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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most_____21_____and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and_____22_____we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an_____23_____victory. After all, Ed's idea of ____24____has always been nothing more____25____than lifting a fork to his mouth. As far as I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and ____26____proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often_____27_____about that，Ed refused to buy a larger T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed arrived for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly____28____, I was so surprised that I was____29____. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. _____30_____, at the point in our game when I'd have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ______31______7 to 9—and Ed was _____32_____. The sudden realization was painful. We continued to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious_______33_______about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone_______34_______that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to move . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my _____35_____.
21. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular
22. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested
23. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early
24. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness
25. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making
26. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly
27. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked
28. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure
29. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless
30. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
31. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally
32. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting
33. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems
34. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping
35. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者与曾经很胖的表弟Ed打的一场让作者出乎意料的比赛，最后作者赢得了比赛，而表弟Ed却赢得了作者的尊重。
21考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我打过的最令人惊讶也最累人的比赛之一。A. encouraging鼓舞人心的；B. hopeless绝望的；C. surprising令人惊讶的；D. regular定期的。根据下文中的“___30___, at the point in our game when I'd have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ____31____7 to 9—and Ed was ___32___.”可知，这场作者认为很轻松赢下的比赛并不容易，所以这场比赛令作者惊讶。故选C项。
22考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Ed第一次打来电话，建议我们一起玩时，我默默地笑了，想着我们会轻松取胜。A. declared宣布；B. mentioned提到；C. persuaded说服；D. suggested建议。根据下文中的“we play”可知，该句子使用了省去should的谓语动词形式，由此可知，主句中的动词表“建议”。故选D项。
23考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当Ed第一次打来电话，建议我们一起玩时，我默默地笑了，想着我们会轻松取胜。A. unforgettable难忘的；B. unexpected出乎意料的；C. easy容易的；D. early早的。根据上文中的“I laughed quietly”可知，作者听到表弟要比赛而偷笑，说明作者觉得会是“容易”获胜的比赛。故选C项。
24考查名词词义辨析。句意：毕竟，Ed对锻炼的想法一直都不像把叉子举到嘴边那么容易（让Ed锻炼比吃饭时把叉子举到嘴边都费力）。A. exercise锻炼；B. preparation准备；C. joy快乐；D. fitness健康。根据下文中的“As far as I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family...”可知，Ed是家中身体最不健康的，由此可推断，Ed不喜欢锻炼。故选A项。
25考查形容词词义辨析。句意：毕竟，Ed对锻炼的想法一直都不像把叉子举到嘴边那么容易（让Ed锻炼比吃饭时把叉子举到嘴边都费力）。A. time-saving节省时间的；B. comfortable舒服的；C. suitable适合的；D. effort-making费力的。根据空前的“nothing more”以及空后的“than lifting a fork to his mouth.”可知，让Ed有锻炼的想法来说是很难的。故选D项。
26考查副词词义辨析。句意：在我的记忆中，Ed是家里身体最不健康的人，奇怪地是他对自己很自豪。A. strangely奇怪地；B. personally亲自地；C. reasonably合理地；D. eagerly渴望地。根据空前“As far as I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family...”可知，Ed的身体不是很好，下文“proud of himself”说明作者觉得这是很奇怪的。故选A项。
27考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管家人经常拿这件事开玩笑，但Ed拒绝买大一点的T恤，也拒绝减肥。A. cared关心；B. forgot忘记；C. quarreled争吵；D. joked开玩笑。根据上文中的“His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers.”可知，Ed很胖，所以家人经常就此开玩笑。故选D项。
28考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以，当Ed来参加我们的比赛时，他不仅把衬衫的下摆塞进裤子里，而且还有一个你几乎看不见的肚子，我惊讶得说不出话来。A. notice注意到；B. admire欣赏；C. believe相信；D. measure测量。根据上文中的“So when Ed arrived for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach.”可知，此处主要描述的是作者注意到Ed的身体变化，他的衣服扎在裤子里几乎注意不到他的肚子。故选A项。
29考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以，当Ed来参加我们的比赛时，他不仅把衬衫的下摆塞进裤子里，而且还有一个你几乎看不见的肚子，我惊讶得说不出话来。A. nervous紧张的；B. curious好奇的；C. careless粗心的；D. speechless无语的。根据上文中的“I was so surprised”以及作者注意到Ed的体型变化惊到“无语”。故选D项。
30考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：结果，在我们的比赛中，当我预测比分会是9比1时，比分却变成了7比9，Ed领先。A. After all毕竟；B. As a result结果；C. Above all更重要的是；D. At last最后。根据上文中的“My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape.”与下文中的“at the point in our game when I'd have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor...”为因果关系，也就是Ed的努力减肥才有了比分上不落后甚至领先的结果。故选B项。
31考查副词词义辨析。句意：结果，在我们的比赛中，当我预测比分会是9比1时，比分却变成了7比9，Ed领先。A. mistakenly错误地；B. then然后；C. instead反而；D. naturally自然地。根据上文中的“when I'd have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor”可知，作者以为会9比1，而下文中的结果是7比9，所以此处为转折关系。故选C项。
32考查动词词义辨析。句意：结果，在我们的比赛中，当我预测比分会是9比1时，比分却变成了7比9，Ed领先。A. leading引导，领先；B. coming到来；C. waiting等待；D. counting计数。根据下文中的“The sudden realization was painful.”可知，比赛结果不是作者想的那样自己领先，而是Ed领先。故选A项。
33考查名词词义辨析。句意：当分数上升到16分时，我对能否活到21岁产生了严重的怀疑，更不用说拿到那么多分了。A. thoughts想法；B. doubts怀疑；C. situations形势；D. problems问题。根据上文的比分，让作者对自己能否活到21岁都产生了怀疑(自嘲的说法)。故选B项。
34考查动词词义辨析。句意：当分数上升到16分时，我对能否活到21岁产生了严重的怀疑，更不用说拿到那么多分了。A. scoring得分；B. completing完成；C. receiving收到；D. keeping维持。根据上文中的“When the score was 16 up, I was having serious_____33_____about staying alive until 21 years old”以及“let alone”可知，作都都能怀疑自己能否活到了21岁，更不用说得那些分数啦，以此进一步阐明作都对Ed的变化感到惊讶。故选A项。
35考查名词词义辨析。句意：在某种程度上，我认为我们都赢了:我赢得了比赛，但表弟Ed赢得了我的尊重。A. friendship友谊；B. respect尊敬；C. support支持；D. favor恩惠，帮助。根据上文中的“In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed...”及作者看到Ed的变化以及比赛结果感到惊讶可以看出，作者从一开始对Ed的蔑视变为比赛后对Ed的尊重。故选B项。
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It’s a beautiful day in Jaen capital of Jaen Province of Southern Spain. The September ____21____ beats down on a sea of wedding(婚礼)guests. As Dave makes a final toast(祝酒词), the guests ____22____ applause(掌声), because he just ____23____ his speech in Spanish, which he couldn’t speak a year ago.
Dave and his wife Carol were in South Wales when their son Stewart called from Spain and asked them to meet a(n) ____24____ lady-Atanea and her family. ____25____, Dave and Carol traveled to Spain to meet them, where they felt very ____26____, because they couldn’t speak Spanish. It was Atanea who acted as ____27____ to make everyone understood. One week later Stewart asked Atanea to ____28____ him, and she said yes. Dave wanted to ____29____ his son and connect with his in laws on a deeper level, so the mom and he arrived in the UK, Dave ____30____ Spanish lessons in the local learning center.
Dave’s months of hard work and ____31____ come together in one wonderful expression of ____32____ for Stewart and Atanea. No wonder he receives warm applause. ____33____ Atanea’s family are applauding more than Dave’s speech. They are applauding the respect Dave shows for their ____34____. Through learning Spanish, Dave shows his new in-laws that he wants to be part of their lives and that he ____35____ his daughter-in-law deeply. After all, she couldn’t translate for them forever.
21. A. morning B. weather C. tail D. sun
22. A. draw B. break into C. receive D. watch over
23. A. delivered B. recorded C. revised D. protested
24. A. busy B. special C. aged D. strong
25. A. Annoyed B. Confused C. Relaxed D. Excited
26. A. comfortable B. confident C. awkward D. regretful
27. A. volunteer B. expert C. translator D. professor
28. A. marry B. accept C. help D. trust
29. A. calm B. praise C. contact D. support
30. A. looked forward to B. signed up for C. went over D. picked up
31. A. courage B. experience C. responsibility D. determination
32. A. love B. respect C. credit D. demand
33. A. So B. Then C. But D. Or
34. A. guests B. in-laws C. culture D. wedding
35. A. moves B. cares about C. impresses D. worries about
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. B
【解析】本文是记叙文。来自英国的戴夫不会讲西班牙语，为了支持娶西班牙妻子的儿子学说西班牙语，在儿子婚礼上的西班牙语祝酒词赢得了宾客的热烈掌声。
21考查名词词义辨析。句意：九月的阳光照在婚礼众多宾客上。A. morning早上；B. weather天气； C. tail尾巴；D. sun阳光。根据“It’s a beautiful day in Jaen capital of Jaen Province of Southern Spain.”可知，这一天阳光很好。故选D。
22考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意：当戴夫最后祝酒时，来宾们爆发出热烈的掌声，因为他刚刚用西班牙语发表了演讲，一年前他还不会说西班牙语。A. draw得出；B. break into爆发；C. receive收到；D. watch over照看。根据下文“No wonder he receives warm applause.”可知，宾客开始鼓掌。故选B。
23考查动词词义辨析。句意：当戴夫最后祝酒时，来宾们爆发出热烈的掌声，因为他刚刚用西班牙语发表了演讲，一年前他还不会说西班牙语。A. delivered发表；B. recorded记录；C. revised修改；D. protested抗议。根据“As Dave makes a final toast(祝酒词)”，可知，Dave发表了演讲。故选A。
24考查形容词词义辨析。句意：戴夫和他的妻子卡罗尔在南威尔士时，他们的儿子斯图尔特从西班牙打来电话，叫他们去见一位特别的女士—阿塔尼亚和她的家人。A. busy繁忙的；B. special特别的；C. aged年长的；D. strong强壮的。根据“One week later Stewart asked Atanea to 28 him - and she said yes. ”，可知，斯图尔特想让父母见见对他来说很特别的人——他心爱的女孩。故选B。
25考查形容词词义辨析。句意：戴夫和卡罗尔兴奋地前往西班牙与他们见面，在那里他们感到非常尴尬。A. Annoyed生气的；B. Confused困惑的；C. Relaxed放松的；D. Excited兴奋的。根据“Dave and his wife Carol were in South Wales when their son Stewart called from Spain and asked them to meet a(n) 24 lady-Atanea and her family.”，可知，Dave和妻子要去西班牙见儿子的未婚妻感到很兴奋。故选D。
26考查形容词词义辨析。句意：戴夫和卡罗尔兴奋地前往西班牙与他们见面，在那里他们感到非常尴尬，因为他们不会说西班牙语。A. comfortable舒服的；B. confident自信的；C. awkward尴尬的；D. regretful后悔的。根据“because they couldn’t speak Spanish. ”可知，Dave夫妇要见儿子西班牙的未婚妻和家人们，但不会讲西班牙语让Dave感到很尴尬。故选C。
27考查名词词义辨析。句意：阿塔尼亚充当翻译，让大家都明白。A. volunteer志愿者；B. expert专家；C. translator翻译；D. professor教授。根据“to make everyone understood.”以及下文“After all, she couldn’t translate for them forever.”，可知，交流有语言障碍，因此阿塔尼亚充当翻译的角色。故选C。
28考查动词词义辨析。句意：一周后，斯图尔特向阿塔尼亚求婚——她答应了。A. marry结婚；B. accept接受；C. help帮助；D. trust相信。根据“and she said yes”，可知，斯图尔特向阿塔尼亚求婚了。故选A。
29考查动词词义辨析。句意：戴夫想要支持他的儿子，并在更深层次上与亲家联系，所以他和母亲来到英国，戴夫在当地的学习中心报名了西班牙语课程。A. calm使……冷静；B. praise表扬；C. contact联系；D. support支持。根据“and connect with his in laws on a deeper level, so the mom and he arrived in the UK, Dave 10 Spanish lessons in the local learning center.”，可知，Dave要学会西班牙语支持儿子，能与对方家人交谈。故选D。
30考查动词短语辨析。句意：戴夫想要支持他的儿子，并在更深层次上与亲家联系，所以他和母亲来到英国，戴夫在当地的学习中心报名了西班牙语课程。A. looked forward to期待；B. signed up报名；C. went over复习；D. picked up学会。根据“Spanish lessons in the local learning center.”可知，Dave报名学西班牙语的课程。故选B。
31考查名词词义辨析。句意：戴夫几个月的辛勤工作和决心汇集在一起，表达了对斯图尔特和阿塔尼亚的爱。A. courage勇气；B. experience经历；C. responsibility责任；D. determination决心。根据“Dave’s months of hard work ”可知，Dave年老了还努力学西班牙语有很大的决心。故选D。
32考查名词词义辨析。句意：戴夫几个月的辛勤工作和决心汇集在一起，表达了对斯图尔特和阿塔尼亚的爱。A. love爱；B. respect 尊重；C. credit信用；D. demand要求。根据“Dave’s months of hard work ”可知，Dave报名学西班牙语的课程是为了表示对儿子儿媳的爱。故选A。
33考查连词词义辨析。句意：但阿塔尼亚的家人不仅仅为了戴夫的演讲鼓掌。A. So 因此；B. Then然后； C. But但是；D. Or否则。根据“They are applauding the respect Dave shows for their 34 . ”可知，Dave报名学西班牙语的课程。故选C。
34考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们在为戴夫对他们文化的尊重而鼓掌。A. guests客人；B. in-laws亲家；C. culture文化；D. wedding婚礼。根据“Through learning Spanish, Dave shows his new in-laws that he wants to be part of their lives and. ”可知，Dave学西班牙语是表示尊重西班牙亲家的文化。故选C。
35考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意：通过学习西班牙语，戴夫向他的新亲家们表明，他想成为他们生活的一部分，他非常关心他的儿媳。A. moves移动；B. cares about关心；C. impresses使……印象深刻；D. worries about担心。根据“Dave shows his new in-laws that he wants to be part of their lives”可知，Dave很关心自己的儿媳。故选B。
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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。
I wanted to travel to the Caribbean but couldn’t afford it. By chance, a friend____21____“pet sitting”, a service to help look after pets when owners are away from homes. I quickly began____22____ opportunities on a pet sitting website. There were only a couple of sits available, but I tried my luck, sent an____23____, waited a few days and____24____landed a three-month job in a beautiful house.
A month into my sit. I had explored the____25____ pretty well. Impressed by such a beautiful island, I decided to start a travel blog to share the beautiful beaches.____26____, for every photo of a beautiful beach there were 10 photos of rubbish. It was____27____for me to ignore (忽视) the plastic pollution____28____. So I began to share photos of the rubbish I____29____and how much I could____30____on my daily dog walks. The blog was used to raise____31____and highlight plastic-free travel.
I changed my way of living and even my____32____to accommodate more organic foods without plastic packaging. It’s been over three years now and I____33____to do what I can.
This journey has led me to some amazing but____34____places, and I have even organized some country-wide beach clean-up activities. My____35____now is to keep on going.
21. A. mentioned B. offered C. doubted D. requested
22. A. turning down B. giving up C. jumping at D. searching for
23. A. application B. apology C. order D. invitation
24. A. fortunately B. generally C. obviously D. casually
25. A. website B. destination C. custom D. market
26. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Instead
27. A. dangerous B. possible C. hard D. normal
28. A. control B. type C. process D. issue
29. A. saw B. threw C. produced D. buried
30. A. pay for B. take out C. pick up D. cut down
31. A. questions B. standards C. money D. awareness
32. A. necessities B. diets C. impression D. workout
33. A. forget B. compete C. agree D. continue
34. A. poor B. polluted C. noisy D. crowded
35. A. limit B. advice C. goal D. answer
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】本文是记叙文。主要讲述了作者因为一次宠物看护工作，去了一个很美丽的小岛，但是确被塑料所污染，所以作者把看到的垃圾分享到微博上，希望唤起人们的环保意识，之后作者一直致力于环境保护工作。
21考查动词词义辨析。句意：一次偶然的机会，一个朋友提到了“宠物看护”，这是一种在主人不在家时帮助照顾宠物的服务。A. mentioned提到；B. offered提出；C. doubted怀疑；D. requested请求。根据前文“I wanted to travel to the Caribbean but couldn’t afford it.”和本句““pet sitting””可知，“我”想去加勒比海旅游，但负担不起，所以一个朋友向“我”提到“宠物看护”。故选A项。
22考查动词短语辨析。句意：我很快开始在一家宠物托管网站上寻找机会。A. turning down拒绝；B. giving up放弃；C. jumping at急于接受；D. searching for搜索。根据后文“There were only a couple of sits available, but I tried my luck”可知，是“我”在网上找机会。故选D项。
23考查名词词义辨析。句意：当时只有几个职位空缺，但我碰碰运气，发了一份申请，等了几天，幸运的是，我在一栋漂亮的房子里找到了一份为期三个月的工作。A. application申请；B. apology道歉；C. order秩序；D. invitation邀请。根据前文“There were only a couple of sits available, but I tried my luck”可知，“我”尝试碰碰运气，所以是发了申请。故选A项。
24考查副词词义辨析。句意：当时只有几个职位空缺，但我碰碰运气，发了一份申请，等了几天，幸运的是，我在一栋漂亮的房子里找到了一份为期三个月的工作。A. fortunately幸运地；B. generally通常地；C. obviously明显地；D. casually随意地。根据后文“landed a three-month job in a beautiful house.”可知，“我”获得了一份工作，所以是幸运的。故选A项。
25考查名词词义辨析。句意：我已经很好地探索了目的地。A. website网站；B. destination目的地；C. custom风俗；D. market市场。根据后文“Impressed by such a beautiful island, I decided to start a travel blog to share the beautiful beaches.”可知，美丽的岛屿给“我”留下了深刻的印象，所以是“我”很好地探索了目的地。故选B项。
26考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，每一张美丽海滩的照片，就有10张垃圾照片。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Otherwise否则；D. Instead反而。根据“I decided to start a travel blog to share the beautiful beaches.”和后文“for every photo of a beautiful beach there were 10 photos of rubbish.”可知，两句间是转折关系，应用however连接。故选B项。
27考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很难忽视塑料污染问题。A. dangerous危险的；B. possible可能的；C. hard难的；D. normal正常的。根据后文“So I began to share photos of the rubbish”可知，“我”开始分享垃圾的张片，可知是“我”很难忽视垃圾。故选C项。
28考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很难忽视塑料污染问题。A. control控制；B. type类型；C. process过程；D. issue问题。根据前文“plastic pollution”可知，塑料污染应该是问题。故选D项。
29考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我开始分享我看到的垃圾照片，以及我每天遛狗时能捡到多少垃圾。A. saw看见；B. threw抛；C. produced生产；D. buried埋葬。根据后文“The blog was used to rise 11 and highlight plastic-free travel.”可知，这个博客用来提高环保意识，所以是分享“我”看到的垃圾。故选A项。
30考查动词短语辨析。句意：所以我开始分享我看到的垃圾照片，以及我每天遛狗时能捡到多少垃圾。A. pay for支付；B. take out除掉；C. pick up捡起；D. cut down削减。根据“on my daily dog walks”可知，此处指“我”每天遛狗时能捡到多少垃圾。故选C项。
31考查名词词义辨析。句意：该博客被用来提高人们的意识，并强调无塑料旅行。A. questions问题；B. standards标准；C. money钱；D. awareness意识。根据后文“highlight plastic-free travel”可知，空处和后文并列，指提高人们的环保意识。故选D项。
32考查名词词义辨析。句意：我改变了我的生活方式，甚至改变了我的饮食习惯，以适应更多没有塑料包装的有机食品。A. necessities必需品；B. diets日常饮食；C. impression印象；D. workout锻炼。根据后文“accommodate more organic foods without plastic packaging”可知，为了适应更多没有塑料包装的有机食品，“我”改变了饮食习惯。故选B项。
33考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在已经三年多了，我继续做我能做的。A. forget忘记；B. compete竞争；C. agree同意；D. continue继续。根据后文“This journey has led me to some amazing but 34 places, and I have even organized some country-wide beach clean-up activities.”可知，“我”依旧为了环保在努力，所以是“我”继续做我能做的。故选D项。
34考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这段旅程带我去了一些令人惊叹但污染严重的地方，我甚至组织了一些全国性的海滩清理活动。A. poor贫穷的；B. polluted污染；C. noisy吵闹的；D. crowded拥挤的。根据后文“and I have even organized some country-wide beach clean-up activities.”可知，“我”一直致力于治理污染，所以去的都是有污染的地方。故选B项。
35考查名词词义辨析。句意：我现在的目标是继续前进。A. limit限制；B. advice建议；C. goal目标；D. answer答案。根据后文“to keep on going”并结合选项，此处应是“目标是继续前进”。故选C项。
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Society has certain standards for beauty. But Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc, who spent nearly four years ____31____ photos of women from around the world, is challenging these standards.
She believes that beauty can ____32____ many forms. “Beauty just means being ____33____,” Noroc told NPR, “I don’t think we have to change ourselves to be in a certain way; I think we just have to keep ourselves as we are and don’t ____34____ need to change.”
____35____ by a trip to Africa in 2013, Noroc has traveled to more than 50 countries and regions since then. In 2017, she published a book called The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits to show how many different kinds of beauty there are in the world.
From a struggling Russian dancer to a talkative cafe owner in New York, Noroc’s subjects (拍摄对象)____36____ her in deep conversation. Noroc found out what ____37____ them, what their daily struggles and joys are, and what brings beauty into their own lives. “No matter where I go, it’s the ____38____ that carry all the culture and traditions of a place. I really try to focus on women’s stories, how they face challenges and ____39____ them,” Noroc told CNN.
Her _____40_____ with Ala, a student at a self-defense school in Jordan called “She Fighter”, left a lasting impression on her. Ala raises her clenched (紧握) fists as she looks into the _____41_____ while her face is covered by a white hijab (面纱). Noroc describes She Fighter as “the first self-defense school for women in the Arab world”, and writes, “I discovered an amazing initiative and a(n) _____42_____ sisterhood.”
In Iran, Noroc met Farnoush, a woman who lives in two worlds. “In one she is an economist, by _____43_____. In the other, she is an artist, because this is her _____44_____.” For Noroc, the women’s beauty _____45_____ how natural and comfortable they appear while just being themselves.
31. A. drawing B. describing C. shooting D. studying
32. A. bring about B. take on C. make up of D. carry on
33. A. a doer B. yourself C. a lover D. itself
34. A. ultimately B. hopefully C. literally D. necessarily
35. A. Inspired B. Shocked C. Disappointed D. Stuck
36. A. kept B. lost C. engaged D. subscribed
37. A. anticipates B. frightens C. approaches D. moves
38. A. women B. youths C. men D. elders
39. A. change B. resolve C. overcome D. ignore
40. A. opinion B. encounter C. quality D. schedule
41. A. eye B. camera C. case D. glass
42. A. splendid B. terrible C. awkward D. concrete
43. A. profession B. effect C. operation D. sight
44. A. battle B. concern C. moment D. passion
45. A. counts on B. shows off C. ends up D. lies in
【答案】31. C 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B 41. B 42. A 43. A 44. D 45. D
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了罗马尼亚摄影家Mihaela Noroc。她拍摄不同地方的女性，并出版了相册。她聚焦于女性，和不同地方的女性深入交流。她关注世界各地女性的生存状态，倡导女性成为自我，并致力于阐释女性美的多元性。
31考查动词词义辨析。句意：但罗马尼亚摄影师Mihaela Noroc花了近四年时间拍摄来自世界各地的女性照片，她正在挑战这些标准。A. drawing画；B. describing描述；C. shooting射击，拍摄；D. studying学习，研究。根据该句中的photographer“摄影师”可知，Mihaela Noroc是一名摄影师，所以是拍摄了很多女性照片。故选C。
32考查动词短语辨析。句意：她相信美可以有多种形式。A. bring about引起；B. take on承担，具有；C. make up of构成；D. carry on继续。根据第三段“In 2017, she published a book called The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits to show how many different kinds of beauty there are in the world.”可知，2017年，她出版了一本名为《美丽地图集：500幅世界女性肖像》的书，为了展示世界上有多少种不同的美。所以她相信美具有很多形式。故选B。
33考查名词和反身代词词义辨析。句意：Noroc告诉美国国家公共电台：“美就是做你自己，我认为我们不必以一定的形式改变自己；我认为我们只需要保持自己本来的样子，并不一定需要改变。”A. a doer实干家；B. yourself你自己；C. a lover情人，爱好者；D. itself它自己。根据下文的“I think we just have to keep ourselves as we are”可知，Noroc认为我们就应该做自己，这样就是美的。故选B。
34考查副词词义辨析。句意：Noroc告诉美国国家公共电台：“美就是做你自己，我认为我们不必以一定的形式改变自己；我认为我们只需要保持自己本来的样子，并不一定需要改变。”A. ultimately最终，根本上；B. hopefully有希望地；C. literally按照字面意义地，真正地；D. necessarily必定，必要地。根据上文“I don’t think we have to change ourselves to be in a certain way”可知，Noroc说我们不必改变自己，necessarily与前面的have to同义，上下文呼应。故选D。
35考查动词词义辨析。句意：受2013年非洲之旅的启发，从那以后，Noroc到过50多个国家和地区。A. Inspired受启发；被鼓舞；B. Shocked被震惊；C. Disappointed失望；D. Stuck被卡住。根据句意可知，Noroc在去过非洲时受到了启发，之后才又去了50多个国家和地区。故选A。
36考查动词词义辨析。句意：从挣扎的俄罗斯舞蹈家到纽约健谈的咖啡馆老板，Noroc的拍摄对象与她进行了深入的对话。A. kept保持；B. lost丢失；C. engaged参加，聘请；D. subscribed订阅。根据下文“Noroc found out what ____7____ them, what their daily struggles and joys are, and what brings beauty into their own lives.”可知，Noroc通过和拍摄对象进行谈话，了解到她们生活中的感动、为之奋斗和高兴的事以及什么给她们的生活带来了美。engage sb in sth意为“（使）从事，参加”符合句意。故选C。
37考查动词词义辨析。句意：Noroc弄清楚了是什么感动了她们，她们每天的奋斗和快乐是什么，是什么给她们的生活带来了美丽。A. anticipates预期；B. frightens使害怕；C. approaches靠近；D. moves移动，感动。根据此句中的“struggles, joys和what brings beauty into their own lives”可知，作者了解到的是能给她们生活带来美丽的东西，包括让她们感动的事。故选D。
38考查名词词义辨析。句意：无论我去哪里，都是女性承载着一个地方的所有文化和传统。A. women女士；B. youths青少年；C. men男士；D. elders长者。根据下文的“I really try to focus on women’s stories”可知，Noroc聚焦女性故事，因为女性承载着一个地方的文化和传统，前后句呼应。故选A。
39考查动词词义辨析。句意：我真的很努力关注女性的故事，她们如何面对挑战并克服它们。A. change改变；B. resolve解决（问题或困难），决定；C. overcome克服；D. ignore忽视。空格后的them指代的是challenges“挑战”，overcome challenges意为“克服挑战”符合题意。故选C。
40考查名词词义辨析。句意：她与Ala的相遇给她留下了深刻的印象，Ala是约旦一所名为“她斗士”的自卫学校的学生。A. opinion意见；B. encounter邂逅；C. quality质量；D. schedule计划（表）。根据下文的“Ala raises her clenched (紧握) fists as she looks into the ____41____”可知，Noroc为Ala拍照了，前提是她们相遇了。故选B。
41考查名词词义辨析。句意：Ala抬起她紧握的拳头，看着照相机，她的脸被白纱遮住。A. eye眼睛；B. camera照相机；C. case事例；D. glass玻璃。根据上文可知，Noroc是一名摄影师，为不同地方的女性拍照，所以这里也是在为Ala女士拍照，所以这里指的是看向照相机。故选B。
42考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我发现了一种惊人的主动性和一种灿烂的姐妹情谊。”A. splendid极佳的，灿烂的；B. terrible糟糕的；C. awkward令人尴尬的；D. concrete具体的。分析句子结构可知，“a(n) ___12__sisterhood”与上文“an amazing initiative”为and连接的并列结构，所以空格处应与amazing“惊人的，了不起的”的意思相近，splendid“极佳的，灿烂的”符合题意。故选A。
43考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一个世界里，就职业来说，她是一位经济学家。A. profession职业；B. effect作用，影响；C. operation操作；D. sight视力。该句中的economist“经济学家”是一种职称，所以by profession“就职业来说”，符合题意。故选A。
44考查名词词义辨析。句意：在另一个世界里，她是一个艺术家，因为这是她热衷的爱好。A. battle战役；B. concern担心，关心；C. moment片刻；D. passion热情，热衷的爱好。根据句意及选项可知，Farnoush有两个身份，一个身份是经济学家，这是她的职业，另一个身份是艺术家，这是因为她的爱好。故选D。
44考查动词短语辨析。句意：对于Noroc来说，女性的美在于她们在做自己的同时，表现得多么自然和舒适。A. counts on指望；B. shows off炫耀；C. ends up结束；D. lies in在于。根据第二段“She believes that beauty can ____42____ many forms.”可知，Noroc认为美有多种存在形式，此句说的在做自己的同时表现得自然舒适就是美的一种存在形式。故选D。
四
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Although Cuban built a tech company that would finally make him extremely rich, he never showed off that. “I never, ever thought about ____21____,” he said. Instead, Cuban said his drive was something else ____22____. He said, “I always think about time. That’s always been my driving force. How can I control my own ____23____ ”
At the beginning, when Cuban sold his first company for 6 million dollars, he never thought he’d have to ____24____ again. It made him so ____25____. He saved most of his ____26____ so he could live freely without worrying about future job. When he did ____27____, he spent on traveling with friends and family.
Five years later, the stock (股票) he had was highly ____28____ at the time. However, he hadn’t ____29____ most of his stock just months before the bubble (泡沫) ________30________, and then the share (股份) price dropped quickly. “It taught me a ________31________: When you just go after money, it never ________32________ well,” Cuban said. “However, if you value time, it can work out quite well. The most valuable fortune we can ________33________ is our time. The only thing we can do is ________34________ time and make full use of it. In that case, we can get amazing results.”
I couldn’t agree more with Cuban’s views. A person’s life is short. We should make the best use of time to do meaningful things, so that we won’t ________35________ a thing before death.
21. A. money B. relief C. jobs D. companies
22. A. equally B. completely C. purposely D. naturally
23. A. narrowness B. dirt C. time D. age
24. A. live B. share C. travel D. work
25. A. wise B. suitable C. impressive D. free
26. A. symbols B. strategies C. earnings D. rents
27. A. party B. spend C. challenge D. tour
28. A. valuable B. formal C. major D. obvious
29. A. sold B. packed C. held D. buried
30. A. formed B. improved C. broke D. changed
31. A. personality B. lesson C. path D. solution
32. A. puts away B. takes down C. works out D. gets over
33. A. create B. donate C. buy D. own
34. A. save B. apply C. understand D. limit
35. A. feature B. regret C. start D. deliver
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Cuban如何管理自己的金钱，更在这个过程中感悟到人生中最应该珍视的是时间，充分利用时间做有意义的事情就不会后悔。
21考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我从来没有想过钱，”他说。A. money钱；B. relief宽慰；C. jobs工作；D. companies公司。根据后文“I always think about time.”可知，库班所思考的事情和金钱没有一点关系，而是掌控时间。故选A项。
22考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，库班说他的动力完全是另一回事。A. equally相等地；B. completely完全地；C. purposely故意地；D. naturally自然地。根据前文“I never, ever thought about ____21____”以及后文“I always think about time.”可知，库班的动力不是金钱，和金钱没有一点关系，而是如何掌控时间，所以他的动力完全是另一回事。故选B项。
23考查名词词义辨析。句意：我如何控制自己的时间？A. narrowness狭窄；B. dirt污垢；C. time时间；D. age年龄。根据前文“I always think about time”可知，库班想要控制的是时间。故选C项。
24考查动词词义辨析。句意：一开始，当库班以600万美元的价格卖掉了他的第一家公司时，他从未想过自己会再次工作。A. live生活；B. share分享；C. travel旅行；D. work工作。根据下文的“He saved most of his ____26____ so he could live freely without worrying about future job.”可知，他自由生活， 不需要工作。故选D项。
25考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这使他如此自由自在。A. wise明智的；B. suitable合适的；C. impressive令人印象深刻的；D. free自由的。根据前文的“he never thought he’d have to ____24____ again”可知，他非常自由。故选D项。
26考查名词词义辨析。句意：他把自己的收入都存了下来，这样他就可以自由地生活。A. symbols符号；B. strategies策略；C. earnings收入；D. rents租金。根据前文的“At the beginning, when Cuban sold his first company for 6 million dollars, he never thought he’d have to 24 again.”和后文的“When he did ___27____ , he spent on traveling with friends and family.”可知，他把卖公司的收入存了下来。故选C项。
27考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他确需花钱时，他花了时间和朋友和家人一起旅行。A. party吃喝玩乐；B. spend花(钱或时间)；C. challenge 挑战；D. tour旅行。根据后文的“he spent on traveling with friends and family.”可知，此处指的是花钱。故选B项。
28考查形容词词义辨析。句意：五年后，他持有的股票在当时价值极高。A. valuable有价值的；B. formal正式的；C. major主要的；D. obvious明显的。根据后文“However, he hadn’t____29____ most of his stock just months before the bubble (泡沫) ____30____ , and then the share (股份) price dropped quickly.”可知，他持有的股票在当时价值极高。故选A项。
29考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，就在泡沫破裂前几个月，他还没有卖出大部分股票，随后股价迅速下跌。A. sold出售；B. packed包装；C. held持有；D. buried埋葬。根据前文“Five years later, the stock (股票) he had was highly ____28____ at the time.”可知，此处转折表示他还没来得及出售股票， 股价就急速下跌了。故选A项。
30考查动词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. formed形成；B. improved改进；C. broke破裂；D. changed改变。根据前文“Five years later, the stock (股票) he had was highly ____8____ at the time.”可知，此处转折股价就急速下跌了，股市泡沫破裂。故选C项。
31考查名词词义辨析。句意：“它给我一个教训：当你只追求金钱的时候，它从来都不管用，”库班说。A. personality个性；B. lesson教训；C. path路径；D. solution解决方案。根据后文“When you just go after money, it never ___12____ well,”可知，这是库班的感悟，是一个教训。故选B项。
32考查动词短语辨析。句意：“它给我一个教训：当你只追求金钱的时候，它从来都不管用，”库班说。A. puts away收起；B. takes down取下；C. works out得出，完成；D. gets over结束。根据后文“However, if you value time, it can work out quite well.”可知，此处是原词work out再现。故选C项。
33考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们能得到的最宝贵的财富是我们的时间。A. create创造；B. donate捐赠；C. buy购买；D. own拥有。根据前文“However, if you value time, it can work out quite well.”可知，珍视时间就会拥有财富。故选D项。
34考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们唯一能做的就是充分节省和利用时间。A. save节省；B. apply应用；C. understand理解；D. limit限制。根据前文“However, if you value time, it can work out quite well.”可知，我们要节省时间，珍视时间。故选A项。
35考查动词词义辨析。句意：这样我们就不会在死前对任何事情感到后悔。A. feature以……为特征；B. regret后悔；C. start启动；D. deliver传送。根据前文“A person’s life is short. We should make the best use of time to do meaningful things”可知，充分利用时间做有意义的事情就不会后悔。故选B项。
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完形填空
It is every kid’s worst nightmare and six-year-old Jaden Hayes has lived it ____21____. First he lost his dad when he was four and then last month his mom ____22____ unexpectedly in her sleep.
“I tried and I tried and I tried to get her ____23____—I couldn’t,” said Jaden.
Jaden is ____24____ heartbroken.
But there’s another side to his ____25____. A side he first made public a few weeks ago when he told his aunt, and now guardian, Barbara DiCola, that he was sick and tired of seeing everyone sad all the time. And he had a plan to ____26____ it. “And that was the beginning of it, “said Barbara.” That’s where the ____27____ began. “Jaden asked his aunt Barbara to buy a bunch of little ____28____ and bring him to downtown Savannah, Georgia near where he lives, so he could ____29____.
“I’m trying to make people _____30_____,” said Jaden.
Jaden _____31_____ people who aren’t already smiling and then turns their day around. He’s gone out on four different occasions now and he is always _____32_____. Even if sometimes he doesn’t get exactly the _____33_____ he was hoping for.
It is just so overwhelming to some people that a six-year-old orphan would give away a toy—expecting nothing _____34_____—except a smile.
“I’m counting on it to be 33,000,” said Jaden. When asked if he thinks he can make that _____35_____, he answered: “I think I can.”
21. A. once B. yet C. twice D. then
22. A. cried B. fought C. stayed D. died
23. A. delighted B. anxious C. absent D. awake
24. A. understandably B. impossibly C. hardly D. easily
25. A. comedy B. grief C. favor D. freedom
26. A. fix B. reach C. hide D. obey
27. A. pace B. pattern C. adventure D. anger
28. A. balls B. toys C. flowers D. fruits
29. A. sell them out B. set them up C. set them aside D. give them away
30. A. smile B. feel C. succeed D. talk
31. A. desires B. targets C. attacks D. rescues
32. A. serious B. stubborn C. successful D. troublesome
33. A. gift B. difficulty C. reaction D. excuse
34. A. in need B. in return C. for fun D. on show
35. A. goal B. possibility C. decision D. choice
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. A
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个小男孩失去双亲却通过自己的善意的行为想要收集三万三千个微笑的故事。
21考查副词词义辨析。句意：这是每个孩子最可怕的噩梦，6岁的杰登·海耶斯经历了两次。A. once一次；B. yet到目前为止；C. twice两次；D. then那时、然后。根据后文“First he lost his dad when he was four and then last month his mom ____22____ unexpectedly in her sleep.”可知，杰登·海耶斯失去了双亲，所以最可怕的噩梦是经历了两次。故选C项。
22考查动词词义辨析。句意：他四岁时失去了父亲，上个月他的母亲在睡梦中意外去世。A. cried哭泣；B. fought打架；C. stayed留下；D. died死亡。结合前文“It is every kid’s worst nightmare and six-year-old Jaden Hayes has lived it twice.”可知，杰登·海耶斯双亲都去世了。故选D项。
23考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我试了又试，我试了又试，我试着让她醒过来，但我做不到，”杰登说。A. delighted快乐的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. absent缺席的；D. awake醒的。结合上文可知，杰登的妈妈在睡梦中意外去世，杰登还太小，以为妈妈只是睡着了，于是是想把妈妈叫醒。固定短语get sb. awake意为“唤醒某人”，符合文意。故选D项。
24考查副词词义辨析。句意：杰登的心碎是可以理解的。A. understandably可以理解地；B. impossibly不可能地；C. hardly几乎不；D. easily简单地。结合上文和常识，六岁的小男孩失去双亲，他伤心难过是可以理解的。故选A项。
25考查名词词义辨析。句意：但他的悲伤还有另一面。A. comedy喜剧；B. grief悲伤；C. favor赞成，帮忙；D. freedom自由。结合上文“Jaden is understandably heartbroken.”可知，杰登很伤心，故空处也需要填和heartbroken意义或感情相同的词。B项“悲伤”为近义词。故选B项。
26考查动词词义辨析。句意：他有个解决方案。A. fix解决；B. reach到达；C. hide躲藏；D. obey遵循。根据前文“he was sick and tired of seeing everyone sad all the time.”可知，杰登不喜欢看到每个人都很悲伤的样子，于是想了一个办法解决这个问题，改变这一现状。A项“解决”，符合文意。故选A项。
27考查名词词义辨析。句意：这就是冒险开始的地方。A. pace步子；B. pattern图案；C. adventure冒险，经历；D. anger愤怒。纵观后文可知，是在详细介绍杰登的计划；结合实际，对于一个六岁的小男孩来说，他做的这些事情确实可以算得上是一次“冒险经历”或“很刺激的经历”。故选C项。
28考查名词词义辨析。句意：杰登让他的阿姨芭芭拉买了一堆小玩具，带他到乔治亚州，萨凡纳市中心，他住的地方附近，这样他就可以把玩具送人了。A. balls球；B. toys玩具；C. flowers花；D. fruits水果。根据下文“It is just so overwhelming to some people that a six-year-old orphan would give away a toy—expecting nothing ____24____ —except a smile.”可知，杰登是在分发玩具，其中toy为原文复现。故选B项。
29考查动词短语辨析。句意：杰登让他的阿姨芭芭拉买了一堆小玩具，带他到乔治亚州，萨凡纳市中心，他住的地方附近，这样他就可以把玩具送人了。A. sell them out卖光；B. set them up设置；C. set them aside预留；D. give them away捐赠。根据下文“It is just so overwhelming to some people that a six-year-old orphan would give away a toy—expecting nothing ____24____ —except a smile.”可知，杰登是在分发玩具，其中give away为原词复现。故选D项。
30考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我在努力让人们微笑，”贾登说。A. smile微笑；B. feel感觉；C. succeed成功；D. talk谈话。根据下文“It is just so overwhelming to some people that a six-year-old orphan would give away a toy—expecting nothing ____24____ —except a smile.”可知，杰登分发玩具是为了让人们快乐、微笑起来，其中smile为原词复现。故选A项。
31考查动词词义辨析。句意：杰登的目标是那些没有微笑的人，然后让他们的一天变得更好。A. desires想要；B. targets以……为目标；C. attacks攻击；D. rescues解救。结合上文可知，杰登是把玩具分发给路人，让他们开心、微笑；由此可以推测出，他分发玩具的目标群体为没有微笑的人。B项“以……为目标”符合句意。故选B项。
32考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他已经去到四次不同场合，他也总是很成功。A. serious严肃的；B. stubborn固执的；C. successful成功的；D. troublesome麻烦的。空前and表示并列、递进和顺承；后文“Even if sometimes he doesn’t get exactly the ____13____ he was hoping for.”表示，即使有时候不如他的意。由此可以推测出，前文是想表达他每次的活动都很成功，即使有时活动效果没有那么好。故选C项。
33考查名词词义辨析。句意：即使有时候他并没有得到他想要的反应。A. gift礼物；B. difficulty困难；C. reaction反应，行动；D. excuse借口。结合上文，杰登分发玩具是为了让大家微笑，而结合常识可知，微笑是一个面部表情，即人们看到玩具后做出的反应和行为。故选C项。
34考查介词短语辨析。句意：这对一些人来说是如此的不可思议，一个六岁的孤儿会把一个玩具送给别人——除了一个微笑，什么也不求回报。A. in need有需要的；B. in return作为回报；C. for fun为了好玩；D. on show上映。结合上文，杰登分发玩具是为了让大家微笑，所以是除了微笑，别无他求，不求任何回报。故选B项。
35考查名词词义辨析。句意：当被问及他是否认为自己可以实现这个目标时，他回答说：“我认为我可以。”A. goal目标；B. possibility可能性；C. decision决定；D. choice选择。根据上文“‘I’m counting on it to be 33,000,’ said Jaden.”可知，杰登想收集三万三千个微笑，这是他的目标。故选A项。
六
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、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。
While I was riding a bike, I noticed a man about a half mile in front of me. He was traveling at a lower speed, I decided to ____21____ him. I had about one mile to go on the road before turning around.
I started to ride faster, and every block, I ____22____ closed the distance. Finally, I ____23____ him and passed him. He was not even ____24____ that we were in a race, but I felt like a ____25____.
After I made it, I ____26____ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ____27____ my turn, and that I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around.
Isn’t that what ____28____ in life We spend most of our time competing with neighbors, friends and family, trying to beat them or trying to be more ____29____ than them—while in the first place there was _____30_____ a competition.
We spend most of our time and energy competing with others instead of reaching our _____31_____, and we miss out on our own paths to our destinies (命运) as a result.
_____32_____ competition is a continuous process, a never-ending cycle, a race of life. No matter what you do, someone will always be _____33_____ you: someone with a better job, a nicer car and more money.
Feel _____34_____ for what life has offered you. Stay focused on your _____35_____, and live a healthy life. There is no competition in destiny. Run your own race of life and wish others well!
21. A. stop B. pass C. approach D. follow
22. A. immediately B. quickly C. slowly D. gradually
23. A. gave way to B. took control of C. caught up with D. made fun of
24. A. aware B. positive C. anxious D. doubtful
25. A. professional B. champion C. loser D. fighter
26. A. recognised B. expected C. identified D. observed
27. A. made B. reached C. taken D. missed
28. A. hides B. matters C. exists D. impresses
29. A. successful B. concentrated C. careful D. concerned
30. A. likely B. never C. still D. hardly
31. A. neighbourhood B. power C. destination D. turn
32. A. Illegal B. Equal C. Fair D. Unhealthy
33. A. next to B. ahead of C. together with D. far behind
34. A. responsible B. confident C. grateful D. graceful
35. A. challenge B. determination C. wisdom D. path
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了作者在路上和他人“比赛”而错过转弯的事情，作者感悟生活中不要盲目和他人比赛，走好自己的路最重要。
21考查动词词义辨析。句意：他以较低的速度行驶，我决定超过他。A. stop停止；B. pass经过，超过；C. approach靠近；D. follow跟随，跟从。与后文“passed him(超过他)”中“passed”相呼应，这里应是“pass”，作者从看到这个人之后就有了赶上他，超过他的决定。故选B项。
22考查副词词义辨析。句意：我开始骑得更快，每过一个街区，我就逐渐拉近距离。A. immediately立即，马上；B. quickly快速地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. gradually逐渐地。根据前文“every block(每个街区)”可知，作者一个街区一个街区地逐渐接近，缩短距离。故选D项。
23考查动词短语辨析。句意：最后，我追上了他，并超过了他。A. gave way to让路，让步；B. took control of控制；C. caught up with赶上；D. made fun of取笑，开玩笑。根据后文“passed him(超过他)”可知，作者赶上了这个人并超过了他。故选C项。
24考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他甚至没有意识到我们正在比赛，但我感觉自己像个优胜者。A. aware知道，意识到；B. positive积极的，正面的；C. anxious焦虑的，紧张的；D. doubtful怀疑的。根据前文“I decided to ____21____ him(我觉得超过他)”可知，这是作者单方面“挑起”的比赛，而这个人并没有意识到。故选A项。
25考查名词词义辨析。句意：他甚至没有意识到我们正在比赛，但我感觉自己像个优胜者。A. professional专业人士，专家；B. champion冠军，优胜者；C. loser失败者；D. fighter拳手，战斗者。根据前文“passed him(超过他)”可知，作者赶上了这个人并超过了他，认为自己是个胜利者。故选B项。
26考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我成功后，我意识到我一直专注于与他比赛，以至于错过了转弯处，我已经过了将近六个街区，不得不掉头。A. recognised意识到，承认；B. expected期待，期望；C. identified确认，认出；D. observed观察，遵守。根据后文“that I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around(我已经走过了将近六个街区，不得不掉头回去)”可知，作者意识到自己由于过于专注于“比赛”而错过了自己真正的转弯处。故选A项。
27考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我成功后，我意识到我一直专注于与他比赛，以至于错过了转弯处，我已经过了将近六个街区，不得不掉头。A. made制造，使让；B. reached到达；C. taken带走，花费；D. missed错过，思念。根据后文“that I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around(我已经走过了将近六个街区，不得不掉头回去)”可知，作者不得不掉头回去，因为错过了自己真正的转弯处。故选D项。
28考查动词词义辨析。句意：这不是生活中存在的吗？A. hides躲藏，隐藏；B. matters有关系，有重要影响；C. exists存在；D. impresses使钦佩，给……留下深刻的好印象。根据后文“We spend most of our time competing with neighbors, friends and family, trying to beat them(我们大部分时间都在与邻居、朋友和家人竞争，努力打败他们)”可知，这种想要超越别人的事情经常存在。故选C项。
29考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们大部分时间都在与邻居、朋友和家人竞争，努力击败他们，或者努力比他们更成功，而首先从来没有竞争。A. successful成功的；B. concentrated集中的，全神贯注的；C. careful小心的，仔细的；D. concerned担心的，关注的。根据前文“We spend most of our time competing with neighbors, friends and family, trying to beat them(我们大部分时间都在与邻居、朋友和家人竞争，努力打败他们)”可知，“我们”相比别人更成功。故选A项。
30考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们大部分时间都在与邻居、朋友和家人竞争，努力击败他们，或者努力比他们更成功，而首先从来没有竞争。A. likely大概，很可能；B. never从未，绝不；C. still仍然，还；D. hardly几乎不。与前文语境“He was not even ____24____ that we were in a race(他甚至没有意识到我们正在比赛)”相呼应，这种竞争实际从未存在。故选B项。
31考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们花了大部分时间和精力与他人竞争，而不是到达目的地，因此我们错过了通往自己命运的道路。A. neighbourhood街区，附近；B. power权力，能力；C. destination目的地；D. turn转弯，轮到的机会。根据前文“We spend most of our time and energy competing with others(我们花费大部分时间和精力与他人竞争)”可知，“我们”花时间和精力与人竞争，却没有到达自己的目的地。故选C项。
32考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不良的竞争是一个持续的过程，一个永无止境的循环，一场生命竞赛。A. Illegal违法的；B. Equal平等的，相同的；C. Fair公平的，合理的；D. Unhealthy不健康的，不良的。根据前文“instead of reaching our ____31____, and we miss out on our own paths to our destinies as a result(我们没有到达目的地，因此错过了通往命运的道路)” 可知，与他人竞争导致“我们”没有到达自己的目的地，错过了道路，这种竞争是不良竞争。故选D项。
33考查介词短语辨析。句意：无论你做什么，总会有人在你前面：有更好的工作、更好的车和更多的钱。A. next to紧邻，在……近旁；B. ahead of（时间、空间）在……前面；C. together with连同，一起；D. far behind远远落后。根据后文“someone with a better job, a nicer car and more money(有更好的工作，更好的车，更多钱的人)”可知，总是有人比你优秀，在你的前面。故选B项。
34考查形容词词义辨析。句意：感激生活给予你的一切。A. responsible有责任心的，负责的；B. confident有信心的；C. grateful感谢的，感激的；D. graceful优美的，得体的。根据后文“live a healthy life(过健康的生活)”可推知，过健康的生活要对生活中已有的持感恩，感激的态度。故选C项。
35考查名词词义辨析。句意：专注于你的道路，过健康的生活。A. challenge挑战；B. determination决心；C. wisdom智慧，学问；D. path小路，道路。根据后文“Run your own race of life(走你自己的人生之路)”可知，要专注于自己的道路。故选D项。
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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。
As we all know, a friend in need is a friend indeed. I really don’t know the meaning of this proverb until one day something ____41____ happened to me.
That morning, I got up late and went to school without breakfast ____42____. While crossing a street, my bike ____43____ a stone and I fell on the ground, with my both knees badly injured. I managed the ____44____ and continued my riding. On my arrival at school, my teacher took us to the ____45____ for a basketball match. ____46____ the fact that I could hardly walk normally, I joined in the game. When I ____47____ to pass the ball, I was knocked down and fell down on my back. I could not ____48____ the bad pain and burst into tears. My classmates all started ____49____ at me and continued their match without me. Left alone on the playground, I couldn’t help feeling _____50_____ sorry. Just at that moment, Jack, one of my teammates, _____51_____ towards me from the other end and helped me. He comforted me and tried all _____52_____ to make me stand. He asked another classmate to _____53_____him, then kept me _____54_____the whole day, and even dropped me home after the school was over.
It was on that day that the proverb “a friend in need is a friend indeed” did _____55_____ to me.
41. A. anxious B. frightening C. confusing D. unexpected
42. A. on earth B. at last C. in shock D. in a hurry
43. A. attacked B. hit C. beat D. removed
44. A. pain B. loss C. sadness D. trouble
45. A. campus B. track C. access D. playground
46. A. Although B. Despite C. Except D. Throughout
47. A. decided B. hoped C. attempted D. quit
48. A. imagine B. stand C. forgive D. forget
49. A. laughing B. staring C. pointing D. shouting
50. A. likely B. gracefully C. creatively D. extremely
51. A. jumped B. faced C. advanced D. transported
52. A. means B. opinions C. traditions D. proposals
53. A. give way to B. take control of C. take the place of D. watch over
54. A. confidence B. company C. impression D. responsibility
55. A. make sense B. make progress C. make up D. make out
【答案】41. D 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D 51. C 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. A
【解析】本文是记叙文。讲述了作者一天在上学的路上意外地膝盖受了重伤，到学校后在参加篮球比赛时又被撞倒了。这时队友 Jack 帮助了他。Jack 的帮助让作者相信“患难见真情”的真正意义。
41考查形容词词义辨析。句意：直到有一天我发生了一件意想不到的事情，我才知道这句谚语的意义。A. anxious 焦虑的；B. frightening 害怕的；C. confusing 令人困惑的；D. unexpected 没有预料到的。下文提到作者在上学的路上，意料之外地出了事故以及到学校后在参加篮球比赛时又被撞倒，所以意想不到的事情发生在他身上。故选 D 项。
42考查介词短语辨析。句意：那天早上，我起床晚了，匆匆忙忙没吃早饭就去上学了。A. on earth到底；B. at last最后；C. in shock吃惊地；D. in a hurry匆忙地。根据上文“I got up late”可知，作者由于起床晚了，匆匆忙忙没吃早饭就去上学了。故选 D项。
43考查动词词义辨析。句意：当横穿马路时，我的自行车撞到了一块石头上。A. attacked 攻击；B. hit撞上，击中；C. beat击败 ；D. removed 拿走。根据下文“I fell on the ground”可知，因为自行车撞上了石头，作者倒在地上，伤了膝盖。故选 B项 。
44考查名词词义辨析。句意：我忍住疼痛，继续骑车。A. pain 痛苦；B. loss 损失；C. sadness 悲伤；D. trouble 麻烦。根据上文“with my both knees badly hurt”可知，作者的膝盖伤得很重，应该很疼。故选 A 项。
45考查名词词义辨析。句意：一到学校，老师就带我们去操场打篮球比赛。A. campus 校园；B. track跑道；C. access通道；D. playground 操场。按照常理，篮球比赛应该是在操场上举行。故选 D 项。
46考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然我几乎不能正常走路，但我参加了比赛。A. Although 虽然；B. Despite尽管；即使；C. Except除了；D. Throughout 自始至终。根据上文“I could hardly walk normally”可知，作者几乎不能正常走路，后一句说他“joined in the game(参加比赛)”，前后两句之间是让步的关系。根据空后的名词“the fact”可知，此处应用介词。 despite 介词，后接名词，意为“虽然，尽管”，表示让步关系。although连词，引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然，尽管”。故选 B项。
47考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我试图传球时，我被撞倒了，仰面摔倒在地。A. decided 决定；B. hoped 希望；C. attempted 企图；尝试；D. quit 放弃。这里是指作者想要传球给队友的时候摔倒了。故选 C 项。
48考查动词词义辨析。句意：我受不了剧痛，哭了起来。 A. imagine 想象；B. stand 忍受；C. forgive原谅；D. forget 忘记。根据上文“the bad pain and burst into tears”可知，因为太疼，作者难以忍受。故选 B 项。
49考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的同学都开始嘲笑我，继续他们的比赛。此处是考查介词 at 相关的短语辨析。A. laughing at 嘲笑；B. staring at 盯着看；C. pointing at 指着；D. shouting at 冲……喊叫。根据下文“continued their match without me”可知，其他的同学开始嘲笑作者仰躺在地，继续他们的比赛。故选 A 项。
50考查副词词义辨析。句意：独自一人在操场上，我忍不住感到十分难过。A. likely可能的；B. gracefully优雅地；C. creatively有创意地；D. extremely及其；非常。根据上文“Left alone on the playground”可知，作者独自一人在操场上，所以感到十分难过。故选 D项。
51考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的一个队友 Jack 从操场另一头朝我跑过来帮我。A. jumped 跳；B. faced 面对；C. advanced行进；D. transported 运输。根据上文“from the other end”可知， Jack 在操场另一头，看到作者躺在地上起不来，他朝作者的方向行进。故选 C 项。
52考查名词词义辨析。句意：他安慰我，想尽一切办法让我站起来。A. means 方法；B. opinions 主意；C. traditions 传统；D. proposals 提议。根据上文可知，因为膝盖伤得很重，比赛时又摔倒了，作者很疼，站起来有困难， Jack 想方设法让他站起来。故选 A 项。
53考查动词短语辨析。句意：他让另一个同学代替他，然后整天陪着我，甚至在放学后把我送回家。A. give way to给……让步；B. take control of控制；C. take the place of代替；D. watch over看守；监视。根据下文“then kept me ____54____the whole day, and even dropped me home after the school was over.”可知，他让另一个同学代替他，然后整天陪着作者。故选 C 项。
54考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. confidence信心；B. company陪伴；公司；C. impression印象；D. responsibility责任。根据下文“and even dropped me home after the school was over”可知，Jack 让另一个同学代替他，然后整天陪着作者。keep pany是固定短语，意为“陪伴某人”。故选 B项。
55考查动词短语辨析。句意：就在那一天，“患难见真情”这句谚语对我来说真的很有意义。A. make sense讲得通；有意义；B. make progress取得进步；C. make up组成；编造；D. make out辨认出；理解。根据上文“I really don’t know the meaning of this proverb until one day something ____51____ happened to me.”可知，作者在那一天，意识到“患难见真情”这句谚语对他来说真的很有意义。故选 A 项。
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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。
I was born with a misshapen(畸形的) lip, and when I started to go to school, my classmates—who were constantly teasing—made it clear to me how strange I look. Then I entered second grade, Mrs. Leonard’s class. Everyone adored her. But no one ___41___ her more than I did. And for a(n) ___42___ reason.
The time came for the annual “hearing tests” given at our school. I was barely able to ___43___ anything out of one ear, and was not about to ___44___ yet another problem that would single me out as ___45___ . So I cheated.
Each child would go to the door of the ___46___ turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, and the teacher would ___47___ something from her desk, which the child would ___48___ . I had discovered in the kindergarten nobody checked to see how tightly the untested ear was being ___49___, so I merely pretended to block mine.
____50____ , I was last, but all through the ____51____ I wondered what Mrs. Leonard might whisper to me. My ____52____ came. I turned my bad ear to her, cover the other solidly with my ____53____ , then gently backed my finger out enough to be able to hear. I waited, and then came the words, seven words that ____54____ my life forever. Mrs. Leonard said ____55____, “I wish you were my little girl.”
41. A. respected B. loved C. impressed D. chose
42. A. important B. simple C. special D. apparent
43. A. hear B. see C. feel D. touch
44. A. show B. identify C. meet D. solve
45. A. negative B. tough C. lonely D. different
46. A. school B. classroom C. laboratory D. apartment
47. A. read B. ask C. shout D. whisper
48. A. repeat B. expect C. remember D. explain
49. A. hidden B. covered C. examined D. shut
50. A. In short B. For example C. As usual D. By contrast
51. A. test B. day C. class D. night
52. A. trouble B. turn C. word D. idea
53. A. hand B. will C. effort D. finger
54. A. saved B. claimed C. changed D. tracked
55. A. gratefully B. happily C. softly D. particularly
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. C 51. A 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. C
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者因为耳朵问题在听力测试中作弊，然而，伦纳德老师善意的一句话，彻底改变作者的自卑心理。
41考查动词词义辨析。句意：但没人比我更爱她。A. respected尊敬；B. loved爱；C. impressed使……印象深刻；D. chose选择。根据上文“Everyone adored her.”每个人都崇拜她，以及文章最后一句话“I wish you were my little girl.”可推知，此处为但没人比我更爱她。故选B项。
42考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为一个特殊的原因。A. important重要的；B. simple简单的；C. special特殊的；D. apparent明显的。根据上文提到的没人比我更爱她，以及下文具体的事情陈述，可推知，此处为因为一个特殊的原因。故选C项。
43考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的一只耳朵几乎听不到任何声音，也不打算再展示另一个会让我与众不同的问题。A. hear听到；B. see看见；C. feel感觉；D. touch触摸。根据上文“The time came for the annual “hearing tests” given at our school.”中的“hearing tests”可知，此处为我的一只耳朵几乎听不到任何声音。故选A项。
44考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的一只耳朵几乎听不到任何声音，也不打算再展示另一个会让我与众不同的问题。A. show展示；B. identify识别；C. meet遇见；D. solve解决。根据第一段提到我的嘴唇是畸形的，此处提到一只耳朵也听不到声音，由此可知，我不打算再展示另一个会让我与众不同的问题。故选A项。
45考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的一只耳朵几乎听不到任何声音，也不打算再展示另一个会让我与众不同的问题。A. negative负面的；B. tough艰难的；C. lonely孤独的；D. different不同的。根据下文“So I cheated.”可知，我不打算展示让我与众不同的另一面。故选D项。
46考查名词词义辨析。句意：每个孩子都会走到教室门口，侧身用手指捂住一只耳朵，老师会在她的桌子上低声说些什么，孩子会重复一遍。A. school学校；B. classroom教室；C. laboratory实验室；D. apartment公寓。根据上下文语境可知，听力测试在学校举办，以及该句中的“something from her desk”提到桌子，可推知，此处为每个孩子都会走到教室门口，进行听力测试。故选B项。
47考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个孩子都会走到教室门口，侧身用手指捂住一只耳朵，老师会在她的桌子上低声说些什么，孩子会重复一遍。A. read读；B. ask问；C. shout大叫；D. whisper低声说。根据上文提到的这是在进行听力测试，以及该句中的“close one ear with a finger”可推知，老师会在她的桌子上低声说些什么。故选D项。
48考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个孩子都会走到教室门口，侧身用手指捂住一只耳朵，老师会在她的桌子上低声说些什么，孩子会重复一遍。A. repeat重复；B. expect期待；C. remember记得；D. explain解释。根据上文提到的在进行听力测试，以及该句中的“close one ear with a finger, and the teacher would whisper something from her desk”一连串动作，可推知，听力测试的最后一步是要孩子们重复老师说的话，从而得出检测效果。故选A项。
49考查动词词义辨析。句意：我发现，在幼儿园里，没有人检查那只未经测试的耳朵被盖得有多紧，所以我只是假装捂住了我的耳朵。A. hidden隐藏；B. covered覆盖；C. examined检查；D. shut关闭。根据上文提到的用手指捂住一只耳朵，以及该句中的“so I merely pretended to block mine.”可知，此处为在幼儿园里，没有人检查那只未经测试的耳朵被盖得有多紧，所以我只是假装捂住了我的耳朵。故选B项。
50考查介词短语辨析。句意：像往常一样，我是最后一个，但在整个测试过程中，我都在猜想伦纳德老师会对我低声说些什么。A. In short简而言之；B. For example例如；C. As usual像往常一样；D. By contrast相比之下。根据句意以及该句中的“I was last”，结合各个选项意思可推知，此处为像往常一样，我是最后一个测试的人。故选C项。
51考查名词词义辨析。句意：像往常一样，我是最后一个，但在整个测试过程中，我都在猜想伦纳德老师会对我低声说些什么。A. test测试；B. day白天；C. class课；班级；D. night晚上。根据上文提到的““hearing tests””可知，此处指在整个测试过程。故选A项。
52考查名词词义辨析。句意：轮到我了。A. trouble麻烦；B. turn轮到的机会；C. word词，话；D. idea主意。根据下文“I turned my bad ear to her, cover the other solidly with my ___13___ ,”可推知，轮到我测试了。故选B项。
53考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把我那只坏耳朵转向她，用手指紧紧地捂住另一只耳朵，然后轻轻地把手指缩回，让我能听到。A. hand手；B. will意愿；C. effort努力；D. finger手指。根据该句中的“then gently backed my finger out enough to be able to hear.”提到finger，可知，此处为我把我那只坏耳朵转向她，用手指紧紧地捂住另一只耳朵，然后轻轻地把手指缩回，让我能听到。故选D项。
54考查动词词义辨析。句意：我等着，听到了那句话，这七个字永远地改变了我的生活。A. saved拯救；B. claimed声称；C. changed改变；D. tracked跟踪。根据下文“Mrs. Leonard said ___15___, “I wish you were my little girl.””以及该句中的“my life forever”可推知，此处为这七个字永远地改变了我的生活。故选C项。
55考查副词词义辨析。句意：伦纳德老师轻声说：“我希望你是我的小女孩。”A. gratefully感激地；B. happily开心地；C. softly轻柔地；D. particularly特别地。根据语境以及该句中老师说的话“I wish you were my little girl.”可推知，老师说这句话的语气是轻柔的。故选C项。
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第一节
A man was employed to paint a boat. He brought paint and brushes and began to paint the boat as the owner wanted. While painting, he ____21____ there was a hole in the body of the boat and decided to____22____it. When he finished painting, he received his ____23____and left.
The next day, the owner of the boat visited the painter and ____24____him with a cheque（支票）, much higher than what he was paid for the painting work. The painter was ____25____ .
"You've already paid me for painting the boat, sir!" he said.
"This is not for the paint job. It's for repairing the____26____ in the boat."
"Ah! But it was such a small service." The man said, "Certainly it's not worth paying me such a high amount for something so ____27____ !"
"My dear friend, "the owner said, "You don't understand. Let me tell you____28____happened. When I asked you to paint the boat, I forgot to mention the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took it and____29____a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a hole there.
“I was not at home at the time. So when I ____30____and noticed they had taken the boat, I was____31____. Imagine my____32____ and joy when I saw them returning safely from fishing.
Then, I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You now see what you did You ____33____the life of my children!"
Each of us has a moral duty to offer help, wipe tears, listen carefully and repair all the "holes" we ____34____ in our life journey, because a small act will make a big ____35____in the future.
21. A. felt B. heard C. sensed D. noticed
22. A. make B. dig C. repair D. prepare
23. A. money B. paint C. brush D. fish
24. A. dropped B. cooked C. presented D. took
25. A. happy B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. surprised
26. A. hole B. chair C. paddle D. picture
27. A. huge B. small C. great D. rude
28. A. when B. why C. what D. how
29. A. went on B. went away C. went over D. went through
30. A. drove B. shared C. rewarded D. returned
31. A. hopeless B. silly C. crazy D. excited
32. A. belief B. relief完形填空
一
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most_____21_____and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and_____22_____we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an_____23_____victory. After all, Ed's idea of ____24____has always been nothing more____25____than lifting a fork to his mouth. As far as I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and ____26____proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often_____27_____about that，Ed refused to buy a larger T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed arrived for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly____28____, I was so surprised that I was____29____. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. _____30_____, at the point in our game when I'd have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ______31______7 to 9—and Ed was _____32_____. The sudden realization was painful. We continued to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious_______33_______about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone_______34_______that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to move . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my _____35_____.
21. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular
22. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested
23. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early
24. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness
25. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making
26. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly
27. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked
28. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure
29. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless
30. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
31. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally
32. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting
33. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems
34. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping
35. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It’s a beautiful day in Jaen capital of Jaen Province of Southern Spain. The September ____21____ beats down on a sea of wedding(婚礼)guests. As Dave makes a final toast(祝酒词), the guests ____22____ applause(掌声), because he just ____23____ his speech in Spanish, which he couldn’t speak a year ago.
Dave and his wife Carol were in South Wales when their son Stewart called from Spain and asked them to meet a(n) ____24____ lady-Atanea and her family. ____25____, Dave and Carol traveled to Spain to meet them, where they felt very ____26____, because they couldn’t speak Spanish. It was Atanea who acted as ____27____ to make everyone understood. One week later Stewart asked Atanea to ____28____ him, and she said yes. Dave wanted to ____29____ his son and connect with his in laws on a deeper level, so the mom and he arrived in the UK, Dave ____30____ Spanish lessons in the local learning center.
Dave’s months of hard work and ____31____ come together in one wonderful expression of ____32____ for Stewart and Atanea. No wonder he receives warm applause. ____33____ Atanea’s family are applauding more than Dave’s speech. They are applauding the respect Dave shows for their ____34____. Through learning Spanish, Dave shows his new in-laws that he wants to be part of their lives and that he ____35____ his daughter-in-law deeply. After all, she couldn’t translate for them forever.
21. A. morning B. weather C. tail D. sun
22. A. draw B. break into C. receive D. watch over
23. A. delivered B. recorded C. revised D. protested
24. A. busy B. special C. aged D. strong
25. A. Annoyed B. Confused C. Relaxed D. Excited
26. A. comfortable B. confident C. awkward D. regretful
27. A. volunteer B. expert C. translator D. professor
28. A. marry B. accept C. help D. trust
29. A. calm B. praise C. contact D. support
30. A. looked forward to B. signed up for C. went over D. picked up
31. A. courage B. experience C. responsibility D. determination
32. A. love B. respect C. credit D. demand
33. A. So B. Then C. But D. Or
34. A. guests B. in-laws C. culture D. wedding
35. A. moves B. cares about C. impresses D. worries about
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I wanted to travel to the Caribbean but couldn’t afford it. By chance, a friend____21____“pet sitting”, a service to help look after pets when owners are away from homes. I quickly began____22____ opportunities on a pet sitting website. There were only a couple of sits available, but I tried my luck, sent an____23____, waited a few days and____24____landed a three-month job in a beautiful house.
A month into my sit. I had explored the____25____ pretty well. Impressed by such a beautiful island, I decided to start a travel blog to share the beautiful beaches.____26____, for every photo of a beautiful beach there were 10 photos of rubbish. It was____27____for me to ignore (忽视) the plastic pollution____28____. So I began to share photos of the rubbish I____29____and how much I could____30____on my daily dog walks. The blog was used to raise____31____and highlight plastic-free travel.
I changed my way of living and even my____32____to accommodate more organic foods without plastic packaging. It’s been over three years now and I____33____to do what I can.
This journey has led me to some amazing but____34____places, and I have even organized some country-wide beach clean-up activities. My____35____now is to keep on going.
21. A. mentioned B. offered C. doubted D. requested
22. A. turning down B. giving up C. jumping at D. searching for
23. A. application B. apology C. order D. invitation
24. A. fortunately B. generally C. obviously D. casually
25. A. website B. destination C. custom D. market
26. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Instead
27. A. dangerous B. possible C. hard D. normal
28. A. control B. type C. process D. issue
29. A. saw B. threw C. produced D. buried
30. A. pay for B. take out C. pick up D. cut down
31. A. questions B. standards C. money D. awareness
32. A. necessities B. diets C. impression D. workout
33. A. forget B. compete C. agree D. continue
34. A. poor B. polluted C. noisy D. crowded
35. A. limit B. advice C. goal D. answer
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Society has certain standards for beauty. But Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc, who spent nearly four years ____31____ photos of women from around the world, is challenging these standards.
She believes that beauty can ____32____ many forms. “Beauty just means being ____33____,” Noroc told NPR, “I don’t think we have to change ourselves to be in a certain way; I think we just have to keep ourselves as we are and don’t ____34____ need to change.”
____35____ by a trip to Africa in 2013, Noroc has traveled to more than 50 countries and regions since then. In 2017, she published a book called The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits to show how many different kinds of beauty there are in the world.
From a struggling Russian dancer to a talkative cafe owner in New York, Noroc’s subjects (拍摄对象)____36____ her in deep conversation. Noroc found out what ____37____ them, what their daily struggles and joys are, and what brings beauty into their own lives. “No matter where I go, it’s the ____38____ that carry all the culture and traditions of a place. I really try to focus on women’s stories, how they face challenges and ____39____ them,” Noroc told CNN.
Her _____40_____ with Ala, a student at a self-defense school in Jordan called “She Fighter”, left a lasting impression on her. Ala raises her clenched (紧握) fists as she looks into the _____41_____ while her face is covered by a white hijab (面纱). Noroc describes She Fighter as “the first self-defense school for women in the Arab world”, and writes, “I discovered an amazing initiative and a(n) _____42_____ sisterhood.”
In Iran, Noroc met Farnoush, a woman who lives in two worlds. “In one she is an economist, by _____43_____. In the other, she is an artist, because this is her _____44_____.” For Noroc, the women’s beauty _____45_____ how natural and comfortable they appear while just being themselves.
31. A. drawing B. describing C. shooting D. studying
32. A. bring about B. take on C. make up of D. carry on
33. A. a doer B. yourself C. a lover D. itself
34. A. ultimately B. hopefully C. literally D. necessarily
35. A. Inspired B. Shocked C. Disappointed D. Stuck
36. A. kept B. lost C. engaged D. subscribed
37. A. anticipates B. frightens C. approaches D. moves
38. A. women B. youths C. men D. elders
39. A. change B. resolve C. overcome D. ignore
40. A. opinion B. encounter C. quality D. schedule
41. A. eye B. camera C. case D. glass
42. A. splendid B. terrible C. awkward D. concrete
43. A. profession B. effect C. operation D. sight
44. A. battle B. concern C. moment D. passion
45. A. counts on B. shows off C. ends up D. lies in
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Although Cuban built a tech company that would finally make him extremely rich, he never showed off that. “I never, ever thought about ____21____,” he said. Instead, Cuban said his drive was something else ____22____. He said, “I always think about time. That’s always been my driving force. How can I control my own ____23____ ”
At the beginning, when Cuban sold his first company for 6 million dollars, he never thought he’d have to ____24____ again. It made him so ____25____. He saved most of his ____26____ so he could live freely without worrying about future job. When he did ____27____, he spent on traveling with friends and family.
Five years later, the stock (股票) he had was highly ____28____ at the time. However, he hadn’t ____29____ most of his stock just months before the bubble (泡沫) ________30________, and then the share (股份) price dropped quickly. “It taught me a ________31________: When you just go after money, it never ________32________ well,” Cuban said. “However, if you value time, it can work out quite well. The most valuable fortune we can ________33________ is our time. The only thing we can do is ________34________ time and make full use of it. In that case, we can get amazing results.”
I couldn’t agree more with Cuban’s views. A person’s life is short. We should make the best use of time to do meaningful things, so that we won’t ________35________ a thing before death.
21. A. money B. relief C. jobs D. companies
22. A. equally B. completely C. purposely D. naturally
23. A. narrowness B. dirt C. time D. age
24. A. live B. share C. travel D. work
25. A. wise B. suitable C. impressive D. free
26. A. symbols B. strategies C. earnings D. rents
27. A. party B. spend C. challenge D. tour
28. A. valuable B. formal C. major D. obvious
29. A. sold B. packed C. held D. buried
30. A. formed B. improved C. broke D. changed
31. A. personality B. lesson C. path D. solution
32. A. puts away B. takes down C. works out D. gets over
33. A. create B. donate C. buy D. own
34. A. save B. apply C. understand D. limit
35. A. feature B. regret C. start D. deliver
五
完形填空
It is every kid’s worst nightmare and six-year-old Jaden Hayes has lived it ____21____. First he lost his dad when he was four and then last month his mom ____22____ unexpectedly in her sleep.
“I tried and I tried and I tried to get her ____23____—I couldn’t,” said Jaden.
Jaden is ____24____ heartbroken.
But there’s another side to his ____25____. A side he first made public a few weeks ago when he told his aunt, and now guardian, Barbara DiCola, that he was sick and tired of seeing everyone sad all the time. And he had a plan to ____26____ it. “And that was the beginning of it, “said Barbara.” That’s where the ____27____ began. “Jaden asked his aunt Barbara to buy a bunch of little ____28____ and bring him to downtown Savannah, Georgia near where he lives, so he could ____29____.
“I’m trying to make people _____30_____,” said Jaden.
Jaden _____31_____ people who aren’t already smiling and then turns their day around. He’s gone out on four different occasions now and he is always _____32_____. Even if sometimes he doesn’t get exactly the _____33_____ he was hoping for.
It is just so overwhelming to some people that a six-year-old orphan would give away a toy—expecting nothing _____34_____—except a smile.
“I’m counting on it to be 33,000,” said Jaden. When asked if he thinks he can make that _____35_____, he answered: “I think I can.”
21. A. once B. yet C. twice D. then
22. A. cried B. fought C. stayed D. died
23. A. delighted B. anxious C. absent D. awake
24. A. understandably B. impossibly C. hardly D. easily
25. A. comedy B. grief C. favor D. freedom
26. A. fix B. reach C. hide D. obey
27. A. pace B. pattern C. adventure D. anger
28. A. balls B. toys C. flowers D. fruits
29. A. sell them out B. set them up C. set them aside D. give them away
30. A. smile B. feel C. succeed D. talk
31. A. desires B. targets C. attacks D. rescues
32. A. serious B. stubborn C. successful D. troublesome
33. A. gift B. difficulty C. reaction D. excuse
34. A. in need B. in return C. for fun D. on show
35. A. goal B. possibility C. decision D. choice
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While I was riding a bike, I noticed a man about a half mile in front of me. He was traveling at a lower speed, I decided to ____21____ him. I had about one mile to go on the road before turning around.
I started to ride faster, and every block, I ____22____ closed the distance. Finally, I ____23____ him and passed him. He was not even ____24____ that we were in a race, but I felt like a ____25____.
After I made it, I ____26____ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ____27____ my turn, and that I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around.
Isn’t that what ____28____ in life We spend most of our time competing with neighbors, friends and family, trying to beat them or trying to be more ____29____ than them—while in the first place there was _____30_____ a competition.
We spend most of our time and energy competing with others instead of reaching our _____31_____, and we miss out on our own paths to our destinies (命运) as a result.
_____32_____ competition is a continuous process, a never-ending cycle, a race of life. No matter what you do, someone will always be _____33_____ you: someone with a better job, a nicer car and more money.
Feel _____34_____ for what life has offered you. Stay focused on your _____35_____, and live a healthy life. There is no competition in destiny. Run your own race of life and wish others well!
21. A. stop B. pass C. approach D. follow
22. A. immediately B. quickly C. slowly D. gradually
23. A. gave way to B. took control of C. caught up with D. made fun of
24. A. aware B. positive C. anxious D. doubtful
25. A. professional B. champion C. loser D. fighter
26. A. recognised B. expected C. identified D. observed
27. A. made B. reached C. taken D. missed
28. A. hides B. matters C. exists D. impresses
29. A. successful B. concentrated C. careful D. concerned
30. A. likely B. never C. still D. hardly
31. A. neighbourhood B. power C. destination D. turn
32. A. Illegal B. Equal C. Fair D. Unhealthy
33. A. next to B. ahead of C. together with D. far behind
34. A. responsible B. confident C. grateful D. graceful
35. A. challenge B. determination C. wisdom D. path
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As we all know, a friend in need is a friend indeed. I really don’t know the meaning of this proverb until one day something ____41____ happened to me.
That morning, I got up late and went to school without breakfast ____42____. While crossing a street, my bike ____43____ a stone and I fell on the ground, with my both knees badly injured. I managed the ____44____ and continued my riding. On my arrival at school, my teacher took us to the ____45____ for a basketball match. ____46____ the fact that I could hardly walk normally, I joined in the game. When I ____47____ to pass the ball, I was knocked down and fell down on my back. I could not ____48____ the bad pain and burst into tears. My classmates all started ____49____ at me and continued their match without me. Left alone on the playground, I couldn’t help feeling _____50_____ sorry. Just at that moment, Jack, one of my teammates, _____51_____ towards me from the other end and helped me. He comforted me and tried all _____52_____ to make me stand. He asked another classmate to _____53_____him, then kept me _____54_____the whole day, and even dropped me home after the school was over.
It was on that day that the proverb “a friend in need is a friend indeed” did _____55_____ to me.
41. A. anxious B. frightening C. confusing D. unexpected
42. A. on earth B. at last C. in shock D. in a hurry
43. A. attacked B. hit C. beat D. removed
44. A. pain B. loss C. sadness D. trouble
45. A. campus B. track C. access D. playground
46. A. Although B. Despite C. Except D. Throughout
47. A. decided B. hoped C. attempted D. quit
48. A. imagine B. stand C. forgive D. forget
49. A. laughing B. staring C. pointing D. shouting
50. A. likely B. gracefully C. creatively D. extremely
51. A. jumped B. faced C. advanced D. transported
52. A. means B. opinions C. traditions D. proposals
53. A. give way to B. take control of C. take the place of D. watch over
54. A. confidence B. company C. impression D. responsibility
55. A. make sense B. make progress C. make up D. make out
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I was born with a misshapen(畸形的) lip, and when I started to go to school, my classmates—who were constantly teasing—made it clear to me how strange I look. Then I entered second grade, Mrs. Leonard’s class. Everyone adored her. But no one ___41___ her more than I did. And for a(n) ___42___ reason.
The time came for the annual “hearing tests” given at our school. I was barely able to ___43___ anything out of one ear, and was not about to ___44___ yet another problem that would single me out as ___45___ . So I cheated.
Each child would go to the door of the ___46___ turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, and the teacher would ___47___ something from her desk, which the child would ___48___ . I had discovered in the kindergarten nobody checked to see how tightly the untested ear was being ___49___, so I merely pretended to block mine.
____50____ , I was last, but all through the ____51____ I wondered what Mrs. Leonard might whisper to me. My ____52____ came. I turned my bad ear to her, cover the other solidly with my ____53____ , then gently backed my finger out enough to be able to hear. I waited, and then came the words, seven words that ____54____ my life forever. Mrs. Leonard said ____55____, “I wish you were my little girl.”
41. A. respected B. loved C. impressed D. chose
42. A. important B. simple C. special D. apparent
43. A. hear B. see C. feel D. touch
44. A. show B. identify C. meet D. solve
45. A. negative B. tough C. lonely D. different
46. A. school B. classroom C. laboratory D. apartment
47. A. read B. ask C. shout D. whisper
48. A. repeat B. expect C. remember D. explain
49. A. hidden B. covered C. examined D. shut
50. A. In short B. For example C. As usual D. By contrast
51. A. test B. day C. class D. night
52. A. trouble B. turn C. word D. idea
53. A. hand B. will C. effort D. finger
54. A. saved B. claimed C. changed D. tracked
55. A. gratefully B. happily C. softly D. particularly
九
第一节
A man was employed to paint a boat. He brought paint and brushes and began to paint the boat as the owner wanted. While painting, he ____21____ there was a hole in the body of the boat and decided to____22____it. When he finished painting, he received his ____23____and left.
The next day, the owner of the boat visited the painter and ____24____him with a cheque（支票）, much higher than what he was paid for the painting work. The painter was ____25____ .
"You've already paid me for painting the boat, sir!" he said.
"This is not for the paint job. It's for repairing the____26____ in the boat."
"Ah! But it was such a small service." The man said, "Certainly it's not worth paying me such a high amount for something so ____27____ !"
"My dear friend, "the owner said, "You don't understand. Let me tell you____28____happened. When I asked you to paint the boat, I forgot to mention the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took it and____29____a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a hole there.
“I was not at home at the time. So when I ____30____and noticed they had taken the boat, I was____31____. Imagine my____32____ and joy when I saw them returning safely from fishing.
Then, I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You now see what you did You ____33____the life of my children!"
Each of us has a moral duty to offer help, wipe tears, listen carefully and repair all the "holes" we ____34____ in our life journey, because a small act will make a big ____35____in the future.
21. A. felt B. heard C. sensed D. noticed
22. A. make B. dig C. repair D. prepare
23. A. money B. paint C. brush D. fish
24. A. dropped B. cooked C. presented D. took
25. A. happy B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. surprised
26. A. hole B. chair C. paddle D. picture
27. A. huge B. small C. great D. rude
28. A. when B. why C. what D. how
29. A. went on B. went away C. went over D. went through
30. A. drove B. shared C. rewarded D. returned
31. A. hopeless B. silly C. crazy D. excited
32. A. belief B. relief C. sadness D. worry
33. A. saved B. hurt C. broke D. designed
34. A. come out B. come in C. come across D. come into
35. A. achievement B. progress C. process D. difference
2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新高考全国Ⅰ卷)
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On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have ____21____ the course earlier than she did. Her ____22____ came because she was carrying a ____23____ across the finish line.
As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her ____24____ when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She ____25____ to help her fellow runner, Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with ____26____. She couldn’t. Bailey then ____27____ to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____28____ attention.
Once there, Lenoue was ____29____ and later taken to a hospital, where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme ____30____ to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey’s help.
As for Bailey, she is more ____31____ about why her act is considered a big ____32____. “She was just crying. I couldn’t ____33____ her,” Bailey told the reporter. “I feel like I was just doing the right thing.”
Although the two young women were strangers before the ____34____, they’ve since become friends. Neither won the race, but the ____35____ of human kindness won the day.
21. A. designed B. followed C. changed D. finished
22. A. delay B. chance C. trouble D. excuse
23. A. judge B. volunteer C. classmate D. competitor
24. A. race B. school C. town D. training
25. A. agreed B. returned C. stopped D. promised
26. A. courage B. aid C. patience D. advice
27. A. went away B. stood up C. stepped aside D. bent down
28. A. medical B. public C. constant D. equal
29. A. interrupted B. assessed C. identified D. appreciated
30. A. hunger B. pain C. cold D. tiredness
31. A. worried B. ashamed C. confused D. discouraged
32. A. game B. problem C. lesson D. deal
33. A. leave B. cure C. bother D. understand
34. A. ride B. test C. meet D. show
35. A. secret B. display C. benefit D. exchange
