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【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题完形模拟试题10篇训练之十(39页word版)
2019届二轮复习完形填空专题完形模拟试题10篇训练之十 【一】 Our younger son, Tim, was in his senior year of high school.Every student is madly trying to get good 1 and complete college applications.There was an essay he had to write and the 2 was drawing near.We’re good parents.We do our best at keeping our 3 shut — whenever possible.Tim knew what he should do, but he had a tendency to 4 anything.Weekend homework was never done until Sunday night, no matter how much free time there might have been. I knew I shouldn’t 5 him, but I really worried.So I said in an offhand (随便的) way, “By the way, Tim, have you worked on that essay you’re 6 to do?” Tim, in his 7 way, looked at me and said, “Mom, your anxiety is not going to make me get it done any faster” — a line that has been 8 in family memory forever.Tim hit on something that seems 9 truer today than when he first said it.Our anxiety doesn’t make us faster or more efficient (有效率的). 10 , it simply makes us more anxious. It seems so 11 , and yet, something I easily forget.When I closed my eyes on the subway train, my anxiety was the first thing to 12 .It was surprisingly loud: “You need to do this! Have you worried about that? What about that?” I 13 to open my eyes quickly, take out my phone and send an email 14 put down something in my calendar.I forgot I should deal with my anxiety rather than be 15 by it. We should keep our anxiety under 16 .How can we have the courage to face 17 if we worry about this and that? When our anxiety comes up, we should keep our eyes closed and say to ourselves that 18 will be much better and we can make it through.As long as we 19 dealing with anxiety every day, it will become less and less till it disappears 20 . 语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的儿子在读高三,处在努力拼搏的阶段。面对孩子的拖沓,作者感到焦虑。但她儿子的话让她明白焦虑解决不了问题,我们必须学会努力克服焦虑。 1.A.grades B.comments C.salaries D.jobs 解析:选A 根据上文“Our younger son, Tim, was in his senior year of high school.”及下文“complete college applications”可知,作者的儿子蒂姆在读高三,每一位学生都在努力取得好成绩并完成大学申请。grade此处意为“成绩”,还可表示“年级,等级,级别”等意思。 2.A.competition B.meeting C.deadline D.celebration 解析:选C 根据下文内容可知,作者的儿子有一篇文章要写,截止日期马上要到了。deadline意为“最后期限,截止日期”。 3.A.eyes B.hearts C.doors D.mouths 解析:选D 根据下文“Tim knew what he should do”可知,作者和丈夫知道在可能的情况下要尽力闭嘴,因为蒂姆知道自己应该做什么。 4.A.worry about B.put off C.note down D.figure out 解析:选B 根据下文“Weekend homework was never done until Sunday night”可知,无论有多少空闲时间,作者的儿子总是直到周日晚上才开始写周末作业。故作者的儿子有拖沓的倾向。put off常意为“推迟,延期,阻碍”,而此处意为“拖沓”。 5.A.blame B.confuse C.urge D.help 解析:选C 根据下文“but I really worried.So I said in an offhand (随便的) way, ‘By the way, Tim, have you worked on that essay you’re 6 to do?’”可知,作者不想催促蒂姆,但她很着急。所以用了一种随便的方式去问他。 6.A.allowed B.supposed C.advised D.forced 解析:选B 根据上文第一段“There was an essay he had to write”可知,作者是在问蒂姆开始写他应该完成的文章了吗。 7.A.wise B.new C.simple D.strange 解析:选A 根据下文“Mom, your anxiety is not going to make me get it done any faster”可知,作者的儿子告诉她,她的焦虑并不能使他做得更快。因此他是用一种更睿智的方式回应作者。 8.A.repeated B.preserved C.copied D.ignored 解析:选B 作者儿子的话永远保存在了家庭的记忆中。 9.A.yet B.even C.ever D.never 解析:选B 蒂姆富有哲理的话在今天更有道理。因为随着时间的推移,作者对焦虑有了更深的感悟。 10.A.Fortunately B.Partly C.Actually D.Originally 解析:选C 根据上文“Our anxiety doesn’t make us faster or more efficient.”及下文“it simply makes us more anxious”可知,我们的焦虑不会使我们做事更快或更有效率。事实上,这只会使我们更焦虑。 11.A.easy B.natural C.terrible D.obvious 解析:选D 根据下文“and yet, something I easily forget”可知,这个道理很明显,但仍然被作者轻易地忘了。 12.A.speak B.act C.remember D.lose 解析:选A 根据下文“It was surprisingly loud: ‘You need to do this!”可知,当作者在地铁上闭上眼睛的时候,焦虑会第一个浮现在脑海,开始跟她“讲话”。 13.A.managed B.refused C.used D.agreed 解析:选C 根据最后一段中的“When our anxiety comes up, we should keep our eyes closed”可知,在这种情况下,作者以前会立刻睁开眼睛,拿出电话发邮件或者在日程表上记下一些东西,但现在不会这样做了。 14.A.or B.unless C.after D.before 解析:选A 参见上题解析。 15.A.bothered B.reminded C.attracted D.hurt 解析:选A 根据上文“I forgot I should deal with my anxiety”可知,作者忘记了她应该去应对焦虑,而不是被焦虑所困扰。 16.A.observation B.protection C.control D.pressure 解析:选C 根据下文可知,我们应该控制好我们的焦虑。 17.A.opportunities B.realities C.others D.difficulties 解析:选D 如果我们担心这个,担心那个,那么我们如何有勇气能够面对困难呢? 18.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything 解析:选D 根据下文“and we can make it through”可知,我们应该告诉自己一切都会变得更好,我们能够渡过难关。 19.A.mind B.practise C.enjoy D.finish 解析:选B 只要我们每天练习应对焦虑,那么焦虑会变得越来越小。 20.A.quickly B.exactly C.apparently D.completely 解析:选D 根据上文“...it will become less and less...”可知,焦虑会变得越来越小,直到完全消失。 【二】 I was really surprised when I saw my dad had a Jet Ski in his truck.I 1 questioned him before he stopped me and proudly 2 how he got me this used boat. An hour later, we 3 the family lake house.My dad and I were trying to work out how to 4 it, and we were laughing excitedly as we got 5 countless times into the water.I can still 6 the fuel of that Jet Ski and see the sparkle (闪耀的光) in my dad’s eyes.He was so 7 that he had surprised his only daughter with the 8 she wanted most. Thanks to the vacation home by the lake, I 9 became a water baby.And while that Jet Ski was one of the happiest 10 of my life, my parents gave me a much bigger gift by freeing me from feeling 11 or uncertainty in deep water. Growing up 12 in water is not just healthy, it’s a(n) 13 to adventure.Want to go diving in Indonesia? Sail the Mediterranean with friends?Learn how to 14 in Hawaii? Being comfortable around the sea makes it all 15 . Now I’m getting ready to 16 a yearlong trip around the world.I’ll keep in touch with my dad through FaceTime, and I can’t wait to 17 with him all my oceaninspired 18 .When I see that sparkle in his eyes.I’ll think of all he 19 me: the Jet Ski, summers at the lake house and an undying 20 for open water. 语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。作者小时候跟随父亲驾驶船只,从而长大后拥有了可以探险海洋的机会。 1.A.quietly B.casually C.carefully D.hurriedly 解析:选D 由上文中的“was really surprised”以及下文中的 “questioned him before he stopped me”可知,我在父亲打断我说话之前“急忙(hurriedly)”询问父亲。 2.A.predicted B.explained C.proved D.discussed 解析:选B 由上文中的“proudly”以及下文中的“how he got me this used boat”可知,父亲骄傲地“解释(explained)”了他怎样得到这艘二手船。 3.A.arrived at B.searched for C.burned down D.talked about 解析:选A 由下文中的“lake house”可知,一小时后我们“到达(arrived at)”了湖边小屋。 4.A.clean B.display C.drive D.repair 解析:选C 上文中提到“trying to work out how”,并且下文中也提到“countless times into the water”,由此可推知,drive和thrown符合水中划船的语境。即:父亲和我努力尝试怎么“驾驶(drive)”船只,当我们被无数次“扔进(thrown)”水中后,我们兴奋地大笑。 5.A.thrown B.cheated C.instructed D.attracted 解析:选A 参见上题解析。 6.A.sell B.touch C.smell D.find 解析:选C 由下文中的“fuel”可知,我依旧能“闻到(smell)”船只的燃料味道。 7.A.confused B.ashamed C.pleased D.embarrassed 解析:选C 由上文中的“sparkle (闪耀的光) in my dad’s eyes”以及下文中的gift可知,父亲很“高兴(pleased)”,他用女儿最想要的“礼物(gift)”惊呆了女儿。 8.A.chance B.fact C.result D.gift 解析:选D 参见上题解析。 9.A.gradually B.occasionally C.probably D.frequently 解析:选A 由下文中的“became a water baby”可知,感谢湖边的假日小屋,我“逐渐(gradually)”成长为喜欢水的孩子。 10.A.attitudes B.memories C.tasks D.journeys 解析:选B 由下文中的“Growing up”以及“uncertainty in deep water”可知,虽然吉斯基水上摩托艇是我人生中最快乐的“记忆(memories)”之一,但是父母给我的更大礼物是把我从对深水的“恐惧(fear)”和不确定中解救出来。 11.A.surprise B.fear C.anger D.hope 解析:选B 参见上题解析。 12.A.horribly B.lazily C.anxiously D.confidently 解析:选D 由“healthy”和“to adventure”可知,能在水中“自信(confidently)”长大不仅意味着健康,也拥有了敢于冒险的“入场券(ticket)”。 13.A.excuse B.obstacle C.ticket D.reply 解析:选C 参见上题解析。 14.A.ski B.skate C.ride D.surf 解析:选D 上文中提到“water baby”“diving”和“Sail”,以及下文中提到“oceaninspired”,由此可推知,surf在此更符合语境。即:想去夏威夷学习怎样“冲浪(surf)”吗? 15.A.possible B.dangerous C.urgent D.necessary 解析:选A 由上文中的“Being comfortable around the sea”可知,在海洋中的舒适感让这一切成为“可能(possible)”。 16.A.cancel B.start C.dream D.record 解析:选B 由上文中的“adventure”以及下文中“around the world”可知,如今我准备“开始(start)”一年的全球旅行。 17.A.plan B.remember C.share D.film 解析:选C 由上文中的“keep in touch with my dad through FaceTime”以及下文中的“When I see that sparkle in his eyes.”可知,我迫不及待地想和父亲“分享(share)”我所有的海洋“探险(adventures)”。 18.A.conversations B.adventures C.creations D.experiments 解析:选B 参见上题解析。 19.A.lent B.promised C.returned D.gave 解析:选D 由最后一段中的“the Jet Ski” “summers at the lake house”可知,每当看到父亲眼中闪耀的光,我就会想起他“给(gave)”我的一切:吉斯基水上摩托艇、湖边小屋的夏日和对大海永不磨灭的“激情(passion)”。 20.A.passion B.support C.hate D.gratitude 解析:选A 参见上题解析。 【三】 Justin knew there was only one way out of his neighborhood — basketball.So he 1 hard, running with the ball like the 2 dogs were chasing (追逐) him.He could defeat any of the guys at the 3 , and he saw his way out and he ran for it. One day when Justin was playing basketball, he 4 his right knee badly.The doctor said he might never play 5 .Justin was extremely sad.Every day Justin just 6 in bed, watching TV and eating potato chips.When he 7 like a balloon, his sister came home from the university on holiday, bringing exciting 8 of a faraway land called college. Justin was 9 by the dorm stories and campus (校园) 10 that she told, but he could 11 believe any of them.It was as if she were telling him about some 12 land high above the clouds. Justin was a pretty 13 guy, but his sister had a way of 14 him to do things that nobody else could.So while she was home during the 15 , they studied together, and they talked, and they worked, and Justin felt 16 than he ever had before. After spending those 17 with his sister, Justin realized that he didn’t want to feel bad for himself any more, and he didn’t want to quit.Basketball 18 be his thing, but now there was only 19 .Using the study skills Justin had acquired from his sister, he scored 20 in every exam.The university that he applied to accepted him. 语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。贾斯廷在姐姐的鼓励和带动下,通过努力学习,改变了自己,考上了自己理想的大学。 1.A.hit B.studied C.practised D.breathed 解析:选C 根据首句“there was only one way out of his neighborhood”可知,贾斯廷认为篮球是他走出去的唯一办法,所以他努力练习打篮球。hit“打击”;practise“练习”;breathe“呼吸”。 2.A.pet B.guide C.cute D.wild 解析:选D 他努力练习打篮球,带着球跑,就像是野狗在追赶他一样。wild“野生的”符合语境。 3.A.top B.court C.back D.beginning 解析:选B 在球场上,他能够打败所有的人。court“球场”符合语境。 4.A.injured B.hugged C.bent D.raised 解析:选A 根据下文“might never play” “extremely sad”和“in bed”可知,贾斯廷练习打篮球的时候,他的右腿膝盖严重受伤了。 5.A.alone B.again C.around D.well 解析:选B 根据下文“Justin was extremely sad.Every day Justin just 6 in bed”可知,此处指医生说他可能再也不能打篮球了。 6.A.played B.lay C.jumped D.trained 解析:选B 根据上文内容可知,贾斯廷每天躺在床上,看电视、吃薯片。 7.A.stayed up B.looked up C.grew up D.blew up 解析:选D 当他胖成气球一样的时候,他姐姐从大学里放假回家了。blow up“给(某物)充气”,此处引申为“像给气球充气一样胖起来”的含义。 8.A.tales B.challenges C.discoveries D.possibilities 解析:选A 姐姐给他带来了遥远的大学里那些令人兴奋的故事,下文中的“dorm stories”是其信息提示。tale“故事”符合语境。 9.A.amazed B.satisfied C.annoyed D.scared 解析:选A 根据下文中的“but he could 11 believe any of them”可知,贾斯廷对于姐姐给他讲的那些大学宿舍里的故事以及校园里疯狂的事情感到很惊讶。 10.A.stress B.canteens C.craziness D.networks 解析:选C 参见上题解析。 11.A.firmly B.honestly C.really D.hardly 解析:选D 根据下文中的“It was as if ...high above the clouds.”可知,此处指他几乎不相信任何一个故事。 12.A.foreign B.rich C.fantasy D.freedom 解析:选C 好像她在给他讲述云层之上的梦幻大陆的事情。fantasy“幻想,想象”符合语境。 13.A.lazy B.stubborn C.regular D.wise 解析:选B 根据空后的“but his sister ...that nobody else could”可知,贾斯廷是一个很固执的人。 14.A.getting B.promising C.permitting D.warning 解析:选A 根据下文内容可知,此处应指贾斯廷的姐姐有办法让他做别人让他做不了的事情。get sb.to do sth.“让某人做某事”,符合语境。 15.A.duty B.trial C.break D.strike 解析:选C 根据第二段中的“his sister came home from the university on holiday”可知,此处指她在回家休息期间。break“休息”符合语境。 16.A.weaker B.healthier C.worse D.better 解析:选D 他们一起学习,一起探讨,一起劳动,贾斯廷感到从来没有这么好过。 17.A.years B.hours C.decades D.weeks 解析:选D 根据常识并结合选项可知,此处指贾斯廷与姐姐度过了数周(weeks)的假期。 18.A.used to B.ought to C.had to D.got to 解析:选A 根据上文内容可知,以前篮球就是他的一切。 19.A.vacation B.victory C.school D.strength 解析:选C 根据语境可知,此处应指贾斯廷现在心里只有上学了。school “上学”,符合语境。 20.A.much B.high C.little D.low 解析:选B 根据语境及文章最后一句可知,此处应指贾斯廷在每门考试中都得分很高。 【四】 Did you feel like the negative remark was more influential than the compliments that you received earlier? If the answer to the question is “Yes”, then you are not 1 .There are many people feeling like this, but you all need to learn how to 2 negative remarks. When negative remarks come about, you remind yourself that it is 3 someone’s opinion and everyone is entitled (使享有权利) to express their opinions.They have the 4 to say anything they want to say.Meantime, you choose to do whatever you think is correct and 5 the negative ones.When I was a kid, I heard a saying — “A barking dog won’t stop a moving carriage.” That is to say if a carriage is moving and a dog is 6 it while barking, the carriage won’t 7 because of that dog’s barking. One morning, as I was 8 to work from the nearest train station, a drunken man approached me. 9 , he grasped my left arm and said, “Hey, man.Your clothes are so ugly.” Then he 10 my arm, and walked off.A few people on the street stopped, 11 at me, and were most likely expecting a reaction from me.I replied 12 “Good morning to you, sir”, and 13 .The people watching this 14 started laughing.I just walked away without paying any attention to them.About an hour later, a 15 and I went back on that street to buy some fruits.Guess what? We saw the police speaking to that man, and he was in handcuffs (手铐).I told my workmate what had happened to me 16 . In an article in Psychology Today, Dr Raj Raghunathan says, “The 17 between ordinary people and extraordinary people is simple.Extraordinary people choose to listen to their 18 and ignore other people’s negativity.” They see things differently. 19 you should learn how to deal with negative remarks and not let them 20 your emotions and thoughts. 语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。我们都会听到负面评论,因为人们有权发表意见。当听到负面评论时,我们要正确地处理它,不要受其影响。作者用自己的亲身经历教我们如何处理负面评论。 1.A.confident B.alone C.calm D.correct 解析:选B 根据下文“There are many people feeling like this”可知,如果你对这个问题的回答是“是的”,那么不只是你一个人有这样的感觉(负面评论比你收到的恭维更有影响)。 2.A.make B.avoid C.stop D.handle 解析:选D 受思维习惯的影响,本题易误选B项,理解为avoid negative remarks“避开负面评论”。但根据下文的叙述尤其是最后一段“you should learn how to deal with negative remarks”可知,但是你要做的是学会怎样处理负面评论。 3.A.always B.possibly C.usually D.only 解析:选D 当负面评论产生时,你要提醒自己这只是某个人的意见而且每个人都有表达自己想法的权利。 4.A.right B.reason C.time D.ability 解析:选A 根据上文“everyone is entitled (使享有权利) to express their opinions”可知,他们有权利说他们想说的话。 5.A.oppose B.notice C.ignore D.solve 解析:选C 根据上文“you choose to do whatever you think is correct”可知,同时你可以选择去做无论什么只要你认为是正确的事情,不理会别人的负面评论。 6.A.walking around B.looking for C.running after D.passing by 解析:选C 根据上文“A barking dog won’t stop a moving carriage.”可知,吠犬阻止不了前进的马车。那也就是说,如果一辆马车在行驶,一条狗狂吠着追赶它。马车不会因狗的狂吠而停下来。 7.A.stop B.close C.move D.follow 解析:选A 参见上题解析。 8.A.driving B.riding C.running D.walking 解析:选D 受思维习惯的影响,会误选A(driving),习惯地理解为“开车去上班”。根据下文“a drunken man approached me. 9 , he grasped my left arm”以及“I just walked away ...”可知,一位醉汉走近作者,抓住作者的左胳膊。作者走开了。由此可推知,作者乘坐完火车后步行去上班。 9.A.Unfortunately B.Disappointedly C.Suddenly D.Surprisingly 解析:选C 根据该空上下文可知,suddenly符合语境。一位醉汉走近作者,突然抓住作者的左胳膊。 10.A.hurt B.let go of C.caught D.broke away from 解析:选B 根据下文“walked off”可知,然后那位醉汉松开了作者的胳膊,离开了。 11.A.looked B.shouted C.swore D.laughed 解析:选A 根据下文“The people watching this 14 started laughing.”可知,街上有几个人停下来,看着作者。 12.A.weakly B.slowly C.angrily D.politely 解析:选D 根据下文“Good morning to you, sir”可知,作者礼貌地答复,“早安,先生”。 13.A.cried B.left C.smiled D.agreed 解析:选B 根据下文“I just walked away without paying any attention to them.”可知,说完“早安,先生”,作者离开了。 14.A.performance B.activity C.turn D.accident 解析:选C 受思维习惯的影响,易误选A(performance),认为是“看到这种表现”。根据上文“...were most likely expecting a reaction from me.I replied 12 ‘Good morning to you, sir’”可知,人们观看到事情的转变,开始笑了。 15.A.friend B.colleague C.leader D.policeman 解析:选B 根据下文“I told my workmate”可知,作者和同事后来回到那条街上买水果。 16.A.earlier B.expectedly C.again D.unwillingly 解析:选A 根据上文“I told my workmate what had happened to me”可知,作者把他之前遭遇到的事情告诉给他的同事。 17.A.secret B.relationship C.difference D.similarity 解析:选C 根据下文“They see things differently.”可知,Dr Raj Raghunathan在《今日心理学》杂志上写了一篇文章,他说:“普通人与杰出的人之间的区别是简单的。” 18.A.advice B.experience C.heart D.positivity 解析:选D 根据下文“and ignore other people’s negativity”可知,杰出的人选择去听人们积极的话,而忽视他们消极的话。此处positivity和negativity为反义词。 19.A.And B.So C.When D.But 解析:选B 作者在此处说出他的劝告,即文章的中心思想,故用so(因此)引导。 20.A.control B.show C.change D.mix 解析:选A 作者最后说:因此你要学会如何去处理负面评论,不要让它们控制你的情感和思想。 【五】 Admire the Old Photos I was looking through some old photo albums the other day.I had 1 done that many times before but I felt a sudden 2 to see them again.I found myself 3 so many beautiful memories from my childhood.There was my dear Nana giving me a thorough 4 when I was a newborn baby.There was me and my brother standing in front of the world’s ugliest 5 our favorite Christmas tree.There was my beautiful Mom 6 me on her lap.Then the pictures seemed 7 all of a sudden because my eyes were wet.I just couldn’t 8 the tears.“What is going on?” I 9 .I hadn’t cried last time.But what was 10 now? I soon saw that it was I who changed.I had 11 .My spirit had walked a little further down the 12 of love.I realized as long as they came with a warm heart, wet eyes were 13 to be ashamed of.I smiled and I felt Mom and Nana 14 down on me from Heaven. Leo Buscaglia said:“I’m not afraid of 15 .They clean out my eyeballs.” I think they clean out our 16 as well.They help us to wash away our pain, fear and grief (悲伤). They help us to 17 our love and goodness.They help us to become who we are 18 to be.The next time you feel your tears starting, just let them 19 . Life is full of smiles and tears.Only by allowing them both can we 20 live. 语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在翻看旧照片时,想起了许多往事,忍不住流下泪水。作者感到人生的意义不只在于欢声笑语,这些泪水也对自己的人生有很多积极作用。 1.A.never B.ever C.already D.nearly 解析:选C 根据本句中的“done that many times before”可知,作者已经多次翻看过自己的旧照片。 2.A.appeal B.sadness C.fear D.urge 解析:选D 根据语境可知,作者虽然之前已经多次翻看过自己的旧照片,但是突然之间又有了一种再次翻看它们的渴望。urge在此作名词,意为“强烈的欲望;迫切的要求;冲动”,符合语境。appeal意为“呼吁;恳求”;sadness意为“悲伤;悲痛”;fear意为“恐惧”。 3.A.shaping B.reliving C.escaping D.building 解析:选B 根据本句中的“from my childhood”可知,作者看到这些旧照片的时候重温了许多儿时的美好记忆。relive意为“再次体验;重温”,符合语境。 4.A.bath B.speech C.hug D.survey 解析:选A 根据本句中的“when I was a newborn baby”并结合选项可知,作者想到了自己的祖母给自己洗澡的情景。 5.A.and B.but C.or D.as 解析:选B 根据本句中的“ugliest”和“our favorite Christmas tree” 可知,作者看的是和哥哥一起站在世界上最丑陋但又是自己和哥哥最喜爱的圣诞树前拍的照片,两者之间是转折关系,故选but。 6.A.spinning B.possessing C.holding D.walking 解析:选C 根据本句中的“on her lap”可知,作者看的是妈妈将作者放在腿上抱着的照片。hold意为“抱着”,符合语境。spin意为“旋转”;possess意为“拥有”;walk意为“步行”。 7.A.beautiful B.blank C.abnormal D.vague 解析:选D 根据本句中的“because my eyes were wet”可知,作者看到这些照片的时候,泪眼婆娑,所以突然感觉这些照片也模糊不清了。vague意为“含糊的;模糊不清的”,符合语境。beautiful意为“美丽的”;blank意为“空白的;没表情的”;abnormal意为“不正常的;反常的”。 8.A.fight back B.fight with C.fight for D.fight against 解析:选A 根据本句中的couldn’t和the tears可知,作者完全控制不住自己的眼泪。fight back意为“强忍住;抑制;抵抗”,符合语境。fight with ...意为“与……并肩作战”;fight for ...意为“为……而战”;fight against ...意为“与……作斗争;反对”。 9.A.found B.wondered C.hesitated D.discussed 解析:选B 根据空前的“What is going on?”可知,作者疑惑到底发生了什么,会让自己如此动情。wonder意为“感到疑惑;想要知道”,符合语境。find意为“发现”;hesitate意为“犹豫”;discuss意为“讨论”。 10.A.heartbreaking B.wrong C.different D.disturbing 解析:选C 根据上一句可知作者上一次并没有哭,但是这一次却控制不住自己的眼泪,所以疑惑两次之间有什么不同(different)。 11.A.grown B.misunderstood C.insisted D.struggled 解析:选A 根据下一句中的“walked a little further” 可知,作者意识到自己的情感之路走得更远了,说明她自己已经长大(grown)了。misunderstand意为“误解”;insist意为“坚称;坚决认为”;struggle意为“奋斗;拼搏”。 12.A.feast B.path C.expectation D.circle 解析:选B 参见上题解析。path意为“小路”,符合语境。feast意为“宴会;盛会”;expectation意为“期望”;circle意为“圆;圈子”。 13.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing 解析:选D 作者意识到只要眼睛湿润是因为自己的内心感到温暖,那么掉眼泪就没有什么可丢人的。 14.A.flying B.crying C.smiling D.sitting 解析:选C 根据本句中的“smiled and I felt”可知,作者自己在对着照片微笑,也感受到了母亲和祖母在天堂对着自己微笑(smiling)。 15.A.tears B.failures C.deaths D.illnesses 解析:选A 根据空后的“clean out my eyeballs”可知,作者引用利奥的话想说明自己和他一样不惧怕眼泪,是因为眼泪能清洗自己的眼球。 16.A.competence B.inside C.identification D.development 解析:选B 根据语境可知,在作者看来,眼泪清洗的是一个人内在的灵魂。inside意为“内心;内部”,符合语境。competence意为“胜任;能力”;identification意为“认出;鉴定;识别”;development意为“发展”。 17.A.look through B.clean out C.learn from D.reconnect to 解析:选D 根据上文可知,眼泪帮助我们冲走痛苦、恐惧和悲伤,还能帮助我们与爱和善良重新相连。reconnect to意为“与……重新连接”,符合语境。look through意为“仔细检查”;clean out意为“把……打扫干净”;learn from意为“从……中学习”。 18.A.used B.reminded C.forced D.meant 解析:选D 根据语境可知,作者认为眼泪能帮助我们成为我们想要成为的人。be meant to为固定搭配,意为“想要”。 19.A.separate B.stay C.flow D.disappear 解析:选C 在作者看来,下一次如果觉得眼泪开始流淌,那就让它尽情地流。flow意为“流动”,符合语境。separate意为“分离”;stay意为“保持”;disappear意为“消失”。 20.A.truly B.roughly C.generally D.tentatively 解析:选A 在作者看来,人的一生充满了欢笑和泪水,两者同时存在才能让我们真正体验生活。truly意为“真正地”,符合语境。roughly意为“粗略地”;generally意为“一般地”;tentatively意为“不确定地”。 【六】 Keith Davison, 94, is struggling since losing his beloved wife of 66 years, Evy.To take his attention away from his 1 , the retired judge built a pool into his backyard, and 2 all those in his neighborhood to play anytime they’d like.He hoped that the 3 of water splashing (飞溅) and children playing would 4 the silence that has engulfed (吞没) his home in the days after Evy’s passing.“I had a 5 life, and after my wife 6 , that ended,” says Davison.“You get used to having a person there to enjoy life with, and now this place is so 7 .” The neighborhood children have been lining up to play since the pool opened.Davison’s only 8 is that a child’s parent must be 9 to take care of them.Jessica Huebner, a neighbor of Davison, says that Davison and Evy were always 10 to the kids in the neighborhood.“It’s about spreading 11 and happiness to our neighborhood and these children 12 he sees them as the face of the future,” says Huebner.“He is just a very kind man.” Huebner 13 brings cookies and homecooked meals to Davison to show her 14 for what he has done.“He built the pool for us and our children, 15 we can do more to visit with him,” she says.“That’s what he wants; he wants to 16 with the kids.” Still, Davison is 17 the absence of his wife.The walls of the house still remind him of her, because she 18 them to her taste, something he very much 19 .But Davison thinks Evy would be happy to see the neighborhood having so much 20 in their backyard.He just wishes she was there to see it. 语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。美国一位94岁的老人在自家后院建了一座免费游泳池,既给附近的孩子们提供了一个解暑、玩耍的地方,同时也缓解了自己失去妻子的痛苦与寂寞。 1.A.fear B.sadness C.sickness D.worry 解析:选B 根据首句中的“losing his beloved wife of 66 years”可知,Davison想从失去妻子的“悲伤(sadness)”中解脱出来。 2.A.invited B.advised C.inspired D.expected 解析:选A 游泳池建好后,Davison“邀请(invited)”附近的孩子们来玩耍。 3.A.colors B.sounds C.effects D.problems 解析:选B 根据下文中的“the silence that has engulfed (吞没) his home”可知,Davison希望孩子们玩闹泼水的“声音(sounds)”能“掩盖(mask)”家里的静寂。mask此处用作动词。 4.A.remember B.keep C.bring D.mask 解析:选D 参见上题解析。 5.A.secret B.difficult C.happy D.traditional 解析:选C 根据首句中的“his beloved wife of 66 years, Evy” 和下文中的“having a person there to enjoy life with”可知,妻子过世前,他们过着“幸福的(happy)”生活。 6.A.died B.retired C.escaped D.returned 解析:选A 根据首句中的“losing his beloved wife”和“after Evy’s passing”可知,Davison的妻子“去世(died)”后,幸福生活也结束了。 7.A.cold B.dirty C.quiet D.crowded 解析:选C 根据上文中的“the silence that has engulfed (吞没) his home”可知,现在的家里很“安静(quiet)”。 8.A.movement B.development C.requirement D.achievement 解析:选C 根据下文中的“a child’s parent must be 9 to take care of them”可知,Davison的唯一“要求(requirement)”是孩子的父亲或母亲必须照看着。 9.A.ahead B.upstairs C.indoors D.nearby 解析:选D 根据下文中的“take care of them”可知,孩子的父亲或母亲必须在“附近(nearby)”。 10.A.nice B.strange C.terrible D.fair 解析:选A 根据第二段最后一句“He is just a very kind man.”可知,Davison夫妇对附近的孩子很“友好(nice)”。 11.A.desire B.success C.wealth D.joy 解析:选D 根据第二段第一句中的“children have been lining up to play”和下文中的“happiness”可知,Davison建免费游泳池给孩子们带来了“快乐(joy)”。 12.A.while B.unless C.because D.although 解析:选C “he sees them as the face of the future”是“It’s about spreading 11 and happiness to our neighborhood and these children”的原因,故because符合语境。 13.A.normally B.regularly C.instantly D.carefully 解析:选B 根据下文中的“we can do more to visit with him”可知,Huebner会“经常(regularly)”带一些饼干或家里烹制的饭菜给Davison。 14.A.doubt B.surprise C.excitement D.appreciation 解析:选D 给Davison送饼干或饭菜等是为了表示“感激(appreciation)”。 15.A.in turn B.in contrast C.in return D.in advance 解析:选C Davison建了游泳池供邻居们娱乐,“作为回报(in return)”,大家也应该为他多做些事情。 16.A.go B.trade C.play D.connect 解析:选D Davison建游泳池的目的是想和孩子们“建立良好的关系(connect)”。 17.A.dealing with B.looking into C.preparing for D.learning about 解析:选A 根据第一段首句中的“Keith Davison, 94, is struggling since losing his beloved wife”和下文中的“The walls of the house still remind him of her”可知,Davison正在努力“应对(dealing with)”失去妻子的痛苦。 18.A.rented B.decorated C.bought D.recommended 解析:选B 根据上文中的“The walls of the house still remind him of her”可知,墙是按照妻子的品味“装饰(decorated)”的,Davison非常“喜欢(enjoyed)”。 19.A.hated B.enjoyed C.regretted D.missed 解析:选B 参见上题解析。 20.A.fun B.luck C.money D.time 解析:选A 根据第二段第一句“The neighborhood children have been lining up to play since the pool opened.”可知,邻居们在后院玩得很“开心(fun)。” 【七】 A man has given up his wellpaid job in sales to become a barber for dementia patients, inspired by his teenage job in a nursing home.Lenny White, 36, worked in 1 with the Yellow Pages for 17 years, 2 felt unsatisfied and decided to do something a little more 3 and meaningful. As a 4 , he had worked as a kitchen server in nursing homes.When he began to 5 his passion (热情) for his career, he decided to find a way to help the kind of people he’d 6 worked with.“I had just got to the stage where I knew that I wasn’t 7 ,” Lenny said.“I never 8 the care home job, I never forgot how it made me feel and the communication that I had with the residents (居民). 9 never left me.” He decided to work as a barber 10 he remembered the men in the care home where he’d worked having haircuts in women’s salons (发廊), which stressed them out as they weren’t used to the 11 . To help his 12 relax, he uses oldfashioned products and plays Elvis Presley songs in his salon, so they feel like they are in a salon they 13 . “The residents were 14 .They sang along to the 15 , tapped (打节拍) their feet, and it created a real 16 atmosphere.” Lenny said. Lenny also works as a care assistant in order to learn how to 17 elderly people while cutting their hair.He 18 , “You have to take your time with them and be 19 .Even the small things like sitting them down and keeping your hand on their shoulder, let them know you’re there.” He even won the Northern Ireland Alzheimer’s Society Award for Outstanding Contribution 2017 for his efforts, and is 20 to popularize (推广) his “worthwhile” job nationwide. 语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。36岁的Lenny White放弃高薪的销售工作,选择为痴呆病人理发。 1.A.tourism B.sales C.insurance D.banking 解析:选B 根据首句“A man has given up his wellpaid job in sales to become a barber for dementia patients”可知,36岁的Lenny White放弃他高薪的销售工作,成为一名为痴呆病人理发的理发师。 2.A.since B.so C.and D.but 解析:选 D 根据首句“A man has given up his wellpaid job in sales”及下文“felt unsatisfied and decided to do something a little more 3 and meaningful”可知,36岁的Lenny White虽然有一份高薪的销售工作,但是他感到不满足,他决定做一些有意义的事情。 3.A.worthwhile B.hard C.pleasing D.impressive 解析:选A 根据下文“and meaningful”及最后一段“popularize (推广) his ‘worthwhile’ job nationwide”可知,Lenny White决定做一些值得做并且有意义的事情。 4.A.server B.manager C.teenager D.volunteer 解析:选C 根据第一段首句“inspired by his teenage job in a nursing home”可知,Lenny White 放弃高薪工作是受他青少年时在疗养院工作的启发。 5.A.follow B.share C.lose D.feel 解析:选C 根据第一段中的“felt unsatisfied”及下文“he decided to find a way to help the kind of people”可知,当Lenny White对工作失去热情的时候,他决定找到一种方式来帮助那些人。 6.A.unwillingly B.publicly C.casually D.previously 解析:选D 根据下文“I never forgot how it made me feel and the communication that I had with the residents (居民)”可知,Lenny White想帮助他曾经在一起工作的那些人。previously“先前的,以往的”符合语境。 7.A.puzzled B.satisfied C.thrilled D.familiar 解析:选B 根据第一段第二句中的“felt unsatisfied”可知,Lenny White对他销售工作状况不满意。 8.A.forgot B.complained C.missed D.understood 解析:选A 根据下文“I never forgot how it made me feel and the communication that I had with the residents (居民)”可知,此处与下文“I never forgot”并列,故forgot符合语境。 9.A.Each B.What C.That D.Something 解析:选C 根据上文“I never 8 the care home job ...had with the residents (居民).”可知,Lenny White从未忘记疗养院的工作,从未忘记带给他的感觉及他与疗养院住民的沟通。这(That)从未离开他。 10.A.unless B.once C.until D.as 解析:选D 根据下文“he remembered the men ...which stressed them out”可知,当Lenny White记得他曾经工作的那个疗养院里的男人们在女人的沙龙里理发,这让他们很紧张,所以他决定当一名理发师。 11.A.food B.surroundings C.rules D.weather 解析:选B 根据上文“he remembered the men ...which stressed them out”可知,疗养院的男人们在女士发廊里理发,这使得他们很紧张,因为他们不习惯那样的环境。 12.A.customers B.students C.relatives D.leaders 解析:选A 根据下文“he uses oldfashioned products and plays Elvis Presley songs in his salon,”可知,Lenny White使用老式的产品,在他的发廊里播放埃尔维斯·普雷斯利的歌曲,这样会让他的顾客们感觉他们处于记忆中的发廊。 13.A.set up B.take charge of C.remember D.decorate 解析:选C 参见上题解析。 14.A.anxious B.disappointed C.crazy D.relaxed 解析:选D 根据上文“To help his 12 relax”可知,在Lenny White发廊理发的人们很放松。 15.A.music B.guitar C.radio D.microphone 解析:选A 根据第三段中的“plays Elvis Presley songs in his salon”及下文“They sang ...tapped (打节拍) their feet”可知,Lenny White在发廊里播放埃尔维斯·普雷斯利的歌曲,人们跟着音乐一起唱,用脚拍打节拍。 16.A.same B.different C.embarrassing D.ordinary 解析:选B 根据上文“The residents were 14 .They sang along to the 15 , tapped (打节拍) their feet”可知,人们在Lenny White的发廊中很放松,与男人们在女士发廊中理发感觉很紧张相比,这创造了一个真正不一样的环境。 17.A.thank for B.call on C.look after D.think about 解析:选C 根据上文“Lenny also works as a care assistant”可知,Lenny White为了学习在理发过程中如何照顾年老的人,也作为一名护理助理。 18.A.argued B.explained C.begged D.joked 解析:选B 根据下文内容可知,这是Lenny White的解释说明。 19.A.patient B.honest C.confident D.grateful 解析:选A 根据上文“You have to take your time with them”和下文“Even the small things like sitting them down and keeping your hand on their shoulder, let them know you’re there.”可知,你必须对年老的人慢慢来,要有耐心,要让他们知道你在那里。 20.A.challenging B.encouraging C.refusing D.hoping 解析:选D 根据上文“He even won ...for his efforts”和下文“to popularize (推广) his ‘worthwhile’ job nationwide”可知,Lenny White希望能在全国范围内推广他这份“值得做的”工作。 【八】 Most people say “I’m sorry” many times a day for a host of trivial (琐碎的) things.These apologies are easy and usually readily 1 , often with a response like, “No problem.” 2 , when “I’m sorry” are the words needed to right truly hurtful words or acts, they can be the hardest ones to 3 .And even when an apology is offered with the best of intentions, it can be seriously 4 by the way in which it is worded.A poorly worded apology can 5 lasting anger and 6 an important relationship. I admit to a lifetime of challenges when it comes to 7 , especially when I thought I was right or 8 .But I recently 9 that the need for an apology is less about me than the person who is 10 by something I said or did or failed to do.I also learned that a sincere apology can be extremely 11 for the recipient (接受者) as well as the 12 . After learning that a neighbour who seemed 13 due to my small errors, I wrote a 14 and apologized for my 15 .I said I wasn’t asking for 16 , merely hoping that we could have a harmonious 17 , and then delivered the letter with a jar of my homemade jam. Expecting nothing 18 , I was greatly relieved when my doorbell rang and the neighbour 19 me for what I had said and done.I felt as if I’d not only got rid of a(n) 20 but made a new friend, which is indeed how it played out in the days that followed. 语篇解读:本文是一篇议论文。不找任何借口,带着诚意与尊重为自己的过失道歉,不仅会减少一个敌人,而且会多交一个朋友。 1.A.accepted B.found C.proved D.remembered 解析:选A 根据该空后的“often with a response like, ‘No problem.’”可知,大多数人每天为各种微不足道的小事说许多次“对不起”,这些道歉容易做到,通常也易于“接受(accepted)”。 2.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.However D.Besides 解析:选C 根据上文中的“easy”与下文中的“hardest”的对比可知,该空前后两个句子之间是语意上的转折关系,故However符合语境。 3.A.say B.gain C.forget D.control 解析:选A 根据该空前的“to right truly hurtful words or acts”可知,但是当“对不起”是为了弥补确实很伤人的话语或行为时,会很难“说(say)”出口。另外联系上文中的“apologies”以及该空前的“I’m sorry”可知,要道歉就是要说出口。 4.A.described B.weakened C.recorded D.trusted 解析:选B 根据下文中的“poorly worded”与选项中的“weakened”近义词复现可知,即便你是本着最大的善意致歉,也有可能因为措辞不当而被“削弱(weakened)”。 5.A.depend on B.look on C.take in D.result in 解析:选D 根据上文内容可知,措辞不当的道歉会“导致(result in)”持久的愤怒,也会“破坏(destroy)”一段重要的关系。 6.A.continue B.manage C.judge D.destroy 解析:选D 参见上题解析。 7.A.lying B.dreaming C.apologizing D.praising 解析:选C 根据“especially when I thought I was right”可知,作者承认“道歉(apologizing)”是人生的一个挑战,尤其是当他认为自己是对的,或被“误解(misunderstood)”时。其中right与misunderstood是并列关系。 8.A.admired B.worried C.misunderstood D.delighted 解析:选C 参见上题解析。 9.A.discovered B.expected C.promised D.feared 解析:选A 根据“But”提示和该空前后语境转折可知,“that the need ...failed to do”是作者最近“发现(discovered)”的道理。 10.A.moved B.hurt C.attracted D.criticized 解析:选B 根据该空后的“by something I said or did or failed to do”可知,被自己所言、所行或未能做到的事“伤害(hurt)”到的人,更需要“我”的道歉。 11.A.simple B.impossible C.beneficial D.interesting 解析:选C 根据下一段的具体事例可知,真诚的道歉不论对接受者还是“给予者(giver)”而言,都是非常“有好处的(beneficial)”。 12.A.quitter B.giver C.lover D.rescuer 解析:选B 参见上题解析。上文“recipient”和选项中的“giver”是反义词。 13.A.excited B.puzzled C.embarrassed D.annoyed 解析:选D 根据该空后的“due to my small errors”以及“apologized for”可知,邻居因作者的一些小错误而“感到恼火(annoyed)”。 14.A.letter B.book C.story D.poem 解析:选A 根据第17空后的“delivered the letter”提示可知,作者写了一封“信(letter)”。此处为原词复现。 15.A.jokes B.mistakes C.excuses D.decisions 解析:选B 根据第13空后的“small errors”和选项中的“mistakes”之间是同义词复现关系,故此处表示作者为自己的“错误(mistakes)”道歉。 16.A.introduction B.suggestion C.forgiveness D.encouragement 解析:选C 根据该空后的“merely hoping that we could have a harmonious 17 ”以及最后一段中的“Expecting nothing”可知,作者并不请求“原谅(forgiveness)”。 17.A.occupation B.relationship C.community D.situation 解析:选B 根据上文可知,因作者的错误破坏了他与邻居之间的关系,那么作者道歉的初衷只是希望保持一种和谐的“关系(relationship)”。 18.A.in total B.in turn C.in brief D.in return 解析:选D 联系上下文内容可知,作者并不期待任何“回报(in return )”。 19.A.thanked B.changed C.comforted D.helped 解析:选A 根据该空前的“greatly relieved”可知,邻居“感谢(thanked)”作者所说的话和所做的事。 20.A.worker B.relative C.neighbour D.enemy 解析:选D 根据该空后的“but”转折可知,该空与“a new friend”形成对比,故enemy符合语境。此处“friend”与“enemy”是反义词。 【九】 “I have a letter for you,” my friend Kirsten told me on the phone.“I think it’s from your mother.” I was 1 , since my mother had been 2 for seven years. A few weeks later Kirsten handed me the 3 dated Aug.30,2002.Around then I was preparing for my pilot course’s final exam at the 4 school.The students finished the training on 5 days.I was the first to 6 .My mother’s letter 7 after I left.Kirsten picked it up from my mailbox, to keep it 8 she next saw me. 9 , a few days later, when it was her turn to leave, she 10 the letter among the piles of papers she 11 packed into boxes.It 12 there for a decade, during which my mother died.In 2013, when Kirsten 13 some dusty belongings from her flying school days, she 14 the letter. It’s been two years since Kirsten gave me the letter which I’ve carried on my long flights.But I haven’t 15 it yet.When I told some friends this, they 16 their heads.They said they wouldn’t have been able to wait a second.Of course, I 17 — How could I not? — about her 18 in the envelope.Surely, I think, she had written to wish me luck, ask about my life and tell me the news from 19 to make me at ease.However, for now it’s 20 to look at her handwriting on the envelope, and to remember that until I open it, I know I’ll hear from her once more. 语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“我”的母亲写给“我”的一封信,但由于意外,“我”在十年后才收到这封信。“我”在文中表达了对母亲的怀念。 1.A.delighted B.confused C.terrified D.moved 解析:选B 根据下文可知,“我”的母亲已经去世七年了。所以,当朋友告诉“我”这封信来自“我”的母亲时,“我”很迷惑(confused)。 2.A.back B.lost C.dead D.sick 解析:选C 根据第二段中的“during which my mother died”可知,选C。此处属于同根词复现。 3.A.envelope B.package C.ticket D.stamp 解析:选A 根据第一段可知,这是母亲写给“我”的一封信,所以柯尔丝滕交给“我”的是一个带有日期的信封。且文章最后一句中的“on the envelope”也是信息暗示,属于原词复现,故选A。 4.A.art B.sports C.flight D.military 解析:选C 根据空前的“my pilot course’s final exam”和下文中的“flying school days”以及第三段第一句中的“on my long flights”可知,作者上的是飞行学校。此处是原词复现,故选C。 5.A.blessed B.hard C.particular D.different 解析:选D 根据下文可知,“我”是第一个离开的,再结合下文中的“when it was her turn to leave”可知,学生们是在不同的日子完成训练的,故选D。 6.A.flee B.leave C.fly D.escape 解析:选B 根据下文中的“after I left”可知,此处leave符合语境。此处为原词复现。 7.A.landed B.returned C.disappeared D.delivered 解析:选A 根据下文“Kirsten picked it up from my mailbox, to keep it”可知,在“我”离开之后,母亲的信到了。land“着陆,到达”。 8.A.until B.when C.unless D.after 解析:选A 柯尔丝滕从“我”的邮箱里把信拿出来,保存到她下次见到“我”的时候(再给“我”),故选A。until“直到……”符合语境。 9.A.Surely B.Thankfully C.Doubtfully D.Unfortunately 解析:选D 根据上下文语境可知,此处表示转折,不幸的是(Unfortunately),轮到她离开时,她把那封信误放到(misplaced)她匆忙(hurriedly)装到箱子里的成堆的文件里了。 10.A.removed B.misplaced C.hid D.unfolded 解析:选B 参见上题解析。 11.A.slowly B.seriously C.hurriedly D.carefully 解析:选C 参见第9题解析。 12.A.appeared B.stood C.settled D.remained 解析:选D 结合语境可知,它在那里待了十年。remain“停留,保持”。 13.A.sorted through B.set down C.put down D.got through 解析:选A 2013年,当她查看并整理(sorted through)一些在飞行学校上学时留下来的积满灰尘的物品的时候,她发现了(found)那封信。sort through“查看并整理”。 14.A.posted B.recalled C.found D.addressed 解析:选C 参见上题解析。 15.A.received B.opened C.touched D.replied 解析:选B 根据文章最后一句中的“and to remember that until I open it”可知选B。此处为原词复现。 16.A.nodded B.lifted C.shook D.lowered 解析:选C 根据下一句“They said they wouldn’t have been able to wait a second.”可知,当“我”告诉他们“我”还没有打开信的时候,他们不赞成“我”的做法,故应为摇了摇头。 17.A.complain B.inquire C.worry D.wonder 解析:选D 当然,“我”也想知道她在信里写了什么。“How could I not?”为插入语。wonder“想要知道”,符合语境。 18.A.words B.interests C.puzzle D.secret 解析:选A sb.’s words“某人说的话(写的内容)”。 19.A.networks B.abroad C.papers D.home 解析:选D 当然“我”认为她写信是要祝“我”好运,问问“我”的生活并且告诉“我”家里(home)的消息以使“我”放松。 20.A.appropriate B.enough C.foolish D.polite 解析:选B 然而,对于现在来说,看到信封上母亲写的字,并记住到“我”打开它时,“我”会再一次得到她的消息,这就够了(enough)。 【十】 Five years ago, Finnish Rami Adham went to help the refugees (难民) in his former hometown of Aleppo, Syria.As he was 1 , his threeyearold daughter, Yasmin, offered to donate her toys, 2 a new Barbie doll.A deal was made, and the aid worker added 61 toys to his already heavy 3 . 4 the supplies were welcomed, it was the toys that produced the most excitement.Adham recalls (记得) kids 5 running towards him from every corner of the camp, and particularly 6 a sixyearold girl who did not 7 at all. He later discovered that she had lost her voice.Adham, who has 8 the young girl several times since and given her some toys, says, “Her 9 is always the same, a beautiful smile.” Since then, the 10 man has been visiting different refugee camps in Syria.Each time, he 11 up to 70kg of donated toys to this wartorn country. The journey to Syria has gotten 12 since the country closed its borders to most traffic.Adham once 13 eight miles into the city of Aleppo while carrying the heavy burden because it was too 14 to drive. But none of the 15 appear to stop the 16 “toy smuggler (走私者) of Aleppo.” Adham says that the responses he gets from the 17 every time he hands out a toy “charge his batteries”.To give them something more to 18 , Adham recently established a Go Fund Me campaign to raise money to 19 a school for the refugee children.In less than two months, Adham has been able to 20 over 60,000 of the 100,000 he needs to realize his dream. 语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。一名芬兰男子为了让叙利亚难民营的孩子们展颜欢笑,不惜长途跋涉,给他们送去喜欢的玩具。 1.A.passing B.working C.leaving D.camping 解析:选C 联系上文中的“Finnish Rami Adham went to help the refugees(难民)”和下文中的“the aid worker added 61 toys to his already heavy 3 ”可知,当Adham要“离开(leaving)”家去帮助叙利亚难民的时候,他三岁的女儿提出了捐赠玩具的想法。 2.A.instead of B.in return for C.regardless of D.in exchange for 解析:选D 根据下文中的“A deal was made”可知,女儿想通过捐赠旧玩具来“换取(in exchange for)”一个新的芭比娃娃。 3.A.debt B.load C.head D.heart 解析:选B 根据第二段中的“the supplies were welcomed”和第四段中的“carrying the heavy burden”可知,交易达成后,本来就很重的“负荷(load)”中又增加了一些玩具。load作名词意为“负载,负荷,工作量”;作动词意为“装载;使担负”。此处作名词表示“负荷”。 4.A.Once B.When C.Since D.While 解析:选D “the supplies were welcomed”和“it was the toys that produced the most excitement”之间是让步关系,故此处填While,表示“尽管”。while意为“当……时;而;尽管”,此处语境中意为“尽管”。 5.A.eagerly B.helplessly C.anxiously D.confidently 解析:选A 根据下文中的“running towards him from every corner of the camp”可知,孩子们“急切地(eagerly)”从难民营的各个角落跑了过来。 6.A.believes B.remembers C.appreciates D.understands 解析:选B 根据上文中的“Adham recalls (记得) kids”和“particularly”可知,Adham对一个六岁的小女孩尤其“记忆(remembers)”深刻。 7.A.talk B.read C.play D.smile 解析:选A 根据下文中的“she had lost her voice”可知,这个小女孩根本不“讲话(talk)”。 8.A.rescued B.praised C.visited D.thanked 解析:选C 根据下文中的“given her some toys”可知,Adham已经多次“拜访(visited)”这个小女孩。 9.A.choice B.purpose C.memory D.reaction 解析:选D 根据下文中的“a beautiful smile”可知,每次小女孩的“反应(reaction)”都一样,那就是一个甜甜的微笑。最后一段中的“the responses he gets”亦是提示。 10.A.amazing B.amusing C.strange D.strong 解析:选A 根据下文“has been visiting different refugee camps in Syria”和“up to 70kg of donated toys”可知,他是一个“了不起(amazing)”的人。 11.A.lends B.brings C.orders D.receives 解析:选B 根据第二段中的“the supplies were welcomed, it was the toys that produced the most excitement”可知,每次,Adham都会给这个饱受战争迫害的国家“带来(brings)”重达70公斤的玩具。 12.A.easier B.longer C.worse D.faster 解析:选C 根据下文中的“the country closed its borders to most traffic”可知,去叙利亚的行程变得“更艰难(worse)”了。 13.A.ran B.drove C.swam D.walked 解析:选D 根据下文中的“too 14 to drive”可知,Adham没法开车,只能“步行(walked)”。 14.A.dangerous B.crowded C.far D.late 解析:选A 根据上文中的“this wartorn country”和“the country closed its borders to most traffic”可知,去Aleppo城市的途中太“危险(dangerous)”了不能开车。 15.A.rules B.models C.hardships D.changes 解析:选C 根据上文内容可知,“苦难(hardships)”未能阻止Adham的脚步。 16.A.busy B.brave C.happy D.serious 解析:选B 根据第一段中的“Rami Adham went to help the refugees (难民) in his former hometown of Aleppo, Syria”和第三段中的“this wartorn country”可知,Adham很“勇敢(brave)”。 17.A.kids B.riders C.smugglers D.campaigners 解析:选A 根据上文中的“Adham recalls (记得) kids 5 running towards him from every corner of the camp”可知,每次他把玩具送给“孩子们(kids)”的时候,孩子们的反应使他感觉自己浑身充满能量。 18.A.look down on B.look back on C.look up to D.look forward to 解析:选D 根据下文中的“raise money to 19 a school for the refugee children”可知,Adham想给孩子们更多他们所“期待(look forward to)”的东西。 19.A.select B.build C.enter D.manage 解析:选B 根据上文中的“raise money”可知,Adham想为难民营的孩子们“建造(build)”一所学校。 20.A.pay B.make C.obtain D.accumulate 解析:选C 根据上文中的“Adham recently established a Go Fund Me campaign to raise money”可知,不到两个月的时间,Adham就“获得(obtain)”六万多欧元的捐款。查看更多