2024届高考英语 二轮复习 ：完形填空 专题练习（含解析）

Passage 1
I attend an Art School in Southern California for Musical Theatre and have always pursued artistic pursuits throughout my life. I have also had a lot of __1__ experiences from working at food banks to __2__ money to help patients suffering from blood cancer. All the things I mentioned above are what __3__ me to be a more appreciative and better person.
The __4__ that has been by far my favorite was the __5__ I did last summer. I developed and carried out a Musical Theatre Summer Camp at a local community center that __6__ low income families. This camp allowed children, who __7__ wouldn't have an opportunity, to gain a basic __8__ in singing, dancing, and acting while also allowing them to feel as though they were a __9__ of something.
This camp completely impacted the way I __10__ both the world and the profound impact people can have. The children came from all backgrounds, and we had some homeless children, undocumented children, and many children who had experienced __11__ throughout their lives. I cannot fully __12__ the happiness it brings me to be able to share a creative outlet (出路) for them. I __13__ believe in the importance of art and I feel incredibly grateful to have been able to share that __14__ with them.
Volunteering has reminded me how important it is to __15__ to others and how lucky I have been to experience everything.,　
1．A.reviewing B．approving
C．volunteering D．attempting
2．A.raising B．distributing
C．chasing D．counting
3．A.impressed B．remembered
C．motivated D．troubled
4．A.experience B．project
C．dream D．schedule
5．A.zone B．work
C．line D．secret
6．A.chose B．received
C．moved D．served
7．A.besides B．otherwise
C．however D．instead
8．A.delay B．comfort
C．joy D．education
9．A.part B．center
C．reminder D．burden
10．A.cultivate B．reason
C．view D．conquer
11．A.connection B．touch
C．violence D．witness
12．A.copy B．express
C．indicate D．present
13．A.casually B．temporarily
C．formerly D．truly
14．A.trade B．trick
C．skill D．gift
15．A.give back B．give in
C．get down D．get across
Passage 2
Jonathan Jones, 12, was overcome with emotion after his principal, who is also color blind, let him __1__ his unique glasses during science class last week.
As soon as Jones put the glasses on, he appeared to be immediately __2__. He initially smiled and laughed, but he __3__ moments later. He then walked around the classroom excitedly, __4__ the now vivid colors around him.
“I was feeling joy that I could __5__see all this color...and a little bit of __6__ that I couldn't see color my whole life，” Jonathan told ABC news.
The boy's mother posted a(n) __7__ of Jonathan seeing color for the first time online and started a GoFundMe campaign to buy a pair of the unique glasses for Jonathan, which reportedly cost $ 350. However, so many people were __8__ by Jonathan's story, and the campaign actually ended up __9__ more than $ 25, 000.
She wrote “After posting the video, we've been touched by how many __10__ people have wanted to help him. We've had __11__ pairs donated to Jonathan and will use 100% of donated funds to purchase color blind glasses for those who can't __12__ them.” “The glasses company will __13__ every pair we purchase with a free pair, which doubles the number of people we can __14__，” she continued.
For Jonathan, with the new glasses comes a new __15__ of the world. He said his favorite color is blue and he's excited to visit the Caribbean this winter so he can see the ocean in all its glory.,　
1．A.borrow B．polish
C．remove D．adjust
2．A.disappointed B．annoyed
C．surprised D．embarrassed
3．A.calmed down B．broke down
C．cheered up D．woke up
4．A.mixing B．painting
C．changing D．exploring
5．A.finally B．rarely
C．constantly D．occasionally
6．A.tension B．sadness
C．relief D．shame
7．A.picture B．article
C．video D．introduction
8．A.moved B．shocked
C．confused D．entertained
9．A.loaning B．costing
C．saving D．collecting
10．A.wealthy B．generous
C．competent D．ambitious
11．A.limited B．cheap
C．multiple D．fashionable
12．A.find B．produce
C．fix D．afford
13．A.match B．equip
C．replace D．compare
14．A.treat B．instruct
C．help D．accompany
15．A.future B．view
C．situation D．record
Passage 3
The Language of Flowers
Ding dong! I looked up from the couch. Who in the world could that be My body was troubled with illness, so I'd __1__ myself away. Friends telephoned, texted, emailed and sent cards. I didn't __2__， thinking that I had nothing to offer anyone in the miserable condition I was in.
I __3__ got up and opened the door to a flower delivery. As I put the flowers on my dining table, I was struck by its __4__. It was comprised of solitary blossoms of many varieties that shouldn't really __5__ yet somehow did. The mystery flowers had come in a blue jar, without a card.
Instead of returning to the couch, I __6__ the florist. He told me some of my friends were behind the __7__， secretly. “They wanted to get a __8__ to you，” he said, “through the language of flowers.”
The group had followed him and picked very __9__ stems after consulting an old book. “I learned some things，” the florist said, then __10__ : “The red carnation (康乃馨) meant ‘Our hearts ache for you’. The yellow tulip (郁金香) wanted to see __11__ in my smile again. The pink carnation had a few __12__ words to say about never forgetting me.”
The more I understood what the flowers were __13__， the more I started to remember the woman who might have __14__ them before I separated myself from everyone and everything. My friends knew I was still that woman, with __15__ beyond my health.
1．A.hidden B．given
C．driven D．broken
2．A.forbid B．accept
C．act D．respond
3．A.cautiously B．reluctantly
C．instantly D．cheerfully
4．A.size B．style
C．uniqueness D．shape
5．A.go together B．stand out
C．mix up D．fade away
6．A.informed B．thanked
C．rewarded D．telephoned
7．A.delivery B．program
C．mystery D．scene
8．A.companion B．message
C．commitment D．gift
9．A.expensive B．rare
C．specific D．fresh
10．A.explained B．clarified
C．defined D．analyzed
11．A.pain B．fortune
C．sympathy D．sunshine
12．A.modest B．tolerant
C．formal D．meaningful
13．A.involving B．saying
C．smelling D．signing
14．A.advocated B．confirmed
C．required D．earned
15．A.ambition B．value
C．curiosity D．fantasy
Passage 4
I'd love to have been a journalist. But I wasn't __1__ enough. I was always able to write a good letter—I just couldn't stare at a blank sheet of paper and __2__ a story. So I went into advertising after university and __3__ fell in love with it.
I always had the __4__ of speech. I was schooled at the dinner table. My father used to __5__ arguments, saying we needed to learn how to make our case. It could get pretty __6__ . At school I ended up being captain of lots of things, not because I was the best player but because I could __7__ people to do things. I learnt that you don't have to be the most academically __8__， or even the most original thinker—__9__ is a big part of the battle. No wonder I felt at home in advertising.
People __10__ to stay in one company almost for life; I was always looking for the next __11__ to learn. I got into the advertising industry at Ogilvy, then went to Grey to __12__ experience on the Procter & Gamble account, and to Y&R to get creative experience. It __13__ me new business director. Later I started my own business, HHCL, which was an amazing __14__.
My next move will be to __15__ all my skills in pioneering work. I know there is no end to learning. I will live and learn.
1．A.brave B．serious
C．creative D．humble
2．A.listen to B．refer to
C．put up with D．come up with
3．A.blindly B．merely
C．immediately D．hardly
4．A.gift B．habit
C．secret D．style
5．A.start B．avoid
C．evaluate D．support
6．A.funny B．heated
C．simple D．boring
7．A.get B．beg
C．force D．allow
8．A.strict B．dependent
C．precise D．bright
9．A.ambition B．responsibility
C．honesty D．communication
10．A.failed B．tended
C．learned D．refused
11．A.turn B．reason
C．method D．chance
12．A.gain B．share
C．present D．exchange
13．A.showed B．made
C．offered D．brought
14．A.solution B．discovery
C．success D．schedule
15．A.quit B．reflect
C．employ D．change
Passage 5
There are good dogs, and then there's Clover. This past March, Clover was out for her daily __1__ with her owner, Haley Moore, when, as the two were about to cross the street, Moore had a seizure (疾病发作) and __2__．
While untrained for the situation, Clover nevertheless switched into __3__ mode. First, she walked in a circle, __4__ to work out the situation; next, she turned over Moore onto her back and __5__ the leash (狗绳). Then, Clover tried to make the situation __6__ in her own way. “This dog doesn't like cars，” says Haley's mother. “But there she was, trying to make eye contact with people driving by. She moved right into the centre of the road.”
Dryden, a truck driver, __7__ the dog, parked his vehicle and rushed to Moore; he __8__ called an ambulance. Clover then started to return to their nearby home, looking back often to __9__ Haley was in good hands. Once she was at her door, Clover started __10__ and wouldn't stop until Haley's father followed her to the __11__.
“All I remember is waking up in an ambulance，” says Haley. “It was scary! Thank God for Clover.” Haley doesn't know what caused the seizure, but __12__， it has not happened again. “As an animal __13__， I've always sensed that animals are just as __14__ as humans，” says Haley. “We feel very __15__ to have her in our lives.”,　
1．A.training B．walk
C．exercise D．check
2．A.left B．shouted
C．collapsed D．stopped
3．A.protection B．attack
C．panic D．recovery
4．A.attempting B．regretting
C．learning D．continuing
5．A.kept B．controlled
C．tied D．freed
6．A.tricky B．unexpected
C．noticeable D．understandable
7．A.spotted B．missed
C．reached D．hit
8．A.constantly B．definitely
C．eventually D．instantly
9．A.remind B．discover
C．ensure D．promise
10．A.playing B．barking
C．pounding D．running
11．A.scene B．hospital
C．park D．playground
12．A.temporarily B．truthfully
C．thoroughly D．thankfully
13．A.doctor B．lover
C．saver D．photographer
14．A.lively B．easy going
C．well behaved D．extraordinary
15．A.lost B．blessed
C．amused D．dynamic
Passage 6
Amy is an owner of a small business with a very beautiful mission. A doll __1__ since childhood, she has created A Doll Like Me.
The aim of this __2__ is to create dolls that would have the same characteristics as their owners with disabilities or __3__ conditions. Amy created such dolls to make the children feel needed and __4__． To do so, Amy goes out of her way to make each doll __5__ the child. Each doll is unique, __6__ they still have one thing in common—all dolls wear a smile. Not only beautiful, the dolls make a __7__ in the lives of hundreds of children.
“Typically, parents pay for the dolls—about $100 with shipping per doll. When they can't afford it, I'll find a way to __8__ it myself. Whatever it costs, whatever I have to do, I'm going to get a doll in the __9__ of these children.”
A Doll Like Me has provided over 300 dolls so far which have been __10__ to children all around the world. Amy's __11__ goal is to turn her small business into an official non profit organization where every child in need could get their one of a kind doll __12__．
And many people are responding __13__ to her mission, as she has already reached $ 38，000 out of $50, 000 goal on GoFund Me. Amy is already cooperating with a children's __14__ to make it easier to identify kids whose well being could be __15__ by a stuffed toy which looks just like them！
1．A.designer B．creator
C．collector D．trader
2．A.project B．idea
C．research D．technology
3．A.rare B．good
C．ripe D．extreme
4．A.tired B．available
C．powerful D．included
5．A.work with B．look like
C．accept D．recognize
6．A.yet B．so
C．because D．or
7．A.wish B．deal
C．plan D．difference
8．A.win B．cover
C．sell D．use
9．A.friends B．eyes
C．hands D．dreams
10．A.awarded B．shipped
C．returned D．mentioned
11．A.open B．common
C．final D．commercial
12．A.in person B．for fun
C．free of charge D．full of hope
13．A.calmly B．honestly
C．politely D．kindly
14．A.school B．toyshop
C．shelter D．hospital
15．A.sponsored B．improved
C．guaranteed D．supported
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者参与志愿者活动的经历以及感悟。揭示了参与志愿活动的重要性：成为一个好人，培养感恩心态。
1．答案与解析：C　根据下文“from working at food banks to __2__ money to help patients suffering from blood cancer.”可知，我也有很多志愿服务的经历。
2．答案与解析：A　根据下文“money to help patients suffering from blood cancer”可知，筹集资金帮助患有血液癌症的患者。
3．答案与解析：C　根据下文“to be a more appreciative and better person.”可知，所有事情都促使我成为一个更值得欣赏和更好的人。
4．答案与解析：A　根据下文“the __5__ I did last summer.”以及“experience everything”可知，我最喜欢的经历是去年夏天的工作。
5．答案与解析：B　根据下文“I did last summer”可知，指去年夏天的工作。
6．答案与解析：D　根据下文“low income families.”可知，作者做的是志愿活动，所以是我在当地一个为低收入家庭服务的社区中心开发并举办了音乐剧夏令营。
7．答案与解析：B　这个营地让原本没有机会的孩子们获得了唱歌、跳舞和表演的基础教育。
8．答案与解析：D　根据下文“in singing, dancing, and acting”可知，指获得了唱歌、跳舞和表演的基础教育。
9．答案与解析：A　根据上文“This camp allowed children, who __7__ wouldn't have an opportunity, to gain a basic __8__ in singing, dancing, and acting”可知，同时也让他们觉得自己是某件事的一部分。
10．答案与解析：C　根据上文“This camp completely impacted the way”可知，此次夏令营完全影响了我看待世界的方式以及人们可能产生的深远影响。
11．答案与解析：C　根据上文“had some homeless children, undocumented children”可知，还有许多都经历过暴力的孩子。
12．答案与解析：B　根据“the happiness”可知，无法完全表达能够为他们分享一个创造性的出路给我带来的快乐。
13．答案与解析：D　根据上文“I cannot fully __12__ the happiness it brings me to be able to share a creative outlet (出路) for them.”可知，我真的相信艺术的重要性。
14．答案与解析：D　根据上文以及“share”可知，这是作者给与孩子们的礼物。
15．答案与解析：A　根据上文“I have also had a lot of __1__ experiences from working at food banks to __2__ money to help patients suffering from blood cancer.”可知，志愿服务提醒我，回馈他人是多么重要。
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是12岁的Jonathan Jones患有色盲症，一次科学课上，他的校长借用色盲眼镜给他，这为他打开了看世界的新视角，他的母亲为此发起了GoFundMe活动，为他筹集购买眼镜的资金，也利用筹集的资金帮助那些患有色盲症而买不起色盲眼镜的孩子。
1．答案与解析：A　句意：12岁的乔纳森·琼斯(Jonathan Jones)上周在科学课上借用了校长的独特的眼镜，他的校长也是色盲，这让他情绪激动。根据下文中的“As soon as Jones put the glasses on, he appeared to be immediately __2__．”可知，校长把眼睛“借”给了琼斯才有了他戴上眼镜的感受。
2．答案与解析：C　根据下文中的“He initially smiled and laughed, but he __3__ moments later.”可知，琼斯戴上眼镜后的表现可以推测，他很“惊讶”。
3．答案与解析：B　根据上文中“He initially smiled and laughed, but...”的but可知，此处与上文内容为转折关系，上文激动得大笑，所以此处表示“情不自禁地哭起来”。
4．答案与解析：D　根据上文中的“He then walked around the classroom excitedly”可知，他在教室里转来转去，应该是在“探索”他周围的形形色色的世界。
5．答案与解析：A　根据上文中的“I was feeling joy...”以及语境可知，琼斯高兴的原因是“终于”看到了各种各样的颜色。
6．答案与解析：B　根据下文中的“I couldn't see color my whole life...”可知，一生都看不到颜色，肯定是“悲伤”的事情。
7．答案与解析：C　根据下文中的“After posting the video, we've been touched by how many __10__ people have wanted to help him.”可知，此处为母亲在网上发布的是他第一次看到颜色的视频。
8．答案与解析：A　根据下文中的“the campaign actually ended up __9__ more than $ 25，000.”可知，最终该活动筹集了25 000美元，由此可推断，使人们看了琼斯的视频被“打动”了。
9．答案与解析：D　根据上文中的“and started a GoFundMe campaign to buy a pair of the unique glasses for Jonathan”可知，母亲发起了筹集资金为琼斯买一副独特的眼镜的活动，所以最后“筹集”到25 000美元。
10．答案与解析：B　根据上文中的“and the campaign actually ended up __9__ more than $ 25, 000.”可知，能筹集这么多的资金，说明捐款的人是很“慷慨的”。
11．答案与解析：C　“我们已经向乔纳森捐赠了多副眼镜，并将用100%的捐款为那些买不起色盲眼镜的人购买眼镜。”。结合语境可知，此处指的是为乔纳森捐赠了“多副”色盲眼镜。
12．答案与解析：D　根据上文中的“and will use 100% of donated funds to purchase color blind glasses for those...”可知，利用筹集的自己买色盲眼镜应该是给那些“买不起”的人。
13．答案与解析：A　根据下文中的“which doubles the number of people we can __14__， she continued.”可知，此处指的是眼镜公司会给每副眼镜都“配”一副免费的色盲眼镜，这样就有了双倍的眼镜。
14．答案与解析：C　根据上文中的“‘We've had __11__ pairs donated to Jonathan and will use 100% of donated funds to purchase color blind glasses for those who can't __12__ them.’”可知，此处指的是“帮助”到的那些买不起色盲眼镜的人。
15．答案与解析：B　根据下文中的“He said his favorite color is blue and he's excited to visit the Caribbean this winter so he can see the ocean in all its glory.”可知，乔纳森带上色盲眼镜后，看到的整个世界都不一样了，所以，此处表示的是为乔纳森看世界打开了一个新的“视角”。
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者因为疾病而开始隐藏自己，疏远朋友，而朋友们通过快递花朵，通过花的语言，让作者重新振作起来。
1．答案与解析：A　根据后文“I didn't __2__， thinking that I had nothing to offer anyone in the miserable condition I was in.”可知，作者认为自己没有什么可以提供给别人的，再加上“My body was troubled with illness”受到疾病困扰，所以是把自己隐藏起来了。
2．答案与解析：D　根据前文“My body was troubled with illness, so I'd __1__ myself away. Friends telephoned, texted, emailed and sent cards.”可知，作者把自己的藏起来，所以朋友们打电话、发短信、发邮件、寄贺卡，他都没有回应。
3．答案与解析：B　根据前文“Friends telephoned, texted, emailed and sent cards. I didn't __2__， thinking that I had nothing to offer anyone in the miserable condition I was in.”可知，朋友们打电话、发短信、发邮件、寄贺卡，他都没有回应，作者不想被打扰，所以是不情愿地站起来。
4．答案与解析：C　根据后文“It was comprised of solitary blossoms of many varieties that shouldn't really__5__ yet somehow did.”可知，这些花由许多品种的单独的花朵组成的，这些花朵本来不应该在一起，所以作者是被它的独特性打动了。
5．答案与解析：A　根据前文“It was comprised of solitary blossoms of many varieties”可知，这些花由许多品种的单独的花朵组成的，它们本来不应该在一起。
6．答案与解析：D　根据后文“He told me some of my friends were behind...”可知，作者是在和花店对话，所以是给花店打电话。
7．答案与解析：A　根据前文“I __3__ got up and opened the door to a flower delivery.”可知，这是一次送花快递。
8．答案与解析：B　根据后文“through the language of flowers”可知，通过花的语言，传递的是信息。
9．答案与解析：C　根据后文“The red carnation (康乃馨) meant ‘Our hearts ache for you’. The yellow tulip...”可知，朋友挑选的都是具体的花。
10．答案与解析：A　根据后文“The red carnation (康乃馨) meant ‘Our hearts ache for you’. The yellow tulip...”可知，是花店的人在向作者解释花语。
11．答案与解析：D　根据前文“The yellow tulip (郁金香)”结合选项，黄色的郁金香应是看成阳光，符合实际。
12．答案与解析：D　句意：粉红色康乃馨说了几句意味深长的话，说永远不会忘记我。根据后文“never forgetting me”可知，是意味深长的。
13．答案与解析：B　句意：我越明白这些花在说什么，我就越开始想起那个在我与所有人、所有事分离之前可能赢得这些花的女人。根据前文“through the language of flowers.”可知，花有语言，所以是花在说什么。
14．答案与解析：D　根据后文“My friends knew I was still that woman”可知，女人说的是作者自己，以及前文朋友送的花，所以表达的意思，朋友们认为作者可以赢得那些花。
15．答案与解析：B　根据前文“My friends knew I was still that woman”，可知，作者的朋友认为作者还是一个坚强的人，作者的价值不是疾病所能衡量的。
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讲述了作者毕业后从事广告工作。得益于父亲的教导，作者在广告业如鱼得水。在不同公司不断学习和尝试后，作者的创业也大获成功。作者还会继续学习，不断进步！
1．答案与解析：C　根据下文中的“I just couldn't stare at a blank sheet of paper and __2__ a story”可以推断，作者是一个创造力不足的人。
2．答案与解析：D　根据语境可知，作者之所以没有继续追逐自己的记者梦是因为创造力不够，他无法盯着白纸想出故事来。come up with“提出，想出”。
3．答案与解析：C　根据下文中的“I felt at home in advertising”可以看出，作者在广告业感到很自在，所以此处是说他一踏进广告业就立马爱上了这个行业。
4．答案与解析：A　根据第二段的介绍可以判断，作者在讲话方面很有天赋。
5．答案与解析：A　 根据上文中的“I was schooled at the dinner table”和常识可知，父亲会先发表论点，然后教作者如何阐述理由。
6．答案与解析：B　根据语境和常识可知，这些讨论有时候会非常激烈。
7．答案与解析：A　结合上文中的“being captain of lots of things”和常识可知，作者可以调动大家做事情，所以最终做了队长。
8．答案与解析：D　根据上文中的“not because I was the best player”可以推断，你不必非得在学业上最聪明。bright“聪明的，悟性强的”。
9．答案与解析：D　根据作者的家庭教育和“but because I．..do things”可知，交流是很重要的。
10．答案与解析：B　根据下文中的对比“I was always looking for the next __11__ to learn”可知，此处讲的是人们一般会几乎一辈子都待在一个公司。
11．答案与解析：D　结合下文可以判断，作者总在寻找下一个学习的机会。
12．答案与解析：A　此处与下文的“to Y&R to get creative experience”形成呼应，空处考查get的同义转换，故选gain。
13．答案与解析：B　根据上文可知，作者学到了很多，这使得他成了新业务经理。
14．答案与解析：C　根据语境可知，作者创业也取得了成功。
15．答案与解析：C　根据下文中的“I will live and learn”可知，作者会不断学习，并将自己学到的知识应用到探索性的工作中。
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了小狗Clover救她主人的故事。
1．答案与解析：B　根据后文“as the two were about to cross the street”可知，此处指Moore带着小狗Clover去散步，故选B。
2．答案与解析：C　根据后文“First, she walked in a circle, __4__ to work out the situation; next, she turned over Moore onto her back and __5__ the leash (狗绳).”可知，此处指主人Moore昏厥了过去，故选C。
3．答案与解析：A　根据后文“First, she walked in a circle, __4__ to work out the situation; next, she turned over Moore onto her back and __5__ the leash (狗绳).”可知，此处指主人晕厥过去后，就开始想办法保护Moore，故选A。
4．答案与解析：A　根据空后“to work out the situation”可知，此处指Clover想要，企图弄清楚这种情况，故选A。
5．答案与解析：D　根据前文“Clover was out for her daily __1__ with her owner, Haley Moore”可知，Moore带Clover出去遛狗，故此处指松开狗绳，故选D。
6．答案与解析：C　根据后文“But there she was, trying to make eye contact with people driving by. She moved right into the centre of the road.”可知，此处指Clover努力让其他人注意到Moore晕倒了，故选C。
7．答案与解析：A　根据后文“parked his vehicle and rushed to Moore”可知，此处指卡车司机看到了，注意到了Clover，故选A。
8．答案与解析：D　根据前文“rushed to Moore；”可知，此时情况和紧急，故此处指立刻、马上就呼叫了救护车，故选D。
9．答案与解析：C　根据空后“Haley was in good hands”可知，此处指Clover不时地回头看，确保Haley遇到了可靠的人，故选C。
10．答案与解析：B　根据空后“wouldn't stop until Haley's father followed her to the __11__．”可知，此处指Clover一跑到家门口，就开始吠叫，故选B。
11．答案与解析：A　根据前文“Moore had a seizure (疾病发作) and __2__．”可知，此处指Clover通过吠叫的方式把Moore父亲带到了Moore昏厥的事故现场，on the scene“在现场”，故选A。
12．答案与解析：D　根据空前的转折“but”可知，此处指尽管她不知道是什么引起的疾病发作，不过谢天谢地，再也没有发生类似的情况，故选D。
13．答案与解析：B　根据前文“Clover was out for her daily __1__ with her owner, Haley Moore”可知，Haley每天都会带狗出去散步，因此她是一名动物爱好者，故选B。
14．答案与解析：D　根据前文对Clover在主人Haley昏厥后，想办法找人帮忙营救Haley的描写，说明狗和人类一样聪明，一样优秀，故选D。
15．答案与解析：B　根据前文“‘It was scary! Thank God for Clover.’”可知，此处指Haley觉得能拥有Clover，她们很荣幸，很幸运，故选B。
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了Amy创建的一个“像我一样的娃娃”的公司项目，为残疾的或有罕见疾病的孩子定制跟孩子有相同特征的娃娃，使孩子感到自己被需要、被包容，从而对其生活产生积极影响。
1．答案与解析：C　根据句中的since childhood可推知，Amy从小收藏洋娃娃，是一个洋娃娃收藏家(collector)。
2．答案与解析：A　根据第一段“Amy is an owner of a small business with a very beautiful mission. A doll __1__ since childhood, she has created A Doll Like Me.”可知，Amy的公司有一个项目，A Doll Like Me，这是一个为患残疾或罕见病的孩子制作洋娃娃的项目(project)。
3．答案与解析：A　根据下文可知，世界各地生病的孩子有很多，不是生病的孩子就可以得到娃娃，说明得到娃娃的是患有罕见(rare)疾病的孩子。
4．答案与解析：D　根据上一句可知，身患残疾或某些罕见疾病的孩子，身体特征与其他孩子不同，由下文可知，这些娃娃的身体特征和生病的或者残疾的孩子一样，使孩子产生同理心，通过陪伴娃娃，孩子产生被需要和被包容的感觉，从而开心起来。included符合语境。
5．答案与解析：B　可知，Amy制作的娃娃的身体特征像(look like)定制娃娃的孩子。
6．答案与解析：A　由上文可知，那些孩子有疾病或者残疾，可能生活中感到孤独，被排挤，导致心情不好，根据本句中all dolls wear a smile，上下文为转折关系，yet符合语境。
7．答案与解析：D　由上文可知，拥有娃娃以后的孩子感受到被需要，被包容，对孩子产生了好的影响。此处考查动词短语make a difference，意为“有影响，有关系”。
8．答案与解析：B　根据上文“Typically, parents pay for the dolls—about $ 100 with shipping per doll.”，以及本句中的When they can't afford it，可知，Amy帮助无支付能力的父母买单，cover符合语境。
9．答案与解析：C　由下文可知，这个项目的目标是每个有需要的孩子手头(hand)都有一个娃娃。
10．答案与解析：B　根据句中的children all around the world可知，需要娃娃的孩子来自世界各地，故Amy把完成了的娃娃运送(shipped)出去。
11．答案与解析：C　根据句中的turn her small business into an official non profit organization可知，把“像我这样的娃娃”(这个项目)做大做强，发展成正式的非营利组织是Amy的终极(final)目标。
12．答案与解析：C　由上文可知，起步阶段，每个娃娃是收费的，根据本句中non profit organization，Amy希望可以在将来能让有需求的孩子免费(free of charge)得到一个娃娃。
13．答案与解析：D　根据本句后半句可知，Amy的目标为5万美元，现在已经达到3.8万，说明很多人对这事很友善(kindly)，愿意帮忙。
14．答案与解析：D　由上文“The aim of this __2__ is to create dolls that would have the same characteristics as their owners with disabilities or __3__ conditions.”可知，得到娃娃的孩子身患罕见疾病或残疾，这些孩子可能会在儿童医院(hospital)。
15．答案与解析：B　由上文可知，因为这些娃娃的陪伴，这些生病的或者残疾的孩子内心有被需要、被包容的感觉，从而影响其心情，改善了(improved)健康状况。