湖南省部分市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末英语分类汇编：完形填空（含答案）

湖南省部分市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末英语试题分类汇编
完形填空
湖南省岳阳市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末英语试题（含解析）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the second year of my high school, I went abroad to continue my education. Shortly after I settled down with my host family, an Italian girl ____21____ too. Since the house had limited space, we ____22____ together. My negative view on roommates started from that moment. My roommate liked to invite friends over and hold parties, but I preferred ____23____ home by myself. Then ____24____ started to appear, and I told myself that I never wanted a roommate again.
Unfortunately, life quickly ____25____ me when I went to college. It required all first-year students to live on ____26____, which meant I had to live with someone I didn’t know. From that point on, I began to ____27____. When I talked to my future roommate Lily for the very first time, I tried my best to smile and nod to hide my nervousness. When she invited me to have lunch, I was completely ____28____. I told myself that I should step out of my comfort ____29____, even though I could clearly hear my heart beating through my chest. I considered it for a long time, and finally, I accepted her _____30_____.
After we _____31_____ together for a few weeks, I got to know Lily already owned a small business selling snacks, while I kept _____32_____ to set goals. One night, she asked me what I wanted to do for my career. I looked into her eyes for a long time, and then said, “I don’t know.” “Don’t worry! We will work together, and I’ll help you _____33_____ what you are passionate about,” she said in a gentle voice. Under her _____34_____, I found my interest and knew what I wanted to be after graduation. Thanks to her, I felt having a roommate could be so _____35_____.
21. A. ran away B. sped up C. set off D. moved in
22. A. lay B. cooked C. roomed D. studied
23. A. coming B. staying C. leaving D. returning
24. A. results B. changes C. conflicts D. signs
25. A. challenged B. embraced C. ignored D. woke
26. A. street B. campus C. land D. stage
27. A. worry B. expect C. cry D. understand
28. A. confused B. disappointed C. interested D. frightened
29. A. bed B. room C. chair D. zone
30. A. suggestion B. invitation C. apology D. present
31. A. worked B. gathered C. united D. lived
32. A. waiting B. planning C. struggling D. wanting
33. A. enjoy B. find C. address D. solve
34. A. influence B. control C. leadership D. protection
35. A. successful B. secure C. inspiring D. stressful
湖南省永州市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题（含解析）
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
People who lost their loved ones know how precious it is to safeguard their memories. Beaton’s ____21____ passed away in 2003 due to cancer and ever since then, Beaton found comfort in listening to her voice in the ____22____, which he managed to ____23____ till December 2014. But when the UK-based telecommunications company Virgin Media had to ____24____ their old data as part of their technical work, Ruby’s ____25____ was also deleted.
Talking about how ____26____ the recording was to him, Beaton said, “I listened to it quite often. Basically, it came to the point where if I felt ____27____, then I would listen to it to cheer myself up” and added, “In December, ____28____ it disappeared. I just could not tell people how it ____29____ me at that time. I was absolutely devastated (被击垮) by it.”
Rob Evans, the executive director of engineering at Virgin Media, said finding Ruby’s message was like “_____30_____ for a needle in a haystack (干草堆).” He thought the chances of retrieving (找回) the message were quite _____31_____ and a team of 11 engineers took three days to _____32_____ it down.
Evans called Beaton to _____33_____ the good news that they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015, twelve years after his wife’s _____34_____. He broke down in tears of _____35_____ after hearing Ruby’s wonderful sound again.
21. A. daughter B. sister C. wife D. cousin
22. A. radio B. recording C. television D. phone
23. A. copy B. repair C. remember D. keep
24. A. fix up B. set up C. build up D. clear up
25. A. voicemail B. name C. information D. photo
26. A. surprising B. normal C. important D. practical
27. A. confused B. powerful C. low D. frightened
28. A. carelessly B. sadly C. nervously D. casually
29. A. affected B. touched C. amazed D. puzzled
30. A. paying B. asking C. searching D. allowing
31. A. slim B. accessible C. numerous D. flexible
32. A. cut B. pass C. bring D. track
33. A. repeat B. deliver C. record D. design
34. A. liberation B. absence C. promotion D. death
35. A. disappointment B. joy C. anger D. fear
湖南省郴州市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题（含解析）
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Steve was a boy whose parents died when he was a child. With little care, he had been failing since first grade. He was seldom noticed until he met Miss White, a young kind teacher.
“You all did pretty well,” she told the ___41___ as she went over the test results, “except one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, looking at Steve. “The ___42___ boy in the seventh grade is failing my class.” Steve ___43___ his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.
After that, Steve refused to do his ___44___. Miss White was very worried and tried to encourage him to study. “Please give yourself a chance!” Miss White tried to ___45___ Steve, yet Steven didn’t ___46___.
Then one day, she said, “Steve! Please! I care about you!” ___47___, Steve got it. Someone cared about him. He spent the whole afternoon thinking about what he should do. When he got home after school, he headed to his bedroom to ___48___.
On Monday morning, Miss White gave a ___49___ on the weekend homework. Steve ___50___ through the test, and was the first to hand in his paper. Miss White looked it over in total ___51___. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just ___52___ his first test.
From that day, Steve began to study hard and after graduating from a famous university, he became a(n) ___53___ doctor, who treated all patients carefully. His story ___54___ many young people to change and stick with dreams.
Actually, sometimes care from a teacher can make a ___55___ to a student’s whole life.
41. A. colleagues B. staff C. class D. parents
42. A. smartest B. richest C. happiest D. laziest
43. A. opened B. closed C. raised D. dropped
44 A. research B. homework C. projects D. presentations
45. A. count on B. cheer up C. do justice to D. take pride in
46. A. respond B. ignore C. apologize D. adapt
47. A. Fortunately B. Gradually C. Frequently D. Suddenly
48. A. cry B. sleep C. study D. play
49. A. question B. quiz C. lesson D. review
50. A. thought B. lived C. hurried D. broke
51. A. fear B. shock C. relief D. anger
52. A. attended B. designed C. passed D. failed
53. A. responsible B. independent C. positive D. energetic
54. A. persuaded B. attracted C. benefited D. inspired
55. A. difference B. advantage C. option D. contribution
参考答案
湖南省岳阳市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末英语试题（含解析）
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者刚开始不喜欢和别人一起住，后来上大学时按照学校要求作者不得不和别人一起住，作者起初很紧张，后来在室友莉莉的帮助下，作者认识到有个室友是那么地鼓舞人心。
【21题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我在寄宿家庭安顿下来后不久，一个意大利女孩也搬了进来。A. ran away逃跑；B. sped up加速；C. set off出发；D. moved in搬进。根据下文“Since the house had limited space, we ____2____ together. My negative view on roommates started from that moment.”可知，一个意大利女孩也搬进了这个寄宿家庭。故选D。
22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为房子空间有限，我们就住在一起。A. lay铺设；B. cooked烹饪；C. roomed合住；D. studied研究。根据下文“My negative view on roommates started from that moment.”可知，我们住在一起了。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的室友喜欢邀请朋友来家里聚会，但我更喜欢一个人呆在家里。A. coming来；B. staying停留；C. leaving离开；D. returning返回。根据下文“home by myself”及语境可知，我更喜欢一个人呆在家里。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后矛盾开始出现，我告诉自己我再也不要室友了。A. results结果；B. changes变更；C. conflicts矛盾；D. signs标志。根据上文“My roommate liked to invite friends over and hold parties, but I preferred ____3____ home by myself.”可知，我们观念不同，所以出现了矛盾。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，当我上大学时，生活很快向我提出了挑战。A. challenged挑战；B. embraced拥抱；C. ignored忽略；D. woke醒来。根据上文“Then ____4____ started to appear, and I told myself that I never wanted a roommate again.”及下文“It required all first-year students to live on ____6____, which meant I had to live with someone I didn’t know.”可知，我想要室友，但是大学要求住宿，所以这对我提出了挑战。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它要求所有的一年级学生都住在校园里，这意味着我必须和一个我不认识的人住在一起。A. street街；B. campus校园；C. land土地；D. stage阶段。根据下文“which meant I had to live with someone I didn’t know.”可知，学校要求一年级学生都要在校园里住宿。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那一刻起，我开始担心起来。A. worry担心；B. expect预期；C. cry哭泣；D. understand理解。根据下文“When I talked to my future roommate Lily for the very first time, I tried my best to smile and nod to hide my nervousness.”可知，我很紧张，所以我很担心自己未来的住宿生活。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当她邀请我共进午餐时，我完全吓坏了。A. confused困惑的；B. disappointed失望的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. frightened害怕的。根据下文“I told myself that I should step out of my comfort ____9____, even though I could clearly hear my heart beating through my chest.”可知，当时我很紧张，非常害怕。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我告诉自己，我应该走出我的舒适区，尽管我可以清楚地听到我的心跳穿过我的胸膛。A. bed床；B. room房间；C. chair椅子；D. zone区域。根据上文“I told myself that I should step out of my comfort”及常识可知，我告诉自己，我应该走出我的舒适区。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我考虑了很久，最后，我接受了她的邀请。A. suggestion建议；B. invitation邀请；C. apology道歉；D. present礼物。根据上文“When she invited me to have lunch, I was completely ____8____.”可知，我的室友邀请我共进午餐，经过长时间的考虑，最后，我接受了她的邀请。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们在一起住了几个星期后，我知道莉莉已经有了一家卖零食的小公司，而我一直在努力设定目标。A. worked工作；B. gathered聚集；C. united联合；D. lived居住。根据上文“When I talked to my future roommate Lily for the very first time, I tried my best to smile and nod to hide my nervousness.”可知，我和莉莉是室友，我们住在一起。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们在一起住了几个星期后，我知道莉莉已经有了一家卖零食的小公司，而我一直在努力设定目标。A. waiting等待；B. planning计划；C. struggling努力；D. wanting想要。根据下文“One night, she asked me what I wanted to do for my career. I looked into her eyes for a long time, and then said, “I don’t know.””可知，我还没有自己的目标，所以我一直在努力设定目标。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“别担心！我们会一起努力，我会帮你找到你的激情所在，”她温柔地说。A. enjoy享受；B. find找到；C. address演讲；D. solve解决。根据上文“I looked into her eyes for a long time, and then said, “I don’t know.””及下文“what you are passionate about”可知，我不知道自己的目标，所以莉莉在帮助我找我的激情所在。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在她的影响下，我找到了自己的兴趣，也知道自己毕业后想做什么。A. influence影响；B. control控制；C. leadership领导力；D. protection保护。根据语境可知，此处指在莉莉的帮助下，我找到自己的兴趣。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多亏了她，我才觉得有个室友可以如此鼓舞人心。A. successful成功的；B. secure安全的；C. inspiring鼓舞人心的；D. stressful有压力的。根据上文“Thanks to her”可知，此处在表达感激之情，“有个室友可以如此鼓舞人心”符合语境。故选C。
湖南省永州市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题（含解析）
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了2003年Beaton的妻子Ruby去世后，他一直保存着Ruby的语音信息，通过听她的声音找到安慰，但是不幸的是电信公司在清理旧数据时也删除了这条语音信息，Beaton几乎被这件事击垮，后来该公司组织了工作人员找到了这条信息，Beaton得以再次听到Ruby美妙的声音。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Beaton的妻子于2003年因癌症去世，从那以后，Beaton一直通过听录音中她的声音寻求安慰，这份录音他一直保存到2014年12月。A. daughter女儿；B. sister姐妹；C. wife妻子；D. cousin表弟/表妹。根据下文“they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015, twelve years after his wife’s ____14____”可推知，2003年去世的是Beaton的妻子。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Beaton的妻子于2003年因癌症去世，从那以后，Beaton一直通过听录音中她的声音寻求安慰，这份录音他一直保存到2014年12月。A. radio收音机；B. recording录音；C. television电视；D. phone电话。根据下文“Talking about how ____6____ the recording was to him”可知，Beaton听的是录音中她的声音。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Beaton的妻子于2003年因癌症去世，从那以后，Beaton一直通过听录音中她的声音寻求安慰，这份录音他一直保存到2014年12月。A. copy复制；B. repair修理；C. remember记得；D. keep保存。根据下文“But when the UK-based telecommunications company Virgin Media had to ____4____ their old data as part of their technical work, Ruby’s ____5____ was also deleted.”可推知，直到维珍传媒公司开展工作，删除了这份东西之前，Beaton一直保存着它。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：但当英国电信公司维珍传媒进行技术工作的一部分，不得不清理他们的旧数据时，Ruby的语音信箱也被删除了。A. fix up修理；B. set up设置；C. build up逐步建立；D. clear up清理。根据下文“Ruby’s ____5____ was also deleted”可知，Ruby的这份东西被删除了，因此是不得不清理旧数据。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当英国电信公司维珍传媒进行技术工作的一部分，不得不清理他们的旧数据时，Ruby的语音信箱也被删除了。A. voicemail语音信箱；B. name名字；C. information信息；D. photo照片。根据下文“they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015”可知，维珍传媒公司后来找回了这份语音信息，因此是语音信箱被删除了。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：谈到这份录音对他的重要性，Beaton说……A. surprising令人惊讶的；B. normal正常的；C. important重要的；D. practical实用的。根据下文“I listened to it quite often. Basically, it came to the point where if I felt ____7____, then I would listen to it to cheer myself up”可知，Beaton常常听这份录音，它可以帮助他振作起来，因此是对他很重要。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大体上，事情是这样的，如果我感觉情绪低落，我就会听录音让自己振作起来。A. confused困惑的；B. powerful强大的；C. low低落的；D. frightened害怕的。根据下文“then I would listen to it to cheer myself up”可知，录音可以帮助Beaton振作起来，因此他的情绪是低落的。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：12月，令人伤心的是它消失了。A. carelessly粗心地；B. sadly悲伤地；C. nervously紧张地；D. casually随意地。根据下文“I was absolutely devastated (被击垮) by it.”可知，Beaton完全被录音消失这件事击垮了，因此这是件令人伤心的事。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我简直无法告诉人们当时这对我的影响。A. affected影响；B. touched触动；C. amazed使惊讶；D. puzzled使困惑。根据下文“I was absolutely devastated (被击垮) by it.”可知，Beaton完全被录音消失这件事击垮了，因此无法告诉的是这深深影响了他。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：维珍媒体的工程执行董事Rob Evans说，找到Ruby的信息就像“大海捞针”。A. paying付款；B. asking询问；C. searching搜寻；D. allowing允许。根据上文“finding Ruby’s message was like”和下文“for a needle in a haystack (干草堆)”可推知，此处是用“大海捞针”来描述找到Ruby的信息的难度之大，俗语search for a needle in a haystack表示“大海捞针”。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他认为找回这条信息的机会非常渺茫，一个由11名工程师组成的团队花了三天时间才找到它。A. slim微小的；B. accessible可到达的；C. numerous众多的；D. flexible灵活的。根据上文“Rob Evans, the executive director of engineering at Virgin Media, said finding Ruby’s message was like “____10____ for a needle in a haystack (干草堆).””可知，找到Ruby的信息难度很大，因此机会很渺茫。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他认为找回这条信息的机会非常渺茫，一个由11名工程师组成的团队花了三天时间才找到它。A. cut剪；B. pass通过；C. bring带来；D. track追查。根据上文“retrieving (找回) the message”可推知，这个团队的工作成果是找到这条信息，固定短语track down表示“追查到，找到”。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Evans打电话给Beaton，向他宣布一则好消息，他们在2015年1月，也就是Beaton妻子去世12年后，找回了这条语音信息。A. repeat重复；B. deliver宣布；C. record记录；D. design设计。根据下文“the good news that they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015”可推知，Evans打电话给Beaton是为了宣布这则好消息。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Evans打电话给Beaton，向他宣布一则好消息，他们在2015年1月，也就是Beaton妻子去世12年后，找回了这条语音信息。A. liberation解放；B. absence缺席；C. promotion提升；D. death去世。根据上文“Beaton’s ____1____ passed away in 2003 due to cancer”可知，Beaton的妻子在2003年去世，2015年是她去世12年后。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：再次听到Ruby美妙的声音后，他喜极而泣。A. disappointment失望；B. joy高兴；C. anger愤怒；D. fear恐惧。根据下文“after hearing Ruby’s wonderful sound again”可知，Beaton再次听到了Ruby美妙的声音，失去的东西重新找了回来，他是喜极而泣。故选B。
湖南省郴州市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题（含解析）
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. D 44. B 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. C 49. B 50. C 51. B 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了史蒂夫小时候父母就去世了，由于漫不经心，他从一年级开始就一直不及格。直到怀特小姐对他给予了关心和关注，史蒂夫开始努力学习并最后成为了医生。
【41题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“你们都做得很好，”她一边看考试成绩一边对全班说，“除了一个男孩，我很伤心告诉你们，但是……”A. colleagues同事；B. staff员工；C. class班级；D. parents父母。根据上文““You all did pretty well,””和下文“as she went over the test results”可知，怀特小姐是老师，老师一边看考试成绩一边对全班的学生说。故选C。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：七年级最聪明的男孩不及格了。A. smartest最聪明的；B. richest最富有的；C. happiest最快乐的；D. laziest最懒惰的。根据后文“The smartest boy in the seventh grade”可知，老师说他是最聪明的男孩。故选A。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：史蒂夫垂下眼睛，仔细检查自己的指尖。A. opened打开；B. closed关闭；C. raised筹集；D. dropped落下。根据后文“his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips”可知，听到自己不及格，史蒂夫垂下眼睛，仔细检查自己的指尖，以避免尴尬。故选D。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那之后，史蒂夫拒绝做作业。A. research研究；B. homework家庭作业；C. projects项目；D. presentations展示。根据后文“Miss White was very worried and tried to encourage him to study. “Please give yourself a chance!”(怀特小姐很担心，并试图鼓励他学习。“请给自己一个机会吧!”)”可知，史蒂夫拒绝做作业，老师很担心。故选B。
【45题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：怀特小姐试图使史蒂夫振作起来，但史蒂文没有反应。A. count on依靠；B. cheer up使高兴；C. do justice to公平对待；D. take pride in以……为傲。根据上文“Please give yourself a chance!(请给自己一个机会)”可知，老师想要史蒂夫振作起来。故选B。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：怀特小姐试图使史蒂夫振作起来，但史蒂文没有反应。A. respond回应，回答；B. ignore忽视；C. apologize道歉；D. adapt适应。根据上文“yet Steven didn’t”中yet表示转折，说明老师想要振作他，但是史蒂文没有反应。故选A。
【47题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，史蒂夫明白了。A. Fortunately幸运地；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Frequently频繁地；D. Suddenly突然。根据上文“Then one day, she said, “Steve! Please! I care about you!”(然后有一天，她说：“史蒂夫!拜托!我关心你!”)”可知，指史蒂夫突然明白了老师的用意。故选D。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他放学回家后，他走向他的卧室学习。A. cry哭泣；B. sleep睡觉；C. study学习；D. play玩耍。根据后文“From that day, Steve began to study hard and after graduating from a famous university(从那一天起，史蒂夫开始努力学习，从一所著名的大学毕业后)”可知，史蒂夫后来毕业于著名大学，说明他走向他的卧室是为了学习。故选C。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：星期一早上，怀特老师对周末作业进行了小测验。A. question问题；B. quiz测试；C. lesson课程；D. review复习。根据后文“his first test”可知，怀特老师对周末作业进行了小测验。故选B。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：史蒂夫匆匆完成了考试，是第一个交试卷的人。A. thought认为；B. lived居住；C. hurried急忙；D. broke打破。根据后文“was the first to hand in his paper”可知，是第一个交卷的人，说明完成速度快。故选C。
【51题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：怀特小姐看了一遍，完全惊呆了。A. fear恐惧；B. shock震惊；C. relief安慰；D. anger愤怒。根据后文史蒂夫通过了考试，所以老师震惊。故选B。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：七年级最聪明的男孩刚刚通过了他的第一次考试。A. attended参加；B. designed设计；C. passed通过；D. failed失败。根据后文“From that day, Steve began to study hard and after graduating from a famous university(从那一天起，史蒂夫开始努力学习，从一所著名的大学毕业后)”史蒂夫努力学习，可知，他明白了老师的用意后认真学习，通过了他的第一次考试。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那天起，史蒂夫开始努力学习，从一所著名大学毕业后，他成为了一名负责任的医生，他认真对待所有的病人。A. responsible负责的；B. independent独立的；C. positive积极的；D. energetic精力充沛的。根据后文“who treated all patients carefully”可知，史蒂夫认真对待所有的病人，是一位负责的医生。故选A。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的故事激励了许多年轻人改变并坚持梦想。A. persuaded说服；B. attracted吸引；C. benefited受益；D. inspired鼓舞。根据后文“many young people to change and stick with dreams”可知，史蒂夫的故事激励了许多年轻人改变并坚持梦想。故选D。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，有时候老师的关心会对学生的一生产生影响。A. difference差异；B. advantage优点；C. option选择；D. contribution贡献。结合上文可知，正是怀特老师的关心让史蒂夫发生了改变，所以有时候老师的关心会对学生的一生产生影响。make a difference to表示“对……有影响；对……有重要意义”。故选A。