一、高中英语完形填空
1．阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 1 me to her with these words: \"I would like you to meet the fellow who is 2 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 3 than tomorrow morning.\"
My stepmother walked over to me, 4 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, \"You are 5 .This is not the worst boy at all, 6 the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm.\" That statement began a(n) 7 between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my 8 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that. She changed many things. She 9 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more 10 and my brother and I could be better 11 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 12 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I 13 it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 14 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 15 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the 16 beneficiary (受益者).My father became the 17 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power 18 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is 19 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 20 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm. 1. A. rushed 3. A. sooner 4. A. dragged 5. A. perfect 6. A. but 8. A. opinion 9. A. begged
B. introduced C. carried
C. mistaken C. longer C. raised C. wrong C. and
B. earlier B. shook B. right B. so B. image
D. sent D. rewarded D. later D. bent D. impolite D. or D. relationship D. invited D. useful
2. A. distinguished B. favored
7. A. agreement B. friendship C. gap
B. persuaded C. ordered
C. expectation D. mind
10. A. successful B. meaningful C. helpful
11. A. treated 12. A. camera 14. A. belief 15. A. teaching 16. A. next 17. A. cleverest
B. entertained C. educated B. radio B. request B. studying B. same
C. bicycle C. criticism C. writing C. only
D. respected D. typewriter D. appreciated D. description D. reading D. real D. confidence D. doubt
13. A. considered B. suspected C. ignored
B. strongest C. wealthiest D. healthiest
C. traditionally D. constantly C. reach
18. A. enthusiasm B. sympathy C. fortune 19. A. deliberately B. happily 20. A. match
B. win
【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）D；（4）C；（5）C；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）A；（11）C；（12）D；（13）D；（14）A；（15）B；（16）C；（17）C；（18）A；（19）D；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个继母对作者的肯定，从而激发了孩子心中的对成功的渴望，继母心中的热情，终于促使作者成功了。
（1）考查动词。A. rushed“冲”；B. introduced“介绍”；C. carried“运送”；D. sent“送，派遣”。根据下文“I would like you to meet the fellow，”可知这里指爸爸把我介绍给了继母。故选B。
（2）考查形容词。A. distinguished“著名的”；B. favored“支持的，有利的”；C. mistaken“错误的”；D. rewarded“受到奖励的”。根据上文的“for being the worst boy”可知，作者因为是最坏的孩子而著名。故选A。
（3）考查副词。A. sooner“很快”；B. earlier“更早”；C. longer“更长”；D. later“后来，迟于”。这里指作者不迟于明天早上就会向继母扔石头。no later than“不迟于”，故选D。 （4）考查动词。A. dragged“拖拉”；B. shook“震动，摇晃”；C. raised“举起，提高，筹集，饲养”；D. bent“弯腰”。根据后面的单词upward，可知继母轻轻的抬起我的头。故选C。 （5）考查形容词。A. perfect“完美的”；B. right“正确的”；C. wrong“错误的”；D. impolite“不礼貌的”。根据下文的“This is not the worst boy at all, ”可知是反驳爸爸的话，你错了。故选C。
（6）考查连词。A. but“但是”；B. so“因此”；C. and“并且”；D. or“或者”。这句话使用的是not…but…结构，这不是最坏的男孩而是最好的男孩还没有找到热情的出口。故选A。 （7）考查名词。A. agreement“同意”；B. friendship“友谊”；C. gap“缺口，分歧，间隔”；D. relationship“关系”。这句话开始了我们之间的友谊，用友谊说明关系的亲密。故选B。 （8）考查名词。A. opinion“观点”；B. image“形象”；C. expectation“期望”；D. mind“思维”。我的家庭和邻居让我在内心认定自己一直是一个坏男孩。故选D。
（9）考查动词。A. begged“乞求”；B. persuaded“说服”；C. ordered“命令”；D. invited“邀请”。继母说服了我父亲去上一个牙科学校。故选B。
（10）考查形容词。A. successful“成功的”；B. meaningful“有意义的”；C. helpful“有帮助的”；D. useful“有用的”。修饰career用successful，在那儿我父亲的事业将更加成功。故选A。
（11）考查动词。A. treated“对待”；B. entertained“娱乐”；C. educated“教育”；D. respected“尊敬”。因为是说孩子们的，可知在那，我们弟兄们可以得到更好的教育。故选C。
（12）考查名词。A. camera“照相机”；B. radio“收音机”；C. bicycle“自行车”；D. typewriter“打字机”。根据下文“told me that she believed that I could become a writer.”可知继母相信作者能成为一个作家，所以给他买了个二手打字机。故选 D。
（13）考查动词。A. considered“考虑”；B. suspected“怀疑”；C. ignored“忽视”；D. appreciated“感激”。根据下文“I saw how it had already improved our lives.”可知，我非常感激她的热心。故选D。
（14）考查名词。A. belief“信念”；B. request“要求”；C. criticism“批评”；D. description“描述”。根据上文“she believed that I could become a writer.”可知，我接受了她的信念。故选A。
（15）考查动词。A. teaching“教学”；B. studying“学习”；C. writing“写作”；D. reading“阅读”。我从事的写作，故选B。
（16）考查形容词。A. next“下一个”；B. same“同样的”；C. only“唯一的”；D. real“真的”。根据下文的“My father became the ___17___man in town.”可知我不是唯一的受益者。故选C。
（17）考查形容词。A. cleverest“最聪明的”；B. strongest“最强大的”；C. wealthiest“最有钱的”；D. healthiest“最健康的”。前面说：我不是唯一的受益者，可知我爸爸也事业有成，成了我们镇上最富裕的人。故选C。
（18）考查名词。A. enthusiasm“热情”；B. sympathy“同情”；C. fortune“运气，财产”；D. confidence“自信”。根据上文“Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success”可知热情有着强大的力量。故选A。
（19）考查副词。A. deliberately“故意地”；B. happily“快乐地”；C. traditionally“传统地”；D. constantly“不断地”。根据下文的“it becomes an irresistible force”可知热情不断得到增强。故选D 。
（20）考查动词。A. match“相比，匹配”；B. win“赢得”；C. reach“到达”；D. doubt“怀疑”。这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的。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。
2．阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students' friend. As they 1 along, they saw a pair of old shoes 2 on the road, which they thought belonged to a poor man who was working in a field nearby. The student 3 to the professor, saying, \"Let us play a 4 on the man: we will 5 his shoes, and conceal (隐藏) ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his anxiety 6 he cannot find them.\"
\"My young friend,\" answered the professor, \"we 7 never enjoy ourselves by 8 the poor. Since you are 9 , why not give yourself a much greater pleasure by helping the poor man? Put a(n) 10 into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 11 how the discovery affects him.\" The student did so, and they both hid themselves behind the 12 .
The poor man soon 13 his work, and came across the field to the road 14 he had left his shoes. While putting on his shoes, he felt something 15 . He stooped (弯腰) down to see 16 it was, and found the coin. He was greatly surprised. He then 17 him on all sides, but found nobody. He then put the coin into his pocket, and his surprise was doubled when he found 18 coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent (热烈的) thanksgiving, in which he 19 his sick wife and his children without bread. The student was 20 moved and his eyes were filled with tears. 1. A. ran 2. A. laying 3. A. turned 4. A. game 5. A. buy 6. A. when 7. A. must 9. A. young 10. A. coin 11. A. hear 12. A. house 13. A. began 14. A. where 15. A. light 16. A. how 18. A. another 20. A. quickly
B. went B. lying B. took B. match B. sell B. since B. should B. old B. gift B. listen B. door B. finished B. when B. heavy B. which B. other B. slowly
C. got C. putting C. rushed C. trick C. borrow C. while C. would C. poor C. stone C. watch C. bushes C. ended C. that C. soft C. who C. the other C. thought of C. suddenly
D. came D. sitting D. reached D. present D. hide D. until D. need D. rich D. egg D. ask D. trees D. refused D. which D. hard D. what D. others D. thought over D. deeply
8. A. taking care of B. looking down upon C. making fun of D. making use of
17. A. looked around B. looked after 19. A. talked about B. spoke of
C. turned around D. turned off
【答案】 （1）B；（2）B；（3）A；（4）C；（5）D；（6）A；（7）B；（8）C；（9）D；（10）A；（11）C；（12）C；（13）B；（14）A；（15）D；（16）D；（17）A；（18）C；（19）B；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个年轻人想恶作剧，看看把穷人的鞋藏起来他会有什么反映。但和他一起散步的教授劝阻了他，相反让他在穷人的鞋里放两枚硬币。结果穷人很感激，并且跪下向上帝感恩。文章通过这个故事向读者传达了一个真谛：给予更幸福。
（1）考查动词。句意：当散步时，他们看见路上有一双鞋，并且认为这双鞋是附近干农活的一个穷人的。A. ran“跑”；B. went “走”；C. got“得到，到达”；D. came“来”。根据上文的“A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor”可知学生和教授一起散步，故选B。
（2）考查动词。句意：当散步时，他们看见路上有一双鞋，并且认为这双鞋是附近干农活的一个穷人的。A. laying“放置，产卵”；B. lying“躺，位于”；C. putting“放”；D. sitting“坐”。此处是指一双鞋在路上，用“位于”符合语境，故选B。
（3）考查动词。句意：学生转过头对教授说：“我们来捉弄一下这个人，把他的鞋藏起来，然后我们躲在灌木丛的后面，等着看他找不到鞋时的焦虑。” A. turned“转”；B. took“带”；C. rushed “冲”；D. reached“到达”。结合上文可知学生和教授并排散步，故此处用“转过头对教授说”符合语境和逻辑，故选A。
（4）考查名词。句意：学生转过头对教授说：“我们来捉弄一下这个人，把他的鞋藏起来，然后我们躲在灌木丛的后面，等着看他找不到鞋时的焦虑。”A. game“游戏”；B. match“比赛”；C. trick“把戏，戏弄”；D. present“礼物”。根据下文的“we will____5____his shoes, and conceal (隐藏) ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his anxiety___6___he cannot find them.”可知学生想要看穷人找不到鞋的那种焦虑，故推测他想捉弄别人，play a trick on sb固定短语”捉弄某人“，故选C。
（5）考查动词。句意：学生转过头对教授说：“我们来捉弄一下这个人，把他的鞋藏起来，然后我们躲在灌木丛的后面，等着看他找不到鞋时的焦虑。”A. buy”买“；B. sell”卖“；C. borrow”借“；D. hide”藏“。根据下文的”and conceal (隐藏) ourselves behind those bushes“可知选D。
（6）考查连词。句意：学生转过头对教授说：“我们来捉弄一下这个人，把他的鞋藏起来，然后我们躲在灌木丛的后面，等着看他找不到鞋时的焦虑。”A. when” 当......的时候“；B. since”自从“；C. while”当.......的时候，然而“；D. until”直到“。结合上下文此处是指学生想看穷人找不到鞋时的那种焦虑，故用“当”符合语境，while作为此意时引导的句子必须是延续性动词，故选A。
（7）考查情态动词。句意：教授回答道：“我年轻的朋友，我们不应该通过捉弄别人来娱乐自己。” A. must”必须“；B. should”应该“；C. would”会“；D. need”需要“。根据下文”Since you are___9___, why not give yourself a much greater pleasure by helping the poor man?“可知教授建议学生放硬币在穷人的鞋里，故推测他觉得“不应该捉弄别人”符合语境，故选B。 （8）考查动词短语。句意：教授回答道：“我年轻的朋友，我们不应该通过捉弄别人来娱乐自己。”A. taking care of ”照顾“；B. looking down upon”轻视“；C. making fun of ”捉弄“；D. making use of”利用“。根据上文的”Let us play a____4____on the man“可知此处用“捉弄”符合语境，故选C。
（9）考查形容词。句意：既然你富裕，何不通过帮助这个人让你自己得到更大的快乐呢？A. young”年轻的“；B. old”老的“；C. poor”穷的“；D. rich”富裕的“。根据下文的”He stooped (弯腰) down to see____16____it was, and found the coin.“可知学生在穷人的鞋里放了硬币，故此处用“富裕的”符合语境，故选D。
（10）考查名词。句意：每只鞋里放一个硬币，然后我们躲起来观察，这个发现对他有什
么影响。A. coin”硬币“；B. gift”礼物“；C. stone”石头“；D. egg”鸡蛋“。根据下文的”He stooped (弯腰) down to see____16____it was, and found the coin.“可知此处用“硬币”符合语境，coin是原词复现，故选A。
（11）考查动词。句意：每只鞋里放一个硬币，然后我们躲起来观察，这个发现对他有什么影响。A. hear”听见“；B. listen”听“；C. watch”观察“；D. ask”问“。根据上文的”wait to see his anxiety___6___he cannot find them.”可知此处用“观察”符合语境，watch和see是同义词复现，故选C。
（12）考查名词。句意：学生照做了，然后他们二人躲在灌木丛的后面。A. house“房子”；B. door“门”；C. bushes“灌木”；D. trees“树”。根据上文的“and conceal (隐藏) ourselves behind those bushes”可知此处用“灌木”符合语境，bushes是原词复现，故选C。
（13）考查动词。句意：穷人很快完成了他的工作，然后穿过田地来到之前放鞋的地方。A. began“开始”；B. finished“完成”；C. ended“结束”；D. refused“拒绝”。根据下文的“While putting on his shoes”,可知穷人穿上了鞋，故推测他已经完成了田里的工作，故选B。 （14）考查定语从句。句意：穷人很快完成了他的工作，然后穿过田地来到之前放鞋的地方。先行词road在从句中作地点状语应用关系副词where，故选A。
（15）考查形容词。句意：当穿鞋时，他感觉到硬的东西。A. light“浅的，轻的”；B. heavy“重的”；C. soft“柔软的”；D. hard“硬的”。根据下文的“and found the coin.”可知穷人的鞋里有硬币，故此处用“硬的”符合语境，故选D。
（16）考查宾语从句。句意：他弯下腰去看是什么，结果发现了硬币。此处是宾语从句连接词，从句缺表语，且指物，应用连接词what，故选D。
（17）考查动词。句意：然后他环顾四周，没有发现任何人。A. looked around“环顾四周”；B. looked after “照顾”；C. turned around“转动，扭转”；D. turned off“关掉”。根据下文的“but found nobody.”可知穷人没发现周围有人，故此处用“环顾四周”符合语境，look around和found是同义词复现，故选A。
（18）考查代词。句意：他把硬币放进口袋里，当他发现另一个硬币时更加惊讶。A. another“另一个”；B. other“其它的”；C. the other“另一个（总数为2）”；D. others“其它”。根据上文的“Put a(n)____10____into each shoe”,可知总共放了两枚硬币，两者中的另一个是the other，故选C。
（19）考查动词短语。句意：他跪在地上，大声对上帝说出了他的感恩，其中讲到了他生病的妻子和挨饿的孩子。A. talked about“谈论”；B. spoke of“讲到”；C. thought of “想起”；D. thought over“沉思”。结合上下文，此处是指穷人在感谢上帝时提到了自己的妻子和孩子，故用“讲到”符合语境，故选B。
（20）考查副词。句意：这个学生被深深地感动了，他的眼里充满了泪水。A. quickly“迅速的”；B. slowly“慢慢地”；C. suddenly“突然地”；D. deeply“深深地”。根据下文的“his eyes were filled with tears.”可推测学生被深深地感动了，故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，连词，代词，定语从句，宾语从句，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。
3．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought 1 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been 2 too long. It needed a family. Zigfried's 3 made a noise. He realized that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a 4 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike's.
Farmer Mike's house had been a great place for the little mouse 5 the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried 6 when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 7 into the room where grain was stored and was quite 8 as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he 9 a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat 10 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 11 the cat's paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a 12 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried's granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to 13 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came 14 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate. Zigfried's Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came 15 the next few days. Zigfried 16 every single hour of them. 17 the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 18 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 19 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The 20 froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: \"Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?\" 1. A. carefully 2. A. dirty 3. A. mouth 4. A. bag 5. A. although 6. A. jumped 7. A. broke 8. A. curious 9. A. took 10. A. strongly 11. A. escaped 12. A. close 13. A. celebrate 14. A. across 15. A. alive 16. A. counted
B. excitedly B. noisy B. nose B. stick B. until B. shocked B. marched B. nervous B. released B. irregularly B. touched B. happy B. from B. loose B. enjoyed
C. hopefully D. proudly C. messy C. bowl C. when C. paced C. pitiful C. felt C. slowly C. new C. off C. open C. missed
D. empty D. coat D. unless D. stole D. enjoyable D. drew D. wildly D. young D. up D. still D. wasted
C. stomach D. throat
C. trembled D. run
C. rubbed D. hold
B. communicate C. compete D. charge
17. A. However 18. A. sad 20. A. blood
B. Instead B. forced B. smile
C. Moreover D. Therefore C. polite C. tear
D. satisfied D. sweat
C. comment D. debate
19. A. introduction B. discussion
【答案】 （1）C；（2）D；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）C；（7）D；（8）B；（9）C；（10）D；（11）A；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）A；（16）B；（17）A；（18）D；（19）B；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，小老鼠Zigfried住在一座空荡荡的农舍，没吃没喝．圣诞节快到了，这座房子搬来了新主人，Zigfried过上了富足的生活．可惜好景不长，圣诞节这家的孩子就会有一只猫陪伴他们了．那么，Zigfried这个圣诞节会过得怎么样呢？ （1） 考查副词。A．carefully“仔细地”；B．excitedly“兴奋地”；C．hopefully“充满希望地”；D．proudly“自豪地”。这只小老鼠在窗户上哈气，然后把窗户擦亮，它满怀希望地想，或许今天会有人来．这里用hopefully指它的一种心情。故选C．
（2） 考查形容词。A．dirty“脏的”；B．noisy“吵闹的”；C．messy“混乱的”；D．empty“空的”。根据下文\"这座农舍需要有一家人住下\"，可知这里表示这座农舍空荡荡的，没有人住，故选D。
（3） 考查名词。A．mouth“嘴”；B．nose“鼻子”；C．stomach“胃”；D．throat“咽喉”。根据下文它意识到自己从昨天起就没有吃东西了，以及常识可知，饿的时候是\"肚子\"叫，而不是\"嘴巴\"\"鼻子\"或者\"喉咙\"，因此选C。
（4）考查名词。A．bag“包”；B．stick“棍”；C．bowl“碗”；D．coat“大衣”根据下文它把口袋装满了小麦，这是很重要的提示，可知它从自己的窝里拿起一个袋子就跑到隔壁的农民迈克家去了。 故选A。
（5） 考查状语从句．A．although“尽管”；B．until“直到......为止”；C．when“当......的时候”；D．unless“除非”。迈克家一直是这只小老鼠的天堂，直到迈克娶了妻子，而他的妻子带来了一只猫。猫是老鼠的天敌，猫来了对老鼠来说并不是一件好事，也就是说老鼠的好日子到头了。故选B。
（6） 考查动词 。A. jump\"跳跃\"；B.shocked“使震惊\"；C.tremble\"颤抖，发抖\"；D.run\"跑，经营\"。老鼠害怕猫是常识．句意：一想到他家的那只猫，Zigfried就害怕得浑身发抖，故选C。
（7）考查动词。A．broke” 弄坏“；B．marched”前进，行军“；C．paced”踱步，走来走去“；D．stole”偷“。这里用steal（into）描述小老鼠小心翼翼的神态和动作：它一边谨慎地向四周看，一边蹑手蹑脚地溜进存放谷物的房间。故选D。
（8） 考查形容词。A．curious”好奇的“；B．nervous”紧张的，不安的“；C．pitiful”可怜的，可鄙的“；D．enjoyable”欢乐的“。根据上文，因为害怕那只猫，它很小心，因此在往袋子里装粮食的时候\"很紧张\"．nervous形象地描述了老鼠当时害怕的心理，故选B。 （9） 考查动词。A．took ”拿走“；B．released”释放“；C．felt”感觉“；D．drew”绘画“。就在老鼠转身准备离开的时候，它感觉到耳旁有呼出的热气．这里用feel表示\"感觉\"到外来的呼吸，选C。
（10）考查副词。A．strongly”强烈地“；B．irregularly”不规则地，没规律地
“；．C．slowly”慢慢地“；D．wildly”疯狂地“。老鼠知道形势不妙，猫来了，就在它旁边，面对危机，老鼠的心怦怦乱跳。one's heart beat wildly\"心怦怦乱跳\"，故选D。
（11）A 考查动词。A．escaped”逃脱“；B．touched”接触，触摸“；C．rubbed”擦，摩擦“；D．held ”持，握“。老鼠赶紧逃窜，幸运地躲过了那只猫的抓捕。故选A。
（12） 考查形容词．A．close”密切的“； B．happy”高兴的“；C．new”新的“；D．young”年轻的“。根据上文，这座农舍很长时间空荡荡的，没有人居住，既然是要搬来人家，故选C。
（13） 考查动词．A．celebrate”庆祝“；B．communicate”交流“；C．compete”比赛“；D．charge ”控制“。语境表示奶奶要来跟它一起庆祝这个圣诞节，故选A。
（14）考查介词。句意：不久，一辆汽车沿着通向这座房子的路驶来，载着黄油三明治、奶酪和巧克力。A．across”穿过“；B．from”从“；C．off ”远离“；D．up”向上“。 这里用介词up描述动作由远及近的方向，come up the road固定短语，”沿着这条路驶来“，故选D。
（15）考查形容词。A．alive”活着的“；B．loose”松的“；C．open”开着的\"；D．still\"静止的“。这座农舍因为有人的搬入，有了人气，开始充满活力，因此选A。
（16） 考查动词。A．counted ”数数，重要“；B．enjoyed”喜爱“；C．missed”错过，想念“；D．wasted”浪费“。句中的them指前面提到的days，有人搬进来了，接下来的几天里，房子里面又开始活跃起来了，Zigfried尽情享受着每时每刻。故选B。
（17）考查副词。A．However”然而“；B．Instead”代替“；C．Moreover”另外，此外“；D．Therefore”因此“。 根据下文\"What？A cat？\"可知，孩子们是讨论圣诞节用猫做礼物的信息，老鼠的好日子到头了，故用转折副词however，选A。
（18）考查形容词。A．sad”悲伤的“；B．forced”被迫的“；C．polite”有礼貌的“；D．satisfied ”满意的“。 这家原先没人居住，老鼠总是挨饿，而现在，它在自家门口喝着热巧克力，当然是觉得很满足了．a satisfied smile\"满足的笑容\"，因此选D。
（19）考查名词。A．introduction”介绍“；B．discussion”讨论“；C．comment”评论“；D．debate”争论\"。这里用discussion指这些孩子七嘴八舌地在讨论他们圣诞节会得到什么礼物，故选B。
（20）考查名词。A．blood“血”；B．smile“微笑”；C．tears“眼泪”；D．sweat“汗水”。听说这家的孩子圣诞节就会有只猫了，老鼠Zigfried脸上原本满意的笑容一下子僵住了，故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及副词，动词，名词，形容词，状语从句，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。
4．完形填空
A man, aged 26, whose ability to walk was threatened after a car accident in his teens, completed a 200-mile cycle across Baffin Island in the Arctic. It took him eight days to complete the 1 . This man was Ben Rockett, from Taunton, England.
He battled 2 temperatures of minus 27℃ and wound up to 100 knots to raise more
than $1,000 for the charity Action for Children. Ben had to cycle in 3 conditions, but was helped with a(n) 4 designed bike. He spent months 5 for the challenge with David Hempleman-Adams, who was the first person to reach the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles.
Ben said, \"I've always loved to cycle in 6 places and this was an amazing experience. When I first arrived, it was nearly minus 30℃, but the wind was the most 7 thing ---it was extremely strong and made 8 on the bike extremely difficult.” He 9 , \" Any part of the skin that wasn't covered ran the 10 of getting frostbite (冻疮). I had to cycle with my face covered and I wasn't able to 11 any clothing for more than a minute at the most. I 12 had to keep changing the distribution of weight on my bike to stop it from 13 into the deep snow!\" Despite the great risk involved, he remained optimistic about his surroundings saying, “The 14 was breathtaking and impressive. My 15 part was cycling on top of a river that was frozen 16 . It was so clear that it was like hovering (盘旋) above the ground!\"
Ben decided to 17 his Arctic adventure after completing a PhD at the University of Bath, where he studied the 18 of long-term foster care placements (寄养安排) on children and carers. It was then that he knew about the 19 of Action for Children, and wanted to 20 money and raise awareness about the charity. 1. A. project 2. A. on 3. A. tough 4. A. officially 5. A. pushing 6. A. unusual 8. A. sleeping 10. A. expense 11. A. remove 12. A. again 14. A. display 15. A. bitter 16. A. shut 17. A. take up
B. survey B. against B. specific B. specially B. applying B. public B. standing B. center B. change B. also B. scenery B. valuable B. mixed
C. challenge C. with C. actual C. preparing C. proper C. balancing C. start C. wear C. even C. springing C. flood C. favourite C. black
D. connection D. at D. present D. searching D. unknown D. resting D. risk D. buy D. thus D. sinking D. fantasy D. abnormal D. solid D. take in D. advantages D. make
C. comfortably D. recently
7. A. surprising B. worrying 9. A. advertised B. reported
C. disappointing D. tiring C. announced D. added
13. A. bumping B. skiing
B. take over C. take down
18. A. regulations B. agreements C. effects 20. A. collect
B. save
C. invest
19. A. progress B. ordinance C. automation D. work
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）A；（7）B；（8）C；（9）D；（10）D；（11）A；（12）B；（13）D；（14）B；（15）C；（16）D；（17）A；
（18）C；（19）D；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一位叫做Ben Rockett的男子通过骑自行车北极挑战，意识到应该为孩子们做点事了，他想收集钱，提高慈善意识。
（1）考查名词。A. project“项目”；B. survey“调查”；C. challenge“挑战”；D. connection“连接”。完成这次挑战花费了他八天时间。故选C。
（2）考查介词。A. on“在……表面”；B. against“反对”；C. with“借助，和”；D. at“在”。他对抗零下27度的温度。故选B。
（3）考查形容词。A. tough“艰难的”；B. specific“特别的”；C. actual“真实的”；D. present“目前的”。根据上文：要对抗零下27度，可知处于困难的状况。故选A。 （4）考查副词。A. officially“官方地”；B. specially“特别地，专门的”；C. comfortably“舒适地”；D. recently“最近”。但是有专门的自行车帮忙。故选B。
（5）考查动词。A. pushing“推”；B. applying“申请”；C. preparing“准备”；D. searching“搜索”。他花了数月为这次挑战做准备。故选C。
（6）考查形容词。A. unusual“不同寻常的”；B. public“公共的”；C. proper“合适的”；D. unknown“未知的”。我总是喜欢在不寻常的地方骑自行车，这是一次令人惊讶的挑战。故选A。
（7）考查形容词。A. surprising“令人惊讶的”；B. worrying“令人担心的”；C. disappointing“令人失望的”；D. tiring“累人的”。当我到达时几乎是零下30度，但风是最令人担忧的。故选B。
（8）考查动词。A. sleeping“睡觉”；B. standing“站立”；C. balancing“平衡”；D. resting“休息”。但风是最令人担忧的，风极其大，很难掌握自行车的平衡。故选C。
（9）考查动词。A. advertised“登广告”；B. reported“报道”；C. announced“宣布”；D. added“添加，补充”。他补充道。故选D。
（10）考查名词。A. expense“花费”；B. center“中心”；C. start“开始”；D. risk“冒险”。没有被覆盖的任何皮肤经历着变成冻疮的冒险。故选D。
（11）考查动词。A. remove“移动”；B. change“改变”；C. wear“穿”；D. buy“买”。我必须盖着脸骑自行车，我移开遮脸的东西最多不能超过一分多钟。故选A。
（12）考查副词。A. again“再”；B. also“也”；C. even“甚至”；D. thus“因此”。我也必须持续改变自行车上重量的分配，以免陷在深雪里。故选B。
（13）考查动词。A. bumping“碰撞”；B. skiing“滑雪”；C. springing“弹起”；D. sinking“沉没，沉陷”。我也必须持续改变自行车上重量的分配，以免陷在深雪里。故选D。 （14）考查名词。A. display“展示”；B. scenery“风景”；C. flood“洪水”；D. fantasy“幻想”。景色是令人激动和印象深刻的。故选B。
（15）考查形容词。A. bitter“苦的”；B. valuable“有价值的”；C. favourite“最爱的”；D. abnormal“不正常的”。我最喜欢的时候是在冻结的河上骑车。故选C。
（16）考查形容词。A. shut“关闭的”；B. mixed“混合的”；C. black“黑色的”；D. solid“固体的”。也就是水结冰成固体。故选D。
（17）考查动词短语。A. take up“拿起，从事”；B. take over“接管”；C. take down“记下”；D. take in“领会”。Ben决定在英国巴斯大学完成博士之后从事他的北极冒险。故选A。
（18）考查名词。A. regulations“条例”；B. agreements“协议”；C. effects“效果”；D. advantages“优点”。在英国巴斯大学他研究长期寄养安排对孩子和守护者的影响。故选C。 （19）考查名词。A. progress“进步”；B. ordinance“条例”；C. automation“自动化”；D. work“工作”。是那时他才知道要为孩子做实际工作。故选D。
（20）考查动词。A. collect“收集”；B. save“拯救”；C. invest“投资”；D. make“制造”。他想筹钱，提高慈善意识。故选A。
【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。
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。
My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents 1 her to town to live with them. Wild and uneducated, she would use 2 words when she was angry. Sometimes she went so far as to 3 on the ground, to the 4 of all people around. Her parents tried to 5 her by beating and kicking. However, she became more 6 . Finally they became thoroughly 7 with her. One day their next-door 8 , a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very 9 . It immediately caught the girl's 10 and made them shine brightly. The girl put on the dress and became quite a 11 person. She no longer acted rudely or hit others. She 12 seldom rolled on the floor. She knew running wild was not 13 for her in a beautiful dress. Since then, the girl had been 14 , neat, and lovely.
The story set me 15 a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress 16 somewhere in his or her heart. Only some people are not aware of it, 17 it or take no notice of it. 18 is a powerful force or weapon — that's something 19 by many of us. It can arouse fine qualities that humans are 20 with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched. 1. A. left 2. A. dirty 3. A. trap 4. A. surprise 5. A. advise 6. A. mature 7. A. tired 8. A. office
B. brought C. met B. new B. weep B. delight B. violent B. pleased
C. creative C. roll C. mercy
D. taught D. attractive D. jump D. regret D. educate D. disappointed D. apartment D. fragile D. imagination D. unique D. ever
B. encourage C. support
C. relaxed
C. changeable D. considerate
B. stranger C. neighbor
C. eyes C. still
9. A. beautiful B. modern C. shabby 10. A. attention B. ears 11. A. rude 12. A. even
B. also
B. different C. violent
13. A. bad B. much C. enough C. thinking C. advocate C. unlearnt C. grown
D. suitable D. gentle D. puzzling D. remember D. Honesty D. unrealized D. lived
14. A. voluntary B. conscious C. merciful 15. A. imagining B. moving 16. A. ruined 17. A. forget 18. A. Love 19. A. cared 20. A. dealt
B. hidden B. criticize B. valued B. born
C. disappeared D. rediscovered
B. Violence C. Beauty
【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）A；（5）D；（6）B；（7）D；（8）C；（9）A；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）D；（14）D；（15）C；（16）B；（17）A；（18）C；（19）D；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，邻居八岁的女儿过去住在乡下，她的老家，现在父母把她带到城里和他们住在一起。文章讲述父母是如何把一个不懂礼貌的孩子教育的有礼貌。其实美是一种强大的力量或武器——这是我们许多人没有意识到的，它可以激发人类与生俱来的优良品质。
（1）考查动词。A. left“离开”；B. brought“带来”；C. met“遇见”；D. taught“教”。最近她的父母把她带到城里和他们住在一起。故选B。
（2）考查形容词。A. dirty“脏的”；B. new“新的”；C. creative“有创造力的”；D. attractive“有吸引力的”。她粗野无知，一生气就说脏话。故选A。
（3）考查动词。A. trap“围困，使陷入”；B. weep“哭泣，流泪”；C. roll“滚动”；D. jump“跳跃”。有时她甚至在地上打滚，让周围的人都大吃一惊。故选C。
（4）考查名词。A. surprise“惊奇”；B. delight“高兴”；C. mercy“仁慈，宽容”；D. regret“后悔，遗憾”。有时她甚至在地上打滚，让周围的人都大吃一惊。故选A。
（5）考查动词。A. advise“建议”；B. encourage“鼓励”；C. support“支持”；D. educate“教育”。她的父母试图用拳打脚踢来教育她。故选D。
（6）考查形容词。A. mature “成熟的”；B. violent “暴力的，猛烈的”；C. changeable“可改变的，易变的”；D. considerate“考虑周到的，体谅的”。然而，她变得更加暴力。故选B。 （7）考查形容词。A. tired“疲倦的”；B. pleased“高兴的”；C. relaxed “放松的”；D. disappointed“感到失望的”。最后他们对她彻底失望了。故选D。
（8）考查名词。 A. office“办公室”；B. stranger“陌生人”；C. neighbor“邻居”；D. apartment“公寓，房间”。有一天，他们的邻居，一位退休教师，送给小女孩一件雪白的裙子，非常漂亮。故选C。
（9）考查形容词。A. beautiful“美丽的”；B. modern“现代的”；C. shabby“破旧的”；D. fragile“易碎的”。有一天，他们的邻居，一位退休教师，送给小女孩一件雪白的裙子，非常漂亮。故选A。
（10）考查名词。A. attention“注意力，关心”；B. ears“耳朵”；C. eyes“眼睛”；D. imagination“想象”。它立刻抓住了女孩的眼睛，使它们闪闪发光。故选C。
（11）考查形容词。A. rude“粗鲁的”；B. different“不相同的”；C. violent“暴力的”；D. unique“独一无二的”。女孩穿上裙子，变成了一个完全不同的人。故选B。
（12）考查副词。A. even“甚至”；B. also“也”；C. still“仍然”；D. ever“永远，曾经”。她甚至很少在地板上打滚。故选A。
（13）考查形容词。A. bad“坏的”；B. much “大量的”；C. enough“足够的”；D. suitable“合适的”。她知道穿着漂亮的衣服狂奔是不适合她的。故选D。
（14）考查形容词。 A. voluntary“自愿的”；B. conscious“意识到的”；C. merciful“仁慈的，宽容的”；D. gentle“温柔的”。从那时起，这个女孩变得温柔、整洁、可爱。故选D。 （15）考查动词。A. imagining“想象”；B. moving“移动”；C. thinking “想，认为”；D. puzzling“疑惑”。这个故事让我思考了很多。故选C。
（16）考查动词。A. ruined“毁灭”；B. hidden“躲藏”；C. disappeared“消失”；D. rediscovered“重新发现”。也许每个人心里都藏着一件漂亮的衣服。故选B。
（17）考查动词。A. forget“忘记”；B. criticize“批评，评论”；C. advocate“提倡，主张”；D. remember“记得”。只有一些人没有意识到它，忘记它或没有注意到它。故选A。 （18）考查名词。A. Love“爱”；B. Violence“暴力”；C. Beauty“美丽”；D. Honesty“诚实”。美是一种强大的力量或武器——这是我们许多人没有意识到的。故选C。
（19）考查动词。A. cared“照顾，关心”；B. valued“珍惜，估价”；C. unlearnt“忘却”；D. unrealized“未意识到”。美是一种强大的力量或武器——这是我们许多人没有意识到的。故选D。
（20）考查动词。A. dealt“处理”；B. born“出生”；C. grown“生长，变成”；D. lived“居住”。它可以激发人类与生俱来的优良品质，但迄今为止却一直隐藏在某个地方。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。
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。
An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his tuition fees. As an orphan, he didn't know whom to 1 to for money. So he decided to host a musical concert at Standford University to 2 money for his education.
He reached out to the great 3 , Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Paderewski 4 a fee of Us $2,000 for the piano concert. A deal was 5 . And the boy began to 6 to make the concert a success.
The 7 day arrived. Paderewski performed at Standford University. But 8 , the boy hadn't managed to sell enough tickets. The total 9 was only US 1, 600. Disappointed, he went to Paderewski and 10 his plight (困境). He gave Paderewski the entire US $ 1, 600, plus a cheque for the 11 of US $4, 00. The boy promised to 12 the money as soon as possible.
Paderewski tore up the cheque, 13 the US $1,600 and told the boy, \" 14 the money for your tuition fees, and just give me whatever is left.\" The boy was very 15 , and thanked him sincerely.
It was a small 16 of kindness. We all come across 17 like this in our lives. And most of us only think, \"If I helped them, what would happen to me?\" The truly 18 people would think, \"If I don't help them, what would happen to them? They don't do it 19 something in return. They do it because they feel it's the 20 thing to do. 1. A. turn 2. A. borrow 3. A. pianist 4. A. promised 5. A. drafted 6. A. play 7. A. bright 9. A. charge 10. A. analysed 11. A. interest 12. A. give back 13. A. hid 14. A. Get 15. A. surprised 16. A. choice 18. A. brave 19. A. accepting 20. A. good
B. apply B. raise B. violinist
C. relate C. make C. drummer
D. refer D. beg D. singer D. charged D. postponed D. cooperate D. big D. cost D. explained D. income D. returned D. Withdraw D. wish D. processes D. curious D. expecting D. right
B. demanded C. suggested B. recorded C. struck B. work B. easy
C. practice C. warm
8. A. unfortunately B. unfaithfully C. unwillingly D. uncertainly
B. collection C. gain B. announced C. consulted B. price B. divided B. Accept B. act B. smart B. wise
C. balance C. cast C. Keep C. habit C. great C. real
B. put away C. take down D. leave out
B. panicked C. embarrassed D. terrified
17. A. conversations B. examples C. situations
B. predicting C. charging
【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D；（11）C；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）A；（16）B；（17）C；（18）C；（19）D；（20）D；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Paderewski无私地帮助学生的故事，告诉我们帮助别人是不求别人的回报的。
（1）考查动词。A. turn“转变”；B. apply“申请”；C. relate“涉及”；D. refer“更喜欢”。作为一个孤儿，他不知道该向谁借钱。turn to sb . for sth.固定短语，“向某人寻求帮助”。故选A。 （2）考查动词。A. borrow“借入”；B. raise“提高”；C. make“制造”；D. beg“祈求”。所以他决定在斯坦福大学举办一场音乐会，为他的教育筹集资金。raise money固定短语，“筹集资金”。故选B。
（3）考查名词。A. pianist“钢琴家”；B. violinist“小提琴家”；C. drummer“鼓手”；D. singer“歌手”。他找到了伟大的钢琴家伊格纳西·扬·帕岱莱夫斯基（Ignacy Jan Paderewski）。根据下文的“piano concert”，此处应选A。
（4）考查动词。A. promised“许诺”；B. demanded“要求”；C. suggested“建议”；D. charged“填充，控告”。帕岱莱夫斯基要求为钢琴音乐会支付2000美元。此处用demanded表示钢琴家提出要求——2000美元的出场费。故选B。
（5）考查动词。A. drafted“设计，草拟”；B. recorded“记录”；C. struck“打击”；D. postponed“延期”。协议达成了。strike a deal固定短语，“达成协议”。故选C。
（6）考查动词。A. play“玩”；B. work“工作”；C. practice“练习”；D. cooperate“合作”。达成协议之后，小伙子开始努力工作来主办一场成功的音乐会。故选B。
（7）考查形容词。A. bright“明亮的”；B. easy“容易的”；C. warm“温暖的”；D. big“大的”。音乐会这样重要的日子到了。此处big表示重要的，重大的。故选D。
（8）考查副词。A. unfortunately“遗憾地”；B. unfaithfully“不忠实地”；C. unwillingly“不愿意地”；D. uncertainly“不确定地”。但不幸的是，这个男孩没能卖出足够的票。结合but以及下文的disappointed，可知结果没有达到预期，故选A。
（9）考查名词。A. charge“指责，控告，对……索费”；B. collection“收集”；C. gain“获得”；D. cost“费用”。总共只有1600件。collection表示筹集的资金；gain作名词表示利润时通常具有贬义。故选B。
（10）考查动词。A. analysed“分析”；B. announced“宣布”；C. consulted“咨询”；D. explained“解释”。失望的小伙子向钢琴家解释了自己的情况。故选D。
（11）考查名词。A. interest“兴趣，利益”；B. price“价格”；C. balance“平衡”；D. income“收入”。他把全部1600美元都给了帕岱莱夫斯基，另外还给了他一张4美元余额的支票。balance此处表示“余额”。故选C。
（12）考查动词短语。A. give back“归还”；B. put away“把……收好”；C. take down “记下，拆除”；D. leave out “省略”。结合语境，此处表示小伙子会尽快还钱给钢琴家。故选A。 （13）考查动词。A. hid“躲藏”；B. divided“分开”；C. cast“投，掷”；D. returned“归还”。结合下文，钢琴家将支票撕毁，并把钱还给了小伙子。故选D。
（14）考查动词。A. Get“得到”；B. Accept“接受”；C. Keep“保持”；D. Withdraw“撤退”。钱本来就是小伙子筹集的，所以此处钢琴家应该是让小伙子把钱留着交学费。故选C。 （15）考查动词。A. surprised“感到惊讶”；B. panicked“惊慌”；C. embarrassed“尴尬”；D. terrified“感到恐惧”。钢琴家说的话出乎小伙子的意料，故选A。
（16）考查名词。A. choice“选择”；B. act“行为”；C. habit“习惯”；D. wish“愿望”。此处表示善良的小举动，其他选项不符合文意。故选B。
（17）考查名词。A. conversations“谈话”；B. examples“例子”；C. situations“境况”；D. processes“过程”。此句表示我们都经历了类似的情况，故选C。
（18）考查形容词。A. brave“勇敢的”；B. smart“聪明的”；C. great“伟大的”；D. curious“好奇的”。此句表示真正伟大的人会为他人的利益考虑，而大多数平凡的人总是先顾及自己的利益。故选C。
（19）考查动词。A. accepting“接受”；B. predicting“预测”；C. charging“使充电”；D. expecting“期待”。结合上文，真正伟大的人帮助他人不求回报，expect表示期待。故选D。
（20）考查形容词。A. good“好的”；B. wise“明智的”；C. real“真的”；D. right“正确的”。真正伟大的人认为帮助他人是正确的选择。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。
7．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was an extraordinarily busy time of year. I felt some 1 to head straight home after a long meeting. So I headed to the 2 nearby for some therapeutic (治疗性的) hiking. As I reached the top and admired the view, my unclear mind 3 . Re-energized, I knew that I could deal with the 4 that waited for me upon my 5 . When I arrived back in the office the next day, I was full of energy, and finished my work 6 .
It was almost 20 years ago that I learned how 7 it is for me to carve out time to escape to the wild. I had finished my Ph.D. , 8 soil and water conservation in Honduras, but I wasn't sure what 9 I wanted to have. So, I decided to act on a dream I had been nursing for a few years, 10 my mom showed me a magazine article about a man who had 11 around America. I figured that I could 12 cycling with research for a book on American agriculture while I worked out my next career step.
So I did it. During the cycling 13 , I found the clearness I needed to 14 my next career move. Talking with farmers I met along the way, I learned that their biggest 15 was selling their produce. I decided to broaden my 16 from land management to improving farmers' access to markets. My 17 interest led to working for a nongovernmental organization and I did eventually 18 a book on. American agriculture.
The 19 is to find your source of inspiration and make good use of it. For me, I always get nourishment (营养) from being 20 in the outdoors. 1. A. pressure 2. A. forest 3. A. calmed 4. A. meeting 5. A. reply 7. A. strange 8. A. continuing 9. A. tour 10. A. unless 11. A. run 12. A. combine 14. A. insist on
B. danger B. park B. change B. return
C. shame C. hospital C. work C. relaxation
D. embarrassment D. mountain D. time D. recovery D. constantly D. interesting D. supporting D. major D. since D. flown D. practise D. learn from
B. wandered C. developed D. appeared
6. A. successfully B. casually C. anxiously
B. important C. difficult B. choosing C. studying B. book B. if B. cycled
C. career C. though C. driven
B. compare C. replace B. put down C. figure out
13. A. competition B. history C. performance D. trip
15. A. challenge B. progress C. adventure D. sacrifice 16. A. experience B. focus 17. A. deep 18. A. buy
C. discussion D. search
D. new D. notice
B. particular C. personal B. borrow C. publish
19. A. reason 20. A. active
B. problem C. result B. alone
C. confident
D. key D. brave
【答案】 （1）A；（2）D；（3）A；（4）C；（5）B；（6）A；（7）B；（8）C；（9）C；（10）D；（11）B；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）A；（16）B；（17）D；（18）C；（19）D；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，户外运动为作者提供动力和能量供给，帮助作者成功应对各种难题。
（1）考查名词。A. pressure“压力”；B. danger“危险”；C. shame“羞愧”；D. embarrassment“尴尬”。根据下文“an extraordinarily busy time of year &a long meeting” 可推测，紧忙的工作给作者带来了压力。故选A。
（2）考查名词。A. forest“森林”；B. park“公园”；C. hospital“医院”；D. mountain“山脉”。根据下句中的the top可推测，作者去了附近的一座山徒步。故选D。
（3）考查动词。A. calmed“冷静”；B. wandered“漫步”；C. developed“发展”；D. appeared“出现”。根据下句中的Re-energized 可知，登高望远后，作者冷静了下来。故选A。
（4）考查名词。A. meeting“会议”；B. change“改变”；C. work“工作”；D. time“时间”。下句中的finished my work提示了本题答案。故选C。
（5）考查名词。A. reply“回答”；B. return“返回”；C. relaxation“放松”；D. recovery“恢复”。根据下文中“arrived back in the office”可知，这里指作者回办公室以后。故选B。
（6）考查副词。A. successfully“成功地”；B. casually“随便地”；C. anxiously“不安地”；D. constantly“不断地”。根据本空前的“full of energy”可推测，作者能量满满，成功地完成了工作。故选A。
（7）考查形容词。A. strange“奇怪的”；B. important“重要的”；C. difficult“困难的”；D. interesting“有趣的”。根据全文内容不难看出，户外运动为作者提供动力和能量供给，帮助作者成功应对各种难题，因此挤出时间亲近大自然对作者很重要。故选B。
（8）考查动词。A. continuing“继续”；B. choosing“选择”；C. studying“学习”；D. supporting“支持”。根据下文“...soil and water conservation in Honduras”是在解释说明作者的博士研究方向，故选C。
（9）考查名词。A. tour“旅游”；B. book“书籍”；C. career“事业，职业”；D. major“主修”。根据下文“worked out my next career step”可知，作者取得博士学位后，并不确定将来从事什么职业。故选C。
（10）考查连词。A. unless“除非”；B. if“如果”；C. though“尽管”；D. since“自从，既然”。作者心里多年的梦想是在妈妈给作者看了一篇杂志上的文章以后滋生的，故选D。 （11）考查动词。A. run“跑”；B. cycled“循环”；C. driven“驾驶”；D. flown“飞行”。下句中的cycling提示了本题答案。故选B。
（12）考查动词。A. combine“结合”；B. compare“比较”；C. replace“替代”；D. practise“练习”。由于作者当时并不清楚自己将来想做什么，所以他想将骑车旅行于自己专业相关的研究结合起来，故combine(结合，联合)符合此处语境。故选A。
（13）考查名词。A. competition“竞争”；B. history“历史”；C. performance“表现”；D.
trip“旅行”。根据上段内容可知，作者在骑车旅行。故选D。
（14）考查动词短语。A. insist on“坚持”；B. put down“记下”；C. figure out“想清楚”；D. learn from“向……学习”。根据上文中的“worked out my next career step”可知，作者在旅行中想清楚了自己下一步做什么。故选C。
（15）考查名词。A. challenge“挑战，难题”；B. progress“进步”；C. adventure“冒险”；D. sacrifice“牺牲”。根据本段中的 improving farmers' access to markets 可推测，农民最大的难题是卖农产品。故选A。
（16）考查名词。A. experience“经历”；B. focus“集中，关注点”；C. discussion“讨论”；D. search“搜索”。根据上文了解了农民的难题之后，作者决定除了原有的研究领域外，扩大自己的关注点，帮助农民开拓市场。故选B。
（17）考查形容词。A. deep“深的”；B. particular“特别”；C. personal“私人的”；D. new“新的”。上句中improving farmers' access to markets是作者的新兴趣。故选D。
（18）考查动词。A. buy“购买”；B. borrow“借”；C. publish“出版”；D. notice“注意到”。根据上文中的“research for a book on American agriculture”可知，作者最终如愿以偿，成功出版了图书。故选C。
（19）考查名词。A. reason“理由”；B. problem“问题”；C. result“结果”；D. key“关键”。作者通过白身的经历告诉大家，找到动力来源并好好利用很关键。故选D。
（20）考查形容词。A. active“活跃的”；B. alone“独自的”；C. confident“自信的”；D. brave“勇敢的”。根据上文内容可知，作者积极投身户外，获得源源不断的动力和能量供给。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。
8．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Double Trouble
When I was eight, I wanted a toy and needed $10 to buy it. But, as usual, I was broken. I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister, Kathleen, for a loan. I went to her room, 1 her for the cash. Laughing, she agreed to 2 me the money, but added, \"I will charge you 10 percent compound interest every 3 until you pay me back.\" \"Compound interest---what's that?\" I asked.
\"Well, interest is what you call the 4 money borrowers have to pay back on a loan,\" she explained. \"Compound interest means that the interest payments get bigger and bigger the 5 you take to pay back the loan. To repay the loan, you will need to give me $11 after one month. If you wait two months to pay me back, your 6 will grow from $10 to $11. So I'll be charging you interest on $11. Then I will add that interest to the $11 you already owe me, for a 7 of $12.10. That's what you'll owe after two months.\"
\"Sure. I get it,\" I said. Though truthfully, I was getting 8 .
Kathleen lent me the money, and I bought the toy. My birthday came a month later, and my mom gave me $10. 9 , that was just the amount I needed to buy another toy I wanted 10 . I put off paying my sister for a month. After another month, I 11 about the loan. Several months later, on Christmas morning, my sister and I each found a $02 bill in our stockings. I was just putting it into my pocket 12 Kathleen tapped me on the shoulder. \"Sorry, kiddo. That's mine. I'm 13 on your debt.\"
\"Huh?\" Then I remembered the loan. \"Hey! How can it be that much? I 14 borrowed $10.\"
\"True,\" she said, \"but interest has been compounding for eight months. Now you 15 me $21.43.\" She paused, then added. \"You can pay me the $1.43.\"
I 16 to believe that a $10 loan could more than double so quickly. Much to my 17 , my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all added up.
My head 18 as I tried to keep track of Kathleen's 19 , but this time, I got the basic idea of compound interest. I 20 the hard way that borrowing money can be \"double trouble\" in no time. 1. A. blaming 2. A. pay 3. A. month 4. A. little 5. A. shorter 6. A. cash 7. A. total 9. A. Gradually 10. A. seriously 11. A. forgot 12. A. after 13. A. carrying 14. A. normally 15. A. owe 16. A. decided 17. A. relief 18. A. turned 20. A. explored
B. begging C. searching B. send B. year B. same B. longer B. saving B. cost
C. lend C. week C. enough C. more C. note C. number
D. preparing D. hand D. day D. extra D. less D. debt D. bill D. satisfied D. desperately D. cared D. when D. focusing D. really D. give D. managed D. regret D. hurt D. discoveries D. questioned
8. A. encouraged B. shocked C. confused
B. anxiously C. secretly B. knew B. until B. nearly B. offer B. delight
C. talked C. while C. only C. take C. annoyance
B. Obviously C. Unfortunately D. Hopefully
B. collecting C. relying
B. refused C. pretended B. nodded C. stuck B. learned C. explained
19. A. calculations B. excuses C. directions
【答案】 （1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）B；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）C；（10）D；（11）A；（12）D；（13）B；（14）C；（15）A；（16）B；（17）C；（18）D；（19）A；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己八岁时一次借钱的经历。本来作者只借了姐姐10美元，可是最终作者的债务累加到了21.43美元。经过这次经历，作者明白了借钱可能会给自己带来双重麻烦这个道理。
（1）考查动词。A. blaming“责备”；B. begging“恳求”；C. searching“搜索，搜寻”；D. preparing“准备”。我需要钱，去恳求姐姐借钱。故选B。
（2）考查动词。A. pay“付钱”；B. send“送，派”；C. lend“借给”；D. hand“递”。姐姐同意借给我钱。选C。
（3）考查名词。A. month“月”；B. year“年”；C. week“周”；D. day“日”。根据第三段中的\"To repay the loan, you will need to give me $11 after one month\"可知，姐姐答应借给我钱，但是要作者每个月付10%的利息。选A。
（4）考查形容词。A. little“不多的，小的”；B. same“同样的”；C. enough“足够的”；D. extra“额外的”。利息是借钱人在归还贷款时额外付的钱。故选D。
（5）考查形容词。A. shorter“更短的”；B. longer“更长的”；C. more“更多的”；D. less“更少的”。归还贷款需要的时间越长，所需支付的利息就越多。选B。
（6）考查名词。A. cash“现金”；B. saving“积蓄”；C. note“钞票”；D. debt“债务”。姐姐告诉我：\"如果你等两个月归还我的钱，那么，你的债务将从10美元增加到11美元。\"选 D。 （7）考查名词。A. total“总数”；B. cost“花费，成本”；C. number“数目”；D. bill“账单”。如果作者两个月才归还姐姐的钱的话，那么，利滚利，最终作者要归还的总数为12.10美元。选A。
（8）考查形容词。A. encouraged“受到鼓励的”；B. shocked“震惊的”；C. confused“困惑的”；D. satisfied“满意的”。根据though可知，我告诉姐姐我明白了。但是，说实话，我很困惑。故选C。
（9）考查副词。A. Gradually“逐渐地”；B. Obviously“明显地”；C. Unfortunately“不幸地”；D. Hopefully“充满希望地”。我生日那天，妈妈给了我10美元，不幸地是，那笔钱恰恰就是我买另一个玩具所需要的钱。选C。
（10）考查副词。A. seriously“严肃地，认真地”；B. anxiously“焦虑地”；C. secretly“秘密地”；D. desperately“极度地”。作者特别想要再买一个礼物。选D。
（11）考查动词。A. forgot“忘记”；B. knew“认识，知道”；C. talked“交谈”；D. cared“在意”。根据下文中\"‘Huh?’Then I remembered the loan\"可知，又过了一个月，作者忘记了自己借的钱，到了圣诞节经姐姐提醒才想起来。选A。
（12）考查连词。A. after“在……之后”；B. until“直到……”；C. while“当……时候”；D. when“当……时候”。作者正要把20美元放到自己的口袋里，这时候姐姐拍了拍他的肩膀。be doing…when…固定句式，\"正要做某事这时突然……\"。选D。
（13）考查动词。A. carrying“携带，运送”；B. collecting“收取”；C. relying“依靠”；D. focusing“（使）集中”。姐姐告诉作者：\"我要收债了\"。选B。
（14）考查副词。A. normally“正常地”；B. nearly“几乎”；C. only“仅仅”；D. really“确实”。作者经过姐姐提醒，记起了自己的债务。但是他认为自己没借那么多钱，他只借了10美元。选C。
（15）考查动词。A. owe“欠”；B. offer“（主动）提供”；C. take“带走”；D. give“给”。姐姐告诉作者，过了八个月，作者欠她21.43美元。选A。
（16）考查动词。A. decided“决定”；B. refused“拒绝”；C. pretended“假装”；D. managed“设法做到”。作者不相信10美元的借款会这么快就会加倍。选B。
（17）考查名词。A. relief“缓解”；B. delight“高兴”；C. annoyance“恼怒”；D. regret“后悔，遗憾”。令作者感到生气的是，姐姐拿来铅笔和便签簿，向作者展示这个钱数是怎么来的。选C。
（18）考查动词。A. turned“转动”；B. nodded“点头”；C. stuck“粘贴，粘”；D. hurt“疼痛”。当作者努力地想弄清楚姐姐的计算时，作者很头疼。选D。
（19）考查名词。A. calculations“计算”；B. excuses“借口，理由”；C. directions“方向”；D. discoveries“发现”。根据上文\"my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all added up\"可知，姐姐给作者计算这个钱数是怎么来的。故选A。
（20）考查动词。A. explored“探索”；B. learned“学会”；C. explained“解释”；D. questioned“询问，质疑”。作者通过这次经历学会了借钱可能会给自己带来双重麻烦这个道理。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。
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。
The Cost of Dishonesty
David began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little far from 1 he lived, so he had to take the 2 every day. This clever student soon found it was 3 to escape buying subway tickets, 4 he often went and returned without a ticket to 5 money. As a result, he had been caught with no 6 in the subway four times but he 7 took them to heart. He thought what he should pay more attention 8 was his study. He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with 9 grades a month ago. Everyone, including David 10 , thought he would get a good job easily in Germany and have a bright 11 . He went to a big local company 12 . But to his surprise, he was not 13 given his chance for an interview! He then went to 14 famous company, only to receive the same treatment. When he was 15 a third time, he couldn't 16 telephoning the company to ask why they didn't 17 him. The answer was simple, \"We don't offer jobs to 18 people in Germany!\"
Being dishonest may bring us something useful sometimes, but the truth will 19 sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember, 20 is the best policy (策略). 1. A. which 2. A. bus 3. A. easy 4. A. or 5. A. waste 6. A. ticket 7. A. never 8. A. for
B. that B. car B. difficult B. so B. spend B. money B. often B. in
C. where C. plane C. free C. and C. save C. cost C. into
D. what D. subway D. worth D. but D. cost D. pay D. to
C. sometimes D. always
9. A. interesting B. disappointing C. poor 10. A. him 11. A. result 13. A. only 14. A. other 15. A. refused 16. A. imagine 18. A. reliable 19. A. give up 20. A. truth
B. himself B. view B. even B. one B. accepted B. prefer B. devoted B. break in B. honesty
C. his C. future C. just C. another C. enjoy
D. amazing D. he D. life D. still D. either D. help
12. A. confidently B. actively C. sincerely D. willingly
C. doubted D. requested C. recognize D. vote C. dishonest D. lazy C. come out D. keep on C. dishonesty D. principle
17. A. command B. want
【答案】 （1）C；（2）D；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）A；（7）A；（8）D；（9）D；（10）B；（11）C；（12）A；（13）B；（14）C；（15）A；（16）D；（17）B；（18）C；（19）C；（20）B；
【解析】【分析】短文大意：David在德国上学期间经常逃地铁票并且四次被抓，但是他毫不在意，他觉得最应该关注的是学习。大学毕业后，虽然他成绩优异，但因为他逃票的经历遭到了多家公司的拒绝。这个故事告诉我们诚实的重要性。
（1）句意：他的大学离他住的地方有点远。介词后的宾语从句，他住的地方，表示地点用where引导，故选C。
（2）句意：所以他必须每天乘地铁。bus意为公交车；car意为小汽车；plane意为飞机；subway意为地铁。根据第三个空后面escape buying subway tickets可知David每天乘坐的是地铁，故选D。
（3）句意：这个聪明的学生很快发现逃地铁票很容易。easy意为容易的；difficult意为困难的；free意为空闲的；worth意为值得的。根据后文他经常没有票往返可知逃票很容易，故选A。
（4）句意：因此，他不买票往返来省钱。or表示或者；so表示因此；and表示和；but表示但是。前面说他发现逃票很容易，后面说他经常往返不买票，前后应该是因果关系，故选B。
（5）句意：因此，他不买票往返来省钱。waste意为浪费；spend意为花费，度过；save意为省，挽救；cost意为花费。他不买票是为了省钱，故选C。
（6）句意：结果，他四次因为没有票在地铁上被抓住。ticket意为车票；money意为钱；cost意为花费；pay意为工资。根据上文可知David经常逃票，所以他应该是没有票被抓。 （7）句意：但是他从没有把这件事放在心上。never意为从来，绝不；often意为经常；sometimes意为有时；always意为经常。根据前文他四次逃票被抓和后文的but可知此处表示转折但是他不放在心上，故选A。
（8）句意：他认为更多应该关注他的学习。pay attention to是固定短语，意为关注，注意，故选D。
（9）句意：他的确很努力学习，一年前以令人吃惊的成绩毕业。interesting意为有趣的；
disappointing意为令人失望的；poor意为贫穷的；amazing意为令人吃惊的。他努力学习成绩应该是很好，故选D。
（10）句意：每个人，包括David自己都认为他会很容易的得到一个好工作。him是宾格他；himself是他自己；his是他的；he是主格他。此处强调David自己，故选B。 （11）句意：每个人，包括David自己都认为他能很容易找到一个好的工作，有一个光明的未来。result意为结果；view意为风景，见解；future意为未来；life意为生活，生命。bright表示明亮的可用来修饰未来，而且好工作与好未来有关，故选C。
（12）句意：他自信地去了当地一个大公司。confidently意为自信地；actively意为积极地；sincerely意为真诚地；willingly意为愿意地。根据前文所有人都认为他能找到好工作可知，他应该是自信地去应聘，故选A。
（13）句意：但是令他吃惊的是，他甚至没有被给予面试的机会。only意为仅仅；even意为甚至；just意为刚刚；still意为仍然。前文说每个人都认为他能找到好工作，但是令他吃惊的是，前后是转折关系，所以是甚至没有得到面试的机会，故选B。
（14）句意：然后他去了另一个著名的公司。other意为其他的；one意为一个；another意为另一个；either意为两者中的任何一个。根据前文一个公司没有面试他，他应该去另一个公司，故选C。
（15）句意：当他被拒绝第三次的时候，他忍不住给公司打电话问他们为什么不想要他。refuse意为拒绝；accept意为接受；doubt意为怀疑；request意为请求。根据他前两次找工作被拒绝和后文他忍不住打电话询问可知第三次找工作他仍然是被拒绝，故选A。 （16）句意：当他被拒绝第三次的时候，他忍不住给公司打电话问他们为什么不想要他。couldn't help doing是固定搭配，表示忍不住做某事。imagine意为想象；prefer意为更喜欢；enjoy意为喜欢，享受，故选D。
（17）句意：当他被拒绝第三次的时候，他忍不住给公司打电话问他们为什么不想要他。command意为命令；want意为想要；recognize意为辨别出；vote意为投票。他被公司拒绝，应该是公司不想要他，故选B。
（18）句意：在德国，我们不会把工作提供给不诚实的人。reliable意为可靠的；devoted意为深爱的，热爱的；dishonest意为不诚实的；lazy意为懒惰的。前文说David多次逃票可知他是不诚实的，故选C。
（19）句意：不诚实可能有时候能带给我们一些有用的东西，但是真相早晚会出来，而且代价很高。give up意为放弃；break in 意为闯入；come out意为出来；keep on意为继续。真相应该是出来，故选C。
（20）句意：诚实是最好的策略。truth意为真相；honesty意为诚实；dishonesty意为不诚实；principle意为规则。David因为不诚实而找不到工作，结尾要表达的是诚实的重要性，故选B。
【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。首先要通读全文，掌握文章大意，然后细读文章逐一作答，注意前后文的联系，注意文章的感情色彩，注意固定搭配。最后通读一遍以查证错误。
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。
Songs bring us through our life. Each time I listen to my favorite song Reach, I'm deeply 1 by its lyrics: \"If I could reach higher, just one moment touch the sky...\" When we hear this 2 song sung by Gloria Estefan, we can 3 imagine how she managed to return to the stage after her serious back injury. In 1990, this Cuban singer was 4 down in a terrible traffic accident, and the doctor 5 that she might never walk again. But Gloria did not 6 and kept on working hard toward her 7 . Just one year after the disaster 8 , she stood up again and 9 this encouraging song at the Atlanta Olympics.
Whenever I think of Gloria, a 10 crowds in my mind. When I entered university, naturally shy, ordinary looking, and with 11 scores in my lessons, just like an ugly duckling. I seemed to be the 12 outstanding one in my class. Continuous failures drove me into 13 . \"Am I to take a back seat to everyone else?\" 14 to give in to such a fate I spared no effort to work on my lessons and joined in many 15 , such as English speech contests and dramas. I just wanted to catch every little chance to 16 myself. My continuous efforts finally paid off. I received some 17 . More importantly, I 18 courage and confidence to face any difficulty in my life.
19 is just like farming. You 20 what you sow. Once you have a dream, don't hesitate. Keep moving! 1. A. convinced 3. A. easily 4. A. knocked 5. A. argued 6. A. give away 7. A. goal 8. A. happened 9. A. wrote 10. A. fancy 11. A. standard 12. A. most 14. A. Free 15. A. parties 16. A. satisfy 17. A. awards 18. A. confirmed 19. A. Luck 20. A. harvest
B. disturbed C. impressed B. simply B. cut
C. finally C. pulled
D. discouraged D. puzzling D. hardly D. turned D. added D. give up D. returned D. covered D. question D. excellent D. very D. anger D. meetings D. forgive D. comments D. requested D. Competition D. discover
2. A. entertaining B. inspiring C. boring
B. declared C. doubted B. give back C. give out B. ended B. view B. poor B. more B. Eager B. games B. thanks B. gained B. Belief
C. lasted C. memory C. high C. least
B. journey C. achievement D. recovery B. recorded C. presented
13. A. hopelessness B. weakness C. trouble
C. activities C. gifts C. combined C. Life
C. Disappointed D. Unwilling
B. improve C. enjoy
B. reserve C. expand
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）D；（4）A；（5）B；（6）D；（7）D；（8）A；（9）C；（10）C；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；（16）B；（17）A；
（18）B；（19）C；（20）A；
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者每当听到古巴歌手Gloria Estefan演唱的《到达》，都被歌词深深打动，作者几乎无法想象她是如何在背部严重受伤后重返舞台的，并且唱出了这么励志的歌曲。作者由此想到了自己上大学的时候，因天生害羞，相貌平平，学习成绩很差，一度陷入绝望，但作者不愿意屈服于这样的命运，通过不断的学习和参加各种活动提高自己，最终使作者获得自信和勇气来面对生活中的任何困难。作者告诫读者，一旦你有了梦想，不要犹豫，要去实现它。
（1）考查形容词。句意：每次我听我最喜欢的歌曲《到达》，我都被它的歌词深深地打动：“如果我能到达更高的地方，只要触摸天空的那一刻……。”A. convinced“确信的”；B. disturbed“精神紊乱的”；C. impressed“印象深刻的”；D. discouraged“气馁的”。根据上文\"my favorite song Reach\"可知，这首歌是作者最喜欢的歌曲，因此对歌曲的歌词和曲调特别印象深刻。故选C。
（2）考查形容词。句意：当我们听到Gloria Estefan演唱的这首鼓舞人心的歌曲时，我们几乎无法想象她是如何在背部严重受伤后重返舞台的。A. entertaining“有趣的”；B. inspiring“令人鼓舞的”；C. boring“令人厌烦的”；D. puzzling“令人迷惑的”。根据下文\"this encouraging song\"可知，encouraging与inspiring为同义词。所以这首歌鼓舞人心。故选B。
（3）考查副词。句意：当我们听到Gloria Estefan演唱的这首鼓舞人心的歌曲时，我们几乎无法想象她是如何在背部严重受伤后重返舞台的。A. easily“容易地”；B. simply“简单地”；C. finally“最后地”；D. hardly“几乎不”。Gloria Estefan在事故中严重受伤，但却能重返舞台，所以作者几乎是不能想象她是怎么做到的。故选D。
（4）考查动词。句意：1990年，这位古巴歌手在一场可怕的交通事故中被车撞倒，医生声称她可能再也不能走路了。A. knocked“撞”；B. cut“切”；C. pulled“拉”；D. turned“转向”。根据\"in a terrible traffic accident\"可知，Gloria Estefan发生了交通事故，knock down固定短语，“撞倒”符合句意。故选A。
（5）考查动词。句意：1990年，这位古巴歌手在一场可怕的交通事故中被撞倒，医生声称她可能再也不能走路了。A. argued“争论”；B. declared“宣称”；C. doubted“怀疑”；D. added“增加”。根据上文\"her serious back injury\"可知，这位歌手伤的很重，所以医生根据她的受伤情况，才声称她可能再也不能走路了。故选B。
（6）考查动词短语。句意：但是Gloria Estefan没有放弃，继续努力恢复健康。A. give away“泄露”；B. give back“归还”；C. give out“耗尽”；D. give up“放弃”。根据\"kept on\"可知，Gloria Estefan没有放弃，继续努力恢复健康。故选D。
（7）考查名词。句意：但是Gloria Estefan没有放弃，继续努力恢复健康。A. goal“目标”；B. journey“旅行”；C. achievement“成就”；D. recovery“恢复”。根据下文\"she stood up again\"可知，Gloria Estefan一直在为恢复努力，所以才最终又站了起来。故选D。
（8）考查动词。句意：灾难发生一年后，她再次站起来，在亚特兰大奥运会上演唱了她的励志歌曲。A. happened“发生”；B. ended“结束”；C. lasted“持续”；D. returned“返回”。根据上文可知，Gloria Estefan发生了一场交通事故，本句指事故发生的一年后。故选A。 （9）考查动词。句意：灾难发生一年后，她再次站起来，在亚特兰大奥运会上演唱了他
的励志歌曲。A. wrote“写”；B. recorded“记录”；C. presented“呈现”；D. covered“覆盖”。根据\"the Atlanta Olympics.\"可知，在这样的重要场合，她给所有的观众带来了/演唱了她的励志歌曲。故选C。
（10）考查名词。句意：当我进入大学的时候，天生害羞，相貌平平，学习成绩很差，就像一只丑小鸭。A. fancy“喜爱”；B. view“观点”；C. memory“记忆”；D. question“问题”。根据下文可知，作者想起了上大学时的自己，所以这是作者在回忆过去。故选C。
（11）考查形容词。句意：当我进入大学的时候，天生害羞，相貌平平，学习成绩很差，就像一只丑小鸭。A. standard“标准的”；B. poor“贫穷的，差的”；C. high“高的”；D. excellent“优秀的”。根据\"naturally shy, ordinary looking\"可知，and并列连接的形容词都为贬义词。故选B。
（12）考查形容词。句意：似乎是班里最不突出的一个。A. most“最多的”；B. more“较多的”；C. least“最少的”；D. very“恰好的”。根据上文呢作者对自己的描述可知，作者认为自己似乎是班里最不突出的一个。故选C。
（13）考查名词。句意：不断的失败使我陷入绝望。不断的失败会对人产生消极的影响。A. hopelessness“绝望”；B. weakness“弱点”；C. trouble“麻烦”；D. anger“愤怒”。hopelessness“绝望”符合句意。故选A。
（14）考查形容词。句意：我不愿意屈服于这样的命运，我不遗余力地学习，参加了许多活动，如英语演讲比赛和戏剧。A. Free“自由的”；B. Eager“渴望的”；C. Disappointed“失望的”；D. Unwilling“不愿意的”。作者不遗余力地学习，参加了许多活动。这些都是因为作者不愿意屈服于这样的命运。故选D。
（15）考查名词。句意：我不愿意屈服于这样的命运，我不遗余力地学习，参加了许多活动，如英语演讲比赛和戏剧。A. parties“聚会”；B. games“游戏”；C. activities“活动”；D. meetings“会议”。根据\"English speech contests and dramas.\"可知，作者参加了许多活动。故选C。
（16）考查动词。句意：我只是想抓住每一个提高自己的机会。A. satisfy“使……满意”；B. improve“提高”；C. enjoy“喜欢”；D. forgive“原谅”。作者之所以要参加这些活动，就是希望通过这些活动可以提高自己，使自己更自信，更有勇气。故选B。
（17）考查名词。句意：我的不断努力终于有了回报，我获得了一些奖品。A. awards“奖品”；B. thanks“感谢”；C. gifts“礼物”；D. comments“评论”。根据\"paid off\"可知，作者的努力得到了回报，并获得了一些奖励。故选A。
（18）考查动词。句意：更重要的是，我获得了勇气和信心去面对生活中的任何困难。A. confirmed“确定”；B. gained“获得”；C. combined“使结合”；D. requested“要求”。勇气和信心不是天生就有的，它需要通过做某些事情来获得。故选B。
（19）考查名词。句意：生活就像耕种一样。这是短文的升华部分，把生活比作耕种。A. Luck“幸运”；B. Belief“信念”；C. Life“生活”；D. Competition“竞赛”。故选C。
（20）考查动词。句意：种瓜得瓜种豆得豆。A. harvest“收获”；B. reserve“保留”；C. expand“膨胀”；D. discover“发现”。根据\"what you sow\"可知，种什么就收获什么。故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行
分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
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