02：【好题精选】完形填空-2023年中考英语专题练（湖北十堰市）（含答案）

02：【好题精选】完形填空 -2023年中考英语专题练（含答案解析）（湖北十堰市）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、完形填空
先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Larry seemed always silent and didn’t have any friend. His teacher Mr. Brown ____1____ this. One day, he asked Larry to meet him after class. Mr. Brown said, “I see that you don’t talk to anyone or show any ____2____ in anything. What’s wrong ” Larry replied, “Sir, I have a very ____3____ life. I have to face some very sad incidents and I keep ____4____ about them. Because of this, I can’t focus my attention on anything and don’t even feel like talking to ____5____.”
Mr. Brown listened carefully, thought for a while and said, “Would you like some lemonade（柠檬汽水） ” Larry felt a little ____6____ and nervously replied, “Yes, thank you!”. While ____7____ lemonade, Mr. Brown added more salt on purpose（故意）and kept the quantity（数量）of sugar low. Larry made a ____8____ face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade. Seeing this, Mr. Brown asked “You don’t like it ”
“Um…it’s just there is a bit too much ____9____ in it,” Larry answered. Mr. Brown stopped him, “Oh, it doesn’t matter. I will throw it away.” As the teacher was lifting the glass to take it ____10____, Larry stopped him and said, “Sir, please don’t throw it away. ____11____ we put a little more sugar in the lemonade, it will be fine to drink.”
Hearing this, Mr. Brown said ____12____, “This is what I want to hear from you. To improve the ____13____ of lemonade, we don’t need to remove the salt from it, we can just add some sugar to it. Similarly, we cannot remove sad things that have ____14____ happened to us, but we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life. If you keep on crying about your ____15____ neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright.”
Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life.
1．A．enjoyed B．noticed C．believed D．forgot
2．A．fear B．anger C．interest D．politeness
3．A．simple B．difficult C．quiet D．common
4．A．looking B．learning C．laughing D．thinking
5．A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody
6．A．surprised B．tired C．bored D．shamed
7．A．buying B．cooking C．preparing D．drinking
8．A．serious B．friendly C．patient D．strange
9．A．sugar B．water C．salt D．lemonade
10．A．over B．away C．up D．in
11．A．If B．Since C．Although D．Unless
12．A．bravely B．coldly C．happily D．angrily
13．A．taste B．color C．shape D．smell
14．A．never B．already C．nearly D．seldom
15．A．style B．habit C．decision D．past
One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved nothing better than driving our family truck to do ____16____. But this time I was not so happy ____17____ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit（赊账）at the shop.
____18____ is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect（尊重）but not charity（救济）. I had seen many times that my friends were ____19____ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village, where ____20____ was needed seriously. I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the shop owner believe me and get the credit.
At David’s Brothers shop, Buck David was talking to a farmer. After I finished ____21____ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit,” I said to him ____22____.
The farmer gave me a ____23____ look. But Buck’s face didn’t change at all. “No problem,” he said in a relaxing voice, “I believe your father will ____24____ them in time,” Then he turned to the farmer, “This boy is James William’s son.”
The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time, I was _____25_____ pride. James William’s son, these three _____26_____ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that a good name was of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our _____27_____. A good name, and the responsibility（责任）that came with it encouraged _____28_____ a lot. They made us be _____29_____ than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. _____30_____ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.
16．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
17．A．unless B．while C．because D．but
18．A．Six B．Sixteen C．Sixty D．Sixth
19．A．influenced B．cheered C．agreed D．refused
20．A．health B．information C．money D．freedom
21．A．making B．eating C．choosing D．buying
22．A．loudly B．angrily C．easily D．carefully
23．A．strange B．kind C．pleasant D．happy
24．A．care for B．pay for C．look for D．thank for
25．A．interested in B．surprised at C．famous for D．full of
26．A．letters B．words C．sentences D．passages
27．A．family B．friends C．children D．relatives
28．A．us B．him C．them D．her
29．A．cleverer B．stronger C．worse D．better
30．A．With B．For C．By D．On
My mother had a great influence on my life. When I was a child, she always told me, “Sharing ___31___ is a simple act. You don’t have to do much to make others happy.” I didn’t fully understand it until my friend Helen told me about her amazing trip to a small town called Gary. Then, I ___32___ to go there, too.
However, my parents didn’t ___33___ at first when knowing my plan. They said I didn’t know much about the place. They worried about my ___34___ there. After I explained my plan to them in detail(详细地), they ___35___ said yes.
After arriving in Gary, I ___36___ the town was so different from where I lived. There were few stores or restaurants in the town, so you would be ___37___ enough to find a place to buy food or drinks. Houses were built on small hills and ___38___ of them had broken doors or windows. My job was to help the local people to ___39___ their houses. The workdays were long and hot, ___40___ it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day.
The kids there were also different. They seemed to enjoy every moment in life though they were poor. The small things could make them ___41___. I couldn’t find words to describe their joy when they received an ice cream, a ball or ___42___ a hug(拥抱). The community was like a big family. Everyone knew each other and was ready to _____43_____ help.
What a wonderful ___44___ I had in Gary! I truly learned the ___45___ of what my mother said. You don’t need to do much to make a difference to others’ lives.
31．A．love B．success C．interest D．pain
32．A．had a look B．made a decision C．played a part D．made a mess
33．A．mind B．compare C．agree D．repeat
34．A．difficulty B．safety C．traffic D．influence
35．A．finally B．badly C．suddenly D．recently
36．A．doubted B．checked C．discovered D．imagined
37．A．dangerous B．crazy C．brave D．lucky
38．A．much B．many C．few D．none
39．A．sell B．choose C．share D．repair
40．A．unless B．though C．but D．since
41．A．upset B．polite C．excited D．bored
42．A．even B．also C．ever D．still
43．A．accept B．avoid C．refuse D．offer
44．A．experiment B．competition C．experience D．conversation
45．A．ability B．meaning C．reason D．skill
How angry I was! The train I was travelling on was already half an hour ____46____. I planned to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 on time, so that I could catch the 7:25 train to Paris. ____47____ now, it showed there was no hope of that at all.
I told my ____48____ to the ticket collector (验票员) to see if he could do something. After hearing my explanation and knowing my situation, he gave me a ____49____ according to his working experience. He advised me to get off two ____50____ before Vienna Central Station and take a taxi instead.
I thought for a while, and decided to follow his words. When it was time to ____51____, the warm-hearted man even helped me with my bags. He ____52____ me good luck as I was leaving. A few minutes later, I had already ____53____ towards the center of the city in a taxi. When I got to the Vienna Central Station, it was ____54____ 7:25. I paid the driver for the ride as quickly as I could, collected all my ____55____ and went into the station in a hurry. “Train for Paris!” I ____56____ to the first staff (职员) I saw out of breath. You could imagine ____57____ disappointment (沮丧) when he pointed to a train that was just out of the station at its great speed, leaving me at the platform (站台), tired and ____58____.
What a painful experience I had! People should always learn something ____59____ their experiences. From then on, I decided that no matter what I do in the future, I must ____60____ some time ahead (提前). For there are always things you can’t expect during the trip. Just like the chance in our life, it never waits for us, so we must get ready for it ahead.
46．A．early B．open C．late D．closed
47．A．But B．And C．Or D．For
48．A．doubt B．danger C．change D．trouble
49．A．suggestion B．ticket C．promise D．reason
50．A．places B．stops C．numbers D．days
51．A．get in B．get back C．get on D．get off
52．A．brought B．showed C．wished D．left
53．A．come B．raced C．turned D．driven
54．A．almost B．just C．already D．still
55．A．gifts B．umbrellas C．bags D．clothes
56．A．shouted B．nodded C．cried D．explained
57．A．his B．your C．my D．our
58．A．crazy B．nervous C．helpless D．bored
59．A．about B．from C．against D．except
60．A．choose B．start C．refuse D．experience
My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He is one of the best players in our town. He could not ____61____ music, but if he heard a tune（曲子）a few times, he could play it. When he was young, he was a ____62____ of a small country music band. They played at the local radio station.
At home, Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the ___63___. We three children sang along. ____64____ played the mandolin like my father. He could ____65____ your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his ____66____ in his ability to play so well for his family.
But Dad had to find another job in a factory later ____67____ the money he made at the band wasn’t enough to support the family. Unluckily, he had an ____68____ one day and lost one finger. He couldn’t play as ____69____ as before. Form then on, every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to ____70____ down our request. However, we missed his performances so much. ____71____, he agreeed and said, “Okay, but remember, I can’t hold down on the strings（线）the way I ____72____ to. “When he played the old mandolin, it carried us back to a ____73____ and happy time in our lives.
Dad was that kind man. ____74____ was what he was doing all his life. If he could give ____75____ to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing（牺牲）his time to see that his family had enough in their life.
61．A．express B．raise C．read D．led
62．A．dancer B．member C．driver D．find
63．A．friends B．workmates C．classmates D．family
64．A．Nobody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Everybody
65．A．shut B．touch C．cover D．hurt
66．A．doubt B．truth C．pride D．worry
67．A．because B．although C．so D．but
68．A．action B．accident C．argument D．exam
69．A．deep B．fast C．well D．loud
70．A．turn B．break C．close D．lay
71．A．Nearly B．Exactly C．Certainly D．Finally
72．A．regretted B．used C．kept D．pointed
73．A．careful B．useful C．cheerful D．helpful
74．A．Giving B．Receiving C．Changing D．Taking
75．A．production B．pleasure C．purpose D．patience
I always knew that I depended too much on my phone. But I didn’t know how much, so I decided to do this ____76____ to find out.
Every morning since I got a smart phone, I’ve used The Weather Forecast App to find out what to ____77____. On the first morning, I had to dress without guidance, but thankfully I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
I couldn’t know what time it was. I haven’t worn a ____78____ for more than a year, because my phone ____79____ the time. So I was late for ____80____ friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to PalosVerdes. I was also delayed for my part-time job. And ____81____ I couldn’t call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting places was harder, too. I got ____82____ because I couldn’t use the GPS on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot ____83____ because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while ____84____ with the other.
But the number one trouble was not having my contact list. I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers before I ____85____ the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn’t ____86____ their cellphone numbers. Oh, how I ____87____ to turn on the phone for just a second to look up theirs!
Even with all the problems, however, I found ____88____ not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
This challenge was an unbelievable learning experience. It surprised me how I’d taken no notice of even the ____89____ things like remembering phone numbers. We all should ____90____ some time to think about how we can depend less on our cellphones.
76．A．task B．duty C．challenge D．job
77．A．carry B．wear C．take D．see
78．A．watch B．hat C．suit D．ring
79．A．marked B．relaxed C．told D．called
80．A．making up B．bringing up C．calling out D．picking up
81．A．even so B．after all C．in all D．even worse
82．A．caught B．changed C．lost D．hurt
83．A．easier B．safer C．slower D．quieter
84．A．driving B．chatting C．writing D．moving
85．A．supported B．forgot C．started D．reported
86．A．collect B．copy C．read D．remember
87．A．felt B．wished C．liked D．hated
88．A．peace B．silence C．patience D．confidence
89．A．happiest B．nicest C．simplest D．clearest
90．A．spend B．spare C．enjoy D．waste
先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
“Today I will give you a special test.” said the English teacher with a smile on his face, while entering the classroom.
All the students sat up straight and ___91___ for the test to begin. The teacher began to __92__ out the test papers to all the students. ___93___ he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.
The students were very ___94___ to see that there was not a question but a black dot（圆点）in the center of the paper. The teacher ___95___ the students’ surprise and said, “I want you to ___96___ about what you see there.” At the end of the class, the teacher took all the students’ answer paper back and read the answers. ___97___ of them described the black dot. After reading all the answers, the teacher said, “Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot, ___98___ no one wrote about the white paper.” The whole class listened ___99___ because they were afraid to fail in the exam.
Then the teacher said, “Don’t worry about your ___100___ for this test. I just want you to think about our life. The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the center of the paper ___101___ problems in our daily life. “Our life is a ___102___ given to us by God, with love and care. Still, we only pay attention to the problems like ___103___ and poverty （贫穷）, and never see that the problems are very ___104___ compared to everything else we have in our life.”
So there is the lesson: we should try to take our eye off our problems and ___105___ each moment life gives us. Be happy and live the life positively（乐观地）.
91．A．paid B．started C．searched D．waited
92．A．hold B．sell C．give D．put
93．A．After B．Before C．But D．While
94．A．happy B．surprised C．excited D．sad
95．A．forgot B．noticed C．remembered D．hated
96．A．talk B．write C．hear D．learn
97．A．All B．None C．Some D．Many
98．A．because B．although C．if D．but
99．A．silently B．angrily C．happily D．quickly
100．A．presents B．marks C．address D．tasks
101．A．helps B．finds C．means D．solves
102．A．problem B．gift C．moment D．door
103．A．illness B．happiness C．kindness D．sadness
104．A．serious B．big C．small D．important
105．A．refuse B．create C．waste D．enjoy
阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整。
There was once a young man who began to feel self-satisfied after making some small achievements.
One day, the young man took a walk with a ___106___ man from his town. The young man was bragging(吹噓)about himself, ___107___ the wise man didn’t say a word. When they ___108___ a mountain peak(山峰), the wise man asked, “Look down. What do you see ”
“I see trees, farmland, houses and people as ___109___ as ants working in the fields,” the young man said. “What do you feel ” the wise man asked.
“Everything is below me. I feel I ___110___ the world,” the young man answered. The wise man said ___111___. After a minute, he asked the young man to look ___112___. “What do you see this time ” the wise man asked.
“I see birds ___113___ high mountains, the white clouds above the mountains and the blue ___114___ above the white cloud,” the young man answered. Then he asked about the wise man’s ____115____.
“I feel small and powerless,” the wise man answered. “A person who knows to look upward can ____116____ understand his position.When a person knows the blue sky is always overhead(在头顶上方), he won’t be so ____117____ as to believe he rules over the world or other people.
The young man felt foolish for his ____118____. From then on, ____119____ he began to feel as if the world owed(亏欠)him something, he looked up at the sky and remembered ____120____ small he really was. Try to look upward when you feel too good about yourself.
106．A．busy B．lazy C．hard-working D．wise
107．A．but B．if C．so D．or
108．A．got off B．got to C．got over D．got into
109．A．fat B．black C．small D．strong
110．A．drive B．love C．fear D．rule
111．A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
112．A．out B．down C．after D．up
113．A．flying around B．showing around C．turning around D．looking around
114．A．balloon B．kite C．sky D．plane
115．A．health B．feelings C．name D．job
116．A．badly B．politely C．clearly D．hardly
117．A．clever B．smart C．useful D．silly
118．A．luck B．success C．pride D．courage
119．A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．however
120．A．how B．where C．why D．what
The Qixi Festival (also known as The Double Seventh Festival) is a traditional Chinese festival. There is a beautiful story ____121____ it.
Long, long ago, there was a young man named Niulang. One day, he ____122____ a beautiful girl — Zhinv, the Goddess’s seventh daughter. She had just run away from the ____123____ heaven(天国) to look for fun on Earth. Zhinv soon fell in love with Niulang, and they got married without ____124____ the Goddess. Niulang worked in the field and Zhinv wove(织布) at home. They ____125____ a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact and ____126____ Zhinv to return to heaven. After Zhinv left, Niulang was ____127____ upset. With the help of his magic cow, Niulang flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife. The Goddess discovered this and was very ____128____. Taking out her hairpin(发簪), she created a wide river in the sky to separate (分开) the two ____129____. From then on, Niulang and Zhinv had to live ____130____ on the two sides of the river. However, their true love ____131____ all the magpies(喜鹊) in the world, ____132____ once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge (“the bridge of magpies”) for the couple to meet each other. At last, the Goddess allowed ____133____ to meet each year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. That’s ____134____ the Double Seventh Festival started. Today, it is a great ____135____ for Chinese young people to express their love.
121．A．through B．behind C．before D．after
122．A．thanked B．hated C．met D．missed
123．A．boring B．interesting C．same D．different
124．A．reminding B．cheating C．admiring D．telling
125．A．knew B．gave C．stayed D．lived
126．A．promised B．waited C．ordered D．helped
127．A．yet B．quite C．ever D．still
128．A．angry B．sorry C．excited D．happy
129．A．lovers B．friends C．parents D．children
130．A．back B．away C．halfway D．apart
131．A．surprised B．changed C．touched D．protected
132．A．so B．but C．though D．because
133．A．him B．her C．us D．them
134．A．when B．how C．what D．where
135．A．lesson B．way C．day D．habit
It was the first day in Grade Seven. As a ____136____ girl, I chose to be all alone reading books during the ____137____ while most of my classmates were eager to make new friends. And I was doing well ____138____ the third class.
A teacher had us fill out a questionnaire with “get to know you” questions. I thought she would read them privately, so I felt ____139____ to share who I was. However, after the teacher ____140____ the sheets ( 问卷纸) , she mixed them up and handed out to the class. One by one, we read out the student’s name and then our two favorite ____141____. My sheet went to a mean kid. His “favorite answers” of mine were the two ____142____ ones to be read out loud.
The first question was “What’s your favorite ____143____ ” While other kids wrote the latest best-sellers, my answer was “The Wizard of Oz (《绿野仙踪》)”. It was made in 1939. The ____144____ question was “Where would you like to travel ” The others had said “Australia” or “Japan”, I wrote, “Wherever a good book takes me. ” A loud ____145____ broke out immediately.
My cheeks ____146____. I stared at my schoolbag. How I wish I could disappear inside it!
But then, something ____147____ happened. A voice from the back said, “Guys, cut it out!” It was Michael Adams, a popular boy. The room went silent.
Michael continued, “What is the ____148____ if we are making fun of each other ”
Fifteen years has passed since then. I don’t ____149____ the teacher or the mean kids. But Michael and I still occasionally chat with each other online. I can’t forget how it felt when he spoke up for me. Michael has not only become a ____150____ of mine, in my eyes, he is also a hero.
136．A．cool B．tall C．shy D．clever
137．A．day B．classes C．lunch D．breaks
138．A．in B．after C．through D．until
139．A．safe B．happy C．excited D．convenient
140．A．handed B．collected C．copied D．spread
141．A．students B．answers C．papers D．questions
142．A．best B．boring C．worst D．interesting
143．A．movie B．novel C．song D．TV
144．A．nearby B．latest C．easiest D．next
145．A．cry B．noise C．laugh D．shout
146．A．lied B．hurt C．fell D．burned
147．A．terrible B．amazing C．humorous D．unusual
148．A．fun B．lesson C．reason D．point
149．A．like B．hate C．forget D．remember
150．A．classmate B．friend C．teacher D．family
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．A 6．A 7．C 8．D 9．C 10．B 11．A 12．C 13．A 14．B 15．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Larry因为生活艰难而不想做任何事或跟任何人说话，布朗老师了解了情况后，通过一杯加了些盐的柠檬汽水让他明白，我们只需加点糖来改善味道就会好很多。故事告诉我们面对生活要有积极的态度。
1．句意：他的老师布朗先生注意到了这一现象。
enjoyed喜欢；noticed注意；believed相信；forgot忘记。根据下文“I see that you don’t talk to anyone ”可知，此处指的是注意到这一现象。故选B。
2．句意：布朗先生说：“我看见你不跟任何人说话或者在任何事情上表示不出任何兴趣”。
fear害怕；anger生气；interest兴趣；politeness礼貌。根据下文“I can’t focus my attention on anything”可知此处指对任何事都没兴趣。故选C。
3．句意：先生，我过着很艰难的生活。
simple简单；difficult困难；quiet安静；common普遍的。根据“I have to face some very sad incidents”可知，他的生活是困难的。故选B。
4．句意：我必须面对很多悲伤的事，并且我一直思考它们。
looking看；learning学习；laughing大笑；thinking思考。根据语境可知，面对这些事，并一直思考。故选D。
5．句意：由于这样，我不能集中注意力与任何事，甚至不想和任何人说话。
anybody任何人；somebody某人；everybody每个人；nobody没有人。根据上文“I see that you don’t talk to anyone ”可知，此处指的是任何一个人。故选A。
6．句意：Larry感到有点吃惊，紧张地回复：“好的，谢谢你。”
surprised吃惊的；tired劳累的；bored无聊的；shamed羞愧的。根据语境可知在这种情形下，老师问他要不要柠檬水，他会感到吃惊。故选A。
7．句意：当准备柠檬水时，布朗先生故意多加了一些盐。
buying买；cooking烹饪；preparing准备；drinking喝。根据“Mr. Brown added more salt on purpose（故意）and kept the quantity（数量）of sugar low.”可知，应是在准备水时。故选C。
8．句意：Larry喝了一小口柠檬汽水，就做出奇怪的表情。
serious严重的；friendly友好的；patient耐心的；strange奇怪的。根据“Mr. Brown added more salt on purpose（故意）and kept the quantity（数量）of sugar low.”可知，加了太多的盐，低糖，所以柠檬水会有奇怪的味道，所以会有奇怪的表情。故选D。
9．句意：嗯……只是它里面有太多的盐。
sugar糖；water水；salt盐；lemonade柠檬汽水。根据前文加了太多的盐，所以应是盐。故选C。
10．句意：当老师拿起杯子准备拿走它。
over在……上；away离开；up向上；in在……里。根据下文“Sir, please don’t throw it away.”可知，是取走，故选B。
11．句意：如果我们放更多的糖，喝起来会很好。
If如果；Since自……以来；Although虽然；Unless除非。根据前后两个句子存在逻辑上的条件关系，所以用If；故选A。
12．句意：听到这个，布朗先生高兴地说：“这就是我想听你说的”
bravely勇敢；coldly冷冷地；happily开心地；angrily生气地。根据后文“This is what I want to hear from you. ”可知，Larry所说的正是布朗先生所想听的，所以他会很开心。故选C。
13．句意：为了改善柠檬汽水的味道，我们没必要从中去除盐，我们只需要加糖。
taste味道；color颜色；shape形状；smell气味。根据“we put a little more sugar in the lemonade, it will be fine to drink.”可知，加点糖，喝起来会很好。所以是改变味道。故选A。
14．句意：相似地，我们不能移除一些已经发生在我们身上的事，但是我们可以在生活中添加一些美好的经历。
never从不；already已经；nearly几乎；seldom几乎不。根据“cannot remove”可知，这些事情已经发生。故选B。
15．句意：如果你继续为你的过去而哭泣，你的现在不会变好，你的未来也不会光明。
style风格；habit习惯；decision决定；past过去。根据“your present will be right nor the future will be bright.”可知，谈到了现在和未来，所以前文谈的是为过去哭。故选D。
16．A 17．C 18．B 19．D 20．C 21．C 22．D 23．A 24．B 25．D 26．B 27．A 28．A 29．D 30．C
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者父亲的好名声让他赢得邻居的尊重和信任。这让他重视好名声，想要成为好人。他认为通过长时间表现得像好人，这样他们就会因为好习惯而变好。
16．句意：没有什么比开着家里的卡车去做事更让我开心的了。
something某物，某事；anything任何事；nothing没什么；everything一切。根据“I loved nothing better than driving our family truck to do”可知，没有什么比开着卡车去做事更开心的了，此处是肯定句，用something。故选A。
17．句意：但是这次我不是那么高兴，因为我父亲告诉我将不得不在那家店赊账。
unless除非；while然而；because因为；but但是。根据“I was not so happy”和“my father had told me I would have to ask for credit（赊账）at the shop”可知，前一句表示不是非常高兴，后一句表示我父亲让我在那家商店赊账，前后是因果关系，因此应用because。故选C。
18．句意：十六岁是一个骄傲的年龄。
Six六；Sixteen十六；Sixty六十；Sixth第六。根据“One summer day when I was in high school”可知，我是一名中学生，因此是十六岁的时候。故选B。
19．句意：我曾多次看到我的朋友们要求赊账时被拒绝。
influenced影响；cheered欢呼；agreed同意；refused拒绝。根据后文的“I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the shop owner believe me and get the credit”可知，他们很难让店主相信自己从而进行赊账，因此此处指要求赊账时被拒绝。故选D。
20．句意：我们住在一个贫穷的村庄，那里急需钱。
health健康；information信息；money金钱；freedom自由。根据“We lived in a poor village”可知，他们住在一个贫穷的村庄，因此需要钱。故选C。
21．句意：我选好我想要的东西后，就向他走去。
making制作；eating吃；choosing选择；buying买。根据常识可知在付钱之前，应是选择物品。故选C。
22．句意：我小心地对他说：“我得赊账。”
loudly大声地；angrily生气地；easily容易地；carefully认真地，小心地。根据“I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the shop owner believe me and get the credit”可知，很难让店主赊账，因此作者小心地跟店主说要赊账。故选D。
23．句意：这位农民给了我一个奇怪的表情。
strange奇怪的；kind善良的；pleasant令人愉快的；happy高兴的。根据“But Buck’s face didn’t change at all”可知，此处存在转折，Buck的脸上没有变化，因此表示这个农民的脸上出现了奇怪的表情。故选A。
24．句意：我相信你父亲会按时支付它们的。
care for关心；pay for支付；look for寻找；thank for因为……而感谢。根据“‘I need to put these on credit,’ I said to him...”可知，作者要赊账，因此店主认为他父亲会按时付钱的。故选B。
25．句意：在那时，我充满了骄傲。
interested in对……感兴趣；surprised at对……感到惊讶；famous for因为……而出名；full of充满。根据“The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way”可知，那个农民对作者友好地点头，因此这让作者充满骄傲。故选D。
26．句意：詹姆斯·威廉的儿子，这三个字打开了对一个成年人的尊重和信任的一扇门。
letters信；words单词；sentences句子；passages文章。根据“James William’s son”可知，这是三个单词。故选B。
27．句意：我父亲的好名声赢得了邻居们对我们家的尊重。
family家；friends朋友；children孩子们；relatives亲戚。根据“James William’s son, these three...opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust”可知，父亲的好名声赢得了大家对我们家的尊重。故选A。
28．句意：一个好名声，以及随之而来的责任鼓励了我们很多。
us我们；him他；them他们；her她。根据“They made us be”可知，给予了“我们”许多鼓励。故选A。
29．句意：它们让我们变得能更好。
cleverer更聪明的；stronger更强大的；worse更糟糕的；better更好的。根据“We also wanted to be regarded as good people”可知，我们想被认为是好人，因此表示变得更好。故选D。
30．句意：通过长时间表现得像好人，我们就会因为好习惯而变好。
With和；For为了；By通过；On在……上面。根据“acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits”可知，此处表示一种方式方法，by doing sth表示“通过做某事”。故选C。
31．A 32．B 33．C 34．B 35．A 36．C 37．D 38．B 39．D 40．C 41．C 42．A 43．D 44．C 45．B
【导语】本文主要介绍作者去Gary镇帮助当地人修理房屋的故事。
31．句意：分享爱是一个简单的行为。
love爱；success成功；interest兴趣；pain痛苦。根据后文内容可知，分享爱是一个简单的行为，不需要做很多。故选A。
32．句意：然后，我决定也去那里。
had a look看一看；made a decision做决定；played a part扮演角色；made a mess制造混乱。根据“ I didn’t fully understand it until my friend Helen told me about her amazing trip to a small town called Gary. Then, I...to go there, too.”可知，海伦说去加里镇的旅行很美妙，所以作者也决定去。故选B。
33．句意：然而，当我的父母知道我的计划时，起初并不同意。
mind介意；compare比较；agree同意；repeat重复。根据“my parents didn’t...at first when knowing my plan”可知，父母并不同意作者去，故选C。
34．句意：他们担心我在那里的安全。
difficulty困难；safety安全；traffic交通；influence影响。根据“They said I didn’t know much about the place. They worried about my...there.”可知，父母担心作者的安全，故选B。
35．句意：我向他们详细解释了我的计划后，他们终于同意了。
finally最终；badly非常，很；suddenly突然；recently最近。根据“After I explained my plan to them in detail(详细地), they...said yes.”可知，在详细解释了计划后，父母终于同意了，故选A。
36．句意：到达加里后，我发现这个小镇和我住的地方大不相同。
doubted怀疑；checked检查；discovered发现；imagined想象。根据“After arriving in Gary, I...the town was so different from where I lived.”可知，发现这个小镇和自己住的地方大不相同，故选C。
37．句意：镇上几乎没有商店或餐馆，所以你能找到一个买食物或饮料的地方就足够幸运了。
dangerous危险的；crazy疯狂的；brave勇敢的；lucky幸运的。根据“There were few stores or restaurants in the town”可知，镇上几乎没有商店或餐馆，所以能找到一个买食物或饮料的地方就足够幸运。故选D。
38．句意：房子建在小山上，许多房子的门窗都坏了。
much许多；many许多；few几乎没有；none没有。根据“Houses were built on small hills and...of them had broken doors or windows.”可知，许多房子的门窗都坏了，修饰可数名词复数Houses，故选B。
39．句意：我的工作是帮助当地人修理他们的房子。
sell卖；choose选择；share分享；repair修理。根据“...of them had broken doors or windows”可知，门窗都坏了，所以要修理房子。故选D。
40．句意：工作日又长又热，但看到房子一天比一天换了新的样子，真是太好了。
unless除非；though虽然；but但是；since自从。前后两句构成转折关系，用but连接，故选C。
41．句意：小事情可以让他们兴奋。
upset沮丧的；polite礼貌的；excited激动的；bored无聊的。根据“The small things could make them...”可知，小事情可以让他们兴奋，故选C。
42．句意：当他们收到一个冰淇淋、一个球甚至一个拥抱时，我无法用语言来描述他们的喜悦。
even甚至；also也；ever曾经；still仍然。根据“I couldn’t find words to describe their joy when they received an ice cream, a ball or...a hug(拥抱).”可知，此处强调递进关系，甚至一个拥抱，故选A。
43．句意：每个人都彼此认识，并随时准备提供帮助。
accept接受；avoid避免；refuse拒绝；offer提供。根据“Everyone knew each other and was ready to...help.”可知，是提供帮助，故选D。
44．句意：我在加里的经历是多么美妙啊！
experiment实验；competition比赛；experience经验，经历；conversation对话。根据“What a wonderful...I had in Gary!”可知，是作者的经历，故选C。
45．句意：我真正明白了母亲所说的意思。
ability能力；meaning意思；reason原因；skill技巧。根据“I truly learned the...of what my mother said.”可知，明白了母亲的意思，故选B。
46．C 47．A 48．D 49．A 50．B 51．D 52．C 53．B 54．A 55．C 56．A 57．C 58．C 59．B 60．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章中作者讲述了自己乘坐的火车晚点，在列车员的建议下提前下车，打车赶往目的地，结果还是没赶上，从中作者吸取教训，以后凡事提前开始。
46．句意：我正在乘坐的火车已经晚了半个小时。
early早；open开着的；late晚；closed关闭的。根据“I planned to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 on time, so that I could catch the 7:25 train to Paris.”和“it showed there was no hope of that at all.”可知应是车晚点了，故选C。
47．句意：但是现在，看来那一点也没有希望了。
but但是；and和；or或者；for为了。根据“it showed there was no hope of that at all.”可知此处应表示转折，故选A。
48．句意：我把我的麻烦告诉验票员看他是否能做一些事。
doubt怀疑；danger危险；change变化；trouble麻烦。根据上题可知作者遇到了麻烦，故选D。
49．句意：在听了我的解释并且知道我的情况后，他根据他的工作经验给了我一个建议。
suggestion建议；ticket票；promise诺言；reason原因。根据“He advised me to get off...”可知应是给了建议，故选A。
50．句意：他建议我在维也纳中心车站之前两站下车并且打车去。
places地点；stops站；numbers数量；days天。根据“take a taxi instead”可知此处应是提前两站下车，故选B。
51．句意：当该下车的时候，这个热心的人甚至帮我拿包。
get in进入；get back返回；get on上车；get off下车。根据上题可知应是下车，故选D。
52．句意：当我打算离开时，他祝我好运。
brought带来；showed展示；wished希望；left离开。结合备选词汇，wish me good luck“祝我好运”符合语境，故选C。
53．句意：几分钟后，我已经坐在出租车上奔向市中心。
come来；raced快速移动；turned转；driven驾驶。结合备选词汇可知，race towards“奔向”符合语境，故选B。
54．句意：当我到达维也纳中心车站时，时间差不多7点25了。
almost差不多；just恰恰；already已经；still仍然。根据“I paid the driver for the ride as quickly as I could”可知还没到7点25，故选A。
55．句意：我尽可能快地支付司机，收集我所有的包并且匆匆进入车站。
gifts礼物；umbrellas伞；bags包；clothes。根据“the warm-hearted man even helped me with my bags”可知应是包，故选C。
56．句意：我气喘吁吁地朝我看见的第一个职员喊。
shouted喊；nodded点头；cried哭；explained解释。结合备选词汇可知shout to sb.“朝某人大喊”符合语境，故选A。
57．句意：当他指向一列刚刚快速驶出车站的火车，而留下我在站台，又累又无助时，你能想象我的沮丧。
his他的；your你的；my我的；our我们的。根据文章可知此处是说作者非常沮丧，故选C。
58．句意：当他指向一列刚刚快速驶出车站的火车，而留下我在站台，又累又无助时，你能想象我的沮丧。
crazy疯狂的；nervous不安的；helpless无助的；bored厌倦的。根据“disappointment”可知作者此时应是觉得无助，故选C。
59．句意：人们应该总是从他们的经历中学到一些东西。
about关于；from从；against反对；except除了。结合备选词汇可知，learn from ...“从……学习”符合语境，故选B。
60．句意：从那时起，我决定在未来无论我做什么，我必须提前一些时间开始。
choose选择；start开始；refuse拒绝；experience经历。根据文章可知应是提前开始以备不测，故选B。
61．C 62．B 63．D 64．A 65．B 66．C 67．A 68．B 69．C 70．A 71．D 72．B 73．C 74．A 75．B
【导语】本文主要讲作者的父亲很擅长弹奏曼陀林琴，虽然在事故中他丢掉了一根手指，但仍然能够为家人带来开心和快乐。
61．句意：他不会读乐谱，但是如果他听到一首曲子听几遍，他就能够弹奏出来。
express表达；raise提高；read阅读；led带领。根据“but if he heard a tune（曲子）a few times, he could play it.”可知是不能阅读乐谱，只能靠听来记住。故选C。
62．句意：当他年轻的时候，他是乡村小乐队的一员。
dancer舞者；member成员；drivers司机；find找到。根据“of a small country music band”可知是乡村小乐队的一名成员，a member of“……的成员”，故选B。
63．句意：在家里，爸爸把曼陀林琴拿出来，并为家人演奏。
friends朋友；workman同事；classmates同学；family家人。根据“We three children sang along.”可知是为家人弹奏。故选D。
64．句意：没有人能像我父亲弹奏曼陀林琴（弹得）那样好。
Nobody没有人；Somebody某人；Anybody任何人；Everybody所有人。根据“your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin”可知此处是对父亲的赞美，故应表达为“没有人”能像父亲那样弹奏的好。故选A。
65．句意：他可以用从曼陀林琴中弹奏出来的音乐来触动你的心灵。
shut关闭；touch触摸；cover覆盖；hurt伤害。根据“your heart”可知是touch your heart“触动你的心灵”。故选B。
66．句意：你可以看出他的自豪，（因为）他能够为家人弹奏得如此的好。
doubt怀疑；truth事实；pride骄傲；worry担心。根据“in his ability to play so well for his family.”可知弹奏得如此好应是骄傲的。故选C。
67．句意：但是后来父亲不得不去一家工厂寻找另一份工作，因为他在乐队赚的钱不够养活家庭。
because因为；although尽管；so因此；but但是。根据“But Dad had to find another job in a factory later...the money he made at the band wasn’t enough to support the family.”可知前后是因果关系，前果后因。用because引导原因状语从句。故选A。
68．句意：不幸的是，有一天他发生了一场事故，折了一根手指。
action动作；accident事故；argument争吵；exam考试。根据“one day and lost one finger.”可知是发生了事故才会折了手指。故选B。
69．句意：他不能像以前弹奏的那样好。
deep深的；fast快的；well好；loud大声的。根据“He couldn’t play as...as before.”可知没了手指应是不能像以前一样弹得好。故选C。
70．句意：从那时起，每次我们叫他来弹奏，他都会编造理由来拒绝我们的要求。
turn (down)拒绝；break (down)崩溃；close (down)关闭；lay (down)躺下。根据“make up reasons to”可知是编造理由来拒绝要求。故选A。
71．句意：最终，他同意了，并且说道：“好，但是记住，我不能够像我以前那样按住这些琴弦了。”
nearly几乎；exactly确切地；certainly当然；finally最终。根据“However, we missed his performances so much.”可知孩子们非常想念父亲弹奏的曲子，故最终父亲才同意。故选D。
72．句意：好，但是记住，我不能够像我以前那样按住这些琴弦了。
regretted后悔；used (to)过去常常；keep保持；point指着。根据“I can’t hold down on the strings（线）the way I...to”可知手指折了，不如以前了，故选B。
73．句意：当他弹奏老的曼陀林琴时，它又把我们带回到我们生活中过去开心和幸福的时光。
careful仔细的；useful有用的；cheerful兴高采烈的；helpful有助的。根据“and happy”可知和happy并列的形容词应是“cheerful”。故选C。
74．句意：赠与是他一生都在做的事情。
Giving给；Receiving收到；Changing改变；Taking拿。根据“If he could give”可知此处讲的是作者父亲赠与的精神。故选A。
75．句意：如果他可以给别人带来开心，他会的，尤其是为他的家人。
production生产；pleasure愉快；purpose目的；patience耐心。根据“If he could give...to others, he would, especially his family.”及全文可知父亲一直都在给家人带来开心快乐。故选B。
76．C 77．B 78．A 79．C 80．D 81．D 82．C 83．B 84．A 85．C 86．D 87．B 88．A 89．C 90．B
【导语】本文介绍了作者想知道自己是多么的依赖手机，通过自己的体验，建议我们需要花时间思考怎么才能少使用我们的手机。
76．句意：但我不知道有多少，所以我决定做这个挑战来找出答案。
task任务；duty职责；challenge挑战；job工作。根据后文“the challenge”可知是挑战。故选C。
77．句意：自从我有了智能手机后，每天早上我都会使用天气预报应用程序来确定穿什么。
carry扛着；wear穿着；take带走；see看见。根据“I had to dress without guidance”可知是穿着，故选B。
78．句意：我已经一年多没戴手表了，因为我的手机显示时间。
watch手表；hat帽子；suit套装；ring戒指。根据“I couldn’t know what time it was. I haven’t worn a...for more than a year”可知，带手表可以知道时间，故选A。
79．句意：我已经一年多没戴手表了，因为我的手机显示时间。
marked标记；relaxed使放松；told告诉；called打电话。根据“I haven’t worn a...or more than a year, because my phone...the time.”可知，手机可以显示时间，故选C。
80．句意：所以我去接朋友时迟到了，他们已经在从圣莫尼卡到帕洛斯维德斯的巴士上呆了两个小时。
making out辨认出；bringing up抚养；calling out呼唤；picking up捡起，接上。根据“...friends who had been on the bus...”可知我是要去接朋友的，故选D。
81．句意：更糟糕的是，我不能打电话告诉别人我要迟到了。
even so即使如此；after all毕竟；in all总共；even worse更糟的是。根据“I was also delayed for my part-time job. And...I couldn’t call people to tell them that I was running late.”可知，兼职工作耽搁了，更糟糕的是不能打电话告知，故选D。
82．句意：我迷路了，因为我无法使用手机上的GPS。
caught抓住；changed改变；lost丢失；迷路；hurt伤害。根据“because I couldn’t use the GPS on my phone”可知我无法使用手机上的GPS，因此我迷路了；get lost“迷路”。故选C。
83．句意：不过，我的驾驶安全了很多，因为我不再一手拿着手机查看方向同时用另一只手驾驶。
easier更容易；safer更安全；slower更慢；quieter更安静。根据“because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions”可知，我不再一手拿着手机查看方向会让驾驶更安全。故选B。
84．句意：不过，我的驾驶安全了很多，因为我不再一手拿着手机查看方向同时用另一只手驾驶。
driving驾驶；chatting聊天；writing写；moving移动。根据这句话开始“My driving”可知是驾驶的时候。故选A。
85．句意：在开始挑战之前，我忘了记下朋友和家人的电话号码。
supported支持；forgot忘记；started开始；reported报道。根据“write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers”可知，记下朋友和家人的电话号码应发生在开始挑战前，故选C。
86．句意：想到我记不住他们的手机号码，我感到很难过。
collect收集；copy复制；read阅读；remember记住。根据“It was sad to realize that I couldn’t...their cellphone numbers.”可知，记不住号码很难过，故选D。
87．句意：哦，我多么希望能打开电话一秒钟来查找电话号码！
felt感觉；wished希望；liked喜欢；hated讨厌。现在没有智能手机，所以“turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers”意为“打开电话一秒钟来查找电话号码”，是作者希望的事情，故选B。
88．句意：尽管有这些问题，我还是找到了平静，不用担心丢失短信或电子邮件。
peace平静；silence沉默；patience耐心；confidence自信。根据“however”可知表示转折，因此是我找到了内心的平静。故选A。
89．句意：令我惊讶的是，我竟然没有注意到最简单的事情，比如记住电话号码。
happiest最开心的；nicest最好的；simplest最简单的；clearest最清晰的。根据“remembering phone numbers”可知记住电话号码是最简单的事情。故选C。
90．句意：我们都应该抽出一些时间来思考如何减少对手机的依赖。
spend花费；spare抽出；enjoy喜欢，享受；waste浪费。根据“to think about how we can depend less on our cellphones”可知思考如何减少对手机的依赖是需要我们抽出时间去做的。故选B。
91．D 92．C 93．A 94．B 95．B 96．B 97．A 98．D 99．A 100．B 101．C 102．B 103．A 104．C 105．D
【导语】本文讲述了一个老师给学生一次特殊的考试。由此告诉我们：我们不应该只关注我们生活中的问题，我们应该享受我们生活中的每一刻。
91．句意：所有的学生都坐直等着开始考试。
paid支付；started开始；searched寻找；waited等待。根据“…for the test to begin.”可知，是等待考试开始。故选D。
92．句意：老师开始把试卷发给所有的学生。
hold out坚持；sell out卖完；give out分发；put out熄灭。根据“The teacher began to…out the test papers to all the students.”可知，老师分发试卷。故选C。
93．句意：他发完考卷后，让学生们开始。
After在……之后；Before在……之前；But但是；While与……同时。根据“he asked them to begin.”可知，发完后开始。故选A。
94．句意：学生们惊讶地发现试卷中间没有问题，只有一个黑点。
happy高兴的；surprised惊讶的；excited兴奋的；sad难过的。根据“there was not a question but a black dot”可知，学生们是惊讶的。故选B。
95．句意：老师注意到学生的惊讶。
forgot忘记；noticed注意；remembered记得；hated讨厌。根据“I want you to…about what you see there.”可知是注意到学生的惊讶。故选B。
96．句意：我想让你们写下你们都看到了什么。
talk谈话；write写；hear听见；learn学。根据“the teacher took all the students’ answer paper back and read the answers.”可知是写。故选B。
97．句意：所有的人都描述了黑点。
All所有；None没有一个；Some一些；Many许多。根据“Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot,”可知是所有人都描述了黑点。故选A。
98．句意：但是没有人写白纸。
because因为；although虽然；if如果；but但是。根据“Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot,…no one wrote about the white paper.”可知，前后表示转折，应该用but连接。故选D。
99．句意：全班都静静地听着。
silently安静的；angrily生气的；happily高兴地；quickly快地。根据“because they were afraid to fail in the exam”可知，他们害怕不及格，应是静静地听。故选A。
100．句意：不要担心你们这次考试的分数。
presents礼物；marks分数；address地址；tasks任务。根据“because they were afraid to fall in the exam.”可知，他们害怕不及格，应是担心分数。故选B。
101．句意：白纸就像我们的生活，可知是黑点意味着我们生活中的问题。
helps 帮助；finds找到；means意味着；solves解决。根据“The white paper is like our whole life”可知，是黑点意味着我们生活中的问题。故选C。
102．句意：我们的生活是上帝给我们的礼物，有爱有关心。
problem问题；gift礼物；moment片刻；door门。根据“with love and care”可知，我们的生活是上帝给我们的礼物。故选B。
103．句意：然而，我们只关注疾病和贫困等问题。
illness疾病；happiness幸福；kindness善良；sadness悲伤。根据“problems like…and poverty”可知，此处是不好的问题。故选A。
104．句意：从来看不见这些问题和我们生活中的其他事情比起来，是非常小的。
serious严肃的；big大的；small小的；important重要的。根据“The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the center of the paper…problems in our daily life.”可知，这些问题和我们生活中的其他事情比起来是很小的。故选C。
105．句意：我们应该试着把注意力从问题上移开，享受生活给予我们的每一刻。
refuse拒绝；create创造；waste浪费；enjoy享受。根据“…each moment life gives us”可知，此处指“享受生活给予我们的每一刻”。故选D。
106．D 107．A 108．B 109．C 110．D 111．B 112．D 113．A 114．C 115．B 116．C 117．D 118．C 119．B 120．A
【导语】本文讲述的是一天年轻人和一个智者从小镇出来散步。年轻人很狂妄，在智者的引导下他终于认识到自己的傻与渺小。
106．句意：一天，这个年轻人和一个智者从小镇出来散步。
busy忙碌的；lazy懒惰的；hard-working勤奋的；wise明智的。根据下文“the wise man”可知，是跟一位智者出去散步，故选D。
107．句意：那个年轻人在吹嘘自己，但是这个智者一句话也没说。
but但是；if 如果；so因此；or或者。“The young man was bragging about himself,”与“the wise man didn’t say word”是转折关系，所以用but连接。故选A。
108．句意：当他们到达山顶时，智者问道。
got off下车；got to到达；got over越过；got into进入。根据“a mountain peak”可知，到达了山顶，故选B。
109．句意：我看见树木，农田和房屋，和在田野工作的像蚂蚁一样小的人们。
fat胖的；black黑色的；small小的；strong强壮的。根据“as … as ants working in the fields”可知，从山顶往下看，事物都是像蚂蚁一样小，故选C。
110．句意：我觉得我统治着世界。
drive驾驶；love喜爱；fear恐惧；rule统治。根据“Everything is below me”可知，一切都在自己的脚下，感觉自己统治着整个世界的感觉，故D。
111．句意：这个智者什么也没说。
everything一切；nothing什么也没有；something某件事；anything任何事。根据后文“After a minute, he asked the young man”可知，当时听完了这个年轻人说的话，智者什么也没说，故选B。
112．句意：过了一会儿，他请那个年轻人去向上看。
out出来；down向下；after在……后面；up向上。根据“I see birds…high mountains, the white clouds above the mountains”可知，向山上看，可以看到这些场景，故选D。
113．句意：我看到鸟绕高山在飞，山上的白云，白云之上的蓝天。
flying around飞来飞去；showing around带领……参观；turning around转向反方向；looking around到处察看。根据“birds… high mountains”可知，鸟儿在高山中飞翔，故选A。
114．句意：我看到鸟绕高山在飞，山上的白云，白云之上的蓝天。
balloon气球；kite风筝；sky天空；plane飞机。根据“the blue…above the white clouds”可知，白色之上是蓝色的天空，故选C。
115．句意：然后他询问这位智者的感受。
health健康；feelings感受；name名字；job工作。根据“I feel small and powerless”可知，是询问智者的感受，故选B。
116．句意：一个知道向上看的人可以清楚了解他的位置。
badly严重地；politely礼貌地；clearly清楚地；hardly几乎不。根据“A person who knows to look upward can…understand his position. When a person knows the blue sky is always overhead (在头顶上方), he won’t be so...as to believe he rules over the world or other people”可知，知道向上看的人清楚地知道自己的位置，故选C。
117．句意：当一个人知道蓝天总是在头顶时，他不会傻到相信他统治着世界或其他人。
clever聪明的；smart聪明的；useful有用的；silly傻的。根据“When a person knows the blue sky is always overhead”可知，知道天空总是在头顶上的人知道自己的位置，所以应是不会傻到以为自己可以统治世界，故选D。
118．句意：这个年轻人为他的骄傲感到愚蠢。
luck幸运；success成功；pride骄傲；courage勇气。这位年轻人刚开始骄傲地觉得自己就是统治整个世界的人，结合“From then on,... he began to feel as if the world owed (亏欠) him something”可知，听到智者的这番话后，他应该会为自己之前的骄傲而感到愚蠢，故选C。
119．句意：从那时起，无论什么时候他开始感觉好像这个世界亏欠他什么似的。
whatever无论什么；whenever无论什么时候；wherever无论在哪里；however无论怎样。根据“he began to feel as if the world owed (亏欠) him something”可知，无论何时他都永远记得智者教给他的，故选B。
120．句意：他仰望天空，记得他真的是多么的渺小。
how怎样；where哪里；why为什么；what什么。此处是感叹句句式，中心词small是形容词，用how+形容词+主语+谓语，故选A。
121．B 122．C 123．A 124．D 125．D 126．C 127．B 128．A 129．A 130．D 131．C 132．A 133．D 134．B 135．C
【导语】本文主要讲述七夕情人节的起源，节日与牛郎和织女的爱情故事有关。
121．句意：背后有一个美丽的故事。
through穿过；behind在……后面；before在……之前；after在……之后。根据“There is a beautiful story”可知，节日背后有一个美丽的故事，故选B。
122．句意：一天，他遇到了一个美丽的女孩——织女。
thanked感谢；hated讨厌；met遇见；missed错过。根据“One day, he...a beautiful girl”可知，他遇见了一个漂亮的女孩，故选C。
123．句意：她刚刚逃离了无聊的天堂，到地球上寻找乐趣。
boring无聊的；interesting有趣的；same相同的；different不同的。根据“heaven(天国) to look for fun on Earth”可知，天堂是无聊的，故选A。
124．句意：织女很快爱上了牛郎，他们瞒着女神结婚了。
reminding提醒；cheating欺骗；admiring钦佩；telling告诉。根据“ they got married without...the Goddess.”以及“Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact”可知，他们瞒着女神结婚了，故选D。
125．句意：他们过着幸福的生活，生了一男一女。
knew知道；gave给；stayed停留；lived生活。根据“a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl”可知，他们过着幸福的生活，故选D。
126．句意：不幸的是，女神很快发现了这一事实，并命令织女返回天堂。
promised承诺；waited等待；ordered命令；helped帮助。根据“Zhinv to return to heaven”可知，女神命令织女回到天堂，故选C。
127．句意：织女走后，牛郎很不高兴。
yet然而；quite很；ever曾经；still仍然。空处修饰句中的形容词，表示牛郎很不高兴，故选B。
128．句意：女神发现了这一点，非常生气。
angry生气的；sorry抱歉的；excited激动的；happy开心的。根据“Niulang flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife. The Goddess discovered this”可知，女神应该很生气，故选A。
129．句意：她拿出发夹，在天空中创造了一条宽阔的河流，将这对恋人分开。
lovers爱人；friends朋友；parents父母；children孩子们。根据“they got married”可知，牛郎和织女是爱人，故选A。
130．句意：从那以后，牛郎和织女只好分居在河的两岸。
back向后；away离开；halfway半路；apart分开。根据“she created a wide river in the sky to separate (分开) the two”可知，银河把两人分开了，故选D。
131．句意：然而，他们的真爱感动了世界上所有的喜鹊。
surprised惊讶；changed改变；touched感动，触动；protected保护。根据“their true love...all the magpies(喜鹊) in the world”可知，他们的爱感动了所有的喜鹊，故选C。
132．句意：因此每年都会有数以万计的喜鹊飞上天堂，为这对夫妇建造一座桥（“喜鹊桥”）。
so因此；but但是；though尽管；because因为。空格前后是因果关系，此处是“前因后果”的结构，应用so引导，故选A。
133．句意：最后，女神允许他们每年农历七月七日见面。
him他；her她；us我们；them他们。此处指代的是“Niulang and Zhinv”，应用them指代，故选D。
134．句意：七夕节就是这样开始的。
when何时；how怎样；what什么；where哪里。根据“the Double Seventh Festival started”可知，此处说的是七夕节是怎么开始的，故选B。
135．句意：今天，是中国年轻人表达爱意的好日子。
lesson课程；way方法；day天；habit习惯。根据“it is a great...for Chinese young people to express their love.”可知，这是中国年轻人表达爱意的好日子，故选C。
136．C 137．D 138．D 139．A 140．B 141．B 142．C 143．A 144．D 145．C 146．D 147．B 148．D 149．D 150．B
【导语】本文讲述我在一张纸上写自己最喜欢的东西，然后被一个刻薄的同学当着全班同学的面读了出来，并开始嘲笑我。而一个叫迈克尔亚当斯的同学当面制止了这个行为。多年过去，我还会和亚当斯偶尔在网上聊天，在我看来，他不但成为了我的好朋友，而且在我眼中他也是英雄。
136．句意：作为一名害羞的女孩，休息期间我选择独自一个人读书，而我的大部分同学渴望交新朋友。
cool“酷的”；tall“高的”；shy“害羞的”；clever“聪明的”。根据“I chose to be all alone reading books”可知，我是一个害羞的女孩，故选C。
137．句意：作为一名害羞的女孩，休息期间我选择独自一个人读书，而我的大部分同学渴望交新朋友。
day“天”；classes“班级、课堂”；lunch“午餐”；breaks“课间休息”。根据“I chose to be all alone reading books...while most of my classmates were eager to make new friends”可知，表示“在课间休息期间”，故选D。
138．句意：我做得很好直到第三节课。
in“在……里”；after“在……之后”；through“通过”；until“直到”。根据上下文可知，之前课间我都是独自一个人在看书，一切进展很顺利，但是直到第三节课老师让我们填问卷调查，一切都变了，故选D。
139．句意：我认为她会私下里读他们，所以分享我是谁我感到很安全。
safe“安全的”；happy“开心的”；excited“兴奋的”；convenient“方便的”。根据“I thought she would read them privately”可知，我认为她会私下里读他们，所以我感到安全，故选A。
140．句意：然而在老师收集了问卷纸后，她将他们混合到一起并分发给全班同学。
handed“递”；collected“收集”；copied“复制”；spread“传播”。根据“she mixed them up and handed out to the class”可知，老师收集了问卷纸后再分发给全班同学，故选B。
141．句意：一个接一个，我们读出学生的名字，然后我们两个最喜欢的答案。
students“学生”；answers“答案”；papers“论文”；questions“问题”。根据“His “favorite answers” of mine”可知，表示“最喜欢的答案”，故选B。
142．句意：他那里我最喜欢的答案是即将被读出的两个最糟糕的答案。
best“最好的”；boring“无聊的”；worst“最糟糕的”；interesting“有趣的”。根据“My sheet went to a mean kid...A loud laugh broke out immediately”可知，他读出来的是两个最糟糕的答案。故选C。
143．句意：第一个问题是“你最喜欢的电影是什么？”。
movie“电影”；novel“小说”；song“歌曲”；TV“电视”。根据“The Wizard of Oz...It was made in 1939”可知，表示电影，故选A。
144．句意：下一个问题是“你想要去哪里旅行？”。
nearby“附近的”；latest“最新的”；earliest“最早的”；next“下一个的”。根据“One by one, we read out the student’s name and then our two favorite answers...The first question was...”可知，读完第一个答案后，接下来读第二个问题，故选D。
145．句意：立刻爆发出一阵大笑。
cry“哭”；noise“噪音”；laugh“大笑”；shout“喊”。根据“Wherever a good book takes me...My checks burned”可知，同学们听到我的答案大笑起来，我的脸颊变得滚烫，故选C。
146．句意：我的脸颊发烫。
lied“撒谎”；hurt“受伤”；fell“摔倒”；burned“燃烧、发烫”。根据“A loud laugh broke out immediately...I stared at my schoolbag. How I wish I could disappear inside it!”可知，同学在笑话我，我的脸颊发烫，故选D。
147．句意：但是接下来，令人惊讶的事情发生了。
terrible“可怕的”；amazing“令人惊讶的”；humorous“幽默的”；unusual“不同寻常的”。根据“A loud laugh broke out immediately...A voice from the back said, ‘Guys, cut it out!’ ...The room went silent”可知，之前教室里爆发很大的笑声，但是在迈克尔亚当斯说完话后，教室里安静下来，所以是令人惊讶的事情发生了，故选B。
148．句意：如果我们互相取笑，这样做有什么意义呢？
fun“乐趣”；lesson“课程”；reason“理由”；point“目的、意图、意义”。根据“if we are making fun of each other”可知，表示相互之间取笑，这样做有什么意义，故选D。
149．句意：我不记得这个老师和这个刻薄的孩子。
like“喜欢”；hate“恨”；forget“忘记”；remember“记得”。根据“if we are making fun of each other...But Michael and I still occasionally chat with each other online”可知，15年过去了，我不记得老师和那个刻薄的男孩，现在偶尔和迈克尔在网上聊天，故选D。
150．句意：迈克尔不仅已经成为我的好朋友，在我眼中，他也是一位英雄。
classmate“同学”；friend“朋友”；teacher“老师”；family“家庭”。根据“But Michael and I still occasionally chat with each other online”可知，我和迈克尔偶尔在网上聊天，所以我们成为了朋友，故选B。