2024届高考英语 二轮复习 完形填空 强化训练（含解析）
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Passage 1
Rodney Smith Jr. drove home from school. For some reason, he took a different __1__ than usual. That's where Rodney saw an elderly man __2__ to mow (修剪) his lawn. He would take a couple of unsteady steps，using the handle to __3__ himself, paused, then __4__ pushed the mower again. Something inside Rodney said, “You've got to __5__ help to him.”
Rodney got out and __6__ himself. The elderly man, Mr Brown, said he was retired with low income, so he wasn't able to __7__ anyone to help keep his lawn __8__. Rodney promised that it was on him and he got the __9__ done in 20 minutes. Mr Brown expressed heartfelt thanks to him, and Rodney went home feeling __10__.
Sitting at his computer, Rodney couldn't get Mr Brown out of his __11__. He went on social media and __12__ that he would mow lawns for free for senior citizens. Messages __13__ his in box. His only __14__： He couldn't help folks who didn't have their own mowers. He searched the Internet and found a guy who sold used mowers. __15__ Rodney told what he needed, the guy let him have some for free.
Later, Rodney got a message from a grandmother in Ohio, saying he'd __16__ her 12 year old grandson to mow lawns too, which gave Rodney a(n) __17__. Maybe he could make this a national movement for young people. He __18__ a name—Raising Men Lawn Care Service. Rodney feels glad to see that kids learn the __19__ of giving back to the society and make good life choices and __20__ self confidence.
1．A.plan B．action C．road D．view
2．A.volunteering B．struggling C．pretending D．refusing
3．A.behave B．prove C．relax D．balance
4．A.slowly B．directly C．secretly D．smoothly
5．A.suggest B．attach C．offer D．send
6．A.taught B．introduced C．enjoyed D．prided
7．A.allow B．encourage C．promise D．afford
8．A.in season B．in shape C．in use D．in place
9．A.job B．duty C．wish D．challenge
10．A.sensitive B．fancy C．grateful D．content
11．A.heart B．mouth C．mind D．hand
12．A.searched B．posted C．reminded D．insisted
13．A.flooded into B．fell into C．sank into D．mixed into
14．A.expectation B．discovery C．dream D．problem
15．A.Until B．Before C．When D．If
16．A.persuaded B．inspired C．warned D．forced
17．A.idea B．reply C．excuse D．truth
18．A.got through with B．kept in with C．came up with D．put up with
19．A.pleasure B．honor C．puzzle D．hope
20．A.assemble B．reveal C．apply D．develop
Passage 2
One Kenyan woman, Nzambi Matee, saw much plastic waste around. Tired of __1__ and waiting for the government to solve all the problems related to plastic __2__， she decided to take action—she was referring to starting her company, Gjenge Makers.
At first, her team would sort and __3__ plastic waste to other recycling companies. When they __4__ more than the companies could take，__5__， they began to think outside the box. Mixing plastic with sand, they discovered a way to __6__ plastic bricks. They're seven times as strong as concrete but weigh half as much. Even better, they're more __7__ than traditional bricks, costing only about a tenth as much.
“Here in Nairobi, we generate about 500 tons of plastic waste every day and only a small part of that is __8__，” Nzambi said. “ __9__ , most factories have to pay to __10__ the waste, but now we have made them free of the __11__ .”
These innovative __12__ are being used to make driveways, sidewalks and roads, but Nzambi's __13__ is to one day create some bricks that can be used in building construction. But now, her company is already making a huge __14__. “We right now have the ability to __15__ 1，000 to 1，500 bricks a day，” Nzambi said. “So far we have recycled 20 tons of plastic, and we are __16__ pushing that figure to 50 by the end of next year.”
Part of Gjenge Makers' task is to __17__ waste pollution first in Kenya and then in Africa as a whole, but their long term goals are even more __18__. According to Nzambi, they want to __19__ other people or companies to do __20__ things in different places.
1．A.cheering up B.sitting around C．celebrating D．participating
2．A.market B．price C．pollution D．design
3．A.owe B．sell C．show D．lend
4．A.cleaned B．donated C．consumed D．collected
5．A.however B．besides C．otherwise D．instead
6．A.mark B．pile C．create D．move
7．A.affordable B．powerful C．flexible D．complex
8．A.hidden B．recycled C．calculated D．studied
9．A.Originally B．Fortunately C．Suddenly D．Hopefully
10．A.put up B．give away C．deal with D．take in
11．A.hobby B．problem C．trick D．competition
12．A.gifts B．factories C．bricks D．buildings
13．A.chance B．permission C．way D．goal
14．A.conclusion B．debate C．difference D．comparison
15．A.bury B．replace C．throw D．produce
16．A.considering B．postponing C．missing D．avoiding
17．A.ignore B．mention C．analyze D．reduce
18．A.ambitious B．controversial C．random D．steady
19．A.force B．motivate C．warn D．forbid
20．A.easy B．safe C．fair D．similar
Passage 3
When 21 year old Anabelle ordered food using DoorDash, she unknowingly started a chain of events. These events would forever change a stranger's __1__．
It started when her doorbell camera gave her a __2__ of an elderly man delivering her food. He was clearly __3__， but he still managed to get the job done. And it __4__ Anabelle's heart.
To __5__ him, she gave him a $30 tip on a $21 __6__— but that was just the start of her __7__．
After a TikTok she posted of the __8__ went viral (疯传), Anabelle determined to use the __9__ she had gained to raise money for this stranger. But first, she had to __10__ him.
She tried contacting DoorDash to __11__ his information. But because the company isn't allowed to give out __12__ details on their delivery drivers, they had to contact him first. __13__， he never answered.
__14__， Anabelle kept posting updates on TikTok and, before she knew it, her __15__ video had 12 million views!
Finally, Anabelle knew this man's name: Kerry Judd. At 71 years old, Kerry still couldn't __16__. His wife died and his two sons are under his care. His income as a DoorDash driver isn't reliable, and recent health issues have made things even more __17__．
Anabelle shared his __18__ on GoFundMe where it slowly but surely began to reach countless people who were __19__ by Kerry's struggles.
Before they knew it, news outlets around the world were sharing Kerry's story. And now, over a month later, over $107K has been __20__！
1．A.life B．attitude C．character D．behavior
2．A.ring B．view C．lesson D．favor
3．A.lying B．pretending C．working D．struggling
4．A.broke B．warmed C．won D．stole
5．A.comfort B．help C．impress D．remind
6．A.trip B．account C．order D．diet
7．A.dream B．luck C．experiment D．generosity
8．A.opportunity B．donation C．delivery D．responsibility
9．A.honor B．attention C．experience D．profit
10．A.find B．persuade C．influence D．encourage
11．A.check B．preserve C．classify D．get
12．A.major B．extra C．personal D．full
13．A.Clearly B．Intentionally C．Awkwardly D．Unfortunately
14．A.Still B．Finally C．Otherwise D．Instead
15．A.important B．original C．secret D．blank
16．A.come back B．set out C．slow down D．catch up
17．A.convincing B．obvious C．difficult D．reasonable
18．A.story B．success C．joy D．opinion
19．A.confused B．frightened C．troubled D．moved
20．A.earned B．distributed C．collected D．discovered
Passage 4
Watching TV shows was my usual way to spend most weekends. Sometimes, I find it a bit __1__. Thus, one day, after finishing another TV series, I thought all this time could partly be used to do something __2__， such as volunteering. While __3__ online for opportunities, I chanced upon a post for a computer tutor with West Neighbourhood House, which volunteers to help the elders. Going to West Neighbourhood House this time as a __4__ was beneficial to me. After all, it was with the organization's help that I __5__ to get a new job. The volunteer experience assisted myself in __6__ the new standards of my job.
As a computer tutor, I volunteer Friday nights and Saturday afternoons to help the __7__ improve their computer literacy. Since 2019, I've __8__ three elders who've become my regular __9__ in using tablet apps and the Internet. Volunteering has also been a great __10__ experience for me. I became interested in learning about other __11__ because most of the elders came from __12__ countries and liked to share their stories about their culture. I've also learned the __13__ of patience. I've realized through __14__ that people have different learning styles. I never knew these sessions could ever teach me lessons such as __15__ and diversity.
The past few months have been such a __16__ ride so far that I can only be thankful for the amount of __17__ that comes from my students. Each tutoring session ends with a thank you, a smile to show they __18__ my time. This is what my volunteering has become so far. I'm __19__ to have spent my time in this way and I __20__ to have more students in the future.
1．A.dangerous B．comfortable C．dull D．interesting
2．A.funny B．surprising C．worthwhile D．exciting
3．A.asking B．accounting C．voting D．searching
4．A.clerk B．manager C．volunteer D．guard
5．A.managed B．appeared C．planned D．agreed
6．A.suggesting B．meeting C．turning D．limiting
7．A.kids B．grown ups C．elders D．parents
8．A.cheated B．assisted C．perceived D．revealed
9．A.students B．teachers C．passengers D．visitors
10．A.travelling B．committing C．consulting D．learning
11．A.culture B．knowledge C．news D．skills
12．A.generous B．diverse C．wealthy D．industrial
13．A.appearance B．description C．virtue D．weight
14．A.comparing B．reading C．climbing D．teaching
15．A.confidence B．generosity C．patience D．wisdom
16．A.long B．smooth C．tiring D．regular
17．A.respect B．time C．strength D．passion
18．A.waste B．dislike C．appreciate D．measure
19．A.sorry B．happy C．ready D．unwilling
20．A.hope B．pretend C．struggle D．hesitate
Passage 5
Many adults believe they are not artistic and feel nervous about visual art.They vividly 1 the moment when a teacher or family member 2 their efforts to creatively express their ideas through drawing or art-making.Such early childhood 3 can affect confidence development and learning 4 throughout a child’s education and into adulthood.
What’s worse,if preschool educators 5 the visual art knowledge and confidence to 6 valuable art experiences,children’s potential to creatively express their ideas using visual symbols may be 7 .
Creative thinking and the 8 to make meaning in many ways are the 9 to success in the 21st century.And in a world that values creative thinking it is 10 that children’s creative 11 may be stifled(扼杀) even before they go to school.
We know that the early childhood years 12 the foundation for all future creative learning and 13 .That’s why it should worry us that some children may not have 14 to high-quality visual art education.
Many early childhood 15 lack the self-belief,skills and knowledge needed to provide quality visual art experiences.They 16 to provide the types of experiences that 17 young children to access the many benefits of making visual art.
Visual art experiences enhance young children’s learning and development in many ways.These include intrinsic(固有的) motivation,enjoyment, 18 attitudes,self-discipline,the development of tools for communication and meaning-making and fostering( 促 进 ) creativity and 19 ,to name just a few.In fact,learner-centred environments like those you expect to find in early childhood services can 20 children’s creativity scores.
1.A.introduce B.exchange C.recall D.explain
2.A.discouraged B.understood C.praised D.valued
3.A.knowledge B.minds C.exploration D.experiences
4.A.difficulty B.potential C.environment D.plan
5.A.lack B.notice C.emphasize D.study
6.A.gain B.lose C.improve D.provide
7.A.appreciated B.stressed C.restricted D.developed
8.A.intention B.ability C.chance D.dream
9.A.key B.barrier C.witness D.idea
10.A.convincing B.satisfactory C.worrying D.acceptable
11.A.design B.instruction C.suggestion D.growth
12.A.remove B.lay C.correct D.cover
13.A.development B.research C.experiment D.habit
14.A.fear B.contro lC.access D.strength
15.A.losers B.artists C.employers D.educators
16.A.refuse B.struggle C.manage D.stop
17.A.support B.force C.forbid D.warn
18.A.unclear B.various C.positive D.critical
19.A.health B.intelligence C.characteristic D.imagination
20.A.record B.increase C.limit D.direct
Passage 6
We often see people with high EQ in our life or on TV,who are able to take things easily when things are difficult.The words they say and the actions they take can always 1 things around and make people 2 their talent.So what makes them so 3 In addition to the ability to change things very quickly,of course,it is the 4 attitude that gives them enough energy to 5 the best solutions,to the onlookers 6 a gentle image and set up a good reputation.So how do you make yourself remain calm There are two ways of human 7 .One is the stimulus(刺激) reaction,the other is the thinking reaction.The former reaction is 8 action—immediate and rapid,and does not 9 through the brain.For example,if you suddenly touch something very hot,you will immediately 10 your hand.If you 11 a snake under your feet,you will immediately 12 away.A thinking reaction,by 13 ,is an action taken after 14 ,such as chess,career,marriage and so on.These are behaviors that we 15 according to our own opinions.However,anger,tension,worry,fear—these are the 16 of a stimulus response.The 17 of emotional control is essentially a reactive attitude to an event, 18 from an immediate response to a thinking response,weighing it and then 19 it in the way that you want.It is only by understanding this logic that it is possible to 20 emotions from stimulus to thinking reflection.
1.A.move B.take C.turn D.show
2.A.seek B.permit C.admire D.lose
3.A.brilliant B.eager C.proud D.ashamed
4.A.critical B.calm C.cautious D.careful
5.A.think about B.take up C.speak out D.fade away
6.A.appreciate B.witness C.draw D.leave
7.A.reaction B.solution C.attitude D.appearance
8.A.confused B.conditioned C.supposed D.reported
9.A.lead B.go C.hear D.drive
10.A.receive B.withdraw C.cut D.hold
11.A.cover B.kill C.eat D.see
12.A.put B.give C.boil D.jump
13.A.definition B.tradition C.mistake D.coincidence
14.A.exploration B.imagination C.observation D.consideration
15.A.drop out B.try out C.carry out D.leave out
16.A.cause B.source C.result D.resource
17.A.function B.degree C.effect D.idea
18.A.developing B.transforming C.fighting D.testing
19.A.hesitating B.forecasting C.expressing D.correcting
20.A.control B.share C.explain D.remember
Passage 7
“What do you want to be when you grow up ” When I was a kid,I 1 the question.Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t 2 becoming something grand or 3 ,like an astronaut.
Now,as an organizational psychologist,my job is to fix other people’s jobs,and I’ve come to 4 that asking youngsters that question does them 5 .
My first complaint about the question is that it 6 kids to define themselves in terms of work.If we define ourselves by our jobs,our 7 depends on what we achieve.So when you are 8 what you want to be,it’s not socially 9 to say,“A father”,or,“A mother”,let alone,“A person of integrity”.
The second 10 is the implication that there is one calling(使命)out there for everyone.Research shows that 11 one leaves students feeling lost and 12 .After all,not everyone has that talent for 13 jobs.
If you manage to 14 the above barriers,there is a third hurdle(难关):Careers rarely live up to your childhood 15 .In one study,looking for a(n) 16 job left college seniors feeling more anxious and less satisfied with the 17 .As Tim Urban writes,happiness is reality minus expectations.It’s clear how expectations 18 our perceived happiness.If you are looking for extreme happiness,you’re bound to be 19 .
Asking kids what they want to be leads them to 20 a career identity they might never want to earn.Instead,invite them to think about the different things they might want to do.
1.A.considered B.feared C.explained D.recalled
2.A.dreaming of B.objecting to C.focusing on D.sticking to
3.A.average B.humble C.heroic D.romantic
4.A.prefer B.remember C.believe D.anticipate
5.A.harm B.good C.wrong D.honor
6.A.forces B.troubles C.commands D.forbids
7.A.status B.experience C.worth D.fame
8.A.taught B.asked C.guided D.consulted
9.A.rejected B.accurate C.confirmed D.acceptable
10.A.thought B.division C.assumption D.problem
11.A.picking up B.searching for C.praying for D.taking over
12.A.bored B.impatient C.intolerant D.confused
13.A.grand B.boring C.tough D.beneficial
14.A.strengthen B.control C.build D.overcome
15.A.efforts B.struggles C.ambitions D.gains
16.A.ideal B.permanent C.ordinary D.specific
17.A.benefit B.outcome C.solution D.truth
18.A.boost B.contain C.guarantee D.affect
19.A.disappointed B.addicted C.delighted D.embarrassed
20.A.refuse B.claim C.keep D.ignore
Passage 8
I still remember my father’s sheepish expression at breakfast the morning after he’d been invited to have dinner at a colleague’s house. 1 arriving in Brazil,back in the dark ages,he’d 2 his hosts by making a hand gesture which he had always understood to mean “OK”,but in Brazil,it meant something quite 3 .
4 ,he’d raised his fingers to his 5 and made a kissing sound,which again,he meant as a way of 6 that something—in this case the meal he’d just been asked to 7 —was delicious.
The faux pas(失态,失礼) was 8 forgotten.My father’s colleague and his wife understood he probably wasn’t yet 9 of the local meaning of the gesture.I was 10 of this moment myself a few months into my stay in China.After 11 a colleague’s WeChat message with a van Gogh sticker that I thought meant “keep fighting”,a second colleague appeared.
“The Chinese version is a bit different,” she said,taking out her phone.“See these 12 They mean ‘I will hit you.’”
Needless to say,I didn’t use that 13 van Gogh again.
Life is full of 14 meanings.We generally understand that even if it stings,a mistake is only an insult when it is 15 .Yet as we look around,much friction originates from 16 ,and history is full of the 17 outcomes of crossed communication.
My father’s faux pas was 18 because of context—he had just arrived,he could not know,and it didn’t make sense that he’d be offensive by design.But when 19 is missing or differently understood—perhaps it is time we all think twice before typing or talking,especially when the consequences can be much 20 than the misuse of a WeChat sticker.
1.A.Gradually B.Freshly
C.Eventually D.Originally
2.A.offended B.annoyed
C.frightened D.defeated
3.A.essential B.serious
C.different D.virtual
4.A.In fact B.As a result
C.After all D.Even worse
5.A.lips B.eyes
C.head D.knees
6.A.permitting B.indicating
C.advocating D.sharing
7.A.go through B.reflect on
C.comment on D.refer to
8.A.occasionally B.randomly
C.purely D.swiftly
9.A.bearable B.aware
C.confident D.generous
10.A.accused B.reminded
C.informed D.convinced
11.A.replying to B.calling for
C.searching for D.turning down
12.A.programmes B.miracles
C.characters D.impacts
13.A.particular B.critical
C.motionless D.splendid
14.A.simple B.identical
C.flexible D.crossed
15.A.exceptional B.deliberate
C.delicate D.vivid
16.A.hesitation B.opportunity
C.misunderstanding D.competition
17.A.unlikely B.irregular
C.illegal D.unfortunate
18.A.forgiven B.delivered
C.hidden D.remembered
19.A.virtue B.tolerance
C.context D.contradiction
20.A.better B.safer
C.funnier D.severer
Passage 9
In our town,there was no one else quite like my father.Other people had pictures on their walls,or 1 a calendar.We 2 3,000 books,lining every vertical surface of our home.
Father was the most 3 scholar I ever knew.Every summer he took a month off to attend 4 in another town.In total,he earned seven 5 and attended 11 different colleges and universities.
My sister and I were the immediate beneficiaries(受益者)of Father’s 6 for learning.Every spring,he would take us 7 through the mountains and search for rocks and wildflowers for his specimen(标本) 8 .On winter nights,when the skies were especially 9 ,he would set up a telescope and wake us to 10 the stars,which he then named like a tour 11 for the heavens.
My father was 12 drilling me on proper speech.Before I was 3,he was 13 aloud to me from Shakespeare and Mark Twain.Later,I read aloud to him so he could 14 my diction(遣词造句).By the time I was 10,I could recite from a whole range of 15 literature and poetry.
Of course,there were times when I was 16 of studying.But Father would always 17 me of my duty by quoting Shakespeare:“If all the year were playing holidays,to play would be as tedious(单调乏味的)as to 18 .”
Obviously,his efforts 19 off,for my 20 has enabled me to earn a good living.
1.A.at least B.at most
C.at times D.at first
2.A.sold B.borrowed
C.lent D.had
3.A.persistent B.controversial
C.contradictory D.deliberate
4.A.parties B.meetings
C.classes D.shows
5.A.scholarships B.degrees
C.rewards D.occupations
6.A.dream B.ambition
C.hunger D.purpose
7.A.hiking B.driving
C.flying D.crawling
8.A.causes B.collections
C.adjustments D.trades
9.A.dark B.clear
C.empty D.innocent
10.A.hear B.feel
C.taste D.view
11.A.teacher B.coach
C.journalist D.guide
12.A.impatiently B.mistakenly
C.casually D.constantly
13.A.writing B.listening
C.reading D.singing
14.A.make up B.work on
C.listen to D.make use of
15.A.classical B.sterile
C.stubborn D.unique
16.A.tired B.proud
C.fond D.aware
17.A.suspect B.remind
C.warn D.accuse
18.A.play B.sleep
C.diet D.work
19.A.gave B.put
C.paid D.showed
20.A.contribution B.fortune
C.speech D.recipe
Passage 10
I was sitting in a chair having coffee when a text message from a former colleague woke me from my daydreams.
“Do you want to 1 your rocking chair ”
I taught grades 1-2 for 17 years,and my dreams as a teacher were tied to that rocking chair.It was a 2 idea to have it in my class.Every day after break time,the class would 3 around and listen to the story I was reading.When the students are close,they find the 4 to share their stories,dreams and fears.The chair was part of my 5 ,part of me.
6 ,I became unwell and couldn’t keep teaching.I experienced 7 anxiety and at last I was forced to 8 the job.With my life as a teacher over,I needed a new path.And I didn’t have to look far.
My husband and I 9 one of my former students in 2017.The complexity of parenting a child who came to us at 9 years old changed our lives in 10 ways.But it inspired the part of me that 11 being a parent.We spent 12 hours staying with books—healing,bonding and solidifying our family,which gave me a new purpose.
I joined a 13 group of local moms.For about a year,I met with them weekly for walks or coffee.We came together to 14 ,and then I started giving and receiving help.I gave driving practice to a single mom with her learner’s license and received emotional support in 15 ,and I also took her son on hikes around the city.Another woman encouraged me to buy a stand-up paddleboard and gave me lessons.
My family,my books, 16 a new purpose and belonging in a community—these are fulfilling the sense of self I used to 17 as a teacher.I learned my 18 doesn’t need to change,and I’m still honoring those core(核心的) 19 whether I’m working as a teacher.What about that rocking chair I looked back at the text message,my answer was no,and I don’t need the chair.I’ll let it go to a new 20 !
1.A.give away B.put back
C.send out D.pick up
2.A.ridiculous B.magical
C.strange D.simple
3.A.gather B.turn
C.look D.run
4.A.excuse B.inspiration
C.courage D.comfort
5.A.goal B.job
C.furniture D.entertainment
6.A.Unfortunately B.Unusually
C.Unbelievably D.Unfairly
7.A.natural B.vague
C.severe D.slight
8.A.challenge B.change
C.choose D.quit
9.A.adopted B.taught
C.rescued D.helped
10.A.flexible B.unexpected
C.upsetting D.separate
11.A.imagines B.tries
C.enjoys D.considers
12.A.countless B.sleepless
C.endless D.speechless
13.A.wisdom B.support
C.family D.service
14.A.cooperate B.share
C.improve D.learn
15.A.relief B.reality
C.response D.return
16.A.finding B.confirming
C.accepting D.understanding
17.A.experience B.develop
C.train D.prize
18.A.character B.identity
C.determination D.sense
19.A.benefits B.meanings
C.values D.forms
20.A.purpose B.teacher
C.position D.parent
Passage 1
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Rodney开车回家途中帮助一位老人修剪草坪，并鼓励其他人也来帮助更多的老人修剪草坪。
1．答案与解析：C 出于某种原因，罗德尼开车走了一条不同寻常的路。
2．答案与解析：B 句意：罗德尼在那里看到一位老人在那里费力地修剪草坪。 根据“He would take a couple of unsteady steps，using the handle to 3 himself, paused, then 4 pushed the mower again.”可知，老人在那里费力地修剪草坪。
3．答案与解析：D 根据“He would take a couple of unsteady steps”可知，老人修剪草坪时走路不稳当，所以用手柄保持平衡。
4．答案与解析：A 句意：他会摇摇晃晃地走几步，用手柄保持平衡，停下来，然后再慢慢地推动割草机。根据“an elderly man ”以及“paused”可知，老人暂停一下再继续工作，动作很慢。
5．答案与解析：C 根据“Rodney promised that it was on him and he got the 9 done in 20 minutes.”可知，罗德尼的内心在说：“你必须帮助他。”
6．答案与解析：B 根据“That's where Rodney saw an elderly man ”可知，罗德尼与老人不认识，所以先介绍自己。
7．答案与解析：D 句意：老人布朗先生说，他退休了，收入很低。所以他请不起人来修剪草坪。 根据“The elderly man, Mr Brown, said he was retired with low income ”可知，老人买不起除草机。
8．答案与解析：B 根据“That's where Rodney saw an elderly man 2 to mow （修剪） his lawn. ”可知，老人修剪草坪，是为了使草坪处于良好状态。
9．答案与解析：A 句意：罗德尼保证包在他身上，他将在20分钟内就完成这项工作。 根据常识可知，修剪草坪是一份工作，所以他保证将在20分钟内就完成这项工作。
10．答案与解析：D 根据“Mr. Brown expressed heartfelt thanks to him ”可知，作者受到老人的感谢内心很满意。
11．答案与解析：C 根据下文“He went on social media and 12 that he would mow lawns for free for senior citizens.”可知，罗德尼坐在电脑前，无法忘记布朗先生。
12．答案与解析：B 句意：他在社交媒体上发帖称，他将免费为老年人修剪草坪。 根据“He went on social media ”可知，罗德尼在社交媒体上发帖。
13．答案与解析：A 根据上文可知，他在社交媒体上发帖称，他将免费为老年人修剪草坪。以及下文“He couldn't help folks who didn't have their own mowers. ”可知，信息如潮水般涌进他的收件箱。
14．答案与解析：D 句意：他唯一的问题是：他无法帮助那些没有自己割草机的人。 根据“He couldn't help folks who didn't have their own mowers. ”可知，罗德尼遇到了问题。
15．答案与解析：C 句意：当罗德尼说出他的需求时，那人免费赠送给他一些割草机。 根据句意可知，本句为when引导的时间状语从句。
16．答案与解析：B 句意：后来，罗德尼从俄亥俄州的一位祖母那里得到一条消息，说他启发了她12岁的孙子也去修剪草坪，这给了罗德尼一个主意。 根据“her 12 year old grandson to mow lawns too ”可知，罗德尼的行为启发了一个12岁的小孩。
17．答案与解析：A 根据“Maybe he could make this a national movement for young people.”可知，这是罗德尼的一个想法。
18．答案与解析：C 句意：他想出了一个名字——Raising Men Lawn Care Service，罗德尼很高兴看到孩子们从回馈社会中获得了快乐，做出了好的生活选择，培养了自信。 根据“Raising Men Lawn Care Service ”可知，这是一个新名字，是罗德尼刚刚想出的。
19．答案与解析：A 根据“giving back to the society”可知，孩子们从回馈社会中获得了快乐。
20．答案与解析：D 根据“learn the 19 of giving back to the society and make good life choices ”以及“self confidence”可知，孩子们培养了自信。
Passage 2
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。一位名叫Nzambi Matee的女士创建了一家公司，她率领公司人员使用塑料垃圾生产一种质优价廉的砖块。此举将塑料垃圾变废为宝，从而减少了环境污染。
1．答案与解析：B 根据“waiting for the government to solve all the problems related to plastic 2 ，”可知，Nzambi Matee厌倦了闲坐着（sitting around），等待着政府解决问题。
2．答案与解析：C 句意：厌倦了坐着等着政府解决所有与塑料污染有关的问题，她决定采取行动——她指的是创办自己的公司——Gjenge Makers。 根据“One Kenyan woman, Nzambi Matee, saw much plastic waste around.”可知，Nzambi解决的是关于塑料污染的问题。
3．答案与解析：B 句意：起初，她的团队会将塑料垃圾分类并出售给其他回收公司。 根据“plastic waste to other recycling companies.”可知，最开始的时候，Nzambi是将塑料垃圾出售给其他回收公司。
4．答案与解析：D 句意：然而，当他们收集的东西超过这些公司所能接受的时候，他们开始跳出思维定势。 根据“At first, her team would sort and 3 plastic waste to other recycling companies.”可知，他们只是收集的塑料垃圾。
5．答案与解析：A 根据“they began to think outside the box.”可知，前后句之间为转折关系。然而 ，当他们收集的塑料垃圾超过回收公司能够接受的量的时候，他们开始跳出常规思维。
6．答案与解析：C 句意：他们将塑料和沙子混合，发现了一种制造塑料砖块的方法。 根据“Mixing plastic with sand, they discovered a way”可知，他们发现了一种制造（create）塑料砖块的方法。
7．答案与解析：A 句意：更妙的是，它们比传统砖块更实惠，成本只有传统砖块的十分之一左右。 根据“costing only about a tenth as much.”可知，他们创造的塑料砖块比传统的砖块更实惠，故选A。
8．答案与解析：B 句意：“在内罗毕，我们每天产生大约500吨塑料垃圾，只有一小部分被回收，”Nzambi说。 根据“Here in Nairobi, we generate about 500 tons of plastic waste every day”可知，只有很少部分的塑料垃圾被回收利用（recycled）。
9．答案与解析：A 句意：起初，大多数工厂都要花钱处理垃圾，但现在我们已经让他们摆脱了这个问题。根据“most factories have to pay to 10 the waste，”可知，最初（Originally），大部分工厂不得不付费处理垃圾。
10．答案与解析：C 根据“most factories have to pay”可知，大部分工厂不得不付费处理（deal with）垃圾。
11．答案与解析：B 根据“most factories have to pay to 10 the waste，”可知，Nzambi的公司帮助他们解决了需要付费处理垃圾的问题（problem）。
12．答案与解析：C 根据“Mixing plastic with sand, they discovered a way to 6 plastic bricks.”可知，这些创新的塑料砖块（bricks）被用来建造车道、人行道和道路。
13．答案与解析：D 句意：这些创新砖块被用于制造汽车车道、人行道和道路，但Nzambi的目标是有一天制造出一些可以用于建筑施工的砖块。 根据“one day create some bricks that can be used in building construction.”可知， Nzambi的目标（goal）是有一天创造出一些可以用于建筑施工的砖块。
14．答案与解析：C 根据“‘We right now have the ability to 15 1，000 to 1，500 bricks a day，’ Nzambi said. ‘So far we have recycled 20 tons of plastic, and we are 16 pushing that figure to 50 by the end of next year.’”可知，Nzambi的公司现在已经在发挥巨大的作用（difference）了。
15．答案与解析：D 根据“1，000 to 1，500 bricks a day，”可知，Nzambi的公司现在有能力每天生产（produce）1 000到1 500块砖。
16．答案与解析：A 句意：到目前为止，我们已经回收了20吨塑料，我们正在考虑到明年年底将这一数字提高到50吨。 根据“that figure to 50 by the end of next year.”可知，Nzambi正在考虑（considering）到明年年底把这个产量提高。
17．答案与解析：D 句意：Gjenge Makers的部分任务是首先在肯尼亚减少废物污染，然后在整个非洲，但是他们的长期目标更加雄心勃勃。 根据“Part of Gjenge Makers' task”可知，Gjenge Makers公司的部分使命是首先减少（reduce）肯尼亚的垃圾污染，然后减少整个非洲的垃圾污染。
18．答案与解析：A 句意：Gjenge Makers的部分任务是首先在肯尼亚减少废物污染，然后在整个非洲，但是他们的长期目标更加雄心勃勃。 根据“According to Nzambi, they want to 19 other people or companies to do 20 things in different places.”可知，他们有更加雄心勃勃的（ambitious）长远目标。
19．答案与解析：B 他们想激励（motivate）其他人或公司在不同的地方做类似的事情。
20．答案与解析：D 句意：据Nzambi说，他们想要激励其他人或公司在不同的地方做类似的事情。 根据“in different places.”可知，他们想激励其他人或公司在不同的地方做类似的（similar）事情。
Passage 3
【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲的是Anabelle将给她送外卖的71岁的Kerry的故事发布到TikTok上，并为他筹集资金解决经济的困难。
1．答案与解析：A 句意：这些事件将永远改变一个陌生人的生活。 由“These events would forever change a stranger's”可知，句子表示“这些事件将永远改变一个陌生人的生活”。
2．答案与解析：B 句意：这一切始于她的门铃摄像头拍到一位老人给她送食物的画面。 由上文的“doorbell camera”可知，是门铃摄像头拍到一位老人给她送食物的画面，空格处意为“图像”。
3．答案与解析：D 句意：他显然在挣扎，但他还是设法把工作完成了。 由后文的“but he still managed to get the job done”可知，他显然在挣扎，但他还是设法把工作完成了。
4．答案与解析：A 由后文的“she gave him a $30 tip”及上文的“He was clearly 3 ， but he still managed to get the job done”可知，那个男人显然在挣扎，但他还是设法把工作完成了，这伤了安娜贝尔的心，空格处意为“使心碎”。
5．答案与解析：B 句意：为了帮助他，她在21美元的订单上给了他30美元的小费——但这只是她慷慨的开始。 由后文的“she gave him a $30 tip”可知，她是为了帮助他。
6．答案与解析：C 根据第一段的“Anabelle ordered food using DoorDash”可知，此处是指订单。
7．答案与解析：D 句意：为了帮助他，她在21美元的订单上给了他30美元的小费——但这只是她慷慨的开始。 由上文的“she gave him a $30 tip”可知，她在21美元的订单上给了他30美元的小费，这是一种慷慨。
8．答案与解析：C 句意：在她发布的外卖视频在TikTok上走红后，安娜贝尔决定利用她获得的关注为这个陌生人筹集资金。 根据第2空后的“an elderly man delivering her food”可知，空格处是“递送”。
9．答案与解析：B 由上文的“After a TikTok she posted of the 8 went viral”可知，此处表示“安娜贝尔决定利用她获得的关注为这个陌生人筹集资金”。
10．答案与解析：A 由后文的“She tried contacting DoorDash to 11 his information”可知，她是想要找到他。
11．答案与解析：D 句意：她试图联系DoorDash以获取他的信息。 由上文的“contacting DoorDash”可知，她联系DoorDash是为了获取他的信息。
12．答案与解析：C 句意：但由于公司不允许透露送货司机的个人信息，他们必须先联系他。 由后文的“they had to contact him first”可知，此处应该是表示“公司不允许透露送货司机的个人信息，他们必须先联系他”，空格处是“个人的”。
13．答案与解析：D 由后文的“he never answered”可知，他一直没有回答，这是遗憾的。
14．答案与解析：A 句意：尽管如此，安娜贝尔一直在TikTok上更新，在她知道之前，她的原始视频已经有了1 200万的点击量！
15．答案与解析：B 由上文的“Anabelle kept posting updates on TikTok”和后文的“had 12 million views”可知，安娜贝尔一直在TikTok上更新，在她知道之前，她的原始视频已经有了1 200万的点击量。
16．答案与解析：C 由后文的“His wife died and his two sons are under his care”可知，因为他要养孩子，所以即使高龄，也不能放慢脚步，要继续工作。
17．答案与解析：C 句意：作为一名DoorDash司机，他的收入并不可靠，而最近的健康问题让事情变得更加困难。 由上文的“His income as a DoorDash driver isn't reliable, and recent health issues have made things even”可知，他的收入并不可靠，而最近的健康问题让事情变得更加困难。
18．答案与解析：A 句意：安娜贝尔在GoFundMe网站上分享了他的故事，慢慢地，但确实开始接触到无数被克里的挣扎所感动的人。 由后文的“on GoFundMe where it slowly but surely began to reach countless people”可知，她是把他的故事分享到GoFundMe网站上。
19．答案与解析：D 由后文的“by Kerry's struggles”和最后一段的“news outlets around the world were sharing Kerry's story”可知，很多人被Kerry的挣扎所感动。
20．答案与解析：C 句意：现在，一个多月后，超过107K美元已经收到！ 由“$107K”可知，此处是指收集到107K美元。
Passage 4
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者利用周末做志愿者的经历，通过这段经历作者学习到了耐心以及学习方式的多样性。
1．答案与解析：C 根据下文中的“Thus, one day, after finishing another TV series, I thought all this time could partly be used to do something 2 ， such as volunteering.”可知，看完了另外一部电视剧之后，要做点有意义的事——做志愿者。故前面看电视的事情是无聊的。
2．答案与解析：C 根据空后的“such as volunteering”可知，做志愿者是有价值的事情。
3．答案与解析：D 句意：在网上寻找工作机会的时候，我偶然发现了一个招聘电脑教师的职位，这个职位是志愿帮助West Neighbourhood House。 根据空后的“online for opportunities”可知，作者是在网上寻找做志愿者的机会。
4．答案与解析：C 根据前文的“such as volunteering”，可知作者是要去West Neighbourhood House做志愿者的。
5．答案与解析：A 根据后文的“The volunteer experience assisted myself in 6 the new standards of my job.”可知，志愿者工作帮助了作者，可见作者成功地获得了该工作。
6．答案与解析：B 根据后文的“As a computer tutor”可知，作者在West Neighbourhood House做志愿者的工作是做计算机老师，因此作者的经历实现了新的工作标准即作为计算机老师的工作标准。
7．答案与解析：C 句意：作为一名计算机教师，我自愿在周五晚上和周六下午帮助老年人提高他们的计算机能力。 根据前文的“which volunteers to help the elders.”可知该份工作是帮助老人。
8．答案与解析：B 句意：从2019年开始，我帮助了三位成为我正式学生的长辈使用平板电脑app和互联网。 根据前文的“As a computer tutor”可知，作者在西邻里之家做志愿者的工作是做计算机老师，这里的老年人是作者的学生，所以是帮助他们。故选B。
9．答案与解析：A 根据下文“ my students.”可知，作者是帮助这些老人们使用应用软件和互联网，这里的老年人是作者的学生。
10．答案与解析：D 句意：对我来说，做志愿者也是一次很好的学习经历。 根据下文的“I became interested in learning about other 11 ”可知，作者在做志愿者过程中，也开始学习到了其他的文化。
11．答案与解析：A 句意：我开始对学习其他文化感兴趣，因为大多数老人来自不同的国家，喜欢分享他们的文化故事。根据下文的“because most of the elders came from 12 countries and liked to share their stories about their culture.”可知，这些老年人都来自于不同的国家，所以作者学到的是不同的文化。
12．答案与解析：B 根据后文并列的“liked to share their stories about their culture”可知，这些老人来自于不同的国家并分享各自的文化。
13．答案与解析：C 根据空前的patience，可知耐心是一种品质或美德。
14．答案与解析：D 根据前文的“As a computer tutor”可知，我在这里的工作是计算机老师，因此通过教学我明白了人们不同的学习方式。
15．答案与解析：C 句意：我从来不知道这些课程能教会我耐心和多样性。 根据前文的“I've also learned the 13 of patience.”可知，我学到的是耐心。
16．答案与解析：B 句意：过去的几个月是如此的顺利，我只能感谢我的学生对我的尊重。 根据后文的“I can only be thankful for the amount of 17 that comes from my students.”可知，我感谢我的学生，是因为我们配合得很默契，一切进展的都很顺利。
17．答案与解析：A 根据后文的“Each tutoring session ends with a thank you, a smile to show they 18 my time.” ，可知，每次课程结束后，他们都会来感谢我。所以我在这个过程中得到了尊敬。
18．答案与解析：C 句意：每次辅导都以一句谢谢结束，一个微笑来表示他们感谢我的时间。 根据空前的“Each tutoring session ends with a thank you, a smile”可知，学生们很感激我们的上课时间。
19．答案与解析：B 根据空后的“have more students in the future.”可知，作者希望未来有更多的学生，由此推断作者与老人们一起度过的时光是开心的。
20．答案与解析：A 根据后文中的“in the future”可知，作者是希望未来会有更多的学生。
Passage 5
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。全文首先分析了儿童视觉艺术认识的缺乏,包括父母和老师的限制,以及学前教育老师视觉艺术技能的缺乏等,然后讲述视觉艺术对儿童成长的重要影响。
1.C 根据下文“Such early childhood”可知,空后的内容是成年人对儿时的回忆。故选C项。
2.A 根据下文“can affect confidence development and learning”以及其他讲述可知,老师和家庭成员没有鼓励孩子通过绘画或其他艺术形式实现他们创造性的表达。故选A项。
3.D 根据上文“the moment when a teacher or family member”可知,作者讲述人们儿时的经历。故选D项。
4.B 根据空后的“throughout a child’s education and into adulthood”可知,作者在此讲述学习潜力。故选B项。
5.A 根据下文“may be ”可知,因为老师缺乏视觉艺术知识和信心,学生的创造力就受到了限制。故选A项。
6.D 根据空后的“valuable art experiences”可知,因为老师缺乏视觉艺术知识,他们不能提供给孩子们宝贵的艺术体验。故选D项。
7.C 根据上文的“through drawing or art-making”可知,作者把孩子们的绘画看成是视觉符号,但是因为学前教育工作者缺乏经验,因此孩子潜力可能会受限。故选C项。
8.B 根据空后的“to make meaning in many ways”可以推断,作者在此讲述以多种方式表达意思的能力。故选B项。
9.A 根据上下文以及空后的“to success in the 21st century”可知,作者充分肯定了创造性思维和多种方式表达意思的重要性,因此说是21世纪成功的关键。故选A项。
10.C 根据下文的“may be stifled”可知,孩子们的视觉艺术能力甚至在上学前就被扼杀,这是令人担忧的。故选C项。
11.D 根据空前的“children’s creative”可知,作者在此讲述孩子们的创造性思维,也就是创造性的成长。故选D项。
12.B 根据空前的“the early childhood years”和空后的“the foundation for all future creative learning”可知,孩子们早年时光为未来的创造性思维打下基础。故选B项。
13.A 上文讲述孩子们的创造性成长,因此此处讲述孩子们的创造性发展。故选A项。
14.C 根据空前的“That’s why it should worry us”可知,孩子们可能没法获取高质量的视觉艺术教育。故选C项。
15.D 根据上文的“That’s why it should worry us that some children may not have to high-quality visual art education.”可知,此处,作者分析孩子不能接受高质量的视觉艺术教育的原因是,有些儿童教育从教者缺乏自信、技术和知识。故选D项。
16.B 根据空前的“lack the self-belief...”可知,因为他们缺乏视觉艺术的知识,他们很难提供给孩子们各种体验。故选B项。
17.A 根据空后的“young children to access the many benefits of making visual art”可知,他们在给孩子们制造视觉艺术的方面很难给予支持。故选A项。
18.C 根据空前的“enhance young children’s learning and development”可知,视觉艺术可以培养孩子积极的态度。故选C项。
19.D 根据空前的“creativity”以及上文讲述可知,视觉艺术可以激发孩子的想象力。故选D项。
20.B 根据空后的“children’s creativity scores”可知,视觉艺术的另一个好处就是增加孩子创造力的分数。故选B项。
Passage 6
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了高情商的人是如何在面对困境时让自己变得冷静下来并应付这种局面的。
1.C 根据上文“We often see people with high EQ in our life or on TV,who are able to take things easy when things are difficult.”可知,那些高情商的人能让困难的事情变得简单化。也就是说他们能扭转局面,turn things around表示扭转局面,符合题意。故选C项。
2.C 根据上文“The words they say and the actions they take can always things around”可知,他们可以扭转不好的局面,这是让别人羡慕的才华。故选C项。
3.A 根据下文“In addition to the ability to change things very quickly,of course,it is attitude that gives them enough energy to the best solutions”可知,他们应对事情的速度和态度让他们有了最好的解决办法。从而可以知道这些人很优秀。故选A项。
4.B 根据下文“So how do you make yourself remain calm ”可知,我们需要让自己变得冷静下来,所以那些高情商的人面对事情的态度是冷静的,我们也需要如此。故选B项。
5.A 根据上文“it is the attitude that gives them enough energy”可知,冷静的态度让他们有了足够的精力,从而就能想出好的解决办法。故选A项。
6.D 根据下文“set up a good reputation”可知,他们给旁观者树立了好的名誉,同时留下了好的形象。D项符合题意。故选D项。
7.A 根据下文“One is the stimulus reaction,the other is the thinking reaction.”可知,一种是刺激反应,另一种是思考反应。下文提到的两种反应方式就是这里的两种反应方式。故选A项。
8.B 根据下文“and does not through the brain”可知,这种反应是不经过大脑的反应方式,也就是根据情况立马做出的反应。故选B项。
9.B go through表示经过、通过,这里表示事情不经过大脑就做出反应,符合题意。故选B项。
10.B 突然碰到烫的东西我们会缩手,这是本能反应。故选B项。
11.D 根据下文“you will immediately away”可知,我们会立刻走开,因为脚下看到了蛇。D项符合题意。故选D项。
12.D 根据上文“If you a snake under your feet”可知,脚下看到了蛇,肯定要走开,这是人的正常反应。故选D项。
13.A by definition为固定短语,表示根据定义,a thinking reaction字面意思就是考虑后再行动,符合题意。故选A项。
14.D “is an action taken after”用来解释主语“A thinking reaction”,字面意思为思考反应,D项consideration表示考虑,跟主语意思一致。故选D项。
15.C 上文“A thinking reaction,by ,is an action taken after”中的take action和C选项中的 carry out都表示做出这一行为。故选C项。
16.C 上文“However,anger,tension,worry,fear”都是刺激反应的结果,即前者是后者造成的结果。故选C项。
17.D 根据下文“it is possible to emotions from stimulus to thinking reflection”可知,只有明白了这个道理才能……。这里logic和idea是同一个意思,表示理念,逻辑。故选D项。
18.B 根据下文“weighing it and then it in the way that you want”可知,要把直接理念转为思考理念。故选B项。
19.C 考量这个问题后要以自己想要的方式表达出来。故选C项。
20.A 从刺激反应到思考反应是因为控制了情绪。故选A项。
Passage 7
[语篇解读]本文是一篇议论文。询问孩子长大之后想成为什么对孩子有害。文章论述了三方面的害处。作者建议,邀请孩子想想他们可能想做的其他事情。
1.B 根据下文中的“Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t becoming something grand or ,like an astronaut.” 可知,成年人对作者的回答总是感到失望。所以作者很害怕被问到这个问题。他的回答让成年人不满意。故选B项。
2.A 根据上文中的“What do you want to be when you grow up ”可知,该处提到的是作者长大之后的梦想。故选A项。
3.C 根据下文中的“like an astronaut”可知,宇航员属于伟大的或英雄般的人物。故选C项。
4.C 根据后面的“that asking youngsters that question does them ”可知,这是作者作为心理学家的观点或看法。他认为问年轻人这个问题会伤害他们。故选C项。
5.A 根据下文中的“My first complaint about the question”可知,作者对这个问题心存抱怨。由此推知,这个问题对孩子们来说并不好,会对他们会造成伤害。故选A项。
6.A 结合上一题的解析和空前的“My first complaint about the question”可知,这个问题对孩子们有害。当问孩子们长大之后的梦想的时候,孩子们就被迫从工作角度来定义自己。故选A项。
7.C 根据上文“If we define ourselves by our jobs”可以推知,如果我们用工作来定义自己,那么我们在工作中取得的成就决定了我们的个人价值。工作好,成就高,个人价值就高。反之,工作不好,成就低,个人价值就低。故选C项。
8.B 根据上文中的“asking youngsters that question does them ”可知,孩子们被问到想成为一个什么人。故选B项。
9.D 根据上文“it kids to define themselves in terms of work.If we define ourselves by our jobs,our depends on what we achieve”可知,当用工作来定义一个人的时候,个人价值取决于个人成就。所以,诸如“成为一个父亲”“成为一个母亲”或“成为一个正直的人”这样和工作毫无关系的回答显然是不符合期望,不被接受的。故选D项。
10.D 结合上文中的“My first complaint about the question”和下文中的“If you manage to the above barriers,there is a third hurdle”可知,第二、三、四段探讨的都是问孩子长大后要成为什么人产生的害处。因此,该空应该选择一个贬义词,表示询问孩子这个问题所产生的问题或害处。故选D项。
11.B 根据下文中的“not everyone has that talent for jobs”可知,对伟大使命的寻求会让学生感到迷惑。故选B项。
12.D 该空和lost并列,意思应该和lost接近。结合上题解析可知,对伟大使命的寻求让学生迷失和困惑。故选D项。
13.A 根据上文“Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t becoming something grand or ,like an astronaut.” 可知,并不是人人都有做伟大工作的天分。故选A项。
14.D 根据空前的“manage to”和后面的“there is a third hurdle”可知,该处应该指即使你可以克服前面提到的两个障碍,还有一个障碍你无法克服。故选D项。
15.C 根据上文提到的问题“What do you want to be when you grow up ”可知,孩子们小时候经常被问到自己长大后的理想。但是长大之后做的职业很难实现童年的理想,即童年的雄心壮志。故选C项。
16.A 根据后面的“left college seniors feeling more anxious and less satisfied”可知,大四学生都想找一份理想的工作。但是找理想的工作不容易,所以他们焦虑、不满意。故选A项。
17.B 根据上文的“Careers rarely live up to your childhood .”可知,大四学生找不到理想工作,无法实现童年的梦想,学生们对这样的结果感到焦虑、不满意。故选B项。
18.D 根据上文中的“happiness is reality minus expectations”可知,现实总是和期望有差距。因此,期望值过高,实现不了,就会影响幸福感。故选D项。
19.A 结合上一题的解析以及“If you are looking for extreme happiness”可知,期望会影响幸福感。极度的幸福是不可能实现的。由此推知,如果你寻找极度的幸福,那么你肯定实现不了,你肯定会失望。故选A项。
20.B 上文介绍了问“孩子他们想成为什么”这个问题所产生的三方面危害。由此推知,问孩子这个问题会导致孩子获得一种他们可能永远都不想获得的职业身份。该空和后面的earn一致。故选B项。
Passage 8
[语篇解读]本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己和父亲的经历说明因为存在文化差异,我们在交流的时候应该三思而后行。
1.B 根据下文“he had just arrived,he could not know”可知,父亲刚刚到达巴西不了解当地的文化,做了错误的手势冒犯了主人。故选B项。
2.A 根据下文“by making a hand gesture which he had always understood to mean ‘OK’,but in Brazil,it meant something quite ”可知,作者的父亲认为自己的手势表示“好”,但是在巴西意思是不同的,因此冒犯了主人。故选A项。
3.C 根据上文的“but”可知,上下文是转折关系,父亲总是理解为“好”的手势在巴西意味着不同的东西。故选C项。
4.D 根据下文“The faux pas”可知,父亲再次做错了手势,使得情况更糟糕。故选D项。
5.A 根据下文“made a kissing sound”可知,他把手指举到嘴边,做了一个亲吻的动作。故选A项。
6.B 根据下文“was delicious”可知,父亲的手势是某种东西的暗示。故选B项。
7.C 根据上下文“he meant as a way of that something...was delicious”可知此处描述作者父亲评价饭菜可口。故选C项。
8.D 根据下文“My father’s colleague and his wife understood he probably wasn’t yet of the local meaning of the gesture.”可知,父亲的同事和他的妻子明白,他可能还不知道这个手势在当地的含义,因此推断这次失礼很快被原谅了。故选D项。
9.B 根据下文“he had just arrived,he could not know”可推断,父亲的同事和他的妻子认为父亲不知道这个手势在当地的意思。故选B项。
10.B 根据下文“After a colleague’s WeChat message with a van Gogh sticker that I thought meant ‘keep fighting’,a second colleague appeared.”可知,作者在中国遇到了类似的情况,想起了父亲经历的这一刻。故选B项。
11.A 根据下文“with a van Gogh sticker that I thought meant ‘keep fighting’”可知,作者回复同事的微信信息时用了贴纸。故选A项。
12.C 根据上文“a van Gogh sticker”可知,此处同事说的是一些人物贴纸。故选C项。
13.A 根据上文“with a van Gogh sticker that I thought meant ‘keep fighting’”可知,作者认为这张贴纸是特别的,用来回微信消息。故选A项。
14.D 根据下文“crossed communication”可知,作者认为生活中存在文化交叉。故选D项。
15.B 根据上文“We generally understand that even if it stings,a mistake is only an insult”可知,故意犯错被认为是侮辱。故选B项。
16.C 根据上文讲述的作者和父亲的经历和下文“history is full of the outcomes of crossed communication”可知,作者认为生活中存在着误解。故选C项。
17.D 根据上文内容和“much friction originates from ”可知,这些源自误解的摩擦是不幸的。故选D项。
18.A 根据上文“The faux pas was forgotten.”可知,父亲的失礼被谅解了。故选A项。
19.C 根据上文“because of context”可知,此处说的是上下文缺失的情况。故选C项。
20.D 根据上文“it is time we all think twice before typing or talking”可知,作者认为到了说话或者打字三思的时候了,特别是后果可能更严重的时候。故选D项。
Passage 9
[语篇解读]本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述作者父亲与众不同,是个非常愿意学习的学者,别人把额外的钱用来买喝的或者买其他东西,而作者的父亲会用额外的钱买书。这对作者的成长影响很大,作者是父亲渴求学习的受益者。
1.A 根据上文“Other people had pictures on their walls”可知,其他人的墙上有照片。而下文说有日历,此处应用at least表示更正或改变自己刚说过的话,意为“至少,起码”。故选A项。
2.D 根据上文“Other people had pictures on their walls”可知,其他人的墙上有照片。此处指作者家有3 000本书。had是原词复现。故选D项。
3.A persistent坚持不懈的;执着的;controversial 有争议的;contradictory 矛盾的;deliberate 故意的。根据下文“In total,he earned seven and attended 11 different colleges and universities.”可知,他总共获得了7个学位,就读于11所不同的学院和大学。这说明父亲是一个执着的学者。故选A项。
4.C 根据下文“In total,he earned seven and attended 11 different colleges and universities.”可知,父亲每年夏天都会休息一个月去另一个城镇上课。故选C项。
5.B 根据下文“attended 11 different colleges and universities”可知,他总共获得了7个学位。故选B项。
6.C 根据上文“Every summer he took a month off to attend in another town.In total,he earned seven and attended 11 different colleges and universities.”可知,父亲对学习有强烈的渴望。故选C项。
7.A 根据下文“through the mountains and search for rocks and wildflowers”可知,每年春天,父亲都会带我们徒步登山。故选A项。
8.B 根据上文“search for rocks and wildflowers”可知,父亲带我们寻找岩石和野花作为他的标本收藏。故选B项。
9.B 句意:在冬天的夜晚,当天空特别明亮时,他会架设一台望远镜,叫醒我们去看星星,然后他像天堂导游一样给星星命名。dark 黑暗的;clear 清楚的;明亮的;empty 空的;innocent 天真的;无辜的。根据下文“he would set up a telescope and wake us to the stars”可知,看星星需要在晴朗的夜晚进行。故选B项。
10.D 根据上文“set up a telescope”可知,父亲叫醒我们去看星星。故选D项。
11.D tour guide指“导游”,符合文意。故选D项。
12.D impatiently 不耐烦地;mistakenly 错误地;casually 漫不经心地;constantly 持续地。根据下文“Before I was 3”和“By the time I was 10”可知,父亲一直在训练作者正确的演讲。故选D项。
13.C 根据下文“I read aloud to him”可知,在作者3岁之前,他为作者朗读莎士比亚和马克·吐温的作品。故选C项。
14.B 根据 “Later,I read aloud to him so he could my diction(遣词造句).”可知,父亲会努力改进作者的遣词造句。故选B项。
15.A classical 古典的;经典的;sterile 无菌的;贫瘠的;stubborn 固执的;unique 独特的。根据上文“from Shakespeare and Mark Twain”可知,此处指作者已经能背诵各种古典文学和诗歌了。classical literature意为“古典文学”,符合文意。故选A项。
16.A 根据上文“Of course”以及下文父亲引用的莎士比亚的话“If all the year were playing holidays,to play would be as tedious(单调乏味的)as to .”可知,此处指有时作者对学习感到厌倦。故选A项。
17.B 根据下文“by quoting Shakespeare”可知,父亲总是引用莎士比亚的话提醒作者自己的责任。remind sb.of sth.意为“使某人想起某事;提醒某人某事”。故选B项。
18.D 根据上文“I was of studying”可知,有时作者对学习感到厌倦。此处指父亲引用莎士比亚的话让作者明白:如果一年四季都在度假,玩耍将会和工作一样乏味。故选D项。
19.C 根据下文“for my has enabled me to earn a good living”可知,他的努力得到了回报。故选C项。
20.C 根据上文“My father was drilling me on proper speech.”可知,父亲一直在训练作者正确的演讲,所以作者的演讲让自己过上了好日子。speech是原词复现。故选C项。
Passage 10
[语篇解读]本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者尽管不当教师了,但现在在社区的互助小组中同样能实现教师的自我意识。
1.D 根据下文宾语“your rocking chair”和下文“have it in my class”可知,此处指拿起摇摇椅。故选D项。
2.B 根据下文“around and listen to the story I was reading”可知,课后同学们都来听故事,所以这是个神奇的主意。故选B项。
3.A 根据下文“around and listen to the story I was reading”可知,课后同学们都聚集过来听故事,故选A项。
4.C 根据下文“to share their stories,dreams and fears”指同学们有勇气分享故事、梦想和恐惧。故选C项。
5.B 上文提到作者课后会坐在椅子上给孩子们讲故事,所以椅子是工作的一部分。故选B项。
6.A 根据下文“I became unwell and couldn’t keep teaching”可知,不幸的是,作者没能继续教书。故选A项。
7.C 根据下文“and at last I was forced to”可知,作者的焦虑很严重,只能辞职。故选C项。
8.D 根据下文“With my life as a teacher over”可知,作者辞职了。故选D项。
9.A 根据下文“The complexity of parenting a child”可知,作者和丈夫收养了一个孩子。故选A项。
10.B 根据下文“But it inspired the part of me”指领养孩子以意外的方式改变了他们的生活。故选B项。
11.C 根据下文“hours staying with books—healing,bonding and solidifying our family,which gave me a new purpose”可知,作者喜欢为人母。故选C项。
12.A 根据下文“hours staying with books—healing,bonding and solidifying our family”可知,作者长时间和孩子一起阅读。故选A项。
13.B 根据下文“group of local moms”可知,这里指当地妈妈互助小组。故选B项。
14.B 根据上文“We came together to”可知,妈妈们聚在一起,互相分享互相帮助。故选B项。
15.D 根据下文“I also took her son on hikes around the city”可知,作者接受别人的帮助,作为回报也帮助他人。故选D项。
16.A 根据下文“a new purpose and belonging in a community”指找到新目标。故选A项。
17.D 根据上文“these are fulfilling the sense of self I used to”可知,作者喜欢教书,所以是作为教师所珍视的自我意识。故选D项。
18.B 作者如今不是老师了,所以是身份发生了变化。故选B项。
19.C 根据 “...a new purpose and belonging”以及“...my doesn’t need to change...”可知,此处指核心价值。故选C项。
20.B 呼应上文“I was sitting in a chair having coffee when a text message from a former colleague woke me from my daydreams.”,指把摇摇椅交给一个新老师。故选B项。
Rodney Smith Jr. drove home from school. For some reason, he took a different __1__ than usual. That's where Rodney saw an elderly man __2__ to mow (修剪) his lawn. He would take a couple of unsteady steps，using the handle to __3__ himself, paused, then __4__ pushed the mower again. Something inside Rodney said, “You've got to __5__ help to him.”
Rodney got out and __6__ himself. The elderly man, Mr Brown, said he was retired with low income, so he wasn't able to __7__ anyone to help keep his lawn __8__. Rodney promised that it was on him and he got the __9__ done in 20 minutes. Mr Brown expressed heartfelt thanks to him, and Rodney went home feeling __10__.
Sitting at his computer, Rodney couldn't get Mr Brown out of his __11__. He went on social media and __12__ that he would mow lawns for free for senior citizens. Messages __13__ his in box. His only __14__： He couldn't help folks who didn't have their own mowers. He searched the Internet and found a guy who sold used mowers. __15__ Rodney told what he needed, the guy let him have some for free.
Later, Rodney got a message from a grandmother in Ohio, saying he'd __16__ her 12 year old grandson to mow lawns too, which gave Rodney a(n) __17__. Maybe he could make this a national movement for young people. He __18__ a name—Raising Men Lawn Care Service. Rodney feels glad to see that kids learn the __19__ of giving back to the society and make good life choices and __20__ self confidence.
1．A.plan B．action C．road D．view
2．A.volunteering B．struggling C．pretending D．refusing
3．A.behave B．prove C．relax D．balance
4．A.slowly B．directly C．secretly D．smoothly
5．A.suggest B．attach C．offer D．send
6．A.taught B．introduced C．enjoyed D．prided
7．A.allow B．encourage C．promise D．afford
8．A.in season B．in shape C．in use D．in place
9．A.job B．duty C．wish D．challenge
10．A.sensitive B．fancy C．grateful D．content
11．A.heart B．mouth C．mind D．hand
12．A.searched B．posted C．reminded D．insisted
13．A.flooded into B．fell into C．sank into D．mixed into
14．A.expectation B．discovery C．dream D．problem
15．A.Until B．Before C．When D．If
16．A.persuaded B．inspired C．warned D．forced
17．A.idea B．reply C．excuse D．truth
18．A.got through with B．kept in with C．came up with D．put up with
19．A.pleasure B．honor C．puzzle D．hope
20．A.assemble B．reveal C．apply D．develop
Passage 2
One Kenyan woman, Nzambi Matee, saw much plastic waste around. Tired of __1__ and waiting for the government to solve all the problems related to plastic __2__， she decided to take action—she was referring to starting her company, Gjenge Makers.
At first, her team would sort and __3__ plastic waste to other recycling companies. When they __4__ more than the companies could take，__5__， they began to think outside the box. Mixing plastic with sand, they discovered a way to __6__ plastic bricks. They're seven times as strong as concrete but weigh half as much. Even better, they're more __7__ than traditional bricks, costing only about a tenth as much.
“Here in Nairobi, we generate about 500 tons of plastic waste every day and only a small part of that is __8__，” Nzambi said. “ __9__ , most factories have to pay to __10__ the waste, but now we have made them free of the __11__ .”
These innovative __12__ are being used to make driveways, sidewalks and roads, but Nzambi's __13__ is to one day create some bricks that can be used in building construction. But now, her company is already making a huge __14__. “We right now have the ability to __15__ 1，000 to 1，500 bricks a day，” Nzambi said. “So far we have recycled 20 tons of plastic, and we are __16__ pushing that figure to 50 by the end of next year.”
Part of Gjenge Makers' task is to __17__ waste pollution first in Kenya and then in Africa as a whole, but their long term goals are even more __18__. According to Nzambi, they want to __19__ other people or companies to do __20__ things in different places.
1．A.cheering up B.sitting around C．celebrating D．participating
2．A.market B．price C．pollution D．design
3．A.owe B．sell C．show D．lend
4．A.cleaned B．donated C．consumed D．collected
5．A.however B．besides C．otherwise D．instead
6．A.mark B．pile C．create D．move
7．A.affordable B．powerful C．flexible D．complex
8．A.hidden B．recycled C．calculated D．studied
9．A.Originally B．Fortunately C．Suddenly D．Hopefully
10．A.put up B．give away C．deal with D．take in
11．A.hobby B．problem C．trick D．competition
12．A.gifts B．factories C．bricks D．buildings
13．A.chance B．permission C．way D．goal
14．A.conclusion B．debate C．difference D．comparison
15．A.bury B．replace C．throw D．produce
16．A.considering B．postponing C．missing D．avoiding
17．A.ignore B．mention C．analyze D．reduce
18．A.ambitious B．controversial C．random D．steady
19．A.force B．motivate C．warn D．forbid
20．A.easy B．safe C．fair D．similar
Passage 3
When 21 year old Anabelle ordered food using DoorDash, she unknowingly started a chain of events. These events would forever change a stranger's __1__．
It started when her doorbell camera gave her a __2__ of an elderly man delivering her food. He was clearly __3__， but he still managed to get the job done. And it __4__ Anabelle's heart.
To __5__ him, she gave him a $30 tip on a $21 __6__— but that was just the start of her __7__．
After a TikTok she posted of the __8__ went viral (疯传), Anabelle determined to use the __9__ she had gained to raise money for this stranger. But first, she had to __10__ him.
She tried contacting DoorDash to __11__ his information. But because the company isn't allowed to give out __12__ details on their delivery drivers, they had to contact him first. __13__， he never answered.
__14__， Anabelle kept posting updates on TikTok and, before she knew it, her __15__ video had 12 million views!
Finally, Anabelle knew this man's name: Kerry Judd. At 71 years old, Kerry still couldn't __16__. His wife died and his two sons are under his care. His income as a DoorDash driver isn't reliable, and recent health issues have made things even more __17__．
Anabelle shared his __18__ on GoFundMe where it slowly but surely began to reach countless people who were __19__ by Kerry's struggles.
Before they knew it, news outlets around the world were sharing Kerry's story. And now, over a month later, over $107K has been __20__！
1．A.life B．attitude C．character D．behavior
2．A.ring B．view C．lesson D．favor
3．A.lying B．pretending C．working D．struggling
4．A.broke B．warmed C．won D．stole
5．A.comfort B．help C．impress D．remind
6．A.trip B．account C．order D．diet
7．A.dream B．luck C．experiment D．generosity
8．A.opportunity B．donation C．delivery D．responsibility
9．A.honor B．attention C．experience D．profit
10．A.find B．persuade C．influence D．encourage
11．A.check B．preserve C．classify D．get
12．A.major B．extra C．personal D．full
13．A.Clearly B．Intentionally C．Awkwardly D．Unfortunately
14．A.Still B．Finally C．Otherwise D．Instead
15．A.important B．original C．secret D．blank
16．A.come back B．set out C．slow down D．catch up
17．A.convincing B．obvious C．difficult D．reasonable
18．A.story B．success C．joy D．opinion
19．A.confused B．frightened C．troubled D．moved
20．A.earned B．distributed C．collected D．discovered
Passage 4
Watching TV shows was my usual way to spend most weekends. Sometimes, I find it a bit __1__. Thus, one day, after finishing another TV series, I thought all this time could partly be used to do something __2__， such as volunteering. While __3__ online for opportunities, I chanced upon a post for a computer tutor with West Neighbourhood House, which volunteers to help the elders. Going to West Neighbourhood House this time as a __4__ was beneficial to me. After all, it was with the organization's help that I __5__ to get a new job. The volunteer experience assisted myself in __6__ the new standards of my job.
As a computer tutor, I volunteer Friday nights and Saturday afternoons to help the __7__ improve their computer literacy. Since 2019, I've __8__ three elders who've become my regular __9__ in using tablet apps and the Internet. Volunteering has also been a great __10__ experience for me. I became interested in learning about other __11__ because most of the elders came from __12__ countries and liked to share their stories about their culture. I've also learned the __13__ of patience. I've realized through __14__ that people have different learning styles. I never knew these sessions could ever teach me lessons such as __15__ and diversity.
The past few months have been such a __16__ ride so far that I can only be thankful for the amount of __17__ that comes from my students. Each tutoring session ends with a thank you, a smile to show they __18__ my time. This is what my volunteering has become so far. I'm __19__ to have spent my time in this way and I __20__ to have more students in the future.
1．A.dangerous B．comfortable C．dull D．interesting
2．A.funny B．surprising C．worthwhile D．exciting
3．A.asking B．accounting C．voting D．searching
4．A.clerk B．manager C．volunteer D．guard
5．A.managed B．appeared C．planned D．agreed
6．A.suggesting B．meeting C．turning D．limiting
7．A.kids B．grown ups C．elders D．parents
8．A.cheated B．assisted C．perceived D．revealed
9．A.students B．teachers C．passengers D．visitors
10．A.travelling B．committing C．consulting D．learning
11．A.culture B．knowledge C．news D．skills
12．A.generous B．diverse C．wealthy D．industrial
13．A.appearance B．description C．virtue D．weight
14．A.comparing B．reading C．climbing D．teaching
15．A.confidence B．generosity C．patience D．wisdom
16．A.long B．smooth C．tiring D．regular
17．A.respect B．time C．strength D．passion
18．A.waste B．dislike C．appreciate D．measure
19．A.sorry B．happy C．ready D．unwilling
20．A.hope B．pretend C．struggle D．hesitate
Passage 5
Many adults believe they are not artistic and feel nervous about visual art.They vividly 1 the moment when a teacher or family member 2 their efforts to creatively express their ideas through drawing or art-making.Such early childhood 3 can affect confidence development and learning 4 throughout a child’s education and into adulthood.
What’s worse,if preschool educators 5 the visual art knowledge and confidence to 6 valuable art experiences,children’s potential to creatively express their ideas using visual symbols may be 7 .
Creative thinking and the 8 to make meaning in many ways are the 9 to success in the 21st century.And in a world that values creative thinking it is 10 that children’s creative 11 may be stifled(扼杀) even before they go to school.
We know that the early childhood years 12 the foundation for all future creative learning and 13 .That’s why it should worry us that some children may not have 14 to high-quality visual art education.
Many early childhood 15 lack the self-belief,skills and knowledge needed to provide quality visual art experiences.They 16 to provide the types of experiences that 17 young children to access the many benefits of making visual art.
Visual art experiences enhance young children’s learning and development in many ways.These include intrinsic(固有的) motivation,enjoyment, 18 attitudes,self-discipline,the development of tools for communication and meaning-making and fostering( 促 进 ) creativity and 19 ,to name just a few.In fact,learner-centred environments like those you expect to find in early childhood services can 20 children’s creativity scores.
1.A.introduce B.exchange C.recall D.explain
2.A.discouraged B.understood C.praised D.valued
3.A.knowledge B.minds C.exploration D.experiences
4.A.difficulty B.potential C.environment D.plan
5.A.lack B.notice C.emphasize D.study
6.A.gain B.lose C.improve D.provide
7.A.appreciated B.stressed C.restricted D.developed
8.A.intention B.ability C.chance D.dream
9.A.key B.barrier C.witness D.idea
10.A.convincing B.satisfactory C.worrying D.acceptable
11.A.design B.instruction C.suggestion D.growth
12.A.remove B.lay C.correct D.cover
13.A.development B.research C.experiment D.habit
14.A.fear B.contro lC.access D.strength
15.A.losers B.artists C.employers D.educators
16.A.refuse B.struggle C.manage D.stop
17.A.support B.force C.forbid D.warn
18.A.unclear B.various C.positive D.critical
19.A.health B.intelligence C.characteristic D.imagination
20.A.record B.increase C.limit D.direct
Passage 6
We often see people with high EQ in our life or on TV,who are able to take things easily when things are difficult.The words they say and the actions they take can always 1 things around and make people 2 their talent.So what makes them so 3 In addition to the ability to change things very quickly,of course,it is the 4 attitude that gives them enough energy to 5 the best solutions,to the onlookers 6 a gentle image and set up a good reputation.So how do you make yourself remain calm There are two ways of human 7 .One is the stimulus(刺激) reaction,the other is the thinking reaction.The former reaction is 8 action—immediate and rapid,and does not 9 through the brain.For example,if you suddenly touch something very hot,you will immediately 10 your hand.If you 11 a snake under your feet,you will immediately 12 away.A thinking reaction,by 13 ,is an action taken after 14 ,such as chess,career,marriage and so on.These are behaviors that we 15 according to our own opinions.However,anger,tension,worry,fear—these are the 16 of a stimulus response.The 17 of emotional control is essentially a reactive attitude to an event, 18 from an immediate response to a thinking response,weighing it and then 19 it in the way that you want.It is only by understanding this logic that it is possible to 20 emotions from stimulus to thinking reflection.
1.A.move B.take C.turn D.show
2.A.seek B.permit C.admire D.lose
3.A.brilliant B.eager C.proud D.ashamed
4.A.critical B.calm C.cautious D.careful
5.A.think about B.take up C.speak out D.fade away
6.A.appreciate B.witness C.draw D.leave
7.A.reaction B.solution C.attitude D.appearance
8.A.confused B.conditioned C.supposed D.reported
9.A.lead B.go C.hear D.drive
10.A.receive B.withdraw C.cut D.hold
11.A.cover B.kill C.eat D.see
12.A.put B.give C.boil D.jump
13.A.definition B.tradition C.mistake D.coincidence
14.A.exploration B.imagination C.observation D.consideration
15.A.drop out B.try out C.carry out D.leave out
16.A.cause B.source C.result D.resource
17.A.function B.degree C.effect D.idea
18.A.developing B.transforming C.fighting D.testing
19.A.hesitating B.forecasting C.expressing D.correcting
20.A.control B.share C.explain D.remember
Passage 7
“What do you want to be when you grow up ” When I was a kid,I 1 the question.Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t 2 becoming something grand or 3 ,like an astronaut.
Now,as an organizational psychologist,my job is to fix other people’s jobs,and I’ve come to 4 that asking youngsters that question does them 5 .
My first complaint about the question is that it 6 kids to define themselves in terms of work.If we define ourselves by our jobs,our 7 depends on what we achieve.So when you are 8 what you want to be,it’s not socially 9 to say,“A father”,or,“A mother”,let alone,“A person of integrity”.
The second 10 is the implication that there is one calling(使命)out there for everyone.Research shows that 11 one leaves students feeling lost and 12 .After all,not everyone has that talent for 13 jobs.
If you manage to 14 the above barriers,there is a third hurdle(难关):Careers rarely live up to your childhood 15 .In one study,looking for a(n) 16 job left college seniors feeling more anxious and less satisfied with the 17 .As Tim Urban writes,happiness is reality minus expectations.It’s clear how expectations 18 our perceived happiness.If you are looking for extreme happiness,you’re bound to be 19 .
Asking kids what they want to be leads them to 20 a career identity they might never want to earn.Instead,invite them to think about the different things they might want to do.
1.A.considered B.feared C.explained D.recalled
2.A.dreaming of B.objecting to C.focusing on D.sticking to
3.A.average B.humble C.heroic D.romantic
4.A.prefer B.remember C.believe D.anticipate
5.A.harm B.good C.wrong D.honor
6.A.forces B.troubles C.commands D.forbids
7.A.status B.experience C.worth D.fame
8.A.taught B.asked C.guided D.consulted
9.A.rejected B.accurate C.confirmed D.acceptable
10.A.thought B.division C.assumption D.problem
11.A.picking up B.searching for C.praying for D.taking over
12.A.bored B.impatient C.intolerant D.confused
13.A.grand B.boring C.tough D.beneficial
14.A.strengthen B.control C.build D.overcome
15.A.efforts B.struggles C.ambitions D.gains
16.A.ideal B.permanent C.ordinary D.specific
17.A.benefit B.outcome C.solution D.truth
18.A.boost B.contain C.guarantee D.affect
19.A.disappointed B.addicted C.delighted D.embarrassed
20.A.refuse B.claim C.keep D.ignore
Passage 8
I still remember my father’s sheepish expression at breakfast the morning after he’d been invited to have dinner at a colleague’s house. 1 arriving in Brazil,back in the dark ages,he’d 2 his hosts by making a hand gesture which he had always understood to mean “OK”,but in Brazil,it meant something quite 3 .
4 ,he’d raised his fingers to his 5 and made a kissing sound,which again,he meant as a way of 6 that something—in this case the meal he’d just been asked to 7 —was delicious.
The faux pas(失态,失礼) was 8 forgotten.My father’s colleague and his wife understood he probably wasn’t yet 9 of the local meaning of the gesture.I was 10 of this moment myself a few months into my stay in China.After 11 a colleague’s WeChat message with a van Gogh sticker that I thought meant “keep fighting”,a second colleague appeared.
“The Chinese version is a bit different,” she said,taking out her phone.“See these 12 They mean ‘I will hit you.’”
Needless to say,I didn’t use that 13 van Gogh again.
Life is full of 14 meanings.We generally understand that even if it stings,a mistake is only an insult when it is 15 .Yet as we look around,much friction originates from 16 ,and history is full of the 17 outcomes of crossed communication.
My father’s faux pas was 18 because of context—he had just arrived,he could not know,and it didn’t make sense that he’d be offensive by design.But when 19 is missing or differently understood—perhaps it is time we all think twice before typing or talking,especially when the consequences can be much 20 than the misuse of a WeChat sticker.
1.A.Gradually B.Freshly
C.Eventually D.Originally
2.A.offended B.annoyed
C.frightened D.defeated
3.A.essential B.serious
C.different D.virtual
4.A.In fact B.As a result
C.After all D.Even worse
5.A.lips B.eyes
C.head D.knees
6.A.permitting B.indicating
C.advocating D.sharing
7.A.go through B.reflect on
C.comment on D.refer to
8.A.occasionally B.randomly
C.purely D.swiftly
9.A.bearable B.aware
C.confident D.generous
10.A.accused B.reminded
C.informed D.convinced
11.A.replying to B.calling for
C.searching for D.turning down
12.A.programmes B.miracles
C.characters D.impacts
13.A.particular B.critical
C.motionless D.splendid
14.A.simple B.identical
C.flexible D.crossed
15.A.exceptional B.deliberate
C.delicate D.vivid
16.A.hesitation B.opportunity
C.misunderstanding D.competition
17.A.unlikely B.irregular
C.illegal D.unfortunate
18.A.forgiven B.delivered
C.hidden D.remembered
19.A.virtue B.tolerance
C.context D.contradiction
20.A.better B.safer
C.funnier D.severer
Passage 9
In our town,there was no one else quite like my father.Other people had pictures on their walls,or 1 a calendar.We 2 3,000 books,lining every vertical surface of our home.
Father was the most 3 scholar I ever knew.Every summer he took a month off to attend 4 in another town.In total,he earned seven 5 and attended 11 different colleges and universities.
My sister and I were the immediate beneficiaries(受益者)of Father’s 6 for learning.Every spring,he would take us 7 through the mountains and search for rocks and wildflowers for his specimen(标本) 8 .On winter nights,when the skies were especially 9 ,he would set up a telescope and wake us to 10 the stars,which he then named like a tour 11 for the heavens.
My father was 12 drilling me on proper speech.Before I was 3,he was 13 aloud to me from Shakespeare and Mark Twain.Later,I read aloud to him so he could 14 my diction(遣词造句).By the time I was 10,I could recite from a whole range of 15 literature and poetry.
Of course,there were times when I was 16 of studying.But Father would always 17 me of my duty by quoting Shakespeare:“If all the year were playing holidays,to play would be as tedious(单调乏味的)as to 18 .”
Obviously,his efforts 19 off,for my 20 has enabled me to earn a good living.
1.A.at least B.at most
C.at times D.at first
2.A.sold B.borrowed
C.lent D.had
3.A.persistent B.controversial
C.contradictory D.deliberate
4.A.parties B.meetings
C.classes D.shows
5.A.scholarships B.degrees
C.rewards D.occupations
6.A.dream B.ambition
C.hunger D.purpose
7.A.hiking B.driving
C.flying D.crawling
8.A.causes B.collections
C.adjustments D.trades
9.A.dark B.clear
C.empty D.innocent
10.A.hear B.feel
C.taste D.view
11.A.teacher B.coach
C.journalist D.guide
12.A.impatiently B.mistakenly
C.casually D.constantly
13.A.writing B.listening
C.reading D.singing
14.A.make up B.work on
C.listen to D.make use of
15.A.classical B.sterile
C.stubborn D.unique
16.A.tired B.proud
C.fond D.aware
17.A.suspect B.remind
C.warn D.accuse
18.A.play B.sleep
C.diet D.work
19.A.gave B.put
C.paid D.showed
20.A.contribution B.fortune
C.speech D.recipe
Passage 10
I was sitting in a chair having coffee when a text message from a former colleague woke me from my daydreams.
“Do you want to 1 your rocking chair ”
I taught grades 1-2 for 17 years,and my dreams as a teacher were tied to that rocking chair.It was a 2 idea to have it in my class.Every day after break time,the class would 3 around and listen to the story I was reading.When the students are close,they find the 4 to share their stories,dreams and fears.The chair was part of my 5 ,part of me.
6 ,I became unwell and couldn’t keep teaching.I experienced 7 anxiety and at last I was forced to 8 the job.With my life as a teacher over,I needed a new path.And I didn’t have to look far.
My husband and I 9 one of my former students in 2017.The complexity of parenting a child who came to us at 9 years old changed our lives in 10 ways.But it inspired the part of me that 11 being a parent.We spent 12 hours staying with books—healing,bonding and solidifying our family,which gave me a new purpose.
I joined a 13 group of local moms.For about a year,I met with them weekly for walks or coffee.We came together to 14 ,and then I started giving and receiving help.I gave driving practice to a single mom with her learner’s license and received emotional support in 15 ,and I also took her son on hikes around the city.Another woman encouraged me to buy a stand-up paddleboard and gave me lessons.
My family,my books, 16 a new purpose and belonging in a community—these are fulfilling the sense of self I used to 17 as a teacher.I learned my 18 doesn’t need to change,and I’m still honoring those core(核心的) 19 whether I’m working as a teacher.What about that rocking chair I looked back at the text message,my answer was no,and I don’t need the chair.I’ll let it go to a new 20 !
1.A.give away B.put back
C.send out D.pick up
2.A.ridiculous B.magical
C.strange D.simple
3.A.gather B.turn
C.look D.run
4.A.excuse B.inspiration
C.courage D.comfort
5.A.goal B.job
C.furniture D.entertainment
6.A.Unfortunately B.Unusually
C.Unbelievably D.Unfairly
7.A.natural B.vague
C.severe D.slight
8.A.challenge B.change
C.choose D.quit
9.A.adopted B.taught
C.rescued D.helped
10.A.flexible B.unexpected
C.upsetting D.separate
11.A.imagines B.tries
C.enjoys D.considers
12.A.countless B.sleepless
C.endless D.speechless
13.A.wisdom B.support
C.family D.service
14.A.cooperate B.share
C.improve D.learn
15.A.relief B.reality
C.response D.return
16.A.finding B.confirming
C.accepting D.understanding
17.A.experience B.develop
C.train D.prize
18.A.character B.identity
C.determination D.sense
19.A.benefits B.meanings
C.values D.forms
20.A.purpose B.teacher
C.position D.parent
Passage 1
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Rodney开车回家途中帮助一位老人修剪草坪，并鼓励其他人也来帮助更多的老人修剪草坪。
1．答案与解析：C 出于某种原因，罗德尼开车走了一条不同寻常的路。
2．答案与解析：B 句意：罗德尼在那里看到一位老人在那里费力地修剪草坪。 根据“He would take a couple of unsteady steps，using the handle to 3 himself, paused, then 4 pushed the mower again.”可知，老人在那里费力地修剪草坪。
3．答案与解析：D 根据“He would take a couple of unsteady steps”可知，老人修剪草坪时走路不稳当，所以用手柄保持平衡。
4．答案与解析：A 句意：他会摇摇晃晃地走几步，用手柄保持平衡，停下来，然后再慢慢地推动割草机。根据“an elderly man ”以及“paused”可知，老人暂停一下再继续工作，动作很慢。
5．答案与解析：C 根据“Rodney promised that it was on him and he got the 9 done in 20 minutes.”可知，罗德尼的内心在说：“你必须帮助他。”
6．答案与解析：B 根据“That's where Rodney saw an elderly man ”可知，罗德尼与老人不认识，所以先介绍自己。
7．答案与解析：D 句意：老人布朗先生说，他退休了，收入很低。所以他请不起人来修剪草坪。 根据“The elderly man, Mr Brown, said he was retired with low income ”可知，老人买不起除草机。
8．答案与解析：B 根据“That's where Rodney saw an elderly man 2 to mow （修剪） his lawn. ”可知，老人修剪草坪，是为了使草坪处于良好状态。
9．答案与解析：A 句意：罗德尼保证包在他身上，他将在20分钟内就完成这项工作。 根据常识可知，修剪草坪是一份工作，所以他保证将在20分钟内就完成这项工作。
10．答案与解析：D 根据“Mr. Brown expressed heartfelt thanks to him ”可知，作者受到老人的感谢内心很满意。
11．答案与解析：C 根据下文“He went on social media and 12 that he would mow lawns for free for senior citizens.”可知，罗德尼坐在电脑前，无法忘记布朗先生。
12．答案与解析：B 句意：他在社交媒体上发帖称，他将免费为老年人修剪草坪。 根据“He went on social media ”可知，罗德尼在社交媒体上发帖。
13．答案与解析：A 根据上文可知，他在社交媒体上发帖称，他将免费为老年人修剪草坪。以及下文“He couldn't help folks who didn't have their own mowers. ”可知，信息如潮水般涌进他的收件箱。
14．答案与解析：D 句意：他唯一的问题是：他无法帮助那些没有自己割草机的人。 根据“He couldn't help folks who didn't have their own mowers. ”可知，罗德尼遇到了问题。
15．答案与解析：C 句意：当罗德尼说出他的需求时，那人免费赠送给他一些割草机。 根据句意可知，本句为when引导的时间状语从句。
16．答案与解析：B 句意：后来，罗德尼从俄亥俄州的一位祖母那里得到一条消息，说他启发了她12岁的孙子也去修剪草坪，这给了罗德尼一个主意。 根据“her 12 year old grandson to mow lawns too ”可知，罗德尼的行为启发了一个12岁的小孩。
17．答案与解析：A 根据“Maybe he could make this a national movement for young people.”可知，这是罗德尼的一个想法。
18．答案与解析：C 句意：他想出了一个名字——Raising Men Lawn Care Service，罗德尼很高兴看到孩子们从回馈社会中获得了快乐，做出了好的生活选择，培养了自信。 根据“Raising Men Lawn Care Service ”可知，这是一个新名字，是罗德尼刚刚想出的。
19．答案与解析：A 根据“giving back to the society”可知，孩子们从回馈社会中获得了快乐。
20．答案与解析：D 根据“learn the 19 of giving back to the society and make good life choices ”以及“self confidence”可知，孩子们培养了自信。
Passage 2
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。一位名叫Nzambi Matee的女士创建了一家公司，她率领公司人员使用塑料垃圾生产一种质优价廉的砖块。此举将塑料垃圾变废为宝，从而减少了环境污染。
1．答案与解析：B 根据“waiting for the government to solve all the problems related to plastic 2 ，”可知，Nzambi Matee厌倦了闲坐着（sitting around），等待着政府解决问题。
2．答案与解析：C 句意：厌倦了坐着等着政府解决所有与塑料污染有关的问题，她决定采取行动——她指的是创办自己的公司——Gjenge Makers。 根据“One Kenyan woman, Nzambi Matee, saw much plastic waste around.”可知，Nzambi解决的是关于塑料污染的问题。
3．答案与解析：B 句意：起初，她的团队会将塑料垃圾分类并出售给其他回收公司。 根据“plastic waste to other recycling companies.”可知，最开始的时候，Nzambi是将塑料垃圾出售给其他回收公司。
4．答案与解析：D 句意：然而，当他们收集的东西超过这些公司所能接受的时候，他们开始跳出思维定势。 根据“At first, her team would sort and 3 plastic waste to other recycling companies.”可知，他们只是收集的塑料垃圾。
5．答案与解析：A 根据“they began to think outside the box.”可知，前后句之间为转折关系。然而 ，当他们收集的塑料垃圾超过回收公司能够接受的量的时候，他们开始跳出常规思维。
6．答案与解析：C 句意：他们将塑料和沙子混合，发现了一种制造塑料砖块的方法。 根据“Mixing plastic with sand, they discovered a way”可知，他们发现了一种制造（create）塑料砖块的方法。
7．答案与解析：A 句意：更妙的是，它们比传统砖块更实惠，成本只有传统砖块的十分之一左右。 根据“costing only about a tenth as much.”可知，他们创造的塑料砖块比传统的砖块更实惠，故选A。
8．答案与解析：B 句意：“在内罗毕，我们每天产生大约500吨塑料垃圾，只有一小部分被回收，”Nzambi说。 根据“Here in Nairobi, we generate about 500 tons of plastic waste every day”可知，只有很少部分的塑料垃圾被回收利用（recycled）。
9．答案与解析：A 句意：起初，大多数工厂都要花钱处理垃圾，但现在我们已经让他们摆脱了这个问题。根据“most factories have to pay to 10 the waste，”可知，最初（Originally），大部分工厂不得不付费处理垃圾。
10．答案与解析：C 根据“most factories have to pay”可知，大部分工厂不得不付费处理（deal with）垃圾。
11．答案与解析：B 根据“most factories have to pay to 10 the waste，”可知，Nzambi的公司帮助他们解决了需要付费处理垃圾的问题（problem）。
12．答案与解析：C 根据“Mixing plastic with sand, they discovered a way to 6 plastic bricks.”可知，这些创新的塑料砖块（bricks）被用来建造车道、人行道和道路。
13．答案与解析：D 句意：这些创新砖块被用于制造汽车车道、人行道和道路，但Nzambi的目标是有一天制造出一些可以用于建筑施工的砖块。 根据“one day create some bricks that can be used in building construction.”可知， Nzambi的目标（goal）是有一天创造出一些可以用于建筑施工的砖块。
14．答案与解析：C 根据“‘We right now have the ability to 15 1，000 to 1，500 bricks a day，’ Nzambi said. ‘So far we have recycled 20 tons of plastic, and we are 16 pushing that figure to 50 by the end of next year.’”可知，Nzambi的公司现在已经在发挥巨大的作用（difference）了。
15．答案与解析：D 根据“1，000 to 1，500 bricks a day，”可知，Nzambi的公司现在有能力每天生产（produce）1 000到1 500块砖。
16．答案与解析：A 句意：到目前为止，我们已经回收了20吨塑料，我们正在考虑到明年年底将这一数字提高到50吨。 根据“that figure to 50 by the end of next year.”可知，Nzambi正在考虑（considering）到明年年底把这个产量提高。
17．答案与解析：D 句意：Gjenge Makers的部分任务是首先在肯尼亚减少废物污染，然后在整个非洲，但是他们的长期目标更加雄心勃勃。 根据“Part of Gjenge Makers' task”可知，Gjenge Makers公司的部分使命是首先减少（reduce）肯尼亚的垃圾污染，然后减少整个非洲的垃圾污染。
18．答案与解析：A 句意：Gjenge Makers的部分任务是首先在肯尼亚减少废物污染，然后在整个非洲，但是他们的长期目标更加雄心勃勃。 根据“According to Nzambi, they want to 19 other people or companies to do 20 things in different places.”可知，他们有更加雄心勃勃的（ambitious）长远目标。
19．答案与解析：B 他们想激励（motivate）其他人或公司在不同的地方做类似的事情。
20．答案与解析：D 句意：据Nzambi说，他们想要激励其他人或公司在不同的地方做类似的事情。 根据“in different places.”可知，他们想激励其他人或公司在不同的地方做类似的（similar）事情。
Passage 3
【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲的是Anabelle将给她送外卖的71岁的Kerry的故事发布到TikTok上，并为他筹集资金解决经济的困难。
1．答案与解析：A 句意：这些事件将永远改变一个陌生人的生活。 由“These events would forever change a stranger's”可知，句子表示“这些事件将永远改变一个陌生人的生活”。
2．答案与解析：B 句意：这一切始于她的门铃摄像头拍到一位老人给她送食物的画面。 由上文的“doorbell camera”可知，是门铃摄像头拍到一位老人给她送食物的画面，空格处意为“图像”。
3．答案与解析：D 句意：他显然在挣扎，但他还是设法把工作完成了。 由后文的“but he still managed to get the job done”可知，他显然在挣扎，但他还是设法把工作完成了。
4．答案与解析：A 由后文的“she gave him a $30 tip”及上文的“He was clearly 3 ， but he still managed to get the job done”可知，那个男人显然在挣扎，但他还是设法把工作完成了，这伤了安娜贝尔的心，空格处意为“使心碎”。
5．答案与解析：B 句意：为了帮助他，她在21美元的订单上给了他30美元的小费——但这只是她慷慨的开始。 由后文的“she gave him a $30 tip”可知，她是为了帮助他。
6．答案与解析：C 根据第一段的“Anabelle ordered food using DoorDash”可知，此处是指订单。
7．答案与解析：D 句意：为了帮助他，她在21美元的订单上给了他30美元的小费——但这只是她慷慨的开始。 由上文的“she gave him a $30 tip”可知，她在21美元的订单上给了他30美元的小费，这是一种慷慨。
8．答案与解析：C 句意：在她发布的外卖视频在TikTok上走红后，安娜贝尔决定利用她获得的关注为这个陌生人筹集资金。 根据第2空后的“an elderly man delivering her food”可知，空格处是“递送”。
9．答案与解析：B 由上文的“After a TikTok she posted of the 8 went viral”可知，此处表示“安娜贝尔决定利用她获得的关注为这个陌生人筹集资金”。
10．答案与解析：A 由后文的“She tried contacting DoorDash to 11 his information”可知，她是想要找到他。
11．答案与解析：D 句意：她试图联系DoorDash以获取他的信息。 由上文的“contacting DoorDash”可知，她联系DoorDash是为了获取他的信息。
12．答案与解析：C 句意：但由于公司不允许透露送货司机的个人信息，他们必须先联系他。 由后文的“they had to contact him first”可知，此处应该是表示“公司不允许透露送货司机的个人信息，他们必须先联系他”，空格处是“个人的”。
13．答案与解析：D 由后文的“he never answered”可知，他一直没有回答，这是遗憾的。
14．答案与解析：A 句意：尽管如此，安娜贝尔一直在TikTok上更新，在她知道之前，她的原始视频已经有了1 200万的点击量！
15．答案与解析：B 由上文的“Anabelle kept posting updates on TikTok”和后文的“had 12 million views”可知，安娜贝尔一直在TikTok上更新，在她知道之前，她的原始视频已经有了1 200万的点击量。
16．答案与解析：C 由后文的“His wife died and his two sons are under his care”可知，因为他要养孩子，所以即使高龄，也不能放慢脚步，要继续工作。
17．答案与解析：C 句意：作为一名DoorDash司机，他的收入并不可靠，而最近的健康问题让事情变得更加困难。 由上文的“His income as a DoorDash driver isn't reliable, and recent health issues have made things even”可知，他的收入并不可靠，而最近的健康问题让事情变得更加困难。
18．答案与解析：A 句意：安娜贝尔在GoFundMe网站上分享了他的故事，慢慢地，但确实开始接触到无数被克里的挣扎所感动的人。 由后文的“on GoFundMe where it slowly but surely began to reach countless people”可知，她是把他的故事分享到GoFundMe网站上。
19．答案与解析：D 由后文的“by Kerry's struggles”和最后一段的“news outlets around the world were sharing Kerry's story”可知，很多人被Kerry的挣扎所感动。
20．答案与解析：C 句意：现在，一个多月后，超过107K美元已经收到！ 由“$107K”可知，此处是指收集到107K美元。
Passage 4
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者利用周末做志愿者的经历，通过这段经历作者学习到了耐心以及学习方式的多样性。
1．答案与解析：C 根据下文中的“Thus, one day, after finishing another TV series, I thought all this time could partly be used to do something 2 ， such as volunteering.”可知，看完了另外一部电视剧之后，要做点有意义的事——做志愿者。故前面看电视的事情是无聊的。
2．答案与解析：C 根据空后的“such as volunteering”可知，做志愿者是有价值的事情。
3．答案与解析：D 句意：在网上寻找工作机会的时候，我偶然发现了一个招聘电脑教师的职位，这个职位是志愿帮助West Neighbourhood House。 根据空后的“online for opportunities”可知，作者是在网上寻找做志愿者的机会。
4．答案与解析：C 根据前文的“such as volunteering”，可知作者是要去West Neighbourhood House做志愿者的。
5．答案与解析：A 根据后文的“The volunteer experience assisted myself in 6 the new standards of my job.”可知，志愿者工作帮助了作者，可见作者成功地获得了该工作。
6．答案与解析：B 根据后文的“As a computer tutor”可知，作者在West Neighbourhood House做志愿者的工作是做计算机老师，因此作者的经历实现了新的工作标准即作为计算机老师的工作标准。
7．答案与解析：C 句意：作为一名计算机教师，我自愿在周五晚上和周六下午帮助老年人提高他们的计算机能力。 根据前文的“which volunteers to help the elders.”可知该份工作是帮助老人。
8．答案与解析：B 句意：从2019年开始，我帮助了三位成为我正式学生的长辈使用平板电脑app和互联网。 根据前文的“As a computer tutor”可知，作者在西邻里之家做志愿者的工作是做计算机老师，这里的老年人是作者的学生，所以是帮助他们。故选B。
9．答案与解析：A 根据下文“ my students.”可知，作者是帮助这些老人们使用应用软件和互联网，这里的老年人是作者的学生。
10．答案与解析：D 句意：对我来说，做志愿者也是一次很好的学习经历。 根据下文的“I became interested in learning about other 11 ”可知，作者在做志愿者过程中，也开始学习到了其他的文化。
11．答案与解析：A 句意：我开始对学习其他文化感兴趣，因为大多数老人来自不同的国家，喜欢分享他们的文化故事。根据下文的“because most of the elders came from 12 countries and liked to share their stories about their culture.”可知，这些老年人都来自于不同的国家，所以作者学到的是不同的文化。
12．答案与解析：B 根据后文并列的“liked to share their stories about their culture”可知，这些老人来自于不同的国家并分享各自的文化。
13．答案与解析：C 根据空前的patience，可知耐心是一种品质或美德。
14．答案与解析：D 根据前文的“As a computer tutor”可知，我在这里的工作是计算机老师，因此通过教学我明白了人们不同的学习方式。
15．答案与解析：C 句意：我从来不知道这些课程能教会我耐心和多样性。 根据前文的“I've also learned the 13 of patience.”可知，我学到的是耐心。
16．答案与解析：B 句意：过去的几个月是如此的顺利，我只能感谢我的学生对我的尊重。 根据后文的“I can only be thankful for the amount of 17 that comes from my students.”可知，我感谢我的学生，是因为我们配合得很默契，一切进展的都很顺利。
17．答案与解析：A 根据后文的“Each tutoring session ends with a thank you, a smile to show they 18 my time.” ，可知，每次课程结束后，他们都会来感谢我。所以我在这个过程中得到了尊敬。
18．答案与解析：C 句意：每次辅导都以一句谢谢结束，一个微笑来表示他们感谢我的时间。 根据空前的“Each tutoring session ends with a thank you, a smile”可知，学生们很感激我们的上课时间。
19．答案与解析：B 根据空后的“have more students in the future.”可知，作者希望未来有更多的学生，由此推断作者与老人们一起度过的时光是开心的。
20．答案与解析：A 根据后文中的“in the future”可知，作者是希望未来会有更多的学生。
Passage 5
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。全文首先分析了儿童视觉艺术认识的缺乏,包括父母和老师的限制,以及学前教育老师视觉艺术技能的缺乏等,然后讲述视觉艺术对儿童成长的重要影响。
1.C 根据下文“Such early childhood”可知,空后的内容是成年人对儿时的回忆。故选C项。
2.A 根据下文“can affect confidence development and learning”以及其他讲述可知,老师和家庭成员没有鼓励孩子通过绘画或其他艺术形式实现他们创造性的表达。故选A项。
3.D 根据上文“the moment when a teacher or family member”可知,作者讲述人们儿时的经历。故选D项。
4.B 根据空后的“throughout a child’s education and into adulthood”可知,作者在此讲述学习潜力。故选B项。
5.A 根据下文“may be ”可知,因为老师缺乏视觉艺术知识和信心,学生的创造力就受到了限制。故选A项。
6.D 根据空后的“valuable art experiences”可知,因为老师缺乏视觉艺术知识,他们不能提供给孩子们宝贵的艺术体验。故选D项。
7.C 根据上文的“through drawing or art-making”可知,作者把孩子们的绘画看成是视觉符号,但是因为学前教育工作者缺乏经验,因此孩子潜力可能会受限。故选C项。
8.B 根据空后的“to make meaning in many ways”可以推断,作者在此讲述以多种方式表达意思的能力。故选B项。
9.A 根据上下文以及空后的“to success in the 21st century”可知,作者充分肯定了创造性思维和多种方式表达意思的重要性,因此说是21世纪成功的关键。故选A项。
10.C 根据下文的“may be stifled”可知,孩子们的视觉艺术能力甚至在上学前就被扼杀,这是令人担忧的。故选C项。
11.D 根据空前的“children’s creative”可知,作者在此讲述孩子们的创造性思维,也就是创造性的成长。故选D项。
12.B 根据空前的“the early childhood years”和空后的“the foundation for all future creative learning”可知,孩子们早年时光为未来的创造性思维打下基础。故选B项。
13.A 上文讲述孩子们的创造性成长,因此此处讲述孩子们的创造性发展。故选A项。
14.C 根据空前的“That’s why it should worry us”可知,孩子们可能没法获取高质量的视觉艺术教育。故选C项。
15.D 根据上文的“That’s why it should worry us that some children may not have to high-quality visual art education.”可知,此处,作者分析孩子不能接受高质量的视觉艺术教育的原因是,有些儿童教育从教者缺乏自信、技术和知识。故选D项。
16.B 根据空前的“lack the self-belief...”可知,因为他们缺乏视觉艺术的知识,他们很难提供给孩子们各种体验。故选B项。
17.A 根据空后的“young children to access the many benefits of making visual art”可知,他们在给孩子们制造视觉艺术的方面很难给予支持。故选A项。
18.C 根据空前的“enhance young children’s learning and development”可知,视觉艺术可以培养孩子积极的态度。故选C项。
19.D 根据空前的“creativity”以及上文讲述可知,视觉艺术可以激发孩子的想象力。故选D项。
20.B 根据空后的“children’s creativity scores”可知,视觉艺术的另一个好处就是增加孩子创造力的分数。故选B项。
Passage 6
[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了高情商的人是如何在面对困境时让自己变得冷静下来并应付这种局面的。
1.C 根据上文“We often see people with high EQ in our life or on TV,who are able to take things easy when things are difficult.”可知,那些高情商的人能让困难的事情变得简单化。也就是说他们能扭转局面,turn things around表示扭转局面,符合题意。故选C项。
2.C 根据上文“The words they say and the actions they take can always things around”可知,他们可以扭转不好的局面,这是让别人羡慕的才华。故选C项。
3.A 根据下文“In addition to the ability to change things very quickly,of course,it is attitude that gives them enough energy to the best solutions”可知,他们应对事情的速度和态度让他们有了最好的解决办法。从而可以知道这些人很优秀。故选A项。
4.B 根据下文“So how do you make yourself remain calm ”可知,我们需要让自己变得冷静下来,所以那些高情商的人面对事情的态度是冷静的,我们也需要如此。故选B项。
5.A 根据上文“it is the attitude that gives them enough energy”可知,冷静的态度让他们有了足够的精力,从而就能想出好的解决办法。故选A项。
6.D 根据下文“set up a good reputation”可知,他们给旁观者树立了好的名誉,同时留下了好的形象。D项符合题意。故选D项。
7.A 根据下文“One is the stimulus reaction,the other is the thinking reaction.”可知,一种是刺激反应,另一种是思考反应。下文提到的两种反应方式就是这里的两种反应方式。故选A项。
8.B 根据下文“and does not through the brain”可知,这种反应是不经过大脑的反应方式,也就是根据情况立马做出的反应。故选B项。
9.B go through表示经过、通过,这里表示事情不经过大脑就做出反应,符合题意。故选B项。
10.B 突然碰到烫的东西我们会缩手,这是本能反应。故选B项。
11.D 根据下文“you will immediately away”可知,我们会立刻走开,因为脚下看到了蛇。D项符合题意。故选D项。
12.D 根据上文“If you a snake under your feet”可知,脚下看到了蛇,肯定要走开,这是人的正常反应。故选D项。
13.A by definition为固定短语,表示根据定义,a thinking reaction字面意思就是考虑后再行动,符合题意。故选A项。
14.D “is an action taken after”用来解释主语“A thinking reaction”,字面意思为思考反应,D项consideration表示考虑,跟主语意思一致。故选D项。
15.C 上文“A thinking reaction,by ,is an action taken after”中的take action和C选项中的 carry out都表示做出这一行为。故选C项。
16.C 上文“However,anger,tension,worry,fear”都是刺激反应的结果,即前者是后者造成的结果。故选C项。
17.D 根据下文“it is possible to emotions from stimulus to thinking reflection”可知,只有明白了这个道理才能……。这里logic和idea是同一个意思,表示理念,逻辑。故选D项。
18.B 根据下文“weighing it and then it in the way that you want”可知,要把直接理念转为思考理念。故选B项。
19.C 考量这个问题后要以自己想要的方式表达出来。故选C项。
20.A 从刺激反应到思考反应是因为控制了情绪。故选A项。
Passage 7
[语篇解读]本文是一篇议论文。询问孩子长大之后想成为什么对孩子有害。文章论述了三方面的害处。作者建议,邀请孩子想想他们可能想做的其他事情。
1.B 根据下文中的“Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t becoming something grand or ,like an astronaut.” 可知,成年人对作者的回答总是感到失望。所以作者很害怕被问到这个问题。他的回答让成年人不满意。故选B项。
2.A 根据上文中的“What do you want to be when you grow up ”可知,该处提到的是作者长大之后的梦想。故选A项。
3.C 根据下文中的“like an astronaut”可知,宇航员属于伟大的或英雄般的人物。故选C项。
4.C 根据后面的“that asking youngsters that question does them ”可知,这是作者作为心理学家的观点或看法。他认为问年轻人这个问题会伤害他们。故选C项。
5.A 根据下文中的“My first complaint about the question”可知,作者对这个问题心存抱怨。由此推知,这个问题对孩子们来说并不好,会对他们会造成伤害。故选A项。
6.A 结合上一题的解析和空前的“My first complaint about the question”可知,这个问题对孩子们有害。当问孩子们长大之后的梦想的时候,孩子们就被迫从工作角度来定义自己。故选A项。
7.C 根据上文“If we define ourselves by our jobs”可以推知,如果我们用工作来定义自己,那么我们在工作中取得的成就决定了我们的个人价值。工作好,成就高,个人价值就高。反之,工作不好,成就低,个人价值就低。故选C项。
8.B 根据上文中的“asking youngsters that question does them ”可知,孩子们被问到想成为一个什么人。故选B项。
9.D 根据上文“it kids to define themselves in terms of work.If we define ourselves by our jobs,our depends on what we achieve”可知,当用工作来定义一个人的时候,个人价值取决于个人成就。所以,诸如“成为一个父亲”“成为一个母亲”或“成为一个正直的人”这样和工作毫无关系的回答显然是不符合期望,不被接受的。故选D项。
10.D 结合上文中的“My first complaint about the question”和下文中的“If you manage to the above barriers,there is a third hurdle”可知,第二、三、四段探讨的都是问孩子长大后要成为什么人产生的害处。因此,该空应该选择一个贬义词,表示询问孩子这个问题所产生的问题或害处。故选D项。
11.B 根据下文中的“not everyone has that talent for jobs”可知,对伟大使命的寻求会让学生感到迷惑。故选B项。
12.D 该空和lost并列,意思应该和lost接近。结合上题解析可知,对伟大使命的寻求让学生迷失和困惑。故选D项。
13.A 根据上文“Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t becoming something grand or ,like an astronaut.” 可知,并不是人人都有做伟大工作的天分。故选A项。
14.D 根据空前的“manage to”和后面的“there is a third hurdle”可知,该处应该指即使你可以克服前面提到的两个障碍,还有一个障碍你无法克服。故选D项。
15.C 根据上文提到的问题“What do you want to be when you grow up ”可知,孩子们小时候经常被问到自己长大后的理想。但是长大之后做的职业很难实现童年的理想,即童年的雄心壮志。故选C项。
16.A 根据后面的“left college seniors feeling more anxious and less satisfied”可知,大四学生都想找一份理想的工作。但是找理想的工作不容易,所以他们焦虑、不满意。故选A项。
17.B 根据上文的“Careers rarely live up to your childhood .”可知,大四学生找不到理想工作,无法实现童年的梦想,学生们对这样的结果感到焦虑、不满意。故选B项。
18.D 根据上文中的“happiness is reality minus expectations”可知,现实总是和期望有差距。因此,期望值过高,实现不了,就会影响幸福感。故选D项。
19.A 结合上一题的解析以及“If you are looking for extreme happiness”可知,期望会影响幸福感。极度的幸福是不可能实现的。由此推知,如果你寻找极度的幸福,那么你肯定实现不了,你肯定会失望。故选A项。
20.B 上文介绍了问“孩子他们想成为什么”这个问题所产生的三方面危害。由此推知,问孩子这个问题会导致孩子获得一种他们可能永远都不想获得的职业身份。该空和后面的earn一致。故选B项。
Passage 8
[语篇解读]本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己和父亲的经历说明因为存在文化差异,我们在交流的时候应该三思而后行。
1.B 根据下文“he had just arrived,he could not know”可知,父亲刚刚到达巴西不了解当地的文化,做了错误的手势冒犯了主人。故选B项。
2.A 根据下文“by making a hand gesture which he had always understood to mean ‘OK’,but in Brazil,it meant something quite ”可知,作者的父亲认为自己的手势表示“好”,但是在巴西意思是不同的,因此冒犯了主人。故选A项。
3.C 根据上文的“but”可知,上下文是转折关系,父亲总是理解为“好”的手势在巴西意味着不同的东西。故选C项。
4.D 根据下文“The faux pas”可知,父亲再次做错了手势,使得情况更糟糕。故选D项。
5.A 根据下文“made a kissing sound”可知,他把手指举到嘴边,做了一个亲吻的动作。故选A项。
6.B 根据下文“was delicious”可知,父亲的手势是某种东西的暗示。故选B项。
7.C 根据上下文“he meant as a way of that something...was delicious”可知此处描述作者父亲评价饭菜可口。故选C项。
8.D 根据下文“My father’s colleague and his wife understood he probably wasn’t yet of the local meaning of the gesture.”可知,父亲的同事和他的妻子明白,他可能还不知道这个手势在当地的含义,因此推断这次失礼很快被原谅了。故选D项。
9.B 根据下文“he had just arrived,he could not know”可推断,父亲的同事和他的妻子认为父亲不知道这个手势在当地的意思。故选B项。
10.B 根据下文“After a colleague’s WeChat message with a van Gogh sticker that I thought meant ‘keep fighting’,a second colleague appeared.”可知,作者在中国遇到了类似的情况,想起了父亲经历的这一刻。故选B项。
11.A 根据下文“with a van Gogh sticker that I thought meant ‘keep fighting’”可知,作者回复同事的微信信息时用了贴纸。故选A项。
12.C 根据上文“a van Gogh sticker”可知,此处同事说的是一些人物贴纸。故选C项。
13.A 根据上文“with a van Gogh sticker that I thought meant ‘keep fighting’”可知,作者认为这张贴纸是特别的,用来回微信消息。故选A项。
14.D 根据下文“crossed communication”可知,作者认为生活中存在文化交叉。故选D项。
15.B 根据上文“We generally understand that even if it stings,a mistake is only an insult”可知,故意犯错被认为是侮辱。故选B项。
16.C 根据上文讲述的作者和父亲的经历和下文“history is full of the outcomes of crossed communication”可知,作者认为生活中存在着误解。故选C项。
17.D 根据上文内容和“much friction originates from ”可知,这些源自误解的摩擦是不幸的。故选D项。
18.A 根据上文“The faux pas was forgotten.”可知,父亲的失礼被谅解了。故选A项。
19.C 根据上文“because of context”可知,此处说的是上下文缺失的情况。故选C项。
20.D 根据上文“it is time we all think twice before typing or talking”可知,作者认为到了说话或者打字三思的时候了,特别是后果可能更严重的时候。故选D项。
Passage 9
[语篇解读]本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述作者父亲与众不同,是个非常愿意学习的学者,别人把额外的钱用来买喝的或者买其他东西,而作者的父亲会用额外的钱买书。这对作者的成长影响很大,作者是父亲渴求学习的受益者。
1.A 根据上文“Other people had pictures on their walls”可知,其他人的墙上有照片。而下文说有日历,此处应用at least表示更正或改变自己刚说过的话,意为“至少,起码”。故选A项。
2.D 根据上文“Other people had pictures on their walls”可知,其他人的墙上有照片。此处指作者家有3 000本书。had是原词复现。故选D项。
3.A persistent坚持不懈的;执着的;controversial 有争议的;contradictory 矛盾的;deliberate 故意的。根据下文“In total,he earned seven and attended 11 different colleges and universities.”可知,他总共获得了7个学位,就读于11所不同的学院和大学。这说明父亲是一个执着的学者。故选A项。
4.C 根据下文“In total,he earned seven and attended 11 different colleges and universities.”可知,父亲每年夏天都会休息一个月去另一个城镇上课。故选C项。
5.B 根据下文“attended 11 different colleges and universities”可知,他总共获得了7个学位。故选B项。
6.C 根据上文“Every summer he took a month off to attend in another town.In total,he earned seven and attended 11 different colleges and universities.”可知,父亲对学习有强烈的渴望。故选C项。
7.A 根据下文“through the mountains and search for rocks and wildflowers”可知,每年春天,父亲都会带我们徒步登山。故选A项。
8.B 根据上文“search for rocks and wildflowers”可知,父亲带我们寻找岩石和野花作为他的标本收藏。故选B项。
9.B 句意:在冬天的夜晚,当天空特别明亮时,他会架设一台望远镜,叫醒我们去看星星,然后他像天堂导游一样给星星命名。dark 黑暗的;clear 清楚的;明亮的;empty 空的;innocent 天真的;无辜的。根据下文“he would set up a telescope and wake us to the stars”可知,看星星需要在晴朗的夜晚进行。故选B项。
10.D 根据上文“set up a telescope”可知,父亲叫醒我们去看星星。故选D项。
11.D tour guide指“导游”,符合文意。故选D项。
12.D impatiently 不耐烦地;mistakenly 错误地;casually 漫不经心地;constantly 持续地。根据下文“Before I was 3”和“By the time I was 10”可知,父亲一直在训练作者正确的演讲。故选D项。
13.C 根据下文“I read aloud to him”可知,在作者3岁之前,他为作者朗读莎士比亚和马克·吐温的作品。故选C项。
14.B 根据 “Later,I read aloud to him so he could my diction(遣词造句).”可知,父亲会努力改进作者的遣词造句。故选B项。
15.A classical 古典的;经典的;sterile 无菌的;贫瘠的;stubborn 固执的;unique 独特的。根据上文“from Shakespeare and Mark Twain”可知,此处指作者已经能背诵各种古典文学和诗歌了。classical literature意为“古典文学”,符合文意。故选A项。
16.A 根据上文“Of course”以及下文父亲引用的莎士比亚的话“If all the year were playing holidays,to play would be as tedious(单调乏味的)as to .”可知,此处指有时作者对学习感到厌倦。故选A项。
17.B 根据下文“by quoting Shakespeare”可知,父亲总是引用莎士比亚的话提醒作者自己的责任。remind sb.of sth.意为“使某人想起某事;提醒某人某事”。故选B项。
18.D 根据上文“I was of studying”可知,有时作者对学习感到厌倦。此处指父亲引用莎士比亚的话让作者明白:如果一年四季都在度假,玩耍将会和工作一样乏味。故选D项。
19.C 根据下文“for my has enabled me to earn a good living”可知,他的努力得到了回报。故选C项。
20.C 根据上文“My father was drilling me on proper speech.”可知,父亲一直在训练作者正确的演讲,所以作者的演讲让自己过上了好日子。speech是原词复现。故选C项。
Passage 10
[语篇解读]本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者尽管不当教师了,但现在在社区的互助小组中同样能实现教师的自我意识。
1.D 根据下文宾语“your rocking chair”和下文“have it in my class”可知,此处指拿起摇摇椅。故选D项。
2.B 根据下文“around and listen to the story I was reading”可知,课后同学们都来听故事,所以这是个神奇的主意。故选B项。
3.A 根据下文“around and listen to the story I was reading”可知,课后同学们都聚集过来听故事,故选A项。
4.C 根据下文“to share their stories,dreams and fears”指同学们有勇气分享故事、梦想和恐惧。故选C项。
5.B 上文提到作者课后会坐在椅子上给孩子们讲故事,所以椅子是工作的一部分。故选B项。
6.A 根据下文“I became unwell and couldn’t keep teaching”可知,不幸的是,作者没能继续教书。故选A项。
7.C 根据下文“and at last I was forced to”可知,作者的焦虑很严重,只能辞职。故选C项。
8.D 根据下文“With my life as a teacher over”可知,作者辞职了。故选D项。
9.A 根据下文“The complexity of parenting a child”可知,作者和丈夫收养了一个孩子。故选A项。
10.B 根据下文“But it inspired the part of me”指领养孩子以意外的方式改变了他们的生活。故选B项。
11.C 根据下文“hours staying with books—healing,bonding and solidifying our family,which gave me a new purpose”可知,作者喜欢为人母。故选C项。
12.A 根据下文“hours staying with books—healing,bonding and solidifying our family”可知,作者长时间和孩子一起阅读。故选A项。
13.B 根据下文“group of local moms”可知,这里指当地妈妈互助小组。故选B项。
14.B 根据上文“We came together to”可知,妈妈们聚在一起,互相分享互相帮助。故选B项。
15.D 根据下文“I also took her son on hikes around the city”可知,作者接受别人的帮助,作为回报也帮助他人。故选D项。
16.A 根据下文“a new purpose and belonging in a community”指找到新目标。故选A项。
17.D 根据上文“these are fulfilling the sense of self I used to”可知,作者喜欢教书,所以是作为教师所珍视的自我意识。故选D项。
18.B 作者如今不是老师了,所以是身份发生了变化。故选B项。
19.C 根据 “...a new purpose and belonging”以及“...my doesn’t need to change...”可知,此处指核心价值。故选C项。
20.B 呼应上文“I was sitting in a chair having coffee when a text message from a former colleague woke me from my daydreams.”,指把摇摇椅交给一个新老师。故选B项。