2018届江苏高考综合练2

2018 届江苏高考 3500 词汇综合练精品系列 12
(conscience—corrupt)
一、单项填空(从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项)
1.Katherine is not _______ in the way to treat her children. Sometimes she is too strict with them and sometimes she just allows them everything.
A. conventional B. consistent C. considerate D. controversial
【答案】B
【解析】conventional 依照惯例的，约定俗成的；consistent 一贯的，始终如一的；considerate 体贴的，体
谅的，深思熟虑的；controversial 有争议的，引起争议的。句意：凯瑟琳对待孩子的方式不是始终
如一的。有时过严有时只是放任。
2.—It’s said that the police would ask you about that case.
—A quiet _______ sleeps in thunder. Go ahead.
A. consciousness B. conscience C. commitment D. convenience
【答案】B
【解析】consciousness 意识，观念，觉悟；conscience 良心，道德；commitment 承诺，许诺，致力；convenience
方便，便利。句意：“听说警察明天要找你问那件案子。”“我不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门。他们
要问就问吧。”
3.Our reporter has visited tens of citizens randomly in the street, and found most citizens have shown _______ to this measure.
A. command B. conviction C. consent D. compromise
【答案】C
【解析】command 命令，指令，掌握；conviction 深信，确信；consent 同意，赞成，答应；compromise
妥协，折中。句意：记者在街头随机采访了十几位市民，发现大多数市民对这项举措表示赞同。
4.Surely there is a better way to manage the _______ that arise when humans and their domestic animals move into areas that have long served as habitat for wildlife.
A. concepts B. conflicts C. consequences D. credits
【答案】B
【解析】concept 概念；conflict 冲突；consequence 后果，结果；credit 信誉，信用，[金融]贷款，荣誉，学分。句意：当然，当人类带着他们的家畜，搬到长久以来一直属于野生动物栖息地后所产生的冲突，应该有更好的方法去解决。
5.Some 2.2 million people in Britain have type 2 (or late-onset) diabetes, a figure that is expected to reach 4 million by 2025 _______ rising levels of obesity.
A. as a result B. as for C. as usual D. as a consequence of
【答案】D
【解析】as a consequence of 因为，由于。句意：在英国大约有 220 万人有 II 型(或迟发性的)糖尿病。由于
不断增长的肥胖程度这一数字到 2025 年预计达到 400 万。
6.The university is saving $ 300,000 per year by its energy _______ efforts.
A. consumption B. conservation C. suspension D. prohibition
【答案】B
【解析】consumption 消费，耗尽；conservation 保存，保护；suspension 悬浮，暂停，悬架，悬浮液；prohibition
禁止。句意：这所大学每年都会因为它在能源保护方面所做的努力而节约 300,000 美元。
7.The debates lasted a half century over, but the life class still remains a _______ issue in China. A. confidential B. controversial C. conservative D. conventional
【答案】B
【解析】confidential 机密的，秘密的；controversial 有争议的，引起争议的；conservative 保守的；conventional
传统的，习用的，平常的，依照惯例的。句意：半个多世纪过去了，但人体写生课在中国仍然是
个有争议的问题。
8.In contrast with the liberal social climate of the present, traditions in the past were relatively _______.
A. competitive B. comprehensive C. creative D. conservative
【答案】D
【解析】competitive 竞争的；comprehensive 综合的，广泛的，有理解力的；creative 创造性的，有创造力的；conservative 保守的。句意：与现在的自由的社会风气相比，过去的传统相对保守。
9.It is said that in that factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _______.
A. admitted B. acknowledged C. absorbed D. considered
【答案】D
【解析】admit 承认；acknowledge 承认，供认；absorb 吸收；considered 考虑。句意：据说在哪家这家工
厂，建议往往要等上好几个月才能予以充分考虑。
10.If the media can’t learn to respect and appreciate others’ cultures, there will exist _______ misunderstanding and harmony can’t be achieved.
A. admirable B. available C. considerable D. considerate
【答案】C
【解析】admirable 令人钦佩的，极好的；available 有效的，可得的；considerable 相当大的，重要的；considerate
考虑周到的，体贴的。句意：如果媒体不学会尊重和欣赏别人的文化，那么将会出现相当大的误
解，也不可能实现和谐。
11.If what you say is not _______ with what you do, it will have a bad effect on your children. A. controversial B. consistent C. confident D. considerate
【答案】B
【解析】be consistent with 与……一致。句意：如果你言行不一的话，这将对你的孩子产生不好影响。
controversial 争论的，有争议的；confident 自信的，确信的；considerate 考虑周到的。 12.—John said he would provide you with anything you needed, didn’t he?
—Yeah. It was _______ of him, but I declined his offer.
A. considerable B. consistent C. confident D. considerate
【答案】D
【解析】considerate 体贴人的。句意：“约翰说他将会给你提供你需要的任何东西，不是吗？”“是啊，他
很体贴人的，但是我拒绝了他的好意。”
13.In South-East Asia, many farmers cannot afford _______ farm equipment such as tractors, so most of the work is done with human labour.
A. considerate B. conventional C. confidential D. correctional
【答案】B
【解析】considerate 体贴的，体谅的，深思熟虑的；conventional 传统的，习用的，依照惯例的；confidential
表示信任的，亲密的；correctional 矫正的，改正的。句意：在东南亚，很多农民买不起诸如拖拉
机这样传统的农业设备，所以绝大多数的工作都是靠人力做的。
14.Yesterday’s fog was very heavy and _______ all the flights were canceled.
A. constantly B. consequently C. continuously D. consistently
【答案】B
【解析】句意：昨天的雾很大，因此所有的航班都取消了。constantly 不断地，持续地；consequently 因此，
结果；continuously 连续不断地；consistently 一贯地，一致地。
15.From my viewpoint, the secret to happiness _______ your achievements in your work and your contributions to others’ happiness.
A. brings about B. results in C. consists in D. consists of
【答案】C
【解祈】bring about 引起；result in 导致；consist in 在于；consist of 组成。句意：幸福的秘诀在于你自己
工作中所取得的成就以及你为别人的幸福所作出的贡献。
16.It’s very dangerous to ride on the motorway, for there is a _______ flow of traffic around the clock. A. consistent B. constant C. contradictory D. controversial
【答案】B
【解析】consistent 一致的；constant 不断的，连续的；contradictory 矛盾的；controversial 有争议的。句意：
在高速公路上骑车是非常危险的，因为高速公路上日夜车辆川流不息。
17.Take the medicine three times a day. _______ your doctor if you do not feel better within 48 hours.
A. Cure B. Comment C. Consult D. Challenge
【答案】C
【解析】句意：这药一天吃三次，两天内没有好转的话请咨询你的医生。cure 清除，治愈；comment 发表
意见；consult 咨询；challenge 挑战。
18.I have tried hard to _______ my old monitor many times but in vain. He seemed to have disappeared.
A. combine
B. connect
C. contact
D. concentrate
【答案】C
【解析】combine 结合；connect 连接；contact 联系；concentrate 集中(注意力)。句意：我尝试了很多次联
系我的老班长，但是都没联系上。他好像消失得无影无踪了。
19.Six people in Yunnan Province died after _______ poisonous wild mushrooms, the doctor said on Saturday. A. consisting B. consuming C. cultivating D. contributing
【答案】B
【解析】句意：这位医生星期六称云南省有六人因食用有毒的野生蘑菇而死亡。consume 有“食用，吃”
的意思，符合句意。
20.“Since China has good relations with both Pakistan and Afghanistan, China can encourage Islamabad to take essential steps for _______ terrorism and extremism in the region,” the paper said in its editorial.
A. coping B. containing C. confirming D. committing
【答案】B
【解析】cope 处理，对付；contain 包含，控制，遏制；confirm 证实；commit 犯(罪)，忠于。cope 常与 with
搭配，cope with 应付，对付，处理；这里指的是遏制恐怖主义和极端主义的发展，故选 B。句意：
报纸的社论上说，“因为中国与巴基斯坦和阿富汗有着良好的关系，因此，中国可以督促伊斯兰堡
采取必要的措施来遏制这一地区的恐怖和极端主义”。
21.—Sharon, many experts believe that the two pictures are roughly _______.
—I don't quite agree, The painting styles may look very similar but their painters were born in quite different dynasties.
A. conventional B. contradictory C. contemporary D. conservative
【答案】C
【解析】conventional 传统的；contradictory 矛盾的；contemporary 当代的，同时代的；conservative 保守的。
句意：“莎伦，很多专家认为这两幅画是同时代的。”“我不同意，两幅画的风格看起来相同，
但是他们的作家生于不同的朝代。”
22.He’s perfectly _______ to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day, though he is badly off. A. curious B. proud C. anxious D. content
【答案】D
【解析】curious 好奇的；proud 骄傲的；anxious 焦急的；content 满足的。句意：尽管他清贫，但对于能够
住在大山里面整天作画，他感到非常满足。
23.The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already _______ to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan. A. contracted B. admitted C. contrasted D. adjusted
【答案】A
【解析】contracted 签合同；admitted 承认；contrasted 对比，比较；adjusted 适应，调整。句意：波士顿美
术馆早就签订了合同，同意把它的一些藏品租借给日本的一家博物馆。
24.Tom’s comments on this issue are confusing because they appear to _______ the remarks on the same issue made earlier by him.
A. violate
B. consider
C. clarify
D. contradict
【答案】D
【解析】violate 违反；consider 考虑；clarify 阐明，澄清；contradict 否定。句意：汤姆对这件事的评论令
人困惑，因为它们似乎是他之前对相同问题的评论的否定。
25.When you are preparing for a job interview, keep it in mind that your clothes should be smart, but _______. A. confidential B. conservative C. controversial D. contradictory
【答案】B
【解析】confidential 机密的，秘密的；conservative 保守的，守旧的；controversial 有争议的，引起争论的；
contradictory 矛盾的，对立的。句意：当你为面试做准备时，请记住，你的着装应漂亮整洁，但
也要保守点。
26.—I hear your new head is a little arbitrary in making decisions.
—_______, he often listens to our suggestions!
A. In addition B. As a result C. In other words D. On the contrary
【答案】D
【解析】根据语境，后者不认同前者所说的话，认为事实正好相反，因此选择 on the contrary“恰恰相反”。
in addition 另外；as a result 因此；in other words 换言之。句意：“我听说你们新来的领导在做决定
的时候很武断。”“恰恰相反，他经常听取我们的建议！”
27.It seems _______ to our modern world, where everything is a rush and we try to cram as much into every minute as possible, but if not busy, we feel unproductive and lazy.
A. controversial B. conventional C. contemporary D. contradictory
【答案】D
【解析】controversial 有争议的；conventional 习惯的，惯例的；contemporary 当代的；contradictory 矛盾的。
句意：当今的世界似乎是矛盾的，一切事情都显得很匆忙，我们尽力充分利用每一分钟，但是如
果我们空闲下来，就会感到没有成就感，而且会变得懒惰。
28.Taking a walk after meals, _______ common wisdom, doesn’t necessarily do good to our health. A. according to B. as to C. in contrast to D. contrary to
【答案】D
【解析】contrary to 与……相反。句意：和大家认为的相反，饭后立即散步对健康未必有好处。according to
根据；as to 至于，关于；in contrast to 与……相对照。
29.The Internet Plus will bring about the fourth industrial revolution for manufacturing _______ the conventional business models.
A. in charge of B. in contrast to C. on account of D. contrary to
【答案】B
【解祈】句意：与传统的商业模式形成对比的是，互联网+将会带来制造业的第四次工业革命。in charge of
主管，负责；in contrast to 与……相对照；on account of 由于，因为；contrary to 与……相反。 30.The young man _______ regularly to the magazine “the Times,” which makes him a popular writer among the
readers.
A. attended B. devoted C. appealed D. contributed
【答案】D
【解析】句意：这个年轻人定期向时代周刊投稿，这使得他在读者当中成为了一个很受欢迎的作家。
contributed 捐献，投稿；attended 照顾，attend to 处理；devoted 衷心的，献身的；appealed 吸引，
呼吁。
31.The word “ungelivable”, based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, _______ a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.
A. acknowledges B. assesses C. contacts D. conveys
【答案】D
【解析】convey 传递，表达。句意：来自汉语的“给力的”一词，已经走红网络，它传递出这样一个信息，
汉语也能成为英语词汇的外来语。
32.Any help from you will be greatly appreciated. Please give me a reply at your earliest _______. A. contact B. contract C. consideration D. convenience
【答案】D
【解析】contact 联系，接触；contract 合同，合约，契约，协议；consideration 考虑；convenience 便利，
方便。题干后半句的意思是：请方便时尽早回复我。
33.Results of a study also suggest that _______ improper social cognition(认知)offers the best chance of reducing loneliness.
A. calculating B. correcting C. assessing D. contradicting
【答案】B
【解析】calculate 计算；correct 改正；assess 评定；contradict 反驳，否认，顶嘴。句意：有一项研究结果
也表明改正不正确的认知会提供减少孤独的最好机会。
34.The new house I have bought is very _______ for me, as I can get to the supermarket to buy some everyday goods in five minutes.
A. adaptable B. available C. comfortable D. convenient
【答案】D
【解析】adaptable 可适应的，有适应能力的，适合的，可改编的；available 可用的，有空的，可会见的，(戏
票、车票等)有效的；comfortable 舒适的；安逸的，处于轻松的；convenient 方便的。句意：我买
的那栋新房给我提供了方便，每天我可以在五分钟内到达超市买东西。
35.No country could seek development on its own; and one sure path is through unity and _______. A. corporation B. cooperation C. conversation D. correction
【答案】B
【解析】corporation n.公司，企业；cooperation 合作；conversation 谈话，交谈；correction 改正，纠正，
校正。句意：没有哪一个国家可以独善其身，协调合作是必然的选择。
36.From what she has experienced, I can draw the conclusion that it’s wise to study abroad as long as the students are able to _______ the difficulties.
A. correspond with B. cope with C. break down D. contact with
【答案】B
【解析】cope with“(成功地)应付，处理”符合语境。句意：根据她的经历来看，我可以得出这样一个结
论：只要这些学生能应对困难，出国留学是明智的。
37.They believe that there are transport developments _______ that will bring a lot of changes for the better.
A. around the bend B. all around C. around the clock D. around the corner
【答案】D
【解析】around the bend 从拐弯处；all around 周围，四围，前后左右，四下里；around the clock 全天侯；
around the corner 即将来临。句意：他们认为即将到来的交通发展将会带来许多更好的变化。
38.It is only when you nearly lose someone that you become fully _______ of how much you value him.
A. constant B. considerate C. considerable D. conscious.
【答案】D
【解析】conscious 意识到的。句意：只有当你差点失去了某个人，你才能充分意识到你是多么地在乎他。
39.However much I dislike the idea of begging in the street, we should still show _______ for those who are in
difficult situations.
A. concentration B. attention C. determination D. consideration
【答案】consideration 考虑，关心，体贴。句意：无论我多么不喜欢街头乞讨的想法，但是我们都要对那
些处于困境中的人表示关心。
40.—When did the manager decide to _______ the theory of management? —It was last month when the management system suffered from a drawback.
A. contribute B. connect C. construct D. collect
【答案】C
【解析】construct 建立，建设。句意：“经理什么时候决定建立管理理论的？”“是在上个月管理系统出现
问题的时候(他才决定建立管理理论的)。”
41.A fantastic idea occurred to him that he could use a plastic bottle, with its top cut off, as a _______ to grow young plants in.
A. content B. continent C. container D. convenience
【答案】C
【解析】container 容器。句意：一个异想天开的想法突然出现在脑海里，他用一个塑料瓶去掉它的顶部，
做为一个容器把植物种在里面。
42.When you come across a new word, you should learn to guess the meaning of the word according to the
_______ clues , which may be in the sentence that comes before the word.
A. criterion B. caption C. context D. category
【答案】C
【解析】context 语境，上下文。根据语境“当你偶然遇到一个生词，你应该学着根据上下文的语境线索来
猜测这个词的含义，这个线索可能出现在生词的前面的那一句话。
43.It was announced that only when the fire was _______ would residents be permitted to return to their homes. A. under control B. in control of C. beyond control D. out of control
【答案】A
【解析】under control 被控制住，处于控制之下。句意：据宣称只有当火势得到控制的时候，居民们才可
以返回家中。
44.While having lunch with a friend recently, we got into a _______ that is pretty frequent in China about morning greeting.
A. conversation B. conservation C. reservation D. criterion
【答案】A
【解析】get into a conversation 攀谈。句意：最近和朋友吃午饭时，我们攀谈了起来，在中国早上打招呼那
是常事。
45.The tour guide finally managed to make the visitors _______ of the safety of the bungee jumping. A. proved B. charged C. convinced D. confirmed
【答案】C
【解析】convince 相信的，信服的，由“convince sb of sth 使某人相信……”变化而来。句意：这个导游最
后设法让游客相信蹦极跳的安全。
46. Mr. Brown is an experienced doctor. He is always _______ when faced with emergency.
A. as poor as a church mouse B. as busy as a bee
C. as cool as a cucumber D. as blind as a bat
【答案】C
【解析】as poor as a church mouse 家贫如洗；as busy as a bee 忙碌；as cool as a cucumber 镇定自若；as blind as a bat 睁眼瞎。句意：布朗先生是一位有经验的医生，当面对紧急情况时他总是镇定自若。
47.To our puzzlement, the written record of our conversation doesn’t _______ what was actually said. A. submit to B. correspond to C. contribute to D. cater to
【答案】B
【解析】submit to 提交；correspond to 一致；contribute to 有助于，导致；cater to 迎合。句意：使我们困惑
的是，谈话的记录和事实上说的不一致。
48.—It’s difficult for _______ officials to hide abroad nowadays.
— That’s it! The Chinese government will do whatever it takes to get them back.
A. conservative B. corrupt C. innocent D. considerable
【答案】B
【解析】corrupt 不道德的，贪污的，腐败的。句意：“现在腐败官员藏身海外非常的困难。”“确实如此，
中国政府将不惜一切代价把他们遣返回国。”
49.In zones where earthquakes are known to occur, improved _______ techniques can significantly reduce the effects of seismic wave.
A. consideration
B. construction
C. conservation
D. constitution
【答案】B
【解析】construction 建造，建设。句意：在一些地震频发的地区，改进的建造技术可以显著地减少地震的
影响。
50.In societies where social roles are determined, boys usually _______ the behavior of their fathers, and girls that of their mothers.
A. contradict B. control C. correct D. copy
【答案】D
【解析】contradict 反驳，否认，顶嘴；control 控制，操纵；correct 改正，纠正；copy 模仿。句意：在社
会角色决定的社会里，男孩子通常都模仿爸爸的行为，女孩通常都模仿妈妈的行为。故 A 正确。
二、完形填空(从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项)
I do not know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the choice at a young age. Sometime in the middle of fourth grade, I stopped ___1___. By the time I was in seventh grade, I was your
___2___ degenerate(颓废): lazy, rebellious, and disrespectful. I had lost all social ___3___. I terminally(不可救药的) followed what was fashionable.
Not long after that, I dropped out of school and ___4___ my downward spiral. Hard physical labor was the
___5___ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of twenty－one, I was ___6___ lost and using drugs as a way to deal with the fact that I was uneducated and ___7___ in a dead － end job carrying roof materials up a ladder all day.
But now I believe in do-overs, in the ___8___ to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any point in your life, if you have the right ___9___. Mine came from a ___10___ source.
It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It’s funny that after a life of ___11___ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so ___12___. Over the years, as I grew into the title of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. ___13___, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work, and play for the first time. I began my do-over.
It took me almost three years to learn ___14___ to read. I started with my son’s books. Over and over, I practiced reading books to him ___15___ I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role model, ___16___ after a year－and－a
－ half and a lot of hard work, I passed my GED test on my son’s fourth birthday. This may not sound like
___17___, and I am not trying to get praise for doing something that should have been done in the first place, but all things considered it was one of the ___18___ days in my life. Today, I am a full－time college student, studying to become a sociologist.

Growing up, I ___19___ heard these great turn － around stories of triumph over shortcomings. But I never
thought they applied to me. Now I believe it is a(an) ___20___ anyone can make: to do it all over again.
语篇解读：作者小时候是一个不务正业的“不良少年”，长大了也还是比较颓废的，毫无责任感。直到后
来儿子出生后，才开始有责任感。他相信，只要愿意，每个人都有重新开始的机会。
1.A. playing B. dreaming C. consulting D. trying
【答案】D
【解析】根据上文的“the decision to become a loser”可知，D 项符合语境，即因为决定做个失败者，所以就不再尝试(即不再努力)了。
2.A. normal B. typical C. contemporary D. contradictory
【答案】B
【解析】A 项意为“正常的”；B 项意为“典型的”；C 项意为“同时代的”；D 项意为“矛盾的”。根
据冒号后面的 laze, rebellious, disrespectful 几个词可知，它们都是前面 degenerate(颓废)的典型特
征，因此 B 项符合语境。
3.A. graces B. directions C. positions D. occupations
【答案】A
【解析】social graces 为固定短语，意为“社交礼仪”，符合语境，即“我”已经彻底失去了社交礼仪。
4.A. started B. expanded C. continued D. prevented
【答案】C
【解析】前面提到作者先是决定要做一个失败者，然后是表现出各种堕落，接下来便到了这一句，说的是
作者最后辍学，所以是继续堕落下去，因此 C 项符合语境。
5.A. consequence B. destruction C. entertainment D. reward
【答案】A
【解析】A 项意为“结果；后果”；B 项意为“破坏”；C 项意为“娱乐”；D 项意为“报酬”。句意：
由于“我”以前的颓废的选择，所以后来从事体力劳动也就成了“我”这种选择的必然结果
(consequence)了，因此 A 项符合语境。
6.A. conservatively B. hopelessly C. desperately D. reluctantly
【答案】B
【解析】A 项意为“保守地，保存地，谨慎地”；B 项意为“没有希望地；失望地”；C 项意为“绝望地”；
D 项意为“勉强地；不情愿地”。根据上文内容可知，作者一路颓废，最终只能从事繁重的体力
劳动，因此到 21 岁时，已经彻底失望了。所以 B 项符合语境。C 项语气过于强烈。
7.A. stuck
B. buried
C. trained
D. spoiled
【答案】A
【解析】be stuck in 为固定短语，意为“被卡住、困住”，符合语境，即不得不借助于毒品来处理自己因未受过良好的教育而在被困在一份死胡同般的工作中。
8.A. ambition B. purpose C. interest D. chance
【答案】D
【解析】句意：“我”相信每个人都有一个重新开始的机会。故 D 项符合语境。
9.A. advice B. goal C. schedule D. motivation
【答案】D
【解析】A 项意为“建议”；B 项意为“目标”；C 项意为“日程表”；D 项意为“激励；动机”。句意：如果你有着正确的动机，你的人生随时可以重新开始。根据句意可知，D 项正确。
10.A. confusing B. surprising C. frightening D. upsetting
【答案】B
【解析】根据下文可知，作者一直都不思进取、颓废的，但是就在儿子出生时，突然就出人意料的感到了责任感。所以这是令人吃惊的经历，即 B 项符合语境。
11.A. sharing B. shouldering C. avoiding D. recognizing
【答案】C
【解析】根据上文内容可知，作者一直都是很颓废、没有责任感的，所以这里 C 项符合语境，即作者以前一直逃避责任，儿子出生后突然开始担负起责任了。
12.A. fragile B. brilliant C. plain D. sensitive
【答案】A
【解析】A 项意为“脆弱的”，符合语境，即出生不久的儿子是很脆弱的一个小生命。B 项意为“极好的”；C 项意为“平的；平常的”；D 项意为“敏感的”。
13.A. On the contrary B. On the whole C. In a way D. In a word
【答案】C
【解析】C 项意为“在某种程度上”，符合语境，即作者自己在某种程度是和儿子一起重新开始学习走路、说话等，与上文说的“重新开始”相对应。
14.A. what B. why C. when D. how
【答案】D
【解析】根据后面一句“I started with my son’s books”可知，这里选择 how 符合语境，即花了三年时间
才学会如何读书。
15.A. until B. unless C. if D. after
【答案】A
【解析】句意：“我”一直练习给儿子读书，直到“我”能记住书里的每一个字。根据句意可知 A 项正确。
16.A. yet B. so C. for D. or
【答案】B
【解析】这句话前后半句为因果关系，所以 B 项正确。句意：“我”知道自己想做个好榜样，所以经过一年的努力之后，“我”通过了 GED 测试。
17.A. much B. enough C. nothing D. something
【答案】A
【解析】句意：“我”通过了测试，取得了一定的成绩，不过这听起来也没有什么，“我”也没有打算因做了最开始就应该做的事而得到称赞。根据句意可知 A 项正确。
18.A. funny B. boring C. best D. considerate
【答案】C
【解析】句意：虽然“我”没有打算因为取得成绩而得到称赞，但是这是“我”感觉到的最好的日子。根据句意可知，best 符合语境。
19.A. seldom B. directly C. immediately D. always
【答案】D
【解析】句意：长大过程中，“我”一直(always)听说这些战胜缺点的反转故事，但从未想到这些故事会发生在“我”身上。根据句意可知，只有 D 项正确。
20.A. choice B. assumption C. contribution D. adjustment
【答案】A
【解析】句意：现在“我”相信了，这是每个人都可以做出的选择，即重新开始。根据题意可知 A 项正确。
三、语法填空(在短文空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式)
Over 2,200 years ago,Chengdu was threatened by frequent floods.Li Bing, together with his son,decided to
construct an irrigation system on the Minjiang River 1 (prevent) flooding. 2 having a long study
and a lot of hard work by the local people,the great Dujiangyan Irrigation System was completed.Since then,the
Chengdu Plain
3
(be)free of flooding and the people have been living a peaceful and wealthy life.
It is the
4
(old)and only surviving no-dam irrigation system in the world. It is also a wonder in the
development of Chinese science.The project
5
of three important parts,namely Yuzui, Feishayan and
Baopingkou,which were
6
(science)designed to control the water flow of the rivers throughout the year.
There is a glorious bridge called the Anlan Cable Bridge crossing the Minjiang River above Yuzui,
7
you can clearly see the entire system.The great
8
(construct)originally started before the Song Dynasty.At
that time,the body of the bridge was constructed with wooden blocks and the handrails( 扶手 )were made of
bamboo.Recently the wood and bamboo have been replaced with steel and concrete to guarantee the security of
9 (visit)from home and abroad.Seen from afar,the bridge looks like a rainbow 10 (hang)over the river.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了成都都江堰水利工程的建造过程、世界地位、历史价值以及该工程的现状。
1.【答案】to prevent
【解析】考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知，李冰和他的儿子在岷江设计灌溉系统的目的是阻止洪水在成都泛滥，故此处应用动词不定式表示目的。
2.【答案】After
【解析】考查介词。句意：在经过长期调研和地方群众的艰苦工作之后，都江堰水利工程完工。after 意为“在……之后”，符合语境。
3.【答案】has been
【解析】考查动词的时态。句意：从那时起，成都平原不再受洪水侵扰，人们过着和平、富裕的生活。根据该句中的“Since then”可知，该句应用现在完成时。
4.【答案】oldest
【解析】考查形容词最高级。根据该句中的 the 和“in the world”可知，都江堰水利工程是世界上现存最古老的无坝水利工程，故用最高级。
5.【答案】consists
【解析】考查动词短语。consists of 由……组成，注意动词应用第三人称单数形式。句意：这项工程由三个重要的部分组成：……。
6.【答案】scientifically
【解析】考查副词。空处修饰动词，故用副词形式。
7.【答案】where
【解析】考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知，该句为非限制性定语从句,关系词在从句中作地点状语，故
用 where 引导该定语从句。
8.【答案】construction
【解析】考查名词。根据空前的形容词“great”可以判断，空处被形容词修饰，故用名词形式。
9.【答案】visitors
【解析】考查名词的数。这里指“保证国内外游客的安全”，故用名词的复数形式。
10.【答案】hanging
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：从远处看，这座桥就像是悬挂在江上方的一道彩虹。空处与 rainbow 存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故用动词的-ing 形式。