天津高考英语完形填空专项训练

这是一份天津高考英语完形填空专项训练，共42页。

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The Sweetest Thing
When I was ten, I was crazy about candy. Whenever in our small-town __1__ with my mom, I would run my fingers through my favorite candy on the shelf.
Once there, thinking about all things sweet, I noticed a man a few feet away pushing buttons on the ATM machine. Dressed in a suit, he seemed to be late for something, ___2___ waiting for his cash to appear. The machine made a noise, and he immediately ___3___ a pile of bills and headed out. Curiously, I walked over to the ATM, where I started pressing the buttons as if knowing the ___4___.Then I looked into the bottom of the machine. There I saw it: a beautiful, crisp $20 bill! ___5___ I wanted to believe my magic made the cash appear, I knew the man in the suit must have left it behind.
I held the money in my hand, staring at the number “20” and feeling ___6___ than I ever had. I thought about slipping the money into my pocket. No one would know, but it didn’t feel ___7___. I knew it didn’t belong to me. I had to find its owner and give it back! So I told my mom what had happened. “We’ll look for him.” she said kindly. We rushed out and found him stepping into his car in the parking lot! We ___8___ him and asked whether he had left money at the cash machine.
“Let me ___9___,” he said, pulling out his wallet and bills. “Twenty, forty, eighty… Oh! You’ re right,” he said with surprise, “I’m ____10____ a $20 bill.”
“Here you go,” I said, smiling with pride, as if I was a(n) ____11____ who had solved a mystery. “Thank you so much,” he said, bending down and shaking my hand. My heart ____12____. Before saying goodbye, he asked my mom for my name and ____13____. “I want to send your daughter a thank-you card,” he said.
On my way home, my ____14____ was racing. Twenty dollars. What could I have done with it? I bet I could have bought a puppy or every single candy bar in town! But now ____15____ of that would happen. Yet I knew I had done the right thing.
A few weeks later, I got a box with a note. I ripped it open to find packages of candy.
“Dear Felice, Thank you very much for ____16____ my $20. You are a great girl, and I appreciate ____17____. I hope you enjoy this candy. Best Wishes, Tom.” Tom included his business card. It turned out he was vice-president for the candy company. The candy tasted sweet, each ____18____ reminding me that what I had done mattered. Although my honesty wouldn’t always be ____19____ with candy, it would make a difference to someone. And that was the ____20____ part of all.
1．A．school B．church C．store D．bank
2．A．intently B．excitedly C．sincerely D．anxiously
3．A．covered B．seized C．fortified D．insisted
4．A．machine B．assistant C．man D．password
5．A．Though B．Since C．Once D．Until
6．A．smarter B．stronger C．prettier D．richer
7．A．right B．decent C．modest D．violent
8．A．caught B．approached C．guided D．searched
9．A．try B．polish C．check D．reckon
10．A．sparing B．seeking C．missing D．converting
11．A．engineer B．detective C．manager D．designer
12．A．hurt B．sank C．swelled D．resigned
13．A．address B．anniversary C．accent D．birthday
14．A．car B．memory C．charm D．mind
15．A．both B．none C．some D．either
16．A．returning B．remembering C．keeping D．lending
17．A．loyalty B．devotion C．honesty D．bravery
18．A．dollar B．bite C．product D．alternative
19．A．evaluated B．faded C．frowned D．rewarded
20．A．sweetest B．hardest C．freshest D．heaviest

People say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That ____21____ comes to me as I ____22____the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house ____23____my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was____24____, we looked around the____25____house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we feel so ____26____at all the stuff left. Like so many of their generation, my parents ____27____everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious ____28____about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every____29____my parents ever saw, I also_____30_____many hidden treasures. Mom’s pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, _____31_____ her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵)and a world traveler, _____32_____ everything-from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the_____33_____. The letters he wrote during the war_____34_____his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I_____35_____our old kitchen table, which brought back _____36_____of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I’m realizing all these things_____37_____my parents’ life journey. Each time I go to the _____38_____, I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I _____39_____knew._____40_____, from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
21．A．thought B．goal C．principle D．coincidence
22．A．looked for B．looked into C．looked through D．looked after
23．A．with B．to C．for D．by
24．A．retired B．ill C．gone D．injured
25．A．clean B．strange C．modern D．empty
26．A．pleased B．familiar C．disappointed D．astonished
27．A．saved B．enjoyed C．purchased D．designed
28．A．decisions B．bargains C．challenges D．responsibilities
29．A．person B．neighbor C．doctor D．child
30．A．bought B．discovered C．buried D．lost
31．A．even B．just C．only D．yet
32．A．liked B．bought C．kept D．lost
33．A．school B．army C．college D．countryside
34．A．receive B．direct C．sense D．describe
35．A．repaired B．cleaned C．spotted D．set
36．A．descriptions B．introductions C．memories D．communications
37．A．recognized B．represented C．instructed D．confirmed
38．A．supermarket B．church C．office D．house
39．A．merely B．always C．really D．never
40．A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Something

For years, Arthur ran a car dealership (汽车经销店) in a small town in Australia. Everybody in the town knew and ____41____ Arthur. He was upright, as they said, ____42____ and thoughtful. He liked strolling along the streets of the town with his children. The ____43____ who met him by the roadside would never return empty-handed. They later even began to feel embarrassed to ____44____ his handouts because they just received too many ____45____ from him. Under the influence of such a perfect boss, his employees ____46____ harmoniously. But there was one ____47____— a mechanic, who broke rules every now and then and never ____48____ it. Arthur’s older son asked why his father kept the man. The answer the son got was, “Ah, he probably didn’t ____49____ to do that.” Arthur thought the mechanic must have been through something painful, which led to his ______50______ behavior. Arthur intended to help, but the mechanic seemed to be ______51______ to reveal his heart.
Something unexpected happened next. Arthur’s wife got a serious disease, which left her unable to function ______52______. To well care for his wife at home, Arthur ______53______ his dealership. The employees all found ______54______ in other places, except the mechanic. ______55______, Arthur kept paying him a salary until he got a job. But it didn’t ______56______ the mechanic enough; he never visited the couple once. That was OK with Arthur. He fairly had ______57______ on everybody around him ______58______ they didn’t show any gratitude.
We often reserve compassion for those who we believe ______59______ it. But real compassion is that we offer it without judgment, even to those around us who may not yet have the capacity to ______60______ the favor.
41．A．suspected B．assisted C．pleased D．respected
42．A．generous B．strict C．competitive D．confident
43．A．traders B．beggars C．neighbors D．tourists
44．A．abandon B．donate C．accept D．question
45．A．challenges B．treasures C．setbacks D．favors
46．A．got on B．fell behind C．stood out D．showed off
47．A．pioneer B．reminder C．exception D．alternative
48．A．replaced B．balanced C．evaluated D．corrected
49．A．afford B．mean C．pretend D．volunteer
50．A．unusual B．informal C．amusing D．typical
51．A．disappointed B．proud C．unwilling D．unable
52．A．rapidly B．independently C．gracefully D．leisurely
53．A．left aside B．partnered with C．attended to D．shut down
54．A．employment B．evidence C．lessons D．privileges
55．A．Helplessly B．Flexibly C．Incredibly D．Obviously
56．A．attract B．soften C．convince D．protect
57．A．comments B．judgments C．reliance D．mercy
58．A．as though B．now that C．even if D．in case
59．A．repeat B．deserve C．forgive D．regret
60．A．return B．refuse C．prove D．spread

In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a large clock. When I was a child, the old clock____61____me very much. I was surprised at how the clock would chime (敲) three times, six times or more, with a wonderful clear____62____. I often paid attention to it instead of the foods when I had____63____. And always the clock stood like an old family friend,____64____the family. I found the clock comforting and familiar. Year after year, the clock became a part of my memories.
It was even more____65____to me when my grandfather carefully wound up (上发条) that clock with a special____66____each day. The key was____67____to me. It kept the clock____68____. It kept the clock chiming. How did it do that? I watched as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and____69____the door in the old clock and used the key to wind it up. He never let that clock wind down and_____70_____. When I got a little older, he taught me how to open the door, _____71_____let me wind up the clock myself. I remember the_____72_____time I did, I felt so excited…
After my grandfather_____73_____, every time I saw the clock, I couldn’t help crying. Never could I see him again. The_____74_____ on the clock were frozen. It stopped. I took the key with my_____75_____hand and opened the door. All of a _____76_____, I was a child again, watching my grandfather. He was there, smiling at me. I stood there,_____77_____in the memories. Then slowly and_____78_____, I wound up the clock. Tick-tock, tick-tock…The dining room and the house seemed to be filled with_____79_____. In the image of the clock, my grandfather also_____80_____again.
61．A．disappointed B．encouraged C．interested D．confused
62．A．picture B．sound C．noise D．time
63．A．meals B．homework C．dreams D．trouble
64．A．beating B．testing C．heating D．watching
65．A．wonderful B．strange C．different D．fearful
66．A．pen B．ring C．clock D．key
67．A．small B．colorful C．beautiful D．magic
68．A．running B．standing C．speaking D．laughing
69．A．painted B．opened C．locked D．repaired
70．A．go B．play C．stop D．leave
71．A．and B．but C．or D．so
72．A．first B．last C．next D．second
73．A．gave in B．passed away C．turned over D．took off
74．A．face B．door C．hands D．eyes
75．A．wet B．broken C．dirty D．shaking
76．A．while B．sudden C．way D．step
77．A．closed B．lost C．waited D．turned
78．A．quickly B．wrongly C．carefully D．angrily
79．A．joy B．excitement C．fun D．life
80．A．cried B．walked C．lived D．listened

Mr. Henry taught sixth grade science. On the first day of class — he gave us a ___81___ about an animal called the Cattywampus, a kind of animal that died out during the Ice Age. He ___82___ around a skull(头盖骨)as he walked. We all took ___83___ and later had a test.
When he returned my paper, I was ___84___ . There was a big red “x” through each of my answers. I had failed! ___85___ must be some mistake! I had written down ___86___ what Mr. Henry said. Then I learned that everyone in the class had ___87___ . What had happened? Very simple, Mr. Henry ___88___ . He had invented this Cattywampus. There had never ___89___ any such animal. The information in out notes was, ___90___ , incorrect. Did we expect our marks for incorrect answers? Needless to say, we were ___91___ .
What kind of test was this? And what kind of teacher? Mr. Henry said he ___92___ we would learn something from this experience. ___93___ and textbooks are not perfect. ___94___ no one is. He told us not to ___95___ our minds go to sleep, and to speak out ___96___ we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.
Every class was an exciting one ___97___ Mr Henry. I can still remember some science periods from beginning to end. I haven’t made any great scientific subjects, ___98___ Mr. Henry’s class gave me and my classmates something ___99___ , like the courage to look people in the ___100___ and tell them they are wrong. He also showed us that you can have fun doing it.
81．A．magazine B．book C．report D．lecture
82．A．walked B．grasped C．passed D．looked
83．A．notes B．exercises C．attentions D．cares
84．A．excited B．inspired C．worried D．surprised
85．A．There B．It C．He D．I
86．A．fast B．exactly C．slowly D．quietly
87．A．succeeded B．defeated C．failed D．beat
88．A．announced B．expressed C．proved D．explained
89．A．had B．stayed C．been D．kept
90．A．however B．otherwise C．besides D．therefore
91．A．happy B．worried C．excited D．angry
92．A．suggested B．meant C．hoped D．wished
93．A．Teachers B．Headmasters C．Students D．Persons
94．A．After all B．In fact C．At any time D．Above all
95．A．permit B．let C．leave D．help
96．A．which B．whether C．while D．if
97．A．for B．about C．with D．of
98．A．but B．and C．so D．or
99．A．strange B．important C．curious D．serious
100．A．eye B．brain C．head D．hand

9-year-old Essence was peacefully eating lunch. ___101___ , she saw another student needed help. She did not hesitate to spring into ___102___ .
“When she was about to swallow her food, she ___103___ . Seeing the urgency, I went to help her, ” Essence told Good Morning America. Essence said she felt a bit ___104___ at first, but then she took deep breaths to help herself ___105___ . Teacher Samantha Bradshaw was also present when the ___106___ happened and she was very surprised to see a fourth-grader ___107___ in such a way.
Essence shared she once ___108___ how to carry out the Heimlich Maneuver from a YouTube video a few years ago. It’s fair to say her memory ___109___ her as she performed the life-saving ____110____ for the very first time! The student was saved.
The school community ____111____ Essence’s efforts. The afterschool program she participates in ____112____ an “Essie Day” by hosting a breakfast for her to show their ____113____ . The program, called “Girls Thrive”, is designed to show how young girls can make a ____114____ .
Despite all the ____115____ the brave student is receiving, Essence has remained ____116____ . “I told her how ____117____ we were of her, she said, ‘I’m just a kid.’ She does feel like a kid even though she did do something ____118____,” said Samantha. Essence said she hopes she doesn’t have to ____119____ the Heimlich Maneuver again. More than anything, she is ____120____ her classmate is OK.
101．A．Finally B．Naturally C．Obviously D．Suddenly
102．A．life B．action C．discussion D．fight
103．A．choked B．hesitated C．cried D．quit
104．A．surprised B．ashamed C．nervous D．embarrassed
105．A．slow down B．calm down C．stand up D．cheer up
106．A．conflict B．conference C．incident D．violence
107．A．wrestle B．consume C．react D．reply
108．A．forgot B．updated C．showed D．learned
109．A．served B．suited C．escaped D．recalled
110．A．technique B．operation C．lesson D．task
111．A．witnessed B．challenged C．celebrated D．overlooked
112．A．spared B．held C．combined D．tracked
113．A．expectation B．comfort C．apology D．appreciation
114．A．decision B．difference C．record D．living
115．A．education B．information C．advice D．attention
116．A．modest B．silent C．active D．honest
117．A．convinced B．proud C．confident D．hopeful
118．A．heroic B．acceptable C．generous D．interesting
119．A．know B．study C．perform D．instruct
120．A．afraid B．confused C．curious D．grateful

“Mr Mazzella, what is the difference between a period (句号) and a comma (逗号)?” I was a young substitute teacher (代课老师) in a middle school English class. The regular teacher had called in sick and left a lesson plan going over the rules of ___121___. I hated these rules and hardly ___122___  them myself, even though I was a writer. The English language is one of the most ___123___ subjects in the world. As I looked at the ___124___, I knew that even if I told this student all the different ___125___ about commas, he wouldn’t remember them.
I was also in no mood for a long ___126___. My mom had died just a few short weeks ago. I ___127___ her so much. I wandered around feeling half ___128___ inside. All I wanted to do was stay in bed, but my own young family was ___129___ to get by and I knew I had to take every day of work I could. I looked at the textbook again but couldn’t ___130___ it because my eyes were so watery. All at once, however, I ___131___ my previously simple but practical experience I used whenever I was ___132___ something. “A period is the end of a sentence or a(n) ___133___,” I said, “A comma, on the other hand, is just a brief pause before the ___134___ continues on.” When I finished saying this, my heart suddenly felt ___135___. I smiled and thought of my mom ___136___ in a place much brighter and happier than the one I was in now.
That little moment of light ___137___ me as I continued to miss my mom over the months and years to come. Recently I remembered it once again when I saw this quote in a book I was reading: “Death is not a(n) ___138___, only a comma.”
Our lives are a sentence and a ___139___ that goes on forever. Our ___140___ here is only a part of it. Our death here is only a comma. Write your story with love.
121．A．grammar B．pronunciation C．classroom D．spelling
122．A．wrote B．imagined C．understood D．realized
123．A．difficult B．interesting C．important D．popular
124．A．class B．textbook C．blackboard D．dictionary
125．A．forms B．roles C．rules D．examples
126．A．lesson B．holiday C．speech D．writing
127．A．upset B．troubled C．trusted D．missed
128．A．alive B．touched C．awake D．dead
129．A．learning B．starting C．struggling D．hoping
130．A．carry B．read C．understand D．find
131．A．forgot B．checked C．considered D．remembered
132．A．writing B．doing C．planning D．teaching
133．A．headline B．thought C．word D．more
134．A．sentence B．paragraph C．action D．activity
135．A．emptier B．colder C．heavier D．lighter
136．A．falling down B．going out C．continuing on D．growing up
137．A．alarmed B．helped C．stopped D．surprised
138．A．end B．period C．loss D．result
139．A．song B．circle C．game D．story
140．A．choice B．task C．time D．visit

When I was in my final year of college, a good friend of mine was planning to visit a toastmaster(宴会主持人) club and invited me to join her.____141____I loved the idea of public speaking and hoped that the____142____would be also where I would see myself someday, I was a self-doubting person filled with pessimism, which never gave me the____143____to take that baby step.
Later, my another friend encouraged me to____144____one of the forums. ____145____, I still never joined in it until I____146____ . It was when I started working in a company and moved to a different city, and I was lonely that I____147____myself harder to give this forum a(o)____148____. Little did I know that it was this little forum that was really a start to bigger____149____Since then I have started to_____150_____the road to my career as a toastmaster gradually.
That friend doesn't know what a(n)_____151_____his little encouragement has made on my life. Today I am a_____152_____individual; pessimism no longer has the upper hand and I can_____153_____call myself a public speaker. I still remember when I_____154_____my first paycheck for my public speaking, tears weren’t enough to_____155_____my emotions. I have been speaking on _____156_____occasions to various audiences since then. Whenever I walk up to the platform, holding the microphone, I believe that I am nothing but myself.
I don’t just give a_____157_____to the crowd. Sometimes, I tell them a story—one that has a_____158_____reflection of my past pessimism, one that is related to my sincere_____159_____for that friend of mine and one that_____160_____my hidden passion and talent, which might have been forgotten had it not been for her encouragement.
141．A．But B．Since C．Unless D．Though
142．A．class B．stage C．situation D．opportunity
143．A．courage B．permission C．freedom D．ability
144．A．create B．sponsor C．attend D．know
145．A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．Therefore D．However
146．A．succeeded B．graduated C．married D．settled
147．A．helped B．developed C．pushed D．recommended
148．A．try B．comment C．excuse D．purpose
149．A．tasks B．jobs C．facts D．things
150．A．repair B．block C．take D．hold
151．A．impact B．solution C．decision D．profit
152．A．strange B．confident C．common D．calm
153．A．proudly B．immediately C．exactly D．carefully
154．A．expected B．spent C．paid D．earned
155．A．arouse B．explore C．define D．handle
156．A．entire B．different C．wide D．considerate
157．A．present B．lecture C．mark D．chance
158．A．sudden B．useful C．further D．dark
159．A．explanation B．sympathy C．appreciation D．responsibility
160．A．shouts out B．calls off C．makes up D．gives away

It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 16—year—old can find— working at Burger King, a fast—food restaurant. It certainly wasn’t a good job, but it meant ____161____, which was something I needed badly to support my family.
One day, I was working behind the front counter, taking ____162____. The customers were coming and going, and the woman who ____163____ didn’t seem any different from most others.
She ordered her meal and I told her the total. As she searched ____164____ her purse to find some change, the woman soon ____165____ that she was about a dollar short. “I’m ____166____ to say this, but I guess I won’t be able to make my purchase ____167____,” she said sadly.
That’s when I had the idea of paying the difference for her. She ____168____ at first, but after I insisted, she agreed. She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to ____169____ her order. I continued with my work and thought _____170_____more of it.
About an hour later _____171_____ had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer. Then I glanced over towards the _____172_____ and saw the same woman I’d helped with the money entering again. I _____173_____ recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said,“I want to thank you again for what you did. You see, I’m a diabetic (糖尿病患者), and _____174_____ I need to eat something right away. That’s _____175_____ I came in earlier. If you hadn’t helped me_____176_____ you did, I might have been dizzy. Thank you.”
She handed me two dollars, twice _____177_____ I’d given her.
_____178_____the woman walk away, I realized that God had used me to help me.In the end, I was _____179_____not only with money but also with the _____180_____ of knowing that I’d helped someone out of a tight spot.
161．A．cuisine B．money C．resolution D．integrity
162．A．menus B．orders C．service D．food
163．A．resolved B．prohibited C．presented D．approached
164．A．beyond B．through C．beneath D．across
165．A．committed B．compromised C．emphasized D．realized
166．A．embarrassed B．disappointed C．guilty D．humble
167．A．above all B．first of all C．after all D．at all
168．A．postponed B．declined C．restored D．adjusted
169．A．get over B．pick out C．get along D．pick up
170．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
171．A．customers B．orders C．pressure D．business
172．A．counter B．restaurant C．entrance D．grocery
173．A．instantly B．apparently C．definitely D．constantly
174．A．at a time B．at time C．sometime D．sometimes
175．A．when B．where C．why D．how
176．A．since B．as C．until D．once
177．A．that B．which C．what D．whose
178．A．Watching B．Witnessing C．Observing D．Noticing
179．A．awarded B．honored C．rewarded D．assigned
180．A．alternative B．satisfaction C．qualification D．motive

I’m an 18-year-old premedical student, tall and good-looking, with two short story books and quite a number of essays to my credit. Why am I singing such____181____of myself? Just to explain that the attainment of self-pride comes from a great deal of self-love, and to____182____it, one must first learn to accept oneself as one is. That was___183___ my struggle began.
Born and____184____in Africa, I had always taken my African origin as a(n)____185____. My self-dislike was further____186____when my family had to move to Norway, where I attended a high school. Compared to all the white girls around me, with their golden hair and delicate lips, I, a black girl, had curly-hair and full, red lips. My nose often had a thin sheet of sweat on it,   ___187___the weather was like. I just wanted to____188____myself in my shell crying “I’m so different!”
What also____189____to my self-dislike was my occasional stuttering (口吃), which had weakened my self- confidence. It always_____190_____between me and any fine opportunity. I’d taken it as an excuse to avoid any public speaking sessions, and unknowingly let it rule over me.
_____191_____, as I grew older, there came a turning point. One day a white girl caught my eye on the school bus when she suddenly turned back. To my_____192_____, she had a thin sheet of sweat on her nose too, and it was in November! “Wow,” I whispered to myself, “this isn’t a genetic disorder_____193_____. It’s perfectly normal.” Days later, my life took another twist (转折). Searching the internet for stuttering cures, I accidentally learned that such_____194_____people as Isaac Newton and Winston Churchill also stuttered. I was greatly relieved and then an idea suddenly hit me — if I’m smart, I shouldn’t allow my stuttering to stand between me and my success. In other words, stuttering is no_____195_____to success.
Another____196____to my self-confidence came days later as I was watching the news about Oprah Winfrey, the famous talk show host and writer — she’s black too! Whenever I think of her story and my_____197_____dislike of my color, I’m practically filled with shame.
Today, I’ve grown to accept what I am_____198_____pride; it simply gives me feeling of uniqueness. The idea of self-love has ____199____a whole new meaning for me: there’s always something fantastic about us, and what we need to do is learn to_____200_____it.
181．A．poems B．sentences C．songs D．praises
182．A．plan B．avoid C．attain D．pray
183．A．which B．where C．what D．who
184．A．found B．set C．based D．raised
185．A．burden B．question C．chance D．danger
186．A．removed B．changed C．fueled D．switched
187．A．however B．whatever C．whenever D．wherever
188．A．devote B．seat C．bury D．cover
189．A．contributed B．resulted C．applied D．tended
190．A．ran B．stood C．travelled D．happened
191．A．Naturally B．Unluckily C．Fortunately D．Normally
192．A．sadness B．embarrassment C．relief D．astonishment
193．A．after all B．in all C．above all D．for all
194．A．fortunate B．promising C．celebrated D．generous
195．A．barrier B．key C．solution D．answer
196．A．boom B．decrease C．decline D．boost
197．A．familiar B．former C．flexible D．final
198．A．by B．to C．in D．with
199．A．take down B．take up C．take on D．take off
200．A．adapt B．appreciate C．abandon D．Approve














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1．C 2．D 3．B 4．D 5．A 6．D 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．C 11．B 12．C 13．A 14．D 15．B 16．A 17．C 18．B 19．D 20．A

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了名叫Felice的小女孩偶然在提款机里发现别人落下的20美元钞票，在经过一番思想斗争后，最后把钱还给失主的故事，歌颂了小女孩诚实的品质。
1．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每当我和妈妈在我们小镇上的商店里，我都会用手指去摸货架上我最喜欢的糖果。A. school学校；B. church教堂；C. store商店；D. bank银行。根据后文“my favorite candy on the shelf”可知，商店里才有糖果。故选C项。
2．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他穿着西装，似乎要迟到了，焦急地等待着他的现金从取款机出现。A. intently专心地；B. excitedly激动地；C. sincerely真诚地；D. anxiously焦急地。根据前文“he seemed to be late for something”可知，他取钱的时候很着急。故选D项。
3．考查动词词义辨析。句意：机器发出一声响声，他立刻抓起一叠钞票走了出去。A. covered覆盖；B. seized抓住；C. fortified增强；D. insisted坚持。根据后文“a pile of bills”可知，他抓起钞票走了出去。故选B项。
4．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我好奇地走到自动取款机前，开始按按钮，好像知道密码似的。A. machine机器；B. assistant助手；C. man男人；D. password密码。根据前文“pressing the buttons”可知，我出于好奇，开始按取款机的按钮，好像知道取款密码一样。故选D项。
5．考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然我想相信是我的魔法让现金出现了，但我知道一定是那个穿西装的人落下的。A. Though尽管；B. Since自从；C. Once一旦；D. Until直到。根据后文“I knew the man in the suit must have left it behind”可知，前后构成转折关系，前面是让步状语从句。故选A项。
6．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我把钱拿在手里，盯着数字“20”，感觉比以前更富有了。A. smarter更聪明的；B. stronger更强壮的；C. prettier更美丽的；D. richer更富有的。根据前文“staring at the number “20””可知，这20美元的钞票使我感觉自己比之前更富有。故选D项。
7．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：没人会知道，但感觉不对。A. right正确的；B. decent正派的；C. modest谦虚的；D. violent暴力的。根据后文“I knew it didn’t belong to me”可知，虽然我把钱据为己有没人知道，但从内心里我知道这样做是不对的。故选A项。
8．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们走近他，问他是否把钱留在了提款机里。A. caught抓住；B. approached走近；C. guided指导；D. searched搜寻。根据后文“ asked”可知，我们走近他询问是否把钱落在了提款机里。故选B项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：“让我查一下”他说着掏出钱包和钞票。A. try尝试；B. polish擦亮；C. check核查；D. reckon估算。根据后文“Twenty, forty, eighty…”可知，他开始核查钱数。故选C项。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我丢了一张20美元的钞票。A. sparing抽出；B. seeking寻找；C. missing丢失；D. converting转变。根据后文“a $20 bill”可知，他的钱少了20美元。故选C项。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“给你，”我说，骄傲地微笑着，好像我是一个破获了一个谜团的侦探。A. engineer工程师；B. detective侦探；C. manager经理；D. designer设计师。根据后文“who had solved a mystery”可知，我仿佛是一个破解谜题的侦探。故选B项。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我内心满是喜悦和自豪。A. hurt伤害；B. sank下沉；C. swelled情绪高涨、充满；D. resigned辞职。根据前文“smiling with pride”和“Thank you so much”可知，物归原主获得了主人的感谢，我内心充满了自豪和喜悦。故选C项。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在告别之前，他向妈妈要了我的名字和地址。A. address地址；B. anniversary纪念日；C. accent口音；D. birthday生日。根据后文“I want to send your daughter a thank-you card”可知，他要了我的地址想给我寄送感谢卡。故选A项。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在回家的路上，我的脑子飞快地转着。A. car汽车；B. memory记忆；C. charm魅力；D. mind头脑，思想。根据后文“What could I have done with it? I bet I could have bought a puppy or every single candy bar in town!”可知，在回家的路上，我的脑海里还在想着这件事。故选D项。
15．考查代词词义辨析。句意：但现在这一切都不会发生了。A. both两者都；B. none一个没有；C. some一些；D. either两者中任意一个。根据前文“I bet I could have bought a puppy or every single candy bar in town!”可知，我设想了用20美元能够做的事情，但现在钱已归还，所有的事情都实现不了了。故选B项。
16．考查动词词义辨析。句意：亲爱的Felice，非常感谢你归还我的20美元。A. returning归还；B. remembering记住；C. keeping保持；D. lending借出。根据前文“Here you go”可知，我把钱还给了失主。故选A项。
17．考查名词词义辨析。句意：你是个好女孩，我欣赏你的诚实。A. loyalty忠诚；B. devotion奉献；C. honesty诚实；D. bravery勇敢。根据前文“Here you go”及后文“my honesty”可知，我并没有把钱据为己有，而是归还主人，这是一种诚实的品质。故选C项。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：糖果尝起来很甜，每咬一口都提醒我，我所做的一切都是有意义的。A. dollar美元；B. bite食物的一口；C. product产品；D. alternative替代品。根据前文“The candy tasted sweet”可知，我吃着甜甜的糖果，每一口都在提醒我做的有意义的事情。故选B项。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然我的诚实并不总是会得到糖果的奖励，但它会对别人产生影响。A. evaluated评价；B. faded褪色；C. frowned皱眉；D. rewarded奖励。根据后文“with candy”可知，我诚实的行为并不能总是得到糖果的奖励。故选D项。
20．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是最甜蜜的部分。A. sweetest最甜的；B. hardest最困难的；C. freshest最新鲜的；D. heaviest最重的。根据前文“Although my honesty wouldn’t always be __19___with candy, it would make a difference to someone.”可知，虽然我诚实的行为并不能总是得到糖果的奖励，但我的行为会对他人产生影响，这才是最美妙的，照应题目“The Sweetest Thing”。故选A项。

21．A 22．C 23．B 24．C 25．D 26．D 27．A 28．A 29．C 30．B 31．A 32．C 33．B 34．D 35．C 36．C 37．B 38．D 39．D 40．C

【导语】本文是一篇议论文。人们说一个人的垃圾是另一个人的财富。作者的故事证明了这一点。文章讲述的是作者的父亲去世，把房子留给了作者和妹妹。作者认为他父亲留下的所有的东西，从破旧的家具到隐藏的宝藏，对他来说比世界上所有的钱都重要。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我翻看父母1962年购买的房子时，我产生了这个想法。A. thought想法；B. goal目标；C. principle原则；D. coincidence巧合。根据“as I ____2____the house purchased in 1962 by my parents.”可知，作者看房子的时有这个想法的。故选A。
22．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当我翻看父母1962年购买的房子时，我产生了这个想法。A. looked for寻找；B. looked into调查；C. looked through浏览；D. looked after照顾。根据“the house purchased in 1962 by my parents.”可知，作者浏览1962年由我父母购买的房子。故选C。
23．考查介词词义辨析。句意：我父亲几个月前去世时，把房子留给了我妹妹和我。A. with带有；B. to到；C. for为了；D. by依靠。我leave sth. to sb.把某物留给某人。根据“when he died a few months ago.”可知，父亲把房子留给了妹妹和作者。故选B。
24．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爸爸走后，我们环顾了一下我们长大的空房子，爸爸非常爱它。A. retired退休的；B. ill病的；C. gone离去的，死的；D. injured受伤的。根据“when he died a few months ago.”可知，作者父亲去世了。故选C。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爸爸走后，我们环顾了一下我们长大的空房子，爸爸非常爱它。A. clean干净的；B. strange奇怪的；C. modern现代的；D. empty空的。根据“After Dad was ___4___,”可知，父亲去世之后，房子是空荡荡的。故选D。
26．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，我们对剩下的所有东西感到非常惊讶。A. pleased感到高兴的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. disappointed感到失望的；D. astonished感到吃惊的。根据“all the stuff left.”可知，对剩下的东西感到非常惊讶。故选D。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：和他们那一代的许多人一样，我的父母把一切都存起来了。A. saved挽救，保存；B. enjoyed喜爱；C. purchased购置；D. designed设计。根据“Like so many of their generation,”可知，作者的父母保存了一切。故选A。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：和我们这一代的许多人一样，我们面临着放弃什么、保留什么的焦虑决定。A. decisions决定；B. bargains交易；C. challenges挑战；D. responsibilities责任。根据“what to abandon and what to keep.”可知，我们面临着关于放弃什么和保留什么的焦虑决定。故选A。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们开始扔掉旧电话簿和我父母看过的每个医生的医疗账单时，我也发现了许多隐藏的宝藏。A. person人；B. neighbor邻居；C. doctor医生；D. child孩子。根据“every medical bill”可知，作者父母保存着看过的每个医生的医疗账单。故选C。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们开始扔掉旧电话簿和我父母看过的每个医生的医疗账单时，我也发现了许多隐藏的宝藏。A. bought买；B. discovered发现；C. buried掩埋；D. lost失去。根据“many hidden treasures.”可知，作者发现了许多隐藏的宝藏。故选B。
31．考查副词词义辨析。句意：妈妈的钱包在他们卧室的壁橱里，里面什么都有，甚至连她的梳子都有头发，好像她还在这里。A. even甚至；B. just仅仅；C. only只是；D. yet已经。根据“her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here.”可知，甚至妈妈梳头发的梳子还保存在壁橱里。故选A。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：爸爸是一名二战老兵，周游世界，他保存着一切——从世界各地的小勺子到他在军队里写给父母的每一封信。A. liked喜欢；B. bought买；C. kept保存；D. lost失去。根据“from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the 　　13　　.”可知，作者父亲把所有的东西都保存了下来。故选C。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：爸爸是一名二战老兵，周游世界，他保存着一切——从世界各地的小勺子到他在军队里写给父母的每一封信。A. school学校；B. army军队；C. college大学；D. countryside农村。根据“And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵)and a world traveler,”可知，父亲保存着在军队时写给父母的信。故选B。
34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在战争期间写的信描述了他年轻时的想法。A. receive收到；B. direct指导；C. sense感知；D. describe描述。根据“his thoughts as a young man.”可知，父亲在战争期间写的信描述了他年轻时的想法。故选D。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，在地下室，我看到了我们厨房的旧桌子，这让我想起了我父母、姐姐和我一起吃早餐的记忆。A. repaired修理；B. cleaned打扫；C. spotted发现；D. set设置。根据“our old kitchen table,”可知，作者发现了小时候使用过的旧餐桌。故选C。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，在地下室，我看到了我们厨房的旧桌子，这让我想起了我父母、姐姐和我一起吃早餐的记忆。A. descriptions描述；B. introductions介绍；C. memories记忆；D. communications交流。bring back memories of唤起……回忆，根据“my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.”可知，旧餐桌让作者想起了作者的父母、姐姐和作者一起吃早餐的情景。故选C。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到所有这些都代表了我父母的人生历程。A. recognize认识；B. represented代表；C. instructed指示；D. confirmed确认。根据“my parents’ life journey.”可知，所有这些东西代表了作者父母的人生旅程。故选B。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次我回家，我都会找到一些让我想起童年的东西，或者教会我一些我从来不知道的关于我父母的事情。A. supermarket超级市场；B. church教堂；C. office办公室；D. house房子。根据“I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I 　　19　　 knew.”可知，每次作者去那所房子，都会发现一些东西。故选D。
39．考查副词词义辨析。句意：每次我回家，我都会找到一些让我想起童年的东西，或者教会我一些我从来不知道的关于我父母的事情。A. merely仅仅，只不过；B. always总是；C. really真正地；D. never从来没有。根据“I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents”可知，这些东西教作者一些关于作者从不知道的父母。故选D。
40．考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：一切，从破旧的家具到所有隐藏的宝藏，对我来说比世界上所有的钱都重要。A. Anything任何事情；B. Nothing没有什么；C. Everything每件事情；D. Something某事。根据“from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.”可知，所有的东西，从破旧的家具到所有隐藏的宝藏，对作者来说比世界上所有的钱都重要。故选C。

41．D 42．A 43．B 44．C 45．D 46．A 47．C 48．D 49．B 50．A 51．C 52．B 53．D 54．A 55．C 56．B 57．D 58．C 59．B 60．A

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了汽车经销店主亚瑟不图回报地善待自己的机械师的故事。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：镇上的每个人都认识并尊敬亚瑟。A. suspected怀疑；B. assisted帮助；C. pleased取悦；D. respected尊重。根据下文“He was upright, as they said, 　　2　　 and thoughtful.”可知，镇上的每个人都尊敬亚瑟。故选D。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：正如他们所说，他正直、慷慨、体贴。A. generous慷慨的；B. strict严格的；C. competitive竞争的；D. confident自信的。根据下文“The 　　3　　 who met him by the roadside would never return empty-handed.”可知，他很慷慨。故选A。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在路边遇到他的乞丐再也不会两手空空地回来了。A. traders商人；B. beggars乞讨者；C. neighbors邻居；D. tourists游客。根据句中“by the roadside would never return empty-handed”可知，在路边遇到他的是乞丐。故选B。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，他们甚至开始不好意思接受他的施舍，因为他们从他那里得到了太多的帮助。A. abandon舍弃；B. donate捐赠；C. accept接受；D. question质疑。根据下文“because they just received too many 　　5　　 from him”可知，他们不好意思接受他的施舍。故选C。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. challenges挑战；B. treasures宝藏；C. setbacks挫折；D. favors恩惠。根据上文“would never return empty-handed”可知，他们接受的是他的施舍。故选D。
46．考查动词短语辨析。句意：在这样一位完美的老板的影响下，他的员工和谐相处。A. got on相处；B. fell behind落后；C. stood out脱颖而出；D. showed off炫耀。根据上文“Under the influence of such a perfect boss”及空后“harmoniously”可知，此处指他的员工和谐相处。故选A。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但有一个例外，那就是一个机械师，他时不时地违反规则，但从来没有改正过。A. pioneer先驱；B. reminder提醒；C. exception例外；D. alternative选择。根据But和下文“broke rules every now and then and never 　　8　　 it”可知，这个机械师是个例外。故选C。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. replaced替代；B. balanced平衡；C. evaluated评估；D. corrected改正。根据上文“broke rules every now and then”以及“never”可知，此处指这位机械师时不时地违反规则，但从来没有改正过。故选D。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：儿子得到的回答是，“啊，他可能不是故意这么做的。”A. afford负担得起；B. mean打算；C. pretend假装；D. volunteer志愿。根据下文“Arthur thought the mechanic must have been through something painful, which led to his 　　10　　 behavior.”可知，亚瑟认为机械师不是故意这么做的。故选B。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：亚瑟认为机械师一定经历了一些痛苦的事情，这导致了他不同寻常的行为。A. unusual不寻常的；B. informal不正式的；C. amusing好笑的；D. typical典型的。根据上文“who broke rules every now and then and never 　　8　　 it”可知，机械师的行为不同寻常。故选A。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：亚瑟本想帮忙，但机械师似乎不愿意透露他的心声。A. disappointed失望的；B. proud自豪的；C. unwilling不愿意的；D. unable不能的。根据句中“Arthur intended to help,”以及表示转折意义的连词but可知，机械师似乎不愿意透露他的心声。故选C。
52．考查副词词义辨析。句意：亚瑟的妻子得了一种严重的疾病，导致她无法自理。A. rapidly迅速地；B. independently独立地；C. gracefully优雅地；D. leisurely悠闲地。根据下文“To well care for his wife at home, Arthur 　　13　　 his dealership.”可知，亚瑟的妻子得了一种严重的疾病，导致她无法自理。故选B。
53．考查动词短语辨析。句意：为了在家照顾好妻子，亚瑟关闭了他的经销店。A. left aside放在一边；B. partnered with与某人合作；C. attended to照顾；D. shut down关闭。根据下文“The employees all found 　　14　　 in other places”可知，为了在家照顾好妻子，亚瑟关闭了他的经销店。故选D。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了机修工外，所有员工都在其他地方找到了工作。A. employment就业；B. evidence证据；C. lessons课；D. privileges特权。根据下文“Arthur kept paying him a salary until he got a job”可知，所有员工都在其他地方找到了工作。故选A。
55．考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人难以置信的是，亚瑟一直给他发工资，直到他找到工作。A. Helplessly无助地；B. Flexibly灵活地；C. Incredibly难以置信地；D. Obviously显然地。根据下文“Arthur kept paying him a salary until he got a job”可知，亚瑟一直给他发工资，直到他找到工作，这是令人难以置信的。故选C。
56．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这并没有足够软化机械师；他从未拜访过这对夫妇。A. attract吸引；B. soften使态度缓和；使变和蔼；C. convince使相信；D. protect保护。根据下文“he never visited the couple once”可知，亚瑟的所作所为并没有让机械师变和蔼。故选B。
57．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他对周围的每一个人都相当仁慈，即使他们没有表现出任何感激之情。A. comments评论；B. judgments评价；C. reliance依靠；D. mercy仁慈。根据上文亚瑟对待乞丐和机械师态度可知，他对周围的每一个人都相当仁慈。故选D。
58．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. as though好像；B. now that既然；C. even if尽管；D. in case以防。根据下文“But real compassion is that we offer it without judgment, even to those around us who may not yet have the capacity to 　　20　　 the favor.”以及句意可知，此处应用让步状语从句的引导词。故选C。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们经常对那些我们认为值得同情的人保留同情。A. repeat重复；B. deserve值得；C. forgive原谅；D. regret后悔。根据下文“But real compassion is that we offer it without judgment(但真正的同情是，我们在没有判断的情况下提供同情)”可知，我们经常对那些我们认为值得同情的人保留同情。故选B。
60．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但真正的同情是，我们在没有判断的情况下提供同情，即使是对我们周围那些可能还没有能力回报的人。A. return回报；B. refuse拒绝；C. prove证明；D. spread传播。根据上文“But it didn’t 　16 the mechanic enough; he never visited the couple once. That was OK with Arthur.”可知，从亚瑟帮助他人，并不图回报。故选A。

61．C 62．B 63．A 64．D 65．A 66．D 67．D 68．A 69．B 70．C 71．A 72．A 73．B 74．C 75．D 76．B 77．B 78．C 79．D 80．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过回忆祖父给家里的大钟上发条的事情来追忆过世的祖父，表达对他的怀念之情。
61．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我还是个孩子的时候，那只古老的钟使我非常感兴趣。A. disappointed使失望；B. encouraged鼓励；C. interested使感兴趣；D. confused使困惑。根据下文“I often paid attention to it instead of the foods when I had　　3　　.”可知，作者看大钟连吃饭都不关心，说明钟让他非常感兴趣。故选C项。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我惊讶地发现，大钟会敲三次、六次甚至更多，声音美妙而清晰。A. picture图片；B. sound声音；C. noise噪音；D. time时间。根据句中“the clock would chime (敲) three times, six times or more”和“wonderful clear”可推知，这里说的是大钟美妙而清晰的声音。故选B项。
63．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我吃饭的时候，我经常把注意力放在它而不是食物上。A. meals饭，餐；B. homework作业；C. dreams梦；D. trouble麻烦。根据句中“instead of the foods”可知，在用餐时，作者把注意力放到了大钟上。故选A项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：时钟总是像一个老朋友一样站着，看着一家人。A. beating敲击；B. testing测试；C. heating加热；D. watching观看。根据句中“stood like an old family friend”可知，作者把大钟拟人化了，所这个“老朋友”站在那里看着一家人。故选D项。
65．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我的祖父每天用一把特殊的钥匙小心地给那只钟上发条时，对我来说就更奇妙了。A. wonderful奇妙的；B. strange奇怪的；C. different不同的；D. fearful可怕的。上文描述大钟的奇妙，让作者非常感兴趣，结合句中“more　　4　　to me”可知，作者接下来要讲更奇妙的事情。故选A项。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我的祖父每天用一把特殊的钥匙小心地给那只钟上发条时，对我来说就更奇妙了。A. pen钢笔；B. ring戒指；C. clock钟；D. key钥匙。根据下文“The key”可知，祖父用的是一把特殊的钥匙。故选D项。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这把钥匙对我来说很神奇。A. small小的；B. colorful色彩缤纷的；C. beautiful美丽的；D. magic神奇的。根据下文“It kept the clock chiming. How did it do that?”可知，作者觉得这很奇妙，觉得钥匙很神奇。故选D项。
68．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它使时钟保持运转。A. running运转；B. standing站立；C. speaking说话；D. laughing笑。根据下文“It kept the clock chiming.”可知，钥匙让钟继续报时，即让它保持运转。故选A项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看着祖父从口袋里掏出钥匙，打开旧钟的门，用钥匙把钟上了发条。A. painted画；B. opened开；C. locked锁；D. repaired修理。根据句中“the key”和“the door in the old clock”可知，是用钥匙找开门。故选B项。
70．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他从不让时钟慢下来和停止运转。A. go去；B. play玩；C. stop停；D. leave离开。根据上文可知，祖父用钥匙使大钟保持运转，所以他不会让大钟停下来。故选C项。
71．考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我长大一点的时候，他教我怎么开门，而且让我自己给钟上发条。A. and而且；B. but但是；C. or或者；D. so因此。上下文是并列关系，用连词and连接。故选A项。
72．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我记得我第一次这么做的时候，我感到很兴奋……。A. first第一的；B. last最后的；C. next下一个的；D. second第二的。根据句中“I felt so excited”可推知，作者第一次给钟上发条，感到很兴奋。故选A项。
73．考查动词短语辨析。句意：祖父去世后，每次看到钟，我都忍不住哭。A. gave in屈服；B. passed away去世；C. turned over翻转；D. took off脱下。根据下文“Never could I see him again.”可知，祖父去世了。故选B项。
74．考查名词词义辨析。句意：钟上的指针不动了。A. face脸；B. door门；C. hands指针；D. eyes眼睛。根据解句中“on the clock”下文“It stopped.”可知，祖父去世后，没人给大钟上发条，所以钟上的指针不动。故选C项。
75．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我用颤抖的手拿起钥匙，打开了门。A. wet湿的；B. broken破碎的；C. dirty脏的；D. shaking颤抖的。结合上文和选项可知，祖父去世后，作者很难过，现在他要用祖父给他的钥匙去给大钟上发条，所以情绪波动，双手颤抖合情合理。故选D项。
76．考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然间，我又变回了一个孩子，看着我的祖父。A. while一段时间；B. sudden突然发生的事；C. way路；D. step步骤。all of a sudden是固定短语，意为“突然地，出乎意料地”。故选B项。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我站在那里，沉浸在回忆中。A. closed关闭；B. lost迷失；C. waited等待；D. turned转向。根据上文“I was a child again, watching my grandfather. He was there, smiling at me.”可知，作者陷入了回忆中；be lost in“沉浸在……中；迷失在……中”。故选B项。
78．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然后，我慢慢地、小心地给钟上了发条。A. quickly迅速地；B. wrongly错误地；C. carefully仔细地；D. angrily愤怒地。根据句中“slowly”可推知，作者是慢慢地、小心地给钟上了发条。故选C项。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：餐厅和房子似乎充满了生气。A. joy喜悦；B. excitement兴奋；C. fun乐趣；D. life生气，生机。结合句中“Tick-tock, tick-tock…”和下文“my grandfather also　　20　　again.”可知，消失的钟声又回到了屋子，祖父似乎又回来了，房子似乎又恢复了生气。故选D项。
80．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在钟的影像里，我的祖父也活了过来。A. cried哭；B. walked走；C. lived生存，活着；D. listened听。根据上文“I was a child again, watching my grandfather. He was there, smiling at me.”可知，之前作者觉得祖父回来了，结合句中“again”可知，钟声回到了屋子后，他觉得祖父再次活过来了。故选C项。

81．D 82．C 83．A 84．D 85．A 86．B 87．C 88．D 89．C 90．D 91．D 92．C 93．A 94．B 95．B 96．D 97．C 98．A 99．B 100．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。亨利老师在上科学课时，给我讲解了了他捏造了一种动物，并在测试之后给我们不及格的成绩，以此来告诫我们教师和教科书并不完美，不要让自己的思想沉睡，如果认为错了，就要大声说出来。
81．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第一天上课，他给我们讲了一种叫Cattywampus的动物，一种在冰河时期灭绝的动物。A. magazine杂志；B. book书；C. report报告；D. lecture讲课。根据本句“On the first day of class”可知，他给我们上课。故选D。
82．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他边走边传给我们一个头盖骨。A. walked走；B. grasped抓；C. passed传；D. looked看。根据宾语“a skull”可知，应是在同学中传这个头盖骨。故选C。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们都做了笔记，然后进行了测试。A. notes笔记；B. exercises锻炼；C. attentions注意；D. cares关心。根据前文“On the first day of class — he gave us a 　　　　 about an animal called the Cattywampus, a kind of animal that died out during the Ice Age.”可知，老师上课，学生做笔记。故选A。
84．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他还我论文时，我很吃惊。A. excited兴奋的；B. inspired深受鼓舞的；C. worried担心的；D. surprised吃惊的。根据后文“There was a big red “x” through each of my answers.”可知，我得到了个叉号，所以很吃惊。故选D。
85．考查代词义辨析。句意：一定是搞错了！A. There那；B. It它；C. He他；D. I我。固定句型there be... “有……”。故选A。
86．考查副词义辨析。句意：我把亨利先生的话一字不差地记下来了。A. fast快地；B. exactly确切地；C. slowly慢地；D. quietly安静地。根据前文“We all took 　　　　and later had a test.”以及“I had failed!”可知，我认真地做了笔记，但是还是不及格。故选B。
87．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我得知班上每个人都不及格。A. succeeded成功；B. defeated打败；C. failed不及格；D. beat打。根据前文“I had failed!”可知，大家都不及格。故选C。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：很简单，亨利先生解释说。A. announced宣布；B. expressed表达；C. proved证明；D. explained解释。根据前文“What had happened?”可知，大家都很疑惑，这是老师开始解释。故选D。
89．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从来没有过这样的动物。A. had有；B. stayed待在；C. been是；D. kept保持。固定句型there be... “有……”。故选C。
90．考查副词义辨析。句意：因此，我们笔记中的信息是不正确的。A. however然而；B. otherwise否则；C. besides此外；D. therefore因此。根据前文“There had never 　　　　 any such animal.”可知，这个动物不存在，因此，相关笔记都是错误的。故选D。
91．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不用说，我们很生气。A. happy高兴的；B. worried担心的；C. excited兴奋的；D. angry愤怒的。根据前文“There had never 　　　　 any such animal.”可知，学生对老师的行为很生气。故选D。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：亨利先生说他希望我们能从这次经历中学到一些东西。A. suggested建议；B. meant意味着；C. hoped希望；D. wished愿望。根据空后的宾语从句“we would learn something from this experience”可知，这是老师希望的内容。故选C。
93．考查名词词义辨析。句意：教师和教科书并不完美。A. Teachers教师；B. Headmasters校长；C. Students学生；D. Persons个人。根据前文“He had invented this Cattywampus. There had never　　　　 any such animal. ”可知，老师故意讲错，告诫学生老师和教科书都不完美。故选A。
94．考查介词短语辨析。句意：事实上，没有人是。A. After all毕竟；B. In fact事实上；C. At any time任何时候；D. Above all最重要的是。根据前文“　　　　 and textbooks are not perfect.”可知，不仅教师和教科书不完美，事实上没人是完美的。前后文递进关系。故选B。
95．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他告诉我们，不要让自己的思想沉睡，如果我们认为他或教科书错了，就要大声说出来。A. permit允许；B. let让；C. leave离开；D. help帮助。根据本句“speak out 　　　 we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong”可知，如果我们认为他或教科书错了，就要大声说出来，不要让自己的思想沉睡。故选B。
96．考查连词义辨析。句意：他告诉我们，不要让自己的思想沉睡，如果我们认为他或教科书错了，就要大声说出来。A. which哪个；B. whether是否；C. while当；D. if如果。根据空前“speak out”可知，应是if引导的条件状语从句。如果我们认为他或教科书错了，就要大声说出来。故选D。
97．考查介词义辨析。句意：亨利先生的每节课都很精彩。A. for为了；B. about关于；C. with有。D. of……的。根据句意可知，表示有亨利先生的每节课都很精彩。故选C。
98．考查连词义辨析。句意：我没有做出任何伟大的科学课题，但亨利先生的课给了我和我的同学一些重要的东西，比如勇敢地看着别人的眼睛，告诉他们他们错了。A. but但是；B. and和；C. so所以；D. or或者。根据句意可知，前后为转折关系。故选A。
99．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我没有做出任何伟大的科学课题，但亨利先生的课给了我和我的同学一些重要的东西，比如勇敢地看着别人的眼睛，告诉他们他们错了。A. strange陌生的；B. important重要的；C. curious好奇的；D. serious严重的。根据本句“the courage to look people in the 　　　　 and tell them they are wrong”可知，这是很重要的品质。故选B。
100．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我没有做出任何伟大的科学课题，但亨利先生的课给了我和我的同学一些重要的东西，比如勇敢地看着别人的眼睛，告诉他们他们错了。A. eye眼睛；B. brain大脑；C. head头部；D. hand手。根据本句“the courage”可知，看着别人的眼睛，告诉他们他们错了，这是勇敢的行为。故选A。

101．D 102．B 103．A 104．C 105．B 106．C 107．C 108．D 109．A 110．A 111．C 112．B 113．D 114．B 115．D 116．A 117．B 118．A 119．C 120．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了四年级学生Essence在见到同学吃东西噎住的时候，迅速伸出援手，为他进行急救的英勇事迹。
101．考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，她看到另一个学生需要帮助。A. Finally最后；B. Naturally自然地；C. Obviously明显地；D. Suddenly突然地。根据上文“9-ycar-old Essence was peacefully eating lunch.”和句中“she saw another student needed help.”可知，事情是在Essence吃午饭的时候突然发生的。故选D。
102．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她毫不犹豫地采取了行动。A. life生活；B. action行动；C. discussion讨论；D. fight打架。根据下文Essence的话“Seeing the urgency, I went to help her,”可知，Essence立刻采取行动帮助同学。故选B。
103．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她正要吞下食物时，她噎住了。A. choked噎住；B. hesitated犹豫；C. cried喊叫；D. quit退出。根据句中“When she was about to swallow her food”可推知，同学是在吃饭的时候被食物噎住。故选A。
104．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Essence说，一开始她感到有点紧张，但后来她深呼吸以帮助自己平静下来。A. surprised惊讶的；B. ashamed惭愧的；C. nervous紧张的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据句中“she took deep breaths”可知，第一次用所学知识救人，她感到紧张。故选C。
105．考查动词短语辨析。句意：Essence说，一开始她感到有点紧张，但后来她深呼吸以帮助自己平静下来。A. slow down减速；B. calm down平静下来；C. stand up站起来；D. cheer up振作起来。根据句中“she took deep breaths to help herself”和常识可推知，感到紧张的时候深呼吸，是为了让自己平静下来。故选B。
106．考查名词词义辨析。句意：事件发生时，萨曼莎布拉德肖老师也在场，看到一名四年级学生做出这样的反应，她感到非常惊讶。A. conflict冲突；B. conference会议；C. incident事故，事件；D. violence暴力。根据句中“she was very surprised to see”可知，Samantha老师当时也在场，看到这一事件的发生。故选C。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事件发生时，萨曼莎布拉德肖老师也在场，看到一名四年级学生做出这样的反应，她感到非常惊讶。A. wrestle摔跤；B. consume消耗；C. react反应；D. reply回复。根据上文“She did not hesitate to spring into 2 .”可知，老师对Essence能对紧急情况作出如此迅速的反应感到惊讶。故选C。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年前，Essence分享了她曾经从YouTube视频中学习过如何执行海姆立克急救法。A. forgot忘记；B. updated更新；C. showed表明；D. learned学习。根据句中“how to carry out the Heimlich Maneuver from a YouTube video”可知，Essence曾经从YouTube视频中学习过海姆立克急救法。故选D。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：可以公平地说，当她第一次使用救生技巧时，她的记忆起了作用!学生得救了。A. served服务，对……有用；B. suited适合；C. escaped逃跑；D. recalled回想起。根据上文“Essence shared she once 8 how to carry out the Heimlich Maneuver from a YouTube video a few years ago.”和句中“her as she performed the life-saving 10 for the very first time! The student was saved.”可知，Essence是凭着几年前的记忆救人，因此是记忆帮助了她。故选A。
110．考查名词词义辨析。句意：可以公平地说，当她第一次使用救生技巧时，她的记忆起了作用!学生得救了。A. technique技巧；B. operation手术；C. lesson课程；D. task任务。根据上文“Essence shared she once 8 how to carry out the Heimlich Maneuver from a YouTube video a few years ago.”和句中“as she performed the life-saving”可知，Essence对同学实施了之前学过的海姆利克急救技巧。故选A。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：学校社区赞扬了Essence的努力。A. witnessed目击；B. challenged向(某人)挑战；C. celebrated赞扬；D. overlooked俯视。根据句中“Essence’s efforts.”以及“The afterschool program she participates in 12 an “Essie Day” by hosting a breakfast for her to show their 13 . ”可知，学校表扬了Essence的努力。故选C。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她参加的课后活动举办了“Essie Day”，为她提供早餐，以示感激。A. spared抽出；B. held举行；C. combined(使)结合；D. tracked追踪。根据空后“an “Essie Day” by hosting a breakfast for her to show their 13 . ”可知，此处指举办了“Essie Day”活动。故选B。
113．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她参加的课后活动举办了“Essie Day”，为她提供早餐，以示感激。A. expectation预料；B. comfort安慰；C. apology道歉；D. appreciation感激。根据上文可知，Essence救了同学，所以学校举办的活动是为了表达对她的感激。故选D。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个名为“女孩茁壮成长”的节目旨在展示年轻女孩如何有所作为。A. decision决定；B. difference差别；C. record记录；D. living生计。根据上文“The school community 11 Essence’s efforts.”和“The student was saved.”可知，年轻女孩可以有所作为。make a difference“有关系，有影响，有作为”。故选B。
115．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管这位勇敢的学生受到了所有的关注，Essence仍然保持谦逊。A. education教育；B. information信息；C. advice劝告；D. attention注意。根据上文“The program, called ‘Girls Thrive’, is designed to show how young girls can make a 14 . ”可知，Essence的事迹在节目中报道，得到很多关注。故选D。
116．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管这位勇敢的学生受到了所有的关注，Essence仍然保持谦逊。A. modest谦虚的；B. silent沉默的；C. active活跃的；D. honest诚实的。根据句中“Despite all the 15 the brave student is receiving,”和下文“she said, I’m just a kid. ”可推知，尽管得到了很多关注，Essence还是很谦虚。故选A。
117．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：萨曼莎说：“我告诉她，我们为她感到多么自豪，她说，‘我只是个孩子’。A. convinced坚信不移的；B. proud自豪的；C. confident自信的；D. hopeful充满希望的。根据上文“The school community 11 Essence’s efforts.”可推知，大家对她的表现感到自豪。故选B。
118．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管她做了一些英勇的事，但她确实感觉像个孩子。A. heroic英雄的，英勇的；B. acceptable认可的；C. generous慷慨的；D. interesting有趣的。根据上文“It’s fair to say her memory 9 her as she performed the life-saving  10  for the very first time! The student was saved. ”可知，Essence用自己学到的知识救了同学，她的行为是英勇的。故选A。
119．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Essence表示，她希望自己不必再次执行海姆立克急救法。A. know知道；B. study学习；C. perform表演，执行；D. instruct指导。根据空前“Essence said she hopes she doesn’t have to以及空后the Heimlich Maneuver again”可知，此处指Essence表示，她希望自己不必再次执行海姆立克急救法。故选C。
120．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最重要的是，她很感激她的同学没事。A. afraid害怕的；B. confused困惑的；C. curious好奇的；D. grateful感激的，愉快的。根据空后“her classmate is OK.”可知，同学没事，Essence是感到感激的、高兴的。故选D。

121．A 122．C 123．A 124．B 125．C 126．A 127．D 128．D 129．C 130．B 131．D 132．A 133．B 134．A 135．D 136．C 137．B 138．B 139．D 140．C

【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文，文章主要讲述作者由学生的一个问题感悟到：死亡不是句号，而是逗号。
121．考查名词词义辨析。句意：正式教师请了病假，留下了一份复习语法规则的教案。A. grammar语法；B. pronunciation发音；C. classroom教室；D. spelling拼写。根据上文“what is the difference between a period (句号) and a comma (逗号)?(句号和逗号的区别是什么？)”可知，此处指语法规则，故选A。
122．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我讨厌这些规则，我自己也很难理解它们，尽管我是个作家。A. wrote写；B. imagined想象；C. understood理解；D. realized意识到。根据空前“I hated these rules”及空后“even though I was a writer”表达的让步语气可知，作者讨厌这些语法规则，尽管自己是作家，也很难理解它们，故选C。
123．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：英语是世界上最难的科目之一。A. difficult困难的；B. interesting有趣的；C. important重要的；D. popular受欢迎的，流行的。上文提到作者讨厌语法规则，结合下文“he wouldn’t remember them(他也不会记得它们)”可知，英语是世界上最难的科目之一，故选A。
124．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我看着教科书时，我知道即使我告诉这个学生所有关于逗号的不同规则，他也不会记住它们。A. class班级；B. textbook课本，教科书；C. blackboard黑板；D. dictionary字典。根据语境及下文提示“I looked at the textbook again(我再次看了教科书)”可知，学生问问题，作者看了一眼教科书，故选B。
125．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. forms形式；B. roles角色；C. rules规则；D. examples例子。结合语境及上文反复提及的“rules”可知，此处指即使告诉这个学生所有关于逗号的不同规则，他也记不住，故选C。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我也没有心情上长课。A. lesson课，课程；B. holiday假期；C. speech演讲；D. writing写作。根据上文“I was a young substitute teacher (代课老师)”可知，作者是代课老师，此处指没心情上很长时间的课，故选A。
127．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很想念她。A. upset使心烦意乱；B. troubled麻烦；C. trusted信任；D. missed想念，思念。根据上文“My mom had died just a few short weeks ago.(我妈妈几周前刚刚去世)”可知，妈妈去世，作者应是很思念她，故选D。
128．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我踱来踱去，感到极度疲惫。A. alive活着的；B. touched触动的；C. awake醒着的；D. dead死去的，死的。根据语境及下文“All I wanted to do was stay in bed(我唯一想做的就是躺在床上)”可知，作者感到极度疲惫，half dead极度疲惫，筋疲力尽，故选D。
129．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我唯一想做的就是躺在床上，但我自己年轻的家庭正在挣扎着度日，我知道我必须尽可能多地工作。A. learning学习；B. starting开始；C. struggling挣扎，艰难地行进；D. hoping希望。根据“I knew I had to take every day of work I could”可知，作者自己的家庭艰难度日，作者不得不工作挣钱，故选C。
130．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我又看了一遍课本，但还是无法阅读，因为我的眼睛太湿润了。A. carry携带；B. read读；C. understand理解；D. find发现。根据“because my eyes were so watery”可知，作者眼睛湿润，所以看教科书时无法阅读，故选B。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，突然间，我想起了我以前写东西时使用的简单而实用的经验。A. forgot忘记；B. checked检查；C. considered考虑；D. remembered想起，记得。下文作者回答了学生的问题，所以此处指突然想起以前的经验，故选D。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. writing写；B. doing做；C. planning计划；D. teaching教。第一段中“even though I was a writer”提到作者是个作家，故此处指以前写东西时的经验，故选A。
133．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“句号是一个句子或一个想法的结束，”我说，“而逗号只是在句子继续之前的短暂停顿。”A. headline标题；B. thought想法；C. word单词；D. more更多。结合语境可知，句号是指一个句子或一个想法的结束，故选B。
134．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. sentence句子；B. paragraph段落；C. action行动；D. activity活动。此处指上文的“a sentence”，指逗号只是在句子前的短暂停顿，故选A。
135．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我说完这些，我的心突然感到更加轻松。A. emptier更空的；B. colder更寒冷的；C. heavier更重的；D. lighter更明亮的，更轻的。根据下一句“I smiled”可知，说完这些话，作者突然感觉更加轻松了，故选D。
136．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我笑了，想着妈妈是继续在一个比我现在更光明、更快乐的地方生活。A. falling down跌倒，倒塌；B. going out外出；C. continuing on继续；D. growing up成长。根据空后“in a place much brighter and happier”及下文提到“死亡不是句号，而是逗号”可知，作者想通了，妈妈只是在另一个地方继续生活，故选C。
137．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来我继续想念妈妈的岁月里，那一刻的轻松帮助了我。A. alarmed使惊恐；B. helped帮助；C. stopped停止；D. surprised使惊讶。根据“as I continued to miss my mom over the months and years to come”可知，在接下来作者继续想念妈妈的岁月里，那一刻的轻松想法都帮助缓解了作者的思念之情，故选B。
138．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最近，当我在一本书中看到这句话时，我又想起了这句话：“死亡不是句号，只是一个逗号。”A. end结束；B. period句号；C. loss丧失；D. result结果。此处是用逗号和句号来比喻死亡，故选B。
139．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的生命是一个句子和永恒的故事。A. song 歌；B. circle圆圈；C. game游戏；D. story故事。根据文章最后一句“Write your story with love.(用爱书写你的故事)”可知，生命是一个永恒的故事，故选D。
140．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们在这里的时间只是其中的一部分。A. choice选择；B. task任务；C. time时间；D. visit拜访。结合上下文可知，生命是一个永恒的故事，我们在这里的时间只是它的一部分，故选C。

141．D 142．B 143．A 144．C 145．D 146．B 147．C 148．A 149．D 150．C 151．A 152．B 153．A 154．D 155．A 156．B 157．B 158．D 159．C 160．A

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者起初对演讲充满自我怀疑，随后朋友鼓励作者参加演讲，作者逐渐培养出公开演讲的信心和技能，最终成为一名演讲家。
141．考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然我喜欢公开演讲的想法，并希望有一天我也能在这个舞台上看到自己，但我是一个充满悲观情绪的自我怀疑的人，这种情绪从未给我迈出那一小步的勇气。A. But但是；B. Since自从；C. Unless除非；D. Though尽管。由上文“I loved the idea of public speaking”和下文“I was a self-doubting person filled with pessimism”可知，前后是转折关系，此处应用though引导让步状语从句，作者虽然喜欢公开演讲，但自己是一个充满悲观情绪的自我怀疑的人，所以不敢上台演讲，故选D。
142．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然我喜欢公开演讲的想法，并希望有一天我也能在这个舞台上看到自己，但我是一个充满悲观情绪的自我怀疑的人，这种情绪从未给我迈出那一小步的勇气。A. class班级；B. stage舞台；C. situation情况；D. opportunity机会。由上文“I loved the idea of public speaking and hoped that the”可知，是在舞台上公开演讲，故选B。
143．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然我喜欢公开演讲的想法，并希望有一天我也能在这个舞台上看到自己，但我是一个充满悲观情绪的自我怀疑的人，这种情绪从未给我迈出那一小步的勇气。A. courage勇气；B. permission允许；C. freedom自由；D. ability能力。由上文“I was a self-doubting person filled with pessimism, which never gave me the”和下文“to take that baby step”可知，作者是一个充满悲观情绪的自我怀疑的人，所以没有勇气向前迈出一小步，故选A。
144．考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我的另一个朋友鼓励我参加一个论坛。A. create创造；B. sponsor资助；C. attend出席；参加；D. know知道。由下文“one of the forums”可知，朋友鼓励作者参加一个论坛，故选C。
145．考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是我毕业之前都没有参加过。A. Otherwise否则；B. Moreover此外；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。由下文“I still never joined in it”可知，前后是转折关系，虽然作者朋友鼓励作者去参加论坛，但是作者毕业之前都没有参加过，故选D。
146．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是我毕业之前都没有参加过。A. succeeded成功；B. graduated毕业；C. married结婚；D. settled定居；解决。由第一段中“When I was in my final year of college”和下文“It was when I started working in a company”可知，作者在毕业之前没有参加过论坛，故选B。
147．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我开始在一家公司工作，搬到另一个城市的时候，我感到孤独，于是我更加努力地推动自己去尝试这个论坛。A. helped帮助；B. developed发展；C. pushed推动；D. recommended推荐。由下文“myself harder to give this forum”和上文提到作者在毕业之前没有参加过论坛可知，作者在工作后开始推动自己去参加论坛，故选C。
148．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我开始在一家公司工作，搬到另一个城市的时候，我感到孤独，于是我更加努力地推动自己去尝试这个论坛。A. try尝试；B. comment评论；C. excuse借口；D. purpose目的。由上文“myself harder to give this forum”可知，作者推动自己去尝试这个论坛，give sth. a try意为“尝试某物”，故选A。
149．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道的是，这个小小的论坛真的是一个更大的事情的开始。A. tasks任务；B. jobs工作；C. facts事实；D. things事情。由下文“the road to my career as a toastmaster gradually.”可知，作者从参加论坛后，开始成为一名演讲主持人，所以说这个小小的论坛真的是一个更大的事情的开始，故选D。
150．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那时起，我开始逐渐走上演讲家的职业道路。A. repair修理；B. block阻止；C. take拿走；走（某条路线）；D. hold握住。由下文“the road to my career as a toastmaster gradually.”可知，作者开始逐渐走上演讲家的职业道路，故选C。
151．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那个朋友不知道他的小小鼓励对我的生活产生了多大的影响。A. impact影响；B. solution解决方法；C. decision决定；D. profit利润。由下文“his little encouragement has made on my life.”可知，朋友的小小鼓励对作者产生了很大影响，“his little encouragement has made on my life”是省略关系词引导的定语从句，此处是make an impact on固定搭配，意为“对……产生影响”，故选A。
152．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：今天，我是一个自信的人：悲观主义不再占上风，我可以自豪地称自己是一个公开演讲者。A. strange奇怪的；B. confident自信的；C. common普通的；D. calm冷静的。由下文“pessimism no longer has the upper hand”和“call myself a public speaker.”可知，作者不再感到悲观，他现在是一名演讲家，对自己充满自信，故选B。
153．考查副词词义辨析。句意：今天，我是一个自信的人：悲观主义不再占上风，我可以自豪地称自己是一个公开演讲者。A. proudly骄傲地；自豪地；B. immediately立即；C. exactly准确地；D. carefully仔细地。由上文“pessimism no longer has the upper hand and I can”可知，作者不再感到悲观，他充满自信，可以自豪地称自己是一名演讲家，故选A。
154．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我仍然记得，当我赚到我的第一个公开演讲的薪水，眼泪不足以唤起我的情绪。A. expected期望；B. spent花费；C. paid支付；D. earned赚。由下文“my first paycheck for my public speaking”可知，此处指作者赚到第一个公开演讲的薪水，故选D。
155．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我仍然记得，当我赚到我的第一个公开演讲的薪水，眼泪不足以唤起我的情绪。A. arouse唤起；B. explore探索；C. define下定义；D. handle处理。由下文“my emotions”可知，此处指唤起感情，故选A。
156．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，我一直在不同的场合对不同的听众演讲。A. entire整个的；B. different不同的；C. wide宽的；D. considerate体贴的。由下文“occasions to various audiences since then”可知，作者一直在不同的场合对不同的听众演讲，故选B。
157．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不只是给大家演讲。A. present在场；B. lecture演讲；C. mark标记；D. chance机会。由上文提到作者是一个演讲家可知，作者给大家演讲，故选B。
158．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有时候，我会给他们讲一个故事——一个反映我过去悲观情绪的悲观故事，一个与我对那位朋友的真诚感激有关的故事，一个呼唤我隐藏的激情和才华的故事，如果不是她的鼓励，我的激情和才华都可能会被遗忘。A. sudden突然的；B. useful有用的；C. further进一步的；D. dark悲观的；黑暗的。由下文“reflection of my past pessimism,”可知，作者会讲述反映自己悲伤情绪的悲观故事，故选D。
159．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候，我会给他们讲一个故事——一个反映我过去悲观情绪的悲观故事，一个与我对那位朋友的真诚感激有关的故事，一个呼唤我隐藏的激情和才华的故事，如果不是她的鼓励，我的激情和才华都可能会被遗忘。A. explanation解释；B. sympathy同情；C. appreciation欣赏；感激；D. responsibility责任。由下文“for that friend of mine”和上文提到的作者朋友鼓励作者参加论坛可知，作者很感激自己的朋友，故选C。
160．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：有时候，我会给他们讲一个故事——一个反映我过去悲观情绪的悲观故事，一个与我对那位朋友的真诚感激有关的故事，一个呼唤我隐藏的激情和才华的故事，如果不是她的鼓励，我的激情和才华都可能会被遗忘。A. shouts out大喊；呼喊；B. calls off取消；C. makes up组成；D. gives away捐赠。由下文“my hidden passion and talent”和上文提到的作者朋友鼓励作者去参加论坛可知，此处指作者隐藏的激情和才华被呼唤出来，故选A。

161．B 162．B 163．D 164．B 165．D 166．A 167．C 168．B 169．D 170．C 171．D 172．C 173．A 174．D 175．C 176．B 177．C 178．A 179．C 180．B

【导语】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了在快餐店前台工作期间，我帮助一位没有带够钱的女士补齐了差额，后来，这位女士专程来表达谢意并还了双倍的钱，这件事情给我带来好处和满足。
161．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这当然不是一份的工作，但它意味着钱，那是我养家急需的东西。A. cuisine烹饪；B. money钱；C. resolution解决办法；D. integrity正直，完整。根据后文“which was something I needed badly to support my family.”可知，此处指那是我养家所急需的钱。故选B项。
162．考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我在前台工作，接受顾客下单。A. menus菜单；B. orders命令，点餐；C. service服务；D. food食物。根据后文“She ordered her meal and I told her the total.”可知，此处指我在快餐店前台的工作就是接受顾客下单。故选B项。
163．考查动词词义辨析。句意：顾客们进进出出，走过来的女人似乎与大多数人没有什么不同。A. resolved解决，决定；B. prohibited禁止；C. presented展现；D. approached走近，接近。根据后文“She ordered her meal and I told her the total.”可知，这位女士向前台走来点餐。故选D项。
164．考查介词词义辨析。句意：当她在钱包里找零钱时，她很快意识到她少了一美元。A. beyond超出范围；B. through穿过，从头到尾检查；C. beneath在下方；D. across 从……的一边到另一边。根据空后“her purse to find some change”可知，此处指她翻遍了钱包找零钱，search through some place for something是指“彻底搜查某处找某物”。故选B项。
165．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她在钱包里找零钱时，她很快意识到她少了一美元。A. committed 犯（罪），使承诺；B. compromised妥协；C. emphasized强调；D. realized意识到，察觉。根据后文“that she was about a dollar short.”可知，她找遍钱包后，意识到自己钱不够。故选D项。
166．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我很不好意思这么说，但我想我最终还是不能买东西了，”她悲伤地说。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. disappointed失望的；C. guilty有罪的；D. humble谦虚的。根据前文“the woman soon 　　5　　 that she was about a dollar short.”可知，女士点了餐，但却发现钱不够，因此她觉得尴尬。故选A项。
167．考查短语词义辨析。句意：“我很不好意思这么说，但我想我最终还是不能买东西了，”她悲伤地说。A. above all首先；B. first of all首先；C. after all终究，毕竟；D. at all根本，究竟。根据空前““I’m 　　6　　 to say this, but I guess I won’t be able to make my purchase”可知，女士在点了餐，翻了钱包之后，却发现自己钱不够，终究无法买东西，这是与预期不符，after all英文释疑为：despite what has been said or expected，符合语境。故选C项。
168．考查动词词义辨析。句意：起初她拒绝了，但在我的坚持下，她同意了。A. postponed推迟，延迟；B. declined拒绝；C. restored恢复；D. adjusted调整。根据后文“but after I insisted, she agreed.”可知，此处指最初她拒绝了。故选B项。
169．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：她谢过我，走到柜台的尽头取餐。A. get over克服；B. pick out挑出；C. get along相处；D. pick up拿，捡起。根据空前“She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to”可知，此处指在我帮她支付差额后，她到柜台一头去取(pick up)餐。故选D项。
170．考查代词词义辨析。句意：我继续工作，不再去想它。A. everything一切，所有事情；B. anything任何事物；C. nothing没有一件东西；D. something某事。根据空后“more of it”可知，此处指我继续工作，不再想那件事情，think nothing of...为固定表达，意为“不把……当一回事”。故选C项。
171．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大约一个小时后，生意慢了下来，我在等下一位顾客。A. customers客户；B. orders命令；C. pressure压力；D. business生意，业务。根据下文“I was waiting for my next customer”可知，我在等客人，说明高峰期已过，业务少了下来。故选D项。
172．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后我朝门口瞥了一眼，看见我帮着拿钱的那个女人又进来了。A. counter柜台；B. restaurant餐馆；C. entrance入口；D. grocery杂货店。根据下文“saw the same woman I’d helped with the money entering again ”可知，我看的是门口(entrance)，看到那位女士又进来了。故选C项。
173．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我立刻认出了她。A. instantly立刻，马上；B. apparently显然，明显地；C. definitely绝对地；D. constantly不断地。根据前文“saw the same woman whom I’d helped with the money”说明一看到她，我立刻就认出来她是谁了。故选A项。
174．考查副词/短语词义辨析。句意：你看，我是糖尿病患者，有时候我需要马上吃点东西。A. at a time一次；B. at time偶尔；C. sometime在某时；D. sometimes有时。根据前文“I’m a diabetic (糖尿病患者)”可知，糖尿病患者有时需要马上吃点东西。故选D项。
175．考查连词词义辨析。句意：那是我之前来店里的原因。A. when何时；B. where何地；C. why为什么；D. how如何。根据前文“You see, I’m a diabetic (糖尿病患者), and 　　14　　 I need to eat something right away.”可知，这位女士在解释为什么之前到店里来买吃的，用连接副词why引导该从句，表示“为什么”。故选C项。
176．考查连词词义辨析。句意：要不是你那样帮助我，我可能都晕倒了。A. since自从，因为；B. as按照；C. until直到；D. once一旦，曾经。根据空后“you did”可知，此处指“按照你那样帮助我”，故选B项。
177．考查连词词义辨析。句意：她给了我两美元，是我给她的两倍。A. that由于，以至于；B. which哪一个；C. what什么，多少；D. whose谁的。根据空前“twice”可知，此处为twice+what从句，是倍数的一种表达形式，由what从句引导出比较对象。故选C项。
178．考查动词词义辨析。句意：看着那个女人走开，我意识到上帝利用我来帮助我自己。A. Watching看，观察；B. Witnessing目击，见证；C. Observing仔细 观察；D. Noticing注意到。根据空后“the woman walk away”可知，此处指我看着那位女士离开，看的同时在反思，用watch更合适。故选A项。
179．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，我得到的奖励不仅是钱，还有一种满足感，那就是我帮助别人摆脱了困境。A. awarded授予；B. honored尊敬；C. rewarded奖励；D. assigned分配，布置。根据空后的“not only with money but also with the 　　20　　 of knowing that I’d helped someone out of a tight spot.”可知，此处指这是给我的奖励。故选C项。
180．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后，我得到的奖励不仅是钱，还有一种满足感，那就是我帮助别人摆脱了困境。A. alternative选择，替代品；B. satisfaction满足感；C. qualification合格；D. motive动机，目的。根据空后“of knowing that I’d helped someone out of a tight spot.”可知， 此处指一种帮助别人摆脱困境的满足感，故选B项。

181．D 182．C 183．B 184．D 185．A 186．C 187．B 188．C 189．A 190．B 191．C 192．D 193．A 194．C 195．A 196．D 197．B 198．D 199．C 200．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者从自我厌恶到自我欣赏的觉醒过程。
181．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我为什么要这么自我赞美？A. poems诗；B. sentences句子；C. songs歌曲；D. praises赞美。根据上文“tall and good-looking, with two short story books and quite a number of essays to my credit”可知，作者在赞美自己。故选D项。
182．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我只是想解释一下，自尊的获得来自于大量的自爱，要得到它，一个人必须首先学会接受自己的本来样子。A. plan计划；B. avoid避免；C. attain获得；D. pray祈祷。根据句中“attainment of self-pride comes from a great deal of self-love”和“one must first learn to accept oneself as one is”可知，学会接受自己的本来样子是获得自尊的方法。故选C项。
183．考查连接词词义辨析。句意：这就是我开始奋斗的地方。A. which哪一个；B. where哪里；C. what什么；D. who谁。根据下文可知，作者讲述了自己学会自爱，获得自尊的故事，所以这是她奋斗的开始的地方，用where引导表语从句并在从句中作地点状语，故选B项。
184．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在非洲出生和长大，一直把我的非洲血统当作一种负担。A. found找到；B. set设置；C. based基于；D. raised养育。根据“Born”可知，作者生在非洲，在非洲被养大。故选D项。
185．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在非洲出生和长大，一直把我的非洲血统当作一种负担。A. burden负担；B. question问题；C. chance机会；D. danger危险。根据下文“My self- dislike”可知，作者不喜欢自己，把非洲血统当作一种负担。故选A项。
186．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我的家人不得不搬到挪威时，我的自我厌恶进一步加剧了，我在那里上了高中。A. removed移除；B. changed改变；C. fueled加剧，刺激；D. switched切换。根据句中“further”和下文“Compared to all the white girls around me, with their golden hair and delicate lips, I, a black girl, had curly-hair and full, red lips.”可知，搬到挪威上了高中让作者意识到自己与白人女孩的不同，进而更进一步加剧了她的自我厌恶。故选C项。
187．考查连词词义辨析。句意：不管天气如何，我的鼻子上经常有一层薄薄的汗水。A. however无论如何；B. whatever无论什么；C. whenever无论何时；D. wherever无论何处。根据句中“often had a thin sheet of sweat on it”可知，无论什么天气，鼻子上都会有汗水。修饰名词the weather ，用whatever引导让步状语从句。故选B项。
188．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我只想把自己埋在自己的壳里，哭着说：“我太不一样了！”A. devote致力；B. seat使就座；C. bury埋藏；D. cover覆盖。根据句中“in my shell”可知，作者想把自己藏在壳里（封闭自己）。故选C项。
189．考查动词词义辨析。句意：造成我自我厌恶的另一个原因是我偶尔的口吃，这削弱了我的自信。A. contributed促成，是……的原因之一；B. resulted导致；C. applied应用；D. tended倾向。上文作者讲述了导致自己自我厌恶的原因，结合句中“What also”和“my occasional stuttering”可知，下文会继续讲述另一个导致自我厌恶的其它原因。contribute to“带来，促成”。故选A项。
190．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它总是挡在我和任何好机会之间。A. ran跑；B. stood站，位于；C. travelled旅行；D. happened发生。根据下文“I shouldn’t allow my stuttering to stand between me and my success.”可知，口吃是挡在作者和机会之间障碍。故选B项。
191．考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，随着年龄的增长，我遇到了一个转折点。A. Naturally自然地；B. Unluckily不幸地；C. Fortunately幸运地；D. Normally通常。根据句中“there came a turning point.”可知，随着年龄的增长，作者的认识发生了变化，这是幸运的事情。故选C项。
192．考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，她的鼻子上也有一层薄薄的汗水，而且是在11月！A. sadness悲伤；B. embarrassment尴尬；C. relief宽慰；D. astonishment惊讶。根据上文可知，作者一直以为鼻子上生汗是黑人女孩的特点，结合句中“she had a thin sheet of sweat on her nose too”可知，作者发现白人女孩也会有这种现象，所以感到惊讶。故选D项。
193．考查介词短语辨析。句意：“哇，”我低声对自己说，“这终究不是遗传病。这很正常。”A. after all终究；B. in all总之；C. above all首先，尤其是；D. for all对所有人。根据上文可知，作者一直以为鼻子上生汗是黑人女孩的特点，是遗传，但现在发现并不非如此。after all意为“终究”，表示和预期的情况相反。故选A项。
194．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在网上搜索治疗口吃的方法时，我偶然发现艾萨克·牛顿和温斯顿·丘吉尔等名人也有口吃。A. fortunate幸运的；B. promising有前途的；C. celebrated著名的；D. generous慷慨的。句中“Isaac Newton and Winston Churchill”都是名人。故选C项。
195．考查名词词义辨析。句意：换句话说，口吃不是成功的障碍。A. barrier障碍；B. key关键；C. solution解决方案；D. answer答案。根据上文“I shouldn’t allow my stuttering to stand between me and my success”可知，口吃已经不是阻挡作者成功的障碍。故选A项。
196．考查名词词义辨析。句意：几天后，当我看到关于著名脱口秀主持人兼作家奥普拉·温弗瑞的新闻时，我的自信心又得到了提升——她也是黑人！A. boom繁荣；B. decrease减少；C. decline衰落；D. boost推动，促进。根据句中“I was watching the news about Oprah Winfrey, the famous talk show host and writer — she’s black too!”可知，看到著名脱口秀主持人兼作家奥普拉·温弗瑞也是黑人再次促进、提升了作者的自信心。故选D项。
197．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每当我想起她的故事和我以前对自己肤色的厌恶，我就感到羞愧难当。A. familiar熟悉的；B. former以前的；C. flexible灵活的；D. final最终的。根据上文可知，几件事情让作者改变了对自己的认知，所以“dislike of my color”已经是以前的事情。故选B项。
198．考查介词词义辨析。句意：今天，我已经长大，可以自豪地接受自己。A. by通过；B. to向；C. in在；D. with带。根据句中“accept”和“feeling of uniqueness”可知，作者接受了自己，变得自信，所以她是带着自豪接受了自己。故选D项。
199．考查动词短语辨析。句意：对我来说，自爱的概念具有了全新的含义：我们身上总有一些奇妙的东西，我们需要做的就是学会欣赏它。A. take down拆除；B. take up拿起；C. take on呈现，具有；D. take off脱下。根据句中“a whole new meaning”可知，作者对自爱有了新的认识，自爱具有新的含义。故选C项。
200．考查动词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，自爱的概念具有了全新的含义：我们身上总有一些奇妙的东西，我们需要做的就是学会欣赏它。A. adapt适应；B. appreciate欣赏；C. abandon放弃；D. approve批准。根据上文可知，作者最初自我讨厌，但后来改变了观念，意识到每个人身上总有一些奇妙的东西，所以自己要做的就是学会欣赏。故选B项。