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三、完形填空题组
(一)完形填空
A
(2015·江苏卷)
I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel's books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional 1_ and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so 2_to me and had such a big _3 on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to 4_my own cancer experience?
I'm an ambitious 5__， and when I started going through chemo (化疗), even though I'm a very _6_ person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the 7__. One day, while waiting to go in for 8_， I had one of Dr. Bernie's books in my hand. Another patient __9__ what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me __10__ he had one of his books with him as well. It __11__ that among other things, he was an eighty－year－old writer. He was __12__ a published author, and he was currently __13__ on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and __14__ friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) __15__ of Dr. Bernie. He really put a __16__ on my face. He unfortunately __17__ last year due to his cancer, __18__ he left a deep impression on me and gave me the __19__ to pick up my pen again. I __20__ to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I．”
1．A.tastes B．ideas C．notes D．memories
2．A.amazing B．shocking C．amusing D．strange
3．A.strike B．push C．challenge D．impact
4．A.learn from B．go over C．get through D．refer to
5．A.reader B．writer C．editor D．doctor
6．A.positive B．agreeable
C．humorous D．honest
7．A.mood B．position
C．state D．way
8．A.advice B．reference
C．protection D．treatment
9．A.viewed B．knew
C．noticed D．wondered
10．A.while B．because
C．although D．providing
11．A.came out B．worked out
C．proved out D．turned out
12．A.naturally B．merely
C．hopefully D．actually
13．A.deciding B．investing
C．working D．relying
14．A.became B．helped
C．missed D．visited
15．A.patient B．operator
C．fan D．publisher
16．A.sign B．smile
C．mark D．mask
17．A.showed up B．set off
C．fell down D．passed away
18．A.since B．but
C．so D．for
19．A.guidance B．trust
C．opportunity D．inspiration
20．A.promised B．swore
C．thought D．replied
答案与解析：
作者大学时读了Bernie的一本书，被他的新奇想法所吸引。后来作者在与病魔抗争的过程中，也是Bernie的书给予了他力量。
1．解析：他新奇的想法和他书中所描写的不寻常的病人令作者大为惊奇。
答案：B
2．解析：amazing意为“令人大为惊奇的”，符合语境。
答案：A
3．解析： have an impact on...意为“对……产生影响”，为固定搭配。
答案：D
4．解析：根据语境可知，多年之后作者仍然要依靠Bernie先生和他的光盘来熬过癌症。get through表示“(使某人)熬过(困难时期)”，符合语境。
答案：C
5．解析：根据6空后的“I lost my drive to write”及19空后的“pick up my pen again”可知，文章的作者是一位作家。
答案：B
6．解析：空处所在句是让步状语从句，根据空后的“I lost my drive to write”可推知，作者是一位非常积极乐观的人，因此选A。
答案：A
7．解析：作者因为病痛失去了写作的动力，感到太累，故可推知作者心情不好。not in the mood意为“心情不好”。
答案：A
8．解析：作者生病了，应该是等待治疗，因此选择treatment，意为“治疗”。
答案：D
9．解析：由下文可知，另一位病人应是注意到了作者正在读的书。notice“注意到”，符合语境。
答案：C
10．解析：空处前后是因果关系，所以because表原因，符合语境。
答案：B
11．解析：come out“被人所知”；work out“设法弄懂某事”；prove out“证明是适合的”；turn out“最后结果是”。根据语境可知应选D。
答案：D
12．解析：事实上，他是一名发表过作品的作家。actually“事实上，实际上”，符合语境。
答案：D
13．解析：目前他正在创作一本新书。work on“从事于，致力于”，符合语境。
答案：C
14．解析：后来作者和那位病人时不时地见面，也就成了朋友。become“成为”，符合语境。
答案：A
15．解析：根据上段可知，作者认为他的这位朋友就是Bernie先生的书迷。
答案：C
16．解析：作者原本心情不好，后来交了新朋友，心情也好转了，因此选择smile，表示脸上有了笑容。
答案：B
17．解析：根据空前的“unfortunately”可知，作者的这位朋友去世了。pass away“去世”。
答案：D
18．解析：但是他给作者留下了深刻的印象。前后两分句之间是转折关系，故选but。
答案：B
19．解析：根据空后的“pick up my pen again”可知，他给了作者鼓舞，作者重新开始写作。
答案：D
20．解析：think to oneself“心中想”，符合语境。
答案：C
B
(2015·云南师范大学适应性考试)
Visitors to the dry, hot Sonoran Desert of the southern Arizona and northern Mexico are amazed at the many－armed giants. They are the saguaro cacti(树形仙人掌) ，a giant which gives the landscape its __1__ appearance. In the dry desert the saguaro cacti can live for more than 200 years，grow to a __2__ of 60 feet, and have as many as 50 arms.
More __3__， the saguaro cacti still persist despite the unbearable desert climate. Those that have grown to old age have __4__ droughts, freezes, flash floods, and bush fires as well as the __5__ caused by groups of rats that eat their seedlings(秧苗). Like all other desert __6__， these leafless giants can store water for use during the desert's long dry seasons by __7__ water through their long roots.
Naturally, the great saguaro cacti are a(n) __8__ part of the desert life. Actually the giants may be __9__ to many animals, including woodpeckers, owls, doves, bats and insects. In addition, after a saguaro __10__ the age of 50 or so, cold－resistant flowers __11__ at the top of the plants once a year. These flowers __12__ birds, bats and bees, which come for the honey and for the tasty flowers with their black seeds.
__13__ the splendid saguaros are plentiful in the Southwest, they are unfortunately __14__. These giant cacti have great value in landscape gardening, and the thieves can earn thousands of dollars by uprooting and __15__ them to nurseries(苗圃). To protect these southwestern __16__， agents for the Arizona Department of Agriculture go around and __17__ the desert. It's a most important job though a hard one. But without the saguaro cacti, many desert animals would suffer a lack of __18__ and loss of nesting sites. The Southwest, too, would __19__ something of unique importance, since these desert giants have become a __20__ of the dry region.
1．A.general B．basic
C．unique D．lovely
2．A.length B．height
C．size D．width
3．A.pleasingly B．inspiringly
C．interestingly D．amazingly
4．A.lived through B．broken through
C．cut through D．got through
5．A.crisis B．damage
C．destruction D．load
6．A.plants B．lives
C．animals D．creatures
7．A.pouring B．squeezing
C．pumping D．absorbing
8．A.independent B．vital
C．original D．mysterious
9．A.spot B．field
C．home D．camp
10．A.turns B．takes
C．meets D．gains
11．A.come up B．come out
C．show off D．show up
12．A.call B．trap
C．fascinate D．stick
13．A.As B．But
C．Although D．Yet
14．A.in danger B．in demand
C．in need D．in control
15．A.exchanging B．trading
C．offering D．selling
16．A.treasures B．decorations
C．possessions D．creations
17．A.look over B．hand over
C．watch over D．turn over
18．A.food B．scenery
C．water D．flavor
19．A.affect B．abandon
C．increase D．lose
20．A.signal B．sign
C．mark D．symbol
答案与解析：
本文是一篇环境类的说明文。文章从奇特的形状、生活特性、经济价值等方面介绍了Sonoran Desert(索诺兰沙漠)的标志性植物——树形仙人掌。
1．解析：根据下文可知，树形仙人掌有多达50个手形分支，所以形状“独特”，故选unique“独特的”。general“普通的”；basic“基本的”；lovely“可爱的”。
答案：C
2．解析：根据前面的“giant”及后面的“60 feet”可知，此处表示的是“高度”，因此选height。length“长度”；size“尺寸”；width“宽度”。
答案：B
3．解析：根据上文可知，游客对树形仙人掌的形状惊讶不已，现在更令人惊讶的是它们的适应能力，因此选amazingly。pleasingly“令人愉快地”；inspiringly“鼓舞人心地”； interestingly“有趣地”。
答案：D
4．解析：根据上下文可知，树形仙人掌“经历”了恶劣环境的考验，live through“经历”符合语境。break through“突破”；cut through“抄近路穿过，走近路”；get through“接通电话，通过考试”。
答案：A
5．解析：除了恶劣的气候外，树形仙人掌还要遭受老鼠的“破坏”，因此选damage。crisis“危机”；destruction“毁灭”；load“负担”。
答案：B
6．解析：像沙漠里其他所有的“植物”一样，因此选plants。life“生命”；animal“动物”；creature“生物”。
答案：A
7．解析：树形仙人掌通过它们的长根茎吸收水。absorb“吸收”，符合语境。pour“倒，灌”；squeeze“挤压”；pump“抽出”。
答案：D
8．解析：根据下文可知，作为许多动物赖以生存的食物和家园，树形仙人掌是沙漠“极为重要的”部分，因此选vital“极重要的”。independent“独立的”；original“原始的”； mysterious“神秘的”。
答案：B
9．解析：根据最后一段的倒数第二句“But without the saguaro cacti ...loss of nesting sites”可知，树形仙人掌可能是许多动物的栖息地。因此选home“家园”。spot“地点”；field“田地”；camp“营地”。
答案：C
10．解析：树形仙人掌长到50岁左右。此处选turn意为“到(某年龄或某个时间)”，其后直接跟数字。take“带走”；meet“遇到”；gain“获得”。
答案：A
11．解析：根据上下文可知，这里指树形仙人掌开花了，因此选come out“(花朵)开放”。come up“走近，被提到”；show off“炫耀”；show up“露面，到达”。
答案：B
12．解析：根据下文中的“which come for the honey”可知，树形仙人掌的花吸引了一些动物，因此此处选fascinate“迷住，深深吸引”。call“召集”；trap“困住”；stick“粘”。
答案：C
13．解析：尽管在西南这壮丽的树形仙人掌很多，但它们却面临着危险。逗号前后表示让步关系，although “尽管”，符合语境。as“因为”；but“但是”；yet“然而”。
答案：C
14．解析：根据上题解析可知，此处应选in danger“处于危险之中”。in demand“需求大，受欢迎”；in need“需要”；in control“掌管”。
答案：A
15．解析：根据空格前的“These giant cacti have great value in landscape gardening, and the thieves can earn thousands of dollars”可知，树形仙人掌被偷去卖钱，sell“卖”，符合语境。exchange“交换”；trade“从事贸易，以物易物”；offer“提供”。
答案：D
16．解析：根据全文可知，树形仙人掌是应该受到保护的沙漠珍宝，treasure“珍宝”，符合语境。decoration“装饰”；possession“拥有物”；creation“发明，创造”。
答案：A
17．解析：为了保护这些珍宝，Arizona农业部派代理人保护沙漠。因此选watch over“监督，保护”。look over“浏览，迅速地检查”；hand over“移交”；turn over“翻转”。
答案：C
18．解析：根据第三段的最后一句可知，树形仙人掌还是动物们的食物。没有了它们，就意味着“食物”的短缺，因此此处选food。scenery“风景”；water“水”；flavor“味道”。
答案：A
19．解析：西南部也将失去这些极具重要性的东西，因此此处选lose。affect“影响”；abandon“遗弃，放弃”；increase“增加”。
答案：D
20．解析：这些沙漠巨型植物已经变成了这个干燥区域的标志。根据句意可知，此处选symbol“标志”。 signal“信号”；sign“征兆”；mark“记号”。
答案：D
C
(2015·江西九江模考)
Once upon a time there was a thief in the Ruby(红宝石) Palace. No one knew who he was. People only knew that he __1__ in the palace, and that they should always __2__ their jewels in the palace.
The King decided to __3__ who he was, and he asked for help from a dwarf(小矮人) who was famous for his __4__. The dwarf spent some days there, watching and listening, __5__ there was another stealing. The following morning the dwarf made all the palace people gather together in the same __6__. After inspecting them for the whole morning, without __7__ a word, during lunch, the dwarf started asking them what they knew about the __8__ jewels one by one.
Once again, it seemed that no one had been the thief. But then, suddenly one of the __9__ began coughing, rolling with pain, and finally he __10__ the floor. The dwarf, with a smile, explained that the food they had just eaten was __11__， and the only antidote(解毒药) for this poison was hidden inside the ruby that had been stolen the previous __12__ before yesterday. And he explained that he himself had exchanged some __13__ rubies for the genuine ones. He expected that only the thief would be able to __14__ his life since the poison was particularly quick－working.
The coughs and groans(呻吟声) spread around the room, and terror took hold of all people __15__ except one servant. He quickly ran to the place where he had hidden the __16__ and from where he took the ruby. __17__， he was able to open it and drink the strange liquid inside to save his life.
In fact, the gardener was one of the dwarf's assistants, and the poison could do __18__ cause a few strong pains for a short while. And the servant then was found out and __19__ by the guards and taken immediately to __20__. He was soon given a heavy punishment there.
1．A.lived B．studied
C．travelled D．played
2．A.make B．dig
C．hide D．sell
3．A.find out B．pick out
C．work out D．take out
4．A.patience B．difference
C．confidence D．intelligence
5．A.since B．while
C．after D．until
6．A.palace B．woods
C．room D．street
7．A.telling B．saying
C．writing D．reading
8．A.forgotten B．valued
C．stolen D．left
9．A.gardeners B．drivers
C．guards D．secretaries
10．A.fell to B．sat on
C．stood on D．jumped onto
11．A.prepared B．endangered
C．cooked D．poisoned
12．A.day B．week
C．month D．year
13．A.true B．false
C．valuable D．expensive
14．A.protect B．survive
C．save D．keep
15．A.nearby B．present
C．dangerous D．faraway
16．A.food B．jewels
C．properties D．belongings
17．A.Especially B．Particularly
C．Deliberately D．Fortunately
18．A.anything but B．nothing but
C．everything but D．all but
19．A.blamed B．watched
C．beaten D．arrested
20．A.temple B．market
C．court D．hospital
答案与解析：
本文是一则故事，主要讲述的是一个小矮人智破珠宝失窃案。
1．解析：人们不知道他是谁，只知道他住在宫中。根据语境可知，此处选A项。
答案：A
2．解析：根据语境可知，宫中有贼，人们就要把珠宝藏好，故选C项，hide“隐藏”。
答案：C
3．解析：国王决定弄清楚这个贼是谁。find out“查明，弄清”，符合语境。pick out“挑选”；work out“制订出”； take out“带……出去”。第19空所在句中的“was found out”也是提示。
答案：A
4．解析：根据语境可知，此处表示国王向一个以才智著称的小矮人求助。patience“耐心”；difference“差异”；confidence“信心”；intelligence“智慧，才智”。
答案：D
5．解析：小矮人在宫中花了几天时间观察和倾听直到又有一起失窃案。故选D项，until“直到……为止”。
答案：D
6．解析：第二天早上小矮人把宫中所有的人召集到一间屋子里。下文第15空所在句中的“around the room”是提示。
答案：C
7．解析：审视了人们一上午，小矮人一句话也没说。故选B项。
答案：B
8．解析：午饭时小矮人开始逐个问他们对失窃的(stolen)珠宝都知道什么。
答案：C
9．解析：突然其中的一个园丁开始咳嗽，痛苦地打滚，最后躺在了地板上。最后一段第一句中的“the gardener”是提示。
答案：A
10．解析：参见上题解析。
答案：A
11．解析：小矮人微笑着解释说他们刚刚吃的食物被下毒了。prepare“使……做好准备”；endanger“危及”；cook“烹饪”； poison“下毒”。本句后面的“for this poison”是提示。
答案：D
12．解析：这种毒药唯一的解药就藏在前天被偷走的红宝石中。
答案：A
13．解析：小矮人解释说他已经用一些假的红宝石把真正的红宝石换下来了。此题解题的关键是理解句中的genuine“真正的”的含义，不然就会误选A。短语exchange...for... “把……换成……”。
答案：B
14．解析：毒药很快就要起作用了，只有那个贼能够救(save)他自己的命。
答案：C
15．解析：咳嗽声和呻吟声在屋子里传播开来，恐惧抓住了在场所有的人，除了一个仆人。present“在场的”，符合语境。
答案：B
16．解析：这位仆人立即跑到他藏珠宝(jewels)的地方，拿出那颗红宝石。
答案：B
17．解析：对于这个贼来说，他能打开红宝石并喝里面奇怪的液体救他自己的命是幸运的，所以选D。Fortunately“幸运地”。Especially“尤其”；Particularly“特别”；Deliberately“故意地”。
答案：D
18．解析：实际上那位咳嗽的园丁是小矮人的一个助手，毒药只是能引起短时间的剧痛。nothing but“只是”。
答案：B
19．解析：那个仆人被查出来然后被卫兵逮捕了，并迅速被送往法庭(court)，在那儿他将得到严惩。根据语境可知选D项。arrest“逮捕”；blame“责怪”；watch“注视”；beat“打败”。
答案：D
20．解析：参见上题解析。
答案：C
(二)完形填空
A
(2015·浙江卷)
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I've watched one friend after another land high－ranking, high－paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now __1__ on their way to impressive careers. By society's __2__， they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a __3__ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and __4__ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine __5__ a college year's monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have __6__ that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some __7__ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight－hour workweeks devoted to tasks they __8__. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and __9__.However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the __10__ to which they have so quickly become __11__.
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and __12__ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they __13__ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it's __14__. They have loans, bills, a mortgage(抵押贷款) to __15__， retirement to save for. They recognize there's something __16__ in their lives, but it's __17__ to step off the track.
In a society that tends to __18__ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our __19__ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs __20__ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
1．A.much B．never
C．seldom D．well
2．A.policies B．standards
C．experiments D．regulations
3．A.last B．least
C．second D．best
4．A.cycled B．moved
C．slid D．looked
5．A.shared B．paid
C．equaled D．collected
6．A.advertised B．witnessed
C．admitted D．demanded
7．A.complain B．dream
C．hear D．approve
8．A.distribute B．hate
C．applaud D．neglect
9．A.calm B．guilty
C．warm D．empty
10．A.family B．government
C．lifestyle D．project
11．A.accustomed B．appointed
C．unique D．available
12．A.yet B．also
C．instead D．rather
13．A.let out B．turn in
C．give up D．believe in
14．A.fundamental B．practical
C．impossible D．unforgettable
15．A.take off B．drop off
C．put off D．pay off
16．A.missing B．inspiring
C．sinking D．shining
17．A.harmful B．hard
C．useful D．normal
18．A.measure B．suffer
C．digest D．deliver
19．A.disasters B．motivations
C．campaigns D．decisions
20．A.assessed B．involved
C．covered D．reduced
答案与解析：
本文是一篇议论文，主要论述了作者大学毕业后在工作和生活的体验中所理解的“成功”的真正含义——物质上的成功和享受并不代表精神上的富足和幸福。
1．解析：根据上文“As executives(高级管理人员) with banks ...major corporations”可知，作者的很多朋友在事业上的发展都很不错，由此结合选项可知，应用well。故选D。
答案：D
2．解析：根据上文可知，此处表示根据当前社会的标准来评判，他们都是成功人士。standard意为“标准”，符合语境。故选B。policy意为“政策，方针”；experiment意为“实验”；regulation意为“规则”，都不符合语境。
答案：B
3．解析：根据下文“They made reservations at restaurants where the cost ...They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.”可知，这些人成功之后就不会再去自己以前经常光顾的小酒馆喝酒了，即在那里喝最后一杯酒。故选A。
答案：A
4．解析：根据本句中的“shook hands with longtime roommates”和下文中的“They replaced their beloved old cars ...cars.”可知，此处指他们从小公寓搬进了高楼大厦。故选B。
答案：B
5．解析：根据本段语境可知，成功之后，他们再也不会去小酒吧喝酒，而是在大酒店里就餐，那里一瓶酒的花费相当于他们大学期间一个月的房租。equal意为“与……相等”，符合语境。故选C。
答案：C
6．解析：根据下文“Some ________ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad ...Some do not respect the companies they work for...”可知，很多人承认，尽管他们很成功，但他们并不快乐。admit意为“承认”，符合语境。故选C。advertise意为“做广告”；witness意为“见证”；demand意为“要求”，都不符合语境。
答案：C
7．解析：根据上文“despite their success，they aren't happy”可知，此处指很多人抱怨那些不友善的同事。complain意为“抱怨”，符合语境。故选A。dream意为“梦想”；hear意为“听到”；approve意为“赞同”，都不符合语境。
答案：A
8．解析：根据上文“despite their success，they aren't happy”可知，尽管他们很成功，但他们并不幸福，因为他们不喜欢那些他们要做的工作。故选B。distribute意为“分配”；applaud意为“鼓掌”；neglect意为“忽视”，都不符合语境。
答案：B
9．解析：
本句承接上句，说明他们不幸福的原因，即他们对他们的公司毫无尊重之意，在工作时感到既疲劳又空虚。empty意为“空虚的”，符合语境。故选D。calm意为“平静的”；guilty意为“有罪的”；warm意为“温暖的”，都不符合语境。
答案：D
10．解析：根据上文“They made reservations at restaurants ...new sports cars.”可知，此处指他们发现自己工作的目的只是为了支撑这种奢侈的生活方式。故选C。
答案：C
11．解析：become accustomed to为固定短语，意为“习惯于”，此处将介词to移至引导词“which”前，表示他们很快就习惯了第二段所提到的那些奢侈的生活方式。故选A。
答案：A
12．解析：根据前半句“People often speak of trying a more satisfying path”和空格后的“in the end...leads them to the same conclusion”可推知，空格处应表示转折。yet意为“但是，然而”，符合语境。故选A。
答案：A
13．解析：根据空格后的“or finding a position that would give them more time with their families”可推知，此处表示放弃他们现在的工作，去为自己相信的东西而努力。believe in意为“相信”，符合语境。故选D。let out意为“释放”；turn in意为“上交”；give up意为“放弃”，都不符合语境。
答案：D
14．解析：根据下文“They have loans，bills ...retirement to save for.”可知，他们最后发现，过自己想要的生活、与家人多待一会儿的想法对于他们来说是不可能的，因为他们要还贷，付账单，甚至还要储存好退休金等。故选C。
答案：C
15．解析：结合上文及空格后的“retirement to save for”可推知，此处指偿还贷款，付账单。pay off意为“付清，还清”，符合语境。故选D。take off意为“起飞，成功”；drop off意为“落下”；put off意为“推迟”，都不符合语境。
答案：D
16．解析：从上下文可知，由于他们不喜欢自己的工作，无法与家人多待一会儿，所以他们意识到生活中似乎缺少了些什么。missing意为“丢失了的”，符合语境。故选A。inspiring意为“鼓舞人心的”；sinking意为“下沉的”；shining意为“闪耀的”，都不符合语境。
答案：A
17．解析：根据第二、三段内容可知，他们已经告别了以前物质贫乏的日子，习惯了过奢侈的生活，如果让他们偏离现在的生活轨道去过另一种生活，这对于他们而言太难了。hard意为“艰难的”，符合语境。故选B。
答案：B
18．解析：根据语境可知，此处指现在的社会以金钱来衡量一切。measure意为“衡量”，符合语境。故选A。
答案：A
19．解析：根据语境可知，生活在一个以金钱来衡量一切的社会中，我们从小就学会要从经济的角度来考虑我们所做决定的成本。decision意为“决定”，符合语境。故选D。
答案：D
20．解析：根据上文“we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our ________ in financial terms”可知，此处指在追求金钱的过程中所涉及的个人和社会成本。be involved in意为“与……相关，涉及……”，符合语境。故选B。
答案：B
B
(2015·洛阳统考)
In a food store I heard a woman say her foot was hurt and that she was going to call a cab. When walking back home I saw her outside the store, probably __1__ for a cab.
I asked her where she was going. She told me a place which was actually on the __2__ to the craft store I'd be __3__ to. So I asked her to __4__ the cab and I'd give her a ride. To my __5__， she said okay without __6__. I wonder if I'd have been so __7__ if
a stranger made me the same offer!
Where she was going was __8__ on the way to where I was going. It was such a __9__ coincidence. But there was more!
When I had __10__ what I went for and was waiting at the checkout, the woman behind me said she had a coupon(优惠券) for 50% off any __11__ in the store. She gave it to me because she had a(n) __12__ one! I thanked and gave her a __13__ card.
They say what goes around comes around, but sometimes it is hard to see how that __14__ as there is often a “manifestation(显现) delay”. Each action __15__ a ripple (涟漪) that eventually __16__ back to us, but sometimes it is much __17__ so we forget their connection.
Today the causes and effects have appeared in a linkable manner where in __18__ I'm also opening myself to receiving gifts, now or in the future. I can learn so much from others as to how __19__ they are to receive in a way I might not have been if __20__ the same gift.
1．A.caring B．waiting
C．applying D．ordering
2．A.left B．right
C．carriage D．way
3．A.driving B．leading
C．walking D．pulling
4．A.take B．postpone
C．cancel D．charge
5．A.sadness B．amazement
C．respect D．disappointment
6．A.hesitation B．aim
C．doubt D．delay
7．A.enthusiastic B．inviting
C．trusting D．puzzled
8．A.very B．universally
C．surely D．right
9．A.shameful B．beautiful
C．careful D．frightful
10．A.picked up B．put up
C．gave up D．went up
11．A.load B．demand
C．limit D．item
12．A.familiar B．devoted
C．extra D．important
13．A.post B．smile
C．note D．paper
14．A.shares B．compromises
C．recognizes D．works
15．A.creates B．freezes
C．ships D．affects
16．A.puts B．holds
C．comes D．keeps
17．A.easier B．funnier
C．later D．swifter
18．A.giving B．appreciating
C．persuading D．demanding
19．A.close B．open
C．confident D．anxious
20．A.brought B．learned
C．booked D．offered
答案与解析：
俗话说，一报还一报。作者在帮助了一位女士之后，又得到了另外一位女士的帮助。
1．解析：文章开头提到听见一位女士说自己的脚受伤了，并打算叫计程车可知，此处她应该是在等计程车。
答案：B
2．解析：她要去的地方实际上就在作者要去的工艺品店的那条路上。on the way to表示“在……的路上”。第8空后的“on the way to”也是提示。
答案：D
3．解析：根据下一句话可知，作者是开着车的。
答案：A
4．解析：根据语境可知，作者想叫这位女士取消打车，作者会载她一程。cancel“取消”。
答案：C
5．解析：这位女士毫不犹豫地答应乘坐作者的车，这使作者很吃惊(amazement)。
答案：B
6．解析：参见上题解析。without hesitation“毫不犹豫”。
答案：A
7．解析：作者想如果自己处于这种情况，是否也会这么容易相信陌生人。trusting“容易相信他人的，轻信的”。
答案：C
8．解析：她要去的地方就在作者要去的地方的那条路上。right在此处为副词，表示“就在(某个位置或地方)”。
答案：D
9．解析：根据上一句话可知，两人要去同一方向真是一个美好的巧合。此处可用排除法，结合选项可知，只有B项符合语境。
答案：B
10．解析：当作者拿起要买的东西准备付账时，作者后面的女士说她有优惠券。pick up“拿起”。
答案：A
11．解析：购买这家商店的任何商品都可以使用这张优惠券。item“一件商品或物品”。
答案：D
12．解析：因为这位女士还有一张优惠券，所以她把这张优惠券给了作者。extra“额外的，另外的”。
答案：C
13．解析：作者得到了这张优惠券，当然会很高兴，于是给了女士一张微笑卡。
答案：B
14．解析：俗话说，一报还一报，但是有时很难明白是怎么回事，因为往往不是现世报。work意为“起作用”。
答案：D
15．解析：我们的每个行为都会产生涟漪。create“产生”。
答案：A
16．解析：我们的行为所产生的影响最终又会回到我们身上，即指一报还一报。come back“回来”。
答案：C
17．解析：因为有时行为所产生的影响来得较迟，即不是现世报，因此我们会忘记它们之间的联系。
答案：C
18．解析：在给予中，自己也得到了回馈。giving与receiving呼应。
答案：A
19．解析：从他人那里作者学会了应接受别人的帮助。由前一句中的“I'm also opening
myself”可知，应选B项。
答案：B
20．解析：此处和文章第二段的最后一句话呼应，表示提供的帮助。
答案：D
C
(2015·辽宁四校联考)
A Brick in Life
A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was __1__ kids rushing out from __2__ parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
__3__ his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick smashed into the Jaguar's side door. He slammed on the __4__ and turned the Jaguar back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.
He jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid and __5__ him up against a parked car, shouting, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what __6__ are you doing？” Then he went on, “Didn't you know that brick you threw is going to __7__ a lot of money. Why did you do it？”
“Please, sir. Please, I'm sorry. I didn't know __8__ else to do！” begged the youngster.
“__9__ my brother，” he said. “He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his __10__ and I can't lift him up.”
Sobbing, the boy asked the manager, “Would you please help me get him __11__ into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too __12__ for me.”
Moved __13__ words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and __14__ his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see __15__ everything was going to be okay.
“Thank you, sir. And God bless you，” the __16__ child said to him. The man then __17__ the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward __18__ home.
It was a long __19__ back to his Jaguar — a long, slow walk. He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent(凹痕) __20__ him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.
1．A.watching for B．looking for
C．heading for D．leaving for
2．A.among B．between
C．in D．through
3．A.While B．Before
C．As D．After
4．A.window B．door
C．wheel D．brake
5．A.pushed B．pulled
C．held D．caught
6．A.in earth B．on earth
C．after all D．above all
7．A.spend B．charge
C．cost D．pay
8．A.which B．who
C．that D．what
9．A.It's B．Which's
C．That's D．Who's
10．A.Jaguar B．wheelchair
C．sidewalk D．bike
11．A.up B．down
C．back D．forward
12．A.light B．funny
C．terrible D．heavy
13．A.beyond B．inside
C．outside D．around
14．A.broke out B．took out
C．run out D．gave out
15．A.what B．where
C．that D．which
16．A.angry B．willing
C．satisfactory D．grateful
17．A.watched B．glared
C．noticed D．witnessed
18．A.his B．their
C．her D．its
19．A.journey B．trip
C．walk D．running
20．A.reminding B．reminded
C．reminds D．to remind
答案与解析：
本文通过一个小故事告诉我们：生活的道路上不要走得太匆忙，我们需要其他人的敲打来引起我们的注意。
1．解析：watch for意为“密切注意，留意”；look for意为“寻找”； head for意为“朝……前进”；leave for意为“出发去某地”。经理留意着从车子间跑出来的孩子。由此可知A项符合语境。
答案：A
2．解析：从车子之间跑出来，根据语境可知选B项。
答案：B
3．解析：当经理的车通过的时候，一个小孩儿丢了一块砖头打到了他的车的侧门，由此可知C项as“当……时”，符合语境。
答案：C
4．解析：经理猛踩刹车并后退到被扔砖头的地方。brake“刹车”，符合语境。
答案：D
5．解析：经理抓住那个小孩儿并把他推向一辆停着的车子。push“推”，符合语境。
答案：A
6．解析：经理质问小孩儿到底想干什么，what on earth意为“到底，究竟”，符合语境。
答案：B
7．解析：经理质问小孩儿：“你知不知道你扔那块砖要付很多钱，你为什么要这样做？”此处cost意为“需付费”，符合语境。
答案：C
8．解析：此处表示“我不知道我还能怎么办？”，考查名词性从句，do后面缺宾语，因此用what。
答案：D
9．解析：根据下文可知，此处小孩儿在说明情况，是他的哥哥从轮椅上摔了下来，他没有办法把他抬回去。此处It's用以明确身份，故选A项。
答案：A
10．解析：根据下文中的“get him __11__ into his wheelchair”可知，他哥哥从轮椅上摔了下来。
答案：B
11．解析：此处表示“你可以帮我把他抬回轮椅上吗？”，back符合语境。下文中的“lifted the young man back into the wheelchair”也是提示。
答案：C
12．解析：根据上文可知，此处表示“他受伤了，而且对我来说他太重了”。D项heavy“重的”，符合语境。
答案：D
13．解析：这些话让这位年轻的经理深受感动，没法用语言表达， beyond“超出……之外，非……所能及”，符合语境。
答案：A
14．解析：经理把小孩儿的哥哥抱回轮椅上，并拿出手帕擦拭小孩儿的哥哥的伤口，确定他哥哥没有什么问题。A项意为“爆发”；B项意为“拿出，取出”；C项意为“用完”；D项意为“分发，公布”。故选B项。
答案：B
15．解析：参见上题解析。see that意为“确保，务必(做到)”，符合语境。
答案：C
16．解析：根据空格前的“Thank you，sir. And God bless you”可知，小孩儿非常感激这个经理。故选D项。
答案：D
17．解析：然后经理看着小孩儿推着他哥哥回他们的家。watch意为“注视，看”；glare意为“怒目而视”；notice意为“注意到”；witness意为“目击”。根据语境可知选A项。
答案：A
18．解析：参见上题解析。
答案：B
19．解析：经理返回Jaguar的路变得很漫长。破折号后面的“a long, slow walk”也是提示，选C项。
答案：C
20．解析：经理保留着车子侧门上的凹痕是为了提醒他自己。此处用动词不定式表示目的，故选D项。
答案：D
(三)完形填空
A
(2015·天津卷)
My fiancé(未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were __1__， and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent __2__ a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was __3__ our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look __4__.
We finally did and it was __5__ at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and __6__ of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of __7__ it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n) __8__ — far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn't __9__ us. They renewed their offer __10__. It was also much more than we could afford, but far __11__ than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a __12__ message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the __13__ directly. We made our final offer, which __14__ was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid. We knew it, __15__ we had to try.
“Sold！” said the owner. Then he __16__： He's seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd __17__ the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a __18__ by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the __19__ in the price “an early wedding present”．
That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are __20__， they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met.
1．A.needed B．limited
C．enough D．large
2．A.recommended B．decorated
C．sold D．rented
3．A.below B．within
C．beyond D．between
4．A.at least B．at most
C．at times D．at hand
5．A.relief B．concern
C．love D．curiosity
6．A.pride B．happiness
C．challenge D．desire
7．A.which B．why
C．that D．what
8．A.effort B．offer
C．promise D．profit
9．A.come across B．look after
C．depend on D．laugh at
10．A.instead B．indeed
C．aside D．apart
11．A.worse B．better
C．less D．higher
12．A.relaxing B．disappointing
C．pleasant D．regular
13．A.agents B．buyers
C．managers D．owners
14．A.already B．still
C．generally D．ever
15．A.so B．or
C．for D．but
16．A.apologized B．complained
C．criticized D．explained
17．A.check B．analyze
C．appreciate D．ignore
18．A.loss B．risk
C．chance D．lead
19．A.increase B．difference
C．interest D．average
20．A.kind B．polite
C．smart D．energetic
答案与解析：
“我”和未婚夫考虑买房结婚，但由于资金匮乏，不能尽如人意。在经纪人的推荐下我们爱上了一套小公寓，几经周折，好心的房东最终以低价将该公寓卖给了我们。
1．解析：由下文中的“none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory”可知，在我们能支付的价格范围内没有一所房子令人满意，故我们的资金有限(limited)。
答案：B
2．解析：句子主语为One agent，根据生活常识可知，经纪人为客户推荐房源。recommend“推荐”，符合语境。
答案：A
3．解析：由下文中的“so we declined”可知，房价超出了我们的支付能力。beyond our range表示“超出我们的支付能力”。
答案：C
4．解析：但是她力劝我们至少看一看。at least“至少”，符合语境。
答案：A
5．解析：我们最后去看了房，并第一眼就爱上了它。根据下文对房子的描述，尤其是“As perfect as it was”可知答案。
答案：C
6．解析：在那所房子中我们感受到了婚姻的温暖和幸福。根据语境可知，应填happiness“幸福，快乐”。
答案：B
7．解析：of为介词，后跟从句作宾语，且空处作like的宾语，故用what。
答案：D
8．解析：根据空后的“far below the asking price”可知，几天后，我们出价，但远远低于要价。make an offer表示“出价”。
答案：B
9．解析：我们的出价比要价低得多，但他们并没有嘲笑我们。come across“(偶然)遇见”；look after“照顾”；depend on“依靠”； laugh at“嘲笑”。根据语境选D。
答案：D
10．解析：他们反而重新要价。此处与上一句形成对比。instead“反而，却”，符合语境。
答案：A
11．解析：这次比最初的要价低多了，但仍远远超过了我们的支付能力。less than表示“少于，低于”。
答案：C
12．解析：根据message后that引导的同位语从句可知，另一个买家出了更高的价钱。对于我们来说，这是个令人失望的(disappointing)消息。
答案：B
13．解析：即便是这样，我们决定直接找房东谈。
答案：D
14．解析：我们给出了最后的报价，仍然(still)要比另一个买家的出价低几千美元。
答案：B
15．解析：我们知道这个情况，但必须还要试一试。空处前后内容表示转折，故用but。
答案：D
16．解析：根据冒号后的内容可知，此处是他解释卖房的原因。
答案：D
17．解析：他知道我们多么爱这个地方，并知道我们会感激(appreciate)他们为这所房子付出的多年的辛苦。
答案：C
18．解析：他意识到把房子卖给我们要损失一些钱，但这是值得的。 loss“损失”，符合语境。
答案：A
19．解析：他告诉我们把出价与要价之间的差价当作提前的结婚礼物。故选difference表示“差，差额”。
答案：B
20．解析：好心人，不是陌生人，只是不曾谋面的朋友。kind“友好的”，符合语境。
答案：A
B
(2015·贵州七校联考)
From the time I lined up my dolls on the sofa in playschool, I wanted to be a teacher. “Open your books，” I would __1__ my teddy bear and dolls. Then I would __2__ teach them whatever new things I had just __3__ at school.
For me, dream was one thing, and __4__ was quite another. My family was too poor to __5__ my tuition. Finally, with others' help, I attended a state university. However,
I __6__ needed more money to pay for my other expenses, so I found a part－time job, __7__ test tubes in the science department. By then I believed that every dirty test tube I washed meant I was one step closer to my __8__.
When working as a substitute teacher(代课教师) in the local area, I learned they were planning to __9__ the biology teacher I had substituted for. I was sure the __10__ was meant for me. However, the principal said, “You're too __11__.This last teacher had a lot of discipline problems because of his age. We want someone older — with more __12__.”
I cried all the way to work, disappointed and __13__. Suddenly, a stranger who I met by chance asked me what had happened. I told him how much I wanted to __14__ and how upset I was to be __15__ because of my age. Then I also shared some of my thoughts with him. He __16__ me, “Never lose heart. I believe you can make it.” The next morning my phone rang. It was the principal calling to offer me the __17__ position. I was totally __18__ and asked him why. He explained, “You made quite an impression on the chairman of our Board of Directors. He __19__ that you should have this position.” A few weeks later, I stood by the door of my classroom, welcoming my __20__ on their first day of school. When they were settled, I said with a smile, “Open your books.”
1．A.persuade B．calm
C．instruct D．congratulate
2．A.angrily B．delightedly
C．jealously D．disappointedly
3．A.found B．changed
C．undertaken D．learned
4．A.advice B．interest
C．schooling D．time
5．A.cover B．ignore
C．forget D．plan
6．A.almost B．suddenly
C．hardly D．still
7．A.decorating B．cleaning
C．collecting D．producing
8．A.house B．job
C．dream D．school
9．A.punish B．replace
C．praise D．accept
10．A.result B．scholarship
C．experiment D．position
11．A.young B．impatient
C．busy D．strange
12．A.adventure B．confidence
C．experience D．independence
13．A.tired B．comfortable
C．nervous D．sorrowful
14．A.travel B．teach
C．study D．sing
15．A.called on B．looked after
C．turned down D．brought up
16．A.comforted B．ordered
C．thanked D．promised
17．A.biology B．math
C．English D．Chinese
18．A.selfish B．upset
C．anxious D．confused
19．A.recommended B．informed
C．complained D．regretted
20．A.parents B．students
C．teachers D．friends
答案与解析：
“我”的梦想是成为一名教师，家境贫寒的“我”在别人的帮助下完成了学业。在“我”要做老师却遭到拒绝之后，遇到了一位贵人，他使“我”最终成为一名教师。
1．解析：“我”把玩具熊和玩偶放在沙发上当学生，“我”当老师，指导它们打开书。根据语境可知，此处用instruct“指导”。
答案：C
2．解析：“我”会高兴地(delightedly)教它们“我”刚刚在学校学的新内容。
答案：B
3．解析：此处指“我”在学校所学到的新东西。根据空格后的“at school”可知，此处为学习，故选learned。
答案：D
4．解析：对“我”来说，梦想是一回事，学校教育是另一回事。根据下文中的“My family was too poor...a state university”可知，此处应选C项。advice“建议”；interest“兴趣”；schooling “学校教育”；time“时间”。
答案：C
5．解析：“我”家太穷了而不能支付“我”的学费。cover此处意为“足以支付，够付”，故选A项。
答案：A
6．解析：然而，“我”依旧需要更多的钱来支付“我”其他的开销，所以“我”找了一份兼职工作。根据语境可知选D项。
答案：D
7．解析：根据下文中的“every dirty test tube I washed”可知，“我”找到的那份兼职工作是清洗(cleaning)实验用的试管。
答案：B
8．解析：对应上文的梦想，此处表示这时“我”认为“我”洗的每一个试管都意味着“我”离梦想更近了一步。
答案：C
9．解析：当“我”做代课教师时，“我”得知学校要找老师代替那位生物老师。根据语境可知选B项。
答案：B
10．解析：“我”认为那个位置是为“我”准备的。根据语境可知，选D项，position“位置”。
答案：D
11．解析：根据下文中的“We want someone older”可知，校长说：“你太年轻了”。故选A项。
答案：A
12．解析：我们需要年龄大一些的，有更多经验的老师。选C项，experience“经验”。
答案：C
13．解析：“我”被校长拒绝了，所以“我”一路哭着，感到失望和悲伤。根据语境可知，选D项，sorrowful“悲伤的”。
答案：D
14．解析：“我”告诉他“我”多么想教书(teach)。根据语境可知选B项。
答案：B
15．解析：“我”告诉他因为“我”的年龄就拒绝“我”做老师，“我”有多么的难过。turn down“拒绝”，符合语境。
答案：C
16．解析：他安慰“我”：“不要灰心，我相信你能成功。”comfort“安慰”，符合语境。
答案：A
17．解析：根据上文可知，“我”教的是生物，故此处选biology。
答案：A
18．解析：因为“我”昨天被校长拒绝了，现在却又被接受了，“我”感到很困惑。confused“困惑的”。
答案：D
19．解析：校委会主席推荐“我”做生物老师，根据语境可知选A项， recommend“推荐”。
答案：A
20．解析：在开学的第一天，“我”站在教室门口欢迎“我”的学生们(students)。
答案：B
C
(2015·山东青岛期末)
In an old city of Hungary, there used to be a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only __1__ in the most rare objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange __2__. When the boy went to see his reflection(影像) in it, he looked very __3__. He tried smiling, __4__ his reflection continued with its sad expression.
The boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. __5__， he came home as happy as he could be, but he __6__ looked sad in that mirror, “What a(n) __7__ mirror! It's the first time I've seen a mirror that didn't __8__ properly！”
That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was __9__. The boy went over to see what had __10__ to her. The little girl said that she couldn't find her parents. Together the two children set off __11__ them. As the little girl wouldn't stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to __12__ her up. After much walking, they __13__ her parents who were looking for her, very worried.
Then the boy said __14__ to the family. When seeing the time, he __15__ to head for home without toys and __16__. In his room, to his great surprise, he found a (n) __17__ face in the mirror. And so he understood the __18__ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the __19__ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having __20__ that little girl.
1．A.confident B．interested
C．skilled D．rich
2．A.mirror B．book
C．sweet D．toy
3．A.shy B．excited
C．sad D．beautiful
4．A.for B．or
C．and D．but
5．A.Proudly B．Hungrily
C．Surprisingly D．Gratefully
6．A.already B．still
C．once D．never
7．A.terrible B．nice
C．big D．expensive
8．A.work B．move
C．change D．appear
9．A.studying B．playing
C．sleeping D．crying
10．A.devoted B．referred
C．happened D．turned
11．A.in need of B．in honor of
C．in search of D．in charge of
12．A.put B．cheer
C．dress D．bring
13．A.found B．recognized
C．left D．accepted
14．A.goodbye B．hello
C．sorry D．no
15．A.refused B．agreed
C．pretended D．decided
16．A.effort B．hope
C．money D．doubt
17．A.red B．dirty
C．angry D．happy
18．A.meaning B．wonder
C．game D．reason
19．A.true B．strange
C．general D．good
20．A.introduced B．helped
C．invited D．saved
答案与解析：
一个男孩儿几乎可以拥有他想要的一切东西，可一面神奇的镜子告诉他，他并不快乐。有一天男孩儿帮助一位小女孩儿找到父母后，他在镜子里看到了快乐的自己。
1．解析：这个男孩儿几乎拥有了男孩儿想要的一切东西，所以他只对最罕见的东西感兴趣。be interested in... “对……感兴趣”，选B项。confident意为“自信的”；skilled意为“熟练的，有技能的”；rich意为“富有的”。
答案：B
2．解析：根据下文中的“When the boy went to see his reflection(影像)in it”可知，此处表示他的父母给他买了一面奇怪的镜子，故选A项。下文中的“What a(n) __7__ mirror”也是提示。
答案：A
3．解析：根据下文中的“__4__ his reflection continued with its sad expression”可知，此处表示当他照镜子时，里面的影像显示他很难过，故选C项。
答案：C
4．解析：他尝试着笑，但是他的影像仍然是难过的表情。根据语境可知，前后表示转折关系，故用but。
答案：D
5．解析：使人吃惊的是，他回家尽力地表现得很快乐，但是在那面镜子中，他仍然看上去很难过。surprisingly意为“惊人地， 使人吃惊地”，符合语境。proudly意为“自豪地”；hungrily 意为“饥饿地”；gratefully意为“感激地”。
答案：C
6．解析：参见上题解析。根据语境可知，此处用still“仍然”，故选B项。
答案：B
7．解析：多么可怕的镜子啊！terrible意为“可怕的”，符合语境。
答案：A
8．解析：这是“我”第一次见不能正确起作用的镜子。此处用work 意为“有效，起作用”。
答案：A
9．解析：根据下文中的“The little girl said that she couldn't find her parents”可推断，此处表示小女孩儿在哭，故选D项。下文中的“As the little girl wouldn't stop crying”也是提示。
答案：D
10．解析：男孩儿过去看小女孩儿发生了什么事。根据语境可知，选C项。
答案：C
11．解析：两个小孩儿一起出发去找女孩的父母。in search of意为“寻找”，符合语境。in need of意为“需要”；in honor of意为“为向……表示敬意”；in charge of意为“负责，主管”。
答案：C
12．解析：小女孩儿还在哭，男孩儿花了他所有的钱买糖让小女孩儿高兴。cheer sb.up“使某人高兴起来，使某人振作起来”，符合语境。
答案：B
13．解析：走了很久后，他们发现小女孩儿的父母也正在焦急地找小女孩儿。根据语境可知，选A项。recognize意为“认出”； leave意为“离开”；accept意为“接受”。
答案：A
14．解析：后来男孩儿和这家人告别了。say goodbye to sb.“和某人告别”，为固定短语，故选A项。
答案：A
15．解析：看了一下时间，男孩儿决定回家。decide to do sth.“决定做某事”，符合语境。refuse意为“拒绝”；agree意为“同意”；pretend意为“假装”。
答案：D
16．解析：根据上文中的“the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets”可知，此处表示没有钱，故选C项。
答案：C
17．解析：在房间里，令他惊讶的是，他在镜子里发现了一张快乐的脸。根据“great surprise”可知，选D项。
答案：D
18．解析：他明白了那面镜子的神奇之处。wonder“奇妙之处”，符合语境。
答案：B
19．解析：这面镜子只能反映它的主人的真实感觉。true意为“真实的”，符合语境。
答案：A
20．解析：帮助那个小女孩儿让他感到真的很开心。help意为“帮助”，符合语境。
答案：B
(四)完形填空
A
(2015·湖北卷)
“Daily Star, sir，” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty __1__ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was __2__. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too，carrying the papers __3__ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a __4__ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He __5__ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don't know the __6__ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting！’” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “__7__ it's not in the paper at all，” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly __8__ they have time to see，and you'll __9__ out and get your money，” Chad said.
It was a new __10__ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no __11__ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother，but was __12__ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was __13__ a poor newsboy, he had been __14__ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers __15__. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a __16__ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason __17__ money because he would not tell a lie. The boys __18__ at Jason. “You wouldn't tell a lie yesterday，my boy？”A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason's shoulder __19__. “You're just the boy I am looking for.”A week later Jason started his new __20__. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well－paid job because he told the truth.
1．A.shops B．coins
C．people D．papers
2．A.open B．heavy
C．pure D．weak
3．A.instead of B．in return for
C．regardless of D．in exchange for
4．A.cup B．card
C．comb D．cake
5．A.gave in B．broke down
C．got away D．showed up
6．A.difficulty B．process
C．goal D．secret
7．A.And B．But
C．For D．So
8．A.before B．since
C．though D．unless
9．A.call B．drop
C．sell D．reach
10．A.edition B．idea
C．policy D．task
11．A.bread B．insects
C．seeds D．water
12．A.concerned B．amazed
C．excited D．determined
13．A.still B．already
C．just D．also
14．A.taught B．handed
C．awarded D．allowed
15．A.at once B．by chance
C．as usual D．on purpose
16．A.proud B．gentle
C．warm D．polite
17．A.borrowed B．lost
C．made D．saved
18．A.laughed B．shouted
C．nodded D．stared
19．A.bravely B．gratefully
C．fondly D．modestly
20．A.duty B．business
C．job D．method
答案与解析：
即使因为手头的报纸没卖完而赔钱，Jason也不愿意像同伴那样靠虚假消息去卖报纸，最后他因为诚实而得到了一份好工作。
1．解析：小男孩儿很卖力地在街上跑着卖报纸，但是仍然有20份报纸没有卖出去。因此选D。
答案：D
2．解析：报纸没卖完，小男孩儿的心情当然是沉重的(heavy)。
答案：B
3．解析：报纸没有卖完，那么小男孩儿就只能把剩余的报纸而不是钱拿回家，故用instead of表示“而不是”。
答案：A
4．解析：根据第11空后的“the cake he wanted to buy for his mother”
可知选D，他要给妈妈买蛋糕。
答案：D
5．解析：想到自己没能把报纸都卖完，小男孩儿要崩溃了。break down表示“(健康、精神)垮掉”。
答案：B
6．解析：下文中的报童Chad给小男孩儿传授了卖报纸的诀窍，因此选D表示“诀窍”。
答案：D
7．解析：Chad给Jason传授卖报纸的诀窍，说报纸上有爆炸性新闻，此时Jason说：“但是报纸上根本没有这些新闻。”故选B。
答案：B
8．解析：这里应用before引导时间状语从句表示“在……之前”。在他们有时间看(报纸)之前，你就赶紧跑开。
答案：A
9．解析：根据空后的“get your money”可知，此处表示卖完报纸，因此用sell out表示“卖完”。
答案：C
10．解析：Chad告诉Jason的卖报诀窍对于Jason来说是一种新的想法(idea)，因此选B。
答案：B
11．解析：本空所在部分与前面第4空后的“some seeds for his bird”相对应，给他的鸟买种子，因此选C。
答案：C
12．解析：小男孩儿下定决心不能撒谎，故用determined表示“坚定的”。
答案：D
13．解析：从本题的四个选项看，这里应用just表示“仅仅，只是”，此处指尽管自己只是个贫穷的报童。
答案：C
14．解析：这里说的是小男孩儿从小受到的教诲，故用teach表示“教导，教育”。
答案：A
15．解析：Jason像往常一样去办公室取他的报纸，故用as usual表示“像往常一样”。
答案：C
16．解析：Chad面带得意的笑容，说自己昨天卖了六打报纸。因此选A。
答案：A
17．解析：除了为自己的(卖报)成绩感到骄傲之外，Chad还补充说Jason因为不愿意撒谎而没卖完报纸亏本了。这里用lose 表示“(使)亏损，(使)损失”。
答案：B
18．解析：根据空格后面的叙述可知，其他的报童都在因为Jason不撒谎而嘲笑他，因此选A。
答案：A
19．解析：此时从办公室走过来的一位先生听到报童们的话，很赞赏Jason的行为，因此选C，表示“喜爱地”。bravely“勇敢地”；gratefully“感激地”；modestly“谦虚地”。
答案：C
20．解析：根据下文中的“a well－paid job”可知，选C，此处指Jason开始了自己的新工作。
答案：C
B
(2015·山西四校联考)
She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds. However, Miss Bessie was a(n) __1__ presence in the classroom. From 1938 to 1942, when I attended Saint Bernard's High School, she taught me a lot __2__ I realized.
There was never a(n) __3__ problem in Miss Bessie's classes. We didn't dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and __4__ Shakespeare and Milton.
Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn't afford to buy a newspaper. She knew we didn't __5__ own a radio. Still, she __6__ me to look out for my __7__ and find some ways to __8__ what's going on in the world. __9__ I became a delivery boy who delivered newspapers. I __10__ made a dollar a week, but I got to read a newspaper every day.
Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork but were vital to a youngster's __11__. Once a few classmates made fun of my __12__ overcoat. As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie __13__ me on the back of that old overcoat and said, “Carl, never worry about what you don't have. Just make the most of what you do have — a(n) __14__.”
Among the things that I didn't have was __15__ in the little wooden house. But because of her __16__， I spent many hours beside a kerosene lamp(煤油灯) reading Shakespeare's works. Miss Bessie introduced me __17__ a wonderful world of poems and stories. She led me to __18__ that I could write poems as well as Shakespeare.
So I read __19__ Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store. Years later, her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note __20__ “I'm so proud to read your article in The Times.”
1．A.amusing B．towering
C．interesting D．exciting
2．A.more than B．less than
C．better than D．worse than
3．A.academy B．homework
C．race D．discipline
4．A.make use of B．make fun of
C．make sense of D．make light of
5．A.even B．still
C．ever D．yet
6．A.allowed B．forced
C．turned D．encouraged
7．A.happiness B．future
C．family D．mistake
8．A.catch up with B．come up with
C．keep up with D．put up with
9．A.So B．And
C．Because D．As
10．A.always B．merely
C．sometimes D．almost
11．A.appearance B．health
C．development D．performance
12．A.colourful B．modern
C．informal D．used
13．A.patted B．hit
C．struck D．pulled
14．A.house B．overcoat
C．radio D．brain
15．A.money B．electricity
C．water D．gas
16．A.inspiration B．anger
C．curiosity D．sponsorship
17．A.to B．in
C．of D．about
18．A.imagine B．believe
C．dream D．insist
19．A.whenever B．wherever
C．whichever D．whatever
20．A.writing B．printing
C．saying D．speaking
答案与解析：
本文讲述了“我”上高中时，深受Bessie老师的启迪和鼓励，最终实现梦想，成为一名作家的故事。
1．解析：然而，Bessie在教室里很高大。amusing意为“好笑的”； towering意为“高大的”；interesting意为“有趣的”；exciting 意为“令人激动的，激动人心的”。根据空格前的“However”的转折可知，此处与前文中的“only about five feet tall”形成对比，故选B项。
答案：B
2．解析：在1938年到1942年期间，“我”在Saint Bernard高中就读，她教会了“我”许多多于“我”意识到的东西。more than“比……多”，符合语境。故选A项。
答案：A
3．解析：academy意为“学术”；homework意为“作业”；race意为“赛跑，种族”；discipline意为“纪律”。根据下文中的“We didn't dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and __4__ Shakespeare and Milton”可推知，Bessie很博学，学生们都很佩服她，她的课上从来就没有纪律的问题，故选D项。
答案：D
4．解析：我们不敢找这样一位女士的麻烦，她了解Hastings战役，而且还能够弹钢琴，理解莎士比亚和弥尔顿。make use of意为“利用”；make fun of意为“取笑”；make sense of意为“理解”；make light of意为“对……等闲视之，轻视”。故选C项。
答案：C
5．解析：Bessie知道我们甚至连台收音机都没有。even意为“甚至”；still意为“仍然”；ever意为“曾经”；yet意为“还，然而”。根据上文中的“Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn't afford to buy a newspaper”可知，作者家里当时很拮据，收音机对作者家来讲是奢侈品，因此此处表示递进的概念，故选A项。
答案：A
6．解析：她仍然鼓励“我”寻找自己的未来，找一些办法了解世界上正在发生的事情。下文中的“Years later，her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note __20__”也是提示，老师鼓励“我”去做那些事情，故选D项。
答案：D
7．解析：与下文中的“what's going on in the world”相呼应，老师鼓励“我”探索自己的未来，不要被自己的家庭条件所限制，故选B项。
答案：B
8．解析：catch up with意为“赶上”；come up with意为“想出”；keep up with意为“熟悉，了解”；put up with意为“容忍”。Bessie 鼓励“我”找一些方法了解世界上正在发生的事，故选C项。
答案：C
9．解析：于是“我”成了一个送报纸的报童。根据语境可知，上下句表示逻辑上的因果关系，本句是结果，故选A项。
答案：A
10．解析：根据空格后的“but I got to read a newspaper every day”的转折可知，当时“我”去送报的报酬很低，故选B项，merely意为“仅仅”。
答案：B
11．解析：Bessie注意到一些与课堂作业没有关系，却对年轻人的发展至关重要的一些事情。appearance意为“外貌”；health意为“健康”；development意为“发展”；performance意为“表现”。结合下文中的例证可知，Bessie更重视学生的内在发展，故选C项。
答案：C
12．解析：曾经有几个同学嘲笑“我”的旧外套。根据下文中的“that old overcoat”可知，此处选D项，used“旧的”。
答案：D
13．解析：当“我”要离开学校时，Bessie拍拍“我”背上的那件旧外套说：“Carl，永远不要担心你没有的东西。充分利用你所拥有的东西——你的头脑。”pat意为“轻拍”；hit意为“撞击”；strike“碰撞，击打”；pull“拉，拽”。根据语境可知，老师在安慰作者，故选A项。
答案：A
14．解析：与穿着形成对比，而且是“我”所拥有的，也是老师所看重的应该是人的头脑，故选D项。
答案：D
15．解析：“我”家那个小木屋里还没有电。根据下文中的“a kerosene lamp(煤油灯)”可知，此处应选B项。
答案：B
16．解析：但是由于她的鼓舞，“我”就在煤油灯下花几个小时读莎士比亚的作品。inspiration意为“鼓舞”；anger意为“生气”； curiosity“好奇心”；sponsorship“资助”。根据下文中的“her encouragement”可知，此处选A项。
答案：A
17．解析：Bessie让“我”了解了诗和小说的世界。此处是固定词组搭配：introduce sb.to sth.意为“使某人初次了解，使尝试”，故选A项。
答案：A
18．解析：她让“我”相信“我”可以写得和莎士比亚一样好。故选B项。
答案：B
19．解析：于是“我”读了Bessie让“我”读的所有的书，并尽力去记住那些她坚持要“我”记住的事情。whatever引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语。本句是一个省略句，补充完整是：So I read whatever Miss Bessie told me to read，故选D项。
答案：D
20．解析：多年后，她的鼓励最终使“我”有这样的一天。那天Bessie给我一张便条，便条上写着：“我很自豪能够在《泰晤士报》上看到你的文章。”报纸或信上写着，经常用动词say或read表示，故选C项。
答案：C
C
(2015·兰州实战考试)
Many students often say that they don't have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork.
My __1__ is often brief, “You have as much time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about __2__ twenty－four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an __3__ explanation of __4__ something done.
__5__ in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors __6__ saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That's irrelevant(无关紧要的). __7__ is important is the __8__ of your work.” Since then I have had time to think carefully about the trick(诀窍) of “__9__”， and I have come to some __10__ — all relevant to the problem of how much time we have.
If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, __11__， the matter of “time”， which we can think of __12__. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, it's not how hard one works __13__ the quality of the product that's important.
That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That __14__ is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone's office : “Don't work harder. __15__.” There is a lot of sense in that idea.
If you can't get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking of ways to get more out of __16__ time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”， the expression “work habits” should be read as “__17__ habits”．
Then, as a smart student, you will __18__ those skills that you use in study, __19__ reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that
__20__ in all your studies.
1．A.question B．idea
C．reply D．key
2．A.there being B．there are
C．there be D．there to be
3．A.strange B．acceptable
C．surprising D．demanding
4．A.no getting B．not getting
C．no letting D．not letting
5．A.Since then B．Just now
C．Ever D．Once
6．A.by B．in
C．on D．upon
7．A.That B．What
C．Whether D．If
8．A.quantity B．amount
C．number D．quality
9．A.hard worker B．honest student
C．busy president D．future graduate
10．A.constructions B．contributions
C．conclusions D．concentrations
11．A.of course B．in fact
C．as a result D．as a whole
12．A.if followed B．if fixed
C．as followed D．as fixed
13．A.so B．but
C．nor D．and
14．A.concept B．sense
C．explanation D．solution
15．A.Work smarter B．Work faster
C．Think twice D．Think aloud
16．A.a little B．the more
C．the less D．the same
17．A.living B．study
C．thinking D．sleeping
18．A.seek improving B．seek to improve
C．find improving D．find to improve
19．A.chiefly B．briefly
C．actually D．occasionally
20．A.are paid B．is paid
C．pays off D．pay off
答案与解析：
本文是一篇议论文。每个人每天拥有的时间都是相同的，那么想把事情做好就要有一定的技巧。作者认为：不要苦干，而要巧干。
1．解析：根据上文的内容可知，此处是对上文很多同学说没有足够的时间做功课这一问题的答复(reply)。
答案：C
2．解析：介词后面应该用动名词，因此此处用there being的形式。
答案：A
3．解析：每个人都是一天拥有24小时，因此“没有足够的时间”是一个不可接受的解释。strange“奇怪的”；acceptable“可接受的”；surprising“令人惊奇的”；demanding“
苛求的，要求过高的”。
答案：B
4．解析：此处介词后面应该用动名词，对动名词的否定其前应加not；此处是考查“get sth.done”的结构，因此选not getting。
答案：B
5．解析：此处叙述的是过去发生的事情，因此选once“曾经”。since then“自从那之后”常与完成时的句子连用；just now“刚才”；ever“在任何时候”，常用于疑问句、否定句、比较结构或带if的句子中。
答案：D
6．解析：by表示“通过，以”。
答案：A
7．解析：重要的是你工作的质量。“__7__ is important”是一个主语从句，主语从句中缺少主语，因此此处用what引导从句。
答案：B
8．解析：参见上题解析，此处应填quality“质量”。quantity“数量”； amount“数额，数量”；number“数字”。__13__空后的“quality”也是提示。
答案：D
9．解析：根据上文教授的回答可知，此处是说“我”在思考勤奋工作的人的诀窍。hard worker“勤奋工作的人”，符合语境。
答案：A
10．解析：根据破折号后的内容可知，“我”在思考后，得出了一些结论。construction“建造物”；contribution“贡献”；conclusion“结论”；concentration“集中，聚集”。
答案：C
11．解析：根据上文提到的与时间相关可知，此处是说当然是时间的问题。of course“当然”；in fact“事实上”；as a result“结果”；as a whole“总的来说”。
答案：A
12．解析：我们认为时间是固定的(fixed)。此处是think of...as... “认为……是……”。
答案：D
13．解析：正像教授建议的那样，一个人工作多么努力并不重要，重要的是产品的质量。此处考查的是短语“not...but...”的结构，意为“不是……而是……”。
答案：B
14．解析：根据上文的“我”的新想法可知，应选concept“观念，想法”。sense“意义”；explanation“解释”；solution“解决方法”。
答案：A
15．解析：根据上文可知，“我”说的是不要苦干，而要巧干。work smarter“更加聪明地工作”，符合语境。
答案：A
16．解析：那就意味着想办法从同样多的时间里得到更多。
答案：D
17．解析：既然对于学生来说“工作”通常意味着“家庭作业”，那“工作习惯”就应该被理解为“学习习惯”。
答案：B
18．解析：作为一个聪明的学生，你应该努力寻求方法来提高这些在学习上使用的技能。固定结构：seek to do sth.，符合语境。
答案：B
19．解析：根据常识可知，在学习上的技能主要是阅读和写作。chiefly“主要地”；briefly“简要地”；actually“事实上”；occasionally“偶尔”。
答案：A
20．解析：如果你学会了更好地阅读和写作，那么会有极大的好处来回报你学习的各个方面。短语pay off“回报”，符合语境；再根据定语从句的引导词that指代的先行词benefits可知，应选D。
答案：D
(五)完形填空
A
(2015·福建卷)
One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault－finder. However，life can be __1__ when you are not busy finding fault with it.
Several years ago I __2__ a letter from seventeen－year－old Kerry, who described herself as a world－class fault－finder, almost always __3__ by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and __4__ was ever good enough. She was highly self－critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really __5__ person.
Unfortunately，it took a horrible accident to change her __6__. Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost __7__ to deal with was that the day before the __8__， Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her __9__ of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to __10__. It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became __11__ her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to __12__ everything so harshly(刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her __13__ as well.
Perhaps most of us aren't extreme at fault－finding, __14__ when we're honest，we can be sharply __15__ of the world. I'm not suggesting you __16__ problems, or that you pretend things are __17__ than they are，but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — __18__ most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big __19__.
Train yourself to “bite your tongue”， and with a little __20__， you'll get really good at letting things go. And when you do，you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.
1．A.lonely B．great
C. quiet D．uneasy
2．A.received B．answered
C. expected D．rejected
3．A.threatened B．interrupted
C．bothered D．spoiled
4．A.anything B．everything
C．something D．nothing
5．A.caring B．boring
C．interesting D．surprising
6．A.attitude B．plan
C．measure D．explanation
7．A.urgent B．unnecessary
C．certain D．impossible
8．A.occasion B．event
C．accident D．adventure
9．A.memory B．notice
C．evidence D．choice
10．A.hear B．contribute
C．express D．admit
11．A.aware of B．afraid of
C．curious about D．confused about
12．A.discuss B．realize
C．judge D．settle
13．A.family B．life
C．career D．education
14．A.so B．or
C．but D．for
15．A.proud B．sure
C．hopeful D．critical
16．A.face B．create
C．solve D．ignore
17．A.rarer B．better
C．stranger D．worse
18．A.at least B．at last
C．by far D．so far
19．A.task B．deal
C．result D．duty
20．A.practice B．speech
C．rest D．pity
答案与解析：
生活中我们对人对事都不要过于挑剔，老是吹毛求疵对人对己都没有好处。相反学会保持缄默能让我们活得更精彩。
1．解析：从下文内容可知，本文作者不赞同人们老是挑毛病，所以用great表示当你不忙于挑毛病时生活会很精彩。
答案：B
2．解析：receive a letter from sb.“收到某人的来信”。
答案：A
3．解析：根据下文的“People were always doing things that annoyed her”(人们做的事总是惹她生气)可知，此处用bother表示“使(某人)烦恼”。
答案：C
4．解析：根据and前面的句子可知，此处表示“没有一件事情她觉得好”，所以用nothing。
答案：D
5．解析：此处用boring表示“令人厌烦的”。
答案：B
6．解析：根据下文可知，这场意外改变了她的态度。attitude“态度”。
答案：A
7．解析：事故发生前一天Kerry拜访了她的这个朋友并一直挑朋友的毛病。据此可知，这使得事情几乎无法应对。
答案：D
8．解析：根据上文的“it took a horrible accident”可知，此处选C。
答案：C
9．解析：Kerry批评她的朋友对男朋友的选择。choice“选择”。
答案：D
10．解析：空处所在的句子是定语从句，various other things是先行词，关系词that/which代替先行词在从句中作宾语，所以用express“表达”。
答案：C
11．解析：直到她的朋友严重受伤Kerry才意识到她挑毛病的习惯。aware of“意识到”；afraid of“害怕”；curious about“好奇”； confused about“感到困惑”。
答案：A
12．解析：judge“判断，评价”。此处judge ...harshly和上文的“appreciate life”形成对比。
答案：C
13．解析：她也能够把她的新智慧转移到她生活的其他方面。
答案：B
14．解析：上下文是转折关系，所以用but。
答案：C
15．解析：be critical of和find fault with是同义短语。
答案：D
16．解析：根据上下文可知，不挑剔并不意味着忽视问题。ignore“忽视”。
答案：D
17．解析：或者假装事情比真实情况要好。
答案：B
18．解析：至少大多数时候是这样的。at least“至少”。
答案：A
19．解析：a big deal是固定搭配，含义为“重要的事情”。
答案：B
20．解析：根据上下文可知，要做到这一点需要的是少量的训练。practice“练习，训练”。
答案：A
B
(2015·唐山一模)
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.
However, her __1__ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she __2__ was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never __3__ again, she couldn't believe it. Three months later, she was __4__ out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old children's storybook. A bookmark in it made her __5__ to page 117. The name of the __6__ was ‘The Day Clara Walked’. She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.
__7__， after a year's hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench __8__ the Athens Olympic Stadium, memories __9__： first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once held __10__ for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on __11__， their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, __12__ she could balance the hoop(圈) as well as her teammates. She registered for the 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received __13__ from the Olympic Committee.
Her __14__ was interrupted by the attendant who said, “It's time”， two words that she had been __15__ to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each __16__ firm and steady. Everything was __17__， and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart __18__ violently against her chest.
Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old __19__ on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter ‘The Day Clara Walked’ , tears __20__ her vision.
1．A.intention B．dream
C．life D．career
2．A.remembered B．forgot
C．experienced D．suffered
3．A.see B．dance
C．sing D．walk
4．A.wheeled B．rocked
C．thrown D．rushed
5．A.point B．relate
C．open D．adapt
6．A.bookmark B．page
C．story D．chapter
7．A.Fortunately B．Surprisingly
C．Suddenly D．Certainly
8．A.outside B．inside
C．beneath D．opposite
9．A.squeezed out B．faded away
C．mixed up D．flooded in
10．A.fright B．admiration
C．sympathy D．regret
11．A.cheerfully B．thankfully
C．nervously D．doubtfully
12．A.until B．while
C．as D．once
13．A.approval B．praise
C．support D．access
14．A.plan B．thought
C．attempt D．sight
15．A.eager B．content
C．upset D．proud
16．A.breath B．wave
C．step D．look
17．A.unexpected B．perfect
C．awful D．finished
18．A.fighting B．striking
C．kicking D．hammering
19．A.hoop B．letter
C．book D．dress
20．A.rolling B．filling
C．clouding D．rushing
答案与解析：
奇迹总是降临在那些面临困境却怀有梦想、意志坚定的人的身上。该文主人公Svetlana的故事就是一个例证。
1．解析：根据第一段的内容可知，Svetlana学体操，一直梦想着有一天进入奥运现场。故此处出现转折，表示她的梦想因车祸而破灭，应选择B项。intention“意图，目的”；dream“梦想”；life“生命”；career“事业，生涯”。
答案：B
2．解析：她能记起的最后一件事情是一道刺眼的闪光。remember“记得”；forget“忘记”；experience“经历”；suffer“遭受”。
答案：A
3．解析：根据下文中的“she was __4__ out of hospital on a wheelchair”可推知，她被告知不能再走路了，故选择D项。
答案：D
4．解析：根据下文中的“on a wheelchair”可知，她坐在轮椅上被推出了医院。wheel“用有轮之物推动”；rock“缓缓摆动”； throw“扔”；rush“迅速移动”。
答案：A
5．解析：书里的书签使她把书打开到117页。第19空后的“which opened to page 117”也是提示。point“指向”；relate“联系”；open“打开”；adapt“适应”。
答案：C
6．解析：根据最后一段中的“to the chapter ‘The Day Clara Walked’”可知，应选择D项。chapter“章，篇”。
答案：D
7．解析：经过一年的艰苦训练，Svetlana康复了并能表演体操，这是令人惊奇的事，因此选择B项。
答案：B
8．解析：根据倒数第二段中的“Smoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium”可知，此时她是坐在体育场外的长椅上，故选择A项。
答案：A
9．解析：Svetlana坐在长椅上回忆起经历的一切，记忆一下子涌了进来。squeeze out“把……挤出”；fade away“逐渐消逝”；mix up“弄错”；flood in“大量涌入”。
答案：D
10．解析：根据空格后的“for her talent”并结合选项可知，此处表示曾经因她的才能而羡慕的人。fright“惊吓”；admiration“羡慕，赞赏”；sympathy“同情”；regret“感到遗憾，懊悔”。
答案：B
11．解析：根据下文中的“their disbelief”可知，在体育场人们怀疑地观望着。cheerfully“欢快地”；thankfully“感激地”； nervously“不安地”；doubtfully“怀疑地”。
答案：D
12．解析：当Svetlana能和她的队友一样平衡圈时，人们的怀疑慢慢地变成了惊奇。as表示“当……的时候”，引导时间状语从句。注意while引导时间状语从句时，谓语动词须是延续性动词。
答案：C
13．解析：根据上下文可知，她报名参加2004年奥运会，并最终获得了奥委会的批准。approval“批准”；praise“赞扬”；support“支持”；access“入口”。
答案：A
14．解析：文章第三段主要介绍Svetlana坐在长椅上回忆经历的一切，此时她的思绪被服务员打断，因为该她上场了，故选择B项。
答案：B
15．解析：能参加奥运会是Svetlana的梦想，告知该她上场比赛的话是她一直渴望听到的。eager“渴望的”，be eager to do“渴望做”；content“满意”；upset“沮丧”；proud“骄傲的”。
答案：A
16．解析：根据前文中的“Smoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium”可知，此时她的每一步都走得坚定而沉稳。step“步伐”。
答案：C
17．解析：根据下文中的“and the applause rang loud in her ears”及最后一段中的“Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket”可知，她的表演非常完美。unexpected“出乎意料的”；perfect“完美的”；awful“可怕的”；finished“完成了的”。
答案：B
18．解析：(由于激动)她的心在胸腔里猛烈地跳动。fight“打架”； strike“打，击”；kick“踢”；hammer“猛烈跳动”。
答案：D
19．解析：根据空格后的内容可知，Svetlana应是把金牌放在了那本旧书上。
答案：C
20．解析：泪水模糊了她的视线。roll“滚动”；fill“填满”；cloud“使模糊”； rush“迅速移动”。
答案：C
C
(2015·兰州双基)
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruit－eater, __1__ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but __2__ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __3__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, __4__ as high as he could, but even as his tallest __5__ he was unable to touch it. He began to __6__ up and down, as high as he could, at the __7__ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of __8__.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to __9__ on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to __10__ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game Boy. Looking __11__， he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or __12__ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think, __13__ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk __14__. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __15__， and how he really wanted that apple. The more he __16__ like this, the more unhappy he became.
__17__， the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get what he wanted. He soon started to say to himself, “This isn't __18__. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's __19__ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to __20__ my feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better？”
1．A.offering B．preferring
C．receiving D．allowing
2．A.as long as B．as if
C．when D．as
3．A.angrier B．hungrier
C．sadder D．simpler
4．A.expanding B．stretching
C．swinging D．pulling
5．A.strength B．length
C．range D．height
6．A.run B．jump
C．walk D．glance
7．A.tip B．stage
C．level D．top
8．A.hope B．control
C．sight D．reach
9．A.put B．stand
C．get D．sit
10．A.break B．shake
C．take D．strike
11．A.up B．around
C．down D．forward
12．A.for B．on
C．with D．of
13．A.after B．through
C．without D．upon
14．A.away B．back
C．up D．down
15．A.wishes B．beliefs
C．efforts D．goals
16．A.imagined B．thought
C．tried D．claimed
17．A.Therefore B．However
C．Moreover D．Otherwise
18．A. skillful B．cheerful
C．helpful D．harmful
19．A.something B．anything
C．everything D．nothing
20．A.express B．change
C．forget D．describe
答案与解析：
本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个男孩儿够树上的苹果的故事。
1．解析：那个男孩儿不怎么吃水果，如果可以选择的话，他宁愿要一块巧克力，故选B项。
答案：B
2．解析：但是正如人们经常说的那样，禁果可能是很诱人的。as在此处引导非限定性定语从句，意为“正如”，故选D项。
答案：D
3．解析：他越看那个苹果，他就越感觉饿，他也就越想要那个苹果。此处与下文中的“how hungry he had become from his __15__，and how he really wanted that apple”呼应，故选B项。
答案：B
4．解析：expand意为“扩大”；stretch意为“伸长(胳膊或腿)”；swing意为“摇摆”；pull意为“拉”。此处与下文中的“stretching his arms”呼应，故选B项。
答案：B
5．解析：根据空格前的“tallest”和下文中的“as high as he could”可知，选D项。
答案：D
6．解析：此处与下文中的“each jump”呼应，男孩儿想够到苹果，但是他身高不够，于是他就上下地跳着去够苹果，故选B项。
答案：B
7．解析：根据上文中的“as high as he could”可知，男孩儿在每次跳到最高处的时候伸长胳膊去摘苹果，故选D项。at the top of...意为“在……的顶端”。
答案：D
8．解析：根据上文中的“he was unable to touch it”和空格前的“Still”可知，男孩儿跳起来还是没有够到那个苹果。out of reach “够不到”。
答案：D
9．解析：男孩儿并没有放弃，他想要是有个东西让他站在上面就好了。选B项。
答案：B
10．解析：他的书包不能给他足够的高度，而且他也不想弄坏里面的东西。故选A项。
答案：A
11．解析：他环视四周，希望能够找到一个旧盒子、一个石块。幸运的话，甚至是一个梯子。根据下文中的“He hoped he might find an old box, a rock”可推知，男孩儿在四下里找这些东西，故选B项。
答案：B
12．解析：参见上题解析。
答案：C
13．解析：他尝试了他所想到的一切，但是没有看到任何其他的选择，故选C项。
答案：C
14．解析：根据空格前的“he gave up”可知，男孩儿最后离开了，故选A项。
答案：A
15．解析：起初想到为得到那个苹果而付出的努力让自己感觉饥饿时，他感到既生气又失望。故选C项，effort“努力”。
答案：C
16．解析：他越这样想，他就越不开心，故选B项。
答案：B
17．解析：然而，我们故事里的男孩是一个相当聪明的男孩儿，即使他不总是能够得到他想要的东西。此处表转折，故选B项。
答案：B
18．解析：他很快就对自己说：“生气和失望也于事无补。我没有得到那个苹果，我也感到很难过。”故选C项，helpful“有帮助的，有用的”。
答案：C
19．解析：为了得到那个苹果“我”没有更多可以做的了，这是不可改变的事实，但是“我”应该能够改变“我”的感觉，故选D项。
答案：D
20．解析：根据空格前的“that is unchangeable”可知，有些东西不可改变，但是我们可以改变我们的感觉，故选B项。
答案：B
(六)完形填空
A
(2015·安徽卷)
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The __1__ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of __2__ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we __3__ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to __4__ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. __5__ modern manufacturing(制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and __6__.
Another cause is our __7__ of disposable(一次性的) products. As __8__ people, we are always looking for __9__ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies __10__ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also __11__ to the problem. We are __12__ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that __13__ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we __14__ useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the __15__ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To __16__ the amount of rubbish and to protect the __17__， more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. __18__， this is not enough to solve(解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions __19__ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about __20__. 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.
1．A.key B．reason
C．project D．problem
2．A.gifts B．rubbish
C．debt D．products
3．A.face B．become
C．observe D．change
4．A.hide B．control
C．replace D．withdraw
5．A.Thanks to B．As to
C．Except for D．Regardless of
6．A.safe B．funny
C．cheap D．powerful
7．A.love B．lack
C．prevention B．division
8．A.sensitive B．kind
C．brave D．busy
9．A.ways B．places
C．jobs D．friends
10．A.donate B．receive
C．produce D．preserve
11．A.adapts B．returns
C．responds D．contributes
12．A.tired of B．addicted to
C．worried about D．ashamed for
13．A.newer B．stronger
C．higher D．larger
14．A.pick up B．pay for
C．hold onto D．throw away
15．A.advantages B．purposes
C．functions D．consequences
16．A.show B．record
C．decrease D．measure
17．A.technology B．environment
C．consumers D．brands
18．A.However B．Otherwise
C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
19．A.by B．in favour of
C．after D．instead of
20．A.spending B．collecting
C．repairing D．advertising
答案与解析：
这是一篇说明文。文章分析了为什么我们的社会变成了一个一次性物品充斥的社会，同时指出要解决这一问题，除了回收资源以外，人们更应该改变的是消费习惯。
1．解析：根据第一段末句中的“because people ...than ever before”可知这里描述的是一种世界各国正在面临的问题(problem)。
答案：D
2．解析：根据空格后的原因状语从句“because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before”可知答案。
答案：B
3．解析：文章第二段、第三段和第四段分析了我们变成一次性物品充斥的社会的原因。由此可知此句是总领性的句子——我们是怎样变成一次性物品充斥的社会的。
答案：B
4．解析：因为此文谈及的是一次性物品充斥的社会。在一次性物品充斥的社会中，和花时间与金钱修理东西相比，更换一个东西当然要更容易些。hide“隐藏”；control“控制”；replace“取代”；withdraw“提取”。
答案：C
5．解析：由于现代制造业和技术，公司可以更快地、更加低成本地生产东西。thanks to“幸亏，由于”。
答案：A
6．解析：由上一句中的“produce products quickly and inexpensively”可知，产品应该是充足的和便宜的。故此空应填cheap。
答案：C
7．解析：由第三段可知，人们喜爱一次性产品是因为它可以节约时间，使人们的生活更轻松。这里表明人们对一次性产品的喜爱是另外一个原因。prevention“预防”；division“分开，分隔”。
答案：A
8．解析：为什么要节约时间？是因为人们比较忙。busy“忙碌的”，符合语境。
答案：D
9．解析：忙碌的我们总是寻找节省时间的方法，故选ways。
答案：A
10．解析：公司生产许多不同种类的一次性产品。根据前句的语境可知此处表示生产(produce)一次性产品。donate“捐赠”；preserve“保护”。
答案：C
11．解析：由本段内容可知，我们对新产品的强烈欲望也会引起这个问题。adapt to“适应”；return to“返回”；respond to“对……作出反应”；contribute to“是……的原因之一”。
答案：D
12．解析：根据前句“我们对新产品的欲望也会引起这个问题”，以及后句“we will be happier with the latest products”推理可知此处应选B，be addicted to“对……上瘾”。
答案：B
13．解析：根据空后的“we will be happier with the latest products”可知此处表示“越新越好”。
答案：A
14．解析：make room for new ones意为“为新东西腾出空间”，那么如何为新东西腾出空间呢？当然是通过throw away“扔掉”。
答案：D
15．解析：根据后句“Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger”可知此处指的是“这种抛弃型的生活方式造成的后果”。advantage“优点”；purpose“目的”；function“功能”； consequence“结果，后果”。
答案：D
16．解析：根据后句中的“more governments are requiring people to recycle materials”和文章最后一句中的“...to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment”可知，人们回收资源的目的是减少垃圾的数量和保护环境。decrease“减少”，符合语境。
答案：C
17．解析：参见上题解析。
答案：B
18．解析：根据下一段内容以及空格后的“this is not enough to solve(解决)our problem”推理可知空格前后应为转折关系，故选择However。
答案：A
19．解析：维修东西和扔掉它们是对立的概念，因此选择instead of“而不是”。in favour of“支持”。
答案：D
20．解析：根据前句中的“to repair our possessions __19__ throwing them away”以及后句中的“Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits...”可知选A。
答案：A
B
(2015·山东济南模拟)
Mr. Jackson was blind from birth. He owned a fruit __1__ on a very busy street. __2__ he was visually disabled, he ran his business pretty handsomely. He could see nothing and he could only __3__ the things within his reach. __4__， he was able to handle it and was content with everything he had.
One day his son came to him. He told Mr. Jackson in __5__ that he read in the newspaper of a __6__ who could operate on his eyes and allow him to see. The father and son traveled to the doctor and paid for the __7__.
After the operation, the doctor asked Mr. Jackson：“What is the first thing you are __8__ to see when I take the bandages off？” He replied, “I really want to see my beautiful __9__ on my stand！”
The doctor and the son __10__ Mr. Jackson down to the busy street where his fruit stand had been located for so many years. The doctor __11__ unwrapped the bandages __12__ he could lay his eyes on the beautiful fruit! Mr. Jackson was so full of __13__ that he could finally see his life's work — taking care of his fruit ! After a few hours of __14__ his beautiful fruit stand, he looked down the street both ways and saw there were quite a few fruit stands in both directions. He looked __15__ the street and saw many other fruit stands. He spent so much time looking at other people's fruit stands and __16__ the competition that soon his own business __17__.
From Mr. Jackson's failure, we should know that everyone is a __18__ individual with different fingerprints, DNA and thinking. What we need to do is just be ourselves and __19__ everyone else to be who they are. Mind our own business and we should never be afraid of the __20__.
1．A.stand B．company
C．store D．center
2．A.Because B．As
C．Although D．When
3．A.remember B．describe
C．imagine D．feel
4．A.Therefore B．However
C．Otherwise D．Besides
5．A.pride B．doubt
C．excitement D．surprise
6．A.doctor B．nurse
C．chemist D．volunteer
7．A.information B．medicine
C．service D．operation
8．A.nervous B．lucky
C．eager D．afraid
9．A.flowers B．vegetables
C．fruit D．clothing
10．A.sent B．accompanied
C．followed D．invited
11．A.suddenly B．curiously
C．carefully D．firmly
12．A.so that B．in case
C．even if D．if only
13．A.regret B．joy
C．courage D．relief
14．A.enjoying B．checking
C．judging D．making
15．A.above B．within
C．through D．across
16．A.preparing for B．focusing on
C．worrying about D．taking up
17．A.improved B．failed
C．appeared D．expanded
18．A.simple B．reliable
C．unique D．perfect
19．A.force B．require
C．persuade D．allow
20．A.competition B．change
C．difference D．disability
答案与解析：
该文通过杰克逊的故事告诉我们：每个人都是独一无二的，我们要做的就是做自己，管好自己的事情，这样我们将不怕与他人竞争。
1．解析：根据下文第9题处“I really want to see my beautiful __9__ on my stand”的提示可知，杰克逊有一个水果摊。
答案：A
2．解析：此处表示尽管他失明了，但是他的生意做得相当好。根据语境中的逻辑关系，应选择C。
答案：C
3．解析：根据文章第一句及前文的“He could see nothing”可知，杰克逊失明了，什么也看不见，所以他只能感受(feel)他手边的东西。
答案：D
4．解析：下文说他能够应对这一切，与前文构成转折关系，因此选择B。therefore“因此”；however“然而”；otherwise“否则”；besides“而且”。
答案：B
5．解析：根据下文可知，杰克逊的儿子在报纸上看到有一个医生能治好杰克逊的眼睛，所以他应是兴奋地将这一消息告诉杰克逊。pride“骄傲”；doubt“怀疑”；excitement“兴奋”；surprise“惊奇”。
答案：C
6．解析：根据定语从句的内容及下文的“The father and son traveled to the doctor”可知，此处应指一名医生能治好杰克逊的眼睛。
答案：A
7．解析：根据前文的“who could operate on his eyes”及下文的“After the operation，the doctor asked Mr. Jackson”可知，此处应指为手术付了款。
答案：D
8．解析：根据下文的“I really want to see”可知，手术后，医生问杰克逊：“当我拆掉绷带时，你渴望见到的第一件东西是什么？” be eager to do sth.“渴望做某事”。
答案：C
9．解析：根据第1题处可知，他有一个水果摊，所以他想看看水果摊上的水果。
答案：C
10．解析：此处指医生和儿子陪同杰克逊去他的水果摊。send“派遣”；accompany“陪同”；follow“跟随”；invite“邀请”。
答案：B
11．解析：医生小心地解开绷带。suddenly“突然”；curiously“好奇地”；carefully“小心地”；firmly“坚定地”。
答案：C
12．解析：医生解开绷带以便让杰克逊看到美丽的水果。so that“以便”，引导目的状语从句。in case“以防万一”；even if“即使”；if only“要是……就好了”。
答案：A
13．解析：杰克逊终于能看到他的水果了，他感到非常高兴。regret“遗憾”；joy“欢欣，喜悦”；courage“勇气”；relief“缓解，宽慰”。
答案：B
14．解析：杰克逊对自己的水果摊欣赏几个小时后，他看到街两旁有很多水果摊。enjoy“欣赏，喜爱”；check“核查”；judge“判断”；make“制造”。
答案：A
15．解析：他往街对面看，看到了许多其他的水果摊。look across“向对面看，眺望”。注意look through表示“浏览”。
答案：D
16．解析：根据第20题处“Mind our own business and we should never be afraid of the __20__”可知，杰克逊看到这么多水果摊，开始担心竞争了。prepare for“为……做好准备”；focus on“集中(精力、注意力等)于”；worry about“担心”；take up“开始从事，占据”。
答案：C
17．解析：根据下文的“From Mr.Jackson's failure”可知，不久他自己的生意失败了。improve“改善”；fail“失败”；appear“出现”；expand“扩大”。
答案：B
18．解析：根据下文的“with different fingerprints，DNA and thinking”可知，每个人都是有不同指纹、DNA和思想的独一无二的人。simple“简单的”；reliable“可靠的，可信赖的”；unique“独一无二的，独特的”；perfect“完美的”。
答案：C
19．解析：我们需要做的只是做自己，并允许别人成为他们自己。force“强迫，迫使”；require“要求”；persuade“说服”；allow “允许”。
答案：D
20．解析：根据第16题处可知，此处应是劝诫我们：管好自己的事，我们应该决不害怕竞争。
答案：A
C
(2015·石家庄一模)
Communication is an important part of any relationship. Many of us are __1__ to share our experiences or emotions with our friends. But when it's our turn to lend a(n) __2__， we soon become bored or are short of idea on how to __3__ and offer advice.
That's because of what researchers call “listener burnout(精疲力竭)”. A friend might talk to us __4__， often complaining about the same __5__ problems. When we offer quick advice to __6__ the situation, we may be unconsciously trying to __7__ ourselves from burnout. However, good listeners __8__ their natural tendency to solve the other's problems hurriedly and to keep the conversation brief.
To be a good __9__， you need to use “active listening”. It starts with the real __10__ to help others and think through their feelings. Don't __11__ things. You can start by putting your phone __12__ and sitting close to your friend. Let your facial expressions __13__ what he or she is saying. __14__ you are able to fully understand, acknowledge the other person's __15__ by reflecting them back：“That must be really hard for you.” Use __16__ words or even sounds such as “yes” “right”， and “hmm” to __17__ the other person to continue.
Of course, a __18__ can be extremely hard if the other person is too critical. But don't get defensive. Effective listeners don't __19__ negative criticism. Instead, they listen and understand what the person is trying to convey __20__ responding.
1．A.afraid B．hesitant
C．shy D．eager
2．A.shoulder B．hand
C．ear D．eye
3．A.explain B．respond
C．argue D．quit
4．A.endlessly B．aimlessly
C．deliberately D．cautiously
5．A.difficult B．old
C．acute D．sensitive
6．A.fix B．discuss
C．create D．describe
7．A.forgive B．protect
C．discourage D．prevent
8．A.follow B．display
C．form D．overcome
9．A.reader B．partner
C．listener D．speaker
10．A.demand B．habit
C．desire D．ability
11．A.rush B．skip
C．overlook D．postpone
12．A.off B．away
C．out D．up
13．A.record B．restrict
C．reflect D．replace
14．A.Whether B．Since
C．While D．If
15．A.suggestions B．purposes
C．responses D．feelings
16．A.big B．tough
C．strong D．short
17．A.force B．remind
C．encourage D．convince
18．A.suggestion B．conversation
C．problem D．lecture
19．A.give up B．make up
C．leave out D．block out
20．A.before B．after
C．while D．once
答案与解析：
交流是任何关系中都非常重要的部分。本文主要告诉如何做一个好的聆听者，在朋友或者其他人和我们说话时可以适当给出反应让对方感到我们一直在认真聆听，这是非常必要的。
1．解析：考查形容词辨析。afraid“害怕的”；hesitant“犹豫的”；shy“害羞的”；eager“渴望的”。句意为：我们中的很多人都非常渴望能和我们的朋友分享自己的经历或者情绪。根据上下文可知应选D项符合语境。
答案：D
2．解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：但是当轮到我们伸出耳朵倾听时，我们很快就会变得厌烦或者不知道如何回复和给予建议。根据上下文可知C项符合语境。
答案：C
3．解析：考查动词辨析。explain“解释，说明”；respond“回答；反应”；argue“讨论，争论”；quit“放弃”。根据句意可知应选B项，意为：不知道如何回答和给予建议。
答案：B
4．解析：考查副词辨析。endlessly“不断地”；aimlessly“漫无目的地”；deliberately“故意地，谨慎地”；cautiously“慎重地，谨慎地”。根据语境可知，朋友也许不断地和我们说话，经常抱怨同样的老问题。并结合often complaining可知应选A项。
答案：A
5．解析：考查形容词辨析。difficult“困难的”；old“老的，旧的”；acute“严重的，激烈的”；sensitive“敏感的”。根据语境可知是总是抱怨老问题，故应选B项。
答案：B
6．解析：考查动词辨析。fix“修理，准备，使固定”；discuss“讨论”；create“创造”；describe“描述”。句意为：当我们针对这个情形给出了快速的建议时，我们似乎无意识地在努力保护自己不爆发。根据句意可知应选A项。
答案：A
7．解析：考查动词辨析。forgive“原谅”；protect“保护”；discourage“使气馁”；prevent“预防”。根据语境可知应选B项，protect sb.from sth.“保护某人免受……”，符合语境。
答案：B
8．解析：考查动词辨析。follow“跟随，跟从”；display“显示”；form“形成“；overcome“克服”。natural tendency表示自然倾向，根据语境可知好的聆听者会克服这一天性，故选D。
答案：D
9．解析：考查名词辨析。根据后文的“active listening”可知C项符合语境。
答案：C
10．解析：考查名词辨析。demand“需求”；habit“习惯”；desire“欲望，要求”；ability“能力”。句意为：通常会以真正帮助别人，从对方的角度思考的愿望出发，故应选C项。
答案：C
11．解析：考查动词辨析。rush“冲进，(使)仓促行事”；skip“跳过”；overlook“忽视，眺望”；postpone“延缓，延迟”。根据前文语境可知这里是说不要太仓促，故应选A项。
答案：A
12．解析：考查固定短语。句意为：你可以从丢掉手机坐在朋友身边开始。这里是说离开手机和朋友更亲密地坐在一起。put off“推迟”；put away“收拾起来，放在一边”；put out“扑灭”；put up “张贴”，故应选B项。
答案：B
13．解析：考查动词辨析。record“记录”；restrict“限制，约束”；reflect“反映”；replace“替代”。句意为：通过你的面部表情来反映出你的朋友在说什么。根据前后文语境可知选C项。
答案：C
14．解析：考查连词辨析。句意为：无论你能否全部理解，通过给予反应来承认对方的感觉。分析可知，位于句首表示“是否”应用whether，不能用if引导。Since“自从”；While“然而”。
答案：A
15．解析：考查名词辨析。acknowledge the other person's feelings，认可对方的感觉，也就是让对方感觉你能体会他的感受，故应选D项。
答案：D
16．解析：考查形容词辨析。句意为：用简短的话语或者甚至声音比如“是的”、“对”以及“嗯”来鼓励对方继续说。故选D。
答案：D
17．解析：考查动词辨析。force“强迫”；remind“提醒”；encourage“鼓励”；convince“说服”。根据语境可知这里是说鼓励对方继续说下去，故选C项。
答案：C
18．解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：当然，如果对方太过于挑剔，交流也许会相当困难。故选B项，conversation“对话，交流”。
答案：B
19．解析：考查动词短语辨析。give up“放弃”；make up“组成，弥补”；leave out“泄露”；block out“封闭”。句意为：优秀的聆听者不会屏蔽负面的批评。根据句意可知应选D项。
答案：D
20．解析：考查连词辨析。句意为：他们会在做出反应之前聆听并且理解一个人正在试图传达的信息。故选before符合语境。
答案：A
(七)完形填空
A
“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night，please? It's Friday, and we don't have any __1__ . Can I, please？” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.Dad was __2__ next to her, resting his head on his arms.Mum could __3__ that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I'm so sorry, James，”she said.
“I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum？” James asked sadly, almost in __4__.
“I know it's __5__ for you，” Mum said softly.“But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little ...strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn't, Mum，”James protested.“We're not __6__ at all.We're just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy __7__. And your poor father — he doesn't feel __8__. He really needs a rest.”
“I can help，Mum！”James said.“__9__ I can make you and Dad feel better，can Brett come over? Please？”
“Well...” Mum began.
“Great ! Thanks, Mum！”James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don't move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and __10__ what he needed — two spanners(扳手)．“Hang on, Mum，” he said. “This won't take a second.” After some __11__， James was finished.With a
smile of __12__ on his face he said, “There! How does that feel？” “Oh, James，” Mum said.“That's much better! How did you do it？”
“Easy，” James said __13__.“Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much! I just __14__ them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about your father? Can you __15__ him？”asked Mum.
“I'll try，”James replied.He __16__ up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head. Then he turned the __17__ on. Dad opened his eyes and __18__ immediately. “He just let his __19__ run too low, that's all，”James said.“Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？”
“I guess so，” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to __20__ that we are a very unusual family.Thanks，son！”
1．A.chance B．message
C．homework D．difficulty
2．A.asleep B．reading
C．alone D．standing
3．A. explain B．see
C. agree D. doubt
4．A.terror B．tears
C. surprise D. silence
5．A. fair B. easy
C．good D．hard
6．A. strange B．normal
C．popular D．anxious
7．A.headache B．loss
C．task D．day
8．A.ill B．funny
C．sorry D．well
9．A.As B．If
C．Since D. Before
10．A.kept B．controlled
C．found D．returned
11．A.requests B．thoughts
C．repairs D．instructions
12．A. sympathy B．satisfaction
C．bitterness D．politeness
13．A. embarrassedly B．gratefully
C．impatiently D．proudly
14．A. adjusted B．collected
C. produced D. covered
15．A.greet B．accompany
C．help D．ask
16．A.lifted B．caught
C．gave D．filled
17．A.television B．power
C．light D. gas
18．A.grew up B．lay down
C．broke down D．sat up
19．A.food B．temperature
C．battery D．blood
20．A.prove B. expect
C．suspect D．accept
答案与解析：
本文是一篇记叙文。对于一个机器人家庭来说，儿子想要邀请同学来玩都不是一件容易的事，但是小James做到了，看看他怎样用两个扳手解决爸爸和妈妈的问题，成功实现了自己的愿望。
1．解析：对于学生来说，没有家庭作业的时候是最轻松的。故用homework。
答案：C
2．解析：根据后文提示可知父亲正在睡觉。
答案：A
3．解析：James的情绪反映在脸上，妈妈一眼就看得出来。
答案：B
4．解析：由上文的信息“James asked sadly”可知，James快要哭了。
答案：B
5．解析：此处是妈妈在安慰孩子，“我知道这对你来说很难”。
答案：D
6．解析：由上文的“a little...strange”可知用strange。
答案：A
7．解析：由上文中的“my neck has been so painful”可知，用headache。
答案：A
8．解析：由下文中的“He really needs a rest”可推知，父亲身体不舒服。故用well。
答案：D
9．解析：James显然是在向妈妈提条件。故用If。
答案：B
10．解析：他“找到了”(found)他需要的东西。
答案：C
11．解析：机器出了故障，肯定需要“修理”(repairs)。
答案：C
12．解析：由上文的“With a smile of”可知，James心里很“满意”(satisfaction)。
答案：B
13．解析：根据下文的回答可知，James对自己很有信心，所以用“自豪地”。
答案：D
14．解析：此处指“调”(adjusted)松一点。
答案：A
15．解析：你能“帮助”(help)你父亲吗？
答案：C
16．解析：他把他父亲脖子后的头发撩起来。lift up“撩起来”，符合语境。
答案：A
17．解析：因为是机器人，所以要打开电源。
答案：B
18．解析：父亲“坐起来”(sat up)了。
答案：D
19．解析：电池的电量定得太低。故用battery。
答案：C
20．解析：由语境可知此处指“接受”(accept)。
答案：D
B
(2015·郑州质检二)
I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother __1__ from a stroke(中风) and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no __2__ what I could do to help her to relieve her __3__. Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I __4__ a precious watch, which was an 18－year－old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt __5__ about the loss.
There have been many __6__ like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things __7__ I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie.
“When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What __8__ can I get from this? How can I __9__ my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？’” he wrote.
I suddenly __10__ that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay __11__ all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things __12__. When my mother was fighting for __13__， I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of __14__ and crying.
Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't __15__ a prize. If I had not __16__ this article, I would definitely have felt __17__ again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage __18__.
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺) as well, but these thorns help us become __19__ and strong. When life __20__ us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
1．A.resulted B．suffered
C．survived D．escaped
2．A.hope B．wonder
C．idea D．doubt
3．A.pain B．anxiety
C．fear D．pressure
4．A.received B．sold
C．fixed D．lost
5．A.unbelievable B．shameful
C．angry D．terrible
6．A.diseases B．memories
C．incidents D．difficulties
7．A.when B．until
C．though D．since
8．A.lesson B．lemonade
C．decision D．challenge
9．A.control B．accept
C．improve D．avoid
10．A.realized B．thought
C．discovered D．predicted
11．A.healthy B．independent
C．serious D．positive
12．A.exactly B．differently
C．easily D．practically
13．A.recovery B．life
C．freedom D．happiness
14．A.shouting B．hiding
C．quarreling D．regretting
15．A.expect B．miss
C．win D．refuse
16．A.figured out B．written down
C．found out D．come across
17．A.embarrassed B．discouraged
C．excited D．concerned
18．A.performance B．experience
C．progress D．effect
19．A.brave B．calm
C．great D．clever
20．A.shows B．makes
C．gives D．sends
答案与解析：
本文主要讲述了“我”偶然读到一篇励志型文章从而改变了自己的人生态度。
1．解析：去年“我”妈妈患了中风，脑部做了手术。result意为“产生”；suffer意为“遭受”；survive意为“幸存”；escape意为“逃走”。根据语境“from a stroke(中风)”可知，B项正确。
答案：B
2．解析：“我”不知道该怎么去帮助她缓解她的痛苦(pain)。hope 意为“希望”；wonder意为“惊奇”；idea意为“想法”；doubt意为“怀疑”。根据固定搭配have no idea“不知道”可知，C项正确。
答案：C
3．解析：参见上题解析。pain意为“痛苦”；anxiety意为“焦虑”；fear 意为“害怕”；pressure意为“压力”。故A项正确。
答案：A
4．解析：上个月“我”丢了一块珍贵的手表，那是爸爸给“我”的18 岁生日礼物。根据下文的“about the loss”可知，“我”把珍贵的手表给弄丢了，即D项正确。
答案：D
5．解析：根据语境“I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights”可知，“我”因为珍贵的表丢了而心情很糟糕，以至于连觉都睡不着，即D项正确。
答案：D
6．解析：根据下文的“such tough things”可知，“我”在生活中会遇到许多不好的事情，即C项正确。incident意为“发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的)”。
答案：C
7．解析：根据下文可知，“我”直到读了那篇文章之后，才突然顿悟了生活，知道该如何应对生活中的困境和麻烦，故B项正确。
答案：B
8．解析：当那个智者得到一个柠檬时，他说，“我能够从中得到什么教训呢？”lesson意为“教训”；lemonade意为“一杯柠檬饮料”；decision意为“决定”；challenge意为“挑战”。故A项正确。
答案：A
9．解析：根据下文“How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade”可推知，智者想改善目前的状态。control意为“控制”；accept意为“接受”；improve意为“改善”；avoid意为“避免”。
答案：C
10．解析：“我”突然意识到生活中充满了起起落落，因此“我”需要保持时刻乐观。realize意为“意识到，明白”；think意为“想”；discover意为“发现”；predict意为“预测”。故A项正确。
答案：A
11．解析：与上文的“I used to abandon myself to despair”形成对比，并由下文的“telling her things would get better”可推知，“我”顿悟到生活需要乐观面对，而不是悲观绝望，故D项正确。
答案：D
12．解析：根据下文“I should have held her hands in mine，telling her things would get better instead of __14__ and crying”可知，现在当“我”回想过去时，“我”希望自己能够用不同的方式去处理事情，故B项正确。
答案：B
13．解析：当妈妈努力争取康复(recovery)时，“我”应该拉着她的手，告诉她一切都会好起来的，而不是躲(hiding)起来哭。故A项正确。
答案：A
14．解析：参见上题解析。shout意为“喊”；hide意为“隐藏”；quarrel意为“争吵”
；regret意为“后悔”。
答案：B
15．解析：“我”并没有赢得奖项，故C项正确。
答案：C
16．解析：如果“我”没有遇到这篇文章，“我”肯定又会感到沮丧。figure out意为“弄明白”；write down意为“记下”；find out意为“弄清”；come across意为“偶遇”。故D项正确。
答案：D
17．解析：根据上文的“I used to abandon myself to despair”和下文的“again”可知，B项正确。
答案：B
18．解析：“我”很开心至少“我”得到了一些舞台经验。performance意为“表演”；experience意为“经验，经历”；progress意为“进步”；effect意为“效应”。故B项正确。
答案：B
19．解析：生活中的这些刺帮助我们变得勇敢和坚强。与“strong”呼应可知，A项正确。
答案：A
20．解析：当生活给(gives)我们一个柠檬时，我们要尽力去把它做成一杯柠檬饮料。故C项正确。
答案：C
C
(2015·吉林长春质检)
Since I was 12 years old, I've suffered from a condition called Compulsive Hair Pulling(强迫性拔毛癖). The physical destruction was severe, but the emotional __1__ was worse. When I was young, no one, __2__ my doctor, knew how to help me. I was alone.
Growing up, I didn't __3__ anywhere and I suffered great shame knowing I'd brought this __4__ upon myself. My hands seemed to have a __5__ of their own. “What's wrong with me？” I'd often wonder. Sometimes, people asked about my __6__ of eyelashes(睫毛) and eyebrows. I was lonely, but I kept people at a distance. However, each night, __7__ I fell asleep, I'd pray to God to send someone who __8__.
Then when I was 25, I read a letter from a mom whose child suffered from the same illness. I could __9__ believe my eyes. After all these years, I discovered, I was not __10__.
At that moment, my journey for __11__ began, I took small __12__ at first — telling only a few friends. Some of them tried to understand. Then, they began to __13__ their secrets with me. I learned to see __14__ the way God saw me, someone __15__ love.
One day, my __16__ happened. A friend called with wonderful news. She just met a woman with Compulsive Hair Pulling — someone just like me. She gave me her phone number. I was __17__. I quickly dialed, and from the minute Christina answered, we began to chat like old friends, both thrilled to find someone who understood our pain. We __18__ to meet soon, only to find we lived just two blocks away. We immediately __19__ our phones, and in the dark of night, ran outside to the nearby park in our pajamas, __20__ we hugged, cried and talked for hours. I felt I'd just met my long lost twin, someone who understood my pain and struggles.
Yes, it was true. I was not alone.
1．A.conflict B．threat
C．damage D．puzzle
2．A.including B．except
C．beyond D．but
3．A.belong to B．fit in
C．come up D．fall over
4．A.shyness B．pain
C．anger D．tiredness
5．A.decision B．solution
C．mind D．conclusion
6．A.color B．shape
C．recovery D．lack
7．A.after B．before
C．if D．though
8．A.understood B．missed
C．thought D．listened
9．A.never B．hardly
C．seldom D．rarely
10．A.ill B．weak
C．sad D．alone
11．A.healing B．praying
C．searching D．longing
12．A.efforts B．suggestions
C．steps D．walks
13．A.share B．betray
C．sell D．keep
14．A.them B．everyone
C．anyone D．myself
15．A.wasting B．deserving
C．giving D．refusing
16．A.illness B．symptom
C．prediction D．miracle
17．A.peaceful B．surprised
C．overjoyed D．cold
18．A.went B．ran
C．planned D．imagined
19．A.dialed B．exchanged
C．fell D．dropped
20．A.where B．when
C．how D．why
答案与解析：
“我”在12岁的时候得了一种“强迫性拔毛癖”的怪病，很自卑。在“我”25岁时，当“我”得知有人和“我”一样患有这种病的时候，“我”觉得自己并不孤单并开始治疗。
1．解析：下文表示“我”年轻的时候，没有人知道怎么帮助“我”，故此处指“我”身体上受到的伤害很严重，心理上的伤害更为严重。和前面的destruction是同义词，故选C项。conflict“冲突”；threat“威胁”；puzzle“困惑”。
答案：C
2．解析：根据空格前面的“no one”可知，包括“我”的医生在内没有人知道怎样帮助“我”，故选A项。except“除了”；beyond“超出……的范围”；but“除……以外”。
答案：A
3．解析：根据空格后面的“I suffered great shame”可知，长大后，因为自卑，“我”觉得“我”任何地方都适应不了。fit in“适应”，符合语境。belong to“属于”；come up“出现”；fall over“倒下”。
答案：B
4．解析：这样的痛苦(pain)是“我”自作自受，故选B项。bring sth.upon oneself表示“自作自受”。
答案：B
5．解析：根据上文提到的强迫性拔毛癖这种疾病可知，此处表示，“我”的手看起来好像有自己的思想，故选C项。
答案：C
6．解析：根据强迫性拔毛癖的症状可知，“我”的睫毛和眉毛很少，故选D项。color“颜色”；shape“形状”；recovery“恢复”；lack“缺乏”。
答案：D
7．解析：根据生活常识可知，在睡觉之前进行祈祷，故选B项。
答案：B
8．解析：根据上下文的内容可知，“我”觉得自己非常孤单，故这儿是在祈祷上帝能送给“我”一个理解“我”的人。understand“理解”；miss“错过”；think“想”；listen“听”。
答案：A
9．解析：“我”觉得自己很孤单，认为不幸的人只有“我”一个人，所以当看到这封信，得知有人和自己患有一样的疾病的时候，“我”几乎不能相信自己的眼睛，故选B项。never“从不”；hardly“几乎不”；seldom“很少”；rarely“很少”。
答案：B
10．解析：经过了这些年，“我”发现自己并不孤单，故选D项。
答案：D
11．解析：“我”开始治病了，故选A项。heal“医治”，符合语境。
答案：A
12．解析：根据空格后面的“telling only a few friends”可知，开始的时候，“我”采取了些小措施，故选C项。
答案：C
13．解析：在“我”告诉他们“我”的疾病之后，他们开始和“我”分享他们的秘密，故选A项。
答案：A
14．解析：“我”也学着用上帝看“我”的方式来看“我”自己，故选D项。
答案：D
15．解析：有人是值得被喜欢的，故选B项。deserve表示“应得，应受到”。
答案：B
16．解析：有一天，“我”的奇迹发生了，故选D项。illness“疾病”；symptom“症状”；prediction“预测”；miracle“奇迹”。
答案：D
17．解析：根据空格后面的“I quickly dialed”可知，“我”此时非常开心，故选C项。peaceful“和平的”；surprised“惊奇的”；overjoyed“极为高兴的，十分开心的”；cold“寒冷的”。
答案：C
18．解析：我们很快打算见面了，故选C项。
答案：C
19．解析：根据后文中的“and in the dark of night，ran outside to the nearby park in our pajamas”可知，我们停止打电话，出来见面了，故选D项。dial“打电话”；exchange“交换”；fall“跌落”；drop“停止”。
答案：D
20．解析：在定语从句中，先行词是“the nearby park”，空格处所填词在从句中作地点状语，故用where引导该定语从句。
答案：A
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