高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份高考英语完形填空专项训练，共43页。

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We talk about the persistence needed to make our dream come true today. Just think of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Their ____1____ certainly didn’t happen overnight!
Wilbur was 12 years old and Orville 8 when their father brought home a toy. It was a rubber ____2____ made in France. They liked it so much that they played with it until it broke. Immediately, they began ____3____ copies. They were hooked on aviation! In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider(滑翔机), they decided to ____4____ it out at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills. It ____5____ consistent strong winds and the somewhat cushioning effects of sand. That first flight was unsuccessful, but it didn’t stop them. After several more tries, on December 17, 1903, with a much ____6____ plane, they risked their lives to fly it in the wind. They ____7____ flying the world’s first powered airplane. Beginning at 10: 35 a. m. that day, Orville ____8____ it 120 feet in about 12 seconds! At 12: 00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds! Johnny Moore, one of the five men who ____9____ them that morning (in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning), ran to the village of Kitty Hawk crying. “They’ve made it!” This was the _____10_____ of aviation! At this time, Wilbur was 36 and Orville 32. Roughly 24 years had passed since their father gave them that _____11_____!
If you have a dream, work at it. If it doesn’t turn out as _____12_____, don’t give up! Try again!
_____13_____ what you want and accomplish it. Don’t ever give up! _____14_____ in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more _____15_____ than unsuccessful men with talent. Persistence and determination alone make a difference.
1．A．failure B．accident C．achievement D．change
2．A．car B．bicycle C．helicopter D．ship
3．A．building B．selling C．buying D．drawing
4．A．put B．try C．pick D．carry
5．A．avoided B．prevented C．provided D．caught
6．A．ordinary B．similar C．organised D．improved
7．A．took to B．kept to C．gave up D．ended up
8．A．flew B．placed C．dragged D．pulled
9．A．noticed B．met C．visited D．helped
10．A．result B．birth C．target D．development
11．A．toy B．party C．promise D．chance
12．A．allowed B．decided C．expected D．required
13．A．Worry about B．Return to C．Forget about D．Stick to
14．A．Something B．Nothing C．Anything D．Everything
15．A．common B．active C．satisfactory D．exciting

Delwyn Collins grew up in the projects of Fort Worth, Texas, considered to have disability in learning. He was sent to a special school for education where his teachers found that Collins was a genius at ___16___. Today Collins is 52 years old, working as a cafeteria worker at Tampa General Hospital. However, he never stops thinking about how to reward the care and help that he ___17___ when he was kid in Fort Worth. That’s why he is an angel to hundreds of foster children (养子女) in Florida. These children -many with ___18___needs and often moved from home to home-___19___much at Collins’s heart. This Christmas will mark the 21st year he has set up a Foster Angel’s Giving Tree decorated with paper angels ___20___the first names, ages, and gender of foster children and the gifts each child would like to receive.
Collins is a man without much income, but each week he will___21___ a certain account of his salary to buy gifts to put under the tree. “I just want to show these children there is somebody in the community who ___22___ them.” His ___23___ has inspired the doctors, nurses, and administrators he works with to make the Giving Tree a priority. Hospital employees and visitors take an angel off the ___24___ and buy the present the child has ____25____ long before the arrival of Christmas.
As Christmas ____26____, bicycles, dolls, clothes, and video games begin to overflow the cafeteria. In recent years, the ____27____ has begun to receive presents from ____28____ throughout the county.
More than 1,000 ____29____ in foster care in and around Tampa received gifts last year. “We shouldn’t care if we re rich or poor when we ____30____ others.” says Collins.
16．A．learning B．caring C．judging D．searching
17．A．expected B．offered C．received D．promised
18．A．urgent B．special C．emotional D．financial
19．A．weigh B．fall C．grow D．change
20．A．bearing B．knowing C．forming D．sending
21．A．move aside B．lay aside C．pull aside D．set aside
22．A．loves B．spoils C．adopts D．teaches
23．A．invention B．dream C．example D．position
24．A．window B．tree C．desk D．ceiling
25．A．collected B．ordered C．desired D．remembered
26．A．ends B．passes C．disappears D．approaches
27．A．school B．family C．county D．programme
28．A．tourists B．donors C．parents D．immigrants
29．A．teachers B．doctors C．kids D．workers
30．A．help B．meet C．teach D．thank

A 100-year-old woman whose name is Margaret Griffiths is taking IT classes in an effort to catch up on modem technology. Margaret Griffiths said she ___31___ the weekly classes to keep her mind active and intended to “keep on doing what I desire to do as ___32___ as I can”.
Born in 1921, Ms Griffiths began a 40-year ___33___ in teaching at a primary school and ___34___ became a head teacher. She made a promise to herself to learn something   ___35___ every day. “I ___36___ my life to the world of education, and I am still exploring to this day. I have never ___37___” she said
But her ___38___ came before the introduction of computers and before long she deeply felt she was ___39___. Now she is learning IT at Porth Plaza library which offers classes six days a week. She said she had no access to computers during her career, so she ___40___ at the chance to keep up when she saw the IT classes ___41___ offer.
“I don’t know what future is ___42___ for me, but I will try my best to learn until the last second of my life. I am still ___43___, even at my age, and I am always happy to learn-long may it continue.” “At 100, all the other learners are younger than me, but I enjoy the classes and the ___44___ very much indeed, which make me feel energetic and passionate.” added Margaret Griffiths, whose life is a good ___45___ of the saying: It’s never too late to learn.
31．A．joined B．organized C．attended D．paid
32．A．well B．much C．soon D．long
33．A．career B．ambition C．adventure D．assessment
34．A．fortunately B．eventually C．potentially D．naturally
35．A．new B．necessary C．essential D．amusing
36．A．spent B．employed C．committed D．occupied
37．A．tried B．grasped C．failed D．stopped
38．A．regret B．retirement C．frustration D．embarrassment
39．A．out of date B．out of order C．out of shape D．out of practice
40．A．seized B．looked C．jumped D．arrived
41．A．in B．on C．at D．by
42．A．in turn B．in favor C．in store D．in place
43．A．being educated B．being suspected C．being qualified D．being helped
44．A．comfort B．performance C．company D．reward
45．A．combination B．demonstration C．emphasis D．analysis

Opening a book may take you on an adventure, but sometimes, what;s more interesting is what’s been sandwiched in the pages.
In her 20 years as a(n) ____46____, Sharon McKellar has found different kinds of objects left in books: notes, tickets, postcards, and photographs. Visitors ____47____ returned to claim them, but McKellar doesn’t ____48____ those items. Instead, they have been put to good use.
It all started when the Oakland Public Library where McKellar worked intended to ____49____ its blog content. McKellar thought of Found Magazine (dedicated to everyday items discovered in public places), from which McKellar got the ____50____ to share her ever-growing collection of items online. Subsequently, she ____51____ the “Found in a Library Book” project.
“I believe others must have found ____52____ stuff,” McKellar said. She thus ____53____ nearby libraries to ask if anybody can contribute something. As a result, people were highly ____54____ and McKellar was bombarded (轰炸) with other people’s collections.
McKellar has a few _____55_____ behind her online database. For example, to protect people’s _____56_____, she blocks out information like names and addresses. She also believes it is _____57_____ to include all the objects in the collection, although McKellar does have some _____58_____, particularly those left by children. What _____59_____ her most was a note which said, “I love Dad! He’s my superhero.” McKellar said, “I _____60_____ the way kids express themselves.”
Even without more contexts, such items remain a testament (证明) to life’s little moments.
46．A．bookseller B．author C．librarian D．lecturer
47．A．rarely B．merely C．actually D．particularly
48．A．deal with B．make out C．seek for D．cast off
49．A．desert B．record C．enhance D．distribute
50．A．necessity B．inspiration C．permit D．award
51．A．suspended B．launched C．protested D．discovered
52．A．reliable B．natural C．magic D．similar
53．A．established B．managed C．contacted D．departed
54．A．competitive B．sociable C．professional D．enthusiastic
55．A．principles B．promises C．worries D．questions
56．A．privacy B．dream C．health D．reputation
57．A．difficult B．worthwhile C．surprising D．reasonable
58．A．alternatives B．suggestions C．predictions D．favorites
59．A．benefited B．interrupted C．impressed D．frightened
60．A．appreciate B．suspect C．examine D．evaluate

Dalton Shaffer, an employee at Steve’s Pizza in Battle Creek, Michigan, was ___61___ late one night recently when he picked up an unlikely call from more than 200 miles away.
On the other side of the ___62___ were Julie and Rich of Indianapolis, who lived in Battle Creek more than 20 years ago and, in their opinion, ___63___ hadn’t found pizza as good as Steve’s. The pair had ___64___ a trip back to their favorite pizza spot, but had to cancel it due to Rich’s ongoing battle with cancer.
On Saturday night, Julie decided to give Steve’s Pizza a call ___65___ they don’t take delivery orders, and ___66___ not three-and-a-half hours away. That’s when Dalton ___67___ the phone. He didn’t think twice about what the right thing to do was. He just ___68___ what their favorite pizza was and got in his car, beginning his long, tough journey at close to midnight.
On Sunday, at 2:30 a.m., Dalton ___69___ into their driveway, left the car running and delivered two extra special pizzas to the ____70____ pair. He wished them all the best, and ____71____ to help in any way he could.
“Dalton brought us so much ____72____-and the best pizza in the world-at a really ____73____ time. I’m sure he is a sweet guy to many others besides us.”Julie wrote in her post.“It was incredible that a ____74____ would do that for us. He drove about 450 miles round trip ____75____ working all day!
61．A．driving B．sleeping C．studying D．working
62．A．line B．restaurant C．town D．window
63．A．even B．still C．thus D．again
64．A．recalled B．taken C．planned D．missed
65．A．as though B．only if C．even though D．now that
66．A．actually B．certainly C．generally D．merely
67．A．discovered B．touched C．answered D．dropped
68．A．spotted B．decided C．perceived D．asked
69．A．rolled B．ran C．walked D．swung
70．A．calm B．amazed C．confident D．worried
71．A．agreed B．begged C．remembered D．offered
72．A．inspiration B．pleasure C．security D．freedom
73．A．difficult B．awkward C．suitable D．precious
74．A．servant B．celebrity C．stranger D．rescuer
75．A．except B．from C．by D．after

It was Wednesday afternoon and Jennifer McCarthy had a lot of questions. Her college freshman son had just ___76___ home. The reason was that Vanderbilt University would move ___77___ online because of coronavirus (新冠病毒). His return is not just a fun homecoming. It’s ___78___ and confusing for everyone, ___79___ for her.
___80___ thousands of parents of college students across the country, McCarthy isn’t sure what comes next. Does she make sure her son is out of ___81___ before 11:30 in the morning, his typical spring-break rising time? Does she adopt a study rule or class time, ___82___ online classes have started? College students don’t ___83___ to be told what to do, but there have to be some rules.
For many parents, this sudden return isn’t just ___84___ their young adult’s life; it’s changing theirs. The quiet _____85_____ they had gotten used to is back to chaos. And for people like McCarthy, whose 83-year-old father lives with them, this _____86_____ comes with new rules that will be hard for a college freshman to observe or even fully _____87_____, such as no parties and no sports.
This isn’t the natural _____88_____ of things. Babies are born and they grow into children who are taught how to be _____89_____. They move out and on and it’s back to a quiet house. There is _____90_____normal about this time we’re living in. We never know what _____91_____ life will bring us, so parents are _____92_____ their children home and hoping for the best. There will be _____93_____ —rules to be broken, _____94_____ milk boxes left in the fridge and anxious teenagers who wish they were somewhere else—as families learn to ____95____ together again. But if everyone stays healthy, this is all temporary.
76．A．decorated B．missed C．cleaned D．returned
77．A．studies B．shows C．matches D．debates
78．A．normal B．useful C．interesting D．complicated
79．A．probably B．especially C．secretly D．finally
80．A．Against B．Despite C．Like D．To
81．A．breath B．bed C．sight D．town
82．A．though B．so C．since D．if
83．A．want B．pretend C．happen D．forget
84．A．giving away B．looking into C．filling out D．shaking up
85．A．voice B．routine C．service D．street
86．A．lesson B．game C．project D．virus
87．A．review B．comprehend C．change D．apply
88．A．order B．form C．method D．number
89．A．humorous B．honest C．independent D．patient
90．A．nothing B．somebody C．anybody D．enerything
91．A．career B．reply C．surprise D．history
92．A．imagining B．welcoming C．suspecting D．remembering
93．A．problems B．rewards C．excuses D．diseases
94．A．cold B．cheap C．organic D．empty
95．A．travel B．read C．stay D．wait

After nearly thirty years of forced performance in a traveling circus (马戏团), a 34 -year-old Asian elephant named Bo finally arrived at his new forever home at an elephant reserve. He is now ____96____ to go where he wants on a 7-acre habitat, eat when he ____97____, and walk or play as much as he likes.
Located in southwestern Georgia, the reserve has just the right climate to ____98____ Bo and up to nine more captive-born (圈养出生的) elephants to live outside year-round and ____99____ their “elephantness”. As a captive elephant, Bo ____100____ most of his life on a one-acre piece of land in Missouri, when not ____101____ with the circus.
Although his ____102____ will be limited to the 7-acre habitat at first for a few months of adaptation, he then will be ____103____ to live in a 100-acre area of grassland, woods, and pools. Retiring Bo, a(n) ____104____elephant in the prime (壮年) of his life, to a reserve sets a new example for how circus elephants can _____105_____their lives. For the first time in his life, he can do as he pleases.
In the weeks leading up to Bo’s _____106_____ , people in the reserve worked to _____107_____ the fence (栅栏). As a male elephant in the prime of his life, Bo is _____108_____ large and strong.
To our joy, now Bo has been freed from the _____109_____ of circus life, but many other elephants are not as _____110_____.
96．A．proud B．busy C．afraid D．free
97．A．walks B．wishes C．rests D．agrees
98．A．enable B．force C．invite D．cause
99．A．remove B．reduce C．recover D．register
100．A．began B．spent C．improved D．wasted
101．A．exchanging B．dealing C．living D．touring
102．A．movements B．achievements C．purposes D．memories
103．A．limited B．believed C．allowed D．found
104．A．working B．existing C．promising D．performing
105．A．slow down B．come to C．live out D．think about
106．A．arrival B．revival C．survival D．expectation
107．A．break B．strengthen C．paint D．jump
108．A．possibly B．never C．quite D．hardly
109．A．suffering B．investigation C．impression D．adventure
110．A．unusual B．lucky C．clever D．large

I get up in the dark hours of the morning for three reasons only: to attend ANZAC Day service, to ____111____ a cheap flight, or to witness an astronomical (天文的) event. It was the last of the three that pushed me to set my ____112____ for 3 am on Sunday May 8 this year.
I was ____113____ at my best friend’s place in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. That morning it was so cold. I got out of bed before I had time to change my ____114____. I grabbed a jacket and headed outside, pausing at the corner of the cottage to ____115____. The Milky Way was blazing (闪耀) in a cloud-free sky and within seconds a shooting star ____116____ across my field of view. Then I woke up my friend and ____117____ her it would be worth her while. She had not been as ____118____ as me. Only one minute later I saw the next shooting star. I ____119____, “There!” “Where?” “Over there!” I said, _____120_____ as though it could help. “There’s another!” She was _____121_____ to get excited. The rewards were coming from all _____122_____ now. We observed some ten more stars within minutes, most _____123_____ before one of us could draw the other’s attention.
An hour and a half — and several dozens of shooting stars — later, my friend and I were cold and _____124_____ we had seen enough. _____125_____ at what had felt like our own private show, we held our arms tightly and headed back to the cottage.
111．A．order B．pilot C．catch D．cancel
112．A．rules B．alarm C．standards D．destination
113．A．staying B．celebrating C．exercising D．shopping
114．A．mind B．clothes C．place D．habit
115．A．check out B．get along C．take off D．look up
116．A．walked B．sped C．came D．stepped
117．A．warned B．persuaded C．promised D．requested
118．A．keen B．tired C．cold D．certain
119．A．apologized B．shouted C．scolded D．praised
120．A．crying B．shaking C．pointing D．running
121．A．hesitating B．attempting C．longing D．starting
122．A．fields B．corners C．cottages D．directions
123．A．disappearing B．burning C．falling D．freezing
124．A．predicted B．figured C．doubted D．suggested
125．A．Disappointed B．Shocked C．Amazed D．Scared

I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new ____126____, and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were very low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting.
____127____ he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his ____128____.
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms (手掌)were sweating. I was completely ____129____ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you, ” she said, surprising me beyond speech. She told me that ____130____ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ____131____ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ____132____ spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how thankful she was for the ____133____ I had nurtured (培养)in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, shocked, for about half an hour, ____134____ what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without _____135_____ knowing it? What I finally came to _____136_____ was one day, several months before, when some students were _____137_____ reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke _____138_____ and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the _____139_____ one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the _____140_____ of the room. ” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, _____141_____ more, and became happy. And it was all because he _____142_____ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed _____143_____ was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most _____144_____ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came _____145_____ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
126．A．teacher B．reporter C．monitor D．doctor
127．A．Or B．And C．But D．So
128．A．courage B．abilities C．feelings D．dream
129．A．desperate B．responsible C．unprepared D．unsuitable
130．A．as for B．in spite of C．apart from D．because of
131．A．pleased B．feared C．loved D．criticized
132．A．recently B．immediately C．gradually D．obviously
133．A．self-respect B．self-doubt C．self-pity D．self-control
134．A．imagining B．observing C．wondering D．recording
135．A．also B．even C．always D．still
136．A．expect B．remember C．believe D．accept
137．A．writing B．reviewing C．giving D．editing
138．A．quietly B．repeatedly C．quickly D．firmly
139．A．lucky B．lonely C．likely D．only
140．A．entrance B．middle C．front D．back
141．A．smiled B．slept C．shouted D．quarreled
142．A．intended B．pretended C．refused D．happened
143．A．change B．praise C．thanks D．visits
144．A．difficult B．painful C．valuable D．enjoyable
145．A．slowly B．early C．frequently D．occasionally

I’ve had some pretty serious issues with some people in my community recently.
As a result, I stepped away from them and did my best to ____146____ them. But the emotions that I felt from those events continued to ____147____ me and it began to destroy the relationships in other parts of my life. I ended up burning ____148____ with people I really cared about.
Yesterday, I was ____149____ to attend a conference of community because of a major work event. I was concerned about this event for days and it was pretty ____150____ when I first saw the people I ____151____ with at the conference.
Despite all of this, the strangest yet most ____152____ thing happened to me: there were no ____153____ between us and no one was holding anger against me. It was ____154____ that people have moved on from the events. There isn’t anything to ______155______ anymore. I looked at them during the conference and ______156______ in my head and forgave them. After doing this, I felt ______157______ in myself.
Through my recent practice in compassion, I _____158_____ more that when yon forgive others, you ______159______ yourself as well. This important lesson on ______160______ helps me to see things from a bigger view. I know people still cared about me during that time. I wish them the best life that they can have. And then, I move on.
146．A．understand B．comfort C．forget D．entertain
147．A．disturb B．frighten C．inspire D．relax
148．A．camps B．bridges C．shelters D．faces
149．A．promised B．allowed C．persuaded D．forced
150．A．exciting B．depressing C．confusing D．embarrassing
151．A．quarreled B．competed C．chatted D．combined
152．A．difficult B．wonderful C．important D．popular
153．A．conversations B．doubts C．bargains D．arguments
154．A．necessary B．impossible C．clear D．strange
155．A．put off B．turn down C．worry about D．think over
156．A．apologized B．complained C．recalled D．imagined
157．A．pride B．peace C．gratitude D．sympathy
158．A．recognize B．suggest C．insist D．explain
159．A．risk B．free C．ignore D．believe
160．A．generosity B．patience C．forgiveness D．kindness
参考答案：
1．C
2．C
3．A
4．B
5．C
6．D
7．D
8．A
9．D
10．B
11．A
12．C
13．D
14．B
15．A

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。本文通过讲述莱特兄弟经过多次实验，终于制造出第一架飞机的故事，说明了这样一个道理：如果你有梦想，就要不断地为之努力；即使它没有出现预期的结果，也不要放弃，世界上没有什么事情能代替坚持不懈；只要有毅力，最终一定会取得成功。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：莱特兄弟的成就当然不是一夜之间发生的。A. failure失败；B. accident事故；C. achievement成就；D. change改变。根据上文“We talk about the persistence needed to make our dream come true today.”以及下文““They’ve made it!” This was the 　　10　　 of aviation!”可知，此处指莱特兄弟的成就不是一夜之间发生的。故选C。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那是一个法国制造的橡胶直升机。A. car汽车；B. bicycle自行车；C. helicopter直升飞机；D. ship轮船。根据下文“They were hooked on aviation!”可知，那是一个法国制造的橡胶直升机。故选C。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：1900年，作为年轻人，在建造了第一架滑翔机后 ，他们开始建造复制品。A. building建造；开发；B. selling售卖；C. buying买；D. drawing画。根据上文“In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider”可知，他们开始建造复制品。故选A。
4．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们决定试验一下。A. put (out)扑灭；B. try (out)试验；C. pick (out)挑选；D. carry (out)实施。根据下文“After several more tries”可知，他们决定试验一下。故选B。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个地方提供持续的大风还有沙子的缓冲作用。A. avoided避免；B. prevented防止；C. provided提供；D. caught抓住。句中it指代上文“Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills”，此处指这个地方提供持续的大风。故选C。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：又尝试了几次之后，在1903年12月17日，他们冒着生命危险在风里驾驶一架经过多次改进的飞机。A. ordinary普通的；B. similar相同的；C. organised有组织的；D. improved改良过的。根据上文“After several more tries”以及常识可知，他们驾驶的是一架经过多次改进的飞机。故选D。
7．考查动词短语辨析。句意：最终他们驾驶世界上第一架有动力装置的飞机。A. took to喜欢；参加；B. kept to遵守；坚持；C. gave up放弃；D. ended up最终。根据下文““They’ve made it!” This was the 　　10　　 of aviation!”可知，他们最终驾驶了世界上第一架有动力装置的飞机。end up doing sth. 意为“结果做……；以做……而告终”，符合句意。故选D。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从当天上午10点35分开始，奥维尔在大约12秒内飞了120英尺。A. flew飞行；B. placed放置；C. dragged拖；D. pulled拉。根据下文“At 12:00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds!”中的关键词flew可知，这里是说，在大约十二秒钟之内Orville飞行了120英尺。故选A。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Johnny Moore 是那天早上帮助他们的五个人之一（负责将飞机拖过沙地进行定位），他跑到小鹰村时，哭了。A. noticed注意；B. met遇见；C. visited参观；D. helped帮助。根据下文“in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning”可知，Johnny Moore 在帮助他们。故选D。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这就是航空制造业的诞生。A. result结果；B. birth诞生；C. target目标；D. development发展。根据上文“They 　　7　　 flying the world’s first powered airplane.”可知，这是航空制造业的诞生。故选B。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：自他们的父亲给他们那个玩具起，已经过了差不多24年了。A. toy玩具；B. party派对；C. promise承诺；D. chance机会。根据第二段首句中“... brought home a toy.”可知，父亲给他们的是玩具。故选A。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果结果不如预期，不要放弃！A. allowed允许；B. decided决定；C. expected期待；D. required要求。as expected是固定用法，意为“正如预期的那样”，符合句意。故选C。
13．考查动词短语辨析。句意：坚持你所想的，并且实现它。A. Worry about担心；B. Return to返回到；C. Forget about忘掉；D. Stick to坚持。根据下文“Don’t ever give up!”可知，这里是指坚持(stick to)你所想的，并且实现它。故选D。
14．考查不定代词辨析。句意：世界上没有什么事情能代替坚持不懈。A. Something某物；B. Nothing没有什么东西；C. Anything任何事物；D. Everything一切事物。根据上文“　　13　　 what you want and accomplish it. Don’t ever give up!”可知，世界上没有什么事情能代替坚持不懈。故选B。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有天赋但不成功的人太常见了。A. common常见的；B. active积极的；C. satisfactory令人满意的；D. exciting令人激动的。根据下文“Persistence and determination alone make a difference.”可知，只有坚持不懈和决心才能通往成功，由此可知，有天赋但不成功的人太常见了。故选A。
16．B
17．C
18．B
19．A
20．D
21．D
22．A
23．B
24．B
25．C
26．D
27．D
28．B
29．C
30．A

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了柯林斯用自己的微薄之力带动他人，一起帮助养子女，为他们准备圣诞礼物的感人故事。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他被送到一所特殊的教育学校，在那里他的老师们发现柯林斯天生擅长关心他人。A. learning学会；B. caring关心；C. judging评价；D. searching搜索。根据下文“That’s why he is an angel to hundreds of foster children (养子女) in Florida. (这就是为什么他是佛罗里达州数百名养子女的天使。)”可知，他被众多养子女当成天使，之所以这样，肯定是因为他很关心照顾他们。故选B项。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，他从未停止思考如何回报他在沃思堡小时候得到的关爱和帮助。A. expected期待；B. offered提供；C. received获得；D. promised保证。根据上文“Delwyn Collins grew up in the projects of Fort Worth, Texas, considered to have disability in learning. (Delwyn Collins在德克萨斯州沃思堡的公有住房中长大，被认为患有学习障碍。)”可知，他曾经住公有住房，应该是收到了他人的帮助。故选C项。
18．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些孩子——许多有特殊需要，经常从一家搬到另一家——在柯林斯的心中占据了很大的分量。A. urgent紧急的；B. special特别的；C. emotional情绪激动的；D. financial金融的。根据上文“Delwyn Collins grew up in the projects of Fort Worth, Texas, considered to have disability in learning. (Delwyn Collins在德克萨斯州沃思堡的公有住房中长大，被认为患有学习障碍。)”可知，柯林斯自己就被认为患有学习障碍，即有特殊需求，因此被送到特殊学校接受教育，可推测这些养子女，有些也和他一样有特殊需求。故选B项。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些孩子——许多有特殊需要，经常从一家搬到另一家——在柯林斯的心中占据了很大的分量。A. weigh称重，权衡；B. fall落下；C. grow成长；D. change改变。根据上文“That’s why he is an angel to hundreds of foster children (养子女) in Florida. (这就是为什么他是佛罗里达州数百名养子女的天使。)”可知，这些养子女很看重柯林斯，原因可能是因为柯林斯也很看重他们，悉心照顾关心他们。故选A项。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：今年圣诞节将是他建立寄养天使爱心树的第21年，树上装饰着纸天使，上面写着养子女的名字、年龄和性别，以及每个孩子想要收到的礼物。A. bearing忍受；B. knowing知道；C. forming构成；D. sending发送，告知。根据下文“the first names, ages, and gender of foster children and the gifts each child would like to receive (养子女的名字、年龄和性别，以及每个孩子想要收到的礼物)”可知，他制作的树挂着纸天使，也显示告知了养子女的信息。故选D项。
21．考查动词词组辨析。句意：柯林斯是一个没有多少收入的人，但每周他都会从自己的工资中留出一部分来买礼物放在树下。A. move aside搁在旁边；B. lay aside暂时搁置一边；C. pull aside把…拉到旁边；D. set aside留出。根据下文“I just want to show these children there is somebody in the community who loves them. (我只是想向这些孩子们展示，社区里有人爱他们。)”可知，他向孩子们表达了爱，表现形式就是从工资中留下一些，给他们买礼物。故选D项。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我只是想向这些孩子们展示，社区里有人爱他们。A. loves爱；B. spoils溺爱；C. adopts领养；D. teaches教。根据上文“These children -many with special needs and often moved from home to home- weighs much at Collins’s heart. (这些孩子——许多有特殊需要，经常从一家搬到另一家——在柯林斯的心中占据了很大的分量。)”可知，柯林斯很爱这些孩子，并向他们表达了这份爱。故选A项。
23．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的梦想激励了与他合作的医生、护士和行政人员，使“爱心树”成为当务之急。A. invention发明；B. dream梦想；C. example例子；D. position位置。根据上文“I just want to show these children there is somebody in the community who loves them. (我只是想向这些孩子们展示，社区里有人爱他们。)”可知，柯林斯想做的事就是存钱给养子女们送他们想要的礼物，这也可以称之为他的梦想。故选B项。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：医院员工和来访者会从树上摘下一个天使，并购买孩子们圣诞节前想要已久的礼物。A. window窗户；B. tree树；C. desk书桌；D. ceiling天花板。根据上文“This Christmas will mark the 21st year he has set up a Foster Angel’s Giving Tree decorated with paper angels sending the first names, ages, and gender of foster children and the gifts each child would like to receive. (今年圣诞节将是他建立寄养天使爱心树计划的第21年，树上装饰着纸天使，上面写着养子女的名字、年龄和性别，以及每个孩子想要收到的礼物。)”可知，这棵树上挂着纸做的天使。故选B项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：医院员工和来访者会从树上摘下一个天使，并购买孩子们圣诞节前想要已久的礼物。A. collected收集；B. ordered命令；C. desired渴望；D. remembered记得。根据下文“More than 1, 000 kids in foster care in and around Tampa received gifts last year. (去年，坦帕及其周边地区1000多名寄养儿童收到了礼物。)”可知，这些礼物都是买给养子女的，故可推测这些礼物也是孩子们期待，渴望已久的。故选C项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着圣诞节的临近，自行车、玩偶、衣服和电子游戏开始充斥自助餐厅。A. ends结束；B. passes通过；C. disappears消失；D. approaches接近。根据上文“Hospital employees and visitors take an angel off the tree and buy the present the child has desired long before the arrival of Christmas. (医院员工和来访者会从树上摘下一个天使，并购买孩子们圣诞节前想要已久的礼物。)”可知，这些礼物都是准备做圣诞礼物的，故肯定是在圣诞节临近的时候，被陆续送到。故选D项。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：近年来，该计划已开始收到全国各地捐助者的礼物。A. school学校；B. family家庭；C. county国家；D. programme计划。根据上文“This Christmas will mark the 21st year he has set up a Foster Angel’s Giving Tree decorated with paper angels sending the first names, ages, and gender of foster children and the gifts each child would like to receive. (今年圣诞节将是他建立寄养天使爱心树计划的第21年，树上装饰着纸天使，上面写着养子女的名字、年龄和性别，以及每个孩子想要收到的礼物。)”可知，这是柯林斯发起的一个项目或者救助计划。故选D项。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：近年来，该计划已开始收到全国各地捐助者的礼物。A. tourists游客；B. donors捐赠者；C. parents父母；D. immigrants移民。根据上文“Hospital employees and visitors take an angel off the tree and buy the present the child has desired long before the arrival of Christmas. (医院员工和来访者会从树上摘下一个天使，并购买孩子们圣诞节前想要已久的礼物。)”可知，全国各地的人都像医院员工甚至来访者一样，根据爱心树上的信息准备礼物，送给养子女，可称他们是礼物捐赠者。故选B项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年，坦帕及其周边地区1000多名寄养儿童收到了礼物。A. teachers老师；B. doctors医生；C. kids孩子；D. workers工人。根据上文“I just want to show these children there is somebody in the community who loves them. (我只是想向这些孩子们展示，社区里有人爱他们。)”可知，这些礼物是送给孩子们的。故选C项。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：柯林斯说：“当我们帮助别人时，我们不应该在乎自己是富有还是贫穷。”A. help帮助；B. meet遇到；C. teach教；D. thank感谢。根据上文“Collins is a man without much income (柯林斯是个没有多少收入的人)”可知，柯林斯并不富裕，但是他还是想着帮助这些养子女，故推测他应该觉得帮助他人不在于我们自身富裕与否。故选A项。
31．C
32．D
33．A
34．B
35．A
36．C
37．D
38．B
39．A
40．C
41．B
42．C
43．A
44．C
45．B

【导语】本文是篇记叙文。文章讲述了Margaret Griffiths女士虽然已有100岁的高龄，却仍然积极参加IT课程的学习，学习现代科技，紧跟时代的步伐，时刻充满了活力和热情，用自己的一生完美诠释了“活到老，学到老”。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Margaret Griffiths说，她每周参加这些课程是为了保持头脑活跃，并打算“只要能做就继续做我想做的事情”。A. joined 加入，成为……的一员；B. organized 组织；C. attended 参加；D. paid 支付。根据上一句“A 100-year-old woman whose name is Margaret Griffiths is taking IT classes in an effort to catch up on modem technology.”的“taking IT classes”可知，Griffiths参加了每周的课程。故选C。
32．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Margaret Griffiths说，她每周参加这些课程是为了保持头脑活跃，并打算“只要能做就继续做我想做的事情”。A. well 好， as well as 也；B. much 许多， as much as 和……一样多；C. soon 不久，as soon as 一……就……；D. long 长的，as long as 只要……就……。由本句句意可知，Griffiths只要能够做，就会坚持做自己想做的事。故选D。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Griffiths女士出生于1921年，她在一所小学开始了长达40年的教学生涯，最终成为一名校长。A. career 事业、生涯；B. ambition 雄心、抱负；C. adventure 冒险；D. assessment 评价、评估。根据句中“teaching at a primary school”和“became a head teacher”可知，Griffiths一直在小学教学，有着40年的教学生涯。故选A。
34．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Griffiths女士出生于1921年，她在一所小学开始了长达40年的教学生涯，最终成为一名校长。A. fortunately 幸运地；B. eventually 最终；C. potentially 潜在地；D. naturally 自然地。根据句中“a 40-year career”可知，Griffiths工作了40年才当上了校长，实属不易，“最终”符合语境。故选B。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她向自己保证每天都学点新东西。A. new 新的；B. necessary 必需的；C. essential 基本的、必不可少的；D. amusing 有趣的、好笑的。根据第一段“A 100-year-old woman whose name is Margaret Griffiths is taking IT classes in an effort to catch up on modem technology.”和第二段的“ I am still exploring to this day. ”（直到今天我仍在探索）可知，Griffiths一直在学习新的技术，一直在探索新的知识，所以她要求自己每天都要学习新的东西。故选A。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把我的一生都奉献给了教育世界，直到今天我仍在探索。A. spent 花费、度过；B. employed 雇佣；C. committed 交付、投入、委托；D. occupied 占据。根据第二段“Born in 1921, Ms Griffiths began a 40-year career in teaching at a primary school”可知，Griffiths一生都在从事教育事业，所以她把自己的一生都交付给了教育事业。故选C。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从未停止。A. tried 尝试；B. grasped 抓住；C. failed 失败；D. stopped 停止。根据上一句“I am still exploring to this day”可知，Griffiths一直都在探索新事物，没有停止下来。故选D。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但她在电脑问世之前退休了，不久她就深深地感到自己已经落伍了。A. regret 后悔、遗憾；B. retirement 退休；C. frustration 沮丧；D. embarrassment 尴尬。根据下文的“She said she had no access to computers during her career,”（她说，在她的职业生涯中，她没有接触过电脑。）及本句句意可知，电脑应该是Griffiths退休之后才问世的，所以她工作时没有接触过电脑。故选B。
39．考查介词短语辨析。句意：但她在电脑问世之前退休了，不久她就深深地感到自己已经落伍了。A. out of date 过时、落伍；B. out of order 混乱、发生故障；C. out of shape 身体欠佳、走形；D. out of practice 久不训练。根据下文的“She said she had no access to computers during her career, so she 　10　 at the chance to keep up when she saw the IT classes 11 offer.”可知，Griffiths因为没有学过电脑，所以参加了IT课程的学习，是因为她感到自己落伍，怕自己跟不上时代的步伐。故选A。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以当她看到正在销售的IT课程时，她抓住了这个机会。A. seized 抓住；B. looked 看；C. jumped 跳，jump at the chance 抓住机会；D. arrived 到达。根据前文“But her retirement came before the introduction of computers and before long she deeply felt she was out of date”可知，Griffiths因没学过电脑而深感自己落伍了，所以当她看到有IT课程出售时，就立即抓住了这个机会，参加了IT课程的学习。故选C。
41．考查介词词义辨析。句意：所以当她看到正在销售的IT课程时，她抓住了这个机会。A. in 在里面；B. on 在上面，on offer 在出售中；C. at 在；D. by 由、被。由上一句“Now she is learning IT at Porth Plaza library which offers classes six days a week. ”可知，Griffiths正在参加IT的课程，结合本句句意可知，当她看见IT课程正在销售时，就立即抓住机会报了名。故选B。
42．考查介词短语辨析。句意：我不知道什么样的未来在等着我，但我会尽我最大的努力学习，直到我生命的最后一秒。A. in turn 轮流、依次；B. in favor 有利于；C. in store 准备着、将要发生；D. in place 适当地。根据句中“I don't know what future”可知，Griffiths对未来会发生什么是不知道的，但她会坚持学习。故选C。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我仍然在接受教育，甚至在我这个年纪，我总是很高兴学习—愿这种情况长期持续下去。A. being educated 在被教育；B. being suspected 在被怀疑；C. being qualified 胜任、有资格；D. being helped 在被帮助。根据上一句“but I will try my best to learn until the last second of my life. ”和下一句“and I am always happy to learn-long may it continue.”并结合全文可知，Griffiths一直都在坚持学习，所以她仍然在接受教育。故选A。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我已经100岁了，其他的学生都比我年轻，但我确实非常喜欢这些课程和陪伴，这让我感到充满活力和激情。A. comfort 舒适、安慰；B. performance 演出、表演；C. company 陪伴；D. reward 报酬、酬劳。根据本句中“all the other learners are younger than me”可知，Griffiths一直和比她年轻的学习者一起上课，结合“which make me feel energetic and passionate.”可知，学习新知识以及和这些年轻的同学一起上课，是她充满了活力和热情，所以她很喜欢这些课程和同学的陪伴。故选C。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Griffiths补充道，她的生活很好地证明了这句话：活到老，学到老。A. combination 结合、联合；B. demonstration 示范、论证；C. emphasis 重点；D. analysis 分析。由句意及全文可知，Griffiths的生活体现了“活到老，学到老”，是这句话的完美示范。故选B。
46．C
47．A
48．D
49．C
50．B
51．B
52．D
53．C
54．D
55．A
56．A
57．B
58．D
59．C
60．A

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。介绍的是奥克兰公共图书馆的图书管理员莎朗·麦凯勒（Sharon McKellar）创办的在线数据库帮助在图书馆丢失物品的人找到失物以及这种做法的价值。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在她担任图书管理员的20年中，莎朗·麦凯勒发现了不同类型的物品留在书中：笔记，门票，明信片和照片。A. bookseller书商；B. author作者；C. librarian图书管理员；D. lecturer演讲家。根据下文中的“It all started when the Oakland Public Library where McKellar worked intended to ____4____ its blog content.”可知，莎朗·麦凯勒是一名图书管理员。故选C项。
47．考查副词词义辨析。句意：访客很少回来认领它们，但麦凯勒并没有抛弃这些物品。相反，它们得到了很好的利用。A. rarely罕有；B. merely仅仅；C. actually事实上；D. particularly特别地。根据“but McKellar doesn’t 　　3　　　 those items. Instead, they have been put to good use.”可知，正是由于人们将物件丢落在图书馆不来认领，才有了麦凯勒建立在线数据库帮助人们找到物件的故事。故选A项。
48．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：访客很少回来认领它们，但麦凯勒并没有抛弃这些物品。相反，它们得到了很好的利用。A. deal with处理；B. make out理解；C. seek for寻找；D. cast off摆脱，抛弃。根据上文 “Instead, they have been put to good use.” 中的instead可知，下文表示这些物件有了更好地利用，所以，此处表示的是没有 “扔掉”。故选D项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这一切都始于麦凯勒工作的奥克兰公共图书馆(Oakland Public Library)打算改进其博客内容。A. desert遗弃；B. record记录；C. enhance增强；D. distribute分布。根据下文中的“McKellar thought of Found Magazine (dedicated to everyday items discovered in public places), from which McKellar got the ____5____ to share her ever-growing collection of items online.”可知，麦凯勒想把日益增长的物件分享到网上，由此可知，是在增强其博客的内容。故选C项。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：麦凯勒想到了《发现杂志》(致力于在公共场所发现的日常物品)，从中麦凯勒得到了在网上分享她不断增长的物品收藏的灵感。A. necessity必需品；B. inspiration灵感；C. permit许可证；D. award奖项。根据上文中的“McKellar thought of Found Magazine (dedicated to everyday items discovered in public places), from which…”可知，麦凯勒在《发现杂志》中获取灵感，把她不断收藏的物品分享到网上。故选B项。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：随后，她发起了“Found in a Library Book”项目。A. suspended悬挂，暂停；B. launched发布，发起；C. protested抗议；D. discovered发现。根据下文中的“the “Found in a Library Book” project.”可知，这是一项发展计划或者项目，应该是“发起”符合语境。故选B项。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我相信其他人一定发现了类似的东西，”麦凯勒说。A. reliable可靠的；B. natural自然的；C. magic神奇的；D. similar相似的。根据下文中的“As a result, people were highly ____9____ and McKellar was bombarded (轰炸) with other people’s collections.”可知，此事发布出去后，麦凯勒遭到了人们的轰炸，说明有很多人都发现了类似的东西。故选D项。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，她联系了附近的图书馆，询问是否有人可以贡献一些东西。A. established成立；B. managed管理，设法成功做；C. contacted联系，接触；D. departed离去。根据下文中的“to ask if anybody can contribute something.”可知，既然去问有没有人贡献点什么，所以首先要联系其他图书馆。故选C项。
54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：结果，人们非常热情，麦凯勒被其他人的收藏轰炸。A. competitive竞争的；B. sociable好交际的；C. professional专业的；D. enthusiastic热情的。根据下文中的“McKellar was bombarded (轰炸) with other people’s collections.”可知，从麦凯勒遭到很多人的轰炸可以看出人们热情高涨。故选D项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：McKellar的在线数据库背后有一些原则。A. principles原则；B. promises承诺；C. worries担忧；D. questions问题。根据下文中的“For example, to protect people’s ____11____, she blocks out information like names and addresses.”可知，列举的内容是建立数据库的原则。故选A项。
56．考查名词词义辨析。句意：例如，为了保护人们的，她屏蔽了姓名和地址等信息。A. privacy隐私；B. dream梦想；C. health健康；D. reputation声誉。根据下文中的“she blocks out information like names and addresses.”可知，麦凯勒把姓名和地址屏蔽是保护人们的隐私。故选A项。
57．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她还认为，将所有物品都包括在收藏中是应该的，尽管麦凯勒确实有一些最喜欢的物品，尤其是孩子们留下的那些。A. difficult困难的；B. worthwhile值得的；C. surprising令人惊讶的；D. reasonable合情合理的。根据although引导的让步状语可知，即使麦凯勒也喜欢里面的一些东西，但是她觉得应该把所有物品都包含在数据库中，不能留给自己使用。故选B项。
58．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她还认为，将所有物品都包括在收藏中是值得的，尽管麦凯勒确实有一些最喜欢的物品，尤其是孩子们留下的那些。A. alternatives选择；B. suggestions建议；C. predictions预测；D. favorites喜欢的事物。根据下文“particularly those left by children.”中的副词particular可以推断，在这些收藏的物件中，有麦凯勒喜欢的东西。故选D项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最让她印象深刻的是一张纸条，上面写着：“我爱爸爸！他是我的超级英雄。A. benefited受益；B. interrupted打断；C. impressed留下印象；D. frightened吓唬。根据下文中note上面的内容“ “I love Dad! He’s my superhero.””以及上文内容可知，这张便条留给了麦凯勒很深的印象。故选C项。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦凯勒说：“我很欣赏孩子们表达自己的方式。A. appreciate欣赏；B. suspect怀疑；C. examine检测；D. evaluate评估。根据上文“What          _14___her most was a note which said, “I love Dad! He’s my superhero.””可知，麦凯勒非常细化孩子们留下的东西，因此推断她对于看到孩子的这种表达爱的方式，表示“欣赏”。故选A项。
61．D
62．A
63．B
64．C
65．C
66．B
67．C
68．D
69．A
70．B
71．D
72．B
73．A
74．C
75．D

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了主人公道尔顿给距离遥远的一对夫妇在凌晨两点半送披萨的感人故事。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：道尔顿·谢弗(Dalton Shaffer)是密歇根州巴特克里克(Battle Creek)史蒂夫披萨店(Steve’s Pizza)的一名员工，最近一天晚上他工作到很晚，突然接到了一个来自200多英里外的电话。A. driving驾驶；B. sleeping睡觉；C. studying学习；D. working工作。根据该句中的“an employee at Steve’s Pizza in Battle Creek,”是披萨店的一名员工，以及“…late one night”很晚，可推知，此处为最近一天晚上他工作到很晚，突然接到了一个来自200多英里外的电话。故选D项。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：电话的另一边是印第安纳波利斯的朱莉和里奇，他们20多年前住在巴特克里，在他们看来，还没有找到像史蒂夫的披萨这么好吃的披萨。A. line线；       B. restaurant餐馆；C. town城镇；D. window窗户。根据上文提到的突然接到了一个来自200多英里外的电话。以及该句中的“On the other side of”另一边，可知，此处为电话的另一边是印第安纳波利斯的朱莉和里奇。故选A项。
63．考查副词词义辨析。句意：电话的另一边是印第安纳波利斯的朱莉和里奇，他们20多年前住在巴特克里，在他们看来，还没有找到像史蒂夫的披萨这么好吃的披萨。A. even甚至；B. still仍然；C. thus因此；D. again再次。根据上下文语境以及该句中的“in their opinion”和“hadn’t found pizza as good as Steve’s.”可知，此处为他们20多年前住在巴特克里，在他们看来，还没有找到像史蒂夫的披萨这么好吃的披萨。故选B项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这对夫妇原本计划回到他们最喜欢的披萨店，但由于里奇正在与癌症作斗争，他们不得不取消了这次旅行。A. recalled回忆；B. taken带走；C. planned计划；D. missed想念，错过。根据上文提到的他们20多年前住在巴特克里，最喜欢的披萨店的地方，以及该句中的“but had to cancel it due to Rich’s ongoing battle with cancer.”but转折，由于里奇正在与癌症作斗争，他们不得不取消了这次旅行。可推知，此处为这对夫妇原本计划回到他们最喜欢的披萨店，但由于里奇正在与癌症作斗争，他们不得不取消了这次旅行。故选C项。
65．考查连词词义辨析。句意：周六晚上，朱莉决定给史蒂夫披萨店打个电话，尽管他们不接受外卖订单，而且肯定不会有三个半小时的路程。A. as though好像；B. only if只有；C. even though尽管；D. now that既然。根据句意以及该句中的“Julie decided to give Steve’s Pizza a call”以及“they don’t take delivery orders, and certainly not three-and-a-half hours away.”可知，上下句形成转折关系。可推知，此处为朱莉决定给史蒂夫披萨店打个电话，尽管他们不接受外卖订单，而且肯定不会有三个半小时的路程。故选C项。
66．考查副词词义辨析。句意：周六晚上，朱莉决定给史蒂夫披萨店打个电话，尽管他们不接受外卖订单，而且肯定不会有三个半小时的路程。A. actually事实上；B. certainly肯定；C. generally大概；D. merely仅仅。根据上文提到的尽管他们不接受外卖订单，以及and连接的“not three-and-a-half hours away.”可推知，此处为朱莉决定给史蒂夫披萨店打个电话，尽管他们不接受外卖订单，而且肯定不会有三个半小时的路程。故选B项。
67．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这时道尔顿接了电话。A. discovered发现；B. touched触摸；C. answered回答；D. dropped下降，停止。根据上文提到的朱莉决定给史蒂夫披萨店打个电话，以及该句中的“the phone”可知，此处为这时道尔顿接了电话。故选C项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他只是问了他们最喜欢的披萨是什么，然后上了车，在接近午夜的时候开始了他漫长而艰难的旅程。A. spotted发现；B. decided决定；C. perceived感知；D. asked问。根据上文提到的道尔顿接了电话，以及上文“He didn’t think twice about what the right thing to do was.”他没有考虑什么是正确的做法，可推知，此处为他只是问了他们最喜欢的披萨是什么，然后上了车，在接近午夜的时候开始了他漫长而艰难的旅程。故选D项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：周日凌晨两点半，道尔顿把车开到他们的车道上，给这对惊讶的夫妇送去了两份特别的披萨。A. rolled开动；B. ran跑；C. walked步行；D. swung摇摆。   根据该句中的“left the car running and delivered two extra special pizzas to the ___10___ pair.”可知，此处为道尔顿把车开到他们的车道上，给这对夫妇送去了两份特别的披萨。roll into“开进”。故选A项。
70．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：周日凌晨两点半，道尔顿把车开到他们的车道上，给这对惊讶的夫妇送去了两份特别的披萨。A. calm镇静的；B. amazed吃惊的；C. confident自信的；D. worried担心的。根据上下文语境以及下文“It was incredible that a ___14___ would do that for us”可知，此处为道尔顿把车开到他们的车道上，给这对惊讶的夫妇送去了两份特别的披萨。故选B项。
71．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他祝愿他们一切顺利，并表示愿意尽自己所能帮助他们。A. agreed同意；B. begged乞求；C. remembered记得；D. offered提供。根据该句中的“He wished them all the best,”表达祝愿，以及“help in any way he could.”可知，此处为他祝愿他们一切顺利，并表示愿意尽自己所能帮助他们。故选D项。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：道尔顿给我们带来了如此多的快乐——还有世界上最好的披萨——在一个非常困难的时期。A. inspiration灵感；B. pleasure快乐；C. security安全；D. freedom自由。根据上文提到的道尔顿给这对惊讶的夫妇送去了两份特别的披萨，以及该句中的“and the best pizza in the world”可知，此处为道尔顿给我们带来了如此多的快乐——还有世界上最好的披萨——在一个非常困难的时期。故选B项。
73．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：道尔顿给我们带来了如此多的快乐——还有世界上最好的披萨——在一个非常困难的时期。A. difficult困难的；B. awkward难堪的；C. suitable合适的；D. precious宝贵的。根据句意以及上文提到的周日凌晨两点半，道尔顿给这对夫妇送披萨，可知，此处为道尔顿给我们带来了如此多的快乐——还有世界上最好的披萨——在一个非常困难的时期。故选A项。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个陌生人会为我们这样做，真是难以置信。A. servant仆人；B. celebrity名人；C. stranger陌生人；D. rescuer救助者。根据上下文语境以及该句中的“It was incredible”结合各个选项可知，此处为一个陌生人会为我们这样做，真是难以置信。故选C项。
75．考查介词词义辨析。句意：他工作了一整天，开车往返450英里！A. except除……之外；B. from从；C. by通过；D. after在……之后。根据上文提到的最近一天晚上他工作到很晚，突然接到了一个来自200多英里外的电话。以及在周日凌晨两点半，道尔顿给这对夫妇送披萨。可推知，他是在工作了一整天后，开车往返450英里送披萨。故选D项。
76．D
77．A
78．D
79．B
80．C
81．B
82．C
83．A
84．D
85．B
86．D
87．B
88．A
89．C
90．A
91．C
92．B
93．A
94．D
95．C

【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了因为新冠病毒的传播，作者上大一的儿子只能在家上网课，人们的生活被打乱，但作者认为只要每个人都保持健康，这—切都是暂时的。
76．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她大学一年级的儿子刚刚回家。A. decorated装饰；B. missed错过；C. cleaned打扫；D. returned返回。根据下文“His return is not just a fun homecoming.”可知，指的是儿子刚刚回家，故选D项。
77．考查名词词义辨析。句意：原因是范德比尔特大学因为新冠病毒将学习转移到了网上。A. studies学习；B. shows节目；C. matches比赛；D. debates辩论。根据下文提到的“online classes”可知，儿子要上在线课程，由此可知，学校因为新冠病毒将学习转移到网上进行了。故选A项。
78．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这对每个人来说都是复杂和困惑的，尤其是对她来说。A. normal正常的；B. useful有用的；C. interesting有趣的；D. complicated复杂的。根据生活常识和句中的“confusing”可知，因为新冠病毒而进行线上课程，这是每个人都不曾经历的，由此可知，这对每个人来说都是复杂和困惑的。故选D项。
79．考查副词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. probably可能；B. especially尤其；C. secretly秘密地；D. finally最后。根据下文“McCarthy isn’t sure what comes next”可知，麦卡锡不确定接下来会发生什么，她很担心儿子是否能适应在线课程，由此可知，尤其是对麦卡锡来说她更加感到复杂和困惑。故选B项。
80．考查介词词义辨析。句意：就像全国成千上万的大学生家长一样，麦卡锡也不确定接下来会发生什么。A. Against反对；B. Despite尽管；C. Like像；D. To向，往。根据生活常识可知，上在线课程的不止麦卡锡的儿子一个人，就像全国成千上万的大学生家长一样，麦卡锡不确定接下来会发生什么。故选C项。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她是否确保儿子在早上11:30之前起床，这是他典型的春假起床时间？A. breath呼吸；B. bed床；C. sight景象；D. town镇。根据句中“before 11:30 in the morning”可知，麦卡锡担心儿子上线上课程时是否能按时起床，“out of bed”意为“起床”。故选B项。
82．考查连词词义辨析。句意：自从网上课程开始以来，她是否采用了学习规则或上课时间？A. though虽然，尽管；B. so所以；C. since自从；D. if如果。根据句中“adopt a study rule or class time”可知，应该是自从在线课程开始后，才会考虑是否要采用学习规则或上课时间。故选C项。
83．考查动词词义辨析。句意：大学生不需要被人告诉做什么，但必须有一些规则。A. want想要，需要；B.   pretend假装；C. happen发生；D. forget忘记。根据下文“but there have to be some rules”和常识可知大学生不需要被人告诉做什么，故选A项。
84．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：对许多父母来说，这种突然的回归不仅震动了他们年轻人的生活；也正在改变他们的生活。A. giving away泄露；B. looking into调查；C. filling out填写；D. shaking up震动，彻底调整。根据上文内容可知，由于新冠病毒，大学生回家上网课，这震动了年轻人的生活，对父母们的生活产生了影响。故选D项。
85．考查名词词义辨析。句意；他们已经习惯的平静的日常生活又回到了混乱之中。A. voice嗓音；B. routine日常生活；C. service服务；D. street街道。根据句意可知，由于新冠病毒，大学生回家上网课，对日常生活产生影响，家长们平静的日常生活又回到了混乱之中。故选B项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于像麦卡锡这样，83岁的父亲与他们同住的人来说，这种病毒带来了新的规则，大学新生很难遵守，甚至很难完全理解的规则，比如没有派对和体育活动。A. lesson课程；B. game游戏；C. project项目；D. virus病毒。根据上文“The reason was that Vanderbilt University would move   　　2　　 online because of the coronavirus (新冠病毒). ”可知，是新冠病毒的传播导致大学生回家上网课，由此可知，这种病毒带来了新的规则。故选D项。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. review复习；B. comprehend理解；C. change改变；D. apply申请。根据句中“will be hard for a college freshman to observe”可知，没有派对和体育活动这些新的规则是大学新生很难遵守的，由此可知，他们很难完全理解这些规则。故选B项。
88．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这不是事物的自然规则。A. order顺序，规则；B. form形式； C. method方法；D. number数字。根据下文“Babies are born and they grow into children who are taught how to be 　　14　　.   They move out and on and it’s back to a quiet house. ”可知，婴儿出生，慢慢长大，学会独立，离开家学习和工作，这是自然规则，但因为新冠病毒的传播，大学生只能在家里上网课，这不是事物的自然规则。故选A项。
89．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：婴儿出生后，他们成长为孩子，他们被教导如何独立。A. humorous幽默的；B. honest诚实的；C.   independent独立的；D. patient有耐心的。根据下文“They move out”可知，孩子们长大后应该被教导如何独立，这样才能搬出去独自生活。故选C项。
90．考查代词词义辨析。句意：我们现在生活的时代没有什么是正常的。A. nothing没有什么；B. somebody某人；C. anybody任何人；D. everything每件事。根据文章内容可知，文章主要介绍了因为新冠病毒的传播，人们的生活被打乱，由此可知，我们现在生活的时代没有什么是正常的。故选A项。
91．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们永远不知道生活会给我们带来什么意想不到的事，所以父母们都欢迎他们的孩子回家，并希望他们一切都好。A. career职业；B.   reply回复；C. surprise意想不到的事；D.   history历史。根据下文“life will bring us”和常识可知，我们永远不知道生活会给我们带来什么意想不到的事，故选C。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. imagining想象；B. welcoming欢迎；C. suspecting怀疑；D. remembering记住。根据下文“their children home and hoping for the best”可知既然不知道会发生什么，所以父母要做的就是欢迎孩子回家，故选B。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当家庭学会重新待在一起时，将会出现问题——被打破的规则，冰箱里的空牛奶盒，以及希望自己在其他地方的焦虑的青少年。A. problems问题；B. rewards奖励；C. excuses借口；D. diseases疾病。根据下文“rules to be broken, 　　19　　 milk boxes left in the fridge and anxious teenagers who wish they were somewhere else”可知是会出现的问题，故选A。
94．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. cold冷的；B. cheap便宜的；C. organic有机的；D. empty空的。根据上文“rules to be broken”可知应该是空牛奶盒到处扔，故选D。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. travel旅行；B. read阅读；C. stay待，停留；D. wait等待。根据前文可知由于新冠病毒，孩子回家，规则被打破，但是作为父母都欢迎孩子回家，所以应该是要学会重新待在一起，故选C。
96．D
97．B
98．A
99．C
100．B
101．D
102．A
103．C
104．D
105．C
106．A
107．B
108．C
109．A
110．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一头从马戏团退役的大象在保护区得到了自由的故事。
96．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，他可以在7英亩的栖息地自由地去任何他想去的地方，想吃什么就吃什么，想散步就散步，想玩耍就玩耍。A. proud骄傲的；B. busy忙碌的；C. afraid害怕的；D. free自由的。根据“After nearly thirty years of forced performance in a traveling circus(马戏团), a 34-year-old Asian elephant named Bo finally arrived at his new forever home at an elephant reserve.”可知，这头名为Bo的大象曾经跟着马戏团被迫表演，没有自由。现在终于来到大象保护区，可以自由(free)行走。故选D。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，他可以在7英亩的栖息地自由地去任何他想去的地方，想吃什么就吃什么，想散步就散步，想玩耍就玩耍。A. walks散步；B. wishes希望；C. rests休息；D. agrees同意。承接上半句，呼应上文wants此处指这头大象想（wishes）吃就吃，想玩儿就玩儿。故选B。
98．考查动词词义辨析。句意：该保护区位于乔治亚州西南部，气候适宜，可以让波和另外九头圈养出生的大象全年都在户外生活，恢复它们的“象身”。A. enable使能够；B. force迫使；C. invite邀请；D. cause造成。根据语境可知，这个保护区能够让（enable）Bo以及其他九头圈养的大象在野外生存。此处指这个保护区具有的能力。enable表示“使……能够做某事”。故选A。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：该保护区位于乔治亚州西南部，气候适宜，可以让波和另外九头圈养出生的大象全年都在户外生活，恢复它们的“象身”。A. remove去除；B. reduce减少；C. recover恢复；D. register注册。这些大象曾被圈养，失去了大象的特点，现在让它们在野外生存会让它们恢复（recover）大象的特征。故选C。
100．考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一只圈养大象，不和马戏团巡演时，Bo在密苏里州的一块一英亩的土地上度过了他一生的大部分时间。A. began开始；B. spent花费，度过；C. improved改善；D. wasted浪费。根据后文“most of his life on a one-acre piece of land in Missouri”可知，作为一头圈养的大象，Bo在没有演出的时候大部分时间在一个一英亩大的地方度过（spent）。故选B。
101．考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一只圈养大象，不和马戏团巡演时，Bo在密苏里州的一块一英亩的土地上度过了他一生的大部分时间。A. exchanging交换；B. dealing处理；C. living居住；D. touring巡回演出。第一段中交代，Bo在一个流动马戏团表演，所以巡回演出（touring）是常态。此处指当没有巡回演出的时候，Bo的大部分时间是在一个一英亩大的地方度过的。tour此处表示“巡回演出”。故选D。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然在最初的几个月里，它的活动将被限制在7英亩的栖息地，但之后它将被允许生活在100英亩的草地、树林和水池中。A. movements活动；B. achievements成就；C. purposes目的；D. memories记忆。根据下文的“the 7-acre habitat”与“a 100-acre area of grassland, woods, and pools” 的变化可知，此处指它最初的活动（movements）限制在一个7英亩的栖息地。故选A。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然在最初的几个月里，它的活动将被限制在7英亩的栖息地，但之后它将被允许生活在100英亩的草地、树林和水池中。A. limited限制；B. believed相信；C. allowed允许；D. found找到。根据Although可知，后面的句子表示转折， 因此此处表示“但是之后它将被允许到一个100 英亩的地方生活。”be allowed to do sth. (被允许做某事)为固定搭配。故选C。
104．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Bo是一头正值壮年的表演大象，让它退休到保护区，为马戏团大象如何长寿树立了新的榜样。A. working工作；B. existing存在；C. promising承诺；D. performing表演。本句是对Bo一生的总结，表示“Bo曾是一头参加演出的（performing）大象”。故选D。
105．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Bo是一头正值壮年的表演大象，让它退休到保护区，为马戏团大象如何长寿树立了新的榜样。A. slow down减速；B. come to想起；C. live out度过余生；D. think about认真考虑。根据上文“ a 34 -year-old Asian elephant named Bo finally arrived at his new forever home at an elephant reserve. ”可知，大象Bo将在保护区度过他的余生。live out表示“度过余生”。故选C。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在Bo到来前的几个星期里，保护区的人们努力加固围栏。A. arrival到达；B. revival复兴；C. survival生存；D. expectation期待。根据后半句“people in the reserve worked to…the fence(栅栏)”可知，人们加固栅栏应是在Bo到来（arrival）之前进行的。故选A。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在Bo到来前的几个星期里，保护区的人们努力加固围栏。A. break打破；B. strengthen加强；C. paint画画；D. jump跳跃。根据下文“As a male elephant in the prime of his life, Bo is 13 large and strong”可知，作为一头正值壮年的雄性大象，Bo的体型非常庞大且强壮，很可能跑掉，所以人们要加固栅栏。strengthen表示“加强，增强”。故选B。
108．考查副词词义辨析。句意：作为一头正值壮年的公象，Bo相当高大强壮。A. possibly可能地；B. never从不；C. quite十分，相当；D. hardly几乎不。根据上文“Bo, a(n) 　　　9　　　elephant in the prime (壮年) of his life”作为一头正值壮年的雄性大象，Bo的体型相当（quite）庞大且强壮。故选C。
109．考查名词词义辨析。句意：让我们高兴的是，现在Bo已经从马戏团生活的痛苦中解脱出来，但许多其他大象就没有这么幸运了。A. suffering苦难；B. investigation调查；C. impression印象；D. adventure冒险。Bo是一头跟着流动马戏团表演的大象，此处是指现在Bo已经从马戏团生活的痛苦（suffering）中摆脱出来。故选A。
110．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：让我们高兴的是，现在Bo已经从马戏团生活的痛苦中解脱出来，但许多其他大象就没有这么幸运了。A. unusual不寻常的；B. lucky幸运的；C. clever聪明的；D. large大的。根据上文“but many other elephants are not as”中but表示转折可知，让我们高兴的是，现在Bo已经从马戏团生活的痛苦中摆脱出来，但是许多其他的大象却没有Bo那么幸运（lucky）。故选B。
111．C
112．B
113．A
114．A
115．D
116．B
117．C
118．A
119．B
120．C
121．D
122．D
123．A
124．B
125．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和好朋友半夜起来观看流星的奇特体验的故事。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在漆黑的早晨起床只有三个原因：参加澳新军团日的活动，赶上便宜的航班或者见证天文事件。A. order预定；B. pilot驾驶；C. catch赶(公共汽车、火车等)；D. cancel取消。根据句中“a cheap flight”可推知，赶便宜的航班是作者早起的原因之一。故选C项。
112．考查名词词义辨析。句意：今年5月8日(周日)，是这三个原因中的最后一个让我把闹钟定在凌晨3点。A. rules规则；B. alarm闹钟；C. standards标准；D. destination目的地。结合句中动词“set(设置)”和“3 am on Sunday”可知，作者把闹钟设置在周日凌晨3点。故选B项。
113．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我住在我最好的朋友家，在悉尼西部的蓝山。A. staying留宿，暂住；B. celebrating庆祝；C. exercising运动；D. shopping购物。根据句中“at my best friend’s place”和下文“I got out of bed”可知，作者住在朋友家。故选A项。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我改变主意，我下了床。A. mind意愿，意向；B. clothes衣服；C. place地点；D. habit习惯。change one’s mind是固定短语，意为“改变主意”；根据下文“I grabbed a jacket and headed outside”可知，作者趁自己还未改变主意，起了床。故选A项。
115．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我抓起一件夹克，向外面走去，在小屋的角落里停下来仰望天空。A. check out结账离开；B. get along相处，进展；C. take off起飞，脱下，成功；D. look up抬头看。根据下文“The Milky Way was blazing (闪耀) in a cloud-free sky”可知，作者在小屋的角落里抬头看天空的景象。故选D项。
116．考查动词词义辨析。句意：银河在无云的天空中闪耀，几秒钟内一颗流星划过我的视野。A. walked走；B. sped快速经过；C. came来；D. stepped踩。结合常识和“a shooting star”可推知，流星是快速划过。故选B项。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我叫醒了我的朋友，向她保证这一切都是值得的。A. warned警告；B. persuaded劝说；C. promised承诺；D. requested请求。句中“I woke up my friend”说明朋友并不像作者那么热衷于这件事情，结合“it would be worth her while”可知，作者向朋友承诺这是值得做的事情，朋友才会起来看流星。故选C项。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她不像我那么热心。A. keen热衷的；B. tied劳累的；C. cold寒冷的；D. certain确定的。根据上文可知，作者需要向朋友作出承诺，她才起来看流星，说明朋友并不热衷于此。故选A项。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喊道：“那儿!”。A. apologized道歉；B. shouted叫喊；C. scolded责备；D. praised表扬。根据“There!”可知，作者看到了流星，非常激动，大声叫喊。故选B项。
120．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“在那边!”我说，指了指，好像能帮上忙似的。A. crying哭，大叫；B. shaking颤抖；C. pointing指；D. running跑。结合上文“Over there!”可推知，作者给朋友指出流星的方向。故选C项。
121．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“还有一个!”她开始兴奋起来。A. hesitating犹豫；B. attempting试图；C. longing渴望；D. starting开始。根据上文可知，朋友对看流星并不是很热心。结合句中“to get excited”可推知，在真正看到流星后她开始激动起来。故选D项。
122．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，回报来自四面八方。A. fields田野；B. corners角落；C. cottages木屋；D. directions方向。结合常识和下文“We observed some ten more stars”可推知，天空的流星来自各个方向。故选D项。
123．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在几分钟内，我们又观察了十多颗恒星，其中大多数在我们中的一个引起另一个的注意之前就消失了。A. disappearing消失；B. burning燃烧；C. falling降落；D. freezing结冰，静止。结合常识和上文“some ten more stars within minutes”可知，很多流星在很短的时间出现，所以在在我们中的一个引起另一个的注意之前就消失了。故选A项。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个半小时后，我和朋友看到了几十颗流星，觉得很冷，觉得已经看够了。A. predicted预测；B. figured认为；C. doubted怀疑；D. suggested建议。根据句中“my friend and I were cold”和“we had seen enough”可推知，作者和朋友认为已经看够了。故选B项。
125．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们很惊叹，这感觉就像给我们的私人表演，我们紧紧地抱着胳膊，朝小屋走去。A. Disappointed失望的；B. Shocked震惊的；C. Amazed惊叹的；D. Scared害怕的。根据句中“our own private show”可推知，作者将其视为专门给自己的私人表演，感到赞叹不已。故选C项。
126．A
127．C
128．B
129．C
130．D
131．C
132．A
133．A
134．C
135．B
136．B
137．C
138．A
139．D
140．D
141．A
142．D
143．B
144．C
145．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个新老师，因为偶然的一句表扬，改变了一个成绩很差的孩子的性格和命运。足见老师的话对学生有多么重要。老师教给学生知识，而最重要的是通过给孩子鼓励和信心而形式积极的人生观。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是一个新老师，我会对于学生的表现给予诚实的描述。A. teacher老师；B. reporter记者；C. monitor监视器；D. doctor医生。根据下文“I gave an honest account of the students’ work”可知，作者是一个新老师。故选A项。
127．考查连词词义辨析。句意：但是他是一个聪明的学生。A. Or或者；B. And和；C. But但是；D. So所以。根据前文“In Simon’s case, the grades were very low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting.”以及下文的“he was a bright student”可知此处表示转折， 应使用连词but,故选C项。
128．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的作业绝对反应不出他的能力。A. courage勇气；B. abilities能力；C. feelings感觉；D. dream梦。根据前文“In Simon’s case, the grades were very low.”和“he was a bright student”可推知，Simon很聪明，但他的作业表现反应不出他的能力。故选B项。
129．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：西蒙的母亲亲吻了我的脸颊，我对此完全没有准备。A. desperate绝望的；B. responsible负责的；C. unprepared未经准备的；D. unsuitable不适当的。根据上文“my palms were sweating.”以及下文“for her kisses on both my cheeks”可知，作者很紧张，完全没想到西蒙的母亲会亲她，所以作者是没有准备的。故选C项。
130．考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为我，西蒙完全变了一个人。A. as for至于；B. in spite of尽管；C. apart from除了；D. because of因为。根据下文“She wanted to tell me how thankful she was for the   ____8____   I had nurtured (培养) in her son.”可知，由于作者西蒙改变了。故选D项。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他谈到了他是如何爱我的，他开始交朋友，他十二年来第一次在朋友家度过了一个下午。A. pleased使高兴；B. feared害怕；C. loved挚爱；D. criticized批评。根据前文的“She told me that   ____5____   me, Simon had become a different person.”可知西蒙很喜欢作者。故选C项。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. recently最近地；B. immediately立即地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. obviously明显地。根据前文“He talked of how he   ____6____   me, he had begun to make friends”可知这些变化都是从作者成为西蒙的老师之后的变化， 也是最近发生的事情。故选A项。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她告诉我她很感激我帮助西蒙培养了他的自尊心。A. self-respect自尊；B. self-doubt自我怀疑；C. self-pity自怜；D. self-control自我控制。根据前文的“and for the first time in his twelve years, he had   ____7____   spent an afternoon at a friend’s house.”可知，能够交朋友并且在朋友家呆一个下午，说明西蒙逐渐找到了自尊心，此处指西蒙的妈妈感谢作者培养了他孩子的自尊心。故选A项。
134．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我坐在那里，呆若木鸡，大约有半个小时，一直在想刚刚发生的事。A. imagining想象；B. observing观察；C. wondering疑惑，想知道；D. recording记录。根据下文“How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without   ____10____   knowing it?”可知作者也想知道。故选C项。
135．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我是怎么在不知情的情况下让那个男孩改变了人生的？A. also也；B. even甚至；C. always总是；D. still仍然。根据前文“I sat, shocked, for about half an hour,   ____9____   what had just happened.”可知此处对于西蒙发生的改变的原因作者自己都一头雾水，甚至是都不知道是什么改变了西蒙。此处表示语义的递进。故选B项。
136．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后我记得是几个月前的一天，一些学生在教室前面做报告。A. expect期望；B. remember记起；C. believe相信；D. accept接受。根据后文“one day, several months before, when some students were   ____12____   reports in the front of the class.”可知本句表示作者想起了具体所发生的事情。故选B项。
137．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. writing写；B. reviewing审查；C. giving给；D. editing编辑。根据下文“reports in the front of the class”可知学生们在作报告，使用固定短语give reports,故选C项。
138．考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jeanne说话的声音太小，为了鼓励她声音大一点，我说：声音大一点，Simon是这方面的专家，他是唯一的一个你不得不信服的人。A. quietly安静地；B. repeatedly重复地；C. quickly快速地；D. firmly坚决地。根据后文“Speak up”可知Jeanne说话的声音太小。故选A项。
139．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他是唯一的一个你不得不信服的人，他在教室后面听不见你说话。A. lucky幸运的；B. lonely孤独的；C. likely可能的；D. only仅仅的。根据前文“Simon’s the expert on this”可知用only表示强调Simon是这方面的专家。故选D项。
140．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. entrance入口；B. middle中间；       C. front前部；D. back后面。根据下文“And it was all because he   ____17____   to be the last kid in the last row.”可知，西蒙坐在教室最后面。故D项。
141．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那天起西蒙坐得更直了，注意力更集中了，笑得更开心了。A. smiled笑；B. slept睡眠；C. shouted喊；D. quarreled争吵。根据下文“and became happy”可知西蒙笑得多了。故选A项。
142．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这一切都是因为他恰好是最后一排的最后一个孩子。A. intended预期；B. pretended假装；C. refused拒绝；D. happened发生。根据下文“The boy who most needed   ____18____   was the one who took the last seat that day.”可知。happen to do sth.碰巧发生某事。故选D项。
143．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最需要表扬的男孩是那天坐最后一个座位的男孩。A. change更改；B. praise赞扬；C. thanks谢谢；D. visits访问。根据前文“Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the ____14____ one you have to convince”以及“From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention,   ____16____   more, and became happy.”可知西蒙觉得作者关注他，所以他自己改变了自己，因此此处指坐在最后一个座位的人即西蒙是最需要表扬的。故选B项。
144．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它给了我多年教学生涯中最宝贵的一课，我很感激它来得早，而且很积极。A. difficult困难的；B. painful疼痛的；C. valuable有价值的；D. enjoyable愉快的。根据下文“I’m thankful that it came   ____20____   and positively”可知这是有价值的一课。故选C项。
145．考查副词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. slowly慢慢地；B. early早期地；C. frequently经常地；D. occasionally偶尔地。根据前文“I was a new ____1____, and I gave an honest account of the students’ work.”可知西蒙的事件是发生在作者刚做新老师的时候，所以此处指这件事在很早的时候给了作者启示。故选B项。
146．C
147．A
148．B
149．D
150．D
151．A
152．B
153．D
154．C
155．C
156．A
157．B
158．A
159．B
160．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和社区里的人由于一些问题产生隔阂，通过原谅而走出阴霾。
146．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此我远离他们，尽我所能忘记他们。A. understand理解；B. comfort安慰；C. forget忘记；D. entertain款待。根据上文“I stepped away from them”可知作者离他们，尽可能忘记他们。故选C。
147．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我从这些事件中感受到的情绪继续困扰着我，它开始破坏我生活中其他部分的关系。A. disturb打扰，使烦恼；B. frighten使害怕；C. inspire鼓舞；D. relax使放松。根据句中“But”可知，本句与上文构成转折关系。根据下文“it began destroying the relationships in other parts of my life”可知，作者从这些事件中感受到的情绪继续困扰着他。故选A。
148．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我最终和我真正关心的人闹僵了。A. camps营地；B. bridges桥，纽带；C. shelters避难所，遮蔽；D. faces面孔。根据上文“it began destroying the relationships in other parts of my life”可知，作者的情绪渗透到了生活的其他领域，它开始破坏作者生活其他部分的人际关系。由此可知，作者最终与真正关心的自己的人也断绝了联系。burn bridges断绝关系。故选B。
149．考查动词词义辨析。句意：昨天，因为一个重大的工作事件，我被迫参加了一个社区会议。A. promised承诺；B. allowed允许；C. persuaded说服；D. forced迫使。根据上文“As a result, I stepped away from them and did my best to 　　1　　 them.”可知，作者远离他们，尽可能忘记他们。所以，这次参加社区会议是被迫的。force符合句意。故选D。
150．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我为这件事焦虑了好几天，当我在会议上第一次看到与我争吵的人时，我感到非常尴尬。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. depressing令人沮丧的；C. confusing令人困惑的；D. embarrassing令人尴尬的。根据上文“I ended up burning the 　　3　　 with people I really cared about.”可知，作者最终和这些人闹僵了，所以在会议上看到与他争吵的人时，他感到非常尴尬。故选D。
151．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我为这件事焦虑了好几天，当我在会议上第一次看到与我争吵的人时，我感到非常尴尬。A. quarreled争吵；B. competed竞赛；C. chatted聊天；D. combined结合。根据文章首句“I’ve had some pretty serious issues with some people in my community recently.”以及第一段“it began to destroy the relationships in other parts of my life.”可知，作者和社区里的人发生了严重的争端。故选A。
152．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管作者不安，但最奇怪却最美妙的事情发生了：没有与任何人发生争吵或激动。A. difficult困难的；B. wonderful极好的；C. important重要的；D. popular流行的，受欢迎的。根据下文“there were no ____8____ between us and no one was holding anger against me.”可知，没有与任何人发生争吵或激动，所以这是很美妙的事情。故选B。
153．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. conversations对话；B. doubts怀疑；C. bargains讨价还价；D. arguments争论，争吵。根据上文“I was concerned about this event for days and it was pretty ____5____ when I first saw the people I ____6____ with at the conference.”可知，作者感觉会上看到与自己争吵的人会很尴尬。由此可知，该句表达没有争吵，没有人记恨作者。故选D。
154．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很明显，很多人已经从这些事件中走了出来。A. necessary必要的；B. impossible命不可能的；C. clear清楚的；D. strange奇怪的。根据上文“no one was holding anger against me”可知，很多人已经从这些事件中走了出来，这是很明显的事情。故选C。
155．考查动词短语辨析。句意：没有什么可忧虑的了。A. put off 推迟；B. turn down拒绝，关小；C. worry about为……担忧；D. think over仔细考虑。根据上文叙述“there were no   ____8____   between us and no one was holding anger against me. It was   ____9____   that people have moved on from the events. ”可知，与社区里的人发生争端，作者一直情绪不好。到现在很多人已经从这些事件中走了出来。该处表达，作者没有什么可忧虑的了。故选C。
156．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在会议上看着他们，在脑海中道歉并原谅他们。A. apologized道歉；B. complained抱怨；C. recalled回忆；D. imagined想象。根据下文“Through my recent practice in compassion, I   ___13___   more that when yon forgive others, you   ____14____   yourself as well.”可知，作者在心里向他们致歉也原谅了他们。故选A。
157．考查名词词义辨析。句意：做完这件事后，我感到内心平静。A. pride骄傲，自豪；B. peace和平，平静；C. gratitude感激；D. sympathy同情。根据下文“when yon forgive others, you   ____14____   yourself as well.”可知，原谅他人自己也会得到解放，所以内心会感到平静。故选B。
158．考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过我最近的同情做法，我意识到当你原谅他人时，你也会解放自己。A. recognize认出，意识到；B. suggest建议；C. insist坚持；D. explain解释。根据上文“Through my recent practice in compassion”可知，通过自己的实践，作者获得了新的认知。故选A。
159．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. risk冒险；B. free使解脱；C. ignore忽视；D. believe相信。根据上文“After doing this, I felt   ____12____   in myself.”可知作者更加意识到当你原谅别人时，你放过了别人也放过了自己。故选B。
160．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个关于宽恕的重要一课帮助我从更大的角度看待问题。A. generosity慷慨；B. patience耐心；C. forgiveness原谅；D. kindness善意。根据上文“Through my recent practice in compassion, I ___13___   more that when yon forgive others, you   ____14____   yourself as well.”可知，这是作者得到的关于宽恕的重要一课，是他学到的教训。故选C。