01 完形填空之夹叙夹议文【原卷版】
1.（人间真善美）
As my family and I drive to my grandmother's house, my dad points out all the houses he lived in as a
41 . I count 12, probably missing one or two along the way.
At 16, my dad had to 42 high school to support his mom and six siblings. He tells my brothers and me stories of when he was our age.One time, he came home from school to find a(n) 43 house and a notice that his family would be removed from the property. But he says it like it was 44 . We start to understand why he has no 45 of his younger self. His dad spent all his money on gambling and alcohol.
There is no anger in my dad's tone. 46 , there is a sense of longing as he ___47___ the few times he and his dad would sit together and watch football. His little sister would 48 at birthday parties because she could never have one of her own at home. We 49 my dad his first birthday party when he was at least 40.Forty birthdays before his first party. My brothers and I have had one every single year.
He tells us to make a(n) 50 to work hard and stay in school. We've heard it so much that sometimes we
roll our eyes. But his words now 51 in my head, and I find new significance every time I recall them: “There's nothing you can't do if you stay in school and work hard.” I wonder how different my father's life could have 52 if he’d had just one person saying those words to him.
My dad works 16 hours a day. He's gone before I’m 53 and home just as I'm falling asleep. He works hard so we can have a good home and do the things he never could. It makes me think the world is at my fingertips and nothing is impossible. For 18 years, my dad has always told me this, but now it’s my 54 : I am so 55 of you, Dad.
41. A. kid B. worker C. teacher D. designer
42. A. do well in B. put up with C. be active in D. drop out of
43. A. furnished B. huge C. empty D. glorious
44. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
45. A. families B. books C. friends D. pictures
46. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Besides
47. A. expects B. declares C. imagines D. recalls
48. A. clap B. cry C. smile D. rush
49. A. allowed B. guaranteed C. threw D. agreed
50. A. decision B. living C. effort D. choice
51. A. resound B. disappear C. change D. lose
52. A. figured out B. made out C. came out D. turned out
53. A. up B. off C. back D. down
54. A. description B. day C. turn D. time
55. A. impressed B. proud C. ashamed D. tired
2.（亲情无价）
“I am leaving home.” When Timmy, my 10-year-old son eagerly announced that he couldn’t wait to ____41____, the feeling of guilt peaked as I tried to figure out the reason.
“So, I can get a dog,’’ he stressed.
But I stayed ____42____—we didn’t need a dog to complete our life— and he gave up. Until the day I overheard Timmy, with his brother, discussing his moving plan. Suddenly, the situation ____43____: gain a dog or ____44____ a child, I felt my determination ____45____. “We can look into it,” I replied doubtfully, but the kind of dog we wanted cost a unreasonable $ 1,000! Yes, love had a price. I ____46____ for thought, again.
I shared my present ____47____ with my friend whose love for dogs was quite sensible. He ____48____ me to his pet keeper friend who got a pregnant (怀孕的) dog and the baby dogs were due soon. A few days later, we took a surprise trip to the countryside when the little dogs were ____49____. I would admit that all my previous doubt reappeared after watching a group of blind things, but it was too late. Among screams of 5____50____, we chose one of the little dogs as ours.
We attempt to ____51____ our kids in a healthy way—I didn’t realize the added dimension (方面) of love and ____52____ that a dog would teach my kids. On a hot day, Timmy cut short his outing to check if Odie, the dog, had enough water. When Odie was sick, my elder son made fresh soup and ____53____ fed it to him.
My children no longer talk about leaving home ____54____ there is the troublesome issue of who will take the dog. They quietly learn how to give and receive love. If having a dog means linking my children even closer together, it will be a mother’s prayer ____55____.
41. A. get off B. give up C. move out D. step forward
42. A. confused B. scared C. stressed D. determined
43. A. shifted B. mattered C. ended D. settled
44. A. blame B. lose C. teach D. punish
45. A. strengthening B. occurring C. weakening D. disappearing
46. A. promised B. agreed C. refused D. paused
47. A. state B. opinion C. wish D. misfortune
48. A. assigned B. appointed C. connected D. remembered
49. A. hurt B. abandoned C. ill D. born
50. A. delight B. relief C. worry D. shock
51. A. treat B. parent C. praise D. stop
52. A. ability- B. responsibility C. wisdom D. truth
53. A. quickly B. regularly C. patiently D. directly
54. A. unless B. because C. but D. though
55. A. answered B. said C. denied D. offered
3.（新闻报道）
Peru demanded compensation (赔偿金) Wednesday from Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill (石油泄漏). It might be caused by sudden and big ____41____ from a volcanic eruption near Tonga in the South Pacific because volcanic eruption can cause waves.
Authorities closed three beaches on Monday ____42____ 6,000 barrels (桶) of oil were spilled during the offloading of an oil-transporting ship at the Pampilla oil-processing factory off the coast near Lima. The Repsol oil spill “is the worst ____43____ disaster in Lima in recent times, and has caused serious ____44____ to hundreds of fishing families. “Repsol must make an immediate ____45____ for their loss,” the authority said on Twitter. “This terrible situation has put plants and animals ____46____ in two protected areas,” it noted. Peruvian authorities found lots of dead sea animals _____47_____ in oil. The spill happened on Saturday at the oil-processing factory in the Lima region, _____48_____ a 3-kilometer stretch of beaches.
Officials of the factory _____49_____ described the spill as “limited” and said it was working with authorities to _____50_____ the beaches. “Controlling barriers that cover all of the affected zones have been set up. And a team of _____51_____ in sea and land have been sent,” said the factory, which _____52_____ the spill on the waves caused by the volcanic eruption more than 10,000 kilometers away but not a bit on the mishandling of the workers who moved the oil barrels off the _____53_____.
The oil-processing factory could face a fine of up to $32.3 million, the _____54_____ ministry of Peru said on Monday. And the prosecutors (公诉人) have opened an _____55_____ into the company for environmental pollution.
41. A. fishes B. waves C. fires D. stones
42. A. before B. unless C. until D. after
43. A. agricultural B. snowy C. ecological D. nuclear
44. A. waste B. damage C. crime D. storm
45. A. escape B. advertisement C. encouragement D. payment
46. A. in advance B. in air C. at risk D. at work
47. A. measuring B. decorated C. swimming D. covered
48. A. recovering B. affecting C. creating D. leaving
49. A. traditionally B. proudly C. originally D. honestly
50. A. clean up B. take up C. build up D. cut up
51. A. specialists B. students C. journalists D. stars
52. A. impressed B. spent C. blamed D. put
53. A. truck B. ship C. line D. store
54. A. environment B. education C. finance D. defense
55. A. organization B. entrance C. account D. investigation
4.（博客上的书单）
One of the most frequent questions I get on my blog is, “Can you recommend some books for boys ” I ____41____this particularly the first time my 11-year-old daughter ____42____ several books she loved on my blog.
After these questions started ____43____, I took a second look at the books she’d recommended. The surprising thing was that the titles she’d suggested were a fifty-fifty ____44____ between books with heroes and heroines (女主角). ____45____, many parents couldn’t understand that their sons might enjoy these books because a girl recommended them.
The sad ____46____ is that often, we assume books with male main characters are for ____47____ and books with female main characters are only for girls. And this is a lose-lose (两败俱伤) situation.
It’s a _____48_____ to boys because it cuts them off from so many great _____49_____ and characters. It’s also bad for the boys who want to read those stories because they feel _____50_____ about their reading choices.
On my Instagram Stories, one mother told me about her son who loves The Baby-Sitters Club books _____51_____ asked her to take him to another library branch outside their city. He was afraid that his friends would see him ____52_____ the books and tease him.
Of course, I’m not saying we should _____53_____ our children to read books they have no interest in reading. Books can open up a whole new _____54_____ to our young readers. Let’s not close half that world shut in the faces of the boys.
No one ____55_____ when we label books “boy books” or “girl books”.
41. A. raised B. noticed C. changed D. imagined
42. A. bought B. exchanged C. read D. suggested
43. A. rolling in B. going away C. getting through D. working out
44. A. profit B. chance C. split D. game
45. A. Still B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Instead
46. A. example B. attempt C. memory D. truth
47. A. parents B. someone C. heroes D. everyone
48. A. damage B. benefit C. burden D. pleasure
49. A. readers B. stories C. movies D. editors
50. A. annoyed B. certain C. embarrassed D. happy
51. A. or B. so C. but D. and
52. A. sorting out B. burning out C. giving out D. checking out
53. A. warn B. forbid C. force D. beg
54. A. world B. debate C. race D. market
55. A. knows B. wins C. doubts D. loses
5. （放下负担）
A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management. As she 41 a glass of water, everyone in the class ____42___ they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question. 43 , that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs ”
Answers called out 44 from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).
She quieted the students down and then responded, “The absolute weight doesn’t 45 . But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the 46 of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why ”
Lost in 47 , all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully. “Our stresses and 48 in life are like that glass of water. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to 49 .”
50 you have to do is put all your burdens down, as 51 in the evening as possible. Don’t carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get 52 next morning and are able to move forward.
More often than not, life gets terrible when we 53 too much. And the moment you 54 your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling 55 for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to abandon yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
41. A. raised B. indicated C. pulled D. stressed
42. A. wondered B. agreed C. expected D. argued
43. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Anyhow D. Therefore
44. A. read B. ranged C. replied D. seized
45. A. fade B. exist C. increase D. matter
46. A. shape B. weight C. position D. size
47. A. thought B. fantasies C. dreams D. discussion
48. A. doubts B. joys C. surprises D. worries
49. A. pick up B. carry on C. work out D. take in
50. A. Anything B. Nothing C. All D. Something
51. A. early B. eagerly C. quickly D. naturally
52. A. depressed B. entertained C. refreshed D. amazed
53. A. rest B. fear C. get D. think
54. A. put up with B. catch up with C. look down on D. let go of
55. A. greedy B. confused C. sorry D. happy01 完形填空之夹叙夹议文【解析版】
1.（人间真善美）
As my family and I drive to my grandmother's house, my dad points out all the houses he lived in as a
41 . I count 12, probably missing one or two along the way.
At 16, my dad had to 42 high school to support his mom and six siblings. He tells my brothers and me stories of when he was our age.One time, he came home from school to find a(n) 43 house and a notice that his family would be removed from the property. But he says it like it was 44 . We start to understand why he has no 45 of his younger self. His dad spent all his money on gambling and alcohol.
There is no anger in my dad's tone. 46 , there is a sense of longing as he ___47___ the few times he and his dad would sit together and watch football. His little sister would 48 at birthday parties because she could never have one of her own at home. We 49 my dad his first birthday party when he was at least 40.Forty birthdays before his first party. My brothers and I have had one every single year.
He tells us to make a(n) 50 to work hard and stay in school. We've heard it so much that sometimes we
roll our eyes. But his words now 51 in my head, and I find new significance every time I recall them: “There's nothing you can't do if you stay in school and work hard.” I wonder how different my father's life could have 52 if he’d had just one person saying those words to him.
My dad works 16 hours a day. He's gone before I’m 53 and home just as I'm falling asleep. He works hard so we can have a good home and do the things he never could. It makes me think the world is at my fingertips and nothing is impossible. For 18 years, my dad has always told me this, but now it’s my 54 : I am so 55 of you, Dad.
41. A. kid B. worker C. teacher D. designer
42. A. do well in B. put up with C. be active in D. drop out of
43. A. furnished B. huge C. empty D. glorious
44. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
45. A. families B. books C. friends D. pictures
46. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Besides
47. A. expects B. declares C. imagines D. recalls
48. A. clap B. cry C. smile D. rush
49. A. allowed B. guaranteed C. threw D. agreed
50. A. decision B. living C. effort D. choice
51. A. resound B. disappear C. change D. lose
52. A. figured out B. made out C. came out D. turned out
53. A. up B. off C. back D. down
54. A. description B. day C. turn D. time
55. A. impressed B. proud C. ashamed D. tired
【答案】41.A 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. C 51. A 52. D 53. A 54. C 55. B
【解析】
本文是夹叙夹议文。文章主要通过介绍作者父亲不幸的童年和努力奋斗出的幸福中年告诉读者，美好的人生是要通过自己的双手努力奋斗出来的。
41. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我和家人开车去奶奶家的时候，爸爸指出他小时候住过的所有房子。A. kid孩子；B. worker工人；C. teacher老师；D. designer设计师。根据上文“my family and I drive to my grandmother's house”可知，他们是去奶奶的家，所以应该是爸爸小时候住的地方。故选A。
42. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：在16岁的时候，我的父亲不得不辍学来养活他的母亲和6个兄弟姐妹。A. do well in在……方面做得好；B. put up with容忍；C. be active in在……方面积极；D. drop out of退出。根据下文“to support his mom and six siblings”可知，父亲要养活他的母亲和6个兄弟姐妹，所以他应该是辍学了。故选D。
43. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一次，他从学校回到家，发现一个空房子和一张便条，便条上说他们将从那个房产里搬出去。A. furnished完成的；B. huge巨大的；C. empty空的；D. glorious光荣的。根据下文“notice that his family would be removed from the property”可知，他们要从房子里搬走，所以房子是空的了。故选C。
44. 考查代词词义辨析。句意：但是他说那没什么。A. anything任何；B. nothing没有；C. something一些；D. everything每一个。根据上文“But”可知，上下文是转折的关系，上文提到他的家什么都没有了，他们还要从那里搬出去，这本应该对父亲影响很大，但是父亲却说没什么。故选B。
45. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们开始理解他为什么没有自己年轻时的照片了。A. families家庭；B. books书；C. friends朋友；D. pictures照片。根据下文“His dad spent all his money on gambling and alcohol.”可知，父亲的父亲把他的钱拿去赌博喝酒了，所以父亲当时没有照相，也没有留下照片。故选D。
46. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，当他回忆那几次他和他父亲坐在一起看足球的几次时，还有憧憬感。A. Instead相反；B. Therefore因此；C. Otherwise否则；D. Besides此外。根据上文“There is no anger in my dad's tone”和下文“there is a sense of longing”可知，父亲说话时不是用生气的语调，而是带着一种憧憬，所以上下文是转折的关系。故选A。
47. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：见第8题详解。A. expects期待；B. declares宣告；C. imagines想象；D. recalls回忆。根据下文“the few times he and his dad would sit together and watch football”可知，父亲是在回忆他和他的父亲的往事。故选D。
48. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的小妹妹总是在生日晚会上哭，因为在家里，她从来都没有自己的生日晚会。A. clap拍手；B. cry哭泣；C. smile微笑；D. rush冲。根据下文“because she could never have one of her own at home”可知，妹妹从来都没有自己的生日晚会，所以在其他人的生日晚会上，她总是哭。故选B。
49. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们给父亲举办的第一个生日晚会是在他至少40岁的时候。A. allowed允许；B. guaranteed确保；C. threw举办；D. agreed同意。根据下文“when he was at least 40”可知，在父亲至少40岁的时候，我们给他举办了生日晚会。故选C。
50. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他告诉我们要努力学习并且一直在学校学习。A. decision决定；B. living生活；C. effort努力；D. choice选择。根据下文“work hard”可知，这是需要努力的事情。故选C。
ch”可知，作者他们以前总是会听父亲那样的教诲，所以有时候会感到烦，表达出不屑的情绪。故选B。
51. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是他的话现在总在我脑海里回响，并且每次回忆的时候我都会发现新的意义。A. resound回响；B. disappear消失；C. change改变；D. lose失去。根据下文“every time I recall them”可知，作者是在回忆父亲的话，所以那些话在脑海里回响。故选A。
52. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我一直想知道，如果曾经有一个人说那些话给父亲听，他的人生会有什么样的不同呢。A. figured out弄清楚；B. made out亲热；C. came out出来；D. turned out结果是。根据下文“if he'd had just one person saying those words to him”可知，作者在感慨父亲小时候的不幸，所以做了一个假设：如果父亲小时候有人跟他说一些鼓励的话，他的人生也许就会和现在不一样，所以是指父亲也许会有的不一样的结果。故选D。
53. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：在我起床前他已经离开并且我要睡着了他才回家。A. up往上；B. off离开；C. back回来；D. down往下。根据上文“My dad works 16 hours a day.”可知，这里是说父亲工作很辛苦，所以在作者起床前他已经离开并且要睡着了他才回家。故选A。
54. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：18年里，父亲经常跟我说这些，但是现在该轮到我跟他说了：爸爸，我为你骄傲。A. description描述；B. day日子；C. turn转身；D. time时间。根据上文“For 18 years, my dad has always told me this”和下文“I am so 55 of you, Dad.”可知，以前都是父亲跟作者说，现在轮到作者对父亲说了。故选C。
55. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：18 年来，爸爸一直这样对我说，但现在轮到我表达我的敬意了：爸爸，我真为你感到骄傲。A. impressed印象深刻的；B. proud骄傲的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. tired累的。根据上文“It makes me think the world is at my fingertips and nothing is impossible.”可知，父亲对作者的教育使得作者认识到了努力的重要性，所以作者为有这样一个父亲而骄傲。故选B。
2.（亲情无价）
“I am leaving home.” When Timmy, my 10-year-old son eagerly announced that he couldn’t wait to ____41____, the feeling of guilt peaked as I tried to figure out the reason.
“So, I can get a dog,’’ he stressed.
But I stayed ____42____—we didn’t need a dog to complete our life— and he gave up. Until the day I overheard Timmy, with his brother, discussing his moving plan. Suddenly, the situation ____43____: gain a dog or ____44____ a child, I felt my determination ____45____. “We can look into it,” I replied doubtfully, but the kind of dog we wanted cost a unreasonable $ 1,000! Yes, love had a price. I ____46____ for thought, again.
I shared my present ____47____ with my friend whose love for dogs was quite sensible. He ____48____ me to his pet keeper friend who got a pregnant (怀孕的) dog and the baby dogs were due soon. A few days later, we took a surprise trip to the countryside when the little dogs were ____49____. I would admit that all my previous doubt reappeared after watching a group of blind things, but it was too late. Among screams of 5____50____, we chose one of the little dogs as ours.
We attempt to ____51____ our kids in a healthy way—I didn’t realize the added dimension (方面) of love and ____52____ that a dog would teach my kids. On a hot day, Timmy cut short his outing to check if Odie, the dog, had enough water. When Odie was sick, my elder son made fresh soup and ____53____ fed it to him.
My children no longer talk about leaving home ____54____ there is the troublesome issue of who will take the dog. They quietly learn how to give and receive love. If having a dog means linking my children even closer together, it will be a mother’s prayer ____55____.
41. A. get off B. give up C. move out D. step forward
42. A. confused B. scared C. stressed D. determined
43. A. shifted B. mattered C. ended D. settled
44. A. blame B. lose C. teach D. punish
45. A. strengthening B. occurring C. weakening D. disappearing
46. A. promised B. agreed C. refused D. paused
47. A. state B. opinion C. wish D. misfortune
48. A. assigned B. appointed C. connected D. remembered
49. A. hurt B. abandoned C. ill D. born
50. A. delight B. relief C. worry D. shock
51. A. treat B. parent C. praise D. stop
52. A. ability- B. responsibility C. wisdom D. truth
53. A. quickly B. regularly C. patiently D. directly
54. A. unless B. because C. but D. though
55. A. answered B. said C. denied D. offered
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. A 51. B 52. B 53. C 54. B 55. A
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了作者不得已为孩子领养小狗的故事。
41. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我10岁的儿子蒂米急切地宣布他等不及要搬出去住时，当我试图找出原因时，负罪感达到了顶峰。A. get off下车；B. give up放弃；C. move out搬出去；D. step forward向前走。根据文章第一句中的“leaving home”可知，孩子迫不及待地想搬出去。故选C项。
42. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我下定了决心——我们不需要一只狗来完成我们的生活——于是他放弃了。A. confused困惑的；B. scared害怕的；C. stressed有压力的；D. determined坚定的，坚决的。根据空后的“we didn’t need a dog to complete our life— and he gave up(我们不需要一只狗来使我们的生活完美——于是他放弃了)”可知，作者的态度很坚决。故选D项。
43. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，情况发生了变化：得到一条狗或失去一个孩子，我感到自己的决心在减弱。A. shifted转变，转移；B. mattered有关系；C. ended结束；D. settled解决。根据上文可知，在无意中听到蒂米和他的兄弟讨论他的搬家计划之前，作者很坚决不需要买狗，而根据空后“gain a dog or 44 a child”可知，作者犹豫了，由此可推知，这里表示情况发生了变化。故选A项。
44. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，情况发生了变化：得到一条狗或失去一个孩子，我感到自己的决心在减弱。A. blame责怪；B. lose失去；C. teach教；D. punish惩罚。结合上文的“discussing his moving plan”可知，此处表示作者需要做出选择，不养狗孩子就打算搬出去，是养狗还是失去一个孩子。故选B项。
45. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，情况发生了变化：得到一条狗或失去一个孩子，我感到自己的决心在减弱。A. strengthening加强；B. occurring发生；C. weakening减弱；D. disappearing消失。根据上文作者需要在得到一条狗还是失去一个孩子之间做出选择，说明作者感到自己不养狗的决心减弱了。故选C项。
46. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我停下来再次思考。A. promised承诺；B. agreed同意；C. refused拒绝；D. paused暂停。结合“for thought”可知，作者犹豫不决，停下来再次思考。故选D项。
47. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把我的目前的处境告诉了我的朋友，他对狗的热爱是非常理智的。A. state情况；B. opinion观点；C. wish愿望；D. misfortune不幸。根据下文朋友帮作者联系了他养宠物的朋友可知，作者把情况告诉了朋友。故选A项。
48. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他帮我联系了他养宠物的朋友，他养了一只怀孕的狗，狗宝宝很快就要出生了。A. assigned分配，布置；B. appointed任命，指派；C. connected联系；D. remembered记得。根据下文作者带孩子去乡下领养小狗可知，朋友帮作者联系了他养宠物的朋友。故选C项。
49. 考查动词、形容词词义辨析。句意：几天后，当小狗出生的时候，我们去乡下进行了一次惊喜之旅。A. hurt受伤；B. abandoned遗弃；C. ill生病的；D. born出生。根据上文“... his pet keeper friend who got a pregnant(怀孕的) dog and the baby dogs were due soon.”和下文“we chose one of the little dogs as ours.(我们选择了一只小狗作为我们的狗。)”可知，这里指小狗出生了。故选D项。
50. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一片欢声笑语中，我们选择了一只小狗作为我们的宠物。A. delight高兴；B. relief宽慰，轻松；C. worry担心；D. shock震惊。结合语境可知，此处应是欢乐的氛围。故选A项。
51. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们试图以健康的方式养育我们的孩子。A. treat对待； B. parent为人父母；C. praise表扬；D. stop停止。根据“our kids”可知，parent符合语境，在这里作动词，表示“为人父母，养育”。故选B项。
52. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我没有意识到一只狗可以教会我的孩子更多的爱和责任。A. ability能力；B. responsibility责任；C. wisdom智慧；D. truth真相。根据下文“When Odie was sick，my elder son made fresh soup and fed it to him(Odie生病的时候，我的大儿子煮了鲜汤喂它)”可知，这里指作者没有意识到一只狗可以教会她的孩子更多的爱和责任。故选B项。
53. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：小狗Odie生病的时候，我的大儿子煮了新鲜的汤，耐心地喂它喝。A. quickly快速地；B. regularly定期，有规律地；C. patiently耐心地；D. directly直接。结合语境可知，此处指小狗生病时作者的大儿子耐心地照顾它。故选C项。
54. 考查连词词义辨析。句意：我的孩子们不再谈论离开家的事，因为他们有一个棘手的问题，那就是谁来养狗。A. unless除非；B. because因为；C. but但是；D. though尽管。结合句意可知，上下文是因果关系。故选B项。
55. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果养狗意味着让我的孩子们更紧密地联系在一起，这将是母亲的祈祷得到了回应。A. answered回答，回应；B. said说；C. denied否认；D. offered提供。作者不不想养狗，但养狗之后孩子们的关系更加亲近，此处指母亲的祈祷得到回应。故选A项。
3.（新闻报道）
Peru demanded compensation (赔偿金) Wednesday from Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill (石油泄漏). It might be caused by sudden and big ____41____ from a volcanic eruption near Tonga in the South Pacific because volcanic eruption can cause waves.
Authorities closed three beaches on Monday ____42____ 6,000 barrels (桶) of oil were spilled during the offloading of an oil-transporting ship at the Pampilla oil-processing factory off the coast near Lima. The Repsol oil spill “is the worst ____43____ disaster in Lima in recent times, and has caused serious ____44____ to hundreds of fishing families. “Repsol must make an immediate ____45____ for their loss,” the authority said on Twitter. “This terrible situation has put plants and animals ____46____ in two protected areas,” it noted. Peruvian authorities found lots of dead sea animals _____47_____ in oil. The spill happened on Saturday at the oil-processing factory in the Lima region, _____48_____ a 3-kilometer stretch of beaches.
Officials of the factory _____49_____ described the spill as “limited” and said it was working with authorities to _____50_____ the beaches. “Controlling barriers that cover all of the affected zones have been set up. And a team of _____51_____ in sea and land have been sent,” said the factory, which _____52_____ the spill on the waves caused by the volcanic eruption more than 10,000 kilometers away but not a bit on the mishandling of the workers who moved the oil barrels off the _____53_____.
The oil-processing factory could face a fine of up to $32.3 million, the _____54_____ ministry of Peru said on Monday. And the prosecutors (公诉人) have opened an _____55_____ into the company for environmental pollution.
41. A. fishes B. waves C. fires D. stones
42. A. before B. unless C. until D. after
43. A. agricultural B. snowy C. ecological D. nuclear
44. A. waste B. damage C. crime D. storm
45. A. escape B. advertisement C. encouragement D. payment
46. A. in advance B. in air C. at risk D. at work
47. A. measuring B. decorated C. swimming D. covered
48. A. recovering B. affecting C. creating D. leaving
49. A. traditionally B. proudly C. originally D. honestly
50. A. clean up B. take up C. build up D. cut up
51. A. specialists B. students C. journalists D. stars
52. A. impressed B. spent C. blamed D. put
53. A. truck B. ship C. line D. store
54. A. environment B. education C. finance D. defense
55. A. organization B. entrance C. account D. investigation
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. A 51. A 52. C 53. B 54. A 55. D
【解析】
这是一篇新闻报道。本文报道了利马近年来最严重的生态灾难“雷普索尔漏油事件”。
41. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：它可能是由南太平洋汤加附近的火山喷发产生的突然巨浪引起的，因为火山喷发会引起波浪。A.fishes鱼；B.waves波浪；C.fires火；D.stones石头。根据下文“…because volcanic eruption can cause waves(……因为火山喷发会引起波浪)”可推知，漏油事件可能是由南太平洋汤加附近的火山喷发产生的突然而巨大的波浪（waves）引起的。故选B项。
42. 考查连词词义辨析。句意：在利马附近海岸附近的潘皮拉石油加工厂，一艘输油船在卸货过程中溢出6000桶石油之后，当局于周一关闭了三个海滩。A.before之前；B.unless除非；C.until直到；D.after之后。根据上文“Authorities closed three beaches on Monday…”可知，当局于周一关闭了三个海滩，结合语境，关闭海滩应该在漏油事情发生之后（after）。故选D项。
43. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“雷普索尔漏油事件”是利马近年来最严重的生态灾难，给数百个渔民家庭造成了严重损失。A.agricultural农业的；B.snowy下雪的；C.ecological生态的；D.nuclear原子能的。根据下文“Peruvian authorities found lots of dead sea animals ____47____ in oil.”可知，秘鲁当局在石油中发现了大量死海动物，因此，漏油事件对当地海洋生物的生存造成严重威胁，这是严重的生态（ecological）灾难。故选C项。
44. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“雷普索尔漏油事件”是利马近年来最严重的生态灾难，给数百个渔民家庭造成了严重损失。A.waste浪费；B.damage损失；C.crime罪行；D.storm暴风雨。根据下文“Peruvian authorities found lots of dead sea animals ___47____ in oil.”可知，秘鲁当局在石油中发现了大量死海动物，因此，漏油事件给当地某些渔民家庭造成了严重损失（damage），故选B项。
45. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“雷普索尔必须立即赔偿他们的损失”，当局在Twitter上说。A.escape逃跑；B.advertisement广告；C.encouragement鼓舞；D.payment赔偿。根据上文“…and has caused serious ____44____ to hundreds of fishing families.”可知，漏油事件给数百个渔民家庭造成了严重损失，推知此处指雷普索尔必须“立即赔偿（make an immediate payment）”他们的损失，该空应该填名词payment。故选D项。
46. 考查短语辨析。句意：报告指出：“这种可怕的情况使两个保护区的动植物处于危险之中。”。A.in advance提前；B.in air在空中；C.at risk处于危险中；D.at work工作中。根据下文“Peruvian authorities found lots of dead sea animals ____47____ in oil.”可知，漏油造成了当地大量海洋动物死亡，推知附近保护区的动植物处于危险之中（at risk）。故选C项。
47. 考查非谓语动词辨析。句意：秘鲁当局发现大量死的海洋动物被石油覆盖。A.measuring测量；B.decorated装饰；C.swimming游泳；D.covered覆盖。根据上文“The Repsol oil spill “is the worst ____43____ disaster in Lima in recent times…”可知，雷普索尔漏油事件“是利马近年来最严重的生态灾难，推知，漏油量非常大，造成大量海洋动物死亡并被漏油覆盖（covered）。故选D项。
48. 考查非谓语动词词义辨析。句意：周六，泄漏发生在利马地区的石油加工厂，影响了3公里长的海滩。A.recovering恢复；B.affecting影响；C.creating创建；D.leaving离开。结合语境以及根据该句中“…a 3-kilometer stretch of beaches”可推知，漏油在该工厂发生后，势必会蔓延到海水里，影响了（affecting）3公里长的海滩。故选B项。
49. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：该工厂的官员最初将泄漏描述为“有限的”，并表示正在与当局合作清理海滩。A.traditionally传统上；B.proudly骄傲地；C.originally最初；D.honestly诚实地。根据下文“which ____52____ the spill on the waves caused by the volcanic eruption more than 10,000 kilometers away but not a bit on the mishandling of the workers who moved the oil barrels off the ____53____.”可知，该工厂把漏油归咎于10000多公里外的火山喷发引起的海浪，但一点也不归咎于卸货的工人的不当操作，可见他们对此次漏油事件是推卸责任的态度，推知他们最初（originally）将泄漏描述为“有限的”。故选C项。
50. 考查短语辨析。句意：该工厂的官员最初将泄漏描述为“有限的”，并表示正在与当局合作清理海滩。A.clean up清理；B.take up开始从事；C.build up建立；D.cut up切碎。根据上文“The spill happened on Saturday at the oil-processing factory in the Lima region, ____48____ a 3-kilometer stretch of beaches.”可知，泄漏发生在利马地区的石油加工厂，影响了3公里长的海滩，推知此处指该工厂与当局合作清理（clean up）海滩。故选A项。
51. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：该工厂称，“已经派出了一个海陆专家小组。”该工厂将漏油归咎于一万多公里外的火山爆发引起的海浪，但丝毫没有归咎于将油桶从船上移下的工人的不当操作。A.specialists专家；B.students学生；C.journalists记者；D.stars星星。根据上文“…it was working with authorities to ___50____ the beaches.”可知，该工厂正在与当局合作清理海滩，推知此处指为清理海滩派出的专家（specialists）小组。故选A项。
52. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：该工厂称，“已经派出了一个海陆专家小组。”该工厂将漏油归咎于一万多公里外的火山爆发引起的海浪，但丝毫没有归咎于将油桶从船上移下的工人的不当操作。A.impressed印象深刻；B.spent花费；C.blamed 把……归咎于；D.put放。根据上文“It might be caused by sudden and big ____41____ from a volcanic eruption near Tonga in the South Pacific because volcanic eruption can cause waves.”可知，漏油事件可能是由南太平洋汤加附近的火山喷发产生的突然而巨大的波浪引起的，因为火山喷发会引起波浪，推知此处指该工厂推卸责任，将漏油归咎于（blamed ）一万多公里外的火山爆发引起的海浪。故选C项。
53. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：该工厂称，“已经派出了一个海陆专家小组。”该工厂将漏油归咎于一万多公里外的火山爆发引起的海浪，但丝毫没有归咎于在船上移动油桶的工人的不当操作。A.truck卡车；B.ship船；C.line线；D.store百货商店。根据上文“…6,000 barrels (桶) of oil were spilled during the offloading of an oil-transporting ship”可知，上文提到一艘输油船在卸货过程中溢出6000桶石油，推知此处指工人在油船（ship）上卸货过程中操作不当导致漏油事件发生。故选B项。
54. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：秘鲁环境部周一表示，这家石油加工厂可能面临高达3230万美元的罚款。A.environment环境；B.education教育；C.finance资金；D.defense防守。根据语境可知，漏油事件破坏了当地海洋环境，推知此处指秘鲁的环境（environment）部门对该公司造成的损失做出评估。故选A项。
55. 考查名词词义辨析。句意： 公诉人对该公司的环境污染展开了调查。A.organization组织；B.entrance入口；C.account账户；D.investigation调查。根据上文“The oil-processing factory could face a fine of up to $32.3 million, the ____54____ ministry of Peru said on Monday.”可知，这家石油加工厂可能面临高达3230万美元的罚款，推知此处指公诉人对该公司的环境污染展开了调查（investigation），以便于进一步确定处罚标准和处罚措施。故选D项。
4.（博客上的书单）
One of the most frequent questions I get on my blog is, “Can you recommend some books for boys ” I ____41____this particularly the first time my 11-year-old daughter ____42____ several books she loved on my blog.
After these questions started ____43____, I took a second look at the books she’d recommended. The surprising thing was that the titles she’d suggested were a fifty-fifty ____44____ between books with heroes and heroines (女主角). ____45____, many parents couldn’t understand that their sons might enjoy these books because a girl recommended them.
The sad ____46____ is that often, we assume books with male main characters are for ____47____ and books with female main characters are only for girls. And this is a lose-lose (两败俱伤) situation.
It’s a _____48_____ to boys because it cuts them off from so many great _____49_____ and characters. It’s also bad for the boys who want to read those stories because they feel _____50_____ about their reading choices.
On my Instagram Stories, one mother told me about her son who loves The Baby-Sitters Club books _____51_____ asked her to take him to another library branch outside their city. He was afraid that his friends would see him ____52_____ the books and tease him.
Of course, I’m not saying we should _____53_____ our children to read books they have no interest in reading. Books can open up a whole new _____54_____ to our young readers. Let’s not close half that world shut in the faces of the boys.
No one ____55_____ when we label books “boy books” or “girl books”.
41. A. raised B. noticed C. changed D. imagined
42. A. bought B. exchanged C. read D. suggested
43. A. rolling in B. going away C. getting through D. working out
44. A. profit B. chance C. split D. game
45. A. Still B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Instead
46. A. example B. attempt C. memory D. truth
47. A. parents B. someone C. heroes D. everyone
48. A. damage B. benefit C. burden D. pleasure
49. A. readers B. stories C. movies D. editors
50. A. annoyed B. certain C. embarrassed D. happy
51. A. or B. so C. but D. and
52. A. sorting out B. burning out C. giving out D. checking out
53. A. warn B. forbid C. force D. beg
54. A. world B. debate C. race D. market
55. A. knows B. wins C. doubts D. loses
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. D 47. D 48. A 49. B 50.C 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. B
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过作者通过女儿在博客上分享的书单注意到博客最常见的问题之一是，“你能推荐一些适合男孩的书吗？”由此作者展开了讨论，她认为我们不应该给书贴上“男孩书”或“女孩书”的标签。41. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我11岁的女儿第一次在我的博客上推荐几本她喜欢的书时，我特别注意到这一点。A. raised提升，增加；B. noticed注意；C. changed改变；D. imagined想象。根据“One of the most frequent questions I get on my blog is, “Can you recommend some books for boys ”(在我的博客上，最常见的问题之一是，“你能推荐一些适合男孩的书吗？”)”和“my 11-year-old daughter ____42____ several books she loved on my blog.”可知，看到自己的女儿也开始推荐自己喜欢的书的时候，作者才注意到博客上的问题。故选B。
42. 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. bought买；B. exchanged交换，交流；C. read阅读；D. suggested建议，推荐。根据下文“I took a second look at the books she’d recommended.”和“that the titles she’d suggested”可知，此处表示女儿推荐自己喜欢的书。故选D。
43. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当这些问题蜂拥而至时，我又看了一眼她推荐的书。A. rolling in大量进来，蜂拥而至；B. going away离开，消失；C. getting through度过，接通；D. working out算出，解决。根据“One of the most frequent questions I get on my blog is, “Can you recommend some books for boys ””可知，类似于“你能推荐一些适合男孩的书吗 ”这样的问题蜂拥而至。故选A。
44. 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. profit利润；B. chance机会；C. split分裂，分离；D. game游戏，比赛。根据“fifty-fifty”可知，此处表示男性主角和女性主角的书五五分，各占一半。故选C。
45. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，许多父母仍然无法理解，他们的儿子可能会喜欢这些书，因为一个女孩推荐了它们。A. Still尽管如此，还，仍然；B. Therefore因此；C. Otherwise否则；D. Instead代替，反而。根据“many parents couldn’t understand”可知，此处表示许多父母仍然无法理解，他们的儿子可能会喜欢这些书，因为一个女孩推荐了它们。故选A。
46. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：可悲的事实是，我们通常认为男性主角的书适合所有人，而女性主角的书只适合女孩。A. example例子；B. attempt尝试；C. memory记忆；D. truth真相。根据“And this is a lose-lose (两败俱伤) situation.”可知，此处说明了一个可悲的真相。故选D。
47. 考查名词和代词词义辨析。句意同上。A. parents父母；B. someone某人；C. heroes英雄；D. everyone每个人。有男主角的书和有女主角的书构成比较，后者只适合女孩看，那么前者应该是适合每个人。故选D。
48. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这对男孩来说是一种伤害，因为它切断了他们与许多伟大的故事和人物的联系。A. damage损害；B. benefit益处；C. burden负担；D. pleasure快乐。根据“It’s also bad for the boys”可知，这对男孩来说是一种伤害。故选A。
49. 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. readers读者；B. stories故事；C. movies电影；D. editors编辑。根据上文“we assume books with male main characters are for 47 and books with female main characters are only for girls.”可知，这样的观念会切断男孩子与许多伟大的故事和人物的联系。故选B。
50. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这对那些想读那些故事的男孩来说也不好，因为他们对自己的阅读选择感到尴尬。A. annoyed恼怒的；B. certain确定的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. happy高兴的。根据“tease him”可知，那些想读那些故事的男孩来说，会因为选择阅读适合女孩子的书而感到尴尬。故选C。
51. 考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. or或者；B. so因此；C. but但是；D. and和。上文提到“她的儿子很喜欢《临时保姆俱乐部》(The babysitters Club)的书”，下文提到“儿子要求她带他去他们城市以外的另一家图书馆”，上下文之间形成转折关系。故选C。
52. 考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. sorting out分类，整理；B. burning out烧光，烧尽；C. giving out分发；D. checking out(从图书馆)借出。根据“asked her to take him to another library branch”可知，此处表示他害怕他的朋友会看到他借书。故选D。
53. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当然，我并不是说我们应该强迫孩子们读他们不感兴趣的书。A. warn警告；B. forbid禁止；C. force强迫；D. beg乞求。根据“to read books they have no interest in reading.”可知，作者并不是说应该强迫孩子们读不感兴趣的书。故选C。
54. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：书籍可以为我们的年轻读者打开一个全新的世界。A. world世界；B. debate争论；C. race种族，赛跑；D. market市场。根据“Let’s not close half that world shut”可知，此处是信息词world的词汇复现。故选A。
55. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们给书贴上“男孩书”或“女孩书”的标签时，没有人会赢。A. knows知道；B. wins赢；C. doubts怀疑；D. loses失去。根据“And this is a lose-lose (两败俱伤) situation.”可知，如果我们强行给给书贴上“男孩书”或“女孩书”的标签时，没有人会赢。故选B。
5. （放下负担）
A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management. As she 41 a glass of water, everyone in the class ____42___ they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question. 43 , that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs ”
Answers called out 44 from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).
She quieted the students down and then responded, “The absolute weight doesn’t 45 . But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the 46 of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why ”
Lost in 47 , all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully. “Our stresses and 48 in life are like that glass of water. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to 49 .”
50 you have to do is put all your burdens down, as 51 in the evening as possible. Don’t carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get 52 next morning and are able to move forward.
More often than not, life gets terrible when we 53 too much. And the moment you 54 your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling 55 for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to abandon yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
41. A. raised B. indicated C. pulled D. stressed
42. A. wondered B. agreed C. expected D. argued
43. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Anyhow D. Therefore
44. A. read B. ranged C. replied D. seized
45. A. fade B. exist C. increase D. matter
46. A. shape B. weight C. position D. size
47. A. thought B. fantasies C. dreams D. discussion
48. A. doubts B. joys C. surprises D. worries
49. A. pick up B. carry on C. work out D. take in
50. A. Anything B. Nothing C. All D. Something
51. A. early B. eagerly C. quickly D. naturally
52. A. depressed B. entertained C. refreshed D. amazed
53. A. rest B. fear C. get D. think
54. A. put up with B. catch up with C. look down on D. let go of
55. A. greedy B. confused C. sorry D. happy
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. A 49. B 50. C 51. A 52. C 53. D 54. D 55. C
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过女教授让学生观察一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：我们只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。
41. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她举起一杯水时，班上的每个人都认为他们会被问到“半空还是半满”的问题。A. raised筹集，举起；B. indicated表明；C. pulled拉；D. stressed强调。根据下文“But it counts how long you hold it.”可知，老师举起一杯水。故选A。
42. 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. wondered想知道；B. agreed同意；C. expected期待，预期；D. argued争论。根据“they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question”可知，学生们预期老师会问的问题。故选C。
43. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，事实并非如此。A. Meanwhile与此同时；B. However然而；C. Anyhow无论如何，不管怎样；D. Therefore因此。根据“that was not the case.”可知，上下文是转折关系。故选B。
44. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：答案从8盎司到20盎司不等。A. read阅读；B. ranged（在一定范围内）变化，变动；C. replied回复；D. seized抓住。根据“from eight to twenty ounces”可知，喊出的答案在8盎司到20盎司之间变动。range from…to…为固定短语，意为“从……到……的范围”。故选B。
45. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她让学生们安静下来，然后回答说:“绝对重量不重要。”A. fade逐渐消失；B. exist存在；C. increase增长；D. matter重要。根据“But it counts how long you hold it.”可知，空处和“counts”对应。故选D。
46. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在每种情况下，一杯水的重量都不会改变，但我拿它越久，它就变得越重。A. shape形状；B. weight重量；C. position位置；D. size尺寸。根据“the glass of water doesn’t change”可知，水的重量没有改变。故选B。
47. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：所有的学生都陷入沉思，保持沉默，仔细地听教授讲课。
A. thought想法；B. fantasies幻想，想象；C. dreams梦想；D. discussion讨论。根据上文“In each case, the 46 of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why ””可知，老师提出疑问，学生陷入沉思。lost in thought为固定短语，意为“陷入沉思”。故选A。
48. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们生活中的压力和担忧就像那杯水。A. doubts怀疑；B. joys快乐；C. surprises惊喜；D. worries担心。空处和“stresses”并列，表示“担心”。故选D。
49. 考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. pick up捡起，开车接送；B. carry on继续；C. work out计算出，锻炼；D. take in吸收，理解。根据“sooner or later, we will feel exhausted”和“even”可知，此处表示甚至生活都无法继续。故选B。
50. 考查代词词义辨析。句意：你所要做的就是把你所有的负担都放下，越早越好。A. Anything任何事情；B. Nothing没有什么；C. All一切；D. Something一些事情。根据“put all your burdens down”可知，你所要做的就是把你所有的负担都放下。故选C。
51. 考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. early早地；B. eagerly渴望地；C. quickly迅速地；D. naturally自然地。根据“Don’t carry them through the evening into the night”可知，要尽早放下负担。故选A。
52. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不要把它们从晚上带到夜里；这样做，我们第二天早上就能精神焕发，继续前进。A. depressed沮丧的；B. entertained娱乐的；C. refreshed神清气爽的；D. amazed惊讶的。根据“Don’t carry them through the evening into the night”可知，这样做以后第二天会神清气爽。故选C。
53. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们想得太多时，生活往往变得糟糕。A. rest休息；B. fear害怕；C. get得到；D. think认为。根据下文“And the moment you 54 your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.”可知，想得太多，不能放下负担生活往往变得糟糕。故选D。
54. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当你卸下负担的那一刻，你会发现自己感到轻松多了。A. put up with忍受；B. catch up with追上，赶上；C. look down on轻视，看不起；D. let go of释放。根据“you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.”可知，放下负担，就会变得轻松。故选D。
55. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以，与其为自己感到难过和抱歉，不如开始做点什么。
A. greedy贪婪的；B. confused困惑的；C. sorry抱歉的；D. happy高兴的。feel sorry for为固定短语，表示“为……难过，遗憾”。故选C。
