【英语】2019届高考英语二轮复习强化训练：专题3完形填空文体1记叙 68页

第一编　专题三　文体 1 真题题组 1 (2018·全国Ⅲ) When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person，we usually say “sorry， __1. D__ number！” and move on. But when Dennis Williams __2. A__ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him，he did something __3. B__ . On March 19，Dennis got a group text __4. C__ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital，waiting for the __5. D__ of a baby. “Congratulations！But I think someone was mistaken，” Dennis __6. A__ . The baby was born and update texts were __7. A__ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother，Teresa. In her __8. C__ ，she didn’t seem to realize that she was __9. D__ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. “Well，I don’t __10. B__ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby，” replied Dennis before asking which room the new __11. A__ were in. Much to the family’s surprise，Dennis stuck to his __12. B__ ！He turned up at the hospital __13. A__ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally __14. C__ by the unexpected visit. “I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we __15. C__ it and the gifts. ” Teresa __16. D__ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __17. D__ by the touching words：“What a __18. B__ this young man was to our family！He was so __19. C__ and kind to do this. ” The post has since gained the __20. B__ of social media users all over the world，receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。大多数人收到陌生人发来的信息时，往往只是提醒对方 弄错了号码。而本文的主人公丹尼斯在收到一条陌生人发来的信息后却做了不同寻常的事。 他做了什么事呢？他的所作所为对别人产生了什么影响呢？让我们赶快来读这篇文章吧！ ❶　A．unlucky B．secret C．new D．wrong 解析：上文语境题。 联系前文的 unknown person(不认识的人)可知，这可能是错误的 (wrong)电话号码。unlucky 不幸的；secret 秘密的；new 新的。 ❷　A．received B．translated C．copied D．printed 解析：上文语境题。联系前文的 get a text message(收到一条信息)可知，此处表示丹尼 斯·威廉姆斯收到(receive)了一条很明显本不是发给他的信息。translate 翻译；copy 抄写；print 印刷。 ❸　A．reasonable B．special C．necessary D．practical 解析：上下文语境题。前面提到，大多数人收到陌生人发来的信息时，通常只是提醒对 方弄错了号码。再由后文可知，丹尼斯做了不同寻常的(special)事情。reasonable 合情合理的； necessary 必要的；practical 实用的。 ❹　A．convincing B．reminding C．informing D．warning 解析：词义辨析题。由语境可知，此处表示丹尼斯收到一条群发信息，告知(inform)他 一对他不认识的夫妇在医院里等待一个婴儿的出生。convince 说服；remind 提醒；warn 警 告，提醒。发信息应是告知某人某事。 ❺　A．wake－up B．recovery C．growth D．arrival 解析：下文语境题。由下一段中的 the baby was born 可知，他们在等待着一个婴儿的到 来(arrival)。wake－up 醒来；recovery 恢复，康复；growth 成长。 ❻　A．responded B．interrupted C．predicted D．repeated 解析：上文语境题。 联系空前的 I think someone was mistaken 可知，丹尼斯回复了 (respond)信息。interrupt 打断；predict 预测；repeat 重复。 ❼　A．coming in B．setting out C．passing down D．moving around 解析：上下文语境题。由上下文可知，新生儿的祖母因为孩子的出生非常高兴，所以群 发了一条信息。come in 到来；set out 出发；pass down 传递；move around 四处移动。故选 A。 ❽　A．opinion B．anxiety C．excitement D．effort 解析：上文语境题。由上文的 overjoyed 可知，新生儿的祖母因为兴奋(excitement)所以 把信息发错了对象。opinion 意见，看法；anxiety 焦虑；effort 努力。 ❾　A．comparing B．exchanging C．discussing D．sharing 解析：上文语境题。由前文内容可知，新生儿的祖母发错了信息，跟陌生人分享(share) 了婴儿的照片。compare 比较；exchange 交流，交换；discuss 讨论。 ○10 　A．accept B．know C．believe D．bother 解析：上文语境题。由前文的 a complete stranger 可知，丹尼斯不认识(know)新生儿一 家人。accept 接受；believe 相信；bother 打扰。 ○11 　A．parents B．doctors C．patients D．visitors 解析：上文语境题。由第二段中的 a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital，waiting for the arrival of a baby 可知，此处是指那对初为人父母(parents)的夫妇。doctor 医生；patient 病人；visitor 参观者。由语境可知，选 A。 ○12 　A．dream B．promise C．agenda D．principle 解析：上文语境题。前文提到丹尼斯回复说，他尽管不认识新生儿一家人，还是要到医 院跟新生儿合影。此处表示令新生儿一家人想不到的是，丹尼斯说到做到，出现在了医院里。 由语境可知，他答应(promise)做的事情做到了。dream 梦想；agenda 议事日程；principle 原 则。 ○13 　A．bearing B．collecting C．opening D．making 解析：上下文语境题。由语境可知，丹尼斯出现在医院里，并且给那位妈妈和刚出生的 男婴带(bear)了礼物。collect 收集；open 打开；make 制作。 ○14 　A．discouraged B．relaxed C．astonished D．defeated 解析：上文语境题。由上文的 much to the family’s surprise 可知，Lindsey 的丈夫根本 没有想到丹尼斯会去医院。句意：意外的来访令 Lindsey 的丈夫很吃惊(astonished)。discourage 使气馁；relax 放松；defeat 打败，击败，均不符合语境。 ○15 　A．admit B．need C．appreciate D．expect 解析：上下文语境题。由语境可知，虽然新生儿一家人没想到偶然邀请了一个陌生人， 但是还是感激(appreciate)他和他的礼物。admit 承认；need 需要；expect 预料，盼望。 ○16 　A．found B．selected C．developed D．posted 解析：下文语境题。由空后的 on a social networking website 可知，丹尼斯把这次偶然见 面的照片发布(post)到网上。文章最后也提到了 the post。find 发现；select 选择，精挑细选； develop 发展，开发。 ○17 　A．confirmed B．simplified C．clarified D．accompanied 解析：上下文语境题。丹尼斯把照片发到了网上，并且配上(accompany)了感人的话语。 confirm 确认；simplify 使简化；clarify 澄清。 ○18 　A．pity B．blessing C．relief D．problem 解析：上文语境题。由上文内容可知，丹尼斯的来访令新生儿一家人很吃惊，他们很感 激他，他的来访对新生儿一家人来说是一件幸事(blessing)。pity 遗憾；relief 减轻(痛苦等)； problem 问题。 ○19 　A．smart B．calm C．sweet D．fair 解析：上文语境题。smart 聪明的，精明的；calm 冷静的；sweet 甜的，友好的；fair 公 平的。根据语境可知，四个选项中与 kind 并列的是 sweet。句意：他做这件事真是太友好和 善良了。 ○20 　A．sympathy B．attention C．control D．trust 解析：下文语境题。由空后的 receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days 可知，这个帖子引起了全世界社交媒体用户的关注(attention)。sympathy 同情，同 情心；control 控制；trust 信任。 2 (2018·北京) The Homeless Hero For many，finding an unattended wallet filled with ￡400 in cash would be a source(来源) of temptation(诱惑). But the __1. C__ would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith __2. B__ more remarkable. After spotting a __3. A__ on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down，he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the __4. C__ to return. After hours in the cold and wet，he __5. D__ inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact(联系) the driver，only to __6. A__ it contained ￡400 in notes，with another ￡50 in spare change beside it. He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after __7. B__ a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car’s owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth ￡35,000—in Glasgow city centre，they were __8. D__ to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was __9. A__ . The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his __10. C__ . Mr. Anderson said ：“I couldn ’t believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight __11. A__ he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and __12. B__ he didn ’t take the wallet for himself ；he thought about others __13. D__ . It’s unbelievable. It just proves there are __14. A__ guys out there. ” Mr. Smith’s act __15. D__ much of the public’s attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson __16. B__ about the act of kindness on Facebook. Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to __17. B__ money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area，which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. “I think the faith that everyone has shown __18. D__ him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street；he’s had job __19. C__ and all sorts，” Mr. Anderson commented. For Mr. Smith，this is a possible life－changing __20. C__ . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。主题是“人与社会”。一个无家可归的人，面对钱包中 唾手可得的现金，做出的选择却是在寒冷和雨水中守候，最后将钱包交给警察，此举真的令 人感动，让人肃然起敬。选材旨在告诉考生平凡的善举却蕴含着人性的光辉，要做好事，行 善举。 ❶　A．hope B．aim C．urge D．effort 解析：下文语境题。根据下文的 greater 以及 if. . . with little food and money 可知，应该 选 C 项，这是作者做的假设：如果你露宿街头，食不果腹又几乎没有什么钱，那么看到那 么多的钱时，对钱的欲望(urge)无疑会更大。 ❷　A．still B．even C．ever D．once 解析：下文语境题。所选单词作状语，修饰比较级，表示 more remarkable 的程度，结 合此分析可知应该选 B 项 even“甚至”。 ❸　A．wallet B．bag C．box D．parcel 解析：上下文语境题。根据第一段第一句中的 wallet 和第三段中的 he ________ inside and pulled the wallet out 可知，此处指发现一个“钱包”，应该选 A 项，汤姆·史密斯发现在 开着车窗的汽车的前排座位上有个钱包。 ❹　A．partner B．colleague C．owner D．policeman 解析：上下文语境题。由空格后面的 to return 并结合下文 he could contact the driver 和 第四段中的 the car’s owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car 可知，汤姆·史密斯在雨中等候钱包的“主人”(owner)回来，故选 C 项。 ❺　A．turned B．hid C．stepped D．reached 解析：下文语境题。根据空后的 inside 可知，是指车内，再结合下文的 pulled the wallet out 可知，应该选 D 项，汤姆·史密斯“伸”(reach)手往车里够，拿出了那个钱包。 ❻　A．discover B．collect C．check D．believe 解析：上下文语境题。汤姆·史密斯想在钱包里找到一些能够证明主人身份的东西，却“意 外发现”(only to discover)钱包里有 400 英镑的纸钞和 50 英镑的零钱，选项中的 discover 是 find 的同义词。 ❼　A．taking B．leaving C．reading D．writing 解析：下文语境题。根据空格后面的 to let the owner know it was safe 可知，汤姆·史密斯 拿走了钱包并且给车主“留”(leave)了言，告诉车主钱包是安全的。 ❽　A．satisfied B．excited C．amused D．shocked 解析：下文语境题。根据空格后面的 to find two policemen standing next to it 可知，车主 看到警察站在车旁边应该是感到“震惊”(shocked)。 ❾　A．safe B．missing C．found D．seen 解析：词汇复现题。前面提及汤姆·史密斯留言给车主，说钱包是安全的。此处表示警 察告诉了车主汤姆·史密斯的所作所为，并且说钱包是“安全的”(safe)。 ○10 　A．service B．support C．kindness D．encouragement 解析：上文语境题。根据上文汤姆·史密斯保护车主钱财安全的感人举动可知，车主后 来对汤姆·史密斯的“善举”(kindness)表达了谢意。下文的“. . . Mr. Anderson ________ about the act of kindness on Facebook. ”也是很好的佐证。 ○11 　A．when B．if C．where D．because 解析：上下文语境题。根据句意尤其是空前的时间状语 tonight 可知，汤姆·史密斯本来 可以偷走这些钱，花钱找个地方住下，而不用露宿街头，但是他并没有这样做。when 在此 处表示让步，意为“虽然，尽管”。 ○12 　A．rather B．yet C．already D．just 解析：语意逻辑题。汤姆·史密斯身无分文，但是他并没有偷走钱包，此处在语意上是 转折关系，故用 yet(可是，但是)。 ○13 　A．too B．though C．again D．instead 解析：语意逻辑题。汤姆·史密斯虽然一无所有，但并没有把钱包据为己有，“而 是”(instead)为他人着想。instead 与前文的 not 相呼应。 ○14 　A．honest B．polite C．rich D．generous 解析：上文语境题。上文说汤姆·史密斯虽然一无所有，但遇到钱财，毫无私心，这是“诚 实的”(honest)表现。generous“大度的，慷慨的”，汤姆·史密斯本身一无所有，谈不上“慷 慨”。 ○15 　A．gave B．paid C．cast D．drew 解析：下文语境题。根据后面一句“He also won praise from social media users. . . ”可知， 汤姆·史密斯的善举“引起”(draw)了公众的极大关注。 ○16 　A．learned B．posted C．cared D．heard 解析：下文语境题。根据下文的 on Facebook 并结合介词 about 后的宾语可知，车主安 德森先生把汤姆·史密斯的善举“发布”(post)到了脸书上。 ○17 　A．borrow B．raise C．save D．earn 解析：上下文语境题。汤姆·史密斯虽然一无所有，但他的善举感动了安德森先生和公 众，所以他们为汤姆·史密斯和这一地区其他无家可归的人“筹”(raise)钱，这是对他的善举 的回报，是合乎情理的。 ○18 　A．of B．at C．for D．in 解析：固定搭配题。show faith in sb. 对某人表示信任。 ○19 　A．details B．changes C．offers D．applications 解析：上下文语境题。结合上文的叙述和空格后的 and all sorts 可知，安德森先生发起 募捐后人们积极响应，很多人在街上走近汤姆·史密斯，为他提供各种各样的工作机会。 ○20 　A．lesson B．adventure C．chance D．challenge 解析：上下文语境题。this 指代前面汤姆·史密斯得到的回报，这一切对他来说可能是改 变一生的好“机会”(chance)——有了工作就不用露宿街头了，这真是好人有好报。 3 (2017 年 11 月浙江) A young English teacher saved the lives of 30 students when he took __1. A__ of a bus after its driver suffered a serious heart attack. Guy Harvold，24，had __2. B__ the students and three course leaders from Gatwick airport，and they were travelling to Bournemouth to __3. D__ their host families. They were going to __4. C__ a course at the ABC Language School in Bournemouth where Harvold works as a __5. D__ . Harvold，who has not __6. C__ his driving test，said，“I realized the bus was out of control when I was __7. A__ the students. ” The bus ran into trees at the side of the road and he __8. B__ the driver was slumped ( 倒 伏 ) over the wheel. The driver didn ’ t __9. C__ . He was unconscious. The bus __10. D__ a lamp post and it broke the glass on the front door before Harvold __11. D__ to bring the bus to a stop. Police __12. C__ the young teacher ’ s quick thinking. If he hadn’t __13. B__ quickly，there could have been a terrible __14. B__ . The bus driver never regained consciousness and died at East Surrey Hospital. He had worked regularly with the __15. C__ and was very well regarded by the teachers and students. Harvold said，“I was __16. A__ that no one else was hurt，but I hoped the driver would __17. A__ . ” The head of the language school told the local newspaper that the school is going to send Harvold on a weekend __18. B__ to Dublin with a friend，thanking him for his __19. A__ . A local driving school has also offered him six __20. D__ driving lessons. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了英语老师 Harvold 带学生去寄宿家庭的途中， 碰到司机突发疾病，在巴士即将失控的情况下，Harvold 老师面对危险，临危不惧，沉着冷 静，成功地控制了巴士使其停下，勇敢地挽救了全车师生的英雄事迹。 ❶　A．control B．care C．advantage D．note 解析：根据前两段的内容，特别是第二段中的“Harvold __11__ to bring the bus to a stop”可知，巴士司机突发心脏病，Harvold 老师控制了巴士。take control of 是固定词组， 表示“控制，掌管”，故选 control。take care of“照顾，照料”；take advantage of“利用”；take note of“注意到，将……铭记在心”。 ❷　A．taken in B．picked up C．tracked down D．helped out 解析：24 岁的 Harvold 老师当天的任务是从 Gatwick 机场接(picked up)学生和课程负责 人并带他们去 Bournemouth 与他们的寄宿家庭见面。take in“收留，欺骗”；track down“(经 过长时间艰难搜索后)找到”；help out“帮助……做事，帮助某人摆脱(困境)”。 ❸　A．greet B．thank C．invite D．meet 解析：参见上题解析。此处 meet 表示“与……见面”，符合语境。greet“问候，迎接， 招呼”。 ❹　A．present B．introduce C．take D．organize 解析：这些学生要去 ABC 语言学校参加课程学习，此处 take 表示“参加(课程)学习”。 present“出示，上演，授予”。 ❺　A．driver B．doctor C．librarian D．teacher 解析：根据第一段中的“A young English teacher saved the lives of 30 students”及第二段 中的“the young teacher’s quick thinking”可知，Harvold 是 ABC 语言学校的老师，故选 teacher。 ❻　A．given B．marked C．passed D．conducted 解析：根据最后一段中的“offered him six __20__ driving lessons”可知，Harvold 老师 还没有通过驾照考试。pass 表示“通过(考试)”，符合语境。mark“标记”；conduct“实施， 执行，引导”。 ❼　A．speaking to B．waiting for C．returning to D．looking for 解析：根据语境可知，当时 Harvold 老师和学生都在车上，结合选项可推测此处应是指 他在与学生讲话。speak to sb. 表示“与某人讲话”符合语境。 ❽　A．learned B．noticed C．mentioned D．doubted 解析：巴士撞上了路边的树，这时他注意到(noticed)巴士的司机倒伏在了方向盘上： learn“(从其他人那里)得知，听到”；mention“提到”均不符合语境。所以选 noticed。 ❾　A．sleep B．cry C．move D．recover 解析：根据下文中的“He was unconscious”可推知，司机动不了了，故选 move。 ○10 　A．ran over B．went by C．carried D．hit 解析：根据上文中的“the bus was out of control”及“The bus ran into trees”可知，巴士 失去了控制，撞到了灯柱。hit 表示“碰撞，撞击”。run over“撞倒，轧过”；go by“(时间) 流逝，遵照”；carry“运送”。 ○11 　A．remembered B．continued C．prepared D．managed 解析：根据下文可知，Harvold 老师最终成功地让巴士停了下来。manage to do sth. 表 示“设法做成某事”。 ○12 　A．witnessed B．recorded C．praised D．understood 解析：根据上文并结合第二段最后一句可知，Harvold 老师让失控的巴士停了下来，所 以警察对 Harvold 老师敏捷的反应表示赞扬，所以选 praised。witness“目睹”；record“记录”。 ○13 　A．appeared B．reacted C．escaped D．interrupted 解析：根据下文中的“could have been a terrible __14__ ”可知，如果当时 Harvold 老师 没有快速地作出反应，就很有可能会造成一次非常严重的交通事故。故此处应选 reacted， 表示“作出反应”。appear“出现”；escape“逃避”；interrupt“打断，中断”。 ○14 　A．delay B．accident C．mistake D．experience 解析：参见上题解析。accident 表示“交通事故”。delay“延迟”；experience“经历”。 ○15 　A．airport B．hospital C．school D．police 解析：根据下文中的“was very well regarded by the teachers and students”可知，该巴士 司机经常与学校合作，并备受师生的尊敬，所以选 school。 ○16 　A．happy B．fortunate C．touched D．sorry 解析：根据下文中的“no one else was hurt”可知，Harvold 很高兴看到老师和孩子们都 没有受伤，故选 happy。fortunate“幸运的”。 ○17 　A．survive B．retire C．relax D．succeed 解析：根据上文中的“The bus driver never regained consciousness and died at East Surrey Hospital”可知，巴士司机去世了，而 Harvold 老师希望他能够活下来，故此处应选 survive。 retire“退休”。 ○18 　A．project B．trip C．dinner D．duty 解析：根据下文可知，为了表彰 Harvold 老师的勇敢行为，学校决定送他去都柏林进行 一次周末旅行(trip)。project“项目”；duty“责任”。 ○19 　A．bravery B．skill C．quality D．knowledge 解析：参见上题解析。此处 bravery 表示“勇敢的行为”。 ○20 　A．necessary B．easy C．different D．free 解析：根据上文中的“thanking him for his __19__ ”和“also”可知，为了表彰 Harvold 老师的勇敢行为，所以当地的驾校也提供给 Harvold 老师六节免费的(free)驾驶课程作为奖励。 4 (2017·全国Ⅰ卷) While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life， college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this __1. A__ process and found something that has changed my __2. B__ at college for the better： I discovered ASL—American Sign Language(美式手语). I never felt an urge to __3. C__ any sign language before. My entire family is hearing，and so are all my friends. The __4. D__ languages were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my __5. A__ for ASL. The __6. C__ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club __7. B__ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very __8. A__ of communicating without speaking __9. D__ me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the __10. B__ . This newness just left me __11. D__ more. After that，feeling the need to __12. B__ further，I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’ s meetings. I only learned how to __13. C__ the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my __14. A__ progress，I was excited. I then made it a point to __15. C__ those meetings and learn all I could. The following term，I __16. D__ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was __17. A__ . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. __18. C__ ，if there had been any talking，it would have __19. B__ us to learn less. Now，I appreciate the silence and the __20. D__ way of communication it opens. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者主要讲述了自己学习美式手语的经历及感受。 ❶ A．searching B．planning C．natural　 D．formal 解析：根据上文中“While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life”的关键词“explore”及下文的内容可知，此处指作者在大学通过学习美式手 语经历了探索(searching)的过程。planning“计划制订”；natural“自然的”；formal“正式 的”。 ❷　A．progress B．experience C．major D．opinion 解析：根据下文的内容可知，作者发现了把自己的大学经历(experience)变得更美好的东 西。progress“进步”；major“专业”；opinion“意见，想法，看法”。 ❸　A．choose B．read C．learn D．create 解析：以前，作者从没感觉到(自己)有学习(learn)任何手语的强烈欲望。choose“选 择”；create“创造”。 ❹　A．official B．foreign C．body D．spoken 解析：根据上文中的“My entire family is hearing，and so are all my friends”及下文中的 “languages were enough in all my interactions(交往)”可知，口语对作者所有的(社会)交往来 说已经足够了。spoken language“口语”符合语境。official“正式的，官方的”。 ❺　A．love B．concern C．goal D．request 解析：根据上下文语境可知，作者不知道自己会喜爱(love)美式手语。concern“关心， 担心，忧虑”；goal“目标”；request“要求”。 ❻　A．meeting B．trip C．story D．task 解析：这个故事(story)始于作者上大学的第一周。meeting“会议”；trip“旅行”；task“任 务”。 ❼　A．recorded B．performed C．recited D．discussed 解析：根据句中的关键词“watched”可知，此处指作者看到美式手语社团的成员表演 (performed)。record“记录，录音”；recite“背诵”；discuss“讨论”。 ❽　A．idea B．amount C．dream D．reason 解析：手部动作和无需用语言交流的想法(idea)吸引了作者。amount“数额，数量”； dream“梦想”；reason“原因，理由”。 ❾　A．disturbed B．supported C．embarrassed D．attracted 解析：参见上题解析。attract“吸引，引起……的注意”，符合语境。disturb“打扰，打 搅”；support“支持”；embarrass“使……尴尬，使……难堪”。 ○10 　A．end B．past C．course D．distance 解析：根据上下文语境可知，作者看到的完全不像自己过去(past)所经历过的任何事情。 end“结尾”；course“过程，课程”；distance“距离”。 ○11 　A．showing B．acting C．saying D．wanting 解析：这种新事物使作者想要(接触)更多。show“展示”；act“表演，扮演”；want“想 要”。 ○12 　A．exercise B．explore C．express D．explain 解析：根据上下文语境和第一段中的关键词“explore”可知，作者觉得自己有进一步探 索(explore)美式手语的需要。exercise“锻炼，训练”；express“表达”；explain“解释”。 ○13 　A．print B．write C．sign D．count 解析：根据语境可知，作者那天只是学会了如何用手语来表示全部字母。print“打印， 印刷”；write“写”；sign“打手语”；count“数数”。 ○14 　A．slow B．steady C．normal D．obvious 解析：根据上文的“I only learned how to the alphabet that day”可知，作者并没有对自 己缓慢的(slow)进步感到沮丧。 steady“稳步的”；normal“正常的”；obvious“明显的”。 ○15 　A．chair B．sponsor C．attend D．organize 解析：根据语境，尤其是上文的“made it a point to”和下文的“and learn all I could”可 知，作者努力做到参加(attend)这些会议。chair“主持(会议、讨论等)”；sponsor“赞助，举 办”；organize“组织”。 ○16 　A．missed B．passed C．gave up D．registered for 解析：根据下文的内容可知，作者注册参加了一个美式手语课程。miss“想念，错过”； pass“通过”；give up“放弃”；register for“注册，选课”。 ○17 　A．prohibited B．welcomed C．ignored D．repeated 解析：根据上文的“The professor was deaf and any talking”可知，作者所参加的课程的 教授是个耳聋的人，故任何谈话都是被禁止(prohibited)的。welcome“欢迎，欣然接受”； ignore“忽视”；repeat“重复”。 ○18 　A．Lastly B．Thus C．Instead D．However 解析：根据上下文的语境可知，作者很快意识到无声并非不愉快的，反而(Instead)，如 果有任何谈话的话，会导致(caused)作者他们学习得更少。Lastly“最后，终于”；Thus“因 此”；However“然而”。 ○19 　A．required B．caused C．allowed D．expected 解析：参见上题解析。require“要求”；allow“允许”；expect“期望”。 ○20 　A．easy B．popular C．quick D．new 解析：根据语境可知，作者现在非常喜欢这种无声以及它打开的新的(new)沟通方式。 easy“容易的”；popular“受欢迎的”；quick“快速的”。 5 (2017·全国Ⅱ卷) In 1973，I was teaching elementary school. Each day，27 kids __1. B__ “The Thinking Laboratory. ” That was the __2. A__ students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too __3. D__ . Freddy was an average __4. B__ ，but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同情). He would __5. D__ the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s __6. A__ . Before the school year __7. D__ ，I gave the kids a special __8. B__ ，T－shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your __9. A__ ” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs(动词)may seem dull，most of the __10. C__ things they do throughout their lives will be verbs. Through the years ， I ’ d run into former students who would provide __11. D__ on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his __12. A__ from high school and remained the same __13. C__ person I met forty years before . Once，while working overnight at a store，he let a homeless man __14. B__ in his truck. Another time，he __15. C__ a friend money to buy a house. Just last year，I was __16. D__ a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman __17. C__ the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and __18. A__ it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a __19. C__ from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this. ” I told the story to the class. As sad as it was，I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us，we all __20. B__ something from Freddy. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己的学生 Freddy 的性格特征，以及多年 后他的生活和工作状况，并说明了作者自己从他身上学到了一些东西。 ❶ A．built B．entered C．decorated D．ran 解析：考查动词。在 1973 年，作者正在教小学。每天 27 个小孩进入“思想实验室”。 enter“进入”，符合语境。build“建造”；decorate“装饰”；run“管理，经营”。 ❷ A．name B．rule C．brand D．plan 解析：考查名词。根据下文的“Room 104”可知，“The Thinking Laboratory”是学生 们选举出来的名字。name“名字”；rule“规则”；brand“品牌”；plan“计划”。故选 A 项。 ❸ A．small B．dark C．strange D．dull 解析：考查形容词。Room 104 这个名字被学生们选举换成 The Thinking Laboratory，所 以可判断出学生们认为 Room 104 这个名字太乏味了。dull“枯燥的，无趣的”，符合语境。 故选 D 项。 ❹ A．scholar B．student C．citizen D．worker 解析：考查名词。根据上文中的“I was teaching elementary school”可知，作者正在教 小学，故可推知 Freddy 是一个普通的学生。故选 B 项。 ❺ A．speak B．sing C．question D．laugh 解析：考查动词。根据下文中的“the loudest over fun”可知，Freddy 对有趣的事情会 笑得最大声。故选 D 项。 ❻ A．misfortune B．disbelief C．dishonesty D．mistake 解析：考查名词。根据上文中的 the saddest 可知，Freddy 对别人的不幸是感到最悲伤的。 misfortune“不幸”；disbelief“不信，怀疑”；dishonesty“不诚实”；mistake“错误”。故选 A 项。 ❼ A．changed B．approached C．returned D．ended 解析：考查动词。根据语境可知，此处表示在学年结束前。end“结束”，符合语境。 change“改变”；approach“靠近”；return“返回”。 ❽ A．lesson B．gift C．report D．message 解析：考查名词。在学年结束前，给孩子们的应是礼物。故选 B 项。 ❾ A．Friends B．Awards C．Masters D．Tasks 解析：考查名词。根据下文可知，作者认为尽管动词看起来是枯燥的，但是孩子们在一 生中所做的大多数趣事就是动词。再结合选项可知，A 项符合语境。 ○10 A．simple B．unique C．fun D．clever 解析：考查形容词。由 while 可知，空处与 dull 形成对比，故选 C 项。simple“简单 的”；unique“独特的”；clever“聪明的”。 ○11 A．assessments B．comments C．instructions D．updates 解析：考查名词。根据语境可知，很多年来，作者偶然遇到以前的学生会给他提供一些 他们老同学的最新消息，所以作者才了解到 Freddy 的一些情况。update“最新消息”，符合 语境。assessment“评估，评价”；comment“评论”；instruction“指导，教导”。 ○12 A．graduation B．retirement C．separation D．resignation 解析：考查名词。根据空前的“did several jobs”可知，此处表示 Freddy 从高中毕业后。 graduation“ 毕 业 ”，符 合 语 境 ， 故 选 A 项 。 retirement“ 退 休 ”； separation“ 分 离 ”； resignation“辞职”。 ○13 A．daring B．modest C．caring D．smart 解析：考查形容词。根据下文中的“he let a homeless man. . . a friend money to buy a house”可知，他让一个无家可归的人睡在他的卡车里，还借给朋友钱去买房子，故可推知 他仍然是作者四十年前遇到的那个乐于助人的人。caring“乐于助人的”，符合语境。故选 C 项。 ○14 A．wait B．sleep C．study D．live 解析：考查动词。根据上文中的“while working overnight”可知，Freddy 上夜班时，让 一位无家可归的人在他的卡车里睡觉。故选 B 项。 ○15 A．paid B．charged C．lent D．owed 解析：考查动词。因为 Freddy 是一位乐于助人的人，所以是借给朋友钱买房子。lend“借 出”，符合语境。pay“支付”；charge“(向……)收费”；owe“欠(钱)，负(债)”。 ○16 A．observing B．preparing C．designing D．conducting 解析：考查动词。根据下文中的“I stopped teaching”可知，作者正在举办一个研习班， 这时有人敲教室的门。conduct“实施，执行”，符合语境。故选 D 项。observe“观察”； prepare“准备”；design“设计”。 ○17 A．regretted B．avoided C．excused D．ignored 解析：考查动词。根据下文中的“I stopped teaching”可知，作者当时正在上课，所以 这位女士为打断作者讲课而请求原谅并递给作者一个信封。excuse“原谅(某人的小错)”，符 合语境。regret“遗憾，后悔”；avoid“避免”；ignore“忽视”。 ○18 A．opened B．packed C．gave D．held 解析：考查动词。根据上文中的“handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching”可知，一 位女士递给作者一个信封，作者停止了教学并打开它。故选 A 项。pack“打包，装箱”； give“交给”；hold“握住，抓住”。 ○19 A．picture B．bill C．note D．diary 解析：考查名词。根据下文中的“Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. . . ”可知，这个 信封里装着一张 Freddy 的妈妈写的便条。故选 C 项。picture“图片”；bill“账单”；diary“日 记”。 ○20 A．chose B．took C．expected D．borrowed 解析：考查动词。根据上文中的“Although Freddy was taken from us”可知，尽管 Freddy 从我们中被带走了，但是我们所有人都从 Freddy 那儿拿走了一些东西，即从 Freddy 的身上 学到了一些东西。故选 B 项。 6 (2017·全国Ⅲ卷) A Toronto man is offering a free round－the－world air ticket to the right woman. But __1. C__ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian __2. B__ . Jordan Axani，28，said he and his then girlfriend，Elizabeth Gallagher，booked heavily discounted round－the－world air tickets in May，but their __3. D__ ended and he did not want her ticket to __4. A__ . The ticket had a strict no－transfer(不可转让) __5. A__ ，but since passport information was not required when __6. B__ ，any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can __7. A__ it. “I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to __8. C__ a lot of joy，” said Axani. He posted his __9. C__ on a social networking website，and received thousands of e－ mails，including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the __10. B__ passports，“More __11. A__ ， there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in __12. D__ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher ，” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of __13. D__ ，thousands of e － mails，people around the world __14. C__ their stories of travel. ” Axani wrote in his post that he is not __15. B__ anything in return and that the woman who uses the __16. D__ ticket can choose to either travel with him or __17. B__ the ticket and travel on her own. The __18. C__ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan，Prague，Paris，Bangkok and New Delhi before __19. A__ in Toronto on January 8. He said the __20. D__ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。一名来自多伦多的男士与女友分手后，为了不浪费已经 订好的机票，在网上征集与前女友同名的加拿大女性并免费赠送其机票。 ❶ A．benefits B．deposits C．restrictions D．examinations 解析：根据下文可知，他要找的这位女士必须叫 Elizabeth Gallagher，而且必须持有加 拿大护照，这些都是赠送机票的限制要求。benefit“益处”；deposit“订金，押金”； restriction“限制，约束”；examination“检查，考试”。 ❷ A．origin B．passport C．accent D．friend 解析：参见上题解析。5 空后的“passport information”亦是提示。 ❸ A．holiday B．marriage C．dream D．relationship 解析：根据上文的“his then girlfriend”可知，他们的男女朋友关系结束了。 ❹ A．go to waste B．come to mind C．go on sale D．come into effect 解析：根据语境可知，这位男士免费赠送票是因为他不想把机票浪费了。 ❺ A．policy B．order C．payment D．schedule 解析：机票不可转让，这是民航政策。policy“政策”；order“命令”；payment“付款， 报偿”；schedule“时间表，计划表”。 ❻ A．applying B．booking C．checking D．bargaining 解析：这张机票在预订的时候没有填护照信息。apply“申请”；book“预订”；check“检 查”；bargain“讨价还价”。 ❼ A．use B．borrow C．choose D．buy 解析：任何一个叫 Elizabeth Gallagher 的女士都能使用此机票。 ❽ A．sacrifice B．express C．experience D．provide 解析：此处指有了此机票的人可以体验到旅行的快乐。sacrifice“牺牲”；express“表达”； experience“经历，体验”；provide“提供”。 ❾ A．answer B．advice C．offer D．comment 解析：根据下文可知，他在社交网站上发布免费提供机票的消息。offer“提供，给予”。 ○10 A．same B．right C．new D．real 解析：根据语境可知，此处指符合条件的对的(right)护照。 ○11 A．interesting B．annoying C．satisfying D．convincing 解析：根据语境可知，更有趣的是，几百个感兴趣的人把他们的名字改成 Elizabeth Gallagher。 ○12 A．writing B．giving C．lending D．changing 解析：参见上题解析。change. . . to. . . 表示“把……改成……”。 ○13 A．touch B．question C．date D．control 解析：根据下文提到的有成千上万的邮件可知，此处指已经完全失控了。out of control“失控”。 ○14 A．admiring B．advertising C．sharing D．doubting 解析：根据语境可知，世界各地的人发邮件来与他分享他们的旅游故事。 ○15 A．leaving B．looking for C．losing D．dealing with 解析：根据语境可知，他赠送机票并不期望得到什么回报。look for“寻求，期待”。 ○16 A．single B．strange C．regular D．extra 解析：此处强调这张机票是免费额外得到的。single“单程的”；strange“奇怪的”； regular“有规律的”；extra“额外的”。 ○17 A．return B．take C．reserve D．hide 解析：免费使用此机票的女士可以选择与他一起旅游，也可以拿走机票自己旅行。 ○18 A．interview B．program C．trip D．meeting 解析：此旅行是从纽约市到多伦多。trip“旅游，旅行”。 ○19 A．ending B．calling C．repeating D．staying 解析：此处介绍机票行程，12 月 21 日从纽约市出发，2 月 8 日必须返回多伦多，因此 是结束于多伦多。end“结束”。 ○20 A．honored B．lovely C．intelligent D．lucky 解析：根据语境可知，能得到免费机票的女士是幸运的。 honored“光荣的，尊敬的”； lovely“可爱的”；intelligent“有智慧的，聪明的”。 7 (2017·北京) Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba，Canada. One day，when she was five years old， she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man __1. B__ out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that ， and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very __2. D__ . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could __3. C__ ，but，of course，there is not a lot one five－year－old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness. Later，when Hannah attended school，she saw another homeless person. It was a woman， __4. A__ an old shopping trolley( 购 物 车 )which was piled with __5. D__ . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad，and even more __6. B__ to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people __7. A__ they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad，she wouldn’t __8. C__ as bad. Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to __9. D__ her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation， an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to __10. C__ “Big Bosses” lunches，where she would try to persuade local business leaders to __11. A__ to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone’s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently，the foundation began another __12. A__ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s __13. B__ and homeless. There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah ’ s Place”， something that Hannah is very __14. C__ of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas，providing shelter for people when it is so cold that __15. B__ outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities，she has received a lot of __16. A__ . For example，she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the __17. D__ of young people to change the world. But __18. B__ all this，Hannah still has the __19. C__ life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl，except that she pays regular visits to homeless people. Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a __20. D__ in the world. You can，too！ 文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。心地善良的 Hannah 在两次目睹忍受饥饿、无家可归的人 的悲惨生活后，竭尽所能地给予他们帮助。女孩的善举感染了很多人。 ❶ A．jumping B．eating C．crying D．waving 解析：根据下文中的“her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry”可知，那个 人从垃圾中寻找食物吃。 ❷ A．annoyed B．nervous C．ashamed D．upset 解析：根据上文可知，Hannah 看到有人在垃圾中寻找食物吃，又根据下文她的反应可 知，她很难过，故选 D。 ❸ A．behave B．manage C．help D．work 解析：根据后半句中的“there is not a lot one five－year－old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness”可知，Hannah 想伸出援助之手。help“帮助”。 ❹ A．pushing B．carrying C．buying D．holding 解析：根据语境可知，此处表示一位无家可归的女人推着购物车。push“推动”。 ❺ A．goods B．bottles C．foods D．bags 解析：文中讲，一位无家可归的女人推着购物车，购物车中堆满了包裹，似乎女人的一 切都在这些包裹里。根据语境可知，此处用 bags。 ❻ A．excited B．determined C．energetic D．grateful 解析：看到这些无家可归、缺少食物的人，Hannah 决心要帮助他们。determined adj. “坚 定的，坚决的”。 ❼ A．since B．unless C．although D．as 解析：自从 Hannah 与母亲第一次遇到无家可归的人以来，她一直与母亲谈论着无家可 归的人的生活状况。根据语境可知，空处用 since 引导时间状语从句。 ❽ A．sound B．get C．feel D．look 解析：Hannah 的母亲告诉她，如果她做一些事来改变这个问题，那她就不会感觉这么 难过了。根据语境可知，空处用动词 feel。 ❾ A．exchange B．leave C．keep D．spread 解析：根据上文的“Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces”可知，Hannah 想传播希望，提高人们的意识，从而呼吁人们关注无家可 归的人。spread“传播”。 ○10 A．sell B．deliver C．host D．pack 解析：Hannah 开始举办“大老板”午餐，她将试图说服当地商界领袖为帮助无家可归 和饥饿的人作贡献。host“主持，作为主人招待”。 ○11 A．contribute B．lead C．apply D．agree 解析：参见上题解析。contribute to“捐献，为……作出贡献”。 ○12 A．campaign B．trip C．procedure D．trial 解析：根据文中的“people donate $20 and wear red scarves”可知，此处表示一种活动。 campaign“(为取得某种结果而进行的政治、商业或社会性的)运动，活动”。 ○13 A．elderly B．hungry C．lonely D．sick 解析：根据第一段中的“She asked her mother why he did that，and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry”可知，此处应用形容词 hungry。 ○14 A．aware B．afraid C．proud D．sure 解析：根据下文可知，Hannah’s Place 给人们提供躲避严寒的地方，这使她感到骄傲 (proud)。 ○15 A．going B．sleeping C．travelling D．playing 解析：文中讲，在严寒时睡(sleeping)在户外意味着死亡。 ○16 A．praises B．invitations C．replies D．appointments 解析：由下文的“For example，she received the 2007 BRICK Award”可知，别人给予 Hannah 很多肯定和表扬。praise“赞扬，称赞”。 ○17 A．needs B．interests C．dreams D．efforts 解析：2007 BRICK Award 这个奖项认可像 Hannah 一样的年轻人为改变世界而作出的 努力。effort“努力”。 ○18 A．for B．through C．besides D．along 解析：此处指“但在她做所有这些事的过程中”，故用 through。 ○19 A．healthy B．public C．normal D．tough 解析：Hannah 仍然过着普通校园女生的生活，只是常常去探望无家可归的人。 normal“正常的”。 ○20 A．choice B．profit C．judgement D．difference 解析：Hannah 是一个通过努力改变世界的年轻人。make a difference“有作用，有影 响”。 8 (2017·天津) At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food： I used it to __1. C__ bad feelings，to make myself feel better，and to celebrate. Worried about my health，I tried many different kinds of __2. A__ but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my __3. D__ . When I was 50，my weight problem began to affect me __4. C__ . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this __5. B__ weight any more. That year，I __6. A__ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her __7. B__ story－she had not only lost 125 pounds，but also raised $25,000 for homeless children. __8. C__ by her story，I created the As We Heal(痊愈)，the World Heals __9. A__ . My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 __10. D__ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world __11. D__ me as the perfect solution. __12. A__ I began my own personal weight program，I was filled with the fear that I would __13. B__ the same difficulties that beat me before. While the __14. D__ hung over my head ， there were also signs that I was headed down the right __15. C__ . I sent letters to everyone I knew ，telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began __16. B__ in from hundreds of people. Of course，I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科 医生)，I hired a fitness coach，and I began to eat small and __17. D__ meals. My fund－raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise __18. A__ . A year later，I __19. B__ my goal： I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000！ I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is __20. C__ and enormous. 文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。作者一直想减肥，但是都没有成功。后来她又开始减肥， 但是这次的目的不同：减肥的同时，为流浪儿童募捐。以这个目标为动力，作者终于减肥成 功并做了一件有意义的事。 ❶ A．add B．mix C．kill D．share 解析：根据下文中的“to make myself feel better”可知，作者用食物扼杀(kill)自己的坏 心情。增加(add)，混合(mix)，分享(share)，都与语境不符。 ❷ A．diets B．drinks C．fruits D．dishes 解析：作者担心自己的健康，为了控制饮食和体重试过许多种节食(diets)的办法。饮料 (drinks)，水果(fruits)，菜肴(dishes)，都不符合语境。 ❸ A．height B．ability C．wisdom D．weight 解析：作者担忧自己的健康问题，但许多节食办法都没用，于是觉得对自己的体重 (weight)没办法了。 ❹ A．temporarily B．recently C．seriously D．secretly 解析：作者 50 岁的时候，体重问题更加突出，严重地(seriously)影响作者的健康。暂时 地(temporarily)，最近(recently)，偷偷地(secretly)，都与语境不符。 ❺ A．ideal B．extra C．normal D．low 解析：上文说到作者饱受自己体重问题的困扰，因此这里用形容词 extra 表示“额外 的”，作者决心要开始甩掉身上多余的肉。 ❻ A．attended B．organized C．recommended D．mentioned 解析：从选项的词义和搭配看，这里应该用动词 attended 与 seminar(研讨会)搭配，表示 作者参加了一个研讨会。 ❼ A．folk B．success C．adventure D．science 解析：研讨会的一个领导者讲述自己不仅减重 125 磅，还为流浪儿童募集了两万五千美 元，这是一个成功(success)的故事。folk“民谣”，adventure“历险”，science“科学”，都不 符合语境。 ❽ A．Surprised B．Amused C．Influenced D．Disturbed 解析：作者受到这个领导者的故事的影响(Influenced)，创立了一个项目。使惊奇 (Surprised)，逗笑(Amused)，打扰(Disturbed)，都不符合语境。 ❾ A．project B．business C．system D．custom 解析：这是作者创立的一个项目，因此用名词 project 表示“项目，方案”，“project” 在下文多处被提到。 ○10 A．in search of B．in need of C．in place of D．in support of 解析：作者的目标是减重 150 磅并募集五万美元来支持一项开始于 30 年前的旨在结束 饥饿的运动，因此用 in support of 表示“支持”。in search of“寻找”；in need of“需要”；in place of“代替”。 ○11 A．scared B．considered C．confused D．struck 解析：把个人的减肥与帮助解决世界问题结合起来，这让作者觉得这是完美的解决办法， 动词 strike 可以表示“(以某种方式)给某人留下印象”，因此选 D。注意动词 strike 的熟词生 义，注意掌握其常见用法。 ○12 A．As B．Until C．If D．Unless 解析：As 引导时间状语从句表示“当……的时候”，这里说的是当作者开始实施自己的 减肥计划的时候，又担心这次会遇到(run into)和以前减肥中一样的困难。 ○13 A．get over B．run into C．look for D．put aside 解析：run into 表示“遇到”，与后面的 difficulties 呼应，表示“遇到困难”。 ○14 A．excitement B．joy C．anger D．fear 解析：上文提到作者的担心，害怕会遇到先前的那些困难，因此选 D 表示“害怕”。 ○15 A．row B．hall C．path D．street 解析：While 引导让步状语从句表示“尽管”，这里表示作者觉得自己这次走在正确的 道路(path)上，因此选 C。 ○16 A．breaking B．flooding C．jumping D．stepping 解析：这里表示捐款大量涌来，flood 在此用作动词表示“涌进”，符合语境。 ○17 A．heavy B．full C．expensive D．healthy 解析：这里说的是作者饮食的变化，吃得少，而且吃得很健康(healthy)。吃得很多 (heavy)，吃得很饱(full)，吃的东西很贵(expensive)，都不符合语境。 ○18 A．regularly B．limitlessly C．suddenly D．randomly 解析：作者经常锻炼，regularly 表示“有规律地，经常地”。 ○19 A．set B．reached C．missed D．dropped 解析：这里说的是作者一年之后实现(reached)了自己先前设定的目标，因此选 B。 ○20 A．stressful B．painful C．meaningful D．peaceful 解析：作者在这里发出感慨，自己在减肥的同时做了一件有意义的事：为流浪儿童募捐， 因此选 C。 9 (2017·浙江) Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a __1. A__ place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They __2. D__ various matters all over the world. When the war was near，Alia was __3. A__ that the fires of war would destroy the books，which are more __4. B__ to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language—new books，ancient books， __5. C__ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old. She had asked the government for __6. A__ to move the books to a __7. D__ place，but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. __8. D__ ，she brought books home every night， __9. C__ her car late after work. Her friends came to __10. B__ her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant __11. D__ to hide some books. All through the __12. B__ ，Alia，Anis， his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library， __13. C__ them over the seven－ foot wall and __14. A__ them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war __15. C__ . Then nine days later，a fire burned the __16. B__ to the ground. One day，the bombing stopped and the __17. B__ left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe，they must be __18. D__ again while the city was __19. C__ . So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and __20. A__ peace and a new library. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了伊拉克图书管理员艾丽娅·贝克在战争 中为了保护图书馆里的珍贵图书所付出的巨大努力。 ❶ A．meeting B．working C．personal D．religious 解析：下文语境题。根据下文可知，她的图书馆曾经是一个聚集(meeting)所有热爱书并 喜欢分享知识的人的地方。meeting place 聚集的地方，会场。working 工作的；personal 个人 的；religious 宗教的。 ❷ A．raised B．handled C．reported D．discussed 解析：下文语境题。他们在这个图书馆里讨论(discuss)世界各地发生的各种事情。raise 升起，提出，抚养；handle 处理，应付；report 报道。 ❸ A．worried B．angry C．doubtful D．curious 解析：下文语境题。根据下文(第二段)可知，艾丽娅·贝克为了保护书籍付出了巨大的努 力，因为她担心(worry)战火会毁了这些书。angry 生气的；doubtful 怀疑的；curious 好奇的。 ❹ A．practical B．precious C．reliable D．expensive 解析：下文语境题。由空格后的 than mountains of gold 可以看出，在艾丽娅看来，这些 书比金山还要宝贵(precious)。practical 切合实际的，实用的；reliable 可靠的；expensive 昂 贵的。 ❺ A．then B．still C．even D．rather 解析：语意逻辑题。由上下文可知，艾丽娅所在图书馆的书有新的、也有年代久远的， 甚至(even)还有一本七百年前的有关伊拉克历史的书。上下文语意为递进关系，故用 even。 then 那么；still 仍旧；rather 相当，有点儿。 ❻ A．permission B．confirmation C．explanation D．information 解析：固定搭配题。ask for permission 请求许可。她向政府请求许可(permission)把书搬 到一个安全的地方。confirmation 确认，证实；explanation 解释；information 信息。 ❼ A．large B．public C．distant D．safe 解析：上文语境题。由于担心书会被战火烧毁，艾丽娅希望把书搬到一个安全的(safe) 地方。large 大的；public 公共的；distant 遥远的。 ❽ A．Fortunately B．Surprisingly C．Seriously D．Secretly 解析：上下文语境题。艾丽娅的请求遭到了拒绝，所以她只好每天晚上秘密地(secretly) 把书带回家。fortunately 幸运地；surprisingly 惊人地；seriously 严肃地，认真地。 ❾ A．starting B．parking C．filling D．testing 解析：上下文语境题。她每天晚上带书回家，下班后把书装满(fill)车。start 发动(车辆)； park 停车；test 测试。 ○10 A．stop B．help C．warn D．rescue 解析：下文语境题。 当战争爆发的时候，她的朋友来帮助(help)她。stop 阻止；warn 警告；rescue 拯救。 ○11 A．intended B．pretended C．happened D．agreed 解析：下文语境题。根据空格后的 hide some books 以及第 14 空后的 in the restaurant 可 知，安尼斯同意(agree)在他的饭店里藏一些书。agree to do sth. 答应做某事。intend 打算， 想要；pretend 假装；happen 发生，碰巧。 ○12 A．war B．night C．building D．way 解析：词汇复现题。由上文的 every night 可知，他们整个晚上(night)都在从图书馆往外 搬书。war 战争；building 建筑物；way 道路，方法。 ○13 A．put B．opened C．passed D．threw 解析：下文语境题。他们越过七英尺高的墙把书传递(pass)出来。put 放置；open 打开； throw 扔。 ○14 A．hid B．exchanged C．burnt D．distributed 解析：词汇复现题。由第 11 空后的 to hide some books 和第 15 空前的 the books stayed hidden 可知，大家把书藏在(hide)饭店里。exchange 交流，交换；burn 焚烧；distribute 分配。 ○15 A．approached B．erupted C．continued D．ended 解析：下文语境题。由最后一段的“But the war was not over yet. ”可知，当战争在持续 (continue)时，书一直被藏着。approach 接近，靠近；erupt 喷发；end 结束。 ○16 A．restaurant B．library C．city D．wall 解析：上下文语境题。由最后一段的 if the books were to be safe 可知，藏在饭店的书尚 未遭到破坏，故烧毁的应该是图书馆(library)。 ○17 A．neighbours B．soldiers C．friends D．customers 解析：上下文语境题。轰炸停止了，士兵(soldier)撤离了，但战争仍未结束。neighbour 邻居；friend 朋友；customer 顾客。 ○18 A．sold B．read C．saved D．moved 解析：上下文语境题。根据空格后的 again 以及艾丽娅租用卡车把书运到郊区的朋友家 里的做法可知，艾丽娅认为，要保证这些书的安全，就必须再次搬移(move)它们。sell 卖；read 阅读；save 拯救。 ○19 A．occupied B．bombed C．quiet D．busy 解析：上文语境题。前文提到轰炸停止了，士兵也撤离了，故城市相对安静(quiet)很多。 occupied 被占领的；bombed 遭到轰炸的；busy 繁忙的。 ○20 A．dreamed of B．believed in C．cared about D．looked for 解析：上下文语境题。根据上文可知，艾丽娅希望战争能够结束，梦想(dream of)和平， 并想拥有一座新的图书馆。believe in 信任，相信；care about 关心，在乎；look for 寻找。 10 (2017·江苏) For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school，Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students， __1. D__ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases， __2. D__ at school for practice hours __3. A__ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to __4. C__ music，as he hated getting to school extra early. __5. B__ ， one day ， in the music class that was __6. A__ of his school ’ s standard curriculum，he was playing idly(随意地)on the piano and found it __7. D__ to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling，he realized that he actually __8. C__ doing it. He tried to hide his __9. B__ pleasure from the music teacher，who had __10. D__ over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well ， __11. A__ the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good __12. A__ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store－room to see if any of the instruments there __13. C__ him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴)a __14. B__ . When he began practicing，he took it very __15. C__ . But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument，and was __16. A__ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well. This __17. D__ ，of course，that he arrived at school early in the morning， __18. B__ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __19. B__ looks of the non－musicians he had left __20. C__ . 文章大意：最初盖布瑞尔讨厌学习音乐，后来在老师的引导下步入了音乐殿堂，爱上了 音乐。 ❶　A．travelling B．marching C．pacing D．struggling 解析：根据句中的“heavy instrument cases”可知选择 struggling，表示“艰难地行进”。 ❷　A．rising up B．coming up C．driving up D．turning up 解析：根据最后一段中的“arrived”可知，他们到校练习音乐，选择 turn up“出现，到 达”。 ❸　A．before B．after C．until D．since 解析：根据本段最后一句中的“extra early”可知，他们到校比其他任何人都早，因此 选择 before。 ❹　A．betray B．accept C．avoid D．appreciate 解析：他发誓要避开音乐，因为他不喜欢很早到校，因此选择 avoid。 ❺　A．Therefore B．However C．Thus D．Moreover 解析：根据第二段的内容可知，本句话与上文有转折关系，因此选择 However。 ❻　A．part B．nature C．basis D．spirit 解析：音乐课是学校标准课程的一部分，因此选择 part。 ❼　A．complicated B．safe C．confusing D．easy 解析：由下文可知，他有音乐天赋，因此在随意地弹着钢琴时，他发现(慢慢)弹奏乐曲 是容易的。故答案为 D。 ❽　A．missed B．disliked C．enjoyed D．denied 解析：根据下一句中的“pleasure”可知，他意识到事实上他喜欢弹钢琴。因此选择 enjoyed。 ❾　A．transparent B．obvious C．false D．similar 解析：他试图不让音乐老师看到他那种明显的快乐。obvious 符合句意。 ○10 　A．run B．jogged C．jumped D．wandered 解析：音乐老师已经踱步到了他的面前来听他弹奏。wander“徘徊，闲逛，漫步”，符 合句意。 ○11 　A．because B．but C．though D．so 解析：他尽力隐藏对音乐的好感，不想让音乐老师知道。他可能并没有隐藏得很好，因 为老师告诉他他的(音乐)能力很强。故选 because。 ○12 　A．ear B．taste C．heart D．voice 解析：参见上题解析。ear 在此表示“(学习音乐，模仿声音等的)能力”。 ○13 　A．occurred to B．took to C．appealed to D．held to 解析：老师建议他去乐器室看看是否有吸引他的乐器，appeal to“吸引”，符合句意。 ○14 　A．change B．chance C．mission D．function 解析：上文提及他弹钢琴，而这里指他决定给大提琴一个机会，即试一试大提琴，因此 选择 chance。 ○15 　A．seriously B．proudly C．casually D．naturally 解析：他开始练习拉大提琴时很随意，因此选择 casually“随意地”。 ○16 　A．committed B．used C．limited D．admitted 解析：be committed to doing sth. “尽心尽力做某事”，符合句意。 ○17 　A．proved B．showed C．stressed D．meant 解析：根据第一段可知，学习音乐当然就意味着他每天早上很早到校。mean“意味 着”，符合句意。 ○18 　A．pushing B．dragging C．lifting D．rushing 解析：根据句中的“heavy”可知选择 dragging，表示“拖”。 ○19 　A．admiring B．pitying C．annoying D．teasing 解析：根据文章第一段中的“pityingly”可知选择 pitying，pitying 表示“同情的，怜悯 的”。 ○20 　A．over B．aside C．behind D．out 解析：由文章第一段可知他也曾经有过这样的表情，而现在他不再有这样的表情了，因 此选择 behind，leave. . . behind 表示“把……抛在后面”。 11 (2016·全国Ⅰ卷) A Heroic Driver Larry works with Transport Drivers，Inc. One morning in 2009，Larry was __1. C__ along 165 north after delivering to one of his __2. D__ . Suddenly，he saw a car with its bright lights on. __3. C__ he got closer，he found __4. B__ vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed __5. A__ shooting out from under the __6. B__ vehicle. Larry pulled over，set the brake and __7. A__ the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out. The man who had his bright lights on __8. D__ and told Larry he had __9. C__ an emergency call. They __10. A__ heard a woman’s voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle. __11. D__ the vehicle，they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay __12. B__ until the emergency personnel arrived， __13. D__ she thought the car was going to __14. A__ . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move __15. C__ she injured her neck. Once fire and emergency people arrived，Larry and the other man __16. B__ and let them go to work. Then，Larry asked the __17. B__ if he was needed or __18. D__ to go. They let him and the other man go. One thing is __19. A__ —Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle！ His __20. C__ most likely saved the woman’s life. 文章大意：文章讲述了 Larry 用自己的努力挽救了一个女人的生命的英勇事迹。 ❶　A．walking B．touring C．traveling D．rushing 解析：由文章的标题 A Heroic Driver 及上下文可知，Larry 正沿着 165 公路往北行驶 (traveling)着。 ❷　A．passengers B．colleagues C．employers D．customers 解析：根据前面的“Larry works with Transport Drivers，Inc”可知，此处表示他将货物 运送给一个顾客(customers)后。 ❸　A．Since B．Although C．As D．If 解析：根据语境可知，此处填 As 表示当他离得更近一些的时候。as“当……的时候”。 ❹　A．each B．another C．that D．his 解析：此处的车与前一句的亮着灯的车并不是同一辆车，故此处指另一辆车，填 another“另一，又一”。 ❺　A．flames B．smoke C．water D．steam 解析：由后面的 the fire extinguisher(灭火器)和 the fire 可以判断，此处该填 flames“火 苗”。 ❻　A．used B．disabled C．removed D．abandoned 解析：根据第二段中的 the wrecked(毁坏的)vehicle 可知，此处该填 disabled。disable 可 表示“使无效，使不能运转”，此处为过去分词作定语，表示被毁的车。 ❼　A．got hold of B．prepared C．took charge of D．controlled 解析：Larry 把车停在路边，拉好手刹，拿出了灭火器。get hold of 意为“找到所需要 的东西”，与语境吻合；take charge of 是“负责，掌管”的意思，显然不符合语境要求。 ❽　A．came down B．came through C．came in D．came over 解析：车灯一直亮着的车的车主走了过来(came over)。come down“下降，降低，被拆 毁”；come through“经历……而活着，安然度过”；come in“进入，卷入”。 ❾　A．returned B．received C．made D．confirmed 解析：make a call 是固定搭配，意为“打电话”。此处表示那个男子告诉 Larry 他已经拨 打了急救电话。 ○10 　A．then B．again C．finally D．even 解析：就在那时(then)，他们听到从被毁坏的车里传来一个女人的声音。 ○11 　A．Starting B．Parking C．Passing D．Approaching 解析：靠近(Approaching)车，他们看到一个女人正试图从碎了的车窗里爬出来。 ○12 　A．quiet B．still C．away D．calm 解析：根据下文的“she should not move”可知，此处表示他们告诉她要保持不动(still) 的状态，直到救护人员到达。quiet“安静的”；away“不在，离开”；calm“镇静的”。 ○13 　A．for B．so C．and D．but 解析：根据语境可知，此处存在转折关系。故填 but。 ○14 　A．explode B．slip away C．fall apart D．crash 解析：根据后面的“Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move”的安慰语言以及常识可知，此处表示但是她认为车子即将要爆炸(explode)了。 ○15 　A．as if B．unless C．in case D．after 解析：此处表示 Larry 叫她不要动，以免(in case)伤到脖子。 ○16 　A．stepped forward B．backed off C．moved on D．set out 解析：由后面的“let them go to work”可知，当消防人员和救护人员到了后，Larry 和 另一个男子便往后退(backed off)，以方便他们施救。 ○17 　A．woman B．police C．man D．driver 解析：发生了交通事故，警察应该到场，且下文“They let him and the other man go”中 的“They”指代本空，故只能选 B 项。 ○18 　A．forbidden B．ready C．asked D．free 解析：Larry 问警察他需要留下来还是可以自由(free)离开。 ○19 　A．for certain B．for consideration C．reported D．checked 解析：有一件事情是可以肯定的(for certain)。 ○20 　A．patience B．skills C．efforts D．promise 解析：他的努力(efforts)在极大程度上挽救了那个女人的生命。 12 (2018·江苏) Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been __1. B__ to pay lawyers’ fees. To make matters worse，Moth was diagnosed (诊断) with a __2. D__ disease. There was no __3. A__ ，only pain relief. Failing to find any other way out，they decided to make a __4. B__ journey，as they caught sight of an old hikers’ (徒步旅行者) guide. This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and __5. D__ recovery. When leaving home，Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the __6. A__ low by living on boiled noodles，with the __7. B__ hamburger shop treat. Wild camping is __8. D__ in England. To avoid being caught，the Winns had to get their tent up __9. C__ and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot __10. A__ than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor __11. C__ all over and desired a bath. Moth，meanwhile，after an initial __12. A__ ，found his symptoms were strangely __13. C__ by their daily tiring journey. __14. B__ ，the couple found that their bodies turned for the better，with re－found strong muscles that they thought had __15. D__ forever. “Our hair was fried and falling out ， nails broken，clothes __16. C__ to a thread，but we were alive. ” During the journey，Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes，“ __17. D__ had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare，an empty page at the end of a(n) __18. B__ written book. It had also given me a __19. A__ ，either to leave that page __20. C__ or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope. ” 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。一对夫妻因为投资不当而变得无家可归、一文不名；更 糟糕的是，丈夫被诊断出得了严重的疾病。走投无路之时，夫妻俩决定徒步旅行，长途跋涉 虽然辛苦，但却给他们带来了巨大的惊喜…… 1．A．drawn up B．used up C．backed up D．kept up 解析：上文语境题。文章开头交代，夫妻俩因投资不当而变得无家可归。由此可推知， 为了支付律师费，他们的积蓄全部花光(use up)了。draw up 起草，(车辆)停下；back up 支持； keep up 保持，继续，不低落，不落后。 2．A．mild B．common C．preventable D．serious 解析：上下文语境题。由空前的 to make matters worse(更糟糕的是)及后文的提示“只能 缓解疼痛”可知 Moth 被诊断出得了重(serious)病。mild 温和的，轻微的；common 常见的； preventable 可预防的。 3．A．cure B．luck C．care D．promise 解析：下文语境题。由空后的 only pain relief 可知，此处是说该病无法治愈(cure)。luck 运气，好运；care 关怀，照料；promise 许诺，答应。 4．A．business B．walking C．bus D．rail 解析：下文语境题。由空后的 hikers’可知是徒步旅行，故选 walking。business 商业； bus 公共汽车；rail 铁路。 5．A．expected B．frightening C．disappointing D．surprising 解析：下文语境题。由下文可知这次徒步旅行收到了惊人的(surprising)康复效果。 expected 预期的；frightening 吓人的；disappointing 令人失望的。 6．A．budget B．revenue C．compensation D．allowance 解析：上下文语境题。空前提到，他们只有 320 英镑，空后提到他们以煮面条为食，由 此可知他们计划保持低预算(budget)。revenue 税收，收益；compensation 补偿费，赔偿金； allowance 津贴，零用钱。 7．A．frequent B．occasional C．abundant D．constant 解析：上文语境题。因为预算低，他们只能靠煮面条过活，偶尔(occasional)去汉堡店款 待一下自己。空后的 treat 是名词，有“请客，款待”之意。因为预算低，所以去汉堡店不 可能是 frequent“频繁的”、abundant“充足的”或 constant“经常的”。 8．A．unpopular B．lawful C．attractive D．illegal 解析：下文语境题。由下文的 to avoid being caught(避免被抓)可知，在英国，野外宿营 是非法的(illegal)。unpopular 不流行的；lawful 合法的；attractive 吸引人的。 9．A．soon B．early C．late D．slowly 解析：上下文语境题。为了避免被抓，他们只好很晚(late)才撑起帐篷并且一早就把帐 篷收起来。显然，该空与 early 相对，只能选 late。soon 快，不久；early 早；slowly 缓慢地。 10．A．harder B．easier C．cheaper D．funnier 解析：下文语境题。根据常识及下文的 Raynor 浑身疼痛可知夫妻俩很快发现，他们在 50 多岁时的徒步旅行比记忆中 20 多岁时的徒步旅行艰难多了(harder)。easier 更容易的；cheaper 更便宜的；funnier 更有趣的。 11．A．rolled B．bled C．ached D．trembled 解析：上下文语境题。通读上下文可知，夫妻俩都 50 多岁了，每天徒步旅行，Raynor 浑身疼痛(ache all over)，想洗个澡。roll 滚动；bleed 流血(过去式为 bled)；tremble 颤抖。 12．A．struggle B．progress C．excitement D．research 解析：上文语境题。上文提到 Moth 得了重病，所以旅行开始时他一定是痛苦的，故选 struggle“挣扎”。progress 进步；excitement 兴奋；research 研究，调查。 13．A．developed B．controlled C．reduced D．increased 解析：上下文语境题。由空前的 strangely(奇怪地)及下一段中的 their bodies turned for the better(他们的身体好转)可知 Moth 的症状减轻(reduce)了。develop 发展，成长；control 控制； increase 增加。 14．A．Initially B．Eventually C．Temporarily D．Consequently 解析：上文语境题。最后(eventually)，夫妻俩发现他们的身体都有所好转。initially 最 初；temporarily 临时地；consequently 因此，所以。 15．A．gained B．kept C．wounded D．lost 解析：上文语境题。夫妻俩身体好转，发现本以为永远消失(lose)了的强壮肌肉重新出 现了。gain 获得；keep 保持；wound 使受伤。 16．A．sewn B．washed C．worn D．ironed 解析：上文语境题。由空前描述的“头发干枯脱落，指甲断裂”可知该空是说衣服被磨 损(wear)成线。sew 缝；wash 洗；iron 熨。 17．A．Doctors B．Hiking C．Lawyers D．Homelessness 解析：上下文语境题。通读上下文可知，把她所有物质的东西都带走的不可能是“医 生”“徒步旅行”或“律师”，而应是无家可归(homelessness)。 18．A．well B．partly C．neatly D．originally 解析：语境理解题。句意：无家可归带走了我所有物质的东西，我被撕得支离破碎，在 人生这本已经写完一部分的书的最后留下空白的一页。Raynor 把自己目前的人生比作已经 写完一部分的书(partly written book)。well written 写得好；neatly written 写得整洁；originally written 原创的。 19．A．choice B．reward C．promise D．break 解析：下文语境题。由空后的 either. . . or. . . 及最后一句“I chose hope. (我选择了希望)” 可知该处意为“它也给了我一个选择(choice)”。reward 奖赏，报酬；promise 承诺；break 间 歇。 20．A．loose B．full C．blank D．missing 解析：上文语境题。上文的 an empty page 提示该空填 blank(空白的)。给 Raynor 的选择 是“或者留着那页空白或者带着希望继续写故事”。loose 松的；full 满的；missing 丢失的。 模拟题组 1 (2018·广州市一模) Grady threw down his backpack and slammed the car door shut. “This is going to be a really __1. A__ week，” he said unhappily to no one __2. C__ . He looked around the campground. Hundreds of blue－green fir trees，some as tall as church towers， __3. B__ the mountainside，giving it the appearance of a lush green carpet. The sun would be setting soon. Then，Grady thought，maybe the __4. C__ wouldn’t feel so bad. Even up here in the __5. A__ ，the hot stickiness of July clung to him. Grady hated camping，but it was something his family __6. B__ every summer. His father liked cooking over an open fire，telling stories about how to __7. D__ things like bear attacks and swarms of bees. His mother and younger brother Jared liked to hike and take __8. C__ of animals. Jared had a collection of bug pictures that he’d __9. B__ to the walls in his half of their room. Grady thought they were just scary and considered them proof that Jared was a __10. D__ kid. They set up camp—two __11. C__ ，one for his parents and one for himself and Jared. While everyone else started __12. D__ dinner，Grady，looking for some place to cool down，set off for the nearby stream，which was deep enough to __13. B__ in. As he __14. D__ the stream，something caught his eye. There was a(n) __15. A__ black bear cub—no more than two feet tall with a lovely face. It was playing __16. B__ at the water’s edge， __17. D__ its surroundings. Grady moved closer to get a __18. A__ look. Then Grady heard a sound behind him. He __19. C__ his father saying that bear cubs would never be __20. A__ . Then he turned around and saw the cub’s mother moving swiftly towards him. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述的是 Grady 和家人一起露营，由于天气热，Grady 独自一人去小溪乘凉，却遇到了黑熊的故事。 ❶　A．long B．interesting C．peaceful D．risky 解析：根据空后的“unhappily”可知，此处应用 long 表示这一周会很漫长。long“漫 长的”；interesting“有趣的”；peaceful“和平的，平静的”；risky“危险的，冒险的”。 ❷　A．in advance B．in brief C．in particular D．in silence 解析：他不高兴地自言自语道：“这将是很漫长的一周。”Grady 并没有特别地对某个 人说，因此，C 项符合语境。in advance“提前”；in brief“简短地”；in particular“尤其，特 别”；in silence“安静地，无声地”。 ❸　A．blocked B．covered C．reflected D．scarred 解析：数以百计的蓝绿色冷杉树，有些像教堂塔一样高，覆盖着山坡，使山坡呈现出一 个郁郁葱葱的像绿色地毯的外观。从下车的“carpet”可知，数以百计的冷杉树覆盖着山坡。 block“阻止，阻塞”；cover“覆盖”；reflect“反射，映出”；scar“结疤，给……留下伤 痕”。 ❹　A．dust B．campground C．heat D．sun 解析：根据上文中的“The sun would be setting soon”及下文中的“the hot stickiness of July clung to him”可知，Grady 认为太阳下山后就不会那么热了。故 C 项 heat“高温”符合语境。 dust“尘土”；campground“野营地”；sun“太阳”。 ❺ A．mountain B．river C．sky D．tower 解析：即使在山上，7 月的炎热依旧如影随形。根据上文中的“mountainside”可知， 作者的野营地在山上。故选 A 项。 ❻ A．believed in B．insisted on C．came across D．lived through 解析：Grady 讨厌野营，但是这是他家人每年夏天坚持的事情。根据空前的转折词 but 可知，Grady 的家人和他的想法相反。believe in“相信”；insist on“坚持”；come across“偶 遇”；live through“经历过”。故选 B 项。 ❼　A．encourage B．explore C．recognize D．survive 解析：他的父亲喜欢在户外的火上做饭，讲关于如何在类似熊和蜜蜂的攻击下生存下来 的故事。根据空后的“bear attacks and swarms of bees”可知，这些故事是关于如何在类似熊 和蜜蜂攻击下生存的。survive“幸存，生还”符合语境。encourage“鼓励”；explore“探 索”；recognize“认识，认出”。 ❽ A．care B．control C．pictures D．examples 解析：根据后一句中的“Jared had a collection of bug pictures”可知，本空指给动物拍照。 take pictures of“拍……的照片”，为固定搭配。 ❾　A．guided B．pinned C．taken D．thrown 解析：根据空后的“to the walls”可知，这些照片是被钉在墙上的。guide“指导，引 导”；pin“(用钉等)钉住”；take“携带”；throw“扔”。 ○10 　A．sensitive B．smart C．tough D．strange 解析：根据语境可知，Grady 认为这些(虫子的照片)非常吓人，并且把它们当作证明 Jared 是一个奇怪的孩子的证据。sensitive“敏感的”；smart“聪明的”；tough“坚强的”； strange“奇怪的”。 ○11 A．beds B．rooms C．tents D．plates 解析：根据空前的“camp”可知，此处是搭起两个帐篷。bed“床”；room“房间”； tent“帐篷”；plate“盘子”。故选 C 项。 ○12 　A．altering B．hunting C．ordering D．preparing 解析：根据空后的“dinner”及常识可知，此处表示准备晚餐。alter“改变”；hunt“打 猎”；order“点菜”；prepare“准备”。 ○13 　A．dig B．swim C．hide D．sink 解析：当其他人都在开始准备晚餐的时候，Grady 想要寻找清凉的地方，于是动身去附 近的小溪。这条小溪足够深，可以在里面游泳。根据本句中的“looking for some place to cool down”可知，Grady 想在小溪里游泳凉快一下。dig“挖”；swim“游泳”；hide“躲藏”； sink“沉没”。 ○14 　A．crossed B．imagined C．left D．neared 解析：根据上文中的“set off for the nearby stream”可知，Grady 朝小溪走去，因此此处 表示离小溪越来越近。near“靠近(某地方)”符合语境。 ○15 　A．adorable B．aggressive C．injured D．large 解析：根据空后的“no more than two feet tall with a lovely face”可知，小黑熊很可爱。 adorable“可爱的”；aggressive“侵略性的，好斗的”；injured“受伤的”。故选 A 项。 ○16 A．cautiously B．joyfully C．forcefully D．nervously 解析：小黑熊在水边快乐地玩耍，忽视了它周围的环境。cautiously“小心地，谨慎 地”；joyfully“高兴地”；forcefully“强有力地”；nervously“紧张地”。故选 B 项。 ○17 A．attacking B．destroying C．hating D．ignoring 解析：参见上题解析。attack“攻击，进攻”；destroy“破坏”；hate“讨厌”；ignore“忽 视，不顾”。 ○18 　A．better B．brighter C．fixed D．lasting 解析：Grady 走近了一点，想看得更清楚一些。get a better look“看得更清楚”。 ○19 　A．found B．learned C．remembered D．misunderstood 解析：这时 Crady 听到后面传来一阵声音，Grady 记起父亲说过熊的幼仔不会单独出行 的。find“发现”；learn“学会，了解到”；remember“记得”；misunderstand“误解”。 ○20 　A．alone B．awake C．cute D．scared 解析：根据空后的“Then he turned around and saw the cub’s mother moving swiftly towards him”可知，小黑熊的妈妈正朝 Grady 迅速地走来。因此，此处表示熊的幼仔从来不 会单独出行的。alone“独自的”；awake“醒着的”；cute“漂亮的，聪明的”；scared“恐惧 的，惊恐的”。 2 (2018·洛阳一模) I never expected to go to the University of Michigan. I grew up in a small Midwest town where college wasn’t __1. A__ by any means. Many students entered the workplace __2. A__ out of high school. For a long time，that’s where I thought I would __3. C__ . At some point during my senior year，I started __4. B__ everywhere，just because I wanted to see __5. D__ I would get. I had the required grades and the ACT (American College Testing) __6. C__ ，but I came from a town of nowhere. So you can imagine the emotions of __7. D__ I had when I received a big envelope in the mail with the word“ __8. D__ ”written across the top. Now that the opportunity was open to me，I decided to go. I had received __9. A__ aid and scholarships，which I think was a __10. B__ factor(因素) in the decision. But my parents didn’t see __11. B__ college as an opportunity for me to build up my __12. C__ And it seemed that no matter how much work I __13. C__ ，it would just be considered a waste of __14. D__ . I often felt I was lacking __15. A__ . I did the application all by myself. After moving to the college，I did two jobs and paid for my __16. B__ and bills. Looking back on it now，I feel that it wasn’t __17. C__ to be self－reliant. But in the long run，I __18. B__ the lack of support I had at such a key point in my life which taught me to be __19. A__ and responsible in hard times，to go beyond __20. D__ and to try things I never thought I would ever be able to try. I believe that’s what college is all about. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，作者出生在美国中西部的一个小城镇，从来没有想过能 上大学，但作者通过自己的努力最终考上了大学并通过打工支付自己的账单和日常花销。作 者通过自己的经历告诉我们，生活中的困难教会我们独立和有责任心，我们要尝试从来没有 想过自己能做的事情。 ❶　A．expected B．envied C．admired D．afforded 解析：根据空前一句“I never expected to go to the University of Michigan”及空后一句 “Many students entered the workplace __2__ out of high school”可知，作者在美国中西部的 一个小城镇长大，很多学生在高中毕业后就工作了，所以作者没有料到自己一个来自小城镇 的人能上大学。expect“期待，料想”；envy“羡慕，忌妒”；admire“欣赏，赞赏”；afford“负 担得起”。 ❷　A．straight B．randomly C．late D．happily 解析：根据上文可知，作者没有料到自己会上大学，因为这儿的很多学生高中毕业后直 接(straight)就去工作了。straight“直接地，立即”；randomly“随机地，随意地”；late“晚， 迟”；happily“快乐地，高兴地”。 ❸　A．work up B．put up C．end up D．pick up 解析：根据上文可知，作者没有料到自己能上大学，认为自己最终也会和其他学生一样 高中毕业后直接去工作。work up“激发”；put up“建造”；end up“(尤指经历一系列意外后) 最终处于，到头来”；pick up“拾起”。 ❹　A．delivering B．applying C．registering D．competing 解析：此处表示在高中毕业那年的某个时候，作者开始到处申请(大学)。根据常识可知， 想要上大学需要进行申请。下文中的“I did the application”也是提示。deliver“发表，递 送”；apply“申请”；register“登记，注册”；compete“竞争，竞赛”。 ❺　A．when B．whether C．how D．where 解析：分析空处所在句子结构可知，从句“ __5__ I would get”中缺少地点状语。 ❻　A．qualifications B．diplomas C．scores D．certificates 解析：根据本句中的“required grades”及“the ACT(American College Testing)”可知， 作 者 达 到 所 要 求 的 成 绩 和 ACT 分 数 (scores) 。 此 处 “grades” 与 “scores” 同 义 。 qualification“资格，学历”；diploma“文凭，学位证书”；score“分数，成绩”；certificate“证 明书，文凭”。 ❼　A．anxiety B．relief C．calmness D．conflict 解析：根据上文中的“I had the required grades and the ACT(American College Testing) __6__ ，but I came from a town of nowhere”可知，作者达到了大学的申请条件，但觉得自 己来自一个不知名的小镇，因此心情矛盾(conflict)。anxiety“焦虑，忧虑”；relief“宽慰， 安心”；calmness“平静，冷静”；conflict“矛盾，冲突”。 ❽　A．Wishes B．Regards C．Cheers D．Congratulations 解析：根据下文中的“Now that the opportunity was open to me，I decided to go”可知， 作者最终上了大学，故信封上的字应是“祝贺”。regards “致意，问候”；cheers“干杯(用 于祝酒)”；congratulations“祝贺”。 ❾　A．financial B．spiritual C．academic D．parents’ 解析：根据下文的“scholarships”可知，作者得到了助学金和奖学金。financial aid“(高 等院校的)助学金，助学贷款”。spiritual“精神的”；academic“学术的”。 ○10 　A．boring B．driving C．discouraging D．promising 解析：根据上文可知，作者获得了经济上的帮助，这推动了作者决定去上大学。 boring“ 无 聊 的 ”； driving“ 推 进 的 ， 起 推 动 作 用 的 ”； discouraging“ 令 人 沮 丧 的 ”； promising“有前途的，有希望的”。 ○11 　A．adjusting B．attending C．dropping D．managing 解析：根据上文可知，作者决定去上大学，但是作者的父母不把上大学看作是作者发展 潜能的机会。attend college“上大学”。adjust“调整”；drop“终止，放弃”。 ○12 　A．morality B．survival C．potential D．confidence 解析：参见上题解析。morality“道德”；survival“幸存，生存”；potential “潜能”； confidence“自信”。 ○13 　A．get in B．take in C．put in D．persist in 解析：根据语境可知，似乎无论作者付出多少努力，都只是被看作浪费时间。get in“到 达”；take in“欺骗”；put in“投入(时间、精力)”；persist in“坚持，执意”。 ○14 　A．space B．money C．resource D．time 解析：根据语境可知，作者的父母认为上大学就是在浪费时间。 ○15 　A．support B．courage C．motivation D．concern 解析：根据空后的“I did the application all by myself”及下文中的“lack of support”可 知，没有人支持帮助作者。support“支持，帮助”；courage“勇气”；motivation“动力，积 极性”；concern“关切”。 ○16 　A．feasts B．necessities C．seminars D．majors 解析：上大学之后，作者做了两份工作，独立支付日用必需品的开销和账单。feast“筵 席，宴会”；necessity“必需品”；seminar“讨论会，研讨班”；major“专业”。 ○17 　A．hard B．fight C．easy D．awkward 解析：现在回想一下，作者感觉自力更生并不容易。根据后一句中的“But”可知，作 者认为自力更生不容易，但却从中受益匪浅。 ○18 　A．ignore B．appreciate C．forget D．disapprove 解析：从长远来看，作者感激在生命的关键时刻缺少帮助这件事情，这教会作者在困难 时期独立并有责任心，教会作者超越预期并且尝试从来没有想过自己能尝试的事情。 ignore“忽视，不理”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”；forget“忘记”；disapprove“不同意”。 ○19 　A．independent B．easy－going C．honest D．considerate 解析：参见上题解析。independent“独立的”；easy－going“随和的”；honest“诚实 的”；considerate“考虑周到的”。 ○20 　A．recognition B．description C．control D．expectation 解析：作者在文章开头提到从来没料到自己能上大学，此处与此呼应，故选 D 项。 recognition“识别，承认”；description“描述”；control“控制”；expectation“期待，预期”。 3 (2018·石家庄市 一模) At the age of nine，I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could __1. C__ to a higher level class. Fifteen of us were to __2. A__ swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my __3. B__ ，one by one，tried and failed. Then it was my turn to __4. C__ ，I mean ， my turn to attempt to pass the test. I was about halfway when I got __5. D__ . I immediately stopped and __6. C__ the side of the pool，ending my test. Our instructor，a college student，was standing __7. A__ me. “Why did you stop？” he yelled，in a less than __8. B__ voice. “I got water in my nose，” I __9. A__ . That’s when this college student __10. C__ me one of life’s great lessons， __11. D__ he probably never realized that. Bending down，he shouted，“So？” “So？” The __12. C__ shocked me. It had just seemed __13. A__ to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the __14. B__ . My nine － year － old brain had not understood the fact that a valuable __15. C__ is worth achieving，however difficult to get there. Recognizing that，I was __16. D__ nothing would keep me from completing the test. In fact，I did it rather __17. B__ on my next attempt. Seeing me __18. D__ the test，almost all the others did so as well. Life is a journey，and the road won’t __19. A__ be easy. We have to focus on the final destination，not the __20. B__ along the road. 文章大意：本文是人物故事类记叙文。作者讲述了自己九岁的时候游泳考试的一段经历。 从这段经历中，作者认识到了这一点：有价值的目标是值得一个人为之努力和奋斗的。最后 作者顺利通过了游泳考试。 ❶　A．skip B．refer C．advance D．add 解析：空处所在句子表示作者要参加游泳考试以便确认能否“升级到”更高一个层次的 课程，advance to“达到(某地等)，前进到”符合语境。 ❷　A．take turns B．insist on C．take risks D．put off 解析：根据下文 one by one 可知，作者和同学们是“轮流”进行考试的，take turns doing sth. “轮流做某事”符合语境。insist on“坚持”；take risks“冒险”；put off“推迟”。 ❸　A．competitors B．classmates C．students D．instructors 解析：根据首段首句“At the age of nine，I was taking swimming lessons at a pool”可知， 作者参加了一个游泳班，由此可知，作者观看的是“同班同学”轮流考试，所以答案是 classmates。competitor“竞争者”；student“学生”；instructor“指导者”。 ❹ A．show B．leave C．fail D．observe 解析：上文讲到，作者眼看着他的同学们一个跟着一个进行游泳考试，但都失败了，接 下来，轮到自己“失败”了，所以答案是 fail。show“显示，显出”；leave“离开”； observe“观察”。 ❺ A．injured B．blamed C．trapped D．choked 解析：根据下文中的“I got water in my nose”可知，作者在游泳考试中被水“呛”着了， 由此可知答案是 choked，choke 的意思是“呛，窒息”，get choked“被呛着了”。get injured“受 伤”；get blamed“被责备”；get trapped“被困住”。 ❻　A．pushed B．pressed C．grabbed D．controlled 解析：作者被水呛到后马上停止了游泳，“抓住”了泳池的边，结束了考试。grab“抓 住”符合语境。push“推”；press“按，压”；control“控制”。 ❼　A．above B．below C．beside D．beyond 解析：作者因为被水呛着停止了游泳考试，抓住了泳池的边，此时，他的教练——一个 大学生，正站在他的“上方”。作者在泳池里，教练应是站在游泳池边上，所以要用 above， 表示“在……上方”。below“在……下面”；beside“在……旁边”；beyond“超出(某个数量、 水平或限度)”。 ❽　A．surprised B．sympathetic C．annoyed D．cold 解析：作者因为被水呛着停止了考试，抓住了泳池的边。结合下文可知，此时，教练用 毫不“同情的”声音对作者喊：“你为什么不游了？”所以答案是 sympathetic“同情的”。 surprised“吃惊的”；annoyed“烦恼的”；cold“冷淡的，不友好的”。 ❾　A．explained B．reacted C．declined D．urged 解析：当教练用毫不同情的声音质问作者为什么停止游泳的时候，作者“解释”说：“我 的鼻子进水了。”所以答案是 explained“解释”。react“反应”；decline“拒绝，谢绝”； urge“敦促”。 ○10 　A．delivered B．owed C．taught D．promised 解析：teach sb. a lesson 是固定短语，意思是“给某人一个教训”，符合语境，所以答案 是 taught。deliver“分送”；owe“欠”；promise“许诺”。 ○11 　A．so that B．as if C．in case D．even if 解析：作者感慨，这个大学生，也就是教练，给了他人生中一个很大的教训，“虽然” 他(教练)很可能并没有意识到这一点。even if“虽然，即使”符合语境。so that“以便”；as if“好像”；in case“以防”。 ○12 　A．problem B．excuse C．question D．voice 解析：根据 So 可知，此处表示这个“问题”使作者很吃惊，所以答案是 question。 problem“难题”；excuse“理由，借口”；voice“声音”。 ○13 　A．logical B．illegal C．ridiculous D．impossible 解析：在作者看来，解决痛苦的办法就是清除引起“不适”的事物，这似乎是“合乎逻 辑的”，所以答案是 logical“合乎逻辑的”。illegal“违法的”；ridiculous“荒谬的，可笑的”； impossible“不可能的”。 ○14 　A．disaster B．discomfort C．damage D．fear 解析：参见上题解析。disaster“灾难”；discomfort“不舒服，不适”；damage“破坏， 毁坏”；fear“害怕”。 ○15 　A．result B．advantage C．goal D．task 解析：作者九岁的脑袋此前还不明白这个事实：一个有价值的“目标”是值得实现的， 无论实现它有多么难。goal“目标”符合语境。result“结果”；advantage“优势，长处”； task“任务”。 ○16 　A．concerned B．sensitive C．embarrassed D．sure 解析：作者意识到无论多么难，一个有价值的目标是值得实现的之后，“确信”什么也 阻挡不了自己完成这次考试。sure“确信的，有把握的”符合语境。concerned“担心的”； sensitive“敏感的”；embarrassed“难堪的”。 ○17 　A．slowly B．easily C．clumsily D．eagerly 解析：作者在坚定了信心之后，在下一次的尝试中，很“轻易地”通过了考试，所以答 案是 easily“容易地，轻易地”。slowly“缓慢地”；clumsily“笨拙地”；eagerly“热切地， 渴望地”。 ○18 　A．attend B．take C．give D．pass 解析：根据第二段中的“my turn to attempt to pass the test”及该段中的“I did it rather __17__ on my next attempt”可知选 D。 ○19 　A．always B．sometimes C．ever D．seldom 解析：生活如同一次旅行，道路不会“总是”平坦的。always“总是”；sometimes“有 时候”；ever“曾经”；seldom“很少”。 ○20 　A．sights B．barriers C．surprises D．harvests 解析：我们要关注最终的目的地，而不是沿途的“障碍”。sight“景象”；barrier“障 碍”；surprise“令人惊奇的事物”；harvest“收获”。 4 (2018·太原市一模) Leslie Morissette’s son，Graham，was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia (白 血病). Throughout Graham’s __1. B__ in the hospital，Graham connected with everyone he met，from __2. A__ patients to younger children. “He would __3. D__ other sick children his toys or act silly to make them laugh，” Morissette said. “Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going. He gave me the energy and the __4. B__ to fight with him. ” In 1997，when he was 8 years old，Graham passed away. __5. C__ by how Graham lived his life caring about others ， Morissette __6. D__ the nonprofit Grahamtastic Connection in his honor. The organization provides free technology—including computers ， iPads and robots—to children __7. C__ cancer and other serious illnesses. One of the major goals of Morissette’s work is to __8. A__ kids to their classrooms，which really helps them continue their __9. B__ despite hospitalization and days __10. A__ from school. The robots “transport” children right into the classroom in real time. They can __11. A__ the robots right from their __12. C__ bed or home. If some children are unable to attend school， they can __13. C__ log on to their laptop and call in the robot. They can __14. D__ up and down the school paths. They can go to lunch with their __15. B__ . The real magic happens between classes，when they’re walking down the hallway with their friends，by robot， __16. A__ their weekend and their favorite foods and other things. It’s great technology that really gives children the feeling of control，when their world is maybe __17. D__ control. “Every time I can help a child in need，I feel __18. B__ Graham is smiling，” Morissette said. “I believe that Graham’s __19. C__ lives on in the work that I do. And I’m __20. D__ and privileged to be able to do it in his honor. ” 文章大意：本文为记叙文。Leslie Morissette 的儿子 Graham 在 6 岁时被诊断患有白血病， 8 岁 时 不 幸 去 世 。 Morissette 化 悲 痛 为 行 动 ， 创 立 了 以 自 己 儿 子 命 名 的 非 营 利 组 织 Grahamtastic Connection，致力于为患重病的儿童提供免费的电脑、机器人等科技产品，以 便于他们与自己的朋友、家人和同学保持联系。 ❶　A．surgery B．treatment C．vacation D．rest 解析：根据前文中的“he was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病)”可知，Graham 被诊断 得了白血病，因此需要在医院治疗。surgery“外科手术”；treatment“治疗”；vacation“假 期，休假”；rest“休息”。故选 B 项。 ❷　A．elderly B．sleepy C．deadly D．naughty 解析：在医院治疗期间，Graham 和他遇到的每一个人接触，从年老的病人到年幼的孩 子。根据本句中的“everyone”和“younger”可知，Graham 接触的人从老人到小孩都有。 故选 A 项。 ❸　A．buy B．charge C．return D．lend 解析：他会把他的玩具借给其他生病的孩子或者做出可笑的举动来让他们笑。故选 D 项。 ❹　A．focus B．strength C．resource D．attention 解析：根据本空前的句子“Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going”可知，Graham 的精神使 Morissette 一直前行，给 Morissette 力量。focus“焦点”；strength“力量”； resource“资源”；attention“注意力”。故选 B 项。 ❺　A．Confused B．Depressed C．Inspired D．Worried 解析：根据前文中的“Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going”可知，Graham 的 精神使 Morissette 一直前行，因此 Morissette 受到了 Graham 的激励。confused“使困惑”； depress“使沮丧”；inspire“激励”；worry“使担心”。故选 C 项。 ❻　A．left B．visited C．benefited D．founded 解析：Morissette 创立非营利组织 Grahamtastic Connection 来纪念他。根据后文中的“The orgainzation”可知，Grahamtastic Connection 是个非营利组织，故此处应表示“创立”，故选 D 项。 ❼　A．causing B．curing C．battling D．preventing 解析：这个组织向与癌症和其他严重的疾病抗争的孩子提供免费的科技产品。cause“导 致”；cure“治愈”；battle“斗争，与……作斗争”；prevent“阻止”。故选 C 项。 ❽　A．connect B．force C．invite D．throw 解析：根据后文中的“The robots’transport’children right into the classroom in real time”可知，Morissette 的工作目标主要是把孩子们和学校联系在一块，帮助他们继续学业， 故选 A 项。 ❾　A．career B．education C．struggle D．business 解析：由常识可知，这些孩子因为生病离开了学校住院治疗、不能继续接受教育，而 Morissette 的工作主要是帮助孩子们继续接受教育。故选 B 项。 ○10 　A．missed B．stopped C．suffered D．graduated 解析：由常识可知，孩子们住院治疗会错过很多在学校的日子，故选 A 项。 ○11 　A．operate B．build C．steal D．separate 解析：他们能够在医院床上或者家里操控这些机器人。表示“使用/操控机器人”应使 用动词“operate”故选 A 项。 ○12 　A．flower B．river C．hospital D．hotel 解析：由前文可知，这些生病的孩子在住院治疗，因此他们可以在医院的床上操控机器 人。故选 C 项。 ○13 　A．hardly B．accidentally C．simply D．luckily 解析：如果一些孩子不能上学，他们只要登录他们的笔记本电脑就能召来机器人。 hardly“几乎不”；accidentally“偶然地，意外地”；simply“只要，只是”，强调某事多么容 易；luckily“幸运地”。故选 C 项。 ○14 　A．drive B．jump C．climb D．walk 解析：他们可以在学校的小路上走来走去。walk up and down the school paths 表示“在 学校的小路上来回走”，故选 D 项。 ○15 　A．parents B．friends C．doctors D．patients 解析：由前文中的“the school paths”及后文中的“between classes”可知，这些都是在 学校发生的事，故这里应该是说在学校和朋友吃午餐，故选 B 项。 ○16 　A．talking about B．putting off C．depending on D．thinking of 解析：由常识可知，孩子们在学校应该会和朋友“谈论”周末和食物，故选 A 项。 ○17 　A．under B．within C．away from D．out of 解析：由前文可知，这些孩子生了重病，因此很多事情无法做到，故这里指他们的生活 可能已经失去了控制，故选 D 项。 ○18 　A．even if B．as though C．in case D．so that 解析：这里是说“每次我帮助一个需要帮助的孩子，我都感觉 Graham 好像在微笑”。even if“尽管”；as though“好像”；in case“以防，万一”；so that“因此”。故选 B 项。 ○19 　A．success B．joy C．love D．fortune 解析：由第二段中的“Graham lived his life caring about others”可知，Graham 关心爱护 他人，这里是说“我相信 Graham 的爱继续存在于我所做的工作中”。故选 C 项。 ○20 　A．angry B．sad C．careful D．proud 解析：由前文可知，Leslie Morissette 创立非营利组织 Grahamtastic Connection 来纪念去 世的儿子，因此 Morissette 对自己所做的事应该感到骄傲，故选 D 项。 5 (2018·南昌市一模) The day I received my letter of acceptance to New York University，I was extremely excited. It was my dream university，and my __1. C__ were pleased for me. But they also hadn’t __2. B__ me to get into such a competitive school. In fact，the best thing they ever did for me was to __3. A__ me from doing things __4. A__ —indeed，when I was in elementary school，they offered to buy me a present __5. B__ I got a C． It __6. D__ when I was in the third grade. An only child in an Asian family，I had just __7. B__ with my family to Los Angeles. Months into the third grade，I developed a strong feeling of __8. A__ about getting bad grades. Seeing my anxiety，Dad said. “Kate，tell you what. If you get a C or __9. D__ ， I ’ ll buy you a present. If you score higher than that ， I won ’ t buy you anything，because you won’t __10. C__ it. ” Clearly dad wasn’t the __11. B__ Asian tiger parent，pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best __12. D__ ，and neither was my mom. They didn’t want to push me. They wanted me to be __13. D__ and healthy. Dad’s __14. A__ of a “failing grade” gift amazingly __15. B__ my worries and pressure. What’s more，I __16. C__ getting A’s and B’s throughout high school， but without the added stress and fear of failing. I think it was my parents’ lack of stress on grades that gave me __17. C__ to encourage my own desire for achievements. I now realize I was __18. D__ when I thought I didn’t receive a present from my dad that day. He gave me two invaluable __19. A__ ： the space to develop my own desire for excellence， and the healthy mind to __20. C__ it. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。“我”是来自亚洲家庭的独生女，被极具竞争力的纽约 大学录取，父母为“我”高兴；其实在小学时，父母并没有给“我”学习上的压力，相反， 在“我”考不好时，他们常给“我”送礼物。他们的行为使“我”消除了对学习的紧张，“我” 得以自由地发展自己，让自己成为优秀的学生。 ❶　A．friends B．classmates C．parents D．relatives 解析：根据该句“It was my dream university，and my __1__ were pleased for me”，结合 下句主语“they”、下文第二段中的“Dad”和常识可知，“我”考上了纽约大学，那是“我” 梦想中的大学，“我”的父母都为“我”感到高兴。C 项意为“父母”，符合语境，故 C 项 正确。A 项意为“朋友”；B 项意为“同学”；D 项意为“亲戚”，都与语境不符。 ❷　A．convinced B．pushed C．recommended D．helped 解析：根据下文第三段中的第一、第二句“Clearly dad wasn’t the __11__ Asian tiger parent，pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best. . . They didn’t want to push me”可知，父 亲并不是强迫“我”努力学习的人；结合该句“But they also hadn’t __2__ me to get into such a competitive school”可知，父母并没有强迫“我”考进这所竞争力极强的学校。B 项意为“强 迫”，符合语境，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“确信”；C 项意为“介绍，推荐”；D 项意为“帮 助”，都与语境不符。 ❸　A．discourage B．keep C．inspire D．protect 解析：根据该句中的“indeed，when I was in elementary school，they offered to buy me a present __5__ I got a C”可知，在小学时，如果“我”得了 C 他们会给“我”买礼物；据此 可以判断，事实上父母在阻止“我”将事情做得完美。A 项意为“阻止”，符合语境，故 A 项正确。B 项意为“保持”；C 项意为“激励”；D 项意为“保护”，都与语境不符。 ❹　A．perfectly B．positively C．passively D．proudly 解析：参见上题解析。A 项意为“完美地”，符合语境，故 A 项正确。B 项意为“积极 地”；C 项意为“被动地”；D 项意为“骄傲地”。 ❺　A．though B．if C．unless D．before 解析：根据该句中的“indeed，when I was in elementary school，they offered to buy me a present __5__ I got a C”可知，在小学时，如果“我”得了 C，他们会给“我”买礼物。B 项意为“如果”，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“尽管”；C 项意为“除非”；D 项意为“在……之 前”。 ❻　A．came B．appeared C．remained D．happened 解析：根据上段可知，在小学时，如果“我”得了 C，他们会给“我”买礼物；结合该 句“It __6__ when I was in the third grade”可知，这件事发生在“我”上三年级的时候。D 项意为“发生”，符合语境。故 D 项正确。A 项意为“来到”；B 项意为“出现”；C 项意为“保 持”，都与语境不符。 ❼　A．travelled B．moved C．returned D．left 解析：根据该句“An only child in an Asian family，I had just __7__ with my family to Los Angeles”可知，“我”是一个亚洲家庭的独生女，“我”刚和家人搬到洛杉矶。B 项意为“移 动，搬迁”，符合语境，故 D 项正确。A 项意为“旅行”；C 项意为“返回”；D 项意为“离 开”，都与语境不符。 ❽　A．worry B．embarrassment C．guilt D．anger 解析：根据该句中的“about getting bad grades”再结合下句中的“Seeing my anxiety” 可知，对于自己得低分，“我”感到很焦虑。A 项意为“担心，忧虑”，符合语境，故 A 项 正确。B 项意为“尴尬”；C 项意为“内疚”；D 项意为“愤怒”，都与语境不符。 ❾　A．higher B．less C．more D．lower 解析：根据下句中的“If you score higher than that，I won’t buy you anything”可知， 如果“我”考分超过了标准，父亲将不买东西给“我”。结合该句“If you get a C or __9__ ， I’ll buy you a present”可知，如果得 C 或者更低分，父亲将买东西给“我”。D 项意为“更 低的”，故 D 项正确。A 项意为“更高的”；B 项意为“较少”；C 项意为“更多”。 ○10 　A．accept B．receive C．need D．make 解析：根据该句中的“If you score higher than that，I won’t buy you anything”，可知， 如果“我”考分超过了标准，父亲将不买东西给“我”。结合“because you won’t __10__ it”可知，因为父亲认为“我”不需要。C 项意为“需要”，符合语境，故 C 项正确。A 项 意为“接受”；B 项意为“收到”；D 项意为“使得”。 ○11 　A．normal B．typical C．general D．common 解析：根据该句中的“Clearly dad wasn’t the __11__ Asian tiger parent，pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best. . . ”可知，显然，父亲并不是典型的亚洲虎父，并没有强迫“我” 孜孜不倦地学习。B 项意为“典型的”，符合语境，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“正常的”；C 项 意为“一般的，概括性的，普通的”；D 项意为“普通的”。 ○12 　A．reputations B．subjects C．majors D．grades 解析：根据该句中的“pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best”，结合前文第二段第 三句中的“grades”可知，“我”的父母不是虎父虎母，他们并没有为让“我”取得最优成 绩而强迫“我”学习。D 项意为“成绩”，符合语境，故 D 项正确。A 项意为“名誉”；B 项意为“科目”；C 项意为“主修课程”。 ○13 　A．energetic B．smart C．outstanding D．happy 解析：根据上句“They didn’t want to push me”可知，他们不想强迫“我”。结合该句 “They wanted me to be __13__ and healthy”可知，他们想让“我”健康幸福。D 项意为“幸 福的”，故 D 项正确。A 项意为“精力充沛的”；B 项意为“聪明的”；C 项意为“杰出的”。 ○14 　A．offer B．supply C．purchase D．persuasion 解析：根据该句中的“of a’failing grade’gift”可知，父亲所提供的“成绩不佳”的礼 物，为“我”消除了担心和压力。A 项意为“提供”，符合语境，故 A 项正确。B 项意为“供 应”；C 项意为“购买”；D 项意为“说服”。 ○15 　A．piled on B．removed C．gave off D．solved 解析：根据该段第二句“They didn’t want to push me”可知，他们不想强迫“我”学 习。结合该句中的“of a’failing grade’gift amazingly __15__ my worries and pressure”可知， 父亲所提供的“成绩不佳”的礼物；为“我”消除了担心和压力。B 项意为“消除”，符合 语境，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“猛增，快速增加”；C 项意为“发出，放出”；D 项意为“解 决”，都与语境不符。 ○16 　A．held on B．turned out C．ended up D．set about 解析：根据该句中的“What’s more，I __16__ getting A’s and B’s throughout high school” 可知，更为重要的是，整个高中“我”都以得到 A 和 B 的高分而结束。C 项意为“最后处 于”，故 C 项正确。A 项意为“继续，不挂断”；B 项意为“结果是，证明是”；D 项意为“着 手，开始”，都与语境不符。 ○17 　A．hope B．time C．room D．choice 解析：根据该句“I think it was my parents’ lack of stress on grades that gave me __17__ to encourage my own desire for achievements”可知；“我”认为是“我”父母对成绩的不重视， 给了“我”鼓励自己取得良好成绩的空间。C 项意为“空间”，符合语境，故 C 项正确。A 项意为“希望”；B 项意为“时间”；D 项意为“选择”，都与语境不符。 ○18 　A．shocked B．unfortunate C．puzzled D．mistaken 解析：根据下句中的“He gave me two invaluable __19__ ：the space to develop my own desire for excellence”可知，父亲对“我”学习上的低要求其实帮助了“我”。结合该句“I now realize I was __18__ when l thought l didn’t receive a present from my dad that day”可知，“我” 现在意识到“我”错了，错以为那天“我”没有收到父亲的礼物；D 项意为“错误的”，故 D 项正确。A 项意为“震惊的”；B 项意为“不幸的”；C 项意为“困惑的”，都与语境不符。 ○19 　A．gifts B．suggestions C．tools D．experiences 解析：根据上句中的“a present”，结合该句中的“He gave me two invaluable __19__ ： the space to develop my own desire for excellence”可知，事实上，他给了“我”两个礼物， 其中之一是给了“我”追求优秀的空间。A 项意为“礼物”，故 A 项正确。B 项意为“建 议”；C 项意为“工具”；D 项意为“经历”，都与语境不符。 ○20 　A．track B．catch C．achieve D．act 解析：根据该句中的“the space to develop my own desire for excellence，and the healthy mind to __20__ it”可知，事实上，父亲给了“我”两个礼物：给了“我”追求优秀的空间； 给了“我”去实现梦想的健康思想。C 项意为“实现”，符合语境，故 C 项正确。A 项意为 “足迹，轨道，小径”；B 项意为“抓住”；D 项意为“行动”，都与语境不符。 6 (2018·石家庄市二模) One of the greatest concerts I ever attended never took place at all. Not quite，anyway. Instead，a violent __1. C__ ，which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night， left the Saratoga Performing Arts Center without electrical power. The __2. B__ storm hit just minutes before the Philadelphia Orchestra (管弦乐队) was about to take the __3. D__ along with a guest soloist，the violinist Sarah Chang. Forty－five minutes later，the audience were still __4. C__ ，hoping power would be restored and the __5. A__ would get under way. That’s when Chang __6. B__ onto the stage，alone except for her __7. C__ and a couple of stagehands equipped with flashlights to __8. D__ her and her music. The orchestra __9. A__ backstage. But Chang began playing Fritz Kreisler’s Recitativo and Scherzo－Caprice. Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and __10. A__ the grass. Maybe the thunder hadn’t died away __11. B__ by distance. Chances are，though，no one __12. D__ that night could tell you there was anything at all in the air except the __13. C__ . The performance was __14. A__ ，but it was delivered with both skill and grace—a sort of “ __15. D__ ”card for the audience’s presence and patience. The applause was __16. B__ . Then，several thousand music lovers __17. C__ through pouring rain and __18. D__ to their cars. Maybe the story ends right there. But the then twenty－year－old musician’s __19. A__ for the people coming to hear her music says something about the essential relationship between artist and audience. Maybe Sarah Chang understood that when she offered her music as a __20. B__ that night，without powered loudspeakers and in the near darkness of a summer evening storm. 文章大意：本文是人物故事类记叙文。由于遭遇雷暴天气，音乐会现场断电，但小提琴 家 Sarch Chang 为了表示对观众的尊重，由舞台工作人员打着手电筒为她照明，坚持表演， 赢得了观众热情的掌声。 ❶　A．flood B．earthquake C．thunderstorm D．fire 解析：根据第四段“Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and. . . by distance”中的 rain 和 thunder 可知选 C。flood“洪水”；earthquake“地震”；fire“火灾”。 ❷　A．global B．unexpected C．regular D．uncertain 解析：根据第二段第一句“Instead，a violent __1__ ，which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night”中的“pretty much out of nowhere”可知，这场雷暴来得非常突然，故 B 项 unexpected“想不到的”符合语境。global“全球的”；regular“定期的：有规律的”； uncertain“不确定的”。 ❸　A．chance B．action C．trouble D．stage 解析：这场突如其来的雷暴就在费城管弦乐队携客座小提琴独奏家 Sarah Chang 登台演 出前的几分钟来临了。因此选 D。take the stage 是固定短语，意思是“登台演出”。chance“机 会”；action“行动”；trouble“麻烦”。 ❹　A．shouting B．struggling C．waiting D．gathering 解析：根据空后的现在分词短语“hoping power would be restored and the __5__ would get under way”可知，在雷暴突然来临且导致断电的情况下，观众依然等候着，希望音乐会开 始进行，故选 C。shout“呼喊”；struggle“挣扎”；gather“聚集”。 ❺　A．concert B．rain C．dance D．sunlight 解析：参见上题解析。 ❻　A．climbed B．stepped C．jumped D．held 解析：此时，Chang 迈上了舞台。 ❼　A．piano B．conductor C．violin D．band 解析：此时，Chang 迈上了舞台，只带了她的小提琴。根据上文中的“the violinist Sarah Chang”可知应选 C。 ❽　A．admire B．broadcast C．circle D．light 解析：此处指舞台工作人员带着手电筒来给她和她的音乐照明(light)。admire“钦佩”； broadcast“广播”；circle“圈出”。 ❾　A．remained B．occupied C．hid D．appeared 解析：管弦乐队依然(remained)在后台。 ○10 　A．flooding B．cleaning C．irrigating D．destroying 解析：或许大雨依旧在敲打着房顶，淹没着草地。flood“淹没”符合语境。clean“清 理”；irrigate“灌溉”；destroy“破坏”。 ○11 　A．either B．yet C．ever D．just 解析：或许雷声还(yet)没有消失。yet 用于否定句和疑问句中，谈论预料中的某事是否 已发生。 ○12 　A．screaming B．complaining C．performing D．listening 解析：那天晚上听音乐的人中没有一个人会告诉你除了音乐以外还有其他声响。 scream“尖声大叫”；complain“抱怨”；perform“表演”。 ○13 　A．violinist B．lightning C．music D．cheering 解析：参见上题解析。 ○14 　A．brief B．successful C．boring D．embarrassing 解析：表演时间很短(brief)，但它却是用技巧和优雅演奏的。successful“成功的”； boring“无趣的”；embarrassing“令人尴尬的”。 ○15 　A．all right B．never mind C．don’t worry D．thank you 解析：这场短暂的演奏是对观众的出席和耐心的“感谢”卡。 ○16 　A．weak B．enthusiastic C．frequent D．permanent 解析：掌声很热情(enthusiastic)。weak“弱的”；frequent“频繁的”；permanent“永恒 的”。 ○17 　A．lost their control B．traveled C．made their way D．looked 解析：然后，几千名音乐爱好者穿过倾盆大雨，回到他们的车上。因此选 C。make one’s way through“穿过”。lose one’s control“某人失去控制”。 ○18 　A．away B．down C．out D．back 解析：此处表示返回他们的车上，故选 D。 ○19 　A．respect B．analysis C．generosity D．tolerance 解析：但是，这位当时 20 岁的音乐家对来听她的音乐的人们的尊重(respect)诠释了艺术 家和观众之间的关系。analysis“分析”；generosity“慷慨”；tolerance“忍受”。 ○20 　A．trick B．gift C．relief D．mercy 解析：或许那天晚上，当 SarahChang 把自己的音乐当作礼物送给观众的时候，就明白 了这一点。trick“诡计，诀窍”；relief“宽慰”；mercy“幸运”。 7 (2018·合肥市二模) My mom has been and will always be my biggest inspiration. She is a single parent of eight children，and I have no idea how she __1. B__ . Throughout the years，my mom has overcome many hardships which could easily __2. D__ someone with little faith. Even __3. B__ doctors questioned if my little sister Jessica would live to see the age of 1，my mom never lost __4. A__ . After countless visits to multiple doctors，my mom __5. C__ to bring her home and make the best of my sister’s life __6. D__ receiving the same results from different hospitals. Jessica’s numerous hospital visits definitely __7. A__ her，but my mom never showed signs of __8. C__ . Her strength helped Jessica through every __9. B__ time. No matter how confused Jessica was，my mom always made her feel as if there was absolutely nothing to __10. A__ ， which enabled Jessica to live the life of a __11. D__ child. She attended a public school，went to parties to dance around excitedly. We actually __12. A__ that she was even sick. __13. B__ ，things began to take a turn for the worse. Around her 6th birthday，Jessica lost sight，which was __14. C__ by the loss of sensation in her left arm at the age of 5. However，this was it and doctors had no __15. A__ . The whole family were heartbroken and __16. C__ ，at a point of no return. Once again，my mom found a way to __17. B__ us all. She made it her job to let us know that she had a strong support system. She decided to __18. D__ her job and attend to her every need. With my mom sleeping by her side every single night，I noticed their __19. C__ grow stronger than anything. Now Jessica is 20 years old and is enjoying her college life. My mom gets us to realize that no matter how __20. D__ our trials may appear，we have a support system. We are a family that will always be there for one another. 文章大意：该文主要讲述了一位有着 8 个孩子的单亲妈妈的励志故事。 ❶　A．failed B．survived C．graduated D．developed 解析：根据下文中的“Throughout the years，my mom has overcome many hardships which could easily __2__ someone with little faith”可推知，作者的母亲作为一位有着 8 个孩子的单 亲妈妈，能够把孩子们都拉扯大实在是令人难以想象。survive“从(困难)中挺过来”符合语 境。 ❷　A．guide B．push C．refresh D．discourage 解析：根据下文中的“with little faith”可推知，那些困难很容易让缺乏信心的人灰心。 discourage“使灰心”符合语境。 ❸　A．until B．when C．unless D．since 解析：根据语境可知，when 引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时”，与上文中的 “Throughout the years”呼应。 ❹　A．hope B．control C．interest D．patience 解析：根据下文可知，Jessica 后来上了学，去参加派对。由此可推知，在医生质疑 Jessica 能否活到一岁时，作者的母亲从没有放弃希望，而是坚持带她去治疗。 ❺　A．refused B．threatened C．decided D．hesitated 解析：根据上文中的“After countless visits to multiple doctors”可推知，后来母亲做了 决定，不再带 Jessica 去医院了，而是让她回家，尽情享受生活。 ❻　A．far from B．regardless of C．apart from D．instead of 解析：根据空后的“receiving the same results from different hospitals”可推知，作者的母 亲在去医院和把孩子带回家之间，做出了选择。instead of“而不是……”符合语境。 ❼　A．upset B．destroyed C．satisfied D．relieved 解析：一个小孩子去医院次数多了，肯定会心烦意乱，与下文中的“No matter how confused Jessica was”呼应。upset“使烦恼，使心烦意乱”符合语境。 ❽　A．wisdom B．curiosity C．weakness D．sympathy 解析：由空处与下文中的“Her strength”形成呼应可推知，作者的母亲并没有因为孩子 去医院次数多而表现出软弱。 ❾　A．ripe B．tough C．lonely D．precious 解析：由空处与上文中的“Jessica’s numerous hospital visits”呼应可推知，Jessica 的 处境很艰难。tough“艰苦的，困难的”符合语境。 ○10 　A．worry about B．rely on C．learn from D．show off 解析：由空处与上文中的“Her strength”形成呼应可推知，母亲的力量使 Jessica 无论 多么困惑，都感到好像完全没有什么要担心的，这与下文 Jessica 可以正常的上学、参加派 对、跳舞等形成呼应。 ○11 　A．difficult B．super C．gifted D．regular 解析：根据下文中的“She attended a public school，went to parties to dance around excitedly” 可推知，Jessica 在母亲的帮助下，像一个正常的孩子一样生活。 ○12 　A．forgot B．declared C．discovered D．sensed 解析：根据空后的“she was even sick”可推知，母亲对 Jessica 的帮助让我们都忘记了 Jessica 还有病的真实状况了。 ○13 　A．Hopefully B．Suddenly C．Gratefully D．Seriously 解析：根据上文可知，在母亲的帮助下，Jessica 的生活似乎是正常的，又由空后的“things began to take a turn for the worse”可推知，突然地，Jessica 的情况开始变得糟糕。 ○14 　A．reduced B．caused C．followed D．removed 解析：根据语境可推知，Jessica 的情况恶化得相当严重，先是 5 岁时，左臂失去知觉， 之后又失去了视力。follow“在……之后”符合语境。 ○15 　A．answer B．doubt C．reason D．mercy 解析：由上文中的“that was it”可推知，事实就是这样，医生们也束手无策，因此家 人都非常难过。answer“解决办法”符合语境。 ○16 　A．guilty B．annoyed C．confused D．innocent 解析：根据空后的“at a point of no return”可推知，作者一家人很难过，也很困惑，觉 得事情没有了希望和转机。 ○17 　A．blame B．screen C．respect D．favor 解析：根据语境可知，在 Jessica 病情恶化的情况下，母亲再次找到了保护我们的办法。 screen“保护”符合语境。 ○18 　A．offer B．finish C．continue D．quit 解析：根据下文中的“attend to her every need”可推知，母亲辞去工作，全力陪护病情 恶化的 Jessica。 ○19 　A．faith B．will C．bond D．conflict 解析：根据上文中的“With my mom sleeping by her side every single night”可推知，Jessica 和母亲的感情纽带由此变得更强了。 ○20 　A．complete B．temporary C．unfair D．unbearable 解析：由空处与上文中的“No matter how confused Jessica was，my mom always made her feel as if there was absolutely nothing to __10__ ，which enabled Jessica to live the life of a __11__ child”呼应可推知，作者通过 Jessica 的例子明白，无论生活中的考验多么难以忍受， 母亲都是他们最大的支持。unbearable“难以忍受的”符合语境。 8 (2018·南昌市二模) “I have a letter for you ，”my friend Kirsten told me on the phone. “I think it’s from your mother. ”I was __1. B__ ，since my mother had been __2. C__ for seven years. A few weeks later Kirsten handed me the __3. A__ dated Aug. 30，2002. Around then I was preparing for my pilot course’ s final exam at the __4. C__ school. The students finished the training on __5. D__ days. I was the first to __6. B__ . My mother’s letter __7. A__ after I left. Kirsten picked it up from my mail－box，to keep it __8. A__ she next saw me. __9. D__ ，a few days later，when it was her turn to leave，she __10. B__ the letter among the piles of papers she __11. C__ packed into boxes. It __12. D__ there for a decade，during which my mother died. In 2013，when Kirsten __13. A__ some dusty belongings from her flying school days，she __14. C__ the letter. It’s been two years since Kirsten gave me the letter which I’ve carried on my long flights. But I haven’t __15. B__ it yet. When I told some friends this，they __16. C__ their heads. They said they wouldn’t have been able to wait a second. Of course，I __17. D__ —How could I not？ —about her __18. A__ in the envelope. Surely，I think，she had written to wish me luck，ask about my life and tell me the news from __19. D__ to make me at ease. However，for now it’s __20. B__ to look at her handwriting on the envelope，and to remember that until I open it，I know I’ll hear from her once more. 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了我的母亲写给我的一封信，但由于意外，我在十 年后才收到这封信。我在文中表达了对母亲的怀念。 ❶　A．delighted B．confused C．terrified D．moved 解析：根据下文可知，我的母亲已经去世七年了。所以，当朋友告诉我这封信来自我的 母亲时，我很迷惑。delighted“高兴的”；confused“迷惑的”；terrified“非常害怕的”； moved“被感动的”。 ❷　A．back B．lost C．dead D．sick 解析：根据下文中的“during which my mother died”可知，本题选 C。 ❸　A．envelope B．package C．ticket D．stamp 解析：根据上文可知，这是母亲写给我的一封信，所以 Kirsten 交给我的是一个带有日 期的信封。且下文中的“on the envelope”也是信息暗示，故此处选 A。envelope“信封”； package“包裹”；ticket“票”；stamp“邮票”。 ❹　A．art B．sports C．flight D．military 解析：根据空处之前的“my pilot course’s final exam”和下文中的“flying school days” 以及第三段第一句中的“on my long flights”可知，作者上的是飞行学校。故本题选 C。 military“军队”。 ❺　A．blessed B．hard C．particular D．different 解析：根据下文可知，我是第一个离开的，再结合下文中的“when it was her turn to leave”可知，学生们是在不同的日子完成训练的，故选 D。blessed“神圣的，令人愉快的”； particular“特定的，特别的”；hard“艰苦的”。 ❻　A．flee B．leave C．fly D．escape 解析：根据下文中的“after I left”可知，此处选 leave。flee“逃走，逃离”；leave“离 开”；fly“飞行”；escape“逃离”。 ❼　A．landed B．returned C．disappeared D．delivered 解析：在我离开之后，母亲的信到了。land“着陆，到达”；return“返回”；disappear“消 失”；deliver“递送”。 ❽　A．until B．when C．unless D．after 解析：Kirsten 从我的邮箱里把信拿出来，保存到她下次见到我的时候，故选 A。 until“直 到……”符合语境。 ❾　A．Surely B．Thankfully C．Doubtfully D．Unfortunately 解析：根据语境可知，此处表示转折，不幸的是，轮到她离开时，她把那封信误放到了 她匆忙装到箱子里的成堆的文件里了。surely“必定，无疑”；thankfully“幸亏，满怀感激 地”；doubtfully“感到怀疑地”；unfortunately“不幸地”。 ○10 　A．removed B．misplaced C．hid D．unfolded 解析：参见上题解析。remove“搬走，移走”。misplace“(因放错位置而)暂时丢失”； hide“隐藏，躲藏”；unfold“展开，打开”。 ○11 　A．slowly B．seriously C．hurriedly D．carefully 解析：参见 9 题解析。slowly“慢慢地”；seriously“严重地”；hurriedly“匆忙完成地”； carefully“小心地”。 ○12 　A．appeared B．stood C．settled D．remained 解析：它在那里待了十年。appear“出现”；settle“解决，移民定居”；remain“停留”。 ○13 　A．sorted through B．set down C．put down D．got through 解析：2013 年，当她查看并整理一些在飞行学校上学时留下来的积满灰尘的物品的时 候，她发现了那封信。sort through“查看并整理”；set down“写下，规定”；put down“放 下，记下”；get through“完成，花完，渡过”。 ○14 　A．posted B．recalled C．found D．addressed 解析：参见上题解析。post“邮寄”；recall“回忆起”；find“发现”；address“在(邮件、 包裹)上写姓名和地址”。 ○15 　A．received B．opened C．touched D．replied 解析：根据文章最后一句中的“and to remember that until I open it. . . once more”可知选 B。receive“收到”；open“打开”；touch“触摸”；reply“回答”。 ○16 　A．nodded B．lifted C．shook D．lowered 解析：根据下一句“They said they. . . a second”可知，当我告诉他们我还没有打开信的 时候，他们不赞成我的做法，故应为摇了摇头。nod“点头”；lift“举起”；shake“摇动”； lower“降低”。 ○17 　A．complain B．inquire C．worry D．wonder 解析：当然，我也想知道她在信里写了什么。“How could I not？”为插入语。wonder“想 要知道”，符合语境。complain“抱怨”；inquire“询问”；worry“担心”。 ○18 　A．words B．interests C．puzzle D．secret 解析：sb. ’s words“某人说的话(写的内容)”。 ○19 　A．networks B．abroad C．papers D．home 解析：当然我认为她写信是要祝我好运，问问我的生活并且告诉我家里的消息以使我放 松，此空选 D。network“网络”abroad“外国”；paper“报纸”。 ○20 　A．appropriate B．enough C．foolish D．polite 解析：然而，对于现在来说，看到信封上母亲写的字，并记住到我打开它时，我会再一 次得到她的消息，这就够了。appropriate“合适的”；enough“足够”；foolish“愚蠢的”； polite“礼貌的”。 9 (2018·天星教育第二次大联考) At the age of nine，my greatest desire was to own a pogo stick(蹦蹦跷). When the Christmas season __1. C__ I told my mother again my desire. Mother told me it was too expensive and that we __2. B__ couldn’t afford one. One Saturday afternoon，parents and I went to Sears to pay our credit bill. While my mother and I were at the __3. D__ ，my dad said，“I’ll be right back. I’ ll see something in the __4. C__ department. ” After the bill was __5. A__ ，we went outside waiting for my dad. Soon he came with a long box. I remember __6. C__ at that very moment if it was a pogo stick in it. When we arrived back my dad put the box in the barn (仓库). While my parents were __7. A__ with housework，I __8. A__ into the barn and found the box. I knew that as soon as I opened that __9. B__ box my bright，shiny pogo stick would appear. No such __10. B__ ！ Inside the box was a __11. A__ old broom. Christmas morning was both great and __12. D__ I got some nice gifts __13. B__ I didn’t get the present that I really wanted. After all the __14. A__ was cleaned up my dad said he needed to __15. C__ something in the barn. When he returned，he was __16. D__ my beautiful pogo stick. I couldn’t believe how they were able to scrape the money together for it and how they __17. D__ me with the broom. I was so __18. B__ that I couldn’t let the pogo stick out of my __19. B__ . Although we didn’t have much money，my parents gave me the most important gift of all， a(n) __20. A__ of love. 文章大意：本文为记叙文。在家庭困难之时，作者的父母还变戏法似的给了作者想要的 礼物，让作者感到了满满的爱。 ❶　A．ran away B．turned up C．rolled around D．cut in 解析：从下文可知，此处指的是圣诞节到来时。roll around“到来，如期而至”，符合语 境。run away“突然离开，逃离”；turn up“偶然出现，到来”；cut in“打断”。 ❷　A．hardly B．simply C．narrowly D．particularly 解析：上文中的“it was too expensive”和下文中的“we didn’t have much money”可 知，作者家里本身就不富裕，故根本买不起蹦蹦跳。此处 simply 表示“实在，根本”。 ❸　A．desk B．store C．service D．counter 解析：作者一家去还款，因此，此处指在柜台(counter)办理业务时。at one’s service“为 某人效劳”。 ❹　A．book B．toy C．tool D．food 解析：从下文得知，父亲买了一把旧笤帚，就此判断他应该是去的工具(tool)部。 ❺　A．taken care of B．glanced through C．confirmed D．guaranteed 解析：支付结束后，作者和母亲在外面等父亲。take care of 意为“承担(费用)”，此处 可引申为“支付”。glance through“浏览”；confirm“确认”；guarantee“保证”。 ❻　A．realizing B．doubting C．wondering D．fancying 解析：作者在那时想知道(wondering)盒子里是不是他想要的礼物。注意：fancy 是“设 想，想象”之意，与语境不符。 ❼　A．busy B．crazy C．content D．patient 解析：从 housework 得知父母忙(busy)于家务，作者才借此机会悄悄溜进仓库。crazy“着 迷的”；content“满意的”；patient“耐心的”。 ❽　A．slid B．broke C．walked D．burst 解析：参见上题解析。slide into“悄悄溜进”；break into“强行闯入”；burnt into“突然 (哭、笑、唱)起来”。 ❾　A．small B．magic C．heavy D．fragile 解析：从 bright，shiny 可以体会出来，作者对这个盒子充满了期待，因此在作者眼中， 这个盒子是神奇而又美好的。magic“神奇的，美好的”，符合语境。 ○10 　A．pity B．luck C．promise D．chance 解析：当盒子被打开，作者发现没那么走运，因为盒子里装的是一把破旧的傻里傻气的 笤帚。luck“运气”，no such luck“没那么走运”。 ○11 　A．silly B．common C．clumsy D．precious 解析：参见上题解析。此处 silly 感情色彩很浓，能表现出作者的失望、郁闷和不满。 common“普通的”；clumsy“笨拙的”；precious“珍贵的”。 ○12 　A．anxious B．hopeful C．enjoyable D．disappointing 解析：从“I got some nice gifts __13__ I didn’t get the present that I really wanted”得知， 作者虽然得到了一些好礼物，但没有得到自己真正想要的礼物，因此这个圣诞节早晨既美好 又令人失望(disappointing)。anxious“令人焦虑的”；hopeful“满怀希望的”；enjoyable“令 人愉快的”。 ○13 　A．and B．but C．so D．while 解析：参见上题解析。前后句为转折关系，故用 but。 ○14 　A．wrapping paper B．dirt C．food D．work 解析：此处指的是清理完所有的(圣诞礼物)包装纸(wrapping paper)。 ○15 　A．look for B．pay for C．tend to D．think about 解析：由下文可知，父亲找借口说去仓库打理什么事情，却取来了作者期盼已久的礼物。 tend to“照料，办理”。 ○16 　A．delivering B．sheltering C．fixing D．carrying 解析：父亲回来的时候，拿(carrying)着美丽的蹦蹦跷。deliver“递送，运送”；shelter“隐 藏”；fix“安装”。 ○17 　A．treated B．rewarded C．presented D．tricked 解析：作者的父母为了在圣诞节给作者一个惊喜，故意用一把笤帚来骗(tricked)他。 treat“对待，招待”；reward“奖赏”；present“赠送”。 ○18 　A．embarrassed B．excited C．thankful D．astonished 解析：作者终于得到了想要的礼物，所以非常兴奋(excited)。若选 thankful，则与下文 意义不连贯。因为谜底已揭开，故 astonished 不符合语境。 ○19 　A．reach B．sight C．scene D．distance 解析：作者如获珍宝，不让蹦蹦跷离开自己的视线(sight)。 ○20 　A．abundance B．number C．diversity D．total 解析：尽管家庭困难，但是父母还是给了作者最重要的礼物——满满的爱。an abundance of“许多，富足”符合语境。a number of“大量”；a diversity of“各种各样的”；a total of“总 计”。