2024届高考英语 二轮复习 ：完形填空 专题练习（含解析）

Test 1
This year, hundreds of people around the world are applying for a desired job to run Port Lockroy, the world's most remote post office. The __1__ is in Antarctica, and one of the key __2__ is the ability to count penguins (企鹅).
Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust __3__ four postmen to live on the island from November to March. Apart from being a nearly 80 year old British owned post office, it __4__ as a museum. Although employees each have unique __5__， they are cooperatively responsible for preserving the __6__ place and caring for the thousands of tourists. The staff is also __7__ environmental data collection and wildlife monitoring.
Applicants are warned there's not much time for relaxation and rest. Still, the job is highly __8__. The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust gets hundreds of applications __9__ for the position. They are mainly __10__ to Port Lockroy, both for its history and its scientific significance. Lucy Dorman succeeded in applying for the 2019 2020 season. It was a real __11__ for her. “Even though the job can be hard at times, there's a real sense of community. You've got to __12__， because you can't get away from each other very easily. I really love that sort of __13__，” she said. “And what you can achieve here is __14__. The total experience offers both a different __15__ towards the world and a new viewpoint on your function on the planet.”
1．A.centre B．position
C．aim D．unit
2．A.requirements B．characteristics
C．virtues D．activities
3．A.persuades B．instructs
C．encourages D．hires
4．A.exists B．transforms
C．doubles D．develops
5．A.tastes B．talents
C．roles D．backgrounds
6．A.temporary B．historic
C．grand D．magical
7．A.in favor of B．in need of
C．in possession of D．in charge of
8．A.paid B．sought after
C．hard won D．respectable
9．A.annually B．weekly
C．monthly D．daily
10．A.invited B．devoted
C．related D．drawn
11．A.joy B．lesson
C．effort D．shock
12．A.get along B．show off
C．break through D．give in
13．A.loneliness B．eagerness
C．looseness D．togetherness
14．A.consistent B．rewarding
C．potential D．pure
15．A.entrance B．answer
C．attitude D．introduction
Test 2
Reducing the use of plastic is a balance between what you can afford and what you can get. I've__1__ a lot from a plastic free lifestyle. It helps me __2__ my carbon footprint and save money (省钱).
I've found that living plastic free is a great way to __3__ mindless online shopping. Nowadays, I __4__ weigh the possibility of returning an order before I hit the __5__ button. Do I have something else I could __6__ to meet this need Is there a place I can get it __7__ so I don't have to deal with all the plastic it'll arrive in
Besides, I've slowly __8__ the collection of the things that I want, and that are made to last. Anytime I need to replace a bigger ticket item, I'm __9__ to look for a second hand version of a nicer, __10__ item, which I can often find for the same price as a new but less durable (耐用的) model.
Of course, there are certain situations where plastic is the most __11__ choice. I recently reorganized my closet and found that I __12__ clear plastic containers for my off season clothing. After a few __13__ to my favorite neighborhood charity shop, I found a set of Rubbermaid storage containers that __14__ the bill.
Life without plastic doesn't take place overnight. Devote yourself to making a few __15__ in your daily plastic use and see where it takes you.
1．A.heard B．benefited
C．received D．suffered
2．A.record B．rebuild
C．reduce D．recall
3．A.promote B．consider
C．prevent D．experience
4．A.hardly B．disappointedly
C．unfortunately D．carefully
5．A.purchase B．print
C．repeat D．power
6．A.repurpose B．abandon
C．reward D．remember
7．A.abroad B．indoors
C．online D．locally
8．A.sold B．offered
C．developed D．donated
9．A.eager B．embarrassed
C．annoyed D．sad
10．A.smaller sized B．faster moving
C．better shaped D．longer lasting
11．A.strange B．suitable
C．dangerous D．difficult
12．A.discovered B．designed
C．ruined D．needed
13．A.solutions B．visits
C．roads D．exceptions
14．A.fit B．pay
C．cut D．sent
15．A.comments B．notes
C．changes D．stops
Test 3
There was a young boy at a beautiful beach digging sands using his plastic tools. While his other friends were playing the whole time, the little boy spent his day __1__ his sandcastle. He even __2__ a moat (护城河) using a spoon, a bridge with a __3__， and walls for his castle.
After a whole long day, he finished his __4__ sandcastle until the waves washed his hard work. Holding back his tears, the boy didn't get mad and __5__ decided to study the waves that __6__ his creation.
The boy was aware of the __7__ and saw it a couple of times already. He already knew how to do things better. He felt no __8__， regret, or fear any more whenever the waves came. He just smiled, __9__ his tools and left. He knew that the tide was beyond his __10__ and he couldn't do anything about it. What he could do though is how to __11__ those situations.
Basically, no matter where you are, the waves of life will always __12__ you. What matters most is how you behave during those moments and what they __13__ about yourselves along this __14__ called life. Keep calm while looking at things from different viewpoints because sometimes all it takes for __15__ to happen in your life is by looking at things through different lenses！
1．A.creating B．picturing
C．drawing D．watching
2．A.kept B．made
C．crossed D．defended
3．A.bucket B．stone
C．rope D．stick
4．A.old B．royal
C．dream D．solid
5．A.therefore B．instead
C．still D．nevertheless
6．A.supported B．perfected
C．copied D．destroyed
7．A.castle B．construction
C．sand D．tide
8．A.sorrow B．doubt
C．hesitation D．excitement
9．A.held up B．picked up
C．searched for D．threw away
10．A.belief B．repair
C．control D．awareness
11．A.talk about B．draw upon
C．react to D．fight against
12．A.search B．take
C．recognize D．find
13．A.know B．teach
C．judge D．beat
14．A.distance B．line
C．journey D．circle
15．A.changes B．crashes
C．events D．attacks
Test 4
I was in Washington covering a conference. However, I came across a curious looking __1__ shop with its door partly open.
Citizens here said it had been like that __2__ as long as they could remember, but no one knew __3__. “Maybe the owner is just lazy，” I __4__ the shady entrance, eager to find out the reason. A(n) __5__ “Welcome！” came from a man's voice. And out walked Mr. Smith, the 90 year old __6__ of this candy shop which I suddenly realized had __7__ candies. Mr. Smith explained the place was a candy store opened by him 50 years ago, but his energy __8__ in old age so he sold nothing for long.
I admired Mr. Smith's long excellent service in the area. He had a __9__ attitude to life. I asked Mr. Smith why his store front was in such a state. Mr. Smith, smiling, replied, “I __10__ a bag by the door that a customer left two years ago. Honestly I want to just __11__ the store, but because the bag's owner might come by __12__ for it, I keep the door open just a little bit.” I was moved to tears by Mr. Smith's shockingly __13__ deeds. I then looked down, and sure enough there was a small bag on the counter with a paper that read, “ __14__ Item.”
I left the shop feeling better about humanity and was glad there are people like Mr.Smith living the good life and keeping __15__ forever.
1．A.clothing B．food
C．fruit D．candy
2．A.every day B．occasionally
C．every night D．recently
3．A.when B．where
C．why D．how
4．A.approached B．left
C．broke D．ignored
5．A.official B．enthusiastic
C．elegant D．humble
6．A.supplier B．owner
C．customer D．employee
7．A.many B．some
C．various D．no
8．A.broke off B．calmed down
C．went up D．faded away
9．A.pessimistic B．positive
C．humorous D．cool
10．A.buy B．sell
C．keep D．exhibit
11．A.manage B．exchange
C．open D．close
12．A.looking B．paying
C．charging D．longing
13．A.unbelievable B．sweet
C．odd D．sensible
14．A.Recommended B．Found
C．Lost D．Deserted
15．A.patience B．silence
C．faith D．touch
Test 5
One summer night in a seaside cottage, a small boy was in bed, sound asleep. Suddenly, he felt himself __1__ from bed and carried in his father's arms on to the beach. Overhead was the clear starry sky. “Watch！” As his father spoke, __2__， one of the stars moved. It __3__ across the sky like a golden fire. And before the __4__ of this could fade, another star leapt from its place, then another...
“What is it？” the child asked in __5__．
“Shooting stars. They __6__ every year on a certain night in August.”
That was all: just an __7__ encounter of something magic and beautiful. But, back in bed, the child stared into the dark, with mind full of the falling stars.
I was the __8__ seven year old boy whose father believed that a new experience __9__ more for a small boy than an unbroken night's sleep.
That night, my father opened a door for his child, leading him into an area of splendid __10__． Children are naturally curious, but they need someone to __11__ them. This art of adding new dimensions to a child's world doesn't __12__ require a great deal of time. It simply __13__ doing things more often with children instead of for them or to them. Good parents know this: The most precious gift they can give a child is to spark their flame of __14__. That night is still deeply __15__ in my memory. Next year, when August comes with its shooting stars, my son will be seven.
1．A.hidden B．robbed
C．lifted D．kicked
2．A.incredibly B．accidentally
C．apparently D．actually
3．A.exploded B．circled
C．spread D．flashed
4．A.success B．wonder
C．exhibition D．discovery
5．A.amazement B．horror
C．relief D．delight
6．A.blow up B．turn up
C．show off D．give out
7．A.uncomfortable B．unbearable
C．undetected D．unexpected
8．A.curious B．determined
C．fortunate D．chosen
9．A.worked B．mattered
C．deserved D．proved
10．A.newness B．emptiness
C．freedom D．innovation
11．A.protect B．challenge
C．guide D．believe
12．A.absolutely B．basically
C．possibly D．necessarily
13．A.involves B．risks
C．admits D．resists
14．A.hope B．curiosity
C．faith D．wisdom
15．A.trapped B．set
C．lost D．rooted
Test 6
When I was a graduate student, I felt too busy to exercise. I promised myself I'd do it once I __1__ school. I knew I would be busy as an assistant professor. __2__， I believed in my willpower.
When I started my first job at Williams College, I __3__ did exercise regularly. It turned out that I was in a(n) __4__ that offered excellent support for what I __5__ to do.
Research shows that our __6__ are influenced by whether our environment makes something easy or difficult. Even the smallest difference can have an outsized __7__. In one study, researchers __8__ items from the front to the back of a salad bar—a change of just 10 inches—and the __9__ inconvenience made people eat less of these items.
My plan to exercise benefited from Williamstown's long winter. People figured the best way through it was to get __10__ happily and enjoy it. I kept meeting people who were __11__ joggers. When I started, they were quick to offer social __12__. With so many runners in town, it was easy to find trails (小径), including those __13__ for beginners.
Do __14__ your environment to make challenging tasks easier. If you want to socialize, befriend outgoing persons. Or __15__ your cell phone when you need to concentrate on study. The right surroundings are more powerful than willpower alone.
1．A.attended B．finished
C．started D．quitted
2．A.However B．Therefore
C．Instead D．Meanwhile
3．A.unwillingly B．virtually
C．actually D．barely
4．A.occupation B．situation
C．position D．environment
5．A.hoped B．insisted
C．hesitated D．managed
6．A.experiences B．choices
C．insights D．emotions
7．A.advantage B．reward
C．effect D．risk
8．A.examined B．connected
C．counted D．moved
9．A.obvious B．major
C．unique D．slight
10．A.aboard B．outdoors
C．home D．inside
11．A.enthusiastic B．sensitive
C．independent D．ambitious
12．A.resources B．activities
C．support D．service
13．A.instructive B．strange
C．tough D．appropriate
14．A.change B．protect
C．ignore D．accept
15．A.answer B．silence
C．keep D．ring
Test 1
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了位于南极洲的洛克雷港邮局的招聘吸引了很多人，在那里员工不仅要收集环境数据和监测野生动物，还要负责数企鹅。
1．答案与解析：B　根据上文“This year, hundreds of people around the world are applying for a desired job to run Port Lockroy, the world's most remote post office.”可知，此处表示该职位在南极洲，故选B。
2．答案与解析：A　句意：该职位在南极洲，其中一个关键要求是能够数企鹅。根据空后“is the ability to count penguins(企鹅)”可知，此处表示其中一个关键的要求是能够数企鹅。故选A。
3．答案与解析：D　根据上文“applying for a desired job”和下文“employees”可知，此处表示聘用四名邮递员，故选D。
4．答案与解析：C　句意：除了是一家拥有近80年历史的英国邮局外，它还兼作博物馆。前面提到洛克雷港是一个“post office”，空后又提到“as a museum”，故此处表示该邮局兼作博物馆。double as表示“兼作”，故选C。
5．答案与解析：C　句意：虽然每个员工都有独特的角色，但他们合作负责保护历史名胜和照顾成千上万的游客。根据下文“they are cooperatively responsible for preserving the __6__ place and caring for the thousands of tourists.”可知，此处表示员工各司其职，故选C。
6．答案与解析：B　根据上文“a nearly 80 year old British owned”和空前“preserving”可知，空处表示有历史意义的地方。
7．答案与解析：D　根据空前的“also”可知，本空应与前面的“responsible for”在含义上接近，故用in charge of表示“负责”，故选D。
8．答案与解析：B　根据前文“there's not much time for relaxation and rest”可知这份工作没有多少时间休息和放松，再结合“Still(尽管如此)”可知，它仍然很抢手，故选B。
9．答案与解析：A　根据上文中的“This year, hundreds of people... desired job”和下文中的“the 2019 2020 season”可知，此处表示英国南极遗产信托基金每年都会收到大量申请该职位的信。
10．答案与解析：D　根据空后“both for its history and its scientific significance”可知，求职者们是被它的历史和科学意义吸引。
11．答案与解析：A　根据前文“Lucy Dorman succeeded in applying”可知该职位很抢手，但是Lucy Dorman申请成功了，再结合下文中的“I really love”可知，此处表示对她来说，获得这个职位很让她开心。
12．答案与解析：A　根据前文“a real sense of community”和下文中的“you can't get away from each other very easily.”可知，此处表示你得与人和睦相处，故选A。
13．答案与解析：D　根据前文“a real sense of community”和“you can't get away from each other very easily”可知，此处表示Lucy Dorman喜欢那种和睦相处，故选D。
14．答案与解析：B　根据空前的“what you can achieve here”和下文中的“The total experience offers... your function on the planet.”可知，此处表示你在这里获得的东西很有益。
15．答案与解析：C　句意：整体体验既提供了对世界的不同看法，也提供了对你在地球上的职责的新观点。根据空前“offers both a different”及空后的“a new viewpoint”可知，空处应为与“a new viewpoint”相对应，表示对世界的不同看法，故选C。
Test 2
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。文章作者介绍了自己不用塑料的生活。
1．答案与解析：B　根据下文“save money(省钱)”，可知作者从无塑料的生活方式中“获益”，故选B项。
2．答案与解析：C　根据前文“I've benefited a lot from a plastic free lifestyle. (我从无塑料的生活方式中受益良多。)”可知是“减少”碳足迹。
3．答案与解析：C　根据“mindless online shopping(盲目网购)”可知是“阻止”盲目网购。
4．答案与解析：D　根据“weigh the possibility of returning an order (权衡退货的可能性)”，可知要仔细权衡退货的可能性。
5．答案与解析：A　根据前文“I've found that living plastic free is a great way to __3__ mindless online shopping.”和下文“Do I have something else”可知是在按下“购买键”之前仔细考虑。
6．答案与解析：A　根据“Do I have something else I could __6__ to meet this need？”可知是用其他东西来满足需求，即“改换它的用途” 。
7．答案与解析：D　根据“so I don't have to deal with all the plastic it'll arrive in”可知是网购带来很多包装塑料。“在当地”购买能减少这种塑料 。
8．答案与解析：C　根据“the collection of the things that I want(收集了我想要的东西)”可知是“逐渐养成”收集想要的东西的习惯 。
9．答案与解析：A　根据前文“Besides, I've slowly __8__ the collection of the things that I want, and that are made to last.”可知作者已经养成这种习惯，因此需要更换大物件时，她会“渴望”找到一个二手的 。
10．答案与解析：D　根据前文“Besides, I've slowly __8__ the collection of the things that I want, and that are made to last.”可知作者已经养成这种习惯，因此需要更换大物件时，会找更好看、“更耐用的”二手的 。
11．答案与解析：B　根据下文“clear plastic containers for my off season clothing”和常识可知，有时候塑料容器是“最合适的”选择，因为可以重复利用。
12．答案与解析：D　根据“clear plastic containers for my off season clothing”可知，作者“需要”一个塑料储物箱来装过季的衣服。
13．答案与解析：B　根据“my favorite neighborhood charity shop”可知，作者到访自己最喜欢的慈善商店，逛一逛，以找到一个合适的二手储物箱装过季的衣服。
14．答案与解析：A　根据空前“I found a set of Rubbermaid storage containers that __14__ the bill.”可知，作者找到了“符合要求的”储物箱，fit the bill意为“刚好符合要求”。
15．答案与解析：C　根据前文“Life without plastic doesn't take place overnight.”可知，没有塑料的生活要慢慢地“改变”。
Test 3
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了当生活中遇到波浪的时候，可以从不同的角度看问题，生活会发生变化。
1．答案与解析：A　根据后文“He even __2__ a moat (护城河) using a spoon, a bridge with a __3__， and walls for his castle.”可知，在其他朋友一直在玩的时候，小男孩花了一整天的时间建造他的沙堡。
2．答案与解析：B　根据后文的“a moat (护城河) using a spoon，”可知，他用勺子制造了一条护城河。
3．答案与解析：D　根据前文的“a bridge”可知，男孩用木棍搭建了一座桥。
4．答案与解析：C　根据后文的“sandcastle”可知，男孩建造的沙堡是他梦想的城堡。
5．答案与解析：B　根据前文“Holding back his tears, the boy didn't get mad”可知，设空处与前文构成转折关系，即表示男孩忍住眼泪，没有生气，而是决定研究摧毁他创作的海浪。
6．答案与解析：D　根据前文“until the waves washed his hard work”可知，男孩研究起了摧毁沙堡的海浪。
7．答案与解析：D　根据前文“the boy didn't get mad and __5__ decided to study the waves that __6__ his creation.”可知，男孩对海浪产生了兴趣，因此注意到潮汐。
8．答案与解析：A　根据后文“He just smiled, __9__ his tools and left.”可知，男孩对于海浪来袭没有悲伤。
9．答案与解析：B　根据后文“left”可知，男孩拿起工具起身离开了。
10．答案与解析：C　根据前文“He felt no __8__， regret, or fear any more whenever the waves came. He just smiled, __9__ his tools and left.”可知，男孩每当海浪来袭，他不再感到悲伤、遗憾或恐惧，因为他知道海浪是他无法控制的事情。
11．答案与解析：C　根据后文“those situations”可知，男孩知道自己无法控制海浪，因此他知道自己能做的是如何来应对这些海浪。
12．答案与解析：D　根据前文“Basically, no matter where you are，”可知，无论在哪里，生活的海浪都会发现你，即你在生活中会遇到海浪。
13．答案与解析：B　根据前文“how you behave during those moments”可知，此处强调最重要的是你在这些时刻的表现以及这些波浪教会了你什么。
14．答案与解析：C　根据前文“What matters most is how you behave during those moments and what they __13__ about yourselves”可知，此处将人生比作旅程，强调的是最重要的是你在这些时刻的表现，以及它们在这段称为人生的旅程中教会了你什么。故选C。
15．答案与解析：A　根据前文的“Keep calm while looking at things from different viewpoints”可知，从不同的角度看问题会产生变化。
Test 4
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者讲述了自己在华盛顿遇到的一次温暖的经历。
1．答案与解析：D　句意：然而，我遇到了一家看起来很奇怪的糖果店，它的门半开着。根据下文第六空后“this candy shop”及第七空后“a candy store”可知，这是一家糖果店。
2．答案与解析：A　句意：这里的市民说，自从他们记事以来，每天都是这样，但没人知道为什么。根据下文“I __10__ a bag by the door that a customer left two years ago. Honestly I want to just __11__ the store, but because the bag's owner might come by __12__ for it, I keep the door open just a little bit.”可知，老人不再营业卖糖果，两年来却为了等失主来找包而每天把店门半开。每天这样做才会令人们觉得好奇。
3．答案与解析：C　句意：这里的市民说，自从他们记事以来，每天都是这样，但没人知道为什么。对这家店铺不营业却开着门的情况很好奇，不知道原因。why呼应第四空后的the reason。
4．答案与解析：A　我想要探究原因，需要靠近店铺，前去询问店主。
5．答案与解析：B　根据下文“I admired Mr. Smith's long excellent service in the area. He had a positive attitude to life.”可知，多年来店主的服务态度非常好，应该对顾客是很热情的。
6．答案与解析：B　从下文“Mr. Smith explained the place was a candy store opened by him 50 years ago”可知，这位90岁的老人就是店主。
7．答案与解析：D　根据下文“so he sold nothing for long ”可知，这家糖果店现在并没有糖果。
8．答案与解析：D　老人经营了五十年，年近九十岁时，想要关闭店铺，应该是因为精力衰退。
9．答案与解析：B　店主经营店铺，为人们服务了五十年，受到作者的钦佩，及后面讲店铺已经不营业了却为了失主有可能回来找包，两年来坚持把店铺的门开着。由此可知，老人的生活态度是积极的，正能量的。
10．答案与解析：C　两年前顾客遗忘在店里的包，店主是帮忙保存。
11．答案与解析：D　店主年纪大了，精力衰退，想要关闭店铺。只是因为担心失主回来找包才开着门。
12．答案与解析：A　一个顾客两年前把包遗忘在店里，有可能会回来寻找。短语look for意为“寻找”符合语境。
13．答案与解析：B　老人这么大年纪不卖东西了，却还为了等失主万一回来找包，坚持两年开着店门，这是善良的好心行为。
14．答案与解析：B　句意：然后我低头一看，柜台上果然有一个小包，上面有一张纸，上面写着“捡到的物品”。顾客遗忘的包，对于店家来说就是捡到的物品。
15．答案与解析：C　老人这么大年纪不卖东西了，却还坚持两年开着店门为了等失主万一回来找包，永远给顾客保留一份希望，一种做人的信念。
Test 5
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了我的父亲在我七岁时的一个晚上抱我到海滩看流星，激发了我的好奇心。进而提到好的父母都知道给孩子的最珍贵的礼物就是激发他们的好奇心。
1．答案与解析：C　句意：突然，他感到自己被从床上抱起来，被父亲抱到海滩上。根据下文“and carried in his father's arms on to the beach”可知，此处指他被父亲从床上抱起来。
2．答案与解析：A　根据上文“Watch！”及下文“one of the stars moved”可知，一颗星星在他父亲说话的时候开始移动，这让人觉得不可思议。
3．答案与解析：D　根据下文“across the sky like a golden fire. And before the __4__ of this could fade, another star leapt from its place, then another...”可知，此处指星星划过夜空。
4．答案与解析：B　根据上文“one of the stars moved.”及下文“another star leapt from its place, then another...”可知，一颗接着一颗星星不断的在天空中划过，这是一个奇迹。
5．答案与解析：A　根据上文“one of the stars moved.”及“another star leapt from its place, then another...”可知，星星一颗接着一颗从天空中划过的景象，对孩子来说是很惊讶的事。
6．答案与解析：B　根据上文“one of the stars moved.”及“another star leapt from its place, then another...”可知，此处指每年八月的某个晚上流星都会出现。
7．答案与解析：D　根据上文“Shooting stars”及下文“encounter of something magic and beautiful”可知，此处指男孩意外看到流星。
8．答案与解析：C　根据前文讲述的男孩意外看到流星的事情可知，此处作者说自己就是那个幸运的男孩。
9．答案与解析：B　根据上文“a new experience ”及下文“more for a small boy than an unbroken night's sleep”可知，此处指新的经历更重要。
10．答案与解析：A　根据前文“whose father believed that a new experience __9__ more for a small boy than an unbroken night's sleep”及下文“This art of adding new dimensions to a child's world ”可知，我的父亲让我相信新的经历更重要，此处指父亲带我看到流星现象，让我了解到新事物。
11．答案与解析：C　根据前文“my father opened a door for his child, leading him into an area ”可知，此处指孩子要有人引导。
12．答案与解析：D　根据下文“It simply __13__ doing things more often with children instead of for them or to them. ”可知，此处指给孩子的世界增添新维度的艺术并不一定需要很多时间。
13．答案与解析：A　根据上文“doesn't __12__ require a great deal of time”下文“doing things more often with children”可知，为孩子的世界增添新维度需要父母和孩子们一起做事。
14．答案与解析：B　根据上文“Children are naturally curious”可知，此处指好的父母知道激发孩子们的好奇心。
15．答案与解析：D　根据下文“Next year, when August comes with its shooting stars, my son will be seven.”可知，我打算在明年的八月份的某个夜晚带自己的七岁的孩子看流星。可推知，父亲带我一起看流星的记忆植根于我的记忆，be rooted in固定搭配，意为“植根于”。
Test 6
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者结合自己锻炼的经历告诉我们环境会让我们的选择变得容易或困难。
1．答案与解析：B　根据上文“When I was a graduate student, I felt too busy to exercise.”推知，作者向自己承诺，一毕业有了时间就参加锻炼。
2．答案与解析：A　上文“I knew I would be busy as an assistant professor.”和本句为转折关系。故选A。
3．答案与解析：C　根据上文“I promised myself I'd do it once I __1__ school.”推知，作者从事第一份工作时开始定期锻炼，用“事实上”符合语境。
4．答案与解析：D　根据下文“are influenced by whether our environment makes something easy or difficult.”和“Do __14__ your environment to make challenging tasks easier.”可知，所处的环境会给我们带来一定的影响。
5．答案与解析：A　根据上文“I promised myself I'd do it once I __1__ school.”可知，此处是指希望做的事情。
6．答案与解析：B　结合上文提到作者上学时很少锻炼，从事第一份工作后经常锻炼可知，作者认为人们的选择受到环境的影响。
7．答案与解析：C　根据“the smallest difference”和下文稍微移动沙拉柜台上食物的研究可知，此处是指小的差异有时甚至会产生巨大的影响。
8．答案与解析：D　根据“from the front to the back of a salad bar”可知，研究人员移动了沙拉柜台上的食物。
9．答案与解析：D　根据“a change of just 10 inches”可知，食物只移动了一点，因此只造成了稍微的不便。故选D。
10．答案与解析：B　根据下文“With so many runners in town, it was easy to find trails (小径)”可知，人们认为度过冬天的最好办法就是去户外。
11．答案与解析：A　根据下文“they were quick to offer social __12__．”推知，作者遇到的慢跑者都是热情的。故选A。
12．答案与解析：C　根据上文“My plan to exercise benefited from Williamstown's long winter.”推知，慢跑者给作者提供了社会支持。
13．答案与解析：D　根据“it was easy to find trails”推知，有很多路线，因此也包括适合初跑者的路线。
14．答案与解析：A　根据下文“The right surroundings are more powerful than willpower alone.”并结合作者的经历推知，改变环境会让具有挑战性的工作变得容易。
15．答案与解析：B　根据“when you need to concentrate on study”可知，需要专注学习时，就把手机调成静音。