山西高考英语完形填空专项训练（含答案）
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My love for reading started when I was a little kid. It has never ___1___ in all the years.
It all started with my dad. When my dad was a child, life was so hard that he ____2____ school after 6th grade to work and help ____3____ his large family. Although he ____4____ much of his childhood, dad always possessed one of his most cherished possessions: a ___5___ appetite for reading. And ____6____ he did-everything from the morning paper to the school books we children brought home every evening. ____7____ education was never in the cards for my dad, but the knowledge he acquired would surely have ___8___ a Ph.D．from a top university.
I inherited my own love for reading from dad. Long before most kids even think about learning to read, he would ____9____ me up beside him on the sofa and let me look at the pictures that _____10_____ whatever material he happened to be reading. By the time I started kindergarten I was already reading on a _____11_____ that astonished Mrs. Henman, a wonderful ____12____ who lives on in my heart till this day.
Sadly, dad _____13_____ almost 22 years ago. But in my mind, he’ll always be the kind and loving young man who sat me up on the _____14_____ and gave me one of the greatest gifts: The ____15____ of the love of reading.
1．A．faded B．approved C．spread D．bothered
2．A．shut B．entered C．quit D．started
3．A．establish B．feed C．join D．protect
4．A．caught up with B．lost out on C．was absent from D．looked forward to
5．A．poor B．healthy C．greedy D．weak
6．A．teach B．copy C．write D．read
7．A．Formal B．Private C．Special D．Original
8．A．obtained B．deserved C．equaled D．covered
9．A．bring B．wake C．sit D．put
10．A．accompanied B．remained C．dropped D．included
11．A．pattern B．standard C．range D．level
12．A．colleague B．teacher C．parent D．sister
13．A．ran away B．slipped away C．passed away D．escaped away
14．A．field B．bench C．ground D．sofa
15．A．gift B．result C．duty D．reason
Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake ____16____ in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly ____17____ sitting at the water’s edge (边缘) with a small metal cage ____18____ beside her.
This past Sunday I stopped jogging and walked over to her. As I got ____19____, I realized that the metal cage was, in fact, a small trap. There were three turtles, unharmed, ____20____ walking around the base of the trap. She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing (刷洗) with a soft ____21____.
“Hello,” I said. “I see you here every Sunday morning. I’d love to ____22____ what you’re doing with these turtles.”
She ____23____. “I’m cleaning off their shells,” she replied. “Anything on a turtle’s shell reduces the turtle’s ability to absorb (吸收)____24____ and limits its ability to swim.” She went on: “I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, helping these little guys out. It’s my own strange _____25_____ of making a difference.”
I scratched my head. “Well then, don’t you think your _____26_____ can be better spent I mean, think your _____27_____ are kind, but there are fresh water turtles _____28_____ in lakes all around the world. And 99% of these turtles don’t have kind people like you to help them _____29_____ their shells. How exactly are your localized efforts here truly making a difference ”
The woman giggled (咯咯地笑) aloud. She then looked down at the turtle in her lap and said, “Sweetie, if this little guy could _____30_____, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.”
16．A．hidden B．founded C．located D．placed
17．A．man B．woman C．worker D．cleaner
18．A．hanging B．waiting C．lying D．sitting
19．A．closer B．quicker C．lower D．deeper
20．A．slowly B．hurriedly C．anxiously D．happily
21．A．soap B．brush C．knife D．eraser
22．A．consider B．discover C．know D．understand
23．A．laughed B．left C．relaxed D．smiled
24．A．water B．heat C．air D．food
25．A．way B．right C．pleasure D．form
26．A．money B．day C．energy D．time
27．A．effects B．decisions C．efforts D．results
28．A．swimming B．living C．crowding D．walking
29．A．find out B．break down C．clean off D．take off
30．A．imagine B．think C．argue D．talk
My brother Joe had a passion for driving cars. He was___31___ fond of speed. It was enough to make my mother fear that he was ___32___.
When Joe was just a little boy, he would often say to me, “Sister, when I am old enough to get my ___33___ and drive my own car, I will fly so __34__ that angels will run seared.”With a big smile, he would ___35___ the scene. I could have told him it would never happen.
Joe had trouble not just with his eyes, but with his ___36___. He suffered from disabilities when he was born and could not walk until he was 5. But he could ___37___ like anyone. By the time Joe was 12, I think he knew he would never get a license. As with the other hard facts of life, he seemed to ___38___ it without question or bitterness, ___39___ it were nothing more than a card ___40___ at random (随机).
One hot summer day when he was l6,Joe went tapping (敲打) out the driveway with his___41___ , finding his way to my father’s Ford. He ran his hand along the car, felt the heat of the metal, opened the door and climbed in. He felt ___42___ the car, found the keys, ___43___ ,“Hooweeee!” and fired it up.
Fortunately, for everyone, the Ford didn’t move a(n) ___44___. But to this day, Joe still swears (发誓地说) that when he found those keys and___45___ that old engine up, he heard the angels starting to flee.
31．A．hardly B．natural C．especially D．nearly
32．A．calm B．crazy C．proud D．brave
33．A．money B．car C．visa D．license
34．A．fast B．high C．far D．slow
35．A．control B．imagine C．recall D．remember
36．A．arms B．feet C．legs D．hands
37．A．dream B．guess C．write D．draw
38．A．obtain B．refuse C．abandon D．accept
39．A．even if B．as if C．so that D．in case
40．A．selected B．threw C．dropped D．borrowed
41．A．bat B．stick C．handle D．board
42．A．outside B．beside C．behind D．inside
43．A．whispered B．cried C．shouted D．sighed
44．A．inch B．kilometer C．minute D．hour
45．A．cleared B．put C．fired D．broke
Living in Mexico, I struggled with the language. The kids in our ____46____ called me “The American Lady.” One day, as I was ____47____ outside in the small garden, two little boys ran up to my gate, “Lady, lady, blah blah blah.” That’s what I understood, but their gesture made me want to find out what was so ____48____. I walked down the street with them.
At the corner, I ___49___ a pile of garbage with a small dog on top. The poor little animal smelled ____50____. I didn’t know how long she’d been there, but I ____51____ she needed water.
I ran home to get water and a little food, Ted asked what was up, and I ____52____ what I had found. He returned with me, carrying a cat cage. I put down the water and a small cup with the food. The puppy looked at the food but didn’t make any effort to eat or drink. Ted said we needed to get her to the ____53____ as soon as possible. We put the puppy into the cage and ____54____ set out. As we were shown into the exam room, I took her out of the _____55_____ and put her on the metal table. The puppy looked up at me and then, with all her _____56_____, pulled herself over to me and _____57_____ her head on my stomach. That was it. This was my puppy.
What _____58_____ me was the puppy was probably four months old, and we were in our late seventies. I don’t think old people should adopt young animals. I had seen too many cases of trying to find homes if the owners _____59_____, but all that reasoning flew out of the window when that puppy laid her head on my stomach. She had chosen me, and I wouldn’t _____60_____ her.
46．A．city B．hospital C．neighborhood D．school
47．A．working B．struggling C．marching D．hiking
48．A．fundamental B．urgent C．dramatic D．complicated
49．A．classified B．threw C．picked D．spotted
50．A．awful B．fragrant C．marvelous D．sour
51．A．guarded B．warned C．concluded D．ignored
52．A．assumed B．displayed C．whispered D．explained
53．A．shelter B．vet C．expert D．bank
54．A．initially B．hesitantly C．immediately D．completely
55．A．cage B．box C．trunk D．seat
56．A．emotion B．strength C．memory D．action
57．A．transformed B．shook C．bowed D．placed
58．A．bothered B．failed C．claimed D．amused
59．A．left off B．tested out C．took flight D．passed away
60．A．carry B．abandon C．exchange D．possess
One day, a vendor (小贩) came to our doorstep, selling bundles of vegetables priced at one dollar per bundle. My mom’s ____61____ was 50 cents, no more than that, but she ____62____ to buy four bundles at that price. Politely declaring that she wouldn’t even ____63____ the cost at that price, the vendor walked away.
After taking four steps ahead, however, she ____64____ and shouted, “Make it 75 center bundle, and I will sell it to you.” Mom shook her head and ____65____ to her original offer of 50 cents. ____66____ for a while, the vendor came back to our doorstep. The deal was ____67____ at my mom’s bid. My mom paid the money. The vendor took it without even counting. As she ____68____, she swayed (摇晃) due to apparent dizziness. My mom held her hands and asked whether she had had any ____69____ in the morning. The vendor said, “No, I will need to buy some with today’s earnings.”
My mom asked her to sit down, _____70_____ inside, came back swiftly with some food and drink and offered them to the vendor. The vendor was so _____71_____ that she finished them all. Thanking my mom for all the food, she went on her way.
I was _____72_____. I asked my mom why she was so mean in bargaining for 50 cents but was _____73_____ in offering food of a much higher price to that vendor. Mom smiled and said, “There is no kindness in business, but my treating the vendor _____74_____ is from my morality, which is different from business. Remember, there shall _____75_____ be any business in kindness.”
61．A．pay B．offer C．reply D．sale
62．A．afforded B．managed C．refused D．promised
63．A．cover B．include C．bear D．reduce
64．A．walked on B．passed by C．turned back D．went away
65．A．fell B．stuck C．pointed D．referred
66．A．Debating B．Hesitating C．Wandering D．Resting
67．A．planned B．changed C．canceled D．settled
68．A．ate B．ran C．rose D．lay
69．A．food B．rest C．money D．time
70．A．escaped B．screamed C．hurried D．looked
71．A．anxious B．grateful C．greedy D．hungry
72．A．puzzled B．shocked C．moved D．excited
73．A．careful B．generous C．stupid D．crazy
74．A．patiently B．honestly C．cruelly D．kindly
75．A．always B．actually C．never D．yet
Broecker and the woman, Alice, had met five years earlier, when Alice adopted a dog. After Alice ____76____ emphysema (肺气肿), she reached out to Broecker for ____77____.
Broecker took care of the dog, Savannah, while Alice was at medical appointments. When Alice was later moved to hospice (善终医院), Broecker would ____78____ the dog to visit. During Alice’s final days, her biggest worry was what would happen to her dog after she ____79____.
“I said I ____80____ I will make sure that Savannah finds a good ____81____,” Broecker said. “She was so ____82____ that I could make that promise to her.”. After visiting Alice, Broecker came up with an idea that would become her life’s ____83____.
In 2009, Peace of Mind Dog Rescue was born. The ____84____ takes dogs from senior citizens who are no longer able to care for them, have gone into a _____85_____ home or have passed away.
“We can preserve the _____86_____ between humans and animals, make the person’s life better and brighter through our services. It’s about _____87_____ the elderly,” Broecker said.
More than 160 homes are _____88_____ in the organization, which has helped 2,000 senior citizens and found homes for nearly 3,000 dogs until now. For Broecker, this work is about allowing seniors to live with dignity in the final _____89_____ of their lives.
“In our society, sometimes the elderly, whether that is senior people or senior dogs, get _____90_____,” Broecker said. “We really want to cherish all of life.”
76．A．treated B．found C．prevented D．developed
77．A．advice B．help C．clue D．news
78．A．bring B．walk C．train D．feed
79．A．left off B．took off C．passed away D．walked away
80．A．hope B．think C．promise D．guess
81．A．clinic B．school C．hotel D．home
82．A．worried B．relieved C．surprised D．impressed
83．A．cause B．regret C．secret D．trouble
84．A．agency B．organization C．community D．reserve
85．A．dining B．living C．meeting D．nursing
86．A．similarity B．interaction C．record D．bond
87．A．honoring B．affecting C．protecting D．enabling
88．A．special B．precious C．available D．convenient
89．A．party B．stage C．fight D．race
90．A．ignored B．involved C．confused D．exhausted
Louis Tewanima seemed born to run. Like other Hopi people in the late 19th century, Louis ran for his mental and____91____well-being.
In 1907, Louis ____92____ himself riding on one of the locomotives(火车头) that had amazed him as a boy. With no knowledge of the English language, he____93____ east to the CarlisleIndian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.
The ____94____ in Pennsylvania was much colder than what Louis was used to. He missed his family and his way of life. He turned to something ____95____, running. He’d seen the school’s track team practice, so he ____96____ the coach, Glenn S. “Pop” Warner, and asked if he could run for him.
After watching Louis run, Warner____97____ realized Louis had talent. Warner coached him on ____98____his stamina(耐力) and strength to track and field. It wasn’t long before medals, and ____99____ filled Louis’s room at the Carlisle school, and he _____100_____ a celebrity(名人) in distance running in America. Even when he was _____101_____difficulties, Louis prevailed(战胜). He once missed his train to a _____102_____in Harrisburg. Instead of calling it a loss, he ran 18miles to the event,_____103_____on time. He proceeded to compete in the two-mile race, and he _____104_____ first!
In 1908, Louis entered his first Olympic, and placed ninth in the marathon. Four years later, he _____105_____ in the 1912 Summer Olympic in Stockholm, Sweden. This tim, he ran the 10,000-metre race and finished in second place.
91．A．social B．spiritual C．physical D．economic
92．A．found B．caught C．employed D．occupied
93．A．walked B．headed C．drove D．rode
94．A．water B．school C．house D．weather
95．A．practical B．slow C．doubtful D．familiar
96．A．investigated B．criticized C．approached D．blamed
97．A．rarely B．immediately C．eventually D．seriously
98．A．applying B．directing C．delivering D．switching
99．A．tricks B．prizes C．ideas D．smiles
100．A．interviewed B．became C．inferred D．defeated
101．A．faced with B．satisfied with C．broken into D．filled with
102．A．station B．race C．meeting D．lesson
103．A．coming B．working C．starting D．arriving
104．A．adjusted B．finished C．ran D．explained
105．A．competed B．volunteered C．stood D．continued
In my primary school, we used to write a lot in Mrs. White’s class. There were many mistakes in my writings. But no red ____106____. Instead, always a star. Sometimes ____107____ a Good! I would jump with joy at it. But this ____108____ my mother. She wanted to figure out why Mrs. White never ____109____ spelling or grammatical errors. Then one day she went to see her.
Mrs. White replied, “Children are just beginning to get ____110____ about using words, about forming sentences. I don’t want to ____111____ that enthusiasm or put any pressure on them with red ink. Spelling and grammar can wait, but the ____112____ of words won ‘t…” And maybe she didn’t say it ____113____ like that. But what’s for sure is that I grew up learning to use words with ____114____ confidence from her.
It occurs to me that if Mrs. White had used her red pen more _____115_____, I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now. Looking back, I think she was such a(n) _____116_____ teacher—to exercise “red-pen-restriction”. She allowed the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to come out.
In middle school, I used to _____117_____ the word beautiful as “baeutiful”. Although “pretty” is _____118_____ to spell, it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes. So I told myself that if I was going to _____119_____ the word, the least I could do was spell it right. Eventually, I made it.
And thanks to Mrs. White, I had no _____120_____ when writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because Life isn’t Pretty. It’s “Baeutiful”.
106．A．signals B．corrections C．remarks D．symbols
107．A．even B．yet C．ever D．still
108．A．threatened B．shocked C．worried D．pleased
109．A．gave up B．waited for C．wrote down D．pointed out
110．A．nervous B．sensitive C．excited D．confused
111．A．kill B．fuel C．welcome D．ignore
112．A．meaning B．choice C．repetition D．wonder
113．A．formally B．exactly C．firmly D．loudly
114．A．new B．little C．poor D．full
115．A．precisely B．carefully C．personally D．cautiously
116．A．reliable B．romantic C．extraordinary D．famous
117．A．recognise B．identify C．misuse D．misspell
118．A．better B．harder C．easier D．faster
119．A．cancel B．employ C．imitate D．read
120．A．tension B．relief C．complaint D．anger
You never know how good your neighbors are until there’s an emergency.
It was after midnight when Clifford____121____to the sound of a noise next door. Outside, he saw that the house next to his was____122____, and there were three people____123____. A mother with a teenager and a 5-year-old child were ____124____ for help inside the burning home. Unable to get down the stairs due to thick smoke and ____125____, the only way out of the big fire was through the window. Thinking fast, Clifford ran into his backyard and____126____ an old mattress(床垫)out and placed it beneath the woman’s window.
“Come down, come down,” he called up to the family. He ____127____the panicked mother that he would____128____ the child. In an act of____129____and desperation, the mother handed her child out of the_____130_____-into Clifford’s arms. Next, it was the mother and the teenager’ turns. Luckily, their landings were_____131_____.
Nine people are homeless after the house was _____132_____. The Red Cross is working to help the victims recover from losing their home and_____133_____. The house suffered about $1 million in damages, and the fire was so hot that it even melted the siding(墙板)of the house next to it. Two _____134_____from the Boston Fire Department suffered minor injuries.
After the big fire, Clifford was praised for his_____135_____. Later he said he was happy he could help the family_____136_____from the flames(火焰). He says the mother he saved was so_____137_____ and she couldn’t stop thanking him for helping. It took a lot of courage for him to run towards that fire! _____138_____, everyone made it out alive. Clifford didn’t think twice about running toward danger to help these _____139_____. Everyone would all be _____140_____to have a neighbor like him!
121．A．woke up B．stood by C．calmed down D．set off
122．A．on display B．in order C．on fire D．under control
123．A．cheated B．tied C．attacked D．trapped
124．A．preparing B．fighting C．punishing D．screaming
125．A．steam B．dust C．fire D．fog
126．A．examined B．pulled C．sold D．buried
127．A．misjudged B．assumed C．acknowledged D．ensured
128．A．scare B．catch C．educate D．prevent
129．A．faith B．honesty C．curiosity D．warning
130．A．floor B．stair C．field D．window
131．A．safe B．creative C．formal D．confusing
132．A．bought B．used C．destroyed D．decorated
133．A．property B．shelter C．life D．jewels
134．A．audiences B．patients C．firefighters D．performers
135．A．modesty B．politeness C．carelessness D．bravery
136．A．learn B．escape C．suffer D．differ
137．A．tough B．worried C．grateful D．excited
138．A．Suddenly B．Sadly C．Interestingly D．Thankfully
139．A．neighbors B．doctors C．passers-by D．businessmen
140．A．dangerous B．clever C．embarrassed D．fortunate
参考答案：
1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．C 6．D 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．A 11．D 12．B 13．C 14．D 15．A
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述作者的父亲从小影响作者了他爱上了读书的故事。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它一直都没有减退过。A. faded褪色；B. approved赞同；C. spread传播；D. bothered打扰。根据上文“My love for reading started when I was a little kid.”可知，作者从小就喜欢读书，一直都是。故选A。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我父亲还是个孩子的时候，生活太艰难了，以至于他在六年级后就辍学去工作，帮助养活他的大家庭。A. shut关闭；B. entered进入；C. quit放弃；D. started开始。根据下文“to work”可知，作者的父亲去工作，应该是放弃了学习。故选C。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：见第2题详解。A. establish建立；B. feed喂养；C. join加入；D. protect保护。根据上文“he 2 school after 6th grade to work”可知，作者的父亲辍学去工作，应该是帮助养活他的大家庭。故选B。
4．考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管父亲童年的大部分时间都在外面，但他一直拥有他最珍贵的财产之一：贪婪的阅读欲望。A. caught up with赶上；B. lost out on在…上输了；C. was absent from缺席；D. looked forward to期待。根据上文“he 2 school after 6th grade to work and help 3 his large family.”和下文“much of his childhood”可知，作者的父亲失去了很多的童年快乐时光。故选B。
5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：见第4题详解。A. poor贫穷的；B. healthy健康的；C. greedy贪婪的；D. weak弱的。根据上文“dad always possessed one of his most cherished possessions”可知，作者的父亲非常渴望阅读。故选C。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他读了所有的东西，从晨报到我们孩子每天晚上带回家的课本。A. teach教；B. copy复制；C. write写；D. read读。根据下文“everything from the morning paper to the school books we children brought home every evening”可知，这是作者的父亲读的东西。故选D。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对我父亲来说，正规教育从来都不可能，但他所获得的知识肯定应该得到顶尖大学的博士学位。A. Formal正式的；B. Private个人的；C. Special特别的；D. Original原始的。根据上文“When my dad was a child, life was so hard that he 2 school after 6th grade to work and help 3 his large family.”可知，作者的父亲从来没有接受过正式的教育。故选A。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：见7题详解。A. obtained获得；B. deserved值得；C. equaled比得上；D. covered覆盖。根据下文“a Ph.D. from a top university”可知，父亲虽然没有上过学，但是他所获得的知识肯定应该得到顶尖大学的博士学位。故选B。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：早在大多数孩子考虑学习阅读之前，他就会让我坐在他旁边的沙发上，让我看看他碰巧阅读的任何材料附带的图片。A. bring带来；B. wake醒来；C. sit坐；D. put放。根据下文“me up beside him on the sofa”可知，父亲就会让作者坐在他旁边的沙发上。故选C。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：见第9题详解。A. accompanied陪同，伴随；B. remained仍然；C. dropped掉；D. included包括。结合常识可知，此处指父亲阅读的材料配的图片。故选A。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我开始上幼儿园的时候，我的阅读水平已经达到了让亨曼夫人惊讶的水平，她是一位出色的老师，一直活在我心中。A. pattern模式；B. standard标准；C. range范围；D. level水平。根据下文“that astonished Mrs. Henman”可知，当作者开始上幼儿园的时候，他的阅读水平已经达到了让亨曼夫人惊讶的水平。故选D。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第11题详解。A. colleague同事；B. teacher教师；C. parent父母；D. sister姐妹。根据上文“By the time I started kindergarten”可知，亨曼夫人应该是一位幼儿园的老师。故选B。
13．考查动词短语辨析。句意：令人伤心的是，父亲在大约22年前去世了。A. ran away跑开；B. slipped away溜走；C. passed away去世；D. escaped away逃走。根据上文“Sadly”可知，这里应该是指发生在父亲身上令人伤心的事情，所以应该是父亲去世了。故选C。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但在我看来，他永远是那个善良而有爱的年轻人，他让我坐在沙发上，给了我最棒的礼物之一：爱读书的礼物。A. field土地；B. bench长凳；C. ground地面；D. sofa沙发。根据上文“he would 9 me up beside him on the sofa”可知，父亲以前经常让作者坐在沙发上给他读书。故选D。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第14题详解。A. gift礼物；B. result结果；C. duty责任；D. reason原因。根据上文“gave me one of the greatest gifts”可知，这里指父亲给作者的珍贵的礼物——教会了作者爱读书。故选A。
16．C 17．B 18．D 19．A 20．A 21．B 22．C 23．D 24．B 25．A 26．D 27．C 28．B 29．C 30．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位女士为公园乌龟清洗龟壳，希望对自然产生积极影响的故事。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：公园一角有一个湖。A. hidden隐藏；B. founded创建；C. located坐落；位于；D. placed放置。根据下文“in one corner of the park.”可知，湖位于公园里，故选C。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次我慢跑经过这个湖，我都会看到同一个老妇人坐在水边，她身边放着一个小金属笼子。A. man男人；B. woman女人；C. worker工人；D. cleaner清洁工人。根据最后一段“The woman giggled aloud.”内容可知，一位妇人经常来公园为乌龟清洗龟壳，故选B。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次我慢跑经过这个湖，我都会看到同一个老妇人坐在水边，她身边放着一个小金属笼子。A. hanging悬挂；B. waiting等待；C. lying平躺；D. sitting坐落在、被放在。根据下文“beside her”和语境可知，笼子放在女人的旁边。故选D。
19．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我走近时，我意识到金属笼子实际上是一个小陷阱。A. closer更近的；B. quicker更快的；C. lower更低的；D. deeper更深的。根据前文“This past Sunday I stopped jogging and walked over to her.”可知，作者停止慢跑，向她走去，越走越近。故选A。
20．考查副词词义辨析。句意：三只乌龟安然无恙地绕着陷阱底部慢慢地走着。A. slowly慢慢地；B. hurriedly匆忙地；C. anxiously焦急地；D. happily开心地。根据下文“walking around the base of the trap”可知，乌龟安然无恙，慢慢地走。故选A。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的腿上还有第四只乌龟，她正在用软刷子仔细地擦洗它。A. soap肥皂；B. brush刷子；C. knife刀子；D. eraser橡皮。根据上文“She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing (刷洗)”和常识可知，女人拿刷子刷乌龟的壳。故选B。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很想知道你对这些海龟在做什么。A. consider考虑；B. discover发现；C. know知道；D. understand理解。根据下文“what you’re doing with these turtles.”可知，作者想要知道女人在做什么。故选C。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她微笑着。A. laughed大笑；B. left离开；C. relaxed放松；D. smiled微笑。根据下文“I’m cleaning off their shells,”可知，女士在和陌生人交谈，礼貌性地微笑。故选D。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：乌龟壳上的任何东西都会降低海龟吸收热量的能力，并限制它游泳的能力。A. water水；B. heat热量；C. air空气；D. food食物。根据上文“Anything on a turtle’s shell reduces the turtle’s ability to absorb (吸收)”和常识可知，龟壳上面附着的物质会影响海龟吸收热量。故选B。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我做出影响的独特方式。A. way方式；B. right权利；C. pleasure荣幸；D. form形式。根据下文“making a difference”可知，女人通过给乌龟清理角壳，做出了影响，这是她的独特方式。故选A项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那么，你不认为你的时间可以更好地加以利用吗 A. money金钱；B. day一天；C. energy精力；D. time时间。根据上文“I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, helping these little guys out. ”可知，女人每周日上午都会来公园，花费时间为乌龟清洗龟壳，然而作者觉得女士的时间可以更好地加以利用。故选D。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的意思是，我认为你的努力是善良的，但是世界各地的湖泊里都生活着淡水龟。A. effects效果；B. decisions决定；C. efforts努力；D. results结果。根据下文“are kind”可知，作者在说女人付出的努力。故选C。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的意思是，我认为你的努力是善良的，但是世界各地的湖泊里都生活着淡水龟。A. swimming游泳；B. living生活着；C. crowding聚集着；D. walking行走。根据下文“in lakes all around the world”和常识可知，淡水龟生活在湖泊里。故选B。
29．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：99%的乌龟都没有像你这样善良的人帮它们清洗龟壳。A. find out找出；B. break down分解；C. clean off清洗；D. take off脱下。根据上文““I’m cleaning off their shells,” she replied. ”可知，女人在帮乌龟清理龟壳。故选C。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：亲爱的，如果这个小家伙会说话，它会告诉你我刚刚改变了整个世界。A. imagine想象；B. think思考；C. argue争论；D. talk说话。根据下文“he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.”可知，此处假设乌龟如果会说话。故选D。
31．C 32．B 33．D 34．A 35．B 36．C 37．A 38．D 39．B 40．A 41．B 42．D 43．C 44．A 45．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了弟弟Joe酷爱驾驶汽车，但是Joe不仅眼睛有毛病，腿也有毛病。在16岁那年，Joe找到父亲的车，企图发动汽车，但是失败了。但他坚称当他找到那些钥匙并启动那台旧发动机时，他听到天使们开始逃跑。
31．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他特别喜欢速度。A. hardly几乎不；B. natural自然的；C. especially特别；D. nearly几乎。根据后文“fond of speed”指Joe特别喜欢速度，especially符合语境。故选C。
32．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这足以让我母亲担心他疯了。A. calm平静的；B. crazy疯狂的；C. proud自豪的；D. brave勇敢的。上文提到Joe特别喜欢速度，所以母亲担心弟弟太过疯狂了。故选B。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：姐姐，等我长大了，能拿到驾照，能开自己的车了，我要飞得快得连天使都不怕。A. money金钱；B. car汽车；C. visa签证；D. license许可证。根据后文“and drive my own car”指拿到驾照才能开车。故选D。
34．考查副词词义辨析。句意：姐姐，等我长大了，能拿到驾照，能开自己的车了，我要飞得快得连天使都不怕。A. fast快地；B. high高地；C. far远地；D. slow慢的。上文“fond of speed”提到弟弟喜欢开快车，所以这里指飞得很快，故选A。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：带着灿烂的微笑，他想象着那个场景。A. control控制；B. imagine想象；C. recall回想起；D. remember记得。结合上文“When Joe was just a little boy”可知，Joe当时还是小孩子，所以是想象的场景。故选B。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Joe不仅眼睛有毛病，腿也有毛病。A. arms胳膊；B. feet脚；C. legs腿；D. hands手。根据后文“He suffered from disabilities when he was born and could not walk until he was 5.(他出生时患有残疾，直到5岁才会走路)”可知，腿也有毛病。故选C。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他能像任何人一样有梦想。A. dream梦想；B. guess猜测；C. write写；D. draw绘画。But表示转折，说明Joe像别人一样有自己的梦想。故选A。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就像对待生活中的其他残酷事实一样，他似乎毫无疑问、毫无痛苦地接受了，仿佛这只不过是一张随机挑选的卡片。A. obtain获得；B. refuse拒绝；C. abandon抛弃；D. accept接受。根据后文“it without question or bitterness”可知，弟弟接受了自己无法开车的事实。故选D。
39．考查固定短语辨析。句意：就像对待生活中的其他残酷事实一样，他似乎毫无疑问、毫无痛苦地接受了，仿佛这只不过是一张随机挑选的卡片。A. even if即使；B. as if好像；C. so that以便；D. in case万一。根据后文“it were nothing more than a card”可知，这里指弟弟接受残酷事实就好像这只不过是一张随机挑选的卡片，as if引导方式状语从句，从句用虚拟语气。故选B。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就像对待生活中的其他残酷事实一样，他似乎毫无疑问、毫无痛苦地接受了，仿佛这只不过是一张随机挑选的卡片。A. selected选举，挑选；B. threw扔；C. dropped落下；D. borrowed借来。根据上文“it were nothing more than a card”以及后文“at random”指随机挑选的卡片，故选A。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：16岁那年，一个炎热的夏日，Joe用手杖敲打着车道，找到了我父亲的福特车。A. bat球拍；B. stick棍子；C. handle把手；D. board木板。根据后文“finding his way to my father’s Ford”以及上文“Joe had trouble not just with his eyes”提到Joe眼睛有问题，要用手杖走路。故选B。
42．考查介词词义辨析。句意：他把手伸进车里，找到了钥匙，喊道：“Hooweeee！”然后把它点燃了。A. outside在外面；B. beside在旁边；C. behind在后面；D. inside在里面。根据后文“the car, found the keys”指把手伸进车里，找到了钥匙，故选D。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把手伸进车里，找到了钥匙，喊道：“Hooweeee！”然后把它点燃了。A. whispered低语；B. cried哭泣；C. shouted叫喊；D. sighed叹息。根据后文“Hooweeee!”可知，Joe在叫喊。故选C。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，对每个人来说，福特车没有移动一英寸。A. inch英寸；B. kilometer千米；C. minute分钟；D. hour小时。根据上文“Fortunately, for everyone, the Ford didn’t move”可知，Joe没能发动汽车，即福特车没有移动一英寸。故选A。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但直到今天，Joe仍然发誓说，当他找到那些钥匙并启动那台旧发动机时，他听到天使们开始逃跑。A. cleared清除；B. put放置；C. fired点燃；D. broke打破。呼应上文“and fired it up”指发动引擎。故选C。
46．C 47．A 48．B 49．D 50．A 51．C 52．D 53．B 54．C 55．A 56．B 57．D 58．A 59．D 60．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者领养了一只流浪狗的故事。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：邻居的孩子们都叫我“美国小姐”。A. city城市；B. hospital医院；C. neighborhood邻居,街区；D. school学校。根据“two little boys ran up to my gate,”可知，作者所在小区的孩子们把作者称为“美国太太”。故选C。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，当我正在外面的小花园里干活时，两个小男孩跑到我家门口，“女士，女士，等等等等。”A. working工作；B. struggling努力；C. marching行进；D. hiking远足。根据“outside in the small garden,”可知，作者正在花园里干活，此时两个小男孩跑了过来。故选A。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这就是我所理解的，但他们的手势让我想知道是什么如此紧急。A. fundamental基本的；B. urgent紧急的；C. dramatic戏剧性的；D. complicated复杂难懂的。根据“I walked down the street with them.”可知，作者从两个小孩的手势能感觉到有什么紧急的事，让作者去一探究竟。故选B。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在拐角处，我发现了一堆垃圾，上面有一只小狗。A. classified分类；B. threw扔；C. picked捡；D. spotted发现。根据“a pile of garbage with a small dog on top.”可知，作者在一堆垃圾上面发现一条小狗。故选D。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这可怜的小动物身上散发着难闻的气味。A. awful糟糕的；难闻的；B. fragrant芬香的；C. marvelous令人惊异的；D. sour酸的。根据“a pile of garbage”可知，小狗在垃圾上面，味道很难闻。故选A。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道她在那里待了多久，但我断定她需要水。A. guarded守卫；B. warned警告；C. concluded推断出；D. ignored忽略。根据“I didn’t know how long she’d been there,”可知，作者不知道她在那里待了多久，但是能断定她需要喝水。故选C。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我跑回家去拿水和一些食物，泰德问我怎么了，我解释了我的发现。A. assumed假定；B. displayed显示；C. whispered低语；D. explained解释。根据“Ted asked what was up,”可知，作者向 Ted 解释所发现的事情。故选D。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：泰德说我们得尽快带她去看兽医。A. shelter避难所；B. vet兽医；C. expert专家；D. bank银行。Ted根据“As we were shown into the exam room,”可知，泰德建议尽快带她去看兽医。故选B。
54．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们把小狗放进笼子里，立刻出发了。A. initially最初；B. hesitantly犹豫地；C. immediately立即； D. completely完全地。根据“Ted said we needed to get her to the ____8____ as soon as possible.”可知，作者和泰德立刻出发了。故选C。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们被带进检查室时，我把她从笼子里拿出来，放在金属桌子上。A. cage笼子；B. box盒子；C. trunk树干；D. seat座位。根据“We put the puppy into the cage”和“and put her on the metal table.”可知，作者把小狗从笼子里抱出来然后放到桌子上进行检查。故选A。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：小狗抬头看了看我，然后用尽全身力气把自己拉到我身边，把头靠在我的肚子上。A. emotion情感；B. strength力气；C. memory记忆；D. action行为。根据“pulled herself over to me”可知，此时小狗用尽全力靠近作者。故选B。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小狗抬头看了看我，然后用尽全身力气把自己拉到我身边，把头靠在我的肚子上。 A. transformed 改变；B. shook摇晃；C. bowed鞠躬；D. placed放置。根据“But all that reasoning flew out of the window when that puppy laid her head on my stomach.”可知，小狗把头放在作者的肚子上。故选D。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：让我烦恼的是那只小狗大概只有四个月大，而我们都快70岁了。A. bothered困扰；B. failed失败；C. claimed宣称；D. amused 娱乐。根据“and we were in our late seventies. I don’t think old people should adopt young animals.”可知，作者夫妻二人已经七十多岁，不适合养小狗。小狗只有四个月大，这让作者很困扰。故选A。
59．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我见过太多在主人去世后试图寻找新家的案例，但当那只小狗把头靠在我的肚子上时，所有的推理都烟消云散了。A. left off中断；B. tested out彻底检验；C. took flight逃走；D. passed away去世。根据“I don’t think old people should adopt young animals.”可知，作者见过很多主人去世，养的宠物需要寻找家的情况。故选D。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她选择了我，我不会抛弃她。A. carry携带；B. abandon抛弃；C. exchange交换；D. possess拥有。根据“That was it. This was my puppy.””可知，作者认定这就是她的，就是她的小狗了。故选B。
61．B 62．D 63．A 64．C 65．B 66．B 67．D 68．C 69．A 70．C 71．D 72．A 73．B 74．D 75．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述妈妈在买蔬菜时坚持和小贩讨价还价，却在小贩险些晕倒时慷慨相助，作者感到困惑，妈妈解释说帮助小贩是出于道德，但是没有仁慈的生意。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈的报价是50美分，没有更多，但她答应以这个价格买四捆。A. pay支付；B. offer报价；C. reply答复；D. sale出售。根据“Mom shook her head and ____5____ to her original offer of 50 cents.”可知，妈妈向小贩报价50美分买蔬菜。故选B。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈的报价是50美分，没有更多，但她答应以这个价格买四捆。A. afforded付得起；B. managed管理；C. refused拒绝；D. promised承诺；答应。根据“buy four bundles at that price.”可知，妈妈虽然不同意加价，但是承诺会买四捆蔬菜。故选D。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小贩礼貌地表示，那个价格甚至不足以支付成本，然后就走开了。A. cover足以支付；B. include包括；C. bear忍受；D. reduce减少。根据“the vendor walked away.”可知，小贩说妈妈的出价连成本都不足以支付。故选A。
64．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但是，她向前走了四步后，回头喊道：“75美分一捆成交，我就卖给你。”A. walked on继续走；B. passed by经过；C. turned back转身；D. went away走开。上文提到小贩走开了，结合下文“Make it 75 center bundle, and I will sell it to you.”可知，小贩应是转身向妈妈喊道。故选C。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈摇了摇头，坚持她最初的50美分的报价。A. fell跌倒；B. stuck坚持；C. pointed指向；D. referred提及。根据“Mom shook her head”可知，妈妈不同意75美分的价格，坚持最初的报价。故选B。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：犹豫了一会儿，小贩又来到我们家门口。A. Debating辩论；B. Hesitating犹豫；C. Wandering游荡；D. Resting休息。根据“the vendor came back to our doorstep.”可知，小贩想要卖75美分一捆，但是妈妈坚持报价50美分，小贩应是犹豫了一会儿，然后答应了。故选B。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这笔交易以我妈妈的出价达成。A. planned计划；B. changed改变；C. canceled取消；D. settled确定。根据“My mom paid the money.”可知，交易最后确定以妈妈的报价完成。故选D。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她站起来时，由于明显的头晕，她有点摇晃。A. ate吃；B. ran跑；C. rose站起；D. lay躺。根据“she swayed (摇晃) due to apparent dizziness.” 及下一段中“My mom asked her to sit down,”可知，小贩在站起来时，由于头晕而摇摇晃晃。故选C。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：妈妈拉着她的手，问她早上有没有吃东西。A. food食物；B. rest休息；C. money钱；D. time时间。根据“My mom asked her to sit down, ____10____ inside, came back swiftly with some food and drink and offered them to the vendor.”可知，妈妈给小贩一些食物和饮料，所以妈妈是问小贩早上有没有吃东西。故选A。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈让她坐下，匆匆进屋，拿着一些食物和饮料迅速回来，把它们递给了小贩。A. escaped逃离；B. screamed尖叫；C. hurried匆忙；D. looked看。根据“came back swiftly with some food and drink and offered them to the vendor.”可知，小贩险些晕倒，妈妈应是匆忙进屋拿一些食物和饮料。故选C。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：小贩又饿又感激地把它们都吃光了。A. anxious焦急的；B. grateful感激的；C. greedy贪婪的；D. hungry饥饿的。根据“Thanking my mom for all the food,”可知，小贩感激妈妈。故选D。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很困惑。A. puzzled困惑的；B. shocked震惊的；C. moved感动的；D. excited激动的。根据“I asked my mom why she was so mean in bargaining for 50 cents but was ____13____ in offering food of a much higher price to that vendor.”可知，作者对妈妈的行为感到困惑。故选A。
73．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我问妈妈，为什么她在讨价还价时那么吝啬，却慷慨地以更高的价格向那个小贩提供食物。A. careful仔细的；B. generous慷慨的；C. stupid愚蠢的；D. crazy疯狂的。根据“I asked my mom why she was so mean in bargaining for 50 cents”可知，妈妈行为是慷慨的。此处和“mean”形成对比。故选B。
74．考查副词词义辨析。句意：妈妈笑着说：“生意上没有善良，但我对小贩好是我的道德，和生意上不一样。记住，永远没有仁慈的生意。” A. patiently耐心地；B. honestly诚实地；C. cruelly残忍地；D. kindly善良地；善意地。根据“There is no kindness in business,”可知，作者的妈妈对小贩很善意是出于道德。故选D。
75．考查副词词义辨析。句意：妈妈笑着说：“生意上没有善良，但我对小贩好是我的道德，和生意上不一样。记住，永远没有仁慈的生意。”A. always总是；B. actually实际上；C. never永不；D. yet然而。根据上文妈妈坚持自己的报价及语境可知，此处指“永远没有仁慈的生意”。故选C。
76．D 77．B 78．A 79．C 80．C 81．D 82．B 83．A 84．B 85．D 86．D 87．A 88．C 89．B 90．A
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了爱丽丝在弥留之际请求朋友布洛克帮忙照顾她的宠物小狗。受此启发，布洛克建立了一个动物保护组织，旨在帮助那些因主人年迈或去世而无法照看的小动物寻找新的家庭的故事。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：爱丽丝患上肺气肿后，她向布洛克寻求帮助。A. treated治疗；B. found发现；C. prevented阻止；D. developed患病。根据常识肺气肿使一种疾病，推断出爱丽丝患上了肺气肿，develop意为“患上”，符合句意。故选D项。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：爱丽丝患上肺气肿后，她向布洛克寻求帮助。A. advice建议；B. help帮助；C. clue线索；D. news新闻。根据后文“Broecker took care of the dog, Savannah, while Alice was at medical appointments.”可知，布洛克帮助照顾爱丽丝的狗，说明爱丽丝向布洛克寻求帮助。故选B项。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当爱丽丝后来被转移到临终关怀院时，布洛克会带着这只狗来看望她。A. bring带来；B. walk步行；C. train训练；D. feed喂养。根据前文“When Alice was later moved to hospice (善终医院)”可知，爱丽丝生命到了尽头，推断出布洛克带着狗去拜访她。故选A项。
79．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在爱丽丝生命的最后几天，她最担心的是她的狗去世后会发生什么。A. left off停止；B. took off脱下；C. passed away去世；D. walked away走开。根据前文“During Alice’s final days, her biggest worry was what would happen to her dog”可知，在爱丽丝生命最后的几天，说明她的生命快到了尽头，推断出她担心在她去世后狗的处理问题。故选C项。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我说过我保证会确保萨凡纳找到一个好家，”布洛克说。A. hope希望；B. think认为；C. promise承诺；D. guess猜测。根据后文“ “She was so ____7____ that I could make that promise to her.””可知，布洛克说会遵守对爱丽丝的承诺，说明她之前对爱丽丝做过承诺。故选C项。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我说过我保证会确保萨凡纳找到一个好家，”布洛克说。A. clinic诊所；B. school学校；C. hotel旅馆；D. home家。根据前文“During Alice’s final days, her biggest worry was what would happen to her dog after she ____4____.”可知，爱丽丝害怕在她去世后小狗的归属问题。由此可知，布洛克承诺要给小狗找一个家。故选D项。
82．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我能对她做出这样的承诺，她松了一口气。”A. worried担心的；B. relieved如释重负的；C. surprised感到惊讶的；D. impressed印象深刻的。根据前文““I will make sure that Savannah finds a good ____6____,” 可知，布洛克承诺要给爱丽丝的小狗找一个好的家庭，推断出爱丽丝最担心的事得到了解决。由此可知，她感到如释重负。故选B项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在拜访爱丽丝之后，布洛克想出了一个想法，这个想法将成为她一生的事业。A. cause事业；B. regret遗憾；C. secret秘密；D. trouble麻烦。根据后文“In 2009, Peace of Mind Dog Rescue was born.”可知，在2009年，爱丽丝创造了一个名为“安心狗狗救援”的组织，说明她把这个想法变成了事业。故选A项。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：该组织从不再能够照顾、进入疗养院或已经去世的老年人那里接收狗。A. agency机构；B. organization组织；C. community团体；D. reserve保留。根据后文“More than 160 homes are ____13____ in the organization”可知，“安心狗狗救援”是一个组织，organization为原词复现。故选B项。
85．考查名词词义辨析。句意：该组织从不再能够照顾、进入疗养院或已经去世的老年人那里接收狗。A. dining吃饭；B. living生活；C. meeting会议；D. nursing照料。根据前文“senior citizens who are no longer able to care for them”可知，这个组织针对的是不能照顾自己的老人。由此可知，他们是需要进养老院。故选D项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们可以通过我们的服务来维护人与动物之间的联系，让人们的生活变得更好、更光明。A. similarity相似；B. interaction互动；C. record记录；D. bond联系。根据后文“between humans and animals”可知，这个组织是为了维护人类和动物之间的联系。故选D项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们可以通过我们的服务来维护人与动物之间的联系，让人们的生活变得更好、更光明。这是对老年人的尊重，”布洛克说。A. honoring尊重；B. affecting影响；C. protecting保护；D. enabling使……能够。根据后文“For Broecker, this work is about allowing seniors to live with dignity in the final ____14____ of their lives.”可知，对布洛克来说，这项工作是为了让老年人在生命的最后阶段有尊严地生活，说明这项活动的目的是为了尊重逝去的老人。故选A项。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：该组织有160多个家庭可利用，到目前为止，该组织已经帮助了2000名老年人，并为近3000只狗找到了家。A. special特殊的；B. precious珍贵的；C. available可利用的；D. convenient方便的。根据后文“which has helped 2,000 senior citizens and found homes for nearly 3,000 dogs until now.”可知，这个组织帮助了2000多名老人和3000多只狗。由此可知，该组织应该有160多个家庭可以利用。故选C项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对布洛克来说，这项工作是为了让老年人在生命的最后阶段有尊严地生活。A. party聚会；B. stage阶段；C. fight航班；D. race种族。根据前文“senior citizens who are no longer able to care for them”可知，这个组织是为了不能自理的老人服务的。由此可知，这些老人已经走到了人生的最后阶段。故选B项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“在我们的社会中，有时老人，无论是老年人还是老年狗，都会被忽视，”布洛克说。A. ignored忽视；B. involved参与；C. confused使困惑；D. exhausted使精疲力尽。根据后文“ “We really want to cherish all of life.””可知，布洛克的组织就是为了想要珍视所有的生命，说明她想要珍惜那些被社会忽视的生命群体。故选A项。
91．C 92．A 93．B 94．D 95．D 96．C 97．B 98．A 99．B 100．B 101．A 102．B 103．D 104．B 105．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了1912年夏季奥运会万米赛的银牌获得者Louis Tewanima的励志故事。
91．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：像其他霍皮人在19世纪后期，路易斯为他的精神和身体健康而跑。A. social社交的；B. spiritual精神上的；C. physical身体上的；D. economic经济的。由上文“Louis ran for his mental and”和下文“well-being”可知，此处指精神和身体上的健康。故选C。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1907年，路易斯发现自己乘坐在一辆在他小时候就让他惊叹不已的火车上。A. found发现；B. caught捉住；C. employed雇佣；D. occupied占用。由下文“himself riding on one of the locomotives”可知，他发现自己坐在一辆一直让自己惊叹不已的火车上，find sb.doing sth.意为“发现某人在做某事”。故选A。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于不懂英语，他向东去了宾夕法尼亚州的卡莱尔印第安工业学校。A. walked走路；B. headed前往；C. drove开车；D. rode骑行。由下文“east to the CarlisleIndian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.”可知，他向东去了宾夕法尼亚州的卡莱尔印第安工业学校，head east意为“向东走”。故选B。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：宾夕法尼亚州的天气比路易习惯的天气要冷得多。A. water水；B. school学校；C. house房子；D. weather天气。由下文“in Pennsylvania was much colder than what Louis was used to.”可知，此处指天气冷。故选D。
95．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他转向一个熟悉的东西——跑步。A. practical实用的；B. slow慢的；C. doubtful怀疑的；D. familiar熟悉的。由本文第一段第一句“Louis Tewanima seemed born to run”可知，路易斯似乎天生就是跑步的料，所以他对跑步很熟悉，something familiar意为“熟悉的事情”。故选D。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他看过学校的田径队训练，所以他与教练Glenn S接洽。A. investigated调查；B. criticized批评；C. approached接近；接洽；与……交谈；D. blamed责备。由下文“asked if he couldrun for him.”可知，路易斯找到教练，与他交谈，故选C。
97．考查副词词义辨析。句意：看到路易斯跑步后，华纳立刻意识到路易斯很有天赋。A. rarely稀有地；B. immediately立即；C. eventually最后；D. seriously认真地。由上文“After watching Louis run”和下文“realized Louis had talent”可知，华纳立即意识到路易斯是有天赋的。故选B。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：华纳教他如何在田径运动中运用自己的耐力和体力。A. applying应用；B. directing指导；C. delivering运送；D. switching转换。由下文“his stamina and strength to track and field”可知，此处指把他的耐力和力量运用到田径上，apply...to...固定搭配，意为“把……应用于……”。故选A。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：没过多久，奖牌和奖品已经堆满了路易斯在卡莱尔学校的房间里，他成为了美国长跑界的名人。A. tricks诡计；B. prizes奖品；C. ideas主意；D. smiles微笑。由上文“It wasn’t long before medals”可知，奖牌和奖品已经装满了路易斯的房间。故选B。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：没过多久，奖牌和奖品已经堆满了路易斯在卡莱尔学校的房间里，他成为了美国长跑界的名人。A. interviewed采访；B. became变成；C. inferred干预；D. defeated打败。由下文“in distance running in America”可知，路易斯成为美国长跑项目的名人。故选B。
101．考查形容词短语词义辨析。句意：即使面临困难，路易斯还是胜利了。A. faced with面对；B. satisfied with对……满意；C. broken into闯入；D. filled with填满。由下文“difficulties”可知，此处指面临困难，be faced with意为“面临；面对”。故选A。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他有一次错过了去哈里斯堡参加比赛的火车。A. station车站；B. race比赛；C. meeting会议；D. lesson课。由下文“He proceeded to compete in the two-mile race”可知，他去参加比赛，race是同词复现。故选B。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没有说这是一个损失，而是跑了18英里去比赛现场，他准时到达。A. coming来；B. working工作；C. starting开始；D. arriving到达。由上文“Instead of calling it a loss, he ran 18miles to the event”可知，他跑了18公里准时到达比赛现场来参加比赛，arrive on time意为“准时到达”。故选D。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他继续参加了两英里的比赛，他第一个完成了！A. adjusted调整；B. finished结束；C. ran跑步；D. explained解释。由下文“first!”可知，他第一个完成比赛，获得冠军，“he finished first”意为“他第一个冲到终点”。故选B。
105．考查动词词义辨析。句意：四年后，他参加了1912年在瑞典斯德哥尔摩举行的夏季奥运会。A. competed竞争；B. volunteered主动；C. stood站立；D. continued继续。由下文“in the 1912 Summer Olympic in Stockholm, Sweden”可知，他参加了这次夏季奥运会，compete in固定搭配，意为“参加比赛”。故选A。
106．B 107．A 108．C 109．D 110．C 111．A 112．D 113．B 114．D 115．A 116．C 117．D 118．C 119．B 120．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在上小学的时候，怀特老师没有及时地纠正作者班上同学的拼写错误，而是不想扼杀他们学习使用单词的热情，也不想用红字给他们施加压力，从而让他们更自信地去学习的故事。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是没有红色的修正。A. signals信号；B. corrections修正；C. remarks评论；D. symbols符号。根据上文“There were many mistakes in my writings.”文章中有许多错误，以及下文“Instead, always a star.”相反，永远是星星，可推知，此处为但是没有红色的修正。故选B项。
107．考查副词词义辨析。句意：有时甚至是一个好！A. even甚至；B. yet仍然，还；C. ever曾经；D. still仍然。根据上文提到的文章中有许多错误，没有红色的修正，相反，永远是星星。以及该句中的even，可推知，此处为有时甚至是一个好！故选A项。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这让我母亲很担心。A. threatened威胁；B. shocked使震惊；C. worried担心；D. pleased使满意。根据该句中的But 转折以及下文“She wanted to figure out why Mrs. White…”可推知，此处为但这让我母亲很担心。故选C项。
109．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她想弄清楚为什么怀特老师从不指出拼写或语法错误。A. gave up放弃；B. waited for等待；C. wrote down写下，记下；D. pointed out指出来。根据上文提到的但这让我母亲很担心。以及该句中的“She wanted to figure out why”和“spelling or grammatical errors”可推知，此处为她想弄清楚为什么怀特老师从不指出拼写或语法错误。故选D项。
110．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：怀特老师回答说：“孩子们刚刚开始对使用单词和造句感到兴奋。A. nervous紧张的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. excited兴奋的；D. confused困惑的。根据下文“I don’t want to ____6____ that enthusiasm”可知，此处为孩子们刚刚开始对使用单词和造句感到兴奋。故选C项。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不想扼杀这种热情，也不想用红色的字给他们施加压力。A. kill扼杀；B. fuel点燃；C. welcome欢迎；D. ignore忽视。根据上文提到的孩子们刚刚开始对使用单词和造句感到兴奋，以及该句中的“or put any pressure on them with red ink”可知，此处为我不想扼杀这种热情，也不想用红色的字给他们施加压力。 故选A项。
112．考查名词词义辨析。句意：拼写和语法可以等等，但文字的奇迹不会……”也许她并不是那样准确说的。A. meaning意义；B. choice选择；C. repetition重复；D. wonder奇迹。根据句意以及该句中的“Spelling and grammar can wait”和but转折可推知，此处为拼写和语法可以等等，但文字的奇迹不会……。故选D项。
113．考查副词词义辨析。句意：拼写和语法可以等等，但文字的奇迹不会……”也许她并不是那样说的。A. formally正式地；B. exactly准确地；C. firmly坚定地；D. loudly吵闹地。 根据句意以及下文“But what’s for sure is that…”可推知，此处为拼写和语法可以等等，但文字的奇迹不会……”也许她并不是那样说的。故选B项。
114．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但可以肯定的是，我从小就从她那里充满信心地学习使用单词。A. new新的；B. little小的；C. poor贫穷的；D. full满的。根据句意以及该句中的“But what’s for sure”和“I grew up learning to use words”可推知，此处为但可以肯定的是，我从小就从她那里充满信心地学习使用单词。故选D项。
115．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我突然想到，如果怀特老师把她的红笔用得更精确一些，我现在可能就不会告诉你这件事了。A. precisely精确地；B. carefully小心地；C. personally亲自地；D. cautiously小心翼翼地。根据该句中的“I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now.”可知，此处为我突然想到，如果怀特老师把她的红笔用得更准确一些，我现在可能就不会告诉你这件事了。故选A项。
116．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：回想起来，我觉得她是一位非常出色的老师——行使“红笔限制”。A. reliable可信赖的；B. romantic浪漫的；C. extraordinary杰出的，出色的；D. famous有名的。根据该句中的“to exercise “red-pen-restriction”.”以及下文“She allowed the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to come out. 她让喜悦、惊奇和激动的表情流露出来。可推知，此处为我觉得她是一位非常出色的老师——行使“红笔限制”。故选C项。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在中学的时候，我常常把“beautiful”这个词拼错为“baeutiful”。A. recognise识别，认出；B. identify识别；C. misuse错用；D. misspell拼错。根据该句中的“the word beautiful as “baeutiful”.”可知，此处为在中学的时候，我常常把“beautiful”这个词拼错为“baeutiful”。故选D项。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然“pretty”更容易拼写，但有时它并没有你想要的那么重要。A. better更好的；B. harder更困难的；C. easier更容易的；D. faster更快的。根据上文提到的我常常把“beautiful”这个词拼错为“baeutiful”。以及该句中的“it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes.”可推知，此处为虽然“pretty”更容易拼写，但有时它并没有你想要的那么重要。故选C项。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我告诉自己，如果我要用这个词，至少我能把它拼对。A. cancel取消；B. employ使用；C. imitate模仿；D. read读。根据句意以及该句中的“the least I could do was spell it right.”可推知，此处为所以我告诉自己，如果我要用这个词，至少我能把它拼对。故选B项。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：多亏了怀特老师，我在写我想写的东西时没有紧张，即使我不能把它拼出来。A. tension紧张；B. relief缓解；C. complaint抱怨；D. anger生气。根据该句中的“And thanks to Mrs. White,”以及“even if I couldn’t quite spell it out.”可推知，此处为多亏了怀特老师，我在写我想写的东西时没有紧张，即使我不能把它拼出来。故选A项。
121．A 122．C 123．D 124．D 125．C 126．B 127．D 128．B 129．A 130．D 131．A 132．C 133．A 134．C 135．D 136．B 137．C 138．D 139．A 140．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是发生了火灾后，Clifford不顾一切地救助邻居而受到表扬的故事。
121．考查动词短语辨析。句意：半夜过后，Clifford被隔壁的响声惊醒了。A. woke up醒来；B. stood by站在一旁；C. calmed down冷静下来；D. set off出发。根据上文中的“It was after midnight”可知，半夜应该是“醒来”。故选A项。
122．考查介词短语辨析。句意：在外面，他看到他隔壁的房子着火了，有三个人被困在里面。A. on display展览中；B. in order有序的；C. on fire着火；D. under control在控制下。根据下文中的“the only way out of the big fire was through the window.”可知，此处指的是“着火”。故选C项。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在外面，他看到他隔壁的房子着火了，有三个人被困在里面。A. cheated欺骗；B. tied系；C. attacked进攻；D. trapped困住。根据下文中的“Unable to get down the stairs due to thick smoke and ____5____ , the only way out of the big fire was through the window.”可知，此处指的是这三人“被困”在里面。故选D项。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位母亲带着一个十几岁的孩子和一个5岁的孩子在燃烧的房子里大声呼救。A. preparing准备；B. fighting战斗；C. punishing惩罚；D. screaming尖叫。根据上文“It was after midnight”以及下文中的“inside the burning home.”可知，在着火的屋子里，“尖叫”求救。故选D项。
125．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于浓烟和大火，他无法下楼梯，唯一的出路就是从窗户出去。A. steam蒸汽；B. dust灰尘；C. fire火；D. fog雾。结合语境以及“Later he said he was happy he could help the family ____16____ from the flames (火焰).”可知，此处指的是“大火”。故选C项。
126．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Clifford想得很快，跑到后院，拿出一个旧床垫(垫)，放在那个女人的窗户下面。A. examined检测；B. pulled拉；C. sold售卖；D. buried埋。根据下文中的“an old mattress (床垫) out and placed it beneath the woman’s window.”可知，此处指的是“拉出”一个垫子挡在窗户下。故选B项。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他向惊慌失措的母亲保证他会抓住孩子。A. misjudged误判；B. assumed认为；C. acknowledged承认；D. ensured确保。结合语境以及下文中的“the mother handed her child out of the ____10____ -into Clifford’s arms.”可知，此处指的是Clifford让这位惊慌失措的母亲相信他能抓住孩子，才会有母亲把孩子交给Clifford。故选D项。
128．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他向惊慌失措的母亲保证他会抓住孩子。A. scare使害怕；B. catch抓；C. educate教育；D. prevent阻止。根据下文中的“Luckily, their landings were ____11____ .”可知，大家都安全落地，由此可知，此处指的是“抓住，接住”孩子。故选B项。
129．考查名词词义辨析。句意：出于信心和绝望，母亲把她的孩子从窗户里抱了出来，放在克利福的怀里。A. faith信念；B. honesty诚实；C. curiosity好奇；D. warning警告。根据上文中的““Come down, come down,” he called up to the family. He ____7____ the panicked mother that he would ____8____ the child.”及下文中的desperation，可知，此处指的是出于对Clifford 的“相信”。故选A项。
130．考查名词词义辨析。句意：出于信心和绝望，母亲把她的孩子从窗户里抱了出来，放在克利福的怀里。A. floor地板；B. stair楼梯；C. field田野,领域；D. window窗户。根据上文中的“the only way out of the big fire was through the window.”可知，此处指的是通过“窗户”把孩子交给Clifford。故选D项。
131．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，他们安全着陆。A. safe安全的；B. creative有创造力的；C. formal正式的；D. confusing令人迷惑的。根据上文中的“Luckily”可知，此处是“安全”落地。故选A项。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意：房子被毁后，有9人无家可归。A. bought买；B. used使用；C. destroyed破坏；D. decorated装饰。结合语境以及下文中的“The Red Cross is working to help the victims recover from losing their home”可知，此处指的是房子“被毁”。故选C项。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：红十字会正在努力帮助灾民从失去家园和财产中恢复过来。A. property财产；B. shelter避难所；C. life生活；D. jewels珠宝。根据下文中的“The house suffered about $1 million in damages, and the fire was so hot that it even melted the siding(墙板)of the house next to it.”可知，火灾损失惨重，所以此处指的应为“财产”。故选A项。
134．考查名词词义辨析。句意：波士顿消防局的两名消防员受了轻伤。A. audiences听众；B. patients病人；C. firefighters消防员；D. performers表演者。根据下文中的“from the Boston Fire Department suffered minor injuries.”可知，来自消防局的人员，应该是“消防员”。故选C项。
135．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大火之后，Clifford因为他的勇敢而受到表扬。A. modesty谦虚；B. politeness礼貌；C. carelessness粗心；D. bravery勇敢。根据下文中的“It took a lot of courage for him to run towards that fire!”可知，Clifford不顾一切地跑向大火，所以此处指的是Clifford的“勇敢”。故选D项。
136．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来他说他很高兴能帮助这家人逃离大火。A. learn学习；B. escape逃跑；C. suffer遭受；D. differ区别。根据下文中的“He says the mother he saved ”可知，此处指的是的帮助他们“逃离”大火。故选B项。
137．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说，他救的母亲非常感激，她不停地感谢他的帮助。A. tough艰难的；B. worried担心的；C. grateful感激的；D. excited兴奋的。根据空后的“she couldn’t stop thanking him for helping.”可知，被救的母亲应该是“非常感激”而不断地感谢Clifford。故选C项。
138．考查副词词义辨析。句意：谢天谢地，每个人都活着出来了。A. Suddenly突然；B. Sadly伤心地；C. Interestingly有趣的是；D. Thankfully满怀感激地。根据下文中的“everyone made it out alive.”可知，大家都活着，应该是表示“满怀感激地”。故选D项。
139．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Clifford毫不犹豫地奔向危险的地方去帮助这些邻居。A. neighbors邻居；B. doctors医生；C. passers-by过路人；D. businessmen商人。结合语境以及上文中的“You never know how good your neighbors are until there’s an emergency.”可知，此处讲述的是“邻居”。故选A项。
140．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每个人都很幸运有一个像他这样的邻居！A. dangerous危险的；B. clever聪明的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. fortunate幸运的。结合语境和下文中的“have a neighbor like him!”可知，有一个能不顾一切奔向大火救你的邻居，应该是“幸运的”。故选D项。
My love for reading started when I was a little kid. It has never ___1___ in all the years.
It all started with my dad. When my dad was a child, life was so hard that he ____2____ school after 6th grade to work and help ____3____ his large family. Although he ____4____ much of his childhood, dad always possessed one of his most cherished possessions: a ___5___ appetite for reading. And ____6____ he did-everything from the morning paper to the school books we children brought home every evening. ____7____ education was never in the cards for my dad, but the knowledge he acquired would surely have ___8___ a Ph.D．from a top university.
I inherited my own love for reading from dad. Long before most kids even think about learning to read, he would ____9____ me up beside him on the sofa and let me look at the pictures that _____10_____ whatever material he happened to be reading. By the time I started kindergarten I was already reading on a _____11_____ that astonished Mrs. Henman, a wonderful ____12____ who lives on in my heart till this day.
Sadly, dad _____13_____ almost 22 years ago. But in my mind, he’ll always be the kind and loving young man who sat me up on the _____14_____ and gave me one of the greatest gifts: The ____15____ of the love of reading.
1．A．faded B．approved C．spread D．bothered
2．A．shut B．entered C．quit D．started
3．A．establish B．feed C．join D．protect
4．A．caught up with B．lost out on C．was absent from D．looked forward to
5．A．poor B．healthy C．greedy D．weak
6．A．teach B．copy C．write D．read
7．A．Formal B．Private C．Special D．Original
8．A．obtained B．deserved C．equaled D．covered
9．A．bring B．wake C．sit D．put
10．A．accompanied B．remained C．dropped D．included
11．A．pattern B．standard C．range D．level
12．A．colleague B．teacher C．parent D．sister
13．A．ran away B．slipped away C．passed away D．escaped away
14．A．field B．bench C．ground D．sofa
15．A．gift B．result C．duty D．reason
Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake ____16____ in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly ____17____ sitting at the water’s edge (边缘) with a small metal cage ____18____ beside her.
This past Sunday I stopped jogging and walked over to her. As I got ____19____, I realized that the metal cage was, in fact, a small trap. There were three turtles, unharmed, ____20____ walking around the base of the trap. She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing (刷洗) with a soft ____21____.
“Hello,” I said. “I see you here every Sunday morning. I’d love to ____22____ what you’re doing with these turtles.”
She ____23____. “I’m cleaning off their shells,” she replied. “Anything on a turtle’s shell reduces the turtle’s ability to absorb (吸收)____24____ and limits its ability to swim.” She went on: “I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, helping these little guys out. It’s my own strange _____25_____ of making a difference.”
I scratched my head. “Well then, don’t you think your _____26_____ can be better spent I mean, think your _____27_____ are kind, but there are fresh water turtles _____28_____ in lakes all around the world. And 99% of these turtles don’t have kind people like you to help them _____29_____ their shells. How exactly are your localized efforts here truly making a difference ”
The woman giggled (咯咯地笑) aloud. She then looked down at the turtle in her lap and said, “Sweetie, if this little guy could _____30_____, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.”
16．A．hidden B．founded C．located D．placed
17．A．man B．woman C．worker D．cleaner
18．A．hanging B．waiting C．lying D．sitting
19．A．closer B．quicker C．lower D．deeper
20．A．slowly B．hurriedly C．anxiously D．happily
21．A．soap B．brush C．knife D．eraser
22．A．consider B．discover C．know D．understand
23．A．laughed B．left C．relaxed D．smiled
24．A．water B．heat C．air D．food
25．A．way B．right C．pleasure D．form
26．A．money B．day C．energy D．time
27．A．effects B．decisions C．efforts D．results
28．A．swimming B．living C．crowding D．walking
29．A．find out B．break down C．clean off D．take off
30．A．imagine B．think C．argue D．talk
My brother Joe had a passion for driving cars. He was___31___ fond of speed. It was enough to make my mother fear that he was ___32___.
When Joe was just a little boy, he would often say to me, “Sister, when I am old enough to get my ___33___ and drive my own car, I will fly so __34__ that angels will run seared.”With a big smile, he would ___35___ the scene. I could have told him it would never happen.
Joe had trouble not just with his eyes, but with his ___36___. He suffered from disabilities when he was born and could not walk until he was 5. But he could ___37___ like anyone. By the time Joe was 12, I think he knew he would never get a license. As with the other hard facts of life, he seemed to ___38___ it without question or bitterness, ___39___ it were nothing more than a card ___40___ at random (随机).
One hot summer day when he was l6,Joe went tapping (敲打) out the driveway with his___41___ , finding his way to my father’s Ford. He ran his hand along the car, felt the heat of the metal, opened the door and climbed in. He felt ___42___ the car, found the keys, ___43___ ,“Hooweeee!” and fired it up.
Fortunately, for everyone, the Ford didn’t move a(n) ___44___. But to this day, Joe still swears (发誓地说) that when he found those keys and___45___ that old engine up, he heard the angels starting to flee.
31．A．hardly B．natural C．especially D．nearly
32．A．calm B．crazy C．proud D．brave
33．A．money B．car C．visa D．license
34．A．fast B．high C．far D．slow
35．A．control B．imagine C．recall D．remember
36．A．arms B．feet C．legs D．hands
37．A．dream B．guess C．write D．draw
38．A．obtain B．refuse C．abandon D．accept
39．A．even if B．as if C．so that D．in case
40．A．selected B．threw C．dropped D．borrowed
41．A．bat B．stick C．handle D．board
42．A．outside B．beside C．behind D．inside
43．A．whispered B．cried C．shouted D．sighed
44．A．inch B．kilometer C．minute D．hour
45．A．cleared B．put C．fired D．broke
Living in Mexico, I struggled with the language. The kids in our ____46____ called me “The American Lady.” One day, as I was ____47____ outside in the small garden, two little boys ran up to my gate, “Lady, lady, blah blah blah.” That’s what I understood, but their gesture made me want to find out what was so ____48____. I walked down the street with them.
At the corner, I ___49___ a pile of garbage with a small dog on top. The poor little animal smelled ____50____. I didn’t know how long she’d been there, but I ____51____ she needed water.
I ran home to get water and a little food, Ted asked what was up, and I ____52____ what I had found. He returned with me, carrying a cat cage. I put down the water and a small cup with the food. The puppy looked at the food but didn’t make any effort to eat or drink. Ted said we needed to get her to the ____53____ as soon as possible. We put the puppy into the cage and ____54____ set out. As we were shown into the exam room, I took her out of the _____55_____ and put her on the metal table. The puppy looked up at me and then, with all her _____56_____, pulled herself over to me and _____57_____ her head on my stomach. That was it. This was my puppy.
What _____58_____ me was the puppy was probably four months old, and we were in our late seventies. I don’t think old people should adopt young animals. I had seen too many cases of trying to find homes if the owners _____59_____, but all that reasoning flew out of the window when that puppy laid her head on my stomach. She had chosen me, and I wouldn’t _____60_____ her.
46．A．city B．hospital C．neighborhood D．school
47．A．working B．struggling C．marching D．hiking
48．A．fundamental B．urgent C．dramatic D．complicated
49．A．classified B．threw C．picked D．spotted
50．A．awful B．fragrant C．marvelous D．sour
51．A．guarded B．warned C．concluded D．ignored
52．A．assumed B．displayed C．whispered D．explained
53．A．shelter B．vet C．expert D．bank
54．A．initially B．hesitantly C．immediately D．completely
55．A．cage B．box C．trunk D．seat
56．A．emotion B．strength C．memory D．action
57．A．transformed B．shook C．bowed D．placed
58．A．bothered B．failed C．claimed D．amused
59．A．left off B．tested out C．took flight D．passed away
60．A．carry B．abandon C．exchange D．possess
One day, a vendor (小贩) came to our doorstep, selling bundles of vegetables priced at one dollar per bundle. My mom’s ____61____ was 50 cents, no more than that, but she ____62____ to buy four bundles at that price. Politely declaring that she wouldn’t even ____63____ the cost at that price, the vendor walked away.
After taking four steps ahead, however, she ____64____ and shouted, “Make it 75 center bundle, and I will sell it to you.” Mom shook her head and ____65____ to her original offer of 50 cents. ____66____ for a while, the vendor came back to our doorstep. The deal was ____67____ at my mom’s bid. My mom paid the money. The vendor took it without even counting. As she ____68____, she swayed (摇晃) due to apparent dizziness. My mom held her hands and asked whether she had had any ____69____ in the morning. The vendor said, “No, I will need to buy some with today’s earnings.”
My mom asked her to sit down, _____70_____ inside, came back swiftly with some food and drink and offered them to the vendor. The vendor was so _____71_____ that she finished them all. Thanking my mom for all the food, she went on her way.
I was _____72_____. I asked my mom why she was so mean in bargaining for 50 cents but was _____73_____ in offering food of a much higher price to that vendor. Mom smiled and said, “There is no kindness in business, but my treating the vendor _____74_____ is from my morality, which is different from business. Remember, there shall _____75_____ be any business in kindness.”
61．A．pay B．offer C．reply D．sale
62．A．afforded B．managed C．refused D．promised
63．A．cover B．include C．bear D．reduce
64．A．walked on B．passed by C．turned back D．went away
65．A．fell B．stuck C．pointed D．referred
66．A．Debating B．Hesitating C．Wandering D．Resting
67．A．planned B．changed C．canceled D．settled
68．A．ate B．ran C．rose D．lay
69．A．food B．rest C．money D．time
70．A．escaped B．screamed C．hurried D．looked
71．A．anxious B．grateful C．greedy D．hungry
72．A．puzzled B．shocked C．moved D．excited
73．A．careful B．generous C．stupid D．crazy
74．A．patiently B．honestly C．cruelly D．kindly
75．A．always B．actually C．never D．yet
Broecker and the woman, Alice, had met five years earlier, when Alice adopted a dog. After Alice ____76____ emphysema (肺气肿), she reached out to Broecker for ____77____.
Broecker took care of the dog, Savannah, while Alice was at medical appointments. When Alice was later moved to hospice (善终医院), Broecker would ____78____ the dog to visit. During Alice’s final days, her biggest worry was what would happen to her dog after she ____79____.
“I said I ____80____ I will make sure that Savannah finds a good ____81____,” Broecker said. “She was so ____82____ that I could make that promise to her.”. After visiting Alice, Broecker came up with an idea that would become her life’s ____83____.
In 2009, Peace of Mind Dog Rescue was born. The ____84____ takes dogs from senior citizens who are no longer able to care for them, have gone into a _____85_____ home or have passed away.
“We can preserve the _____86_____ between humans and animals, make the person’s life better and brighter through our services. It’s about _____87_____ the elderly,” Broecker said.
More than 160 homes are _____88_____ in the organization, which has helped 2,000 senior citizens and found homes for nearly 3,000 dogs until now. For Broecker, this work is about allowing seniors to live with dignity in the final _____89_____ of their lives.
“In our society, sometimes the elderly, whether that is senior people or senior dogs, get _____90_____,” Broecker said. “We really want to cherish all of life.”
76．A．treated B．found C．prevented D．developed
77．A．advice B．help C．clue D．news
78．A．bring B．walk C．train D．feed
79．A．left off B．took off C．passed away D．walked away
80．A．hope B．think C．promise D．guess
81．A．clinic B．school C．hotel D．home
82．A．worried B．relieved C．surprised D．impressed
83．A．cause B．regret C．secret D．trouble
84．A．agency B．organization C．community D．reserve
85．A．dining B．living C．meeting D．nursing
86．A．similarity B．interaction C．record D．bond
87．A．honoring B．affecting C．protecting D．enabling
88．A．special B．precious C．available D．convenient
89．A．party B．stage C．fight D．race
90．A．ignored B．involved C．confused D．exhausted
Louis Tewanima seemed born to run. Like other Hopi people in the late 19th century, Louis ran for his mental and____91____well-being.
In 1907, Louis ____92____ himself riding on one of the locomotives(火车头) that had amazed him as a boy. With no knowledge of the English language, he____93____ east to the CarlisleIndian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.
The ____94____ in Pennsylvania was much colder than what Louis was used to. He missed his family and his way of life. He turned to something ____95____, running. He’d seen the school’s track team practice, so he ____96____ the coach, Glenn S. “Pop” Warner, and asked if he could run for him.
After watching Louis run, Warner____97____ realized Louis had talent. Warner coached him on ____98____his stamina(耐力) and strength to track and field. It wasn’t long before medals, and ____99____ filled Louis’s room at the Carlisle school, and he _____100_____ a celebrity(名人) in distance running in America. Even when he was _____101_____difficulties, Louis prevailed(战胜). He once missed his train to a _____102_____in Harrisburg. Instead of calling it a loss, he ran 18miles to the event,_____103_____on time. He proceeded to compete in the two-mile race, and he _____104_____ first!
In 1908, Louis entered his first Olympic, and placed ninth in the marathon. Four years later, he _____105_____ in the 1912 Summer Olympic in Stockholm, Sweden. This tim, he ran the 10,000-metre race and finished in second place.
91．A．social B．spiritual C．physical D．economic
92．A．found B．caught C．employed D．occupied
93．A．walked B．headed C．drove D．rode
94．A．water B．school C．house D．weather
95．A．practical B．slow C．doubtful D．familiar
96．A．investigated B．criticized C．approached D．blamed
97．A．rarely B．immediately C．eventually D．seriously
98．A．applying B．directing C．delivering D．switching
99．A．tricks B．prizes C．ideas D．smiles
100．A．interviewed B．became C．inferred D．defeated
101．A．faced with B．satisfied with C．broken into D．filled with
102．A．station B．race C．meeting D．lesson
103．A．coming B．working C．starting D．arriving
104．A．adjusted B．finished C．ran D．explained
105．A．competed B．volunteered C．stood D．continued
In my primary school, we used to write a lot in Mrs. White’s class. There were many mistakes in my writings. But no red ____106____. Instead, always a star. Sometimes ____107____ a Good! I would jump with joy at it. But this ____108____ my mother. She wanted to figure out why Mrs. White never ____109____ spelling or grammatical errors. Then one day she went to see her.
Mrs. White replied, “Children are just beginning to get ____110____ about using words, about forming sentences. I don’t want to ____111____ that enthusiasm or put any pressure on them with red ink. Spelling and grammar can wait, but the ____112____ of words won ‘t…” And maybe she didn’t say it ____113____ like that. But what’s for sure is that I grew up learning to use words with ____114____ confidence from her.
It occurs to me that if Mrs. White had used her red pen more _____115_____, I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now. Looking back, I think she was such a(n) _____116_____ teacher—to exercise “red-pen-restriction”. She allowed the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to come out.
In middle school, I used to _____117_____ the word beautiful as “baeutiful”. Although “pretty” is _____118_____ to spell, it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes. So I told myself that if I was going to _____119_____ the word, the least I could do was spell it right. Eventually, I made it.
And thanks to Mrs. White, I had no _____120_____ when writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because Life isn’t Pretty. It’s “Baeutiful”.
106．A．signals B．corrections C．remarks D．symbols
107．A．even B．yet C．ever D．still
108．A．threatened B．shocked C．worried D．pleased
109．A．gave up B．waited for C．wrote down D．pointed out
110．A．nervous B．sensitive C．excited D．confused
111．A．kill B．fuel C．welcome D．ignore
112．A．meaning B．choice C．repetition D．wonder
113．A．formally B．exactly C．firmly D．loudly
114．A．new B．little C．poor D．full
115．A．precisely B．carefully C．personally D．cautiously
116．A．reliable B．romantic C．extraordinary D．famous
117．A．recognise B．identify C．misuse D．misspell
118．A．better B．harder C．easier D．faster
119．A．cancel B．employ C．imitate D．read
120．A．tension B．relief C．complaint D．anger
You never know how good your neighbors are until there’s an emergency.
It was after midnight when Clifford____121____to the sound of a noise next door. Outside, he saw that the house next to his was____122____, and there were three people____123____. A mother with a teenager and a 5-year-old child were ____124____ for help inside the burning home. Unable to get down the stairs due to thick smoke and ____125____, the only way out of the big fire was through the window. Thinking fast, Clifford ran into his backyard and____126____ an old mattress(床垫)out and placed it beneath the woman’s window.
“Come down, come down,” he called up to the family. He ____127____the panicked mother that he would____128____ the child. In an act of____129____and desperation, the mother handed her child out of the_____130_____-into Clifford’s arms. Next, it was the mother and the teenager’ turns. Luckily, their landings were_____131_____.
Nine people are homeless after the house was _____132_____. The Red Cross is working to help the victims recover from losing their home and_____133_____. The house suffered about $1 million in damages, and the fire was so hot that it even melted the siding(墙板)of the house next to it. Two _____134_____from the Boston Fire Department suffered minor injuries.
After the big fire, Clifford was praised for his_____135_____. Later he said he was happy he could help the family_____136_____from the flames(火焰). He says the mother he saved was so_____137_____ and she couldn’t stop thanking him for helping. It took a lot of courage for him to run towards that fire! _____138_____, everyone made it out alive. Clifford didn’t think twice about running toward danger to help these _____139_____. Everyone would all be _____140_____to have a neighbor like him!
121．A．woke up B．stood by C．calmed down D．set off
122．A．on display B．in order C．on fire D．under control
123．A．cheated B．tied C．attacked D．trapped
124．A．preparing B．fighting C．punishing D．screaming
125．A．steam B．dust C．fire D．fog
126．A．examined B．pulled C．sold D．buried
127．A．misjudged B．assumed C．acknowledged D．ensured
128．A．scare B．catch C．educate D．prevent
129．A．faith B．honesty C．curiosity D．warning
130．A．floor B．stair C．field D．window
131．A．safe B．creative C．formal D．confusing
132．A．bought B．used C．destroyed D．decorated
133．A．property B．shelter C．life D．jewels
134．A．audiences B．patients C．firefighters D．performers
135．A．modesty B．politeness C．carelessness D．bravery
136．A．learn B．escape C．suffer D．differ
137．A．tough B．worried C．grateful D．excited
138．A．Suddenly B．Sadly C．Interestingly D．Thankfully
139．A．neighbors B．doctors C．passers-by D．businessmen
140．A．dangerous B．clever C．embarrassed D．fortunate
参考答案：
1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．C 6．D 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．A 11．D 12．B 13．C 14．D 15．A
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述作者的父亲从小影响作者了他爱上了读书的故事。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它一直都没有减退过。A. faded褪色；B. approved赞同；C. spread传播；D. bothered打扰。根据上文“My love for reading started when I was a little kid.”可知，作者从小就喜欢读书，一直都是。故选A。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我父亲还是个孩子的时候，生活太艰难了，以至于他在六年级后就辍学去工作，帮助养活他的大家庭。A. shut关闭；B. entered进入；C. quit放弃；D. started开始。根据下文“to work”可知，作者的父亲去工作，应该是放弃了学习。故选C。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：见第2题详解。A. establish建立；B. feed喂养；C. join加入；D. protect保护。根据上文“he 2 school after 6th grade to work”可知，作者的父亲辍学去工作，应该是帮助养活他的大家庭。故选B。
4．考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管父亲童年的大部分时间都在外面，但他一直拥有他最珍贵的财产之一：贪婪的阅读欲望。A. caught up with赶上；B. lost out on在…上输了；C. was absent from缺席；D. looked forward to期待。根据上文“he 2 school after 6th grade to work and help 3 his large family.”和下文“much of his childhood”可知，作者的父亲失去了很多的童年快乐时光。故选B。
5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：见第4题详解。A. poor贫穷的；B. healthy健康的；C. greedy贪婪的；D. weak弱的。根据上文“dad always possessed one of his most cherished possessions”可知，作者的父亲非常渴望阅读。故选C。
6．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他读了所有的东西，从晨报到我们孩子每天晚上带回家的课本。A. teach教；B. copy复制；C. write写；D. read读。根据下文“everything from the morning paper to the school books we children brought home every evening”可知，这是作者的父亲读的东西。故选D。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对我父亲来说，正规教育从来都不可能，但他所获得的知识肯定应该得到顶尖大学的博士学位。A. Formal正式的；B. Private个人的；C. Special特别的；D. Original原始的。根据上文“When my dad was a child, life was so hard that he 2 school after 6th grade to work and help 3 his large family.”可知，作者的父亲从来没有接受过正式的教育。故选A。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：见7题详解。A. obtained获得；B. deserved值得；C. equaled比得上；D. covered覆盖。根据下文“a Ph.D. from a top university”可知，父亲虽然没有上过学，但是他所获得的知识肯定应该得到顶尖大学的博士学位。故选B。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：早在大多数孩子考虑学习阅读之前，他就会让我坐在他旁边的沙发上，让我看看他碰巧阅读的任何材料附带的图片。A. bring带来；B. wake醒来；C. sit坐；D. put放。根据下文“me up beside him on the sofa”可知，父亲就会让作者坐在他旁边的沙发上。故选C。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：见第9题详解。A. accompanied陪同，伴随；B. remained仍然；C. dropped掉；D. included包括。结合常识可知，此处指父亲阅读的材料配的图片。故选A。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我开始上幼儿园的时候，我的阅读水平已经达到了让亨曼夫人惊讶的水平，她是一位出色的老师，一直活在我心中。A. pattern模式；B. standard标准；C. range范围；D. level水平。根据下文“that astonished Mrs. Henman”可知，当作者开始上幼儿园的时候，他的阅读水平已经达到了让亨曼夫人惊讶的水平。故选D。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第11题详解。A. colleague同事；B. teacher教师；C. parent父母；D. sister姐妹。根据上文“By the time I started kindergarten”可知，亨曼夫人应该是一位幼儿园的老师。故选B。
13．考查动词短语辨析。句意：令人伤心的是，父亲在大约22年前去世了。A. ran away跑开；B. slipped away溜走；C. passed away去世；D. escaped away逃走。根据上文“Sadly”可知，这里应该是指发生在父亲身上令人伤心的事情，所以应该是父亲去世了。故选C。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但在我看来，他永远是那个善良而有爱的年轻人，他让我坐在沙发上，给了我最棒的礼物之一：爱读书的礼物。A. field土地；B. bench长凳；C. ground地面；D. sofa沙发。根据上文“he would 9 me up beside him on the sofa”可知，父亲以前经常让作者坐在沙发上给他读书。故选D。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第14题详解。A. gift礼物；B. result结果；C. duty责任；D. reason原因。根据上文“gave me one of the greatest gifts”可知，这里指父亲给作者的珍贵的礼物——教会了作者爱读书。故选A。
16．C 17．B 18．D 19．A 20．A 21．B 22．C 23．D 24．B 25．A 26．D 27．C 28．B 29．C 30．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位女士为公园乌龟清洗龟壳，希望对自然产生积极影响的故事。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：公园一角有一个湖。A. hidden隐藏；B. founded创建；C. located坐落；位于；D. placed放置。根据下文“in one corner of the park.”可知，湖位于公园里，故选C。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次我慢跑经过这个湖，我都会看到同一个老妇人坐在水边，她身边放着一个小金属笼子。A. man男人；B. woman女人；C. worker工人；D. cleaner清洁工人。根据最后一段“The woman giggled aloud.”内容可知，一位妇人经常来公园为乌龟清洗龟壳，故选B。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次我慢跑经过这个湖，我都会看到同一个老妇人坐在水边，她身边放着一个小金属笼子。A. hanging悬挂；B. waiting等待；C. lying平躺；D. sitting坐落在、被放在。根据下文“beside her”和语境可知，笼子放在女人的旁边。故选D。
19．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我走近时，我意识到金属笼子实际上是一个小陷阱。A. closer更近的；B. quicker更快的；C. lower更低的；D. deeper更深的。根据前文“This past Sunday I stopped jogging and walked over to her.”可知，作者停止慢跑，向她走去，越走越近。故选A。
20．考查副词词义辨析。句意：三只乌龟安然无恙地绕着陷阱底部慢慢地走着。A. slowly慢慢地；B. hurriedly匆忙地；C. anxiously焦急地；D. happily开心地。根据下文“walking around the base of the trap”可知，乌龟安然无恙，慢慢地走。故选A。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的腿上还有第四只乌龟，她正在用软刷子仔细地擦洗它。A. soap肥皂；B. brush刷子；C. knife刀子；D. eraser橡皮。根据上文“She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing (刷洗)”和常识可知，女人拿刷子刷乌龟的壳。故选B。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很想知道你对这些海龟在做什么。A. consider考虑；B. discover发现；C. know知道；D. understand理解。根据下文“what you’re doing with these turtles.”可知，作者想要知道女人在做什么。故选C。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她微笑着。A. laughed大笑；B. left离开；C. relaxed放松；D. smiled微笑。根据下文“I’m cleaning off their shells,”可知，女士在和陌生人交谈，礼貌性地微笑。故选D。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：乌龟壳上的任何东西都会降低海龟吸收热量的能力，并限制它游泳的能力。A. water水；B. heat热量；C. air空气；D. food食物。根据上文“Anything on a turtle’s shell reduces the turtle’s ability to absorb (吸收)”和常识可知，龟壳上面附着的物质会影响海龟吸收热量。故选B。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我做出影响的独特方式。A. way方式；B. right权利；C. pleasure荣幸；D. form形式。根据下文“making a difference”可知，女人通过给乌龟清理角壳，做出了影响，这是她的独特方式。故选A项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那么，你不认为你的时间可以更好地加以利用吗 A. money金钱；B. day一天；C. energy精力；D. time时间。根据上文“I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, helping these little guys out. ”可知，女人每周日上午都会来公园，花费时间为乌龟清洗龟壳，然而作者觉得女士的时间可以更好地加以利用。故选D。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的意思是，我认为你的努力是善良的，但是世界各地的湖泊里都生活着淡水龟。A. effects效果；B. decisions决定；C. efforts努力；D. results结果。根据下文“are kind”可知，作者在说女人付出的努力。故选C。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的意思是，我认为你的努力是善良的，但是世界各地的湖泊里都生活着淡水龟。A. swimming游泳；B. living生活着；C. crowding聚集着；D. walking行走。根据下文“in lakes all around the world”和常识可知，淡水龟生活在湖泊里。故选B。
29．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：99%的乌龟都没有像你这样善良的人帮它们清洗龟壳。A. find out找出；B. break down分解；C. clean off清洗；D. take off脱下。根据上文““I’m cleaning off their shells,” she replied. ”可知，女人在帮乌龟清理龟壳。故选C。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：亲爱的，如果这个小家伙会说话，它会告诉你我刚刚改变了整个世界。A. imagine想象；B. think思考；C. argue争论；D. talk说话。根据下文“he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.”可知，此处假设乌龟如果会说话。故选D。
31．C 32．B 33．D 34．A 35．B 36．C 37．A 38．D 39．B 40．A 41．B 42．D 43．C 44．A 45．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了弟弟Joe酷爱驾驶汽车，但是Joe不仅眼睛有毛病，腿也有毛病。在16岁那年，Joe找到父亲的车，企图发动汽车，但是失败了。但他坚称当他找到那些钥匙并启动那台旧发动机时，他听到天使们开始逃跑。
31．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他特别喜欢速度。A. hardly几乎不；B. natural自然的；C. especially特别；D. nearly几乎。根据后文“fond of speed”指Joe特别喜欢速度，especially符合语境。故选C。
32．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这足以让我母亲担心他疯了。A. calm平静的；B. crazy疯狂的；C. proud自豪的；D. brave勇敢的。上文提到Joe特别喜欢速度，所以母亲担心弟弟太过疯狂了。故选B。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：姐姐，等我长大了，能拿到驾照，能开自己的车了，我要飞得快得连天使都不怕。A. money金钱；B. car汽车；C. visa签证；D. license许可证。根据后文“and drive my own car”指拿到驾照才能开车。故选D。
34．考查副词词义辨析。句意：姐姐，等我长大了，能拿到驾照，能开自己的车了，我要飞得快得连天使都不怕。A. fast快地；B. high高地；C. far远地；D. slow慢的。上文“fond of speed”提到弟弟喜欢开快车，所以这里指飞得很快，故选A。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：带着灿烂的微笑，他想象着那个场景。A. control控制；B. imagine想象；C. recall回想起；D. remember记得。结合上文“When Joe was just a little boy”可知，Joe当时还是小孩子，所以是想象的场景。故选B。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Joe不仅眼睛有毛病，腿也有毛病。A. arms胳膊；B. feet脚；C. legs腿；D. hands手。根据后文“He suffered from disabilities when he was born and could not walk until he was 5.(他出生时患有残疾，直到5岁才会走路)”可知，腿也有毛病。故选C。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他能像任何人一样有梦想。A. dream梦想；B. guess猜测；C. write写；D. draw绘画。But表示转折，说明Joe像别人一样有自己的梦想。故选A。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就像对待生活中的其他残酷事实一样，他似乎毫无疑问、毫无痛苦地接受了，仿佛这只不过是一张随机挑选的卡片。A. obtain获得；B. refuse拒绝；C. abandon抛弃；D. accept接受。根据后文“it without question or bitterness”可知，弟弟接受了自己无法开车的事实。故选D。
39．考查固定短语辨析。句意：就像对待生活中的其他残酷事实一样，他似乎毫无疑问、毫无痛苦地接受了，仿佛这只不过是一张随机挑选的卡片。A. even if即使；B. as if好像；C. so that以便；D. in case万一。根据后文“it were nothing more than a card”可知，这里指弟弟接受残酷事实就好像这只不过是一张随机挑选的卡片，as if引导方式状语从句，从句用虚拟语气。故选B。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：就像对待生活中的其他残酷事实一样，他似乎毫无疑问、毫无痛苦地接受了，仿佛这只不过是一张随机挑选的卡片。A. selected选举，挑选；B. threw扔；C. dropped落下；D. borrowed借来。根据上文“it were nothing more than a card”以及后文“at random”指随机挑选的卡片，故选A。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：16岁那年，一个炎热的夏日，Joe用手杖敲打着车道，找到了我父亲的福特车。A. bat球拍；B. stick棍子；C. handle把手；D. board木板。根据后文“finding his way to my father’s Ford”以及上文“Joe had trouble not just with his eyes”提到Joe眼睛有问题，要用手杖走路。故选B。
42．考查介词词义辨析。句意：他把手伸进车里，找到了钥匙，喊道：“Hooweeee！”然后把它点燃了。A. outside在外面；B. beside在旁边；C. behind在后面；D. inside在里面。根据后文“the car, found the keys”指把手伸进车里，找到了钥匙，故选D。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把手伸进车里，找到了钥匙，喊道：“Hooweeee！”然后把它点燃了。A. whispered低语；B. cried哭泣；C. shouted叫喊；D. sighed叹息。根据后文“Hooweeee!”可知，Joe在叫喊。故选C。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，对每个人来说，福特车没有移动一英寸。A. inch英寸；B. kilometer千米；C. minute分钟；D. hour小时。根据上文“Fortunately, for everyone, the Ford didn’t move”可知，Joe没能发动汽车，即福特车没有移动一英寸。故选A。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但直到今天，Joe仍然发誓说，当他找到那些钥匙并启动那台旧发动机时，他听到天使们开始逃跑。A. cleared清除；B. put放置；C. fired点燃；D. broke打破。呼应上文“and fired it up”指发动引擎。故选C。
46．C 47．A 48．B 49．D 50．A 51．C 52．D 53．B 54．C 55．A 56．B 57．D 58．A 59．D 60．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者领养了一只流浪狗的故事。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：邻居的孩子们都叫我“美国小姐”。A. city城市；B. hospital医院；C. neighborhood邻居,街区；D. school学校。根据“two little boys ran up to my gate,”可知，作者所在小区的孩子们把作者称为“美国太太”。故选C。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，当我正在外面的小花园里干活时，两个小男孩跑到我家门口，“女士，女士，等等等等。”A. working工作；B. struggling努力；C. marching行进；D. hiking远足。根据“outside in the small garden,”可知，作者正在花园里干活，此时两个小男孩跑了过来。故选A。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这就是我所理解的，但他们的手势让我想知道是什么如此紧急。A. fundamental基本的；B. urgent紧急的；C. dramatic戏剧性的；D. complicated复杂难懂的。根据“I walked down the street with them.”可知，作者从两个小孩的手势能感觉到有什么紧急的事，让作者去一探究竟。故选B。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在拐角处，我发现了一堆垃圾，上面有一只小狗。A. classified分类；B. threw扔；C. picked捡；D. spotted发现。根据“a pile of garbage with a small dog on top.”可知，作者在一堆垃圾上面发现一条小狗。故选D。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这可怜的小动物身上散发着难闻的气味。A. awful糟糕的；难闻的；B. fragrant芬香的；C. marvelous令人惊异的；D. sour酸的。根据“a pile of garbage”可知，小狗在垃圾上面，味道很难闻。故选A。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道她在那里待了多久，但我断定她需要水。A. guarded守卫；B. warned警告；C. concluded推断出；D. ignored忽略。根据“I didn’t know how long she’d been there,”可知，作者不知道她在那里待了多久，但是能断定她需要喝水。故选C。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我跑回家去拿水和一些食物，泰德问我怎么了，我解释了我的发现。A. assumed假定；B. displayed显示；C. whispered低语；D. explained解释。根据“Ted asked what was up,”可知，作者向 Ted 解释所发现的事情。故选D。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：泰德说我们得尽快带她去看兽医。A. shelter避难所；B. vet兽医；C. expert专家；D. bank银行。Ted根据“As we were shown into the exam room,”可知，泰德建议尽快带她去看兽医。故选B。
54．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们把小狗放进笼子里，立刻出发了。A. initially最初；B. hesitantly犹豫地；C. immediately立即； D. completely完全地。根据“Ted said we needed to get her to the ____8____ as soon as possible.”可知，作者和泰德立刻出发了。故选C。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们被带进检查室时，我把她从笼子里拿出来，放在金属桌子上。A. cage笼子；B. box盒子；C. trunk树干；D. seat座位。根据“We put the puppy into the cage”和“and put her on the metal table.”可知，作者把小狗从笼子里抱出来然后放到桌子上进行检查。故选A。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：小狗抬头看了看我，然后用尽全身力气把自己拉到我身边，把头靠在我的肚子上。A. emotion情感；B. strength力气；C. memory记忆；D. action行为。根据“pulled herself over to me”可知，此时小狗用尽全力靠近作者。故选B。
57．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小狗抬头看了看我，然后用尽全身力气把自己拉到我身边，把头靠在我的肚子上。 A. transformed 改变；B. shook摇晃；C. bowed鞠躬；D. placed放置。根据“But all that reasoning flew out of the window when that puppy laid her head on my stomach.”可知，小狗把头放在作者的肚子上。故选D。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：让我烦恼的是那只小狗大概只有四个月大，而我们都快70岁了。A. bothered困扰；B. failed失败；C. claimed宣称；D. amused 娱乐。根据“and we were in our late seventies. I don’t think old people should adopt young animals.”可知，作者夫妻二人已经七十多岁，不适合养小狗。小狗只有四个月大，这让作者很困扰。故选A。
59．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我见过太多在主人去世后试图寻找新家的案例，但当那只小狗把头靠在我的肚子上时，所有的推理都烟消云散了。A. left off中断；B. tested out彻底检验；C. took flight逃走；D. passed away去世。根据“I don’t think old people should adopt young animals.”可知，作者见过很多主人去世，养的宠物需要寻找家的情况。故选D。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她选择了我，我不会抛弃她。A. carry携带；B. abandon抛弃；C. exchange交换；D. possess拥有。根据“That was it. This was my puppy.””可知，作者认定这就是她的，就是她的小狗了。故选B。
61．B 62．D 63．A 64．C 65．B 66．B 67．D 68．C 69．A 70．C 71．D 72．A 73．B 74．D 75．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述妈妈在买蔬菜时坚持和小贩讨价还价，却在小贩险些晕倒时慷慨相助，作者感到困惑，妈妈解释说帮助小贩是出于道德，但是没有仁慈的生意。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈的报价是50美分，没有更多，但她答应以这个价格买四捆。A. pay支付；B. offer报价；C. reply答复；D. sale出售。根据“Mom shook her head and ____5____ to her original offer of 50 cents.”可知，妈妈向小贩报价50美分买蔬菜。故选B。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈的报价是50美分，没有更多，但她答应以这个价格买四捆。A. afforded付得起；B. managed管理；C. refused拒绝；D. promised承诺；答应。根据“buy four bundles at that price.”可知，妈妈虽然不同意加价，但是承诺会买四捆蔬菜。故选D。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小贩礼貌地表示，那个价格甚至不足以支付成本，然后就走开了。A. cover足以支付；B. include包括；C. bear忍受；D. reduce减少。根据“the vendor walked away.”可知，小贩说妈妈的出价连成本都不足以支付。故选A。
64．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但是，她向前走了四步后，回头喊道：“75美分一捆成交，我就卖给你。”A. walked on继续走；B. passed by经过；C. turned back转身；D. went away走开。上文提到小贩走开了，结合下文“Make it 75 center bundle, and I will sell it to you.”可知，小贩应是转身向妈妈喊道。故选C。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈摇了摇头，坚持她最初的50美分的报价。A. fell跌倒；B. stuck坚持；C. pointed指向；D. referred提及。根据“Mom shook her head”可知，妈妈不同意75美分的价格，坚持最初的报价。故选B。
66．考查动词词义辨析。句意：犹豫了一会儿，小贩又来到我们家门口。A. Debating辩论；B. Hesitating犹豫；C. Wandering游荡；D. Resting休息。根据“the vendor came back to our doorstep.”可知，小贩想要卖75美分一捆，但是妈妈坚持报价50美分，小贩应是犹豫了一会儿，然后答应了。故选B。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这笔交易以我妈妈的出价达成。A. planned计划；B. changed改变；C. canceled取消；D. settled确定。根据“My mom paid the money.”可知，交易最后确定以妈妈的报价完成。故选D。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她站起来时，由于明显的头晕，她有点摇晃。A. ate吃；B. ran跑；C. rose站起；D. lay躺。根据“she swayed (摇晃) due to apparent dizziness.” 及下一段中“My mom asked her to sit down,”可知，小贩在站起来时，由于头晕而摇摇晃晃。故选C。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：妈妈拉着她的手，问她早上有没有吃东西。A. food食物；B. rest休息；C. money钱；D. time时间。根据“My mom asked her to sit down, ____10____ inside, came back swiftly with some food and drink and offered them to the vendor.”可知，妈妈给小贩一些食物和饮料，所以妈妈是问小贩早上有没有吃东西。故选A。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈让她坐下，匆匆进屋，拿着一些食物和饮料迅速回来，把它们递给了小贩。A. escaped逃离；B. screamed尖叫；C. hurried匆忙；D. looked看。根据“came back swiftly with some food and drink and offered them to the vendor.”可知，小贩险些晕倒，妈妈应是匆忙进屋拿一些食物和饮料。故选C。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：小贩又饿又感激地把它们都吃光了。A. anxious焦急的；B. grateful感激的；C. greedy贪婪的；D. hungry饥饿的。根据“Thanking my mom for all the food,”可知，小贩感激妈妈。故选D。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很困惑。A. puzzled困惑的；B. shocked震惊的；C. moved感动的；D. excited激动的。根据“I asked my mom why she was so mean in bargaining for 50 cents but was ____13____ in offering food of a much higher price to that vendor.”可知，作者对妈妈的行为感到困惑。故选A。
73．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我问妈妈，为什么她在讨价还价时那么吝啬，却慷慨地以更高的价格向那个小贩提供食物。A. careful仔细的；B. generous慷慨的；C. stupid愚蠢的；D. crazy疯狂的。根据“I asked my mom why she was so mean in bargaining for 50 cents”可知，妈妈行为是慷慨的。此处和“mean”形成对比。故选B。
74．考查副词词义辨析。句意：妈妈笑着说：“生意上没有善良，但我对小贩好是我的道德，和生意上不一样。记住，永远没有仁慈的生意。” A. patiently耐心地；B. honestly诚实地；C. cruelly残忍地；D. kindly善良地；善意地。根据“There is no kindness in business,”可知，作者的妈妈对小贩很善意是出于道德。故选D。
75．考查副词词义辨析。句意：妈妈笑着说：“生意上没有善良，但我对小贩好是我的道德，和生意上不一样。记住，永远没有仁慈的生意。”A. always总是；B. actually实际上；C. never永不；D. yet然而。根据上文妈妈坚持自己的报价及语境可知，此处指“永远没有仁慈的生意”。故选C。
76．D 77．B 78．A 79．C 80．C 81．D 82．B 83．A 84．B 85．D 86．D 87．A 88．C 89．B 90．A
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了爱丽丝在弥留之际请求朋友布洛克帮忙照顾她的宠物小狗。受此启发，布洛克建立了一个动物保护组织，旨在帮助那些因主人年迈或去世而无法照看的小动物寻找新的家庭的故事。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：爱丽丝患上肺气肿后，她向布洛克寻求帮助。A. treated治疗；B. found发现；C. prevented阻止；D. developed患病。根据常识肺气肿使一种疾病，推断出爱丽丝患上了肺气肿，develop意为“患上”，符合句意。故选D项。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：爱丽丝患上肺气肿后，她向布洛克寻求帮助。A. advice建议；B. help帮助；C. clue线索；D. news新闻。根据后文“Broecker took care of the dog, Savannah, while Alice was at medical appointments.”可知，布洛克帮助照顾爱丽丝的狗，说明爱丽丝向布洛克寻求帮助。故选B项。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当爱丽丝后来被转移到临终关怀院时，布洛克会带着这只狗来看望她。A. bring带来；B. walk步行；C. train训练；D. feed喂养。根据前文“When Alice was later moved to hospice (善终医院)”可知，爱丽丝生命到了尽头，推断出布洛克带着狗去拜访她。故选A项。
79．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在爱丽丝生命的最后几天，她最担心的是她的狗去世后会发生什么。A. left off停止；B. took off脱下；C. passed away去世；D. walked away走开。根据前文“During Alice’s final days, her biggest worry was what would happen to her dog”可知，在爱丽丝生命最后的几天，说明她的生命快到了尽头，推断出她担心在她去世后狗的处理问题。故选C项。
80．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我说过我保证会确保萨凡纳找到一个好家，”布洛克说。A. hope希望；B. think认为；C. promise承诺；D. guess猜测。根据后文“ “She was so ____7____ that I could make that promise to her.””可知，布洛克说会遵守对爱丽丝的承诺，说明她之前对爱丽丝做过承诺。故选C项。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我说过我保证会确保萨凡纳找到一个好家，”布洛克说。A. clinic诊所；B. school学校；C. hotel旅馆；D. home家。根据前文“During Alice’s final days, her biggest worry was what would happen to her dog after she ____4____.”可知，爱丽丝害怕在她去世后小狗的归属问题。由此可知，布洛克承诺要给小狗找一个家。故选D项。
82．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我能对她做出这样的承诺，她松了一口气。”A. worried担心的；B. relieved如释重负的；C. surprised感到惊讶的；D. impressed印象深刻的。根据前文““I will make sure that Savannah finds a good ____6____,” 可知，布洛克承诺要给爱丽丝的小狗找一个好的家庭，推断出爱丽丝最担心的事得到了解决。由此可知，她感到如释重负。故选B项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在拜访爱丽丝之后，布洛克想出了一个想法，这个想法将成为她一生的事业。A. cause事业；B. regret遗憾；C. secret秘密；D. trouble麻烦。根据后文“In 2009, Peace of Mind Dog Rescue was born.”可知，在2009年，爱丽丝创造了一个名为“安心狗狗救援”的组织，说明她把这个想法变成了事业。故选A项。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：该组织从不再能够照顾、进入疗养院或已经去世的老年人那里接收狗。A. agency机构；B. organization组织；C. community团体；D. reserve保留。根据后文“More than 160 homes are ____13____ in the organization”可知，“安心狗狗救援”是一个组织，organization为原词复现。故选B项。
85．考查名词词义辨析。句意：该组织从不再能够照顾、进入疗养院或已经去世的老年人那里接收狗。A. dining吃饭；B. living生活；C. meeting会议；D. nursing照料。根据前文“senior citizens who are no longer able to care for them”可知，这个组织针对的是不能照顾自己的老人。由此可知，他们是需要进养老院。故选D项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们可以通过我们的服务来维护人与动物之间的联系，让人们的生活变得更好、更光明。A. similarity相似；B. interaction互动；C. record记录；D. bond联系。根据后文“between humans and animals”可知，这个组织是为了维护人类和动物之间的联系。故选D项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们可以通过我们的服务来维护人与动物之间的联系，让人们的生活变得更好、更光明。这是对老年人的尊重，”布洛克说。A. honoring尊重；B. affecting影响；C. protecting保护；D. enabling使……能够。根据后文“For Broecker, this work is about allowing seniors to live with dignity in the final ____14____ of their lives.”可知，对布洛克来说，这项工作是为了让老年人在生命的最后阶段有尊严地生活，说明这项活动的目的是为了尊重逝去的老人。故选A项。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：该组织有160多个家庭可利用，到目前为止，该组织已经帮助了2000名老年人，并为近3000只狗找到了家。A. special特殊的；B. precious珍贵的；C. available可利用的；D. convenient方便的。根据后文“which has helped 2,000 senior citizens and found homes for nearly 3,000 dogs until now.”可知，这个组织帮助了2000多名老人和3000多只狗。由此可知，该组织应该有160多个家庭可以利用。故选C项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对布洛克来说，这项工作是为了让老年人在生命的最后阶段有尊严地生活。A. party聚会；B. stage阶段；C. fight航班；D. race种族。根据前文“senior citizens who are no longer able to care for them”可知，这个组织是为了不能自理的老人服务的。由此可知，这些老人已经走到了人生的最后阶段。故选B项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“在我们的社会中，有时老人，无论是老年人还是老年狗，都会被忽视，”布洛克说。A. ignored忽视；B. involved参与；C. confused使困惑；D. exhausted使精疲力尽。根据后文“ “We really want to cherish all of life.””可知，布洛克的组织就是为了想要珍视所有的生命，说明她想要珍惜那些被社会忽视的生命群体。故选A项。
91．C 92．A 93．B 94．D 95．D 96．C 97．B 98．A 99．B 100．B 101．A 102．B 103．D 104．B 105．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了1912年夏季奥运会万米赛的银牌获得者Louis Tewanima的励志故事。
91．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：像其他霍皮人在19世纪后期，路易斯为他的精神和身体健康而跑。A. social社交的；B. spiritual精神上的；C. physical身体上的；D. economic经济的。由上文“Louis ran for his mental and”和下文“well-being”可知，此处指精神和身体上的健康。故选C。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1907年，路易斯发现自己乘坐在一辆在他小时候就让他惊叹不已的火车上。A. found发现；B. caught捉住；C. employed雇佣；D. occupied占用。由下文“himself riding on one of the locomotives”可知，他发现自己坐在一辆一直让自己惊叹不已的火车上，find sb.doing sth.意为“发现某人在做某事”。故选A。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于不懂英语，他向东去了宾夕法尼亚州的卡莱尔印第安工业学校。A. walked走路；B. headed前往；C. drove开车；D. rode骑行。由下文“east to the CarlisleIndian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.”可知，他向东去了宾夕法尼亚州的卡莱尔印第安工业学校，head east意为“向东走”。故选B。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：宾夕法尼亚州的天气比路易习惯的天气要冷得多。A. water水；B. school学校；C. house房子；D. weather天气。由下文“in Pennsylvania was much colder than what Louis was used to.”可知，此处指天气冷。故选D。
95．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他转向一个熟悉的东西——跑步。A. practical实用的；B. slow慢的；C. doubtful怀疑的；D. familiar熟悉的。由本文第一段第一句“Louis Tewanima seemed born to run”可知，路易斯似乎天生就是跑步的料，所以他对跑步很熟悉，something familiar意为“熟悉的事情”。故选D。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他看过学校的田径队训练，所以他与教练Glenn S接洽。A. investigated调查；B. criticized批评；C. approached接近；接洽；与……交谈；D. blamed责备。由下文“asked if he couldrun for him.”可知，路易斯找到教练，与他交谈，故选C。
97．考查副词词义辨析。句意：看到路易斯跑步后，华纳立刻意识到路易斯很有天赋。A. rarely稀有地；B. immediately立即；C. eventually最后；D. seriously认真地。由上文“After watching Louis run”和下文“realized Louis had talent”可知，华纳立即意识到路易斯是有天赋的。故选B。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：华纳教他如何在田径运动中运用自己的耐力和体力。A. applying应用；B. directing指导；C. delivering运送；D. switching转换。由下文“his stamina and strength to track and field”可知，此处指把他的耐力和力量运用到田径上，apply...to...固定搭配，意为“把……应用于……”。故选A。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：没过多久，奖牌和奖品已经堆满了路易斯在卡莱尔学校的房间里，他成为了美国长跑界的名人。A. tricks诡计；B. prizes奖品；C. ideas主意；D. smiles微笑。由上文“It wasn’t long before medals”可知，奖牌和奖品已经装满了路易斯的房间。故选B。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：没过多久，奖牌和奖品已经堆满了路易斯在卡莱尔学校的房间里，他成为了美国长跑界的名人。A. interviewed采访；B. became变成；C. inferred干预；D. defeated打败。由下文“in distance running in America”可知，路易斯成为美国长跑项目的名人。故选B。
101．考查形容词短语词义辨析。句意：即使面临困难，路易斯还是胜利了。A. faced with面对；B. satisfied with对……满意；C. broken into闯入；D. filled with填满。由下文“difficulties”可知，此处指面临困难，be faced with意为“面临；面对”。故选A。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他有一次错过了去哈里斯堡参加比赛的火车。A. station车站；B. race比赛；C. meeting会议；D. lesson课。由下文“He proceeded to compete in the two-mile race”可知，他去参加比赛，race是同词复现。故选B。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没有说这是一个损失，而是跑了18英里去比赛现场，他准时到达。A. coming来；B. working工作；C. starting开始；D. arriving到达。由上文“Instead of calling it a loss, he ran 18miles to the event”可知，他跑了18公里准时到达比赛现场来参加比赛，arrive on time意为“准时到达”。故选D。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他继续参加了两英里的比赛，他第一个完成了！A. adjusted调整；B. finished结束；C. ran跑步；D. explained解释。由下文“first!”可知，他第一个完成比赛，获得冠军，“he finished first”意为“他第一个冲到终点”。故选B。
105．考查动词词义辨析。句意：四年后，他参加了1912年在瑞典斯德哥尔摩举行的夏季奥运会。A. competed竞争；B. volunteered主动；C. stood站立；D. continued继续。由下文“in the 1912 Summer Olympic in Stockholm, Sweden”可知，他参加了这次夏季奥运会，compete in固定搭配，意为“参加比赛”。故选A。
106．B 107．A 108．C 109．D 110．C 111．A 112．D 113．B 114．D 115．A 116．C 117．D 118．C 119．B 120．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在上小学的时候，怀特老师没有及时地纠正作者班上同学的拼写错误，而是不想扼杀他们学习使用单词的热情，也不想用红字给他们施加压力，从而让他们更自信地去学习的故事。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是没有红色的修正。A. signals信号；B. corrections修正；C. remarks评论；D. symbols符号。根据上文“There were many mistakes in my writings.”文章中有许多错误，以及下文“Instead, always a star.”相反，永远是星星，可推知，此处为但是没有红色的修正。故选B项。
107．考查副词词义辨析。句意：有时甚至是一个好！A. even甚至；B. yet仍然，还；C. ever曾经；D. still仍然。根据上文提到的文章中有许多错误，没有红色的修正，相反，永远是星星。以及该句中的even，可推知，此处为有时甚至是一个好！故选A项。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这让我母亲很担心。A. threatened威胁；B. shocked使震惊；C. worried担心；D. pleased使满意。根据该句中的But 转折以及下文“She wanted to figure out why Mrs. White…”可推知，此处为但这让我母亲很担心。故选C项。
109．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她想弄清楚为什么怀特老师从不指出拼写或语法错误。A. gave up放弃；B. waited for等待；C. wrote down写下，记下；D. pointed out指出来。根据上文提到的但这让我母亲很担心。以及该句中的“She wanted to figure out why”和“spelling or grammatical errors”可推知，此处为她想弄清楚为什么怀特老师从不指出拼写或语法错误。故选D项。
110．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：怀特老师回答说：“孩子们刚刚开始对使用单词和造句感到兴奋。A. nervous紧张的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. excited兴奋的；D. confused困惑的。根据下文“I don’t want to ____6____ that enthusiasm”可知，此处为孩子们刚刚开始对使用单词和造句感到兴奋。故选C项。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不想扼杀这种热情，也不想用红色的字给他们施加压力。A. kill扼杀；B. fuel点燃；C. welcome欢迎；D. ignore忽视。根据上文提到的孩子们刚刚开始对使用单词和造句感到兴奋，以及该句中的“or put any pressure on them with red ink”可知，此处为我不想扼杀这种热情，也不想用红色的字给他们施加压力。 故选A项。
112．考查名词词义辨析。句意：拼写和语法可以等等，但文字的奇迹不会……”也许她并不是那样准确说的。A. meaning意义；B. choice选择；C. repetition重复；D. wonder奇迹。根据句意以及该句中的“Spelling and grammar can wait”和but转折可推知，此处为拼写和语法可以等等，但文字的奇迹不会……。故选D项。
113．考查副词词义辨析。句意：拼写和语法可以等等，但文字的奇迹不会……”也许她并不是那样说的。A. formally正式地；B. exactly准确地；C. firmly坚定地；D. loudly吵闹地。 根据句意以及下文“But what’s for sure is that…”可推知，此处为拼写和语法可以等等，但文字的奇迹不会……”也许她并不是那样说的。故选B项。
114．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但可以肯定的是，我从小就从她那里充满信心地学习使用单词。A. new新的；B. little小的；C. poor贫穷的；D. full满的。根据句意以及该句中的“But what’s for sure”和“I grew up learning to use words”可推知，此处为但可以肯定的是，我从小就从她那里充满信心地学习使用单词。故选D项。
115．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我突然想到，如果怀特老师把她的红笔用得更精确一些，我现在可能就不会告诉你这件事了。A. precisely精确地；B. carefully小心地；C. personally亲自地；D. cautiously小心翼翼地。根据该句中的“I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now.”可知，此处为我突然想到，如果怀特老师把她的红笔用得更准确一些，我现在可能就不会告诉你这件事了。故选A项。
116．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：回想起来，我觉得她是一位非常出色的老师——行使“红笔限制”。A. reliable可信赖的；B. romantic浪漫的；C. extraordinary杰出的，出色的；D. famous有名的。根据该句中的“to exercise “red-pen-restriction”.”以及下文“She allowed the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to come out. 她让喜悦、惊奇和激动的表情流露出来。可推知，此处为我觉得她是一位非常出色的老师——行使“红笔限制”。故选C项。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在中学的时候，我常常把“beautiful”这个词拼错为“baeutiful”。A. recognise识别，认出；B. identify识别；C. misuse错用；D. misspell拼错。根据该句中的“the word beautiful as “baeutiful”.”可知，此处为在中学的时候，我常常把“beautiful”这个词拼错为“baeutiful”。故选D项。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然“pretty”更容易拼写，但有时它并没有你想要的那么重要。A. better更好的；B. harder更困难的；C. easier更容易的；D. faster更快的。根据上文提到的我常常把“beautiful”这个词拼错为“baeutiful”。以及该句中的“it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes.”可推知，此处为虽然“pretty”更容易拼写，但有时它并没有你想要的那么重要。故选C项。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我告诉自己，如果我要用这个词，至少我能把它拼对。A. cancel取消；B. employ使用；C. imitate模仿；D. read读。根据句意以及该句中的“the least I could do was spell it right.”可推知，此处为所以我告诉自己，如果我要用这个词，至少我能把它拼对。故选B项。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：多亏了怀特老师，我在写我想写的东西时没有紧张，即使我不能把它拼出来。A. tension紧张；B. relief缓解；C. complaint抱怨；D. anger生气。根据该句中的“And thanks to Mrs. White,”以及“even if I couldn’t quite spell it out.”可推知，此处为多亏了怀特老师，我在写我想写的东西时没有紧张，即使我不能把它拼出来。故选A项。
121．A 122．C 123．D 124．D 125．C 126．B 127．D 128．B 129．A 130．D 131．A 132．C 133．A 134．C 135．D 136．B 137．C 138．D 139．A 140．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是发生了火灾后，Clifford不顾一切地救助邻居而受到表扬的故事。
121．考查动词短语辨析。句意：半夜过后，Clifford被隔壁的响声惊醒了。A. woke up醒来；B. stood by站在一旁；C. calmed down冷静下来；D. set off出发。根据上文中的“It was after midnight”可知，半夜应该是“醒来”。故选A项。
122．考查介词短语辨析。句意：在外面，他看到他隔壁的房子着火了，有三个人被困在里面。A. on display展览中；B. in order有序的；C. on fire着火；D. under control在控制下。根据下文中的“the only way out of the big fire was through the window.”可知，此处指的是“着火”。故选C项。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在外面，他看到他隔壁的房子着火了，有三个人被困在里面。A. cheated欺骗；B. tied系；C. attacked进攻；D. trapped困住。根据下文中的“Unable to get down the stairs due to thick smoke and ____5____ , the only way out of the big fire was through the window.”可知，此处指的是这三人“被困”在里面。故选D项。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位母亲带着一个十几岁的孩子和一个5岁的孩子在燃烧的房子里大声呼救。A. preparing准备；B. fighting战斗；C. punishing惩罚；D. screaming尖叫。根据上文“It was after midnight”以及下文中的“inside the burning home.”可知，在着火的屋子里，“尖叫”求救。故选D项。
125．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于浓烟和大火，他无法下楼梯，唯一的出路就是从窗户出去。A. steam蒸汽；B. dust灰尘；C. fire火；D. fog雾。结合语境以及“Later he said he was happy he could help the family ____16____ from the flames (火焰).”可知，此处指的是“大火”。故选C项。
126．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Clifford想得很快，跑到后院，拿出一个旧床垫(垫)，放在那个女人的窗户下面。A. examined检测；B. pulled拉；C. sold售卖；D. buried埋。根据下文中的“an old mattress (床垫) out and placed it beneath the woman’s window.”可知，此处指的是“拉出”一个垫子挡在窗户下。故选B项。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他向惊慌失措的母亲保证他会抓住孩子。A. misjudged误判；B. assumed认为；C. acknowledged承认；D. ensured确保。结合语境以及下文中的“the mother handed her child out of the ____10____ -into Clifford’s arms.”可知，此处指的是Clifford让这位惊慌失措的母亲相信他能抓住孩子，才会有母亲把孩子交给Clifford。故选D项。
128．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他向惊慌失措的母亲保证他会抓住孩子。A. scare使害怕；B. catch抓；C. educate教育；D. prevent阻止。根据下文中的“Luckily, their landings were ____11____ .”可知，大家都安全落地，由此可知，此处指的是“抓住，接住”孩子。故选B项。
129．考查名词词义辨析。句意：出于信心和绝望，母亲把她的孩子从窗户里抱了出来，放在克利福的怀里。A. faith信念；B. honesty诚实；C. curiosity好奇；D. warning警告。根据上文中的““Come down, come down,” he called up to the family. He ____7____ the panicked mother that he would ____8____ the child.”及下文中的desperation，可知，此处指的是出于对Clifford 的“相信”。故选A项。
130．考查名词词义辨析。句意：出于信心和绝望，母亲把她的孩子从窗户里抱了出来，放在克利福的怀里。A. floor地板；B. stair楼梯；C. field田野,领域；D. window窗户。根据上文中的“the only way out of the big fire was through the window.”可知，此处指的是通过“窗户”把孩子交给Clifford。故选D项。
131．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，他们安全着陆。A. safe安全的；B. creative有创造力的；C. formal正式的；D. confusing令人迷惑的。根据上文中的“Luckily”可知，此处是“安全”落地。故选A项。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意：房子被毁后，有9人无家可归。A. bought买；B. used使用；C. destroyed破坏；D. decorated装饰。结合语境以及下文中的“The Red Cross is working to help the victims recover from losing their home”可知，此处指的是房子“被毁”。故选C项。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：红十字会正在努力帮助灾民从失去家园和财产中恢复过来。A. property财产；B. shelter避难所；C. life生活；D. jewels珠宝。根据下文中的“The house suffered about $1 million in damages, and the fire was so hot that it even melted the siding(墙板)of the house next to it.”可知，火灾损失惨重，所以此处指的应为“财产”。故选A项。
134．考查名词词义辨析。句意：波士顿消防局的两名消防员受了轻伤。A. audiences听众；B. patients病人；C. firefighters消防员；D. performers表演者。根据下文中的“from the Boston Fire Department suffered minor injuries.”可知，来自消防局的人员，应该是“消防员”。故选C项。
135．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大火之后，Clifford因为他的勇敢而受到表扬。A. modesty谦虚；B. politeness礼貌；C. carelessness粗心；D. bravery勇敢。根据下文中的“It took a lot of courage for him to run towards that fire!”可知，Clifford不顾一切地跑向大火，所以此处指的是Clifford的“勇敢”。故选D项。
136．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来他说他很高兴能帮助这家人逃离大火。A. learn学习；B. escape逃跑；C. suffer遭受；D. differ区别。根据下文中的“He says the mother he saved ”可知，此处指的是的帮助他们“逃离”大火。故选B项。
137．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说，他救的母亲非常感激，她不停地感谢他的帮助。A. tough艰难的；B. worried担心的；C. grateful感激的；D. excited兴奋的。根据空后的“she couldn’t stop thanking him for helping.”可知，被救的母亲应该是“非常感激”而不断地感谢Clifford。故选C项。
138．考查副词词义辨析。句意：谢天谢地，每个人都活着出来了。A. Suddenly突然；B. Sadly伤心地；C. Interestingly有趣的是；D. Thankfully满怀感激地。根据下文中的“everyone made it out alive.”可知，大家都活着，应该是表示“满怀感激地”。故选D项。
139．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Clifford毫不犹豫地奔向危险的地方去帮助这些邻居。A. neighbors邻居；B. doctors医生；C. passers-by过路人；D. businessmen商人。结合语境以及上文中的“You never know how good your neighbors are until there’s an emergency.”可知，此处讲述的是“邻居”。故选A项。
140．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每个人都很幸运有一个像他这样的邻居！A. dangerous危险的；B. clever聪明的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. fortunate幸运的。结合语境和下文中的“have a neighbor like him!”可知，有一个能不顾一切奔向大火救你的邻居，应该是“幸运的”。故选D项。