【英语】2018届二轮复习完形填空夹叙夹议典题10篇练与析（含有详细解析）学案（30页word版） 40页

2018 届二轮复习 完形填空 夹叙夹议典题 10 篇练与析 【一】 I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”， which was to make us more __36__ the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “__37__ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, __38__ ， chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound­blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩)． Just sitting in the wheelchair was a __39__ experience. I had never considered before how __40__ it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my __41__ made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not __42__. Then I wondered where to put my __43__. It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into __44__. I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of __45__ for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary (临时 的) __46__. I tried to find a __47__ position and thought it might be restful, __48__ kind of nice, to be __49__ around for a while. Looking around, I __50__ I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I __51__ the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the __52__ of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) __53__ task. My wheelchair experiment was soon __54__. It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the __55__ ， both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome. 语篇解读：本文介绍了作者参加的一个名为“Sensitivity Sunday”的活动。在活动中， 通过体验残疾人在日常生活中所面临的困难及挑战，作者更好地理解了残疾人。 36．A.curious about B．interested in C．aware of D．careful with 解析：选 C　作者参加了一个名为“Sensitivity Sunday”的活动，该活动旨在让大家了解 (aware of)残疾人面临的一些问题。 37．A.cure B．prevent C．adopt D．analyze 解析：选 C　作者和参加活动的其他成员们必须在几小时内接受(adopt)“他们身体有残 疾”这个假想的事实。第二段的最后一句中的“adopting a wheelchair”也是暗示。 38．A.instead B．strangely C．as usual D．like me 解析：选 D　根据下文的内容可知，作者也选择使用轮椅，故应选 D 项。 39．A.learning B．working C．satisfying D．relaxing 解析：选 A　坐轮椅是一次学习(learning)经历。根据下文的内容也可推出，作者通过这 次经历学到了很多。 40．A.convenient B．awkward C．boring D．exciting 解析：选 B　根据下文内容可知，作者以前从未想过使用轮椅会多么不方便(awkward)。 41．A.height B．force C．skill D．weight 解析：选 D　作者一坐在轮椅上，他的体重(weight)就使轮椅开始转动。 42．A.locked B．repaired C．powered D．grasped 解析：选 A　根据前文的“begin to roll”可知，轮椅的轮子并没有被锁上(locked)。 43．A.hands B．feet C．keys D．handles 解析：选 B　根据下文中的“the metal footrest”可知，此处应选 B 项。 44．A.place B．action C．play D．effect 解析：选 A　作者花了好一会儿才把金属脚踏板调试好。get sth. into place“把……放在 正确的位置”。 45．A.operation B．communication C．transportation D．production 解析：选 C　作者第一次很不舒服地看了几眼轮椅，它就是作者在随后的几小时内唯一 的交通工具(means of transportation)。 46．A.exploration B．education C．experiment D．entertainment 解析：选 C　对于残疾人来说，坐在轮椅上绝非是一种暂时的体验(experiment)。 47．A.flexible B．safe C．starting D．comfortable 解析：选 D　作者尽力找到一个舒适的(comfortable)坐姿，以为这样可以放松一下。 48．A.yet B．just C．still D．even 解析：选 D　作者甚至(even)想，要是被人推着四处走动一会儿，就太好了。 49．A.shown B．pushed C．driven D．guided 解析：选 B　参见上题解析。push“推”，符合语境。 50．A.realized B．suggested C．agreed D．admitted 解析：选 A　当作者环视四周时，他才意识到(realized)，他不得不靠自己转动轮子，轮 椅才会移动。 51．A.lifted B．turned C．pressed D．seized 解析：选 B　当作者转动(turned)沉重的轮子时，他的手开始疼起来。 52．A.path B．position C．direction D．way 解析：选 C　作者这才恍然大悟，对于坐在轮椅上的人来说，控制轮椅的方向(direction) 绝非一项简单的任务。 53．A.easy B．heavy C．major D．extra 解析：选 A　参见上题解析。easy“简单的”，符合语境。 54．A.forgotten B．repeated C．conducted D．finished 解析：选 D　作者坐轮椅的体验不久就结束了(finished)。 55．A.weaknesses B．challenges C．anxieties D．illnesses 解析：选 B　几个小时的“残疾”体验让作者感受到了残疾人所要面临的身体和精神方 面的挑战，而这些是残疾人必须克服的。 【二】 As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a __16__， including all his struggles. One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a __17__ desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last __18__ from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which __19__ took twenty minutes. That morning， however, the process didn't __20__ quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we __21__ needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and __22__. Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves！”Dad __23__， “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're __24__.” Such is Dad — whatever problem he __25__， he never gives up. __26__ ， the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country. It was a challenging time for everyone, __27__ Dad remained optimistic. He __28__ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to __29__ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times. Dad is also a living example of real __30__. From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to __31__ our family. He always puts our happiness __32__ his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games __33__ his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and __34__， putting others first. Dad, the life __35__ I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero. 语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过回忆一些与父亲有关的往事，向读者描述 了在其成长道路上父亲对她的影响。 16．A.teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer 解析：选 C　根据下文可知，父亲应是一位农民，故选 farmer。 17．A.stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning 解析：选 D　因为 Ontario 遭遇了旱灾，故这个地区变成了燃烧的(burning)沙漠。 18．A.order B．form C．gap D．position 解析：选 A　根据下文中的“the grocery store”和上文中的“fill”一词可知此处为订单 (order)。 19．A.repeatedly B．normally C．finally D．really 解析：选 B　我们一共需要 50 打，这通常(normally)只需要 20 分钟就可以完成。 20．A.go B．begin C．occur D．change 解析：选 A　然而，那天早上进展(go)得不快。begin“开始”；occur“发生”；change“改 变”。 21．A.yet B．still C．even D．nearly 解析：选 B　根据下文的“If the store wants its last twenty dozen”可知，此处为仍旧(still) 需要 20 打。 22．A.surprised B．nervous C．angry D．frightened 解析：选 C　根据下文中的“Dropping the basket heavily”和后面作者说的话可知，作者 此时非常沮丧和生气(angry)。 23．A.apologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed 解析：选 D　根据本段最后一句话可知，父亲应该一点都不生气，会乐观面对，故选 laughed。 24．A.lost B．done C．gone D．touched 解析：选 B　父亲说我们每人只剩 10 打了，故此处的意思是“然后我们就完成了”。故 选 done。 25．A.meets with B．brings up C．works out D．thinks about 解析：选 A　这就是父亲——不管他遇到(meets with)什么问题，他从不放弃。bring up“养育，提出”；work out“算出，计划”；think about“认真考虑”。 26．A.Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely 解析：选 C　根据下文内容可知，此处表示不幸的是(unfortunately)。 27．A.or B．for C．so D．but 解析：选 D　分析语境可知，空处前后句之间为转折关系，故选 but。 28．A.happened B．seemed C．continued D．aimed 解析：选 C　根据上下文可知，父亲很乐观，因此他继续(continued)对其他事情心怀感 激。 29．A.face B．appreciate C．examine D．question 解析：选 B　直到那时我才开始欣赏(appreciate)父亲和他的信念，正是这种信念引领我 们度过了那些艰苦的日子。 30．A.love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty 解析：选 A　根据下文中的“His loving and selfless nature”可知，此处应填 love。 31．A.support B．settle C．start D．impress 解析：选 A　从黎明到傍晚，他花无数的时间工作来养家糊口(support our family)。 32．A.after B．before C．beside D．under 解析：选 B　根据父亲的性格可知，他总是把我们的幸福放在他个人幸福之前。 33．A.in spite of B．in terms of C．in control of D．in place of 解析：选 A　尽管他劳累了一天，但他总是在体育比赛上为我加油。in spite of“尽管”； in terms of“谈及，就……而言”；in control of“控制，管理”；in place of“代替”。故选 A。 34．A.careful B．regretful C．considerate D．humorous 解 析 ： 选 C 　 他 充 满 爱 的 、 无 私 的 天 性 已 经 激 励 我 变 得 更 加 有 同 情 心 、 体 贴 (considerate)，总是处处先为别人考虑。 35．A.history B．motto C．patterns D．lessons 解析：选 D　从父亲身上学到的生活经验(lessons)会让我永远铭记。 【三】 “Look, it's Baldy！” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults (侮辱) because of the __11__ on my head, it was __12__ horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class. When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious __13__ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was __14__ to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors __15__ to save my life. “Holly's very __16__ to be alive ， ” they told Mum and Dad. “But she'll be __17__ with scars on her head, and of course her hair won't grow there.” As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I __18__ wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. __19__ I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never __20__ understood how it felt. Then through the hospital I was __21__ to a children's burns camp, where children like me can get any help.There, I __22__ 14­year­old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so __23__ that she never lets anyone put her down. “You shouldn't __24__ what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly，” she __25__ me.“And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great __26__ it！” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something __27__. So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, __28__ by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to __29__ away behind my scarf. Now, I am __30__ of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality (个性) that decides who you truly are. 语篇解读：本文为记叙文。作者为了隐藏头上的伤疤外出时常戴头巾，但 Stephanie 的 情况比作者更严重，在 Stephanie 的鼓励下，作者终于摘下了头巾。 11．A.hat B．scarf C．scars D．cuts 解析：选 C　第二段中的“scars on her head”和第三段中的“I cared much about my scars” 暗示“我”头上有伤疤(scars)。 12．A.still B．just C．never D．seldom 解析：选 A　即使“我”习惯了因为头上的伤疤而带来的侮辱，这听起来仍然(still)很 恐怖。 13．A.hunger B．cold C．defeats D．burns 解析：选 D　当“我”20 个月大的时候，一碗热油倾倒在“我”头上后，“我”被严 重地烫伤(burns)了。 14．A.rushed B．led C．invited D．forced 解析：选 A　“我”被急速送往医院。rush 表示“因意外事件而急送某人去某处”，符 合语境。 15．A.learned B．fought C．returned D．decided 解析：选 B　医生奋力挽救“我”的生命。fight to do sth.“努力做某事”，符合语境。 16．A.happy B．lucky C．lonely D．poor 解析：选 B　医生告诉“我”的父母，“我”能活下来很幸运(lucky)。 17．A.pressed B．occupied C．left D．painted 解析：选 C　“但是她的头部会留下伤疤，当然伤疤处也不会长头发。”leave“使留下， 造成”，符合语境。 18．A.possibly B．usually C．finally D．nearly 解析：选 B　小时候，“我”很在意头上的伤疤，因此离开家时“我”通常(usually)都 会戴着头巾以掩盖伤疤。 19．A.Although B．Since C．If D．Before 解析：选 C　如果“我”不戴头巾，就会有人叫“我”“秃子”之类难听的绰号。此处 用 If 引导条件状语从句， 符合语境。 20．A.correctly B．roughly C．easily D．really 解析：选 D　虽然朋友们都安慰“我”，但他们永远不会真正理解“我”的感受。 really“真正地”，符合语境。 21．A.promoted B．introduced C．reported D．carried 解析：选 B　通过医院介绍，“我”去了一个烫伤孩子的营地，在那儿像“我”这样的 孩子们可得到任何帮助。introduce“介绍，引见”，符合语境。 22．A.met B．recognized C．remembered D．caught 解析：选 A　在那儿，“我”遇见(met)了 14 岁的 Stephanie，她的烧伤比“我”更严重。 23．A.honest B．strong C．active D．young 解析：选 B　根据语境可知，此处表示“Stephanie 很坚强(strong)”。 24．A.write down B．agree with C．pass on D．listen to 解析：选 D　“你不应该听(listen to)别人对你的外表的评价，因为我们与其他任何人没 什么不同。” 25．A.promised B．encouraged C．ordered D．calmed 解析：选 B　语境表明 Stephanie 在鼓励(encouraged)我。 26．A.in B．for C．without D．beyond 解析：选 C　“你没必要戴头巾，因为你不戴头巾很好看。”without“没有”，符合语 境。 27．A.similar B．strange C．hard D．important 解析：选 A　在“我”的一生中，“我”第一次可以和经历了相似苦难的人交谈。 similar“相似的”，符合语境。 28．A.allowed B．required C．guided D．inspired 解析：选 D　几周后，Stephanie 的勇敢激励了“我”，“我”放弃了头巾，露出了头上 的伤疤。inspire“鼓舞，激励”，符合语境。 29．A.hide B．give C．keep D．put 解析：选 A　不躲藏在头巾下，“我”感觉很棒。hide away“躲避”，符合语境。 30．A.sick B．aware C．tired D．proud 解析：选 D　现在的“我”为自己的外表感到自豪(proud)。 【四】 I used to be a very self­centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people __36__ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a __37__ person. I think my __38__ started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my __39__ and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever __40__ to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really __41__. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) __42__. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I __43__ to help. That was really a big __44__ for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of __45__ are still my best friends today. A bigger cause of my new __46__， however, came when I took a part­time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my __47__. Every time I came into her room, she was so __48__ because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never __49__ her, so I took her place. She let me __50__ that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died, I was __51__， but I was also very grateful to her. I think I am a much __52__ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not __53__ these experiences. They have __54__ me to care about other people more than about myself. I __55__ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago. 语篇解读：作者以前是一个以自我为中心的人，但是作者的一些经历教会了她如何关心 别人。 36．A.since B．before C．or D．unless 解析：选 B　作者以前是一个以自我为中心的人，但是现在变了。以自我为中心的人总 是先为自己考虑，既然现在变了，就会先考虑别人，所以填 before。 37．A.famous B．simple C．different D．skilled 解析：选 C　作者以前以自己为中心，现在知道考虑别人了，所以她与以前的自己不同 了，故选 different。 38．A.education B．career C．tour D．change 解析：选 D　根据下文可知，作者通过讲述事实来说明自己是何时开始改变的，所以填 change。 39．A.balance B．homework C．degree D．interest 解析：选 C　根据上文的 Palomar College 和动词 get 可知，此处应选 degree“学位”。 40．A.talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported 解析：选 A　作者自以为比任何人都聪明，所以几乎不与班里的任何人“交谈”。 41．A.careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty 解析：选 B　根据下文的“好像除了我之外其他人都交了朋友，他们都很愉快”可知， 作者没交到朋友，所以感到“孤独”。 42．A.argument B．game C．experiment D．defence 解 析 ： 选 C 　 作 者 感 到 孤 独 ， 所 以 就 开 始 尝 试 一 个 试 验 。 根 据 语 境 可 知 应 填 experiment。 43．A.dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened 解析：选 B　作者开始询问周围的人，如果有困难，她会提供帮助。 44．A.dream B．problem C．duty D．step 解析：选 D　作者以前几乎从不和班里任何人交流，而现在却主动询问别人有什么困难 需要帮助，这对她来说是一大“步”，所以填 step。 45．A.us B．which C．them D．whom 解析：选 C　分析语境和句子结构可知，空处用来指代前面的 several new friends，所以 填 them。 46．A.attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck 解析：选 A　作者从几乎不和班里任何人交流到主动询问别人有什么困难，是否需要帮 助，是“态度”的转变。 47．A.friend B．partner C．guide D．guest 解析：选 A　根据下文可知，这位老太太把作者当成自己的女儿，她使作者明白让别人 感觉好也会使自己感觉好，作者把她当成了“朋友”。 48．A.polite B．happy C．strange D．confident 解析：选 B　由于老太太见到作者以为见到了自己的女儿，所以她感到“高兴”。 49．A.bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted 解析：选 C　根据下文的“我代替了她的位置”可知，她的女儿从未来“看望”过她。 50．A.explain B．guess C．declare D．see 解析：选 D　老太太让作者明白了让别人开心也可以使自己开心。其余三项的意思是“解 释”、“猜测”和“宣布”，都不符合语境。 51．A.homeless B．heartbroken C．bad­tempered D．hopeless 解析：选 B　老太太把作者看作是自己的女儿，作者也把老人看作是亲人，所以老太太 去世，作者很“伤心”。 52．A.quieter B．busier C．better D．richer 解析：选 C　作者以前只知道为自己考虑，现在知道了关心别人，所以同以前相比，作 者好多了。 53．A.forget B．face C．improve D．analyze 解析：选 A　作者希望自己不会“忘记”这些经历。其余三项的意思是“面对”“改善” 和“分析”，都不符合语境。 54．A.forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught 解析：选 D　这些经历教会了作者如何去关心他人。 55．A.miss B．like C．wonder D．expect 解析：选 B　作者喜欢现在的自己。其余三项的意思是“想念”“疑惑”和“期望”， 都不符合语境。 【五】 I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __36__. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __37__？ I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，__38__ children from different races and religions played and studied __39__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __40__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu — we just __41__ our differences. Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __42__ or otherwise. We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __43__ the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to __44__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __45__. When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __46__ touch with him. One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __47__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __48__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __49__ at me.“Raddar ？” he said, using my childhood nickname ( 绰号) ．I was astonished at being so __50__ addressed (称呼)．Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __51__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __52__ to describe. If we can allow our children to be __53__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion, who will be __54__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __55__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers”． 语篇解读：作者和儿时的伙伴虽然信奉的宗教不同但是彼此非常要好，分别多年后再次 巧遇使双方激动不已。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们要排除种族歧视，同甘共苦，创建和谐 社会。 36．A.interested B．pleased C．puzzled D．excited 解析：选 C。根据下文的作者的疑问“为什么这些人有那些不信任和问题呢？”可知作者 感到非常困惑，选择 puzzled。 37．A.parties B．cities C．villages D．races 解析：选 D。根据最后一段第一句中出现的 without prejudice“没有种族歧视”和下文的 regardless of race or religion“不管种族和宗教”，可推知本空选择 D 项。 38．A.why B．which C．how D．when 解析：选 D。本句是个定语从句，先行词指的是 20 世纪 60 年代的时候，所以用 when。 39．A.together B．around C．alone D．apart 解析：选 A。那个时候我们来自不同种族的孩子们一起(together)玩，一起学习，相处融 洽。 40．A.drop B．throw C．move D．roll 解析：选 B。a stone's throw“近在咫尺”，本句指的是我家当时离 Ismail 的家很近。 41．A.refused B．made C．sought D．accepted 解析：选 D。differences 指的是上文提到的 Ismail 是个穆斯林教，并且我是印度教，根 据下文的解释可知我们接受(accept)彼此的信奉的宗教的不同。 42．A.paid B．meant C．preserved D．treated 解析：选 B。well meant“善意的”是个固定短语，本句指的是我们的老人没有用那些不 必要的建议来充满我们的大脑，不管是善意的还是别的。 43．A.explore B．search C．discover D．desert 解析：选 A。选择 explore“探索；考查”，形容当时作者和他的伙伴童真无邪的心理， 觉得一切都很新鲜，骑着自行车来“探索”乡下未知的事物。 44．A.get through B．deal with C．come across D．take away 解析：选 C。由于没去过乡下，而且说是骑着自行车，当然是想遇到一些没遇到过的事 情，come across“偶然中遇到”。 45．A.arrival B．choice C．effort D．company 解析：选 D。根据上文的 accompany“陪同”可知答案为 company，“有他的陪伴我感到很 高兴”。 46．A.lost B．gained C．developed D．missed 解析：选 A。根据下文 Unexpectedly! It was Ismail！可推知自从各自搬家后他们两个失 去了(lost)联系。 47．A.stated B．ordered C．decided D．chose 解析：选 A。我叫了一个出租车并说明(state)了我的目的地。 48．A.attempts B．instructions C．opinions D．arrangements 解析：选 B。这个司机获悉了我的吩咐(instructions)。 49．A.anxiously B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．fixedly 解析：选 D。考查副词词义辨析。由于是多年之后好朋友见面，当然应该是 Ismail 目不 转睛地盯着我。故选择 fixedly。 50．A.familiarly B．strangely C．fully D．coldly 解析：选 A。考查副词词义辨析。根据上文的 childhood nickname，可知是熟悉的称呼 familiarly。根据句意可知作者在异地有人叫他儿时的绰号感到非常震惊。 51．A.departures B．months C．years D．decades 解析：选 D。考查上下文逻辑关系。根据本段第一句时间是 in 1983 和第二段第一句 20 世纪 60 年代可推知事情过了 20 多年，选择 decade“十年”。 52．A.possible B．funny C．hard D．clear 解析：选 C。考查形容词辨析。根据语境和本句中的 a true affection，可知当时作者的 心情是难以(hard)形容。 53．A.them B．themselves C．us D．ourselves 解析：选 B。考查代词的逻辑代指。选择 themselves 指的是我们孩子们他们自己。 54．A.from B．by C．with D．against 解析：选 B。考查介词辨析。by one's side through thick and thin“和某人同甘共苦，共同 支持”。 55．A.still B．otherwise C．then D．instead 解析：选 C。考查副词的辨析。社会被建立在这样的友谊之上，那么(then)我们如莎士 比亚所写的那样真正能成为“一支兄弟的队伍”。 【六】 Inspiration “Mama, when I grow up, I'm going to be one of those ！”I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three.It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training.As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that little girl's dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__： I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925. As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day.I never actually __44__ to get the job.After being offered the position, I was completely __45__ .I remember shaking with excitement. Though I was absolutely thrilled with the chance, it did not come without its fair share of __46__.Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration.It is that extreme __48__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __49__.To then follow those high­energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work”．What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__.I learned to make each performance better than the last. Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow — and inspires people every day to follow their dreams. 语篇解读：童年的梦想激励着作者，最终梦想成真。不懈的追求和身体的挑战鼓舞着作 者不断超越自我，迈向更高的境界。 36．A.hobby B．plan C．dream D．word 解析：选 C。根据上一句引号中的内容可知作者的“梦想”在三岁的时候首次生动地、 清晰地呈现出来。另外，第 38 空后面的“that little girl's dream”也是线索提示。 37．A.connected B．expanded C．exposed D．extended 解析：选 C。随着年龄的增长，阅历的丰富，作者在舞蹈世界的兴趣当然也随之发生了 变化。expose sb.to sth.表示“使某人接触某物，使某人体验某物”。 38．A.rarely B．certainly C．probably D．consistently 解析：选 B。参见上题解析。 39．A.director B．trainer C．leader D．dancer 解析：选 D。本段开头部分提到作者看到那家舞蹈公司的演出后梦想成为她们中的一员， 由此可判断作者从未放弃有一天能成为一名“舞蹈演员”的梦想。 40．A.symbol B．memory C．truth D．reality 解析：选 D。根据冒号后面的内容可知作者的梦想成为了“现实”，故选 D 项。 41．A.bouncing B．dating C．turning D．tracking 解析：选 B。date back to 表示“自……存在至今，追溯到……年代”，此处是说这家公 司成立于 1925 年。 42．A.lacks B．adds C．makes D．brings 解析：选 A。作者没有想到自己的梦想竟然成为了现实，所以如今回想起那一天，也肯 定“缺乏”任何现实的感觉。 43．A.while B．since C．until D．when 解析：选 C。作者难以相信自己梦想成真，因此，第一天一直处于怀疑的兴奋状态，“直 到”排练到一半的时候。 44．A.cared B．expected C．asked D．decided 解析：选 B。结合本段前两句中的内容可知，作者实际上从未“期望”能得到这份工作。 45．A.motivated B．relaxed C．convinced D．astonished 解析：选 D。下一句提到作者因为兴奋而发抖，由此可知作者得到这个职位后，十分“震 惊”。 46．A.challenges B．profits C．advantages D．adventures 解析：选 A。下一句提到作者每周要排练六天，由此可知伴随着激动、兴奋的同时，相 应的“挑战”也随之而来。 47．A.put B．mix C．build D．pick 解析：选 D。作者在排练中发现全神贯注地快速“学会”材料至关重要。此处 pick up 表示“学会”，符合语境。 48．A.attention B．association C．attraction D．adaptation 解析：选 A。此处与上一句中的 concentration 相呼应，表示极度“关注”细节。 49．A.apart B．aside C．off D．back 解析：选 A。是极度关注细节和着重练习让作者她们有了“区别”，也就是说对细节的 追求和练习的刻苦程度让她们之间产生了差距。set sb./sth.apart(from sb./sth.)表示“使与众不 同；使优于……”，符合语境。 50．A.over B．by C．with D．beyond 解析：选 C。接下来，作者既要进行高强度的排练，又要应对每天紧张的演出安排。with 表示“与……同时，随着”，符合语境。 51．A.function B．meaning C．expression D．usage 解析：选 B。根据本句前半部分中的内容可知，作者通过亲身体会对“hard work”的“含 义”有了新的理解。 52．A.boundaries B．problems C．barriers D．efforts 解析：选 A。高强度的训练和高频率的演出让作者的身体突破了她自己原来认为的“界 限”，达到了更高的境界。 53．A.necessary B．perfect C．proper D．possible 解析：选 D。参见上题解析。 54．A.talent B．honor C．potential D．responsibility 解析：选 B。结合下文内容可知，作者为能加入这个公司而深感“荣幸”。 55．A.victory B．trend C．tradition D．desire 解析：选 C。鼓舞几代女孩并成就一家公司不断发展壮大的是一种“传统”，那就是鼓 励人们每天追逐他们的梦想。 【七】 When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly.Then I had a __36__ problem and had to go to hospital for a __37__ examination. It seemed a small __38__ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go __39__ right from the beginning. Not having a car or __40__ the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B．__41__ I'd left myself plenty of time, soon it was __42__ I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the __43__ direction. I __44__ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do.I looked into the eyes of a __45__， who was trying to get past me.__46__， instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was __47__.After I explained my __48__ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my __49__.Sitting there waiting, I felt __50__ that someone had been willing to help.__51__， hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend __52__ at me to get in.She had returned to offer me a __53__ to the hospital. Such unexpected __54__ from a passer­by was a lovely gift to receive.As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose __55__， for all things are possible. 语篇解读：本文为一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己初到芝加哥人生地不熟时的一次受人帮 助的愉快经历。 36．A.physical B．traveling C．social D．housing 解析：选 A。根据下文的“had to go to hospital for a __37__ examination”可知，是“身体” 出现问题。故 a physical problem 符合语境。故选 A。 37．A.scientific B．final C．previous D．thorough 解析：选 D。作者去医院是进行“全面的检查”，故选 D 项。a thorough examination“全 面的检查”。 38．A.chance B．challenge C．success D．error 解析：选 B。根据语境可知，作者初到一个陌生的城市，人生地不熟，显然这对于作者 来说是个“挑战”。故选 B 项。chance“机会，机遇”；challenge“挑战”；success“成功”； error“错误”。 39．A.wrong B．easy C．fast D．ahead 解析：选 A。根据 but 表示的转折含义以及接下来讲述的故事可知，开始“出现问题”， 不再是小挑战。故 A 项 go wrong“出现问题，遇到困难”，符合语境。 40．A.leaving B．visiting C．knowing D．appreciating 解析：选 C。根据语境可知，由于作者没有车，而且对这个城市也不熟悉，所以只能靠 乘公交车来往于 A 地和 B 地之间。故 C 项正确。 41．A.Although B．Since C．Unless D．Once 解析：选 A。句意：尽管我留足了时间，但很快我就发现自己要迟到了，因为我错乘了 一辆开往相反方向的公交车。根据语境可知，选 A 项，although“尽管”。 42．A.strange B．necessary C．obvious D．important 解析：选 C。根据语境可知，作者很快发现自己乘反了方向，这样显然就不能按时到达。 故选 C 项，it was obvious(to sb.)(that) ...“显然……”。 43．A.same B．right C．general D．opposite 解析：选 D。参见上题解析。 44．A.looked at B．waited for C．got off D．ran into 解析：选 C。 发现自己坐错了公交车之后，作者下了车，不知如何是好。故选 C 项。 get off“(使)下车”，符合语境。 45．A.driver B．friend C．stranger D．gentleman 解析：选 C。 作者刚到芝加哥，人生地不熟，再根据最后一段第一句中的 a passer­by 可知，她只是一个素不相识的过客。故 C 项符合语境。 46．A.Especially B．Surprisingly C．Probably D．Normally 解析：选 B。这个陌生人不是继续走她的路，而是停下来问我是不是遇到问题了，这让 作者感到很惊讶。故 B 项正确。 47．A.nervous B．excited C．OK D．dangerous 解析：选 C。参见上题解析。OK“安然无恙”，符合语境。 48．A.idea B．motivation C．excuse D．situation 解析：选 D。作者把自己的情况解释给她听，她指了指路对面的一个站牌，那儿有一班 车可以把作者载回芝加哥赴约。根据语境可知 D 项正确。 49．A.appointment B．apartment C．direction D．station 解析：选 A。根据语境可知，此处指作者去医院做体检与医生的预约，故 A 项正确。 50．A.afraid B．grateful C．certain D．disappointed 解析：选 B。陌生人主动帮助作者，作者自然是有一种“感激”之情。 故 B 项正确。 51．A.Thus B．Then C．Perhaps D．Surely 解析：选 B。随后，我听到旁边有汽车喇叭声。上下句之间为时间上的先后关系，故选 B。 52．A.staring B．laughing C．waving D．shouting 解析：选 C。作者抬头看到他的这位新朋友开着一辆车招手示意他上车。wave at sb.to do sth.“挥手示意某人做某事”。 53．A.lift B．suggestion C．bike D．guidebook 解析：选 A。女士返回来是想让作者“搭便车”。lift“搭便车”，符合语境。 54．A.results B．news C．kindness D．appearance 解析：选 C。女士先前给自己指了路，让作者感激不尽，现在又返回来，让作者搭便车。 这样的来自一位路人的善意是作者收到的一份可爱的礼物。故选 C 项。 55．A.power B．faith C．touch D．support 解析：选 B。当作者在医院下车转过身来谢谢她时，她微笑着告诉作者不要失去信念， 因为一切皆有可能。根据语境可知，B 项正确。 【八】 In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory__36__course about 20 years ago. The professor__37__the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans( 豆 ), and invited the students to __38__how many beans the jar contained. After __39__shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the __40__answer, and went on saying ，“ You have just __41__an important lesson about science. That is: Never__42__your own senses.” Twenty years later, the__43__could guess what the professor had in mind. He __44__himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting __45__into an unknown world invisible(无形的)to the __46__， which can be discovered only through scientific__47__. But the seventeen­year­old girl could not accept or even__48__the invitation. She was just __49__to understand the world. And she__50__that her firsthand experience could be the __51__. The professor, however, said that it was__52__. He was taking away her only __53__for knowing and was providing her with no substitute (替代)．“ I remember feeling small and__54__，” the woman says，“ and I did the only thing I could do. I __55__the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.” 语篇解读：当大家都在讨论教育是如何帮助人们成功的时候，一位女士讲述了自己第一 次上自然科学课的经历。教授通过一个小实验告诫大家：只有通过科学的实验，才能得出结 论，看待事物不能仅凭感觉。但是，这段经历却使这个女孩产生疑惑，并从此不再接触与科 学有关的课程。这个故事从侧面揭示出教育的弊端。 36．A.art 　　　 B．history C．science　　　 D．math 解析：由第二段最后教授说的话可知，这是一节关于自然科学的课，因此填 science。 答案：C 37．A.searched for　　　 B．looked at C．got through D. marched into 解析：教授走进教室，把一个盛满豆子的坛子放在讲桌上。march into “ 走进去”，符 合句意 答案：D 38．A.count　　 B．guess C．report　　 D．watch 解析：根据第二段第二句中的 wrong guesses 可知此空填 guess。教授先让同学们猜坛 子里有多少豆子。 答案：B 39．A.warning　　　 B．giving C．turning away D．listening to 解析：听了(listening to)同学们的瞎猜后，教授笑了…… 答案：D 40．A.ready　　　 B．possible C．correct　　　 D．difficult 解析：教授公布了正确(correct)答案。 答案：C 41．A.learned B．prepared C．taught D．taken 解析：接着，他说：“你们刚刚学习(learned)了关于自然科学的重要一课。” 答案：A 42．A.lose B．trust C．sharpen D．show 解析：那就是：永远不要相信(trust)你们的感觉。上文教授让同学们猜一猜坛子里有多 少豆子，可是大家凭感觉猜的结果并不正确，故此处用 trust。 答案：B 43．A.lecturer B．scientist C．speaker D．woman 解析：文章第一句提到一位女士(woman)讲述了自己第一次上自然科学课的经历，故选 D。 答案：D 44．A.described B．respected C．saw D．served 解析：他认为(saw)自己正把学生引入求知的旅途。see... as... “把……设想/想象 为……” 是固定搭配。 答案：C 45．A.voyage B．movement C．change D．rush 解析：此处是比喻。教授引导学生学习自然科学，就像是开始了激动人心的旅程 (voyage)。 答案：A 46．A.professor B．eye C．knowledge D．light 解析：那些知识就像隐藏在坛子里的豆子，是肉眼(eye)看不见的。(be ) invisible to “ 对……来说是不可见的。” 答案：B 47．A.model B．senses C．spirit D．methods 解析：只有通过科学的方法(methods)才能发现未知世界的奥秘。 答案：D 48．A.hear B．make C．present D．refuse 解析：作者再次采用了比喻的手法。那天，教授给学生演示学习自然科学的方法，就像 是发出了邀请函，请同学们和他一起踏上征程，探索未知的世界。可是，那个 17 岁的小姑 娘，既没有接受，也没有听到(hear)老师的邀请。 答案：A 49．A.suggesting　　 B．beginning C．pretending D．waiting 解析：她只是刚开始(beginning)了解这个世界。 be beginning to do ... “刚(正)开始 做……”。 答案：B 50．A.believed　　 B．doubted C．proved　　 D．explained 解析：她相信(believed)直接(第一手)经验是真实可信的。 答案：A 51．A.growth B．strength C．faith D．truth 解析：参见上题解析。truth“ 事实，真理”。 答案：D 52．A.firm B．interesting C．wrong D．acceptable 解析：可是，教授却说那是错误的(wrong)。 答案：C 53．A.task B．tool C．success D．connection 解析：教授拿走了她唯一的求知工具(tool)，但是并未给她提供一个替代品。 答案：B 54．A.cruel B．proud C．frightened D．brave 解析：这位女士回忆说：“ 记得当时我觉得自己非常渺小和恐惧(frightened)。”small “ 渺小”；frightened “ 恐惧”，均指负面影响。 答案：C 55．A.dropped B．started C．passed D．missed 解析：“能做的事情只有一件那就是那天下午放弃(dropped)了这门课程，此后再也没有 走近科学。” 答案：A 【九】 I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be __21__ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought. “What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd __22__？” Just when I started to __23__ that there would not be a Christmas that year，three women __24__ at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of __25__ that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't __26__. Somebody had thought __27__ of me to bring me a gift. Years later，when I stood in the kitchen of my new house，thinking how I wanted to make my __28__ Christmas there special and memorable ， I __29__ remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of __30__ for as many children as I could possibly reach. So I __31__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans(孤儿) at the Christmas party.For every child，we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys，clothes，and school supplies, __32__ with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were __33__. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts，I __34__ them that they couldn't open their presents __35__ every child had come forward. Finally the __36__ they had been waiting for came as I called out ， “ One ， two ， three. Open your presents！” As the children opened their packages，their faces beamed and their bright smiles __37__ up the room. The __38__ in the room was obvious，and __39__ wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling—the feeling I knew __40__ that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者 12 岁时，由于家庭贫困没有圣诞礼物，但三个有 爱心的女子向他们赠送了礼物。作者长大后，他也把这种爱心传递给了有需要的孩子们。 21．A.sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging 解析：从下文可知，由于家里没钱，今年的圣诞节我们将收不到(receive)礼物。send 表 示“送往”，make 表示“制作”，exchange 表示“交换”，都与语意不符。 答案：B 22．A.found B．prepared C．got D．expected 解析：从上下文知道，我想的是“当其他小朋友问我得到了(get)什么礼物的时候，我该 怎么说呢？”。此处 get 表示“得到……”。其他都不符合语意。 答案：C 23．A.doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accept 解析：从语境知，我开始接受(accept)今年我将没有圣诞礼物这个事实，此处 accept 表 示“接受，承认”，其他都不符合语意。 答案：D 24．A.broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off 解析：就在这时候，三位女士拿着给我们的圣诞礼物出现(turn up)在我们家门口。break in 表示“插入，打断”；settle down 表示“定居，安顿”；show off 表示“炫耀，展示”，都 与语意不符。 答案：C 25．A.relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice 解析：从下文“我到学校时就没必要再感到尴尬了”可知，此时我感到一种解脱(a sense of relief)。loss 损失，失败；achievement 成就；justice 正义。 答案：A 26．A.blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected 解析：从文章最后一段末尾处的 I wasn't forgotten 的提示可知，此处表示“我没有被人 遗忘(forgotten)，还是有人记得我(think enough of)，给我带来了圣诞礼物”，故选 C 项。 答案：C 27．A.highly B．little C．poorly D．enough 解析：参见 26 题解析。think highly of 表示“高度评价”，think little/poorly of 认为…… 不怎么样，不符合语意。 答案：D 28．A.present B．first C．recent D．previous 解析：从上下文可知，搬入新居后，我开始思考，如何让我在这里的第一个(first)圣诞 节变得特别而又难忘呢？我马上(instantly)想到了我 12 岁时候的那三个富有爱心的女子的造 访。present 表示“现在的，当前的”；recent 表示“最近的”；previous 表示“先前的”，根据 语意选 B 项。 答案：B 29．A.hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally 解析：参见 28 题解析。hardly 表示“几乎不”；regularly 表示“定期地”；occasionally 表示“偶然地”，根据语意选 B 项。 答案：B 30．A.strength B．independence C．importance D．safety 解析：从全文知，我也想尽力给孩子们创造一种同等重要的(importance)感觉。文末的“I matter”也有暗示。strength 表示“力量”，independence 表示“独立”，safety 表示“安全”， 均不符合语意。 答案：C 31．A.kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with 解析：从下文知，我想出了(come up with)一个计划。keep up with 表示“跟上，不落后”； catch up with 表示“赶上……”；put up with 表示“容忍……”。 答案：C 32．A.none B．few C．some D．each 解析：从上下文知，我们请了 125 个孤儿来参加圣诞聚会，给每一个孩子都包了一份礼 物，每一个人的礼物包上都写着孩子的名字。故用 each 来表示“每一个”，其他都不符合语 意。 答案：D 33．A.fine B．special C．helpful D．normal 解析：我想要孩子们知道他们每个人都是独特的(special)，答案选 B 项。 答案：B 34．A.reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised 解析：从上下文可知，在分发礼物前，我提醒(remind)大家，要等每个人都走到前面之 后，他们才能打开礼物。guarantee 表示“保证”；convince 表示‘确信“；promise 表示“允 诺，承诺”，根据语意选 A 项。 答案：A 35．A.after B．until C．when D．since 解析：参见 34 题解析。not until 表示“直到……才……”。 答案：B 36．A.chance B．gift C．moment D．reward 解析：(打开礼物的)那个时刻最后终于到了，故用 moment 表示“……的时刻”，而不是 chance“机会”，gift“礼物”，reward“回报”。 答案：C 37．A.lit B．took C．burned D．cheered 解析：light up 表示“照亮，点亮……”，其他不符合语意。 答案：A 38．A.atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy 解析：从下文知，孩子们都非常高兴，故用 joy。atmosphere 表示“氛围”，sympathy 表 示“同情”，calmness 表示“镇定”，都不符合语意：房间里的喜悦极其明显。 答案：D 39．A.it B．such C．something D．everybody 解析：从上下文可知，这种喜悦不仅仅是因为玩具，这是一种感觉，这种感觉我从 12 岁那年圣诞节就从(from)那几个爱心女士身上感受到了。it 此处指代前文的 joy。 答案：A 40．A.by B．till C．for D．from 解析：参见 39 题解析。 答案：D 【十】 I was successful at my job.I worked very hard，but it__21__me and my family a fabulous(极 好的)lifestyle.I'd worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.__22__ ， one afternoon last May ， I was called to the office ， and it was__23__explained to me that they were letting me go.I just sat there__24__they talked on and all I could think was，“I've__25__.”I'd been so well respected；__26__I was of no value. For six weeks，I was in a very__27__place.I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵 尸)．I could __28__things needed doing，but would not do anything.My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的)in everything__29__me. Then，in late June，my youngest son's football team made the city cup final.The year before， he'd been very sad when I__30__the same final，so he was__31__when I told him I'd go.Not only did they win，but the look on his face as he saw me__32__him on was unbelievable.From then on， I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions(激情)．I attended match after match and performances of my elder son's band— I__33__went to another city to watch him play.These moments were so__34__.My life had been so much devoted to__35__for so long ， and I felt__36__that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world. __37__，being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose—I was someone's mum！I felt a sense of being__38__again.Now I feel more positive about my professional__39__and I'm getting on better with my family than I ever have.Losing my job made me realize just how__40__it is to achieve real balance in life. 21. A．promised B．afforded C．showed D．left 解析：afford 提供，给予。语境：“我”工作很辛苦，但它能给“我”和“我”的家人 提供极好的生活方式。 答案：B 22. A．Therefore B．Anyhow C．Otherwise D．However 解析：however 然而，可是，不过；therefore 因此，所以；anyhow 不管怎样；otherwise 否则，要不然。语境：“我”在同一家公司工作了 20 多年，当上了部门主任。然而，去年 五月的一个下午，“我”被叫到办公室…… 答案：D 23. A．quickly B．gently C．partly D．easily 解析： gently 温和地。“我”工作很出色，所以他们应该是温和地向“我”解释他们 让“我”离开工作岗位的原因。 答案：B 24. A．until B．after C．as D．so 解析：as 当……时候。当他们和“我”谈话时，“我”只是坐在那里…… 答案：C 25. A．failed B．finished C．tried D．changed 解析：当时，“我”只是想：“我失败了。” 答案：A 26. A．suddenly B．finally C．immediately D．shortly 解析：“我”一直以来很受人尊敬；但是突然“我”没有了价值。 答案：A 27. A．secret B．quiet C．lonely D．dark 解析：六个星期以来，“我”生活在“黑暗”中。 答案：D 28. A．see B．get C．suggest D．understand 解析： see 看见，看。“我”能看见很多事情需要做，(但由于“我”的心情)“我”不 愿做任何事。 答案：A 29. A．defended B．directed C．deserted D．disturbed 解析：desert 遗弃，放弃。defend 辩护，保卫；direct 指挥，命令；disturb 扰乱，妨碍。 语境：“我”以往积极向上的信念都弃“我”而去。 答案：C 30. A．watched B．missed C．lost D．won 解析：miss 错过。去年，因“我”错过了他们的决赛，他一直很难过。 答案：B 31. A．disappointed B．worried C．honored D．delighted 解析：delighted 高兴的。disappointed 失望的；worried 担心的，烦恼的。今年“我”告 诉他“我”要看他们的比赛，他很高兴。 答案：D 32. A．cheering B．taking C．leading D．passing 解析：cheer 欢呼，鼓舞。他们不但赢了，而且当他看见“我”为他们欢呼时脸上露出 难以置信的表情。 答案：A 33. A．just B．even C．still D．almost 解析：“我”观看了很多比赛，也欣赏了“我”大儿子乐队的演出，“我”甚至到另一 个城市去看他的演出。 答案：B 34. A．hopeful B．meaningful C．difficult D．strange 解析：meaningful 有意义的。hopeful 有希望的；difficult 困难的；strange 陌生的，奇怪 的。与儿子们在一起的日子里，“我”感觉这些时刻非常有意义。 答案：B 35. A．work B．family C．matches D．performances 解析：“我”以前把太多的时间投入到了工作中。 答案：A 36. A．successful B．thoughtful C．thankful D．peaceful 解析：thankful 感谢的。successful 成功的；thoughtful 沉思的，体贴的；peaceful 安宁的， 和平的。“我”感谢“我”的儿子们欢迎“我”进入他们的世界。 答案：C 37. A．Naturally B．Doubtfully C．Disagreeably D．Unexpectedly 解析：unexpectedly 出人意料地。naturally 天然地；doubtfully 怀疑地，含糊地；disagreeably 令人不愉快地，不合口味地。出人意料的是失业给“我”了一种使命感。 答案：D 38. A．employed B．comforted C．valued D．encouraged 解析：value 重视。employ 雇佣；comfort 安慰；encourage 鼓励，激励。此处和第一段 中的“I was of no value.”相对应。 答案：C 39. A．education B．experience C．relationship D．future 解析：现在“我”对“我”的职业前景更乐观了，“我”跟“我”的家人相处得比以前 更好了。 答案：D 40. A．important B．interesting C．simple D．surprising 解析：important 重要的；interesting 有趣的；simple 简单的，简朴的；surprising 使人惊 讶的。失去工作使“我”意识到在生活中实现真正的平衡是多么重要！ 答案：A