一、高中英语完形填空
1．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。
I've always taught piano lessons in my spare time. Over the years I found that children have 1 musical abilities. Although I've taught some gifted students, I've also met so-called "musically 2 " pupils. One such student is Robby.
Robby was already 11 years old when his mother sent him for his first 3 lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age. I 4 it to Robby, but he said it had always been his mother's 5 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
6 Robby tried very hard, he didn't have the basic sense of music. However, he 7 and he would always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." But it seemed 8 , and I was disappointed by his slow progress. Then one day Robby didn't come. He 9 me his mother was sick. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad 10 for my teaching!
Several weeks later I was 11 my students for the music show when Robby came and said, "Miss Handorf, I've wanted to play." I don't know what made me 12 him to do that. Maybe it was his 13 that touched me.
The night for the show came. It went well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was 14 when he said he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. But I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. They 15 danced on the keys. He played so well that everyone was 16 excitedly.
In tears I 17 up to stage. "Oh, Robby! How would you do it?" "Well, Miss Handorf, I 18 practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? In fact she had cancer and passed away this morning. And she was born 19 , she could never hear me play the piano, but tonight was the first time she ever heard me. I wanted to make it 20 ."
| 1. A. strange | B. low | C. local | D. different |
| 2. A. challenged | B. breathed | C. encouraged | D. inspired |
| 3. A. drawing | B. dance | C. piano | D. handwriting |
| 4. A. examined | B. promised | C. explained | D. answered |
| 5. A. comment | B. dream | C. hobby | D. personality |
| 6. A. Although | B. Once | C. Unless | D. Because |
| 7. A. continued | B. created | C. contacted | D. caught |
| 8. A. careless | B. hopeless | C. homeless | D. selfless |
| 9. A. asked | B. invited | C. guided | D. telephoned |
| 10. A. position | B. example | C. distance | D. schedule |
| 11. A. preparing | B. renting | C. protecting | D. regretting |
| 12. A. strike | B. select | C. allow | D. force |
| 13. A. function | B. section | C. determination | D. memory |
| 14. A. limited | B. satisfied | C. calmed | D. surprised |
| 15. A. indeed | B. even | C. actually | D. either |
| 16. A. sitting | B. cheering | C. walking | D. eating |
| 17. A. dragged | B. drove | C. ran | D. picked |
| 18. A. kept back | B. kept off | C. kept on | D. kept from |
| 19. A. shy | B. weak | C. blind | D. deaf |
| 20. A. special | B. humorous | C. similar | D. famous |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在教学生钢琴的时候有一个学生 Robby，因为没有音乐基础，总是学不好，他的梦想就是让他的妈妈听到他弹奏的声音，最后他弹奏出来很好听的音乐，而他的妈妈事实上是一个詟哑人还患有癌症，在他表演的当天去世了，去世的妈妈是第一次听到儿子弹奏的钢琴声。
（1）考查形容词。句意：多年来我发现孩子们有不同的音乐能力。A.strange“奇怪的”;B.low“低的”;c. local“当地的”;D. different“不同的”。根据下文的 “Although I've taught some gifted students, I've also met so-called ‘musically challenged’ pupils.”可知，我教的学生有的很有天赋，也有的没有天赋，他们的音乐水平很不同。故选D。
（2）考查形容词。句意：虽然我教过一些有天赋的学生，但我也遇到过所谓的有“音乐挑战”学生。A.challeged“挑战的”;B. breathed“呼吸”;C. encouraged“鼓励”; D. inspired“激发”。根据下文 “Robby tried very hard，he didn't have the basic sense of music”可知，Roby属于音乐感很差，没有音乐天赋的学生。所以对作者来说是挑战。故选A。
（3）考查名词。句意：罗比11岁的时候，他妈妈送他去上第一节钢琴课。A. drawing“绘画”;B. dance“舞蹈”;C. piano“钢琴”; D. handwriting“书写”。根据上文“I've always taught piano lessons in my spare time.”可知，作者是教钢琴的，故Robby是来上钢琴课的。故选C。
（4）考查动词。句意：我更喜欢学生从小开始。我向罗比解释过。A. examined“检查”;B. promised“保证”;C. explained“解释”; D. answered“回答”。根据 上文 “I prefer that students begin at an earlier age”可知，我把这点跟 Robby解释过了。故选C。
（5）考查名词。句意：，但他说听他弹钢琴一直是他母亲的梦想。A. comment “评论”;B. dream“ 梦想”;C. hobby“爱好”;D. personality“性格”。孩子说听他弹钢琴是妈妈的梦想，所以作者收下了他做学生。故选B。
（6）考查连词。句意：虽然罗比很努力，但他没有基本的音乐感。A. Although“尽管”;B. Once“一旦”;C. Unless“除非”;D. Because“因为”。根据下文“he didn't have the basic sense of music”可知，此处应表示一个让步，尽管他很努力。故选A。
（7）考查动词。句意：然而，他继续训练，他总是说，“我妈妈总有一天会听到我演奏的”。A. continued“继续”;B. created“创造”;C. contacted“联系”;D. caught“抓住”。根据上文“Robby tried very hard, he didn't have the basic sense of music”可知，尽管他没有乐感，然而他不放弃继续训练。故选A。
（8）考查形容词。句意：但这似乎是没有希望的。A. careless“粗心的”; B. hopeless“没有希望的”;C. homeless“无家可归的”;D. selfless“无视的”。根据下文“I was disappointed by his slow progress.”可知，我对他缓慢地进展很失望，他妈妈想要在某一天听他弹钢琴的梦想看来是没有希望了。故选B。
（9）考查动词。句意：后来有一天罗比没有来，他给我打电话说他妈妈病了。A. asked“问” ;B. invited“邀请”;C. guided“指导”;D. telephoned“打电话”。根据 上文“Then one day Robby didn't come”可知，Robby没来，他给我打电话告诉我她妈妈生病了。故选D。
（10）考查名词。句意：我很高兴他不再来了，因为他真是我教钢琴生涯中的坏榜样！A. position“位置”; B. example“例子”;C. distance“距离”;D. schedule“行程表”。根据上文可知，Robby进步缓慢，作者对此很失望，得知Robby不来上课了，作者很高兴，因为Robby是她的教学中的一个坏的例子。故选B。
（11）考查动词。句意：几个星期后，我在为学生们准备音乐节目时，罗比来了。A. preparing“准备”;B. renting“租 ” ;C. protecting“保护”;D. regretting“后悔”。参加音乐表演当然要做准备工作，我当时正在带着学生们准备音乐表演。故选A。
（12）考查动词。句意：我不知道是什么让我允许他这么做的。A. strike“打击”;B. select“挑选”;C. allow“允许”;D. force“强迫，迫使”。根据下文 “maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right.”可知，我不知什么让我允许他参加弹奏。故选C。
（13）考查名词。句意：也许是他的决心打动了我。A.function“功能”; B.section“节”; C.determination “决心”;D.memory“记忆”。根据上文可知，Robby 为了实现妈妈想听他谭琴的梦想，他想要参加表演的决心非常大。故，也许是他的决心打动了我。故选C。
（14）考查形容词。句意：当他说他选了莫扎特最难的作品之一时，我很惊讶。A.limited“有限的”;B.satisfied“满意的”;C. calmed“平静的”;D.surprised“惊讶的”。根据 “when he said he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart.”可以得知当他说要演奏莫扎特最难的一首曲子时，我当然是很惊讶。故选D。
（15）考查副词。句意：他们甚至在琴键上跳舞。A. indeed“真正地”;B. even“甚至”; C. actually“实际上”; D. either“或者”。根据上文 “ But I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys.”可知，此处表示递进关系，Robby的手指甚至在琴键上跳舞。故选B。
（16）考查动词。句意：他弹得很好，大家都兴奋地欢呼起来。A. sitting“坐”;B. cheering“欢呼”;C. walking“走”;D. eating“吃”。分析上文 “He played so well”可知，在座的每一个人都为他欢呼。故选B。
（17）考查动词。句意：我泪流满面地跑到舞台上。A. dragged“拉,拽”;B. drove“开车 ” ;C. ran“跑”;D. picked“挑选,捡”。分析上文以及下文的“Oh, Robby! How would you do it?”可知，作者此时的心情是很激动的，故作者是跑到台上的。选C。
（18）考查动词短语。句意：我一直在家练习。A. kept back“抑制（感情）”;B. kept off“避开”;C. kept on“继续,一直”;D. kept from“避免”。分析上文可知，Robby在弹琴方面没有天赋，他应该是一直保持练习才能达到手指在琴键上跳舞这种熟练程度。故选C。
（19）考查形容词。句意：她生来就是聋子，从来听不到我弹钢琴。A. shy“害羞的” ;B. weak“虚弱的”;C. blind“瞎的”;D. deaf“聋”。根据下文“ she could never hear me play the piano”可知，Robby的妈妈生来就听不见。故选D。
（20）考查形容词。句意：但今晚是她第一次听到我弹钢琴。我想让它变得特别。”A. special“特别的”;B. humorous“幽默的” ;C. similar“相似的”;D. famous“著名的”。分析上文可知，妈妈去世了，生前听不到孩子弹钢琴，孩子希望她在天堂能听到，所以想让这次演出变得特别一点。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，是一篇故事类阅读，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。
2．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。
Flying on a plane for the first time can be frightening. It can be extra 1 for children who have autism (自闭症). When Linda Diaz was 2 a vacation to Disney World four years ago, she wanted to make flying a 3 experience for her son, Andy, who has autism.
She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done. 4 , the airport didn't have programs to help Andy. So Diaz 5 the family's flights and 6 drove 1, 500 miles to Orlando, Florida.
Soon after that drive to Disney World, a program started at MSP. It is to help make flying 7 for kids like Andy. The program is called Navigating MSP. It holds 8 every month for anyone who has 9 about flying. The program is not 10 for people with autism. Airline workers help 11 get used to the airport and planes. It helps them to be less frightened of flying. When they 12 fly, they are not as worried.
When Andy was 13 years old, his first 13 ride was planned. He went through a practice with his family. George Callow, an officer at the airport, helped the family through the safety checks. Callow said the visiting families got on a plane, 14 it was not going anywhere. It was just for them to 15 .
After the last family arrived, the pilot greeted the families over the speaker, "Welcome aboard our flight to 16 ." After greeting the pilot and flight attendants, passengers went to their 17 . But Andy had other plans. Frightened by his new surroundings, he ran down the aisle (走廊) of the plane, 18 a way out. Volunteers suggested that Andy might be most 19 in the front row. They were 20 . Once seated, Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now.
| 1. A. brave | B. hard | C. harmful | D. clever |
| 2. A. planning | B. spending | C. booking | D. enjoying |
| 3. A. long | B. common | C. good | D. personal |
| 4. A. Moreover | B. Therefore | C. However | D. Then |
| 5. A. canceled | B. remembered | C. prepared | D. missed |
| 6. A. once | B. again | C. still | D. instead |
| 7. A. quieter | B. easier | C. faster | D. shorter |
| 8. A. games | B. classes | C. speeches | D. practices |
| 9. A. stories | B. questions | C. worries | D. suggestions |
| 10. A. even | B. just | C. always | D. yet |
| 11. A. visitors | B. patients | C. children | D. foreigners |
| 12. A. usually | B. immediately | C. occasionally | D. really |
| 13. A. plane | B. train | C. bus | D. taxi |
| 14. A. unless | B. but | C. so | D. if |
| 15. A. hide | B. relax | C. pay | D. see |
| 16. A. nowhere | B. somewhere | C. anywhere | D. everywhere |
| 17. A. offices | B. friends | C. seats | D. families |
| 18. A. pointing to | B. looking for | C. thinking about | D. dreaming of |
| 19. A. certain | B. acceptable | C. comfortable | D. special |
| 20. A. important | B. lucky | C. hopeful | D. right |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场为有飞行障碍的人组织了体验活动，以减轻这些人乘坐飞机旅行的焦虑。
（1）考查形容词。A：brave“勇敢的”；B：hard“艰难的，坚硬的”；C：harmful“有害的”；D：clever “聪明的”。根据上文中的"Flying on a plane for the first time can be frightening"及本句中的"children who have autism"可知，对于有自闭症的儿童来说，首次乘机出行尤为艰难。故选B。
（2）考查动词。A：planning“计划”；B：spending“花费”；C：booking“预定”；D：enjoying“享受，喜欢”。 根据"She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done"可知，Linda Diaz四年前打算坐飞机去迪斯尼世界旅行，她想让自己罹患自闭症的儿子Andy有一次良好的飞行体验。故选A。
（3）考查形容词。A：long“长的”；B：common“共同的”；C：good“好的”；D：personal “个人的”。根据"She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done"可知，Linda Diaz四年前打算坐飞机去迪斯尼世界旅行，她想让自己罹患自闭症的儿子Andy有一次良好的飞行体验。故选C。
（4）考查副词。A：Moreover“而且”；B：Therefore“因此”；C：However“然而”；D：Then “然后”。根据语境可知，设空所在句与上一句之间是转折关系，故选C。
（5）考查动词。A：canceled“取消”；B：remembered“记住，记起”；C：prepared“准备”；D：missed “错过，想念”。根据上文中的"the airport didn't have programs to help Andy"可知，明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场没有相关项目能帮助Andy，因此Diaz取消了一家人的航班，改作驱车1500英里前去奥兰多。故选A。
（6）考查副词。A：once“从前，曾经”；B：again“再，又”；C：still“仍然，一直”；D：instead “代替”。根据上文中的"the airport didn't have programs to help Andy"可知，明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场没有相关项目能帮助Andy，因此Diaz取消了一家人的航班，改作驱车1500英里前去奥兰多。故选D。
（7）考查形容词，A：quieter“更安静的”；B：easier“更容易的”；C：faster“更快的”；D：shorter“更短的，更矮的”。 根据下文中的"It helps them to be less frightened of flying"可知，该项目旨在帮助像Andy一样的孩子们，使他们的乘机出行变得更容易一些。故选B。
（8）考查名词。A：games“游戏，比赛”；B：classes“班，课”；C：speeches“演讲”；D：practices “练习，时间”。根据"He went through a practice with his family"提示了，故选D。
（9）考查名词。A：stories“故事”；B：questions“问题”；C：worries“担心”；D：suggestions “建议”。本空是对下文"they are not as worried"中的worried的同根词复现。故选C。
（10）考查副词。A：even“甚至”；B：just“刚刚，只”；C：always“总是”；D：yet “但是”。根据上文中的anyone可知，这一项目并非只针对自闭症患者。故选B。
（11）考查名词。A：visitors“游客，来宾”；B：patients“病人”；C：children“孩子”；D：foreigners“外国人”。 本空对下文"passengers went to their"中的passengers的同义词复现，故选A。
（12）考查副词。A：usually“通常”；B：immediately“立刻，马上”；C：occasionally“偶尔”；D：really “确实”。根据上文中的"Airline workers...get used to the airport and planes"可知，航空公司的工作人员帮助有飞行焦虑的人熟悉机场和飞机，当这些人实际乘机旅行时，就没有先前那么焦虑了。故选D.
（13）考查名词。A：plane“飞机”；B：train“火车”；C：bus“公共汽车”；D：taxi “出租车”。Andy的首次乘飞机旅行已经安排就绪。故选A。
（14）考查连词。根据上文中的"He went through a practice with his family"可知，进行参观体验的各个家庭上了一架飞机，但是该飞机哪儿也不去，他们只是进行观摩来了。故选B。
（15）考查动词。A：hide“躲藏”；B：relax“放松”；C：pay“支付”；D：see“看见”。 根据上文中的"He went through a practice with his family"可知，进行参观体验的各个家庭上了一架飞机，但是该飞机哪儿也不去，他们只是进行观摩来了。故选D。
（16）考查副词。根据上文中"it was not going anywhere"可知，这趟航班无处可去。故选A。
（17）考查名词。A：offices“办公室”；B：friends“朋友”；C：seats“座位”；D：families “家庭”。下文中的"Once seated"提示了本空，故选C。
（18）考查动词短语。A：pointing to“指向”；B：looking for“寻找”；C：thinking about“考虑”；D：dreaming of “梦想”。根据上文"Frightened by his new surroundings"可知，Andy对新环境感到不适，在飞机走廊里跑来跑去，试图寻找出口。故选B。
（19）考查形容词。A：certain“某种，确信的”；B：acceptable“可以接受的”；C：comfortable“舒服的”；D：special “特殊的”。 根据下文"Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now"可知，有志愿者建议，头排座椅可能对Andy来说是最舒服的，事实证明，志愿者们是对的。故选C。
（20）考查形容词。A：important“重要的”；B：lucky“幸运的”；C：hopeful“充满希望的”；D：right“正确的”。 根据下文"Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now"可知，有志愿者建议，头排座椅可能对Andy来说是最舒服的，事实证明，志愿者们是对的。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。
3．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the 1 of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then 2 the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on 3 his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he 4 belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be 5 , I didn't think much of it, but I had 6 to warn my neighbors of the drawings 7 appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn't have the 8 to do so, because I was a little busy recently.
On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I 9 Mary, my elderly neighbor, 10 at her mail box. She said, "Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?" I was at once 11 , "Oh yes, Mary, it is. I'm sorry. I meant to tell you…" She cut me off, "Jodie, I just love his mail. I've 12 every item he has sent. You don't know how much 13 the letters has made my day. I just love them." While I was walking down to school after our 14 , many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn't have a lot to fill her days, 15 she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small 16 of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought 17 to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.
I have decided that my son should 18 this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most 19 make their day.
It's doing the little, simple things that can often make a big 20 in someone's life.
| 1. A. habit | B. attitude | C. style | D. form |
| 2. A. hiding | B. writing | C. drawing | D. putting |
| 3. A. handing | B. holding | C. posting | D. writing |
| 4. A. opened | B. set | C. chose | D. saw |
| 5. A. kind | B. surprised | C. careful | D. honest |
| 6. A. meant | B. asked | C. hated | D. refused |
| 7. A. actually | B. suddenly | C. hardly | D. partly |
| 8. A. intelligence | B. strength | C. money | D. time |
| 9. A. met | B. visited | C. dated | D. called |
| 10. A. crying | B. lying | C. laughing | D. standing |
| 11. A. humorous | B. embarrassed | C. confused | D. amused |
| 12. A. copied | B. bought | C. kept | D. examined |
| 13. A. receiving | B. writing | C. painting | D. exchanging |
| 14. A. report | B. expression | C. talk | D. discussion |
| 15. A. unless | B. but | C. so | D. although |
| 16. A. charge | B. offer | C. act | D. help |
| 17. A. worth | B. happiness | C. value | D. future |
| 18. A. add | B. stop | C. continue | D. form |
| 19. A. certainly | B. unfortunately | C. accidentally | D. confidently |
| 20. A. point | B. difference | C. behaviour | D. living |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者的儿子把自己画的画寄给了邻居，给她带去了快乐．通过此事，作者认识到，简单的小事也能对一个人的一生有很大的作用。
（1）考查名词。句意：他养成了画画、在上面写上自己的名字，然后把画放在信封里的习惯。 A. habit“习惯”； B. attitude“态度”； C. style “风格”； D. form“形式”。form the habit of doing sth“养成做某事的习惯”。根据句意，故选A。
（2）考查动词。句意：他养成了画画、在上面写上自己的名字，然后把画放在信封里的习惯。A. hiding“躲藏”； B. writing“写”； C. drawing“画” ； D. putting“放置”。put sth in......“把.....放入....里”。故选D。
（3）考查动词。句意：然后，他坚持把他的手工艺品寄给邻居。A. handing“传递”； B. holding“握住”； C. posting“邮寄”； D. writing“写”。根据下文 “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?”可知，小男孩把自己的作品邮寄给了隔壁的邻居。故选C。
（4）考查动词。 句意：他选择的邮箱属于住在隔壁的老年夫妇。A. opened“打开”； B. set“设置”； C. chose“选择”； D. saw“看”。故选C。
（5）考查形容词。句意：诚实地说，我并没有多想。 A. kind“善良的” ； B. surprised “惊讶的” ； C. careful “小心的”； D. honest“诚实的”。故选D。
（6）考查动词。句意：我本想提醒我的邻居那些突然出现在他们信箱里的画。A. meant“想要,意欲”; B. asked“问”； C. hated“讨厌”； D. refused“拒绝”。根据下文“I meant to tell you…”。可知，由于作者没有时间，所以本打算做的事情没有做。故选A。
（7）考查副词。句意：我本想提醒我的邻居那些突然出现在他们信箱里的画。A. actually“事实上”； B. suddenly“突然地”； C. hardly“几乎不”； D. partly“部分地”。根据上文可知，小男孩并未事先通知老邻居，所以男孩的母亲想提醒老夫妇那些突然出现在邮箱里的画。故选B。
（8）考查名词。句意：我只是没有时间这样做，因为我最近有点忙。A. intelligence“智力”； B. strength“力量”； C. money“钱 ”； D. time“时间”。根据下文的a little busy 可知，作者没有时间。故选D。
（9）考查动词。句意：上周二我步行去学校接我儿子，这时我遇到了我的老邻居玛丽，她正站在邮箱前。A. met“遇见”； B. visited“拜访” ； C. dated“约会”； D. called“呼唤”。根据下文作者与老邻居的对话可知，作者是遇到了老邻居。故选A。
（10）考查动词。句意：上周二我步行去学校接我儿子，这时我遇到了我的老邻居玛丽，她正站在邮箱前。A. crying“哭” ； B. lying“躺” ； C. laughing“ 笑”； D. standing“站立”。故选D。
（11）考查形容词。句意：我立刻感到尴尬。 A. humorous“幽默的”； B. embarrassed“尴尬的”； C. confused “困惑的 ”； D. amused“愉快的”。根据下文“Oh yes, Mary, it is. I'm sorry.”。可知，作者感到很尴尬。故选B。
（12）考查动词。句意：我保存了他寄来的每一件物品。A. copied“复制”； B. bought“买”； C. kept “保持”； D. examined“检查”。根据上文“I just love his mail”。可知，老邻居玛丽喜欢男孩寄来的画，所以保存了他寄来的每一件物品。故选C。
（13）考查动词。 句意：你不知道收到这些信件有多让我开心。老妇人开心的原因是收到了很多来自男孩的画。A. receiving“收到 ”； B. writing “写”； C. painting“绘画”； D. exchanging“交换”。故选A。
（14）考查名词。句意：我们谈话结束后，当我走向学校的时候，我想到了很多。A. report“报告”； B. expression“表达”； C. talk“谈话”； D. discussion“讨论”。根据上文作者与老邻居玛丽的对话可知，故选C。
（15）考查连词。 句意：尽管她是很多孩子的母亲，孩子们也经常来看望她。但是她的生活不充实。A. unless“除非”； B. but“但是”； C. so“所以”； D. although“尽管”。故选D。
（16）考查名词。句意：得到一些由小孩子亲手手绘的邮寄照片的小举动给她的生活带来了幸福。A. charge“费用”； B. offer“提供”； C. act “行动”； D. help“帮助”。故选C。
（17）考查名词。句意：得到一些由小孩子手绘的邮寄照片的小举动给她的生活带来了幸福。A. worth“价值”； B. happiness“快乐”； C. value “价值”； D. future“将来”。由前文的“I just love them”。可知，小男孩给老邻居玛丽带来了快乐。故选B。
（18）考查动词。句意：我决定让儿子继续这样做。A. add“增加“； B. stop “停止“； C. continue“继续”； D. form“形成”。根据下文“He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth ”可知，作者决定让儿子继续做下去。故选C。
（19）考查副词。句意：一定会让使她高兴。 A. certainly“确定地”； B. unfortunately“不幸运地”； C. accidentally“意外地”； D. confidently“自信地”。小男孩的小小举动已经给老玛丽邻居带来了快乐，作者相信也一定能给小男孩的祖父母带来快乐。故选A。
（20）考查名词。句意：简单的事情往往会对某人的生活产生很大的影响。A. point“点”； B. difference“不同”； C. behaviour“行为”； D. living“生计”。make a difference“有影响”。故选B。
【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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When my wife, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out that our teacher Edward was having some 1 challenges. We wanted to do something to help, so as a class we 2 to gather food, clothing and gifts to 3 his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.
When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was 4 . Together they searched their house for things they could 5 . Her mother went to the kitchen, 6 a big turkey and saying, "Thanksgiving Day won't be 7 without a turkey dinner." To this day, Jane remembers how moved she was by her mother's 8 .
Before making our 9 , we said a prayer of appreciation for the wonderful 10 to help others. I will never forget the surprised 11 of our teacher and his wife when they 12 the door; their four children gathered around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night; we all felt warm inside, 13 .
Last month while I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, "Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could 14 him a few minutes. He's sitting in your office right now!"
I left my meeting and went to my office 15 . My teacher and I hugged and began to 16 the last 42 years. He told me he 17 remembered that cold winter night when we brought the 18 of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly appreciated, 19 what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the 20 of Thanksgiving Day.
| 1. A. financial | B. personal | C. academic | D. typical |
| 2. A. applied | B. determined | C. attempted | D. preferred |
| 3. A. figure out | B. point out | C. make sense | D. make sure |
| 4. A. satisfied | B. puzzled | C. amazed | D. touched |
| 5. A. separate | B. donate | C. distribute | D. collect |
| 6. A. breaking up | B. breaking down | C. pulling out | D. pulling down |
| 7. A. complete | B. usual | C. traditional | D. basic |
| 8. A. honesty | B. generosity | C. pity | D. curiosity |
| 9. A. decision | B. contact | C. delivery | D. contribution |
| 10. A. opportunity | B. gift | C. deal | D. memory |
| 11. A. impression | B. sorrow | C. expression | D. laugh |
| 12. A. pushed | B. reached | C. dragged | D. answered |
| 13. A. again | B. anyhow | C. though | D. enough |
| 14. A. wait | B. spare | C. spend | D. save |
| 15. A. hurriedly | B. nervously | C. proudly | D. worriedly |
| 16. A. come up with | B. look back on | C. keep up with | D. get hold of |
| 17. A. just | B. even | C. still | D. already |
| 18. A. experience | B. excitement | C. pleasure | D. warmth |
| 19. A. and | B. or | C. but | D. so |
| 20. A. spirit | B. symbol | C. history | D. intention |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者和同学们在感恩节给老师送去食物和礼物，帮助老师度过经济困难，感恩精神温暖了彼此内心。
（1）考查形容词。句意：我们发现Edward老师的家正遭遇一些经济挑战。A. financial“经济的”；B. personal“个人的，私人的”；C. academic“学术的，学院的”；D. typical“典型的”。根据下文“We wanted to do something to help,和gather food, clothing and gifts to__3__ his family”可知老师Edward家经济困难，我们买东西去慰问，故选A。
（2）考查动词。句意：我们想帮助老师做些事，所以作为一个班，我们决定筹集一些食物，衣服和礼物给老师送去。A. applied“申请，应用”；B. determined“决定”；C. attempted“试图”；D. preferred“更喜欢”。我们想帮助老师解决经济困难，所以决定筹集一些食物，衣服和礼物给老师送去。让他们全家过一个好的感恩节，故选B。
（3）考查动词短语。句意：因此我们全班决定筹集食物衣服和礼物确保他家过一个好的感恩节。A. figure out“想出，理解，弄清”；B. point out“指出”；C. make sense“合乎情理，讲得通”；D. make sure“确保”。给老师送去一些吃穿用品是为了确保他们全家过一个好的感恩节，故选D。
（4）考查形容词。句意：当简把我们的计划告诉她的家人时，她妈妈很感动。A. satisfied“满足”；B. puzzled“困惑的”；C. amazed“吃惊的”；D. touched“感动的，触动的”。此处指Jane把我们的计划告诉了家人，她的母亲很感动。下文母亲拿出大火鸡给老师是她被感动的具体表现，故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：他们一起在房子里寻找他们可以捐赠的东西。A. separate“分离”；B. donate“捐赠”；C. distribute“分配”；D. collect“收集”。Jane全家很支持我们的计划，所以一起从家里找可以捐献的东西。指捐献给Edward家，故选B。
（6）考查动词短语。句意：她妈妈来到厨房，拿出一只大火鸡。A. breaking up“打碎，分解”；B. breaking down“损坏”；C. pulling out“取出”；D. pulling down“拆毁”。Jane的母亲去了厨房，取出了一个大火鸡要送给老师，故选C。
（7）考查形容词。句意：没有火鸡大餐感恩节是不完整的。A. complete“完整的”；B. usual“通常的”；C. traditional“传统的”；D. basic“基础的”。感恩节这一天如果没有火鸡大餐就不完整了，故选A。
（8）考查名词。句意：这一天，简记得她被她的母亲慷慨感动了。A. honesty“诚实”；B. generosity“慷慨”；C. pity“可惜”；D. curiosity“好奇”。母亲拿出了一个大火鸡要送给老师，Jane被母亲的慷慨感动。指送火鸡的慷慨行为，故选B。
（9）考查名词。句意：在递送前，我们祈祷能有机会帮助别人。A. decision“决定”；B. contact“接触，联系”；C. delivery“交付”；D. contribution“贡献”。此处指把收集的东西交付给老师家，故选C。
（10）考查名词。句意：我们祈祷感谢这么好的机会。A. opportunity“机会”；B. gift“礼物”；C. deal“交易，待遇”；D. memory“记忆”。我们为有机会帮助别人说着感谢的祈祷，指我们感谢这次机会。故选A。
（11）考查名词。句意：我永远不会忘记我们老师和他的妻子在门口的惊讶表情。A. impression“印象”；B. sorrow“不幸”；C. expression“表情”；D. laugh“笑”。此处指我永远忘不了老师和他妻子当时脸上吃惊的表情，故选C。
（12）考查动词。句意：我永远不会忘记我们老师和他妻子开门时的惊讶表情。A. pushed“推”；B. reached“到达”；C. dragged“拖”；D. answer“回答”。此处指老师应声开门，故选D。
（13）考查副词。句意：虽然那是一个寒冷的夜晚，我们都感到了内心的温暖。A. again“再次”；B. anyhow“无论如何”；C. though“虽然”；D. enough“足够”。此处指虽然是一个寒冷的夜晚，但我们感到内心温暖。故选C。
（14）考查动词。句意：爱德华先生想知道你是否能抽出几分钟时间。A. wait“等待”；B. spare“腾出，抽出”；C. spend“花费”；D. save“节约”，此处指给老师抽出几分钟时间，spare sb. a few minutes,“给某人抽出几分钟时间”，故选B。
（15）考查副词。句意：我离开会议，匆匆忙忙地去了办公室。A. hurriedly“匆忙地”；B. nervously“紧张地”；C. proudly“自豪地”；D. worriedly“担忧地”。我听说老师在办公室等我，所以匆忙去办公室见老师。故选A。
（16）考查动词短语。句意：我和老师拥抱在一起并开始回顾过去的42年生活。A. come up with“提出”；B. look back on“回顾”；C. keep up with“跟上”；D. get hold of“弄懂，获得”。此处指我和老师见面后拥抱着开始叙旧，讲述过去的42年发生的事。表示和老师叙旧，故选B。
（17）考查副词。句意：他告诉我他仍然记得那个寒冷的冬天。A. just“刚才”；B. even“甚至”；C. still“仍然”；D. already“已经”。老师说他仍然记得我们在感恩节去他家的那个夜晚，表示仍然，故选C。
（18）考查名词。句意：那个寒冷的冬天我们给他家带来了感恩节的温暖。A. experience“经验”；B. excitement“兴奋”；C. pleasure“快乐”；D. warmth“温暖”。与上文“It was a cold night; we all felt warm inside____13____. ”呼应，指我们给他家带来了温暖，故选D。
（19）考查连词。句意：老师很感谢带来的食物和礼物，但是真正温暖老师内心的是看到了一群懂得感恩精神的青少年。A. and“并且”；B. or“或者”；C. but“但是”；D. so“因此，所以”。此处指老师感激我们送去的食物和礼物，但是更温暖的看到了一群懂感恩的孩子，故选C。
（20）考查名词。句意：真正温暖老师内心的是看到了一群懂得感恩节精神(spirit)的青少年。A. spirit“精神”；B. symbol“象征”；C. history“历史”；D. intention“目的”。这里表示感恩的精神，故选A。
【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。
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 sister called the other day and told me how sad she was feeling about Mother's Day this year. 1 , I was taken by surprise because May feels so far away. I felt instantly 2 because I hadn't thought about my mother in a while. And that's 3 when it occurred to me that our 4 doesn't always follow a calendar.
After our mother died, I spent a good deal of time 5 her in front of her photo. It enabled me to 6 conversations with her that were 7 to me. I remember desiring to be picked up the phone on many occasions to 8 some good news or get her advice, only to be 9 . Now, I simply talk to her in my head. Her photo has become a 10 of her spirit and I'm glad she's there.
My sister, Ellen, said that this is a 11 difficult year for her and she is trying to 12 why. She sounded impatient with herself, 13 13 years should be enough time to "get past" being sad on Mother's Day.
The truth is, that for me, every year is 14 . At times, when the TV commercials. advertisements and local stores absolutely bomb us with fairy tales of flowers and chocolate and jewelry, I get angry: 15 these same reminders leave me feeling 16 for my wonderful mom, recalling (回忆) her generosity and serious style. She was always a trooper. And sometimes I don't 17 any of it at all.
As Ellen and I talked, she seemed to come to a certain 18 . She was going to be out of the country on business on Mother's Day, without her husband or any family around Without the presence of this 19 , she worried about being 20 . But she decided that it would be OK. Deep in our heart, Mum has always been with us.
| 1. A. At length | B. At intervals | C. At random | D. At first |
| 2. A. disturbed | B. depressed | C. guilty | D. annoyed |
| 3. A. exactly | B. merely | C. eventually | D. initially |
| 4. A. sorrow | B. hesitation | C. curiosity | D. enthusiasm |
| 5. A. staring at | B. debating with | C. talking to | D. relying on |
| 6. A. switch on | B. carry on | C. spy on | D. decide on |
| 7. A. secure | B. ordinary | C. meaningful | D. skillful |
| 8. A. request | B. admit | C. obtain | D. share |
| 9. A. astonished | B. disappointed | C. embarrassed | D. motivated |
| 10. A. symbol | B. signal | C. sign | D. mark |
| 11. A. normally | B. basically | C. particularly | D. generally |
| 12. A. squeeze out | B. sort out | C. rule out | D. figure out |
| 13. A. even if | B. as if | C. in case | D. now that |
| 14. A. brilliant | B. fortunate | C. apparent | D. different |
| 15. A. Occasionally | B. Frequently | C. Naturally | D. Actually |
| 16. A. concerned | B. grateful | C. eager | D. anxious |
| 17. A. put up with | B. try out for | C. take charge of | D. pay attention to |
| 18. A. selection | B. decision | C. compromise | D. conclusion |
| 19. A. support | B. sympathy | C. appreciation | D. courage |
| 20. A. shocked | B. scared | C. lonely | D. nervous |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者的姐姐打电话来说对于今年的母亲节自己感到特别难过。事实上，距离五月的母亲节还有很长一段时间，所以作者起初非常惊讶，但转而因为自己没有想念母亲而感到十分内疚，引发了自己的回忆及对母亲的思念，表明了悲伤并不总是和日历同步的。
（1）考查介词短语。句意：刚开始，我很惊讶因为五月感觉还很远。A. At length“最后，终于，详细地”；B. At intervals“时时，不时”；C. At random“胡乱地，随便地”；D. At first“起先，首先”。这句的时间与下一句的instantly形成对比关系。故选D。
（2）考查形容词。句意：马上我又感觉到很内疚，因为好一段时间没有想起母亲了。A. disturbed“扰乱的”；B. depressed“沮丧的，萧条的”；C. guilty“有罪的，内疚的”；D. annoyed“恼怒的，烦闷的”。故选C。
（3）考查副词。句意：也正是在那个时候，我意识到我们的悲伤不总是与日历同步的。A. exactly“恰好地，正是”；B. merely“仅仅，只不过”；C. eventually“最后，终于”；D. initially“最初，首先”。故选A。
（4）考查名词。句意：也正是在那个时候，我意识到我们的悲伤不总是与日历同步的。A. sorrow“悲伤，懊悔，伤心事”；B. hesitation“犹豫”；C. curiosity“好奇，好奇心”；D. enthusiasm“热心，热忱，热情”。此空格与第一句中的"sad"呼应。故选A。
（5）考查动词短语。句意：我们的母亲去世后，我经常站在她的照片面前跟她说话。A. staring at“凝视，盯住”；B. debating with“与……争辩”；C. talking to“责备，与......谈话”；D. relying on“依赖，信赖”。这个空格与第二段倒数第二句中的"talk"呼应，前边谈论的是之前看着母亲照片和母亲谈话，现在是在头脑中想象和母亲谈话。故选C。
（6）考查动词短语。句意：它能使我和我母亲聊一些有意义的话题。A. switch on“接通，开启”；B. carry on“继续，参与，进行”；C. spy on “暗中监视，侦查”；D. decide on“决定，选定”。carry on conservations固定短语“进行交谈”。故选B。
（7）考查形容词。句意：它能使我和我母亲聊一些有意义的话题。A. secure“安全的，无虑的”；B. ordinary“普通的，平凡的”；C. meaningful“有意义的”；D. skillful“熟练的，巧妙的”。此空格与下文中"some good news or get her advice"呼应，说明作者想和母亲说的都是自己觉得有意义的事情。故选C。
（8）考查动词。句意：我记得很多时候很想让母亲接起电话，跟她分享一些好的消息或者得到她的建议，却只有失望。A. request“要求，请求”；B. admit“承认，准许进入”；C. obtain“获得，流行”；D. share“分享”。故选D。
（9）考查形容词。A. astonished“吃惊的”；B. disappointed“失望的”；C. embarrassed“尴尬的”；D. motivated“有动机的，有积极性的”。这句话表达的意思是，作者想让母亲接起电话分享好消息或者得到母亲建议，但母亲去世了，所以每次只能是很失望。故选B。
（10）考查名词。A. symbol“象征，符号”；B. signal“信号，暗号”；C. sign“迹象，符号”；D. mark“标志，符号”。现在，我常常想象和母亲对话，而不是对着母亲照片说话了。所以她的照片已经变成了她的精神的象征。故选A。
（11）考查副词。句意：姐姐对她来说今年是尤其困难的一年，她也不知道为什么。A. normally“正常地，通常地”；B. basically“主要地，基本上”；C. particularly“异乎寻常地，特别是”；D. generally“通常，普遍地”。故选C。
（12）考查动词短语。句意：她在试图想明白原因。A. squeeze out“挤出，榨出”；B. sort out“挑选出，分类”；C. rule out“排除，取消，划去”；D. figure out“想出，理解”。故选D。
（13）考查状语从句。句意：姐姐听起来对自己很不耐烦，好像她觉得13年了，一到母亲节就悲伤的情绪应该过去了。A. even if“即使，虽然”；B. as if“好像”；C. in case“万一，假使”；D. now that“既然，由于”。故选B。
（14）考查形容词。A. brilliant“精彩的”；B. fortunate“幸运的”；C. apparent“显然的”；D. different“不同的”。因为本段中空格后句子提到有时看到母亲节各种各样的广告我会很生气，有时会充满感激，有时我会不在意。所以，对于我，每年是不同的。故选D。
（15）考查副词。句意：偶尔一些一样的东西会让我心里充满感激，因为它们让我想起我的好妈妈，想起她的慷慨大方，想起她严肃的样子。A. Occasionally“偶尔”；B. Frequently“频繁地，经常地”；C. Naturally“自然地”；D. Actually“实际上，事实上”。故选A。
（16）考查形容词。句意：偶尔一些一样的东西会让我心里充满感激，因为它们让我想起我的好妈妈，想起她的慷慨大方，想起她严肃的样子。A. concerned“有关的，关心的”；B. grateful“感谢的，令人愉快的”；C. eager“渴望的”；D. anxious“焦虑的，担忧的”。故选B。
（17）考查动词短语。句意：有时我根本不在意。A. put up with“忍受，容忍”；B. try out for“竞争，参加选拔”；C. take charge of“接管，负责”；D. pay attention to“注意，重视”。故选D。
（18）考查名词。句意：当姐姐跟我说的时候，她好像已经做了一个决定。A. selection“选择，挑选”；B. decision“决定，决心”；C. compromise“妥协，和解”；D. conclusion“结论，结局”。故选B。
（19）考查名词。姐姐决定母亲节在出差不在国内，并且不带丈夫和任何家人。没有了这种家人的支持，她担心会孤单。A. support“支持”；B. sympathy“同情”；C. appreciation“欣赏，鉴别”；D. courage“勇气”。故选A。
（20）考查形容词。A. shocked“震惊的，震撼的”；B. scared“害怕的”；C. lonely“寂寞的，偏僻的”；D. nervous“紧张的”。没有家人的支持，姐姐担心会孤单。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。
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。
Honesty is always the best policy, especially when it comes to mental health problems. In a TV 1 , one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic.
"I was the best student in my high school. I put so much 2 on myself," she said. "I never 3 a class. But I got sick during 10th grade and I started to 4 . That's when the panic attacks began." She goes on to describe what a panic attack 5 like, "One day the teacher handed me my grade 6 , and I couldn't breathe. My heart was beating very 7 . I felt disconnected. I saw people trying to talk to me but I couldn't hear them. Afterwards, I was sent to 8 ," she shared.
It was then 9 the attacks started happening 10 daily, and they haven't stopped. "Last year I started college. And I can't be the best student here no matter how hard I try," she said. "Everyone is so 11 . My panic attacks got so bad that I had to 12 my first semester."
However, now she is facing her anxiety, and things are getting better. "I used to try to hide 13 . I thought that 14 nobody know, it didn't exist," she said. "But the more I talk about my 15 , the more I realize that other people experience 16 things. So I'm trying to express it more. I had a great teacher 17 told me, 'Instead of letting anxiety keep you from doing your art, let it be the thing that 18 your art."
Recently, women all over the world took to Twitter to 19 what anxiety is like. We are 20 alone.
| 1. A. project | B. program | C. platform | D. station |
| 2. A. weight | B. height | C. pressure | D. measure |
| 3. A. joined | B. succeeded | C. failed | D. attended |
| 4. A. fall behind | B. fall down | C. leave behind | D. leave alone |
| 5. A. looks | B. sounds | C. tastes | D. feels |
| 6. A. report | B. survey | C. research | D. notice |
| 7. A. mildly | B. wildly | C. slowly | D. severely |
| 8. A. school | B. work | C. hospital | D. home |
| 9. A. when | B. since | C. before | D. that |
| 10. A. still | B. always | C. merely | D. almost |
| 11. A. ambitious | B. anxious | C. talented | D. experienced |
| 12. A. arrange | B. perform | C. operate | D. cancel |
| 13. A. it | B. them | C. me | D. us |
| 14. A. unless | B. if | C. while | D. as |
| 15. A. confidence | B. dream | C. issue | D. desire |
| 16. A. similar | B. familiar | C. various | D. serious |
| 17. A. who | B. whom | C. whose | D. which |
| 18. A. abandons | B. quits | C. motivates | D. protests |
| 19. A. advertise | B. advise | C. share | D. compare |
| 20. A. always | B. sometimes | C. seldom | D. never |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过亲身感受讲述了一个小女孩是如何学会应对焦虑的。
（1）考查名词。A. project“计划”；B. program“节目”；C. platform“平台”；D. station“车站”。此处指“在一次电视节目中”，故选B。
（2）考查名词。A. weight“重量”；B. height“高度”；C. pressure“压力”；D. measure“测量”。此处指让自己承担了太多的压力，故选C。
（3）考查动词。A. joined“加入”；B. succeeded“成功”；C. failed“失败”；D. attended“参加”。根据上文“I was the best student in my high school”，可知从来没有失败过，故选C。
（4）考查动词短语。A. fall behind“落后”；B. fall down“失败”；C. leave behind“留下”；D. leave alone“不打扰”。根据上文“I got sick”和下文“That's when the panic attacks began”，可知10年级时由于生病我开始落后，故选A。
（5）考查动词。句意：她接着描述了自己的感觉。A. looks“看起来”；B. sounds“听起来”；C. tastes“尝起来”；D. feels“感觉”。故选D。
（6）考查名词。A. report“报告”；B. survey“调查”；C. research“研究”；D. notice“通知”。此处指老师递给我成绩报告单，故选A。
（7）考查副词。A. mildly“温和地”；B. wildly“疯狂地”；C. slowly“慢慢地”；D. severely“严重地”。此处指心狂跳，根据上文“I couldn't breathe”，推断出作者当时十分紧张和焦虑，故选B。
（8）考查名词。A. school“学校”；B. work“工作”；C. hospital“医院”；D. home“家”。根据上文“I saw people trying to talk to me but I couldn't hear them”，推断出当时作者出现了严重的症状，被送到医院治疗，故选C。
（9）考查连词。A. when“当……时候”；B. since“自……以来”；C. before“在……以前”；D. that“因为，以至于”。根据句意此处应为强调句式，被强调部分是then，后面句子用that引导。故选D。
（10）考查副词。A. still“仍然”；B. always“总是”；C. merely“仅仅”；D. almost“几乎”。此处指恐惧几乎每天都在发生，表示频率，故选D。
（11）考查形容词。A. ambitious“野心勃勃的”；B. anxious“焦虑的”；C. talented“有才能的”；D. experienced“熟练的”。根据上文“I can't be the best student here no matter how hard I try.”可知她感觉每个人都比她有才能，不管自己多么努力都不再是最好的。故选C。
（12）考查动词。A. arrange“安排”；B. perform“执行”；C. operate“操作”；D. cancel“取消”。根据“so bad that…”可知一定是不好的结果，是不得不取消了第一个学期的学习。故选D。
（13）考查代词。A. it“它”；B. them“他们”；C. me“我”；D. us“我们”。此处指代上文的“anxiety”，是不可数名词，故选A。
（14）考查连词。句意：我觉得如果没有人知道的话，那么它就不存在。A. unless“如果不”；B. if“如果”；C. while“当……时候”；D. as“虽然”。此处表示条件，故选B。
（15）考查连词。A. confidence“信心”；B. dream“梦想”；C. issue“问题”；D. desire“欲望”。此处指我对自己的问题谈得越多，就越感觉到别人也在经历相似的事。故选C。
（16）考查形容词。A. similar“相似的”；B. familiar“熟悉的”；C. various“各种各样的”；。D. serious“严肃的”。根据下文“So I'm trying to express it more.”可见其他人也经历了相似的事，故选A。
（17）考查定语从句。本句定语从句的先行词为“teacher”指人，且从句中缺少主语，用关系代词who引导。故选A。
（18）考查动词。A. abandons“放弃”；B. quits“离开”；C. motivates“激发”；D. protests“”。根据上文“Instead of letting anxiety keep you from doing your art”可知要让焦虑成为激发的动力。故选C。
（19）考查动词。句意：全世界的女性通过来分享焦虑的感受。A. advertise“通知”；B. advise“建议”；C. share“分享”；D. compare“比较”。故选C。
（20）考查副词。A. always“总是”；B. sometimes“有时”；C. seldom“很少”；D. never“从不”。根据上文“women all over the world”可知我们从不是孤单的，故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，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。
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。
The stage lights dimmed, and I took a quick look from behind the heavy black curtains into the audience. Blinded by the lights, I quickly 1 . It seems that a great number of eyes were looking at me. I took a deep 2 as the music of my dance began to play. I entered the stage and began my 3 , the graduation test of the classical Indian dance.
After a decade of learning this art form, I had 4 been considered ready to take on the most difficult act. The test is the most important event in a dancer's life as it pays 5 to all the factors in one's life that 6 the dance form: one's culture and family.
The performance is undertaken only by the most 7 and determined students. It is a difficult process that requires much 8 . For more than six months, I spent two to three hours every day 9 these dances. Many times, I 10 myself to my physical and mental breaking point, but still I would not stop. I could not give up. There was always so much more to do and so much more to 11 .
I 12 a lot about myself in those tiring hours. I learned that I was far too 13 to give up, and I was too proud to prove myself 14 after I had set an unrealistic goal. Even with physical pain and mental 15 , I forced myself to meet my 16 . Even when I was at the end of my 17 , there was always something driving me on, forcing me not to give up.
Fortunately, I made it. What I had done 18 the success. It was in those hours that I learned what a dancer 19 is. Those time was evidence that I could 20 something I set out to do.
| 1. A. pulled back | B. set off | C. reached out | D. broke away |
| 2. A. sleep | B. thought | C. breath | D. sorrow |
| 3. A. career | B. attempt | C. response | D. performance |
| 4. A. easily | B. eventually | C. absolutely | D. desperately |
| 5. A. debt | B. visit | C. interest | D. respect |
| 6. A. develop | B. rescue | C. introduce | D. promote |
| 7. A. focused | B. beautiful | C. intelligent | D. considerate |
| 8. A. talent | B. strength | C. commitment | D. comprehension |
| 9. A. recording | B. practicing | C. discussing | D. designing |
| 10. A. applied | B. addicted | C. treated | D. pushed |
| 11. A. forget | B. design | C. learn | D. research |
| 12. A. abandoned | B. discovered | C. controlled | D. undertook |
| 13. A. brilliant | B. brave | C. stubborn | D. discourage |
| 14. A. wrong | B. nervous | C. frightened | D. careless |
| 15. A. function | B. action | C. level | D. stress |
| 16. A. budget | B. expectation | C. expense | D. deadline |
| 17. A. limit | B. purpose | C. preparation | D. destination |
| 18. A. increased | B. deserved | C. expanded | D. exposed |
| 19. A. completely | B. chiefly | C. truly | D. originally |
| 20. A. change | B. supply | C. explain | D. accomplish |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者从小开始学习古典印度舞蹈，十年之后参加舞蹈毕业考试。成功之后，作者对以前的学习过程进行了反思。作者认为只有最专注、最有毅力的学生，承受身心的压力才能获得成功，也知道了什么是真正的舞者。
（1）考查动词短语。A. pulled back“拉回，往后倾”；B. set off“出发”；C. reached out“伸出手”；D. broke away“脱离”。此处是指“我被灯光照得睁不开眼，赶紧身体往后倾。”故选A。
（2）考查名词。A. sleep“睡觉”；B. thought“思考”；C. breath“呼吸”；D. sorrow“悲伤”。根据上文 可知，作者感觉有好多人在观看，所以很紧张，于是深呼吸来缓解紧张，故选C。
（3）考查名词。A. career“事业”；B. attempt“尝试”；C. response“ 回应”；D. performance“表演，表现”。上文说“舞曲开始”，可知，我进入舞台后，开始了表演，故选D。
（4）考查副词。A. easily“容易地”；B. eventually“最终”；C. absolutely“绝对地，当然”；D. desperately“绝望”。根据语可知，此处是指“在学习了10年这种舞蹈艺术形式之后，终于认为我已经准备好接受最难的表演。”故选B。
（5）考查名词。A. debt“债务”；B. visit “ 拜访”；C. interest“兴趣”；D. respect“尊重”。此处是指“这项测试是舞蹈演员一生中最重要的一项活动，因为它是对一个人一生中开发舞蹈形式的所有因素的尊重”。故选D。
（6）考查动词。A. develop“开发，发展”；B. rescue“拯救”；C. introduce“介绍，引进”；D. promote“推广”。此处是指“因为它是对一个人一生中开发舞蹈形式的所有因素的尊重。”故选A。
（7）考查形容词。A. focused“专注的”；B. beautiful“漂亮的”；C. intelligent“聪明的，明智的”；D. considerate“体贴的”。连词and连词的是两个并列的成分。分析句子可知，本空与“determined”是并列关系，可知“只有最专注、最坚定的学生才会表演”，可知选A。
（8）考查名词。A. talent“天赋”；B. strength“力量，力气”；C. commitment“承诺，投入，奉献，付出”；D. comprehension“理解”。根据语境可知，此处是指“这是一个需要很多付出的艰难过程”，故选C。
（9）考查动词。A. recording“录音”；B. practicing“练习”；C. discussing“讨论”；D. designing“设计”。此处是指“在六个多月的时间里，我每天花两到三个小时练习这些舞蹈”，故选B。
（10）考查动词。A. applied“应用”；B. addicted“上瘾”；C. treated“治疗”；D. pushed“推动，逼迫”。根据下文“my physical and mental breaking point”，可知此处是指“很多次，我把自己逼到身心崩溃的边缘”。故选D。
（11）考查动词。A. forget“忘记”；B. design“设计”；C. learn“学习”；D. research“研究”。根据上文“我不能放弃”，可知，此处是指“总有那么多事情要做，那么多东西要学”。故选C。
（12）考查动词。A. abandoned“放弃”；B. discovered“发现”；C. controlled“控制”；D. undertook“从事”。此处是指“在那些疲惫的时间里，我发现了很多关于自己的东西”故选B。
（13）考查形容词。A. brilliant“明亮的”；B. brave“勇敢的”；C. stubborn“固执的，倔强的”；D. discourage“使泄气的”。根据下文“即使有身体上的痛苦和精神上的压力”以及“树立了一个不切实际的目标”，可知，我明白了我是如此的固执以至于不能放弃。故选C。
（14）考查形容词。A. wrong “错误的”；B. nervous“紧张的”；C. frightened“害怕的”；D. careless“粗心的”。此处是指“我设定了一个不切实际的目标之后，我是如此的骄傲以至于不能证明自己是错的。”故选A。
（15）考查名词。A. function“功能”；B. action“行动”；C. level“水平”；D. stress“压力”。根据语境可知，此处是指“即使有身体上的痛苦和精神上的压力”，故选D。
（16）考查名词。A. budget“预算”；B. expectation“期望，预期”；C. expense“费用”；D. deadline“期限，截止日期”。此处是指“即使有身体上的疼痛和精神上的压力，我还是强迫自己去满足我的期望。”故选B。
（17）考查名词。A. limit“”；B. purpose“目的”；C. preparation“准备”；D. destination“目的地”。此处是指“即使达到了极限，也总有一些东西驱使着我，迫使我不放弃”，故选A。
（18）考查动词。A. increased“增加”；B. deserved“值得”；C. expanded“扩大”；D. exposed“暴露”。此处是指“幸运的是，我成功了。我所做的理应成功”。故选B。
（19）考查副词。A. completely“完全地”；B. chiefly“主要地”；C. truly“真正地”；D. originally“最初”。此处是指“正是在那几个小时，我明白了什么是真正的舞者”，故选C。
（20）考查动词。A. change“变化”；B. supply“供应”；C. explain“解释”；D. accomplish“完成”。此处是指“这段时间证明我可以完成我要做的事情。”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。
8．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。
My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were 1 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 2 price of $28, which was popular just then with 3 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 4 of classic elegance(优雅). John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John 5 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile" Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said, 6 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 7 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 8 . He became more mannerly and 9 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 10 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 11 what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It 12 be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 13 not only because he had earned 14 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend "Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly, 15 John's new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 16 a person's clothes for the real person within them. 17 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 18 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 19 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 20 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
| 1. A. turning | B. showing | C. holding | D. hanging |
| 2. A. unreasonable | B. expected | C. acceptable | D. unbelievable |
| 3. A. adults | B. teenagers | C. women | D. strangers |
| 4. A. color | B. style | C. price | D. size |
| 5. A. wore | B. carried | C. lent | D. sent |
| 6. A. carefully | B. comfortably | C. casually | D. quickly |
| 7. A. happiness | B. matter | C. smile | D. change |
| 8. A. doubt | B. argument | C. fight | D. war |
| 9. A. thoughtful | B. handsome | C. hopeful | D. curious |
| 10. A. of | B. with | C. on | D. at |
| 11. A. discovered | B. confirmed | C. concluded | D. wondered |
| 12. A. can | B. should | C. will | D. must |
| 13. A. present | B. mark | C. word | D. result |
| 14. A. it | B. them | C. this | D. one |
| 15. A. taking up | B. looking down to | C. checking up | D. looking up at |
| 16. A. trust | B. exchange | C. mistake | D. regard |
| 17. A. Though | B. But | C. Since | D. So |
| 18. A. matching | B. attaching | C. relating | D. connecting |
| 19. A. career | B. life | C. study | D. success |
| 20. A. how | B. why | C. where | D. when |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者的儿子John一个偶然的机会买到了一件二手的衣服，儿子特别喜欢，穿着去上学，其他的孩子也喜欢，就连儿子的老师也喜欢他的这件衣服，John从此像变了一个人。变得会体贴别人，关心别人了。
（1）考查动词短语。句意：当其他的外套都垂头丧气的时候，这一件却好像挺直了身子。turn up“出现”； show up“露面”； hold up“举起”； hang up“挂断电话”。其他的大衣都显得没精打采，惟独这件衣服气场不凡。故选C。
（2）考查形容词。句意：那件大衣做工精美，是Fifth Avenue的名牌，价格令人难以置信，只卖28美元，当时很受青少年的欢迎，但新的可能要几百美元。unreasonable“不合理的”； expected“ 预期的”；acceptable“可接受的”； unbelievable“难以置信的”。与下文“but could cost several hundred dollars new.”相对应，两者相比价格差距大，所以说28美元难以置信的 ，故选D。
（3）考查名词。句意：那件大衣做工精美，是Fifth Avenue的名牌，价格令人难以置信，只卖28美元，当时很受青少年的欢迎，但新的可能要几百美元。adult “成年人”；teenager“青少年”； woman“妇女”；stranger“陌生人”。根据上文可知John 14岁和下文“Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,”可以推知这件衣服在青少年中受欢迎。故选B。
（4）考查名词。句意：这件外套更好，带有古典优雅的风格。color“颜色”； style“款式”； price “价格”； size“尺寸”。根据“classic elegance（优雅）”可知这里说的是款式，故选B。
（5）考查动词。句意：第二天，约翰穿着这件外套去上学，回家时脸上带着灿烂的微笑。wear“穿”； carry“携带”； lend“ 借”； send“发送”。通过同学们对这件衣服的评价可知约翰就穿着它去上学了。故选A。
（6）考查副词。句意：“他们喜欢它，”他说着，在椅背上小心翼翼地把它折叠起来，然后把它放平。carefully“仔细地”； comfortably“舒服地”； casually“随意地”； quickly“迅速地”。他一边说，一边在椅子背儿上把衣服仔细地叠起来，并甩手把它展平。说明了约翰对这件衣服的喜爱，故选A。
（7）考查名词。句意：在接下来的几个星期里，约翰发生了变化。happiness “幸福”； matter“事情”； smile“微笑”； change“变化”。约翰的变化是：变得听话而不再故意作对。故选D。
（8）考查名词。句意：一致取代了矛盾，理性的讨论取代了激烈的争论。doubt“怀疑”； argument“争吵”； fight“斗争”； war“战争”。John遇事能心平气和地商讨而不再强词夺理。故选B。
（9）考查形容词。句意：他变得更有礼貌，更体贴，更想讨好人。thoughtful “体贴的”； handsome“英俊的”； hopeful“有希望的”；curious“好奇的”。下文对弟弟的做法说明他变得更明事理、更有礼貌，也更体贴人了。故选A。
（10）考查介词。句意：他会很慷慨地把自己的磁带借给弟弟，并教训他的行为。lecture作“讲演,讲课”解时,是不及物动词。说“讲授某课程”时常与介词on连用,故选C。
（11）考查动词。句意：当我向他的老师提起这件事，想知道是什么引起了这些变化时，她笑着说，“一定是他的外衣!”。discover“发现”； confirm“确认”； conclude“推断”； wonder“想知道，纳闷”。当我对他的一个老师提起这件事，并说我不知道这是为什么他变化这么大，故选D。
（12）考查情态动词。句意：“一定是他的外衣!”。can “会”； should“应该”； will“将”； must“一定”。老师笑着说：“一定是因为他的大衣！”must be表示有把握的推测，故选D。
（13）考查名词。句意：另一位老师告诉他，她给他一个好分数，不仅因为他应得的，还因为她喜欢他的大衣。present“礼物”； mark“分数”； word“消息”； result“结果”。另一个老师告诉他，她要给他一个好成绩。故选B。
（14）考查代词。句意：另一位老师告诉他，她给他一个好分数，不仅因为他应得的，还因为她喜欢他的大衣。这里用it代替mark，不仅仅因为他理应获得，还因为她喜欢他的大衣。故选A。
（15）考查动词短语。句意：他惊讶地问道，抬头看看约翰的新高度，打量着他外套的剪裁，然后伸出手，绅士间互相握手。take up“拿起”； look down to“向下看”； check up“检查”； look up at “向上看”。看着约翰长高的个子。故选D。
（16）考查动词。句意：约翰和我都知道，我们绝不能把一个人的衣服错当成里面真正的人。trust “信任”； exchange “交换”； mistake for“误认为”； regard“看待”。约翰和我都知道不应该以貌取人。故选C。
（17）考查连词。句意：但有一点值得说的是，要让世界看到一个优秀的标准，并让它与内在和外在相匹配。though“尽管”；but“但是”； since“既然”；so“因此”。可穿着优雅为世人看，在思想上、言语上、行动上实践优秀的标准，以达到内外的和谐统一，这又另当别论。故选B。
（18）考查动词短语。句意：但有一点值得说的是，要让世界看到一个优秀的标准，并让它与内在和外在相匹配。match to“与……相搭配”；attach to“把……附在”；relate to“涉及”； connect to “连接到”。在思想上、言语上、行动上实践优秀的标准，以达到内外的和谐统一。故选A。
（19）考查名词。句意：对约翰来说，在这个时代，尝试不同的生活方式就像试衣服一样简单。career“事业”； life“生活”； study“学习”； D. success“成功”。那时尝试不同的生活方式就如同试衣服一样简单。故选B。
（20）考查定语从句。句意：整个世界，整个未来展现在我们面前，一片广阔的天地，所有的门都敞开着。先行词是landscape，在定语从句中作状语。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，介词，代词，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．完形填空
I believe that life's toughest lessons are best learned through personal experience. Throughout my childhood, my grandmother 1 me with unconditional love but always stressed, "You're not 2 than anyone else, but you're just as good as anyone. Treat others with 3 , and you would earn respect 4 ."
However, I never really 5 it until I was seventeen and got a summer job as a janitor. As I 6 floors and toilets, I watched people walk right by me and ignore my 7 . This made me feel angry and wonder why they treated me so poorly.
When I 8 to my grandmother, she offered me some words of 9 and reminded me never to forget the feeling of being " 10 " and to do the best job, because it was still my work, in which I should take 11 . She added that it would make me a better man someday.
Make me a better man someday? She must be 12 , I thought to myself. But I needed the job to 13 college and there were few other jobs available, 14 I bit my tongue and kept on working as best as I could for the 15 of the summer.
Today, when asked what job helped prepare me to gain the 16 of a key university, I tell people it was my summer job cleaning restrooms that 17 me as a man and, down the road, as an educator.
As you can see, 18 can only be understood by walking in a lot of different shoes. So I suggest students 19 of their comfort zones and get deeply involved in different work and community experience. It's essential for people to find 20 in every person, no matter who they are or what they do for a living.
| 1. A. provided | B. offered | C. gave | D. afforded |
| 2. A. higher | B. more | C. better | D. lower |
| 3. A. care | B. anger | C. patience | D. dignity |
| 4. A. in order | B. in return | C. in advance | D. in need |
| 5. A. worried | B. appreciated | C. admitted | D. understood |
| 6. A. repaired | B. cleaned | C. swept | D. mopped |
| 7. A. glance | B. commitment | C. instruction | D. presence |
| 8. A. attended | B. suggested | C. complained | D. explained |
| 9. A. belief | B. comfort | C. surprise | D. excitement |
| 10. A. invisible | B. horrible | C. angry | D. poor |
| 11. A. interest | B. pride | C. part | D. charge |
| 12. A. joking | B. promising | C. misleading | D. outstanding |
| 13. A. send for | B. go for | C. look for | D. pay for |
| 14. A. or | B. however | C. so | D. but |
| 15. A. rest | B. time | C. heat | D. hope |
| 16. A. friendship | B. leadership | C. relationship | D. hardship |
| 17. A. served | B. viewed | C. shaped | D. treated |
| 18. A. lessons | B. method | C. facts | D. theories |
| 19. A. run out | B. drop out | C. give out | D. get out |
| 20. A. secret | B. fault | C. value | D. way |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过一个夏天的打工经历，切身体会到书本得来终觉浅，生活才是最好的老师。从而鼓励他人去涉足不同的工作，体验不同的社会经历。
（1）考查动词。句意：在我的整个童年，我的祖母提供给了我无条件的爱，但总是有压力。A. provided”提供“；B. offered”提供“；C. gave”给予“；D. afforded”付的起“。结合下文”me with unconditional love“可知是指作者的祖母提供给了作者无条件的爱，provide sb. with sth.固定短语，“给提供某人某物”。故选A。
（2）考查形容词。句意：你并不比别人好，但你和别人一样好。A. higher”更高的“；B. more”更多的“；C. better”更好的“；D. lower”更低的“。根据下文”but you're just as good as anyone“可知你并不比别人好，但你和别人一样好。故选C。
（3）考查名词。句意：尊重别人，你也会得到别人的尊重。A. care”关心“；B. anger”愤怒“；C. patience”耐心“；D. dignity”尊严“。根据下文”you would earn respect“可知是有尊严地对待别人。故选D。
（4）考查介词短语。句意：尊重别人，你也会得到别人的尊重。A. in order”整齐“；B. in return”作为报答“；C. in advance”提前“；D. in need”在穷困中的“。你尊重别人，自然别人也会对你报以尊重。故选B。
（5）考查动词。句意：然而，直到17岁那年，我找到了一份暑期清洁工的工作，才真正明白了这一点。A. worried”担心“；B. appreciated”欣赏“；C. admitted”承认“；D. understood”明白“。根据最后一段中的”can only be understood by walking in a lot of different shoes“可知此处是真正明白了奶奶的话。故选D。
（6）考查动词。句意：当我在打扫地面和厕所时，我注意到人们从我身边走过，无视我的存在。A. repaired”修理“；B. cleaned”打扫“；C. swept”扫除“；D. mopped”拖地“。作者的工作是清洁工，因此选词要与之相对应。根据下文中的”my summer job cleaning restrooms“可知，选B。
（7）考查名词。句意：当我在打扫地面和厕所时，我注意到人们从我身边走过，无视我的存在。A. glance”瞥见“；B. commitment”承诺“；C. instruction”指令“；D. presence”存在“。根据上文”I watched people walk right by me and ignore my“可知人们从我身边走过，无视我的存在。故选D。
（8）考查动词。句意：当我向奶奶抱怨时，她安慰了我几句，并提醒我永远不要忘记“被忽视”的感觉，要做最好的工作，因为这仍然是我的工作，我应该感到自豪。A. attended”参加“；B. suggested”建议“；C. complained”抱怨“；D. explained”解释“。上文提到作者在工作中被人忽视，此处应该是向奶奶抱怨，故选C。
（9）考查名词。句意：当我向奶奶抱怨时，她安慰了我几句，并提醒我永远不要忘记“被忽视”的感觉，要做最好的工作，因为这仍然是我的工作，我应该感到自豪。A. belief”相信“；B. comfort”安慰“；C. surprise”惊奇“；D. excitement”兴奋“。根据下文中奶奶说的话可知奶奶给了作者一些安慰和鼓励。故选B。
（10）考查形容词。句意：当我向奶奶抱怨时，她安慰了我几句，并提醒我永远不要忘记“被忽视”的感觉，要做最好的工作，因为这仍然是我的工作，我应该感到自豪。A. invisible”忽视，无形的“；B. horrible”可怕的“；C. angry”生气的“；D. poor”贫穷的“。此处应该是承接上文中作者抱怨被忽视，根据语境选A。
（11）考查名词。句意：因为这仍然是我的工作，我应该为此感到自豪。A. interest”兴趣“；B. pride”自豪“；C. part”部分“；D. charge”费用“。根据下文”She added that it would make me a better man someday.“可知奶奶补充说工作有一天会是我成为更好的人，因此我应该为自己的工作感到自豪。take pride in sth固定短语“为某事感到自豪”，故选B。
（12）考查动词。句意：我自言自语，她肯定是在开玩笑。A. joking”开玩笑的“；B. promising”有希望的“；C. misleading”误导的“；D. outstanding”杰出的“。设空前一句是反问句，可知作者怀疑奶奶的观点，因此认为奶奶是在说笑话。根据语境选A。
（13）考查动词短语。句意：但是我需要这份工作来支付我的大学学费，而且几乎没有其他的工作可以做，所以我忍住不说话，在暑假剩下的时间里尽我最大的努力工作。A. send for”召唤“；B. go for”主张“；C. look for”寻找“；D. pay for”支付“。根据语境可以推测作者暑假打工就是为了赚学费。故选D。
（14）考查连词。句意：但是我需要这份工作来支付我的大学学费，而且几乎没有其他的工作可以做，所以我忍住不说话，在暑假剩下的时间里尽我最大的努力工作。A. or”或者“；B. however”然而“；C. so”因此“；D. but”但是“。根据句意可知，上下文之间是因果关系，故选C。
（15）考查动词。句意：但是我需要这份工作来支付我的大学学费，而且几乎没有其他的工作可以做，所以我忍住不说话，在暑假剩下的时间里尽我最大的努力工作。A. rest”剩余“；B. time”时间“；C. heat”热度“；D. hope”希望“。根据上文可知作者为了赚取学费，只能咬牙坚持下来，做完暑假剩下时间里的工作。the rest of“剩余的”，故选A。
（16）考查名词。句意：今天，当被问及是什么工作帮助我获得了一所重点大学的领导职位时，我告诉人们，是我的暑期打扫厕所的工作塑造了我作为一个男人的形象，并使我日后成为一名教育工作者。A. friendship”友谊“；B. leadership”领导能力“；C. relationship”关系“；D. hardship”困苦“。根据下文中的educator可推测，作者现在应该是一个重点大学的领导。根据句意选B。
（17）考查动词。句意：今天，当被问及是什么工作帮助我获得了一所重点大学的领导职位时，我告诉人们，是我的暑期打扫厕所的工作塑造了我作为一个男人的形象，并使我日后成为一名教育工作者。A. served”服务“；B. viewed”观察“；C. shaped”塑造“；D. treated”对待“。根据上文”I tell people it was my summer job cleaning restrooms that“可知是暑期打扫厕所的工作塑造了我作为一个男人的形象。故选C。
（18）考查名词。句意：正如你所见的，只有经历了不同的工作才能真正理解生活的教训。A. lessons”课程，教训“；B. method”方法“；C. facts”事实“；D. theories”理论“。此处指只有经历了不同的工作才能真正理解生活的教训，此处与文章开头相呼应，根据”life's toughest lessons are best learned through personal experience“可知，选A。
（19）考查动词短语。句意：所以我建议同学们走出自己的舒适区，去涉足不同的工作体验不同的社会经历。A. run out”用完“；B. drop out”退出“；C. give out”分发“；D. get out”出去“。作者一次艰难的打工经历让他领悟了生活的道理，因此他提出的建议应该与自己的经历有关。故选D。
（20）考查名词。句意：不管他们是谁，不管他们从事什么工作为生，发现每个人的价值非常重要。A. secret”秘密“；B. fault”错误“；C. value”价值“；D. way”方法“。本句是对全文的总结，也是作者自己的感悟。根据语境选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，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。
10．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。
Axel Winch was born nearly 13 weeks prematurely (早产地). He 1 2 pounds, 12 ounces and had bleeding in his brain, vision and hearing 2 . After a week in the 3 in Grand Junction, where parents Melissa and Adam Winch live, he 4 a life-threatening intestinal (肠道的) condition. Doctors 5 to airlift (空运) Axel and Melissa more than 200 miles to Children's Hospital in Aurora.
His health remained 6 over the next few weeks as his lungs shut down. "There were many times we didn't think he was going to 7 ." Adam said. 8 , support was on the way. Melissa, 39, is a police officer. The police department in Grand Junction 9 officers in Aurora. Soon, members of the Aurora police department 10 the hospital with offers of help. One brought them banana bread. A detective gave the 11 a place to stay.
But then things got 12 again. After weeks of caring for Axel in Aurora, the couple had to briefly return to Grand Junction on two separate 13 . First, their house had been under contract and they had to 14 in two days. The second time, Melissa's 15 had run out, so she had to return to work for a few days. They hated having to abandon their son, who had improved but was still facing 16 surgeries.
"We were afraid he was going to die while we were gone," Adam says. Aurora police Mike set up a 17 for his officers to spend time with Axel—when his 18 couldn't he there. They 19 the parents photos of themselves asleep with Axel and updates from the nurses. After four months in the hospital, Axel was 20 enough to go home.
| 1. A. lost | B. measured | C. weighed | D. gained |
| 2. A. mistakes | B. problems | C. systems | D. aids |
| 3. A. hospital | B. family | C. prison | D. church |
| 4. A. determined | B. changed | C. improved | D. developed |
| 5. A. decided | B. promised | C. waited | D. hoped |
| 6. A. stable | B. safe | C. dangerous | D. harmful |
| 7. A. play | B. live | C. work | D. study |
| 8. A. Gradually | B. Obviously | C. Properly | D. Fortunately |
| 9. A. contacted | B. fired | C. praised | D. persuaded |
| 10. A. escaped | B. left | C. flooded | D. shut |
| 11. A. team | B. child | C. couple | D. policeman |
| 12. A. correct | B. tough | C. normal | D. easy |
| 13. A. areas | B. classes | C. occasions | D. groups |
| 14. A. move out | B. break down | C. pull in | D. stay up |
| 15. A. idea | B. luck | C. energy | D. leave |
| 16. A. open | B. further | C. previous | D. quiet |
| 17. A. house | B. company | C. schedule | D. library |
| 18. A. classmates | B. friends | C. teachers | D. parents |
| 19. A. handed | B. asked | C. texted | D. returned |
| 20. A. strong | B. brave | C. fast | D. confident |
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，早产儿阿克塞尔体弱多病，被转院到奥罗拉的儿童医院。当地的，向这个多灾多难的家庭给予了无私的帮助。在孩子父母不在孩子身边这段期间，他们轮流在医院照顾孩子，并把孩子的最新消息发送给父母。经过四个月的住院治疗，孩子终于可以出院了与家人团聚。
（1）考查动词。句意：他重2磅12盎司，脑部出血，视力和听力都有问题。A. lost“丢失”；B. measured“测量”；C. weighed“称……重量”；D. gained“获得”。根据"prematurely, 2 pounds, 12 ounces"可知，早产儿的重量只有2磅12盎司。故选C。
（2）考查名词。句意：他重2磅12盎司，脑部出血，视力和听力都有问题。A. mistakes“错误”；B. problems“问题”；C. systems“系统”；D. aids“帮助”。根据常识判断，早产儿与正常生产的婴儿相比，身体状况会差一些，身体会有诸多问题。故选B。
（3）考查名词。句意：在父母梅丽莎和亚当·温奇居住的当地医院——Grand Junction医院，住了一周后，他患上了一种危及生命的肠道疾病。A. hospital“医院”；B. family“家庭”；C. prison“监狱”；D. church“教堂”。根据下文可知，医生决定将孩子转院，那么孩子一定是出生在医院，并在那里住了一周的院。故选A。
（4）考查动词。句意：在父母梅丽莎和亚当·温奇居住的当地医院——Grand Junction医院，住了一周后，他患上了一种危及生命的肠道疾病。住院一周后，又患上了肠道疾病。A. determined“决定”；B. changed“改变”；C. improved“提高”；D. developed“（开始）患”。故选D。
（5）考查动词。句意：医生决定空运阿克塞尔和梅丽莎转院到200多英里外的奥罗拉的儿童医院。A. decided“决定”；B. promised“承诺”；C. waited“等待”；D. hoped“希望”。根据上文"life-threatening"可知，这种肠道疾病能够危及生命，所以医生决定将空运阿克塞尔和梅丽莎转院到200多英里外的奥罗拉的儿童医院，以寻求更好的救治。故选A。
（6）考查形容词。句意：在接下来的几个星期里，他的健康状况仍然很危险，因为他的肺停止了呼吸。A. stable“稳定的”；B. safe“安全的”；C. dangerous“危险的”；D. harmful“有害的”。根据"his lungs shut down."可知，他的肺停止了呼吸，所以健康状况仍然很危险。故选C。
（7）考查动词。句意：我们曾多次认为他不会活下来。A. play“玩”；B. live“生活”；C. work“工作”；D. study“学习”。根据上文可知以，孩子是早产儿，且患有多种严重的疾病，所以父母曾多次认为他不会活下来。故选B。
（8）考查副词。句意：幸运地，他们得到了其他人的帮助。A. Gradually“逐渐地”；B. Obviously“明显地”；C. Properly“正确地”；D. Fortunately“幸运地”。根据"support was on the way"可知，他们得到了其他人的帮助，这是很幸运的。故选D。
（9）考查动词。句意：梅丽莎，39岁，是一名警官。Grand Junction局联系了Aurora的警官。A. contacted“联系”；B. fired“解雇”；C. praised“赞扬”；D. persuaded“说服”。根据下文可知，奥罗拉局的警员涌入向医院向他们提供帮助。所以Grand Junction局联系了Aurora的，与他们沟通了这件事情。故选A。
（10）考查动词。句意：不久，奥罗拉局的涌入医院向他们提供帮助。A. escaped“逃脱”；B. left“离开”；C. flooded“涌入”；D. shut“关闭”。很多的都很热心，愿意帮助他们。所以flooded“涌入”符合语境。故选C。
（11）考查名词。句意：一个侦探向这对夫妇提供了住的地方。A. team“组”；B. child“孩子”；C. couple“夫妇”；D. policeman“”。孩子被转移到了奥罗拉的儿童医院，父母就需要陪护和照顾孩子。所以他们身处异地，一定是没有地方住的，所以一个侦探向这对夫妇提供了住的地方。故选C。
（12）考查形容词。句意：但事情又变得糟糕起来。A. correct“正确的”；B. tough“有困难的，棘手的”；C. normal“正常的”；D. easy“容易的”。根据下文可知，父母由于客观原因，不能照顾孩子。所以对他们来说，雪上加霜，事情又变得糟糕起来。故选B。
（13）考查名词。句意：这对夫妇在奥罗拉照顾了阿克塞尔几个星期后，因为两个不同的理由，他们不得不暂时回到Grand Junction。A. areas“地区”；B. classes“班级”；C. occasions“时机，理由”；D. groups“组”。根据下文"First…The second time"可知，两个不同的理由迫使这对夫妇不得不暂时回到Grand Junction。故选C。
（14）考查动词短语。句意：首先，根据合同，他们必须要在两天内搬走。A. move out“搬出”；B. break down“出故障”；C. pull in“进站停车”；D. stay up“熬夜”。根据"under contract"可知，根据合同，他们必须要在两天内搬走。可见房子已经到期。故选A。
（15）考查名词。句意：梅丽莎的请假已经到期，她必须回去工作。A. idea“观点”；B. luck“幸运”；C. energy“能量”；D. leave“休假”。根据"she had to return to work for a few days"可知，梅丽莎的请假已经到期。故选D。
（16）考查形容词。句意：他们不愿离开儿子，孩子的病情有所好转，但还需要进一步的手术治疗。A. open“开着的”；B. further“更远的，深一层的”；C. previous“以前的”；D. quiet“安静的”。根据but可知，前后句意表示转折关系，说明孩子还需要进一步的手术治疗。故选B。
（17）考查名词。句意：当孩子的父母不在身边期间，奥罗拉局的麦克警员，为所有的安排了一个照顾孩子的时间表。A. house“房子”；B. company“公司”；C. schedule“日程安排”；D. library“图书馆”。根据"…spend time with Axel"可知，为了照顾阿克塞尔，麦克为所有的警员安排了一个照顾孩子的时间表。故选C。
（18）考查名词。句意：当孩子的父母不在身边期间，排了一个照顾孩子的时间表。A. classmates“同学”；B. friends“朋友”；C. teachers“教师”；D. parents“父母”。根据"…spend time with Axel"可知，为了照顾阿克塞尔，奥罗拉局的麦克警员，为所有的警员安排了一个照顾孩子的时间表。根据上文，父母回到了Grand Junction，所以没在孩子身边。故选D。
（19）考查动词。句意：他们把他们哄孩子睡觉的照片和从护士那里获得的关于孩子的最新信息，通过短信的形式发给了孩子的父母。A. handed“传递”；B. asked“问”；C. texted“给……发短信”；D. returned“回来”。因为父母不在身边，所以警员们通过短信的形式把他们哄孩子睡觉的照片和从护士那里获得的最新的关于孩子的信息发给了孩子的父母。故选C。
（20）考查形容词。句意：经历了四个月的住院治疗后，阿克塞尔体弱多病的状况得到改善，足够强壮可以回家了。A. strong“强壮的”；B. brave“勇敢的”；C. fast“快的”；D. confident“自信的”。经过治疗和警员们的细心照顾，孩子体弱多病的状况得到改善，足够强壮可以回家了。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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