【江苏专版】2022-2023学年中考英语二模汇编-完形填空Ⅴ（20篇）

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【江苏专版】2022-2023学年中考英语二模汇编
完形填空Ⅴ（20篇）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、完形填空
（2022·江苏扬州·统考二模）Seventeen-year-old Nadia Clarke talks about her African experience:
Last summer I got the chance to spend a ____1____ helping out in a hospital in Africa. I had one year left at school, and I was interested in studying medicine at university. I thought it was the perfect chance to get some experience and to see ____2____ I  wanted to be a doctor.
It was a month that ____3____ my life. I was introduced to a world that is very different from ____4____ in so many ways. In the hospital, I was ____5____ at how poor so many of the families over there are and how difficult their lives can be. ____6____, I was also amazed at how positively people go about their everyday lives. The way they come together and help each other is a real inspiration, and this is ____7____ I think a lot of us here in the UK have forgotten. I think many of us don’t ____8____ how lucky we are.
My work in the hospital was ____9____, I not only spent a lot of time cleaning floors and changing bed sheets, but I also got to spend some time ____10____ the patients. And I got the chance to talk to some ____11____ and learnt a lot about medicine. I saw some truly awful things in the hospital, but ____12____ of them changed my mind about being a doctor. ____13____ they only made me more interested in doing medicine!
When I finish, I know ____14____ what I’m going to do: I want to work for an international organization like the Red Cross or Medecins sans Frontieres and spend my life helping people overseas who haven’t been as ____15____ in life as me. I can’t wait to get started.
1．A．day B．week C．month D．year
2．A．when B．where C．how D．if
3．A．found B．changed C．accepted D．noticed
4．A．ours B．yours C．mine D．theirs
5．A．angry B．surprised C．disappointed D．good
6．A．Instead B．Anyway C．So D．However
7．A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
8．A．realize B．believe C．forget D．enjoy
9．A．interesting B．boring C．hard D．relaxing
10．A．looking after B．looking for C．looking like D．looking into
11．A．patients B．classmates C．nurses D．doctors
12．A．many B．some C．none D．each
13．A．At first B．In fact C．After all D．As usual
14．A．hardly B．happily C．exactly D．quickly
15．A．careful B．lucky C．quiet D．active

（2022·江苏扬州·统考二模）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final ___16___. He discovered the youth was ___17___ and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes ___18___.”
The president required the youth to ___19___ his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever ___20___ your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to ___21___.”
“Go and clean your mother’s hands when you go back today, and then ___22___ me tomorrow morning.” the president said at last.
The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell ___23___ he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly.
It was the first time he had ___24___ that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother ____25____. That night, Mother and Son talked for a very long time, longer than any talk before.
The next ____26____ the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked, “Please tell me how you ____27____ about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be ____28____ today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how ____29____ it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the ____30____ of family relationship.” The president said, “You are hired. This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”
16．A．survey B．test C．interview D．research
17．A．creative B．excellent C．humorous D．practical
18．A．maker B．cleaner C．designer D．seller
19．A．wash B．hide C．show D．dry
20．A．found B．made C．helped D．watched
21．A．study B．sleep C．work D．exercise
22．A．ask B．see C．call D．answer
23．A．after B．until C．because D．as
24．A．believed B．heard C．noticed D．expected
25．A．quietly B．sadly C．excitedly D．angrily
26．A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．evening
27．A．worried B．felt C．brought D．spoke
28．A．wonderful B．lucky C．successful D．cheerful
29．A．important B．difficult C．different D．impossible
30．A．value B．secret C．type D．change

（2022·江苏盐城·统考二模）What will you do when you have great difficulties in achieving your goals? Sometimes you may want to ____31____. But that is not the case for this ____32____ young girl. Meet Vitoria Bueno Boche, a 16-year-old ballet ____33____ from Brazil.
Vitoria is easy to be noticed among her group of dancers. The ____34____ is a little heartbreaking: She was born ____35____ arms. However, Vitoria has loved dancing ____36____ she was a little girl. It is her number one ____37____. She practises dancing every day.
Ballet is difficult even for normal people. Imagine how ____38____ it is for people like Vitoria! To dance well, Vitoria has to work a lot harder and spend a lot more ____39____ practising than those young people of her age. Her hard work has paid off. Vitoria has received many awards for ____40____ dance performances, including some from the Royal Academy of Dance (英国皇家舞蹈学院) in ____41____. The girl has proved to us that ____42____ is possible with hard work.
The young star is also a warm ray of sunshine. In all of her performances, Vitoria displays a bright ____43____. It has the ability to warm up even the coldest of hearts. ____44____ dancing, Vitoria has learned to live her life on her own. She can do everything by herself.
Vitoria often uses her social media platform to ____45____ teenagers with physical differences like herself. “If you are tired, learn to rest, not to give up.” one of her famous quotes.
31．A．grow up B．make up C．give up D．look up
32．A．amazing B．interesting C．boring D．smiling
33．A．singer B．dancer C．waiter D．player
34．A．question B．conversation C．decision D．reason
35．A．with B．without C．out D．in
36．A．when B．before C．until D．since
37．A．dream B．habit C．choice D．interest
38．A．hard B．easy C．bad D．good
39．A．money B．luck C．help D．time
40．A．her B．our C．their D．its
41．A．Paris B．New York C．London D．Moscow
42．A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
43．A．laugh B．smile C．cry D．shout
44．A．Besides B．Except C．Before D．After
45．A．encourage B．explain C．express D．expect

（2022·江苏徐州·统考二模）When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was play. Sometimes, I ____46____ forgot to do my homework. Of course, my class teacher wouldn’t turn a blind ____47____ to this. At that time, I wondered ____48____ she could spend so much time supervising (监督) me. Didn’t she have ____49____ else to do? So my biggest wish then was to become a ____50____, for it seemed that a teacher never needed to do any work.
But later, I took more ____51____ of my class teacher’s life. To my great surprise, she was much ____52____ than I had thought. Whenever I saw her in her office, she would be busy ____53____. Sometimes, she was correcting ____54____ test papers; sometimes, she was having a heart-to-heart talk with a student; sometimes, she was preparing for her _____55_____. It seemed she _____56_____ had time to take a rest!
I felt curious as to why my teacher was always able to be so _____57_____, though she was busy all day long. Gradually, I realized that teaching was a rewarding job. It brings a teacher a sense of _____58_____ to be able to nourish (培育) many young minds. A teacher would always feel _____59_____ upon seeing his or her students go from expressing puzzlement to understanding all the difficult points.
_____60_____ being a teacher can be tiring, I still want to be a teacher. Perhaps I have a long way to go, but I will keep fighting for this dream.
46．A．also B．still C．even D．instead
47．A．car B．eye C．nose D．mouth
48．A．what B．how C．where D．when
49．A．anything B．anybody C．nothing D．nobody
50．A．student B．doctor C．teacher D．policeman
51．A．notice B．photos C．care D．hold
52．A．lazier B．luckier C．busier D．crazier
53．A．eating B．playing C．thinking D．working
54．A．her B．their C．your D．our
55．A．dinner B．lessons C．clothes D．tools
56．A．never B．always C．usually D．often
57．A．humorous B．polite C．energetic D．special
58．A．achievement B．humour C．direction D．speed
59．A．excited B．curious C．nervous D．proud
60．A．Because B．Although C．As D．If

（2022·江苏徐州·统考二模）When Severn Cullis-Suzuki was very young, she learned that the United Nations Assembly(大会) was going to meet in Brazil. Severn ____61____ that she wanted not only to go there but also to say something. She started to raise money for the ____62____ and she had enough for the 11,000-kilometre journey at the age of 12.
Severn was sure that she had ____63____ to say. When she made her five-minute speech ____64____ the UN Assembly, she tried very hard to make a difference. She talked about ____65____ problems like pollution and the hunting of animals. She also talked about the ____66____ of children in many parts of the world, especially poor children ____67____ don’t have enough to eat. She ____68____ them with children in richer countries who have more than they need and throw things ____69____ . Severn’s questions were a _____70_____ to the world’s leaders-questions about why the grown-ups who _____71_____ the world don’t take more care of it and of the people who live in it.
Many people who heard her speech _____72_____ at the end, and everyone _____73_____ with thunderous applause(掌声) when she finished.
Severn showed that young people can make a difference _____74_____ they’re brave enough to believe in themselves. Who knows? Perhaps you could be _____75_____ Severn.
61．A．refused B．doubted C．regretted D．decided
62．A．game B．trip C．party D．course
63．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
64．A．to B．with C．from D．by
65．A．environmental B．physical C．educational D．medical
66．A．location B．situation C．vacation D．communication
67．A．which B．what C．who D．when
68．A．compared B．discussed C．connected D．argue
69．A．on B．up C．over D．away
70．A．challenge B．conversation C．punishment D．education
71．A．run B．hold C．miss D．stop
72．A．cried B．were crying C．was crying D．cry
73．A．broke up B．grew up C．stood up D．gave up
74．A．unless B．if C．whether D．though
75．A．another B．the other C．other D．others

（2022·江苏连云港·统考二模）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One day, when I was young, I went climbing with my family. However, halfway through the climb I lost my parents. I remember ____76____ that I was so scared that I began to cry. Luckily, some volunteers ____77____ me and looked after me. In their company, I gradually calmed down, and finally found my family.
I’ve always been thankful for their help and keep this ____78____ in mind. Since that time, I have joined volunteer teams, taking part in many activities.
I remembered one time at a bus stop, I was especially impressed. It was my ____79____ to put people on the right buses. There was a middle-aged aunt ____80____ some big bags who had been standing for a long time. She seemed to be ____81____ and in need of help. I began to talk with her.
I found ____82____ she needed to go and then told her how to get there. The woman said she was going to see her daughter who, because she was so ____83____ with work, hadn’t been home for weeks. The woman had delicious food with her that she had ____84____ her daughter. I was deeply moved by this show of love. Parents’ love is selfless.
I was also impressed by ____85____ that happened during voluntary activity I took part in this year. I was working on the riverbank with friends, my job was to pick up rubbish and ____86____ the water quality. I found a small ____87____ with a bunch of keys and a pile of documents on the grass.
I waited there for 20 minutes, ____88____ that someone would come to look for them. But since no one did, I phoned a local radio station for help. Finally, a schoolboy arrived. He was very thankful to get his bag back, ____89____ the documents were necessary for his examination.
I really love voluntary work. In the future, I will ____90____ to pass on my love and reach out to people in need, just as those people reached out to me on that frightening day in my childhood.
76．A．clearly B．nearly C．quietly D．highly
77．A．took B．liked C．noticed D．lifted
78．A．report B．experience C．idea D．hope
79．A．luck B．homework C．skill D．job
80．A．in B．from C．with D．over
81．A．worried B．careless C．disabled D．hurried
82．A．what B．where C．how D．when
83．A．excited B．patient C．careful D．busy
84．A．handed in B．given up C．prepared for D．looked for
85．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
86．A．drink B．prevent C．test D．use
87．A．box B．radio C．phone D．bag
88．A．following B．thinking C．complaining D．deciding
89．A．because B．though C．unless D．until
90．A．understand B．push C．call D．continue

（2022·江苏连云港·连云港市新海实验中学校考二模）Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others. We often ___91___ information without spending much time thinking it over ourselves.
Nowadays, we are ___92___ with lots of different ideas and beliefs (信念), but many of them are often contradictory (自相矛盾的). Psychologists tell us that if we ___93___ a specific belief enough times, or if it comes from someone we ___94___, we will probably decide that the belief is ___95___. In these cases, we base our opinions on the opinions of ___96___. If we don’t come to our own conclusions, we become ___97___ more than parrots.
Some people believe ___98___ they read and then share the story on the Internet without thinking about the ___99___. All it takes is one quick click of the “_____100_____” button and the story travels on its way to _____101_____ more unthinking readers. This can cause _____102_____ problems.
If we think more about what we see and try to _____103_____ our own opinions, we will be more thoughtful, independent and creative. But _____104_____ of us take the time to do this. Becoming aware (意识到的) of this fact is the first step toward changing our behavior. Hopefully, we can learn to judge (判断) _____105_____ we read and hear on our own and make more reasonable (合理的) decisions.
91．A．accept B．give C．refuse D．explore
92．A．dealt B．compared C．presented D．agreed
93．A．think out B．hear about C．catch up D．hang out
94．A．respect B．forget C．dislike D．doubt
95．A．false B．deep C．fool D．true
96．A．others B．other C．other’s D．another
97．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
98．A．however B．whatever C．wherever D．whoever
99．A．authors B．covers C．letters D．facts
100．A．back B．top C．share D．bottom
101．A．waste B．push C．influence D．challenge
102．A．serious B．small C．magic D．strange
103．A．lend B．form C．hit D．move
104．A．many B．none C．all D．few
105．A．how B．when C．what D．why

（2022·江苏苏州·校考二模）I was a happy kid until the day I fell down. I ___106___ on a piece of glass and it cut my eye badly. If the eye were ___107___, my face would look ugly. As a result, my scarred（有疤痕的）and sightless eye lived on with me.
People often asked me questions which made me ___108___. When kids played games, I was ___109___ the “monster（怪兽）”. I knew that everyone looked down on me.
Yet mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I listened to her. As a child, I ___110___ what mom meant was, “Be careful, or you will fall down because your eye is sightless.”
In high school I ___111___ became a monitor, but I still felt like a freak（怪物）. I really wanted to look like everyone else. When things got too bad, I would ___112___ to my mom. Then she would look at me with loving eyes and say “Hold your head up high and face the world. Show them your ___113___ inside.”
My mom’s love ___114___ me. I had faced a lot of problems and learned to accept myself. Now “Hold your head up high” has often been heard in my home. I say it to my children, too. The gift my mom gave me ___115___ on.
106．A．sat B．landed C．stood D．walked
107．A．taken back B．taken over C．taken away D．taken up
108．A．sad B．happy C．warm D．comfortable
109．A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always
110．A．thought B．hoped C．watched D．planned
111．A．only B．also C．yet D．even
112．A．read B．write C．cry D．smile
113．A．luck B．beauty C．health D．trust
114．A．beat B．stopped C．troubled D．encouraged
115．A．holds B．lives C．depends D．calls

（2022·江苏常州·统考二模）See Yourself Ten Years in the Future

Objective: See in your mind’s eye what you really want to be in ten years’ time. Choose your own values, activities, and relationships rather than ____116____ others.
Complete this exercise that I’ve done with thousands of people to learn what you ____117____ want in life.
My Own Experience with the Ten Years Exercise
____118____ working with troubled teens, I used to have them do a Ten Years in the future ____119____. I asked them to write a letter to a friend as if it was ten years in the future. Most of these boys and girls didn’t think about the next week, much less ____120____ years to come.
And the real story is what happened to ____121____ . In my letter to a friend, I had moved to the country, built my own home, become a black belt in the martial arts (武术), written a book, and began my own business working from home. Over the next ten years, something ____122____ happened. I did write books and ____123____ my business. We did move to the country and I did build my own home.
How to Write Your ____124____
This letter to a friend will become a magnetic factor in your life. Your vision will guide you in your yearly goals, your monthly schedules, your ______125______ goals, and your daily activities. You must write your letter as if it has already happened. ______126______ :“Dear Bob, so much has happened in the last ten years. Rachel and I have moved to Australia and live on a 2000-acre ranch (大牧场).”
Remember to describe all the details as if they have ______127______ happened.
What to Include in Your Ten Years’ Letter
Write about your hobbies and your real passions and interests. How do you ______128______ to the community and the world? What do you read? What do you drive and where do you travel on your holidays? You can write about your daily schedule and activities, your gardens, your office, or ______129______is really important to you.
To get your creative ______130______ flowing, include some future inventions or world changes in your letter. I had the teens do this and we had fun with it.
116．A．copying B．working C．finding D．doing
117．A．slowly B．suddenly C．really D．quickly
118．A．Though B．Unless C．Until D．While
119．A．exercise B．sports C．work D．job
120．A．nine B．ten C．eleven D．twelve
121．A．her B．them C．me D．him
122．A．magic B．terrible C．good D．lucky
123．A．open B．close C．end D．begin
124．A．Book B．Letter C．Diary D．Homework
125．A．daily B．weekly C．monthly D．yearly
126．A．For sale B．For free C．For example D．For short
127．A．also B．already C．almost D．always
128．A．give out B．give away C．give in D．give back
129．A．whatever B．whenever C．however D．wherever
130．A．body B．heart C．feeling D．mind

（2022·江苏泰州·统考二模）It all started on 16-year-old Rick’s first day at high school. Like many proud ____131____. Carol and Dale, Rick’s mum and dad, saw him off to school with big wave (挥手) from the doorstep. That evening Rick complained about how ____132____ they were. This gave Dale who has an artificial limb (假肢) a great ____133____.
The next morning as Rick stepped onto the bus outside his house, he could hear all of his school friends ____134____ something. He turned around and to his great surprise, there was his dad, ____135____ as an American football player, complete with ball and helmet (头盔). But that was just a ____136____. For the next 180 school days, rain or shine. Dale appeared there in a ____137____ costurne. One day he was king waving his sword(剑), the next a cook in his cooking hat, the following Wonder Woman. Dale even made other members of the ____138____ take part, using Rick’s younger brother to play Batman alongside his Robin.
____139____, Dale only spent $50 on all of his costurnes. He got lots of costurnes from the family fancy-dress collection and then there were several friends happy to ____140____.
Some of Rick’s friends didn’t find it ____141____ but most of them looked forward to seeing what Dale would be wearing. And Dale also ____142____ international fans for his dressing up too, as each day Carol took photo of her husband in fancy dress and ____143____ it on their blog (博客) which became a hit on the Internet. Even Rick was finally able to see the funny side and realized his dad was very ____144____ after all.
But all good things must come to an end and on the last day of school, Dale showed up as a soldier and stood next to a sign ____145____ “It’s been fun waving at the bus. Have a great summer.” He has no plans to wave Rick of to school next year. Instead, he’going to do something else.
131．A．friends B．neighbors C．teachers D．parents
132．A．frightening B．embarrassing C．disappointing D．tiring
133．A．idea B．lesson C．gift D．dream
134．A．arguing about B．asking for C．laughing at D．showing off
135．A．behaving B．working C．dressed D．known
136．A．start B．sign C．try D．joke
137．A．popular B．traditional C．modern D．different
138．A．school B．family C．company D．community
139．A．Specially B．Luckily C．Amazingly D．Gradually
140．A．come B．help C．watch D．save
141．A．interesting B．beautiful C．surprising D．wonderful
142．A．paid B．thanked C．found D．satisfied
143．A．posted B．stuck C．typed D．threw
144．A．kind B．brave C．silly D．cool
145．A．suggesting B．saying C．writing D．warning

（2022·江苏无锡·江苏省锡山高级中学实验学校校考二模）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
About six months ago, I got an unexpected package. The return address was a latitude (纬度) and a longitude (经度). Inside was an envelope (信封) that had a bunch of ___146___ paper towels. I had no idea what it was all about ___147___ I began to read the paper towels carefully, which all brought back my ___148___.
At 18, I went to college and got a part-time job in a laboratory. My coworkers were some guys who had been working for too long and felt ___149___, so they came up with some jokes to make fun of me. But there was a lab assistant named Howie, who started protecting me ___150___ them. My dad had been in the army and taught me cryptograms (密码). So, I loved to send ___151___ messages to Howie on these paper towels. Now, he’d ___152___ them for 62 years.
How could I get in touch with him with this tricky address? After Googling it with great efforts, I ___153___ it! I sent a letter to him, and got a postcard back, saying, “Nicer than nice to hear from you.”
Then we started corresponding. We shared happiness and sadness in the past years. That’s how he has gradually changed my life. I almost ___154___ after my husband and daughter died, but what he did has brought me ____155____. He introduced to me a sweet passion to face my life and gave me back a sense of self-worth. Our friendship is magical to be refreshed after over six decades!
146．A．strange B．new C．old D．tidy
147．A．once B．after C．when D．until
148．A．memories B．interests C．promises D．stories
149．A．relaxed B．sad C．bored D．excited
150．A．against B．among C．with D．over
151．A．simple B．secret C．careless D．careful
152．A．sent B．kept C．learnt D．lost
153．A．missed B．succeeded C．named D．made
154．A．looked down B．broke down C．slowed down D．calmed down
155．A．warmth B．health C．growth D．wealth

（2021·江苏南通·统考二模）School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired.
I sat at the very ___156___ of the bus because of the anxiety to arrive home. But sitting next to Janie seemed to make me stand out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, who drove the bus, tried to start a ___157___ to break the uncomfortable air.
I tried to mind my manners and ___158___ listened, but usually I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, she was worth ___159___.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in particular. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked with a ___160___ change of mind and interest. I could see the ___161___ in her eyes.
“Heart trouble.” She replied. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from fighting the tears, she continued, “I’ve already lost my ___162___, so I don’t think I can bear losing him.”
I was shocked. I didn’t know what to say. My heart ached. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ___163___ my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how ___164___ it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized that Janie was not only a _____165_____. That was just her job. But she also had a _____166_____ world of family and worries. I had never thought of her as anything but her job.
I suddenly felt myself very _____167_____. I paid no attention to Janie herself before. I had judged her by her job and considered her as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be of great _____168_____. I realized that I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my own life. Everyone _____169_____ a place to go to, people to see and promises to keep. I should not have been so self-centred. _____170_____ people is really an art.
156．A．middle B．back C．front D．center
157．A．topic B．conversation C．discussion D．message
158．A．happily B．carelessly C．sincerely D．politely
159．A．thinking about B．hearing from C．going on D．listening to
160．A．terrible B．sudden C．pleasant D．common
161．A．smile B．surprise C．fear D．doubt
162．A．dad B．mum C．sister D．child
163．A．pain B．pity C．care D．help
164．A．quick B．long C．hard D．heavy
165．A．teacher B．artist C．writer D．driver
166．A．dark B．natural C．whole D．bright
167．A．modest B．selfish C．worried D．satisfied
168．A．importance B．interest C．courage D．comfort
169．A．has B．takes C．finds D．needs
170．A．Painting B．Understanding C．Telling D．Valuing

（2021·江苏淮安·统考二模）阅读下文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
It was a cold winter day. Two beggars(乞丐) were sitting at the ____171____ of a busy street. They looked helpless as people ____172____.
It was getting late and when they were getting ready ____173____ the street corner, they saw a man walking toward them. He was a ____174____ man. They could know that from the modern business suit he was wearing.
The man took ____175____ out of his bag. Then something that looked like a piece of hard candy in a piece of paper, was ____176____ each of the beggars’ waiting hats. Then the man turned and continued ____177____ without saying a word.
____178____ the man left, the tall beggar said to the short one, “He could ____179____ leave us a few coins, but he just gave us a piece of hard candy. Who does he think we are ____180____?
There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no teeth. Then he ____181____ the “candy” from his hat and threw it away.
The short beggar looked down at the “candy” in his hat. His ____182____ thought was to throw it away like the tall beggar. But his second thought made him ____183____ his mind.
“I haven’t had anything like this for many years he thought. I can’t chew(咀嚼) it, but I can suck(吸吮) on it for a moment. ____184____ nice man! He offered me something so sweet.
Then he opened the paper. To ____185____ surprise, there was no hard candy inside. Instead, there was a shiny white pearl(珍珠) that he could sell for thousands of dollars.
171．A．corner B．end C．centre D．beginning
172．A．pushed in B．fell over C．passed by D．passed away
173．A．to stay B．to reach C．to leave D．to control
174．A．poor B．rich C．tall D．short
175．A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
176．A．put into B．put out C．put up D．put on
177．A．in his way B．on his way C．by the way D．in some ways
178．A．Whenever B．Unless C．Since D．After
179．A．easily B．early C．widely D．quickly
180．A．teachers B．parents C．children D．men
181．A．picked B．picked up C．took D．took up
182．A．fourth B．third C．second D．first
183．A．change B．forget C．share D．support
184．A．How a B．How C．What a D．What
185．A．her B．my C．his D．their

（2021·江苏苏州·苏州市苏州高新区第一中学校考二模）In the Hollywood movie The Martian, actor Matt Damon plays an astronaut who ___186___ food on Mars to survive alone on the red planet.
After seeing the movie, physicist Michael Allen and food scientist Helen Joyner decided to carry out a case study helping students find out how to farm on Mars. Students have to ___187___ they are mining (采矿) on Mars and decided how to ___188___ themselves there before starting on the journey. They get ___189___ from Ellen and Joyner on how to choose and grow crops on Mars. Students use a scoring system to choose 3 foods to plant on Mars. Allen found the results ___190___ among 30 students, “No two people have ever gotten the ___191___ answer”, he said.
Human travelers to Mars will likely have to make use of resources on the planet rather than take everything they need with them off their ___192___. This means farming their own food on another planet.
One challenge for students is the fact that there can be no farming tools. Like real astronauts, students cannot take farming tools with them, as Joyner said, “You are starting with ___193___.” Besides, students also have to deal with very ___194___ choices of diet, “If I even had to eat a single food for the rest of my life, could I do it?” Joyner asked. But Ellen believes the case study is about more than farming and eating on the red planet.
“I’m not teaching about growing food on Mars,” Allen said, “I’m teaching about living with choices. I’m teaching about ___195___.”
186．A．finds B．grows C．cooks D．makes
187．A．imagine B．consider C．believe D．create
188．A．save B．feed C．help D．support
189．A．money B．warnings C．advice D．choices
190．A．impressive B．surprising C．prefect D．incomplete
191．A．opposite B．similar C．different D．same
192．A．spaceship B．plane C．package D．hands
193．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
194．A．different B．no C．various D．limited
195．A．further thinking B．problem solving C．life changing D．hard working

（2021·江苏苏州·苏州市景范中学校校考二模）We are now in the 22nd century. With the development of science and technology, people can change their bodies in the way they want.
As years went by, Mr. Smith was ___196___ of his look. Several months ago, Mr. Smith went to a body engineering shop and ___197___ for a small nose. Small noses were very ___198___ these years. After the operation, he looked at himself in the mirror (镜子) and found that his ___199___ hair no longer fit his new look. Then he wanted a change to long hair. When he was leaving, the shop keeper ___200___ told him that the shop had a special offer on ears. At last, Mr. Smith went out of the shop with a small nose, long hair and two new ears.
In the next few weeks, Mr. Smith’s interest in his ___201___ kept growing. He bought new eyes, new hands and new feet. After that, he looked very young for his age, and ___202___ different. He felt satisfied with himself. However, the ___203___ in the face and fingerprints brought him much trouble. He was ___204___ to enter places like railway stations and airports. In the end, he decided to have his old body back! To his surprise, Mrs. Smith was unhappy with his ____205____ because she could not bear (忍受) the bad smell of his old feet.
196．A．tired B．afraid C．sure D．aware
197．A．cared B．waited C．asked D．sent
198．A．popular B．similar C．strange D．useful
199．A．long B．short C．thick D．thin
200．A．silently B．foolishly C．carelessly D．suddenly
201．A．shape B．age C．life D．look
202．A．probably B．hardly C．nearly D．completely
203．A．smile B．change C．color D．kiss
204．A．guided B．refused C．forced D．allowed
205．A．interest B．condition C．decision D．situation

（2021·江苏苏州·校考二模）I am Ali. I have always believed in myself. My parents taught me to be ____206____ and that I could be the best at anything. I remember challenging my neighborhood boys to see who could jump the highest and run the fastest. Of course I knew when I made the challenge that I would win. I never even ____207____ losing.
I started my boxing(拳击) ____208____ when I was 12. In high school I boasted(自夸) ____209____, if not daily, that one day I was ____210____ to be the champion of the world. As part of my training, I would run down the street. I would rush in and out of shops to tell them I was training for the Olympics and that I was going to ____211____ a gold medal. I never thought of failing. I only thought of the glory(荣誉) I was going to ____212____ when I won. When I said I was going to be the “Greatest of All Time”, I ____213____ myself. And I still do.
But I didn’t know that my will would be tested when I retired(退休). In 1984, I had Parkinson’s disease. But my confidence and will to continue to live will ____214____ be defeated(打败).
In 1996, I was asked to _____215_____ the cauldron(圣火) at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Of course my answer was yes. I never thought that the disease would be a problem.
206．A．brave B．confident C．honest D．polite
207．A．gave up B．went on C．thought of D．heard of
208．A．diary B．match C．training D．watching
209．A．yearly B．loudly C．proudly D．weekly
210．A．willing B．sure C．hopeful D．active
211．A．win B．lose C．find D．buy
212．A．need B．get C．decide D．make
213．A．believed in B．cared about C．turned to D．went through
214．A．forever B．never C．nearly D．almost
215．A．take B．carry C．watch D．touch

（2021·江苏苏州·苏州市振华中学校校考二模）For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I ____216____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise (乌龟) believing that being slow would win the race. At other times I would act like a rabbit trying different side roads at dangerous ____217____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. Gradually (逐渐地), I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any ____218____ . I finally decided to sit down and take a break. It was then that I saw my ____219____ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I ____220____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard them laughing and even when I was ____221____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just did not have the ____222____ to see it.
As an old Chinese saying goes, “Stress is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the ____223____ life we think we should have and enjoy the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found in your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you ____224____ that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful dog and carry your stick of joy with you everywhere you go. Take yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness, you are ____225____ there.
216．A．forgot B．missed C．offered D．finished
217．A．place B．height C．speed D．time
218．A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller
219．A．happiness B．sadness C．success D．friendship
220．A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked
221．A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry
222．A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength
223．A．real B．perfect C．common D．colorful
224．A．realize B．believe C．hope D．consider
225．A．still B．ever C．never D．already

（2021·江苏苏州·校考二模）A few days ago, I received a letter from my Aunt Lorraine.
It was a handwritten letter ___226___ me for some Shanghai cookies I had sent her. Aunt Lorraine is ninety-one years old and she has wonderful ___227___. That is why she sent me the “thank you” letter. She also has wonderful handwriting. Her penmanship (书法) is smooth. Each letter and word is perfectly formed. It is a ___228___ to read.
Aunt Lorraine was educated half a century ago. At that time, penmanship was ___229___ an important skill. Now, it is the age of e-mail and social media. ___230___ people have the time or want to practice their penmanship or write letters by hand.
This is unfortunate. In my opinion, good penmanship still counts. This is especially true in school. If you want to get good grades on your article, beautiful handwriting will be important. Your article might be full of good ideas. However, ___231___ handwriting can turn an A into a B．Awful handwriting can get you a D!
Good penmanship has other benefits (益处), too. ___232___ it’s a skill, it trains your brain and develops your learning abilities. It also helps you organize your thoughts. And, believe it or not, that slow process (过程) of pushing a pen ___233___ paper improves your reading, spelling and even your pronunciation of English.
Apart from all these educational benefits, good penmanship also has ___234___ benefits. A beautifully written letter to a friend is something he or she will treasure forever. A letter that looks as if a chicken had danced across the paper will be quickly ____235____. I have kept the letter from my Aunt Lorraine. It's a great treasure!
226．A．asking B．thanking C．voting D．praising
227．A．appearance B．stories C．manners D．memories
228．A．pleasure B．surprise C．shame D．pride
229．A．made B．considered C．supposed D．introduced
230．A．Some B．Many C．Most D．Few
231．A．clear B．interesting C．messy D．good
232．A．Since B．Though C．If D．While
233．A．through B．beyond C．around D．along
234．A．public B．personal C．social D．natural
235．A．taken away B．hide away C．thrown away D．put away

（2021·江苏苏州·苏州市立达中学校校考二模）The victims were carried in one by one, their paws and fur burned, suffering from dehydration(脱水) and fear. Their caretakers treated their wounds, and ___236___ them in baskets with the only thing that was ___237___— the leaves of eucalyptus(桉树) tree. As terrible fires have ___238___ more than 2 million acres in Australia, only dozens of koalas have been __239__ from the smoky trees and black ground.
Koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not __240__ from fires but instead climb trees to the top, where they can make themselves into a ball for ___241___ and wait for the danger to ___242___.
But during big fires, such as those that have burned in recent weeks, the animals are far less likely to ___243___. Even if the fire itself does not reach the ___244___ of the trees, the animals may fall to the ground, where they can be burned to death.
We have these special animals not found __245__ else on this planet, and we are killing them. This is a big wake-up call.
236．A．threw B．locked C．laid D．forced
237．A．familiar B．plentiful C．beautiful D．cheap
238．A．reached B．left C．burned D．trapped
239．A．killed B．recognized C．hurt D．saved
240．A．get away B．pass away C．put away D．give away
241．A．balance B．protection C．challenge D．comfort
242．A．attack B．come C．pass D．avoid
243．A．jump B．climb C．fall D．survive
244．A．tops B．leaves C．trunks D．roots
245．A．somewhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．nowhere

（2021·江苏徐州·统考二模）One day a man was traveling on a train. All of a sudden he felt very ____246____ and got off at the next station to look for water. No sooner had he reached a water fountain when he heard the train whistle (鸣汽笛). He ran back but ____247____ the train.
He waited and waited for another one to come. It was getting ____248____, and he decided to spend the night at the station. The next morning he asked about the next train. He was told that there would not be another one until the next day. He decided to find a place to ____249____ for the night. He went to a nearby ____250____ to ask for a room, but they were full.
____251____ he reached a small house belonging to a local villager. He asked the owner of the house whether he could stay for a day. The owner pleasantly ____252____. That day the owner ____253____ him food and gave him a room without asking or expecting anything ____254____.
At 7 pm that night the man heard a knock on the door. When the owner _____255_____ the door, there was a man dressed in colorful, fancy clothing. He entered the room and asked the villager to pay his debts(借款) immediately. The man _____256_____ that his host was in need of money. The next morning he left a(n) _____257_____ on the table in the room and left.
When the villager found the envelope, he was _____258_____ . He looked inside and found a note with his name on it. The note read, “Yesterday you _____259_____ me when I was in need, and you asked me for nothing. I would like to show you how thankful I am.” Much to the villager’s _____260_____, money fell from the envelope. He smiled and sighed with relief.
246．A．tired B．hungry C．thirsty D．sick
247．A．missed B．passed C．saw D．stopped
248．A．crowded B．close C．scary D．dark
249．A．enjoy B．wait C．prepare D．stay
250．A．hotel B．household C．village D．flat
251．A．After all B．At last C．Once again D．At first
252．A．insisted B．decided C．obeyed D．agreed
253．A．sent B．shared C．served D．ordered
254．A．in fact B．in all C．in secret D．in return
255．A．locked B．answered C．pointed to D．returned to
256．A．realized B．argued C．noticed D．reminded
257．A．envelope B．check C．bill D．note
258．A．afraid B．moved C．curious D．unknown
259．A．helped B．saved C．impressed D．guided
260．A．attention B．surprise C．anger D．disappointment


参考答案：

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

【导语】本文主要讲述了作者在非洲医院做义工的经历，这次经历使作者更加下定决心要成为一名医生，帮助那些不幸的人们。
1．句意：去年夏天，我有机会在非洲的一家医院里帮忙一个月。
day天；week周；month月；year年。根据“Last summer”以及下文“It was a month that”可知，应该是花费了一个月的时间，故选C。
2．句意：我觉得这是积累经验的绝佳机会，也可以看看自己是否真的想成为一名医生。
when什么时候；where在哪里；how怎么样；if如果，是否。根据“to see...I really wanted to be a doctor.”结合语境可知此处是指作者想看看自己是否是真的想成为医生，if符合，故选D。
3．句意：这一个月改变了我的人生。
found发现；changed改变；accepted接受；noticed注意到。根据下文“I was introduced to a world that is very different from … in so many ways.”叙述了作者在医院见到了在很多方面都与自己非常不同的世界，从而作者认为这些改变了她的人生，故选B。
4．句意：我进入了一个与我的世界在很多方面都非常不同的世界。
ours我们的；yours你的；mine我的；theirs他们的。根据下文“ I think many of us don’t...how lucky we are.”可推知此处是指作者的世界和其他人的世界相比较，作者为第一人称I，其对应的名字性物主代词为mine。故选C。
5．句意：在医院里，我惊讶地发现那里有那么多贫穷的家庭，他们的生活是多么艰难。
angry愤怒的；surprised惊讶的；disappointed失望的；good好的。根据“I was also amazed”可知作者对有那么多贫穷的家庭而感到惊讶，故选B。
6．句意：然而，我也惊讶于人们如何积极地对待他们的日常生活。
Instead相反；Anyway无论如何；So所以；However然而。根据“how poor so many of the families over there are and how difficult their lives can be”以及“how positively people go about their everyday lives.”可知空处前后两句话之间是转折关系，however符合语境，故选D。
7．句意：他们走到一起，互相帮助的方式是一种真正的鼓舞，这是我认为在英国的很多人已经忘记的事情。
anything任何事；nothing没有什么；something某事；everything一切。根据“The way they come together and help each other is a real inspiration”可知他们走到一起，互相帮助的方式是一种真正的鼓舞，这就是作者认为英国很多人已经忘记的事情，something符合，故选C。
8．句意：我想我们很多人都没有意识到自己有多幸运。
realize意识到；believe相信；forget忘记；enjoy享受。根据前文作者在医院看到有那么多贫穷的家庭，他们的生活是多么艰难，而有很多人并没有处于这样的环境，而且他们也没有意识到自己是多么的幸运，故选A。
9．句意：我在医院的工作很辛苦，我不仅要花很多时间清洁地板和换床单，而且还要花一些时间照顾病人。
interesting 有趣的；boring无聊的；hard艰辛的；relaxing令人放松的。根据“I not only spent a lot of time cleaning floors and changing bed sheets, but I also got to spend some time”可知作者是辛苦的，故选C。
10．句意：我在医院的工作很辛苦，我不仅要花很多时间清洁地板和换床单，而且还要花一些时间照顾病人。
looking after照顾；looking for寻找；looking like看起来像；looking into向里看。根据“but I also got to spend some time...the patients”可知此处是指照顾病人，故选A。
11．句意：我有机会和一些医生交谈，学习了很多关于医学的知识。
patients病人；classmates同学；nurses护士；doctors医生。根据“learnt a lot about medicine”可知是指医生，故选D。
12．句意：我在医院里看到了一些非常可怕的事情，但它们都没有改变我当医生的想法。
many许多；some一些；none没有一个；each每一个。根据“but”可知此处表示转折，说明那些事情一个都没有改变作者当医生的想法，故选C。
13．句意：事实上，它们只会让我对医学更感兴趣！
At first首先；In fact事实上；After all毕竟；As usual和往常一样。根据“I saw some truly awful things in the hospital, but...of them changed my mind about being a doctor. ”可知作者看到很多可怕的事情，但是都没有改变作者当医生的想法，反而更坚定了当医生的想法，in fact符合语境，故选B。
14．句意：当我结束时，我知道我要做什么。
hardly几乎不；happily开心地；exactly确切地；quickly快速地。根据上文作者见识了那么多事情，坚定了当医生的想法，也确切地知道了自己要做什么，故选C。
15．句意：我想为一个像红十字会或无国界医生组织这样的国际组织工作，用我的一生帮助那些在海外生活的没有我幸运的人。
careful小心的；lucky幸运的；quiet安静的；active积极的。根据上文“I think many of us don’t...how lucky we are.”可知是指幸运的，故选B。

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

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一个年轻人去应聘一家公司的经理，董事长却让他回去给母亲洗手，从中他体会到：感恩是什么，生活的不容易，家庭的重要性，最终被录用的故事。
16．句意：董事长做了最后的采访。
survey调查；test测试；interview面试；research研究。根据“One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company.”可知，一个受过良好教育的年轻人去面试一份经理的工作，可见董事长进行的应是最终的面试。故选C。
17．句意：他发现这个年轻人很优秀，感到很满意。
creative有创造力的；excellent优秀的；humorous幽默的；practical实践的。根据“felt satisfied”可知，感到满意，应是年轻人很优秀。故选B。
18．句意：她是一名洗衣工。
maker制造者；cleaner清洁工；designer设计师；seller销售者。根据“Have you ever…your mother wash the clothes before”可知，妈妈是洗衣工。故选B。
19．句意：董事长要求年轻人把他的手伸出来。
wash清洗；hide隐藏；show展示；dry干的。根据“They were smooth.”可知，他的手是光滑的，可见总统是让他把手伸出来看。故选C。
20．句意：你以前帮你妈妈洗过衣服吗？
found发现；made使得；helped帮助；watched看。根据“The president required the youth to …his hands.”可知，这里应是询问有没有帮助妈妈洗过衣服。故选C。
21．句意：从来没有，我妈妈一直想让我学习。
study学习；sleep睡觉；work工作；exercise锻炼。根据“Number One, I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be…today.”可知，男孩现在的成功源自母亲的支持，可见妈妈之前不让他干家务，把时间都用在了学习上。故选A。
22．句意：今天回去的时候把你妈妈的手洗干净，明天早上再来见我。
ask问；see看；call打电话；answer回答。根据“The next...the youth went to the president’s office.”以及结合选项可知，本句表达的是董事长让男孩第二天去见他。故选B。
23．句意：然而，当他慢慢地为妈妈洗手时，眼泪掉了下来。
after在……之后；until直到；because因为；as当……时。根据“However, his tears fell…he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly.”可知，眼泪掉下来，他慢慢地给母亲洗手，前后两句的动作几乎同时发生，需用连词“当……时”as连接。故选D。
24．句意：这是他第一次注意到他母亲布满皱纹的手。
believed相信；heard听说；noticed注意；expected期待。根据“It was the first time he had… that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled”以及结合选项可知，这是他第一次注意母亲的手。故选C。
25．句意：在那之后，年轻人没有说一句话，静静地为他的母亲洗了所有剩下的衣服。
quietly安静地；sadly悲伤地；excitedly兴奋地；angrily生气地。根据“the youth didn’t say a word”可知，年轻人应是在安静地洗衣服。故选A。
26．句意：第二天早上，年轻人来到董事长的办公室。
morning上午；noon中午；afternoon下午；evening晚上。根据“Go and clean your mother’s hands when you go back today, and then…me tomorrow morning.”可知，上文董事长要求上午见面，此时应是上午的时候。故选A。
27．句意：请告诉我你帮助你妈妈的感受。
worried担心；felt感受；brought带来；spoke说。根据“Please tell me how you…about helping your mother.”可知，本句是董事长询问他帮助妈妈的感受。“感受”feel about。故选B。
28．句意：没有我的母亲，就不会有我今天的成功。
wonderful精彩的；lucky幸运的；successful成功的；cheerful高兴的。根据“One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company.”可知，年轻人受过良好教育，现在是成功的。故选C。
29．句意：第二，通过帮助我的母亲，我意识到完成一件事是多么困难。
important重要的；difficult困难的；different不同的；impossible不可能的。根据“by helping my mother, I realize how…it is to get something done.”可知，帮助妈妈洗衣服后，年轻人明白完成一件事情是困难的。故选B。
30．句意：第三，我开始意识到家庭关系的价值。
value价值；secret秘密；type种类；change改变。根据“I’ve come to realize the…of family relationship.”以及结合选项可知，年轻人体验妈妈的工作后，和妈妈促膝长谈，应是明白了家庭关系的价值。故选A。

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

【导语】本文主要向我们介绍了巴西的“无臂女孩”Vitoria的感人事迹。
31．句意：有时你可能想放弃。
grow up长大；make up组成；give up放弃；look up查找。根据“Sometimes you may want to...But that is not the case for this...young girl.”可知，这两句之间是转折关系，因此这表示有时你可能想放弃。故选C。
32．句意：但对于这位了不起的年轻女孩来说，情况并非如此。
amazing令人惊异的；interesting有趣的；boring令人烦心的；smiling微笑的。根据下文“She was born...arms.”以及“Her hard work has paid off. Vitoria has received many awards...”可知，Vitoria生下来就没有胳膊，但她凭借自己的努力仍然获得了许多奖项，可知她很了不起。故选A。
33．句意：这位是来自巴西的16岁芭蕾舞演员Vitoria Bueno Boche。
singer歌手；dancer舞蹈演员；waiter作家；player运动员。根据下文“Vitoria is easy to be noticed among her group of dancers.”可知，Vitoria是舞蹈演员。故选B。
34．句意：原因有点令人心碎。
question问题；conversation对话；decision决定；reason原因。根据“Vitoria is easy to be noticed among her group of dancers.”可知，此处讲的是她很容易被认出的原因。故选D。
35．句意：她生下来就没有胳膊。
with有；without没有；out离开；in在……里。根据“The...is a little heartbreaking”可知，这里应该说的是让人难过的事情，因此是没有胳膊。故选B。
36．句意：然而，Vitoria自她是个小女孩时候就喜欢跳舞。
when当……时；before在……之前；until直到；since自从。根据“has loved”可知，这里是完成时态，因此是since。故选D。
37．句意：这是她的头号兴趣。
dream梦想；habit习惯；choice选择；interest兴趣。根据“Vitoria has loved dancing...she was a little girl.”可知，Vitoria小时候就很喜欢跳舞，说明这是她的兴趣爱好。故选D。
38．句意：想象一下像Vitoria这样的人有多难！
hard困难的；easy容易的；bad坏的；good好的。根据“Ballet is difficult even for normal people.”可知，芭蕾舞对普通人来说都很难，所以想象一下对Vitoria来说，跳舞有多么的困难。故选A。
39．句意：为了跳好舞，Vitoria必须比同龄的年轻人更努力地工作，花更多的时间练习。
money金钱；luck运气；help帮助；time时间。根据“spend a lot more...practising than those young people of her age.” 可知，Vitoria没有胳膊，要想跳得好需要花费更多的时间练习。故选D。
40．句意：Vitoria凭借她的舞蹈表演获得了许多奖项，包括伦敦皇家舞蹈学院颁发的一些奖项。
her她的；our我们的；their他们的；its它的。Vitoria是一个女孩。所以用代词her。故选A。
41．句意：Vitoria凭借她的舞蹈表演获得了许多奖项，包括伦敦皇家舞蹈学院颁发的一些奖项。
Paris巴黎；New York纽约；London伦敦；Moscow莫斯科。根据“the Royal Academy of Dance (英国皇家舞蹈学院)”可知，英国皇家舞蹈学院是在英国，伦敦属于英国。故选C。
42．句意：这个女孩向我们证明了只要努力，一切皆有可能。
nothing没什么；everything每件事物；anything任何事；something一些事。根据“Vitoria has received many awards”可知，Vitoria通过自己的努力获得很多奖项，所以她证明了只要通过努力，任何事皆有可能。故选C。
43．句意：在所有的表演中，Vitoria都展现出灿烂的笑容。
laugh笑；smile微笑；cry哭泣；shout叫。根据“The young star is also a warm ray of sunshine.”可知，她总是给人阳光般的温暖，所以可以推测出她表演时总是面带微笑。故选B。
44．句意：除了跳舞，Vitoria还学会了独立生活。
Besides除……之外(包括)；Except除……之外(不包括)；Before在……之前；After在……之后。舞蹈是包含在内的。故选A。
45．句意：Vitoria经常利用她的社交媒体平台鼓励像她一样有身体差异的青少年。
encourage鼓励；explain解释；express表达；expect期望。根据“to...teenagers with physical differences like herself.”可知，是鼓励像她一样有身体差异的青少年。故选 A。

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

【导语】本文介绍了作者起初认为老师的工作很清闲，因此决定当一名老师；但在亲眼目睹了老师的工作后，她改变了看法，认为老师的工作虽然辛苦但很伟大，仍然决定当一名老师。
46．句意：有时，我甚至忘了做作业。
also也；still仍然；even甚至；instead代替。根据“When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was play.”可知，这里是指我甚至忘了做作业。故选C。
47．句意：当然，我的班主任不会对此视而不见。
car汽车；eye眼睛；nose鼻；mouth嘴。根据“Of course, my class teacher wouldn’t turn a blind”可知，这里指班主任不会对此看不见。故选B。
48．句意：当时，我想知道她怎么能花这么多时间来监督我。
what什么；how怎样；where哪里；when什么时候。根据“Didn’t she have…else to do?”可知，这里表示疑问，用how引导，表示她怎么能花这么多时间来监督我。故选B。
49．句意：难道她没有别的事要做吗？
anything任何东西；anybody任何人；nothing没有什么；nobody没有人。这句话是一般疑问句，anything else意为“别的事情”。故选A。
50．句意：所以我当时最大的愿望就是成为一名老师，因为老师似乎从来不需要做任何工作。
student学生；doctor医生；teacher教师；policeman警察。根据“for it seemed that a teacher never needed to do any work.”可知，作者是想当一名老师。故选C。
51．句意：但后来，我更加关注我的班主任的生活。
notice注意；photos照片；care关心；hold控制。根据“To my great surprise, she was much…than I had thought.”可知，这里是关注了老师的生活后，才知道的。take notice of意为“注意；关注”。故选A。
52．句意：令我大吃一惊的是，她比我想象的要忙得多。
lazier懒惰的；luckier幸运的；busier更忙的；crazier更疯狂的。根据“Whenever I saw her in her office, she would be busy….”及下文的描述判断，老师应该是很忙的。故选C。
53．句意：每当我在她的办公室看到她，她总是忙着工作。
eating吃；playing玩；thinking思考；working工作。根据下文“Sometimes,….; sometimes, …; sometimes, ….”可知，这里指老师总是忙着工作。故选D。
54．句意：有时，她在批改我们的试卷。
her她的；their他们的；your你的；our我们的。根据“my class teacher’s life”可知，这里是老师在批改我们的试卷。故选D。
55．句意：有时，她在备课。
dinner晚餐；lessons课；clothes衣服；tools工具。由上文的介绍可知，作者关注的是老师的生活，因此这里是看到老师在备课。故选B。
56．句意：她似乎从来没有时间休息！
never从不；always总是；usually通常；often经常。上文说作者看到老师有时批改试卷，有时与学生谈心，有时备课，因此她认为老师从来没有休息过。故选A。
57．句意：我很好奇，为什么我的老师整天都很忙，却总是那么精力充沛。
humorous幽默的；polite有礼貌的；energetic精力充沛的；special特殊的。根据“though she was busy all day long.”可知，这里是指老师整天都很忙，却还总是那么精力充沛。故选C。
58．句意：能够滋养许多年轻人的心灵，这会给老师带来成就感。
achievement成就；humour幽默；direction方向；speed速度。根据“be able to nourish (培育) many young minds.”可知，这是给老师带来的成就感。故选A。
59．句意：看到学生们从困惑到理解所有的难点，老师总是会感到自豪。
excited激动的；curious好奇的；nervous焦虑的；proud自豪的。根据“seeing his or her students go from expressing puzzlement to understanding all the difficult points.”可知，这里是指老师感到自豪。故选D。
60．句意：尽管当老师很累，但我还是想当老师。
Because因为；Although尽管；As由于；If如果。分析句子结构可知，这里是由although引导的条件状语从句，空处表示“尽管”。故选B。

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

【导语】本文讲述了Severn Cullis-Suzuki在联合国大会上做了5分钟的演讲，她的演讲让所有人为之触动。
61．句意：Severn决定她不仅要去那里，而且要说点什么。refused拒绝；doubted怀疑；regretted后悔；decided决定。根据“she had enough for the 11,000-kilometre journey at the age of 12”可知，决定去那里，故选D。
62．句意：她开始为这次旅行筹集资金，12岁时她就有了足够的钱完成11000公里的旅程。game游戏；trip旅行；party聚会；course课程。根据“she had enough for the 11,000-kilometre journey at the age of 12”可知，为这次旅行筹集资金，故选B。
63．句意：Severn确信自己有话要说。nothing什么都没有；anything任何事；something某事；everything一切。根据“but also to say something”可知，有话要说，故选C。
64．句意：当她在联合国大会上发表五分钟的演讲时，她非常努力地想要做出改变。to向；with和；from来自；by通过。根据“the UN Assembly”可知，是演讲的对象，故选A。
65．句意：她谈到了环境问题，比如污染和捕杀动物。environmental环境的；physical身体的；educational教育的；medical医学的。根据“pollution and the hunting of animals”可知，是环境问题，故选A。
66．句意：她还谈到了世界上许多地方儿童的处境，特别是那些没有足够食物的贫困儿童。location位置；situation情况；vacation假期；communication交流。根据“especially poor children”可知，是儿童的处境，故选B。
67．句意：她还谈到了世界上许多地方儿童的处境，特别是那些没有足够食物的贫困儿童。which哪个；what什么；who谁；when什么时候。根据“don’t have enough to eat”可知，定语从句缺少主语，先行词是children，用关系代词who，故选C。
68．句意：她将他们与富裕国家的孩子进行了比较，富裕国家的孩子拥有的东西多于需要，却把东西扔掉。compare比较；discuss讨论；connect连接；argue争论。根据“children in richer countries”可知，与富裕国家的孩子进行比较，故选A。
69．句意：她将他们与富裕国家的孩子进行了比较，富裕国家的孩子拥有的东西多于需要，却把东西扔掉。on在……上；up上面；over超过；away远离。throw away“扔掉”，故选D。
70．句意：塞文的问题是对世界领导人的一个挑战——为什么管理世界的成年人不更多地关心世界和生活在世界上的人。challenge挑战；conversation对话；punishment惩罚；education教育。根据“to the world’s leaders”可知，对领导人来说是一个挑战，故选A。
71．句意：Severn的问题是对世界领导人的一个挑战——为什么管理世界的成年人不更多地关心世界和生活在世界上的人。run掌控；hold拿；miss想念；stop停止。根据“the world”可知，领导人掌控着世界，故选A。
72．句意：许多听了她演讲的人最后都哭了，当她演讲结束时，每个人都站起来，报以雷鸣般的掌声。cried哭泣，过去式；were crying哭泣，过去进行时；was crying哭泣，过去进行时，主语是单数；cry哭泣，动词原形。根据“when she finished”可知，是人们正在哭泣，主语是many people，故选B。
73．句意：许多听了她演讲的人最后都哭了，当她演讲结束时，每个人都站起来，报以雷鸣般的掌声。broke up打碎；grew up成长；stood up站立；gave up放弃。根据“with thunderous applause(掌声)when she finished”可知，演讲结束，人们站起来鼓舞，故选C。
74．句意：Severn向我们展示了，如果年轻人足够勇敢地相信自己，他们就可以做出改变。unless除非；if如果；whether是否；though尽管。根据“they’re brave enough to believe in themselves”可知，此句是前句的肯定条件，因此if符合句意，故选B。
75．句意：也许你可以成为另一个Severn。another另一个；the other两者中另一个；other其他的；others其他的人或事。根据“Severn”可知，成为另一个塞文，故选A。

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

【导语】本文主要讲述了作者从自身的一次经历让他开始喜欢上做志愿者的工作，并分享了几个在志愿者工作中遇到的小故事。
76．句意：我清楚地记得，当时我吓得哭了起来。
clearly清楚地；nearly几乎；quietly安静地；highly高度地。根据“I was so scared that I began to cry”可知，清楚地记得当时自己的反应，故选A。
77．句意：幸运的是，一些志愿者注意到了我并照顾了我。
took带走；liked喜欢；noticed注意到；lifted举起。根据“looked after me”可知，志愿者注意到了我，故选C。
78．句意：我一直很感谢他们的帮助，并把这段经历铭记在心。
report报告；experience经历；idea想法；hope希望。根据“Since that time, I have joined volunteer teams, taking part in many activities”可知，将这段经历铭记于心，所以之后也开始加入志愿者队伍，故选B。
79．句意：我的工作就是让人们上正确的公交车。
luck幸运；homework作业；skill技能；job工作。根据“It was my … to put people on the right buses”可知，这是作者的志愿者工作，故选D。
80．句意：有一位中年阿姨，提着几个大包，站了很久。
in在……里；from从；with带有；over在……之上。根据“a middle-aged aunt…some big bags”可知，带着一些包的中年妇女，故选C。
81．句意：她似乎很担心，需要帮助。
worried担心的；careless粗心的；disabled残疾的；hurried匆忙的。根据“in need of help”以及“The woman said she was going to see her daughter who”可知，这位阿姨很担心，需要帮助，故选A。
82．句意：我找到了她要去的地方，然后告诉她怎么去。
what什么；where哪里；how怎样；when何时。根据“she needed to go”可知，此处指她要去的地方，故选B。
83．句意：因为她工作太忙了，好几周没回家了。
excited兴奋的；patient耐心的；careful仔细的；busy忙碌的。根据“ hadn’t been home for weeks”可知，工作太忙，几周没回家，故选D。
84．句意：这位妇女带着她为女儿准备的美味食物。
handed in上交；given up放弃；prepared for为……做准备；looked for寻找。根据“The woman had delicious food with her that she had… her daughter”可知，为女儿准备的美味食物，故选C。
85．句意：今年参加志愿活动期间发生的一些事情也给我留下了深刻印象。
something某事；anything任何事；nothing没什么事；everything一切。根据下面的讲述可知，是对志愿者工作中的某些事留下了深刻的印象，故选A。
86．句意：我和朋友在河边工作，我的工作是捡垃圾和检测水质。
drink喝；prevent预防；test测试；use使用。根据“pick up rubbish and … the water quality”可知，捡垃圾并检测水的质量，故选C。
87．句意：我在草地上发现了一个小包，里面有一串钥匙和一堆文件。
box盒子；radio收音机；phone手机；bag包。根据下文“get his bag back”可知，是发现了一个包，故选D。
88．句意：我在那里等了20分钟，以为会有人来找它们。
following跟随；thinking认为；complaining抱怨；deciding决定。根据“I waited there for 20 minutes, … that someone would come to look for them”可知，作者在那等着以为会有人回来拿包，故选B。
89．句意：他很感激能把包找回来，因为这些文件是他检查所必需的。
because因为；though尽管；unless除非；until直到。根据“He was very thankful to get his bag back, … the documents were necessary for his examination”可知，感谢的原因是这些东西对他很重要，故选A。
90．句意：在未来，我需要把我的爱传递给需要帮助的人。
understand理解；push推动；call打电话；continue继续。根据“I really love voluntary work”可知，很喜欢志愿者的工作，所以会继续做下去，故选D。

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

【分析】本文主要讲述了我们通常没有经过独立思考就接受了他人的观点的现象。
91．句意：我们经常接受信息而不花很多时间思考它。
accept接受；give给；refuse拒绝；explore探索。根据“without spending much time thinking it over ourselves”结合常识可知是不加思考地接受信息。故选A。
92．句意：如今，我们面临着许多不同的想法和信仰，但其中很多往往是相互矛盾的。
dealt处理；compared比较；presented呈现；agreed同意。根据“Nowadays, we are ... with lots of different ideas and beliefs”可知此处表示面临着许多不同的想法和信仰。故选C。
93．句意：心理学家告诉我们，如果我们多次听到一个特定的信念，或者它来自一个我们尊重的人，我们很可能会决定这个信念是正确的。
think out解决；hear about得知，听说；catch up赶上；hang out闲逛。根据“a specific belief enough times”可知多次听到一个特定的信念。故选B。
94．句意：心理学家告诉我们，如果我们多次听到一个特定的信念，或者它来自一个我们尊重的人，我们很可能会决定这个信念是正确的。
respect尊重；forget忘记；dislike不喜欢；doubt怀疑。根据“we will probably decide that the belief is ...”结合常识可知听到的事情就做出决定是因为听到的内容来自尊敬的人。故选A。
95．句意：心理学家告诉我们，如果我们多次听到一个特定的信念，或者它来自一个我们尊重的人，我们很可能会决定这个信念是正确的。
false错误的；deep深的；fool愚蠢的；true真的。根据“Psychologists tell us that if we ... a specific belief enough times, or if it comes from someone we ...”可知多次听到或信息来源是尊敬的人，会信以为真。故选D。
96．句意：在这种情况下，我们的观点是建立在别人的观点之上的。
others其他人；other其他的；other’s错误搭配；another另一。根据“we base our opinions on the opinions of ...”可知观点建立在别人的观点之上，用others表示“其他人，别人”。故选A。
97．句意：如果我们不能得出自己的结论，我们就会变成鹦鹉学舌。
everything一切；anything任何事物；nothing没有什么；something某事物。根据“If we don’t come to our own conclusions”可知没有自己的结论，比鹦鹉学舌不多些什么，用nothing。故选C。
98．句意：有些人相信他们所读到的一切，然后在互联网上分享这个故事，而不考虑事实。
however无论如何；whatever无论什么；wherever无论哪里；whoever无论谁。根据“they read and then share the story on the Internet”可知是无论在网上读到什么都相信。故选B。
99．句意：有些人相信他们所读到的一切，然后在互联网上分享这个故事，而不考虑事实。
authors作者；covers封面；letters信件；facts事实。根据“then share the story on the Internet without thinking about the ...”可知读到什么都信，不考虑事实。故选D。
100．句意：只需快速点击一下“分享”按钮，故事就会以自己的方式影响更多没有思想的读者。
back后部；top顶部；share分享；bottom底部。根据“the story travels on its way”可知是点了分享按钮。故选C。
101．句意：只需快速点击一下“分享”按钮，故事就会以自己的方式影响更多没有思想的读者。
waste浪费；push推；influence影响；challenge挑战。根据“more unthinking readers”可知欠考虑的读者会受到影响。故选C。
102．句意：这可能会导致严重的问题。
serious严重的；small小的；magic魔术的；strange陌生的。根据“Some people believe ... they read and then share the story on the Internet without thinking about the ...”可知相信自己读到的一切，不加思考就分享在网络上，影响更多欠考虑的人，这回造成严重问题。故选A。
103．句意：如果我们更多地思考我们所看到的，并试图形成我们自己的观点，我们就会更有思想、更独立、更有创造力。
lend借出；form形成；hit击中；move移动。根据“our own opinions”可知是形成自己的观点。故选B。
104．句意：但很少有人会花时间这样做。
many许多；none没有一个；all全部；few很少。But后句意出现转折，由此推出极少有人花时间这么做。故选D。
105．句意：希望我们能学会自己判断我们所读到和听到的，并做出更合理的决定。
how如何；when什么时候；what什么；why为什么。根据“to judge ... we read and hear on our own”可知read和hear后缺少宾语，此处表示读到和听到的东西，用what符合语境。故选C。

106．B    107．C    108．A    109．D    110．A    111．D    112．C    113．B    114．D    115．B

【导语】本文主要讲述了作者小时候因为一场意外，导致一只眼睛失明，作者因此很自卑，在妈妈的鼓励下，作者勇敢面对生活中的一切困难。
106．句意：我落在一块玻璃上，严重地割伤了我的眼睛。
sat坐；landed降落；stood站；walked散步。根据“I fell down”可知，我摔倒了，落在一块玻璃上，故选B。
107．句意：如果把眼睛拿走，我的脸会很难看。
taken back拿回；taken over接管；taken away拿走；taken up占据。根据“my face would look ugly”可知，如果眼睛被拿走，脸会很难看，故选C。
108．句意：人们经常问我一些让我伤心的问题。
sad悲伤的；happy快乐的；warm温暖的；comfortable舒服的。根据“I knew that everyone looked down on me.”可知，问我一些让我伤心的问题，故选A。
109．句意：当孩子们玩游戏时，我总是那个“怪物”。
never从不；seldom很少；sometimes有时；always总是。根据“I knew that everyone looked down on me.”可知，我总是那个“怪物”，故选D。
110．句意：小时候，我以为妈妈的意思是:“小心，否则你会摔倒，因为你的眼睛是失明的。”
thought认为；hoped希望；watched观看；planned计划。根据“Be careful, or you will fall down because your eye is sightless.”可知，此处是我认为妈妈让我小心一点，故选A。
111．句意：高中时，我甚至当上了班长，但我还是觉得自己像个怪物。
only只有；also也；yet还；even甚至。根据“but I still felt like a freak”可知，甚至当了班长，还是觉得自己像个怪物，故选D。
112．句意：当事情变得糟糕的时候，我就会对着妈妈哭。
read读；write写；cry哭；smile微笑。根据“When things got too bad”可知，会对着妈妈哭，故选C。
113．句意：向他们展示你内心的美丽。
luck运气；beauty美丽；health健康；trust信任。根据“Hold your head up high and face the world.”可知，向他们展示你内心的美丽，故选B。
114．句意：妈妈的爱鼓励了我。
beat打败；stopped停止；troubled麻烦；encouraged鼓励。根据“I had faced a lot of problems and learned to accept myself.”可知，妈妈的爱鼓励了我，故选D。
115．句意：我妈妈给我的礼物依然存在。
holds使保持；lives继续存在；depends依靠；calls呼叫。根据“The gift”可知，妈妈给我的礼物将永存，live on“继续存在”，故选B。

116．A    117．C    118．D    119．A    120．B    121．C    122．A    123．D    124．B    125．C    126．C    127．B    128．D    129．A    130．A

【分析】本文作者以自己的经历为例，说明理想是多么的重要。作者要求青少年写一封信，想象现在已经是10年后。信中要写出自己的目标，要详细地描写，仿佛已经发生的事情。最后，你会发现，这一切会对你的生活产生巨大的影响。
116．句意：选择自己的价值观、活动和关系，而不是复制他人。
copying复制；working工作；finding发现；doing做。根据句中“Choose your …”可知，不是复制别人的……，故选A。
117．句意：完成我和成千上万人一起做的这个练习，了解你在生活中真正想要什么。
slowly慢慢地；suddenly突然；really真正地，真地；quickly迅速地。根据句中“Complete this exercise that I’ve done with thousands of people to learn”可知是，做这个练习的目的是了解在生活中你真正想要什么；故选C。
118．句意：在与问题少年一起工作时，我曾经让他们做一个未来十年里的习题。
Though虽然，尽管；Unless除非，如果不；Until直到；While当……的时候。根据句中“I used to have them do a Ten Years in the future.... ”可知，在与问题少年一起工作这段时间里，while表示一段时间，后面可跟现在分词或进行时态；故选D。
119．句意：在与问题少年一起工作时，我曾经让他们做一个未来十年里的习题。
exercise习题，练习；sports体育运动；work工作，不可数名词；job (一件)工作，可数名词。根据下文“I asked them to write a letter to a friend as if it was ten years in the future.”可知，作者让问题少年做了一个习题。故选A。
120．句意：这些男孩和女孩中的大多数没有考虑下周，更不用说十年后了。
nine九；ten十；eleven十一；twelve十二。根据上文“I asked them to write a letter to a friend as if it was ten years in the future.”可知，是十年后，故选B。
121．句意：而真正的故事是发生在我身上的。
her她；them她（他）们；me我；him他。根据下文“In my letter to a friend, I had moved to the country, …”可知，作者讲述发生在自己身上的事情，故选C。
122．句意：在接下来的十年里，奇迹发生了。
magic神奇的，有魔力的；terrible可怕的，糟糕的；good好的；lucky幸运的。根据下文“I did write books …my business. We did move to the country and I did build my own home.”可知，发生了神奇的事情，故选A。
123．句意：我确实写书并开始了我的事业。我们确实搬到了乡下，我也建造了自己的家。
open打开；close关闭；end结束；begin开始。根据上文“I did write books”可知是作者开始了自己的事业；故选D。
124．句意：如何写你的信。
Book书；Letter 信；Diary日记；Homework家庭作业。根据下文“This letter to a friend will become…”可知，作者本段描写如何写信；故选B。
125．句意：你的愿景将指导你实现每年的目标，你每月的日程安排将指导你实现每月的目标和你的日常活动。
daily日常的；weekly每周的；monthly每月的；yearly每年的。根据句中“your monthly schedules”可知，指导每月的目标；故选C。
126．句意：例如：“亲爱的鲍勃，在过去的十年里发生了很多事情。我和瑞秋搬到了澳大利亚，住在一个2000英亩的牧场上。”
For sale出售；For free免费；For example例如；For short简而言之。根据下文“Dear Bob, so much has happened in the last ten years…”可知，举例说明，如何写信；故选C。
127．句意：记住描述所有细节，就好像它们已经发生过一样。
also也；already已经；almost几乎，差不多；always总是，一直。此句是现在完成时，结合语境可知使用“already”，故选B。
128．句意：你如何回馈社会和世界？
give out分发，散发；give away赠送，捐赠；give in屈服，让步；give back归还，退还。根据句中“to the community and the world”可知，回馈社会和世界，故选D。
129．句意：你可以写你的日常日程安排和活动，你的花园，你的办公室，或者任何对你来说真正重要的东西。
whatever无论什么，代词；whenever无论何时，副词；however不管怎样，无论如何，副词；wherever无论什么地方，副词。空格处作主语，可知使用代词whatever；故选A。
130．句意：为了让你的创造主体动起来，在你的信中加入一些未来的发明或世界变化。
body身体；heart心脏；feeling感觉，情感；mind头脑，思维。根据句中“include some future inventions or world changes in your letter.”可知，要激发创作主体，creative body 创造主体，固定搭配，空格处填“creative”，故选A。

131．D    132．B    133．A    134．C    135．C    136．A    137．D    138．B    139．C    140．B    141．A    142．C    143．A    144．D    145．B

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，向我们介绍Dale每天换不同的装扮在门口送Rick去上学。
131．句意：就像许多自豪的父母一样。
friends朋友；neighbors邻居；teachers老师；parents父母。根据“Carol and Dale, Rick’s mum and dad”可知，是父母，故选D。
132．句意：那天晚上，Rick抱怨他们太无聊了。
frightening令人恐惧的；embarrassing令人尴尬的；disappointing令人失望的；tiring累人的，无聊的。根据后文父亲的变装可知，Rick抱怨父母太无聊，没新意，故选B。
133．句意：这给了戴假肢的Dale一个好主意。
idea想法；lesson课；gift礼物；dream梦想。根据后文Dale的做法可知，Dale想到了一个好主意，故选A。
134．句意：第二天早上，当Rick在家门口登上公共汽车时，他听到学校里所有的朋友都在笑什么。
arguing about争论；asking for请求；laughing at嘲笑；showing off炫耀。根据“as an American football player, complete with ball and helmet”可知，Dale的装扮受到了同学们的议论和嘲笑，故选C。
135．句意：他转过身来，让他大吃一惊的是，他的爸爸，穿着美式足球运动员的衣服，带着球和头盔。
behaving表现；working工作；dressed穿；known知道。根据“as an American football player, complete with ball and helmet”可知，是Dale的装扮，故选C。
136．句意：但这仅仅是个开始。
start开始；sign标志；try尝试；joke玩笑。根据“For the next 180 school days”可知，这只是个开始，故选A。
137．句意：Dale穿着不同的服装出现在那里。
popular流行的；traditional传统的；modern现代的；different不同的。根据后文“One day he was king waving his sword(剑), the next a cook in his cooking hat, the following Wonder Woman…”可知，是不同的装扮，故选D。
138．句意：Dale甚至让其他家庭成员参与进来，让Rick的弟弟和Robin一起扮演蝙蝠侠。
school学校；family家庭；company公司；community社区。根据“using Rick’s younger brother to play Batman alongside his Robin”可知，是让家庭成员参与进来，故选B。
139．句意：令人惊讶的是，Dale所有的服装只花了50美元。
Specially特殊地；Luckily幸运地；Amazingly惊人地；Gradually逐渐地。根据“Dale only spent $50 on all of his costurnes.”可知，Dale每天变装，但是只花了50美元，这是令人吃惊的，故选C。
140．句意：他从家庭的化装服收藏中得到了很多服装，然后有几个朋友很乐意帮助他。
come来；help帮助；watch观看；save拯救。根据“there were several friends happy to…”可知，Dale得到了很多朋友的帮助，故选B。
141．句意：Rick的一些朋友并不觉得有趣，但大多数人都很想看看Dale会穿什么。
interesting有趣的；beautiful美丽的；surprising令人惊讶的；wonderful极好的。根据后文“Even Rick was finally able to see the funny side”可知，是觉得这件事不是有趣的，故选A。
142．句意：Dale也为他的装扮找到了国际粉丝，因为Carol每天都给她的丈夫拍照，并把照片贴在他们的博客上，这在互联网上引起了轰动。
paid付款；thanked感谢；found发现；satisfied满足。根据“And Dale also…international fans for his dressing up too”可知，是Dale发现的事，故选C。
143．句意：Dale也为他的装扮找到了国际粉丝，因为Carol每天都给她的丈夫拍照，并把照片贴在他们的博客上，这在互联网上引起了轰动。
posted邮寄，发布；stuck陷入；typed打字；threw扔。根据“… it on their blog (博客)”可知，是发布到博客上，故选A。
144．句意：就连Rick也终于看到了有趣的一面，意识到他爸爸其实很酷。
kind善良的；brave勇敢的；silly愚蠢的；cool酷的。根据前文“which became a hit on the Internet”可知，在网上成为热点，所以Rick也发现了爸爸很酷，故选D。
145．句意：但是天下没有不散的筵席，在学校的最后一天，Dale作为一名士兵出现了，他站在一个牌子旁边，上面写着“向公共汽车挥手很有趣。祝你暑假愉快。”
suggesting建议；saying说；writing写；warning警告。根据“Dale showed up as a soldier and stood next to a sign…”可知，是牌子上写的话，用say，故选B。

146．C    147．D    148．A    149．C    150．A    151．B    152．B    153．D    154．B    155．A

【导语】本文主要介绍了作者机缘巧合下与60年前的好朋友通过专属密码重新联系上的故事。
146．句意：里面是一个信封，信封里有一堆旧纸巾。
strange奇怪的；new新的；old旧的；tidy整洁的。根据“Now, he’d...them for 62 years.”可知，纸巾保存了62年，因此非常旧。故选C。
147．句意：我不知道这是怎么回事，直到我开始仔细阅读纸巾，这一切都勾起了我的回忆。
once一旦；after在……之后；when在……的时候；until直到……才。分析文章内容可知，作者不知道到底是什么“直到”看到纸巾上的具体内容。故选D。
148．句意：我不知道这是怎么回事，直到我开始仔细阅读纸巾，这一切都勾起了我的回忆。
memories回忆；interests兴趣；promises承诺；stories故事。根据“At 18, I went to college and”可知后文提到作者18岁时与朋友的往事，所以作者看到纸巾上的内容，想起了几十年之前的事情。故选A。
149．句意：我的同事是一些工作了太长时间，感到无聊的人，所以他们想出了一些笑话来取笑我。
relaxed轻松的；sad悲伤的；bored无聊的；excited兴奋的。根据“had been working for too long”以及“came up with some jokes to make fun of me”可知他们是感到无聊的，所以才会取笑我。故选C。
150．句意：但是有一个名叫Howie的实验室助理，他开始保护我免受他们的伤害。
against 反对；among在……当中；with和……一起；over在……上面。此处为固定搭配protect sb. against，意为“保护某人以免于”。故选A。
151．句意：我喜欢在这些纸巾上给Howie留一些秘密信息。
simple简单的；secret秘密的；careless粗心的；careful认真的。根据“My dad had been in the army and taught me cryptograms(密码)”可知作者给Howie传送的是秘密信息。故选B。
152．句意：现在，他已经保存了62年。
sent发送；kept保存；learnt学习；lost丢失。根据“Inside was an envelope that had a bunch of ...paper towels.”可知，Howie把这些纸巾一直保存了62年。故选B。
153．句意：经过一番努力在谷歌上查询之后，我终于成功找到了它。
missed错过；succeeded成功；named命名；made做成。根据“I sent a letter to him, and got a postcard back”可知作者通过在谷歌地图上寻找这个经纬度成功找到了朋友的地址，make it“成功做到”。故选D。
154．句意：丈夫和女儿去世后，我几乎崩溃，但他的所作所为给我带来了温暖。
looked down低头；broke down崩溃；slowed down减慢速度；calmed down冷静下来。根据“after my husband and daughter died”可知丈夫和女儿的去世给作者的打击非常大，作者应该是快要“崩溃”了。故选B。
155．句意：丈夫和女儿去世后，我几乎崩溃，但他的所作所为给我带来了温暖。
warmth温暖；health健康；growth成长；wealth财富。根据“He introduced to me a sweet passion to face my life and gave me back a sense of self-worth.”可知Howie在作者的家人去世之后一直与作者通信，鼓励作者，为作者带去了对生活的热情，因此让作者感觉到了温暖。故选A。

156．C    157．B    158．D    159．D    160．B    161．C    162．B    163．A    164．C    165．D    166．C    167．B    168．A    169．A    170．B

【导语】本文主要是作者通过和司机的谈话，了解到我们不应该自私自利和以自我为中心，了解他人也是一门艺术。
156．句意：我坐在公共汽车的最前面，因为我急于回家。
middle中间的；back后面；front前面；center中心。根据后文的“sitting next to Janie”和“Janie, who drove the bus,”可知，作者坐在司机边上，所以应该是坐在公共汽车最前面，故选C。
157．句意：开车的Janie试图开始交谈，打破不舒服的气氛。
topic话题；conversation谈话；discussion讨论；message信息。根据空后的“to break the uncomfortable air”可知，应该是开始谈话，故选B。
158．句意：我礼貌地倾听，但通常我都忙于思考我的一天。
happily开心地；carelessly粗心地；sincerely真诚地；politely礼貌地。根据前文的“I tried to mind my manners”可知，应该是礼貌地倾听，故选D。
159．句意：然而，在这一天，她值得一听。
thinking about思考；hearing from收到……来信；going on继续；listening to听。根据前文的“listened”可知，应该是值得听，故选D。
160．句意：我突然改变了想法和兴趣问道。
terrible可怕的；sudden突然的；pleasant令人愉快的；common普通的。根据前文的“but usually I was too busy thinking about my day”可知，应该是突然改变了想法，故选B。
161．句意：我能看到她眼里的恐惧。
smile微笑；surprise惊讶；fear恐惧；doubt怀疑。根据前文的“My father’s sick”以及“I’ve already lost my... so I don’t think I can bear losing him”可知，她很害怕失去父亲，所以应是眼里充满了恐惧，故选C。
162．句意：我已经失去我妈妈了，所以我想我不能失去他了。
dad爸爸；mum妈妈；sister姐妹；child孩子。根据前文的“My father’s sick”和后文的“I don’t think I can bear losing him”可知，应该是失去了妈妈，故选B。
163．句意：我坐在一张又旧又臭的椅子上，想着父亲去世时母亲遭受的巨大痛苦。
pain痛苦；pity遗憾；care关心；help帮助。根据空后的“my own mother was thrown into when my father died”可知，应该是父亲去世后，母亲遭受的痛苦，故选A。
164．句意：我看到这对她来说是多么艰难，现在仍然如此。
quick快速的；long长的；hard艰难的；heavy重的。根据前文的“ the great pain my own mother was thrown into when my father died”可知，应该是作者的母亲失去父亲之后，生活很艰难，故选C。
165．句意：突然我意识到Janie不仅仅是一名司机。
teacher教师；artist画家；writer作家；driver司机。根据前文的“Janie, who drove the bus”可知，Janie是一名司机，故选D。
166．句意：而且她也有一大堆家人和烦恼。
dark黑暗的；natural自然的；whole整个的；bright明亮的。a world of表示“许多，大量”，根据语境可知，此处强调数量之多，所以用a whole world of 表示“一大堆”，其他选项均不很语境。故选C。
167．句意：我突然感觉自己很自私。
modest谦虚的；selfish自私的；worried忧虑的；satisfied满意的。根据后文的“I paid no attention to Janie herself before. I had judged her by her job and considered her as unimportant”可知，作者感觉自己很自私，没有注意到Janie，故选B。
168．句意：据我所知，我只是别人世界里的另一个人，甚至可能不是很重要。
importance重要性；interest兴趣；courage勇气；comfort舒适。根据前文的“I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be of great”可知，我们在别人的世界里不重要，故选A。
169．句意：每个人都有地方可去，有人可见，有承诺可兑现。
has有；takes带走；finds发现；needs需要。根据空后的“a place to go to”可知，应该是有地方可去，故选A。
170．句意：了解其他人是一门艺术。
Painting用颜料画；Understanding了解；Telling告诉；Valuing珍惜。根据空后的“people is really an art”及作者的经历可知，此处指了解他人，故选B。

171．A    172．C    173．C    174．B    175．D    176．A    177．B    178．D    179．A    180．C    181．B    182．D    183．A    184．C    185．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述有一天一个富人给了两个乞丐每人一颗“硬糖”，高个子乞丐认为富人本可以给钱，所以把糖扔了，矮个子乞丐却很感激，结果发现里面不是硬糖，而是一颗价值数千美元的珍珠。
171．句意：两个乞丐坐在一条繁忙街道的拐角处。
corner角落；end末尾；centre中心；beginning开始。根据后文“It was getting late and when they were getting ready...the street corner”可知，是在街角，故选A。
172．句意：当人们经过时，他们看起来很无助。
pushed in推进，闯入；fell over跌倒，摔倒；passed by经过；passed away去世。根据“They looked helpless as people...”可知，人们会经过两个乞丐，故选C。
173．句意：天已经很晚了，他们正准备离开街角时，看见一个人向他们走来。
to stay待；to reach到达；to leave离开；to control控制。根据“It was getting late”可知，天很晚了，他们准备离开了，故选C。
174．句意：他是个有钱人。
poor贫穷的；rich富有的；tall高的；short矮的。根据“They could know that from the modern business suit he was wearing.”可知，他穿着现代西装，所以是个有钱人，故选B。
175．句意：那人从包里拿出什么东西。
nothing无事，没什么；everything每件事/物；anything任何事/物；something某事/物。根据“Then something that looked like a piece of hard candy in a piece of paper”可知，是拿出某物，故选D。
176．句意：然后，在每个乞丐的等候帽里放上一张纸包着的硬糖。
put into把……放进；put out扑灭；put up举起，张贴；put on穿上。根据“...each of the beggars’ waiting hats”可知，是把拿出来的东西放进他们的帽子中，故选A。
177．句意：那人转过身去，一句话也没说，继续赶路。
in his way挡他的道；on his way在他的路上；by the way顺便；in some ways在某些方面。根据“Then the man turned and continued...”可知，男人继续赶路，故选B。
178．句意：那个人走后，高个乞丐对矮个乞丐说：“他可以很容易地留给我们几个硬币，但他只给了我们一块硬糖。”
whenever无论何时；unless除非；since自从；after在……之后。根据“...the man left, the tall beggar said to the short one”可知，男人走后，两个乞丐开始讨论，故选D。
179．句意：那个人走后，高个乞丐对矮个乞丐说：“他可以很容易地留给我们几个硬币，但他只给了我们一块硬糖。”
easily容易地；early早地；widely广泛地；quickly迅速地。根据“He could...leave us a few coins, but he just gave us a piece of hard candy.”可知，男人可以很容易地留给乞丐几个硬币，故选A。
180．句意：他以为我们是孩子吗？
teachers老师；parents父母；children孩子；men男人。根据“but he just gave us a piece of hard candy”可知，硬糖通常是用来哄孩子的，故选C。
181．句意：然后他从帽子里拿起“糖果”扔掉了。
picked捡；picked up捡起，拿起；took拿；took up占据，开始从事。根据“Then he...the ‘candy’ from his hat”可知，是从帽子里拿起“糖果”，故选B。
182．句意：他的第一个念头就是像那个高大的乞丐一样把它扔掉。
fourth第四；third第三；second第二；first第一。根据后文“But his second thought”可知，此处应该是第一念头，故选D。
183．句意：但他的第二想法使他改变了主意。
change改变；forget忘记；share分享；support支持。根据“But his second thought made him...his mind.”可知，矮个子男人改变了想法，故选A。
184．句意：多好的男人啊！
How a结构错误；How在感叹句中强调形容词/副词；What a在感叹句中强调可数名词单数；What在感叹句中强调可数名词复数/不可数名词。此处强调的中心词是可数名词单数man，故选C。
185．句意：令他吃惊的是，里面不是硬糖。
her她的；my我的；his他的；their他们的。根据前句“Then he opened the paper.”可知，此处指矮个子男人，故选C。

186．B    187．A    188．B    189．C    190．A    191．D    192．A    193．C    194．D    195．B

【导语】本文主要介绍了物理学家迈克尔·艾伦和食品科学家海伦·乔伊纳开展一个案例研究，帮助学生们了解如何在火星上生活，找到如何在火星上耕种的方法。
186．句意：在好莱坞电影《火星救援》中，演员马特·达蒙饰演一名宇航员，他在火星上种植食物以便在火星上独自生存。
finds找到；grows种植；cooks做饭；makes制造。根据“actor Matt Damon plays an astronaut who...food on Mars to survive alone on the red planet.”可知此处是指宇航员在火星上种食物，故选B。
187．句意：学生们必须想象自己正在火星上采矿，并在出发前决定如何在那里养活自己。
imagine想象；consider考虑；believe相信；create创造。根据“study helping students find out how to farm on Mars. Students have to...they are mining (采矿) on Mars ”可知学生没有去过火星，所以采矿要靠想象，故选A。
188．句意：学生们必须想象自己正在火星上采矿，并在出发前决定如何在那里养活自己。
save拯救；feed喂养；help帮助；support支持。根据“ decided how to...themselves there before starting on the journey.”以及下文“Students use a scoring system to choose 3 foods ”可知此处是指要思考在火星上如何让自己吃到饭，活下去，故选B。
189．句意：他们从艾伦和乔伊纳那里得到关于如何在火星上选择和种植作物的建议。
money钱；warnings警告；advice建议；choices选择。根据上文“After seeing the movie, physicist Michael Allen and food scientist Helen Joyner decided to carry out a case study helping students find out how to fam on Mars”结合语境可知是指学生获得在火星上种植的建议，故选C。
190．句意：艾伦在30名学生中发现了令人印象深刻的结果。
impressive印象深刻的；surprising惊讶的；prefect完美的；incomplete不完全的。根据“Allen found the results...among 30 students, “No two people have ever gotten the...answer’”可知这个结果让人印象深刻，故选A。
191．句意：没有两个人得到过相同的答案。
opposite对面的；similar相似的；different不同的；same相同。根据“Students use a scoring system to choose 3 foods to plant on Mars. Allen found the results...among 30 students,”可知30个学生里没有两个结果是相同的，故选D。
192．句意：前往火星的人类旅行者可能不得不利用地球上的资源，而不是把他们需要的一切都从飞船上带走。
spaceship宇宙飞船；plane飞机；package包裹；hands手。根据“take everything they need with them off their...This means farming their own food on another planet.”可知他们要在另一个星球上种植自己的食物，不能从飞船上带走所需要的东西，故选A。
193．句意：你从一无所有开始。
something某事；anything任何事；nothing没有什么；everything一切。根据“One challenge for students is the fact that there can be no farming tools...”可知一开始，什么都没有，故选C。
194．句意：此外，学生们还必须应对非常有限的饮食选择。
different不同的；no没有；various各种各样的；limited有限的。根据“If I even had to eat a single food for the rest of my life, could I do it”可知食物的选择是很有限的，故选D。
195．句意：我教的是有选择的生活。我教的是如何解决问题。
further thinking进一步思考；problem solving解决问题；life changing改变生活；hard working努力工作。根据上文可知艾伦教的是学生在没有任何帮助的情况下，如何在火星生活，这是一种解决事情的能力，故选B。

196．A    197．C    198．A    199．B    200．D    201．D    202．D    203．B    204．B    205．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在假设现在是22世纪的时间基础上，讲述了史密斯先生在新科技的发展基础上改变了自己的身体，后来因为指纹和面部的改变使得自己不能进火车站和机场，最后决定换回自己原来的身体，结果他太太不满意了，因为受不了他原来脚的气味。
196．句意：随着时间流逝，史密斯先生对他的长相感到厌烦。
be tired of对……厌烦；be afraid of害怕……；be sure of确信……；be aware of意识到……。根据“Mr. Smith went to a body engineering shop and…for a small nose.”可知，此处是说史密斯先生去一间人体工程店，由此可推知他是对自己的长相“厌烦”。故选A。
197．句意：几个月之前，史密斯先生去了一间人体工程店，然后要了一个小鼻子。
cared for关爱；waited for等待；asked for要求；sent for派人去请。根据“a small nose”可知，此处是说去人体工程店“要”小鼻子。故选C。
198．句意：这些年来小鼻子非常流行。
popular流行的；similar相似的；strange奇怪的；useful有用的。根据下文“At last, Mr. Smith went out of the shop with a small nose, long hair and two new ears.”可知，史密斯先生走出了商店，他有一个小鼻子，长头发和两只新耳朵。由此可推知那时候“很流行”。故选A。
199．句意：手术之后，他照了镜子，然后发现他的短头发跟他的新形象不般配。
long长的；short短的；thick厚的；thin薄的。根据“Then he wanted a change to long hair.”可知，此处是说他想改留长发，由此可推知他原来是“短发”。故选B。
200．句意：当他将要离开时，商店管理员突然告诉他耳朵有特价。
silently安静地；foolishly愚蠢地；carelessly粗心地；suddenly突然地。根据“When he was leaving,”可知，此处表示当他要离开的时候，管理员“突然”告诉他有特价活动。故选D。
201．句意：在接下来的几周里，史密斯先生对他的外貌的兴趣一直在增长。
shape形状；age年龄；life生活；look长相。根据“He bought new eyes, new hands and new feet.”可知，此处是说他买了新的眼睛，新的手和新的脚。由此可推知，史密斯先生对他“外貌”的兴趣一直增长。故选D。
202．句意：在那之后，他看起来比他的实际年龄要年轻，看着也完全不一样了。
probably可能地；hardly几乎不；nearly差不多；completely完全地。根据“he looked very young for his age,”可知，他看起来比他的实际年龄要年轻，由此可推知史密斯与之前“完全”不一样。故选D。
203．句意：然而，他脸上和指纹上的改变给他带来很多麻烦。
smile微笑；change改变；color颜色；kiss吻。根据“the…in the face and fingerprints”可知，因为史密斯换了新的眼睛，新的手和新的脚，由此可推知他脸和指纹的“改变”给他带来很多麻烦。故选B。
204．句意：他被禁止进入火车站、飞机场等地方。
guided引导；refused拒绝；forced强迫；allowed允许。根据“…brought him much trouble.”可知，上文说脸和指纹上的改变给他带来麻烦，由此可推知他“被禁止”进入火车站、飞机场等地方。故选B。
205．句意：令他惊讶的是，史密斯太太对他的次定不满意，因为她忍受不了他原来的脚臭味。
interest兴趣；condition条件；decision决定；situation情景。根据“he decided to have his old body back!”可知，史密斯决定要回他原来的身体；又根据“Smith was unhappy...”可知，史密斯太太不满意是因为史密斯要回原来身体的“决定”。故选C。

206．B    207．C    208．C    209．D    210．B    211．A    212．B    213．A    214．B    215．B

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，拳王阿里以第一人称讲述了自己如何走上拳击职业道路，以及患帕金森症后依然热爱生活的信心和意志。
206．句意：我的父母教会我要自信。
brave勇敢的；confident自信的；honest诚实的；polite礼貌的。根据下文“I could be the best at anything”可知，父母教导阿里要自信，相信自己能把任何事都做好。故选B。
207．句意：我从没想过会输。
gave up放弃；went on继续；thought of考虑；heard of听说。根据上文“Of course I knew when I made the challenge that I would win”可知，阿里认为自己在挑战他人的时候会赢，所以他从没想过会输。故选C。
208．句意：我12岁时就开始练拳击了。
diary日记；match比赛；training训练；watching观看。根据下文“As part of my training …”可知，此处指的是阿里12岁时就开始练拳击了。故选C。
209．句意：高中时我每周都会吹嘘自己。
yearly每年；loudly大声地；proudly骄傲地；weekly每周。根据下文“if not daily”可知，阿里不是每天，就是每周吹嘘自己。故选D。
210．句意：有一天我一定会成为世界冠军。
willing乐意的；sure确定的；hopeful有希望的；active活跃的。根据上文“In high school I boasted weekly, if not daily”可知，阿里经常吹嘘自己，所以他认为他一定会成为世界冠军。故选B。
211．句意：我要赢得一枚金牌。
win赢；lose输；find发现；buy买。根据上文“I was training for the Olympics”可知，阿里以奥运为目标训练，他的目标是为了赢得一枚奥运金牌。故选A。
212．句意：我只想着以后我会得到的荣誉。
need需要；get得到；decide决定；make使。结合前后文“the glory … when I won”可知，阿里只想着以后他会得到的荣誉。故选B。
213．句意：我相信我自己。
believed in相信；cared about关心；turned to向……求助；went through经历。根据上文“When I said I was going to be the “Greatest of All Time””可知，阿里说自己将成为“史上最伟大的人”时，那时候他是很相信他自己的。故选A。
214．句意：但我继续活下去的信心和意志永远不会被打败。
forever永远；never决不；nearly几乎；almost差不多。根据上文“I had Parkinson’s disease. But my confidence and will to continue to live …”可知，阿里虽然得了帕金森症，但他的信心和意志决不会被打败。故选B。
215．句意：我被邀请在亚特兰大夏季奥运会上举起圣火。
take取走；carry举、提；watch观看；touch触摸。根据下文“the cauldron at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta”及结合常识可知，阿里在亚特兰大夏季奥运会上举起了圣火。故选B。

216．D    217．C    218．C    219．A    220．D    221．C    222．C    223．B    224．A    225．D

【解析】作者一直认为幸福就像比赛终点的旗帜，他努力的想到达终点。后来发现其实幸福一直在我们身边。
216．句意：我觉得生活中只有当我完成某些事情时，最后才能够快乐。
forgot忘记；missed错过；offered提供；finished完成。根据“For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race.”可知作者认为幸福就像长跑终点的旗帜，此处指完成某些事情，就像到终点一样。故选D。
217．句意：另一些时候，我会表现的像兔子，以危险的速度，尝试不同的道路，希望能够更快到达终点旗帜。
place地点；height高度；speed速度；time时间。根据常识可推测，龟兔赛跑时，兔子是以更快的速度完成比赛的。故选C。
218．句意：慢慢地，我开始看到，不论我朝着方向跑多远，那个旗帜并没有变得更近。
clearer更清楚；lower更低；closer更近；smaller更小。根据“Gradually (逐渐地), I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it...”可知此处指距离更近，用closer表示。故选C。
219．句意：然后我发现幸福就在我旁边。
happiness幸福；sadness悲伤；success成功；friendship友谊。根据“I felt that only when I finshed certain things could I finally be happy in my life.”可知此处指的比赛是通向幸福的。故选A。
220．句意：在我努力工作抚养家庭的时候，在我和孩子们玩，听到他们笑的时候，在我生病妻子照顾我的时候，它都在我旁边。
studied学习；fought打架；exercised锻炼；worked工作。根据“support my family”可知此处指努力工作抚养家庭。故选D。
221．句意：在我努力工作抚养家庭的时候，在我和孩子们玩，听到他们笑的时候，在我生病妻子照顾我的时候，它都在我旁边。
lonely孤独的；tired疲惫的；sick生病的；hungry饥饿的。根据“...with my wife at my side looking after me. ”可知需要妻子照顾，应该是生病的时候。故选C。
222．句意：我只是没有智慧看到这一点。
courage勇气；chance机会；wisdom智慧；strength力量。根据“It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. ”可知幸福一直在我身边，只是作者没有这个智慧去看到。故选C。
223．句意：也许我们都应该停止通向我们认为的完美生活的比赛，我们应该享受现在拥有的生活。
real真的；perfect完美的；common普通的；colorful多彩的。根据“life we think”可知，此处指我们想象的美好，完美的生活。故选B。
224．句意：当你意识到其他人像你一样爱你的时候，你会发现它。
realize意识到；believe相信；hope希望；consider考虑。此处指作者意识到一些问题。故选A。
225．句意：让自己退出比赛，意识到爱和幸福时，你已经在那里了。
still仍然；ever曾经；never从不；already已经。作者把通往幸福的旅程比作比赛，幸福在终点。而当你退出比赛，意识到幸福的时候，你就已经到了幸福的终点。故选D。

226．B    227．C    228．A    229．B    230．D    231．C    232．A    233．D    234．B    235．C

【导语】本文主要介绍好书法带来的好处。
226．句意：那是一封手写的信，感谢我送给她的一些上海饼干。
asking询问；thanking感谢；voting投票选举；praising表扬。根据“me for some Shanghai cookies I had sent her”可知，因之前送了一些饼干而表示感谢，故选B。
227．句意：Lorraine姑妈已经91岁了，举止非常得体。
appearance外貌；stories故事；manners举止；memories记忆。根据“That is why she sent me the “thank you” letter”可知，从姑妈写感谢信给作者的举动可以看出她举止很得体，故选C。
228．句意：阅读它是一种乐趣。
pleasure愉快；surprise惊讶；shame害羞；pride骄傲。根据“Her penmanship (书法) is smooth. Each letter and word is perfectly formed”可知，看着她的信，心情很愉悦，故选A。
229．句意：在那个时候，书法被认为是一项重要的技能。
made制造；considered认为；supposed应该；introduced介绍。根据“penmanship was…an important skill”可知，书法被认为是一种重要的技能，故选B。
230．句意：很少有人有时间或想练习书法或手写信件。
Some一些；Many许多；Most大部分；Few没有多少。根据“people have the time or want to practice their penmanship or write letters by hand”及常识可知，现在的人都很忙碌，所以很少有人在这上面花费时间，故选D。
231．句意：然而，潦草的笔迹可以把A变成B。
clear清楚的；interesting有趣的；messy凌乱的；good好的。根据“turn an A into a B”可知，潦草的笔记能将你的分数拉低，故选C。
232．句意：因为它是一种技能，它训练你的大脑，发展你的学习能力。
since由于；though尽管；if如果；while当……时。“it’s a skill”与“it trains your brain and develops your learning abilities”是因果关系，故选A。
233．句意：而且，信不信由你，用笔在纸上划的缓慢过程会提高你的英语阅读、拼写甚至发音。
through通过；beyond超过；around在周围；along沿着。根据“slow process (过程) of pushing a pen… paper”可知，此处指用笔在纸上划的缓慢过程，故选D。
234．句意：除了这些教育上的好处，好的书法对个人也有好处。
public公共的；personal个人的；social社会的；natural自然的。根据“A beautifully written letter to a friend is something he or she will treasure forever”可知，对个人也是有好处的，故选B。
235．句意：一封看上去像一只小鸡在纸上跳来跳去的信很快就会被扔掉。
taken away拿走；hide away把……隐藏；thrown away扔掉；put away收好。根据“A letter that looks as if a chicken had danced across the paper will be quickly ”可知，字迹潦草的信很快会被扔掉，故选C。

236．C    237．A    238．C    239．D    240．A    241．B    242．C    243．D    244．A    245．B

【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道类文章，报道了澳洲森林火灾肆虐，澳大利亚考拉面临死亡威胁。
236．句意：照顾它们的人治疗了它们的伤口，把它们和唯一熟悉的东西——桉树叶子放在篮子里。
threw扔；locked锁；laid放；forced强迫。根据“Their caretakers treated their wounds, and...them in baskets with the only thing”可知，是把它们放在篮子里，故选C。
237．句意：照顾它们的人治疗了它们的伤口，把它们和唯一熟悉的东西——桉树叶子放在篮子里。
familiar熟悉的；plentiful丰富的，众多的；beautiful美丽的；cheap便宜的。根据“the only thing that was...— the leaves of eucalyptus tree”可知，桉树叶是考拉熟悉的东西，故选A。
238．句意：在澳大利亚，可怕的大火已经烧毁了200多万英亩的土地，只有几十只考拉从烟雾弥漫的树木和黑色的地面上被拯救出来。
reached到达；left离开；burned燃烧；trapped困住。根据“As terrible fires have...more than 2 million acres in Australia”可知，大火烧毁土地，故选C。
239．句意：在澳大利亚，可怕的大火已经烧毁了200多万英亩的土地，只有几十只考拉从烟雾弥漫的树木和黑色的地面上被拯救出来。
killed杀；recognized认识，辨别；hurt伤害；saved拯救。根据“only dozens of koalas have been...from the smoky trees and black ground”可知，从大火中救出了几十只考拉，故选D。
240．句意：与袋鼠、鸟类或蛇不同，考拉不会躲避火灾，而是爬到树顶，在那里它们可以把自己变成一个球，等待危险过去。
get away离开，逃离；pass away去世；put away整理；give away赠送。根据“Koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not...from fires but instead climb trees to the top”可知，考拉不会躲避火灾，故选A。
241．句意：与袋鼠、鸟类或蛇不同，考拉不会躲避火灾，而是爬到树顶，在那里它们可以把自己变成一个球，等待危险过去。
balance平衡；protection保护；challenge挑战；comfort安慰。根据“where they can make themselves into a ball for...”可知，考拉会缩成球保护自己，故选B。
242．句意：与袋鼠、鸟类或蛇不同，考拉不会躲避火灾，而是爬到树顶，在那里它们可以把自己变成一个球，等待危险过去。
attack攻击；come来；pass通过；avoid避免。根据“wait for the danger to...”可知，是等待危险过去，故选C。
243．句意：但在大火灾中，比如最近几周发生的火灾，这些动物存活的可能性要小得多。
jump跳；climb爬；fall摔倒；survive幸存。根据“But during big fires, such as those that have burned in recent weeks, the animals are far less likely to...”可知，大火灾中，这些动物存活的可能性很小，故选D。
244．句意：即使火本身没有到达树的顶部，动物可能会掉到地上，在那里他们会被烧死。
tops顶部；leaves叶子；trunks树干；roots根。前文提到考拉爬到树顶避难，结合“Even if the fire itself does not reach the...of the trees, the animals may fall to the ground”可知，即使大火没有烧到树顶，动物可能也会掉到地上，故选A。
245．句意：地球上的其他地方找不到这些特殊的动物，而我们正在杀死它们。
somewhere某处；anywhere任何地方；everywhere到处；nowhere无处。根据“We have these special animals not found...else on this planet”可知，本句是否定句，用anywhere，故选B。

246．C    247．A    248．D    249．D    250．A    251．B    252．D    253．C    254．D    255．B    256．A    257．A    258．C    259．A    260．B

【分析】246．句意：突然，他感到口渴，下一站下车去找水喝。tired累的；hungry饿的；thirsty渴的；sick生病的。根据“look for water”可知，是突然感到很渴，因此“thirsty”符合句意。故选C。
247．句意：他往回跑，但没赶上火车。missed错过；passed经过；saw看见；stopped停止。根据“when he heard the train whistle”和“but”可知，是错过了火车，因此“missed”符合句意。故选A。
248．句意：天渐渐黑了，他决定在车站过夜。crowded拥挤的；close亲密的；scary害怕的；dark黑暗的。根据“he decided to spend the night at the station”可知，天色渐晚，因此“dark”符合句意。故选D。
249．句意：他决定找个地方过夜。enjoy享受；wait等待；prepare准备；stay逗留。根据“He was told that there would not be another one until the next day.”可知，因为没有火车，所以决定找个地方过夜，因此“stay”符合句意。故选D。
250．句意：他去附近的一家旅馆要一间房，但那里已经住满了。hotel宾馆；household家庭；village村庄；flat公寓。根据“ask for a room”可知，是询问宾馆是否有房间，因此“hotel”符合句意。故选A。
251．句意：最后，他来到一个当地村民的小房子前。After all毕竟；At last最后；Once again再次；At first起初。根据上文可知，最终来到这个村庄，因此“At last”符合句意。故选B。
252．句意：主人欣然同意。insisted坚持；decided决定；obeyed遵守；agreed同意。根据“gave him a room”可知，主人是同意了，因此“agreed”符合句意。故选D。
253．句意：那天，主人给他提供食物，给他一个房间，没有要求或期待任何回报。sent发送；shared分享；served服务；ordered命令。根据固定搭配“serve sb. sth.”和“gave him a room”可知，主人给他食物，因此“served”符合句意。故选C。
254．句意：那天，主人给他提供食物，给他一个房间，没有要求或期待任何回报。in fact事实上；in all总计；in secret秘密地；in return作为报答。根据“without asking or expecting”可知，主人没有要求任何回报，因此“in return”符合句意。故选D。
255．句意：当主人去开门时，有一个穿着五颜六色、奇装异服的人locked锁上；answered回答；pointed to指着；returned to返回。根据“there was a man dressed in colorful, fancy clothing”可知，是去开门了，因此“answered”符合句意。故选B。
256．句意：这个人意识到主人需要钱。realized意识到；argued争论；noticed注意；reminded提醒。根据“He entered the room and asked the villager to pay his debts(借款) immediately.”可知，这个男人意识到主人需要钱，因此“realized”符合句意。故选A。
257．句意：第二天早上，他在房间的桌子上放了一个信封就走了。envelope信封；check支票；bill账单；note纸条。根据“When the villager found the envelope”可知，桌子上的是一个信封，因此“envelope”符合句意。故选A。
258．句意：当这个村民发现信封时，他很好奇。afraid害怕的；moved感动的；curious好奇的；unknown不出名的。根据“He looked inside and found a note with his name on it”可知，对信封里有什么感到好奇，因此“curious”符合句意。故选C。
259．句意：昨天你在我最需要的时候帮助了我，却什么也不要求。helped帮助；saved节约；impressed给……留下印象；guided指导。根据上文可知，主人帮助了这个男人，因此“helped”符合句意。故选A。
260．句意：令村民吃惊的是，钱从信封里掉了出来。attention注意；surprise惊讶；anger生气；disappointment失望。根据上文和“I would like to show you how thankful I am.”可知，这个村民需要钱，这个人为了感恩，留了一些钱，村民对此很惊讶。因此“surprise”符合句意。故选B