全国高考英语试题分类汇编（2010-2019）专题17 夹叙夹议类完形填空 Word版含解析

十年高考真题分类汇编（2010-2019） 英语
专题17 夹叙夹议类完形填空
(2010﹒全国Ⅱ)
A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22 with very little effort.
I will give 23 . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24 We had been close as 25 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding. Then he 28 a small island in the Caribbean and we 29 touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to 30 . Rereading the letter, I was 31 by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 32 respected my order brother but 33 he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 34 .And with that one letter we became friends 35.
It might never have occurred to 36 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37 ,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通讯),people often 39 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 40 . And that is to write.
21. A.received B.rewritten C.returned D .reread
22.A.record B .promise C.friendship D .secret
23.A.an example B.a lesson C.an experience D.a talk
24.A. through B .together C.along D .away
25.A.brothers B .children C.fellows D .classmates
26.A.normal B .necessary C.pleasant D .possible
27.A.deepen B .start C .express D .settle
28.A.toured B .stopped over C.reached D.moved to
29.A.lost B .kept in C .needed D .got in
30.A.think B .write C .enjoy D .read
31.A.driven B .beaten C .surprised D .honored
32.A.never B .seldom C .sometimes D.once
33.A.realized B .judged C .thought D .expected
34.A.well B .often C .much D .soon
35.A.later B .anyhow C .too D .again
36.A.us B .anyone else C.someone D .my brother
37.A.mail services B.transport C.phones D .relatives
38.A.poor B .easy C .popular D .busy
39A.believe B.decide C .argue D . forget
40.A.habit B .choice C .method D . plan
(2010﹒重庆)
Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 37 ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine. Being 41 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born, I 44 to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45 . I hope that Sam would 46 them sooner or later.
However, that expectation 47 when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He 48 to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him. I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, 54 the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 55 .
D aniel Gottlieb
36. A. son B. nephew C. brother D. grandson
37. A. seriously B. mentally C. slightly D. quietly
38. A. ability B. time C. courage D. responsibility
39. A. written B. suffered C. observed D. lost
40. A. radio B. television C. stage D. bed
41. A. ready B. unable C. anxious D. eager
42. A. warm B. broken C. closed D. open
43. A. hosts B. visitors C. readers D. reporters
44. A. began B. stopped C. forgot D. decided
45. A. letters B. emails C. books D. diaries
46. A. find B. read C. collect D. keep
47. A. developed B. disappeared C. changed D. arrived
48. A. tried B. refused C. regretted D. hoped
49. A. exciting B. acceptable C. strange D. heartbreaking
50. A. less B. everything C. more D. nothing
51. A. understand B. explain C. believe D. question
52. A. fear B. face C. know D. cause
53. A. felt B. guessed C. saw D. doubted
54. A. as B. once C. though D. if
55. A. teacher B. child C. man D. writer
(2011﹒全国新课标卷)
In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory__36__course about 20 years ago.
The professor __37__the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans（豆）, and invited the students to _38_how many beans the jar contained. After __39__shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the __40__ answer, and went on saying, ”You have just __41__an important lesson about science. That is: Never__42__ your own senses.”
Twenty years later, the __43__could guess what the professor had in mind. He __44__himself, perhaps,as inviting his students to start an exciting __45__into an unknown world Invisible（无形的）to the 46 ,which can be discovered only through scientific 47 .But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 48 the invitation. She was just 49 to understand the world. And she 50 that her firsthand experience could be the 51 .The professor, however, said that it was 52 .he was taking away her only 53 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. “I remember feeling small and 54 ,”the women says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I 55 the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”
36．A. art B. history C. science D. math
37．A. searched fo B. looked at C. got through D. marched into
38．A. count B. guess C. report D. watch
39．A. warning B. giving C. turning away D. listening to
40．A. ready B. possible C. correct D. difficult
41．A. learned B. prepared C. taught D. taken
42．A. lose B. trust C. sharpen D. show
43．A. lecturer B. scientist C. speaker D. woman
44．A. described B. respected C. saw D. served
45．A. voyage B. movement C. change D. rush
46. A. professor B. eye C. knowledge D. light
47. A. model B. senses C. spirit D. methods
48. A. hear B. make C. present D. refuse
49. A. suggesting B. beginning C. pretending D. waiting
50. A. believed B. doubted C. proved D. explained
51. A. growth B. strength C. faith D. truth
52. A. firm B. interesting C. wrong D. acceptable
53. A. task B. tool C. success D. connection
54. A. cruel B. proud C. frightened D. brave
55. A. dropped B. started C. passed D. missed
B2 夹叙夹议文

(2012﹒三明联考)
This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complain-ing about his bad fortune and kept __16__ why those who had so much money were never __17__ and were always desiring more.
“As far as I'm concerned, if I had only enough to __18__ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the __19__ saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to __20__ you for a long time. Now, open your __21__ and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this __22__ : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the __23__ shall become dust. Do you understand？”
“I see.” said the beggar.
“Then you should __24__ ！It's obvious that your wallet is a(an) __25__ one, so don't load it too heavily，” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly __26__ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a __27__ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn't it cracking？” asked Fortune.
“Never __28__ .It's still strong enough now.”answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar's hands began to __29__. “Ah, if only the golden stream would __30__ forever! Just a little more，” said the beggar, “__31__ just a handful or two.”
“There! It's full. The wallet will __32__ .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will __33__ a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The __34__ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now __35__ but his broken bag.
16．A.showing 　　　　　　　　　　B．explaining
C．proving 　　　　　　　　　　D．wondering
17．A.relaxed 　　　　　　　　　　B．satisfied
C．worried 　　　　　　　　　　D．depressed
18．A.learn 　　　　　　　　　　B．watch
C．eat 　　　　　　　　　　D．play
19．A.street 　　　　　　　　　　B．bridge
C．yard 　　　　　　　　　　D．forest
20．A.praise 　　　　　　　　　　B．forgive
C．help 　　　　　　　　　　D．comfort
21．A.coat 　　　　　　　　　　B．pocket
C．box 　　　　　　　　　　D．wallet
22．A.occasion 　　　　　　　　　　B．suggestion
C．situation 　　　　　　　　　　D．condition
23．A.hand 　　　　　　　　　　B．feet
C．ground 　　　　　　　　　　D．street
24．A.look out 　　　　　　　　　　B．look after
C．look up 　　　　　　　　　　D．look down
25．A.small 　　　　　　　　　　B．empty
C．worn 　　　　　　　　　　D．full
26．A.stand 　　　　　　　　　　B．wait
C．breathe 　　　　　　　　　　D．think
27．A.stream 　　　　　　　　　　B．piece
C．pair 　　　　　　　　　　D．variety
28．A.stop 　　　　　　　　　　B．request
C．fear 　　　　　　　　　　D．insist
29．A.spread 　　　　　　　　　　B．close
C．loose 　　　　　　　　　　D．shake
30．A.pour 　　　　　　　　　　B．end
C．dry 　　　　　　　　　　D．melt
31．A.take 　　　　　　　　　　B．add
C．lend 　　　　　　　　　　D．send
32．A.flow 　　　　　　　　　　B．burst
C．disappear 　　　　　　　　　　D．change
33．A.attract 　　　　　　　　　　B．permit
C．include 　　　　　　　　　　D．hold
34．A.present 　　　　　　　　　　B．food
C．treasure 　　　　　　　　　　D．metal
35．A.nothing 　　　　　　　　　　B．anything
C．everything 　　　　　　　　　　D．something
(2012﹒九江一模)
One day all the employees of a very famous company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door which said this：
“Yesterday, the __16__ who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company __17__. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been __18__ in the gym. ”
In the beginning, they all got __19__ for the death of one, of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting __20__ to know who was that person that hindered the __21__ of their colleagues and the company itself?
The __22__ in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd __23__ the room. The more people __24__ the coffin (棺材), the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought, “__25__ is it that was hindering my progress？”
One by one the intrigued(引起好奇心的) employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they __26__ became speechless.
They all got to stand near the coffin, and felt shocked and __27__， as if someone had touched the deepest part of their __28__. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who __29__ it could see themselves! There was also a sign next to the mirror that __30__：
“There is only one person who is capable of setting __31__ to your growth and IT IS YOU！” Your life does not __32__ when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes…
No, your life changes when YOU change, when you __33__ your limiting beliefs inside.
Examine yourself; watch yourself. Don't be afraid of __34__， impossibilities and losses. Be a winner; build yourself and your reality. __35__， it's the way you face life itself that makes the difference.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
16．A.person B．boss
C．sign D．funeral
17．A.died away B．died out
C．passed away D．passed out
18. A．protected B．prevented
C．proved D．prepared
19．A.happy B．sad
C．joyful D．grateful
20．A.calm B．curious
C．conscious D．convenient
21．A.growth B．width
C．faith D．strength
22．A.way B．meaning
C．excitement D．disappointment
23．A.within B．without
C．about D．around
24．A.bought B．sold
C．reached D. touched
25．A.What B．Which
C．Where D．Who
26．A.carefully B．actually
C．suddenly D．madly
27．A.in silence B．in return
C．in heed D．in order
28．A.hand B．soul
C．mouth D．face
29．A.put outside B．put inside
C．looked outside D．looked inside
30．A.talked B．spoke
C．said D．told
31．A.deadlines B．demands
C．limits D．lacks
32．A.calculate B．cancel
C．communicate D．change
33．A.go beyond B．go together
C．go without D．go towards
34．A.acquaintances B．difficulties
C．advantages D．bargains
35．A.Forget B．Follow
C．Remember D．Obey
(2012﹒天津)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a __16__ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew __17__ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (钟爱) ever since — __18__ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my __19__.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of __20__， like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's __21__ me why visitors started respecting the place __22__ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried __23__ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would __24__ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so __25__ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew __26__ about organizing any big event. But in 2004，together with some climbers, I set a date for a __27__. On that day，more than 300 people __28__. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to __29__. I couldn't believe the __30__ we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and __31__ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people __32__ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by __33__ rather than complaining. We need to teach by __34__. You can't blame others __35__ you start with yourself.
16．A.distant　　B．huge　　C．narrow　　D．loose
17．A.immediately B．finally
C．gradually D．recently
18．A.imagining B．painting
C．describing D．climbing
19．A.garden B．home C．lab D．palace
20．A.material B．resources
C．waste D．goods
21．A.beyond B．against C．over D．within
22．A.more B．most C．less D．least
23．A.throwing away B．picking up
C．breaking down D．digging out
24．A.kill B．save C．wait D．spend
25．A.satisfied with B．delighted in
C．tired of D．used to
26．A.something B．anything
C．everything D．nothing
27．A.cleanup B．party
C．picnic D．concert
28．A.dropped out B．showed up
C．looked around D．called back
29．A.demand B．receive
C．accomplish D．overcome
30．A.plan B．visit
C．contact D．difference
31．A.crossed B．measured
C．covered D．designed
32．A.talk B．complain
C．argue D．quarrel
33．A.doing B．thinking
C．questioning D．watching
34．A.method B．explanation
C．example D．research
35．A.although B．if
C．when D．Unless
(2012﹒江西)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
That holiday morning I didn't have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother __36__me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, __37__， I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the __38__， having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something __39__ in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I __40__ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its __41__ and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He __42__ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already __43__ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts __44__ my mind as I watched him work. He wasn't well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) __45__ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern __46__would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed __47__ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, __48__ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then __49__ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of __50__ in the way he seemed to be doing things— __51__ the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it; scrubbing(擦净) the wheels and __52__， standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.
It was a __53__ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a __54__ if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt __55__ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
36. A. forces B. allows
C. causes D. forbids
37. A. otherwise B. therefore
C．however D．besides
38. A. parking lot B. bus stop
C．school D．market
39. A. interesting B. surprising
C. awful D．useful
40. A. noticed B. recognized
C．called D．assisted
41. A. back B. handle
C．wheel D．seat
42. A. searched B. left
C．moved D．wandered
43. A. stopped B. started
C．intended D．finished
44. A. crossed B. slipped
C．disturbed D．inspired
45. A. attractive B. shiny
C．simple D．expensive
46. A. repairmen B. businessmen
C．drivers D．cyclists
47. A. busy B. content
C. careful D．bored
48. A. waving B. looking
C．laughing D．pointing
49. A. about B. for
C．with D．like
50. A. worry B. respect
C．sympathy D．pride
51. A. cleaning B. fixing
C．replacing D．covering
52. A. still B. yet
C．again D．soon
53. A. lesson B. subject
C．skill D．fact
54. A. business B. living
C．success D．right
55. A. tired B. doubtful
C．fearful D．Ashamed
(2012﹒湖北)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the __31__ society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I ___32___ hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. __33__ the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you __34__ have done. Life has become hopelessly __35__. A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you __36__ things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise，” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I __37___ at the other end of the town. I was ___38__ that this simple vehicle could let me __39__ long distances in a fairly short time. But how __40___ did I really go?
Since I hated to be __41__， I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to __42__ an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but __43__， “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a __44__ without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were __45__ to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn？” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many __46__.” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can't leave the back part __47__” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons __48__ the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel __49__ on your way? I can give you a special discount, ” I was not strong enough to __50__ the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done.” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
31．A.adult 　　　　　B．human
C．consumer D．bachelor
32．A.eventually B．immediately
C．reluctantly D．gratefully
33．A.Although B．Because
C．As D．Unless
34．A.would B．should
C．must D．could
35．A.boring B．complicated
C．stressful D．tough
36．A.natural B．mysterious
C．complex D．unique
37．A.gave up B．broke down
C．calmed down D．ended up
38．A.amazed B．amused
C．confused D．concerned
39．A.march B．drive
C．cover D．measure
40．A.far B．long
C．fast D．deep
41．A.unreliable B．impractical
C．unprepared D．inaccurate
42．A.fix B．check
C．repair D．lay
43．A.swore B．added
C．replied D．concluded
44．A.pencil B．fork
C．box D．cake
45．A.distributed B．converted
C．applied D．attached
46．A.shapes B．sizes
C．functions D．models
47．A.loose B．blank
C．bare D．incomplete
48．A.beside B．before
C．below D．behind
49．A.sick B．hungry
C．hot D．thirsty
50．A.consider B．withdraw
C．make D．resist
(2012﹒福建)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __36__.Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __37__？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，__38__ children from different races and religions played and studied __39__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __40__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just __41__ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __42__ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __43__ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to __44__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __45__.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __46__ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __47__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __48__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __49__ at me.“Raddar？”he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号)．I was astonished at being so __50__ addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __51__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __52__ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be __53__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be __54__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __55__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote，“we happy few, we band of brothers”．
36．A.interested B．pleased
C．puzzled D．excited
37．A.parties B．cities
C．villages D．races
38．A.why B．which
C．how D．when
39．A.together B．around
C．alone D．apart
40．A.drop B．throw
C．move D．roll
41．A.refused B．made
C．sought D．accepted
42．A.paid B．meant
C．preserved D．treated
43．A.explore B．search
C．discover D．desert
44．A.get through B．deal with
C．come across D．take away
45．A.arrival B．choice
C．effort D．company
46．A.lost B．gained
C．developed D．missed
47．A.stated B．ordered
C．decided D．chose
48．A.attempts B．instructions
C．opinions D．arrangements
49．A.anxiously B．carelessly
C．disappointedly D．fixedly
50．A.familiarly B．strangely
C．fully D．coldly
51．A.departures B．months
C．years D．decades
52．A.possible B．funny
C．hard D．clear
53．A.them B．themselves
C．us D．ourselves
54．A.from B．by
C．with D．against
55．A.still B．otherwise
C．then D．instead
(2013﹒北京)
A Leap（跳跃）to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola 36 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive. 37 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t 38 how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom 39 that even though she couldn’t see 40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 41 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more 42 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her 43 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 44 is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 45 your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 46 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 47 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be 48 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision 49 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 50 attitude.
Lola never thinks about 51 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 52 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 53 she grew up.
Lola is 54 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 55 for others is “just believe yourself”.
36. A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances
37. A. since B. unless C. after D. though
38. A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict
39. A. suspected B remembered C. imagined D. noticed
40. A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely
41. A. task B. sport C. event D. show
42. A. boring B. enjoyable C. different D. unsatisfactory
43. A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition
44. A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program
45. A. examine B. express C. open D. trust
46. A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient
47. A. to B. on C. off D. against
48. A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid
49. A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems
50. A. positive B. friendly C. flexible D. caution
51. A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining
52. A. standard B. range C. view D. goal
53. A. until B. as C. when D. before
54. A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident
55. A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility
(2013﹒江苏)
I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭)，credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 36 chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 37 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 38 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 39 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road 40 the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 41 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 42 a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, 43 slowly, they started teaching me the 44 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began 45 around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 46 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of 47 .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 48 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 49 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 50 with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into 51 . I saw many people were having a really hard time, 52 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 53 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in 54 if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about 55 we can all get by together.
36. A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally
37. A. off B. apart C. over D. out
38. A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched
39. A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest
40. A. at B. through C. over D. round
41. A. occupied B. abandoned C. emptied D. robbed
42. A. turned B. approached C. cleared D. cut
43. A. but B. although C. otherwise D. for
44. A. benefit B. lesson C. nature D. art
45. A. sticking B. looking C. swinging D. turning
46. A. wild B. real C. different D. remote
47. A. neighborliness B. happiness C. friendliness D. kindness
48. A. unique B. expensive C. rare D. necessary
49. A. Up B. Down C. Deep D. Along
50. A. cooperation B. relationships C. satisfaction D. appointments
51. A. reality B. society C. town D. life
52. A. creating B. losing C. quitting D. offering
53. A. put in B. turn in C. take in D. get in
54. A. yards B. shelters C. camps D. cottages
55. A. when B. what C. whether D. how
(2013﹒辽宁)
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she 36 play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. 37 she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and 38 all day about how wonderful and exciting 39 must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some 40 skill and sensibility (识别力)，she 41 her mother for a bike ride 42 the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, 43 her keeping close to the house and not 44 too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew 45 where she was heading! 46 the hill and across the valley, she rode to the 47 of the golden house.
48 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path 49 to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 50 that all the windows were 51 and rather dirty.
So _ 52 and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She 53 and all of a sudden she saw an amazing 54 . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she 55 that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
36. A. might B. should C. would D. must
37. A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. But
38. A. dreamed B. worried C. asked D. shouted
39. A. this B. that C. it D. which
40. A. different B. scientific C. musical D. basic
41. A. begged B. blamed C. invited D. paid
42. A. inside B. outside C. through D. along
43. A. insisting on B. relying on C. arguing about D. wondering about
44. A. traveling B. running C. riding D. walking
45. A. madly B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly
46. A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside
47. A. windows B. steps C. center D. gate
48. A. Until B. As C. While D. Because
49. A. getting B. introducing C. leading D. moving

50. A. felt B. learned C. concluded D. found
51. A. transparent B. bright C. plain D. wide
52. A. anxious B. angry C. serious D. sad
53. A. turned around B. cheered up C. settled down D. dropped in
54. A. hill B. valley C. background D. sight
55. A. imagined B. decided C. realized D. guessed
(2013﹒山东)
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 36 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 37 person.
I think my 38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 41 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 42 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 43 to help. That was really a big 44 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new 46 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 47 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 51 , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
36. A. since B. before C. or D. unless
37. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled
38. A. education B. career C. tour D. change
39. A. balance C. homework C. degree D. interest
40. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported
41. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty
42. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence
43. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened
44. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step
45. A. us B. which C. them D. whom
46. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck
47. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest
48. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident
49. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted
50. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see
51. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless
52. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer
53. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze
54. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught
55. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect
(2013﹒天津)
As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses(老茧) and roughness. His hinds tell the story of his life as a 16 . including all his struggles.
One summer. I remember, a drought（旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a 17 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet com with my dad to fill the last 18 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 19 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn't 20 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 21 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 22 . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, "If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!" Dad 23 . "Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're 24 .” such is Dad—whether problem he 25 , he never gives up.
16 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country. It was a challenging time for everyone, 27 Dad remained optimistic. He 28 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 29 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real 30 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 31 our family. He always puts our happiness 32 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 33 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 34 , putting others first.
Dad, the life 35 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
16. A. teacher B. gardener C. farmer D. grocer
17. A. stormy B. lively C. disappearing D. burning
18. A. order B. form C. gap D. position
19. A. repeatedly B. normally C. finally D. really
20. A. go B. begin C. occur D. change
21. A. yet B. still C. even D. nearly
22. A. surprised B. nervous C. angry D. frightened
23. A. apologized B. cried C. complained D. laughed
24. A. lost B. done C. gone D. touched
25. A. meets with B. brings up C. works out D. thinks about
26. A. Thankfully B. Hopefully C. Unfortunately D. Strangely
27. A. or B. for C. so D. but
28. A. happened B. seemed C. continued D, aimed
29. A. face B. appreciate C. examine D. question
30. A. love B. pride C. friendship D. honesty
31. A. support B. settle C. start D. impress
32. A. after B. before C. beside D. under
33. A. in spite of B. in terms of C. in control of D. in place of
34. A. careful B. regretful C. considerate D. humorous
35. A. history B. motto C. patterns D. lessons
(2014﹒福建)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏会). A recital __36__I had to practise a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I __37__ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he'd shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) __38__about building self-confidence and working towards a __39__．
So it was with really great__40__that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and __41__my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt __42__rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn't __43__lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, __44__too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn't __45__there. When he retired three years ago, he __46__ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he __47__stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the __48__？ I worried, remembering those split seconds__49__ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would __50__. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the __51__fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I__52__he had been doing what music teachers always stress：__53__the music and pretend the others aren't there.
“I'm __54__of him for starting something new at his age，” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so__55__，” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
36．A.reflected B．explained
C．meant D．proved
37．A.would B．could
C．might D．should
38．A.nothing B．everything
C．anything D．something
39．A.goal B．stage
C．journey D．chance
40．A.trouble B．satisfaction
C．strength D．disappointment
41．A.kept B．sent
C．watched D．felt
42．A.through B．from
C．against D．before
43．A.miss B．afford
C．select D．understand
44．A.as B．once
C．if D．while
45．A.educated B．protected
C．stuck D．spoilt
46．A.allowed B．invited
C．inspired D．persuaded
47．A.roughly B．simply
C．merrily D．curiously
48．A.words B．videos
C．notes D．lessons
49．A.decades B．weeks
C．hours D．moments
50．A.play B．freeze
C．click D．adjust
51．A.same B．warm
C．different D．dirty
52．A.predicted B．realized
C．imagined D．insisted
53．A.pass over B．turn up
C．bring in D．concentrate on
54．A.ashamed B．aware
C．tired D．proud
55．A.casually B．anxiously
C．nicely D．frequently
(2014﹒天津)
阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to __16__ me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done __17__ and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you'll have to __18__ your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher？” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me __19__ for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the __20__ decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I'd __21__ wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her __22__ and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large __23__ apartment, I became __24__ how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then __25__ I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on __26__ family and work. __27__ difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a __28__ attitude.
Back home, I __29__ myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she __30__ to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be __31__. I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable __32__.
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the __33__ has really taught me. Sacrifices __34__ in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a __35__ for me.
16. A. attract B. promote
C. surprise D. praise
17. A. little B. much
C. well D. wrong
18. A. leave B. refuse
C. contact D. forgive
19. A. explaining B. sleeping
C. wondering D. regretting
20. A. poor B. timely
C. final D. tough
21. A. eagerly B. politely
C. nervously D. curiously
22. A. patience B. presence
C. intelligence D. influence
23. A. comfortable B. expensive
C. empty D. modern
24. A. interested in B. aware of
C. doubtful about D. satisfied with
25. A. when B. where
C. which D. that
26. A. abandoning B. balancing
C. comparing D. mixing
27. A. Depending on B. Supplied with
C. Faced with D. Insisting on
28. A. different B. friendly
C. positive D. general
29. A. criticized B. informed
C. warned D. reminded
30. A. managed B. offered
C. attempted D. expected
31. A. grateful B. energetic
C. independent D. practical
32. A. examples B. limits
C. rules D. goals
33. A. question B. experience
C. history D. occasion
34. A. pay off B. come back
C. run out D. turn up
35. A. blessing B. gathering
C. failure D. pleasure
(2014﹒浙江)
I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me.I was a new __21__， and I gave an honest account of the students' work.In Simon's case，the grades were awfully low.He couldn't read his own handwriting.__22__ he was a bright student.He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension.His work in no way reflected his __23__.
So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating.I was completely __24__ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you，” she said, surprising me beyond speech.__25__ me, Simon had become a different person.He talked of how he __26__ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had __27__ spent an afternoon at a friend's house.She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the __28__ I had nurtured (培养) in her son.She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned(惊呆), for about half an hour，__29__ what had just happened.How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without __30__ knowing it？What I finally came to __31__ was one day, several months before，when some students were __32__ reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke __33__， and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up.Simon's the expert on this.He is the __34__ one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the __35__ of the room.” That was it.From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, __36__ more，and became happy.And it was all because he __37__ to be the last kid in the last row.The boy who most needed __38__ was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most __39__ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came __40__ and positively.A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
21．A.cleaner B．reporter C．monitor D．teacher
22．A.Or B．And C．But D．So
23．A.courage B．abilities C．feelings D．dream
24．A.desperate B．responsible
C．unprepared D．unsuitable
25．A.Because of B．In spite of
C．Apart from D．As for
26．A.loved B．envied C．pleased D．criticized
27．A.gradually B．constantly
C．recently D．obviously
28．A.self-respect B．self-doubt
C．self-pity D．self-defense
29．A.imagining B．observing
C．wondering D．regretting
30．A.also B．even C．always D．still
31．A.expect B．remember
C．believe D．accept
32．A.writing B．reviewing
C．editing D．giving
33．A.quietly B．repeatedly
C．quickly D．firmly
34．A.lucky B．lonely C．only D．likely
35．A.entrance B．middle
C．front D．back
36．A.slept B．smiled C．shouted D．quarreled
37．A.intended B．pretended
C．refused D．happened
38．A.change B．praise
C．thanks D．visits
39．A.difficult B．painful
C．valuable D．enjoyable
40．A.early B．slowly
C．frequently D．occasionally
(2015﹒安徽)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 36 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 37 because peopleare throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we 38 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 39 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 40 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 41 .
Another cause is our42 of disposable (一次性的) products.As 43 people,we are always looking for 44 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 45 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also 46 to the problem. We are 47 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 48 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 49 useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the 50 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 51 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 52 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 53 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 54 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 55. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
36. A. key B. reason C. project D. problem
37. A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products
38. A. face B. become C. observe D. change
39. A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw
40. A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of
41. A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful
42. A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division
43. A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy
44. A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends
45. A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve
46. A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes
47. A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for
48. A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger
49. A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away
50. A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences
51. A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure
52. A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands
53. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
54. A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of
55. A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising
(2015﹒湖南)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be 36 , but in vain. my panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the 37 of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was 38 inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your 39 ! We are going on a journey."
40 , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly 41 , put it in the machine and played it.
Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and 42 . When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were 43 . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their 44 slowly so that we could share our musical journey.
At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to 45 . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the 46 and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that 47 in the classroom could have.
36 A. glad B. safe C. kind D. quiet
37.A. end B. aim C. rule D. plan
38.A. guessing B. shaking C. responding D. laughing
39.A. eyes B. mouths C. books D. doors
40.A. Punctually B. Importantly C. Amazingly D. Obviously
41.A. passed one on B. gave one back C. turned one in D. took one out
42.A. slept B. nodded C. waited D. continued
43.A. talking B. singing C. dancing D. listening
44.A. legs B. heads C. arms D. shoulders
45.A. teach B. imagine C. play D. understand
46.A. unprepared B. unspoken C. unknown D. unforgotten
47.A. games B. music C. tears D. knowledge
(2016﹒全国新课标II)
Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置)on your desk. And they’ve never actually 21 you. Everything they know about you 22 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 23 they feel they can know you 24 from the sound of your voice. That’s how powerful the 25 is.
Powerful, yes, but not always 26 . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I’d never met 27 , got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really 28 me. I sometimes wished to 29 another agent.
One morning, I had to 30 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani’s office 31 . The woman sitting at the desk, 32 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 33 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 34 immediately. “What a wonderful lady!” I thought.
Rushing out 35 I called out over my shoulder, “By the way, what’s your name?” “I’m Rani,” she said. I turned around and saw a 36 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was 37 ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so 38 .
Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani’s 39 ---her warm smile, her nods, her ‘I’m here for you’ 40 ---were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires.
21. A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met
22. A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed
23. A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed
24. A. rather B. also C. just D. already
25. A. Telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression
26. A. direct B. useful C. easy D. accurate
27. A. in person B. by myself C. in public D. on purpose
28. A. annoyed B. interested C. discouraged D. confused
29. A. promote B. train C. find D. know
30. A. arrange B. postpone C. confirm D. book
31. A. for the first time B. at any time C. from time to time D. in good time
32. A. expecting B. seeing C. testing D. avoiding
33. A. shy B. comforting C. familiar D. forced
34. A. bill B. form C. ticket D. list
35. A. hopefully B. disappointedly C. gratefully D. regretfully
36. A. careful B. serious C. nervous D. pleasant
37. A. amused B. worried C. helpless D. speechless
38. A. calm B. nice C. proud D. clever
39. A. forgiveness B. eagerness C. friendliness D. skillfulness
40. A. explanation B. attitude C. concept D. Behavior

(2018﹒全国I)
During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits.I___41___the idea of taking the class because ，after all ,who doesn't want to___42___a few dollars?More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And,even if I weren’t___43___enough about free credits,news about our___44___was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster,which___45___I would be learning from one of the game's___46___.I could hardly wait to___47___him.
Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this___48___was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it___49___that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to___50___the class ,among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to___51___what we would learn in class to our future professions and,___52___,to our lives. I managed to get an A in that___53___and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the___54___.
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he___55___me:“The absolute most important___56___that you learn when you play chess is how to make good___57___.On every single move you have to___58___a situation ,process what your opponent(对手）is doing and___59___the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my___60___as a journalist.
41. A. put forward B. jumped at
C. tried out D. turned down
42. A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay
43. A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired
44. A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor
45. A. urged B. demanded C. held D. meant
46. A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest
47. A. interview B. meet C. challenge D. beat
48. A. chance B. qualification
C. honor D. job
49. A. real B. perfect C. clear D. possible
50. A. attend B. pass C. skip D. observe
51. A. add B. expose C. apply D. compare
52. A. eventually B. naturally C. directly D. normally
53. A. game B. presentation
C. course D. experiment
54. A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation
55. A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised
56. A. fact B. step C. manner D. skill
57. A. grades B. decisions
C. impressions D. comments
58. A. analyze B. describe C. rebuild D. control
59. A. announce B. signal C. block D. evaluate
60. A. role B. desire C. concern D. behavior
(2018﹒北京)
The Homeless Hero
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with ￡400 in cash would be a source（来源）of temptation（诱惑）. But the ___16___ would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith ____17____ more remarkable.
After spotting a ___18___ on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the ____19____ to return.
After hours in the cold and wet, he ____20____ inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact（联系）the driver, only to ____21____ it contained ￡400 in notes, with another ￡50 in spare change beside it.
He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after ____22____ a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car’s owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth ￡35, 000—in Glasgow city centre, they were ____23____ to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was ____24____.
The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his ____25____.
Mr. Anderson said：＂I couldn’t believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight ____26____ he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and
____27____ he didn’t take the wallet for himself；he thought about others ____28____. It’s unbelievable. It just proves there are ___29___ guys out there.＂
Mr. Smith’s act ____30____ much of the public’s attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson ____31____ about the act of kindness on Facebook.
Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to ____32____ money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. ＂I think the faith that everyone has shown ____33____ him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he’s had job ____34____ and all sorts,＂ Mr. Anderson commented.
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing ____35____. The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.
16. A. hope B. aim C. urge D. effort
17. A. still B. even C. ever D. once
18. A. wallet B. bag C. box D. parcel
19. A. partner B. colleague C. owner D. policeman
20. A. turned B. hid C. stepped D. reached
21. A. discover B. collect C. check D. believe
22. A. taking B. leaving C. reading D. writing
23. A. satisfied B. excited C. amused D. shocked
24. A. safe B. missing C. found D. seen
25. A. service B. support C. kindness D. encouragement
26. A. when B. if C. where D. because
27. A. rather B. yet C. already D. just
28. A. too B. though C. again D. instead
29. A. honest B. polite C. rich D. generous
30. A. gave B. paid C. cast D. drew
31. A. learned B. posted C. cared D. heard
32. A. borrow B. raise C. save D. earn
33. A. of B. at C. for D. in
34. A. details B. changes C. offers D. applications
35. A. lesson B. adventure C. chance D. challenge
(2019﹒天津)
I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night，when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus，which was now speeding in the dark to some______16______station.
The____17____moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the_____18_____of that little wallet？The credit cards，the driver's license，the cash，all lost to the bus.
Two hours later，back at my house，I heard a knock on the door. My husband _____19_____it while I was on the phone in the dining room. "Does Jennifer live here？" I heard a lady say. In my husband's hand was my wallet，with not a penny_____20_____. She left before I could ____21____ make it to the door to offer my thanks.
After sharing the story online，I heard from someone，who ____22____ the lady as Erin Smith. Without ___23___ ，I called to thank her. She said she ____24____ my wallet on a bus seat. She_____25_____that going to a stranger's house was a ____26____ move，but she decided to take the chance. "If I were in that ____27____ I would want someone to try to find me，" she said.
This one stranger responded beautifully to my small ____28____ ，but she actually wasn't the only one. Right after Erin ____29____ my wallet on the bus，she posted a picture of my driver's license to an online forum（论坛），trying to see ____30____ anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son's nursery and who recognized my face. I've never ____31____ words with those moms beyond small tall，but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever，but that's not how the people I_____32_____tend to act.
___33___,I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone ____34____what almost anyone would have done，finding my house on a bitterly cold night，and for that I was extremely ____35____ .
16. A. accessible B. hidden C. unknown D. convenient
17. A. face-saving B. brain-washing C. eye-catching D. heart-stopping
18. A. parts B. contents C. details D. ingredients
19. A. ignored B. answered C. examined D. interrupted
20. A. missing B. returned C. remaining D. abandoned
21. A. still B. ever C. yet D. even
22. A. selected B. appointed C. identified D. defined
23. A. delay B. alarm C. regret D. invitation
24. A. moved B. placed C. opened D. spotted
25. A. disagreed B. complained C. calculated D. recommended
26. A. selfless B. risky C. slow D. personal
27. A. site B. direction C. situation D. atmosphere
28. A. crisis B. danger C. threat D. failure
29. A. got rid of B. made use of C. had control of D. took possession of
30. A. if B. where C. how D. when
31. A. recalled B. exchanged C. repeated D. whispered
32. A. encounter B. follow C. consult D. accompany
33. A. Going away B. Turning around C. Looking back？ D. Coming along
34. A. into B. against C. over D. beyond
35. A. longing B. enthusiastic C. concerned D. grateful
(2019﹒浙江)
There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the ___36___ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that’s precisely why one ___37___ Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe，surviving ___38___ on discarded(丢弃)food. The three-month 1 900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet’s ___39___ of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can ___40___, the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants ___41___ tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of ___42___ garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places ___43___ him food that would otherwise be discarded.
For legal ___44___, most restaurants have a policy against ___45___ food waste. "Some people have even ___46___ their jobs by giving me food," Dubanchet said.
What's ___47___ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet’s cause. Berlin has been the ___48___ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to ___49___ at some ___50___ different stores or restaurants before finding food. The 50 is all the more serious when you consider the ___51___ exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
"I have to get food ___52___ because after all the biking I am tired and I need the ___53___,"
Dubanchet explained. "Is my ___54___ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating."
He aims to ___55___ 十年高考真题分类汇编（2010-2019） 英语
专题17 夹叙夹议类完形填空
(2010﹒全国Ⅱ)
A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22 with very little effort.
I will give 23 . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24 We had been close as 25 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding. Then he 28 a small island in the Caribbean and we 29 touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to 30 . Rereading the letter, I was 31 by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 32 respected my order brother but 33 he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 34 .And with that one letter we became friends 35.
It might never have occurred to 36 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37 ,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通讯),people often 39 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 40 . And that is to write.
21. A.received B.rewritten C.returned D .reread
22.A.record B .promise C.friendship D .secret
23.A.an example B.a lesson C.an experience D.a talk
24.A. through B .together C.along D .away
25.A.brothers B .children C.fellows D .classmates
26.A.normal B .necessary C.pleasant D .possible
27.A.deepen B .start C .express D .settle
28.A.toured B .stopped over C.reached D.moved to
29.A.lost B .kept in C .needed D .got in
30.A.think B .write C .enjoy D .read
31.A.driven B .beaten C .surprised D .honored
32.A.never B .seldom C .sometimes D.once
33.A.realized B .judged C .thought D .expected
34.A.well B .often C .much D .soon
35.A.later B .anyhow C .too D .again
36.A.us B .anyone else C.someone D .my brother
37.A.mail services B.transport C.phones D .relatives
38.A.poor B .easy C .popular D .busy
39A.believe B.decide C .argue D . forget
40.A.habit B .choice C .method D . plan
【总体评析】最近几年来的完形填空试题材料选材上，都力图选取一篇有教育意义和现实实用价值的文章。受到更多先进快捷媒体比如internet的冲击的现状，作者通过回顾和现状事实的对比描述，也表达了自己的担忧：未来书信何去何从？通常来讲，这样的文量均会是一篇记叙文或者一个与生活有关的一些经历描述：这篇文章就是亦属于与生活相关：这是一篇教育性或倡导性文章：通过描述自己与哥哥的交往变化来倡导书信在交流中的重要性作者措述了一个有趣的事实：在相聚中，自己与哥哥相处不好，忽视了它的优点：但是分开后．多亏了没有现代化的交通工具…电话、email.所以只能写信．再次展现哥哥的品质，所以连作者本人都发出感叹: “Because we live in an age of easy communication(通讯),people often forget that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a choice . And that is to write.”（因为我们生活在通讯工具便捷的时代，人们难免会忘掉我们不必总得用电话或电子邮件联系，我们还有另一种选择，那就是写信。）
这样的记叙思路恰好是全国卷高考英语命题的潜在思想，达到了教育性
启迪性的目的。
该试题的难度和前几年相比，难度相当；用词选项方面，都间接考查了构词法：reread, deepem等，类似于去年的acceptance，难度上略微有所增加。
详细解析
21. D
解析：前文有enjoy, read，不可能是received 或 returned, 只能是“重读”。Rewritten表示“重写”
22. C 表示保持两人的友谊
23. A 根据后文举例说明，故用give an example
24. C get through通过，完成； get together 聚会，聚焦； get along 相处； get away走开，离开
25. B Children 与后面的grow apart呼应
26. C 根据后文的our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels，推理出“不愉快”，选择pleasant
27. A 根据情感变化是“加深误解”，故选用deepen，该题主要考构词法
28. D 搬家，迁居，move to some place
29. A 失去联系lose touch with sb.
30. B 根据上下文，鼓励我写信 encourage me to write
31. A. drive 驾驶；驱动；驱赶。这里是为他的语言文字所驱使或驱动之意。
32. D 忆往昔，曾几何时，这些品质恰是我尊重哥哥的原因。Once 曾经
33. C 但“认为”他不再具备这些品质。Thought说明过去的想法
34. A 强调写信的好
35. D 我们再一次成为朋友。Again“再一次，又”
36. D 整句话是虚拟语气，“如果哥哥去的地方不是因为没有电话，他将不会给我写信”是哥哥的身上发生的事
37. C 同36题
38. B 当代是通讯发达的年代，故选easy，表示便捷的意思。
39. D 根据文章，人们忘掉了这一点（参考总体评析）。此处提醒人们要记得并非必须用电话、电子邮件才能交流
40. B 另一种选择 choice
(2010﹒重庆)
Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 37 ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine. Being 41 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born, I 44 to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45 . I hope that Sam would 46 them sooner or later.
However, that expectation 47 when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He 48 to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him. I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, 54 the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 55 .
D aniel Gottlieb
36. A. son B. nephew C. brother D. grandson
37. A. seriously B. mentally C. slightly D. quietly
38. A. ability B. time C. courage D. responsibility
39. A. written B. suffered C. observed D. lost
40. A. radio B. television C. stage D. bed
41. A. ready B. unable C. anxious D. eager
42. A. warm B. broken C. closed D. open
43. A. hosts B. visitors C. readers D. reporters
44. A. began B. stopped C. forgot D. decided
45. A. letters B. emails C. books D. diaries
46. A. find B. read C. collect D. keep
47. A. developed B. disappeared C. changed D. arrived
48. A. tried B. refused C. regretted D. hoped
49. A. exciting B. acceptable C. strange D. heartbreaking
50. A. less B. everything C. more D. nothing
51. A. understand B. explain C. believe D. question
52. A. fear B. face C. know D. cause
53. A. felt B. guessed C. saw D. doubted
54. A. as B. once C. though D. if
55. A. teacher B. child C. man D. writer
【语篇解读】本文介绍了“Letters to Sam”这本书的创作背景和写作目的。
36. 答案：D
解析：根据as I myself，hisgrandfather可判断，Sam是“我”的孙子。
37. 答案：A
解析：由I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then和I wondered if I would have the time…可知作者在这期间重病了几次。所以用seriously.
38. 答案：B
解析：由这一段可知，作者是想告诉他的孙子，但担心自己的身体，所以不知道是不是有
时间。此处用time符合上下文。
39. 答案：C
解析：observe看到，注意到。根据全文内容的理解，作者想告诉他孙子的是他的经历，只有observe合题意。
40. 答案：A
解析：由下文的with thousands of listeners可知，作者是主持广播节目，所以选radio.
41. 答案：B
解析：由第一段可知，作者在轮椅上待了20年，所以不能自由活动。
42. 答案：D
解析：由下文中与听众和读者交流思想可知，作者敞开心扉，所以选open。
43. 答案：C
解析：由第二段开头可知，作者主持广播节目和为杂志写文章，所以此处是和听众和读者交流。
44. 答案：D
解析：由下句这就是我怎样开始写这些信的可知，这儿应用decided.是因为我决定告诉Sam学校与友谊、浪漫与工作、爱情与其它一切，才开始写这些信。
45. 答案：A
解析：由本文的题目可知是介绍的Letters to Sam 这本书，下文中也告诉我们这本书的每一章都是一封信，所以这儿选A。
46. 答案：B
解析：因为信是写给Sam的，所以作者希望Sam迟早会读到这些信。
47. 答案：C
解析：由于Sam患了自闭症，所以作者的这种期望改变了。
48. 答案：B
解析：因为Sam患了自闭症，这儿是说他拒绝与别人交流。
49. 答案：D
解析：由上文可知，作者对Sam 希望很大，而Sam却患了自闭症，这对作者来说是令人心碎的。
50. 答案：C
解析：由上面一句语，但是并没有阻止我继续写下去和下文中的我想让他理解与别人不同意味着什么，学会和我一样与面对的不幸作斗争可知，作者是有了更多的东西要写。
51. 答案：A
解析：见第50题。
52. 答案：B
解析：见第50题。
53. 答案：D
解析：由上文可知，作者的身体不好，所以他怀疑他是不是能写下所有他想说的话。
54. 答案：A
解析：as引导原因状语从句。句意：因为这本书出版了，所以我有机会让Sam看到我所有想说的话。
55. 答案：C
解析：这本书的每一章都是一封信，一些是关于我的，所有都是关于作为一个人意味着什么的。
(2011﹒全国新课标卷)
In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory__36__course about 20 years ago.
The professor __37__the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans（豆）, and invited the students to _38_how many beans the jar contained. After __39__shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the __40__ answer, and went on saying, ”You have just __41__an important lesson about science. That is: Never__42__ your own senses.”
Twenty years later, the __43__could guess what the professor had in mind. He __44__himself, perhaps,as inviting his students to start an exciting __45__into an unknown world Invisible（无形的）to the 46 ,which can be discovered only through scientific 47 .But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 48 the invitation. She was just 49 to understand the world. And she 50 that her firsthand experience could be the 51 .The professor, however, said that it was 52 .he was taking away her only 53 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. “I remember feeling small and 54 ,”the women says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I 55 the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”
36．A. art B. history C. science D. math
37．A. searched fo B. looked at C. got through D. marched into
38．A. count B. guess C. report D. watch
39．A. warning B. giving C. turning away D. listening to
40．A. ready B. possible C. correct D. difficult
41．A. learned B. prepared C. taught D. taken
42．A. lose B. trust C. sharpen D. show
43．A. lecturer B. scientist C. speaker D. woman
44．A. described B. respected C. saw D. served
45．A. voyage B. movement C. change D. rush
46. A. professor B. eye C. knowledge D. light
47. A. model B. senses C. spirit D. methods
48. A. hear B. make C. present D. refuse
49. A. suggesting B. beginning C. pretending D. waiting
50. A. believed B. doubted C. proved D. explained
51. A. growth B. strength C. faith D. truth
52. A. firm B. interesting C. wrong D. acceptable
53. A. task B. tool C. success D. connection
54. A. cruel B. proud C. frightened D. brave
55. A. dropped B. started C. passed D. missed
【答案】36.C 37.D 38.B 39.D 40.C 41.A 42.B 43.D 44.C 45.A 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.B 50.A 51.D 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.A
march into是含义是“行军、走过”。
【解析】考查名词，学生对未知世界开启的是一次航程，而非“运动”、“改变”亦或者“匆忙冲进”，于是选择A。
46.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词，解题关键是invisible，并且给出了中文注释。中文注释是必须关注的，给出中文注释的词未必是大家不认识的，但必须是解题的关键，本题就是完全的体现，对于什么而言是无形的，形状自然是眼睛看到的，于是选择B本题难。
47.【答案】D
【解析】考查名词，因为我们说过三段开始由“二十年后”引出，说明前后段逻辑紧密，而前一段说明的事情是我们不能相信自己的感觉做科学，于是本题中能够发现那个肉眼无法识别的无形未知世界的绝不是“感觉”或者“精神”，排除B、C；而model的含义是“模型”，显然的无关选项，排除；最终选择D，科学的方法。
48.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词，even是一个强烈的递进关系词，那么根据语义，相比不能接受这些邀请更加强烈的情况是不去听这些邀请。
55.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词，被教授伤害后，我对这个科目能做的动作显然不是“开始学习”或者“通过”，于是排除B、C；而missed的含义是“失去”，无关选项；选择A，“放弃”。
B2 夹叙夹议文

(2012﹒三明联考)
This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complain-ing about his bad fortune and kept __16__ why those who had so much money were never __17__ and were always desiring more.
“As far as I'm concerned, if I had only enough to __18__ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the __19__ saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to __20__ you for a long time. Now, open your __21__ and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this __22__ : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the __23__ shall become dust. Do you understand？”
“I see.” said the beggar.
“Then you should __24__ ！It's obvious that your wallet is a(an) __25__ one, so don't load it too heavily，” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly __26__ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a __27__ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn't it cracking？” asked Fortune.
“Never __28__ .It's still strong enough now.”answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar's hands began to __29__. “Ah, if only the golden stream would __30__ forever! Just a little more，” said the beggar, “__31__ just a handful or two.”
“There! It's full. The wallet will __32__ .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will __33__ a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The __34__ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now __35__ but his broken bag.
16．A.showing 　　　　　　　　　　B．explaining
C．proving 　　　　　　　　　　D．wondering
17．A.relaxed 　　　　　　　　　　B．satisfied
C．worried 　　　　　　　　　　D．depressed
18．A.learn 　　　　　　　　　　B．watch
C．eat 　　　　　　　　　　D．play
19．A.street 　　　　　　　　　　B．bridge
C．yard 　　　　　　　　　　D．forest
20．A.praise 　　　　　　　　　　B．forgive
C．help 　　　　　　　　　　D．comfort
21．A.coat 　　　　　　　　　　B．pocket
C．box 　　　　　　　　　　D．wallet
22．A.occasion 　　　　　　　　　　B．suggestion
C．situation 　　　　　　　　　　D．condition
23．A.hand 　　　　　　　　　　B．feet
C．ground 　　　　　　　　　　D．street
24．A.look out 　　　　　　　　　　B．look after
C．look up 　　　　　　　　　　D．look down
25．A.small 　　　　　　　　　　B．empty
C．worn 　　　　　　　　　　D．full
26．A.stand 　　　　　　　　　　B．wait
C．breathe 　　　　　　　　　　D．think
27．A.stream 　　　　　　　　　　B．piece
C．pair 　　　　　　　　　　D．variety
28．A.stop 　　　　　　　　　　B．request
C．fear 　　　　　　　　　　D．insist
29．A.spread 　　　　　　　　　　B．close
C．loose 　　　　　　　　　　D．shake
30．A.pour 　　　　　　　　　　B．end
C．dry 　　　　　　　　　　D．melt
31．A.take 　　　　　　　　　　B．add
C．lend 　　　　　　　　　　D．send
32．A.flow 　　　　　　　　　　B．burst
C．disappear 　　　　　　　　　　D．change
33．A.attract 　　　　　　　　　　B．permit
C．include 　　　　　　　　　　D．hold
34．A.present 　　　　　　　　　　B．food
C．treasure 　　　　　　　　　　D．metal
35．A.nothing 　　　　　　　　　　B．anything
C．everything 　　　　　　　　　　D．something
【要点综述】一个沿街乞讨的乞丐遇到了财富女神，财富女神给了乞丐许多金币，同时告诫乞丐，金币掉到地上则化为灰尘。贪婪的乞丐不听劝告，导致金币撑破钱包化为灰尘，乞丐又变得一无所有。故事告诫人们面对金钱不要贪得无厌。
16．D　根据第一段最后一句，为什么那些人如此有钱却从不满足，还想得到更多。可知乞丐对此百思不得其解，“keep wondering”(一直想知道)符合句意。
17．B　还想得到更多，所以不满足，B项符合句意。
18．C　由常识可知，乞丐最重要的是要解决吃和穿的问题。eat(吃)对应下面提到的“穿”，符合语境。learn学习；watch看，观察；play游戏；均不符合语境。
19．A　根据第一段，乞丐在沿街乞讨，所以财富女神降落到大街上才能看到乞丐。street(街道)符合语境。bridge桥；yard院子；forest森林；均不符合语境。
20．C　根据下文，“打开你的钱包，我要给你一些金子”，可知财富女神在帮助乞丐。所以选help，意为：帮助。praise表扬；forgive原谅； comfort安慰；均不符合语境。
21．D　根据第三段中“All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold”(所有进入你钱包的都是纯金)可知乞丐打开的是一个钱包，所以选 wallet，意为“钱包”。
22．D　只有在这种条件下，“我”才会去做。“All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the________shall become dust”指上文提到的这种条件。condition“条件、状况”，符合句意。
23．C　句意：每一枚金币掉到地上都会变成尘土。ground(地面)符合语境。
24．A　根据下文财富女神告诫乞丐不要装得太重，提醒乞丐注意、当心。所以选look out。look after照顾；look up仰视，向上看；look down俯视。
25．C　上文中“With an old wallet in his hand”表明这是一个旧钱包，所以选worn，意思是：用旧的。
26．B　could hardly wait to do sth.意为：迫不及待做某事。句意：激动的乞丐早已迫不及待地想拿到金子。
27．A　根据倒数第三段中提到“golden stream”可知答案。
28．C　通过乞丐告诉财富女神钱包现在还很结实，可知不要为钱包担心。Never fear.不要害怕。
29．D　句意：钱包装了如此多的金币，乞丐的手开始发抖。shake(发抖)符合语境。spread伸展；close关闭；loose放松；均不符合语境。
30．A　乞丐希望金子源源不断地流出，四个选项中只有pour(流出)能形象地描绘出乞丐的贪婪。
31．B　对应前文的“Just a little more，”可知，这里表达的意思是：贪婪的乞丐想再往钱包中多装一两把金子。add(添加)符合句意。take拿，携带；lend借出； send发送；均不符合语境。最后一段的第一句话也有原词复现：One more piece was added and the wallet split。
32．B　钱包已经装满了，而且是一个旧钱包，继续装可能会裂开。所以选burst“破裂”。下文中的“split”为同义词复现。
33．D　贪婪的乞丐认为钱包还能多装一点。hold“容纳”，符合语境。
34．C　treasure(财宝)这里指代金币。钱包破裂后金币自然会掉到地上。present礼物； food食物；metal金属；均不符合句意。
35．A　句意：贪婪的乞丐除了破裂的钱包一无所有。nothing什么也没有。
(2012﹒九江一模)
One day all the employees of a very famous company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door which said this：
“Yesterday, the __16__ who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company __17__. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been __18__ in the gym. ”
In the beginning, they all got __19__ for the death of one, of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting __20__ to know who was that person that hindered the __21__ of their colleagues and the company itself?
The __22__ in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd __23__ the room. The more people __24__ the coffin (棺材), the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought, “__25__ is it that was hindering my progress？”
One by one the intrigued(引起好奇心的) employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they __26__ became speechless.
They all got to stand near the coffin, and felt shocked and __27__， as if someone had touched the deepest part of their __28__. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who __29__ it could see themselves! There was also a sign next to the mirror that __30__：
“There is only one person who is capable of setting __31__ to your growth and IT IS YOU！” Your life does not __32__ when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes…
No, your life changes when YOU change, when you __33__ your limiting beliefs inside.
Examine yourself; watch yourself. Don't be afraid of __34__， impossibilities and losses. Be a winner; build yourself and your reality. __35__， it's the way you face life itself that makes the difference.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
16．A.person B．boss
C．sign D．funeral
17．A.died away B．died out
C．passed away D．passed out
18. A．protected B．prevented
C．proved D．prepared
19．A.happy B．sad
C．joyful D．grateful
20．A.calm B．curious
C．conscious D．convenient
21．A.growth B．width
C．faith D．strength
22．A.way B．meaning
C．excitement D．disappointment
23．A.within B．without
C．about D．around
24．A.bought B．sold
C．reached D. touched
25．A.What B．Which
C．Where D．Who
26．A.carefully B．actually
C．suddenly D．madly
27．A.in silence B．in return
C．in heed D．in order
28．A.hand B．soul
C．mouth D．face
29．A.put outside B．put inside
C．looked outside D．looked inside
30．A.talked B．spoke
C．said D．told
31．A.deadlines B．demands
C．limits D．lacks
32．A.calculate B．cancel
C．communicate D．change
33．A.go beyond B．go together
C．go without D．go towards
34．A.acquaintances B．difficulties
C．advantages D．bargains
35．A.Forget B．Follow
C．Remember D．Obey
【要点综述】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过人们去参加一个葬礼，告诉人们一个道理：阻碍自己进步的人不是别人，正是自己，要超越自我，战胜自我，才能战胜困难。
16．A　句意：在公司一直阻拦你的人昨天去世了。person符合题意。
17．C　die away渐息；减弱；die out灭绝；pass away去世；pass out昏倒。 pass away符合句意。
18．D　句意：我们邀请你们参加已经准备好的葬礼。protect“保护”；prevent“阻止”；和prove“证明”均不符合句意；prepare“准备”符合句意。
19．B　认为是自己的同事去世，大家一开始都很悲伤。故选sad。
20．B　从but看，大家很“好奇”想知道到底是谁去世了。curious“好奇的”符合题意。
21．A　从第二段的“…the ________who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company ________.”看出答案。
22．C　从第四段的“The more people ________ the coffin (棺材), the more the excitement heated up.”看出答案。
23．A　within the room意思是“在房间里”。符合题意。
24．C　reach the coffin意思是“到达棺材旁”相当于下文的 get closer to，符合语境。
25．D　句意：到底谁是阻止我进步的人？故选who。
26．C　carefully仔细地；actually事实上；suddenly突然；madly疯狂地。根据下文的became speechless看出，是“突然地”的意思。
27．A　从本句中felt shocked看出“大家鸦雀无声”。in silence “寂静无声；沉默”符合句意。
28．B　句意：好像有人触摸到他们的灵魂深处。soul“灵魂”符合句意。
29．D　镜子在棺材里面，所以大家是往里面看的。look inside“往里面看”符合题意，其他三个选项均不符合题意。
30．C　句意：镜子旁还有一块标牌，上面写着：“只有一个人能限制你的发展，那就是你自己”。 say“写到”符合句意。
31．C　句意：镜子旁还有一块标牌，上面写着：“只有一个人能限制你的发展，那就是你自己。”limit“限制”相当于文章中的hinder符合句意。deadline最后期限；demand要求；lack缺乏，均不符合句意。
32．D　从本段的“…when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes…”看出答案。
33．A　go beyond超越；go without没有……也可以；go towards朝……去。 go beyond “超越”符合句意。
34．B　difficulties 与impossibilities and losses是并列的。
35．C　句意：请记住这就是你面对的有重要影响的生活方式。remember“记住”符合句意。
(2012﹒天津)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a __16__ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew __17__ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (钟爱) ever since — __18__ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my __19__.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of __20__， like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's __21__ me why visitors started respecting the place __22__ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried __23__ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would __24__ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so __25__ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew __26__ about organizing any big event. But in 2004，together with some climbers, I set a date for a __27__. On that day，more than 300 people __28__. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to __29__. I couldn't believe the __30__ we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and __31__ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people __32__ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by __33__ rather than complaining. We need to teach by __34__. You can't blame others __35__ you start with yourself.
16．A.distant　　B．huge　　C．narrow　　D．loose
17．A.immediately B．finally
C．gradually D．recently
18．A.imagining B．painting
C．describing D．climbing
19．A.garden B．home C．lab D．palace
20．A.material B．resources
C．waste D．goods
21．A.beyond B．against C．over D．within
22．A.more B．most C．less D．least
23．A.throwing away B．picking up
C．breaking down D．digging out
24．A.kill B．save C．wait D．spend
25．A.satisfied with B．delighted in
C．tired of D．used to
26．A.something B．anything
C．everything D．nothing
27．A.cleanup B．party
C．picnic D．concert
28．A.dropped out B．showed up
C．looked around D．called back
29．A.demand B．receive
C．accomplish D．overcome
30．A.plan B．visit
C．contact D．difference
31．A.crossed B．measured
C．covered D．designed
32．A.talk B．complain
C．argue D．quarrel
33．A.doing B．thinking
C．questioning D．watching
34．A.method B．explanation
C．example D．research
35．A.although B．if
C．when D．unless
【要点综述】“我”把Yosemite National Park当作自己的家。当“我”看到里面有大量的垃圾时，开始是自己，后来组织大家捡垃圾。由此“我”明白改变事情的方法是动手去做，而不是抱怨。
16. B　从下文的that giant rock可知选B。
17. A　句意：我触摸到那块巨石时，立刻知道我想攀登它。immediately立即，马上。
18. D　根据上句中的climb以及空后的rocks and mountains可知。
19. B　根据下段最后一句中的such a beautiful home-like place可知。
20. C　根据like后面列举的内容可知。
21. A　句意：我不理解游客为什么不爱护这个地方……beyond超出。
22. C　根据上文游客在这样一个美丽的地方丢弃大量的垃圾可知选less。
23. B　根据上文，我看到游客丢垃圾很心痛，于是自己去捡起那些游客丢弃的垃圾。pick up 捡起；throw away扔掉；break down 出故障，抛锚；dig out 发掘，找到。
24. D　spend time on sth.花费时间做某事。故选D。
25. C　根据上文的 “…only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later”以及下文的 “…that I decided something had to change”可知作者厌倦了自己单独捡垃圾。
26. D　根据下一句 “But”后的内容可知，作者不知道如何组织大型活动。
27. A　根据下文“三百多人参加捡垃圾活动”以及下一段中的 “Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere”可知，此处填A。
28. B　根据下一句 “Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash”可知“那一天，三百多人参加了清扫垃圾的活动”，故选B(出席，到场)。
29. C　根据上一句 “Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash”可知选C(完成)。
30. D　根据破折号后的 “the park looked clean”可知，因为我们把公园里的垃圾捡完了，公园变得干净了，与以前不同了，故选D。
31. C　此句的意思是“2007年一年中，2945个人捡了42330磅垃圾，覆盖了132英里的路面。”
32. B　根据下文的“complaining”可知选B。
33. A　此句意思是“我想说改变事情的唯一方式是做，而不是抱怨”，故选A。
34. C　句意：我们需要榜样。故选C。
35. D　句意：你不能责备别人，除非以身作则。故选D。
(2012﹒江西)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
That holiday morning I didn't have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother __36__me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, __37__， I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the __38__， having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something __39__ in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I __40__ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its __41__ and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He __42__ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already __43__ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts __44__ my mind as I watched him work. He wasn't well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) __45__ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern __46__would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed __47__ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, __48__ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then __49__ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of __50__ in the way he seemed to be doing things— __51__ the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it; scrubbing(擦净) the wheels and __52__， standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.
It was a __53__ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a __54__ if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt __55__ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
36. A. forces B. allows
C. causes D. forbids
37. A. otherwise B. therefore
C．however D．besides
38. A. parking lot B. bus stop
C．school D．market
39. A. interesting B. surprising
C. awful D．useful
40. A. noticed B. recognized
C．called D．assisted
41. A. back B. handle
C．wheel D．seat
42. A. searched B. left
C．moved D．wandered
43. A. stopped B. started
C．intended D．finished
44. A. crossed B. slipped
C．disturbed D．inspired
45. A. attractive B. shiny
C．simple D．expensive
46. A. repairmen B. businessmen
C．drivers D．cyclists
47. A. busy B. content
C. careful D．bored
48. A. waving B. looking
C．laughing D．pointing
49. A. about B. for
C．with D．like
50. A. worry B. respect
C．sympathy D．pride
51. A. cleaning B. fixing
C．replacing D．covering
52. A. still B. yet
C．again D．soon
53. A. lesson B. subject
C．skill D．fact
54. A. business B. living
C．success D．right
55. A. tired B. doubtful
C．fearful D．ashamed
【要点综述】本文为一篇夹叙夹议的文章，主要介绍了一天作者站在自家的窗户前观望时，看到一个老人通过自己的劳动赚取所得，由此受到启发，只要一个人身体健康且勤劳，他在任何年龄都不需要靠乞讨为生。
36. B　由on holidays以及后文提到的我会充分利用这一睡觉的时间可知，在假期母亲应该是允许(allow)我睡懒觉。force意为“强迫”；cause意为“引起”；forbid意为“禁止”。
37. C　由前文“睡懒觉”以及本句“在这个特别的早上，我想早起些”，可知前后为转折关系，故选C项，however意为“然而”，符合语境。otherwise意为“否则”；therefore意为“因此”；besides意为“而且，还有”。
38. A　由下一段第一句“As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off …”可知作者应该是观望下面的停车场。
39. D　由最后一段作者得出的感悟可知，作者应该是了解了一些在生活中有用的(useful)东西。
40. A　我往下看时，应该是注意到(notice)了一个老人……
41. B　由后文提到自行车后有一篮子布条和瓶子，那么桶应该是挂在自行车的把手上。handle意为“把手”，符合语境。
42. C　由后文的“from one car to another”可知他应该是从一辆车移动到(move)另一辆车。search意为“寻找”；leave意为“离开”；wander意为“徘徊，漫游”，一般指漫无目的地走动，不符合语境。
43. D　由already以及a dozen or more cars可知此处指他已经完成了(finish)很多辆车的清洗工作。
44. A　当我看着他工作时，几种想法在脑海里交替出现(cross)。slip意为“滑”；disturb意为“打扰”；inspire意为“激励”。
45. C　由前一句中的“He wasn’t well-dressed.”可知，他穿着简单。
46. D　由本句中的the bicycle可知此处应该是现在的骑车人(cyclist)不想被看到骑他那种自行车。
47. B　此句为上一句的转折句，再结合后一句“… working hard at his small business … stopping to chat now and then …”可推知他对自己的生活是感到满意的(content)。
48. A　由后文的语境“他时不时停下来和附近去市场的老人交谈”可知，他应该是朝路人招手(wave)。
49. C　表示“和某人交谈”用chat … with。
50. D　由后文“… then standing back to admire it … standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.”可知他擦完后，还会往后站，看车子擦过后的样子，可推出他应该是对自己做的工作有一丝自豪。
51. A　由第三段的“… washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars.”可知此处应该说擦洗(clean)挡风玻璃。
52. C　由前一句“then standing back to admire it”可知此处指他再次往后站欣赏车子。
53. A　由后一句“At no age need one have to beg for a …”可知这是一条教训(lesson)。
54. B　乞讨是为了求生(living)。
55. D　由后一句“Young as I am …”可知相比之下，作者感到羞愧。
(2012﹒湖北)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the __31__ society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I ___32___ hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. __33__ the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you __34__ have done. Life has become hopelessly __35__. A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you __36__ things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise，” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I __37___ at the other end of the town. I was ___38__ that this simple vehicle could let me __39__ long distances in a fairly short time. But how __40___ did I really go?
Since I hated to be __41__， I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to __42__ an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but __43__， “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a __44__ without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were __45__ to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn？” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many __46__.” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can't leave the back part __47__” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons __48__ the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel __49__ on your way? I can give you a special discount, ” I was not strong enough to __50__ the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done.” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
31．A.adult 　　　　　B．human
C．consumer D．bachelor
32．A.eventually B．immediately
C．reluctantly D．gratefully
33．A.Although B．Because
C．As D．Unless
34．A.would B．should
C．must D．could
35．A.boring B．complicated
C．stressful D．tough
36．A.natural B．mysterious
C．complex D．unique
37．A.gave up B．broke down
C．calmed down D．ended up
38．A.amazed B．amused
C．confused D．concerned
39．A.march B．drive
C．cover D．measure
40．A.far B．long
C．fast D．deep
41．A.unreliable B．impractical
C．unprepared D．inaccurate
42．A.fix B．check
C．repair D．lay
43．A.swore B．added
C．replied D．concluded
44．A.pencil B．fork
C．box D．cake
45．A.distributed B．converted
C．applied D．attached
46．A.shapes B．sizes
C．functions D．models
47．A.loose B．blank
C．bare D．incomplete
48．A.beside B．before
C．below D．behind
49．A.sick B．hungry
C．hot D．thirsty
50．A.consider B．withdraw
C．make D．resist
【要点综述】作者相信电视上专家的建议，不想陷入现代消费社会的种种陷阱，成为现代消费行为的受害者。而作者购买一辆自行车的事与愿违的经历，又让我们啼笑皆非，不禁感叹现代消费者要想掌控自我消费行为是何其的艰难！
31．C　与此空后面一句For fear that…of the consumer society相呼应，因此选C项。
32．B　“我”应该是产生了一个念头，不想被复杂的现代生活所累，决定立刻行动去买一辆简单的自行车，其他均不符合题意。
33．C　当老板在向“我”推销自行车的时候，他对“我”说，“这可能是你做过的事中最好的(或者最正确的)事。”as“当……时，与……同时”，所以C正确。
34．D　could have done意思为：可能做过(某事)。对过去的一种推测。其他不符合情景。文章最后一句…the best thing you could have done也是提示。
35．B　(现代)生活已经变得令人绝望的复杂，(而)自行车是件简单的东西。此处的complicated与后面的simple形成对比。其他选项的含义均与此不符。
36．A　骑上自行车能感受到清新的空气，和煦的阳光，同时还能锻炼身体，这些都是很自然的东西，所以A正确。
37．D　一会儿工夫之后，“我”就骑车来到了小镇的另一头。end up到达或来到某处，所以D正确。
38．A　“我”吃惊地发现用如此简单的工具——自行车就能让“我”在相对不长的时间里走完这么长的距离。所以此空填amazed。
39．C　cover行走(一段路程)。
40．A　但此时一个问题(在“我”的脑海)浮现了：“我”到底走完了多远的距离呢？far符合情景。下文的an odometer(里程表)也是提示。
41．D　“我”是一个喜欢精确的人，hate to be inaccurate不喜欢模棱两可。
42．A　在车把手上安装一个里程表。fix“安装”，符合题意，其他选项不能表达与此相呼应的含义。
43．B　但是他补充说。add“补充说”，符合题意。
44．B　安装了里程表而没有速度计就像吃饭有了叉而没有刀一样。fork符合题意。
45．D　attach sth to sth将……系或缚到……上。attach为最佳选项。
46．C　“看，这个喇叭只有火柴盒大小，但它有很多功能。”“我”最终被它的功能吸引，买了喇叭。其他选项不符合题意。
47．C　bare赤裸的，光秃的。此时店老板又说服“我”不要让车后边空荡荡的，应该装点什么。只有C项符合题意。
48．D　他在座位后边安装了一个带有按钮的金属盒子。后备箱应安装在座位后面。behind在……后面。
49．B　在路上感到饥饿的时候，没有什么比车后面的烤箱更实用了。hungry饥饿的。其他几个选项不能表达与此相符的含义。
50．D　“我”的内心被说动了，无法拒绝他的提议，因此选D项。
(2012﹒福建)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __36__.Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __37__？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，__38__ children from different races and religions played and studied __39__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __40__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just __41__ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __42__ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __43__ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to __44__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __45__.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __46__ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __47__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __48__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __49__ at me.“Raddar？”he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号)．I was astonished at being so __50__ addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __51__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __52__ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be __53__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be __54__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __55__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote，“we happy few, we band of brothers”．
36．A.interested B．pleased
C．puzzled D．excited
37．A.parties B．cities
C．villages D．races
38．A.why B．which
C．how D．when
39．A.together B．around
C．alone D．apart
40．A.drop B．throw
C．move D．roll
41．A.refused B．made
C．sought D．accepted
42．A.paid B．meant
C．preserved D．treated
43．A.explore B．search
C．discover D．desert
44．A.get through B．deal with
C．come across D．take away
45．A.arrival B．choice
C．effort D．company
46．A.lost B．gained
C．developed D．missed
47．A.stated B．ordered
C．decided D．chose
48．A.attempts B．instructions
C．opinions D．arrangements
49．A.anxiously B．carelessly
C．disappointedly D．fixedly
50．A.familiarly B．strangely
C．fully D．coldly
51．A.departures B．months
C．years D．decades
52．A.possible B．funny
C．hard D．clear
53．A.them B．themselves
C．us D．ourselves
54．A.from B．by
C．with D．against
55．A.still B．otherwise
C．then D．instead
【要点综述】“我”从小与邻里一些不同种族和宗教信仰的孩子快乐地生活在一起，20年后“我”邂逅了儿时的朋友，那种亲切难以言表。如果我们让自己的孩子毫无偏见地和其他孩子建立友谊，那我们会成为快乐的兄弟帮。
36. C　“我”对周围发生的误解或冲突感到疑惑。
37. D　根据上下文，出现的不信任和问题主要是来自不同种族的偏见造成。
38. D　when在此引导定语从句，指代前文的in the early 1960s。
39. A　根据上下文，“我”与来自不同种族和宗教信仰的孩子们和谐地在一起玩耍和学习，故选A。
40. B　“a stone’s throw”意为一颗石头掷出去的距离，即很近。
41. D　根据上下文，“我们”都接受彼此的不同(包括种族和宗教方面)。
42. B　“我们的长辈没有向我们灌输没必要的建议，无论是善意的还是恶意的”。well meant意为“善意的”。
43. A　“我们”一起骑着自行车到乡间探险，希望能有一些意外收获。explore：探索、探险。
44. C　come across：偶然遇见或发现。
45. D　有时，当Ismail想和“我们”一起去城里做“我们”难得一次的购物时，“我们”也会很高兴地让他同去。
46. A 　根据下文，“我”20年后才再次遇见Ismail，所以是儿时失去了联系。
47. A　“我”向司机说明了“我”的目的地。state：叙述、说明。
48. B　司机确认了“我”的目的地，但并没有出发。instructions意为“指示”，在此指“我”所告诉司机的目的地。
49. D　他定定地看着我。anxiously：焦急地、担忧地；carelessly：粗心地；disappointedly：失望，三个均不合题意。
50. A　根据上文，司机叫的是“我”儿时的绰号，所以“我”对如此熟悉的称呼感到震惊。
51. D　由上下文可知，“我”与Ismail再次相遇是经过较长的一段时间，因此D项符合题意。
52. C　“我”感觉到了一种真正的感情，一种难以表达的感情。
53. B　如果我们能让我们的孩子真诚，没有偏见，他们就能与人建立友谊，而不管他们是什么种族或宗教。be oneself：显得真诚、自然。
54. B　这些朋友将在他们身边与他们同甘共苦。by their side：在他们身边。
55. C　社会建立在这样的友谊上，那么我们就真的能像莎士比亚所说的“我们快乐，我们是兄弟帮”。
(2013﹒北京)
A Leap（跳跃）to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola 36 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive. 37 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t 38 how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom 39 that even though she couldn’t see 40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 41 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more 42 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her 43 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 44 is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 45 your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 46 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 47 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be 48 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision 49 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 50 attitude.
Lola never thinks about 51 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 52 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 53 she grew up.
Lola is 54 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 55 for others is “just believe yourself”.
36. A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances
37. A. since B. unless C. after D. though
38. A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict
39. A. suspected B remembered C. imagined D. noticed
40. A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely
41. A. task B. sport C. event D. show
42. A. boring B. enjoyable C. different D. unsatisfactory
43. A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition
44. A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program
45. A. examine B. express C. open D. trust
46. A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient
47. A. to B. on C. off D. against
48. A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid
49. A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems
50. A. positive B. friendly C. flexible D. caution
51. A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining
52. A. standard B. range C. view D. goal
53. A. until B. as C. when D. before
54. A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident
55. A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility
[定文体抓主旨]：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。通过讲述有关患有视力障碍的13岁体操运动员Lola Walter挑战平衡木的故事，阐明“believe in yourself”的主题。本篇难度：中等。
[篇章结构]：
段落
关键词
大意推测
第一部分（para.1）
not easy; an expert at...
导入故事背景，介绍主人公Lola Walter：平衡木不容易，但Lola Walter是一个专家
第二部分（para.2--4）
finish seventh; impressive; legally blind; a rare condition;
Lola Walter排名第七，令人印象深刻，因为她患有视力障碍（一种罕见的状况）
第三部分（para.5-9）
fearless; favorite; never quit; determination; use her sense of touch; brave; got...her highest score; doesn’t want...differently; to reach level 9; a coach
Lola Walter不畏惧，对体操的热爱、永不放弃、坚定（运用触觉训练）、勇敢使她得到了她的最高分；她不想与他人不同；她想达到体操九级，成为一名教练。——Lola Walter克服视力上的困难，获得成功的故事及她的未来目标。
第三部分（para.10）
overcome problems; believe in yourself
Lola Walter 有关克服困难的建议——相信自己
具体题目解析
[解析]：
36．C。为了完善技巧，她一天_____ 四个小时，一周五天。再联系上段中的“gymnast（体操运动员）”可知，是C项“训练”
37．A。这个成绩令人印象特别深刻，因为从法律上来说，她是个盲人。
38．A。tell“辨别；判定”，文中指Lola Walter不能辨别事物的距离。guess 猜测；推测； assume假设，假定；predict 预言，预测。
39．D。本句指她的妈妈在她小时候“注意到”虽然她视力不好，但却不害怕。remember 记得；回想起；suspect 猜疑；怀疑； imagine想象； notice 注意到。
40．B。根据第三段第一句中的“blind”可知，Lola Walter的视力不好（couldn’t see well）。
41．B。the sport 特指上一句中出现的gymnastics(体操运动)，指妈妈给Lola Walter报名参加体操后，她就立刻喜欢上了这项运动。
42．C。第三段提到Lola Walter的视力不好，因此，学习体操对于她来说，更困难。boring 无聊的；令人厌烦的；enjoyable愉快的，快乐的；satisfactory 令人满意的
43．D。根据第三段第一句话“a rare condition”可知，Lola Walter的视力问题是一种罕见的状况，43题指她不会让这种状况阻止自己做她想做的事情。
44．C。下一句提到因为她视觉有重影，会看到两根平衡木，所以，平衡木对她是最大的挑战。 doubt怀疑，疑惑；advantage 优势；有利条件； challenge 挑战； progress进步；前进。
45．D。通过上一句Lola Walter在平衡木练习时有时闭上眼睛可知，所以她相信自己的能力。
46．A。根据本段第一句“one must be brave”说明平衡木对任何人来说都很令人害怕。fearful 令人害怕的； harmful 有害的； unfair不公平的； inconvenient 不方便的
47．C。fall off掉下；从......跌落，此处指 Lola没有从平衡木上掉下来（成功了）
48．B。根据本段下文可知，Lola没有把自己的视力问题告诉裁判，她不想得到和别人不同的对待。greet 打招呼；迎接； treat 对待；招待； serve 为…服务；端上； pay 付款；偿还。
49．D。根据第三段可知，Lola存在视力上的问题。pain 痛苦；疼痛； stress 压力；重音； injury 伤害；损害。
50．A。根据本段前两句Lola不想因为自己的视力问题而得到不同的对待，可知Lola的态度积极。positive 积极的；friendly 友好的； flexible 灵活的； cautious小心的；谨慎的。
51．B。通过本段下文可知，Lola还会继续努力，从目前的体操7级达到九级，因此她没有想过放弃。defend 防卫；辩护； quit 停止；放弃； bargain讨价还价。
52．D。她的目标是达到体操九级。standard 标准； range 范围； view 视图风景；goal 目标。
53．C。句意：当她长大时，她想成为一名体操教练，把自己的所学交给其他孩子。
54．A。通过全文可知，Lola对于自己的努力和成功感到自豪。be proud of 以...为豪；be tired of 厌倦；厌烦； be ashamed of感到羞愧，惭愧；be confident of对…事有信心。
55．B。句意：她给别人的建议就是要相信自己。plan 计划； advice 建议；忠告； reward 回报；报答； responsibility责任
(2013﹒江苏)
I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭)，credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 36 chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 37 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 38 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 39 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road 40 the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 41 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 42 a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, 43 slowly, they started teaching me the 44 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began 45 around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 46 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of 47 .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 48 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 49 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 50 with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into 51 . I saw many people were having a really hard time, 52 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 53 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in 54 if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about 55 we can all get by together.
36. A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally
37. A. off B. apart C. over D. out
38. A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched
39. A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest
40. A. at B. through C. over D. round
41. A. occupied B. abandoned C. emptied D. robbed
42. A. turned B. approached C. cleared D. cut
43. A. but B. although C. otherwise D. for
44. A. benefit B. lesson C. nature D. art
45. A. sticking B. looking C. swinging D. turning
46. A. wild B. real C. different D. remote
47. A. neighborliness B. happiness C. friendliness D. kindness
48. A. unique B. expensive C. rare D. necessary
49. A. Up B. Down C. Deep D. Along
50. A. cooperation B. relationships C. satisfaction D. appointments
51. A. reality B. society C. town D. life
52. A. creating B. losing C. quitting D. offering
53. A. put in B. turn in C. take in D. get in
54. A. yards B. shelters C. camps D. cottages
55. A. when B. what C. whether D. how
[定文体抓主旨]：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的散文。本文主题围绕作者对于美国梦的认识变化而展开。首先讲述了作者曾经以为美国梦就是追求个人的成功；后来，在遭遇一系列不幸后，作者在乡村生活四年的经历和感受使得作者对美国梦的有了新的认识和深刻感悟，也就是如何实现大家共同的成功。
本篇难度：中等。
[篇章结构]：
段落
关键词
大意推测
第一部分（para.1）
used to believe in the American Dream, which meant…,chasing
作者过去对美国梦的理解就是个人的成功。
第二部分（para.2--5）
unhappy events, fell apart, countryside, a shabby house, the art of being a neighbor, a belief, a different American Dream, a civilized life, nonexistent, valuable possessions, relationships, moved back, managed, in shelters
在经历了一系列不幸后，作者曾经的美国梦破碎；然而，在乡村与邻居们相处四年的经历使得作者对美国梦有了新的感悟。
第三部分（para. 6）
a shared one, It’s not so much about what I can get for myself, it’s about how we can all get by together.
作者对美国梦的全新认识：美国梦不是仅仅实现个人的成功，而是关于我们如何通过共同奋斗都能获得成功。
[解析]：
36．A。结合文章主旨和上文语境。由此句 “I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else.”作者过去曾经坚信的美国梦就是大家都在共同的追求中实现个人的成功。separately单独地，个别地；equally相等地；平等地；
37．B。根据语境和固定短语。由第二段 “a series of unhappy events”，一系列的不幸使得作者的梦想破碎。fall apart崩溃，破碎；fall off 减少；跌落；变坏；fall over被…绊倒；意外地从…上跌落；fall out争吵；结果；解散。
38．D。语义和词组搭配。在穷困潦倒时，作者只得到乡村找个便宜的居所，此处搭配为search…for… 其余均不符。
39．D。语境和语义。“I had my truck and $56”，因为作者已经到了几乎身无分文的地步，带着身上仅有的56美元，作者只能租下最便宜的花费的住所（some place I could rent）。
40． C。根据句意和搭配。作者找到了可以租赁的一个破旧房子，不过要沿着横跨波托马克河的蜿蜒山路向上行走4英里。” a winding mountain road”横跨 “the Potomac River”，over在…上面,由一边到另一边，其余均不符。
41．B。由上下文信息和词义。 “a shabby house”这是一个破旧的房子，“full of broken glass and rubbish”到处都是破碎的玻璃碎片和垃圾，所以看出这里早已被遗弃多时，occupied已占用的，在使用的；abandoned被放弃的，被遗弃的 ,其余两项被清空的和被抢劫的语境不符。
42．C。把握上文语境。作者找到房主租下房子后，“to camp in”必须先进行清理才能住宿，所以作者先清理了房主的一个角落。clear 扫除，使干净；approach接近，走近，靠近; turn旋转；使改变方向；cut剪切；切成。这三项与语境不符。
43．A。根据语句间的逻辑关系。尽管当地人对我是一无所知，但是，他们却教我与邻居相处的艺术。很显然是一种转折关系。although尽管；虽然位置应该放在 “The locals knew nothing about me”之前。otherwise否则，不然；for因为，由于。它们都不符合。
44．D。根据句意和词汇。邻居们教作者应该如何与邻居们相处的艺术。art艺术，技巧；benefit利益，好处；lesson教训，训诫；nature自然；天性；天理；后三项与语境不符。
45．A。根据句意和词组。“to chat” 邻居们开始停留下来与作者聊天。stick around逗留，停留；look around骋目四顾；四顾；swing around使转过；turn around使）转身；（使）好转；改变意见。
46．C。 根据上下文语境解题。文章第一段讲到了“the American Dream，which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success”，空格后提示“not the one of individual achievement”，可知这是一个不同的（different）American Dream。
47．A。 根据上下文语境解题。本段前面讲到邻居们教他做邻居的艺术，给他提供了很多帮助，由此可知选neighborliness友善，睦邻友好。其余三项分别意为：幸福；友好，亲切；仁慈，好意。neighborliness侧重指邻里关系。
48．D。根据上下文语境解题。根据第一段所描述的美国梦的内容“a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success”，可知作者原来认为这些东西是文明生活必须的（necessary）。其余三项分别意为：野生的，野蛮的，狂野的；真实的；偏僻的，遥远的，均不符合语境。
49. A。根据上文提示和语法知识解题。由第二段中“I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road”可知房子在山上，可知选up。
50．B。根据上下文语境解题。句意：在这个山上，我最珍贵的财产是我和邻居们的关系（relationships）。其余三项分别意为：合作；满意；约会，均不符合语境。
51．C。 根据上下文语境解题。根据第二段的“I _38_the countryside for some place”可知作者到乡村找地方租住，现在是“I moved back into”，当然是搬回到城里（town）了。其余三项分别意为：现实；社会；生活，均不符合语境。
52．B。根据句内逻辑关系解题。前面说“many people were having a really hard time”，许多人正过着相当艰难的生活，可知是失去（losing）了工作和家。creating:创造；offering：提供，明显不符合语境；quitting只能和jobs搭配，不能和homes搭配。
53．C。根据语法知识解题。本题考查动词词组含义。四个选项分别意为：放进，提交，申请；上交，拐入，告发；让…进入，接受，理解，吸入，欺骗；进入，到达，收获，被录取。此处说作者设法租了一个足够大的房子来让一些人住进来，因此选C。get in是主动进入，不符合语境。
54．B。 根据上文语境和语法知识解题。此处说：如果我们不团结在一起，我们都会流落到住收容所（shelters）的地步。其余三项分别意为：庭院；帐篷；小屋，村舍，均不符合语境。
55．D。 根据语法知识和语境解题。句意：美国梦不是关于我能为自己得到什么，而是关于我们所有人如何能够一起度过难关。about后面的从句不缺主语、宾语、表语，因此不选what；也没有是否(whether)的意思；也没有涉及时间问题（when），因此只能选how.
(2013﹒辽宁)
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she 36 play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. 37 she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and 38 all day about how wonderful and exciting 39 must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some 40 skill and sensibility (识别力)，she 41 her mother for a bike ride 42 the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, 43 her keeping close to the house and not 44 too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew 45 where she was heading! 46 the hill and across the valley, she rode to the 47 of the golden house.
48 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path 49 to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 50 that all the windows were 51 and rather dirty.
So _ 52 and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She 53 and all of a sudden she saw an amazing 54 . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she 55 that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
36. A. might B. should C. would D. must
37. A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. But
38. A. dreamed B. worried C. asked D. shouted
39. A. this B. that C. it D. which
40. A. different B. scientific C. musical D. basic
41. A. begged B. blamed C. invited D. paid
42. A. inside B. outside C. through D. along
43. A. insisting on B. relying on C. arguing about D. wondering about
44. A. traveling B. running C. riding D. walking
45. A. madly B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly
46. A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside
47. A. windows B. steps C. center D. gate
48. A. Until B. As C. While D. Because
49. A. getting B. introducing C. leading D. moving

50. A. felt B. learned C. concluded D. found
51. A. transparent B. bright C. plain D. wide
52. A. anxious B. angry C. serious D. sad
53. A. turned around B. cheered up C. settled down D. dropped in
54. A. hill B. valley C. background D. sight
55. A. imagined B. decided C. realized D. guessed
[定文体抓主旨]：本文是一篇记叙加议论的短文。小女孩住在山上的一座破旧的小房子里，她可以通过花园的篱笆看到对面山上一个有着金色窗子的美丽的房子。于是，稚嫩的童心里就有了一个美丽的梦想：什么时候能住进这所美丽的房子里呢？等女孩稍稍长大后，她骑车到了梦想的房子的前面，她所看到的使她震惊、心碎：心目中金色的窗子原来是普通而又满目灰尘。暮然回首，才发现对面山上自己的房子是那般美丽！
本篇难度：中等。
[篇章结构]：
段落
关键词
大意推测
第一部分（para.1）
a little girl, poor house on a hill, a small garden, a wonderful house with shining golden windows, desired to live such a house
住在山上的小女孩看到对面山上的有金色窗子的美丽的房子。虽然她深爱她的父母和家人，但她是多美渴望能住进这所金色的房子里啊！
第二部分（para.2-3）
gained some skill and sensibility, allowed her to go, The day was beautiful, across the valley, rode to the golden house, focus on the path, vey disappointed, windows were rather dirty
女孩渐渐长大了，妈妈答应她在房子周边骑车。她骑上自行车下山直奔对面的金色的房子。但是到了房前，她端详着那条小路和房子的窗户，这才发现窗户是如此地普普通通而又脏兮兮。
第三部分（para.4）
Heart-broken, amazing, There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. She had been living in the golden house filled with love and care.
眼前的景色让她失望且伤心。但回头处，却看到了另一番美景：对面的山上，是自己住的金色的房子。原来自己一直置身于自己梦想的金色的房子里，享受这家人的关爱！
[解析]：
36．C。 利用语境解题。本题的提示词是usually, 根据语境这里应该表示一个小女孩的个人习惯，句子的意思是：通常她会在那个小花园里玩耍。
37．B。根据句间逻辑关系解题。主句是she desired to live in such a house, 从句是she loved her parents and her family, 主句和从句的关系应该是让步关系，虽然她深爱着自己的父母和家人，但还是渴望住在那栋房子里。所以选择Although。
38．A。利用语境解题。desired to live in such a house和______ all day about how wonderful and exciting…之间是并列关系。解题关键在于desired, 既然渴望，就会有梦想，所以选择dreamed。 dream about doing sth 梦想做…，所以选择dreamed。
39．C。 根据上下文语境解题。本题的解题关键在于介词about 后面的宾语从句how wonderful and exciting _________ must be to live there.这个句子如果用陈述句型表达应该是：_____ must be wonderful and exciting to live there. 经分析可知，本题考查的是it做形式主语，代替后面的不定时to live there。鉴于此，答案为C。
40．D。 根据下文提示解题。下文提到恳求妈妈之后才被允许骑自行车围着花园转一转，说明小女孩刚刚学会些基本的（basic）技能和识别力，所以选择D。
41．A。根据生活常识和上下文提示解题。上一段提到desired, dreamed等动词，说明了小女孩渴望的心情，后面有提到 “Her mother finally allowed her to go”,由此可知小女孩“恳请”妈妈答应自己的请求，所以选择A。
42．B。 根据下文词汇复现解题。下文提到了keeping close to the house（在房子周边，附近），说明这里表达的是在花园周围骑车。所以答案是B。
43．A。根据上下文语境解题。前面提到妈妈答应了小女孩的要求，但是这是有条件的，那就是妈妈坚持(insisting on)要她不要远离自家的房子，不要骑太远。这个答案表明妈妈的态度，所以选择A。
44．C。根据下文词汇复现解题。上文提到begged her mother for a bike ride, 所以这里应该是表明妈妈对她的要求，不要骑(riding)太远，所以答案选择C。
45．C。根据上下文语境解题。小女孩早就梦想着一饱花园的美丽，当得到妈妈允许骑车的时候，她心里“确切”地知道她要去哪里。所以答案选择C。
46．B。根据生活常识和上下文提示解题。文章的开始就提到A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. 明确告诉我们小女孩住在山上，所以这里是骑车下山，答案是B。
47．D。根据下文词汇复现解题。由下段的开始句she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, 可知小姑娘骑车到金色的房子的门口，所以答案为D。
48．B。根据句间逻辑关系解题。本句的解题关键在于主句中的谓语focused on the path和从句谓语got off the bike之间的逻辑关系。先下车再专心研究/看…，由此可知要选的从属连词为引导时间状语从句的，但是got of f her bike 为瞬间动词，而while引导的时间状语从句的谓语动词应该是延续性的，所以否定C答案，选择B。
49. C。根据固定搭配解题。get to 到达；introduce… to 介绍…给…；lead to 通向； move to 朝…移动。本句要表达的是道路与房子的关系，应该是这条路通向那所房子，所以选择C。
50．D。根据上下文语境解题。上句提到她focused on the path and then on the house itself， 说明她仔细观察了这条道路和那所房子。仔细观察后应该有所发现，这里是指小女孩亲眼见到的一切，所以选择D。
51．C。根据句间逻辑关系解题。前面说到she was very disappointed和下面提到very dirty，这些都是选择本题答案的依据，既然disappointed， 就说明这所房子远没有她当初想象得好，很一般，很普通。所以选择C。
52．D。根据上下文语境解题。上段提到了小女孩disappointed, 本句中又有heart-broken,由此可推断小女孩很伤心和难过(sad),所以选择D。
53．A。根据下文提示解题。下文提到There on the other side of the valley…可知这里指“小女孩转过身，回头看”，所以选择A。
54. D。根据上下文语境解题。下文提到There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. 这是小女孩回头所看到的的景象，所以选择D。
55.C。根据生活常识和上下文提示解题。这里指小女孩通过自己的亲身经历明白了一个道理，原来自己一直住在一座充满了关爱的金色的房子里。也就是她意识到了这一点，所以答案选择C。
(2013﹒山东)
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 36 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 37 person.
I think my 38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By th