Passage 1
Snow had just melted off the ground that April day at our house in Regina Beach.My husband, Carl, had just cleaned up the pool in preparation for selling our 1. .The year before, Carl had lost his job, and now our 2. situation was serious, so we had finally put our home on the 3. .The thought of losing our beautiful home was almost more than I could bear.
Deep in 4. , I sat typing up a job application letter for Carl.Out of the corner of my eye I could see our thirteen-month-old son, Forrest, playing near our two beloved dogs, Nana and SasA.I hadn't typed more than two sentences when Nana, began 5. violently and running back and forth, overlooking our pool.
I 6. to see what was happening.Suddenly, I realized Forrest was nowhere to be seen.Then to my horror, my eyes 7. Forrest's yellow sleeper in the pool.Sasa was 8. doing her best to keep him afloat by holding on to his sleeper with her mouth.I realized that Forrest had somehow fallen into the pool.
In a split second, I dove in, lifted my 9. baby out and carried him inside.But when I realized Forrest wasn't breathing, I began to go into 10. .Thankfully, Carl, who was trained in CPR, arrived and then 11. .I stood by with my heart in my 12. , and after about three minutes, Forrest began to 13. again.
Things in our lives are much better now.Most importantly, almost losing Forrest—and then getting him back— 14. any despair I might have had about losing our home.
A house can always be replaced, but knowing we have each other is the greatest 15. of all.
1.A.snow B.beach
C.house D.dogs
2.A.travelling B.working
C.political D.financial
3.A.market B.coast
C.road D.corner
4.A.happiness B.despair
C.anger D.curiosity
5.A.bathing B.biting
C.barking D.beating
6.A.hoped B.managed
C.pretended D.raced
7.A.caught sight of B.took care of
C.broke away from D.looked down on
8.A.bravely B.hesitantly
C.fiercely D.patiently
9.A.heavy B.cheerful
C.precious D.newborn
10.A.surprise B.shape
C.thought D.shock
11.A.turned up B.took over
C.calmed down D.checked out
12.A.throat B.mind
C.stomach D.chest
13.A.breathe B.sleep
C.stretch D.laugh
14.A.increased B.simplified
C.erased D.beautified
15.A.accident B.emergency
C.suffering D.blessing
Passage 2
After I gave birth, it seemed my brain had been dragged out of me along with my newborn son.Everything became 1. and conversation often lost in mid-sentence.I thought these 2. mistakes may be just “mommy brain” while I coped with middle-of-the-night feedings.However, after little Nicholas began to 3. through the night, I remained in a constant state of 4. .
I told myself I'd feel intelligent again.I thought about my 5. life.What engaged my brain then I wandered through the house and found 6. staring me in the face: books.I looked online and found the exact 7. : 50 Book Challenge.Read 50 books in a year, whatever 8. I wanted.Within days I discovered new books of interest and ordered some fresh 9. .I had my resolution: 50 books.
My competitive spirit began to 10. .I found time where it had never existed before.I read as my son watched Sesame Street.I read when I 11. a bus, I read before bedtime...My brain 12. from hibernation (冬眠) and I had new and exciting things to discuss.I had started with a 13. goal to bring my 14. back.I did that, and got more.I showed my son Nicholas the 15. of reading.Now it's common for my first-grader to bring a pile of books to the couch for reading.We're together and reading, and all is right with the world.
1.A.sunny B.foggy
C.smooth D.possible
2.A.physical B.psychological
C.social D.mental
3.A.sleep B.cry
C.wake up D.stay up
4.A.tension B.security
C.confusion D.depression
5.A.pre-school B.pre-marriage
C.pre-baby D.pre-teen
6.A.answers B.questions
C.stars D.eyes
7.A.website B.comment
C.motivation D.title
8.A.price B.colour
C.size D.subject
9.A.dishes B.reads
C.flowers D.fruit
10.A.take care B.take place
C.take advantage of D.take effect
11.A.saw B.drove
C.caught D.rode
12.A.awoke B.froze
C.damaged D.suffered
13.A.simple B.common
C.different D.similar
14.A.power B.time
C.brain D.son
15.A.talent B.pleasure
C.process D.skill
Passage 3
My 34-year-old son Zack was diagnosed with autism(自闭症) at age two.It has been a long road, filled with many 1. .The fact that Zack is nonverbal 2. matters greatly.However, we have always found a way to get our message across.
Autism involves continuous obstacles in social 3. .Many parents like me, long for spontaneous (自发的) signs of 4. from their child.I was 5. to get one.
At snack time, I started to 6. to Zack with a favorite chant that I often use.“Mommy loves you; Mommy loves you, yes, I do, yes, I do.” In the middle of my song, I 7. that Zack was attentively observing me.8. , he took a step toward me and held his arms out.Another step 9. and he wrapped his arms around me in a big bear hug.A feather could have knocked me over as I realized that, for the very first time, my son was 10. me!
For a moment I stood there 11. .This magical hug ended as 12. as it had started, but the 13. it had on me will be permanent.On an ordinary day, the extraordinary 14. .It belongs to me, making me believe miracles exist and 15. me with joy every day.
1.A.priorities B.mysteries
C.challenges D.opportunities
2.A.complicates B.settles
C.helps D.explains
3.A.support B.responsibility
C.communication D.security
4.A.affection B.growth
C.success D.recovery
5.A.amused B.blessed
C.determined D.honored
6.A.sing B.apologize
C.respond D.complain
7.A.agreed B.mentioned
C.announced D.noticed
8.A.Eventually B.Suddenly
C.Naturally D.Apparently
9.A.formed B.counted
C.paused D.followed
10.A.calling B.encouraging
C.hugging D.protecting
11.A.in comfort B.in shock
C.with confidence D.with awe
12.A.quickly B.early
C.perfectly D.differently
13.A.burden B.focus
C.hope D.impact
14.A.revived B.worked
C.occurred D.varied
15.A.welcoming B.shaping
C.filling D.approaching
Passage 4
Cruz Genet, 11, and Anthony Skopick, 10, couldn't agree.Were the birds out on the ice ducks or geese So on a 1. January evening last year, the two friends ventured onto the 2. pond near their homes, to get a better look.First they tossed a rock onto the ice to 3. it.Then they stepped on it.4. the ice would hold their weight, Anthony took a few steps, then...FOOMP.He crashed through the 5. frozen surface.“There was no sound, no crack,” he recalled.“I just fell through instantly.” Cruz 6. to help his panicked friend.FOOMP—he 7. into the pond, too.
The boys were up to their necks in icy water and quickly losing feeling in their limbs.Any chance of their 8. themselves was slipping away.Cruz was sure he was going to die.Anthony's older sister had seen the boys fall through the ice and started screaming for help.
John Lavin, a 9. driving nearby on his way to the grocery store, heard her.He quickly 10. .Seeing the boys, he grabbed a nearby buoy(救生圈), 11. off his shoes, and ran into the slushy(融雪的)water, chopping his way through the ice with his free 12. .
Lavin made his way to Cruz and Anthony and hauled(拉)them back to land.They were taken to the hospital, where doctors discovered that their five-minute 13. in the water had lowered their body 14. nearly ten degrees.
Fortunately, the boys have fully recovered, though they are still a little awestruck by their 15. neighbour.“Just to think,” says Cruz, “if he wasn't there, I could have died.”
1.A.beautiful B.cold
C.quiet D.dark
2.A.big B.shallow
C.muddy D.frozen
3.A.break B.test
C.drop D.abandon
4.A.Convinced B.Informed
C.Warned D.Engaged
5.A.quickly B.seemingly
C.simply D.normally
6.A.rushed B.managed
C.decided D.moved
7.A.dominated B.occupied
C.floated D.sank
8.A.exporting B.freeing
C.recovering D.spotting
9.A.seaman B.police
C.neighbour D.relative
10.A.pulled over B.went through
C.took on D.made up
11.A.put B.got
C.hurried D.kicked
12.A.foot B.mouth
C.fist D.leg
13.A.stay B.attempt
C.battle D.performance
14.A.position B.weight
C.temperature D.mass
15.A.graceful B.demanding
C.fearless D.honest
Passage 5
Recently an old friend reached out to me to ask about the 1. I've had in my life (or at least what looks like success on social media) and how I 2. it.He has similar goals as me: get in 3. , get into music more seriously, and be fluent in Chinese.
Though I haven't 4. reached my long term goals yet in any of these three 5. , he's seen that I've made some progress on my journey to achieving these goals and wanted my advice.
We had a nice hour and a half 6. on the phone about this and it seemed like he was pretty 7. by the end of the chat.A week went by and he told me that he 8. a personal fitness trainer, was studying music theory, and sent me clips of him studying Chinese.He enjoyed the “new gains”, and he's 9. regularly on social media about all of the 10. he's making.He was motivated and doing great!
I'm 11. for him giving me the opportunity to 12. him and give him advice, and I'm grateful to see that he's 13. the time and money to improve his life.He even posted recently about how grateful he is with all the recent 14. in his life.
Even if you're still not where you want to be, there are a lot of people out there who want what you have and who are impressed with how far you've come.It's good to realize how far you've come, be 15. of yourself, and recognize how much you can help others achieve the same.
1.A.success B.media
C.advice D.language
2.A.introduced B.achieved
C.balanced D.explained
3.A.trouble B.touch
C.shape D.shock
4.A.partly B.honestly
C.vaguely D.entirely
5.A.suggestions B.experiments
C.categories D.assumptions
6.A.meal B.chat
C.joke D.game
7.A.motivated B.misled
C.comforted D.confused
8.A.got away from B.signed up for
C.kept up with D.looked up to
9.A.donating B.training
C.sending D.posting
10.A.friends B.speeches
C.progress D.music
11.A.grateful B.anxious
C.sorry D.eager
12.A.defend B.serve
C.contradict D.observe
13.A.wasting B.admiring
C.investing D.killing
14.A.changes B.accidents
C.difficulties D.theories
15.A.sick B.ashamed
C.careful D.proud
Passage 6
In 2017, my husband-to-be, Ricardo, brought his border collie (牧羊犬), Jack, on our first date.I was swiftly struck by the pair of them.Fast forward 18 months and they'd fitted in 1. with me and my daughter, CaylA.The 2. between Jack and us is like no other—he brings us great joy and makes us happy.Now we were all 3. to take on a new family member.
Then came our 4. to the animal rescue centre.It was a love at first sight between Cayla and a little dog, Ruby.As I 5. this little creature instantly sat back.She made herself as tall and 6. as she could, trying to contain her 7. while apparently letting me know what a good girl she was.It 8. our adventures as a family of five 9. .
One day, Cayla scootered (玩踏板车) off out of sight along the footpath, Jack and Ruby by her side.Before long, with an 10. bark Jack ran back, forcing us to 11. .We did, and found Cayla, bloody-kneed after falling off.
Cayla looked up smiling, overjoyed that the dogs had come through for her in her moment of 12. .One went for help while the other 13. the wounded.It's a wonderful 14. of how our dogs care for their pack.And I can't 15. our family without them.
1.A.beautifully B.awkwardly
C.naughtily D.passively
2.A.secret B.difference
C.bond D.tension
3.A.nervous B.ready
C.cautious D.patient
4.A.letter B.guide
C.introduction D.trip
5.A.approached B.panicked
C.listened D.left
6.A.important B.noisy
C.still D.noble
7.A.fear B.excitement
C.surprise D.despair
8.A.failed B.moved
C.hurt D.worked
9.A.continued B.began
C.neared D.slowed
10.A.urgent B.uncomfortable
C.amusing D.annoying
11.A.hide B.escape
C.accept D.follow
12.A.anger B.need
C.stress D.loneliness
13.A.carried B.greeted
C.found D.tended
14.A.opportunity B.excuse
C.example D.concept
15.A.support B.contact
C.imagine D.save
Passage 7
A few days ago I landed at the Bombay Airport (India).Then I took a cab to my 1 destination in South Bombay.
I was enjoying the busy traffic with people rushing in every possible 2 and then we got stranded at a very 3 crossing.
As we waited for the signal to turn green,my eyes 4 a poor young boy,about 12 years old.He 5 a piece of bread from his pocket and took a bite.
As he was about to take his next 6 ,a stray dog wagged his tail looking at him.Without 7 ,he sat down and put the bread on the 8 for the dog to eat.
The dog sniffed the bread and walked away.The boy 9 until he was sure the dog was gone,and then he 10 the bread and ate it!
My heart 11 and wanted to walk up to the boy but before I could open the door the signal turned green and our car 12 .I kept thinking about the boy and later during my evening meal I 13 that I was thinking of approaching the boy but never did.I could have stopped the car and walked up to him which again I never did.
All I did was “thinking” and this 14 little boy who had only one piece of bread without any hesitation 15 it with the dog,though he himself seemed to be very 16 .
I learnt one of the biggest 17 in my life which that boy taught me without a conversation.He taught me to share with 18 and happiness.I am so 19 to have learnt this beautiful lesson from my “little unknown master”.It is my moral duty to share this 20 with all my friends across the globe and be blessed with happiness.
Thank you friends for making this world a beautiful place to dwell.
1.A.scheduled B.original
C.expected D.required
2.A.performances B.directions
C.opportunities D.possibilities
3.A.short B.busy
C.precious D.mean
4.A.caught up with B.came up with
C.put up with D.met up with
5.A.prevented B.washed
C.removed D.packed
6.A.bite B.step
C.opportunity D.crossing
7.A.hesitation B.doubt
C.delay D.exception
8.A.stone B.plate
C.pot D.road
9.A.stood B.kept
C.waited D.followed
10.A.sorted out B.picked up
C.stood out D.gave away
11.A.stopped B.raced
C.cried D.melted
12.A.pulled over B.sped up
C.drove up D.drove away
13.A.admitted B.learned
C.accepted D.realized
14.A.poor B.smart
C.happy D.rich
15.A.comparing B.sharing
C.connecting D.associating
16.A.curious B.kind
C.hungry D.happy
17.A.messages B.lessons
C.experiences D.pictures
18.A.love B.curiosity
C.courage D.desire
19.A.surprised B.worried
C.concerned D.blessed
20.A.argument B.accident
C.incident D.trouble
Passage 8
Two men,both seriously ill,occupied the same hospital room.The man next to the window was 1 to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon.The other man had to spend all his time flat on his 2 .The men talked for hours 3 .
Every afternoon the man by the window would pass the time by 4 to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.The window overlooked a park with a 5 lake.Ducks and swans played on the water while children 6 their model boats.As the man by the window described all this 7 ,the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 8 the vivid scene.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning,nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 9 body of the man by the window,who had died 10 in his sleep.She was saddened and called the hospital 11 to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed 12 ,the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window.The nurse was happy to make the 13 ,and after making sure he was 14 ,she left him alone.
15 ,painfully,he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first 16 at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.
Surprisingly,it faced a 17 wall.The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such 18 things outside this window.
The nurse responded that the man was 19 and could not even see the wall.
She said,“Perhaps he just wanted to 20 you.”
1.A.allowed B.convinced
C.inspired D.forced
2.A.stomach B.face
C.back D.belly
3.A.in the end B.in the corner
C.on the air D.on end
4.A.recording B.imagining
C.describing D.guiding
5.A.lovely B.dull
C.boring D.vague
6.A.saw B.sailed
C.pushed D.missed
7.A.in surprise B.in detail
C.for example D.on time
8.A.consider B.enjoy
C.remark D.imagine
9.A.live B.lovely
C.lifeless D.trembling
10.A.peacefully B.passively
C.sincerely D.sorrowfully
11.A.recipients B.roommates
C.attendants D.doctors
12.A.comfortable B.legal
C.reliable D.appropriate
13.A.training B.decision
C.change D.switch
14.A.comfortable B.desperate
C.excited D.painful
15.A.Normally B.Slowly
C.Immediately D.Gently
16.A.escape B.try
C.look D.rest
17.A.beautiful B.blank
C.colorful D.red
18.A.tough B.dark
C.famous D.wonderful
19.A.deaf B.blind
C.dead D.sick
20.A.encourage B.question
C.mention D.contact
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是作者的孩子不慎落水,幸得家中爱犬相救,这次经历,让绝望中的作者感悟到家人安康是人生幸事。
1.C 考查名词辨析。句意:我丈夫Carl刚刚清理了游泳池,为卖房子做准备。A.snow雪;B.beach沙滩;C.house房子;D.dogs狗。根据下文“losing our beautiful home”可知,作者要卖房子。故选C。
2.D 考查形容词辨析。句意:一年前,Carl失业了,现在我们的财务状况很严重,所以我们终于把房子挂牌出售了。A.travelling旅行(用)的;B.working与工作有关的;C.political政治的;D.financial经济的。根据上文“Carl had lost his job”可知,Carl失业了,作者家里财务状况很严重。故选D。
3.A 考查名词辨析。句意:一年前,Carl失业了,现在我们的财务状况很严重,所以我们终于把房子挂牌出售了。A.market市场;B.coast海岸;C.road道路;D.corner角落。根据下文“losing our beautiful home”可知,作者家里把房子放入市场出售。故选A。
4.B 考查名词辨析。句意:我绝望地坐着,为Carl打了一封求职信。A.happiness快乐;B.despair绝望;C.anger愤怒;D.curiosity好奇心。根据上文“losing our beautiful home”可知,作者家里要卖房子,财政状况糟糕,所以作者绝望。故选B。
5.C 考查动词辨析。句意:我还没打两句话,Nana就开始狂吠起来,来回跑着,俯瞰着我们的游泳池。A.bathing沐浴;B.biting咬;C.barking吠;D.beating敲,击,打。根据上文“two beloved dogs, Nana and Sasa”可知,Nana是一只狗,此处是狗在叫。故选C。
6.D 考查动词辨析。句意:我跑过去看发生了什么事。A.hoped希望;B.managed管理;C.pretended假装;D.raced快速移动。根据上文“Nana, began 5. violently and running back and forth, overlooking our pool”可知,作者听见狗在狂吠,所以快速跑过去看看发生了什么事。故选D。
7.A 考查动词短语辨析。句意:然后,令我惊恐的是,我看到了Forrest在水池里的黄色卧车。A.caught sight of看见;B.took care of照顾;C.broke away from脱离;D.looked down on看不起。根据下文“Forrest's yellow sleeper in the pool”可知,作者看到了水池里的黄色卧车。故选A。
8.A 考查副词辨析。句意:Sasa勇敢地用嘴抓住他的卧车,尽力让他浮在水面上。A.bravely勇敢地;B.hesitantly犹豫地;C.fiercely猛烈地;D.patiently耐心地。根据下文“doing her best to keep him afloat by holding on to his sleeper with her mouth”可知,Sasa勇敢地用嘴抓住他的卧车,尽力让他浮在水面上。故选A。
9.C 考查形容词辨析。句意:一瞬间,我扑了进去,把我宝贝的孩子抱了出来,抱进了屋里。A.heavy重的;B.cheerful快乐的;C.precious宝贵的;D.newborn新生的。根据下文“baby”可知,作者的儿子对作者来说当然是珍贵的。故选C。
10.D 考查名词辨析。句意:但当我意识到Forrest没有呼吸时,我开始要休克了。A.surprise惊讶;B.shape形状;C.thought思想;D.shock休克。根据上文“when I realized Forrest wasn't breathing”可知,当作者意识到Forrest没有呼吸时,作者开始要休克了。故选D。
11.B 考查动词短语辨析。句意:幸运的是,受过心肺复苏训练的Carl赶到了,然后接管了救援工作。A.turned up出现;B.took over接管;C.calmed down平静下来;D.checked out结账离开。根据上文“Carl, who was trained in CPR, arrived”可知,Carl接管了救援工作。故选B。
12.A 考查名词辨析。句意:我站在旁边,心都提到嗓子眼儿了,大约三分钟后,Forrest又开始呼吸了。A.throat喉咙;B.mind思维方式;C.stomach胃;D.chest胸口。根据语境和习惯用法可知,此处表示“心都提到嗓子眼儿了”。故选A。
13.A 考查动词辨析。句意:我站在旁边,心都提到嗓子眼儿了,大约三分钟后,Forrest又开始呼吸了。A.breathe呼吸;B.sleep睡觉;C.stretch伸展肢体;D.laugh笑。根据上文“Forrest wasn't breathing”可知,作者儿子没有了呼吸,约三分钟后,Forrest又开始呼吸了。故选A。
14.C 考查动词辨析。句意:最重要的是,差点失去Forrest——然后又把他找回来——抹去了我对失去我们家的绝望。A.increased增加;B.simplified简化;C.erased抹去;D.beautified美化。根据上文“Things in our lives are much better now.”可知,差点失去Forrest抹去了作者对失去家的绝望。故选C。
15.D 考查名词辨析。句意:房子总是可以换的,但知道我们拥有彼此是最大的祝福。A.accident事故;B.emergency紧急情况;C.suffering痛苦;D.blessing祝福。根据上文“knowing we have each other”可知,拥有彼此是最大的祝福。故选D。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位母亲在生完孩子以后,大脑宕机,经常断片。但是,通过挑战一年读50本书,大脑逐渐从冬眠中醒来。
1.B 考查形容词辨析。句意:一切都变得模糊起来,谈话经常在句子中间中断。A.sunny阳光充足的;B.foggy有雾的;C.smooth光滑的;D.possible可能的。根据上文“After I gave birth, it seemed my brain had been dragged out of me along with my newborn son.”以及下文“conversation often lost in mid-sentence”可知,作者生完孩子后,大脑似乎和刚出生的儿子一起被拖出了身体,经常断片,事情不清楚。故选B。
2.A 考查形容词辨析。句意:我想这些身体上的错误可能只是我半夜喂奶时的“妈妈大脑”造成的。A.physical身体的;B.psychological心理的;C.social社会的;D.mental精神上的。根据上文“Everything became 1. and conversation often lost in mid-sentence.”可知,这是作者身体上的状况。故选A。
3.A 考查动词(短语)辨析。句意:然而,在小尼古拉斯开始一觉睡到天亮之后,我一直处于一种混乱的状态。A.sleep睡觉;B.cry哭;C.wake up醒来;D.stay up熬夜。根据上文“I thought these 2. mistakes may be just ‘mommy brain’while I coped with middle-of-the-night feedings.”以及“However”可知,前后为对比关系,作者本以为是半夜喂奶导致的,但是当儿子入睡以后,作者还是处于困惑的状态。故选A。
4.C 考查名词辨析。句意:然而,在小尼古拉斯开始一觉睡到天亮之后,我一直处于一种混乱的状态。A.tension紧张;B.security安全;C.confusion困惑;D.depression抑郁。根据上文“Everything became 1. and conversation often lost in mid-sentence.”可知,作者生产以后,一直是模模糊糊,说话说一半的迷糊状态。故选C。
5.C 考查形容词辨析。句意: 我回想起我生孩子前的生活。A.pre-school学前的;B.pre-marriage婚前的;C.pre-baby产前的;D.pre-teen(约11或12岁的)大儿童。根据下文“What engaged my brain then?”的时间状语then可知,作者在回忆生孩子之前大脑在忙什么。故选C。
6.A 考查名词辨析。句意:我在屋子里踱来踱去,发现答案就在眼前:书。A.answers回答;B.questions问题;C.stars星星;D.eyes眼睛。根据上文“What engaged my brain then?”以及“books”可知,作者在回忆生孩子之前大脑在忙什么,看着眼前的书,找到了答案。故选A。
7.C 考查名词辨析。句意:我在网上找到了确切的动机:50本书挑战。A.website网站;B.comment评论;C.motivation动力;D.title标题。根据“50 Book Challenge”可知,挑战阅读50本书给了作者动力。故选C。
8.D 考查名词辨析。句意:一年读50本书,什么题材都行。A.price价格;B.colour颜色;C.size尺寸;D.subject话题。根据whatever引导的让步状语从句可知,前后为对比关系,无论什么题材,一年内50本书即可。故选D。
9.B 考查名词辨析。句意:几天之内,我发现了一些我感兴趣的新书,并订购了一些新书。A.dishes碟,盘;B.reads好的读物;C.flowers花;D.fruit水果。根据上文“Read 50 books in a year, whatever 2. I wanted.”可知,作者要挑战一年读50本书,所以订购了一些读物。故选B。
10.D 考查动词短语辨析。句意:我的竞争精神开始发挥作用。A.take care小心;B.take place发生;C.take advantage of利用;D.take effect生效,起作用。根据下文“My brain 2. from hibernation (冬眠) and I had new and exciting things to discuss.”可知,作者读书让大脑激活并开始发挥作用。故选D。
11.D 考查动词辨析。句意:我坐公共汽车时看书,睡觉前看书……。A.saw看见;B.drove驾驶;C.caught捕捉;D.rode搭乘。根据上文“I found time where it had never existed before.”以及空后的“a bus”可知,作者找了之前并不发觉的时间来阅读,例如,搭乘公交车的时间。故选D。
12.A 考查动词辨析。句意:我的大脑从冬眠中醒来,我有新的和令人兴奋的事情要讨论。A.awoke苏醒;B.froze冻住;C.damaged损伤;D.suffered遭受。根据下文“I had new and exciting things to discuss”可知,作者现在有新的和令人兴奋的事情可以讨论,说明大脑在慢慢恢复。故选A。
13.A 考查形容词辨析。句意:我从一个简单的目标开始,那就是恢复我的大脑。A.simple简单的;B.common常见的;C.different不同的;D.similar相似的。根据下文“to bring my 14. back”可知,这是作者简单的目标。故选A。
14.C 考查名词辨析。句意:我从一个简单的目标开始,那就是恢复我的大脑。A.power力量;B.time时间;C.brain大脑;D.son儿子。根据上文“What engaged my brain then?”可知,作者读书的目的就是恢复大脑。故选C。
15.B 考查名词辨析。句意:我向儿子尼古拉斯展示了阅读的乐趣。A.talent天赋;B.pleasure乐趣;C.process过程;D.skill技能。根据下文“We're together and reading, and all is right with the world.”可知,作者向儿子展示了读书的乐趣,他们一起读书。故选B。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是作者的儿子有自闭症,有一天作者的儿子突然拥抱作者,这让作者相信奇迹的存在,让作者每天都充满快乐。
1.C 考查名词辨析。句意:这是一条漫长的道路,充满了许多挑战。A.priorities优先处理的事;B.mysteries神秘的事物;C.challenges挑战;D.opportunities机会。根据上文“My 34-year-old son Zack was diagnosed with autism(自闭症) at age two.”可知,过程充满了挑战。故选C。
2.A 考查动词辨析。句意:扎克不会说话的事实让事情变得更加复杂。A.complicates使复杂化;B.settles解决;C.helps帮助;D.explains解释。根据空前“Zack is nonverbal”可知,扎克不会说话,使事情变得更复杂。故选A。
3.C 考查名词辨析。句意:自闭症在社交方面存在持续的障碍。A.support支持;B.responsibility责任;C.communication交流;D.security安全。根据空前“Autism involves continuous obstacles in social”和常识可知,自闭症在社交方面存在障碍。故选C。
4.A 考查名词辨析。句意:许多父母和我一样,渴望孩子自发地表达感情。A.affection感情;B.growth生长;C.success成功;D.recovery恢复。根据空前“Many parents like me, long for spontaneous (自发的) signs of”可知,许多父母和作者渴望孩子自发地表达感情。故选A。
5.B 考查形容词辨析。句意:我很幸运得到了一个。A.amused愉快的;B.blessed受上帝保佑的;C.determined下定决心的;D.honored光荣的。根据上文“Many parents like me, long for spontaneous(自发的)signs of 4. from their child.”和“get one”可知,作者很幸运地得到了儿子表达的感情。故选B。
6.A 考查动词辨析。句意:吃零食的时候,我开始用我经常用的最喜欢的圣歌唱给扎克听。A.sing唱歌;B.apologize道歉;C.respond回答;D.complain抱怨。根据空后“with a favorite chant”可知,作者唱圣歌。故选A。
7.D 考查动词辨析。句意:在我唱到一半的时候,我注意到扎克在聚精会神地观察我。A.agreed同意;B.mentioned提到;C.announced宣布;D.noticed注意到。根据空后“Zack was attentively observing me”可知,作者注意到扎克在聚精会神地观察作者。故选D。
8.B 考查副词辨析。句意:突然,他向我迈了一步,伸出双臂。A.Eventually最后;B.Suddenly突然;C.Naturally自然地;D.Apparently显然。根据空后“he took a step toward me and held his arms out”可知,突然,他向作者迈了一步。故选B。
9.D 考查动词辨析。句意:他又走了一步,紧紧地抱住我。A.formed形成;B.counted数数;C.paused暂停;D.followed跟随。根据“and he wrapped his arms around me”可知,他又向前走了一步,抱住作者。故选D。
10.C 考查动词辨析。句意:当我意识到这一点时,我感到十分惊讶,我的儿子第一次在拥抱我!A.calling打电话;B.encouraging鼓励;C.hugging拥抱;D.protecting保护。根据上文“he wrapped his arms around me in a big bear hug”可知,作者儿子拥抱作者。故选C。
11.B 考查介词短语辨析。句意:我在那里惊愕地站了一会儿。A.in comfort舒适地;B.in shock震惊地;C.with confidence自信地;D.with awe带着敬畏。根据上文“for the very first time, my son was 10. me”可知,作者儿子第一次拥抱作者,作者震惊了。故选B。
12.A 考查副词辨析。句意:这个神奇的拥抱开始得很快,结束得也很快,但它对我的影响将是永久的。A.quickly快速地;B.early早早地;C.perfectly完美地;D.differently不同地。根据空后“as it had started”可知,这个神奇的拥抱开始得快,结束得也快。故选A。
13.D 考查名词辨析。句意:这个神奇的拥抱开始得很快,结束得也很快,但它对我的影响将是永久的。A.burden负担;B.focus焦点;C.hope希望;D.impact影响。根据“be permanent”可知,拥抱对作者的影响是永久的。故选D。
14.C 考查动词辨析。句意:在一个平凡的日子里,不平凡的事情发生了。A.revived使复苏;B.worked工作;C.occurred发生;D.varied变化。根据上文“for the very first time, my son was 10. me”可知,作者儿子第一次拥抱作者,不平凡的事情发生了。故选C。
15.C 考查动词辨析。句意:它属于我,让我相信奇迹的存在,让我每天都充满快乐。A.welcoming欢迎;B.shaping塑造;C.filling填充;D.approaching接近。根据“me with joy”可知,作者的每天都充满快乐,fill sb.with sth.意为“使某人充满……”。故选C。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是两位男孩不小心跌入冰窟窿,一位邻居见义勇为,两个男孩最终获救的故事。
1.B 考查形容词辨析。句意:因此,在去年1月一个寒冷的晚上,这两个朋友冒险来到他们家附近结冰的池塘,想看得更清楚些。A.beautiful美丽的;B.cold冷的;C.quiet安静的;D.dark黑暗的。根据上文“Were the birds out on the ice ducks or geese?”可知,此处表示寒冷的一月份。故选B。
2.D 考查形容词辨析。句意:因此,在去年1月一个寒冷的晚上,这两个朋友冒险来到他们家附近结冰的池塘,想看得更清楚些。A.big大的;B.shallow浅的;C.muddy泥泞的;D.frozen冰冻的。根据下文“First they tossed a rock onto the ice”可知,他们往冰上扔了一块石头,湖水是结冰的。故选D。
3.B 考查动词辨析。句意:首先,他们把一块石头扔到冰上测试(冰是否结实)。A.break打破;B.test测试;C.drop掉落;D.abandon抛弃。根据下文“Then they stepped on it.”可知,孩子首先在冰上扔石头测试冰是否结实,然后踩了上去。故选B。
4.A 考查动词辨析。句意:安东尼确信冰块能承受住他们的重量,他走了几步,然后一步接着一步。A.Convinced信服,相信;B.Informed通知;C.Warned警告;D.Engaged从事。根据下文“Anthony took a few steps, then”可知,安东尼确信冰块能承受住他们的重量,所以一步接着一步走着。故选A。
5.B 考查副词辨析。句意:他撞穿了似乎结冰的表面。A.quickly快速地;B.seemingly似乎;C.simply简单地,仅仅;D.normally正常地。根据下文“I just fell through instantly.”可知,安东尼后来掉进了冰窟窿,所以冰面并没有真正的冻结实。故选B。
6.A 考查动词辨析。句意:克鲁兹冲过去帮助惊慌失措的朋友。A.rushed冲向;B.managed设法做成;C.decided决定;D.moved移动。根据上文“I just fell through instantly.”可知,安东尼掉进了冰窟窿,他的同伴克鲁兹急忙地冲向他来救助他。故选A。
7.D 考查动词辨析。句意:噗——他也掉进了池塘里。 A.dominated统治;B.occupied占据;C.floated漂浮;D.sank下沉。根据下文“into the pond, too”可知,克鲁兹在救助同伴的同时也沉到水里。故选D。
8.B 考查动词辨析。句意:任何使自己获救的机会都在溜走。A.exporting出口;B.freeing自由,获救;C.recovering恢复;D.spotting发现。根据上文“Cruz 6. to help his panicked friend.FOOMP—he 7. into the pond too.”可知,二人都掉进了冰水中,同时根据下文“Cruz was sure he was going to die.”可知,对于被困的他们来说任何获救的机会都在眼前消失,以至于克鲁兹觉得自己会死掉。故选B。
9.C 考查名词辨析。句意:开车去杂货店的邻居约翰·拉文听到了她的声音。A.seaman海员;B.police警察;C.neighbour邻居;D.relative亲戚。根据下文“though they are still a little awestruck by their 15. neighbour”可知,约翰·拉文是孩子们的邻居。故选C。
10.A 考查动词短语辨析。句意:他迅速靠边停车。A.pulled over靠边停车;B.went through经历;C.took on呈现;D.made up组成。根据上文“John Lavin, a 9. driving nearby on his way to the grocery store, heard her.”可知,邻居约翰·拉文听到了她的声音。此处表示他赶紧靠边停车去救助孩子们。故选A。
11.D 考查动词辨析。句意:看到孩子们,他抓住附近的一个救生圈,踢掉鞋子,跑进了融雪覆盖的水中,用另一只拳头在冰面上劈开了一条路。A.put放;B.got得到;C.hurried急忙;D.kicked踢。kick off是固定搭配,意为“脱掉”,此处表示脱掉鞋子跑进水中去救助掉入冰水中的孩子们。故选D。
12.C 考查名词辨析。句意:看到孩子们,他抓住附近的一个救生圈,踢掉鞋子,跑进了融雪覆盖的水中,用另一只拳头在冰面上劈开了一条路。A.foot脚;B.mouth嘴巴;C.fist拳头;D.leg腿。根据上文“chopping his way through the ice”可知,约翰·拉文用拳头劈开一条路去营救孩子们。故选C。
13.A 考查名词辨析。句意:他们被送往医院,医生发现他们在水里呆了5分钟,体温降低了近10度。A.stay停留;B.attempt尝试;C.battle对决;D.performance表演。根据上文可知,被困的孩子在冰水中停留了五分之久。表示“停留”用stay。故选A。
14.C 考查名词辨析。句意:他们被送往医院,医生发现他们在水里呆了5分钟,体温降低了近10度。A.position位置;B.weight体重;C.temperature温度;D.mass大量。根据下文“nearly ten degrees”可知,由于在冰水中停留的时间过长,导致他们的体温下降了将近10度。故选C。
15.C 考查形容词辨析。句意:幸运的是,男孩们已经完全康复了,尽管他们仍然对他们无畏的邻居感到敬畏。A.graceful优雅的;B.demanding苛刻的;C.fearless无畏的;D.honest诚实的。根据上文“Seeing the boys, he grabbed a nearby buoy(救生圈), 11. off his shoes, and ran into the slushy(融雪的)water, chopping his way through the ice with his free 12. .”可知,邻居约翰·拉文在看到孩子掉进水中之后,立即进行营救,同时使用拳头自己劈出了一条路,由此判断该邻居是“英勇的,无畏的”。故选C。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者的老朋友询问作者如何在生活中取得成功的,作者给了朋友一些建议,随后朋友发生了很多改变,取得了很多进步。
1.A 考查名词辨析。句意:最近,一位老朋友找到我,询问我在生活中取得的成功(或者至少在社交媒体上看起来是成功),以及我是如何取得成功的。A.success成功;B.media媒体;C.advice建议;D.language语言。下文根据“or at least what looks like success on social media”可知,此处指我在生活中取得的成功,success属于原词复现。故选A。
2.B 考查动词辨析。句意:最近,一位老朋友找到我,询问我在生活中取得的成功(或者至少在社交媒体上看起来是成功),以及我是如何取得成功的。A.introduced介绍;B.achieved实现;取得;C.balanced平衡;D.explained解释。根据“(or at least what looks like success on social media) and how I”可知,此处指我是如何取得成功的。故选B。
3.C 考查名词辨析。句意:他和我有着相似的目标:保持身材、更认真地学习音乐和流利的中文。A.trouble困难;B.touch触摸;C.shape形状;身材;D.shock震惊。根据下文“personal fitness trainer(私人健身教练)”可知,此处指保持身材,get in shape意为“保持身材”。 故选C。
4.D 考查副词辨析。句意:虽然在这三个目标类别的任何一个类别中,我还没有完全达到我的长期目标,但是他已经看到我在实现这些目标的过程中取得了一些进展,他想听听我的建议。A.partly部分地;B.honestly真诚地;C.vaguely模糊地;D.entirely整个地,完全地。根据下文“reached my long term goals yet”可知,作者觉得自己并未完全实现自己的三大方面的目标。故选D。
5.C 考查名词辨析。句意:虽然在这三个目标类别的任何一个类别中,我还没有完全达到我的长期目标,但是他已经看到我在实现这些目标的过程中取得了一些进展,他想听听我的建议。A.suggestions建议;B.experiments实验;C.categories分类,类别;D.assumptions假设。根据上文“He has similar goals as me: get in 3. , get into music more seriously, and be fluent in Chinese.”可知,作者有着三大类别的目标。故选C。
6.B 考查名词辨析。句意:我们在电话里聊了一个半小时似乎聊到最后他很有动力。A.meal饭;B.chat聊天;C.joke玩笑;D.game游戏。根据“it seemed like he was pretty 7. by the end of the chat”可知,我们在电话里聊天,chat是原词复现。故选B。
7.A 考查动词辨析。句意:我们在电话里聊了一个半小时似乎聊到最后他很有动力。A.motivated激励;B.misled误导;C.comforted安慰;D.confused使困惑。根据下文“he 8. for a personal fitness trainer”;“He was motivated and doing great!”;“how grateful he is with all the recent 14. in his life”可知,旧友在谈话后很受触动,有了动力。故选A。
8.B 考查动词短语辨析。句意:一个星期过去了,他告诉我他报名了一个私人健身教练,正在学习音乐理论,并给我发了他学习中文的片段。A.got away from摆脱;B.signed up for报名参加;C.kept up with赶上;D.looked up to尊敬。根据下文“a personal fitness trainer”可知,旧友报名参加一个私人健身教练。故选B。
9.D 考查动词辨析。句意:他享受着“新的收获”,他定期在社交媒体上发布他所取得的进步。A.donating捐赠;B.training培训;C.sending发送;D.posting发布。根据下文“He even posted recently about how grateful he is with all the recent 14. in his life.”可知,此处指在社交媒体上发布东西。post是原词复现。故选D。
10.C 考查名词辨析。句意:他享受着“新的收获”,他定期在社交媒体上发布他所取得的进步。A.friends朋友;B.speeches发言;C.progress进步;D.music音乐。根据上文“he 8. a personal fitness trainer, was studying music theory, and sent me clips of him studying Chinese”以及“He enjoyed the ‘new gains’”可知,旧友的生活发生了很多改变,取得了一些进步。故选C。
11.A 考查形容词辨析。句意:我很感激他给我机会为他服务,给他建议,我也很感激看到他投入时间和金钱来改善他的生活。A.grateful感恩的;B.anxious焦虑的;C.sorry抱歉的;D.eager渴望的。根据下文“I'm grateful to see that he's 13. the time and money to improve his life”可知,作者很感激旧友给自己机会为旧友提供建议。故选A。
12.B 考查动词辨析。句意:我很感激他给我机会为他服务,给他建议,我也很感激看到他投入时间和金钱来改善他的生活。A.defend防卫;B.serve服务;C.contradict相矛盾;D.observe观察。根据“give him advice”可知,作者很感激旧友给他机会去给旧友提供建议,作者将此机会视为一种为朋友的效劳和服务。故选B。
13.C 考查动词辨析。句意:我很感激他给我机会为他服务,给他建议,我也很感激看到他投入时间和金钱来改善他的生活。A.wasting浪费;B.admiring钦佩;C.investing投资;D.killing杀死。根据下文“the time and money to improve his life”可知,此处指旧友投入时间和金钱来改善他的生活。故选C。
14.A 考查名词辨析。句意:他最近甚至发帖称,他非常感恩自己生活中最近发生的变化。A.changes改变;B.accidents事故;C.difficulties困难;D.theories理论。根据上文“he 8. a personal fitness trainer, was studying music theory, and sent me clips of him studying Chinese”以及“He enjoyed the ‘new gains’”可知,旧友的生活发生了很多改变。故选A。
15.D 考查形容词辨析。句意:认识到自己已经走了多远,为自己感到骄傲,认识到自己可以帮助别人达到同样的目标,这是件好事。A.sick生病的;B.ashamed羞愧的;C.careful小心的;D.proud骄傲的。根据语境可知,此处指我们要认可自己的进步,为自己感到骄傲,be proud of固定搭配,意为“为……感到骄傲”。故选D。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了作者的女儿在摔破膝盖时,被两只狗Jack和Ruby营救并照顾的故事。
1.A 考查副词辨析。句意:18个月过去了,他们跟我和女儿凯拉相处得很好。A.beautifully美丽地,美好地;B.awkwardly尴尬地;C.naughtily调皮地;D.passively被动地。根据下文“he brings us great joy and makes us happy”可知,Jack给我们带来了幸福和快乐,所以他们相处得很好。故选A。
2.C 考查名词辨析。句意:Jack和我们之间的纽带是独一无二的——他给我们带来了巨大的快乐,使我们幸福。A.secret秘密;B.difference区别;C.bond联系;D.tension紧张。根据下文“he brings us great joy and makes us happy”可知,Jack与我们有着紧密的关系。故选C。
3.B 考查形容词辨析。句意:现在我们都准备好迎接一个新的家庭成员了。A.nervous紧张的;B.ready准备好的;C.cautious小心的;D.patient耐心的。根据下文“It was a love at first sight between Cayla and a little dog, Ruby.”可知,女儿对Ruby一见钟情,所以我们准备再养一只。故选B。
4.D 考查名词辨析。句意:然后是我们去动物救援中心的行程。A.letter信件;B.guide指导;C.introduction介绍;D.trip旅程。根据下文“It was a love at first sight between Cayla and a little dog, Ruby.”可知,此次前往救援中心的行程让女儿爱上了Ruby。故选D。
5.A 考查动词辨析。句意:当我走近时,这个小动物立刻坐了下来。A.approached接近;B.panicked害怕;C.listened倾听;D.left留下。根据下文“instantly sat back”以及常识可知,人靠近小狗,小狗就坐了下来。故选A。
6.C 考查形容词辨析。句意:她使自己尽可能地挺起身子,尽量不动,努力控制自己的兴奋,同时明显地让我知道她是一个多么好的女孩。A.important重要的;B.noisy吵闹的;C.still静止的;D.noble高尚的。根据下文“letting me know what a good girl she was”可知,小狗静静地坐好,让作者知道她是一只可爱的小狗。故选C。
7.B 考查名词辨析。句意:她使自己尽可能地挺起身子,尽量不动,努力控制自己的兴奋,同时明显地让我知道她是一个多么好的女孩。A.fear害怕;B.excitement激动;C.surprise惊讶;D.despair沮丧。根据常识可知,小狗碰到喜欢的人时会非常激动。故选B。
8.D 考查动词辨析。句意:我们一家五口的冒险就这样开始了。A.failed失败;B.moved移动;C.hurt受伤;D.worked使运作。根据下文“as a family of five”可知,Ruby开始作为一家五口之一。故选D。
9.B 考查动词辨析。句意:我们一家五口的冒险就这样开始了。A.continued继续;B.began开始;C.neared靠近;D.slowed减慢。根据上文“Now we were all 3 to take on a new family member.”可知,我们收养了Ruby,开始了一家五口的生活。故选B。
10.A 考查形容词辨析。句意:不久,随着一声急迫的吠叫,Jack跑了回来,逼着我们跟着跑。A.urgent紧急的,急迫的;B.uncomfortable不舒服的;C.amusing有趣的;D.annoying生气的。根据下文“bloody-kneed after falling off”可知,情况紧急,Jack快速跑了回来,急切地叫着。故选A。
11.D 考查动词辨析。句意:不久,随着一声急迫的吠叫,Jack跑了回来,逼着我们跟着跑。A.hide隐藏;B.escape逃跑;C.accept接受;D.follow跟随。根据下文“and found Cayla”可知,我们跟着Jack从而找到了Cayla。故选D。
12.B 考查名词辨析。句意:凯拉微笑着抬起头,很高兴狗狗们在她需要的时候帮了她。A.anger生气;B.need需要;C.stress压力;D.loneliness孤独。根据上文“bloody-kneed after falling off”可知,Cayla摔倒后膝盖上都是血,在需要帮助的时候狗狗们帮了她。故选B。
13.D 考查动词辨析。句意:一只去求救,另一只照看伤员。A.carried携带;B.greeted问候;C.found发现;D.tended照顾。根据下文“how our dogs care for their pack”可知,狗会照顾伤员。故选D。
14.C 考查名词辨析。句意:这是一个很好的例子,说明我们的狗是如何照顾它们的族群的。A.opportunity机会;B.excuse借口;C.example例子;D.concept观念。根据下文“how our dogs care for their pack”可知,这是狗能照顾伤员的例子。故选C。
15.C 考查动词辨析。句意:我无法想象我们的家庭没有他们。A.support支持;B.contact联系;C.imagine想象;D.save节约。根据下文“without them”可知,作者无法想象没有狗的日子。故选C。
[语篇解读]本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过在去南孟买的过程中看到一个小男孩将自己仅有的面包让给狗吃这件事学到了要学会分享爱与幸福。
1.A 句意为“然后我打车去了我预定的目的地南孟买”。scheduled“预先安排的”。故选A项。
2.B 根据空前“people rushing...”可知是朝不同的方向。故选B项。
3.B 根据上文“the busy traffic”可知作者在一个繁忙的十字路口。故选B项。
4.D 句意为“当我们等待信号灯变绿时,我看到了一个大约12岁的可怜的小男孩”。meet up with“遇到”。故选D项。
5.C 句意为“他从口袋里拿出一块面包,咬了一口”。remove“移开,拿开”,此处指从口袋里拿出。故选C项。
6.A 根据上文“He removed a piece of bread from his pocket and took a bite.”以及空前的next可知,此处指要再咬一口。故选A项。
7.A 根据下文“he sat down and put the bread on the for the dog to eat”可知,男孩把自己的面包给狗吃。without hesitation“毫不犹豫地”,without doubt“毫无疑问”。故选A项。
8.D 根据上文可知,作者在十字路口,所以应该看到男孩和小狗在路边。故面包应该放在路上。故选D项。
9.C 句意为“男孩一直等到他确定狗已经走了,才捡起面包吃了起来!”可知,此处指等到狗走后。故选C项。
10.B 句意为“男孩一直等到他确定狗已经走了,才捡起面包吃了起来!”pick up“捡起,拾起”。故选B项。
11.C 看到男孩接着吃狗不吃的面包,作者非常心疼。故选C项。
12.D 句意为“我的心在哭,想走向那个男孩,但还没来得及开门,信号灯就变成了绿色,我们的车开走了。”可知作者并没能下去,车开走了。故选D项。
13.D 根据下文“...that I was thinking of approaching the boy but never did.I could have stopped the car and walked up to him which again I never did”可知,下文是作者的感悟和认识。故选D项。
14.A 根据第四段内容可知,小男孩把自己仅有的面包给小狗吃,结果狗不吃,但是小男孩却又捡起来吃掉。所以此处用poor比较合适。故选A项。
15.B 根据上文“he sat down and put the bread on the road for the dog to eat”可知,男孩把面包分给小狗吃。故选B项。
16.C 根据上文“...until he was sure the dog was gone,and then he picked up the bread and ate it”可知,男孩很饿。故选C项。
17.B 句意为“我学到了我一生中最重要的课之一,这是那个男孩在没有交谈的情况下教给我的”。故选B项。
18.A 男孩虽然自己很饿,却把仅有的面包给小狗吃,体现了小男孩的爱心。故选A项。
19.D 根据“I am so to have learnt this beautiful lesson from my‘little unknown master’.”可知,此处指作者有幸……。故选D项。
20.C 句意为“把这件事告诉全世界的朋友在道义上是我的责任”。incident“发生的事情”。故选C项。
[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述一位生病的盲人鼓励病友的故事。
1.A 句意为“靠窗的那个人被允许每天下午在床上坐一个小时。”故选A项。
2.C 根据“The other man had to spend all his time flat on his .”可知,另一个人需要一直躺在床上。故选C项。
3.D 根据“Every afternoon the man by the window would pass the time by to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.”可知,两人一连谈了几个小时。故选D项。
4.C 根据下文“As the man by the window described all this ,...”可知,靠窗的人给他的室友描述他看到的东西。故选C项。
5.A 根据下文“...the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and the vivid scene”可知,靠窗的人描述的应该是好看的风景。故选A项。
6.B 根据“while children their model boats”可知,孩子们是在划船。故选B项。
7.B 根据后半句“...the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and the vivid scene” 可知描述得很详细。故选B项。
8.D 根据“As the man by the window described all this in detail,the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and the vivid scene.”可知,不靠窗的人看不见,只能通过靠窗室友的描述而进行想象。故选D项。
9.C 根据“who had died in his sleep”可知,靠窗的人去世了。故选C项。
10.A 根据上文可知,靠窗室友的死亡是第二天发现的,所以他是在睡梦中平静地死去的。故选A项。
11.C 根据“She was saddened and called the hospital to take the body away.”可知,护士应该是打电话叫医院的护理者把尸体带走。attendant“(病人的)护理者”。故选C项。
12.D 根据空前的seemed可知,不靠窗的人感觉等到时间合适了,才要求搬到靠窗的病床上。故选D项。
13.D 根据上文“...asked if he could be moved next to the window”可知,他是要换床。故选D项。
14.A 根据下文“...she left him alone”可知,是等到病人舒服之后,护士才离开,让病人自己待在病房。故选A项。
15.B 根据上文“The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.”以及空后的painfully可知,这个人起来并不容易。故选B项。
16.C 根据上文以及下文“slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed”可知,这个人以前一直在听室友讲述外面的风景,这次是他自己第一次自己看窗外。故选C项。
17.B 根据空前的Surprisingly以及下文护士说已故的室友看不到东西可知,这个人看到室外应该是跟原来听到的完全不一样的。故选B项。
18.D 根据第二段内容可知,靠窗的病友描述的是非常美的场景。故选D项。
19.B 根据空后“...could not even see the wall”可知,这个人是个盲人。故选B项。
20.A 根据文章内容,尤其是“the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the vivid scene”可知,靠窗的病友想鼓励病友。故选A项。