【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题完形模拟试题10篇训练之十一（31页word版）

【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题完形模拟试题10篇训练之十一（31页word版）

‎2019届二轮复习完形填空专题完形模拟试题10篇训练之十一 ‎【一】‎ From a young age, my parents have taught me the importance of giving generously to the less fortunate.Out of 1 ， whenever there is something I can 2 ， I give it to someone on the streets.‎ Last week, 3 I left the house to run a few errands (差事), I carried with me some old clothes, some food and a handbag to hand over to someone 4 .‎ As the car 5 at a traffic signal, I saw a girl of five or six asking for money.I 6 her to come to me and quickly 7 all the things I had.As I started handing them over, she seemed 8 .She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked what was in the 9 .I told her there were some clothes and food for her.‎ ‎ 10 she looked up at me and asked, “Can you give me some water？” It was then that I noticed her 11 lips.It seemed as if she had not had a drop of water all day.‎ I 12 my bottle of water that I always carried with me and helped her to drink from it. She finished it quickly and gave me a heartwarming smile of 13 .‎ I was thankful that I could 14 her simple wish! I realized once again that day that you don’t necessarily have to make big 15 to help someone. This experience 16 once again my belief in the 17 acts of kindness and how they can make someone’s 18 .‎ The next time you want to do something nice for someone, don’t 19 ， waiting for the right chance. 20 and do it!‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者帮助一个女孩的故事以及由此产生的一些感悟。‎ ‎1．A. respect B．habit C．sympathy D．kindness 解析：选B　上文作者提到从小父母就教育自己要对不幸的人慷慨解囊，所 以此处指出于习惯(habit)。受思维定式影响，此题易误选C。认为是出于同情，对不幸的人慷慨解囊。‎ ‎2．A. afford B．get C．spare D．serve 解析：选C　出于习惯，每当有可以提供(给别人)的东西的时候，“我”就会把它送给流浪街头的人。故spare“供给，给予”符合语境。‎ ‎3．A.as B．until C．once D．before 解析：选A　上星期，当(as)作者离开家去办差事的时候，作者带了一些旧衣服、食物和一个手提包去送给一些贫困的(needy)人。根据语境可知，应选as。‎ ‎4．A. needy B．sick C．disabled D．sad 解析：选A　参见上题解析。needy意为“缺食物(钱)的，贫困的”。‎ ‎5．A. parked B．stared C．turned D．paused 解析：选D　根据语境可知，此处指的是车暂停在了交通信号灯处。故pause“暂停，停顿”符合语境。此题易受思维定式影响误选A。认为停车一般用park，这样就忽略此处交通信号灯的语境。‎ ‎6．A. phoned B．signaled C．advised D．allowed 解析：选B　根据语境可知，此处是指作者招手示意(signaled)女孩过来。‎ ‎7．A. threw B．fetched C．packed D．collected 解析：选D　女孩过来后，作者把自己放在车里的衣服和食物快速收集(collected)在一起。‎ ‎8．A. ashamed B．upset C．embarrassed D．astonished 解析：选D　根据语境及下文女孩问问题可以推知，女孩很吃惊(astonished)。‎ ‎9．A. car B．bag C．bottle D．clothes 解析：选B　根据上文中的“I carried with me some old clothes, some food and a handbag”可知，作者出门时带的东西有衣服、食物和手提包。所以作者这里应是把衣服和食物装在包(bag)里送给她。‎ ‎10．A. Then B．Next C．Again D．But 解析：选C　根据空后的“she looked up at me and asked”以及上文中的“She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked”可知，此处应是指女孩再一次(Again)抬起头来看作者并问问题。‎ ‎11．A. dirty B．pale C．thick D．dry 解析：选D　根据下文中的“It seemed as if she had not had a drop of water all day.”可知，女孩由于缺水嘴唇比较干(dry)。‎ ‎12．A. pointed out B．picked out C．gave out D．took out 解析：选D　作者取出(took out)随身携带的一瓶水。point out“指出，指明”；pick out“挑选”；give out“分发，发出”。‎ ‎13．A. happiness B．pleasure C．appreciation D．welcome 解析：选C　根据语境可知，女孩喝完作者递给她的水后，应是流露出感激的微笑。appreciation“感激，欣赏”。‎ ‎14．A. satisfy B．attain C．promise D．realize 解析：选A　女孩那时的心愿是有水喝，所以作者很庆幸满足(satisfy)了她的心愿。‎ ‎15．A. differences B．ambitions C．achievements D．donations 解析：选D　那一天作者再次意识到你没有必要给予大额的捐赠(donations)来帮助他人。‎ ‎16．A. found B．doubted C．showed D．proved 解析：选D　这再次证明(proved)了“我”的信仰：简单的(simple)善举以及这些善举是如何给人们带来幸福(make someone’s day)的。‎ ‎17．A. unique B．simple C．reliable D．polite 解析：选B　参见上题解析。‎ ‎18．A. day B．fortune C．dream D．life 解析：选A　参见第16题解析。make one’s day“给某人带来幸福”。‎ ‎19．A. hold on B．hold up C．hold back D．hold down 解析：选C　此处作者想要表达的是下次你想帮别人时，不要犹豫。hold back“犹豫”符合语境。hold on“不挂断电话，等一等”；hold up“举起，阻挡”；hold down“压制，保住”。‎ ‎20．A. Take care B．Speed up C．Go ahead D．Look out 解析：选C　此处是作者鼓励别人去做助人为乐的事。go ahead“开始吧，开始(做某事)”符合语境。take care“提防，注意”；speed up“加速”；look out“注意，当心”。‎ ‎【二】‎ I used to work in a lab, a wellpaid job for almost 10 years, a “not exactly exciting but safe” job, until my best friend introduced me to a man who wanted to open up a computer 1 .‎ What did he want me to do 2 ？‎ Teach!‎ Me? Teach? Is he 3 ？‎ They knew I have a speech 4 .I stutter (口吃)．‎ Not horribly, but enough, it can be uncomfortable to the 5 that a simple statement is going to take 6 than it should. And someone just ‎ asked me if I wanted to 7 in front of total strangers and speak 8 about computer technology.‎ Then the most 9 thing happened ...‎ I said yes!‎ To this day I still don’t 10 why I said yes. Maybe I didn’t want to live a “ 11 ” life where I knew exactly what to do in the same 12 year after year.‎ I had always felt I knew a better way to 13 difficult concepts to listeners than a lot of other people. I like to use analogies (类比), so they have something they can 14 them to. I’m good at explaining things when I 15 about them. So I took the class syllabus (教学大纲) and rewrote it MY WAY! It was the same 16 except I made no assumptions that the listener knew anything before he 17 the room.‎ Initially I would get the familiar funny 18 from people when I started speaking.But after 15 minutes, people were asking intelligent questions that showed they 19 .After the talks when people were 20 ， they actually shook my hand and thanked me.‎ Try getting THAT from a “not exactly exciting but safe” job!‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了口吃的作者放弃原本安逸的工作，挑战讲师这份工作的经历。‎ ‎1．A. supermarket B．factory C．school D．shop 解析：选C　由下文中多次出现的“Teach”以及倒数第三段中的“the class syllabus(教学大纲)”可知，应选C项。‎ ‎2．A. specifically B．fortunately C．patiently D．gratefully 解析：选A　由下文作者口吃和三个反问句可知作者既不知为什么是他自己，又不知将要做什么。选项specifically有双关含义，既表示“具体”做什么工作，又有“特意；专门地”之意。‎ ‎3．A. guilty B．polite C．sad D．mad 解析：选D　由“Me？”“Teach？”这两个反问句和下文他们明知道作者口吃却还邀请他当讲师可知，第三个问句表示语意上的递进，选项中只有mad(疯)可以表达作者当时惊讶的心情和反应。‎ ‎4．A. dream B．problem C．memory D．schedule 解析：选B　由下文中的“I stutter (口吃)”可知，此处是对“口吃”的解释，即作者有说话“问题(problem)”。‎ ‎5．A. lawyer B．passenger C．listener D．reporter 解析：选C　由语境可知，句中的“uncomfortable”是描述作者讲话时口吃，“听者(listener)”的感受。‎ ‎6．A. longer B．easier C．quicker D．calmer 解析：选A　由上文中的“I stutter (口吃)”以及本句中的“a simple statement”可知，作者说出简单句子要比正常人用“更长的(longer)”时间。‎ ‎7．A. stand up B．make up C．pull up D．end up 解析：选A　由下文可知，作者是被邀请做讲师，一般而言，讲师是要“站(stand up)”在陌生人面前授课的。‎ ‎8．A.at last B．at length C．at risk D．at hand 解析：选B　设空处修饰动词speak，而选项中只有at length(详细地)与后面的“about computer technology”构成“speak at length about computer technology”，即上文“teach”的具体内容，故选B项。‎ ‎9．A. unwilling B．pleasing C．boring D．surprising 解析：选D　由下文中的“I said yes！”可知，口吃的作者竟然接受了这个不合常理的要求，这是最“令人惊奇的(surprising)”事情。‎ ‎10．A. accept B．prove C．know D．decide 解析：选C　由文中的“still”，重现句子“I said yes”以及下句中的“Maybe”可知，作者至今都不“知道(know)”自己当初为什么会答应这件事。‎ ‎11．A. complex B．safe C．strange D．busy 解析：选B　由第一段中的“a ‘not exactly exciting but safe’ job”以及最后一段可知，选项中的原词safe复现，以使前后衔接，即作者不想再过这样“风险小的(safe)”、年复一年“按部就班(in the same order)”做事的生活。‎ ‎12．A. word B．taste C．tradition D．order 解析：选D　参见上题解析。‎ ‎13．A. give B．join C．describe D．devote 解析：选C　选项中只有describe(描述)和后面的“difficult concepts”与上文中“speak”和“about computer technology”为近义词复现关系，故选C项。‎ ‎14．A. apply B．adapt C．submit D．relate 解析：选D　由本句中表示因果关系的so可知，上句是下句的原因，且与analogies (类比)有关联的短语只有relate to (相关联)，故选D项。‎ ‎15．A. write B．learn C．read D．hear 解析：选A　由下文中的连接词So可知，设空处所在句子与下句之间是因果关系，且选项中的write与rewrote是同根词复现，这样的词语重复是一种语篇衔接手段，故选A项。‎ ‎16．A. exercise B．profession C．hobby D．subject 解析：选D　上文中的“class syllabus (教学大纲)”与选项中的subject(课程)是近义词复现关系，由此可知选D项。‎ ‎17．A. entered B．checked C．changed D．decorated 解析：选A　由上下文可知，作者为了帮助听者理解课程，他是在假设听者“进入(enter)”教室之前对计算机一无所知的前提下重写教学大纲。‎ ‎18．A. books B．looks C．reasons D．gifts 解析：选B　由上文可知，因为说话口吃，作者开始讲话时总会看到人们露出好笑的“表情(looks)”。‎ ‎19．A. feared B．understood C．struggled D．succeeded 解析：选B　由上文中表示转折的连词But可知前后句之间表示语义的转折，且句中的“asking intelligent questions”与选项中的understood (理解)语意相关联，下文中的“shook my hand and thanked me”与understood (理解)也语意相关联，故选B项。‎ ‎20．A. imaging B．donating C．leaving D．arguing 解析：选C　从本句中的“After the talks”以及“shook my hand and thanked me”可知，人们听完课后准备“离开(leaving)”。‎ ‎【三】‎ Remember the heartwarming story of Hachiko, the Akita Inu who spent nine years waiting for his owner to return without knowing his death? His being 1 to his owner is being challenged by Thor.‎ In December 2015, Thor’s owner 2 at 58, and his loyal (忠诚的) companion fell into 3 .The owner’s family looked after Thor, 4 they didn’t give him the same love and attention. Seeing the miserable dog, a neighbor called Saionara asked if she could 5 him in, and maybe help him 6 the death of his owner. Then 7 her loving care, Thor started getting better. About a year ago, he started following the same 8 he had taken alongside his owner.‎ Every morning Saionara gets up early, makes his food and then opens ‎ the gate for him to take the walks he was already 9 with. Thor has a good memory, and he 10 at all the usual places his owner used to spend time in, and lets those who 11 him pet him on the head. That’s become his 12 for the last year or so. And it seems that he is waiting for his 13 to come back.‎ Wherever he goes, Thor always 14 love and affection. Everyone knows his story and is eager to make his 15 more bearable. People stop to pet him. His food and water bowls are always 16 at the shoe store he walks by every day, and some people even stop to take photos with the famous dog.‎ After 17 his walk and spending time outside the places his owner used to spend time in, 18 the lottery (彩票) office, which he visited every day, Thor returns to his 19 owner, Saionara.“I’ll tell you that I love him, but I’m also 20 because I’m old.But I’ll take good care of him，” she says.‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了忠犬Thor的故事。‎ ‎1．A. helpful B．sensitive C．faithful D．attractive 解析：选C　根据上文及第二段中的“his loyal (忠诚的) companion”可知，Hachiko (忠犬八公)对主人的忠诚(faithful)正在被一只叫Thor的狗挑战。‎ ‎2．A. died B．disappeared C．succeeded D．left 解析：选A　根据下文“the death of his owner”可知，忠犬Thor的主人在2015年12月去世了。‎ ‎3．A. regret B．sorrow C．disappointment D．sleep 解析：选B　根据下文“Seeing the miserable dog”可知，主人去世后，忠犬Thor陷入了悲伤中。‎ ‎4．A. and B．though C．since D．but 解析：选D　根据该空上下文可知，but符合语境。尽管主人的家里人还在照顾Thor，但他们的照顾却没主人那么细致。‎ ‎5．A. take B．bring C．keep D．raise 解析：选A　根据下文的叙述可知，邻居Saionara看到痛苦的Thor，便提出想收留他。take in此处意为“收留，收养”。‎ ‎6．A. realize B．get over C．understand D．get across 解析：选B　邻居Saionara认为自己可以帮助Thor从失去主人的痛苦中恢复过来。get over“从……恢复常态”。‎ ‎7．A. about B．among C．under D．besides 解析：选C　在Saionara的悉心照料下，Thor的情绪好多了。under one’s care意为“在某人的照料下”。‎ ‎8．A. choice B．habit C．pattern D．route 解析：选D　根据下文“he had taken alongside his owner”可知，Thor每天都走以前跟主人一起走过的路线。‎ ‎9．A. familiar B．satisfied C．bored D．popular 解析：选A　根据第二段中的“About a year ago, he started following the same 8 he had taken alongside his owner.”可知，Thor每天都走已经熟悉的路径。‎ ‎10．A. looks B．meets C．stops D．plays 解析：选C　根据最后一段中的“spending time outside the places his owner used to spend time in”可知，Thor记忆很好，它停在所有以前和主人一起待过的地方。‎ ‎11．A. surprise B．know C．believe D．appreciate 解析：选B　Thor会让那些认识的人抚弄自己的头。‎ ‎12．A. chance B．interest C．desire D．routine 解析：选D　这已经成了Thor一年来的惯例，天天如此。‎ ‎13．A. owner B．parent C．companion D．baby 解析：选A　Thor每天都要走以前跟主人一起走过的路，这好像是在等待主人的归来。‎ ‎14．A. refuses B．shares C．receives D．expresses 解析：选C　根据下文的叙述可知，无论Thor走到哪里，他总是得到人们的喜爱。‎ ‎15．A. existence B．life C．recovery D．loss 解析：选D　根据下文“People stop to pet him ...with the famous dog.”可知，每一个人都知道忠犬Thor的故事，并且都渴望使它失去主人的伤感更易承受些，即减轻Thor失去主人的痛苦。‎ ‎16．A. empty B．full C．lost D．clean 解析：选B　Thor在每天路过的鞋店门口的食物盆和水盆总是被装得满满的。‎ ‎17．A. completing B．continuing C．changing D．recording 解析：选A　根据下文“Thor returns”可知，在忠犬Thor每天都走完和主人一起走过的路线以及在主人经常进去的地方等候之后，会回到Saionara那里。‎ ‎18．A. suddenly B．clearly C．luckily D．particularly 解析：选D　根据下文“which he visited every day”可知，忠犬Thor每天在主人经常进去的地方等候，尤其是彩票店，主人每天都去。‎ ‎19．A. strange B．new C．strict D．beautiful 解析：选B　根据文章的叙述可知，Saionara是Thor的新主人。‎ ‎20．A. happy B．calm C．concerned D．patient 解析：选C　根据下文“because I’m old.But I’ll take good care of him”可知，虽然“我”很爱他。但是“我”很担心因为“我”老了。但“我”仍会照顾好它。‎ ‎【四】‎ When I was four, I was a painter armed with a big box crayons (蜡笔). Somehow, the usual paper wasn’t 1 enough for these sticks of vivid 2 . I looked around for fantastic paper and the walls 3 an inviting yet 4 view. If only there were 5 walls, which people could sometimes see and sometimes not, like the ones in Mom and Dad’s closet (衣柜)．‎ ‎ 6 quietly to the bedroom, I pushed aside the heavy 7 . Words and 8 filled my mind faster than my hands could make them. A brilliant rainbow was seen on one wall. Flowers 9 everywhere.‎ All my own 10 ！ My masterpiece (杰作)! Joy 11 inside me. A thought 12 ： I’ve got to show Mom! Suddenly I was 13 . I looked around with new eyes. What had I done?‎ Mom called out, “Dinner’s ready.” After a short time, her footsteps 14 ， and then finally, the closet door opened. I stood 15 in the corner. Oh, please don’t be 16 ， I thought. Please, please.‎ Mom breathed sharply, 17 with shock. Only her eyes moved as she slowly looked over my masterpiece. She was quiet for a long, long time. I didn’t dare to 18 .‎ ‎ 19 ， she turned to me. “I like it，” she said. “No, I love it! It’s happy! I feel like I have a new closet！”‎ Now, many years later, my childhood artwork is still there. Every time I open it, I remember that, big as the white closet seemed when I was little, my mother’s 20 was the biggest thing of all.‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者四岁时，在父母房间里衣柜的壁板上绘画的经过，表达了妈妈对他的爱大于一切。‎ ‎1．A. relevant B．special C．fair D．regular 解析：选B　根据下一句中的“looked around for fantastic paper”对比空处所在句中的“the usual paper”可以推断作者认为自己的画纸太普通，即不够“特别”，所以special符合语境。‎ ‎2．A. color B．shape C．quality D．price 解析：选A　句中“these sticks”指的是首句提到的“crayons”，所以空处应该是指蜡笔的颜色，所以选color。‎ ‎3．A.ruined B．attracted C．presented D．required 解析：选C　根据空前的“walls”和空后的“view”并结合选项可知，present“展现，表现”符合语境。‎ ‎4．A. forbidden B．disappointing C．frightening D．rotten 解析：选A　根据yet表示转折可知，inviting(诱人的)和空处表示的意义是相对的，所以选A项。‎ ‎5．A. broken B．decorated C．painted D．hidden 解析：选D　根据语境“这些墙壁有时人们能够看见而有时又看不见，就像妈妈和爸爸的衣柜的壁板一样”可以推断出作者心目中的画板是“隐藏的”，所以选hidden。‎ ‎6．A. Flying B．Skipping C．Waving D．Slipping 解析：选D　根据上段作者心理的描述可知作者认为隐藏的画板就是父母的衣柜的壁板，所以他为了不被人们发现应该是悄悄地溜进父母的房间，所以Slipping符合语境。‎ ‎7．A. pictures B．clothes C．walls D．books 解析：选B　根据生活常识可以知道衣柜里常常放置的是大量的衣服(clothes)。‎ ‎8．A. images B．cameras C．smiles D．acts 解析：选A　空前的“Words and”决定四个选项中与之词义最接近的是images(图像)，即作者脑海中充满了千言万语和即将绘制的图画。‎ ‎9．A. opened B．cried C．advanced D．faded 解析：选A　根据空前“一面壁板上看到一道灿烂的彩虹”可推知，此处指“花儿到处开放(opened)”。‎ ‎10．A. dinner B．magic C．enterprise D．garbage 解析：选B　由空后的“My masterpiece (杰作)！”可以推断作者觉得眼前的画很神奇，是属于自己的魔术，满心欢喜，所以magic“魔术，戏法”符合语境。‎ ‎11．A. abandoned B．reduced C．swelled D．puzzled 解析：选C　参见上题解析。swell此处意为“充满”。‎ ‎12．A. broke down B．came up C．got off D．went away 解析：选B　根据本段前三句可以推断作者突然产生一种与人分享喜悦的想法，所以选came up(出现)。break down“分解，出故障，失败”，get off“(使)动身，(从……)下来”，go away“离开”，均不符合语境。‎ ‎13．A. ambitious B．energetic C．pleasant D．still 解析：选D　根据空后两句可以推断作者欣喜之余突然又产生了担心，因为在父母衣柜的壁板上画画是否会引起妈妈的批评呢？所以作者突然站在那里纹丝不动，陷入了思考，所以still“静止不动的”符合语境。‎ ‎14．A. left B．escaped C．approached D．jumped 解析：选C　根据空后“衣柜的门开了”可以判断妈妈进到房间里面来了，所以approached“走近，靠近”符合语境。‎ ‎15．A. actively B．confidently C．nervously D．gently 解析：选C　根据语境并结合常识可以推断妈妈的突然出现必然引起作者的紧张，担心受到妈妈的批评，所以nervously“紧张地”符合语境。‎ ‎16．A. grateful B．merry C．fond D．mad 解析：选D　根据前句作者心理状态的描述可以推断作者在祈祷妈妈看到自己的所作所为后不要生气(mad)。‎ ‎17．A. addicted B．ashamed C．embarrassed D．frozen 解析：选D　从空前妈妈呼吸急促和空后妈妈长时间不说话只是看着作者的画可以推断妈妈是被眼前的画面震惊了，所以frozen“吓呆，惊呆”符合语境。‎ ‎18．A. deny B．breathe C．laugh D．nod 解析：选B　根据前句可以推断作者此时是极其紧张的，不敢呼吸(breathe)，等待妈妈的反应。‎ ‎19．A. Eventually B．Traditionally C．Strangely D．Naturally 解析：选A　根据上一段对妈妈的描述可以判断，很长时间之后，妈妈终于(Eventually)发表了自己的看法。traditionally “传统上”；strangely“奇怪地”；naturally “自然”。‎ ‎20．A. abuse B．celebration C．love D．guidance 解析：选C　根据上述故事可知，小时候即使那个白色的衣柜看起来很大，但是妈妈对作者的爱是所有东西中最大的，所以love符合语境。‎ ‎【五】‎ The day I received my letter of acceptance to New York University, I was extremely excited. It was my dream university, and my 1 were pleased for me. But they also hadn’t 2 me to get into such a competitive school. In fact, the best thing they ever did for me was to 3 me from doing things 4 — indeed, when I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a present 5 I got a C.‎ It 6 when I was in the third grade. An only child in an Asian family, I had just 7 with my family to Los Angeles. Months into the third grade, I developed a strong feeling of 8 about getting bad grades. Seeing my anxiety, Dad said, “Kate, tell you what. If you get a C or 9 ， I’ll buy you a present. If you score higher than that, I won’t buy you anything, because you won’t 10 it.”‎ Clearly dad wasn’t the 11 Asian tiger parent, pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best 12 ， and neither was my mom. They didn’t want to push me. They wanted me to be 13 and healthy. Dad’s 14 of a “failing grade” gift amazingly 15 my worries and pressure. What’s more, I 16 getting A’s and B’s throughout high school, but without the added stress and fear of failing. I think it was my parents’ lack of stress on grades that gave me 17 to encourage my own desire for achievements.‎ I now realize I was 18 when I thought I didn’t receive a present from my dad that day. He gave me two invaluable 19 ： the space to develop my own desire for excellence, and the healthy mind to 20 it.‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。“我”是来自亚洲家庭的独生女，被极具竞争力的纽约大学录取，父母为“我”高兴；其实在小学时，父母并没有给“我”学习上的压力，相反，在“我”考不好时，他们常给“我”送礼物。他们的行为使“我”消除了对学习的紧张，“我”得以自由地发展自己，让自己成为优秀的学生。‎ ‎1．A. friends B．classmates C．parents D．relatives 解析：选C　根据第一段第二句“It was my dream university, and my 1 were pleased for me.”，结合下句主语“they”和第二段中的“Dad”和常识可知，“我”考上了纽约大学，那是“我”梦想中的大学，“我”的父母(parents)都为“我”感到高兴。‎ ‎2．A. convinced B．pushed C．recommended D．helped 解析：选B　根据第三段中的第一、二句“Clearly dad wasn’t the ...They didn’t want to push me.”可知，父亲并不是强迫“我”努力学习的人；结合该句“But they also hadn’t 2 me to get into such a competitive school.”可知，父母并没有强迫“我”考进这所竞争力极强的学校。pushed“强迫”符合语境，第三段中的“They didn’t want to push me.”是提示。‎ ‎3．A. discourage B．keep C．inspire D．protect 解析：选A　根据该句中的“indeed, when I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a present 5 I got a C”可知，在小学时，如果“我”得了C，他们会给“我”买礼物；再结合第二段内容可以判断，事实上父母在阻止(discourage)“我”将事情做得完美(perfectly)。下文中的“failing grade”是提示。‎ ‎4．A. perfectly B．positively C．passively D．proudly 解析：选A　参见上题解析。‎ ‎5．A. though B．if C．unless D．before 解析：选B　根据该句中的“indeed, when I was in elementary school, they offered to buy me a present 5 I got a C”可知，在小学时，如果(if)“我”得了C，他们会给“我”买礼物。‎ ‎6．A. came B．appeared C．remained D．happened 解析：选D　根据第一段可知，在小学时，如果“我”得了C，他们会给“我”买礼物；结合该句“It 6 when I was in the third grade.”可知，这件事发生(happened)在“我”上三年级的时候。‎ ‎7．A. travelled B．moved C．returned D．left 解析：选B　根据该句“An only child in an Asian family, I had just 7 with my family to Los Angeles.”可知，“我”是一个亚洲家庭的独生女，“我”刚和家人搬到(moved)洛杉矶。‎ ‎8．A. worry B．embarrassment C．guilt D．anger 解析：选A　根据该句中的“about getting bad grades”，再结合下句中的“Seeing my anxiety”可知，对于自己得低分，“我”感到很焦虑(worry)。‎ ‎9．A. higher B．less C．more D．lower 解析：选D　根据下句中的“If you score higher than that, I won’t buy you anything”可知，如果“我”考分超过了标准，父亲将不买东西给“我”。故此处表示，如果得C或者更低(lower)分，父亲将买东西给“我”。‎ ‎10．A. accept B．receive C．need D．make 解析：选C　根据该句中的“If you score higher than that, I won’t buy you anything”可知，如果“我”考分超过了标准，父亲将不买东西给“我”。因为父亲认为“我”不需要(need)。‎ ‎11．A. normal B．typical C．general D．common 解析：选B　根据语境并结合常识可知，显然，父亲并不是典型的(typical)亚洲虎父，并没有强迫“我”孜孜不倦地学习。‎ ‎12．A. reputations B．subjects C．majors D．grades 解析：选D　根据该句中的“pressuring me to work tirelessly for the best”，结合第二段第三句中的“grades”可知，“我”的父母不是虎父虎母 ‎，他们并没有为让“我”取得最优成绩(grades)而强迫“我”学习。‎ ‎13．A. energetic B．smart C．outstanding D．happy 解析：选D　根据上句“They didn’t want to push me.”可知，他们不想强迫“我”。结合该句“They wanted me to be 13 and healthy.”可知，他们想让“我”幸福(happy)健康。‎ ‎14．A. offer B．supply C．purchase D．persuasion 解析：选A　根据该句中的“of a ‘failing grade’ gift”可知，父亲所提供(offer)的“成绩不佳”的礼物，为“我”消除了(removed)担心和压力。‎ ‎15．A. piled on B．removed C．gave off D．solved 解析：选B　参见上题解析。‎ ‎16．A. held on B．turned out C．ended up D．set about 解析：选C　根据下文“but without the ...failing”和“to encourage my own desire for achievements”可知，整个高中，“我”都以得到A和B的高分而结束(ended up)。‎ ‎17．A. hope B．time C．room D．choice 解析：选C　根据最后一段中的“the space to develop my own desire for excellence”可知，“我”认为是“我”父母对成绩的不重视，给了“我”鼓励自己取得良好成绩的空间(room)。与“space”为同义词复现。‎ ‎18．A. shockedB．unfortunate C．puzzled D．mistaken 解析：选D　根据下文内容可知，“我”现在意识到“我”错(mistaken)了，错以为那天“我”没有收到父亲的礼物。‎ ‎19．A. gifts B．suggestions C．tools D．experiences 解析：选A　根据上句中的“a present”‎ 可知，事实上，父亲给了“我”两个礼物(gifts)：给了“我”追求优秀的空间；给了“我”去实现(achieve)梦想的健康思想。‎ ‎20．A. track B．catch C．achieve D．act 解析：选C　参见上题解析。‎ ‎【六】‎ I wasn’t prepared for the way I felt when my 18-year-old son, Dylan, left for Asia during his winter break.‎ I was ___21___ the moment he first told my husband Michael and me that he wanted to use some of his ___22___ to travel around China. We were excited for him to explore the world. We told him that ___23___ was one of the best ways to spend his money and the ___24___ will last a lifetime.‎ On the morning of Dylan’s departure, he ___25___ a few more things into his bag. Before he and Michael ___26___ to the airport, I yelled, “Be safe, and ___27___ when you arrive in Shanghai.”‎ That night ___28___ he was flying somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, it hit me that Dylan was really on his ___29___. I woke hourly, each time ___30___ the clock and counting the hours before he would land the following morning.___31___ my decision to let him go alone, I prayed，and thought about all the things that could go ___32___. Then I heard from him. The first text said he’d arrived. The second text said his luggage didn’t ___33___ it.‎ Feeling anxious, I madly attempted to ___34___ down his luggage. To search for lost baggage, I persuaded him to go back to the ___35___ and suggested he go to the airline’s office. My efforts ___36___. All the while Dylan was texting me he was all right.‎ After that, there was no more ___37___ about lost luggage. I knew that he’d figure it out, and that the life lessons would be ___38___.‎ Several days into the trip, Dylan sent a photo from Hong Kong. “I thought I could never study abroad anywhere but Europe,___39___ I could definitely do it here.” his note read.‎ And I was ___40___.‎ ‎21. A. thrilled B. worried C. eager D. upset ‎22. A. caution B. savings C. relations D. friends ‎23. A. traveling B. learning C. driving D. purchasing ‎24. A. costs B. virtue C. items D. memories ‎25. A. put B. stuck C. reached D. knocked ‎26. A. took off B. saw off C. pulled away D. moved on ‎27. A. write B. call C. text D. email ‎28. A. since B. thought C. after D. while ‎29. A. behalf B. feet C. mind D. own ‎30. A. mending B. checking C. seeing D. winding ‎31. A. Convincing B. Doubting C. Admitting D. Denying ‎32. A. wrong B. wild C. smooth D. bad ‎33. A. arrive B. make C. manage D. deserve ‎34. A. bring B. turn C. settle D. track ‎35. A. homeland B. airport C. supermarket D. car ‎36. A. failed B. worked C. paid D. lost ‎37. A. presentation B. talk C. appearance D. rumor ‎38. A. awful B. unbearable C. deep D. worthless ‎39. A. or B. so C. and D. but ‎40. A. in despair B. at a loss C. at peace D. in reality ‎【答案】21. A 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. B 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. C ‎【解析】　本文属于故事类文章。本文通过作者的儿子独自一人去中国旅行，虽然出了点事，但却学到了一些东西，从而让我安心。‎ ‎21. A 考查形容词作表语。 thrilled非常兴奋的，极为激动的 ；worried 担忧的，担心的； eager渴望的，热切的；upset悲伤的。句意：迪伦第一次告诉我丈夫和我想用他的一些节省的钱来环游中国，那一刻我很激动。第2和第3小题中间有提示“We were excited for him to explore the world.”，thrilled和 excited是同义词复现。故选A。‎ ‎22. B 考查名望。. Caution警惕；小心； savings储蓄relations关系；friends朋友。句意：迪 伦第一次告诉我的丈夫和我想用他的一些节省的钱来环游中国，那一刻我很激动。出去旅行就是花钱的，分析四个选项只有saving储蓄，故选B。‎ ‎23. A 考查动词辨析。traveling旅行 learning学习，习得 driving驾驶 purchasing购买，采购。句意：我们为他探索世界而激动。我们告诉他旅行是最好的花钱方式之一。分析句意可知听说儿子要旅行非常高兴，因此可知他认为最好的花钱的方式就是旅行。故选A。‎ ‎24. D 考查名词。Costs费用，成本； virtue 美德，德行；items条目，物质项目； memories记忆。分析句意可知，旅行中的许多事，会让我们一生记忆的。故选D。‎ ‎25. A 考查动词辨析。put放，表达；stick刺入； reach到达，走到，完成；knock敲击，敲打。分析句子可知在迪伦离开的那天早晨，他把一些东西放进了包里，put，“放入”。这也为下文儿子丢了行李我要发疯了埋下伏笔，故选A。。‎ ‎26. C ‎ 考查动词词组辨析。 took off起飞；saw off送行； pulled away离开，脱身； moved on前进。句意：分析句意可知在儿子和丈夫离开家，开车去机场之前，我大声喊道：“一定要注意安全。”儿子出去旅行，自然是离开家，故选C。‎ ‎27. C 考查动词。 Write写信； call打电话； text 发短信，发讯息；email邮件。句意：到了上海发讯息给我。因为第13小题“The first text … The second text ”可知是发信息。故选C。‎ ‎28. D 考查连词。 Since自从；though，尽管； after 在……以后；while当…..时候，然而，却。句意：那天晚上，他在太半洋上空飞行时我突然想到迪伦真的是独自一个人。分析句意可知是当….的时候，故选while，可知D符合题意。‎ ‎29. D 考查固定搭配。句意：我突然想到迪伦真的是独自一个人on one’s own，为固定搭配，“独立地，独自地。”故选D。‎ ‎30. B 考查动词。 Mend修理； check 检查，核对；see看见；wind给…上发条;。句意：我每小时 醒来一次。看一下钟，数着第二天早上他着陆前的时间。分析句子可知是儿子在外旅行，做母亲的不时地核对一个时间看是否飞机着陆了。故选B，可能有的同学会选see，但see只是“看见”，不是核对时间，故不用选。钟没坏，不用修理，故不选mend，也不用上发条，故也不用D。分析之后可知选B。‎ ‎31. B 考查动词辨析。 Convince，说服；使相信；Doubt怀疑；Admit承认；Deny否认。句意：我怀疑我让他一个人去旅行的决定（是否正确），我祈祷着，想着所有可能出错的事情。分析句意可知想象是可能会出事，故怀疑自己让他独自去的决定，而且后面的行李的丢失，也说明作者的预感有不好的事发生。故选B。‎ ‎32. A 考查固定搭配。go wrong出错，出事，有问题；go wild发狂；go smooth顺利；go bad（某物坏了）。分析句意可知作者担心儿子在外会出事，而且第13小题后面的“行李的丢失”就是提示，因此故选A。‎ ‎33. B 考查固定搭配。 Arrive到达；make做，制造，生产 ；manage管理； deserve 值得。句意：句意：然后我收到他的信息。第一信息说他已经到了。第二个说他的行李没有到。make it及时到达。故选B。‎ ‎34. Ｄ 考查动词辨析。 bring带来，促使； turn使转动，旋转；settle解决，安排 ；track跟踪，追踪。句意：我感到焦虑，发疯似地试图追踪他的行李到哪了。分析句意可知是追踪行李的地点，故选D。‎ ‎35. Ｂ 考查名词辨析。 Homeland祖国，家乡；airport 机场；supermarket超市；car轿车。句意：为了寻找丢失的行李，我劝他回到机场，建议他到航空公司的办公室去。分析句意可知因为是在上飞机的机场寄的行李，故要返回机场，故选B。‎ ‎36. Ａ 考查动词辨析。 fail；work起作用；pay付出，付款；lose,丢失，迷失。句意：我的努力失败了。自始至终迪伦都在给我发短信，说他没事。‎ ‎37. Ｂ 考查固定搭配。presentation陈述，报；talk谈论； appearance出现； rumor谣传，传说。句意：那之后，再没有谈论丢失的行李。talk about谈论某事/人，谈到某事/某人。故选B。‎ ‎38. Ｃ 考查形容词。 awful糟糕的，可怕的；unbearable难以忍受的，，经受不住的；deep深的，深远的；worthless无价值的，不值钱的.句意。句意：我知道他会明白的，生活的教训会很深刻的。教训要被“深刻的”修饰，所以选C。‎ ‎39. Ｄ 考查连词。句意 ：旅行了几天之后，迪伦从香港发了一张照片，上面写道 “我以为除了欧洲以外，我不愿去出国到任何地方学习，但我肯定能在这里学习。”由此可知前后两句是转折，要用but，故选D。‎ ‎40. Ｃ 考查短语辨析。in despair绝望地；at a loss不知所措， 困惑；at peace处于和平状态，处于平静的状态；in reality实际上，事实上。分析句意可知，儿子对旅行进行了反思，我也安心了（处于平静的状态）。‎ ‎【七】‎ ‎【八】‎ ‎【九】‎ I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine 41 off the leaves. It was such a 42 and heavenly time.‎ My calm was broken, 43 ， as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge UHaul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to 44 it. It was followed by not one but two other UHaul trucks just as 45 . I wondered if all the stuff inside of them 46 the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to 47 . It was then that I 48 a selfstorage business along the side of the highway, building new units for all the people who couldn’t fit their 49 into their houses. I saw a(n) 50 couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed 51 that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.‎ I lost my own 52 for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened 53 to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as 54 any more. What was important was seeing Mom’s smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze (打盹) in his chair 55 a hard day’s work. What was ‎ important was the stuff of 56 ， not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I would 57 .I didn’t want too much stuff to 58 my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and 59 my family and others.‎ I assumed that only by doing so could I make my 60 .‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述驾车途中的所见所感，联想到自己家中曾经的火灾事件对他自身观念的影响，由此阐述了自己的感受：世上最重要的东西不是物质占有量，而在于精神世界的丰富，只有这样人才能感到快乐。‎ ‎41．A.appreciating　　　　　 B．reflecting C．admiring D．releasing 解析：选B　根据“the golden sunshine 41 off the leaves”可知，此处意为“树叶反射出金色的阳光”。reflect“反射”符合语境。appreciate“感激，欣赏”；admire“钦佩，赞赏”；release“释放，发行”。‎ ‎42．A.refreshing B．delightful C．peaceful D．dynamic 解析：选C　根据上一句中的“smiled”和空后的“heavenly”及下文中的“calm”可知，作者当时的心情是平静愉快的，故peaceful符合语境。refreshing“使人精力充沛的”；delightful“讨人喜欢的，令人愉快的”；peaceful“平静的，宁静的”；dynamic“动力的，有活力的”。‎ ‎43．A.though B．too C．anyway D．instead 解析：选A　根据空前的“My calm was broken”可知，空处所在句与上文构成转折关系，故though“可是，不过”符合语境。too“太，也”；anyway“不管怎样，无论如何”；instead“相反”。‎ ‎44．A.miss B．reject C．ignore D．desert 解析：选A　根据上一句中的“truck was coming my way several feet over the center line”可知，作者尽量把车子往路边开来躲开卡车。miss“避开，躲开(不好或讨厌的事)”；reject“排斥，丢掉”；ignore“忽视，不理睬”；desert“遗弃，丢弃”。‎ ‎45．A.useful B．large C．new D．good 解析：选B　根据上文可知，一辆卡车越过了中心线几英尺向作者的方向驶来，结合语境可知，这辆大卡车后还跟着另外两辆同样大的(large)卡车，故选B。‎ ‎46．A.turned to B．referred to C．reacted to D．belonged to 解析：选D　根据语境可知，作者不知道三辆卡车上的东西是否属于(belonged to)同一个人。belong to“属于”符合语境。turn to“转向，求助于”；refer to“参考，提到”；react to “对……作出反应”。‎ ‎47．A.beat B．pulse C．accelerate D．follow 解析：选D　根据语境可知，作者放慢车速来平静心情调整心率。故follow“跟随，追赶”符合语境。beat“打败，拍打”；pulse“跳动，搏动”；accelerate“加速，增加”。‎ ‎48．A.noticed B．thought C．did D．established 解析：选A　该句中的“It was then that ...”是强调句型，意思是“就在那时……”。作者在平静心情时注意到路旁的一个自助存储公司。notice“注意到”；establish“建立，创办”。‎ ‎49．A.furniture B．boxes C．possessions D．materials 解析：选C　根据语境可知，这些设备是为那些无法把所有物(possessions)存储到自己的房子里的人而建的。possession“所有物，财产”符合语境。furniture“家具，设备”；material“材料”。‎ ‎50．A.old B．young C．middleaged D．small 解析：选B　根据下一句中的“a couple just out of their teens”可知，此处young “年轻的”符合语境。middleaged“中年的”。‎ ‎51．A.curious B．apparent C．certain D．obvious 解析：选A　根据该句中的“could already have too much stuff (可能已经拥有太多的东西)”可知，作者对此感到奇怪，故curious“奇怪的，好奇的”符合语境。apparent“显然的，表面上的”；certain“必然的，有把握的”；obvious“明显的，显然的”。‎ ‎52．A.hope B．talent C．faith D．taste 解析：选D　根据语境可知，夜半时分一场大火烧毁了作者家中的一切，因此作者不再有拥有(很多)东西的兴趣(taste)。taste“爱好，兴趣”符合语境。hope“希望”；talent“才能，天资”；faith“信仰，信念”。‎ ‎53．A.in return B．in turn C．in time D．in vain 解析：选C　根据空前的“had awakened”和空后的“escape”可知，作者全家及时(in time)醒来逃了出去。in return“作为回报”；in turn“反过来，轮流”；in vain“徒劳”。‎ ‎54．A.affordable B．significant C．beneficial D．practical 解析：选B　根据空后的“What was important was”和空前的“none of it”可知，空处所填词与important意思相同，故significant“重要的，有意义的”符合语境。affordable“买得起的”；beneficial“有益的”；practical“实用的”。‎ ‎55．A.before B．in C．after D．during 解析：选C　根据生活常识可知，父亲打盹应该是在一天的艰辛工作之后(after)。‎ ‎56．A.mind B．hand C．head D．soul 解析：选D　根据空前的“What was important was the stuff of”及空后的“not the stuff of this world”可知，空处所填词与“this world”形成对比，再结合上文内容可知，作者认为精神世界的丰富更为重要。soul“(人类整体的)精神状况”符合语境。mind“头脑，智力”。‎ ‎57．A.purchase B．donate C．waste D．need 解析：选A　根据上文中的“not the stuff of this world”可知，作者从此努力限制自己购买(purchase)东西的数量。下文中的“buy”亦是提示，故选A。donate“捐赠”；waste“浪费”；need“需要”。‎ ‎58．A.put up B．crowd up C．bring up D．set up 解析：选B　根据语境可知，此处表示作者不想让太多的物品充斥自己的生活。crowd up符合语境。put up“张贴，搭建”；bring up“抚养，养育，提出”；set up“建立”。‎ ‎59．A.helping B．abusing C．loving D．affecting 解析：选C　根据空后的“my family and others”可以推断此处意为“爱我的家人和他人”，故选C。abuse“滥用”；affect“影响”。‎ ‎60．A.name B．day C．world D．way 解析：选B　根据语境可知，此处表示只有这样做作者才能开心。make sb.’s day为固定用法，意为“使某人非常高兴”。‎ ‎【十】‎ I always hear about brave people on social media. If bravery is as simple as showing 41 during a time of fear, I ‎42 a time when I had a scary experience.‎ My family had just arrived at our Christmas holiday house when the 43 came to drop off the keys and 44 us to watch out for wild rodents running around his house. My parents 45 and said they would 46 the situation if they appear. The thought of 47 something like a mouse 48 entered my mind. Besides, my father always came to my 49 if I needed him.‎ While my parents 50 our bags, I decided to watch a movie in my room. Everyone else was 51 so I had to take care of my brother. Halfway through the movie, I really needed to take a bathroom 52 so I stepped out of my room, leaving him alone in his baby bed. He disliked it, but I would only be 53 for a moment. “What’s the 54 that could happen？” I thought.‎ When I left the room, my brother began to cry 55 he usually did. However, his crying grew louder and more fearful, so I hurried back, and was greeted by an 56 furry visitor.‎ ‎“Dad！” I cried, “there is a rat in my room！”‎ ‎“Killing it！” he 57 .‎ ‎“But dad, I can’t.”‎ My mind 58 ； I was so frightened. The first thing I saw was an umbrella, so I 59 it. WACK! I began to hit the rat until it stopped moving.‎ My parents were 60 that I put my fears aside to protect my brother. That day, I felt brave.‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者为保护弟弟勇敢地把恐惧放在一边的故事。‎ ‎41．A.strength B．progress C．intelligence D．skill 解析：选A　如果在一段恐怖的时间内勇气如展示力量(strength)一样简单的话，“我”回忆起了“我”的一段可怕的经历。progress“进步”；intelligence“智慧”；skill“技巧”。‎ ‎42．A.waste B．recall C．spend D．appreciate 解析：选B　下文讲述“我”的一次可怕的经历，故这里用recall，表示“回忆起”。‎ ‎43．A.neighbor B．agent C．stranger D．owner 解析：选D　根据上文“我们一家人刚到我们的圣诞度假屋”和下文“来把钥匙交给我们”可知，这里应该是这个房子的主人(owner)。neighbor“邻居”；agent“代理人”；stranger“陌生人”。‎ ‎44．A.warn B．beg C．allow D．encourage 解析：选A　根据下文中的“watch out for”可知，这里用warn表示“警告”更符合文意。‎ ‎45．A.sighed B．nodded C．coughed D．shook 解析：选B　根据该空后的“并且说如果它们出现了，他们会处理(handle)这种情况”可知，“我”的父母点头表示理解，故用nodded。sigh“叹息”；cough“咳嗽”；shake“摇动”。‎ ‎46．A.ignore B．handle C．overcome D．challenge 解析：选B　参见上题解析。ignore“忽视”；overcome“克服”；challenge“向……挑战”。‎ ‎47．A.observing B．playing C．teasing D．killing 解析：选D　根据下文中的“Killing it！”可知，这里用killing照应下文。observe“观察”；play“玩”；tease“戏弄”。‎ ‎48．A.almost B．gradually C．never D．suddenly 解析：选D　这里用suddenly强调听到房东和父母的对话后，“我”突然产生的想法。almost“几乎”；gradually“渐渐地”；never“永不”。‎ ‎49．A.life B．hand C．mind D．aid 解析：选D　根据下文当“我”发现大老鼠出现在房间时，“我”立即向爸爸求助可以推知，此处表示“而且，如果我需要我父亲(帮助)，他总会来帮忙”。come to one’s aid表示“帮助某人”，符合语境。come to one’s mind“想起”。‎ ‎50．A.unpacked B．unfolded C．unlocked D．uncovered 解析：选A　根据上文可知，我们一家人刚住进这个房子，且根据常识，进去之后，要把包里的东西整理一下，故这里应用unpacked“打开(盒子、包、手提箱等)取出”。unfold“‎ 展开”；unlock“开锁”；uncover“揭开……的盖子”。‎ ‎51．A.occupied B．excited C．hurried D．frightened 解析：选A　根据该空后的“因此我不得不照看我弟弟”可知，此时其他人都在忙碌着。excited“兴奋的”；hurried“匆忙的”；frightened“害怕的”。occupied“忙于……的，从事……的”，符合语境。‎ ‎52．A.ride B．walk C．break D．chance 解析：选C　根据下文中的“so I stepped out of my room”可知，电影看到一半的时候，“我”需要上厕所。break“间歇，暂时休息”，符合语境。take a break“休息一会儿”为固定搭配。ride“旅程”；walk“步行”；chance“机会”。‎ ‎53．A.available B．brave C．lost D．gone 解析：选D　根据上文可知，此处表示“我只是离开一会儿”。gone表示“暂时不在的”，符合语境。available“可得到的”；brave“勇敢的”；lost“丢失的，迷路的”。‎ ‎54．A.least B．worst C．most D．best 解析：选B　作者只是离开一会，他认为不会发生什么不好的事，四个选项中只有worst符合语境。‎ ‎55．A.when B．if C．as D．until 解析：选C　根据上下文和常识可知，此处表示“在我离开房间时，我的弟弟像往常一样开始哭起来”。as表示“像……一样，如同”，引导方式状语从句，其他三个选项不能引导方式状语从句。‎ ‎56．A.unreasonable B．unexpected C．unconscious D．unqualified 解析：选B　根据下文可知， 一个出人意料的毛茸茸的来访者突然出现，故用unexpected“出人意料的”。unreasonable“不合理的”；unconscious“无意识的”；unqualified“不合格的，无资格的”。‎ ‎57．A.complained B．informed C．yelled D．signed 解析：选C　根据上文可知，“我”父亲没有和“我”在一个房间，且正在忙碌，再根据祈使句“Killing it！”可知，“我”的父亲应该是大声呼喊(yelled)。complain“抱怨”；inform“告知”；sign“示意”。‎ ‎58．A.froze B．broke C．wandered D．changed 解析：选A　根据下文中的“I was so frightened”可推知，“我”当时不知所措，故“我”的头脑因害怕而突然停止(froze)了。break“打破”；wander“开小差”；change“改变”。‎ ‎59．A.kicked B．handed C．seized D．threw 解析：选C　根据上文中的“我看见的第一件东西是伞”和下文中的“我开始打那只大老鼠”可知，此处表示“我抓起(seized)那把雨伞”。kick“踢”；hand“给”；throw“扔”。‎ ‎60．A.afraid B．awkward C．overjoyed D．proud 解析：选D　根据上下文内容可知，因为“我”无视恐惧，把大老鼠打死，保护了“我”的弟弟，所以“我”的父母为“我”感到自豪(proud)。afraid“害怕的”；awkward“令人尴尬的”；overjoyed意为“狂喜的”。‎