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2024-2025学年九年级上期期中考点大串讲（牛津版）
专题08完形填空
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Passage 1（2023-24年·广州实验中学期中）
One year ago, Emily just got her first job at a supermarket. She was put in charge of (负责) the cooked food department. For most of her life, she’s had a 16 problem. She ate unhealthily and mindlessly, and the problem only got 17 when she decided to take on a career in cooking. She was always testing clothes and thinking about food. She was overweight at least a hundred pounds over her desired weight.
To her surprise, the supermarket 18 a one-day employee discount (折扣) every week. It was forty percent off everything in the store—even the fresh vegetables. Who could say no to the 19 of a 40 percent off sale As she looked around the market, she wanted to get a lot of the fresh vegetables. She could prepare some healthy meals, try to do something about her eating habits and weight, maybe begin a 20 —although she couldn’t count how many times she started and failed.
But this time, she 21 her mind to achieve her goal. Emily arrived home that night with a shopping bag full of vegetables. Then she did something 22 . She emailed her friends and family to tell them that she was starting a sixty-day healthy eating program—and 23 for their help. By doing this, she was cheered up by them when she was about to give up. On day 63, when she 24 the program, Emily lost 45 pounds. She was also swimming at least three days a week.
And so it went for nearly a year during which Emily lost another 55 pounds and 25 her target weight. She has changed her eating habit and lifestyle into a healthier one.
16. A. family B. job C. weight D. cooking
17. A. larger B. further C. stronger D. worse
18. A. invented B. held C. offered D. took
19. A. advice B. attraction C. mind D. trouble
20. A. business B. theory C. situation D. diet
21. A. made up B. made for C. made over D. made out
22. A. unusual B. impossible C. unacceptable D. unfriendly
23. A. ordered B. asked C. supposed D. doubted
24. A. kept B. had C. reduced D. stopped
25. A. set B. hurt C. hit D. put
Passage 2（2023-24·深圳实验期中）
When Charley got up one morning, he saw the ground deeply covered with snow.
“We must have a path through this 1 ” said his father. “I would make one if I had time. But I must be at the office 2 this morning.” “Do you think you could make the path, my son ” he asked little Charley.
“I Why, the snow is too 3 !’
“You can try doing it little by little,” said the father, as he 4 for his office.
So Charley got the snow shovel (铁铲) and set to work. But it was 5 work. He got tired.
“I don’t think I can do it, mother,” he said. “A shovelful (满铲) is so 6 , and there is such a heap (堆) of snow.”
“Little by little, Charley,” said his mother. “That snow fell in tiny bits, flake by flake, but you see what a great 7 it has made.”
“Yes, mother, I see,” said Charley. “If I 8 it away little by little, it will soon be gone.”
So he worked on.
When his father came home to dinner, he was 9 to see the fine path.
The next day he gave little Charley a fine blue sled (雪橇), and on it was 10 in yellow letters, “Little by Little.”
1. A. water B. sand C. snow D. wind
2. A. happily B. early C. suddenly D. slowly
3. A. thin B. big C. thick D. small
4. A. went B. turned C. took D. left
5. A. easy B. difficult C. slow D. happy
6. A. small B. little C. much D. weak
7. A. path B. letter C. pile D. bit
8. A. throw B. put C. give D. send
9. A. worried B. cheerful C. foolish D. nervous
10. A. caught B. started C. pushed D. painted
Passage 3（2023-24·广州中学期中）
Reggie had been born deaf. He was well-known to everyone in town, and they all loved him. Unluckily, he always seemed to end up treated 16 from everyone else. People acted like he was unable to 17 them, as if he was a baby.
His friend Michael didn’t like this. He decided that things had to be 18 . Michael’s father was the town’s mayor (市长) and Michael 19 to persuade him that this year they should offer one day as the festival to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs (耳塞).
People liked the 20 . The day became known as The Day of Silence, and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their ears. That morning was filled with jokes and laughter. However, as the hours passed, people knew more and more clearly how 21 the life was when they couldn’t hear anything.
On that day, nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a deaf person. This meant he could be treated just like any other boy, and people saw Reggie had a bright mind. On that day, using his usual 22 , Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. This meant that people paid more attention to what he was expressing, and they were 23 by his intelligence and his ability to find ways to deal with almost any problem. They 24 that he had always been like that, and that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to communicate. That was the only 25 .
16. A. nicely B. differently C. impolitely D. patiently
17. A. know B. believe C. encourage D. understand
18. A. repeated B. changed C. checked D. prepared
19. A. continued B. tried C. ordered D. learned
20. A. excuse B. course C. idea D. game
21. A. difficult B. lucky C. amazing D. short
22. A. telephones B. words C. movements D. tools
23. A. compared B. excited C. scared D. surprised
24. A. reviewed B. reported C. realized D. remembered
25. A. difference B. result C. goal D. reason
Passage 4（2023-24·深圳南实集团期中）
The year was 1927. The world was a big place. Americans wanted to live 1 lives. People bought cars. Some even flew airplanes. Charles Lindbergh was one of those who flew planes.
In 1927, Lindbergh 2 from New York in a tiny monoplane. Lindbergh wanted to be the 3 person to fly solo across the Atlantic. The name of his plane was The Spirit of St. Louis.
Lindbergh had planned his flight. He figured out 4 how much gas he would need. He figured out how much weight the plane could take. He put a wicker (柳条) chair in the plane, not a metal 5 leather (皮革) one. Wicker was lighter. He cut off the legs to make it even lighter. He took five sandwiches to eat, and nothing more. Anymore, he thought, would make him or the plane too 6 .
Charles Lindbergh flew alone from New York City to Paris, France. It took him 33 hours. When he landed, he was 7 . Huge crowds waited for him at the French airport. They smashed (冲破) through the fences. They pulled him out of the plane and carried him on their shoulders. He was a 8 !
When Lindbergh got back to New York, four million people held a parade for him. “Lucky Lindy” was a hero. His deed had been courageous. He had flown 9 the Atlantic Ocean alone. Now the world seemed 10 . It would no longer take five days to get from America to Europe. It could be done in little more than a day. Lindbergh’s flight was a sign of things to come.
1. A. happy B. understanding C. simple D. normal
2. A. took out B. took up C. took off D. took back
3. A. best B. first C. only D. able
4. A. cheaply B. hardly C. exactly D. mostly
5. A. and B. or C. but D. whether
6. A. light B. difficult C. heavy D. thick
7. A. surprised B. afraid C. quiet D. serious
8. A. servant B. fighter C. reporter D. hero
9. A. before B. across C. through D. past
10. A. faster B. prettier C. smaller D. earlier
Passage 5（2023-24·广州实验外国语学校）
Ma Li is a dessert owner in Yinchuan, Ningxia. On a cold morning, she received an online 16 , but it took an hour to wait for the deliveryman (快递员). When the deliveryman came, Ma was a little 17 . “It is too cold outside and my motorbike doesn’t work,” the deliveryman explained. Ma’s anger 18 after she heard his words. She 19 invited him to have a break and offered him a cup of hot water. Ma noticed that the deliveryman’s face and hands were dark purple because he was working outside for a long time. She felt 20 . While they were talking, Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy his daughter a birthday cake, but he thought it was a little expensive.
After the deliveryman left, Ma 21 what happened just now online with two photos of the deliveryman. After a while, she received some positive comments such as “Life is not easy but none of us 22 up!” and “What a hard-working man!” Some even offered money for a 23 .
The next day, Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop. When they met, Ma expressed people’s 24 to him and gave him a cake for his daughter’s birthday. The deliveryman was 25 .
Ma received more than 600 yuan in donations from her friends and customers. She said she would use the money to offer some help to people in need.
16. A. gift B. order C. ticket D. reply
17. A. excited B. nervous C. sad D. angry
18. A. disappeared B. grew C. came D. woke
19. A. immediately B. slowly C. honestly D. nearly
20. A. lucky B. sorry C. happy D. tired
21. A. found B. checked C. shared D. heard
22. A. give B. put C. take D. make
23. A. bag B. cake C. coat D. bike
24. A. darkness B. happiness C. illness D. kindness
25. A. helpful B. careful C. thankful D. wonderful
Passage 6（2023-24·广州育才）
“Huh! Rice again ”
These days, many people are so picky (挑剔的) about food. When they feel fed up with eating rice, they just 16 lots of it.
Well, if they had lived 75 years ago, they would never have done so. At that time, starving (挨饿) to death was 17 in China. Yuan Longping, then a teenager, felt heartbroken about this. He thought, “What if I could grow enough rice In that way, nobody would ever die of 18 !” This dream became a little 19 in Yuan’s heart. After he finished high school, he decided to study agriculture (农业).
China is large, but the land that can be used to grow rice is quite limited. That’s why it was difficult to grow 20 rice for everybody.
In 1960, as an agricultural researcher, Yuan came up with the idea for hybrid rice (杂交水稻). After years of hard work, in 1973, he developed the world’s first high-yield (高产的) hybrid rice. It was a(n) 21 piece of news.
With this rice, an extra 70 million people could be fed each year! The seed in Yuan’s heart finally sprouted (发芽)!
Since then, Yuan’s 22 has been grown worldwide. Yuan, however, always wanted his rice to be more and more productive. Even in his 90s, the “Father of Hybrid Rice” was still busy with his 23 .
Yuan died last year, but his invention will continue to 24 people around the world.
The next time you see rice, think about Yuan and his hard work. Ask yourself: Is it okay to be a 25 eater
16. A. eat B. waste C. collect D. buy
17. A. unusual B. difficult C. common D. impossible
18. A. hunger B. cold C. shame D. illness
19. A. flower B. seed C. idea D. raindrop
20. A. good B. beautiful C. much D. enough
21. A. exciting B. boring C. worrying D. interesting
22. A. idea B. rice C. tree D. dream
23. A. exercise B. research C. housework D. business
24. A. feed B. sell C. grow D. harm
25. A. poor B. big C. heavy D. picky
Passage 7（2023-24·深圳红岭教育集团）
I was an eighth-grader without ever really learning how to read. I had no confidence and was afraid of being laughed at. 1 , an amazing teacher appeared.
After asking me to read aloud in class, Ms. Powell noticed my nervousness. She quickly let another student do the 2 and asked me if she could take me to the nurse’s office, saying that I looked a little pale. Even though I was not 3 , I followed her.
I couldn’t read, so I never had the 4 to make friends. I always 5 someone would find it out. I was happy being nobody.
Ms. Powell never knew reading was a challenge for her husband until two weeks before he passed away. She promised to teach him but he told her, “Teach someone who really needs you.” She 6 that person for some time.
Then she asked a little girl to read and 7 her problem. That girl was me. Meeting me in the hallway, she said, “I’m here to help solve your problem.” Shamefully, I told her I couldn’t read. “There is no need to feel 8 ,” she said. She promised me that 9 could solve my problem. Over the course of the next year, Ms. Powell spent it teaching me. It was 10 , but through many tears I could finally read.
Ms. Powell brought me out of my lonely world and my life improved.
1. A. Hopefully B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Finally
2. A. task B. business C. request D. time
3. A. okay B. real C. tired D. sick
4. A. chance B. confidence C. choice D. invitation
5. A. believed B. considered C. worried D. imagined
6. A. looked for B. turned to C. focused on D. thought of
7. A. discussed B. accepted C. answered D. discovered
8. A. sorry B. surprised C. ashamed D. lonely
9. A. efforts B. pleasure C. curiosity D. adventures
10. A. different B. boring C. difficult D. wonderful
Passage 8（2023-24·深圳宝安中学）
Little George lived in a poor village. One summer afternoon, George’s mother sent him to the field to pick up some dried wood for the fire.
By the time the sun was high, George was very 1 and wished for a cool place to rest and have some food. As he walked on, he found some shade（阴凉处）, and by it were some fine, wild 2 .
“How good these will be with my bread and butter,” thought George. He 3 all of the strawberries and couldn’t wait to lift one of them to his mouth. Suddenly he remembered his sick 4 , alone in her dark, cold room in the village.
With this in mind, he put the strawberry back again. “Shall I save them for her ” he asked himself. He thought how refreshing（提神的）they would be for her, but was still 5 them with a longing（渴望的）eye. “I will eat half, and take the other half to her,” he said. He divided them into 6 parts, but each part looked so small. He put them together again.
“I will only eat one,” he thought.
But, as he again lifted it to his mouth, he saw that he had taken the 7 , and he put it back.
When the sun was beginning to sink, George left for home. How 8 he felt, then, that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother.
He heard his mother’s faint（虚弱的）voice calling him. “Is that you, George I’m glad you’ve 9 . I’m thirsty, and am longing for some tea.”
George ran to her and joyfully offered the strawberries.
“And you saved them for your sick mother, didn’t you ” she said, laying her hand 10 on his head, with tears in her eyes.
1. A. hot B. warm C. full D. sick
2. A. pears B. oranges C. watermelons D. strawberries
3. A. saw B. ate C. picked D. touched
4. A. father B. mother C. brother D. sister
5. A. looking at B. asking for C. talking about D. shopping for
6. A. five B. four C. three D. two
7. A. finest B. smallest C. greenest D. dirtiest
8. A. moved B. worried C. relaxed D. pleased
9. A. set off B. come back C. run away D. rushed out
10. A. hardly B. strongly C. lovingly D. doubtfully
Passage 9
A group of university graduates visited their old professor. During their visit, the conversation turned to work. The graduates were 16 about their problems and stress in work and in life. After putting a pot of coffee on the table, the professor went to the kitchen and came back with a tray, crowded with many 17 cups: porcelain, glass, plastic and crystal. Some cups were simple, other ones were expensive. The professor asked them to pick out their cups first. When the graduates picked out their favorite cups, the professor 18 , “Notice how all the beautiful cups were picked out and the simple and cheap ones were left.”
“Wanting only the best things for yourself 19 your problems and stress. You need to understand that the cup doesn’t make the coffee better. 20 , all that you wanted was the coffee, not the cup.” But you consciously 21 the best cups, and then looked to see what cups others picked.
“Your 22 is the coffee. Your job, money, position in society...they are the cups. The type of cup doesn’t decide the quality of life. Sometimes, we forget to 23 the coffee. The 24 people are not those who have the best things, but those who enjoy life and make the most of what they have.”
Hearing this, the graduates were speechless. They had learned another important life lesson from their old professor—that true happiness means enjoying life and not worrying about 25 things.
16. A. thinking B. complaining C. learning D. worrying
17. A. different B. expensive C. cheap D. simple
18. A. shouted B. reported C. answered D. explained
19. A. cares for B. gets to C. leads to D. asks for
20. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Honestly D. Actually
21. A. bought B. chose C. brought D. decided
22. A. purpose B. life C. work D. study
23. A. buy B. understand C. drink D. taste
24. A. simplest B. happiest C. richest D. luckiest
25. A. unknown B. unusual C. unimportant D. unlucky
Passage 10（2023-24·邝维煜纪念中学）
The Height of Life
Michael Stone had always dreamed of flying. His mother read him so many stories about flying that they filled his dreams with color and beauty. His dad, on the other hand, 16 hard work. He always said, “You want something Work for it!”
From the age of 14, Michael started 17 as a pole vaulter (撑杆跳高运动员). He worked out every day with weightlifting and running, and he continued to help his parents with their farm work. His mother wished he could 18 a bit more besides working hard, but his father would smile and say, “If you want something, work for it!”
Now Michael was standing in the 19 as one of the final two competitors (竞争者) in the pole-vaulting event in the National Junior Olympics. After a warm-up, he found his pole, and 20 on the runway (跑道) that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life. Suddenly he became 21 . He had never experienced this before.
Then he thought of his mother’s words. “Take deep breaths when you feel nervous.” So he did. Slowly the nervousness was gone. And then, he 22 picked up his pole. He knew it was his time to fly. As he began sprinting (冲刺) down the runway, something felt wonderfully 23 , but familiar (熟悉的). When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly just like in his childhood 24 . Only this time he knew he wasn't dreaming.
The loud cheers from the audience brought Michael back. He could imagine the smile on his parents’ faces. His life would never be 25 with all the media (媒体) attention. It wasn’t just because he won the National Junior Olympics. It was simply because Michael Stone was blind.
16. A. succeeded in B. joined in C. pushed in D. believed in
17. A. playing B. thinking C. training D. showing
18. A. help B. relax C. improve D. exercise
19. A. stadium B. garden C. cinema D. classroom
20. A. stayed B. climbed C. fell D. stepped
21. A. nervous B. confident C. angry D. surprised
22. A. secretly B. luckily C. carefully D. politely
23. A. popular B. different C. comfortable D. hard
24. A. hobbies B. jokes C. stories D. dreams
25. A. the same B. poor C. hard D. certain
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2024-2025学年九年级上期期中考点大串讲（牛津版）
专题08完形填空
完形填空
Passage 1（2023-24年·广州实验中学期中）
One year ago, Emily just got her first job at a supermarket. She was put in charge of (负责) the cooked food department. For most of her life, she’s had a 16 problem. She ate unhealthily and mindlessly, and the problem only got 17 when she decided to take on a career in cooking. She was always testing clothes and thinking about food. She was overweight at least a hundred pounds over her desired weight.
To her surprise, the supermarket 18 a one-day employee discount (折扣) every week. It was forty percent off everything in the store—even the fresh vegetables. Who could say no to the 19 of a 40 percent off sale As she looked around the market, she wanted to get a lot of the fresh vegetables. She could prepare some healthy meals, try to do something about her eating habits and weight, maybe begin a 20 —although she couldn’t count how many times she started and failed.
But this time, she 21 her mind to achieve her goal. Emily arrived home that night with a shopping bag full of vegetables. Then she did something 22 . She emailed her friends and family to tell them that she was starting a sixty-day healthy eating program—and 23 for their help. By doing this, she was cheered up by them when she was about to give up. On day 63, when she 24 the program, Emily lost 45 pounds. She was also swimming at least three days a week.
And so it went for nearly a year during which Emily lost another 55 pounds and 25 her target weight. She has changed her eating habit and lifestyle into a healthier one.
16. A. family B. job C. weight D. cooking
17. A. larger B. further C. stronger D. worse
18. A. invented B. held C. offered D. took
19. A. advice B. attraction C. mind D. trouble
20. A. business B. theory C. situation D. diet
21. A. made up B. made for C. made over D. made out
22. A. unusual B. impossible C. unacceptable D. unfriendly
23. A. ordered B. asked C. supposed D. doubted
24. A. kept B. had C. reduced D. stopped
25. A. set B. hurt C. hit D. put
【答案】16. C 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. C
【解析】 本文主要介绍Emily减肥过程。
16. 句意：在她一生的大部分时间里，她都面临着一个体重问题。
family家庭；job工作；weight重量；cooking烹饪。根据“She was overweight at least a hundred pounds over her desired weight.”可知，她面临的是体重问题。故选C。
17. 句意：她吃得不健康、盲目，当她决定从事烹饪事业时，问题变得更差。
larger更大；further进一步；stronger更强；worse更差。根据后文“She was always testing clothes and thinking about food. She was overweight at least a hundred pounds over her desired weight.”可知，当厨师使得体重问题变得更差。故选D。
18. 句意：让她惊讶的是，超市每周都会提供一日员工折扣。
invented发明；held持有；offered提供；took采取。根据“the supermarket ... a one-day employee discount”并结合所给词，可知是提供一次员工折扣。故选C。
19. 句意：谁能拒绝 40% 的折扣的吸引力？
advice建议；attraction吸引力；mind心灵；trouble困扰。分析“It was forty percent off everything in the store—even the fresh vegetables.”可知这个折扣能带来一定的吸引力，促使消费，所以是attraction。故选B。
20. 句意：她可以准备一些健康的膳食，尝试对自己的饮食习惯和体重做一些事情，也许可以开始减肥尽管她无法计算自己开始和失败了多少次。
business商业；theory理论；situation情境；diet节食。根据前文“She could prepare some healthy meals, try to do something about her eating habits and weight”可知，是开始减肥。故选D。
21. 句意：但是这次，她决定完成她的目标。
made up组成；made for为；made over克服；made out做出来。根据语境是下决心做某事，所以是考查短语“make up one’s mind”决定做某事。故选A。
22. 句意：然后她做某些不寻常的事。
unusual不寻常；impossible不可能；unacceptable不可接受；unfriendly不友好。根据后文“She emailed her friends and family to tell them that she was starting a sixty-day healthy eating program”可知，她把自己的减肥告知朋友家人，所以是不寻常的事。故选A。
23. 句意：她给朋友和家人发了电子邮件，告诉他们她正在开始一项为期六十天的健康饮食计划，并寻求帮助。
ordered订购；asked询问；supposed假设；doubted怀疑。分析“By doing this, she was cheered up by them when she was about to give up.”可知，是为了让他们能鼓励她不放弃，所以是寻求帮助。故选B。
24. 句意：第 63 天，当艾米丽坚持执行该计划时，体重减轻了 45 磅。
kept保持；had有；reduced减少；stopped停止。根据后文“She was also swimming at least three days a week.” “And so it went for nearly a year during which Emily lost another 55 pounds”可知，她一直坚持这个计划。故选A。
25. 句意：就这样持续了近一年，艾米丽又减掉了 55 磅，达到了她的目标体重。
set设置；hurt伤害；hit击中；put放置。根据“She was overweight at least a hundred pounds over her desired weight.”可知，她目标是减掉100磅，前63天减掉了45磅，后又减掉了55磅，所以是达到目标。故选C。
Passage 2（2023-24·深圳实验期中）
When Charley got up one morning, he saw the ground deeply covered with snow.
“We must have a path through this 1 ” said his father. “I would make one if I had time. But I must be at the office 2 this morning.” “Do you think you could make the path, my son ” he asked little Charley.
“I Why, the snow is too 3 !’
“You can try doing it little by little,” said the father, as he 4 for his office.
So Charley got the snow shovel (铁铲) and set to work. But it was 5 work. He got tired.
“I don’t think I can do it, mother,” he said. “A shovelful (满铲) is so 6 , and there is such a heap (堆) of snow.”
“Little by little, Charley,” said his mother. “That snow fell in tiny bits, flake by flake, but you see what a great 7 it has made.”
“Yes, mother, I see,” said Charley. “If I 8 it away little by little, it will soon be gone.”
So he worked on.
When his father came home to dinner, he was 9 to see the fine path.
The next day he gave little Charley a fine blue sled (雪橇), and on it was 10 in yellow letters, “Little by Little.”
1. A. water B. sand C. snow D. wind
2. A. happily B. early C. suddenly D. slowly
3. A. thin B. big C. thick D. small
4. A. went B. turned C. took D. left
5. A. easy B. difficult C. slow D. happy
6. A. small B. little C. much D. weak
7. A. path B. letter C. pile D. bit
8. A. throw B. put C. give D. send
9. A. worried B. cheerful C. foolish D. nervous
10. A. caught B. started C. pushed D. painted
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
【解析】 本文主要描述了查理起来时发现路上堆满雪，他父亲吩咐他铲出一条小路，查理觉得雪太多，母亲鼓励他一点一点做，最后终于铲出一条小路的故事。
1. 句意：我们必须有一条穿过这场雪的路。
water水；sand沙；snow雪；wind风。根据“he saw the ground deeply covered with snow.”可知，这里指要有一条穿过这场雪的路。故选C。
2. 句意：但我今天早上一定很早就得到办公室。
happily快乐地；early早早地；suddenly突然；slowly慢慢地。根据“I would make one if I had time. But...”可知，这里是今天早上要早到办公室。故选B。
3. 句意：为什么，雪太厚了！
thin薄的；big大的；thick厚的；small小的。根据“he saw the ground deeply covered with snow.”可知，这里指雪太厚了！故选C。
4. 句意：“你可以试着一点一点地做，”父亲在去办公室时说。
went去了；turned翻转；took拿走；left离开。根据“as he…for his office.”可知，这里指去办公室。故选D。
5. 句意：但这是一项艰巨的工作。
easy容易的；difficult困难的；slow缓慢的；happy快乐的。根据“He got tired.”可知，这是一项艰巨的工作。故选B。
6. 句意：一铲雪那么少，却有那么一堆雪。
small小的；little少的；much非常；weak弱的。根据“A shovelful (满铲) is so”可知，这里是一铲雪那么少。故选B。
7. 句意：雪一片一片地落下，但你可以看到它堆得多么大。
path路径；letter信；pile堆；bit一点。根据“but you see what a great…it has made.”可知，这里是它堆得多么大。故选C。
8. 句意：如果我一点一点地把它扔掉，它很快就会消失。
throw扔；put放；give提供；send发送。根据“it will soon be gone.”可知，这里是一点一点地把雪扔掉。故选A。
9. 句意：当他父亲回家吃饭时，看到这条小路，他很高兴。
worried忧虑的；cheerful快乐的；foolish愚蠢的；nervous紧张的。根据“to see the fine path.”可知，父亲看到这条小路是高兴的。故选B。
10. 句意：第二天，他送给小查理一个漂亮的蓝色雪橇，上面用黄色字母写着“一点一点”。
caught抓住；started开始；pushed缺乏；painted涂漆。根据“in yellow letters,”可知，黄色字母“Little by Little.”是被漆上的。故选D。
Passage 3（2023-24·广州中学期中）
Reggie had been born deaf. He was well-known to everyone in town, and they all loved him. Unluckily, he always seemed to end up treated 16 from everyone else. People acted like he was unable to 17 them, as if he was a baby.
His friend Michael didn’t like this. He decided that things had to be 18 . Michael’s father was the town’s mayor (市长) and Michael 19 to persuade him that this year they should offer one day as the festival to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs (耳塞).
People liked the 20 . The day became known as The Day of Silence, and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their ears. That morning was filled with jokes and laughter. However, as the hours passed, people knew more and more clearly how 21 the life was when they couldn’t hear anything.
On that day, nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a deaf person. This meant he could be treated just like any other boy, and people saw Reggie had a bright mind. On that day, using his usual 22 , Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. This meant that people paid more attention to what he was expressing, and they were 23 by his intelligence and his ability to find ways to deal with almost any problem. They 24 that he had always been like that, and that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to communicate. That was the only 25 .
16. A. nicely B. differently C. impolitely D. patiently
17. A. know B. believe C. encourage D. understand
18. A. repeated B. changed C. checked D. prepared
19. A. continued B. tried C. ordered D. learned
20. A. excuse B. course C. idea D. game
21. A. difficult B. lucky C. amazing D. short
22. A. telephones B. words C. movements D. tools
23. A. compared B. excited C. scared D. surprised
24. A. reviewed B. reported C. realized D. remembered
25. A. difference B. result C. goal D. reason
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. B 19. B 20. C 21. A 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. A
【解析】 本文主要讲述了一位聋人在朋友的帮助下，让人们认识到聋人跟其他正常的孩子没什么差别，只是需要多一点点的时间去交流。
16. 句意：不幸地是，他最终似乎总是受到与其他人不同的对待。
nicely很好地；differently不同地；impolitely不礼貌地；patiently有耐心地。根据“People acted like he was unable to...them, as if he was a baby.”可知，因为他是聋人，所以似乎总是受到与其他人不同的对待。故选B。
17. 句意：人们表现得好像他听不懂他们的话，就好像他是个婴儿一样。
know知道；believe相信；encourage鼓励；understand理解。根据“as if he was a baby”可知，像一个婴儿一样无法理解他们的话，故选D。
18. 句意：他决定必须做出改变。
repeated重复；changed改变；checked检查；prepared准备。根据上文“His friend Michael didn’t like this”可知，Michael不喜欢这件事，所以想改变，故选B。
19. 句意：Michael的父亲是城镇的市长，Michael试图说服他，今年他们应该为聋人提供一天的节日。
continued继续；tried尝试；ordered命令；learned学习。根据“to persuade him that this year they should offer one day as the festival to deaf people”可知，试图说服父亲要为聋人提供一个节日，故选B。
20. 句意：人们喜欢这个想法。
excuse借口；course课程；idea想法；game游戏。根据上文“to persuade him that this year they should offer one day as the festival to deaf people”可知，人们喜欢Michael提出的这个想法，故选C。
21. 句意：但是，随着时间的流逝，人们越来越清楚地知道，当他们什么都听不见的时候，生活是多么困难。
difficult困难的；lucky幸运的；amazing惊奇的；short短的。根据“when they couldn’t hear anything”可知，当什么都听不见时，生活很艰难，故选A。
22. 句意：那天，Reggie用他平常的动作，成为了最能和大家交流的人。
telephones电话；words单词；movements动作；tools工具。根据“Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone”可知，Reggie是聋人，所以平常用一些手势和人们沟通，故选C。
23. 句意：这意味着人们更加注意他所表达的内容，他们对他的智慧和他解决几乎任何问题的能力感到惊讶。
compared比较的；excited兴奋的；scared害怕的；surprised惊讶的。根据“by his intelligence and his ability to find ways to deal with almost any problem”可知，对于一个聋人有这么好的智慧以及解决几乎任何问题的能力而感到惊讶，故选D。
24. 句意：他们意识到Reggie一直都是这样，在正常生活中，Reggie所需要的只是比其他人多一点时间来交流。
reviewed复习；reported报道；realized认识到；remembered记得。根据“he had always been like that…”可知，人们意识到Reggie一直都是通过手势来交流的，故选C。
25. 句意：这是唯一的区别。
difference差异；result结果；goal目标；reason原因。据“that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to communicate”可知， Reggie作为一个聋人，与他人唯一的差别就是需要多一点点的时间来交流，故选A。
Passage 4（2023-24·深圳南实集团期中）
The year was 1927. The world was a big place. Americans wanted to live 1 lives. People bought cars. Some even flew airplanes. Charles Lindbergh was one of those who flew planes.
In 1927, Lindbergh 2 from New York in a tiny monoplane. Lindbergh wanted to be the 3 person to fly solo across the Atlantic. The name of his plane was The Spirit of St. Louis.
Lindbergh had planned his flight. He figured out 4 how much gas he would need. He figured out how much weight the plane could take. He put a wicker (柳条) chair in the plane, not a metal 5 leather (皮革) one. Wicker was lighter. He cut off the legs to make it even lighter. He took five sandwiches to eat, and nothing more. Anymore, he thought, would make him or the plane too 6 .
Charles Lindbergh flew alone from New York City to Paris, France. It took him 33 hours. When he landed, he was 7 . Huge crowds waited for him at the French airport. They smashed (冲破) through the fences. They pulled him out of the plane and carried him on their shoulders. He was a 8 !
When Lindbergh got back to New York, four million people held a parade for him. “Lucky Lindy” was a hero. His deed had been courageous. He had flown 9 the Atlantic Ocean alone. Now the world seemed 10 . It would no longer take five days to get from America to Europe. It could be done in little more than a day. Lindbergh’s flight was a sign of things to come.
1. A. happy B. understanding C. simple D. normal
2. A. took out B. took up C. took off D. took back
3. A. best B. first C. only D. able
4. A. cheaply B. hardly C. exactly D. mostly
5. A. and B. or C. but D. whether
6. A. light B. difficult C. heavy D. thick
7. A. surprised B. afraid C. quiet D. serious
8. A. servant B. fighter C. reporter D. hero
9. A. before B. across C. through D. past
10. A. faster B. prettier C. smaller D. earlier
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了查尔斯·林德伯格驾驶飞机，飞跃大西洋的故事。
1. 句意：美国人想要过上幸福的生活。
happy幸福的；understanding善解人意的；simple简单的；normal正常的。根据下文“People bought cars. Some even flew airplanes.”可知，人们买车。有些人甚至开飞机，可推测此处是美国人想要过上幸福的生活。故选A。
2. 句意：1927年，林德伯格驾驶一架小型单翼飞机从纽约起飞。
took out去除；took up接受；took off（飞机）起飞；took back收回。根据“in a tiny monoplane”可知，此处是从纽约起飞。故选C。
3. 句意：林德伯格想成为第一个独自飞越大西洋的人。
best最好的，形容词；first第一，序数词；only唯一的，形容词；able能够的，形容词。根据“Lindbergh wanted to be the...person to fly solo across the Atlantic.”可知，“the+序数词+名词+to do sth”表示“第几个做某事的……”，空处需填序数词，first“第一”，序数词。故选B。
4. 句意：他准确地算出了自己需要多少汽油。
cheaply便宜地；hardly几乎不；exactly准确地；mostly主要地。根据“He figured out...how much gas he would need.”可知，他计算出需要的油量，可推测此处是他准确地算出。故选C。
5. 句意：他在飞机上放了一把柳条椅，不是金属的也不是皮革的。
and并且，表顺承，并列连词；or或者，表选择，并列连词；but但是，表转折，并列连词；whether是否，从属连词，引导宾语从句。根据“He put a wicker chair in the plane, not a metal...leather one.”可知，他在飞机上放了一把柳条椅，可推测此处是不是金属的也不是皮革的，not...or...表示“不是……也不是……”。故选B。
6. 句意：他想，不管怎样，都会使他或飞机变得太重。
light轻的；difficult困难的；heavy重的；thick厚的。根据上文“Wicker was lighter. He cut off the legs to make it even lighter. He took five sandwiches to eat, and nothing more.”可知，柳条比较轻，他砍掉了椅子腿，使它更轻，他只吃了五个三明治，可推测此处是不让他或飞机太重。故选C。
7. 句意：当他降落时，他很惊讶。
surprised惊讶的；afraid害怕的；quiet安静的；serious严重的。根据下文“Huge crowds waited for him at the French airport.”可知，大批群众在法国机场等他，可推测此处是他很惊讶。故选A。
8. 句意：他是个英雄！
servant仆人；fighter战士；reporter记者；hero英雄。根据下文“When Lindbergh got back to New York, four million people held a parade for him. ‘Lucky Lindy’ was a hero.”可知，当林德伯格回到纽约时，有400万人为他举行了游行，“幸运的林迪”是个英雄，可推测此处是他是个英雄。故选D。
9. 句意：他独自飞越大西洋。
before在……以前；across穿过，强调在某个表面上运动；through贯穿，强调在物体内部穿过；past超过。根据上文“Lindbergh wanted to be the...person to fly solo across the Atlantic.”可知，林德伯格想独自飞越大西洋，可推测此处是他独自飞越大西洋，飞机要从大西洋上穿过，across“穿过”符合语境。故选B。
10. 句意：现在世界似乎更小了。
faster更快的；prettier更漂亮的；smaller更小的；earlier更早的。根据下文“It would no longer take five days to get from America to Europe. It could be done in little more than a day.”可知，从美国到欧洲不再需要五天时间，一天多一点就可以，可推测此处是现在世界似乎更小了。故选C。
Passage 5（2023-24·广州实验外国语学校）
Ma Li is a dessert owner in Yinchuan, Ningxia. On a cold morning, she received an online 16 , but it took an hour to wait for the deliveryman (快递员). When the deliveryman came, Ma was a little 17 . “It is too cold outside and my motorbike doesn’t work,” the deliveryman explained. Ma’s anger 18 after she heard his words. She 19 invited him to have a break and offered him a cup of hot water. Ma noticed that the deliveryman’s face and hands were dark purple because he was working outside for a long time. She felt 20 . While they were talking, Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy his daughter a birthday cake, but he thought it was a little expensive.
After the deliveryman left, Ma 21 what happened just now online with two photos of the deliveryman. After a while, she received some positive comments such as “Life is not easy but none of us 22 up!” and “What a hard-working man!” Some even offered money for a 23 .
The next day, Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop. When they met, Ma expressed people’s 24 to him and gave him a cake for his daughter’s birthday. The deliveryman was 25 .
Ma received more than 600 yuan in donations from her friends and customers. She said she would use the money to offer some help to people in need.
16. A. gift B. order C. ticket D. reply
17. A. excited B. nervous C. sad D. angry
18. A. disappeared B. grew C. came D. woke
19. A. immediately B. slowly C. honestly D. nearly
20. A. lucky B. sorry C. happy D. tired
21. A. found B. checked C. shared D. heard
22. A. give B. put C. take D. make
23. A. bag B. cake C. coat D. bike
24. A. darkness B. happiness C. illness D. kindness
25. A. helpful B. careful C. thankful D. wonderful
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C
【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文，向我们展示了外卖送餐员的努力和对女儿的爱以及店主和顾客们的爱。
16. 句意：在一个寒冷的早晨，她收到了一份网上订单，但她花了一个小时等快递员。
gift礼物；order订单；ticket票；reply回复。根据“On a cold morning, she received an online…, but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman”可知，应该是网上订单。故选B。
17. 句意：当外卖送餐员来的时候，马有点生气。
excited激动的；nervous紧张的；sad难过的；angry生气的。根据“but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman”可知，外卖送餐员耗时很久才来，所以马很生气。故选D。
18. 句意：听了他的话，她的怒气消失了。
disappeared消失；grew成长；came来；woke醒来。根据“She…invited him to have a break and offered him a cup of hot water”可知，马听了外卖送餐员说的话，不生气了。故选A。
19. 句意：她立即邀请他休息一下，并给他一杯热水。
immediately立即；slowly缓慢；honestly诚实地；nearly几乎。根据“She…invited him to have a break and offered him a cup of hot water”可知，在听了外卖员的话后，她立即邀请外卖员进店休息。故选A。
20. 句意：她感到难过。
lucky幸运的；sorry抱歉的；happy开心的；tired累的。根据“It is too cold outside and my motorbike didn’t work”和“She…invited him to have a break and offered him a cup of hot water”可知，她为他感到难过。故选B。
21. 句意：快递员离开后，马在网上分享了刚刚发生的事情，并附上了两张快递员的照片。
found发现；checked检查；shared分享；heard听见。根据“Ma…what happened just now online with two photos of the deliveryman”可知，是在网上分享了刚刚发生的事情。故选C。
22. 句意：过了一会儿，她收到了一些积极的评论，比如“生活不容易，但我们都没有放弃！”和“多么勤劳的人啊！”
give up放弃；put up张贴；take up占用；make up化妆。根据“Life is not easy but none of us…up”可知，生活不容易，但没有放弃。故选A。
23. 句意：有些人甚至出钱买蛋糕。
bag包；cake蛋糕；coat外套；bike自行车。根据前文“Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy his daughter a birthday cake”可知，是出钱买蛋糕。故选B。
24. 句意：当他们见面时，马表达了人们对他的友好，并送给他一个蛋糕给他女儿过生日。
darkness黑暗；happiness幸福；illness疾病；kindness善意，友好。根据“When they met, Ma expressed people’s…to him”可知，马向送餐员表达了人们的善意。故选D。
25. 句意：外卖送餐员很感激。
helpful乐于助人的；careful仔细的；thankful感谢的；wonderful极好的。根据“When they met, Ma expressed people’s kindness to him and gave him a cake for his daughter’s birthday”可知，外卖送餐员表达对他人善意的感激。故选C。
Passage 6（2023-24·广州育才）
“Huh! Rice again ”
These days, many people are so picky (挑剔的) about food. When they feel fed up with eating rice, they just 16 lots of it.
Well, if they had lived 75 years ago, they would never have done so. At that time, starving (挨饿) to death was 17 in China. Yuan Longping, then a teenager, felt heartbroken about this. He thought, “What if I could grow enough rice In that way, nobody would ever die of 18 !” This dream became a little 19 in Yuan’s heart. After he finished high school, he decided to study agriculture (农业).
China is large, but the land that can be used to grow rice is quite limited. That’s why it was difficult to grow 20 rice for everybody.
In 1960, as an agricultural researcher, Yuan came up with the idea for hybrid rice (杂交水稻). After years of hard work, in 1973, he developed the world’s first high-yield (高产的) hybrid rice. It was a(n) 21 piece of news.
With this rice, an extra 70 million people could be fed each year! The seed in Yuan’s heart finally sprouted (发芽)!
Since then, Yuan’s 22 has been grown worldwide. Yuan, however, always wanted his rice to be more and more productive. Even in his 90s, the “Father of Hybrid Rice” was still busy with his 23 .
Yuan died last year, but his invention will continue to 24 people around the world.
The next time you see rice, think about Yuan and his hard work. Ask yourself: Is it okay to be a 25 eater
16. A. eat B. waste C. collect D. buy
17. A. unusual B. difficult C. common D. impossible
18. A. hunger B. cold C. shame D. illness
19. A. flower B. seed C. idea D. raindrop
20. A. good B. beautiful C. much D. enough
21. A. exciting B. boring C. worrying D. interesting
22. A. idea B. rice C. tree D. dream
23. A. exercise B. research C. housework D. business
24. A. feed B. sell C. grow D. harm
25. A. poor B. big C. heavy D. picky
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. D
【解析】 本文主要讲了袁隆平的杂交水稻。
16. 句意：当他们厌倦了吃米饭时，他们只是浪费了很多米饭。
eat吃；waste浪费；collect收集；buy买。根据“When they feel fed up with eating rice”可知，他们浪费了很多米饭，故选B。
17. 句意：当时，挨饿致死在中国很普遍。
unusual不寻常的；difficult困难的；common普通的、常见的；impossible不可能的。根据“Well, if they had lived 75 years ago”可知讲的是75年前的事情，所以人们因为饥饿死亡在那时是常见的，故选C。
18. 句意：这样，就不会有人死于饥饿。
hunger饥饿；cold寒冷；shame惭愧；illness疾病。根据“What if I could grow enough rice ”可知人们不会死于饥饿，故选A。
19. 句意：这个梦想在袁隆平的心里成为一粒小的种子。
flower花；seed种子；idea想法；raindrop雨滴。根据“This dream became a little…in Yuan’s heart. After he finished high school, he decided to study agriculture.”和下文“The seed in Yuan’s heart finally sprouted (发芽)!”可知，种植足够的大米成为了袁隆平心里一粒小种子，故选B。
20. 句意：这就是为什么很难为每个人种植足够的水稻。
good好的；beautiful漂亮的；much许多；enough足够的。根据“China is large, but the land that can be used to grow rice is quite limited.”可知种植足够的水稻是困难的，故选D。
21. 句意：这是一条令人激动的消息。
exciting令人激动的；boring无聊的；worrying令人担忧的；interesting有趣的。根据“After years of hard work, in 1973, he developed the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice.”可知这个消息是令人激动的，故选A。
22. 句意：从那时起，袁隆平的水稻已经在世界各地被种植。
idea主意；rice大米，水稻；tree树木；dream梦想。根据“has been grown worldwide”可知识袁隆平的水稻被种植在世界各地，故选B。
23. 句意：即使在90多岁的时候，“杂交水稻之父”仍然忙于研究。
exercise锻炼；research调查、研究；housework家务；business商业。根据常识可知袁隆平一直忙于做研究调查，do research“做研究”，固定搭配，故选B。
24. 句意：去年袁隆平去世了，但他的发明将继续养活世界各地的人们。
feed喂养；sell卖；grow种植；harm伤害。his invention“他的发明”，指的是袁隆平的杂交水稻，所以是养活人们，故选A。
25. 句意：扪心自问：成为一名挑食者可以吗？
poor贫穷的；big大的；heavy重的；picky挑剔的。根据“These days, many people are so picky about food.”及全文对袁隆平的努力的描述，可知此处与开头呼应，问成为挑食者是否正确，故选D。
Passage 7（2023-24·深圳红岭教育集团）
I was an eighth-grader without ever really learning how to read. I had no confidence and was afraid of being laughed at. 1 , an amazing teacher appeared.
After asking me to read aloud in class, Ms. Powell noticed my nervousness. She quickly let another student do the 2 and asked me if she could take me to the nurse’s office, saying that I looked a little pale. Even though I was not 3 , I followed her.
I couldn’t read, so I never had the 4 to make friends. I always 5 someone would find it out. I was happy being nobody.
Ms. Powell never knew reading was a challenge for her husband until two weeks before he passed away. She promised to teach him but he told her, “Teach someone who really needs you.” She 6 that person for some time.
Then she asked a little girl to read and 7 her problem. That girl was me. Meeting me in the hallway, she said, “I’m here to help solve your problem.” Shamefully, I told her I couldn’t read. “There is no need to feel 8 ,” she said. She promised me that 9 could solve my problem. Over the course of the next year, Ms. Powell spent it teaching me. It was 10 , but through many tears I could finally read.
Ms. Powell brought me out of my lonely world and my life improved.
1. A. Hopefully B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Finally
2. A. task B. business C. request D. time
3. A. okay B. real C. tired D. sick
4. A. chance B. confidence C. choice D. invitation
5. A. believed B. considered C. worried D. imagined
6. A. looked for B. turned to C. focused on D. thought of
7. A. discussed B. accepted C. answered D. discovered
8. A. sorry B. surprised C. ashamed D. lonely
9. A. efforts B. pleasure C. curiosity D. adventures
10. A. different B. boring C. difficult D. wonderful
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C
【解析】 本文描写了一个暖心的故事，有阅读障碍的小孩遇见了天使一样的老师，带着自己走出阴霾和泥泞。
1. 句意：幸运的是，一位了不起的老师出现了。
Hopefully希望地；Luckily幸运地；Suddenly突然；Finally最终。根据前句“I had no confidence and was afraid of being laughed at.”可知作者没有信心，害怕被人嘲笑。因此救作者于苦海的人出现是幸运的事情。故选B。
2. 句意：她很快让另一个学生完成任务，问我是否可以带我去护士办公室，说我看起来有点苍白。
task任务；business生意；request需求；time时间。根据后文“asked me if she could take me to the nurse’s office”可知老师问我她是否可以带我去护士办公室，因此把课堂任务交给另一个孩子。故选A。
3. 句意：尽管我没有生病，我还是跟着她。
okay好的；real真的；tired累的；sick生病的。此处作者没有生病，但还是跟着老师去了医院。故选D。
4. 句意：我不会阅读，所以我从来没有信心交朋友。
chance机会；confidence自信；choice选择；invitation邀请。根据前文“I couldn’t read”可知作者不会阅读，因此没有自信。故选B。
5. 句意：我一直担心有人会发现它。
believed相信；considered考虑；worried担心；imagined想象。根据前文“I couldn’t read”以及后文“I was happy being nobody.”可知作者不会阅读且乐于成为无名小卒，因此担心别人发现，故选C。
6. 句意：她找了那个人一段时间。
looked for寻找；turned to转向；focused on集中注意力；thought of认为。根据前句“Teach someone who really needs you.”可知老师想教一个真正需要的人，因此一直在寻找。故选A。
7. 句意：然后她请一个小女孩阅读并发现了她的问题。
discussed讨论；accepted接受；answered回答；discovered发现。宾语为problem，因此是“发现了小女孩（作者）的问题”。故选D。
8. 句意：“没有必要感到羞愧，”她说。
sorry抱歉的；surprised惊讶的；ashamed羞愧的；lonely孤单的。根据前文“Shamefully”可知作者因为不会阅读感到羞愧，这里老师劝解作者不必羞愧。故选C。
9. 句意：她向我保证，努力可以解决我的问题。
efforts努力；pleasure愉快；curiosity好奇心；adventures冒险。根据“through many tears I could finally read.”可知流过许多眼泪之后作者终于可以阅读，因此需要努力。故选A。
10. 句意：这很难，但经过多次流泪，我终于可以阅读了。
different不同的；boring无聊的；difficult困难的；wonderful精彩的。but表示转折，因此是即便很难，但最终做到了。故选C。
Passage 8（2023-24·深圳宝安中学）
Little George lived in a poor village. One summer afternoon, George’s mother sent him to the field to pick up some dried wood for the fire.
By the time the sun was high, George was very 1 and wished for a cool place to rest and have some food. As he walked on, he found some shade（阴凉处）, and by it were some fine, wild 2 .
“How good these will be with my bread and butter,” thought George. He 3 all of the strawberries and couldn’t wait to lift one of them to his mouth. Suddenly he remembered his sick 4 , alone in her dark, cold room in the village.
With this in mind, he put the strawberry back again. “Shall I save them for her ” he asked himself. He thought how refreshing（提神的）they would be for her, but was still 5 them with a longing（渴望的）eye. “I will eat half, and take the other half to her,” he said. He divided them into 6 parts, but each part looked so small. He put them together again.
“I will only eat one,” he thought.
But, as he again lifted it to his mouth, he saw that he had taken the 7 , and he put it back.
When the sun was beginning to sink, George left for home. How 8 he felt, then, that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother.
He heard his mother’s faint（虚弱的）voice calling him. “Is that you, George I’m glad you’ve 9 . I’m thirsty, and am longing for some tea.”
George ran to her and joyfully offered the strawberries.
“And you saved them for your sick mother, didn’t you ” she said, laying her hand 10 on his head, with tears in her eyes.
1. A. hot B. warm C. full D. sick
2. A. pears B. oranges C. watermelons D. strawberries
3. A. saw B. ate C. picked D. touched
4. A. father B. mother C. brother D. sister
5. A. looking at B. asking for C. talking about D. shopping for
6. A. five B. four C. three D. two
7. A. finest B. smallest C. greenest D. dirtiest
8. A. moved B. worried C. relaxed D. pleased
9. A. set off B. come back C. run away D. rushed out
10. A. hardly B. strongly C. lovingly D. doubtfully
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
【解析】 本文主要讲述了小George出去捡木头时发现了一些野生草莓，他想起了生病的母亲，不舍得吃到这些野生草莓，回家后母亲看到小George拿回的野生草莓，心生感动。
1. 句意：太阳升得很高的时候，乔治觉得很热，想找个凉快的地方休息一下，吃点东西。
hot热的；warm暖和的；full满的；sick生病的。根据“By the time the sun was high”以及“a cool place”可知，感觉到热了，要找个凉快的地方休息，故选A。
2. 句意：旁边有一些很好的野生草莓。
pears梨；oranges橘子；watermelons西瓜；strawberries草莓。根据“all of the strawberries”可知，有一些野生草莓，故选D。
3. 句意：他把所有的草莓都摘了下来，迫不及待地把其中一颗送到嘴里。
saw看见；ate吃；picked摘；touched触碰。根据“all of the strawberries and couldn’t wait to lift one of them to his mouth.”可知，此处指摘草莓，故选C。
4. 句意：突然，他想起了生病的母亲。
father父亲；mother母亲；brother兄弟；sister姐妹。根据“He heard his mother’s faint（虚弱的）voice”可知，想起生病的母亲，故选B。
5. 句意：他想这对她来说是多么提神啊，但他仍然用渴望的目光望着它们。
looking at看；asking for要求；talking about谈论；shopping for购物。根据“them with a longing（渴望的）eye”可知，用渴望的眼神看着这些草莓，故选A。
6. 句意：他把它们分成两部分，但每一部分看起来都很小。
five五；four四；three三；two二。根据“I will eat half, and take the other half to her”可知，一半自己吃，一半拿给妈妈，所以是分成了两半，故选D。
7. 句意：但是，当他再次把它举到嘴边时，他发现他拿的是最好的，他又把它放了回去。
finest最好的；smallest最小的；greenest最绿的；dirtiest最脏的。根据“he saw that he had taken the…, and he put it back”可知，把它又放回去了，是因为看到自己拿了最好的那个草莓，故选A。
8. 句意：他感到多么高兴啊，因为他把所有的草莓都给了生病的母亲。
moved感动的；worried担心的；relaxed放松的；pleased高兴的。根据“”可知，把所有的草莓留给了母亲，他感到很开心，故选D。
9. 句意：我很高兴你回来了。
set off出发；come back回来；run away抛开；rushed out冲出。根据“I’m thirsty, and am longing for some tea”可知，母亲很渴，所以听到乔治回来的声音感到很开心，故选B。
10. 句意：她亲切地把手放在他的头上，眼里含着泪水。
hardly几乎不；strongly强壮地；lovingly亲切地；doubtfully怀疑地。看到乔治把所有的草莓留给了自己，母亲亲切地把手放在他头上，故选C。
Passage 9
A group of university graduates visited their old professor. During their visit, the conversation turned to work. The graduates were 16 about their problems and stress in work and in life. After putting a pot of coffee on the table, the professor went to the kitchen and came back with a tray, crowded with many 17 cups: porcelain, glass, plastic and crystal. Some cups were simple, other ones were expensive. The professor asked them to pick out their cups first. When the graduates picked out their favorite cups, the professor 18 , “Notice how all the beautiful cups were picked out and the simple and cheap ones were left.”
“Wanting only the best things for yourself 19 your problems and stress. You need to understand that the cup doesn’t make the coffee better. 20 , all that you wanted was the coffee, not the cup.” But you consciously 21 the best cups, and then looked to see what cups others picked.
“Your 22 is the coffee. Your job, money, position in society...they are the cups. The type of cup doesn’t decide the quality of life. Sometimes, we forget to 23 the coffee. The 24 people are not those who have the best things, but those who enjoy life and make the most of what they have.”
Hearing this, the graduates were speechless. They had learned another important life lesson from their old professor—that true happiness means enjoying life and not worrying about 25 things.
16. A. thinking B. complaining C. learning D. worrying
17. A. different B. expensive C. cheap D. simple
18. A. shouted B. reported C. answered D. explained
19. A. cares for B. gets to C. leads to D. asks for
20. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Honestly D. Actually
21. A. bought B. chose C. brought D. decided
22. A. purpose B. life C. work D. study
23. A. buy B. understand C. drink D. taste
24. A. simplest B. happiest C. richest D. luckiest
25. A. unknown B. unusual C. unimportant D. unlucky
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. D 21. B 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. C
【解析】 本文通过教授让学生选择杯子的试验，告诉人们应该注意享受生活，而不是只关注工作、钱、地位这些不重要的东西，它们只会给人们带来压力。
16. 句意：毕业生们在抱怨他们在工作和生活中遇到的问题和压力。
thinking思考；complaining抱怨；learning学习；worrying担心。根据“about their problems and stress in work and in life”可知，此句是说毕业生抱怨问题和压力，故选B。
17. 句意：教授把一壶咖啡放在桌子上，然后去厨房拿了一个托盘回来，托盘里堆满了不同的杯子：陶瓷的、玻璃的、塑料的和水晶的。
different不同的；expensive贵的；cheap便宜的；simple简单的。根据“porcelain, glass, plastic and crystal”可知，此句是说托盘里满是不同的杯子，故选A。
18. 句意：当毕业生们挑选出他们最喜欢的杯子时，教授解释说，“注意，所有漂亮的杯子都被挑走了，剩下简单和便宜的杯子了。”
shouted喊；reported报道；answered回答；explained解释。根据“When the graduates picked out their favorite cups”可知，此句是说教授在解释漂亮的杯子都被挑走了，简单和便宜的被剩下了，故选D。
19. 句意：只想要最好的东西会给你带来问题和压力。
cares for照顾；gets to到达；leads to导致；asks for询求。根据“Wanting only the best things for yourself”可知，此句是说只想要最好的东西会带来问题和压力，故选C。
20. 句意：事实上，你想要的只是咖啡，而不是杯子。
Luckily幸运的是；Finally最后；Honestly坦率地；Actually实际上。根据“all that you wanted was the coffee, not the cup”可知，此句是说事实上你要的只是咖啡，故选D。
21. 句意：但是你有意识地选择了最好的杯子，然后看看其他人选择了什么杯子。
bought买；chose选择；brought带来；decided决定。根据“and then looked to see what cups others picked”可知，此句是说自己有意识地选择了最好的杯子，故选B。
22. 句意：你的生活是咖啡。
purpose目的；life生活；work工作；study学习。根据“Your job, money, position in society...they are the cups”可知，此句是说生活是咖啡，容纳这些内容，故选B。
23. 句意：有时候，我们会忘记品尝咖啡。
buy买；understand理解；drink喝；taste品尝。根据“we forget to...”可知，此句是说忘记品尝咖啡，故选D。
24. 句意：最幸福的人不是那些拥有最好的东西的人，而是那些享受生活并充分利用他们所拥有的东西的人。
simplest最简的；happiest最开心的；richest最有钱的；luckiest最幸运的。根据“but those who enjoy life and make the most of what they have”可知，此句是说最幸福的人不是那些拥有最好东西的人，故选B。
25. 句意：他们从老教授那里学到了另一门重要的人生课——真正的幸福意味着享受生活，不为无关紧要的事情担心。
unknown不知道的；unusual不普通的；unimportant不重要的；unlucky不幸运的。根据“true happiness means enjoying life”可知，真正的幸福不是为无关紧要的事情担心，故选C。
Passage 10（2023-24·邝维煜纪念中学）
The Height of Life
Michael Stone had always dreamed of flying. His mother read him so many stories about flying that they filled his dreams with color and beauty. His dad, on the other hand, 16 hard work. He always said, “You want something Work for it!”
From the age of 14, Michael started 17 as a pole vaulter (撑杆跳高运动员). He worked out every day with weightlifting and running, and he continued to help his parents with their farm work. His mother wished he could 18 a bit more besides working hard, but his father would smile and say, “If you want something, work for it!”
Now Michael was standing in the 19 as one of the final two competitors (竞争者) in the pole-vaulting event in the National Junior Olympics. After a warm-up, he found his pole, and 20 on the runway (跑道) that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life. Suddenly he became 21 . He had never experienced this before.
Then he thought of his mother’s words. “Take deep breaths when you feel nervous.” So he did. Slowly the nervousness was gone. And then, he 22 picked up his pole. He knew it was his time to fly. As he began sprinting (冲刺) down the runway, something felt wonderfully 23 , but familiar (熟悉的). When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly just like in his childhood 24 . Only this time he knew he wasn't dreaming.
The loud cheers from the audience brought Michael back. He could imagine the smile on his parents’ faces. His life would never be 25 with all the media (媒体) attention. It wasn’t just because he won the National Junior Olympics. It was simply because Michael Stone was blind.
16. A. succeeded in B. joined in C. pushed in D. believed in
17. A. playing B. thinking C. training D. showing
18. A. help B. relax C. improve D. exercise
19. A. stadium B. garden C. cinema D. classroom
20. A. stayed B. climbed C. fell D. stepped
21. A. nervous B. confident C. angry D. surprised
22. A. secretly B. luckily C. carefully D. politely
23. A. popular B. different C. comfortable D. hard
24. A. hobbies B. jokes C. stories D. dreams
25. A. the same B. poor C. hard D. certain
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. D 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A
【解析】 本文主要讲述了盲人Michael Stone通过努力实现自己梦想的故事。
16. 句意：另一方面，他的爸爸相信努力工作。
succeeded in成功地；joined in加入；pushed in推入；believed in相信。根据“You want something Work for it!”可知，父亲相信努力工作就会有收获。故选D。
17. 句意：从14岁开始，Michael开始作为撑杆跳高运动员接受训练。
playing玩；thinking思考；training训练；showing展示。根据“as a pole vaulter (撑杆跳高运动员).”可知，他开始接受训练。故选C。
18. 句意：他的母亲希望他能更放松一点，但他的父亲会笑着说：“如果你想要什么，就为它努力！”
help帮助；relax放松；improve提高，改善；exercise锻炼。根据“but his father would smile and say, ‘If you want something, work for it!’”可知，but表示转折，说明母亲希望他能够放松一点。故选B。
19. 句意：现在，Michael站在体育场内，成为全国青少年奥运会撑杆跳比赛的最后两名选手之一。
stadium体育场；garden花园；cinema电影院；classroom教室。根据“the final two competitors (竞争者) in the pole-vaulting event”可知，这个比赛是在体育场内进行的。故选A。
20. 句意：在热身之后，他找到了他的杆位，然后踏上了跑道，这是他17岁生命中最具挑战性的事件。
stayed停留；climbed爬；fell落下；stepped走，踏。根据“After a warm-up, he found his pole, and ... on the runway(跑道)”可知，此处为step on“踏上”。故选D。
21. 句意：突然，他变得紧张。
nervous紧张的；confident自信的；angry生气的；surprised惊讶的。根据“He had never experienced this before.”可知，他应该是感到紧张。故选A。
22. 句意：然后，他小心地捡起杆子。
secretly秘密地；luckily幸运地；carefully小心地；politely礼貌地。根据“he...picked up his pole.”可知，他应该是小心翼翼地捡起杆。故选C。
23. 句意：当他开始在跑道上冲刺的时候，有些事感觉有些不同，但又很熟悉。
popular受欢迎的；different不同的；comfortable舒服的；hard困难的。根据“something felt wonderfully ..., but familiar (熟悉的).”可知，此处表示感觉不同，但又很熟悉。故选B。
24. 句意：他开始飞翔，就像他儿时的梦一样。
hobbies爱好；jokes玩笑；stories故事；dreams梦。根据“Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming.”可知，此处是指儿时的梦。故选D。
25. 句意：在所有媒体的关注下，他的生活将永远不一样。
the same相同的；poor贫穷的；hard困难的；certain确定的。根据“It wasn’t just because he won the National Junior Olympics. I”可知，在这之后他生活将永远不一样，never be the same“永远不一样”。故选A。
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