一、高中英语完形填空
1．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It's not easy for me to forget the guy, whom I call Bean. For the past year and a half, I 1 Bean almost every workday morning. In the beginning I 2 Bean. After all, he's just a beggar on the freeway off-ramp (匝道) who 3 people at a stoplight that seems to always be red. Over time a few things dawned on me. The first was that it was always the 4 guy at this off-ramp. The next was that he never actually 5 anything. He just danced and waved at everyone. Then 6 , and perhaps the most important, was that he was ALWAYS 7 . Some days he was dancing and playing a guitar. Most days he'd wave a cardboard at cars, smiling. Bean slowly became part of my 8 routine(常规). I noticed this one day, only because he wasn't there and 9 danced and waved at me. I 10 him. I worried something had happened to him. I 11 to look for him every morning as I came down the ramp to that red light.
One morning, after one of these 12 , I was so relieved to see him that it was like the sun had come out after a week-long storm. I sat at the red light, watching his morning 13 . I realized that I, too, was smiling and 14 myself waving back. Wow, something as 15 as a wave brought 16 to my whole day. I finished the drive to work that morning, feeling lighter and happier.
I 17 you now. Look around you. Look at your life, your surroundings, and 18 just your grocery store with eyes that truly see. What 19 lies in front of you. Do you have a Bean in your life you haven't noticed yet? Watch for them. They will 20 your life in ways you can't even dream. 1. A. joined 2. A. inspected 3. A. stops 4. A. same 5. A. gave away 6. A. really 7. A. happy 8. A. walking 9. A. somebody 10. A. missed
B. knew B. ignored B. bites B. poor B. held up B. helpful
C. contacted D. saw C. avoided D. supported C. traps C. mean
D. greets D. special D. frequently D. painful
C. picked up D. asked for C. careful
B. presently C. finally
B. morning C. working D. testing B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody B. affected C. searched D. dreamed
D. stopped D. failures D. imagined
11. A. continued B. thought C. started 12. A. preparations B. absences C. signals 13. A. moving 14. A. kept 15. A. small
B. suggested C. found B. strange
B. working C. exercising D. dancing
C. obvious D. common
16. A. victories 17. A. remind 18. A. even 19. A. motto 20. A. change
B. successes C. devotions D. blessings B. challenge C. broadcast D. accept B. still B. secret B. enrich
C. ever C. magic
D. nearly D. beauty
C. protect D. touch
【答案】 （1）D；（2）B；（3）C；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）A；（8）B；（9）D；（10）A；（11）C；（12）B；（13）D；（14）C；（15）A；（16）D；（17）A；（18）A；（19）C；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个快乐的乞丐Bean。Bean从不直接要东西，而是一个常以跳舞的形式向人打招呼来乞讨的乞丐。有几天Bea不见了，这让作者很担心。一周之后，Bean终于出现，作者又可看见他的晨舞，心情非常高兴。作者由此可悟出了生活中有很多的这种人，他们对于我们的生活有很大的影响。
（1）考查动词。句意：在过去的一年半里，我几乎每个工作日的早晨都能看到Bean。A. joined“加入”；B. knew“知道”；C. contacted“联系”；D. saw“看到”。根据下文可知Bean是作者几乎每个工作日的早上都能看到的，故选D。
（2）考查动词。句意：一开始我忽略了比恩。A. inspected“检查”；B. ignored“忽略”；C. avoided“避免”；D. supported“支持”。根据下文“After all, he's just a beggar… ”毕竟，他只是高速公路出口匝道上的一个乞丐，可知，作者起初是忽略他的。故选B。
（3）考查动词。句意：毕竟，他只是高速公路出口匝道上的红绿灯处缠着人们（乞讨）的一个乞丐。A. stops“停止”；B. bites“咬”；C. traps“绊住，缠住”；D. greets“欢迎”。由设空处前的 a beggar 和常识可知，作者起初对乞讨者的看法就是缠着他人来乞讨的，故选C。 （4）考查形容词。句意：随着时间的推移，我逐渐明白了一些事情。第一个是在这个出口匝道上总是同一个人。A. same“相同的”；B. poor“贫穷的”；C. mean“小气的”；D. special“特殊的”。根据上文“For the past year and a half, I ___1___Bean almost every workday morning”可知，Bean每天出现在这个地方，所以此处是说总是同一个人。故选A。 （5）考查动词短语。句意：第二件事是他从来没有真正向别人要求过什么。他只是跳舞，向大家挥手。A. gave away“泄露、捐赠”；B. held up“支撑、阻碍”；C. picked up“拾起”；D. asked for“索要”。根据常识，乞丐都要要索要东西的。根据下文“He just danced and waved at everyone.”可知，此处是指他不像其他的乞丐要东西，故选D。
（6）考查副词。句意：最后，也许是最重要的，......。A. really“真正地”；B. presently“目前，现在”；C. finally“最后”；D. frequently“经常地”。按照一般思维，最重要的往往最后提到，符合语境。故选C。
（7）考查形容词。句意：最后，也许最重要的是，他总是很快乐。A. happy“快乐的”；B. helpful“有帮助的”；C. careful“小心的”；D. painful“痛苦的”。根据上文的“dancing, playing, smiling”，可知他是很快乐的，故选A。
（8）考查名词。句意：Bean 慢慢地成了我早晨日常的一部分。A. walking “散步”；B. morning“早晨”；C. working“工作”；D. testing“测试”。根据上文“I ___1___Bean almost every workday morning.”可知是每个工作日早晨的一部分。故选B。
（9）考查代词。句意：有一天我注意到：因为他不在，没有人向我跳舞和挥手。A.
somebody“某人”；B. everybody“每个人”；C. anybody“任何人”；D. nobody“没有人”。根据“he wasn't there”可知，他没有在那个匝道，所以没有人跳舞向作者打招呼了，故选D。 （10）考查动词。 句意：我想念他。A. missed“想念”；B. affected“影响”；C. searched“搜索”；D. dreamed“梦想”。根据下文中的“look for him every morning ”每天早晨都在找他，可知，作者想念他。故选A。
（11）考查动词。句意：每天早上我从下坡道上一直到红灯前就开始找。A. continued“继续”；B. thought“思考”；C. started“开始”；D. stopped“停下来”。根据下文中的“look for him every morning‘as I came down the ramp to that red light’” 和上句中的 worried 可知，作者从下坡开始一直到红灯前一直在寻找他。故选C。
（12）考查名词。句意：在消失了一周之后。一天早上，我看到他，这让我如释重负。A. preparations“准备”；B. absences“缺席”；C. signals“信号”；D. failures“失败，故障”。根据下文“like the sun had come out after a week-long storm”就像经历了一周的暴风雨之后太阳出来了，可知，这一周作者都没有看到他在那里，即他缺席,故选B。
（13）考查动词。句意：我坐在红灯前，看着他早晨的舞蹈。A. moving“移动”；B. working“工作”；C. exercising“练习”；D. dancing“舞蹈”。根据上文“he was dancing and playing the guitar ”可知，作者又看到他在早上跳舞了，故选D。
（14）考查动词。句意：我意识到，我也在微笑和跳舞，我发现自己也在不停地向他挥手。A. kept“保持”；B. suggested“建议”；C. found“发现”；D. imagined“想象”。根据本句中的“ was smiling 和myself waving back ”可知，作者发现自己在回应Bean。故选C。
（15）考查形容词。句意：像挥手打招呼这样的样小事会给我带来了一整天的福气和快乐。A. small“小的”；B. strange“奇怪的”；C. obvious“显然的”；D. common“常见的”。根据常识可知，挥手打招呼是件小事。故选A。
（16）考查名词。句意：像挥手打招呼这样的小事给我带来了一整天的福气。 A. victories“胜利”；B. successes“成功”；C. devotions“奉献”；D. blessings“祝福，福气”。根据下文中的“feeling lighter and happier” 可知，作者感觉到更加轻松和快乐，认为打招呼带来了一整天的福气。故选D。
（17）考查动词。句意：我现在提醒你。A. remind“提醒”；B. challenge“挑战”；C. broadcast“广播”；D. accept“接受”。根据下文中的 “ Look around you. Look at your life, your surroundings…” 可知，作者在提醒读者要关注一下身边的人和事物。故选A。
（18）考查副词。句意：看看你的生活，你周围的环境，甚至你的杂货店，你的眼睛都能看到......。A. even“甚至”；B. still“仍旧”；C. ever“曾经”；D. nearly“将近”。根据下文“ just your grocery store ”和上文“your life, your surroundings”可知，作者提醒读者去观察生活中的人和事物，甚至是杂货店。空后的内容与空前的应是递进关系。故选A。
（19）考查名词。句意：你面前有很多神奇的事物。A. motto“座右铭”；B. secret“秘密”；C. magic“ 魅力，神奇，魔法，神奇”；D. beauty“美丽”。根据下文可知，Bean 给作者的生活带来积极影响。可知，生活中很多你未知的东西，有很多神奇的事物，故选C。
（20）考查动词。句意：注意他们。他们会以你做梦都想不到的方式影响你的生活。A. change“改变”；B. enrich“丰富”；C. protect“保护”；D. touch“打动，触动”。根据下文 “you can't even dream ”以及Bean 给作者的生活带来的快乐可知，有些你没有注意到的人和事会
用你想不到的方式来触动你即影响你的生活。故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
2．阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My mother died at the age of thirty-six, leaving me aged seven. I was 1 mainly by relatives when my father remarried. By my early twenties, I had learned that my mother, who had polio (小儿麻痹症) as a young child, had not been 2 to live past her early twenties. After the tough upbringing I've had, I began to 3 why she chose to have children when she knew she would die 4 . Finally, from my aunt, I got a simple answer: My mother had always 5 the doctors' prediction. She had done so well with her 6 issues that she thought she would live long enough to raise me.
I got a little relieved. 7 I still felt deeply 8 that my mother had left me in such a 9 situation. And then the 10 came.
There were no words spoken and no thoughts 11 but only feelings. I recall no background to the dream ― only the 12 of my mother walking toward me. She was 13 of the serious scoliosis (脊柱侧弯) that had troubled her. She walked straight and came toward me with her arms open, her kind eyes shining even more brightly than I 14 , a beautiful smile on her face. She wrapped her arms around me and I returned her a warm hug. We 15 stood, holding each other as a strong feeling of deep love 16 over me. At that dream moment I knew my mother had never 17 to bring me into the world and then leave. She loved me then and she had kept loving me.
Thirty-five years ago I awoke from that dream with a great peace. My sadness 18 . I have never had a single moment of doubt about my mother's love 19 . I continue my life, in the 20 that my mother's unconditional love is always there. 1. A. raised up 2. A. suggested 3. A. wonder 4. A. alone 5. A. suited 6. A. emotion 7. A. However 8. A. delighted 9. A. difficult 10. A. chance
B. made up B. expected B. fast
C. brought up D. picked up C. promised C. poor
D. proved D. appreciate D. young D. failed D. health D. hurt D. different D. decision D. offered D. figure D. sick
B. understand C. realize B. challenged C. followed B. management C. academy B. Moreover B. worried B. special B. problem
C. excited C. strange C. dream C. gained C. smile C. full
C. Otherwise D. Therefore
11. A. exchanged B. provided 12. A. imagination B. voice 13. A. aware
B. free
14. A. concluded B. realized 15. A. actually 16. A. ran 18. A. grew 19. A. though
B. simply B. washed
C. remembered D. predicted C. finally C. turned C. intended C. still C. hope
D. always D. got D. happened D. solved D. since D. expectation
17. A. pretended B. managed
B. just
B. disappeared C. followed
20. A. knowledge B. dream
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）D；（5）B；（6）D；（7）A；（8）D；（9）A；（10）C；（11）A；（12）D；（13）B；（14）C；（15）B；（16）B；（17）C；（18）B；（19）D；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者因为妈妈的早逝，过着艰难的生活，所以一直误会妈妈在明知自己活不久的情况下还生下她。直到阿姨的解释和一次梦到妈妈，她才体会到妈妈对她深深的爱。
（1）考查动词短语。句意：父亲再婚后我基本上是由亲人养大的。A. raised up“举起”；B. made up“组成，编造”；C. brought up“养育”；D. picked up“捡起”。根据上文的“My mother died at the age of thirty-six, leaving me aged seven.”可知，母亲去世时，作者才7岁，再加上父亲再婚，故此处用“由亲人养大”符合语境，故选C。
（2）考查动词。句意：直到20出头，我才知道我的妈妈有小儿麻痹症，大家都认为她不能活过20多岁。A. suggested“建议”；B. expected“认为”；C. promised“承诺”；D. proved“证明”。根据上下文可知，此处是指大家都认为她活不过20多岁，故选B。
（3）考查动词。句意：在我被艰难的养大之后，我开始想为什么她选择生孩子即使她知道她在年轻时就会去世。A. wonder“想知道”；B. understand“明白”；C. realize“意识到”；D. appreciate“感激，欣赏”。根据下文的“why she chose to have children”可知，此处用“想知道”符合语境，故选A。
（4）考查形容词。句意：在我被艰难的养大之后，我开始想为什么她选择生孩子即使她知道她在年轻时就会去世。A. alone“独自的”；B. fast“快的”；C. poor“贫穷的”；D. young“年轻的”。根据上文的“had not been ____2____ to live past her early twenties.”可知，作者的妈妈被认为活不过20几岁，故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：最后，从阿姨那儿我得到了一个简单的答案：我的妈妈总是挑战医生的预言。A. suited“适合”；B. challenged“挑战”；C. followed“采取”；D. failed“失败”。根据下文的“she would live long enough to raise me.”可知，作者的妈妈认为她可以活到把作者养大，故此处用“挑战医生的预言”符合语境，故选B。
（6）考查名词。句意：她把健康问题处理的非常好，以至于她认为她可以活到把我养大。A. emotion“感情”；B. management“管理”；C. academy“学术”；D. health“健康”。根据上文“My mother had always ____5____ the doctors' prediction.”可知，作者的妈妈曾经看过医生，故此处用健康问题符合语境，故选D。
（7）考查副词。句意：然而，妈妈让我处于一种艰难的情况，这让我感到深深的伤害。A. However“然而”；B. Moreover“此外”；C. Otherwise“否则”；D. Therefore“因此”。根据上文的“I got a little relieved”可知，作者首先感到有点欣慰，后来感觉受到了伤害，上下文是转折
关系，故选A。
（8）考查形容词。句意：然而，妈妈让我处于一种艰难的情况，这让我感到深深的伤害。A. delighted“高兴的”；B. worried“担心的”；C. excited“兴奋的”；D. hurt“受到伤害的”。根据语境可知，，此处所选的词应和relieved感情色彩相反，故用“受到伤害的”符合语境，故选D。
（9）考查形容词。句意：然而，妈妈让我处于一种艰难的情况，这让我感到深深的伤害。A. difficult“困难的，艰难的”；B. special“特别的”；C. strange“陌生的”；D. different“不同的”。根据上文的“I was ____1____ mainly by relatives when my father remarried.”可知，作者的生活很艰难，故选A。
（10）考查名词。句意：然后我做了梦。A. chance“机会”；B. problem“问题”；C. dream“梦”；D. decision“决定”。根据下文的“I recall no background to the dream”可知，作者做了梦，故选C。
（11）考查动词。句意：没有对话，没有想法的交流，只有情感。A. exchanged“交换”；B. provided“提供”；C. gained“获得”；D. offered“提供”。根据下文可知，作者梦里的妈妈只有动作，他们之间没有谈话，也没有进行交流，故选A。
（12）考查名词。句意：我回忆不起梦的背景，只记得妈妈向我走来。A. imagination“想象”；B. voice“嗓音”；C. smile“微笑”；D. figure“身型”。结合实际，此处是指作者记不清梦的具体内容，依稀记得一个像妈妈身型的人朝他走来，故选D。
（13）考查形容词。句意：她没有了让她痛苦的脊柱侧弯。A. aware“知道”；B.free“自由的”；C. full“充满的”；D.sick“生病的”。根据下文的“She walked straight”可知，在作者梦里妈妈是挺直地走向她，故此处用“没有了脊柱侧弯”。be free of固定短语，“无……的”，故选B。
（14）考查动词。句意：她挺直身躯，张开双臂向我走来，她善良的眼神比我记忆中明亮得多，脸上带着美丽的笑容。A. concluded“总结”；B. realized“意识到”；C. remembered“记忆”；D. predicted“预测”。根据上文可知，作者的妈妈已经去世，故选C。
（15）考查副词。句意：我们只是站着，抱着对方，一股爱的暖流涌向我。A. actually“事实上”；B. simply“仅仅，只”；C. finally“最后”；D. always“总是”。根据上文的“There were no words spoken and no thoughts ____11____ but only feelings.”可知，在梦里作者和妈妈没有过多的动作和语言，故选B。
（16）考查动词短语。句意：我们只是站着，抱着对方，一股爱的暖流涌向我。A. ran “跑”；B. washed“洗”；C. turned“翻转”；D. got “得到”。此处是指作者突然体会到了妈妈的爱，wash over固定短语，“倾倒，涌”，故选B。
（17）考查动词。句意：在梦里我知道，妈妈从来没有打算把我带到世上然后就离开。A. pretended“假装”；B. managed“管理，设法”；C. intended“打算”；D. happened“发生，碰巧”。根据上文的“I began to ____3____ why she chose to have children when she knew she would die ____4____.”可知，作者认为妈妈在知道自己活不久的情况下还生下她，她认为这是故意的，故选C。
（18）考查动词。句意：我的悲伤消失了。A. grew“成长”；B. disappeared“消失”；C. followed“跟随”；D. solved“解决”。根据上文的“Thirty-five years ago I awoke from that dream
with a great peace.”可知，作者的心态恢复平和，故选B。
（19）考查副词。句意：自那时起，我再没有怀疑妈妈的 爱。A. though“然而”；B. just“只，仅仅”；C. still“仍然”；D. since“自从”。此处是指自从那个梦以后，作者就不再怀疑妈妈对她的爱，故选D。
（20）考查名词。句意：我继续我的生活，知道妈妈无条件的爱一直都在。A. knowledge“了解，知道”；B. dream“梦”；C. hope“希望”；D. expectation“期待”。根据上文的“I have never had a single moment of doubt about my mother's love ____19____”可知，作者明白了妈妈的爱，故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
3．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 1 a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for 2 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of 3 for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they 4 their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conscious (有自我意识) and 5 he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 6 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 7 them but I still needed to write them. I 8 until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 9 for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 10 two interships (实习) in Washington, D.C., and 11 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento. 12 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 13 happy to have Marc back. Since I was 14 making lunch for his younger brother, I 15 one for Marc, too. Imagine my 16 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 17 his lunch.
\"Did I do something 18 ? Don't you love me 19 , Mom?\" were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 20 asked him what was wrong. \"My note, mom,\" he answered. \"Where's my note?\" 1. A. carried 2. A. difficult 4. A. loved 5. A. lately 6. A. received 7. A. copy 8. A. held up
B. found B. special B. answered B. by the way B. understood B. read B. gave up
C. included
D. held
C. comfortable D. separate C. wrote C. enjoyed C. take C. followed
D. examined D. collected D. send D. continued
3. A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement
C. by the time D. gradually
9. A. out 10. A. organizing 11. A. hopefully 13. A. especially 14. A. once 15. A. packed 16. A. fear 18. A. wrong 19. A. any more
B. home B. planning B. finally B. immediately B. again B. fetched B. surprise B. funny B. enough
C. to college D. to Sacramento C. comparing D. completing C. particularly D. certainly C. Except for D. As for C. equally C. still C. bought C. anger C. strange C. politely
D. generally D. even D. filled D. disappointment D. smart D. laughingly
12. A. Because of B. Instead of
17. A. waiting for B. worrying about C. caring for D. asking about
C. once more D. better
20. A. interestingly B. bitterly
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）D；（4）A；（5）C；（6）C；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）D；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）C；（15）A；（16）B；（17）D；（18）A；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者不厌其烦的年复一年的为孩子们上学包午餐，随同午餐盒，她总坚持给孩子写上简单的一张便条，便条上都是些丁点儿鼓励的话语关于即将到来的考试啊运动比赛啊，还有一个特殊时刻的感激啊等等都写上两句。就这样，作者从孩子一开始上小学到高中毕业都一直坚持这样做。天底下的母亲在生活小事上处处传递的伟大的爱！
（1）考查动词。A.carried“携带”；B.found“发现”；C.included“包括”；D.held “容纳，举行”。在每一次午饭中，都包含着一个纸条。故选C，
（2）考查形容词。A.difficult“困难的”；B.special“特殊的”；C.comfortable“舒服的”；D.separate “分离的”。这个纸条或许是为了感谢某一特别时刻，故选B。
（3）考查名词。A.congratulation“祝贺”；B.improvement“提高，改善”；C.explanation“解释”；D.encouragement “鼓励”。根据下文可知，为要举行的考试或体育比赛写的话，该是鼓励的。故选D。
（4）考查动词。A. loved “爱”；B. answered“回答 ”；C. wrote“写”；D. examined“检查”。一开始，他们很喜欢这些便条。选A。
（5）考查副词。A. lately“最近”；B. by the way“顺便说一下”；C. by the time“到.....为止”；D. gradually“逐渐的”。到他们上高中为止。选C。
（6）考查动词。A. received“收到”；B. understood“理解”；C. enjoyed“享受”；D. collected“收集”。根据语境可知，我最大的儿子不再享受我的便条。选出C。
（7）考查动词。A. copy“复制”；B. read“读”；C. take“拿”；D. send“送”。母亲写条，孩子读，选B。
（8）考查动词。A. held up“举起，耽搁”；B. gave up“放弃”；C. followed“跟随”；D. continued“继续”。我继续写直到毕业那天，选D。
（9）考查副词。根据下文可知，我从最小的孩子走了以后，尤其希望大儿子回来推断出大儿子是想回家住几个月。选B。
（10）考查动词。A. organizing“组织”；B. planning“计划”；C. comparing“对比”；D. completing“完成”。这些是做完了的事，故选D。
（11）考查副词。A. hopefully“有希望的 ”；B. finally“终于”；C. particularly“尤其是 ”；D. certainly“当然”。完成学业，经过实习以后，他终于成了技术助手，故选B。
（12）考查介词短语。A.Because of“因为”；B.Instead of“代替”；C.Except for“除了”；D.As “至于”。孩子住得远，只是除去短短的假期回家拜访。选C。
（13）考查副词。A. especially“尤其是”；B. immediately“立刻”；C. Equally“相等的”； D. generally“一般地”。马克回来我特别高兴。选A。
（14）考查副词。A. once“曾经”；B. again“再次”；C. still“仍然”； D. even“甚至”。做以前一直在做的事，故选C。
（15）考查动词。A. packed“收拾，打包”；B. fetched“去拿回，来拿去”；C. Bought“买”；D. filled“填满”。因为我还在为最小的弟弟准备午餐，我也帮马克准备了一份。选A。 （16）考查名词。A.fear“害怕”；B.surprise“惊讶”；C.anger“怒气，生气”；D.disappointment “失望”。根据上文可知，大儿子在上大学的时候说过不需要母亲的纸条了，所以，对于现在大儿子对见不到纸条的失望，母亲感到的是惊奇。选B。
（17）考查动词短语。A. waiting for“等待”；B. worrying about“担心”；C. caring for“照顾”；D. asking about“询问”。想象我的惊讶当儿子打电话来询问便条的事情。故选D。 （18）考查形容词。A.wrong“错误的”；B.funny“滑稽的，可笑的”；C.strange“奇怪的，陌生的”；D：smart “聪明的”。儿子见不到母亲的纸条，很失望，所以打电话问是不是自己做得不好了。故选A。
（19）考查副词。not…any more固定短语，“不再”，难道你不再爱我了吗？选A。 （20）考查副词。A. interestingly“有趣地”；B. bitterly“痛苦地”；C. politely“礼貌地“；D. laughingly“大笑地”。儿子无缘无故打来电话说是不是他做错了什么，我感到很好奇，所以我是笑着问他出了什么事，故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
4．从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He 1 played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always 2 his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗). 3 of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, 'Whoever 4 his sapling best shall get a gift.' The boy certainly wanted to get the gift. 5 seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he 6 an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never 7 it.
Several days later, he was 8 to find it not only didn't die, but also grew so many fresh 9 . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his 10 , bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding 11 after growing up.
From then on, the boy slowly became 12 and confident. One evening, he suddenly 13 his biology teacher once said that plants 14 grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Immediately he 15 : Father had been secretly 16 his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes. Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist. 17 , he became the U.S. 18 . His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
19 is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life. 20 it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well! 1. A. ever 2. A. held 3. A. Both 4. A. likes 5. A. And 6. A. cared for 8. A. surprised 9. A. roots 10. A. word 11. A. teacher 12. A. satisfied 13. A. believed 14. A. generally 15. A. doubted 16. A. cutting 17. A. Therefore 18. A. lawyer 19. A. Love 20. A. So long as
B. seldom B. raised B. None B. protects B. So B. got rid of
C. still C. lowered C. One C. grows C. Or
D. often D. covered D. Each D. watches D. But
C. came up with D. put forward
7. A. contributed to B. attended to C. got used to D. turned to
B. frightened C. disappointed D. amused B. leaves B. balance B. gardener B. upset B. hardly
C. branches C. president C. optimistic C. recently
D. seeds D. botanist D. independent D. knew D. probably D. admitted D. fertilizing D. Instead D. teacher D. Father D. Even though
C. agreement D. opinion
B. remembered C. repeated B. understood C. wondered B. decorating C. watering B. Besides B. doctor B. Water B. If only
C. Moreover C. president C. Disability C. Now that
【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）D；（4）C；（5）D；（6）C；（7）B；（8）A；（9）B；（10）A；（11）D；（12）C；（13）B；（14）A；（15）B；（16）C；（17）D；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了美国总统罗斯福小时候的故事，父亲为了鼓励儿子，在晚上偷偷浇灌儿子种下的小树苗．后来儿子发现了这个事实．正是来自父亲的爱，激励了身有残疾的儿子，取得了不凡的成就。
（1）考查副词。A.ever“曾经”；B.seldom“很少”；C.still“仍然”；D.often“经常”。根据第一句话可知，小男孩认为自己不幸运，因此很少和同学玩，故选B。
（2）考查动词。A.held“拿”；B.raised“提高”；C.lowered“放低”；D.covered“覆盖”。lower
one's head 固定短语，“低下头”。小男孩自卑，与之相符的是低头逃避回答问题。故选C。 （3）考查代词。A.Both“两者都”；B.None“没有人”；C.One“一”；D.Each“每个”。根据第三段中的'Compared with those of his brothers and sisters…'可知父亲让每个孩子种一棵树。故选D。
（4）考查动词。A.likes“喜欢”；B.protects“保护”；C.grows“生长”；D.watches“观看”。父亲承诺树种得最好的人可以获得奖品，故选C。
（5）考查连词。小男孩也想得到父亲的礼物，但是当看到兄弟姐妹都在细心呵护小树时，便失去了信心，选择了放弃，表示转折。故选D。
（6）考查动词短语。A.cared for“关心”；B.got rid of“除掉”；C.came up with“想出”；D.put forward“提出”他提出一个想法。故选C。
（7）考查动词短语。A.contributed to“有助于”；B.attended to“照顾，关心”；C.got used to“习惯于”；D.turned to“求助于，致力于”。给它浇一两次水，他从来没有照顾过。故选B。
（8）考查形容词。A.surprised“吃惊的”；B.frightened“恐惧的”；C.disappointed“失望的”；D.amused“愉悦的，感到有趣的”。小树的成长和小男孩的心理预期相反，所以他感到惊讶，故选A。
（9）考查名词。A.roots“根”；B.leaves“树叶”；C.branches“树枝”；D.seeds“种子”。根据A few days later和his appeared greener可知选B。
（10）考查名词。A.word“词，话，诺言”；B.balance“平衡”；C.agreement“同意，协议”；D.opinion“意见”。keep one's word '信守诺言'，和上文父亲的promise相呼应。故选A。 （11）考查名词。A.teacher“老师”；B.gardener“园丁”；C.president“总统”；D.botanist“植物学家”。根据倒数第二段中“The little boy didn't become a botanist.”可知，父亲说小男孩会成为植物学家。故选D。
（12）考查形容词。A.satisfied“满意的”；B.upset“不安的”；C.optimistic“乐观的”；D.independent“独立的”。第一段中小男孩不与同学交往和不回答问题，表明他悲观、不开朗、不自信。 种树事件是他第一次有好运气，第一次成功，无疑对他起到积极的作用，此前精神低落的状态逐渐改变。另外结合confident一词，应选optimistic，故选C。 （13）考查动词。A.believed“相信”；B.remembered“记得”；C.repeated“重复”；D.knew“知道”。根据“his biology teacher once said that plants__ grow at night. ”可知是回忆起。故选B。 （14）考查副词。A.generally“一般地”；B.hardly“几乎不”；C.recently“最近”；D.probably“或许”。根据once said和后句'Why not go to see his tree？'可知，小男孩回想起来生物老师说过植物一般在晚间生长(此为常识)，故选A。
（15）考查动词。A.doubted“怀疑”；B.understood“理解”；C.wondered“想知道”；D.admitted“承认”。看到眼前的景象，小男孩立刻明白了(恍然大悟), 是父亲在暗中帮助他给树浇水。故选B。
（16）考查动词。A.cutting“切割”；B.decorating“装饰”；C.watering“浇水”；D.fertilizing“施肥”。根据上文内容，可知这里意思是他的父亲已经悄悄给小树浇过水了。故选C。 （17）考查副词。A.Therefore“因此”；B.Besides“此外”；C.Moreover“此外”；D.Instead“代替”此处表示转折关系，故选D。
（18）考查名词。A.lawyer“律师”；B.doctor“医生”；C.president“总统”；D.teacher“老师”。.相反，他成了美国总统。l故选C。
（19）考查名词。A.Love“爱”；B.Water“水”；C.Disability“残疾”；D.Father“父亲”。小男孩和小树的共同点是都得到了关爱。故选A。
（20）考查固定短语。A.So long as“ 只要”；B.If only“要是……就好了”；C.Now that“t既然”；D.Even though“即使”。即使只是一桶水，它也能使生命之树茁壮成长!故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及副词，动词，名词，形容词，代词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
5．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My father and I are moving gracefully(优雅地) across the floor. Around and around we go, 1 and nodding to the other dancers. We are the best dancers on the floor, they tell us. My father holds my hand and smiles at me. All the years that I 2 to dance with him disappear now. And those 3 times come back.
I remember when I was almost three and my father came home from work, he pulled me into his 4 and began to dance me around the table. We danced through the years. One night when I was fifteen, I was 5 in some painful feelings. My father asked me to dance with him. “Come on,” he said, “let's get the 6 on the run.” When I turned away from him, my father put his hand on my shoulder, and I 7 out of the chair shouting, “Don't touch me! I am sick and 8 of dancing with you!” I saw the 9 on his face, but words were out and I could not call them back. I ran to my room crying 10 .
We did not dance together after that night. My father waited up for me through my high school and college years when I danced my way out of his 11 . Many years later, soon after his 12 picked up from a heart problem, my mother wrote that they had 13 a dance club. “You remember how your father loves to dance.” Yes, I remembered. My eyes filled up with 14 . I knew he was waiting for a(an) 15 from me, but I could never find the right words.
As my parent's 50th wedding anniversary 16 , I knew 17 I wanted to do was dance once more with my father. On the big day, in the party after the dinner, my parents danced around the room with the other dancers. I walked 18 the dancing people, looking directly into my father's eyes, “Excuse me, but I believe this is my dance.” My father stood 19 . Our eyes met and traveled back to that night when I was fifteen. In a(an) 20 voice, I said, “Let's get the unhappiness on the run.” My father bowed(鞠躬) and said, “Oh, yes. I've been waiting for you.” 1. A. laughing 2. A. refused 3. A. happy 4. A. head
B. crying B. hated B. hard B. hands
C. speaking C. used C. early C. arms
D. joking D. hid D. unhappy D. face
5. A. covered 6. A. feelings 7. A. ran 8. A. tired 10. A. formally 11. A. control 12. A. speed 13. A. joined 14. A. loving 15. A. answer 16. A. appeared 17. A. how 18. A. through 19. A. up 20. A. confident
B. settled B. waved B. concerned B. incorrectly B. floor B. heart B. left B. change B. passed B. what B. around B. still B. careful
C. stopped C. walked C. attitude C. loudly C. life C. body C. started C. apology C. held C. that C. over C. behind C. amused
D. lost D. regret D. jumped D. anger D. hardly D. field D. health D. trained D. dancing D. praise D. came D. who D. across D. out D. shaking
B. unhappiness C. pains
C. uninterested D. frightened
9. A. disappointment B. hurt
B. remembering C. worrying
【答案】（1）A；（2）A；（3）C；（4）C；（5）D；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A；（9）B；（10）C；（11）C；（12）D；（13）A；（14）B；（15）C；（16）D；（17）B；（18）A；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者从小就跟随父亲跳舞，但一次无知和冲动伤害了父亲的心。多年后向父亲道歉，父女重归于好，共同舞蹈。
（1）考查动词。A. laughing“笑”；B. crying“哭”；C. speaking“说”；D. joking“开玩笑”。作者和父亲优雅地一圈圈跳舞，笑着点头和别的舞者打招呼。故选A。
（2）考查动词。A. refused“拒绝”；B. hated“憎恨”；C. used“使用”；D. hid“隐藏”。当时作者和父亲是舞池中跳得最好的，作者拒绝和他跳舞的那些年过去了。下文“Don't touch me! I am sick and ___8___ of dancing with you!”可知以前拒绝和父亲跳舞。故选A。
（3）考查形容词。A. happy“高兴的”；B. hard“困难的”；C. early“早期的”；D. unhappy“不高兴的”。此处指作者又想起了以前的那些事。根据下文“when I was almost three和One night when I was fifteen,”可知选C。
（4）考查名词。A. head“头”；B. hands“手”；C. arms“胳膊”；D. face“脸”。根据“when I was almost three”可知当时作者才三岁，父亲是把作者搂进胳膊里抱着跳舞。故选C。 （5）考查动词。A. covered“覆盖”；B. settled“定居”；C. stopped“停止”；D. lost“迷失，失去”。此处指作者陷入痛苦中，lost in…固定短语，“迷失于…”，故选D。
（6）考查名词。A. feelings“感情”；B. unhappiness“苦恼”；C. pains“疼痛”；D. regret“遗憾”。此处指父亲希望通过跳舞摆脱苦恼，与下文“Let's get the unhappiness on the run.”呼应，故选B。
（7）考查动词。A. ran“跑”；B. waved“挥动”；C. walked“走”；D. jumped“跳”。此处指作者从椅子上跳起来，朝着父亲喊不让他碰。根据当时情境，选D。
（8）考查形容词。A. tired“疲劳的”；B. concerned“关心的”；C. uninterested“不感兴趣的”；D. frightened“害怕的”。作者告诉父亲自己厌倦了和父亲一起跳舞，be tired of固定短语，“对……厌烦”，故选A。
（9）考查名词。A. disappointment“失望”；B. hurt痛苦；C. attitude“态度”；D. anger“生气”。作者告诉父亲厌倦了和他一起跳舞后，父亲脸上露出痛苦的表情。根据常识选B。 （10）考查副词。A. formally“正式地”；B. incorrectly“不正确地”；C. loudly“大声地”；D. hardly“几乎不”。作者说的伤害父亲的话已经收不回来，所以跑回房间大哭。故选C。 （11）考查名词。A. control“控制”；B. floor“地板”；C. life“生活”；D. field“田野，领域”。父亲在作者上高中和大学时一直等着作者，此处指这段时间作者从他的生活中跳了出来。指这段时间没有和父亲一起跳过舞。故选C。
（12）考查名词。A. speed“速度”；B. heart“心”；C. body“身体”；D. health“健康”。此处指父亲的健康从心脏病得到好转，故选D。
（13）考查动词。A. joined“参加”；B. left“离开”；C. started“开始”；D. trained“训练”。母亲写信说他们参加了一个跳舞俱乐部。加入某个组织成为成员用join.故选A。
（14）考查动词。A. loving“爱”；B. remembering“回忆”；C. worrying“担心”；D. dancing“跳舞”。父亲喜欢跳舞，作者的眼里充满了回忆。指回忆父亲当年跳舞的事，故选B。 （15）考查名词。A. answer“回答”；B. change“改变”；C. apology“道歉”；D. praise“表扬”。作者知道父亲一直等着道歉，但作者找不到合适的词。故选C。
（16）考查动词。A. appeared“出现”；B. passed“通过”；C. held“举起”；D. came“到来”。随着父母结婚50周年的到来，故选D。
（17）考查宾语从句。A. how“怎么”；B. what“什么”；C. that“无实意，只起连接作用”；D. who“谁”。作者知道自己想做的事是再次和父亲跳舞，故选B。
（18）考查介词。A. through“穿过”；B. around“在……周围”；C. over“在……之上”；D. across“横穿”。此处指作者穿过跳舞的人群，表示“从中间穿过”用through，故选A。 （19）考查副词。A. up“向上”；B. still“静止地”；C. behind“在后面”；D. out“在外面”。父亲听到作者的话愣住了，静止地站在那里。故选B。
（20）考查形容词。A. confident“自信的”；B. careful“小心的”；C. amused“愉快的”；D. shaking“颤抖的”。作者用颤抖的声音和父亲说话，表达了自己愧疚和激动的心情。根据语境选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，介词，副词，宾语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
6．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I always think how lucky I am that my work as a travel writer introduces me to extraordinary locations, experiences and people. However, my recent hot air balloon 1 over the breathtaking ancient temples of Bagan has proved the most impressive. Without 2 it will stay with me forever, and years later I can still smile at the fond 3 .
There are over 2200 temples and pagodas (宝塔) on the plains of Bagan, 4 the 11th and13th century. For me, Bagan is the place where travel 5 come true.
The sunrise hot air balloon experiences are popular so it's best to book 6 . My husband Ryan Wright and I were picked up at 5:10 am. After picking up some additional guests, we made our way to the launch field. The pilots introduced themselves and 7 the basics of ballooning. They were warm, 8 and funny and set my nerves at ease.
Then, 9 I even realized what had happened, we were off the ground. The earth just seemed to drop away from the hot air balloon. 10 , I felt nothing when the ropes were 11 and we started to fly into the sky. Graeme suggested some of the best sights and photo 12 , starting with the sunrise.
Once the sun was up, the temples and pagodas were even more beautiful. Ranging from 13 groups of buildings to tiny structures, Graeme was keen to point out some of his personal favorites, as well as those buildings 14 restoration work. Who knew that bamboo scaffolding (脚手架) could be so beautiful 15 the sunrise?
With the end of our flight approaching, Graeme 16 us of safe landing procedures. I really 17 that he was so clear and focused on 18 ! We were soon back on solid land. A circle of chairs had been 19 for us to enjoy a light breakfast. This hot air balloon journey was the most 20 travel experience of my life. 1. A. ride 2. A. command 3. A. schedule 5. A. dreams 6. A. at present 7. A. explored 8. A. grateful 9. A. before
B. drive B. evidence B. memory B. views B. in advance B. judged B. informal B. after
C. voyage C. doubt C. adventure C. bargains C. as usual C. explained C. hopeful C. when C. Strangely C. escaped C. rare C. beyond C. reminded C. ignored C. packed up C. wonderful
D. transport D. basis D. reality D. events D. on purpose D. suggested D. friendly D. since D. Regularly D. pulled D. major D. across D. concerned D. admitted D. brought up D. peaceful
4. A. standing for B. going through C. digging out D. dating from
10. A. Gradually B. Personally 11. A. recovered B. released 12. A. outlines 13. A. large 15. A. against
B. designs B. valuable B. over
C. opportunities D. spots
14. A. organizing B. experiencing C. supporting D. begging 16. A. persuaded B. educated 17. A. appreciated B. settled 19. A. came up 20. A. willing
B. set up B. active
18. A. principles B. competitions C. responsibility D. safety
【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）B；（7）C；（8）D；（9）
A；（10）C；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）B；（15）A；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了身为旅行家的作者一次乘坐热气球参观蒲甘古庙的经历，作者认为这次热气球之旅是一生中最美妙的旅行经历。
（1）考查动词。句意：然而，我最近乘坐热气球飞过令人叹为观止的蒲甘古庙，给人留下了最深刻的印象。A. ride“乘坐”；B. drive“驾驶”；C. voyage“航行”；D. transport“运输”。根据上文“my recent hot air balloon”可知是指作者最近乘坐热气球。故选A。
（2）考查名词。句意：毫无疑问，它将永远与我同在，多年以后，我仍然可以微笑的美好回忆。A. command“命令”；B. evidence“证据”；C. doubt“怀疑”；D. basis“基础”。根据下文“it will stay with me forever”可知毫无疑问，作者乘坐热气球飞过令人叹为观止的蒲甘古庙的经历将永远与作者同在。without doubt固定短语，“毫无疑问”。故选C。
（3）考查名词。句意：毫无疑问，它将永远与我同在，多年以后，我仍然可以微笑的美好回忆。A. schedule“计划表”；B. memory“记忆”；C. adventure“冒险”；D. reality“现实”。根据上文“and years later I can still smile at the fond”可知多年这成了作者可以微笑想起的美好记忆。故选B。
（4）考查动词短语。句意：蒲甘平原上有2200多座寺庙和宝塔，可追溯到11世纪和13世纪。A. standing for“代表”；B. going through“经受”；C. digging out“挖出”；D. dating from“追溯到”。根据下文“the 11th and 13th century”可知是说明2200多座寺庙和宝塔历史可以追溯到11世纪和13世纪。故选D。
（5）考查名词。句意：对我来说，蒲甘是旅游梦想成真的地方。A. dreams“梦想”；B. views“观点”；C. bargains“交易”；D. events“事件”。根据下文作者对这次蒲甘之行的描述，可知蒲甘是作者旅游梦想成真的地方。故选A。
（6）考查介词短语。句意：日出热气球体验很受欢迎，所以最好提前预定。A. at present“目前”；B. in advance“提前”；C. as usual“像往常一样”；D. on purpose“故意地”。根据上文可知“The sunrise hot air balloon experiences are popular”日出热气球体验很受欢迎，所以最好提前预定。故选B。
（7）考查动词。句意：飞行员作了自我介绍，并解释了乘气球飞行的基本知识。A. explored“探索”；B. judged“判断”；C. explained“解释”；D. suggested“建议”。根据下文“the basics of ballooning”可知是解释乘气球飞行的基本知识。故选C。
（8）考查形容词。句意：他们热情，友好，有趣，让我的神经放松。A. grateful“感激的”；B. informal“非正式的”；C. hopeful“有希望的“；D. friendly“友好的”。根据上文“They were warm”可知飞行员很热情友好。故选D。
（9）考查状语从句。句意：然后，在我意识到发生了什么之前，我们已经离开了地面。A. before“在……之前”；B. after“在……之后”；C. when“当……时候”；D. since“自从”。本句为时间状语从句，表示“在……之前”，故选A。
（10）考查副词。句意：奇怪的是，当绳索被解开，我们开始飞向天空时，我什么也感觉不到。A. Gradually“逐步地”；B. Personally“亲自地”；C. Strangely“奇怪地”；D. Regularly“定期地”。根据下文“I felt nothing”可知奇怪地是，作者开始飞向天空时，作者什么也感觉不到。故选C。
（11）考查动词。句意：奇怪的是，当绳索被解开，我们开始飞向天空时，我什么也感觉不到。A. recovered“恢复”；B. released“解开，释放”；C. escaped“逃跑”；D. pulled“拉”。根据下文“we started to fly into the sky”可知是绳索被解开，故选B。
（12）考查名词。句意：Graeme建议了一些从日出开始最好的景点和摄影机会。A. outlines“提纲”；B. designs“设计”；C. opportunities“机会”；D. spots“斑点”。根据上文“the best sights and photo”可知是指最好的景点和摄影机会。故选C。
（13）考查形容词。句意：从大型建筑群到小型建筑，Graeme热衷于指出他个人最喜欢的一些建筑，以及那些正在经历修复工作的建筑。A. large“大的”；B. valuable“有价值的”；C. rare“稀有的”；D. major“主要的”。根据下文“groups of buildings to tiny structures”可知是指从大型建筑群到小型建筑。故选A。
（14）考查动词。句意：从大型建筑群到小型建筑，Graeme热衷于指出他个人最喜欢的一些建筑，以及那些正在经历修复工作的建筑。A. organizing“组织”；B. experiencing“经历”；C. supporting“支持”；D. begging“恳求”。根据下文restoration work可知一些建筑正在经历修复工作。故选B。
（15）考查介词。句意：谁知道竹子脚手架在日出的映衬下会如此美丽？A. against“以……为背景”；B. over“在……上面”；C. beyond“超过”；D. across“穿过”。根据下文the sunrise可知是指竹子脚手架在日出的映衬下会如此美丽。against此处理解为“以……为背景，映衬”，故选A。
（16）考查动词。句意：随着飞行接近尾声，Graeme提醒我们注意安全着陆程序。A. persuaded“说服”；B. educated“教育”；C. reminded“提醒”；D. concerned“关心”。根据下文“safe landing procedures”可知Graeme提醒作者他们注意安全着陆程序。remind sb. of sth.固定短语，“提醒某人某事”，故选C。
（17）考查动词。句意：我真的很欣赏他对安全的关注！A. appreciated“欣赏”；B. settled“解决”；C. ignored“忽略”；D. admitted“承认”。Graeme提醒作者他们注意安全着陆程序，这种行为让作者很欣赏。故选A。
（18）考查名词。句意：我真的很欣赏他对安全的关注！A. principles“原则”；B. competitions“竞争”；C. responsibility“责任”；D. safety“安全”。根据上文“safe landing procedures”可知是对安全的关注。故选D。
（19）考查动词短语。句意：一圈椅子已经摆好，让我们享用简单的早餐。A. came up“出现”；B. set up“设立，建立”；C. packed up“打包”；D. brought up“提出”。根据上文“A circle of chairs had been”可知人们摆好了椅子等着作者他们吃早饭。故选B。
（20）考查形容词。句意：这次热气球之旅是我一生中最美妙的旅行经历。A. willing“乐意的”；B. active“活跃的”；C. wonderful“极好的”；D. peaceful“平静的”。根据第一段中的“proved the most impressive”可知作者认为这是一次一生中最美妙的旅行经历。故选C。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，状语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
7．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Ferdinand de Lesseps, once a French diplomat(外交官)，became 1 with the cultures of the Mediterranean(地中海)and Middle East and the growth of western European 2 . But in 1849 he retired after a disagreement with the French government.
In 1854, 3 his expectation, he returned to Egypt, 4 he was given a warm welcome and, soon afterwards, permission to begin work 5 the Suez Canal. De Lesseps had been 6 by reading about Napoleon's abandoned plans for a 7 that would allow large ships wishing to sail to the east to go 8 from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, therefore 9 out the long sea journey around Africa.
De Lesseps' plan was 10 by an International commission of engineers, but failed to win the support of the British government, 11 de Lesseps making a number of trips to London. He persevered and 12 attracted financial support from the French emperor Napoleon III and others.
De Lesseps was no 13 - his achievement lay 14 organizing the necessary political and financial backing, and providing the technical support 15 for such a huge project. 16 began in April 1859, and the Suez Canal was 17 in November 1869. British attitudes changed when the canal was seen to be a 18 and de Lesseps was treated as a great celebrity (名人) on his later visit to Britain. In 1875, the Egyptian government sold its 19 , in the canal and the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, 20 effective control of the Canal Company. 1. A. fascinated 2. A. conflict 3. A. beyond 4. A. when 5. A. in 6. A. paid 7. A. river 8. A. constantly 9. A. cutting 10. A. supposed 11. A. though 13. A. engineer 14. A. on 15. A. secure 16. Contribution 17. A. opened 18. A. union 19. A. goods
B. tired B. sea B. in B. where B. off B. imagined B. lake B. directly B. putting B. objected B. despite B. officer B. down B. present
C. adapted C. trade C. out C. which C. through C. pictured C. canal C. instantly C. finding C. backed C. even C. emperor C. of
D. expected D. product D. to D. what D. on D. inspired D. pass D. theoretically D. setting D. suspected D. otherwise D. planner D. in
12. A. beneficially B. eventually C. surprisingly D. adequately
C. necessary D. abundant
A.
B. Consultation C. Constitution D. Construction B. closed B. shares
C. challenged D. traded
D. pressure D. power
C. project
B. movement C. success
20. A. made B. challenged C. agreed D. bought
【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）A；（4）B；（5）D；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）A；（10）C；（11）B；（12）B；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；（16）D；（17）A；（18）C；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了前法国外交官费迪南德•德•莱赛普斯建造苏伊士运河的故事。
（1）考查形容词。句意：费迪南德•德•莱赛普斯曾是一名法国外交官，他对地中海和中东的文化以及西欧贸易的增长产生了浓厚的兴趣。A. fascinated“着迷的”；B. tired“厌烦的”；C. adapted“ 适合的”；D. expected“预期的”。他曾经是一名外交官，自然对其他国家和地区的文化和贸易感兴趣，be fascinated with固定短语，\"对……着迷\"，故选A。
（2）考查名词。句意：费迪南德•德•莱赛普斯曾是一名法国外交官，他对地中海和中东的文化以及西欧贸易的增长产生了浓厚的兴趣。A. conflict“冲突”；B. sea“大海”；C. trade“贸易”；D. product“产品”。身为外交官，他对其他国家和地区的文化和贸易感兴趣，故选C。
（3）考查介词。句意：1854年，出乎他的意料，他回到了埃及，在那里受到了热烈的欢迎。beyond one's expectation固定短语，\"出乎某人的意料\"，故选A。
（4）考查定语从句。句意：1854年，出乎他的意料，他回到了埃及，在那里受到了热烈的欢迎。。此处为非限定性定语从句，先行词为Egypt ，指地点，从句中缺少地点状语，应该用关系副词where来引导，故选B。
（5）考查介词。句意：不久之后，苏伊士运河获准动工。work on固定短语，\"从事于\"，故选D。
（6）考查动词。句意：德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划，该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海，因此，切断了环绕非洲的长途航行。A. paid“支付”；B. imagined“想象”；C. pictured“描写”；D. inspired“给……灵感、启发”。根据下文\"by reading about Napoleon's abandoned plans\"可知，德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划，故选D。
（7）考查名词。句意：德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划，该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海，因此，切断了环绕非洲的长途航行。A. river“河”；B. lake“湖”；C. canal“运河”；D. pass“经过”。根据下文\"that would allow large ships wishing to sail to the east to go 8 from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea,\"可知，该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海，因此这是一个修建运河的计划，故选C。
（8）考查副词。句意：德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划，该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海，因此，切断了环绕非洲的长途航行。A. constantly“时常”；B. directly“直接”；C. instantly“立即”；D. theoretically“理论上”。根据常识可知，运河是用来缩短航行距离的，可以使船只直接通往某地，故选B。
（9）考查动词短语。句意：德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划，该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海，因此，切断了环绕非洲的长途航行。A. cutting out“切断”；B. putting out“熄灭”；C. finding out“查明”；D. setting out“出发”。上文说
该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海，这样就切断了环绕非洲的长途航行，故选A。
（10）考查动词。句意：德·雷塞普斯的计划得到了一个国际工程师委员会的支持，但尽管德雷塞普斯多次前往伦敦，却未能赢得英国政府的支持。A. supposed“假设”；B. objected“反对”；C. backed“支持”；D. suspected“怀疑”。根据空后的转折连词but可知，此处与没能赢得英国政府的支持相反，德·雷塞普斯的计划得到了一个国际工程师委员会的支持，故选C。
（11）考查介词。句意：德·雷塞普斯的计划得到了一个国际工程师委员会的支持，但尽管德雷塞普斯多次前往伦敦，却未能赢得英国政府的支持。A. though“尽管（接句子）”；B. despite“尽管（介词，接名词或名词性短语）； C. even“甚至”；D. otherwise“否则”。根据句意可知，de Lesseps making a number of trips to London与failed to win the support of the British government之间是让步关系，故选B。
（12）考查副词。句意：他坚持不懈，最终获得了法国皇帝拿破仑三世和其他人的财政支持。A. beneficially“受益地”；B. eventually“最终”；C. surprisingly“令人惊讶地”；D. adequately“充分地”。根据上文\"He persevered\"可知，他的不懈努力让他最终获得了法国皇帝拿破仑三世和其他人的财政支持，故选B。
（13）考查名词。句意：德·雷塞普斯不是工程师——他的成就在于争取到了必要的政治和财政支持，并为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持。A. engineer“工程师”；B. officer“官员”；C. emperor“君主”；D. planner“规划师”。虽然德·雷塞普斯建造了苏伊士运河，但他并不是一位工程师，故选A。
（14）考查介词。句意：德·雷塞普斯不是工程师——他的成就在于争取到了必要的政治和财政支持，并为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持。德·雷塞普斯的成就在于争取到了必要的政治和财政支持，并为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持，lie in固定短语，\"在于\"，故选D。
（15）考查形容词。句意：德·雷塞普斯不是工程师——他的成就在于争取到了必要的政治和财政支持，并为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持。A. secure“安全的”；B. present“现在的”；C. necessary“必要的”；D. abundant“丰富的”。根据上文\"organizing the necessary political and financial backing\"可知，德·雷塞普斯的成就在于为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持，故选C。
（16）考查名词。句意：苏伊士运河于1859年4月开始建设并于1869年11月开通。A. Contribution“贡献”；B. Consultation“咨询”；C. Constitution“章程”；D. Construction“建设”。上文说德·雷塞普斯争取到了建造苏伊士运河的财政支持，接下来就开始建造运河了，故选D。
（17）考查动词。句意：苏伊士运河于1859年4月开始建设并于1869年11月开通。。A. opened“开通”；B. closed“关闭”；C. challenged“挑战”；D. traded“交易”。运河建造完之后自然要开始通航，故选A。
（18）考查名词。句意：当这条运河被认为是一个巨大的成功时，英国人的态度发生了变化，德·雷塞普斯在后来访问英国时被视为一位了不起的名人。A. union“联合”；B. movement“运动”；C. success“成功”；D. pressure“压力”。根据下文\"de Lesseps was treated as
a great celebrity (名人) on his later visit to Britain.\"可知，苏伊士运河被认为是一个巨大的成功，因此德·雷塞普斯在后来访问英国时被视为一位了不起的名人，故选C。
（19）考查名词。句意：1875年，埃及政府出售了它的股份，英国首相本杰明·迪斯雷利买下了运河公司的实际控制权。A. goods“商品”；B. shares“股份”；C. project“工程”；D. power“权力。根据上文\"the Egyptian government sold its\"可知，1875年，埃及政府出售了苏伊士运河的股份，故选B。
（20）考查动词。句意：1875年，埃及政府出售了它的股份，英国首相本杰明·迪斯雷利买下了运河公司的实际控制权。A. made“制造”；B. challenged“挑战”；C. agreed“同意”；D. bought“购买”。根据下文\"effective control of the Canal Company.\"可知，英国首相本杰明·迪斯雷利买下了运河公司的实际控制权，故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，介词，定语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
8．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A Milwaukee bus driver went above the call of duty when she stopped to save an unlikely would-be passenger: a toddler.
Irene Ivic was driving on a freeway overpass when she 1 a barefoot toddler, Milwaukee County Transit System spokesman Matt Sliker said. The child, wearing a red onesie and a diaper, was quickly 2 to the crossroads.
\"I'm just 3 I was in the right place at the right time, \"Ivic said at the awards ceremony held in her 4 on Thursday.
Ivic stopped the bus and ran out to 5 the toddler, as seen in a video 6 by the transit system. She carried the child to the bus, 7 passengers gathered in disbelief. \"Oh my God. Oh my God. I am 8 , \"Ivic said in the video as she sat down in the driver's seat with the toddler.
A 9 on the bus took off her winter coat and wrapped it 10 the little girl, who was 11 to the touch. The 12 were freezing that day, on December 22, according to the transit system.
Ivic sat talking to the child, stroking her hair. The little one soon fell asleep in her 13 , as seen in the video.
The 19-month-old had been cold and scared but was 14 unharmed, police said. The child went missing after officials believe her mother had a 15 health crisis, the transit system statement said. \"Authorities eventually 16 the baby with its father,\"Sliker said.
This is the ninth 17 a lost or missing child has been 18 by a Milwaukee County Transit System driver in recent years, according to the statement.
\"I absolutely love kids. I used to be a 19 and I have children of my own, so I'm so happy I was able to help this sweet, 20 baby, \"Ivic said.
1. A. crashed 2. A. running 3. A. grateful 4. A. memory
B. spotted C. escaped D. guided B. skipping C. rushing B. surprised C. anxious B. honor
C. favor
D. walking D. excited D. mind D. hold back D. how
5. A. calm down B. look into C. pick up 7. A. where 8. A. scolding 10. A. beside 11. A. cold 12. A. feet 13. A. seat 15. A. physical 17. A. time 19. A. mother
B. when B. yelling B. against B. hot B. streets B. arms B. mental B. chance B. girl
C. why
6. A. purchased B. borrowed C. replayed D. rented
C. laughing D. shaking C. around C. smooth C. buses C. hands C. slight C. case C. found C. parent C. 1ucky
D. on D. sick D. temperatures D. chest D. common D. accident D. adopted D. teacher D. brave
9. A. policeman B. passenger C. passer-by D. customer
14. A. therefore B. especially C. otherwise D. meanwhile 16. A. discovered B. informed C. recognized D. reunited 18. A. reported B. solved 20. A. innocent B. pretty
【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）C；（7）A；（8）D；（9）B；（10）C；（11）A；（12）D；（13）B；（14）C；（15）B；（16）D；（17）A；（18）C；（19）D；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。司机Irene Ivic在使命召唤下，她停下车救下了一个不太可能的潜在的乘客：一个蹒跚学步的孩子。官方最终让孩子与父亲团聚。她很高兴能够帮助这个可爱的、无辜的婴儿。
（1）考查动词。A. crashed“碰撞”；B. spotted“发现”；C. escaped“逃脱”；D. guided“指导”。Irene Ivic在高速公路立交桥开车时,她发现了一个赤脚的孩子。故选B。
（2）考查动词。A. running“跑”；B. skipping“跳过”；C. rushing“猛冲”；D. walking“散步”。孩子，身穿红色装和尿布,很快就走到十字路口。故选D。
（3）考查形容词。A. grateful“感激 的” ；B. surprised“感到吃惊的”；C. anxious“焦虑的”；D. excited“感到兴奋的”。我只是感激我在正确的时间出现在正确的地。故选A。
（4）考查名词。A. memory“记忆”；B. honor“荣誉”；C. favor“帮助”；D. mind“思想”。Ivic说，周四的时候为她举办颁奖仪式，所以对她来说是一件荣耀的事。故选B。
（5）考查动词短语。A. calm down“使冷静下来”；B. look into“调查”；C. pick up“拾起，接送，收到，偶然学到”；D. hold back“隐瞒，退缩”。Ivic停了车，跑出去接孩子。故选C。 （6）考查动词。A. purchased“购置”；B. borrowed“借入”；C. replayed“重放”；D. rented“租赁”。Ivic停了车，跑出去接孩子，这是视频显示的情景。故选C。
（7）考查定语从句。她带着孩子上了巴士，乘客们怀疑地聚集在那里。此处是where引
导的定语从句。故选A。
（8）考查动词。A. scolding“责备”；B. yelling“叫喊”；C. laughing“大笑”；D. shaking“摇动”。“哦，我的上帝。哦,我的上帝。我在颤抖，”在视频里Ivic带着蹒跚学步的小孩坐在司机的位置上说。故选D。
（9）考查名词。A. policeman“警察”；B. passenger“旅客”；C. passer-by“过路人”；D. customer“顾客”。车上一名乘客脱下冬天的大衣，裹住小女孩，她摸起来很冷。故选B。 （10）考查介词。车上一名乘客脱下冬天的大衣，裹住小女孩，她摸起来很冷。包裹婴儿用around，表示围在它的周围。故选C。
（11）考查形容词。A. cold“冷的”；B. hot“热的”；C. smooth“顺利的，光滑的”；D. sick“厌恶的，病态的”。车上一名乘客脱下冬天的大衣，裹住小女孩，她摸起来很冷。故选A。 （12）考查名词。A. feet“脚”；B. streets“街道”；C. buses“公共汽车”；D. temperatures“温度”。根据运输系统，12月22日，那天的气温很低，天气寒冷。故选D。
（13）考查名词。A. seat“座位”；B. arms“胳膊”；C. hands“手”；D. chest“胸部”。小家伙很快就在怀里睡着了，正如视频上所看到的。故选B。
（14）考查副词。A. therefore“因此”；B. especially“尤其是”；C. otherwise“在其他方面，否则”；D. meanwhile“与此同时”。警方说，这名19个月大的婴儿一直感到寒冷和恐惧，但除此之外没有受伤。故选C。
（15）考查形容词。A. physical“身体的”；B. mental“精神上的”；C. slight“轻微的”；D. common“共同的，常见的”。在官方认为她的母亲有精神健康危机后，这个孩子失踪了。故选B。
（16）考查动词。A. discovered“”发现”；B. informed“告知”；C. recognized“认识”；D. reunited“使重聚”。当局最终让孩子与父亲团聚。故选D。
（17）考查名词。A. time“次数”；B. chance“机会”；C. case“情况”；D. accident“事故”。这是密尔沃基县公交系统司机近年来第九次发现失踪儿童。故选A。
（18）考查动词。A. reported“报道”；B. solved“解决”；C. found“发现”；D. adopted“采用，接受”。这是密尔沃基县公交系统司机近年来第九次发现失踪儿童。故选C。
（19）考查名词。A. mother“母亲”；B. girl“女孩”；C. parent“父或母”；D. teacher“老师”。我非常喜欢孩子。我曾经是一个老师，我有我自己的孩子，所以我很高兴我能够帮助这个可爱的、无辜的婴儿。故选D。
（20）考查形容词。A. innocent“无辜的”；B. pretty“可爱的”；C. lucky“幸运的”；D. brave“勇敢的”。我非常喜欢孩子。我曾经是一个老师，我有我自己的孩子，所以我很高兴我能够帮助这个可爱的、无辜的婴儿。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，定语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
9．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Songs bring us through our life. Each time I listen to my favorite song Reach, I'm deeply
1 by its lyrics: \"If I could reach higher, just one moment touch the sky...\" When we hear this 2 song sung by Gloria Estefan, we can 3 imagine how she managed to return to the stage after her serious back injury. In 1990, this Cuban singer was 4 down in a terrible traffic accident, and the doctor 5 that she might never walk again. But Gloria did not 6 and kept on working hard toward her 7 . Just one year after the disaster 8 , she stood up again and 9 this encouraging song at the Atlanta Olympics.
Whenever I think of Gloria, a 10 crowds in my mind. When I entered university, naturally shy, ordinary looking, and with 11 scores in my lessons, just like an ugly duckling. I seemed to be the 12 outstanding one in my class. Continuous failures drove me into 13 . \"Am I to take a back seat to everyone else?\" 14 to give in to such a fate I spared no effort to work on my lessons and joined in many 15 , such as English speech contests and dramas. I just wanted to catch every little chance to 16 myself. My continuous efforts finally paid off. I received some 17 . More importantly, I 18 courage and confidence to face any difficulty in my life.
19 is just like farming. You 20 what you sow. Once you have a dream, don't hesitate. Keep moving! 1. A. convinced 3. A. easily 4. A. knocked 5. A. argued 6. A. give away 7. A. goal 8. A. happened 9. A. wrote 10. A. fancy 11. A. standard 12. A. most 14. A. Free 15. A. parties 16. A. satisfy 17. A. awards 18. A. confirmed 19. A. Luck 20. A. harvest
B. disturbed C. impressed B. simply B. cut
C. finally C. pulled
D. discouraged D. puzzling D. hardly D. turned D. added D. give up D. returned D. covered D. question D. excellent D. very D. anger D. meetings D. forgive D. comments D. requested D. Competition D. discover
2. A. entertaining B. inspiring C. boring
B. declared C. doubted B. give back C. give out B. ended B. view B. poor B. more B. Eager B. games B. thanks B. gained B. Belief
C. lasted C. memory C. high C. least
B. journey C. achievement D. recovery B. recorded C. presented
13. A. hopelessness B. weakness C. trouble
C. activities C. gifts C. combined C. Life
C. Disappointed D. Unwilling
B. improve C. enjoy
B. reserve C. expand
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）D；（4）A；（5）B；（6）D；（7）D；（8）A；（9）C；（10）C；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；（16）B；（17）A；（18）B；（19）C；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者每当听到古巴歌手Gloria Estefan演唱的《到
达》，都被歌词深深打动，作者几乎无法想象她是如何在背部严重受伤后重返舞台的，并且唱出了这么励志的歌曲。作者由此想到了自己上大学的时候，因天生害羞，相貌平平，学习成绩很差，一度陷入绝望，但作者不愿意屈服于这样的命运，通过不断的学习和参加各种活动提高自己，最终使作者获得自信和勇气来面对生活中的任何困难。作者告诫读者，一旦你有了梦想，不要犹豫，要去实现它。
（1）考查形容词。句意：每次我听我最喜欢的歌曲《到达》，我都被它的歌词深深地打动：“如果我能到达更高的地方，只要触摸天空的那一刻……。”A. convinced“确信的”；B. disturbed“精神紊乱的”；C. impressed“印象深刻的”；D. discouraged“气馁的”。根据上文\"my favorite song Reach\"可知，这首歌是作者最喜欢的歌曲，因此对歌曲的歌词和曲调特别印象深刻。故选C。
（2）考查形容词。句意：当我们听到Gloria Estefan演唱的这首鼓舞人心的歌曲时，我们几乎无法想象她是如何在背部严重受伤后重返舞台的。A. entertaining“有趣的”；B. inspiring“令人鼓舞的”；C. boring“令人厌烦的”；D. puzzling“令人迷惑的”。根据下文\"this encouraging song\"可知，encouraging与inspiring为同义词。所以这首歌鼓舞人心。故选B。
（3）考查副词。句意：当我们听到Gloria Estefan演唱的这首鼓舞人心的歌曲时，我们几乎无法想象她是如何在背部严重受伤后重返舞台的。A. easily“容易地”；B. simply“简单地”；C. finally“最后地”；D. hardly“几乎不”。Gloria Estefan在事故中严重受伤，但却能重返舞台，所以作者几乎是不能想象她是怎么做到的。故选D。
（4）考查动词。句意：1990年，这位古巴歌手在一场可怕的交通事故中被车撞倒，医生声称她可能再也不能走路了。A. knocked“撞”；B. cut“切”；C. pulled“拉”；D. turned“转向”。根据\"in a terrible traffic accident\"可知，Gloria Estefan发生了交通事故，knock down固定短语，“撞倒”符合句意。故选A。
（5）考查动词。句意：1990年，这位古巴歌手在一场可怕的交通事故中被撞倒，医生声称她可能再也不能走路了。A. argued“争论”；B. declared“宣称”；C. doubted“怀疑”；D. added“增加”。根据上文\"her serious back injury\"可知，这位歌手伤的很重，所以医生根据她的受伤情况，才声称她可能再也不能走路了。故选B。
（6）考查动词短语。句意：但是Gloria Estefan没有放弃，继续努力恢复健康。A. give away“泄露”；B. give back“归还”；C. give out“耗尽”；D. give up“放弃”。根据\"kept on\"可知，Gloria Estefan没有放弃，继续努力恢复健康。故选D。
（7）考查名词。句意：但是Gloria Estefan没有放弃，继续努力恢复健康。A. goal“目标”；B. journey“旅行”；C. achievement“成就”；D. recovery“恢复”。根据下文\"she stood up again\"可知，Gloria Estefan一直在为恢复努力，所以才最终又站了起来。故选D。
（8）考查动词。句意：灾难发生一年后，她再次站起来，在亚特兰大奥运会上演唱了她的励志歌曲。A. happened“发生”；B. ended“结束”；C. lasted“持续”；D. returned“返回”。根据上文可知，Gloria Estefan发生了一场交通事故，本句指事故发生的一年后。故选A。 （9）考查动词。句意：灾难发生一年后，她再次站起来，在亚特兰大奥运会上演唱了他的励志歌曲。A. wrote“写”；B. recorded“记录”；C. presented“呈现”；D. covered“覆盖”。根据\"the Atlanta Olympics.\"可知，在这样的重要场合，她给所有的观众带来了/演唱了她的励
志歌曲。故选C。
（10）考查名词。句意：当我进入大学的时候，天生害羞，相貌平平，学习成绩很差，就像一只丑小鸭。A. fancy“喜爱”；B. view“观点”；C. memory“记忆”；D. question“问题”。根据下文可知，作者想起了上大学时的自己，所以这是作者在回忆过去。故选C。
（11）考查形容词。句意：当我进入大学的时候，天生害羞，相貌平平，学习成绩很差，就像一只丑小鸭。A. standard“标准的”；B. poor“贫穷的，差的”；C. high“高的”；D. excellent“优秀的”。根据\"naturally shy, ordinary looking\"可知，and并列连接的形容词都为贬义词。故选B。
（12）考查形容词。句意：似乎是班里最不突出的一个。A. most“最多的”；B. more“较多的”；C. least“最少的”；D. very“恰好的”。根据上文呢作者对自己的描述可知，作者认为自己似乎是班里最不突出的一个。故选C。
（13）考查名词。句意：不断的失败使我陷入绝望。不断的失败会对人产生消极的影响。A. hopelessness“绝望”；B. weakness“弱点”；C. trouble“麻烦”；D. anger“愤怒”。hopelessness“绝望”符合句意。故选A。
（14）考查形容词。句意：我不愿意屈服于这样的命运，我不遗余力地学习，参加了许多活动，如英语演讲比赛和戏剧。A. Free“自由的”；B. Eager“渴望的”；C. Disappointed“失望的”；D. Unwilling“不愿意的”。作者不遗余力地学习，参加了许多活动。这些都是因为作者不愿意屈服于这样的命运。故选D。
（15）考查名词。句意：我不愿意屈服于这样的命运，我不遗余力地学习，参加了许多活动，如英语演讲比赛和戏剧。A. parties“聚会”；B. games“游戏”；C. activities“活动”；D. meetings“会议”。根据\"English speech contests and dramas.\"可知，作者参加了许多活动。故选C。
（16）考查动词。句意：我只是想抓住每一个提高自己的机会。A. satisfy“使……满意”；B. improve“提高”；C. enjoy“喜欢”；D. forgive“原谅”。作者之所以要参加这些活动，就是希望通过这些活动可以提高自己，使自己更自信，更有勇气。故选B。
（17）考查名词。句意：我的不断努力终于有了回报，我获得了一些奖品。A. awards“奖品”；B. thanks“感谢”；C. gifts“礼物”；D. comments“评论”。根据\"paid off\"可知，作者的努力得到了回报，并获得了一些奖励。故选A。
（18）考查动词。句意：更重要的是，我获得了勇气和信心去面对生活中的任何困难。A. confirmed“确定”；B. gained“获得”；C. combined“使结合”；D. requested“要求”。勇气和信心不是天生就有的，它需要通过做某些事情来获得。故选B。
（19）考查名词。句意：生活就像耕种一样。这是短文的升华部分，把生活比作耕种。A. Luck“幸运”；B. Belief“信念”；C. Life“生活”；D. Competition“竞赛”。故选C。
（20）考查动词。句意：种瓜得瓜种豆得豆。A. harvest“收获”；B. reserve“保留”；C. expand“膨胀”；D. discover“发现”。根据\"what you sow\"可知，种什么就收获什么。故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
10．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original reason I was going was to 1 community service hours for school. My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The typical volunteer there served 3 to people.
Basically, I was 4 serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it, which was a simple task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were 5 families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal and a place to 6 for an hour or several minutes. 7 some of them looked like they weren't behaving well, we always took care of them. The first time I went there was right before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not exactly a 8 time. It made me think about my happy Christmas and made me feel how 9 I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I don't 10 cold or hunger. At that point, I decided that I 11 wanted to go back there. I couldn't offer them much, but I could always offer my time and 12 . The experience also gives me a feeling of 13 . Whenever I go there, people are 14 that I showed up again. They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to 15 them. It truly feels good to know that you can 16 someone's day. I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better 17 than any amount of money. You can't buy that feeling.
I have never 18 a single second of my volunteering. It 19 me that dozens of cities have made it illegal to set up a soup kitchen. But I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my 20 to people in need. 1. A. reduce 2. A. yet 3. A. food 4. A. tired of 5. A. busy 6. A. hide 8. A. available 9. A. wise
B. avoid B. just B. work B. serious B. rest B. strange B. honest
C. complete C. even C. time
D. cancel D. still D. money
B. worried about C. responsible for D. free from
C. experienced D. struggling C. live C. Because C. pleasant C. curious C. pass down C. equally C. chance C. loss C. proud C. forget C. brighten C. risk C. forgiven
D. study D. Until D. painful D. fortunate D. learn from D. hardly D. patience D. appreciation D. shocked D. help D. disturb D. mistake D. understood
7. A. Although B. If
10. A. turn down B. suffer from 11. A. definitely B. gradually 12. A. reason
B. effort
13. A. stability B. guilt 14. A. grateful B. confident 15. A. change 17. A. reward
B. leave B. excuse
16. A. describe B. waste 18. A. planned B. regretted
19. A. reminds B. confuses 20. A. talent
B. concern
C. encourages C. kindness
D. disappoints D. weakness
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）C；（5）D；（6）B；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）C；（13）D；（14）A；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）D；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了在流动厨房当志愿者的经历，最初打算去完成规定的服务时间，最后爱上了志愿者服务，喜欢去帮助别人。
（1）考查动词。A. reduce“减少”；B. avoid“避免”；C. complete“完成”；D. cancel“取消”。根据下文“My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours”可知，作者去流动厨房是为了获得学分，完成社区服务时间，故选C。
（2）考查副词。A. yet“但是”；B. just“仅仅”；C. even“甚至”；D. still“仍然”。根据下文“but it taught me a lot”可知，作者的计划仅仅是获得学分，但是却收获了很多，故选B。 （3）考查名词。A. food“食物”；B. work“工作”；C. time“时间”；D. money“金钱”。根据下文“serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it”可知，流动厨房的典型志愿者就是提供吃的，故选A。
（4）考查形容词。A. tired of“疲倦”；B. worried about“担忧”；C. responsible for“负责”；D. free from“不受.....限制”。根据“which was a simple task.”可知，作者的工作就是负责发放食物，故选C。
（5）考查形容词。A. busy“繁忙的”；B. serious“严重的”；C. experienced“有经验的”；D. struggling“困难的，挣扎的”。本句描述那些接受食物的对象的情况，有些人的家庭很困难，故选D。
（6）考查动词。A. hide“隐藏”；B. rest“休息”；C. live“生活”；D. study“学习”。根据上文“a place”可知，需要一个地方休息，故选B。
（7）考查连词。句意：尽管有些人看起来表现很差，我们总是照顾他们。A. Although“尽管”；B. If“如果”；C. Becaus“因为”；D. Until“直到”。前后句属于让步关系，故选A。 （8）考查形容词。A. available“可以得到的”；B. strange“奇怪的”；C. pleasant“令人快乐的”；D. painful“痛苦的”。根据上文“The first time I went there was right before Christmas.”可知，作者第一次去做服务是在圣诞节前夕，本该家人团聚，但是很多人还需要靠施舍的东西为生，这不是令人高兴的事，故选C。
（9）考查形容词。A. wise“明智的”；B. honest“诚实的”；C. curious“好奇的”；D. fortunate“幸运的”。根据上文“It made me think about my happy Christmas”可知，看到这些场景，让作者回想起自己快乐的圣诞节，感觉自己很幸运，故选D。
（10）考查动词短语。A. turn down“拒绝”；B. suffer from“遭受”；C. pass down“传递”；D. learn from“向...…学习”。根据上文“Unlike them, I have a home”可知，跟他们不一样，作者有个家，不用饥寒交迫，故选B。
（11）考查副词。A. definitely“当然”；B. gradually“逐渐地”；C. equally“相当”；D. hardly“几乎不”。根据句意可知，从那时起，我明确了自己还要回去做志愿者，帮助需要帮助的人，故选A。
（12）考查名词。A. reason“原因”；B. effort“努力”；C. chance“机会”；D. patience“耐心”。
根据上文“I couldn't offer them much”可知，作者无法提供太多的东西，但是可以奉献自己的时间和努力，故选B。
（13）考查名词。A. stability“稳定”；B. guilt“愧疚”；C. loss“迷失”；D. appreciation“感激”。根据下文“They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to”可知，作者的付出得到了大家的认可和回应，故作者很感激，选D。
（14）考查形容词。A. grateful“感激的”；B. confident“自信的”；C. proud“自豪的”；D. shocked“震惊的”。当作者出现在那里的时候，人们很感激他，故选A。
（15）考查动词。A. change“改变”；B. leave“离开”；C. forget“忘记”；D. help“帮助”。根作者去流动厨房做志愿者是帮助那些需要帮助的人，故选D。
（16）考查动词。A. describe“描述”；B. waste“浪费”；C. brighten“照亮”；D. disturb“打扰”。根据下文“I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people”可知，帮助别人可以照亮别人，让他们对未来充满信心和希望，故选C。
（17）考查名词。A. reward“回报”；B. excuse“借口”；C. risk“风险”；D. mistake“错误”。根据下文“any amount of money”可知，帮助别人的感觉是任何金钱无法相比的，故选A。 （18）考查动词。A. planned“计划”；B. regretted“后悔”；C. forgiven“原谅”；D. understood“理解”。根据下文“But I will continue my volunteer work”可知，作者很满足自己的志愿者工作，不后悔，还会继续下去，故选B。
（19）考查动词。A. reminds“提醒”；B. confuses“使迷惑”；C. encourages“鼓舞”；D. disappoints“使失望”。根据句意可知，有些人非法建立流动厨房，这让作者很失望，故选D。
（20）考查名词。A. talent“天赋”；B. concern“担忧，关心”；C. kindness“善意”；D. weakness“弱点”。根据上文“I will continue my volunteer work”可知，作者会继续自己的志愿者服务，表示对那些需要帮助的人的善意，故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
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