四川省部分市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语试题汇编
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四川省内江市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末检测英语试题
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。
My most extreme case of envy happened at camp this summer with a girl named Megan Martin. We ___21___ on the first day of archery(射箭) ___22___. Most of us in my group had completely missed our ___23___. Except Megan. No matter the activity, Megan was the best. And by best, I ___24___ beyond the best!
___25___ the people who get all braggy(自夸), Megan was modest and ___26___. So I felt extra terrible the way I did. Then, one day at lunch, Megan sat down next to me. And then she told me a(n) ___27___ riddle, I laughed heartily. And then we spent a lot of time telling ___28___. Later I knew we both had five-year old twin brothers. And it wasn’t the only thing we had ___29___ ! The more we talked, the more I realized how ____30____ it was that I’d been ____31____ energy feeling envious when I could have been building a ____32____.
Megan told me that she ____33____ she had my creativity in telling stories. That comment ____34____ me. Hearing that I couldn’t get over how good she was at everything, Megan ____35____ and suggested we invent a machine that would let people ____36____ skills for a little while. It was a(n) ____37____ idea and we spent the rest of lunch ____38____ the details of the invention.
It’s probably impossible not to feel a tiny bit envious at least once in your life. But try to remember that you have your own ____39____ unique that makes you special. And I know for a fact that putting more energy into ____40____ thing like building friendship, and less energy into negatives thing like feeling envious, helps make for happier days all round.
21. A. discussed B. acknowledged C. met D. accompanied
22. A. report B. visit C. certificate D. practice
23. A. turns B. targets C. chances D. lessons
24. A. envy B. attain C. announce D. mean
25. A. Unlike B. Regardless of C. As well as D. Besides
26. A. shy B. brave C. friendly D. rude
27. A. exciting B. amusing C. moving D. scary
28. A. jokes B. dreams C. tricks D. lies
29. A. in mind B. on purpose C. at hand D. in common
30. A. admirable B. stubborn C. ridiculous D. desperate
31. A. gathering B. saving C. wasting D. compensating
32. A. friendship B. family C. home D. team
33. A. thought B. wished C. imagined D. guaranteed
34. A. congratulated B. frightened C. convinced D. astonished
35. A. sympathized B. laughed C. complained D. scolded
36. A. trade B. train C. forget D. purchase
37. A. ambiguous B. fantastic C. accessible D. troublesome
38. A. turning off B. making out C. putting off D. working out
39. A. tiresome B. sincere C. awesome D. abnormal
40. A. positive B. public C. voluntary D. interesting
四川省绵阳市高中2022-2023学年高二下学期期末教学质量测试英语试题
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。
When I moved to Washington, D.C., I left everything behind.____21____new acquaintances with home-cooked meals was my best attempt at making new friends and curing my ____22____. I don’t want to____23____, but my food is pretty good. Soon enough, everyone was asking me for the ____24____, which is how Bun Bo Bae, my cooking blog, came to be.
I ____25____ most of my childhood in the kitchen with my mom. As a kid , I’d sit and watch her cook. My ____26____ and love for cooking started with ____27____ her the ingredients during the cooking process. Soon, I was on my way toward kitchen mastery. ____28____, I left for college before 1 could learn her best dishes.
I went to study in France, I was living alone and ____29____ homesick. So, I started calling my mom and asking for the recipes for my _____30_____ dishes. It _____31_____ that my mom didn’t have any recipes. She grew up in the _____32_____ with her mom too, and my grandma passed on her knowledge _____33_____. Now it was my turn. My mom taught me how to cook and “measure with my heart.”
My blog was originally a space to _____34_____ what I learned into writing. Later, I didn’t want the secret knowledge behind dishes to _____35_____ one day if the oral tradition ended. I wanted to write down what I was given, to make sure people could keep these dishes as _____36_____ as my mom did.
As my food blog and follower count grew, I became more _____37_____ in the kitchen. My blog has given me a space to write about what I love and _____38_____ me to countless new friends. I have learned to _____39_____ what I’ve been taught with my own experiences, and cook up something entirely _____40_____.
21. A. Knowing B. Avoiding C. Applying D. Leaving
22. A. illness B. homesickness C. unhappiness D. shyness
23 A. take off B. set off C. show off D. put off
24. A. opinions B. ideas C. recipes D. dishes
25. A. noticed B. cooked C. took D. spent
26. A. request B. enthusiasm C. account D. answer
27. A. buying B. baking C. throwing D. passing
28. A. Otherwise B. Rather C. However D. Therefore
29. A. desperately B. anxiously C. unfortunately D. proudly
30. A. considerate B. favorite C. typical D. best
31. A. turned out B. believed in C. called on D. brought up
32. A. shelter B. bedroom C. balcony D. kitchen
33. A. privately B. secretively C. orally D. silently
34. A. put B. admit C. persuade D. divide
35. A. emerge B. disappear C. learn D. recover
36. A. lively B. healthy C. similar D. Colorful
37. A. lame B. confident C. vain D. competitive
38. A. connect B. invite C. drive D. add
39. A. share B. compare C. argue D. mix
40. A. strange B. true C. new D. bitter
四川省德阳市高中2022-2023学年高二下学期教学质量监测考试英语试题
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。
Recently I’d decided to get some guinea pigs (天竺鼠) as a way of getting rid of the wild grass in my little farm. My friend Sharon had heard I was on the ___21___ and gave me one. “His name is Tim Tam,” Sharon said, but I thought this name didn’t seem to suit him, so I ___22___ it to Basil.
Guinea pigs are ___23___ pets who need company, so Sharon bought me another, who I named Squirtle after the Pokemon character. Before long, ___24___ more guinea pigs were given to me. The five ___25___ so well and had plenty of room to explore the farm together.
“What happened to them getting rid of the wild grass ” Sharon ___26___ .
Truth was, these pets had won me over so ___27___ with their attractiveness and gentle nature that I’d forgotten about the ___28___ of having them. Growing up, I’d had different ___29___ in my childhood, but guinea pigs were special. Curious by nature, they were both ___30___ and relaxed. Each time I ___31___ them, I was greeted by their whistles of excitement. I felt very lucky for their ___32___ .
As time went by, I’d been ___33___ more I eventually ended up with 37 guinea pigs! Realizing they needed extra ___34___ , I set about building small house with white fences (栅栏), clothes lines, and used metal cans for them to play with. I made everything on my own except for the deckchairs. ___35___ I knew it, I had an entire town for them!
Putting up a ___36___ which read Guinea Vale, home of the Guineas, I felt ___37___ of my work. Sharon was amused. “When you do something, you really go at it at full speed, don’t you ” she ___38___ .
Honestly speaking, welcoming these pets into my life has made me a lot ___39___, and it’s very meaningful to know that people around the world can ___40___ the joy, too.
21. A. lookout B. go C. scene D. workout
22. A. carried B. took C. sent D. changed
23. A. friendly B. social C. energetic D. stupid
24. A. five B. four C. three D. two
25. A. get out B. get away C. get along D. get back
26. A. shouted B. joked C. arguedD. explained
27. A. easily B. slowly C. early D. hurriedly
28. A. decision B. function C. ability D. purpose
29. A. classmates B. hobbies C. pets D. friends
30. A. quiet B. active C. smart D. brave
31. A. saw B. walked C. leftD. approached
32. A. company B. progress C. assistanceD. conclusion
33. A. passed B. shown C. given D. asked
34. A. freedom B. experience C. help D. room
35. A. Before B. While C. After D. As
36. A. signal B. mark C. symbol D. sign
37. A. aware B. proud C. sure D. ashamed
38. A. laughed B. questioned C. complainedD. apologized
39. A. heavier B. happier C. wiser D. braver
40. A. choose B. express C. shareD. determine
四川省攀枝花市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语试题
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,选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When Ariel rode her bike to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge(保护区)in Queens, New York, last November, she planned to go hiking and bird-watching. Bingo! A mile into her walk, she ____21____ a gorgeous female mute swan near the water’s edge. Ariel, 30, who had worked at the Wild Bird Fund rehabilitation(康复)center in Manhattan, knew that mute swans can be ____22____. But it didn’t move as she ____23____ this one.
She was certain that the bird needed ____24____ attention. Then Ariel ____25____ her jacket over the bird’s head to keep it calm, ____26____ picked it up, and cradled it in her arms. And then an idea ____27____ her: What do I do now
Her best choice was the rehabilitation center. ____28____, that was across the East River and on the other side of town. How was she going to ____29____ a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way Luckily, some strangers driving by offered her, her bike, and the swan a _____30_____ to a nearby subway station. And no one seemed particularly _____31_____ by the feathered passenger on the subway. One guy, says Ariel, was “sitting right in front of me on his phone. I don’t know if he noticed there was a swan in front of him.”
Ariel _____32_____ the rehabilitation center, and Higginbotham, an animal-care manager, _____33_____ her up at the subway station and drove bird, bike, and _____34_____ to the center. There, staff members _____35_____ that the swan might have lead(铅)poisoning, caused by swallowing weights used on fishing lines.
The staff did all they could to help her. _____36_____, even with all the thoughtful care, the swan caught a serious disease due to bacterial infection. Two months after Ariel came to her rescue, she _____37_____.
It’s a(n)_____38_____ ending, but the real story is just _____39_____ some people are willing to go to save a swan in the big city. In all, Ariel traveled two hours by foot, car, and subway while dragging her bike. “That’s the perfect _____40_____ of who she is,” says Higginbotham.
21. A. seized B. accompanied C. spottedD. appreciated
22. A. aggressive B. brave C. gentle D. beautiful
23. A. checked B. hugged C. caughtD. approached
24. A. patient B. media C. public D. medical
25. A. hung B. covered C. pulled D. held
26. A. cautiously B. quickly C. immediately D. casually
27. A. inspired B. struck C. interested D. stopped
28. A. However B. Otherwise C. MeanwhileD. Therefore
29. A. seat B. support C. transport D. comfort
30. A. car B. map C. boat D. lift
31. A. disturbed B. embarrassed C. amused D. upset
32. A. discovered B. reached C. visited D. called
33. A. looked B. picked C. brought D. cheered
34. A. guy B. passenger C. rescuer D. strangers
35. A. confirmed B. imagined C. determined D. declared
36. A. Hopefully B. Sadly C. EventuallyD. Strangely
37. A. got better B. passed away C. flew awayD. returned home
38. A. disappointing B. comforting C. heart-warming D. inspiring
39. A. how often B. how long C. how farD. how soon
40. A. condition B. process C. expectationD. summary
四川省雅安市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末检测英语试题
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。
When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound Terrible. But she didn’t ___21___ . At twelve, she asked our parents if she could ___22___ a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister ___23___ talent.
I was better at my ___24___ . My teacher had told my parents that I had great ___25___ . So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to ___26___ me. But the only time he was ___27___ was Saturday afternoons at 3 p. m. Back then, I was ___28___ about the British TV show The Avengers, which was ___29___ every Saturday at 3 p. m. I let nothing take up my The Avengers hour. So I ___30___ this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a ___31___ in my house.
My sister became an engineer, but she ___32___ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she switched ___33___ . She went back to college, got a(n) ___34___ in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids off on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never ___35___ .
Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and families ___36___ for her. As she played, I looked around at the ___37___ . Everyone was ___38___ enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those ___39___ sounds and knew how far she had come, despite everything.
Talent is important. But ___40___ is even more important.
21. A. advance B. quit C. reflect D. listen
22. A. inspect B. open C. attend D. visit
23. A. lacked B. spotted C. possessed D. admired
24. A. major B. project C. compositionD. instrument
25. A. patience B. wisdom C. potential D. ambition
26. A. train B. examine C. correctD. challenge
27. A. successful B. skillful C. occupied D. available
28. A. sensitive B. crazy C. seriousD. particular
29. A. filmed B. designed C. mented
30. A. jumped at B. turned down C. waited forD. opened up
31. A. tutor B. violin C. musician D. piano
32. A. never B. once C. already D. even
33. A. attitudes B. careers C. plans D. positions
34. A. scholarship B. volunteer C. degree D. assistant
35. A. provided B. imagined C. received D. expected
36. A. picked up B. took up C. stayed upD. turned up
37. A. students B. audience C. scene D. platform
38. A. obviously B. desperately C. appropriatelyD. anxiously
39. A. amazing B. pleasing C. awful D. powerful
40. A. enthusiasm B. creativity C. curiosityD. intelligence
答案
四川省内江市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末检测英语试题
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在夏令营遇到了一个擅长一切的Megan Martin,使作者意识到应该把更多的精力放在积极的事情上,把更少的精力放在消极的事情上,这会让你的日子变得更快乐。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们是在射箭练习的第一天认识的。A. discussed讨论;B. acknowledged承认;C. met遇见;D. accompanied陪伴。根据下文中的“on the first day of archery(射箭) ___2___ .”可知,此处指的是在第一天作者和Megan“相遇”符合语境。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们是在射箭练习的第一天认识的。A. report报道;B. visit参观,拜访;C. certificate证书;D. practice训练,实践。根据上文中的“on the first day of archery(射箭)”以及下文中的“Most of us in my group had completely missed our ___3___ . Except Megan”可知,大部分人没有射中目标,可推测是在进行射箭练习。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们小组中的大多数人完全没有达到我们的目标。A. turns转弯;B. targets目标;C. chances机会;D. lessons教训,课程。根据上文中的“We ___1___ on the first day of archery(射箭) ___2___ .”以及“Most of us in my group had completely missed…”可知,上文中提到是射箭练习,因此是指射中目标,targets符合语境。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我说的最好,是指超越最好的!A. envy嫉妒;B. attain达到;C. announce宣布;D. mean意味着。根据上文中的“Megan was the best. And by best…”以及下文中的“beyond the best!”可知,作者说Megan是最好的,进一步解释Megan是那个比最好的还好的人,所以此处应为“意味着”符合语境。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查介词及介词短语辨析。句意:和那些爱吹牛的人不同,Megan很谦虚而友好。A. Unlike不像;B. Regardless of不管,不顾;C. As well as而且;D. Besides此外。根据下文中的“the people who get all braggy(自夸), Megan was modest…”可知,Megan是位谦虚的人,“不像”那些自吹自擂的人。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:和那些爱吹牛的人不同,Megan谦虚而友好。A. shy害羞的;B. brave勇敢的;C. friendly友好的;D. rude粗鲁的。根据后文“Megan was modest and…”可知,Megan很谦虚,根据并列连词and可知,此处应与modest为并列关系,由此可知,此处为“友好的”符合语境。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:然后她给我讲了一个有趣的谜语,我笑得很开心。A. exciting令人兴奋的;B. amusing有趣的;C. moving令人感动的;D. scary可怕的。根据下文中的“I laughed heartily.”可知,作者听了谜语笑起来了,说明谜语是“有趣的”。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:然后我们花了很多时间讲笑话。A. jokes玩笑;B. dreams梦想;C. tricks诀窍;D. lies谎言。根据上文中的“And then she told me a(n) ___7___ riddle, I laughed heartily.”可知,Megan讲述有趣的谜语把作者的逗笑了,由此可推测此处指的是他们后来花了很多时间讲“玩笑”。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查介词短语词义辨析。句意:这并不是我们唯一的共同点!A. in mind记住;B. on purpose故意地;C. at hand在手边;D. in common共同。根据上文中的“Later I knew we both had five-year old twin brothers.”可知Megan和作者都有一个五岁的双胞胎弟弟,由此可知此处指的是这不是他们唯一的“共同点”,have… in common意为“与……有共同之处”符合语境。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我们聊得越多,我越意识到这是多么可笑,我浪费了精力去嫉妒,而我本可以建立一段友谊。A. admirable令人倾佩的;B. stubborn顽固的;C. ridiculous可笑的;D. desperate绝望的。根据语境和上文中的“My most extreme case of envy happened at camp this summer with a girl named Megan Martin.”可知,在没有和Megan接触之前,作者一直嫉妒她,在了解了Megan之后,发现他们有很多共同之处,所以觉得自己浪费精力嫉妒Megan是非常“可笑的”。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们聊得越多,我越意识到这是多么可笑,我浪费了精力去嫉妒,而我本可以建立一段友谊。A. gathering聚集;B. saving拯救;C. wasting浪费;D. compensating补偿。根据语境和下文中的“energy feeling jealous”可知,作者了解了Megan之后,感觉嫉妒Megan是“浪费”精力。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们聊得越多,我越意识到这是多么可笑,我浪费了精力去嫉妒,而我本可以建立一段友谊。A. friendship友谊;B. family家庭;C. home家园;D. team团队。根据语境以及下文中的“And I know for a fact that putting more energy into ___20___ thing like building friendship”可知,作者和Megan很谈得来,作者本来可以和她建立“友谊”的时候却去嫉妒Megan。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:Megan告诉我,她希望自己有像我一样讲故事的创造力。A. thought认为;B. wished希望;C. imagined想象;D. guaranteed保证。根据下文中的“she had my creativity in telling stories.”可知,Megan“希望”自己能像作者一样有讲故事的创造力。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:那句话使我大吃一惊。A. congratulated祝贺;B. frightened使害怕;C. convinced使信服;D. astonished使吃惊。根据语境可知,作者一开始嫉妒Megan,结果Megan却告诉作者她希望像作者一样有讲故事的创造力,由此推断,这句话让作者感到“惊讶”符合语境。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:听到我无法忘记她在每件事上都做得那么好,梅根笑了,建议我们发明一种机器,让人们在一段时间内交换技能。A. sympathized同情;B. laughed笑;C. complained抱怨,投诉;D. scolded责骂。根据上文中的“Hearing that I couldn’t get over how good she was at everything”以及下文中的“suggested we invent a machine that would let people ___16___ skills for a little while.”可知,Megan听说我嫉妒她擅长每一件事,还建议发明一台机器,让人们在一段时间内交换技能,可推测Megan应该是“笑”了。故选B项。
【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:听到我无法忘记她在每件事上都做得那么好,Megan笑了,建议我们发明一种机器,让人们在一段时间内交换技能。A. trade交换;B. train培训;C. forget忘记;D. purchase购买。根据语境以及上文中的“a machine that would let people…”和下文中的“skills for a little while.”可知,作者嫉妒Megan,而Megan希望能有作者一样讲故事的创造力,所以提议发明让人们“交换”技能的机器。故选A项。
【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这是个绝妙的主意,我们用午饭剩下的时间来研究这项发明的细节。A. ambiguous模棱两可的;B. fantastic绝妙的;C.accessible易接近的;D. troublesome麻烦的。根据下文中的“and we spent the rest of lunch ___18___ the details of the invention.”可知,作者他们花了一下午来研究这项发明的细节,说明这是一个“绝妙的”的主意。故选B项。
【38题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:这是个绝妙的主意,我们用午饭剩下的时间来制定这项发明的细节。A. turning off关闭;B. making out理解;C. putting off推迟;D. working out制定,解决。根据下文中的“the details of the invention.”可知,此处的是制定这项发明的细节。故选D项。
【39题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但要记住,你有自己很棒的独特之处,这让你与众不同。A. tiresome烦人的;B. sincere真诚的;C. awesome极好的;D. abnormal反常的。根据下文中的“unique that makes you special.”可知,此处指的是每个人都有使自己独特之处,由此可知,此处为“极好的”符合语境。故选C项。
【40题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我知道一个事实,把更多的精力放在积极的事情上,比如建立友谊,把更少的精力放在消极的事情上,比如嫉妒。这会让你的日子更快乐。A. positive积极的;B. public公开的;C. voluntary自愿的;D. interesting有趣的。根据下文中的“thing like building friendship, and less energy into negatives thing like feeling envious”可知,我们应该把精力少放在消极的事情上,此空处与此相对应,所以指的是把更多的精力放在“积极的”事情上。故选A项。
四川省绵阳市高中2022-2023学年高二下学期期末教学质量测试英语试题
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者将妈妈口口相传的食谱放在博客空间来分享的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:过家常菜认识新朋友是我结交新朋友和治愈乡愁的最好尝试。 A. Knowing知道,认识;B. Avoiding避免;C. Applying 应用;D. Leaving离开 。根据下文“making new friends”可知,作者过家常菜认识新朋友。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:过家常菜认识新朋友是我结交新朋友和治愈乡愁的最好尝试。A. illness疾病;B. homesickness乡愁;C. unhappiness不快乐;D. shyness害羞。根据下文“homesick”可知,通过做家常菜治愈了作者的思乡之情。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:我不想炫耀,但我的食物很不错。 A. take off起飞;B. set off离开;C. show off炫耀;D. put off推迟。根据下文“but my food is pretty good.”可知,作者的目的不是炫耀。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:很快,每个人都在问我食谱,这就是我的烹饪博客Bun Bo Bae的由来。A. opinions观点;B. ideas意见;C. recipes配方;D. dishes菜。根据下文“asking for the recipes”可知,每个人都问作者食谱是什么。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我童年的大部分时间都和妈妈在厨房里度过。A. noticed注意;B. cooked烹饪;C. took拿;D. spent花费。根据下文“As a kid , I’d sit and watch her cook.”可知,作者的童年的大部分时间都和妈妈在厨房里度过。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我对烹饪的热情和热爱始于在烹饪过程中向她传递食材。A. request要求;B. enthusiasm热情;C. account描述;账户;D. answer答案。根据下文“love for cooking”可知,作者对烹饪充满热情。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我对烹饪的热情和热爱始于在烹饪过程中向她传递食材。A. buying买;B. baking烘焙;C. throwing扔;D. passing传递。根据下文“during the cooking process.”可知,作为妈妈的小帮手,帮助妈妈传递食材。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,我还没来得及学会她最好的菜就去上大学了。A. Otherwise否则;B. Rather很,相当;C. However然而;D. Therefore因此。根据句意可知,前后句为转折关系。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:我去了法国学习,我独自生活,极度想家。A. desperately绝望地;拼命地;B. anxiously焦虑地;C. unfortunately不幸运地;D. proudly自豪地。根据常识以及上文“I went to study in France, I was living alone”可知,作者很是想家。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:于是,我开始给妈妈打电话,问她我最喜欢的菜的食谱。A. considerate考虑周全的;B. favorite最喜欢的;C. typical典型的;D. best最好的。根据常识和上文的“the recipes”可知,作者一定会问作者最喜欢的菜的食谱。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:结果是我妈妈没有任何食谱。A. turned out结果是;B. believed in相信;C. called on号召;D. brought up抚养。根据下文“my mom didn’t have any recipes.”以及“She grew up in the ____12____ with her mom too, and my grandma passed on her knowledge ____13____”可知,得到的结果是没有任何食谱。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她也和妈妈一起在厨房里长大,我姥姥口头传授了她的知识。A. shelter避难所;B. bedroom卧室;C. balcony阳台;D. kitchen厨房。根据上文“in the kitchen”可知,作者的妈妈也和姥姥一起在厨房里长大。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:她也和妈妈一起在厨房里长大,我姥姥口头传授了她的知识。A. privately私人地;B. secretively秘密地;C. orally囗头上;D. silently沉默地。根据下文“if the oral tradition ended.”可知,姥姥也没有食谱,也是口头传授了她的知识。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我的博客最初是一个把我学到的东西写下来放在空间里。A. put放置;B. admit承认;C. persuade说服; D. divide分开。根据下文“what I learned into writing”可知,作者的博客最初是一个把我学到的东西写下来放在空间里。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:后来,我不想有一天,如果口头传统结束了,菜肴背后的秘密知识就会消失。A. emerge出现;B. disappear消失;C. learn学习;D. recover恢复。根据下文“the oral tradition ended.”可知,口头传统结束了,菜肴背后的秘密知识就会消失。故选B项。
【36题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我想写下我学到的东西,以确保人们能像我妈妈一样保持这些菜的丰富多彩。A. lively活跃的;B. healthy健康的;C. similar相似的;D. colorful丰富多彩的。根据上文“As a kid , I’d sit and watch her cook. My ____6____ and love for cooking started with ____7____ her the ingredients during the cooking process.”可知,妈妈做出来的菜丰富多彩,使作者对烹饪产生了热情和热爱。故选D项。
【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:随着我的美食博客和粉丝数量的增长,我对厨房变得更加自信。A. lame跛的;B. confident自信的;C. vain徒劳的;D. competitive竞争的。根据上文“As my food blog and follower count grew”可知,美食博客和粉丝数量的增长,使得作者对厨房变得更加自信。故选B项。
【38题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我的博客给了我一个空间来写我喜欢的东西,并将我与无数新朋友联系起来。A. connect联系;B. invite邀请;C. drive驱使;D. add添加。根据上文“____1____ new acquaintances with home-cooked meals was my best attempt at making new friends”可知,博客使作者与无数新朋友联系起来。故选A项。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我学会了把我所学到的与我自己的经历相结合,做出一些全新的东西。A. share分享;B. compare对比;C. argue争论;D. mix混合。根据下文“what I’ve been taught with my own experiences”可知,作者学会了把所学到的与自己的经历相结合。故选D项。
【40题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我学会了把我所学到的与我自己的经历相结合,做出一些全新的东西。A. strange陌生的;B. true真的;C. new新的;D. bitter苦的。根据上文“I have learned to ____19____ what I’ve been taught with my own experiences,”可知,作者学会了把所学到的与自己的经历相结合,做出一些全新的东西。故选C项。
四川省德阳市高中2022-2023学年高二下学期教学质量监测考试英语试题
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. D 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者因为要除草决定养天竺鼠,但是当养了之后,它们带来的快乐和陪伴让作者更加喜爱它们,从而忘记了最初的目的。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我的朋友沙伦听说我在留心找天竺鼠,就给了我一个。A. lookout留心;B. go轮到的机会;C. scene现场;D. workout锻炼。根据前文“Recently I’d decided to get some guinea pigs (天竺鼠) as a way of getting rid of the wild grass”可知,我想得到一些天竺鼠,自然会留意这件事。固定搭配on the lookout“留意,留心”。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:“他的名字叫Tim Tam,”沙伦说,但我觉得这个名字似乎不适合他,所以我把它改成了Basil。A. carried携带;B. took带着;C. sent发送;D. changed改变。根据本句““His name is Tim Tam,””以及“Basil”可知,我把这只天竺鼠的名字从Tim Tam改变为Basil。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:天竺鼠是一种需要陪伴的社交宠物,所以Sharon又给我买了一只,我按着《口袋妖怪》中的角色给它命名Squirtle。A. friendly友好的;B. social社交的;C. energetic精力充沛的;D. stupid愚蠢的。根据本句的定语从句“who need company”可知,天竺鼠需要陪伴,说明它是社交动物。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查基数词词义辨析。句意:不久,又给了我三只天竺鼠。A. five五;B. four四;C. three三;D. two二。根据前文“gave me one”,“Sharon bought me another”以及下文“The five”可知,本来有一只,又给了一只,最后出现五只,所以5-2=3。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:这五只天竺鼠相处得很好,有足够的空间一起探索农场。A. get out离开;B. get away逃脱;C. get along相处;D. get back回来。根据前文“Guinea pigs are 3 pets who need company”可知,它们是社交动物,所以彼此相处得好。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:“它们不是要除掉野草吗?”沙伦开玩笑说。A. shouted大喊;B. joked开玩笑;C. argued争论;D. explained解释。根据下文“I’d forgotten about the 8 of having them”可知,我忘记了养它们的目的,所以沙伦开玩笑地问我。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:事实是,这些宠物以它们的吸引力和温柔的天性轻易地赢得了我的心,以至于我忘记了养它们的目的。A. easily容易地;B. slowly慢慢地;C. early早地;D. hurriedly匆忙地。根据本句“I’d forgotten about the 8 of having them”可知,我忘记了养它们的目的,说明它们很容易地赢得了我的心。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:事实是,这些宠物以它们的吸引力和温柔的天性轻易地赢得了我的心,以至于我忘记了养它们的目的。A. decision决定;B. function功能;C. ability能力;D. purpose目的。根据前文“getting rid of the wild grass”可知,我养它们的目的是除草。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在成长过程中,我小时候养过不同的宠物,但天竺鼠很特别。A. classmates同学;B. hobbies爱好;C. pets宠物;D. friends朋友。根据前文“Truth was, these pets had won me”可知,我养了很多宠物,但是这个很容易地赢得了我的心。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他们生性好奇,都很活跃,也很放松。A. quiet安静的;B. active活跃的;C. smart聪明的;D. brave勇敢的。根据下文“I was greeted by their whistles of excitement”可知,它们会兴奋地叽叽叫,说明它们很活跃。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:每次见到他们,我都会听到他们兴奋的口哨声。A. saw看见;B. walked走;C. left离开;D. approached接近。根据本句“I was greeted by their whistles of excitement”可知,它们会兴奋地叽叽叫,应是看到了我,说明我去见他们。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:有他们陪伴,我感到非常幸运。A. company陪伴;B. progress进步;C. assistance帮助;D. conclusion总结。根据前文“I was greeted by their whistles of excitement”可知,它们陪伴我。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:随着时间的流逝,我得到的越来越多,最终我得到了37只天竺鼠!A. passed通过;B. shown展示;C. given给;D. asked问。根据空处的被动语态以及本句“I eventually ended up with 37 guinea pigs”可知,我得到37只天竺鼠,所以我是被给予。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:意识到他们需要额外的空间,我开始建造小房子,有白色的栅栏,晾衣绳,用金属罐供他们玩耍。A. freedom自由;B. experience经历;C. help帮助;D. room空间。根据本句“I set about building small house”可知,我开始建造小房子,说明它们需要额外的空间。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查连接词词义辨析。句意:当我反应过来,我已经为它们建了整个镇子!A. Before在……之前;B. While尽管;C. After在……之后;D. As当……时。根据主句和从句之间的语境可知,应是当我意识到的时候,我已经为它们建了一个镇子。故选D。
【36题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我挂起一块牌子,上面写着几内亚人的故乡几内亚谷,我为自己的工作感到自豪。A. signal信号;B. mark标记;C. symbol象征;D. sign指示牌。根据“which read Guinea Vale, home of the Guineas”可知,这是指示牌的内容,所以我挂了一个牌子。故选D。
【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我挂起一块牌子,上面写着几内亚人的故乡几内亚谷,我为自己的工作感到自豪。A. aware明白的;B. proud骄傲的;C. sure肯定的;D. ashamed羞愧的。根据下文“When you do something, you really go at it at full speed”可知,沙伦也对我赞许,说明我做的很好,为自己骄傲。故选B。
【38题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:“当你做一件事的时候,你真的会全力以赴,不是吗?”她笑着说。A. laughed大笑;B. questioned质疑;C. complained抱怨;D. apologized道歉。根据前文“Sharon was amused.”可知,沙伦被逗乐了,所以是大笑着说。故选A。
【39题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:老实说,欢迎这些宠物进入我的生活让我更快乐,知道世界各地的人们也能分享这种快乐是很有意义的。A. heavier更重的;B. happier更快乐的;C. wiser更聪明的;D. braver更勇敢的。根据下文“the joy”可知,我的人生因这些宠物而更快乐。故选B。
【40题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:老实说,欢迎这些宠物进入我的生活让我更快乐,知道世界各地的人们也能分享这种快乐是很有意义的。A. choose选择;B. express表达;C. share分享;D. determine决定。根据本句“people around the world”可知,全世界的人可以分享的快乐。故选C。
四川省攀枝花市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语试题
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. C 36. B 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了主人公阿里尔在路边偶然发现了一只受伤的天鹅,于是她努力地去拯救天鹅的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:走了一英里,她在水边发现了一只雌天鹅。A. seized抓住;B. accompanied陪同;C. spotted发现;D. appreciated感激;欣赏。根据下文“ knew that mute swans can be 2 . But as she approached this one, it didn’t move.”可知,她是发现了天鹅。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:30岁的阿里尔曾在曼哈顿的野鸟基金会康复中心工作,知道疣鼻天鹅可能很有攻击性。A. aggressive富于攻击性的;B. brave勇敢的;C. gentle温和的;D. beautiful漂亮的。根据她曾是救援中心工作人员及下文“But it didn’t move as she ____3____ this one.”所体现的转折关系可知,她知道天鹅是具有攻击性的,故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:但是,当她接近这只时,它没有动。A. checked检查;B. hugged拥抱;C. caught抓住;D. approached靠近。根据下句“She was certain that the bird needed ____4____ attention.”可知她确信这只鸟需要医疗护理。说明她靠近了这只天鹅。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她确信这只鸟需要医疗照顾。A. patient耐心的;B. media媒体;C. public公共的;D. medical医学的。根据上文提到天鹅具有攻击性,却没有动,以及下文“There, staff members ____15____ that the swan might have lead(铅)poisoning”可知,这只天鹅中毒了,需要医疗照顾,故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:然后爱丽儿把外套盖在小鸟的头上,让它保持冷静,然后小心翼翼地把它抱起来,把它抱在怀里。A. hung悬挂;B. covered覆盖;C. pulled拉;D. held举起。根据空后“her jacket over the bird’ s head to keep it calm, 6 picked it up,and cradled it in her arms.”可知,然后Ariel把她的夹克盖在小鸟的头上,让它保持冷静,小心翼翼地把它捡起来,抱在怀里。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:然后爱丽儿把外套盖在小鸟的头上,让它保持冷静,然后小心翼翼地把它抱起来,把它抱在怀里。A. cautiously小心地;B. quickly快速地;C. immediately立即;D. casually随意地。根据前文“She was certain that the bird needed 3 attention.”可知,这只天鹅需要医疗照顾可知它生病了,所以应“小心翼翼”把它捡起,故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这时她突然想到:我现在该怎么办 A. inspired鼓舞;B. struck突然想到;C. interested使感兴趣;D. stopped停止。结合下文“How was she going to 9 a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way ”可推知,作者当时在想“要怎么办”,这个想法“突然地”出现在她脑海,sth. struck sb.表示“某人突然想到某事”,故选B。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:她最好的选择是康复中心。然而,它在东河对岸,在城镇的另一边。A. However然而;B. Otherwise否则;C. Meanwhile同时;D. Therefore因此。根据上句“Her best choice was the rehabilitation center (她最好的选择是康复中心)”和下句“that was across the East River and on the other side of town (在东河对面,在城镇的另一边)可知前后句是转折关系。故选A。
29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:她怎么用自行车把一只17磅重的天鹅运输到目的地 A. seat容纳;B. support支持;C. transport运输;D. comfort安慰。根据后文“Luckily, some strangers driving by offered her, her bike, and the swan a 10 to a nearby subway station.”可知,开车经过的陌生人把她带到地铁站,所以此处是运输天鹅这么远。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:幸运的是,一些开车经过的陌生人让她、她的自行车和天鹅搭便车去附近的地铁站。A. car汽车;B. map地图;C. boat船;D. lift搭便车。根据前文“How was she going to 9 a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way ”可知,爱丽儿在想怎么运输天鹅,再根据Luckily,可知陌生人帮助了她,所以此处是固定搭配offer sb. a lift表示“给某人搭便车”。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在地铁上,似乎没有人对这位长着羽毛的乘客感到特别惊慌。A. disturbed被扰乱的;B. embarrassed尴尬的;C. amused愉快的;D. upset不安的。根据后文“One guy, says Ariel, was “sitting right in front of me on his phone. I don’t know if he noticed there was a swan in front of him.”(爱丽儿说,有一个人“正坐在我面前玩手机。我不知道他是否注意到他前面有一只天鹅。”)”可知,一个人坐在她面前玩手机,所以乘客并没有因为天鹅而惊慌。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:阿里尔打电话给康复中心的动物护理经理希金博特姆,让他到地铁站接她,然后开车把鸟、自行车和救援人员送到康复中心。A. discovered发现;B. reached到达;C. visited参观;D. called打电话。 根据下句“and Higginbotham, an animal-care manager, 13 her up at the subway station and drove bird, bike, and 14 to the center.”可知动物护理经理Higginbotham在地铁站接了她,开车带着天鹅、自行车和救援人员去了康复中心。说明Ariel给康复中心打了电话,故选D。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. looked看;B. picked挑选;C. brought带来;D. cheered欢呼。根据下文“drove bird, bike, and ____14____ to the center.”可知,动物护理经理Higginbotham在地铁站接了她,开车带着bird、自行车和救援人员去了康复中心。pick up“接某人”。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:阿里尔打电话给康复中心的动物护理经理大卫,让他到地铁站接她,然后开车把鸟、自行车和救援人员送到康复中心。A. guy家伙;B. passenger乘客;C. rescuer救援人员;D. strangers陌生人。根据前文“Luckily, some strangers driving by offered her, her bike, and the swan a ____10____ to a nearby subway station.”可知,让他到地铁站接她,然后开车把鸟、自行车和作者送到康复中心,作者是救援天鹅的人员。故选C。
35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:在那里,工作人员确定这只天鹅可能有铅中毒,这是由于吞食了鱼线上的重物引起的。A. confirmed确认;B. imagined想象;C. determined确定;D. declared宣布。根据下句“that the swan might have lead (铅) poisoning, caused by swallowing weights used on fishing lines.”可知工作人员确定这只天鹅可能铅中毒了,是因为吞咽了钓鱼线上的重物。故选C。
【36题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:可悲的是,即使经过精心照料,天鹅还是因为细菌感染而得了重病。A. Hopefully有希望地;B. Sadly伤心地;C. Eventually最后;D. Strangely奇怪地。根据下句“even with all the thoughtful care, the swan caught a serious disease due to bacterial infection”可知尽管得到了精心的照料,这只天鹅还是因细菌感染而染上了严重的疾病。这是令人非常伤心的。故选B。
【37题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:在爱丽儿救她两个月后,她去世了。A. got better变得更好;B. passed away去世;C. flew away飞走;D. returned home回家。根据前文“even with all the thoughtful care, the swan caught a serious disease due to bacterial infection.”可知,天鹅的情况很不好,推知,处此处应是两个月后,天鹅去世了。故选B。
【38题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这是一个令人失望的结局,但真实的故事是,在大城市里,一些人为了拯救一只天鹅,愿意走多远。A. disappointing令人失望的;B. comforting安慰的;C. heart-warming暖心的;D. inspiring鼓舞人心的。根据前文“Two months after Ariel came to her rescue, she 17 .”可知,天鹅最后去世了,所以是令人失望的结局。故选A。
【39题详解】
考查副词短语辨析。句意:这是一个令人失望的结局,但真实的故事是,在大城市里,一些人为了拯救一只天鹅,愿意走多远。A. how often多长时间一次;B. how long多长时间;C. how far多远;D. how soon多快。根据后文“In all, Ariel traveled two hours by foot, car, and subway while dragging her bike.”可知,此处是在讲距离,所以应该用how far。故选C项。
【40题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:大卫说:“这是对她的完美概况。”A. condition条件;B. process过程;C. expectation预料;D. summary总结;概况。根据前文“In all, Ariel traveled two hours by foot, car, and subway while dragging her bike.”可知,爱丽儿不辞辛苦的步行、开车、乘地铁,同时拖着她的自行车,走了两个小时,只为救这只天鹅,所以上述的行程是对她的完美概括。故选D项。
四川省雅安市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末检测英语试题
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,作者的妹妹小时候没有音乐天赋,但是她并没有放弃理想,一直努力最终实现了自己的人生理想。而我自小就擅长乐器却没有妹妹的毅力,最终在音乐上并没有取得成就。这个故事我们只要坚持理想,最终会取得成功。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:但她没有放弃。A. advance前进 ;B. quit放弃 ;C. reflect反思;D. listen听。根据上文“How did she sound?Terrible”可知,她弹得糟糕,but表示转折,即她不放弃,故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:12岁时,她问我们的父母她是否可以上一所全日制的音乐学校。A. inspect检查;视察;参加;B. open开办;C. attend上学;D. visit拜访。根据下文“a full-time music school”可知,她想上全日制的音乐学校,故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他们说不行。事实上,大家都认为我妹妹缺乏天赋。A. lacked缺乏;B. spotted看见 ;C. possessed掌握;拥有;D. admired钦佩 。根据上文“How did she sound?Terrible.”可知,她小提琴拉得很糟糕。可推知,她缺乏天赋。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我更擅长演奏乐器。A. major主修科目;B. project工程;C. composition作品;D. instrument乐器。根据下文“So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to”可知,父母给我请钢琴老师,说明我在我的乐器方面做得更好,故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我的老师告诉我的父母我很有潜力。A. patience耐心;B. wisdom智慧;C. potential潜能 ;D. ambition野心。根据下文“So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area”可知,老师说我有潜能,故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:所以我的父母找到了当地最好的钢琴老师来训练我。A. train训练;B. examine检查;C. correct纠正;D. challenge挑战。根据上文“So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area”可知,父母找老师培训我,故选A。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但他唯一有空的时间是周六下午3点。A. successful成功的;B. skillful熟练的;C. occupied已占用的;无空闲的;D. available可获得的;可用的。结合常识和下文“was Saturday afternoons at 3 pm”可知老师唯一的可用的时间是下午3点。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:那时候,我对每周六下午3点播出的英国电视剧《复仇者联盟》很着迷,这部电视剧的时间是每个周六的下午三点。A. sensitive敏感的;B. crazy着迷的;C. serious 严肃的;D. particular特别的。根据下文“I let nothing take up my‘Avengers’hour”可知,我对节目很着迷。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. filmed拍摄;B. designed设计;C. broadcast播出;D. commented评论。根据“the British TV show The Avengers”可知,复仇者是每周六下午3 点播出,故选C。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:所以我拒绝了这个绝佳的机会。A. jumped at跳跃;B. turned down拒绝;C. waited for等待;D. opened up打开。根据上文“I let nothing take up my ‘Avengers’ hour”可知,我不让任何事情占据我的电视时间,故我应是拒绝了这个很棒的机会,故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:今天,我家里连一架钢琴都没有。A. tutor导师;B. violin小提琴;C. musician音乐家;D. piano钢琴 。根据“I let nothing take up my‘Avengers’hour”我为了看电视放弃了弹钢琴,所以今天家里没有一架钢琴,故选D。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:我妹妹成为了一名工程师,但她从未停止过创作音乐。A. never从不;B. once曾经;C. already已经;D. even甚至 。根据下文“in music education,and became a music teacher”可知,她从未停止演奏音乐,故选A。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在她40多岁时,她改变了自己的职业。A. attitudes态度;B. careers事业;C. plans计划;D. positions位置。根据下文“and became a music teacher”可知,她由工程师转变成音乐老师,改变了职业,故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她回到了大学,获得了音乐教育学位,成为了一名音乐教师。A. scholarship奖学金 ;B. volunteer志愿者;C. degree学位 ;D. assistant助手。根据下文“became a music teacher”可知,她变成了一个音乐老师,应是在大学得到一个学位,故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:她让孩子们开始学习他们第一种乐器,并给予他们所有她从未得到过的鼓励和支持。A. provided提供 ;B. imagined想象;C. received收到 ;D. expected期待。根据上文“They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister 3 talent.”可知,她从来没得到鼓励和支持,故选C。
【36题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:一大群朋友和家人来找她。A. picked up学会;B. took up占据;C. stayed up熬夜;D. turned up出现。根据上文“she and a pianist pal put on a recital”可知,很多朋友家人出席为她捧场,故选D。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她演奏时,我环顾了一下观众。A. students学生;B. audience观众;C. scene场景;D. platform平台。根据上文“As she played”可知,当她演奏时周围看到是听众,故选B。
【38题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:显然,每个人都在享受音乐。A. obviously明显地;B. desperately绝望地;C. appropriately适当地;D. anxiously不安地。根据下文“enjoying the music”可知,每一个人明显地是正在享受音乐,故选A。
【39题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我突然想到,我是唯一一个记得那个7岁的孩子发出那些糟糕透顶的声音的人,我知道她已经走了多远,尽管发生了一切。A. amazing令人惊异的;B. pleasing高兴的;C. awful坏的;糟糕的;D. powerful强大的。根据上文“When my sister Diane began playing the violin,she was seven.How did she sound?Terrible ”可知,她七岁时演奏的是完全糟糕的声音,故选C。
【40题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是热情甚至更重要。A. enthusiasm热情;B. creativity创造力;C. curiosity好奇心;D. intelligence智力。根据上文讲述的故事可知,妹妹没有得到家人的鼓励和支持,但却在事业有成时选择回学校学习音乐,并成为音乐老师。由此可知,尽管发生了这一切,但正是因为她对音乐的热情,最终实现了自己的梦想。故选A。