；C. left离开；D. disappeared消失。根据转折词“but”和“with only a loaf of bread in hand,”可知，这个男人从商店里出来了，他还是光着脚，手里只有一块面包，所以这个男人离开的时候还是光脚的。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：但当那个男人光着脚，手里只拿着一条面包离开时，Powell毫不犹豫地脱下了他的鞋子，把它们送给了别人。A. back向后地；B. fast快速地；C. twice两次；D. aloud大声地。根据第一段“It’s not a sight happening every day: an 18-year-old supermarket employee took off his shoes and gave them to a homeless stranger.”可知，当Powell看到这个无家可归的男人还是光着脚走出商店的时候他毫不犹豫的脱下了自己的鞋子把自己的鞋子送给他。固定搭配think twice“重新慎重考虑”，not think twice“毫不犹豫、没有三思”。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当那个男人光着脚，手里只拿着一条面包离开时，Powell毫不犹豫地脱下了他的鞋子，把它们送给了别人。A. putting放；B. throwing扔；C. carrying携带；D. giving给予。根据第一段“It’s not a sight happening every day: an 18-year-old supermarket employee took off his shoes and gave them to a homeless stranger.”可知，Powell把把自己的鞋子送给光着脚的男人。give away“赠送，捐赠”。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我还有一双。他没有，” Powell解释道。A. explained解释；B. complained抱怨；C. questioned询问；D. hesitated犹豫。根据“I have another pair. He doesn’t,”可知，对于Powell把自己的鞋子毫不犹豫的脱下来给那个陌生人，他解释说“我还有另外一双，而他没有”。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在知道发生了什么之后，他带着Powell去商店的鞋柜挑选他想要的鞋子。A. advertisement广告；B. department部门；C. equipment设备；D. experiment实验。根据“pick out any pair of shoes he wanted.”可知，商店的老板被Powell无私的行为感动到了，所以他带着Powell到商场卖鞋子的地方挑选任何一双Powell想要的，shoe department“鞋子专柜，鞋类部门”。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，少年选择了一双价值5美元的拖鞋。A. Incidentally偶然地；B. Secretly秘密地；C. Eventually最终；D. Fortunately幸运地。根据“the teen chose a pair of slippers worth 5 dollars.”可知，老板让Powell选一双自己想要的，最终Powell选了一双5美元的拖鞋。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我从今天的无私行为中吸取了教训”，老板在他的博客上写道。“干得好，Powell。”A. chance机会；B. job工作；C. luck幸运；D. show显示。根据“I learned a lesson from this selfless act today”可知，老板被Powell无私的行为所感动，所以他会在自己的博客上夸奖Powell干得好。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我在这里住了这么多年，从来没有遇到过这样的善举。”收到鞋子的男子说，“这给了我希望，世界上还有善行存在。”A. justice公正；B. devotion献身；C. forgiveness宽恕；D. kindness仁慈。根据“Having been living here for many years, I’ve never experienced such an act”可知，收到鞋子的男人表示在这里住了很多年，从未经历过这样的事，即指Powell无私地送给他鞋的事，这个行为是善意的、仁慈的。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我在这里住了这么多年，从来没有遇到过这样的善举。”收到鞋子的男子说，“这给了我希望，世界上还有善行存在。”A. faith信念；B. good善行；C. joy喜悦；D. rescue拯救。根据“Having been living here for many years, I’ve never experienced such an act of ____14____ like that before,”可知，收到鞋子的男人被Powell无私的行为感动，给了他希望相信这世界上还有善行存在，good熟词生义，表示“好人和合乎道德的行为”。故选B。
江苏省盐城市2022-2023学年高三下学期期初考试英语试题
21-25 ABADC 26-30 CDDBA 31-35 ACCDB
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是一只小狗在听到对面邻居家微弱的呼救声而产生的怪异行为，救了一位85岁的老人的故事。
【小题21】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：2021年11月的一个早晨，斯威夫特打开了她的前门，米洛跑了起来。A. took off突然离去；B. cleared of清除，扫清；C. came around苏醒；D. wandered around四处流浪。根据下文中的““I couldn't catch him，”she said. "可知，此处指的是小狗突然失控跑起来。故选A项。
【小题22】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他似乎对这所房子很恼火，所以他跑到隔壁的房子，斯威夫特紧随其后。A. concerned担心的B. annoyed恼怒的；C. impressed印象深刻的；D. delighted高兴的。根据下文中的“so he ran to the one next door”可知，这只小狗对这一个不满意，又去了下一家。故选B项.
【小题23】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他似乎对这所房子很恼火，所以他跑到隔壁的房子，斯威夫特紧随其后。A. tail尾巴；B right右面；C. back后面；D. front前面。根据上文中的“so he ran to the one next door"可知，Swift应该是紧随其后，故选A项。
【小题24】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当它开始在前门上抓挠时，斯威夫特感到尴尬。A. depressed优郁的；B. inspired受启发的；C. amused愉快的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据上文中的·When it started scratching（抓挠）on the front door"以及下文中的“Not everyone wants a___5____dog on their property. ”可知，斯威夫特觉得自己的狗去陌生人家抓挠会让人觉得很尴尬。故选D项。
【小题25】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不是每个人都想在他们的地盘上养一只奇怪的狗。A. cute可爱的；B. faithful忠诚的；C. strange奇怪的；D. gentle温柔的。根据上文中的"When it started scratching（抓挠）on the front door，Swift was 4 . "可知，这只狗的行为是很怪异的。故选C项。
【小题26】考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当她试图把米洛拖走时，她听到一个声音从楼上打开的窗户传来。A. send发送；B. turn 转向；C. drag拖，拉；D. throw扔，投。结合常识和语境可知，当自己家的狗在陌生人家门口抓挠，主人的反应应该时将其“拖走”。故选C项。
【小题27】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：几个小时前，85岁的Sherry Starr在凌晨4点左右刚刚起床。A. calmed down平静下来；B. lain down放下；C. sat up端坐；D. risen up上升。根据下文中的时间状语“around4am. ”可知，此时应该是这位老人醒来的时间。故选D项。
【小题28】考查动词词义辨析。句意：“突然间，站在马桶和浴缸之间，我滑倒了，“她说，“我很狠地摔在地板上。A. dived下潜；B. delayed延误；C. skipped跳过；D. slipped滑动。根据下文中的““I went down hard on the floor. ”“I could not move at all，”said Starr"可知，老人应该是不小心滑倒了。故选D项。
【小题29】考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我根本不能动，”斯塔尔说，她被卡在马桶和浴缸之间，斯塔尔感到全身疼痛，但最重要的是，她很害怕。A. found发现；B. stuck粘贴，困住；C. hidden隐藏；D. placed放置。根据上文中的“I could not move at all. ”said Starr"可知，老人斯塔尔应该是被困在马桶和浴缸之间。故选B项。
【小题30】考查名词词义辨析。句意："我根本不能动，"斯塔尔说，她被卡在马桶和浴缸之间，斯塔尔感到全身疼痛，但最重要的是，她很害怕。A. pain疼痛；B. ease轻松；C. strength力量；D. anger生气。根据上文中的““I went down hard on the floor. ”“I could not move at all，"said Starr"可知，老人重重的摔倒在地，应该是感觉到疼痛。故选A项。
【小题31】考查名词词义辨析。句意：她决定，她最好的选择是下午听信使。A. bet赌注；B. result结果；C. role角色，作用；D. guess猜测。根据下文中的“she decided，was to listen for the letter carrier in the afternoon. "可知，此处指的是斯塔尔老人赌一把，希望信使能够及时到来发现自己。故选A项。
【小题32】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个小时里，斯塔尔就开始练习哭喊“救命！救命！”A，imagined想象；B. regretted后悔；C. practiced训练；D. stopped停止。根据上文中的“Her best___11____，she decided，was to listen for the letter carrier in the afternoon. "可知，斯塔尔老人在下定主意后，开始练习求救，以便信使可以听到。故选C项。
【小题33】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“她的声音很轻，”斯威夫特说。A. familiar熟悉的；B. clear清楚的；C. soft柔软的；D. different不同的。根据下文中的““You had to be right on the spot to hear Mrs. Starr cry for___14___unless you were Milo"可知，斯塔尔老人的呼救声很弱，必须站在正门口才能听到。故选C项。
【小题34】考查名词词义辨析。句意：“你必须在现场听到斯塔尔太太的呼救声，除非你是米洛，在我打开自己前门的那一刻，她显然听到了斯塔尔的声音。A. freedom自由；B. mercy同情；C. peace和平；D. help帮助。根据上文中的“For the next few hours，Starr__12___crying："Help！Help！Help！""可知，此处指的是老人的求救声。故选D项。
【小题35】考查副词词义辨析。句意："你必须在现场听到斯塔尔太太的呼救声，除非你是米洛，在我打开自己前门的那一刻，她显然听到了斯塔尔的声音。A. eventually最终；B. apparently明显地；C. randomly随机地；D. frequently频繁地。根据上文中的"You had to be right on the spot to hear Mrs. Starr cry for 14 __unless you were Milo，"以及下文中的"heard Starr the instant I had opened the own front door. "可知，此处是在分析小狗米洛能听到斯塔尔老人呼叫声的原因，结合语境可知，此处为“很显然，很明显"表示这是一种合理的解释。故选B项。