2015-2024年北京市高考英语真题分类卷--完形填空真题汇编（含答案与解析）
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中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
2015-2024年北京市高考英语真题分类
北京卷（2015—2024）
2024
Cloze 1（2024北京）
I’d just arrived at school, ready for another school day. I was reading a book in the classroom when there was an 1 . “Today at 1:10 there will be auditions(面试) for a musical.” My friends all jumped up in excitement and asked me, “Will you be going, Amy ” “Sure,” I said. I had no 2 in drama, but I’d try out because my friends were doing it.
At 1:10, there was a 3 outside the drama room. Everyone looked energetic. I hadn’t expected I’d be standing there that morning. But now that I was doing it, I
4 felt nervous. What if I wasn’t any good
I entered the room and the teachers made me say some lines from the musical. They then 5 my singing skills and asked what role I wanted to play. The teachers were smiling and praising me. I felt like I had a 6 , so I said, “A big role.” They said they’d look into it. I started getting really nervous. What if I didn’t get a main role
Soon, the cast list was 7 . My friends checked and came back shouting, “Amy, you got the main role!” Sure enough, my name was at the top. I just stared at it and started to 8 . I was so happy.
After two months we were all prepared and ready to go on stage. It was fun. And when people started 9 , that gave me a boost of confidence. It stayed with me and made me feel 10 . I realised that by trying something new, I can have fun—even if it means stepping out of my comfort zone.
1. A. assignment B. initiative C. announcement D. interview
2. A. hesitancy B. interest C. worry D. regret
3. A. game B. show C. play D. line
4. A. suddenly B. continuously C. originally D. generally
5. A. advertised B. tested C. challenged D. polished
6. A. demand B. credit C. dream D. chance
7. A. traded B. posted C. questioned D. claimed
8. A. well up B. roll in C. stand out D. go off
9. A. whispering B. arguing C. clapping D. stretching
10. A. funnier B. fairer C. cleverer D. braver
2023
Cloze 2（2023北京）
I was always timid(羞怯的). Being new to the school made me even 1 , so it was surprising I’d 2 to anyone around me. Now I was paying the price—to write a five-page essay on “Why I Should Not Talk in Class”. That would take all night!
After I got home, though, I took my time petting the cat—postponing the pain.
When I finally sat down to 3 , I began with the reasons Ms Black would want to hear. Talking kept me and my neighbours from 4 . One paragraph down; now what I chewed on my pencil. Aha! What if talking were the first step towards life as a criminal Without the education I was throwing away, I’d turn to theft and go to prison. When I got out, people would say, “She used to talk in class.” The pages began 5 .
But when mum got home from work, I was still 6 , “Five pages! That’s impossible!”
“Well, you’d better get back to work,” she said, “and I want to read it when you’re through.”
Soon after dinner, I handed the essay to mum. I half expected a 7 —at least an “I hope you’ve learned your lesson”. 8 , mum laughed and laughed as she read.
The next day, when Ms Black read the essay to the class, everyone laughed. I could 9 they weren’t making fun of me: they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story. My 10 still needed some nudging(激发), but I did learn I wasn’t shy in print.
1. A. freer B. shyer C. calmer D. happier
2. A. nod B. point C. listen D. chat
3. A. weep B. rest C. write D. read
4. A. learning B. playing C. planning D. laughing
5. A. standing out B. flying by
C. breaking up D. checking in
6. A. celebrating B. longing
C. complaining D. warning
7. A. lecture B. reason C. reward D. solution
8. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Meanwhile D. Instead
9. A. hope B. imagine C. tell D. predict
10. A. patience B. confidence
C. tolerance D. independence
2022
Cloze 3 (2022北京)
One Monday morning, while the children were enjoying “free play”, I stepped to the doorway of the classroom to take a break. Suddenly, I 1 a movement of the heavy wooden door. This was the very door I 2 guided the children through to ensure their safety from the bitter cold. I felt a chill (寒意) go through my body.
My legs carried me to that door, and I pushed it open. It was one of my kindergarteners who I thought was 3 that day. He had been dropped off at school late and was 4 to open the door.
He must have been waiting there for quite a while! Without a word, I rushed him to the hospital. He was treated for frostbite on his hands. He'd need time to 5 , and wouldn't come for class the next day, I thought.
The next morning, one of the first to 6 was my little frostbitten boy. Not only did he run in with energy, but his 7 could be heard as loud as ever! I gave him a warm hug and told him how 8 I was to see him. His words have stayed with me all these years, “I knew you would open the door.”
That cold Monday morning, he waited a long, long while for adults to 9 . To a child, every minute feels like forever. He didn't attempt to walk back home; he waited and trusted. This five year old taught me a powerful lesson in 10 .
1.A.caused B.spotted C.checked D.imagined
2.A.hesitantly B.randomly C.dizzily D.carefully
3.A.angry B.absent C.special D.noisy
4.A.courageous B.content C.unable D.unwilling
5.A.recover B.play C.change D.wait
6.A.settle B.gather C.arrive D.react
7.A.sneeze B.weep C.complaint D.laughter
8.A.lucky B.happy C.curious D.nervous
9.A.show up B.pull up C.hold up D.line up
10.A.gratitude B.forgiveness C.faith D.kindness
2021
Cloze 4 (2021北京)
Recently, I took a trip home by train. I got a seat opposite a middle aged man with sharp eyes, who kept 1 a young woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap. The woman's eye fell on the man's face, and she immediately looked down and 2 her scarf.
As the night wore on, people began to close their eyes, but the seats were so uncomfortable that only a very heavy sleeper could manage to get any 3 . The woman looked over at the man. He was still staring at her. She looked back at him with fire in her eyes. I was beginning to get 4 , too.
The train moved on. The little boy was 5 awake on his mother's lap, but the woman dropped off to sleep. A moment later, he began to 6 the half open window—one leg went over it. The man jumped up and 7 the child just before he fell out.
The 8 woke up the woman. She seemed to be in 9 , and then reality dawned (显现).“Your child has been looking for an opportunity to climb out of the window,” the man said as he gave the child back to her. “So I have been watching the whole time.” The woman was 10 , and so was I.
1.A.guiding B.bothering C.watching D.monitoring
2.A.adjusted B.changed C.packed D.waved
3.A.air B.joy C.space D.rest
4.A.nervous B.embarrassed C.angry D.disappointed
5.A.almost B.still C.hardly D.even
6.A.drag B.climb C.knock D.push
7.A.grabbed B.rocked C.touched D.picked
8.A.alarm B.quarrel C.risk D.noise
9.A.sorrow B.relief C.panic D.pain
10.A.astonished B.confused C.concerned D.inspired
2020
Cloze 5(2020北京)
My faith in human nature has never been so great as it was last weekend after our family get-together in the town of Vail.
On Saturday, we all went to the market right in the middle of the town. Near the end, we all 1 at the fountain near the bridge, and the kids waded (蹚水) around in the fountain until we 2 . This is one of the busiest walking streets.
After we returned to the hotel late in the afternoon, my 7-year-old son Ponder 3 that nowhere could he find his backpack, which 4 his Gameboy and his watch. After a thorough 5 , we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.
Ponder has never 6 anything. So we just take for granted that he needs no supervision (指导) for managing his 7 .
He was upset, not about the Gameboy, but about the watch. “But Dad,” he said, through massive 8 , “they don't make that kind of watch anymore.” We were all very 9 .
Our dinner reservation was at a restaurant just on the other side of the bridge, so I 10 him that we would not only search the area around the fountain when we went back for dinner, but we would also find the police and ask them if the backpack had been 11 .
As we exited from the parking garage, we could see the fountain as we walked down the long staircase. I saw something black 12 there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not 13 what it was or if it was hers.
“See it, Dad ” Ponder shouted. “Don't get too 14 because that may not be it,” I said. But that was it. It had been five or six hours since we left the fountain, and it was 15 there. There was no ID in it, and it looked like someone had looked through it and then set it right out where all could 16 it.
I literally 17 when we reached it and it was his! Everyone in our party was blown away by this “miracle (奇迹)”. In my wildest 18 , I would never have imagined that this could happen nowadays.
What a charmed life, eh I believe this was a perfect 19 for a child in losing something important...to lose it and feel the full 20 of that loss, and then to miraculously get it back.
1.A.drove B.hiked C.met D.united
2.A.landed B.left C.settled D.slept
3.A.responded B.recognised C.realised D.recalled
4.A.contained B.combined C.comprised D.covered
5.A.preparation B.checkup C.revision D.search
6.A.wasted B.lost C.sought D.deserted
7.A.emotion B.time C.money D.stuff
8.A.tears B.fists C.reliefs D.outbreaks
9.A.hesitant B.curious C.sad D.eager
10.A.promised B.informed C.warned D.taught
11.A.worn out B.caught up C.put away D.turned in
12.A.hiding B.sitting C.swinging D.flowing
13.A.assess B.declare C.tell D.predict
14.A.excited B.puzzled C.relaxed D.amused
15.A.already B.even C.almost D.still
16.A.take B.see C.touch D.protect
17.A.panicked B.exploded C.collapsed D.cried
18.A.dreams B.claims C.efforts D.passions
19.A.mode B.lesson C.option D.plot
20.A.range B.pressure C.weight D.harvest
2019
Cloze 6 (2019北京)
Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been 1 free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started 2 his car to the young people, Wilson has 3 an astonishing 64,000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous 4 with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he's 5 have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they've also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students 6 call him “Grandpa”.
Tina Stern 7 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free 8 .“It's not just a ride;you're not just sitting there in 9 silence or with your headphones on,” Stern said.“He asks you questions and actually 10 the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he'll 11 those things.”
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation, On Point for College. Although the 12 asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes 13 to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to 14 them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never 15 to buy them a meal.
For many students, Wilson's help is not only appreciated, it's also entirely 16 for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don't have a reliable car, while others have to 17 vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has 18 them to complete their education—but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the 19 .“I just love driving, and I love these kids,” Wilson said. “It's such a(n) 20 to be a part of these kids' lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”
1.A.linking B.sending C.offering D.distributing
2.A.donating B.lending C.delivering D.volunteering
3.A.paved B.covered C.measured D.wandered
4.A.arguments B.interviews C.negotiations D.conversations
5.A.met B.driven C.addressed D.greeted
6.A.even B.ever C.once D.already
7.A.earned B.received C.assessed D.demanded
8.A.transportation B.style C.time D.communication
9.A.forced B.awkward C.ridiculous D.suspicious
10.A.selects B.recites C.guesses D.remembers
11.A.act on B.settle on C.check on D.agree on
12.A.club B.league C.college D.programme
13.A.far B.around C.beyond D.forwards
14.A.assist B.watch C.urge D.warn
15.A.expects B.attempts C.manages D.hesitates
16.A.extra B.unusual C.necessary D.adequate
17.A.share B.fuel C.repair D.exchange
18.A.required B.allowed C.reminded D.convinced
19.A.experience B.arrangement C.appreciation D.employment
20.A.effort B.ambition C.privilege D.convenience
2018
Cloze 7(2018北京)
The Homeless Hero
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with ￡400 in cash would be a source(来源) of temptation(诱惑). But the 1 would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith 2 more remarkable.
After spotting a 3 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 4 to return.
After hours in the cold and wet, he 5 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact(联系) the driver, only to 6 it contained ￡400 in notes, with another ￡50 in spare change beside it.
He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 7 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth ￡ 35,000—in Glasgow city centre, they were 8 to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 9 .
The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his 10 .
Mr. Anderson said:“I couldn't believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight 11 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and 12 he didn't take the wallet for himself;he thought about others 13 . It's unbelievable. It just proves there are 14 guys out there.”
Mr. Smith's act 15 much of the public's attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson 16 about the act of kindness on Facebook.
Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to 17 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown 18 him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street;he's had job 19 and all sorts,”Mr. Anderson commented.
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing 20 . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.
1.A.hope B.aim C.urge D.effort
2.A.still B.even C.ever D.once
3.A.wallet B.bag C.box D.parcel
4.A.partner B.colleague C.owner D.policeman
5.A.turned B.hid C.stepped D.reached
6.A.discover B.collect C.check D.believe
7.A.taking B.leaving C.reading D.writing
8.A.satisfied B.excited C.amused D.shocked
9.A.safe B.missing C.found D.seen
10.A.service B.support C.kindness D.encouragement
11.A.when B.if C.where D.because
12.A.rather B.yet C.already D.just
13.A.too B.though C.again D.instead
14.A.honest B.polite C.rich D.generous
15.A.gave B.paid C.cast D.drew
16.A.learned B.posted C.cared D.heard
17.A.borrow B.raise C.save D.earn
18.A.of B.at C.for D.in
19.A.details B.changes C.offers D.applications
20.A.lesson B.adventure C.chance D.challenge
2017
Cloze 8(2017北京)
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 1 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 2 . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 3 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 4 an old shopping trolley(购物车)which was piled with 5 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 6 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 7 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t 8 as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 9 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 10 “Big Bosses”lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 11 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in“Ladybug Jars”to collect everyone’s spare change during“Make Change”month. More recently, the foundation began another 12 called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s 13 and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called“Hannah’s Place”, something that Hannah is very 14 of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 15 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 16 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 17 of young people to change the world. But 18 all this, Hannah still has the 19 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 20 in the world. You can, too!
1.A.jumping B.eating C.crying D.waving
2.A.annoyed B.nervous C.ashamed D.upset
3.A.behave B.manage C.help D.work
4.A.pushing B.carrying C.buying D.holding
5.A.goods B.bottles C.foods D.bags
6.A.excited B.determined C.energetic D.grateful
7.A.since B.unless C.although D.as
8.A.sound B.get C.feel D.look
9.A.exchange B.leave C.keep D.spread
10.A.sell B.deliver C.host D.pack
11.A.contribute B.lead C.apply D.agree
12.A.campaign B.trip C.procedure D.trial
13.A.elderly B.hungry C.lonely D.sick
14.A.aware B.afraid C.proud D.sure
15.A.going B.sleeping C.travelling D.playing
16.A.praises B.invitations C.replies D.appointments
17.A.needs B.interests C.dreams D.efforts
18.A.for B.through C.besides D.along
19.A.healthy B.public C.normal D.tough
20.A.choice B.profit C.judgement D.difference
2016
Cloze 9(2016北京)
A Race Against Death
It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr.Welch 1 a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 2 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 3 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome The town's 4 was already full of ice, so it couldn't come by ship. Cars and horses couldn't travel on the 5 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.
6 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 7 .Nome's town officials came up with a(n) 8 .They would have the medicine sent by 9 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—known as“mushers”—would 10 it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. 11 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon's face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to 12 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most 13 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would 14 ,and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his 15 .He had to leave the trail(雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 16 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, 17 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to 18 .He had found the trail.
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dogs 19 in Nome. Within minutes, Dr.Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children.All of them recovered.
Nome had been 20 .
1.A.examined B.warned C.interviewed D.cured
2.A.harmless B.helpless C.fearless D.careless
3.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However
4.A.airport B.station C.harbor D.border
5.A.narrow B.snowy C.busy D.dirty
6.A.From B.On C.By D.After
7.A.tired B.upset C.pale D.sick
8.A.plan B.excuse C.message D.topic
9.A.air B.rail C.sea D.road
10.A.carry B.return C.mail D.give
11.A.Though B.Since C.When D.If
12.A.enter B.move C.visit D.cross
13.A.shameful B.boring C.dangerous D.foolish
14.A.escape B.bleed C.swim D.die
15.A.memory B.exit C.way D.destination
16.A.find B.fix C.pass D.change
17.A.pretending B.trying C.asking D.learning
18.A.run B.leave C.bite D.play
19.A.gathered B.stayed C.camped D.arrived
20.A.controlled B.saved C.founded D.developed
2015
Cloze 10(2015北京)
A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment.The living room was large enough for their piano.That night,the two of them 1 side by side at the piano.They played jazz music to celebrate their new home.The loud 2 filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, 3 ,their happiness disappeared.Someone had left a 4 under their door during the night.One of their neighbors had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano.Dario's mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it.But he said that they were all 5 people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that.Later that morning,Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 6 and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and 7 everyone in person,”his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a 8 instead ”Dario asked.
They both loved the 9 .Over the next few days,they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 10 their guests.They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.
Finally,the day of the party 11 .Some guests brought presents.Others brought flowers.Some even brought desserts to 12 .One woman,Mrs.Gilbert, 13 Dario's mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said.“The sounds woke me out of bed.I 14 that you might play like this every night.So I wrote a short note.I hope you don't think I disliked the playing.”
Dario's mother smiled at Mrs.Gilbert.“I think maybe we 15 you an apology,”she said.“I didn't 16 how late it was when we were playing.Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”
“You play,you play!” Mrs.Gilbert said.“I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them.“These songs are not such 17 music.”
“These songs are beautiful music,”Dario's mother said.“We will be 18 to play them in the evening.”
“And we won't play so loud or late!” Dario said.He was already looking forward to 19 the new music.More than that,however,he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face.It gave him a feeling of 20 and made him feel that they were home at last.
1.A.sat B.stood C.lay D.walked
2.A.voice B.ring C.music D.cry
3.A.therefore B.however C.otherwise D.instead
4.A.note B.poster C.bill D.report
5.A.proud B.rich C.lucky D.nice
6.A.neighbors B.friends C.relatives D.audiences
7.A.blame B.instruct C.question D.visit
8.A.party B.concert C.show D.play
9.A.experience B.idea C.performance D.action
10.A.to B.with C.for D.from
11.A.continued B.arrived C.passed D.finished
12.A.order B.sell C.share D.advertise
13.A.treated B.presented C.helped D.served
14.A.promised B.admitted C.agreed D.worried
15.A.give B.send C.offer D.owe
16.A.realize B.remember C.understand D.accept
17.A.sweet B.strange C.funny D.loud
18.A.brave B.sorry C.happy D.afraid
19.A.changing B.practicing C.recording D.writing
20.A.equality B.freedom C.warmth D.sympathy
北京卷（2015—2024）
2024
Cloze 1（2024北京）
I’d just arrived at school, ready for another school day. I was reading a book in the classroom when there was an 1 . “Today at 1:10 there will be auditions(面试) for a musical.” My friends all jumped up in excitement and asked me, “Will you be going, Amy ” “Sure,” I said. I had no 2 in drama, but I’d try out because my friends were doing it.
At 1:10, there was a 3 outside the drama room. Everyone looked energetic. I hadn’t expected I’d be standing there that morning. But now that I was doing it, I
4 felt nervous. What if I wasn’t any good
I entered the room and the teachers made me say some lines from the musical. They then 5 my singing skills and asked what role I wanted to play. The teachers were smiling and praising me. I felt like I had a 6 , so I said, “A big role.” They said they’d look into it. I started getting really nervous. What if I didn’t get a main role
Soon, the cast list was 7 . My friends checked and came back shouting, “Amy, you got the main role!” Sure enough, my name was at the top. I just stared at it and started to 8 . I was so happy.
After two months we were all prepared and ready to go on stage. It was fun. And when people started 9 , that gave me a boost of confidence. It stayed with me and made me feel 10 . I realised that by trying something new, I can have fun—even if it means stepping out of my comfort zone.
1. A. assignment B. initiative C. announcement D. interview
2. A. hesitancy B. interest C. worry D. regret
3. A. game B. show C. play D. line
4. A. suddenly B. continuously C. originally D. generally
5. A. advertised B. tested C. challenged D. polished
6. A. demand B. credit C. dream D. chance
7. A. traded B. posted C. questioned D. claimed
8. A. well up B. roll in C. stand out D. go off
9. A. whispering B. arguing C. clapping D. stretching
10. A. funnier B. fairer C. cleverer D. braver
答案
[语篇解读]作者有一天在教室读书时偶然听到一则关于面试音乐剧的通知。作者原本对于戏剧并不感兴趣，但还是决定大胆一试。在面试过程中作者出色的表现获得了评委老师的认可，最终成为主演。在正式演出中，观众们的掌声使作者信心大增，变得更加勇敢。
1. C根据空后“Today at 1:10 there will be auditions for a musical.”可知，今天下午1:10将会有一场音乐剧的面试。此处显然是一则通知（announcement）的内容。assignment作业，任务；initiative措施，倡议；interview面试，采访。
2. B根据空后“but I’d try out”可以推测出作者对戏剧并无兴趣（interest），但还是会参加试演。hesitancy犹豫，踌躇；worry担心，忧虑；regret懊悔，惋惜。
3. D从前文可知，1:10会有一场音乐剧的面试。根据空后“Everyone looked energetic.”可推测，此时在戏剧教室外有很多人来参加面试，排起了队（line）。
4. A从前文可知，作者根本没有料想到她会站在那里参加音乐剧的面试。后文“What if I wasn’t any good ”表示作者的心理活动“如果我做不好该怎么办呢？”。由此可推测作者此时突然（suddenly）变得紧张起来。continuously持续不断地；originally起初，原来；generally通常，普遍地。
5. B从前文可知，作者进入教室，开始参加面试。老师们先让作者念几句从音乐剧中选出来的台词。此处表示然后老师们测试（tested）了一下作者的演唱技巧。advertise登广告；challenge挑战；polish改进，润色。
6. D从前文可知，老师们笑着表扬了作者。后文表示作者想要争取一个重要的角色。由此可推测作者根据老师的反应猜测自己有机会（chance），所以提出想要承担一个重要的角色。demand需求，要求；credit赞扬，信誉；dream梦想。
7. B根据空后“My friends checked and...main role!”可知，作者的朋友在查看演员名单后告知作者获得主演一角。由此可知，演员名单被张贴了（posted）出来。trade交换，营业；question盘问，怀疑；claim声称，断言。
8. A由前文可知，作者得知自己获得了主演的角色。由此可以推断作者此时的心情是很激动的。well up（情绪）变得强烈，（情感）涌起；roll in蜂拥而至；stand out脱颖而出；go off离开。此处well up既能表示作者激动的心情，又能与后文happy相呼应。
9. C根据空后“that gave me a boost of confidence”可推断观众的反应是积极的。由此可知that应指代人们开始鼓掌（clapping），这使作者信心大增。whisper低语；argue争论；stretch伸展。
10. D该句中It指代前文的confidence。由此可知，信心一直伴随着作者，并使作者更加勇敢（braver）。此处braver与前文confidence及后文trying something new和stepping out of my comfort zone相呼应。funny滑稽的；fair公平的；clever聪明的。
2023
Cloze 2（2023北京）
I was always timid(羞怯的). Being new to the school made me even 1 , so it was surprising I’d 2 to anyone around me. Now I was paying the price—to write a five-page essay on “Why I Should Not Talk in Class”. That would take all night!
After I got home, though, I took my time petting the cat—postponing the pain.
When I finally sat down to 3 , I began with the reasons Ms Black would want to hear. Talking kept me and my neighbours from 4 . One paragraph down; now what I chewed on my pencil. Aha! What if talking were the first step towards life as a criminal Without the education I was throwing away, I’d turn to theft and go to prison. When I got out, people would say, “She used to talk in class.” The pages began 5 .
But when mum got home from work, I was still 6 , “Five pages! That’s impossible!”
“Well, you’d better get back to work,” she said, “and I want to read it when you’re through.”
Soon after dinner, I handed the essay to mum. I half expected a 7 —at least an “I hope you’ve learned your lesson”. 8 , mum laughed and laughed as she read.
The next day, when Ms Black read the essay to the class, everyone laughed. I could 9 they weren’t making fun of me: they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story. My 10 still needed some nudging(激发), but I did learn I wasn’t shy in print.
1. A. freer B. shyer C. calmer D. happier
2. A. nod B. point C. listen D. chat
3. A. weep B. rest C. write D. read
4. A. learning B. playing C. planning D. laughing
5. A. standing out B. flying by
C. breaking up D. checking in
6. A. celebrating B. longing
C. complaining D. warning
7. A. lecture B. reason C. reward D. solution
8. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Meanwhile D. Instead
9. A. hope B. imagine C. tell D. predict
10. A. patience B. confidence
C. tolerance D. independence
答案
[语篇解读] 作者原本羞怯。转学后，因一次课上的“交头接耳”被老师罚写检讨。令人意想不到的是，“检讨书”竟成了令人捧腹的佳作。作者也因此认识到自己在写作方面的潜力和天赋，最终实现了从羞怯到自信的转变。
1. B 文章首句说作者总是很羞怯。空前的Being new to the school表示“初来这所学校”。根据常识可知，害羞的人来到新环境会更加害羞（shyer）。timid和shy是同义词。
2. D 根据空前的so可知，前后构成因果关系。前一分句说初来这所学校，作者更害羞了，所以作者跟身边的人聊天（chat）是令人惊讶的。后文中的“Why I Should Not Talk in Class”也是提示。
3. C 第一段倒数第二句说作者被罚写一篇5页的检讨书。第二段说作者回到家后一直拖延时间，迟迟不开始写。此处表示作者最终坐下来写（write）了。第一段中的write是提示。
4. A 根据第一段中的“Why I Should Not Talk in Class”可知，检讨书的主题是“我为什么不该在课堂上说话”。由此可推知，此处表示说话使作者和邻座的同学无法学习（learning）。learning与in Class呼应。
5. B 前文中的“Aha!”表示发现某事物的喜悦，在此处表示作者豁然开朗，“Aha!”后为作者想象的内容。思路打开了，所以开始在纸上书写。此处用“纸页飞过（flying by）”形容思如泉涌，一直不停地写。?
6. C 根据第一段中的“That would take all night!”可知，起初，作者觉得写5页检讨书很难，会花费一整晚的时间。第三段说作者的思路打开了，开始在纸上不停地书写。根据作者想象的内容和空前的still以及空后的“Five pages! That’s impossible!”可推知，虽然作者的思路打开了，但依然没有写够5页，所以此处表示作者在抱怨（complaining）写够5页是不可能的。?
7. A 破折号表示解释说明。根据破折号后的at least an “I hope you’ve learned your lesson（我希望你得到了教训）”可知，此处表示一顿训斥（lecture）。?
8. D 空前说作者觉得会得到母亲的训斥，空后说母亲边读边笑，前后构成转折关系，故选D。instead意为“然而”。?
9. C 冒号表示解释说明。根据冒号后的“they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story”可知，同学们笑是因为作者有讲好笑故事的能力。由此可推知，此处表示作者可以确切地判断出（tell）同学们不是在笑话她。?
10. B 通读全文可知，作者是一个害羞的人，老师让她写检讨书时她觉得是件难事，但是写的过程中思如泉涌，写出的检讨书得到了母亲和同学们的认可。由此可推知，作者在这个过程中找到了自信（confidence）。
2022
Cloze 3 (2022北京)
One Monday morning, while the children were enjoying “free play”, I stepped to the doorway of the classroom to take a break. Suddenly, I 1 a movement of the heavy wooden door. This was the very door I 2 guided the children through to ensure their safety from the bitter cold. I felt a chill (寒意) go through my body.
My legs carried me to that door, and I pushed it open. It was one of my kindergarteners who I thought was 3 that day. He had been dropped off at school late and was 4 to open the door.
He must have been waiting there for quite a while! Without a word, I rushed him to the hospital. He was treated for frostbite on his hands. He'd need time to 5 , and wouldn't come for class the next day, I thought.
The next morning, one of the first to 6 was my little frostbitten boy. Not only did he run in with energy, but his 7 could be heard as loud as ever! I gave him a warm hug and told him how 8 I was to see him. His words have stayed with me all these years, “I knew you would open the door.”
That cold Monday morning, he waited a long, long while for adults to 9 . To a child, every minute feels like forever. He didn't attempt to walk back home; he waited and trusted. This five year old taught me a powerful lesson in 10 .
1.A.caused B.spotted C.checked D.imagined
2.A.hesitantly B.randomly C.dizzily D.carefully
3.A.angry B.absent C.special D.noisy
4.A.courageous B.content C.unable D.unwilling
5.A.recover B.play C.change D.wait
6.A.settle B.gather C.arrive D.react
7.A.sneeze B.weep C.complaint D.laughter
8.A.lucky B.happy C.curious D.nervous
9.A.show up B.pull up C.hold up D.line up
10.A.gratitude B.forgiveness C.faith D.kindness
答案
[语篇解读] 幼儿园一个迟到的小男孩不顾寒冷坚守在门外等待老师来开门,因为他相信老师一定会来。
1.B 根据第二段的第一句话可知,“我”走向那扇门并推开了它。由此可知,“我”注意到(spotted)厚重的木门动了一下。
2.D 根据下文“为保护孩子们免受严寒”推知,“我”小心地(carefully)领着孩子们穿过木门。hesitantly犹豫地;randomly 任意地,随便地;dizzily眩晕地。
3.B 根据下文“他被送到学校晚了”可知,“我”认为他那天缺席(absent)了。
4.C 根据上文“厚重的木门”并结合常识可推知,小男孩不能(unable)推开那扇门。
5.A 根据上文“他因为手被冻伤而接受治疗”可知,他需要时间康复(recover)。
6.C 根据下文“他充满活力地跑进来”可知,第二天他是最早到(arrive)园的孩子之一。
7.D 根据上下文可推知,他不仅充满活力地跑进来,还发出了和往常一样响亮的笑声(laughter)。
8.B 根据上文“我给了他一个热情的拥抱”可知,看见他“我”很开心(happy)。
9.A 根据第四段最后一句话可知,他坚信老师会过来给他开门。由此可知,他等了很久很久,等大人出现(show up)。pull up停下;hold up举起,阻碍;line up排队。
10.C 根据上文中的“trusted”可知,这个五岁的小男孩在信任(faith)方面给“我”上了一课。
2021
Cloze 4 (2021北京)
Recently, I took a trip home by train. I got a seat opposite a middle aged man with sharp eyes, who kept 1 a young woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap. The woman's eye fell on the man's face, and she immediately looked down and 2 her scarf.
As the night wore on, people began to close their eyes, but the seats were so uncomfortable that only a very heavy sleeper could manage to get any 3 . The woman looked over at the man. He was still staring at her. She looked back at him with fire in her eyes. I was beginning to get 4 , too.
The train moved on. The little boy was 5 awake on his mother's lap, but the woman dropped off to sleep. A moment later, he began to 6 the half open window—one leg went over it. The man jumped up and 7 the child just before he fell out.
The 8 woke up the woman. She seemed to be in 9 , and then reality dawned (显现).“Your child has been looking for an opportunity to climb out of the window,” the man said as he gave the child back to her. “So I have been watching the whole time.” The woman was 10 , and so was I.
1.A.guiding B.bothering C.watching D.monitoring
2.A.adjusted B.changed C.packed D.waved
3.A.air B.joy C.space D.rest
4.A.nervous B.embarrassed C.angry D.disappointed
5.A.almost B.still C.hardly D.even
6.A.drag B.climb C.knock D.push
7.A.grabbed B.rocked C.touched D.picked
8.A.alarm B.quarrel C.risk D.noise
9.A.sorrow B.relief C.panic D.pain
10.A.astonished B.confused C.concerned D.inspired
答案
[语篇解读] 文章主要讲述了列车上一名男子救下一个小男孩的故事。
1.C 句意:我坐在一个目光敏锐的中年男子对面,该男子一直注视着坐在靠窗的座位上、大腿上坐着一个小男孩的年轻女子。由第二段中的“He was still staring at her.”可知,男子一直注视着(watching)女子。
2.A 句意:女子的目光落在男子的脸上,她立即低头,整理(adjusted)她的围巾。
3.D 句意:夜渐渐深了,人们开始闭上他们的眼睛,但是座位是那样不舒服,以至于只有睡得很沉的人才能休息(rest)。
4.C 句意:我也开始变得生气了。由上一句中的“fire in her eyes”可知,作者的情绪为生气(angry)。
5.B 句意:小男孩在他妈妈的大腿上依然(still)醒着,但是这个女子已经睡着了。此处but连接并列的两个分句,前后句意形成鲜明的转折关系,故选still。
6.B 句意:过了一会儿,他开始爬(climb)半开的窗户——一条腿已经翻出窗户。
7.A 句意:那个男子跳起来,在小男孩翻出窗户前(一把)抓住了(grabbed)他。
8.D 句意:嘈杂声(noise)叫醒了这个女子。
9.C 由前面年轻女子被嘈杂声叫醒可知,她显得很“惊慌”。panic 惊慌。
10.A 句意:女子感到十分惊讶(astonished),我也是。
2020
Cloze 5(2020北京)
My faith in human nature has never been so great as it was last weekend after our family get-together in the town of Vail.
On Saturday, we all went to the market right in the middle of the town. Near the end, we all 1 at the fountain near the bridge, and the kids waded (蹚水) around in the fountain until we 2 . This is one of the busiest walking streets.
After we returned to the hotel late in the afternoon, my 7-year-old son Ponder 3 that nowhere could he find his backpack, which 4 his Gameboy and his watch. After a thorough 5 , we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.
Ponder has never 6 anything. So we just take for granted that he needs no supervision (指导) for managing his 7 .
He was upset, not about the Gameboy, but about the watch. “But Dad,” he said, through massive 8 , “they don't make that kind of watch anymore.” We were all very 9 .
Our dinner reservation was at a restaurant just on the other side of the bridge, so I 10 him that we would not only search the area around the fountain when we went back for dinner, but we would also find the police and ask them if the backpack had been 11 .
As we exited from the parking garage, we could see the fountain as we walked down the long staircase. I saw something black 12 there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not 13 what it was or if it was hers.
“See it, Dad ” Ponder shouted. “Don't get too 14 because that may not be it,” I said. But that was it. It had been five or six hours since we left the fountain, and it was 15 there. There was no ID in it, and it looked like someone had looked through it and then set it right out where all could 16 it.
I literally 17 when we reached it and it was his! Everyone in our party was blown away by this “miracle (奇迹)”. In my wildest 18 , I would never have imagined that this could happen nowadays.
What a charmed life, eh I believe this was a perfect 19 for a child in losing something important...to lose it and feel the full 20 of that loss, and then to miraculously get it back.
1.A.drove B.hiked C.met D.united
2.A.landed B.left C.settled D.slept
3.A.responded B.recognised C.realised D.recalled
4.A.contained B.combined C.comprised D.covered
5.A.preparation B.checkup C.revision D.search
6.A.wasted B.lost C.sought D.deserted
7.A.emotion B.time C.money D.stuff
8.A.tears B.fists C.reliefs D.outbreaks
9.A.hesitant B.curious C.sad D.eager
10.A.promised B.informed C.warned D.taught
11.A.worn out B.caught up C.put away D.turned in
12.A.hiding B.sitting C.swinging D.flowing
13.A.assess B.declare C.tell D.predict
14.A.excited B.puzzled C.relaxed D.amused
15.A.already B.even C.almost D.still
16.A.take B.see C.touch D.protect
17.A.panicked B.exploded C.collapsed D.cried
18.A.dreams B.claims C.efforts D.passions
19.A.mode B.lesson C.option D.plot
20.A.range B.pressure C.weight D.harvest
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。主题语境为人与社会。作者讲述自己的孩子庞德在城市步行街玩耍时不慎丢失背包又失而复得的经历,作者更加相信人性的伟大。
1.C 句意:快结束的时候,我们都在桥附近的喷泉处会面(met),……。根据第一段中的family get-together及本段内容可知本题答案为C项。
2.B 根据第三段最后一句可知作者他们认定他们离开时他肯定把它落在了喷泉那里,故可推知本题答案为B项。
3.C 句意:傍晚我们回到酒店后,我7岁的儿子庞德意识到(realised)他到处都找不到他的背包,里面装着(contained)他的 Gameboy 游戏机和手表。
4.A 见第3小题解析
5.D 句意:经过彻底搜查(search),我们断定他一定是把它落在喷泉那里了。
6.B 句意:庞德从来没有丢失(lost)过任何东西。根据上文中的“must have left it at the fountain”及下句可推知答案为B项。
7.D 句意:所以我们想当然地认为他在管理他自己的东西(stuff)方面不需要指导。
8.A 句意:“但是,爸爸,”他泪(tears)流满面地说,“他们不再制作那种表了。”
9.C 根据上句庞德所说的话可推知我们都很伤心(sad)。
10.A 句意:我们的晚餐预订的餐馆就在桥的对面,所以我答应(promised)他当我们回去吃晚饭时我们不仅会搜索喷泉周围的区域,还会找到警察,问他们是否有人上交(turned in)了一个背包。
11.D 见第10小题解析。
12.B 句意:我看见一个黑色的东西就放在(sitting)那里,……。根据下文可知那个黑色的东西就是被丢失的背包。
13.C 句意:……但它就在一个站在喷泉边的女士旁边,所以我分辨(tell)不出那是什么,也不知道那是不是她的东西。tell意为“分辨,辨别”。
14.A 句意:“不要太激动(excited),因为那可能不是你的包,”我说。
15.D 句意:我们离开喷泉已经有五六个小时了,它还(still)在那里。
16.B 句意:里面没有身份证,看起来好像有人翻过那个包,然后把它放在了所有人都能看到(see)的地方。
17.D 句意:当我们到达时,我简直哭(cried)了,那是他的!
18.A 句意:我做梦(dreams)也没有想到现如今会发生这样的事。
19.B 句意:我相信这对一个孩子来说是一堂关于丢失重要东西的绝佳的课(lesson),……丢了它,感受那种失去的心理负担(weight),然后又奇迹般地找了回来。
20.C 见第19小题解析。
2019
Cloze 6 (2019北京)
Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been 1 free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started 2 his car to the young people, Wilson has 3 an astonishing 64,000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous 4 with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he's 5 have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they've also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students 6 call him “Grandpa”.
Tina Stern 7 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free 8 .“It's not just a ride;you're not just sitting there in 9 silence or with your headphones on,” Stern said.“He asks you questions and actually 10 the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he'll 11 those things.”
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation, On Point for College. Although the 12 asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes 13 to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to 14 them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never 15 to buy them a meal.
For many students, Wilson's help is not only appreciated, it's also entirely 16 for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don't have a reliable car, while others have to 17 vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has 18 them to complete their education—but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the 19 .“I just love driving, and I love these kids,” Wilson said. “It's such a(n) 20 to be a part of these kids' lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”
1.A.linking B.sending C.offering D.distributing
2.A.donating B.lending C.delivering D.volunteering
3.A.paved B.covered C.measured D.wandered
4.A.arguments B.interviews C.negotiations D.conversations
5.A.met B.driven C.addressed D.greeted
6.A.even B.ever C.once D.already
7.A.earned B.received C.assessed D.demanded
8.A.transportation B.style C.time D.communication
9.A.forced B.awkward C.ridiculous D.suspicious
10.A.selects B.recites C.guesses D.remembers
11.A.act on B.settle on C.check on D.agree on
12.A.club B.league C.college D.programme
13.A.far B.around C.beyond D.forwards
14.A.assist B.watch C.urge D.warn
15.A.expects B.attempts C.manages D.hesitates
16.A.extra B.unusual C.necessary D.adequate
17.A.share B.fuel C.repair D.exchange
18.A.required B.allowed C.reminded D.convinced
19.A.experience B.arrangement C.appreciation D.employment
20.A.effort B.ambition C.privilege D.convenience
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。主题语境为人与社会。为了确保社区内的低收入家庭的孩子准时到大学上课,76岁的退休工程师Wilson主动免费接送这些大学生。从这个经历中双方都获得了对自己有价值的东西。
1.C 句意:在过去的8年里,76岁的退休工程师Wilson一直在为大学生提供(offering)免费乘车服务。
2.D 此处表示他自愿(volunteering)用自己的车接送这些年轻人。
3.B 此处表示他已经开了(covered)让人惊讶的六万四千英里。
4.D 在开车接送学生们的路上,他们之间有过无数次的让人愉快并且经常很幽默的交谈(conversations)。
5.B 他开车接送(driven)的学生成了医生、老师和工程师。
6.A 句意:有的学生甚至(even)称呼他“爷爷”。
7.B Tina Stern在大学四年都接受(received)了Wilson的接送。
8.A 对她来说这一次次的乘车不仅仅是免费的交通(transportation)。
9.B 这不仅仅是一次乘车,你不会只是在尴尬的(awkward)沉默中坐着或戴着耳机。
10.D 他会问你一些问题,并自己真的会记住(remembers)答案。
11.C 下一次你坐他的车,他就会检查(check on)那些东西。
12.D 结合上句话中的a student-support programme可知,此处应该是该项目(programme)只是要求成员接送学生。
13.C 但是Wilson往往超越(beyond)这一点,他还会确保学生的幸福和安全。
14.A 如果学生在注册时遇到了问题,他就会去帮助(assist)他们。
15.D 如果某个学生在途中饿了,他会毫不犹豫地(hesitates)去给他买吃的。
16.C 对很多学生来说,Wilson的帮助不仅仅使他们心存感激。对他们来说这种帮助是他们完成大学学业完全必不可少的(necessary)。
17.A 句意:有些学生没有一个可靠的车,其他学生要和每周工作6天的爸妈合用(share)一辆车。
18.B 对他们来说,乘坐Wilson的车,让他们得以完成自己的学业。allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事。
19.A 按照Wilson自己的说法,他也从这种经历(experience)中受益匪浅。
20.C 成为这些孩子的生活的一部分是一种荣幸(privilege)。
2018
Cloze 7(2018北京)
The Homeless Hero
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with ￡400 in cash would be a source(来源) of temptation(诱惑). But the 1 would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith 2 more remarkable.
After spotting a 3 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 4 to return.
After hours in the cold and wet, he 5 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact(联系) the driver, only to 6 it contained ￡400 in notes, with another ￡50 in spare change beside it.
He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 7 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth ￡ 35,000—in Glasgow city centre, they were 8 to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 9 .
The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his 10 .
Mr. Anderson said:“I couldn't believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight 11 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and 12 he didn't take the wallet for himself;he thought about others 13 . It's unbelievable. It just proves there are 14 guys out there.”
Mr. Smith's act 15 much of the public's attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson 16 about the act of kindness on Facebook.
Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to 17 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown 18 him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street;he's had job 19 and all sorts,”Mr. Anderson commented.
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing 20 . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.
1.A.hope B.aim C.urge D.effort
2.A.still B.even C.ever D.once
3.A.wallet B.bag C.box D.parcel
4.A.partner B.colleague C.owner D.policeman
5.A.turned B.hid C.stepped D.reached
6.A.discover B.collect C.check D.believe
7.A.taking B.leaving C.reading D.writing
8.A.satisfied B.excited C.amused D.shocked
9.A.safe B.missing C.found D.seen
10.A.service B.support C.kindness D.encouragement
11.A.when B.if C.where D.because
12.A.rather B.yet C.already D.just
13.A.too B.though C.again D.instead
14.A.honest B.polite C.rich D.generous
15.A.gave B.paid C.cast D.drew
16.A.learned B.posted C.cared D.heard
17.A.borrow B.raise C.save D.earn
18.A.of B.at C.for D.in
19.A.details B.changes C.offers D.applications
20.A.lesson B.adventure C.chance D.challenge
答案
[语篇解读] 文章讲述了一名流浪汉 抵制金钱的诱惑 恪守诚信的故事
C 考查名词 根据上下文可知,对于很多人来说发现 一个别人落下的钱包是有一定诱惑力的 对于流浪汉来说 这种将钱包据为己有的冲动会更大,故选择 C 项 urge 强 烈的欲望;冲动;hope 希望;aim 目标;effort 努力
B 考查副词 由下文可知,流浪汉 Tom Smith 没有将 钱包据为己有,所以和一般人相比,Tom 的行为更加了不 起 even“甚至,更,愈加”,用于表示比较 still 仍然;ever 曾经;once 曾经,一度
A 考查名词 整篇文章都是围绕着一个无人看管的钱 包展开的,而且 wallet 一词在文章中也多次出现,故选择 A 项 wallet 钱包;bag 包;box 盒子,箱子;parcel 包裹
C 考查名词 Tom 发现钱包后没有拿走而是一直等 着钱包的主人返回 根据句意选择 C 项 下文中也出现了 owner 一词 owner 物主; partner 同伴,伙伴; colleague 同 事;policeman 警察
D 考查动词 根据下文可知 Tom 想从钱包中找到钱 包的主人的联系方式,所以伸手进去拿 reach 伸手去(拿 或够东西);turn 转动;hide 藏,隐藏;step 迈步,行走
A 考查动词 前文提到希望拿出钱包找钱包的主人的 身份证明,此处对应前面的 find,应选择 A discover 发现; collect 搜集;check 核对,检查;believe 相信
B 考查动词 等了好久钱包的主人都不来,Tom 只能 留下字条让钱包的主人放心,告诉他钱包没有丢 根据句 意选择 B 项 leave 留下;take 带走;read 读;write 写
D 考查形容词 车主和他的同事返回时因为不知道发 生了什么,所以看到警察站在车旁边的时候感到很震惊 (shocked) shocked 震惊的;satisfied 满意的;excited 兴奋 的;amused 逗乐的,觉得好笑的
A 考查词义辨析 警察告诉他们钱包没有丢失,是安 全的(safe),故选择 A 项 此外,safe 一词在本段的第一句 中已出现过
C 考查名词 Tom 守护钱包的行为是善举,而且在下 文中也出现了 kindness,故选择 C 项 kindness 善意,善良; service 服务;support 支持;encouragement 鼓励
A 考查连词 分析句子逻辑可知,此处表示让步,故选 A when 虽然
B 考查副词 他什么都没有,可他却没有把钱包拿走 根据句意可知前后为转折关系,故选择 B 项 yet 但是; rather 相当;already 已经;just 仅仅
D 考查副词 他没有拿走钱包,而是为别人着想 根 据句意可知,前后为对比关系,故选择 D 项 instead 反而, 而是;too 也;though 不过;again 再一次,又一次
A 考查形容词 Tom 的行为表明他是一个诚实的 (honest)人,故选择 A 项 honest 诚实的;polite 礼貌的;rich 富有的;generous 慷慨的
D 考查动词 Tom 的行为引起了很多人的关注 draw one cast 扔,掷,投射
B 考查动词 Anderson 先生把 Tom 所做的好事发到 了 Facebook 上 根据句意可知选 B post 发布;learn 学习, 学会;care 关心,在意;hear 听到
B 考查动词 Anderson 先生在网上发起为 Tom 和其 他无家可归者筹钱的活动 raise money “筹钱” borrow 借;save 挽救,节省;earn 挣(钱)
D 考查介词 大家对 Tom 表现出的信任已经感动了 他 faith in sb.“对……的信任”,故选择 D 项
C 考查名词 有人给 Tom 提供了工作 job offers“工 作机会” detail 细节;change 改变;application 申请
C 考查名词 对于 Tom 来说,这就是他改变人生的一 个机 会 ( chance) lesson 教 训; adventure 冒 险; challenge 挑战
2017
Cloze 8(2017北京)
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 1 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 2 . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 3 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 4 an old shopping trolley(购物车)which was piled with 5 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 6 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 7 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t 8 as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 9 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 10 “Big Bosses”lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 11 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in“Ladybug Jars”to collect everyone’s spare change during“Make Change”month. More recently, the foundation began another 12 called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s 13 and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called“Hannah’s Place”, something that Hannah is very 14 of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 15 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 16 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 17 of young people to change the world. But 18 all this, Hannah still has the 19 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 20 in the world. You can, too!
1.A.jumping B.eating C.crying D.waving
2.A.annoyed B.nervous C.ashamed D.upset
3.A.behave B.manage C.help D.work
4.A.pushing B.carrying C.buying D.holding
5.A.goods B.bottles C.foods D.bags
6.A.excited B.determined C.energetic D.grateful
7.A.since B.unless C.although D.as
8.A.sound B.get C.feel D.look
9.A.exchange B.leave C.keep D.spread
10.A.sell B.deliver C.host D.pack
11.A.contribute B.lead C.apply D.agree
12.A.campaign B.trip C.procedure D.trial
13.A.elderly B.hungry C.lonely D.sick
14.A.aware B.afraid C.proud D.sure
15.A.going B.sleeping C.travelling D.playing
16.A.praises B.invitations C.replies D.appointments
17.A.needs B.interests C.dreams D.efforts
18.A.for B.through C.besides D.along
19.A.healthy B.public C.normal D.tough
20.A.choice B.profit C.judgement D.difference
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一个叫Hannah Taylor的女孩子通过自己的不懈努力号召大家关注和帮助无家可归的人的故事。
1.B 根据下文的“the man was homeless and hungry”可知选择B项。
2.D 此空要表达的是当Hannah看到无家可归的人时的感受,文章第二段给出了两处提示,即第四句中的“This made Hannah very sad”以及最后一句中的“the problem that made her sad”,本处Hannah的感受应与这两处一致,因此选择upset“难过”。annoyed生气的,nervous紧张的,ashamed羞愧的。
3.C 根据设空处后一句可知Hannah想要帮助无家可归的人,故选择C项。behave“表现”,manage“应付”,work“工作”。
4.A 根据语境可知,这个女人正推着一个购物车,故选择pushing“推”。carry“提、搬”,buy“买”,hold“拿着”。
5.D 根据设空处下一句中的everything the woman owned was in them可知bags最贴切。goods“商品、货品”,bottle“瓶子”,food“食物”,均与语境不符。
6.B 文章第一段的结尾第一次提到了Hannah有帮助无家可归的人的想法,设空处表示Hannah想为这些人做点事情的决心更强了,故选择B项。excited兴奋的,energetic有活力的,grateful感激的。
7.A 从她们第一次看到那个无家可归的男人开始,Hannah就一直在和妈妈谈论这些人的生活,故选择A项,since“自从”。unless“除非”,although“尽管”,as“当……时”,均不符合句意。
8.C 妈妈告诉Hannah如果她做点事情来改变这个让她难过的问题,那她就不会感觉那么糟糕了。第一段和第二段中多次提到Hannah看到这些无家可归的人时的感受(难过、伤心),因此此空选择feel。
9.D 前一句提到Hannah开始在各地讲述无家可归的人的情况,为的就是将她的希望和认识传播出去,因此选择spread“传播”。
10.C 根据下文可知,Hannah主办了“Big Bosses”午餐会,故选择host“主办”。sell“卖”,deliver“运送”,pack“收拾(行李)、装(箱)”,均不符合句意。
11.A Hannah主办午餐会的目的是让当地的商业领导人捐助这个事业,因此选择A项。lead“引领”,apply“申请”,agree“同意”。
12.A 由上文可知,Hannah为了帮助无家可归的人组织或开展了很多活动,设空处就是其中一个活动,因此本题选择A,campaign“运动(为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列有计划的活动)”。trip“旅行”,procedure“程序、手续”,trial“审讯,选拔赛”。
13.B 根据上下文可知,无家可归的人最大的问题就是饥饿和没有地方住,因此选择B项。
14.C 通过Hannah的努力,在Winnipeg成立了一个以她的名字命名的救助站,这让Hannah感到很自豪,故选择C项。aware“知道、意识到”,afraid“害怕”, sure“确定、肯定”。
15.B 无家可归的人没有住处,在寒冷的室外睡觉就意味着死亡,故选择B项。
16.A 根据设空处后面的句子可知,Hannah受到了很多表扬和嘉奖,因此选择A项。invitation“邀请”,reply“答复”,appointment“约会、预约”。
17.D 嘉奖Hannah是为了肯定她所付出的努力,因此选择D项。effort“努力”。
18.B 经历了这一切,Hannah仍然过着正常的学生生活,根据句意可知设空处应选择through“通过,经过”。for“因为”,besides“除了”,along“沿着”,均不符合句意。
19.C 一面是付出后得到的荣誉和光环,一面是正常的学生生活,根据语义应选择C项,normal“正常的”。healthy“健康的”,public“公众的、大众的”,tough“艰难的、棘手的”。
20.D 根据全文内容可知,Hannah的行为有着很大的影响,让一些社会问题有了很大的改善,因此选择D项。make a difference“有影响,有作用”。choice“选择”,profit“利润”,judgement“判断力”。
2016
Cloze 9(2016北京)
A Race Against Death
It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr.Welch 1 a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 2 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 3 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome The town's 4 was already full of ice, so it couldn't come by ship. Cars and horses couldn't travel on the 5 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.
6 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 7 .Nome's town officials came up with a(n) 8 .They would have the medicine sent by 9 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—known as“mushers”—would 10 it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. 11 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon's face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to 12 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most 13 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would 14 ,and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his 15 .He had to leave the trail(雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 16 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, 17 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to 18 .He had found the trail.
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dogs 19 in Nome. Within minutes, Dr.Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children.All of them recovered.
Nome had been 20 .
1.A.examined B.warned C.interviewed D.cured
2.A.harmless B.helpless C.fearless D.careless
3.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However
4.A.airport B.station C.harbor D.border
5.A.narrow B.snowy C.busy D.dirty
6.A.From B.On C.By D.After
7.A.tired B.upset C.pale D.sick
8.A.plan B.excuse C.message D.topic
9.A.air B.rail C.sea D.road
10.A.carry B.return C.mail D.give
11.A.Though B.Since C.When D.If
12.A.enter B.move C.visit D.cross
13.A.shameful B.boring C.dangerous D.foolish
14.A.escape B.bleed C.swim D.die
15.A.memory B.exit C.way D.destination
16.A.find B.fix C.pass D.change
17.A.pretending B.trying C.asking D.learning
18.A.run B.leave C.bite D.play
19.A.gathered B.stayed C.camped D.arrived
20.A.controlled B.saved C.founded D.developed
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是记叙文。1925年寒冷的一月,阿拉斯加的一个
2015-2024年北京市高考英语真题分类
北京卷（2015—2024）
2024
Cloze 1（2024北京）
I’d just arrived at school, ready for another school day. I was reading a book in the classroom when there was an 1 . “Today at 1:10 there will be auditions(面试) for a musical.” My friends all jumped up in excitement and asked me, “Will you be going, Amy ” “Sure,” I said. I had no 2 in drama, but I’d try out because my friends were doing it.
At 1:10, there was a 3 outside the drama room. Everyone looked energetic. I hadn’t expected I’d be standing there that morning. But now that I was doing it, I
4 felt nervous. What if I wasn’t any good
I entered the room and the teachers made me say some lines from the musical. They then 5 my singing skills and asked what role I wanted to play. The teachers were smiling and praising me. I felt like I had a 6 , so I said, “A big role.” They said they’d look into it. I started getting really nervous. What if I didn’t get a main role
Soon, the cast list was 7 . My friends checked and came back shouting, “Amy, you got the main role!” Sure enough, my name was at the top. I just stared at it and started to 8 . I was so happy.
After two months we were all prepared and ready to go on stage. It was fun. And when people started 9 , that gave me a boost of confidence. It stayed with me and made me feel 10 . I realised that by trying something new, I can have fun—even if it means stepping out of my comfort zone.
1. A. assignment B. initiative C. announcement D. interview
2. A. hesitancy B. interest C. worry D. regret
3. A. game B. show C. play D. line
4. A. suddenly B. continuously C. originally D. generally
5. A. advertised B. tested C. challenged D. polished
6. A. demand B. credit C. dream D. chance
7. A. traded B. posted C. questioned D. claimed
8. A. well up B. roll in C. stand out D. go off
9. A. whispering B. arguing C. clapping D. stretching
10. A. funnier B. fairer C. cleverer D. braver
2023
Cloze 2（2023北京）
I was always timid(羞怯的). Being new to the school made me even 1 , so it was surprising I’d 2 to anyone around me. Now I was paying the price—to write a five-page essay on “Why I Should Not Talk in Class”. That would take all night!
After I got home, though, I took my time petting the cat—postponing the pain.
When I finally sat down to 3 , I began with the reasons Ms Black would want to hear. Talking kept me and my neighbours from 4 . One paragraph down; now what I chewed on my pencil. Aha! What if talking were the first step towards life as a criminal Without the education I was throwing away, I’d turn to theft and go to prison. When I got out, people would say, “She used to talk in class.” The pages began 5 .
But when mum got home from work, I was still 6 , “Five pages! That’s impossible!”
“Well, you’d better get back to work,” she said, “and I want to read it when you’re through.”
Soon after dinner, I handed the essay to mum. I half expected a 7 —at least an “I hope you’ve learned your lesson”. 8 , mum laughed and laughed as she read.
The next day, when Ms Black read the essay to the class, everyone laughed. I could 9 they weren’t making fun of me: they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story. My 10 still needed some nudging(激发), but I did learn I wasn’t shy in print.
1. A. freer B. shyer C. calmer D. happier
2. A. nod B. point C. listen D. chat
3. A. weep B. rest C. write D. read
4. A. learning B. playing C. planning D. laughing
5. A. standing out B. flying by
C. breaking up D. checking in
6. A. celebrating B. longing
C. complaining D. warning
7. A. lecture B. reason C. reward D. solution
8. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Meanwhile D. Instead
9. A. hope B. imagine C. tell D. predict
10. A. patience B. confidence
C. tolerance D. independence
2022
Cloze 3 (2022北京)
One Monday morning, while the children were enjoying “free play”, I stepped to the doorway of the classroom to take a break. Suddenly, I 1 a movement of the heavy wooden door. This was the very door I 2 guided the children through to ensure their safety from the bitter cold. I felt a chill (寒意) go through my body.
My legs carried me to that door, and I pushed it open. It was one of my kindergarteners who I thought was 3 that day. He had been dropped off at school late and was 4 to open the door.
He must have been waiting there for quite a while! Without a word, I rushed him to the hospital. He was treated for frostbite on his hands. He'd need time to 5 , and wouldn't come for class the next day, I thought.
The next morning, one of the first to 6 was my little frostbitten boy. Not only did he run in with energy, but his 7 could be heard as loud as ever! I gave him a warm hug and told him how 8 I was to see him. His words have stayed with me all these years, “I knew you would open the door.”
That cold Monday morning, he waited a long, long while for adults to 9 . To a child, every minute feels like forever. He didn't attempt to walk back home; he waited and trusted. This five year old taught me a powerful lesson in 10 .
1.A.caused B.spotted C.checked D.imagined
2.A.hesitantly B.randomly C.dizzily D.carefully
3.A.angry B.absent C.special D.noisy
4.A.courageous B.content C.unable D.unwilling
5.A.recover B.play C.change D.wait
6.A.settle B.gather C.arrive D.react
7.A.sneeze B.weep C.complaint D.laughter
8.A.lucky B.happy C.curious D.nervous
9.A.show up B.pull up C.hold up D.line up
10.A.gratitude B.forgiveness C.faith D.kindness
2021
Cloze 4 (2021北京)
Recently, I took a trip home by train. I got a seat opposite a middle aged man with sharp eyes, who kept 1 a young woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap. The woman's eye fell on the man's face, and she immediately looked down and 2 her scarf.
As the night wore on, people began to close their eyes, but the seats were so uncomfortable that only a very heavy sleeper could manage to get any 3 . The woman looked over at the man. He was still staring at her. She looked back at him with fire in her eyes. I was beginning to get 4 , too.
The train moved on. The little boy was 5 awake on his mother's lap, but the woman dropped off to sleep. A moment later, he began to 6 the half open window—one leg went over it. The man jumped up and 7 the child just before he fell out.
The 8 woke up the woman. She seemed to be in 9 , and then reality dawned (显现).“Your child has been looking for an opportunity to climb out of the window,” the man said as he gave the child back to her. “So I have been watching the whole time.” The woman was 10 , and so was I.
1.A.guiding B.bothering C.watching D.monitoring
2.A.adjusted B.changed C.packed D.waved
3.A.air B.joy C.space D.rest
4.A.nervous B.embarrassed C.angry D.disappointed
5.A.almost B.still C.hardly D.even
6.A.drag B.climb C.knock D.push
7.A.grabbed B.rocked C.touched D.picked
8.A.alarm B.quarrel C.risk D.noise
9.A.sorrow B.relief C.panic D.pain
10.A.astonished B.confused C.concerned D.inspired
2020
Cloze 5(2020北京)
My faith in human nature has never been so great as it was last weekend after our family get-together in the town of Vail.
On Saturday, we all went to the market right in the middle of the town. Near the end, we all 1 at the fountain near the bridge, and the kids waded (蹚水) around in the fountain until we 2 . This is one of the busiest walking streets.
After we returned to the hotel late in the afternoon, my 7-year-old son Ponder 3 that nowhere could he find his backpack, which 4 his Gameboy and his watch. After a thorough 5 , we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.
Ponder has never 6 anything. So we just take for granted that he needs no supervision (指导) for managing his 7 .
He was upset, not about the Gameboy, but about the watch. “But Dad,” he said, through massive 8 , “they don't make that kind of watch anymore.” We were all very 9 .
Our dinner reservation was at a restaurant just on the other side of the bridge, so I 10 him that we would not only search the area around the fountain when we went back for dinner, but we would also find the police and ask them if the backpack had been 11 .
As we exited from the parking garage, we could see the fountain as we walked down the long staircase. I saw something black 12 there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not 13 what it was or if it was hers.
“See it, Dad ” Ponder shouted. “Don't get too 14 because that may not be it,” I said. But that was it. It had been five or six hours since we left the fountain, and it was 15 there. There was no ID in it, and it looked like someone had looked through it and then set it right out where all could 16 it.
I literally 17 when we reached it and it was his! Everyone in our party was blown away by this “miracle (奇迹)”. In my wildest 18 , I would never have imagined that this could happen nowadays.
What a charmed life, eh I believe this was a perfect 19 for a child in losing something important...to lose it and feel the full 20 of that loss, and then to miraculously get it back.
1.A.drove B.hiked C.met D.united
2.A.landed B.left C.settled D.slept
3.A.responded B.recognised C.realised D.recalled
4.A.contained B.combined C.comprised D.covered
5.A.preparation B.checkup C.revision D.search
6.A.wasted B.lost C.sought D.deserted
7.A.emotion B.time C.money D.stuff
8.A.tears B.fists C.reliefs D.outbreaks
9.A.hesitant B.curious C.sad D.eager
10.A.promised B.informed C.warned D.taught
11.A.worn out B.caught up C.put away D.turned in
12.A.hiding B.sitting C.swinging D.flowing
13.A.assess B.declare C.tell D.predict
14.A.excited B.puzzled C.relaxed D.amused
15.A.already B.even C.almost D.still
16.A.take B.see C.touch D.protect
17.A.panicked B.exploded C.collapsed D.cried
18.A.dreams B.claims C.efforts D.passions
19.A.mode B.lesson C.option D.plot
20.A.range B.pressure C.weight D.harvest
2019
Cloze 6 (2019北京)
Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been 1 free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started 2 his car to the young people, Wilson has 3 an astonishing 64,000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous 4 with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he's 5 have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they've also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students 6 call him “Grandpa”.
Tina Stern 7 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free 8 .“It's not just a ride;you're not just sitting there in 9 silence or with your headphones on,” Stern said.“He asks you questions and actually 10 the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he'll 11 those things.”
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation, On Point for College. Although the 12 asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes 13 to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to 14 them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never 15 to buy them a meal.
For many students, Wilson's help is not only appreciated, it's also entirely 16 for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don't have a reliable car, while others have to 17 vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has 18 them to complete their education—but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the 19 .“I just love driving, and I love these kids,” Wilson said. “It's such a(n) 20 to be a part of these kids' lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”
1.A.linking B.sending C.offering D.distributing
2.A.donating B.lending C.delivering D.volunteering
3.A.paved B.covered C.measured D.wandered
4.A.arguments B.interviews C.negotiations D.conversations
5.A.met B.driven C.addressed D.greeted
6.A.even B.ever C.once D.already
7.A.earned B.received C.assessed D.demanded
8.A.transportation B.style C.time D.communication
9.A.forced B.awkward C.ridiculous D.suspicious
10.A.selects B.recites C.guesses D.remembers
11.A.act on B.settle on C.check on D.agree on
12.A.club B.league C.college D.programme
13.A.far B.around C.beyond D.forwards
14.A.assist B.watch C.urge D.warn
15.A.expects B.attempts C.manages D.hesitates
16.A.extra B.unusual C.necessary D.adequate
17.A.share B.fuel C.repair D.exchange
18.A.required B.allowed C.reminded D.convinced
19.A.experience B.arrangement C.appreciation D.employment
20.A.effort B.ambition C.privilege D.convenience
2018
Cloze 7(2018北京)
The Homeless Hero
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with ￡400 in cash would be a source(来源) of temptation(诱惑). But the 1 would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith 2 more remarkable.
After spotting a 3 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 4 to return.
After hours in the cold and wet, he 5 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact(联系) the driver, only to 6 it contained ￡400 in notes, with another ￡50 in spare change beside it.
He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 7 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth ￡ 35,000—in Glasgow city centre, they were 8 to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 9 .
The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his 10 .
Mr. Anderson said:“I couldn't believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight 11 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and 12 he didn't take the wallet for himself;he thought about others 13 . It's unbelievable. It just proves there are 14 guys out there.”
Mr. Smith's act 15 much of the public's attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson 16 about the act of kindness on Facebook.
Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to 17 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown 18 him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street;he's had job 19 and all sorts,”Mr. Anderson commented.
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing 20 . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.
1.A.hope B.aim C.urge D.effort
2.A.still B.even C.ever D.once
3.A.wallet B.bag C.box D.parcel
4.A.partner B.colleague C.owner D.policeman
5.A.turned B.hid C.stepped D.reached
6.A.discover B.collect C.check D.believe
7.A.taking B.leaving C.reading D.writing
8.A.satisfied B.excited C.amused D.shocked
9.A.safe B.missing C.found D.seen
10.A.service B.support C.kindness D.encouragement
11.A.when B.if C.where D.because
12.A.rather B.yet C.already D.just
13.A.too B.though C.again D.instead
14.A.honest B.polite C.rich D.generous
15.A.gave B.paid C.cast D.drew
16.A.learned B.posted C.cared D.heard
17.A.borrow B.raise C.save D.earn
18.A.of B.at C.for D.in
19.A.details B.changes C.offers D.applications
20.A.lesson B.adventure C.chance D.challenge
2017
Cloze 8(2017北京)
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 1 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 2 . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 3 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 4 an old shopping trolley(购物车)which was piled with 5 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 6 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 7 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t 8 as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 9 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 10 “Big Bosses”lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 11 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in“Ladybug Jars”to collect everyone’s spare change during“Make Change”month. More recently, the foundation began another 12 called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s 13 and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called“Hannah’s Place”, something that Hannah is very 14 of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 15 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 16 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 17 of young people to change the world. But 18 all this, Hannah still has the 19 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 20 in the world. You can, too!
1.A.jumping B.eating C.crying D.waving
2.A.annoyed B.nervous C.ashamed D.upset
3.A.behave B.manage C.help D.work
4.A.pushing B.carrying C.buying D.holding
5.A.goods B.bottles C.foods D.bags
6.A.excited B.determined C.energetic D.grateful
7.A.since B.unless C.although D.as
8.A.sound B.get C.feel D.look
9.A.exchange B.leave C.keep D.spread
10.A.sell B.deliver C.host D.pack
11.A.contribute B.lead C.apply D.agree
12.A.campaign B.trip C.procedure D.trial
13.A.elderly B.hungry C.lonely D.sick
14.A.aware B.afraid C.proud D.sure
15.A.going B.sleeping C.travelling D.playing
16.A.praises B.invitations C.replies D.appointments
17.A.needs B.interests C.dreams D.efforts
18.A.for B.through C.besides D.along
19.A.healthy B.public C.normal D.tough
20.A.choice B.profit C.judgement D.difference
2016
Cloze 9(2016北京)
A Race Against Death
It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr.Welch 1 a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 2 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 3 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome The town's 4 was already full of ice, so it couldn't come by ship. Cars and horses couldn't travel on the 5 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.
6 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 7 .Nome's town officials came up with a(n) 8 .They would have the medicine sent by 9 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—known as“mushers”—would 10 it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. 11 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon's face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to 12 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most 13 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would 14 ,and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his 15 .He had to leave the trail(雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 16 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, 17 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to 18 .He had found the trail.
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dogs 19 in Nome. Within minutes, Dr.Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children.All of them recovered.
Nome had been 20 .
1.A.examined B.warned C.interviewed D.cured
2.A.harmless B.helpless C.fearless D.careless
3.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However
4.A.airport B.station C.harbor D.border
5.A.narrow B.snowy C.busy D.dirty
6.A.From B.On C.By D.After
7.A.tired B.upset C.pale D.sick
8.A.plan B.excuse C.message D.topic
9.A.air B.rail C.sea D.road
10.A.carry B.return C.mail D.give
11.A.Though B.Since C.When D.If
12.A.enter B.move C.visit D.cross
13.A.shameful B.boring C.dangerous D.foolish
14.A.escape B.bleed C.swim D.die
15.A.memory B.exit C.way D.destination
16.A.find B.fix C.pass D.change
17.A.pretending B.trying C.asking D.learning
18.A.run B.leave C.bite D.play
19.A.gathered B.stayed C.camped D.arrived
20.A.controlled B.saved C.founded D.developed
2015
Cloze 10(2015北京)
A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment.The living room was large enough for their piano.That night,the two of them 1 side by side at the piano.They played jazz music to celebrate their new home.The loud 2 filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, 3 ,their happiness disappeared.Someone had left a 4 under their door during the night.One of their neighbors had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano.Dario's mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it.But he said that they were all 5 people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that.Later that morning,Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 6 and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and 7 everyone in person,”his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a 8 instead ”Dario asked.
They both loved the 9 .Over the next few days,they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 10 their guests.They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.
Finally,the day of the party 11 .Some guests brought presents.Others brought flowers.Some even brought desserts to 12 .One woman,Mrs.Gilbert, 13 Dario's mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said.“The sounds woke me out of bed.I 14 that you might play like this every night.So I wrote a short note.I hope you don't think I disliked the playing.”
Dario's mother smiled at Mrs.Gilbert.“I think maybe we 15 you an apology,”she said.“I didn't 16 how late it was when we were playing.Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”
“You play,you play!” Mrs.Gilbert said.“I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them.“These songs are not such 17 music.”
“These songs are beautiful music,”Dario's mother said.“We will be 18 to play them in the evening.”
“And we won't play so loud or late!” Dario said.He was already looking forward to 19 the new music.More than that,however,he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face.It gave him a feeling of 20 and made him feel that they were home at last.
1.A.sat B.stood C.lay D.walked
2.A.voice B.ring C.music D.cry
3.A.therefore B.however C.otherwise D.instead
4.A.note B.poster C.bill D.report
5.A.proud B.rich C.lucky D.nice
6.A.neighbors B.friends C.relatives D.audiences
7.A.blame B.instruct C.question D.visit
8.A.party B.concert C.show D.play
9.A.experience B.idea C.performance D.action
10.A.to B.with C.for D.from
11.A.continued B.arrived C.passed D.finished
12.A.order B.sell C.share D.advertise
13.A.treated B.presented C.helped D.served
14.A.promised B.admitted C.agreed D.worried
15.A.give B.send C.offer D.owe
16.A.realize B.remember C.understand D.accept
17.A.sweet B.strange C.funny D.loud
18.A.brave B.sorry C.happy D.afraid
19.A.changing B.practicing C.recording D.writing
20.A.equality B.freedom C.warmth D.sympathy
北京卷（2015—2024）
2024
Cloze 1（2024北京）
I’d just arrived at school, ready for another school day. I was reading a book in the classroom when there was an 1 . “Today at 1:10 there will be auditions(面试) for a musical.” My friends all jumped up in excitement and asked me, “Will you be going, Amy ” “Sure,” I said. I had no 2 in drama, but I’d try out because my friends were doing it.
At 1:10, there was a 3 outside the drama room. Everyone looked energetic. I hadn’t expected I’d be standing there that morning. But now that I was doing it, I
4 felt nervous. What if I wasn’t any good
I entered the room and the teachers made me say some lines from the musical. They then 5 my singing skills and asked what role I wanted to play. The teachers were smiling and praising me. I felt like I had a 6 , so I said, “A big role.” They said they’d look into it. I started getting really nervous. What if I didn’t get a main role
Soon, the cast list was 7 . My friends checked and came back shouting, “Amy, you got the main role!” Sure enough, my name was at the top. I just stared at it and started to 8 . I was so happy.
After two months we were all prepared and ready to go on stage. It was fun. And when people started 9 , that gave me a boost of confidence. It stayed with me and made me feel 10 . I realised that by trying something new, I can have fun—even if it means stepping out of my comfort zone.
1. A. assignment B. initiative C. announcement D. interview
2. A. hesitancy B. interest C. worry D. regret
3. A. game B. show C. play D. line
4. A. suddenly B. continuously C. originally D. generally
5. A. advertised B. tested C. challenged D. polished
6. A. demand B. credit C. dream D. chance
7. A. traded B. posted C. questioned D. claimed
8. A. well up B. roll in C. stand out D. go off
9. A. whispering B. arguing C. clapping D. stretching
10. A. funnier B. fairer C. cleverer D. braver
答案
[语篇解读]作者有一天在教室读书时偶然听到一则关于面试音乐剧的通知。作者原本对于戏剧并不感兴趣，但还是决定大胆一试。在面试过程中作者出色的表现获得了评委老师的认可，最终成为主演。在正式演出中，观众们的掌声使作者信心大增，变得更加勇敢。
1. C根据空后“Today at 1:10 there will be auditions for a musical.”可知，今天下午1:10将会有一场音乐剧的面试。此处显然是一则通知（announcement）的内容。assignment作业，任务；initiative措施，倡议；interview面试，采访。
2. B根据空后“but I’d try out”可以推测出作者对戏剧并无兴趣（interest），但还是会参加试演。hesitancy犹豫，踌躇；worry担心，忧虑；regret懊悔，惋惜。
3. D从前文可知，1:10会有一场音乐剧的面试。根据空后“Everyone looked energetic.”可推测，此时在戏剧教室外有很多人来参加面试，排起了队（line）。
4. A从前文可知，作者根本没有料想到她会站在那里参加音乐剧的面试。后文“What if I wasn’t any good ”表示作者的心理活动“如果我做不好该怎么办呢？”。由此可推测作者此时突然（suddenly）变得紧张起来。continuously持续不断地；originally起初，原来；generally通常，普遍地。
5. B从前文可知，作者进入教室，开始参加面试。老师们先让作者念几句从音乐剧中选出来的台词。此处表示然后老师们测试（tested）了一下作者的演唱技巧。advertise登广告；challenge挑战；polish改进，润色。
6. D从前文可知，老师们笑着表扬了作者。后文表示作者想要争取一个重要的角色。由此可推测作者根据老师的反应猜测自己有机会（chance），所以提出想要承担一个重要的角色。demand需求，要求；credit赞扬，信誉；dream梦想。
7. B根据空后“My friends checked and...main role!”可知，作者的朋友在查看演员名单后告知作者获得主演一角。由此可知，演员名单被张贴了（posted）出来。trade交换，营业；question盘问，怀疑；claim声称，断言。
8. A由前文可知，作者得知自己获得了主演的角色。由此可以推断作者此时的心情是很激动的。well up（情绪）变得强烈，（情感）涌起；roll in蜂拥而至；stand out脱颖而出；go off离开。此处well up既能表示作者激动的心情，又能与后文happy相呼应。
9. C根据空后“that gave me a boost of confidence”可推断观众的反应是积极的。由此可知that应指代人们开始鼓掌（clapping），这使作者信心大增。whisper低语；argue争论；stretch伸展。
10. D该句中It指代前文的confidence。由此可知，信心一直伴随着作者，并使作者更加勇敢（braver）。此处braver与前文confidence及后文trying something new和stepping out of my comfort zone相呼应。funny滑稽的；fair公平的；clever聪明的。
2023
Cloze 2（2023北京）
I was always timid(羞怯的). Being new to the school made me even 1 , so it was surprising I’d 2 to anyone around me. Now I was paying the price—to write a five-page essay on “Why I Should Not Talk in Class”. That would take all night!
After I got home, though, I took my time petting the cat—postponing the pain.
When I finally sat down to 3 , I began with the reasons Ms Black would want to hear. Talking kept me and my neighbours from 4 . One paragraph down; now what I chewed on my pencil. Aha! What if talking were the first step towards life as a criminal Without the education I was throwing away, I’d turn to theft and go to prison. When I got out, people would say, “She used to talk in class.” The pages began 5 .
But when mum got home from work, I was still 6 , “Five pages! That’s impossible!”
“Well, you’d better get back to work,” she said, “and I want to read it when you’re through.”
Soon after dinner, I handed the essay to mum. I half expected a 7 —at least an “I hope you’ve learned your lesson”. 8 , mum laughed and laughed as she read.
The next day, when Ms Black read the essay to the class, everyone laughed. I could 9 they weren’t making fun of me: they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story. My 10 still needed some nudging(激发), but I did learn I wasn’t shy in print.
1. A. freer B. shyer C. calmer D. happier
2. A. nod B. point C. listen D. chat
3. A. weep B. rest C. write D. read
4. A. learning B. playing C. planning D. laughing
5. A. standing out B. flying by
C. breaking up D. checking in
6. A. celebrating B. longing
C. complaining D. warning
7. A. lecture B. reason C. reward D. solution
8. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Meanwhile D. Instead
9. A. hope B. imagine C. tell D. predict
10. A. patience B. confidence
C. tolerance D. independence
答案
[语篇解读] 作者原本羞怯。转学后，因一次课上的“交头接耳”被老师罚写检讨。令人意想不到的是，“检讨书”竟成了令人捧腹的佳作。作者也因此认识到自己在写作方面的潜力和天赋，最终实现了从羞怯到自信的转变。
1. B 文章首句说作者总是很羞怯。空前的Being new to the school表示“初来这所学校”。根据常识可知，害羞的人来到新环境会更加害羞（shyer）。timid和shy是同义词。
2. D 根据空前的so可知，前后构成因果关系。前一分句说初来这所学校，作者更害羞了，所以作者跟身边的人聊天（chat）是令人惊讶的。后文中的“Why I Should Not Talk in Class”也是提示。
3. C 第一段倒数第二句说作者被罚写一篇5页的检讨书。第二段说作者回到家后一直拖延时间，迟迟不开始写。此处表示作者最终坐下来写（write）了。第一段中的write是提示。
4. A 根据第一段中的“Why I Should Not Talk in Class”可知，检讨书的主题是“我为什么不该在课堂上说话”。由此可推知，此处表示说话使作者和邻座的同学无法学习（learning）。learning与in Class呼应。
5. B 前文中的“Aha!”表示发现某事物的喜悦，在此处表示作者豁然开朗，“Aha!”后为作者想象的内容。思路打开了，所以开始在纸上书写。此处用“纸页飞过（flying by）”形容思如泉涌，一直不停地写。?
6. C 根据第一段中的“That would take all night!”可知，起初，作者觉得写5页检讨书很难，会花费一整晚的时间。第三段说作者的思路打开了，开始在纸上不停地书写。根据作者想象的内容和空前的still以及空后的“Five pages! That’s impossible!”可推知，虽然作者的思路打开了，但依然没有写够5页，所以此处表示作者在抱怨（complaining）写够5页是不可能的。?
7. A 破折号表示解释说明。根据破折号后的at least an “I hope you’ve learned your lesson（我希望你得到了教训）”可知，此处表示一顿训斥（lecture）。?
8. D 空前说作者觉得会得到母亲的训斥，空后说母亲边读边笑，前后构成转折关系，故选D。instead意为“然而”。?
9. C 冒号表示解释说明。根据冒号后的“they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story”可知，同学们笑是因为作者有讲好笑故事的能力。由此可推知，此处表示作者可以确切地判断出（tell）同学们不是在笑话她。?
10. B 通读全文可知，作者是一个害羞的人，老师让她写检讨书时她觉得是件难事，但是写的过程中思如泉涌，写出的检讨书得到了母亲和同学们的认可。由此可推知，作者在这个过程中找到了自信（confidence）。
2022
Cloze 3 (2022北京)
One Monday morning, while the children were enjoying “free play”, I stepped to the doorway of the classroom to take a break. Suddenly, I 1 a movement of the heavy wooden door. This was the very door I 2 guided the children through to ensure their safety from the bitter cold. I felt a chill (寒意) go through my body.
My legs carried me to that door, and I pushed it open. It was one of my kindergarteners who I thought was 3 that day. He had been dropped off at school late and was 4 to open the door.
He must have been waiting there for quite a while! Without a word, I rushed him to the hospital. He was treated for frostbite on his hands. He'd need time to 5 , and wouldn't come for class the next day, I thought.
The next morning, one of the first to 6 was my little frostbitten boy. Not only did he run in with energy, but his 7 could be heard as loud as ever! I gave him a warm hug and told him how 8 I was to see him. His words have stayed with me all these years, “I knew you would open the door.”
That cold Monday morning, he waited a long, long while for adults to 9 . To a child, every minute feels like forever. He didn't attempt to walk back home; he waited and trusted. This five year old taught me a powerful lesson in 10 .
1.A.caused B.spotted C.checked D.imagined
2.A.hesitantly B.randomly C.dizzily D.carefully
3.A.angry B.absent C.special D.noisy
4.A.courageous B.content C.unable D.unwilling
5.A.recover B.play C.change D.wait
6.A.settle B.gather C.arrive D.react
7.A.sneeze B.weep C.complaint D.laughter
8.A.lucky B.happy C.curious D.nervous
9.A.show up B.pull up C.hold up D.line up
10.A.gratitude B.forgiveness C.faith D.kindness
答案
[语篇解读] 幼儿园一个迟到的小男孩不顾寒冷坚守在门外等待老师来开门,因为他相信老师一定会来。
1.B 根据第二段的第一句话可知,“我”走向那扇门并推开了它。由此可知,“我”注意到(spotted)厚重的木门动了一下。
2.D 根据下文“为保护孩子们免受严寒”推知,“我”小心地(carefully)领着孩子们穿过木门。hesitantly犹豫地;randomly 任意地,随便地;dizzily眩晕地。
3.B 根据下文“他被送到学校晚了”可知,“我”认为他那天缺席(absent)了。
4.C 根据上文“厚重的木门”并结合常识可推知,小男孩不能(unable)推开那扇门。
5.A 根据上文“他因为手被冻伤而接受治疗”可知,他需要时间康复(recover)。
6.C 根据下文“他充满活力地跑进来”可知,第二天他是最早到(arrive)园的孩子之一。
7.D 根据上下文可推知,他不仅充满活力地跑进来,还发出了和往常一样响亮的笑声(laughter)。
8.B 根据上文“我给了他一个热情的拥抱”可知,看见他“我”很开心(happy)。
9.A 根据第四段最后一句话可知,他坚信老师会过来给他开门。由此可知,他等了很久很久,等大人出现(show up)。pull up停下;hold up举起,阻碍;line up排队。
10.C 根据上文中的“trusted”可知,这个五岁的小男孩在信任(faith)方面给“我”上了一课。
2021
Cloze 4 (2021北京)
Recently, I took a trip home by train. I got a seat opposite a middle aged man with sharp eyes, who kept 1 a young woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap. The woman's eye fell on the man's face, and she immediately looked down and 2 her scarf.
As the night wore on, people began to close their eyes, but the seats were so uncomfortable that only a very heavy sleeper could manage to get any 3 . The woman looked over at the man. He was still staring at her. She looked back at him with fire in her eyes. I was beginning to get 4 , too.
The train moved on. The little boy was 5 awake on his mother's lap, but the woman dropped off to sleep. A moment later, he began to 6 the half open window—one leg went over it. The man jumped up and 7 the child just before he fell out.
The 8 woke up the woman. She seemed to be in 9 , and then reality dawned (显现).“Your child has been looking for an opportunity to climb out of the window,” the man said as he gave the child back to her. “So I have been watching the whole time.” The woman was 10 , and so was I.
1.A.guiding B.bothering C.watching D.monitoring
2.A.adjusted B.changed C.packed D.waved
3.A.air B.joy C.space D.rest
4.A.nervous B.embarrassed C.angry D.disappointed
5.A.almost B.still C.hardly D.even
6.A.drag B.climb C.knock D.push
7.A.grabbed B.rocked C.touched D.picked
8.A.alarm B.quarrel C.risk D.noise
9.A.sorrow B.relief C.panic D.pain
10.A.astonished B.confused C.concerned D.inspired
答案
[语篇解读] 文章主要讲述了列车上一名男子救下一个小男孩的故事。
1.C 句意:我坐在一个目光敏锐的中年男子对面,该男子一直注视着坐在靠窗的座位上、大腿上坐着一个小男孩的年轻女子。由第二段中的“He was still staring at her.”可知,男子一直注视着(watching)女子。
2.A 句意:女子的目光落在男子的脸上,她立即低头,整理(adjusted)她的围巾。
3.D 句意:夜渐渐深了,人们开始闭上他们的眼睛,但是座位是那样不舒服,以至于只有睡得很沉的人才能休息(rest)。
4.C 句意:我也开始变得生气了。由上一句中的“fire in her eyes”可知,作者的情绪为生气(angry)。
5.B 句意:小男孩在他妈妈的大腿上依然(still)醒着,但是这个女子已经睡着了。此处but连接并列的两个分句,前后句意形成鲜明的转折关系,故选still。
6.B 句意:过了一会儿,他开始爬(climb)半开的窗户——一条腿已经翻出窗户。
7.A 句意:那个男子跳起来,在小男孩翻出窗户前(一把)抓住了(grabbed)他。
8.D 句意:嘈杂声(noise)叫醒了这个女子。
9.C 由前面年轻女子被嘈杂声叫醒可知,她显得很“惊慌”。panic 惊慌。
10.A 句意:女子感到十分惊讶(astonished),我也是。
2020
Cloze 5(2020北京)
My faith in human nature has never been so great as it was last weekend after our family get-together in the town of Vail.
On Saturday, we all went to the market right in the middle of the town. Near the end, we all 1 at the fountain near the bridge, and the kids waded (蹚水) around in the fountain until we 2 . This is one of the busiest walking streets.
After we returned to the hotel late in the afternoon, my 7-year-old son Ponder 3 that nowhere could he find his backpack, which 4 his Gameboy and his watch. After a thorough 5 , we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.
Ponder has never 6 anything. So we just take for granted that he needs no supervision (指导) for managing his 7 .
He was upset, not about the Gameboy, but about the watch. “But Dad,” he said, through massive 8 , “they don't make that kind of watch anymore.” We were all very 9 .
Our dinner reservation was at a restaurant just on the other side of the bridge, so I 10 him that we would not only search the area around the fountain when we went back for dinner, but we would also find the police and ask them if the backpack had been 11 .
As we exited from the parking garage, we could see the fountain as we walked down the long staircase. I saw something black 12 there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not 13 what it was or if it was hers.
“See it, Dad ” Ponder shouted. “Don't get too 14 because that may not be it,” I said. But that was it. It had been five or six hours since we left the fountain, and it was 15 there. There was no ID in it, and it looked like someone had looked through it and then set it right out where all could 16 it.
I literally 17 when we reached it and it was his! Everyone in our party was blown away by this “miracle (奇迹)”. In my wildest 18 , I would never have imagined that this could happen nowadays.
What a charmed life, eh I believe this was a perfect 19 for a child in losing something important...to lose it and feel the full 20 of that loss, and then to miraculously get it back.
1.A.drove B.hiked C.met D.united
2.A.landed B.left C.settled D.slept
3.A.responded B.recognised C.realised D.recalled
4.A.contained B.combined C.comprised D.covered
5.A.preparation B.checkup C.revision D.search
6.A.wasted B.lost C.sought D.deserted
7.A.emotion B.time C.money D.stuff
8.A.tears B.fists C.reliefs D.outbreaks
9.A.hesitant B.curious C.sad D.eager
10.A.promised B.informed C.warned D.taught
11.A.worn out B.caught up C.put away D.turned in
12.A.hiding B.sitting C.swinging D.flowing
13.A.assess B.declare C.tell D.predict
14.A.excited B.puzzled C.relaxed D.amused
15.A.already B.even C.almost D.still
16.A.take B.see C.touch D.protect
17.A.panicked B.exploded C.collapsed D.cried
18.A.dreams B.claims C.efforts D.passions
19.A.mode B.lesson C.option D.plot
20.A.range B.pressure C.weight D.harvest
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。主题语境为人与社会。作者讲述自己的孩子庞德在城市步行街玩耍时不慎丢失背包又失而复得的经历,作者更加相信人性的伟大。
1.C 句意:快结束的时候,我们都在桥附近的喷泉处会面(met),……。根据第一段中的family get-together及本段内容可知本题答案为C项。
2.B 根据第三段最后一句可知作者他们认定他们离开时他肯定把它落在了喷泉那里,故可推知本题答案为B项。
3.C 句意:傍晚我们回到酒店后,我7岁的儿子庞德意识到(realised)他到处都找不到他的背包,里面装着(contained)他的 Gameboy 游戏机和手表。
4.A 见第3小题解析
5.D 句意:经过彻底搜查(search),我们断定他一定是把它落在喷泉那里了。
6.B 句意:庞德从来没有丢失(lost)过任何东西。根据上文中的“must have left it at the fountain”及下句可推知答案为B项。
7.D 句意:所以我们想当然地认为他在管理他自己的东西(stuff)方面不需要指导。
8.A 句意:“但是,爸爸,”他泪(tears)流满面地说,“他们不再制作那种表了。”
9.C 根据上句庞德所说的话可推知我们都很伤心(sad)。
10.A 句意:我们的晚餐预订的餐馆就在桥的对面,所以我答应(promised)他当我们回去吃晚饭时我们不仅会搜索喷泉周围的区域,还会找到警察,问他们是否有人上交(turned in)了一个背包。
11.D 见第10小题解析。
12.B 句意:我看见一个黑色的东西就放在(sitting)那里,……。根据下文可知那个黑色的东西就是被丢失的背包。
13.C 句意:……但它就在一个站在喷泉边的女士旁边,所以我分辨(tell)不出那是什么,也不知道那是不是她的东西。tell意为“分辨,辨别”。
14.A 句意:“不要太激动(excited),因为那可能不是你的包,”我说。
15.D 句意:我们离开喷泉已经有五六个小时了,它还(still)在那里。
16.B 句意:里面没有身份证,看起来好像有人翻过那个包,然后把它放在了所有人都能看到(see)的地方。
17.D 句意:当我们到达时,我简直哭(cried)了,那是他的!
18.A 句意:我做梦(dreams)也没有想到现如今会发生这样的事。
19.B 句意:我相信这对一个孩子来说是一堂关于丢失重要东西的绝佳的课(lesson),……丢了它,感受那种失去的心理负担(weight),然后又奇迹般地找了回来。
20.C 见第19小题解析。
2019
Cloze 6 (2019北京)
Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been 1 free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started 2 his car to the young people, Wilson has 3 an astonishing 64,000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous 4 with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he's 5 have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they've also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students 6 call him “Grandpa”.
Tina Stern 7 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free 8 .“It's not just a ride;you're not just sitting there in 9 silence or with your headphones on,” Stern said.“He asks you questions and actually 10 the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he'll 11 those things.”
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation, On Point for College. Although the 12 asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes 13 to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to 14 them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never 15 to buy them a meal.
For many students, Wilson's help is not only appreciated, it's also entirely 16 for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don't have a reliable car, while others have to 17 vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has 18 them to complete their education—but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the 19 .“I just love driving, and I love these kids,” Wilson said. “It's such a(n) 20 to be a part of these kids' lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”
1.A.linking B.sending C.offering D.distributing
2.A.donating B.lending C.delivering D.volunteering
3.A.paved B.covered C.measured D.wandered
4.A.arguments B.interviews C.negotiations D.conversations
5.A.met B.driven C.addressed D.greeted
6.A.even B.ever C.once D.already
7.A.earned B.received C.assessed D.demanded
8.A.transportation B.style C.time D.communication
9.A.forced B.awkward C.ridiculous D.suspicious
10.A.selects B.recites C.guesses D.remembers
11.A.act on B.settle on C.check on D.agree on
12.A.club B.league C.college D.programme
13.A.far B.around C.beyond D.forwards
14.A.assist B.watch C.urge D.warn
15.A.expects B.attempts C.manages D.hesitates
16.A.extra B.unusual C.necessary D.adequate
17.A.share B.fuel C.repair D.exchange
18.A.required B.allowed C.reminded D.convinced
19.A.experience B.arrangement C.appreciation D.employment
20.A.effort B.ambition C.privilege D.convenience
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。主题语境为人与社会。为了确保社区内的低收入家庭的孩子准时到大学上课,76岁的退休工程师Wilson主动免费接送这些大学生。从这个经历中双方都获得了对自己有价值的东西。
1.C 句意:在过去的8年里,76岁的退休工程师Wilson一直在为大学生提供(offering)免费乘车服务。
2.D 此处表示他自愿(volunteering)用自己的车接送这些年轻人。
3.B 此处表示他已经开了(covered)让人惊讶的六万四千英里。
4.D 在开车接送学生们的路上,他们之间有过无数次的让人愉快并且经常很幽默的交谈(conversations)。
5.B 他开车接送(driven)的学生成了医生、老师和工程师。
6.A 句意:有的学生甚至(even)称呼他“爷爷”。
7.B Tina Stern在大学四年都接受(received)了Wilson的接送。
8.A 对她来说这一次次的乘车不仅仅是免费的交通(transportation)。
9.B 这不仅仅是一次乘车,你不会只是在尴尬的(awkward)沉默中坐着或戴着耳机。
10.D 他会问你一些问题,并自己真的会记住(remembers)答案。
11.C 下一次你坐他的车,他就会检查(check on)那些东西。
12.D 结合上句话中的a student-support programme可知,此处应该是该项目(programme)只是要求成员接送学生。
13.C 但是Wilson往往超越(beyond)这一点,他还会确保学生的幸福和安全。
14.A 如果学生在注册时遇到了问题,他就会去帮助(assist)他们。
15.D 如果某个学生在途中饿了,他会毫不犹豫地(hesitates)去给他买吃的。
16.C 对很多学生来说,Wilson的帮助不仅仅使他们心存感激。对他们来说这种帮助是他们完成大学学业完全必不可少的(necessary)。
17.A 句意:有些学生没有一个可靠的车,其他学生要和每周工作6天的爸妈合用(share)一辆车。
18.B 对他们来说,乘坐Wilson的车,让他们得以完成自己的学业。allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事。
19.A 按照Wilson自己的说法,他也从这种经历(experience)中受益匪浅。
20.C 成为这些孩子的生活的一部分是一种荣幸(privilege)。
2018
Cloze 7(2018北京)
The Homeless Hero
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with ￡400 in cash would be a source(来源) of temptation(诱惑). But the 1 would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith 2 more remarkable.
After spotting a 3 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 4 to return.
After hours in the cold and wet, he 5 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact(联系) the driver, only to 6 it contained ￡400 in notes, with another ￡50 in spare change beside it.
He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 7 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth ￡ 35,000—in Glasgow city centre, they were 8 to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 9 .
The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his 10 .
Mr. Anderson said:“I couldn't believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight 11 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and 12 he didn't take the wallet for himself;he thought about others 13 . It's unbelievable. It just proves there are 14 guys out there.”
Mr. Smith's act 15 much of the public's attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson 16 about the act of kindness on Facebook.
Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to 17 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown 18 him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street;he's had job 19 and all sorts,”Mr. Anderson commented.
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing 20 . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.
1.A.hope B.aim C.urge D.effort
2.A.still B.even C.ever D.once
3.A.wallet B.bag C.box D.parcel
4.A.partner B.colleague C.owner D.policeman
5.A.turned B.hid C.stepped D.reached
6.A.discover B.collect C.check D.believe
7.A.taking B.leaving C.reading D.writing
8.A.satisfied B.excited C.amused D.shocked
9.A.safe B.missing C.found D.seen
10.A.service B.support C.kindness D.encouragement
11.A.when B.if C.where D.because
12.A.rather B.yet C.already D.just
13.A.too B.though C.again D.instead
14.A.honest B.polite C.rich D.generous
15.A.gave B.paid C.cast D.drew
16.A.learned B.posted C.cared D.heard
17.A.borrow B.raise C.save D.earn
18.A.of B.at C.for D.in
19.A.details B.changes C.offers D.applications
20.A.lesson B.adventure C.chance D.challenge
答案
[语篇解读] 文章讲述了一名流浪汉 抵制金钱的诱惑 恪守诚信的故事
C 考查名词 根据上下文可知,对于很多人来说发现 一个别人落下的钱包是有一定诱惑力的 对于流浪汉来说 这种将钱包据为己有的冲动会更大,故选择 C 项 urge 强 烈的欲望;冲动;hope 希望;aim 目标;effort 努力
B 考查副词 由下文可知,流浪汉 Tom Smith 没有将 钱包据为己有,所以和一般人相比,Tom 的行为更加了不 起 even“甚至,更,愈加”,用于表示比较 still 仍然;ever 曾经;once 曾经,一度
A 考查名词 整篇文章都是围绕着一个无人看管的钱 包展开的,而且 wallet 一词在文章中也多次出现,故选择 A 项 wallet 钱包;bag 包;box 盒子,箱子;parcel 包裹
C 考查名词 Tom 发现钱包后没有拿走而是一直等 着钱包的主人返回 根据句意选择 C 项 下文中也出现了 owner 一词 owner 物主; partner 同伴,伙伴; colleague 同 事;policeman 警察
D 考查动词 根据下文可知 Tom 想从钱包中找到钱 包的主人的联系方式,所以伸手进去拿 reach 伸手去(拿 或够东西);turn 转动;hide 藏,隐藏;step 迈步,行走
A 考查动词 前文提到希望拿出钱包找钱包的主人的 身份证明,此处对应前面的 find,应选择 A discover 发现; collect 搜集;check 核对,检查;believe 相信
B 考查动词 等了好久钱包的主人都不来,Tom 只能 留下字条让钱包的主人放心,告诉他钱包没有丢 根据句 意选择 B 项 leave 留下;take 带走;read 读;write 写
D 考查形容词 车主和他的同事返回时因为不知道发 生了什么,所以看到警察站在车旁边的时候感到很震惊 (shocked) shocked 震惊的;satisfied 满意的;excited 兴奋 的;amused 逗乐的,觉得好笑的
A 考查词义辨析 警察告诉他们钱包没有丢失,是安 全的(safe),故选择 A 项 此外,safe 一词在本段的第一句 中已出现过
C 考查名词 Tom 守护钱包的行为是善举,而且在下 文中也出现了 kindness,故选择 C 项 kindness 善意,善良; service 服务;support 支持;encouragement 鼓励
A 考查连词 分析句子逻辑可知,此处表示让步,故选 A when 虽然
B 考查副词 他什么都没有,可他却没有把钱包拿走 根据句意可知前后为转折关系,故选择 B 项 yet 但是; rather 相当;already 已经;just 仅仅
D 考查副词 他没有拿走钱包,而是为别人着想 根 据句意可知,前后为对比关系,故选择 D 项 instead 反而, 而是;too 也;though 不过;again 再一次,又一次
A 考查形容词 Tom 的行为表明他是一个诚实的 (honest)人,故选择 A 项 honest 诚实的;polite 礼貌的;rich 富有的;generous 慷慨的
D 考查动词 Tom 的行为引起了很多人的关注 draw one cast 扔,掷,投射
B 考查动词 Anderson 先生把 Tom 所做的好事发到 了 Facebook 上 根据句意可知选 B post 发布;learn 学习, 学会;care 关心,在意;hear 听到
B 考查动词 Anderson 先生在网上发起为 Tom 和其 他无家可归者筹钱的活动 raise money “筹钱” borrow 借;save 挽救,节省;earn 挣(钱)
D 考查介词 大家对 Tom 表现出的信任已经感动了 他 faith in sb.“对……的信任”,故选择 D 项
C 考查名词 有人给 Tom 提供了工作 job offers“工 作机会” detail 细节;change 改变;application 申请
C 考查名词 对于 Tom 来说,这就是他改变人生的一 个机 会 ( chance) lesson 教 训; adventure 冒 险; challenge 挑战
2017
Cloze 8(2017北京)
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 1 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 2 . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 3 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 4 an old shopping trolley(购物车)which was piled with 5 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 6 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 7 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t 8 as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 9 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 10 “Big Bosses”lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 11 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in“Ladybug Jars”to collect everyone’s spare change during“Make Change”month. More recently, the foundation began another 12 called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s 13 and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called“Hannah’s Place”, something that Hannah is very 14 of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 15 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 16 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 17 of young people to change the world. But 18 all this, Hannah still has the 19 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 20 in the world. You can, too!
1.A.jumping B.eating C.crying D.waving
2.A.annoyed B.nervous C.ashamed D.upset
3.A.behave B.manage C.help D.work
4.A.pushing B.carrying C.buying D.holding
5.A.goods B.bottles C.foods D.bags
6.A.excited B.determined C.energetic D.grateful
7.A.since B.unless C.although D.as
8.A.sound B.get C.feel D.look
9.A.exchange B.leave C.keep D.spread
10.A.sell B.deliver C.host D.pack
11.A.contribute B.lead C.apply D.agree
12.A.campaign B.trip C.procedure D.trial
13.A.elderly B.hungry C.lonely D.sick
14.A.aware B.afraid C.proud D.sure
15.A.going B.sleeping C.travelling D.playing
16.A.praises B.invitations C.replies D.appointments
17.A.needs B.interests C.dreams D.efforts
18.A.for B.through C.besides D.along
19.A.healthy B.public C.normal D.tough
20.A.choice B.profit C.judgement D.difference
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一个叫Hannah Taylor的女孩子通过自己的不懈努力号召大家关注和帮助无家可归的人的故事。
1.B 根据下文的“the man was homeless and hungry”可知选择B项。
2.D 此空要表达的是当Hannah看到无家可归的人时的感受,文章第二段给出了两处提示,即第四句中的“This made Hannah very sad”以及最后一句中的“the problem that made her sad”,本处Hannah的感受应与这两处一致,因此选择upset“难过”。annoyed生气的,nervous紧张的,ashamed羞愧的。
3.C 根据设空处后一句可知Hannah想要帮助无家可归的人,故选择C项。behave“表现”,manage“应付”,work“工作”。
4.A 根据语境可知,这个女人正推着一个购物车,故选择pushing“推”。carry“提、搬”,buy“买”,hold“拿着”。
5.D 根据设空处下一句中的everything the woman owned was in them可知bags最贴切。goods“商品、货品”,bottle“瓶子”,food“食物”,均与语境不符。
6.B 文章第一段的结尾第一次提到了Hannah有帮助无家可归的人的想法,设空处表示Hannah想为这些人做点事情的决心更强了,故选择B项。excited兴奋的,energetic有活力的,grateful感激的。
7.A 从她们第一次看到那个无家可归的男人开始,Hannah就一直在和妈妈谈论这些人的生活,故选择A项,since“自从”。unless“除非”,although“尽管”,as“当……时”,均不符合句意。
8.C 妈妈告诉Hannah如果她做点事情来改变这个让她难过的问题,那她就不会感觉那么糟糕了。第一段和第二段中多次提到Hannah看到这些无家可归的人时的感受(难过、伤心),因此此空选择feel。
9.D 前一句提到Hannah开始在各地讲述无家可归的人的情况,为的就是将她的希望和认识传播出去,因此选择spread“传播”。
10.C 根据下文可知,Hannah主办了“Big Bosses”午餐会,故选择host“主办”。sell“卖”,deliver“运送”,pack“收拾(行李)、装(箱)”,均不符合句意。
11.A Hannah主办午餐会的目的是让当地的商业领导人捐助这个事业,因此选择A项。lead“引领”,apply“申请”,agree“同意”。
12.A 由上文可知,Hannah为了帮助无家可归的人组织或开展了很多活动,设空处就是其中一个活动,因此本题选择A,campaign“运动(为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列有计划的活动)”。trip“旅行”,procedure“程序、手续”,trial“审讯,选拔赛”。
13.B 根据上下文可知,无家可归的人最大的问题就是饥饿和没有地方住,因此选择B项。
14.C 通过Hannah的努力,在Winnipeg成立了一个以她的名字命名的救助站,这让Hannah感到很自豪,故选择C项。aware“知道、意识到”,afraid“害怕”, sure“确定、肯定”。
15.B 无家可归的人没有住处,在寒冷的室外睡觉就意味着死亡,故选择B项。
16.A 根据设空处后面的句子可知,Hannah受到了很多表扬和嘉奖,因此选择A项。invitation“邀请”,reply“答复”,appointment“约会、预约”。
17.D 嘉奖Hannah是为了肯定她所付出的努力,因此选择D项。effort“努力”。
18.B 经历了这一切,Hannah仍然过着正常的学生生活,根据句意可知设空处应选择through“通过,经过”。for“因为”,besides“除了”,along“沿着”,均不符合句意。
19.C 一面是付出后得到的荣誉和光环,一面是正常的学生生活,根据语义应选择C项,normal“正常的”。healthy“健康的”,public“公众的、大众的”,tough“艰难的、棘手的”。
20.D 根据全文内容可知,Hannah的行为有着很大的影响,让一些社会问题有了很大的改善,因此选择D项。make a difference“有影响,有作用”。choice“选择”,profit“利润”,judgement“判断力”。
2016
Cloze 9(2016北京)
A Race Against Death
It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr.Welch 1 a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 2 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 3 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome The town's 4 was already full of ice, so it couldn't come by ship. Cars and horses couldn't travel on the 5 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.
6 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 7 .Nome's town officials came up with a(n) 8 .They would have the medicine sent by 9 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—known as“mushers”—would 10 it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. 11 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon's face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to 12 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most 13 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would 14 ,and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his 15 .He had to leave the trail(雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 16 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, 17 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to 18 .He had found the trail.
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dogs 19 in Nome. Within minutes, Dr.Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children.All of them recovered.
Nome had been 20 .
1.A.examined B.warned C.interviewed D.cured
2.A.harmless B.helpless C.fearless D.careless
3.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However
4.A.airport B.station C.harbor D.border
5.A.narrow B.snowy C.busy D.dirty
6.A.From B.On C.By D.After
7.A.tired B.upset C.pale D.sick
8.A.plan B.excuse C.message D.topic
9.A.air B.rail C.sea D.road
10.A.carry B.return C.mail D.give
11.A.Though B.Since C.When D.If
12.A.enter B.move C.visit D.cross
13.A.shameful B.boring C.dangerous D.foolish
14.A.escape B.bleed C.swim D.die
15.A.memory B.exit C.way D.destination
16.A.find B.fix C.pass D.change
17.A.pretending B.trying C.asking D.learning
18.A.run B.leave C.bite D.play
19.A.gathered B.stayed C.camped D.arrived
20.A.controlled B.saved C.founded D.developed
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是记叙文。1925年寒冷的一月,阿拉斯加的一个
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