【同步练习】译林版初三英语下册 Unit2 单元话题完形填空练习

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Unit 2 Great people
单元话题完形填空练习
（2022·江苏·无锡市华庄中学二模）One day, an electricity (电力) generator (发电机) broke down. The electric lights went out all over the city. Machines ___1___, computers failed, fridges no longer worked, and frozen foods went ___2___. There was no radio and no television. The situation was very ___3___. As a result, the loss of power was costing the electricity company tens of thousands of dollars. It was costing industry and business in the town many more thousands of dollars.
Engineers worked for hours without a stop trying to get the generator to start again, but nothing ___4___ . The generator had a mistake that no one understood. Hopelessly, the manager of the electric company invited a world-famous expert on generators. A few hours ___5___ , he flew into town. He drove to the ___6___ station and walked around the generator. He looked at it carefully and then took a smallhammer(锤子) out of his pocket and hit a part of the generator with it. Rapidly the generator started working again to the manager of the electric company.
The expert gave his ___7___  to the manager of the electric company. It said: “For restarting one generator: 5, 000.” The manager was very ___8___ . “Five thousand dollars!” he shouted. “For hitting the generator with a hammer! It’s too much money! I won’t pay for it!”The expert took the bill back and ___9___ it slightly. Now it said: “For hitting one generator: $1. for knowing ______10______ to hit: 4,999.”
1．A．stopped B．jumped C．continued D．dropped
2．A．deep B．bad C．thin D．warm
3．A．surprising B．hopeful C．important D．serious
4．A．happened B．stayed C．started D．joined
5．A．before B．ago C．later D．after
6．A．bus B．police C．power D．railway
7．A．menu B．notebook C．computer D．bill
8．A．curious B．angry C．interested D．cheerful
9．A．changed B．touched C．checked D．repaired
10．A．what B．where C．when D．why

（2022·江苏镇江·九年级阶段练习）As one of China’s most experienced astronauts, Chinese astronaut Nie Haisheng has been to space three times – on the Shenzhou VI, Shenzhou X and Shenzhou XII missions (任务). In 2021, Nie ____11____ as commander (指令长) of the Shenzhou XII mission. Nie and his two crewmates became the first people to live and work in China’s Tiangong ____12____ station for three months. He won the title (称号) of “hero astronaut” ____13____ the Shenzhou VI mission.
Dreaming of becoming a soldier, Nie joined the PLA Air Force as a fighter pilot trainee (战斗机飞行员新兵) in 1983 after finishing high school. He did ____14____ in high-pressure situations. Once, his fighter broke down. He didn’t ____15____ up trying to fix the problem until the very last minute – when the plane was just 400 meters ____16____ the ground. Then, he jumped out of it with a parachute (降落伞). With 1,480 hours of flight time, Nie ____17____ a first-grade pilot.
In 1998, he joined the country’s first team of astronauts. He ____18____ countless (数不清的) hours training hard to prepare to fly to space. And he kept ____19____, too. In 2021, he got a doctoral degree (博士学位). “You’re never ____20____ old to learn.” the 57-year-old man said.
11．A．worked B．studied C．travelled D．played
12．A．space B．railway C．police D．power
13．A．before B．after C．unitl D．when
14．A．good B．bad C．well D．badly
15．A．get B．give C．take D．put
16．A．above B．over C．on D．off
17．A．began B．stopped C．were D．became
18．A．was B．took C．spent D．paid
19．A．study B．learn C．relaxing D．learning
20．A．so B．too C．such D．like

（2022·江苏连云港·九年级专题练习）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。
A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been called “Super Grannie” after it was reported that she is ____21____ about running and has completed over 100 marathons so far.
Most people ____22____ to take it easy after they retire (退休), but Wang Guilan, from Liaoning, is ____23____ not one of them. She only started running at the age of 50, as a ____24____ to keep in shape, but soon realized it was her passion (酷爱). She ran her first marathon in 2004 and hasn’t ____25____ since. From 2005 to 2017, she completed the Beijing Marathon thirteen times, and this year she set a new record, becoming the ____26____ person to ever complete the 168-kilometer Liaoning marathon.
“This Lady is as old as my grandmother, how can she run so fast? That’s ____27____,” a runner in his twenties said after ____28____ Wang compete in the Liaoning marathon in April. Last year, she ran for the 110 km version of the marathon with her ____29____. It was reported that she waited for her friend to catch up for about 5-6 hours ____30____ they could cross the finishing line together, but this year she took part in the marathon by herself and ____31____ the longest distance.
So why ____32____ a 70-year-old stay in good condition to complete a marathon, while most people half her ____33____ couldn’t finish? One reason, according to Sina, is that Wang Guilan runs at least 20 kilometers every day. And she ____34____ running on mountain roads in her native Liaoning. but in winter she runs on asphalt (沥青) roads.
Wang Guilan strongly believes that age is just a number, and ____35____ to continue running and enjoying the sunset of her life for as long as her heath allows it.
21．A．crazy B．angry C．nervous D．sorry
22．A．refuse B．promise C．choose D．remember
23．A．normally B．certainly C．especially D．partly
24．A．task B．rule C．lesson D．way
25．A．continued B．stopped C．succeeded D．disappointed
26．A．prettiest B．healthiest C．oldest D．cleverest
27．A．lucky B．surprising C．believable D．funny
28．A．seeing B．watching C．looking D．staring
29．A．husband B．neighbor C．teacher D．friend
30．A．even if B．because C．so that D．unless
31．A．chose B．ran C．announced D．drove
32．A．may B．need C．can D．must
33．A．height B．age C．weight D．size
34．A．loves B．imagines C．suggests D．avoids
35．A．goes out of her way B．pulls together C．takes action D．makes plans

（2022·江苏·九年级专题练习）Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____36____ for his hard work and great achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的) boy who showed little ____37____ in reading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____38____ he didn’t have enough knowledge. And he deeply felt that he could not serve his country well. So he made up ____39____ mind to study hard.
Zu Ti had a ____40____ friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. So they stayed together every day. They even slept on one bed every night and ____41____ at the same time every morning. One day, when they were ____42____, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (打鸣). An ____43____ came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to play swords (剑)?” ____44____ he was still sleepy, Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly. From then on, they got up and played swords ____45____ the rooster began crowing. They kept their words day after day. They never gave up no matter how ____46____ in winter or hot in summer. Besides, they began to study history ____47____ and put all their energy into reading books. ____48____ , they learned a great deal of knowledge and made much progress. A few years later, ____49____ of them grew up with talents and wisdom. At last, their ____50____ came true and they made great contributions to their country.
This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.
36．A．ready B．famous C．late D．sorry
37．A．pride B．respect C．interest D．kindness
38．A．realized B．decided C．imagined D．promised
39．A．his B．her C．its D．their
40．A．rich B．busy C．same D．close
41．A．picked up B．got up C．gave up D．made up
42．A．fighting B．discussing C．sleeping D．reading
43．A．order B．idea C．exam D．ability
44．A．Because B．Unless C．If D．Though
45．A．as well as B．as much as C．as good as D．as soon as
46．A．long B．dry C．cold D．quiet
47．A．carefully B．politely C．probably D．recently
48．A．In this way B．By the way C．In their way D．On his way
49．A．either B．all C．both D．neither
50．A．mistakes B．dreams C．hobbies D．difficulties

（2022·江苏苏州·九年级专题练习）The little boy entered the house unhappily. His mother was ___51___ cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she ___52___ but stopped when she saw his face.“Tyler, what happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, Mum,” said the boy. “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs Green was talking about the ___53___. She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is ___54___ I can do to make difference.”
“Let me tell you a story,” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach. There he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach. They were pushed up by the waves（波浪）, and it was too far up for them to make their way back by ___55___. The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry for those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was ___56___ to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as ___57___ he could. ‘How silly you are, my son!’ the man said. ‘There are so many starfish. Can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘___58___ I can’t help them all, I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one.’ ”
“Thinking for a moment, the man ___59___ to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the ____60____ person.’ ”
51．A．drinking B．making C．selling D．washing
52．A．turned around B．turned down C．turned on D．turned off
53．A．air B．land C．water D．environment
54．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
55．A．himself B．itself C．ourselves D．themselves
56．A．afraid B．surprised C．sad D．angry
57．A．slow B．fast C．soon D．high
58．A．Or B．So C．Because D．Though
59．A．began B．continued C．forgot D．waited
60．A．shortest B．tallest C．smallest D．biggest

（2022·江苏连云港·九年级专题练习）Xu Ruren (徐如人) is a pioneer in modern inorganic synthetic chemistry (无机合成化学). He is almost ninety, but he __61__ works very hard.
Xu was born in 1932 in Shangyu, Zhejiang Province. In 1949, he went to study chemistry at Fudan University. A year later, he transferred (转学) to Shanghai Jiao Tong University and __62__ to study chemistry there. In 1952, he __63__ Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, and began teaching inorganic chemistry at Jilin University.
At the time, there weren't any __64__ textbooks or reference books (参考书). Xu had to plan the teaching all by himself. “I needed to understand the __65__ well first before I taught my students and __66__ their questions,” he said. He took every class seriously and __67__ most of his time to work. __68__ , his classes were very popular with his students.
Professor Xu also pays much __69__ to scientific research (科学研究). He believes that it is just as ___70___ as teaching. “It’s only through scientific research that teachers can improve their ability to ___71___ and solve (解决) problems,” he said.
Professor Xu ___72___ young people. In September, 2017, he and his wife donated all their savings, to ___73___ the study of inorganic synthetic chemistry. His greatest ___74___is to pass on all his teaching experience and knowledge to young people. He hopes they will ___75___ their own ways of thinking and working rather than just follow suit (跟风).
61．A．never B．seldom C．still D．rarely
62．A．continued B．refused C．forgot D．promised
63．A．left B．reached C．praised D．introduced
64．A．personal B．extra C．meaningful D．suitable
65．A．chance B．subject C．action D．therapy
66．A．avoided B．accepted C．achieved D．answered
67．A．turned B．connected C．devoted D．paid
68．A．As a result B．By the way C．For example D．Above all
69．A．education B．information C．attention D．celebration
70．A．important B．simple C．perfect D．difficult
71．A．create B．organize C．translate D．discover
72．A．cares much about B．falls much behind C．depends much on D．agrees much with
73．A．respect B．reduce C．support D．check
74．A．step B．wish C．treasure D．challenge
75．A．receive B．touch C．catch D．develop


参考答案：
1．A    2．B    3．D    4．A    5．C    6．C    7．D    8．B    9．A    10．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了一位世界闻名的发电机专家解决了一个镇的电力公司的发电机故障的故事。
1．句意：机器停止运转，电脑故障，冰箱不再工作，冷冻食品变坏。
stopped停止；jumped跳；continued继续；dropped掉下。根据前文“One day, an electricity (电力) generator (发电机) broke down. ”可知，机器停止运转。故选A。
2．句意：机器停止运转，电脑故障，冰箱不再工作，冷冻食品变坏。
deep深的；bad糟糕的；thin瘦的；warm温暖的。根据“fridges no longer worked”可知，冷冻食品变坏了，go bad表示“变坏，变质”，固定词组。故选B。
3．句意：情况是非常严重的。
surprising令人惊讶的；hopeful有望的；important重要的；serious严重的。根据前文可知，发电机坏了，机器停止运转，电脑故障，冰箱不再工作，冷冻食品变坏等，所以情况是严重的。故选D。
4．句意：工程师们连续工作了几个小时，试图让发电机重新启动，但什么也没发生。
happened发生；stayed待在；started开始；joined加入。根据“Engineers worked for hours without a stop trying to get the generator to start again”可知，工程师们连续工作了几个小时，试图让发电机重新启动和but可知前后句表示转折，所以是没有修好即什么也没发生。故选A。
5．句意：几个小时后，他飞进城。
before在……之前；ago之前；later之后；after在……之后。he代指a world-famous expert，他被邀请修理发电机，所以此处是表示多长时间后，。故选C。
6．句意：他开车去了发电站，绕着发电机走了一圈。
bus公交车；police警察；power能量；railway铁道。根据前文可知，世界著名的工程师被邀请去修理发电机，所以是开车去发电站。故选C。
7．句意：专家把账单交给了电力公司的经理。
menu菜单；notebook笔记；computer计算机；bill账单。根据后句“It said: “For restarting one generator:$5000.”可知，此处讲的是价格，所以是账单。故选D。
8．句意：经理是非常生气的。
curious好奇的；angry生气的；interested有趣的；cheerful高兴的。根据“Five thousand dollars!” he shouted. “For hitting the generator with a hammer! It’s too much money!”可知，经理知道修理发电机是昂贵的，所以他是生气的。故选B。
9．句意：专家收回账单，并对其进行了轻微修改。
changed改变；touched触摸；checked检查；repaired修理。根据“Now it said: “For hitting one generator”可知，前后账单改变了。故选A。
10．句意：对于知道敲哪里：4999美元。
what什么；where哪里；when什么时候；why为什么。根据全文可知，工程师修理发电机，结合“For hitting one generator: $1.”可知，敲的动作是1美元，对于“知道修理哪里”的价格是4999美元。故选B。

11．A    12．A    13．B    14．C    15．B    16．A    17．D    18．C    19．D    20．B

【导语】本文主要介绍中国最有经验的一名宇航员——聂海胜。
11．句意：2021年，聂海胜担任神舟十二号任务指令长。
worked“工作”；studied“学习”；travelled“旅行”；played“玩耍”。根据“as commander of the Shenzhou XII mission”可知，用work as“担任……”，表示“担任神州十二号任务指令长”，故选A。
12．句意：聂海胜和他的两个同乘人员成为在中国天宫空间站生活和工作三个月的第一批人。
space“空间”；railway“铁路”；police“警察”；power“力量”。根据“China’s Tiangong”可知，表示“天宫空间站”，space station“太空站”，故选A。
13．句意：在神州六号任务完成后，他获得了“英雄宇航员”的称号。
before“在……之前”；after“在……之后”；until“直到”；when“当……时候”。根据句意可知，在神州六号任务结束后，获得称号，故选B。
14．句意：他在高压情况下做得很好。
good“好的”，形容词；bad“坏的，糟糕的”，形容词；well“好地”，副词；badly“糟糕地”，副词。空处修饰动词“did”，用副词形式；且根据“He didn’t give up trying to fix the problem until the very last minute”可知，表示他做得好，故选C。
15．句意：直到最后一刻，当飞机离地面只有400米的时候，他才放弃尝试解决这个问题。
get“得到”；give“给”；take“拿走”；put“放”。根据“until the very last minute – when the plane was just 400 meters above the ground”可知，直到飞机离地面只有400米的时候，他才放弃尝试，give up“放弃”。故选B。
16．句意：直到最后一刻，当飞机离地面只有400米的时候，他才放弃尝试解决这个问题。
above“在……上方”，不垂直；over“在……上方”，垂直向上；on“在……上”；off“离开”。根据“the ground”可知，用above the ground“在地面上”，故选A。
17．句意：拥有1480小时的飞行时间，聂海胜成为一名一级的飞行员。
began“开始”；stopped“停止”；were“是”；became“成为”。根据“a first-grade pilot”可知，表示“成为一名一级的飞行员”，故选D。
18．句意：他花了数不清的时间刻苦训练，为飞向太空做准备。
was“是”；took“花费”，常用于“It took sb+时间/钱+to do sth”结构；spent“花费”，常用于“人+spend+时间/钱+(in) doing/on sth”结构；paid“支付”，常用于“人+paid+钱+for+物”结构。根据“countless hours training hard”可知，用spent，故选C。
19．句意：并且他也坚持学习。
study“学习”，动词原形；learn“学习”，动词原形；relaxing“放松”，动名词以及现在分词形式；learning“学习”，动名词以及现在分词形式。根据“kept”可知，用doing形式；且根据“In 2021, he got a doctoral degree”可知，表示“坚持学习”，故选D。
20．句意：这个57岁的男人说：“活到老，学到老”。
so“如此”，常用于“so+adj/adv+that”结构；too“太……”，常用于“too...to...”结构；such“如此”，常用于“such+a/an+adj+可数名词单数+that”或“such+adj+可数名词复数/不可数名词+that”结构中；like“喜欢、像”。根据“old to learn”可知，用too，故选B。

21．A    22．C    23．B    24．D    25．B    26．C    27．B    28．A    29．D    30．C    31．A    32．C    33．B    34．A    35．D

【导语】本文主要讲述了一位70岁的老妇人参加多场马拉松比赛的事迹。
21．句意：一位70岁的中国老妇人被称为“超级奶奶”，此前有报道称她对跑步很痴迷，目前她已经跑完了100多场马拉松。crazy痴迷的；angry生气的；nervous紧张的；sorry抱歉的。根据“has completed over 100 marathons so far”可知，她对跑步非常痴迷，故选A。
22．句意：大多数人退休后都选择放松一下。refuse拒绝；promise承诺；choose选择；remember记得。根据“take it easy after they retire”及常识可知，许多人都会在退休后选择放松的生活，故选C。
23．句意：但来自辽宁的王桂兰肯定不是其中之一。normally正常地；certainly当然；especially尤其；partly部分地。大部分人都在退休后选择放松的生活，而她确实不是这些人中的其中之一，因为她选择了去跑马拉松。故选B。
24．句意：她在50岁的时候才开始跑步，作为一种保持身材的方式，但她很快意识到这是她的激情所在。task任务；rule规则；lesson教训；way方法。根据“to keep in shape”可知，起初认为跑步只是让她保持身材的一种方法，故选D。
25．句意：2004年，她第一次跑马拉松，此后就没停过。continued继续；stopped停止；succeeded成功；disappointed失望。根据“From 2005 to 2017, she completed the Beijing Marathon thirteen times”可知，自从2004年参加了第一次马拉松之后，她就没有停止过跑步，故选B。
26．句意：今年，她创造了一项新纪录，成为完成辽宁168公里马拉松赛的年龄最大的人。prettiest最美丽的；healthiest最健康的；oldest最老的；cleverest最聪明的。根据“A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been called…”可知，一位70岁的老人参加马拉松比赛，应该是完成比赛中年龄最大的人，故选C。
27．句意：那是令人惊讶的。lucky幸运的；surprising惊讶的；believable可信的；funny搞笑的。根据“This lady is as old as my grandmother, how can she run so fast”可知，这么大岁数还能跑如此快，让人感到惊讶，故选B。
28．句意：一名20多岁的运动员在看了王4月份参加辽宁马拉松比赛后说。seeing看见（强调看的结果）；watching看（强调专注地看，主要指观看某个正在或将要发生、移动或变化的事物或事件等）；looking看（常与at搭配）；staring开始。根据“after …Wang compete in the Liaoning marathon in April”可知，这里强调看的结果，故选A。
29．句意：去年，她和朋友一起参加了110公里的马拉松比赛。husband丈夫；neighbor邻居；teacher老师；friend朋友。根据“It was reported that she waited for her friend”可知，是跟朋友一起参加的这场比赛，故选D。
30．句意：据报道，她等了朋友大约5-6个小时，为了她们可以一起冲过终点线。even if即使；because因为；so that以便于；unless除非。“she waited for her friend to catch up for about 5-6 hours”与“they could cross the finishing line together”是目的关系，等朋友的目的是可以一起冲过终点线，用so that引导目的状语从句，故选C。
31．句意：但今年她独自参加了马拉松比赛，并选择了最长的距离。chose选择；ran跑；announced宣布；drove开车。根据“…the longest distance”可知，她选择了最长的距离。故选A。
32．句意：那么，为什么一个70岁的人能保持良好的状态来完成马拉松比赛呢，而大多数年纪只有她一半的人都不能完成？may可能；need需要；can能；must必须。根据“complete a marathon”可知，是询问她能完成马拉松的原因，故选C。
33．句意：那么，为什么一个70岁的人能保持良好的状态来完成马拉松比赛呢，而大多数年纪只有她一半的人都不能完成？height高度；age年龄；weight重量；size尺码。根据“a 70-year-old stay…”可知，此处应是年龄之间的对比，只有她一半年龄的人却不能完成，故选B。
34．句意：她喜欢在家乡辽宁的山路上跑步。loves爱；imagines想象；suggests建议；avoids避免。此处是解释她这么大的年龄却能很好地完成马拉松比赛，是因为她喜欢跑步，故选A。
35．句意：王桂兰坚信，年龄只是一个数字，她计划继续跑步，只要身体允许，就可以享受生命的夕阳。goes out of her way让她走出困境；pulls together齐心协力；takes action采取行动；makes plans制订计划。根据“to continue running and enjoying the sunset of her life”可知，此处是她计划继续跑步。故选D。

36．B    37．C    38．A    39．A    40．D    41．B    42．C    43．B    44．D    45．D    46．C    47．A    48．A    49．C    50．B

【导语】本文主要讲述了祖逖和刘琨闻鸡起舞的故事。
36．句意：他以努力工作和伟大的成就而闻名。
ready准备；famous著名；late迟到的；sorry抱歉的。根据“his hard work and great achievements”可知，以努力工作和伟大的成就而闻名；be famous for 因……而出名。故选B。
37．句意：但当他还是个孩子的时候，他是一个顽皮的男孩，对阅读没有什么兴趣。
pride骄傲；respect尊敬；interest兴趣；kindness善意。根据“he didn’t have enough knowledge”可知，对阅读没有什么兴趣；show interest in对……表达兴趣。故选C。
38．句意：当祖逖长大后，他意识到自己知识不够。
realized意识到；decided决定；imagined想象；promised承诺。根据“study hard”可知，意识到自己没有知识；故选A。
39．句意：所以他下定决心要努力学习。
his他的；her她的；its它的；their他们的。make up one's mind to do sth下定决心做某事，根据“he”可知，其形容词性物主代词是his；故选A。
40．句意：祖逖有个好朋友叫刘琨。
rich富有的；busy忙碌的；same同样的；close亲密的。根据“They had a deep friendship.”可知，有一个密友；故选D。
41．句意：他们甚至每天晚上睡在一张床上，每天早上在同一时间起床。
picked up捡起；got up起床；gave up放弃；made up编造。根据“They even slept on one bed every night ”可知，一起睡觉，同时起床；故选B。
42．句意：一天，当他们正在睡觉时，祖逖听到公鸡在叫。
fighting打架；discussing讨论；sleeping睡觉；reading阅读。根据“Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing”可知，睡觉的时候听到了鸡叫声；故选C。
43．句意：他想到了一个主意。
order顺序；idea想法；exam考试；ability能力。根据“He woke up Liu Kun”可知，突然有了想法；故选B。
44．句意：刘琨虽然还困着，却很高兴地答应了祖逖的要求。
Because因为；Unless除非；If如果；Though尽管。根据“Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly”可知，尽管很困，还是同意了；故选D。
45．句意：从此，（早晨）一到鸡叫，他们就起来舞剑。
as well as和……一样好；as much as和……一样多；as good as as和……一样；soon as一……就。根据“the rooster began crowing”可知，鸡一打鸣，就开始舞剑；故选D。
46．句意：无论冬天多冷，夏天多热，他们从不放弃。
long长德；dry干燥的；cold冷的；quiet安静的。根据“in winter”可知，冬天很冷；故选C。
47．句意：此外，他们开始认真研究历史，把所有的精力放在读书上。
carefully仔细地；politely礼貌地；probably大概；recently最近。根据“put all their energy into reading books”可知，认真学习；故选A。
48．句意：通过这种方式，他们学到了很多知识，取得了很大的进步。
In this way用这种方式；By the way顺便问一句；In their way挡道；On his way在……的路上。根据上文内容可知，通过这种方式；故选A。
49．句意：几年后，他们都带着才华和智慧长大了。
either两者中任意一个；all三者或以上都；both两者都；neither两者都不。根据“grew up with talents and wisdom”可知，两个人都变得有才华；故选C。
50．句意：最后，他们的梦想实现了，他们为国家做出了巨大的贡献。
mistakes错误；dreams梦想；hobbies爱好；difficulties困难。根据“came true”可知，梦想实现；故选B。

51．B    52．A    53．D    54．D    55．D    56．B    57．B    58．D    59．A    60．C

【导语】本文讲述小泰勒回到家不高兴，妈妈问他原因，他说他为想不出保护环境的办法而难过，因此妈妈给他讲了一个小男孩救海星的故事，从而使泰勒受到启发。
51．句意：小男孩不高兴地进了屋。 他妈妈正在厨房做蛋糕。
drinking喝；making制作；selling出售；washing洗。根据“His mother was…cakes in the kitchen.”可知，make cakes意为“做蛋糕”。故选B。
52．句意：她一边微笑一边转身，但当她看到他的脸时她停住了。
turn around转身；turn down调低；turn on打开；turn off关掉。根据“She smiled as she…but stopped when she saw his face.”可知，她一边微笑一边转身。故选A。
53．句意：今天，在我们的科学课上，格林夫人谈到了环境。
air空气；land陆地；water水；environment环境。根据下文“She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying.”可知，格林夫人谈到了环境。故选D。
54．句意：我一直在想，但我无能为力。
something某事；anything任何事；everything所有事；nothing没什么事。根据“I thought all the way, but there is…”可知，想不出解决办法。故选D。
55．句意：他们被海浪推上去，太远了，它们无法自己回去。
himself他自己；itself它自己；ourselves我们自己；themselves它们自己。their指代的是“thousands of dying starfish”，因此此处反身代词用“themselves”。故选D。
56．句意：他继续走，就在那时惊讶地发现前面有个男孩在把海星扔回海里。
afraid害怕的；surprised惊奇的；sad伤心的；angry生气。根据“He went on walking and just at that time he was…to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea”可知，此处表示惊讶用surprised意为“惊讶的”。故选B。
57．句意：男孩尽可能快地把海星扔回海里。
slow缓慢地；fast快地；soon不久；high高的。根据“…throwing the starfish back into the sea as…he could”可知，男孩尽可能快地把海星扔回海里。故选B。
58．句意：虽然我不能帮助所有的海星，但我可以改变这个，这个，还有这个。
Or否则；或者；So因此；Because因为；Though尽管。根据“The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, …I can’t help them all”可知，此处表转折用“Though”。故选D。
59．句意：思考了片刻后，这个人也开始帮助海星回家。
began开始；continued继续；forgot忘记；waited等待。根据“Thinking for a moment, the man…to help return the starfish to their home.”可知，这个人也开始帮助海星回家。故选A。
60．句意：有时生活中最大的教训来自最小的人。
shortest最短的；tallest最高的；smallest最小的；biggest最大的。根据句中“the biggest”提示可知，此处用“the smallest”表对比。故选C。

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

【分析】本文介绍了无机合成化学教授徐如人的经历和贡献。
61．句意：他快九十岁了，但他仍然很努力地工作。never从未；seldom极少；still仍然；rarely很少。根据“He is almost ninety, but ...”可知句意出现转折，快90了仍然努力工作。故选C。
62．句意：一年后，他转学到上海交通大学继续学习化学。continued继续；refused拒绝；forgot忘记；promised承诺。根据“In 1949, he went to study chemistry at Fudan University.”可知在复旦大学学习化学，转学后是继续学化学。故选A。
63．句意：1952年，他来到吉林省省会长春，开始在吉林大学教授无机化学。left离开；reached到达；praised表扬；introduced介绍。根据“and began teaching inorganic chemistry at Jilin University”可知到达吉林长春，开始在吉林大学教课。故选B。
64．句意：当时，没有合适的教科书或参考书。personal私人的；extra额外的；meaningful有意义的；suitable合适的。根据“Xu had to plan the teaching all by himself.”可知全靠自己制定教学计划，没有合适的教科书或参考书。故选D。
65．句意：他说：“在我教我的学生并回答他们的问题之前，我需要先很好地理解这门学科。”chance机会；subject学科；action行动；therapy治疗。根据“before I taught my students”可知要教学生需要自己先了解这门学科。故选B。
66．句意：他说：“在我教我的学生并回答他们的问题之前，我需要先很好地理解这门学科。”avoided避免；accepted接受；achieved达到；answered回答。根据“their questions”可知是回答学生们的问题。故选D。
67．句意：他认真对待每一堂课，把大部分时间都花在工作上。turned转向；connected联系；devoted致力于；paid支付。devote time to sth.致力于做某事，花费时间做某事。故选C。
68．句意：结果，他的课很受学生们的欢迎。As a result结果；By the way顺便说一下；For example例如；Above all首先。根据“He took every class seriously and ... most of his time to work.”可知徐如人对待教学态度认真，结果受到学生欢迎。故选A。
69．句意：徐教授也非常重视科学研究。education教育；information信息；attention注意力；celebration庆祝。pay attention to注意，重视。故选C。
70．句意：他认为它和教学一样重要。important重要的；simple简单的；perfect完美的；difficult困难的。根据“It’s only through scientific research that teachers can improve their ability to ... and solve problems”可知徐教授认为只有通过科研老师们才能提高能力，由此可知他认为科研和教学一样重要。故选A。
71．句意：他说：“只有通过科学研究，教师才能提高发现和解决问题的能力。”create创造；organize组织；translate翻译；discover发现。根据“solve problems”可知要先发现问题再解决问题。故选D。
72．句意：徐教授很关心年轻人。cares much about很关心；falls much behind落后许多；depends much on太依赖；agrees much with非常同意。根据“His greatest ... is to pass on all his teaching experience and knowledge to young people.”可知徐教授很关心年轻人。故选A。
73．句意：2017年9月，他和妻子捐赠了所有积蓄，支持无机合成化学的研究。respect尊重；reduce减少；support支持；check检查。根据“he and his wife donated all their savings”可推出捐赠所有积蓄是为了支持科研。故选C。
74．句意：他最大的愿望是把他的教学经验和知识传授给年轻人。step步骤；wish愿望；treasure财富；challenge挑战。根据“to pass on all his teaching experience and knowledge to young people”可知给年轻人传授教学经验和知识是他最大的愿望。故选B。
75．句意：他希望他们能发展出自己的思维和工作方式，而不是一味跟风。receive收到；touch接触；catch抓住；develop发展。根据“rather than just follow suit”可知希望年轻人不跟风，发展自己的思维和工作方式。故选D。