天津高考英语完形填空专项训练

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The author, Lewis Caroll, describes an amazing creature in the famous fairy tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It ____1____ the way of giving Alice’s own thimble (顶针) as a gift for herself, leaving the children readers a strong impression. ____2____, when the kids try to search for this creature in real life, they will be ____3____ that this creature does not exist anymore. This is the dodo, a flightless bird that has gone ____4____ hundreds of years ago.
Dodo were ____5____ to the island of Mauritius, which locates in the east of Madagascar. Their appearance could only be described ____6____ illustrations and written accounts from those who have seen them. The images of a dodo ____7____ depict (描述) it as a bird with gray feathers,yellow feet, and a beak with black, yellow and green in colors.
As the bird is ____8____, it was historically recorded as fat and clumsy, but now it is thought to be well-adapted. The island where dodos used to live is believed to have plenty of food ____9____ and few predators, so dodos did not ______10______ to evolve with strong wings to fly and find food.
______11______ arrived when Dutch sailors discovered Mauritius in 1598 and handed in the first ______12______ of dodos to the world. In the following years, the dodos were ______13______ by sailors and also by the animals they ______14______, including pigs, rats, and monkeys. Their ______15______ and habitats were destroyed, leading to the rapid ______16______ of dodos’ population.
Finally, in 1662 the last dodo closed its eyes, and they are thought to have ______17______ by 1690. It had been less than 100 years from the ______18______ of the dodos to their extinction. The bird is considered as an icon of extinction, ______19______ people about the fact that human activities can have ______20______ influences on biodiversity.
1．A．comes up with B．looks forward to C．sets down to D．lives up to
2．A．Besides B．Therefore C．Instead D．However
3．A．disappointed B．embarrassed C．motivated D．challenged
4．A．faraway B．blank C．extinct D．lost
5．A．special B．native C．own D．independent
6．A．linked to B．concerned about C．based on D．faced with
7．A．gradually B．finally C．usually D．rapidly
8．A．flightless B．meaningless C．thoughtless D．wordless
9．A．bargains B．chains C．stores D．resources
10．A．dare B．need C．like D．long
11．A．Tragedy B．Comedy C．News D．Broadcast
12．A．memory B．drawing C．setting D．record
13．A．raised B．honored C．preferred D．hunted
14．A．painted B．introduced C．sheltered D．found
15．A．places B．spots C．nests D．scenes
16．A．minus B．decline C．drawback D．increase
17．A．died away B．passed down C．passed on D．died out
18．A．discovery B．adoption C．recognition D．realization
19．A．attracting B．persuading C．warming D．denying
20．A．light B．fatal C．slight D．mild

China is taking a reform into account on its College Entrance Examination, under which two separate test modes-__21__and academic-will be introduced into the examination. Such reforms are badly needed, as the demand for highly-skilled professionals__22__sharply in the context of the country's economic restructuring.
The test for technical mode will mainly__23__the technical skills of those students who plan to become _24_and mechanical workers while the academic mode attracts those students who prepare to_____25_____an academic career.
Calls for reform of the current gaokao regime, under which students are admitted based__26__upon their academic performance instead of practical skills, have been__27__high in China in recent years.
___28___,the existing system has some merits, as it provides__29__fair opportunities for all students, especially those from the poor areas, to change their__30__through receiving higher education. But it has also been__31__for having churned out college graduates with little practical skills, something that prevented them from__32__decent jobs.
Last year, China had 6.99 million college_33_, only 77.4 percent of which have found a position, according to official__34__.
__35__,the fact that many college graduates cannot find a proper job does not__36__mean China has too many talents. In many sectors, enterprises can't__37__the technicians and skilled workers they need.
According to a sample survey of__38__professionals in 40 cities conducted by the the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, technicians and highly skilled workers account for__39__4 percent of the labor force, __40__with an average 35 percent in developed countries.
21．A．economic B．technical C．combined D．academic
22．A．rises B．falls C．changes D．turns
23．A．act on B．operate on C．reflect on D．focus on
24．A．teachers B．officials C．engineers D．writers
25．A．create B．cultivate C．know D．pursue
26．A．largely B．slightly C．totally D．wholly
27．A．standing B．keeping C．flying D．running
28．A．Admittedly B．Supposedly C．Excitedly D．Repeatedly
29．A．completely B．naturally C．relatively D．reasonably
30．A．past B．origin C．appearance D．fate
31．A．commented B．targeted C．enjoyed D．regarded
32．A．landing B．hiring C．doing D．liking
33．A．students B．graduates C．technicians D．employees
34．A．data B．guess C．media D．instruction
35．A．However B．Therefore C．Anyway D．Furthermore
36．A．possibly B．importantly C．necessarily D．generally
37．A．find B．raise C．accept D．support
38．A．talented B．proficient C．retired D．dedicated
39．A．less than B．more than C．rather than D．other than
40．A．connected B．associated C．dealt D．compared

A minister had been on a long flight between church conferences. The first ____41____ of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane ____42____ on: Fasten Your Seat Belts. Then, after a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be ____43____ the meal at this time ____44____ we are expecting a little turbulence (气流). Please be ____45____ your seat belt is fastened.”
As the minister looked around the aircraft, it was ____46____ that many of the passengers were becoming frightened.
And then the storm broke out. The cracks of thunder could be heard even ____47____ the roar of the engines. Lightning ____48____ the darkening skies. ____49____ the airplane was lifted on terrible current of air; the next, it _____50_____ as if it were about to crash.
The minister admitted that he _____51_____ the discomfort and fear of those around him. He said, “I could see that nearly all the passengers were _____52_____. Some of them even began to _____53_____. The future seemed unpredictable and many were wondering if they would _____54_____ it through the storm.”
“Then, I suddenly saw a little girl to whom apparently the storm _____55_____ nothing. She was reading a book and, _____56_____ within her small world was calm and orderly.”
‘‘The plane was being struck by the terrible storm when it swung this way and that, as it rose and fell with frightening severity, and when all the adults were scared half to death, that child was completely calm and unafraid.” The minister could hardly believe his eyes.
It was not surprising, _____57_____, that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying off the plane, the minister stayed behind to speak to the girl whom he had _____58_____ for such a long time.
Having _____59_____ on the terrible experience, he asked why she had not been afraid. The sweet child replied, “Sir, my daddy is the _____60_____. He’s taking me home.”
41．A．solution B．warning C．understanding D．part
42．A．turned B．flashed C．showed D．went
43．A．serving B．cooking C．preparing D．enjoying
44．A．before B．while C．though D．as
45．A．sure B．confident C．careful D．urgent
46．A．obvious B．strange C．essential D．certain
47．A．above B．below C．on D．under
48．A．cheered up B．lit up C．held up D．made up
49．A．For a moment B．In the beginning C．At once D．One moment
50．A．flew B．floated C．dropped D．landed
51．A．survived B．infected C．ignored D．shared
52．A．relaxed B．awakened C．alarmed D．rescued
53．A．pray B．worry C．escape D．hide
54．A．get B．make C．pass D．live
55．A．conveyed B．mattered C．meant D．counted
56．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
57．A．however B．even C．therefore D．otherwise
58．A．admired B．studied C．searched D．observed
59．A．explored B．commented C．predicted D．expressed
60．A．pilot B．minister C．engineer D．passenger

The year 2020 was supposed to be great for me. I had finally gotten my ___61___ on track and arranged some incredible international ___62___ I had dreamed of for years. And then, almost in an instant, everything fell apart.
Since the beginning of the lockdowns, all the projects I had worked so hard for were ___63___ by the day. Trips were canceled or ___64___ as international borders were shut. Our normal way of life had almost ceased（停止）to ___65___ .
At that moment, I realized I had to make a ___66___ , and fast. I was going to look into ___67___ career options. I had been a personal trainer before, and the ___68___ of getting back into something health and wellness ___69___ interested me.
Of course I had ____70____ . How was I going to do this? Was I too old? Was I ____71____ enough? I had to put those ____72____ aside. If there is anything that 2020 taught me, it's to ____73____ the unknown. So, with great enthusiasm and a hint of anxiety, I ____74____ for an EMT course to begin my journey.
From the first day, I devoted my time to ____75____ everything I could about health and wellness both in class and at home. And the passion and hard work ____76____ . At the end of the year, I had ____77____ my EMT license and began to look for options in the industry.
I learned much from this experience. Life can change overnight, so it's important to get ____78____ and adapt to the new situations. Learning new skills will open your mind and doors to new ____79____ . So the year 2020 was great for me, just in a ____80____ way from I had planned.
61．A．education B．principle C．business D．organization
62．A．conferences B．trips C．debates D．courses
63．A．growing B．happening C．shaking D．disappearing
64．A．lengthened B．delayed C．handled D．removed
65．A．exist B．recover C．respond D．arrive
66．A．contribution B．discovery C．change D．promise
67．A．alternative B．legal C．permanent D．ordinary
68．A．truth B．comment C．fame D．thought
69．A．reflected B．applied C．related D．compared
70．A．questions B．decisions C．attitudes D．potentials
71．A．curious B．strong C．intelligent D．ambitious
72．A．weaknesses B．profits C．fears D．expectations
73．A．avoid B．embrace C．control D．separate
74．A．tried out B．looked out C．made up D．signed up
75．A．learning B．reading C．searching D．overcoming
76．A．held up B．broke off C．turned up D．paid off
77．A．purchased B．cherished C．earned D．witnessed
78．A．creative B．generous C．unique D．successful
79．A．approaches B．insights C．opportunities D．consequences
80．A．natural B．different C．fortunate D．simple

Some years ago, a young man came to me for advice. He told me that reading a whole paragraph ____81____ made him tired. His ____82____ was that he was working at a dead-end job for two years. All his friends, none of whom enjoy reading, were in the same ____83____ . They were all working at low-level jobs with no ____84____ .
I told him that he had to learn to read well. However, he said he wanted to be successful at something that didn’t ____85____ reading. I told him that this was not a matter of ____86____ . The only jobs that have ____87____ to do with reading were the jobs they were doing. And they would even soon be ____88____ by younger people with better education. He finally accepted the ____89____ that he had to become a good reader. He began taking courses in reading. He ______90______ a technical institute (技术学院). Because of his poor education, it took him almost three years to ______91______ a two-year program in biomedical (生物医学的) engineering.
A small company employed him at $22,000 per year. It wasn’t much, but he ______92______ it. He ______93______ to read and studied. In his third year, he was ______94______ by a company with $40,000 per year. Two years later, an international company ______95______ his success and employed him at more than $50,000 per year, with other ______96______ .
In eight years, he ______97______ a lot, from a low-paid worker to a highly-paid one. He led a ______98______ life. The interesting thing was that as he went around ______99______ his old friends, he found they were still working as before. Eight years seems like a ______100______ time in life, but it passes quickly when you are busy doing something and getting continually better at it.
81．A．rarely B．hopefully C．narrowly D．actually
82．A．duty B．danger C．problem D．hobby
83．A．part B．situation C．way D．place
84．A．pay B．experience C．future D．luck
85．A．need B．prevent C．ruin D．affect
86．A．chance B．choice C．attitude D．thought
87．A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
88．A．forgotten B．replaced C．hated D．doubted
89．A．honour B．invitation C．fact D．report
90．A．founded B．left C．refused D．joined
91．A．complete B．plan C．design D．explore
92．A．understood B．offered C．stopped D．accepted
93．A．continued B．started C．stopped D．decided
94．A．found B．trained C．encouraged D．employed
95．A．learned from B．listed out C．heard about D．spoke of
96．A．benefits B．services C．results D．tips
97．A．dreamt B．changed C．corrected D．remembered
98．A．busier B．better C．quieter D．longer
99．A．welcoming B．guiding C．visiting D．telling
100．A．long B．certain C．free D．valuable

What does it mean to be a hero? I think a hero is someone who goes out of his way to make others happy. My hero is Mr. Wright, my chorus (合唱队) teacher.
When I was 12 years old, my grandparents passed away. I was really close to them, and losing them was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to ____101____ through. I couldn’t eat, sleep, or think; I felt like I couldn't even breathe. It was as if my whole world had fallen down from under me, and I ____102____ into this huge hole of depression (抑郁).
____103____ I was battling depression, I was determined to make my high school years the best of my life. It was difficult to be ____104____ , but I had to try. I joined Women’s Choir. Mr. Wright was the choral director and he was so funny that the first day, I just knew I had made the best ____105____ of my life.
As the year progressed, I loved chorus more and more. I began to smile again and really enjoy life.
Then one day that all changed. My friends—or those that I thought were my friends—started talking about me behind my back. I was hurt , and I sat by myself. Mr. Wright came over and asked what was wrong. The look in his eyes told me that I could ____106____ him. Trying hard to ____107____ back tears, I told him the whole story.
When I finished, he nodded and told me, “If you never learn anything from me, learn this: No one is worth ____108____ your joy. ” What Mr. Wright said really ____109____ a chord (心弦）in my heart. He ____110____ cared about me and what was going on. I’ll never be able to thank him enough, because he not only saved me but has ____111____ every day of my life since. Any time I feel like giving up, I remember Mr. Wright's words and push forward.
I’m proud to say that I ____112____ my depression, and I'm now a senior. I’m still a part of chorus, and now I'm also in the best choir at my school.
Mr. Wright is a hero to everyone he meets. He cares about every single person who walks through his door, and he loves what he does more than any other teacher I've known. That’s ____113____ he deserves to be Educator of the Year. He deserves the ____114____ not just this year but every year.
I’m glad I had the opportunity to meet you, Mr. Wright. You are an ____115____ teacher, and I hope you realize that. You’re my hero.
101．A．put B．walk C．run D．go
102．A．looked B．broke C．fell D．turned
103．A．If B．Although C．Because D．Once
104．A．happy B．calm C．smart D．confident
105．A．suggestion B．effort C．decision D．offer
106．A．trust B．impress C．respect D．satisfy
107．A．set B．fight C．take D．call
108．A．hiding B．sharing C．stealing D．feeling
109．A．braked B．struck C．played D．shook
110．A．cheerfully B．normally C．exactly D．truly
111．A．made B．started C．understood D．influenced
112．A．beat B．suffered C．developed D．saved
113．A．when B．what C．where D．why
114．A．job B．title C．help D．director
115．A．amusing B．aggressive C．amazing D．available

I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room. Everything is in place, organized and arranged. Her dormitory room nicely accommodates not only her clothes and bric-a-brac, but her ____116____ as well. I begin to accept that her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours, our room for her when she ____117____.
I ____118____ myself thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm, in the chair alongside my wife’s hospital bed. One day old. So ____119____, so beautiful, so perfect, so ____120____ dependent on her new, ____121____ parents. Time marches relentlessly (不停地).
She looks up now, catching me ____122____ at her, causing her to say to her mother, “Mom, Dad’s looking at me ____123____.”
The last few days, I touch her arm, her face — anything — ____124____ that when my wife and I return home, she will not be with us and there will be nothing to _____125_____. I have so much to say, but no _____126_____ with which to say it.
My _____127_____ changed from the day I drove this child home from the hospital. I saw myself _____128_____ that day, and it has led to a lot of places that I would never have found on my own.
She says, “It’ll be all right, Dad. I’ll be home from school _____129_____.” I tell her she will have a great year but I say little else. I am afraid somehow to speak and I only _____130_____ our good-bye hug a little longer, a little tightly.
I gaze into her eyes and _____131_____ to go. My wife’s eyes _____132_____ her as she leaves us. Mine do not. Maybe if I don’t look, I can imagine that she really hasn’t _____133_____; I know that what she is embarking upon (开始) is exciting and wonderful. I remember what the world looked like to me _____134_____ everything was new.
As I walk to the car with my wife at my side, my eyes are wet, my heart is sore, and I realize that my life is _____135_____ forever.
116．A．sister’s B．teacher’s C．mother’s D．roommate’s
117．A．lives B．visits C．separates D．graduates
118．A．resist B．enjoy C．find D．imagine
119．A．small B．big C．funny D．strong
120．A．severely B．totally C．slightly D．strictly
121．A．untested B．experienced C．qualified D．casual
122．A．laughing B．staring C．glaring D．smiling
123．A．funny B．scared C．mean D．chilly
124．A．expecting B．imaging C．knowing D．doubting
125．A．see B．touch C．kiss D．reach
126．A．sentence B．quotes C．saying D．words
127．A．theme B．career C．life D．game
128．A．easily B．carefully C．differently D．seriously
129．A．quick B．soon C．fast D．rapidly
130．A．get out of B．run away from C．hold on to D．keep up with
131．A．start B．turn C．refuse D．manage
132．A．catch B．lose C．follow D．avoid
133．A．gone B．grown C．born D．found
134．A．even if B．so long as C．when D．until
135．A．destroyed B．beginning C．ended D．changing

“It’s over! Thank goodness!” school was ___136___ and I was tired. I ___137___ at the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, tries to ___138___ the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen ___139___, but usually I am too ___140___ thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth ___141___.
“My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular (特别地). I could see worry in her ___142___. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students ___143___ a smile.
With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “what’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice ___144___, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already ____145____ my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the ____146____ thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus ____147____, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares ____148____.
I suddenly ____149____ very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered. ____150____ people is an art.
136．A．in B．off C．over D．on
137．A．ran B．walked C．stood D．sat
138．A．rest B．break C．close D．open
139．A．polite B．rude C．politely D．quickly
140．A．busy B．free C．busily D．freely
141．A．looking at B．agreeing with C．talking to D．listening to
142．A．eyes B．face C．mouth D．ears
143．A．with B．within C．without D．for
144．A．usually B．usual C．unusual D．truly
145．A．remembered B．forgotten C．missed D．lost
146．A．seat B．house C．room D．desk
147．A．worker B．driver C．teacher D．doctor
148．A．also B．either C．too D．at all
149．A．feel B．felt C．thought D．was
150．A．Looking at B．Understanding C．Getting to know D．Watching

Since the age of three, Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. Hill, then a 17-year-old high school ____151____ was in a car accident that left her paralyzed(瘫痪)from the waist down. For most people, that would have ended any ____152____ of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. She wanted to prove that she was still ‘____153____’. So Hill danced in her wheelchair right alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. It ____154____ took a lot of learning and patience.
After graduation, Hill met people online who had suffered various spinal cord(脊髓) injuries but shared her ____155____ , and she invited them to dance with her. Hoping to reach more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and ____156____ a team of dancers with disabilities called the Rollettes. “I want to ____157____ the stereotype(刻板印象) of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re ____158____ ,” she told CBS News.
Dancing on ____159____, the Rollettes discovered, can be just as fast, artful as the foot-based people. Hill has achieved her childhood _____160_____. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities. In 2019, 173 people from ten countries _____161_____. For many, it was the first time they’d felt they _____162_____. “I had a girl say it was the most empowering thing when she rolled into a room and everyone was at _____163_____ level,” Hill told CBS News. Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the _____164_____ to get behind the wheel of a car. “I didn’t know I could do so many things that these girls have taught me,” she says. “It’s so _____165_____ to have my teammates in my life, because they’re my teachers. I have more confidence.”
151．A．teacher B．senior C．pupil D．worker
152．A．talk B．season C．hope D．beauty
153．A．lovely B．right C．pretty D．normal
154．A．surely B．instantly C．exactly D．only
155．A．knowledge B．worry C．pain D．determination
156．A．chose B．formed C．supported D．played
157．A．send up B．give away C．break down D．break off
158．A．rolling B．running C．lying D．jumping
159．A．buses B．streets C．floors D．wheels
160．A．memory B．dream C．illness D．event
161．A．attended B．rushed C．signed D．moved
162．A．touched B．interested C．relaxed D．belonged
163．A．shoulder B．eye C．mouth D．foot
164．A．plan B．ability C．courage D．condition
165．A．powerful B．mysterious C．stressful D．natural

One day many years ago, a friend surprised me by using Spanish —"Como estas?"—instead of the English "How are you?" She told me ___166___ that she was learning Spanish at the University of Hawaii. It was the first time I had heard about the Senior Citizen Visitor Program(SCVP), which was free to those ___167___ .
Immediately, I rushed back home and found out everything about the SCVP online. The next day, I called the SCVP office at UH. My ___168___ course(课程)was the Life-long Study for Hawaii Elders. However, he ___169___ me: I had to be at least 60 years old to take part. At that moment, I really hated to be so ___170___ ! But no choice—so I started waiting to get older.
At the end of 2018, after my 60th birthday, I telephoned the SCVP office again. In the spring ___171___ of 2019, I became the ___172___ student appearing in these two classes: Ballroom dance and Introduction to Interpretation.
No matter how old I was, once both my body and spirit ___173___ in the classroom, sitting among young people, listening to and writing down what the ___174___ taught made me forget my age.
Of course, I used them to ___175___ that the moving of the brain may get ___176___ but it's still enough to learn ___177___ . Second, for aged people, returning to school helps them to seemingly ___178___ their real age, especially when they get the same ___179___ as younger classmates do. And third, we aged people are useful ones who have rich ___180___ , including knowing why, what and how to keep improving.
166．A．unexpectedly B．excitedly C．worriedly D．angrily
167．A．suitable B．creative C．responsible D．ready
168．A．reasonable B．positive C．favourite D．curious
169．A．persuaded B．reminded C．encouraged D．inspired
170．A．weak B．lazy C．unique D．young
171．A．vacation B．term C．season D．months
172．A．strangest B．busiest C．hardest D．oldest
173．A．recovered B．postponed C．settled D．talked
174．A．reporters B．professors C．translators D．editors
175．A．prove B．decide C．repeat D．replace
176．A．aware B．calm C．slow D．familiar
177．A．typically B．slightly C．definitely D．normally
178．A．reduce B．approach C．acquire D．memorize
179．A．respect B．grades C．attention D．support
180．A．imagination B．impact C．features D．Experiences












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

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章介绍了渡渡鸟的生活环境，以及何时被人类发现，何时灭绝的。人类活动加速了渡渡鸟的灭绝时间，这篇文章想呼吁人们保护自然，减少对大自然的干预。
1．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这本书讲述了爱丽丝如何把自己的顶针作为礼物送给自己，给儿童读者留下了深刻的印象。A. comes up with想出；B. looks forward to期望；C. sets down to讲述；D. lives up to不辜负。根据前文“The author, Lewis Caroll, describes an amazing creature in the famous fairy tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”可知，这是一本书，所以此处应该表示这本书讲述了爱丽丝如何把自己的顶针作为礼物送给自己，给儿童读者留下了深刻的印象。故选C项。
2．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当孩子们试图在现实生活中寻找这种生物时，他们会对这种生物不再存在感到失望。A. Besides除了；B. Therefore所以；C. Instead相反；D. However然而。根据下文“try to search for this creature in real life”以及“this creature does not exist anymore”可知，此处表示孩子们想在现实生活中寻找这种生物，但是这种生物现在已经不在了，所以此处表示转折。故选D项。
3．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，当孩子们试图在现实生活中寻找这种生物时，他们会对这种生物不再存在感到失望。A. disappointed失望的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. motivated积极的；D. challenged挑战的。根据上文“when the kids try to search for this creature in real life”以及空后“this creature does not exist anymore.”可知，孩子们想找这种生物，却找不到，所以感到很失望。故选A项。
4．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是渡渡鸟，一种不会飞的鸟，几百年前就灭绝了。A. faraway遥远的；B. blank空白的；C. extinct灭绝的；D. lost流失的。根据上文“this creature does not exist anymore.”以及最后一段“ the dodos to their extinction”可知，这种生物已经不存在了，所以此处表示这个鸟几百年前就灭绝了。故选C项。
5．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：渡渡鸟原产于马达加斯加东部的毛里求斯岛。A. special特别的；B. native出生地的；C. own自己的；D. independent独立的。根据空后“the island of Mauritius, which locates in the east of Madagascar.(马达加斯加东部的毛里求斯岛)”可知，此处表示渡渡鸟是原产于毛里求斯岛。故选B项。
6．考查动词短语辨析。句意：它们的外貌只能根据看过它们的人的插图和书面描写来描述。A. linked to与……相连接；B. concerned about使关心；C. based on以……为基础；D. faced with面临。根据空前“could only be described”以及下文“illustrations and written accounts from those who have seen them”可知，由于这种鸟已经不存在了，所以只能在别人的插图和书面描写的基础上来了解。故选C项。
7．考查副词词义辨析。句意：渡渡鸟的图像通常将其描绘成一只灰色羽毛、黄色脚和黑色、黄色和绿色的喙的鸟。A. gradually逐渐地；B. finally最终地；C. usually通常地；D. rapidly快速地。根据上文“ Their appearance could only be described based on illustrations and written accounts from those who have seen them.(他们的外貌只能根据看过他们的人的插图和书面描写来描述)”可知，这种鸟的外貌已经在书上记载了，是既定事实。所以此处应表示渡渡鸟的样子通常将其描绘成一只灰色羽毛、黄色脚和黑色、黄色和绿色的喙的鸟。故选C项。
8．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于这种鸟不会飞，历史上曾被记录为肥胖笨拙。A. flightless不会飞的；B. meaningless无意义的；C. thoughtless欠考虑的；D. wordless默默无言的。根据第一段最后一句“a flightless bird”以及下文“it was historically recorded as fat and clumsy(历史上曾被记录为肥胖笨拙)”可知，此处表示这只鸟不会飞，所以才会被记录为肥胖笨拙。故选A项。
9．考查名词词义辨析。句意：渡渡鸟曾经居住的岛屿拥有丰富的食物资源以及很少的捕食者，所以渡渡鸟不需要进化出强壮的翅膀来飞行和寻找食物。A. bargains便宜货，交易；B. chains连锁商店；C. stores商店；D. resources资源。根据本句中的“The island”可知，此处是一个岛，所以拥有的应该是食物资源，而不是商店。故选D项。
10．考查动词词义辨析。句意：渡渡鸟曾经居住的岛屿拥有丰富的食物资源以及很少的捕食者，所以渡渡鸟不需要进化出强壮的翅膀来飞行和寻找食物。A. dare敢；B. need需要；C. like喜欢；D. long渴望。根据上文“The island where dodos used to live is believed to have plenty of food resources and few predators”可知，岛上食物资源丰富，所以这种鸟不需要进化出强壮的翅膀来寻找食物。故选B项。
11．考查名词词义辨析。句意：1598年，荷兰水手发现了毛里求斯，并将第一批渡渡鸟交给了世界，悲剧由此降临。A. Tragedy悲剧；B. Comedy喜剧；C. News新闻；D. Broadcast广播。根据后文“habitats were destroyed”以及“Finally, in 1662 the last dodo closed its eyes”可知，鸟类的居住地被破坏，1662年最后一只渡渡鸟闭上了眼睛，所以是悲剧降临。故选A项。
12．考查名词词义辨析。句意：1598年，荷兰水手发现了毛里求斯，并将第一批渡渡鸟交给了世界，悲剧由此降临。A. memory记忆；B. drawing绘画；C. setting一组；D. record记录。根据上文“Dutch sailors discovered Mauritius in 1598”可知，毛里求斯岛是第一次在1598被发现的，所以渡渡鸟也是第一批被交给世界的。故选C项。
13．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几年里，渡渡鸟被水手和他们引进的动物捕杀，包括猪、老鼠和猴子。A. raised提升；B. honored尊重；C. preferred喜欢；D. hunted狩猎。根据上文“handed in the first setting of dodos to the world.”以及下文“Finally, in 1662 the last dodo closed its eyes”可知，此处表示渡渡鸟被捕杀。故选D项。
14．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几年里，渡渡鸟被水手和他们引进的动物捕杀，包括猪、老鼠和猴子。A. painted绘画；B. introduced介绍，引进；C. sheltered庇护；D. found发现。根据空后“including pigs, rats, and monkeys”可知，之前毛里求斯岛上没有这些生物，所以此处表示这些生物是它们引进的。故选B项。
15．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们的巢穴和栖息地遭到破坏，导致渡渡鸟的数量迅速下降。A. places位置，地方；B. spots地点，场所；C. nests鸟巢；D. scenes现场。根据“and habitats were destroyed”可知，此处表示与“habitats”并列的地点被破坏，并且此文讲的是渡渡鸟这种生物，此处表示鸟的巢穴被破坏。故选C项。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们的巢穴和栖息地遭到破坏，导致渡渡鸟的数量迅速下降。A. minus减号；B. decline下降，衰退；C. drawback缺点；D. increase增加。根据上文“Their nests and habitats were destroyed”可知，此处表示由于栖息地被破坏，所以导致渡渡鸟数量下降。故选B项。
17．考查动词短语辨析。句意：最后，在1662年，最后一只渡渡鸟闭上了眼睛，人们认为它们在1690年灭绝了。A. died away消失；B. passed down传递下去；C. passed on告诉；D. died out熄灭，灭绝。根据空前“Finally, in 1662 the last dodo closed its eyes”以及最后一段“The bird is considered as an icon of extinction”可知，最后一只渡渡鸟在1662年闭上了眼睛，并且已经灭绝“died out”有物种灭绝的含义，所以此处表示人们认为渡渡鸟在1690年彻底灭绝了。故选D项。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从渡渡鸟的发现到灭绝不到100年。A. discovery发现；B. adoption采用；C. recognition认可；D. realization实现。根据上文“ discovered Mauritius in 1598”以及本句关键词“less than 100 years”，“their extinction”可知，此处表示从发现渡渡鸟到渡渡鸟灭绝不足100年。故选A项。
19．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这只鸟被认为是灭绝的象征，让人们相信人类活动可能对生物多样性产生致命的影响。A. attracting吸引；B. persuading劝说；C. warming温暖；D. denying否定。根据上句“The bird is considered as an icon of extinction”可知，此处表示这种鸟被视作灭绝的象征，想要唤醒人们，让人类意识到人类活动可能对生物多样性产生巨大影响。故选B项。
20．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这只鸟被认为是灭绝的象征，让人们相信人类活动可能对生物多样性产生致命的影响。A. light轻的；B. fatal致命的；C. slight轻微的；D. mild温和的。根据语境可知，人类活动的破坏导致了渡渡鸟的灭绝。由此可知，人类活动可能对生物多样性产生致命影响。故选B项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了中国正在考虑实行高考改革。作者介绍了现行高考模式的优缺点，以及即将尝试的改革模式。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：中国正在考虑高考改革，将引入技术和学术两种独立的考试模式。A. economic经济的；B. technical技术的；C. combined联合的；D. academic学术的。根据下一段“The test for technical mode”可知此处应选technical。故选B。
22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这种改革是迫切需要的，因为在国家经济结构调整的背景下，对高技能专业人员的需求急剧上升。A. rises升起；B. falls下降；C. changes改变；D. turns转弯。根据上文“Such reforms are badly need”可知，对专业技术人才的需求急剧增加。rise sharply“急剧增加”。故选A。
23．考查动词短语辨析。句意：技术模式的测试将主要集中于那些计划成为工程师和机械工人的学生的技术技能，而学术模式吸引那些准备追求学术生涯的学生。A. act on按照……行事；B. operate on起作用；C. reflect on反思；D. focus on集中于。根据后文“the technical skills”可知，这种考试模式主要聚焦于学生的技能。故选D。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：技术模式的测试将主要集中于那些计划成为工程师和机械工人的学生的技术技能，而学术模式吸引那些准备追求学术生涯的学生。A. teachers老师；B. officials官员；C. engineers工程师；D. writers作家。根据前面的“technical skills'”以及后面的“mechanical workers'”可知，此处用engineers“工程师”最合适。故选C。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：技术模式的测试将主要集中于那些计划成为工程师和机械工人的学生的技术技能，而学术模式吸引那些准备追求学术生涯的学生。A. create创造；B. cultivate培养；C. know知道；D. pursue追求。根据后文“an academic career”可知，学术模式吸引那些准备追求学术生涯的学生。故选D。
26．考查副词词义辨析。句意：近年来，改革目前高考制度的呼声在中国高涨，在目前的高考制度下，学生被录取主要基于他们的学习成绩，而不是实际技能。A. largely很大程度上；B. slightly稍微；C. totally完全地；D. wholly完全地。根据后文“upon their academic performance instead of practical skills”可知，现行高考制度下，学生的录取很大程度上基于学生的学业表现而不是实际技能。largely“很大程度上，主要的”。故选A。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：近年来，改革目前高考制度的呼声在中国高涨，在目前的高考制度下，学生被录取主要基于他们的学习成绩，而不是实际技能。A. standing站立；B. keeping保持；C. flying飞翔；D. running奔跑。结合上文“Calls for reform of the current gaokao regime”指近年来在中国改革的呼声持续高涨。run high表示“上涨”。故选D。
28．考查副词词义辨析。句意：诚然，现有的制度有一些优点，因为它为所有学生提供了相对公平的机会，特别是那些来自贫困地区的学生，通过接受高等教育来改变他们的命运。A. Admittedly诚然；B. Supposedly据说；C. Excitedly激动地；D. Repeatedly重复地。本段讲述了现行高考制度的一些优点，admittedly表示“诚然，不可否认地”符合语境。故选A。
29．考查副词词义辨析。句意：诚然，现有的制度有一些优点，因为它为所有学生提供了相对公平的机会，特别是那些来自贫困地区的学生，通过接受高等教育来改变他们的命运。A. completely完全地；B. naturally自然地；C. relatively相对地；D. reasonably合理地。根据后文“fair opportunities for all students”可知，现有的制度为所有学生提供了相对公平的机会。故选C。
30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：诚然，现有的制度有一些优点，因为它为所有学生提供了相对公平的机会，特别是那些来自贫困地区的学生，通过接受高等教育来改变他们的命运。A. past过去；B. origin起源；C. appearance外貌；D. fate命运。根据上文“especially those from the poor areas, to change their”以及常识，可知那些来自贫困地区的学生可以通过获得更高的教育来改变命运。故选D。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但它也因培养出缺乏实践技能的大学毕业生而成为批评目标，这使他们无法找到体面的工作。A. commented评论；B. targeted把……作为目标；C. enjoyed欣赏；D. regarded看作。结合后文“for having churned out college graduates with little practical skills”可知高考因为粗制滥造出许多没有实际技能的大学毕业生而受到批评。target“把……作为攻击目标，把……作为批评的对象”符合语境。故选B。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但它也因培养出缺乏实践技能的大学毕业生而成为批评目标，这使他们无法找到体面的工作。A. landing着陆；B. hiring雇佣；C. doing做；D. liking喜欢。something指代little practical skills，decent“像样的，不错的”。此处指没有实践技能阻止他们找到像样的工作。land“成功得到（尤指许多人想要的工作）”。故选A。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：据官方数据显示，去年中国有699万大学毕业生，其中只有77.4%找到了工作。A. students学生；B. graduates毕业生；C. technicians技术员；D. employees员工。本句在谈论大学毕业生的数量以及就业率。故选B。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：据官方数据显示，去年中国有699万大学毕业生，其中只有77.4%找到了工作。A. data数据；B. guess猜测；C. media媒体；D. instruction指示。结合上文“only 77.4 percent of which have found a position”列出了官方数据来论证。故选A。
35．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，许多大学毕业生找不到合适的工作这一事实并不一定意味着中国有太多的人才。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Anyway不管怎样；D. Furthermore此外。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，应用however。故选A。
36．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，许多大学毕业生找不到合适的工作这一事实并不一定意味着中国有太多的人才。A. possibly可能地；B. importantly重要地；C. necessarily必要地，必然；D. generally通常。根据后文“mean China has too many talents”可知，许多大学毕业生找不到合适的工作这一事实并不一定意味着中国有太多的人才。故选C。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在许多部门，企业找不到他们需要的技术人员和熟练工人。A. find找到；B. raise提升；C. accept接受；D. support支持。根据后文“the technicians and skilled workers they need”指找到他们需要的技术人员和熟练工人。故选A。
38．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：根据劳动和社会保障部在40个城市对专业技术人员进行的抽样调查，技术人员和高技能工人占劳动力总数的比例不到百分之四，而发达国家这一比例平均为百分之三十五。A. talented有才能的；B. proficient熟练的；C. retired退休的；D. dedicated献身的。呼应上文“the technicians and skilled workers they need”指熟练工人，与上面提到的现行高考模式下培养出来的大学毕业生找不到合适的工作形成对比。故选B。
39．考查固定短语辨析。句意：根据劳动和社会保障部在40个城市对专业技术人员进行的抽样调查，技术人员和高技能工人占劳动力总数的比例不到百分之四，而发达国家这一比例平均为百分之三十五。A. less than少于；B. more than超出；C. rather than而不是；D. other than除了。根据后文“with an average 35 percent in developed countries”可知，我国技术人员和高技能工人占劳动力总数的比例不到百分之四，而发达国家这一比例平均为百分之三十五。说明了技工的缺乏现状。故选A。
40．考查动词词义辨析。句意：根据劳动和社会保障部在40个城市对专业技术人员进行的抽样调查，技术人员和高技能工人占劳动力总数的比例不到百分之四，而发达国家这一比例平均为百分之三十五。A. connected连接；B. associated联系；C. dealt处理；D. compared比较。根据后文“with an average 35 percent in developed countries”可知此处在跟发达国家比较。故选D。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了在一位牧师所乘坐的飞机遇到气流，处于危险之中，所有乘客都吓坏了，唯有一个小女孩临危不惊，事后，牧师问她为什么不害怕，她说她爸爸就是飞行员，说明她非常信任她的爸爸，相信爸爸能把她安全带回家。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当飞机上的指示牌闪烁时，第一个关于即将到来的问题的警告出现了：系好安全带。A. solution解决方案；B. warning警告；C. understanding理解；D. part部分。根据后文“when the sign on the airplane 　　2　　 on: Fasten Your Seat Belts”可知，指示牌上的警告出现了。故选B项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当飞机上的指示牌闪烁时，第一个关于即将到来的问题的警告出现了：系好安全带。A. turned转动；B. flashed闪耀；C. showed显示；D. went去。根据前文“the sign on the airplane”及后文“Fasten Your Seat Belts”可知，飞机上的指示牌在闪烁。故选B项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们这个时候不供应餐饭，因为我们预计会有一点气流动荡。A. serving服务，招待，端上（饭餐）；B. cooking烹饪；C. preparing准备；D. enjoying欣赏，享受。根据后文“we are expecting a little turbulence (气流). Please be 　　5　　 your seat belt is fastened.”可知，因为有股气流，飞机震荡，这个时间不提供餐饭了。故选A项。
44．考查连词词义辨析。句意：我们这个时候不供应饭菜，因为我们预计会有一点动荡。A. before在……之前；B. while在……期间；C. though虽然；D. as因为。根据前文“We shall not be 　　3　　 the meal at this time”及后文“we are expecting a little turbulence”可知，因为有股气流，所以不能提供餐饭。故选D项。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：请务必系好安全带。A. sure确信的；B. confident自信的；C. careful仔细的；D. urgent紧急的。根据前文“we are expecting a little turbulence (气流)”可知，飞机上要求一定要系好安全带。故选A项。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当牧师环顾飞机四周时，很明显许多乘客开始感到害怕。A. obvious明显的；B. strange奇怪的；C. essential本质的；D. certain确定的。基于前文分析以及后文“many of the passengers were becoming frightened”可知，飞机遇到了气流，乘客们开始害怕，这是很明显的。故选A项。
47．考查介词词义辨析。句意：即使在引擎的轰鸣声下也能听到雷声。A. above在……上方；B. below在……下面，在……以下；C. on在……上面；D. under（位置）在……下面。根据常识以及前文“The cracks of thunder could be heard”可知，在机器轰鸣之下能听到雷声。under表示“（位置）在表面下，正下方，（数量、年龄等）低于，（从属关系、影响所及）在……之下”，不符合句意。故选B项。
48．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：闪电照亮了黑暗的天空。A. cheered up高兴起来；B. lit up点亮；C. held up举起；D. made up和好，组成。根据常识和前文“Lightning”以及后文“the darkening skies”可知，闪电点亮了夜空。故选B项。
49．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：一会儿，飞机在一股可怕的气流中腾空而起；过了一会儿，它就像要坠毁一样掉了下来。A. For a moment片刻；B. In the beginning开始；C. At once立刻；D. One moment稍等，等一下，一会儿。根据语境和后文“the next, it 　　10　　 as if it were about to crash”可知，one moment…the next“一会儿……过了一会儿”是固定搭配。故选D项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一会儿，飞机在一股可怕的气流中腾空而起；接着，它就像要坠毁一样掉了下来。A. flew飞行；B. floated漂浮；C. dropped掉落；D. landed着陆。根据后文“as if it were about to crash”可知，飞机好像要掉下来。故选C项。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这位牧师承认，他和周围的人一样也感到不安和恐惧。A. survived生存；B. infected感染；C. ignored忽视；D. shared共有，分享。根据语境和前文“admitted”及后文“the discomfort and fear of those around him”可知，他和周围的人有共同的感觉。故选D项。
52．考查形容词词义辨析：我看得出来几乎所有的乘客都被吓坏了。A. relaxed放松的；B. awakened被唤醒；C. alarmed惊恐的；D. rescued被营救。根据前文“The minister admitted that he 　　11　　 the discomfort and fear of those around him.”及后文“The future seemed unpredictable and many were wondering if they would 　　14　　 it through the storm.”可知，乘客们都很惊恐。故选C项。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些人甚至开始祈祷。A. pray祈祷；B. worry担忧；C. escape逃离；D. hide隐藏。基于前文分析和常识可知，大家很惊恐，所以有些人有某种宗教信仰的人开始祈祷。故选A项。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：未来似乎难以预测，许多人都想知道他们是否能成功挺过这场风暴。A. get得到；B. make制造；C. pass通过；D. live居住。根据语境和前文“The future seemed unpredictable”可知，他们不知道能否成功挺过这次风暴，make it 意为“成功”。故选B项。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，我突然看到一个小女孩，显然暴风雨对她来说不算什么（毫无意义）。A. conveyed传达；B. mattered关系到；C. meant意味着；D. counted计数。根据后文“She was reading a book and, 　　16　　 within her small world was calm and orderly.”可知，风暴好像对这个女孩不算什么，并不意味着什么危险。故选C项。
56．考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：她正在看书，在她小小的世界里，一切都是那么平静而有序。A. something某事；B. anything任何事；C. nothing什么也没有；D. everything一切。根据前文“Then, I suddenly saw a little girl to whom apparently the storm 　　15　　 nothing.”和后文“that child was completely calm and unafraid”可知，在女孩的内心世界里，仿佛一切正常。故选D项。
57．考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，当飞机终于到达目的地，所有的乘客都匆忙下飞机的时候，牧师留在后面和那位他观察了很久的女孩说话也就不足为奇了。A. however然而；B. even甚至；C. therefore因此；D. otherwise否则。根据语境和后文“when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying off the plane, the minister stayed behind to speak to the girl whom he had 　　18　　 for such a long time”可知，这女孩与众不同，临危不乱，因此，飞机到达后，牧师留下来和女孩说话，是不足为奇的。故选C项。
58．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，当飞机终于到达目的地，所有的乘客都匆忙下飞机的时候，牧师留在后面和那位他观察了很久的女孩说话也就不足为奇了。A. admired敬佩；B. studied研究；C. searched搜索；D. observed观察。根据语境和前文“I suddenly saw a little girl to whom apparently the storm 　　15　　 nothing. She was reading a book and, 　　16　　 within her small world was calm and orderly.”可知，牧师在观察小女孩。故选D项。
59．考查动词词义辨析。句意：讲完那次可怕的经历后，他问她为什么不害怕。可爱的孩子回答说：“先生，我爸爸是飞行员。他要带我回家。”A. explored探索；B. commented评论，议论；C. predicted预测；D. expressed表达。根据语境和常识以及后文“on the terrible experience”可知，他在议论了这次可怕的经历后，问女孩为什么不害怕。故选B项。
60．考查名词词义辨析。句意：先生，我爸爸是飞行员。A. pilot飞行员；B. minister牧师，部长；C. engineer工程师；D. passenger乘客。根据后文“He’s taking me home.”可知，女孩的爸爸应该是飞行员，女孩之所以临危不惊，正是她非常信任她的爸爸，相信做飞行员的爸爸能把她安全带回家。故选A项。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了2020年的疫情打乱了作者原本规划好的一切，但同时也使得作者在这段时间中学习新技能，并获取了新的工作机会。使作者意识到学习技能的重要性。
61．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我终于让我的事业走上了正轨，并安排了几次多年来梦寐以求的不可思议的国际旅行。A. education教育；B. principle原则；C. business 事业，生意；D. organization组织。根据第二段中“Since the beginning of the lockdowns, all the projects I had worked so hard for were  ___3___  by the day.”由该句中的all the projects I had worked可知，空处应该是与工作有关的名词。此处应该是指事业步入正轨，故选C项。
62．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我终于让我的事业走上了正轨，并安排了几次多年来梦寐以求的不可思议的国际旅行。A. conferences会议； B. trips 旅行；C. debates辩论；D. courses课程。根据下文“Trips were canceled or  ___4___  as international borders were shut.” 此句中的trips可以推断出此处指安排了国际旅行，故选B项。
63．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从封锁开始以来，我努力工作的所有项目在一天天地消失。A. growing增加；B. happening 发生；C. shaking 振动；D. disappearing消失。根据下文“Trips were canceled or  ___4___  as international borders were shut.由该句中的Trips were canceled（旅行被取消）以及international borders were shut（国界封闭）可以推知，疫情也使作者日渐失去所有之前努力做的项目，故选D项。
64．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于国际边境关闭，旅行被取消或推迟。A. lengthened延长； B. delayed 推迟；C. handled 应付；D. removed移开。由该句中的“Trips were canceled”和“ international borders were shut. ”推知，由于疫情的原因，国际边境关闭，所以旅行必须被取消或者推迟。故选B项。
65．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们的正常生活方式，几乎停止甚至已经不复存在了。A. exist 存在；B. recover 恢复；C. respond 回应；D. arrive到达。由前文“Trips were canceled or  ___4___  as international borders were shut.” 由于国际边境关闭，旅行被取消或推迟。可以推知，由于这些改变，我们的正常生活方式也几乎不复存在。故选A项。
66．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那一刻，我意识到我必须做出改变，而且要快。A. contribution 贡献；B. discovery 发现；C. change 改变；D. promise承诺。根据下文“I was going to look into  ___7___  career options.”可知，我在寻找新的工作机会，空处应该是我意识到自己要做出一些改变。故选C项。
67．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我打算找个别的职业。A. alternative 可替代的、备选的；B. legal 合法的；C. permanent 永恒的；D. ordinary 普通的。根据下文“I had been a personal trainer before, and the  ___8___  of getting back into something health and wellness  ___9___  interested me.”可以推知，作者想找一个有关健康保健的工作来替代原来的工作，此处只有alternative可替代的，符合句意。故选A项。
68．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我以前是一名私人教练，一想到要重新从事与健康有关的工作，我就很感兴趣。A. truth 事实；B. comment 评论；C. fame 名气；D. thought想法。根据语境可以推知，空处应该是指代该句中的“getting back into something health and wellness”这一想法，意为想法，念头。故选D项。
69．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以前是一名私人教练，一想到要重新从事与健康有关的工作，我就很感兴趣。A. reflected 反映的；B. applied 应用的；C. related 有关的；D. compared 对比的。根据该句中“I had been a personal trainer before,”可知，私人教练就是与健康有关的工作，所以如今我对与健康相关的工作很感兴趣。空处应为有关的。related意为“与…相关的”，作定语修饰something，故选C项。
70．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当然，我有疑问。A. questions 疑问；B. decisions 决定；C. attitudes态度；D. potentials潜力。根据下文 “How was I going to do this? Was I too old? Was I ___11___ enough?” 这里有三个问句，也是作者心中的疑问。可以推断出这里指“当然我有疑问（即顾虑）”，故选A项。
71．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我该怎么做呢?我太老了吗?我够强壮吗?A. curious 好奇的；B. strong 强壮的；C. intelligent聪明的； D. ambitious野心勃勃的。根据“I had been a personal trainer before”提到作者之前当过私人教练，打算从事与健康有关的工作，所以应该询问自己是否足够强壮，故选B项。
72．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我必须把恐惧放在一边。A. weaknesses 弱点；B. profits 利润；C. fears恐惧；D. expectations期望。根据前文“How was I going to do this? Was I too old? Was I ___11___ enough?” 可知，前面的这些问题就是作者在下定决心之前的恐惧和担忧，所以这里说必须把恐惧放在一边，故选C项。
73．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果说2020年教会了我什么，那就是欣然接受未知的事物。A. avoid 避免；B. embrace 欣然接受、乐意接纳；C. control控制；D. separate分离。根据下文“So, with great enthusiasm and a hint of anxiety, I  ___14___  for an EMT course to begin my journey.”可知，即使怀揣着焦虑的心情，作者依旧开始了新的一段旅程，这也意味着作者敢于接受未知的事物，故选B项。
74．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：所以带着极大的热情和一丝焦虑，我报名参加了一个EMT课程，开始了我的旅程。A. tried out试验；B. looked out 当心；C. made up 编造；D. signed up报名。根据下文“From the first day, I devoted my time to  ___15___  everything I could about health and wellness both in class and at home.”可知，由in class可知作者参加了EMT课程，故空处应该是报名的意思。故选D项。
75．考查动词词义辨析。句意：从第一天起，我把所有时间投入到学习一切我可以在课堂上和在家里学到的关于健康的东西。A. learning学习；B. reading 阅读；C. searching 搜寻；D.  overcoming克服。由下文“And the passion and hard work  ___16___  . At the end of the year, I had  ___17___  my EMT license and began to look for options in the industry.”可知，作者经过一年的努力，成功考取了EMT证，故该句应该是投入所有时间进行学习。故选A项。
76．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我的热情和努力得到了回报。A. held up举起；B. broke off C. turned up 出现；D. paid off回报。由下文“I had  ___17___  my EMT license and began to look for options in the industry.”可知，作者考取了EMT，所有的努力获得了回报。故选D项。
77．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那年年底，我获得了EMT执照，并开始在行业中寻找可选择的工作。A. purchased 购买；B. cherished 珍惜；C. earned获得；D. witnessed目击。由该句中“began to look for options in the industry.”可知，作者已经可以在行业中寻找可选择的机会，故推测作者已经获得了EMT证。故选C项。
78．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：生活发生改变时，要有创新的精神并且去适应新的情况。A.  creative 创造的；B. generous 慷慨的；C. unique 独特的；D. successful成功的。根据下文“Learning new skills will open your mind and doors to new  ___19___  .”提到学习新技能，所以此处指在生活发生改变时，要有创新精神。故选A项。
79．考查名词词义辨析。句意：学习新技能会打开你的思维，为你打开通往新的机会的大门。A. approaches方式；B. insights 洞察力；C. opportunities机会；D. consequences后果。根据上文“I had  ___17___  my EMT license and began to look for options in the industry”可知，作者学习的新技能使得作者得以寻找新的工作机会，此处意为学习新技能可以打开通往新的机会的大门。故选C项。
80．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以2020年对我来说是很棒的一年，只是与我原本计划的方式不同而已，A. natural 自然的；B. different 不同的；C. fortunate 幸运的；D. simple 简单的。根据第一段中“I had finally gotten my  ___1___  on track and arranged some incredible international  ___2___  I had dreamed of for years.”可知，作者原本的计划是工作进入正轨并进行一次旅行，但作者真正经历的2020年却是截然不同的。所以空处意为不同的，故选B项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了一个年轻人不喜欢读书，认为自己从事与读书有关的工作是没有前途的，在向作者寻求建议后，改变了观点，埋头苦读，继续钻研，事业高升，体会到了读书的价值。
81．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他告诉我，阅读一整段实际上让他很累。A. rarely很少；B. hopefully有希望地；C. narrowly严格地，勉强地；D. actually实际上。根据下文“I told him that he had to learn to read well.”可知作者建议这个年轻人要学会好好读书，说明他不喜欢读书，所以哪怕读一段都会让他痛苦，故选D项。
82．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的问题是，他在一个没有前途的工作中工作了两年。A. duty责任；B. danger危险；C. problem问题；D. hobby爱好。根据前文“a young man came to me for advice”可知，年轻人来向他寻求建议，所以就要说出他的问题所在，故选C项。
83．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他所有的朋友中，没有一个人喜欢阅读，都处于同样的境地。A. part部分；B. situation情形；C. way方法，道路；D. place地方。根据前文“All his friends, none of whom enjoy reading”可知，年轻人的朋友们和他一样，不喜欢看书，他们处于同样的情形之中，故选B项。
84．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们都在做着没有前途的低级工作。A. pay工资；B. experience经历，经验；C. future未来；前途；D. luck运气。根据前文“They were all working at low-level jobs ”及下文“he wanted to be successful at something”可知，他们都在做着没有前途的工作，故选C项。
85．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而他说他想在不需要阅读的事情上取得成功。A. need需要；B. prevent阻止，防止；C. ruin毁坏；D. affect影响。根据前文“I told him that he had to learn to read well. However, he said he wanted to be successful at something ”可知，作者建议他好好读书，而紧接着这一句用了“However”，说明年轻人想找一份不需要读书的工作，故选A项。
86．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我告诉他，这不是一个选择的问题。A. chance机会；B. choice选择；C. attitude态度；D. thought思想。根据前文“However, he said he wanted to be successful at something that didn’t 　　　　　　reading.”可知，年轻人想找一份不需要读书的工作，即想要选择不需要看书的工作，但是作者告诉他，这无关选择，故选B项。
87．考查代词词义辨析。句意：唯一与阅读无关的工作，就是他们正在做的工作。A. something某事；B. everything一切；C. anything任何事；D. nothing一无所有。根据前文“However, he said he wanted to be successful at something that didn’t 　　　　　reading.”可知年轻人想找不需要看书的工作，所以作者告诉他唯一与看书没有关系的工作，就是他们正在做的工作，“have nothing to do with”固定短语，“与……无关”，故选D项。
88．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至很快就会被受过更好教育的年轻人所取代。A. forgotten忘记；B. replaced取代；C. hated憎恨；D. doubted怀疑。根据下文“ He finally accepted the 　　　　　　　 that he had to become a good reader.”可知，因为年轻人和朋友们的工作是比较低级的，所以他们甚至会被更年轻的、受教育程度更高的人所取代，故选B项。
89．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他最终接受了他必须成为一个好读者的事实。A. honour荣誉；B. invitation邀请；C. fact事实；D. report报道。根据下文“He began taking courses in reading.”可知，年轻人最终接受了必须读书这一事实，故选C项。
90．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他加入了一所技术学院。A. founded成立；B. left离开；C. refused拒绝；D. joined加入。根据上文“ He began taking courses in reading.”可知，此处表示他进入技术学院学习，故选D项。
91．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于受教育程度低，他花了将近三年的时间才完成了为期两年的生物医学工程课程。A. complete完成；B. plan计划；C. design设计；D. explore探索。根据前文“Because of his poor education”可知他受教育程度低，花了三年时间才完成了两年的课程。故选A项。
92．考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然不多，但他接受了。A. understood理解；B. offered提供；C. stopped停止；D. accepted接受。由该句中的“A small company employed him at  $22,000 per year. It wasn’t much, but”可知，尽管这份工作报酬不高，但是他接受了，故选D项。
93．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他继续阅读和研究。A. continued继续；B. started开始；C. stopped停止；D. decided决定。根据前文“He began taking courses in reading.”可知，年轻人接纳了作者要求他看书的建议，所以此处是继续读下去，故选A项。
94．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第三年，他受雇于一家年薪四万美元的公司。A. found发现；B. trained训练；C. encouraged鼓励；D. employed雇佣。根据前文“A small company employed him at  $22,000 per year.”可知，年轻人被一家小公司雇佣，因此推断，在第三年后，年轻人又被另一家公司以每年四万美金的薪酬雇佣，故选D项。
95．考查动词短语辨析。句意：两年后，一家国际公司听说了他的成功，以每年超过五万美元的价格聘用了他，还有其他福利。A. learned from向……学习；B. listed out列举；C. heard about听说；D. spoke of谈及。根据下文“employed him at more than $50,000 per year”可知，这家国际公司听说了他的成功，以更高的价格雇佣了他。故选C项。
96．考查名词词义辨析。句意：两年后，一家国际公司听说了他的成功，以每年超过五万美元的价格聘用了他，还有其他福利。A. benefits利益，好处；B. services服务；C. results结果；D. tips技巧，小费。根据上文“ employed him at more than $50,000 per year”可知，此处指除了工资外，还给了他好多利益、福利，故选A项。
97．考查动词词义辨析。句意：八年时间，他发生了翻天覆地的变化，从一个低收入的工人，变成了一个高收入的工人。A. dreamt梦想；B. changed改变；C. corrected更正；D. remembered记得。根据下文“from a low-paid worker to a highly-paid one”可知，从低收入者到高收入者，这是年轻人身上发生的变化，故选B项。
98．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他过上了更好的生活。A. busier更忙的；B. better更好的；C. quieter更安静的；D. longer更长的。根据“from a low-paid worker to a highly-paid one.”可知，年轻人收入增多，所以生活越来越好，故选B项。
99．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有趣的是，当他四处拜访他的老朋友时，他发现他们仍然像以前一样工作着。A. welcoming欢迎；B. guiding指导；C. visiting拜访；D. telling告诉。根据下文“he found they were still working as before”可知，年轻人发现他的老朋友还和之前一样地工作着，说明他拜访了他们，故选C项。
100．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：八年在人生中似乎很长，但当你忙着做某事并不断精益求精时，时间很快就过去了。A. long长的；B. certain确信的；C. free免费的；D. valuable有价值的。根据空格后“but it passes quickly”这个转折的句子可以看出，此处指八年对一个人来说似乎很长，但很快就过去了，故选A项。

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

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者心目中的英雄——合唱队老师Wright先生，他对作者的生活产生了深刻的影响。
101．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和他们真的很亲近，失去他们是我经历过的最艰难的事情。A. put放置；B. walk走路；C. run跑；D. go去。结合句意及“the hardest thing”可知，此处指“经历”，go through“经历，经受（尤指苦难或者艰难时期）”符合语境，故选D项。
102．考查动词词义辨析。句意：好像我的整个世界都从我脚下塌了下来，我掉进了这个巨大的抑郁之洞。A. looked看；B. broke打破；C. fell降落，落下；D. turned翻转。结合空前“my whole world had fallen down from under me”及后文“ into this huge hole of depression”可知，此处指“掉进洞里”。故选C项。
103．考查连词词义辨析。句意：尽管我正与抑郁症作斗争，我决心让我的高中生活成为我生命中最美好的时光。A. If如果；B. Although尽管，虽然；C. Because因为；D. Once一旦。结合句意可知，前后句之间是转折关系，应用although引导让步状语从句。故选B项。
104．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：想要快乐并不容易，但我必须试一试。A. happy快乐的，开心的；B. calm平静的；C. smart聪明的；D. confident自信的。结合下文“I began to smile again and really enjoy life.(我又开始微笑，真正地享受生活。)”可知，作者想要尝试着变得快乐。故选A项。
105．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Wright先生是合唱队的指挥，他非常有趣，第一天，我就知道我做了一生中最好的决定。A. suggestion建议；B. effort努力；C. decision决定；D. offer提议。上文提到作者想要尝试变得快乐，结合本句中的“he was so funny”可知，作者遇到了很有趣的人，所以觉得自己做了一生中最好的决定，故选C项。
106．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的眼神告诉我，我可以信任他。A. trust信任；B. impress给……留下印象；C. respect尊重；D. satisfy使满意。根据下文“I told him the whole story”可知，作者把整个事情都告诉了他，说明作者信任他。故选A项。
107．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我强忍着眼泪，把全部经过告诉了他。A. set设置；B. fight与……作斗争；C. take拿，携带；D. call叫，打电话。作者在向他哭诉自己的经历，因此作者要尽可能抑制住眼泪，此处fight back意为“抑制”。故选B项。
108．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我讲完时，他点点头，对我说：“如果你从我这里什么都没学到，那就记住这个：没有人值得偷走你的快乐。”A. hiding躲藏；B. sharing分享；C. stealing偷；D. feeling感觉。此处是Wright先生安慰和开导作者，告诉作者世上没有人值得你为他流泪，即不要让任何人偷走属于你的快乐。故选C项。
109．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Wright先生的话真的触动了我的心弦。A. braked刹车；B. struck（使）碰撞，引起（强烈感情）；C. played玩；D. shook摇头。后文提到作者对老师心存感恩之情，这说明他的话在作者的心中留下了深深的烙印。strike a chord in my heart“扣动心弦，引起共鸣”。故选B项。
110．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他真的关心我，关心发生的一切。A. cheerfully高兴地；B. normally正常地；C. exactly精确地，完全；D. truly真正地。根据下文“ I’ll never be able to thank him enough”可知，作者心中充满了感激之情，所以老师真的是很关心作者。故选D项。
111．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对他感激不尽，因为他不仅救了我，而且影响了我以后的每一天。A. made制作；B. started开始；C. understood理解；D. influenced影响。由下句“Any time I feel like giving up, I remember Mr. Wright's words and push forward.(每当我想要放弃的时候，我就会想起赖特先生的话，然后继续前进。)”可知，Wright先生对作者有很大影响。故选D项。
112．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很自豪地说，我战胜了抑郁，现在我是高三学生了。A. beat击败；B. suffered遭受；C. developed发展；D. saved挽救，节省。由上文“I was battling depression”及本句中的“proud”可知，作者战胜了抑郁。故选A项。
113．考查连词词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么他值得成为年度教育家。A. when当……时候；B. what什么；C. where哪里；D. why为什么。前一句提到：他关心每一个人，而且他比我认识的其他任何老师都更喜欢自己的工作，这是他获得今年年度教育工作者的原因，因此使用why引导表语从句是合适的。故选D项。
114．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他不仅今年配得上这个称号，每年都配得上。A. job工作；B. title头衔，称号；C. help帮助；D. director导演，管理者。空格处指代前一句中的“Educator of the Year”，这是荣誉称号，因此选择title正确。故选B项。
115．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你是个很棒的老师，我希望你能意识到这一点。A. amusing逗人发笑的；B. aggressive好斗的；C. amazing令人诧异的，惊人的，了不起的；D. available可用的，可获得的。Wright先生帮助作者重新微笑着生活，在作者心目中他是一个了不起的人。故选C项。

116．D 117．B 118．C 119．A 120．B 121．A 122．B 123．A 124．C 125．B 126．D 127．C 128．C 129．B 130．C 131．B 132．C 133．A 134．C 135．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和妻子送女儿上大学，作者舍不得离开女儿，她看着女儿就回想起了她刚出世时在医院的样子，而现在她已经长大，要离开他们去上大学了，作者十分不舍，内心充满了对女儿的深深的爱。
116．考查名词所有格词义辨析。句意：她的宿舍不仅能很好地摆放她的衣服和小摆设，还有她室友的。A. sister’s姐姐的；B. teacher’s老师的；C. mother’s母亲的；D. roommate’s室友的。根据上文“I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room.”以及“Her dormitory room”可推知，此处指宿舍里不仅有作者女儿的物品，还有她室友的。故选D项。
117．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在是我们的了，当她回家探望时我们的房间给她住。A. lives居住；B. visits拜访、探望；C. separates分开；D. graduates毕业。根据上文“her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours, our room for her when she”可推知，此处指女儿上大学后，作者夫妇搬到了女儿的房间，她放假回家的时候，为她准备的房间是作者夫妇之前住的。故选B项。
118．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我发现自己在想当我把她抱在我的臂弯里，坐在我妻子病床旁边的椅子上的时候。A. resist抵制；B. enjoy享受；C. find发现；D. imagine想象。根据上文“I”以及下文“myself thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm”可推知，此处指作者发现自己回想了起女儿刚出生时的情景。故选C项。
119．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如此娇小，如此美丽，如此完美，如此完全依赖于她未经考验的新父母。A. small小的；B. big大的；C. funny滑稽的；D. strong强壮的。根据上文“thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm, in the chair alongside my wife’s hospital bed”可推知，此处指作者回想了起女儿刚出生时的情景，刚出生的婴儿，自然是娇小的。故选A项。
120．考查副词词义辨析。句意：如此娇小，如此美丽，如此完美，如此完全依赖于她未经考验的新父母。A. severely严重地；B. totally完全地；C. slightly轻微地；D. strictly严格地。根据下文“dependent on”以及“parents”可推知，此处指刚出生的小婴儿完全依赖于父母。故选B项。
121．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如此娇小，如此美丽，如此完美，如此完全依赖于她未经考验的新父母。A. untested未经考验的；B. experienced经验的；C. qualified合格的；D. casual随便的。根据上文“new”以及下文“parents”可推知，作者夫妇初做父母，毫无经验，所以此处指未经过测试与考验的父母。故选A项。
122．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她抬起头，发现我在盯着她看，于是她对妈妈说“妈妈，爸爸一直奇怪的看着我。”A. laughing发笑；B. staring盯着看；C. glaring怒目而视；D. smiling微笑。根据下文“Mom, Dad’s looking at me”可推知，此处指女儿发现父亲盯着她看。固定搭配“stare at”意为“盯着看”。故选B项。
123．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她抬起头，发现我在盯着她看，于是她对妈妈说:“妈妈，爸爸一直奇怪的看着我。”A. funny好笑的、奇怪的；B. scared害怕的；C. mean吝啬的；D. chilly寒冷的。根据上文“She looks up now, catching me staring at her”可推知，此处指女儿发现在盯着她看，觉得很奇怪。故选A项。
124．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在最后的几天里，我抚摸着她的胳膊，她的脸——她的一切——我知道，当我和妻子回到家时，她不会和我们在一起了，也就没有什么东西可以碰了。A. expecting期望；B. imaging想象；C. knowing知道；D. doubting怀疑。根据上文“I touch her arm, her face — anything”以及下文“that when my wife and I return home, she will not be with us”可推知，此处指作者知道女儿离开家就很难再见到她了，所以当女儿在家的最后几天触摸着女儿的一切东西。故选C项。
125．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在最后的几天里，我抚摸着她的胳膊，她的脸——她的一切——我知道，当我和妻子回到家时，她不会和我们在一起了，也就没有什么东西可以碰了。A. see看见；B. touch触摸；C. kiss亲吻；D. reach到达。根据“I touch her arm, her face — anything”可推知，此处指女儿离开家之后，作者也没有什么东西可以触碰了。故选B项。
126．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有很多话要说，但却没有合适的语言来表达。A. sentence句子；B. quotes引用；C. saying谚语；D. words话语。根据“I have so much to say”可推知，此处指作者有千言万语，但无法表达。故选D项。
127．考查名词词义辨析。句意：从我开车把孩子从医院送回家的那一天起，我的生活就改变了。A. theme主题；B. career事业；C. life生活；D. game游戏。根据下文“changed from the day I drove this child home from the hospital”可推知，此处指孩子刚刚出生，作者的生活改变了，从前的二人世界变成了三口之家。故选C项。
128．考查副词词义辨析。句意：那天，我对自己有了不同的看法，它引导我去了很多我自己无法找到的地方。A. easily容易地；B. carefully仔细地；C. differently不同地；D. seriously严重地。根据上文“My life changed from the day”以及下文“it has led to a lot of places that I would never have found on my own”可推知，此处指孩子刚出生，初为人父，作者对自己有了不同的看法。故选C项。
129．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我很快就从学校回家了。A. quick迅速地；B. soon不久；C. fast快速地；D. rapidly迅速地。根据上文“It’ll be all right, Dad. I’ll be home from school”可推知，此处指女儿安慰作者说她很快就会回家。故选B项。
130．考查动词短语辨析。句意：不知怎么的，我害怕说话，我只是在道别时坚持把她抱得更久一点、更紧一点。A. get out of摆脱；B. run away from逃离；C. hold on to紧紧抓住、坚持；D. keep up with跟上、保持接触。根据下文“our good-bye hug a little longer, a little tightly”可推知，此处指作者在与女儿道别时坚持着把她抱得更久、更紧。故选C项。
131．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我凝视着她的眼睛，转身离开。A. start开始；B. turn转身；C. refuse拒绝；D. manage管理。根据上文“our good-bye hug”以及下文“to go”可推知，此处是道别的场景，作者看着女儿的眼睛，转身离开了。故选B项。
132．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她离开我们时，我妻子的眼睛一直注视着她。A. catch抓住；B. lose失去；C. follow跟随、注视；D. avoid避免。根据上文“My wife’s eyes”以及下文“Mine do not. Maybe if I don’t look”可推知，此处指作者的眼睛没有和妻子一样，一直盯着女儿离开。故选C项。
133．考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许如果我不看，我可以想象她真的没有走；我知道她正在着手做的事情是令人兴奋和美妙的。A. gone离开；B. grown成长；C. born出生；D. found发现。根据上文“as she leaves us”以及“Maybe if I don’t look, I can imagine that she really hasn’t”可推知，此处指作者在心里认为，不去看女儿，她就没有真正离开，还在自己身边。故选A项。
134．考查时间状语从句引导词。句意：当一切都是新的时，我记得世界看起来是什么样子的。A. even if即使；B. so long as只要；C. when当……时；D. until直到……为止。分析句子结构可知，本句是时间状语从句，此处应用“when”引导时间状语从句。表示当作者女儿走后，他还记得当一切都是新的时，世界在他眼中的样子。故选C项。
135．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我和妻子一起走向汽车时，我的眼睛湿润了，我的心也痛了，我意识到我的生活永远地改变了。A. destroyed破坏；B. beginning开始；C. ended结束；D. changing改变。根据上文“everything was new”以及“realize that my life”以及下文“forever”可推知，此处指女儿上大学离开家了，作者知道自己的世界永远地改变了。故选D项。

136．C 137．D 138．B 139．C 140．A 141．D 142．A 143．A 144．C 145．D 146．A 147．B 148．C 149．B 150．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一个感人的故事。作者通过倾听，对公交车司机由不了解甚至是忽视到认识到她的不平凡，同时也为自己的自私感到羞愧。经过这件事，作者明白了解他人是一门艺术。
136．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“终于完了。谢天谢地！”这学期终于结束了，我身心俱疲。A. in在里面；B. off离开；C. over结束；D. on开着。根据上文“It’s over!”可知，此处是指学期结束了。故选C。
137．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我坐在公交车的前排。A. ran跑，管理；B. walked走；C. stood站立；D. sat坐。根据下文“at the front of the school bus.”可知，放学回家自然是坐公交车。故选D。
138．考查动词词义辨析。句意：司机Janie 试着开始讲话来打破种难受的氛围。A. rest休息；B. break打破；C. close关闭；D. open打开。根据“striking the match of talks.”推知，公交车司机主动开始说话是为了打破不适的氛围。故选B。
139．考查形容词和副词词义辨析。句意：我试着礼貌地听，但通常我都忙于想自己的一天。A. polite礼貌的；B. rude粗鲁的；C. politely礼貌地；D. quickly迅速地。根据下文“On this day, however, her talk was worth 　　6　　.”推知，作者平时尝试礼貌地听司机说的话，但因为忙着想自己的事情，都没听进去。修饰动词listen应用副词。故选C。
140．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我试着礼貌地听，但通常我都忙于想自己的一天。A. busy繁忙的；B. free自由的，免费的；C. busily繁忙地；D. freely自由地。由后文表示转折意义的however推知，作者通常都忙于思考自己的事情，没有认真听，但这次不一样。故选A。
141．考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，这一天，她所说的值得一听。A. looking at看着；B. agreeing with同意；C. talking to与……谈话；D. listening to听。根据下文““My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular (特别地).”可知，作者这一天听到了司机的谈话，并且认为值得一听。故选D。
142．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我能够看见她眼里流露出的担心。A. eyes    眼睛；B. face脸；C. mouth嘴；D. ears耳朵。结合常识，眼睛是心灵的窗户，此处指从眼神能看出司机对父亲的担忧。故选A。
143．考查介词词义辨析。句意：她总是面带笑容地面对学生们。A. with和，有，带着；B. within在……之内；C. without没有；D. for为了，对于。根据上文“I could see worry in her 　　7　　. I had never seen her like this before.”推知，司机平时总是面带相容地迎接学生们，但今天不一样，她满脸愁容。表示“带着”用介词with。故选A。
144．考查形容词和副词词义辨析。句意：她回答说：“心脏病。”，眼睛噙着泪水，声音也和平时不一样。A. usually通常；B. usual通常的，普通的；C. unusual不寻常的；D. truly真正地。分析可知，此处应用形容词作宾补。根据“With her eyes wet”可知，司机此时很伤感，快要哭了，所以声音和平时不一样。故选C。
145．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她眼睛向下看，继续说道：“我已经失去了母亲，所以我认为我不能忍受再失去他。”A. remembered记得；B. forgotten    忘记；C. missed错过；D. lost失去。根据下文“so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”可知，此处指已经失去了母亲。故选D。
146．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我坐在座位上，想着我妈妈的父亲去世时她经历的悲痛。A. seat座位；B. house房子；C. room房间；D. desk课桌，书桌。根据上文“I 　　2　　 at the front of the school bus.”可知，此处指坐在公交车座位上。故选A。
147．考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然我意识到Janie不仅仅是一位公交车司机，那只是她的工作。A. worker工人；B. driver司机；C. teacher老师；D. doctor医生。根据上文“Janie, the driver,”可知，Janie是公交车司机，但今天在作者眼里她不仅仅是一位公交车司机，还是一个女儿，她有自己的家人。故选B。
148．考查副词用法辨析。句意：她也有一个家庭，也需要关心。A. also也；B. either也；C. too也；D. at all根本，究竟。结合句意，表示“也”，位于肯定句句末，应用too。故选C。
149．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我突然感觉自己很自私。A. feel感到；B. felt感到；C. thought认为；D. was是。根据下文“I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver.”推知，作者认为自己以前的想法很自私，且动作发生在过去，应用一般过去时。故选B。
150．考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意：理解他人是一门艺术。A. Looking at看着；B. Understanding理解；C. Getting to know了解，认识；D. Watching观看。根据上文“Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus 　　12　　, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares 　　13　　.”可知，经过认真听Janie的话，作者理解了她，并且认为理解是一门艺术。故选B。

151．B 152．C 153．D 154．A 155．D 156．B 157．C 158．A 159．D 160．B 161．A 162．D 163．B 164．C 165．A

【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。自幼想做舞蹈家的Hill，17岁遭遇车祸腰部以下瘫痪。但她没有放弃梦想，坚持学习，耐心训练，成立了残疾人舞蹈队，鼓舞来自全世界有相同遭遇的人。
151．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当时年仅17岁高中生希尔在一场车祸中腰部以下瘫痪。A. teacher老师；B. senior中学生；C. pupil小学生；D. worker工人。根据“then a 17-year-old high school”可知，希尔是一名中学生。故选B项。
152．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对大多数人来说，这可能会终结他们从事舞蹈事业的任何希望。A. talk交谈；B. season季节；C. hope希望；D. beauty美丽。根据“Hill, then a 17-year-old high school ____1____ was in a car accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down.”可知，对于大多数人来说，瘫痪会终止舞蹈事业的任何希望。故选C项。
153．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她想证明自己仍然“正常”。A. lovely可爱的；迷人的；B. right正确的；C. pretty漂亮的；D. normal正常的。根据“So Hill danced in her wheelchair right alongside her nondisabled high school dance team.”可知，希尔想要证明她是正常的。故选D项。
154．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这当然需要大量的学习和耐心。A. surely当然；B. instantly立即地；C. exactly确切地；D. only仅仅。根据本段希尔的经历可知，半身瘫痪的她想要证明自己是正常的，当然需要大量的学习和耐心。故选A项。
155．考查名词词义辨析。句意：毕业后，希尔在网上认识了一些曾经遭受过各种脊髓损伤但有着同样决心的人，她邀请他们和她一起跳舞。A. knowledge知识；B. worry担心；C. pain疼痛；D. determination决心。根据“After graduation, Hill met people online who had suffered various spinal cord injuries but shared her ____5____ , and she invited them to dance with her.”可知，希尔在网上认识了一些和她有相似经历但是有着同样决心的人。故选D项。
156．考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了在一个更大的城市接触到更多的人，希尔在2014年搬到了洛杉矶，并组建了一个名为Rollettes的残疾人舞蹈队。A. chose选择；B. formed组成；C. supported支持；D. played玩耍。根据“a team of dancers with disabilities called the Rollettes”可知，当希尔搬到洛杉矶后，她组建了一个残疾人舞蹈队。故选B项。
157．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她在接受哥伦比亚广播公司采访时表示：“我想打破人们对轮椅使用者的刻板印象，让人们知道，无论你是走路还是坐轮椅，舞蹈就是舞蹈。”A. send up发出；B. give away赠送；C. break down破除（偏见）；D. break off突然停止。根据“and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re ____8____”可知，希尔这样做是为了破除人们对于轮椅使用者的刻板印象。故选C项。
158．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. rolling滚；B. running跑；C. lying躺；D. jumping跳。根据“wheelchair users”可知，希尔认为，无论走路还是坐轮椅，舞蹈就是舞蹈。此处rolling表示使用轮椅在地上滚。故选A项。
159．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Rollettes发现，在轮子上跳舞可以和用脚走路的人一样快，一样灵巧。A. buses公交车；B. streets街道；C. floors地板；D. wheels轮子。根据“can be just as fast, artful as the foot-based people”并结合上一段“wheelchair”可知，在轮子上跳舞可以和用脚走路的人一样快，一样灵巧。故选D项。
160．考查名词词义辨析。句意：希尔实现了她儿时的梦想。A. memory记忆；B. dream梦想；C. illness疾病；D. event项目。根据文章第一段“Since the age of three, Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer.”可知，希尔实现了她儿时的梦想。故选B项。
161．考查动词词义辨析。句意：2019年，来自10个国家的173人参加了跳舞营。A. attended参加；B. rushed冲；C. signed示意；D. moved移动。根据上文“holds a dance camp”可知，希尔举办了跳舞营，来自很多国家的人来参加。故选A项。
162．考查动词词义辨析。句意：对许多人来说，这是他们第一次有了归属感。A. touched感动；B. interested感兴趣；C. relaxed放松；D. belonged属于。根据下文“everyone was at ____13____ level”可知，对于很多坐在轮椅上的人来说，看到彼此都一样，他们有了归属感。故选D项。
163．考查名词词义辨析。句意：希尔在接受哥伦比亚广播公司采访时表示：“有个女孩说，当她推着轮椅进入房间时，所有人都与她平视，这是最让人激动的事情。”A. shoulder肩膀；B. eye眼睛；C. mouth嘴巴；D. foot脚。根据上文“Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities.”可知，来参加的人是坐在轮椅上的人，这个女孩推着轮椅进入房间，大家都与她平视。故选B项。            
164．考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃德娜·塞拉诺说，成为Rollettes团队的一员给了她舞蹈的勇气。A. plan计划；B. ability能力；C. courage勇气；D. condition条件。根据“to get behind the wheel of a car”及“I didn’t know I could do so many things that these girls have taught me”可知，成为Rollettes团队的一员给了Edna Serrano舞蹈的勇气。故选C项。                                                                                                   
165．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“在我的生命中有队友是如此的有力量，因为他们是我的老师。我更有信心了。”A. powerful有力量的；B. mysterious神秘的；C. stressful有压力的；D. natural自然的。根据“I have more confidence”可知，她感觉生命中多了队友是有力量的。故选A项。

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

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在夏威夷大学学习西班牙语朋友的启发下，参加了夏威夷大学的终生教育项目，受益匪浅，自己也颇有心得感受。
166．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她兴奋地告诉我，她正在夏威夷大学学习西班牙语。A. unexpectedly出乎意料地；B. excitedly兴奋地；C. worriedly担心地；D. angrily生气地。根据前文朋友用西班牙语跟作者问好可知，她是兴奋地告诉作者她正在夏威夷大学学习西班牙语。故选B。
167．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我第一次听说老年访客计划(SCVP)，该计划对适合的人免费开放。A. suitable合适的；B. creative有创造性的；C. responsible负责的；D. ready现成的。由“Senior Citizen Visitor Program”可知，这个计划是针对老年人的，即对适合的人免费开放。故选A。
168．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我最喜欢的课程是《夏威夷长者终身学习》。A. reasonable合理的；B. positive积极的；C. favourite最喜欢的；D. curious好奇的。根据前文作者冲回家上网查阅关于该项目的信息及给项目办公室致电，后文又不得不等到60岁才能学这门课程可知，这门课程是作者最喜欢的。故选C。
169．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，他提醒我：我必须至少60岁才能参加。A. persuaded说服；B. reminded提醒；C. encouraged鼓励；D. inspired激励。由后文的“I had to be at least 60 years old”可知，这是办公室的人提醒作者的事情。故选B。
170．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那一刻，我真讨厌自己这么年轻！A. weak虚弱的；B. lazy 懒惰的；C. unique独特的；D. young年轻的。根据前文可知，那个课程要60岁以上才能参加，所以作者讨厌自己还年轻，年龄不够。故选D。
171．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在2019年春季学期，我成为了出现在这两门课上年龄最大的学生：交际舞和口译导论。A. vacation假期；B. term学期；C. season季节；D. months月。由后文的“I became a student in two classes”可知，作者成为了那两门课的学生，因此“term学期”符合语境和句意。故选B。
172．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在2019年春季学期，我成为了出现在这两门课上年龄最大的学生：交际舞和口译导论。A. strangest最奇怪的；B. busiest最忙的；C. hardest最难的；D. oldest最老的。由下一段的“sitting among young people”可知，周围都是年轻人，作者60岁了，所以是最老的。故选D。
173．考查动词词义辨析。句意：无论我多大年纪，一旦我的身体和精神都安定在教室里，坐在年轻人中间，听着、记录着教授教我的东西，我就忘记了自己的年龄。A. recovered恢复；B. postponed推迟；C. settled使安定；D. talked谈话。由后文的“listening to and writing down”可知，作者专心上课，身心都安定在教室里。故选C。
174．考查名词词义辨析。句意：无论我多大年纪，一旦我的身体和精神都安定在教室里，坐在年轻人中间，听着、记录着教授教我的东西，我就忘记了自己的年龄。A. reporters记者；B. professors教授；C. translators翻译家；D. editors编辑。由“taught”可知，“professors教授”符合句意。故选B。
175．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当然，我用它们来证明大脑的运转可能会变慢，但仍然足以正常学习。A. prove证明；B. decide决定；C. repeat重复；D. replace代替。由后文可知，作者是想以此证明大脑的运转虽然缓慢，但仍然足以正常学习。故选A。
176．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当然，我用它们来证明大脑的运转可能会变慢，但仍然足以正常学习。A. aware意识到的；B. calm平静的；C. slow慢的；D. familiar熟悉的。由“moving of the brain”及常识可知，年龄大了，大脑的运转可能会变慢。故选C。
177．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当然，我用它们来证明大脑的运转可能会变慢，但仍然足以正常学习。A. typically典型地；B. slightly稍微；C. definitely肯定地；D. normally正常地。由前文作者上课认真听讲做记录可知，作者虽然年龄大了但仍然可以进行正常的学习。故选D。
178．考查动词词义辨析。句意：其次，对于上了年纪的人来说，重返校园似乎可以帮助他们降低真实年龄，特别是当他们的成绩和年轻同学一样的时候。A. reduce减少；B. approach接近；C. acquire得到；D. memorize记住。由上文的“made me forget my age”可知，年龄大的人重返校园似乎可以帮助他们降低真实年龄。故选A。
179．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于上了年纪的人来说，重返校园似乎可以帮助他们降低真实年龄，特别是当他们的成绩和年轻同学一样的时候。A. respect尊敬；B. grades成绩；C. attention注意力；D. support支持。前文作者表达了虽然年龄大了但仍然可以进行正常的学习，结合下文的“as younger classmates do”可知，此处是指老年人也可以获得和年轻人一样的成绩。故选B。
180．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第三，我们老年人是有用的人，我们有丰富的经验，包括知道为什么、做什么以及如何不断提高。 A. imagination想象力；B. impact影响；C. features特征；D. experiences经验。由后文的“including knowing why, what and how to keep improving.”可知，上了年纪的人有丰富的经验。故选D。