2020年高考真题+高考模拟题 专项版解析汇编 英语—— 10 完形填空夹叙夹议文（教师版）

2020年高考真题+高考模拟题 专项版解析汇编 英语—— 10 完形填空夹叙夹议文（教师版）

‎2020年高考英语真题和模拟题分项汇编 专题10 完形填空夹叙夹议文 一、2020年高考真题 ‎1. 【2020·全国卷I】‎ 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。‎ Since our twins began learning to walk, my wife and I have kept telling them that our sliding glass door is just a window. The 41 is obvious. If we 42 it is a door, they’ll want to go outside 43 . It will drive us crazy. The kids apparently know the 44 . But our insisting it’s 45 a window has kept them from 46 millions of requests to open the door.‎ I hate lying to the kids. One day they’ll 47 and discover that everything they’ve always known about windows is a 48 .‎ I wonder if 49 should always tell the truth no matter the 50 . I have a very strong 51 that the lie we’re telling is doing 52 damage to our children. Windows and doors have 53 metaphorical(比喻) meanings. I’m telling them they can’t open what they absolutely know is a door. What if later in 54 they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity(机会) of some sort, and 55 opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just 56 it and wonder, ＂What if it isn’t a door?＂ That is, ＂What if it isn’t a 57 opportunity?＂‎ Maybe it’s an unreasonable fear. But the 58 is that I shouldn’t lie to my kids. I should just 59 repeatedly having to say, ＂No. We can’t go outside now.＂ Then when they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they won’t 60 to open them and walk through.‎ ‎41．A．relief B．target C．reason D．case ‎42．A．admit B．believe C．mean D．realize ‎43．A．gradually B．constantly C．temporarily D．casually ‎44．A．result B．danger C．method D．truth ‎45．A．merely B．slightly C．hardly D．partly ‎46．A．reviewing B．approving C．receiving D．attempting ‎47．A．win out B．give up C．wake up D．stand out ‎48．A．dream B．lie C．fantasy D．fact ‎49．A．parents B．twins C．colleagues D．teachers ‎50．A．restrictions B．explanations C．differences D．consequences ‎51．A．demand B．fear C．desire D．doubt ‎52．A．physical B．biological C．spiritual D．behavioral ‎53．A．traditional B．important C．double D．original ‎54．A．life B．time C．reply D．history ‎55．A．by comparison with B．in addition to C．regardless of D．instead of ‎56．A．get hold of B．stare at C．knock on D．make use of ‎57．A．real B．typical C．similar D．limited ‎58．A．safety rule B．comfort zone C．bottom line D．top secret ‎59．A．delay B．regret C．enjoy D．accept ‎60．A．hurry B．decide C．hesitate D．intend 这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者以现实中的门，引申出生活中的“门”，从而探讨了一种教育理念。作者认为家长们不要害怕告诉孩子们真相，这样，孩子们才可以在生活的道路上，不再被各种“进退两难”所困扰，从而抓住机遇，勇往直前。‎ ‎41．C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：原因是明显的。A. relief安慰； B. target目标；C. reason原因；D. case情况。根据下文If we 42 it is a door, they'll want to go outside_43.可知这里作者在解释把门说成窗户的原因。所以这里意思是“原因是明显的”。故选C。‎ ‎42．A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我们承认它是一扇门，他们就会不断地想出去。A. admit 承认；B. believe相信；C. mean意味着；D. realize意识到。下文they'll want to go outside_43.说他们就会经常想出去，那必然是作者承认了它是一扇门。故选A。‎ ‎43．B 考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果我们承认它是一扇门，他们就会不断地想出去。A. gradually逐步地；B. constantly不断地；C temporarily临时地；D casually随便地。根据下文I should ‎ just_59 repeatedly having to say, "No. We can't go outside now. "可推测出，孩子们会不断地想出去。故选B。‎ ‎44．D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：孩子们显然知道这个真相。A. result结果；B. danger危险；C. method方法；D. truth真相。下文But our insisting it’s 45 a window has kept them from 46 millions of requests to open the door.说阻止了他们无数次要求打开这扇门的尝试，和下文的I hate lying to the kids.可知孩子们是知道真相的。故选D。‎ ‎45．A 考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是，我们坚持说它只不过是一扇窗户，阻止了他们无数次要求打开这扇门的尝试。A. merely只不过；B. slightly轻微地；C. hardly几乎不；D. partly部分地。我在搪塞孩子们，所以轻描淡写地说，它不过是一扇窗户而已。故选A。‎ ‎46．D 考查动名词词义辨析。句意：但是，我们坚持说它只是一扇窗户，阻止了他们无数次要求打开这扇门的尝试。A. reviewing回顾；B. approving赞成；C. receiving收到；D. attempting尝试。根据millions of requests to open the door可知孩子们是想尝试打开门。故选D。‎ ‎47．C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：有一天，他们会开始了解真相，并且发现，一直以来，他们所知道的关于窗户的一切，是一个谎言。A. win out最后获得成功；B. give up放弃；C. wake up开始了解真相；D. stand out站出来。根据and discover that everything they've always known about windows is a 48.可知有一天，孩子们会开始了解真相。故选C。‎ ‎48．B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，他们会开始了解真相，并且发现，一直以来，他们所知道的关于窗户的一切，是一个谎言。A. dream梦想；B. lie谎言；C. fantasy幻想；D. fact事实。根据I hate lying to the kids.以及结合前文作者把门说成窗户，可知这里意思是他们所知道的关于窗户的一切，是一个谎言。故选B。‎ ‎49．A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想知道父母是否应该说出真相，无论结果如何。A. parents父母；B. twins双胞胎；C. colleagues同事；D. teachers老师。根据下文to our children，可知这里意思是作者想知道父母是否应该说出真相。故选A。‎ ‎50．D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想知道父母是否应该说出真相，无论结果如何。A. restrictions限制；B. explanations解释；C. differences差异；D. consequences结果。根据they'll want to go outside_43.可知一旦我说出真相，孩子们就总想着打开门出去，这是一种说出真相的“后果”。故选D。‎ ‎51．B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有一种强烈的害怕，害怕我们正在说的谎言会对孩子们造成心灵上的伤害。A. demand要求；B. fear害怕；C. desire欲望；D. doubt怀疑。根据that the lie we're telling is doing 52 damage to our children.和Maybe it's an unreasonable fear.可知这是让我强烈害怕的事情。故选B。‎ ‎52．C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我有一种强烈的害怕，害怕我们正在说的谎言会对孩子们造成心灵上的伤害。A. physical身体的；B biological生物的；C. spiritual心灵的；D. behavioral行为的。下文说家长们的撒谎行为会让孩子们面对机会时，犹豫不前。由此可知，这是对孩子们心灵上造成了伤害。故选C。‎ ‎53．B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：窗户和门有重要的比喻意义。A. traditional传统的； B. important重要的；C. double双重的；D. original原来的。下文说假如他们将来在生活中遇到比喻的门，将会怎么样，就像某种机会，他们不是打开门，抓住机会，而是凝视着它，想知道“假如它不是一扇门，将会怎么样”。由此可知，窗户和门的比喻意义是非常重要的。故选B。‎ ‎54．A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：假如他们将来在生活中遇到比喻的门，将会怎么样，就像某种机会，他们不是打开门，抓住机会，而是凝视着它，想知道“假如它不是一扇门，将会怎么样”。A. life生活；B. time时间；C. reply回答；D. history历史。根据Then when they come to other doors in life可知这里意思是在生活中遇到比喻的门。故选A。‎ ‎55．D 考查短语辨析。句意：假如他们将来在生活中遇到比喻的门，将会怎么样，就像某种机会，他们不是打开门，抓住机会，而是凝视着它，想知道“假如它不是一扇门，将会怎么样”。 A. by comparison with与……相比；B. in addition to除……之外；C. regardless of不管；D. instead of而不是。对孩子们撒谎，今后，孩子们面对生活中的“门”时，会观望，而不是打开“门”。故选D。‎ ‎56．B 考查动词短语辨析。句意：假如他们将来在生活中遇到比喻的门，将会怎么样，就像某种机会，他们不是打开门，抓住机会，而是凝视着它，想知道“假如它不是一扇门，将会怎么样”。A. get hold of抓住；B. stare at凝视；C. knock on敲击（门、窗）；D. make use of利用。孩子们遇到机会，不是马上抓住它，而是在考虑很多问题。由此可知，孩子们在凝视着“机会”。故选B。‎ ‎57．A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：也就是说，假如它不是一个真的机会，将会怎么样？A. real真的；B. typical典型的；C. similar相似的；D. limited有限的。孩子们面对机会，犹豫不前，是在质疑机会的真实性。故选A。‎ ‎58．C 考查名词短语词义辨析。句意：但是，底线是我不应该对我的孩子们撒谎。A safety rule安全守则；B. comfort zone舒适带; C. bottom line底线；D. top secret绝密的。根据I shouldn't lie to my kids.可知这是我的底线。故选C。‎ ‎59．D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我应该只是接受重复的说：“不，我们现在不能去外面。”A. delay推迟；B. regret后悔；C. enjoy享受；D. accept接受。当我告知孩子们真相时，我也不得不重复的说：“不，我们现在不能去外面。”这是一个现实，我只能接受。故选D。‎ ‎60．C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，当他们遇到生活中的其他“门”时，或真实或比喻，他们将毫不犹豫的打开它们，然后走过去。A. hurry匆忙；B. decide决定；C. hesitate犹豫；D. intend打算。根据and walk through.可知当告知孩子们真相时，孩子们将不再犹豫，大踏步向前走。故选C。‎ ‎2. 【2020·全国卷III】‎ 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。‎ As s businesswoman, I care deeply about my customers. But like anyone for whom you feel affection, 41 can also drive you mad. They’ll come rushing in, 42 their handbag’s been stolen. They’ll 43 that they left it in the changing room, create havoe (混乱) and then 44 it had been in their car all the time. They’ll have out half the 45 in the shop, and want ‎ the only style you don’t have left in a 46 colour. I do know how upset the shop staff can get, but I try to persuade them to keep 47 .‎ I remember the first really 48 customer we had at Covent Garden. She was 49 absolutely everything, nothing was right and I was rather 50 that she became a “regular”. After a while, she 51 for the way she behaved at the beginning. She had split up with her husband the week before, was living in a flat 52 , and since she’d found it too much to cope with (应对), she’d taken it out on 53 people.‎ That taught me a valuable 54 and I pass it on to the people who 55 in the market. Don’t take it 56 . If a customer is rude or difficult, just think “Maybe she’s had a row with her husband. Maybe her child’s not 57 .” Always water it down and don’t let your ego (自我) get 58 . If you do, you won’t be able to 59 it and the whole thing develops into an unpleasant scene and that 60 everyone’s day.‎ ‎41．A．shopkeepers B．customers C．salespersons D．receptionists ‎42．A．saying B．pretending C．guessing D．replying ‎43．A．agree B．promise C．imagine D．swear ‎44．A．forget B．decide C．discover D．assume ‎45．A．foods B．catalogues C．belongings D．goods ‎46．A．particular B．different C．matching D．natural ‎47．A．fighting B．smiling C．waiting D．changing ‎48．A．generous B．polite C．careless D．difficult ‎49．A．curious about B．displeased with C．patient with D．uncertain about ‎50．A．relaxed B．delighted C．surprised D．embarrassed ‎51．A．searched B．argued C．prayed D．apologized ‎52．A．by chance B．by herself C．on purpose D．on duty ‎53．A．rude B．such C．other D．lonely ‎54．A．lesson B．trick C．skill D．trade ‎55．A．work B．shop C．meet D．quarrel ‎56．A．kindly B．secretly C．personally D．casually ‎57．A．ready B．away C．up D．well ‎58．A．out of sight B．in the way C．behind the scene D．above the law ‎59．A．stress B．expect C．handle D．blame ‎60．A．ruins B．makes C．starts D．saves 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者是一位生意人，遇到过各种各样让人抓狂的顾客，而有一个难缠的顾客，一开始对每件事都不满意，结果居然成了常客。最后顾客告诉作者，是因为自己和丈夫分居了，于是把气撒到其他人身上，这让作者学到了宝贵的一课，那就是要学会淡化和难缠顾客之间的矛盾，不然当事情发展成不愉快的场面时，结果只会毁了每个人的一天。‎ ‎41．B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但就像任何一个你喜欢的人一样，顾客也会让你抓狂。A. shopkeepers店主；B. customers顾客；C. salespersons售货员； D. receptionist接待员。根据上文I care deeply about my customers可知作者是生意人，因此此处指的是顾客让自己抓狂。故选B。‎ ‎42．A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们会冲进来，说手提包被偷了。A. saying说；B. pretending假装；C. guessing猜测；D. replying回答。结合后文their handbag’s been stolen可知此处是指说的内容应用say。故选A。‎ ‎43．D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们会发誓说他们把它忘在更衣室里了，搞得一团糟，然后发现它一直在他们的车里。A. agree同意；B. promise承诺；C. imagine想象；D. swear发誓。顾客冲进作者的店里，信誓旦旦地说自己的包是忘在了更衣室里。故选D。‎ ‎44．C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们会发誓说他们把它忘在更衣室里了，搞得一团糟，然后发现它一直在他们的车里。A. forget忘记；B. decide决定；C. discover发现；D. assume假设。结合后文it had been in their car all the time可知顾客一开始说包忘在了更衣室，结果最后发现包一直在他们自己的车里。故选C。‎ ‎45．D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们会试用商店里一半的商品，只想要一种你没有那种特别颜色的存货。A. foods食物；B. catalogues目录；C. belongings所有物；D. goods商品。结合后文in the shops可知此处指的是商店里的商品。其它选项不符合语境。故选D。‎ ‎46．A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们会试用商店里一半的商品，只想要一种你没有那种特别颜色的存货。A. particular特别的；B. different不同的；C. matching相配的；D. natural自然的。结合上文the only style you don't have left in a可知顾客试了店里一半的商品，结果想要的只是那种有特别颜色（particular）没有存货的款式。其它选项带入不符合语境。故选A。‎ ‎47．B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道店员会有多沮丧，但我努力说服他们保持微笑。A. fighting打架；B. smiling微笑；C. waiting等待；D. changing改变。结合上文可知，一些顾客有一些很无厘头的要求和行为，面对这种情况，虽然店员会很沮丧，“但是”一词边是转折，与“沮丧”一词情感色彩相反，结合选项，B项“微笑”符合句意。故选B。‎ ‎48．D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我还记得我们在Covent Garden遇到的第一个难缠的顾客。A. generous慷慨的；B. polite礼貌的；C. careless粗心的；D. difficult难缠的，困难的。结合后文nothing was right可知这位顾客对一切都不满，很难缠。故选D。‎ ‎49．B 考查动词短语辨析。句意：她对每件事都很不满意，没有什么是对的，令我相当惊讶的是，她居然成了“常客”。A. curious about好奇；B. displeased with对……不满意；C. patient with对……有耐心；D. uncertain about对……不能肯定。结合后文nothing was right可知这个顾客对一切都不满意。故选B。‎ ‎50．C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她对每件事都很不满意，没有什么是对的，令我相当惊讶的是，她居然成了“常客”。A. relaxed放松的；B. delighted高兴的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。结合上下文可知这位顾客对每件事都不满意，但是居然成了“常客”，这让作者感到很惊讶才对。故选C。‎ ‎51．D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不久，她为自己一开始的行为道歉。A. searched搜索；B. argued争论；C. prayed祈祷；D. apologized道歉。顾客一开始很难缠，对一切都不满，结果后来成了常客，她开始为自己一开始的行为道歉。apologize for“为某事道歉”。故选D。‎ ‎52．B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：她一周前和丈夫分居了，现在一个人住在一套公寓里，因为她觉得实在难以应付，就把气撒在别人身上。A. by chance偶然；B. by herself她独自地；C. on purpose故意地；D. on duty值班。结合上文She had split up with her husband the week before,‎ ‎ was living in a flat可知女顾客和丈夫分居了，因此现在是独自住在一套公寓里。故选B。‎ ‎53．C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她一周前和丈夫分居了，现在一个人住在一套公寓里，因为她觉得实在难以应付，就把气撒在别人身上。A. rude粗鲁的；B. such这样的；C. other其他的；D. lonely寂寞的。结合上文since she'd found it too much to cope with, she'd taken it out on可知她难以应付这样压力，于是决定把气撒在其他人身上。other people“其他人”。故选C。‎ ‎54．A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这给我上了宝贵的一课，我把它传授给了在市场上工作的人。A. lesson课程，教训；B. trick诡计；C. skill技能；D. trade贸易。结合后文作者的感悟，可知这件事让作者学到了宝贵的一课。故选A。‎ ‎55．A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这给我上了宝贵的一课，我把它传授给了在市场上工作的人。A. work工作；B. shop购物；C. meet会面；D. quarrel争吵。结合后文in the market可知是指在市场上工作的人。故选A。‎ ‎56．C 考查副词词义辨析。句意：别太在意。A. kindly亲切地；B. secretly秘密地；C. personally亲自地；D. casually随便地。结合后文作者指出不要让自我妨碍了你，要淡化这种情绪可知此处作者想说的是不要太在意这些事。短语take it personally“在意，把这些放在心上”。故选C。‎ ‎57．D 考查副词词义辨析。句意：也许她的孩子不太好。A. ready迅速地；B. away离开；C. up向上；D. well好地。根据上文Maybe she’s had a row with her husband可知此处列举的是顾客家中有不好的事情发生的情况。故选D。‎ ‎58．B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：一定要淡化它，不要让你的自我妨碍你。A. out of sight看不见；B. in the way妨碍，挡道；C. behind the scene幕后；D. above the law凌驾于法律之上。上文作者提到不要太在意这些顾客，要淡化这种不好的情绪，不要让自己的自我妨碍了自己。故选B。‎ ‎59．C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你这样做了，你将无法处理它，整个事情发展成一个不愉快的场面，毁了每个人的一天。A. stress强调；B. expect期待；C. handle处理；D. blame责备。结合本段内容主要是在说明如何处理粗鲁难缠的顾客的问题。故选C。‎ ‎60．A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你这样做了，你将无法处理它，整个事情发展成一个不愉快的场面，毁了每个人的一天。A. ruins毁灭；B. makes制作；C. starts开始；D. saves拯救。结合上文the whole thing develops into an unpleasant scene and that可知一旦事情发展成不愉快的场面，那么最终只会毁了每一个人的一天。故选A。‎ ‎3. 【2020·江苏卷】‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success 36 fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the 37 in our lives.‎ When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no 38 of knowing that his life was to change 39 . The class experiment that day was to 40 how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling (冒泡) to the surface. 41 , the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat 42 held something more volatile (易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container 43 , leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.‎ When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents 44 to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had 45 their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as 46 . He learned braille (盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n) 47 public speaker.‎ Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from 48 for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to 49 his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue 50 it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the 51 Wilson made to preventing the 52 .‎ Wilson received several international 53 for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a 54 . He proved that it’s not what happens to us that 55 our lives-it’s what ‎ we make of what happens.‎ ‎36. A. depends B. holds C. keeps D. reflects ‎37. A. dilemmas B. accidents C. events D. steps ‎38. A. way B. hope C. plan D. measure ‎39. A. continually B. gradually C. gracefully D. completely ‎40. A. direct B. show C. advocate D. declare ‎41. A. Anyway B. Moreover C. Somehow D. Thus ‎42. A. mistakenly B. casually C. amazingly D. clumsily ‎43. A. erupted B. exploded C. emptied D. exposed ‎44. A. deserved B. attempted C. cared D. agreed ‎45. A. submitted to B. catered for C. impressed on D. happened to ‎46. A. fantastic B. extraordinary C. impressive D. catastrophic ‎47. A. accomplished B. crucial C. specific D. innocent ‎48. A. deafness B. depression C. blindness D. speechlessness ‎49. A. decide B. abandon C. control D. accept ‎50. A. until B. when C. unless D. before ‎51. A. opposition B. adjustments C. commitment D. limitations ‎52. A. preventable B. potential C. spreadable D. influential ‎53. A. scholarships B. rewards C. awards D. bonuses ‎54. A. fortune B. recipe C. dream D. vision ‎55. A. distinguishes B. determines C. claims D. limits 这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。因为一次意外，威尔逊失明了。但是，他并没有抱怨命运的不公，而是努力地学习，接受教育。他通过自己的努力帮助很多人恢复了视力，获得了很多国际大奖。他的例子告诉我们：成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中发生的事情的看法。‎ ‎36. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。A. depends依靠；B. holds握，持有；C. keeps保持；D. reflects反映。结合空后的介词on可知，仅仅擅长某件事并有激情是不够的。成功从根本上“取决于”我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。depend on：取决于。故选A。‎ ‎37. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。A. dilemmas进退两难的处境；B. accidents意外事故；C. events事，事件；D. steps脚步，步骤。结合文章最后一句“He proved that it’s not what happens to us that 55 our lives-it’s what we make of what happens”可知，我们对所发生的事情的看法决定了我们的生活。空处对应what happens(发生的事)。故选C。‎ ‎38. A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：1931年的一个雨天，当12岁的约翰·威尔逊走进他的化学教室时，他根本不知道自己的生活将彻底改变。A. way方法，方式；B. hope希望；C. plan计划；D. measure措施。John Wilson“无法”预知将会发生的事情。故选A。‎ ‎39. D 考查副词词义辨析。句意：1931年的一个雨天，当12岁的约翰·威尔逊走进他的化学教室时，他根本不知道自己的生活将彻底改变。A. continually不断地；B. gradually逐渐地；C. gracefully优雅地；D. completely完全地。结合下文可知，一场意外导致他失明，这“完全”改变了他的生活。故选D。‎ ‎40. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天的课堂实验是为了展示加热一个盛水的容器会如何使空气冒泡到表面。A. direct指导，引导；B. show展示；C. advocate提倡，倡导；D. declare宣布。那天的课堂实验的目的是“展示”加热一个盛水的容器会如何使空气冒泡到表面。故选B。‎ ‎41. C 考查副词词义辨析。句意：不知怎么的，老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。A. Anyway无论如何，不管怎样；B. Moreover而且；C. Somehow不知怎么地；D. Thus因此。不知怎么的，老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。故选C。‎ ‎42. A 考查副词词义辨析。句意：不知怎么的，老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。A. mistakenly错误地；B. casually随意地；C. amazingly令人惊奇地；D. clumsily笨拙地。老师“误”在容器里装了更容易挥发的东西而没有装水，结果导致了爆炸的发生。故选A。‎ ‎43. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当威尔逊把它加热时，容器爆炸了，导致威尔逊失明。A. erupted 爆发，喷出；B. exploded爆炸；C. emptied腾空，掏空；D. exposed揭露，使暴露。因为容器内装的不是水，而是更容易挥发的物质，所以，当威尔逊把它加热时，容器“爆炸”了，导致Wilson失明。故选B。‎ ‎44. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：两个月后，当威尔逊出院回家时，他的父母试图找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。A. deserved值得，应得，应受；B. attempted视图，尝试；C. cared关心，在乎； D. agreed同意。孩子失明了，身为父母，他们当然要“试图”找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。故选B。‎ ‎45. D 考查动词短语辨析。句意：两个月后，当威尔逊出院回家时，他的父母试图找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。A. submitted to提交，服从……；B. catered for迎合；C. impressed on给……留下印象；D. happened to发生。这场事故“发生”在了威尔逊一家人的生活中。故选D。‎ ‎46. D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但威尔逊并不认为这次事故是灾难性的。A. fantastic极好的；B. extraordinary不同寻常的；C. impressive给人深刻印象的；D. catastrophic灾难性的，毁灭性的。根据上文his parents 44 to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had 45 their lives.以及结合生活常识，失明对于任何一个人来说都是一场灾难。根据but转折可知，威尔逊并没有将这场事故看作是“灾难性的”。故选D。‎ ‎47. A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那里，他不仅是一名出色的学生，而且成为了一名出色的演说家。A. accomplished才华高的，有成就的；B. crucial至关重要的，关键性的；C. specific特定的，具体的；D. innocent无辜的，天真的。前一句提到威尔逊很快学会了盲文，并在伍斯特盲人学院继续接受教育。结合该句中的not only…but also…可以推知，他不仅是个好学生，而且是个非常好的公共演说家。选项中只有A选项表达此意。故选A。‎ ‎48. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，他在非洲工作，那里的许多人因为缺乏适当的治疗而失明。A. deafness聋，听力不佳；B. depression沮丧；C. blindness瞎；D. speechlessness哑口无言。结合后文中的“And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the 51 Wilson made to preventing the 52 ‎ ‎”可知，很多人因为威尔逊的努力而复明。由此推知，在非洲，有很多人因为缺乏适当的治疗而“失明”。故选C。‎ ‎49. D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：对他来说，接受自己失明的命运是一回事，而在事情可以如此容易地解决的情况下，让事情继续下去则完全是另一回事。A. decide决定；B. abandon抛弃；C. control控制；D. accept接受。根据上文中的“But Wilson did not regard the accident as 46 . He learned braille(盲文)quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n) 47 public speaker”可知，威尔逊失明之后，他没有抱怨命运的不公，反而努力进取，由此推知，他“接受”了自己失明的事实。故选D。‎ ‎50. B 考查连接词词义辨析。句意：对他来说，接受自己失明的命运是一回事，而在事情可以如此容易地解决的情况下，让事情继续下去则完全是另一回事。A. until直到；B. when在……情况下，当……时候；C. unless如果不；D. before在……之前。在很容易解决那么多人失明的情况下，让他们继续失明下去完全是另一回事。when表示“在……情况下”。故选B。‎ ‎51. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为威尔逊努力地去预防可预防的情况，在非洲和亚洲，数千万人都可以恢复视力了。A. opposition反对；B. adjustments调整，调节；C. commitment奉献，投入；D. limitations限制。根据前文中的“This moved him to action”可知，威尔逊行动起来，努力地去预防那些可以预防的情况。因为他的“奉献”，很多人恢复了视力。该空和53空后的great contributions呼应。故选C。‎ ‎52. A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为威尔逊努力地去预防可预防的情况，在非洲和亚洲，数千万人都能够恢复视力了。A. preventable可预防的，可阻止的；B. potential潜在的，有潜力的；C. spreadable(黄油等)容易被涂开的；D. influential有影响力的。结合空前的prevent可知，威尔逊努力地去预防“可以预防的”情况。故选A。‎ ‎53. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：威尔逊因其巨大的贡献获得了几个国际奖项。A. scholarships奖学金；B. rewards奖励，回报；C. awards奖，奖品；D. bonuses红利，津贴。因为他的巨大贡献，威尔逊获得了几个国际“大奖”。故选C。‎ ‎54. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他失明了，但找到了视野。A. fortune运气，财富；B. recipe食谱，秘诀；C. dream梦，梦想；D. vision视野。根据前文叙述可知，虽然威尔逊失明了，但是他却通过努力，帮助了很多人，为世界做出了巨大贡献。由此推知，他虽然看不见，但是他的“眼界”开阔，做到了很多人都做不到的事情。故选D。‎ ‎55. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他证明了并不是发生在我们身上的事情决定了我们的生活，而是我们如何看待发生的事情。A. distinguishes区分，辨别；B. determines决定；C. claims宣称；D. limits限制。结合第一段中的“Success 36 fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the 37 in our lives”可知，成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中发生的事情的看法。即：并不是发生的事情“决定”我们的生活，而是我们对发生的事情的看法“决定”了我们的生活。故选B。‎ ‎4. 【2020·天津卷】‎ 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a significant 16 - -loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes, but it can be 17 in a clever way. The 18 ? Chat benches.‎ Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her 19 . The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who 20 made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about “f 31,000 . Jones was 21 when she said that she didn’t actually 22 being cheated. “Otherwise, 1would never speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said.‎ This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely 23 people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he 24 to do something about it. He 25 the police department to allow him to 26 a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that 27 :”HAPPY TO CHAT. “Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people sitting there and engaging in active and 28 conversations.‎ The idea is catching on 29 There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have ‎ gained a(n) 30 outcome from getting involved. Jones’ idea has been fully 31 -the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help 32 the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.‎ This effort is not just a(n) 33 at being community minded- -it’s also a 34 measure. It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.‎ The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that 35 those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future.‎ ‎16．A．choice B．discovery C．visit D．promise ‎17．A．experienced B．suffered C．prevented D．felt ‎18．A．solution B．puzzle C．excuse D．intention ‎19．A．pleasure B．prize C．credit D．money ‎20．A．eventually B．frequently C．previously D．occasionally ‎21．A．ashamed B．shocked C．excited D．amused ‎22．A．mind B．forgive C．risk D．enjoy ‎23．A．active B．lonely C．cautious D．stubborn ‎24．A．learned B．refused C．pretended D．decided ‎25．A．forced B．ordered C．convinced D．taught ‎26．A．put away B．make out C．tear apart D．set up ‎27．A．read B．claimed C．meant D．implied ‎28．A．formal B．joyful C．awkward D．crazy ‎29．A．randomly B．slowly C．quickly D．purposefully ‎30．A．positive B．disappointing C．correct D．embarrassing ‎31．A．realized B．examined C．discussed D．formed ‎32．A．break down B．put up C．keep off D．take out ‎33．A．glance B．attempt C．knock D．attack ‎34．A．heart-breaking B．risk-taking C．face-saving D．crime-cutting ‎35．A．forbids B．appoints C．encourages D．troubles 这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了艾什莉·琼斯警探在英国的一个警察局工作。他最近有了一项重大发现--孤独是一个严重的社会问题，它会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但它可以用一种聪明的方法加以阻止。琼斯警探通过设置”聊天长椅”‎ ‎，帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。”聊天长椅”是一个很棒的新项目，它不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。‎ ‎16．B 考查名词词义辨析。句意:他最近有了一项重大发现--孤独是一个严重的社会问题，它会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但它可以用一种聪明的方法加以阻止。A. choice选择；B. discovery发现；C. visit参观；D. promise许诺。下文loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes说孤独是一个严重的社会问题，它会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但它可以用一种聪明的方法加以阻止。这是一项重大的发现。故选B。‎ ‎17．C 考查动词词义辨析。句意:他最近有了一项重大发现--孤独是一个严重的社会问题，它会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但它可以用一种聪明的方法加以阻止。A. experienced经历；B. suffered遭受；C. prevented阻止；D. felt 感觉。根据下文Chat benches.可知对于这一社会问题，有阻止的方法。故选C。‎ ‎18．A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:解决方案？长椅上聊天。A. solution解决方案；B. puzzle谜；C. excuse借口；D. intention目的。根据下文的回答Chat benches可知这里是询问”解决方案是什么”。故选A。‎ ‎19．D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:琼斯是在与一位被骗了钱的老妇人交谈后产生这个想法的。A. pleasure快乐；B. prize奖品；C. credit信用； D. money钱。根据下文and then she lent him about £31,000可知这位老妇人被骗了钱。故选D。‎ ‎20．A 考查副词词义辨析。句意:这位女士每天早上都会接到一个陌生人的电话，他最终让她相信他是她的朋友，然后她就借给了他大约31万英镑。A. eventually 最后；B. frequently频繁地；C. previously先前；D. occasionally偶尔。下文说这位老妇人借给了这个陌生人大约31万英镑，由此可知，他最终让她相信他是她的朋友。故选A。‎ ‎21．B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当这位老妇人说她实际上并不介意被骗时，琼斯很震惊。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. shocked震惊的；C. excited兴奋的；D. amused 愉悦的。按照正常的逻辑，一个人被骗了很多钱，她一定会很生气。然而，这位老妇人却说她不介意。所以琼斯很震惊。故选B。‎ ‎22．A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:当这位老妇人说她实际上并不介意被骗时，琼斯很震惊。A. mind介意；B. forgive原谅；C. risk冒险；D. enjoy享受。根据下文老妇人说的话 “Otherwise, 1would never speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said.可知她并不介意被骗。故选A。‎ ‎23．B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这使琼斯得出结论，在他的社区中有太多极度孤独的人，他们很容易成为欺骗的目标。A. active积极的；B. lonely孤独的；C. cautious小心的； D. stubborn顽固的。上文老妇人说:“否则，我几个星期都不会跟别人说话”，结合下文，琼斯创建了“聊天长椅”可知在他的社区中，有太多极度孤独的人。故选B。‎ ‎24．D 考查动词词义辨析。句意:所以他决定做点什么。A. learned学习；B. refused拒绝；C. pretended假装；D. decided决定。下文He…the police department to allow him to…a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks.描述了琼斯采取的实际行动，由此可知，琼斯决定做点什么。故选D。‎ ‎25．C 考查动词词义辨析。句意:他说服了警察局允许他在当地的两个公园里设立几个”聊天长椅”。A. forced强迫；B. ordered命令；C. convinced说服；D. taught教。下文说他在当地的两个公园里设立了几个“聊天长椅”，由此可知，他是说服了警察局。故选C。‎ ‎26．D 考查动词短语辨析。句意:他说服了警察局允许他在当地的两个公园里设立了几个“聊天长椅”。A. put away放好；B. make out辨认出；C. tear apart把……弄乱；D. set up设立。根据a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks.可知是在当地的两个公园里设立几个“聊天长椅”。故选D。‎ ‎27．A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:然后，他在每张长椅上挂了一块彩色的牌子，上面写着:“聊天愉快。” A. read写着；B. claimed宣称；C. meant意味；D. implied暗示。根据”HAPPY TO CHAT. “可知这是牌子上写的内容。表示”牌子上写着……”应用动词read，故选A。‎ ‎28．B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:‎ 就在张贴告示几天后，他发现人们坐在那里，进行着积极愉快的交谈。A. formal正式的；B. joyful愉快的； C. awkward尴尬的；D. crazy疯狂的。下文说琼斯的想法已经完全实现了，结合琼斯创建“聊天长椅”的初衷以及牌子上所写的内容“快乐聊天”，可知人们坐在那里，进行着积极愉快的交谈。故选B。‎ ‎29．C 考查副词词义辨析。句意:这个想法很快就流行起来了。A. randomly随便地；B. slowly缓慢地；C. quickly很快地；D. purposefully有目的地。根据There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England.可知这个想法很快就流行起来了。故选C。‎ ‎30．A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:所有参与的人都从参与中获得了积极的结果。A. positive积极的；B. disappointing令人失望的；C. correct正确的；D. embarrassing使人尴尬的。根据Jones' idea has been fully…-the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help…the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.可知琼斯的想法已经完全实现了，”聊天愉快”长椅帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。因此，推断出所有参与的人都从参与中获得了积极的结果。故选A。‎ ‎31．A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:琼斯的想法已经完全实现了。A. realized实现；B. examined检查；C. discussed讨论；D. formed形成。下文说”聊天愉快”长椅帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。由此可知，琼斯的想法已经完全实现了。故选A。‎ ‎32．A 考查动词短语辨析。句意:“聊天愉快”长椅帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。A. break down打破； B. put up提供；C. keep off不接近；D. take out取出。上文说所有参与的人都从参与中获得了积极的结果。由此可知，“聊天愉快”长椅帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。故选A。‎ ‎33．B 考查名词词义辨析。句意:这不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。A. glance一瞥； B. attempt尝试；C. knock敲打；D. attack攻击。琼斯设置的“聊天长椅”是一个新颖且有趣的尝试。故选B。‎ ‎34．D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。A. heart-breaking令人心碎的；B. risk-taking冒险的；C face-saving顾全面子的；D.‎ ‎ crime-cutting减少犯罪的。根据上文loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes以及那位被骗了钱的老妇人的悲惨经历，可知这不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。故选D。‎ ‎35．C 考查动词词义辨析。句意:“聊天长椅”是一个很棒的新项目，鼓励所有年龄段的人在未来相互交流和了解。A. forbids禁止；B. appoints任命；C. encourages鼓励；D. troubles麻烦。根据The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project 以及上文“聊天长椅”所产生的积极效果，可知“聊天长椅”，鼓励所有年龄段的人在未来相互交流和了解。故选C。‎ 二、2020届模拟题 ‎1. 2020届江西省抚州市高三教学质量监测 ‎ ‎ Once a year in the town of Wuzhen all the tourists can be audience members.‎ Picture an entire town turned into one grand immersive （沉浸式） 21 : huge marionettes walking through a narrow, flagstone -paved lane, mother and daughter sitting 22 in a " paper boat that 23 along a river, young couples whispering under a night sky 24 up by bloomed kites.‎ No matter where you go in the town of Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, during its 25 theater festival you are likely to 26 performances --- and some in the unlikeliest of places, such as at the 27 of an otherwise quiet square, under the roofs of a moss-carpeted dock, and even on rowing boats.‎ Even tourists 28 of the festival will find themselves 29 in plays, dance and music, everybody being 30 to wander the 1,300-year-old town's alleys, riverbanks and theater venues.‎ They can, for example, step into the “home” of the Italian director Eugenio Barba as he throws a "dinner party”. "This is a very 31 way of thinking theater, that the audience are my 32 to share a dinner, and food are sounds, 33 , words, poetry,” said Barba pleasingly, founder of the Odin Teatret of Denmark.‎ But those who wanted to watch The Tree were 34 to hand in their phones before performances. When the show began they sat 35 one another quietly, professionals and 36 alike, not knowing what the evening would bring.‎ What gradually 37 were various stories with a tree at their center. The performance ‎ immersed its audience in an overwhelming auditory（听觉的）and 38 head trip, or, 39 one viewer commented on the 40 site Douban, “the best nightmare I have ever had”.‎ ‎21. A. platform B. theater C. gallery D. passage ‎22. A. deliberately B. slowly C. swiftly D. lazily ‎23. A. stations B. parks C. floats D. walks ‎24. A. lit B. burned C. stuck D. set ‎25. A. annual B. monthly C. weekly D. daily ‎26. A. look into B. come up with C. run into D. put up with ‎27. A. center B. comer C. point D. spot ‎28. A. tired B. fond C. unconscious D. convinced ‎29. A. approved B. affected C. accused D. absorbed ‎30. A. arranged B. praised C. invited D. supported ‎31. A. creative B. obvious C. reasonable D. abrupt ‎32. A. colleagues B. guests C. fans D. hosts ‎33. A. studios B. paintings C. images D. cartoons ‎34. A. suggested B. required C. appreciated D. referred ‎35. A. meeting B. comforting C. recognizing D. facing ‎36. A. clerks B. amateurs C. experts D. reporters ‎37. A. presented B. changed C. held D. mattered ‎38. A. hearing B. smelling C. visual D. facial ‎39. A. as B. when C. since D. if ‎40. A. introduction B. interview C. debate D. review ‎【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。本文介绍了浙江乌镇一年一度的戏剧节，游客会不由自主地身临其境，沉浸到音乐、舞蹈、戏剧中。文中还描述了游客观看戏剧（The Tree）的情景。‎ ‎21.B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：想象一下，整个城镇都变成了一个宏大的沉浸式剧场：巨大的木偶在一条狭窄的石板铺就的小巷里走着，母女俩懒洋洋地坐在“沿河漂浮的纸船”里，年轻的情侣们在盛开的风筝照亮的夜空下窃窃私语。A. platform平台；B. theater剧场；C. gallery画廊；D. passage走廊，通道。根据下一段中“during its______ theater festival”可知，在一年一度的戏剧节期间，整个镇都变成了一个宏大的剧场。故选B。‎ ‎22.D 考查副词词义辨析。句意：想象一下，整个城镇都变成了一个宏大的沉浸式剧场：巨大的木偶在一条狭窄的石板铺就的小巷里走着，母女俩懒洋洋地坐在“沿河漂浮的纸船”里，年轻的情侣们在盛开的风筝照亮的夜空下窃窃私语。A. deliberately故意地； B. slowly慢慢地； C. swiftly迅速地；D. lazily懒洋洋地。该句描述了人们放松而惬意的状态。因此，母女 “懒洋洋地”坐在纸船里。故选D。‎ ‎23.C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：想象一下，整个城镇都变成了一个宏大的沉浸式剧场：巨大的木偶在一条狭窄的石板铺就的小巷里走着，母女俩懒洋洋地坐在“沿河漂浮的纸船”里，年轻的情侣们在盛开的风筝照亮的夜空下窃窃私语。A. stations配置，安置；B. parks停放；C. floats漂浮； D. walks步行。结合along可知，纸船沿河漂流。故选C。‎ ‎24.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：想象一下，整个城镇都变成了一个宏大的沉浸式剧场:巨大的木偶在一条狭窄的石板铺就的小巷里走着，母女俩懒洋洋地坐在“沿河漂浮的纸船”里，年轻的情侣们在盛开的风筝照亮的夜空下窃窃私语。 A. lit点燃；B. burned燃烧；C. stuck刺，戳，粘贴； D. set放置。盛开的风筝将夜空“照亮”。light up意为“照亮”，是固定短语，故选A。‎ ‎25.A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在浙江乌镇一年一度的戏剧节期间，不管你去哪里，你都可能会遇到表演。A. annual每年的；B. monthly每月的；C. weekly每周的；D. daily每天的。根据第一段中的“Once a year”可知，乌镇的戏剧节一年举行一次。故选A。‎ ‎26. C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：在浙江乌镇一年一度的戏剧节期间，不管你去哪里，你可能会遇到表演。A. look into调查，研究；B. come up with提出，想出；C. run into遇上，撞见；D. put up with忍受。因为是戏剧节，所以，在整个乌镇，处处都可以遇到表演。甚至在一些最不可能的地方也有可能。故选C。‎ ‎27. B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在浙江乌镇一年一度的戏剧节期间，不管你去哪里，你可能会遇到表演。有一些表演甚至在最不可能的地方，例如：在安静的广场的角落里，在码头的屋顶下，甚至在小船里。A. center中心；B. comer角落；C. point观点，分数；D. spot点，斑点。该处列举了一些最不可能进行表演的地方，安静的广场的角落这么僻静的地方就属于这一类。故选B。‎ ‎28. C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：即便是没有意识到这个节日的游客，也会发现自己在戏剧、舞蹈和音乐中受到了影响，每个人都被邀请到这个有着1300年历史的小镇的小巷、河岸和剧院里漫步。A. tired疲惫的；B. fond喜欢的；C. unconscious未意识到的；D.‎ ‎ convinced信服的，相信的。在节日氛围的影响下，甚至没有意识到这个节日的游客，也会受到感染。故选C。‎ ‎29. D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：即便是没有意识到这个节日的游客，也会不由自主地沉浸在戏剧、舞蹈和音乐中，每个人都被吸引到这个有着1300年历史的小镇的小巷、河岸和剧院里漫步。A. approved支持，赞成；B. affected影响；C. accused指控；D. absorbed使专心，吸引。游客们不由自主地沉浸在戏剧、舞蹈和音乐中。故选D。‎ ‎30. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：即便是不知道这个节日的游客，也会不由自主地沉浸在戏剧、舞蹈和音乐中，每个人都被吸引到这个有着1300年历史的小镇的小巷、河岸和剧院里漫步。A. arranged安排；B. praised表扬；C. invited邀请，吸引；D. supported支持。节日的氛围“吸引”游客们到大街小巷漫步。故选C。‎ ‎31. A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一种非常有创意的思考方式，观众是来分享晚餐的客人。A. creative有创造力的；B. obvious明显的；C. reasonable合情合理的；D. abrupt突然的，意外的。将观众看作分享晚餐的客人，这是一种有创造力的思考方式。故选A。‎ ‎32. B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一种非常有创意的思考方式，观众是来分享晚餐的客人。A. colleagues同事；B. guests客人；C. fans狂热爱好者，风扇；D. hosts主人，主持人。观众来观看演出，就好像被邀请来吃晚餐的“客人”。故选B。‎ ‎33. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一种非常有创意的思考方式，观众是来分享晚餐的客人，食物是声音，图像，文字，诗歌。A. studios工作室，录音棚； B. paintings画； C. images形象；D. cartoons卡通。该处将看表演的游客比作来吃晚餐的客人，那么，食物即为所看的演出。演出是声音，图像，文字，诗歌的融合体。故选C。‎ ‎34. B考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是那些想要观看the tree这部戏剧的人被要求在演出前上交他们的手机。A. suggested建议；B. required要求；C. appreciated感激，欣赏；D. referred提到，查阅。看这部戏的人被要求交上手机，这是规定。故选B。‎ ‎35. D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：演出开始时，他们面对面静静地坐着，专业的和业余的都有，不知道晚会会带来什么。A. meeting遇见，会面；B. comforting安慰； C. recognizing认出； D. facing面对。因为手机已经上交，所以人们只有面对彼此。故选D。‎ ‎36. B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：演出开始时，他们面对面静静地坐着，专业的和业余的都有，不知道晚会会带来什么。A. clerks职员；B. amateurs业余爱好者； C. experts专家；D. reporters记者。该空和professionals相对应，那么应该指观众既有专业人士，也有业余人士。故选B ‎37. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：逐渐呈现的是以一棵树为中心的各种故事。A.‎ ‎ presented呈现，赠送；B. changed改变； C. held持有；D. mattered重要，要紧。演出开始，呈现在观众面前的是以一棵树为中心的各种故事。故选A。‎ ‎38. C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这场表演让观众沉浸在一种无法抗拒的视听冲击中，或者，正如一位观众在评论网站豆瓣上评论的那样，“这是我经历过的最好的噩梦”。A. hearing听觉，听力；B. smelling闻；C. visual视觉的；D. facial面部的。演出是声音和图像的结合体，因此给观众带来的是视听冲击。故选C。‎ ‎39. A考查关系词/连词辨析。句意：这场表演让观众沉浸在一种无法抗拒的视听冲击中，或者，正如一位观众在评论网站豆瓣上评论的那样，“这是我经历过的最好的噩梦”。A. as正如；B. when当……时候；C. since自从；D. if如果。正如一位观众在评论网站豆瓣上评论的那样，“这是我经历过的最好的噩梦”。表示“正如”，应用as。故选A。‎ ‎40. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这场表演让观众沉浸在一种无法抗拒的视听冲击中，或者，正如一位观众在评论网站豆瓣上评论的那样，“这是我经历过的最好的噩梦”。A. introduction介绍；B. interview采访；C. debate辩论；D. review回顾，复习，评论。根据“comment”以及引号里的内容是对这部戏剧的评论。由此推知，Douban是评论网站。故选D。‎ ‎2. 2020届山东省泰安市高三第二轮复习质量检测 ‎ I was 17 years old. Along with a dozen other boys I had made a long trip to Iowa in order to see a college that I was thinking of 21 . While the trip had been 22 for the most part, now that I was there I was feeling depressed, alone, and isolated. I was missing my 23 and I was also missing the Appalachian mountains and the forests of my home. I loved 24 the leaves turned a thousand shades of green in the Spring and then 25 a sea of red, gold, and orange in the Fall.‎ Here in Iowa everything was 26 . The grass looked burnt and brown. All that I could 27 was a mixture of corn, mud, and pigs. I walked outside the dormitory of the college and sat on an old stump. I closed my eyes and 28 being back home again. When I finally opened them, however, I saw something that touched my 29 . It was a Prairie Sunset. It seemed to 30 the sky from horizon to horizon. Gold, red, purple and pink clouds all 31 together in a picture painted by Heaven’s own hand. It was so huge that it took my breath away. It made our mountain sunsets seem 32 by comparison. I realized that this place too had its own special beauty. This place too was a part of nature’s 33 .‎ Over the years to come I learned something else. Each of us has a special beauty 34 .‎ Each of us has our own 35 talents and abilities.‎ ‎21. A. assisting B. attending C. visiting D. quitting ‎22. A. fun B. hard C. novel D. tiresome ‎23. A. chance B. school C. family D. goal ‎24. A. when B. how C. why D. whether ‎25. A. became B. flooded C. drew D. surrounded ‎26. A. easy B. beautiful C. flat D. rough ‎27. A. hear B. touch C. taste D. smell ‎28. A. cared about B. prepared for C. dreamed of D. thought over ‎29. A. body B. soul C. face D. pain ‎30. A. fill B. cover C. separate D. block ‎31. A. folded B. sank C. escaped D. flowed ‎32. A. tiny B. pale C. splendid D. weak ‎33. A. change B. punishment C. creation D. reflection ‎34. A. as well B. in addition C. for sure D. in between ‎35. A. extra B. unique C. possible D. reasonable 本文是夹叙夹议文。作者参观了自己正考虑就读的大学，但是起初对于那里的风景感到失望，但后来为那里的落日震撼，由此感叹，每个地方、每个人都有独特的美。‎ ‎21.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了参观一所我正考虑就读的大学，我和其他十几个男孩长途跋涉来到爱荷华州。A. assisting辅助；B. attending出席，上（大学等）；C. visiting参观；D. quitting离开，放弃。作者去爱荷华州是为了考查自己想要就读的大学，故选B。‎ ‎22.A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然这趟旅行大部分都很有趣，但现在我在那里却感到沮丧、孤独和孤立。A. fun有趣；B. hard困难；C. novel新奇的，异常的；D. tiresome讨厌的。根据句意、分析本句结构可知，本句与后半句I was feeling depressed, alone, and isolated表转折关系，这趟行程大部分都很有趣，故选A。‎ ‎23.C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想念我的家人，我也想念我家乡的阿巴拉契亚山脉和森林。A. chance机会；B. school学校；C. family家人；D. goal目标。作者想念家人，故选C。‎ ‎24.B 考查连接词用法。句意：我喜欢看树叶在春天变成一千种不同的绿色，然后在秋天变成一片红色、金色和橙色的海洋。这里how 表示“方式”，作者亲眼目睹过春天山林里，叶子是如何呈现千种深浅不一的绿色，又眼见过它们如何在秋天变成五彩斑斓的海洋，故选B。‎ ‎25.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意见上。A. became变成；B. flooded淹没；C. drew描绘；D. surrounded包围。此处指树叶在秋天变成五彩斑斓的海洋，故选A。‎ ‎26.C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在爱荷华这里，一切都很单调。A. easy容易的；B. beautiful美丽的；C. flat平的，单调的；D. rough粗糙的。通过上文对家乡美景的描述，可知作者做出对比，这里的一切都是平淡和单调的，故选C。‎ ‎27.D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能闻到的只有玉米、泥土和猪的混合气味。A. hear听到；B. touch触摸；C. taste品尝；D. smell闻到。作者起初对此地心生厌弃，所以能闻到的只有玉米、泥土和猪的混合气味。此处为嗅觉感触，故选D。‎ ‎28.C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我闭上眼睛，梦见又回到了家。A. cared about关心；B. prepared for为…做准备；C. dreamed of梦想；D. thought over仔细考虑。作者起初对此地失望，再一次想到了家乡，故选C。‎ ‎29.B 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我最终睁开眼睛时，我看到了一些触动我灵魂的东西。A. body身体；B. soul灵魂；C. face脸；D. pain痛苦。作者看到五彩斑斓的云布满天空，感受到了心灵的震颤，触动了灵魂，故选B。‎ ‎30.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：它似乎从地平线到地平线布满了天空。A. fill装满，填满；B. cover覆盖；C. separate分离；D. block封锁。这里指云彩漫布天际，故选A。‎ ‎31.D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：金的、红的、紫的、粉的云彩，在上帝亲手绘制的一幅画里，一起流动。A. folded折叠；B. sank下沉；C. escaped逃避；D. flowed流动。这里是指云彩瞬息万变，像是在一幅画里四处流动（flow），故选D。‎ ‎32.A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：相比之下，这让我们的山景显得渺小。A. tiny渺小的；B. pale苍白的；C. splendid辉煌的；D. weak虚弱的。根据上文It was so huge that it took my breath away（它太大了，我简直无法呼吸）可知，此处与huge表对比，故选A。‎ ‎33.C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个地方也是大自然创造的一部分。A. change改变；B. punishment惩罚；C. creation创造；D. reflection发射。根据上文对于落日的描述，可知这个地方的美也是来自自然的造化，故选C。‎ ‎34.B 考查副词短语辨析。句意：我们每个人也都有独特的美。A. as well也，同样；B. in addition此外；C. for sure确定，毫无疑问地；D. in between在中间，进退两难。此句为作者在目睹爱荷华州落日之后生发的感慨，风景很美，我们每个人亦如是，故选A。‎ ‎35.A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们每个人都有自己独特的天赋和能力。A. extra额外的；B. unique独特的；C. possible可能的；D. reasonable合理的。根据上文作者对于爱荷华州的落日的描述，这个地方有它独特的美，此处推而及人，每个人同样都有独特的美，故选B。‎ ‎3. 2020届江西省南昌市高三第三次模拟考试 ‎ Last summer, Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work. She 21 at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a 22 asking for help. She rolled down her 23 . “Hey!” she shouted. “I’m driving around giving 24 haircuts. Do you want one right now?”‎ The man looked to be in his 60s. He was strongly built, and missing a few 25 . “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a 26 .”‎ Steller unloaded a red chair from her car. The man took the 27 , and she 28 his curly graying hair. He 29 her about growing up in Mississippi about moving to Minnesota to be closer to his adult children, and how he still talks to his mom every day.‎ After Steller was 30 , Edward looked in a 31 . “ I look good!” he said. “I’ll have to remember to put my teeth in next time.”‎ Steller knows that a haircut can 32 a life. One changed hers: As a teen, she suffered from a severe 33 , and her hair thinned too much. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.‎ ‎“To sit down and have somebody 34 me and talk to me like a 35 and not just an illness, it helped me feel 36 about.” She says. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon (美发厅) so she could help people 37 the way she’d felt that day.‎ ‎“It’s more than a free haircut.” Steller says. “I listen to people’s stories of loss, addiction, and 38 to get back on their feet. I can’t 39 their problems, but maybe I can help them feel less 40 for a moment.”‎ ‎21. A. settled B. stood C. stopped D. met ‎22. A. sign B. video C. book D. friend ‎23. A. door B. window C. chair D. lamp ‎24. A. regular B. fancy C. latest D. free ‎25. A. years B. teeth C. things D. meals ‎26. A. pound B. job C. haircut D. response ‎27. A. seat B. risk C. advice D. chance ‎28. A. brushed B. colored C. pulled D. cut ‎29. A. asked B. told C. informed D. consulted ‎30. A. done B. paid C. left D. gone ‎31. A. box B. direction C. spot D. mirror ‎32. A. start B. save C. change D. escape ‎33. A. condition B. loss C. failure D. disease ‎34. A. look at B. believe C. call on D. judge ‎35. A. servant B. person C. poet D. fool ‎36. A. sorry B. proud C. bitter D. cared ‎37. A. clear B. lead C. feel D. smooth ‎38. A. ability B. struggle C. permission D. decision ‎39. A. fix B. cause C. ignore D. recognize ‎40. A. guilty B. ashamed C. alone D. connected 本文是一篇记叙文。通过夹叙夹议的方式向人们呈现理发的好处。通过作者一次上班路上的经历来展开故事，告诉我们理发不仅仅是理发，更多的时候是一种倾听。‎ ‎21. C本题考查动词的用法。句意：她在红绿灯处停下来了。A. settled安顿；B. stood站立；C. stopped停止；D. met相遇。根据情景，她是在红绿灯处停下来了。故选C。‎ ‎22. A本题考查名词的用法。句意：在红绿灯处，有一个男人举着一块标识寻求帮助。A. sign标志，标签；B. video视频；C. book书籍；D. friend朋友。根据常识，在马路边上寻求帮助的人只能举着一块标识。故选A。‎ ‎23. B本题考查名词的用法。句意：她摇下她的车窗。A. door门；B. window窗户；C. chair椅子；D. lamp台灯。根据当时情景，摇下的只能是车窗，因为她在车上。故选B。‎ ‎24. D本题考查形容词的用法。句意：“嘿，”她喊道“我正开车到处给人免费理发”。A. regular有规律的；B. fancy爱幻想的；C. latest最新的；D. free免费的。根据文章最后一段第一句It’s more than a free haircut. 这件事情的意义已经远超过免费理发了。可以得知作者是在免费给人理发。故选D。‎ ‎25. B本题考查名词的用法。句意：他身材高大，但是掉了几颗牙齿。A. years年代；B. teeth牙齿；C. things事物，东西；D. meals饮食。此题根据情景和选项排除得知他是掉了几颗牙齿。因为他不可能掉了几年，也不可能掉了事物，更不可能掉了几顿饮食。故选B。‎ ‎26. C 本题考查名词的用法。句意：的确需要，本周我要去参加一个葬礼，我真的需要理一次发。A. pound英镑；B. job工作；C. haircut理发；D. response回应。既然去参加葬礼，就要衣着庄严，外貌端正，头发当然得理了。这也是根据上下文得到的信息。故选C。‎ ‎27. A本题考查名词的用法。句意：斯德拉从车上卸下一把红色的椅子，那个男人坐下来。A. seat座位；B. risk风险；C. advice建议D. chance机会。这里根据情景，刚刚提议要免费理发，所以拿一把椅子下来，让那个男人坐在上面，好进行理发。故选A。‎ ‎28. D本题考查动词的用法。句意：她剪掉他那卷曲的苍白的头发。A. brushed刷；B. colored涂颜料；C. pulled拉；D. cut剪、切。既然是理发，当然得剪掉头发了。故选D。‎ ‎29. B本题考查动词的用法。句意：他给她讲了他从小生长在密西西比，讲了他搬家到明那苏达州，离他成年的孩子更近一些，以及他每天如何和他妈妈聊天的事情。A. asked询问；B. told告诉；C. informed告知；D. consulted参考。这么多事情一定是在理发时，讲述给作者听的。而且文章后面作者发表感叹时说“我倾听人们讲述他们失败的经历……”。综上所说，可推定答案是告诉told。故选B。‎ ‎30. A本题考查动词的用法。句意：当斯德拉理完发后。A. done已做；B. paid已付；C. left离开了；D. gone走了。这里根据情景及情节的推进，应该是发理完了。故选A。‎ ‎31. D本题考查名词的用法。句意：爱德华从镜子里看了看自己。A. box箱子；B. direction方向；C. spot某一点；D. mirror镜子。此题是从情景推定答案的。理完发后，我们通常要做的一件事情就是照镜子。故选D。‎ ‎32. C本题考查动词的用法。句意：斯塔拉知道一次理发可以改变一个人的人生。A. start开始；B. save拯救；C. change改变；D. escape逃跑。此题的答案从下一句一次理发就改变了她自己的生命。根据上下文呼应原则，推定答案为change。故选C。‎ ‎33. D本题考查名词的用法。句意：当她还是一个少年时，她生了一场大病，然后她的头发变得很稀少。看到这些，她妈妈给她安排了专业的理发师给她理发。A. condition条件；B. loss丢失，损失；C. failure失败；D. disease疾病。根据下文“and not just an illness, 不只是一个病人”来判断。故选D。‎ ‎34. A本题考查动词词组的用法。句意：坐下来让某人看着我，然后和正常人一样，而不是和一个病人一样聊天，这对我来说感觉得到了关心。A. look at看着；B. believe相信；C. call on拜访；D. judge判断。这一系列的动作发生是以讲述当初生病以后，妈妈为她安排的那一次理发开始的。理发坐下来后，被理发师看着，然后像对待正常人一样的和我聊天，这给我的感受很深刻，就像得到了特别的关爱。故选A。‎ ‎35. B 本题考查名词的用法。句意：坐下来让某人看着我，然后像和正常人一样，而不是和一个病人一样聊天，这对我来说感觉得到了关心。A. servant仆人；B. person人员，某人；C. poet诗人；D. fool傻瓜。这一系列的动作发生是以讲述当初生病以后，妈妈为她安排的那一次理发开始的。理发坐下来后，被理发师看着，然后像对待正常人一样的和我聊天，这给我的感受很深刻，就是像得到了特别的关爱。故选B。‎ ‎36. D本题考查形容词的用法。句意：坐下来让某人看着我，然后像和正常人一样，而不是和一个病人一样聊天，这对我来说感觉得到了关心。A. sorry抱歉；B. proud自豪；C. bitter苦闷；D. cared关心。这一系列的动作发生是以讲述当初生病以后妈妈为她安排的那一次理发开始的。理发坐下来后被理发师看着，然后像对待正常人一样的和我聊天，这给我的感受很深刻，就是像得到了特别的关爱。故选D。‎ ‎37. C本题考查动词的用法。句意：从那以后，斯塔拉知道自己想要拥有她自己的美发厅，这样的话，就可以帮助人们感受到她那天所感受的。A. clear清晰，清理；B. lead领导；C. feel感受，感觉；D. smooth使……变光滑。这里，答案主要来自于对后面she’d felt that day.可知这里意思是这样的话，就可以帮助人们感受到她那天所感受的。故选C。‎ ‎38. B本题考查名词的用法。句意：我倾听人们失败的故事，上瘾的经历，以及想重新站起来的奋斗。A. ability能力；B. struggle挣扎，奋斗；C. permission允许；D. decision决定。这题主要在于理解想重新站起来get back on their feet的奋斗。既然想重新站起来，那么必然经过一番挣扎。故选B。‎ ‎39. A本题考查动词的用法。句意：我虽然不能解决所有问题，但我也许可以帮助他们感觉他们不是一个人在奋斗，不是那么孤独。A. fix固定，解决；B. cause导致；C. ignore忽略；D. recognize识别，认出。这题之所以选A是从下半句里面推出来的。作者可以帮助人们感觉到不是那么孤独一人，因为前面用了一个but,存在转折关系，所以可以推出答案为A。故选A。‎ ‎40. C本题考查形容词的用法。句意：我虽然不能解决所有问题，但我也许可以帮助他们感觉他们不是一个人在奋斗，不是那么孤独。A. guilty愧疚的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. alone寂寥的，孤身一人的；D. connected有联系的。这题和上一题陈转折关系，其逻辑意义是：虽然不能解决问题，当让他们感觉不是那么孤独，只身一人去奋斗。故选C。‎ ‎4. 2020届河北省唐山市高三第二次模拟考试 The COVID-19 pandemic (疫情)has left many worrying about the future. However, I’ve found 41 in my mother’s one simple self-care ritual (仪式)and I have decided not to keep 42 in a sort of uncertainty.‎ I was 43 --by a single mom who had two kids, two jobs and a mile - long 44 of cleaning, cooking and bill-paying. 45 ,she was never seen with a hair out of 46 . Every morning, she’d head to a 47 ，lift her chin (下巴)up slightly, a gesture of confidence, and put on lipstick (口红) 48 delivering a forced yet toothy smile. I was too young to 49 why.‎ My mother 50 her red lips until the very end. In hospital, she asked me to help walk her to the basin to brush her teeth. I stared at her from behind 51 she might fall. I was deep in sorrow and uncertainty, tears 52 down my face. Then suddenly, from behind, I sensed that 53 gesture. Chin up. Confidence. A second later I heard the click of the 54 .‎ We don’t know what’s going to happen next. Yet one thing is 55 : When the world falls apart, we’ve 56 got unbelievable power to choose. I’m not suggesting we 57 what’s around us but focus on what we can control to 58 getting knocked around by uncertainty. Get up and shut the door on anything 59 . Just be sure to keep putting that 60 on.‎ ‎41. A. beauty B. knowledge C. strength D. evidence ‎42. A. drowning B. dreaming C. praying D. working ‎43. A. praised B. abused C. abandoned D. raised ‎44. A. roll B. pile C. list D. chain ‎45. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However ‎46. A. sight B. place C. reach D. balance ‎47. A. mirror B. table C. comer D. wall ‎48. A. when B. after C. before D. till ‎49. A. ask B. realize C. doubt D. advise ‎50. A. wore B. bit C. read D. rounded ‎51. A. convinced B. relaxed C. surprised D. worried ‎52. A. streaming B. getting C. pulling D. pointing ‎53. A. different B. familiar C. proper D. strange ‎54. A. camera B. door C. lock D. cap ‎55. A. easy B. delicate C. sure D. necessary ‎56. A. even B. still C. already D. also ‎57. A. ignore B. examine C. favor D. hate ‎58. A. practice B. accept C. avoid D. finish ‎59. A. challenging B. discouraging C. amusing D. thrilling ‎60. A. power B. coat C. mask D. lipstick ‎【答案】‎ 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要记叙了作者从自己单身妈妈每天在镜子前摆出自信的姿态和涂口红的行为中，学到了虽然世界上的很多东西让人对未来感到担忧，但我们仍然拥有难以置信的选择能力，我们可以关注我们可以控制的事物，以避免被不确定性击倒。站起来，把任何令人沮丧的事情都关在门外。‎ ‎41. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，我从母亲的一个简单的自我照顾习惯中找到了力量，我决定不再继续沉浸在某种不确定之中。A. beauty美丽；B. knowledge知识；C. strength力量；D. evidence证据。结合上文The COVID-19 pandemic has left many worrying about the future. However, I’ve found可知虽然COVID-19大流行让许多人对未来感到担忧。然而作者却在母亲一个简单的自我照顾习惯中找到了力量，however表示前后的转折，结合选项strength最符合语境。故选C。‎ ‎42. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我从母亲的一个简单的自我照顾习惯中找到了力量，我决定不再继续沉浸在某种不确定之中。A. drowning溺水；B. dreaming梦想；C. praying祈祷；D. working工作。结合后文in a sort of uncertainty可知作者决定不再沉浸在某种不确定之中。短语drown in“沉浸在”。故选A。‎ ‎43. D考查动词词义辨析。句意：我是由一个单亲妈妈抚养长大的，她有两个孩子，两份工作，还有一大堆的清洁工作、做饭和一大串的付账清单。A. praised称赞；B. abused虐待；C. abandoned抛弃；D. raised抚养。结合后文by a single mom可知作者是由一个单亲妈妈抚养长大的。故选D。‎ ‎44. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：我我是由一个单亲妈妈抚养长大的，她有两个孩子，两份工作，还有一大堆的清洁工作、做饭和一大串的付账清单。A. roll卷；B. pile大堆；C. list清单；D. chain束缚。结合后文of cleaning, cooking and bill-paying可知作者的母亲还有一大堆的清洁工作、做饭和一大串的付账清单。故选C。‎ ‎45. D考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，她从来没有被人看到有一根头发不对劲的地方。A. Otherwise否则；B. Therefore因此；C. Besides而且；D. However然而。结合上下文语境可知为转折关系，应用however。故选D。‎ ‎46. B考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，她从来没有被人看到有一根头发不对劲的地方。A. sight视力；B. place地方；C. reach范围；D. balance平衡。结合上下文，虽然是单亲妈妈，但是她把一切都处理得很好，她从来没有被人看到有一根头发不对劲的地方。此处短语out of place“不合适的”。故选B。‎ ‎47. A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天早上，她都会走到镜子前，微微抬起下巴，这是自信的姿态，在勉强露出露齿的微笑之前还会涂上口红。A. mirror镜子；B. table桌子；C. comer来者；D. wall墙壁。结合后文put on lipstick可知妈妈每天早上要走到镜子前涂口红。故选A。‎ ‎48. C考查连词辨析。句意：每天早上，她都会走到镜子前，微微抬起下巴，这是自信的姿态，在勉强露出露齿的微笑之前还会涂上口红。A. when当……时候；B. after在……之后；C. before在……之前；D. till直到。妈妈在露出微笑之前还要在嘴巴上涂上口红。表示“在……之前”应用before。故选C。‎ ‎49. B考查动词词义辨析。句意：我当时太年轻，没有意识到为什么。A. ask询问；B. realize意识到；C. doubt怀疑；D. advise建议。结合后文why可知作者当时还太小，没有意识到母亲这么做的原因是什么。故选B。‎ ‎50. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的母亲一直到最后都保持着她的红唇。A. wore戴，穿；B. bit咬；C. read阅读；D. rounded绕行。结合后文her red lips可知此处指母亲的嘴巴一直保持红红的状态，应用wear。其它选项意思不符合语境。故选A。‎ ‎51. D考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从后面盯着她，担心她会摔倒。A. convinced确信；B. relaxed放松；C. surprised惊讶；D. worried担心。结合后文she might fall可知作者担心母亲摔倒。故选D。‎ ‎52. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：我沉浸在悲伤和不确定之中，泪流满面。A. streaming流动；B. getting获得；C. pulling拉；D. pointing指向。结合上文I was deep in sorrow and uncertainty, tears可知此处指眼泪顺着作者的面颊留下来。故选A。‎ ‎53. B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：突然，我从后面感觉到那个熟悉的姿势。A. different不同的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. proper适当的；D. strange奇怪的。根据第二段中lift her chin up slightly, a gesture of confidence可知这是母亲惯有的姿势，所以作者感到熟悉。故选B。‎ ‎54. D考查名词词义辨析。句意：一秒钟后，我听到口红盖子咔哒一声。A. camera相机；B. door门；C. lock锁；D. cap盖子。结合第二段中lift her chin up slightly, a gesture of confidence, and put on lipstick可知母亲最后会涂口红，因此作者听到的是口红盖子的咔哒声。故选D。‎ ‎55. C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但有一件事是肯定的，当世界上的很多东西让人对未来感到担忧，我们仍然拥有难以置信的选择能力。A. easy容易的；B. delicate精致的；C. sure肯定的，确信的；D. necessary必要的。结合上文We don’t know what’s going to happen next. Yet one thing is可知虽然我们不知道接下来会发生什么。但有一点是肯定的（sure），yet表示转折。故选C。‎ ‎56. B考查副词词义辨析。句意：但有一件事是肯定的，当世界上的很多东西让人对未来感到担忧，我们仍然拥有难以置信的选择能力。A. even甚至；B. still仍然；C. already已经；D. also而且。结合后文got unbelievable power to choose可知作者认为世界上的很多东西让人对未来感到担忧，但是我们仍然（still）拥有选择的能力。故选B。‎ ‎57. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：我并不是建议我们忽略我们周围的事物，而是关注我们可以控制的事物，以避免被不确定性击倒。A. ignore忽视；B. examine检查；C. favor帮助；D. hate憎恨。结合后文what’s around us but focus on what we can control to可知作者在解释自己并不是建议忽略周围的事物，而是去关注可以控制的事物。故选A。‎ ‎58. C考查动词词义辨析。句意：我并不是建议我们忽略我们周围的事物，而是关注我们可以控制的事物，以避免被不确定性击倒。A. practice练习；B. accept接受；C. avoid避免；D. finish结束。结合后文getting knocked around by uncertainty可知关注我们可以控制的事物，是为了避免被不确定性击倒。短语avoid doing sth.“避免做某事”。故选C。‎ ‎59. B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：站起来，把任何令人沮丧的事情都关在门外。A. challenging有挑战性的；B. discouraging令人气馁的；C. amusing有趣的；D. thrilling令人兴奋的。根据上文The COVID-19 pandemic (疫情)has left many worrying about the future.可知此处指把令人沮丧的事情都关在门外。其他选项不符合语境。故选B。‎ ‎60. D考查名词词义辨析。句意：只要记得继续涂口红就可以了。A. power力量；B. coat外套；C. mask面具；D. lipstick口红。此处呼应第二段中put on lipstick母亲涂口红的行为。故选D。‎ ‎5. 2020届河南省郑州市毕业年级第三次质量预测 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。‎ Very few of us become fluent in another language by learning it in high school. ‎ I went to university and then moved across the country to seek a 21 job, married and raised children. I made an effort to 22 the little bit of French I learned in school, but ‎ eventually I realized that this was really 23 . I was quite aware that new languages are best learned when young, and that our abilities in that regard decline with 24 . ‎ However, just before my 50th birthday, I 25 French classes. After I was tested to see which group I belonged to, I was placed at almost the introductory 26 . When I looked around at my first class, I was 27 that many of the students were learning French as a third, fourth or even fifth language. ‎ Contrary to my 28 that learning a new language was impossibly difficult, there were people who learned new languages as a matter of course. While I had always thought of myself as a 29 learner, that was no longer the case. I 30 new vocabulary rather slowly. What I learned one week seemed to 31 as soon as I learned the next skill. I had to look up the 32 words and language structures over and over. Now, after several years of learning, I can listen to the news in French and 33 90% of it on the first try, read a novel if the language isn't too 34 and hold up my end of a conversation if it doesn't go too fast. I've learned so much beyond grammar and vocabulary. I've met people from around the world and all walks of life who have the 35 to make fools of themselves in order to learn something new. I've been taught by 36 and inspirational teachers from many comers of the worlD. Listening to the news as it is 37 to the people of France, I have a renewed understanding of how something can look 38 different from another viewpoint. I've learned that a language is not just a set of words, but a way of 39 . But most of all, I've learned that it is never too 40 to learn something new. ‎ ‎21. A. demanding B. temporary C. meaningful D. popular ‎22. A. understand B. review C. keep D. master ‎23. A. helpful B. pointless C. worthwhile D. necessary ‎24. A. health B. concern C. interest D. age ‎25. A. got ready for B. got on with C. signed up for D. fell in love with ‎26. A. level B. position C. attempt D. test ‎27. A. disappointed B. amazed C. annoyed D. excited ‎28. A. agreement B. research C. assumption D. conclusion ‎29. A. clumsy B. confident C. serious D. quick ‎30. A. absorbed B. consulted C. created D. recognized ‎31. A. go down B. pay off C. slip away D. build up ‎32. A. key B. same C. fresh D. complex ‎33. A. catch B. recite C. guess D. hear ‎34. A. changeable B. international C. difficult D. native ‎35. A. chance B. trick C. courage D. desire ‎36. A. energetic B. patient C. polite D. simple ‎37. A. announced B. sent C. returned D. presented ‎38. A. completely B. equally C. roughly D. slightly ‎39. A. challenging B. thinking C. living D. learning ‎40. A. slow B. impossible C. late D. inconvenient 这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。文章介绍了作者在50岁学习法语，历经几年的努力，终于大概掌握这门语言的过程。同时，作者还介绍了自己一些感想和体会。‎ ‎21. A考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我上了大学，然后到全国各地寻找一份要求很高的工作，结婚，养育孩子。A. demanding要求高的；B. temporary暂时的；C. meaningful有意义的；D. popular流行的，受欢迎的。根据前面“moved across the country”可知，作者大学毕业之后，到全国各地去找工作，由此推知，作者应该是想找一份好工作，根据常识可知，好工作往往“要求比较高”。故选A。‎ ‎22. C 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我努力保持在学校学的那一点法语，但最终我意识到这是毫无意义的。A. understand理解；B. review复习；C. keep保持；D. master精通，掌握。根据常识可知，一个人在结婚有了孩子之后，如果日常生活中不再接触使用在学校里学的某种语言，那么这门语言就会被慢慢遗忘。由此可知，该句想表达的意思是：作者在结婚之后想努力“保持”在学校学到的那点法语，但最后失败了。故选C。‎ ‎23. B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我努力保持在学校学的那一点法语，但最终我意识到这是毫无意义的。 A. helpful有帮助的；B. pointless无意义的；C. worthwhile值得的；D. necessary必要的。根据but转折可知，作者想保持在学校学的那一点法语，但最终失败了。所以他意识到自己的努力是“没有意义的”。故选B。‎ ‎24. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很清楚，学习新语言最好是在年轻的时候，而我们在这方面的能力会随着年龄的增长而衰退。A. health健康；B. concern关心；C. interest兴趣；D. age年龄。根据前一句“new languages are best learned when young(学习新语言最好是在年轻的时候)”可以推知，语言学习能力会随着年龄的增长而衰退。故选D。‎ ‎25. C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，就在我50岁生日前夕，我报了法语班。A. got ready for为……做好准备；B. got on with和……相处；C. signed up for报名参加； D. fell in love with爱上。根据下一句“After I was tested to see which group I belonged to, I was placed at almost the introductory ___26___”可知，作者经过测试被放到了入门级别。由此推知，作者报名参加法语班。故选C。‎ ‎26. A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在测试我属于哪一组之后，我几乎被放在了入门级别。A. level水平，级别；B. position职位，位置；C. attempt企图；D. test检测，测试。测试结果表明作者属于入门级别。故选A。‎ ‎27. B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我在第一堂课上环顾四周时，我惊讶地发现，许多学生都在把法语作为第三、第四甚至第五种语言来学习。A. disappointed失望的；B. amazed惊奇的；C. annoyed恼怒的，生气的；D. excited兴奋的。许多学生都在把法语作为第三、第四甚至第五种语言来学习，这是出乎作者意料的，因此作者非常“惊讶”。故选B。‎ ‎28. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：与我的设想（学习一门新语言是非常困难的）相反，有一些人把新语言作为一件理所当然的事情来学习。A. agreement协议，一致；B. research研究；C. assumption假定，设想；D. conclusion结论。学习一门新语言是非常困难的，这是作者初学这门语言时的“设想”。故选C。‎ ‎29. D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然我一直认为自己是一个快速的学习者，但情况不再是这样。A. clumsy笨拙的；B. confident有信心的；C. serious严肃的；D. quick快速的。根据下文中的“that was no longer the case ”和“rather slowly”可知，作者学习新词汇相当地慢。由此推知，他原本认为自己是个学东西很快的人，实际情况并非如此。故选D。‎ ‎30. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我吸收新词汇的速度相当慢。A. absorbed吸收；B. consulted咨询；C. created创造；D. recognized认出。作者学习新词汇的速度相当慢，即：作者“吸收”新词汇的速度慢。故选A。‎ ‎31. C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我学会了下一项技能时，我一周所学到的似乎就消失了。A. go down下 降；B. pay off还清；C. slip away逃走，悄悄溜走；D. build up建造。根据前一句作者吸收新词汇速度慢可知，作者学会下一个技能，前一周刚学的东西就会被忘记，即：前一周学的东西“溜走”了。故选C。‎ ‎32. B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我不得不一遍又一遍地查找相同的单词和语言结构。A. key关键的；B. same同样的；C. fresh新鲜的；D. complex 复杂的。前一句提到，作者很快就会忘记一周内学习的东西，所以他不得不反复的查找之前学过的“相同的”的单词和语言结构。故选B。‎ ‎33. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，经过几年的学习，我可以听法语新闻，一次就能理解90%的内容。A. catch理解，抓住；B. recite背诵；C. guess猜测；D. hear听见。该句展示的作者数年的学习结果。因此，该处指作者听法语新闻时，一次可以“理解，听懂”90%的内容。故选A。‎ ‎34. C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果一本小说的法语不是特别难，我可以读懂这本小说。A. changeable可改变的； B. international国际的；C. difficult困难的；D. native本地的，本国的。该句表达作者经过数年的学习，已经初步掌握了法语。如果一本小说的法语不是过于的难，作者也能看懂。也就是说，作者能够看懂一般的法语。故选C。‎ ‎35. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我遇到过来自世界各地和各行各业的人，他们为了学习新东西，敢于出丑。A. chance机会；B. trick诡计，恶作剧；C. courage勇气；D. desire欲望，要求。人们为了学习新东西，有敢于出丑的“勇气”，不怕在别人面前丢脸。故选C。‎ ‎36. B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我曾被来自世界各地有耐心并且鼓舞人心的老师教导。A. energetic精力充沛的；B. patient有耐心的；C. polite有礼貌的；D. simple简单的。该空和inspirational并列，修饰teachers，应用褒义词，且表示老师教学生，那么，“有耐心”更符合。故选B。‎ ‎37. D 考查动词词义辨析。句意：听着向法国人民播出的新闻，我对一个事物从另一个角度看起来如何会完全不同有了新的理解。 A. announced 宣布；B. sent派；C. returned返回；D. presented播出。根据listening可知，当新闻被播出时，作者听这些新闻。故选D。‎ ‎38. A 考查副词词义辨析。句意：听着向法国人民播出的新闻，我对一个事物从另一个角度看起来如何会完全不同有了新的理解。A. completely完全地；B. equally平等地；C. roughly粗略地；D. slightly稍微地。根据前面的“renewed understanding”可知，从另一个角度，我们对事物会有“完全”不同的新的理解。故选A。‎ ‎39. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我明白了语言不仅仅是一套单词，而且是一种思维方式。A. challenging挑战；B. thinking思考，认为，想；C. living生活，居住；D. learning学习。根据常识可知，语言不仅仅是一套单词，而且是一种思维方式。故选B。‎ ‎40. C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但最重要的是，我懂得了什么时候学习新东西都不晚。A. slow慢的；B. impossible不可能的；C. late晚的，迟到的；D. inconvenient不方便的。作者在50‎ 多岁开始学习法语，经过几年的学习，不仅初通法语，而且还有很多感悟。由此可知，作者认为：学习新东西什么时候都不“晚”。故选C。‎ ‎6. 2020届河北衡水中学第三次联合考试（I)‎ 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。‎ A parent’s hopes for 2030‎ When 2010 arrived, my son was only a year old—tiny. 21 ，the master of a few basic words, but still mostly the baby we'd 22 into the world. ‎ Now my baby has grown into an 23 —tall, strong,stout, and smart, a(n) 24 of Akira Kurosawa samurai movies. ‎ A 25 from now, in 2030, he will be an adult. I expect the next 10 years to fly by, and be filled with 26 . As 2020 begins. I am thinking about the kind of world my son will 27 and experience. I 28 for him, and for all the young people of his age. So I have several 29 for the world my son and his generation will live in：‎ I hope we finally get 30 about climate change. Polar ice is melting. The oceans are 31 . The question is 32 whether we can stop climate change，but whether we ‘re willing and able to do anything to 33 it. ‎ I’m not sure what a warming planet will 34 for my son's life. I suspect it means he will live in a world where nations and groups 35 limited resources like clean water and food, which means that the danger of climate change won't come just from rising oceans, but from other humans competing for control over what’s 36 ‎ The world is always going to be full of 37 about how to solve the challenges we face. I hope，too，that my son’s generation learns to 38 justice—but to do so with big heart and humility，recognizing our common humanity(人性）even with people who 39 us. ‎ The world of 2030 won’t 40 itself. We are creating it now, so my final wish is that we build the kind of world we actually want our children to live in. ‎ ‎21. A. special B. generous C. intelligent D. dependent ‎22. A. welcomed B. raised C. grown D. congratulated ‎23. A. athlete B. adolescent C. artist D. engineer ‎24. A. director B. author C. lover D. reader ‎25. A. month B. century C. year D. decade ‎26. A. questions B. experience C. danger D. change ‎27. A. create B. notice C. face D. shake ‎28. A. worry B. sacrifice C. provide D. arrange ‎29. A. plans B. methods C. hopes D. choices ‎30. A. particular B. serious C. optimistic D. enthusiastic ‎31. A. drying B. rising C. growing D. cooling ‎32. A. for sure B. as usual C. no longer D. till now ‎33. A. slow B. record C. complete D. oppose ‎34. A. mean B. obtain C. share D. seek ‎35. A. pick up B. fight over C. turn down D. take part ‎36. A. finished B. continued C. started D. left ‎37. A. aims B. examples C. disagreements D. results ‎38. A. escape B. express C. seek D. affect ‎39. A. differ from B. agree with C. refer to D. call for ‎40. A. blame B. admire C. prove D. build 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了作者对10年后儿子和儿子将来所处的世界的担忧和愿望。‎ ‎21. D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当2010年到来的时候，我的儿子只有一岁，小小的，需要依靠，他掌握了一些基本的词，但仍是我们欢迎来到这个世界的婴儿。A. special特殊的；B. generous慷慨的；C. intelligent聪明的；D. dependent依靠的。由上文可知，儿子仅仅一岁，还很小，小孩子是需要依靠的。故选D。‎ ‎22. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：当2010年到来的时候，我的儿子只有一岁，小小的，需要依靠的，他掌握了一些基本的词，但仍是我们欢迎来到这个世界的婴儿。A. welcomed欢迎；B. raised提升，养育；C. grown成长；D. congratulated祝贺。根据常识可知，面对自己的孩子降临到这个世界，当然是欢迎的了。短语welcome into意为“欢迎进入”；B选项raise意为“抚养”，是及物动词，后边直接接宾语；C选项不符合语境；D选项固定搭配为congratulate on，意为“对某事表示祝贺”。故选A。‎ ‎23. B考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，我的孩子已经长成一个青少年—高高的，强壮的，勇敢的；聪明的，一个黑泽明武士电影的爱好者。A. athlete运动员；B. adolescent青少年；C. artist艺术家；D. engineer工程师。根据下文“A ___25___from now, in 2030, he will be an adult. ”，可知在2030年，他会成为一个成年人，联系上文2010‎ 年他刚刚一岁，可知他现在是青少年。故选B。‎ ‎24. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，我的孩子已经长成一个青少年—高高的，强壮的，勇敢的；聪明的，一个黑泽明武士电影的爱好者。A. director导演；主任；B. author作家；C. lover爱好者；D. reader读者。根据下文“Akira Kurosawa samurai movies. （黑泽明武士电影）”，作者的儿子此时是个青少年，应该是武士电影的爱好者。故选C。‎ ‎25. D考查名词词义辨析。句意：从现在开始十年后，在2030年，他将会成为一个成年人。A. month月；B. century一世纪；百年；C. year年；D. decade十年。根据下文“I expect the next 10 years to fly by,”，可知作者期待着下一个十年过去，因此此处是10年。故选D。‎ ‎26. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我期待着下一个十年飞逝，这期间是充满着变化的。A. questions问题；B. experience经验；C. danger危险；D. change变化。10年后儿子会长大成人，10年将会飞逝而过，而这其中是充满变化的。故选D。‎ ‎27. C考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着2020年的开始，我开始想我的儿子将会面对和经历的那种世界。A. create创造；B. notice注意；C. face面对；D. shake动摇。根据空格后的并列动词experience“经历”可知此处应为它的近义词，联系本句可知，作者在思考自己的儿子即将面对和经历的这个世界。故选C。‎ ‎28. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：我为他和所有和他同龄的年轻人担心。A. worry担忧；B. sacrifice牺牲；C. provide提供；D. arrange安排。根据下文作者对这个世界现存的问题提出的希望可知，在这里作者担心自己的儿子及所有他这个年龄的年轻人。故选A。‎ ‎29. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于我儿子和他这一代人生活的世界，我有几个愿望。A. plans计划；B. methods方法；C. hopes愿望；D. choices选择。根据下一段提示“I hope we finally get. . . ”可知作者有一些愿望。故选C。‎ ‎30. B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我希望我们最终能认真对待气候变化的问题。A. particular特别的；B. serious严肃的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. enthusiastic热情的。下文提到气候变化是一个严重的问题，此处表示作者希望能够认真对待。固定搭配be serious about意为“认真对待”，故选B。‎ ‎31. B考查动词词义辨析。句意：海平面在上升。A. drying变干；B. rising上升；C. growing成长；D. cooling变凉。由前文中“Polar ice is melting. ”可知海平面应该是在上升，下文第五段中也提到了“rising oceans”，故选B。‎ ‎32. C考查介词短语辨析。句意：这个问题不再是我们是否能阻止气候变化，而是我们是否愿意、是否能够去做任何使它变慢的事。A. for sure无疑；B. as usual像往常一样；C. no ‎ longer不再；D. till now到现在为止。but连接前后为转折关系，后一句是肯定语气，那么前一句应该是否定语气。故选C。‎ ‎33. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个问题不再是我们是否能阻止气候变化，而是我们是否愿意、是否能够去任何使它变慢的事。A. slow变慢；B. record记录；C. complete完成；D. oppose反对。联系上文可知，it指代climate change，结合段意可知，我们不能阻止，但能减缓气候变化。故选A。‎ ‎34. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不确定一个温暖的星球将会对我儿子的一生意味着什么。A. mean表示···的意思；B. obtain获得；C. share分享；D. seek寻找。根据后句提示“I suspect it means he’ll live in a world. . . ”可知作者不确定全球变暖对于儿子的生活意味着什么。mean属词汇复现。故选A。‎ ‎35. B考查动词短语辨析。句意：我怀疑它意味着，他生活在一个国家和团体争夺有限资源比如干净的水和食物的世界。A. pick up捡起；B. fight over争夺；C. turn down关小；D. take part参与。根据下文“but from other humans competing for control over ”可知，作者在猜想这意味着他将活在一个国家和团体争夺有限资源比如干净的水和食物的世界，应选fight over “为……争斗”。其他选项均不符合句意。故选B。‎ ‎36. D考查动词词义辨析。句意：这意味着气候变化的危险将不仅仅来自海平面上升，更来自人类为了控制所剩下的资源的竞争。A. finished完成；B. continued继续；C. started开始；D. left留下。结合文章，根据上文中提到的“limited resources”可知，气候变化的危害不仅仅来自海平面上升，更有人类为了掌控剩下的资源的竞争。故选D。‎ ‎37. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：关于如何解决我们面临的挑战，这个世界总是充满争论。A. aims目标；B. examples例子；C. disagreements分歧；D. results结果。根据“how to solve the challenges we face”可知此处应该是人类关于应对挑战的争论。故选C。‎ ‎38. C考查动词词义辨析。句意：我也希望我儿子这一代人学会寻找正义—但要怀着博大的心和谦卑去这样做，意识到我们共同的人性，即使是那些和我们不一样的人。A. escape 逃脱；B. express表达；C. seek寻找；D. affect影响。根据but to do so with big heart and humility，recognizing our common humanity(人性），可知此处应为寻求公正。故选C。‎ ‎39. A考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我也希望我儿子这一代人学会寻找正义—但要怀着博大的心和谦卑去这样做，意识到我们共同的人性，即使与那些和我们不一样的人。A. differ from与···不同；B. agree with同意；C. refer to提及；D. call for需要。本句中的even 意为“即使”，表前后转折，结合句意“要意识到共同的人性，即使是与我们不同的人。”可知，前为“common”，则后应该为“differ from”。故选A。‎ ‎40. D考查动词词义辨析。句意：2030年的世界不会自我建设。A. blame责备；B. admire赞赏；C. prove证明；D. build建造。根据下一句“We are creating it now”可知此处应为“create”的近义词。表示2030年的世界不会自己建造。故选D。 ‎ ‎7. 2020届湖北省武汉市高中毕业生五月质量检测 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。‎ Last week, my grandfather was explaining his favorite words, “Nothing is ever easy. ” Yesterday, I happened to 21 a bee in the living room. I thought 22 the bee would take no more than five minutes. But an hour 23 , the bee remained there. All that had 24 was that the living room was in a mess and that I felt 25 and had to lie on the sofa to take a breath. I did not expect to 26 an hour on such a tiny 27 , but suddenly I understood what my grandfather meant. ‎ It is not only 28 that we tend to underestimate (低估) — we have to bear other unexpected 29 . We often imagine everything can work in our 30 , but we seldom think of all the 31 things that could affect us. However, it is important to remember that your day or week or year might not 32 as planned, and that is completely 33 . It is absolutely acceptable to feel challenged — 34 at a task you thought was 35 — because that is part of life. ‎ If you can accept that nothing will ever be easy, then life might seem slightly more 36 . In middle school, I thought high school might be easier since I could choose the 37 I wanted to take. In high school, I thought college might be easier because I could have a schedule best suited for myself. 38 each time, I was both wrong and 39 . After accepting that school wouldn’t (and shouldn’t) be easy, I found myself with a more positive attitude and improved my 40 . ‎ ‎21. A. get B. notice C. carry D. collect ‎22. A. removing B. observing C. keeping D. chasing ‎23. A. ago B. away C. later D. earlier ‎24. A. changed B. happened C. existed D. compensated ‎25. A. unsafe B. uneasy C. dull D. dizzy ‎26. A. pass B. waste C. spare D. last ‎27. A. space B. room C. insect D. pet ‎28. A. importance B. effort C. power D. time ‎29. A. costs B. causes C. pressure D. burden ‎30. A. mind B. turn C. view D. favor ‎31. A. strange B. unpleasant C. natural D. funny ‎32. A. continue B. fly C. go D. come ‎33. A. dangerous B. normal C. different D. unfair ‎34. A. usually B. even C. therefore D. instead ‎35. A. simple B. complex C. important D. impossible ‎36. A. valuable B. changeable C. manageable D. stable ‎37. A. jobs B. steps C. classes D. seats ‎38. A. Yet B. So C. Again D. Also ‎39. A. selfish B. uncertain C. tired D. disappointed ‎40. A. appearance B. responsibility C. reputation D. performance ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过花了一个多小时赶一只飞进客厅的蜜蜂但没成功的经历, 明白了祖父说最喜欢的一句话——凡事都不容易的含义, 告诉我们要时刻为挑战做好准备, 以积极的态度迎接挑战。‎ ‎21. B考查动词词义辨析。句意：昨天, 我碰巧注意到客厅里有一只蜜蜂。A. get得到；B. notice注意到；C. carry搬；D. collect收集。根据空后的“a bee in the living room”可知, 我注意到客厅里有一只蜜蜂, 故B项正确。‎ ‎22. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以为用不上五分钟我就能把这只蜜蜂赶出客厅。A. removing除去, 迁移；B. observing观察；C. keeping保留；D. chasing追赶。空前一句说我发现客厅里飞进来一只蜜蜂, 再根据下文我赶蜜蜂的情节可知, 我想要把这只飞进客厅的蜜蜂赶出去, 故A项正确。‎ ‎23. C考查副词词义辨析。句意：但一个小时后, 蜜蜂仍然在屋子里。A. ago之前；B. away离去；C. later之后；D. earlier早前。根据空后的“he bee remained there. ”可知, 一个小时后, 蜜蜂仍然在屋子里, 故C项正确。‎ ‎24. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：唯一改变的是, 客厅里一片狼藉, 我感到头晕目眩, 不得不靠在沙发上喘口气。A. changed改变；B. happened发生；C. existed存在；D. ‎ ‎ compensated补偿。根据空后的“the living room was in a mess”可知, 唯一改变的是, 客厅里一片狼藉, 强调我非但没赶走蜜蜂, 反而把屋子弄得一团糟, 故A项正确。‎ ‎25. D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：唯一改变的是, 客厅里一片狼藉, 我感到头晕目眩, 不得不靠在沙发上喘口气。A. unsafe不安全的；B. uneasy不容易的；C. dull无趣的；D. dizzy眩晕的。根据空后的“had to lie on the sofa to take a breath”可知, 我不得不靠在沙发上喘口气, 这说明我累得头晕目眩, 故D项正确。‎ ‎26. B考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没想到会在这么小的昆虫身上浪费一个小时的时间, 但突然我明白了祖父的意思。A. pass经过；B. waste浪费；C. spare匀出；D. last持续。上文说我以为用不上五分钟我就能把这只蜜蜂赶出客厅, 结果用了一个小时还没把它赶出去, 因此此处是说我没想到竟然会在它身上浪费一个小时的时间, 故B项正确。‎ ‎27. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：我没想到会在这么小的昆虫身上浪费一个小时的时间, 但突然我明白了祖父的意思。A. space空间；B. room房间；C. insect昆虫；D. pet宠物。此处指那只飞进客厅的蜜蜂, 自然是昆虫, 故C项正确。‎ ‎28. D考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们往往不止会低估时间, 而且还必须承担做某件事时付出的意想不到的代价。A. importance重要性；B. effort努力；C. power力量；D. time时间。上文说我以为用不上五分钟我就能把蜜蜂赶出客厅, 结果用了一个小时还没把它赶出去, 因此此处是说我们往往会低估做事所需的时间, 故D项正确。‎ ‎29. A考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们往往不止会低估时间, 而且还必须承担做某件事时付出的意想不到的代价。A. costs代价、成本；B. causes原因；C. pressure压力；D. burden负担。根据上文中的“the living room was in a mess”可知, 我把客厅弄得一片狼藉, 这是我为了赶走蜜蜂所付出的代价, 故A项正确。‎ ‎30. D考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们常常想象每件事都能对我们有利, 但我们很少想到所有可能影响我们的不好的事情。A. mind心灵；B. turn轮到某人；C. view观点；D. favor有利。根据空前的“We often imagine everything can work in our”可知, 我们常常想象每件事都能对我们有利, in one’s favor表示“对某人有利”, 故D项正确。‎ ‎31. B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们常常想象每件事都能对我们有利, 但我们很少想到所有可能影响我们的不好的事情。A. strange奇怪的；B. unpleasant不愉快的；C. natural自然的；D. funny好笑的。空前一句说我们常常想象每件事都能对我们有利, 此处与之相反, 说的是我们很少想到可能影响我们的不好的事情, 故B项正确。‎ ‎32. C考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而, 你要记住, ‎ ‎ 你的一天、一周、一年可能都不会按计划进行, 这是很正常的。A. continue继续；B. fly飞逝；C. go运转, 进行；D. come来。根据空后的“as planned”可知, 你的一天、一周、一年可能都不会按计划进行, 故C项正确。‎ ‎33. B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而, 你要记住, 你的一天、一周、一年可能都不会按计划进行, 这是很正常的。A. dangerous危险的；B. normal正常的；C. different不同的；D. unfair不公平的。空后一句说即使是一项你认为很简单的任务, 你也会感到有挑战性, 因此你的一天、一周、一年可能都不会按计划进行, 这一点是很正常的, 故B项正确。‎ ‎34. B考查副词词义辨析。句意：即使是一项你认为很简单的任务, 你也会感到有挑战性, 这是完全可以接受的, 因为这就是生活的一部分。A. usually通常；B. even甚至, 即使；C. therefore因此；D. instead相反。根据空后的“at a task you thought was ___15___”可知, 即使是一项你认为很简单的任务, 你也会感到有挑战性, 故B项正确。‎ ‎35. A考查形容词词义辨析。句意：即使是一项你认为很简单的任务, 你也会感到有挑战性, 这是完全可以接受的, 因为这就是生活的一部分。A. simple简单的；B. complex复杂的；C. important重要的；D. impossible不可能的。空前一句说感到挑战是绝对可以接受的, 因此此处是说即使是一项你认为很简单的任务, 你也会感到有挑战性, 故A项正确。‎ ‎36. C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果你能接受凡事都不容易, 那么生活可能会变得更容易管理。A. valuable有价值的；B. changeable易变的；C. manageable易管理的；D. stable牢固的。根据空前的“If you can accept that nothing will ever be easy, ”, 并结合下文说的我在初中、高中、大学三个阶段的经历可知, 如果你能接受没有什么是容易的, 那么生活可能会变得更容易管理, 故C项正确。‎ ‎37. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：上初中的时候, 我觉得高中可能更容易, 因为我可以选择我想上的课。A. jobs工作；B. steps步骤；C. classes课；D. seats座位。上学的时候自然是要上课, 故C项正确。‎ ‎38. A考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而, 每次我都想错了, 而且还很失望。A. Yet然而；B. So所以；C. Again再、又；D. Also还。上文说上初中时, 我认为高中更容易, 上高中时, 我又认为大学更容易, 再根据空后的“wrong”可知, 然而, 每次我都想错了, 故A项正确。‎ ‎39. D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而, 每次我都想错了, 而且还很失望。A. selfish自私的；B. uncertain不确定的；C. tired劳累的；D. disappointed失望的。根据空前的“wrong”可知, 每次我都想错了, 而且还很失望, 故D项正确。‎ ‎40. D考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接受了上学不会也不应该容易这一事实后, 我发现自己变得更加积极了, 成绩也提高了。A. appearance外表；B. responsibility责任；C. reputation声望；D. performance表现, 成绩。根据空前的“I found myself with a more positive attitude”可知, 我变得更加积极了, 成绩也提高了, 故D项正确。 ‎ ‎8. 2020届宁夏回族自治区银川一中高三第三次模拟考试 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 I was a kid, my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the camp we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery (射箭), but for me, the most memorable 21 was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ve ever 22 a mountain, you know it’s a physical challenge, 23 when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got 24 , they certainly started complaining.‎ ‎“How much farther is it?”‎ ‎“I can’t go any further.”‎ ‎“My 25 is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”‎ The reply of the 26 was, “Suck it up (不要再抱怨了).” The truth is that the complaining campers were 27 near the point of 28 . If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the 29 and given them care. The kids simply weren’t used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy they 30 the discomfort, and in most cases 31 having a great time. In my camp days, I don’t 32 a single camper complaining at the 33 of the mountain.‎ There are two ways to deal with an 34 situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you’re getting that 35 energy out, but you are probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the 36 of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They’re 37 and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life 38 for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own 39 , to move past it and focus on a 40 , it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn’t bad in the first place.‎ ‎21. A. experience B. behaviour C. occasion D. situation ‎22. A. seen B. reached C. climbed D. described ‎23. A. especially B. normally C. obviously D. naturally ‎24. A. ashamed B. tired C. puzzled D. shocked ‎25. A. food B. water C. shelter D. backpack ‎26. A. parents B. teachers C. guides D. partners ‎27. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere ‎28. A. camp B. exhaustion C. mountain D. destination ‎29. A. signs B. activities C. gestures D. scenes ‎30. A. shared B. understood C. suffered D. overcame ‎31. A. couldn’t help B. ended up C. insisted on D. gave up ‎32. A. recall B. forget C. disturb D. forgive ‎33. A. foot B. top C. back D. base ‎34. A. unbelievable B. unexpected C. unusual D. unpleasant ‎35. A. great B. spare C. negative D. potential ‎36. A. dislike B. respect C. sympathy D. enthusiasm ‎37. A. amazing B. shocking C. worrying D. annoying ‎38. A. poorer B. harder C. easier D. better ‎39. A. life B. mind C. suffering D. mistake ‎40. A. trip B. plan C. solution D. dream 本文为一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章记叙了我小时候参加的一个夏令营的难忘经历和感悟。‎ ‎21. A考查名词词义辨析。句意：在夏令营里，我们做了很多有趣的事情，比如游泳、运动和射箭，但对我来说，最难忘的经历是一次夜间的登山。A. experience经历；B. behaviour行为；C. occasion场合；D. situation情况。结合语境可知，夏令营中令我最难忘的是夜间登山的经历。故选A项。‎ ‎22. C考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你爬过山，你就会知道这是一种身体上的挑战，尤其是当你背着食物和帐篷的时候。A. seen看见；B. reached够到；C. climbed爬；D. described描述。结合前文At the camp we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery (射箭), but for me, the most memorable ___21___ was an overnight trip of mountain climbing.在夏令营里，我们做了很多有趣的事情，比如游泳、运动和射箭，但对我来说，最难忘的经历是一次夜间的登山。可知，此处作者的假设是如果你也爬过山。故选C项。‎ ‎23.‎ ‎ A考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果你爬过山，你就会知道这是一种身体上的挑战，特别是当你背着食物和帐篷的时候。A. especially特别地；B. normally通常地；C. obviously显然地；D. naturally自然地。结合前文you know it’s a physical challenge爬山是身体上的挑战，特别是背着食物和帐篷时。故选A项。‎ ‎24. B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当营员们累了的时候，他们开始抱怨了。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. tired疲倦的；C. puzzled困惑的；D. shocked震惊的。结合后文they certainly started complaining. 他们开始抱怨了，推测是因为太累了才开始抱怨。故选B项。‎ ‎25. D考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的背包太重了。A. food食物；B. water水；C. shelter住所；D. backpack背包。结合前文when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back.可知，孩子们的背包很重，背了食物和帐篷。故选D项。‎ ‎26. B考查名词词义辨析。句意：老师们的答复是“不要再抱怨了”。A. parents父母；B. teachers老师；C. guides导游；D. partners合作伙伴。结合后文If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the ___29___ and given them care.如果是的话，老师们会注意到这些迹象并给予他们关怀。可知，带我们夜间爬山的是老师，因此此处也是老师给孩子的答复。故选B项。‎ ‎27. C考查副词词义辨析。句意：事实上，抱怨的营员们还远未到筋疲力尽的地步。A. somewhere哪里；B. anywhere任何地方；C. nowhere无处；D. everywhere到处。结合后文If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the ___29___ and given them care.可知，如果孩子们真的筋疲力尽，老师们会注意到并且给予他们关怀，而事实是孩子们还远未到筋疲力尽的地步。故选C项。‎ ‎28. B考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，抱怨的营员们还远未到筋疲力尽的地步。A. camp营地；B. exhaustion精疲力尽；C. mountain山；D. destination目的地。结合前文When campers got tired, they certainly started complaining.孩子们虽然累了，但是远未到筋疲力尽的地步。故选B项。‎ ‎29. A考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果是的话，老师们会注意到这些迹象并给予他们关怀。A. signs迹象；B. activities活动；C. gestures手势；D. scenes场景。结合后文and given them care.可知，老师给予他们关怀是因为老师注意到了他们筋疲力尽的迹象。故选A项。‎ ‎30. D考查动词词义辨析。句意：一旦他们意识到自己没得到了同情，他们就克服了不适，在大多数情况下，最后会有一段好的体验。A. shared分享；B. understood理解；C. suffered痛苦；D. overcame战胜。结合后文In my camp days, I don’t ___32___ a single camper complaining at the ___33___ of the mountain.大家都到了山顶上，并且没有一个人抱怨。可知，一旦没有得到同情，他们就自己克服了不适感，并且最后都到了山顶上。故选D项。‎ ‎31. B考查动词短语辨析。句意：一旦他们意识到自己没得到了同情，他们就克服了不适，在大多数情况下，最后会有一段好的体验。A. couldn’t help忍不住做；B. ended up最后；C. insisted on坚持；D. gave up放弃。结合前文they overcame the discomfort可知，他们克服了不适，最后一定会有一段美好的体验。故选B项。‎ ‎32. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我露营的日子里，我不记得有任何一个营员在山顶抱怨。A. recall回忆；B. forget忘记；C. disturb打扰；D. forgive原谅。结合语境，我不记得有任何一个人在山顶上抱怨。故选A项。‎ ‎33. B考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我露营的日子里，我不记得有任何一个营员在山顶抱怨。A. foot脚；B. top顶；C. back背；D. base基底。结合语境可知，最后所有人到了山顶上。故选B项。‎ ‎34. D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有两种方法可以处理不愉快的情况。A. unbelievable难以置信的；B. unexpected出乎意料的；C. unusual不同寻常的；D. unpleasant令人不愉快的。结合前文的爬山经历可知，两种方法解决的是令人不愉快的情况。故选D项。‎ ‎35. C 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果你抱怨的话，你可能会觉得你正在释放消极的能量，但你可能不会引起积极的变化。A. great好的；B. spare空闲的；C. negative消极的；D. potential潜在的。结合后文but you are probably not going to cause a positive change.但你可能不会引起积极的变化。根据连词but可知，前后有转折含义，因此前文应该是如果抱怨的话，很可能会释放消极的能量。故选C项。‎ ‎36. A考查名词词义辨析。句意：你的抱怨很有可能引起周围人的反感。A. dislike厌恶，反感；B. respect尊敬；C. sympathy同情；D. enthusiasm热情。结合后文No one likes a complainer.没有人喜欢抱怨者。可知，如果老是抱怨可能引起周围人的反感。故选A项。‎ ‎37. D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们很烦人，并且伤害了整个组织。A. amazing令人惊讶的；B. shocking震惊的；C. worrying担心的；D. annoying烦人的。结合前文No one likes a complainer.没有人喜欢抱怨者。可知，因为他们很烦人。故选D项。‎ ‎38. B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：抱怨使每个人的生活都更艰难。A. poorer更穷的；B. harder更难的；C. easier更容易的；D. better更好的。结合语境可知，抱怨会使得生活变得更加艰难。故选B项。‎ ‎39. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：相反，如果你决定控制自己的痛苦，把注意力转移到解决方案上，我的经验是，你会意识到它一开始就不坏。A. life生活；B. mind思想；C. suffering痛苦；D. mistake错误。结合前文There are two ways to deal with an ___34___ situation.‎ 处理的是令人不愉快的情况，是使人感到痛苦的。故选C项。‎ ‎40. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：相反，如果你决定控制自己的痛苦，把注意力转移到解决方案上，我的经验是，你会意识到它一开始就不坏。A. trip旅行；B. plan计划；C. solution解决方案；D. dream梦想。结合全文，作者告诉我们面对困难不要抱怨，而是要努力寻找解决方案来解决眼前的困难。故选C项。‎ ‎9. 2020届河南省濮阳市高三第二次模拟考试 ‎ More than anything else in the world, Jayden Hairston wanted to learn how to sing. 21 , his elementary school in Yonkers didn't 22 the music instruction he needed. So he begged his parents to sign him up for after-school lessons.‎ His mother said, ''Ever since I could 23 , he has been singing and dancing for the family. '' She wanted to help her son to do whatever he loved, but private lessons were too 24 for the family where there was only one breadwinner.‎ Then Jayden began researching after-school arts 25 on the Internet. Luckily, he soon 26 the website of Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) in New York City. There, he could 27 singing and dancing lessons. It was a bit far from Yonkers. But he 28 his parents to take him for a visit.‎ That was three years ago. Now Jayden is one of HSA’s most 29 students. He takes singing, dancing, or theater lessons almost every day after school. Last year, he performed in seven productions. ''When I'm at HSA, I don't want to leave, '' he says. ''It's made me more 30 . I feel better about myself, '' Jayden says.‎ Like Jayden, many poor students across the United States have 31 access to arts instruction in schools. HSA is one of many nonprofit groups that 32 this gap (缺口) by offering cheaper online arts classes which most families can 33 . These groups are usually funded by donations.‎ A Harvard University study found that arts instruction does not straightly raise students' 34 in math and English. However, that doesn’t mean arts education isn’t 35 . Arts train a set of thinking skills 36 those measured by test scores. It can also offer another 37 for children who may not 38 good scores in such exams. Without it, students might never 39 their strengths and possibly their future occupations.‎ Jayden Hairston knows this firsthand. He says Harlem School of the Arts has 40 him ‎ to go after his professional goals.‎ ‎21. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However ‎22. A. offer B. hold C. sell D. follow ‎23. A. imagine B. speak C. remember D. listen ‎24. A. attractive B. horrible C. troublesome D. expensive ‎25. A. applications B. programs C. competitions D. technologies ‎26. A. ran over B. broke into C. set up D. came across ‎27. A. teach B. perform C. attend D. check ‎28. A. convinced B. forced C. instructed D. forbade ‎29. A. friendly B. active C. selfless D. cautious ‎30. A. confident B. modest C. reasonable D. sensitive ‎31. A. direct B. normal C. limited D. broadened ‎32. A. bridges B. widens C. breaks D. deepens ‎33. A. advertise B. prepare C. recommend D. afford ‎34. A. responses B. achievements C. memory D. attention ‎35. A. exciting B. demanding C. valuable D. reliable ‎36. A. different from B. regardless of C. similar to D. along with ‎37. A. challenge B. right C. direction D. destination ‎38. A. distinguish B. accumulate C. urge D. obtain ‎39. A. expect B. discover C. process D. satisfy ‎40. A. required B. motivated C. promised D. reminded 这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。本文主要讲述了Jayden Hairston因为在学校得不到他自己所需要的艺术指导，因此在征得父母的允许下他选择了一家非盈利的艺术培训学校。文章指出，艺术课程虽然不能直接提高学生的分数，但是可以培养学生其他方面的思维技能，让学生看到自己长处，也可以为学生提供另外的职业方向。‎ ‎21. D考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，他在Yonkers的小学没有提供他所需要的音乐指导。A. Besides此外；B. Instead相反；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。根据上文的Jayden Hairston wanted to learn how to sing和下文的his elementary school in Yonkers didn't ________ the music instruction he needed可知上下文是转折关系，故选D项。‎ ‎22. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，他在Yonkers的小学没有提供他所需要的音乐指导。‎ A. offer提供；B. hold拿着；C. sell卖；D. follow跟随。根据下文的So he begged his parents to sign him up for after-school lessons.可知他所在的小学没有提供他需要的音乐指导，故选A项。‎ ‎23. C考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的妈妈说：“自我能够记得起，他一直为家人唱歌跳舞。” A. imagine想象；B. speak说；C. remember记得；D. listen听。根据下文的he has been singing and dancing for the family.可知这是Jayden Hairston妈妈回忆的事情，故用“记得”符合语境，故选C项。‎ ‎24. D考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她想帮助儿子学习他喜欢的任何东西，但是私人课程对这个只有一个人挣钱养家的家庭来说太昂贵了。A. attractive有吸引力的；B. horrible恐怖的；C. troublesome麻烦的；D. expensive昂贵的。根据下文的there was only one breadwinner.可知此处用“昂贵的”符合语境，故选D项。‎ ‎25. B考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，Jayden开始在网络上搜索课外艺术课程。A. applications申请；B. programs课程；C. competitions竞赛；D. technologies技术。根据下文的Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) in New York City.可知此处用“课程”符合语境，故选B项。‎ ‎26. D考查动词词义辨析。句意：非常幸运，他偶遇了纽约Harlem艺术学校的网站。A. ran over碾过，复查；B. broke into强行进入；C. set up建立；D. came across遇到。根据上文的Luckily可知此处用“偶遇”符合语境，故选D项。‎ ‎27. C考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那儿，他可以每天放学后去上歌唱、舞蹈或戏剧课程。A. teach教；B. perform表演；C. attend上（学/课）；D. check核查。根据句意可知，此处考查固定用法attend lessons“上课”，故选C项。‎ ‎28. A考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他说服父母带他去学校看看。A. convinced说服；B. forced强迫；C. instructed指导；D. forbade禁止。根据上文的It was a bit far from Yonkers.可知上下文是转折关系，此处用“说服”符合语境，故选A项。‎ ‎29. B考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，Jayden是学校里最活跃的学生之一。A. friendly友好的；B. active活跃的；C. selfless无私的；D. cautious警惕的。根据下文的He takes singing, dancing, or theater lessons almost every day after school.可知Jayden是非常活跃的，故选B项。‎ ‎30. A考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Jayden说：“它让我更加有信心了。”A. confident有信心的；B. modest谦虚的；C. reasonable合理的；D. sensitive敏感的。根据下文的I feel better about myself可知此处应选择一个正向的形容词，用“有信心的”符合语境，故选A项。‎ ‎31. C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在美国，有很多像Jayden一样的穷人家的孩子，他们在学校接触的艺术指导是有限的。A. direct直接的；B. normal正常的；C. limited有限的；D. broadened拓宽的。根据上文的his elementary school in Yonkers didn't _______ the music instruction he needed. So he begged his parents to sign him up for after-school lessons.可知这些孩子在学校接触的艺术指导是有限的，故选C项。‎ ‎32. A 考查动词词义辨析。句意：HAS是众多非盈利艺术学校中的一个，通过提供相对便宜的、大多数家庭都能承担的在线艺术课程缩小差距。A. bridges克服；B. widens拓宽；C. breaks打破；D. deepens加深。根据下文的by offering cheaper online arts classes which most families can ________.可知该学校提供的课程bridge the gap“缩小了差距”，故选A项。‎ ‎33. D考查动词词义辨析。句意：句意：HAS是众多非盈利艺术学校中的一个，通过提供大多数家庭都能承担的便宜的在线艺术课程缩小差距。A. advertise打广告；B. prepare准备；C. recommend推荐；D. afford承担。根据上文的offering cheaper online arts classes可知此处用“能够承担”符合语境，故选D项。‎ ‎34. B考查名词词义辨析。句意：哈佛大学的一项研究发现，艺术指导虽然不能直接提高学生在数学、英语科目的成绩。A. responses回应；B. achievements成绩；C. memory记忆；D. attention专注力。根据下文的Arts train a set of thinking skills ________ those measured by test scores.可知此处用“成绩”符合语境，achievement和score是同义词复现，故选B项。‎ ‎35. C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但，那并不意味着它没有价值。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. demanding要求高的；C. valuable有价值的；D. reliable可靠的。根据下文的Arts train a set of thinking skills可知艺术指导也是非常有价值的，故选C项。‎ ‎36. A考查形容词短语辨析。句意：艺术训练的一系列思维技巧和那些用测试的分数来衡量的思维技巧不同。A. different from与……不同；B. regardless of不管；C. similar to与……相似；D. along with和……一起。结合常识可知，艺术课程培养的技能和数学、英语等培养的技能不同，故选A项。‎ ‎37. C考查名词词义辨析。句意：它还可以为那些在考试中可能不会获得好分数的孩子提供另外一个方向。A. challenge挑战；B. right权利；C. direction方向；D. destination目的地。根据下文的their strengths and possibly their future occupations.可知，此处是指为考试分数不好的孩子提供另外的职业方向，故选C项。‎ ‎38. D考查动词词义辨析。句意：它还可以为那些在考试中可能不会获得好分数的孩子提供另外一个方向。A. distinguish区分；B. accumulate积累；C. urge催促；D. obtain 获得。根据语言表达常识可知，我们一般说“获得好成绩”，故选D项。‎ ‎39. B考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果没有艺术课程，学生可能绝不会发现他们的长处和他们将来可能的职业。A. expect期待；B. discover发现；C. process处理；D. satisfy使……满意。根据句意可知，此处用“发现”符合语境，故选B项。‎ ‎40. B考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说Harlem艺术学校已经激励他去追寻他的专业目标。A. required要求；B. motivated激励；C. promised承诺；D. reminded提醒。根据上文的''When I'm at HSA, I don't want to leave, '' he says. ''It's made me more ________. I feel better about myself, '' Jayden says.可知此处用“激励”符合语境，故选B项。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎