【英语】2018届二轮复习完形填空夹叙夹议文冲刺训练8篇（含有解析）学案（28页word版） 37页

2018 届二轮复习 完形填空夹叙夹议文冲刺训练 8 篇 1 Thinking of my good friends，I sense that my attitudes are totally different towards men and women. My earliest childhood friend is Donald.In the street was a(n)____1.C____old German truck.No wheels.No doors.Each day ， ____2.B____we were flying over the Atlantic in that truck—our “airplane”， there came that wonderful moment：“ Engine____3.D____！” I'd shout, “We'll have to jump out.”Glancing at me，he'd say, “I can't____4.B____！”“Fear not! I'll drag you to the ____5.D____.”And when we swam____6.B____the dust, Donald cried “Sharks！” But I always____7.C____him.The next day, changing____8.A____， Donald would do the same to me.We saved each other hundreds of times, but when my family really did leave for America, we could do____9.B____.We just cried silently as the train____10.C____. These days, Jessica is one of my best friends.Recently we were swimming on the shore of the Atlantic, the____11.A____one I had “flown” over in my German truck with Donald.We were far from the shore when we both thought we____12.B____a shark! We began swimming____13.D____toward the shore.Although in____14.A____，I fell back to protect her.In the end, the“ shark” proved ____15.C____ ， but not my deep emotional feelings for my friend.We looked into each other's eyes and said, “I love you！” You see with women I could be____16.D____， emotionally honest and transparent.With male friends, it seemed impossible to____17.A____caring feelings however deep the friendship was.Much to my____18.C____ ， research shows that men and women have very different____19.A____and rational (理性的)processes.I do love all my friends－only the means of expression____20.D____. 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，通过讲述“我”和朋友 Donald 和 Jessica 在一起时 的经历，说明了“我”对待男性朋友和女性朋友的情感表达方式是不同的。 [段意梳理] 第一段：开篇点题——“我”对男性朋友和女性朋友的态度不同。 第二段：“我”和童年时期的男性朋友 Donald 在一起时的经历。 第三段：“我”和女性朋友 Jessica 在一起时的经历。 第四段：总结了“我”对男性朋友和女性朋友的不同情感表达方式。 核心词汇 glance at 扫视 emotional adj.情感的 transparent adj.透明的 ❶ A．advanced B．decorated C．abandoned D．updated 解析：根据下文中的”No wheels.No doors”可知，这是一辆废弃的(abandoned)德国卡 车。advanced“高级的”；decorated“装饰的”；updated“更新的”。 ❷ A．before B．while C．after D．until 解析：根据语境可知，每天当(while)我们乘坐飞机(旧的德国卡车)飞越大西洋时，美妙 的时刻就来临了。 ❸ A．loss B．death C．pressure D．failure 解析：根据下文的 “we'll have to jump out”可知，此处表示“发动机(出现)故障(failure)”， 故选 D。 ❹ A．jump B．swim C．die D．run 解析：根据上文中的“we were flying over the Atlantic”及“we'll have to jump out”和下文的 “when we swam”可知，此处表示“我不会游泳(swim)”。 ❺ A．dust B．river C．truck D．shore 解析：参见上题解析。因为 Donald 不会游泳，故此处表示“我会拖着你一起到岸(shore) 上”。 ❻ A．over B．through C．across D．beyond 解析：根据语境可知，此处表示“当我们游过(一片)灰尘时”，through 表示从空间内部 穿过，此处是 dust“灰尘”，故应选 B。 ❼ A．left B．fetched C．rescued D．defeated 解析：根据空前的“Sharks”及“But”可知，此处表示“但是我总是营救(rescued)他”。 leave“留下”；fetch“去取回”；defeat“打败”。 ❽ A．roles B．manners C．images D．forms 解析：根据上文讲述的我们的游戏和扮演的角色可知，此处表示“第二天我们交换角色 (roles)”。 ❾ A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything 解析：根据空前的“We saved each other hundreds of times”及“but”可知，在游戏中我们互 相营救了几百次，但是当我们家真的要离开去美国的时候，我们什么事情都做不了，故选 B。 ○10 A．broke down B．moved in C．pulled away D．blew up 解析：根据语境可知，当火车开动(pulled away)时，我们默默地哭了。break down“分 解，失败”；move in“搬进新居”；blow up“炸毁，给(某物)充气”。 ○11 A．very B．last C．first D．only 解析：根据空后的“one I had flown over in my German truck with Donald”可知，此处应 选 A。the very one 表示“就是那一个”。 ○12 A．attacked B．spotted C．annoyed D．killed 解析：根据“We began swimming ____13____ toward the shore”及语境可知，当我们都 认为发现了(spotted)鲨鱼时，我们已远离了海岸。 ○13 A．eagerly B．casually C．hardly D．crazily 解析：根据上文可知，我们疯狂地(crazily)往岸边游去。eagerly”迫切地”；casually” 偶然地”；hardly“几乎不”。 ○14 A．panic B．hesitation C．doubt D．silence 解析：根据语境可知，尽管恐慌、害怕(in panic)，“我”还是游回去保护她。hesitation“犹 豫”；doubt“怀疑”：silence“沉默”。 ○15 A．fierce B．friendly C．imaginary D．true 解析：根据语境可知，鲨鱼被证明是我们想象的(imaginary)，但是“我”对朋友的深情 是真实的。 ○16 A．cool B．shy C．passive D．open 解析：根据空后的“emotionally honest and transparent”可知，和女性朋友在一起，“我” 是坦率的(open)。 ○17 A．express B．hide C．admit D．control 解析：根据空后的“however deep the friendship was”可知，和男性朋友在一起，无论友谊 多么深厚，表达(express)关心的感情看起来都是不可能的。 ○18 A．embarrassment B．disappointment C．relief D．surprise 解析：根据空后的“research shows...processes”可知，此处表示“令我非常宽慰的是”。 to one's relief 为固定短语，意为“令人宽慰的是”。 ○19 A．emotional B．physical C．mental D．moral 解析：文章讨论的是情感的表达，故应选 emotional“情感的”。physical“身体的”； mental“精神的”；moral“道德的”。 ○20 A．changes B．develops C．matters D．differs 解析：根据本段内容可知，“我”确实爱“我”的朋友们，只是“我”的表达方式不同 (differs)。 2 For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists”． I____1.B____them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library ，____2.A____， working on a paper.Out of nowhere, those words came ____3.B____ off the page in a quote (引 语)：“In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of____4.D____truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.” Suddenly I wasn't unhappy and impatient any more.Then I____5.A____my granddad.I loved to talk with him.And I was____6.D____to hear what he'd think of it.He had poor hearing, so I had to ____7.C____it a few times, but once he____8.A____it, he laughed. “All I can say to that is totally____9.C____，” he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and____10.B____to find that quote.“Why is that ？ ” he asked.“Well, spring is a sure____11.D____that life persists.And it just makes me____12.C____.” He laughed again, and then____13.A____his lovely voice, he recited for me his____14.D____“ spring time” words: “ The desert shall rejoice (高兴) , and____15.B____as the rose does...even with joy and singing.” Many years later ， ____16.B____my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming (盛开的) cactuses，I could____17.C____hear my granddad laughing: “The desert shall rejoice.” Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of____18.D____and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of ____19.A____and the green of spring.Spring____20.C____us that we're alive forever. 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，讲述的是作者有感于春天的活力，从偶然读到 的一段话联想到生命的意义与坚持。生命长存于漫漫沙漠的植物中，长存于冬去春来的绿意 中。冬去春来，生命依然长存，而我们也要继续前行。 核心词汇 1．happen on(也可写作 happen upon)偶然发现 I happened on the restaurant by chance.我偶然发现了这家餐馆。 2．desperate adj.非常需要，极想，渴望；不顾一切的，拼命的；绝望的，孤注一掷的， 铤而走险的 He was so desperate for a job he would have done anything.他当时太想找份工作了，什么事 都愿意干。 I heard sounds of a desperate struggle in the next room.我听到隔壁房间里有拼命挣扎的声 音。 His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures.不断增加的经济 困难迫使他采取了铤而走险的办法。 ❶ A．looked for B．happened on C．picked out D．made up 解析：根据语境可知，几年前坐在大学的图书馆里作者偶然遇到这两个单词“Life persists”。happen on“偶然遇到或发现”，符合语境。pick out“挑选，辨别出”；make up“编 造”。 ❷ A．bored B．concentrated C．tired D．confused 解析：根据下文中的”Suddenly I wasn't unhappy and impatient any more”可知，作者当 时在图书馆里的心情是很烦闷的。故选 bored“厌倦的，烦闷的”。 ❸ A．running B．dancing C．rushing D．moving 解析：这两个词突然从书页上的引语中跃入作者的眼帘。dancing 在此形象生动地描述 了这两个词所富含的美好活力以及作者遇到它们的偶然性。 ❹ A．fear B．accusation C．suspicion D．untruth 解析：在死亡中，生命依然坚持；在谎言中，真理依然长存；在黑暗中，光明依然永驻。 根据句中的 death 与 life，darkness 与 light 的对应关系可知，此处应填 truth 的反义词。 untruth“虚假，不真实”符合语境。accusation“控告”；suspicion“怀疑”。 ❺ A．called B．visited C．consulted D．informed 解析：根据下文中的“on the phone”可知，作者给爷爷打电话。call“(给……)打电话”， 符合语境。visit“看望，拜访”；consult“咨询”；inform“告知“。 ❻ A．patient B．confident C．upset D．desperate 解析：根据语境及上文中的“I loved to talk with him”可知，作者很想听到爷爷(对这句话) 是怎么看的。desperate“极想，渴望”。patient“耐心的”；upset“不安的”。 ❼ A．copy B．print C．repeat D．recite 解析：根据上文中的“He had poor hearing，so I had to”和下文中的“a few times”可知， 爷爷的听觉不灵，所以作者不得不多次重复(repeat)这句话。copy“抄写”；print“打印”； recite“背诵”。 ❽ A．got B．made C．undertook D．managed 解析：但是一旦作者的爷爷明白(got it)了，他就笑了起来。make it“获得成功，准时到 达”。 ❾ A．puzzlement B．scepticism C．agreement D．disapproval 解析：根据上文中的“laughed”和下文中作者的爷爷所背诵的语句与该句话的主题的一 致性可知，作者的爷爷对这句话所表达的主题是完全同意的。puzzlement“疑惑”；scepticism。 “怀疑”；agreement“赞同，同意”；disapproval“反对，不赞成”。 ○10 A．practically B．especially C．obviously D．naturally 解析：作者告诉爸爸她在漫长的冬天过去，最终看到春天，特别是偶然发现这句引语， 自己是有多高兴。especially “特别，尤其”，符合语境。practically“实际地，差不多”； obviously“明显地”；naturally“自然而然地”。 ○11 A．way B．inspiration C．remark D．sign 解析：春天就是一个可信的迹象，它表明生命是长存的。sign”迹象，征兆”符合语境。 inspiration“鼓舞人心的人(或事物)”。 ○12 A．astonished B．energetic C．merry D．alive 解析：根据上文中的“I wasn't unhappy”，下文中的“rejoice(高兴)“joy”及文章的主题可 知，这句话使作者感到开心(merry)。astonished“震惊的”；energetic“精力充沛的”。 ○13 A．in B．with C．of D．beyond 解析：作者的爷爷又笑了笑，然后用他那悦耳的嗓音为作者背诵了他最喜欢的语句。 in...voice 是固定搭配，表示“以……的嗓音”。 ○14 A．impressive B．superb C．classical D．favorite 解析：参见上题解析。impressive“给人印象深刻的”；superb“极佳的，质量极高的”； classical“经典的”；favorite“最喜欢的”。 ○15 A．exist B．flower C．survive D．sow 解析：沙漠应该高兴，像玫瑰一样盛开。根据空后的“as the rose does”可知，flower“开 花”符合语境。 ○16 A．after B．when C．until D．although 解析：多年后，当作者和丈夫驱车穿越一个有很多野花和盛开的仙人掌的沙漠时，她几 乎又听到了爷爷笑着说“沙漠应该高兴”。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导时间状语从句， 且在从句中作时间状语，故选 when。 ○17 A．hardly B．always C．almost D．mostly 解析：参见上题解析。almost“几乎，差不多”，符合语境。 [知识拓展] almost 与 mostly 都是副词，但前者意思是”几乎，差不多”，强调程度，后者的意思 是“主要地，多半”，强调数量。使用时不可混淆。如： When he finally arrived home，he was almost starving.当他最后到家时，他几乎要饿死了。 I mostly go camping during the summer vacation.我暑假大多数时候去露营。 ○18 A．journeys B．words C．world D．desert 解 析 ： 根 据 空 后 的 “the blooming of cactuses...” 和 上 文 中 的 “a desert with many wildflowers and blooming(盛开的)cactuses”及“The desert shall rejoice”可知，生命长存，同样 的，我们也要坚持。生命长存于寂静的沙漠(desert)中和盛开的仙人掌里。 ○19 A．winter B．spring C．summer D．autumn 解析：in the dead of winter“在隆冬，在严冬”。空前的 dead 形象地表现出了冬季万物 萧条的景象，与春季的绿意及万物复苏的景象形成鲜明的对比。 ○20 A．convinces B．assures C．reminds D．strikes 解析：春天提醒我们，我们永远充满活力。convince“使相信”；assure“使确信”； remind“提醒”；strike“突然想到”。 3 Life in the Slow Lane I always seemed to be rushing through my life.I'd____1.C____my seat belt and slam (猛踩) the accelerator to get where I wanted to go. Or, at the mall, I'd____2.A____the stores like a runner in the hundred-meter dash. There just weren't enough hours in the day and I was afraid I might ____3.B____ something if I didn't hurry up. And then one day, as fate would have it, I ran out of ____4.D____.As my car coasted off the road, I looked at my watch and hit the steering wheel ____5.B____.I had a meeting in fifteen minutes and I hadn't even finished ____6.D____for it. But as I got out of my car, a(n)____7.C____ thing happened.I looked out towards the east, and the ____8.D____ was just beginning to shine over the horizon. There was a low misty____9.D____ hanging over the river, and some ducks were cutting thick, smooth trails (痕迹) across the otherwise glass-like surface of the water.A few sailboats ____10.A____at anchor, their mirror images extending out before them. I was shocked.This ____11.C____ scene had been going on right outside my car every morning and I had never ____12.B____ time appreciating it.I had been rushing around in such a ____13.A____ that I had been missing everything! I was quietly，____14.B____， patiently watching as the sun painted a brand new day when a co-worker finally____15.C____my car and stopped for me.I had somehow been transformed.Life went from a fast break dance into a slow waltz.I began taking long, slow walks____16.A____my yard and neighborhood, noticing for the first time all the neighbors, mysteries and wonders____17.B____were right there for me to see all the time.Not only were there sights that I had been missing, but I began to hear entire ____18.A____ all around me: birds singing, wind blowing and leaves rustling. ____19.C____ one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass，it becomes a mysterious, beautiful and indescribably magnificent____20.D____in itself. 文章大意：本文主要讲述了作者在一次因车无油而下车欣赏到身边的美景的经历后开始 学着享受慢生活的故事。 [段意梳理] 第一段：作者平时匆忙的生活。 第二段：作者的车因为没有油而停在路上。 第三段：作者下车后看到早上迷人的景色。 第四段：作者的反思。 第五段：作者开始欣赏周围的美景。 第六段：作者的感悟。 核心词汇 accelerator n．加速器，油门 dash v．急奔 n．短跑 steer v．驾驶(船、汽车等) anchor n．锚 ❶ A．harden B．loosen C．tighten D．widen 解析：根据下文的“slam(猛踩)the accelerator”和”my seat belt”可推知，作者系紧安 全带。tighten“(使)变紧”。 ❷ A．race through B．pass by C．come across D．look into 解析：根据“like a runner in the hundred-meter dash”可推知，作者是在快速移动，与上 文的“rushing through my life”呼应。 ❸ A．waste B．miss C．meet D．cost 解析：根据语境可知，作者赶时间是害怕错过什么，与下文的“I had been rushing around in such a ____13____ that I had been missing everything”呼应。miss“错过”。下文“I had been missing everything”呼应。 ❹ A．money B．water C．time D．gas 解析：根据下文的“As my car coasted off the road”可推知，作者的车当时没有油了。 ❺ A．delightfully B．in depression C．bravely D．in astonishment 解析：结合下文的“I had a meeting in fifteen minutes and I hadn't even finished ____6____ for it”可推知，作者当时很沮丧，空处与”hit the steering wheel”呼应。 ❻ A．waiting B．calling C．caring D．preparing 解析：因为作者还没有做完准备工作，而车又没有油了，这让作者很沮丧。 ❼ A．confusing B．amusing C．amazing D．embarrassing 解析：根据下文的“I was shocked.This ____11____ scene had been going on right outside my car every morning and I had never ____12____ time appreciating it”可推知，作者下车后， 发现了令他惊喜的事情。 ❽ A．star B．light C．moon D．sun 解析：根据下文的“shine over the horizon”可推知，此处表示太阳刚刚升起。下文的“as the sun”也是提示。 ❾ A．ice B．wind C．smoke D．fog 解析：根据空前的“misty”可知，此处表示早上轻雾弥漫在河上的场景。 ○10 A．sat B．went C．seated D．reached 解析：结合语境可知，此处表示“停靠”，故选 A。 ○11 A．disastrous B．accidental C．glorious D．necessary 解析：根据下文的“appreciating”可推知，作者为迷人的景致感到震撼。glorious“壮丽 的，吸引人的”。 ○12 A．brought B．spent C．taught D．founded 解析：spend time (in) doing sth.为固定用法，意为“花时间做某事”，符合语境，故选 B。 ○13 A．hurry B．case C．position D．mess 解析：此处与“had been rushing”呼应，表示作者一直生活匆忙。in a hurry“匆忙”。 ○14 A．regretfully B．joyfully C．obviously D．carelessly 解析：根据上文的“appreciating”可推知，作者满心欢喜地欣赏着早上的景致。 ○15 A．memorized B．borrowed C．recognized D．opened 解析：根据“finally”和上文提到的轻雾可推知，作者的同事最终认出了作者的车。 recognize“认出”。 ○16 A．around B．with C．for D．from 解析：根据语境可推知，作者开始了一种慢生活，到院子和周围的街区转转。 ○17 A．which B．that C．who D．what 解析：that 在此引导定语从句，在从句中作主语。定语从句先行词为 all the neighbors， mysteries and wonders，既有人又有物，故用 that 引导。 ○18 A．symphonies B．fantasies C．noises D．cultures 解析：根据下文的“birds singing，wind blowing and leaves rustling”可推知，周围所有 的声响组合到一起成了交响乐。symphony“交响乐”。 ○19 A．Until B．Although C．The moment D．The present 解析：the moment 意为“一……就……”，引导时间状语从句，符合语境。 ○20 A．space B．village C．city D．world 解析：根据文中的“anything”可推知，此处表示这一切组成一个美妙的世界。 4 When my kids were small, I started a tradition in our house of giving eight gifts over the course of the eight days of Hanukkah ( 光明节)．I liked the idea of ____1.C____a candle every night and giving my children a gift to unwrap to ____2.A____.It was easy to go into a toy store and pick up something ____3.B____less than $ 10 each, or even $ 1 each (at the dollar store)．My children didn't ask for anything much in particular and they____4.C____ whatever they got. As the years progressed, I ____5.D____the tradition of eight gifts for each night of Hanukkah. But this year, Hanukkah____6.B____something else. My special-needs son decided that he wanted to ____7.A____a computer, and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it.When I wouldn't____8.C____ that, he decided he wanted a PlayStation.Then Amazon gift cards. Then money. And when it became clear that it wasn't going to happen, he got ____9.D____. I keep ____10.A____him that Hanukkah isn't about greed or materialism.It's about the miracle of an oil lamp that ____11.D____for eight days. It's about being ____12.B____of our heritage. It's about freedom. But he ____13.C____.I know deep down that his obsessions ( 迷 恋 的 物 ) are out of his____14.C____， and definitely out of mine.Having a special-needs child is as____15.D____as it gets.Some days are better than others and not all holidays ____16.C____the way I hope.But despite his unrealistic requests, he's a(n) ____17.B____ child who is showing me the true meaning of life. And as we enter a new year and light the ____18.A____ approaching the time, I welcome his differences ____19.B____I learn how to turn negative requests into____20.D____ones. 文章大意： 本文主要讲述了作者一家过光明节的传统、变化及作者的应对策略和反思。 [段意梳理] 第一段：作者一家过光明节的传统。 第二段：作者一家保持传统很多年。 第三段：作者一家今年过光明节的新变化。 第四段：作者对儿子的劝说。 第五段：作者反思儿子坚持要求的事。 第六段：作者对整件事情的重新审视。 核心词汇 greed n．贪婪 materialism n．物质主义 miracle n．奇迹 ❶ A．buying B．donating C．lighting D．drawing 解析：根据下文的“And as we enter a new year and light the ____18____ approaching the time”可知，此处指点蜡烛。 ❷ A．celebrate B．present C．send D．play 解析：根据上文的“Hanukkah(光明节)”可推知，节日是用来庆祝的。 ❸ A．at B．for C．in D．from 解析：根据语境“less than $10 each，or even $1 each (at the dollar store)”可推知，此处 表示东西的价格，故用介词 for。 ❹ A．ate B．threw C．liked D．drank 解析：结合语境“My children didn't ask for anything much in particular”可推知，孩子们并 不挑剔，很喜欢拿到的礼物。 ❺ A．held up B．gave in C．handed in D．kept up 解析：结合下文的转折“But this year，Hanukkah ____6____ something else”和“My special-needs son”可推知，作者保持那个传统很多年。 ❻ A．made B．became C．found D．designed 解析：根据转折“But this year，Hanukkah ____6____ something else 和“My special-needs soon”可推知，今年有些不同，有了新变化。 ❼ A．build B．buy C．use D．watch 解析： 根据语境“and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it”可推知，儿子要组建一台电 脑，要作者去买零配件。 ❽ A．rely on B．learn from C．agree to D．dream about 解析：根据下文的“And when it became clear that it wasn't going to happen，he got ____9____”可推知，作者没同意儿子的要求，儿子就有了其他更多的要求。agree to“同意”。 ❾ A．calm B．happy C．selfish D．upset 解析：很明显，作者没同意儿子的要求，儿子感到难过。upset“难过”。 ○10 A．telling B．warning C．promising D．accusing 解析：很明显，作者在不断地给儿子讲道理，说明节日的意义。 ○11 A．lays B．hangs C．waits D．burns 解析：根据下文的“And as we enter a new year and light the ____18____ approaching the time”可推知，D 项 burn“燃烧，发亮”符合语境。 ○12 A．tired B．proud C．afraid D．lack 解析：固定搭配 be proud of 意为“以……为傲，为……而自豪”，符合语境。 ○13 A．nodded B．slept C．insisted D．failed 解 析 ： 根 据 下 文 的 “I know deep down at his obsessions( 迷 恋 的 物 )are out of his ____14____，and definitely out of mine”可推知，儿子不为所动，坚持自己的要求。 ○14 A．mind B．sight C．control D．place 解析：根据“obsessions(迷恋的物)”可推知，儿子陷入迷恋的事物之中，已经失控。out of control“失控”。 ○15 A．wonderful B．dangerous C．interesting D．challenging 解析：很明显，作者应对有特殊需求的儿子有些棘手。challenging“挑战性的”。 ○16 A．run out B．break down C．work out D．put down 解析：根据“the way I hope”可知，有些事情并不像作者希望的那样发展。work out“成 功地发展”。 ○17 A．strange B．amazing C．bad D．energetic 解析：根据语境“who is showing me the true meaning of life”可推知，此处的语气表示肯 定、赞赏，故选 B。amazing“了不起的”。 ○18 A．candles B．lamps C．torches D．lanterns 解析：根据上文的“I liked the idea of ____1____ a candle every night”可知，节日期间 作者一家点蜡烛庆祝。 ○19 A．when B．as C．unless D．until 解析：根据语境可知，此处表示逻辑上的因果关系，故选 B。as“因为”。 ○20 A．relative B．possible C．reasonable D．positive 解析：与语境中的“negative”形成对比可知，此处表示把负面要求变成积极要求。 positive“积极的”。 5 Years ago, I lost my sight completely.I would do anything for a ____1.B____.In fact, desperate and ____2.A____， I tried every supplement, experimental trial, diet and anything anyone ____3.C____. All for nothing. But now, after 25 years in physical darkness, my life is ____4.B____than ever.The change began one day, many years ago, when I drank my tea____5.D____，swallowing gulps(一大口) of “poor me” and wondering what my future would ____6.C____ .Then, the doorbell rang.Janet came in and brought an idea.“Have you ever thought about working as a(n)____7.D____？” she said.“You speak Spanish.Go for it.” Her idea ____8.B____ me to make a phone call. And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test.Thank goodness it was ____9.A____. “We're so ____10.B____ with the results，” the receptionist said the next day, “ that we want to send you on your first ____11.D____ tomorrow.It's in the Immigration and Naturalization Court.” That was the beginning.That was when I began to ____12.C____ possibilities where my blindness wouldn't get____13.C____.The view of my world changed. Blindness didn't have to label me as ____14.B____.On the contrary, the blindness improved my ability to ____15.A____ information and present a quicker and more ____16.B____ interpretation. The letters from the judges, praising me for my work，____17.A____me for the hours I'd spent studying, memorizing, and ____18.C____. Blindness? Not a barrier anymore.____19.B____ ， it became a handy ____20.D____ to sharpen my creativity. Not only in the courtroom, but at home, in my relationships and in the way I viewed myself. 文章大意：本文主要讲述了作者失明后重新找回生活信心并不断自我提升的励志故事。 [段意梳理] 第一段：作者因失明而到处寻医问药，然而并没有用。 第二段：作者失明后的生活转折。 第三段：作者去一家翻译公司应聘。 第四段：作者应聘成功。 第五段：作者规避自己的生理缺陷，发挥自己其他的优势。 第六段：作者优秀的工作表现得到了表扬和奖励。 第七段：作者对失明这件事的新的认识。 核心词汇 desperate adj.绝望的，不顾一切的 supplement n．补充，增补 barrier n．障碍 receptionist n．接待员 ❶ A．method B．cure C．suggestion D．change 解析：根据据下文的“I tried every supplement，experimental trial，diet and anything”可 推知，作者失明之后，非常想找到治疗的方法，从而恢复视力，故选 B。 ❷ A．anxious B．delighted C．peaceful D．ashamed 解析：从“desperate”可知，作者当时心情很迫切。anxious“渴望的，急切的”，符合语 境。 ❸ A．discovered B．offered C．recommended D．appreciated 解析：从“anything”可推知，作者当时心情迫切，任何人的建议都会去试一试。 recommend“推荐”。 ❹ A．darker B．brighter C．harder D．calmer 解析：根据“But now”的转折可推知，尽管作者依然看不见，但是生活却比以前明亮了 许多。 ❺ A．eagerly B．nervously C．bravely D．pitifully 解析：结合句中的“swallowing gulps(一大口)of ‘poor me’”可推知，作者当时为自 己感到难过。 ❻ A include B．need C．hold D．share 解析：根据“wondering what my future”可推知，作者当时在想未来会发生什么。hold“(未 来)发生”。 ❼ A．assistant B．applicant C．teacher D．interpreter 解析：根据“you speak spanish.Go for it”可推知，Janet 建设作者去做译员，与下文的“And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test”呼应。interpreter“口译员”。 ❽ A．advised B．inspired C．permitted D．expected 解析：根据下文的“And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test”可推 知，作者被 Janet 的建议鼓舞，于是就去应聘了。 ❾ A．oral B．useful C．easy D．written 解析：根据“Thank goodness”可知，已经失明的作者感觉很庆幸，因为测试是口头的而 非书面的。 ○10 A．moved B．impressed C．crazy D．tolerant 解析：根据下文作者被派出去工作可推知，作者应聘时的表现让人印象深刻，得到了认 可。 ○11 A．appointment B．interview C．talk D．assignment 解析：从“first”可推知，作者应聘成功，得到了第一个任务。assignment“任务”。 ○12 A．suffer from B．leave out C．focus on D．recover from 解析：根据下文“The view of my world changed”可推知，作者开始走出生活的阴霾，关 注更多的可能性，而不是一味地沉溺于自己的缺陷中不能自拔。 ○13 A．on the way B．through C．in the way D．over 解析：固定搭配“in the way”意为“挡路”，与语境“blindness”呼应。 ○14 A．effective B．unproductive C．exhausted D．uncommon 解析：失明并不会给作者贴上无用的标签。unproductive“无结果的，徒劳的”。 ○15 A．memorize B．check C．correct D．share 解析：根据下一段中的“memorizing”可知，作者虽然失明了，但是这却激发了记忆能力 的提升。 ○16 A．fair B．accurate C．formal D．funny 解析：从“quicker”可推知，记忆信息能力的提升使作者的翻译变得更快更精准。 accurate“精确的”。 ○17 A．rewarded B．awarded C．informed D．amazed 解析：从“praising”可知，作者因工作出色而得到了表扬和奖励。reward”奖励”。reward sb.for sth.为固定搭配。 ○18 A．imagining B．previewing C．practicing D．performing 解析：作者是因为不断学习、记忆和练习而变得熟练起来的。 practice“练习”。 ○19 A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Besides 解析：根据上下文可知，此处表示强调，形成对比。instead“反而”。 ○20 A．handle B．challenge C．description D．tool 解析：从“sharpen my creativity”可推知，作者把失明作为一种工具来提高自己的创造性， 让自己更优秀。 6 Ten years ago，a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed.I was totally ____1.B____ and felt I was suddenly placed under ____2.C____ of death with an indefinite reprieve ( 缓 刑 ). After careful thought, I ____3.D____ my affairs; then I went home and got into bed.But 2 years later, I left my bed and ____4.B____the long climb back.It was another year ____5.D____I made it. I speak of this experience because these past years have ____6.B____ me what to value and what to believe.I ____7.D____ now that this world is not my oyster (牡蛎)to be opened but my ____8.B____ to be grasped. I've also learned that it's necessary to ____9.D____ those little, all-important things I never thought I would ____10.A____ before: the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree, the ____11.C____ of sunlight on running water. I seem now, with some of the____12.B____ freshness of childhood, to hear and see. How well，____13.C____， I recall the touch of the earth the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was like ____14.B____one's citizenship in a world one had nearly lost. Frequently, I____15.A____ myself that I need make notes of this____16.B____ I'm living in now, because in it I'm well, ____17.A____， doing what I like best.It won't always be like this, ____18.D____I'll make the most of it and be grateful.I____19.B____all this to that long time spent in bed. Wiser people come to this ____20.A____ without having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn't wise enough.I'm wiser now, a little, and happier. 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一场重病让作者明白了什么是人生中最重要的东西。 因此他对自己当下所拥有的倍加珍惜，并心存感激。 核心词汇 owe...to...把……归功于…… It is not surprising that he owes his success to his first teacher.他把他的成功归功于他的启 蒙老师，这并不让人感到意外。 ❶ A．confused B．shocked C．determined D．annoyed 解析：根据上文中的“Ten year ago，a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed”可知，当被告知自己的肺部出了问题且不得 不立即放弃工作卧床休息时作者感到非常震惊(shocked)。confused“困惑的”；annoyed“恼 怒的”。 ❷ A．trial B．pressure C．sentence D．control 解析：作者突然觉得自己好像是被判了死缓一样。根据语境尤其是下文的“with an indefinite reprieve(缓刑)”可知，此处应选 sentence“宣判，判刑”。under sentence of death“被判处死刑”。 ❸ A．made up B．set up C．took up D．cleared up 解析：仔细思考之后，作者把手头的事务处理掉，然后回家了。根据上文中的“I had to give up work at once and went to bed”可知，clear up“解决，清理”符合语境。make up“组成， 编造”；set up“设立”；take up“开始从事，占据”。 ❹ A．recalled B．began C．avoided D．accepted 解析：两年后，作者离开了病床，开始(began)了漫长的重回之前的生活状态的“攀登”。 recall“回忆起”；avoid“避免”；accept“接受”。 ❺ A．when B．after C．since D．before 解析：过了一年，作者就做到了。It was/is＋一段时间＋before...是固定句型，意为“过 了……才/就……”。 ❻ assigned B．taught C．treated D．assured 解析：作者谈及这段经历是因为那些过去的岁月教会(taught)了作者应该珍惜什么，相 信什么。assign“分配，分派”；treat“招待”；assure“使确信”。 ❼ A．admit B．demand C．expect D．realize 解析：现在作者意识到(realize)这个世界不是等待他去打开的牡蛎，而是需要他去抓住 的机会。admit“承认”；expect“期待，期望”。 ❽ A．knowledge B．opportunity C．attention D．point 解析：参见上题解析。grasp the opportunity“抓住机会”，是固定搭配。knowledge“知 识”；attention“注意力”；point“观点”。 ❾ A．dismiss B．list C．define D．appreciate 解析：作者也学会了欣赏(appreciate)那些不起眼的但却很重要的东西。而作者之前从未 想过自己会去注意这些东西。dismiss“不予理会，不予考虑”；list“列举”；define“给…… 下定义，解释”。 ○10 A．notice B．record C．remember D．track 解析：参见上题解析。notice“注意到”；record“记录”；remember“记得”；track“跟 踪”。 ○11 A．shadow B．shake C．play D．feeling 解析：根据上文中的“the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree”和下文中的“I seem now...to hear and see”可知，此处指的应是作者以前不会注意到的东西。play“轻快变幻的动 作，闪烁”， the play of sunlight on water“阳光在水面上的闪烁”。 ○12 A．damaged B．recovered C．faded D．changed 解析：作者重新找回了童年时期看待事物的新鲜感。recovered“重新获得的，重新找到 的”，符合语境。 ○13 A．in contrast B．in return C．for instance D．by chance 解析：比如，回想起自己卧床两年后重新踏上这片土地的感觉有多好。for instance“比 如，例如”，符合语境。in contrast“相反”；in return“作为回报”；by chance“偶然地”。 ○14 A．maintaining B．regaining C．discovering D．forgetting 解析：这就像在一个差点失去的世界中重新获得公民身份一样。regain“重新得到”和 下文的“lost”相对应。maintain“维持”；discover“发现”；forget“忘记”。 ○15 A．remind B．promise C．advise D．convince 解析：作者经常提醒自己要记下这个自己现在生活的时刻，因为活在此刻，作者是健康 且快乐的，而且能做自己最喜欢做的事情。remind“提醒”，符合语境。promise“许诺，允 诺”；convince“使相信”。 ○16 A．country B．moment C．memory D．inspiration 解析：参见上题解析。moment“时刻”；inspiration“灵感”。 ○17 A．pleased B．courageous C．confident D．strong 解析：参见第 15 题解析。pleased“快乐的，高兴的”；courageous“勇敢的”； confident“自信的”；strong“坚强的”。下文中的“I'm wiser now，a little，and happier” 亦是提示。 ○18 A．meanwhile B．otherwise C．however D．therefore 解析：它不会总是如这般存在，因此作者会充分利用它并心存感激。上下文之间是因果 关系，故用 therefore。meanwhile“与此同时”：otherwise“否则”；however“然而”。 ○19 A．apply B．owe C．contribute D．adapt 解析：作者将这一切都归功于他卧病在床的那段漫长时光。owe...to...“把……归功 于……”，是固定用法。 ○20 A．awareness B．agreement C．comment D．compromise 解析：更有智慧的人无需被困到如此境地也能明白这些道理。awareness“意识，明白” 符合语境。compromise“妥协”。 7 When my sister Diane began playing the violin，she was seven.How did she sound? Terrible.But she didn't ____1.B____. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could ____2.C____ a full-time music school.They said no.Actually, everyone agreed that my sister ____3.A____ talent. I was better at my ____4.D____.My teacher had told my parents that I had great ____5.C____.So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to____6.A____ me. But the only time he was____7.D____was Saturday afternoons at 3 p．m. Back then, I was____8.B____ about the British TV show “The Avengers”， which was____9.C____ every Saturday at 3 p．m.I let nothing take up my “The Avengers” hour.So I ____10.B____this amazing opportunity.Today, I don't even have a ____11.D____ in my house. My sister became an engineer, but she____12.A____ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she switched her____13.B____.She went back to college, got a (n)____14.C____ in music education, and became a music teacher.She starts kids off on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never ____15.C____. Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family ____16.D____for her.As she played, I looked around at the ____17.B____.Everyone was ____18.A____enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person that remembered that 7-year-old kid making those perfectly ____19.C____ sounds and knew how far she had come, despite ____20.A____. Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important. 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，通过讲述妹妹追求梦想的经历告诉我们：天赋很重 要，但更重要的是热情。 [段意梳理] 第一段：“我”的妹妹 Diane 在七岁时开始学小提琴，并希望上音乐学校。但是所有人 都认为她缺乏天赋。 第二段：“我”擅长钢琴，“我”的父母为“我”请钢琴老师教“我”学习，但是“我” 热衷于看一档英国电视节目，拒绝了这一机会。 第三段：“我”的妹妹后来成了工程师，但是四十几岁时，她又到大学学习音乐，最后 成了一名音乐教师。 第四段：妹妹成功举办了音乐会，只有“我”知道她是怎样坚持梦想并成功的。 第五段：揭示全文主旨——天赋很重要，但更重要的是热情。 核心词汇 terrible adj.可怕的，极度的，令人极不快的 talent n．天赋，天才 actually adv.实际上，真实地 attend v．参加，出席，注意 major adj.主要的，大调的 v.主修 take up 开始从事，占据 amazing adj.令人惊叹的 turn down 关小，拒绝 recital n．音乐演奏会 ❶ A．advance B．quit C．reflect D．listen 解析：根据上文的“How did she sound？Terrible”可知，“我”妹妹的小提琴演奏得糟 糕透了；结合本句的“But”表示的转折意义可知，但她没有放弃(quit)。 ❷ A．inspect B．open C．attend D．visit 解析：根据上文可知，尽管妹妹的小提琴演奏得很糟糕，但是她仍不愿放弃；据此可以 判断，本句句意为：在十二岁时，她问父母她是否可以去全日制的音乐学校上学。attend school 为固定搭配，意为“上学”。 ❸ A．lacked B．spotted C．possessed D．admired 解析：根据上文的“They said no”和父母没有答应让她去全日制音乐学校学习可以判断， 每个人都认为“我”的妹妹缺乏(lacked)天赋，故 A 项正确。 ❹ A．major B．project C．composition D．instrument 解析：根据本段第三句的“So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area 可知， “我”的父母为“我”找了当地最好的钢琴老师教“我”学钢琴；据此可以判断，与妹妹相 比，“我”更擅长“我”的乐器。 ❺ A．patience B．enthusiasm C．potential D．ambition 解析：根据下文的“so my parents found the best piano teacher in the area”可知，“我”的 父母为“我”找了当地最好的钢琴老师来教“我”学钢琴；据此可以判断，老师告诉父母说 “我”很有潜能(potential)。A 项意为“耐心”；B 项意为“热情”；D 项意为“抱负”，都 与语境不符。 ❻ A．train B．examine C．correct D．challenge 解析：参见上题解析。A 项意为“培训，教育”；B 项意为“检查”；C 项意为“改正”； D 项意为“挑战”。 ❼ A．punctual B．skillful C．occupied D．available 解析：根据语境可知，钢琴老师只有每周六下午三点有空。D 项意为“有空的”，符合 语境，故 D 项正确。A 项意为“准时的”；B 项意为“技术好的”；C 项意为“使用中”， 都与语境不符。 ❽ A．sensitive B．crazy C．serious D．particular 解析：根据本句中的“about the British TV show”可判断。“我”热衷于一档英国电视节 目。be crazy about 为固定搭配，意为“热衷于”，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“敏感的”；C 项意为“严肃的”；D 项意为“特别的，挑剔”，都与语境不符。 ❾ A．filmed B．designed C．aired D．commented 解析：根据该句中的“every Saturday at 3 p．m.”可知，这档英国电视节目在每周六的 下午三点播放。air 在本句中意为“播出，播送”，属于熟词生义，故 C 项正确。A 项意为 “拍电影”；B 项意为“设计”；D 项意为“评论”。 ○10 A．jumped at B．turned down C．waited for D．opened up 解析：根据上文的“I let nothing take up my ‘The Avengers’ hour”可知，“我”不让任 何事情占用“我”看这档节目的时间，据此可以判断，“我”拒绝了这一机会。B 项意为“拒 绝”，符合语境，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“迫不及待地接受”；C 项意为“等待，等候”； D 项意为“打开”，都与语境不符。 ○11 A．tutor B．violin C．musician D．piano 解析：根据本段的“So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area”可以判断，由于 “我”拒绝了学钢琴，所以现在家里甚至一台钢琴也没有，故 D 项正确。 ○12 A．never B．once C．already D．even 解析：根据空后两句可知，“我”妹妹在四十几岁时上大学学习音乐；据此可知，尽管 “我”妹妹成了一名工程师，但是她从未(never)停止对音乐的追求，故 A 项正确。 ○13 A．attitude B．career C．plan D．position 解析：根据下文的“and became a music teacher”可知，在她四十几岁时，她改变了职业 (career)，从工程师成为一名音乐老师，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“态度”；C 项意为“计划”； D 项意为“地位”，都与语境不符。 ○14 A．scholarship B．sponsor C．degree D．assistant 解析：根据句中的“She went back to college”和“and became a music teacher”可知，她重返 大学学习音乐，并取得了音乐教育的学位(degree)，成了一名音乐老师。A 项意为“奖学金”； B 项意为“赞助人”；D 项意为“助手”，都与语境不符。 ○15 A．provided B．imagined C．received D．expected 解析：根据上文可知，“我”的父母认为妹妹没有音乐天赋，拒绝了妹妹上全日制音乐 学校的请求，据此可以判断，妹妹做音乐老师时，给了孩子们她未曾得到(received)的鼓励和 支持。A 项意为“提供”；B 项意为“想象”；D 项意为“期望”，都与语境不符。 ○16 A．voted B．feared C．stayed up D．turned up 解析：根据上文的“put on a recital”可知，妹妹和一位钢琴家举办了一场演奏会；据此可 以判断，朋友和家人们都到场了。A 项意为“投票”；B 项意为“担心，害怕”；C 项意为 “熬夜”；D 项意为“到达，露面”。 ○17 A．students B．audience C．spotlights D．platform 解析：根据下文的“enjoying the music”可知，所有人都在欣赏妹妹演奏的音乐；据此可 知，“我”环顾了四周的观众(audience)，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“学生”；C 项意为“聚 光灯”；D 项意为“平台，讲台”。 ○18 A．obviously B．desperately C．appropriately D．anxiously 解析：根据本句中的“enjoying the music”可知，很显然(obviously)，所有人都在欣赏妹 妹演奏的音乐。B 项意为“极其”；C 项意为“恰当地”；D 项意为“着急地”，都与语境 不符。 ○19 A．booming B．pleasing C．awful D．powerful 解析：根据上文的“How did she sound？Terrible”可知，七岁时，“我”妹妹的小提琴 演奏得糟糕透了(awful)，故 C 项正确。A 项意为“迅速发展的”；B 项意为“令人愉快的”； D 项意为“有力量的”，都与语境不符。 ○20 A．everything B．something C．everybody D．somebody 解析：根据本句中的“and knew how far she had come，despite”并结合上文可知，“我” 想起了妹妹七岁时演奏小提琴的糟糕的声音，只有“我”知道她不顾一切(everything)走了多 远。 8 Honest Thanks I sat down at my desk and started writing. I wrote an emotional letter of gratitude.I put the notecard into the____1.A____ ， sealed it and stuck the stamps on it, but when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox...I____2.B____. The letter was to a schoolmate with whom I kept in contact via Facebook____3.C____.She had inspired me to live a (n)____4.A____life－for example, by____5.B____more. Her volunteer efforts weren't ____6.D____—she wasn't building wells in Uganda ， but ____7.D____she was doing small, local good deeds, such as serving as a crossing guard.These were things I could do, too.She made me ____8.B____I could make a difference here at home. I felt I should let her know how her ____9.C____positively influenced my life.I could have easily sent her an e-mail, ____10.B____ that seemed a bit lame for such an important thank you.That's why I ended up ____11.D____ the letter.But now I stood before the mailbox, unable to place the envelope inside.What was ____12.A____ me? Why was this so____13.C____ to do? I guess I felt strange because it wasn't like she was my best friend.I just knew her.“ People don't ____14.D____ do this, ” I thought to myself.However，____15.B____ thinking it over, I still felt a(n)____16.A____ to let her know how grateful I was.Finally, I put the envelope in the mailbox. Weeks later I received her reply.She was ____17.A____ a tough time and my letter meant the ____18.B____ to her.She didn't know she had such a(n)____19.C____ on others.Not only did this letter make her happy, but her response to it increased my____20.C____ of happiness.I decided to write a gratitude letter to someone each month.Cultivating gratitude is a great skill to practice.Life is too short not to do it. 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”在脸书上认识了一个朋友，她鼓励“我”参 加志愿活动，“我”因此感受到了不同的人生。为了表示感谢，“我”给她手写了一封信， 没想到她收到信时正经历人生的艰难时刻，“我”的信鼓舞了她，她的回复也提高了“我” 的幸福程度。 [段意梳理] 第一段：“我”将写好的信装进信封准备邮寄时，却迟疑着是否要投进信箱。 第二段：我们通过脸书联系。她鼓励“我”参加志愿活动。 第三段：她的信让“我”认识到人生的不同，“我”决定亲笔给她写信并邮寄给她。 第四段：“我”的感谢信鼓舞了她，她的回复同时也提高了“我”的幸福程度。 核心词汇 go through 经历，遭受 think over 仔细考虑 gratitude n．感谢 response to 对……做出反应 cultivate v．培育，结交(朋友)，获得(主持) ❶ A．envelope B．drawer C．handbag D．pocket 解析：根据该句中的“sealed it and stuck the stamps on it”可知，“我”将便笺卡放进信封， 然后封上，再贴上邮票。A 项意为“信封”，故 A 项正确。B 项意为“抽屉”；C 项意为“小 手提包”；D 项意为“口袋”。 ❷ A．sighed B．froze C．panicked D．smiled 解析：根据该句中的“but when it came to actually placing the letter intothe mailbox”可知， 但是当确实要把信投放到信箱时，“我”停住不动了。freeze 意为“停住不动，惊呆”，符 合语境。 ❸ A．usually B．formally C．occasionally D．secretly 解析：根据下文第三段的“it wasn't like she was my best friend.I just knew her”可知，“我” 仅仅认识她。据此可以判断，我们只是通过脸书偶尔联系。C 项意为“偶尔”，故 C 项正 确。A 项意为“经常地”；B 项意为“正式地”；D 项意为“秘密地”。 ❹ A．different B．tough C．enthusiastic D．rich 解析：根据下文第三段的“Her volunteer efforts”并结合该句中的“inspired”可以判断，她 鼓励“我”过不同的生活，比如多参加志原活动。A 项意为“不同的”，故 A 项正确。B 项意为“艰苦的”；C 项意为“热情的”；D 项意为“富裕的”。 ❺ A．enjoying B．volunteering C．exercising D．travelling 解析：参见上题解析。B 项意为“自愿做”，故 B 项正确。 ❻ A．essential B．meaningful C．ordinary D．huge 解析：根据该句中的“she was doing small，local good deeds”可知，她所做的志愿活动 并非大事，而是在当地做一些善事。故选 D 项，huge 与该句中的 small 对应。 ❼ A．once B．also C．still D．instead 解析：参见上题解析。D 项意为“反而，却”，符合语境，故 D 项正确。 ❽ A．accept B．realize C．admit D．prove 解析：根据语境可知，她使“我”意识到，“我”也可以发挥一定的作用。B 项意为“意 识到，认识到”，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“接受”；C 项意为“承认”；D 项意为“证明”。 ❾ A．words B．thoughts C．example D．emotion 解析：根据语境可知，“我”要让她知道，她积极的榜样作用影响了“我”的人生。C 项意为“榜样”，故 C 项正确。A 项意为“话语”；B 项意为“思想”；D 项意为“情感”。 ○10 A．and B．but C．so D．or 解析：根据该句中的 easily 和 important 可以判断，“我”给她发一封电子邮件很容易， 但是这似乎无法表达“我”对她的深切感谢。根据语境可以判断，空处前后之间为转折关系。 ○11 A．editing B．receiving C．answering D．handwriting 解析：根据上文第一段第一句中的“writing”可知，为了表达对她的衷心感谢，“我”给 她手写了一封信。 ○12 A．stopping B．urging C．encouraging D．confusing 解析：根据上文中的“unable to place the envelope inside”可知，“我”无法将信封投进信 箱；据此可以判断，“我”不知道是什么阻止了“我”。A 项意为“阻止”，故 A 项正确。 ○13 A．boring B．pleasant C．hard D．cool 解析：根据上文中的“unable to place the envelope inside”可以判断，“我”不知道为何 将信封投进信箱如此困难。C 项意为“困难的”，故 C 项正确。 ○14 A．directly B．constantly C．equally D．normally 解析：根据上文中的“I guess I felt strange...knew her”可知，她并不是“我”最好的朋友， “我”仅仅认识她，“我”却给她亲笔写信。故可推断，通常人们是不会这么做的。D 项意 为“通常，正常情况下”，故 D 项正确。A 项意为“直接地”；B 项意为“始终，一直”； C 项意为“平等地”。 ○15 A．until B．after C．while D．before 解析：根据该该中的“However”和“I still”可知，在仔细考虑了这种“不正常”的行为之 后，“我”还是渴望让她知道“我”是多么感谢她。B 项意为“在……之后”，故 B 项正 确。 ○16 A．desire B．ambition C．fear D．curiosity 解析：参见上题解析。A 项意为“渴望”，故 A 项正确。 ○17 A．going through B．going for C．going against D．going over 解析：根据该句中的“a tough time”可知，她正在经历一段艰难时期。A 项意为“经历， 遭受”，故 A 项正确。B 项意为“努力争取”；C 项意为“违反，反对”；D 项意为“仔细 检查”。 ○18 A．earth B．world C．dream D．future 解析：根据该句中的“my letter meant the ____18____ to her”可以判断，她正在经历一 段艰难时期，“我”的感谢信对她来说非常重要。mean the world to sb.表示“对某人非常重 要”，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“地球”；C 项意为“梦想”；D 项意为“未来”。 ○19 A．comment B．honor C．influence D．concern 解析：根据上文第三段中的“influenced”可以判断，她不知道她竟然对他人有如此大的 影响。C 项意为“影响”，故 C 项正确。A 项意为“评论”；B 项意为“荣誉，尊敬”；D 项意为“担心”。 ○20 A．search B．appreciation C．level D．experience 解析：根据语境可知，这封信不但让她幸福，她的回复也提高了“我”的幸福程度。C 项意为“水平，程度”，故 C 项正确。A 项意为“搜查”；B 项意为“感谢”；D 项意为“经 历”。