高考英语专项模拟真题汇编：完形填空-2023-2024学年湖南地区专用（含答案与解析）
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高考英语专项模拟真题汇编：完形填空-2023-2024学年湖南地区专用
（2023·湖南株洲·校考模拟预测）A calligrapher (书法家) said to a man who was practicing calligraphy (书法) with waste newspapers, “If you write with the best paper, you may do it better.”
The man asked why. The calligrapher smiled without 1 , only writing one word “Compel (强迫)”. He suddenly realized that this was compelling him to cherish (珍惜) his own paper to write it better. 2 a boy, when I practiced calligraphy, I would hear the teacher 3 it, but I felt it boring and couldn’t understand. Looking back suddenly, I came to know its 4 .
I remember there is 5 a proverb, “If you want to climb over a wall, please throw your hat 6 ” Because your hat is on the other side of the wall, you have already had no choice but to find ways to climb over it. It is with such a pressure that you will make every effort to exert (发挥) 7 . Many times, we always put our 8 in the future, feeling that our life has many drafts (草稿). In fact, the drafts of life that 9 us are extremely limited.
For life, the most important is 10 to write the best words on the limited paper rather than how much paper you used.
1．A．reply B．sound C．tears D．attention
2．A．Like B．As C．With D．Towards
3．A．regard B．realize C．repeat D．report
4．A．meaning B．style C．price D．manner
5．A．so B．very C．such D．too
6．A．last B．first C．then D．second
7．A．itself B．himself C．herself D．yourself
8．A．hopes B．money C．pressure D．time
9．A．care about B．put off C．think up D．belong to
10．A．whether B．where C．how D．when
（2023·湖南郴州·统考一模）After one night of partying in college, drinking and taking pills prescribed for my arthritis (关节炎) and migraines (偏头痛), I woke up the next morning and remembered nothing. I started hiccupping (打嗝), and it wouldn’t 11 . After a week, I went to the campus hospital, but they said 12 was wrong. How much I would hiccup 13 . They would get worse if my stress levels were up, or if I hadn’t had much sleep.
When I first spoke to my family, they thought I was 14 it. It was only when I saw them in person that they started to believe me. They could hear me hiccupping all night, so they knew it was 15 . The doctors thought it was all in my head. It made no 16 that I would lie about such a thing — it was painful and annoying.
I got kicked out of class because I was 17 others. I wouldn’t go to the movies because I thought I would 18 everyone. The problem was physically and mentally 19 .
Then I stopped taking pills and drinking. My life got back on track, but the hiccups didn’t 20 . Over the years, I’ve been given lots of different 21 . I thought things might never get better. After eight years, my hiccups never stopped completely, but the medication eventually made them less 22 . I’ve now been living with hiccups for 12 years. I feel mentally 23 for going through this, as well as a more patient person. I’m so 24 to having them that it’s like blinking to me, 25 my daughter does still laugh when she hears me hiccup.
11．A．work B．help C．stop D．wait
12．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
13．A．developed B．varied C．remained D．increased
14．A．hiding B．faking C．forcing D．treating
15．A．important B．correct C．real D．difficult
16．A．sense B．change C．exception D．difference
17．A．discouraging B．embarrassing C．amusing D．distracting
18．A．impress B．disturb C．disappoint D．surprise
19．A．exciting B．attractive C．exhausting D．confusing
20．A．go through B．go away C．get on D．get together
21．A．choices B．services C．medications D．chances
22．A．frequent B．accessible C．strange D．noisy
23．A．interested B．worried C．unfair D．stronger
24．A．used B．close C．annoyed D．open
25．A．and B．so C．because D．although
（2024·湖南永州·统考一模）This fall marks an especially memorable time for one family celebrating three generations walking onto Carthage College together. Samantha Malczewski, 19, the sophomore nursing student recalled. “It was really 26 . I didn’t expect it.” However, Carter aged 18, said she had a(n) 27 that their mom Amy Malczewski and grandmother Christy Schwan were interested in going back to school.
Calling herself “Carthage’s biggest fan”, Amy Malczewski has a deep 28 to Carthage College. “And Carthage has this amazing 29 for the master’s degree in business and design, which is really 30 all the things that I love,” said she.
Meanwhile, when Christy heard of her daughter’s 31 , she quickly realized they could 32 on the journey together. The 71-year-old 33 three years ago after working in employee benefits consulting. Amy said, “I think you ought to 34 it too.” And I’m like, “OH, I think you’re right, we should do this 35 ,” Christy recounted. “It’s helped fill a(n) 36 space for me.”
As the four settle into classes and busy 37 , the two sisters said they’re 38 to accompany them to class, have this little study group, or get dinner together in the cafeteria.
In a statement, Carthage College 39 the family and their educational goals.“Spanning three generations, this family reminds us of the power of 40 learning,” the school said, “Age isn’t a factor-we can all continue to learn.”
26．A．awkward B．surprising C．shameful D．comforting
27．A．guess B．lesson C．proposal D．promise
28．A．discussion B．invitation C．connection D．innovation
29．A．program B．test C．reason D．routine
30．A．in need of B．in line with C．in return for D．in advance of
31．A．role B．power C．bet D．plan
32．A．take off B．set aside C．take away D．set out
33．A．retired B．complained C．withdrawn D．followed
34．A．delay B．admit C．consider D．risk
35．A．willingly B．heartily C．apart D．together
36．A．empty B．important C．limited D．narrow
37．A．roads B．schedules C．gatherings D．journeys
38．A．expecting B．motivating C．learning D．pretending
39．A．reflected B．mentioned C．applauded D．understood
40．A．tough B．temporary C．basic D．lifelong
（2023·湖南娄底·统考模拟预测）“How does the yard look ” my father asked, with his eys shining. I could tell he was eagerly waiting for my 41 . “Wonderful!” I replied after I gave it a thorough inspection. Then I recited all the change I had 42 in his yard and he smiled contentedly.
When I was young, my mother 43 in a car accident, leaving my father alone to 44 their three young daughters. At the beginning, life was not always 45 and my younger sisters usually complained. However, Dad always 46 us to believe that life was good. Meanwhile, he tried his best to prove that belief.
In 1972, my dad developed a piece of waste land that had been 47 on Okaloosa Island. Every year at the first sign of 48 , he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colours. Through his continuous hard work, the land 49 turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants. Dad made his yard very 50 so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.
For so many years, when we were 51 , we liked to visit Dad’s yard, because it could 52 us of Dad’s belief. It was Dad and his yard that gave us 53 that enabled us to survive and 54 major challenges in life. One day, it shocked us that Dad said he would not 55 managing the yard. Then he explained, “Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done.” We were sitting in silence, recalling what we had experienced. Life was good. Dad was right.
41．A．excuse B．answer C．decision D．suggestion
42．A．discovered B．imagined C．achieved D．promised
43．A．gave up B．passed out C．ran away D．passed away
44．A．scold B．rescue C．raise D．persuade
45．A．smooth B．sorrowful C．efficient D．lonely
46．A．forced B．allowed C．authorized D．encouraged
47．A．abandoned B．advertised C．threw D．provided
48．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
49．A．suddenly B．gradually C．temporarily D．occasionally
50．A．unnecessary B．unreasonable C．disgusting D．extraordinary
51．A．upset B．angry C．guilty D．confident
52．A．warn B．accuse C．inform D．remind
53．A．emotion B．strength C．choices D．opportunities
54．A．forget B．admit C．conquer D．create
55．A．continue B．require C．quit D．finish
（2023·湖南衡阳·衡阳市八中校考模拟预测）One day a little boy asked his father, “What does the word ‘great’ mean Who are great people and how do they become great ”
The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them 56 the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father said.
The father asked his son, “Which one of the two plants do you think will be 57 and bigger ”
The boy replied, “The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to 58 it. It may be eaten by animals.”
The father smiled and said, “Let’s wait 59 . We will know the answer.”
Then the boy left for study and after four years he came back to his house. He said to his father, “Look, 60 happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe.”
When the boy went outside, he was very 61 to see a big tree. The boy couldn’t believe his eyes. He couldn’t understand how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the plant inside the house.
“The plant outside the house faced four 62 and many difficulties!” the father explained to his son why the plant outside was bigger. “The plant inside was safe, it didn’t face weather changes, and it didn’t get proper 63 , so it didn’t become big.”
Here is the 64 to the question about being great: 65 a great person, one must have failed many times, experienced many difficulties and overcome those difficulties. After that, he is able to become great.
56．A．besides B．opposite C．behind D．inside
57．A．stronger B．safer C．nicer D．weaker
58．A．look after B．come across C．take away D．cut down
59．A．seriously B．carefully C．actively D．patiently
60．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
61．A．excited B．satisfied C．pleased D．surprised
62．A．seasons B．chances C．years D．choices
63．A．protection B．sunlight C．care D．water
64．A．result B．answer C．way D．reason
65．A．To choose B．To save C．To find D．To become
（2023·湖南长沙·湖南师大附中校考一模）Rain or shine, a Tibetan mailman, Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.
Pumachangthang in Tibet, China’s highest township, has very 66 oxygen level and the annual average temperature is -7℃. However, these weren’t the biggest challenges for a 67 service. A single 68 to all the six villages of less than 2,000 people can be as long as 160 km. The extraordinary 69 required under such conditions needs no further explanation.
The 70 time for Tsering Chopa is between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their 71 letters from various universities. He recalls one summer he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away. He had to quiz (询问) neighbors several times for the new 72 . Even though the road to the village was 73 because of rain, he trekked for more than 20 km to finally deliver the letter. “I don’t mind the 74 , because it was my 75 to deliver the mail on time,” he says.
One night in February, 2019, a local resident Nyima Tsering’s daughter had fainted and 76 needed help. Knowing that, the mailman 77 a car right away and sent her to the county hospital. He also gave some 78 to the family for the girl’s treatment to help her recovery.
In 2019, Tsering Chopa 79 the China Youth May Fourth Medal. And he says, “It is a great 80 of what I do and a symbol of encouragement as well, to bring the world closer to them and take them closer to the world.”
66．A．intense B．light C．high D．low
67．A．postal B．consulting C．domestic D．public
68．A．flight B．holiday C．trip D．choice
69．A．diligence B．perseverance C．creativity D．curiosity
70．A．busiest B．best C．fastest D．earliest
71．A．application B．recommendation C．admission D．proposal
72．A．name B．address C．idea D．explanation
73．A．blocked B．widened C．extended D．smoothed
74．A．letters B．benefits C．potentials D．hardships
75．A．opportunity B．responsibility C．ability D．secret
76．A．originally B．possibly C．gradually D．desperately
77．A．hoped for B．kept off C．arranged for D．pulled over
78．A．bills B．changes C．cash D．comfort
79．A．received B．missed C．declined D．competed for
80．A．requirement B．attitude C．gratitude D．acknowledgment
（2023·湖南长沙·湖南师大附中校考三模）My wife and I usually don’t keep houseplants. But after having cancer, I 81 to be around some life. When my friend Mitch gave me a lucky bamboo plant in a bowl, I told Hannah I would 82 the plant myself.
When it didn’t immediately turn brown or lose all of its leaves, I was pleasantly 83 . Over the next few months, I recovered from surgery and completed the first round of 84 . It nearly doubled in height and its leaves were 85 and thick. Both the bamboo and I were thriving (茁壮成长).
Then, surprisingly, it began to show 86 of illness. Whatever I did, the leaves kept 87 and dropping. I grew increasingly frustrated and 88 . Once I even yelled, “I can’t even care for a simple plant! I’m failing!” Suddenly, it dawned on me that I had 89 associated my devoted care of the plant — something over which I had some control — with my own 90 — something over which I had little control.
If my tumor (肿瘤) returned, it would not be because of any 91 on my part.
As my anxiety decreased, I began to research how to 92 the plant. And we both began to thrive again. Whenever I look at the 93 , I think of Mitch and all the people who have supported me. If the plant 94 me, I hope it will comfort Hannah and remind her that our large community will continue to 95 her after I am gone.
81．A．declined B．longed C．hesitated D．agreed
82．A．play with B．count on C．keep off D．tend to
83．A．disappointed B．anxious C．surprised D．frightened
84．A．treatment B．competitions C．application D．talks
85．A．dead B．shiny C．colorful D．dry
86．A．expectations B．history C．indications D．relief
87．A．browning B．recovering C．thickening D．trembling
88．A．curious B．unwilling C．thrilled D．uneasy
89．A．unluckily B．wrongly C．immediately D．hardly
90．A．adventure B．excellence C．survival D．judgment
91．A．failure B．conflict C．threat D．crisis
92．A．cure B．remove C．feed D．adopt
93．A．cancer B．mirror C．root D．plant
94．A．abandons B．outlives C．disappoints D．outperforms
95．A．forgive B．warn C．assist D．tolerate
（2023·湖南邵阳·邵阳市第二中学校考模拟预测）When I was little, I’d play chess with my grandfather, and he’d smoke his cigar while telling me stories about growing up, pursuing dreams, and travelling around the world. Yet it was only after he passed away that I 96 how fast his stories had faded away.
Therefore, I understood the importance of 97 memories, which ultimately changed my 98 outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share. All too often, we take for granted the 99 that our family histories and personal experiences have had in our lives. They help to 100 who we are, providing markers of our growth. Naturally, I believe we are all 101 about our ancestor, but 102 we can be easily stuck on knowing what questions to ask.
Full of regrets but armed with a new found 103 , I thought about solutions to help other people record the precious 104 for those they love—before it’s too late. As freelancer (自由职业者) platforms became mainstream, I discovered many highly qualified writers were 105 around the world, so I began matching ghostwriters (代笔者) with clients to help them write a book. 106 , Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was 107 .
Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and 108 the present. It has been documented that learning more about one’s family history has been linked to 109 emotional health, and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.
Of all the heritage stories at Story Tree, family is a dominant theme. Other common themes are love, enterprising spirit, overcoming difficulty, and settling in new surroundings. However, 110 is a thread that always ties these together.
96．A．doubted B．realized C．imagined D．counted
97．A．preserving B．forgetting C．rescuing D．observing
98．A．final B．casual C．formal D．previous
99．A．intention B．honor C．value D．progress
100．A．shape B．confirm C．present D．perfect
101．A．certain B．curious C．cautious D．confused
102．A．in contrast B．in fact C．in detail D．in common
103．A．business B．relief C．purpose D．talent
104．A．hobbies B．relationships C．evidences D．memories
105．A．available B．accessible C．admirable D．acceptable
106．A．Frequently B．Certainly C．Eventually D．Luckily
107．A．approved B．found C．updated D．born
108．A．catch up with B．put up with C．make sense of D．get rid of
109．A．risking B．boosting C．assessing D．monitoring
110．A．family B．community C．culture D．history
参考答案：
1．A 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．C 6．B 7．D 8．A 9．D 10．C
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文叙述了练书法在好纸上练习比在旧报纸上练得好。因为你有压力才能使自己尽最大努力去发挥。生活中最重要的是如何在有限的纸上写出最好的字，而不是用了多少纸。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：书法家笑了笑，没有回答，只写了一个字“强迫”。A. reply回答；B. sound声音；C. tears眼泪；D. attention注意力。根据后文“only writing one word “Compel ””可知，书法家只是写了字，没有回答对方的问题。故选A。
2．考查介词词义辨析。句意：小时候，当我练习书法时，我会听到老师重复，但我觉得很无聊，听不懂。A. Like像；B. As正如，作为；C. With和；D. Towards朝着。此处指作者作为一个小男孩的时候，应用介词as。故选B。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小时候，当我练习书法时，我会听到老师重复，但我觉得很无聊，听不懂。A. regard认为；B. realize意识到；C. repeat重复；D. report报告。根据后文“but I felt it boring and couldn’t understand”以及常识，练习书法需要重复，作者年级小感到无聊。故选C。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：蓦然回首，我明白了它的意义。A. meaning意义；B. style风格；C. price价格；D. manner礼貌。呼应上文“couldn’t understand”指作者开始明白了重复的意义。故选A。
5．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我记得有这样一句谚语，“如果你想翻墙，请先把你的帽子扔过去”。A. so如此；B. very非常；C. such这么；D. too也。此处修饰后文proverb表示“这样一句谚语”应用such。故选C。
6．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我记得有这样一句谚语，“如果你想翻墙，请先把你的帽子扔过去”。A. last最后；B. first第一，首先；C. then然后；D. second第二。根据后文“Because your hat is on the other side of the wall, you have already had no choice but to find ways to climb over it.(因为你的帽子在墙的另一边，你已经别无选择，只能想办法爬过去)”可知，是先把你的帽子扔过去。故选B。
7．考查代词词义辨析。句意：正是在这样的压力下，你才会尽一切努力去发挥自己。A. itself它自己；B. himself他自己。C. herself她自己；D. yourself你自己。根据主语“you will make every effort to exert”可知此处指发挥你自己的能力，故选D。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很多时候，我们总是把希望寄托在未来，觉得我们的生活有很多草稿。A. hopes希望；B. money金钱；C. pressure压力；D. time时间。根据后文“in the future, feeling that our life has many drafts”可知，现在觉得生活有很多草稿，所以希望都寄托在未来了。故选A。
9．考查动词短语辨析。句意：事实上，属于我们的生命的草稿是极其有限的。A. care about关心；B. put off推迟；C. think up想出；D. belong to属于。根据上文“the drafts of life that”指属于我们的生命的草稿。故选D。
10．考查连词词义辨析。句意：对于生活来说，最重要的是如何在有限的纸上写出最好的单词，而不是你用了多少纸。A. whether是否；B. where在哪里；C. how如何；D. when当……时候。根据后文“to write the best words on the limited paper”此处为疑问词+不定式，表示“如何在有限的纸上写出最好的单词”应用how。故选C。
11．C 12．D 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．A 17．D 18．B 19．C 20．B 21．C 22．A 23．D 24．A 25．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者在关节炎和偏头痛的药后不断的打嗝，当压力大和睡眠不足的时候打嗝尤其严重，作者第一次告诉家人和医生时，他们并不相信他。后来打嗝给他在精神上和身体上带来很大的困扰。多年后，打嗝也没有完全治愈，最终作者只能和打嗝和平共处，适应了打嗝的作者也变得更有耐心了。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始打嗝，而且打嗝不停。A. work奏效；B. help帮助；C. stop停止；D. wait等待。根据下文“After a week, I went to the campus hospital”可知，作者前去学校医院就医了，说明他打嗝的情况没有停止。故选C。
12．考查代词词义辨析。句意：一周后，我去了学校医院，但他们说没什么问题。A. everything一切事情；B. something有些事情；C. anything任何事情；D. nothing没有什么。根据前文“but they said”的转折词but可知，虽然他一直打嗝，但是他的身体并没有什么问题。故选D。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会打多少隔视情况不同。A. developed发展；B. varied变化；C. remained保持；D. increased增加。根据下文“They would get worse if my stress levels were up or if I hadn't had much sleep.”可知，作者在压力大或是缺乏睡眠的时候，打嗝会更加严重，所以他打嗝的多少会随着情况的变化而变化。故选B。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次跟我家人说的时候，他们认为我在骗他们。A. hiding隐藏；B. faking冒充，欺骗；C. forcing强迫；D. treating对待。根据下文“It was only when I saw them in person that they started to believe me.”可知，只有他们亲自看见我打嗝他们才开始相信我。可推测，作者第一次告诉家人的时候，他们认为作者在欺骗他们。故选B。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们会听见我一整晚都在打嗝，所以他们知道那是真的。A. important重要的；B. correct正确的；C. real真的；D. difficult困难的。根据上文“They could hear me hiccupping all night.”可知，他们听见了作者打了一整晚的嗝，所以他们相信作者说的是真的了。故选C。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在这件事情上撒谎毫无意义——这十分痛苦，且令人气愤。A. sense意义；B. change变化；C. exception例外；D. difference不同。根据上文“The doctors thought it was all in my head.”可知，医生认为这都是我的幻觉。但作者认为在这件事情上说谎是毫无意义的。make no sense为固定搭配，意为“毫无意义”。故选A。
17．考查形容词词义辨析：句意：我被踢出了班级，因为我的打嗝声会让别人分心。A. discouraging令人气馁的；B. embarrassing令人尴尬的；C. amusing令人发笑的；D. distracting令人分心的。根据前文“I got kicked out of class”可知，作者被赶出了教室是因为作者的打嗝声会让同学分心。故选D。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不愿意去电影院，因为我认为我的打嗝声会打扰到别人。A. impress使留下深刻印象；B. disturb打扰；C. disappoint使失望；D. surprise使惊讶。根据前文“I wouldn’t go to the movies”并结合语境可知，作者不去电影院也是因为他的打嗝会打扰别人。故选B。
19．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：打嗝的问题令我身心俱疲。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. attractive吸引人的；C. exhausting令人筋疲力尽的；D. confusing令人困惑的。根据前文“I got kicked out of class”和“I wouldn’t go to the movies”可知，作者无法上课，无法去电影院，打嗝给他身体和精神上都带来了极大的困扰，令他疲惫不堪。故选C。
20．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的生活恢复正轨，我的打嗝并没有停止。A. go through经历；B. go away消失；C. get on上车；D. get together聚集。根据前文“My life got back on track but”可知作者的生活回到了正轨，由转折词but可知前后表转折，可推测作者的打嗝并没有消失。故选B。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，医生给了我很多不同的药。A. choices选择；B. services服务；C. medications药物；D. chances机会。根据下文“medication eventually made them less”可知，药物使作者打嗝不那么频繁了，可知作者吃了各种不同的药。故选C。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：八年后，我的打嗝从未完全停止，但药物最终使它们不那么频繁了。A. frequent频繁的；B. accessible可进入的；C. strange奇怪的；D. noisy吵闹的。根据上文“After eight years, my hiccups never stopped completely, but”可知，八年后作者的打嗝没有完全停止，由转折词but可知药物还是起了一定的作用，他的打嗝有所好转，不那么频繁了。故选A。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：经历了这一切，我的精神变得更坚强了，也变得更有耐心了。A. interested感兴趣的；B. worried担心的；C. unfair不公平的；D. stronger更强大的。根据上文“I’ve now been living with hiccups for 12 years.”以及下文“as well as a more patient person”可知，作者和打嗝共存了12年了，经历过这些他变得更加有耐心了，可推测打嗝对作者心理上带来了一些好的影响，心理上也更强大了。故选D。
24．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我已经习惯了打嗝，对我来说就像眨眼一样，尽管我女儿听到我打嗝时仍然会笑。A. used习惯的；B. close接近的；C. annoyed生气的；D. open开放的。根据上文“I’ve now been living with hiccups for 12 years.”和下文“ it’s like blinking to me”可知，作者和打嗝生活了12年了，打嗝对作者来说就像眨眼，他早已习惯了。be used to doing为固定搭配，意为“习惯于”。故选A。
25．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我已经习惯了打嗝，对我来说就像眨眼一样，尽管我女儿听到我打嗝时仍然会笑。A. and和；B. so因此；C. because因为；D. although虽然，尽管。根据前文“I’m so__14___to having them”以及下文“my daughter does still laugh when she hears me hiccup.”可知，虽然女儿在听到他打嗝时仍然会笑他，但是他已经习惯了。前后句意是让步关系，因此空格处是“尽管”。故选D。
26．B 27．A 28．C 29．A 30．B 31．D 32．D 33．A 34．C 35．D 36．A 37．B 38．A 39．C 40．D
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了一家三代人一起上学，说明年龄不是一个因素——我们都可以继续学习。
26．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这真的很令人惊讶。A. awkward令人尴尬的；B. surprising出人意料的；C. shameful可耻的；D. comforting令人安慰的。根据后文“I didn’t expect it.”可知，没有料到，所以是让人惊讶的。故选B项。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，18岁的卡特说，她猜他们的妈妈艾米·马尔切夫斯基和祖母克里斯蒂·施万对重返学校很感兴趣。A. guess猜测；B. lesson课程；C. proposal建议；D. promise承诺。根据后文“Calling herself “Carthage’s biggest fan”, Amy Malczewski has a deep 3 to Carthage College.”可知，他们的妈妈艾米·马尔切夫斯基是迦太基的忠实粉丝，所以应该是猜她对重返学校很感兴趣。故选A项。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Amy Malczewski自称是“迦太基的忠实粉丝”，她与迦太基学院有着深厚的渊源。A. discussion讨论；B. invitation邀请；C. connection关联；D. innovation创新。根据前文“Calling herself “Carthage’s biggest fan””可知，Amy Malczewski自称是“迦太基的忠实粉丝”，所以是与迦太基学院有着深厚的渊源。故选C项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说：“迦太基有一个很棒的商业和设计硕士项目，这和我喜欢的所有东西都是一致的。”A. program项目；B. test测试；C. reason原因；D. routine惯例。根据后文“the master’s degree in business and design”可知，此处应是商业和设计硕士项目。故选A项。
30．考查介词短语辨析。句意：她说：“迦太基有一个很棒的商业和设计硕士项目，这和我喜欢的所有东西都是一致的。”A. in need of有…的需要；B. in line with与……一致的；C. in return for作为回报；D. in advance of在…之前。根据前文的amazing以及后文“all the things that I love”可知，Amy Malczewski非常喜欢这个项目，所以是和她喜欢的所有东西都是一致的。故选B项。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：与此同时，当克里斯蒂听到女儿的计划时，她很快意识到他们可以一起出发。A. role角色；B. power力量；C. bet赌注；D. plan计划。根据前文“mom Amy Malczewski and grandmother Christy Schwan were interested in going back to school”可推知，Amy Malczewski有重返学校的计划。故选D项。
32．考查动词短语辨析。句意：与此同时，当克里斯蒂听到女儿的计划时，她很快意识到他们可以一起出发。A. take off起飞；B. set aside放弃；C. take away带走；D. set out出发。根据前文“mom Amy Malczewski and grandmother Christy Schwan were interested in going back to school”可知，Amy Malczewski和Christy Schwan都想去迦太基学院，所以是可以一起出发。故选D项。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现年71岁的他曾在员工福利咨询公司工作，三年前退休。A. retired退休；B. complained抱怨；C. withdrawn撤回；D. followed跟随。根据后文“after working in employee benefits consulting”可知，是在工作后，所以是退休了。故选A项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想你也应该考虑一下。A. delay延迟；B. admit承认；C. consider考虑；D. risk冒…的风险。根据前文“The 71-year-old 8 three years ago after working in employee benefits consulting.”可知，Christy三年前退休了，所以Amy认为她应该考虑和她们一起重返学校。故选C项。
35．考查副词词义辨析。句意：哦，我认为你是对的，我们应该一起做这件事。A. willingly乐意地；B. heartily尽情地；C. apart分开地；D. together同时。根据前文“she quickly realized they could 7 on the journey together”可知，他们是一起做这件事。故选D项。
36．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它帮助填补了我的空白。A. empty空白；B. important重要的；C. limited有限的；D. narrow狭窄的。根据前文“The 71-year-old 8 three years ago after working in employee benefits consulting.”可知，Christy退休三年，推知，重返学校能填补生活的空白。故选A项。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着四个人适应了课程和繁忙的日程，两姐妹说她们希望能陪他们去上课，参加一个小小的学习小组，或者一起在自助餐厅吃晚饭。A. roads道路；B. schedules日程安排；C. gatherings收集；D. journeys旅行。根据前文“As the four settle into classes”可知，他们四人都重返学校了，所以应该是繁忙的日程符合语境。故选B项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着四个人适应了课程和繁忙的日程，两姐妹说她们希望能陪他们去上课，参加一个小小的学习小组，或者一起在自助餐厅吃晚饭。A. expecting期待；B. motivating激励；C. learning学习；D. pretending假装。根据后文“accompany them to class, have this little study group, or get dinner together in the cafeteria”可知，这些是期望去做的事。故选A项。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一份声明中，迦太基学院赞扬了这个家庭和他们的教育目标。A. reflected反映；B. mentioned提到；C. applauded称赞；D. understood理解。根据后文““Spanning three generations, this family reminds us of the power of 15 learning,” the school said, “Age isn’t a factor-we can all continue to learn.””可知，学校说年龄不是一个因素——我们都可以继续学习。可知是在表扬她们。故选C项。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个家庭跨越了三代，提醒我们终身学习的力量。A. tough艰难的；B. temporary临时的；C. basic基本的；D. lifelong终身的。根据后文“Age isn’t a factor-we can all continue to learn.”可知，年龄不是一个因素——我们都可以继续学习，所以是终身学习的力量。故选D项。
41．B 42．A 43．D 44．C 45．A 46．D 47．A 48．A 49．B 50．D 51．A 52．D 53．B 54．C 55．A
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的爸爸独自抚养她们几个孩子，刚开始生活并不顺利，于是爸爸开辟了一个花园，并告诉自己的孩子要坚信生活是美好的这一信念。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看得出他急切地等待着我的答复。A. excuse借口；B. answer回答；C. decision决定；D. suggestion建议。由上文““How does the yard look ””可知，爸爸问我院子里看起来怎么样，所以是等着我回答，下文“I replied after I gave it a thorough inspection.”也是提示，reply与answer同义。故选B。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我详述了我在他院子里发现的所有变化，他满意地笑了。A. discovered发现；B. imagined想象；C. achieved实现；D. promised承诺。由上文提到的“I gave it a thorough inspection.”可知，我仔细看了一下院子后，发现了一些院子的变化。故选A。
43．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意： 在我小的时候，我的母亲在一场车祸中去世了，留下我的父亲独自抚养他们的三个年幼的女儿。A. gave up放弃；B. passed out昏倒；C. ran away跑开；D. passed away去世。由下文“leaving my father alone to ____4____ their three young daughters.”可知，父亲独自一人抚养三个年幼的女儿，这说明母亲去世了。故选D。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 在我小的时候，我的母亲在一场车祸中去世了，留下我的父亲独自抚养他们的三个年幼的女儿。A. scold责备；B. rescue救助；C. raise提高；养育；D. persuade劝说。由下文“their three young daughters”和上文提到的母亲去世了，所以只有父亲一人抚养三个女儿。故选C。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：刚开始的时候，生活并不总是一帆风顺，我的妹妹们经常抱怨。A. smooth顺利的；B. sorrowful痛苦的；C. efficient高效的；D. lonely孤独的。由下文“my younger sisters usually complained.”可知，妹妹经常抱怨，这说明在母亲刚去世后，生活并不顺利。故选A。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 然而，爸爸总是鼓励我们要去相信生活是美好的。A. forced强迫；B. allowed允许；C. authorized批准；D. encouraged鼓励。根据下文“believe that life was good”可知，父亲让我们相信生活是美好的，这是对我们的鼓励。故选D。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1972年，我父亲开发了一块被遗弃在Okaloosa Island的荒地。A. abandoned遗弃；B. advertised做广告；C. threw扔；D. provided提供。由上文“a piece of waste land”可知，荒地是被遗弃的土地。故选A。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意： 每年春天的第一个迹象出现时，他会开始花费无数的时间在那里工作，使它充满了色彩。A. spring春天；B. summer夏天；C. autumn秋天；D. winter冬天。由下文“he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colours.”和“turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants”可知，春天来的时候，植物会开花。故选A。
49．考查副词词义辨析。句意：经过他不断的努力，这片土地逐渐变成了一个美丽的花园，有各种各样的花和其他独特的植物。A. suddenly突然；B. gradually逐渐地；C. temporarily暂时地；D. occasionally偶尔。由上文“Through his continuous hard work”可知，经过努力，土地逐渐变成美丽的花园。故选B。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爸爸把他的院子布置得非同寻常，所以在我们小时候，它就成了我们度假的乐园。A. unnecessary没有必要的；B. unreasonable不合理的；C. disgusting令人反感的；D. extraordinary非同寻常，非凡的；特别的。由下文“so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.”可知，院子被父亲布置得非同寻常，所以它成为了我们的乐园。故选D。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这么多年来，当我们心烦意乱的时候，我们喜欢参观爸爸的院子，因为它可以提醒我们爸爸的信念。A. upset心烦的；B. angry生气的；C. guilty内疚的；D. confident自信的。由下文“we liked to visit Dad’s yard”可在，在心烦的时候，我们会去爸爸的院子里，因为它提醒我们生活总是美好的。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这么多年来，当我们心烦意乱的时候，我们喜欢参观爸爸的院子，因为它可以提醒我们爸爸的信念。A. warn提醒；B. accuse指控；C. inform通知；D. remind提醒。由下文“us of Dad’s belief”可知，此处是固定搭配，remind sb.of sth.意为“提醒某人某物”，爸爸的院子总是提醒我们生活总是美好的这一信念。故选D。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：正是爸爸和他的院子给了我们力量，使我们能够生存和克服生活中的重大挑战。A. emotion情感；B. strength优势；力量；C. choices选择；D. opportunities机会。由下文“enabled us to survive”和上文提到的当我们心烦时总会去爸爸的院子里可知，爸爸的院子给了我们力量，让我们能够生存。故选B。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：正是爸爸和他的院子给了我们力量，使我们能够生存和克服生活中的重大挑战。A. forget忘记；B. admit承认；C. conquer征服；D. create创造。由上文“enabled us to survive”和下文“major challenges in life”可知，爸爸的院子给了我们生存的力量，让我们克服生活中的挑战。故选C。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，爸爸说他不会继续管理院子，这让我们很震惊。A. continue继续；B. require要求；C. quit辞职；D. finish结束。由下文“Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done”可知，爸爸开垦那个院子是为了告诉我们生活是美好的，如今我们都有这种信念，所以爸爸认为自己的任务已经完成，所以不会继续管理院子了。故选A。
56．D 57．B 58．A 59．D 60．B 61．D 62．A 63．B 64．B 65．D
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位父亲通过对比两颗植物的生长状况告诉儿子一个道理：要成为伟人，必须经历许多困难并克服这些困难。
56．考查介词词义辨析。句意：父亲让儿子带两株植物来，然后让他把一株种在屋里，一株种在屋外。A. besides此外；B. opposite在……对面；C. behind在……之后；D. inside在……里面。由下文“The plant inside the house will be safer”可知，一株植物在屋里，一株在屋外，故选D。
57．考查形容词比较级词义辨析。句意：父亲问儿子：“你认为这两种植物中哪一株更安全、长得更大？”A. stronger更强壮的；B. safer更安全的；C. nicer更漂亮的；D. weaker更虚弱的。由下文“The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger,”可知，safer属于同词复现，此处指哪一株更安全、长得更大，故选B。
58．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：没有人会在那里照顾它。A. look after照顾；B. come across偶遇；C. take away拿走；D. cut down削减。由下文“It may be eaten by animals”可知，外面的植物或许被动物吃掉，这说明没人照顾它，故选A。
59．考查副词词义辨析。句意：父亲微笑着说：“让我们耐心等待吧。”A. seriously严肃地；B. carefully仔细地；C. actively积极地；D. patiently耐心地。由下文“We will know the answer”可知，耐心等待就会知道答案，故选D。
60．考查代词词义辨析。句意：他对父亲说：“你看，屋子里的这株植物不会有事的，它是安全的。”A. something某事；B. nothing没有什么；C. everything一切；D. anything任何东西。由下文“it is safe”可知，屋里的这株植物是安全的，所以说它不会有事，故选B。
61．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当男孩走到外面时，他很惊讶地看到一棵大树。A. excited兴奋的；B. satisfied满意的；C. pleased高兴的；D. surprised惊惊讶的。由下文“The boy couldn’t believe his eyes.”可知，男孩看到外面的这株植物长成了大树，他不敢相信自己的眼睛，所以说他很惊讶，故选D。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“房子外面的植物面临着四季和许多困难！”父亲向儿子解释为什么外面的植物比较大。A. seasons季节；B. chances机会；C. years年；D. choices选择。由上文“four”和下文“it didn’t face weather changes,”可知，外面的植物面临四季的变化，故选A。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：里面的植物是安全的，它没有面临天气变化，没有得到适当的阳光，所以它没有变大。A. protection保护；B. sunlight阳光；C. care关心；D. water水。由下文“so it didn’t become big”和常识可知，屋内的植物得到的光照较少，故选B。
64．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是关于成为伟大的问题的答案：要成为一个伟大的人，必须经历过许多次失败，经历过许多困难，并克服这些困难。在那之后，他就能变得伟大。A. result结果；B. answer答案；C. way方式；D. reason季节。由下文“to the question about being great:”和第一段儿子问作者的问题““What does the word ‘great’ mean Who are great people and how do they become great ””可知，父亲通过了对比两颗植物的生长状况回答了儿子的问题，所以此处是指问题的答案，故选B。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是关于成为伟大的问题的答案：要成为一个伟大的人，必须经历过许多次失败，经历过许多困难，并克服这些困难。在那之后，他就能变得伟大。A. To choose为了选择；B. To save为了挽救；C. To find为了找到；D. To become为了成为。由下文“After that, he is able to become great.”可知，一个人经历过许多次失败，经历过许多困难，并克服这些困难，之后，他/她才能变得伟大。故选D。
66．D 67．A 68．C 69．B 70．A 71．C 72．B 73．A 74．D 75．B 76．D 77．C 78．C 79．A 80．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了世界之巅的快递小哥——邮递员次仁曲巴在恶劣条件下不畏艰辛，按时投递邮件并乐于助人的事迹。
66．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：西藏的普玛江塘是中国海拔最高的乡镇，氧气含量很低，年平均气温为-7℃。A. intense十分强烈的，严肃紧张的；B. light明亮的，浅色的；C. high高的；D. low低的。根据句中的“China’s highest township”以及常识可知，普玛江塘作为中国海拔最高的乡镇，氧气含量很低。故选D。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，这些还不是邮政服务面临的最大挑战。A. postal邮政的；B. consulting咨询的，顾问的；C. domestic国内的，家用的；D. public公众的，大众的。根据上文“Rain or shine, a Tibetan mailman, Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.”以及第二段中“The ___5___ time for Tsering Chopa is between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their ___6___ letters from various universities. He recalls one summer he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away.”可知，此句阐述了恶劣环境给普玛江塘邮政服务带来的困难。故选A。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：到这6个人口不足2000人的村庄，单程行程可能长达160公里。A. flight航班，飞行；B. holiday假日，度假期；C. trip旅行，出行；D. choice选择。根据上文“Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.”以及句中“can be as long as 160 km”可知本句说明的是到这个村庄旅途较远，长达160 公里。故选C。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这种条件下所需要的非凡毅力无需进一步解释。A. diligence勤奋；B. perseverance毅力，不屈不挠的精神；C. creativity造力，独创性；D. curiosity好奇心。根据上文“Pumachangthang in Tibet, China’s highest township, has very ___1___ oxygen level and the annual average temperature is -7℃. However, these weren’t the biggest challenges for a ___2___ service. A single ___3___ to all the six villages of less than 2,000 people can be as long as 160 km.”可知，艰苦的条件使这儿的邮递员需要非凡的毅力。故选B。
70．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Tsering Chopa最繁忙的时间是每年的7月到8月，那时学生们正在等待各所大学的录取通知书。A. busiest最忙的；B. best最好的；C. fastest最快速的；D. earliest最早的。根据空后“between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their ___6___ when students are waiting for”以及常识可知每年的7、8月份是大学录取的时间，也是邮递员最繁忙的时候，因为他们要投递录取通知书。故选A。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Tsering Chopa最繁忙的时间是每年的7月到8月，那时学生们正在等待各所大学的录取通知书。A. application正式申请，应用；B. recommendation推荐；C. admission承认，允许进入；D. proposal提议，建议。根据空后的“when students are waiting for”、“when students are waiting for”以及常识可知，每年的7、8月份是大学录取的时间，学生们在等着他们的大学录取通知书；admission意为“允许进入”，admission letter意为“录取通知书”符合语境。故选C。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他不得不问邻居好几次才知道新地址。A. name名字；B. address地址；C. idea想法，主意；D. explanation解释，说明。根据上文“He recalls one summer he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away.”可知，Tsering Chopa要送邮件的学生家搬走了，因此他问邻居是要知道这个学生家的新地址。故选B。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管通往村子的道路因雨而受阻，但他还是跋涉了20多公里，终于把信送到了。A. blocked阻塞，堵住（某人的路等）；B. widened变宽；C. extended扩大，延长，持续；D. smoothed弄平滑，使顺利。根据句中“because of rain, he trekked for more than 20 km to finally deliver the letter”可知，由于下雨，通往这个村的道路被阻，他不得不跋涉20多公里。故选A。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说：“我不介意辛苦，因为按时投递邮件是我的责任。”A. letters信，字母；B. benefits利益，好处；C. potentials潜能；D. hardships艰难。根据第一段中所描述的恶劣环境以及上文“He had to quiz (询问) neighbors several times for the new ___7___. Even though the road to the village was ___8___ because of rain, he trekked for more than 20 km to finally deliver the letter.”可知，对于邮递员Tsering Chopa来说，他的工作充满艰辛，但他毫不介意，因为他认为按时投递是他的责任。故选D。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说：“我不介意辛苦，因为按时投递邮件是我的责任。”A. opportunity机会；B. responsibility责任；C. ability能力；D. secret秘密。根据第一段中“Rain or shine, a Tibetan mailman, Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.”可知Tsering Chopa是位邮递员，因此，他认为按时投递是他的责任。故选B。
76．考查副词词义辨析。句意：2019年2月的一个晚上，当地居民尼玛次仁（Nyima Tsering）的女儿晕倒了，急需帮助。A. originally起初，独创地；B. possibly可能；C. gradually逐渐地；D. desperately绝望地，不顾一切地，非常。根据空前的“a local resident Nyima Tsering’s daughter had fainted”以及下文“Knowing that, the mailman ___12___ a car right away and sent her to the county hospital.”可知Nyima Tsering的女儿晕倒，需要送往医院，由此可知，Nyima Tsering的女儿急需帮助。desperately意为“非常，及其”。desperately need意为“急需”符合语境。故选D。
77．考查动词短语辨析。句意：邮递员Tsering Chopa知道了这一点，马上安排了一辆车，把她送到县医院。A. hoped for期待，希望得到；B. kept off回避；C. arranged for安排，准备；D. pulled over向路边停靠。根据空后的“a car right away and sent her to the county hospital”可知，Tsering Chopa安排车把急需救治的病人送去医院。短语arrange for“安排，准备”符合语境。故选C。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他还给了女孩的家人一些现金用于治疗，帮助她康复。A. bills账单，议案；B. changes变化，找给的零钱；C. cash现金；D. comfort舒适，安慰。本段主要介绍邮递员Tsering Chopa如何帮助急需救治的病人，结合空后的“for the girl’s treatment to help her recovery”可知，次仁曲巴（Tsering Chopa）给了病人家一些钱用于给女儿治病。故选C。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2019年，次仁曲巴（Tsering Chopa）荣获中国青年五四奖章。A. received获得，收到；B. missed想念，错过；C. declined下降，拒绝；D. competed for竞争。根据空后“he China Youth May Fourth Medal”以及下文“It is a great ___15___ of what I do and a symbol of encouragement as well”可知Tsering Chopa荣获中国青年五四奖章。故选A。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说：“这是对我所做的一切的极大认可，也是一种鼓励的象征，让世界更接近他们，让他们更接近世界。”A. requirement要求，必要条件；B. attitude态度；C. gratitude感激之情，感谢；D. acknowledgment感谢，承认。根据上文“In 2019, Tsering Chopa ___14___ the China Youth May Fourth Medal.”可知，2019年Tsering Chopa荣获中国青年五四奖章，Tsering Chopa认为这是对他所作事情的认可与鼓励。acknowledgment“承认，认可”符合语境。故选D。
81．B 82．D 83．C 84．A 85．B 86．C 87．A 88．D 89．B 90．C 91．A 92．A 93．D 94．B 95．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在患病之后照顾一株绿植的心理历程。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但在患了癌症之后，我渴望周围有一些活的生命。A. declined婉拒；B. longed渴望；C. hesitated犹豫；D. agreed同意。根据下文“When my friend Mitch gave me a lucky bamboo plant in a bowl, I told Hannah I would ___2___ the plant myself.”可知，作者是渴望自己的身边有活的生命。故选B。
82．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我的朋友Mitch送给我一盆幸运的竹子时，我告诉Hannah我会亲自照顾这棵植物。A. play with玩弄；B. count on指望；C. keep off避开；D. tend to照顾。根据下文“Once I even yelled, “I can’t even care for a simple plant! I’m failing!””可知，作者是亲自照料这棵植物。故选D。
83．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当它没有立即变成棕色或失去所有的叶子时，我感到非常惊讶disappointed失望的；B. anxious担忧的；C. surprised惊奇的；D. frightened害怕的。根据第一段“My wife and I usually don’t keep houseplants.”可知，作者和妻子通常不会养室内植物；而根据上文“When it didn’t immediately turn brown or lose all of its leaves”可知，虽然作者和妻子通常不会养室内植物，这株植物却并没有掉叶，所以作者感到很惊讶。故选C。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，我从手术中恢复过来，完成了第一轮治疗。A. treatment治疗；B. competitions竞争；C. application运用；D. talks谈话。根据上文“I recovered from surgery”可知，作者从手术中恢复过来，因此作者是完成了第一轮治疗。故选A。
85．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它的高度几乎增加了一倍，叶子又厚又亮。A. dead死的；B. shiny光滑发亮的；C. colorful多彩的；D. dry干的。根据上文“It nearly doubled in height”可知，这株植物长得很不错；而空后的“thick”则表明植物的叶子很厚，也就说明植物生长得很不错，叶子光滑发亮。故选B。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，令人惊讶的是，它开始显示出疾病的迹象。A. expectations期待；B. history历史；C. indications迹象；D. relief安慰。根据下文“Whatever I did, the leaves kept ___7___ and dropping.”可知，植物开始呈现出有疾病的迹象。故选C。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管我怎么做，树叶还是不停地变褐掉下来。A. browning变褐色；B. recovering恢复；C. thickening变浓；D. trembling颤抖。根据上文“When it didn’t immediately turn brown or lose all of its leaves”可判断，植物患上疾病的一个标志就是叶片变成褐色。故选A。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我越来越沮丧和不安。A. curious好奇的；B. unwilling不乐意的；C. thrilled激动的；D. uneasy不安的。根据空前的“frustrated”可知，作者看到植物在枯萎，非常沮丧和不安。故选D。
89．考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，我意识到我错误地把我对植物的悉心照料——这是我能控制的——和我自己的生存联系在一起——这是我无法控制的。A. unluckily不幸地；B. wrongly错误地；C. immediately立即；D. hardly几乎不。根据下文“something over which I had some control — with my own ___10___— something over which I had little control.”可知，作者突然发现自己错误地将自己对植物的照顾和自己的生命联系在一起。故选B。
90．考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然，我意识到我错误地把我对植物的悉心照料——这是我能控制的——和我自己的生存联系在一起——这是我无法控制的。A. adventure探险；B. excellence优秀；C. survival生存；D. judgment判断。根据下文“If the plant ___14___ me, I hope it will comfort Hannah”可知，作者已经开始考虑自己的生死，所以空处指的是作者将自己的生存和对植物的照顾联系在一起了。故选C。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果我的肿瘤复发了，那不是因为我的任何失败。A. failure失败；B. conflict冲突；C. threat威胁；D. crisis危机。根据上文“I can’t even care for a simple plant! I’m failing!”可判断，作者将植物的生死和自己的付出联系在一起，看到植物枯萎，作者就认为是自己的失败。故选A。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着我的焦虑减轻，我开始研究如何治疗这种植物。A. cure治愈；B. remove移除；C. feed喂养；D. adopt领养。根据下文“And we both began to thrive again.”可知，作者是在研究如何治疗植物。故选A。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每当我看到这株植物，我就会想到Mitch和所有支持我的人。A. cancer癌症；B. mirror镜子；C. root根；D. plant植物。根据下文“If the plant ___14___ me, I hope it will comfort Hannah”可知，下文是作者是看着植物的感想。故选D。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果这棵植物比我活得更久，我希望它能安慰Hannah，提醒她，在我走后，我们庞大的社区将继续帮助她。A. abandons放弃；B. outlives比……活得久；C. disappoints使失望；D. outperforms优于。根据下文的“after I am gone”可知，作者想的是如果植物活得比自己时间久。故选B。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果这棵植物比我活得更久，我希望它能安慰Hannah，提醒她，在我走后，我们庞大的社区将继续帮助她。A. forgive原谅；B. warn警告；C. assist帮助；D. tolerate忍受。根据上文“I think of Mitch and all the people who have supported me.”可知，作者得到了来自好友和身边人的帮助，由此推断，作者相信自己死后，自己的妻子也会得到社区人们的帮助。故选C。
96．B 97．A 98．D 99．C 100．A 101．B 102．B 103．C 104．D 105．A 106．C 107．D 108．C 109．B 110．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者小的时候，祖父总给他讲故事，直到祖父去世感悟到故事消失的很快，于是创立了Story Tree，代写故事服务，帮助人们保存回忆。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，直到他去世后，我才意识到他的故事消失得有多快。A. doubted怀疑；B. realized意识到；C. imagined想象；D. counted数数。根据上文“When I was little, I'd play chess with my grandfather, and he’d smoke his cigar while telling me stories about growing up, pursuing dreams, and travelling around the world.”和下文的yet可知前后是转折关系，因为祖父从小就一直在给我讲故事，所以是直到他去世后，我才意识到他的故事消失得有多快。故选B。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，我明白了保存记忆的重要性，这最终改变了我以前对记住我们所爱的人和我们分享的故事的看法。A. preserving保留；B. forgetting忘记；C. rescuing拯救；D. observing观察。根据前文“Yet it was only after he passed away that I ___1___ how fast his stories had faded away.”可知，直到祖父的去世后，作者才意识到他的故事消失得有多快，由此作者明白了保留记忆的重要性。故选A。
98．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. final最终的；B. casual随意的；C. formal正式的；D. previous之前的。根据后文“All too often, we take for granted the ___4___ that our family histories and personal experiences have had in our lives.”可知，作者过去常常把家族史和个人经历在作者生活中的价值视为理所当然，但是祖父的去世，让作者对存留记忆有了新的认知，故改变了作者之前的想法。故选D。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们常常把家族史和个人经历在我们生活中的价值视为理所当然。A. intention目的；B. honor荣耀；C. value价值；D. progress进步。根据后文的“They help to ___5___ who we are, providing markers of our growth.”可知，那些记忆帮助塑造我们，提供我们成长的标志，由此它们在生活中是有价值的。故选C。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它们帮助塑造我们，提供我们成长的标志。 A. shape塑造；B. confirm确认；C. present提出；D. perfect使完善。根据下文“providing markers of our growth.”可知它们帮助塑造我们，让我们成长。故选A。
101．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：自然，我相信在某种程度上，我们都对自己的祖先感到好奇，但事实上，我们很容易被困在不知道该问什么问题上。 A. certain肯定的；B. curious好奇的；C. cautious小心的；D. confused困惑的。根据下文“but we can be stuck on knowing what questions to ask.”可知前后是转折关系，所以我们应该是对祖先好奇，但是实际上我们可能知道我们要问什么问题。故选B。
102．考查介词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. in contrast相反地；B. in fact事实上；C. in detail详细地；D. in common相同地。根据后文“we can be easily stuck on knowing what questions to ask.”可知，虽然作者认为我们都对自己的祖先感到好奇，但实际情况是，我们很容易被困在不知道该问什么问题上。故选B。
103．考查名词词义辨析。句意：心中充满遗憾，但有了新目标，我开始思考如何帮助别人为他们所爱的人记录下珍贵的回忆，以免为时过晚。A. business生意；B. relief宽慰；C. purpose目标；D. talent天赋。根据上文“so I began matching ghostwriters (代笔者) with clients to help them write a book. ___11___ , Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was ___12___.”可知，作者开始给客户找代笔，帮他们写书。最终，回忆录写作服务“故事树”就诞生了，这是作者新发现的目标，去帮助别人记录回忆。故选C。
104．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. hobbies爱好；B. relationships关系；C. evidences证据；D. memories记忆。根据下文“___11___ , Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was ___12___ .”可知，作者发现了新的目标，开创了“故事树”服务，即开始思考如何帮助别人为他们所爱的人记录下珍贵的回忆。故选D。
105．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随着自由职业者平台成为主流，我发现世界各地都有很多高素质的作家，所以我开始为客户撮合代笔作家，帮助他们写书。 A. available可用的；B. accessible可使用的；C. admirable令人钦佩的；D. acceptable可接受的。根据上文“As freelancer (自由职业者) platforms became mainstream,”可知，随着自由职业者平台成为主流，作者发现世界各地有很多可用的高素质作家。故选A。
106．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，回忆录写作服务“故事树”诞生了。A. Frequently频繁地，经常地；B. Certainly确定地；C. Eventually最终地；D. Luckily幸运地。根据后文“Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was ___12___ .”可知，在作者慢慢为客户们代笔写书之后，最终诞生了自己的服务项目——故事树。故选C。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是，回忆录写作服务“故事树”诞生了。A. approved赞成；B. found发现；C. updated更新；D. born产生，出生。根据上文“so I began matching ghostwriters (代笔者) with clients to help them write a book.”可知，随着自由职业者平台成为主流，作者发现世界各地都有很多高素质的作家，所以作者开始为客户撮合代笔作家，帮助他们写书。最终，这种服务诞生了。故选D。
108．考查动词短语辨析。句意：从那时起，我们探索了故事的力量，探索了它们将我们与过去联系起来同时理解现在的能力。A. catch up with赶上；B. put up with提出；C. make sense of搞清楚；弄懂；理解；D.get rid of摆脱。根据上文“connect us with our past”和下文“a deeper sense of cultures and traditions”可知，此处指将我们与过去联系起来，同时理解现在的能力。故选C。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有文献表明，更多地了解一个人的家族史与促进情绪健康有关，并能更深入地了解文化和传统。A. risking冒险；B. boosting促进；C. assessing评估；D. monitoring监控。根据下文“providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.”可知，更多地了解一个人的家族史能更深入地了解文化和传统。前后是并列关系，都是说的好处，所以用“促进”符合句意。故选B。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，家庭是将这些联系在一起的纽带。A. family家庭；B. community社区；C. culture文化；D. history历史。根据上文“Of all the heritage stories at Story Tree, family is a dominant theme.”可知，在“故事树”的所有传统故事中，家庭是一个主要主题。故此处表示家庭将这些联系在一起的纽带。故选A。
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（2023·湖南株洲·校考模拟预测）A calligrapher (书法家) said to a man who was practicing calligraphy (书法) with waste newspapers, “If you write with the best paper, you may do it better.”
The man asked why. The calligrapher smiled without 1 , only writing one word “Compel (强迫)”. He suddenly realized that this was compelling him to cherish (珍惜) his own paper to write it better. 2 a boy, when I practiced calligraphy, I would hear the teacher 3 it, but I felt it boring and couldn’t understand. Looking back suddenly, I came to know its 4 .
I remember there is 5 a proverb, “If you want to climb over a wall, please throw your hat 6 ” Because your hat is on the other side of the wall, you have already had no choice but to find ways to climb over it. It is with such a pressure that you will make every effort to exert (发挥) 7 . Many times, we always put our 8 in the future, feeling that our life has many drafts (草稿). In fact, the drafts of life that 9 us are extremely limited.
For life, the most important is 10 to write the best words on the limited paper rather than how much paper you used.
1．A．reply B．sound C．tears D．attention
2．A．Like B．As C．With D．Towards
3．A．regard B．realize C．repeat D．report
4．A．meaning B．style C．price D．manner
5．A．so B．very C．such D．too
6．A．last B．first C．then D．second
7．A．itself B．himself C．herself D．yourself
8．A．hopes B．money C．pressure D．time
9．A．care about B．put off C．think up D．belong to
10．A．whether B．where C．how D．when
（2023·湖南郴州·统考一模）After one night of partying in college, drinking and taking pills prescribed for my arthritis (关节炎) and migraines (偏头痛), I woke up the next morning and remembered nothing. I started hiccupping (打嗝), and it wouldn’t 11 . After a week, I went to the campus hospital, but they said 12 was wrong. How much I would hiccup 13 . They would get worse if my stress levels were up, or if I hadn’t had much sleep.
When I first spoke to my family, they thought I was 14 it. It was only when I saw them in person that they started to believe me. They could hear me hiccupping all night, so they knew it was 15 . The doctors thought it was all in my head. It made no 16 that I would lie about such a thing — it was painful and annoying.
I got kicked out of class because I was 17 others. I wouldn’t go to the movies because I thought I would 18 everyone. The problem was physically and mentally 19 .
Then I stopped taking pills and drinking. My life got back on track, but the hiccups didn’t 20 . Over the years, I’ve been given lots of different 21 . I thought things might never get better. After eight years, my hiccups never stopped completely, but the medication eventually made them less 22 . I’ve now been living with hiccups for 12 years. I feel mentally 23 for going through this, as well as a more patient person. I’m so 24 to having them that it’s like blinking to me, 25 my daughter does still laugh when she hears me hiccup.
11．A．work B．help C．stop D．wait
12．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
13．A．developed B．varied C．remained D．increased
14．A．hiding B．faking C．forcing D．treating
15．A．important B．correct C．real D．difficult
16．A．sense B．change C．exception D．difference
17．A．discouraging B．embarrassing C．amusing D．distracting
18．A．impress B．disturb C．disappoint D．surprise
19．A．exciting B．attractive C．exhausting D．confusing
20．A．go through B．go away C．get on D．get together
21．A．choices B．services C．medications D．chances
22．A．frequent B．accessible C．strange D．noisy
23．A．interested B．worried C．unfair D．stronger
24．A．used B．close C．annoyed D．open
25．A．and B．so C．because D．although
（2024·湖南永州·统考一模）This fall marks an especially memorable time for one family celebrating three generations walking onto Carthage College together. Samantha Malczewski, 19, the sophomore nursing student recalled. “It was really 26 . I didn’t expect it.” However, Carter aged 18, said she had a(n) 27 that their mom Amy Malczewski and grandmother Christy Schwan were interested in going back to school.
Calling herself “Carthage’s biggest fan”, Amy Malczewski has a deep 28 to Carthage College. “And Carthage has this amazing 29 for the master’s degree in business and design, which is really 30 all the things that I love,” said she.
Meanwhile, when Christy heard of her daughter’s 31 , she quickly realized they could 32 on the journey together. The 71-year-old 33 three years ago after working in employee benefits consulting. Amy said, “I think you ought to 34 it too.” And I’m like, “OH, I think you’re right, we should do this 35 ,” Christy recounted. “It’s helped fill a(n) 36 space for me.”
As the four settle into classes and busy 37 , the two sisters said they’re 38 to accompany them to class, have this little study group, or get dinner together in the cafeteria.
In a statement, Carthage College 39 the family and their educational goals.“Spanning three generations, this family reminds us of the power of 40 learning,” the school said, “Age isn’t a factor-we can all continue to learn.”
26．A．awkward B．surprising C．shameful D．comforting
27．A．guess B．lesson C．proposal D．promise
28．A．discussion B．invitation C．connection D．innovation
29．A．program B．test C．reason D．routine
30．A．in need of B．in line with C．in return for D．in advance of
31．A．role B．power C．bet D．plan
32．A．take off B．set aside C．take away D．set out
33．A．retired B．complained C．withdrawn D．followed
34．A．delay B．admit C．consider D．risk
35．A．willingly B．heartily C．apart D．together
36．A．empty B．important C．limited D．narrow
37．A．roads B．schedules C．gatherings D．journeys
38．A．expecting B．motivating C．learning D．pretending
39．A．reflected B．mentioned C．applauded D．understood
40．A．tough B．temporary C．basic D．lifelong
（2023·湖南娄底·统考模拟预测）“How does the yard look ” my father asked, with his eys shining. I could tell he was eagerly waiting for my 41 . “Wonderful!” I replied after I gave it a thorough inspection. Then I recited all the change I had 42 in his yard and he smiled contentedly.
When I was young, my mother 43 in a car accident, leaving my father alone to 44 their three young daughters. At the beginning, life was not always 45 and my younger sisters usually complained. However, Dad always 46 us to believe that life was good. Meanwhile, he tried his best to prove that belief.
In 1972, my dad developed a piece of waste land that had been 47 on Okaloosa Island. Every year at the first sign of 48 , he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colours. Through his continuous hard work, the land 49 turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants. Dad made his yard very 50 so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.
For so many years, when we were 51 , we liked to visit Dad’s yard, because it could 52 us of Dad’s belief. It was Dad and his yard that gave us 53 that enabled us to survive and 54 major challenges in life. One day, it shocked us that Dad said he would not 55 managing the yard. Then he explained, “Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done.” We were sitting in silence, recalling what we had experienced. Life was good. Dad was right.
41．A．excuse B．answer C．decision D．suggestion
42．A．discovered B．imagined C．achieved D．promised
43．A．gave up B．passed out C．ran away D．passed away
44．A．scold B．rescue C．raise D．persuade
45．A．smooth B．sorrowful C．efficient D．lonely
46．A．forced B．allowed C．authorized D．encouraged
47．A．abandoned B．advertised C．threw D．provided
48．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
49．A．suddenly B．gradually C．temporarily D．occasionally
50．A．unnecessary B．unreasonable C．disgusting D．extraordinary
51．A．upset B．angry C．guilty D．confident
52．A．warn B．accuse C．inform D．remind
53．A．emotion B．strength C．choices D．opportunities
54．A．forget B．admit C．conquer D．create
55．A．continue B．require C．quit D．finish
（2023·湖南衡阳·衡阳市八中校考模拟预测）One day a little boy asked his father, “What does the word ‘great’ mean Who are great people and how do they become great ”
The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them 56 the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father said.
The father asked his son, “Which one of the two plants do you think will be 57 and bigger ”
The boy replied, “The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to 58 it. It may be eaten by animals.”
The father smiled and said, “Let’s wait 59 . We will know the answer.”
Then the boy left for study and after four years he came back to his house. He said to his father, “Look, 60 happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe.”
When the boy went outside, he was very 61 to see a big tree. The boy couldn’t believe his eyes. He couldn’t understand how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the plant inside the house.
“The plant outside the house faced four 62 and many difficulties!” the father explained to his son why the plant outside was bigger. “The plant inside was safe, it didn’t face weather changes, and it didn’t get proper 63 , so it didn’t become big.”
Here is the 64 to the question about being great: 65 a great person, one must have failed many times, experienced many difficulties and overcome those difficulties. After that, he is able to become great.
56．A．besides B．opposite C．behind D．inside
57．A．stronger B．safer C．nicer D．weaker
58．A．look after B．come across C．take away D．cut down
59．A．seriously B．carefully C．actively D．patiently
60．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
61．A．excited B．satisfied C．pleased D．surprised
62．A．seasons B．chances C．years D．choices
63．A．protection B．sunlight C．care D．water
64．A．result B．answer C．way D．reason
65．A．To choose B．To save C．To find D．To become
（2023·湖南长沙·湖南师大附中校考一模）Rain or shine, a Tibetan mailman, Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.
Pumachangthang in Tibet, China’s highest township, has very 66 oxygen level and the annual average temperature is -7℃. However, these weren’t the biggest challenges for a 67 service. A single 68 to all the six villages of less than 2,000 people can be as long as 160 km. The extraordinary 69 required under such conditions needs no further explanation.
The 70 time for Tsering Chopa is between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their 71 letters from various universities. He recalls one summer he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away. He had to quiz (询问) neighbors several times for the new 72 . Even though the road to the village was 73 because of rain, he trekked for more than 20 km to finally deliver the letter. “I don’t mind the 74 , because it was my 75 to deliver the mail on time,” he says.
One night in February, 2019, a local resident Nyima Tsering’s daughter had fainted and 76 needed help. Knowing that, the mailman 77 a car right away and sent her to the county hospital. He also gave some 78 to the family for the girl’s treatment to help her recovery.
In 2019, Tsering Chopa 79 the China Youth May Fourth Medal. And he says, “It is a great 80 of what I do and a symbol of encouragement as well, to bring the world closer to them and take them closer to the world.”
66．A．intense B．light C．high D．low
67．A．postal B．consulting C．domestic D．public
68．A．flight B．holiday C．trip D．choice
69．A．diligence B．perseverance C．creativity D．curiosity
70．A．busiest B．best C．fastest D．earliest
71．A．application B．recommendation C．admission D．proposal
72．A．name B．address C．idea D．explanation
73．A．blocked B．widened C．extended D．smoothed
74．A．letters B．benefits C．potentials D．hardships
75．A．opportunity B．responsibility C．ability D．secret
76．A．originally B．possibly C．gradually D．desperately
77．A．hoped for B．kept off C．arranged for D．pulled over
78．A．bills B．changes C．cash D．comfort
79．A．received B．missed C．declined D．competed for
80．A．requirement B．attitude C．gratitude D．acknowledgment
（2023·湖南长沙·湖南师大附中校考三模）My wife and I usually don’t keep houseplants. But after having cancer, I 81 to be around some life. When my friend Mitch gave me a lucky bamboo plant in a bowl, I told Hannah I would 82 the plant myself.
When it didn’t immediately turn brown or lose all of its leaves, I was pleasantly 83 . Over the next few months, I recovered from surgery and completed the first round of 84 . It nearly doubled in height and its leaves were 85 and thick. Both the bamboo and I were thriving (茁壮成长).
Then, surprisingly, it began to show 86 of illness. Whatever I did, the leaves kept 87 and dropping. I grew increasingly frustrated and 88 . Once I even yelled, “I can’t even care for a simple plant! I’m failing!” Suddenly, it dawned on me that I had 89 associated my devoted care of the plant — something over which I had some control — with my own 90 — something over which I had little control.
If my tumor (肿瘤) returned, it would not be because of any 91 on my part.
As my anxiety decreased, I began to research how to 92 the plant. And we both began to thrive again. Whenever I look at the 93 , I think of Mitch and all the people who have supported me. If the plant 94 me, I hope it will comfort Hannah and remind her that our large community will continue to 95 her after I am gone.
81．A．declined B．longed C．hesitated D．agreed
82．A．play with B．count on C．keep off D．tend to
83．A．disappointed B．anxious C．surprised D．frightened
84．A．treatment B．competitions C．application D．talks
85．A．dead B．shiny C．colorful D．dry
86．A．expectations B．history C．indications D．relief
87．A．browning B．recovering C．thickening D．trembling
88．A．curious B．unwilling C．thrilled D．uneasy
89．A．unluckily B．wrongly C．immediately D．hardly
90．A．adventure B．excellence C．survival D．judgment
91．A．failure B．conflict C．threat D．crisis
92．A．cure B．remove C．feed D．adopt
93．A．cancer B．mirror C．root D．plant
94．A．abandons B．outlives C．disappoints D．outperforms
95．A．forgive B．warn C．assist D．tolerate
（2023·湖南邵阳·邵阳市第二中学校考模拟预测）When I was little, I’d play chess with my grandfather, and he’d smoke his cigar while telling me stories about growing up, pursuing dreams, and travelling around the world. Yet it was only after he passed away that I 96 how fast his stories had faded away.
Therefore, I understood the importance of 97 memories, which ultimately changed my 98 outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share. All too often, we take for granted the 99 that our family histories and personal experiences have had in our lives. They help to 100 who we are, providing markers of our growth. Naturally, I believe we are all 101 about our ancestor, but 102 we can be easily stuck on knowing what questions to ask.
Full of regrets but armed with a new found 103 , I thought about solutions to help other people record the precious 104 for those they love—before it’s too late. As freelancer (自由职业者) platforms became mainstream, I discovered many highly qualified writers were 105 around the world, so I began matching ghostwriters (代笔者) with clients to help them write a book. 106 , Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was 107 .
Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and 108 the present. It has been documented that learning more about one’s family history has been linked to 109 emotional health, and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.
Of all the heritage stories at Story Tree, family is a dominant theme. Other common themes are love, enterprising spirit, overcoming difficulty, and settling in new surroundings. However, 110 is a thread that always ties these together.
96．A．doubted B．realized C．imagined D．counted
97．A．preserving B．forgetting C．rescuing D．observing
98．A．final B．casual C．formal D．previous
99．A．intention B．honor C．value D．progress
100．A．shape B．confirm C．present D．perfect
101．A．certain B．curious C．cautious D．confused
102．A．in contrast B．in fact C．in detail D．in common
103．A．business B．relief C．purpose D．talent
104．A．hobbies B．relationships C．evidences D．memories
105．A．available B．accessible C．admirable D．acceptable
106．A．Frequently B．Certainly C．Eventually D．Luckily
107．A．approved B．found C．updated D．born
108．A．catch up with B．put up with C．make sense of D．get rid of
109．A．risking B．boosting C．assessing D．monitoring
110．A．family B．community C．culture D．history
参考答案：
1．A 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．C 6．B 7．D 8．A 9．D 10．C
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文叙述了练书法在好纸上练习比在旧报纸上练得好。因为你有压力才能使自己尽最大努力去发挥。生活中最重要的是如何在有限的纸上写出最好的字，而不是用了多少纸。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：书法家笑了笑，没有回答，只写了一个字“强迫”。A. reply回答；B. sound声音；C. tears眼泪；D. attention注意力。根据后文“only writing one word “Compel ””可知，书法家只是写了字，没有回答对方的问题。故选A。
2．考查介词词义辨析。句意：小时候，当我练习书法时，我会听到老师重复，但我觉得很无聊，听不懂。A. Like像；B. As正如，作为；C. With和；D. Towards朝着。此处指作者作为一个小男孩的时候，应用介词as。故选B。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：小时候，当我练习书法时，我会听到老师重复，但我觉得很无聊，听不懂。A. regard认为；B. realize意识到；C. repeat重复；D. report报告。根据后文“but I felt it boring and couldn’t understand”以及常识，练习书法需要重复，作者年级小感到无聊。故选C。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：蓦然回首，我明白了它的意义。A. meaning意义；B. style风格；C. price价格；D. manner礼貌。呼应上文“couldn’t understand”指作者开始明白了重复的意义。故选A。
5．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我记得有这样一句谚语，“如果你想翻墙，请先把你的帽子扔过去”。A. so如此；B. very非常；C. such这么；D. too也。此处修饰后文proverb表示“这样一句谚语”应用such。故选C。
6．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我记得有这样一句谚语，“如果你想翻墙，请先把你的帽子扔过去”。A. last最后；B. first第一，首先；C. then然后；D. second第二。根据后文“Because your hat is on the other side of the wall, you have already had no choice but to find ways to climb over it.(因为你的帽子在墙的另一边，你已经别无选择，只能想办法爬过去)”可知，是先把你的帽子扔过去。故选B。
7．考查代词词义辨析。句意：正是在这样的压力下，你才会尽一切努力去发挥自己。A. itself它自己；B. himself他自己。C. herself她自己；D. yourself你自己。根据主语“you will make every effort to exert”可知此处指发挥你自己的能力，故选D。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很多时候，我们总是把希望寄托在未来，觉得我们的生活有很多草稿。A. hopes希望；B. money金钱；C. pressure压力；D. time时间。根据后文“in the future, feeling that our life has many drafts”可知，现在觉得生活有很多草稿，所以希望都寄托在未来了。故选A。
9．考查动词短语辨析。句意：事实上，属于我们的生命的草稿是极其有限的。A. care about关心；B. put off推迟；C. think up想出；D. belong to属于。根据上文“the drafts of life that”指属于我们的生命的草稿。故选D。
10．考查连词词义辨析。句意：对于生活来说，最重要的是如何在有限的纸上写出最好的单词，而不是你用了多少纸。A. whether是否；B. where在哪里；C. how如何；D. when当……时候。根据后文“to write the best words on the limited paper”此处为疑问词+不定式，表示“如何在有限的纸上写出最好的单词”应用how。故选C。
11．C 12．D 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．A 17．D 18．B 19．C 20．B 21．C 22．A 23．D 24．A 25．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者在关节炎和偏头痛的药后不断的打嗝，当压力大和睡眠不足的时候打嗝尤其严重，作者第一次告诉家人和医生时，他们并不相信他。后来打嗝给他在精神上和身体上带来很大的困扰。多年后，打嗝也没有完全治愈，最终作者只能和打嗝和平共处，适应了打嗝的作者也变得更有耐心了。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始打嗝，而且打嗝不停。A. work奏效；B. help帮助；C. stop停止；D. wait等待。根据下文“After a week, I went to the campus hospital”可知，作者前去学校医院就医了，说明他打嗝的情况没有停止。故选C。
12．考查代词词义辨析。句意：一周后，我去了学校医院，但他们说没什么问题。A. everything一切事情；B. something有些事情；C. anything任何事情；D. nothing没有什么。根据前文“but they said”的转折词but可知，虽然他一直打嗝，但是他的身体并没有什么问题。故选D。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会打多少隔视情况不同。A. developed发展；B. varied变化；C. remained保持；D. increased增加。根据下文“They would get worse if my stress levels were up or if I hadn't had much sleep.”可知，作者在压力大或是缺乏睡眠的时候，打嗝会更加严重，所以他打嗝的多少会随着情况的变化而变化。故选B。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次跟我家人说的时候，他们认为我在骗他们。A. hiding隐藏；B. faking冒充，欺骗；C. forcing强迫；D. treating对待。根据下文“It was only when I saw them in person that they started to believe me.”可知，只有他们亲自看见我打嗝他们才开始相信我。可推测，作者第一次告诉家人的时候，他们认为作者在欺骗他们。故选B。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们会听见我一整晚都在打嗝，所以他们知道那是真的。A. important重要的；B. correct正确的；C. real真的；D. difficult困难的。根据上文“They could hear me hiccupping all night.”可知，他们听见了作者打了一整晚的嗝，所以他们相信作者说的是真的了。故选C。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在这件事情上撒谎毫无意义——这十分痛苦，且令人气愤。A. sense意义；B. change变化；C. exception例外；D. difference不同。根据上文“The doctors thought it was all in my head.”可知，医生认为这都是我的幻觉。但作者认为在这件事情上说谎是毫无意义的。make no sense为固定搭配，意为“毫无意义”。故选A。
17．考查形容词词义辨析：句意：我被踢出了班级，因为我的打嗝声会让别人分心。A. discouraging令人气馁的；B. embarrassing令人尴尬的；C. amusing令人发笑的；D. distracting令人分心的。根据前文“I got kicked out of class”可知，作者被赶出了教室是因为作者的打嗝声会让同学分心。故选D。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不愿意去电影院，因为我认为我的打嗝声会打扰到别人。A. impress使留下深刻印象；B. disturb打扰；C. disappoint使失望；D. surprise使惊讶。根据前文“I wouldn’t go to the movies”并结合语境可知，作者不去电影院也是因为他的打嗝会打扰别人。故选B。
19．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：打嗝的问题令我身心俱疲。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. attractive吸引人的；C. exhausting令人筋疲力尽的；D. confusing令人困惑的。根据前文“I got kicked out of class”和“I wouldn’t go to the movies”可知，作者无法上课，无法去电影院，打嗝给他身体和精神上都带来了极大的困扰，令他疲惫不堪。故选C。
20．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的生活恢复正轨，我的打嗝并没有停止。A. go through经历；B. go away消失；C. get on上车；D. get together聚集。根据前文“My life got back on track but”可知作者的生活回到了正轨，由转折词but可知前后表转折，可推测作者的打嗝并没有消失。故选B。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的几年里，医生给了我很多不同的药。A. choices选择；B. services服务；C. medications药物；D. chances机会。根据下文“medication eventually made them less”可知，药物使作者打嗝不那么频繁了，可知作者吃了各种不同的药。故选C。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：八年后，我的打嗝从未完全停止，但药物最终使它们不那么频繁了。A. frequent频繁的；B. accessible可进入的；C. strange奇怪的；D. noisy吵闹的。根据上文“After eight years, my hiccups never stopped completely, but”可知，八年后作者的打嗝没有完全停止，由转折词but可知药物还是起了一定的作用，他的打嗝有所好转，不那么频繁了。故选A。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：经历了这一切，我的精神变得更坚强了，也变得更有耐心了。A. interested感兴趣的；B. worried担心的；C. unfair不公平的；D. stronger更强大的。根据上文“I’ve now been living with hiccups for 12 years.”以及下文“as well as a more patient person”可知，作者和打嗝共存了12年了，经历过这些他变得更加有耐心了，可推测打嗝对作者心理上带来了一些好的影响，心理上也更强大了。故选D。
24．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我已经习惯了打嗝，对我来说就像眨眼一样，尽管我女儿听到我打嗝时仍然会笑。A. used习惯的；B. close接近的；C. annoyed生气的；D. open开放的。根据上文“I’ve now been living with hiccups for 12 years.”和下文“ it’s like blinking to me”可知，作者和打嗝生活了12年了，打嗝对作者来说就像眨眼，他早已习惯了。be used to doing为固定搭配，意为“习惯于”。故选A。
25．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我已经习惯了打嗝，对我来说就像眨眼一样，尽管我女儿听到我打嗝时仍然会笑。A. and和；B. so因此；C. because因为；D. although虽然，尽管。根据前文“I’m so__14___to having them”以及下文“my daughter does still laugh when she hears me hiccup.”可知，虽然女儿在听到他打嗝时仍然会笑他，但是他已经习惯了。前后句意是让步关系，因此空格处是“尽管”。故选D。
26．B 27．A 28．C 29．A 30．B 31．D 32．D 33．A 34．C 35．D 36．A 37．B 38．A 39．C 40．D
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了一家三代人一起上学，说明年龄不是一个因素——我们都可以继续学习。
26．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这真的很令人惊讶。A. awkward令人尴尬的；B. surprising出人意料的；C. shameful可耻的；D. comforting令人安慰的。根据后文“I didn’t expect it.”可知，没有料到，所以是让人惊讶的。故选B项。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，18岁的卡特说，她猜他们的妈妈艾米·马尔切夫斯基和祖母克里斯蒂·施万对重返学校很感兴趣。A. guess猜测；B. lesson课程；C. proposal建议；D. promise承诺。根据后文“Calling herself “Carthage’s biggest fan”, Amy Malczewski has a deep 3 to Carthage College.”可知，他们的妈妈艾米·马尔切夫斯基是迦太基的忠实粉丝，所以应该是猜她对重返学校很感兴趣。故选A项。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Amy Malczewski自称是“迦太基的忠实粉丝”，她与迦太基学院有着深厚的渊源。A. discussion讨论；B. invitation邀请；C. connection关联；D. innovation创新。根据前文“Calling herself “Carthage’s biggest fan””可知，Amy Malczewski自称是“迦太基的忠实粉丝”，所以是与迦太基学院有着深厚的渊源。故选C项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说：“迦太基有一个很棒的商业和设计硕士项目，这和我喜欢的所有东西都是一致的。”A. program项目；B. test测试；C. reason原因；D. routine惯例。根据后文“the master’s degree in business and design”可知，此处应是商业和设计硕士项目。故选A项。
30．考查介词短语辨析。句意：她说：“迦太基有一个很棒的商业和设计硕士项目，这和我喜欢的所有东西都是一致的。”A. in need of有…的需要；B. in line with与……一致的；C. in return for作为回报；D. in advance of在…之前。根据前文的amazing以及后文“all the things that I love”可知，Amy Malczewski非常喜欢这个项目，所以是和她喜欢的所有东西都是一致的。故选B项。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：与此同时，当克里斯蒂听到女儿的计划时，她很快意识到他们可以一起出发。A. role角色；B. power力量；C. bet赌注；D. plan计划。根据前文“mom Amy Malczewski and grandmother Christy Schwan were interested in going back to school”可推知，Amy Malczewski有重返学校的计划。故选D项。
32．考查动词短语辨析。句意：与此同时，当克里斯蒂听到女儿的计划时，她很快意识到他们可以一起出发。A. take off起飞；B. set aside放弃；C. take away带走；D. set out出发。根据前文“mom Amy Malczewski and grandmother Christy Schwan were interested in going back to school”可知，Amy Malczewski和Christy Schwan都想去迦太基学院，所以是可以一起出发。故选D项。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现年71岁的他曾在员工福利咨询公司工作，三年前退休。A. retired退休；B. complained抱怨；C. withdrawn撤回；D. followed跟随。根据后文“after working in employee benefits consulting”可知，是在工作后，所以是退休了。故选A项。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想你也应该考虑一下。A. delay延迟；B. admit承认；C. consider考虑；D. risk冒…的风险。根据前文“The 71-year-old 8 three years ago after working in employee benefits consulting.”可知，Christy三年前退休了，所以Amy认为她应该考虑和她们一起重返学校。故选C项。
35．考查副词词义辨析。句意：哦，我认为你是对的，我们应该一起做这件事。A. willingly乐意地；B. heartily尽情地；C. apart分开地；D. together同时。根据前文“she quickly realized they could 7 on the journey together”可知，他们是一起做这件事。故选D项。
36．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它帮助填补了我的空白。A. empty空白；B. important重要的；C. limited有限的；D. narrow狭窄的。根据前文“The 71-year-old 8 three years ago after working in employee benefits consulting.”可知，Christy退休三年，推知，重返学校能填补生活的空白。故选A项。
37．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着四个人适应了课程和繁忙的日程，两姐妹说她们希望能陪他们去上课，参加一个小小的学习小组，或者一起在自助餐厅吃晚饭。A. roads道路；B. schedules日程安排；C. gatherings收集；D. journeys旅行。根据前文“As the four settle into classes”可知，他们四人都重返学校了，所以应该是繁忙的日程符合语境。故选B项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着四个人适应了课程和繁忙的日程，两姐妹说她们希望能陪他们去上课，参加一个小小的学习小组，或者一起在自助餐厅吃晚饭。A. expecting期待；B. motivating激励；C. learning学习；D. pretending假装。根据后文“accompany them to class, have this little study group, or get dinner together in the cafeteria”可知，这些是期望去做的事。故选A项。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一份声明中，迦太基学院赞扬了这个家庭和他们的教育目标。A. reflected反映；B. mentioned提到；C. applauded称赞；D. understood理解。根据后文““Spanning three generations, this family reminds us of the power of 15 learning,” the school said, “Age isn’t a factor-we can all continue to learn.””可知，学校说年龄不是一个因素——我们都可以继续学习。可知是在表扬她们。故选C项。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个家庭跨越了三代，提醒我们终身学习的力量。A. tough艰难的；B. temporary临时的；C. basic基本的；D. lifelong终身的。根据后文“Age isn’t a factor-we can all continue to learn.”可知，年龄不是一个因素——我们都可以继续学习，所以是终身学习的力量。故选D项。
41．B 42．A 43．D 44．C 45．A 46．D 47．A 48．A 49．B 50．D 51．A 52．D 53．B 54．C 55．A
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的爸爸独自抚养她们几个孩子，刚开始生活并不顺利，于是爸爸开辟了一个花园，并告诉自己的孩子要坚信生活是美好的这一信念。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看得出他急切地等待着我的答复。A. excuse借口；B. answer回答；C. decision决定；D. suggestion建议。由上文““How does the yard look ””可知，爸爸问我院子里看起来怎么样，所以是等着我回答，下文“I replied after I gave it a thorough inspection.”也是提示，reply与answer同义。故选B。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我详述了我在他院子里发现的所有变化，他满意地笑了。A. discovered发现；B. imagined想象；C. achieved实现；D. promised承诺。由上文提到的“I gave it a thorough inspection.”可知，我仔细看了一下院子后，发现了一些院子的变化。故选A。
43．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意： 在我小的时候，我的母亲在一场车祸中去世了，留下我的父亲独自抚养他们的三个年幼的女儿。A. gave up放弃；B. passed out昏倒；C. ran away跑开；D. passed away去世。由下文“leaving my father alone to ____4____ their three young daughters.”可知，父亲独自一人抚养三个年幼的女儿，这说明母亲去世了。故选D。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 在我小的时候，我的母亲在一场车祸中去世了，留下我的父亲独自抚养他们的三个年幼的女儿。A. scold责备；B. rescue救助；C. raise提高；养育；D. persuade劝说。由下文“their three young daughters”和上文提到的母亲去世了，所以只有父亲一人抚养三个女儿。故选C。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：刚开始的时候，生活并不总是一帆风顺，我的妹妹们经常抱怨。A. smooth顺利的；B. sorrowful痛苦的；C. efficient高效的；D. lonely孤独的。由下文“my younger sisters usually complained.”可知，妹妹经常抱怨，这说明在母亲刚去世后，生活并不顺利。故选A。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 然而，爸爸总是鼓励我们要去相信生活是美好的。A. forced强迫；B. allowed允许；C. authorized批准；D. encouraged鼓励。根据下文“believe that life was good”可知，父亲让我们相信生活是美好的，这是对我们的鼓励。故选D。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1972年，我父亲开发了一块被遗弃在Okaloosa Island的荒地。A. abandoned遗弃；B. advertised做广告；C. threw扔；D. provided提供。由上文“a piece of waste land”可知，荒地是被遗弃的土地。故选A。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意： 每年春天的第一个迹象出现时，他会开始花费无数的时间在那里工作，使它充满了色彩。A. spring春天；B. summer夏天；C. autumn秋天；D. winter冬天。由下文“he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colours.”和“turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants”可知，春天来的时候，植物会开花。故选A。
49．考查副词词义辨析。句意：经过他不断的努力，这片土地逐渐变成了一个美丽的花园，有各种各样的花和其他独特的植物。A. suddenly突然；B. gradually逐渐地；C. temporarily暂时地；D. occasionally偶尔。由上文“Through his continuous hard work”可知，经过努力，土地逐渐变成美丽的花园。故选B。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爸爸把他的院子布置得非同寻常，所以在我们小时候，它就成了我们度假的乐园。A. unnecessary没有必要的；B. unreasonable不合理的；C. disgusting令人反感的；D. extraordinary非同寻常，非凡的；特别的。由下文“so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.”可知，院子被父亲布置得非同寻常，所以它成为了我们的乐园。故选D。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这么多年来，当我们心烦意乱的时候，我们喜欢参观爸爸的院子，因为它可以提醒我们爸爸的信念。A. upset心烦的；B. angry生气的；C. guilty内疚的；D. confident自信的。由下文“we liked to visit Dad’s yard”可在，在心烦的时候，我们会去爸爸的院子里，因为它提醒我们生活总是美好的。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这么多年来，当我们心烦意乱的时候，我们喜欢参观爸爸的院子，因为它可以提醒我们爸爸的信念。A. warn提醒；B. accuse指控；C. inform通知；D. remind提醒。由下文“us of Dad’s belief”可知，此处是固定搭配，remind sb.of sth.意为“提醒某人某物”，爸爸的院子总是提醒我们生活总是美好的这一信念。故选D。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：正是爸爸和他的院子给了我们力量，使我们能够生存和克服生活中的重大挑战。A. emotion情感；B. strength优势；力量；C. choices选择；D. opportunities机会。由下文“enabled us to survive”和上文提到的当我们心烦时总会去爸爸的院子里可知，爸爸的院子给了我们力量，让我们能够生存。故选B。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：正是爸爸和他的院子给了我们力量，使我们能够生存和克服生活中的重大挑战。A. forget忘记；B. admit承认；C. conquer征服；D. create创造。由上文“enabled us to survive”和下文“major challenges in life”可知，爸爸的院子给了我们生存的力量，让我们克服生活中的挑战。故选C。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，爸爸说他不会继续管理院子，这让我们很震惊。A. continue继续；B. require要求；C. quit辞职；D. finish结束。由下文“Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done”可知，爸爸开垦那个院子是为了告诉我们生活是美好的，如今我们都有这种信念，所以爸爸认为自己的任务已经完成，所以不会继续管理院子了。故选A。
56．D 57．B 58．A 59．D 60．B 61．D 62．A 63．B 64．B 65．D
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位父亲通过对比两颗植物的生长状况告诉儿子一个道理：要成为伟人，必须经历许多困难并克服这些困难。
56．考查介词词义辨析。句意：父亲让儿子带两株植物来，然后让他把一株种在屋里，一株种在屋外。A. besides此外；B. opposite在……对面；C. behind在……之后；D. inside在……里面。由下文“The plant inside the house will be safer”可知，一株植物在屋里，一株在屋外，故选D。
57．考查形容词比较级词义辨析。句意：父亲问儿子：“你认为这两种植物中哪一株更安全、长得更大？”A. stronger更强壮的；B. safer更安全的；C. nicer更漂亮的；D. weaker更虚弱的。由下文“The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger,”可知，safer属于同词复现，此处指哪一株更安全、长得更大，故选B。
58．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：没有人会在那里照顾它。A. look after照顾；B. come across偶遇；C. take away拿走；D. cut down削减。由下文“It may be eaten by animals”可知，外面的植物或许被动物吃掉，这说明没人照顾它，故选A。
59．考查副词词义辨析。句意：父亲微笑着说：“让我们耐心等待吧。”A. seriously严肃地；B. carefully仔细地；C. actively积极地；D. patiently耐心地。由下文“We will know the answer”可知，耐心等待就会知道答案，故选D。
60．考查代词词义辨析。句意：他对父亲说：“你看，屋子里的这株植物不会有事的，它是安全的。”A. something某事；B. nothing没有什么；C. everything一切；D. anything任何东西。由下文“it is safe”可知，屋里的这株植物是安全的，所以说它不会有事，故选B。
61．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当男孩走到外面时，他很惊讶地看到一棵大树。A. excited兴奋的；B. satisfied满意的；C. pleased高兴的；D. surprised惊惊讶的。由下文“The boy couldn’t believe his eyes.”可知，男孩看到外面的这株植物长成了大树，他不敢相信自己的眼睛，所以说他很惊讶，故选D。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“房子外面的植物面临着四季和许多困难！”父亲向儿子解释为什么外面的植物比较大。A. seasons季节；B. chances机会；C. years年；D. choices选择。由上文“four”和下文“it didn’t face weather changes,”可知，外面的植物面临四季的变化，故选A。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：里面的植物是安全的，它没有面临天气变化，没有得到适当的阳光，所以它没有变大。A. protection保护；B. sunlight阳光；C. care关心；D. water水。由下文“so it didn’t become big”和常识可知，屋内的植物得到的光照较少，故选B。
64．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是关于成为伟大的问题的答案：要成为一个伟大的人，必须经历过许多次失败，经历过许多困难，并克服这些困难。在那之后，他就能变得伟大。A. result结果；B. answer答案；C. way方式；D. reason季节。由下文“to the question about being great:”和第一段儿子问作者的问题““What does the word ‘great’ mean Who are great people and how do they become great ””可知，父亲通过了对比两颗植物的生长状况回答了儿子的问题，所以此处是指问题的答案，故选B。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是关于成为伟大的问题的答案：要成为一个伟大的人，必须经历过许多次失败，经历过许多困难，并克服这些困难。在那之后，他就能变得伟大。A. To choose为了选择；B. To save为了挽救；C. To find为了找到；D. To become为了成为。由下文“After that, he is able to become great.”可知，一个人经历过许多次失败，经历过许多困难，并克服这些困难，之后，他/她才能变得伟大。故选D。
66．D 67．A 68．C 69．B 70．A 71．C 72．B 73．A 74．D 75．B 76．D 77．C 78．C 79．A 80．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了世界之巅的快递小哥——邮递员次仁曲巴在恶劣条件下不畏艰辛，按时投递邮件并乐于助人的事迹。
66．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：西藏的普玛江塘是中国海拔最高的乡镇，氧气含量很低，年平均气温为-7℃。A. intense十分强烈的，严肃紧张的；B. light明亮的，浅色的；C. high高的；D. low低的。根据句中的“China’s highest township”以及常识可知，普玛江塘作为中国海拔最高的乡镇，氧气含量很低。故选D。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，这些还不是邮政服务面临的最大挑战。A. postal邮政的；B. consulting咨询的，顾问的；C. domestic国内的，家用的；D. public公众的，大众的。根据上文“Rain or shine, a Tibetan mailman, Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.”以及第二段中“The ___5___ time for Tsering Chopa is between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their ___6___ letters from various universities. He recalls one summer he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away.”可知，此句阐述了恶劣环境给普玛江塘邮政服务带来的困难。故选A。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：到这6个人口不足2000人的村庄，单程行程可能长达160公里。A. flight航班，飞行；B. holiday假日，度假期；C. trip旅行，出行；D. choice选择。根据上文“Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.”以及句中“can be as long as 160 km”可知本句说明的是到这个村庄旅途较远，长达160 公里。故选C。
69．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这种条件下所需要的非凡毅力无需进一步解释。A. diligence勤奋；B. perseverance毅力，不屈不挠的精神；C. creativity造力，独创性；D. curiosity好奇心。根据上文“Pumachangthang in Tibet, China’s highest township, has very ___1___ oxygen level and the annual average temperature is -7℃. However, these weren’t the biggest challenges for a ___2___ service. A single ___3___ to all the six villages of less than 2,000 people can be as long as 160 km.”可知，艰苦的条件使这儿的邮递员需要非凡的毅力。故选B。
70．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Tsering Chopa最繁忙的时间是每年的7月到8月，那时学生们正在等待各所大学的录取通知书。A. busiest最忙的；B. best最好的；C. fastest最快速的；D. earliest最早的。根据空后“between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their ___6___ when students are waiting for”以及常识可知每年的7、8月份是大学录取的时间，也是邮递员最繁忙的时候，因为他们要投递录取通知书。故选A。
71．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Tsering Chopa最繁忙的时间是每年的7月到8月，那时学生们正在等待各所大学的录取通知书。A. application正式申请，应用；B. recommendation推荐；C. admission承认，允许进入；D. proposal提议，建议。根据空后的“when students are waiting for”、“when students are waiting for”以及常识可知，每年的7、8月份是大学录取的时间，学生们在等着他们的大学录取通知书；admission意为“允许进入”，admission letter意为“录取通知书”符合语境。故选C。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他不得不问邻居好几次才知道新地址。A. name名字；B. address地址；C. idea想法，主意；D. explanation解释，说明。根据上文“He recalls one summer he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away.”可知，Tsering Chopa要送邮件的学生家搬走了，因此他问邻居是要知道这个学生家的新地址。故选B。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管通往村子的道路因雨而受阻，但他还是跋涉了20多公里，终于把信送到了。A. blocked阻塞，堵住（某人的路等）；B. widened变宽；C. extended扩大，延长，持续；D. smoothed弄平滑，使顺利。根据句中“because of rain, he trekked for more than 20 km to finally deliver the letter”可知，由于下雨，通往这个村的道路被阻，他不得不跋涉20多公里。故选A。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说：“我不介意辛苦，因为按时投递邮件是我的责任。”A. letters信，字母；B. benefits利益，好处；C. potentials潜能；D. hardships艰难。根据第一段中所描述的恶劣环境以及上文“He had to quiz (询问) neighbors several times for the new ___7___. Even though the road to the village was ___8___ because of rain, he trekked for more than 20 km to finally deliver the letter.”可知，对于邮递员Tsering Chopa来说，他的工作充满艰辛，但他毫不介意，因为他认为按时投递是他的责任。故选D。
75．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说：“我不介意辛苦，因为按时投递邮件是我的责任。”A. opportunity机会；B. responsibility责任；C. ability能力；D. secret秘密。根据第一段中“Rain or shine, a Tibetan mailman, Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.”可知Tsering Chopa是位邮递员，因此，他认为按时投递是他的责任。故选B。
76．考查副词词义辨析。句意：2019年2月的一个晚上，当地居民尼玛次仁（Nyima Tsering）的女儿晕倒了，急需帮助。A. originally起初，独创地；B. possibly可能；C. gradually逐渐地；D. desperately绝望地，不顾一切地，非常。根据空前的“a local resident Nyima Tsering’s daughter had fainted”以及下文“Knowing that, the mailman ___12___ a car right away and sent her to the county hospital.”可知Nyima Tsering的女儿晕倒，需要送往医院，由此可知，Nyima Tsering的女儿急需帮助。desperately意为“非常，及其”。desperately need意为“急需”符合语境。故选D。
77．考查动词短语辨析。句意：邮递员Tsering Chopa知道了这一点，马上安排了一辆车，把她送到县医院。A. hoped for期待，希望得到；B. kept off回避；C. arranged for安排，准备；D. pulled over向路边停靠。根据空后的“a car right away and sent her to the county hospital”可知，Tsering Chopa安排车把急需救治的病人送去医院。短语arrange for“安排，准备”符合语境。故选C。
78．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他还给了女孩的家人一些现金用于治疗，帮助她康复。A. bills账单，议案；B. changes变化，找给的零钱；C. cash现金；D. comfort舒适，安慰。本段主要介绍邮递员Tsering Chopa如何帮助急需救治的病人，结合空后的“for the girl’s treatment to help her recovery”可知，次仁曲巴（Tsering Chopa）给了病人家一些钱用于给女儿治病。故选C。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2019年，次仁曲巴（Tsering Chopa）荣获中国青年五四奖章。A. received获得，收到；B. missed想念，错过；C. declined下降，拒绝；D. competed for竞争。根据空后“he China Youth May Fourth Medal”以及下文“It is a great ___15___ of what I do and a symbol of encouragement as well”可知Tsering Chopa荣获中国青年五四奖章。故选A。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说：“这是对我所做的一切的极大认可，也是一种鼓励的象征，让世界更接近他们，让他们更接近世界。”A. requirement要求，必要条件；B. attitude态度；C. gratitude感激之情，感谢；D. acknowledgment感谢，承认。根据上文“In 2019, Tsering Chopa ___14___ the China Youth May Fourth Medal.”可知，2019年Tsering Chopa荣获中国青年五四奖章，Tsering Chopa认为这是对他所作事情的认可与鼓励。acknowledgment“承认，认可”符合语境。故选D。
81．B 82．D 83．C 84．A 85．B 86．C 87．A 88．D 89．B 90．C 91．A 92．A 93．D 94．B 95．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在患病之后照顾一株绿植的心理历程。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但在患了癌症之后，我渴望周围有一些活的生命。A. declined婉拒；B. longed渴望；C. hesitated犹豫；D. agreed同意。根据下文“When my friend Mitch gave me a lucky bamboo plant in a bowl, I told Hannah I would ___2___ the plant myself.”可知，作者是渴望自己的身边有活的生命。故选B。
82．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我的朋友Mitch送给我一盆幸运的竹子时，我告诉Hannah我会亲自照顾这棵植物。A. play with玩弄；B. count on指望；C. keep off避开；D. tend to照顾。根据下文“Once I even yelled, “I can’t even care for a simple plant! I’m failing!””可知，作者是亲自照料这棵植物。故选D。
83．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当它没有立即变成棕色或失去所有的叶子时，我感到非常惊讶disappointed失望的；B. anxious担忧的；C. surprised惊奇的；D. frightened害怕的。根据第一段“My wife and I usually don’t keep houseplants.”可知，作者和妻子通常不会养室内植物；而根据上文“When it didn’t immediately turn brown or lose all of its leaves”可知，虽然作者和妻子通常不会养室内植物，这株植物却并没有掉叶，所以作者感到很惊讶。故选C。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，我从手术中恢复过来，完成了第一轮治疗。A. treatment治疗；B. competitions竞争；C. application运用；D. talks谈话。根据上文“I recovered from surgery”可知，作者从手术中恢复过来，因此作者是完成了第一轮治疗。故选A。
85．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它的高度几乎增加了一倍，叶子又厚又亮。A. dead死的；B. shiny光滑发亮的；C. colorful多彩的；D. dry干的。根据上文“It nearly doubled in height”可知，这株植物长得很不错；而空后的“thick”则表明植物的叶子很厚，也就说明植物生长得很不错，叶子光滑发亮。故选B。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，令人惊讶的是，它开始显示出疾病的迹象。A. expectations期待；B. history历史；C. indications迹象；D. relief安慰。根据下文“Whatever I did, the leaves kept ___7___ and dropping.”可知，植物开始呈现出有疾病的迹象。故选C。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管我怎么做，树叶还是不停地变褐掉下来。A. browning变褐色；B. recovering恢复；C. thickening变浓；D. trembling颤抖。根据上文“When it didn’t immediately turn brown or lose all of its leaves”可判断，植物患上疾病的一个标志就是叶片变成褐色。故选A。
88．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我越来越沮丧和不安。A. curious好奇的；B. unwilling不乐意的；C. thrilled激动的；D. uneasy不安的。根据空前的“frustrated”可知，作者看到植物在枯萎，非常沮丧和不安。故选D。
89．考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，我意识到我错误地把我对植物的悉心照料——这是我能控制的——和我自己的生存联系在一起——这是我无法控制的。A. unluckily不幸地；B. wrongly错误地；C. immediately立即；D. hardly几乎不。根据下文“something over which I had some control — with my own ___10___— something over which I had little control.”可知，作者突然发现自己错误地将自己对植物的照顾和自己的生命联系在一起。故选B。
90．考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然，我意识到我错误地把我对植物的悉心照料——这是我能控制的——和我自己的生存联系在一起——这是我无法控制的。A. adventure探险；B. excellence优秀；C. survival生存；D. judgment判断。根据下文“If the plant ___14___ me, I hope it will comfort Hannah”可知，作者已经开始考虑自己的生死，所以空处指的是作者将自己的生存和对植物的照顾联系在一起了。故选C。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果我的肿瘤复发了，那不是因为我的任何失败。A. failure失败；B. conflict冲突；C. threat威胁；D. crisis危机。根据上文“I can’t even care for a simple plant! I’m failing!”可判断，作者将植物的生死和自己的付出联系在一起，看到植物枯萎，作者就认为是自己的失败。故选A。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着我的焦虑减轻，我开始研究如何治疗这种植物。A. cure治愈；B. remove移除；C. feed喂养；D. adopt领养。根据下文“And we both began to thrive again.”可知，作者是在研究如何治疗植物。故选A。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每当我看到这株植物，我就会想到Mitch和所有支持我的人。A. cancer癌症；B. mirror镜子；C. root根；D. plant植物。根据下文“If the plant ___14___ me, I hope it will comfort Hannah”可知，下文是作者是看着植物的感想。故选D。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果这棵植物比我活得更久，我希望它能安慰Hannah，提醒她，在我走后，我们庞大的社区将继续帮助她。A. abandons放弃；B. outlives比……活得久；C. disappoints使失望；D. outperforms优于。根据下文的“after I am gone”可知，作者想的是如果植物活得比自己时间久。故选B。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果这棵植物比我活得更久，我希望它能安慰Hannah，提醒她，在我走后，我们庞大的社区将继续帮助她。A. forgive原谅；B. warn警告；C. assist帮助；D. tolerate忍受。根据上文“I think of Mitch and all the people who have supported me.”可知，作者得到了来自好友和身边人的帮助，由此推断，作者相信自己死后，自己的妻子也会得到社区人们的帮助。故选C。
96．B 97．A 98．D 99．C 100．A 101．B 102．B 103．C 104．D 105．A 106．C 107．D 108．C 109．B 110．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者小的时候，祖父总给他讲故事，直到祖父去世感悟到故事消失的很快，于是创立了Story Tree，代写故事服务，帮助人们保存回忆。
96．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，直到他去世后，我才意识到他的故事消失得有多快。A. doubted怀疑；B. realized意识到；C. imagined想象；D. counted数数。根据上文“When I was little, I'd play chess with my grandfather, and he’d smoke his cigar while telling me stories about growing up, pursuing dreams, and travelling around the world.”和下文的yet可知前后是转折关系，因为祖父从小就一直在给我讲故事，所以是直到他去世后，我才意识到他的故事消失得有多快。故选B。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，我明白了保存记忆的重要性，这最终改变了我以前对记住我们所爱的人和我们分享的故事的看法。A. preserving保留；B. forgetting忘记；C. rescuing拯救；D. observing观察。根据前文“Yet it was only after he passed away that I ___1___ how fast his stories had faded away.”可知，直到祖父的去世后，作者才意识到他的故事消失得有多快，由此作者明白了保留记忆的重要性。故选A。
98．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. final最终的；B. casual随意的；C. formal正式的；D. previous之前的。根据后文“All too often, we take for granted the ___4___ that our family histories and personal experiences have had in our lives.”可知，作者过去常常把家族史和个人经历在作者生活中的价值视为理所当然，但是祖父的去世，让作者对存留记忆有了新的认知，故改变了作者之前的想法。故选D。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们常常把家族史和个人经历在我们生活中的价值视为理所当然。A. intention目的；B. honor荣耀；C. value价值；D. progress进步。根据后文的“They help to ___5___ who we are, providing markers of our growth.”可知，那些记忆帮助塑造我们，提供我们成长的标志，由此它们在生活中是有价值的。故选C。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它们帮助塑造我们，提供我们成长的标志。 A. shape塑造；B. confirm确认；C. present提出；D. perfect使完善。根据下文“providing markers of our growth.”可知它们帮助塑造我们，让我们成长。故选A。
101．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：自然，我相信在某种程度上，我们都对自己的祖先感到好奇，但事实上，我们很容易被困在不知道该问什么问题上。 A. certain肯定的；B. curious好奇的；C. cautious小心的；D. confused困惑的。根据下文“but we can be stuck on knowing what questions to ask.”可知前后是转折关系，所以我们应该是对祖先好奇，但是实际上我们可能知道我们要问什么问题。故选B。
102．考查介词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. in contrast相反地；B. in fact事实上；C. in detail详细地；D. in common相同地。根据后文“we can be easily stuck on knowing what questions to ask.”可知，虽然作者认为我们都对自己的祖先感到好奇，但实际情况是，我们很容易被困在不知道该问什么问题上。故选B。
103．考查名词词义辨析。句意：心中充满遗憾，但有了新目标，我开始思考如何帮助别人为他们所爱的人记录下珍贵的回忆，以免为时过晚。A. business生意；B. relief宽慰；C. purpose目标；D. talent天赋。根据上文“so I began matching ghostwriters (代笔者) with clients to help them write a book. ___11___ , Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was ___12___.”可知，作者开始给客户找代笔，帮他们写书。最终，回忆录写作服务“故事树”就诞生了，这是作者新发现的目标，去帮助别人记录回忆。故选C。
104．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. hobbies爱好；B. relationships关系；C. evidences证据；D. memories记忆。根据下文“___11___ , Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was ___12___ .”可知，作者发现了新的目标，开创了“故事树”服务，即开始思考如何帮助别人为他们所爱的人记录下珍贵的回忆。故选D。
105．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随着自由职业者平台成为主流，我发现世界各地都有很多高素质的作家，所以我开始为客户撮合代笔作家，帮助他们写书。 A. available可用的；B. accessible可使用的；C. admirable令人钦佩的；D. acceptable可接受的。根据上文“As freelancer (自由职业者) platforms became mainstream,”可知，随着自由职业者平台成为主流，作者发现世界各地有很多可用的高素质作家。故选A。
106．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，回忆录写作服务“故事树”诞生了。A. Frequently频繁地，经常地；B. Certainly确定地；C. Eventually最终地；D. Luckily幸运地。根据后文“Story Tree, a memoir-writing service, was ___12___ .”可知，在作者慢慢为客户们代笔写书之后，最终诞生了自己的服务项目——故事树。故选C。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是，回忆录写作服务“故事树”诞生了。A. approved赞成；B. found发现；C. updated更新；D. born产生，出生。根据上文“so I began matching ghostwriters (代笔者) with clients to help them write a book.”可知，随着自由职业者平台成为主流，作者发现世界各地都有很多高素质的作家，所以作者开始为客户撮合代笔作家，帮助他们写书。最终，这种服务诞生了。故选D。
108．考查动词短语辨析。句意：从那时起，我们探索了故事的力量，探索了它们将我们与过去联系起来同时理解现在的能力。A. catch up with赶上；B. put up with提出；C. make sense of搞清楚；弄懂；理解；D.get rid of摆脱。根据上文“connect us with our past”和下文“a deeper sense of cultures and traditions”可知，此处指将我们与过去联系起来，同时理解现在的能力。故选C。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有文献表明，更多地了解一个人的家族史与促进情绪健康有关，并能更深入地了解文化和传统。A. risking冒险；B. boosting促进；C. assessing评估；D. monitoring监控。根据下文“providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.”可知，更多地了解一个人的家族史能更深入地了解文化和传统。前后是并列关系，都是说的好处，所以用“促进”符合句意。故选B。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，家庭是将这些联系在一起的纽带。A. family家庭；B. community社区；C. culture文化；D. history历史。根据上文“Of all the heritage stories at Story Tree, family is a dominant theme.”可知，在“故事树”的所有传统故事中，家庭是一个主要主题。故此处表示家庭将这些联系在一起的纽带。故选A。
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