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。
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 1 , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 2 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often 3 what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 4 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 5 . I can still remember he was always 6 a smile and willing to help. He always 7 after school to straighten (使变直)chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 8 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 9 home.
Weeks passed and the 10 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness(骚动) until the last day of 11 before the holiday break. I smiled in 12 as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David 13 standing by my desk.
\"I have something for you\" he said and 14 from behind his back a small box. 15 it to me, he said anxiously, \"Open it\" I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid (盖子)and to my 16 saw nothing. I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, \"The box is nice, David, but it's 17 .\"
\"Oh, no, it isn't\" said David. \"It's full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there.\"
Tears filled my eyes 18 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 19 to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 20 the little empty box set on my desk. 1. A. anxious 2. A. warning 3. A. scolded 5. A. popular
B. courageous C. serious B. ringing
C. calling C. gradually C. special
B. wondered C. realized B. upset
D. cautious D. yelling D. learned D. improperly D. funny D. sharing D. stayed D. could D. head for
4. A. modestly B. naturally
6. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing 7. A. practised B. wandered C. studied 8. A. would 9. A. aim at 11. A. school 12. A. relief 13. A. weakly
B. should B. turn to B. year B. return B. sadly
C. might C. put off
10. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment
C. education D. program C. vain C. quietly
D. control D. helplessly
14. A. searched B. found 15. A. Holding B. Handing 16. A. delight 17. A. cheap 18. A. as 19. A. advice 20. A. from
B. empty B. until B. support B. behind
C. raised C. Sending C. useless C. because C. attention C. over
D. pulled D. Leaving D. improper D. though D. command D. towards
B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise
【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）B；（4）D；（5）C；（6）C；（7）D；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）A；（12）A；（13）C；（14）D；（15）B；（16）D；（17）B；（18）A；（19）C；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作为教师的作者和沉默寡言、善良贫困学生David的故事，在圣诞节之际，David给了作者一份礼物——一个空盒子，作者很吃惊，他解释母亲离世前曾说过：爱看不见摸不着但是你知道它就在那里，从此他们成为了好朋友。
（1） 考查形容词。 anxious“焦急的，焦虑的”；courageous \"勇敢的\"，serious \"严肃的\"，cautious \"小心的\"。时间一周一周过去，同学们也越来越焦虑地期盼圣诞快一点来临，故选A。
（2）B 考查动词。句意：当学校放学的铃声的时候，除了 David，所有人都回家了。 warn \"警告\"；ring ”按铃，敲钟，回响“；call \"打电话\"；yell \"大喊\"。根据上文可知，每个人在等待放学铃声l 的敲响。故选B。
（3）考查动词。 scold \"责备\"；wonder”想知道“；realize\"意识到\"；learn \"了解；学习\"。根据语境可知，David 通常穿得破破烂烂的，于是我很想知道他究竟过的是什么样的生活。故选B。
（4）考查副词。 modestly\"谦虚地\"；naturally \"自然地\"；gradually”逐渐地“；improperly”不合适地“。根据下文可知，David 在冬天里没有戴手套，没有大衣，穿得不合适，不合时节，故选D。
（5） 考查形容词。 popular \"受欢迎的\"；upset \"沮丧的\"；special”特别的“；funny \"滑稽的\"。根据下文可知，David 经常在放学后打扫卫生和整理桌椅，这让他显得很特别，也因为如此\"我\"才注意到了他。故选C。
（6） 考查动词。express \"表达\"；deliver \"递送\"；wear”穿，戴“；share \"分享\" 。David 经常挂着一张笑脸。wear a smile固定短语，”面带微笑“，故选C。
（7） 考查动词。 practise \"练习\"；wander \"漫游\"；study\"学习\"；stay”停留“。 根据下文可知，David 放学后经常留下来摆课桌和拖地板，故选D。
（8） 考查情态动词。would”会，愿意“； should \"应该\"；might \"可能\"；could \"可能\"。 \"我\"和 David 很少说话，但是每次见面他都会对\"我\"微笑，故选A。
（9）考查动词短语。 aim at\"针对；瞄准\"；turn to\"转向；变成\"；put off\"推迟\"；head for\"前往；出发\"。David 在把所有事做完后才会回家。故选D。
（10）查名词。argument \"争吵\"；excitement”激动“；movement \"运动\"；judgment\"判断\"。圣诞一天天接近，同学们都激动得坐立不安。故选B。
（11） 考查名词。school”学校“； year \"年\"；education \"教育\"；program \"项目\"。直到在校的最后一天，每个人都对即将来临的圣诞感到激动。故选A。
（12）考查名词。 句意：当他们离开教室的时候，我如释重负地笑了 relief\"缓解，轻松\"；return\"返回\"； vain\"徒劳的\"；control\"控制\"。in relief，固定短语，\"如释重负\"，故选A。
（13）考查副词。 weakly \"虚弱地\"；sadly \"伤心地\"；quitely”安静地“；helplessly \"无助地\"。根据语境可知，其他人都走了，只有 David 静静地站在\"我\"的讲桌旁边．quietly 与上文提到的 restlessness 相对应，故选C。
（14）考查动词。search \"搜查\"；find \"找到\"；raise \"上升\"；pull”拉“。 根据上下文可知，David 起初把盒子藏在背后，说完话后便从身后拿了出来，故选D。
（15）考查动词。 hold \"握住\"；hand”递“；send \"发送，寄送\"；leave \"离开\"。根据下文\"Open it!\"可知，David 把小盒子递给了\"我\"，故选B。
（16）考查名词。 delight\"高兴\"；expectation\"期望\"；appreciation\"欣赏\"；surprise”惊讶“。令\"我\"吃惊的是，盒子里什么也没有。to one's surprise固定短语，\"让人吃惊的是\"，故选D。
（17）考查形容词。cheap\"便宜的\"；empty”空的“；useless \"没有用的\"；improper \"不合适的\"。 根据上文可知，盒子里什么也没有，是空的。故选B。
（18）考查连词。 as \"当.......的时候\"；until \"直到.......\"，because \"因为\"；though \"虽然\"。根据句意可知，当\"我\"看着 David 脏兮兮的脸的时候，\"我\"的眼睛里禁不住充满了泪水．故选A。
（19）考查动词。 advice \"建议\"；support \"支持\"；attention”注意“；command \"命令\"。 根据句意可知，\"我\"以前从来没有注意David 的脸， 故选C。
（20） 考查介词。 from \"从，来自\"；behind”在......后面“；over\"超过\"；towards \"朝向\"。根据句意可知，\"我\"永远也不会忘记这个盒子背后的意义，故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，介词，情态动词，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 we finished eating, I quickly grabbed (抓住)the check and 1 to pay. Before I could get to the counter(结账处)a man 2 me over to his table, saying \"I know you saw 3 at you and I'm sorry if it made you 4 . It's just because you look like my old classmate 40 years ago.\" Then he asked if we would be with them for a few minutes. 5 , Danielle and I sat down. We talked for about 10-15 minutes and then I 6 I had something 7 to do. As I stood up to leave, the man 8 across the table and took my 9 out of my hand. Before I could explain, he said \"I would really like to 10 this meal for you.\" He continued,\" The only thing I ask 11 is that some day when you can help others, please pass on the 12 .\"
As I walked to my car 13 what just happened, Danielle started jumping up and down with 14 , saying, \"Mama, now we can get a Christmas tree!\" 15 , we bought a Christmas tree for $8.97, which I still have today. I never put an angel (天使)on the top because it has a 16 one! Although I never met that man again 17 the years, there's hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of his 18 .He was right. I have been able to pass it on. I became a speaker and passed on his 19 to as many people as I could reach.
Whether he's divine (神圣的)or not doesn't 20 . I still think of him as a guardian angel. 1. A. reacted 2. A. forced 3. A. coming 4. A. disappointed 5. A. Carefully 6. A. remembered 7. A. formal 8. A. stood 9. A. money 10. A. take care of 11. A. in the past 12. A. tradition 14. A. congratulation 15. A. Afterwards 16. A. built-in 17. A. over 18. A. presentation 19. A. contribution 20. A. help
B. competed B. switched B. laughing B. Calmly B. expressed B. boring B. sat B. check B. join in B. in return B. kindness B. relaxation B. Otherwise B. useless B. after B. admiration B. character B. matter
C. headed C. waved C. shouting C. Merrily C. realized C. ready C. reached C. chopsticks
D. preferred D. pushed D. staring D. Eagerly D. explained D. urgent D. looked D. dishes
B. uncomfortable C. uninterested D. impatient
C. come up with D. fill with C. in the future D. in a hurry C. meal C. complaint C. Besides C. portable C. as C. generosity C. fit
D. story D. excitement D. However D. false D. before D. manners D. mean
C. thinking about D. admiring
13. A. getting involved with B. surveying
C. requirement D. message
【答案】 （1）C；（2）C；（3）D；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）D；（8）C；（9）B；（10）A；（11）B；（12）B；（13）C；（14）D；（15）A；（16）A；（17）A；（18）C；（19）D；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者与女儿一起就餐，一个陌生人为她付了餐费，并告知她所要的回报就是在能帮助别人的时候，把爱心传递下去。之后作者一直牢记这位陌生人的慷慨，向世界传递着更多的爱。
（1）考查动词。句意：当我们吃完饭，迅速拿了支票并去支付。A：reacted ”反应“；B：competed ”竞争，比赛“；C：headed ”朝.....走去“；D：preferred”更喜欢“。故选 C。 （2）考查动词。句意：在我走到柜台前，一个男人向他的桌子挥手示意我，说，“我知道你看到我盯着你，我很抱歉让你觉得不舒服。”A：forced ”强迫“；B：switched ”开关“；C：waved ”挥手“；D：pushed”推“。故选 C。
（3）考查动词。句意：在我走到柜台前，一个男人向他的桌子挥手示意我，说，“我知道你看到我盯着你，我很抱歉让你觉得不舒服。”A：coming ”来“；B：laughing ”笑“；C：
shouting”喊“； D：staring”盯“。故选 D。
（4）考查形容词。句意：在我走到柜台前，一个男人向他的桌子挥手示意我，说，“我知道你看到我盯着你，我很抱歉让你觉得不舒服。”A：disappointed”失望的“； B：uncomfortable”不舒服的“； C：uninterested ”不感兴趣的“；D：impatient”没耐心的“。故选 B。
（5）考查副词。句意：我和Danielle 小心地坐了下来。A：Carefully”认真地，小心地“； B：Calmly ”平静地“；C：Merrily”仁慈地“； D：Eagerly”热情地“。故选A。
（6）考查动词。句意：我们谈了大约10分钟，之后我解释我有急事。A：remembered ”记住“；B：expressed ”表达“；C：realized”实现，意识到“； D：explained”解释“。故选D。 （7）考查形容词。句意：我们谈了大约10分钟，之后我解释我有急事。A：formal”正式的“； B：boring ”烦人的“；C：ready”准备好的“； D：urgent”急促的，紧急的“。故选D。 （8）考查动词。句意：当我站起来要离开时，那人把手伸过桌子，把我的支票从我手里拿走了。A：stood ”站立“；B：sat ”坐“；C：reached ”伸手够......“；D：looked”看“。故选 C。
（9）考查名词。句意：当我站起来要离开时，那人把手伸过桌子，把我的支票从我手里拿走了。A：money ”钱“；B：check ”支票“；C：chopsticks”筷子“； D：dishes”菜，盘子“。选B。
（10）考查动词短语。我还没来得及解释，他就说：“我真的很想为你料理这顿饭。A：take care of ”照顾“；B：join in ”参加“；C：come up with ”提出“；D：fill with”填充“。故选A。
（11）考查介词短语。句意：我唯一的要求回报的就是有一天你能帮助别人的时候，请你传递这种善意。A：in the past ”在过去“；B：in return ”作为回报“；C：in the future”在将来“； D：in a hurry”匆匆忙忙地“。故选 B。
（12）考查名词。句意：句意：我唯一的要求回报的就是有一天你能帮助别人的时候，请你传递这种善意。A：tradition ”传统“；B：kindness”善意“；C：meal ”餐，饭“；D：story”故事，经历“。故 B。
（13）考查动词（短语）。句意：当我走向我的车想着刚才发生的事， Danielle 兴奋得开始上下跳，说“妈妈，现在我们可以买圣诞树了！”A：getting involved with”参与“； B：surveying”调查“； C：thinking about ”考虑“；D：admiring”羡慕，钦佩“。故 C。
（14）考查名词。句意：当我走向我的车想着刚才发生的事， Danielle 兴奋得开始上下跳，说“妈妈，现在我们可以买圣诞树了！”A：congratulation”祝贺“； B：relaxation ”放松“；C：complaint ”抱怨“；D：excitement”激动，兴奋“。故选 D。
（15）考查副词。句意：之后，我们花了8.97美元买了一棵圣诞树，现在我们还保留着。A：Afterwards ”之后“；B：Otherwise”否则，要不然“； C：Besides ”除此之外“；D：However”然而“。选A。
（16）考查形容词。句意：我从来没有把天使放在上面因为它有一个内置的！A：built-in”嵌入的，固定的“； B：useless ”无用的“；C：portable”手提的，轻便的“； D：false”虚假的“。故选 A。
（17）考查介词。句意：虽然这些年我再也没见过那个人，但是我几乎每天都想到他的慷
慨。over the years”在这些年期间“，故选 A。
（18）考查名词。句意：虽然这些年我再也没见过那个人，但是我几乎每天都想到他的慷慨。A：presentation ”赠送“；B：admiration ”羡慕，钦佩“；C：generosity”慷慨“； D：manners”礼貌“。故选 C。
（19）考查名词。句意：我成了一个演讲者，把他的信息传递给尽可能多的人。A：contribution ”贡献“；B：character ”性格，特征“；C：requirement ”需要“；D：message”信息“。故选 D。
（20）考查动词。句意：他是否神圣并不重要。A：help ”帮助“；B：matter ”相关，重要“；C：fit ”适合“；D：mean”意味着“。故选 B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，介词，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四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I got to know a homeless man, Leo. I 1 him two options that I could either give him a 2 and teach him how to write computer 3 , or give him $100 in cash. He accepted my 4 offer, even though he didn't know what coding was. I am a 5 believer in the power of 6 . I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer. By the age of 12 I had 7 my own business designing websites and had earned $30,000. Writing code is a 8 and much rewarding skill, so I was sure that if Leo learned how to do it, and that could be a way for him to turn things 9 .
I bought Leo a secondhand laptop and three books on Java, the programming language. Leo had used computers 10 at school but didn't have an email address and didn't know how to do very basic things such as copy and paste(粘贴) text. 11 he has an incredible memory and can 12 information almost word for word. Our goal is to 13 an app. Leo came up with the idea: a car-sharing app that 14 the amount of CO2 emissions(排放) you've avoided; he is concerned about the 15 .
He is 16 dedicated(专注的) and works at it for three hours a day: no mean feat(成就), because the information is incredibly dense and it's 17 to absorb a lot at one time. I always thought homeless people were 18 , but Leo is part of a very supportive community. When our project is over, I hope Leo will be offered a job 19 . I don't think that's 20 . As well as being brilliant at coding (he'll have surpassed me in two years), I think he could make a great teacher. 1. A. returned 2. A. textbook 3. A. usage 4. A. first 5. A. sick 6. A. experience
B. offered
C. celebrated D. sent
D. laptop D. message D. bad D. amused
B. calculator C. teacher B. language C. code B. good B. firm B. activity
C. second C. poor
C. education D. recognition
7. A. set up 8. A. difficult 9. A. down 10. A. at least 11. A. But 12. A. ignore 13. A. spell 14. A. monitors 15. A. cars 16. A. hopefully 17. A. hard 18. A. poor 19. A. somehow
B. kept up B. common B. off B. in return B. While B. recall B. admit B. masters B. air B. sadly B. easy
C. held up C. away C. a little C. And C. explain
D. made up D. around D. for sure D. So D. judge
C. valuable D. simple
C. discover D. start C. contains D. creates C. computer D. environment C. truly
D. happily D. pitiful D. unrealistic
C. necessary D. possible
B. separated C. absent
B. somewhere C. someway D. sometimes
20. A. unconcerned B. powerful C. proud
【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）C；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）C；（11）A；（12）B；（13）D；（14）A；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了帮助无家可归的Leo学习电脑编程，帮助其改变人生的故事。
（1）考查动词。句意：我给他提供了两个选择，一是给他一个平板，教他电脑编码，二是给他100美元现金。A. returned“返回，归还”；B. offered“提供”；C. celebrated“庆祝”；D. sent“发送”。根据下文“He accepted my ___4___ offer”可知是提供，所以选B。
（2）考查名词。句意：我给他提供了两个选择，一是给他一个平板，教他电脑编码，二是给他100美元现金。A. textbook“教科书”； B. calculator“计算器”；C. teacher“老师”；D. laptop“平板”。根据下文“I bought Leo a secondhand laptop and three books on Java”可知是平板电脑，故选D。
（3）考查名词。句意：我给他提供了两个选择，一是给他一个平板，教他电脑编码，二是给他100美元现金。A. usage“用法”；B. language“语言”；C. code“编码”；D. message“信息”。根据下文“even though he didn't know what coding was.”可知是教他编码，所以选C。 （4）考查形容词。句意：他接受了我提供的 第一种选择，尽管他不知道什么是编码。A. first“第一”； B. good“好的”；C. second“第二”；D. bad“坏的”。根据下文“even though he didn't know what coding was.”可知尽管他不懂编码，可还是选了第一种，所以选A。 （5）考查形容词。句意：我是坚信教育的强大力量。A. sick“生病的”；B. firm“坚定的”；C. poor“穷的”；D. amused“愉悦的”。根据下文“I was sure that if Leo learned how to do it, and that could be a way for him to turn things ___9___.”可知我坚信教育能改变Leo，所以选B。 （6）考查名词。句意：我是坚信教育的强大力量。A. experience“经历，经验”；B. activity“活动”；C. education“教育”；D. recognition“辨认，认可”。根据下文“I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer. By the age of 12 I had ___7___ my own business designing websites and had earned $30,000.”作者介绍自己的受教育经历，所以是在
谈教育，故选C。
（7）考查动词短语。句意：到12岁时，我已经建立了自己的公司设计网站，赚了3万美元。A. set up“建立”；B. kept up“ 坚持”；C. held up“阻止”；D. made up“编造，弥补”。根据语境搭配可知作者建立了自己的公司，故选A。
（8）考查形容词。句意：编程是一项有价值高回报的技能。A. difficult“困难的”；B. common“常见的”；C. valuable“有价值的”；D. simple“简洁的”。根据上文“I had ___7___ my own business designing websites and had earned $30,000.”可知这项技能有价值，且回报高，故选C。
（9）考查副词。句意：我确信 Leo学会了编程，一定会使他的情况有所改变。根据语境可知作者认为学编程能改变Leo的人生，turn around固定短语，“扭转局面”。故选D。 （10）考查固定短语。句意：Leo在学校曾经用过一点电脑。A. at least“至少”；B. in return“ 作为回报”；C. a little“一点”；D. for sure“确定”。根据“but didn't have an email address and didn't know how to do very basic things such as copy and paste(粘贴) text.”可知虽然用过一点，却没有邮箱地址，不知道怎样复制粘贴，故选C。
（11）考查连词。句意：但是他有超强的记忆力，能一字不差地回忆信息。A. But“但是”；B. While“当......然而”；C. And“和”；D. So“因此”。根据上文，不知道复制粘贴，再根据下文能一字不差地回忆信息，所以是转折关系，故选A。
（12）考查动词。句意：但是他有超强的记忆力，能一字不差地回忆信息。A. ignore “ 忽视”；B. recall“回忆”；C. explain“解释”；D. judge“判断”。根据“he has an incredible memory”可知他记忆力号，所以是能回忆信息，故选B。
（13）考查动词。句意：我们的目标是开启一个app。A. spell“拼写”；B. admit“承认”；C. discover“发现”；D. start“开启”。根据下文“Leo came up with the idea: a car-sharing app that ___14___ the amount of CO2 emissions(排放) you've avoided”可知是开启一个app，选D。 （14）考查动词。句意：Leo想出了一个主意，一个共享汽车app可以监测CO2排放量。A. monitors“监测”；B. masters“精通，掌握”；C. contains“包含”；D. creates“创造”。根据“the amount of CO2 emissions(排放) you've avoided”可知是监测二氧化碳的排放量，故选A。 （15）考查名词。句意：他关心环境。A. cars“汽车”；B. air“空气”；C. computer“电脑”；D. environment“环境”。根据上文监测二氧化碳的排放量可知他关心环境，所以选D。 （16）考查副词。句意：他是真地很专注。A. hopefully“充满希望地”；B. sadly“悲伤地”；C. truly“真正地”；D. happily“幸福地，快乐地”。根据下文dedicated可知他是真地专注，故选C。
（17）考查形容词。句意：信息量太大了，不可能一次吸收太多。A. hard“困难的”；B. easy“容易的”；C. necessary“必须的”；D. possible“可能的”。根据语境可知信息量大，所以一次记住太多信息很难，故选A。
（18）考查形容词。句意：我总是认为无家可归的人是孤立的。A. poor“贫穷的”；B. separated“分离的”；C. absent“缺席的”；D. pitiful“遗憾的”。根据“but Leo is part of a very supportive community.”可知我认为无家可归的人都是孤立的，故选B。
（19）考查副词。句意：当我们的工程完成的时候，我希望Leo能在某个地方找到工作。A. somehow“不管怎样”；B. somewhere“无论何处”；C. someway“以某种方式”；D.
sometimes“有时候”根据语境可知作者希望Leo能在某地找到工作，故选B。
（20）考查形容词。句意：我不认为那是不切实际的。A. unconcerned“不关心的”；B. powerful“强有力的”；C. proud“自豪的”；D. unrealistic“不切实际的”。根据下文“As well as being brilliant at coding (he'll have surpassed me in two years), I think he could make a great teacher.”可知Leo很杰出，所以作者的认为他找到工作是切实可行的，选D。
【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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I always walk to my husband's office after work, wait for him and then we drive home together every day.
One day, while I was waiting for him, a beautiful Cadillac(凯迪拉克轿车) 1 near me. I was busy 2 the car when I noticed the driver. 3 , she was probably the most 4 woman I had ever seen outside of a movie screen. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had teeth like pearls. Minutes later, a man walked over and they drove off. Sitting there, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, I wanted to 5 .\"Why is it so 6 that some people have it all?\" I thought.
The next week I saw her again, and after that it almost became my 7 to see her. I would 8 if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went. I wanted her to get out of the car so that I could see her in 9 length.
A few weeks later, this question was 10 for me. I was waiting at my usual spot and the lady's husband came over to their car. He opened the door. The pretty woman 11 walked around to the passenger side — leaning on a walking cane. She 12 one leg with her hands and then the other. She had an artificial limb (假肢) on her left leg and a brace on her right one.
As they drove away, I began to cry. When my husband arrived, I told him about what had 13 . He said that he knew her husband and that, when the lady was twelve years old, she had been 14 in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks. Unfortunately, both her parents were killed. The rail company made a large 15 with her because the crossing had no 16 . That's 17 she owns such a nice car now.
For weeks I have 18 this woman and her way of life, but now I realize how 19 I am. When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don't be fooled by 20 . 1. A. drove in 2. A. cleaning 3. A. Honestly 4. A. peaceful 5. A. cry
B. pulled up B. taking B. Sincerely B. typical B. argue
C. sped by C. expecting C. beautiful C. escape C. unfair
D. turned away D. admiring D. patient D. ask D. unbelievable
C. Surprisingly D. Obviously
6. A. unbearable B. unusual
7. A. chance 8. A. imagine 9. A. great 10. A. raised 11. A. slowly 12. A. bent
B. wonder B. wonder B. equal B. answered B. firmly B. spread
C. regret C. guess C. full C. quickly C. crossed C. left C. promise C. signals C. because C. accepted C. lucky
D. routine D. doubt D. standard D. hurriedly D. lifted D. hidden D. trapped D. arrangement D. lights D. where D. envied D. confident
C. presented D. checked
13. A. changed B. happened C. passed 14. A. discovered B. protected 15. A. settlement B. exchange 16. A. stops 17. A. why 19. A. boring
B. notices B. when B. mature
18. A. respected B. observed
20. A. collections B. appearances C. backgrounds D. descriptions
【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）C；（5）A；（6）C；（7）D；（8）B；（9）C；（10）B；（11）A；（12）D；（13）B；（14）D；（15）A；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）C；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在等丈夫一起开车回家时，看到了一位开着豪车的漂亮女士，非常忌妒她。后来得知，这位女士在十二岁时遭遇车祸，失去了双亲，自己也因此残疾，作者才意识到自己是多么幸运。
（1）考查动词短语。A： drove in“驶进”；B：pulled up“停车”；C：sped by“飞逝”；D：turned away “拒绝”。一辆凯迪拉克轿车停在“我”身旁。故选B。
（2）考查动词。A：cleaning“清理”；B：taking“拿”；C：expecting“预期”；D：admiring “羡慕”。根据上句中的“a beautiful Cadillac(凯迪拉克轿车)”可知，“我”很欣赏这辆车。，故选D。
（3）考查副词。A：Honestly“诚实地”；B：Sincerely“真诚地”；C：Surprisingly“吃惊地”；D：Obviously “明显地”。根据下文“Her eyes were as blue as the sea，and she had teeth like pearls”可知，这位女士明眸皓齿；据此可以判断，的确她可能是“我”看到的电影银幕外最美的女子。故选A。
（4）考查形容词。A：peaceful和平的”；B：typical“典型的”；C：beautiful“漂亮的”；D：patient “有耐心的”。根据下文“Her eyes were as blue as the sea，and she had teeth like pearls”可知，这位女士明眸皓齿；据此可以判断，的确她可能是“我”看到的电影银幕外最美的女子。故选C。
（5）考查动词。A： cry“哭泣”；B：argue“争论”；C：escape“逃离”；D：ask “询问”。根据下文中的“Why is it so 6 that some people have it all”可知，“我”羡慕这位开凯迪拉克轿车的女士；再结合该句中的“dressed in jeans and a Tshirt”可以判断，“我”衣着平凡，“我”想哭。故选A。
（6）考查形容词。A： unbearable“无法忍受的”；B：unusual“不平常的”；C：unfair“不公平的”；D：unbelievable “难以相信的”。根据语境可知，“我”衣着平凡，而那位开凯迪拉克
轿车的女士则明眸皓齿。据此可以判断，“我”感到不公平。故选C。
（7）考查名词。A： chance“机会”；B：wonder“奇迹”；C：regret“遗憾”；D：routine “常规”。根据“The next week I saw her again”可知，第二周“我”又见到了她，据此可以判断，“我”经常见到她，故选D。
（8）考查动词。A：imagine“想象”；B：wonder“想知道”；C：guess“猜测”；D：doubt “怀疑”。根据该句中的if从句可以判断，“我”想知道她和她的丈夫是否经常在外面吃饭并且去哪里吃故选B。
（9）考查形容词。A：great“伟大的”；B：equal“等同的”；C：full“完全的”；D：standard “标准的”。根据该句中的“length”表达的语境可以判断，“我”想要她走出轿车，看看她的整体形象。故选C。
（10）考查动词。A： raised“举起”；B：answered“回答”；C：presented“展现”；D：checked “检查”。根据该句中的“question”可知，“我”有了这一问题的答案。故选B， （11）考查副词。A： slowly“缓慢地”；B：firmly“坚定地”；C：quickly“快速地”；D：hurriedly“匆忙地”。 根据下文“She had an artificial limb(假肢)on her left leg and a brace on her right one ”可知，她装着假肢；据此可以判断，她行走缓慢。故选A。
（12）考查动词。A： bent“弯曲”；B：spread“传播”；C：crossed“穿过”；D：lifted “抬起”。根据下文“She had an artificial limb(假肢)on her left leg and a brace on her right one”可知，她装着假肢，据此可以判断，她用双手抬起腿。故选D。
（13）考查动词。A： changed“改变”；B：happened“发生”；C：passed“经过”；D：hidden “掩藏”。根据上文对“我”所看到的事实的描述可以判断，当“我”的丈夫到来时，“我”将所发生的事情告诉了他。故选B。
（14）考查动词。A： discovered“发现”；B：protected“保护”；C：left“离开”；D：trapped “困住”。根据“in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks”可以判断，在这位女士十二岁那一年，她被困在一辆陷入铁轨的轿车里。故选D。
（15）考查名词。A： settlement“(解决纷争的)协议”；B：exchange“交换”；C：promise“承诺”；D：arrangement“安排”。 根据上文中的“both her parents were killed”可知，在事故中，她的父母双亡，据此可以判断，铁路公司给她一大笔安置费。故选A。
（16）考查名词。A： stops“车站”；B：notices“布告”；C：signals“指示灯，信号灯”；D：lights“灯”。 根据语境可知，由于铁道交叉处没有信号灯，导致了事故的发生。故选C。 （17）考查表语从句。根据上文可知，由于铁路公司赔偿了一大笔安置费给这位女士，那就是她拥有这辆豪车的原因。故选A。
（18）考查动词。A：respected“尊敬”；B：observed“观察”；C：accepted“接受”；D：envied “忌妒”。根据上文可知，“我”所见到的这位女士开着豪车并且长得漂亮，而“我”则衣着平平；据此可以判断，“我”忌妒她。故选D。
（19）考查形容词。A： boring“厌烦的”；B：mature“成熟的”；C：lucky“幸运的”；D：confident“自信的”。 根据上文可知，这位女士在事故中失去双亲，也因此残疾，据此可以判断，“我”意识到自己是多么幸运。故选C。
（20）考查名词。A： collections“收集物”；B：appearances“外表”；C：backgrounds“背景”；D：descriptions “描述”。根据语境可知，当你遇到一位看起来比你好得多的人时，不
要被其外表欺骗。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，表语从句，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。
5．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。
Several years ago, my company experienced a slowdown in business. We hoped that it was only 1 . We had work enough for only four days of the week. So we decided that we would 2 from Monday through Thursday, and take Fridays to do 3 projects in our hometown. One day, we went to a very old gentleman's 4 to do a total cleanup. When we arrived, an elderly woman 5 us at the door. We thought she was the wife, but it turned out she was the 6 . She was 75, and her father 97! Soon, we began to 7 the house and the yard. It was 8 how much work a group could get done when everyone was working 9 . That gentleman's house went from dirt to a sparkling clean palace by the time we 10 .
The thing I most remember about that day, 11 , was not the great cleaning job that we did, but something 12 . When we walked into the house, I noticed the wonderful drawings that 13 the walls. The daughter told us that her father had 14 them, and that he hadn't 15 art until he was 80 years old. I was 16 : these drawings were works of art that could have easily been hanging in a museum. At the time, I was in my early 30s and wanted to do something that would 17 my creative and artistic competence more than being president of a company would 18 . I had felt that it was too 19 to make a change at this \"advanced\" stage of my life. Boy! My 20 belief system got expanded that afternoon! 1. A. temporary 2. A. rest 3. A. research 4. A. company 5. A. showed 6. A. colleague 7. A. sell 8. A. amazing 9. A. individually 10. A. finished 11. A. however 12. A. similar 13. A. built 14. A. colored
B. easy B. play B. service B. house B. helped B. wife B. buy B. amusing B. together B. washed B. therefore B. familiar B. faced B. painted
C. proper D. impossible C. start C. design C. office
D. work D. class D. room
C. invited D. greeted C. daughter D. partner C. clean C. boring C. alone
D. tour D. tiring D. equally
C. started D. arrived C. instead D. moreover C. different D. absurd C. made
D. decorated
C. observed D. purchased C. kept to D. taken up
15. A. appealed to B. given up
16. A. disappointed B. embarrassed C. shocked D. satisfied 17. A. use 18. A. continue 19. A. active 20. A. open
B. lack B. allow B. simple B. social
C. add C. fail C. new
D. provide D. process D. limited
C. difficult D. strange
【答案】 （1）A；（2）D；（3）B；（4）B；（5）D；（6）C；（7）C；（8）A；（9）B；（10）A；（11）A；（12）C；（13）D；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）A；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，是几年前，作者的公司生意下滑，作者于是利用周五的时间和同时一起去了家乡做公益活动，帮助老人做清洁工作。在一位老人的家中无意间看到了老子的画作，非常吃惊于老人的艺术天分，而老人的女儿告知作者老人是从八十岁才开始学习艺术的。作者从这件事中得到了启发，自己有限的信念得到了扩展。 （1）考查形容词。A. temporary“暂时的”；B. easy“容易的”；C. proper“合适的”；D. impossible“不可能的”。根据上文可知作者的公司不景气，作者希望那只是“暂时的”，故选A。
（2）考查动词。A. rest“休息”；B. play“玩耍”；C. start“开始”；D. work“工作”。根据上文“only four days of the week”可知一周只从周一到周四工作，故选D。
（3）考查名词。A. research“研究”；B. service“服务”；C. design“设计”；D. class“班级”。根据下文作者去家乡一位老人家里打扫可知，他们周五去家乡做一些服务项目。故选B。 （4）考查名词。A. company“公司”；B. house“房子”；C. office“办公室”；D. room“房间”。根据下文“do a total cleanup”可知是去一位很老的老人的房子进行大扫除。故选B。 （5）考查动词。句意：当我们到的时候，一位年长的女士在门口给我们打招呼。A. showed“展示”；B. helped“帮助”；C. invited“邀请”；D. greeted“问候，打招呼”。故选D。 （6）考查名词。A. colleague“同事”；B. wife“妻子”；C. daughter“女儿”；D. partner“伙伴”。根据下文“She was 75, and her father 97”可知她是老人的女儿，故选C。
（7）考查动词。句意：很快，我们开始打扫房子和庭院。A. sell“出售”；B. buy“购买”；C. clean“打扫”；D. tour“旅行”。故选C。
（8）考查形容词。句意：当每个人都在一起工作时，一个团队能完成多少工作是令人惊讶的。A. amazing“令人惊异的”；B. amusing “有趣的”；C. boring“无聊的”；D. tiring“累人的”。故选A。
（9）考查副词。A. individually“分别地”；B. together“一起”；C. alone“独自地”；D. equally“平等地”。作者不止一个人去了老人的家，所以是一起工作的。故选B。
（10）考查动词。句意：我们完工时，那位先生的房子从土堆变成了一座闪闪发光的干净宫殿。A. finished“完成”；B. washed“洗”；C. started“开始”；D. arrived“到达”。故选A。 （11）考查连词。句意：然而，那天我记得最深刻的事情，并不是我们所做的伟大的清洁工作。A. however“然而”；B. therefore“因此”；C. instead“而不是”；D. moreover“而且”。前后文为转折关系故用转折连词。故选A。
（12）考查形容词。A. similar“相似的”；B. familiar“熟悉的”；C. different“不同的”；D. absurd“荒谬的”。让作者印象深刻的并不是他们出色的清洁工作，而是另一些不同的事
情。故选C。
（13）考查动词。句意：当我们走进房子的时候，我注意到那些装饰墙壁的精美图画。A. built“建造”；B. faced“面对”；C. made“制造”；D. decorated“装饰”。故选D。
（14）考查动词。A. colored“染色”；B. painted“画画”；C. observed“观察”；D. purchased“购买”。女儿告诉作者是她的父亲画的。故选B。
（15）考查动词短语。句意：他直到80岁才开始学艺术。A. appealed to“呼吁”；B. given up“放弃”；C. kept to“保密”；D. taken up“开始从事”。故选D。
（16）考查形容词。A. disappointed“失望的”；B. embarrassed“尴尬的”；C. shocked“吃惊的”；D. satisfied“满意的”。根据下文“these drawings were works of art that could have easily been hanging in a museum”可知作者对老人拥有出色的绘画才能却80岁才开始从事绘画，感到很吃惊。故选C。
（17）考查动词。A. use“使用”；B. lack“缺少”；C. add“增加”；D. provide“提供”。作者想到自己想要做一些能够运用到自己创作和艺术能力的事情。故选A。
（18）考查动词。句意：当时，我30岁出头，想做一些能充分发挥我的创造力和艺术才能的事情，不仅仅是作为一家公司的总裁所允许去做的事情。A. continue“继续”；B. allow“允许”；C. fail“失败”；D. process“处理”。故选B。
（19）考查形容词。句意：我原来觉得在我人生的这个高级阶段做出改变太困难了。A. difficult“困难的”；B. simple“简单的”；C. active“活跃的”；D. strange“陌生的”。故选A。 （20）考查形容词。句意：那天下午，我有限的信仰体系得到了扩展！作者从老人八十岁学习艺术的事件中得到启发，让自己有限的信念得到了扩展，A. open“公开的”；B. social“社会的”；C. new“新的”；D. limited“有限的”。故选D。
【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。
6．请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 My mother and her family kept information about my father and his family a secret from me for over half a century. In 2010 I began to 1 my father through Ancestry.com. However, I learned he had 2 cancer on August 6, 1999 in a hospital in Dallas, Texas.
When I got my father's death 3 , the medical examiner told me because my father had no 4 around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) 5 grave in an old cemetery.
I knew my father 6 in WW2 so I decided to work on getting his remains 7 to my state to be buried in our national cemetery. From 2011 to 2017 I kept working on 8 my debt from a divorce and increasing my 9 score so someday I could get a personal loan.
That certificate of 10 service proved my father served 43 months in WW2 in the USA Army Air Force fighting the Nazi's. I still did not have the money 11 . In July of 2018 a bank approved a $10, 000 personal loan so I had a funeral director 12 a permit to exhume my father. After 4 months of 13 I asked Senator Brown for help again in
November. Six days after he contacted Texas officials a permit was 14 .
On July 9, 2019 an airplane will 15 at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 16 I will be finally 17 with my father and touch his metal casket and the missing piece of my heart will be 18 .
On January 10, 2019 the Ohio Patriot Guard Riders will escort my father's hearse through my 19 to be buried with honors in our states National cemetery and one day in January Senator Brown will have an American Flag 20 over our Nation's Capital to honor my father. If you never give up one day your dream will become a reality. 1. A. hire out 3. A. adjustment 4. A. soldiers 6. A. joined 8. A. lowering 9. A. housing 11. A. moreover 12. A. apply to 13. A. clarifying 15. A. land 16. A. which 18. A. reserved 19. A. school 20. A. flowed
B. allow for B. diploma B. seniors B. played
C. search for D. dive in C. evolved into D. died from C. penalty C. relatives C. served
D. certificate D. enemies D. enrolled D. swapping D. credit D. therefore D. try on D. substituted D. touch D. when D. occupied D. rewarded D. hometown D. controlled
2. A. suffered from B. died of
5. A. unprotected B. unmarked C. theoretical D. mobile 7. A. brought down B. brought in C. brought out D. brought back
B. increasing C. wiping B. employment C. marriage B. while B. apply for B. waiting B. stop B. whose B. restricted B. church B. flown
C. though C. try out C. granted C. leave C. where C. involved C. restored C. country C. covered
10. A. sustainable B. military C. authentic D. historic
C. requesting D. wrestling
14. A. suspended B. rejected
17. A. confronted B. reunited
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）D；（4）C；（5）B；（6）C；（7）D；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）C；（12）B；（13）B；（14）C；（15）A；（16）C；（17）B；（18）C；（19）D；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过讲述自己坚持不懈接自己父亲的灵柩回家乡的故事，说明了坚持不放弃，你便是生活的主人。
（1）考查动词短语。A. hire out“出租”；B. allow for“考虑到”；C. search for“寻找”；D. dive in“头朝下跳入水中”。根据through Ancestry.com可知作者开始通过Ancestry.Com网站寻找作者父亲的相关信息。故选C。
（2）考查动词短语。根据下文“When I got my father's death ___3___”可知这里意思是作者父亲早已在1999年8月6日去世，在德克萨斯州达拉斯市的一家医院里，死因是癌症。A. suffered from“遭受”；B. died of“死于”；C. evolved into“发展成”；D. died from“死于”。若死
因存在于人体之上或之内（主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因），一般用介词 of；若死因不是存在人体之内或之上，而是由环境造成的（主要指事故等方面的外部原因），一般用介词 from，故选B。
（3）考查名词。A. adjustment“调整”；B. diploma“毕业证书”；C. penalty“罚款”；D. certificate“证明”。根据下文“the medical examiner told me because my father had no ___4___ around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) ___5___ grave in an old cemetery.”可知这里意思是作者拿到了父亲的死亡证明。故选D。
（4）考查名词。A. soldiers“士兵”；B. seniors“年长者”；C. relatives“亲属”；D. enemies“敌人”。根据下文“they buried him in a body bag in a(n) ___5___ grave in an old cemetery.”可知由于作者父亲在当地没有任何家属，医院只能把他埋葬在一个废旧的墓地里，墓碑上没有名字，遗骸入殓于廉价的裹尸袋之中。故选C。
（5）考查形容词。句意：医院只能把他埋葬在一个废旧的墓地里，墓碑上没有名字，遗骸入殓于廉价的裹尸袋之中。A. unprotected“无保护的”；B. unmarked“没有名字的”；C. theoretical“理论的”；D. mobile“可移动的”。故选B。
（6）考查动词。A. joined“参加”；B. played“演奏”； C. served“服役”；D. enrolled“登记”。这里意思是作者知道父亲曾在二战中服役，作者决定想尽一切办法，把父亲的遗骸带回作者所在的州，入葬在国家公墓。故选C。
（7）考查动词短语。A. brought down“降低”；B. brought in“引进”；C. brought out“出版”；D. brought back“拿回来”。这里意思是作者知道父亲曾在二战中服役，作者决定想尽一切办法，把父亲的遗骸带回作者所在的州，入葬在国家公墓。故选D。
（8）考查动词。A. lowering“降低”； B. increasing“增加”；C. wiping “擦干”；D. swapping“交换”。这里意思是后来作者离婚了，从2011年到2017年，六年的时间里，作者一直设法降低自己由于离婚所必须支付的债务，并提升作者的个人信用度，以冀某天能获得一笔个人贷款，完成作者让父亲入土在国家公墓的心愿。故选A。
（9）考查名词。A. housing“房屋”；B. employment“雇用”；C. marriage“结婚”；D. credit“信用”。根据“so someday I could get a personal loan.”可知这里意思是作者一直设法降低自己由于离婚所必须支付的债务，并提升作者的个人信用度。故选D。
（10）考查形容词。A. sustainable“可以忍受的”；B. military“军事的”；C. authentic“真正的”；D. historic“有历史意义的”。根据“in WW2 in the USA Army Air Force fighting the Nazi's.”可知这里意思是军方出具了一份证明，证明作者父亲在二战期间服役于美国空军，与纳粹战斗了43个月之久。故选B。
（11）考查副词。A. moreover“此外”；B. while“当……的时候”；C. though“虽然”；D. therefore“因此”。这里意思是尽管，作者还是出不起这笔钱。故选C。
（12）考查动词短语。A. apply to“适用于”；B. apply for“申请”；C. try out“试验”；D. try on“试穿”。这里意思是2018年7月，银行批准了作者的个人贷款，作者获得了1万美元的贷款，联系了一位丧葬承办人，请他代理申请作者父亲的转葬事宜。故选B。
（13）考查动词。A. clarifying“净化”；B. waiting“等待”；C. requesting“要求”；D. wrestling“摔跤”。这里意思是经过4个月的漫长等待，在11月，作者不得不再次请求一位姓Brown的议员伸出援手。故选B。
（14）考查动词。句意：他为我跟德克萨斯州政府官员进行了交涉，6天后，转葬事宜获得了批准。A. suspended“推迟”；B. rejected“拒绝”；C. granted“允许”；D. substituted“代替”，故选C。
（15）考查动词。A. land“登录”；B. stop“停止”；C. leave“离开”；D. touch“触摸”。这里意思是2019年7月9日，一架飞机将会降落在克里夫兰霍普金斯国际机场。故选A。 （16）考查定语从句。_____ I will be finally ___17___ with my father and touch his metal casket and the missing piece of my heart will be ___18___.是一个定语从句，先行词是the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport，关系词在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where，故选C。
（17）考查动词。A. confronted“面对”；B. reunited“重聚”；C. involved“涉及”；D. occupied“占有”。这里意思是在那里，作者父子终于可以重聚了，作者可以触碰到父亲的金属棺材，作者内心缺失的部分可以修复了。故选B。
（18）考查动词。A. reserved“保留”；B. restricted“限制”； C. restored“修复”；D. rewarded“奖赏”。这里意思是在那里，作者父子终于可以重聚了，作者可以触碰到父亲的金属棺材，作者内心缺失的部分可以修复了。故选C。
（19）考查名词。A. school“学校”；B. church“教堂”；C. country“国家”；D. hometown“家乡”。这里意思是2019年1月10日，俄亥俄州爱国者卫队骑手将护卫着父亲的灵柩穿过作者的家乡，将遗体礼葬在国家公墓。故选D。
（20）考查动词。A. flowed“流动”；B. flown“飞行”；C. covered“覆盖”；D. controlled“控制”。这里意思是Brown先生将带着一面美国国旗飞跃首都上空，向作者的父亲致敬。故选B。
【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。
7．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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The movie, Alita—Battle Angel, tells a story of a girl with robotic arms and fighting powers. And in 1 life 13—year—old Tilly Lockey also has the most advanced robotic arms like Alita. Tilly lost her arms 2 a rare disease when she was a 3 . As she grew, her mother tried to get her to 4 various prosthetic(假肢). At the age of three, she got her first 5 arms, which moved the fingers by picking up 6 from nerves(神经) in the skin. But these only 7 Tilly to move her fingers one at a time. Tilly recalls: \"They were really heavy\". In the end she 8 wearing them and learned to do things without arms.
9 , not long ago, she got two robotic arms of which she has 10 the use! Tilly's new arms came as a 11 . The movie makers 12 to pay for a new pair of arms called Hero Arms for an amputee(被截肢者).Robotic arms have 13 for a decade but these Hero Arms cost less. They are also lighter and more 14 than any that have come before. Moreover, these new versions are 15 proudly machine like.
Tilly is 16 with her new-found skills. She has 17 exactly what she can do now with her Hero Arms. She says: \"When I go into school now, I don't have a 18 . I feel I have something that looks super 19 .\"
Tilly is now working with the tech company to 20 robotic arms for other differently-able people, to help them lead better and happier lives. 1. A. natural 2. A. due to 3. A. teenager 4. A. take 5. A. electric 6. A. promises 7. A. returned 8. A. expected 9. A. Frequently 10. A. risked 11. A. tradition 12. A. ordered 13. A. existed 15. A. trained
B. dreaming B. student B. wear B. wooden B. feelings B. allowed B. stopped B. Normally B. joke B. believed
C. unique C. baby C. lead C. signals C. mistook C. found
D. real D. regardless of D. mother D. earn D. concerns D. avoided D. remembered D. noticed D. gift D. offered D. treated D. expensive D. calm D. weakness D. formal D. charge
B. instead of C. thanks to
C. secondhand D. common
C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately C. burden C. advised C. flexible C. pleased C. choice C. simple C. control
B. demanded C. mastered
B. disappeared C. proved B. designed
14. A. entertaining B. limited 16. A. embarrassed B. annoyed 18. A. strength 19. A. cool 20. A. relax
B. solution B. funny B. develop
C. discovered D. pretended
17. A. showing off B. staying up C. coming back D. getting away
【答案】 （1）D；（2）A；（3）C；（4）B；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）B；（9）D；（10）C；（11）D；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）B；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）A；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，Tilly Lockey从小因为疾病而失去双臂，后来得到了制片人的帮助获得了一款新式假肢，从而快乐地上了学。
（1）考查形容词。句意：在现实生活中，13岁的Tilly Lockey也拥有像电影中的Alita一样先进的机器人手臂。A. natural“自然的”；B. dreaming“做梦的”；C. unique“独特的”；D. real“真实的”。此处表示她像电影中的Alita一样有着机器人手臂。故选D。
（2）考查介词短语。句意：Tilly在小的时候，因为一种罕见的疾病失去了双臂。A. due to“由于”；B. instead of“代替”；C. thanks to“多亏了”；D. regardless of“不管”。此处表示失去手臂的原因是她患有一种罕见的疾病。故选A。
（3）考查名词。句意： Tilly在小的时候，因为一种罕见的疾病失去了双臂。A. teenager“青少年”；B. student“学生”；C. baby“婴儿，婴孩”；D. mother“母亲”。根据“At the age of three she got her first … arms”可知，她还是一个婴孩时就没有了双臂。故选C。 （4）考查动词。句意：慢慢的Tilly长大了，她的妈妈尝试让他去穿戴各种各样的假肢。
A. take“拿走”；B. wear“穿戴”；C. lead“领导”；D. earn“赚钱”。根据“In the end I …wearing them”可知，她的妈妈让她穿戴假肢。故选B。
（5）考查形容词。句意：3岁的时候，Tilly拥有了她的第一个电动的胳膊。A. electric“电动的”；B. wooden“木制的”；C. secondhand“二手的”；D. common“共同的”。由这副假肢能够接收神经信号可知，选择electric是合适的，表示假肢是“电动的”。故选A。
（6）考查名词。句意：电动的胳膊能够接收到皮肤神经传来的信号，从而移动手指。A. promises“诺言”；B. feelings“感受”；C. signals“信号”；D. concerns“担心”。神经将信号传递到电动假肢，它开始移动手指。pick up signals“接收信号”，故选C。
（7）考查动词。句意：但这只能够让她一次动一根手指。A. returned“回到”；B. allowed“允许”；C. mistook “弄错”；D. avoided“避免”。此处指电动手臂让她移动手指。allow sb to do sth固定短语，“允许某人做某事”，故选B。
（8）考查动词。句意：最终她停止佩戴电动胳膊并学会了不用手臂去做事情。 A. expected“预期”；B. stopped“停止”；C. found“发现”；D. remembered“记得”。根据“learned to do things without arms”可知，她自后停止穿戴假肢了。故选B。
（9）考查副词。句意：幸运的是，不久以前她获得了两只机器人手臂而且她已经掌握了如何使用它们。A. Frequently“经常”；B. Normally“正常地”；C. Surprisingly“令人惊讶地”；D. Fortunately“幸运地”。根据下文的新假肢轻便可知，这是幸运的事情。故选D。
（10）考查动词。句意：幸运的是，不久以前她获得了两只机器人手臂而且她已经掌握了如何使用它们。A. risked“冒险”；B. demanded“要求”；C. mastered“掌握”；D. noticed“注意到”。既然得到新假肢是幸运的事情，那她应该是掌握了它的使用。故选C。
（11）考查名词。句意：他的新胳膊是给她的一份礼物。A. tradition“传统”；B. joke“玩笑”；C. burden“负担”；D. gift“礼物”。电影制片人购买了一副叫做Hero Arms的新胳膊，可知，这是送给她的一份礼物。故选D。
（12）考查动词。句意：电影制片人为被截肢者主动购买了一副叫做HeroArms的新胳膊。 A. ordered“命令”；B. believed“相信”；C. advised“建议”；D. offered“提供”。offer to do“主动提议做某事”，故选D。
（13）考查动词。句意：机器人手臂已经存在10年了，但是这对Hero Arms手臂成本更少。A. existed “存在”；B. disappeared“消失”；C. proved“证明”；D. treated“对待”。根据“any that have come before”可知，机器臂以前就有了，已经存在十年了。故选A。
（14）考查形容词。句意： Hero Arms手臂比以往的任何手臂也更轻更灵活。A. entertaining“娱乐的”；B. limited“有限的”；C. flexible“灵活的”；D. expensive“昂贵的”。空格所在句子是在比较Hero Arms和以前的机器臂的不同，由and可知，此处应填入表示Hero Arms优点的词语，即Hero Arms更“灵活”。故选C。
（15）考查动词。句意：Hero Arms 被设计得就像机器一样。A. trained“训练”；B. designed“设计”；C. discovered“发现”；D. pretended“假装”。承接上文说明Hero Arms的优点，它被设计得像机器一样能够灵活运转，故选B。
（16）考查形容词。句意：Tilly对自己的新技能很满意。A. embarrassed“尴尬的”；B. annoyed“懊恼的”；C. pleased“高兴的”；D. calm“平静的”。新手臂更轻便更灵活，因此Tilly应该感到高兴。故选C。
（17）考查动词短语。句意：她一直在展示她使用新手臂能够做的事情。A. showing off “展示，炫耀”；B. staying up“熬夜”；C. coming back“回来”；D. getting away“逃跑”。Tilly对新手臂感到高兴，因此她愉快地展示着她使用新手臂能做的事情。故选A。
（18）考查名词。句意：我现在去上学的时候没有缺点了。A. strength“强项”；B. solution“解决”；C. choice“选择”；D. weakness“弱点”。以前Tilly因为戴着沉重的手臂很不方便，后来又学着不戴假肢，这对于她而言都是缺陷，现在有了新的Hero Arms，她觉得没有了缺点。故选D。
（19）考查形容词。句意：我感觉到我拥有了看起来非常棒的东西。A. cool“凉的，出色的，极好的”；B. funny“滑稽的”；C. simple“简单的”；D. formal“正式的”。新的假肢让Tilly感到很愉快，因此cool这个词最能形容她的心情。故选A。
（20）考查动词。句意：Tilly现在和技术公司合作来开发用于不同程度残疾的人使用的机器人手臂，来帮助他们过上更好、更快乐的生活。A. relax“使放松”；B. develop“开发”；C. control“控制”；D. charge“收费，充电，指控”。此处表示为其他残疾人“开发”机器人手臂，为了帮助他们过上更好、更快乐的生活，故选B。
【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。
8．请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Feeling tired of waiting for a lift for so long because you don't want to take stairs? Or even feeling so exhausted that you wished for a(n) 1 when you could just lie down on the bed all day and not worry about work or studies? My name is Beena, and my story begins from here.
I was born in a poor family. While growing up, I saw my parents making many 2 for me and my brother. They wouldn't buy anything for themselves so that they could 3 all our wishes. The small amount of money they earned is 4 in our childhood to make sure we don't feel lesser than other kids around us.
I decided to 5 my studies and give my parents a better life, the life that they 6 for all they have done. I finished my 7 and got placed into a Leading firm in Audit industry.
In the process of fulfilling my dreams, I took my health for granted. I was 8 tired and that was the time I felt that I needed a rest from work and relax for some time.
I went to a doctor's clinic when I heard these three words which changed my life forever—I was 9 with Guillian Barre Syndrome, a rare neurological autoimmune disorder.
My breathing was becoming increasingly 10 for me while I was in the ICU. I was in the hospital for two months on life support. During these two months I had 11 some near death experiences, including skin 12 and multiple infections.
I was sent home from the hospital immediately after being taken off the life support. My body was still fully 13 from neck down and I couldn't even lift a finger at that time. I started my physical 14 from home. It took me one year to take my first few 15 with the help of a walker. I had two options at that time. The first was to give up and 16 that I will never be myself again and the other was to keep pushing. I chose to be my own 17 . I 18 everything that could help me go to work without having any caretakers around and finally after 2 years of hard work I was ready to go to work again.
I still have a long way to go, but I have decided I will never give up my 19 . It's that door you 20 that will decide whether you will fly or live your life in a cage. 1. A. fantasy 3. A. collect 4. A. covered 5. A. settle on 6. A. mean 7. A. college 8. A. physically 9. A. treated 10. A. faint 11. A. survived 12. A. scratches 14. A. therapy 15. A. squares 16. A. think 17. A. miracle 19. A. search 20. A. design
B. break B. fulfill B. afforded B. approve B. profession B. briefly B. informed B. dizzy B. followed B. allergies B. extreme B. steps B. miss B. priority B. fight B. close
C. conversation D. discussion
D. accumulations D. blend D. made D. slow down D. deserve D. lesson D. narrowly D. doubtful D. identified D. scrapes D. linked D. stairs D. pretend D. comment D. practised D. intervention D. observe
C. highlight C. invested C. convince C. day C. mentally C. tough C. neglected C. bruises C. paralyzed C. flights C. accept C. limitation C. fixed C. prosperity C. choose
2. A. contributions B. preparations C. sacrifices
B. concentrate on C. refer to
C. accompanied D. diagnosed
13. A. shortened B. influenced
C. production D. reception
18. A. committed B. patented
【答案】 （1）B；（2）C；（3）B；（4）C；（5）B；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）C；（11）A；（12）B；（13）C；（14）A；（15）B；（16）C；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者出生于一个贫穷的家庭，为了让父母能有一个更好的生活而努力工作，忽略了身体的健康，透支了自己，以致病重差点瘫痪。最后通过两年的努力康复，终于准备好再去工作。
（1）考查名词。A. fantasy“幻想”；B. break“休息”；C. conversation“谈话”；D. discussion“讨论”。根据上文\"feeling so exhausted\"可知，此处是“感到如此筋疲力尽，想要随便找个什么地方休息一下吗？”，可知选B。
（2）考查名词。A. contributions“贡献”；B. preparations“准备”；C. sacrifices“牺牲”；D. accumulations“积累”。根据下文\"They wouldn't buy anything for themselves\"可知，此处是指“我的父母为我和我的哥哥做出了很多牺牲。故选C。
（3）考查动词。A. collect“收集”；B. fulfill“满足，实现”；C. highlight“强调，突出”；D. blend“混合”。根据语境可知，此处是指“为了满足我们的一切愿望，他们从不为自己买任何东西”，故选B。
（4）考查动词。A. covered“覆盖。够支付”；B. afforded“负担得起”；C. invested“投资，（把资金）投入/花费”；D. made“制造”。根据前一句“满足（fulfill）我们的一切愿望，他们从不为自己买任何东西”可知，此处是指“在我们的整个童年时期，他们把赚得的微薄的工资，全都花在/投资在我们身上了”，故选C。
（5）考查动词短语。A. settle on“选定”；B. concentrate on“集中于，专心于”；C. refer to“指的是，参考”；D. slow down“使减速”。根据语境可知，此处是指“我决心专心学习，让我的父母过上更好的生活”，故选B。
（6）考查动词。A. mean“意味着”；B. approve“同意，批准”；C. convince“使信服”；D. deserve“值得，理应”。根据前一句“他们付出了那么多的辛劳，做出了那么多牺牲，”可知，此处是指“他们理应过上更好的生活”，故选D。
（7）考查名词。A. college“大学”；B. profession“职业”；C. day“白天”；D. lesson“课，教训”。根据语境可知，此处是指“大学毕业后，我在一家审计行业的名牌公司找到了工作”，故选A。
（8）考查副词。A. physically“身体上地”；B. briefly“简单地”；C. mentally“精神上”；D. narrowly“勉强地”。根据下文“神经性自身免疫性疾病”，可知，此处是指“我透支了自己的精力”，故选C。
（9）考查动词。A. treated“治疗”；B. informed“通知”；C. accompanied“陪伴”；D. diagnosed“诊断”。根据上文\"I went to a doctor's clinic\"可知，我去看医生，“我被诊断为患有吉兰—巴雷综合征”，故选D。
（10）考查形容词。A. faint“微弱的”；B. dizzy“头晕目眩的”；C. tough“艰难的”；D. doubtful“怀疑的”。根据下文\"while I was in the ICU\"，“我在重症监护室的时候”可知“我感到呼吸都日益困难了”，故选C。
（11）考查动词。A. survived“活下来，幸存”；B. followed“跟踪”；C. neglected“疏忽”；D. identified“确认”。根据语境可知，“在这两个月里，我数次从濒临死亡的境地里活下来，捡回一条命”，故选A。
（12）考查名词。A. scratches“划伤”；B. allergies“过敏”；C. bruises“擦伤”；D. scrapes“擦伤，擦痕”。根据语境可知，“包括皮肤过敏症，还有多种感染症”。故选B。
（13）考查动词。A. shortened“缩短”；B. influenced“影响”；C. paralyzed“瘫痪”；D. linked“连接”。根据下文\"I couldn't even lift a finger at that time\"可知，那个时候，甚至边一个手指都动不了。可知“我的身体已经陷入了彻底的瘫痪，脖子以下都不能活动”。可知选C。
（14）考查名词。A. therapy“治疗”；B. extreme“极端”；C. production“生产”；D. reception“接待”。根据上文可知，作者那时的身体已经陷入了彻底的瘫痪了，因此“我从家里开始做物理治疗。”，故选A。
（15）考查名词。A. squares“广场”；B. steps“台阶，一步（的距离）”；C. flights“飞行，航班”；D. stairs“楼梯”。根据前面的语境可知“过了整整一年，我才能扶着拐杖走几步路”，故
选B。
（16）考查动词。A. think“认为”；B. miss“错过”；C. accept“接受，承认”；D. pretend“假装”。根据语境可知，此处是指“要么选择放弃，承认我永远不可能恢复成原来的样子，要么坚持抗争下去”，故选C。
（17）考查名词。A. miracle“奇迹”；B. priority“优先”；C. limitation“限制”；D. comment“评论”。根据上文“承认我永远不可能恢复成原来的样子”可知，我选择成为自己的奇迹，故选A。
（18）考查动词。A. committed“承诺”；B. patented“假装”；C. fixed“固定”；D. practised“练习”。根据上下文的语境可知，“我努力练习所有技能，希望能不依靠护工的帮助，就能独自去上班”。故选D。
（19）考查名词。A. search“搜索”；B. fight“战斗”；C. prosperity“繁荣”；D. intervention“干预”。根据语境可知，“还有漫长的康复之路要走，但我决定永远不放弃这场战斗”。故选B。
（20）考查动词。A. design“设计”；B. close“关闭”；C. choose“选择”；D. observe“观察”。此处是指“选择什么样的命运之门，决定了你将飞向蓝天，还是被囚禁在牢笼中度过一生”，故选C。
【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。
9．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。
When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so 1 about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to 2 every word I'd ever come across once I learned Latin.
But Latin class was so 3 . Each day, the teacher Mr. Keady would ask us to open our 4 and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This became the 5 every day. That was until my hand 6 one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books. When Mr. Keady asked what was wrong, I 7 why I thought that his class was dull, how I had expected more, and that his method of teaching was 8 . When I finished speaking, I 9 Mr. Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.
But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated and tired. After several moments of 10 , Mr. Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would 11 carefully about what I'd said. And that was it.
In the following weeks, Latin class didn't become the exciting learning environment I 12 it would, but Mr. Keady did try harder. He brought in some new worksheets and 13 to involve us students more in his classes.
Maybe some people would 14 what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it.
If I saw him now, I'd tell him how I 15 what I'd done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I'd also tell him that he taught me a wonderful 16 that day. Following my 17 words, he showed me that being 18 doesn't mean you have to give away your dignity.
Indeed, Mr Keady's 19 proved that no matter how hurt you feel, no one - no one - can 20 your dignity. 1. A. curious 2. A. connect 4. A. eyes 5. A. routine 7. A. admitted 8. A. funny 9. A. expected 10. A. practice 11. A. consult 13. A. tried 14. A. blame
B. worried B. describe B. mouths B. business
C. excited C. notice C. difficult C. game
D. careful D. understand D. easy D. project D. shot up D. wondered D. advised D. criticism D. learn D. hoped D. failed D. ignore D. feared D. principle D. proud D. judged D. response D. take up
3. A. complicated B. boring
C. schoolbags D. books
6. A. spread out B. reached out C. set up
B. explained C. doubted B. regular B. silence B. talk
B. reminded C. allowed
C. debate C. think
C. old-fashioned D. unfamiliar
12. A. suggested B. promised C. decided
B. happened C. managed B. applaud
C. recall C. lesson
15. A. regretted B. appreciated C. believed 16. A. experience B. theory 17. A. unkind 18. A. stopped 19. A. answer
B. impatient C. curious B. wounded C. celebrated B. solution
C. decision C. take away
20. A. take over B. take to
【答案】 （1）C；（2）D；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）D；（7）B；（8）C；（9）A；（10）B；（11）C；（12）D；（13）A；（14）B；（15）A；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）D；（20）C；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在拉丁语课堂上，因为认为老师教学方法枯燥而当场提出意见。尽管老师很伤自尊，但是在随后的教学中努力地改变自己的教学方式。多年以后，作者反思自己的做法，对不尊重的老师行为感到后悔。同时也从老师身上学到了一个道理：不管如何受到伤害，都不要放弃自己的尊严。
（1）考查形容词。句意：上这门课让我很兴奋，我很期待一旦我学会了拉丁语，我就能理解我遇到的每一个单词。A. curious“好奇的”；B. worried“担心的”；C. excited“激动的”；D. careful“仔细的”。根据下文“I was fully expecting”可推知，作者对上这门课持有一种积极态度，对此是感到兴奋的，故选C。
（2）考查动词。句意：上这门课让我很兴奋，我很期待一旦我学会了拉丁语，我就能理解我遇到的每一个单词。A. connect“联系”；B. describe“描述”；C. notice“注意到”；D. understand“明白”。根据常识可推知，作者因为特别期待这门拉丁语课程，所以希望自己能
理解遇到的每个单词。故选D。
（3）考查形容词。句意：但是拉丁语课很无聊。A. complicated“复杂的”；B. boring“无聊的”；C. difficult“困难的”；D. easy“容易的”。根据下文 “why I thought that his class was dull”可知，拉丁课是无趣的，故选B。
（4）考查名词。句意：每天，老师Keady先生都会要求我们打开书本，大声背诵各种拉丁单词。A. eyes“眼睛”；B. mouths“月”；C. schoolbags“书包”；D. books“书籍”。根据下文“when we were asked yet again to open our books.”可知，老师是让学生们打开书，大声背诵拉丁词汇，故选D。
（5）考查名词。句意：这成了每天的惯例。A. routine“惯例”；B. business“生意”；C. game“游戏”；D. project“项目”。根据上文可知，每天老师都要求打开书背拉丁词汇，这成了一种惯例，故选A。
（6）考查动词短语。句意：直到有一天下午，我们又一次被要求打开书本，我的手突然举起来。A. spread out“展开”；B. reached out“伸出”；C. set up“建立”；D. shot up“举手，射出”。根据下文老师问作者what's wrong?可推断出，老师因为看见作者举手了，才对他进行了询问，one's hand shoots up“(手)举起”。故选D。
（7）考查动词。句意：当Keady先生问我怎么了，我解释了为什么我认为他的课很枯燥，为什么我期望的更多，为什么他的教学方法是老式的。A. admitted“承认”；B. explained“解释”；C. doubted“怀疑”；D. wondered“想知道”。作者向老师解释了为什么认为他的课无聊。故选B。
（8）考查形容词。句意：当Keady先生问我怎么了，我解释了为什么我认为他的课很枯燥，为什么我期望的更多，为什么他的教学方法是老式的。A. funny“有趣的”；B. regular“定期的”；C. old-fashioned“老式的”；D. unfamiliar“不熟悉的”。根据上文“why I thought that his class was dull”可知，此处作者对老师的教学方式是不满的，认为这种教学方式是过时的，故选C。
（9）考查动词。句意：当我讲完时，我预料Keady先生会生气地把我送到班主任那里去。A. expected“预料”；B. reminded“提醒”；C. allowed“允许”；D. advised“建议”。根据下句的转折可知，此处意思为作者预料老师会做出怎样的反应。故选A。
（10）考查名词。句意：沉默了几分钟后，Keady先生开口了。A. practice“实践”；B. silence“沉默”；C. debate“辩论”；D. criticism“批评”。根据上文“he sat at his desk quietly”可知，此处表示一段时间的沉默。故选B。
（11）考查动词。句意：他平静而坚定地说他会仔细考虑我说的话。A. consult“咨询”；B. talk“谈话”；C. think“考虑”；D. learn“学会”。老师平静但坚定的语气以及下文老师讲课方面的改变可知此处应表示：老师说他会认真考虑作者说的内容。故选C。
（12）考查动词。句意：在接下来的几周里，拉丁语课并没有像我希望的那样成为令人兴奋的学习环境，但Keady先生确实更加努力了。A. suggested“建议”；B. promised“承诺”；C. decided“决定”；D. hoped“希望”。根据语境可知，作者希望、期望老师的教学方式能够改变，故选D。
（13）考查动词。句意：他带来了一些新的作业单，并试图让我们的学生更多地参与他的课程。A. tried“尝试”；B. happened“发生”；C. managed“管理”；D. failed“失败”。承接上文
“brought in some new worksheets”，此处表示老师努力促进同学们积极参与课堂活动，故选A。
（14）考查动词。句意：也许有些人会为我的所作所为鼓掌，但即使这么多年过去了，我还是感觉很糟糕。A. blame“责备”；B. applaud“喝彩”；C. recall“回想起”；D. ignore“忽视”。由下句的转折可推知此处表示：或许有些人会为我做的事情喝彩。故选B。
（15）考查动词。句意：如果我现在看到他，我会告诉他我是多么后悔我那天在课堂上的所作所为，我是多么的失礼。A. regretted“后悔”；B. appreciated“感激”；C. believed“相信”；D. feared“害怕”。根据上文“I feel bad about what I did it.”可知，作者对此是感到后悔的，故选A。
（16）考查名词。句意：同时，我也会告诉他那天他给我上了精彩的一课。A. experience“经历”；B. theory“理论”；C. lesson“课程”；D. principle“原则”。根据下文作者对尊严的感悟可知，老师给作者上了精彩的一课，教给作者一个人生的道理，故选C。 （17）考查形容词。句意：听了我不友好的话，他告诉我受伤并不意味着你必须放弃你的尊严。A. unkind“不友善的”；B. impatient“不耐烦的”；C. curious“好奇的”；D. proud“自豪的”。根据上文可知，作者当着全班学生的面，指责他讲的课无聊，对他的教学方式表示不满意，所以对老师来说，这是不友好的话语，故选A。
（18）考查动词。句意：听了我不友好的话，他告诉我受伤并不意味着你必须放弃你的尊严。A. stopped“停止”；B. wounded“使受伤”；C. celebrated“庆祝”；D. judged“判断”。根据上文老师的态度以及下文“no matter how hurt you feel”可知，老师被作者伤害了，但并不意味着老师放弃了尊严。故选B。
（19）考查名词。句意：事实上，Keady先生的回应证明，无论你感觉多么痛苦，没有人——没有人——可以夺走你的尊严。A. answer“答案”；B. solution“解决方案”；C. decision“决定”；D. response“回答”。根据上文“Following my unkind words, he showed me that”可知，此处是指老师对作者无礼言语的回应，故选D。
（20）考查动词短语。句意：事实上，Keady先生回应证明，无论你感觉多么痛苦，没有人——没有人——可以夺走你的尊严。A. take over“接管”；B. take to“喜欢”；C. take away“夺去，拿走”；D. take up“占据”。根据上文“being____18__ doesn't mean you have to give away your dignity”可知没有人可以夺走你的尊严。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，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，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。
John's parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War Ⅱ. His family never 1 a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not 2 trips to the laundry several miles away. Keeping clothes 3 became a problem for young John's household.
A family friend joined the army, and his wife 4 to go with him. John's family
5 to store their furniture while they were away. To the family's 6 , the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they 7 the washer.
Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he 8 a love for the old, green Bendix. But 9 the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly 10 . His mother 11 him and said. \"You must remember, that machine 12 belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken 13 , let's use this 14 to be grateful that we had it at all.\"
The lesson turned out 15 . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia (白血病). Though he 16 for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the 17 until he remembered the old Bendix. His daughter was a 18 . When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to 19 for a time. He felt 20 . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss. 1. A. required 2. A. afford 3. A. warm 4. A. agreed 5. A. decided 7. A. bought 8. A. achieved 9. A. obviously 10. A. upset 12. A. once 13. A. out 14. A. success 16. A. thought 17. A. lesson 18. A. gift 19. A. spend 20. A. grateful
B. repaired B. take B. nice B. prepared B. offered B. got B. reduced B. finally B. frightened B. already B. down B. event B. struggled B. illness B. washer B. live B. energetic
C. saw C. have C. clean C. managed C. expected
D. owned D. ride D. good D. desired D. promised D. regret D. developed D. confused D. hardly D. away D. chance D. forgot D. difficulty D. loser D. earn D. happy
6. A. astonishment B. disappointment C. sadness
C. produced C. hopeless C. never C. up C. treasure C. missed C. loss C. death C. share C. relaxed
C. borrowed D. used C. immediately D. peacefully C. comforted D. taught
11. A. explained B. encouraged
15. A. invaluable B. important C. necessary D. reasonable
【答案】 （1）D；（2）A；（3）C；（4）B；（5）B；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）C；（13）D；（14）D；（15）A；（16）B；（17）C；（18）A；（19）C；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，John小时候由得到再到失去洗衣机以及成年后痛失
女儿的经历，旨在告诉人们：应把曾经拥有的人或事物看做是一种恩赐，不要因为失去了他们而深感懊恼，要为曾经拥有过他们而心存感激。
（1）考查动词。A. required“要求”；B. repaired“修理”；C. saw“看见”；D. owned“拥有”。根据下文提到由于汽油很贵，他们不能去几里远的洗衣店，可推知他家里没有洗衣机。故选D。
（2）考查动词。A. afford“负担”；B. take“拿，取”；C. have“有”；D. ride“骑”。根据上文提到由于汽油很贵可推知，他们负担不起去几英里远的洗衣店的路费。故选A。
（3）考查形容词。A. warm“温暖的”；B. nice“美好的”；C. clean“清洁的，干净的”；D. good“好的”。根据上文可知，由于他家里没有洗衣机，又负担不起去几英里远的洗衣店的路费，因此保持衣服洁净成了小约翰家的难题。故选C。
（4）考查动词。A. agreed“同意”；B. prepared“准备”；C. managed“管理”；D. desired“渴望”。根据下文可知，他们夫妻俩是一起离开的，并且还将家具寄存在了约翰家，因此这里的意思应是，他的妻子准备一起离开。故选B。
（5）考查动词。A. decided“决定”；B. offered“提供”；C. expected“预期，盼望”；D. promised“承诺”。根据上文可知，由于是家里的朋友要去参军，所以这里应是约翰家主动提议答应保管朋友的家具。故选B。
（6）考查名词。A. astonishment“惊讶，令人惊讶的事物”；B. disappointment“失望”；C. sadness“悲哀”；D. regret“遗憾“。根据上下文可知，由于约翰家没有洗衣机，所以保持衣服整洁成了约翰家的难题，当朋友建议他们家使用他的奔迪克斯洗衣机时，他们应该感到很惊讶。故选A。
（7）考查动词。A. bought“买”；B. got“得到”；C. borrowed“借”；D. used“使用”。根据第一段第一句说约翰家得到洗衣机可知，此处表达因此这就是他们如何才有洗衣机的。故选B。
（8）考查动词。A. achieved“到达”；B. reduced“减少”；C. produced“生产”；D. developed“发展”。根据上文可知，由于这几年以来小约翰经常用洗衣机帮家里洗衣服，所以应是对这台洗衣机发展出了感情。故选D。
（9）考查副词。A. obviously“明显地”；B. finally“最后，终于”；C. immediately“立即”；D. peacefully“平静地，和平地”。根据下文朋友回来将洗衣机带走了可知，此处表达的是最后这场战争结束了。故选B。
（10）考查形容词。A. upset“难过的，沮丧的”；B. frightened“害怕的”；C. hopeless“绝望的，不可救药的”；D. confused“困惑的”。根据上文约翰对这台洗衣机产生了感情，以及后来朋友回来将洗衣机带走了可知，John应该感到非常难过。故选A。
（11）考查动词。A. explained“解释”；B. encouraged“鼓励”；C. comforted“安慰”；D. taught“教”。根据上文约翰为失去洗衣机而感到难过，因此此处应是他母亲安慰他。故选C。
（12）考查副词。A. once“曾经”；B. already“已经”；C. never“从未，决不”；D. hardly“几乎不”。此处是母亲安慰John的话，其中in the first place意为“压根儿，从一开始”，此处要表达的意思是“洗衣机压根儿就不是属于我们的”。故选C。
（13）考查副词。根据上文洗衣机被带走了，母亲在安慰约翰可知，这里的意思应是“不
能因为它被带走了而恼火”，take away固定短语“带走”，故选D。
（14）考查名词。A. success“成功”；B. event“事件”；C. treasure“财富，财产”；D. chance“机会”。承接上文可知，这里的意思是“让我们借这个机会为我们曾拥有过它而心存感激”。故选D。
（15）考查形容词。A. invaluable“无价的，非常贵重的”；B. important“重要的”；C. necessary“必要的”；D. reasonable“合理的”。根据下文可知，此处的意思是“数年后，这一堂课证实了它的重要性，是无价的”。故选A。
（16）考查动词。A. thought“认为”；B. struggled“挣扎”；C. missed“错过”；D. forgot“忘记”。根据上文讲约翰8岁的女儿死于白血病可推知，此处的意思应是“对于她的死，他痛苦挣扎了几个月”。故选B。
（17）考查名词。A. lesson“课程”；B. illness“病”；C. loss“失去”；D. difficulty“困难”。根据下文提到了那台失去的洗衣机可知，这里的意思应是“直到他想起那台老式的奔迪克斯洗衣机，他才从失去女儿的痛苦中走出来”。故选C。
（18）考查名词。A. gift“礼物”；B. washer“洗衣机”；C. death“死亡”；D. loser“失败者”。根据上文由他痛失女儿想到失去的那台洗衣机，而母亲告诉他洗衣机是礼物，故可以推测，此处表达他明白了一个简单的事实，女儿是礼物。故选A。
（19）考查动词。A. spend“花费”；B. live“生活”；C. share“分享”；D. earn“挣得”。根据上文可知，当他想到失去洗衣机时，母亲安慰他的话，他便开始将失去的女儿看作是一份非凡的礼物，并为能与她共度一段时光而感到庆幸。这里表示分享，故选C。
（20）考查形容词。A. grateful“感谢的”；B. energetic“精力充沛的”；C. relaxed“放松的”；D. happy“快乐的”。结合上文母亲安慰约翰不要因为失去洗衣机而难道，而让我们借这个机会为我们曾经拥有的而心存感激，故此处表达他感到感恩。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。
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