2023届高考英语二轮复习福建高考英语完形填空训练作业含答案

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Papa had a natural wisdom. He wasn’t ____1____ in the formal sense, because he was growing up at a time when education was for the ____2____. Despite his great potential, he ____3____ of school when he was 10. He never remembered a single day of his life when he wasn’t ____4____ on the farm.
For Papa, the world became his ____5____. He read all the books he could lay his ____6____ on. He loved to gather with people and learn about the world ____7____ this tiny region that was ____8____ to generations of Buscaglias before him. Papa’s great respect for learning and his ____9____ about the outside world were carried across the sea with him and later passed on to his family. He was _____10_____ that none of his children would be _____11_____ an education.
Papa believed that the greatest sin (罪恶) was to go to bed at night as _____12_____ as we had been when we had _____13_____ that day. This motto was repeated so often that none of us could _____14_____ to be affected by it. “There is so much to learn,” he would remind us, “Though we were born _____15_____, only the stupid remain that way.”
1．A．educated B．trained C．raised D．treated
2．A．poor B．smart C．senior D．rich
3．A．thought highly B．took advantage C．dropped out D．became tired
4．A．studying B．working C．starving D．praying
5．A．shelter B．school C．dream D．kingdom
6．A．head B．feet C．heart D．hands
7．A．beyond B．within C．across D．around
8．A．barrier B．boundary C．home D．end
9．A．curiosity B．fear C．knowledge D．doubt
10．A．informed B．alarmed C．determined D．guaranteed
11．A．offered B．skipped C．lessened D．denied
12．A．ignorant B．energetic C．sleepy D．hungry
13．A．left B．dined C．rested D．awakened
14．A．refuse B．expect C．fail D．admit
15．A．brave B．stupid C．equal D．ambitious

I joined the girls’ tennis team in Grade 2. A freshman transferring in from Britain also joined the team. But she was quickly ____16____ for her accent, which made her anxious and ____17____. Refusing to accept this unforgivable behavior, I ____18____ her, praising her accent and befriending her.
This inoffensive (不冒犯人的) interaction had its root in the deep-seeded ____19____ from a previous situation where I failed to ____20____ and ultimately hurt an innocent girl.
I met Catherine when I ____21____ survived my first year in America. Catherine made me feel ____22____ by greeting me with her thick but cheerful southern accent each morning. We quickly became best friends.
However, it was short-lived. Catherine and I ____23____ to join the school drama club. Unfortunately, cruel gossips (流言) unfolded at Catherine’s expense before the interview. Desperate to be ____24____, I just stood by.
Catherine would still greet me, her ____25____ not fading. Deeply buried in the ____26____ of “betraying” my friend, I couldn’t forgive myself. Our relationship was ____27____ destroyed.
I wish I could go back with the ____28____ to defend her, but I can’t. I can, however, ____29____ to never give in to such fear. Courage wasn’t the absence of fear, but the ____30____ over it.
16．A．admired B．teased C．followed D．blamed
17．A．insecure B．excited C．relaxed D．jealous
18．A．analyzed B．affected C．approached D．accused .
19．A．gesture B．guilt C．pride D．eagerness
20．A．stay up B．give up C．cheer up D．stand up
21．A．barely B．smoothly C．slowly D．totally
22．A．confused B．cheated C．abandoned D．accepted
23．A．applied B．happened C．agreed D．forgot
24．A．inspired B．included C．rewarded D．remembered
25．A．hope B．voice C．enthusiasm D．sympathy
26．A．shame B．depression C．trouble D．delight
27．A．carelessly B．honestly C．hardly D．permanently
28．A．desire B．challenge C．courage D．devotion
29．A．arrange B．swear C．afford D．beg
30．A．advantage B．victory C．debate D．quarrel

It was 2002. It was suggested that I should learn to drive, so my father decided to teach me.
Easier said than done. The driving plan was quietly ___31___ after I almost crashed his car into a stone wall. My next ___32___ was in 2006. This time, the___33___ was a very nice friend. But after three sessions, he ___34___. “I can’t teach you,” he said. “You have no ___35___ at all.” To be honest, that was ___36___ to me. Actually, I thought I was afraid of many things — thunderstorms, forest fires, bears, but these were not the ___37___ kind for driving.
Nine years later, I had a life partner — Graeme Gibson — and a baby. One day, Graeme got his ___38___ seriously bitten when he helped ___39___ a dog trapped in the wire fence. Even so, he had to drive himself to the hospital ____40____ thanks to my inability to drive.
This accident ____41____ me and awoke my enthusiasm for learning. “That’s it,” I said, “I’m learning to drive.” I must ____42____ myself to support and protect my family. This time, I ____43____ a professional with nerves of steel. Despite various ____44____ ,I got my license finally. I was pleased with myself: it seemed I now had the appropriate kind of fears. Learning to drive makes me a more grown-up and ____45____ adult.
31．A．dropped B．replaced C．delayed D．revised
32．A．memory B．move C．plan D．attempt
33．A．instructor B．partner C．adviser D．operator
34．A．went down B．gave up C．turned off D．made out
35．A．potential B．ambition C．fears D．skills
36．A．humor B．truth C．news D．disaster
37．A．aggressive B．fierce C．wrong D．right
38．A．arm B．leg C．head D．foot
39．A．cure B．find C．free D．check
40．A．red-eyed B．one-handed C．warm-blooded D．cold-hearted
41．A．motivated B．convinced C．destroyed D．swallowed
42．A．accompany B．refresh C．comfort D．qualify
43．A．consulted B．recognized C．invited D．hired
44．A．regrets B．expectations C．challenges D．exams
45．A．curious B．responsible C．demanding D．efficient

There are two problems in the world: Garbage and poverty. Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a ___46___ for them. It’s called the Chip Bag Project. She is asking a ___47___ of local snack lovers: Rather than throw your ___48___ chip bags into the trash, donate them, so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the ___49___.
Chip eaters drop off their empty bags at two locations in Detroit, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers ___50___ them. After they wash the chip bags, they cut them open, lay them ___51___, and iron them together. They use padding and liners from old coats to line the insides.
It takes about four hours to ___52___ a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, ___53___ whether they’re single-serve or family size. The result is a sleeping bag that is “waterproof, lightweight, and easy to ___54___.” Oleita said.
Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 800. 000 chip bags and created 110 sleeping bags. Sure, it would be _____55_____ to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. But that’s only half the goal for Oleita — whose family _____56_____ to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life-and her fellow_____57_____. “We are devoted to making an impact not only socially, but _____58_____,” she says.
And, of course, there’s the symbolism of saving bags that would otherwise land in the trash and using them to help the homeless. It’s a powerful _____59_____ that environmental injustice and _____60_____ often go hand in hand. As Oleita said, “I think it’s time to show connection between all of these issues.”
46．A．solution B．reason C．preference D．gift
47．A．question B．favour C．permission D．choice
48．A．dirty B．cheap C．empty D．new
49．A．injured B．old C．sick D．homeless
50．A．bury B．collect C．hunt D．buy
51．A．flat B．heavy C．careful D．straight
52．A．repair B．sew C．decorate D．design
53．A．working out B．leading to C．resulting in D．depending on
54．A．carry around B．take out C．go off D．put up
55．A．harder B．cleverer C．simpler D．slower
56．A．got B．fled C．moved D．flew
57．A．volunteers B．students C．workers D．friends
58．A．economically B．personally C．environmentally D．privately
59．A．reporter B．editor C．educator D．reminder
60．A．society B．poverty C．politics D．safety

In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves to achieve a new personal best. Aiming to ___61___ his own record, Cerveny pushed himself hard. However, his legs cramped(抽筋)and ___62___   him with only 200 meters to go. Determined to ___63___, Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 50 meters.
___64___, his coach asked Cerveny if he wanted to stop. He didn't. With great ___65___ Cerveny pulled himself up and with a(n)   ___66___ pace, moved forward for one final push. ___67___, it wasn't enough. 100 meters from the finish line, his legs simply ___68___ .
Before his coach could ___69___ him, another runner- Brandon-was at his side to help. His first attempt to get Cerveny up failed, but he   ___70___ to quit too. With a second pull, Cerveny was ___71___. At a measured jog, the two completed the final 100 meters of the course, with Cerveny holding Brandon for ___72___ Brandon even made sure Cerveny crossed the finish line first,securing his___73___a faster time
In today’s ___74___ world in which the emphasis in athletics is so often put on breaking records, it was ___75___ to see that for an athlete like Brandon, the value of true sportsmanship still had legs.
61．A．play B．beat C．check D．measure
62．A．failed B．warned C．dragged D．raised
63．A．rest B．win C．leave D．finish
64．A．Relieved B．Exhausted C．Concerned D．Disappointed
65．A．luck B．effort C．passion D．respect
66．A．rapid B．relaxed C．unsteady D．impatient
67．A．Normally B．Eventually C．Unbelievably D．Unfortunately
68．A．gave out B．broke up C．fell down D．slowed down
69．A．guide B．reach C．serve D．blame
70．A．refused B．hesitated C．regretted D．pretended
71．A．in his hand B．out of breath C．on his feet D．out of danger
72．A．direction B．support C．courage D．comfort
73．A．assistant B．teammate C．follower D．opponent
74．A．diverse B．well-developed C．competitive D．ever-changing
75．A．urgent B．common C．confusing D．inspiring

Hannahs daughter Isla has spent half her life home. Lockdown began when she was seven months old. Parks were a ___76___: the only places where Hannah could ___77___ her daughter there was more in the world than their flat. Lockdown ___78___ Hannah, an opera singer, and her husband, a director, months of work. They ___79___ every other day they would go out to a park, finding some ___80___ in the world. Hannah read maps for new places of green to ___81___. Every time they would find something new. Hannah says, “When we ___82___ this time, we’ll remember it as the year we three sat ___83___ on a million pretty places of grass.”
About five months later, lockdown ended. For months parks were almost ___84___. The only sounds were the footsteps of lone figures and the sound ___85___ from their headphones. Then came chats as people started ___86___ in twos. Summer arrived with speakers sending out loud music. ___87___, cheers, different kinds of instruments and shouts ___88___ the “noise” as impromptu (即兴的) concerts returned. Parks are really ___89___ to show people’s reactions to lockdown. Some people may feel depressed, but ___90___ people like Hannah and her family can be always seen everywhere.
76．A．shelter B．symbol C．blessing D．bonus
77．A．teach B．show C．caution D．remind
78．A．offered B．saved C．owed D．cost
79．A．determined B．thought C．expected D．explained
80．A．adventure B．harmony C．beauty D．truth
81．A．explore B．record C．protect D．remember
82．A．look back on B．look forward to C．look up to D．look down on
83．A．apart B．still C．alone D．together
84．A．dynamic B．distant C．strange D．silent
85．A．leaking B．falling C．drawing D．originating
86．A．debating B．wandering C．dining D．celebrating
87．A．Actually B．Occasionally C．Eventually D．Usually
88．A．flooded B．became C．represented D．joined
89．A．measures B．windows C．signs D．excuses
90．A．ambitious B．enthusiastic C．optimistic D．calm

When we pay attention,we see courage every day. I see it in my classroom when a student ____91____ her hand and says, “I'm completely lost.”Do you know how incredibly ____92____ it is to say so when you're pretty sure every one else gets it?
I recently saw another ____93____ of ordinary courage in my son Charlie's preschool. Parents were invited to ____94____ a music presentation by the kids. You know the ____95____－twenty-five children singing with fifty-plus ____96____ in the audience holding up cameras.
One girl cried her way through the entire ____97____ because she couldn't see her mom. As I was telling Charlie goodbye, I saw her mom burst through the door,and immediately start ____98____ the room for her daughter. Another mother walked by this stressed mom, shook her head and ____99____ her eyes.
Just then one more mom walked up to this now _____100_____ mom and smiled. “I wasn't just late.I _____101_____ forgot.” She said, “It's okay. We're in the same boat.” The woman's face _____102_____ and she wiped away a tear. By the time she made it to the corner where the teacher was still _____103_____ her daughter,she looked calm.
The mom who stopped and shared her story of _____104_____ was practicing courage. She didn't have to. Every time we choose _____105_____,we make the world a little kinder and braver.
91．A．shakes B．raises C．spreads D．withdraws
92．A．awful B．normal C．brave D．typical
93．A．issue B．trend C．report D．example
94．A．attend B．advertise C．perform D．organize
95．A．tension B．scene C．silence D．song
96．A．photographers B．teachers C．parents D．reporters
97．A．performance B．competition C．arrangement D．celebration
98．A．scanning B．sweeping C．decorating D．occupying
99．A．opened B．rolled C．closed D．covered
100．A．grateful B．merciful C．cheerful D．tearful
101．A．immediately B．temporarily C．occasionally D．completely
102．A．hardened B．softened C．darkened D．reddened
103．A．encouraging B．criticizing C．comforting D．threatening
104．A．concentration B．inspiration C．instruction D．imperfection
105．A．courage B．wisdom C．gratitude D．honesty

I’d love to have been a journalist, but I wasn’t ____106____ enough. I was always able to write a good letter — I just couldn’t stare at a blank sheet of paper and ____107____ a story. But I went into advertising after university and ____108____ fell in love with it.
I always had the ____109____ of speech. I was schooled at the dinner table. My father used to ____110____ arguments, saying we needed to learn how to make our case. It could get pretty ____111____. At school I ended up being captain of lots of things, not because I was the best player but because I could ____112____ people to do things. I learnt that you don’t have to be the most academically ____113____, or even the most original thinker — ____114____ is a big part of the battle. No wonder I felt at home in advertising.
People ______115______ to stay in one company almost for life; I was always looking for the next ______116______ to learn. I got into the advertising industry at Ogilvy, then went to Grey to ______117______ experience on the Procter & Gamble account, and to Y&R to get creative experience. It ______118______ me new-business director. Later I started my own business, HHCL, which was an amazing ______119______.
My next move will be to ______120______ all my skills in pioneering work. I know there is no end to learning. I will live and learn.
106．A．brave B．serious C．creative D．humble
107．A．listen to B．refer to C．put up with D．come up with
108．A．blindly B．merely C．immediately D．hardly
109．A．gift B．habit C．secret D．style
110．A．start B．avoid C．evaluate D．support
111．A．funny B．heated C．simple D．boring
112．A．get B．beg C．force D．allow
113．A．strict B．dependent C．precise D．bright
114．A．ambition B．responsibility C．honesty D．communication
115．A．failed B．tended C．learned D．refused
116．A．turn B．reason C．method D．chance
117．A．gain B．share C．present D．exchange
118．A．showed B．made C．offered D．brought
119．A．solution B．discovery C．success D．schedule
120．A．quit B．reflect C．employ D．change

Fatima has been the only woman working as a tour guide in Afghanistan. The 22-year-old grew up leading ___121___ through the countryside, and now she leads tourists through the streets of Herat, the third largest city in Afghanistan.
She grew up in rural Gohr Province, where there was no schooling   ___122___ to girls, but she convinced her family to let her take ___123___ if she brought in enough of an income from sheep herding. She practiced her English by listening to BBC radio, which she could ___124___   when high enough in the hills.
“I thought a lot during these years,” Fatima says. “My brothers and sisters were ___125___to get married. I decided that I would not continue in the ___126___. That was how I decided to work.”
She signed up for Facebook and began joining groups for people interested in history.___127___ that people only knew Afghanistan as a place of war and conflict, she started writing regular posts about places in her country that foreigners might not know about.
After she began writing her ___128___, everything changed. Fatima started getting comments and responses from her new online friends. In 2020, one of them — a man known as “Big Tom” — ___129___ out to her saying he was going to be traveling in Afghanistan and if she would be interested in ____130____ him around in Herat? She said yes.
Tom recommended her to someone else, and Fatima continued to get work by word of mouth. Eventually she came to the ____131____ of Untamed Borders, a boutique (精品的) travel agency that specializes in trips to more inaccessible areas. The company hired her in late 2020, and the young self-taught woman became her country’s first female professional tour guide.
Of course, being a pioneer is never ____132____. Fatima says many people in her life, including some of her family members, have told her that it’s too dangerous for a woman to work,____133____ if it means interacting with men one-on-one. Sometimes children throw stones at her while she’s guiding tourists through the local market. Other people have shouted profanities (污言秽语) at her.
Fatima says that the____134____of her employers and the people she has met through giving tours is what keeps her motivated. “Challenges are always a part of my life. If I give up, then other women will never____135____,” she said.
121．A．cattle B．sheep C．people D．tourists
122．A．available B．valuable C．reasonable D．reliable
123．A．risks B．lessons C．advantages D．challenges
124．A．hear from B．get through C．test out D．pick up
125．A．advised B．scared C．forced D．adjusted
126．A．tradition B．habit C．trend D．anecdote
127．A．Excited B．Afraid C．Tired D．Delighted
128．A．posts B．letters C．pages D．articles
129．A．yelled B．picked C．cried D．reached
130．A．walking B．playing C．showing D．seeing
131．A．light B．hope C．internet D．attention
132．A．funny B．attractive C．easy D．satisfying
133．A．obviously B．actually C．especially D．specially
134．A．support B．struggle C．work D．sympathy
135．A．win B．start C．survive D．quit

Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now___136___on their way to impressive careers. By society’s___137___, they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a___138___drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and moved out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine___139___a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have___140___that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some complain of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they hate. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and___141___. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the___142___to which they have so quickly become ___143___.
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and___144___in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they____145____or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s____146____. They have loans, bills, a mortgage to ____147____, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something____148____in their lives, but it’s hard to step off the track.
In a society that tends to measure everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our____149____in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs____150____in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
136．A．much B．never C．seldom D．well
137．A．policies B．standards C．experiments D．regulations
138．A．last B．least C．second D．best
139．A．shared B．paid C．equaled D．collected
140．A．advertised B．witnessed C．admitted D．demanded
141．A．calm B．guilty C．warm D．empty
142．A．family B．government C．lifestyle D．project
143．A．accustomed B．appointed C．unique D．available
144．A．yet B．also C．instead D．rather
145．A．let out B．turn in C．give up D．believe in
146．A．fundamental B．practical C．impossible D．unforgettable
147．A．take off B．drop off C．put off D．pay off
148．A．missing B．inspiring C．sinking D．shining
149．A．disasters B．motivations C．campaigns D．decisions
150．A．assessed B．involved C．covered D．reduced

























参考答案：
1．A
2．D
3．C
4．B
5．B
6．D
7．A
8．C
9．A
10．C
11．D
12．A
13．D
14．C
15．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了父亲因为小时候家里穷没怎么受过教育，但是父亲却自己读了很多书，并鼓励“我”们不断地学习。
1．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没有受过正式的教育，因为他成长的那个年代，教育是为富人服务的。A. educated教育；B. trained培训；C. raised养育；D. treated对待。由下文“because he was growing up at a time when education was for the”和下文“on the farm”及全文可知，此处指父亲没受过正式教育。故选A。
2．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他没有受过正式的教育，因为他成长的那个年代，教育是为富人服务的。A. poor穷的；B. smart聪明的；C. senior年长的；D. rich富有的。由上文“because he was growing up at a time when education was for the”可知，父亲家里穷所以辍学，父亲生活的那个年代，只有富人才能享受教育。故选D。
3．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：尽管他很有潜力，但他10岁就辍学了。A. thought highly高度评价；B. took advantage利用；C. dropped out退学；D. became tired累了。由下文“of school when he was 10.”可知，父亲十岁就辍学了。故选C。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他一直都记得他在农场工作的每一天。A. studying学习；B. working工作；C. starving挨饿；D. praying祈祷。由下文“on the farm”可知，父亲辍学后在农场工作。故选B。
5．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对爸爸来说，这个世界成了他的学校。A. shelter避难所；B. school学校；C. dream梦想；D. kingdom王国。由下文“He read all the books”可知，父亲在农场里读了所有的书，所以这里对于父亲来说是他的学校。故选B。
6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他读了所有他能找到的书。A. head头；B. feet脚；C. heart心脏；D. hands手。由上下文“he could lay his________on”可知，父亲读了他所能找到的每一本书，lay one’s hands on意为“得到”。故选D。
7．考查介词词义辨析。句意：他喜欢和人们聚在一起，了解这个小地方之外的世界，而这个小地方是他之前几代巴斯卡利亚斯人的故乡。A. beyond超过；B. within在……之内；C. across穿过；D. around围绕。由上文“the world”和下文提到的“the outside world”可知，作者的父亲喜欢了解这个小地方之外的世界。故选A。
8．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他喜欢和人们聚在一起，了解这个小地方之外的世界，而这个小地方是他之前几代巴斯卡利亚斯人的故乡。A. barrier障碍；B. boundary界限；C. home家；D. end末尾。由下文“to generations of Buscaglias”可知，这个小地方是几代巴斯卡利亚斯人的故乡，be home to是……的所在地，是……的家乡。故选C。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：爸爸对知识的崇敬和对外部世界的好奇心随他漂洋过海，后来还将它们传给了他的家人。A. curiosity好奇心；B. fear害怕；C. knowledge知识；D. doubt怀疑。由下文“about the outside world were carried across the sea with him”可知，父亲对外面的世界充满好奇，所以他漂洋过海去其他地方。故选A。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他下定决心，不让他的任何一个孩子被剥夺受教育的权利。A. informed通知；B. alarmed使惊慌；C. determined下决心；D. guaranteed保证。由下文“none of his children would be _________an education.”可知，此处表示父亲要让孩子上学的决心。故选C。
11．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他下定决心，不让他的任何一个孩子被剥夺受教育的权利。A. offered提供；B. skipped跳过；C. lessened减轻；D. denied拒绝给予；否认。由下文“an education.”及结合全文可知，父亲自己没受过教育，却自己读了很多书，所以父亲下定决心，不让他的孩子剥夺受教育的权利。故选D。
12．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爸爸认为最大的罪恶就是晚上上床睡觉时，就像我们白天醒来时一样无知。A. ignorant无知的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. sleepy困倦的；D. hungry饥饿的。由下文“There is so much to learn”和全文可知，父亲爱学习，所以父亲认为一定要珍惜时间好好学习，不要什么也不学，此处用“在晚上上床睡觉时，就像我们白天醒来时一样无知”表示什么也不学。故选A。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：爸爸认为最大的罪恶就是晚上上床睡觉时，就像我们白天醒来时一样无知。A. left留下；B. dined进餐；C. rested休息；D. awakened唤醒。由下文“ that day”可知，此处指白天醒来。故选D。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这句格言重复得如此频繁，以至于我们每个人都受其影响。A. refuse拒绝；B. expect期望；C. fail未能；失败；D. admit承认。由上下文“This motto was repeated so often that none of us could________to be affected by it.”可知，作者经常重复这句格言，以至于我们都受到影响，fail to do不能做某事，前面的none和fail是双重否定，所以此处表示肯定，即我们都受到父亲的影响。故选C。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他会提醒我们，“有太多东西要学，虽然我们天生不聪明，但只有愚蠢的人才会继续愚蠢。”A. brave勇敢的；B. stupid愚蠢的；不聪明的；C. equal相等的；D. ambitious有雄心的。由下文“ only the stupid remain that way”可知，作者父亲提醒“我”们，虽然天生不聪明，但是要不停地学习，因为只有愚蠢的人才不学习，他们会继续很愚蠢。故选B。
16．B
17．A
18．C
19．B
20．D
21．A
22．D
23．A
24．B
25．C
26．A
27．D
28．C
29．B
30．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者刚到美国时，有一个好朋友叫Catherine，但在当其他同学在Catherine背后说闲话时，作者因为害怕，并没有站出来为Catherine辩护，这使作者非常内疚，并下决心以后一定要有勇气战胜这种恐惧。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但她很快就因为口音被大家取笑，这让她感到焦虑和没有安全感。A. admired尊敬；B. teased取笑；C. followed跟随；D. blamed批评。根据后文“this unforgivable behavior”可知，一种不可原谅的行为指的是“取笑她的口音”。故选B项。
17．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但她很快就因为口音被大家取笑，这让她感到焦虑和没有安全感。A. insecure不安全的，不保险的；B. excited激动的；C. relaxed放松的；D. jealous嫉妒的。根据前文“anxious”以及后文“unforgettable behavior”可知，此处也表示一种焦虑的心情。故选A项。
18．考查动词词义辨析。句意：拒绝接受这种不可原谅的行为，我与她亲近，称赞她的口音并与她交朋友。A. analyzed分析；B. affected影响；C. approached靠近；D. accused指控，控告。根据后文“praising her accent and befriending her”可知，与其他人不同，作者称赞她的口音，与她做好朋友，因此是接近她。故选C项。
19．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种友好的互动源于我之前深深的内疚，我没有站出来，因此伤害了一个无辜的女孩。A. gesture姿势；B. guilt愧疚；C. pride自豪，骄傲；D. eagerness渴望。根据后文“Deeply buried in the shame of “betraying” my friend, I couldn’t forgive myself. ”可知，作者陷入愧疚当中。故选B项。
20．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这种友好的互动源于我之前深深的内疚，我没有站出来，因此伤害了一个无辜的女孩。A. stay up熬夜；B. give up放弃；C. cheer up高兴起来，振作起来；D. stand up站起来，站出来。根据后文“Unfortunately, cruel gossips unfolded at Catherine’s expense before the interview. Desperate to be included, I just stood by.”可知，之前作者朋友陷入流言之时，她并没有站出来。故选D项。
21．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我在美国的第一年勉强生活时，我遇到了凯瑟琳。A. barely仅仅，勉强；B. smoothly平稳地，流畅地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. totally完全地。根据后文“greeting me with her thick but cheerful southern accent each morning”以及“We quickly became best friends.”可知，作者第一年到美国时，生活不是很顺利。故选A项。
22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：凯瑟琳每天早上都用她浓重但欢快的南方口音向我打招呼，让我感觉我被接纳了。A. confused困惑的；B. cheated被欺骗的；C. abandoned被抛弃的；D. accepted被接受的。根据后文“We quickly became best friends.”可知，凯瑟琳每天和我打招呼让我感觉很好。故选D项。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和凯瑟琳申请加入学校戏剧俱乐部。A. applied申请；B. happened发生；C. agreed同意；D. forgot忘记。根据空后“the school drama club”可知，我们申请加入俱乐部。故选A项。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，关于凯瑟琳的残酷的流言蜚语在采访前到处传播。我迫不及待地想被社团录取，因此对于凯瑟琳的事情袖手旁观。A. inspired鼓舞，鼓励；B. included使成为整体的一部分，包括；C. rewarded给某人报酬，奖赏；D. remembered记住，记得。根据前文“Catherine and I applied to join the school drama club.”可知，我非常想被俱乐部录取。故选B项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：凯瑟琳仍然和我打招呼，她的热情并没有减退。A. hope希望；B. voice声音；C. enthusiasm热情；D. sympathy同情。根据前文“Catherine made me feel accepted by greeting me with her thick but cheerful southern accent each morning.”可知，即使经历了不开心的事，凯瑟琳一直对我打招呼，一直对我很热情。故选C项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：深埋在“背叛”朋友的耻辱中，我无法原谅自己。A. shame羞耻，羞愧；B. depression情绪低落；C. trouble问题；D. delight高兴，快乐。根据前文“Catherine would still greet me, her enthusiasm not fading.”以及本句中“betraying friend背叛朋友”可知，不开心的事情发生之后，凯瑟琳对我像往常一样热情，但我觉得自己背叛了朋友，因此我感到很羞愧。故选A项。
27．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们的友谊被永久破坏了。A. carelessly粗心大意地；B. honestly诚实地；C. hardly几乎不；D. permanently永久地。根据前文“I couldn’t forgive myself.”可知，作者不能原谅自己，使自己失去和凯瑟琳的友情。故选D项。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我希望我能勇敢地回去为她辩护，但我做不到。A. desire欲望；B. challenge挑战；C. courage勇气；D. devotion奉献。“Unfortunately, cruel gossips unfolded at Catherine’s expense before the interview. Desperate to be included, I just stood by.”可知，作者之前为了不参与到流言之中，对凯瑟琳的事情袖手旁观。如果想要去为凯瑟琳辩护，应该需要很大的勇气。故选C项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我可以发誓绝不屈服于这种恐惧。A. arrange安排；B. swear发誓；C. afford负担得起，承担得起；D. beg乞求。根据下文“Courage wasn’t the absence of fear, but the victory over it.”可知，作者现在意识到，要有勇气战胜恐惧，所以此处指她发誓永不向恐惧屈服。故选B项。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：勇气不是没有恐惧，而是战胜恐惧。A. advantage优势；B. victory胜利；C. debate辩论；D. quarrel吵架，争论。根据前文“I can, however, afford to never give in to such fear.”可知，作者会努力不向恐惧屈服，因此会战胜恐惧。victory over sth.意为“获胜，战胜”。故选B项。
31．A
32．D
33．A
34．B
35．C
36．C
37．D
38．A
39．C
40．B
41．A
42．D
43．D
44．C
45．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了作者的三次学车经历及其感悟。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我差点把他的车撞到石墙上之后，驾驶计划就悄无声息地取消了。A. dropped停止，放弃；B. replaced代替；C. delayed推迟；D. revised修改。根据后文的“after I almost crashed his car into a stone wall”可知，在作者差点儿把父亲的车撞到一堵石墙上之后，学车计划就悄悄终止了。故选A。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的第二次尝试是在2006年。A. memory记忆；B. move行动；C. plan计划；D. attempt尝试。由上文的“It was 2002”和下文的“in 2006”可知，作者在2006年再次尝试学开车。故选D。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这一次，教练是一个非常好的朋友。A. instructor教练；B. partner搭档；C. adviser顾问；D. operator操作员。根据下文的“I can’t teach you”可知，此处说的一个非常好的朋友应是这次的教练。故选A。
34．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但三次课后，他放弃了。A. went down下去；B. gave up放弃；C. turned off关掉；D. made out理解。根据下文中的“I can’t teach you”可知，此处指上了三次课后，教练放弃了。故选B。
35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你一点也不害怕。A. potential潜力；B. ambition雄心；C. fears恐惧；D. skills技能。根据下文中的“To be honest, that was ___6___ to me. Actually, I thought I was afraid of many things”及最后一段中的“fears”可知，此处指教练说作者什么都不害怕。故选C。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：老实说，我自己一点儿都不知道这个。A. humor幽默；B. truth真相；C. news新闻；D. disaster灾难。根据后文的“Actually, I thought I was afraid of many things”可知，此处表示作者一点儿都不知道自己什么都不怕，that’s news to me表示“我一点都不知道（表示惊讶或生气）”。故选C。
37．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：实际上，我以为我害怕很多东西——雷雨、森林大火、熊，但这些都不适合开车。A. aggressive好斗的；B. fierce凶猛的；C. wrong错误的；D. right适合的。由上文的“I was afraid of many things-thunderstorms, forest fires, bears”和最后一段的“I now had the appropriate kind of fears”可知，作者以为自己害怕很多东西——雷雨、森林大火、熊，但这些都不适合开车。故选D。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，格雷姆在帮助一只被困在铁丝栅栏里的狗挣脱时，胳膊被严重咬伤。A. arm胳膊；B. leg腿；C. head头；D. foot脚。根据下文中的“drive himself to the hospital ___10___ thanks to my inability to drive”可知，Graeme被咬伤的应该是胳膊或者手。故选A。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，格雷姆在帮助一只被困在铁丝栅栏里的狗挣脱时，胳膊被严重咬伤。A. cure治愈；B. find找到；C. free释放，使解脱出来；D. check检查。根据下文中的“a dog trapped in the wire fence”可知，狗被困在铁丝网上，Graeme应是在帮助狗获得自由，空格处是“释放”，故选C。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，由于我不会开车，他不得不独自单手开车去医院。A. red-eyed红眼的；B. one-handed用单手的；C. warm-blooded温血的；D. cold-hearted无情的。由后文的“my inability to drive”可知，由于作者不会开车，Graeme不得不自己单手开车去医院。故选B。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这次事故使我有了动力，唤醒了我学习的热情。A. motivated使......有动力；B. convinced使信服 ；C. destroyed破坏；D. swallowed吞下。根据下文中的““That’s it,” I said, “I’m learning to drive.” I must ___12___ myself to support and protect my family”可知，此处指这次意外让作者有了学车的动力。故选A。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：必须使自己有资格支持和保护我的家庭。A. accompany陪伴；B. refresh使恢复精神；C. comfort安慰；D. qualify使合格。根据上文的“I’m learning to drive”可知，此处指作者决定学习开车，使自己有资格支持和保护自己的家庭，故选D。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这一次，我雇了一位有钢铁般意志的专业人士。A. consulted咨询；B. recognized认出；C. invited邀请；D. hired聘请。根据下文中的“a professional with nerves of steel”可知，此处指作者聘请了一位专业人士。故选D。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管困难重重，我最终还是拿到了驾照。A. regrets后悔；B. expectations期待；C. challenges挑战；D. exams考试。根据前面讲作者学了两次车都没成功及空格前的“Despite various”和空格后的“I got my license finally”可知，尽管在学车的过程中遇到了各种挑战，作者最终还是拿到了驾照。故选C。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：学习开车使我成为一个更成熟、更负责任的成年人。A. curious好奇的；B. responsible负责任的；C. demanding苛刻的；D. efficient效率高的。由上文的“I must ___12___ myself to support and protect my family.”可知，学开车让作者成为了一个更成熟、更负责任的成年人。故选B。
46．A
47．B
48．C
49．D
50．B
51．A
52．B
53．D
54．A
55．C
56．C
57．A
58．C
59．D
60．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了 Eradajere Oleta用空的薯片袋子为无家可归的人缝制睡袋的故事。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Eradajere Oleita认为，她可能可以解决这两个问题。A. solution解决办法；B. reason理由；C. preference偏爱；D. gift礼物。根据上文“There are two problems in the world: Garbage and poverty.(世界上有两个主要问题。)，”可知，此处是指她有了对这两个问题的解决办法。故选A项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她正在请求当地的零食爱好者支持。A. question问题；B. favour支持；C. permission允许；D. choice选择。根据下文的“Rather than throw your 　　3　　 chip bags into the trash, donate them (不要把空的薯片袋扔进垃圾箱，捐赠它们) ”可知，她正在请求当地的零食爱好者支持。故选B项。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不要把空的薯片袋扔进垃圾箱，捐赠它们，这样她就可以把它们转变成无家可归的人的睡袋。A. dirty脏的；B. cheap便宜的；C. empty空的；D. new新的。根据下文“so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the 　　4　　.”可知她要为无家可归的人做睡袋，所以只需要空的薯片袋。且下文“Chip eaters drop off their empty bags at two locations in Detroit”也是提示。故选C项。
49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不要把空的薯片袋扔进垃圾箱，捐赠它们，这样她就可以把它们转变成无家可归的人的睡袋。A. injured受伤的；B. old老的；C. sick生病的；D. homeless无家可归的。根据常识可知，无家可归的人没有家，才需要睡袋睡觉。且最后一段的“using them to help the homeless”也是提示。故选D项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：吃薯片的人把空袋子放在底特律的两个地方，在那里Oleita和她的志愿者助手们收集它们。A. bury埋葬；B. collect收集；C. hunt狩猎；D. buy买。根据上文的“Chip eaters drop off their empty bags at two locations in Detroit”让吃薯片的人把这些袋子放在这两个地方，可知是为了在那里收集它们。故选B项。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：用水洗过之后，把它们裁开，平放，然后熨烫在一起。A. flat平的；B. heavy重的；C. careful小心的；D. straight直的。根据下文的“iron them together”可知最后要熨烫在一起，所以要先把它们放平整，才能熨烫在一起。故选A项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：缝一个睡袋大约需要4个小时，每个睡袋大约需要用150到300个薯片袋，这取决于它们是单用的还是家庭款的。A. repair修理；B. sew缝；C. decorate装饰；D. design设计。根据下文“each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags ”可知要用150 到 300个薯片袋制作睡袋，所以要对准备好的材料进行缝制。故选B项。
53．考查动词短语辨析。句意：缝一个睡袋大约需要4个小时，每个睡袋大约需要用150到300个薯片袋，这取决于它们是单用的还是家庭款的。A. working out解决；B. leading to导致；C. resulting in导致；D. depending on取决于。根据上文的“ each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags ” 每个睡袋大约需要用150到300个薯片袋，可知，用多少个取决于它们是单用款的还是家庭款的。固定短语depend on（取决于），故选D项。
54．考查动词短语辨析。句意：其结果是一个“防水、轻便、易于携带”的睡袋。A. carry around随身携带；B. take out拿出；C. go off离开；D. put up搭起。因为是为无家可归的人制作的睡袋，所以要能够易于携带。故选A项。
55．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：的确，去攒钱买新的袋子更简单一些。A. harder更难的；B. cleverer更聪明的；C. simpler更简单的；D. slower更慢的。此处是指与回收薯片袋制作睡袋相比，攒钱买新的袋子更简单一些。故选C项。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的家人十年前从尼日利亚搬到美国，希望获得更好的生活——还有她的志愿者同伴们。A. got得到；B. fled逃走；C. moved搬家；D. flew飞。根据上文“Chip eaters drop off their empty bags at two locations in Detroit”可知现在她在美国，所以此处是指十年前从尼日利亚搬家到美国。故选C项。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的家人十年前从尼日利亚搬到美国，希望获得更好的生活——还有她的志愿者同伴们。A. volunteers志愿者；B. students学生；C. workers工人；D. friends朋友。根据上文“where Oleita and her volunteer helpers 　　5　　 them.”可知她在美国一直是和志愿者们一起在做这项事业，所以她和志愿者同伴们都希望做这样事业以获得更好的生活。故选A项。
58．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们的目标不仅是对社会有影响，而且对环境也要产生影响。A. economically经济地；B. personally个人地；C. environmentally环境地；D. privately私人地。根据上文的“There are two problems in the world: Garbage and poverty. Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a 　　1　　 for them.”她要解决世界的两个问题：垃圾和贫穷，其中垃圾就是环境问题，所以她的目标是对环境也要产生影响。故选C。
59．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这有力地提醒了人们，环境问题和贫困往往是密切相关的。A. reporter记者；B. editor编辑；C. educator教育工作者；D. reminder提醒。根据上文“there’s the symbolism of saving bags”可知节约袋子有着象征意义，它就在于可以提醒人们环境问题和贫困往往是密切相关的。故选D项。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这有力地提醒了人们，环境问题和贫困往往是密切相关的。A. society社会；B. poverty贫穷；C. politics政治；D. safety安全。根据上文“I think it’s time to show connection between all of these issues”可知这里的这些问题（these issues）就是指文章开头提到的两个问题：垃圾和贫穷。所以说环境问题和贫困密切相关，人们要时刻关注。故选B项。
61．B
62．A
63．D
64．C
65．B
66．C
67．D
68．A
69．B
70．A
71．C
72．B
73．D
74．C
75．D

【导语】本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讲述了跑步运动员Cerveny在赛场上因腿抽筋导致腿部无力而两次摔倒，另一个运动员Brandon经过时伸出援手，帮助了他。作者认为在当今这个竞争激烈的世界，人们通常把重点放在打破纪录上，看到像Brandon这样的运动员，真正的体育精神的价值仍然存在，这是令人鼓舞的。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了打破自己的记录，Cerveny对自己要求很高。A.play播放；B.beat赛过，胜过；C.check检查；D.measure措施。根据前一句“In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves to achieve a new personal best.(在田径运动中，运动员不仅相互竞争，而且还要与自己竞争以达到个人的最高水平。)”可知，Cerveny对自己要求很高，要与自己竞争以达到最高水平，beat a record，意为“打破纪录”，此处指Cerveny打破自己过去创下的记录。故选B项。
62．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，他的腿抽筋了，在只剩下200米的时候，他摔倒了。A.failed失败；B.warned警告；C.   dragged拖；D.raised 举起，提高。动词短语fail sb意为“使某人失望；有负于某人；某人无能为力”，此处指Cerveny腿抽筋，无法支撑他，他摔倒了。故选A项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Cerveny下定决心要完成比赛，他从地面上爬起来，继续前进，但在又爬了50米后又倒了下去。A.rest休息；B.win赢；C.leave离开；D.finish完成。根据本句中“rose from the ground and continued on”可知，Cerveny还想往前，不能打破纪录，但必须完成比赛。故选D项。
64．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的教练很担心地问他是否想停下来。A.Relieved解脱；B.Exhausted筋疲力尽；C.Concerned关心；D.Disappointed失望。根据语境，自己队的参赛选手身体出了状况，教练肯定会担心。Concerned符合语境，故选C项。
65．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Cerveny吃力地使自己站起来，然后步履不稳，向前做最后的冲刺。A.luck运气；B.effort努力；C.passion激情；D.respect尊重。根据语境，Cerveny的腿抽筋，站着很费力，短语with great   effort，意为“吃力地，经过巨大的努力”。故需B项。
66．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Cerveny吃力地使自己站起来，然后步履不稳，向前做最后的冲刺。A.rapid快速；B.relaxed放松；C.unsteady不稳定；D.impatient急躁。上文“With great 　6　　　 Cerveny pulled himself up(Cerveny吃力地使自己站起来)”可知，Cerveny的腿抽筋了，站起来都很费力，冲刺的话，脚步肯定不稳定，踉踉跄跄的。故选C项。
67．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，这还不够。A.Normally通常；B.Eventually最终；C.Unbelievably令人难以置信的；D.Unfortunately不幸地。根据下文“100 meters from the finish line, his legs simply 　　8　　.(在离终点线100米的时候，他的双腿已经无力支撑。)”可知，Cerveny尽管努力了，但是离终点线还有一段距离，Unfortunately符合语境。故选D项。
68．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在离终点线100米的时候，他的双腿已经无力支撑。A.gave out精疲力竭；B.broke up分手，分解；C.fell down倒下；D.slowed down减速。根据上文“However, his legs cramped (抽筋) and　2　　   him with only 200 meters to go.(然而，他的腿抽筋了，在只剩下200米的时候，他摔倒了)”可知，Cerveny在还剩200米处腿抽筋的情况下，还往前跑了100米，可推知，此时此刻，他的双腿已精疲力竭。故选A项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的教练还没来得及赶到，另一个跑步者Brandon已经在他身边帮忙了。A.guide引导；B.reach到达；C.serve服务；D.blame责怪。根据后半句的at his side to help，可知，教练没有Brandon跑得快，没能第一时间到达倒下的Cerveny身边。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他第一次把 Cerveny拉起来的尝试失败了，但他也拒绝放弃。A.refused拒绝；B.hesitated犹豫；C.regretted后悔；D.pretended假装。根据后一句“With a second pull, Cerveny was 11　　　　.(又拉了一下， Cerveny站了起来)”可知，尽管第一次没有把 Cerveny从地上拉起来，第二次成功了，故可推知，Brandon拒绝放弃。故选A项。
71．考查介词短语辨析。句意：又拉了一下， Cerveny站了起来。A.in his hand在他手里；B.out of breath喘不过气来；C.on his feet站起来；D.out of danger危险。根据语境，“With a second pull”, Brandon拉起了倒下的Cerveny，使他站起来。on his feet符合语境，故选C项。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在Cerveny扶着Brandon作支撑，两人缓慢地跑完了最后的100米。A.direction方向；B.support支持；C.courage勇气；D.comfort安慰。根据语境，腿部抽筋导致步履踉跄的Cerveny还能跑完最后的一段距离，得到了Brandon的支撑。故选B项。
73．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Brandon甚至确保Cerveny第一个冲过终点线，保证对手的速度更快一点。A.assistant助理；B.teammate队友；C.follower跟随者；D.opponent对手。根据上文“Aiming to　　1　　　　his own record, Cerveny pushed himself hard.(为了打破自己的记录，Cerveny对自己要求很高。)”可知，Cerveny是一个优秀的运动员，本想在这次比赛中打破自己的纪录，在比赛中，他和Brandon为对手。故选D项。
74．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在当今这个竞争激烈的世界里，体育运动的重点经常放在打破纪录上，看到像Brandon这样的运动员，真正的体育精神的价值仍然存在，这令人鼓舞。A.diverse多样的；B.well-developed发展良好的；C.competitive竞争激烈的；D.ever-changing不断变化。根据第一段的第一句“In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves to achieve a new personal best.(在田径运动中，运动员不仅相互竞争，而且还要与自己竞争以达到个人的最高水平)”可知，运动中，竞争很激烈，可推知，整个世界也是竞争激烈的，故选C项。
75．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在当今这个竞争激烈的世界里，体育运动的重点经常放在打破纪录上，看到像Brandon这样的运动员，真正的体育精神的价值仍然存在，这令人鼓舞。A.urgent紧急的；B.common常见的；C.confusing困惑的；D.inspiring鼓舞人心的。根据前文Brandon帮助Cerveny一起冲刺跑完最后100米可知，他们两人体现出了真正的体育精神所在，令人鼓舞。故选D项。
76．C
77．B
78．D
79．A
80．C
81．A
82．A
83．D
84．D
85．A
86．B
87．C
88．D
89．B
90．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了封锁期间Hannah一家经常去公园寻找世界的美好，公园从一片寂静到后来渐渐热闹起来，像Hannah和她的家人这样乐观的人总是随处可见。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：公园是一件幸事：公园是Hannah唯一可以向女儿证明世界不只是她们居住的公寓的地方。A. shelter遮蔽物，避难所；B. symbol象征，标志；C. blessing幸福，福祉；D. bonus奖金，津贴。根据下文中的“the only places where Hannah could ___2___ her daughter there was more in the world than their flat”和下文他们一家每隔一天就去公园可知，公园是个好地方。blessing幸事，福祉，符合语境。故选C项。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：公园是一件幸事：公园是Hannah唯一可以向女儿证明世界不只是她们居住的公寓的地方。A. teach教；B. show展示，表明；C. caution警告；D. remind提醒。结合语境可知，公园是Hannah唯一可以向女儿证明(show)世界不只是她们居住的公寓的地方。故选B项。
78．考查动词词义辨析。句意：封锁让歌剧演员Hannah和她的导演丈夫丧失了数月的工作。A. offered提供；B. saved节省，挽救；C. owed欠，应给予；D. cost花费，使丧失。根据下文“they would go out to a park”及语境可知，封锁让Hannah和她的丈夫失去了数月的工作。故选D项。
79．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们决定每隔一天去公园，寻找世界的美。A. determined决心；B. thought想，认为；C. expected期望；D. explained解释。根据下文Hannah一家的行为可知，此处表示他们决定(determined)每隔一天去一次公园。故选A项。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们决定每隔一天去公园，寻找世界的美。A. adventure冒险；B. harmony和谐；C. beauty美丽；D. truth真相。根据下文中的“a million pretty places of grass”可知，此处表示寻找世界的美(beauty)。故选C项。
81．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Hannah看地图，寻找新的绿地去探索。A. explore探索；B. record记录；C. protect保护；D. remember记得。根据上文中的“every other day they would go out to a park(每隔一天他们会去公园)”和下文中的“Every time they would find something new(每次他们都会有新的发现)”可知，此处表示Hannah看地图，寻找新的绿地去探索(explore)。故选A项。
82．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Hannah说：“当我们回顾这段时光时，我们会记得那一年我们三个人一起坐在一百万片美丽的草地上。”A. look back on回忆；B. look forward to期待，盼望；C. look up to尊敬；D. look down on看不起，轻视。根据下文中的“we’ll remember it as the year”可知，此处表示当回忆这个时期时。故选A项。
83．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Hannah说：“当我们回顾这段时光时，我们会记得那一年我们三个人一起坐在一百万片美丽的草地上。”A. apart相隔，分开；B. still仍然；C. alone独自；D. together一起。根据上文内容可知去公园的是Hannah一家三口，因此用together更能表达出特殊时期家庭的凝聚力。故选D项。
84．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：几个月来，公园里几乎一片寂静。A. dynamic充满活力的，精力充沛的；B. distant遥远的；C. strange奇怪的，陌生的；D. silent沉默的，寂静的。此处的silent和下文中的noise形成对比。故选D项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：唯一的声音是孤独的人的脚步声和从他们的耳机里漏出来的声音。A. leaking漏出，泄露；B. falling降落，跌倒；C. drawing画，引起（注意）；D. originating起源，发源于。根据文章内容可知，封锁期间，人们独自散步，戴着耳机听音乐，因此此处表示声音从耳机里漏(leaking)出来。故选A项。
86．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后当人们开始结伴闲逛时，就有了闲聊的声音。A. debating辩论；B. wandering闲逛，漫游；C. dining进餐；D. celebrating庆祝。根据语境可知，此处表示人们开始结伴外出闲逛(wandering)。故选B项。
87．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，随着即兴音乐会的回归，欢呼声、各种各样的乐器和喊叫声加入了“噪音”的行列。A. Actually的确，事实上；B. Occasionally偶然，偶尔；C. Eventually最后，终于；D. Usually经常。根据上文“About five months later”及“Then”可知此处强调的是事件发生的先后顺序，故选C项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，随着即兴音乐会的回归，欢呼声、各种各样的乐器和喊叫声加入了“噪音”的行列。A. flooded淹没，泛滥；B. became变成；C. represented代表；D. joined加入。前面提到了“chats”及“loud music”等，故此处表示欢呼声、不同的乐器声和喊叫声加入(joined)到了“噪声”的行列。故选D项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：公园是展示人们对封锁反应的窗口。A. measures措施，方法；B. windows窗户；C. signs迹象，征兆；D. excuses借口，理由。根据上文内容可知，封锁期间公园一片寂静，后来人们开始结伴闲逛，到最后热闹非凡，所以公园里可以看到人们对封锁的的反应，window符合语境。故选B项。
90．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有些人可能会感到沮丧，但像Hannah和她的家人这样乐观的人总是随处可见。A. ambitious有抱负的；B. enthusiastic热情的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. calm镇静的。上文提到封锁期间Hannah一家保持着昂扬的人生姿态，探索新绿地，发现世界的美；再结合空前的“Some people may feel depressed, but…”可知，此处表示乐观的(optimistic)人随处可见。故选C项。
91．B
92．C
93．D
94．A
95．B
96．C
97．A
98．A
99．B
100．D
101．D
102．B
103．C
104．D
105．A

【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。利用两个故事的讲述，说明了勇气存在于我们生活中的每一天。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在我的教室看到过，当一个学生举起手说：“我完全没听懂”的时候。A. shakes摇晃；B. raises举起；C. spreads传播；D. withdraws撤回。根据空后“her hand”以及空前的“classroom”可知，此处表示在课上学生举起手，故选B。
92．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当你确定其他人都听懂的时候，你知道这么说需要多大的勇气吗？A. awful糟糕的；B. normal正常的；C. brave勇敢的；D. typical典型的。根据空后“to say so when you're pretty sure every one else gets it”可知，此处表示当你知道其他人都听懂了，但是自己站起来说自己没听懂是一件很勇敢的事情，故选C。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最近我在我儿子的学前班看到了另一个有关“勇气”的例子。A. issue问题；B. trend趋势；C. report报道；D. example例子。根据前文作者举了一个在课堂上发生的关于勇气的例子可知，此处表示另一个例子，故选D。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：父母亲被邀请去参加由孩子表演的音乐会。A. attend参加；B. advertise为……打广告；C. perform表演；D. organize组织。根据后文一个母亲迟到，导致她的孩子一直在台上哭可知，此处表示邀请父母亲参加，故选A。
95．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你想象这个场景—25个孩子在台上唱歌，50多个家长在观众群里举着照相机。A. tension紧张局势；B. scene场景；C. silence沉默；D. song歌曲。根据后文“twenty-five children singing with fifty-plus 　　6　　 in the audience holding up cameras.”可知，空后描述的是孩子在台上表演，家长在台下拍照的场景，故选B。
96．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你想象这个场景—25个孩子在台上唱歌，50多个家长在观众群里举着照相机。A. photographers摄影师；B. teachers老师；C. parents父母亲；D. reporters记者。根据前文家长被邀请来参加可知，此处表示家长举着相机给孩子拍照，故选C。
97．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在整个表演中，一个小女孩一直在哭，因为她没看到她的妈妈。A. performance表演；B. competition比赛；C. arrangement安排；D. celebration庆祝。根据前文“a music presentation by the kids”可知，此处表示孩子们的表演中，故选A。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我正跟Charlie说再见的时候，我看到一个母亲跑进来，到处寻找她的女儿。A. scanning浏览；B. sweeping打扫；C. decorating装饰；D. occupying占用。根据空后“the room for her daughter”可知，此处表示她跑进来，眼睛开始“浏览”整个房间，寻找她的女儿，故选A。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：另一个母亲从这个焦虑的母亲身边走过，摇了摇头，翻了个白眼。A. opened打开；B. rolled转动；C. closed闭上；D. covered覆盖。根据空前“shook her head”可知，此处表示她因为这位母亲的迟到而看不上这位母亲，故摇头并翻白眼，故选B。
100．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，另一位母亲微笑地走到正在哭的这位母亲面前。A. grateful充满感激的；B. merciful可怜的；C. cheerful高兴的；D. tearful泪流满面的。根据后文“she wiped away a tear”可知，此处表示这位正在哭泣的目前，故选D。
101．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她说道：“我不是迟到了，我是完全忘了”。A. immediately立刻，马上；B. temporarily暂时地；C. occasionally偶尔；D. completely完全地。根据前文孩子们表演结束了，她才着急赶来可知，此处表示她是因为完全忘了孩子要表演这回事，故选D。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个女性的脸色柔和起来，她擦掉了眼泪。A. hardened变硬；B. softened变软；C. darkened变暗；D. reddened变红。根据前文其中一个母亲走上前去安慰她可知，此处表示她的脸色变得柔和起来，故选B。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她看到老师在安慰角落里的女儿时，她变得平静下来。A. encouraging鼓励；B. criticizing批评；C. comforting安慰；D. threatening威胁。根据前文小女孩在整个表演中，因为没看到自己的母亲而从头到尾可知，此处表示老师安慰这个小女孩，故选C。
104．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个分享自己作为母亲不完美的故事也是在实践勇气。A. concentration注意力；B. inspiration鼓励，灵感；C. instruction指导；D. imperfection不完美。根据前文这位母亲忘记了孩子表演的事可知，此处表示这位母亲分享她作为母亲的那些做得不够完美的事，故选D。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一次我们选择勇敢，我们就给这个世界带来更多一点的善良和勇气。A. courage勇气；B. wisdom智慧；C. gratitude感激；D. honesty诚实。根据文章第一段“When we pay attention, we see courage every day.”可知，此处文章末尾点题，首尾呼应，说明勇气存在于每一天，以及勇气的作用，故选A。
106．C
107．D
108．C
109．A
110．A
111．B
112．A
113．D
114．D
115．B
116．D
117．A
118．B
119．C
120．C

【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文阐述了作者从小想做一名作家，但是缺乏创造力，大学毕业后进入广告行业，让他顿感宾至如归，在擅长的领域里不断学习，后来开创了自己的事业。
106．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很想成为一名记者，但我没有足够的创造力。A.brave勇敢的；B.serious严重的；C.creative创造性的；D.humble谦逊的。根据下文“I was always able to write a good letter — I just couldn’t stare at a blank sheet of paper and 　　2　　 a story.”可知，作者能写好一封好信，但是不能盯着一张白纸想出一个故事，推知此处指作者在写作方面创造性（creative）不够。故选C项。
107．考查短语辨析。句意：我总是能写一封好信——我就是不能盯着一张白纸想出一个故事。A.listen to听；B.refer to提到；C.put up with忍受；D.come up with想出。根据上文“But I wasn’t 　　1　　 enough. I was always able to write a good letter”可知，作者在写作方面创造性不够，只是能写好一封信，推知此处指作者不能想出（come up with）一个故事，故选D项。
108．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但大学毕业后我进入了广告行业，并立即爱上了它。A.blindly盲目地；B.merely仅仅；C.immediately立即；D.hardly几乎不。根据下文“No wonder I felt at home in advertising.”可知，作者在做广告时感到宾至如归，可见他当时立即（immediately）爱上了这个行业。故选C项。
109．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我总是有演讲的天赋。A.gift天赋；B.habit习惯；C.secret秘密；D.style风格。根据下文“I was schooled at the dinner table. My father used to   　　5　　 arguments, saying we needed to learn how to make our case.”可知，作者父亲过去经常发起辩论，培养作者学习如何陈述观点，推知此处指作者从小就被父亲培养，具备演讲的天赋（gift）。故选A项。
110．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我父亲过去经常发起辩论，说我们需要学习如何陈述自己的观点。A.start发起；B.avoid避免；C.evaluate估计；D.support支持。根据下文“…saying we needed to learn how to make our case”可知，作者父亲认为孩子需要学习如何陈述观点，推知他注意培养孩子的演说能力，在家里经常发起（start）辩论。故选A项。
111．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这可能会变得很热烈。A.funny有趣的；B.heated热烈的；C.simple易于理解的；D.boring没趣的。根据上文“My father used to 　　5　　 arguments, saying we needed to learn how to make our case.”可知，作者父亲过去经常发起辩论，培养作者学习如何陈述观点，推知作者积极参与父亲发起的辩论，辩论可能会变得很热烈（heated）。故选B项。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在学校里，我最终成为了很多事情的队长，不是因为我是最好的球员，而是因为我可以让人们做一些事情。A.get使，让；B.beg乞求；C.force强迫；D.allow允许。根据该句中的关键词“…being captain of lots of things…”可知，作者的沟通表达能力很优秀，可以让（get）人们做一些事情。故选A项。
113．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我了解到，你不必是学术上最聪明的人，甚至不必是最具原创性的思想家——沟通是这场斗争的重要组成部分。A.strict严格的；B.dependent依靠的；C.precise严谨的；D.bright聪明的。根据上文“But I wasn’t 　　1　　 enough.”以及下文“　　9　　 is a big part of the battle.”可知，作者以前认为自己创造力不够，从事广告行业以后，发现沟通才是这场斗争的重要组成部分，推知此处指不必是学术上最聪明的（bright）人。故选D项。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我了解到，你不必是学术上最聪明的人，甚至不必是最具原创性的思想家——沟通是这场斗争的重要组成部分。A.ambition野心；B.responsibility责任；C.honesty诚实；D.communication沟通。根据上文“But I went into advertising after university…”可知，作者大学毕业后进入的是广告行业，根据常识，沟通（communication）是广告行业最重要的。故选D项。
115．考查动词词义辨析。句意：人们倾向于在一家公司工作几乎一辈子；我一直在寻找下一次学习的机会。A.failed失败；B.tended倾向于；C.learned学习；D.refused拒绝。根据下文“1 was always looking for the next 　　11　　 to learn.”可知，作者一直在寻找下一次学习的机会，推知此处指自己与人们倾向于（tended）固守一家公司不同，而是喜欢寻找不同的机会，从而让自己获得进步。故选B项。
116．考查名词词义辨析。句意：人们倾向于在一家公司工作几乎一辈子；我一直在寻找下一次学习的机会。A.turn拐弯处；B.reason原因；C.method方法；D.chance机会。根据下文“I got into the advertising industry at Ogilvy, then went .to Grey to 　　12　　 experience on the Procter: & Gamble account, and .to Y&R .to get creative experience.”可知，作者先后在奥美、格雷喝Y&R等公司工作过，推知此处指他一直在不断更换工作，以寻找学习机会（chance）。故选D项。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在奥美(Ogilvy)进入广告行业，然后去了格雷(Grey)，以获得宝洁(Procter & Gamble)客户的经验，又去了Y&R，以获得创造性的经验。A.gain获得；B.share共有；C.present提出；D.exchange交换。根据上文“I was always looking for the next 　　11　　 to learn.”可知，作者一直在寻找下一次学习的机会，推知此处指作者在Y&R公司获得了（gain）创造性的经验。故选A项。
118．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它让我成为了新的业务总监。A.showed显示；B.made使……；C.offered提供；D.brought带来。根据上文“根据上文“I was always looking for the next 　　11　　 to learn.”及该空后的“new-business director.”可知，作者一直在不同的公司寻找学习机会，推知此处指作者在Y&R公司的工作经历，使他（made）成为新的业务总监，故选B项。
119．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，我开始了自己的事业，HHCL，这是一个令人惊喜的成功，我的下一步是将我在工作中的所有技能运用在创业上。A.solution解决方案；B.discovery发现；C.success成功；D.schedule工作计划。根据上文“Later I started my own business, HHCL”可知，作者已经有了自己的公司HHCL，推知此处指作者自己的事业是一个惊喜的成功（success）。故选C项。
120．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我开始了自己的事业，HHCL，这是一个令人惊喜的工作计划，我的下一步是将我在工作中的所有技能运用在创业上。A.quit退出；B.reflect表现，反映；C.employ 应用， 运用；D.change改变。结合语境及该空后的“…all my skills in pioneering work”可知，作者要把之前在工作中积累的技能全部运用在（employ ）自己的事业上。故选C项。
121．B
122．A
123．B
124．D
125．C
126．A
127．B
128．A
129．D
130．C
131．D
132．C
133．C
134．A
135．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述阿富汗妇女Fatima不为世俗看法所束缚，成为阿富汗第一个女导游的故事。
121．考查名词词义辨析。句意：22岁的她从小在乡村牵着绵羊长大，现在她带领游客穿过阿富汗第三大城市赫拉特的街道。A. cattle牛；B. sheep绵羊；C. people人们；D. tourists游客。由下文的“she brought in enough of an income from sheep herding”可知，Fatima在乡村牵着绵羊长大。故选B项。
122．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她在高尔省农村长大，那里没有女孩可以上学，但她说服家人，如果她能从放羊中获得足够的收入，就让她去上课。A. available可获得的；B. valuable有价值的；C. reasonable合理的；D. reliable可靠的。由下文的“she brought in enough of an income from sheep herding”可知，Fatima要自己赚钱才能上学，说明她家乡的女孩无法获得上学的机会。故选A项。
123．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她在高尔省农村长大，那里没有女孩可以上学，但她说服家人，如果她能从放羊中获得足够的收入，就让她去上课。A. risks危险；B. lessons课程；C. advantages优点；D. challenges挑战。由上文的“there was no schooling   ___2___ to girls”和下文的“she brought in enough of an income from sheep herding”可知，Fatima家乡的女孩无法获得上学的机会，Fatima通过放羊自己赚钱，获得上课的机会，take lessons (上课)。故选B项。
124．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她通过收听BBC广播来练习英语，当她在山上足够高的时候，就可以收听。A. hear from收到……来信；B. get through完成；C. test out测试；D. pick up接收到（信号或声音）。由上文的“listening to BBC radio”可知，BBC广播电台是需要接受信号的。故选D项。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的兄弟姐妹被迫结婚。A. advised建议；B. scared惊吓；C. forced迫使；D. adjusted调整。由常识可知，阿富汗有童婚制，小小年龄就被迫结婚。故选C项。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我决定不再继续这个传统。A. tradition传统；B. habit习惯；C. trend趋势；D. anecdote轶事。由上文的“My brothers and sisters were ___5___to get married.”可知，阿富汗有童婚制，小小年龄就被迫结婚，Fatima决定打破传统束缚，去工作，走出不一样的路来。故选A项。
127．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于担心人们只知道阿富汗是一个战争和冲突的地方，她开始定期写一些外国人可能不知道的地方的帖子。A. Excited兴奋的；B. Afraid担心的；C. Tired疲倦的；D. Delighted开心的。由下文的“people only knew Afghanistan as a place of war and conflict”可知，人们只知道阿富汗是一个战争和冲突的地方，这一事实让Fatima担心。故选B项。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她开始写帖子后，一切都变了。A. posts帖子；B. letters信件；C. pages页码；D. articles文章。由上文的“he started writing regular posts”可知，Fatima开始写帖子了。故选A项。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2020年，其中一人——一个被称为“大汤姆”的男人——联系到她，说他将在阿富汗旅行，她是否有兴趣带他参观赫拉特？A. yelled叫喊；B. picked捡起；C. cried哭泣；D. reached与……取得联系。由本处语境可知，网友“大汤姆”在网上联系Fatima，询问她是否可以带他参观赫拉特，reach out to sb. (联系某人)。故选D项。
130．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2020年，其中一人——一个被称为“大汤姆”的男人——联系到她，说他将在阿富汗旅行，她是否有兴趣带他参观赫拉特？A. walking走路；B. playing玩耍；C. showing展示；D. seeing看见。由上文的“Fatima has been the only woman working as a tour guide in Afghanistan”和“now she leads tourists through the streets of Herat, the third largest city in Afghanistan”可知，通过网友“大汤姆”的邀请为引子Fatima之后成为了一位导游，此处指网友“大汤姆”在网上联系Fatima，询问她是否可以带他参观赫拉特，show sb. around (领某人参观)。故选C项。
131．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最终，她引起了Untamed Borders的注意，这是一家精品旅行社，专门经营前往更偏远地区的旅行。A. light光；B. hope希望；C. internet互联网；D. attention注意力。由下文的“The company hired her in late 2020”可知，Untamed Borders这家精品旅行社聘用了Fatima，说明Fatima引起了Untamed Borders的注意。故选D项。
132．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当然，成为一名先锋从来都不容易。A. funny有趣的；B. attractive有吸引力的；C. easy容易的；D. satisfying令人满意的。由下文的“it’s too dangerous for a woman to work”和“Sometimes children throw stones at her while she’s guiding tourists through the local market. Other people have shouted profanities (污言秽语) at her.”可知，作为女性的Fatima当导游是危险的，还承担着大家的不理解和谩骂，她作为女性先锋很不容易。故选C项。
133．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Fatima说，她生活中的许多人，包括她的一些家庭成员，都告诉她，女性工作太危险了，尤其是如果这意味着与男性一对一地互动的话。A. obviously明显地；B. actually实际上；C. especially尤其；D. specially专门地。由上文语境和下文的“if it means interacting with men one-on-one”可知，此处讲Fatima当导游的不易之处，导游对Fatima来说是一份危险的工作，尤其是与男性单独相处时，用especially表强调。故选C项。
134．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Fatima说，她的雇主和她通过旅游遇到的人的支持是她保持动力的原因。A. support支持；B. struggle奋斗；C. work工作；D. sympathy同情。由上文语境和下文的“what keeps her motivated”可知，在不被理解和被谩骂的前提下，Fatima依旧坚持做导游，说明她获得了他人的支持，才有动力坚持下去。故选A项。
135．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我放弃，那么其他女性就永远不会开始。A. win赢得；B. start开始；C. survive幸存；D. quit停止。由上文的“being a pioneer”可知，Fatima是一位女性先锋，打破传统，励志走出一条不一样的女性解放之路，所以她不能放弃，如果她放弃，那么其他女性就永远不会开始（和她一样解放自我）。故选B项。
136．D
137．B
138．A
139．C
140．C
141．D
142．C
143．A
144．A
145．D
146．C
147．D
148．A
149．D
150．B

【导语】这是一篇议论文。本文主要讲述作者大学毕业后在工作和生活体验中理解了成功的真正含义，指出“物质上的成功和享受并不代表精神的富足和幸福”这一价值趋向。
136．考查副词词义辨析。句意：许多人现在正顺利走向令人印象深刻的职业生涯。A. much许多; B. never从来不; C. seldom很少; D. well好地。根据表示很好，顺利的意思。根据前一句话“I've watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations,”(我看到一个又一个朋友晋升，成为了银行、咨询机构、律师事务所和大公司的高级管理人员，)因此，作者在描述自己的朋友现在都在职业生涯中进行地很顺利。故选D项。
137．考查名词词义辨析。句意：按照社会的标准看，他们似乎已经成功了。A. policies政策; B. standards标准; C. experiments实验; D. regulations规律。根据上文“many are now well on their way to impressive careers,”(许多人现在正顺利走向令人印象深刻的职业生涯，)推测可知，按照社会准则来看，职位晋升就体现着工作优秀，给人留下深刻印象，也算一种成功。故选B项。
138．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他们把学生生活抛在脑后时，许多人在廉价但友好的当地酒吧里喝了最后一杯。A. last最后的; B. least至少的; C. second第二; D. best最好的。根据下文“shook hands with longtime roommates, and moved out of small apartments into high buildings.”(与室友握手，从小公寓搬到高层建筑。)可知，当大学毕业后，许多人会到酒吧喝上一杯，与室友握手挥别，从寝室公寓搬到其他地方。由此可推测，人们会到酒吧喝上最后一杯，作为自己的大学生活的结束。故选A项。
139．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们在餐馆预订了一桌餐食，一瓶葡萄酒的价格相当于大学一学年的月租金。A. shared分享; B. paid付钱; C. equaled等于; D. collected收集。根据后文“They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.”(他们用昂贵的新跑车取代了心爱的旧车。)，作者描述了大学毕业，毕业生在物质的享受，花销更为昂贵，一瓶酒的价格等于大学一学年里的月租金，故选C项。
140．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，很多人承认，尽管他们成功了，但他们并不快乐。A. advertised宣传; B. witnessed目击; C. admitted承认; D. demanded需要。根据前文“They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine equaled a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.”（他们在餐馆预订了一桌餐食，一瓶葡萄酒的价格相当于大学一学年的月租金。他们用昂贵的新跑车取代了心爱的旧车。）和空格处后“despite their success, they aren’t happy”(尽管他们成功了，但他们并不快乐。)都说明，作者和其他人都承认，大学毕业后取得了物质上的成功，但内心并不快乐，选项C符合题意，故选C项。
141．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有些人不尊重他们为之工作的公司,他们说感觉很疲惫很空虚。A. calm平静的; B. guilty有罪的; C. warm暖和的; D. empty空的。根据上文“Some complain of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they hate.”(一些人抱怨同事不友好，并为每周八小时的工作时间致力于他们讨厌的任务而感到难过。)可知，这里是继续说明有些人毕业后对工作不满意的情况，他们感到工作很累很空虚，因此“empty”符合题意。故选D项。
142．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，他们并没有全身心地投入到工作中，而是发现自己的工作是为了帮助他们很快习惯生活方式。A. family家庭; B. government政府; C. lifestyle生活方式; D. project工程。根据上文“Some complain of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they hate. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and empty.”(一些人抱怨同事不友好，并为每周八小时的工作时间致力于他们讨厌的任务而感到难过。有些人不尊重他们为之工作的公司,他们说感觉很疲惫很空虚。)说明大学毕业生很难全身心投入工作之中，自己工作只是为了更好习惯离开校园后新的生活方式。故选C项。
143．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，他们并没有全身心地投入到工作中，而是发现自己的工作是为了帮助他们很快习惯生活方式。A. accustomed习惯的; B. appointed指定的; C. unique独特的; D. available可获得的。根据该句中上一个空格后的介词“to”以及定语从句修饰的“lifestyle”可知，该空处应搭配修饰生活方式，只有A选项符合文意，故选A项。
144．考查副词词义辨析。句意：人们总是说要去尝试一条更令人满意的道路，然而，在最后，当他们想要离开现在的工作去做自己相信的事情，或者找到一份能让他们有更多时间和家人在一起的工作时，他们几乎总是会得出同样的结论:这是不可能的。A. yet然而; B. also也; C. instead代替; D. rather宁可。根据前文作者一直在介绍工作的利弊，有人得到职位晋升，有人厌恶工作的疲惫，而后文则话锋一转说明他们想放松一下，不为工作担忧，去寻找自己的爱好，或者有更多空闲时间与家人相处。因此，空格处表示转折关系。故选A项。
145．考查动词词组辨析。句意：人们总是说要去尝试一条更令人满意的道路，然而，在最后，当他们想要离开现在的工作去做自己相信的事情，或者找到一份能让他们有更多时间和家人在一起的工作时，他们几乎总是会得出同样的结论:这是不可能的。A. let out释放; B. turn in.上交; C. give up放弃; D. believe in信任。根据前文“Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and empty.”(有些人不尊重他们为之工作的公司,他们说感觉很疲惫很空虚。)可知，大学毕业后，很难全身心投入工作，将工作作为自己相信的事业，因此，他们在离开工作岗位后项去找寻自己的相信的事情做。故选D项。
146．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人们总是说要去尝试一条更令人满意的道路，然而，在最后，当他们想要离开现在的工作去做自己相信的事情，或者找到一份能让他们有更多时间和家人在一起的工作时，他们几乎总是会得出同样的结论:这是不可能的。A. fundamental基本的; B. practical实际的; C. impossible不可能; D. unforgettable难忘的。根据下文“They have loans, bills, a mortgage to... retirement to save for.”(他们有贷款、账单要还清，还要为退休储蓄。)，由此可知，大学毕业生无法离开工作岗位或者与家人相处很长时间，因为他们的贷款和账单负债很多，必须要工作挣钱来还款。因此，离开工作岗位是不可能的，符合上下文。故选C项。
147．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们有贷款、账单要还清，还要为退休储蓄。A. take off脱下; B. drop off掉落; C. put off拖延; D. pay off还清。根据该句的“loans, bills, a mortgage”（贷款、账单和抵押）可知，该空处表达的意思是，他们必须还清支付贷款和账单，故选D项。
148．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们意识到他们的生活中有些东西错过了。A. missing错过; B. inspiring鼓舞; C. sinking下沉; D. shining闪烁。空格处与后文表示相反关系，根据后文“but it’s hard to step off the track.”(但很难脱离轨道。)以及上文说明大学毕业生的贷款和账单很多，可推测这里作者在说，因为工作，他们错过了生活中的东西，但是也无法脱离工作的轨道。故选A项。
149．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在一个倾向于用金钱来衡量一切的社会里，我们从小就学会了从经济角度考虑我们所做决定的代价。A. disasters灾难; B. motivations 动力; C. campaigns运动; D. decisions决定。根据上文“As executives with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now ... on their way to impressive careers. By society’s standrads, they seem to have it made.”(我看到一个又一个朋友晋升，成为了银行、咨询机构、律师事务所和大公司的高级管理人员，许多人现在正顺利走向令人印象深刻的职业生涯。按照社会的标准看，他们似乎已经成功了。)作者身居要职的朋友，取得了社会标准下的成功，物质上的成功，这也就说明我们做任何决定也要考虑其经济代价。故选D项。
150．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，追求金钱而忽视意义所涉及的个人和社会成本又如何呢? A. assessed分析，评估; B. involved包括，涉及; C. covered覆盖; D. reduced减少。根据“in pursuing money over meaning”可知，涉及的个人和社会成本又如何呢? 故选B项。