湖南高考英语完形填空专项训练（含解析）

完形填空
As a florist, I spent hours arranging the display for an event. But a day later, it was unwanted and thrown away ____1____. I wanted to do something with it, believing many of the flowers still in good condition could be ____2____.
Thinking I could make the most of these beautiful ____3____, I started taking home as many as possible, and giving them to hospitals, but there were still many ____4____. Then, one day I had an ____5____.
I began repurposing some of them into ____6____ items. A pink agapanthus (百子莲)became a necklace, while I used a banksia(山龙眼)as a giant headpiece. A friend, Lily was at- tractive, with the orange flowers on her ____7____, which looked like a famous hairstyle. And some of my creations were ____8____ by another friend.
Sharing the photos on the social media got people ____9____. Many were ____10____ at how wasteful the floral industry could be. By then, I found more ____11____. My artworks showed me that we really could ____12____ flowers. On Valentine’s Day, there were so many ____13____ roses that I wove them together into a giant red suit, which Lily wore while walking through the city.
I think my work is ____14____ the ideas about beauty. Something people might think is ____15____ for the bin can really have a whole other life in it. So I hope people can think more about what they throw out.
1．A．specially B．patiently C．intentionally D．carefully
2．A．refunded B．reused C．returned D．recommended
3．A．stages B．displays C．plants D．memories
4．A．left over B．taken over C．looked over D．got over
5．A．interview B．accident C．opportunity D．idea
6．A．sales B．work C．study D．fashion
7．A．way B．head C．list D．back
8．A．created B．approved C．identified D．photographed
9．A．performing B．talking C．competing D．succeeding
10．A．alarmed B．relieved C．shocked D．embarrassed
11．A．possibilities B．statistics C．standards D．examples
12．A．purchase B．wear C．choose D．generate
13．A．unwanted B．indoor C．beautiful D．fake
14．A．comprising B．classifying C．changing D．collecting
15．A．convenient B．enough C．essential D．fit
Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserables was first published in France in 1862 and has been a popular novel ever since. It has been ___16___ for the stage and screen many times. It is a comment on society and on the ___17___ of people through the tale of a man whose life is changed by an act of forgiveness. Forgiveness is a ___18___ repeated throughout the novel.
___19___ in the early 19th century in France, the novel records the ups and downs of the prisoner Jean Valjean, a man who has spent nineteen years in prison for ___20___ a piece of bread to feed his hungry sister and many attempted escapes. After being allowed to come out of prison, Valjean cannot get a job because nobody wants to give a job to a former prisoner. ___21___, his life changes when a priest forgives him for stealing from a church. ___22___ the priest forgives him, he goes out and steals some money from a child. He soon remembers the priest’s forgiveness and ___23___ what he has done. He searches for the ___24___ to return the money but now it is too ____25____ --the police are searching for him. If they catch him, he will spent the ____26____ of his life in prison. To ____27____the police, he changes his name from Valjean to Madeleine and eventually becomes a ____28____ man and even a mayor of a town. In his role as mayor, he helps a woman called Fantine and promises to take care of her daughter, Cosette. He treats Cosette like his own daughter and risks his safety for her happiness. Valjean’s new life becomes ____29____ when a policeman guesses who Valjean really is and wants to send him back to prison. What follows is a long ____30____ of cat and mouse which eventually takes Valjean into the dangerous streets of Paris during the 1832 Revolution.
16．A．adopted B．approved C．adapted D．adjusted
17．A．love B．nature C．thought D．belief
18．A．place B．noun C．theme D．name
19．A．Set B．Placed C．Said D．Told
20．A．buying B．accepting C．wanting D．stealing
21．A．Therefore B．However C．So D．Thus
22．A．After B．Before C．While D．If
23．A．realizes B．remembers C．regrets D．recalls
24．A．priest B．policeman C．mayor D．child
25．A．early B．sad C．soon D．late
26．A．rest B．whole C．best D．worst
27．A．catch B．avoid C．beg D．respect
28．A．dangerous B．successful C．generous D．secret
29．A．glorious B．easy C．bright D．difficult
30．A．film B．relation C．game D．event
An accident several years ago, in some way, taught me the meaning of life.
After a marriage failure, I lived ____31____ with my family. Being lonely, I visited an old age home frequently in our city. There I met Kurien in his late eighties. He served the army in the past and retired. But his son didn’t bother to ____32____ his own father, nor respected him.
Mr. Kurien got extremely ____33____ with the life in his house and moved into this home. We both began to share thoughts and slowly it was a routine that I spent some time with him, discussing what he did in the ____34____, their daily schedule, camps, food etc.
I used to carry with me some snacks and ____35____ them under a tree with him. I saw him really very happy in my ____36____. Frankly speaking, I was also happy with his company. One day he told me with tears, “I really found a very good ____37____ in you. I feel like living some more years to spend happy time with you.” What he said really ____38____ me a lot.
When leaving, I told him not to worry too much and that god would give him enough time to spend with me. However, I had no time to go to the home the next day. I felt a little ____39____.
The day after when I reached the home, his room was ____40____. I didn’t know what had happened. I asked the ____41____ there and was told he had passed away the very night we both met last. How sad I was! Just then, the nurse passed me a ____42____. Surprisingly, it was from Mr. Kurien. In the letter, he thanked me for my company.
Letter in hand, I couldn’t help ____43____. I really miss him. I haven’t given him anything worthwhile, except listening to his words and sharing his thoughts. But the poor old man ____44____ his gratitude to me. I wish I had told him earlier I sincerely thanked him and that in my heart he was a great friend and will always be. Let’s ____45____ what we can before it’s too late.
31．A．cheerfully B．awkwardly C．separately D．sadly
32．A．give up B．take care of C．put aside D．turn to
33．A．frustrated B．satisfied C．familiar D．delighted
34．A．nursing home B．city C．house D．army
35．A．sort B．bury C．eat D．pack
36．A．food B．presence C．enthusiasm D．generosity
37．A．colleague B．audience C．roommate D．friend
38．A．touched B．shocked C．frightened D．embarrassed
39．A．upset B．relaxed C．excited D．annoyed
40．A．tidy B．chaotic C．clean D．empty
41．A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．worker
42．A．book B．note C．letter D．receipt
43．A．crying B．shouting C．laughing D．whispering
44．A．forgot B．regretted C．abandoned D．expressed
45．A．upload B．share C．capture D．memorize
Cruz Genet, 11, and Anthony Skop-ick, 10, couldn’t agree. Were the birds out on the ice ducks or geese So on a ___46___January evening last year,the two friends ventured onto the ___47___ pond near their homes, to get a better look. First they tossed a rock onto the ice to ___48___ it. Then they stepped on it.___49___the ice would hold their weight,Anthony took a few steps,then...FOOMP. He crashed through the___50___frozen surface.“There was no sound, no crack,” he recalled.“I just fell through instantly.“Cruz___51___to help his panicked friend. FOOMP-he___52___into the pond too.
The boys were up to their necks in icy water and quickly losing feeling in their limbs. Any chance of their___53___themselves was slipping away. Cruz was sure he was going to die. Anthony’s older sister had seen the boys fall through the ice and started screaming for help.
John Lavin, a ___54___driving nearby on his way to the grocery store, heard her. He quickly ____55____.Seeing the boys, he grabbed a nearby buoy(救生圈), ____56____off his shoes, and ran into the slushy(融雪的)water, chopping his way through the ice with his free____57____.
Lavin made his way to Cruz and Anthony and hauled(拉)them back to land.They were taken to the hospital,where doctors discovered that their five-minute____58____in the water had lowered their body____59____nearly ten degrees.
Fortunately, the boys have fully recovered,though they are still a little awestruck by their ____60____neighbour.“Just to think,”says Cruz,“if he wasn’t there, I could have died.”
46．A．beautiful B．cold C．quiet D．dark
47．A．big B．shallow C．muddy D．frozen
48．A．break B．test C．drop D．abandon
49．A．Convinced B．Informed C．Warned D．Engaged
50．A．quickly B．seemingly C．simply D．normally
51．A．rushed B．managed C．decided D．moved
52．A．dominated B．occupied C．floated D．sank
53．A．exporting B．freeing C．recovering D．spotting
54．A．seaman B．police C．neighbour D．relative
55．A．pulled over B．went through C．took on D．made up
56．A．put B．got C．hurried D．kicked
57．A．foot B．mouth C．fist D．leg
58．A．stay B．attempt C．battle D．performance
59．A．position B．weight C．temperature D．mass
60．A．graceful B．demanding C．fearless D．honest
Howard Carter was bright and____61____about the world outside his hometown when he was young. In 1891, he____62____across the sea to Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, he had become an____63____who searched for the tomb of the Egyptian Kings.
Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen.____64____, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die____65____not long after the tomb had been opened.____66____seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the____67____of the tomb died.
Some people say the____68____were just a coincidence. Others believe that they were the result of the mummy’s curse. Still____69____believe that there is a scientific explanation, because inside the tombs there are many viruses._____70_____is certain, though, is that “the curse of the mummy” remains a riddle to this day.
61．A．serious B．curious C．dangerous D．famous
62．A．sailed B．went C．walked D．flew
63．A．murderer B．inventor C．discoverer D．explorer
64．A．But B．Instead C．However D．Though
65．A．strangely B．happily C．hurriedly D．wonderfully
66．A．Within B．For C．Over D．Beyond
67．A．digging B．opening C．belonging D．searching
68．A．damages B．works C．deaths D．lives
69．A．ones B．another C．other D．others
70．A．Which B．That C．What D．It
About a month ago I noticed something really amazing, which I must call a garden miracle(奇迹). It so happened that when I ___71___ the double doors of a small storage area in the back of my house where I ___72___my garden supplies during the long, severe New England winter, I found, in one of the dirt-filled pots, a living, growing plant, topped with two of the most unlikely pink ___73___you’ve ever seen.
How was this ___74___ The unheated space had been closed all winter, and it was still cold outside. Once I caught my breath, I ___75___and discovered something approaching a reasonable explanation-there was a small glass window at the top of the double doors, and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot, giving the plant just enough light and warmth to___76___ it to grow in its own personal greenhouse.
I can’t help feeling___77___ at the lessons this wonderful plant has to teach.
For one thing, I am moved by the happenstance(巧合) of the whole thing. If I had ___78___my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot, the plant might not have gotten that___79___ray of light. If I had ____80____ the roots of the plant in late fall, there would have been nothing but dirt in that pot.
But there’s something else that____81____me about this-just how little light and____82____it took for this plant to grow and flower. I’m not____83____ we should be mean with love and kindness and all the other warming things we_____84_____for others and for ourselves. But isn’t it comforting to think that just a drop of____85____can brighten a day, a place, a life
When it comes to positivity, a little goes a long way. Just ask my little miracle plant.
71．A．approached B．shut C．opened D．knocked
72．A．need B．provide C．receive D．keep
73．A．sticks B．branches C．roots D．flowers
74．A．essential B．possible C．significant D．different
75．A．stepped aside B．stepped away C．looked down D．looked around
76．A．request B．enable C．instruct D．intend
77．A．excited B．puzzled C．amazed D．amused
78．A．put B．found C．measured D．missed
79．A．broad B．soft C．strong D．narrow
80．A．pulled out B．cared for C．thought about D．brought in
81．A．requires B．cheers C．inspires D．changes
82．A．attention B．warmth C．time D．effort
83．A．expecting B．imagining C．doubting D．saying
84．A．experience B．do C．accept D．remember
85．A．water B．encouragement C．sunshine D．support
This happened when I was 11. On Mother’s Day, I made a Bundt cake and ____86____ slices of it away. Many moms began asking me to bake them cakes straight away.
I’m interested in baking and ____87____ watching baking shows. So when I heard about their ____88____, I realized I could just ____89____ it. Then I started my cake business.
____90____, the cakes would fall apart. So not every cake was perfectly baked the first time I ____91____. But I knew that it was OK to make ____92____ and that you just kept going until it was right. Success came after many failures. Now I’m a (an) ____93____ baker. I’d let my Bundt cakes cook for less than an hour before my dad would take them out of the oven and give them to me. I offer ____94____ like cream cheese, lemon and chocolate, and I will do special cakes on _____95_____, too.
So far I have sold nearly 300 cakes. I donated some money I _____96_____ to a charity, so that I could provide _____97_____ for some families.
My friends have said that I am a great entrepreneur. I am glad that I have been able to do my business during the pandemic. I was _____98_____ before this, and this has _____99_____ me to do something meaningful _____100_____ just sitting down and watching TV.
86．A．brought B．threw C．gave D．moved
87．A．favor B．suggest C．consider D．finish
88．A．ambition B．kindness C．wisdom D．demand
89．A．apply for B．go for C．account for D．prepare for
90．A．Gradually B．Regularly C．Originally D．Suddenly
91．A．learned B．received C．submitted D．tried
92．A．mistakes B．complaints C．efforts D．predictions
93．A．curious B．advanced C．intelligent D．skilled
94．A．discounts B．collections C．selections D．meals
95．A．request B．purpose C．hand D．average
96．A．appreciated B．withdrew C．earned D．raised
97．A．relief B．courage C．surprise D．accommodation
98．A．shocked B．bored C．satisfied D．embarrassed
99．A．persuaded B．promised C．appointed D．enabled
100．A．regardless of B．instead of C．in addition to D．by comparison with
I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new ____101____ and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work couldn’t reflect his ____102____
So, when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms were sweating. I was completely____103____ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you, ”she said, surprising me beyond speech. ____104____ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ____105____ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how ____106____ she was for the self-respect I had nurtured (培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat there, ____107____, for about half an hour, ____108____ what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without even knowing it What I finally came to remember was one day, when some students were ____109____ reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke ____110____, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said. “Speak up. Simon is the expert on this. He is the only one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the____111____ of the room. ” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he ____112____ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ____113____ was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most ____114____ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came ____115____ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
101．A．boss B．teacher C．advisor D．doctor
102．A．abilities B．courage C．feelings D．dream
103．A．desperate B．responsible C．unsuitable D．unprepared
104．A．In spite of B．Thanks to C．Regardless of D．In response to
105．A．pleased B．envied C．loved D．hated
106．A．helpful B．wonderful C．awful D．grateful
107．A．disappointed B．excited C．frozen D．afraid
108．A．imagining B．wondering C．observing D．regretting
109．A．giving B．reviewing C．editing D．writing
110．A．quickly B．repeatedly C．quietly D．firmly
111．A．back B．middle C．front D．entrance
112．A．happened B．pretended C．refused D．intended
113．A．education B．visits C．thanks D．praise
114．A．difficult B．valuable C．painful D．enjoyable
115．A．frequently B．gradually C．early D．occasionally
My brother and I were driving home together and became lost in a conversation. Due to lack of ____116____, my brother took a wrong turn.
____117____, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way to turn back. My brother had no choice but __118__ for crossing the bridge and drove on. He was clearly ____119____ by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
We eventually reached a(n)____120____ and, as we took it, my brother noticed a car by the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby, looking very ____121____. I was busy trying to figure out which way we went next but my brother ____122____ and asked if he needed any help. And he did. He had got a flat and needed a wrench(扳手)to get it off.
My brother gave him a wrench, and then we ____123____ to help him change the flat. After we had finished the job he thanked us, because he really would have been ____124____ had we not come along. He pulled out $20 and __125__ to give it to us. “No,” my brother said. “We were ____126____ supposed to get on that bridge, and we took a wrong turn. But now we know ____127____ we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to ____128____.”
What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this process. He was able to see a ____129____ to help even in an otherwise ____130____ situation, which can only come from a calm mind and an open heart.
116．A．passion B．curiosity C．support D．concentration
117．A．Unfortunately B．Occasionally C．Apparently D．Generally
118．A．pay B．account C．apply D．answer
119．A．embarrassed B．excited C．depressed D．surprised
120．A．gas station B．exit C．parking lot D．garage
121．A．guilty B．relaxed C．cautious D．anxious
122．A．dropped by B．pulled over C．settled in D．took off
123．A．hesitated B．neglected C．proceeded D．regretted
124．A．shaken B．stuck C．buried D．dragged
125．A．tried B．managed C．pretended D．happened
126．A．still B．always C．never D．even
127．A．what B．why C．when D．whether
128．A．refuse B．learn C．experience D．serve
129．A．course B．routine C．chance D．challenge
130．A．familiar B．dangerous C．thrilling D．Negative
参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．D 6．D 7．B 8．D 9．B 10．C 11．A 12．B 13．A 14．C 15．D
【导语】本文是记叙文。作者作为一名花商，利用被丢弃的鲜花制作成一些时尚物品，从而呼吁更多人关注被扔掉的东西。
1．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是一天之后，它们成为多余的，被故意扔掉。A. specially特别地；B. patiently耐心地；C. intentionally故意地；D. carefully仔细地。结合前文“it was unwanted and thrown away”可知，鲜花被故意丢掉了。故选C。
2．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想用它做一些事情。我相信许多仍处于良好状态的花可以被重新利用。A. refunded退款；B. reused重新利用；C. returned返回；D. recommended推荐。结合前文“believing many of the flowers still in good condition”可知，许多话仍然很好，所以可以被重新利用。故选B。
3．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一想到可以充分利用这些美丽的植物, 我就尽可能多地把它们带回家, 并把它们送给医院，但仍有许多花被剩下。A. stages阶段；B. displays显示；C. plants植物；D. memories记忆力。根据上文“believing many of the flowers still in good condition”可知，此处指作者想充分利用这些花，这里用plants指代上文的flowers，故选C。
4．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：一想到可以充分利用这些美丽的植物, 我就尽可能多地把它们带回家, 并把它们送给医院，但仍有许多花被剩下。A. left over留下；B. taken over接管；掌管；C. looked over仔细检查；D. got over克服。结合上文“As a florist, I spent hours arranging the display for an event. ”及“I started taking home as many as possible, and giving them to hospitals, but there were still many ”可知，布置一次展出会用到很多的花，所以此处指我尽可能多地把扔掉的一些花带回家，但仍有许多花被剩下。故选A。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后, 有一天我有了一个想法。A. interview采访；B. accident意外；C. opportunity机会；D. idea想法。结合下文“A pink agapanthus (百子莲)became a necklace, while I used a banksia(山龙眼) as a giant headpiece.”可知，作者把带回来的花做成了其它的东西，因此此处指作者有了一个想法。故选D。
6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始把其中的一些东西重新利用并制作成时尚物品。A. sales销售；B. work工作；C. study学习；D. fashion时尚。结合下文“A pink agapanthus (百子莲)became a necklace, while I used a banksia(山龙眼) as a giant headpiece.”可知，项链和头饰这些都是时尚的物品。故选D。
7．考查名词词义辨析。句意：莉莉是我的一个朋友，她很迷人，头上戴着橘色的花，看起来像一个著名的发型。A. way方法；B. head头；C. list清单；D. back背部。结合下文“which looked like a famous hairstyle”可知，莉莉头上带着橘色的花。故选B。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：另外一个朋友拍了一些我的创造。A. created创造；B. approved赞同；C. identified 识别；D. photographed拍照。结合下文“Sharing the photos on the social media”可知，把照片发在网上，因而这里指我的一位朋友拍了我的创造的照片。故选D。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在社交媒体上分享这些照片让人们议论纷纷。A. performing表演；B. talking讨论；C. competing竞赛；D. succeeding成功。结合下文“ Many were 　10　at how wasteful the floral industry could be.”可知，看到照片上浪费的花，引发了人们的议论。故选B。
10．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：许多人对花卉业的浪费程度感到震惊。A. alarmed惊恐的；B. relieved放心的；C. shocked震惊的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据下文“how wasteful the floral industry could be”可知，人们对于花卉的浪费很是震惊。故选C。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：到那时, 我发现了更多的可能性。A. possibilities可能性；B. statistics统计数字；C. standards标准；D. examples例子。结合下文“I wove them together into a giant red suit, which Lily wore while walking through the city”可知，此处指作者找到了把花做成其它物品的可能性。故选A。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的作品告诉我，我们真的可以穿上鲜花。A. purchase 购买；B. wear穿戴； C. choose选择； D. generate产生；引起。结合下文“I wove them together into a giant red suit, which Lily wore while walking through the city”可知，作者把花编织成一件巨大的红色套装，莉莉穿着它在城里散步，因而此处指我们可以穿戴鲜花。故选B。
13．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：情人节那天, 我把许多不要的玫瑰花编织成一个巨大的红色套装，莉莉穿着它在城里散步。A. unwanted无用的；空闲的；B. indoor室内的；C. beautiful漂亮的；D. fake假的；伪造的。结合前文内容可知，作者把扔掉的状态好的花卉做成其它的时尚装饰品，所以此处指作者把无用的玫瑰做成了一个巨大的红色套装。故选A。
14． 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我认为我的做法正在改变人们对美的看法。A. comprising包含；由……组成；B. classifying分类；C. changing改变；D. collecting收集。结合上文“My artworks showed me that we really could 　12 flowers. ”及“ I wove them together into a giant red suit, which Lily wore while walking through the city”可知，作者通过把花做成一个套装，让朋友穿在身上，因而此处指作者的做法正在改变人们对无用的花卉的看法。故选C。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有些人们认为适合扔进垃圾桶的东西，其实它可以有完全不一样的生命。A. convenient方便的；B. enough足够的；C. essential必要的；D. fit适合的。结合下文“for the bin”及“I hope people can think more about what they throw out.”可知，扔掉的东西理应在垃圾桶。所以此处指适合在垃圾桶的东西。故选D。
16．C 17．B 18．C 19．A 20．D 21．B 22．A 23．C 24．D 25．D 26．A 27．B 28．B 29．D 30．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍和分析维克多·雨果的小说《悲惨世界》的主要内容。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：该小说曾多次被改编搬上舞台和银幕。A. adopted采纳，收养；B. approved赞同；C. adapted适应，改编；D. adjusted调整，校对。根据上文“Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserables”和此处“for the stage and screen many times.”可知，此处是指这部小说多次被改编，搬上舞台和银幕。故选C。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是对社会和人的本质的评论，通过一个人生因为宽恕而被改变的男人的故事。A. love爱；B. nature自然，本质；C. thought想法；D. belief相信，信仰。根据下文讲述的故事可知，冉阿让因偷面包入狱，出狱后，虽然得到牧师的原谅，但又再次偷钱，为了不被警察抓住，开始隐藏自己的身份。由此可知，冉阿让的本质从未改变。因此本书是对社会和人的本质的评论。故选B。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：宽恕是贯穿整部小说的主题。A. place地方；B. noun名词；C. theme主题；D. name名字。根据“repeated throughout the novel”推知，宽恕是小说的主题。故选C。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这部小说以19世纪初的法国为背景，记录了囚犯冉阿让的跌宕起伏。冉阿让因偷了一块面包喂饥饿的妹妹而入狱19年，并多次试图逃跑。A. Set设置；B. Placed放置；C. Said说；D. Told告诉，讲述。Set in“以……为背景”。根据“the early 19th century in France”可知，此处是指小说以19世纪初的法国为背景。故选A。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. buying购买；B. accepting接受；C. wanting想，想要；D. stealing偷。根据“who has spent nineteen years in prison”可知，此处是指因为偷面包而入狱。故选D。
21．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当牧师原谅他从教堂偷东西时，他的生活发生了变化。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. So所以；D. Thus于是。根据上文“After being allowed to come out of prison, Valjean cannot get a job because nobody wants to give a job to a former prisoner.”可知，冉阿让出狱后生活潦倒，而此处提到他的生活发生了变化，因此上下文为转折关系。故选B。
22．考查连词词义辨析。句意：牧师原谅他之后，他出去从一个孩子那儿偷了一些钱。A. After在……之后；B. Before在……之前；C. While当，然而；D. If如果。根据下文“He soon remembers the priest’s forgiveness”可知，冉阿让在牧师原谅他后，又出去偷钱。故选A。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他很快想起了牧师的原谅，后悔自己的所作所为。A. realizes意识到，实现；B. remembers记得；C. regrets后悔；D. recalls回忆。根据下文“to return the money”推知，冉阿让后悔自己再一次偷盗，于是想把钱还回去。故选C。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他去寻找这个孩子以便把钱还给他，但已为时已晚——警察正在寻找他。A. priest牧师；B. policeman警察；C. mayor市长；D. child孩子。根据上文“he goes out and steals some money from a child.”可知，冉阿让偷了一个孩子的钱，因此他要寻找这个孩子好把钱还给他。故选D。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. early早的；B. sad悲伤的；C. soon很快的；D. late迟的。根据“the police are searching for him”可知，此时已为时已晚。故选D。
26．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果他们抓住他，他将在监狱里度过他的余生。A. rest剩下的；B. whole整个的；C. best最好的；D. worst最糟糕的。根据上文“a man who has spent nineteen years in prison”和“If they catch him”可知，冉阿让已经坐过一次牢，如果被抓，冉阿让将在监狱度过剩下的人生。故选A。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了躲开警察，他把自己的名字从冉阿让改成马德琳，最终成为一个成功人士，甚至是一个市的市长。A. catch赶上，抓住；B. avoid避免，避开；C. beg祈求；D. respect尊重。根据“he changes his name from Valjean to Madeleine”推知，冉阿让改名字是为了避免被警察抓，即躲避警察。故选B。
28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. dangerous危险的；B. successful成功的；C. generous慷慨的；D. secret秘密的。根据“even a mayor of a town”可知，他成了一个成功的人。故选B。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当一名警察猜到冉阿让的真实身份并想把他送回监狱时，冉阿让的新生活变得困难。A. glorious光荣的，值得称道的；B. easy容易的；C. bright明亮的；D. difficult困难的，艰难的。根据“when a policeman guesses who Valjean really is and wants to send him back to prison.”可知，警察的怀疑让冉阿让生活变得非常艰难。故选D。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：接下来是一场漫长的猫鼠游戏，最终在1832年革命期间，冉阿让走上了巴黎危险的街道。A. film电影；B. relation关系；C. game游戏，比赛；D. event事件，赛事。根据“of cat and mouse”可知，此处把冉阿让继续躲避警察的事情比喻为猫鼠游戏。故选C。
31．C 32．B 33．A 34．D 35．C 36．B 37．D 38．A 39．A 40．D 41．B 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者经历过得一次意外。最终提出趁时间还来得及，让我们尽力和朋友吐露自己的（想法等）。
31．考查副词词义辨析。句意：婚姻失败后，我和家人分开住了。A. cheerfully愉快地；B. awkwardly笨拙地；尴尬地；C. separately分开地；D. sadly难过地。结合下文“Being lonely”可知，我和家人分开了。故选C。
32．考查短语词义辨析。句意：但他的儿子既不照顾自己的父亲，也不尊重他。A. give up放弃；B. take care of照顾；C. put aside置于一旁；D. turn to转向。根据上文“He served the army in the past and retired”及下文“nor respected him”可知，作为一名退休的老人，应该得到家人的照顾。故选B。
33．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Kurien 先生对他家的生活感到非常沮丧，于是搬进了这个养老院。A. frustrated沮丧的；B. satisfied满意的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. delighted高兴的。由上文中“his son didn’t bother to 　　2　　his own father, nor respected him”可知，Kurien 先生的儿子不照顾他也不尊重他，使得Kurien 先生对家的生活感到沮丧。故选A。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们俩开始分享想法，慢慢地，我花了一些时间和他在一起，讨论他在军队里做了什么，他们的日程安排，营地，食物等等，这已经成了一种惯例。A. nursing home养老院；B. city城市；C. house房子；D. army军队。结合前文“He served the army in the past and retired.”及“We both began to share thoughts and slowly it was a routine that I spent some time with him, discussing what he did ”可知，随着作者和Kurien 先生的熟悉，两人分享着生活中的日常，这中间应该是作者问起Kurien 先生在军队做什么。故选D。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我过去常常带着一些零食和他一起在树下吃。A. sort分类；B. bury埋葬；C. eat吃；D. pack包装；捆扎。结合前文“carry with me some snacks”及后文“them under a tree with him”可知，我带着零食和他一起在树下吃。故选C。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看到他在我面前真的很高兴。A. food食物；B. presence出席；存在；C. enthusiasm热情；D. generosity大方。根据下文“I was also happy with his company.”可知，此处指作者看到Kurien 先生对自己陪他很是开心。故选B。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，他含着眼泪告诉我：“我真的在你身上找到了一个非常好的朋友。我想多活几年，和你一起度过快乐的时光。”A. colleague同事；B. audience观众；C. roommate室友；D. friend朋友。结合下文“I sincerely thanked him and that in my heart he was a great friend ”可知，此处指Kurien 先生把作者当成他的朋友。故选D。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说的话真的很感动我。A. touched触动；感动；B. shocked震惊；C. frightened吓唬；D. embarrassed使尴尬。结合前文“I really found a very good 　　7　　in you. I feel like living some more years to spend happy time with you.”可知，Kurien 先生把作者当成他的朋友，这让作者很感动。故选A。
39．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我觉得有点不安。A. upset难过的；沮丧的；B. relaxed放松的；C. excited激动的；D. annoyed生气的。结合前文“However, I had no time to go to the home the next day.”可知，作者因为没有时间去养老院去陪Kurien 先生，和他聊天。这让作者觉得不安。故选A。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：第二天我到养老院的时候，他的房间是空的。A. tidy整齐的；B. chaotic混乱的；无秩序的；C. clean干净的；D. empty空的。结合下文“he had passed away the very night we both met last”可知，Kurien 先生去世了，所以这里指Kurien 先生的房间没有人，空空的。故选D。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我问那里的护士，他告诉我，就在我们最后一次见面的那个晚上，他已经去世了。A. doctor医生；B. nurse护士；护工；C. patient病人；D. worker工人。结合下文“the nurse passed me”可知，作者问护工发生了什么事情。故选B。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，护工递给我一封信。A. book书；B. note便条；C. letter信；D. receipt收据。结合下文“In the letter, he thanked me for my company.”可知，这里指护工递给作者一封信。故选C。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：手里拿着信，我忍不住哭了。A. crying哭泣；B. shouting大喊；C. laughing笑；D. whispering低声说。结合上文“I really found a very good 　　7　　in you”及“he had passed away the very night .”可知，Kurien 先生把作者视为自己的朋友，所以朋友去世，自然作者是伤心的。因而此处指作者忍不住哭了。故选A。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是那个可怜的老人向我表达了他的感激之情。A. forgot忘记；B. regretted后悔；C. abandoned放弃；D. expressed表达。根据上文“ he thanked me for my company”可知，Kurien 先生在信中表达了他对作者的感激。故选D。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：趁还来得及，我们来分享一下吧。A. upload上传； B. share 倾诉，吐露；C. capture俘获；夺得； D. memorize记住；熟记。结合上文“I haven’t given him anything worthwhile, except listening to his words and sharing his thoughts. ”及“ I wish I had told him earlier I sincerely thanked him and that in my heart he was a great friend and will always be.”可知，作者认为他没有给Kurien 先生任何有价值的东西，除了听Kurien 先生说话和并且分享他的想法。作者希望他能早点告诉Kurien 先生，在他心中，他是一个伟大的朋友，并将永远是。而现在Kurien 先生已经去世，自己再也没有机会告诉他。所以此处指趁时间还来得及，让我们尽力和朋友吐露自己的（想法等），故选B。
46．B 47．D 48．B 49．A 50．B 51．A 52．D 53．B 54．C 55．A 56．D 57．C 58．A 59．C 60．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述的是两位男孩不小心跌入冰窟窿，一位邻居见义勇为，两个男孩最终获救的故事。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，在去年1月一个寒冷的晚上，这两个朋友冒险来到他们家附近结冰的池塘，想看得更清楚些。A. beautiful美丽的；B. cold冷的；C. quiet安静的；D. dark黑暗的。根据前文的“Were the birds out on the ice ducks or geese ”可知，此处表示寒冷的一月份。故选B。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. big大的；B. shallow浅的；C. muddy泥泞的；D. frozen冰冻的。根据后文“First they tossed a rock onto the ice”可知，他们往冰上扔了一块石头，湖水是冻冰的。故选D。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：首先，他们把一块石头扔到冰上测试（冰是否结实）。A. break打破；B. test测试；C. drop掉落；D. abandon抛弃。根据后文“Then they stepped on it.”可知，孩子首先冰上扔石头测试冰是否结实，然后踩了上去。故选B。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：安东尼确信冰块能承受住他们的重量，他走了几步，然后一步接着一步。A. Convinced信服，相信；B. Informed通知；C. Warned警告；D. Engaged从事。根据后文“Anthony took a few steps,then...”可知，安东尼确信冰块能承受住他们的重量，所以一步接着一步走着。故选A。
50．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他撞穿了似乎结冰的表面。A. quickly快速地；B. seemingly似乎地；C. simply简单地，仅仅地；D. normally正常地。根据后文“I just fell through instantly.”可知，安东尼后来掉进了冰窟窿里，所以冰面并没有真正的冻结实。故选B。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：克鲁兹冲过去帮助惊慌失措的朋友。噗——他也掉进了池塘里。 A. rushed冲向；B. managed设法做成；C. decided决定；D. moved移动。根据前文“I just fell through instantly.”可知，安东尼掉进了冰窟窿里，他的同伴克鲁兹急忙地冲向他来救助他。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. dominated统治；B. occupied占据；C. floated漂浮；D. sank下沉。根据后文的“into the pond too”可知，克鲁兹在救助同伴的同时也沉进到水里。故选D。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：任何使自己获救的机会都在溜走。A. exporting出口；B. freeing自由，获救；C. recovering恢复；D. spotting发现。根据前文““I just fell through instantly.“Cruz　　6　　to help his panicked friend. FOOMP-he　　7　　into the pond too.”可知，二人都掉进了冰水中，同时根据后文的“Cruz was sure he was going to die.”可知，对于被困的他们来说任何获救的机会都在眼前消失，以至于克鲁兹觉得自己会死掉。故选B。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：开车去杂货店的邻居约翰·拉文听到了她的声音。A. seaman海员；B. police警察；C. neighbour邻居；D. relative亲戚。根据后文“though they are still a little awestruck by their 　　15　　neighbour.”可知，约翰·拉文是孩子们的邻居。故选C。
55．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他迅速靠边停车。A. pulled over靠边停车；B. went through经历；C. took on呈现；D. made up组成。根据前文“John Lavin, a 　　9　　driving nearby on his way to the grocery store,heard her.”可知，开车去杂货店的邻居约翰·拉文听到了她的声音。故此处表示他赶紧靠边停车去救助孩子们。故选A。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到孩子们，他抓住附近的一个浮标，踢掉鞋子，跑进了泥泞的水中，用另一只拳头在冰面上劈开了一条路。A. put放；B. got得到；C. hurried急忙；D. kicked踢。此处kick off为固定短语，意为“脱掉”，此处表示脱掉鞋子跑进水中去救助掉入冰水中的孩子们。故选D。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. foot脚；B. mouth嘴巴；C. fist拳头；D. leg腿。根据前文的“chopping his way through the ice”可知，此处表示约翰·拉文用拳头劈开一条路去营救孩子们。故选C。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们被送往医院，医生发现他们在水里呆了5分钟，体温降低了近10度。A. stay停留；B. attempt尝试；C. battle对决；D. performance表演。根据前文“Lavin made his way to Cruz and Anthony and hauled(拉)them back to land.”可知，约翰·拉文在救助被困的孩子过程中，使得他们在冰水中停留了五分之久。表示“停留”用stay。故选A。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们被送往医院，医生发现他们在水里呆了5分钟，体温降低了近10度。A. position位置；B. weight体重；C. temperature温度；D. mass大量。根据后文的“nearly ten degrees”可知，由于在冰水中停留的时间过长，导致他们的身体温度下降了将近10度。故选C。
60．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，男孩们已经完全康复了，尽管他们仍然对他们无畏的邻居感到敬畏。A. graceful优雅的；B. demanding苛刻的；C. fearless无畏的；D. honest诚实的。根据前文“Seeing the boys, he grabbed a nearby buoy(救生圈), 　　11　　off his shoes, and ran into the slushy(融雪的)water, chopping his way through the ice with his free　　12　　.”可知，邻居约翰·拉文在看到孩子掉进水中之后，立即的进行营救，同时使用拳头自己劈出了一条路，由此该邻居是“英勇的，无畏的”，用fearless。故选C。
61．B 62．A 63．D 64．C 65．A 66．A 67．B 68．C 69．D 70．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲的是探险家Howard Carter和他的团队在发现King Tutankhamen坟墓之后的不幸遭遇以及历史上人们对于这件事情的不同看法。
61．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Howard Carter年轻时很聪明，对家乡以外的世界充满好奇。A. serious严肃的；认真的；B. curious好奇的；C. dangerous危险的；D. famous有名的。根据空后“about the world outside his hometown when he was young. In 1891, he ____2____ across the sea to Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, he had become an ____3____ who searched for the tomb of the Egyptian Kings.”可知Howard Carter年轻时对于家乡之外的世界很好奇。故选B项。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1891年，他漂洋过海来到埃及的亚历山大。A. sailed航行；B. went过去；C. walked走路；散步；D. flew飞翔。根据空后“across the sea to Alexandria, Egypt.”可知Howard Carter是乘船来到到了埃及的亚历山大。故选A项。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：到20世纪20年代，他已经成为一名探险家，寻找埃及国王的坟墓。A. murderer凶手；B. inventor发明者；C. discoverer发现者；D. explorer探险家。根据空后“who searched for the tomb of the Egyptian Kings.”可知Howard Carter成为一位寻找埃及国王坟墓的人，所以应该是一名探险家。故选D项。
64．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，卡特团队中的人开始生病，并在墓被打开后不久离奇死亡。A. But但是；B. Instead代替；C. However然而；D. Though可是；然而。根据空前“Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen.”以及空后“people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die ____5____ not long after the tomb had been opened.”可知团队成员生病并离奇死亡是在King Tutankhamen的坟墓被发现并打开之后不久，空前后语意之间为转折关系，应用表示转折的副词however，位于句首作状语。故选C项。
65．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，卡特团队中的人开始生病，并在墓被打开后不久离奇死亡。A. strangely奇怪地；B. happily开心地；C. hurriedly匆忙地；D. wonderfully极好地。根据后文“not long after the tomb had been opened. ____6____ seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the ____7____ of the tomb died.”以及“Some people say the ____8____ were just a coincidence. Others believe that they were the result of the mummy’s curse.”可知卡特团队中成员开始生病，并在墓被打开后不久死亡，而死亡的原因并不明了，所以可以推测队员们死得奇怪。故选A项。
66．考查介词词义辨析。句意：在七年内，有21名与陵墓打开有关的人死亡。A. Within在……之内；B. For为了；C. Over 在……之上；D. Beyond超出。根据空前 “people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die ____5____ not long after the tomb had been opened.”以及空后“seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the ____7____ of the tomb died.”可知此处是在强调团队成员死亡速度之快，应用介词within，表示在七年之内。故选A项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在七年内，有21名与陵墓打开有关的人死亡。A. digging挖掘；B. opening打开；C. belonging属于；D. searching搜索。根据上文“Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen. ____4____ , people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die ____5____ not long after the tomb had been opened.”可知离奇死亡的21名团队成员都与坟墓的打开有关。故选 B项。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有人说这些死亡只是巧合。A. damages损害；B. works工作；C. deaths死亡；D. lives生命。根据前文“____6____ seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the ____7____ of the tomb died.”可知仅仅七年之内21名成员离奇死亡，所以在有人看来这些人的死只是一种巧合。故选C项。
69．考查代词词义辨析。句意：还有一些人认为这是有科学解释的，因为在坟墓里有很多病毒。A. ones一个的复数；B. another另一个；C. other另外一个；D. others其他人。根据前文“Some people say the ____8____ were just a coincidence. Others believe that they were the result of the mummy’s curse.”可知此处是在列举不同的人的不同看法，表示“有些人……，还有人……，还有一些人……”应用some…others…others…。故选D项。
70．考查代词词义辨析。句意：但可以肯定的是，“木乃伊的诅咒”至今仍是一个谜。A. Which哪一个；B. That那个；C. What……的事物；D. It它。根据空后“is certain, though, is that “the curse of the mummy” remains a riddle to this day.”可知空处为主语从句的主语，所以应用What，表示“……的事物；”。故选C项。
71．C 72．D 73．D 74．B 75．D 76．B 77．C 78．A 79．D 80．A 81．C 82．B 83．D 84．B 85．C
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。冬天的一缕阳光从作者家储藏室门上的小窗户照射进来，照在一个花盆上，慢慢地花盆里面长出了一株植物，开出了几朵鲜花。作者感叹：一缕阳光，就可以让人一天心花怒放，就可以维持生命的存在。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我打开屋后一个小储藏区的两扇门时，我发现在一个满是泥土的花盆里，有一株正在生长的植物，上面有两朵你从未见过的最不可思议的粉红色花朵。在新英格兰漫长而严酷的冬天，我把我的园艺用品放在那里。A. approached靠近；B. shut关闭；C. opened打开；D. knocked撞。根据“the double doors of a small storage area in the back of my house”可知，作者是打开储物间的双扇门后发现了正在生长的植物。故选C。
72．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我打开屋后一个小储藏区的两扇门时，我发现在一个满是泥土的花盆里，有一株正在生长的植物，上面有两朵你从未见过的最不可思议的粉红色花朵。在新英格兰漫长而严酷的冬天，我把我的园艺用品放在那里。A. need需要；B. provide提供；C. receive收到；D. keep保存。根据“my garden supplies during the long, severe New England winter”可知，小储藏区是作者用来存放园艺用品的。故选D。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我打开屋后一个小储藏区的两扇门时，我发现在一个满是泥土的花盆里，有一株正在生长的植物，上面有两朵你从未见过的最不可思议的粉红色花朵。在新英格兰漫长而严酷的冬天，我把我的园艺用品放在那里。A. sticks枝条；B. branches树枝；C. roots树根；D. flowers花。根据“But there’s something else that___11___me about this-just how little light and___12___it took for this plant to grow and flower.”可知，植物开放出粉红色花朵。故选D。
74．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这怎么可能呢 A. essential重要的；B. possible可能的；C. significant有意义的；D. different不同的。根据“The unheated space had been closed all winter, and it was still cold outside.”可知，作者认为这种植物在寒冷的冬天生长并开花是不可能的。故选B。
75．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：等我喘过气来，我环顾四周，发现了一些接近合理的解释——在双层门的顶部有一扇小玻璃窗，有可能是一缕阳光直射在花盆上，给了植物足够的光和温暖，使它能够在自己的温室里生长。A. stepped aside让开一点；B. stepped away走开；C. looked down俯视；D. looked around向四周看。根据“and discovered something approaching a reasonable explanation-there was a small glass window at the top of the double doors,”可知，作者环顾四周，发现了门顶有个小玻璃窗。故选D。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：等我喘过气来，我环顾四周，发现了一些接近合理的解释——在双层门的顶部有一扇小玻璃窗，有可能是一缕阳光直射在花盆上，给了植物足够的光和温暖，使它能够在自己的温室里生长。A. request请求；B. enable使能够；C. instruct指导；D. intend 打算。根据“it to grow in its own personal greenhouse.”可知，足够的光和温暖，使植物能够在自己的温室里生长。故选B。
77．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我不禁对这种奇妙的植物所传授的知识感到惊讶。A. excited激动的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. amazed惊讶的；D. amused愉快的。根据“the lessons this wonderful plant has to teach.”可知，作者不禁对这种奇妙的植物所传授的知识感到惊讶。故选C。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我把花盆放在那个地方的左边或右边6英寸的地方，植物可能就得不到那微弱的光线了。A. put放置；B. found发现；C. measured衡量；D. missed错过。根据“my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot,”可知，这里指作者把花盆放置的位置。故选A。
79．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果我把花盆放在那个地方的左边或右边6英寸的地方，植物可能就得不到那微弱的光线了。A. broad宽的；B. soft柔软的；C. strong强壮的；D. narrow狭窄的。 narrow ray of light微弱的光线。根据上文“and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot,”和“If I had ___8___my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot,”可知，微弱的光线照射到植物上。故选D。
80．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：如果我在深秋拔掉了植物的根，花盆里就只剩下泥土了。A. pulled out拔出；B. cared for照顾；C. thought about考虑；D. brought in引进。根据“there would have been nothing but dirt in that pot.”可知，如果拔出植物的根，花盆里就只剩下泥土了。故选A。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但还有其他一些东西激发了我的灵感——这种植物生长和开花所需要的光线和温暖是多么少。A. requires要求；B. cheers欢呼；C. inspires启发；D. changes改变。根据“just how little light and___12___it took for this plant to grow and flower.”可知，这里指这启发了作者的思考。故选C。
82．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但还有其他一些东西激发了我的灵感——这种植物生长和开花所需要的光线和温暖是多么少。A. attention关注；B. warmth温暖；C. time时间；D. effort努力。warmth在此处指阳光的温暖。根据上文“and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot, giving the plant just enough light and warmth”可知，作者在思考这株植物生长需要的温暖很少。故选B。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我并不是说我们应该吝啬我们为他人和自己所做的爱、善良和所有其他温暖的事情。A. expecting期望；B. imagining想象；C. doubting怀疑；D. saying说。根据“we should be mean with love and kindness and all the other warming things we____14____for others and for ourselves.”可知，动词say后接宾语从句时可以用来表达观点和见解。故选D。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我并不是说我们应该吝啬我们为他人和自己所做的爱、善良和所有其他温暖的事情。A. experience经历；B. do做；C. accept接受；D. remember记得。根据“for others and for ourselves.”可知，此处表示“我们”为别人和自己所做的其他所有暖心的事情。故选B。
85．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，只要想到一缕阳光就能照亮一天，照亮一个地方，照亮一个生命，难道不是一件令人欣慰的事吗 A. water水；B. encouragement鼓励；C. sunshine阳光；D. support支持。根据“just how little light and___12___it took for this plant to grow and flower.”可知，一缕阳光，就可以让人一天心花怒放，就可以维持生命的存在。故选C。
86．C 87．A 88．D 89．B 90．C 91．D 92．A 93．D 94．C 95．A 96．C 97．A 98．B 99．D 100．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者在母亲节时亲手做蛋糕把蛋糕分发给其他妈妈们，并由此开始了自己的蛋糕生意。作者把售卖蛋糕的部分所得捐给慈善机构，让自己在疫情期间原本无聊的生活变得有意义。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：母亲节那天，我做了一个蛋糕，把它切成几片送人。A. brought带来；B. threw扔掉；C. gave给，送给；D. moved移动。根据后文“Many moms began asking me to bake them cakes straight away.”可知，作者把蛋糕切成片分发给其他妈妈们。故选C项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对烘焙很感兴趣，喜欢看烘焙节目。A. favor赞成，喜爱；B. suggest建议；C. consider考虑；D. finish完成。根据前文“I’m interested in baking”可知，作者喜爱烘焙节目。故选A项。
88．考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以当我听到她们的需求时，我意识到我可以放手去做。A. ambition雄心；B. kindness善良；C. wisdom智慧；D. demand需要，需求。根据前文“Many moms began asking me to bake them cakes straight away.”可知，许多妈妈有需求。故选D项。
89．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：所以当我听到他们的需求时，我意识到我可以放手去做。A. apply for申请；B. go for为……而去，争取得到；C. account for对……负责任；D. prepare for为……作准备。根据前文“when I heard about their ____3____”及后文“Then I started my cake business.”可知，作者为此放手去做。故选B项。
90．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最初，蛋糕会散架。A. Gradually逐渐地；B. Regularly有规律地；C. Originally最初；D. Suddenly突然。根据后文“the cakes would fall apart”及“the first time”可知，初做蛋糕，经验不足，蛋糕会散架的。故选C项。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我第一次尝试的时候，并不是每个蛋糕都烤得很完美。A. learned学习；B. received收到；C. submitted提交；D. tried尝试。根据语境和前文“not every cake was perfectly baked”及“the first time”可知，作者是第一次尝试，并不完美。故选D项。
92．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我知道犯错误是不要紧的，你只要坚持下去，直到正确为止。A. mistakes错误；B. complaints抱怨；C. efforts努力；D. predictions预言。根据前文“not every cake was perfectly baked”及后文“Success came after many failures.”可知，作者知道失败是成功之母，起初的错误不要紧。故选A项。
93．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我是一名熟练的面包师。A. curious好奇的；B. advanced先进的；C. intelligent智能的；D. skilled熟练的。根据前文“Success came after many failures.”及后文“I’d let my Bundt cakes cook for less than an hour before my dad would take them out of the oven and give them to me.”可知，经过多次失败之后，作者成功地成为一名熟练的面包师。故选D项。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有奶油乳酪、柠檬和巧克力等可供选择，还会按客人要求做特别的蛋糕。A. discounts折扣；B. collections收藏；C. selections选择；D. meals饭餐。根据后文“like cream cheese, lemon and chocolate”可知，有这些材料可供选择。故选C项。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有奶油乳酪、柠檬和巧克力等可供选择，还会按客人要求做特别的蛋糕。A. request请求，要求；B. purpose目的；C. hand手；D. average平均。根据常识和前文“I offer 　　9　　 like cream cheese, lemon and chocolate”可知，作者可以根据客户要求做各种特制的蛋糕。故选A项。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把我挣的一些钱捐给了慈善机构，这样我就可以为一些家庭提供救济。A. appreciated赞赏；B. withdrew撤回；C. earned挣得；D. raised提高。根据前文“So far I have sold nearly 300 cakes”可知，作者挣了一些钱。故选C项。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把我挣的一些钱捐给了慈善机构，这样我就可以为一些家庭提供救济。A. relief宽慰，救济；B. courage勇气；C. surprise惊讶；D. accommodation住处。根据前文“I donated some money I 　　11　　 to a charity”可知，作者为一些家庭提供了救助。故选A项。
98．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这之前我很无聊，这让我可以做一些有意义的事情，而不是只是坐着看电视。A. shocked震惊的；B. bored厌烦的，无聊的；C. satisfied满意的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据后文“just sitting down and watching TV”可知，作者在开始蛋糕生意以前，是非常无聊的。故选B项。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这之前我很无聊，这让我可以做一些有意义的事情，而不是只是坐着看电视。A. persuaded说服；B. promised许诺；C. appointed任命，指定；D. enabled使能够。根据后文“do something meaningful”可知，作者的蛋糕生意让作者可以做一些有意义的事情。故选D项。
100．考查固定短语词义辨析。句意：在这之前我很无聊，这让我可以做一些有意义的事情，而不是只是坐着看电视。A. regardless of不管；B. instead of而不是；C. in addition to除……以外；D. by comparison with与……相比。根据前文“do something meaningful”及后文“just sitting down and watching TV”可知，蛋糕生意可以让作者做一些有意义的事情，而不是坐下来看电视。故选B项。
101．B 102．A 103．D 104．B 105．C 106．D 107．C 108．B 109．A 110．C 111．A 112．A 113．D 114．B 115．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位新老师，因为偶然的一句表扬，改变了一个成绩很差的孩子的性格。作者也意识到一个小小的善举确实能带来改变。
101．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是一个新老师，我会对于学生的表现给予诚实的描述。A. boss老板；B. teacher教师；C. advisor顾问；D. doctor医生。根据下文“I gave an honest account of the students’ work.”可知，作者是一个新老师。故选B。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的作业绝对反应不出他的能力。A. abilities能力；B. courage勇气；C. feelings感觉；D. dream梦想。根据上文“In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension.”可知，此处指他的作业绝对反应不出他的能力。故选A。
103．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我完全没有料到她会吻我的双颊。A. desperate绝望的；B. responsible负责任的；C. unsuitable不合适的；D. unprepared没有准备的。根据上文“So, when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms were sweating”和下文“for her kisses on both my cheeks”可知，作者很紧张，完全没想到西蒙的母亲会亲她，所以作者是没有准备的。故选D。
104．考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为我，西蒙完全变了一个人。A. In spite of尽管；B. Thanks to由于；C. Regardless of不管；不顾；D. In response to作为……的反应。根据下文“She wanted to tell me how___6___ she was for the self-respect I had nurtured (培养) in her son.”可知，由于作者，西蒙改变了。故选B。
105．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他讲述他是多么的喜欢我，他开始交朋友，在他十二年的人生里第一次，最近在朋友家玩了一下午。A. pleased取悦；B. envied嫉妒；C. loved喜爱；D. hated恨。根据上文“____4____ me, Simon had become a different person,”可知，西蒙很喜欢作者。故选C。
106．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她想告诉我，她是多么感激我在她儿子身上培养出的自尊。A. helpful有帮助的；B. wonderful精彩的；C. awful糟糕的；D. grateful感激的。根据前文“I came to thank you”及下文“for the self-respect I had nurtured (培养) in her son”可知，此处指西蒙的妈妈感谢作者培养了他孩子的自尊心。故选D。
107．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我坐在那里，呆若木鸡，大约有半个小时，一直在想刚刚发生的事。A. disappointed失望的；B. excited兴奋的；C. frozen呆若木鸡的；D. afraid害怕的。根据下文“How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without even knowing it”可知，此处指对于帮助西蒙，让他改变，作者是不知道的，坐在那里大约半小时，一直在思考这些事情，所以对于西蒙的妈妈的感谢很震惊，故选C。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我坐在那里，呆若木鸡，大约有半个小时，一直在想刚刚发生的事。A. imaging想象；B. wondering想知道，好奇；C. observing观察；D. regretting后悔。根据下文“How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without even knowing it”可知，作者一直在想刚刚发生的事，想知道发生了什么。故选B。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我终于想起来的是有一天，一些学生在教室前面作报告。A. giving提供；B. reviewing评论；C. editing编辑；D. writing写。根据下文“in the front of the class.”可知，学生在课堂上作报告，give reports表示“作报告”。故选A。
110．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jeanne说话很轻，于是，为了鼓励她提高她的声音，我说：“大声点，西蒙是这方面的专家。他是唯一一个你要说服的人，他现在坐在班级最后听不到你的声音。”A. quickly快速地；B. repeatedly重复地；C. quietly轻轻地；D. firmly坚定地。根据下文作者说的话“Speak up.”可知，Jeanne说话声音很轻。故选C。
111．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Jeanne说话很轻，于是，为了鼓励她提高她的声音，我说：“大声点，西蒙是这方面的专家。他是唯一一个你要说服的人，他现在坐在班级最后听不到你的声音。”A. back后面；B. middle中间；C. front前面；D. entrance入口。根据下文“And it was all because he___12__ to be the last kid in the last row”可知，西蒙坐在教室最后面。故选A。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这全是因为他碰巧是最后一排的最后一个孩子。A. happened碰巧，发生；B. pretended假装；C. refused拒绝；D. intended打算。happen to do sth.表示“碰巧发生某事”，根据下文“The boy who most needed___13___ was the one who took the last seat that day”可知，作者提到西蒙，只是因为他坐在最后一排，这只是一个巧合。故选A。
113．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最需要表扬的男孩是那天坐在最后一个座位上的那个。A. education教育；B. visits拜访；C. thanks感谢；D. praise表扬。根据上文“He is the only one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the___11___ of the room”和“Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy”及下文“the one who took the last seat that day”可知，西蒙觉得作者关注他，所以他自己改变了自己，因此此处指坐在最后一个座位的人即西蒙是最需要表扬的。故选D。
114．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在我多年的教学生涯中，它教会了我最宝贵的一课，我很感激它来得这么早，而且很积极。A. difficult困难的；B. valuable宝贵的；C. painful痛苦的；D. enjoyable令人愉快的。根据下文“I’m thankful that”可知，这是宝贵的一课。故选B。
115．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在我多年的教学生涯中，它教会了我最宝贵的一课，我很感激它来得这么早，而且很积极。A. frequently频繁地；B. gradually逐渐地；C. early早地；D. occasionally偶然地。根据前文“I was a new____1____”可知，西蒙的事件是发生在作者刚做新老师的时候，所以此处指这件事在很早的时候给了作者启示。故选C。
116．D 117．A 118．A 119．C 120．B 121．D 122．B 123．C 124．B 125．A 126．C 127．B 128．D 129．C 130．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和哥哥因走错路而感到沮丧时，遇到了一个需要帮助的人，在给予对方帮助后给自己带来快乐的故事。
116．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于注意力不集中，我哥哥拐错了弯。A. passion 热情；B. curiosity好奇心；C. support支持；D. concentration专注。根据上文“My brother and I were driving home together and became lost in a conversation.（我和哥哥开车回家，在中途聊天过程中迷路了）”可知，作者和哥哥因为聊天而没有专注开车所以迷路了，因此此处是表达“由于缺乏专注”，故选D。
117．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，错误的转弯把我们带到了一座桥上，我们没有办法回头。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Occasionally偶尔地；C. Apparently显然地；D. Generally整体来说。根据下文“the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way to turn back（错误的转弯把我们带到了一座桥上）”可知，走错路是一件不幸的事，故选A。
118．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我哥哥没办法，只好付过桥的钱，继续开车。A. pay支付；B. account账户；C. apply申请；D. answer回答。根据下文“the needless waste of $4（没必要花的4美元）”可知，此处表达因为走错路需要支付额外的费用，故选A。
119．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他显然为这个错误和浪费4美元而感到沮丧。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. excited兴奋的；C. depressed压抑的；D. surprised意外的。根据下文“by the mistake and the needless waste of $4（由于这个错误和浪费的4美元）”可知，哥哥因为自己犯错并浪费了4美元而感到自责心情压抑，故选C。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们最终到达了一个出口，当我们走的时候，我哥哥注意到路边有一辆车。A. gas station加油站；B. exit出口；C. parking lot停车场；D. garage车库。根据上文“the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way to turn back（错误的转弯把我们带到了一座桥上，我们没有办法回头）”可知，我们上文拐错路口没法回头，因此只能一直顺着路前行并找到出口，故选B。
121．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个年轻人站在旁边，看起来很焦急。A. guilty有罪的；B. relaxed放松的；C. cautious谨慎的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据下文“He had got a flat and needed a wrench(扳手)to get it off.（他车胎瘪了，需要一个扳手）”可知这个年轻人车胎瘪了，所以很无助的站在路边，因此显得很焦急。故选D。
122．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我正忙着想下一步该走哪条路，但我哥哥把车停在路边，问他需不需要帮忙。A. dropped by路过；B. pulled over停车；C. settled in定居；D. took off起飞。根据下文“asked if he needed any help（问他是否需要帮助）”可知，哥哥注意到这个年轻人需要帮助，于是需要先靠边停车并问他发生了什么。故选B。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我哥哥给了他一把扳手，然后我们就开始帮他换轮胎。A. hesitated to do犹豫去做；B. neglected to do忽视去做；C. proceeded to do 继续去做；D. regretted to do很遗憾去做。根据下文“help him change the flat（帮他更换轮胎）”可知，哥哥递给他扳手，然后继续帮他更换轮胎。故选C。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们完成工作后，他向我们道谢，因为如果没有我们，他真的会陷入困境。A. shaken晃动；B. stuck困住；C. buried埋葬；D. dragged拖拽。根据上文“After we had finished the job he thanked us（在完成换胎之后，他感谢了我们）”可知，如果没有我们的帮助，他会因为没有扳手不能换胎，被困在原地。故选B。
125．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他掏出20美元，想给我们。A. tried试图；B. managed设法做到；C. pretended假装；D. happened恰好。根据上文“After we had finished the job he thanked us（在完成换胎之后，他感谢了我们）”可知他感谢我们的帮助，因此拿出钱试图感谢我们。以及下文““No,” my brother said（不用，哥哥说到）”可知，我们没有接受他的金钱，此处try to do表示试图去做，故选A。
126．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“不”我哥哥说。“我们本来不应该上那座桥的，我们拐错了弯”。A. still仍然；B. always总是；C. never从不；D. even甚至。根据下文“we took a wrong turn（我们拐错了弯）”可知，我们是因为拐错弯，误打误撞才遇见并帮助他的，因此此处表达“如果不是拐错弯，我们是绝不会走这条路的”，故选C。
127．考查名词性从句连词。句意：但现在我们知道为什么了。是为了帮助你。A. what什么；B. why为什么；C. when何时；D. whether是否。根据所给句子分析可知，此处连词引导从句作know的宾语从句，根据下文“It was to help you.（就是为了帮助你）”可知，此处表达我们知道了原因。故选B。
128．考查动词词义辨析。句意：谢谢你把我们的错误转化为帮助别人，为别人服务的机会。A. refuse拒绝；B. learn学习；C. experience经历；D. serve服务。根据上文“It was to help you.（就是为了帮助你）”可知，我们帮助了这个年轻人，即为别人服务。故选D。
129．考查名词词义辨析。句意：即使在消极的情况下，他也能看到帮助别人的机会，这只能来自平静的头脑和开放的心灵。A. course课程；B. routine路线；C. chance机会，可能性；D. challenge挑战。根据上文“my brother noticed a car by the side of the road（我刚刚注意到一辆车停靠在路边）”以及“asked if he needed any help（问他是否需要帮助）”可知，哥哥很敏锐的观察到别人可能需要帮助，他看到了帮助被人的机会。故选C。
130．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：考查名词词义辨析。句意：即使在消极的情况下，他也能看到帮助别人的机会，这只能来自平静的头脑和开放的心灵。A. familiar熟悉的；B. dangerous危险的；C. thrilling令人兴奋的；D. negative消极的。根据上文“my brother took a wrong turn（我的哥哥拐错了弯）”可知，这原本是一个令人沮丧的消极的情景，但是哥哥看到了帮助别人的机会。故选D。