专题04 完形填空15篇(名校最新真题)--2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期中考点大串讲（人教版2019）

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人教版（2019）高二英语上学期期中考点大串讲
(名校最新真题)
专题04 完形填空15篇
（2022·江苏·高二专题练习）The Nobel Prize is considered one of the most recognizable and admirable awards possible ___1___ people of the world for their outstanding achievements in different fields.
Alfred Nobel was born in 1833 to a family of engineers in. Sweden. In 1850, he met Ascanio Sobrero, the inventor of nitroglycerin (硝酸甘油) in Paris. Interested in its irregular ___2___ of exploding under pressure or heat, Nobel started to find a way to control it and make a ___3___ explosive (爆炸物). After years of ___4___, in1867, the age of 34, Nobel invented dynamite (炸药), which is much easier and safer to control than nitroglycerin.
During his lifetime, Nobel invented and patented various explosives. He ___5___ his wealth from his 355 inventions, among which dynamite was the most important.
When Alfred’s brother Ludwig died in 1888, a French newspaper ___6___ published Alfred’s obituary (讣告). Reading his own obituary,  Nobel was ___7___ to find out his public image. Then newspaper strongly ___8___ Nobel for inventing dynamite, giving him the nickname of “the merchant of death” and saying “Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became ___9___ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.”
To Alfred, this obituary was a(n) ____10____. He spent his lifetime alone ____11____ things and was deeply concerned with how he would be remembered. This unfortunate event inspired him to make changes in his will. so as to ____12____ his public image, and to be remembered for a good cause. In 1895, one year before his death, Nobel made the last ____13____, saying clearly that his wealth would be used to create a series of prizes for those who have made great ____14____ to mankind in physics, chemistry,physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. To widespread astonishment, Dr. Alfred Nobel ____15____ 94% of his total wealth to found the five Nobel Prizes.
1．A．.remembering B．honouring C．crediting D．negating
2．A．nature B．.conduct C．flavour D．benefit
3．A．deadly B．bitter C．usable. D．mild
4．A．innovations B．efforts C．hesitation D．association
5．A．brought up B．put up C．broke up D．built up
6．A．mistakenly B．purposefully C．unintentionally D．scientifically
7．A．satisfied B．relieved C．impressed D．disappointed
8．A．praised B．blamed C．appreciated D．favoured
9．A．greedy B．essential C．rich D．sufficient
10．A．error B．warning C．threat D．consequence
11．A．destroying B．inventing C．combining D．stimulating
12．A．improve B．establish C．illustrate D．secure
13．A．request B．illustration C．will D．fortune
14．A．choices B．decisions C．profits D．contributions
15．A．gave away B．gave back C．gave off D．gave out

（2021·全国·高二课时练习）William Thomson
William Thomson was born on 26 June, 1824. in Belfast He was taught by his father, a professor of mathematics. In 1832, the family moved to Glasgow where Thomson attended university at the age of 10, then studied at Cambridge and Paris Universities. In 1846 he became professor of natural philosophy in Glasgow, a post he ___16___ for more than 50 years.
In Glasgow, Thomson ___17___ the first physics laboratory in Britain. He was a pioneer in many different ___18___, particularly electromagnetism（电磁学） and thermodynamics（热力学）. ___19___ Faraday, he was responsible for the introduction of the concept of an electromagnetic field ___20___ Thomson developed the work of the ___21___ of the subject, Nicolas Carnot and James Joule. One of the most ___22___ results of his work was his idea of an absolute zero of temperature-the scale based on this is named ___23___ him.
Throughout his work Thomson’s main goal was the practical use of science. He achieved ___24___ through his work on submarine telegraphy, a major practical problem of the day. He was ____25____ as a scientific adviser in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cables in 1857-1858 and 1865-1866，for which he was knighted in 1866. His ____26____ in marine issues also inspired him to develop a mariners’ compass and ____27____ a tide machine and depth-measuring equipment. He invented many electrical instruments and his house in Glasgow was the first to be ____28____ by electric light.
Thomson was raised to the noblemen with the ____29____ of Baron Kelvin of Largs in 1892. The Kelvin was a small river that flowed near Glasgow University and he was president of the royal Society from 1890 to 1895. He died on 17 December, 1907, in Ayrshire, Scotland and was ____30____ in Westminster Abbey.
16．A．sought B．confirmed C．held D．admired
17．A．took up B．broke up C．set up D．blew up
18．A．fields B．countries C．labs D．colleges
19．A．In spite of B．Except for C．Together with D．Regardless of
20．A．which B．when C．how D．where
21．A．learners B．pioneers C．competitors D．leaders
22．A．important B．obvious C．fortunate D．positive
23．A．for B．with C．after D．on
24．A．wealth B．fame C．contribution D．enthusiasm
25．A．considered B．attracted C．employed D．accused
26．A．hobby B．desire C．success D．interest
27．A．operate B．invent C．control D．produce
28．A．lit B．built C．decorated D．equipped
29．A．title B．name C．honor D．award
30．A．buried B．respected C．admitted D．preserved

（2022·广东·佛山市顺德区华侨中学高二期中）Many of us develop a desire to travel. ____31____, few are lucky enough to turn that desire into a ____32____ career. For Trish Sare, owner of Vancouver-based Bike Hike Adventures Inc., it was a ____33____ story.
“I left home when I was 20 with a ____34____ of traveling the world for five years,” recalls Sare. “During that period, I spent a lot of time meeting adventure companies abroad and taking part in some of their adventures. Upon returning, I studied ____35____ and fitness leadership. Then, when we had to do our field placement (实习), I ____36____ a tour agency. When they heard about my experience, they asked if I wanted to go to Costa Rica for my placement and ____37____ as a tour leader. And that is where it all began.”
That beginning marked the accomplishment of a ____38____ dream for Sare. Today, she can ____39____ those exciting memories from such places as Thailand, Nepal, Costa Rica and more. Although Sare followed her dream of traveling for many years, she began ____40____ something that offered just a little bit more. So, in 2014, she took the big ____41____ of starting her own company: Bike Hike Adventures Inc.
Her career has ____42____ her all over the world to interact with people of so many different cultures and backgrounds. Looking back, Sare can ____43____ say that it’s been the right choice for her. Here’s her ____44____ for those wanting a similar path: “Do some traveling ____45____ your own first and then you’ll be marketable to companies,” she concludes.
31．A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Meanwhile
32．A．short B．complex C．successful D．ordinary
33．A．funny B．awful C．fairy D．different
34．A．goal B．choice C．hobby D．problem
35．A．farming B．adventure C．employment D．tourism
36．A．approached B．charged C．left D．informed
37．A．travel B．apply C．wander D．train
38．A．terrible B．strange C．faraway D．lifelong
39．A．accept B．review C．discover D．lose
40．A．calling for B．giving up C．looking for D．breaking up
41．A．step B．measure C．advantage D．lead
42．A．driven B．shown C．taken D．forbidden
43．A．politely B．patiently C．rudely D．honestly
44．A．explanation B．advice C．requirement D．wish
45．A．on B．by C．of D．with

（2021·辽宁·新民市第一高级中学高二期中）On the sports field, athletes compete not only with others but against themselves. And in each race they try hard to ____46____ a new personal best.
For one teen Brandon Schutt, in his final cross-country outing, his personal best turned out not to be about marking the fastest time, but displaying the biggest ____47____ . A mile into the 3. 1-mile race, Schutt realized he couldn’t keep up the necessary speed, so he just ____48____ to a comfortable pace to simply enjoy the moment.
Another runner Blake Cerveny aimed to beat his own personal record. After a fast start, he continued to push himself ____49____ . However, with less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny’s legs cramped up (抽筋)and ____50____ him. His will didn’t though.
____51____ to finish, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on his way, only to fall again after another 150 meters. Feeling ____52____ , his coach asked Cerveny if he wanted to ____53____ . He didn’t. The young runner pulled himself up and with ____54____ steps, he moved forward for one final push. It wasn’t enough. At 100 meters from the finish line, he _____55_____ curled (蜷缩的)on the ground. His legs had simply given out. Then it was Schutt who went to Cerveny’s side to offer a _____56_____ hand.
His first _____57_____ to get Cerveny up failed, but Schutt refused to quit. With a second try, Cerveny was on his feet. The two _____58_____ the final 75 meters.
In today’s competitive world, the _____59_____ of athletics is usually put on breaking records. It was inspiring to see that for athletes like Schutt, the value of true _____60_____ still mattered.
46．A．achieve B．demand C．expect D．accept
47．A．heart B．brain C．patience D．luck
48．A．applied B．slowed C．moved D．added
49．A．slightly B．carefully C．hard D．casually
50．A．joined B．failed C．ignored D．forced
51．A．Curious B．Excited C．Easy D．Resolved
52．A．confused B．amused C．disappointed D．concerned
53．A．stand up B．calm down C．back off D．break down
54．A．unsteady B．unadjusted C．unaffected D．unskilled
55．A．waved B．lay C．mounted D．stood
56．A．soft B．helping C．greeting D．firm
57．A．experiment B．plan C．request D．attempt
58．A．recorded B．valued C． emphasis D．completed
59．A．habit B．problem C．measure D．permission
60．A．sportsmanship B．honesty C．workmanship D．independence

（2022·广东·广州市为明学校高二期中）I always knew that I wanted to run my own business as I never really liked being told what to do. That was a bit of a(n) ___61___ when I was at school. I ___62___ had a small photography business but went to university on the advice of my father.
During my gap year I got a job at Harrods. I was ___63___ to golf wear. When I met my boss, he told me that he had ___64___ the spot for 20 years and that he knew what he was doing.
I kept on ___65___ ideas and, at the end of the first day, he got a little impatient. I went away and made a list of all the things that could improve the department. I soon had about 10 ___66___ on the list and handed it to him; I thought I was being ___67___. The next day I came in and was probably expecting a(n) ___68___. It was a real shock when I discovered that he had ___69___ me to the warehouse (仓库).
But I ____70____ then that I would be different if I ever owned my business. I hate people who say, “if it isn’t ____71____, don’t fix it”, rather than searching for ways to change for the ____72____. Today, when meeting new recruits at my business, I say “look around you for ways we can ____73____”. Quite often, we may be doing things that need change.
The lesson I learnt was to be ____74____ as a business owner and to ____75____ the skills and insight people had coming in, regardless of their experience.
61．A．lesson B．problem C．surprise D．advantage
62．A．fortunately B．certainly C．initially D．generally
63．A．assigned B．addicted C．drawn D．limited
64．A．missed B．ignored C．helped D．run
65．A．going over B．turning down C．struggling for D．coming up with
66．A．suggestions B．colleagues C．locations D．products
67．A．shy B．helpful C．amusing D．optimistic
68．A．warning B．suggestion C．promotion D．argument
69．A．transferred B．followed C．helped D．linked
70．A．doubted B．explained C．determined D．denied
71．A．expensive B．broken C．interesting D．difficult
72．A．better B．harder C．kinder D．poorer
73．A．help B．expand C．appear D．improve
74．A．strict B．silent C．mature D．careless
75．A．study B．remove C．copy D．respect

（2021·广东·清远二中高二期中）My father always told me:“All work is noble(高贵的)”He wasn’t___76___,but he earned a reasonable living. Thanks to his ___77___, I was able to go to Art College. I，however,wanted to do ___78___,something more interesting--I was special!
After graduation，I moved to New York in search of a graphic(绘画的)designer job.It was winter and，ever the optimist(乐观主义者)，I’d only brought enough money to ___79___myself for about a month.I wasn’t___80___--I was sure I’d find a fantastic job immediately.
Within a few weeks，though，I found myself wandering around the streets having been ___81___by every design office in town. My hostel rent was almost gone and I hadn’t eaten in days.” How had I reached this point?＂I wondered as I trembled in my thin jacket.
I was just about to ___82___ when my dad called.He suggested that I get a job in a___83___until something else came along.At first,pride made me___84___. But I was cold, hungry, and unwilling to go home feeling ____85____ and defeated.
I entered an expensive-looking cafe near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were hiring. She said they were shorthanded, and offered me a____86____right away.
____87____,I found that I really enjoyed serving people. I started making big tips right away. Later, the manager learned that I had a design background and asked me to design the cafe menus. That led to a part-time job at an advertising company.
Previously, I’d have never considered being a ____88____,but there I was. I ____89____got my dream design job,but that winter I learned not to make____90____about work.
76．A．generous B．caring C．concerned D．wealthy
77．A．effort B．power C．education D．time
78．A．simple B．strange C．safe D．different
79．A．protect B．support C．amuse D．entertain
80．A．helpless B．alone C．worried D．disappointed
81．A．rejected B．banned C．invited D．concerned
82．A．set down B．set out C．give up D．live off
83．A．school B．library C．restaurant D．factory
84．A．agree B．hesitate C．reply D．continue
85．A．ashamed B．secure C．lonely D．convinced
86．A．menu B．teapot C．newspaper D．job
87．A．Unluckily B．Obviously C．Hopefully D．Suprisingly
88．A．waiter B．manager C．artist D．designer
89．A．nearly B．eventually C．simply D．merely
90．A．changes B．suggestions C．assumptions D．advice

（2022·广东顺德德胜学校高二期中）Hunter Kittle, 24 years old, was driving through California’s Mount Baldy when his night took an unexpected turn. As he was going down the road, his car turned ____91____suddenly and fell directly 70 feet into a valley.
The young man amazingly____92____the fall, but he wasn’t fully in the clear. He ____93____in his broken car with an injured lung, a fractured (骨折的) skull and a broken leg. His____94____must have been beyond description.
Due to his____95____injuries and the shape of his now destroyed vehicle, Hunter was unable to make his way out of the vehicle. He had to deal with his huge pain alone until someone found him.
The Kittle family were also____96____ about where their son could be and as each day passed without any____97____, the situation became worse.
After a total of three nights, a motorist____98____and noticed the car wreck (残骸)in the ____99____. The ambulance was called_____100_____and ran to the scene to keep Hunter alive. Soon, Hunter was airlifted to the_____101_____, on his way to recovery.
When Hunter was in his hospital bed and says, “I was so happy that I was finally being _____102_____, and that I still had a chance left to survive” He goes on to _____103_____“Mainly, it was mind over matter (精神的力量). ” My desire to live long enough made it, one way or another. I didn’t want that to be my final chapter in my life book.”
Thanks to his_____104_____to live and a keen-eyed stranger, Hunter survived this tragedy and now had a new perspective on_____105_____.
91．A．upside down B．inside out C．down D．off
92．A．caused B．survived C．transformed D．froze
93．A．looked up B．set up C．woke up D．picked up
94．A．disagreement B．cry C．gain D．pain
95．A．gradual B．serious C．bound D．cautious
96．A．crazy B．patient C．worried D．happy
97．A．suggestion B．information C．contribution D．destination
98．A．passed by B．passed away C．stood by D．dropped in
99．A．motorbike B．valley C．river D．block
100．A．immediately B．easily C．exactly D．merely
101．A．government B．home C．hospital D．shelter
102．A．saved B．helped C．listened D．improved
103．A．shout B．explain C．conclude D．complain
104．A．hopelessness B．courage C．determination D．wisdom
105．A．driving B．volunteer C．life D．religion

（2022·辽宁·东北育才学校高二期中）In high school Norman Greenstein was a productive doodle (涂鸦手), and created lots of paintings. When he   ____106____ his works to his teacher, the teacher responded, “The problem with modern art is that you can ____107____ on a canvas (画布) and call it art.” Norman felt so disappointed, but he ____108____ parted with art over the years.
After his ____109____ , Norman put his dream aside and spared no efforts to ____110____ his wife and three children with devotion. Although life was sometimes hard for him, it didn’t ruin his ____111____ for creative expression. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the 65- year-old social worker, decided to turn his dark diagnosis into a ____112____ opportunity to realise a lifelong dream.
____113____ by the father, Steven and his brother started what would become a ____114____ involving the whole family, in order to make the father’s works _____115_____ by all people around him, as well as his experience of fighting against Parkinson’s disease, and his _____116_____ to help others with Parkinson’s.
In 2021, an online _____117_____ was launched to feature the colourful canvases and he also _____118_____ a memoir (回忆录) called Spit on a Canvas: the Journey of the Parkinson’s Painter. Meanwhile, Nor man began selling his first paintings, with galleries exhibiting his works. The team is also _____119_____ releasing Norman’s first digital net art collection. 20 % of all _____120_____ has been donated to two Parkinson’s research foundations.
106．A．found B．lent C．offered D．showed
107．A．practice B．spit C．sneeze D．concentrate
108．A．still B．occasionally C．never D．frequently
109．A．retirement B．explanation C．graduation D．marriage
110．A．support B．respect C．provide D．share
111．A．calling B．praying C．longing D．waiting
112．A．unbelievable B．positive C．embarrassing D．disturbing
113．A．Shocked B．Changed C．Inspired D．Delayed
114．A．project B．request C．competition D．connection
115．A．spotted B．recommended C．developed D．regarded
116．A．potential B．way C．talent D．responsibility
117．A．museum B．library C．programme D．gallery
118．A．published B．copied C．revised D．examined
119．A．ending with B．working on C．giving up D．paying for
120．A．salary B．rewards C．sales D．allowance

（2022·福建省泉州第一中学高二期中）A woman was walking along the beach on a damp day, lost in thought. Suddenly she was ___121___ back to reality by a sound of someone shouting. It was from a man, just visible through the mist (薄雾). His arms wide, he shouted, “Come, blessings!” He took a ___122___ in one direction and then another, shouting ___123___, “Come, blessings, come!”
The woman stopped,___124___the scene. Here was a man, she thought, calling blessings into his life loudly and eagerly. It was such a pure, direct spiritual call for something he ___125___. She started walking toward the man, hoping to speak to him and express her thanks to him for the ___126___ she had got from his calling. As she walked, the wind continued to ___127___ his voice, “Come, blessings! Come, blessings, come!” She started to speak the simple yet powerful words along with him, feeling ___128___ inspired each time.
Just then, a cute dog suddenly jumped toward the man from the mist with ___129___. The woman now was ___130___enough to hear him crying to the dog, “Blessings! There you are! I thought I had ___131___ you!”
At first the woman felt ___132___ for making such a ridiculous mistake. She confused a dog named Blessings for a wonderful moment of communication with God. But as she continued her walk, she smiled contentedly. She had received the inspiration to ask clearly and plainly for the ___133___ and other blessings she longed for. It was clear, ___134___ the bearer of the message had four legs and a tail.
Perhaps, she thought, it was not a(n) ___135___ that the man had named his dog Blessings. And perhaps the dog had not been lost at all.
121．A．forced B．moved C．called D．brought
122．A．breath B．glance C．step D．chance
123．A．loosely B．merrily C．angrily D．constantly
124．A．thinking about B．looking into C．calling up D．dealing with
125．A．approve B．found C．desired D．forgot
126．A．creation B．inspiration C．education D．contribution
127．A．blow B．clear C．carry D．expand
128．A．increasingly B．potentially C．directly D．consistently
129．A．fright B．joy C．sorrow D．anxiety
130．A．embarrassed B．enthusiastic C．close D．guilty
131．A．pursued B．saved C．lost D．left
132．A．amused B．wrong C．good D．silly
133．A．fact B．answer C．conclusion D．goodness
134．A．even if B．now that C．so that D．as if
135．A．advantage B．fiction C．coincidence D．assumption

（2022·江苏苏州·高二期中）My most rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming competition for Special Olympics where a disabled friend of my community took part. This had special ____136____ for me because experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, my character, and support my community.
First, my leadership skills developed when I ____137____ directed each swimmer where to line up at the platform and ____138____ each player when they needed to swim. I had to make sure that the swimmers were ____139____ and ready to perform. This kept me on my feet at all times and __140__
of each event’s time and location. I learned each swimmer’s name, since many of them swam in more than one event.
Secondly, my ____141____ was greatly improved when I saw the swimmers get their awards for winning each swimming event, I was ____142____ that most swimmers could swim better than I. It astonished me by their positive attitudes, ____143____ they won or lost. This also expanded my horizons, offering me the opportunity to ____144____ people I would normally not come across. I went out of my ____145____ zone and did whatever was needed to be done. It was especially ____146____ when I saw the cheerful faces of the players.
Lastly, I was of service to my community by lending a hand to this organization in need of help. To be a part of it gave me a chance to improve my community and become ____147____ with the people living in this area.
As Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.” The ____148____ should be done throughout your life. Fortunately, ____149____ the many opportunities my community has offered I was privileged to be ____150____ in this exciting and important event in these players’ lives. I hope to be an assistant at this event in years to come.
136．A．purpose B．meaning C．background D．regulation
137．A．equally B．amazingly C．strictly D．independently
138．A．taught B．informed C．awarded D．compared
139．A．positioned B．preserved C．valued D．evaluated
140．A．proud B．certain C．aware D．capable
141．A．figure B．ability C．character D．technique
142．A．blamed B．impressed C．reminded D．concerned
143．A．after B．as C．until D．whether
144．A．meet B．gather C．introduce D．recommend
145．A．imagination B．availability C．comfort D．development
146．A．rewarding B．embarrassing C．outstanding D．relaxing
147．A．acquainted B．combined C．surrounded D．faced
148．A．traveling B．consulting C．volunteering D．cooperating
149．A．by B．despite C．except D．through
150．A．desired B．educated C．involved D．influenced

（2022·辽宁·高二期中）When you are having class in the early morning, it is not unusual to notice your classmate sitting beside you yawning. He ___151___ that he didn’t have a sound sleep the night before. Many ___152___ don’t get adequate sleep because they are burdened with too much homework, which keeps them up at night doing countless exercise. Some teens cannot ___153___ at night even when they want to so much.
Researches show that during your teenage years, the body’s biological clock is___154___, telling you to sleep later at night and wake up ___155___ in the morning. But ___156___ in the body clock aren’t the only reason teens lose sleep. Lots of people have insomnia. The most common cause of insomnia is ___157___ . But all sorts of things can lead to insomnia, including ___158___ discomfort, emotional troubles and even sleeping environment. It’s common for everyone to have insomnia occasionally. But if it ___159___for a month or more, go and consult a doctor.
Most teens have _____160_____ sometimes, which may make you sweat. But, if they are too frequent, a person’s sleep pattern can be seriously _____161_____. The most common cause of them is emotional _____162_____, such as fear, stress or anxiety. If you have them a lot, you’re also supposed to talk to a _____163_____.
Medical specialists encourage teens to make lifestyle changes to help them develop good sleeping _____164_____. Most probably you know that a cup of coffee can keep you _____165_____ at night, but did you know that playing video games or watching TV does the same?
151．A．yells B．proves C．claims D．complains
152．A．adult B．teens C．parents D．teachers
153．A．study B．work C．sleep D．communicate
154．A．broken B．reset C．repaired D．damaged
155．A．sooner B．earlier C．quicker D．later
156．A．changes B．moves C．patterns D．model
157．A．happiness B．joy C．stress D．homework
158．A．mental B．physical C．biological D．medical
159．A．helps B．reports C．stops D．lasts
160．A．nightmares B．dreams C．stress D．change
161．A．improved B．destroyed C．advanced D．affected
162．A．issue B．affair C．problem D．things
163．A．doctor B．deskmate C．teacher D．friend
164．A．idea B．habits C．time D．environment
165．A．asleep B．alive C．awake D．annoyed

（2021·河北唐山·高二期中）When I was a child, my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven. Every time I saw him come back late, looking ___166___, I promised myself that someday I would show my thanks to my father for ___167___ he had done.
Over the next twenty years, my father worked hard to support our big family and ___168___ a lot from a heart problem. One morning, my father’s old car ____169____ and he asked me to pick him up after his medical examination. He had _____170_____ refused when I offered to replace his old car. He said that he did not want something that he was unable to pay himself.
As he stepped out of the doctor’s office, he looked unusually serious. We drove ____171____and he made me promise to keep the medical report as a ___172___. I did this with a heavy heart.
At that time, I was ___173___ a new car. I asked my father to go with me to pick one out.___174___ I started talking with the salesman, I noticed my father admiring a brown car. I finally chose a white car. My father took one final look at the _____175_____car and seemed kind of sorry. Before leaving I heard him muttering (嘀咕) to himself, “Really like that car. Wish I could  ____176____ it.”
Several days later, I asked my father if he could go with me to pick up the new car. As we arrived, the salesman ____177____him a key to his new car - the brown one - and explained that it was for him, ____178____me. My father looked at me in great surprise. I explained it was my childhood ____179____and smiled at this man, who had _____180_____everything for his family.
166．A．distant B．tired C．reliable D．gentle
167．A．that B．which C．what D．while
168．A．attained B．witnessed C．displayed D．suffered
169．A．broke off B．broke down C．broke in D．broke out
170．A．strongly B．rudely C．selflessly D．angrily
171．A．in relief B．in return C．in silence D．in laughter
172．A．suggestion B．conclusion C．security D．secret
173．A．testing B．expecting C．designing D．checking
174．A．When B．Because C．Since D．Unless
175．A．white B．brown C．red D．black
176．A．drive B．borrow C．afford D．choose
177．A．returned B．posted C．showed D．handed
178．A．from B．with C．to D．for
179．A．passion B．promise C．trouble D．forecast
180．A．given up B．devote to C．set out D．get through

（2021·河北唐山·高二期中）A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day ____181____I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my car stopped. It was out of gas on a ____182____ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone ____183____could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile ____184____I finally found a house near the road. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair____185____. She said, “I’ve been ____186____for you here for a long time. Come in. ____187____ is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t ____188____ what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You love tea,” said she.
I quickly ____189____that my car was out of gas, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept _____190_____me Alfred and kept talking about how long it had been _____191_____she had seen me. She was acting very _____192_____ and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my _____193_____, he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t  _____194_____ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to _____195_____ thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
181．A．which B．that C．and D．but
182．A．lonely B．narrow C．crowded D．busy
183．A．what B．who C．whom D．how
184．A．before B．after C．while D．as
185．A．paused B．answered C．appeared D．opened
186．A．asking B．looking C．waiting D．calling
187．A．Gas B．Tea C．Coffee D．Dinner
188．A．consider B．adopt C．accept D．understand
189．A．comforted B．refused C．explained D．declared
190．A．calling B．call C．to call D．called
191．A．until B．before C．since D．when
192．A．sharply B．strangely C．excitedly D．annoyedly
193．A．accident B．arrangement C．surprise D．experience
194．A．hurt B．beat C．hit D．frighten
195．A．teach B．marry C．appeal to D．meet with

（2022·河北唐山·高二期中）A man died and was on his way to another world, either the Heaven or the Hell. He saw an extremely splendid palace half way and the owner of the palace ___196___him to stay and live in the palace.
The man said, “I have been working ___197___during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.”
The owner of the palace said,“___198___, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There are a wealth of ___199___in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone ___200___you. ___201___, there is nothing that needs to be done by you.” Then, the man ___202___in the palace.
At the beginning, the man felt very___203___at the rotation of eating and sleeping. But ___204___, he felt a bit lonely and empty. So he went to the owner and complained, “It is___205___to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no ___206___in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”
The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here at all.”
After another several months, the man could not ___207___the present life and went to the owner___208___, “I really could not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would___209___to go to the Hell instead of living here.”
The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously, “Do you think it is the Heaven here? It is ___210___the Hell!”
196．A．forced B．rejected C．invited D．commanded
197．A．hard B．regularly C．comfortably D．heavily
198．A．If any B．If possible C．If necessary D．If so
199．A．jewels B．food C．books D．money
200．A．noticing B．reflecting C．stopping D．replacing
201．A．Moreover B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However
202．A．settled down B．figured out C．carried on D．set off
203．A．surprised B．frightened C．normal D．pleased
204．A．easily B．gradually C．confidently D．carefully
205．A．strange B．enjoyable C．relaxing D．boring
206．A．patience B．trust C．interest D．curiosity
207．A．complain B．lose C．bear D．risk
208．A．indeed B．already C．again D．always
209．A．hope B．expect C．promise D．prefer
210．A．eventually B．actually C．also D．still

（2022·江苏省天一中学高二期中）An off-duty pilot was called a “legend” after stepping in to fly a plane himself to stop the flight being cancelled.
Michael Bradley, a(n) ____211____ easyJet pilot, had a holiday when he ____212____ flying a plane that was delayed by two hours. He told passengers on board the Manchester Airport flight to Alicante that he was ____213____ his services as there was no pilot available.
Mr. Bradley said, “My wife was then with my little boy. She ____214____ and complained, ‘Our flight’s delayed by two hours because there’s no ____215____ for the flight.’ So just before we went through security I wonder if this is worth a phone call. I think it is because I’d like to go on holiday.”
Mr. Bradley phoned up easyJet and said, “I’m standing in the ____216____ doing nothing. I have got my ____217____ with me and I’d very much like to go on holiday and if you need a(n) ____218____, I’m standing here ready to go.” And his bosses called him back in less than a minute to give him the go-ahead, saying, “Please, please, can you fly the airplane to Alicante?” Then he told this to the passengers. This was ____219____ with cheers from the passengers.
An easyJet spokesman said, “We are ____220____ to one of our pilots who was travelling on holiday from Manchester to Alicante on 2nd, September with his family and ____221____ to operate the flight. This ____222____ customers could get to their destination and shows the ____223____ of our crew. This is ____224____ in line with regulations as he had his license and ID with him. Safety is always our ____225____ priority.”
211．A．retired B．qualified C．clumsy D．former
212．A．made up B．held up C．ended up D．turned up
213．A．offering B．obtaining C．changing D．showing
214．A．came through B．came to C．came up D．came around
215．A．passenger B．manager C．officer D．captain
216．A．station B．platform C．terminal D．square
217．A．license B．passport C．visa D．ticket
218．A．adventure B．favor C．moment D．reason
219．A．met B．argued C．objected D．observed
220．A．suitable B．convenient C．practical D．grateful
221．A．volunteered B．continued C．attempted D．struggle
222．A．proved B．meant C．supported D．revealed
223．A．existence B．popularity C．intention D．commitment
224．A．fully B．strangely C．nearly D．immediately
225．A．largest B．strongest C．longest D．highest


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1．B    2．A    3．C    4．B    5．D    6．A    7．D    8．B    9．C    10．B    11．B    12．A    13．C    14．D    15．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了诺贝尔一生发明了无数的爆炸物品，却因此受到了人们的诟病，为了提升自己的公众形象，他将自己一生的大部分财产捐献了出去成立了诺贝尔奖用来奖励在物理、化学、医学等方面做出突出贡献的人。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：诺贝尔奖被认为是最有辨识度和最令人钦佩的奖项之一，表彰了世界各地在不同领域取得的杰出成就的人们。A. remembering记得；B. honouring尊敬、表彰；C. crediting相信；D. negating否认。根据最后一段“In 1895, one year before his death, Nobel made the last ___13___, saying clearly that his wealth would be used to create a series of prizes for those who have made great ___14___ to mankind in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.”可知，诺贝尔奖是用来表彰这些杰出的人。故选B。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：诺贝尔对其在压力或热量下爆炸的不规则性质很感兴趣，他开始寻找一种方法来控制它，并制造一种可用的炸药。A. nature自然、性质；B. conduct行为、举动；C. flavour味道；D. benefit利益。根据空后的“exploding under pressure or heat”可知，这是硝酸甘油的性质。故选A。
3．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：诺贝尔对其在压力或热量下爆炸的不规则性质很感兴趣，他开始寻找一种方法来控制它，并制造一种可用的炸药。A. deadly致命的；B. bitter苦涩的；C. usable可用的；D. mild温和的。根据下文的“in1867, the age of 34, Nobel invented dynamite (炸药), which is much easier and safer to control than nitroglycerin.”可知，诺贝尔想发明一种可使用的炸药。故选C。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过多年的努力，1867年，34岁的诺贝尔发明了比硝化甘油更易控制、更安全的炸药。A. innovations创新；B. efforts努力；C. hesitation犹豫；D. association协会。根据上文“Nobel started to find a way to control it and make a ___3___ explosive (爆炸物).”可知，诺贝尔是开始寻找一种方法来控制它，并制造一种可用的炸药。所以他是在为制造炸药而努力。故选B。
5．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他通过355项发明积累了财富，其中炸药是最重要的。A. brought up抚养长大；B. put up张贴、提供食宿；C. broke up结束、关系破裂；D. built up建立、积累。根据空后的“his wealth”可知，空处指的是积累财富。故选D。
6．考查副词词义辨析。句意：1888年阿尔弗雷德的弟弟路德维希去世时，一家法国报纸错误地刊登了阿尔弗雷德的讣告。A. mistakenly错误地；B. purposefully故意地；C. unintentionally无意地；D. scientifically科学地。根据上文“When Alfred’s brother Ludwig died in 1888”可知，是诺贝尔的弟弟过世而不是诺贝尔过世，所以报纸是刊登错了。故选A。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：读着自己的讣告，诺贝尔对自己的公众形象感到失望。A. satisfied满意的；B. relieved宽慰的；C. impressed有印象的；D. disappointed失望的。通过下文“Then newspaper strongly ___8___ Nobel for inventing dynamite, giving him the nickname of “the merchant of death” and saying “Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became ___9___ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.””可知，媒体对诺贝尔的评价很糟糕，所以诺贝尔读着自己的讣告时，是感到失望。故选D。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时的报纸对发明炸药的诺贝尔进行了强烈的谴责，称他为“死亡商人”，并说:“通过寻找比以往更快地杀死更多人的方法致富的阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔博士昨天去世了。”A. praised表扬；B. blamed责备；C. appreciated欣赏、感激；D. favoured偏爱。根据下文“giving him the nickname of “the merchant of death””可知，报纸是谴责诺贝尔的发明。故选B。
9．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当时的报纸对发明炸药的诺贝尔进行了强烈的谴责，称他为“死亡商人”，并说:“通过寻找比以往更快地杀死更多人的方法致富的阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔博士昨天去世了。”A. greedy贪婪的；B. essential必要的；C. rich富裕的；D. sufficient充分的。根据上文“He ___5___ his wealth from his 355 inventions, among which dynamite was the most important.”可知，诺贝尔通过发明炸药而变得富有。故选C。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对阿尔弗雷德来说，这篇讣告是一个警告。A. error错误；B. warning警告；C. threat威胁；D. consequence结果 。根据下文“He spent his lifetime alone ___11___ things and was deeply concerned with how he would be remembered.”可知，诺贝尔很关心自己的公众形象，所以对他而言这次讣告是个警告。故选B。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他一生都在独自发明东西，他非常关心自己将如何被人们记住。A. destroying破坏；B. inventing发明；C. combining结合；D. stimulating刺激。根据上文“During his lifetime, Nobel invented and patented various explosives.”可知，他一生都在发明东西。故选B。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这一不幸事件促使他修改遗嘱。以改善他的公众形象，并因一项美好的事业而被铭记。A. improve提升；B. establish建立；C. illustrate说明；D. secure安全的。根据上文“He spent his lifetime alone ___11___ things and was deeply concerned with how he would be remembered.”可知，他很在意自己的形象，所以当他看到报纸对他的指责时，他想做的是提升自己的公众形象。故选A。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：1895年，也就是诺贝尔去世的前一年，他立了最后一份遗嘱，明确表示他的财富将用于设立一系列奖项，奖励那些在物理、化学方面对人类做出重大贡献的人。A. request请求；B. illustration说明、阐述；C. will意志、遗嘱；D. fortune命运、财富。根据下文“saying clearly that his wealth would be used to create a series of prizes for those who have made great ___14___ to mankind in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.”可知，他在去世前一年应该是立了遗嘱。故选C。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：1895年，也就是诺贝尔去世的前一年，他立了最后一份遗嘱，明确表示他的财富将用于设立一系列奖项，奖励那些在物理、化学方面对人类做出重大贡献的人。A. choices选择；B. decisions决定；C. profits利润；D. contributions贡献。根据第一段“The Nobel Prize is considered one of the most recognizable and admirable awards possible ___1___ people of the world for their outstanding achievements in different fields.”可知，表彰的是那些有突出贡献的人。故选D。
15．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：让众人惊讶的是，阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔博士捐出了他总财富的94%来创立五项诺贝尔奖。A. gave away赠送、背叛；B. gave back归还；C. gave off散发；D. gave out分发、公布。根据上文“saying clearly that his wealth would be used to create a series of prizes for those who have made great ___14___ to mankind in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.”可知，诺贝尔捐赠了大多数财产。故选A。

16．C    17．C    18．A    19．C    20．D    21．B    22．A    23．C    24．B    25．C    26．D    27．B    28．A    29．A    30．A

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了威廉·汤姆森的生平，并重点讲述了他在科学和实际应用方面所取得的成就。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1846年，他成为格拉斯哥的自然哲学教授，并担任了50多年。A. sought寻找；B. confirmed确认；C. held担任；D. admired钦佩。从空格前面的“professor of natural philosophy in Glasgow”及“a post”可知，此处表示他担任这个职位长达50多年。故选C项。
17．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在格拉斯哥，汤姆森建立了英国第一个物理实验室。A. took up开始从事；B. broke up打碎；C. set up建立；D. blew up爆炸。由空后的“the first physics laboratory”可知，此处表示汤姆森在英国建立了第一个物理实验室。故选C项。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是许多领域的先驱，尤其是电磁学和热力学。A. fields领域；B. countries国家；C. labs实验室；D. colleges学院。后面提到的“particularly electromagnetism and thermodynamics”是两个不同的领域。故选A项。
19．考查介词短语辨析。句意：他和法拉第一起引入了电磁场的概念，在那里汤姆森发展了这一课题的先驱尼古拉斯·卡诺和詹姆斯·焦耳的工作。A. In spite of尽管；B. Except for除了；C. Together with和……一起；D. Regardless of不管。根据下文“Faraday, he was responsible for the introduction of the concept”可知，此处表示和法拉第一起，他负责引入了电磁场这个概念。故选C项。
20．考查定语从句关系词。句意：他和法拉第一起引入了电磁场的概念，在那里汤姆森发展了这一课题的先驱尼古拉斯·卡诺和詹姆斯·焦耳的工作。A. which引导定语从句，修饰物，做主语或宾语；B. when引导定语从句，做时间状语；C. how不能引导定语从句；D. where引导定语从句，做地点状语。由前面的“an electromagnetic field”可知，这里是表示抽象概念的名词短语作先行词，且在定语从句中作地点状语，故应使用 where引导定语从句。故选D项。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他和法拉第一起引入了电磁场的概念，在那里汤姆森发展了这一课题的先驱尼古拉斯·卡诺和詹姆斯·焦耳的工作。A. learners学习者；B. pioneers先驱；C. competitors竞争者；D. leaders领导者。根据上文的“developed the work of”和下文的 “the subject”及其后的两个人名可知，此处指的是汤姆森发展了这两位先驱者在这一学科的成就。故选B项。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他工作中最重要的成果之一就是他的绝对零度概念——基于这个概念的温度计就是以他的名字命名的。A. important重要的；B. obvious明显的；C. fortunate幸运的；D. positive积极的。结合下文的“his idea of an absolute zero of temperature-the scale based on this is named 　　8　　 him.”可知，此处表示汤姆森所提出的重要的想法。故选A项。
23．考查介词词义辨析。句意：他工作中最重要的成果之一就是他的绝对零度概念——基于这个概念的温度计就是以他的名字命名的。A. for为了；B. with和……一起；    C. after在……后面；D. on在……上面。此处是固定词组 name after，表示“以……命名”。故选C项。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他通过研究当时的一个重大实际问题——海底电报而成名。A. wealth财富；    B. fame名誉；C. contribution贡献；D. enthusiasm热情。根据下文“He was 　　10　　 as a scientific adviser in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cables in 1857-1858 and 1865-1866, for which he was knighted in 1866.”可知，他由于在大西洋电缆铺设工作上的成就被授以爵位，故此处指他通过自己在海底电报方面的工作而成名。故选B项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他曾在1857-1858年和1865-1866年铺设大西洋电报电缆时担任科学顾问，并于1866年获封爵士。A. considered考虑；B. attracted吸引；C. employed聘用；D. accused控告。从空后的“as a scientific adviser in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cables”可知，他被聘作科学顾问来指导铺设电缆。故选C项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他对海洋问题的兴趣也激发了他开发水手罗盘、发明潮汐机和深度测量设备。A. hobby爱好；B. desire欲望；C. success    成功；D. interest兴趣。根据语境并结合后面的“in marine issues also inspired him to develop a mariners' compass”可知，此处是指他对海洋问题的兴趣激励他开发了船用罗盘。故选D项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他对海洋问题的兴趣也激发了他开发水手罗盘、发明潮汐机和深度测量设备。A. operate操作；B. invent发明；C. control控制；D. produce生产。结合前面的 develop和后面的“a tide machine and depth- measuring equipment”可知，他发明了潮汐机和深度测量设备，下文的“He invented many electrical instruments”也是提示。故选B项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他发明了许多电子仪器，他在格拉斯哥的房子是第一个被电灯照亮的。A. lit照亮；B. built建造；C. decorated装饰；D. equipped装备。后面的“by electric light”表示他家是第一家使用电灯照明的家庭。故选A项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：汤姆逊于1892年被提拔为贵族，被封为拉格斯的开尔文男爵。A. title头衔；B. name名字；C. honor荣誉；D. award奖励。结合空前的“was raised to the noblemen”和后面的“Baron Kelvin of Largs in1892”可知，在1892年他晋升成为贵族，拥有开尔文勋爵的称号。故选A项。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1907年12月17日，他死于苏格兰的埃尔郡，葬于威斯敏斯特教堂。A. buried埋葬；B. respected尊敬；C. admitted允许；D. preserved保存。空处与前面的“He died on17 December, 1907”呼应，此处指他死后被埋葬在威斯敏斯特教堂里面。故选A项。

31．B    32．C    33．D    34．A    35．D    36．A    37．D    38．D    39．B    40．C    41．A    42．C    43．D    44．B    45．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Sare如何把旅游和事业结合起来，经过不懈努力梦想成真的故事。
31．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们中的许多人都产生了旅行的欲望。然而，很少有人能够幸运地将这种渴望转化为成功的事业。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Besides此外；D. Meanwhile同时。根据上文“Many of us develop a desire to travel”下文“few are lucky enough to turn that desire into”可知，空处前后为转折关系，故选B。
32．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. short短的；B. complex复杂的；C. successful成功的；D. ordinary一般的。由下文“Sare followed her dream of traveling for many years”及“in 2014, she took the big 　　11　　 of starting her own company: Bike Hike Adventures Inc.”的叙述可知，Sare实现了自己的梦想，成功地将旅游当作事业来做，故选C。
33．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于总部位于温哥华的自行车远足冒险公司的老板特里什•萨雷来说，情况则完全不同。A. funny可笑的；B. awful可怕的；C. fairy仙女的；D. different不同的。从下文“Sare followed her dream of traveling for many years”及“in 2014, she took the big 　　11　　 of starting her own company: Bike Hike Adventures Inc.”的叙述可知，Sara不仅实现了自己的周游世界的梦想，而且成为了Bike Hike Adventures Inc.公司的老总，所以此处指她的故事是不同的。故选D。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我20岁的时候离开了家，我的目标是环游世界5年,”Sare回忆道。A. goal目标；B. choice选择；C. hobby爱好；D. problem问题。结合下文“traveling the world for five years”可知，这是Sare的旅行目标。故选A。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：回来后，我学习了旅游和健身主管艺术。A. farming农业； B. adventure探险； C. employment就业；D. tourism旅游业。结合前文“ traveling the world for five years”可知，此处指Sare开始学习旅游和健身。故选D。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，当我们必须做实地实习时，我接触到了一家旅行社。A. approached接近；B. charged索价；C. left 离开；D. informed告知。根据下文“they asked if I wanted to go to Costa Rica for my placement”可知，此处指Sare遇到一家旅行社。故选A。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他们听说我的经历时，他们问我是否愿意去哥斯达黎加接受安置和培训成为一名导游。A. travel旅行；B. apply申请；C. wander徘徊；D. train培训。根据空前“they asked if I wanted to go to Costa Rica for my placement”及空后“as a tour leader”可知，此处指Sare接受培训。故选D。
38．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个开始标志着Sare一生梦想的实现。A. terrible糟糕的；B. strange奇怪的；C. faraway遥远的；D. lifelong终生的。结合下文“Sare followed her dream of traveling for many years”及“in 2014, she took the big 　　11　　 of starting her own company: Bike Hike Adventures Inc.”的叙述可知，Sare把旅游作为自己的一生的事业来做。故选D。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：今天，她可以回顾那些在泰国、尼泊尔、哥斯达黎加等地令人兴奋的记忆。A. accept接受；B. review回顾；C. discover发现；D. lose失去。根据下文“ exciting memories from such places as Thailand, Nepal, Costa Rica and more”可知，此处指Sare回忆起那些美好的记忆。故选B。
40．考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管Sare多年来一直追随着她的旅行梦想，但她开始寻找一些能提供更多的东西。A. calling for要求；B. giving up放弃；C. looking for寻找；D. breaking up分解。根据下文“something that offered just a little bit more”及“starting her own company”可知，此处指Sare开始寻找更多。故选C。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，在2014年，她迈出了一大步，开办了自己的公司：自行车旅行冒险公司。A. step步；B. measure测量；C. advantage优势；D. lead领导。根据下文“starting her own company”和比较前面内容可知，开创公司是Sare把旅游作为事业的一大步。故选A。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的职业生涯使她走遍世界各地，与来自不同文化和背景的人们打交道。A. driven驾驶； B. shown显现；C. taken携带；D. forbidden禁止。根据空处的前后文可知，旅游让Sare走遍世界，即旅游带着她游遍世界各地。故选C。
43．考查副词词义辨析。句意：现在回想起来，Sare可以诚实地说这是她正确的选择。A. politely有礼貌地；B. patiently耐心地；C. rudely粗鲁地；D. honestly诚实地；根据下文“it’s been the right choice for her”可知，这是Sare对自己所作的事情的评价，是如实的评价。故选D。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：以下是她对那些希望走类似道路的人的建议：“先自己旅行一段时间，然后你就会被公司看好。”A. explanation解释；B. advice建议；C. requirement 要求；D. wish愿望。根据下文“for those wanting a similar path”可知，这是Sare对人们的建议。故选B。
45．考查介词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. on对于；B. by通过；C. of属于……的 ；D. with用。短语：on one's own 独自，此处指首先独自旅游，故选A。

46．A    47．A    48．B    49．C    50．B    51．D    52．D    53．C    54．A    55．B    56．B    57．D    58．D    59．C    60．A

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在越野赛中，Brandon帮助受伤的Blake一起到达终点的故事，展现了真正的体育精神。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在每一场比赛中，他们都在努力实现新的个人最好成绩。A.achieve实现；B.demand要求；C.expect期待；D.accept接受。由上文“On the sports field, athletes compete not only with others but against themselves.”可知运动员不仅与他人竞争，而且与自己竞争，即要不断努力以实现个人最好成绩；故选A项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于十几岁的Brandon来说，在他最后一次越野比赛中，他的个人最好成绩并不是记录最快的时间，而是展现出的最大的勇气。A.heart勇气；B.brain大脑；C.patience耐心；D.luck幸运。由文章倒数第二段“His first____to get Cerveny up failed, but Schutt refused to quit. With a second try, Cerveny was on his feet. The two ____the final 75 meters.”可知Schutt在比赛中不顾自己的成绩，毅然帮助其他选手，而且两次尝试才使得Cerveny站起来，两人最后一起比赛，在比赛中做这样的事情是需要勇气的，故选A项。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在3.1英里比赛开始1英里后，Schutt意识到他无法保持必要的速度，所以他放慢到一个舒适的速度，只是享受这一刻。A. applied申请；B.slowed减慢；C.moved移动；D.added增加。由本句“A mile into the 3. 1-mile race, Schutt realized he couldn’t keep up the necessary speed”可知他意识到无法保持必要的速度，后面提到享受这一刻，推知他是将速度减慢到一个舒服的速度以享受比赛；故选B项。
49．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在一个快速的开始之后，他继续努力地向前推进。A.slightly轻微地；B.carefully仔细地；C.hard努力地；D.casually随意地。由上文“Another runner Blake Cerveny aimed to beat his own personal record.”可知Blake的目标是破他个人最好记录，故他在这次比赛中肯定是非常努力的，因此他努力地推动自己前进；故选C项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，还有不到400米的距离，Cerveny 的腿抽筋了，他失望了。A.joined加入；B.failed失败，使……失望；C.ignored忽略；D. forced强迫。由本句“However, with less than 400 meters to go, Cerveny’s legs cramped up (抽筋)”可知在距离终点400米不到的距离，他的腿突然抽筋，这个必然会导致他不能以原本的状态继续比赛下去，因此他失望了；故选B项。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Cerveny下定决心要完成比赛，他从地上起来，继续比赛，但是在150米后又跌到了。A.Curious好奇的；B.Excited兴奋的；C.Easy容易的；D.Resolved下定决心的。由本句“Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on his way”可知他从地上起来，要继续比赛，而且是在他腿抽筋的情况下，推知他是下定决心忍住伤痛而继续进行比赛，所以才会从地上起来；故先D项。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的教练感到担心，问Cerveny是否想退出。A.confused困惑的；B.amused感到好笑的；C.disappointed失望的；D.concerned担心的。由上文“Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on his way, only to fall again after another 150 meters.”可知他从地上起来继续比赛，但是在150米后又跌到了，可见他的身体状况不佳，推知教练是担心他的状况；故选D项。
53．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他的教练感到担心，问Cerveny是否想退出。A.stand up起立；B.calm down平静下来；C.back off放弃；D.break down倒塌。由上文“Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on his way, only to fall again after another 150 meters.”可知Cerveny从地上起来后又跌到，很显然是身体状态不佳，推知教练担心他，所以问他是否要放弃比赛；故选C项。
54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那个年轻的赛跑运动员爬起来，迈着不稳固的步子，向前走了最后一步。A.unsteady不稳固的；B.unadjusted未调整的；C.unaffected 不受影响的；D.unskilled不熟练的。由前文“Cerveny’s legs cramped up (抽筋)”可知他的腿抽筋了，所以推知他走起路来步子是不稳固的；故选A项。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在离终点线100米处，他蜷缩着躺在地上。A. waved挥动；B.lay躺；C.mounted爬上；D.stood站立。由下文“His legs had simply given out. ”可知他的腿没有力气了，Schutt走过去伸出手，由此推知他蜷缩着躺在地上；故选B项。
56．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后Schutt到Cerveny身边伸出援手。A.soft柔软的；B.helping助人的；C.greeting问候的；D.firm坚定的。由前文“At 100 meters from the finish line, he__10__ curled (蜷缩的)on the ground”可知Cerveny蜷缩在地上，推知Schutt走过去是想帮助他，a helping hand是固定短语，译为“援助之手”，符合语境；故选B项。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他第一次尝试让Cerveny站起来但失败了，但Schutt拒绝放弃。A.experiment实验；B.plan计划；C.request要求；D.attempt尝试。由前文“Then it was Schutt who went to Cerveny’s side to offer a__11__hand.”可知Cerveny蜷缩在地上，Schutt是尝试将他扶起来；故选D项。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：两人完成了最后的75米。A.recorded记录；B.valued重视；C. emphasis强调；D.completed完成。由上句“With a second try, Cerveny was on his feet.”可知第二次，Cerveny站起来了，站起来是为了坚持完成比赛；故推知他俩完成了最后的75米的比赛；故选D项。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在当今竞争激烈的世界，衡量体育运动的标准通常是打破纪录。A.habit习惯；B.problem问题；C.measure测量标准；D.permission许可。由文章第一句“On the sports field, athletes compete not only with others but against themselves.”可知运动员在赛场上不仅仅是与他人竞争，更是与自己竞争，即不断努力来打破自己的记录；故本指的是在当今这个竞争的世界，体育的测量标准是打破记录，即衡量体育的是打破记录；故选C项。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于像Schutt这样的运动员来说，真正体育精神的价值仍然很重要，这一点令人鼓舞。A.sportsmanship体育精神；B.honesty诚实；C.workmanship技艺；D.independence独立。由前文“His first__12_to get Cerveny up failed, but Schutt refused to quit. With a second try, Cerveny was on his feet. The two__13__the final 75 meters.”可知Schutt第一次没能使Cerveny 站起来，又继续第二次尝试，最后两人一起比赛，这展示是真正的体育精神；故选A项。

61．B    62．C    63．A    64．D    65．D    66．A    67．B    68．C    69．A    70．C    71．B    72．A    73．D    74．C    75．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者一直想经营自己的生意，因为他从来都不喜欢别人告诉他该做什么。通过自己曾经给别人打工的经历学到的教训是：作为一个企业主，要成熟，尊重人们的技能和洞察力，不管他们的经验如何。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我上学的时候，这有点问题。A. lesson教训；B. problem问题；C. surprise惊讶；D. advantage优势。根据下文描述的作者间隔年期间打工的经历可知，作者觉得上学期间，这有点问题。故选B项。
62．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我最初经营一家小型摄影公司，但在父亲的建议下上了大学。A. fortunately幸运地；B. certainly当然；C. initially起初；D. generally通常。根据下文“but went to university on the advice of my father”可知，最初经营一家小型摄影公司，但在父亲的建议下上了大学。故选C项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被派去负责高尔夫服装。A. assigned分配；选派；B. addicted沉溺；C. drawn吸引；D. limited限制。根据上文“I got a job at Harrods”可知，作者在哈罗德找到一份工作。所以此处指被分配工作任务。故选A项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我见到我的老板时，他告诉我，他已经经营这个公司20年了，他知道自己在做什么。A. missed错过；想念；B. ignored忽视；C. helped帮助；D. run经营。根据下文“he knew what he was doing（他知道自己在做什么）”可知，老板经营这个公司20年了。故选D项。
65．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我不断地想出点子，第一天结束时，他有点不耐烦了。A. going over仔细检查；B. turning down拒绝；调低；C. struggling for为……斗争。D. coming up with想出。根据下文“I went away and made a list of all the things that could improve the department.（I went away and made a list of all the things that could improve the department.）”可知，作者不断地想出点子。故选D项。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很快就在清单上提出了大约10条建议，并交给了他；A. suggestions建议；B. colleagues同事；C. locations位置；D. products产品。根据上文“I kept on 　　5　　 ideas”可知，此处指作者提出了大约10条建议。故选A项。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我以为我是在帮忙。A. shy害羞的；B. helpful有帮助的；C. amusing让人发笑的；D. optimistic乐观的。根据上文“made a list of all the things that could improve the department”可知，作者认为自己是有帮助的。故选B项。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天我进来了，可能是在期待升职。A. warning警告；B. suggestion建议；C. promotion升职；D. argument争论。根据上文“I thought I was being 　　7　　”可知，作者认为自己在帮忙，所以会期待升职。故选C项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我发现他把我调到仓库时，真是震惊。A. transferred调动；转移；B. followed跟踪；C. helped帮助；D. linked连接。根据上文“The next day I came in and was probably expecting a(n) 　　8　　.”可知，作者认为自己会升职。根据“It was a real shock”可知，事与愿违，作者不但没有升职，而且被调去了仓库。故选A项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我当时决定，如果我拥有自己的企业，我会变得与众不同。A. doubted怀疑；B. explained解释；C. determined决定；D. denied否认。根据下文“I would be different if I ever owned my business.”可知，通过作者的这段打工经历，作者决定拥有自己的企业，自己当老板。故选C项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我讨厌那些说“如果它没有坏，就不要修复它”而不是寻找更好的方法的人。A. expensive昂贵的；B. broken坏的；C. interesting有趣的；D. difficult困难的。根据下文“don’t fix it”可知，此处指如果它没有坏，就不要修复它。故选B项。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. better更好的；B. harder更难的；C. kinder更好心的；D. poorer更穷的。change for the better是固定短语，意为“变得更好；改变为了更好；情况转好”。故选A项。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：今天，当我在我的公司遇到新员工时，我说“看看你周围，我们可以改进的方法”。A. help帮助；B. expand扩张；C. appear出现；D. improve改善。根据上文“change for the better”可知，此处指我们要寻找可以改进的方法。故选D项。
74．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我学到的教训是，作为一个企业主，要成熟，尊重人们的技能和洞察力，不管他们的经验如何。A. strict严格的；B. silent沉默的；C. mature成熟的；D. careless粗心的。根据上文可知，此处应选用褒义词，故排除BD项。根据“to 　　15　　 the skills and insight people had coming in, regardless of their experience.”可知，这是一个成熟的企业主的做法。故选C项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. study学习；B. remove拿走；C. copy复制；D. respect尊重。根据上文作者的经历可知，作者提出的建议没被采纳。所以，作者学到的教训是要尊重人们的技能和洞察力。故选D项。

76．D    77．A    78．D    79．B    80．C    81．A    82．C    83．C    84．B    85．A    86．D    87．D    88．A    89．B    90．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者大学毕业后，执着于追求自己梦想的设计工作，但总是处处碰壁。就在他想放弃的时候，父亲建议他先去餐馆找一份工作，直到机会出现。作者听从了父亲的建议，最终得到了在一家广告公司做兼职工作的机会。
76．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他不富有，但他的生活还算过得去。A. generous慷慨的；大方的；B. caring体贴的；关心的；C. concerned担忧的；D. wealthy富有的。根据本句中 but 可知，前后半句为转折关系。由“he earned a reasonable living（但他的生活还算过得去）”可推知，作者的父亲不是很富有。故选D。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于他的努力，我得以上艺术学院。A. effort努力；B. power力量，权力；C. education教育；D. time时间。根据空后的“I was able to go to an art college”可知，多亏了父亲的努力，作者能够去一所艺术学校上学。故选A。
78．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，我想做些不同的事情，更有趣的事情！A. simple简单的；B. strange奇怪的；C. safe安全的；D. different不同的。根据下文“something more interesting”可知，作者想要做一些与众不同的事情。故选D。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时是冬天，我一直很乐观，只带了支撑自己一个月的钱。A. protect保护；B. support支持；养活；C. amuse逗乐；D. entertain娱乐。根据下文“I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately ”可知，作者确信自己能马上找到一份好工作，所以只带了足够养活自己（support ）的一个月的钱。 support oneself 为固定搭配，意为“养活自己；自食其力”，故选B。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我不担心，确信自己马上会找到好工作。A. helpless无助的；B. alone独自的；C. worried担心的；D. disappointed失望的。根据破折号后“I was sure I’d find a fantastic job immediately. （我确信我会马上找到一份很棒的工作。）”可知，作者并不担心，因为他确信自己能马上找到一份极好的工作。故选C。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，几周后，我发现自己在街上闲逛，却被镇上所有的设计室拒之门外。A. rejected拒绝；B. banned禁止；C. invited邀请；D. concerned担忧；涉及。根据下文“one of the design offices that had turned me away（其中一个把我拒之门外的设计办公室）”可知，镇上的每家设计公司都不雇用作者。reject 不雇用，拒绝接受。故选A。
82．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我正要放弃的时候，我爸爸打来电话。A. set down写下；记下；B. set out动身；出发；C. give up放弃；D. live off依赖（某人）生活。根据上文“My hostel rent was almost gone and I hadn’t eaten in days. （我的宿舍租金几乎用完了，我已经好几天没吃东西了。）”可知，作者在走投无路，想放弃的时候，他父亲给他打了电话。故选C。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：父亲建议我去餐厅打工，直到别的事情发生。A. school学校；B. library图书馆；C. restaurant餐厅；D. factory工厂。根据下文“I entered an expensive-looking cafe”可知，父亲建议作者去餐厅打工。故选C。
84．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一开始，骄傲让我有些犹豫。A. agree同意；B. hesitate犹豫；C. reply回复；D. continue继续。根据上文“I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately”可知，作者的梦想很伟大，但是却没有找到合适的工作，现在父亲建议作者去餐厅打工，作者有些犹豫。故选B。
85．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是我又冷又饿，不愿意回家，感到羞愧和挫败。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. secure安全的；C. lonely孤独的；D. convinced确信的。根据上文“I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately”以及“I was cold, hungry”可知，作者找不到工作，没饭吃没地方住，由此推知作者如果这样回家，会感到羞愧和挫败。故选A。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：经理说现在人手不够，所以马上给了我一份工作。A. menu菜单；B. teapot茶壶；C. newspaper报纸；D. job工作。根据上文“She said they were shorthanded（她说她们人手不足）”可知，经理立马给了我一份工作。故选D。
87．考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人吃惊的是，我发现我真的很喜欢为别人服务。A. Unluckily不幸的是；B. Obviously显然；C. Hopefully有希望地；D. Surprisingly令人惊讶地。根据上文的“hesitate”以及下文“I really enjoyed serving people”可知，作者前后形成鲜明对比，所以“令人惊讶地”符合句意。故选D。
88．考查名词词义辨析。句意：以前，我从来没有想过要成为服务员，但我现在是。A. waiter服务员；B. manager经理；C. artist艺术家；D. designer设计师。根据上文内容可知，作者的理想是设计，所以从没想过会成为一个服务员。故选A。
89．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我最终得到了我梦寐以求的设计工作。A. nearly几乎；B. eventually终于；C. simply简单地；仅仅；D. merely仅仅。据上文“That led to a part-time job at an advertising company. ”可知，作者经过重重困难终于得到了设计师的工作。故选B。
90．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是在那个冬天我学会了不要对工作做设想。A. changes改变；B. suggestions建议；C. assumptions假设；D. advice建议。结合上文内容可知，作者的理想是设计，从没想过会成为一个服务员，因此他认为不要对工作做设想。故选C。

91．A    92．B    93．C    94．D    95．B    96．C    97．B    98．A    99．B    100．A    101．C    102．A    103．B    104．C    105．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了24岁的亨特·基特尔开车发生车祸以及被救治的故事。
91．考查副词（短语）词义辨析。句意：当他在路上行驶时，他的车突然翻车，直接掉到70英尺高的山谷里。A. upside down上下颠倒；B. inside out里面翻到外面；C. down向下；D. off 从……离开。根据上文“when his night took an unexpected turn.”以及下文“fell directly 70 feet into a valley.”可知，他的车突然翻车。故选A项。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个年轻人奇迹般地从高处坠落而幸存，但是他并没有完全脱离险境。A. caused促使；B. survived幸存；C. transformed变形；D. froze冷冻。根据下文“He  ____3____ in his broken car with an injured lung, a fractured (骨折的)skull and a broken leg.”可知，这个年轻人奇迹般地从高处坠落而幸存。故选B项。
93．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他在受损的车里醒来，肺部受伤，头骨骨折，腿也断了。A. looked up查阅；B. set up建立；C. woke up醒来；D. picked up拾起。根据下文“Hunter was unable to make his way out of the vehicle.”可知，他在受损的车里醒来。故选C项。
94．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的痛苦难以形容。A. disagreement不同意；B. cry哭；C. gain获得；D. pain疼痛。根据下文“his huge pain”可知，他的痛苦难以形容。故选D项。
95．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于他的重伤和他现在被摧毁的车的形状，亨特无法从车里出来。A. gradual逐渐的；B. serious严重的；C. bound必然的；D. cautious谨慎的。根据上文“He  ____3____ in his broken car with an injured lung, a fractured (骨折的)skull and a broken leg.”可知，他受重伤了。故选B项。
96．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：基特尔一家也担心他们的儿子会去哪里，一天一天过去，没有任何消息，情况变得更糟。A. crazy疯狂的；B. patient耐心的；C. worried担忧的；D. happy快乐的。根据下文“where their son could be”以及常识可知，基特尔一家也担心他们的儿子会去哪里。故选C项。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：基特尔一家也担心他们的儿子会去哪里，一天一天过去，没有任何消息，情况变得更糟。A. suggestion建议；B. information信息；C. contribution贡献； D. destination目的地。根据下文“the situation became worse.”可知，没有任何消息。故选B项。
98．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：整整过了三个晚上，一个开车的人经过这里，注意到那辆车在山谷里出了车祸。A. passed by路过；B. passed away去世；C. stood by袖手旁观；D. dropped in拜访。根据下文“noticed the car wreck( 残 骸 )”可知，一个开车的人经过这里。故选A项。
99．考查名词词义辨析。句意：整整过了三个晚上，一个开车的人经过这里，注意到那辆车在山谷里出了车祸。 A. motorbike摩托车；B. valley峡谷；C. river河流；D. block街区。根据上文“fell directly 70 feet into a valley.”可知，意到那辆车在山谷里出了车祸。故选B项。
100．考查副词词义辨析。句意：救护车立即被叫来，赶到现场救治亨特。A. immediately立即地；B. easily容易地；C. exactly确切地；D. merely仅仅。根据常识可知，有人受伤，第一反应是立即叫救护车。故选A项。
101．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不久，亨特被直升机送往医院，送往康复中心。 A. government政府；B. home家；C. hospital医院；D. shelter遮蔽物。根据下文“in his hospital”可知，亨特被直升机送往医院。故选C项。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当亨特躺在医院的病床上时他说：“我很高兴我终于获救了，我还有机会活下去。 ”A. saved挽救；B. helped帮助；C. listened听；D. improved提高。根据下文“I still had a chance left to survive”可知，亨特很高兴终于被获救了。故选A项。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他接着解释说：“主要是精神的力量”。A. shout喊叫；B. explain解释说；C. conclude得出结论；D. complain抱怨。根据上文亨特所说的话“I was so happy that I was finally being  ____12____ , and that I still had a chance left to survive”可知，他接着解释说。故选B项。
104．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于他对生活的决心和一个敏锐的陌生人，亨特从这场悲剧中幸存下来，现在对生活有了新的看法。A. hopelessness绝望；B. courage勇气；C. determination决心；D. wisdom智慧。根据上文“Mainly, it was mind over matter(精神的力量)”可知，由于他对生活的决心和一个敏锐的陌生人，亨特从这场悲剧中幸存下来。故选C项。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于他对生活的决心和一个敏锐的陌生人，亨特从这场悲剧中幸存下来，现在对生活有了新的看法。A. driving开车；B. volunteer志愿者；C. life生活；D. religion宗教。根据上文“Hunter survived this tragedy”可知，亨特对生活有了新的看法。故选C项。

106．D    107．B    108．C    109．D    110．A    111．C    112．B    113．C    114．A    115．A    116．D    117．D    118．A    119．B    120．C

【导语】本文一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Norman Greenstein的励志故事。他初心未改，在被诊所诊断出帕金森病症后仍然追求自己的梦想，终于在孩子的帮助下举办画展，并积极捐资为社会做贡献。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他把自己的作品拿给老师看时，老师回答说：“现代艺术的问题在于，你可以在画布上吐唾沫就称它为艺术。”A. found发现；B. lent借；C. offered提供；D. showed展示。根据“The problem with modern art is that you can 　　2　　on a canvas (画布) and call it art.”老师说的那些话可知，是他向老师展示了“自己”的作品。故选D。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. practice练习；B. spit吐唾沫；C. sneeze打喷嚏；D. concentrate集中。根据前文“The problem with modern art”可知，老师对现代艺术存在着误解，以及根据后文“he also　　13　　a memoir (回忆录) called Spit on a Canvas: the Journey of the Parkinson’s Painter.”可知，是在画布上“吐口水”。故选B。
108．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是这些年他从未放弃过艺术。A. still仍然；B. occasionally偶尔地；C. never从未；D. frequently频繁地。根据前文的“but”可知，此处与前文构成转折关系。虽然自己的作品受到了老师的误解，但是他一直没有放弃艺术。故填C。
109．考查名词词义辨析。句意：结婚后，Norman把自己的梦想放在了一边，不遗余力地抚养妻子和三个孩子。A. retirement退休；B. explanation解释；C. graduation毕业；D. marriage婚姻。根据后文“spared no efforts to 　　5　　 his wife and three children with devotion”可知，是他在结婚后。故选D。
110．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. support支持；B. respect尊敬；C. provide提供；D. share分享。根据前文“Norman put his dream aside and spared no efforts”可知，Norman，把自己的梦想放在一边，全心全意的养家。故选A。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然生活有时对他来说很艰难，但这并没有破坏他对创造性表达的渴望。A. calling呼吁；B. praying祈祷；C. longing渴望；D. waiting等待。根据前文“Norman felt so disappointed, but he 　　3　　 parted with art over the years. ”可知，虽然生活有时候对他来说是艰难的，可是并没有摧毁他对创造力表达的渴望。故选C。
112．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在被诊断出患有帕金森氏症后，这位65岁的社会工作者决定把他的黑暗诊断变成一个实现毕生梦想的积极机会。A. unbelievable难以置信的；B. positive积极的；C. embarrassing令人尴尬的；D. disturbing令人困扰的。根据前文的“turn his dark diagnosis into”可知，将黑暗的诊断转变为积极的机会。故选B。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在父亲的启发下，史蒂文和他的哥哥开始了一项全家庭参加的项目，目的是让父亲的作品被周围的人看到，以及他对抗帕金森病的经历，以及他帮助其他帕金森患者的责任。A. Shocked使震惊；B. Changed被改变；C. Inspired被启发；D. Delayed被推迟。根据后文“Steven and his brother started what would become a 　　9　　 involving the whole family.”可知，家人们在父亲的鼓舞下，开始了一系列的行动。故选C。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. project项目；B. request要求；C. competition比赛；D. connection联系。根据后文“involving the whole family”可知，Steven and his brother为了支持父亲Norman的梦想，开展了一个全家人都参与的项目。故选A。
115．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. spotted被看到；B. recommended被推荐；C. developed被形成；D. regarded被视为。根据后文“by all people around him”可知，是被周围所有人所看到的艺术作品。故选A。
116．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. potential潜能；B. way方法；C. talent天赋；D. responsibility责任。根据前文的“as well as his experience of fighting against Parkinson’s disease”可知，Norman对抗帕金森病的经历，是他帮助其他帕金森患者的责任。故选D。
117．考查名词词义辨析。句意：2021年，一个网上画廊推出了彩色画布，他还出版了一本回忆录，名为《在画布上吐痰：帕金森画家的旅程》。A. museum博物馆；B. library图书馆；C. programme 项目；D. gallery画廊。根据后文“with galleries exhibiting his works”可知，画廊展出他的作品，说明在2021年推出了一个在线画廊，展示彩色画布。故选D。
118．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. published出版；B. copied复制；C. revised修订；D. examined检查。根据后文“a memoir”可知，此处强调的是出版了一本回忆录。故选A。
119．考查动词短语辨析。句意：该团队还致力于发布Norman的第一个数字网络艺术收藏。20%的销售额捐赠给了两个帕金森研究基金会。A. ending with结束；B. work on从事，致力于；C. give up放弃；D. pay for支付。根据前文“Meanwhile, Norman began selling his first paintings, with galleries exhibiting his works.”可知，该团队还致力于发布Norman首套数字非功能性艺术作品。故选B。
120．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. salary工资；B. rewards奖励；C. sales销售额；D. allowance津贴。根据前文“Meanwhile, Norman began selling his first paintings.”可知，此处是指20%的销售额将被捐赠给两个帕金森研疾病的研究基金会。故选C。

121．D    122．B    123．D    124．A    125．C    126．B    127．C    128．A    129．B    130．C    131．C    132．D    133．D    134．A    135．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个女人在海边听到有个男人不断重复大叫“Come, blessings, come!”，起初她以为是这个男人在给生活呼唤“祝福”，后来却发现“祝福”是一只狗。尽管这小小的误会，却让女人收到了鼓舞和灵感。
121．考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，有人的喊声把她带回到现实中来。A. forced强迫；B. moved移动；C. called打电话；D. brought带来。根据上文“ lost in thought”可知有人的喊声把她拉回到现实中来。故选D。
122．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他朝一个方向看了看，又朝另一个方向看了看，不停地大喊：“来吧，祝福，来吧！”A. breath呼吸；B. glance一瞥；C. step踏，踩，脚步；D. chance机会。根据“ in one direction and then another”，可知他朝一个方向看了看，又朝另一个方向看了看。故选B。
123．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他朝一个方向看了看，又朝另一个方向看了看，不停地大喊：“来吧，祝福，来吧！”A. loosely松散地；B. merrily快乐地；C. angrily生气地；D. constantly不断地。根据上下文判断男人应该是在寻找什么，应该是不断地大喊。故选D。
124．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：女人停下来，思考刚才那一幕。A. thinking about思考；B. looking into调查；C. calling up呼叫；D. dealing with处理。根据“ Here was a man, she thought, calling blessings into his life.(这是一个男人，大声而热切地向他的生命呼唤祝福)”可知这一幕引发了女人的思考。故选A。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是对他所渴望的东西的一种纯粹、直接的精神呼唤。A. approve支持；B. found发现；C. desired渴望；D. forgot忘记。根据上文“calling blessings into his life loudly and eagerly”（大声而热切地向他的生命呼唤祝福）和可知这个男人正在大声而热切地把祝福带入他的生活。故选C。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她开始走向那个男人，希望能和他说几句话，感谢他给了她灵感。A. creation创造；B. inspiration鼓舞，灵感；C. education教育；D. contribution贡献。根据下文“ She had received the inspiration to ask clearly and plainly for”（她得到了灵感，可以清楚明地要求……）可知她希望能和他说几句话，感谢他给了她灵感。故选B。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她走着，风继续传着他的声音。A. blow吹；B. clear清理；C. carry携带，运送；D. expand扩大。根据下文“Come, blessings! Come, blessings, come!”（“来吧，祝福！来吧，祝福，来吧！”）可知风继续传着他的声音。故选C。
128．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她开始说那些简单而有力的话语，因为他每一次呼唤，她感到越来越受鼓舞。A. increasingly渐增地，越来越多地；B. potentially潜在地；C. directly直接地；D. consistently一贯地。根据“inspired each time”（每次鼓舞）可知越来越受鼓舞。故选A。
129．考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，一只可爱的狗突然从雾中高兴地跳向那个人。A. fright害怕；B. joy快乐；C. sorrow悲伤；D. anxiety焦虑。根据“Just then, a cute dog suddenly jumped toward the man from the mist”可知一只可爱的狗突然从雾中高兴地跳向那个人，狗见到了主人非常高兴。故选B。
130．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：女人现在离得很近，能听见他对着狗哭：“上帝保佑！你就在那里！我还以为我失去你了呢！”A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. enthusiastic充满热情的；C. close近的，亲密的；D. guilty有负罪感的。根据 “to hear him crying to the dog”（能听见他对着狗哭），可知女人现在离得很近，能听见他对着狗哭。故选C。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意:女人现在离得很近，能听见他对着狗哭:“上帝保佑！你就在那里！我还以为我失去你了呢！”A. pursued说服；B. saved挽救，节约；C. lost丢失；D. left离开。根据 “There you are”（你在这儿呢）和文章最后一句“And perhaps the dog had not been lost at all.”（也许这条狗根本就没有丢）可知男人以为失去了狗。故选C。
132．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，这个女人觉得犯了这么可笑的错误很傻。A. amused有趣的；B. wrong错误的；C. good好的；D. silly愚蠢的。根据“for making such ridiculous mistake”（因为犯了如此可笑的错误），可知这个女人觉得犯了这么可笑的错误很傻。故选D。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她得到了灵感，清楚而明确地寻求她所渴望的善良和其他祝福。A. fact事实；B. answer答案；C. conclusion结论；D. goodness善良，美德。根据“and other blessings she longed for”（和她所渴望的其他祝福）和blessings并列，可知她所渴望的善良和其他祝福。故选D。
134．考查固定短语辨析。句意：这是很明显的，即使传送祝福信息的人有四条腿和一条尾巴。A. even if 即使；B. now that既然；C. so that以便，为了；D. as if似乎，好像。引导让步状语从句，表示“即使”应用even if。故选A。
135．考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许，她认为这个人给他的狗起名叫“祝福”不是巧合。A. advantage优势；B. fiction小说；C. coincidence巧合；D. assumption假设。因为Blessings有多种寓意，给了听到的人祝福，给了她灵感，她认为这个人给他的狗起名叫“祝福”不是巧合。故选C。

136．B    137．D    138．B    139．A    140．C    141．C    142．B    143．D    144．A    145．C    146．A    147．A    148．C    149．D    150．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者参加为社区残疾运动员提供志愿者服务这一活动，提高了自己的领导才能，改善了自己的性格和提高了社区服务质量并结识了许多人，自己从中受益颇多。
136．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这对我有特殊的意义，因为经历它有助于提高我的领导技能，我的性格，并支持我的社区。A. purpose目的；B. meaning意义；C. background背景；D. regulation规则。根据后文的“because experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, my character, and support my community.”可知，作者在社区奥运会选拔比赛中做帮手，对作者有着特殊的意义。故选B。
137．考查副词词义辨析。句意：首先，我的领导能力得到了提高，我独立指导每个运动员在平台上排队，并通知每个运动员什么时候需要游泳。A. equally平等地；B. amazingly令人惊讶地；C. strictly严格地；D. independently独立地。根据前文的“my leadership skills developed”可知作者在比赛中独立地指导运动员在哪儿比赛。故选D。
138．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. taught教；B. informed通知；C. awarded授予；D. compared比较。根据后文的“each player when they needed to swim.”可知，是通知选手们开始游泳比赛。故选B。
139．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我要确保游泳运动员们就位和准备好比赛。A. positioned就位；B. preserved保护；C. valued珍惜；D. evaluated评估。根据下文的“ready to perform”可知，是通知运动员们就位。故选A。
140．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这让我时刻保持清醒，清楚每一项赛事活动的时间和地点。A. proud骄傲的；B. certain确定的；C. aware清楚的，明白的；D. capable胜任的。根据前文的“my leadership skills developed when I  ____2____  directed each swimmer”可知，作者需要清楚每个比赛项目的时间和地点以便于提供服务。故选C。
141．考查名词词义辨析。句意：其次，我的性格得到了很大的提高，当我看到游泳运动员在每一个游泳项目中获奖时，我印象深刻，大多数游泳运动员都能比我游得更好。A. figure形象；B. ability能力；C. character性格；D. technique技巧。根据前文的“because experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, my character, and support my community.”可知，下文是围绕领导能力、性格和对社区支持三个方面展开讲述我的提升。故选C。
142．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. blamed责备；B. impressed使印象深刻；C. reminded提醒；D. concerned关心。根据后文的“that most swimmers could swim better than I.”可知，参赛的这些残疾人游泳比作为正常人的作者还要好，这给作者留下了深刻的印象。故选B。
143．考查连词词义辨析。句意：无论输赢，他们积极的态度都令我惊讶。A. after之后；B. as随着；C. until直到；D. whether无论。根据前文的“It astonished me by their positive attitudes”可知，无论输赢，他们都是有着积极的态度。whether...or...“无论……还是……”是固定短语。故选D。
144．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这也开阔了我的视野，让我有机会认识一些我平时不会遇到的人。A. meet遇到；B. gather聚集；C. introduce指导；D. recommend推荐。根据下文的“I would normally not come across.”可知，作者通过这次机会，遇到了很多平时不会遇到的人。故选A。
145．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我走出了我的舒适区，做了需要做的一切。当我看到队员们兴高采烈的表情时，我感到特别有成就感。A. imagination想象力；B. availability可用性，空闲；C. comfort舒适；D. development发展。根据后文的“did whatever was needed to be done.”可知，作者走出了舒适区。故选C。
146．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. rewarding有回报的；B. embarrassing尴尬的；C. outstanding杰出的；D. relaxing放松的。根据第一句“My most rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming competition for Special Olympics ”和后文的“when I saw the cheerful faces of the players.”，可知，当作者看到运动员们脸上洋溢的笑容，他是有成就感的，有回报的。故选A。
147．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：成为其中的一员让我有机会改善我的社区，并结识生活在这个地区的人们。A. acquainted熟悉的；B. combined结合的；C. surrounded被包围的；D. faced面对的。根据前文“To be a part of it gave me a chance to improve my community ”后文的“with the people living in this area.”可知，通过本次活动，给了作者改善社区的机会，以及熟悉住在该地区的人们的机会。故选A。
148．考查动词词义辨析。句意：志愿活动应该贯穿你的一生。A. traveling旅游；B. consulting咨询；C. volunteering志愿；D. cooperating合作。根据文章第一句中的“ volunteering at the swimming competition for Special Olympics ”和前文的“We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.”可知，此处说的是志愿者活动应该贯穿你的一生。故选C。
149．考查介词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，通过我的社区提供的许多机会，我很荣幸能够参与到这些运动员生活中的令人兴奋和重要的事件中去。A. by被；B. despite尽管；C. except除了；D. through凭借，通过。根据后文的“the many opportunities my community has offered ”可知，通过社区给提供的很多机会，作者能够荣幸参与到这些人的生活中。其中by表示通过某种方式，后接动名词作宾语，与文章不符。故选D。
150．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. desired渴望；B. educated教育；C. involved参与；D. influenced影响。根据前文的讲述和后文的“in this exciting and important event in these players’ lives.”可知，作者很荣幸能够参与到这些运动员的生活中。故选C。

151．D    152．B    153．C    154．B    155．D    156．A    157．C    158．B    159．D    160．A    161．D    162．C    163．A    164．B    165．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了睡眠的重要性、目前青少年睡眠不足的现象及其背后的原因以及专家提出的一些建议。
151．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他抱怨昨晚没睡好。A. yells叫喊；B. proves证实；C. claims要求；D. complains抱怨。根据前文的“your classmate sitting beside you yawning（坐在你旁边的同学在打哈欠）”可知，这名同学抱怨昨晚没睡好。故选D项。
152．考查名词词义辨析。句意：很多青少年没有得到足够的睡眠，因为很多青少年的家庭作业负担太重，这使得他们在晚上做无数的作业。A. adult成年人；B. teens青少年；C. parents父母；D. teachers教师。根据后文的teenagers可知，此处为同义词复现。故选B项。
153．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些青少年即使非常想在晚上睡觉却也睡不着。A. study学习；B. work工作；C. sleep 睡觉；D. communicate交流。根据前文的“Many teenagers don’t get adequate sleep.（许多青少年睡眠不足。）”和后文的“even（即使，表示递进关系）”可知，有些青少年即使想睡也睡不着。故选C项。
154．考查动词词义辨析。句意：研究表明，在你的青少年时期身体的生物钟被重置，告诉你晚睡和晚点醒来。A. broken打破；B. reset重置；C. repaired修理；D. damaged损坏。根据第2小题的分析可知，很多青少年因为家庭作业负担太重而没有得到足够的睡眠，使得他们正常的作息规律被打乱了，即生物钟被重新设置了。故选B项。
155．考查副词词义辨析。句意：研究表明，在你的青少年时期身体的生物钟被重置，告诉你晚睡和晚点醒来。A. sooner更早；B. earlier更早；C. quicker更快；D. later晚，迟。根据上一题的分析可知，学生熬夜写作业，生物钟被重新设置了，因此醒来的时间就要推后。故选D项。
156．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但生物钟的变化并不是青少年失眠的唯一原因。A. changes改变；B. moves移动；C. patterns模式；D. model模型。根据第4题的分析可知，生物钟的重置意味着生物钟发生了变化。故选A项。
157．考查名词词义辨析。句意：失眠最常见的原因是压力。A. happiness幸福；B. joy高兴；C. stress压力；D. homework作业。根据常识和选项可知，压力是失眠最常见的原因，作业是占用了学生正常的休息时间，不能选择，从常理讲幸福和高兴不能是失眠的原因。故选C项。
158．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是各种各样的事情都会导致失眠，包括身体不适，情绪困扰甚至睡眠环境。A. mental精神的；B. physical物理的，身体的；C. biological生物的；D. medical医药的。根据后文的“emotional（情绪的）and sleeping environment（睡眠环境）”，可以推断出这里是身体上的因素导致了失眠，与该两种因素是并列的关系。故选B项。
159．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 但如果持续一个月或更长时间，请去看医生。 A. helps帮助；B. reports报告；C. stops停止；D. lasts持续。根据后文的“go and consult a doctor（去看医生）”可知，失眠持续的时间长了。故选D项。
160．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大多数青少年有时会做噩梦，这可能会让你担心。A. nightmares噩梦；B. dreams 梦想；C. stress压力；D. change变化。根据后文的“make you sweat（让你担心）”可知，青少年做噩梦会让人感到不安，而前文已经提到了压力，因此此处谈噩梦是合乎语境的。故选A项。
161．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果过于频繁，就会严重影响一个人的睡眠模式。A. improved提高；B. destroyed摧毁；C. advanced推进；D. affected影响。根据常识可知，一个人频繁地做噩梦，其睡眠模式会受到严重影响。故选D项。
162．考查名词词义辨析。句意：做噩梦最常见的原因是情绪问题，如恐惧、压力或焦虑。A. issue问题；B. affair事情；C. problem问题；D. things事情。根据后文的“fear，stress or anxiety（恐惧、压力或焦虑）”可知，这些因素是情绪方面的问题，issue表示的 “问题” 通常比较正式，如政治问题和经济问题等，而problem常指生活中需要解决的问题、难题等。故选C项。
163．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你经常感到恐惧、压力或焦虑，你也应该和医生谈谈。A. doctor医生；B. deskmate同桌；C. teacher教师；D. friend朋友。根据前文的“If you have them a lot（如果你经常感到恐惧、压力或焦虑）”可知，这表明身体出了问题，因此你要与医生交流。故选A项。
164．考查名词词义辨析。句意：医学专家鼓励青少年改变生活方式来帮助他们养成良好的睡眠习惯。A. idea主意；B. habits习惯；C. time时间；D. environment环境。根据后文的“a cup of coffee，playing video games，watching TV （一杯咖啡，玩电子游戏，看电视）”可知，它们会影响睡眠质量，因此专家鼓励青少年要养成良好的睡眠习惯。故选B项。
165．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大概你知道一杯咖啡可以让你彻夜难眠，但你知道玩电子游戏或看电视也会起到一样的作用吗？A. asleep睡着的；B. alive活着的；C. awake醒着的；D. annoyed生气的。根据上一题的分析可知，医学专家鼓励青少年改变生活方式来养成良好的睡眠习惯，这说明在睡前喝咖啡，玩电子游戏和看电视会让人睡不着觉。故选C项。

166．B    167．C    168．D    169．B    170．A    171．C    172．D    173．B    174．A    175．B    176．C    177．D    178．A    179．B    180．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的父亲为了养活一大家子人多年来一直在努力工作，作者为了回报父亲的恩情，送了父亲一辆车。
166．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每次我看到他回来得很晚，看起来非常疲倦，我都向自己承诺，总有一天我会向父亲表示感谢，感谢他所做的一切。A. distant遥远的；B. tired疲倦的；C. reliable可依靠的；D. gentle温和的。根据上文“When I was a child, my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven.”可知，父亲为了这个家打了三份工，所以他回家后看上去很疲倦。故选B。
167．考查名词性从句。句意：每次我看到他回来得很晚，看起来非常疲倦，我都向自己承诺，总有一天我会向父亲表示感谢，感谢他所做的一切。A. that那；B. which哪个；C. what什么，……的东西/事情；D. while然而。这里为宾语从句的连接词，宾语从句缺少宾语，表示“事情”，用连接代词what引导。故选C。
168．考查动词词义辨析。句意：20年来，我的父亲努力地养活着我们一大家子人，患上了严重的心脏病。A. attained获得；B. witnessed见证；C. displayed展示；D. suffered遭受、患病。短语：suffer from患有……疾病。根据“a heart problem.”可知，作者父亲患上了严重的心脏病。故选D。
169．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：一天早晨，我父亲破旧的汽车抛锚了，他要我在他的体检后去接他。A. broke off折断；B. broke down抛锚、崩溃；C. broke in破门而入；D. broke out爆发。根据空前的主语“old car”以及空后“he asked me to pick him up after his medical examination.”可知，作者父亲的汽车抛锚了。故选B。
170．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他坚决拒绝了我主动提出更换他的旧汽车的建议。A. strongly强烈地、坚决地；B. rudely粗鲁地；C. selflessly无私地；D. angrily愤怒地。根据下文“He said that he did not want something that he was unable to pay himself.”可知，作者的父亲坚决拒绝了作者的提议。故选A。
171．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我们默默地开车前行，他让我保证把体检结果当成一个秘密。A. in relief如释重负；B. in return作为回报；C. in silence安静地、静静地；D. in laughter笑着。根据上文“As he stepped out of the doctor’s office, he looked unusually serious.”可知，体检结果不容乐观，所以气氛沉重，一路无言。故选C。
172．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们默默地开车前行，他让我保证对体检结果保密。A. suggestion建议；B. conclusion结论；C. security安全性；D. secret秘密。根据上文“As he stepped out of the doctor’s office, he looked unusually serious.”以及下文“I did this with a heavy heart.”可知，作者父亲的体检结果不容乐观，父亲不想其他人知道，所以是希望作者保密。故选D。
173．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那个时候，我期待着买一辆新车，A. testing测试；B. expecting盼望；C. designing设计；D. checking检查。根据下文“I asked my father to go with me to pick one out.”可知，作者期待买车。故选B。
174．考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我开始和售车员说话的时候，我注意到我父亲在欣赏一辆棕色的车。A. When当……时；B. Because因为；C. Since自从；D. Unless除非。本句为状语从句的连接词，分析句子结构可知，从句为时间状语从句，所以用连词when引导。故选A。
175．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的父亲最后看了一眼这辆棕色的车，在离开之前似乎有点伤心。A. white白色的；B. brown棕色的；C. red红色的；D. black黑色的。根据上文“___9___ I started talking with the salesman, I noticed my father admiring a brown car. ”可知，作者的父亲喜欢一辆棕色的车，故在临走之前，作者的父亲所看的应该是那辆棕色的汽车。故选B。
176．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我听到他自己在嘀咕“真的喜欢那辆车，多么希望我能买得起啊。”A. drive驾驶；B. borrow借；C. afford买得起；D. choose选择。根据上文作者的父亲在拒绝作者的提议时所说的“He said that he did not want something that he was unable to pay himself.”可知，作者的父亲是买不起那辆车。故选C。
177．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们到了的时候，售车员把那辆棕色的新车的钥匙递给他，解释说那是我买给他的。A. returned返回；B. posted张贴；C. showed展示；D. handed递给。根据下文“explained that it was for him, ___13___me.”可知，作者将棕色的汽车买了下来送给自己的父亲，所以售车员是递给父亲车钥匙。故选D。
178．考查介词词义辨析。句意：当我们到了的时候，售车员把那辆棕色的新车的钥匙递给他，解释说那是我买给他的。A. from来自；B. with有；C. to去往；D. for为了。根据“the salesman ___12___him a key to his new car - the brown one - and explained that it was for him,”可知，作者将车买了下来送给自己的父亲，所以售车员应该是解释车是作者买的。故选A。
179．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我解释说这是我童年的承诺，对这个为了一家人放弃了所有的人微笑着。A. passion热情；B. promise承诺；C. trouble问题；D. forecast预测。根据第一段“Every time I saw him come back late, looking ___1___, I promised myself that someday I would show my thanks to my father for ___2___ he had done.”可知，回报父亲是作者儿时的承诺。故选B。
180．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我解释说这是我童年的承诺，对这个为了一家人放弃了所有的人微笑着。A. given up放弃；B. devote to奉献；C. set out开始；D. get through通过、完成。根据上文“When I was a child, my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven.”以及“Over the next twenty years, my father worked hard to support our big family and ___3___ a lot from a heart problem.”可知，作者的父亲为了这个家放弃了自己的一切。故选A。

181．B    182．A    183．B    184．A    185．C    186．C    187．B    188．D    189．C    190．A    191．C    192．B    193．D    194．A    195．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者遇到的一件怪事，一个老人将作者误认为是多年前离她远去的未婚夫。
181．考查连词词义辨析。句意：天气这么好以至于我开车去乡下看了看。A. which哪一个；B. that那；C. and和、也；D. but但是。本句考查固定句式：such +a + adj.+ n +that 如此……以至于……。故选B。
182．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：车在远离城镇的偏僻路上没油了！A. lonely孤独的、偏僻的；B. narrow狭窄的；C. crowded拥挤的；D. busy忙碌的。根据下文“I finally found a house near the road. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.”可知，当作者最终看到房子的时候，天已经快黑了。说明汽车没油的地方有点偏僻。故选A。
183．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：我决定一直走，直到找到能卖汽油的人。A. what什么；B. who谁；C. whom谁；D. how如何。这里考查定语从句的关系词，先行词为someone，在从句中担当主语，所以用关系代词who引导。故选B。
184．考查连词词义辨析。句意：在我终于在路边找到一所房子之前，我走了差不多一英里路才。A. before在……之前、过了多久才……；B. after在……之后；C. while然而、当……时；D. as随着。根据“I had walked almost a mile”可知，在我终于在路边找到一所房子之前，我走了差不多一英里路才。故选A。
185．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我敲了敲门，一个身材矮小、白发苍苍的老太太出现了。A. paused停顿；B. answered回复；C. appeared出现；D. opened打开。根据下文“She said, “I’ve been ____6____for you here for a long time. Come in. ____7____ is almost ready.””可知，是这个老太太开的门，所以作者敲门后是个老太太出现了。故选C。
186．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说：“我在这里等你很久了。进来。茶快好了。”A. asking问；B. looking看；C. waiting等待；D. calling呼呼。根据下文“She just kept ____10____me Alfred and kept talking about how long it had been ____11____she had seen me.”可知，老人一直在等一个“他”。故选C。
187．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说：“我在这里等你很久了。进来。茶快好了。”A. Gas气体、汽油；B. Tea茶；C. Coffee咖啡；D. Dinner晚餐。根据下文““Oh, Alfred! Gas? You love tea,” said she.”可知，在老人心里还记得自己的未婚夫喜欢喝茶，所以她是为自己的未婚夫准备了茶。故选B。
188．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我听不懂她在说什么。A. consider考虑、认为；B. adopt采纳、领养；C. accept接受；D. understand理解。根据上文““But I only came for some gas,” I answered.”可知，作者完全不理解老人在说什么。故选D。
189．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我赶紧解释说我的车没油了，但她似乎不听我的话。A. comforted安慰；B. refused拒绝；C. explained解释；D. declared宣布。根据下文“my car was out of gas, but she didn’t seem to listen to me.”可知，作者在尝试解释自己需要买汽油。故选C。
190．考查动词形式。句意：她只是一直不停地叫我阿尔弗雷德，不停地说她过了多久才见到我。A. calling叫；B. call叫；C. to call叫；D. called叫。短语：keep doing sth.一直做某事。根据“Alfred and kept talking about how long it had been ____11____she had seen me.”可知，老太太一直不停地叫作者阿尔弗雷德。keep doing sth“一直做某事”。故选A。
191．考查连词词义辨析。句意：她只是一直不停地叫我阿尔弗雷德，不停地说她过了多久才见到我。A. until直到；B. before在……之前、过了多久才……；C. since自从；D. when当……时。句型：it had been +段时间 +before…过了多久才……。根据“she had seen me.”可知，老太太不停地说她过了很久才见到作者。故选C。
192．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她表现得很奇怪，我急着要离开。A. sharply突然地、锋利地；B. strangely奇怪地；C. excitedly兴奋地；D. annoyedly恼怒地。根据第一段“A strange thing happened to me last Sunday.”以及“She’s strange”可知，作者觉得这个老人举止很奇怪。故选B。
193．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我告诉那个男人我的经历时，他说：“哦，那是爱米丽小姐。她一个人住在那所大房子里。她很奇怪，但她不会伤害任何人。她还在等她三十年前要嫁的那个人。就在他们结婚的前一天，他离开了家，因为战争再也没有回来。”A. accident事故；B. arrangement安排；C. surprise惊奇；D. experience经历、经验。根据“he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t  ____14____ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to ____15____ thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.””可知，男人解释原因，所以作者是在讲述自己刚刚的经历。故选D。
194．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我告诉那个男人我的经历时，他说：“哦，那是爱米丽小姐。她一个人住在那所大房子里。她很奇怪，但她不会伤害任何人。她还在等她三十年前要嫁的那个人。就在他们结婚的前一天，他离开了家，因为战争再也没有回来。”A. hurt伤害；B. beat击打、跳动；C. hit袭击、击中；D. frighten使害怕。根据上文“She’s strange, but”可知，她虽然奇怪，但是不会伤人。故选A。
195．考查动词及动词短语词义辨析。句意：当我告诉那个男人我的经历时，他说：“哦，那是爱米丽小姐。她一个人住在那所大房子里。她很奇怪，但她不会伤害任何人。她还在等她三十年前要嫁的那个人。就在他们结婚的前一天，他离开了家，因为战争再也没有回来。”A. teach教；B. marry结婚；C. appeal to吸引、迎合；D. meet with偶遇、遭受。根据下文“The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”可知，她的未婚夫是在结婚前一天离开了家，所以他们是即将结婚。故选B。

196．C    197．A    198．D    199．B    200．C    201．A    202．A    203．D    204．B    205．D    206．C    207．C    208．C    209．D    210．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了有一个人死后，遇见一座宫殿。宫殿的主人请求他留下来居住。并说没有任何事情需要做。开始这个人感到非常快乐。渐渐地，他觉得难以忍受这样的生活，向宫殿的主人说，如果你不给我工作，我宁愿去下地狱，宫殿的主人告诉他这里本来就是地狱啊！
196．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在半路上看到一座非常华丽的宫殿，宫殿的主人邀请他留下来住。A. forced迫使；B. rejected拒绝；C. invited邀请；D. commanded命令。根据后文“him to stay and live in the palace”可知，宫殿的主人邀请他留下来住。故选C。
197．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个人说：“我这一生都在努力工作，现在我只想吃饭和睡觉，不需要任何工作。”A. hard努力地；B. regularly定期地；C. comfortably舒服地；D. heavily沉重地。根据后文“during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work”可知，这人现在不想要工作了，因为一生都在努力工作。故选A。
198．考查固定句型辨析。句意：如果是这样的话，没有比这里更适合你的地方了。A. If any若有的话；B. If possible如果可能的话；C. If necessary如果必要的话；D. If so如果是这样的话。根据后文“there is nowhere else better than here for you”可知，主人说这里非常适合这人，说明可以如这人所愿，不需要工作，if so“如果是这样的话”符合语境。故选D。
199．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的宫殿里有丰富的食物，你想吃什么就吃什么，没有人会阻止你。A. jewels珠宝；B. food食物；C. books书；D. money钱。根据后文“in my palace and you can eat whatever you want”可知，吃的食物很丰富。故选B。
200．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的宫殿里有丰富的食物，你想吃什么就吃什么，没有人会阻止你。A. noticing注意到；B. reflecting反思；C. stopping停止，阻止；D. replacing取代。根据上文“in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone”可知，没有人会阻止这个人吃什么，故选C。
201．考查副词词义辨析。句意：而且，没有什么事情需要你去做。A. Moreover此外；B. Otherwise否则；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。此处是对上文的补充说明，moreover符合语境。故选A。
202．考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后，这个人在宫殿里定居下来。A. settled down定居；B. figured out解决；C. carried on继续；D. set off出发。主人答应了这人不工作，只是吃和睡的要求，所以这个人在宫殿里定居下来。故选A。
203．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，这个人对吃睡交替感到很高兴。A. surprised惊讶的；B. frightened害怕的；C. normal正常的；D. pleased高兴的。根据后文“he felt a bit lonely and empty(他感到有点孤独和空虚)”以及but表示转折，可知一开始，这个人对吃睡交替感到很高兴。故选D。
204．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但渐渐地，他感到有点孤独和空虚。A. easily容易地；B. gradually逐渐地；C. confidently自信地；D. carefully仔细地。根据后文“he felt a bit lonely and empty(他感到有点孤独和空虚)”可知，随着时间的推移，他逐渐感到有点孤独和空虚。故选B。
205．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每天只吃只睡是很无聊的。A. strange奇怪的；B. enjoyable令人愉快的；C. relaxing令人放松的；D. boring无聊的。根据后文“to live by just eating and sleeping every day”可知，每天只是吃睡很无聊的，故选D。
206．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我对这种生活不再感兴趣了。A. patience耐心；B. trust信任；C. interest兴趣；D. curiosity好奇心。根据后文“in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”可知，这人现在对这种只是吃睡的生活不感兴趣了，show no interest in表示“不感兴趣”。故选C。
207．考查动词词义辨析。句意：又过了几个月，这个人实在受不了现在的生活，又去找房子的主人。A. complain投诉；B. lose失去；C. bear忍受；D. risk冒险。根据后文“the present life and went to the owner”可知，忍受不了现在的生活，故选C。
208．考查副词词义辨析。句意：又过了几个月，这个人实在受不了现在的生活，又去找房子的主人。A. indeed确实；B. already已经；C. again再次；D. always总是。结合上文“So he went to the owner and complained”可知这人再次去找了房子的主人。故选C。
209．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你不给我工作，我宁愿下地狱也不愿住在这里。A. hope希望；B. expect期待；C. promise承诺；D. prefer更喜欢。根据后文“to go to the Hell instead of living here”可知，这人说如果不工作，宁愿下地狱也不愿住在这里。故选D。
210．考查副词词义辨析。句意：它实际上就是地狱。A. eventually终于；B. actually实际上；C. also也；D. still仍然。根据上文“Do you think it is the Heaven here?(你认为这里是天堂吗？)”从主人的反问可知，不工作，宫殿实际上就是地狱。故选B。

211．B    212．C    213．A    214．C    215．D    216．C    217．A    218．B    219．A    220．D    221．A    222．B    223．D    224．A    225．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。一位休假的飞行员Michael Bradley自愿驾驶公司的飞机，使航班免遭取消，这体现了公司员工的奉献精神。
211．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：迈克尔.布拉德利是一名有资质的易捷航空飞行员，他在度假时驾驶了一架延误了两个小时的飞机。 A. retired退休的； B. qualified合格的，有资质的；C. clumsy笨拙的； D. former前者的。根据最后的句子“he had his license and ID with him（他带着他的驾照和身份证）”可知，Mr. Bradley是一位有资质的飞行员。故选B项。
212．考查动词短语辨析。句意：迈克尔.布拉德利是一名有资质的易捷航空飞行员，他在度假时驾驶了一架延误了两个小时的飞机。 A. made up弥补； B. held up搁置； C. ended up结束； D. turned up出现。由前面的“had a holiday(度假)”可知，Michael Bradley本来是要去度假的，结果却成了这趟航班的飞行员。故选C项。
213．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他告诉曼彻斯特机场飞往阿利坎特的航班上的乘客，由于没有飞行员，他愿意提供服务。A. offering 提供；B. obtaining获取； C. changing更改； D. showing显示。由下面的句子“there was no pilot available.（没有飞行员）”可知，该航班延误的原因是没有飞行员，没人开飞机，而根据第一段的“An off-duty pilot（不值班的飞行员）”和第二段的“a qualified  easyJet  pilot Bradley（一个合格的易捷航空飞行员）”可知，Michael Bradley是可以开飞机的，所以他告诉乘客他可以提供服务。故选A项。
214．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她走过来抱怨说，“我们的航班延误了两个小时，因为没有机长”。A. came through度过； B. came to共计；C. came up走过来； D. came around苏醒。由上文的句子“My wife was then with my little boy.（当时我妻子和我的小儿子在一起。）”可知，他的妻子当时和他的儿子在一起，当航班被延误后，妻子走过来向他抱怨。故选C项。
215．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为没有机长，我们的航班延误了两个小时。A. passenger乘客； B. manager经理； C. officer官员； D. captain机长，队长。有第一段的句子“there was no pilot available.”可知，该航班延误的原因是没有机长，没人开飞机。故选D项。
216．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我站在候机楼里什么也没干。 A. station站； B. platform站台； C. terminal候机楼，航站楼； D. square广场。由第三段的句子“My wife was then with my little boy. She  came up  and complained，‘Our flight’s delayed by two hours because there’s no  captain  for the flight.’ ”（当时我妻子和我的小儿子在一起。她走过来抱怨说，‘我们的航班延误了两个小时，因为没有机长’ ）”可知，Michael Bradley和妻子一起在候机楼里等飞机。故选C项。
217．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我带着执照，非常想去度假，如果你需要帮忙，我随时可以上岗。A. license执照； B. passport护照；C. visa签证；D. ticket机票。由最后一段的句子“he had his license and ID with him（他带着他的执照和身份证）”可知，Michael Bradley当时身上带着他的飞行执照。故选A项。
218．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我带着飞行驾照，我很想去度假，如果需要帮忙，我随时可以上岗。A. adventure冒险；B. favor支持；C. moment时刻；D. reason原因。由第三段的句子“Our flight’s delayed by two hours because there’s no captain for the flight.（我们的航班延误了两个小时，因为没有机长）”可知，航班延误是因为没有飞行员，航空公司一定需要飞行员，需要帮助。所以Michael Bradley作为公司的飞行员给公司打电话（phoned up easyJet）说，如果需要帮助，“我”随时上岗。故选B项。
219．考查动词词义辨析。句意：乘客中爆发出了一阵欢呼。A. met迎接，会见； B. argued争辩； C. objected反对； D. observed观察。由该段的句子“Please, please, can you fly the airplane to Alicante?” Then he told this to the passengers. （拜托，拜托，你能驾飞机去阿利坎特吗？”然后他把这件事告诉了乘客）”可知，航空公司的老板先请求Mr. Bradley驾飞机去阿利坎特，然后又把这个消息告诉给乘客，迎接这个消息的当然是乘客的欢呼。故选A项。
220．考查形容词词义辨析。句意： 非常感谢我们的一名飞行员，他于9月2日与家人从曼彻斯特前往阿利坎特度假，并自愿驾驶这架飞机。A. suitable合适的； B. convenient方便的； C. practical实用的； D. grateful感激的。由下面的句子“volunteered to operate the flight（自愿驾驶飞机）”和“This  meant  customers could get to their destination.（这意味着客户可以到达目的地）”可知，因为Michael Bradley自愿驾驶飞机，乘客们才可以到达目的地，航空公司的发言人当然应该对Michael Bradley表示感谢。故选D项。
221．考查动词词义辨析。句意：非常感谢我们的一名飞行员，他于9月2日与家人从曼彻斯特前往阿利坎特度假，并自愿驾驶这架飞机。A. volunteered自愿； B. continued继续； C. attempted尝试； D. struggle斗争。由第四段的句子“if you need a(n)  favor , I’m standing here ready to go.（如果你需要帮忙，我在这里随时准备上岗）”可知，Mr. Bradley是自愿驾驶这架飞机的。故选A项。
222．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这意味着乘客可以到达目的地，也显示出我们机组人员的敬业和奉献精神。A. proved证明；B. meant意味着； C. supported支持； D. revealed揭示。本来这架飞机是没有驾驶员的，但因为Mr. Bradley“volunteered  to operate the flight（自愿驾驶这架飞机）”，这就意味着乘客们就能到达他们的目的地。故选B项。
223．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这意味着乘客可以到达目的地，也显示出我们机组人员的敬业和奉献精神。A. existence存在； B. popularity受欢迎； C. intention意图； D. commitment奉献，承诺。本来Mr. Bradley 是一个没上班的飞行员“an off-duty pilot”，但是当他知道该航班没有飞行员时，他自愿担任该航班的飞行员，这体现了航空公司员工的奉献精神。故选D项。
224．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这完全符合规定，因为他携带有飞行执照和身份证明。A. fully完全地； B. strangely奇怪地； C. nearly几乎； D. immediately立即。由下一句“he had his license and ID with him（他带着他的驾照和身份证）”可知，Mr. Bradley带着必备的证件且他是航空公司的员工，所以这完全符合规定。故选A项。
225．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：安全永远是我们的第一宗旨。A. largest最大的； B. strongest最强的； C. longest最长的； D. highest最高的。由本句的单词“safety(安全)”和“priority（优先事项）”可知，对于航空公司来说，乘客的安全高于一切。故选D项。