【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题模拟试题10篇训练之十一（84页word版）

【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题模拟试题10篇训练之十一（84页word版）

‎2019届二轮复习完形填空专题模拟试题10篇训练之十一 ‎[一]‎ On the night of October 16th, coming up at ten o’clock, my mother prepared what would be my father’s last meal. That week he worked 1 shifts. He started at midnight. ‎ Just after 2 am, the group went for coffee. There was a 2 that always had to be operated and he said, “It’s okay. You guys all 3 and I’ll work it.” ‎ The machine would 4 quickly, occasionally, for one moment Dad made a 5—he didn’t pay attention, and his head was stuck in the machine. In panic, the workers 6 back and cut the base of the machine and transported it with him in the ambulance. ‎ Mother was 7 that there was an accident and to meet at the 8.My oldest brother Ken, then sixteen,9mother there, and my other brother Bob, then fourteen, stayed with me at home. Father died on the road. ‎ When we were overcome with the 10,a spokesperson for the hospital 11 my mother if they could take one of my father’s eyes—they had a person 12 it. My mother replied, “Yes!” ‎ Years later, in the late summer, I was at the Woodlawn Cemetery where my father’s body rests. As I finished 13 and stood, a man from behind me said, “How are you now, Frank?” ‎ Knowing only the 14,and his friends and co-workers called him “Frank”, I 15 thought that this man must have 16 him. As I turned to face him, I replied, “He’s my father.” ‎ This man, Frank Bazylak, as I would learn later, replied, “I 17 with your father for a short time, just over a year, but he made an impact on my life. He was so powerful, so 18 and so giving. You know, he wasn’t meant to be there that day. But that was Frank.” ‎ Almost four decades later and from a 19,there in the cemetery, I’d heard 20 stories about my father. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者的爸爸在工厂发生事故后去世,妈妈在医院同意捐献他的一只眼睛。最后通过与一位陌生人的对话说明了父亲的美德。‎ ‎1. A .morning B. noon C. night D. afternoon 答案C解析根据第一段第一句中的“On the night”和空后的“He started at midnight”可知,爸爸应该是上夜班。所以选C项。‎ ‎2.A.duty B. job C. truck D. machine 答案D解析根据空后的“had to be operated”和“I’ll work it”可知,此处应是一台机器需要一直有人操作。另外第三段第一句中的“The machine would 4 quickly”也是提示。 ‎ ‎3. A .stay B. go C. hide D. watch 答案B解析根据第二段第一句中的“the group went for coffee”以及最后一句中的“I’ll work it”可推断,此处指离开(去喝咖啡),故选B项。‎ ‎4. A. move B. break C. change D. fly 答案A解析根据语境可知,此处是指这台机器运转(move)很快。‎ ‎5. A. decision B. difference C .life D. mistake 答案D解析根据空后内容可知,此处指爸爸犯了一个错误。‎ ‎6. A. walked B. rushed C. looked D. turned 答案B解析根据上文可知,其他人都去喝咖啡了,所以爸爸的头卡在机器里时,他们应该是快速赶(rushed)回。‎ ‎7 .A. warned B. minded C. informed D. threatened 答案C解析根据常识可知,爸爸发生事故,这时应是通知妈妈到医院去,所以选C项。warn“警告,提醒”;mind“介意”;inform“告知,通知”;threaten“威胁,恐吓”。‎ ‎8. A. factory B. office C. hospital D. workplace 答案C解析根据句意可知,应该是通知妈妈去医院,所以选C项。‎ ‎9. A. comforted B. urged C. calmed D. drove 答案D解析根据语境并结合选项可知,妈妈要到医院去,所以哥哥开车送妈妈去那里。‎ ‎10. A ‎ 答案A解析根据上文可知,父亲的去世使我们处于悲痛之中。be overcome with...“受到……的极大影响”。‎ ‎11. A. suggested B. asked C. puzzled D. embarrassed 答案B解析根据空后内容可知,此处应是询问(asked)妈妈的意见。‎ ‎12. A. caring about B. suffering from C. turning to D. waiting for 答案D解析根据语境可以推断,此处是指一个病人(一直)在等待(waiting for)(有人捐献)眼睛来治疗(自己的眼睛)。‎ ‎13. A. blessing B. missing C. praying D. chatting 答案C解析根据空前的“at the Woodlawn Cemetery”并结合生活常识可知,“我”在墓地完成祷告(praying)。bless“祝福,保佑”。‎ ‎14. A. family B. doctors C. company D. policemen 答案A解析根据空后内容并结合语境可知,“我”知道只有家人、爸爸的朋友和同事叫他Frank。所以选项A符合语境。‎ ‎15. A. slowly B. quickly C. nervously D. carefully 答案B解析根据上文内容可知,“我”应是迅速地(quickly)认为这个人一定是认识(known)爸爸的。‎ ‎16. A. respected B. loved C. recognized D. known 答案D解析respect “尊重”;love“爱”;recognize“认出”;know“认识”,根据句意可知应选D项。‎ ‎17. A. discussed B. quarreled C. worked D. agreed 答案C解析根据空后的“for a short time, just over a year, but he made an impact on my life”和下文中的“he wasn’t meant to be there that day”可推知,这个人应该是爸爸的同事,所以空处应指与爸爸一起工作过。‎ ‎18. A. clever B. considerateC. modest D. strict 答案B解析根据空前的“powerful”和空后的“giving”同时结合上文已经介绍的爸爸让所有的同事去喝咖啡,自己一个人留下操作机器以及倒数第二段最后一句可知,爸爸也是一个体贴的(considerate)人。‎ ‎19. A. stranger B. friendC. colleague D. brother 答案A解析根据文章倒数第二、三段可知,“我”在墓地遇到的人于“我”而言是一位陌生人。‎ ‎20. A. wonderful B. cheerfulC. sad D. false 答案A解析根据倒数第二段内容可知,文章主要介绍了爸爸的优秀品质。故此处应指“我”听到了令人惊叹的故事。wonderful“令人惊叹的”,符合语境。‎ ‎[二]‎ At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to 1 bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of 2 but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my 3. ‎ When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me 4 . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this 5 weight any more.  ‎ That year, I 6 a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her ‎ ‎7 story—she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25, 000 for homeless children.  ‎ ‎ 8 by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals ‎ ‎9. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50, 000 10 a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world 11 me as the perfect solution. ‎ ‎12 I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would 13 the same difficulties that beat me before. While the 14 hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right 15. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began 16in from hundreds of people.  ‎ Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生), I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and 17 meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise 18. ‎ A year later, I 19 my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50, 000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is 20 and enormous.  ‎ ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是作者在50岁时立志在一年之内减肥150磅, 并且致力于筹集5万美金善款, 最终目标圆满实现的励志故事。‎ ‎1. A. add B. mix C. kill D. share ‎【解析】选C。词汇辨析题。根据后面的to make myself feel better, and to celebrate可知, 为了使自己感觉良好, 作者通过进食的方式来抵消不好的情绪。kill杀死, 减弱, 抵消, 符合语境。‎ ‎2. A. diets B. drinks C. fruits D. dishes ‎【解析】选A。词汇辨析题。根据首句At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds和空前的Worried about my health可知, 作者尝试了不同的节食方法, 但都没有起作用。diet饮食。‎ ‎3. A. height B. ability C. wisdom D. weight ‎【解析】选D。词汇复现题。想减肥而无果, 所以作者开始觉得对于自己的体重无能为力。‎ ‎4. A. temporarily B. recently C. seriously D. secretly ‎【解析】选C。词汇辨析题。五十岁时, 作者的体重对他产生了严重影响。seriously严重地。‎ ‎5. A. ideal B. extra C. normal D. low ‎【解析】选B。词语辨析题。作者不想余生带着这些额外的体重生活。extra额外的。‎ ‎6. A. attended B. organized C. recommended D. mentioned ‎【解析】选A。词语辨析题。根据后面的描述可知, 作者参加了一个研讨班。attend参加。‎ ‎7. A. folk B. success C. adventure D. science ‎【解析】选B。词语辨析题。根据后面的she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25, 000 for homeless children. 可知, 研讨班的一个领导人向作者分享了她的成功故事。‎ ‎8. A. Surprised B. Amused C. Influenced D. Disturbed ‎【解析】选C。词语辨析题。受到她的成功故事的影响, 作者也创建了一个项目。influence影响。‎ ‎9. A. project B. business C. system D. custom ‎【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据前面we were asked to create a project可知答案为A。‎ ‎10. A. in search of B. in need of C. in place of D. in support of ‎ ‎【解析】选D。词语辨析题。筹钱的目的是支持一个成立于30年前的旨在结束饥饿的运动。in search of搜索; in need of需要; in place of代替; in support of支持。‎ ‎11. A. scared B. considered C. confused D. struck ‎【解析】选D。固定搭配题。这种既治愈自己又治愈世界的结合在我看来似乎是一个完美的解决方案。固定表达strike sb. as. . . , 在某人看来似乎是……。‎ ‎12. A. As B. Until C. If D. Unless ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。当作者开始自己的减肥计划时充满了恐惧。此处为时间状语从句。‎ ‎13. A. get over B. run into C. look for D. put aside ‎【解析】选B。词语辨析题。作者担心重蹈以前减肥失败的覆辙。get over克服, 战胜; run into遇到; look for寻找; put aside把……放到一边, 储备。‎ ‎14. A. excitement B. joy ‎ C. anger D. fear ‎【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据前面的I was filled with the fear. . . 可知, 尽管恐惧围绕在作者的脑海。‎ ‎15. A. row B. hall C. path D. street ‎【解析】选C。词语辨析题。有迹象表明作者正走在正确的道路上。path道路, 小路。‎ ‎16. A. breaking B. flooding C. jumping D. stepping ‎ ‎【解析】选B。词语辨析题。筹款进行得很顺利, 所以善款应该是像潮水一般到来。flood in大量涌入。‎ ‎17. A. heavy B. full C. expensive D. healthy ‎ ‎【解析】选D。背景知识题。根据常识, 减肥期间, 应该吃少量的且健康的食物。‎ ‎18. A. regularly B. limitlessly C. suddenly D. randomly ‎ ‎【解析】选A。词语辨析题。减肥期间的锻炼应该是有规律地、定期地进行。regularly定期地; limitlessly无限度地; suddenly突然地; randomly随意地。‎ ‎19. A. set B. reached C. missed D. dropped ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据后面的I lost 150 pounds and raised $50, 000! 可知, 作者实现了自己的目标。‎ ‎20. A. stressful B. painful C. meaningful D. peaceful ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。作者为公益项目筹集了大量善款, 所以应该是很有意义的。meaningful有意义的。‎ ‎[三]‎ As a child, Jane was fond of animals. As a consequence, when she was growing up, all she ever heard was as follows, “Jane, you should be a 1. You’re going to achieve great success in that field. That’s the very thing you should do in the future. ”So when she got to the Ohio State University, she took biology, chemistry and some other 2, studying hard to be a vet. ‎ Later on, she won a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, which allowed her to spend her 3 year studying abroad in Manchester, England. Away from the family and the 4 from them, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out the window, when it suddenly hit her: “I’m in total 5. I don’t want to be a vet! ” ‎ ‎6 she thought back over all the things she’d done in her life and what had made her happy. And then it hit her—it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered at 7 the communications and leadership course she had taken as selective course back at Ohio State. “How could I have been so 8? Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally 9 that I’m on the wrong path. I just never took the time to 10 it until now, ”she thought.  [来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ ‎11 by her new thought, Jane spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When 12 to Ohio State, she was 13 able to convince the administration to let her create her own program in “leadership studies, ”14 it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She ‎ ‎15 to become a senior management adviser in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She 16 founded a drug—prevention organization that 17 the message, “Lead your own life with the skill and the 18 to say no. ”‎ So, never 19 someone else’s dreams. If you limit your 20 only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.  ‎ ‎【文章大意】这篇文章主要讲述了Jane小时候喜欢动物, 所以很多人让她成为兽医。她在大四的时候忽然意识到自己真正感兴趣的是什么。Jane把在英国剩下的时间都花在了参加沟通和领导能力课程上。Jane最后说服了学校管理部门同意她换专业, 勇敢地选择了自己喜欢的梦想的故事。‎ ‎1. A. engineer B. programmer C. doctor D. vet ‎【解析】选D。根据文章上文“As a child, Jane was fond of animals. ”可知, Jane小时候一直喜欢小动物; 又根据下文“studying hard to be a vet. ”可知, 此处指的是很多人认为她应该成为一名兽医。故选D。‎ ‎2. A. subjects B. objects C. projects D. programs ‎【解析】选A。根据文章上文“she took biology, chemistry”可知, 这些都是她所学习的科目。所以此处指的是科目的意思。故选A。‎ ‎3. A. first B. second C. final D. past ‎【解析】选C。根据文章第三段“Here I am in my fourth year at school”可知, Jane是在大学最后一年去英国学习的。故选C。‎ ‎4. A. promise B. stress C. complaint D. press ‎【解析】选B。根据文章句子“Away from the family and the ________from them, ”可知, 此处结合语境表示的是Jane远离了家人, 同时也远离了来自家人的压力。故选B。 ‎ ‎5. A. vain B. misery C. delight D. surprise [来源:学,科 ‎【解析】选B。根据文章上文“surrounded by biology books and staring out the window”以及下文“I don’t want to be a vet! ”可知, Jane突然发现自己并不想做兽医, 所以感到很痛苦。故选B。‎ ‎6. A. Then B. Instead C. Perhaps D. Seldom ‎【解析】选A。此处结合语境, 前后为顺接关系, 即接下来她回想了自己所做的事情, 以及哪些事情是让她高兴的。所以此处“然后、接下来”, 符合语境。故选A。‎ ‎7. A. but B. or C. and D. so ‎【解析】选C。根据文章上文“the youth leadership conferences”以及此处“the communications and leadership course”可知,‎ ‎ 这里指的是青年领袖会议以及沟通和领导能力课程。所以结合语境此处是并列关系。故选C。‎ ‎8. A. disturbed B. ignorant C. intelligent D. inspired ‎【解析】选B。根据文章上文“And then it hit her—it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered at ________the communications and leadership course she had taken as selective course back at Ohio State. ”可知, 这里指的是Jane忽然意识到自己真正感兴趣的是什么。所以此处指她对自己曾经的错误选择感到自责, 认为自己是无知的。故选B。‎ ‎9. A. aware B. unconscious C. afraid D. satisfied ‎【解析】选A。根据文章句子“Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally ________that I’m on the wrong path. ”可知句意: 我现在大学四年级了, 最后才意识到自己走在错误的道路上。结合语境, 此处指的是意识到的意思。故选A。‎ ‎10. A. complete B. accomplish C. permit D. admit ‎【解析】选D。根据文章上文“I’m on the wrong path. ”可知, 此处指直到现在“我”才花时间去承认“我”走到了错误的道路上这个事实。故选D。‎ ‎11. A. Inspired B. Disappointed C. Embarrassed D. Confused ‎【解析】选A。根据文章句子“________by her new thought, Jane spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. ”可知此处说的是受到新想法的鼓舞, Jane把在英国剩下的时间都花在了参加沟通和领导能力课程上。故选A。‎ ‎12. A. relating B. returning C. responding D. referring ‎【解析】选B。根据文章第一段“So when she got to the Ohio State University”可知, 此处指的是Jane从英国回到了俄亥俄州。所以此处指的是返回的意思。故选B。‎ ‎13. A. eventually B. especially C. hardly D. desperately [来源:学*科*网]‎ ‎【解析】选A。根据文章下文“________it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. ”可知, Jane最后说服了学校管理部门同意她换专业。此处“最后、最终”符合语境。故选A。‎ ‎14. A. if B. as C. although D. while ‎【解析】选C。根据文章上文“When ________to Ohio State, she was ________able to convince the administration to let her create her own program in “leadership studies”可知, Jane最后说服了学 校管理部门同意她换专业。所以此处结合语境指的是尽管这样做要多花两年时间才能毕业。故选C。 ‎ ‎15. A. managed B. failed C. tried D. attempted ‎【解析】选A。根据文章句子“She ________to become a senior management adviser”可知, Jane最终成功地成为高级管理顾问。所以此处结合语境指的是“设法做成、努力完成”。故选A。 ‎ ‎16. A. still B. never C. again D. also ‎【解析】选D。根据文章上文“She ________to become a senior management adviser”可知, Jane最终成功地成为高级管理顾问。所以此处“She ________founded a drug-prevention organization”指的是Jane取得的另外一个成就。also意为“也, 还”, 符合语境。故选D。 ‎ ‎17. A. proves B. conveys C. concludes D. warns ‎【解析】选B。根据文章句子“She ________founded a drug-prevention organization that ________the message, ”可知, 此处指的是Jane创立了一个毒品预防组织, 而该组织传递了一个信息。结合语境此处是传递的意思。故选B。 ‎ ‎18. A. fact B. chance[来源:学|科 |网]C. will D. truth ‎【解析】选C。根据文章上文“When ________to Ohio State, she was ________able to convince the administration to let her create her own programme in ‘leadership studies, ’________it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. ”可知, Jane改变了所学专业, 努力做自己喜欢的事情。所以此处填will, 与skill并列, 表示意愿。故选C。 ‎ ‎19. A. ignore B. break C. realize D. live ‎【解析】选D。根据文章句子“So, never ________someone else’s dreams. ”可知此处指永远不要去实现别人的梦想。live one’s dream 意为实现某人的梦想。故选D。 ‎ ‎20. A. smiles B. choices C. mistakes D. reasons ‎【解析】选B。根据文章第一段“As a child, Jane was fond of animals. As a consequence, when she was growing up, all she ever heard was as follows, ‘Jane, you should be a ________’”. 可知, 因为Jane小时候喜欢动物, 很多人都让她成为一名兽医。所以此处指的是如果你将你的选择仅限定在看起来可能或者合理的事情上, 那你就可能远离自己真正想要的东西了。结合语境是选择的意思。故选B。‎ ‎[四]‎ When I was 13, my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant1Miller King, who was the best2at our school. ‎ Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for3. ‎ Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from4. He looked very5, but he didn’t cry.  ‎ That season, I6all of Miller’s records while he 7the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 8I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s 9. ‎ One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller10going over a fence—which wasn’t 11to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 12from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 13him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally14on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you ‎ this during the season, but you did15. Thank you for filling in for16. ” ‎ His words freed me from my bad17. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 18ahead of me. I was right to have 19him. From that day on, I grew20and a little more real.  ‎ ‎【文章大意】作者一直想成为学校足球队的明星并取代Miller King。但在赛季前, Miller King被车撞了, 失去了右臂, 不能参加比赛了。作者凭借在赛季中优秀的表现, 被评为最有价值的运动员, 但是他在梦中总感觉他应该为Miller King的车祸负责。后来, Miller King对他的表扬让他释然了。‎ ‎1. A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. staying with ‎【解析】选B。词语辨析题。作者想成为学校足球队的明星, 他就要打败学校足球队里的最佳运动员Miller King。beat out打败。‎ ‎2. A. coach B. student C. teacher D. player ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上下文可知, Miller King是学校足球队最优秀的运动员。故选D。‎ ‎3. A. practice B. show C. comfort D. pleasure ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。作者想成为学校足球队的明星, 所以整个夏天都在练习踢足球。practice练习。‎ ‎4. A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。前面一句提到Miller King被车撞了, 所以住院。此处指出院后“我”去看他。‎ ‎5. A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D. ashamed ‎【解析】选A。背景常识题。Miller King被车撞了, 失去右臂, 所以出院后脸色苍白(pale)。‎ ‎6. A. held B. broke C. set D. tried ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据这一段的内容可知, 我被评为最有价值的运动员, 这说明“我”成为了学校的足球明星, 打破了Miller King原来创下的所有纪录。hold/break/set a record保持/打破/创造一项纪录。‎ ‎7. A. reported B. judged C. organized D. watched ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。Miller King受伤了, 所以只能在家里看(watch)比赛。‎ ‎8. A. and B. then C. but D. thus ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。作者被评为最有价值的运动员, 但是他在梦中总感觉他应该为Miller King的车祸负责。‎ ‎9. A. decision B. mistake C. accident D. sacrifice ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。前面提到Miller King被车撞了, 所以此处指车祸。‎ ‎10. A. stuck B. hurt C. tired D. lost ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。“我”看到Miller跨越栅栏时被卡住了。stuck表示“不能动; 不能继续做某事”。‎ ‎11. A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit ‎【解析】选B。背景常识题。对于有双臂的人来说, 爬过栅栏是不难的。‎ ‎12. A. praise B. advice C. assistance D. apology ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。作者认为他成为最有价值的运动员, 打破了Miller的所有纪录, 想当然认为Miller不喜欢他, 所以Miller最不想从他那儿得到帮助(assistance)。 ‎ ‎13. A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed[来源:学,科,网]‎ ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。“我”帮助Miller越过了栅栏。‎ ‎14. A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D. safe ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。原来不能越过栅栏, 现在过去了, 所以此处表示安全到达另一边。‎ ‎15. A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。此处指Miller对作者的表扬, 说: “你做得很好”。do fine做得好, fine在此处是副词。‎ ‎16. A. us B. yourself C. me D. them ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。原来Miller是学校足球队最棒的, 现在作者替代了他。所以Miller说: “谢谢你代替了我。”fill in for sb. 临时接替某人, 暂代。‎ ‎17. A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams ‎【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据上文的I often had crazy dreams可知。‎ ‎18. A. still B. also C. yet D. just ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。Miller King对作者的表扬让作者释然了, 他使作者认识到虽然他受伤了但没有被打败, 他仍然(still)比作者强。‎ ‎19. A. challenged B. cured C. invited D. admired ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上文作者对Miller的赞扬, 此处指作者一直佩服他是对的。‎ ‎20. A. healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D. cooler ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者描述的事情发生在他13岁时, 在和Miller谈话后, 他发现自己的身心变得越来越强大了。‎ ‎[五]‎ She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds. However, Miss Bessie was a(n) 1 presence in the classroom. From 1938 to 1942, when I attended Saint Bernard’s High School, she taught me a lot 2 I realized.  ‎ There was never a(n) 3problem in Miss Bessie’s classes. We didn’t dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and 4 Shakespeare and Milton. ‎ Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn’t afford to buy a newspaper. She knew we didn’t 5 own a radio. Still, she 6 me to look out for my 7 and find some ways to 8 what’s going on in the world. 9 I became a delivery boy who delivered newspapers. I 10 made a dollar a week, but I got to read a newspaper every day.  ‎ Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork but were vital to a youngster’s 11. Once a few classmates made fun of my 12overcoat. As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie 13 me on the back of that old overcoat and said, ‎ ‎ “Carl, never worry about what you don’t have. Just make the most of what you do have—a(n) 14. ”‎ Among the things that I didn’t have was 15 in the little wooden house. But because of her 16, I spent many hours beside a kerosene lamp(煤油灯) reading Shakespeare’s works. Miss Bessie introduced me 17 a wonderful world of poems and stories. She led me to 18 that I could write poems as well as Shakespeare.  ‎ So I read 19 Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store. Years later, her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note 20 “I’m so proud to read your article in The Times. ” ‎ ‎【文章大意】“我”上高中时, 深受Bessie老师的启迪和鼓励, 最终实现了梦想, 成为了一名作家。‎ ‎1. A. amusing B. towering C. interesting D. exciting ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据However可知, 此处与上文She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds. 形成对比。towering高大的。故选B。‎ ‎2. A. more than B. less than C. better than D. worse than ‎【解析】选A。词语辨析题。我在Bernard高中就读, 她教会了“我”许多多于“我”意识到的东西。more than “比……多”。故选A。‎ ‎3. A. academy B. homework C. race D. discipline ‎【解析】选D。根据下文We didn’t dare to trouble a woman可知, 她的课上从来就没有纪律的问题, 故选D。‎ ‎4. A. make use of B. make fun of C. make sense of D. make light of ‎【解析】选C。词语辨析题。她了解Hastings战役, 能够弹奏钢琴, 了解莎士比亚和弥尔顿。make use of“利用”; make fun of“取笑”; make sense of“理解”; make light of“轻视”。故选C。‎ ‎5. A. even B. still C. ever D. yet ‎【解析】选A。根据Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn’t afford to buy a newspaper. 可知, 作者家里当时很拮据, 收音机对作者家来讲是奢侈品, 因此此处表示递进的关系。故选A。‎ ‎6. A. allowed B. forced C. turned D. encouraged ‎【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据下文的encouragement可知, 老师鼓励“我”去做那些事情。故选D。‎ ‎7. A. happiness B. future[来源:Zxxk.Com] C. family D. mistake ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据下文的going on in the world可知, 老师鼓励“我”探索自己的未来, 不要被自己的家庭条件限制。故选B。‎ ‎8. A. catch up with B. come up with C. keep up with D. put up with ‎【解析】选C。词语辨析题。Bessie鼓励“我”找一些方法了解世界上正在发生的事。catch up with“赶上”; come up with“想出”; keep up with“熟悉, 了解”; put up with“容忍”。故选C。‎ ‎9. A. So B. And C. Because D. As ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。上下文是因果关系, 应用so。‎ ‎10. A. always B. merely C. sometimes D. almost ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据下文but I got to read a newspaper every day的转折可知, 当时“我”去送报的报酬很低, 故选B。‎ ‎11. A. appearance B. health C. development D. performance ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文的例证可知, Bessie更重视学生的内在发展。故选C。‎ ‎12. A. colorful B. modern C. informal D. used ‎【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据下文的old overcoat可知, 同学们嘲笑我的旧衣服。故选D。‎ ‎13. A. patted B. hit C. struck D. pulled ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下文Carl, never worry about what you don’t have. Just make the most of what you do have可知, Bessie轻轻拍了我后安慰我。故选A。‎ ‎14. A. house B. overcoat C. radio D. brain ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。与穿着相比, 我所拥有的是头脑。故选D。‎ ‎15. A. money B. electricity C. water D. gas ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据下文中的a kerosene lamp可知, 我家那个小木屋里还没有电。故选B。[来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ ‎16. A. inspiration B. anger C. curiosity D. sponsorship ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下文her encouragement可知, 此处选A项。‎ ‎17. A. to B. in C. of D. about[来源:学+科+网]‎ ‎【解析】选A。词语搭配题。introduce sb. to sth. 使某人初次了解, 使尝试。故选A。‎ ‎18. A. imagine B. believe C. dream D. insist ‎【解析】选B。词义辨析题。她让我相信我可以写得和莎士比亚一样好。believe相信。故选B。‎ ‎19. A. whenever B. wherever C. whichever D. whatever ‎【解析】选D。语法结构题。whatever引导宾语从句, 在从句中作宾语。故选D。‎ ‎20. A. writing B. printing C. saying D. speaking ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。便条上写着应用say或read表示。故选C。‎ ‎[六]‎ Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员)in spite of her disability.‎ ‎“I decided not to allow the 41 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 42 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I began to gradually lose my 43.Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 44 and by twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 45 me.” ‎ ‎“My 46 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 47 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I played in my stocking feet and can 48 the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动) I felt through my body and through my 49.My entire sound world existed by making use of almost every 50 that I have.” ‎ ‎“I was 51 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 52 this before and some teachers 53 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 54 admitted and went on to 55 with the academy’s highest honours.”‎ ‎“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 56 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 57 had been written specially for solo percussionists.” ‎ ‎“I have been a soloist for over ten years.58 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 59 that my passion couldn’t be realised. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 60by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place where you want to go.” ‎ ‎41A.conditions B. opinions C. actions D. recommendations 解析:综合整个语篇及文章最后一段“I would encourage people not to allow...”的提示,可知作者身残志坚,挑战世俗,大胆尝试,最终获得成功,故最佳答案:为B项,“不让别人的意见阻止我……”。‎ 答案:B ‎42A.enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving 解析:take piano lessons为固定搭配,表示“上(听)钢琴课”,故排除其他三项。‎ 答案:C ‎43A.sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste 解析:由下文“I was completely deaf”; “not as a deaf musician”; “I was totally deaf”几处可知作者年幼失聪(hearing)。‎ 答案:B ‎44A.evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause 解析:根据文章,医生断言神经受损是作者耳聋的原因,而非产生的结果,故排除B项。A项表示“证据”,C项表示“借口”,均不符合文意。‎ 答案:D ‎45A.left B. excited C. accompanied D. disappointed 解析:从文中可知,作者虽患耳疾,但年纪愈长,对音乐的热情也愈涨,再由but一词的提示,可敲定left为正确答案。‎ 答案:A ‎46A.purpose B. decision C. promise D. goal 解析:根据文意,作者的人生目标是要成为一名打击乐器独奏演员,所以D项为正确答案。‎ 答案:D ‎47A.turned B. learned C. used D. ought 解析:由文中叙述可知,由于听力丧失,作者无法用耳朵去听音乐,所以只能尝试学会以“另类”的方式去感悟音乐,选项B恰好表示“学习,习得”,符合文意。‎ 答案:B ‎48A.tell B. see C. hear D. smell 解析:由上文可知,作者无法像常人一样去听音乐,就想出只穿着袜子不穿鞋,利用身体的震动来感知音乐,分辨音调高低。其中can与tell连用,表示“分辨,辨别”。‎ 答案:A ‎49A.carefulness B. movement C. imagination D. experience 解析:根据文意和句子结构可判断,只有C项imagination“想象力”为正确答案。‎ 答案:C ‎50A.sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea 解析:根据上文,作者听力丧失,所以只能协调其他的感官去“听”音乐。故A项为正确答案。‎ 答案:A ‎51A.dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged 解析:此处表达作者要立志成为音乐家,所以不难选出determine一词。‎ 答案:C ‎52A.done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted 解析:作者耳患顽疾,且又申请去著名的伦敦皇家音乐学院学习,这在当时是没有哪个聋哑学生能够做到的。故此题选A项。‎ 答案:A ‎53A.supported B. followed C. required D. opposed 解析:由上下文语境,再加上衔接词and可推知,作者的行为自然要受到某些老师的反对。‎ 答案:D ‎54A.usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully 解析:从文中可知,作者大胆尝试,克服困难,凭借出色的表现,最终考入英国皇家音乐学院,所以B项为最佳答案:。‎ 答案:B ‎55A.study B. research C. graduate D. progress 解析:由第四段最后一句及第五段首句可知,应是作者毕业时获得学院最高荣誉奖,其他三项不妥。‎ 答案:C ‎56A.wrote B. translated C. copied D. read 解析:由后面“...had been written specially for solo percussionists.”中write一词的同义复现,可确定答案:为A项。‎ 答案:A ‎57A.enough B. some C. many D. few 解析:根据上下文逻辑,在此作者想表达很少有人专门为打击音乐独奏演员来谱曲,所以出现上文作者竭力为演员们来谱曲,所以D项符合逻辑。‎ 答案:D ‎58A.However B. Although C.When D. Since 解析:根据上下文逻辑,可知此处应使用表示转折的关联词,however虽然表示转折含义,但不用作连词,不能连接句子,故排除A项,所以B项正确。‎ 答案:B ‎59A.mean B. seem C. conclude D. say 解析:根据文意和句式结构(此句为双重否定句)可知,mean表示“意味着”。‎ 答案:A ‎60A.directed B. guided C. taught D. limited 解析:作者通过自身经历劝导人们不要为别人的思想来束缚自己,故D项正确。‎ 答案:D ‎[七]‎ ‎[八]‎ ‎[九]‎ I worked on boats for twenty five years. Now I am a locking pilot(码头领航员). My job is to 　1　 in the large luxury liners and stay with them until they are 　2　stopped in the h arbour. Sometimes this requires two tugs(拖船), sometimes many more, 　3　the tide and the weather.  ‎ ‎　　Most of you no 　4　 have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners. What they are doing doesn’t seem to make much 　5　, as the minute the big boat is alongside the port, her heavy rope made fast, the job is 　6　. I felt very 　7　 after I had docked several of the large liners. I realized I was in 　8　 of a great ship worth millions of dollars and the 　9　 were depending on me to bring her safely to the port. These tugs, whether one or ten, 　10　 about in accord with whistle signals I 　11　 them from the bridge of the big liner. These signals make up a language that is just as 　12　 as the spoken word, or even more so, 　13　 our docking signals are hardly misunderstood. The captain of each tug does his work according to the signals he 　14　. He never asks questions. He takes 　15　 faithfully, and it 　16　 works out.  ‎ ‎　　Working around tugboats, where so much depends on 　17　, has had its effect on what I believe. I believe that if I am to ‎ attain a 　18　 place in the world I must have the help of my fellow men just as the great transatlantic liners depend on the ‎ ‎　19　 of the little tugs to bring them safely to the　20　.  ‎ ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者用多年的港口领航员的工作经历告诉我们: 没有团队合作就绝不会取得成功, 正如远洋航行的万吨巨轮要想安全入港停泊, 还得依靠小小拖船的帮助一样。‎ ‎1. A. put　　 B. push　　 C. bring　　 D. join ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文中的depending on me to bring her safely to the port可知, 作者的工作是负责将大型豪华客轮引航入港, 直到它们安全地靠港。‎ ‎2. A. safely B. dangerously C. immediately D. illegally ‎【解析】选A。背景常识题。根据常识可知, 船只应安全抵港。safely安全地, 符合语境。‎ ‎3. A. adding to B. letting alone C. thinking of D. depending on ‎【解析】选D。动词短语辨析题。根据上文的Sometimes this requires two tugs, sometimes many more可知这项工作有时要两艘拖船,‎ ‎ 或者更多, 这要依赖潮汐和天气的情况。depend on随……而定, 依赖, 符合语境。‎ ‎4. A. wonder B. doubt C. need D. exception ‎【解析】选B。背景常识题。根据常识可知, 很多人都见过拖船拖拉巨轮的情景。因此这是毫无疑问的。‎ ‎5. A. sense B. profit C. progress D. advance ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下文可知, 此处是说 看上去拖船的工作似乎微不足道。make sense有意义。‎ ‎6. A. prepared B. lost C. planned D. done ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。很快巨轮就可以停泊就位, 下牢锚链, 拖船也就完成了任务。done已完成的, 符合语境。‎ ‎7. A. bored B. meaningless C. important D. tired ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文. . . were depending on me to bring her safely to the port可知, 作者在引领几 次大型轮船入港后, 感觉自己相当了不起。important重要的, 有地位的, 符合语境。‎ ‎8. A. control B. praise C. defence D. place ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下文 depending on me to bring her safely to the port可知, 作者意识到自己正在掌控一艘价值百万美金的巨轮, 而它的主人正依靠作者将它安全停泊。in control of控制, 掌握, 符合语境。‎ ‎9. A. clerks B. sportsmen C. readers D. owners ‎【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据常识可知, 应是船的主人。owner物主, 所有人, 符合语境。‎ ‎10. A. look B. move C. hear D. worry ‎【解析】选B。动词辨析题。根据语境和常识可知, 无论一艘还是十艘拖船, 它们的行动都是听命于港口领航员在巨轮舰桥上发出的鸣笛信号。move about到处活动, 符合语境。‎ ‎11. A. write B. send C. mail D. bring ‎【解析】选B。动词辨析题。拖船的行动都是听命港口领航员在巨轮舰桥发出的鸣笛信号。send 发出, 派遣。‎ ‎12. A. dependable B. incredible C. doubtful D. visible ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下文中的“our docking signals are hardly misunderstood”可知, 在作者的工作中, 汽笛信号几乎不会被误解, 因此这里是说这些信号的可靠程度可与口头语言相比, 甚至有过之而无不及。dependable可信赖的, 符合语境。‎ ‎13. A. though B. if C. while D. because ‎【解析】选D。语法结构题。空后说我们的汽笛信号几乎不会被误解, 空后与空前为因果关系, 因此应用连词because。‎ ‎14. A. gives B. spreads C. receives D. passes ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据上文可知, 作者作为码头领航员会给拖船的船长发出信号, 此处是说每艘拖船的船长会根据接收到的指令严格行动。receive 接收, 符合语境。‎ ‎15. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything ‎【解析】选D。词语辨析题。根据上文 He never asks questions. 可知拖船船长们对于作者的一切指挥毫无疑问 且完全信任, 因此他们的配合一直很默契。everything每件事物; (有关的)一切, 符合语境。‎ ‎16. A. never B. ever C. always D. seldom ‎【解析】选C。副词辨析题。根据上题解析可知答案。‎ ‎17. A. imagination B. creation C. teamwork D. performance ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文I must have the help of my fellow men just as the great transatlantic liners depend on. . . 可知, 拖船工作在很大程度上取决于团队合作。teamwork配合, 协力, 符合语境。‎ ‎18. A. successful B. frustrating C. regretful D. embarrassing ‎【解析】选A。形容词辨析题。作者相信, 如果没有同伴们的帮助, 他绝对不会有今天的成功。successful 成功的, 符合语境。‎ ‎19. A. prevention B. help[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K]‎ C. objection D. delay ‎【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据上文的must have the help of my fellow men可知此处应用help, 表示远洋航行的万吨巨轮要想安全入港停泊, 还得依靠小小拖船的帮助。‎ ‎20. A. airport B. station C. port D. stop ‎【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据上文的were depending on me to bring her safely to the port可知, 此处指港口。故选C。‎ ‎[十]‎ In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids　1　“The Thinking Laboratory”. That was the 　2　students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too 　3　.  ‎ Freddy was an average　4　, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同情). He would　5　the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s 　6　.  ‎ Before the school year　7　, I gave the kids a special 　8　, T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your　9　” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs(动词)may seem dull, most ‎ of the　10　things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.  ‎ Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide　11　on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his 　12　from high school and remained the same　13　person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man　14　in his truck. Another time, he　15　a friend money to buy a house.  ‎ Just last year, I was　16　a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman 　17　the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and　18　 it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a 　19　from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this. ” ‎ I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all　20　 something from Freddy.  ‎ ‎【文章大意】Freddy是我40年前的学生, 在一个学年结束前, 我送给包括他在内的27名学生每人一件T恤, 上面写着“Verbs Are Your Friends”。Freddy真正按照这句话去做了, 他一生都在做好事,‎ ‎ 但他英年早逝。尽管如此, 我还是感到欣慰, 因为虽然他走了, 但是我们可以从他那儿学到很多。‎ ‎1. A. built　 　 B. entered　　 C. decorated　 D. ran ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据下文可知“The Thinking Laboratory”事实上是教室104的别称, 27名学生每天进入这个教室学习, 所以用entered。‎ ‎2. A. name B. rule C. brand D. plan ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。 “思想实验室”这个“名字”应该是同学们投票得来的。故选A。 ‎ ‎3. A. small B. dark C. strange D. dull ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。同学们是因为“104教室”这个名字太“无聊”才把它改为“思想实验室”的。‎ ‎4. A. scholar B. student C. citizen D. worker ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者回忆1973年的情况, 当时Freddy是那 27个孩子之一, 也就是说, 他当时是一名普通的学生。 ‎ ‎5. A. speak B. sing C. question D. laugh ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。对于好玩的事情, 他会“笑”得最大声。‎ ‎6. A. misfortune B. disbelief C. dishonesty D. mistake ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据前面的他有同情心可知, 对于任何人的“不幸”, 他会很悲伤。misfortune不幸。‎ ‎7. A. changed B. approached C. returned D. ended ‎【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据常识可知, 在学年“结束”之前, 老师送给学生衣服作为纪念。‎ ‎8. A. lesson B. gift C. report D. message ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据空后面的T-shirts, 可知此处指给孩子们的礼物。‎ ‎9. A. Friends B. Awards C. Masters D. Tasks ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。T恤上写着“动词是你的朋友”, 根据下一句的我们一生做的大部分有趣的事情都是verbs做的可知, verbs是我们的朋友, 它们陪伴我们一生, 是我们一生中重要的一部分。‎ ‎10. A. simple B. unique C. fun D. clever ‎【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据前面的dull可知此处填其反义词fun。‎ ‎11. A. assessments B. comments C. instructions D. updates ‎【解析】选D。词语辨析题。我遇到过以前的学生, 他们常常会提供一些关于他们的老同学的“最新情况”。update最新信息。‎ ‎12. A. graduation B. retirement[来源:学科网]‎ C. separation D. resignation ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。在Freddy高中毕业后, 做了好几份工作。‎ ‎13. A. daring B. modest C. caring D. smart ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据后一句可知, 他让无家可归的人睡在了他的卡车里, 借给朋友钱买房子, 所以他是个关爱他人的人。caring关心人的。‎ ‎14. A. wait B. sleep C. study D. live ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据空前面的homeless可知, 让无家可归的人睡在他的卡车里。‎ ‎15. A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed ‎【解析】选C。词语辨析题。根据上下文可知Freddy是一个乐于助人的人, 所以此处指他借钱(lend)给朋友。‎ ‎16. A. observing B. preparing C. designing D. conducting ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据后文的I stopped teaching可知, 此处指我正在教室组织研讨会。conduct指导, 指挥; 组织; 安排; 主持。‎ ‎17. A. regretted B. avoided C. excused D. ignored ‎【解析】选C。背景常识题。她打断了我, 所以她请求我原谅。‎ ‎18. A. opened B. packed C. gave D. held ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据后面一句中的Inside were the “Verbs” shirt可知, 此处指我停止教学, 打开了她递给我的信封。‎ ‎19. A. picture B. bill C. note D. diary ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据空后面的“Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this. ”可知, 这是Freddy的妈妈写的便条上的内容。‎ ‎20. A. chose B. took C. expected D. borrowed ‎【解析】选B。词汇复现题。前面一句用Freddy was taken from us, 此处用we all took something from Freddy形成对比。‎ ‎[二]‎ Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man1 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very2 . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could3 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness. ‎ Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 4 an old shopping trolley(购物车)which was piled with5 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more6 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people7 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t8 as bad.  ‎ ‎　　Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to　9　 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 10“Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to11 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone’s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another12 called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s 13 and homeless.  ‎ There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah’s Place”, something that Hannah is very14 of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that15 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of16 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the17 of young people to change the world. But18 all this, Hannah still has the19 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people. ‎ Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a20 in the world. You can, too!  ‎ ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 讲述了加拿大学生Hannah Taylor 通过自己的努力建立公益组织, 筹集资金帮助那些无家可归的人的故事。‎ ‎1. A. jumping B. eating C. crying D. waving ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。她们看见一个人在垃圾桶里捡东西吃。根据下文的the man was homeless and hungry可知答案为eating。‎ ‎2. A. annoyed B. nervous C. ashamed D. upset ‎【解析】选D。词语辨析题。看到有人在垃圾桶里捡东西吃, 她感觉很“难过”。 annoyed生气的; nervous紧张的; ashamed羞耻的; upset难过的。‎ ‎3. A. behave B. manage C. help D. work ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。Hannah开始思考她如何能帮助他们。‎ ‎4. A. pushing B. carrying C. buying D. holding ‎【解析】选A。背景常识题。她看到一位女士推着一辆破旧的购物车。 众所周知购物车一般是推着的。‎ ‎5. A. goods B. bottles C. foods D. bags ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文的句子everything the woman owned was in them可知, 购物车上装满了袋子。‎ ‎6. A. excited B. determined C. energetic D. grateful ‎【解析】选B。词语搭配题。她更加坚定决心去帮助他们。be determined to do sth. 决定做某事。‎ ‎7. A. since B. unless C. although D. as ‎【解析】选A。词义辨析题。自从第一次看到那位无家可归的人她一直在和母亲谈论他们的生活。since自从; unless除非; although尽管; as因为。‎ ‎8. A. sound B. get C. feel D. look ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。她就不会和以前一样感觉那么糟糕了。sound听起来; get变得; feel感觉, 觉得; look看起来。‎ ‎9. A. exchange B. leave C. keep D. spread[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]‎ ‎【解析】选D。词义辨析题。她希望把帮助人的希望和想法传播开来。exchange交换; leave离开; keep 保持; spread传播。‎ ‎10. A. sell B. deliver C. host D. pack ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。她举办了一个基金会, 又推出“Big Bosses” lunches项目。sell出售; deliver递送; host主持, 举办; pack包装, 打包。‎ ‎11. A. contribute B. lead C. apply D. agree ‎【解析】选A。词义辨析题。她试图劝说那些当地的企业领导能为此事业捐款捐物。 contribute捐助, 捐献; lead引导, 领导; apply申请, 应用; agree同意。‎ ‎12. A. campaign B. trip C. procedure D. trial ‎【解析】选A。词义辨析题。她又开展了一项运动。campaign运动; trip旅行; procedure过程; trial实验。‎ ‎13. A. elderly B. hungry C. lonely D. sick ‎【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据上文可知, 她是为了帮助那些饥饿的人和无家可归的人。‎ ‎14. A. aware B. afraid C. proud D. sure[来源:学科网ZXXK]‎ ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。此处是指Hannah为之感到非常骄傲的事情。proud骄傲的。‎ ‎15. A. going B. sleeping C. traveling D. playing ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。天气很冷时在室外睡觉就意味着死亡。sleeping睡觉。其他不合语境。‎ ‎16. A. praises B. invitations C. replies D. appointments ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。她收到了很多的称赞。根据下文可知, 她的行为得到了人们的赞扬, 并被授予the 2007 BRICK Award奖。‎ ‎17. A. needs B. interests C. dreams D. efforts ‎【解析】选D。词义辨析题。此处是指她获得的奖项是为了认可年轻人改变这个世界所作出的努力。efforts努力。‎ ‎18. A. for B. through C. besides D. along ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。除了她所做的所有的这些, Hannah依然过着Winnipeg学校一名女生的普通的生活。 for为了; through通过; besides除外; along沿着。‎ ‎19. A. healthy B. public C. normal D. tough ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。Hannah依然过着Winnipeg学校一名女生的普通的生活。healthy健康的; public公共的; normal正常的, 普通的; tough艰难的。‎ ‎20. A. choice B. profit C. judgment D. difference ‎【解析】选D。固定搭配题。make a choice做出选择; make a profit获取利润; make a judgement做出判断; make a difference起作用, 有影响。句意即她的所作所为影响了世界。‎ ‎[三]‎ An old woman was sitting outside an ice cream shop with dirty clothes and rough hair. She 1 and walked, but it seemed quite 2, her legs shivering(颤抖) and her eyes showing deep sorrow of being left alone and homeless. ‎ I didn’t 3 an ice cream, so I was outside the shop, 4 her, while my family went in. Her legs were weak. I saw her difficulties and came up to her with 10 dollars in my 5 and ‎ handed it over to her. She was so 6 and started blessing me instantly.  ‎ I wanted to talk with her as that seemed very important 7. I asked her about her 8. She said there was no one, and that all died one by one, with tears in her eyes.  ‎ ‎“Where does she live? ”I 9. The response was quite 10. I noticed her “luggage”, two plastic bags, containing her 11. At this point, I gave her my 12, thin stole(披肩). It was bright yellow and looked new. ‎ But she was not ready to accept 13. She was worried about my feeling cold for few minutes before I got home. She finally 14 the stole and covered herself, when I insisted. She was 15 me even more. I checked my bag and kept giving anything that I thought she could use. How grateful she was! At this moment, I saw change in her 16 state of mind. By this time, she seemed calm and 17. And so did I. ‎ The look of 18 and hopelessness was transformed. She looked at the people who passed by us with more 19 at that moment.  ‎ I realized it was my small kind act that had 20 a lot to the old woman.  ‎ ‎【文章大意】俗话说“勿以善小而不为”。小小的善举也能给人以温暖和力量, 作者的善良行为, 让无家可归的老太太对过往的行人都变得很信任。‎ ‎1. A. got out B. got over C. got off D. got up ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上句An old woman was sitting outside an ice cream shop with dirty clothes and rough hair. 穿着脏衣服头发凌乱的老太太坐在冰淇淋商店的外面。可知, 她需要站起来才能走。故选D。‎ ‎2. A. funny B. interesting C. difficult D. attractive ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下句her legs shivering可知她走起路来很困难。故选C。‎ ‎3. A. want B. touch C. serve D. taste ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据so I was outside the shop可知, 我不想要冰淇淋, 所以待在商店外面。故选A。‎ ‎4. A. finding B. leading C. ignoring D. watching ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上下文作者观察到的老太太的状态可知选D。‎ ‎5. A. pocket B. bag C. hand D. luggage ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。句意: 我看出了她的困难, 手里拿着10美元走向她, 然后把钱递给了她。根据语境可知选C。‎ ‎6. A. angry B. thankful C. strange D. cautious ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者给了无家可归的老太太10美元, 因此她非常感激, 立刻开始祝福作者。故选B。‎ ‎7. A. as well B. in all C. so well D. at all ‎【解析】选A。词义辨析题。句意: 我想要和她说说话, 因为那也非常重要。as well也。故选A。‎ ‎8. A. friend B. habit C. career D. family ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下句She said there was no one, and that all died one by one, 可知, 我问了她家人的情况。故选D。‎ ‎9. A. replied B. wondered C. claimed D. stated ‎【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据前面的内容“Where does she live? ”可知这是作者想的。reply回复; wonder想知道; claim声称, 断言, 宣告; state陈述, 阐明。故选B。‎ ‎10. A. different B. serious C. obvious D. weak ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文我注意到她带着的行李, 可知她无家可归, 答案是很明显的。故选C。‎ ‎11. A. belongings B. goods C. clothes D. books ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。我注意到她的行李, 用两个塑料袋装着她的东西。故选A。‎ ‎12. A. smooth B. warm C. special D. rough ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。由下文她不肯接受, 担心我被冻着, 可知我给她的是温暖的披肩。故选B。‎ ‎13. A. one B. them C. those D. it ‎【解析】选D。词语辨析题。但是她并不想接受它, 因为她担心我到家之前的几分钟会感觉冷。这里用it指代上文提过的stole。故选D。‎ ‎14. A. brought B. received C. took D. carried ‎【解析】选C。词语辨析题。当我坚持要给她时, 她接受了披肩披在她身上。bring带来; receive收到; take拿, 取, 接受; carry携带。故选C。[来源:学§科§网Z§X§X§K]‎ ‎15. A. calming B. supporting C. blessing D. helping ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。因为我给了她披肩, 所以她给了我更多的祝福。故选C。‎ ‎16. A. emotional B. common C. conventional D. unique ‎【解析】选A。根据下文, 老太太显得更加信任地看着过路人, 可知作者看到的是老太太内心情感状态的变化。故选A。‎ ‎17. A. convenient B. content C. appropriate D. available ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。此刻, 她看起来平静且满意。故选B。‎ ‎18. A. desperation B. expression C. confusion D. devotion ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。这里用desperation, 和hopelessness 词义相近。本句表示老太太绝望的表情转变了。故选A。‎ ‎19. A. doubt B. trust C. regret D. confidence ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者的善举让她更加信任陌生人, 让她的情感发生转变, 所以这时她信任地看着经过的人。故选B。‎ ‎20. A. talked B. made C. thought D. counted ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。我意识到我的善举对老太太来说意义重大。故选D。‎ ‎[四]‎ Standing in front of the bike shop, Dave stared at the shiny red bicycle in the window. He could 1 himself riding the bike in Saturday’s race and winning the first-place medal and prize money. “With that bike, I could even 2 Adam,” Dave thought. 学科]‎ He rode on and stopped at Peck’s clothing store. The coat he 3 to buy his mother for her birthday was still on sale. Dave knew she would 4 buy it for herself. She worked hard just to make 5 meet. But the prize money would be 6 for him to buy that coat and surprise her. 来源:学科网ZX Dave looked at his old bike. Two years ago, he found some old bicycles at the 7 and used the parts to make one bike. He called it his recycled bike. “I’ll never 8 the race on this old bike, ”Dave sighed. ‎ As Dave passed the junkyard, he noticed a newer-looking bike tire. He started 9 the huge junk pile. Finally, he found 10 he was looking for. “These two tires and the handgrips(自行车把套) are just 11 for my bike. ” ‎ Arriving home, Dave put the used tires and the handgrips on his 12 bike, and oiled the chain. He stood back and admired the 13 ‎ he had made. “I might win that race after all, ”he said to himself.  ‎ The next morning, when Dave and his mom got to the park, about thirty kids had already 14. Dave headed for the start line 15 Mom found a seat at the finish line. ‎ Bang! The riders rushed off. Dave 16 Adam, who was in the lead? He 17 to pass one rider after another and was approaching Adam. Leaning forward, Dave pedaled harder and faster. 18 he sped by Adam and crossed the finish line.  ‎ As the announcer awarded Dave the 19 and the check for fifty dollars, he asked, “What are you going to do with the prize money, Dave? ” ‎ ‎“It’s a 20, ”Dave said and waved to his mom.  ‎ ‎【文章大意】Dave参加自行车比赛, 并想赢得比赛, 用赢得的奖金给妈妈买生日礼物。但Dave却无力购买新的自行车, 只好在废物堆积场捡了些零部件组装到自己的旧自行车上。最后Dave赢得了比赛, 获得了奖金和奖牌。‎ ‎1. A. find B. picture C. keep D. watch ‎【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据上句可知, 站在自行车商店的前面, 盯着商店窗内的闪耀的红色的自行车, Dave想象自己在周六的比赛上骑着自行车并且赢得一等奖奖牌和奖金。picture想象, 符合语境。‎ ‎2. A. beat B. join C. help D. rescue ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据上文Dave想象自己在周六的比赛上骑着自行车并且赢得一等奖奖牌和奖金可知, Dave有了那辆自行车, 甚至可以战胜Adam。beat打败; 战胜。‎ ‎3. A. agreed B. claimed C. demanded D. planned ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上文可知, Dave还没有参加比赛, 也没有赢得奖金, 所以Dave计划给妈妈买的外套仍在出售。agree同意; claim声称; demand要求; plan计划。‎ ‎4. A. probably B. definitely C. never D. seldom ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文She worked hard just to make. . . 可知, Dave知道妈妈绝对不会为自己买那件外套。‎ ‎5. A. ends B. eyes C. roads D. rules ‎【解析】选A。固定搭配题。根据文章内容可知, 妈妈努力工作仅是为了收支相抵。make ends meet收支相抵, 为固定搭配。‎ ‎6. A. hard B. reliable C. enough D. tight ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据该句中的surprise her可知, 那些奖金将会足够去买那件外套, 然后给妈妈一个惊喜。‎ ‎7. A. park B. junkyard C. school D. court ‎【解析】选B。背景常识题。根据常识可知, 一般是在废物堆积场可以找到一些旧的自行车以及用过的零件的, 下文As Dave passed the junkyard也有提示。‎ ‎8. A. enter B. lose[来源:学科网ZXXK] C. abandon D. win ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文Dave sighed可知, 既然是叹气, 应该是担心用这辆旧自行车他不能赢得这场比赛。‎ ‎9. A. going through B. carrying out C. throwing away D. taking back ‎【解析】选A。词语辨析题。根据Finally, he found ________he was looking for可知, Dave开始仔细察看那个巨大的垃圾堆以寻找他需要的部件。go through仔细检查, 察看; carry out执行, 实行; throw away扔掉, 丢弃; take back拿回。‎ ‎10. A. that B. which C. what D. whom ‎【解析】选C。句式结构题。found后是一个宾语从句, 从句中缺少look for的宾语, 应用what引导。‎ ‎11. A. right B. unique C. simple D. advanced ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据上文Dave发现了他寻找的东西, 可以推出他找到了正好适合他的自行车的两个轮胎和自行车把套。right正合适的, 符合语境。‎ ‎12. A. hired B. used C. purchased D. recycled ‎【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据上文He called it his ________bike可知, 应用recycled。‎ ‎13. A. contributions B. Changes C. profits D. discoveries ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上文Arriving home, Dave put the used tires and the handgrips on his ________bike, and oiled the chain. 可知, 他对自行车进行了改装。change改变, 符合语境。 ‎ ‎14. A. started B. separated C. gathered D. recovered ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文Dave headed for the start line可知, 大约30个孩子已经聚集好了。gather聚集。‎ ‎15. A. while B. but C. so D. or ‎【解析】选A。句式结构题。Dave朝起点走去而妈妈在终点找到座位。while表对比转折。‎ ‎16. A. held back B. gave in to C. concentrated on D. broke away from ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文He ________to pass one rider after another and was approaching Adam. 可知Dave全神贯注于追赶Adam。concentrate on全神贯注于。‎ ‎17. A. prepared B. arranged C. offered D. managed ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文he sped by Adam and crossed the finish line可知Dave成功地超过一个又一个人并且接近Adam。manage设法做到, 成功做成。‎ ‎18. A. Suddenly B. Eventually C. Recently D. Usually ‎【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据下文Dave获得奖牌和奖金得知, Dave最终超过了Adam并且穿过了终点线。suddenly突然; eventually最后; recently最近; usually通常。‎ ‎19. A. coat B. degree C. bicycle D. medal[来源:学§科§网]‎ ‎【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据上文winning the first-place medal and prize money可知是奖牌。‎ ‎20. A. coincidence B. promise C. surprise D. message ‎【解析】选 。词汇复现题。根据上文But the prize money would be ________for him to buy that coat and surprise her. 可知它是一个惊喜。 ‎ ‎[五]‎ Last week, I had to travel by air. I was carrying two large 1 and a medium-sized one (yes, I know I was not traveling 2). I had to take a bus and a train before getting to the 3. It was not an easy task 4 I took it easy and I left with more than enough 5. I arrived at the bus stop and there were a few other people 6. ‎ The bus came and one by one I struggled 7 and put the suitcases inside the bus. Then I began to think, “Why doesn’t anyone offer to 8? ” I sat on the bus and kept thinking, “Many passengers are 9 and strong enough, and most of them are my neighbors. How unkind, typical of this country! That’s why I want to 10 as soon as I can. ” ‎ I 11 stopped myself and decided to change my 12 I had been trying especially lately to “switch” as soon as I saw negativity coming into my head, so I went for: I’m 13 that I managed; I’m 14 enough; I look forward to the challenges of this 15; I will meet people I love.  ‎ The bus arrived at my destination and I waited for everyone to 16 so I could patiently take out my suitcases one by one. And a ‎ man in his 70’s whom I would least have 17 to help came back up and offered to give me a hand! He 18 the last one for me! I was so pleased and surprised giving him a big 19. He smiled back and we both went our separate ways. He seemed pretty pleased with himself.  ‎ I then thought, “I should have hugged him. ”Hope I will 20 him again. . . ‎ ‎1. A. coats B. tools C. boxes D. suitcases ‎【解析】选D。词汇复现题。第二段中的put the suitcases inside the bus对本空有提示。‎ ‎2. A. alone B. early C. light D. safe ‎【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第1空前后的large和medium-sized可知, 作者这趟带着两个大箱子和一个中号箱子的旅途并不轻松(light)。‎ ‎3. A. station B. airport C. department D. office ‎【解析】选B。词汇复现题。从本文首句中的by air可知, 作者得坐公交和火车到达机场(airport)。‎ ‎4. A. and B. because C. but D. though ‎【解析】选C。推理判断题。本空前面的not an easy task和本空后 took it easy在逻辑上构成转折关系, 故用转折连词but。‎ ‎5. A. time B. interest C. food D. room ‎【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据上下文语境可知, 作者要先坐公交车, 再倒火车, 最后才能到达机场, 因此要提前出发以便有充足的时间(time)。‎ ‎6. A. wandering B. waiting C. struggling D. driving ‎【解析】选B。词义辨析题。由下文的The bus came and one by one可知当作者到达公交站时已经有人在等。‎ ‎7. A. painfully B. gratefully C. proudly D. angrily ‎【解析】选A。词义辨析题。由下文作者抱怨无人帮助他可知, 作者费力地(painfully)把行李箱一个个搬上了车。‎ ‎8. A. check B. advise C. come D. help ‎【解析】选D。推理判断题。无人帮助(help)他。‎ ‎9. A. generous B. busy C. honest D. young ‎【解析】选D。推理判断题。由上句无人帮忙和本空后的neighbors和unkind推断, 作者抱怨车上很多人年轻力壮却无人帮忙。‎ ‎10. A. settle B. leave C. fight D. succeed ‎【解析】选B。推理判断题。作者抱怨人们不够热心, 这是他想尽快离开的原因。本文首句中的travel对此空也有提示。‎ ‎11. A. really B. hardly C. suddenly D. secretly ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。这时, 作者突然(suddenly)打消了消极的想法。‎ ‎12. A. thoughts B. tastes [来源:学_科_网] C. memory D. action ‎【解析】选A。词义辨析题。由下文中的“switch” as soon as I saw. . . 可知。这时, 作者突然打消消极的想法(thoughts)。‎ ‎13. A. sure B. glad C. afraid D. sorry ‎【解析】选B。推理判断题。我很高兴(glad)自己搬李箱。‎ ‎14. A. kind B. strong C. relaxed D. important ‎【解析】选B。背景知识题。作者安慰自己: 我很高兴自己搬行李箱。我足够强壮(strong)可以搬动它们。‎ ‎15. A. trip B. position C. career D. race ‎【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由文章首句中的travel可知, 作者决定迎接这次旅途(trip)中的挑战。‎ ‎16. A. take off B. turn up C. get off D. break in ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。公交车到站了, 作者等待其他乘客下车(get off)。‎ ‎17. A. respected B. Inspired C. promised D. expected ‎【解析】选D。推理判断题。从本空前的in his 70’s可知, 那位老人70多岁了, 因此作者根本没有料到(expected)他会主动帮忙。‎ ‎18. A. discovered B. carried C. examined D. fixed ‎【解析】选B。推理判断题。由上文中的help可知, 那位老人帮作者搬(carried)下来最后一个行李箱。‎ ‎19. A. smile B. hug C. opportunity D. present ‎【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由下文中的smiled back可知, 作者给了老人一个灿烂的微笑(smile)。‎ ‎20. A. visit B. choose C. trust D. see ‎【解析】选D。推理判断题。从上文中的should have hugged可知, 作者觉得当时应该拥抱一下老人, 因此希望以后能与他再次相见(see)。‎ ‎[六]‎ During the war, my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California. I went to live there in order to be 1 him. I hated the place. I had never 2 been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was 3—almost 125°F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). 4 a soul to talk to. The wind blew ‎ non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were 5 with sand, sand, sand! ‎ I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was 6 and coming back home. I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I 7 be in prison! My father answered my 8 with just two lines—two lines that will always sing in my 9—two lines that completely changed my life:  ‎ Two men looked out from prison bars, ‎ One saw the mud, the other saw the stars. ‎ I read those two lines 10. I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present 11; I would look for the stars.  ‎ I made friends with the natives, and their 12 amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had 13 to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus. I watched for the desert sunsets, and 14 for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the sands of the desert had been an ocean 15. ‎ What brought about this 16 change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, 17 I had. I had changed my 18. And by doing so, I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing 19 of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered. I had looked out of my self-created prison and 20 the stars. ‎ ‎【文章大意】战争期间, 丈夫被安排到沙漠中执行任务, 作者为了住得离他近些也搬到了那里。但是孤独感、恶劣的环境等让作者无法坚持下去, 而父亲的两句话改变了作者的态度。‎ ‎1. A. off B. behind C. near D. beyond ‎【解析】选C。背景常识题。根据首句得知丈夫被安置在沙漠军营中, 作者也到那里去住, 当然是为了离丈夫近一些。near靠近, 符合语境。‎ ‎2. A. before B. already C. then D. still ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据I hated the place. 可知作者之前从未这么不开心过。before以前。‎ ‎3. A. inflexible B. incomprehensible C. uncontrollable D. unbearable ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据almost 125℉even in the shade of a cactus可知, 气温非常高, 天气热得让人无法忍受。unbearable无法忍受的。‎ ‎4. A. Only B. Not C. Many D. Such ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上文的alone可知作者感到孤独, 连个谈心的人都没有。soul在此处指“人”。‎ ‎5. A. covered B. filled C. buried D. charged ‎【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据air和sand可以推断出, 此处表示呼吸的空气中充满了沙子。cover覆盖; fill充满; bury埋; charge指责, 控告, 充电。‎ ‎6. A. catching up B. keeping up C. giving up D. getting up ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据上文的叙述可知作者后悔来到了这里, 所以给父母写信, 根据coming back home可知作者告诉他们自己想放弃这里的生活并返回家里。give up放弃。‎ ‎7. A. ought to B. might well C. would rather D. had better ‎【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。上句指出, 我一分钟也忍受不了了, 由此可推断出本句句意“我宁愿住在监狱里”。would rather宁愿。‎ ‎8. A. request B. call C. question D. letter ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据本段第一句I wrote to my parents可知, 父亲用两句台词回复了作者的来信。letter信。‎ ‎9. A. comparison B. imagination C. consideration D. memory ‎【解析】选D。词义辨析题。根据文章内容可知, 作者是在回忆过去的事情, 结合本句中的将来时态, 可以判断出这两句台词永远在作者的记忆中吟唱, 后来也彻底改变了作者的生活。memory记忆; comparison比较; imagination想象; consideration考虑。‎ ‎10. A. over and over B. by and by C. up and down D. now and then ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下文可知, 这两句台词对作者的影响很大, 由此推断出作者把这两句台词反复读了很多遍, 故A项正确。over and over反复地。‎ ‎11. A. company B. occupation C. situation D. relationship ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。根据I would look for the stars可以判断出, 作者决心要发现现在情况中好的方面。situation情况, 情形; company公司, 伙伴; occupation职业; relationship关系。‎ ‎12. A. movement B. reaction C. guidance D. purpose ‎【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据下文They gave me presents of their favorite artworks. . . 可知, 作者和当地人交朋友,‎ ‎ 他们的反应让作者感到吃惊。reaction反应; movement动作; guidance指导; purpose目的。‎ ‎13. A. refused B. failed C. managed D. happened ‎【解析】选A。词义辨析题。根据上文的amazed可以推断出, 他们把自己最喜欢的艺术品当礼物送给了作者, 这些东西他们连游客都拒绝出售。refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事; fail to do sth. 未能做某事; manage to do sth. 成功地做了某事; happen to do sth. 碰巧做某事。‎ ‎14. A. asked B. hunted C. waited D. headed ‎【解析】选B。词义辨析题。此处与上文提到的“研究仙人掌”和“看沙漠日落”并列, 由此可推断此处表示“寻找几百万年前留下的海洋生物的贝壳”。hunt for寻找; ask for请求, 征求; wait for等待; head for前往。‎ ‎15. A. floor B. surface C. rock D. level ‎【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据文章内容可知, 几百万年前这里留下了海洋生物的贝壳, 由此可以判断这片沙漠在当时应该是海底。floor(海洋)底。‎ ‎16. A. shocking B. challenging C. puzzling D. astonishing ‎【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上段的叙述以及之前的状态, 可知作者发生了惊人的变化。astonishing惊人的。‎ ‎17. A. as B. but C. for D. or ‎【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。空格前的句子指出沙漠没有发生改变, 空格后的句子指出作者发生了改变, 由此可知两句之间为转折关系。‎ ‎18. A. attitude B. principle C. identity D. standard ‎【解析】选A。词义辨析题。之前作者只看到了困难的一面, 但后来作者看到美好的一面, 由此可知是作者的态度发生了改变。attitude态度; principle原则; identity身份; standard标准。‎ ‎19. A. vacation B. operation C. affair D. adventure ‎【解析】选D。词义辨析题。根据倒数第二段的叙述以及下句中的this new world可以得知, 作者通过态度的改变, 把人生中这段不开心的经历变为了最神奇的冒险过程。adventure冒险; vacation假期; operation操作, 运营, 手术; affair事务。‎ ‎20. A. sought B. counted C. found D. reached ‎【解析】选C。词义辨析题。此处与父亲回信中的台词形成呼应, 根据“saw the stars”可知, 作者透过自我设立的牢狱向外看, 找到了台词中所提到的星星。find找到; seek寻找, 探索; count数; reach到达。‎ ‎[七]‎ It was early one hot morning in 2015 when，accompanied by my mother，I was(41) wheeled to the taxi stand．Three weeks earlier，I had(42) my left ankle at home．Now, I was on my way to being(43) for an operation at the Philippine General Hospital． I was feeling (44) as I'd never had surgery before and the thought of it(45) me．After waiting for(46) for more than 90 minutes， we were still standing there．It usually only takes a few minutes, but on this particular Sunday they would (47) us either already filled with passengers or (48) to take us. Perhaps they weren't(49) to carry my(50)． My mother was starting to get frustrated as we were fast running out of time； our(51) was scheduled for 10：45am． Then a black SUV (52) and stopped in front of us． The driver， taking a look at us， said， "You two look like you could use a(53)!" He told us he'd seen us earlier as he was taking his son to a (54) school activity． He was now returning home and saw that we were still there． With no questions asked， this good Samaritan welcomed us aboard and got us to the hospital． We arrived at 10：30 - just in time． He refused any (55)， saying people should help one another． He left with a smile． I was finally (56)． A long recovery process and physical therapy followed and now I am able to (57) again． To this day we have not (58) again this friendly driver who went out of his way， but his generosity towards us has (59) in our minds and taught me to keep watch for and help others (60)．‎ ‎41.A. deliberately B. roughly C. gently D. toughly ‎42.A. broken B. lost C. burnt D. treated ‎43.A. protected B. assessed C. rejected D. updated ‎44.A. painful B. cautious C. optimistic D. nervous ‎45.A. attracted B. hurt C. worried D. impressed ‎46.A. a taxi B. an ambulance C. my father D. my doctor ‎47.A. pick up B. squeeze out C. deal with D. pass by ‎48.A. eager B. unwilling C. delighted D. unable ‎49.A. equipped B. allowed C. informed D. demanded ‎50.A. stick B. wheelchair C. mother D. ankle ‎51.A. enquiry B. ceremony C. appointment D. challenge ‎52.A. broke down B. got through C. speeded up D. pulled over ‎53.A. lift B. cart C. guide D. treat ‎54.A. winter B. weekend C. Christmas D. night ‎55.A. comment B. praise C. reward D. blame ‎56.A. turned down B. operated on C. left out D. attended to ‎57.A. breathe B. concentrate C. drive D. walk ‎58.A. get over B. get across C. come over D. come across ‎59.A. changed B. faded C. stuck D. disappeared ‎60.A. in need B. in despair C. in time D. in sight 参考答案：41-45 CABDC 46-50 ADBAB 51-55 CDABC 56-60 BDDCA ‎[八]‎ Off goes your alarm clock! Your eyes snap open! What is the first thing on your ____41____? Do you calculate how long you can hit snooze (回笼觉)? Are you already going over the day's to-do list? ____42____ checking your phone?‎ ‎ You are definitely not ____43____ if any or all of these morning habits sound familiar. ____44____, 60 percent of people check their phones immediately when they ____45____, according to a 2015 survey. You stop using your smartphone in bed seriously - these mind-numbing routines are among what you will ____46____ most in life. So why not take a ____47____ approach?‎ ‎ At the graduation ceremony in Stanford University in 2005, Steve Jobs made a speech, advising his ____48____ to start each morning with one specific sentence. Doing so, he said, will ____49____ the way we deal with our day-to-day lives.‎ ‎ Jobs got the idea after reading a quote about ____50____ when he was 17. From then on, he started each morning by looking in the ____51____ and asking, "If today were the last day of my ____52____, would I want to do what I'm about to do today?"‎ ‎ Now,____53____ it for yourself. Asking yourself this powerful question every day requires you to deeply ____54____ what you do on a daily basis - and if you find satisfaction in it. It can also help you ____55____ your tasks to the fundamental ones. ____56____ wasting time with mindless activities like surfing the internet, you'll start filling your days with more satisfying things, such as spending time with family and friends. ____57____, you'll stop worrying about what other people think of you; your energy and focus should be ____58____, like improving yourself, reaching your goals and making an impact on the world.‎ ‎ ____59____ you have made a habit of asking this one simple question every morning, congratulations! You are ____60____ finding the secret to living a meaningful life.‎ ‎41．A．side B．mind C．phone D．level ‎42．A．Seriously B．Happily C．Mindlessly D．Hopelessly ‎43．A．aware B．afraid C．alone D．alive ‎44．A．In fact B．In brief C．In particular D．In addition ‎45．A．stay up B．make up C．pull up D．wake up ‎46．A．forget B．value C．regret D．enjoy ‎47．A．different B．similar C．specific D．familiar ‎48．A．consumers B．audience C．friends D．staff ‎49．A．develop B．change C．promote D．choose ‎50．A．strength B．weakness C．birth D．death ‎51．A．mirror B．window C．diary D．paper ‎52．A．travel B．work C．holiday D．life ‎53．A．get B．make C．forget D．try.‎ ‎54．A．expect B．consider C．doubt D．ignore ‎55．A．narrow down B．put aside C．clear away D．take on ‎56．A．Instead of B．Regardless of C．In spite of D．In case of ‎57．A．Yet B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise ‎58．A．nowhere B．elsewhere C．anywhere D．somewhere ‎59．A．Even if B．Only if C．As long as D．Now that ‎60．A．open to B．devoted to C．close to D．accustomed to 参考答案：‎ ‎41—45 BCCAD46—50 CABBD51—55 ADDBA56—60 ACBDC ‎[九]‎ I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. I was born with a cleft palate(腭裂),and when I started school, my classmates made 41 clear to me how I must look 42 others: a little girl with an ugly lip, crooked(歪的)nose and unclear 43.‎ When schoolmates would ask, “What happened to your lip?” I’d tell them I’d fallen and cut it on a piece of glass. Somehow it seemed more 44 to have suffered an accident than to have been 45 different. I was sure that no one outside my family would love me, or 46 like me. Then I entered Mrs Leonard’s second-grade class. ‎ Mrs Leonard was pretty, with shining brown hair and warm, dark,47 eyes. Everyone adored(爱慕)her. But no one 48 love her more than I did. ‎ Then time came 49 the hearing test which was given at our school every year. I could hardly hear out of one ear and was not about to show something 50 that would single me out as different. So I 51.‎ ‎“The whisper test” required each child to go to the classroom door, turn 　52　,and close one ear with a finger, and the teacher whispered something from her desk,53the child repeated. Then the same for the other ear. Nobody 54 how tightly the untested ear was covered, so I just pretended to cover mine. ‎ ‎55,I was last, but all through the testing I 56 what Mrs Leonard might say to me. I knew from former years that the teacher whispered things like “The sky is blue” or “Do you have new shoes?” ‎ My time came. I turned my 57 toward her, blocking 58 just enough to be able to hear. I waited, and then came the words that God had surely put into her 59,seven words that changed my 60 forever.‎ Mrs Leonard, the teacher I adored, said softly, “I wish you were my little girl.”‎ ‎41A.this B. that ‎ C. the following D.it 解析:it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是how I must...others。答案:D ‎42A.at B. for C.to D. up 解析:to意为“对于”,符合题意。答案:C ‎43A.saying B. speech C. information D. conversation 解析:speech“言语”;saying“谚语”;information“信息”;conversation“对话”。由句意可知选B项。‎ 答案:B ‎44A.reasonable B. possible C. acceptable D. believable 解析:对于她自己而言,说嘴唇在事故中弄伤比生来就丑似乎在心理上更容易接受一些。答案:C ‎45A.born B. growing C. wounded D. diseased 解析:be born+形容词,意为“生来就……”。答案:A ‎46A.hardly B. even C. particularly D. else 解析:...or even like me=or no one would even like me,“甚至连喜欢都谈不上”。答案:B ‎47A.black B. smiling C. jumping D. strict 解析:smiling eyes“微笑的眼睛”,指老师和蔼可亲。答案:B ‎48A.went to B. wanted to C. came to D. used to 解析:come to“开始变得”,由上下文内容可知。答案:C ‎49A.to B.in C. of D. for 解析:...time for sth.“该做某事的时候”。答案:D ‎50A.wrong B. different C. else D. unusual 解析:“她”不想让别人知道除腭裂、歪鼻以外的让她与其他人不一样的缺陷。答案:C ‎51A.hated it B. cheated C. was not worried D. pretended 解析:由下文看,“我”在测试中作弊(cheat)了。答案:B ‎52A.sideways B. back C. around D. forward 解析:turn sideways“转向一侧”,其他三项不符合情境。答案:A ‎53A.when B. while C. which D. what 解析:which引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为something。答案:C ‎54A.understood B. doubted C. tested D. checked 解析:check“检查”。由题意可知此处应是没有人检查这件事。答案:D ‎55A.Unluckily B. Surprisingly C.As usual D. However 解析:as usual“通常”,其余各项不符合语境。答案:C ‎56A.doubted B. supposed C. considered D. wondered 解析:wondered=wanted to know“想知道”。答案:D ‎57A.face B. good ear C. bad ear D. wounded ear 解析:肯定是让有毛病的耳朵测试,“我”假装掩住另一只好耳朵。答案:C ‎58A.it B. the other C. the rest D. another 解析:the other,指两只耳朵中除了有毛病的另一只。答案:B ‎59A.mouth B. ears C. eyes D. book 解析:话是从老师口中说出来的。答案:A ‎60A.luck B. test C. love D. life 解析:老师的一句话改变了我的一生。答案:D ‎[十]‎ Helen Keller’s teacher, Annie Sullivan was not a stranger to hardship when she was young. She was almost blind herself 1 a childhood fever and was, at one time, considered to be hopelessly “insane”. She was locked in the basement. Sometimes, Annie would2attack anyone who came near. Most of the time she generally ignored everyone who was present in front of her. ‎ An elderly 3 believed there was hope, however, and she tried to show 4to the child. Every day she 5 Annie. For the most part, the child did not 6the nurse’s presence, but she still 7to visit. The kind woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement. She believed Annie could 8,if only she were shown love. ‎ Finally, doctors noticed a 9in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hostility(敌意),they now noticed the10and love. They moved her upstairs 11she would surely continue to improve. Annie Sullivan 12into a young woman with a desire to help others as she, herself, was helped by the 13nurse. It was Annie who 14the great potential(潜力)in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, played with her, pushed her and worked with her 15the twinkling candle which was her life became a beacon of light to the world. Annie Sullivan worked 16in Helen’s life. It was a loving nurse who first 17Annie and then lovingly changed an uncommunicative child into a good kind 18.‎ People always say, “If it had not been for Annie Sullivan, the19of Helen Keller would have remained unknown.” But if it had not been for a kind and devoted nurse, the name of Annie Sullivan would have remained 20.‎ ‎1A.ahead of B. instead of C. because of D.in spite of 解析:此处指安妮几乎失明的原因是小时候发烧导致的,故应填表示原因的介词词组because of。‎ 答案:C ‎2A.rudely B. politely C. sadly D. luckily 解析:根据句中的attack,可知安妮会向每一个靠近她的人粗鲁地(rudely)进攻。‎ 答案:A ‎3A.journalist B. friend C. manager D. nurse 解析:根据第6空后的the nurse’s presence可知。‎ 答案:D ‎4A.anger B. love C. respect D. pity 解析:联系前半句可知此处指护士认为有希望,所以她向这个女孩表达关爱(love)。‎ 答案:B ‎5A.missed B. visited C. called D. described 解析:根据下文内容及第7空所在句子可知选visited。‎ 答案:B ‎6A.refuse B. offer C. accept D. expect 解析:上文提到她经常去看安妮,结合下文but she still 7 to visit所表示的转折意义,可知安妮大部分时间并不能接受(accept)护士的出现。 ‎ 答案:C ‎7A.continued B. promised C. agreed D. decided 解析:此处指护士继续(continued)去看望安妮。‎ 答案:A ‎8A.die B. recover C. wake D. remember 解析:根据上文“An elderly3believed there was hope...”可知该句的意思是“如果得到爱,她相信安妮能康复(recover)”。 ‎ 答案:B ‎9A.method B. design C. struggle D. change 解析:此处的语境和上文中提到的attack和insane相比较,结合下文的love,可知安妮发生了变化(change)。‎ 答案:D ‎10A.darkness B. greatness C. gentleness D. weakness 解析:根据前一句中的anger and hostility以及后面与该空并列的love,可知此处应选gentleness。表示安妮对周围的人表现出温和与热爱。‎ 答案:C ‎11A.where B. that C. what D. how 解析:where是关系副词,此处指安妮从地下室被带到了楼上。在那里她继续恢复健康。‎ 答案:A ‎12A.came B. brought C. stepped D. grew 解析:grow into有“长成”之意,此处指安妮长大成人。‎ 答案:D ‎13A.clever B. pretty C. kind D. young 解析:结合本文第二段中描述的护士对安妮的关心和照顾,以及第二段中提到的the kind woman可知这位护士是善良的。‎ 答案:C ‎14A.showed B. ended C. reached D. saw 解析:正是安妮看到了(saw)海伦·凯勒身上的巨大潜力。‎ 答案:D ‎15A.until B. after C. before D. since 解析:此处指安妮对海伦·凯勒的帮助一直陪伴着海伦,直到(until)海伦的生活像蜡烛一样照亮世界。‎ 答案:A ‎16A.experiences B. wonders C. ways D. failures 解析:由上文提到海伦的生活像蜡烛能照亮世界可知,此处指安妮帮助了海伦也就是在海伦的生活中创造了奇迹(wonders)。‎ 答案:B ‎17A.believed in B. looked for C. wrote to D. came at 解析:此处指最初护士对安妮的信任,即护士相信(believed in)安妮。‎ 答案:A ‎18A.student B. worker C. teacher D. doctor 解析:根据下文中的“If it had not been for Annie Sullivan, the 19 of Helen Keller would have remained unknown.”可以推知,海伦之所以有名,是安妮的帮助和教育。由文章第一句“Helen Keller’s teacher, Annie Sullivan”也可知。 ‎ 答案:C ‎19A.name B. place C. time D. hospital 解析:结合文章最后的the name of Annie Sullivan,此处指海伦·凯勒的名字(name)。‎ 答案:A ‎20A.similar B. unknown C. unforgettable D. famous 解析:此处指如果没有那位善良、富有奉献精神的护士,那么安妮·沙利文的名字也不会被人们知道。因此说,要不是一位善良老护士的关心和照顾,安妮·沙利文也许不会成为一位老师;没有安妮·沙利文,也就更谈不上海伦·凯勒了。答案:B