一、高中英语完形填空
1．阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
John was repairing his motorcycle in the yard while his mom was cooking in the kitchen. Suddenly the motorcycle ran through the glass door while John was still 1 on it. So he was 2 to the floor inside the house.
His mom, hearing the 3 , ran out and found John badly 4 lying on the floor, the motorcycle lying next to him and the glass door 5 . The mom called an ambulance (救护车) quickly. After the ambulance arrived and took John to the 6 , the mom pushed the motorcycle outside. Seeing the 7 on the floor, the mom got some paper towels to clean it, and threw the towels in the 8 .
After John's wound was 9 , he left the hospital. After arriving home, he 10 at the broken door and the damage done to his motorcycle and felt very 11 . So he went to the bathroom, sat on the toilet and 12 a cigarette. After finishing the cigarette, he threw it into the toilet bowl.
The 13 in the kitchen heard a loud explosion (爆炸声). She ran into the bathroom and found John lying on the floor again and his clothes 14 away. The fire was caused by the towels covered with gas in the toilet bowl. The mom had to call an ambulance again.
The 15 ambulance crew (工作人员) came again. They were 16 to see John was seriously hurt again. When they carried John to the ambulance, one of them 17 the mom how John had burned himself. So she told them what 18 to John after he was taken to the hospital last time. One of them couldn't help laughing so 19 that John fell to the ground. Then John got a(an) 20 arm. 1. A. repairing B. running C. getting 2. A. moved 3. A. sound 4. A. affected 5. A. painted 6. A. hospital 7. A. water 8. A. street 10. A. looked 11. A. excited 12. A. lit 13. A. doctor 15. A. honest
B. thrown C. hit B. story B. stuck
C. news C. beaten
D. riding D. invited D. word D. hurt D. school D. glass D. bedroom
B. damaged C. repaired D. closed B. company C. yard B. gas
C. paper
B. kitchen C. toilet
9. A. discovered B. received C. changed D. covered
B. shouted C. knocked D. laughed B. sad B. mom
C. interested D. safe C. nurse C. taken
D. son D. burned
B. bought C. dropped D. expected
14. A. washed B. put
B. different C. careless D. same
16. A. unwilling B. surprised C. ready 17. A. asked 19. A. hard 20. A. long
B. showed C. taught B. easily B. open
C. freely C. strong
D. sure D. advised D. politely D. broken
18. A. happened B. belonged C. devoted D. turned
【答案】 （1）D；（2）B；（3）A；（4）D；（5）B；（6）A；（7）B；（8）C；（9）D；（10）A；（11）B；（12）A；（13）B；（14）D；（15）D；（16）B；（17）A；（18）A；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了在家修摩托车的约翰遭遇的一连串离奇而又倒霉的经历。
（1）考查动词。句意：当约翰还骑在摩托车上时，突然摩托车穿过玻璃门。A. repairing“修理”；B. running“跑”；C. getting“得到”；D. riding“骑”。根据下文的“So he was ____2____to the floor inside the house.”可知约翰被摔在地上，故推测他是骑在摩托车上，故选D。
（2）考查动词。句意：所以他被甩到了屋子里面的地板上。A. moved“感动，移动”；B. thrown“扔，抛”；C. hit“撞击”；D. invited“邀请”。根据上文可知约翰本来在院子里修车，而此处约翰在屋子里，故选B。
（3）考查名词。句意：他的妈妈听到声音，跑了出去发现约翰躺在地板上，被伤得很重，摩托车躺在他的旁边，玻璃门也被弄坏了。A. sound“声音”；B. story“故事”；C. news“新闻”；D. word“单词”。人车摔倒和玻璃门破碎都会发出声音，故选A。
（4）考查动词。句意：他的妈妈听到声音，跑了出去发现约翰躺在地板上，被伤得很重，摩托车躺在他的旁边，玻璃门也被弄坏了。A. affected“影响”；B. stuck“粘”；C. beaten“打，跳动”；D. hurt“伤”。根据下文的“The mom called an ambulance (救护车) quickly.”可知妈妈很快叫了救护车，故推测约翰受了重伤。下文的“They were ____16____to see John was seriously hurt again.”也有暗示，故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：他的妈妈听到声音，跑了出去发现约翰躺在地板上，被伤得很重，摩托车躺在他的旁边，玻璃门也被弄坏了。A. painted“油漆”；B. damaged“破坏”；C. repaired“修理”； D. closed“关闭”。根据下文的“he ____10____at the broken door”可知玻璃门被损坏了，故选B。
（6）考查名词。句意：救护车来了之后把约翰带到了医院，然后妈妈把摩托车推到外面。A. hospital“医院”；B. company“公司”；C. yard“院子”；D. school“学校”。根据上文的“the ambulance”可知此处用“医院”符合语境，且下文的he left the hospital也有暗示，hospital是原词复现，故选A。
（7）考查名词。句意：看到地板上的汽油，妈妈拿了一些纸巾把它清理掉，然后把纸巾扔进厕所里。A. water“水”；B. gas“汽油”；C. paper“纸”；D. glass“玻璃”。根据下文的“The fire was caused by the towels covered with gas in the toilet bowl.”可知纸巾上的汽油引发了火灾，故选B。
（8）考查名词。句意：看到地板上的汽油，妈妈拿了一些纸巾把它清理掉，然后把纸巾扔进厕所里。A. street“街道”；B. kitchen“厨房”；C. toilet“厕所”；D. bedroom“房间”。根据
下文的“The fire was caused by the towels covered with gas in the toilet bowl.”可知纸巾被仍在了厕所垃圾桶里，故选C。
（9）考查名词。句意：约翰的伤被包扎好后，他离开了医院。A. discovered“发现”；B. received“接受”；C. changed“改变”；D. covered“覆盖”。此处是指约翰的伤在医院被包扎，故故选D。
（10）考查动词。句意：回家后，看着碎了的玻璃门和受损摩托车，约翰感到很伤心。A. looked“看”； B. shouted“喊叫”；C. knocked“敲”；D. laughed“笑”。此处是指约翰回家后看到了自己的车和被撞碎的玻璃，故选A。
（11）考查形容词。句意：回家后，看着碎了的玻璃门和受损摩托车，约翰感到很伤心。A. excited“兴奋的”；B. sad“伤心的”；C. interested“感兴趣的”；D. safe“安全的”。根据下文的“So he went to the bathroom, sat on the toilet and ____12____a cigarette.”可知约翰去厕所抽烟，故推测他看到那样的情形心情很不好，故选B。
（12）考查动词。句意：因此他去卫生间，坐在座便器上，然后点燃一支烟。A. lit“点”；B. bought“买”；C. dropped“下降”；D. expected“期待”。根据下文的“After finishing the cigarette, he threw it into the toilet bowl.”可知约翰把抽完的香烟扔进厕所垃圾桶里，故选A。 （13）考查名词。句意：在厨房的妈妈听到了爆炸声。A. doctor“医生”； B. mom“妈妈”；C. nurse“护士”；D. son“儿子”。根据下文可知“The mom had to call an ambulance again.”妈妈又打电话交了救护车，故推测事发之时约翰的妈妈在厨房，选B。
（14）考查动词。句意：她跑进浴室，发现约翰再一次躺在地板上，他的衣服被烧掉了。A. washed“冲洗”； B. put“放”；C. taken“带走”； D. burned“烧”。根据下文的“The fire was caused by the towels covered with gas in the toilet bowl.”可知沾有汽油的纸巾和烟头引发了火灾，故推测约翰的衣服被火烧掉了。下文的“one of them ___17___the mom how John had burned himself.”也有暗示，故选D。
（15）考查形容词。句意：同样的工作人员又来了。A. honest“诚实的”；B. different“不同的”；C. careless“粗心的”；D. same“同样的”。根据该句的came again可知此处是指之前那些工作人员接到电话又来了，故选D。
（16）考查形容词。句意：他们吃惊地发现约翰这次又被伤的很严重。A. unwilling“不情愿的”；B. surprised“吃惊的”；C. ready“准备好的”；D. sure“确定的”。一天之内两次受伤，医护人员对此感到吃惊，符合逻辑，故选B。
（17）考查动词。句意：把约翰抬上救护车后，其中一人问他的妈妈约翰是如何把自己烧伤的。A. asked“问”；B. showed“表明”；C. taught“教”；D. advised“建议”。根据下文的“ she told them what ____18____to John”可知约翰的妈妈讲述了约翰受伤的经过，故推测其中一人问了这个问题，故选A。
（18）考查动词。句意：因此她告诉他们约翰上次从医院回来之后发生了什么。A. happened“发生”；B. belonged“属于”；C. devoted“贡献”；D. turned“翻，转”。此处是指约翰的妈妈把发生在约翰身上的事讲给医护人员听，故选A。
（19）考查副词。句意：其中一人忍不住大笑起来以至于让约翰摔倒了地上。A. hard“剧烈地”；B. easily“容易地”；C. freely“自由地”；D. politely“礼貌地”。根据语境可推测因为医护人员笑地太剧烈，才导致约翰摔在地上，故选A。
（20）考查动词。句意：然后约翰断了一只手臂。A. long“长的”；B. open“开放的”；C. strong“强壮的”；D. broken“断的”。此处是指约翰摔断了手臂，故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
2．完形填空
I was driving home. A car, driving at high speed and trying to overtake, crashed into a pickup truck. And five other cars also 1 in front of me. I narrowly 2 and pulled over. Immediately, I ran to a car which was upside down. I got someone to help and we got a(n) 3 woman and a large, unconscious man, both upside down, out of the 4 . I then went to the five other cars to 5 if anyone else was hurt badly. 6 , no one else was in serious condition. It all took just a few minutes.
At the same time, the traffic had stopped. I looked over and 7 a group of 12 people, out of their cars, standing in a circle about 15 feet away from a young man, who was 8 still on the pavement. I asked them what had happened. They said the kind young man had got out of his car to cross the road and 9 when a car drove along the inside lane(车道), very fast, to get around the 10 traffic. Unfortunately, the man was 11 by it. Many people said he was 12 ; several had checked. But a feeling inside me said,\" Can they be certain he is dead？\"
He was badly injured, but I checked again and again, and felt a very 13 heart beat. I 14 pushed his head upwards. He then coughed, and started taking rapid, shallow breaths. By then, the ambulances had 15 . When they took over, I 16 the scene and walked back to my car.
Due to the excellent doctors and 17 of nurses, the young man did 18 . He walked out of the hospital after many months, and his 19 was covered by all the news stations. I smiled to myself and felt very 20 to be at the right place at the right time, knowing a young man had his whole life in front of him. 1. A. performed B. crashed 2. A. escaped 3. A. rich 4. A. circle 5. A. check 7. A. met 8. A. sitting 9. A. greet 10. A. light 12. A. dead
B. lost B. sick B. way B. report B. chose B. lying B. help B. local
C. sped C. injured C. area C. explore C. led C. standing C. serve C. national C. hit
D. disappeared D. single D. car D. tell D. saw D. holding D. look D. heavy D. pushed D. painful
C. returned D. failed
6. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Fortunately D. Honestly
11. A. stopped B. attacked
B. abnormal C. ill
13. A. strong 14. A. quickly 15. A. arrived 17. A. praise 18. A. grow
B. weak B. heavily B. stayed B. care
C. rapid C. followed C. left C. trust
D. wild D. waited D. recorded D. encouragement D. change D. happy
C. hopefully D. carefully
16. A. watched B. forgot
B. remember C. survive
19. A. kindness B. politeness C. calmness D. friendliness 20. A. confident B. comfortable C. different
【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）D；（8）B；（9）B；（10）D；（11）C；（12）A；（13）B；（14）D；（15）A；（16）C；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己在车祸现场，及时帮助了一名伤势非常严重的年轻人，使他重获新生。
（1)考查动词。句意：还有其他五辆车也在我面前撞车了。A：performed “表演，执行”；B：crashed “撞击，坠毁”；C：sped “加速”；D：disappeared“消失”。故选 B。
（2）考查动词。句意：我侥幸逃脱，靠边停车。A：escaped “逃跑，逃脱”；B：lost“丢失”； C：returned “返回，归还”；D：failed“失败，不及格”。故选A。
（3）考查形容词。句意：我得到了别人的帮助，我们把一个受伤的女子和一个昏迷的大块头男人，两个人都头朝下，从车里弄出来。A：rich “富有的”；B：sick “生病的”；C：injured“受伤的”； D：single“单身的，单一的”。故选C。
（4）考查名词。句意：我得到了别人的帮助，我们把一个受伤的女子和一个昏迷的大块头男人，两个人都头朝下，从车里弄出来。A：circle “圈”；B：way “方法，方式，道”；C：area “地区，面积”；D：car“小汽车”。故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：然后我去了另外五辆车，看看有没有其他人受重伤。A：check“核实，检查”； B：report “汇报”；C：explore “探索”；D：tell“告诉”。故选 A。
（6）考查副词。句意：幸运的是，没有其他人伤势严重。A：Surprisingly“令人惊讶的”； B：Obviously “明显地”；C：Fortunately “幸运地”；D：Honestly“诚实地”。故选C。 （7）考查动词。句意：我仔细看了一下，看见有12个人从他们的车里出来，在离一个年轻人十五英尺的地方站成一个圈，这个年轻人一直躺在人行道上。A：met “遇见”；B：chose “选择”；C：led “带领，领导”；D：saw“看见”。故选 D。
（8）考查动词。句意：我仔细看了一下，看见有12个人从他们的车里出来，在离一个年轻人十五英尺的地方站成一个圈，这个年轻人一直躺在人行道上。A：sitting “坐”；B：lying“躺”； C：standing “站”；D：holding“持，握”。故选B。
（9）考查动词。句意：他们说那个好心的年轻人，从车里出来横穿马路帮忙，这时一辆车沿着内车道快速行驶过来以避开拥挤的交通。A：greet“问候”； B：help“帮助”； C：serve“服务”； D：look“看”。故选 B。
（10）考查形容词。句意：他们说那个好心的年轻人，从车里出来横穿马路帮忙，这时一辆车沿着内车道快速行驶过来以避开拥挤的交通。A：light “轻的”；B：local “当地的”；C：national“国家的。民族的”； D：heavy“繁重的”。heavy traffic“拥挤的交通”，故选D。
（11）考查动词。句意：不幸的是，这个人别车撞了。A：stopped“停止，阻拦”； B：attacked“攻击”； C：hit“撞击”； D：pushed“推”。故选 C。
（12）考查形容词。句意：许多人说他死了。A：dead “死的”；B：abnormal“不正常的”； C：ill “生病的”；D：painful“疼痛的”。故选A。
（13）考查形容词。句意：他伤势严重，但是我一遍又一遍地检查，感觉到很虚弱的心跳。A：strong “强壮的”；B：weak “虚弱的”；C：rapid“迅速的”； D：wild“野蛮的”。故选 B。
（14）考查副词。句意：我小心翼翼地把他的头往上推。A：quickly “迅速地”；B：heavily “繁重地”；C：hopefully“充满希望地”； D：carefully“小心地”。故选 D。
（15）考查动词。句意：那时，救护车已经到了。A：arrived“到达”； B：stayed “停留”；C：followed “跟随，遵循”；D：waited“等待”。故选 A。
（16）考查动词。句意：他们接手后，我离开现场，走回我的车那里。A：watched “观察”；B：forgot “忘记”；C：left “离开”；D：recorded“记录”。故选 C。
（17）考查名词。句意：由于优秀的医生和护士的照顾，这个年轻人活了下来。A：praise “表扬”；B：care “关心，照顾”；C：trust “信任”；D：encouragement“鼓励”。故选 B。 （18）考查动词。句意：由于优秀的医生和护士的照顾，这个年轻人活了下来。A：grow“成长，种植”； B：remember “记住”；C：survive “幸存，存活”；D：change“改变”。故选 C。
（19）考查名词。句意：几个月后他走出了医院，所有的新闻台都在报道他的善举。A：kindness “善举”；B：politeness “礼貌”；C：calmness “镇静”；D：friendliness“友好”。故选 A。
（20）考查形容词。句意：知道一个年轻人还有大好前程，我对自己笑了笑，很高兴在正确的时间出现在正确的地点。A：confident“有信心的”； B：comfortable “舒服的”；C：different “不同的”；D：happy“高兴的”。故选 D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
3．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was 13, my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 1 Miller King, who was the best 2 at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 3 .
Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he come back from 4 . He looked very 5 , but he didn't cry.
That season, I 6 all of Miller's records while he 7 the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 8 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller's 9 .
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 10 going over a fence—which wasn't 11 to climb if you had both arms. I'm sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 12 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I helped him move 13 over the fence. When we were finally 14 on the other side, he said to me, \"You know, I didn't tell you this during the 15 , but you did well. Thank you for 16 in for me.\"
His words freed me from my bad 17 .I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 18 ahead of me. I was right to have
19 him. From that day on, I grew 20 and a little more real. 1. A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. bending to 2. A. coach 3. A. practice 4. A. school 5. A. pale 6. A. held 7. A. reported 8. A. and 9. A. decision 10. A. trapped 11. A. reliable 12. A. thanks 13. A. slowly 14. A. awake 15. A. holiday 16. A. filling 18. A. still 19. A. ignored
B. student B. power B. vacation B. calm B. broke B. judged B. then B. mistake B. injured B. hard B. advice B. ready B. disaster B. taking B. also B. upset
C. teacher D. player C. insurance D. pleasure C. hospital D. training C. relaxed D. determined C. set C. but C. buried C. fun C. help C. active C. season C. giving C. yet C. invited
D. tried D. thus D. lost D. useless D. apology D. officially D. safe D. journey D. getting D. just D. admired
C. organized D. watched C. accident D. absence
B. extremely C. exactly
17. A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams
20. A. healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D. cooler
【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）C；（5）A；（6）B；（7）D；（8）C；（9）C；（10）A；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；（16）A；（17）D；（18）A；（19）D；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个与足球有关的故事。作者想成为球队里最棒的球员，并向最优秀的球员Miller看齐。为了实现梦想，作者刻苦训练，在Miller受伤之后，作者脱颖而出，成为最有价值的球员，作者的表现也得到了Miller认可。 （1）考查动词短语。A.cheering for“为......欢呼”；B.beating out“打败”；C.relying on“依靠”；D.bending to“屈从于”。根据\"become the star on our football team\"可知，要想成为球队里的明星，就要打败最优秀的球员，故选B。
（2）考查名词。A. coach“教练”；B. student“学生”；C. teacher“教师”；D. player“选手，球
员”。全校最好的球员是Miller King，故选D。
（3）考查名词。A.practice“练习”；B.power“力量，权力”；C.insurance“保险”；D.pleasure“压力”。作者随身带着足球是为了练习，故选A。
（4）考查名词。A.school“学校”；B. vacation“假期”；C. hospital“医院”； D. training“训练”。Miller意外受伤，失去了右臂，作者在他出院后去看他。选C。
（5）考查形容词。A. pale“苍白的”；B. calm“平静的”；C. relaxed“放松的”； D.determined“有决心的”。根据“but he didn't cry.”可知，Miller的情况不容乐观。故选A。 （6）考查动词。A. held“握住”；B. broke“打破”；C. set“创立，开创”；D. tried“尝试”。根据“ records”可知，作者破了Miller的记录。选B。
（7）考查动词。A. reported“报告”；B. judged “判断”；C. organized“组织”；D. watched“观看”。受伤后的Miller坐在长凳上观看比赛，故选D。
（8）考查连词。A. and“和”；B. then“然后”；C. but“但是”；D. thus“因此”。“I was named most valuable player”和“I often had crazy dreams”形成对比，作者虽然被封为最有价值球员，但是他总是做噩梦，故选C。
（9）考查名词。A. decision“决定”；B. mistake“错误”；C. accident“事故”；D.absence“缺席”。让作者感到内疚的是，仿佛是自己应该为Miller的事故负责，作者觉得有点胜之不武，故选C。
（10）考查形容词。A.trapped“被困住”；B.injured“受伤的”；C.buried“埋头”；D.lost“丢失的，迷路的”作者看到Miller在翻篱笆，只有一只手臂的Miller翻篱笆很困难，因此应该是被捆在篱笆上了，故选A。
（11）考查形容词。A.reliable“可靠的”；B. hard“困难的”；C. fun“有趣的”；D.useless “无用的”。此处是说，手臂健全的人翻篱笆不费吹灰之力。故选B。
（12）考查名词。A.thanks“感谢”；B.advice“建议”；C.help“帮助”；D.apology“道歉”。作者认为Miller最不愿接受作者的帮助，the last“最不可能的”，故选C。
（13）考查副词。句意：我帮助他慢慢地越过篱笆。A.slowly“缓慢地”；B.extremely“非常”；C.exactly“精确地”；D.officially“官方地，正式地”。故选A。
（14）考查形容词。 A.awake“醒着的”；B.ready“有准备的”；C.active“积极的”；D. safe“安全的”。作者和Miller两人安全的成功翻过篱笆，故选D。
（15）考查名词。句意：我本赛季没告诉你，但你做得很好。谢谢你替我代班。A.holiday“假日”；B.disaster“灾难”；C.season“季节，赛季”；D.journey“行程”。故选C。 （16）考查动词。句意：我本赛季没告诉你，但你做得很好。谢谢你替我代班。A.filling“填充”；B.taking“取，拿”；C.giving“给”； D.getting “得到”。Miller感谢作者填补了他的空缺，故选A。
（17）考查名词。A.memories“记忆”；B.ideas“主意”；C.attitudes“态度”；D.dreams“梦想”。 得到了Miller的认可之后，作者的噩梦也不见了踪影，故选D。
（18）考查副词。A. still“仍然”；B. also“也”；C. yet“然而，还没”；D. just“刚刚，仅仅”。 根据“Damaged but not defeated”可知Mille虽然受伤了，但却不会被打败，作者认为Miller仍然是最强的，故选A。
（19）考查动词。A.ignored“忽视”；B.upset“使.....不安”；C.invited“邀请”；D.admired“敬
佩，赞赏，欣赏”。此处是说，作者认为自己敬佩Miller是对的，故选D。
（20）考查形容词。 A. healthier“更健康”；B. bigger“更大，更重要，更成功”；C. cleverer“更聪明”；D. cooler“更酷，更凉”。从那天起，作者长大了很多，更重视自己的存在了。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
4．阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was 1 about them, especially the younger one, Ben, 2 he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class 3 him because he seemed so 4 .
The mother 5 that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She 6 them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 7 a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben's 8 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben 9 up his hand and the teacher let him 10 . \"Why did Ben raise his hand?\" they wondered. He 11 said anything; what could he possibly want to say？
Well, Ben not only 12 the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 13 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 14 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 15 .
Ben later went on to the 16 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University 17 at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up, he 18 something about his mother that he did not know as a 19 . She, herself, had never learned how to 20 . 1. A. worried 2. A. so 4. A. clever 5. A. asked 6. A. chose 7. A. notice 8. A. class 9. A. looked 10. A. think 11. A. always 12. A. found 13. A. whether
B. happy B. because B. hard B. decided B. invited B. message B. room B. gave B. leave B. even B. played B. when
C. sorry C. but C. quick C. forgot C. told C. book C. office C. took C. speak C. quickly C. knew C. where
D. mad D. though D. slow D. heard D. wanted D. question D. lab D. put D. stand D. never D. threw D. why
3. A. thought highly of B. took pride in C. was strict with D. laughed at
14. A. afraid 15. A. pictures 16. A. top 17. A. so 18. A. learned 19. A. child 20. A. work
B. surprised B. exercises B. end B. and B. doctor B. read
C. worried C. shops C. back C. or C. expert C. teach
D. unhappy D. reports D. side D. however D. teacher D. show
B. remembered C. interviewed D. guessed
【答案】（1）A；（2）B；（3）D；（4）D；（5）B；（6）C；（7）C；（8）A；（9）D；（10）C；（11）D；（12）C；（13）C；（14）B；（15）D；（16）A；（17）B；（18）A；（19）A；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述的是Ben由一个反应迟钝的孩子成长为一名出色的大学生的经历。
（1）考查形容词。A. worried“担心的”；B. happy“高兴的”；C. sorry“内疚的”；D. mad “疯狂的”。be worried about固定短语，“对......担忧”，她很担心他们。故选A。
（2）考查连词。A. so“因此”；B. because“因为”；C. but“但是”；D. though “尽管”。根据下文“he was not doing well in school”可知在学校的表现不好是担忧的原因。故选B。 （3）考查动词短语。A. thought highly of“高度评价”；B. took pride in“以…..为骄傲”；C. was strict with “ 对……严格要求”；D. laughed at“嘲笑”。此处应理解为班上的男孩都取笑他。故选D。
（4）考查形容词。A. clever“聪明的”； B. hard“艰辛的”；C. quick“反应快的”；D. slow“慢的，迟钝的”。因为反应迟钝的人才会容易被人戏耍。故选D。
（5）考查动词。A. asked“询问，要求”；B. decided“决定”； C. forgot“忘记”； D. heard“听说”。此处应理解为母亲决定做些什么让孩子在学校做的更好。故选B。
（6）考查动词。A. chose“选择”；B. invited“邀请”；C. told“告诉”；D. wanted “想要”。她告诉他们去底特律公共图书馆。故选C。
（7）考查名词。A. notice“通知”；B. message“留言”；C. book“书”；D. question“问题”。由后文的do a report 以及去的是图书馆可知是看书。故答案选C。
（8）考查名词词义辨析。A. class课堂；B. room房间；C. office办公室；D. lab实验室。根据下文的“asked if anyone knew it”中的anyone可知是在课堂上。故选A。
（9）考查动词。A. looked“看”；B. gave“给”；C. took “带走”；D. put “放”。put up固定短语，“举起，张贴”。根据下文“raise his hand”此处应为Ben举起手。故答案选D。 （10）考查动词词义辨析。A. think认为；B. leave离开；C. speak说；D. stand站起来。根据后文said anything可知 Ben举手示意，老师让他说。故选C。
（11）考查副词。A. always“总是”；B. even“甚至”；C. quickly“迅速地”；D. never“从不”。根据上文可知在去图书馆以前Ben是反应迟钝的，所以可以推测他在以前是从不说话。故选D。
（12）考查动词。A. found“发现”； B. played“演奏，玩”；C. knew“知道”；D. threw“扔”。根据上文“asked if anyone knew it”可知此处应为Ben知道它。故选C。
（13）考查副词。A. whether“是否”； B. when“什么时候”；C. where“哪里”；D. why“为什
么”。根据上文他是去图书馆学习所以只能知道老师从哪儿了解到这个群体的信息的。故选C。
（14）考查形容词。A. afraid“害怕的”；B. surprised“惊讶的”；C. worried“担忧的”；D. unhappy“不愉快的”。根据上文可知Ben的对答如流打破了以往他在老师和学生心中的笨拙印象，使他们很吃惊。故选B。
（15）考查名词。A. pictures“图片”；B. exercises“练习”；C. shops“商店”；D. reports“报告”。根据上文“do a report”可知他是在报告中学到的。故选D。
（16）考查名词。A. top“尖子生”；B. end“最后”；C. back“后面”；D. side“一边”。根据下文“he went to Yale University”可知他变成了一名尖子生。故选A。
（17）考查连词。A. so“因此”；B. and“并且”；C. or“或者”；D. however“然而”。前面的上耶鲁大学和后面的最终成为一名出色的博士属于并列关系。故选B。
（18）考查动词。A. learned“学会”；B. remembered“记得”；C. interviewed“采访”；D. guessed“猜测”。根据下文“had never learned”可知此处应为他学到了一些他母亲从小就不知道的东西。故选A。
（19）考查名词。A. child“孩子”；B. doctor“博士”；C. expert“专家”；D. teacher“老师”。.根据上文“After Ben had grown up”可知应是他是一个小孩的时候。故选A。
（20）考查动词。A. work“工作”；B. read“阅读”；C. teach“教”；D. show“展示”。根据上文他的母亲要他作阅读报告，但是长大后才发现了她不会看这些报告。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
5．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was a single(单身的) parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but I 1 to make ends meet(收支平衡), and if not a lot, 2 we had enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was 3 . I've always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn't 4 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 5 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 6 . They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 7 what they wanted for Christmas. 8 , I had saved $120 for gifts to be shared by all five of us.
The big day 9 . I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 10 them to look for 11 of about four dollars each. Then everyone went away excitedly. We had two hours to shop and 12 back at the “Santa's Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 13 my youngest daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 14 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies —fifty-cent candies! I was very doubtful but I didn't say anything 15 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door. This is what she told me:
“I was looking 16 thinking of what to buy when I 17 to read the little cards on the “Giving Trees”. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 18 for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and 19 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn't have anything.”
I never felt so 20 as I did that day. 1. A. failed 2. A. at least 3. A. busy 4. A. reason 5. A. question
B. managed B. at most B. serious B. room B. problem
C. meant C. at first C. strict C. time C. parties C. Hardly C. reached
D. wished D. at last D. kind D. money D. greetings D. Sadly D. arrived D. forced D. moved D. quiet D. while D. around D. gave D. bought D. angry
C. pleasure D. treasure
6. A. shopping B. travelling 8. A. Strangely B. Luckily 9. A. went 11. A. toys 13. A. except 14. A. excited 15. A. since 16. A. out 17. A. forgot 18. A. wanted 20. A. calm
B. left B. clothes B. besides B. after B. over B. did B. rich
7. A. every other B. each other C. one by one D. the other
10. A. persuaded B. commanded C. advised 12. A. returned B. met
C. sat
C. presents D. bargains C. including D. concerning C. until C. forward C. got C. brought C. well
B. disappointed C. sad
B. remembered C. happened D. offered
19. A. searched B. found
【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）D；（5）C；（6）A；（7）B；（8）B；（9）D；（10）C；（11）C；（12）B；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；（16）D；（17）C；（18）A；（19）D；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者一个人独自抚养四个孩子，在圣诞节那天用省下来的钱让孩子们去买礼物，最后除了小女儿所有的孩子都买到了自己想要的，后来作者知道最小的女儿用她的钱给一位贫困的小女孩买了娃娃，自己只买了一点糖果，作者为自己有这么善良的孩子感到高兴。
（1）考查动词。failed“失败”； managed“设法做到”；meant“意味着，打算”；wished“希望，但愿”。上文说我是一个单亲母亲，收入不高，钱总是很紧张。但我却能设法收支平衡。因此根据语境可知B项符合题意，故选B。
（2）考查固定短语。at least“至少”；at most “至多”；at first“开始”；at last“最后”。根据语境可知，我们的钱不多，但至少够用了，故选A。
（3）考查形容词。句意：孩子们不知道我家很穷，只是认为是我要求严格。busy“忙碌”； serious“严肃的，严重的”；strict“严格的”；kind“温和的”。故选C。
（4）考查名词。reason“理由，原因”；room “房间”；time“时间”；money“钱”。从第一段
可知作者的经济很紧张，所以没有钱买许多礼物。故选D。
（5）考查名词。question“问题，疑问”；problem“难题”； pleasure“愉快，乐事”；treasure“珍宝”。根据语境和常识，圣诞节到了，孩子们最兴奋的是去购物。故选C。 （6）考查名词。shopping“购物”；travelling“旅行”；parties“聚会”；greetings“问候”。根据下文，他们去购物了，可以推测出，去购物让孩子们很兴奋，故选A。
（7）考查固定短语。every other“每隔一个”；each other“彼此，互相”；one by one“一个接一个”；the other“有两个中的“另一个”的意思，表示(两个中的)另一个， 或其余的人或物，通常后面会加one，确指另一个”。根据语境可知，他们几周前就开始提前准备，互相询问想要什么礼物。故选B。
（8）考查副词。Strangely“奇怪地”；Luckily“幸运的”；Hardly“几乎不”；Sadly“悲伤地”。上文可知作者的经济很紧张，所以能节省120美元来买礼物已是很幸运了，故选B。 （9）考查动词。went“去”；left“离开”；reached“到达”；arrived“到达”。本句是说圣诞节这个伟大的日子终于到了。reach和arrive都有“到达”，但reach为及物动词，后面跟名词作宾语，而arrived为不及物动词。本句的主语是the big day，要用不及物的，所以用arrived到达。故选D。
（10）考查动词。句意：圣诞节到了。我给每个孩子一张二十美元的钞票，建议他们每人找一份约四美元的礼物。persuaded“说服”；commanded“命令”；advised“建议”； forced“强迫”。根据语境和常识，可知家长对孩子们提的建议，故选C。
（11）考查名词。toys“玩具”；clothes“衣服”；presents “礼物”；bargains“账单”。根据语境可知是买礼物，故选C。
（12）考查动词。returned“返回，回来”；met “遇见，碰面”；sat“坐下”；moved“移动，搬家”。本句是说“然后每个人都兴奋地离开了。我们花了两个小时购物，买完后在“圣诞老人工作室”集中（碰面）。因此选B。
（13）考查介词。 except“除…之外，（不包括）”； besides“除…之外，还”； including“包括”；concerning“有关的”。根据下文可知，小女儿用自己买礼物的钱给一个陌生的小女孩买了娃娃，所以说除了她之外，其他的人每个人都沉浸在圣诞节的欢乐气氛中。因此选A。
（14）考查形容词。excited“安静的”；disappointed“失望的”；sad“悲伤难过的”；quiet“安静的”。根据上文说其他的人都沉浸在圣诞节的欢乐气氛中，除了小女儿，可知，她异常的安静，故选D。
（15）考查连词。since“自从…”; after“在……之后；到…为止”；not……until……“直到„„才„„” ；while“当……的时候”。本句是指“我很生气，但是到家之前什么也没说”。可知，本题考查的是“直到…才…”，因此要用until，故选C。
（16）考查动词短语。look out“注意，小心”；look over“检查，从上面看”；look forward“期待，期盼”；look around“四处看，四处转”。根据语境可知，小女孩说“我正在四处转转，思考买什么”。故选D。
（17）考查动词。forgot“忘记”；remembered“记得”；happened“发生”；offered“提供”。根据语境可知，这里是指小女正在四处转转，思考买什么， 这个时候碰巧看见了Giving Trees，就停下来去读上边的卡片。happen to do…，固定短语，“碰巧做某事”，因此选C。
（18）考查动词。wanted“想要”；did“做”；got “得到”；gave“给”。由下文女儿把洋娃娃买给那个四岁的小女孩可推测本句的意思是：那个4岁的小女孩圣诞节想要的就是一个洋娃娃。故选A。
（19）考查动词。searched“搜索” ；found“发现”；brought “带来”；bought“买”。根据上下文可知，我女儿把卡片拿下来，并把洋娃娃买给那个四岁的小女孩，因此D项符合题意，选D。
（20）考查形容词。calm“冷静的”；rich“富有的”；well“健康的”；angry“生气的”。与第一段的money was always tight 相呼应。作者认为虽然经济拮，但从没有像那天那样感觉自己很富有（因为有这么一个善良的小女儿）。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
6．阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空自处的最佳选项。
Ayesha Khurram is a second — year student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. Because of the province's recent 1 to student helping programs, Khurram had been struggling to earn 2 for her upcoming term.
In addition to her mother 3 from disease, both of her parents work 4 jobs as Pakistani immigrants（移民）,so Khurram knew that she had to 5 money on her own. At the suggestion of a friend, she 6 a Paypal account for people to 7 to her school fee. Hours after making the account(账户), she received a donation for $56,386 with a note 8 : “Ayesha, get your 9 on! I love you!” The donation, which 10 the whole of her school fees, was made by none 11 Taylor Swift.
This is not the first 12 that Khurram has had with the superstar. 13 Khurram first lost her heart to Swift's music when she was living in Pakistan back in2009, the two persons have 14 multiple social media interactions(互动).After Khurram 15 to Ontario, she was able to see Swift in 16 in 2018 and the superstar even 17 Khurram backstage for a meet-in-greet. But Khurram never thought in a million years that her musical 18 would donate thousands of dollars towards her 19 .
\"My parents actually cried when I told them the news 20 they couldn't believe it,\" Khurram told the Star. \"It's like a guardian angel is watching or something.\" 1. A. rises 2. A. habit 3. A. dying 5. A. collect 6. A. charged 7. A. turn 8. A. reading
B. savings B. interest B. suffering B. hide B. kept B. donate B. writing
C. cuts C. living C. resulting C. regular C. spend C. created C. reply C. speaking
D. developments D. money D. loving D. low-income D. borrow D. closed D. add D. drawing
4. A. high-income B. lonely
9. A. teaching 10. A. raised 12. A. touch 13. A. Until 14. A. shared 16. A. cinema 17. A. invited 18. A. leader 20. A. so
B. learning B. received
C. career C. cost
D. expression D. paid D. guidance D. When D. scheduled D. theatre D. hero D. because
11. A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. less than
B. competition C. bargain B. Though B. rebuilt B. gym B. doubted B. partner B. if
C. Since C. devoted C. concert C. friend C. unless
C. commanded D. requested
15. A. returned B. moved
C. persuaded D. refused C. education D. journey
19. A. recovery B. life
【答案】 （1）C；（2）D；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D；（11）B；（12）A；（13）C；（14）A；（15）B；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）C；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，Ayesha Khurram是一名大学生，因为经济困难无力支付上学费用从而向社会求助，后得到超级明星Taylor Swift.的捐款，这一家人都很感动。 （1）考查名词。句意：由于该省最近减少了学生帮助计划，因此Khurram一直在努力为即将到来的学期赚钱。A. rise“增加”；B. saving“储蓄”；C. cut“减少”；D. development“发展”。根据下文可知，由于该省最近减少了学生帮助计划，她才努力赚钱迎接新学期。故选C。
（2）考查名词。句意：由于该省最近减少了学生帮助计划，因此Khurram一直在努力为即将到来的学期赚钱。A. habit“习惯”；B. interest“兴趣，利益”；C. living“生活”； D. money“金钱”。根据下文“she received a donation for $56,386”，可知Khurram得到了捐款，说明此前她在努力赚钱迎接新学期。故选D。
（3）考查动词。句意：除了母亲患病外，她的父母从事着低收入的工作。 A. dying“ 死亡”；B. suffering“痛苦”；C. resulting“导致”；D. loving“爱”。此处表示父母患病，suffer from固定短语，“遭受......”，故选B。
（4）考查形容词。句意：她的父母从事着低收入的工作。A. high-income“高收入的”；B. lonely“孤独的”；C. regular“经常的”；D. low-income“低收入的”。上文提到Khurram努力赚钱迎接新学期，说明父母的收入很少。故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：因此Khurram知道她必须自己筹集上学的钱。A. collect“收集，筹集”；B. hide“隐藏”；C. spend“花费”；D. borrow“借”。父母身体不好且收入少，学校帮助计划减少，Khurram不得不自己“筹集”上学所需要的钱。故选A。
（6）考查动词。句意：在一个朋友的建议下，她创建了一个Paypal帐户，接收人们捐赠给她的学费。A. charge“收费”；B. keep“保留”；C. create“创建”； D. close“关闭”。根据下文“making the account”可知，她创建了一个账户。故选C。
（7）考查动词。句意：在一个朋友的建议下，她创建了一个Paypal帐户，接收人们捐赠给她的学费。A. turn“转身”；B. donate“捐赠”；C. reply“答复”；D. add“添加”。根据下文“she
received a donation”，因此人们通过账户捐款给她。故选B。
（8）考查动词。句意：开户数小时后，她收到了一笔$ 56,386的捐款和一张便条，上面写着“Ayesha，继续学习吧！”“我爱你！”。A. read“阅读，有某字样”；B. write“写”；C. speak“说，演讲”；D. draw“绘画”。reading是现在分词作后置定语修饰note，read译为“有某字样”， write尽管有“写”的意思，但是它在这里不能用主动表示被动，且写的内容在空格之后，因此不能使用writing一词。故选A。
（9）考查名词。句意： Ayesha，继续学习吧！A. teaching“教学”； B. learning“学习”；C. career“职业”；D. expression“表达”。Khurram是因为上学需要筹钱，因此捐款者应该说继续学习。故选B。
（10）考查动词。句意：捐款全数支付了她的学费。A. raise“筹集”；B. receive“收到”；C. cost“费用”；D. pay“支付”。捐款是为了支付她的学费的。故选D。
（11）考查固定短语。句意：不是别人而正是Taylor Swift捐的这笔钱。A. more than“超过”；B. other than“除了”；C. rather than“而不是”；D. less than“少于”。none other than固定短语，“不是别人而正是”。故选B。
（12）考查名词。句意：这不是Khurram与这位超级巨星的第一次接触。A. touch“接触”；B. competition“竞争”；C. bargain“讨价还价”； D. guidance“指导”。根据下文“she was able to see Swift”可知，这次捐款不是Khurram与Swift的第一次接触。故选A。
（13）考查连词。句意：自从2009年Khurram对Swift的音乐充满了热爱，两人就已经通过多种社交媒体进行了互动。A. until“直到”； B. though“虽然”； C. since“自从”； D. when“当.....时候”。根据上文可知，这次捐款不是Khurram与Swift的第一次接触，因此可推知是自从2009年起，他们就有了联系。故选C。
（14）考查动词。句意：自从2009年Khurram对Swift的音乐充满了热爱，两人就已经通过多种社交媒体进行了互动。A. share“分享”；B. rebuild“重建”；C. command“指挥”；D. request“要求”。他们通过社交媒体分享看法和交流。故选A。
（15）考查动词。句意：在Khurram来到Ontario后，她得以在2018年演唱会上看到Swift，而这位超级巨星甚至邀请了Khurram在后台见面。A. return“归还”；B. move“搬家，移动”； C. devote“投入 (时间、精力) ”；D. schedule“安排（时间）”。Khurram从巴基斯坦到Ontario来读大学。move to a place“搬到某地”。故选B。
（16）考查名词。句意：她得以在2018年演唱会上看到Swift。A. cinema“电影院”；B. gym“体育馆”； C. concert“音乐会”； D. theatre“剧院”。Swift是一名超级明星，在2018年他举行了演唱会，说他们在电影院、体育馆、剧院这个表示不具体。故选C。
（17）考查动词。句意：这位超级巨星甚至邀请了Khurram在后台见面。A. invite“邀请”；B. doubt“怀疑”；C. persuade“说服”；D. refuse“拒绝”。根据下文“for a meet-in-greet”，可知Swift邀请Khurram见面。故选A。
（18）考查名词。句意：但是Khurram从未想过她心目中的音乐“英雄”会为她的求学捐款。A. leader“领导”； B. partner“伴侣”；C. friend“朋友”；D. hero“英雄”。故选D。 （19）考查名词。句意：但是Khurram从未想过她心目中的音乐“英雄”会为她的求学捐款。 A. recovery“恢复”；B. life“生活”；C. education“教育”；D. journey“旅途”。捐款一事是因为Khurram的上学而进行的，故选C。
（20）考查连词。句意：当我告诉父母们得到捐款这件事时，我的父母哭了，因为他们不敢相信。A. so“所以”；B. if“如果”；C. unless“除非”；D. because“因为”。空格前是结果，后面是原因，因此使用because合乎句意。故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
7．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My cousin is nine years old, a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school. She is heavily 1 , and thus has developed some resistance and 2 towards adults, who usually don't put high hopes in her.
Yesterday we went to an art 3 together. There were paintings from kids with disabilities. My little girl has a 4 eye, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She voluntarily helped to 5 the chairs and table for a sharing session, painted by herself alongside new friends while I attended the sharing, and also 6 helped me to get my bag from another room, 7 that doesn't happen often at home as she's usually 8 to her iPad.
In the afternoon, we went to buy books together. I bought a book written by a mom 9 her journey with her autistic (自闭的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly 10 the book to my cousin, and to my surprise she was 11 interested. She kept asking me to tell more stories about the boy in the book who 12 with small things in life. Even when the subject strayed (偏离) elsewhere, she 13 hearing more about this boy. This is the first time I've seen her so interested in a 14 . Usually when she talks to me she describes events at school and at home without a 15 focus. I'm very 16 that the life of a 17 has found its way into this little girl's heart.
I'm very thankful for the 18 of books, for the beauty that my cousin revealed to me, and for the time we had together. I 19 that I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever the not-so-kind world puts her 20 , I can remind her how truly wonderful she has always been. 1. A. abused
B. adored
C. challenged
D. teased D. appreciation D. course D. sharp D. distribute D. secretly D. everything D. opposed D. taking;
2. A. satisfaction B. dependence C. distrust 3. A. exhibition B. performance C. interview 4. A. curious 5. A. donate 6. A. finally 7. A. anything 8. A. adjusted
B. blind B. rent
C. doubtful C. arrange
B. unwillingly C. cheerfully B. something C. nothing B. glued
C. admitted
9. A. beginning B. advertising C. recording
10. A. sent 11. A. nearly
B. lent B. hardly
C. owed C. slightly C. deals C. topic C. natural C. traveler C. characters C. agree C. off
D. introduced D. truly D. lives D. title D. controversial D. disappointed D. passer-by D. power D. conclude D. on
12. A. struggles B. plays 14. A. painting B. journey 15. A. simple 17. A. relative 18. A. theme 19. A. pray 20. A. up
B. clear B. stranger B. content B. suspect B. down
13. A. insisted on B. dreamed of C. worried about D. objected to
16. A. touched B. discouraged C. puzzled
【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）C；（6）C；（7）B；（8）B；（9）C；（10）D；（11）D；（12）A；（13）A；（14）C；（15）B；（16）A；（17）B；（18）D；（19）A；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者的堂妹因为有点胖被人取笑，从而对她不抱太大希望的成年人产生了一些抵触和不信任。一次作者和堂妹去参观一次艺术展览后去买书，作者在书店里找到一本一位母亲写的书，记录了她和患有自闭症的儿子的旅程。并讲述给了堂妹听，谁知道堂妹非常感兴趣，这是作者第一次看到她对一个话题如此感兴趣。感动于一个陌生人的生活进入了这个小女孩的内心。祈祷以后能够一直看到堂妹身上美好的东西。
（1）考查动词。A. abused“虐待”；B. adored“崇拜”；C. challenged“挑战”；D. teased“取笑”。根据上文“a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school”可知她有点胖，因此被人取笑。故选D。
（2）考查名词。句意：她对通常对她不抱太大希望的成年人产生了一些抵触和不信任。A. satisfaction“满意”；B. dependence“依赖”；C. distrust“不信任”；D. appreciation“欣赏”。故选C。
（3）考查名词。A. exhibition“展览”；B. performance“表现”；C. interview“采访”；D. course“课程”。根据下文“There were paintings from kids with disabilities.”可知是残疾儿童画作的艺术展览。故选A。
（4）考查形容词。A. curious“好奇的”；B. blind“瞎的”；C. doubtful“怀疑的”；D. sharp“锐利的，敏锐的”。根据下文“the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show”她最喜欢的画也是展览中最好的可知堂妹的眼光非常敏锐。故选D。
（5）考查动词。A. donate“捐赠”；B. rent“出租”；C. arrange“安排”；D. distribute“分配”。根据下文“the chairs and table for a sharing session”可知她自愿要去帮着安排桌椅。故选C。 （6）考查副词。句意：我参加分享会的时候，她和新朋友一起画画，还很高兴地帮我从另一个房间拿包。A. finally“最后”；B. unwillingly“不情愿地”；C. cheerfully“高兴地”；D. secretly“秘密地”。故选C。
（7）考查代词。A. anything“任何事”；B. something“某事”；C. nothing“无事”；D. everything“每件事”。此处指上文堂妹为我拿包这件事，故选B。
（8）考查动词。句意：这在家里是不常见的，因为她总是粘在iPad上。A. adjusted“调整”；B. glued“粘合”；C. admitted“承认”；D. opposed“反对”。be glued to固定短语，“紧贴着；粘到”，故选B。
（9）考查动词。句意：我买了一本由一位母亲写的书，记录了她和患有自闭症的儿子的旅程。A. beginning“开始”；B. advertising“打广告”；C. recording“记录”；D. taking“带走”。故选C。
（10）考查动词。句意：在回家的公车上，我简要地把这本书介绍给我的堂妹。A. sent“寄”；B. lent“借”；C. owed“亏欠”；D. introduced“介绍”。故选D。
（11）考查副词。句意：让我惊讶的是，她真的感兴趣。A. nearly“差不多”；B. hardly“几乎不”；C. slightly“些微地”；D. truly“真实地”。故选D。
（12）考查动词。句意：她一直让我多讲一些书中那个男孩的故事，他在生活中与小事斗争。A. struggles“挣扎，斗争”；B. plays“玩耍”；C. deals“处理”；D. lives“居住”。struggle with固定短语，“与……斗争”，故选A。
（13）考查动词短语。句意：即使话题转移到别的地方，她也坚持要多听听这个男孩的情况。A. insisted on“坚持”；B. dreamed of“梦想”；C. worried about“担心”；D. objected to“反对”。故选A。
（14）考查名词。句意：这是我第一次看到她对一个话题如此感兴趣。A. painting“绘画”；B. journey“旅行”；C. topic“话题”；D. title“标题”。故选C。
（15）考查形容词。句意：通常，当她和我谈话时，她描述的是学校和家里发生的事情，没有明确的重点。A. simple“简单的”；B. clear“清楚的，明确的”；C. natural“自然的”；D. controversial“有争议的”。故选B。
（16）考查形容词。句意：我感动于一个陌生人的生活进入了这个小女孩的内心。A. touched“感动的”；B. discouraged“灰心的”；C. puzzled“困惑的”；D. disappointed“失望的”。故选A。
（17）考查名词。A. relative“亲戚”；B. stranger“陌生人”；C. traveler“旅行者”；D. passer-by“过路人”。书中的人和作者他们并不认识，因此是陌生人。故选B。
（18）考查名词。句意：我非常感谢书籍的力量，我的表妹向我展示的美丽，以及我们在一起的时光。A. theme“主题”；B. content“目录”；C. characters“特性”；D. power“力量”。故选D。
（19）考查动词。A. pray“祈祷”；B. suspect“怀疑”；C. agree“同意”；D. conclude“推断”。根据下文“I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her”可知作者是祈祷能一直看到她身上的美好之处。故选A。
（20）考查副词。句意：这样，每当这个不那么友善的世界让她失望时，我就能提醒她，她一直都是多么的棒。 put down固定短语，“失望”。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
8．请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 My mother and her family kept information about my father and his family a secret from me for over half a century. In 2010 I began to 1 my father through Ancestry.com. However, I learned he had 2 cancer on August 6, 1999 in a hospital in Dallas, Texas.
When I got my father's death 3 , the medical examiner told me because my father had no 4 around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) 5 grave in an old cemetery.
I knew my father 6 in WW2 so I decided to work on getting his remains 7 to my state to be buried in our national cemetery. From 2011 to 2017 I kept working on 8 my debt from a divorce and increasing my 9 score so someday I could get a personal loan.
That certificate of 10 service proved my father served 43 months in WW2 in the USA Army Air Force fighting the Nazi's. I still did not have the money 11 . In July of 2018 a bank approved a $10, 000 personal loan so I had a funeral director 12 a permit to exhume my father. After 4 months of 13 I asked Senator Brown for help again in November. Six days after he contacted Texas officials a permit was 14 .
On July 9, 2019 an airplane will 15 at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 16 I will be finally 17 with my father and touch his metal casket and the missing piece of my heart will be 18 .
On January 10, 2019 the Ohio Patriot Guard Riders will escort my father's hearse through my 19 to be buried with honors in our states National cemetery and one day in January Senator Brown will have an American Flag 20 over our Nation's Capital to honor my father. If you never give up one day your dream will become a reality. 1. A. hire out 3. A. adjustment 4. A. soldiers 6. A. joined 8. A. lowering 9. A. housing 11. A. moreover 12. A. apply to 13. A. clarifying 15. A. land 16. A. which
B. allow for B. diploma B. seniors B. played
C. search for D. dive in C. evolved into D. died from C. penalty C. relatives C. served
D. certificate D. enemies D. enrolled D. swapping D. credit D. therefore D. try on D. substituted D. touch D. when D. occupied
2. A. suffered from B. died of
5. A. unprotected B. unmarked C. theoretical D. mobile 7. A. brought down B. brought in C. brought out D. brought back
B. increasing C. wiping B. employment C. marriage B. while B. apply for B. waiting B. stop B. whose
C. though C. try out C. granted C. leave C. where C. involved
10. A. sustainable B. military C. authentic D. historic
C. requesting D. wrestling
14. A. suspended B. rejected
17. A. confronted B. reunited
18. A. reserved 19. A. school 20. A. flowed
B. restricted B. church B. flown
C. restored C. country C. covered
D. rewarded D. hometown D. controlled
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）D；（4）C；（5）B；（6）C；（7）D；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）C；（12）B；（13）B；（14）C；（15）A；（16）C；（17）B；（18）C；（19）D；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过讲述自己坚持不懈接自己父亲的灵柩回家乡的故事，说明了坚持不放弃，你便是生活的主人。
（1）考查动词短语。A. hire out“出租”；B. allow for“考虑到”；C. search for“寻找”；D. dive in“头朝下跳入水中”。根据through Ancestry.com可知作者开始通过Ancestry.Com网站寻找作者父亲的相关信息。故选C。
（2）考查动词短语。根据下文“When I got my father's death ___3___”可知这里意思是作者父亲早已在1999年8月6日去世，在德克萨斯州达拉斯市的一家医院里，死因是癌症。A. suffered from“遭受”；B. died of“死于”；C. evolved into“发展成”；D. died from“死于”。若死因存在于人体之上或之内（主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因），一般用介词 of；若死因不是存在人体之内或之上，而是由环境造成的（主要指事故等方面的外部原因），一般用介词 from，故选B。
（3）考查名词。A. adjustment“调整”；B. diploma“毕业证书”；C. penalty“罚款”；D. certificate“证明”。根据下文“the medical examiner told me because my father had no ___4___ around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) ___5___ grave in an old cemetery.”可知这里意思是作者拿到了父亲的死亡证明。故选D。
（4）考查名词。A. soldiers“士兵”；B. seniors“年长者”；C. relatives“亲属”；D. enemies“敌人”。根据下文“they buried him in a body bag in a(n) ___5___ grave in an old cemetery.”可知由于作者父亲在当地没有任何家属，医院只能把他埋葬在一个废旧的墓地里，墓碑上没有名字，遗骸入殓于廉价的裹尸袋之中。故选C。
（5）考查形容词。句意：医院只能把他埋葬在一个废旧的墓地里，墓碑上没有名字，遗骸入殓于廉价的裹尸袋之中。A. unprotected“无保护的”；B. unmarked“没有名字的”；C. theoretical“理论的”；D. mobile“可移动的”。故选B。
（6）考查动词。A. joined“参加”；B. played“演奏”； C. served“服役”；D. enrolled“登记”。这里意思是作者知道父亲曾在二战中服役，作者决定想尽一切办法，把父亲的遗骸带回作者所在的州，入葬在国家公墓。故选C。
（7）考查动词短语。A. brought down“降低”；B. brought in“引进”；C. brought out“出版”；D. brought back“拿回来”。这里意思是作者知道父亲曾在二战中服役，作者决定想尽一切办法，把父亲的遗骸带回作者所在的州，入葬在国家公墓。故选D。
（8）考查动词。A. lowering“降低”； B. increasing“增加”；C. wiping “擦干”；D. swapping“交换”。这里意思是后来作者离婚了，从2011年到2017年，六年的时间里，作者一直设法降低自己由于离婚所必须支付的债务，并提升作者的个人信用度，以冀某天能获得一笔个人贷款，完成作者让父亲入土在国家公墓的心愿。故选A。
（9）考查名词。A. housing“房屋”；B. employment“雇用”；C. marriage“结婚”；D. credit“信
用”。根据“so someday I could get a personal loan.”可知这里意思是作者一直设法降低自己由于离婚所必须支付的债务，并提升作者的个人信用度。故选D。
（10）考查形容词。A. sustainable“可以忍受的”；B. military“军事的”；C. authentic“真正的”；D. historic“有历史意义的”。根据“in WW2 in the USA Army Air Force fighting the Nazi's.”可知这里意思是军方出具了一份证明，证明作者父亲在二战期间服役于美国空军，与纳粹战斗了43个月之久。故选B。
（11）考查副词。A. moreover“此外”；B. while“当……的时候”；C. though“虽然”；D. therefore“因此”。这里意思是尽管，作者还是出不起这笔钱。故选C。
（12）考查动词短语。A. apply to“适用于”；B. apply for“申请”；C. try out“试验”；D. try on“试穿”。这里意思是2018年7月，银行批准了作者的个人贷款，作者获得了1万美元的贷款，联系了一位丧葬承办人，请他代理申请作者父亲的转葬事宜。故选B。
（13）考查动词。A. clarifying“净化”；B. waiting“等待”；C. requesting“要求”；D. wrestling“摔跤”。这里意思是经过4个月的漫长等待，在11月，作者不得不再次请求一位姓Brown的议员伸出援手。故选B。
（14）考查动词。句意：他为我跟德克萨斯州进行了交涉，6天后，转葬事宜获得了批准。A. suspended“推迟”；B. rejected“拒绝”；C. granted“允许”；D. substituted“代替”，故选C。
（15）考查动词。A. land“登录”；B. stop“停止”；C. leave“离开”；D. touch“触摸”。这里意思是2019年7月9日，一架飞机将会降落在克里夫兰霍普金斯国际机场。故选A。 （16）考查定语从句。_____ I will be finally ___17___ with my father and touch his metal casket and the missing piece of my heart will be ___18___.是一个定语从句，先行词是the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport，关系词在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where，故选C。
（17）考查动词。A. confronted“面对”；B. reunited“重聚”；C. involved“涉及”；D. occupied“占有”。这里意思是在那里，作者父子终于可以重聚了，作者可以触碰到父亲的金属棺材，作者内心缺失的部分可以修复了。故选B。
（18）考查动词。A. reserved“保留”；B. restricted“”； C. restored“修复”；D. rewarded“奖赏”。这里意思是在那里，作者父子终于可以重聚了，作者可以触碰到父亲的金属棺材，作者内心缺失的部分可以修复了。故选C。
（19）考查名词。A. school“学校”；B. church“教堂”；C. country“国家”；D. hometown“家乡”。这里意思是2019年1月10日，俄亥俄州爱国者卫队骑手将护卫着父亲的灵柩穿过作者的家乡，将遗体礼葬在国家公墓。故选D。
（20）考查动词。A. flowed“流动”；B. flown“飞行”；C. covered“覆盖”；D. controlled“控制”。这里意思是Brown先生将带着一面美国国旗飞跃首都上空，向作者的父亲致敬。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
9．阅读下面短文，从短文后各愿所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was in school, I joined an undergraduate program to chat with specific patients and then discuss it with others. On one special visit, I 1 entered a darkened room to find an elderly man lying in the bed. When I moved a little closer to the bed, I realized that he was quite 2 , but also very confused and anxious. He 3 wanted to communicate something to others. He seemed weak, and I couldn't tell if he was in 4 , or just scared. He obviously didn't want me to leave. 5 I felt so lost and uncomfortable that I had to leave the room after a couple of minutes.
The next time I was at the hospital, I was asked to make follow-up visits with the same 6 of patients. I expected my time 7 the confused man to be just as short as the last time if he was even still alive. As I arrived at the 8 , his daughter was there chatting with him. He was sitting up in the bed and looked a bit better than before. I introduced myself to the daughter and explained to her that I had come by before. 9 the patient, I then suggested that I was certain he didn't 10 me at all.
To my surprise, he 11 me immediately. \"I remember you. You were the 12 !\" he said excitedly. I thought he must be 13 me for someone else, but he then accurately told me enough details of our first 14 . I was so confused about that. During my first visit to this weak patient, I did absolutely 15 to help this man but 16 . Then he explained that my 17 last time gave him hope to live, I must 18 that a stranger in hospital whose name I even didn't know changed my attitude to the life with a single 19 , It makes me want to offer whatever kindness I can to others, and I try to recognize and 20 the kindness that others offer to me. Obviously, we couldn't know the impact our actions, or even just our presence, has on life. 1. A. delightedly B. bravely 2. A. intelligent 4. A. wonder 5. A. but 6. A. size 7. A. toward 8. A. studio 10. A. surprise 12. A. manager 14. A. meeting 15. A. anything
C. angrily
D. cautiously D. confident D. doubt D. if D. tale D. beyond D. office D. Teasing D. remember D. blamed D. professor D. providing D. nothing D. break out
B. determined C. awake B. pain B. and B. list B. from B. room B. notice B. cleaner
C. relief C. or C. sign C. with C. kitchen C. Warning C. inspire C. angel
3. A. desperately B. potentially C. ridiculously D. unwillingly
9. A. Addressing B. Treating
11. A. questioned B. rewarded C. corrected 13. A. preparing B. mistaking C. changing
B. either
C. much C. break up
B. discussing C. appointment D. visit
16. A. stand out B. show up
17. A. explanation B. intention C. insurance 18. A. admit 19. A. smile 20. A. evaluate
B. guess B. gesture
C. forget C. comment
D. presence D. regret D. letter D. appreciate
B. experience C. analyze
【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）B；（7）C；（8）B；（9）A；（10）D；（11）C；（12）C；（13）B；（14）A；（15）D；（16）B；（17）D；（18）A；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，在大学期间，作者参加了一个本科生项目，作者的任务是看望特殊的病人。在看望一位特殊的老人时，仅仅逗留了几分钟。在多天后作者再探视他时，他认出了作者。并且说作者是帮助过他的天使。老人对作者的评价改变了我的一生。
（1）考查副词。 A：delightedly “高兴地”； B：bravely “勇敢地”； C：angrily “生气地”； D：cautiously “谨慎地，小心地”。在一次特殊的访问中，我谨慎地进入一个黑暗的房间，结果发现一个上了年纪的男子正躺在床上。选D。
（2）考查形容词。 A：intelligent “聪明的”； B：determined “有决心的”； C：awake “清醒的”； D：confident “有信心的”。当我走近一些那张床的时候，我意识到他是醒着的。选C。
（3）考查副词。 A：desperately “绝望地，非常”； B：potentially “潜在地”； C：ridiculously “荒唐地”； D：unwillingly “不愿意地”。他极度想向他人表达某事情。选A。 （4）考查名词。A：wonder“奇迹”；B：pain“痛苦，疼痛”；C：relief“缓解，安慰”；D：doubt “怀疑”。我不能判断他是否处于痛苦之中或者只是感到害怕。选B。
（5）考查连词。 A：but “但是”； B：and “和，又”； C：or “或者，否则”； D：if “如果，是否”。明显地，他不想我离开，但是我如此感到失落和不舒服，以至于我不得不在几分钟后离开那个房间。选A。
（6）考查名词。A：size“尺寸，大小”；B：list“列表，清单”；C：sign“标记”；D：tale“传说”。第二次我在医院的时候，我被请求进行后续拜访和上次一样名单的病人。选B。 （7）考查介词。A：toward“向”；B：from“从”；C：with“和，用”；D：beyond “在......之外，超出”。我期望如果他还活着，我和那个困惑的男子待在一起的时间能和上次一样短。选C。
（8）考查名词。A：studio“工作室”；B：room“房间，空间”；C：kitchen“厨房”；D：office“办公室”。 当我到达他的房间，她的女儿正在那里和他聊天。选B。
（9）考查动词。 A：Addressing“写地址，向.....致辞，和.....说话”； B：Treating “对待，治疗”； C：Warning “警告”； D：Teasing “取笑”。和这位病人说话，那么我的言下之意是我肯定他根本记不得我。选A。
（10）考查动词。A：surprise“使惊讶”；B：notice“注意，注意到”；C：inspire“鼓舞”；D：remember“记住”。和这位病人说话，那么我的言下之意是我肯定他根本记不得我。选D。 （11）考查动词。A：questioned“质疑”；B：rewarded“奖励，奖赏”；C：corrected“改正”；D：blamed “责备”。使我惊讶的是，他立刻纠正了我。选C。
（12）考查名词。A：manager“经理”；B：cleaner“清洁工”；C：angel“天使”；D：
professor“教授”。 我记得你，你就是那位天使。选C。
（13）考查动词。A：preparing“准备”；B：mistaking“搞错”；C：changing“改变，变化”；D：providing “提供”。我想他一定把我错当成别人了。选B。
（14）考查名词。A：meeting“会议，见面”；B：discussing“讨论”；C：appointment“约定”；D：visit “参观，拜访”。但是接着他精确地告诉我们第一次见面的足够的细节。选A。
（15）考查代词。A：anything“任何事情”；B：either“（两者之中的）任何一个”；C：much“许多”；D：nothing“一无所有”。除了在他的房间里出现以外，我绝对没有做什么事情来帮助这位男子。选D。
（16）考查动词短语。A：stand out“突出，显眼”；B：show up“出现”；C：break up“分离”；D：break out“爆发”。除了在他的房间里出现以外，我绝对没有做什么事情来帮助这位男子。选B。
（17）考查名词。A：explanation“解释”；B：intention“目的”；C：insurance“保险”；D：presence “出现，在场”。然后，他解释说上一次我的到场给了他活的希望。选A。 （18）考查动词。A：admit“承认，允许进入”；B：guess“猜”；C：forget“忘记”；D：regret“遗憾，后悔”。 我必须承认一位住院的甚至连名字我都不知道的陌生人，只用一个简单的评论就改变了我对生活的态度。选A。
（19）考查名词。A：smile“微笑”；B：gesture“姿势，手势”；C：comment“评论”；D：letter “信件”。我必须承认一位住院的甚至连名字我都不知道的陌生人，只用一个简单的评论就改变了我对生活的态度。选C。
（20）考查动词。A：evaluate“评价”；B：experience“经历”；C：analyze“分析”；D：appreciate “感激，欣赏”。我努力赏识和感激他人向我主动提供的善意.选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及副词，动词，名词，形容词，连词，介词，代词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
10．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so 1 about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to 2 every word I'd ever come across once I learned Latin.
But Latin class was so 3 . Each day, the teacher Mr. Keady would ask us to open our 4 and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This became the 5 every day. That was until my hand 6 one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books. When Mr. Keady asked what was wrong, I 7 why I thought that his class was dull, how I had expected more, and that his method of teaching was 8 . When I finished speaking, I 9 Mr. Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.
But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated and tired. After several moments of 10 , Mr. Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would 11 carefully about what I'd said. And that was it.
In the following weeks, Latin class didn't become the exciting learning environment I 12 it would, but Mr. Keady did try harder. He brought in some new worksheets and 13 to involve us students more in his classes.
Maybe some people would 14 what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it.
If I saw him now, I'd tell him how I 15 what I'd done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I'd also tell him that he taught me a wonderful 16 that day. Following my 17 words, he showed me that being 18 doesn't mean you have to give away your dignity.
Indeed, Mr Keady's 19 proved that no matter how hurt you feel, no one - no one - can 20 your dignity. 1. A. curious 2. A. connect 4. A. eyes 5. A. routine 7. A. admitted 8. A. funny 9. A. expected 10. A. practice 11. A. consult 13. A. tried 14. A. blame
B. worried B. describe B. mouths B. business
C. excited C. notice C. difficult C. game
D. careful D. understand D. easy D. project D. shot up D. wondered D. advised D. criticism D. learn D. hoped D. failed D. ignore D. feared D. principle D. proud D. judged D. response D. take up
3. A. complicated B. boring
C. schoolbags D. books
6. A. spread out B. reached out C. set up
B. explained C. doubted B. regular B. silence B. talk
B. reminded C. allowed
C. debate C. think
C. old-fashioned D. unfamiliar
12. A. suggested B. promised C. decided
B. happened C. managed B. applaud
C. recall C. lesson
15. A. regretted B. appreciated C. believed 16. A. experience B. theory 17. A. unkind 18. A. stopped 19. A. answer
B. impatient C. curious B. wounded C. celebrated B. solution
C. decision C. take away
20. A. take over B. take to
【答案】 （1）C；（2）D；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）D；（7）B；（8）C；（9）A；（10）B；（11）C；（12）D；（13）A；（14）B；（15）A；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）D；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在拉丁语课堂上，因为认为老师教学方法枯燥而当场提出意见。尽管老师很伤自尊，但是在随后的教学中努力地改变自己的教学方式。多年以后，作者反思自己的做法，对不尊重的老师行为感到后悔。同时也从老师身上学到了一个道理：不管如何受到伤害，都不要放弃自己的尊严。
（1）考查形容词。句意：上这门课让我很兴奋，我很期待一旦我学会了拉丁语，我就能
理解我遇到的每一个单词。A. curious“好奇的”；B. worried“担心的”；C. excited“激动的”；D. careful“仔细的”。根据下文“I was fully expecting”可推知，作者对上这门课持有一种积极态度，对此是感到兴奋的，故选C。
（2）考查动词。句意：上这门课让我很兴奋，我很期待一旦我学会了拉丁语，我就能理解我遇到的每一个单词。A. connect“联系”；B. describe“描述”；C. notice“注意到”；D. understand“明白”。根据常识可推知，作者因为特别期待这门拉丁语课程，所以希望自己能理解遇到的每个单词。故选D。
（3）考查形容词。句意：但是拉丁语课很无聊。A. complicated“复杂的”；B. boring“无聊的”；C. difficult“困难的”；D. easy“容易的”。根据下文 “why I thought that his class was dull”可知，拉丁课是无趣的，故选B。
（4）考查名词。句意：每天，老师Keady先生都会要求我们打开书本，大声背诵各种拉丁单词。A. eyes“眼睛”；B. mouths“月”；C. schoolbags“书包”；D. books“书籍”。根据下文“when we were asked yet again to open our books.”可知，老师是让学生们打开书，大声背诵拉丁词汇，故选D。
（5）考查名词。句意：这成了每天的惯例。A. routine“惯例”；B. business“生意”；C. game“游戏”；D. project“项目”。根据上文可知，每天老师都要求打开书背拉丁词汇，这成了一种惯例，故选A。
（6）考查动词短语。句意：直到有一天下午，我们又一次被要求打开书本，我的手突然举起来。A. spread out“展开”；B. reached out“伸出”；C. set up“建立”；D. shot up“举手，射出”。根据下文老师问作者what's wrong?可推断出，老师因为看见作者举手了，才对他进行了询问，one's hand shoots up“(手)举起”。故选D。
（7）考查动词。句意：当Keady先生问我怎么了，我解释了为什么我认为他的课很枯燥，为什么我期望的更多，为什么他的教学方法是老式的。A. admitted“承认”；B. explained“解释”；C. doubted“怀疑”；D. wondered“想知道”。作者向老师解释了为什么认为他的课无聊。故选B。
（8）考查形容词。句意：当Keady先生问我怎么了，我解释了为什么我认为他的课很枯燥，为什么我期望的更多，为什么他的教学方法是老式的。A. funny“有趣的”；B. regular“定期的”；C. old-fashioned“老式的”；D. unfamiliar“不熟悉的”。根据上文“why I thought that his class was dull”可知，此处作者对老师的教学方式是不满的，认为这种教学方式是过时的，故选C。
（9）考查动词。句意：当我讲完时，我预料Keady先生会生气地把我送到班主任那里去。A. expected“预料”；B. reminded“提醒”；C. allowed“允许”；D. advised“建议”。根据下句的转折可知，此处意思为作者预料老师会做出怎样的反应。故选A。
（10）考查名词。句意：沉默了几分钟后，Keady先生开口了。A. practice“实践”；B. silence“沉默”；C. debate“辩论”；D. criticism“批评”。根据上文“he sat at his desk quietly”可知，此处表示一段时间的沉默。故选B。
（11）考查动词。句意：他平静而坚定地说他会仔细考虑我说的话。A. consult“咨询”；B. talk“谈话”；C. think“考虑”；D. learn“学会”。老师平静但坚定的语气以及下文老师讲课方面的改变可知此处应表示：老师说他会认真考虑作者说的内容。故选C。
（12）考查动词。句意：在接下来的几周里，拉丁语课并没有像我希望的那样成为令人兴奋的学习环境，但Keady先生确实更加努力了。A. suggested“建议”；B. promised“承诺”；C. decided“决定”；D. hoped“希望”。根据语境可知，作者希望、期望老师的教学方式能够改变，故选D。
（13）考查动词。句意：他带来了一些新的作业单，并试图让我们的学生更多地参与他的课程。A. tried“尝试”；B. happened“发生”；C. managed“管理”；D. failed“失败”。承接上文“brought in some new worksheets”，此处表示老师努力促进同学们积极参与课堂活动，故选A。
（14）考查动词。句意：也许有些人会为我的所作所为鼓掌，但即使这么多年过去了，我还是感觉很糟糕。A. blame“责备”；B. applaud“喝彩”；C. recall“回想起”；D. ignore“忽视”。由下句的转折可推知此处表示：或许有些人会为我做的事情喝彩。故选B。
（15）考查动词。句意：如果我现在看到他，我会告诉他我是多么后悔我那天在课堂上的所作所为，我是多么的失礼。A. regretted“后悔”；B. appreciated“感激”；C. believed“相信”；D. feared“害怕”。根据上文“I feel bad about what I did it.”可知，作者对此是感到后悔的，故选A。
（16）考查名词。句意：同时，我也会告诉他那天他给我上了精彩的一课。A. experience“经历”；B. theory“理论”；C. lesson“课程”；D. principle“原则”。根据下文作者对尊严的感悟可知，老师给作者上了精彩的一课，教给作者一个人生的道理，故选C。 （17）考查形容词。句意：听了我不友好的话，他告诉我受伤并不意味着你必须放弃你的尊严。A. unkind“不友善的”；B. impatient“不耐烦的”；C. curious“好奇的”；D. proud“自豪的”。根据上文可知，作者当着全班学生的面，指责他讲的课无聊，对他的教学方式表示不满意，所以对老师来说，这是不友好的话语，故选A。
（18）考查动词。句意：听了我不友好的话，他告诉我受伤并不意味着你必须放弃你的尊严。A. stopped“停止”；B. wounded“使受伤”；C. celebrated“庆祝”；D. judged“判断”。根据上文老师的态度以及下文“no matter how hurt you feel”可知，老师被作者伤害了，但并不意味着老师放弃了尊严。故选B。
（19）考查名词。句意：事实上，Keady先生的回应证明，无论你感觉多么痛苦，没有人——没有人——可以夺走你的尊严。A. answer“答案”；B. solution“解决方案”；C. decision“决定”；D. response“回答”。根据上文“Following my unkind words, he showed me that”可知，此处是指老师对作者无礼言语的回应，故选D。
（20）考查动词短语。句意：事实上，Keady先生回应证明，无论你感觉多么痛苦，没有人——没有人——可以夺走你的尊严。A. take over“接管”；B. take to“喜欢”；C. take away“夺去，拿走”；D. take up“占据”。根据上文“being____18__ doesn't mean you have to give away your dignity”可知没有人可以夺走你的尊严。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
二、高中英语完形填空夹叙夹议
11．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I remember when I was young, people often asked me, \"What are you going to be when you grow up？\". Well, it 1 being a cowboy or some superhero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer. As I grew older, my dreams for the future 2 .When, at last, I was in college, I set my 3 on becoming a teacher like my father. 4 I studied and prepared for that. I reached the 5 in the end and I was teaching 6 full-time for much of my adult life.
However, for many people, there is a \"thief\" that goes around stealing our 7 .Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative(亲戚), or a friend, but the 8 thief is usually ourselves.
We find 9 just about reaching the top, and a\" small\" 10 inside says, \"You'll never make 11 .\" \"You can't possibly do this.\" On and on the \"small\" voice predicts(预示) our 12 .Failure, 13 is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable 14 .When we learn these lessons well, we are ready 15 success. I always tell my children that they are 16 to do anything that their heart desires. Remember the saying, \"Nothing is 17 to a willing heart.\" There are 18 \"overnight\" success, but with determination, they will come. Imagine 19 a life you dream of. Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You'll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don't let anyone 20 it from you—especially yourself. 1. A. insisted on B. kept on C. felt like 2. A. changed 3. A. eye 4. A. But 6. A. hardly 7. A. money 8. A. greatest 10. A. sound 11. A. it 12. A. pity 13. A. where 14. A. stages 15. A. to 16. A. able 18. A. many
B. planned C. failed B. Brain B. Or B. Nearly B. plan
C. Heart C. So C. decision C. Slightly C. friends
D. started out D. left D. experience D. As D. position D. extremely D. dreams D. oldest D. speech D. me D. accident D. which D. with D. necessary D. no
5. A. agreement B. aim
B. poorest C. Tallest B. Noise B. Her B. danger B. Who B. lessons B. For B. ready B. Some
C. Voice C. him C. failure C. When C. At C. likely C. different
9. A. themselves B. ourselves C. yourselves D. itself
C. suggestions D. choices
17. A. interesting B. Important C. Necessary D. impossible
19. A. spending B. Planning C. Living 20. A. buy
B. fool
C. steal
D. changing D. borrow
【答案】（1）D；（2）A；（3）C；（4）C；（5）B；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A；（9）B；（10）C；（11）A；（12）C；（13）D；（14）B；（15）B；（16）A；（17）D；（18）D；（19）C；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一片夹叙夹议文，讲述如何不让自己的梦想被别人偷走，尤其是自己。阻碍我们梦想实现的最大敌人其实就是我们自己。不要怀疑自己的能力，要相信自己，只要这样就没有实现不了的愿望，没有干不成功的事情。
（1）考查动词短语。A. insisted on“坚持”；B. kept on“继续，坚持”；C. felt like“想要”；D. started out“开始”。根据下文“Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer”可知，一开始“我”想成为牛仔或超级英雄，故选D。
（2）考查动词。A. changed“改变”；B. planned “计划”；C. failed“失败”；D. left“离开”。上文说一开始 “我”想成为牛仔或超级英雄，后来又想当消防员或，可见随着年龄的增长，“我”的理想也在改变。故选A。
（3）考查名词。A. eye“眼睛”；B. brain “大脑”；C. heart“心脏”；D. experience“经历”。根据下文“becoming a teacher like my father. ”可知，“我”决心要当一个像爸爸那样的老师，set one's heart on固定短语，“决心要”，故选C。
（4）考查连词。A. But “但是”；B. Or“或者”；C. So“所以”；D. As“由于”。上文说“我”决心要当一个像爸爸那样的老师，所以“我”努力学习，为之准备，故选C。
（5）考查名词。A. agreement“同意”；B. aim“目标”；C. decision“ 决定”；D. position“职位”。上文说“我”决心要当一个像爸爸那样的老师，由此可见当老师是“我”的目标，此处是说“我”实现了这个目标，故选B。
（6）考查副词。A. hardly“几乎不”；B. nearly“几乎”；C. slightly“稍微”； D. extremely“极其，非常地”。根据下文“full-time for much of my adult life”可知，教书几乎是“我”成年后的全职工作，故选B。
（7）考查名词。A. money“金钱”；B. plan“计划”；C. friends“朋友”；D. dreams“梦想”。上文说一开始“我”想成为牛仔或超级英雄，后来又想当消防员或，这些都是“我”的理想。此处是说有一个贼偷走了我们的理想，故选D。
（8）考查形容词。A. greatest“最伟大的”；B. poorest “最穷的”；C. tallest “最高的”；D. oldest“最老的”。根据上文“Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a , or a friend, ”及转折词“but”可知，最大的贼是我们自己，故选A。
（9）考查代词。A. themselves“他们自己”；B. ourselves“我们自己”；C. yourselves“你们自己”；D. itself“它自己”。上文说最大的贼是我们自己，此处是说当我们自己快要到达顶点的时候，故选B。
（10）考查名词。A. sound“声音”；B.noise“噪音”；C. voice“嗓音”；D. speech“演讲”。根据下文的“says…”及下文“voice”的提示可知，当我们自己快要到达顶点的时候，一个来自内部的声音会说一些消极的话，故选C。
（11）考查代词。根据下文“You can't possibly do this.”可知，此处是说你永远不会成功，make it固定短语，“成功、做成某事”，故选A。
（12）考查名词。A. pity“同情”；B. danger“危险”；C. failure“失败”；D. accident“事故”。根据本空后的“failure”可知，这些消极的话会预示我们的失败，故选C。
（13）考查定语从句。此处为非限定性定语从句，先行词是failure，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应该用which来引导，故选D。
（14）考查名词。A. stages“舞台，时期”；B. lessons“教训”；C. suggestions“建议”；D. choices“选择”。根据下文“When we learn these lessons well”可知，失败能教给我们一些宝贵的教训，故选B。
（15）考查介词。根据上文“When we learn these lessons well”可知，我们学会了这些教训就是为成功做准备，be ready for固定短语“为……做准备”，故选B。
（16）考查形容词。A. able“有能力的”；B. ready“准备好的”；C. likely“可能的”；D. necessary“必要的”。根据下文“do anything that your heart desires”可知，“我”经常鼓励孩子们他们能做心里所希望的任何事情，故选A。
（17）考查形容词。A. interesting“有趣的”；B. important“重要的”； C. necessary“必要的”；D. impossible“不可能的”。上文说“我”经常鼓励孩子们他们能做心里所希望的任何事情，此处是说，只要心有所想，没有什么是不可能的，故选D。
（18）考查形容词。根据下文“but with determination, they will come. ”可知，此处是说从来没有一夜成名，只有通过决心去争取，no= not a，故选D。
（19）考查动词。A. spending“度过，花费”；B. planning“计划”；C. living“生活，居住”；D. changing“改变”。根据下文“a life you dream of. ”可知，此处是说过一种梦想中的生活，live a….life固定短语，“过一种……样的生活”，故选C。
（20）考查动词。A. buy“买”；B. fool “欺骗”；C. steal“偷”；D. borrow“借入”。根据上文“So, be true to your dream, ”可知，坚持自己的理想，不要让别人把它偷走，故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，代词，介词，定语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
12．阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mother's bedroom and opened the dresser(化妆台). Then in the top drawer(抽屉) was a small 1 jewelry box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something 2 under a piece of cloth. 3 the cloth, I found a little white chip (碎片) of china. Why did my mother keep such a 4 thing? Shining slightly in the light, it 5 no answers.
Some months later, I was setting the dinner table when my neighbor Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and 6 the table, Marge said, “Oh, you are expecting company(客人). I'll 7 another time.\"
“No, come on in,” Mum replied. “We are not 8 anyone.”
“But isn't that your good china?” Marge asked. “I'd 9 trust kids to handle my good dishes!”
Mum laughed. “Tonight's my family's favorite meal. If you set your best table for a(n) 10 meal with guests, why not for your own 11 ? A few broken plates are a small 12 to pay for the joy we get. ” Then she added, “ 13 , every chip and crack has a story to tell.” Mum went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said, “Seeing this 14 on the edge(边缘) here? It happened when I was 17.”
Her voice 15 . “One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so 16 that when I took the plate, it 17 and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving, he 18 a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word.”
I couldn't forget about that plate with the 19 chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. I examined the chip 20 . The chip which my mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father. 1. A. silver 2. A. hidden 4. A. broken 5. A. found 7. A. set by 8. A. inviting 9. A. always 11. A. family 12. A. value 14. A. break
B. gold B. unpaid B. real
C. china C. removed C. Seeking C. beautiful
D. wooden D. fixed D. Lifting D. valuable D. selected D. stand by D. regularly D. ancestor D. price D. Otherwise D. design D. pleased D. left D. covered D. proudly
3. A. Covering B. Tearing
B. invented C. offered B. sit by
C. stop by
6. A. glaring at B. glancing at C. looking on D. spying on
B. expecting C. consulting D. celebrating B. sometimes C. never B. relative B. mistake B. scene
C. neighbor C. news C. Besides C. spot C. surprised C. slipped C. examined
C. unbelievable D. special
10. A. common B. strange
13. A. However B. Though
15. A. hardened B. softened C. sharpened D. weakened 16. A. nervous B. anxious 17. A. jumped B. escaped 18. A. threw
B. laid
19. A. replaced B. penniless C. remaining D. missing 20. A. secretly B. carefully C. gratefully
【答案】（1）D；（2）A；（3）D；（4）A；（5）C；（6）B；（7）C；（8）B；（9）C；（10）D；（11）A；（12）D；（13）C；（14）A；（15）B；（16）A；（17）C；（18）B；（19）D；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者偶然发现了母亲珍藏的瓷器碎片，感受到了母爱以及父母之间的美好爱情，这让作者感到温暖。
（1）考查形容词。A. silver“银的”；B. gold“金的”；C. china“瓷制的”；D. wooden“木制的”。根据上下文可判断，盒子应该是木制的。故选D。
（2）考查形容词。A. hidden“隐藏的”；B. unpaid“未付款的”；C. removed“远离的”；D.
fixed“固定的”。作者看见布下面藏着东西。故选A。
（3）考查动词。A. Covering“覆盖”；B. Tearing“撕开”；C. Seeking“寻找”；D. Lifting“提起”。根据语境可知，此处是指将那块布拿起来。故选D。
（4）考查形容词。A. broken“坏掉的”；B. real“真的”；C. beautiful“美丽的”；D. valuable“有价值的”。根据上文“I found a little white chip (碎片) of china.”可知，作者是想知道妈妈为什么保留这些瓷器碎片，故选A。
（5）考查动词。A. found“发现”；B. invented“发明”；C. offered“提供”；D. selected“挑选”。碎片在灯光下微微一闪，它没有回答。故选C。
（6）考查动词词组。A. glaring at“怒目而视”；B. glancing at“扫视”；C. looking on“观看，旁观”；D. spying on“刺探”。邻居走进来，匆忙地看了一眼桌子就想离开。故选B。 （7）考查动词词组。A. set by“搁在一旁”；B. sit by“坐视不管”；C. stop by“顺便访问”；D. stand by“准备”。“哦，您有客人来，那我下次再来。”故选C。
（8）考查动词。A. inviting“邀请”；B. expecting“期待”；C. consulting“咨询”；D. celebrating“庆祝”。上文邻居用了expecting—词，这里与之呼应。故选B。
（9）考查副词。A. always“总是”；B. sometimes“有时候”；C. never“从来没有”；D. regularly“有规律地”。邻居说自己从不让孩子碰自己好的餐具。故选C。
（10）考查形容词。A. common“常见的”；B. strange“奇怪的”；C. unbelievable“难以置信的”；D. special“特殊的”如果你为客人准备了一顿特别的晚餐，为什么不为你自己的家人准备呢?。special—词与句中guests对应。故选D。
（11）考查名词。A. family“家人”；B. relative“亲戚”；C. neighbor“邻居”；D. ancestor“祖先”。如果你为客人准备了一顿特别的晚餐，为什么不为你自己的家人准备呢?此处family与句中guests对应。故选A。
（12）考查名词。A. value“价值”；B. mistake“错误”；C. news“新闻”；D. price“价格”。几个破碎的盘子对于我们得到的快乐来说是一个很小的代价。故选D。
（13）考查副词。A. However“然而”；B. Though“尽管”；C. Besides“另外”；D. Otherwise“否则”。另外，每个缺口和裂缝都有自己的故事。故选C。
（14）考查名词。A. break“裂缝”；B. scene“场面”；C. spot“地点”；D. design“设计”。妈妈从橱柜里拿出一个盘子让“我们”看边缘的裂缝。故选A。
（15）考查动词。A. hardened“变硬”；B. softened“变温和”；C. sharpened“变锋利”；D. weakened“变弱”。妈妈沉浸在回忆中，声音变得温和了。故选B。
（16）考查形容词。A. nervous“紧张不安的”；B. anxious“焦虑的”；C. surprised“感到吃惊的”；D. pleased“感到高兴的”。妈妈当时很紧张。故选A。
（17）考查动词。A. jumped“跳跃”；B. escaped“逃脱”；C. slipped“滑离，滑落”；D. left“离开”。盘子滑落撞到了叉子，这与下文的knocked against意思一致。故选C。
（18）考查动词。A. threw“扔掉”；B. laid“放置”；C. examined“检查”；D. covered“覆盖”。年轻人离开时把一块碎片放在妈妈手里，什么都没说。故选B。
（19）考查形容词。A. replaced“被替换的”；B. penniless“身无分文的”；C. remaining“剩下的”；D. missing“失去的，丢失的”。根我无法忘记那个缺碎片的盘子。故选D。
（20）考查副词。A. secretly“秘密地”；B. carefully“仔细地”；C. gratefully“充满感激地”；D.
proudly“骄傲地”。作者仔细检查了那块碎片。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
13．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When a person is curious(好奇的) about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing 1 with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad 2 on what people are curious about.
Curiosity (好奇心) is 3 silly or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are 4 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or 6 they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is 7 because they are not important at all. It is none of their 8 to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 9 not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it 10 to small talk which often brings 11 , shame or dis-respect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.
On the other 12 , there is a noble curiosity— the curiosity of the wise, who 13 at all the great things and try to find out all they 14 about them. Columbus could 15 have found America if he had not been 16 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 17 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid (水壶盖). All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made 18 a result of curiosity. So the curiosity is never 19 unimportant things, which have 20 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public. 1. A. good 3. A. never 4. A. full 5. A. angry 6. A. how 7. A. silly 8. A. work
B. wrong
C. right C. takes C. proud C. pleased C. why
D. well D. depends D. hardly D. lack D. anxious D. where D. business D. results D. benefit D. hand D. hate D. can
2. A. works B. puts
B. fond B. worried B. when
B. sometimes C. seldom
B. necessary C. possible D. funny B. homework C. duty
C. causes C. good C. way C. wonder C. must
9. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 10. A. refers B. leads 11. A. pride B. harm 12. A. face
B. side
13. A. expect B. like 14. A. need B. dare 15. A. never B. ever
C. probably D. finally
16. A. famous B. careful 17. A. for
B. without
18. A. before B. as 19. A. about B. by 20. A. much B. little
C. curious C. in C. after C. at C. some
D. hard D. from D. during D. to D. few
【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）B；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）A；（8）D；（9）C；（10）B；（11）B；（12）D；（13）C；（14）D；（15）A；（16）C；（17）B；（18）B；（19）A；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，谈论关于“好奇心”。好奇心本身并没有错。当一个人对某件事感到好奇时，意思是他对这件事很感兴趣，想知道更多。
（1）考查形容词。A. good“好的”；B. wrong“错误的”；C. right“正确的”；D. well“健康的”。好奇心本身并没有错。根据常识可知故选B。
（2）考查动词。A. works“工作”；B. puts“放”；C. takes“拿走”；D. depends“依靠”。好奇本身并无对错可言，其好坏由人们所好奇的事情来决定。depend on固定短语，“依赖，依靠，取决于……”。下文就好事和坏事两方面作了阐述。故选D。
（3）考查副词。A. never“从来没有”；B. sometimes“有时候”；C. seldom“很少，难得”；D. hardly“几乎”。好奇心有时是愚蠢的或错误的。故选B。
（4）考查形容词。A. full“满的”；B. fond“喜爱的”；C. proud“自豪的”；D. lack“缺乏”。有的人对邻居的生活琐事充满了好奇。be full of固定短语，“充满……”，故选A。
（5）考查形容词。A. angry“生气的”；B. worried“担忧的”；C. pleased“感到高兴的”；D. anxious“焦虑的”。be anxious to do sth.固定短语“急切地想做某事”。故选D。
（6）考查宾语从句。由句中的“so early or late”来看，是要探究回家这样早或晚的原因，用其他的连词句意不通。故选C。
（7）考查形容词。A. silly“愚蠢的”；B. necessary“必要的”；C. possible“可能的”；D. funny“有趣的”。这种好奇明显很愚蠢、愚昧。故选A。
（8）考查名词。A. work“工作”；B. homework“家庭作业”；C. duty“责任”；D. business“商业”。none of one's business固定短语“不关某人的事”。故选D。
（9）考查代词。句意：这种好奇心不仅愚蠢，而且有害。A. nothing“无事”；B. anything“任何事情”；C. something“某事”；D. everything“每件事”。故选C。
（10）考查动词。句意：最有可能，它会导致闲聊，常常给别人带来伤害、耻辱或不尊重因此伤害了他们的感情。A. refers“更喜欢”；B. leads“引领，领导”；C. causes“引起”；D. results“结果”。lead to固定短语，“引发，导致”，故选B。
（11）考查名词。A. pride“自豪”；B. harm“伤害”；C. good“好处”；D. benefit“利益”。这种流言最终会对人的感情、情绪造成伤害。故选B。
（12）考查名词。 A. face“脸”； B. side“方面”；C. way“方法”；D. hand“手”。On the other hand，固定短语，“另一方面”，故选D。
（13）考查动词。句意：有一种高尚的好奇心——智者的好奇心，他们对伟大的事物感到惊奇，想办法找出他们所有的秘密A. expect“期盼”；B. like“喜欢”；C. wonder“想知道”；D. hate”厌恶”。wonder at固定短语，“对……感到好奇”，故选C。
（14）考查情态动词。A. need“需要”；B. dare“敢”；C. must“必须”；D. can“能，会”。尽他们所能去了解他们。此句中they can后省略了find out。故选D。
（15）考查副词。A. never“从来没有”；B. ever“曾经”；C. probably“很可能”；D. finally“最后”。若没有好奇心，哥伦布永远不会发现美洲(该句为虚拟语气}。故选A。
（16）考查形容词。A. famous“著名的”；B. careful“细心的”；C. curious“好奇的”；D. hard“艰苦的”。若没有好奇心，哥伦布永远不会发现美洲(该句为虚拟语气)。故选C。 （17）考查介词。同样，瓦特若没有好奇心就不会发明蒸汽机。故选B。
（18）考查介词。人类历史上的所有发明或发现都是好奇的结果。as a result of固定短语，“作为……的结果”，故选B。
（19）考查介词。因此，好奇心从来不是关于无关琐碎的事情，这些事情与公众的幸福几乎没有关系。故选A。
（20）考查名词。A. much“许多，大量”；B. little“少许”； C. some“一些”；D. few“少数”。因此，好奇心从来不是关于琐碎的事情，这些事情与公众的幸福几乎没有关系。故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，介词，情态动词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
14．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Bill Geske was diagnosed with cancer six years ago, his life was turned upside down. After being 1 to the emergency room with severe stomach pain, doctors found a tumor in his left kidney and 2 spots on his lungs. For treatment, Geske had the kidney removed and at the time the spots were 3 . However, a few months later, he learned from doctors that the cancer had indeed 4 .
The situation wasn't good, and doctors estimated his 5 to be no more than two years. 6 the emotional and physical pains, his personal and family life suffered.
\"We have a family business. We have two children who were thrown into the middle of this chaos 7 , and they've had to grow up very fast and handle the business, which they knew 8 about.\" he said.
But 9 all the chaos, there has been one constant: his wife Diane.
Whether it was accompanying him to every doctor's 10 or cooking his favorite meal, Diane always made sure her husband knew he had her full 11 .
\"I really see what love is. My wife 12 so much suffering. I'm so 13 to have her fight with me and not against me.\" Geske said.
The Geskes 14 that their road has been far from easy—they call it \"cruel\" in fact—and sometimes they 15 to the stresses of the illness.
But Diane has 16 to learn how to cope with the more difficult times. \"If he's in a mood or having a 17 day, I just leave him alone for a while\" she said. She also said making time to focus on herself and a life outside of their relationship help keep their 18 strong. While too many couples grow 19 when one of the partners suffers from a serious illness like cancer, the Geskes grow together. The people that are there for you on your 20 nights are the ones worth spending your brightest days with. 1. A. limited 2. A. similar 4. A. spread 5. A. interval 6. A. Free from 8. A. anything 9. A. through 11. A. support 12. A. bears 13. A. regretful 14. A. deny 15. A. look up 16. A. failed 18. A. bond 19. A. firm 20. A. coldest
B. rushed B. common B. arisen B. survival
C. followed C. unusual C. declined C. tolerance
D. invited D. soft D. disappeared D. reservation
3. A. recognized B. rejected C. distributed D. dismissed
B. Apart from C. Other than D. Rather than B. nothing B. beneath B. anxiety B. escapes B. lucky B. predict B. give in B. offered B. mind B. apart B. loneliest
C. something C. toward s C. envy C. sacrifices C. desperate C. advocate C. come over C. grown C. special C. demand C. united C. darkest
D. everything D. beside D. complaint D. possesses D. determined D. admit D. hold on D. intended D. terrible D. position D. together D. longest
7. A. intentionally B. temporarily C. unexpectedly D. willingly
10. A. amusement B. adjustment C. arrangement D. appointment
17. A. successful B. normal
【答案】 （1）B；（2）C；（3）D；（4）A；（5）B；（6）B；（7）C；（8）B；（9）A；（10）D；（11）A；（12）A；（13）B；（14）D；（15）B；（16）C；（17）D；（18）A；（19）B；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，Bill Geske被诊断出只有不到两年的生命,妻子在背后不断鼓励支持他,从故事中我们可以感悟到那些在你最黑暗的夜晚陪伴你的人,值得你与他们共度最灿烂的日子。
（1）考查动词。句意：在因胃痛被紧急送往急诊室后,医生在他的左肾发现了一个肿瘤。A. limited”“；B. rushed”冲“；C. followed”跟随“；D. invited”邀请“。be rushed to sp.固定短语，\"被紧急送往某地\故选B。
（2）考查形容词。句意：肺部有不寻常的斑点。A. similar ”相似的“；B. common”共同的“；C. unusual”不寻常的“；D. soft”柔软的“。故选C。
（3）考查动词。句意：在治疗过程中,格斯克摘除了肾脏,并消除了斑点。A. recognized”辨别“；B. rejected”拒绝“；C. distributed”分布“；D. dismissed”消除“。根据句意可知,经过治疗斑点消除了,故选D。
（4）考查动词。句意：然而,几个月后,他从医生那里得知癌症确实扩散了。A. spread”传播“；B. arisen”起立“；C. declined”下降“；D. disappeared”消失“。根据空前”However“可知,经过治疗之后癌症还是扩散了,故选A。
（5）考查名词。句意：情况并不好,医生估计他的存活时间不超过两年。A. interval”间隔“；B. survival”存活“；C. tolerance”忍受“；D. reservation”预定“。故选B。
（6）考查固定短语。句意：除了情感和身体上的痛苦,他的个人和家庭生活也受到了影响。A. Free from”摆脱“；B. Apart from”除……之外“；C. Other than”除了“；D. Rather than”而不是“。故选B。
（7）考查副词。句意：我们有一个家族企业。我们有两个孩子,他们被意外地扔进了这场混乱之中。A. intentionally”故意地“；B. temporarily”暂时地“；C. unexpectedly”无法预料地“；D. willingly”愿意地“。根据句意可知,作者突如其来的癌症将家人意外扔进了这场混乱中,故选C。
（8）考查代词。句意：他们必须快速成长,处理他们一无所知的业务。A. anything”任何事情“；B. nothing”没有什么“；C. something”某事“；D. everything”每个事情“。根据语境可知,作者癌症生病,需要他的家人去处理那些没接触过的业务,故选B。
（9）考查介词。句意：但在所有的混乱中,有一个人始终如一：他的妻子黛安娜。A. through”通过“；B. beneath”在……之下\"；C. towards\"朝向\"；D. beside\"在……旁边\"。故选A。 （10）考查名词。句意：无论是陪他去看医生还是做他最喜欢吃的饭.A. amusement\"娱乐“；B. adjustment”适应“；C. arrangement”安排“；D. appointment”约会“。故选D。 （11）考查名词。句意：黛安娜总是确保她丈夫知道他得到了她的全力支持。A. support”支持“；B. anxiety”焦虑“；C. envy”嫉妒“；D. complaint”抱怨“。故选A。
（12）考查动词。句意：我真的明白什么是爱。我妻子受了那么多的苦。A. bears”忍受“；B. escapes”逃跑“；C. sacrifices”牺牲“；D. possesses”占有“。故选A。
（13）考查形容词。句意：我很幸运她和我一起战斗,而不是和我作对。A. regretful”遗憾的“；B. lucky”幸运的“；C. desperate”令人绝望的“；D. determined”有决心的“。故选B。 （14）考查动词。句意：杰斯克一家承认他们的道路并不容易——事实上他们称之为\"残酷\"——有时他们屈服于疾病的压力。A. deny”否认“；B. predict”预测“；C. advocate”提倡“；D. admit”承认“。故选D。
（15）考查动词短语。句意：杰斯克一家承认他们的道路并不容易——事实上他们称之为\"残酷\"——有时他们屈服于疾病的压力。A. look up”查找“；B. give in”让步“；C. come over”走过来“；D. hold on”保持“。故选B。
（16）考查动词。句意：但是黛安娜已经渐渐学会了如何应对更困难的时期。A. failed”失败“；B. offered”提供“；C. grown”成长“；D. intended”意图“。grow to do sth.固定短语。\"渐渐去做……\故选C。
（17）考查形容词。句意：如果他心情不好或者今天过得很糟糕,我就会让他一个人呆一会儿。A. successful”成功的“；B. normal”正常的“；C. special”特殊的“；D. terrible”糟糕的“。根据空前”in a mood“没有心情，可知,此处与其并列,故选D。
（18）考查名词。句意：她还说,腾出时间专注于自己和他们关系之外的生活有助于保持他们之间的牢固关系。A. bond”纽带“；B. mind”思想“；C. demand”要求“；D. position”位置“。,故选A。
（19）考查副词。句意：当夫妻中的一方患上癌症等严重疾病时,太多的夫妻会分道扬镳,而杰斯克一家却在一起成长。A. firm ”稳固地“；B. apart”分离地“；C. united”一致的“；D.
together”一起“。grow apart固定短语，\"渐渐分开\故选B。
（20）考查形容词。句意：那些在你最黑暗的夜晚陪伴你的人,值得你与他们共度最灿烂的日子。A. coldest”最冷的“；B. loneliest”最孤独的“；C. darkest”最黑暗的“；D. longest”最长的“。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
15．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My 20-year-old daughter, Allison, living in Philadelphia, sent me a text the other day:\"I need socks and shampoo.\"She was actually asking me to 1 those items for her, but I 2 she was playing a cell phone game. I decide not to be a helicopter(直升机) 3 , because experience as a mother and professor has taught me how 4 that can result.
5 , I prefer a more hands-off approach. From the time Allison turned 18, I no longer had any 6 to know her work and life schedule.
But that's not what I 7 at Drexel University where I teach. Most of my students talk to their 8 three times a day or more. One student's mother called because she didn't 9 from him for a few days. He was in the library so he 10 \"hello\". She doubted that he was drinking, and insisted on asking him to 11 a picture of himself. Holding a newspaper with that day's 12 , he took a picture and sent it to his mother in order to 13 that he wasn't telling a lie.
I've always treated my students as independent beings. I tell them on the first day that I will not follow up with them on missing 14 or assignments. I am getting them to become independent thinkers, and take responsibility for their 15 .
But their parents don't 16 them like me. I know a mother. She supervises(监督)her son too much. She hopes he will walk by the 17 , so that she can know what he is doing. Another mother checks her son's credit card daily. However, I never do that. My daughters only come to me with 18 things that need my decision, and I think that's because I give them space.
Many parents try to find if their kids are 19 from them. But we have to learn to respect boundaries(界限), even when technology is so 20 . So I am going to do my best not to be a helicopter parent. 1. A. donate 2. A. thought 4. A. normally 5. A. Instead 6. A. way 7. A. do
B. check
C. prepare
D. receive D. remembered D. boss D. amazingly D. desire D. predict
B. managed C. decided B. badly
C. simply
3. A. customer B. mother C. trainer
B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Still B. courage C. power B. achieve C. see
8. A. professors B. friends C. parents 9. A. learn 10. A. waved 11. A. gain 12. A. date 14. A. themes 15. A. secrets 16. A. treat 17. A. school 19. A. hiding
B. hear B. meant B. gather
C. escape C. added C. draw
D. classmates D. judge D. whispered D. take D. plan D. preserve D. classes D. humour D. employ D. road D. important D. limited
B. picture C. name B. nutrition C. mineral B. choices C. skills B. protect C. change B. door
C. camera
13. A. apologize B. comment C. prove
18. A. impressive B. ordinary C. obvious 20. A. valuable B. powerful C. harmful
B. suffering C. developing D. benefiting
【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）C；（8）C；（9）B；（10）D；（11）D；（12）A；（13）C；（14）D；（15）B；（16）A；（17）C；（18）D；（19）A；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了身为一名大学老师的作者, 对待女儿采取的是不干涉的教育方式, 并希望学生能够成为的思考者, 为自己的选择负责, 而许多学生的父母则是干涉太多管得太多, 忽视了要尊重界限。
（1）考查动词。句意:她实际上是让我为她准备这些东西, 但我觉得她在玩手机游戏。A. donate”捐赠“；B. check”检查“；C. prepare”准备“；D. receive”收到“。根据上文\"I need socks and shampoo.\" She was actually asking me可知女儿是想让作者帮她准备这些东西, 故选C。 （2）考查动词。句意:她实际上是让我为她准备这些东西, 但我觉得她在玩手机游戏。A. thought”认为“；B. managed”试图“；C. decided”决定“；D. remembered”记住“。根据下文”she was playing a cell phone game“可知作者认为女儿是在玩游戏, 故选A。
（3）考查名词。句意:我决定不做一个\"直升机妈妈\因为作为一名母亲和教授的经验告诉我, 这样的结果是多么糟糕。A. customer”顾客“；B. mother”母亲“；C. trainer”教练“；D. boss”老板“。根据下文”because experience as a mother“可知作者是一位母亲。故选B。 （4）考查副词。句意:我决定不做一个\"直升机妈妈\因为作为一名母亲和教授的经验告诉我, 这样的结果是多么糟糕。A. normally”正常地“；B. badly”糟糕地“；C. simply”简单地“；D. amazingly”惊人地“。根据下文”I prefer a more hands-off approach.“可知作者决定不干涉, 是因为一名母亲和教授的经验告诉我, 这样的结果是多么糟糕。故选B。
（5）考查副词。句意:相反, 我更喜欢一种不干涉的方式。A. Instead”反而“；B. Besides”而且“；C. Otherwise”否则“；D. Still”仍然“。根据下文”From the time Allison turned 18, I no longer had any“可知作者认为女儿已经18岁了, 应该为自己的生活负责, 因此作者采取了与\"直升机妈妈\"相反的不干涉方式。故选A。
（6）考查名词。句意:从艾莉森18岁开始, 我就再也不想知道她的工作和生活安排了。A. way”方式“；B. courage”勇气“；C. power”力量“；D. desire”想要“。根据上文”I prefer a more hands-off approach.“可知从艾莉森18岁开始, 我就再也不想知道她的工作和生活安排了。故
选D。
（7）考查动词。句意:但在我任教的德雷塞尔大学, 我看到的情况并非如此。A. do”做“；B. achieve”实现“；C. see”看见“；D. predict”预测“。根据下文”at Drexel University where I teach“可知作者任教的大学里作者所看到的情况和自己并不一样。故选C。
（8）考查名词。句意:我的大多数学生每天和他们的父母交谈三次或更多。A. professors”教授“；B. friends”朋友“；C. parents”父母“；D. classmates”同学“。根据下文”One student's mother called“可知是学生与父母交谈。故选C。
（9）考查动词。句意:一个学生的母亲打电话来, 因为她好几天没有听到他的消息了。A. learn”学习“；B. hear”听见“；C. escape”逃跑“；D. judge”判断“。根据上文”One student's mother called because she didn't“可知打电话的目的是为了听到对方的消息, 故选B。 （10）考查动词。句意:他在图书馆, 所以他低声说了声\"你好\"。A. waved”挥动“；B. meant”意味着“；C. added”补充“；D. whispered”低声说“。在图书馆, 因此不能大声喧哗, 只能低声说。故选D。
（11）考查动词。句意:她怀疑他在喝酒, 坚持要他给自己照张相。A. gain\"获得“；B. gather”聚集“；C. draw”画“；D. take”带走“。根据下文”he took a picture“可知是拍照给母亲。take a picture固定短语，\"拍照\故选D。
（12）考查名词。句意:他拿着一张写着那天日期的报纸, 拍了一张照片, 寄给了他的母亲, 以证明他没有撒谎。A. date\"日期”；B. picture“图片”；C. name“名字”；D. plan“计划”。根据上文“Holding a newspaper with that day's”可知是拿着当天日期的报纸拍照。故选A。 （13）考查动词。句意:他拿着一张写着那天日期的报纸, 拍了一张照片, 寄给了他的母亲, 以证明他没有撒谎。A. apologize“道歉”；B. comment“评论”；C. prove“证明”；D. preserve“保存”。因为母亲怀疑他喝酒, 因此拍照是为了证明自己没有撒谎。故选C。 （14）考查名词。句意:我在第一天告诉他们, 我不会跟进他们错过的课程或作业。A. themes“主题”；B. nutrition“营养”；C. mineral“矿物”；D. classes“课程”。根据上文“at Drexel University where I teach”可知作者是老师, 因此这里指跟进课程。故选D。
（15）考查名词。句意:我要让他们成为的思考者, 为他们的选择负责。A. secrets“秘密”；B. choices“选择”；C. skills“技巧”；D. humour“幽默”。根据上文“I am getting them to become independent thinkers, and take responsibility”可知作者要学生成为的思考者, 因此学生要为自己的选择负责。故选B。
（16）考查动词。句意:但是他们的父母不像我一样对待他们。A. treat“对待”；B. protect“保护”；C. change“改变”；D. employ“雇佣”。根据上文可知作者希望学生成为的思考者, 而很多学生的父母对待孩子们采取的方式则与作者完全不同。故选A。
（17）考查名词。句意:她希望他带着摄像机走路, 这样她就能知道他在干什么。A. school“学校”；B. door“门”；C. camera“相机”；D. road“道路”。根据上文“She supervises her son too much.”可知这位母亲对儿子管得太多了, 以致于恨不得他带着摄像机走路, 这样她就能知道他在干什么。故选C。
（18）考查形容词。句意:我的女儿们只会带着需要我做决定的重要事情来找我, 我想那是因为我给了她们空间。A. impressive“给人印象深刻的”；B. ordinary“普通的”；C. obvious“明显的”；D. important“重要的”。根据上文作者对女儿采取不干涉的教育方式以及从不对女儿
管得太多可知, 女儿只会带着需要做决定的重要事情来找母亲。故选D。
（19）考查动词。句意:许多父母试图找出他们的孩子是否在隐瞒他们事情。A. hiding“隐藏”；B. suffering“遭受”；C. developing“发展”；D. benefiting“有益于”。根据下文“But we have to learn to respect boundaries”我们必须学会尊重界限可知, 许多父母总是采取各种方式来挖掘孩子隐瞒自己的事情忽视了要尊重界限, 故选A。
（20）考查形容词。句意:但我们必须学会尊重界限, 即使科技如此强大。A. valuable“贵重的”；B. powerful“强大的”；C. harmful“有害的”；D. limited“有限的”。根据上文“when technology is so”可知现代科技非常强大的情况下, 也应当学会尊重界限。故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
16．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Do you think you have what it takes to be a successful scientist?A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full 1 ofthe facts he observes. He doesn't accept ideas which are not 2 onobvious facts, and therefore 3 toaccept authority as the only reason for truth. He always checks ideas 4 andmakes experiments to prove them. The rise of 5 sciencemay perhaps be considered to 6 asfar back as the 7 ofRoger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who lived 8 theyears 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the middle ages to suggest thatwe must learn science 9 observingand experimenting on the things around us, and he himself 10 manyimportant truths.
Galileo (15-12), however, who lived more than 300 years later,was the greatest of several great men in Italy, France, Germany, and England, 11 beganto show how many important 12 couldbe discovered by observation by degrees. Before Galileo, learned men believed thatlarge bodies fell more 13 towardsthe earth than small ones, 14 Aristotlesaid so. But Galileo, going to the 15 ofthe Leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two 16 stonesand proved Aristotle was wrong. It was Galileo's 17 ofgoing direct to nature, and proving our 18 andtheories by experiment, that has led to all the discoveries of modern science.
What 19 thosepeople good scientists? From the example of Galileo, we know it clearly that successfulscientists are those whose observations have 20 betterresults. 1. A. use 2. A. relied 3. A. refuses 5. A. natural 6. A. date 7. A. study
B. time B. based B. desires B. physical B. keep B. time
C. speed
D. trust
C. insisted D. centered C. intends D. regrets C. ancient D. modern C. look C. year
D. come D. birth
4. A. casually B. carefully C. quickly D. secretly
8. A. both 9. A. in 11. A. who 12. A. truths
B. each B. with B. when
C. between D. among C. on C. that C. lightly C. top C. equal C. theory
D. by D. gave D. where D. heavily D. if D. ceiling D. unequal D. discovery D. ability
10. A. brought B. discovered C. took
B. problems C. people D. subjects
13. A. slowly B. rapidly 15. A. place 16. A. big 17. A. spirit 18. A. plans
B. foot B. small B. skill
14. A. although B. because C. when
B. opinions C. world
19. A. makes B. prevents C. considers D. promises 20. A. foreseen B. rejected C. produced D. challenged
【答案】（1）A；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）D；（6）A；（7）B；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）A；（13）B；（14）B；（15）C；（16）D；（17）A；（18）B；（19）A；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，以某些科学家他们的做法为例来说明观察和实验在科学发现中的重要性。科学真理必须以事实为根据，必须通过实践来检验。
（1）考查名词。 use“用处”；time “时间”；speed“速度”；trust“相信”。根据语境可知，此处是指“一个成功的科学家通常是一个好的观察者。他充分利用他所观察到的事实”。make full use of ，固定短语，“充分利用”。故选A。
（2）考查动词。rely“信任，依赖”；base“以…为基础/根据”；insist“坚持”；center“集中，以….为中心”。作为一个科学家，要充分利用事实，自然不能接受不以明显事实为根据的想法。be based on…固定短语，“以….为基础/根据”。故选B。
（3）考查动词。refuse“拒绝”；desire“渴望”；intend“意图，打算”；regret“遗憾，后悔”。他不接受不基于显而易见的事实的观点，因此拒绝接受权威作为真理的唯一理由。故选A。
（4）考查副词。casually“偶然地，漫不经心地”；carefully“仔细地，认真地”；quickly“快速地”；secretly“秘密地，偷偷地”。此处是指他仔细地核查那些观点。故选B。
（5）考查形容词。natural“天然的，自然的”；physical“物质的”；ancient “古代的，过时的”；modern“现代的”。根据下文“that has led to all the discoveries of modern science.”可知，此处表示的是modern science。故选D。
（6）考查动词。date“从某时起计算日期”；keep“保持”；look“看”；come“来”。根据下文的 “the years 1214 and 1292”，可知，现代科学的兴起可追溯到很早的时候，date back…固定短语，“追溯到......”，故选A。
（7）考查名词。study“研究，学习”；time“时间，时代”；year“年”； birth“出生”。根据空下文“the years 1214 and 1292”。可知，此处表示现代科学的兴起也许可以追溯到罗杰·培根时代，故选B。
（8）考查代/介词。both“和，两者都”；each“每个”；between “在（两者）...…之间”；
among“在（三者以上）......中,在（三者以上）...….之列”。罗杰·培根，生活在1214年至1292年之间。between…and…，固定短语，“在......和......之间”。故选C。
（9）考查介词。in “在......里面”；with“和，跟”；on“在......上面”；by“通过，由”。根据下文“observing and experimenting on the things around us”可知，此处是指通过观察和检验我们周围的事物，故选D。
（10）考查动词。 bring“带来”；discover“发现”；take“带走”；give“给”。结合下文“many important truths.”可知。本句是指“他自己发现(discovered)了许多重要的真理”，故选B。 （11）考查定语从句。本句是一个非性定语从句，其中的the greatest of several great men 是先行词，在后面的定语从句中作began 的主语，定语从句中指代前面的先行词“he”，指人要用关系词who。本句意为“伽利略（15-12）是意大利、法国、德国和英国几位伟人中最伟大的科学家，他通过逐步的观察，展示出许多重要的…。”因此选A。 （12）考查名词。 truth“事实”； problem“问题”； people“人们”；subject“主题”。根据下文“could be discovered by observation by degrees”可知，“很多真理可以通过观察得到发现”。故选A。
（13）考查副词。slowly “缓慢地”；rapidly “快速地”；lightly“轻轻地”；heavily“沉重地”。根据“large bodies fell more”和“towards the earth than small ones,”可知，在Galileo之前，学者们认为重的物体比轻的物体自由落体的速度更快，故选B 。
（14）考查连词。although“然而”；because “因为”；when“当......时候”； if“如果”。根据下文“Aristotle said so”可知，这里表明因为亚里士多德是这么说的。故选B。
（15）考查名词。place“地方”；foot“脚，底部”；top“顶部”；ceiling“天花板”。根据下文“of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two ___16___ stones”可知，伽利略去了比萨斜塔的顶部，扔下了两块石头。故选C。
（16）考查形容词。big“大的”；small“小的”；equal“相等的”；unequal“不相等的”。此处表示扔下了两个不同重量的石头，故选D。
（17）考查名词。spirit“精神”；skill“技巧，技能”；theory“理论”；discovery“发现”。这是伽利略探索自然的精神，故选A。
（18）考查名词。 plan“计划”；opinion“观点”；world“世界”；ability“能力”。此处下文“and theories by experiment”中的theories（理论）相响应。此处是指通过实验证明我们的观点和理论，故选B。
（19）考查动词。make“制造，使成为”；prevent “阻止”；consider“认为，思考”；promise“许诺，答应”。根据下文的“…are those whose observations have ___20___ better results.”可知，此处是说“是什么使这些人成为优秀的科学家？”故选A。
（20）考查动词。foresee“预知”；reject“拒绝，排斥”；produce“生产，产生”；challenge“挑战”。根据语境可知此处是指“我们清楚地知道，成功的科学家是那些其观测结果得出更好的结果的科学家。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
17．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For most of my life, I knew nothing about motorcycles. I believed that motorcycle riders were tough and leather-wearing 1 . In my mind they were the kind of people who were constantly looking for trouble, 2 the roar of a motorcycle engine to frighten others off. Then, on a warm May evening outside our house my boyfriend began to 3 me his new motorcycle. \"It's beautiful, isn't it?\" he asked. I didn't really 4 what I was looking at. It wasn't 5 August that I was able to actually ride on the motorcycle with him. I 6 very well: a new helmet and slightly oversized leather jacket.
The first ride was 7 . I held on a little too 8 and breathed a little too infrequently. The cars felt a little too 9 and traffic seemed to move too fast. Then, the bike carried us higher and higher into the hills. We 10 and stopped to watch the sun set over the city 11 . I swung my leg over to get off the bike, slightly 12 and full of nervous energy.
Sometimes, when he was gone on a Saturday ride, I'd 13 his leathers and look in the mirror, 14 if I looked like a biker myself.
Since then, I've learned a few things and slowly my prejudices about motorcycles and motorcycle riders have started to 15 . Sitting on the back of a motorcycle, 16 all your trust in someone to get you safely home is a way of 17 you that you love them. Maybe the most important lesson, 18 , is that you really can't judge a book by its cover --- no matter how much leather it wears. Motorcycle riders are not 19 , or mean, or unapproachable. They are adults who remember the freedom of riding their 20 motorcycle, and are continuously seeking to recreate the experience. 1. A. loners 3. A. tell 4. A. sense 5. A. after 7. A. tricky 8. A. relaxed 9. A. back off 10. A. set off 11. A. below 12. A. shaky 13. A. try out
B. tourists B. show B. hate B. until B. moving B. tight
C. professionals D. workers C. using C. find C. consider C. before C. prepared C. catchy C. loose
D. testing D. bring D. understand D. since D. thought D. simple D. nervous D. close D. made it D. outside D. dull D. take up D. change D. giving D. reminding
2. A. reducing B. taking
6. A. presented B. bought
B. expensive C. far away B. pulled over C. got up B. above B. funny B. try on
C. inside C. obscure C. take on
14. A. reckoning B. realizing 16. A. leaving B. losing
C. wondering D. feeling C. placing
15. A. decrease B. exchange C. achieve 17. A. warning B. impressing C. keeping
18. A. yet 19. A. scary 20. A. last
B. still B. first
C. instead C. cool
D. though D. pleasant D. successful
B. satisfactory C. terrified
【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）B；（6）C；（7）A；（8）B；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）A；（13）B；（14）C；（15）D；（16）C；（17）D；（18）D；（19）A；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者从一开始认为摩托车手骑摩托车的人都很强悍，喜欢穿皮衣的独行者，但和男朋友经历了一次骑行以后改变了自己对摩托车手的偏见。并感悟到不能以貌取人。
（1）考查名词。句意：我相信骑摩托车的人都很强悍，我喜欢穿皮衣的独行者。A. loners“独行者”；B. tourists“游客”；C. professionals“专业人员”；D. workers“工人”。作者认为骑摩托车的人都很强悍，喜欢穿皮衣的独行者。故选A。
（2）考查动词。句意：在我的印象中，他们是那种不断找麻烦的人，用摩托车引擎的轰鸣声把别人吓跑的人。A. reducing“减少”；B. taking“带走”；C. using“使用”；D. testing“测试”。根据下文“the roar of a motorcycle”可知是用摩托车引擎的轰鸣声把别人吓跑。故选C。
（3）考查动词。句意：然后，在5月一个温暖的晚上，我男朋友开始给我展示他的新摩托车。A. tell“告诉”；B. show“展示”；C. find“发现”；D. bring“带来”。根据下文可知作者男朋友给作者展示自己的新摩托车。故选B。
（4）考查动词。句意：我真的不明白我在看什么。A. sense“感觉”；B. hate“憎恨”；C. consider“考虑”；D. understand“明白”。根据下文“what I was looking at”可知作者并不理解自己在看什么。故选D。
（5）考查连词。句意：直到八月，我才真正能够和他一起骑摩托车。A. after“在……之后”；B. until“直到”；C. before“在……之前”；D. since“自从”。本句为时间状语从句，表示“直到……才”，故选B。
（6）考查动词。句意：我准备得很好:一顶新头盔和一件稍微大一点的皮夹克。A. presented“提出”；B. bought“购买”；C. prepared“准备”；D. thought“认为”。根据上文可知作者要和男朋友出去骑摩托车，因此准备了头盔和皮夹克。故选C。
（7）考查形容词。句意：第一次骑行是一件难事。A. tricky“困难的”；B. moving“动人的”；C. catchy“引人注意的”；D. simple“简单的”。根据下文可知作者觉得汽车靠的很近，开得很快，因此对作者来说第一次骑行很困难。故选A。
（8）考查形容词。句意：我抓得有点太紧了，呼吸也有些急促。A. relaxed“放松的”；B. tight“紧的”；C. loose“松散的”；D. nervous“紧张的”。作者第一次骑行因此抓的很紧。故选B。
（9）考查形容词（短语）。句意：汽车感觉有点太近了，车辆似乎开得太快了。A. back off“后退”；B. expensive“昂贵的”；C. far away“遥远的”；D. close“靠近的”。根据上下文可知作者第一次骑行有点紧张，感觉汽车靠的很近很危险，故选D。
（10）考查动词短语。句意：我们停在路边，看着太阳从下面的城市落下。A. set off“出发”；B. pulled over“靠边停车”；C. got up“起床”；D. made it“成功”。根据下文“stopped to
watch the sun set”可知他们靠边停了车，故选B。
（11）考查介词。句意：我我们停在路边，看着太阳从下面的城市落下。A. below“在......下面”；B. above“超过”；C. inside“在......里面”；D. outside“在......外面”。根据合上文“Then, the bike carried us higher and higher into the hills.”可知摩托车在山坡上，因此城市在下面。故选A。
（12）考查形容词。句意：我甩了甩腿想从车上下来，身体微微颤抖，很紧张。A. shaky“摇晃的”；B. funny“有趣的”；C. obscure“昏暗的”；D. dull“无聊的”。在摩托车上下来身体应该是摇晃的。故选A。
（13）考查动词短语。句意：有时候，当他星期六出去骑车的时候，我就会穿上他的皮衣，照照镜子，想自己是不是也像个骑自行车的人。A. try out“试验”；B. try on“试穿”；C. take on“呈现”；D. take up“从事”。根据下文“his leathers and look in the mirror”可知是试穿皮衣照镜子。故选B。（14）考查动词。句意：有时候，当他星期六出去骑车的时候，我就会穿上他的皮衣，照照镜子，想知道自己是不是也像个摩托车骑手。A. reckoning“计算”；B. realizing“意识到”；C. wondering“想知道”；D. feeling“感觉”。作者穿男朋友的衣服是因为想知道看看自己是不是也像个摩托车骑手。故选C。
（15）考查动词。句意：从那时起，我学到了一些东西，慢慢地，我对摩托车和摩托车手的偏见开始改变。A. decrease“减少”；B. exchange“交换”；C. achieve“实现”；D. change“改变”。根据上文“Since then, I've learned a few things”可知作者从中学到了一些东西，因此对摩托车和摩托车手的偏见改变了。故选D。
（16）考查动词。句意：坐在摩托车后座上，把所有的信任都寄托在某个人身上，让他带你安全回家，这是一种提醒你爱他的方式。A. leaving“离开”；B. losing“失去”；C. placing“放置”；D. giving“给”。坐在摩托车的后座上，是将自己的新人寄托和放置在某个人身上。故选C。
（17）考查动词。句意：坐在摩托车后座上，把所有的信任都寄托在某个人身上，让他带你安全回家，这是一种提醒你爱他的方式。A. warning“警告”；B. impressing“留下深刻印象”；C. keeping“保持”；D. reminding“提醒”。作者认为坐某个人的摩托车让他带你安全回家，这是一种提醒你爱他的方式。故选D。
（18）考查副词。句意：不过，也许最重要的教训是，你真的不能从封面来判断一本书——不管它用了多少皮革。A. yet“然而”；B. still“仍然”；C. instead“相反”；D. though“不过”。根据下文可知表示转折，故选D。
（19）考查形容词。句意：骑摩托车的人不可怕，不卑鄙，也不令人难以接近。A. scary“可怕的”；B. satisfactory“令人满意的”；C. terrified“非常害怕的”；D. pleasant“愉快的”。根据下文可知作者意识到骑摩托车的人不可怕，故选A。
（20）考查形容词。句意：他们是成年人，他们记得骑第一辆摩托车的自由，并不断寻求重新创造这种体验。A. last“最后的”；B. first“第一”；C. cool“凉爽的”；D. successful“成功的”。结合语境此处表示摩托车手第一辆摩托车带给他们的自由，故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，介词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
18．完形填空
Unchangeable Love
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a 1 view of the splendid artwork.
A young 2 viewing the paintings ahead of me 3 nonstop between themselves. I watched them for a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man's 4 for putting up with her 5 stream of words. 6 by their noise, I moved on. I met them several times as I moved 7 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 8 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 9 when the couple approached the 10 . Before they left, the man 11 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 12 it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the 13 to get his wife's jacket.
\"He's a 14 man.\" the clerk at the counter said. \"Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 15 there is a new art show.\" \"But what does he get out of the art?\" I asked. \"He can't see.\"
\"Can't see! You're 16 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,\" the clerk said. \"His wife 17 each painting so he can see it in his head.\"
I learned something about patience, 18 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 19 and the courage of a husband who would not 20 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand. 1. A. quiet 2. A. lady 3. A. yelled 5. A. distent 6. A. Excited 7. A. towards 8. A. anxiously 9. A. comment 10. A. exit 11. A. put 13. A. shop 14. A. brave
B. quite B. man B. argued
C. usual C. worker C. shouted
D. vivid D. couple D. chatted D. wisdom D. instant D. Discouraged D. from D. sadly D. list D. queue D. reached D. changed D. counter D. smart D. clever
4. A. knowledge B. confidence C. patience
B. resistant C. constant B. Disturbed C. Inspired B. in
C. through
B. seriously C. quickly B. purchase C. decision B. entrance C. front B. held
C. turned C. brought C. rough C. wrong
12. A. lengthened B. made
B. kind
B. coatroom C. hall
15. A. wherever B. whatever C. whenever D. whichever 16. A. humorous B. silly
17. A. describes B. draws 18. A. curiosity 19. A. support 20. A. get
B. courage B. dream B. hope
C. shows C. devotion C. stop
D. tells D. pride D. allow
C. expectation D. sight
【答案】 （1）A；（2）D；（3）D；（4）C；（5）C；（6）B；（7）C；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）D；（12）A；（13）B；（14）A；（15）C；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）D；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者在博物馆看见一对夫妇，男的失明了，妻子耐心的给丈夫描述每一幅画，丈夫有勇气不让失明改变他的生活。作者强调了这对夫妇之间的爱。
（1）考查形容词。句意：我正期待着安静地欣赏这幅精彩的艺术品。A. quiet“安静的”；B. quite“相当”；C. usual“通常的”；D. vivid“生动的”。通过下文作者躲避那位滔滔不绝和丈夫讲话的妻子可知作者想安静地欣赏这幅精彩的艺术品。故选A。
（2）考查名词。句意：一对年轻夫妇在我前面看画，他们不停地聊天。A. lady“女士”；B. man“男人”；C. worker“工人”；D. couple“夫妇”。根据下文“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a ____9____ when the couple approached the ____10____.”可知在作者前面的是一对夫妇在欣赏画。故选D。
（3）考查动词。句意：一对年轻夫妇在我前面看画，他们不停地聊天。A. yelled“叫喊”；B. argued“争论”；C. shouted“喊叫”；D. chatted“聊天”。根据下文“I watched them for a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking.”可知这对夫妇在不停的聊天。故选D。
（4）考查名词。句意：我钦佩这个男人能容忍她滔滔不绝的话语。A. knowledge“知识”；B. confidence“信心”；C. patience“耐心”；D. wisdom“智慧”。根据下文“for putting up with her ____5____ stream of words. ”可知作者佩服这个男子的耐心，可以忍受妻子滔滔不绝的话。故选C。
（5）考查形容词。句意：我钦佩这个男人能容忍她滔滔不绝的话语。A. distent“膨胀的”；B. resistant“抵抗的”；C. constant“不断的”；D. instant“立即的”。根据上文“the lady was doing all the talking.”可知这个女士在不停的说。故选C。
（6）考查动词。句意：我被他们的吵闹声所打扰，继续往前走。A. Excited“兴奋的”；B. Disturbed ”被打扰“；C. Inspired”鼓舞“；D. Discouraged”气馁“。根据上文”I was expecting a ____1____ view of the splendid artwork.“可知作者喜欢安静，被打扰了。故选B。
（7）考查介词。句意：我在不同的艺术展厅中穿行时，遇到过他们几次。A. towards”朝着“；B. in”在……里“；C. through”通过“；D. from ”从……“。作者在通过几个艺术大厅的时候，又遇到这对夫妇。故选C。
（8）考查副词。句意：每次我听到她不停的说话，我就迅速地走开了。A. anxiously”不安地“；B. seriously”严肃地“；C. quickly”很快地“；D. sadly”悲哀地“。根据上文”____6____ by their noise, I moved on.“可知作者不想听这个女士喋喋不休的话语，所以每次作者听到她不停的说话，就迅速地走开了。故选C。
（9）考查名词。句意：当这对夫妇走向出口时，我正站在博物馆礼品店的柜台前买东
西。A. comment”评论“；B. purchase”购买“；C. decision”决定“；D. list”清单“。根据上文”I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop“可知作者在博物馆的礼品柜买东西。故选B。
（10）考查名词。句意：当这对夫妇走向出口时，我正站在博物馆礼品店的柜台前买东西。A. exit”出口“；B. entrance”入口“；C. front”前面“；D. queue”排队“。根据下文”Before they left, the man ____11____ into his pocket and pulled out a white object.“可知这对夫妇是靠近出口。故选A。
（11）考查动词。句意：这个男子把手伸进口袋，拿出一个白色的东西。A. put”放“；B. held”拿“；C. turned”转动“；D. reached”伸出“。根据”and pulled out a white object.“可知这个男子把受伸进口袋，拿出一个白色的东西。故选D。
（12）考查动词。句意：他把它加长成一根长棍，然后敲进衣帽间去拿他妻子的夹克。A. lengthened”加长“；B. made”使得“；C. brought”带来“；D. changed”改变“。下文说然后敲进衣帽间去拿他妻子的夹克。可知这里意思是他把它加长成一根长棍。故选A。
（13）考查名词。句意：他把它加长成一根长棍，然后敲进衣帽间去拿他妻子的夹克。A. shop”商店“；B. coatroom”衣帽间“；C. hall”门厅“；D. counter”柜台“。根据”to get his wife's jacket.“可知他进了衣帽间。故选B。
（14）考查形容词。句意：他是一个勇敢的人。A. brave”勇敢的“；B. kind”善良的“；C. rough”粗糙的“；D. smart”聪明的“。根据下文”Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age.“可知他是勇敢的人。故选A。
（15）考查连词。句意：无论何时有新的艺术展，他和妻子都会来。A. wherever”无论什么地方“；B. whatever”无论什么“；C. whenever”无论何时“；D. whichever”无论哪个“。文中表示无论何时有新的艺术展，他和妻子都会来。故选C。
（16）考查形容词。句意：你错了。A. humorous”幽默的“；B. silly”愚蠢的“；C. wrong”错误的“；D. clever”聪明的“。根据下文”He sees a lot. More than you and I do“可知作者说他看不见是错的。故选C。
（17）考查动词。句意：“他的妻子把每幅画都描述了一遍，这样他就能在脑子里看到了。” A. describes”描述“；B. draws”画画“；C. shows”展示“；D. tells”告诉“。根据下文”I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ____19____“可知是妻子给丈夫描述图画。故选A。
（18）考查名词。句意：那天我学到了耐心、勇气和爱。A. curiosity”好奇“； B.courage”勇气“；C. devotion”奉献“；D. pride”骄傲“。根据下文”and the courage of a husband who would not ____20____ blindness to change his life.“可知作者学到了耐心、勇气和爱。故选B。
（19）考查名词。句意：我看到了一个年轻妻子向一个盲人描述绘画的耐心，以及一个不允许失明改变自己生活的丈夫的勇气。A. support”支持“；B. dream”梦想“；C. expectation”期待“；D. sight”视力“。上文说这个男的是盲人，是没有视力的。故选D。
（20）考查动词。句意：我看到了一个年轻妻子向一个盲人描述绘画的耐心，以及一个不允许失明改变自己生活的丈夫的勇气。A. get”得到“；B. hope”希望“；C. stop”停止“；D. allow”允许“。根据上文”During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change.“可知
这个丈夫不允许失明改变他的生活。故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，介词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
19．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I recently visited India to meet women with AIDS. Having AIDS is considered as a mark of disgrace and the punishment is abandonment. Most of these women had been 1 by their family.
What I 2 most is how much they wanted to touch me and be touched as if physical 3 somehow proved their 4 .
I spent time with the dying and saw rows of cots (帆布床). Every cot was 5 except for one in the corner, so I went there, hoping to provide some help. The 6 was a woman in her 30s. She had 7 eyes and was skinny.
8 , I suddenly felt helpless. I had nothing to 9 her. I couldn't save her, either. I 10 down and reached out to touch her-and when she 11 my hand, she grabbed it and wouldn't let go. We had been there together for a while when she pointed upward. It took me some time to 12 that she wanted to go up to the roof and sit outside. It was getting 13 and the sun was going down, and no one seemed 14 to take her upstairs.
I carried her up. She sat on a chair, facing the west and watching the 15 I reminded the workers to 16 her later. Then I had to leave. But she never 17 me.
Sometimes it's the people you can't help who 18 you the most. Optimism isn't a passive expectation that things will get better. It is a(n) 19 that we can make things better and we can help people, if we don't lose hope and don't look 20 . 1. A. beaten 2. A. value 4. A. birth 5. A. occupied 6. A. patient 7. A. shining 8. A. Otherwise 9. A. entertain 10. A. knelt 11. A. pushed 13. A. clear 14. A. brave
B. abandoned C. scolded
D. cheated
B. complain C. remember D. wonder
C. pleasure D. contact C. worth C. nurse C. Instead C. went C. shook C. late
D. future D. covered D. worker D. Besides D. jumped D. warmed D. windy
B. failure B. witness B. However B. protect B. calmed B. felt B. cloudy
3. A. excitement B. collision
B. attended C. made
B. beautiful C. sorrowful D. greedy
C. convince D. offer
12. A. figure out B. get across C. point out D. put down
B. determined C. confident D. willing
15. A. night 16. A. treat 17. A. left
B. sunset B. save B. forgot
C. roof C. forgave C. satisfy C. belief C. out
D. performance D. thanked D. inspire D. intention D. back
C. comfort D. fetch
18. A. challenge B. confuse 19. A. opportunity B. promise 20. A. away
B. up
【答案】 （1）B；（2）C；（3）D；（4）C；（5）B；（6）A；（7）C；（8）B；（9）D；（10）A；（11）B；（12）A；（13）C；（14）D；（15）B；（16）D；（17）A；（18）D；（19）C；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过讲述自己帮助一个艾滋病人实现最后的遗愿的经历，说明了如果我们不失去希望，不把目光移开，我们可以使事情变得更好，可以帮助人们。
（1）考查动词。A. beaten“打败”；B. abandoned“抛弃”；C. scolded“责骂”；D. cheated“欺骗”。根据“Having AIDS is considered as a mark of disgrace and the punishment is abandonment.”可知这里意思是大多数妇女被家人遗弃。故选B。
（2）考查动词。句意：我记得最清楚的是，她们是多么想触摸我，被我触摸，仿佛身体接触在某种程度上证明了她们的价值。A. value“价值”；B. complain“抱怨”；C. remember“记得”；D. wonder“想知道”。故选C。
（3）考查名词。句意：我记得最清楚的是，她们是多么想触摸我，被我触摸，仿佛身体接触在某种程度上证明了她们的价值。A. excitement“兴奋”；B. collision“冲突”；C. pleasure“快乐”；D. contact“接触”。故选D。
（4）考查名词。句意：我记得最清楚的是，她们是多么想触摸我，被我触摸，仿佛身体接触在某种程度上证明了她们的价值。A. birth“出生”；B. failure“失败”；C. worth“价值”；D. future“未来”。故选C。
（5）考查动词。A. occupied“占有”；B. attended“照顾”；C. made“制作”；D. covered“覆盖”。根据“so I went there, hoping to provide some help. ”可知这里意思是除了角落里的一张，每张床都有人照料。故选B。
（6）考查名词。根据下文“She had 7 eyes and was skinny.”可知这里意思是这个病人是一名三十多岁的女性。A. patient“病人”；B. witness“证人”；C. nurse“护士”；D. worker“工人”。故选A。
（7）考查形容词。根据“and was skinny.”可知她有着悲伤的眼睛。A. shining“光亮的”；B. beautiful“美丽的”；C. sorrowful“悲伤的”；D. greedy“贪婪的”。故选C。
（8）考查副词。 句意：然而，我突然感到无助。A. Otherwise“否则”；B. However“然而”；C. Instead“代替”；D. Besides“此外”。故选B。
（9）考查动词。A. entertain“娱乐”；B. protect“保护”；C. convince“说服”；D. offer“提供”。根据“I couldn't save her, either.”可知这里意思是我没有什么可以提供给她的。故选D。 （10）考查动词。句意：我跪了下来，伸出手去触摸她——当她感觉到我的手时，她抓住了我的手不放。A. knelt“跪下”；B. calmed“平静”；C. went“去”；D. jumped“跳跃”。故选A。 （11）考查动词。句意：我跪了下来，伸出手去触摸她——当她感觉到我的手时，她抓住
了我的手不放。A. pushed“推”；B. felt“感觉”；C. shook“摇动”；D. warmed“温暖”。故选B。 （12）考查动词短语。A. figure out“想出”；B. get across“通过”；C. point out“指出”；D. put down“记下”。根据“that she wanted to go up to the roof and sit outside.”可知这里意思是我花了一些时间才想出来她要干什么。故选A。
（13）考查形容词。A. clear“清楚的”；B. cloudy“多云的”；C. late“晚的”；D. windy“多风的”。根据“and the sun was going down”可知天渐渐晚了，故选C。
（14）考查形容词。句意：似乎没有人愿意带她上楼。A. brave“勇敢的”；B. determined“坚决的”；C. confident“自信的”；D. willing“乐意的”。故选D。
（15）考查名词。A. night“晚上”；B. sunset“日落”；C. roof“屋顶”；D. performance“表演”。根据“the sun was going down”可知这里意思是她坐在椅子上，面朝西方，看着日落。故选B。
（16）考查动词。A. treat“对待”；B. save“节省”；C. comfort“安慰”；D. fetch“接”。根据“Then I had to leave.”可知这里意思是后来，我提醒工人去接她。故选D。
（17）考查动词。句意：但她从未离开过我。A. left“离开”；B. forgot“忘记”；C. forgave“原谅”；D. thanked“感谢”。故选A。
（18）考查动词。根据“Optimism isn't a passive expectation that things will get better.”可知这里意思是有时候是那些你无法帮助的人给了你最大的启发。A. challenge“挑战”；B. confuse“使困惑”；C. satisfy“令人满意”；D. inspire“启发”。故选D。
（19）考查名词。句意：这是一个信念，我们可以使事情变得更好，我们可以帮助人们，如果我们不失去希望，不把目光移开。A. opportunity“机会”；B. promise“许诺”；C. belief“信念”；D. intention“目的”。故选C。
（20）考查动词短语。句意：这是一个信念，我们可以使事情变得更好，我们可以帮助人们，如果我们不失去希望，不把目光移开。A. look away“把目光移开”；B. look up“查阅”；C. look out“注意”；D. look back“回头看”。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
20．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
History books are filled with wealthy people who were practically poor compared to me. I have storm windows, 1 Croesus, the last king of Lydia who was incredibly rich, did not. The entire population 2 before Alexander the Great, but he couldn't buy unpacked cat food. William I, who conquered England some 930 years ago, 3 a compound saw (复合锯).
Given how much 4 I am than so many famous 5 people, you'd think
I'd be content. However, the 6 is that, like most people, I compare my wealth with 7 of living persons: neighbors, school classmates, TV personalities. The 8 I feel toward my friend Howard's new kitchen is not 9 by the fact that no French king 10 had a refrigerator with glass doors. There is really no rising or falling 11 of living. Over the centuries people simply find different things to 12 about. You'd think that merely not having a disease would put us in a good 13 , but no, we want a hot bathtub, too. Of course, one way to achieve happiness would be to 14 that even by contemporary standards the things I 15 are pretty nice. My house is 16 than the houses of many investment bankers, but even so it has a lot more rooms than my wife and I can keep 17 .
18 to people looking back at our era from a century or two in the future, those bankers* fancy counter tops and my own worn ones will seem 19 shabby. I can't 20 my neighbor right now. But just wait. 1. A. as 2. A. jumped 3. A. lacked 4. A. well off 5. A. living 6. A. problem 7. A. those 8. A. surprise 9. A. increased 10. A. ever 11. A. condition 12. A. talk 13. A. mood 14. A. suggest 15. A. do 16. A. larger 17. A. clean 18. A. However 19. A. especially
B. while B. smiled B. possessed B. better off B. alive B. danger B. this B. envy B. relieved B. never B. level B. care B. expression B. realize B. like B. prettier B. messy B. Besides
C. when C. laughed C. worse off C. dead C. pleasure C. that C. anger C. added C. often C. state C. complain C. state C. suppose C. hate C. smaller
D. since D. trembled D. badly off D. deadly D. question D. one D. puzzle D. refused D. sometimes D. standard D. joke D. status D. expect D. own D. uglier
C. abandoned D. lost
C. comfortable D. unpleasant C. Therefore D. Thus
D. extremely
B. extraordinary C. equally
20. A. keep away from B. keep in with C. keep on at D. keep pace with
【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）A；（7）C；（8）B；（9）B；（10）A；（11）D；（12）C；（13）A；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）C；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，作者抱怨不如别人，妒忌他人。作者告诫人们，“知足常乐，不攀比”。
（1）考查状语从句。A. as“由于”；B. while“然而”；C. when“当……时候”；D. since“既然”。我有防风窗，而丽迪雅的最后一位非常富的国王克罗伊斯却没有。”此处是并列句，前后形成鲜明对比，while“然而”符合语境。故选B。
（2）考查动词。A. jumped“跳跃”；B. smiled“微笑”；C. laughed“大笑”；D. trembled“颤抖”。在亚历山大大帝面前，所有的人都战栗不已，但他无法买到没有包装的猫食。根据
but可知前后是一种转折关系，故选D。
（3）考查动词。A. lacked“缺乏”；B. possessed“拥有”；C. abandoned“遗弃”；D. lost“丢失”。930年前征服英国的威廉一世缺少一把圆锯”。根据上文“he couldn't buy”可知lacked与之相配。故选A。
（4）考查固定短语。A. well off“处境好”；B. better off“经济状况更好的”；C. worse off“更糟糕的”；D. badly off“穷困的”。根据“you'd think I'd be content.”可知，作者比这么多有名的死去的人经济状况更好。故选B。
（5）考查形容词。A. living“活的”；B. alive“活泼的”；C. dead“死的”；D. deadly“致命的”。根据常识Alexander the Great和William I已经死去，故选C。
（6）考查名词。A. problem“麻烦事”；B. danger“危险”；C. pleasure“快乐”；D. question“问题”。根据However，可知作者的“麻烦事”是与活着的人比财富。故选A。
（7）考查代词。作者拿自己的财富与活着的人的财富相比较。此处用that替代不可数名词wealth，故选C。
（8）考查名词。A. surprise“惊讶”；B. envy“嫉妒”；C. anger“生气”；D. puzzle“迷惑”。作者妒忌朋友的新厨房。故选B。
（9）考查动词。A. increased“增加”；B. relieved“减轻”；C. added“添加”；D. refused“拒绝”。作者并没有因为法国国王曾经没有玻璃门的冰箱这个事实而减轻了对朋友新厨房的嫉妒。故选B。
（10）考查副词。A. ever“曾经”；B. never“从来没有”；C. often“经常”；D. sometimes“有时候”。作者并没有因为法国国王曾经没有玻璃门的冰箱这个事实而减轻了对朋友新厨房的嫉妒。故选A。
（11）考查名词 。 A. condition“状况”；B. level“水平”；C. state“状态”；D. standard“标准”。生活水平确实没有上升或下降。故选D。
（12）考查名词。A. talk“谈话”；B. care“关心”；C. complain“抱怨”；D. joke“笑话”。几个世纪以来，人们只是找到不同的事情来抱怨。complain about固定短语，“抱怨”，故选C。 （13）考查名词。A. mood“情绪”；B. expression“表情”；C. state“状态”；D. status“地位”。不是仅仅没有疾病就能让我们心情好。in a good mood固定短语，“有一个好心情”，故选A。
（14）考查动词。A. suggest“建议”；B. realize“意识到”；C. suppose“假设”；D. expect“期盼”。获得幸福的一个方法就是意识到，即使以当代的标准来衡量，我拥有的东西也是相当不错的。故选B。
（15）考查动词。A. do“做”；B. like“喜欢”；C. hate“厌恶”；D. own“拥有”。即使以当代的标准来衡量，我拥有的东西也是相当不错的。故选D。
（16）考查形容词。A. larger“更大”；B. prettier“更美丽”；C. smaller“更小”；D. uglier“更丑”。我的房子比银行投资家的房子小，故选C。
（17）考查形容词。A. clean“干净的”；B. messy“混乱的”；C. comfortable“舒适的”；D. unpleasant“不愉快的”。比我和我妻子有更多保持干净的房间。故选A。
（18）考查副词。A. However“然而”；B. Besides“另外”；C. Therefore“所以”；D. Thus“因此”。此外，对于未来一两个世纪回顾我们这个时代的人来说，那些银行家们和我同样显得
寒酸。故选B。
（19）考查副词。A. especially“特殊地”；B. extraordinarily“非凡地”；C. equally“平等地”；D. extremely“极其”。此外，对于未来一两个世纪回顾我们这个时代的人来说，那些银行家们和我同样显得寒酸。故选C。
（20）考查动词短语。A. keep away from“远离”；B. keep in with“ 不断讨好”；C. keep on at “纠缠”；D. keep pace with“并驾齐驱”。我现在不如我的邻居过得好。故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，状语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
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