外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册 Unit6 Nurturing nature Developing ideas and Presenting ideas能力提升练（有解析）
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Unit6 Developing ideas and Presenting ideas 能力提升练
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
（2020湖北襄阳月考）
Going green seems to be a fad（时尚）for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad，we can't really say，but for the two of us，going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April 22，2011，we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things，and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy，we had to think of 36.5different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day a year，Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helped.
Over the course of Our Green Year. we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic（有机的）stores. We consume less meat，choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don't need. We have given away half of what we own through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice，with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter，enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others we believe that we do have the power to change things and help the planet.
1. What might be the best title for the passage
A. Going green
B. Protecting the Planet
C. Keeping Open-Minded
D. Celebrating Our Green Year
2. It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because ________.
A. they were expected to follow the green fad
B. they didn’t know how to educate other people
C. they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D. they needed to perform unusual green tasks
3. What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year
A. They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
B. They ignored others’ ungreen behavior.
C. They chose better chemical cleaners.
D. They sold their home-made food.
4. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. The government will give support to the green people.
B. The couple may continue their project in the future.
C. Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D. Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.
Ⅱ.七选五
（2019湖南长沙长郡中学期中）
How northern Europeans beat the winter blues
Ask a child from northern Europe to draw two pictures-one on a rainy day and a second in the sunshine -and this is what you will get：in the first，as raindrops fall from the top of the page，the man behind the window has an unhappy expression. When a yellow sun sends out some light from the corner he man is smiling.
Northern Europeans associate rain with sadness and sunshine with happiness. They think this is true because they are so aware of how their environment affects them.
1 In October 2008，a group of researchers examined the influence of different daily weather factors，including temperature，wind and sunlight，on 1,200 participants. The conclusion drawn by the researchers was that good or bad weather had little effect on people's feelings. 2 A person who is upset on dark or cold days suffers from a negative mood（负面情绪），and he will be likely to experience a sad winter. This is the basis of an illness called seasonal affective disorder（SAD）. 3
Ani Kalayjian，a professor of psychology at Fordham University，advises that we should take steps to strengthen the brains system against weather-driven mood changes. Research on SAD has been focused on the brains response to darkness and light When our eyes detect（DL）darkness，the brain gives off melatonin（褪黑激素），which starts sleep cycles. 4 It takes over to help us wake up and feel better when we detect light. We can encourage people to take charge of their feelings，says Kalayjian. We tell them to leave the computers and the indoor games and get out there in the sun. 5 ”
A day of rain can potentially destroy your plan and affect your mood. But as the Scottish comedian Billy Connolly once said, “There is no such thing as bad weather，only the wrong clothing.”
A. Yet that link has no scientific basis.
B. It is seriously doubted among the people who suffer from SAD.
C. It affects about 10%of the population of northern Europe each year.
D. Another chemical called serotonin（血清素），however，can make people happy.
E. That’s when people can recharge their serotonin and get a better mood.
F. Most studies prove that a negative feeling is associated with bad weather.
G. They determined that people actually differ in their sensitivity（敏感性）to weather changes.
1._______ 2.________ 3._________ 4._________ 5.__________
Ⅲ.完形填空
（2019福建三明一中高一期中）
Think of the ways you use your eyes every day. Imagine your life 1 sight. Cover your ears，and 2 being deaf and blind for the rest of your life. Think about the songs the voices，the music you will never hear again.
For the first 19 months of her life. Helen Keller was able to see and hear. But then a sickness struck her. She became 3 blind and deaf. For the rest of her life. she was never to see or hear. She didn’t have memories of sight or 4 . And the sickness struck her when she was a baby 5 she learned to talk. But Helen Keller became a teacher and writer. She was in the hearts of millions of people.
6 did this miracle（奇迹）happen？For the first seven years of her life she was almost like a 7 animal. Her mother and father did not know how to 8 her. She screamed. kicked and cried She wanted very much to have others understand her but there was no way she could do. 9 her parents decided to send for a family teacher to treat her Some went away shortly after they spent a few days with her. until the last one-Annie Sullivan came who seemed to be sent here by 10 ，for during the rest of Helens life，she stayed with Helen to overcome a lot of unthinkable 11 .
Sullivan was a lovely young woman with great patience and imagination. She was a born teacher 12 of turning a deaf-blind creature into a useful human being. It was this teacher that did not let Helens world be 13 .Through the teachers hands and fingers，Helen heard the sounds 14 one could hear on a farm，the noises made by cows，horses chickens and pigs.
15 back on those years, Helen once said the was greatly struck by her teacher’s wisdom and she was very grateful to her teacher.
1. A without B. via C. with D. through
2. A. think B. imagine C. consider D. regard
3. A. quickly B. partly C. mostly D. completely
4. A smell B. feeling C. taste D. sound
5. A. before B. after C. unless D. when
6. A. why B. What C. How D. When
7. A. strong B. clever C. silly D. wild
8. A. feed B. treat C. praise D. keep
9. A. First B. Finally C. Slowly D. Last
10.A. Mother B. Father C. Uncle D. God
11.A. thoughts B. moment C. surprises D. difficulties
12.A caring B. thinking C. dreaming D. hoping
13. A Silent B. noisy C. poor D. bright
14.A. what B. that C. who D. when
15.A. Looking B. Watching C. Thinking D. Seeing
参考答案：
Ⅰ.阅读理解
【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者通过改变自己的生活方式，过绿色生活的经历，告诉人们如何通过自己的努力来改变我们周围的环境。
1.A【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章中作者叙述的关于 Our Green Year的经历以及文章的第一段第一句 Going green seems to be a fad（时尚）for a lot of people these days.和最后一段进行推断可知，这篇文章讲的是关于绿色生活的话题。故A正确。
2.D【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的 This meant doing365different green things，and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things.进行判断推理可知过绿色的生活意味着要做365件不同的环保的事情，这并不容易。故D正确。
3.A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第一句 Over the course of Our Green Year，we completely changed our lifestyles.可知在 Our green Year中他们要改掉自己的一些不环保的习惯。故A正确。
4.B【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知作者相信自己有能力帮助改变环境，保护地球，由此可推知作者会继续自己的绿色行动。故B正确。
Ⅱ.七选五
【语篇解读】北欧人把雨和伤心、阳光和快乐联系在一起，因为他们意识到周围的环境影响着他们的情绪。但科家经过研究得出的结论是：好天气或坏天气对人们的情绪影响很小。
1.A 【解析】上文Northern Europeans associate rain with sadness and sunshine with happiness提到北欧人把雨和伤心、阳光和快乐联系在一起，正好与A选项中的link一致。故A符合语境。
2.G【解析】本题的关键词是 a group of researchers，正好与G选项中的They一致。
3.C【解析】选项中的It指代前句中的 seasonal affective disorder，并且与上文衔接。
4.D【解析】设空处前一句提到了大脑释放的一种化学物质，D选项中介绍了另一种化学物质。故D符合语境。
5.E【解析】前面提到我们告知他们离开电脑和室内游戏到外面去沐浴阳光，后面应该说这么做的益处，故可知E正确。
Ⅲ.完形填空
【语篇解读】文章叙述了海伦·凯勒小时候因为得病，变得又聋又瞎，以及后来在安妮·莎莉文的帮助下改变自己的故事。
1.A【解析】考查介词词义辨析。句意：想象你什么也看不到的生活。without没有；via通过；with带有，随着；through穿过。根据下文Cover your ears，and 2 being deaf and blind for the rest of your life.可知，此处指“想象一下什么也看不到的生活”。故选A。
2.B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：捂住你的耳朵，想象一下余生你都是失聪、失明的。think想；Imagine想象；consider考虑；regard认为。根据上文 Imagine your life 1 sight.可知，此处也是指“想象”，故选B。
3.D【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：她完全地失明和失聪了。quickly快速地；partly部分地；mostly大部分，主要地；completely完全地。根据下文 For the rest of her life，she was never to see or hear.可知，她完全失明和失聪了。故选D。
4.D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：她没有视觉和听觉的记忆。smell 嗅觉；feeling感觉；taste味觉；sound听觉。根据上文可知海伦·凯勒在她生命的最初19个月之后就看不到和听不到了，所以她没有视觉和听觉的记忆。故选D。
5.A【解析】考查连接词词义辨析。句意：当她还是个婴儿的时候，还
没学会说话，她就得了这种疾病。before在……之前；after在…之后；unless除非；when当……时候。根据上文 For the first 19 months of her life. Helen Keller was able to see and hear. But then a sickness struck her.可知，她在学说话之前就得了疾病。故选A。
6.C【解析】考查疑问词词义辨析。句意：这个奇迹是如何发生的？why为什么；what什么；how如何；when什么时候。根据上文But Helen Keller became a teacher and writer. She was in the hearts of millions of people.可知，海伦·凯勒成了老师和作家，此处询问这个奇迹是如何发生的。故选C。
7.D【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在她生命的最初七年里，她几乎就像一头野生动物。strong强壮的；clever聪明的；silly蠢的；wild野生的。根据下文She screamed，d kicked and cried可知，她就像一头野生动物。故选D。
8.B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的父母不知道如何对待她。feed喂养；treat对待，治疗；praise赞扬，夸奖；keep保持。根据下文 9 her parents decided to send for a family teacher to treat her.可知，她的父母不知道如何对待她，treat是同词复现。故选B。
9.B【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，她的父母决定请一位家庭教师来管她。first首先；finally最终；slowly慢慢地；last上次。根据语境及选项可知，此处指最终，她的父母决定请一位家庭教师来管她。故选B。
10.D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：有些人和海伦相处了几天后不久就离开了，直到最后一位——安妮·莎莉文出现了，她似乎是上帝派到这里来的，因为在海伦的余生里，她和海伦起克服了许多难以想象的困难。根据上文可知一些家庭教师和海伦一起度过几天之后都会离开，只有安妮·莎莉文来了之后留了下来，并和海伦一起克服了许多不能想象的困难，所以说安妮·莎莉文似乎是上帝派来的。故选D。
11.D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：有些人和海伦相处了几天后不久就离开了，直到最后一位——安妮·莎莉文出现了，她似乎是上帝派到这里来的，因为在海伦的余生里，她和海伦一起克服了许多难以想象的困难。thought想法；moment时刻；surprise惊讶；difficulty困难。根据上文可知，海伦完全失明和失聪，人生中必定有很多困难，此外，overcome difficulties意为“克服困难”，为习惯用法。故选D。
12.C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她是个天生的老师，梦想着把聋盲人变成有用的人。care关心；think认为；dream梦想；hope希望。根据常识可知，老师都梦想着把人教育成为有用的人。dream of doing sth.意为“梦想做某事”。故选C。
13.A【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：正是这位老师让海伦的世界变得不再无声。silent无声的；noisy喧闹的；poor贫穷的；bright明亮的。根据下文 Through the teacher's hands and fingers，Helen heard the sounds 14 one can hear on a farm，the noises made by cows，horses，chickens and pigs.可知，通过老师的手和手指，海伦听到了声音，是这位老师让海伦的世界变得不再无声。故选A。
14.B【解析】考查关系词辨析。句意：海伦听到了在农场里可以听到的声音，牛、马、鸡和猪发出的声音。此处是限制性定语从句，先行词是 the sounds，关系词在从句中作hear的宾语，用that或 which。故选B。
15.A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：回顾那些年，海伦曾经说过，她被她的老师的智慧深深地打动了，并且非常感激她的老师。look看；watch观看；think认为；see看到。固定搭配look back on意为“回顾”。故选A。
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
（2020湖北襄阳月考）
Going green seems to be a fad（时尚）for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad，we can't really say，but for the two of us，going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April 22，2011，we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things，and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy，we had to think of 36.5different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day a year，Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helped.
Over the course of Our Green Year. we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic（有机的）stores. We consume less meat，choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don't need. We have given away half of what we own through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice，with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter，enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others we believe that we do have the power to change things and help the planet.
1. What might be the best title for the passage
A. Going green
B. Protecting the Planet
C. Keeping Open-Minded
D. Celebrating Our Green Year
2. It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because ________.
A. they were expected to follow the green fad
B. they didn’t know how to educate other people
C. they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D. they needed to perform unusual green tasks
3. What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year
A. They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
B. They ignored others’ ungreen behavior.
C. They chose better chemical cleaners.
D. They sold their home-made food.
4. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. The government will give support to the green people.
B. The couple may continue their project in the future.
C. Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D. Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.
Ⅱ.七选五
（2019湖南长沙长郡中学期中）
How northern Europeans beat the winter blues
Ask a child from northern Europe to draw two pictures-one on a rainy day and a second in the sunshine -and this is what you will get：in the first，as raindrops fall from the top of the page，the man behind the window has an unhappy expression. When a yellow sun sends out some light from the corner he man is smiling.
Northern Europeans associate rain with sadness and sunshine with happiness. They think this is true because they are so aware of how their environment affects them.
1 In October 2008，a group of researchers examined the influence of different daily weather factors，including temperature，wind and sunlight，on 1,200 participants. The conclusion drawn by the researchers was that good or bad weather had little effect on people's feelings. 2 A person who is upset on dark or cold days suffers from a negative mood（负面情绪），and he will be likely to experience a sad winter. This is the basis of an illness called seasonal affective disorder（SAD）. 3
Ani Kalayjian，a professor of psychology at Fordham University，advises that we should take steps to strengthen the brains system against weather-driven mood changes. Research on SAD has been focused on the brains response to darkness and light When our eyes detect（DL）darkness，the brain gives off melatonin（褪黑激素），which starts sleep cycles. 4 It takes over to help us wake up and feel better when we detect light. We can encourage people to take charge of their feelings，says Kalayjian. We tell them to leave the computers and the indoor games and get out there in the sun. 5 ”
A day of rain can potentially destroy your plan and affect your mood. But as the Scottish comedian Billy Connolly once said, “There is no such thing as bad weather，only the wrong clothing.”
A. Yet that link has no scientific basis.
B. It is seriously doubted among the people who suffer from SAD.
C. It affects about 10%of the population of northern Europe each year.
D. Another chemical called serotonin（血清素），however，can make people happy.
E. That’s when people can recharge their serotonin and get a better mood.
F. Most studies prove that a negative feeling is associated with bad weather.
G. They determined that people actually differ in their sensitivity（敏感性）to weather changes.
1._______ 2.________ 3._________ 4._________ 5.__________
Ⅲ.完形填空
（2019福建三明一中高一期中）
Think of the ways you use your eyes every day. Imagine your life 1 sight. Cover your ears，and 2 being deaf and blind for the rest of your life. Think about the songs the voices，the music you will never hear again.
For the first 19 months of her life. Helen Keller was able to see and hear. But then a sickness struck her. She became 3 blind and deaf. For the rest of her life. she was never to see or hear. She didn’t have memories of sight or 4 . And the sickness struck her when she was a baby 5 she learned to talk. But Helen Keller became a teacher and writer. She was in the hearts of millions of people.
6 did this miracle（奇迹）happen？For the first seven years of her life she was almost like a 7 animal. Her mother and father did not know how to 8 her. She screamed. kicked and cried She wanted very much to have others understand her but there was no way she could do. 9 her parents decided to send for a family teacher to treat her Some went away shortly after they spent a few days with her. until the last one-Annie Sullivan came who seemed to be sent here by 10 ，for during the rest of Helens life，she stayed with Helen to overcome a lot of unthinkable 11 .
Sullivan was a lovely young woman with great patience and imagination. She was a born teacher 12 of turning a deaf-blind creature into a useful human being. It was this teacher that did not let Helens world be 13 .Through the teachers hands and fingers，Helen heard the sounds 14 one could hear on a farm，the noises made by cows，horses chickens and pigs.
15 back on those years, Helen once said the was greatly struck by her teacher’s wisdom and she was very grateful to her teacher.
1. A without B. via C. with D. through
2. A. think B. imagine C. consider D. regard
3. A. quickly B. partly C. mostly D. completely
4. A smell B. feeling C. taste D. sound
5. A. before B. after C. unless D. when
6. A. why B. What C. How D. When
7. A. strong B. clever C. silly D. wild
8. A. feed B. treat C. praise D. keep
9. A. First B. Finally C. Slowly D. Last
10.A. Mother B. Father C. Uncle D. God
11.A. thoughts B. moment C. surprises D. difficulties
12.A caring B. thinking C. dreaming D. hoping
13. A Silent B. noisy C. poor D. bright
14.A. what B. that C. who D. when
15.A. Looking B. Watching C. Thinking D. Seeing
参考答案：
Ⅰ.阅读理解
【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者通过改变自己的生活方式，过绿色生活的经历，告诉人们如何通过自己的努力来改变我们周围的环境。
1.A【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章中作者叙述的关于 Our Green Year的经历以及文章的第一段第一句 Going green seems to be a fad（时尚）for a lot of people these days.和最后一段进行推断可知，这篇文章讲的是关于绿色生活的话题。故A正确。
2.D【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的 This meant doing365different green things，and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things.进行判断推理可知过绿色的生活意味着要做365件不同的环保的事情，这并不容易。故D正确。
3.A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第一句 Over the course of Our Green Year，we completely changed our lifestyles.可知在 Our green Year中他们要改掉自己的一些不环保的习惯。故A正确。
4.B【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知作者相信自己有能力帮助改变环境，保护地球，由此可推知作者会继续自己的绿色行动。故B正确。
Ⅱ.七选五
【语篇解读】北欧人把雨和伤心、阳光和快乐联系在一起，因为他们意识到周围的环境影响着他们的情绪。但科家经过研究得出的结论是：好天气或坏天气对人们的情绪影响很小。
1.A 【解析】上文Northern Europeans associate rain with sadness and sunshine with happiness提到北欧人把雨和伤心、阳光和快乐联系在一起，正好与A选项中的link一致。故A符合语境。
2.G【解析】本题的关键词是 a group of researchers，正好与G选项中的They一致。
3.C【解析】选项中的It指代前句中的 seasonal affective disorder，并且与上文衔接。
4.D【解析】设空处前一句提到了大脑释放的一种化学物质，D选项中介绍了另一种化学物质。故D符合语境。
5.E【解析】前面提到我们告知他们离开电脑和室内游戏到外面去沐浴阳光，后面应该说这么做的益处，故可知E正确。
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【语篇解读】文章叙述了海伦·凯勒小时候因为得病，变得又聋又瞎，以及后来在安妮·莎莉文的帮助下改变自己的故事。
1.A【解析】考查介词词义辨析。句意：想象你什么也看不到的生活。without没有；via通过；with带有，随着；through穿过。根据下文Cover your ears，and 2 being deaf and blind for the rest of your life.可知，此处指“想象一下什么也看不到的生活”。故选A。
2.B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：捂住你的耳朵，想象一下余生你都是失聪、失明的。think想；Imagine想象；consider考虑；regard认为。根据上文 Imagine your life 1 sight.可知，此处也是指“想象”，故选B。
3.D【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：她完全地失明和失聪了。quickly快速地；partly部分地；mostly大部分，主要地；completely完全地。根据下文 For the rest of her life，she was never to see or hear.可知，她完全失明和失聪了。故选D。
4.D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：她没有视觉和听觉的记忆。smell 嗅觉；feeling感觉；taste味觉；sound听觉。根据上文可知海伦·凯勒在她生命的最初19个月之后就看不到和听不到了，所以她没有视觉和听觉的记忆。故选D。
5.A【解析】考查连接词词义辨析。句意：当她还是个婴儿的时候，还
没学会说话，她就得了这种疾病。before在……之前；after在…之后；unless除非；when当……时候。根据上文 For the first 19 months of her life. Helen Keller was able to see and hear. But then a sickness struck her.可知，她在学说话之前就得了疾病。故选A。
6.C【解析】考查疑问词词义辨析。句意：这个奇迹是如何发生的？why为什么；what什么；how如何；when什么时候。根据上文But Helen Keller became a teacher and writer. She was in the hearts of millions of people.可知，海伦·凯勒成了老师和作家，此处询问这个奇迹是如何发生的。故选C。
7.D【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在她生命的最初七年里，她几乎就像一头野生动物。strong强壮的；clever聪明的；silly蠢的；wild野生的。根据下文She screamed，d kicked and cried可知，她就像一头野生动物。故选D。
8.B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的父母不知道如何对待她。feed喂养；treat对待，治疗；praise赞扬，夸奖；keep保持。根据下文 9 her parents decided to send for a family teacher to treat her.可知，她的父母不知道如何对待她，treat是同词复现。故选B。
9.B【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，她的父母决定请一位家庭教师来管她。first首先；finally最终；slowly慢慢地；last上次。根据语境及选项可知，此处指最终，她的父母决定请一位家庭教师来管她。故选B。
10.D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：有些人和海伦相处了几天后不久就离开了，直到最后一位——安妮·莎莉文出现了，她似乎是上帝派到这里来的，因为在海伦的余生里，她和海伦起克服了许多难以想象的困难。根据上文可知一些家庭教师和海伦一起度过几天之后都会离开，只有安妮·莎莉文来了之后留了下来，并和海伦一起克服了许多不能想象的困难，所以说安妮·莎莉文似乎是上帝派来的。故选D。
11.D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：有些人和海伦相处了几天后不久就离开了，直到最后一位——安妮·莎莉文出现了，她似乎是上帝派到这里来的，因为在海伦的余生里，她和海伦一起克服了许多难以想象的困难。thought想法；moment时刻；surprise惊讶；difficulty困难。根据上文可知，海伦完全失明和失聪，人生中必定有很多困难，此外，overcome difficulties意为“克服困难”，为习惯用法。故选D。
12.C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她是个天生的老师，梦想着把聋盲人变成有用的人。care关心；think认为；dream梦想；hope希望。根据常识可知，老师都梦想着把人教育成为有用的人。dream of doing sth.意为“梦想做某事”。故选C。
13.A【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：正是这位老师让海伦的世界变得不再无声。silent无声的；noisy喧闹的；poor贫穷的；bright明亮的。根据下文 Through the teacher's hands and fingers，Helen heard the sounds 14 one can hear on a farm，the noises made by cows，horses，chickens and pigs.可知，通过老师的手和手指，海伦听到了声音，是这位老师让海伦的世界变得不再无声。故选A。
14.B【解析】考查关系词辨析。句意：海伦听到了在农场里可以听到的声音，牛、马、鸡和猪发出的声音。此处是限制性定语从句，先行词是 the sounds，关系词在从句中作hear的宾语，用that或 which。故选B。
15.A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：回顾那些年，海伦曾经说过，她被她的老师的智慧深深地打动了，并且非常感激她的老师。look看；watch观看；think认为；see看到。固定搭配look back on意为“回顾”。故选A。