2024届新高考英语高频考点专项练习：专题十四 考点21 完形填空B卷（含解析）
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2024届新高考英语高频考点专项练习：专题十四 考点21 完形填空（B卷）
1. I did my first wing-walk two years ago, on my 86 birthday. Then last June, aged 88, I did it again and 1 my own record as the world's oldest female wing-walker.
The first experience was nothing but tame. This year, I said to the 2 , "Can you make it a bit more adventuresome " He 3 doing half a loop(翻跟头)—go down a bit, and then straight up. All I felt was a bit 4 , because it was windy. Everything was 5 —I had gloves, earplugs and lots of layers. Both times, we 6 from Gloucestershire Airport and were in the air for 15 minutes, sitting on 7 looked like a chair. 8 being nervous, I felt a little strange when looking at the propellers(螺旋桨). I was 9 first that it was a 10 dangerous activity and things could go wrong. However, I said, "Well, at 88 what does it 11 You've got to go sometime and you might as well go in a flame of glory."
At my age, a lot are 12 in their ways. I don't think any of my friends wants to 13 me. I imagine most of them think I'm 14 as a woman. But I do think people of my age should be doing more 15 things. You shouldn't sit back and feel pity for yourself.
1.A.kept B.broke C.saved D.protected
2.A.driver B.pilot C.guide D.director
3.A.turned up B.gave up C.took up D.ended up
4.A.shaky B.dizzy C.shiny D.clumsy
5.A.special B.secure C.cautious D.accessible
6.A.let out B.got through C.broke up D.took off
7.A.what B.how C.where D.that
8.A.Other than B.More than C.Rather than D.Less than
9.A.charged B.allowed C.warned D.cheated
10.A.actually B.potentially C.doubtfully D.certainly
11.A.mean B.live C.dream D.matter
12.A.criticized B.beaten C.stuck D.washed
13.A.persuade B.praise C.join D.win
14.A.crazy B.brave C.calm D.steady
15.A.academic B.difficult C.adventurous D.ridiculous
2. I grew up in a poor family. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2 a dream.
My dream was 3 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 4 . My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He 5 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 6 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend suggested me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 7 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 8 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn't be playing.
When I told John, he was 9 as I expected him to be. "You have your whole life to work," he said. "Your 10 days are limited. You can't afford to waste them." I stood before him with my head 11 , trying to think of the 12 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 13 in me.
"How much will you make at this job, son " he asked, "3.5 dollars an hour," I replied. "Well," he asked, "is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream "
That simple question made 14 for me the difference between 15 something at once and having a goal. I decided myself to play sports that summer and within the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was offered a $20,000 contract. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1.A.polite B.happy C.shy D.honest
2.A.live B.make C.afford D.need
3.A.music B.business C.money D.athletics
4.A.right B.popular C.lucky D.confident
5.A.gave B.taught C.brought D.asked
6.A.accident B.matter C.problem D.experience
7.A.thought B.idea C.start D.work
8.A.keep B.end C.give D.pick
9.A.annoyed B.awkward C.frightened D.curious
10.A.living B.playing C.working D.learning
11.A.moving B.nodding C.shaking D.hanging
12.A.answers B.excuses C.words D.ways
13.A.sadness B.regret C.hopelessness D.disappointment
14.A.last B.clear C.advanced D.amazed
15.A.wanting B.changing C.dreaming D.enjoying
3. My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.
My best friend Betsy's father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time, 1 little bunny(兔子) cakes for all its 2 throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for 3 help during our spring break, for which I had no 4 beyond listening to my favorite records. I'd 5 minimum wage. I'd see how a factory 6 . My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy's dad with their 7 .
Our 8 in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing(糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. 9 bunny from the belt. This was 10 than it sounds. 11 a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd 12 .
Dad 13 The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood 14 food in Bernardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you 15 the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.
1.A.sold B.ordered C.made D.reserved
2.A.stores B.families C.schools D.citizens
3.A.generous B.financial C.technical D.temporary
4.A.plans B.problems C.excuses D.hobbies
5.A.offer B.earn C.set D.suggest
6.A.worked B.closed C.developed D.survived
7.A.ambition B.permission C.experience D.invitation
8.A.joys B.ideas C.roles D.choices
9.A.Save B.Keep C.Stop D.Remove
10.A.harder B.better C.longer D.cheaper
11.A.Calm down B.Slow down C.Stay on D.Move on
12.A.indicated B.witnessed C.expected D.remembered
13.A.cried B.smiled C.hesitated D.refused
14.A.tasting B.finding C.sharing D.delivering
15.A.withdraw B.donate C.receive D.appreciate
4. Many schools today have gardens. School gardens are planted by students and teachers and are filled with 1 , often roses, sunflowers and vegetables. Whether the 2 is large or small, the students and school community(社区) who 3 the plants benefit(获益) from it a lot. Teachers can find creative ways to use school gardens as part of their 4 . For example, science teachers can 5 a school garden to help students learn how plants grow. 6 teachers can ask students to draw plants. The 7 possibilities are endless.
There are many benefits for the students who work in the school gardens. One of the most 8 things they learn is responsibility. By caring for their 9 , they learn the importance of responsibility. Gardens also provide lots of chances for 10 . Students work together to plant, and care for the plants as they grow. They see a whole course that depends on the class working together as a team. A school garden not only benefits the whole 11 ; it also benefits the whole community! By 12 community members to help take care of the garden, students can get to 13 the people in their community. The food grown in the garden can be 14 to the local poor people, which will make students feel 15 about helping their neighbors.
On the whole, starting a school garden can be a wise choice for a school.
1.A.fruits B.flowers C.grass D.trees
2.A.office B.classroom C.playground D.garden
3.A.collect up B.clean up C.care for D.look for
4.A.labs B.skills C.games D.lessons
5.A.change B.find C.use D.fix
6.A.rt B.Maths C.Music D.Language
7.A.medical B.educational C.scientific D.future
8.A.special B.important C.difficult D.interesting
9.A.parents B.plants C.teachers D.classmates
10.A.jobs B.success C.homework D.teamwork
11.A.world B.society C.school D.country
12.A.following B.forcing C.expecting D.allowing
13.A.remember B.visit C.know D.tell
14.A.sent B.introduced C.sold D.returned
15.A.sad B.nervous C.proud D.curious
5. Les Brown is one of the world's greatest speakers. He is also a thought leader on self-improvement and 1 .
However, Les found it difficult to learn knowledge when he was a 2 . During his school days, he was thought as " 3 to learn well" by the teachers and placed 4 from 6th grade to 5th grade. To make things worse, he had a twin brother who was rather bright and 5 , so Les was 6 by his classmates.
One day a teacher asked him to 7 a problem on the blackboard, but Les 8 and said that he couldn't. "Of course you can," the teacher replied 9 . "Young man, come here and solve this problem for me."
"But I can't," 10 Les. "I'm a silly boy." The rest of the class burst(爆发) into 11 . At that point, the teacher stepped out from behind his desk and looked Les straight in the eye. "Don't ever say that again," he told him firmly. "Someone else's opinion of you does not have to become your 12 ."
Les never 13 those words, and spent the rest of his life facing 14 , setting and following his goals. Time and time again, thanks to the teacher's powerful words, Les has been famous all over the world. Do remember: you have 15 within you.
1.A.problem-solving B.goal-setting C.money-making D.job-hunting
2.A.student B.teacher C.speaker D.leader
3.A.curious B.afraid C.unable D.eager
4.A.away B.forward C.back D.off
5.A.awkward B.stupid C.naughty D.talented
6.A.laughed at B.cared about C.knocked down D.looked into
7.A.solve B.discuss C.face D.choose
8.A.answered B.refused C.replied D.accepted
9.A.surprisingly B.anxiously C.angrily D.encouragingly
10.A.insisted B.suggested C.lied D.disagreed
11.A.anger B.laughter C.cheers D.tears
12.A.risk B.spirit C.regret D.reality
13.A.kept B.remembered C.forgot D.minded
14.A.truth B.challenges C.opportunities D.questions
15.A.happiness B.loneliness C.darkness D.greatness
6.Tom was a middle-aged businessman whose repeated failure in his work made him an upset man, often complaining(抱怨) that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so 1 with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to 2 city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy 3 up their new home that the light suddenly went out. So they had to 4 work. Because Tom had forgotten to bring along candles, he had to wait helplessly in a low mood. Just then he heard slight knocks on his door that sounded clear in the 5 night.
"Who's it " he wondered, since Tom had no 6 in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed or troubled. 7 , he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, "Sir, do you have 8 I'm your neighbour." "No!" answered Tom in anger and he shut the door 9 , He complained about it to his wife," As soon as we settled down, the neighbour came to borrow things." After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the 10 girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying," My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She 11 me here to give you these." Tom was very 12 by what he saw. When he fully understood, he said, "Thank you and your 13 . God bless you!"
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 14 in life. It was his coldness and unkindness to other people. The person who had cheated him in life was in reality nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his heartless 15 .
1.A.inspired B.satisfied C.disappointed D.confused
2.A.any B.other C.every D.another
3.A.ending B.looking C.cleaning D.turning
4.A.quit B.start C.change D.continue
5.A.strange B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded
6.A.doctor B.friend C.stranger D.audience
7.A.So B.Though C.However D.Moreover
8.A.beer B.rolls C.plates D.candles
9.A.humbly B.strongly C.slightly D.entirely
10.A.same B.pretty C.energetic D.confident
11.A.sent B.forced C.prohibited D.suggested
12.A.pleased B.sad C.surprised D.frightened
13.A.brother B.mother C.father D.grandma
14.A.goal B.failure C.success D.schedule
15.A.mind B.idea C.brain D.thought
7. In 1994, the Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was 1 to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise (乐园) for him and his friends, bringing them 2 memories.
To his horror, he saw a totally different 3 . Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees. "The land was as sick as a serious patient—everything was 4 due to deforestation (砍伐森林)," Salgado said 5 during a meeting on climate change in Paris.
Salgado 6 that he should do something about it. Then he 7 a bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received 8 from his wife and relatives. Soon the whole family 9 and the results are remarkable. 10 , the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before 11 . The land has been brought back to life. The 12 family's hard work also impressed people around them. They 13 cutting down trees and began to protect the environment.
"The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the 14 and I think every little bit of work 15 ," said Salgado. Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.
1.A. sorry B. ready C. eager D. willing
2.A. wonderful B. embarrassing C. painful D. complex
3.A. direction B. atmosphere C. plan D. sight
4.A. disturbed B. destroyed C. prohibited D. abandoned
5.A. calmly B. nervously C. sadly D. lightly
6.A. admitted B. realized C. agreed D. proved
7.A. thought up B. laughed at C. turned down D. tried out
8.A. doubts B. permission C. suggestions D. support
9.A. backed off B. broke up C. took action D. got through
10.A. Suddenly B. Eventually C. Gradually D. Generally
11.A. escaped B. returned C. approached D. died
12.A. kind-hearted B. brave C. devoted D. considerate
13.A. forgot B. stopped C. delayed D. missed
14.A. comment B. promise C. offer D. effort
15.A. increases B. matches C. improves D. matters
8. My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me. After I was born it was decided that my father's relatives would 1 me in Manchester. No one spoke about Mum. Finally, I was shown letters from Mum, suggesting that she was a drug addict(瘾君子).
All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 7 December last year. My sister Leanne, from my mother's side, had 2 me on Facebook, and we had been messaging for a while, but had met only once or twice. Leanne had been brought up by our mother's parents, and had some 3 with Mum throughout her life. She was now living in Canada, but returning for Christmas and anxious to see all the family together. A big party had been arranged to welcome her back, and everyone would be there, including our 4 .
In a very short time my sister and I made a 5 . I'd meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport, then we'd drive up to Glasgow 6 . Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush. After about a four- hour drive, we were there. I'd 7 called someone "Mum" before. But there she was.
We hugged and were soon 8 . We could hardly get the words out fast enough. Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most 9 experience. Though time may have separated us, this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum. She 10 at me for a while, before giving me a tight hug. All she could say was that she never thought we'd 11 again.
She'd been 12 of drugs for five years. She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people address the same problems she had. We now talk regularly, and I feel 13 she's my mother. That's something I couldn't have even 14 when the door opened to her at that Christmas party. Life may be short, but it's always 15 enough to reconcile(和好).
1.A.teach B.control C.raise D.serve
2.A.challenged B.judged C.praised D.followed
3.A.argument B.contact C.fun D.trouble
4.A.sister B.mum C.dad D.grandparents
5.A.deal B.trick C.plan D.change
6.A.in advance B.in turn C.in time D.in secret
7.A.ever B.even C.always D.never
8.A.looking away B.chatting away C.turning up D.picking up
9.A.comforting B.surprising C.disturbing D.frightening
10.A.laughed B.looked C.shouted D.pointed
11.A.part B.suffer C.recover D.meet
12.A.clean B.sick C.short D.empty
13.A.confused B.concerned C.proud D.shocked
14.A.imagined B.ignored C.questioned D.remembered
15.A.tough B.rough C.enjoyable D.long
答案以及解析
1.答案：1-5 BBDAB 6-10 DACCB 11-15 DCCAC
解析：1.考查动词词义辨析。结合下文"my own record as the world's oldest female wing-walker"可知, 这里是说作者88岁时"打破(break)"了自己的纪录。break one's record打破某人的纪录。故选B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。根据下文"He 3 doing half a loop—go down a bit, and then straight up."可知, 此处指作者在跟"飞行员(pilot)"说话。故选B。
3.考查动词短语辨析。结合下文"doing half a loop—go down a bit, and then straight up"可知, 作者对飞行员提出冒险性的要求后, 飞行员以让飞机翻了半个跟头的飞行方式"结束(end up)"。end up doing sth.以做某事结束。故选D。
4.考查形容词词义辨析。shaky摇晃的; dizzy使人头晕的; shiny闪亮的; clumsy笨拙的。根据该空后的"it was windy"可知, 当时有风, 所以飞行过程中飞机稍微有点"摇晃(shaky)"。故选A。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。special特别的; secure安全的; cautious谨慎的; accessible易接近的。根据下文"I had gloves, earplugs and lots of layers"可知, 为了确保飞行过程中一切都是"安全的(secure)", 作者做了一系列的防护措施。故选B。
6.考查动词短语辨析。根据该空后的"from Gloucestershire Airport"可知, 飞机在机场"起飞(take off)"。故选D。
7.考查连接词词义辨析。分析句子结构可知此处为宾语从句, 从句缺主语, 且表示具体事物, 用what引导宾语从句。故选A。
8.考查固定短语辨析。other than除了; more than超过; rather than而不是; less than不超过。根据上文的"a bit more adventuresome"可知, 作者本来就是来寻求冒险的, 所以只是感觉有点奇怪而不是紧张。故选C。
9.考查动词词义辨析。根据下文"dangerous activity"可知, 这是一项危险的活动, 所以参加者起初一定会被"提醒, 警告(warn)"。故选C。
10.考查副词词义辨析。这项活动在进行之前已经基本保证了行走者的安全性, 但也有潜在(potentially)危险性。故选B。
11.考查动词词义辨析。结合下文"You've got to go sometime and you might as well go in a flame of glory."可推知, 在作者看来, 她已经88岁了, 即使出意外, 那又有什么"关系"呢 故选D。
12.考查动词词义辨析。criticize批评; beat打败; stick困住, 卡住; wash洗涤。结合后文"in their ways"可知, 作者认为在步入老年阶段后, 很多人都会"受困于"自己的生活方式。be stuck in受困于。故选C。
13.考查动词词义辨析。persuade说服; praise赞美; join加入; win贏得。作者认为周围的朋友们受困于各自的生活方式而不会"加入(join)"到作者的冒险活动中来。结合下文"I imagine most of them think I'm 14 as a woman."可知, 大多数人会认为作者是个疯女人, 所以也不会加入。故选C。
14.考查形容词词义辨析。crazy疯狂的; brave勇敢的; calm镇静的; steady稳定的。参见上题解析。故选A。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。academic学术的; difficult困难的; adventurous冒险的; ridiculous可笑的。根据第二段中的"a bit more adventuresome"可知, 作者认为自己这个年龄段的人应该去做更多"冒险的(adventurous)"事情。故选C。
2.答案：1-5 BCDCB 6-10 DCCAB 11-15 DCDBA
解析：1.考查形容词词义辨析。根据上文"We had little money, but plenty of love and attention."可知, "我"得到了很多爱和关注, 由此可推断出, "我"是"快乐的"。故选B。
2.考查动词词义辨析。根据上文"no matter how poor a person was"可知, 句子表示让步关系, 一个人无论多么贫穷, 仍然可以"承担得起"一个梦想, afford在句中表示"承担得起", 符合语境。故选C。
3.考查名词词义辨析。根据下文"By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball."可知, "我"的爱好是打棒球, 由此可推断出, "我"的梦想是"体育运动"。故选D。
4.考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文可知, 作者有一个好教练, 不仅相信他, 还教会他如何相信自己, 由此可推断出, 作者是"幸运的"。故选C。
5.考查动词词义辨析。结合下文的事情可知, 在作者想要放弃练习棒球去赚钱时, 是教练阻止了作者, 告诉作者坚持梦想的重要性, 由此可推断出, 空格处是"教会了"作者拥有梦想和忠于梦想的区别。故选B。
6.考查名词词义辨析。根据下文可知, 有一次作者想要放弃练习棒球去赚钱, 但教练阻止了作者, 告诉作者坚持梦想的重要性, 由此可推断出, 下文描述的作者和教练之间一次特殊的"经历"。故选D。
7.考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的"of savings for a house"和生活常识可知, 买房子需要很多钱, 需要一段时间的积攒, 由此可推断出这里作者是想把打工赚的钱作为攒钱的"开始"。故选C。
8.考查动词词义辨析。根据下文"to handle the work schedule"可知, 作者需要应付工作日程, 由此可推断出, 他不得不"放弃"夏季棒球, give up意为"放弃", 为固定短语, 符合语境。故选C。
9.考査形容词词义辨析。根据下文"Your 10 days are limited. You can't afford to waste them."可知, 教练认为作者不应该浪费宝贵的时间去工作, 由此可推断出, 教练是"生气的"。故选A。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。根据生活常识可知, 运动员的运动生涯是有限的, 到了体力不支时会选择退役, 由此可推断出, 这里教练说的是"打球的"时间是有限的。故选B。
11.考查动词词义辨析。根据上文可知, 教练很生气, 正在和作者讲道理, 由此可推断出, 面对教练的教育, 作者应该是低着头, hang意为"垂下", 符合语境。故选D。
12.考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的"that would explain to him"可知, "我"是在想用什么样的"话"才能和教练解释, word意为"话语, 言语", 符合语境。故选C。
13.考查名词词义辨析。根据上文可知, "我"要利用宝贵的打球时间去打工, 可推断出教练对我的做法是"失望的"。故选D。
14.考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文可知, "我"放弃了工作, 选择继续打球, 由此可推断出, "我" "明白了"教练想要告诉"我"的道理, make clear意为"弄清楚", 为固定搭配。故选B。
15.考查动词词义辨析。根据上文可知, 作者之所以要去工作, 是"想要"口袋里有钱, "想要"给妈妈买房子, 由此可推断出, 这里作者明白了立刻"想要"什么东西和有一个目标的区别。故选A。
3.答案：1-5 CADAB 6-10 ABCDA 11-15 BCBDD
解析：1.考查动词词义辨析。sell销售; order订购; make制作; reserve预定。根据"Our 8 in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. 9 bunny from the belt."可知"我"的工作是制作小兔子蛋糕, 由此推知, 这家烘焙厂为克利夫兰所有商店制作小兔子蛋糕。故选C。
2.考查名词词义辨析。store商店; family家庭; school学校; citizen市民。根据"throughout Cleveland"并结合生活常识可知, 这里指的是这家烘焙厂为克利夫兰所有商店制作小兔子蛋糕。故选A。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。generous慷慨的; financial财政的; technical技术的; temporary临时的。根据"during our spring break"可知这是一份临时性的工作。故选D。
4.考查名词词义辨析。plan计划; problem问题; excuse借口; hobby爱好。根据"beyond listening to my favorite records"可知"我"没有其他计划。故选A。
5.考查动词词义辨析。offer提供; earn挣得; set放置; suggest建议。根据"minimum wage"可知"我"挣的是最低工资。故选B。
6.考查动词词义辨析。work运作; close关闭; develop发展; survive幸存。根据"I'd see how a factory"可知这里的意思是"我"想看看一个工厂是如何运作的。故选A。
7.考查名词词义辨析。ambition抱负; permission允许; experience经历; invitation邀请。根据"Our 8 in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. 9 bunny from the belt."可知"我们"已经在工厂工作了, 所以必然是得到了父母的允许。故选B。
8.考查名词词义辨析。joy欢乐; idea观点; role职责; choice选择。根据"Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. 9 bunny from the belt."可知这是"我们"在工厂工作的职责。故选C。
9.考查动词词义辨析。save节省; keep保持; stop停止; remove移动。根据"bunny from the belt"可知这里的意思是把兔子蛋糕从传送带上拿下来。故选D。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。harder更难的; better更好的; longer更长的; cheaper更便宜的。根据" 11 a bit and the cakes pile up."可知这项工作比听起来更难。故选A。
11.考查动词短语辨析。calm down平静下来; slow down慢一点; stay on继续停留; move on往前走。根据"and the cakes pile up"可知这里的意思是如果动作慢一点, 蛋糕就会堆积起来。故选B。
12.考查动词词义辨析。indicate表明; witness目击; expect预料; remember记得。根据"This was 10 than it sounds. 11 a bit and the cakes pile up."可知工作的实际情况比"我"预料的压力更大一点。故选C。
13.考查动词词义辨析。cry哭; smile微笑; hesitate犹豫; refuse拒绝。根据"The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood 14 food in Bernardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you 15 the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me."并结合生活常识可知, 父亲看到"我"在第一次挣钱的经历中有所感悟和收获, 联想到自己童年时类似的经历, 父亲会心地笑了。故选B。
14.考查动词词义辨析。taste品尝; find找到; share分享; deliver送货。根据"The son of a grocer"可知作为一个杂货商的儿子, 他童年的夏天都在新泽西州的伯纳兹维尔送外卖。故选D。
15.考查动词词义辨析。withdraw撤退; donate捐赠; receive收到; appreciate重视。根据"the dollars you earned"并结合生活常识可知, 这种工作能让"我"重视自己的劳动所得, 并尊重那些从事这种工作的人。故选D。
4.答案：1-5 BDCDC 6-10 ABBBD 11-15 CDCAC
解析：1.考查名词词义辨析。fruit水果; flower花; grass草; tree树。根据下文的"roses, sunflowers"可知, 园圃里种了很多花。故选B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。office办公室; classroom教室; playground操场; garden花园。根据上文的"Many schools today have gardens."可知, 本文主要是对学校园圃进行讨论。故选D。
3.考查动词短语辨析。collect up收集; clean up清理; care for照料; look for寻找。根据下文的"Students work together to plant, and care for the plants as they grow."可知, 此处表示"照料"植物。故选C。
4.考查名词词义辨析。lab实验室; skill技能; game游戏, 比赛; lesson课程。根据下文的"For example, science teachers can 5 a school garden to help students learn how plants grow."可知, 此处表示老师们把学校园圃当作教学课程的一部分。故选D。
5.考查动词词义辨析。change改变; find发现; use使用, 利用; fix安装, 固定。根据上文的"Teachers can find creative ways to use school gardens as part of their 4 ."可知, 此处表示科学老师"利用"学校园圃来教学。故选C。
6.考查名词词义辨析。art艺术, 美术; maths数学; music音乐; language语言。根据下文的"ask students to draw plants"可知, 这里是美术老师。故选A。
7.考查形容词词义辨析。medical医学的; educational教育的; scientific科学的; future将来的。由上文对教学方面的描述可知, 在学校园圃内, 教育的可能性是无止境的。故选B。
8.考查形容词词义辨析。special特别的; important重要的; difficult困难的; interesting有趣的。根据下文的"By caring for their 9 , they learn the importance of responsibility."可知, 此处表示责任是学生们学到的"最重要的"事情之一。故选B。
9.考查名词词义辨析。parent父亲(或母亲); plant植物; teacher教师; classmate同班同学。根据下文的"and care for the plants"可知, 此处表示学生们通过照料"植物"知道了责任的重要性。故选B。
10.考查名词词义辨析。job工作; success成功; homework家庭作业; teamwork团队合作。根据下文的"Students work together to plant"可知, 学生们一起种植会有很多"团队合作"的机会。故选D。
11.考查名词词义辨析。world世界; society社会; school学校; country国家。根据上文的园圃给学校带来的益处及下文的"it also benefits the whole community"可知, 从园圃中受益的不仅是整个学校。故选C。
12.考查动词词义辨析。follow跟随; force强迫; expect期望; allow允许。根据"students can get to 13 the people in their community"可知, 这里是指"允许"社区成员帮忙照料园圃。故选D。
13.考查动词词义辨析。remember记得; visit参观; know认识, 了解; tell告诉。根据上文的"community members to help take care of the garden"可知, 社区成员帮忙照料园圃的同时, 学生们就会认识同一个社区的人。故选C。
14.考查动词词义辨析。send送; introduce介绍; sell 卖; return返回。根据下文的"helping their neighbors"可知, 应该是把园圃里长出来的食物送给当地穷人。故选A。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。sad悲伤的; nervous紧张的; proud自豪的; curious好奇的。根据语境可知, 学生们把自己种的食物送给当地穷人, 所以很"自豪"。故选C。
5.答案：1-5 BACCD 6-10 AABDA 11-15 BDCBD
解析：1.考查名词词义辨析。problem-solving解决问题; goal-setting设定目标; money-making赚钱; job-hunting找工作。由全文可知, 该空涉及设定目标, 与文末"setting and following his goals"呼应。故选B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。student学生; teacher老师; speaker演讲者; leader领导。由后文"During his school days"可知为学生时期。故选A。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。curious好奇的; afraid害怕的; unable不能的, 不会的; eager渴望的。结合后文"from 6th grade to 5th grade"可推断老师认为他学不好, unable to do sth.意为"不能做某事"。故选C。
4.考查副词词义辨析。away离开; forward向前; back向后, 回原处; off离开。结合后文"from 6th grade to 5th grade"可知将他留级了, place back在此处表示"留级"。故选C。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。awkward令人尴尬的; stupid愚蠢的; naughty淘气的; talented有才能的。该处应与bright并列, 表示Les的孪生兄弟"相当聪明且有才能", 与Les形成鲜明对比。故选D。
6.考查动词短语辨析。laugh at嘲笑; care about关心; knock down拆掉; look into调查。由前文可知, Les成绩差, 却有个优秀的孪生兄弟, 因此他会受到同学的嘲笑, 故选A。
7.考查动词词义辨析。solve解决; discuss讨论; face面对; choose选择。结合后文"a problem on the blackboard"可知, 老师让Les去解黑板上的题。故选A。
8.考查动词词义辨析。answer回答; refuse拒绝; reply回答; accept接受。由后文"said that he couldn't"可知, Les认为自己不会, 拒绝解题。故选B。
9.考查副词词义辨析。surprisingly惊人地; anxiously焦急地; angrily愤怒地; encouragingly鼓励地。前文"Of course you can"体现出老师对Les的鼓励。故选D。
10.考查动词词义辨析。insist坚持; suggest建议; lie撒谎; disagree不同意。由上文"said that he couldn't"以及"But I can't"可知, Les坚持说自己解不出来, 再次拒绝解题。故选A。
11.考查名词词义辨析。anger愤怒; laughter笑声; cheer欢呼; tear眼泪。由上文"I'm a silly boy."可知, 班上的同学因Les坚持说自己是笨小孩可推断班上的同学哄堂大笑, burst into laughter突然大笑起来。故选B。
12.考查名词词义辨析。risk风险; spirit精神; regret后悔; reality现实。由语境可知, 不应该因别人的看法否定真实的自己。故选D。
13.考查动词词义辨析。keep保持; remember记得; forget忘记; mind介意。由后文中的"Time and time again, thanks to the teacher's powerful words"可知, Les一直没有忘记老师的这句话。故选C。
14.考查名词词义辨析。truth真理; challenge挑战; opportunity机会; question问题。由前后文语境"spent the rest of his life facing"和"setting and following his goals"可知, Les余生面对挑战, 追随目标。故选B。
15.考查名词词义辨析。happiness幸福; loneliness孤独; darkness黑暗; greatness伟大。根据上文Les的故事可知, 只有认可自己, 发现自己的伟大之处, 才能坚定不移地追随自己的目标, 面对挑战。故选D。
6.答案：1-5 CDCAB 6-10 BCDBA 11-15 ACDBA
解析：1.考查形容词词义辨析。inspired品质优秀的; satisfied满意的; disappointed失望的; confused迷惑的。根据上文中的 often complaining (抱怨) that others had been playing tricks cm him 可知汤姆认为别人总是捉弄他, 所以他对这个地方非常失望, 想离开。故选C。
2.考查限定词词义辨析。any任一, 任何的; other另外的, 其他的; every每一个, 每个的; another不同的, 另一个。根据第三段中的since Tom had no 26 in the new city 可知汤姆搬到了另一个城市, 但是没有特指某个城市。故选D。
3.考查动词短语辨析。end up最终成为; look up查阅; clean up打扫; turn up开大, 调高。根据下文their new home 可知此处表示打扫新家。故选C。
4.考查动词词义辨析。quit放弃, 停止, 离开; start开始; change改变; continue继续。根据上文中的…that the light suddenly went out可知停电了, 所以他们只好停止打扫。故选A。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。strange奇怪的; quiet安静的; noisy喧闹的, 吵闹的; crowded拥挤的。根据上文Just then he heard slight knocks on his door可知在安静的夜晚, 他听见了敲门声, 敲门声和安静的夜晚形成对比。故选B。
6.考查名词词义辨析。doctor医生; friend朋友; stranger陌生人; audience观众, 听众。根据下文in the new city可知此处表示汤姆在这个新城市里没有朋友。故选B。
7.考查副词。so因此, 所以; though可是; 然而(其后不用逗号隔开); however无论如何, 不管怎样, 然而; moreover而且, 此外。根据下文 he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently可知虽然这个时候他不喜欢被打扰, 但是他还是不情愿地开门了, 前后文是转折关系, 且空后有逗号, 故选C。
8.考查名词词义辨析。beer啤酒; roll卷轴, 滚动, 小面包条; plate盘子; candle蜡烛。根据下文中的But this time she was holding two candles可知小女孩问的是蜡烛。故选D。
9.考查副词词义辨析。humbly低声下气地, 谦逊地; strongly强有力地, 坚定地; slightly轻微地, 稍微; entirely完全地, 彻底地。根据上文answered Tom in anger可知他生气了, 所以会用力地关门。故选B。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。same相同的, 同一的; pretty漂亮的; energetic精力充沛的; confident自信的。此处指的是上文的 a little girl。故选 A。
11.考查动词词义辨析。send派遣, 安排去; force强迫; prohibit阻止, 禁止; suggest建议, 暗示。根据下文to give you these可知小女孩的奶奶告诉她新邻居可能没有蜡烛, 所以叫她送蜡烛过来。故选A。
12.考查形容词词义辨析。pleased高兴的; sad伤心的, 难过的; surprised感到惊讶的; frightened害怕的, 受惊的。根据上文中的 But this time she was holding two candles 可知汤姆对于眼前的事情感到很惊讶。故选C。
13.考查名词词义辨析。brother兄, 弟; mother母亲, 妈妈; father父亲, 爸爸; grandma奶奶, 外婆。根据上文中的My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. 可知此处表示汤姆感谢小女孩和她奶奶。故选D。
14.考查名词词义辨析。goal目标; failure失败; success成功; schedule工作计划, 日程安排。根据第一段中的Tom was ...whose repeated failure in his work 及空处下文中的 It was his coldness and unkindness to other people. 可知汤姆意识到是什么导致了他的失败。故选B。
15.考查名词词义辨析。mind思想, 思维; idea想法, 主意, 概念; brain头脑, 智力; thought主意, 想法。根据heartless可知此处表示的是汤姆的思想, 因为他冷漠无情的思想, 生活中欺骗他的不是别人, 正是他自己。故选A。
7.答案：1-5 CADBC 6-10 BADCC 11-15 BCBDD
解析：1. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他渴望看到他的家庭经营的土地。A.sorry 抱歉的，难过的；B.ready准备好的；C.eager渴望的；D.willing乐意的。根据The thick forest there was once a paradise(乐园)for him and his friends, bringing them 2 memories.可知他渴望看到他的家庭经营的土地。故选C。
2. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那里茂密的森林曾经是他和他的朋友们的天堂，给他们带来了美好的回忆。A.wonderful美好的；B.embarrassing使人尴尬的；C.painful痛苦的；D.complex复杂的。根据The thick forest there was once a paradise(乐园)for him and his friends可知茂密的森林给他们带来了美好的回忆。故选A。
3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：令他惊恐的是，他看到了一个完全不同的景象 A.direction方向；B.atmosphere气氛；C.plan计划；D.sight景象。根据Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees.可知他看到了一个完全不同的景象。故选D。
4. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这片土地像一个病重的患者一样糟糕----由于滥伐森林，一切都被破坏了……A.disturb干扰；B.destroy破坏；C.prohibit禁止；D.abandon抛弃。根据due to deforestation可知这里意思是由于森林砍伐，一切都被破坏了。故选B。
5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：Salgado在巴黎举行的一场气候变化会议上悲伤地说……。A.calmly平静地；B.nervously紧张地；C.sadly悲伤地；D.lightly满不在乎地。根据上文The land was as bad as a seriously ill patient----everything was 4 due to deforestation可知Salgado在巴黎举行的气候变化会议上悲伤地说。故选C。
6. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Salgado意识到对于这件事他应该做点什么。A.admit承认；B.realize意识到；C.agree同意；D.prove证明。根据Then he 7 a bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received 8 from his wife and relatives.可知这里意思是Salgado意识到他应该做点什么。故选B。
7. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后，他想出了一个大胆的主意：在这片土地上重新植树，出乎他的意料的是，这个主意得到了妻子和亲戚的支持。A.think up想出；B.laugh at嘲笑；C.turn down拒绝；D.try out试验。根据a bold idea of replanting trees on the land可知这里意思是他想出了一个大但的主意。故选A。
8. 考查名词词义辨析。A.doubt怀疑；B.permission允许；C.suggestion建议；D.support支持。根据Soon the whole family 9 and the results were remarkable.可知他得到了妻子和亲戚的支持。故选D。
9.考查动词短语辨析。句意：很快，整个家庭都采取了行动，效果显著。A.back off放弃；B.break up结束；C.take action采取行动；D.get through通过。根据and the results were remarkable可知整个家庭都采取了行动。故选C。
10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，这片土地在变化……。Ssuddenly突然地；B.Eventually最后；C.Gradually渐渐地；D.Generally普遍地。根据生活常识可知，土地发生变化是一个逐渐的过程。故选C。
11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：……它再次被覆盖上了绿色的树，之前生活在这片土地上的一些昆虫、鸟儿和动物回来了，A.escape逃跑；B.return返回；C.approach接近；D.die死亡。根据The land had been brought back to life.可知之前生活在这片土地上的一些昆虫，鸟类和动物回来了。故选B。
12. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：全心全意的这一家人的努力工作也使他们周围的人钦佩。A.kind-hearted好心的；B.brave勇敢的；C.devoted全心全意的；D.considerate考虑周到的。Salgado一家人通过自己的努力，使荒地重新被绿树覆盖，这是全心全意的一家人。故选C。
13. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们停止砍伐树木，开始保护环境。A.forget忘记；B.stop停止；C.delay延迟；D.miss错过。根据The 12 family's hard work also impressed people around them.可知他们停止砍伐树木，开始保护环境。故选B。
14. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Salgado说："这些年来的工作非常困难，但很值得努力，我认为每一点工作都很重要。"A.comment评论；B.promise许诺；C.offer提议；D.effort努力。根据The 12 family's hard work also impressed people around them.可知Salgado一家为这项工作付出了辛苦的努力。故选D。
15. 考查动词词义辨析。A.increase增加；B.match匹配；C.improve改善；D.matter要紧。根据Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.可知这里意思是每一点工作都很重要。故选D。
8.答案：1-5.CDBBC; 6-10.DDBAB; 11-15.DACAD
解析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描述了作者和有毒瘾的母亲多年后重逢的故事,母亲戒掉了毒瘾并且帮助和她一样有困难的人。
1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我出生后就被决定由我父亲在曼彻斯特的亲戚抚养。teach教;control控制; raise抚养;serve服务。根据上文"I was born"可知,作者还小,所以这里是亲戚抚养作者。故选C。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在我母亲那边的姐妹一直在脸书上关注我的消息。challenged挑战;judged判断,裁判; praised赞扬; followed跟随,关注。根据下文"but had met only once or twice"可知,作者和姐妹只见过一两次,所以是网上联系,作者的姐妹一直关注着作者。故选D。
3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:Leanne出我的外祖父母抚养长大,在生活中和母亲有过接触。argument争论;contact接触,联系;fun乐趣; trouble麻烦,Leanne在外祖父母那边,所以和母亲是有接触的。故选B。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:为了欢迎她回来,举行了一个大的家庭聚会,每个人都参加,当然也包括我们的母亲。sister姐妹; mum母亲;dad父亲;grandparents祖父母。根据上文"everyone would be there"可知,所有的家庭成员都会到场,自然也包括母亲。故选B。
5.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在很短的时间内,我姐妹和我就酝酿了一个计划。deal交易; trick诡计; plan计划; change变化。根据下文"Keeping it a surprise"可知,作者和姐妹要制造惊喜,所以这里是为惊喜做计划。故选C。
6.考查介词短语辨析。句意:当姐妹到达曼彻斯特机场的时候我去和她汇合,然后我们秘密地开车去格拉斯哥。in advance提前,预先;in turn作为回报; in time及时; in secret秘密地。根据下文"Keeping it a surprise"可知,是秘密地开车。故选D。
7.考查副词词义辨析。句意:我从来没有叫过别人"妈妈"。 ever曾经;even甚至; always总是; never从未。根据上文可知,作者从生下来就离开妈妈,所以她从来没有叫过别人妈妈。故选D。
8.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们紧紧拥抱,很快就聊个没完。looking away望向别处,转移目光;chatting away闲聊,聊个没完; turning up音量调高,出现; picking up拾起,顺便学会。由下文"We could hardly get the words out fast enough"可知,这里是闲聊。故选B。
9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:看到有个如此相像的人回望着我是最奇怪也是最让人欣慰的经历。comforting令人安慰的; surprising令人惊讶的;disturbing令人不安的; frightening令人害怕的。根据句中"the strangest"和"but"可以看出后面的词感彩是正面的。故选A。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她盯着我看了一会儿就紧紧地拥抱住我。laughed笑; looked看;shouted大声呼喊;pointed指向。作者和母亲许久未见,所以母亲盯着她看。故选B。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她所能说的就是她从未想过我们还能再次相见。part分开; suffer遭受,容忍;recover恢复; meet见面。根据上下文可知,这是一次意料之外的见面,也可以看出久别重逢的母亲很激动。故选D。
12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她戒除毒瘾已经五年了。clean干净的; sick生病的; short短的;empty空的。根据下文"She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people"可知,母亲现在告诉作者她为慈善机构工作。由此可知,母亲戒除了毒瘾。故选A。
13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我现在经常和她聊天,对她是我的妈妈感到骄傲。confused困惑的;concerned关心的; proud骄傲的; shocked震惊的。从作者和妈妈经常聊天可以看出她们关系很好,且母亲在慈善机构帮助他人,让作者感到很自豪。故选C。
14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:那是当年那个聚会之前我从来不能想象出来的事。imagined想象;ignored忽视; questioned质疑,询问; remembered记得,纪念。从上文可知,作者的妈妈有毒瘾,而且母女多年未见。由此可推断,作者当时无论如何不能想象出母女现在的和谐关系。故选A。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:生命虽然很短,但有足够的时间来和好。tough艰难的; rough粗糙的; enjoyable令人愉快的; long长的。根据but可知,空处的词与前文的short意思相反。故选D。
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1. I did my first wing-walk two years ago, on my 86 birthday. Then last June, aged 88, I did it again and 1 my own record as the world's oldest female wing-walker.
The first experience was nothing but tame. This year, I said to the 2 , "Can you make it a bit more adventuresome " He 3 doing half a loop(翻跟头)—go down a bit, and then straight up. All I felt was a bit 4 , because it was windy. Everything was 5 —I had gloves, earplugs and lots of layers. Both times, we 6 from Gloucestershire Airport and were in the air for 15 minutes, sitting on 7 looked like a chair. 8 being nervous, I felt a little strange when looking at the propellers(螺旋桨). I was 9 first that it was a 10 dangerous activity and things could go wrong. However, I said, "Well, at 88 what does it 11 You've got to go sometime and you might as well go in a flame of glory."
At my age, a lot are 12 in their ways. I don't think any of my friends wants to 13 me. I imagine most of them think I'm 14 as a woman. But I do think people of my age should be doing more 15 things. You shouldn't sit back and feel pity for yourself.
1.A.kept B.broke C.saved D.protected
2.A.driver B.pilot C.guide D.director
3.A.turned up B.gave up C.took up D.ended up
4.A.shaky B.dizzy C.shiny D.clumsy
5.A.special B.secure C.cautious D.accessible
6.A.let out B.got through C.broke up D.took off
7.A.what B.how C.where D.that
8.A.Other than B.More than C.Rather than D.Less than
9.A.charged B.allowed C.warned D.cheated
10.A.actually B.potentially C.doubtfully D.certainly
11.A.mean B.live C.dream D.matter
12.A.criticized B.beaten C.stuck D.washed
13.A.persuade B.praise C.join D.win
14.A.crazy B.brave C.calm D.steady
15.A.academic B.difficult C.adventurous D.ridiculous
2. I grew up in a poor family. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2 a dream.
My dream was 3 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 4 . My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He 5 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 6 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend suggested me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 7 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 8 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn't be playing.
When I told John, he was 9 as I expected him to be. "You have your whole life to work," he said. "Your 10 days are limited. You can't afford to waste them." I stood before him with my head 11 , trying to think of the 12 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 13 in me.
"How much will you make at this job, son " he asked, "3.5 dollars an hour," I replied. "Well," he asked, "is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream "
That simple question made 14 for me the difference between 15 something at once and having a goal. I decided myself to play sports that summer and within the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was offered a $20,000 contract. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1.A.polite B.happy C.shy D.honest
2.A.live B.make C.afford D.need
3.A.music B.business C.money D.athletics
4.A.right B.popular C.lucky D.confident
5.A.gave B.taught C.brought D.asked
6.A.accident B.matter C.problem D.experience
7.A.thought B.idea C.start D.work
8.A.keep B.end C.give D.pick
9.A.annoyed B.awkward C.frightened D.curious
10.A.living B.playing C.working D.learning
11.A.moving B.nodding C.shaking D.hanging
12.A.answers B.excuses C.words D.ways
13.A.sadness B.regret C.hopelessness D.disappointment
14.A.last B.clear C.advanced D.amazed
15.A.wanting B.changing C.dreaming D.enjoying
3. My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.
My best friend Betsy's father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time, 1 little bunny(兔子) cakes for all its 2 throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for 3 help during our spring break, for which I had no 4 beyond listening to my favorite records. I'd 5 minimum wage. I'd see how a factory 6 . My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy's dad with their 7 .
Our 8 in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing(糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. 9 bunny from the belt. This was 10 than it sounds. 11 a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd 12 .
Dad 13 The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood 14 food in Bernardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you 15 the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.
1.A.sold B.ordered C.made D.reserved
2.A.stores B.families C.schools D.citizens
3.A.generous B.financial C.technical D.temporary
4.A.plans B.problems C.excuses D.hobbies
5.A.offer B.earn C.set D.suggest
6.A.worked B.closed C.developed D.survived
7.A.ambition B.permission C.experience D.invitation
8.A.joys B.ideas C.roles D.choices
9.A.Save B.Keep C.Stop D.Remove
10.A.harder B.better C.longer D.cheaper
11.A.Calm down B.Slow down C.Stay on D.Move on
12.A.indicated B.witnessed C.expected D.remembered
13.A.cried B.smiled C.hesitated D.refused
14.A.tasting B.finding C.sharing D.delivering
15.A.withdraw B.donate C.receive D.appreciate
4. Many schools today have gardens. School gardens are planted by students and teachers and are filled with 1 , often roses, sunflowers and vegetables. Whether the 2 is large or small, the students and school community(社区) who 3 the plants benefit(获益) from it a lot. Teachers can find creative ways to use school gardens as part of their 4 . For example, science teachers can 5 a school garden to help students learn how plants grow. 6 teachers can ask students to draw plants. The 7 possibilities are endless.
There are many benefits for the students who work in the school gardens. One of the most 8 things they learn is responsibility. By caring for their 9 , they learn the importance of responsibility. Gardens also provide lots of chances for 10 . Students work together to plant, and care for the plants as they grow. They see a whole course that depends on the class working together as a team. A school garden not only benefits the whole 11 ; it also benefits the whole community! By 12 community members to help take care of the garden, students can get to 13 the people in their community. The food grown in the garden can be 14 to the local poor people, which will make students feel 15 about helping their neighbors.
On the whole, starting a school garden can be a wise choice for a school.
1.A.fruits B.flowers C.grass D.trees
2.A.office B.classroom C.playground D.garden
3.A.collect up B.clean up C.care for D.look for
4.A.labs B.skills C.games D.lessons
5.A.change B.find C.use D.fix
6.A.rt B.Maths C.Music D.Language
7.A.medical B.educational C.scientific D.future
8.A.special B.important C.difficult D.interesting
9.A.parents B.plants C.teachers D.classmates
10.A.jobs B.success C.homework D.teamwork
11.A.world B.society C.school D.country
12.A.following B.forcing C.expecting D.allowing
13.A.remember B.visit C.know D.tell
14.A.sent B.introduced C.sold D.returned
15.A.sad B.nervous C.proud D.curious
5. Les Brown is one of the world's greatest speakers. He is also a thought leader on self-improvement and 1 .
However, Les found it difficult to learn knowledge when he was a 2 . During his school days, he was thought as " 3 to learn well" by the teachers and placed 4 from 6th grade to 5th grade. To make things worse, he had a twin brother who was rather bright and 5 , so Les was 6 by his classmates.
One day a teacher asked him to 7 a problem on the blackboard, but Les 8 and said that he couldn't. "Of course you can," the teacher replied 9 . "Young man, come here and solve this problem for me."
"But I can't," 10 Les. "I'm a silly boy." The rest of the class burst(爆发) into 11 . At that point, the teacher stepped out from behind his desk and looked Les straight in the eye. "Don't ever say that again," he told him firmly. "Someone else's opinion of you does not have to become your 12 ."
Les never 13 those words, and spent the rest of his life facing 14 , setting and following his goals. Time and time again, thanks to the teacher's powerful words, Les has been famous all over the world. Do remember: you have 15 within you.
1.A.problem-solving B.goal-setting C.money-making D.job-hunting
2.A.student B.teacher C.speaker D.leader
3.A.curious B.afraid C.unable D.eager
4.A.away B.forward C.back D.off
5.A.awkward B.stupid C.naughty D.talented
6.A.laughed at B.cared about C.knocked down D.looked into
7.A.solve B.discuss C.face D.choose
8.A.answered B.refused C.replied D.accepted
9.A.surprisingly B.anxiously C.angrily D.encouragingly
10.A.insisted B.suggested C.lied D.disagreed
11.A.anger B.laughter C.cheers D.tears
12.A.risk B.spirit C.regret D.reality
13.A.kept B.remembered C.forgot D.minded
14.A.truth B.challenges C.opportunities D.questions
15.A.happiness B.loneliness C.darkness D.greatness
6.Tom was a middle-aged businessman whose repeated failure in his work made him an upset man, often complaining(抱怨) that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so 1 with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to 2 city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy 3 up their new home that the light suddenly went out. So they had to 4 work. Because Tom had forgotten to bring along candles, he had to wait helplessly in a low mood. Just then he heard slight knocks on his door that sounded clear in the 5 night.
"Who's it " he wondered, since Tom had no 6 in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed or troubled. 7 , he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, "Sir, do you have 8 I'm your neighbour." "No!" answered Tom in anger and he shut the door 9 , He complained about it to his wife," As soon as we settled down, the neighbour came to borrow things." After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the 10 girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying," My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She 11 me here to give you these." Tom was very 12 by what he saw. When he fully understood, he said, "Thank you and your 13 . God bless you!"
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 14 in life. It was his coldness and unkindness to other people. The person who had cheated him in life was in reality nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his heartless 15 .
1.A.inspired B.satisfied C.disappointed D.confused
2.A.any B.other C.every D.another
3.A.ending B.looking C.cleaning D.turning
4.A.quit B.start C.change D.continue
5.A.strange B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded
6.A.doctor B.friend C.stranger D.audience
7.A.So B.Though C.However D.Moreover
8.A.beer B.rolls C.plates D.candles
9.A.humbly B.strongly C.slightly D.entirely
10.A.same B.pretty C.energetic D.confident
11.A.sent B.forced C.prohibited D.suggested
12.A.pleased B.sad C.surprised D.frightened
13.A.brother B.mother C.father D.grandma
14.A.goal B.failure C.success D.schedule
15.A.mind B.idea C.brain D.thought
7. In 1994, the Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was 1 to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise (乐园) for him and his friends, bringing them 2 memories.
To his horror, he saw a totally different 3 . Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees. "The land was as sick as a serious patient—everything was 4 due to deforestation (砍伐森林)," Salgado said 5 during a meeting on climate change in Paris.
Salgado 6 that he should do something about it. Then he 7 a bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received 8 from his wife and relatives. Soon the whole family 9 and the results are remarkable. 10 , the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before 11 . The land has been brought back to life. The 12 family's hard work also impressed people around them. They 13 cutting down trees and began to protect the environment.
"The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the 14 and I think every little bit of work 15 ," said Salgado. Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.
1.A. sorry B. ready C. eager D. willing
2.A. wonderful B. embarrassing C. painful D. complex
3.A. direction B. atmosphere C. plan D. sight
4.A. disturbed B. destroyed C. prohibited D. abandoned
5.A. calmly B. nervously C. sadly D. lightly
6.A. admitted B. realized C. agreed D. proved
7.A. thought up B. laughed at C. turned down D. tried out
8.A. doubts B. permission C. suggestions D. support
9.A. backed off B. broke up C. took action D. got through
10.A. Suddenly B. Eventually C. Gradually D. Generally
11.A. escaped B. returned C. approached D. died
12.A. kind-hearted B. brave C. devoted D. considerate
13.A. forgot B. stopped C. delayed D. missed
14.A. comment B. promise C. offer D. effort
15.A. increases B. matches C. improves D. matters
8. My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me. After I was born it was decided that my father's relatives would 1 me in Manchester. No one spoke about Mum. Finally, I was shown letters from Mum, suggesting that she was a drug addict(瘾君子).
All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 7 December last year. My sister Leanne, from my mother's side, had 2 me on Facebook, and we had been messaging for a while, but had met only once or twice. Leanne had been brought up by our mother's parents, and had some 3 with Mum throughout her life. She was now living in Canada, but returning for Christmas and anxious to see all the family together. A big party had been arranged to welcome her back, and everyone would be there, including our 4 .
In a very short time my sister and I made a 5 . I'd meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport, then we'd drive up to Glasgow 6 . Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush. After about a four- hour drive, we were there. I'd 7 called someone "Mum" before. But there she was.
We hugged and were soon 8 . We could hardly get the words out fast enough. Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most 9 experience. Though time may have separated us, this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum. She 10 at me for a while, before giving me a tight hug. All she could say was that she never thought we'd 11 again.
She'd been 12 of drugs for five years. She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people address the same problems she had. We now talk regularly, and I feel 13 she's my mother. That's something I couldn't have even 14 when the door opened to her at that Christmas party. Life may be short, but it's always 15 enough to reconcile(和好).
1.A.teach B.control C.raise D.serve
2.A.challenged B.judged C.praised D.followed
3.A.argument B.contact C.fun D.trouble
4.A.sister B.mum C.dad D.grandparents
5.A.deal B.trick C.plan D.change
6.A.in advance B.in turn C.in time D.in secret
7.A.ever B.even C.always D.never
8.A.looking away B.chatting away C.turning up D.picking up
9.A.comforting B.surprising C.disturbing D.frightening
10.A.laughed B.looked C.shouted D.pointed
11.A.part B.suffer C.recover D.meet
12.A.clean B.sick C.short D.empty
13.A.confused B.concerned C.proud D.shocked
14.A.imagined B.ignored C.questioned D.remembered
15.A.tough B.rough C.enjoyable D.long
答案以及解析
1.答案：1-5 BBDAB 6-10 DACCB 11-15 DCCAC
解析：1.考查动词词义辨析。结合下文"my own record as the world's oldest female wing-walker"可知, 这里是说作者88岁时"打破(break)"了自己的纪录。break one's record打破某人的纪录。故选B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。根据下文"He 3 doing half a loop—go down a bit, and then straight up."可知, 此处指作者在跟"飞行员(pilot)"说话。故选B。
3.考查动词短语辨析。结合下文"doing half a loop—go down a bit, and then straight up"可知, 作者对飞行员提出冒险性的要求后, 飞行员以让飞机翻了半个跟头的飞行方式"结束(end up)"。end up doing sth.以做某事结束。故选D。
4.考查形容词词义辨析。shaky摇晃的; dizzy使人头晕的; shiny闪亮的; clumsy笨拙的。根据该空后的"it was windy"可知, 当时有风, 所以飞行过程中飞机稍微有点"摇晃(shaky)"。故选A。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。special特别的; secure安全的; cautious谨慎的; accessible易接近的。根据下文"I had gloves, earplugs and lots of layers"可知, 为了确保飞行过程中一切都是"安全的(secure)", 作者做了一系列的防护措施。故选B。
6.考查动词短语辨析。根据该空后的"from Gloucestershire Airport"可知, 飞机在机场"起飞(take off)"。故选D。
7.考查连接词词义辨析。分析句子结构可知此处为宾语从句, 从句缺主语, 且表示具体事物, 用what引导宾语从句。故选A。
8.考查固定短语辨析。other than除了; more than超过; rather than而不是; less than不超过。根据上文的"a bit more adventuresome"可知, 作者本来就是来寻求冒险的, 所以只是感觉有点奇怪而不是紧张。故选C。
9.考查动词词义辨析。根据下文"dangerous activity"可知, 这是一项危险的活动, 所以参加者起初一定会被"提醒, 警告(warn)"。故选C。
10.考查副词词义辨析。这项活动在进行之前已经基本保证了行走者的安全性, 但也有潜在(potentially)危险性。故选B。
11.考查动词词义辨析。结合下文"You've got to go sometime and you might as well go in a flame of glory."可推知, 在作者看来, 她已经88岁了, 即使出意外, 那又有什么"关系"呢 故选D。
12.考查动词词义辨析。criticize批评; beat打败; stick困住, 卡住; wash洗涤。结合后文"in their ways"可知, 作者认为在步入老年阶段后, 很多人都会"受困于"自己的生活方式。be stuck in受困于。故选C。
13.考查动词词义辨析。persuade说服; praise赞美; join加入; win贏得。作者认为周围的朋友们受困于各自的生活方式而不会"加入(join)"到作者的冒险活动中来。结合下文"I imagine most of them think I'm 14 as a woman."可知, 大多数人会认为作者是个疯女人, 所以也不会加入。故选C。
14.考查形容词词义辨析。crazy疯狂的; brave勇敢的; calm镇静的; steady稳定的。参见上题解析。故选A。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。academic学术的; difficult困难的; adventurous冒险的; ridiculous可笑的。根据第二段中的"a bit more adventuresome"可知, 作者认为自己这个年龄段的人应该去做更多"冒险的(adventurous)"事情。故选C。
2.答案：1-5 BCDCB 6-10 DCCAB 11-15 DCDBA
解析：1.考查形容词词义辨析。根据上文"We had little money, but plenty of love and attention."可知, "我"得到了很多爱和关注, 由此可推断出, "我"是"快乐的"。故选B。
2.考查动词词义辨析。根据上文"no matter how poor a person was"可知, 句子表示让步关系, 一个人无论多么贫穷, 仍然可以"承担得起"一个梦想, afford在句中表示"承担得起", 符合语境。故选C。
3.考查名词词义辨析。根据下文"By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball."可知, "我"的爱好是打棒球, 由此可推断出, "我"的梦想是"体育运动"。故选D。
4.考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文可知, 作者有一个好教练, 不仅相信他, 还教会他如何相信自己, 由此可推断出, 作者是"幸运的"。故选C。
5.考查动词词义辨析。结合下文的事情可知, 在作者想要放弃练习棒球去赚钱时, 是教练阻止了作者, 告诉作者坚持梦想的重要性, 由此可推断出, 空格处是"教会了"作者拥有梦想和忠于梦想的区别。故选B。
6.考查名词词义辨析。根据下文可知, 有一次作者想要放弃练习棒球去赚钱, 但教练阻止了作者, 告诉作者坚持梦想的重要性, 由此可推断出, 下文描述的作者和教练之间一次特殊的"经历"。故选D。
7.考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的"of savings for a house"和生活常识可知, 买房子需要很多钱, 需要一段时间的积攒, 由此可推断出这里作者是想把打工赚的钱作为攒钱的"开始"。故选C。
8.考查动词词义辨析。根据下文"to handle the work schedule"可知, 作者需要应付工作日程, 由此可推断出, 他不得不"放弃"夏季棒球, give up意为"放弃", 为固定短语, 符合语境。故选C。
9.考査形容词词义辨析。根据下文"Your 10 days are limited. You can't afford to waste them."可知, 教练认为作者不应该浪费宝贵的时间去工作, 由此可推断出, 教练是"生气的"。故选A。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。根据生活常识可知, 运动员的运动生涯是有限的, 到了体力不支时会选择退役, 由此可推断出, 这里教练说的是"打球的"时间是有限的。故选B。
11.考查动词词义辨析。根据上文可知, 教练很生气, 正在和作者讲道理, 由此可推断出, 面对教练的教育, 作者应该是低着头, hang意为"垂下", 符合语境。故选D。
12.考查名词词义辨析。根据空后的"that would explain to him"可知, "我"是在想用什么样的"话"才能和教练解释, word意为"话语, 言语", 符合语境。故选C。
13.考查名词词义辨析。根据上文可知, "我"要利用宝贵的打球时间去打工, 可推断出教练对我的做法是"失望的"。故选D。
14.考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文可知, "我"放弃了工作, 选择继续打球, 由此可推断出, "我" "明白了"教练想要告诉"我"的道理, make clear意为"弄清楚", 为固定搭配。故选B。
15.考查动词词义辨析。根据上文可知, 作者之所以要去工作, 是"想要"口袋里有钱, "想要"给妈妈买房子, 由此可推断出, 这里作者明白了立刻"想要"什么东西和有一个目标的区别。故选A。
3.答案：1-5 CADAB 6-10 ABCDA 11-15 BCBDD
解析：1.考查动词词义辨析。sell销售; order订购; make制作; reserve预定。根据"Our 8 in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. 9 bunny from the belt."可知"我"的工作是制作小兔子蛋糕, 由此推知, 这家烘焙厂为克利夫兰所有商店制作小兔子蛋糕。故选C。
2.考查名词词义辨析。store商店; family家庭; school学校; citizen市民。根据"throughout Cleveland"并结合生活常识可知, 这里指的是这家烘焙厂为克利夫兰所有商店制作小兔子蛋糕。故选A。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。generous慷慨的; financial财政的; technical技术的; temporary临时的。根据"during our spring break"可知这是一份临时性的工作。故选D。
4.考查名词词义辨析。plan计划; problem问题; excuse借口; hobby爱好。根据"beyond listening to my favorite records"可知"我"没有其他计划。故选A。
5.考查动词词义辨析。offer提供; earn挣得; set放置; suggest建议。根据"minimum wage"可知"我"挣的是最低工资。故选B。
6.考查动词词义辨析。work运作; close关闭; develop发展; survive幸存。根据"I'd see how a factory"可知这里的意思是"我"想看看一个工厂是如何运作的。故选A。
7.考查名词词义辨析。ambition抱负; permission允许; experience经历; invitation邀请。根据"Our 8 in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. 9 bunny from the belt."可知"我们"已经在工厂工作了, 所以必然是得到了父母的允许。故选B。
8.考查名词词义辨析。joy欢乐; idea观点; role职责; choice选择。根据"Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. 9 bunny from the belt."可知这是"我们"在工厂工作的职责。故选C。
9.考查动词词义辨析。save节省; keep保持; stop停止; remove移动。根据"bunny from the belt"可知这里的意思是把兔子蛋糕从传送带上拿下来。故选D。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。harder更难的; better更好的; longer更长的; cheaper更便宜的。根据" 11 a bit and the cakes pile up."可知这项工作比听起来更难。故选A。
11.考查动词短语辨析。calm down平静下来; slow down慢一点; stay on继续停留; move on往前走。根据"and the cakes pile up"可知这里的意思是如果动作慢一点, 蛋糕就会堆积起来。故选B。
12.考查动词词义辨析。indicate表明; witness目击; expect预料; remember记得。根据"This was 10 than it sounds. 11 a bit and the cakes pile up."可知工作的实际情况比"我"预料的压力更大一点。故选C。
13.考查动词词义辨析。cry哭; smile微笑; hesitate犹豫; refuse拒绝。根据"The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood 14 food in Bernardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you 15 the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me."并结合生活常识可知, 父亲看到"我"在第一次挣钱的经历中有所感悟和收获, 联想到自己童年时类似的经历, 父亲会心地笑了。故选B。
14.考查动词词义辨析。taste品尝; find找到; share分享; deliver送货。根据"The son of a grocer"可知作为一个杂货商的儿子, 他童年的夏天都在新泽西州的伯纳兹维尔送外卖。故选D。
15.考查动词词义辨析。withdraw撤退; donate捐赠; receive收到; appreciate重视。根据"the dollars you earned"并结合生活常识可知, 这种工作能让"我"重视自己的劳动所得, 并尊重那些从事这种工作的人。故选D。
4.答案：1-5 BDCDC 6-10 ABBBD 11-15 CDCAC
解析：1.考查名词词义辨析。fruit水果; flower花; grass草; tree树。根据下文的"roses, sunflowers"可知, 园圃里种了很多花。故选B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。office办公室; classroom教室; playground操场; garden花园。根据上文的"Many schools today have gardens."可知, 本文主要是对学校园圃进行讨论。故选D。
3.考查动词短语辨析。collect up收集; clean up清理; care for照料; look for寻找。根据下文的"Students work together to plant, and care for the plants as they grow."可知, 此处表示"照料"植物。故选C。
4.考查名词词义辨析。lab实验室; skill技能; game游戏, 比赛; lesson课程。根据下文的"For example, science teachers can 5 a school garden to help students learn how plants grow."可知, 此处表示老师们把学校园圃当作教学课程的一部分。故选D。
5.考查动词词义辨析。change改变; find发现; use使用, 利用; fix安装, 固定。根据上文的"Teachers can find creative ways to use school gardens as part of their 4 ."可知, 此处表示科学老师"利用"学校园圃来教学。故选C。
6.考查名词词义辨析。art艺术, 美术; maths数学; music音乐; language语言。根据下文的"ask students to draw plants"可知, 这里是美术老师。故选A。
7.考查形容词词义辨析。medical医学的; educational教育的; scientific科学的; future将来的。由上文对教学方面的描述可知, 在学校园圃内, 教育的可能性是无止境的。故选B。
8.考查形容词词义辨析。special特别的; important重要的; difficult困难的; interesting有趣的。根据下文的"By caring for their 9 , they learn the importance of responsibility."可知, 此处表示责任是学生们学到的"最重要的"事情之一。故选B。
9.考查名词词义辨析。parent父亲(或母亲); plant植物; teacher教师; classmate同班同学。根据下文的"and care for the plants"可知, 此处表示学生们通过照料"植物"知道了责任的重要性。故选B。
10.考查名词词义辨析。job工作; success成功; homework家庭作业; teamwork团队合作。根据下文的"Students work together to plant"可知, 学生们一起种植会有很多"团队合作"的机会。故选D。
11.考查名词词义辨析。world世界; society社会; school学校; country国家。根据上文的园圃给学校带来的益处及下文的"it also benefits the whole community"可知, 从园圃中受益的不仅是整个学校。故选C。
12.考查动词词义辨析。follow跟随; force强迫; expect期望; allow允许。根据"students can get to 13 the people in their community"可知, 这里是指"允许"社区成员帮忙照料园圃。故选D。
13.考查动词词义辨析。remember记得; visit参观; know认识, 了解; tell告诉。根据上文的"community members to help take care of the garden"可知, 社区成员帮忙照料园圃的同时, 学生们就会认识同一个社区的人。故选C。
14.考查动词词义辨析。send送; introduce介绍; sell 卖; return返回。根据下文的"helping their neighbors"可知, 应该是把园圃里长出来的食物送给当地穷人。故选A。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。sad悲伤的; nervous紧张的; proud自豪的; curious好奇的。根据语境可知, 学生们把自己种的食物送给当地穷人, 所以很"自豪"。故选C。
5.答案：1-5 BACCD 6-10 AABDA 11-15 BDCBD
解析：1.考查名词词义辨析。problem-solving解决问题; goal-setting设定目标; money-making赚钱; job-hunting找工作。由全文可知, 该空涉及设定目标, 与文末"setting and following his goals"呼应。故选B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。student学生; teacher老师; speaker演讲者; leader领导。由后文"During his school days"可知为学生时期。故选A。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。curious好奇的; afraid害怕的; unable不能的, 不会的; eager渴望的。结合后文"from 6th grade to 5th grade"可推断老师认为他学不好, unable to do sth.意为"不能做某事"。故选C。
4.考查副词词义辨析。away离开; forward向前; back向后, 回原处; off离开。结合后文"from 6th grade to 5th grade"可知将他留级了, place back在此处表示"留级"。故选C。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。awkward令人尴尬的; stupid愚蠢的; naughty淘气的; talented有才能的。该处应与bright并列, 表示Les的孪生兄弟"相当聪明且有才能", 与Les形成鲜明对比。故选D。
6.考查动词短语辨析。laugh at嘲笑; care about关心; knock down拆掉; look into调查。由前文可知, Les成绩差, 却有个优秀的孪生兄弟, 因此他会受到同学的嘲笑, 故选A。
7.考查动词词义辨析。solve解决; discuss讨论; face面对; choose选择。结合后文"a problem on the blackboard"可知, 老师让Les去解黑板上的题。故选A。
8.考查动词词义辨析。answer回答; refuse拒绝; reply回答; accept接受。由后文"said that he couldn't"可知, Les认为自己不会, 拒绝解题。故选B。
9.考查副词词义辨析。surprisingly惊人地; anxiously焦急地; angrily愤怒地; encouragingly鼓励地。前文"Of course you can"体现出老师对Les的鼓励。故选D。
10.考查动词词义辨析。insist坚持; suggest建议; lie撒谎; disagree不同意。由上文"said that he couldn't"以及"But I can't"可知, Les坚持说自己解不出来, 再次拒绝解题。故选A。
11.考查名词词义辨析。anger愤怒; laughter笑声; cheer欢呼; tear眼泪。由上文"I'm a silly boy."可知, 班上的同学因Les坚持说自己是笨小孩可推断班上的同学哄堂大笑, burst into laughter突然大笑起来。故选B。
12.考查名词词义辨析。risk风险; spirit精神; regret后悔; reality现实。由语境可知, 不应该因别人的看法否定真实的自己。故选D。
13.考查动词词义辨析。keep保持; remember记得; forget忘记; mind介意。由后文中的"Time and time again, thanks to the teacher's powerful words"可知, Les一直没有忘记老师的这句话。故选C。
14.考查名词词义辨析。truth真理; challenge挑战; opportunity机会; question问题。由前后文语境"spent the rest of his life facing"和"setting and following his goals"可知, Les余生面对挑战, 追随目标。故选B。
15.考查名词词义辨析。happiness幸福; loneliness孤独; darkness黑暗; greatness伟大。根据上文Les的故事可知, 只有认可自己, 发现自己的伟大之处, 才能坚定不移地追随自己的目标, 面对挑战。故选D。
6.答案：1-5 CDCAB 6-10 BCDBA 11-15 ACDBA
解析：1.考查形容词词义辨析。inspired品质优秀的; satisfied满意的; disappointed失望的; confused迷惑的。根据上文中的 often complaining (抱怨) that others had been playing tricks cm him 可知汤姆认为别人总是捉弄他, 所以他对这个地方非常失望, 想离开。故选C。
2.考查限定词词义辨析。any任一, 任何的; other另外的, 其他的; every每一个, 每个的; another不同的, 另一个。根据第三段中的since Tom had no 26 in the new city 可知汤姆搬到了另一个城市, 但是没有特指某个城市。故选D。
3.考查动词短语辨析。end up最终成为; look up查阅; clean up打扫; turn up开大, 调高。根据下文their new home 可知此处表示打扫新家。故选C。
4.考查动词词义辨析。quit放弃, 停止, 离开; start开始; change改变; continue继续。根据上文中的…that the light suddenly went out可知停电了, 所以他们只好停止打扫。故选A。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。strange奇怪的; quiet安静的; noisy喧闹的, 吵闹的; crowded拥挤的。根据上文Just then he heard slight knocks on his door可知在安静的夜晚, 他听见了敲门声, 敲门声和安静的夜晚形成对比。故选B。
6.考查名词词义辨析。doctor医生; friend朋友; stranger陌生人; audience观众, 听众。根据下文in the new city可知此处表示汤姆在这个新城市里没有朋友。故选B。
7.考查副词。so因此, 所以; though可是; 然而(其后不用逗号隔开); however无论如何, 不管怎样, 然而; moreover而且, 此外。根据下文 he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently可知虽然这个时候他不喜欢被打扰, 但是他还是不情愿地开门了, 前后文是转折关系, 且空后有逗号, 故选C。
8.考查名词词义辨析。beer啤酒; roll卷轴, 滚动, 小面包条; plate盘子; candle蜡烛。根据下文中的But this time she was holding two candles可知小女孩问的是蜡烛。故选D。
9.考查副词词义辨析。humbly低声下气地, 谦逊地; strongly强有力地, 坚定地; slightly轻微地, 稍微; entirely完全地, 彻底地。根据上文answered Tom in anger可知他生气了, 所以会用力地关门。故选B。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。same相同的, 同一的; pretty漂亮的; energetic精力充沛的; confident自信的。此处指的是上文的 a little girl。故选 A。
11.考查动词词义辨析。send派遣, 安排去; force强迫; prohibit阻止, 禁止; suggest建议, 暗示。根据下文to give you these可知小女孩的奶奶告诉她新邻居可能没有蜡烛, 所以叫她送蜡烛过来。故选A。
12.考查形容词词义辨析。pleased高兴的; sad伤心的, 难过的; surprised感到惊讶的; frightened害怕的, 受惊的。根据上文中的 But this time she was holding two candles 可知汤姆对于眼前的事情感到很惊讶。故选C。
13.考查名词词义辨析。brother兄, 弟; mother母亲, 妈妈; father父亲, 爸爸; grandma奶奶, 外婆。根据上文中的My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. 可知此处表示汤姆感谢小女孩和她奶奶。故选D。
14.考查名词词义辨析。goal目标; failure失败; success成功; schedule工作计划, 日程安排。根据第一段中的Tom was ...whose repeated failure in his work 及空处下文中的 It was his coldness and unkindness to other people. 可知汤姆意识到是什么导致了他的失败。故选B。
15.考查名词词义辨析。mind思想, 思维; idea想法, 主意, 概念; brain头脑, 智力; thought主意, 想法。根据heartless可知此处表示的是汤姆的思想, 因为他冷漠无情的思想, 生活中欺骗他的不是别人, 正是他自己。故选A。
7.答案：1-5 CADBC 6-10 BADCC 11-15 BCBDD
解析：1. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他渴望看到他的家庭经营的土地。A.sorry 抱歉的，难过的；B.ready准备好的；C.eager渴望的；D.willing乐意的。根据The thick forest there was once a paradise(乐园)for him and his friends, bringing them 2 memories.可知他渴望看到他的家庭经营的土地。故选C。
2. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那里茂密的森林曾经是他和他的朋友们的天堂，给他们带来了美好的回忆。A.wonderful美好的；B.embarrassing使人尴尬的；C.painful痛苦的；D.complex复杂的。根据The thick forest there was once a paradise(乐园)for him and his friends可知茂密的森林给他们带来了美好的回忆。故选A。
3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：令他惊恐的是，他看到了一个完全不同的景象 A.direction方向；B.atmosphere气氛；C.plan计划；D.sight景象。根据Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees.可知他看到了一个完全不同的景象。故选D。
4. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这片土地像一个病重的患者一样糟糕----由于滥伐森林，一切都被破坏了……A.disturb干扰；B.destroy破坏；C.prohibit禁止；D.abandon抛弃。根据due to deforestation可知这里意思是由于森林砍伐，一切都被破坏了。故选B。
5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：Salgado在巴黎举行的一场气候变化会议上悲伤地说……。A.calmly平静地；B.nervously紧张地；C.sadly悲伤地；D.lightly满不在乎地。根据上文The land was as bad as a seriously ill patient----everything was 4 due to deforestation可知Salgado在巴黎举行的气候变化会议上悲伤地说。故选C。
6. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Salgado意识到对于这件事他应该做点什么。A.admit承认；B.realize意识到；C.agree同意；D.prove证明。根据Then he 7 a bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received 8 from his wife and relatives.可知这里意思是Salgado意识到他应该做点什么。故选B。
7. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后，他想出了一个大胆的主意：在这片土地上重新植树，出乎他的意料的是，这个主意得到了妻子和亲戚的支持。A.think up想出；B.laugh at嘲笑；C.turn down拒绝；D.try out试验。根据a bold idea of replanting trees on the land可知这里意思是他想出了一个大但的主意。故选A。
8. 考查名词词义辨析。A.doubt怀疑；B.permission允许；C.suggestion建议；D.support支持。根据Soon the whole family 9 and the results were remarkable.可知他得到了妻子和亲戚的支持。故选D。
9.考查动词短语辨析。句意：很快，整个家庭都采取了行动，效果显著。A.back off放弃；B.break up结束；C.take action采取行动；D.get through通过。根据and the results were remarkable可知整个家庭都采取了行动。故选C。
10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，这片土地在变化……。Ssuddenly突然地；B.Eventually最后；C.Gradually渐渐地；D.Generally普遍地。根据生活常识可知，土地发生变化是一个逐渐的过程。故选C。
11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：……它再次被覆盖上了绿色的树，之前生活在这片土地上的一些昆虫、鸟儿和动物回来了，A.escape逃跑；B.return返回；C.approach接近；D.die死亡。根据The land had been brought back to life.可知之前生活在这片土地上的一些昆虫，鸟类和动物回来了。故选B。
12. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：全心全意的这一家人的努力工作也使他们周围的人钦佩。A.kind-hearted好心的；B.brave勇敢的；C.devoted全心全意的；D.considerate考虑周到的。Salgado一家人通过自己的努力，使荒地重新被绿树覆盖，这是全心全意的一家人。故选C。
13. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们停止砍伐树木，开始保护环境。A.forget忘记；B.stop停止；C.delay延迟；D.miss错过。根据The 12 family's hard work also impressed people around them.可知他们停止砍伐树木，开始保护环境。故选B。
14. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Salgado说："这些年来的工作非常困难，但很值得努力，我认为每一点工作都很重要。"A.comment评论；B.promise许诺；C.offer提议；D.effort努力。根据The 12 family's hard work also impressed people around them.可知Salgado一家为这项工作付出了辛苦的努力。故选D。
15. 考查动词词义辨析。A.increase增加；B.match匹配；C.improve改善；D.matter要紧。根据Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.可知这里意思是每一点工作都很重要。故选D。
8.答案：1-5.CDBBC; 6-10.DDBAB; 11-15.DACAD
解析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描述了作者和有毒瘾的母亲多年后重逢的故事,母亲戒掉了毒瘾并且帮助和她一样有困难的人。
1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我出生后就被决定由我父亲在曼彻斯特的亲戚抚养。teach教;control控制; raise抚养;serve服务。根据上文"I was born"可知,作者还小,所以这里是亲戚抚养作者。故选C。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在我母亲那边的姐妹一直在脸书上关注我的消息。challenged挑战;judged判断,裁判; praised赞扬; followed跟随,关注。根据下文"but had met only once or twice"可知,作者和姐妹只见过一两次,所以是网上联系,作者的姐妹一直关注着作者。故选D。
3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:Leanne出我的外祖父母抚养长大,在生活中和母亲有过接触。argument争论;contact接触,联系;fun乐趣; trouble麻烦,Leanne在外祖父母那边,所以和母亲是有接触的。故选B。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:为了欢迎她回来,举行了一个大的家庭聚会,每个人都参加,当然也包括我们的母亲。sister姐妹; mum母亲;dad父亲;grandparents祖父母。根据上文"everyone would be there"可知,所有的家庭成员都会到场,自然也包括母亲。故选B。
5.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在很短的时间内,我姐妹和我就酝酿了一个计划。deal交易; trick诡计; plan计划; change变化。根据下文"Keeping it a surprise"可知,作者和姐妹要制造惊喜,所以这里是为惊喜做计划。故选C。
6.考查介词短语辨析。句意:当姐妹到达曼彻斯特机场的时候我去和她汇合,然后我们秘密地开车去格拉斯哥。in advance提前,预先;in turn作为回报; in time及时; in secret秘密地。根据下文"Keeping it a surprise"可知,是秘密地开车。故选D。
7.考查副词词义辨析。句意:我从来没有叫过别人"妈妈"。 ever曾经;even甚至; always总是; never从未。根据上文可知,作者从生下来就离开妈妈,所以她从来没有叫过别人妈妈。故选D。
8.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们紧紧拥抱,很快就聊个没完。looking away望向别处,转移目光;chatting away闲聊,聊个没完; turning up音量调高,出现; picking up拾起,顺便学会。由下文"We could hardly get the words out fast enough"可知,这里是闲聊。故选B。
9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:看到有个如此相像的人回望着我是最奇怪也是最让人欣慰的经历。comforting令人安慰的; surprising令人惊讶的;disturbing令人不安的; frightening令人害怕的。根据句中"the strangest"和"but"可以看出后面的词感彩是正面的。故选A。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她盯着我看了一会儿就紧紧地拥抱住我。laughed笑; looked看;shouted大声呼喊;pointed指向。作者和母亲许久未见,所以母亲盯着她看。故选B。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她所能说的就是她从未想过我们还能再次相见。part分开; suffer遭受,容忍;recover恢复; meet见面。根据上下文可知,这是一次意料之外的见面,也可以看出久别重逢的母亲很激动。故选D。
12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她戒除毒瘾已经五年了。clean干净的; sick生病的; short短的;empty空的。根据下文"She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people"可知,母亲现在告诉作者她为慈善机构工作。由此可知,母亲戒除了毒瘾。故选A。
13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我现在经常和她聊天,对她是我的妈妈感到骄傲。confused困惑的;concerned关心的; proud骄傲的; shocked震惊的。从作者和妈妈经常聊天可以看出她们关系很好,且母亲在慈善机构帮助他人,让作者感到很自豪。故选C。
14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:那是当年那个聚会之前我从来不能想象出来的事。imagined想象;ignored忽视; questioned质疑,询问; remembered记得,纪念。从上文可知,作者的妈妈有毒瘾,而且母女多年未见。由此可推断,作者当时无论如何不能想象出母女现在的和谐关系。故选A。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:生命虽然很短,但有足够的时间来和好。tough艰难的; rough粗糙的; enjoyable令人愉快的; long长的。根据but可知,空处的词与前文的short意思相反。故选D。
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