完形填空之个人情况专项
Passage 1
In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory 1 course about 20 years ago.
The professor 2 the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆), and invited the students to 3 how many beans the jar contained. After 4 shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the 5 answer, and went on saying, “You have just 6 an important lesson about science. That is: Never 7 your own senses.”
Twenty years later，the 8 could guess what the professor had in mind. He 9 himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting 10 into an unknown world invisible to the 11 ， which can be discovered only through scientific 12 . But the seventeen－year－old girl could not accept or even 13 the invitation. She was just 14 to understand the world.And she 15 that her first－hand experience could be the 16 . The professor, however, said that it was 17 . He was taking away her only 18 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(替代). “I remember feeling small and 19 ，” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I 20 the course that afternoon, and I haven't gone near science since.”
1．A．art B．history C．science D．math
2．A．searched for B．looked at C．got through D．marched into
3．A．count B．guess C．report D．watch
4．A．warning B．giving C．turning away D．listening to
5．A．ready B．possible C．correct D．difficult
6．A．learned B．prepared C．taught D．taken
7．A．lose B．trust C．sharpen D．show
8．A．lecturer B．scientist C．speaker D．woman
9．A．described B．respected C．saw D．served
10．A．voyage B．movement C．change D．rush
11．A．professor B．eye C．knowledge D．light
12．A．model B．senses C．spirit D．methods
13．A．hear B．make C．present D．refuse
14．A．suggesting B．beginning C．pretending D．waiting
15．A．believed B．doubted C．proved D．explained
16．A．growth B．strength C．faith D．truth
17．A．firm B．interesting C．wrong D．acceptable
18．A．task B．tool C．success D．connection
19．A．cruel B．proud C．frightened D．brave
20．A．dropped B．started C．passed D．missed
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。作者在文中提到了一位女性。二十年前，在第一节科学课上，一位教授做了一个实验，这个实验告诉学生们，不要相信自己的感觉。使得她对科学永远失去了兴趣。
1．考查名词辨析。 A. art艺术； B. history 历史； C. science科学； D. math数学。句意：在我们与人们讨论教育如何帮助他们在生活中取得成功时，一位女士记得大约20年前第一次参加了一门入门科学课程。由第二段倒数第二句以及后文几次提到的science一词。故C选项切题。
2．考查动词短语辨析。 A. searched for搜寻； B. looked at查看； C. got through 接通电话； D. marched into进入。句意：教授走进演讲厅，在他的桌子上放了一个装满干豆子的大罐子，并邀请学生猜测罐子里装了多少豆子。由本段后文他把一个坛子置于讲台，可知教授大踏步走进教室。故D选项切题。
3．考查动词辨析。A. count计算； B. guess猜； C. report报告； D. watch看。句意：教授走进演讲厅，在他的桌子上放了一个装满干豆子的大罐子，并邀请学生猜测罐子里装了多少豆子。由本段后文wildly wrong guesses 可知此句是让学生猜测。故B选项切题。
4．考查动词短语辨析。 A. warning警告； B. giving给； C. turning away拒绝； D. listening to听。句意：在听了疯狂错误猜测的喊声后，教授笑了笑，宣布了正确的答案。本段前文讲教授要求学生猜测豆子的数目，此句应为教授听完学生的回答。故D选项切题。
5．考查形容词辨析。A. ready准备的； B. possible 可能的； C. correct正确的 ； D. difficult困难的。句意：在听了疯狂错误猜测的喊声后，教授笑了笑，宣布了正确的答案。本段前文讲学生喊出错误答案，那么教授给出的就是正确答案了。故C选项切题。
6．考查动词辨析。 A. learned学习； B. prepared准备 ； C. taught 教； D. taken拿。句意：你们刚刚学习了关于科学重要的一课。这里的主语you指的是当时还是学生的那位女子以及同学们，所以应为学习了(learn)重要的一课。故A选项切题。
7．考查动词辨析。A. lose丢失； B. trust信任； C. sharpen使变得锋利； D. show展示。句意：那就是:永远不要相信自己的感觉。由前文学生们根据视觉判断豆子的数目，结果错了，可知此处应该为教授教育学生在科学方面不要相信自己的感觉。故B选项切题。
8．考查名词辨析。 A. lecturer 讲师； B. scientist 科学家； C. speaker演讲者； D. woman女人。句意： 20年后，这个女人可以猜出教授的想法。文章只提到教授和那位女子，既然能猜出教授心里怎么想的，当然主语指的是那位女子。故D选项切题。
9．考查动词辨析。A. described描写； B. respected 尊重； C. saw 看见； D. served服务。句意：也许他认为自己是在邀请他的学生开始一次激动人心的航行，进入一个肉眼看不见的未知世界。文中说教授以为自己在引导学生们开始了航行，驶入未知世界，设空处翻译为认为、看待。空后还有关键词as，构成短语see somebody/something as。故C选项切题。
10．考查名词辨析。 A. voyage航行； B. movement运动； C. change改变； D. rush冲。句意：也许他认为自己是在邀请他的学生开始一次激动人心的航行，进入一个肉眼看不见的未知世界。这里用驶入未知世界的航行来比喻对知识领域的探索。根据句意，故A选项切题。
11．考查名词辨析。A. professor教授； B. eye眼睛； C. knowledge知识； D. light光。句意：进入一个肉眼看不见的未知世界。第二段提到让学生们看着坛子去猜测，结果猜错了，所以这里invisible to the eye，应该为肉眼看不见的。故B选项切题。
12．考查名词辨析。A. model 模范； B. senses感觉； C. spirit精神； D. methods方法。句意：这只能通过科学方法才能发现。第二段最后一句提到自己的感觉，而感觉是判断事物的一种方法，所以根据教授的观点，只有用科学的办法才能准确判断事物。故D选项切题。
13．考查动词辨析。 A. hear听； B. make制作； C. present提出； D. refuse拒绝。句意：这个十七岁的女孩并没有接受甚至没有听懂教授的所授内容。根据句意。故A选项切题。
14．考查动词辨析。A. suggesting建议； B. beginning开始； C. pretending假装； D. waiting等待。句意：她刚刚开始了解这个世界。前句提到十七岁的女孩，强调年龄小，所以此句表示小女孩才刚刚开始理解这个世界。故B选项切题。
15．考查动词辨析。A. believed相信； B. doubted怀疑； C. proved证明； D. explained解释。句意：她相信她的第一手经验就是事实。她认为她的亲身体验就是真实的，这是小女孩的观点。believe可用来指个人观点。故A选项切题。
16．考查名词辨析。 A. growth生长； B. strength力量； C. faith信仰； D. truth事实。句意：她相信她的第一手经验就是事实。根据句意，故D选项切题。
17．考查形容词辨析。 A. firm坚定的； B. interesting有趣的； C. wrong错误的； D. acceptable可接受的。句意：然而，教授说这是错误的。根据第二段可知教授认为那是错误的。故C选项切题。
18．考查名词辨析。A. task任务； B. tool工具； C. success成功； D. connection联系。句意：他夺走了她唯一认知事物的工具。根据句意，故B选项切题。
19．考查形容词辨析。A. cruel残忍的 ； B. proud自豪的； C. frightened害怕的 ； D. brave勇敢的。句意：我记得我感到渺小和害怕。文中说教授的教学方法使得小女孩失去了对科学的兴趣，所以小女孩感到悲观和害怕。故C选项切题。
20．考查动词辨析。 A. dropped放弃； B. started开始； C. passed 通过； D. missed错过。句意：那天下午我放弃了这门课，从那以后我就再也没有接近科学。根据句意，故A选项切题。
Passage 2
My husband sat down on the bed. “Your 21 are complete ridiculous, Denise. These gifts don’t have to be perfect. The kids don’t care.”
I 22 him and kept wrapping the gifts. Each boy needed to have his own paper, and each gift 23 to be wrapped perfectly. Actually, I always 24 to do everything perfectly. I suspected my entire family lived in 25 of my standards. I told myself I was just taking care of my family, but in reality I knew my 26 perfectionism wasn't doing us any good. I knew I needed to 27 .
Two days later, my husband and I took our two older boys on a 28 to Matamoros, Mexico. We were going to participate in a(n) 29 known as the" Big Feed", where we'd be working in a field with strangers.
Upon arriving, we sat down and listened to the director, Ben, give his 30 about the event. “We won't stay inside although it's raining. And I have something that'll 31 that all of you stay flexible.” He 32 a small piece of cookie to each of us. “This is the Flexi-cookie. You eat it and you 33 will be flexible. Now let’s eat this cookie together.”
It tasted so ordinary, but it 34 magical ways. I worked alongside my family for two long days in a 35 field. We handed out supplies and 36 for several thousand people. My sons played games with the other children all day in the rain, and I never once 37 them up. I learned to be flexible.
Later, I muttered(嘀咕)"Fexi, Flexi" throughout the day, 38 myself that I needed to be less 39 . I cannot say I've totally overcome my perfectionism, but I've made enough 40 .
21．A．attitudes B．beliefs C．principles D．standards
22．A．blamed B．abandoned C．ignored D．teased
23．A．had B．requested C．happened D．asked
24．A．agreed B．attempted C．failed D．refused
25．A．order B．fear C．place D．support
26．A．stubborn B．curious C．generous D．normal
27．A．flee B．withdraw C．change D．recover
28．A．routine B．diet C．dilemma D．journey
29．A．event B．adventure C．lecture D．ceremony
30．A．speech B．review C．writing D．guess
31．A．explain B．guarantee C．witness D．assume
32．A．showed off B．took in C．mixed up D．passed out
33．A．improperly B．certainly C．rarely D．unwillingly
34．A．occurred B．counted C．worked D．mattered
35．A．muddy B．broad C．comfortable D．smooth
36．A．prepared B．stood C．waited D．cooked
37．A．fixed B．picked C．brought D．cleaned
38．A．convincing B．reminding C．warning D．promising
39．A．patient B．conservative C．rigid D．careful
40．A．marks B．equipment C．progress D．differences
【分析】
本文为一篇记叙文。作者Denise有着深刻的完美主义准则，她意识到这对家人带来的影响。在一次去墨西哥的旅行中，她参加了一项称为“大喂食”的活动，之后慢慢做出了改变，取得了一定进步。
【详解】
1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：“你的标准太荒谬了，Denise。 这些礼物不必太完美。 孩子们不在乎。” A. attitudes态度；B. beliefs信仰；C. principles原则；D. standards标准。根据“These gifts don’t have to be perfect. The kids don’t care.”并结合第二段“ I suspected my entire family lived in 5 of my standards. ”可知，Denise的丈夫认为妻子准备礼物的标准太荒唐了。故选D项。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没理他，继续包装礼物。A. blamed责怪；B. abandoned遗弃；C. ignored忽视，忽略；D. teased取笑。根据“Each boy needed to have his own paper, and each gift 3 to be wrapped perfectly.”可知，Denise忽视了丈夫的话。故选C项。
3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个男孩都需要自己的纸，而且每个礼物都必须包装得完美。A. had to不得不；B. requested要求；C. happened to碰巧；D. asked要求。根据and前的needed to可知，此处had to与其对应，表示“每个礼物都必须包装得完美”。故选A项。
4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，我总是企图将一切做得完美。A. agreed同意；B. attempted企图；C. failed失败；D. refused拒绝。根据“I suspected my entire family lived in of my standards.”可知，作者试图将一切做得完美。故选B项。
5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我怀疑我的家人都生活在对我的标准的恐惧中。A. order命令；B. fear恐惧；C. place地方；D. support支持。根据suspect及上一句句意可知，作者怀疑大家都生活在对她的标准的恐惧之中。故选B项。
6. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我告诉自己，我只是在照顾我的家庭，但事实上，我知道我固执的完美主义对我们没有任何好处。A. stubborn固执的；B. curious好奇的；C. generous慷慨的；D. normal正常的。根据上一句内容及perfectionism可知，作者清楚自己的完美主义是固执的。故选A项。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道我需要改变。A. flee逃离；B. withdraw撤消；C. change改变；D. recover恢复。根据“but in reality I knew my 6 perfectionism wasn't doing us any good”可知，作者认为自己需要改掉完美主义这一标准。故选C项。
8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：两天后，我和丈夫带着两个大一点的儿子去墨西哥的马塔莫罗斯旅行。A. routine路线；B. diet饮食；C. dilemma困境；D. journey旅行。根据Matamoros，Mexico可知，此处表示去此地旅行。故选D项。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们要参加一个叫做“大喂食”的活动，在那里我们要和陌生人一起在田野里工作。A. event项目，活动；B. adventure冒险；C. lecture讲座；D. ceremony仪式。根据participate in及名称“Big Feed”可知，宾语应该是一项“活动”。故选A项。
10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一到那里，我们就坐下来，听导演Ben就这个事件发表演讲。A. speech演讲；B. review回顾；C. writing写作；D. guess猜测。give one's speech意思为：做演讲，为固定搭配，符合句意。故选A项。
11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我有办法保证你们都能保持灵活。A. explain解释；B. guarantee保证；C. witness见证；D. assume假设。根据下文“You eat it and you 13 will be flexible. ”可知，演讲者Ben表示有能保证对方保持灵活的东西。故选B项。
12.考查动词短语辨析。句意：他给我们每人发了一小块饼干。A. showed off炫耀；B. took in吸收；C. mixed up混淆；D. passed out分发。根据each of us可知，应该是每个人都分发了一小块饼干。故选D项。
13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：你吃了它，你肯定会变得灵活。A. improperly不合适地；B. certainly肯定地；C. rarely罕见地；D. unwillingly不情愿地。根据And I have something that'll 11 that all of you stay flexible.可知，Ben保证大家吃了饼干会变得灵活，certainly语气较强，符合题意。故选B项。
14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：它尝起来很普通，但却有神奇的功效。A. occurred发生；B. counted数；C. worked奏效；D. mattered重要。根据magic ways可知，饼干有神奇的效果。故选C项。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我和我的家人在泥泞的田野里工作了整整两天。A. muddy泥泞的；B. broad宽敞的；C. comfortable舒适的；D. smooth光滑的。根据field可知，田野里应该是泥泞的。故选A项。
16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们分发物资，为几千人做饭。A. prepared准备；B. stood站立；C. waited等待；D. cooked煮饭。根据handed out supplies可知，与发放物资同类的事情是为大家做饭。故选D项。
17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的儿子们和其他孩子在雨中玩了一整天，我一次也没有把他们清理干净。A. fixed修理；B. picked捡起；C. brought带来；D. cleaned清理。根据前文中的muddy field及in the rain可知，孩子们身上应该是很脏的，但是我没有清理干净。故选D项。
18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我整天嘟囔着“灵活，灵活”，提醒自己不要那么死板。A. convincing说服；B. reminding提醒；C. warning警告；D. promising承诺。根据作者自己反复说的"Fexi, Flexi"可知，是自己在提醒自己要灵活。故选B项。
19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. patient耐心的；B. conservative保守的；C. rigid死板的；D. careful小心的。根据“Later, I muttered(嘀咕)"Fexi, Flexi" throughout the day, myself that I needed to be less”可知，应该是要少些死板。故选C项。
20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不能说我已经完全克服了我的完美主义，但我已经取得了足够的进步。A. marks标志；B. equipment设备；C. progress进步；D. differences不同。根据“I cannot say I've totally overcome my perfectionism…”可知，作者虽然没有完全克服完美主义，但是取得了进步。故选C项。
Passage 3
I live on the top floor of an apartment block overlooking the ocean. Just across the road is a bakery overflowing with fresh bread. It's 41 how fond I am of this little bakery though there is nothing I can eat there. There are two things it 42 me with other than the attractive smell, and that's borrowed Wi-Fi when our Internet 43 and endless occasions for people-watching.
There's a 44 man who spends the days talking to the pigeons just outside our 45 . It's 35℃ here but I've never 46 him without his thick leather jacket, all torn and 47 . We always nod at each other and his 48 has become a reminder to slow down on the 49 street.
I'm sitting here at my desk 50 a cup of Yorkshire tea. It seems like time has just returned to the past and 51 me here on this island on the other side of the world.
Sometimes I love that I 52 here alone and get to make all my choices on my own terms with endless adventures to be had. Other times, I'll be 53 in the sea watching the 54 with my mask and I'll notice the empty space beside me, which marks the transition (转变)from childhood to adulthood. My dad is not by my side to 55 the rocks together and make funny faces under the water. So I 56 funny faces at the fish but it's not the 57 .
I always wanted to live by the 58 in a hot country to swim, and travel the world. But something very important that I've 59 is that even when living the dream, 60 has unavoidable ups and downs.
41．A．severe B．nervous C．funny D．serious
42．A．supports B．gives C．helps D．provides
43．A．appears B．cuts C．accesses D．crowds
44．A．homeless B．guilty C．hungry D．dirty
45．A．city B．flats C．bakery D．desks
46．A．comforted B．avoided C．seen D．helped
47．A．delighted B．amused C．bored D．worn
48．A．movement B．presence C．opinion D．doubt
49．A．busy B．public C．quiet D．high
50．A．for B．on C．with D．behind
51．A．parked B．lifted C．driven D．landed
52．A．showed up B．occupied with C．turned off D．adapted to
53．A．surfing B．swimming C．stopping D．living
54．A．scenery B．water C．fish D．grass
55．A．found B．submit C．find D．explore
56．A．save B．lose C．make D．watch
57．A．same B．true C．real D．false
58．A．road B．beach C．square D．side
59．A．supported B．intended C．arranged D．learnt
60．A．life B．block C．conference D．order
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者的生活环境和自己日常生活以及自己的感悟。
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考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有趣的是，尽管那里没有我能吃的东西，我还是那么喜欢这个小面包房。A. severe严格的；B. nervous紧张的；C. funny有趣的；D. serious认真的。根据下文的“how fond I am of this little bakery though there is nothing I can eat there”可知，作者喜欢这个小面包房，尽管在那里没有什么东西可吃。故可知这是一件有趣的事情。故选C项。
42．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了诱人的气味，它还为我提供了两样东西，一是当我们的网络中断时，它可以借用Wi-Fi，还有无穷无尽的观看行人的机会。A. supports支持；B. gives给与；C. helps帮助；D. provides提供。根据 “other than the attractive smell, and that's borrowed Wi-Fi when our Internet____3____and endless occasions for people-watching.”可知，面包房除了给作者提供诱人的香味外，还给作者提供了Wi-Fi和观看人的机会。故选D项。
43．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了诱人的气味，它还为我提供了两样东西，一是当我们的网络中断时，它可以借用Wi-Fi，还有无穷无尽的观看行人的机会。A. appears出现；B. cuts砍断；C. accesses利用；D. crowds拥挤。根据上文的“borrowed Wi-FT”可知此处指“当我们的网络切断时，我们就需要用借用的网络”。故选B项。
44．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有个流浪汉整天和我们公寓外的鸽子聊天。A. homeless无家可归的；B. guilty犯罪的；C. hungry饿的；D. dirty脏的。根据下文“It's 35℃ here but I've never____6____him without his thick leather jacket, all torn and____7____.”可知，这个人在我们公寓外与鸽子谈话，并且大热天穿着厚厚的破旧的皮夹克，可知这个人是无家可归的。故选A项。
45．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有个流浪汉整天和我们公寓外的鸽子聊天。A. city城市；B. flats公寓；C. bakery面包店；D. desks办公桌。从第一段的“Just across the road is a bakery overflowing with fresh bread.”可知，作者所居住的公寓楼的街道对面有一个小面包房，且第一段下文又提到这个面包房提供作者观看人的机会。由此可推知，这个流浪汉是与在“我们”公寓楼外的鸽子说话。故选B项。
46．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这里气温35度，但我从没见过他不穿那件破皮夹克的。A. comforted安慰；B. avoided避免；C. seen看见；D. helped帮助。根据第一段中的“endless occasions for people-watching”可知，此处应是与watching 相关的，所以是作者看到这个流浪汉总是穿那件破皮夹克。故选C项。
47．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这里气温35度，但我从没见过他不穿那件破皮夹克的。A. delighted高兴的；B. amused被逗乐；C. bored无聊的；D. worn破旧的。根据上文的“torn”可知，皮夹克被撕坏了，故可知是“破旧的、破烂的”。故选D项。
48．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们总是互相点头，他的出现提醒我们在繁忙的街道上慢下来。A. movement移动，运动；B. presence存在；C. opinion看法，观点；D. doubt怀疑。根据文章语境可知这个无家可归的人经常都在我们公寓的外面，他的存在变成了一个在忙碌街道上让人放慢脚步的提醒者。故选B项。
49．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们总是互相点头，他的出现提醒我们在繁忙的街道上慢下来。A. busy忙碌的；B. public公众的；C. quiet安静的；D. high高的。根据上文的“a reminder to slow down.. .”可知，成为放慢节奏的提醒者，故可推测出此处表示“在忙碌的街道上”。故选A项。
50．
考查介词词义辨析。句意：我正坐在办公桌前，端着一杯约克郡茶。A. for为了；B. on在；C. with和；D. behind后来。根据“I'm sitting here at my desk词义”可知此处表示作者拿着一杯Yorkshire茶坐在桌旁。介词 with意为“具有”，符合语境。故选C项。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意：时光仿佛回到了过去把我带到这个世界另一端的岛上。A. parked停车；B. lifted举起；C. driven开车送到；D. landed使着陆。根据下文的“on this island on the other side of the world”可知，作者在世界的另一端。故推知“好像时间已经刚刚突然返回到了过去并且把我放在这个岛上。”作者是在岛上，所以动词land 的意思适合。故选D项。
52．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：有时候，我喜欢自己一个人来这里，用自己的方式做出所有的选择，享受无尽的冒险。A. showed up出现；B. occupied with占领；C. turned off关闭；D. adapted to适应。根据第三段“on this island on the other side of the world.”提到了作者在一个岛上，所以此处表示作者有时喜欢单独出现在这里。故选A项。
53．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：其他时候，我会在海里游泳，戴着面具看鱼，我会注意到我身边的空间，这标志着从童年到成年的过渡。A. surf冲浪；B. swim游泳；C. stop停止；D. live生活。根据下文的“ in the sea watching the____14____with my mask”可知，作者在海里游泳处。应选B项。
54．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他时候，我会在海里游泳，戴着面具看鱼，我会注意到我身边的空间，这标志着从童年到成年的过渡。A. scenery景色；B. water水；C. fish鱼；D. grass草。根据“So I____16____funny faces at the fish but it's not the____17____.”可知，此处表示作者“观看鱼”。故选C项。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意：我爸爸不在我身边，我们一起在水下探索岩石，做鬼脸。A. found发现；B. submit提交；C. find发现；D. explore发现，探索。这里是指作者探索岩石。故选D。
56．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我对着鱼做鬼脸，但这是不一样的。A. save节省；B. lose丢失；C. make制作；D. watch观看。考查固定短语make faces。根据“and make funny faces under the water.”可知，作者对着鱼做鬼脸。故选C项。
57．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以我对着鱼做鬼脸，但这是不一样的。A. same相同的；B. true正确的；C. real真正的；D. false错误的。根据“So I____16____funny faces at the fish”可知，作者自己向鱼做鬼脸，鬼脸还是原来的鬼脸，但是心情却不同了。故选A项。
58．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直想住在炎热国家的海滩边，游泳，环游世界。A. road路上；B. beach沙滩；C. square广场；D. side侧面。根据第一段的首句“I live on the top floor of an apartment block overlooking the ocean.”以及下文的“...to swim”可知，作者喜欢生活在海滩上。故选B项。
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考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我学到的很重要的一点是，即使在实现梦想的时候，生活也不可避免地会有起伏。A. supported支持；B. intended打算；C. arranged安排；D. learnt学习。根据“that even when living the dream,____20____has unavoidable ups and downs.”可知，此处表示作者学习到(了解到)的重要的事情。故选D项。
60．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我学到的很重要的一点是，即使在实现梦想的时候，生活也不可避免地会有起伏。A. life生活；B. block街区；C. conference会议；D. order要求。根据“even when living the dream,”和语境可知，此处表示“即使活在梦中，生活亦无可避免地出现起起落落”，其他选项均不符合语境。故选A项。
Passage 4
I’ll never forget a ride 20 years ago. Back then, I 61 a taxi. One time, I was called at midnight to 62 a passenger. When I arrived, the building was dark except for one night in a window.
I walked to the door and knocked. A small woman in her 80s stood before me. By her side was a 63 . I took it and we walked slowly to the street. She kept thanking me.
“It’s nothing, I tried to treat my passengers how I want my mother 64 .”
When we got into the taxi, she gave me the 65 , and then asked me to drive through the downtown. But I told her it was not the shortest way.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice (临终医院). The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly 66 the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, she showed me the building where she had once worked, the 67 where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone 68 as a girl. In the early morning, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.” We drove in 69 to the hospice. As I 70 , two nurses were waiting for us. They helped her into a wheelchair.
“How much do I 71 you ” she asked, reaching for her purse.
I said nothing, leaned down and gave her a 72 . She said, “You gave me a little moment of joy. Thank you.”
I 73 her hand and then walked back. I believe I had never done anything more important in my life. We usually think that our lives are 74 by great moments. But I now realize that great moments catch us by surprise, because they often seem quite 75 .
61．A．hired B．drove C．repaired D．employed
62．A．carry B．find C．see off D．pick up
63．A．suitcase B．cat C．wheelchair D．purse
64．A．cured B．cared C．treated D．fed
65．A．address B．money C．map D．direction
66．A．turn on B．shut off C．set up D．tear down
67．A．castle B．destination C．hospice D．neighborhood
68．A．shopping B．dancing C．sporting D．dating
69．A．advance B．amusement C．excitement D．silence
70．A．pulled up B．pull through C．wandered D．withdrew
71．A．occupy B．owe C．charge D．feed
72．A．present B．smile C．hug D．promise
73．A．squeezed B．folded C．pulled D．raised
74．A．divided B．detected C．declared D．defined
75．A．reliable B．small C．incredible D．innocent
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了作者作为出租车司机时的一次经历。
61．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那时，我开出租车。A. hired雇佣；B. drove驾驶；C. repaired修理；D. employed雇佣。结合下一句“I was called at midnight to 2 a passenger”可知，作者当时是一名出租车司机。故选B项。
62．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次，我半夜被叫去接一个乘客。A. carry携带；B. find找到，发现；C. see off 送行，送别；D. pick up（开车）接。结合空后的“a passenger”及语境可知，此处指作者去接一名乘客。故选D项。
63．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她旁边是一个手提箱。A. suitcase手提箱；B. cat猫；C. wheelchair轮椅；D. purse钱包。结合下一句“I took it and we walked slowly to the street.(我拿过来，然后我们慢慢向街道走去)”及下文内容可知，老人是去临终医院，应是带着行李，suitcase符合语境。故选A项。
64．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“这没什么，我想要别人怎样对待我的母亲，我就怎样对待我的乘客。”A. cured治愈；B. cared关心； C. treated对待；D. fed喂养。结合“I tried to treat my passengers”及语境可知，此处指想让母亲受到怎样的对待，作者就怎样去对待别人。故选C项。
65．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们上车后，她把地址给我，让我开车穿过市区。A. address地址；B. money钱；C. map地图；D. direction方向。结合前后句可知， 上车后应是告诉司机“地址”，让司机从市区走。故选A项。
66．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我轻轻地关了计价器。A. turn on打开；B. shut off关闭；C. set up建立；D. tear down拆除。由上文老人说的话“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). The doctor says I don’t have very long.”及下文内容可知，作者受到触动，最后没有收钱，所以此处指关闭了计价器。故选B项。
67．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的两个小时，她指给我看她曾经工作过的那栋楼，她曾经住过的那个街区，还有那个家具店，曾经是一个舞厅，她还是个小姑娘的时候曾在那里跳过舞。A. castle城堡；B. destination目的地；C. hospice临终医院；D. neighborhood街区，街坊。由“where she had lived”可知，此处指她曾居住 的“街区”。故选D项。
68．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的两个小时，她指给我看她曾经工作过的那栋楼，她曾经住过的那个街区，还有那个家具店，曾经是一个舞厅，她还是个小姑娘的时候曾在那里跳过舞。A. shopping购物；B. dancing跳舞；C. sporting运动；D. dating约会。由“a ballroom”可知，舞厅是跳舞的地方。故选B项。
69．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们沉默着开车到了临终医院。A. advance前进；B. amusement消遣，娱乐；C. excitement激动，兴奋；D. silence沉默，寂静。由上文“I’m tired. Let’s go now.”可知，应是“沉默着”到达临终医院。故选D项。
70．
考查动词、动词短语辨析。句意：当我停车时，两个护士正在等着我们。A. pulled up停车；B. pull through度过难关，恢复健康；C. wandered徘徊；D. withdrew收回。由空后“two nurses were waiting for us”可知，应是到达临终医院停车时，故选A项。
71．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我应该付你多少钱？”她问，伸手去拿钱包。A. occupy占用；B. owe欠，应给与；C. charge索价，充电；D. feed喂养。结合“reaching for her purse”及语境可知，此处是到达目的地后，问司机应付多少钱。故选B项。
72．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我什么也没说，俯下身，给了她一个拥抱。A. present礼物；B. smile微笑；C. hug拥抱；D. promise承诺。由“leaned down”可知，作者俯下身去拥抱老人。故选C项。
73．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我紧紧握了下她的手，然后往回走。A. squeezed紧握；B. folded折叠；C. pulled拉；D. raised举起，提高。由空后的“her hand”可知，作者紧握住老人的手。故选A项。
74．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们通常认为我们的生活是由一些重大时刻定义的。A. divided分开；B. detected察觉，探测；C. declared宣布，声明；D. defined定义。结合语境可知，此处指生活是由一些重大时刻“定义”的。故选D项。
75．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我现在意识到，伟大的时刻总是会让我们措手不及，因为它们常常看起来很渺小。A. reliable可靠的；B. small小的； C. incredible难以置信的；D. innocent无辜的。此处与上文的great 形成对比，small符合语境。故选B项。
Passage 5
My grandfather’s name was Bernard Berman, and I have his nose. “You're just our little Jewish girl,” my parents told me when I was a kid.
Until recently, this nose was all I knew about Judaism and my 76 to it. When I was 7 years old, I 77 a Sunday school. 78 , I never quite 79 at the school I attended. There was my 80 , curly (卷曲的) hair my classmates considered “exotic”, causing it necessary to be fairer and requiring amounts of hair products to tame. Then there was my 81 .
At 19, I got a nose job. For years, I continued to 82 myself from my Jewish heritage and appearance. I 83 my hair and 84 my face in makeup in attempts to look less Jewish. Last year, at the age of 36, I was getting my makeup done before a gala (盛会). An hour of 85 and highlighting later, the dresser 86 my chair around to face the mirror. My eyes 87 .
I rushed home to show my husband Aaron the “modified” me. Aaron 88 . “Nice!” His 89 smile signaled he was shocked. “You don’t like it ” “I don’t not like it. It’s just...not you.”
For nearly all of my life, I believed the “Jewish girl” my parents described wasn’t Ok. So I tried to 90 her beneath 91 products and procedures. I couldn’t see that being a Jewish girl was something to 92 .
And in that moment, I decided it was finally 93 to let that Jewish girl out. I’m standing in the truth and 94 of being a Jew not because of what I look like, but because it’s who I am. I want my children to honor every aspect of their 95 .
76．A．link B．source C．origin D．dislike
77．A．looked for B．checked in C．dropped in D．signed up for
78．A．Therefore B．However C．Consequently D．Eventually
79．A．caught up B．kept up C．participated in D．fitted in
80．A．dark B．fair C．gray D．white
81．A．nose B．mouth C．tongue D．eye
82．A．discourage B．dislike C．disconnect D．distinguish
83．A．curled B．tied C．shaved D．straightened
84．A．cleaned B．covered C．got D．decorated
85．A．making B．cleaning C．shading D．working
86．A．spun B．swung C．twisted D．wound
87．A．opened B．widened C．streamed D．focused
88．A．escaped B．froze C．rushed D．hesitated
89．A．broad B．sweet C．forced D．bitter
90．A．seek B．find C．abandon D．bury
91．A．hiding B．expensive C．skin D．beauty
92．A．hide B．treasure C．mind D．congratulate
93．A．time B．occasion C．situation D．opportunity
94．A．hobbies B．functions C．traditions D．habits
95．A．honors B．ancestors C．identities D．transformations
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者从小到大都很介意自已犹太身份，并做了很多改变，到最后接受自己的身份。
76．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：直到最近，这只鼻子是我对犹太教以及我与它的联系的全部了解。A. link联系；B. source来源；C. origin源头；D. dislike不喜欢。固定短语be link to与……的联系。根据“My grandfather’s name was Bernard Berman, and I have his nose. “You're just our little Jewish girl,” my parents told me when I was a kid.”可知，作者的鼻子是典型的犹太人的鼻子，这是作者对犹太教与自己鼻子之间联系的全部了解。故选A。
77．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我7岁的时候，报名参加了一个主日学校。A. looked for寻找；B. checked in检查；C. dropped in落进；D. signed up for报名。根据“I never quite ____4____ at the school I attended.”可知，此处应该是作者报名入学的意思。故选D。
78．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我从来没有很适应我上的学校。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Consequently因此；D. Eventually最终地。前后句之间为转折关系，所以用副词however。故选B。
79．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，我从来没有很适应我上的学校。A. caught up赶上；B. kept up保持；C. participated in参加；D. fitted in适应。根据“There was my ____5____ , curly (卷曲的) hair my classmates considered “exotic”, causing it necessary to be fairer and requiring amounts of hair products to tame.”可知，作者从来都不适应所上的学校。故选D。
80．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的黑色卷发被同学们认为是“异国情调”，所以我的头发必须要更加白皙，而且需要大量的美发产品来打理。A. dark黑色的；B. fair公平的；C. gray灰色的；D. white白色的。根据“causing it necessary to be fairer and requiring amounts of hair products to tame.”可知，作者室友是犹太血统且她想让自已头发白皙。由此可知，她原来头发是黑色的。故选A。
81．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后是我的鼻子。A. nose鼻子；B. mouth嘴巴；C. tongue舌头；D. eye眼睛。根据下文“At 19, I got a nose job.”可知，作者改造的是鼻子。故选A。
82．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，我不断地脱离我的犹太血统和外表。A. discourage打击；B. dislike不喜欢；C. disconnect脱离；D. distinguish区分。根据“At 19, I got a nose job.”和下文可知，作者做了很多努力是为了想要摆脱犹太血统和外表。故选C。
83．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我把头发拉直，用化妆品遮住脸，试图让自己看起来不那么像犹太人。A. curled卷曲的；B. tied系住的；C. shaved固定的；D. straightened拉直的。根据上文“There was my ____5____ , curly (卷曲的) hair my classmates considered “exotic””可知，作者是把她头发拉直。故选D。
84．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把头发拉直，用化妆品遮住脸，试图让自己看起来不那么像犹太人。A. cleaned打理；B. covered遮住；C. got变得；D. decorated装扮。根据“in makeup in attempts to look less Jewish.”可知，这里应该是化妆品遮住脸。故选B。
85．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个小时的阴影和高光后，化妆师把我的椅子转过来对着镜子。A. making制作；B. cleaning清理；C. shading阴影；D. working工作。根据“and highlighting later”和常识可知，化妆品有阴影和高光。故选C。
86．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个小时的阴影和高光后，化妆师把我的椅子转过来对着镜子。A. spun旋转；B. swung摇摆；C. twisted扭曲的；D. wound受伤。根据“my chair around to face the mirror.”可知，化妆师把椅子旋转对准镜子。故选A。
87．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我睁大了眼睛。A. opened打开；B. widened放大；C. streamed流动；D. focused关注。根据下文“I rushed home to show my husband Aaron the “modified” me.”可知，作者对化完妆的自己很惊喜。故选B。
88．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：亚伦冻结了。A. escaped逃跑；B. froze冻结；C. rushed冲；D. hesitated犹豫。根据下文“he was shocked.”可知，作者丈夫对作者的变化很震惊。故选B。
89．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他勉强的微笑表明他很震惊。A. broad宽的；B. sweet甜的；C. forced勉强的；D. bitter痛苦的。根据下文“he was shocked.”可知，作者丈夫笑是勉强的。故选C。
90．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我试图用美容产品和美容程序来掩盖她。A. seek寻找；B. find找到；C. abandon抛弃；D. bury隐藏。根据句意，应该是掩盖住自己本来的面目。故选D。
91．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以我试图用美容产品和美容程序来掩盖她。A. hiding隐藏；B. expensive昂贵的；C. skin皮肤；D. beauty美丽。根据“beauty products and procedures”可知，作者试图用美容产品和美容程序遮住自己原来的样子。故选D。
92．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看不出作为一个犹太女孩有什么值得珍惜的。A. hide隐藏；B. treasure珍惜；C. mind记住；D. congratulate庆祝。根据上文“I believed the “Jewish girl” my parents described wasn’t Ok.”可知，作者并不珍惜自已原来的血统。故选B。
93．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那一刻，我决定是时候让那个犹太女孩出来了。A. time时候；B. occasion地点；C. situation情况；D. opportunity机会。根据前文“And in that moment”可知，应该是那个时候。故选A。
94．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：坚持犹太人的真理和传统并不是因为我的长相，而是因为我就是犹太人。A. hobbies爱好；B. functions功能；C. traditions传统；D. habits习惯。根据“being a Jew not because of what I look like, but because it’s who I am.”可知，这里应该是犹太人的真理和传统。故选C。
95．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我希望我的孩子尊重他们身份的方方面面。A. honors荣誉；B. ancestors祖先；C. identities身份；D. transformations转换。根据全文可知，作者都在讲述自己介意自己犹太身份。故选C。
Passage 6
When I was younger, I dreamed of becoming a chef. My dad, however, 96 that I was too young to 97 cooking. For many years, he only 98 me to observe him cook. All I did was to watch him in the 99 . I studied how he 100 the ingredients (配料), cut meat and vegetables, and stirred (搅拌) it all together every now and then.
However, there were also not so good kitchen 101 . There was a time when the 102 became very big, which made me 103 to be in the kitchen and learn how to cook. Since then, I didn’t really want to go 104 than just watching. It took about a decade for me to reduce my fear of fire.
When I was already 18, my dad 105 allowed me to start cooking on my own. However, I had to ask him or my brother to open the stove for me. Unlike many others who 106 a simple fried egg or other fried 107 , my first dish was already more 108 . The years of watching my dad made it 109 to cook more complex foods like beef stew, sautéed (炒) vegetables, and even making a cake. All these surely 110 me happy.
Indeed, I will not forget my first 111 in the kitchen—where I started and how my knowledge and 112 gradually developed; how I simply watched and waited; how I overcame my 113 ; and how I loved and 114 cooking, creating whatever I like.
I wish that someday the whole world was like the kitchen to me—where I can 115 my life according to my heart’s desires and dreams.
96．A．demanded B．advocated C．insisted D．admitted
97．A．learn B．register C．handle D．maintain
98．A．forbade B．allowed C．advised D．forced
99．A．yard B．distance C．kitchen D．fireplace
100．A．considered B．balanced C．measured D．prepared
101．A．experiences B．moments C．practices D．regulations
102．A．fire B．smoke C．explosion D．spray
103．A．annoyed B．joyful C．confused D．afraid
104．A．faster B．beyond C．further D．rather
105．A．definitely B．gradually C．willingly D．finally
106．A．pick up B．give up C．start with D．deal with
107．A．foods B．snacks C．cakes D．eggs
108．A．popular B．appealing C．delicious D．advanced
109．A．quicker B．easier C．better D．nicer
110．A．made B．broke C．closed D．lit
111．A．lessons B．experiences C．dishes D．reflections
112．A．qualities B．standards C．skills D．horizons
113．A．worries B．fears C．concerns D．challenges
114．A．enjoyed B．delayed C．practised D．finished
115．A．control B．burn C．imitate D．cook
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了作者的烹饪经历，表现了自己对烹饪以及生活的热爱。
【详解】
1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我年轻的时候，梦想成为一名厨师。但是我爸爸坚持说我还太小，不能学烹饪。A.demanded 要求；B.advocated 鼓吹；C.insisted 坚持说；D.admitted承认。根据前文“however”可知此处指父亲坚持说我太小。故选C。
2. 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A.learn 学习；B.register 注册；C.handle 处理；D.maintain维持。根据前文“I dreamed of becoming a chef.”及“ I was too young to 2 cooking”可知此处指父亲认为我太小不能学习烹饪。故选A。
3. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，他只允许我观察他做饭。A.forbade 禁止；B.allowed 允许；C.advised 建议；D.forced强迫。 由下文提到的“All I did was to watch him”可知，此处应该是他只允许我观看他做菜。故选B。
4. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只是在厨房里看着他。A.yard 院子；B.distance 距离；C.kitchen 厨房；D.fireplace壁炉。 根据下文“which made me 8 to be in the kitchen and learn how to cook”所以此处表示我在厨房里看父亲做菜。故选C。
5. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我研究他是如何准备配料的，切肉和蔬菜，并时不时地搅拌一下。A.considered 考虑；B.balanced 平衡；C.measured 衡量；D.prepared准备。根据下文“cut meat and vegetables, and stirred (搅拌) it all together every now and then.”可知此处指我研究他如何准备材料。故选D。
6. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，也有不那么好的厨房时刻。A.experiences 经历；B.moments 时刻；C.practices 习惯；D.regulations规则。 由下文提到的“There was a time”可以推测，此处应该表示“时间，时刻，时段”，故选B。
7. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：曾经有一段时间，火变得很大，这让我害怕呆在厨房里，学习如何做饭。A.fire 火；B.smoke 烟；C.explosion 爆炸；D.spray浪花。根据下文“It took about a decade for me to reduce my fear of fire.”，可知此处指火变得很大。故选A。
8. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A.annoyed 生气的；B.joyful 高兴的；C.confused困惑的； D.afraid害怕的。根据下文“It took about a decade for me to reduce my fear of fire.”，可知此处指火让我害怕。故选D。
9. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，我就不想再继续下去了。A.faster 更远；B.beyond 往更远处；C.further 更进一步；D.rather相当。根据下文“than just watching”可知此处指我不想再继续研究下去了，表示在程度上更进一步，故选C。
10. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我18岁的时候，我爸终于允许我自己做饭了。A.definitely 明确地；确切地；B.gradually 逐渐地；C.willingly乐意地； D.finally最终。根据前文“My dad, however, 1 that I was too young to 2 cooking.”可知此处指最终父亲允许我自己做饭了。故选D。
11. 考查短语词义辨析。句意：不像其他人一开始只吃简单的煎蛋或其他油炸食品，我的第一道菜已经更先进了。A.pick up 偶然学会，捡起；B.give up 放弃；C.start with 以......开始；D.deal with处理。根据下文“my first dish was already more 13 ”可知此处指其他人一开始就是简单地煎蛋或其它的油炸食品，故选C。
12. 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A.foods（某种）食物； B.snacks 小吃；快餐；C.cakes 蛋糕；D.eggs鸡蛋。根据前文“ a simple fried egg or other fried”可知，此处指其它的油炸食物。故选A。
13. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A.popular 流行的；B.appealing 引起兴趣的；动人的；C.delicious美味的； D.advanced高级的。此处与前面提到的“a simple fried egg”构成对比关系，说明作者自己一开始不是做简单的食品，而是直接做高档的（advanced）饭菜。故选D。
14. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多年观察我父亲，让我更容易烹饪更复杂的食物，比如炖牛肉，炒蔬菜，甚至做蛋糕。A.quicker 更快；B.easier 更容易；C.better 更好；D.nicer更友好的。根据上文“The years of watching my dad ”可知此处指让我更容易烹饪更复杂的食物。故选B。
15. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：所有这些都让我很开心。A.made 使；B.broke 破坏；C.closed 关闭；D.lit点燃。结合前文可知，因为多年的观察父亲做饭，所以让我更容易烹饪更复杂的食物，这些让我很开心。所以此处表示“使我开心，使我高兴”。故选A。
16. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，我不会忘记我在厨房的第一次经历——这是我初涉世事的地方，我的知识和技能是如何逐渐发展的；A.lessons 教训；B.experiences经历； C.dishes 菜；D.reflections映像。结合后文“where I started”可知此处指我在厨房的第一次经历。故选B。
17. 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A.qualities品质； B.standards 标准；C.skills技巧； D.horizons眼界；视野。结合前文“how my knowledge and”，可知此处与前面提到的“knowledge”是并列关系，所以用skills。故选C。
18. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我如何克服恐惧，我如何热爱和享受烹饪，创造我喜欢的东西。A.worries担心； B.fears恐惧； C.concerns 关心；D.challenges挑战。此处是总结上文的句子，与上文对大火感到恐惧之事相呼应，表示我如何克服我的恐惧。故选B。
19. 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A.enjoyed 喜欢；B.delayed 推迟；C.practised练习； D.finished结束。根据下文“creating whatever I like.”可知此处指我享受烹饪。故选A。
20. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望有一天整个世界对我来说就像厨房一样——在那里我可以按照自己内心的渴望和梦想来烹饪自己的生活。A.control 控制；B.burn燃烧； C.imitate 模仿；D.cook烹饪。根据前文“I wish that someday the whole world was like the kitchen to me”可知此处把世界比作厨房，所以此处用cook作比喻。指我可以按照自己的内心渴望和梦想来烹饪我的生活。故选D。完形填空之个人情况专项
Passage 1
In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory 1 course about 20 years ago.
The professor 2 the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆), and invited the students to 3 how many beans the jar contained. After 4 shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the 5 answer, and went on saying, “You have just 6 an important lesson about science. That is: Never 7 your own senses.”
Twenty years later，the 8 could guess what the professor had in mind. He 9 himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting 10 into an unknown world invisible to the 11 ， which can be discovered only through scientific 12 . But the seventeen－year－old girl could not accept or even 13 the invitation. She was just 14 to understand the world.And she 15 that her first－hand experience could be the 16 . The professor, however, said that it was 17 . He was taking away her only 18 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(替代). “I remember feeling small and 19 ，” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I 20 the course that afternoon, and I haven't gone near science since.”
1．A．art B．history C．science D．math
2．A．searched for B．looked at C．got through D．marched into
3．A．count B．guess C．report D．watch
4．A．warning B．giving C．turning away D．listening to
5．A．ready B．possible C．correct D．difficult
6．A．learned B．prepared C．taught D．taken
7．A．lose B．trust C．sharpen D．show
8．A．lecturer B．scientist C．speaker D．woman
9．A．described B．respected C．saw D．served
10．A．voyage B．movement C．change D．rush
11．A．professor B．eye C．knowledge D．light
12．A．model B．senses C．spirit D．methods
13．A．hear B．make C．present D．refuse
14．A．suggesting B．beginning C．pretending D．waiting
15．A．believed B．doubted C．proved D．explained
16．A．growth B．strength C．faith D．truth
17．A．firm B．interesting C．wrong D．acceptable
18．A．task B．tool C．success D．connection
19．A．cruel B．proud C．frightened D．brave
20．A．dropped B．started C．passed D．missed
Passage 2
My husband sat down on the bed. “Your 21 are complete ridiculous, Denise. These gifts don’t have to be perfect. The kids don’t care.”
I 22 him and kept wrapping the gifts. Each boy needed to have his own paper, and each gift 23 to be wrapped perfectly. Actually, I always 24 to do everything perfectly. I suspected my entire family lived in 25 of my standards. I told myself I was just taking care of my family, but in reality I knew my 26 perfectionism wasn't doing us any good. I knew I needed to 27 .
Two days later, my husband and I took our two older boys on a 28 to Matamoros, Mexico. We were going to participate in a(n) 29 known as the" Big Feed", where we'd be working in a field with strangers.
Upon arriving, we sat down and listened to the director, Ben, give his 30 about the event. “We won't stay inside although it's raining. And I have something that'll 31 that all of you stay flexible.” He 32 a small piece of cookie to each of us. “This is the Flexi-cookie. You eat it and you 33 will be flexible. Now let’s eat this cookie together.”
It tasted so ordinary, but it 34 magical ways. I worked alongside my family for two long days in a 35 field. We handed out supplies and 36 for several thousand people. My sons played games with the other children all day in the rain, and I never once 37 them up. I learned to be flexible.
Later, I muttered(嘀咕)"Fexi, Flexi" throughout the day, 38 myself that I needed to be less 39 . I cannot say I've totally overcome my perfectionism, but I've made enough 40 .
21．A．attitudes B．beliefs C．principles D．standards
22．A．blamed B．abandoned C．ignored D．teased
23．A．had B．requested C．happened D．asked
24．A．agreed B．attempted C．failed D．refused
25．A．order B．fear C．place D．support
26．A．stubborn B．curious C．generous D．normal
27．A．flee B．withdraw C．change D．recover
28．A．routine B．diet C．dilemma D．journey
29．A．event B．adventure C．lecture D．ceremony
30．A．speech B．review C．writing D．guess
31．A．explain B．guarantee C．witness D．assume
32．A．showed off B．took in C．mixed up D．passed out
33．A．improperly B．certainly C．rarely D．unwillingly
34．A．occurred B．counted C．worked D．mattered
35．A．muddy B．broad C．comfortable D．smooth
36．A．prepared B．stood C．waited D．cooked
37．A．fixed B．picked C．brought D．cleaned
38．A．convincing B．reminding C．warning D．promising
39．A．patient B．conservative C．rigid D．careful
40．A．marks B．equipment C．progress D．differences
Passage 3
I live on the top floor of an apartment block overlooking the ocean. Just across the road is a bakery overflowing with fresh bread. It's 41 how fond I am of this little bakery though there is nothing I can eat there. There are two things it 42 me with other than the attractive smell, and that's borrowed Wi-Fi when our Internet 43 and endless occasions for people-watching.
There's a 44 man who spends the days talking to the pigeons just outside our 45 . It's 35℃ here but I've never 46 him without his thick leather jacket, all torn and 47 . We always nod at each other and his 48 has become a reminder to slow down on the 49 street.
I'm sitting here at my desk 50 a cup of Yorkshire tea. It seems like time has just returned to the past and 51 me here on this island on the other side of the world.
Sometimes I love that I 52 here alone and get to make all my choices on my own terms with endless adventures to be had. Other times, I'll be 53 in the sea watching the 54 with my mask and I'll notice the empty space beside me, which marks the transition (转变)from childhood to adulthood. My dad is not by my side to 55 the rocks together and make funny faces under the water. So I 56 funny faces at the fish but it's not the 57 .
I always wanted to live by the 58 in a hot country to swim, and travel the world. But something very important that I've 59 is that even when living the dream, 60 has unavoidable ups and downs.
41．A．severe B．nervous C．funny D．serious
42．A．supports B．gives C．helps D．provides
43．A．appears B．cuts C．accesses D．crowds
44．A．homeless B．guilty C．hungry D．dirty
45．A．city B．flats C．bakery D．desks
46．A．comforted B．avoided C．seen D．helped
47．A．delighted B．amused C．bored D．worn
48．A．movement B．presence C．opinion D．doubt
49．A．busy B．public C．quiet D．high
50．A．for B．on C．with D．behind
51．A．parked B．lifted C．driven D．landed
52．A．showed up B．occupied with C．turned off D．adapted to
53．A．surfing B．swimming C．stopping D．living
54．A．scenery B．water C．fish D．grass
55．A．found B．submit C．find D．explore
56．A．save B．lose C．make D．watch
57．A．same B．true C．real D．false
58．A．road B．beach C．square D．side
59．A．supported B．intended C．arranged D．learnt
60．A．life B．block C．conference D．order
Passage 4
I’ll never forget a ride 20 years ago. Back then, I 61 a taxi. One time, I was called at midnight to 62 a passenger. When I arrived, the building was dark except for one night in a window.
I walked to the door and knocked. A small woman in her 80s stood before me. By her side was a 63 . I took it and we walked slowly to the street. She kept thanking me.
“It’s nothing, I tried to treat my passengers how I want my mother 64 .”
When we got into the taxi, she gave me the 65 , and then asked me to drive through the downtown. But I told her it was not the shortest way.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice (临终医院). The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly 66 the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, she showed me the building where she had once worked, the 67 where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone 68 as a girl. In the early morning, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.” We drove in 69 to the hospice. As I 70 , two nurses were waiting for us. They helped her into a wheelchair.
“How much do I 71 you ” she asked, reaching for her purse.
I said nothing, leaned down and gave her a 72 . She said, “You gave me a little moment of joy. Thank you.”
I 73 her hand and then walked back. I believe I had never done anything more important in my life. We usually think that our lives are 74 by great moments. But I now realize that great moments catch us by surprise, because they often seem quite 75 .
61．A．hired B．drove C．repaired D．employed
62．A．carry B．find C．see off D．pick up
63．A．suitcase B．cat C．wheelchair D．purse
64．A．cured B．cared C．treated D．fed
65．A．address B．money C．map D．direction
66．A．turn on B．shut off C．set up D．tear down
67．A．castle B．destination C．hospice D．neighborhood
68．A．shopping B．dancing C．sporting D．dating
69．A．advance B．amusement C．excitement D．silence
70．A．pulled up B．pull through C．wandered D．withdrew
71．A．occupy B．owe C．charge D．feed
72．A．present B．smile C．hug D．promise
73．A．squeezed B．folded C．pulled D．raised
74．A．divided B．detected C．declared D．defined
75．A．reliable B．small C．incredible D．innocent
Passage 5
My grandfather’s name was Bernard Berman, and I have his nose. “You're just our little Jewish girl,” my parents told me when I was a kid.
Until recently, this nose was all I knew about Judaism and my 76 to it. When I was 7 years old, I 77 a Sunday school. 78 , I never quite 79 at the school I attended. There was my 80 , curly (卷曲的) hair my classmates considered “exotic”, causing it necessary to be fairer and requiring amounts of hair products to tame. Then there was my 81 .
At 19, I got a nose job. For years, I continued to 82 myself from my Jewish heritage and appearance. I 83 my hair and 84 my face in makeup in attempts to look less Jewish. Last year, at the age of 36, I was getting my makeup done before a gala (盛会). An hour of 85 and highlighting later, the dresser 86 my chair around to face the mirror. My eyes 87 .
I rushed home to show my husband Aaron the “modified” me. Aaron 88 . “Nice!” His 89 smile signaled he was shocked. “You don’t like it ” “I don’t not like it. It’s just...not you.”
For nearly all of my life, I believed the “Jewish girl” my parents described wasn’t Ok. So I tried to 90 her beneath 91 products and procedures. I couldn’t see that being a Jewish girl was something to 92 .
And in that moment, I decided it was finally 93 to let that Jewish girl out. I’m standing in the truth and 94 of being a Jew not because of what I look like, but because it’s who I am. I want my children to honor every aspect of their 95 .
76．A．link B．source C．origin D．dislike
77．A．looked for B．checked in C．dropped in D．signed up for
78．A．Therefore B．However C．Consequently D．Eventually
79．A．caught up B．kept up C．participated in D．fitted in
80．A．dark B．fair C．gray D．white
81．A．nose B．mouth C．tongue D．eye
82．A．discourage B．dislike C．disconnect D．distinguish
83．A．curled B．tied C．shaved D．straightened
84．A．cleaned B．covered C．got D．decorated
85．A．making B．cleaning C．shading D．working
86．A．spun B．swung C．twisted D．wound
87．A．opened B．widened C．streamed D．focused
88．A．escaped B．froze C．rushed D．hesitated
89．A．broad B．sweet C．forced D．bitter
90．A．seek B．find C．abandon D．bury
91．A．hiding B．expensive C．skin D．beauty
92．A．hide B．treasure C．mind D．congratulate
93．A．time B．occasion C．situation D．opportunity
94．A．hobbies B．functions C．traditions D．habits
95．A．honors B．ancestors C．identities D．transformations
Passage 6
When I was younger, I dreamed of becoming a chef. My dad, however, 96 that I was too young to 97 cooking. For many years, he only 98 me to observe him cook. All I did was to watch him in the 99 . I studied how he 100 the ingredients (配料), cut meat and vegetables, and stirred (搅拌) it all together every now and then.
However, there were also not so good kitchen 101 . There was a time when the 102 became very big, which made me 103 to be in the kitchen and learn how to cook. Since then, I didn’t really want to go 104 than just watching. It took about a decade for me to reduce my fear of fire.
When I was already 18, my dad 105 allowed me to start cooking on my own. However, I had to ask him or my brother to open the stove for me. Unlike many others who 106 a simple fried egg or other fried 107 , my first dish was already more 108 . The years of watching my dad made it 109 to cook more complex foods like beef stew, sautéed (炒) vegetables, and even making a cake. All these surely 110 me happy.
Indeed, I will not forget my first 111 in the kitchen—where I started and how my knowledge and 112 gradually developed; how I simply watched and waited; how I overcame my 113 ; and how I loved and 114 cooking, creating whatever I like.
I wish that someday the whole world was like the kitchen to me—where I can 115 my life according to my heart’s desires and dreams.
96．A．demanded B．advocated C．insisted D．admitted
97．A．learn B．register C．handle D．maintain
98．A．forbade B．allowed C．advised D．forced
99．A．yard B．distance C．kitchen D．fireplace
100．A．considered B．balanced C．measured D．prepared
101．A．experiences B．moments C．practices D．regulations
102．A．fire B．smoke C．explosion D．spray
103．A．annoyed B．joyful C．confused D．afraid
104．A．faster B．beyond C．further D．rather
105．A．definitely B．gradually C．willingly D．finally
106．A．pick up B．give up C．start with D．deal with
107．A．foods B．snacks C．cakes D．eggs
108．A．popular B．appealing C．delicious D．advanced
109．A．quicker B．easier C．better D．nicer
110．A．made B．broke C．closed D．lit
111．A．lessons B．experiences C．dishes D．reflections
112．A．qualities B．standards C．skills D．horizons
113．A．worries B．fears C．concerns D．challenges
114．A．enjoyed B．delayed C．practised D．finished
115．A．control B．burn C．imitate D．cook
