一、完形填空（共7题；共140分）
1.（2018•卷Ⅰ）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A，B，C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 During my second year at the city college, I was told that the
education department was offering a \"free\" course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 1 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to 2 a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't 3 enough about free credits, news about our 4 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 5 I would be learning from one of the game's 6 ,I could hardly wait to 7 him. Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 8 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he make it 9 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 10 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 11 what we would learn in class to our future professions and 12 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 13 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 14 . Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he 15 me: \"The absolute most important 16 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 17 .On every single move you have to 18 a situation, process what your opponent(对手) is doing and 19 the best move from among all your options.\"These words still ring true today in my 20 as a journalist. 1. A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out 2. A. waste 3. A. excited 4. A. title 5. A. urged 6. A. fastest
B. earn B. worried
C. save C. moved
D. turned down D. pay D. tired D. instructor D. meant D. rarest
B. competitor C. textbook B. demanded C. held B. easiest
C. best
7. A. interciew B. meet C. challcnge D. beat
8. A. chance 9. A. real 10. A. attend 11. A. add
B. qualification C. honor B. perfect B. pass B. expose
C. clear C. skip C. apply C. directly
D. job D. possible D. observe D. compare D. normally D. experiment
12. A. eventually B. naturally 13. A. game
B. presentation C. course
14. A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation 15. A. taught 16. A. fact 17. A. grades 18. A. analyze
B. wrote B. step B. decisions B. describe
C. questioned D. promised C. manner
D. skill
C. impressions D. comments C. rebuild C. block C. concern
D. control D. evaluate D. behavior
19. A. announce B. signal 20. A. role
B. desire
【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）D；（6）C；（7）B；（8）D；（9）C；（10）B；（11）C；（12）A；（13）C；（14）B；（15）D；（16）D；（17）B；（18）A；（19）D；（20）A；
【考点】夹叙夹议，单项选择型，人物故事类
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了一位大二的学生从学校的围棋课程以及围棋老师身上学到的人生哲理和对他十年后的生活和工作的影响。
⑴A.put forward提出；B. jump at急于接受；C. try out尝试，检验；D turn down调小，拒绝。句意：我乐意接受这一学习此课程的想法，因为毕竟谁不想省下几美元呢？根据上文所讲“一种免费的可得三学分的课程”，可以判断此处应该是急于接受，故选B.
⑵A.waste浪费；B. earn赚得，挣得；C. save省得，节约；D. pay付款。句意：我乐意接受这一学习此课程的想法，因为毕竟谁不想省下几美元呢？根据上文所讲“一种免费的可得三学分的课程”，可以判断此处应该是节省了一些美元，故选C。
⑶A. excited兴奋的；B. worried担心的；C.moved感动的；D. tired疲惫的。句意：不仅仅这些，我一直想学下棋。并且，即使我对那免费学分不是很兴奋，但是有关这个课程的教师的消息对我足够有吸引力。根据上下文和句意可判断应选A。
⑷A. title题目，称号；B. competitor竞赛者；C. textbook教科书；D. instructor教师，讲师。根据下文的“He was an international grandmaster...”和上题的解析可以判断应选D。
⑸A. urge催促，力劝；B. demand强烈要求；C. hold抓住；D. mean意味着。句意：他是一位国际围棋大师，这意味着我将向这比赛中佼佼者学习。根据句意，故选D。
⑹A. fastest最快；B. easiest最早；C. best最好；D. rarest最罕见。根据上题解析和上文提到的“an international grandmaster”可判断应选C。
⑺A. interview采访，面试；B. meet见面，遇到；C. challenge挑战，质疑；D. beat打败。句意：我等不及见他了。根据句意可判断选B。
⑻A. chance机会；B. qualification资格，资历；C. honor荣誉，荣耀；D. job工作。句意：Maurice Ashley睿智善良，是以前的毕业生返校教学，对于他来讲这工作不是好玩的事情，他是很当真的。根据句意，应选D。
⑼A. real真的；B. perfect完美的；C. clear清楚的；D. possilbe可能的。句意：在他的开场白中，他明确表示我们的学分会很难挣的。根据上文“this job was no game for him”“he meant business”可知这位大师是把这工作很认真对待的，学分很难得到的，开始他就说的很清楚了，故选C。
⑽A. attend出席；B. pass通过；D. skip跳过；D. observe观察，遵守。句意：为了通过这门课程，在许多标准中，我们必须写论文，讨论我们将如何把在课堂学到的运用到未来职业中，最后运用到我们生活中去。根据上文“学分很难挣得”和句意可知选B。
⑾A. add增加，补充说；B. expose暴露；C. apply 运用，申请；D. compare比较。根据第三段中“I’m pulling to use he ___ me”可知应选C。
⑿A. eventually最终, 最后；B. naturally自然而然地；C. directly直接地；D. normally正常地。根据句意和上题解析可知应选A。
⒀A. game比赛，游戏；B. presentation展示；C. course课程；D. experiment实验。句意：我努力设法在这门课程上获得A，并且学到了让我受益匪浅的超出教室范围的生活经验。根据句中“A”和句意，可知应选C。
⒁A. criterion标准；B. classroom教室；C. department院，系；D. situation形势。根据上下文和句意，可判定应选B。
⒂A. teach教；B. write写；C. question质疑；D. promise承诺。句意：与Ashley学棋十年后，我依然在努力运用他教给我的知识。Ashley是笔者的老师，故选A。
⒃A. fact事实；B. step步骤；C. manner方式；D. skill技能。句意：在你下棋时你学到的很重要的技能是如何做出好的决定。根据句意，可知应选D。
⒄A. grade分数,成绩；B. decision决定；C. impression印象；D. comment评论。根据句意和常识，下棋应该是做出决定，故选 B。
⒅A. analyze分析；B. describe描述；C. rebuild重建；D. control控制。句意：走的每一步，你不得不分析形势，仔细思考对手所作，评估所有选择中最佳方案。根据上文中提到下棋要不断做出决定和常识，可以判断A。
⒆A. announce通知；B. sign打信号；C. block阻挡；D. evaluate评估。根据句意和上题解析，可判断应选D。
⒇A. role角色，身份；B. desire欲望；C. concern关心，关注；D.behavior行为。句意：这些 话如今在我一名记者工作依然经常在耳旁响起。根据句意和句中“as a journalist”可知应选A。【点评】本文属于夹叙夹议类完型填空，作者十年前选择了围棋学习，并且老师是一位国际大师，从他那里收益匪浅，甚至对他十年后的生活和工作都有影响。 考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意文中前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
2.（2018•卷Ⅱ）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。 Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He'd moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I'd 1 seen him. So imagine my 2 when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
I was 3 ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to 4 . The bay was 5 in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little 6 .I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in 7 . \"Something's not 8 !\" I took off my T-shirt and 9 into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was 10 violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors. I helped 11 the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something 12 to me. Those brown eyes were very 13 . \"What's his name?\" I asked the instructor. \"Ben,\" he replied, and immediately I 14 . That stranger was my son! The instructors called for an ambulance. 15 , after a brief stay in hospital. Ben was well enough to be allowed to 16 and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben 17 to me. \"I'm just want to say thank you,\" he said, \"You 18 my life!\"
I still can't believe what a 19 it was. I'm just so glad I was there 20 to help my son. 1. A. also 2. A. delight 3. A. scared 4. A. talk 5. A. bathed 6. A. faster 7. A. trouble 8. A. real 9. A. stared 10. A. arguing 11. A. lead
B. often B. relief
C. even C. anger
D. last D. worry
B. shocked C. thrilled D. ashamed B. stay B. clean B. closer
C. meet C. deep
D. settle D. settle
C. heavier D. wiser
B. advance C. question D. battle B. right B. sank
C. fair C. dived
D. fit D. fell
B. fighting C. shouting D. shaking B. persuade C. carry
D. keep
12. A. happened B. occurred C. applied D. appealed 13. A. sharp 14. A. agreed
B. pleasant C. attractive D. familiar B. hesitated C. doubted D. knew
D. Suddenly D. leave
15. A. Fortunately B. Frankly C. Sadly 16. A. return 17. A. joked 18. A. created
B. relax
C. speak
B. turned C. listened D. pointed B. honored C. saved
D. guided D. pain
19. A. coincidence B. change C. pity 20. A. on board
B. in time C. for sure D. on purpose
【答案】（1）D；（2）A；（3）C；（4）C；（5）A；（6）B；（7）A；（8）B；（9）C；（10）D；（11）C；（12）B；（13）D；（14）D；（15）A；（16）D；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）B；
【考点】记叙文，单项选择型，人物故事类
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者在去与失联多年的儿子见面的时候发现有人溺水，出于本能，他下去救了溺水的人，缺发现正是自己的儿子，作者为这样的巧合感到惊讶不已。 ⑴句意：两周前，我的儿子本联系上了。他三岁的时候随他妈妈搬到了英国，自从我最后一
次见到他已经有13年了。A.also也； B. often经常； C. even甚至； D. last最后。根据句意，故答案为D。
⑵句意：所以可以想象当他给我发电邮说想来看我时我是多么的高兴。A. delight高兴； B. relief解脱；减轻 C. anger气愤；D. worry担心。根据常识可知将要见到失散多年的儿子当然高兴，故答案为A。
A. scared害怕的；B. shocked震惊的； C. thrilled⑶句意：我很激动。我早早地就到了拜伦湾。激动的； D. ashamed害羞的。根据上文可知作者很激动， 故答案为C。
A. talk谈话； B. stay停留； C. meet⑷句意：我很早就到了我们应该见面的地点——拜伦湾。会面； D. settle解决；定居。根据上文可知作者要在拜伦湾与儿子见面， 故答案为C。 ⑸句意：海湾沐浴在阳光下，在离岸边150米的地方有一群划着皮划艇的人。A. bathe沐浴，洗澡； B. clean打扫； C. deep深的； D. form形成。由介词短语in the sunshine可知此处是情景描写，“沐浴在阳光中，” 故答案为A。
A. faster更快； B. closer更近； C. heavier⑹句意：走得更近一些，我意识到一只皮划艇出事了。更重； D. wiser更明智的；由下文可知“靠近了才发现出事了。” 故答案为B。
⑺句意：走得更近一些，我意识到一只皮划艇出事了。A. in trouble有麻烦； B. in advance提前； C. in question有疑问；在考虑中的； D. in battle在战斗中。根据下文有人溺水可知皮划艇出了麻烦，故答案为A。
⑻句意：情况不对。A. real真实的； B. right正确的；恰当的；C. fair公平的； D. fit合适的。 由上下文可知此处表示“情况不对头”，故答案为B。
⑼句意：我脱下衬衫，跳进水里。A. stare盯着；B. sink下沉； C. dive俯冲； D. fall掉落。此处描述作者下水救人，dive into water 跳入水中，故答案为C。
⑽句意：我看见有两个教练在船上，一个人横躺在中间，他正剧烈地颤抖着。A. argue争论； B. fight打架； C. shout喊叫； D. shake摇晃。根据下文对这个人的描述“He was unconscious……”可知，故答案为D。
⑾句意：和其中一个教练的胳膊挽在一起，我帮忙把那个年轻人抬出水面。A. lead领导； B. persuade说服； C. carry搬运； D. keep保持。根据句意，故答案为C。
A. happen发生；B. occur发生，⑿句意：他没有意识，当我看他的脸时，我突然想到了什么。sth occur to sb某人突然想到某事； C. apply应用；申请；D. appeal呼吁；请求。根据空格后的介词to，结合句意，故答案为B。
⒀句意：那棕色的眼睛是非常熟悉的。A. sharp锐利的； B. pleasant令人愉快的； C. attractive吸引人的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据下文语境，故答案为D。
⒁句意：“他叫什么名字，”我问其中的一个教练。“本，”他回答道。很快，我知道了，那个陌生人就是我的儿子。A.agree同意；答应； B. hesitate犹豫； C. doubt怀疑； D. know知道。根据句意，故答案为D。
⒂句意：教练叫来了救护车，幸运地是，在医院短暂的停留之后，本复原可以出院了。A. fortunately幸运地是； B. frankly坦率地说； C. sadly令人伤心地； D. suddenly突然。根据下文可知本安然无恙，所以很“幸运”，故答案为A。
⒃句意：本好了，被允许离开，后来一家人团聚在一起吃饭。A. return返回； B. relax放松；C. speak讲话；D. 离开。结合前文的in hospital住院，身体足够好了，当然可以出院了，故答案为D。
⒄句意：我们聊了很多，然后本对我说：“我只是想说谢谢你，你救了我的命。”A. joke开玩笑； B. turn to sb转向某人； C. listen听；D. point指着。根据语境可知他“转身对我说”，故答案为B。
⒅句意：“我只是想说谢谢你，你救了我的命。”A. create创造； B. honor 给……以荣誉；C. save救； D. guide引导。根据上文可知作者“救”了儿子， 故答案为C。
A. coincidence巧合；B. change变化； C. pity ⒆句意：我仍然无法相信那是多么巧的一个巧合。遗憾；D. pain痛。根据句意可知作者感叹这个巧合，故答案为A。
⒇句意：我很高兴我及时到那儿救了我儿子。A. on board在船上；B. in time及时；C. for sure确信；肯定；D. on purpose故意地。根据句意，故答案为B。
【点评】这是一篇记叙文，通过对作者讲述的故事的理解来考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。
3.（2018•卷Ⅲ）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say \"sorry, 1 number!\" and move on. But when Dennis Williams 2 a text that clearly wasn't intended for him, he did something 3 . On March 19, Dennis got a group text 4 him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the 5 of a baby.
\"Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,\" Dennis 6 . The baby was born and update texts were 7 quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her 8 , she didn't seem to realize that she was 9 the
baby's photos with a complete stranger. \"Well, I don't 10 you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,\" replied Dennis before asking which room the new 11 were in. Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his 12 ! He turned up at the hospital 13 gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey's husband was totally 14 by the unexpected visit. \"I don't think we would have randomly invited him over but we 15 it and the gifts.\" Teresa 16 a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website 17 by the touching words: \"What a 18 this young man was to our family! He was so 19 and kind to do this.\" The post has since gained the 20 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days. 1. A. unlucky 2. A. received
B. secret
C. new
D. wrong D. printed D. practical D. warning D. arrival D. repeated
B. translated C. copied
C. necessary
3. A. reasonable B. special
4. A. convincing B. reminding C. informing 5. A. wake-up 6. A. responded 7. A. coming in 8. A. opinion
B. recovery
C. growth
B. interrupted C. predicted
B. setting out C. passing down D. moving around B. anxiety
C. excitement D. effort
D. sharing D. bother D. visitors D. principle D. making D. defeated D. expect D. posted D. accompanied
9. A. comparing B. exchanging C. discussing 10. A. accept 11. A. parents 12. A. dream 13. A. bearing
B. know B. doctors B. promise
C. believe C. patients C. agenda
B. collecting C. opening
C. astonished C. appreciate C. developed
14. A. discouraged B. relaxed 15. A. admit 16. A. found
B. need B. selected
17. A. confirmed B. simplified C. clarified
18. A. pity 19. A. smart
B. blessing B. calm
C. relief C. sweet
D. problem D. fair D. trust
20. A. sympathy B. attention C. control
【答案】（1）D；（2）A；（3）B；（4）C；（5）D；（6）A；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）B；（13）A；（14）C；（15）C；（16）D；（17）D；（18）B；（19）C；（20）B； 【考点】记叙文，人物故事类
【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文，主要讲了一位男子收到陌生人的短信后并没有视而不见置之不理，而是带着礼物和陌生人的祝福前去拜访了这家人，并且把照片放到了网上，获得了更多陌生人的祝福的故事。
(1) 句意： 当我们大部分人收到陌生人的短信时，我们通常都会说“对不起，打错了。” A、unlucky不幸的； B、secret 秘密的；C、new 新的；D、wrong错误的。根据常识可知答案为D。
(2) 句意： 但是当Dennis Williams 收到一个明显不是发给他的短信时，他却做了一件特别的事情。 A、received收到；B、translated翻译；C、copied复制；D、printed印刷。根据上文get a text message可知是“收到”短信，故答案为A。
(3) A、reasonable合理的；B、special特别的；C、necessary必要的；D、practical实际的。与前文形成对比，他做的事情与众不同，故答案为B。
(4) 句意： 三月19日，Dennis收到一组短信，通知他一对他不认识的夫妇在医院。 A、convincing使相信；B、reminding提醒；C、informing通知； D、warning警告。根据常识可知短信是通知的目的，故答案为C。
(5) 句意：在医院等待新生儿的到来。A、wake-up醒来；B、recovery恢复；C、growth成长；D、arrival到达。既然是新生儿，当然是来到这个世界上了，故答案为D。
(6) 句意：“祝贺你，但是我想是有人弄错了，”Dennis回复道。 A、responded回应；B、interrupted打断；C、predicted预测；D、repeated重复；根据语境可知这是Dennis回的短信，故答案为A。
(7) 句意： 孩子出生了， A、更新的短信很快从一个过于兴奋的叫Teresa的祖母那里发过来。coming in进来；B、setting out出发；C、passing down传递；D、moving around四处走动。根据句意可知是又来了一条短信，故答案为A。
(8) 句意： 激动中，她好像没有意识到她把宝宝的照片分享给了一个完全不认得的人。A、opinion观点；B、anxiety焦虑；C、excitement兴奋；D、effort努力。根据前文的overjoyed
可知孩子的祖母过于兴奋，故答案为C。
(9) 句意：把宝宝的照片分享给了一个完全不认得的人。A、comparing比较；B、exchangingC、discussing讨论；D、sharing分享。交换；根据语境可知是孩子的奶奶把照片发给了Dennis，也就是与他分享了孩子的照片，故答案为D。
(10) 句意： “好吧，我完全不认识你们，但是我会过去拍几张孩子的照片，”Dennis在询问了这对夫妇的房间号后回复道， A、accept 接受；B、know知道；C、believe相信；D、bother打扰。根据上文可知是不认识对方，故答案为B。
(11) A、parents父母；B、doctors医生；C、patients病人；D、visitors访客。由修饰词new可知这对夫妇初为人父母，故答案为A。
(12) 句意：使这一家人惊奇的是，Dennis遵守了他的诺言。 A、dream梦想；B、promise承诺；C、agenda议程；D、principle原则；根据前文可知他说了竟然真的做了，所以“stick to one's promise遵守承诺”符合语境，故答案为B。
(13) 句意：他出现在医院里，给那个刚做妈妈的女人带来了礼物。 A、bearing 生；背负；带有；B、collecting收集；C、opening打开；D、making做。结合句意，用排除法可知只有bear可表携带之意，故答案为A。
(14) 句意：Lindsey的丈夫对这个不速之客感到非常惊讶。 A、discouraged泄气的；B、relaxed放松的；C、astonished惊讶的；D、defeated被打败的。此处描写男主人的意外之情，故答案为C。
(15) 句意： 我没想到我们会不经意地邀请到他，A、但是我们感谢这个不经意还有这些礼物。admit承认；B、need需要；C、appreciate感激；欣赏； D、expect期望；根据上下文可知新生儿的父母对Dennis的来访表示感激，故答案为C。
(16) 句意：孩子的奶奶Teresa把这个偶遇的照片张贴在社交媒体网站上。 A、found发现；B、selected选择；C、developed发展；D、posted张贴；根据on a social networking website可知是把照片“张贴”在网上，故答案为D。
(17) 句意：并附上了一句感人的话。 A、confirmed证实；B、simplified简化；C、clarified澄清；D、accompanied陪同；根据句意可知此处是为照片“配上”文字，故答案为D。 (18) 句意：“这个年轻人给我们带来了多么美好的祝福啊！” A、pity可惜；怜悯；B、blessing祝福；C、relief解脱；缓解；D、problem问题。根据上文可知此处表示对Dennis的感谢，所以用积极的词汇，故答案为B。
(19) 句意： 他这样做真是太好太甜美了。 A、smart聪明的；B、calm镇静的； C、sweet甜的；D、fair公平的。与kind并列，故答案为C。
(20) 句意： 这个帖子从那时起一直得到了全世界社交媒体的关注。A、sympathy同情；B、attention注意；C、control控制；D、trust信任。根据常识，故答案为B。
【点评】本文篇幅不长，生词量不多，难度适中，几乎没有偏难怪的题目，行文逻辑顺畅，理清文章思路，平时注重对实词的掌握，基本能拿到大部分的分数。 4.（2018•北京）完形填空The Homeless Hero
For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash would be a source（来源）of temptation. But the 1 would no doubt be greater if you were living on the （诱惑）streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith 2 more remarkable. After spotting a 3 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 4 to return. After hours in the cold and wet, he 5 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contactthe driver, only to 6 it contained £400 （联系）in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it.
He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 7 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol
Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth £35, 000—in Glasgow city centre, they were 8 to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 9 . The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his 10 . Mr. Anderson said：＂I couldn't believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight 11 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and 12 he didn't take the wallet for himself；he thought about others 13 . It's unbelievable. It just proves there are 14 guys out there.＂
Mr. Smith's act 15 much of the public's attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson 16 about the act of kindness on Facebook. Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to 17 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. ＂I think the faith that everyone has shown 18 him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he's had job 19 and all sorts,＂ Mr. Anderson
commented.
For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing 20 . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another. 1. A. hope 2. A. still
B. aim B. even
C. urge C. ever C. box
D. effort D. once D. parcel
3. A. wallet B. bag
4. A. partner B. colleague C. owner D. policeman 5. A. turned B. hid 6. A. discover B. collect
C. stepped D. reached C. check
D. believe
7. A. taking B. leaving C. reading D. writing 8. A. satisfied B. excited C. amused D. shocked 9. A. safe
B. missing C. found
D. seen
10. A. service B. support C. kindness D. encouragement 11. A. when B. if 12. A. rather B. yet 13. A. too
B. though
C. where D. because C. already D. just C. again C. rich C. cast C. cared C. save C. for
D. instead D. generous D. drew D. heard D. earn D. in
D. applications
14. A. honest B. polite 15. A. gave B. paid 16. A. learned B. posted 17. A. borrow B. raise 18. A. of
B. at
19. A. details B. changes C. offers
20. A. lesson B. adventure C. chance D. challenge
【答案】（1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）C；（5）D；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）A；（10）C；（11）A；（12）B；（13）D；（14）A；（15）D；（16）B；（17）B；（18）D；（19）C；（20）C； 【考点】记叙文，人物故事类
【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了流浪汉拾金不昧的故事。某雨天，流浪汉看到一辆未关车窗的车内放有钱包，怕钱包被盗，在雨中等待车主两小时。苦等无果，便拿着钱包去警局寻失主。车主获知事件经过，将经历分享到脸谱网上，为该地区流浪汉筹钱，最后流
浪汉得到了许多工作机会。
(1) C句意： 对很多人而言，找到一个装满400英镑现金且无人看管的钱包都会是种诱惑。而这种欲望对于无家可归、既没食物又没钱的人而言，无疑会更加强烈。A、hope希望； B、aim目标； C、urge强烈的欲望；D、effort努力。有空格前的the可知此处前文提到的temptation（诱惑），所以此处选择其近义词urge（强烈的欲望），故答案为C。
(2) B 句意：这一切使得无家可归的Tom Smith的举动更为不同寻常，引人注目。A、still 仍然； B、even甚至；C、ever曾经；D、once曾经；此处修饰比较级，表示强调，故答案为B。
(3) A 句意：在发现了在一个没有关窗子的停着的汽车的前排座位上的钱包后，他站在雨中差不多两个小时守护着钱包等着主人归来。A、wallet 钱包；B、bag包；C、box盒子；D、parcel包裹。根据第一句提到的an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash可知是钱包，故答案为A。
(4) C句意：他站在雨中差不多两个小时守护着钱包等着主人归来。 A、partner搭档；B、colleague同事；C、owner主人；D、policeman警察；守护着钱包，当然是等它的“owner”，故答案为C。
(5) D 句意：在寒冷的雨中几个小时后，他把手伸进车里拿出钱包，希望能找到身份证，这样他就可以联系司机了。A、turned转身；B、hid躲藏；C、stepped迈步；D、reached伸手。钱包在车的前排座位上，想要拿到当然需要“伸手”，故答案为D。
(6) A 句意：却发现里面有400英镑的钞票，旁边还有50英镑的零钱。A、discover发现；B、collect收集；C、check检查；核对；D、believe相信。打开钱包，“发现”里面有钱，故答案为A。
(7) B 句意：然后，他在留下一张便条告诉车主钱包安全，便带着钱包去了附近的警察局。A、taking带走；B、leaving留下；C、reading读；D、writing写。短语：leave a note/message留便条，故答案为B。
(8) D 句意：当车主和同事回到位于格拉斯哥市中心价值35000英镑的汽车停放的位置时，A、satisfied满意的；B、excited兴奋的；C、amused他们惊讶地发现有两个警察站在车的旁边。
好笑的；D、shocked震惊的。没有违法却招来了警察，所以感到“震惊”，故答案为D。 (9) A句意：警察告诉他们史密斯先生的所作所为，还有他的钱包是安全的。A、safe安全的；B、missing丢失的；C、found被发现的；D、seen被看见的。故答案为A。
(10) C 句意：后来这两个人能够感谢史密斯先生的善意之举。A、service服务；B、support支持；C、kindness善行；D、encouragement鼓励；此处指前面提到帮助保护钱包的行为，故
答案为C。
(11) A句意：既然到他本可以偷了钱并且花钱让自己找一个地方住一晚，但是他今晚还是住在大街上。A、when 考虑到；既然；B、if 如果；C、where哪里；D、because因为；此处是对史密斯拾金不昧的行为的评价，根据句意，故答案为A。
(12) B句意：这个男的身无分文，然而他还是没有自己拿走钱包。A、rather相当；B、yet然而；C、already已经；D、just只是；表示转折，故答案为B。
(13) D句意：他（没有自己拿走钱包）而是想到了别人。A、too也；B、though不过；然而；C、again又；D、instead代替；而不是。根据句意，故答案为D。
(14) A句意：这是难以置信的，只是证明了有诚实的人。A、honest诚实的；B、polite有礼 貌的；C、rich富有的；D、generous慷慨的。这是对史密斯先生的行为的总结，故答案为A。(15) D 句意：史密斯先生的行为吸引了公众大量关注。A、gave给；B、paid支付；C、cast投掷；D、drew吸引。短语：draw one's attention吸引人的注意，故答案为D。
(16) B句意：在安德森先生把这一善意之举发布在脸谱网上之后，他也赢得了社交媒体用户的赞誉。A、learned了解到；B、posted张贴；C、cared关心；D、heard听见。此处指在网上发布帖子，故答案为B。
(17) B句意：现在安德森先生在网上发起了一个活动，为史密斯先生和这一地区其他无家可归的人募捐。A、borrow借；B、raise募集；C、save节省；D、earn挣；赚。根据下文可知是“募捐”，故答案为B。
(18) D句意：我想每个人对他表现出的信任已经感动了他。show/have faith in对……信任；故答案为D。
(19) C句意：在街上人们主动接近他，给他提供工作等各种帮助。A、details细节；B、changesC、offers提供；D、applications申请；变化；根据上文提到的人们的募捐，所以此处指人们“主动提供帮助”，故答案为C。
(20) C句意：对于史密斯先生而言，这是一个改变人生的机会。A、lesson教训；B、adventure探险；C、chance机会；D、challenge挑战。根据句意，故答案为C。
【点评】这是一篇记叙文，考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意文中前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一 时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
5.（2018•天津）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own 1 . I learned this lesson from a(n) 2 many years ago. I took the head 3 job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program. It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the 4 team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to 5 the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn't 6 I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to 7 that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were 8 me. I had to change my 9 about their ability and potential. I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 10 .Most important, I began to treat them like 11 .That summer, When the other teams enjoyed their 12 ,we met every day and 13 passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our 14 on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to 15 .Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a 16 for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest 17 my life！
From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 18 the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and 19 them. I helped them to see themselves 20 ,and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, but born. 1. A. luck
B. tests
C. efforts
D. nature D. show D. coaching D. new D. finish with
2. A. experiment B. experience C. visit 3. A. operating
B. editing
C. consulting C. strong
4. A. successful B. excellent 5. A. cheer for
B. prepare for C. help with
6. A. believe 7. A. realize
B. agree B. claim
C. describe C. permit
D. regret D. demand
8. A. reacting to B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about 9. A. decision 10. A. pride 11. A. leaders 12. A. rewards 13. A. risked 14. A. defeat 15. A. relax 16. A. shame 17. A. chances 18. A. surprise
B. attitude B. culture B. partners
C. conclusion D. intention C. fortune C. winners
D. relationship D. learners D. honor
B. vacations C. health B. missed B. decline B. improve B. burden B. thrills B. serve
C. considered D. practiced C. accident C. expand C. victory C. concerns C. interest C. protected
D. mistake D. defend D. favor D. offers D. affect D. impressed D. differently
19. A. encouraged B. observed 20. A. honestly
B. individually C. calmly
【答案】（1）C；（2）B；（3）D；（4）D；（5）B；（6）A；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）B；（13）D；（14）A；（15）B；（16）C；（17）B；（18）D；（19）A；（20）D；
【考点】记叙文，单项选择型，人物故事类，教育文化类
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者曾经担任过一个学校足球队的教练，在一次比赛中输给了学校的新队。于是开始反思，不停的训练和鼓励队员，最终竟然赢得州里最强的对手。作者感悟到：没有人天生就是赢家，只有依靠自己的努力才能成为赢家。
⑴考查名词。A. luck“幸运”；B. tests“测试”；C. efforts“努力”；D. nature“自然”。根据上文“No one is born a winner.”没有人天生就是赢家，根据常识可知，只有依靠自己的努力才能成为赢家。故选C。
⑵考查名词。A .experiment“实验”；B. experience“经历”；C. visit“参观”；D. show“展示”。根据下文可知，作者是从一次经历中得出这样的教训的。故选B。
⑶考查动词。A. operating“操作”；B. editing“编辑”；C. consulting“咨询”；D. coaching“指导”。根据下文“Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated.”可知，作者在一所学校担任总教练工作。故
选D。
⑷考查形容词。A. successful“成功的”；B. excellent“杰出的”；C. strong“强壮的”；D. new“新的”。根据上文“It was a tradition for the school's old team”中的old team提示可知，春季训练结束时，学校新老队伍对抗是一个传统。故选D。
⑸考查动词短语。A. cheer for“为……欢呼”；B. prepare for“为……准备”；C. help with“帮助某人做……”；D. finish with“结束于；和.……断绝关系”。老队没有教练，他们甚至不练习来准备比赛。故选B。
⑹考查动词。A. believe“相信”；B. agree“同意”；C. describe“描述”；D. regret“后悔”。根据上文“but to my disappointment we were defeated.”可知，作者不能相信会遇到这样的情况。故选A。
⑺考查动词。A. realize“意识到”；B. claim“宣称”；C. permit“允许”；D. demand“要求“。我开始意识到我的队也许不是佐治亚州头号队伍。come to realize固定短语，“开始意识到“，故选A。
A. reacting to“对……起反应”；B. looking for“寻找”；C. depending on“依靠”；⑻考查动词短语。
D. caring about“关心”。但他们都在依靠我。故选C。
⑼考查名词。A. decision“决定”；B. attitude“态度”；C. conclusion“结论”；D. intention“意图”。我不得不改变我对他们能力和潜力的态度。故选B。
⑽考查名词。A. pride“自豪，自尊心”；B. culture“文化”；C. fortune“幸运”；D. relationship“关系”。我开始做任何我能做的事情来帮助他们建立一点自尊心。故选A。 ⑾考查名词。A. leaders“领导”；B. partners“伙伴”；C. winners“获胜者”；D. learners“学习者”。根据下文“Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and them.”以及文中最后一句提示可知，作者开始像获胜者对待他们。故选C。
⑿考查名词。A. reward“报酬”；B. vacations“假期”；C. health“健康”；D. honor“荣誉”。根据That summer可知，当其它队队员享受着他们假期的时候。故选B。
⒀考查动词。A. risked“冒险”；B. missed“错过”；C. considered“考虑”；D. practiced“练习”。根据上文“The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to 5 the game.”提示可得出答案。这里指练习传球和踢球。故选D。
⒁考查名词。A. defeat“打败”；B. decline“跌落”；C. accident“事故”；D. mistake“错误”。根据上文“but to my disappointment we were defeated.”在春季训练赛场遭受失败之后。故选A。 ⒂考查动词。A. relax“放松”；B. improve“提高，改善”；C. expand“扩大”；D. defend“防御”。根据上文“we won our first game and our second”可知，我们继续在提高。故选B。
⒃考查名词。A. shame“羞愧”；B. burden“负担”；C. victory“胜利”；D. favor“赞成”。即使我们输掉比赛，我们感觉它会是一场胜利。故选C。
⒄考查名词。A. chances“机会”；B. thrills“激动”；C. concerns“关心”；D. offers“提供”。根据上文“My boys beat the best team in Georgia”可知，是作者一生中最激动人心的一次！故选B。 ⒅考查动词。A. surprise“惊讶”；B. serve“服务”；C. interest“兴趣”；D. offers“提供”。从这次经历，我意识到领袖的态度如何能够呈现给队里的每个成员。故选D。
⒆考查动词。A. encouraged“鼓励”；B. observed“观察”；C. protected“保护”；D. impressed“影响”。根据I pushed可知，作者在推动和鼓励他们。故选A。
A. honestly“诚实地”；B. individually“个别地”；C. calmly“镇静地”；D. differently“不⒇考查副词。
同地”。根据下文“and they built themselves into winners.”可知，我帮助他们以不同的方式看待自己。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，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，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.（2018•浙江）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。
We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it 1 to have too much time?
I 2 back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also 3 a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it 4 . When I got into college, things 5 .I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this 6 time, there was no sense of 7 to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became 8 .Once that happened, I just kept 9 my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was 10 really late at night to get my work done.
One day I 11 a former classmate of mine who was 12 a lot of money running a sideline(副业).Since his regular job was 13 ,I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would 14 have too much time and would just do what I did back in 15 .He said that if he
16 the job, he would lose his 17 to work and succeed.
So, try 18 your time with other work. This is why there is a 19 that if you want something done, ask a 20 person to do it. 1. A. true 2. A. remember 3. A. watched 4. A. al last 5. A. happend 6. A. extra 7. A. duty 8. A. burden 9. A. pushing
B. fair B. admit B. loved
C. strange C. understand C. coached
D. possible D. expect D. played D. as usual D. mattered D. limited D. direction D. habit D. calling
B. right away C. of course B. repeated B. difficult
C. changed C. valuable
B. achievement C. urgency B. relief B. taking
C. risk C. setting
10. A. hanging out B. staying up C. jogging round D. showing off 11. A. met 12. A. raising 13. A. safe 14. A. luckily
B. helped B. wasting B. important B. hardly
C. treated C. demanding C. boring C. hopefully C. town C. accepted C. drive C. giving up C. saying C. reliable
D. hired D. making D. rewarding D. simply D. business D. kept D. way D. trading D. fact D. kind
15. A. childhood B. college 16. A. quit 17. A. heart 18. A. saving 19. A. message 20. A. careful
B. found B. chance B. filling up B. story B. busy
【答案】（1）D；（2）A；（3）D；（4）B；（5）C；（6）A；（7）C；（8）D；（9）A；（10）B；（11）A；（12）D；（13）C；（14）D；（15）B；（16）A；（17）C；（18）B；（19）C；（20）B； 【考点】夹叙夹议，人生百味类
【解析】【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过自己的经历得出这样的观点：越忙的人越可能把事做好，时间“过多”反而会把事搞砸。
⑴D 句意：我们都听说过时间比金钱更宝贵，但是有太多的试卷有可能吗？true真实的；fair
公平的；strange奇怪的；possible可能的。根据下文在大学的经历的描述可知，故答案为D。⑵A句意：我记得在高中的时候把一天大部分时间花在了学校里。remember记得；admit承认；understand明白；expect期待。本段是作者对高中生活的回忆，故答案为A。
⑶D句意：我把一天的大部分时间花在了学校里，因为我也做一种团队运动。watch看；love爱；coach教练；play玩；打。短语：play sport做运动，故答案为D。
⑷B句意：我到家的时候只有几个小时做作业，我不得不立刻做。at last最后；right away立刻；马上；of course当然；as usual和平常一样。与下文immediately相呼应，故答案为B。 ⑸C句意：当我进入大学，情况变了。happen发生；repeat重复；change变化；matter有关系；重要。根据下文描写可知在大学不是立刻做作业了，而是习惯了把作业一拖再拖，所以情况变了。故答案为C。
⑹A句意：我突然发现在中午时间之前自己不用上课了。因为有这些额外的试卷，我就没有那种离开做作业的紧迫感了。extra额外的；difficult困难的；valuable有价值的；limited有限的。根据前一句的描写可知作者有了空闲的时间，就没有那种离开做作业的紧迫感了，故答案为A。
⑺C句意：我就没有那种离开做作业的紧迫感了。duty责任；achievement成就；urgency紧迫；direction方向。根据句意，故答案为C。
burden负担；relief⑻D句意：我那时重复着这样的等待的行为，直到后来这变成了一种习惯。释放；缓解；risk冒险；habit习惯。根据常识，故答案为D。
⑼A句意：一旦形成了习惯，我就在白天把我的学习一推再推。push推；take拿走；set设置；call呼叫。根据句意，故答案为A。
⑽B句意：然后我就到了那一步：我经常熬夜到夜里很晚把作业做完。hang out闲逛；stay up熬夜；jog round四处慢跑；show off炫耀。根据late at night可知此处表示“熬夜”，故答案为B。
⑾A句意：一天，我遇到一个老同学。meet遇到；help帮助；treat款待；hire雇佣。根据语境，故答案为A。
⑿D句意：他经营副业赚了很多钱。raise money募捐；waste浪费；demand需要；要求；make money赚钱。根据下文作者问他为什么不专做副业，所以答案为D。
⒀C句意：既然他都工作很无聊，我问他为什么不专做副业。safe安全的；important重要的；boring无聊的；乏味的；rewarding有回报的。由后一句why……可知能让作者不解的原因当然是主业没有副业有趣，故答案为C。
luckily幸运地；hardly⒁D句意：他说没有工作，他就会有太多时间，会和我大学的时候那样。
几乎不；hopefully怀有希望地；simply仅仅。通过排除可以得到答案为D。
childhood童年；college大学；town城镇；business⒂B句意：会和我大学的时候那样做一样的事。生意。此处以作者在大学的经历为戒，故答案为B。
⒃A句意：他说如果他辞职，他会失去工作和成功的动力。quit退出；辞去；find发现；accept接受；keep保持。根据前文的without the job可知此处指“辞职”，故答案为A。
⒄C句意：他会失去工作和成功的动力。heart心；chance机会；drive驱动力；way方式。此处指成功的动力，故答案为C。
⒅B句意：所以，尽量把你的时间填充到别的工作当中。save节省；fill up填满；giveup放弃；trade交易。通过作者的同学的故事，作者意识到只有把自己的时间占满才会让自己有动力去做事情。故答案为B。
⒆C句意：这就是为什么有一句谚语说：如果你想找人做事,那就找忙人吧。此处that从句是同位语，解释名词saying（谚语），故答案为C。
careful细心的；busy忙的；reliable可靠的；kind⒇B句意：如果你想找人做事,那就找忙人吧。善良的。此句为对全文的总结，通过作者高中和大学的经历对比，又从同学那里得到了感悟：时间太多反而容易引发惰性，只有时间紧张才能让自己忙碌起来，从而获得一定的成就。故答案为B。
【点评】本文属于夹叙夹议的文章，作者通过自己的经历讲明一个道理，答题时要先通读文章，弄懂大意，然后根据上下文的逻辑关系分析备选项，答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
7.（2018•江苏）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been 1 to pay lawyers' fees. To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosedwith a 2 disease. There was no 3 , only pain （诊断）relief.
Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a 4 journey, as they caught sight of an old hikers'（徒步旅行者）guide.
This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and 5 recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the 6 low by living on boiled noodles, with the 7 hamburger shop treat. Wild camping is 8 in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up 9 and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot 10 than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor 11 all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial 12 , found his symptoms were strangely 13 by their daily tiring journey.
14 , the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had 15 forever. \"Our hair was fried and falling out, nails broken, clothes 16 to a thread, but we were alive.\" During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, \" 17 had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) 18 written book. It had also given me a 19 , either to leave that page 20 or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.\" 1. A. drawn up B. used up 2. A. mild 3. A. cure 4. A. business
C. backed up
D. kept up
B. common C. preventable D. serious B. luck B. walking
C. care C. bus
D. promise D. rail
5. A. expected B. frightening C. disappointing D. surprising 6. A. budget 7. A. frequent
B. revenue
C. compensation D. allowance
D. constant D. illegal D. slowly D. funnier D. trembled D. research D. increased
B. occasional C. abundant
C. attractive C. late C. cheaper C. ached
8. A. unpopular B. lawful 9. A. soon 10. A. harder 11. A. rolled
B. early B. easier B. bled
12. A. struggle B. progress C. excitement 13. A. developed B. controlled C. reduced
14. A. Initially B. Eventually C. Temporarily D. Consequently 15. A. gained 16. A. sewn
B. kept B. washed
C. wounded C. worn C. Lawyers C. neatly
D. lost D. ironed D. Homelessness D. originally
17. A. Doctors B. Hiking 18. A. well
B. partly
19. A. choice 20. A. loose
B. reward B. full
C. promise C. blank
D. break D. missing
【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）B；（5）D；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）C；（10）A；（11）C；（12）A；（13）C；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）D；（18）B；（19）A；（20）C；
【考点】记叙文，人物故事类，人生百味类
【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了Raynor夫妇因为投资错误而无家可归，同时丈夫Moth又身患疾病，于是夫妇二人决定徒步旅行。在徒步的旅行中丈夫的病情得到了很大改善，同时妻子也成为了natural writer，二人在经历的困难中找到了生活的方向。
(1) 句意：Raynor和丈夫Moth因为错误的投资变得无家可归。他们的积蓄也花光了来支付律师费。A、drawn up起草；B、used up用完； C、backed up支援；D、kept up保持；继续。根据句意可知用完了积蓄，故答案为B。
(2) 句意：Moth被诊断患有一种严重的疾病。A、mild温和的；B、common常见的；普遍的；C、preventable可预防的；D、serious严重的。由下一句可知此病无法治愈，只能缓解疼痛可知是“严重的”，故答案为D。
(3)句意：此病无法治愈，只能缓解疼痛。A、cure治愈；B、luck运气；C、care关心；D、promise承诺；保证。根据后半句only pain relief可知无法“治愈”，故答案为A。 (4)句意：找不到别的解决办法，他们决定徒步旅行，因为他们看到一本徒步旅行者指南。A、business商业；B、walking步行；C、bus公交车；D、rail铁路。根据hiker可知是步行，故答案为B。
(5)句意：这是一段漫长的旅行，有着难以习惯的艰难和令人意想不到的恢复。A、expected预期的；B、frightening令人害怕的；C、disappointing令人失望的；D、surprising令人吃惊的。根据下文可知Moth通过徒步旅行很快地恢复了，所以让人感到惊讶，故答案为D。 (6) 句意：离开家的时候，他们只有银行里的320英镑的存款，他们计划保持较低的预算，靠吃煮面条为生。A、budget预算；B、revenue收益； C、compensation补偿；D、allowance津贴。因为钱少，所以预算紧张，故答案为A。
(7) 句意： 主要吃面条，偶尔吃一顿汉堡。A、frequent频繁的；B、occasional偶尔的；C、abundant充裕的；D、constant连续的。句中的treat意思是“款待”，结合前文by living on boiled noodles可知“偶尔”汉堡算是款待自己，故答案为B。
(8) 句意：野营在英国是非法的。A、unpopular不受欢迎的；B、lawful法定的；C、attractive吸引人的；D、illegal非法的。根据下文To avoid being caught可知，故答案为D。
(9)句意：为了避免被抓住，Winn夫妇不得不很晚才支起帐篷，大清早就把帐篷收起来。 A、soon很快；B、early早的；C、late晚的；D、slowly慢地。后半句early in the morning 对应，故答案为C。
(10)句意：Winn夫妇很快发现现在他们50多岁时的远足比记忆中20多岁时远足要困难的多。A、harder更难的；B、easier更容易的；C、cheaper更便宜的；D、funnier更搞笑的。根据常识推理可知，故答案为A。
(11)句意：Raynor浑身疼痛，渴望洗个澡。A、rolled滚动；B、bled流血；C、ached疼痛；D、trembled颤抖。通过逻辑进行排除，长时间走路当然会引起身上疼痛，故答案为C。 (12)句意：同时，Moth经过最初的挣扎之后，发现通过每天疲劳的旅行自己身上的症状莫名地减轻了。A、struggle挣扎；努力；B、progress进步；C、excitement兴奋；D、research研究。根据前文描述50多岁了徒步旅行很难，所以开始时是“挣扎”过来的，故答案为A。 (13)句意：发现通过每天疲劳的旅行自己身上的症状莫名地减轻了。A、developed发展；B、controlled控制；C、reduced减少；D、increased增加。由下文their bodies turned for the better可知疾病症状减轻，故答案为C。
(14)句意：最终，这对夫妇发现他们的身体变得好多了。A、Initially 最初；B、Eventually最终；C、Temporarily 暂时；D、Consequently结果。通过前面描述所经历的困难，此处说明远足的效果，故答案为B。
(15)句意：A、gained获得；B、kept 保持；C、wounded 重新获得了曾经以为永远失去了的肌肉。受伤；D、lost失去。由句意，故答案为D。
(16)句意：我们的头发干枯、散乱，指甲破裂，衣衫褴褛，但是我们还活着。A、sewn缝纫；B、washed洗；C、worn穿坏；D、ironed熨烫。根据本句前部分的描述可知此处描述衣衫破烂，故答案为C。
(17) 句意：在旅途中，Raynor开始了一个当自然作家的职业。她写道：“无家可归，我们失去了所有物质的东西。A、Doctors 医生；B、Hiking远足；C、Lawyers法律；D、Homelessness无家可归。根据前文可在投资失败使他们变得一无所有，故答案为D。
(18) 句意：（无家可归）给我留下了一本还没写完的书，还剩下破损的一页空白。A、well好；B、partly部分地；C、neatly整洁的；D、originally原始地。此处指Raynor在旅途中被翻破的没有写完的书，故答案为B。
(19) 句意：这也给我了一个选择，要么这一页继续空着，要么继续用希望书写这个故事。A、choice选择；B、reward奖励；C、promise承诺；D、break打破。回报；根据后面的either……or结构可知此处表示对今后生活的一种”选择“。故答案为A。
(20) 句意：要么这一页继续空着，要么继续用希望书写这个故事。A、loose松的；B、full满的；C、blank空白的；D、missing不见的；失踪的。由下文的or to keep writing可知，故答案为C。
【点评】这是一个励志故事，传递出面对人生逆境乐观以对的人生态度。注重考查考生在掌握文章主旨大意和正确理解语篇内在逻辑关系的基础上，准确使用动词、名词、形容词、副词等的能力。文章语篇结构清晰紧凑，考生需要借助故事的几个要素进行情节的梳理和主旨的把握，理顺文本所要表达的内在逻辑，答案都可以在上下文中找到。对考生的语篇能力要求较高。这就要求学生能借助语篇的上下文线索以及文化背景知识等进行解题，阅读过程中体会作者的写作意图。
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