第一部分 专题三|完形填空
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[第一组]
A
(2018·全国卷Ⅱ)
It's about 250 miles from the hills of west?central Iowa to Ehlers' home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers __1__ about the small dog he had seen __2__ alongside the road. He had __3__ to coax (哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had __4__.
Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that __5__ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove __6__. After a long and careful __7__， Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving __8__ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with __9__. It just started licking (舔) Ehlers' face.
A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one __10__ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a __11__ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers __12__ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had __13__ their dog.
Jeff had __14__ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched __15__ for Rosie in the next four days.
Ehlers returned to Minnesotan, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It's good to know there's still someone out there who __16__ enough to go to that kind of __17__，” says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue __18__.
“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as __19__ to it as I am to my dogs，” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I'd hope that somebody would be __20__ to go that extra mile.”
【语篇解读】 Ehlers在打猎时在路边发现了一只走丢的小狗，他试图哄它到自己身边来，未能成功。回家后，Ehlers还是很担心这只小狗。四天后他和朋友又出去找到了这只小狗，并且联系上了它的主人。
1．A.read B．forgot
C．thought D．heard
解析：选C 第一段最后一句“to coax (哄) the dog to him but, frightened...”提到了小狗，说明在打猎回家的路上，Ehlers想起了他在路边看到过的那只小狗。
2．A.fighting B．trembling
C．eating D．sleeping
解析：选B 根据第一段最后一句话中的frightened可知，小狗见到打猎的Ehlers时很害怕，由此可推知当时小狗见到猎人受到惊吓而发抖，所以选trembling。
3．A.tried B．agreed
C．promised D．regretted
解析：选A 根据第二段“Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him.”可知，这一次Ehlers试图(tried)把小狗哄到他身边来，但是没有成功。
4．A.calmed down B．stood up
C．rolled over D．run off
解析：选D but表示转折，说明Ehlers没能把小狗哄到他身边来。小狗跑掉了(run off)。
5．A.injured B．stolen
C．lost D．rescued
解析：选C 小狗自己跑掉了，不知去向，所以选lost。
6．A.home B．past
C．back D．on
解析：选C 根据第二段第一句“Back home”可知，Ehlers已经回到了家中。再根据“Greg saw, across a field, the dog...”可推测Ehlers又和他的朋友Greg开车返回到小狗出现过的地方去找它。
7．A.preparation B．explanation
C．test D．search
解析：选D 根据下文“Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving...”可知，Greg发现了小狗。所以空处应填search。
8．A.cautiously B．casually
C．skillfully D．angrily
解析：选A 根据第二段倒数第二句中的Nervousness和fear可知，小狗刚开始感到紧张和害怕，所以它应该是很谨慎小心地离开了。
9．A.surprise B．joy
C．hesitation D．anxiety
解析：选B 空处下一句“It just started licking (舔) Ehlers' face(小狗开始舔Ehlers的脸)．”说明小狗见到Ehlers很高兴，之前的紧张和害怕都没有了。
10．A.predicted B．advertised
C．believed D．recorded
解析：选B 根据第三段第二句“The ad had a．..”可知选advertised。
11．A.house B．phone
C．street D．car
解析：选B 根据下文“to tell them he had...”可知，广告上有电话号码，Ehlers才能告诉Jeff和Lisa关于狗的消息。
12．A.called B．copied
C．counted D．remembered
解析：选A 根据下文“to tell them he had...”可知，Ehlers给Jeff和Lisa打了电话。
13．A.fed B．adopted
C．found D．cured
解析：选C 根据第二段的内容可知，Ehlers和他的朋友Greg找到了小狗，所以选found。
14．A.hunted B．skied
C．lived D．worked
解析：选A 根据下文“but the gun shots had scared the dog off”中的gun shots可知，Jeff在感恩节前带着他的小狗Rosie一起打猎。
15．A.on purpose B．on time
C．in turn D．in vain
解析：选D 小狗Rosie是Ehlers和他的朋友Greg找到的。小狗的主人Jeff曾经找过它，但是没有找到，所以选in vain(白费力气)。
16．A.cares B．sees
C．suffers D．learns
解析：选A 根据文章第二段第一句话“Ehlers was troubled by...”以及四天后他又和朋友Greg一起去寻找那只小狗，说明Ehlers非常担心这只小狗。
17．A.place B．trouble
C．waste D．extreme
解析：选B Ehlers已经回到了家里，但是还是很担心小狗，决定和朋友一起出去寻找小狗，经过长时间的仔细寻找，终于找到了那只小狗。trouble意为“麻烦，额外的努力”符合语境。
18．A.service B．plan
C．effort D．team
解析：选C Ehlers第一次见到小狗时，想哄它到自己身边来，没有成功。过了几天，又专门和朋友返回去寻找，终于找到了它，整个过程很费心，所以选effort。
19．A.equal B．allergic
C．grateful D．close
解析：选D 根据“I am to my dogs”可知选close。狗和主人的关系都是很亲密的，因此Ehlers认为不管是谁丢失了小狗Rosie，他们可能都与小狗Rosie的关系很亲密，就像他和自己的狗一样。
20．A.suitable B．proud
C．wise D．willing
解析：选D Ehlers发自内心地关心走丢了的小狗Rosie，并且花了一番功夫终于找到了它。因此Ehlers希望如果有一天他的狗走丢了，他也希望有人能像他那样心甘情愿地、不怕麻烦地去寻找他的狗。
B
(2017·全国卷Ⅰ)
In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids__21__ “The Thinking Laboratory”. That was the__22__students voted for after deciding that“Room 104”was too__23__.
Freddy was an average__24__， but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同情). He would__25__ the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone's__26__.
Before the school year__27__， I gave the kids a special__28__， T?shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your__29__” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs(动词)may seem dull, most of the__30___ things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.
Through the years, I'd run into former students who would provide__31__ on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his__32__ from high school and remained the same__33__ person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man__34__ in his truck. Another time, he__35__ a friend money to buy a house.
Just last year, I was__36__ a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman__37__the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and__38__ it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a__39__from Freddy's mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this.”
I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn't help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all__40__ something from Freddy.
【语篇解读】 Freddy是我40年前的学生， 在一个学年结束前， 我送给包括他在内的27名学生每人一件T恤， 上面写着“Verbs Are Your Friends”。Freddy真正按照这句话去做了， 他一生都在做好事， 却英年早逝。尽管如此， 我还是感到欣慰，虽然他走了， 但是我们可以从他那儿学到很多。
21．A.built B．entered
C．decorated D．ran
解析：选B 根据下文可知“The Thinking Laboratory”事实上是教室104的别称， 27名学生每天进入这个教室学习， 所以用entered。
22．A.name B．rule
C．brand D．plan
解析：选A “思想实验室”这个“名字”应该是同学们投票得来的。故选A。
23．A.small B．dark
C．strange D．dull
解析：选D 同学们是因为“104教室”这个名字太“无聊”才把它改为“思想实验室”的。
24．A.scholar B．student
C．citizen D．worker
解析：选B 作者回忆1973年的情况， 当时Freddy是那27个孩子之一， 也就是说， 他当时是一名普通的学生。
25．A.speak B．sing
C．question D．laugh
解析：选D 对于好玩的事情， 他会“笑”得最大声。
26．A.misfortune B．disbelief
C．dishonesty D．mistake
解析：选A 根据前面的他有同情心可知， 对于任何人的“不幸”， 他会很悲伤。misfortune不幸。
27．A.changed B．approached
C．returned D．ended
解析：选D 根据常识可知， 在学年“结束”之前， 老师送给学生衣服作为纪念。
28．A.lesson B．gift
C．report D．message
解析：选B 根据空后面的T?shirts, 可知此处指给孩子们的礼物。
29．A.Friends B．Awards
C．Masters D．Tasks
解析：选A T恤上写着“动词是你的朋友”， 根据下一句的我们一生做的大部分有趣的事情都是verbs做的可知， verbs是我们的朋友， 它们陪伴我们一生， 是我们一生中重要的一部分。
30．A.simple B．unique
C．fun D．clever
解析：选C 根据前面的dull可知此处填其反义词fun。
31．A.assessments B．comments
C．instructions D．updates
解析：选D 我遇到过以前的学生， 他们常常会提供一些关于他们的老同学的“最新情况”。assessment评估；comment评论；instruction指导；update最新信息。
32．A.graduation B．retirement
C．separation D．resignation
解析：选A 在Freddy高中毕业后， 做了好几份工作。
33．A.daring B．modest
C．caring D．smart
解析：选C 根据后一句可知， 他让无家可归的人睡在了他的卡车里， 借给朋友钱买房子， 所以他是个关爱他人的人。caring关心人的。
34．A.wait B．sleep
C．study D．live
解析：选B 根据空前面的homeless可知， 让无家可归的人睡在他的卡车里。
35．A.paid B．charged
C．lent D．owed
解析：选C pay支付；charge收费，要价；lend借出；owe欠钱。根据上下文可知Freddy是一个乐于助人的人， 所以此处指他借钱给朋友。
36．A.observing B．preparing
C．designing D．conducting
解析：选D 根据后文的“I stopped teaching”可知， 此处指我正在教室组织研讨会。conduct指导，指挥，组织，安排，主持。
37．A.regretted B．avoided
C．excused D．ignored
解析：选C 一个女人请求打断我，并递给我一个信封。excuse请求。
38．A.opened B．packed
C．gave D．held
解析：选A 根据后面一句中的“Inside were the ‘Verbs’shirt”可知， 此处指我停止教学， 打开了她递给我的信封。
39．A.picture B．bill
C．note D．diary
解析：选C 根据空后面的“Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving.He wanted you to have this.”可知， 这是Freddy的妈妈写在便条上的内容。
40．A.chose B．took
C．expected D．borrowed
解析：选B 前面一句用“Freddy was taken from us”， 此处用“we all took something from Freddy”形成对比。
[第二组]
A
(2018·全国卷Ⅱ)
Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He'd moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I'd __1__ seen him. So imagine my __2__ when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
I was __3__！ I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to __4__. The bay was __5__ in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little __6__， I realized one kayak(皮划艇) was in __7__. “Something's not __8__！” I took off my T?shirt and __9__ into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was __10__ violently.Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped __11__ the young man out of the water.He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something __12__ to me. Those brown eyes were very __13__. “What's his name？” I asked the instructor. “Ben，” he replied, and immediately I __14__. That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance. __15__， after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to __16__ and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben __17__ to me. “I just want to say thank you, ” he said. “You __18__ my life！”
I still can't believe what a __19__ it was. I'm just so glad I was there __20__ to help my son.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位父亲碰巧营救了自己的儿子的故事。
1．A.also B．often
C．even D．last
解析：选D 自从作者“上次”(last)见到他的儿子已经过去13年了。
2．A.delight B．relief
C．anger D．worry
解析：选A 父子多年没联系，也没见面。得知儿子要来看望他，作者自然是“高兴”(delight)极了。
3．A.scared B．shocked
C．thrilled D．ashamed
解析：选C 根据语境可知，多年没有见面的儿子要来看望自己，作者自然是感到“激动的”(thrilled)。
4．A.talk B．stay
C．meet D．settle
解析：选C 作者迫不及待地想见到自己的儿子，所以他早早地到达与儿子“会面”(meet)的地方。
5．A.bathed B．clean
C．deep D．formed
解析：选A 海湾“沐浴”(bathed)在阳光下。
6．A.faster B．closer
C．heavier D．wiser
解析：选B 根据常识，“更靠近”(closer)点才能发现皮划艇出了问题。
7．A.trouble B．advance
C．question D．battle
解析：选A 从下文作者救人的描述可知，走近一点，作者发现一只皮划艇遇到了“麻烦”(trouble)。
8．A.real B．right
C．fair D．fit
解析：选B 根据下文的描述可知选B。本句跟前一句说的是一回事。something's not right意为“某事不对劲”。
9．A.stared B．sank
C．dived D．fell
解析：选C 从下文内容可知，作者要去水中救人，自然要“跳入”(dived)水中。
10．A.arguing B．fighting
C．shouting D．shaking
解析：选D 他在水中猛烈地摇摆(shaking)，以求别人把他拉上去。
11．A.lead B．persuade
C．carry D．keep
解析：选C 这时，作者帮忙把那个年轻人从水里“抬”(carry)了出来。
12．A.happened B．occurred
C．applied D．appealed
解析：选B 他昏迷了，当作者看着他的脸时，突然想到了一些事情。something occurs to sb.是固定搭配，意为“某人突然想起某事”。
13．A.sharp B．pleasant
C．attractive D．familiar
解析：选D 从下文可知，作者救出来的是自己的儿子，父亲对自己的儿子的一些情况应该是“熟悉的”(familiar)。
14．A.agreed B．hesitated
C．doubted D．knew
解析：选D 当教练说出这个年轻人的名字时，作者马上就“知道”(knew)了一切，原来那个被救的年轻人就是他的儿子。
15．A.Fortunately B．Frankly
C．Sadly D．Suddenly
解析：选A 康复得很快，当然是一件幸运的事，故此处表示“幸运地”(Fortunately)。
16．A.return B．relax
C．speak D．leave
解析：选D 经过短暂的住院治疗后，Ben已经可以“离开”(leave)医院了。
17．A.joked B．turned
C．listened D．pointed
解析：选B Ben转过(turned)头来对作者说感谢的话。
18．A.created B．honored
C．saved D．guided
解析：选C 从上文的描述可知，作者“救”(saved)了Ben的命。
19．A.coincidence B．change
C．pity D．pain
解析：选A 作者下水救人，救出来的竟然是自己的儿子，真是“巧合”(coincidence)。
20．A.on board B．in time
C．for sure D．on purpose
解析：选B 作者真的很高兴能“及时”(in time)帮助自己的儿子。
B
(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)
When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry，__21__ number！” and move on. But when Dennis Williams __22__ a text that clearly wasn't intended for him, he did something __23__.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text __24__ him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the __25__ of a baby.
“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken，” Dennis __26__. The baby was born and update texts were __27__ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother，Teresa. In her __28__， she didn't seem to realize that she was __29__ the baby's photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don't __30__ you all, but I will get there to take pictures with the baby，” replied Dennis before asking which room the new __31__ were in.
Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his __32__！ He turned up at the hospital __33__ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey's husband was totally __34__ by the unexpected visit. “I don't think we would have randomly invited him over but we __35__ it and the gifts.”
Teresa __36__ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __37__ by the touching words：“What a __38__ this young man was to our family! He was so __39__ and kind to do this.” The post has since gained the __40__ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61, 500 likes in just three days.
【语篇解读】 是什么触发了心底强烈的亲情共鸣与善意？一条错发的手机短信引发了一个善与美的故事。
21．A.unlucky B．secret
C．new D．wrong
解析：选D 根据上文中的“When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person”“sorry”可知，此处表示“错误的号码”，所填词的词义与“unknown”是同一范畴，故选wrong“错误的”。
22．A.received B．translated
C．copied D．printed
解析：选A 根据上文中的“get a text message”可知，此处所填词的词义与“get”相同，故选received，意为“收到”。translate“翻译”；copy“复印，抄写，模仿，作弊”；print“印刷，刊载”。
23．A.reasonable B．special
C．necessary D．practical
解析：选B 根据句中的“But”及下文内容可知，Dennis所做的事有别于常人，故选special“不寻常的”。reasonable“合理的，公道的”；necessary“必要的”；practical“实际的，切实可行的，有用的，明智的”。
24．A.convincing B．reminding
C．informing D．warning
解析：选C 根据语境可知，手机短信告诉(informing)他一对夫妇正在医院等待孩子的到来。convince“使确信，说服”；remind“提醒，使想起”；warn“警告”。
25．A.wake?up B．recovery
C．growth D．arrival
解析：选D 根据第26空后的“The baby was born and...”可知，此处填入的词在语义上应与“born”一致，故选arrival。wake?up“唤醒”；recovery“痊愈，复苏”；growth“生长，增加”。
26．A.responded B．interrupted
C．predicted D．repeated
解析：选A 根据“Congratulations！But I think someone was mistaken”可知此处是Dennis回复的短信内容，故选responded“回复”。interrupt“插嘴，打扰，使中断，阻断”；predict“预言，预报”；repeat“重复”。
27．A.coming in B．setting out
C．passing down D．moving around
解析：选A 根据语境可知，Dennis又收到了更新的短信(update texts)，此处表示短信又“进入”了手机，故选coming in。set out“启程，开始工作”；pass down“流传，使世代相传”；move around“四处走动”。
28．A.opinion B．anxiety
C．excitement D．effort
解析：选C 根据上文中的“The baby was born and...the overjoyed grandmother，Teresa.”可知，此处填入的词应与“overjoyed(欣喜若狂的)”在语义范畴上一致，故选excitement。
29．A.comparing B．exchanging
C．discussing D．sharing
解析：选D 根据语境可知，此处表示Teresa似乎没意识到她正在和一个陌生人分享(sharing)婴儿的照片。compare“比较，对比”；exchange“交换，交谈，交流”；discuss“讨论”。
30．A.accept B．know
C．believe D．bother
解析：选B 根据上下文语境可知，此处表示虽然我不认识(know)你们，但我会来医院和小婴儿拍合影。
31．A.parents B．doctors
C．patients D．visitors
解析：选A 此处表示Dennis没有问这对新手父母(parents)在哪个房间，故选parents。
32．A.dream B．promise
C．agenda D．principle
解析：选B 根据下文中的“He turned up at the hospital...the unexpected visit.”可知，Dennis履行了他的承诺(promise)，他带着(bearing)礼物去看了新手妈妈Lindsey和她的宝宝。dream“梦想”；agenda“议事日程”；principle“原则，规范，信条”。
33．A.bearing B．collecting
C．opening D．making
解析：选A 参见上题解析。
34．A.discouraged B．relaxed
C．astonished D．defeated
解析：选C Lindsey的丈夫对Dennis突如其来的到访感到震惊(astonished)。discouraged“泄气的”；relaxed“放松的”；defeated“沮丧的”。
35．A.admit B．need
C．appreciate D．expect
解析：选C Dennis的到访虽然出乎他们的意料，但他们对此还是非常感激(appreciate)的。
36．A.found B．selected
C．developed D．posted
解析：选D 根据本段最后一句中的“The post has since gained...”可知，此处指Teresa在社交网站上张贴(posted)了一张照片。
37．A.confirmed B．simplified
C．clarified D．accompanied
解析：选D 根据语境可知，Teresa在发布照片的同时，还附(accompanied)了感人的话语。confirm“确认”；simplify“使简化”；clarify“阐明，澄清，净化”。
38．A.pity B．blessing
C．relief D．problem
解析：选B 这个年轻人(的到来)对我们家来说就是一种祝福(blessing)。relief “宽慰，解脱，缓和”。
39．A.smart B．calm
C．sweet D．fair
解析：选C 根据语境可知，此处填入的词应与其后的“kind”在语义范畴上保持一致，故选sweet(善良的，好心的)。smart“衣着讲究的，聪明的，高档的，敏捷的”；calm“沉着的，风平浪静的”；fair“合理的，公正的，晴朗的”。
40．A.sympathy B．attention
C．control D．trust
解析：选B 根据下文中的“receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days”可知，帖子引起了全世界社交媒体用户的关注(attention)。sympathy“同情”；control“控制”；trust“信任”。
|模拟题组练|
[第一组]
A
(2019·山西八校第一次联考)
At my daughter's presentation ceremony, the principal reminded the kids of that now?familiar truth: they could have multiple careers in their lifetimes. As I lay in bed that evening, another truth __1__ me that it is not just different careers that __2__ each child.
I __3__ my own life and how much it has __4__. Five years ago, I was in an unhappy marriage, living in a house that I felt wasn't mine. I felt __5__ most of the time and not __6__ my own future. Now, I live in my own beautiful apartment. My family life is peaceful, filled with __7__. My life is barely __8__. I created a whole new reality.
I have always __9__ that great change is possible. I am the great?grandchild of the immigrants who left their countries with few __10__. From the shtetls (犹太人小村庄) of Russia and Poland, they created their own communities.
My parents moved to a __11__ city with two small children and started a life different from that in their hometown. And my late grandmother lived two completely different lives. __12__ she was a widow at 43 after my grandfather died suddenly, she __13__ her daughters alone, cared for her elderly mother and __14__ travelled out of her hometown. At 68, after being single for 26 years, she __15__ us all by falling in love and remarrying. She and her husband, Harry, socialized __16__， and travelled around the country.
Life is full of __17__. We assume that our lives are linear(直线的), leading us from birth to death into a straight __18__. But they can change and have sharp __19__. They can double back and leap forward and begin another __20__ altogether.
【语篇解读】 本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在文中借助自己及自己亲人的生活经历表达了人生充满可能性的观点。
1．A.hit B．promised
C．attacked D．suggested
解析：选A 根据上下文可知，作者突然意识到了另一条真理。hit “使突然意识到”符合语境。
2．A.hold back B．appeal to
C．wait for D．call on
解析：选C 根据上文中的“the principal reminded the kids of that now?familiar truth: they could have multiple careers in their lifetimes”可知，此处表示作者突然意识到并不仅仅是不同的事业在等待着每个孩子。
3．A.sought for B．tried out
C．took over D．reflected on
解析：选D 根据下文的内容可知，作者认真思考了自己的生活。
4．A.transformed B．improved
C．abused D．succeeded
解析：选A 根据下文作者所说的自己的生活前后的巨大变化可知，作者思考的是自己的生活发生了多大的改变。
5．A.terrified B．anxious
C．curious D．ashamed
解析：选B 根据上文中的“Five years ago, I was in an unhappy marriage, living in a house that I felt wasn't mine.”可知，五年前，作者婚姻不幸福，觉得住在一个不属于自己的家中，故作者大多数时候感到焦虑，并觉得无法掌管自己的未来。
6．A.in control of B．in defence of
C．in honor of D．in place of
解析：选A 参见上题解析。in control of “掌管，控制”符合语境。
7．A.noise B．devotion
C．admiration D．laughter
解析：选D 根据上文中的“Now, I live in my own beautiful apartment.My family life is peaceful.”可知，作者现在住在自己漂亮的公寓中，家庭生活平静安宁，充满了欢笑。laughter“笑，笑声”符合语境。
8．A.bearable B．recognizable
C．suitable D．acceptable
解析：选B 根据上文提及的作者前后生活的对比以及下文的“I created a whole new reality.”可知，作者创造了一个全新的现实生活，故可推知作者现在的生活(和以前的相比变化巨大)很难被认出来。recognizable“容易认出的，易于识别的”符合语境。
9．A.imagined B．doubted
C．believed D．remembered
解析：选C 根据语境可知，作者一直都相信巨大的变化是可能发生的。
10．A.contacts B．belongings
C．expectations D．devices
解析：选B 根据上文中的“who left their countries with few”并结合选项可知，此处指携带很少的财物离开他们自己的国家。belongings“财物，财产”符合语境。
11．A.poor B．remote
C．strange D．wealthy
解析：选C 根据下文中的“started a life different from that in their hometown”可知，作者的父母搬去了一个陌生的城市。strange“陌生的”符合语境。
12．A.Since B．Until
C．When D．Although
解析：选A 根据下文中的“she was a widow at 43 after my grandfather died suddenly, she __13__ her daughters alone”可知，由于作者已逝的外祖母是一个寡妇，所以她(生前)独自抚养自己的女儿们。Since“因为，由于”在此处引导原因状语从句。
13．A.educated B．raised
C．accompanied D．comforted
解析：选B 参见上题解析。raise“抚养”符合语境。
14．A.nearly B．frequently
C．smoothly D．rarely
解析：选D 根据上文中的“she __13__ her daughters alone, cared for her elderly mother”可知，作者的外祖母(生前)要独自抚养自己的女儿们，照顾自己年老的母亲，所以她很少去她家乡之外的地方旅行。rarely“很少，不常”符合语境。
15．A.amused B．annoyed
C．satisfied D．surprised
解析：选D 根据上文的内容，尤其是“she was a widow at 43 after my grandfather died suddenly”，“At 68, after being single for 26 years”和下文中的“falling in love and remarrying”可知，作者的外祖母(生前)在成了寡妇26年后，于68岁时坠入爱河并再婚，这应该是让作者他们感到吃惊的。surprise“使惊奇，使感到意外”符合语境。
16．A.endlessly B．casually
C．punctually D．accidentally
解析：选A 根据下文中的“and travelled around the country”可知，作者的外祖母(生前)和自己的丈夫Harry周游全国，不断地参加社交活动。endlessly“不断地，无休止地”符合语境。
17．A.challenges B．possibilities
C．hardships D．hopes
解析：选B 根据上文作者所举的例子可知，生活是充满可能性的。possibility“可能，可能性”符合语境。
18．A.pattern B．shape
C．path D．queue
解析：选C 根据上文中的“We assume that our lives are linear(直线的), leading us from birth to death into a straight”可知，我们认为自己的生活是条直线，就是自生至死的一条笔直的路。path“路”符合语境。
19．A.tendencies B．directions
C．increases D．twists
解析：选D 根据上文中的“We assume that our lives are linear(直线的), leading us from birth to death into a straight __18__.But they can change and have sharp __19__.”和下文中的“They can double back and leap forward”可知，我们的生活并不是直线，而是会变化并出现急转弯的。twist“(河流或道路的)曲折处，急转弯处”符合语境。
20．A.marriage B．relationship
C．story D．plan
解析：选C 根据语境可知，生活会沿原路返回，向前跳跃并开始另一个故事。
B
(2019·河北五个一名校联盟第二次考试)
A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on __21__ management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class __22__ they would be asked the “half?empty or half?full” question. __23__， 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 __24__ from eight to twenty ounces(盎司)．
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn't __25__. 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 __26__. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the __27__ of the glass of water doesn't change, but the __28__ I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why？”
Lost in __29__， all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and __30__ in life are like that glass of water. If we __31__ our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to __32__.”
__33__ you have to do is put all your burdens down, as __34__ in the evening as possible. Don't carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get __35__ next morning and are __36__ to move forward.
More often than not, life gets terrible when we __37__ too much. And the moment you __38__ your burdens, you'll find yourself feeling much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling __39__ for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to __40__ yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。
21．A.class B．emotion
C．time D．stress
解析：选D 根据下文中的“Our stresses and __30__ in life are like that glass of water.”可知，本文讲的是压力管理。stress management意为“压力管理”。
22．A.wondered B．expected
C．agreed D．argued
解析：选B 当她举起一杯水时，每个人都预计他们会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。wonder意为“想知道”；expect意为“预料，预计”；agree意为“同意”；argue意为“争论”。
23．A.However B．Meanwhile
C．Anyhow D．Therefore
解析：选A 根据语境可知，教授微笑着问：“这杯水有多重？”这与学生预计的不同，故选A。however意为“然而”；meanwhile意为“同时”；anyhow意为“无论如何”；therefore意为“因此”。
24．A.ranged B．replied
C．read D．exchanged
解析：选A 根据下文中的“from eight to twenty ounces(盎司)”可知，喊出的答案从8到20盎司不等。range from...to...意为“范围从……到……”，符合语境。
25．A.exist B．change
C．matter D．increase
解析：选C 根据下文中的“But it counts how long you hold it.”可知，此处表示绝对的重量不重要。matter与count同义，意为“要紧”。
26．A.head B．arm
C．leg D．stomach
解析：选B 根据下文中的“If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb.”可知，此处指的是手臂。因此选B。
27．A.shape B．position
C．weight D．size
解析：选C 根据下文中的“but the __28__ I hold it, the heavier it becomes”可知，此处指的是水的重量。shape意为“形状”；position意为“位置”；weight意为“重量”；size意为“大小，尺寸”。故答案为C。
28．A.better B．deeper
C．longer D．further
解析：选C 每一种情况下，这杯水的重量都没有改变，但是举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。根据“If I hold it for a minute”，“If I hold it for an hour”及“If I hold it for a day”可知，此处说的是时间长短。
29．A.fantasies B．thought
C．dreams D．discussion
解析：选B 根据下文中的“all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully”可知，此处表示“(学生们)陷入沉思”，(be) lost in thought为固定搭配。
30．A.doubts B．joys
C．surprises D．worries
解析：选D 根据空前的“stresses”和下文中的“burdens”可知，这里表示“我们生活中的压力和烦恼就像那杯水”。
31．A.cover B．carry
C．hide D．show
解析：选B 根据下文中的“you have to do is put all your burdens down”可知，此处表示如果我们一直背着(carry)沉重的负担，故选B。
32．A.pick up B．work out
C．carry on D．catch on
解析：选C 如果我们一直背着沉重的负担，迟早我们将感到筋疲力尽，甚至难以坚持下去。pick up意为“捡起，恢复健康、体力等”；work out意为“算出”；carry on意为“继续进行，坚持下去”；catch on意为“流行起来”。故选C。
33．A.Something B．All
C．Nothing D．Anything
解析：选B 根据语境可知，此处表示你需要做的一切事情就是卸下负担，故选B。
34．A.eagerly B．naturally
C．quickly D．early
解析：选D 根据“Don't carry them through the evening into the night”可知，此处表示晚上尽早卸下负担。
35．A.refreshed B．entertained
C．depressed D．amazed
解析：选A 通过这样做我们第二天可以重新振作精神，能够奋勇向前。refresh意为“使恢复精神”；entertain意为“使快乐”；depress意为“使沮丧”；amaze意为“使大为惊奇”。故选A。
36．A.able B．anxious
C．passive D．ambitious
解析：选A 参见上题解析。able意为“有能力的”，符合语境。anxious意为“焦虑的”；passive意为“被动的”；ambitious意为“有志气的”。
37．A.fear B．think
C．rest D．get
解析：选B 通常，当我们想得太多时生活就会变得糟糕。
38．A.catch up with B．look down on
C．let go of D．put up with
解析：选C 根据上文中的“__33__ you have to do is put all your burdens down”可知，当你卸下负担的时候，你会发现你自己更加放松。catch up with意为“赶上”；look down on意为“轻视”；let go of意为“放手，松开”；put up with意为“忍受，忍耐”。因此选C。
39．A.happy B．sorry
C．disappointed D．greedy
解析：选B 与其感到不安，自我怜悯，不如做一些改变它的事。feel sorry for oneself意为“自我怜悯”，为固定搭配。因此选B。
40．A.help B．treat
C．drive D．abandon
解析：选D 毕竟人生苦短，不要使自己沉浸在让自己不开心的事情中。abandon oneself to意为“沉湎于，陷入”，符合语境。help oneself to意为“自用，自取，依靠自己”；treat oneself to意为“犒劳自己”；drive oneself to意为“自己开车去”。
[第二组]
A
Being self?employed has its challenges and not everyone has what it takes to grow a successful business.__1__， it seems that increasing numbers of people are choosing these days to __2__ their regular salaried job in order to become self?employed. But __3__ do people choose to do so? What are the __4__ of this way of life?
Firstly, perhaps the __5__ attraction of being self?employed is that it leaves you in control of your own __6__. If you prefer to work late at night so that you can take the following day __7__ to go to a concert at your child's school, then you can do so. You don't have to ask anyone's __8__ to leave the office whenever you wish. So you can keep a(n) __9__ between work and life.
A second advantage of working for yourself is that you are in charge of all __10__ connected with your business. When you're __11__ by someone else, you have to do what they wish, even if you __12__ whether it is the best course of action or not. To be __13__ how you work is something that makes the self?employed lifestyle very __14__ for many people.
Of the two advantages of being self?employed __15__ above, I think the more __16__ one is the fact that you are in charge of your own timetable. To be __17__ to spend time with friends and family when you wish to is worth __18__ the regular monthly pay cheque for. As long as you can earn enough for your __19__， you can enjoy the extra flexibility that self?employment __20__ far more than you would—a bit of extra money in the bank.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。越来越多的人开始自主创业，那么，自主创业究竟有什么吸引人之处呢？
1．A.Therefore B．However
C．Otherwise D．Besides
解析：选B 由上一句中的“challenges”和“not everyone...grow a successful business”以及本句中的“increasing numbers”可知，两句之间构成转折关系，故选However。
2．A.lose B．get
C．leave D．keep
解析：选C 由本句中的“to become self?employed”可知，很多人选择“离开(leave)”他们那份有着固定收入的工作。
3．A.where B．how
C．why D．when
解析：选C 文章第二段和第三段介绍了自主创业的两个“益处(benefits)”，即“为什么(why)”人们选择自主创业。
4．A.benefits B．causes
C．differences D．difficulties
解析：选A 句意：自主创业的这种生活方式有什么“益处(benefits)”呢？
5．A.last B．main
C．additional D．unique
解析：选B 本段介绍了自主创业的第一个也是最“主要的(main)”益处和原因。
6．A.fortune B．schedule
C．goal D．happiness
解析：选B 由下文中的“If you prefer to work late at night so that you can take the following day...to leave the office whenever you wish.”可知，自主创业的一个益处是可以自己掌控“日程表(schedule)”。
7．A.off B．away
C．over D．in
解析：选A 由本句中的“go to a concert at your child's school”可知，第二天“不上班(take...off)”。
8．A.advice B．permission
C．opinion D．demand
解析：选B 由上文可知，自主创业的人可以自由支配时间，即不用请求任何人的“允许(permission)”就可离开办公室。
9．A.chance B．interest
C．choice D．balance
解析：选D 本段介绍了自主创业的第一个好处，即可以自己支配时间，因此可以在工作和生活之间保持“平衡(balance)”。
10．A.decisions B．mistakes
C．directions D．expectations
解析：选A 由下文中的“you have to do what they wish”可知，自主创业的第二个好处是自己可以做出和生意相关的一些“决定(decisions)”。但当你被别人“雇用(employed)”的时候，你只能根据雇主的意愿做事。
11．A.blamed B．questioned
C．defeated D．employed
解析：选D 见上题解析。
12．A.believe B．doubt
C．ask D．disagree
解析：选B 由本空后的whether...可知，即使你“怀疑(doubt)”雇主的决定是否是最好的。
13．A.in favour of B．in honour of
C．in control of D．in memory of
解析：选C 通过第二段和第三段介绍的自主创业的好处可知，可以“掌控”(in control of)自己的工作方式使自主创业成了一种非常“受欢迎的(welcome)”生活方式。
14．A.welcome B．common
C．influential D．traditional
解析：选A 见上题解析。
15．A.suggested B．discussed
C．warned D．learned
解析：选B 上文(第二段和第三段)“讨论(discussed)”了自主创业的两个益处。
16．A.complex B．significant
C．professional D．unforgettable
解析：选B 由上下文语境可知，在这两个优点中，更“重要的(significant)”一个是可以掌控自己的时间表。
17．A.glad B．ready
C．able D．safe
解析：选C 由上文中的“in charge of your own timetable”可知，自主创业的人“能(be able to)”根据自己的意愿花时间和朋友及家人在一起。
18．A.forgetting B．passing
C．accepting D．sacrificing
解析：选D 本段讲述了自由支配时间的重要性。可以花时间和朋友及家人在一起使得“牺牲(sacrificing)”那些固定的收入是值得的。
19．A.requirements B．treatments
C．achievements D．judgements
解析：选A 由上下文语境及enough可知，只要你的收入足够满足你的“要求(requirements)”，你就可以享受自主创业“带来(allows)”的那些灵活性。
20．A.expresses B．allows
C．receives D．admits
解析：选B 见上题解析。
B
I log onto a computer at the doctor's office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room. There, a robotic nurse __21__ me onto the scales and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the __22__ , who is also a robot. He notes down my __23__ and gives me a prescription (处方). I pay for my __24__ using a credit card and return home without having met another human being. This is my nightmarish (噩梦般的) vision of the __25__， which hasn't happened __26__ yet.
I should say I really do like many aspects of __27__. I am a big fan of air conditioning in summer and heaters in __28__. But I am writing this because I don't want machines to __29__.
When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line，I am __30__. And when I see the introduction of yet more self?service checkout stations at the grocery store，I feel like __31__，“When it comes to cashiers, make mine a(n) __32__， please！”
After all，human cashiers sometimes __33__ you a store coupon (优惠券) for items you are __34__. Even more than that，real?life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children，which can __35__ young mothers' day. A cashier may also show compassion for an elderly person __36__ to get that last penny out of his purse.
Machines can be __37__ and cost?effective and they often get the job done just fine. __38__ they lack an element so important to everyday life.
Call it the spirit，the soul or the heart. It is __39__ no machine will ever have. It is human being that __40__ us to smile at others，which may be what they need at that moment.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。随着科技的发展，机器人越来越多地被应用于人类的日常生活中，作者认为机器人固然能给人类的生活带来便利，但机器人缺少人性，缺少人与人之间的温情。
21．A.tears B．directs
C．follows D．separates
解析：选B 根据上文中的“I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room”可知，作者进入检查室；结合常识，这里指机器人护士领着(directs)作者到秤上测体重，然后去量血压。tear“撕破”；follow“跟着，跟随”；separate“(使)分开”。
22．A.teacher B．lawyer
C．doctor D．engineer
解析：选C 根据下文中的“He notes down my __23__ and gives me a prescription (处方)．”和常识可知，开处方的是医生(doctor)。
23．A.signals B．symbols
C．sculptures D．symptoms
解析：选D 根据常识可知，医生的处方是根据病人的症状(symptoms)开的。signal“信号”；symbol“象征”；sculpture“雕塑”。
24．A.bill B．visit
C．medicine D．examination
解析：选B 作者使用信用卡支付看病的费用，这里用visit表示“就诊”，指找医生看病，费用包括检查费等，符合文意。bill“账单”；medicine“药物”；examination“检查”。
25．A.past B．present
C．future D．history
解析：选C 根据后面的“which hasn't happened”可知，这里指未来(future)。
26．A.at most B．at last
C．at least D．at intervals
解析：选C 根据语境，这里表示至少现在还没有发生，at least“至少”，指尽管没有更好的情况。at most“至多”；at last“终于，到底”；at intervals“不时”。
27．A.commerce B．agriculture
C．literature D．technology
解析：选D 根据上下文可知，机器人的运用是技术(technology)方面的事情。commerce“商业”；agriculture“农业”；literature“文学”。
28．A.sleep B．autumn
C．spring D．winter
解析：选D 冬天冷，应用加热器，故应该选winter，与前面的summer对应。
29．A.take over B．pass by
C．cut in D．go away
解析：选A 根据下文可知，作者不希望在未来机器人取代(take over)人类。pass by“经过”；cut in“插嘴，打断”；go away“走开”。
30．A.annoyed B．thrilled
C．discouraged D．disappointed
解析：选B 结合“When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line”和上文提到的作者不希望在未来机器人取代人类可知，当作者给牙医办公室打电话，接电话的是人时，作者应是非常兴奋的(thrilled)。 annoyed“生气的”；discouraged“泄气的”；disappointed“失望的”。
31．A.crying B．laughing
C．shouting D．whispering
解析：选C 根据上文作者不希望在未来机器人取代人类和该段中的“when I see the introduction of yet more self?service checkout stations at the grocery store” 可以推知，作者对这种情况是不满意的、不高兴的，故作者很想大叫 (shouting)，并且和前一句中表达的心情形成鲜明的对比。whisper“低声地说”。
32．A.machine B．human
C．animal D．plant
解析：选B 结合上下文可知，作者希望是一个人(human)为自己服务，另外下文中 的human cashiers也是提示。
33．A.give B．remind
C．bargain D．purchase
解析：选A 毕竟，人类收银员有时会给你你要购买的物品的商店优惠券。give表示“给”，后面常加双宾语，符合语境和语法。remind“提醒”；bargain“讨价还价”；purchase“购买”。
34．A.ruining B．producing
C．advertising D．buying
解析：选D 参见上题解析。ruin“毁坏”；produce“生产”；advertise“为……做广告”；buy“买，购买”。
35．A.brighten B．darken
C．strengthen D．widen
解析：选A 根据上文中的“real?life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children”可知，收银员往往对特别可爱的小孩感兴趣，这也许能让小孩的母亲开心一天。brighten表示“使开心”，符合语境。darken“使变暗”；strengthen“加强”；widen“(使)变宽”。
36．A.turning B．happening
C．describing D．struggling
解析：选D 根据本句中的“show compassion for”可知，收银员可能会同情老年人因为老年人在把钱包里最后一个一分钱硬币掏出来时很费力，说明老年人的生活不容易，struggle“挣扎，尽力”，符合语境。turn“转向”；happen “发生”；describe“描述”。
37．A.urgent B．efficient
C．frequent D．consistent
解析：选B 根据下文中的“they often get the job done just fine”可知，这里讲的是机器人的好处，它们有效率(efficient)并且划算。urgent“紧急的”；frequent “频繁的”；consistent“一贯的”。
38．A.But B．Because
C．Otherwise D．Therefore
解析：选A 空后表示它们缺少一种对日常生活很重要的元素，与空前提到的机器人的好处是转折关系，故用连词But，表示转折。
39．A.everything B．something
C．anything D．nothing
解析：选B 前一句提到的“the spirit，the soul or the heart”不是机器人所拥有的东西(something)。
40．A.encourages B．persuades
C．punishes D．forces
解析：选A 正是人鼓励(encourages)我们对别人笑。persuade“说服”；punish“惩罚”；force“强迫”。
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