江苏省2024年中考英语专题训练：完形填空（含解析）

江苏省2024年中考英语专题训练：完形填空
“Anna, your voice sounds great.” Helen greeted Anna with a hug. “But it might help if you...”
“Look, Helen,” Anna stopped her, unable to hide her 1 . “I know what’s best for my performance. I’ve spent a lot of time practicing and I know how to be 2 .”
“I’m sorry, Anna. I know you’re good at 3 , but...never mind. I’ll give you some space.” With that, Helen left.
Anna realized she had driven her friend away, but she 4 to let these things distract (使分心) herself. She told herself that it would be 5 to focus (集中) without other people’s advice.
The singing competition was coming in two days. “Anna! Pay attention to the lyrics!” Teacher Smith said when Anna 6 the lyrics. Anna saw Helen’s empty seat and tried to push away the 7 she felt from her friend’s absence (缺席).
Teacher Smith went up to Anna. “Anna, it seems that you are distracted, and you need to get your 8 back on the song.”
Helen always nitpicked (挑剔) her performance, but she always had 9 supportive to say as well. Anna missed the encouragement Helen gave her 10 she was doubting herself—like now.
Finally, the day of the competition came. Although Anna knew the lyrics by heart, she still felt 11 . She stood there with a worried face.
“You’re going to be great!” Anna suddenly heard. She 12 saw Helen walking towards her.
Anna stood with her mouth open. “I really didn’t think you were going to 13 . I’m sorry—you were just trying to help me, but I didn’t want to listen to what you tried to say.”
Helen hugged Anna. “I know you needed your 14 , but there’s no way I was going to miss your competition—you’re my best friend! I’ll always 15 you.”
Anna felt better. When it was her turn to perform, she walked to the stage with her head held high.
1．A．lights B．feelings C．sounds D．lines
2．A．perfect B．strange C．fair D．silly
3．A．dancing B．speaking C．drawing D．singing
4．A．preferred B．remembered C．refused D．expected
5．A．easier B．worse C．harder D．lower
6．A．raised B．forgot C．explained D．caught
7．A．happiness B．pride C．sadness D．peace
8．A．job B．dream C．body D．mind
9．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
10．A．until B．before C．though D．when
11．A．glad B．nervous C．bored D．relaxed
12．A．quietly B．madly C．surprisingly D．slowly
13．A．give up B．show up C．look up D．pick up
14．A．space B．advice C．attention D．skill
15．A．leave B．control C．support D．introduce
In a community in northern China, there is a voluntary team called “Shared Children”. It tries to help elderly empty nesters (空巢老人).
The 108 volunteers help the 71 16 people. When the old people have problems, such as a water leak (漏水), the 17 give a helping hand as quickly as they can.
One volunteer named Zhao Yanfei is now the “daughter” of 81-year-old Zhang Meizhen. Zhao cares much about Zhang’s 18 life. “I 19 go to the community’s square, a popular place for old people to rest, to see if Zhang is there.” says Zhao. “ 20 one day I don’t see her there, I will worry about her.”
Many people in the community are aged over 60, and many of 21 live alone and feel lonely. In recent years, the community has 22 many ideas to help these people. At first, they organized a(n) 23 called “Knocking on the Door” which means paying visits to the old people. Then. they 24 giving out “contact (联络) cards”, hoping that the old would call the community workers when they needed help. 25 , the community did not have enough workers to help so many elderly people.
26 , the idea of “Shared Children” came out. One worker from the community said, “Many people wanted to 27 . Now the number of the volunteers in the team is 108.”
The volunteers are not all young people. Last year, Fan Fawen, a train driver, joined the volunteer team. He often helps to repair home appliances (家电) 28 fridges in elderly people’s homes when they can’t work, as well as carrying heavy things, like rice bags. “They 29 give me cakes and biscuits. I am 30 to get these little gifts and that makes me want to help them more.” Fan says.
More people are now starting to learn about the team. It’s believed that more people will join the team in the future.
16．A．strange B．young C．shy D．old
17．A．volunteers B．directors C．customers D．partners
18．A．professional B．relaxing C．daily D．childhood
19．A．never B．always C．hardly ever D．seldom
20．A．But B．Unless C．Because D．If
21．A．them B．you C．us D．it
22．A．thrown away B．given up C．come up with D．separated from
23．A．game B．activity C．license D．speech
24．A．avoided B．hated C．regretted D．tried
25．A．However B．Instead C．Anyway D．Besides
26．A．Suddenly B．Usually C．Finally D．Exactly
27．A．leave B．help C．graduate D．examine
28．A．for B．towards C．on D．like
29．A．also B．still C．neither D．yet
30．A．bored B．angry C．excited D．nervous
Stress before exams is one of the biggest problems in students’ lives. It makes you feel bad and 31 you from thinking clearly. Here are some tips to make you less 32 .
The best way to deal with exam stress is to have a good study 33 . Decide which subjects to study every day and how much time to spend on each one. It’s terrible to study 34 till the last minute.
When we have difficulties in learning, we feel stressed. It’s 35 . But don’t worry about it. Do something about it! Ask your teacher for help. You may find it hard to believe but all teachers want their students to do well in exams.
Your body needs 36 for your brain to work better. So don’t study all the time. It can just make you more stressed. Do some sports, go to the gym or just go for a walk but get up and move!
It’s important for your brain to 37 so try to get eight hours’ sleep every night. Eat a healthy diet and 38 drinks with coffee that can prevent you from sleeping well.
Finally, if you have followed the advice above and you 39 feel stressed, talk to someone, your mum or your dad, a friend or a teacher, and tell them how you feel. Don’t keep it a 40 . We all need help sometimes.
31．A．helps B．stops C．protects D．suggests
32．A．worried B．tired C．bored D．excited
33．A．research B．direction C．report D．plan
34．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
35．A．strange B．normal C．important D．special
36．A．food B．exercise C．happiness D．development
37．A．work B．rest C．think D．learn
38．A．avoid B．prefer C．enjoy D．buy
39．A．still B．just C．hardly D．never
40．A．way B．dream C．case D．secret
When you use a knife and fork, you have to take the knife with your right hand and the fork with your left hand, or you can’t eat the food 41 . But with chopsticks, you can 42 the eating problems with just one hand.
Chopsticks were called zhu or ji a in ancient China. It is said that they were invented by Da Yu,who 43 controlled the heavy flood (洪水). One day he was busy 44 the flood. In order to save time when eating, he used two 45 from a tree to take the hot food. It was a story about the 46 of chopsticks. In fact, the earliest chopsticks found in China were from Yinxu in Anyang city, Henan Province.
Many people probably haven’t realized the cultural meanings of chopsticks. They are seen as one of the 47 of Chinese food culture. Do you find that one end of chopsticks is 48 and the other end is round It is said that the round end means Heaven (天堂) while the square end 49 for Earth. Besides, chopsticks are usually used in pairs. In Chinese culture, it perfectly shows yin and yang.
Now at least 1.8 billion people. are using chopsticks. Maybe in the close future, using chopsticks to eat will be a 50 thing around the world. We are happy to see that the influence of Chinese culture has spread far and wide.
41．A．fairly B．secretly C．early D．easily
42．A．solve B．check C．choose D．realize
43．A．curiously B．quietly C．successfully D．rapidly
44．A．turning off B．searching for C．running after D．dealing with
45．A．fruits B．sticks C．stones D．leaves
46．A．invention B．shape C．experience D．instruction
47．A．notes B．symbols C．races D．paints
48．A．cool B．round C．magic D．square
49．A．looks B．calls C．stands D．asks
50．A．common B．strange C．difficult D．necessary
I was born in a big family. My elder brother, Eddie and I looked much the same because our 51 were the perfect combination (结合) of our Mom’s and Dad’s. However, I did feel 52 .
My eldest brother, Tony was humorous. He could tell a funny story that kept you 53 all the time. And Eddie was 54 . He was good at football and often entered competitions. His gift helped him be a good football coach.
However, I was quiet and not so outgoing as my 55 . I just wanted to learn everything so I spent more time 56 . I was usually left behind for I was much younger than the two boys. For most of the time, I played alone. But I was not so 57 as you thought. My imagination was a great friend and in a way I liked the loneliness.
Looking back now, I can see that although I was different, I enjoyed the difference instead of worrying about it. As a result, I became the person I wanted to be. My reading 58 me to start writing. It also helped me solve the biggest problems about love, kindness and happiness and find great pleasure. The 59 in my quiet life made it easy for me to work at home and take care of the family at the same time.
We all have something 60 in our life. We only need to find it, to live it, and to love it.
51．A．hobbies B．ideas C．faces D．voices
52．A．angry B．different C．pleased D．excited
53．A．laughing B．waiting C．thinking D．worrying
54．A．warm B．active C．brave D．strict
55．A．friends B．classmates C．parents D．brothers
56．A．listening B．talking C．reading D．singing
57．A．lonely B．serious C．comfortable D．careful
58．A．wished B．asked C．led D．warned
59．A．pleasure B．job C．book D．problem
60．A．funny B．wrong C．boring D．special
At the age of nine, Kelly dreamed of being a basketball player. But one day when she was playing basketball, she hurt her left leg 61 . The doctor told her she could no longer play basketball. What was worse, she needed help doing 62 , including going to the bathroom.
Thinking that her dream could never come true, Kelly was in low spirits and gave up her studies at school. Her mother did all she could to cheer her up, but Kelly 63 to change. She even took out all her anger and 64 on her mother.
Then one day Kelly’s friends introduced her to the gym. Kelly 65 that she should turn her attention to what she could do, not to what she couldn’t. Posting 66 story online, she was inspired. As she was encouraged by the kindness, she returned to school for two half days a week. And with the 67 of a bodybuilding trainer, she trained hard and soon found herself on stage performing 68 a bodybuilder. Her mother was truly 69 and proud.
Today, Kelly is studying to be a life coach. She is at peace with what happened to her, not just physically, but mentally (精神上). “Sometimes you must experience 70 things to come out stronger on other side,” said Kelly.
61．A．badly B．slowly C．easily D．hardly
62．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
63．A．reduced B．regretted C．remembered D．refused
64．A．fun B．pain C．love D．worry
65．A．realized B．warned C．suggested D．advised
66．A．his B．my C．her D．their
67．A．need B．help C．promise D．hope
68．A．as B．to C．for D．about
69．A．angry B．calm C．happy D．upset
70．A．little B．difficult C．nice D．happy
Before leaving college, my son began to look for a job. He wanted to work for a famous company. However, the competition was very 71 . It planned to employ (雇佣) only one person, 72 more than fifty people competed for the job. Finally, he was among the 73 people who entered the final interview (面试). To their surprise, the interview was very 74 , during which the boss only talked with them for a while. Then he said, “All of you are excellent. Please go home and wait for the 75 of the interview.” Three days later, my son received a message saying that he was not 76 the job. Tears welled up in his eyes when he knew it. But later in the evening, he told me 77 that he had received another message saying that he had been employed.
Later, we knew that the first message was also part of the 78 in the interview. All the three men received the 79 message, but only my son’s reply 80 the company. Of the three, one did not reply. The other said “goodbye” and my son said “thank you”, so he was offered the job.
71．A．relaxing B．serious C．interesting
72．A．so B．or C．while
73．A．two B．three C．five
74．A．simple B．strict C．difficult
75．A．prize B．advice C．result
76．A．offered B．passed C．shown
77．A．quickly B．happily C．carefully
78．A．game B．story C．test
79．A．same B．honest C．useful
80．A．surprised B．satisfied C．worried
Once a father and son went to the kite flying festival. The young son became very 81 when seeing the sky filled with colorful kites. So, he also asked his father to get him a 82 . The father agreed and they went to a shop at the park where the festival was being held. After carefully looking at the kites, they 83 the one they both liked.
When the son got it, he couldn’t wait to fly it. Soon, his kite reached high up in the sky. After a while, he found it couldn’t go 84 . “The string (线) is holding the kite down,” he said to himself. “If I 85 it, the kite can be free and fly higher.” The son cut the string. After that, the kite flew up a little more and the son felt very excited. However, the kite didn’t rise for long. It slowly 86 until it landed in a tree far away. The son was 87 to see this.
“I thought the kite could fly higher without the string,” the son said. “What happened ”
“The string wasn’t holding the kite down but helping it stay higher. After you cut the string, it didn’t have any 88 .” said the father.
The son realized his mistake and 89 a lesson from the experience. In fact, 90 are like the string that seems to hold us down in our daily life. But, without them, we can’t fly high like the kite. We should never let go of rules.
81．A．sad B．happy C．worried
82．A．kite B．toy C．gift
83．A．made B．borrowed C．chose
84．A．nearer B．closer C．higher
85．A．hold B．cut C．fly
86．A．flew up B．came down C．went back
87．A．surprised B．interested C．satisfied
88．A．energy B．support C．freedom
89．A．learned B．taught C．managed
90．A．interests B．rules C．habits
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参考答案：
1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．A 6．B 7．C 8．D 9．A 10．D 11．B 12．C 13．B 14．A 15．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了安娜和海伦之间关于友谊的故事。
1．句意：安娜阻止了她，无法掩饰自己的感情。
lights灯光；feelings感情；sounds声音；lines台词。根据“I know what’s best for my performance”可知，安娜感觉不高兴，所以是无法掩饰自己的感情。故选B。
2．句意：我花了很多时间练习，我知道如何做到完美。
perfect完美的；strange奇怪的；fair公平的；silly愚蠢的。根据“I’ve spent a lot of time practicing and I know how to be”可知应是知道如何做到完美。故选A。
3．句意：我知道你擅长唱歌。
dancing跳舞；speaking说话；drawing画画；singing唱歌。根据“Anna, your voice sounds great”可知，是擅长唱歌。故选D。
4．句意：安娜意识到她赶走了她的朋友，但她拒绝让这些事情分散自己的注意力。
preferred更喜爱；remembered记住；refused拒绝；expected期望。根据“to let these things distract (使分心) herself.”可知，是拒绝让这些事情分散自己的注意力。故选C。
5．句意：她告诉自己，没有别人的建议会更容易集中注意力。
easier更容易的；worse更糟的；harder更难的；lower更低的。根据“without other people’s advice.”可知，是没有别人的建议会更容易集中注意力。故选A。
6．句意：当安娜忘记歌词时史密斯老师说。
raised提高；forgot忘记；explained解释；caught抓住。根据“Pay attention to the lyrics”可知，是安娜忘记歌词时史密斯老师说的。故选B。
7．句意：安娜看到海伦的空座位，试图驱散她因朋友缺席而感到的悲伤。
happiness快乐；pride骄傲；sadness悲伤；peace宁静。根据“she felt from her friend’s absence”可知，是因朋友缺席而感到悲伤。故选C。
8．句意：安娜，看起来你心不在焉，你需要把注意力重新集中在歌曲上。
job工作；dream想；body身体；mind注意力。根据“it seems that you are distracted”可知，是要集中注意力。故选D。
9．句意：海伦总是挑剔她的表演，但她也总是说一些支持她的话。
something某事物；anything任何事物；nothing没什么；everything一切。根据“supportive to say as well”可知，转折词后表示也总是说一些支持她的话，该句为肯定句，填something。故选A。
10．句意：安娜错过了海伦在她怀疑自己时给她的鼓励——就像现在一样。
until直到；before在……之前；though虽然；when当。根据“she was doubting herself”可知是当她怀疑自己时，用when引导。故选D。
11．句意：尽管安娜背熟了歌词，但她仍然感到紧张。
glad高兴的；nervous紧张的；bored无聊的；relaxed放松的。根据“She stood there with a worried face.”可知，是感到紧张的。故选B。
12．句意：她惊讶地看到海伦向她走来。
quietly安静地；madly疯狂地；surprisingly惊讶地；slowly缓慢地。根据“Anna stood with her mouth open”可知，对于海伦的出现她感到很惊讶。故选C。
13．句意：我真的没想到你会出现。
give up放弃；show up出现；look up查阅；pick up捡起。根据“saw Helen walking towards her”可知，是没想到海伦会出现。故选B。
14．句意：我知道你需要自己的空间，但我不可能错过你的比赛——你是我最好的朋友！
space空间；advice建议；attention注意；skill技能。根据“I’ll give you some space”可知，是需要自己的空间。故选A。
15．句意：我永远支持你。
leave离开；control控制；support支持；introduce介绍。根据“you’re my best friend”可知，作为朋友海伦会永远支持安娜。故选C。
16．D 17．A 18．C 19．B 20．D 21．A 22．C 23．B 24．D 25．A 26．C 27．B 28．D 29．A 30．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了一个志愿者组织，他们为年迈的老人提供帮助，他们的工作包括购物、提供精神上的安慰、帮助处理健康问题和其他职责。
16．句意：108名志愿者帮助71名老人。
strange陌生的；young年轻的；shy害羞的；old老的。根据“When the old people have problems”可知，志愿者帮助的是老人。故选D。
17．句意：当老人们遇到问题，比如漏水时，志愿者们会尽快伸出援手。
volunteers志愿者；directors导演；customers顾客；partners搭档。根据“The 108 volunteers help the 71 ... people.”可知，是志愿者帮助老人。故选A。
18．句意：赵非常关心张的日常生活。
professional专业的；relaxing令人放松的；daily日常的；childhood童年的。根据“I ... go to the community’s square, a popular place for old people to rest, to see if Zhang is there.”可知，赵关心的是张的日常生活。故选C。
19．句意：我总是去社区广场，那里是老年人休息的好地方，看看张是否在那里。
never从不；always总是；hardly ever几乎没有；seldom很少。根据“Zhao cares much about Zhang’s ... life.”可知，赵很关心张，所以总是去社区广场看看张在不在。故选B。
20．句意：如果有一天我在那里看不到她，我会担心她的。
But但是；Unless除非；Because因为；If如果。根据“... one day I don’t see her there, I will worry about her.”可知，如果看不到张，赵会担心的。故选D。
21．句意：社区里许多人的年龄都超过了60岁，他们中的许多人独自生活，感到孤独。
them他们；you你、你们；us我们；it它。根据“Many people in the community are aged over 60”可知，此处用them指代社区中超过60岁的人。故选A。
22．句意：近年来，社会上提出了许多想法来帮助这些人。
thrown away扔掉；given up放弃；come up with提出、想出；separated from分离。根据“... many ideas to help these people”可知，是提出想法来帮助老人。故选C。
23．句意：起初，他们组织了一项名为“敲门”的活动，意思是看望老人。
game游戏、比赛；activity活动；license执照；speech演讲。根据“called “Knocking on the Door” which means paying visits to the old people”可知，这是看望老人的一项活动。故选B。
24．句意：然后他们试着发放“联系卡”，希望老人在需要帮助时能给社区工作人员打电话。
avoided避免；hated讨厌；regretted后悔；tried尝试。根据“Knocking on the Door”可知，敲门看望老人后尝试发“联系卡”给老人。故选D。
25．句意：然而，社区没有足够的工作人员来帮助这么多老年人。
However然而；Instead相反；Anyway无论如何；Besides此外。根据“hoping that the old would call the community workers when they needed help”和“the community did not have enough workers to help so many elderly people.”可知，活动的目的是希望老人需要帮助时联系社区工作人员，但是没有足够的工作人员，前后是转折关系。故选A。
26．句意：最后，“共享孩子”的想法出现了。
Suddenly突然；Usually通常；Finally最后；Exactly确切地。根据上一段可知，没有足够的社区工作人员来帮助老人，最后就出现了“共享孩子”的想法。故选C。
27．句意：很多人都想帮忙。
leave离开；help帮助；graduate毕业；examine检查。根据“Now the number of the volunteers in the team is 108.”可知，很多人想来提供帮助。故选B。
28．句意：当老年人不能工作时，他经常帮助修理家里的冰箱等家用电器，以及搬运米袋子等重物。
for为了；towards朝向；on在；like像 。根据“home appliances (家电) ... fridges”可知，是像冰箱这样的家电。故选D。
29．句意：他们还送给我蛋糕和饼干。
also也；still仍然；neither两者都不；yet还。根据该段前文可知，范会去 帮助老人，所以老人也会给范蛋糕和饼干。故选A。
30．句意：我很激动收到这些小礼物，这让我想更多地帮助他们。
bored无聊的。angry生气的；excited激动的；nervous紧张的。根据“I am ... to get these little gifts and that makes me want to help them more.”可知，收到这些小礼物是激动的。故选C。
31．B 32．A 33．D 34．C 35．B 36．B 37．B 38．A 39．A 40．D
【导语】本文主要是关于如何减轻考前压力的一些建议。
31．句意：它会让你感觉不好，让你无法清晰地思考。
helps帮助；stops阻止；protects保护；suggests建议。根据“It makes you feel bad and…you from thinking clearly. ”可知，压力会阻止你清晰地思考，stop sb from doing sth“阻止某人做某事”，故选B。
32．句意：这里有一些建议可以让你不那么担心。
worried担心的；tried疲惫的；bored无聊的；excited兴奋的。第一段介绍了压力对学生的害处，所以此处提出了一些让学生不那么担心的建议，故选A。
33．句意：应对考试压力的最好方法是制定一个好的学习计划。
research研究；direction方向；report报告；plan计划。根据“Decide which subjects to study every day and how much time to spend on each one”可知，要有一个学习计划，故选D。
34．句意：直到最后一分钟才把所有的东西都学习是很糟糕的。
something某事；anything任何事；everything一切；nothing没什么事。根据“It’s terrible to study… till the last minute.”可知，不要等到最后一分钟才去学习所有的东西，故选C。
35．句意：是很正常的。
strange奇怪的；normal正常的；important重要的；special特别的。根据“When we have difficulties in learning, we feel stressed”及“But don’t worry about it.”可知，感到有压力是很正常的，故选B。
36．句意：你的身体需要锻炼，你的大脑才能更好地工作。
food食物；exercise锻炼；happiness开心的；development发展。根据“Do some sports, go to the gym or just go for a walk but get up and move!”可知，身体需要锻炼，故选B。
37．句意：让你的大脑休息很重要，所以每晚尽量保证8小时的睡眠。
work工作；rest休息；think思考；learn学习。根据“so try to get eight hours’ sleep every night”可知，尽量保证8小时的睡眠，这样才能休息好，故选B。
38．句意：吃健康的饮食，避免喝含咖啡的饮料，这会影响你的睡眠。
avoid避免；prefer更喜欢；enjoy享受；buy买。根据“drinks with coffee that can prevent you from sleeping well”可知，喝咖啡会影响睡眠，所以要尽量避免，故选A。
39．句意：最后，如果你遵循了上面的建议，但你仍然感到压力，和别人谈谈，你的妈妈或爸爸，朋友或老师，告诉他们你的感受。
still仍然；just仅仅；hardly几乎不；never从不。根据“you… feel stressed, talk to someone, your mum or your dad, a friend or a teacher”可知，如果仍然感觉有压力，就可以和身边的人聊一聊，故选A。
40．句意：不要保守秘密。
way方法；dream梦想；case实例；secret秘密。根据“tell them how you feel”以及“Don’t keep it a”可知，不要把压力当成秘密一样保守，要告诉他们自己的感受，故选D。
41．D 42．A 43．C 44．D 45．B 46．A 47．B 48．D 49．C 50．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了筷子的文化。
41．句意：当你使用刀叉时，你必须用右手拿刀，左手拿叉，否则你就不能轻松地吃食物。
fairly公平地；secretly秘密地；early早地；easily容易地。根据“you have to take the knife with your right hand and the fork with your left hand, or you can’t eat the food”可知，此处表示如果不这样做，就不能轻松地吃食物。故选D。
42．句意：但有了筷子，你可以只用一只手解决饮食问题。
solve解决；check检查；choose选择；realize意识到。根据“...the eating problems with just one hand.”可知，此处表示解决这个问题。故选A。
43．句意：据说它们是由大禹发明的，他控制了大洪水。
curiously好奇地；quietly安静地；successfully成功地；rapidly迅速地。根据“...controlled the heavy flood”可知，此处表示大禹治水，这里表示成功地治水。故选C。
44．句意：一天，他忙着处理洪水。
turning off关闭；searching for寻找；running after追逐；dealing with处理。根据“In order to save time when eating...”可知，此处表示正忙于处理供水。故选D。
45．句意：为了节省吃饭的时间，他从树上取下两个树枝去夹热的食物。
fruits水果；sticks棍子；stones石头；leaves叶子。根据“...from a tree”可知，此处表示从树上取下树棍。故选B。
46．句意：这是一个关于筷子发明的故事。
invention发明；shape形状；experience经验；instruction指令。根据“In fact, the earliest chopsticks found in China were from Yinxu in Anyang city, Henan Province.”可知，此处表示筷子发明的故事。故选A。
47．句意：它们被视为中国饮食文化的一部分。
notes笔记；symbols象征；races比赛；paints油画。根据“... of Chinese food culture.”可知，此处表示中国文化的象征。故选B。
48．句意：你发现筷子的一端是方的而另一端是圆的吗
cool酷；round圆的；magic魔力的；square方形的。根据“while the square end...”可知，此处表示方形。故选D。
49．句意：据说圆形的一端代表天堂(天堂)，而方形的一端代表地球。
looks看起来；calls打电话；stands代表；asks询问。根据“the round end means Heaven”可知，此处表示“代表”，stand for“代表”。故选C。
50．句意：也许在不久的将来，用筷子吃饭将是全世界普遍的一件事。
common普遍的；strange奇怪的；difficult困难的；necessary必要的。根据“...thing around the world. We are happy to see that the influence of Chinese culture has spread far and wide.”可知，此处表示用筷子是普遍的事情。故选A。
51．C 52．B 53．A 54．B 55．D 56．C 57．A 58．C 59．A 60．D
【导语】本文是作者通过自己的经历讲述每个人都各有不同，都应有自己的人生目标并为之奋斗。
51．句意：我哥哥Eddie和我长得很像，因为我们的脸是爸爸妈妈的完美结合。
hobbies爱好；ideas主意；faces脸；voices声音。根据“Eddie and I looked much the same”可知，作者和哥哥Eddie看起来长得像，由此推知此处指他们的脸是父母基因的完美结合。故选C。
52．句意：然而，我确实感觉不一样了。
angry生气的；different不同的；pleased满意的；excited兴奋的。根据“Eddie and I looked much the same”和However表示转折可知，虽然作者和哥哥的脸看起来相同，但他们是不同的个体。故选B。
53．句意：他会讲一个有趣的故事，让你一直笑个不停。
laughing笑；waiting等待；thinking思考；worrying担心。根据“Tony was humorous.”可知，他能讲一个有趣的故事，让你笑个不停。故选A。
54．句意：Eddie很活跃。
warm温暖的；active活跃的；brave勇敢的；strict严格的。根据“He was good at football and often entered competitions.”可推知，Eddie是一个很活跃的人。故选B。
55．句意：然而，我很安静，不像我的哥哥们那么外向。
friends朋友；classmates同学；parents父母；brothers兄弟。根据“However, I was quiet and not so outgoing as my”及上文可知，作者的性格不像他两个哥哥那样外向。故选D。
56．句意：我只是想学习所有的东西，所以我花了更多的时间阅读。
listening听；talking谈论；reading阅读；singing唱歌。根据下文“My reading ... me to start writing.”可知，作者花了很多时间在阅读上。故选C。
57．句意：但我并不像你想的那么孤独。
lonely孤独的；serious严肃的；comfortable舒服的；careful仔细的。根据“For most of the time, I played alone.”可知，作者通常一个人玩，可能被认为很孤独。故选A。
58．句意：我的阅读引导我开始写作。
wished希望；asked询问；led引导；warned警告。根据“My reading ... me to start writing.”可知，作者热爱阅读，他的阅读兴趣引导着他开始自己写作。故选C。
59．句意：我平静生活的乐趣使我可以轻松地在家里工作，同时照顾家人。
pleasure乐趣；job工作；book书；problem问题。根据上文“find great pleasure”可知，此处指乐趣。故选A。
60．句意：我们的生活中都有一些特别的东西。
funny滑稽的；wrong错误的；boring无聊的；special特别的。根据上文作者介绍自己与哥哥们的不同以及“We only need to find it, to live it, and to love it.”可知，我们的生活中总有些特别的点，我们需要做的是找到它，和它一起，并热爱它。故选D。
61．A 62．D 63．D 64．B 65．A 66．C 67．B 68．A 69．C 70．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Kelly因左腿严重受伤，只能放弃打篮球的梦想，一开始她情绪低落，后来她振作了起来。
61．句意：但有一天她在打篮球时，左腿严重受伤。
badly严重地；slowly缓慢地；easily简单地；hardly几乎不。根据”The doctor told her she could no longer play basketball.“可知，此处指受伤很严重。故选A。
62．句意：更糟糕的是，她做任何事情都需要帮助，包括上厕所。
something一些事情；nothing没有事情；anything任何事情；everything一切。根据“including going to the bathroom.”可知，每件事情都需要别人帮助。故选D。
63．句意：她的母亲竭尽全力让她振作起来，但凯利拒绝改变。
reduced减少；regretted后悔；remembered记得；refused拒绝。根据“Her mother did all she could to cheer her up, but Kelly...to change.”可知，前后句为转折关系，凯利的母亲想让她振作，但是凯利不想改变。故选D。
64．句意：她甚至把所有的愤怒和痛苦都发泄在母亲身上。
fun有趣；pain痛苦；love爱；worry担心。根据“anger”可知，与anger“愤怒”有关的词为pain“痛苦”。故选B。
65．句意：凯利意识到她应该把注意力转向她能做的事情，而不是她不能做的事情。
realized意识到；warned警告；suggested建议；advised建议。根据“Kelly...that she should turn her attention to what she could do,”可知，凯利突然意识到自己的问题。故选A。
66．句意：她在网上发布了自己的故事，受到了启发。
his他的；my我的；her她的；their他们的。根据“she was inspired.”可知，此处代指凯利，应使用her“她的”。故选C。
67．句意：在健美教练的帮助下，她刻苦训练，很快就以健美运动员的身份登上了舞台。
need需要；help帮助；promise承诺；hope希望。根据“And with the...of a bodybuilding trainer”可知，此处指在教练的帮助下。故选B。
68．句意：在健美教练的帮助下，她刻苦训练，很快就以健美运动员的身份登上了舞台。
as作为；to到；for为了；about关于。根据“soon found herself on stage performing...a bodybuilder”可知，此处指她作为运动员登上了舞台。故选A。
69．句意：她的母亲真的很高兴，也很自豪。
angry生气的；calm冷静的；happy开心的；upset沮丧的。此处与proud“自豪”相类似的词为happy“高兴的”。故选C。
70．句意：凯利说：“有时候你们必须经历一些困难的事情，才能在另一边表现得更强。”。
little小的；difficult困难的；nice好的；happy开心的。根据“Sometimes you must experience...things to come out stronger on other side”可知，只有经历过困难才能变强。故选B。
71．B 72．C 73．B 74．A 75．C 76．A 77．B 78．C 79．A 80．B
【导语】本文讲了作者的儿子因为回复了“谢谢”被公司录取的故事。
71．句意：然而，竞争非常激烈。
relaxing令人放松的；serious激烈的；interesting有趣的。 根据“It planned to employ (雇佣) only one person.”及“more than fifty people competed for the job”可知，竞争激励，故选B。
72．句意：它计划只雇用一个人，而五十多人竞争这份工作。
so所以；or或者；while然而。根据“It planned to employ (雇佣) only one person, ...more than fifty people competed for the job.”可知，两句为对比关系，所以填while，故选C。
73．句意：最后，他是进入最终面试的三个人之一。
two二；three三；five五。根据“All the three men”可知，总共三人进入面试，故选B。
74．句意：令他们惊讶的是，面试非常简单，期间老板只和他们聊了一会儿。
simple简单；strict严格；difficult困难的。根据“during which the boss only talked with them for a while”可知，面试很容易，故选A。
75．句意：请回家等待面试结果。
prize奖项；advice建议；result结果。根据“of the interview”可知，此处指“面试的结果”，其他选项不符合句意，故选C。
76．句意：三天后，我儿子收到一条消息，说他没有得到这份工作。
offered提供；passed通过；shown展示。根据“Tears welled up in his eyes when he knew it.”可知，此处指“他没有得到这份工作”，be offered“被提供”，其他选项不符合句意，故选A。
77．句意：但到了晚上晚些时候，他高兴地告诉我，他又收到了一条消息，说他已经被录用了。
quickly快速地；happily高兴地；carefully仔细地。根据“he had received another message saying that he had been employed.”可知，他被录用了，所以是高兴地告诉我。故选B。
78．句意：后来，我们知道第一条消息也是面试中测试的一部分。
game比赛；story故事；test测试。根据“in the interview”可知，此处指“第一条消息也是面试中测试的一部分”，其他选项不符合面试情境，故选C。
79．句意：这三个人都收到了相同的信息，但只有我儿子的回复让公司满意。
same相同；honest诚实的；useful有用的。根据“Later, we knew that the first message was also part of the...in the interview.”可知，第一条信息也是面试的一部分，所以大家收到的消息都一样，故选A。
80．句意：这三个人都收到了相同的信息，但只有我儿子的回复让公司满意。
surprised吃惊的；satisfied满意的；worried担心的。根据“so he was offered the job”可知，儿子的回复让公司满意，所以被录用了。故选B。
81．B 82．A 83．C 84．C 85．B 86．B 87．A 88．B 89．A 90．B
【导语】本文主要通过一个父亲教儿子放风筝的故事，告诫我们：有时候，好像有什么东西在拖累我们。事实上，似乎阻碍我们前进的东西有时对我们帮助最大。应该在规则和自由之间保持平衡。
81．句意：当看到天空布满五颜六色的风筝时，小儿子变得非常高兴。
sad难过；happy高兴；worried担心。由“when seeing the sky filled with colorful kites”可知，小孩子看到风筝很高兴。故选B。
82．句意：所以，他也要求他的父亲给他买一个风筝。
kite风筝；toy玩具；gift礼物。由“After carefully looking at the kites”可知，是去买风筝。故选A。
83．句意：仔细看了风筝后，他们选择了一个他们都喜欢的。
made做；borrowed借；chose选择。由“After carefully looking at the kites”可知，最后选择了一个都喜欢的。故选C。
84．句意：过了一会儿，他发现它不能再高了。
nearer更近的；closer更紧密的；higher更高的。由“Soon, his kite reached high up in the sky”可知，指风筝飞得更高。故选C。
85．句意：“如果我剪断它，风筝就可以自由地飞得更高。”
hold抓住；cut剪断；fly飞。由“The son cut the string”可知，此处指剪断线。故选B。
86．句意：它慢慢地下降，直到落在远处的一棵树上。
flew up飞起来；came down下降；went back回来。由“it landed in a tree far away”可知，应该是下降然后掉到了树上。故选B。
87．句意：儿子看到这很惊讶。
surprised惊讶的；interested感兴趣的；satisfied满意的。由“It slowly…until it landed in a tree far away”可知，感到很惊讶，因为风筝掉下来了，没有往天上飞。故选A。
88．句意：“绳子并没有把风筝拉下来，而是帮助它飞得更高。你把绳子割断后，它就没有任何支撑了。”父亲说。
energy能量；support支撑；freedom自由。由“After you cut the string”可知，风筝没有线就没有了支撑。故选B。
89．句意：儿子意识到了自己的错误，并从这次经历中吸取了教训。
learned学习；taught教；managed管理。learn from“学习”，固定短语。故选A。
90．句意：事实上，规则就像一根绳子，在我们的日常生活中似乎把我们拉住了。
interests兴趣；rules规则；habits习惯。由“We should never let go of rules”可知，此处说的是规则。故选B。
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